JPH0678684A - Feeder for broken egg - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the subject device capable of providing good fried eggs while preventing fragments of eggshell from mixing in by integrating a feeder for broken eggs with a heater and enabling the cooking in a hermetically sealed state of the upper part of a heated dish. CONSTITUTION:This feeder for broken eggs is obtained by integrating a feeder (A) for the broken eggs with a heater and shielding feed holes 4 for the broken eggs of a case 10 in a feeder for the broken eggs with a shielding plate. Cooking is carried out in a hermetically sealed state of the upper part of a heated cooking dish with a shielding plate 30 and the lower ends of eggs (E) supported by supporting holes 5 of an egg supporting plate 11 are cut with an egg breaking blade 12. The broken eggs are then dropped and fed from the feed holes for the broken eggs while being horizontally moved.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a breaking egg supply device for cutting and breaking a lower portion of an egg which is supported in a vertical state with a horizontally moving cleavage blade to supply dropped eggs.

[002]

2. Description of the Related Art With regard to this type of egg breaking supply device, the applicant of the present application filed an application for "egg breaking device" on January 10, 1992.

[003]

In the above-mentioned prior application, the lower part of the egg, which is supported vertically, is cut with a horizontally moving cleavage blade to perform cleavage, and the egg is cut. Disclosed is a technique for preventing the mixing of broken pieces of the eggshell into the broken egg by setting a timing difference between the broken egg supply and the broken egg supply. An object of the present invention is to separate the cutting position of the eggshell and the feeding position of the split egg so that the broken pieces of the eggshell should be eliminated more reliably. Further, in the above-mentioned prior application, an egg breaking supply hole is always opened on the bottom surface of the case of the egg breaking feeder. Therefore, when the egg breaking supply device is integrated with a heater to form a fried egg, the heat of the heater escapes through the egg breaking supply hole, so that a part of the lid of the heating plate has an opening. There is a problem that it becomes cooking and the ideal fried egg cannot be cooked. The present invention provides an ideal fried egg cooking by performing cooking in a state in which the fried egg supply device is integrated with a heater to form a fried egg cooker and the upper side of the heating dish is sealed. It is an issue.

[004]

The first invention of the present application is to provide an cleavage mechanism for performing cleavage of an egg inserted vertically into a support hole of an egg support plate by moving a cleavage blade in a horizontal direction. An egg breaking induction mechanism for guiding the egg breaking toward the egg breaking hole having a phase difference from the supporting hole in the moving direction of the cleavage blade from the egg receiving portion facing the supporting hole of the egg supporting plate. The second invention of the present application has a shield plate that can shield the egg supply hole of the case body of the egg supply apparatus, and provides an opening shield mechanism that moves the shield plate in synchronism with the cleavage blade. The split egg supply hole is opened when the splitting mechanism is activated and closed when the splitting mechanism is not activated.

[0095]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below based on the embodiments shown in the drawings. 17 and 18 show an automatic fried egg machine integrated with an open toaster, which is provided with a split egg supply device A on the upper part of the cooker main body (open toaster) B and which faces the lower surface of the split egg supply device A. A heating dish 31 for receiving the egg breaker (contents of egg) F from the egg breaker feeder A
Is installed in the upper part, and the heating pan 31 is provided below the heating pan 31.
A heating means (tubular heater) 33 for heating the inside is installed. In addition, the illustrated cooking device is a two-stage open toaster, and a heating dish 32 and a tubular heater 34 are provided in the lower part.

With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the egg breaking mechanism 1 and the egg breaking guiding mechanism 2 are incorporated in the left egg breaking case 10 with the lid 10b being detachable, to constitute an egg breaking feeder A. The cleavage mechanism 1 includes an egg support plate 11 that supports the egg E in a vertical state with a part of the lower portion of the egg E penetrating the support hole 5 and exposed downward, and an egg support plate 11 that is supported in an upright state. With respect to an egg E, a part of which is exposed from the support hole 5 of the egg support plate 11, a cleavage blade 12 that is movable horizontally across the egg E, and the cleavage blade 1
Drive mechanism (electric motor) 13 for rotating 2
And the splitting blade 1 when the electric motor 13 is activated.
By rotating 2 to cut the egg shell, the split egg is dropped and supplied.

In the embodiment, referring to FIGS. 3 and 6, the electric motor 13 is fixed to the central portion of the egg support plate 11 so that the motor output shaft 13a projects downward, and the tip of the motor output shaft 13a is fixed. The rotating body 15 is placed above the bearing seat 14 fixed to the center of the bottom surface 10a of the cleavage case 10 in the shape of a prism, and the rotation body 15 is rotatably supported by the cleavage case 10.
The motor output shaft 13a is engaged with a square hole 15a formed in the center of the rotating body 15, and the circular window 12a at the center of the cleavage blade 12 is inserted into the rotating body 15 to engage the peripheral surface of the rotating body 15. By integrating the cleavage blade 12 with the rotating body 15 by locking the stop projection 15b and the notch 12b of the circular window 12a,
Each time the electric motor 13 is started, the cleavage blade 12 is horizontally rotated once. Further, a pressing plate 16 for pressing the upper portion of the egg E from above to maintain the egg E in a pressed state from above is provided between the egg supporting plate 11 and the egg supporting plate 11, and is supported by the egg supporting plate 11 in a vertical state. The egg E is pressed against the egg support plate 11, and further, the pressing plate 16 is attached to the egg support plate 11 via the pivot support mechanism 17 at the base so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction. Egg support plate 1 by the lock mechanism 18
It is configured to be integrated with 1. 4 and 5,
17a is a pivot plate of the pivot mechanism 17, and 18a is a lock mechanism 1.
It is a projecting piece of 8.

A hemispherical egg holder 19 formed on the pressing plate 16 by using the pressing plate 16 as a plastic product is made deformable, and the locking mechanism 18 is in the unlocked state of FIG. By setting the lever 18c to the locked position in the state of engaging the notch 18b of the sixteen, the lock mechanism 18 is set to the locked state of FIG. 8 and the pressing plate 16 is fixed to the egg support plate 11 to form a hemispherical egg holder. 1
The egg E in 9 was pressed against the egg support plate 11 by deformation of the hemispherical egg holder 19. Further, in the embodiment, the number of the support holes 5 of the egg support plate 11 and the number of the egg holders 19 of the pressing plate 16 are two, so that one rotation of the cleavage blade 12 each time the electric motor 7 is activated results in two eggs. The egg E was cleaved at the same time.

The cleavage guide mechanism 2 comprises the cleavage blade 12 of the cleavage mechanism 1.
Of the egg splitting case 10, and is provided above the bottom surface 10a of the splitting case 10. The egg-splitting hole 4 provided on the bottom surface 10a of the egg-breaking case 10 is provided in the egg-supporting plate 1
1 is formed with a phase difference in the advancing direction of the support hole 5 of 1 and the cleavage blade 12, and the egg supply guide plate 20 is located at a position facing the egg supply hole 4 of the bottom surface 10a of the cleavage case 10. A split egg drop hole 22 is formed in the support hole 5 of the egg support plate 11.
By forming an egg breaking down guide surface 23 that guides the egg breaking toward the egg breaking supply hole 22 from the egg breaking receiving portion 21 facing the
A phase difference is formed in the rotation direction of the cleavage blade between the cutting position of the egg and the supply position of the split egg. In the embodiment, referring to FIG. 9 to FIG. 11, the downflow guide direction of the split egg downflow guide surface 23 is set to an arc direction, and the splitting blade is rotated once for each operation of the splitting mechanism to make two pieces. Egg support plate 1 to supply the split eggs
The number of the supporting hole of 1 and the breaking hole of the breaking supply guide plate 20 are each two, and the breaking flow guide surface 23 is also two, and the breaking guide direction of the breaking egg guide surface 23 is an arc breaking blade in an arc direction. 12
Although the direction of rotation is opposite to the direction of rotation, the egg breaking drop hole 22 of the egg breaking supply guide plate 20 and the egg breaking supply hole 4 of the bottom surface 10a of the egg breaking case 10 are respectively provided as two breaking egg downflow guide surfaces. By making the flow-down guide directions of 23 opposite to each other (the direction of rotation of the cleavage blade and the direction opposite to the rotation of the cleavage blade), the two cleavages are supplied at substantially the same position, which is more ideal. It is convenient because it can have a fried egg shape (fried egg food in which two fried eggs are close to each other). Further, the upper surface of the split egg supply guide plate 20 contacts the lower surface of the split blade 12 and functions as a blade receiving surface for the split blade 12, and the lower surface of the egg support plate 11 and the upper surface of the split egg supply guide plate 20. The cleavage blade 12 is vertically sandwiched between them to prevent the cleavage blade 12 from shaking. In the embodiment, the egg support plate 11 and the split egg supply guide plate 20 are provided with notches 11a and 20 respectively.
The relative positions of the egg support plate 11, the split egg supply guide plate 20, and the cleavage case 10 are formed by locking with a ridge (not shown) that forms a and projects inward toward the peripheral wall of the cleavage case 10. It was regulated and set to a predetermined phase difference between the split egg supply hole 4 and the support hole 5.

The cleavage action according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Machine state: (a) in FIG. 12: By setting the egg E in the cleavage case 10 between the support hole 5 of the egg support plate 4 and the pressing plate 3, the elastic force of the pressing plate 16 causes the egg E to form. The support plate 11 is pressed to maintain a part of the lower portion of the egg E through the support hole 5 and exposed downward. A timer (not shown) is set at a desired time.

Cutting of eggshell: (b) FIG. 12 (b) At the time when the timer is set, the electric motor 13 is activated by the operation of the timer to rotate the cleavage blade 12 once. The rotation of the cleavage blade 12 brings the cleavage blade 12 into contact with the lower portion of the egg E supported by the egg support plate 11 to cut the lower portion of the egg E in the horizontal direction.

Scattering of cut pieces of egg shell: (c) As shown in FIG. 12 (c), the cutting blade 12 moves further from the cutting position, so that the cutting piece F of the eggshell is moved from the position of the supporting hole 5 as the cutting blade 12 moves. The split blade 12 is blown in the traveling direction.

Egg supply I: Fig. 13 a: Drop on the egg supply guide plate: The cut piece F of the eggshell moves from the position of the support hole 5 in the moving direction of the cleavage blade 12 to move the lower part. The egg E cut in the horizontal direction is opened at the bottom so that the content of the egg E, that is, the egg break G, becomes the egg break supply guide plate 2.
It is dropped and supplied to the split egg receiver 21 of 0. B: Movement of only the split egg to the split egg supply hole: Split egg supply guide plate 2
The egg break G dropped and supplied to the 0 egg break receiving portion 21 moves in the down guide direction due to the inclination of the egg break down guide surface 23 and is guided to the egg break drop hole 22. At this time, the egg shell H above the cut portion of the egg E maintains the state of being supported by the egg support plate 11. C: Supply of split eggs to the cooking plate: The split eggs guided to the split egg drop hole 22 are broken through the split egg drop hole 4 on the bottom surface 10a of the case.
The eggs fall down and the split eggs are supplied to the cooking dish.

In the embodiment, the cleavage blade is rotated once every two cleavages to supply two cleavage eggs, so the above operation is repeated and the cleavage operation is repeated twice. Two breaking eggs are supplied to the cooking dish by one operation of the breaking mechanism.

Next, the heat shield effect of the second invention of the present application will be described. The opening shield mechanism 3 has a shield plate 30 that can freely cover the egg-breakage supply hole of the case body of the egg-breakage supply device. The hole is made to move in synchronism with the cleavage blade to make it open, and the breaking egg supply hole is opened by the timing of breaking egg supply. The top of the egg is sealed.

With reference to FIGS. 14 to 16, in the embodiment, the shielding plate 30 is located below the cleavage blade 12 between the bottom surface 10a of the case and the egg-discharging supply guide plate 20 and is divided into pieces. The standby position of the blade 12 is located at a shielding position facing the egg-breakage supply hole, and the egg-breakage supply hole 4 is opened apart from the position facing the egg-breakage supply hole 4 by timing of the egg-breakage supply. ,
By setting a phase difference with the cleavage blade 12 and fixing it to the same rotating shaft (rotating body 15 that is integral with the motor output shaft) as the cleavage blade 12, the cleavage blade 12 and the cleavage blade 12 have a predetermined phase difference. The blade 12 is configured to be moved in synchronization with the blade 12. In addition, the shielding plate 30 is the cleavage blade 1
As in the case of 2, the circular window 30a at the center thereof is inserted into the rotating body 15, and the locking projection 15b on the peripheral surface of the rotating body 15 and the notch 30b of the circular window 30a are locked to move the shield plate 30 to the rotating body. Electric motor 1 by integrating with 15 and cleavage blade 12
Each time No. 3 is activated, the cleavage blade 12 is rotated once in the horizontal direction with a predetermined phase difference.

In the embodiment, the egg breaking induction mechanism 2 is provided,
Since a phase difference is formed in the rotation direction of the cleavage blade between the cutting position of the egg and the feeding position of the breaking egg, there is a slight time difference between the cutting timing of the egg and the feeding timing of the breaking egg. Therefore, in setting the phase difference between the shielding plate 30 and the cleavage blade 6, even if the shielding plate 30 is set to the shielding position during the cutting action of the cleavage blade, the shielding plate 30 is set to the opening position when the cleavage egg is supplied. Although the object of the second invention can be achieved by appropriately setting it, the opening position of the shielding plate 30 does not substantially differ because of a slight time difference, so the standby position of the cleavage blade 12 (that is, the egg). By setting the shield plate 30 so as to be located at the shield position when the split blade 12 is stopped), the object of the second invention can be sufficiently achieved.

The shielding action for the egg breaking supply hole of the second invention of the present application will be described. Standby state (FIG. 15) The shield plate 30 is located at a shield position that shields the egg-breakage supply hole 4 of the case body of the egg-breaker supply device, and shields the upper surface of the cooker body 31. Therefore, even in the preheated state, the cleavage case 10 of the cleavage supply device is not affected by the heating of the cooker body 31.
The rise in temperature is blocked. Cutting of eggshell and supply of egg breakage (FIG. 16) The shield plate 30 is moved from a shield position that shields the egg break supply hole 4 on the case bottom surface 10a of the egg break supply device and moves to the egg break supply hole 4.
In the open state in which the cooker body 31 is opened, it is possible to drop and supply the split egg to the cooking dish of the cooker body 31, and thus the cooker body according to the above-mentioned first invention supply I, II, III. There is no hindrance to the drop supply of the split egg to the heating cooking plate 31. At the time of heating and cooking the egg breaks in the cooking plate (FIG. 15), the shield plate 30 returns to the standby state and is located at a shield position that shields the egg break supply hole 4 of the case body of the egg break supply device. The upper surface of is shielded. Therefore, the heating of the cooking device main body 31 is prevented from rising in the cleavage case 10 of the egg breaking supply device, and the heat does not escape into the cleavage case 10 of the breaking egg supply device. The upper surface of the egg break on the plate is in a general fried egg cooking state, and good fried egg cooking can be performed.

In the embodiment, each time the cleavage mechanism is operated, the cleavage blade is rotated once to supply two cleavage eggs, so that cleavage is performed twice. Since two shield plates 30 are provided to shield the two egg breaking supply holes 4,
Between the cutting of the eggshell and the feeding of the cleavage egg and the cutting of the next egg shell and the feeding of the cleavage egg, an intermediate position is instantaneously present,
The two split egg supply holes 4 are shielded.

[0204]

[Effect] The first invention of the present application separates the supply position of the broken egg from the cutting position to ensure the separation of the broken pieces of the egg shell and the broken eggs, and the contents of the eggs without mixing the broken pieces of the shell. Only can be supplied. In the second invention of the present application, in heating and cooking the egg, the egg supply hole of the case body is shielded by a shielding plate,
By keeping the upper part of the egg breaking on the heating dish in a sealed state, the upper surface of the egg breaking of the cooking dish becomes a heating state similar to general fried egg cooking, and the egg breaking feeder of the first invention is equipped. Good fried egg cooking can be provided even in a heating cooker.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing an egg breaking supply device showing an embodiment of the present invention in a cross section in the longitudinal direction in plan view and at a position of an egg breaking supply hole and a support hole.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view similarly showing a cross section in the horizontal direction in plan view and a cross section at the position of the split egg supply hole and the support hole.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a drive mechanism of the cleavage blade, which is also a horizontal cross section at a central position in plan view.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of an egg support plate.

[Figure 5] Similarly, a side view

FIG. 6 shows a cleavage blade, in which a diagram is a plan view and b diagram is I of FIG.
-Cross-sectional view taken along line I

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the pressing plate in an unlocked state.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the same unlocked state.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the split egg supply guide plate.

FIG. 10 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 12 is an operation explanatory view showing cutting of an egg shell by the split egg supply device.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory view of the action of the cleavage induction mechanism.

FIG. 14 is a plan view of a shield plate of the aperture shield mechanism.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory view of the operation of the opening shield mechanism, showing the shield plate in a standby position.

FIG. 16 is an operation explanatory view showing the shielding plate at the operation position of the cleavage blade.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing an automatic fried egg machine in which the present invention is integrated with an oven toaster.

FIG. 18 is a vertical sectional view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A egg breaking supply device B cooker main body (oven toaster) E egg F egg breaking (egg contents) 1 egg breaking mechanism 2 egg breaking induction mechanism 3 opening shielding mechanism 4 egg breaking supply hole 5 support hole 10 egg breaking case 10a bottom surface 11 Egg Support Plate 12 Cleavage Blade 13 Drive Mechanism (Electric Motor) 13 20 Cleavage Supply Induction Plate 21 Cleavage Egg Receiver 22 Cleavage Drop Hole 23 Cleavage Flow Down Guide Surface 30 Shielding Plate

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An egg support plate 11 for supporting the egg E in a vertical state with a part of the lower portion of the egg E penetrating the support hole 5 and exposed downward, and from the support hole 5 of the egg support plate 11. The egg supporting plate 11 includes a cleavage blade 12 that is horizontally movable across the lower portion of the upright-positioned egg E exposed downward, and a drive mechanism 13 for moving the cleavage blade 12. An cleavage mechanism 1 for performing cleavage with an cleavage blade that horizontally moves an egg that is inserted and supported in a vertical state in a support hole; and a split egg receiving portion 21 that opposes the support hole of the egg support plate 11. An egg receiving portion 21 and an egg breaking guide mechanism 2 for guiding the egg breaking toward an egg breaking supply hole 22 having a position difference in a moving direction of a cleavage blade in a plan view; and in a state perpendicular to a supporting hole of an egg supporting plate. The lower part of the egg supported by is cut and the egg is dropped vertically. An egg breaking supply device, characterized in that after the egg is moved toward the supply hole, the egg is dropped and supplied from the egg supply hole. 2. An egg supporting plate 11 for supporting the egg E in a vertical state with a part of the lower portion of the egg E penetrating the supporting hole 5 and being exposed downward, and an egg supporting plate 11 supported in an upright state. A cleavage blade 12 which is rotatable in the horizontal direction across the egg E exposed at the support hole 5 of the egg support plate 11, and a motor output shaft thereof which is integrated with the cleavage blade 12 to divide the cleavage blade 12. And an electric motor 13 for directly driving and rotating 12 to rotate the cleavage blade in a horizontal direction to cut the lower portion of the egg inserted and supported in the support hole of the egg support plate 11 in a vertical state to cut the egg. An egg breaking mechanism 1 for breaking; an egg breaking hole having a position difference from the egg breaking receiving portion 21 facing the supporting hole of the egg supporting plate 11 in a traveling direction of the cleavage blade in plan view. An egg breaking guide mechanism 2 for guiding the broken eggs toward the blade 22, and the breaking blade 12 is connected directly to the motor output shaft of the electric motor 13. The split egg supply device according to claim 1, wherein the split egg supply device is driven for rotation and a phase difference is formed between the cutting position of the egg and the supply position of the split egg in the rotation direction of the cleavage blade 12. 3. The egg support hole 5 of the egg support plate 11 and the split egg drop hole 22 of the split egg supply guide plate 20 are each set to two, and the split blade 12 is rotated once for each operation of the split mechanism. The split egg supply device according to claim 2, wherein two split eggs are supplied. 4. The egg support holes 11 of the egg support plate 11 are two, and the egg split flow-down guide surfaces 23 of the egg split supply guide plate 20 are two with different flow-down guide directions. The split egg supply device according to claim 2, wherein the number is one. 5. A breaking plate (30) for blocking the breaking hole feeding hole (4) on the bottom surface (10a) of the case of the breaking egg feeder, and said blocking plate (3).
0 includes an opening blocking mechanism 3 which is moved in synchronization with the cleavage blade 12 by opening the cleavage egg dropping hole 4 by timing the supply of the cleavage egg, and the movement is synchronized with the movement of the cleavage blade 12 of the cleavage mechanism. Then, the breaking egg supply hole 4 is opened by timing of breaking egg supply. When the breaking egg is cooked by heating, the breaking egg supply hole is shielded and the upper part of the breaking egg on the heating plate is sealed. Breaking egg supply device. 6. An egg support plate 11 for supporting the egg E in a vertical state with a lower part of the egg E penetrating the support hole 5 and exposed downward, and from the support hole 5 of the egg support plate 11. The egg supporting plate 11 includes a cleavage blade 12 that is horizontally movable across the lower portion of the upright-positioned egg E exposed downward, and a drive mechanism 13 for moving the cleavage blade 12. An cleavage mechanism 1 for performing cleavage with an cleavage blade that horizontally moves an egg that is inserted and supported in a vertical state in a support hole; and a split egg receiving portion 21 that opposes the support hole of the egg support plate 11. An egg breaking guide mechanism 2 for guiding the egg breaking toward an egg breaking hole 21 having a positional difference in the traveling direction of the cleavage blade with the egg receiving portion 21, and a breaking egg supply on the case bottom surface 10a of the egg breaking feeder. There is a shield plate 30 that can shield the hole 4, and the shield plate 30 is broken by feeding the egg to the egg drop hole 4 And an opening shield mechanism 3 which is moved synchronously with the cleavage blade 12 in an open state, and cuts the lower part of the egg which is vertically supported by the support holes of the egg support plate 11 to drop the split egg vertically. At the same time, the split egg is moved from the cutting position of the egg to the split egg supply hole 4 in a plan view, and then the split egg is dropped and supplied from the split egg supply hole 4 so that the cut position of the egg and the split position of the split egg are provided. The position difference is formed between them in a plan view, and the upper portion of the split egg on the heating plate is sealed in a sealed state by blocking the split egg supply hole when the split egg is cooked by heating. Split egg supply device. 7. The shield plate 30 is the same rotating body 1 as the cleavage blade 12.
5 is fixed with a phase difference in the moving direction of the cleavage blade 12,
In the standby position of the cleavage blade 12, it is located in a closed position facing the cleavage egg supply hole 4 and is in a closed state, and the cleavage egg supply hole is opened apart from the position facing the cleavage egg supply hole 4 by timing of cleavage egg supply. The split egg supply device according to claim 5, which is in a state.