JPH07136063A - Boiling of noodle and boiling machine therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To carry out the noodle boiling work without taking-in/out a boiling cage into the hot water, in the noodle boiling work. CONSTITUTION:A boiling cage A is held at the position slighly higher than the water level of the hot water in a hot water storage tank 2 in a non-boiling state, and the hot water is heating-boiled at the degree where the hot water in the hot water storage tank 2 is boiled violently and the water level bulges up, and the boiling cage A is immersed into the bulging-up part of the boiling water, and the noodle inside is boiled.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for boiling noodles such as udon and a boiling noodle machine for carrying out the method.
This is to allow the work to be done easily by boiling the noodles without putting the basket in and out of the hot water.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a boiled noodle machine in which boiled noodles can be automatically pulled up from a hot water storage tank as shown in FIG.
Some have the schematic structure shown in FIG. Instrument body (1)
A hot water storage tank (2) is formed inside the hot water storage tank
The top plate (11) covering the upper part of (2) has a through hole (10).

On the lower surface of the top plate (11), a guide cylinder (31) surrounding the through hole (10) is provided in a protruding manner, and inside the guide cylinder (31) is smaller than this. An elevating cylinder (32) is inserted, and an upper end portion of the elevating cylinder (32) projects further above the top plate (11) of the instrument body (1). In addition, the inside of the elevating cylinder (32) is a perforated plate
It is divided into upper and lower parts by (33), and the perforated plate (33) is provided with a magnetic rod (34) protruding downward. The elevating cylinder (32) is biased upward by a tension spring (35).

On the other hand, on the bottom wall (21) of the hot water storage tank (2), a heater (23) is erected at a portion facing the elevating cylinder (32) and at the outside of the hot water storage tank (2). An electromagnet (24) is provided on the bottom wall at a portion corresponding to the magnetic rod (34). Next, the actual use of the above conventional boiled noodle machine will be described. First, in the standby state before boiling the noodles, turn the heater (23) on and off.
Depending on the operation, the temperature of the hot water in the hot water storage tank (2) reaches a predetermined temperature (for example, 9
5 ° C).

When an operation switch (not shown) is turned on, the heater (23) starts to generate heat with the maximum capacity, and the electromagnet (24) arranged on the outer bottom surface of the hot water tank (2) is in an excited state. Next, with the boiled basket (A) containing the noodles inserted and housed in the upper part of the elevating barrel (32), the elevating barrel (32) is pushed down together with the boiled basket (A). Then, as shown in FIG. 9, when the elevating cylinder (32) containing the boiled basket (A) reaches the lowest position, the lower end of the magnetic rod (34) is attracted to the electromagnet (24) facing it. Is
As a result, the noodles in the boiled basket (A) are immersed in the hot water in the hot water storage tank (2). Also, the heater (23) is surrounded by the lifting tube (32), and the hot water in the surrounding space is concentrated in the heater.
It is heated in (23) and heated to boiling, and the boiling water is boiled and basketd.
(A) Boil up the noodles while loosening them. Then, after a lapse of a predetermined time, the electromagnet (24) becomes OF
In the F state, the elevating cylinder (32) is boiled and lifted together with the basket (A) by the urging force of the tension spring (35). Also, the output of the heater (23) is returned to the half state and returns to the initial standby state.

[0006] In this case, the boiled noodles are automatically pulled up from the boiling water without removing the boiled basket (A) from the main body of the device, so that the noodles can be prevented from being overboiled. However, in the above-mentioned conventional one, since the movable parts such as the elevating cylinder (32) are incorporated, the structure becomes complicated and the durability of the entire device deteriorates.
That is, in the above-mentioned conventional one, it is necessary to ensure a smooth sliding state with respect to the guide tube (31) for a long period of time.
2) not only must be installed, but the lifting tube (3
A spring (35) (35) for urging 2) upward is required. Therefore, the adoption of these movable parts inevitably increases the failure rate, which deteriorates the durability of the entire instrument.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and enables the function of pulling noodles out of hot water to be realized without using any moving parts, thereby improving the durability of the entire appliance. The task is to

[0008]

[Technical Means] The technical means of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problem is that "a basket for holding a boiled basket (A) at a position slightly higher than the water surface of the hot water in the hot water storage tank (2) in a non-boiling state" Holding means (N)
Using a boiled noodle machine equipped with a heating means (K) for heating the hot water in the hot water storage layer (2), the basket holding means (N) is made to hold the boiled basket (A), and the hot water tank (2) is held. The hot water is heated and boiled by the heating means (K) to such an extent that the hot water will boil violently and the surface of the water will rise, and the boiled basket in the raised portion of the boiling water.
(A) was soaked that the noodles inside were boiled. ”

[0009]

The above technical means operates as follows. Boiled basket
When (A) is held by the basket holding means (N), the boiled basket (A) is held at a position slightly higher than the water surface of the hot water in the hot water storage tank (2) in the non-boiling state. In this state, when the heating value of the heating means (K) is increased to boil the hot water in the hot water storage tank (2), the water surface of the boiling water rises according to the intensity of boiling. That is, the hot water tank
(2) When the hot water in the hot water is vigorously boiled, a large amount of water vapor generated in the hot water forms bubbles and rises one after another, and the large amount of bubbles rises to the water surface and lifts the water surface, whereby the water surface Rises. Then, the height of the ridge increases as the boiling becomes more intense. As a result, the boiled basket (A) is immersed in the boiling water that rises in the hot water storage tank (2).

Then, the boiling water causes the noodles in the boiled basket (A) to be loosened and boiled up, and when the heating value of the heating means (K) is reduced, the water level of the boiled water lowers. Boiled basket (A) is not soaked in boiling water. This completes the work of boiling the noodles. As described above, according to the above technical means, noodles can be soaked in the hot water storage tank (2) so that the noodles can be dipped in the portion that rises when the water is boiled.

[0011]

[Effect] The present invention has the following unique effects. Hot water storage tank (2)
Since the noodles can be boiled by soaking the noodles in the raised portion when boiling the hot water in the boiling water noodle machine for carrying out the present invention, the conventional lifting tube (32) and tension spring (35) described above are used. ) And other movable parts are unnecessary, and the durability is improved.

[0012]

EXAMPLES Examples of the present invention described above will be described below. In the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a bottomed tubular hot water storage tank (2) is provided in the equipment main body (1), and the upper part of the hot water storage tank (2) has the equipment main body (1). ) It projects upward from the top plate (11).
The surface of the top plate (11) surrounding the cylindrical hot water storage tank (2) is dished to form a water receiving portion (110), and the water receiving portion (110) is formed at the bottom of the water receiving portion (110). A perforation hole (111) is drilled. In addition, a heater (23), which is a heating means (K), is attached to the lower surface and side wall of the hot water storage tank (2), and the heater (23) includes a variable resistance (V) and a fixed resistance (R). The set voltage is applied.

In this device, the variable resistor (V) is operated to reduce the electric power supplied to the heater (23) during standby before boiling the noodles. As a result, the hot water in the hot water storage tank (2) is maintained at the standby temperature (for example, about 95 ° C.). Next, the boiled basket (A) containing the noodles is inserted into the hot water storage tank (2), and the engaging flange (A1) at the upper end of the boiled basket (A) is stored in the hot water storage tank.
(2) Engage with the upper peripheral edge (corresponding to the cage holding means (N) described in the section of technical means already described) to stabilize it.
In this state, the bottom of the boiled basket (A) is the hot water in the hot water tank (2).
The amount of the hot water (W) is set in advance so that it is slightly higher than the water surface of (W).

Next, when the variable resistor (V) is adjusted to increase the electric power supplied to the heater (23), the hot water storage tank is increased according to the electric power supplied.
(2) The inner hot water (W) boils, which raises the boiling water level and reaches the working water level (H) shown by the dotted line in the figure. Then, the boiling water is boiled and the noodles in the basket (A) are loosened to start boiling, and when the noodles are boiled, the variable resistance
Operate (V) to return the hot water (W) in the hot water storage tank (2) to the standby temperature. Then, the boiling of the hot water (W) is stopped and the water surface is boiled and lowered to below the basket (A), whereby the work is completed.

As described above, according to the boiled noodle machine according to the above-mentioned embodiment of the present invention, the hot water in the hot water storage tank (2) is boiled by immersing the noodles in a raised portion when the hot water is vigorously boiled. Therefore, the function of pulling noodles out of hot water can be realized without using moving parts. Next, a second embodiment will be described.

In the boiled noodle machine of the second embodiment, the work of boiling noodles can be performed at six places at the same time. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the top plate (11) of the device body (1) is 6 cylinders (12) (1
2) (corresponding to the cage holding means described in the above-mentioned technical means section) is projected. Further, the operation section (14) formed on the front surface of the appliance body (1) is provided with cooking switches (16) and (16) corresponding to the respective cylinders (12) and (12). At the same time, an operation switch (17) that is turned on when starting the device is provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, a hot water storage tank (2) is formed in the appliance body (1) and the bottom wall of the hot water storage tank (2) is formed.
A heater (23) (23) wound in a spiral shape is projected on the (21), and the connection terminals (230) (230) of the heaters (23) (23) are connected to the hot water tank (2). It projects below the bottom wall (21). And
Lead wires (not shown) are connected to the connection terminals (230) (230).

A pair of heaters (23) (23) arranged in the front-back direction of the device are surrounded by a rectangular box (41) (see FIGS. 4 and 3), and on the upper surface of the rectangular box (41). Hot water induction tube (4
5) is projected. Further, the rectangular box (41) is provided with a partition plate (410) that divides the internal space into two equal parts in the longitudinal direction, and the heater (2) is provided in each space partitioned by the partition plate (410).
3) (23) is housed separately. And the heater (23)
Space surrounding (23) (inner wall of rectangular box (41) and partition plate (410)
The space surrounded by) becomes a boiling promotion chamber for strongly boiling the hot water inside. Also, the side wall of the rectangular box (41) has a communication hole (41
1) (411) is provided so that the inside and outside of the rectangular box (41) can communicate with each other. On the other hand, the rectangular box (4
The hot water induction cylinder (45) protruding on the upper surface of (1) has a throttle portion (451) formed in a portion slightly deviated from the center, and the cage chamber (452) is located above the throttle portion (451). Has become. As shown in FIG. 6, a through hole is provided on the upper side of the throttle portion (451).
(460) (460) disk-shaped water resistance member (46) is simply placed, and boiling water boiled to the side of the cage chamber (452) when boiling the noodles. Prevents the return from the narrowed portion (451) to the lower side. In addition, the basket housing chamber (452) above the hot water guide tube (45) is the main body of the appliance.
It is arranged concentrically with the cylindrical body (12) protruding from the top plate (11) of (1), and between the outer circumference of these cage housing chambers (452) and the cylindrical body (12). A gap (48) through which boiling water flows is formed in the space.

On the other hand, the side wall of the above-mentioned hot water storage tank (2) is shown in FIG.
As described above, the hot water temperature sensor (53) and the water level sensor (54) are arranged, and the latter water level sensor (54) has the same height as the throttle portion (451) formed in the hot water guide tube (45). It is provided in.
Further, a water supply valve (57) is inserted in the water supply pipe (56), and the water supply valve (57) is kept open until the water level sensor (54) is submerged in the water in the hot water tank (2). Therefore, the water level in the hot water storage tank (2) is maintained at the height of the narrowing portion (451) of the hot water guide tube (45). ing. A drain pipe (65) having a drain cock (66) is provided on the bottom wall (21) of the hot water storage tank (2).

Next, the heaters (23) (23) and the cooking switch
(16) (16) etc. are electrically connected as shown in FIG. The temperature detected by the hot water temperature sensor (53) and the standby temperature set in the standby temperature setting device (50) (set to 95 ° C. in this embodiment) are compared by the temperature comparator (60). The output of the temperature comparator (60) is applied to the first transistor (71) and a standby temperature control relay (R ₀ ) is inserted in its collector circuit. The normally open output contact (R _0-1 ) of the standby temperature control relay (R ₀ ) is used to divide the voltage of the power source (92) into a voltage dividing resistor (90) (9
It is inserted in the circuit drawn from between 1). And
The parallel circuit of the heaters (23) (23) and the normally open output contact (R _0-1 ) are connected in series.

Next, the outputs of the cooking switches 16 and 16 are the first
~ 6th mono multivibrator (75) ~ (77) are separately applied to each, the output of each of these 1st ~ 6th monomultivibrator (75) ~ (77), the 1st ~ 6th relay (R ₁ ) ~ (R ₆ ) O
It is applied to the first to sixth transistors (72) to (74) which are turned off and on. Then, the first to sixth relays (R ₁ ) to (R
₆ )) normally open output contacts (R _1-1 ) to (R _6-1 )
The voltage of 2) is directly applied to each heater (23) (23). Further, the normally closed output contacts (R _1-2 ) to (R _6-2 ) of the first to sixth relays (R ₁ ) to (R ₆ ) are the same as those of the standby temperature control relay (R ₀ ) described above. It is inserted separately between the normally open output contact (R _0-1 ) and each heater (23) (23).

In this case, the water supply valve (57) is opened until the water level sensor (54) is submerged, whereby the hot water storage tank
(2) The water level inside is adjusted so as to match the installation height of the water level sensor (54). Next, when the operation switch (17) is turned on, the standby temperature set in the standby temperature setting device (50) and the water temperature in the hot water tank (2) detected by the hot water temperature sensor (53) are detected by the temperature comparator (60). When the temperature detected by the hot water temperature sensor (53) is lower than the standby temperature, the first transistor (71) is activated by the output of the temperature comparator (60) to activate the standby temperature control relay (R ₀ ). Energized. Then, the normally open output contact (R _0-1 ) of the standby temperature control relay (R ₀ ) is closed, and the voltage set by the voltage dividing resistors (90) (91) is applied to each heater (23) (23). Is applied to this to generate heat. As a result, the hot water (W) in the hot water storage tank (2) is maintained at the standby temperature (95 ° C. in this embodiment).

Next, the actual operation of boiling noodles will be described. The boiled basket (A) containing the noodles is placed in the basket storage chamber (452) located in the specific cylinder (12), and the corresponding cooking switch (16) is turned on. Then, the specific mono-multivibrator (75)-(77) corresponding to the cooking switch (16) outputs an H signal for a predetermined time, and the specific relay (R ₁ ) corresponding thereto is output.
~ (R ₆ ) is activated. Then, the normally open output contacts (R _1-1 ) to (R _6-1 ) corresponding to the relay are closed and the normally closed output contacts (R _6-1 ) are closed.
_1-2 ) to (R _6-2 ) are opened, which causes the specific heater (23) corresponding to the operated cooking switch (16) to generate heat with maximum capacity. Then, the hot water (W) in the boiling promoting chamber surrounded by the rectangular box (41) surrounding the heater (23) and the partition plate (410) boils,
The boiling water is ejected into the cage chamber (452) above it while pushing up the water resistance member (46) loaded in the narrowed portion (451) of the hot water guide tube (45) formed above it. To do. That is,
The surface of the boiling water in the hot water induction cylinder (45) is the cage chamber (45
It rises to 2), and then it overflows from the upper end of the cage housing chamber (452) and returns to the hot water storage tank (2) through the gap (48). As a result, the heater (23) part → hot water induction tube (45) → throttle part (45
1) → cage storage room (452) → gap (48) → hot water storage tank (2) → communication hole
(411) → Circulating water that circulates with the heater (23) is generated, and the boiling water heated and boiled by the heater (23) is stored in the cage chamber (452).
When passing through, the noodles in the basket (A) will be loosened and boiled.

When the noodles are boiled up after the operation has been performed for a predetermined time, the H-signal is output and the specific first
-The sixth mono-multivibrator (75)-(77) outputs an L signal, which lowers the heat generation amount of the heater (23) which has generated heat at the maximum capacity. Then, the heater (23)
The inside of the hot water induction tube (45) corresponding to the above does not boil, and the plate-like water resistance member (4) loaded in the lower part of the cage chamber (452)
The hot water in the cage housing chamber (452) flows downward through the through hole (460) of 6). As a result, the boiled basket (A) is not soaked in boiling water, and the work of boiling noodles is completed.

As described above, according to the above-described embodiment, it is not necessary to provide any movable parts such as the elevating barrel (32) as in the above-described conventional case, and the risk of malfunction is reduced. In the above embodiment, the plate-shaped water resistance member (46) is placed on the narrowed portion (451) of the hot water induction cylinder (45), but the water resistance member (46) is You may fix to an arrangement part.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a plate-like water resistance member (46) having no through hole is provided on the protrusions (453) (453) projecting from the inner circumference of the cage chamber (452). Along with the placement, a gap (454) may be formed between the water flow resistance member (46) and the inner peripheral surface of the cage housing chamber (452). Further, when the narrowed portion (451) of the hot water guide tube (45) is set to be sufficiently thin, it is not always necessary to provide the water flow resistance member (46). Further, if the heater (23) having a larger heat generation capacity is used, the throttle portion (451) of the hot water guide tube (45) can be thickened without providing the water flow resistance member (46).

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a second embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of a second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a control circuit diagram of the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the cage housing chamber (452) in the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a structural change of the water resistance member (46) used in the second embodiment and its disposition part.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional example.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (2) ・ ・ ・ Hot water storage layer (23) ・ ・ ・ Heater (A) ・ ・ ・ Boiled basket (K) ・ ・ ・ Heating means (N) ・ ・ ・ Basket holding means

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A basket holding means for holding the basket (A) in a non-boiling state in a hot water storage tank (2) at a position slightly higher than the water surface of the hot water.
(N) and a boiled noodle machine equipped with a heating means (K) for heating the hot water in the hot water storage layer (2), using a boiled basket in the basket holding means (N).
(A) is held and the hot water in the hot water storage tank (2) is heated to such an extent that the hot water boils violently and the water surface rises (K).
A method for boiling noodles in which the inside of the basket (A) is boiled by heating and boiling the mixture in the boiling water, and soaking the basket (A) in the raised portion. 2. A heater (23) arranged in the hot water storage tank (2)
And a boiling promotion chamber that surrounds the heater (23) as a whole,
The hot water storage layer is connected to the upper part of the boiling promotion chamber and communicates therewith.
(2) A hot water guide tube is provided that projects from the water surface inside, and the portion where the hot water guide tube projects from the water surface is used as a basket storage chamber (452) for the basket (A). A boiled noodle machine in which the narrowed portion (451) is formed by squeezing it between the basket chamber (452) and the heater (23). 3. The boiled noodle machine according to claim 2, wherein a water flow resistance member (46) is provided in a hot water induction cylinder below the basket storage chamber (452).