JPH08199A - Mixer for foodstuff - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable ready control of the temperature of SUSHI (Vinegared rice with fish and vegetables) rice while preventing occurrence of environmental- pollution or generation of a strong smell due to an acid contained in vinegar by using a mixer for foodstuffs. CONSTITUTION:This mixer for foodstuff involves a rotary tank 5 capable of freely rotating and having an agitation bar unit 35 built-in and a blast hole 28 and an exhaust hole 29 are formed in the direction of the rotational shaft. The blast hole 28 is communicated through a blast pipe 34 to a blower 10 connected to a radiator 11 so as to send cold air into the rotary tank 5. The exhaust hole 29 is communicated to the duct 6 and the duct 6 is equipped with a built-in shower pipe 14 branched from the exhaust pipe 13 of the radiator 11. This mixer is designed so as to wash out a vinegar-containing acid in the exhausted air discharged from the rotary tank 5 through the exhaust hole 29 to the duct 6 by the shower and prevent exhaustion of the acid to the outside.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food material mixing device used for preparing sushi rice, so-called shari-cutting, when sushi rice is prepared by stirring and mixing cooked rice and vinegar.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a rotary type food mixing device used for preparing sushi rice, so-called "shari chopping", is known.
In this device, cooked rice and vinegar are put in a rotary container having a partition plate and the like, and the rotary container is rotated while being blown with air.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, since the acid contained in the vinegar in the exhaust air is released to the outside as it is, the pollution problem and the strong odor are generated. And it is not convenient. Further, since the outside air is only blown by the blower, the temperature inside the rotating container is high and it is difficult to lower the temperature, so that the temperature control of the sushi rice was not easy.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the above-mentioned prior art, and cool air is blown into a rotary container from a blower provided with a radiator and is circulated in the rotary container. Exhaust air is exhausted from the exhaust hole into the duct, and on the other hand, water is sprayed into the duct by the shower pipe branched from the radiator drain pipe. By providing such a constitution, it is possible to prevent the pollution problem and the generation of strong odor due to the acid contained in vinegar, and to provide the foodstuff mixing device that makes it possible to easily control the temperature of the sushi rice inside the rotating container. The purpose is to do.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the foodstuff mixing apparatus of the present invention comprises a rotary container equipped with a rotatable stirring bar unit, in which a ventilation hole and an exhaust air are discharged in the direction of the rotation axis. And each of which is provided with a hole, and the blower hole communicates with a blower provided with a radiator via a blower pipe,
The air exhaust hole is communicated with a duct in which a shower pipe branched from the radiator drain pipe is installed.

[0006]

[Operation] The upper lid attached to the container body is removed with the fastening metal fittings, the cooked rice and vinegar and other foodstuffs are put into the rotary container, and the lid body is closed again with the fastening metal fittings. To do.

Next, when the rotary container is rotated by the drive source, the cooked rice and the food materials such as vinegar in the rotary container are uniformly mixed by the rotating stirring bar unit as the rotary container rotates.

Then, while the rotary container is rotated, the blower connected to the water-cooled radiator is operated, and the cool air is blown into the rotary container from the ventilation hole through the ventilation pipe. The cool air is circulated in the rotary container and discharged. The air is exhausted from the air holes into the duct. Thus, by cooling the surface of cooked rice with cold air to form a film, delicious and glossy sushi rice can be obtained.

Further, since the temperature inside the rotary container can be adjusted by arbitrarily adjusting the temperature and the amount of cold air from the radiator, the temperature of the sushi rice can be easily controlled.

On the other hand, the shower pipe branched from the radiator drain pipe sprinkles water into the duct, whereby the acid contained in the vinegar in the exhaust air discharged from the rotary container into the duct is washed away. , It passes through a water storage tank located under the duct and is discharged to the outside together with drainage through a drain hose connected to this. Therefore, the pollution problem and the generation of strong odor due to the acid contained in the vinegar in the exhaust air can be prevented.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 shows a vertical cross-sectional view of a use state, FIG. 2 shows a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 shows a left side view, FIG. 4 shows an overall perspective view, and FIG. Shows an exploded perspective view of the rotating container.

In FIGS. 1 and 4, 1 is a base plate having a plurality of (four in the illustrated example) casters 2 attached to its back surface, and 3 and 4 are provided on both sides of the upper surface of the base plate 1 at regular intervals. A pair of vertically-arranged stanchions 5 respectively indicate a rotating container.

The pair of columns 3 and 4 described above are formed as a hollow body as shown in FIG. 1, and the inside of one column 3 is formed into a duct 6 through which exhaust air from the rotary container 5 is discharged. ,
A drainage hose 8 penetrates through the base plate 1 and extends to the outside in a water tank 7 provided at the lower end of the duct 6.

A blower 10 rotated by a motor 9 and a water-cooled radiator 11 connected to an intake port 10a of the fan 3 open the intake port 11a to the outside on one side of the upper portion of the column 3. Are arranged respectively.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the radiator 11 is provided with a water supply pipe 12 and a drain pipe 13, and the water supply pipe 12 is formed so as to be connected to a water pipe (not shown). 13 has a large number of small holes 1
Shower pipes 14 having holes 4a are formed in a branched manner, and the shower pipes 14 are installed in the duct 6 substantially horizontally.

The other column 4 is provided with a drive source 15 by a motor or the like inside thereof, and an operation box 16 on the outside of the upper part as shown in FIG.
Is configured to control the ON / OFF operation of the motor 9 and the drive source 15 and the amount of cold air blown into the rotary container 5 from the blower 10.

The rotary container 5 is shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the front and rear side plates 17a and 17b, and the left and right side plates 17c and 17d are formed into a planar rectangular container body 17, a substantially arc-shaped outer plate 18a, and a substantially semicircular shape. The left and right side plates 18b and 18c are formed in a substantially semi-cylindrical shape, and the pair of two lids 18 and 18 are formed so as to be divided into three parts.

That is, the container body 17 is provided with a pair of two locking plates 19 and 19 having locking holes 19a protruding from both left and right sides of symmetrical ends of the front and rear side plates 17a and 17b. Two pairs of hooks 20, 20 for fastening the lid are provided on the left and right side plates 17c, 17d, respectively.

On the other hand, the two pairs of lids 18, 18 are provided on the outer side of one end of the outer plate 18a so as to correspond to the pair of locking plates 19, 19 described above. , 21
And the grips 22 project at positions symmetrical to the locking rods 21 and 21. Also, both lids 1
On the outer side surfaces of the left and right side plates 18b, 18c of 8, 18, locking pieces 23 corresponding to the hooks 20 are provided so as to project.

Then, the rotating container 5 is closed as follows. Locking rods 21 and 21 projecting from the lids 18 and 18 are respectively locked in the locking holes 19a and 19a of the locking plates 19 and 19 of the container body 17, and a pair of lids is provided above and below the container body 17. After stacking 18, 18, the lids 18, 1
The hooks 20 and 20 are locked and fastened to the locking pieces 23 and 23 of FIG.

Further, the fastening by the hooks 20, 20 is released, the handles 22, 22 are moved to move the lids 18, 18 forward or backward, and the locking holes 19a and the locking rods 21 are unlocked. Thus, the lid can be opened and the container body 17 and the pair of lids 18, 18 can be disassembled.

Further, the container body 1 of the rotary container 5 described above.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, rotating cylinders 24 and 25 are provided at the central portions of the left and right side plates 17c and 17d of the shaft 7 so as to project outwardly and symmetrically. At the center of one of the rotary cylinders 24, a small-diameter pipe 26 is integrally fixed by penetrating a plurality of support plates 27.
A blower hole 28 for the inside of the rotary container 5 is formed by 6, and a blower hole 29 consisting of a large number of small holes is formed between the rotary cylinder 24 and the pipe 26. At the center of the other rotary cylinder 25, a rotary shaft 30 is fixed outward.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a plurality of guide rollers 31 (three in the illustrated example) are provided on the upper portions of the opposing walls 3a and 4a of the pair of columns 3 and 4 described above.
, 32 ... are on the same circumferential line and are supported by opposing shafts at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.

The guide rollers 31 ...
The outer peripheral surfaces of the rotating cylinders 24 and 25 are rotatably guided and supported by 32, so that the rotating container 5 is rotatably arranged between the pair of support columns 3 and 4. The rotary shaft 30 is rotated by the drive source 15 via the power transmission mechanism 33 such as a belt, a chain, and a gear, so that the rotary container 5 is rotated in the circumferential direction.

Further, one rotary cylinder 24 of the rotary container 5
As shown in FIG. 1, the air outlets 29 project into the columns 3 to communicate with the ducts 6, and the air outlets 28 communicate with the air outlets 10b of the air blower 10 via the air blow pipes 34. As a result, when the cool air is blown by the blower 10 through the blower pipe 34 and the blower hole 28 in the axial direction (center direction) within the rotary container 5, the rotary container 5 circulates as shown by the arrow in FIG. Shower pipe 14 from 29
Is discharged into the interior duct 6.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a stirring bar unit 35 for mixing cooked rice a and vinegar (not shown) is detachably attached to the rotary container 5 and is rotated together with the rotary container 5. It is decorated so that

The stirring bar unit 35 of this embodiment is constructed as follows. As clearly shown in FIG. 5, a pair of two tilting units 35a and 35b that are symmetrically tilted.
And a vertical unit 35c vertically formed downward from the descending ends of both the tilting units 35a and 35b are formed in a side surface substantially Y-shape, and a pair of two tilting units 35a,
35b is formed by arranging four stirring bars 35d ... In parallel at a constant interval in parallel with the direction of the axis of rotation of the rotary container 5, while the vertical unit 35c is formed in the direction of the axis of rotation of the rotary shaft. , And four stirring bars 35d are arranged in parallel at a constant interval.

Also, the above-mentioned pair of two tilt units 3
The support bars 35 are provided on both sides of the rising ends of 5a and 35b.
e and 35e are horizontally installed, and support plates 35f and 35f are horizontally and outwardly and symmetrically projectingly provided in the central portion thereof. Furthermore, a pair of two tilt units 35
The inclined stirring bars 35g and 35g are provided at the center of the rising ends of the a and 35b and the center of the lower end of the vertical unit 35c.
Is installed.

Then, the stirring bar unit 35 is assembled in the rotary container 5 as follows. As shown in FIG. 5, positioning pieces 36, 36 are provided on the left and right side plates 17c, 17d of the container body 17 at the front and rear sides of the center of the upper edge of the container body 17, respectively, and the stirring bar unit 35 is provided in the container body 17. The support plates 35f, 35f are dropped and positioned between the positioning pieces 36, 36 so that the left and right side plates 17c,
As shown in FIG. 2, it is assembled in the container body 17 and the lower lid 18 by overlapping and locking the upper end surface of 17d.

In this state, when cooked rice a and vinegar (not shown) are put into the container body 17 and the lower lid 18, when the upper lid 18 is fixed to the container body 17 with the lid closed, the support plate 35 is formed.
f and 35f are sandwiched between the container body 17 and the upper lid body 18, whereby the stirring bar unit 35 is fixed in the rotary container 5 at a predetermined position and orientation, and is rotated together with the rotary container 5. . Then, the cooked rice a in the rotating container 5 rotates, and the stirring bars 35d of the stirring bar unit 35, ...
・ Effective cutting is performed by hitting and breaking.

On the other hand, the rotary container 5 has a container main body 17, a pair of two lids 18 and 1 in the reverse order of the above assembling.
8. Since the stirring bar unit 35 can be disassembled into four pieces, cleaning can be facilitated.

Incidentally, in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 and FIG.
7 is a duct 6, a shower pipe 14, which is opened on the pillar 3.
An opening / closing door hinged to the inspection port 3b such as the ventilation hole 28 and the ventilation hole 29 is shown.

[0033]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the present invention is configured as described above, by blowing air while rotating the rotary container, exhaust air is discharged from the rotary container into the duct without being discharged to the outside. Since the vinegar contained in the exhaust air in the duct is washed away by a shower, it is possible to prevent pollution problems and strong odors caused by the acid contained in the vinegar, and to prepare a sushi rice mixture called sharply cut Can improve the working environment.

Further, when air is blown into the rotary container by the blower, the air is circulated in the rotary container and is exhausted from an exhaust hole separate from the blow hole. Circulation becomes smoother and more reliable, and since the air is blown from the radiator, the cooling efficiency in the rotary container is improved, and the sushi rice temperature can be easily controlled.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view showing an embodiment of a food material mixing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a left side view showing the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of the same.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a rotating container according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Rotating Container 6 Duct 10 Blower 11 Radiator 13 Drain Pipe 14 Shower Pipe 28 Blower Hole 29 Blower Hole 34 Blower Pipe 35 Stir Bar Unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A rotary container having a rotatably installed stirring bar unit, each of which is provided with a ventilation hole and a ventilation hole in a rotation axis direction thereof, and the ventilation hole is provided with a radiator and a ventilation fan. A foodstuff mixing device, characterized in that it communicates with a pipe, and that the ventilation hole communicates with a duct that accommodates a shower pipe branched from the drainage pipe of the radiator.