JPH0872991A - Soup supply apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To obtain a soup supply apparatus which is small enough as a whole to easily install it even at a small dead space in an existing kitchen and facilitate the introduction of the soup supply apparatus to a shop where its own original soup is prepared. CONSTITUTION: A soup supply apparatus consists of a soup storage device 3 to store straight soup S in a heated state and a soup supply apparatus main body 2 to supply the soup stored in the soup storage device 3 into specified dishes. The soup storage device 3 and the soup supply apparatus main body 2 are built independently and connected by a soup supply pipeline 5 with a soup supply pump 4. A heating tank 7 that has a soup storage capacity smaller than the soup storage device 3 and equipped with a heater 15, a temperature sensor 16 and a liquid level meter 17 and a solenoid valve 8 to measure the soup to be supplied into the dishes from the heating tank 7 are provided inside a casing 6 of the soup supply apparatus main body 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for supplying soups, noodles, etc. to tableware, which is used in restaurants and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in noodle shops such as udon noodles, a soup feeding device is used in order to save labor for feeding udon dashi etc. to donburi.

In such a soup feeder, the overall shape of the soup feeder has a large height dimension from the viewpoint of effectively utilizing the limited floor area of the kitchen.
A large amount of soup is stored in the soup supply device, and this kind of soup supply device is introduced at the same time when refurbishing a kitchen or a store.

[0004]

By the way, when introducing the soup supply device having the above-mentioned form while keeping the kitchen in the existing state, in the existing kitchen, such a gathered space is set up. It is difficult to secure it, and it is difficult to install the soup feeder into the existing kitchen.

Further, some stores may be particular about heating their own stock material under their own conditions to make their own straight soup. In such a case, the conventional soup feeder is difficult to use. Has become.

[0006] In this specification, the straight soup means a soup which is used as it is without being diluted, and is a concept including a soup which is prepared by diluting a concentrated soup at an appropriate ratio and then used as it is. .

The present invention has been made under such circumstances, and the overall shape thereof is small, so that even an existing kitchen can be easily installed in a small dead space, and soup can be taken independently. It is an object of the present invention to provide a soup supply device that can be easily introduced even in a store of a system.

[0008]

In order to achieve this object, the invention according to claim 1 is a soup storage device for storing straight soup in a heated state, and a required tableware for soup stored in the soup storage device. And a soup storage device and a soup supply device body which are independently formed, and the soup supply device and the soup supply device body are separately fed. A heating tank connected via a soup feeding pipe having a pump, having a soup capacity smaller than that of the soup storage device and having a heater, a temperature sensor, and a liquid level gauge, in a casing of the soup feeding device body, It is characterized in that a mechanism for supplying and feeding soup supplied from the heating tank to the tableware is installed.

[0009]

According to the invention described in claim 1, the main body of the soup feeder according to the present invention comprises a heating tank and a soup measuring and feeding mechanism installed in the casing thereof, which is separate from the soup storage device. Since it is used independently,
Therefore, the size can be reduced and the height can be reduced.

Therefore, such a soup feeder main body can be easily installed in a small dead space like an existing kitchen, and a soup feeding pump having a soup feeding pump is provided between the soup feeder and a separate soup storage device. Since the whole soup feeder can be constructed by connecting via a pipe, the soup feeder has a high degree of freedom in installation.

Further, since the soup storage device of the present application stores not the concentrated soup but the straight soup in the heated state, the soup supply device does not have a built-in diluting mechanism and the structure is simple. Therefore, it is easier to downsize the soup feeder main body.

In addition, since the soup storage device stores straight soup, the soup storage device used in the present invention is the same as the soup stock, which has been conventionally used for that purpose, even in a store that uses its own soup system. Can be directly used as, and the introduction of soup feeder is easy.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

First, the automatic soup feeder of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

The automatic soup feeder 1 of this embodiment is constructed, for example, for udon cooking, and has a soup feeder main body (hereinafter simply referred to as "main body") 2 and a soup storage device 3 Body 2 and soup storage device 3
The soup feeding pump 5 is connected to the soup feeding pump 5 via the soup feeding pipe 5, and the automatic soup feeding device 1 is configured as a whole.

In this embodiment, the soup storage device 3 is a barrel 3b mounted on the gas stove 3a. The soup storage device 3 of this embodiment stores the soup S obtained by boiling it from the soup material in its barrel 3b and uses it as it is for cooking, which is a straight soup commonly used in existing kitchens. It is the preparation method itself.

On the barrel 3b of the soup stocking device 3 as described above, a flexible hose consisting of a double tube including an inner tube made of silicone rubber and a transparent outer tube made of PVC is used as the soup feeding pipe 5 As the soup feeding pipe 5, the end of the flexible hose on the side of the barrel 3b is fitted with a take-out pipe 5a made of a metal pipe, and the barrel 3b is fitted.
It is dipped in the soup S.

The use of the take-out pipe 5a as described above means that the flexible hose is immersed in the soup S and heated for a long time, which may impair the durability of the soup feeding pipe 5 made of the flexible hose. The reason why the soup feeding pipe 5 is a double-tube hose is to reduce the heat radiation from the soup S in the soup feeding pipe 5.

When the soup feeding pipe 5 made of the flexible hose as described above is piped near a fire such as a stove, the soup feeding pipe 5 is made of asbestos or glass fiber. It is preferable that the heat insulating material formed of the sheet material is wound and attached to protect the same.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, in the main body 2, the soup feeding pump 4, the heating tank 7 and the measuring solenoid valve 8 are installed in the casing 6 as the main parts of the soup feeding system. Has been done.

The other end of the soup feeding pipe 5 extending from the barrel 3b of the soup storage device 3 is connected to the suction port 4a of the soup feeding pump 4 installed in the casing 6 so as to feed the soup. Due to the suction force of the pump 4, the barrel 3b
The soup S stored in the soup reaches the soup feeding pump 4 via the soup feeding pipe 5, and after being pressurized, the soup S is fed from the discharge port 4b of the soup feeding pump 4 to the second soup feeding pump 4. It is sent to the heating tank 7 via the pipe 11, the T-joint 12, and the check valve 13 incorporated therein.

In this embodiment, the soup feed pump 4 is installed inside the casing 6 of the main body 2, but it may be installed outside the casing 6 of the main body 2 as a separate body.

The capacity of the heating tank 7 is about 2 liters, and the barrel 3 which constitutes the soup storage device 3
It is considerably smaller than the capacity of b. The outer periphery of the heating tank 7 is covered with the heat insulating material 14, and the soup S
In addition to reducing the amount of heat radiated from the heating tank 7, an electric heater 15, a temperature sensor 16, and a liquid level gauge 17 are installed in the heating tank 7.

The electric heater 15 is energized when the temperature of the soup S in the heating tank 7 detected by the temperature sensor 16 is lower than a predetermined temperature, and the soup S is heated by the electric heater 15.
When it is heated by and reaches a predetermined temperature, the energization is stopped.

Since the capacity of the heating tank 7 is set small as described above, even when soup S having a temperature lower than a predetermined temperature is supplied into the heating tank and the temperature of the soup S is lowered, the soup S becomes relatively low. Even with the electric heater 15 having a small capacity, the temperature of the soup S can be quickly returned to the predetermined temperature, and the temperature of the soup S in the heating tank 7 remains substantially maintained at the predetermined temperature. It is supposed to do.

Further, the liquid level gauge 17 drives the soup feed pump 4 to drive the soup feeding device 4 when the amount of the soup S stored in the heating tank 7, that is, the liquid level falls below a predetermined level. Add soup S from 3 and heat tank 7
The soup feed pump 4 is stopped when the liquid level of the soup S in the soup reaches a predetermined level, and the amount of soup S in the heating tank 7 is maintained substantially constant.

Extraction of the soup S from the heating tank 7 to the tableware is performed via the extraction pipe 18 provided with the measuring solenoid valve 8, which is a measuring and supplying mechanism, and the measuring solenoid valve 8 operates. The set soup S for one meal is extracted into the tableware. The metering and supplying mechanism is not limited to the metering solenoid valve, and a metering pump may be used.

In the figure, reference numeral 21 is for discharging the soup S that has overflowed from the heating tank 7 to the outside of the machine, and 22 is a drain pipe communicating with the bottom of the heating tank 7 for cleaning the inside of the heating tank 7 or the like. With the opening / closing valve 23 opened, cleaning water and the like are discharged to the outside of the machine. Also,
A control panel 24 automatically controls the soup feed pump 4 and the electric heater 15 as described above in accordance with the detection signals from the liquid level gauge 17 and the temperature sensor 16.

In such an automatic soup feeder 1, since the soup storage device 3 having a large volume is formed as a separate body independent of the main body 2, the main body 2 can be formed in a small size, and particularly the table top. Since the form can be formed in the mold, it is easy to install it in an existing kitchen by utilizing a small dead space.

Since the soup storage device stores the straight soup, the main body 2 can be applied as it is even if the soup S is obtained by using a cylinder or the like as in the conventional case. Is easy to introduce.

Further, even if the concentrated soup is stored in the barrel 3b in a state where it is appropriately diluted so as to be used for food, the automatic soup feeder 1 can be used as described above.

Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

This second embodiment is constructed as an automatic soup feeding device for ramen, and has the above-mentioned first embodiment.
Although it is almost the same as the embodiment, it is different mainly in that a sag supply system is additionally installed, and is different in that two extraction tubes 18 from the heating tank 7 are installed in parallel. To do.

In the following, these different points will be mainly described, and the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment will be given to the items in common with the first embodiment. The description will not be repeated.

In the second embodiment, a cruciform joint 31 is used instead of the T joint 12 of the first embodiment, and as a result, the increased amount of the connecting tank 3 is added to the connection tank 3.
2 and a dripping feed pipe 3 with a dripping feed pump 33
4 are connected.

In this embodiment, the sauce tank 32 is formed separately from the main body 2 and stores the sauce K for ramen. A filter 35 is attached to the tip of the dripping and feeding pipe 34 located in the dripping K of the dripping tank 32, and the dripping K is dripped through the filter 35 by the suction pressure of the dripping and feeding pump 33. It is taken into the pipe 34. Therefore, in this embodiment, it is possible to prevent solid substances having a large particle diameter, which are often mixed in the dripping K, from reaching the dripping feeding pump 33 and the like through the dripping feeding pipe 34, and the dripping feeding pump 33. There is little risk of damaging etc.

The dripping feed pump 33 starts driving at the same time when the soup feeding pump 4 starts driving, and stops driving after the driving for a fixed time set by a timer. And the K is supplied at a constant rate.

When such a sauce K that is easy to separate is used, it is preferable to install a known stirring device in the sauce tank 32 to prevent the separation of the sauce K.

Thus, the sauce K supplied from the cross joint 31 is supplied to the heating tank 7 together with the soup S via the check valve 31a and mixed with the soup S in the heating tank 7 etc., so-called edible ramen soup. Becomes

Then, the ramen soup S stored in the heating tank 7 has the required bowl with the extraction pipe 18 formed in the same manner as in the first embodiment and the second extraction pipe 36 provided in parallel therewith. Etc. are supplied to tableware.

In this case, the metering solenoid valve 8 and the second metering solenoid valve 37 are adapted to be simultaneously opened or closed, which is the extraction of the soup S from the heating tank 7. This is to shorten the time.

Also in the automatic soup feeder 1 of the second embodiment constructed as described above, the main body 2 is constructed in a small size as in the first embodiment, so that the same effect can be obtained.

Next, a third embodiment shown in FIG. 7 will be described.

The third embodiment is an automatic soup feeder for ramen similar to the second embodiment. In this third embodiment, the soup storage device 3 serves as a heat retaining tank 41.
Is different from the second embodiment, but the other points are common to the second embodiment. Therefore, in the following, items common to those of the second embodiment will be designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

That is, in the third embodiment, the heat retaining tank 41 used as the soup storage device 3 is a tank having a substantially heat insulating structure, and the caster 42 is installed on the bottom surface of the heat retaining tank 41. It is configured to be movable.

Further, an electric heater 43 is installed at the center of the inner bottom portion of the heat retaining tank 41 so that the soup S stored in the heat retaining tank 41 can be heated.

The heat insulation tank 41 has a temperature sensor 44 for measuring the temperature of the soup S in the heat insulation tank 41.
And a liquid level gauge 45 that detects the liquid level of the soup S in the heat retaining tank 41 and measures the stored amount of the soup S.

In such a heat-retaining tank 41, the original straight soup prepared by the cylinder 3b or the like as described above or the straight soup prepared by diluting the concentrated soup at an appropriate ratio is stored and automatically supplied. Device 1 is used.

In this case, when the temperature of the soup S stored in the heat retaining tank 41 becomes lower than a predetermined temperature, the temperature sensor 44 detects this and energizes the electric heater 43 to heat the soup S. When the temperature of the soup S reaches a predetermined temperature, the power supply to the electric heater 43 is stopped. As a result, the temperature of the soup S supplied from the heat retaining tank 41 to the heating tank 7 is kept substantially constant.

In addition, by using the soup S, the heat insulation tank 4
The amount of soup S stored in 1 decreases, but since this soup S amount is constantly monitored by the liquid level gauge 45,
When the amount of soup S falls below a certain level, a liquid level gauge 45
An alarm is issued by a buzzer or a lamp (not shown) based on a signal from the above so as to prevent the soup S from running out.

When the soup S, which is easily separated, is stored in the heat retaining tank 41, it is preferable to install a known stirring device in the heat retaining tank 41 to prevent the soup S from being separated.

Even in the automatic soup feeder 1 using the heat retaining tank 41 as described above, the main body 2 is formed in a small size, so that the same effects as those of the above-described respective embodiments are exhibited.

[0053]

As described above, according to the invention described in claim 1, the main body of the soup feeding apparatus according to the present invention has the heating tank and the soup feeding mechanism installed in the casing thereof. Since the soup storage device is formed separately from the soup storage device, the soup storage device can be made smaller and the height can be reduced.

Therefore, such a soup feeder main body can be easily installed in a small dead space like an existing kitchen, and a soup feeder having a soup feeder pump is provided between the soup feeder and a separate soup storage device. Since the whole soup feeder can be constructed by connecting via a pipe, the soup feeder has a high degree of freedom in installation.

Further, since the soup storage device of the present application stores not the concentrated soup but the straight soup in a heated state, it does not have a built-in dilution mechanism in the soup supply device and has a simple structure. Therefore, it is easier to downsize the soup feeder main body.

In addition, since the soup storage device stores straight soup, the soup storage device used in the present invention is the same as the barrel used in the conventional soup storage system even if the store uses its own system. Can be directly used as, and the introduction of soup feeder is easy.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic view of an automatic soup feeder according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the internal structure of the main body of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing the internal structure of the main body of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an overall schematic view of an automatic soup feeder according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing the internal structure of the main body of the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing the internal structure of the main body of the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an overall schematic view of an automatic soup feeder according to a third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 S Soup 1 Automatic soup supply device (soup supply device) 2 Soup supply device main body 3 Soup storage device 4 Soup supply pump 5 Soup supply pipe 6 Casing 7 Heating tank 8 Measuring solenoid valve (measuring and supplying mechanism) 15 Electric heater ( Heater) 16 Temperature sensor 17 Liquid level gauge

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A soup storage device for storing straight soup in a heated state, and a soup supply device main body for supplying the soup stored by the soup storage device to required tableware. While independently forming the apparatus main body and these soup storage apparatus and the soup feeding apparatus main body are connected via a soup feeding pipe having a soup feeding pump, the casing of the soup feeding apparatus main body A heating tank having a soup capacity smaller than that of the soup storage device and having a heater, a temperature sensor, and a liquid level gauge, and a soup supply mechanism for supplying soup to the tableware from the heating tank are installed therein. A soup feeding device characterized in that