JPS6337840Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a roaster that can easily roast coffee beans, etc. at home.

〔background〕

Traditionally, coffee mills that grind coffee beans into powder,
There was a coffee boiler that brewed coffee by adding ground coffee beans, but it was not well known as a roaster for roasting coffee beans in ordinary households.

Furthermore, the degree of roasting of coffee beans is an important factor in determining the flavor of coffee, and it is difficult to roast coffee beans evenly and evenly.

〔the purpose〕

The present invention aims to provide a roaster that has a simple structure and can easily roast granular foods such as coffee beans.

〔Example〕

Reference numeral 1 denotes a base on which a driving device 2 such as a motor and electrical components such as a timer to be described later are housed, and a pedestal 4 on which a tray 3 can be attached and detached is formed at the bottom thereof.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a partition plate fixed to the base 1 to separate the mechanical part 6 that houses the drive device 2 from the roasting chamber 7, and the upper part of the partition plate is used to supply granular foods such as coffee beans. A supply port 8 is formed at the bottom, and a discharge port 10 is formed at the bottom to which a normally closed damper 9 is attached so as to be openable and closable.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a substantially cylindrical outer container for surrounding the outer peripheries of the machine part 6 and the roasting chamber 7, and a substantially arc-shaped receiving part 12 attached to the base 1 at the bottom thereof.
is located within the receiving portion 12, and an arc-shaped tray 13 is provided in a removable manner.

Further, an input port 14 for inputting granular food is formed on the upper surface of the outer container 11 on the machine section 6 side, and the input port 14 and the supply port 8 are communicated through a gutter 15.

Reference numeral 16 denotes an opening/closing lid attached to the inlet 14 so as to be openable and closable, and has a large number of small holes 17, 17, . . . , and an oxidation catalyst layer 18 is provided on the back surface thereof.

Reference numeral 19 indicates a support plate 2 at the front end opening of the outer container 11.
0 is a front lid with a glass window 21 attached through the outer container 11, and 22 is a rear lid of the outer container 11.

Reference numeral 23 denotes a rotating shaft rotatably supported between the support plate 20 and the partition plate 5, and a drum 25 is fixed to the tip of the rotating shaft via a mounting plate 24.

The drum 25 has a number of small holes 26 in its outer wall.
26... are bored, and a spiral protrusion 27 that protrudes inward is formed. The protruding portion 27 has the function of stirring the granular food inside the drum 25 and guiding it toward the discharge port 10 side at the same time as the drum 25 rotates.

A roller 28 is rotatably mounted on the partition plate 5 and supports the outer periphery of the free end of the drum 25, thereby smoothing the rotation of the drum 25 and preventing rotational wobbling.

29 is a heating element fixed to the partition plate 5 so as to be located above the inside of the drum 25; 30 is a roasting chamber 7;
It is a temperature sensor protruding inside.

Reference numeral 31 designates a heat shield plate attached to the inner surface of the outer container 11 with an appropriate gap 24 in between to prevent the heat from the roasting chamber 7 from being transmitted to the outer container 11 side, and to prevent the heat from the heating element 29 from being transmitted to the outer container 11 side. The roasting effect is enhanced by reflecting the heat inward.

Reference numeral 32 designates a take-out port which opens above the saucer 3, so that when the damper 9 is opened, the granular food inside the drum 25 is taken out to the outside through the throat 32a.

Figure 3 is an electrical circuit diagram of the roaster of the present invention.
3 is a body switch; 34 is a timer having switching contacts a and b and a timer motor 35; and 36 is a solenoid for opening and closing the damper 9.

The body switch 33 and the motor 2 are connected in series, and a series circuit of the switching contact b of the timer 34 and the heating element 29 is connected in parallel to the motor 2. Further, the timer motor 35 and the temperature sensitive switch 37 are connected in series, and these series circuits are connected in parallel to the heating element 29. Furthermore,
A solenoid 36 is connected between the switching contact a of the timer 34 and one end of the heating element 29.

Figure 4 shows another electrical circuit of the roaster of the present invention.
The difference from the electrical circuit in Figure 3 is the timer motor 3.
The temperature sensitive switch 37 is replaced by a relay switch 39 which is turned on and off by a relay 38 as the switch for controlling the temperature sensor 5. This relay switch 3
9 is controlled to be turned on or off by a temperature-sensitive switch 37. The rest of the structure is the same as that in Figure 3, and the operation of the roaster of the present invention will be described below.
The explanation will be given according to the electrical circuit shown in the figure.

First, the lid 16 is opened and granular food such as coffee beans is put in through the inlet 14, while the timer 34 is set to a predetermined time and the container switch 3 is turned on.
Close 3.

Then, the timer 34 switches from switching contact a to b, the motor 2 is driven, and the heating element 29 is energized. At this time, since the temperature sensitive switch 37 is still in the open state, the timer motor 35 is not energized.

Therefore, the inside of the roasting chamber 7 is heated by the heating element 29, and the drum 25 is rotated by the drive of the motor 2. When the roasting chamber 7 reaches a predetermined temperature, the temperature sensor 30 senses this, the temperature-sensitive switch 37 closes, and the timer motor 35 is driven.

As described above, the granular food placed in the drum 25 is roasted in the roasting chamber 7 for a predetermined period of time.
At this time, the granular food is agitated by the rotation of the drum 25 and the ridges 27 formed on the outer wall of the drum 25, and is constantly transported to the discharge port 10 by the action of the spiral ridges 27. It's starting to be guided.

In addition, the outer skin that is peeled off during stirring of the granular food falls through the small hole 26 of the drum 25 into the tray 13 below, so there is little smoke during roasting, and even if smoke is generated, it will not flow through the supply port 8-gutter 15. - Input port 14 - When discharged to the outside through the small holes 17, 17, . Therefore, smoke generation is extremely low.

Moreover, since the tray 13 is detachably attached to the receiving part 12, when the outer skin of the granular food increases, the tray 13 can be removed from the receiving part 12 and thrown away outside.

Then, when the predetermined time is reached, the timer 34
is switched from switching contact b to a, and the heating element 29
At the same time, the solenoid 36 is energized and the damper 9 is opened. At this time, since the drum 25 is still being driven, the granular food inside is removed from the discharge port 10 by the action of the protrusion 27.
It is carried to the side and taken out from the takeout port 32 to the saucer 3 side through the throat 32a.

Then, it is sufficient to look into the roasting chamber 7 through the glass window 21 of the front lid 19, confirm that there is no granular food in the drum 25, and then open the container switch 33.

The heat shield plate 31 serves to prevent the temperature of the outer container 11 from rising, and also serves to enhance the roasting effect by reflecting the heat from the heating element 29 inward.

〔effect〕

Hereinafter, the present invention consists of a drum having a large number of small holes and protruding inward stirring protrusions, a drive device that rotates the drum by supplying power, and a drum that surrounds the outer periphery of the drum. a heater disposed within the drum; an inlet for introducing granular food into the drum; and an outer container provided below the drum for collecting the outer skin produced during roasting of the granular food. In a roaster equipped with a tray for storing food and a take-out port for taking out the granular food in the drum to the outside through a discharge port, a damper that can be opened and closed is provided at the discharge port, and the damper is operated by supplying power. A driving opening/closing means is provided, a timer is provided for controlling energization to the heater and the opening/closing means in a time-limited manner, and the driving device is disposed closer to the power source than the timer, the heater, and the opening/closing means, and the power supply to the driving device is
This roaster is equipped with an ON/OFF switch, opens a damper at the end of the roasting operation, and continues to rotate the drum for a predetermined period of time even after the damper is opened.

Therefore, since the drum has a rotating structure with protrusions formed on it, it is possible to roast evenly without the need for special stirring blades, and since a heating element is installed inside the drum, there is no wasted space. This allows the entire device to be made smaller, and smoke generation can be minimized because there is a tray below the drum to store the outer skin produced during roasting of granular foods.

In addition, the damper provided at the discharge port is closed by the control of the opening/closing means during roasting when power is being supplied to the heater, and is automatically opened by the opening/closing means when a predetermined time is counted by the timer. , the granular food roasted in the drum can be automatically taken out from the discharge port through the take-out port. In this case, since the drum drive device is located closer to the power source than the timer, heater, and opening/closing means, the drive device continues to be energized even when roasting is finished and the damper is opened due to the timer control. Therefore, the rotation of the drum continues even after the end of roasting, and as the drum rotates, all of the granular food can be taken out by the guidance of the protrusions. The drum is operated by stopping the power supply to the drive device using a switch.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a side sectional view of the roaster of the present invention, Figure 2 is a front sectional view of the roaster of the present invention, Figure 3 is an electrical circuit diagram of the roaster of the present invention, and Figure 4 is the roaster of the present invention. Showing different electrical circuit diagrams of the decoction machine. 2: Drive device (motor), 9: Damper, 1
0: Outlet, 11: Outer container, 13: Tray, 1
4: Inlet, 23: Rotating shaft, 25: Drum, 2
6, 26: small hole, 27: protrusion, 29: heating element,
32: Takeout port.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A drum having a large number of small holes and protruding inward stirring protrusions, a drive device that rotates the drum by supplying power, and an outer container surrounding the outer periphery of the drum; a heater disposed within the drum; an inlet for introducing granular food into the drum; a tray provided below the drum for collecting rinds produced during roasting of the granular food; and a drum. In a roaster equipped with an outlet for taking out the granular food inside through the outlet, the outlet is provided with a damper that can be opened and closed, and an opening/closing means is provided to drive the damper by supplying power. , a timer is provided to control the energization of the heater and the opening/closing means for a limited period of time, the driving device is placed closer to the power source than the timer, the heater, and the opening/closing means, and a switch is provided to turn on and off the power supply to the driving device. A roaster which opens a damper at the end of a roasting operation and rotates a drum for a predetermined period of time even after the damper is opened.