JPS6337904Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a somen container used in cafeterias, general households, etc., which is equipped with a somen sinking mechanism.

[Conventional technology]

The conventional technology will be explained based on FIGS. 3 and 4. In the figure, numeral 31 is a conventional somen sink, which is surrounded by an outer peripheral wall 32. 33 is the outer peripheral wall 3
2, which is an inner peripheral wall provided inside the outer peripheral wall 32.
An annular flow channel 34 is formed between the inner circumferential wall 33 and the inner circumferential wall 33 . 35 is a water intake provided in the inner peripheral wall 33, and a mesh or the like is attached thereto. 36 is a submersible motor, which pumps up water taken into the inner circumferential wall 33 from the flow channel 34 through the water intake port 35. 37
is a hose that discharges water pumped up by the submersible motor 36 in the flowing direction of the water channel 34.

In the above elements, first, the submersible motor 36 is operated to pump up water inside the inner circumferential wall 33, and this water is discharged into the flow channel 34 by the hose 37. As a result, an annular water flow is generated in the flow channel 34, and the condition for flowing somen noodles is prepared. The water discharged into the flow channel 34 is taken inside the inner peripheral wall 33 via the water intake port 35,
It is pumped up again by the underwater motor 36. The conventional example described above is known from Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 18780/1983. Furthermore, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 55-82980 discloses a device in which a pair of fountain nozzles are provided in an annular flow channel so that water is blown out obliquely to the water flow.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

According to the conventional somen sink 31 described above, the movement of water in the flow channel 34 is caused by a planar rotational movement and a centripetal flow caused by the intake of water from the water intake 35 into the inner circumferential wall 33. The rotation occurs as shown by the arrow in the figure, and no vertical flow occurs. For this reason, small pieces of somen adhered to the mesh of the water intake port 35 and caused clogging, which sometimes caused trouble in the operation of the somen sink 31. Another drawback is that the somen is stretched out in a straight line in the flow channel, making it difficult to hold the somen with chopsticks. In the case of lumpy somen noodles, they are washed away while still remaining lumpy, so they cannot be loosened. Furthermore, even if ice is added, the ice is simply washed away, making it difficult to melt the ice, resulting in a low ability to cool the somen noodles. In addition, in the latter method disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 55-82980, the vortex is still insufficient, and the somen noodles are not concentrated on the outer peripheral wall, resulting in clogging, and the increase in ice melting speed due to rotation of the ice is not large, so it is difficult to cool the noodles. The problem was that their ability was still low.

The present invention was developed in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to prevent clogging at the water intake port by ensuring good circulation of water for sinking somen noodles.
To provide a somen sink with which it is easy to hold the somen with chopsticks, and which has a high cooling capacity by increasing the speed of ice melting.

[Means for solving problems]

The gist of the present invention that solves the above problems is to provide a polygonal inner circumferential wall inside a polygonal container and form an annular flow channel between the outer circumferential wall and the inner circumferential wall,
A water intake port is provided at the top of the inner peripheral wall to take in water from the flow channel, and the water flow is directed from the same plane wall to a position near the lower upstream ridgeline of each plane wall forming the polygonal shape of the inner wall near the bottom of the flow channel. A submersible pump that pumps up the water taken inside the inner circumferential wall and a distributor that distributes the water pumped up by the submersible pump to a plurality of nozzles, The somen sink is characterized in that the water ejected from the nozzle hits the inner surface of the outer circumferential wall and rises to generate a strong vortex in the flowing water of the water channel.

[Effect]

Water flowing through the flow channel 4 is taken into the inner circumferential wall 3 via the water intake port 5, and further pumped up by the submersible pump and sent to the distributor 8. The distributor 8 distributes the sent water to a plurality of nozzles 6 and sends it out, and the nozzles 6 jet the water into the flow channel 4.

The water ejected from the nozzle 6 always moves in the flow direction and performs the following movements.

The water ejected from the nozzle 6 reaches the lowest end inside the outer circumferential wall 2 along the bottom surface of the flow channel 4, further rises along the outer circumferential wall 2, rotates toward the inner circumferential wall 3 near the water surface, and then reaches the inner circumferential wall. 3, the water flows down along the inner circumferential wall 3, merges with the water ejected from the next nozzle 6 at the lowest end of the inner circumferential wall 3, flows in the outer circumferential wall 2 direction, and circulates through the flow channel 4 while spiraling along the inner area of the outer circumferential wall 2. do. For this reason, the somen noodles are captured by the spiral circulating water flow and flow toward the outer circumferential wall 2 without approaching the inner circumferential wall 3.

〔Example〕

1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which reference numeral 9 indicates a drain port provided at the lowest end of the outer peripheral wall 2, and 10 indicates a drain hose connected to the drain port 9. , 11 are fixtures for the drain hose 10.

The water in the container 1 is circulated as explained in the section of the above-mentioned operation, and as a result, the somen noodles are flowed into the outer region of the flow channel 4 in a whirlpool. Further, a mesh or the like is attached to the water intake port 5 described above to prevent small pieces of somen noodles from entering the inside of the inner circumferential wall 3 from the flow channel 4.

Regarding the drainage of somen sink water, if the drain hose 10 is attached to the fixture 11 while the device is in use, the water level at the end of the drain hose 10 will be higher than the water level in the flow channel 4, so drainage will not be possible. Not done.
On the other hand, if the drain hose 10 is removed from the fixture 11 and raised to a height equal to or lower than the bottom surface of the container 1, drainage will be performed by water pressure generated by the height difference.

[Effect of idea]

As described above, according to the present invention, since a swirling flow is generated along the outer peripheral wall area of the water channel, it is possible to prevent small pieces etc. from scattering from the flow of somen noodles, and even if small pieces etc. adhere to the water intake port, it can be prevented from scattering. Since the water flow near the water intake contains components that flow from top to bottom, the water flow can remove deposits from the water intake, ensuring that the water for somen sink always circulates well and prevents clogging at the water intake. can be prevented. In addition, in the present invention, the outer circumferential wall of the container is made into a polygonal shape of about 6 to 12 sides, and a nozzle is provided at a position below and upstream of each flat wall constituting each inner circumferential wall, thereby strengthening the generation of vortex flow. By placing the noodles near the outer peripheral wall and keeping them away from the inner peripheral wall, and by generating a downward flow from top to bottom on the inner peripheral wall, the water intake port is prevented from being clogged with somen noodles, and the somen noodles are loosened and slightly twisted. It has the advantage of being easy to grip with chopsticks, and when ice is added, the ice rotates in a vortex, which increases the ice melting speed by about three times and greatly improves the cooling capacity.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a somen sink according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway front view of the same, FIG. 3 is a plan view of a conventional somen noodles sink, and FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway front view of the same. 1: Container, 2: Outer wall, 3: Inner wall, 4: Water channel, 5: Water intake, 6: Nozzle, 7: Submersible pump,
8: Distributor, 9: Drain port, 10: Drain hose, 1
1: Fixture.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A polygonal inner circumferential wall is provided inside the polygonal container to form an annular flow channel between the outer circumferential wall and the inner circumferential wall, and a water intake port for taking in water from the flow channel is provided at the upper part of the inner circumferential wall. Furthermore, a nozzle is provided near the lower upstream ridgeline of each plane wall that makes up the polygonal shape of the inner circumferential wall, and a nozzle is provided to blow water obliquely from the same plane wall toward the downstream direction near the bottom of the flow channel. It is equipped with a submersible pump that pumps up the water taken inside the submersible pump, and a distributor that distributes the water pumped up by the submersible pump to a plurality of nozzles. A somen sink that rises and generates a strong vortex in the flowing water of the water channel.