JPS6365830A - Water feeder of bread maker - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a water supply device for a bread maker that automatically produces bread by cross-fermenting and baking bread ingredients.

(Prior Art) This type of conventional bread maker kneads bread ingredients such as flour, yeast, and water put into a container by rotating a kneading blade disposed at the bottom of the container. Bread dough is made, and the dough is allowed to stand for primary fermentation by fermenting yeast, and then the kneading blades are rotated to degas the bread dough, after which the dough is left to stand again. The device is configured to allow secondary fermentation to occur by leaving the dough to stand for a second time, and then heat the container with an electric heater to bake the dough and complete the bread production. It takes some time.

By the way, recently it has become common for ordinary households to have bread for breakfast as in Europe and America, and for this reason, there is a demand for the development of a bread maker that can be set at night and produce freshly baked bread the next morning. has been done.

A bread maker that satisfies the desire to obtain freshly baked bread the next morning is equipped with a timer function in the control device that controls the bread manufacturing operations from kneading to baking, so that the desired completion of baking is achieved. The bread making operation may be started 3 hours before the time of t114, but in this case, it is necessary to put bread ingredients such as flour, yeast, and water into the container the night before. be.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) If bread ingredients are put into the container the night before, yeast has the property of continuing to gradually ferment when it comes into contact with water even without being heated. Before the bread making operation starts, that is, before the kneading of the bread ingredients by the kneading blades starts, yeast fermentation progresses, making it difficult to make good bread dough, and therefore making it impossible to obtain delicious bread. There's a problem.

Accordingly, one object of the present invention is to provide a water supply device for a bread maker that can supply a liquid such as water with a time delay into a container for making bread.

[(1η Formation of the Invention) (Means for Solving the Problems) The water supply device u for a bread maker according to the present invention is provided with a tank for storing ice, and the ice inside the tank melts and the melted liquid is poured into the tank. The present invention is characterized in that it includes a valve device that supplies the melted liquid into a bread-making container when it reaches a predetermined amount.

(Function) According to the water supply device for a bread maker of the present invention, it takes a long time for the ice stored in the tank to melt into a liquid at a predetermined temperature, and the liquid is supplied into the container using this melting time. Furthermore, even when the melted liquid is supplied into the container and comes into contact with the yeast, the fermentation of the yeast does not proceed much because the melted liquid is at a low temperature.

(Example) An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes an outer case with an open top, and a motor support stand 3 is screwed to the inner bottom of the case together with legs 2 located on the outside. The drive motor 4 is supported by L'j. Reference numeral 5 denotes an inner case having an open surface II, and a flange portion 5a projecting outward is formed at the frontage of the surface. The inner case 5 is disposed within the outer case 1, and the flange portion 5a is fixed to the upper end of the outer case 1. Further, a container-shaped receiver 6 with an open top is attached to the center of the bottom of the inner case 5, and the rotating shaft 4a of the drive motor 4 passes through the center of the bottom of the container 6. The receiver projects into the container 6, and a joint member 7 is fitted and fixed to the projecting end. Reference numeral 8 denotes a container having a cylindrical shape with a bottom, and a receiver 9 is fixed to the outer bottom of the container.
A drive shaft 9a is supported on the drive shaft 9a, and the -
A kneading blade 10 is rotatably attached to and detachable from the drive shaft 9a so as to be located at the inner bottom of the container 8 at the end thereof, and the joint member is attached to the lower end of the drive shaft 9a. 7
A joint member 11 that is connected to is fitted and fixed. 12
．． Reference numeral 12 denotes a handle member fixed to the second end of the container 8. The container 8 is placed in the inner case 5, and the receiver 9 is removably attached to the upper opening of the receiver 6 by a bayonet device (&). The joint member 11 is removably connected to the joint member 7. Reference numeral 13 designates an electric heater as a heat source disposed at the inner bottom of the inner case 5.
It is formed into a substantially annular shape surrounding the lower outer periphery of the container 8 installed therein. Reference numeral 14 denotes a hollow lid plate consisting of an outer plate 14a and an inner plate 14b, which is pivotally mounted on the upper end of the outer case 1 by a hinge mechanism 15 so as to be rotatable downward. The -1-neck opening of the inner case 5 is opened and closed by rotation. Further, a clamp portion +416 is pivotally provided on the lid plate 14 so as to be rotatable in the downward arrow 17 direction and in the opposite direction. A coil spring 18 is interposed, and the spring force of the compression coil spring 18 biases the clamp member 16 to rotate in the direction of the arrow 17, so that the lid plate 1
4 closes the upper surface opening of the inner case 5, the engaging claw portion 16a of the clamp member 16 closes the -1 of the outer case 1.
It is designed to be engaged with the wave combination part (119) attached to one end.The clamp member 16 and the wave combination member 1
If you want to release the engagement with the clamp part 16
Then, the push button portion 16b formed in correspondence with the compression coil spring 18 is pressed down to rotate the clamp portion 16 in the opposite direction to the arrow 17 direction against the spring force of the compression coil spring 18.

20 is a handle f attached to the cover plate 14. 21 is a control device consisting of a microcomputer attached to the outer case 1; this has a timer function;
The bread making operation is controlled as described below.

Now, 22 is a water supply device, which will be described below. That is, 23 is a tank, which is composed of one part container 24 and a lower container 25.

(Some of the containers 24 have a substantially airtight shape, and the bottom plate thereof is formed in an inclined shape that descends toward the center, and an outflow hole 24a is formed in the center, which is the lowest part. A scale 24b indicating the amount of water is provided on the side plate of the upper container 24.The lower container 25 has an open top surface.
A mounting step portion 25a is formed in the upper opening.

Furthermore, the bottom plate of the lower container 25 is shaped and cut out in an inclined shape that descends toward the center, and a hole 26 is formed in the center, which is the lowest part. The water hole 25 is formed in a cylindrical shape, with the lower part having a smaller diameter than the upper part, and the step part 26a is fixed, and a valve device 27 is configured in this water injection hole part 26. The valve device 27 includes a valve body 28;
A valve stem 29 provided upright on the valve body 28, a receiving plate 30 attached to one end of the valve stem 29, and a compression coil spring interposed between the receiving plate 30 and the stepped portion 26a. 31
The valve body 28 is usually a compression coil spring 3.
It is urged upward by a spring force of 1 to close the lower end opening of the water injection hole portion 26. And Valve Device City”
27, when a predetermined amount of liquid water is stored in the F section container 25, the valve body 28 moves downward against the spring force of the compression coil spring 31 to open the end opening of the water injection hole 26. It is designed to work like this. On the other hand, an oblique placement part 132 corresponding to the bottom plate of the lower container 25 is formed on the outside W14a of the placement part 14.
An annular wall 33 is formed around the periphery of the container 2, and a water supply hole 34 is formed in the center of the container 8, which faces from above near the peripheral wall of the container 8 when the top opening of the inner case 5 is closed by the lid plate 14. It is formed. In this case, the water supply hole 34 has a size that fits the water injection hole 26 of the lower container 25 by one ILI.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

First, tap water is poured into the container 24 from the outlet hole 24a so that the outlet hole 24a is ``dirty''.
Confirm the desired amount using the 1" filler 24b.

After the desired amount of water is poured into the container 24, it is stored in the freezing chamber of the refrigerator to freeze the water inside.

Now, let's talk about a case where you want the bread to be baked at 6 a.m. the next morning. At 10 p.m. the night before, desired amounts of flour and bread ingredients with yeast t9 are put into the container 8. In this case, no water is poured into the container 8. The amount of water poured into the upper container 24 is set to be a predetermined amount larger than the set port required for the amount of flour. Thereafter, the timer function of the control device 21 is set to 6 a.m. by +1. Historically, lower container 2
5 on the mounting part 32 without fitting its water injection hole 26 into the water supply hole 34, take out the two-part container 24 from the freezer compartment of the refrigerator j111, and place it in the water injection hole 24a. Place it on the mounting step 25a of the upper container 25 so that it is facing downward. As a result, the water in the 11-part container 24 gradually melts, and the molten water is supplied to the lower IS container 25 through the outflow hole 24a and stored therein. When the melt water stored in the lower container 25 reaches a predetermined amount, the valve body 28 opens the lower end opening of the water injection hole 26, so that the melt water passes through the water injection hole 26 and the water supply hole 34 to the container 8. It is supplied falling near the inner circumferential wall. When the melt water in the lower container 25 becomes less than a predetermined amount due to the supply of melt water into the container 8, the valve body 28 closes the lower end opening of the water injection hole 26, so that the melt water in the upper container 25 is filled with water. Water is stored. still,
The melted water supplied into the chamber (8) comes into contact with the yeast, but unlike ordinary tap water, the melted water has a low temperature, so the fermentation of the yeast hardly progresses. However, it will take about 3 hours in summer and 5 hours in winter for the water to completely melt, although it depends on the amount of ice cubes in the container 25. Therefore, if the setting is set at 10 p.m. as described above, melt water at the set point will be supplied into the container 8 between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m. After that, At 3:00 a.m., which is calculated by subtracting the three hours required for bread making from 6:00 a.m. when the timer function section of the control device 21 is set, the control device 21 starts the bread making operation. It consists of the following steps.

(1) Kneading stroke The drive motor 4 is energized to rotate the kneading blades 10, and the kneading blades 10 knead bread ingredients such as flour, yeast, and melted water to make bread dough.

(2) - Next fermentation process The drive motor 4 is cut off, and the electric heater 13 is turned on instead, and the electric heater 13 generates heat with a small heat generation capacity to heat the dough inside the container 8. In this case, a sensor 15A (not shown) senses the temperature of the dough, and the electric heater 13 is controlled to be turned on and off accordingly, so that the temperature of the dough is approximately 30 degrees. Therefore, fermentation of yeast within the bread dough is promoted.

(3) Degassing stroke The drive motor 4 is energized, the kneading blades 10 knead the bread dough, and thereby the gas generated in the bread dough is once vented.

(4) Secondary fermentation process This is similar to the second fermentation step.

(5) The baking process drive motor 4 is cut off, and the electric heater 13 is energized instead and generates heat with a large heat generation capacity, and the dough heats up to 180 degrees.
Heated in the range of 00 degrees.

The above steps are carried out automatically one after another until the bread production is completed, but it takes about 3 hours, and therefore the bread will be baked at 6 a.m., which is set in the control device 21. become.

In addition, when starting bread production immediately, the upper container 24
can be used as a measuring cup to supply water into the container 8.

According to this embodiment, the following effects can be achieved by 111
I can do that. That is, the upper container 2 in the tank 23
Ice is stored in the upper container 24, and the melted water is supplied into the container 8 via the valve device 27 every time a predetermined amount of the melted water is stored in the lower container 25. The supply of water into the container 8 can be delayed by the time it takes for the yeast to melt, and since the melted water has a lower temperature than normal tap water, even if the melted water comes into contact with the yeast in the container 8. The fermentation of the yeast does not progress that much,
Therefore, when the control device 21 is set so that the bread will be baked the next morning, it is possible to make good bread dough and obtain delicious bread, unlike the conventional method. Also, tank 23
Since the melted water from the dough is supplied to the vicinity of the circumferential wall of the container 8, unlike the case where water is supplied to the center of the container 8, for example, there is no possibility that only the center of the bread material absorbs water. The Bread H ingredient can be kneaded effectively without any problems. Furthermore, the partial container 24 can be used as a measuring cup when not storing ice, which is convenient.

In the embodiment described in -1-, water was injected into some of the containers 24 and frozen; however, for example, liquid such as milk or a mixture of IJ water and milk was injected and frozen. You can do it like this.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings; for example, the ice stored in the tank may be ice cubes made in the freezer compartment of a refrigerator.9. Without departing from the gist. Of course, it can be implemented with appropriate modifications within the scope.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained below, the water supply device for the bread maker of the present invention is designed to supply the melted ice stored in the tank into the container for bread making, so that the water supply device for the bread maker of the present invention is designed to supply the melted ice stored in the tank into the container for bread making. This has the practical effect of being able to supply a molten liquid such as water with a delay, thereby preventing the fermentation of the yeast from proceeding as much as possible before the bread-making operation begins. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, with FIG. 1 being a longitudinal sectional side view of the entire bread making machine, and FIG. 2 being a longitudinal sectional side view of the water supply device. In the drawing, 8 is a container, 10 is a kneading blade, 14 is a lid plate, 21 is a control device, 22 is a water supply device, 23 is a tank, 24 is a container, 25 is a lower container, 27 is a valve device, 32 indicates the mounting section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a bread maker that kneads, ferments, and bakes bread ingredients in a container under the control of a control device, there is a tank for storing ice, and a tank installed in the tank to store the melted ice when the ice melts. A water supply device for a bread maker, comprising: a valve device that supplies the melted liquid into the container when the melt reaches a predetermined amount.