JPS6379199A - Automatically food cooking/vending apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application This invention relates to automatic food preparation and vending equipment, particularly for corn, wheat, barley, rice and soybeans.

Red beans, green beans, other legumes, etc. can be automatically cooked and taken out in predetermined amounts by a payment operation such as inserting a coin, and popcorn, etc., for example, can be automatically provided.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The inventor of the present invention proposed an automatic food preparation and vending device in Japanese Patent Application No. 125782/1982, in which air heated by a heating device is circulated through a nearly closed flow path for cooking. It looks like this. However, when this cooking is done, the food ingredients are cooked while being stirred with a stirring rod, so some of the food ingredients may be taken out before they are fully cooked, or they may stick to the stirring rod and remain and become charred the next time. The problem was that it had to be taken out.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention The present invention provides an automatic food preparation/dispensing device which allows all food ingredients to be completely cooked and taken out without any residue.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention is an automatic food preparation and vending device, which comprises a food material supply device that delivers a predetermined amount of food material when a payment operation is made, and a flow path that substantially blocks the delivered food material. A cooking device that cooks food by circulating air heated by a heating device inside the cooking device, wherein the cooking device is rotatably supported around at least a predetermined axis for accommodating food materials supplied from a food material supply device. An automatic food product comprising: a storage device disposed in the flow path so that heated air passes through the inside; and a device that rotates or reciprocates the storage device at least about the axis. The present invention provides a cooking and selling device.

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In one embodiment of the invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, 10 is a main body, and a door 12 can be opened and closed by a hinge 11.
covered by. Reference numeral 13 denotes a coin slot provided in the door 12 for making a payment operation. 15, 16.17
is a seasoning switch that is pressed after inserting a coin through this slot to select the seasoning. Although not shown in this flavor switch, for example, curry, salt, chocolate, etc.
・The type of seasoning is displayed. A transparent plate 18 made of heat-resistant glass is provided on the door 12 so that the inside can be seen through. 21 is a small transparent door provided at the bottom of the door 12. Reference numeral 22 denotes a coin detection processing section provided inside the door 12, which detects an inserted coin and sends a signal to a control device (not shown). This control device is designed to issue signals for all operations described below.

Reference numeral 23 indicates the food material supply device as a whole, and is constructed as described below. That is, 25 is a hopper that accommodates the input food material 90 such as corn;
6 is a holding part connected to the lower part of this hopper to hold the food material 90 coming down; 27 is an air cylinder having a piston 28 for delivering the food material 90 stored in this holding part. This air cylinder 27 is automatically operated after pressing any one of the seasoning switches 15, 16, and 17. The piston 28 is provided with a thin connecting portion 30, and when the piston 28 is operated, a lid member 32 attached to the tip thereof opens the holding portion 26 and the food material 90 falls from the opening 33.

34 indicates the cooking device as a whole, and is constructed as described below. That is, 35 is a casing whose interior is almost closed. Reference numeral 36 denotes an upper lid which is provided on the upper surface of the casing and is opened and closed by an air cylinder 37, and is opened just before the food material 90 falls from the opening 33 and is closed after the food material 90 has passed through. It has become. 38 is a bottom cover which can be opened by an air cylinder 39. Reference numeral 40 denotes a storage device with a large rectangular cross section, the circumferential surface and the back surface are made of porous and thin material 11 such as wire mesh or a perforated plate, and the front surface is made of a transparent plate 42 made of hot glass. be. This storage device is designed to actually operate a single unit 13 extending rearward from the back side by an electric motor 44. The electric motor 44 is equipped with a speed reducer (not shown) or a device for stopping the shaft 43 at a predetermined rotational position. Reference numeral 45 denotes a main opening/closing member of the storage device 40, which is disposed below the upper lid 36 when the storage device 40 is stopped, and is guided by guide portions 46 on both sides to open the input port 47.
It can be opened and closed, and both sides are constantly pulled by helical springs 48 to maintain a closed state. Reference numeral 49 denotes an engaging portion provided at the outer end of this main opening/closing member.

50 is an opening/closing device for the main opening/closing member 45, and the air cylinder 5
A pair of gripping members 53 are connected to the tip of the piston 52 that moves forward and backward from the piston 1, and can be opened and closed by an air cylinder 54 provided on the piston 52. The main opening/closing member 45 is opened almost simultaneously with the upper M45, and in this case, with the grip member 53 open, the piston 52 advances from the air cylinder 51 in the direction in which it extends, and when it reaches a predetermined position, the air cylinder 54 This causes the grip member 53 to close and grip the retaining portion 49.

Next ((When the piston 52 retreats, the main opening/closing member 45 moves to open the input port 47. In this state, the upper lid 36 also opens and the food material 90 falls into the interior. After that, the air cylinder 51 is moved to the piston 52.
When the upper opening/closing member 45 reaches a predetermined position and closes the input port 47, the gripping member 53 opens and the piston 52
It is designed to move back. Reference numeral 55 denotes a lower opening/closing member configured in the same manner as the upper opening/closing member 45 to open and close the discharge port 56, and is opened/closed by an opening/closing device 57 configured similarly to the opening/closing device 50 and corresponding parts denoted by the same reference numerals. It is supposed to be done. 58 is a flow path formed in the casing 35 so as to pass through the housing device 40;
The blower 60 is driven to form an air flow in the direction of the arrow in FIG. Reference numeral 61 denotes a heating device having a heating element such as a plurality of heaters, which can be moved from below the storage device 40 to the right by an air cylinder 62, and can be returned to the initial position. 63 is a temperature detection member that detects the temperature inside the flow path 58. 64 is a power switch, 65 is a heating time setting switch, 66 is a temperature setting digital switch that sets the temperature with a three-digit number, 67 is a display unit that digitally displays the air temperature detected by the temperature detection member 63, 68 69 is a guide member disposed below the bottom lid 38, and 69 is a transparent plate made of heat-resistant glass provided in a portion of the casing 35 adjacent to the transparent plate 42 of the storage device 40. The transparent plate 18 is also located almost adjacent to the transparent plate 69, so that the inside of the storage device 40 can be seen through.

The cooking device 34 operates as follows. That is, when the power switch 64 is turned on, the heating device 61
When the air in the flow path 58 is heated and reaches a temperature near the temperature set by the digital switch 66, the energization to the heating device 61 is controlled so that this state is maintained. For example, if the set temperature is 275°C, the flow path 58
The inside temperature can be maintained at about 272 to 278°C, which is the most suitable temperature for cooking corn. This flow path 58
It cannot be used by inserting coins until the air inside reaches around the set temperature, and it is electric 1 [44,
sq is also stopped. After the inside of the flow path 58 reaches a predetermined temperature, a coin is inserted through the input port 13 and the seasoned switch 15,1 is activated.
6. If you press any of 17, the top cover 36 and top opening/closing member 4 will close.
5 is opened, following which the food material 90 enters the opening 33.
The container falls from the container and is stored in the storage device 40, and then the top lid 36 and the top opening/closing member 45 are closed. Next, electric motor 4
4.59 is driven and the housing device 40 rotates, for example, in the direction of the arrow in FIG. circulate within. In this case, the food material 90 in the storage device 40 is heated while rolling within the storage device 40 due to the rotation of the storage device 40, swells and bursts, and expands significantly. For example, in the case of corn, it becomes popcorn in about 30 seconds. In this state, when the time set on the transparent plate 44 is completed and cooking is finished, the electric motors 44, 59 are stopped. Subsequently, the air cylinder 62 pulls the heating device 61 and moves it to the position shown by the chain line in FIG. Next, the lower opening/closing member 55 is opened and the cooked food 92 falls onto the bottom lid 38.The bottom lid 3875 is a flavoring device configured as described below. That is, containers 76, 77, and 78 hold liquid flavoring materials 93, 94, and 95, respectively, and correspond to the flavoring switches 15, 16, and 17, respectively. 79 is each air cylinder 27, 37, 39
, 51, 54.62, and each container 76.
A compressor is used to send compressed air into each container 76.7 through a hose 80.
7. A hose that sends out each flavoring material from 78, and a discharge port 82 with a valve is provided at the tip, and only the flavoring material selected by the flavoring switch 15, 16.17 is passed through the guide member. Cooked food 92 descending along 68
It is now being sprayed on the ground and is being used as a legal precedent.

Reference numeral 83 denotes a known kelp supply device which holds paper cups 84 serving as a large number of containers, separates them one by one, and supplies them through a guide member 85 almost simultaneously with the supply of food material 90 for one operation. However, details are not shown. The paper tip 84 supplied by this tip feeding device is adapted to receive food 92 which is lowered by a takeout section 86 located inside the small door 21. The paper cup 84 containing the food 92 can be removed from the holding frame 87 by opening the small door 21 and pulling it downward.

In the configuration as described above, the power switch 6
4 is turned on, and after a certain period of time the air in the flow path 58 reaches a predetermined temperature, it becomes operational, and a coin is inserted through the slot 13, and the seasoning switches 15, 16, .
17, the food material 90 is automatically fed into the storage device 40, and as this storage device rotates, it is cooked by the flowing heated air, further seasoned, and taken out at the takeout section 86. . Each operation is completed in about one minute, for example.

In this invention, the payment operation may be performed by sending in paper or by card without inserting coins. Further, the storage device 40 may have a circular cross section instead of a hexagonal cross section, and may be rotated back and forth within a predetermined angle range without being continuously rotated in a predetermined direction.

In such a case, as shown in FIG. 5, it may be constructed so that it can be rotated to open the input port 4. Furthermore, the accommodation device 40 may be constructed in a spherical shape as shown in FIG.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention is adapted to accommodate the food material 90 and cook it by rotating it around a predetermined axis or making reciprocating rotational movements. It has the effect that it is heated evenly and uniformly while rolling, is well cooked, and all the food is taken out each time.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a partially cutaway or cross-sectional front view showing an embodiment of the invention with the door open, Fig. 2 is a front view showing the door closed, and Fig. 3 is a front view of the cooking device. A front view showing the details of the main part as a partial cross section, FIG. 4 is a plan view thereof,
5 and 6 are perspective views showing storage devices with different parts modified, 34 is a cooking device, 40 is a storage device, 14 is an electric motor, 58 is a flow path, 59 is an electric motor,
60 is the transport; 61 is the heating device. Agent Patent Attorney Akira Katsube Figure 2 12 Door 13, Status Figure J Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] An automatic food preparation and vending device, which includes a food material supply device that delivers a predetermined amount of food material when a payment operation is made, and a food material supply device that circulates air heated by a heating device in a nearly closed flow path for the delivered food material. The cooking device is rotatably supported around at least a predetermined axis for accommodating food materials supplied from a food material supply device, and the cooking device is disposed in the flow path and heated air is supplied to the cooking device. An automatic food preparation and vending machine comprising: a storage device that is configured to pass through the interior; and a device that rotates or reciprocates the storage device at least about the axis.