MXPA94008843A - Autoconten frying machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a fryer machine, characterized in that it comprises a hopper for supplying a dehydrated food product to a mixing chamber, a mixing chamber having an upper end and a lower end and an opening leading therein that communicates with said hopper, said piston chamber having a piston rod itself, said piston chamber having a reciprocating, movable piston rod mounted thereon, which has an upper end and a lower end with a piston portion at the lower end thereof, said bar from a first position wherein said piston portion is blended to a second position, wherein the piston portion is disposed adjacent to the lower end of the mixing chamber, and a die plate that closes the lower end of the mixing chamber, the die plate comprises a plurality of predetermined separate openings extending through predetermined separate openings extending therethrough, a slidable member reciprocally mounted below the die plate and including reciprocating means reciprocally moving said slidable member from a first position that normally closes the openings spaced across the plate from die to a second position disposed away from the separate openings, thereby allowing the passage of the food product therethrough, a water inlet having a slot opening in fluid communication with the interior of the mixing chamber between said opening driving thereon and said die plate, and a frying vessel mounted below said slidable element having at least one basket mounted thereon.

Description

"SELF-CONTAINED FRYING MACHINE" Inventor (s): JACK C. GARBER, North America, residing at: 15209 Rayneta Drive, Sherman Oaks, California 911 + 03, E.U.A.

Causaire: INTERNATIONAL FRÍES INCORPORATED, a North American company, organized and existing in accordance with the laws of the State of California, E.U.A., domiciled at: 12265 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City, California 91604-, E.U.A.

SUMMARY OF THE DESCRIPTION A self-contained frying machine 10 having a storage area 21, a mixing chamber 19 for receiving a pre-measured quantity of dehydrated food product from the storage area 21 and for rehydrating and solidifying it, a piston 32 for compressing the rehydrated food product and force it through a die plate 66 with a hole in which the dehydrated and solidified food product is formed into individual pieces. The pieces are then deposited in a chamber 122 of hot oil and then fry them, drain them and deposit them in a container 136 for consumption.

CROSS REFERENCE TO THE RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation in part of the application No. of sene 06 / 150,653, filed on November 12, 1994.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to frying machines and very particularly to a self-contained frying machine for producing a fried food product.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREVIOUS TECHNIQUE Many types of machines are known in the prior art for frying food products. Generally, such machines reconstitute dehydrated food products to a dough mixture, then cut the mixture into predetermined shaped parts and fry them. The prior art devices have had problems producing a tasty non-oily food product in a fast, repetitive and efficient manner. Some devices of the prior art require a lot of maintenance and attention and therefore are not useful when inexperienced operators are involved. There is therefore a need for a fryer machine that produces a tasty non-oily food product in a fast and repetitive manner.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION An object of this invention is to provide an improved self-contained fryer machine. A further object of this invention is to provide an improved automatic self-contained French fries machine. Another object of this invention is to provide a frying machine for producing a food product, such as French fries, using a dry, reconstructed, granular vegetable product, such as potato granules. These and other objects are preferably achieved by providing a self-contained frying machine having a storage area, a mixing chamber for receiving a pre-measured amount of a dehydrated food product from the storage area and for rehydrating and solidifying it, and a piston for compress the prehydrated food product and force it through a die plate with hole where the rehydrated and solidified food product is formed into individual pieces. The pieces are then deposited in a hot oil chamber for later frying, draining and depositing them in a container for consumption.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a perspective view of the fryer machine of the invention. Figure 2 is an elevation view of the fryer machine of the invention. Figure 3 is an elevational view of a portion of the machine of Figure 2. Figure 4 is an elevational view, partly in section, of another portion of the machine of Figure 2. Figure 5 is a taken view along lines 5-5 of Figure 4-. Figure 6 is a detail view, partly in section, of a portion of the frying machine of Figures 1 to 5. Figure 7 is an elevational view, partly in section of a portion of the frying machine of Figures 1 a 5. The figure & is a view similar to Figure 7 illustrating the operation of a part of the frying machine of Figures 1 to 7. Figure 9 is a view with the separate parts of the frying machine of Figure 1. Figure 10 is a detailed elevation view of a portion of the frying machine of Figure 1. Figure 11 is a perspective view of a portion of the frying machine of Figure 1. Figure 12 is a view taken along the lines 12. -12 of Figure 2. Figure 13 is a view taken along lines 13-13 of Figure 2. Figure 14 is a detailed view of a portion of the apparatus of Figure 6. Figures 15A to 15C they are preferred flow charts of the operation of the apparatus of Figures 1 to 13. Figure 16 is a detailed view of a portion of the operation of the apparatus of Figure 12. Figure 17 is a schematic illustration of the water supply for the apparatus of the invention. Figure 16 is a view taken along lines 16-16 of Figure 12. Figures 19 and 20 are views taken along lines 19-19 and 20-2 (3, respectively, of the figure 16. Figure 21 is an elevation view of a portion of the apparatus of Figures 1 to 20 showing a modification thereof Figure 22 is a view taken along lines 22-22 of Figure 21. Figure 23 is a perspective view of a portion of the apparatus of Figures 1 to 20 showing a further modification thereof Figure 24- is an elevation view of a portion of the apparatus of Figure 23. Figure 25 is a plan view of a portion of the apparatus of Figure 24 - Figures 26A to 26C are plan views of a portion of the apparatus of Figures 23 to 25 illustrating the operation thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED MODALITY Referring now to Fig. 1 of the invention, a fryer machine 10 having a housing 11, a front control panel 12 and an assortment station 13 is shown. The machine 10 has an electrical cable 14- which terminates in a socket 15 which can be plugged into a suitable wall outlet 16. As seen in Figure 1, a quantity of French fries 17 has been deposited in a cup 136 which has access to the assortment station 13.

Referring now to Figure 2, wherein the outer housing 11 has been removed, the machine 10 includes an upper chamber 19 and a lower integral mixing chamber 19 'for introducing a dry plant food product therein from a supply of the product and a measuring system 20. The food product is stored in a hopper 21 having a lower funnel portion 22, the outlet 23 of which is controlled by a product flow regulator 24. As seen in Figure 3, the regulator 24- can be divided into sections, such as four, by suitable deflectors 25, and be rotated in the direction of the arrow 26 to release a predetermined amount of granule material by gravity. down the product supply tube 26, which can be a flexible corrugated hose. The regulator 24- is mounted to the frame 29 (see also Figure 2) by a housing 30"having an integral L-shaped mounting plate 30 (see Figure 9) having openings 31 suitable for receiving screws or the like. A gear motor 209 is provided (Figure 9) having an output arrow 210, engaging the center hollow bar 211 of the regulator 24-, to rotate the same. A closure plate 30 'is provided, which has holes 31' for securing the plate 30 to the housing 30 '', to close the opening leading to the housing 30 ''.

The product supply tube 26 terminates in a plate 163 having an opening, aligned with the internal part of the mixing chamber 19 '(FIG. 3) through the opening 13k (see also FIG. 9). A ram assembly 32 (Figure 3) is mounted in a piston chamber 19 in communication with the mixing chamber 19 '. The tamper assembly 32 includes a motor 33 (FIG. 4) coupled to the mounting plate 34 mounted to the piston chamber 19. The output shaft 35 of the motor 33 extends through a slot 164- (FIG. 9) in FIG. the plate 34-e drives a pulley 36 having a band 37 on it (Figure 4-). The band 37 extends to and engages a pulley 36 coupled to an elongated screw 39 mounted vertically in the chamber 19. The screw 39 has a non-threaded upper end 40 that extends through a ball bearing assembly 41 mounted in the hub. a pad block 52 secured in a non-rotating position within the chamber 19 by a pair of securing screws 42, 43. A washer 166 having a central hole 167 (FIG. 9) for receiving the end 40 is placed inside a projection cylindrical 166 integral with plate 3H. The chamber 19 is preferably cylindrical in cross section and the chamber 19 'preferably has a rectangular configuration (Figure 9) and both are coaxially aligned and vertically mounted. The chamber 19 'is preferably a U-shaped channel closed at the lower end by the extrusion die plate 66, and enclosed at the top by the piston housing 19. The open side of the portion 19"of the U-shaped channel of the chamber 19 '(Figure 9) is mounted flush with the wall 176 having the opening 134 therethrough providing an effective seal due to the surfaces machined to very narrow tolerances. The upper end 200 of the wall 176 is slidably mounted on a plate 201 by matching the edges 202 and the slots 203, respectively, with the final assembly shown in Figure 3. A plate external 204- (figure 9) having integral integral brackets 205 is secured to plate 201 by a plurality of threaded fasteners 206 '(see figure 9). See Figure 3 for the final assembly where the brackets 205 abut against the underside of the frame 29. A pin 206 is provided on the plate 204 which is preferably a spring-deflected releasable pin 206 mounted to the plate 204. which mates the vertically separated holes 207 (FIG. 3) in the plate 201 such that the end of the pin end 206 (FIG. 9) of the pin 206 can enter the selective holes 207 to releasably secure the plate 204 to the plate 201 for a fast vertical separation to give maintenance service and similar.

A bushing 44- (FIG. 3) is mounted inside the chamber 19 'and, as seen in FIG. 9, has a locking slot 45 which receives therein a key or elongated member 46 (see particularly FIG. 5) fixed to the inner wall of the cylindrical housing 19 by one or more separate screws 47. The bushing 4 ^ also has a magnetic block 49 mounted therein adapted to coact with one or more detectors 50 mounted at separate locations along the housing 19 (see Figure 4). The detectors 50 may be part of a circuit board for controlling the operation of the machine 1 (1). An elastic 0-shaped ring 51 (FIG. 9) is mounted inside the chamber 19 between the pad block 52 and the upper end of the sleeve 44-holding the threaded rod 39. As seen in FIG. 5, the sleeve 44 - has a main body portion 53 of an external diameter generally relative to the internal diameter of the housing 19 and a lower integral portion 54 (FIG. 3) relatively smaller in outer diameter. The portion 54-fits on the open upper end of a piston rod 55 that extends down from and engages a piston support 56 (Figure 4). The piston holder 56 is mounted in the mixing chamber 19 ', the latter having a diameter greater than the internal diameter of the upper piston chamber 19 and being separated therefrom by the wall 57. Thus, a piston support 56 it has an upper portion 56 that extends through an opening 59 in the wall 57 and an integral lower portion 60, of larger external diameter than the upper portion 56, disposed in the chamber 19 '. The piston support 56 and the bar 55 thus form a ram assembly. The lower portion of the lower portion 60 (FIG. 7) has a T-shaped closure aperture 61 that receives therein a similar T-shaped section 62 of a front plate 63. The front plate 63 has a plurality of protrusions. separate ones 61 adapted to fit into the holes 65 of a die plate 66 (see also figure 6). As seen in figure m, the sides of the teeth 64 are straight or vertical, but the sides of the holes may be slightly angled with respect to the vertical as indicated in the angle X, e.g., approximately 7o. . As seen in Figures 6 and 9, a fluid inlet 66 is associated with the interior of the chamber 19 'threaded in a block 69 mounted to the outer wall 70 of the housing 19 having an elongated opening 71 in fluid communication with an opening or port 72 similarly configured (see Figure 4) on wall 70. As can be seen by arrows 73 in Figure 6, water can be injected into chamber 19 'through port 72 (Figure 9) and contact the mixture 27 to rehydrate the same as will be discussed. The port 72 can be an oblong opening. A 0-shaped ring 74 may be provided in the notch 7 'in the block 69 between the block 69 and the wall 70 for a fluid-tight seal. The block 69 can be secured to the wall 70 by screws (not shown) extending through the holes 132 (FIG. 9) and in the panel portion 133 of the panel 176 having the opening 134 therethrough. As seen in Figures 6 and 9, a flat sliding element 63 is mounted to a panel 64. The sliding member 63 is activated by a rack and pinion gear assembly 75. A silicone gasket 74 is mounted on the upper part of the slidable member 63 at the front end thereof. A die plate 66 is provided at the front end of the panel 6U. As seen in Figures 7 and 9, the assembly 75 includes a motor 75 'that drives a gear 76 mounted to a housing 77 as L pivotally connected at pin 66 pivot to a bracket 210 U-shaped mounted the portion 176 of the lower housing. The upstanding extension portion 60 (Figure 6) of the housing 77 is biased against the outer wall 70 of the housing 19 'by a spring 61. The spring 61 is held in position by being placed at each end within the recesses 130 and 131 in the accommodation 19 'and the accommodation 77 respectively, as seen in the dotted lines in Figure 7. A screw 61 'extends through the portion 60 and the center of the spring 61 is threaded into the plate 176 of the housing 19' as seen in Figures 7 and 9 An elongated gear rack 62 is mounted to the slidable member 63. As seen in Figure 9, the U-shaped panel 64 straddles the base 63, and the gear rack 62 is adapted to swing within a groove. 65 of the panel 64 by means of a screw 66 threaded in the rack member 62 and movable within the slot 65. A pair of elongated slots 66, 67 are provided on both side walls 66 of the panel 64-. Each slot 66, 67 is bent up slightly at the ends 69, 90, respectively (Figure 6). As seen in Figures 6 and 9, a pair of screws 91, 92 extends through the cam follower rollers 93, 94, respectively, and move into the slots 66, 67 (see Figure 9). The cam follower rollers 93, 94- have internally mounted ball bearings and the screws 91, 92 are threaded thereto. As seen in Figure 7, as will be discussed, the slidable member 63 is positioned below the die plate 66. In Figure 6, it has been moved in the direction of arrow 95 by moving packing 74 'away from die plate 66. An air control housing 99 is provided (Figure 2) to let the vapors of the cooking oil used in the machine 10 come out. Therefore, as seen in Figures 10 and 11, the vapors of the cooking compartment 97 (FIG. 2) are removed at the ventilation outlet 96 (FIG. 10) of the housing 99 via the ventilation tube 135 (shown in dotted lines in FIG. 2). The exit vapors, as indicated by the arrow 100, pass through the filter 101 and, as indicated by the arrow 102, figure 10, pass through one or more filters 103 and then through a pair of fans. 104-, 1 (55 (Figure 11, of course only one fan can be provided, or more than two.) The vapors are then expelled to the atmosphere as indicated by arrows 106 and 107. Ventilation tube 135 (Figure 2) ) communicates in the lower part with the final stage of the cooking process and delivers the cooked product to the cup 136, as will be discussed.The filters 101 can be filter media mounted in removable drawers and can remove oil particles from the vapors The filter 103 (or a plurality thereof) can be an activated carbon filter, also mounted in a removable drawer, to remove odors from the filtered vapor before the air is expelled out of the housing 99. The comparison of cooking 97 shown FIG. 2. The cooking compartment 97 includes a main assembly 106 mounted on the frame 109 supported to the lower wall 110 of the housing 11 by a plurality of spaced apart support legs 111, 112. A frying vessel 122 is mounted on the internal part of the assembly 106. A plurality, such as four, of frying baskets 113, 113 ', 114, 115, (only the baskets 113 are visible, 114, 115 in FIG. 2, see FIG. 12) are mounted on a rotatable mounted carousel 123 within the interior of the frying container 122 in the member 116. A threaded hole 117 is provided in the bottom wall 119 of the container 122, normally closed by a ball valve 116, to drain the same. A conventional band heater 123 'is tightly clamped to the exterior of the frying container 122. If desired, thermal insulation can be provided between the strip heater 123' and the external assembly 106. The carousel 123 is mounted on its central axis in 116 and provides support and assembly for the baskets 113 to 115. A vertical arrow 125 extends from the cap 116 'through the cover 126. A cylindrical band 127' extends around the carousel 123 to make it rigid. The arrow 125 terminates at the top of a pulley 143, Figure 12, shown in dashed lines, having a band 144 extending to a motor shaft 145 rotated by the motor 14-6 mounted to the mounting plate 109. It is coupled to a motor panel 147 in any suitable form, eg, by the duct 146, to the motor 146 to control the operation thereof and the rotation of the arrows 145. It can be seen that the rotation of the arrow 145 rotates the arrow 125 by the band 144 and the pulley 143 and therefore the carousel 123 to rotate the baskets 113 to 115. As seen in Figure 12, a second motor 149 is also mounted to the mounting plate. 109 coupled via conduit 150 to control panel 147. Motor 149 rotates an arrow 141 extending generally parallel to plate 109 having a first integral extension portion 152 extending generally normal with respect to arrow 151 with a second portion n of extension 153 extending normal with respect to extension portion 152 and generally parallel with respect to arrow 151. Extension portion 153 terminates in a U-shaped bracket 154 (see also Figure 16). Each basket 113 to 115 has a collar member 155 (FIG. 2) at the top with an extension bracket 156 connected pivotally via a pivot pin 157 to the carousel 123. Each basket 113 to 115 has a pin 156 loosely disposed. within the bracket 154. After the food products have finished cooking in the basket closest to the cup 136, the motor 149 is activated to raise the arrow 151 (and therefore the mixture 154) from the position of the solid line shown in Fig. 16 to the position of the dotted line or the flipped position (see also the position of the solid line) shown in Fig. 2. The motor 149 (Fig. 12) is preferably controlled by suitable associated electronic components with the panel 147 to maintain the basket 113 in an intermediate position (eg, the position of the dotted line mean in figure 16) lifted out of the cooking oil in the container 122 to drain the basket before turning the basket and thus empty the food product to the cup 136. The inter-rotating rotation of the rotor 140 returns the basket 113 to the position of the dotted line shown in Fig. 2 and the position of the continuous line of the basket 115 in Figure 16. The rotation of the carousel 123 rotates the basket 115 and presents a subsequent basket, like the basket 114 in Figure 12, to be emptied. The cups 136 are selectively moved in an operative position by an electric gear motor 127 (Figure 12) mounted on the subframe 126 by rotating the arrow 129. The motor 127 (Figure 13) is coupled to the control panel 147 (FIG. 12) through the conduit 159 (Figure 13) and controlled in this way to deposit the cups 136 to fill them with a food product. Therefore, the motor 127 rotates the arrow 129 and separates the pulleys 160, 161 coupled thereto for rotation therewith. The belts 162, 163 engage the pulleys 160, 161 respectively, at one end and likewise, the pulleys 164, 165 respectively, mounted at the other end. The cups 136 are placed on top of the bands 162, 163 (See Figure 12) and are pulled along them by friction as the motor 127 rotates the arrow 129. Therefore, as seen in Figure 13, a cup 136 can be pulled to the position of the basket (position of the solid line) in the direction of the arrow 166 as the arrow 129 rotates. The full cups 136 are then moved to the food assortment area shown in Figure 1 (the position of the front dotted line in Figure 13). Conventional cup spouts for vending machines or the like are well known in the art and can be used to supply one cup at a time to the food assortment area. Water is introduced to the machine 10 from any suitable supply and to an inlet leading to a normally closed solenoid valve 237 (Figure 17). From there, the water passes through a pressure regulator 174 to the filter 137. The water filtered from the filter 137, which ensures that the hard water tanks, the solid particles or contaminants are removed, is fed through the heater. water 136. Water introduced into the filter 137 can be preheated, if desired. The heated water is injected in this way into the chamber 19 'through the inlet tube 240 coupled to the inlet 66 (Figure 3). The heater 236 that releases the water is effectively controlled by the combined interaction of the solenoid valve 237 (normally closed) and the solenoid valve 141 (normally open) which are activated simultaneously. When the solenoid valve 237 is in the closed state, the solenoid valve 141 remains open to allow the water chamber to remain at atmospheric pressure despite the effects of expansion by thermal contraction. When the solenoid valve 237 is opened, the solenoid valve 141 closes ensuring that there is no loss of water through the vent line, and ensuring that the volume of water for the correct finish is entered into the mixing chamber 19 ' . The compartment 142 (Figure 11) may contain therein an adequate supply of cooking oil which may be a removable container used to manually fill the cooking vessel 122 after a predetermined number of cooking cycles. Any suitable materials can be used. Remote controllers and Hall effect detectors can be used through. Suitable remote controllers that can be used are the RF 300 models manufactured by VISITECT, Inc. of Fremont, California. Any suitable temperatures may be used, such as a water inlet temperature of approximately 43.3 ° C to 60 ° C and a cooking oil temperature of about 176 ° C. The apparatus of Figures 1 to 16 can be used to produce any suitable fried food product, such as a French fries. The apparatus 10 reconstitutes a vegetable product in dry granules, such as potato granules, fed by a hopper 21 to a chamber 19 '. The granulated potato products that can be used are well known in the prior art. One such product is described and claimed in U.S. Patent No. 3,622,355. After the water is injected into the chamber 19 at a predetermined temperature via port 72, the water is retained in the chamber 19 'in contact with the dried granule product for a predetermined period sufficient for the dry granular product to be reconstituted and form a dough. The piston rod 55 is now activated to move downwards as seen in Figure 4 where the piston portion 60 is shown in dotted lines 60 in a position, then on dotted lines 60 '' in a subsequent position. The slidable element 63 (Figures 7 and 6) is in a blocking position (Figure 7) under the die plate 66 during the reconstruction of the dried food product. Therefore, the piston portion 60 pushes the mass 167 (Figure 7) against the slidable member 63 to form a mass block. As seen in Figure 6, the motor 75 'rotates the gear 76 coupling the gear rack 62 (Figure 6) thereby moving the same with the pins 91, 92 traveling in the slots 66, 67. This retracts the element slidable 63 to move it to the position of Figure 6. The additional actuation of the piston rod 55 forces the piston portion 60 against the mass 167 through the openings 65 and the die plate 66, the teeth 64 entering the openings 65 (see Figure 6) forcing the mass 167 through the holes 65 in the die plate 66 forming the strips 166 of dough retaining the shape, e.g., potato strips. The holes 65 and the engagement thereof by the teeth 64 serves to form the strips 166 to a specific configuration. The extruded potato strips are then deposited in contact with cooking oil in baskets 113 to 115 (Figure 2). After frying the strips to a predetermined fried state, the baskets, such as the basket 113 in Figure 2 and as discussed so far, are raised so as not to be in contact with the cooking oil in the frying pan 122; drained then overturned in such a way that the fried strips fall out of the basket 113 in the cup 136 (the latter having been moved to the operative position, as seen in Figure 2, by rotating the bands 162, as discussed above. now). The cup 136, as seen in Figure 1, now moves to the assortment station 13 and the French fries 17 can be removed and consumed by the user. A subsequent cup is moved to the position and to the bands 162, 163 and a basket subsequent to the position of figure 2 is also moved to deposit another batch of french fries. Therefore, the interior of the chamber 19 'is closed during the process of introducing the granular material and the water loading by the plate 63 slidable below the die plate 66. The water is left for a sufficient time to penetrate the granulated material to form a homogeneous mass of a reconstituted paste. When the plate 63 opens, and the piston 60 pushes the dough through the holes 65 to the die plate 66, the food product is shaped and the shaped mass is deposited by gravity in the frying oil in the frying vessel 122 Teflon can be provided on the vane 63 of the vane portion of the piston. That, in conjunction with the vertical positioning of the chamber 19 'eliminates the need for a closing mechanism to separate the food product formed from the die plate 66. In addition, the residual formation of the food material is reduced, reducing the need for non-periodic cleaning. Piston 60 can be easily removed and replaced by people who provide service without technical knowledge without the need for special tools for regular and periodic maintenance and cleaning. The cooking vessel 122 and the cover 126 can be easily separated by the use of overlapping lever clamps on activating centers, (not shown) facilitating the cleaning activities. The internal surfaces of the container 122 and the cover 126 can be treated with Teflon to allow the thickened and burned oil to be easily removed. The cooking oil in the container 122 can be easily removed and replaced. Therefore, as seen in Figure 2, the limbs 111, 112 are fixed and the brackets 211, 212 are mounted to the underside of the frame 109. The conventional sliding bearing bearing members, 213, 214 are interposed between the brackets 211, 212, and the limbs 111, 112, respectively. Therefore, in order to facilitate the procedure, the cooking vessel 122 can be pulled out of the housing on its guide rails or limbs 11, 112. A ball valve 116 opens allowing the oil to be drained to a suitable container (not shown). The replacement of the cooking oil is achieved by pouring the new oil into the container 122 through an opening (not shown) in the cover 126 of the container. The cooking vessel 122 and cover 126 can be thermally insulated to reduce the risk of burn hazard to the maintenance personnel, and for the energy consumption of the apparatus 10. The cooking vessel 122 and the air control system (Fig. 11) can be coupled closely via conduit 136 to maintain cleanliness inside the interior of the machine 10 and to maintain a high level of efficiency of the air filter system (11). The air filter assembly is composed of a plurality of air filter means 101, for removal of the oil particles, and an activated carbon filter 103 can be used to remove or reduce cooking odors.

The Hall effect detectors 50 are preferably used through the apparatus 10. The detectors 50 are incorporated in such a way that periodic adjustments are not required, and the specific trigger points are not subject to deviation. A high reliability of the apparatus is obtained. The temperature of the water used can be set by the manufacturer for rehydration of the vegetable product. The activation time of the solenoid valve can be controlled by suitable microcontrollers. The duration of the open cycle of the solenoid valve can be used to determine the volume of water that is injected into the rehydration chamber 19 '. Pressure regulators can be used to ensure a consistent volume of water despite the pressure of the inlet line. The slidable member 63 travels between the side walls 177, 176 of the panel 64 (Figure 9), and below the die plate 66. The slidable member 63 is retracted prior to the extrusion of the vegetable mass as a result of the activation of the tamper assembly, the face of which is the vane portion 63. The pieces of dough formed are separated from the die plate 66 or as a result of their weight. At the end of the extrusion cycle the tamper is activated and the piston rod 55 retracts to a position that effectively blocks the opening 134. After the vegetable product is extruded, the slidable member 63 closes. The slidable member 63 is activated by the use of the rack and pinion mechanism 76, 62. The gear 76 meshes with the adapter or rack member 62 which in turn is mounted to the slidable member 63 via the slot 65 (Fig. 9) and the screw 66 'engaging the member 62. The plate 74 is free to move in a linear direction perpendicular to the bore of the chamber 19' along machined notches provided by the walls 66, 177. The member 62 You can also have provisions to mount suitable magnets. The Hall effect detectors indicate to the microprocessor (as will be discussed) the position of the slidable element 63. At the time of shutdown, the microprocessor applies a current to the motor 75 'of deflectable element. The piston activation mechanism is described as follows: the piston portion 60, the piston support provided by the walls of the chamber 19, the piston rod 55, and the piston bush 44 are fixed together by use of pins or other fasteners, and are non-rotating elements that are capable of vertical linear movement on a common axis with the camera 19. This movement is achieved by the use of a key 46 (Figure 5) attached to the hole of the camera 19 ' , and a slot 45 in the bushing 44. The bushing 44 is threaded on its internal diameter to allow engagement with the screw 39. At the upper end of the tube 19 'of the support chamber is mounted to a block 52 of the cushion Bearing containing a ball bearing assembly 45. The screw has an upper stepped portion 39 'extending in the assembly 41. The screw 39, being threaded into the bushing 44 and attached to the bearing assembly 41, is capable of rotary movement about its axis. This rotational action causes vertical linear movement along the axis of the chamber 19 via the piston rod 55. An additional function of the bearing pad block 52 is to allow a mounting location for the mounting plate 34 of the driving motor. The driving motor 33 is attached to the motor mounting plate 34 on its underside with the motor shaft parallel to the axis of the screw 39. The motor date 35 and the screw 39 are coupled by the use of pulleys 36, 36 and the toothed belt 37. The speed of the motor 33, the size of the driven pulleys 36, 36 and the band 37 are selected to drive the piston rod 55 at the required speed. The regulator 24 of the product (see also Figure 9) regulates the flow from the hopper 21 in the product transfer tube 26. The carousel 123 is graduated to about 90 ° from the center line of the frying vessel at one time, placing baskets 113-115 in two specific locations at the correct times. One of the specific locations is directly below plate 66 of the extrusion die, the other is in the product ejection area where the cooked food product is removed from the cooking and assortment oil to the paper cup 136 via an action of turning the basket as described so far. The upper end of the carousel arrow 125 is coupled to the carousel drive motor 146 (See Figure 12) by a toothed belt and the pulley 143 (See also Figure 12). A slide sleeve 143 '(FIG. 16) may not engage the arrow portion 125' coupled to the pulley 143 to disconnect the drive belt to aid cleaning. The securing pin 243 (Figure 19) extends through the sleeve 143 'and a slot 250 in the arrow 125 to retain it thereto. A screw 244 fixed (Fig. 16) secures the sleeve 143 'to the arrow portion 125' to prevent relative rotation. An elastic removable staple 245 is moved by balance in the slots 250 'separated in the lower end 247 (Fig. 16) of the sleeve 143' and a sample 246 in the arrow 125 for coupling the sleeve 143 'to the date 125. It can be seen that by removing the staple 244 the sleeve 143 'is allowed to be decoupled from the arrow 125 allowing the decoupling of the pulley 143, the arrow portion 125', the pin 243, and the sleeve 143 '. and band 144 for cleaning. This allows the motor 146 to be turned off from the carousel arrow 125 in such a way that the container 122 can be partially pulled out of the operating position to clean and refill the cooking oil. The mechanism emptying the basket consists of an electric gear motor 149 and a basket arrow 151. The basket arrow 151 has a slotted bracket 154 (Fig. 16) which engages a pin 156 on the fryer basket when the basket is fired. basket is placed to stock the product. The Hall effect detectors may be mounted radially near the output arrow 151 of the electric motor. The detectors detect 3 positions, the normal position (of basket in the container) the intermediate position (position of runoff), and the assortment position. The electric motor 149 receives current at the designated time from the microprocessor associated with the control panel 147. Fig. 15 is a flow diagram of the operation of the machine 10. The following assumptions are presented. 1.- The oil is at operating temperature 2.- The water is at operating temperature. 3. The powder product, such as a potato product, is present in a hopper 21. 4. The supply of the cup is full. 5.- Piston rod 55 is in position BA3A 6.- Valve 74 is in the OPEN position. 7. - The baskets are all in the cooking position. 6.- The baskets are at rest (not turned). 9.- The baskets revolve approximately every 24 seconds, the time is set to control the cooking time in the oil. As seen in Fig. 15, there are three positions. First, or Fig. ISA, system start (401) where the baskets are rotated. Second, or Fig. 15B, a new order is entered and the extrusion process begins. Third or Fig. 15C, the first basket is turned over to empty the fried product. In the position of Fig. ISA, the baskets begin to rotate (402), then stop at the starting position (403). If the electronic controls provided by the Hall effect detectors, the magnets and other components forming the microprocessor controller of the panel 147 do not detect an order (404), the product is not extruded to the baskets. If an order (404) exists, extrusion (405) begins (Fig. 15B) (point B in Fig. ISA coincides with point B in Fig. 15B). The location 1 designated in Fig. 15A will be that of the basket directly below the strips 166 in Fig. 6 and not visible in Fig. 2. In Figure 15A, if there is no order to empty the baskets (406), then they are not emptied. If there is an order to empty the baskets (406), then the baskets (407) are emptied and other orders are expected. If the baskets are not emptied, there may or may not be a system start order (406). If there is such an order then the system receives a new order (409). If there is no new order, then there is a delay for the cooking time to end (410). In Figure 15B the block (409) represents a new order for the extrusion process. The block (411) represents the order to raise the bar 55 and close the valve 74. The block (412) represents the measurement and the assortment of the product in plovo using the deflectors 25 towards the chamber 19 '. The block (413) represents the assortment of water preheated to the chamber 19 'controlling the volume when controlling the time. The block (414) represents a delay of five seconds. The block (415) represents the impulse of the bar 55 downwards to compress the product into a mash of potatoes. The block (416) represents a delay of five seconds. The block (417) represents a wait until the empty basket has moved to the extrusion site. The block (416) represents the opening of the valve 74. The block (419) represents the impulse of the bar 55 downwards for rextrur French fries towards a cooking basket in the location 1. The block (420) represents the momentum of the bar 55 upwards and then down again to finish the extrusion of French fries. The block (421) represents the conclusion of the procedure. In Figure 15C the block (422) represents the start of the emptying of the basket. The block (423) represents the elevation of the basket to the draining position. The block (424) represents a delay of five seconds. The block (425) represents the agitation of the basket to drain the oil from French fries. The block (426) represents the fall of the cup 136 on the conveyor belts 162, 163. The block (427) represents the advance of the cup 136 towards the emptying site. The block (426) represents both that the drainage of the oil and the advance of the cup to its position have been completed. The block (429) represents the emptying of the already finished potatoes towards the cup 136. The block (430) represents the return of the basket to its low position in the cooking vessel 122. The block (431) represents the advance of the cup 146 filled to the position where it is collected. Blocks (432 and 432 ') represent the conclusion of the procedure. In the station of Fig. 15C, the potato chips cooked in the basket 113 '(not visible in Fig. 2, see Fig. 12) are drained and tumbled in the cup 136. Any suitable temperature can be used., such as 176. 6 ° C for the cooking oil and about 60 ° C for the incoming water. Any electronic components known in the art can be used to automatically perform the steps set forth in the flow chart of Fig. 15. For example, so-called smart blocks manufactured by Z.world, Inc., can be used to send impulses. to the different motors and to send signals to a board 10 to indicate when to open a solenoid valve, such as valves 141, 171. Hall effect detectors are well known in the art cooperating with strategically placed magnets mounted in suitable locations as discussed so far. Said detectors emit electrical signals that are fed to the controller 175 of the microprocessor. Of course, other means can be used to operate the machine 10. Any suitable vegetable powder product that can be reconstituted by the intervention of water can be used. However, the machine 10 is particularly suitable for making French fries and a suitable dehydrated potato product that can be used as described in the U.S. Pat. No. 3,622,355 to Beck, et al. Although the embodiments of Fig. 1 to 20 work very well, extrusion problems may exist with the extruded shaped strips 166 that are emitted from the die 63 to the fryer baskets 113, 113 '114 and 115 as seen in FIG. Fig. 6. The potato chips 166, at a temperature close to that of the environment, enter the hot oil in the baskets 113, 113 ', 114 and 115, which can be at a temperature of 176.6 ° C this temperature difference can causing the strips 166 to clump together in the baskets in which they are deposited. Therefore, as seen in Fig. 21, where similar numbers referring to similar parts of the machine of Figs. 10 to 20, the machine 300 may have means 301 that prevent stacking associated therewith. Therefore, instead of a heater 123 ', a pair of band heaters 302, 303, for better heat control, is provided on the side of the container 122 as discussed with respect to the individual heaters 123' aforementioned . The view of Fig. 21 is the back of the apparatus of Fig. 6; therefore, the strips 166 have already been deposited in the baskets 113, 114 and the baskets 113, 114 have been moved as discussed heretofore to the position shown in Fig. 21. A reversible motor 309 rotates a screw 304 elongate passing through the stub 305 to the motor 309. A nut 306 on the screw 304 is fixedly coupled to a punch housing 307 having a plurality, such as six, of vertical punch rods 306 extending downwardly . The bars 306 are spaced apart from each other and in a pair of three bars for an assembly such that three bars 306 are aligned exactly with respect to the interior of the basket 113 and three bars 306 are aligned vertically with respect to the basket 114. As will be discussed, these bars 306 are preferably made of stainless steel in such a way that a temperature difference is provided between the bars 306 and the hot oil in the container 122. Therefore, any suitable materials that create such a difference and can be used repeatedly. Stainless steel is also preferred, while bars 306 will self-clean afterwards. As seen in Fig. 21 and 22, an actuator arm 310 is mounted on the housing 307 which has a magnetic contact 313 thereon and extends to a magnetic switch 311 mounted to the control panel 147. As seen in FIG. Fig. 21, a second magnetic switch switch 312 is placed on the panel 137 below the switch 311. These switches are similar to the aforementioned switches 150, such as the Hall effect detectors coupled by electronic components suitable for the panel 147 and that operate with it. The normal position of the jaws 306 are shown in solid lines in Fig. 21. After the straps 166 are deposited in the baskets 113, 114, cone has been described so far with respect to Fig. 6, the baskets 113 and 114 are rotated to the position of Fig. 21 also as described hitherto. When the baskets 113, 114 reach this position the motor 309 is activated to move the punch housing 307 downwardly in FIG. 21 such that the bars 306 extend into the hot oil in the container 113 within the baskets 113. , 114 as shown with dotted lines. When the driven arm 310 reaches the lower switch 312, the switch is disengaged and the motor 309 moves in reverse to return the punch housing 307 to the position of the solid line, the upward movement thereof being stopped when the switch 311 is disengaged via the contact 313. The motor 309 is stopped at this point by electronic coupler switches 311, 312, via the panel 137, to the motor 309. When the rods 306 can be contacted with the hot oil in the container 122, the The temperature difference created results in excessive bubble formation. This agitation and aeration causes any caking of the non-sewn strips 166 to break. The strips 166 are then stitched during the time set forth above and the French fries cosminated are emptied out of the baskets 113, 114 as previously discovered. Although the cup assembly shown in FIGS. 2 and 13 can be used, a cup drop assembly 320 can be cooled (FIG. 21). This modification provides for a storage of a larger number of cups 136 that can be dropped one at a time on the band 162, 163. Therefore the cup drop assembly 320 includes a cup drop housing 321 (see also Figs. Figures 22 and 23) having a lower shelf 322, an arcuate movable front wall 323, a movable vertical rear wall 324, a vertical side wall 325, and an upper wall comprised of a pair of extension sections, such as the mechanism used in the Sliding extraction elements. Thus, the upper section 326 may be fixed receiving therein, in a sliding extension coupling, a movable lower section 327. The lower section 327 has at least one flange 329 extending downward providing a guide for the spring 330. The spring 330 is coupled at one end to the wall flange portion 331 'and at the other end to the flange 326' integral with the upper friction 326. The wall 324 is coupled at the top via the bracket 402 to the section movable 327 by a releasable spring biased pin assembly 400. The pin assembly 400 has a pin releasably adapted to enter a matching hole in a movable section 327 to secure the wall 324 thereto. A U-shaped panel 331 (see also FIG. 26A) is pivotally connected, via pivot 332, to wall 324. A knob 333 is provided on the outside of wall 324 to hold it. Thus, the pin 401 can be released from engagement with the bracket 402 and the knob 333 can be held to pull back the wall 324 and the panel 331 against the deflection spring 330 and re-stack the cups on the shelf 322 when the cups are emptied. The wall 324 and the panel 331 then return to the position of Figure 23 and the pin 401 is secured to the bracket 402. A pair of elongated strips 334, 335 separated from the material, such as Teflon tape, can be provided throughout. from top of shelf 322. Teflon is a registered trademark of Dupont and is a synthetic fluorine-containing resin used to prevent stickiness. As can be seen in Figure 23, a plurality of stacks of cups 136 are mounted on the top of the shelf 322 between the panel 331 and the curved wall 323. A motor mounting plate 336 extends from the shelf 322 or has mounted on it a pair of motors 337, 336. Also suitable assemblies 339, 340, are provided on the upper part of the plate 336. As can be seen in figure 23 and also in figure 25, a cup fall assembly 341 is provided at the front end of the shelf 322, the movable wall 323 curving around the opening 342 therethrough. As seen in Fig. 26A, when the indexing motor 337 is activated to rotate the drive gear 349, the gear 349 rotates the ring gear 347. The movable wall 323 is attached to the indexing gear 347 and is in the position blocking device of figure 26A. Three rows of stacked cups 136 are mounted on the shelf 322. Separate elongated guides 351, 352 are provided on each side of the stacked cups to guide them as they move along the shelf 322. The guides 351, 352 do not they are visible in figure 23. When the cups are emptied from the opening 342, as will be discussed, suitable electronic components associated with the engine 337 detect this and rotate the ring gear 347 (and the blocking wall 323) in the direction of the arrow 353 (FIG. 26B) thereby unlocking the next row of stacked cups 136 by moving the pair 323 to the position shown in FIG. 26B. Simultaneously, the spring 330, and the coupling of the rearmost stack of cups 136 through the wall 331, pushes the stacked cups 136 in the direction of the arrow 354. A new stack of cups 136 falls into the opening 342, as seen in Figure 26C, while gear 347 continues to rotate blocking wall 323 in the direction of arrow 355 back to the position of Figure 26A. The wall 323 therefore separates the rows of stacked cups. When a stack of cups 136 is positioned in the opening 342, a plurality of spaced cams 344 disposed around the cup drop assembly 341 (FIG. 25) engages the lip of the lowermost cup. The cup drop assembly 341 includes the upper and lower separate plates 345, 346 with a cam plate 356 having a plurality of rotatably mounted cams 344 mounted thereon. The cam plate 356 is rotated by a link 257 (FIG. 24) coupled thereto via the connector 356. The link 357 ends at one end in an elongated slot 359 (FIG. 25) that receives a pin 360 therein. The pin 360 is integral with a plate assembly 361 coupled via the arrow 362 (FIG. 24) to the motor 336. The link 357 is also connected via the pin 363, attached thereto, to a spacer 364 secured to the underside of the plate. Assembly 336. The above mechanism is known in the trade as a cup tumbler assembly and a suitable cup tumbler assembly that can be used with the apparatus of this invention that is manufactured and sold by Lisern Enterprises of Mamaroneck, New York. Therefore, with reference to said apparatus it should be made for a complete understanding of the operation of the cams 344. However, as is well known, in such assemblies, when the stacked cups are deposited in the opening 342, when the motor 336 for moving the plate assembly 361 and the direction of the arrow 362, the pin 360 moves in the slot 359. The link 357 therefore tilts the bracket 356 which rotates the selective cams 344 to decouple them from the lip the lowermost cup, then engages the lip of the next cup until the lowermost cup that and the cams 344 engage the lip of the next cup. Therefore, a form of threaded action occurs between the lip of the cups and the cams. Again, the foregoing is well known in the cup drop assembly and is not part of the teachings of the invention other than in the condition set forth herein. It can be easily made that the aforementioned means 301 for preventing stacking form part of the automatic controls of the system by interposing after the final extrusion of French fries as illustrated in Figure 15B. The cup fall assembly 320 can also be easily incorporated into the system as seen in Figure 15C in the

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1. Stage of "cup of fall 136". Obviously, one skilled in the art can make variations and other means of carrying out the teachings of the invention and the scope of the invention will be limited only within the scope of the appended claims. NOVELTY OF THE INVENTION CLAIMS 1. A fryer machine characterized in that it comprises: A hopper for supplying a dehydrated food product to a mixing chamber; a mixing chamber having an upper end and a lower end and an opening leading therein communicating with said hopper; a piston chamber mounted above the mixing chamber communicating with the upper end thereof, said piston chamber having a movable tilting piston rod mounted thereon, the piston rod having an upper end and a lower end with a piston function at the lower end thereof, the piston rod being tilted from a first position wherein the piston portion is disposed away from the lower end of the mixing chamber to a second position wherein the portion of piston is disposed adjacent the lower end of the mixing chamber, the lower end of the mixing chamber being open and normally closed by a die plate; the die plate having a plurality of predetermined spaced openings extending therethrough; a sliding element below the die plate and reciprocal from a first portion that closes the openings separated through the die plate to a second position away from the openings thereby allowing passage therethrough; a water inlet having a slit opening in fluid communication with the interior of the mixing chamber between said opening running therein and said die plate, and a frying vessel mounted below said slidable element having at minus a basket mounted on it. The machine according to claim 1, further characterized in that the piston portion has a lower end configured in a manner similar to the configuration of the openings through the die plate and which can be received therein. 3. The machine according to claim 1, further characterized in that at least four baskets are arranged in the separate frying vessel about the central axis thereof. The machine according to claim 1, further characterized in that it includes basket removal means associated with said basket for lifting said basket out of the frying vessel. 5. The machine in accordance with the claim 4, further characterized in that the basket removal means include turning means to turn said basket in such a way that whatever is in the basket may fall by gravity out of the basket 6. The machine in accordance with the claim 5, further characterized in that it includes a cup station mounted on said machine adjacent to the frying vessel to receive therein a product cooked from the basket. 7. The machine in accordance with the claim 6, further characterized in that the cup supply means in association with the cup station for selectively supplying one cup at a time to the station. 6. The machine in accordance with the claim 7, further characterized in that the cup assortment means includes cup falling means mounted above the cup station, said cup falling means being adapted to maintain a plurality of stacked cups and dropping one of said cups stacked one at a time. the time about the cup station. The machine according to claim 6, further characterized in that it includes a shelf adapted to retain the cups stacked thereon, the shelf having a cup stack holding opening at one end and a movable wall spring-biased at the end. another extreme, and first motor means for moving the movable spring-biased wall against any cups stacked on said shelf and pushing them until the front stack of cups falls into said opening. 10. The machine according to claim 9, further characterized in that a curved movable wall that partially surrounds the periphery of the opening, the first motor means coupled to said curved movable wall to selectively move the curved movable wall to block the piles. Subsequent cups are cast on the shelf when the front pile is placed in the opening. 11. The machine according to claim 10, further characterized in that the cup assortment means include movable cams in association with the opening surrounding the peripheral wall thereof adapted to be coupled to the lower lip of the cups when the battery further front is placed in the opening to retain the lowermost cup within the opening until the cams are moved out of engagement with the lip of the lowermost cup of said cups. 12. The machine according to claim 11, further characterized in that the cup supply means include means (cam showers in association with the cams to selectively move said cams towards coupling and outside thereof the lip of the lowermost cup Selective to release the same from said opening 13. The machine according to claim 6, further characterized in that the cup supply means include grading means for moving a plurality of separate stacks of cups placed towards the cup station. .- The machine according to claim 13, further characterized in that the cup assortment means include a shelf having a reception opening stack of cups at one end and a movable wall deflected by spring at the other end, the wall being adapted to lean against a stack of cups placed on the shelf and push it towards the opening. ina according to claim 1, further characterized in that it includes filtering and air removal means in association with the frying vessel to remove odors from the frying vessel and filter them. 16. The machine according to claim 1, further characterized in that the hopper includes an assortment tube coupled to the opening leading to the mixing chamber and including valve means in association with the assortment tube to supply a predetermined amount of dehydrated food product from the hopper through the opening leading to the mixing chamber. 17. The machine according to claim 1, further characterized in that the interior of the mixing chamber is rectangular in cross section, the cross section of the piston portion conforming to the rectangular cross section of the interior of the mixing chamber. 16. The machine according to claim 1, further characterized in that the frying basket is mounted on a rotatable carousel. 19. The machine according to claim 16, further characterized in that a plurality of baskets is arranged in the separate frying vessel around the central axis thereof with which the carousel can be rotated to selectively move the baskets one at a time by under the sliding element. 20. The machine according to claim 19, further characterized in that it includes an arrow coupled to the center of the carousel, and motor means coupled to the arrow to make it rotate. 21. - The machine according to claim 1, further characterized in that the alignment means associated with the slidable element for tilting it in a substantially linear movement. 22. The machine according to claim 1, further characterized in that the lower surface of the piston portion is coated with Teflon material. 23. The machine according to claim 1, further characterized in that the longitudinal axis of the piston rod and the central axis of the piston portion are arranged coaxially and vertically. 24. The machine according to claim 1, further characterized in that the upper end of the piston rod extends through a ball bearing assembly mounted on a cushion block, the piston chamber surrounding the upper end of the piston rod. the piston rod with securing means extending through the portion of the piston chamber surrounding the upper end of the piston rod and the cushion block and engaging the ball bearing assembly. 25. The machine according to claim 24, further characterized in that the upper end of the piston rod is fixedly secured to a first pulley, a second pulley separated from said first pulley, a band that surrounds both pulleys and that are driven by this, and motor means that couple said second pulley to rotate it selectively and thereby rotate the piston rod. 26. The machine according to claim 25, further characterized in that it includes a bushing that surrounds the piston rod and that is threadedly coupled thereto, said piston chamber having an internal wall and the bushing being fitted to the inner wall of said piston chamber. 27. The machine according to claim 1, further characterized in that it includes detector means associated with both the piston chamber and the bushing to detect the position of the bushing along the internal wall of the piston chamber. 26.- The machine according to claim 1, further characterized in that the frying baskets are mounted on a rotatable carousel, a plurality of separate baskets being arranged in the frying container separated around the center thereof, motor means for rotating the carousel and detector means in association with the motor means for detecting the position of the carousel and therefore the location of the basket disposed in the frying vessel. 29. The machine according to claim 1, further characterized in that the separate openings have internal walls at an angle with respect to the vertical. 30. The machine according to claim 24, further characterized in that the internal walls are at an angle of approximately 7o with respect to the vertical. 31. The machine according to claim 1, further characterized in that the piston portion has a lower end configured similarly to the configuration of the openings through the die plate and that can be received therein. 32. The machine according to claim 31, further characterized in that the piston portion has a plurality of separate protrusions conformed to the separate openings, said separate protrusions containing vertical peripheral walls. 33. The machine according to claim 1, further characterized in that it includes means for preventing agglutination associated with the frying vessel adapted to selectively extend in and out of the frying vessel to break up lumps of uncooked food product disposed in said container when hot oil is present in said container. 34. - The machine according to claim 33, further characterized in that the means for preventing clumping include a plurality of elongated separate bars having lower ends movably mounted from a first position wherein the lower ends of said bars extend in a mounted basket in the frying container to a second position wherein the lower ends of the bars extend outward from a basket mounted in the frying container. 35.- The machine according to claim 34, further characterized in that it includes at least one second basket mounted in the frying container separated from at least one basket, the means preventing agglutination by including a second plurality of elongated separate bars spaced apart from the first mentioned plurality of elongated separate bars having ends inferiors adapted to extend in said second basket. 36.- The machine according to claim 34, further characterized in that the bars are made of stainless steel. 37.- The machine according to claim 35, further characterized in that the bars are made of stainless steel. 36.- A machine for forming French fries from a reconstituted previously dehydrated potato mixture wherein a die plate having a plurality of separate holes is coupled by a piston having a plurality of similar spaced protrusions to force the potato mixture reconstituted through them to form french fries, the improvement comprises: the protrusions have external vertical peripheral walls, the holes have internal peripheral walls conformed to the protrusions and being at an angle with respect to the vertical . 39.- The machine according to claim 36, further characterized in that the angles are approximately 7o. In testimony of which I sign the above in this City of Mexico, D.F., on the 14th day of the month of November of 1994. By: INTERNATIONAL FRÍES INCORPORATED MK / crg * cgt *