JP2517054B2 - Automatic bread machine - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic bread maker capable of producing freshly baked bread at a desired time simply by charging a predetermined material.

Conventional technology In general, baking requires about 4 hours for the whole process, so a means to start the operation about 4 hours before the desired completion time is taken, but yeast is indispensable for bread making. Is greatly affected by the temperature of water, and in this case, a means for separating them from each other until the start of operation or controlling the water at an appropriate temperature has been desired.

A conventional automatic bread maker has a structure as shown in FIG. 3, for example.

That is, in FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 is a main body case, 2 is a chassis provided in the main body case 1, and the chassis 2
A motor 3, a heater 4, and a firing chamber 6 equipped with a heat insulating material 5 on the outer periphery are fixed to the.

A firing case 8 having a kneading blade 7 is detachably mounted in the firing chamber 6, and the kneading blade 7 is decelerated by a belt 9 and pulleys 10 and 11. A lid 13 having an inner lid 12 is provided above the baking chamber 6 so as to be openable and closable, and a water supply device 14 for supplying water into the kneading container 8 is also provided. In addition to the above, a temperature detector 15 for detecting the temperature of the firing case 8, a motor 3, a heater 4, and a water supply device.
A control device 15 for controlling 14 and the like, and an input device (not shown) for inputting control conditions of the control device 15 are provided.

Next, the operation of the automatic bread maker configured as described above will be described.

First, when a material other than water is put into the baking case 8 and the baking time or the like is input from the input device, the water supply device 14 and the motor 3 start operating after a predetermined time elapses, and the baking case 8
The kneading process proceeds while detecting the temperature. Then, when the temperature of the baking case 8 reaches a predetermined temperature or when a predetermined time elapses, the motor 3 is stopped, and the temperature of the baking case 8 is controlled by the heater 4 in the fermentation process, and the baking is performed by the rotation of the motor 3. The process proceeds while degassing the material in the case 8. After that, when a predetermined time elapses, the heater 4 is energized to move to a baking process for baking bread, and the bread is baked at a desired time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION However, in such a conventional automatic bread maker,
By the time it is supplied to the baking case 8, the water stored in the water supply device 14 becomes too hot in the summer to increase the activity of the yeast, or becomes cold in the winter to kill the yeast. , A means for controlling the temperature of the water in the water supply device 14 is required, and the water supply device 14 consisting of the water tank and the water supply device is by no means simple, and as a result,
There was a problem that the size of the entire body was also increased.

In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention provides an automatic bread maker having a simple configuration and a compact body, capable of making bread without failure without being affected by the outside air temperature and the water temperature. The purpose is.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a firing case which is detachably mounted in the firing chamber and has a kneading blade at the inner bottom portion which is driven and transmitted by a motor, and the firing chamber at one end. Has an opening that opens outside, and an opening that opens above the firing case in the firing chamber at the other end, and the portion that connects the one end opening and the other end opening is transparent or semi-transparent. Part of the yeast container, and a floodlight that is provided below the transparent or translucent part of the yeast container and irradiates light upward, and is provided at one end opening of the yeast container and is transparent or semi-transparent. A yeast container lid formed of a transparent material so that the yeast and the light of the floodlight can be seen through from the outside, and the other end opening of the yeast container is opened and closed by a driving device such as an actuator. It is composed of a plate.

Action According to the above configuration, the pre-kneading step is executed by the material other than the yeast initially put in the baking case, and then the yeast is dropped from the yeast container into the baking case by opening the opening / closing plate, so that the outside Stable bread can be baked at a desired time without being affected by air and water temperatures. Also, when you forget to put yeast in the yeast container, the light from the floodlight from the bottom of the yeast container is not blocked by the yeast and can be seen from the outside.

Embodiment One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In FIGS. 1 and 2, 30 is a main body and 31 is a main body.
In the chassis provided in 30, a motor 32 is fixed to one end of the chassis 31, and a small pulley 33 is fixed to the lower end of the shaft of the motor 32. Also chassis
At the other end of 32, a large pulley 34a is rotatably supported via a bearing 34, and a connector 35 that rotates together with the large pulley 34a is provided above the large pulley 34a, and a motor 32 is provided via a belt 36. Driven by.

A firing case fixing guide 37 is fixed to the chassis 31 outside the connector 36, and a rectangular firing chamber having an open top is provided outside the firing case fixing guide 37.
38 is provided, and a heat shield plate 39 is provided so as to cover the outer periphery of the firing chamber 38.

In the firing chamber 38, a heater 41 is arranged in a substantially U-shape from a side wall 38a on the side of the motor 32 via an insulator 40 in close proximity to the other three side walls. Further, a temperature detecting section 42 is provided on the side wall 38a.

A firing case 47 is removably mounted inside the firing chamber 38. The bottom of the firing case 47 is positioned and guided by the firing case fixing guide 37, and a bearing 43 is provided at the center of the bottom face. Lower firing case connector 44
Is provided, and a blade shaft 46 to which the kneading blade 45 is detachably mounted is rotatably supported above. The baking case 47 is provided in thermal contact with the temperature detecting section 42. Further, the baking chamber 38 has a fixing member at its upper portion.
It is fixed to the upper frame 49 of the main body via 48.

A lid 50 for opening and closing the upper opening of the firing chamber 38 is provided above the upper frame 49 of the main body, and the lid 50 is pivotally supported at the rear portion of the upper frame 49 of the main body. Further, a yeast container 51 is provided inside the lid 50, and the yeast container 51 has an opening 51a that opens outside the baking chamber 38 at one end, and has a smaller diameter than the one end opening 51a at the other end, There is an opening 51b that opens above the baking case 47 in the baking chamber 38, and the portion that connects the one end opening 51a and the other end opening 51b in a tapered shape is a transparent or semitransparent portion 51c. A yeast container lid 52 is openably and closably provided at one end opening 51a of the yeast container 51, and the yeast container lid 52
Is made of transparent or translucent synthetic resin. The other end opening 51b of the yeast container 51 is provided with an opening / closing plate 54 that opens and closes the other end opening 51b by rotating a rotating shaft 53 provided at one end. 55 is a floodlight, and this floodlight 55 is provided below the transparent or semi-transparent portion 51c of the yeast container 51, and when yeast is put in the yeast container 51, the yeast container lid 52 from the outside is used. Only the yeast can be seen, and when the yeast is not put in, the light of the projector 55 can be seen from the outside through the yeast container 51 and the yeast container lid 52. The yeast container 51, the yeast container lid 52, and the opening / closing plate 54 are attached to the bottom of the lid body 50 with mounting screws.
It is integrally formed with an inner lid 57 that is detachably provided at 56, and closes the baking chamber 38 when the lid body 50 is closed, and the yeast container lid 52 is substantially flush with the upper surface of the lid body 50. The opening / closing plate 54 is located above the firing case 47 in the firing chamber 38. The opening / closing plate 54 is opened by a driving device 58 provided inside the lid 50.
One end of the transmission plate 60 is rotatably supported by the shaft 59 on the 58.
Moreover, the other end of the transmission plate 60 is brought into contact with one end of the rotating shaft 53 of the opening / closing plate 54 when the inner lid 56 is attached to the lid body 50.

Reference numeral 61 is a switch panel for setting input such as baking time. Based on the input of the switch panel 61 and the input information of the temperature detection unit 42, the control device (not shown) outputs control information of the motor 32, the heater 41 and the like. And controlled.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. First, the firing room
A kneading blade 45 is mounted in the chamber 38, a baking case 47 containing materials other than yeast such as flour and water is set therein, and the lid 50 is closed. Further, the yeast container lid 52 is opened, a desired amount of yeast is put in the yeast container 51, and the yeast container lid 52 is closed to complete the preparation. Next, the switch panel 61 is used to input the bread completion time to start the body. By this start, the operation of the motor 32 starts,
The pre-kneading step is started by rotating the kneading blade 45 via the belt 37 and the large pulley 35. When the temperature of the firing case 47 detected by the temperature detection unit 42 reaches a predetermined temperature or when a predetermined time elapses, the motor 32 stops rotating and the pre-kneading step ends. After a further time has elapsed and a predetermined time has come, the drive device 58 in the lid 50 intermittently operates, and the opening / closing plate 54
Open and close. Thereby, the opening 51b of the yeast container 51
Is intermittently opened and the yeast in the yeast container 51 is dropped into the baking case 47. Then, the operation of the motor 32 is restarted again, and the yeast proceeds to the kneading step in which the other materials are kneaded for a predetermined time. Similar to this kneading step, when the temperature reaches a predetermined temperature or a predetermined time elapses, the motor
32 stops and moves on to the fermentation process. Furthermore, after degassing in the same manner as in the past, a baking process is performed to complete bread at the initially set time.

In the present embodiment, the yeast container 51 is provided in the lid 50 that is openable and closable above the baking chamber 38.
The yeast contained in the yeast container 51 may be put into the baking case 47 in the baking chamber 38. For example, the yeast container 51 may be provided in the upper frame 49 of the main body.

The yeast container lid 52 also does not need to be locked by being pivotally supported on the yeast container 51, etc., in short, while preventing yeast from spilling from the yeast container 51,
It is sufficient that it can be seen through from the outside, and may be provided integrally with the lid 50, for example.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION As is apparent from the description of the above embodiments, according to the present invention, a firing case detachably mounted in the firing chamber and having a kneading blade at the inner bottom portion which is driven and transmitted by a motor is provided at one end, Having an opening that opens outside the firing chamber,
And a yeast container having an opening at the other end that opens above the baking case in the baking chamber, and a portion that communicates the one end opening and the other end opening is a transparent or translucent part, and this yeast container Of the transparent or semi-transparent material, which is provided under the transparent or semi-transparent material, and which is provided at the one end opening of the yeast container, and which is formed of a transparent or semi-transparent material so that it can be seen through from the outside. Yeast container lid, which is provided at the other end opening of the yeast container and is composed of an opening / closing plate opened by a driving device, because the yeast is set in a different place from other materials, Although it is easy to forget to set the yeast, it is possible to see through the yeast container lid from the outside and the light from the floodlight is emitted from below, so the yeast set Confirmation of no easily available and would, as a result, those that can be less failures can not pan forgotten yeast.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged sectional view of an essential part of an automatic bread making machine showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same automatic bread making machine, and FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of a conventional automatic bread making machine. It is a figure. 32 …… Motor, 38 …… Firing room, 45 …… Kneading blade, 47 ……
Baking case, 50 ... Lid, 51 ... Yeast container, 51a ...
… Opening on one end, 51b …… Opening on the other end, 51c …… Transparent or translucent part, 52 …… Yeast container lid, 54 …… Opening / closing plate, 55…
… Floodlight, 58 …… Drive device.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A firing case which is detachably mounted in the firing chamber and has a kneading blade on the inner bottom portion which is driven and transmitted by a motor, and an opening portion which opens at the outside of the firing chamber at one end, and other A yeast container having an opening at the end that opens above the baking case in the baking chamber, and a transparent or semi-transparent portion for connecting the one end opening and the other end opening, and a transparent yeast container. Or a light projector provided below the semitransparent portion and irradiating light upward, and a yeast provided on the one end opening of the yeast container and transparent or semitransparent material from outside and the light of the light projector. An automatic bread maker comprising a yeast container lid formed so as to be transparent and an opening / closing plate provided at the other end opening of the yeast container and opened by a driving device.