JP6590752B2 - Ingredients mixing equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an ingredient mixing device for mixing ingredients such as rice and liquid seasonings such as vinegar.

  Conventionally, an apparatus for mixing and stirring internal vinegared rice by putting vinegared rice in a spherical mixing container and rotating the mixing container around the central axis has been put into practical use. (Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-224324 A

By the way, the said mixing apparatus only throws in vinegar and rice in a mixing container, performs the mixing operation of vinegar and rice, and does not have the function to measure a liquid seasoning etc.
Moreover, although it is possible to mix various foodstuffs and various liquid seasonings, the quantity of liquid seasonings changes with kinds of foodstuffs.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and has a liquid seasoning metering extraction unit capable of measuring liquid seasonings such as vinegar, and an optimal amount of liquid seasoning according to the ingredients. An object of the present invention is to provide a mixing device for foodstuffs that can be added to the stirring foodstuff after weighing.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention
First, in a mixing device for mixing a liquid seasoning and a food material while stirring with a stirring rod in a mixing container, an upper surface opening with an open / close lid supported rotatably on a horizontal axis on a machine frame. In the closed state of the upper surface opening of the mixing container, the liquid seasoning metering extraction unit having the liquid seasoning extraction pipe provided in the machine frame on the upper side of the mixing container, the opening / closing lid A saucer member for receiving the measured liquid seasoning flowing down from the extraction pipe, and the liquid seasoning supplied to the saucer member is placed on the mixing container on the plate surface of the opening / closing lid. It is comprised by the mixing apparatus of the foodstuff by which the several descent | fall hole for making it flow down is penetrated.

  The machine frame on the upper side refers to, for example, an upper plate (6) as a machine frame. Accordingly, a predetermined amount of the liquid seasoning is weighed by the liquid seasoning metering extraction unit, and the liquid seasoning flows through the extraction pipe to the tray member of the opening / closing lid. Therefore, an appropriate amount of the liquid seasoning is put into the mixing container, and the ingredients in the mixing container are stirred with a stirring rod, so that the optimum amount of the liquid seasoning and ingredients corresponding to the amount of the ingredients can be mixed and stirred. .

  Second, the stirring rod has a rotating shaft parallel to the horizontal axis, and a plurality of stirring blades provided in the radial direction of the rotating shaft from the shaft portion of the rotating shaft, and the plurality of flow holes Are configured by the food mixing device according to the first aspect, wherein a plurality of the food mixing devices are provided along the axial direction of the rotating shaft.

  With this configuration, since the plurality of flow holes are provided along the axial direction of the rotating shaft of the stirring rod, the liquid seasoning is uniformly applied to the ingredients stirred by the stirring rod along the rotating shaft. Can flow down.

  Thirdly, the liquid seasoning metering and extracting unit includes a tank of the liquid seasoning, a transfer means for transferring the liquid seasoning from the tank to the measuring container, a liquid level sensor provided in the measuring container, Valve means for causing the liquid seasoning in the measuring container to flow out to the extraction pipe, and the valve means is opened based on detection of a liquid level at a predetermined level of the liquid seasoning by the liquid level sensor. It is comprised by the mixing apparatus of the said 1st or 2nd foodstuff.

  With this configuration, the liquid level position of the measuring container detected by the liquid level sensor is set in advance to an optimal amount corresponding to the amount of food, so that an optimal amount of liquid seasoning corresponding to the amount of food is obtained. The ingredients can be automatically metered to supply the optimum amount of liquid seasoning to the foodstuff.

  Fourth, the opening / closing lid is pivotally supported on the rear side edge of the mixing container, and the horizontal axis is used so that the front edge of the mixing container rotates downward. When the door is rotated together with the opening / closing lid, a contact portion is provided in the machine frame that is in contact with the opening / closing lid and restricts the rotation of the opening / closing lid in the same direction. 4. The food mixing device according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the opening / closing lid is restricted from being pivoted so that the opened upper surface opening is pivotable downward. .

  If comprised in this way, after mixing of a foodstuff and a liquid seasoning is complete | finished, what is necessary is just to rotate a mixing container until the upper surface opening is downward. Then, the opening / closing lid abuts against the abutting portion of the machine frame and the rotation is restricted, so that the mixing container is rotated until the upper surface opening in the open state is lowered, and is placed at a position corresponding to the upper surface opening. The food can be taken out from the placed bat.

  Fifth, the open / close lid is configured to close between the rear side edge of the mixing container and the bottom plate of the machine frame in a state where the rotation operation of the mixing container is stopped. It is comprised by the mixing apparatus of the foodstuff in any one of said 1st-4th.

  With this configuration, when the food is taken out, the front side of the food mixing device is closed by the opening / closing lid, so that the opening / closing lid can function as a safety cover.

  According to the present invention, a predetermined amount of liquid seasoning that has been weighed is put into a mixing container, and the ingredients in the mixing container are agitated with a stirring rod, so that an optimal amount of liquid seasoning and ingredients corresponding to the amount of ingredients Can be mixed and stirred.

  In addition, since the plurality of flow down holes are provided along the axial direction of the rotating shaft of the stirring rod, the liquid seasoning can flow down evenly on the ingredients being stirred by the stirring rod.

  In addition, by setting the liquid level position of the measuring container detected by the liquid level sensor to the optimal amount corresponding to the amount of food in advance, the optimal amount of liquid seasoning corresponding to the amount of food is automatically set. The optimum amount of the liquid seasoning can be supplied to the foodstuff.

  In addition, after the mixing of the food material and the liquid seasoning is completed, the food material can be taken out of the bat or the like only by rotating the mixing container until the upper surface opening is downward.

  Moreover, when the mixing container is rotated and the food is taken out, the front side of the food mixing device is closed by the opening / closing lid, so that the opening / closing lid can function as a safety cover.

(A) is a front view of a food mixing device according to the present invention, (b) is a partial cross-sectional side view of the same device (cross-sectional view along line YY in FIG. 2 excluding a liquid seasoning metering extraction unit). . It is a front view of the state (Drawing 1 (b)) which opened and closed the lid of an apparatus same as the above. It is a side view of the state which closed the opening-and-closing lid | cover of the apparatus same as the above. It is side surface sectional drawing of an apparatus same as the above. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the state which the mixing container of the apparatus same as the above is rotating. It is side surface sectional drawing of the state which the mixing container of the apparatus same as the above rotated, and made upper surface opening downward (ZZ sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 7). It is a front view of the state of FIG. It is a perspective view of the stirring rod of an apparatus same as the above. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the drive system of the mixing container of an apparatus same as the above. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the drive system of the stirring rod of an apparatus same as the above. It is sectional drawing of the flow down hole of an apparatus same as the above (XX sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 4). It is a figure which shows other embodiment of the stirring rod of an apparatus same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows the rotation position of the opening / closing lid of an apparatus same as the above.

  Hereinafter, the food mixing apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail.

  In the following embodiments, vinegar is used as a liquid seasoning and vinegared rice is mixed as an example of food, but the liquid seasoning and food are not limited to vinegar and rice.

  1 (a) and 1 (b) show a food mixing device 1 for mixing a liquid seasoning and food while stirring with a stirring bar 3 in a mixing container 2. FIG.

  First, in this mixing apparatus, plate-like machine frames 5a and 5b are erected on the left and right on a bottom plate 5c as a machine frame 5, and an upper plate protruding in the horizontal direction forward at the upper ends of the machine frames 5a and 5b. 6 (machine frame) is fixed, the mixing container 2 is supported on the bottom plate 5 c, and a liquid seasoning metering extraction unit 7 is provided on the upper plate 6.

  In FIG. 1, the front side (the right side of FIG. 1B) toward the paper surface of FIG. 1A is “front”, and the back side of the paper surface of FIG. 1A (FIG. 1B). Left and right) is defined as “rear” or “rear”, and the left-right direction when viewed from “front” to “rear” is defined as “left-right”.

  The mixing container 2 is supported on the machine casings 5a and 5b so as to be rotatable in the forward and reverse directions (in the directions of arrows A and B) by a horizontal shaft 8 (see FIG. 3). It is closed. The liquid seasoning metering extraction unit 7 is provided in the machine frame (the upper plate 6) on the upper side of the mixing container 2, and has a liquid seasoning extraction tube 10. And in the state which the said opening-and-closing lid 9 has closed the said upper surface opening 2a of the said mixing container 2 (refer Fig.1 (a)), the upper surface 9a of the plate | board surface of the said opening / closing lid | A saucer member 11 for receiving the weighed liquid seasoning flowing down is fixed.

  The bottom plate 11c of the saucer member 11 and the plate surface of the opening / closing lid 9 are provided with a plurality of flow-down holes 12 for allowing the liquid seasoning supplied to the saucer member 11 to flow into the mixing container 2. It is formed so as to penetrate the plate (see FIGS. 2, 4 and 11). In addition, the saucer member 11 may be only a frame that does not have the bottom plate 11 c and guides the liquid seasoning to the flow-down hole 12. In this case, the flow-down hole 12 may be formed only through the plate surface of the opening / closing lid 9.

  More specifically, the tray member 11 is fixed to the upper surface 9a of the open / close lid 9, and receives a receiving recess 11a positioned corresponding to the lower end of the extraction tube 10 and supplies the drop to the receiving recess 11a. It is formed by the saucer part 11b which guide | induces the liquid seasoning made to the said fluidization hole 12 direction. The plurality of flow down holes 12 are provided in parallel along the axial direction of the rotating shaft 3a of the stirring rod 3 (see FIG. 11).

  For convenience of explanation, the liquid seasoning metering extraction unit 7 is shown only in FIG. 1 and omitted in the drawings of FIG. 2 and the subsequent drawings, but the liquid seasoning metering extraction unit 7 is always at the top of the mixing container 2. It shall be provided on the side.

  In the mixing container 2, the stirring rod 3 includes rotating shafts 3a and 3a parallel to the horizontal shaft 8, and a plurality of stirring blades provided in the radial direction of the rotating shaft from the shaft portion of the rotating shafts 3a and 3a. 3b (see FIG. 8), the two rotating shafts 3a, 3a are supported in parallel in the front-rear direction (same level position), and the stirring rod 3b is arranged around the rotating shafts 3a, 3a. Each is provided at a position of an opening angle of 180 ° C. in the direction.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 1 (b), before the stirring is started, the stirring bars 3b, 3b adjacent to the stirring bars 3b, 3b are alternately positioned alternately, and are horizontally positioned in the middle part in the mixing container 2. (See FIG. 1B). Therefore, the open / close lid 9 is opened in this state so that food such as rice can be easily put inside.

  The liquid seasoning measuring and extracting unit 7 includes a liquid seasoning tank 4, a pump 14 as a transfer means for transferring the liquid seasoning from the tank 4 to the measuring container 13, and a liquid level provided in the measuring container 13. A sensor 15 (for example, an electrostatic liquid level sensor) and an electromagnetic valve 16 as valve means for letting the liquid seasoning in the measuring container 14 flow out to the extraction pipe 10 are included. The liquid level sensor 15 is configured to be opened based on detection of a liquid level at a predetermined level.

  In addition, the liquid level of the measuring container 13 can be adjusted by moving the position of the liquid level sensor 15 of the measuring container 13 in the vertical direction. Thus, the measurement value of a liquid seasoning can be adjusted according to the foodstuff to mix.

  The pump 14, the liquid level sensor 15, and the electromagnetic valve 16 can be driven by a single control device having a CPU. That is, the controller 14 drives the pump 14 to transfer the liquid seasoning to the measuring container 13, and the pump 14 is detected based on the liquid level sensor 15 detecting the liquid level of the predetermined amount of liquid seasoning. Stop driving. Thereafter, the control device can be operated to open the solenoid valve 16 to fluidize the measured amount of liquid seasoning in the measuring container 13 from the extraction pipe 10 to the receiving tray member 11 below. .

  The opening / closing lid 9 is pivotally supported by a support shaft 9c on an edge 2b on the back side of the mixing container 2, and the edge 2c on the front side of the mixing container 2 rotates downward (in the direction of arrow A). Thus, it is configured to be able to rotate together with the opening / closing lid 9 along the horizontal shaft 8. Then, the rear surface 9b of the opening / closing lid 9 is brought into contact with the front ends of the machine casings 5a, 5b during the rotation of the mixing container 2, and the opening / closing lid 9 is rotated in the same direction (arrow A direction). By limiting the above, contact portions 5a ′ and 5b ′ are provided that open the upper surface opening 2a of the mixing container 2. That is, the width of the opening / closing lid 9 is slightly wider than the width between the insides of the machine casings 5a, 5b, and when the mixing container 2 rotates in the arrow A direction, Both sides of the back surface 9b are in contact with the contact portions 5a ′ and 5b ′ so that their rotation is restricted.

  Therefore, the mixing container 2 is configured to be rotatable until the upper surface opening 2a where the opening / closing lid 9 does not exist is downward (see FIGS. 6 and 13). The mixed food can be unloaded in the bat 17 placed on the bottom plate 5c.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the opening / closing lid 9 is configured such that, in the unloading position of the mixing container 2, when the rotation operation of the mixing container 2 is stopped, the back surface of the mixing container 2 is stopped. It is configured to cover and close between the side edge 2b and the bottom plate 5c of the machine frame 5, and a safety cover is provided so that an operator does not put his hands in the mixing container 2 when the food is unloaded. It also has the function of

  As shown in FIG. 9, the mixing container 2 is provided with a sprocket 18 outside the horizontal shaft 8 pivotally supported by the machine casings 5a and 5b, and connected to the output shaft of the drive motor M1 provided on the machine casing 5b. The chain 20 is spanned between the sprocket 19 and the forward / reverse drive motor M1 is rotated in the forward / reverse direction so as to be rotatable about the horizontal shaft 8 in the directions of arrows A and B.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the stirring rods 3, 3 are provided with drive sprockets 21, 22 connected to the rotary shafts 3 a, 3 a on the right side of the mixing container 2, and are fixed to the lower part of the mixing container 2. The agitating blades 3b and 3b are opposed to each other by passing a chain 24 between the sprocket 23 provided on the output shaft of the forward / reverse drive motor M2 and the drive sprocket 22a provided on the sprocket 22 ( It is configured to be able to rotate in the direction indicated by arrow C) or in the direction away from each other (direction indicated by arrow D).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the mixing container 2 has a bottom surface 2d formed in two arcs along the rotation trajectory of the stirring blade 3b, whereby the tip 3c of the stirring blade 3b and the bottom surface 2d are formed. Therefore, the ingredients can be sufficiently stirred and mixed in the mixing container 2.

Since the present invention is configured as described above, the operation of the present invention will be described below.
First, the vinegar in the tank 4 is put, and the liquid level sensor 15 of the measuring container 13 is set to the position of the liquid amount corresponding to the amount of rice to be charged.

  Thereafter, the opening / closing lid 9 is opened (FIG. 1B, etc.), and rice is put into the mixing container 2 from the upper surface opening 2a. Thereafter, the open / close lid 9 is closed, the mixing container 2 is made horizontal (position in FIG. 4), and the stirring rod 3 in the mixing container 2 is rotationally driven. Thereby, the thrown-in rice starts stirring. Thereafter, the vinegar starts to be fed from the tank 4 to the measuring container 13.

  Then, the pump 14 is driven and the vinegar in the tank 4 is put into the measuring container 13 through the hose 25. When the liquid level of the measuring container 13 rises from below and is detected by the liquid level sensor 15, the pump 14 is stopped at the detection timing and the electromagnetic valve 16 is opened.

  Therefore, the vinegar weighed in the measuring container 13 flows downward from the tip of the extraction tube 10. Since there is a receiving recess 11a of the tray member 11 on the open / close lid 9 below the extraction tube 10, the vinegar flows into the receiving recess 11a and further flows into the tray 11b.

  And the said vinegar which has flowed into the said saucer part 11b is fluidized in the mixing container 2 from the several flow-down hole 12 (refer FIG. 11, downward arrow). At this time, since a plurality of the flow-down holes 12 are provided in parallel along the rotation shaft 3a of the stirring rod 3, it can be applied evenly to the rice being stirred by the stirring rod 3 from above. And vinegar and rice can be mixed and stirred efficiently. The stirring bars 3 and 3 rotate alternately in the direction of arrow C (inside direction) and in the direction of arrow D (outside direction) (see FIG. 4), and in the mixing container 2, the stirring bars 3b and 3b serve to add rice and vinegar. Thoroughly mix and stir.

  When the mixing and stirring is sufficiently completed, the rotating operation of the stirring bar 3 is stopped, and the mixing container 2 is rotated in the direction in which the front edge 2c side is directed downward (arrow A direction). Then, the mixing container 2 starts to rotate in the direction of arrow A around the horizontal axis 8 with the opening / closing lid 9 closed (see FIG. 3).

  In the course of the rotation trajectory, the contact portions 5a ′ and 5b ′ of the machine frames 5a and 5b on both sides come into contact with the back surfaces 9b on both sides of the opening and closing lid 9, and more than that of the opening and closing lid 9. Rotation (rotation in the direction of arrow A) is limited. Therefore, the opening / closing lid 9 is restricted from rotating by the contact portions 5a ′ and 5b ′, while the mixing container 2 is located within the width between the machine casings 5a and 5b, and the horizontal shaft 8 The opening / closing lid 9 gradually moves away from the upper surface opening 2a of the mixing container 2 while rotating in the direction of arrow E about the support shaft 9c. (See FIG. 6).

  Finally, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 13, the upper surface opening 2 a of the mixing container 2 faces downward (in the present embodiment, obliquely downward), and the open / close lid 9 is fully open. The mixed food material in the mixing container 2 can be unloaded into the vat 17.

  At this time, the opening / closing lid 9 is positioned so as to close the space between the rear edge 2b of the rotated mixing container 2 and the bottom plate 5c of the machine frame 5, so that the bat 17 of the foodstuff can be used. The function of the safety cover is exhibited at the time of insertion (see FIGS. 6 and 13).

  After the unloading of the ingredients in the mixing container 2 is completed, the mixing container 2 may be rotated in the reverse direction (arrow B direction). Then, it rotates in the direction of arrow B from the state of FIG. 6, the opening / closing lid 9 rotates in the opposite direction to the direction of rotation in the direction of arrow E, and finally returns to the state of FIG. The open / close lid 9 closes the upper surface opening 2a of the mixing container 2.

  FIG. 12 shows another embodiment of the stirring bar 3 ′. In addition to the stirring bar 3 shown in FIG. 8, the stirring bar 3 ′ has a stirring blade 3b ′ radially on the rotary shaft 3a ′. It may be provided. Mainly, the stirring bar can be properly used depending on the food.

  In the present invention, as described above, a predetermined amount of liquid seasoning that has been weighed is put into the mixing container 2, and the ingredients in the mixing container 2 are stirred with the stirring rod 3, so that the optimum amount corresponding to the quantity of the ingredients An amount of liquid seasoning and ingredients can be mixed and stirred.

  Further, since the plurality of flow-down holes 12 are provided in parallel along the axial direction of the rotation shaft 3a of the stirring rod 3, the liquid seasoning can be allowed to flow down evenly on the food material stirred by the stirring rod 3. Can do.

  In addition, by setting the position of the liquid level of the measuring container 13 detected by the liquid level sensor 15 to an optimal amount corresponding to the amount of food in advance, an optimal amount of liquid seasoning corresponding to the amount of food can be obtained. It can be automatically weighed to supply the optimum amount of liquid seasoning to the foodstuff.

  In addition, after the mixing of the food and the liquid seasoning is completed, the food can be taken out of the bat or the like simply by rotating the mixing container 2 until the upper surface opening 2a is downward.

  Further, when the mixing container 2 is rotated and the food is taken out, the front side of the food mixing device is closed by the opening / closing lid 9, so that the opening / closing lid 9 can function as a safety cover.

  The food mixing device of the present invention can mix and stir not only vinegar and rice but also various seasonings and ingredients, and can measure liquid seasonings according to the amount of ingredients. It is widely applicable to mixing.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Food mixing device 2 Mixing container 2a Upper surface opening 2b Rear edge 2c Front edge 3 Stirring rod 3a Rotating shaft 3b Stirring blade 4 Tank 5 Machine frame 5a ', 5b' Contact part 5c Bottom plate 6 Upper plate 7 Liquid seasoning metering extraction part 8 Horizontal shaft 9 Opening / closing lid 10 Extraction pipe 11 Sauce member 12 Flowing hole 13 Measuring container 14 Pump 15 Liquid level sensor 16 Solenoid valve

Claims (5)

In the mixing container, the mixing device for ingredients that mixes liquid seasonings and ingredients while stirring with a stirring bar,
A mixing container with an upper surface opening with an open / close lid supported rotatably on a horizontal axis on the machine frame;
A liquid seasoning metering extraction unit provided in the machine frame on the upper side of the mixing container and having an extraction tube for the liquid seasoning;
In the closed state of the upper surface opening of the open / close lid, a tray member is provided on the open / close lid and receives a measured liquid seasoning flowing down from the extraction pipe,
A food mixing device, wherein a plurality of downflow holes for allowing the liquid seasoning supplied to the tray member to flow down into the mixing container are formed on the plate surface of the open / close lid. The stirring rod has a rotating shaft parallel to the horizontal axis and a plurality of stirring blades provided in the radial direction of the rotating shaft from the shaft portion of the rotating shaft,
2. The food mixing device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the plurality of flow-down holes are provided along the axial direction of the rotation shaft. The liquid seasoning metering and extracting unit includes a tank for the liquid seasoning, and a transfer means for transporting the liquid seasoning from the tank to a measuring container.
A liquid level sensor provided in the weighing container;
Valve means for allowing the liquid seasoning in the measuring container to flow out to the extraction pipe,
3. The food mixing device according to claim 1, wherein the valve means is opened based on detection of a liquid level at a predetermined level of the liquid seasoning by the liquid level sensor. The opening / closing lid is pivotally supported on an edge on the back side of the mixing container,
When the mixing container is rotated together with the opening / closing lid with the horizontal axis so that the front edge of the mixing container is rotated downward, the opening / closing lid is brought into contact with the opening / closing lid during the rotation. A contact portion for restricting rotation in the same direction is provided in the machine frame,
The mixing container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the mixing container is configured to be rotatable until the opening of the upper and lower lids is restricted and the open upper surface opening is downward. apparatus.   2. The open / close lid is configured to close a gap between an edge on the back side of the mixing container and a bottom plate of the machine frame in a state where the rotating operation of the mixing container is stopped. The mixing apparatus of the foodstuff in any one of -4.

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