JP6940841B2 - Food manufacturing method and flyer - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a method of frying foodstuffs by alternately putting two containers in one tank.

Rice crackers such as rice crackers are produced by, for example, cutting a dough from a material sheet into a predetermined shape, adjusting the dough to a predetermined water content, inflating it by heating, and then seasoning it. When heating the dough, a fryer can be used.

FIG. 15A is a perspective view showing the conventional fryer 90. In the conventional fryer 90, the tank 91 containing the oil for frying the dough, the container 92 containing the dough, and the container 92 are raised and lowered. It is provided with an elevating portion 93 arranged either inside or outside the 91.

The container 92 is composed of a bottom portion and a side surface portion rising from the peripheral edge of the bottom portion and has an opening at the top. For example, the bottom portion is formed in a mesh shape and has a plurality of through holes. The elevating portion 93 includes an arm 93A that is moved by a prime mover, and the container 92 is fixed to one end of the arm 93A.

In the conventional fryer 90, the positions of the container 92 with respect to the tank 91 are set as three positions, a frying position P1', an oil draining position P2', and a discharge position P3'. At the frying position P1', as shown by the solid line in FIG. 15A, the container 92 enters the tank 91, and the dough is heated and swells. At the oil draining position P2', the container 92 is held above the tank 91 as shown by the broken line in FIG. 15A, and the swelled dough and the oil adhering to the container 92 are dropped into the tank 91. At the discharge position P3', as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 15A, the container 92 is further higher and further tilted than the oil drain position P2', and the swollen dough is taken out from the container 92.

FIG. 15B is a diagram showing a manufacturing process in which a predetermined amount of dough is handled at one time by the conventional fryer 90, and the description will proceed by taking as an example the case where the empty container 92 is started from the state where the empty container 92 is arranged at the discharge position P3'. .. First, the empty container 92 held at the discharge position P3'is lowered to the lifting position in the tank 91 (lowering step S1'). With the container 92 in the tank 91, the dough before heating is put into the container 92 in the tank 91 (adding step S2'), and heat is applied to the dough (fried step S3'). When the dough is put into oil and a predetermined time elapses, the container 92 is taken out of the oil, the container 92 is arranged at the oil draining position P2', and the oil is dropped into the tank 91 (oil draining step S4'). When the container 92 is held at the oil draining position P2'and a predetermined time elapses, the container 92 is further raised above the oil draining position P2'and moved to the discharge position P3' away from the upper part of the tank 91. The container 92 is tilted so that the mouth is turned sideways, and the swollen dough is taken out (discharge step S5').

In the conventional fryer 90, the dough is fried by repeating the manufacturing process in which the lowering step S1', the feeding step S2', the frying step S3', the oil draining step S4', and the discharging step S5'are made into one cycle.

In the conventional fryer 90, the time required for one cycle is, for example, 60 [s], in which 30 [s] is used for the frying step S3', and the oil draining step S4'and the discharging step S5'are used for the remaining time. And the lowering step S1'and the feeding step S2' are performed. Therefore, it is desired to shorten the time when no oil is used in one cycle.

An object of the present invention is to provide a food manufacturing method using a fryer having one tank and two containers, and a fryer.

In the food manufacturing method of the present invention, the first elevating part side opens a mouth upward and suspends a container having at least a plurality of through holes on the bottom side between a lifting position for putting a container into a tank and a standby position separated from the upper part of the tank. While moving in the lowered state, the second elevating part side opens the mouth upward and puts another container having at least a plurality of through holes on the bottom side into the tank. Use a flyer that moves in a suspended state between the position and the position. In the manufacturing process of handling a predetermined amount of foodstuffs on each of the first elevating part side and the second elevating part side, the above-mentioned foodstuffs are put into the above-mentioned container before being fried while the above-mentioned container is suspended at the above-mentioned standby position. After the step, the lowering step of moving the container from the standby position to the lifting position after the charging step, and after the lowering step, the container is suspended in the lifting position and enters the tank. A frying step of frying the ingredients, an ascending step of moving the container from the frying position to the standby position after the frying step, and an ascending step of moving the container from the frying position to the standby position, and after the ascending step, the ingredients in a state where the container is suspended at the standby position. And the oil draining step of draining the oil adhering to the container and the direction of the container changed by moving the container around a horizontally extending rod-shaped member in which the container is suspended after the oil draining step as the center of rotation. It includes a discharge step of taking out the foodstuff from the mouth to the outside of the container, and a return step of moving the container around the rod-shaped member as the center of rotation to return the container to a suspended state after the discharge step. While the first elevating part side and the second elevating part side repeat the manufacturing process and the manufacturing process on the first elevating part side and the manufacturing process on the second elevating part side proceed in parallel. While the first elevating part side performs one of the following (A1) and (A2), the second elevating part side performs the other of the above (A1) and the above (A2).
(A1) Tank-side process: The lowering step, the frying step, and the ascending step are performed.
(A2) Standby step: The oil draining step, the discharging step, the returning step, and the charging step are performed.

Further, the fryer of the present invention includes a tank containing oil for frying foodstuffs and two containers having a mouth open at the top and a plurality of through holes at least on the bottom side. Put the above ingredients alternately in the above tank and fry the above ingredients. The fryer has a first elevating part that elevates and lowers between a lifting position to be put in the tank and a standby position deviated from the upper part of the tank while one of the containers is suspended from a horizontally extending rod-shaped member. A second elevating part that elevates and lowers between the lifting position to be put in the tank and another standby position deviated from the upper part of the tank while the other container is suspended from another horizontally extending rod-shaped member. The container provided at the standby position on the side of the first elevating part is moved with the rod-shaped member on the side of the first elevating part as the center of rotation to bring out the foodstuff. The other container provided at the standby position on the side of the second elevating part is moved with the rod-shaped member on the side of the second elevating part as the center of rotation to move the foodstuff to the outside. I have.

In the fryer, preferably, the first discharge part and the second discharge part are a non-moving first shaft, a second shaft provided in the container and moving together with the container, and the first one. The following connecting mechanism B1 or connecting mechanism B2, which connects the shaft of the above and the second shaft, is provided, and more preferably a pair of each is provided.
The connecting mechanism B1 has a first rod having one end attached to the first shaft and one end attached to the other end of the first rod via a third shaft. The other end is attached to the second shaft, the cylinder tube side is attached to the first rod, and the piston rod side is attached to the second rod. A first air cylinder for moving the second rod around the third shaft is provided, and the first shaft, the second shaft, and the third shaft are provided in parallel with the shaft. Has been done.
The connecting mechanism B2 has a connecting bracket that is rotatably provided on the shaft and has a fourth shaft and a fifth shaft, and the cylinder tube side is attached to the first shaft and the piston rod side is the piston rod side. A second air cylinder attached to the fourth shaft of the connecting bracket to move the connecting bracket around the shaft, and one end attached to the fifth shaft of the connecting bracket and the other. An extension rod whose end is attached to the second shaft of the container is provided, and the first shaft, the second shaft, the fourth shaft, and the fifth shaft are described above. It is provided parallel to the shaft.

According to the present invention, the oil non-use time can be reduced.

(A) to (c) are front views which show the flyer which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. (A) and (b) are plan views which show the flyer which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. (A) is a perspective view showing the container of the fryer of FIG. 1, and (b) is a plan view showing the container of the fryer of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the support part, the tank and the oil receiving part of the flyer of FIG. 1A. It is a partial perspective view which shows the flyer of FIG. 1 (a). (A) is a front view showing a flyer in a state where the first container of FIG. 1 (a) is moved, and (b) is a front view showing a flyer in a state of moving the second container of FIG. 1 (a). be. It is a figure which shows the discharge chute and the inclination change part of the flyer of FIG. 1A. (A) is a front view showing the rice cracker manufacturing system provided with the fryer of FIG. 1, and (b) is a plan view showing the rice cracker manufacturing system of (a). It is a figure which shows the process performed in 1 batch of each of the 1st container side and the 2nd container side in the rice cracker production system of FIG. It is a figure which shows the time chart of the rice cracker production system of FIG. (A) to (c) are front views which show the flyer which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. (A) and (b) are views showing the first discharge part of the flyer of FIG. It is a partial perspective view which shows the flyer of 3rd Embodiment of this invention. (A) is a partial plan view showing the flyer of FIG. 13, (b) is a partial left side view showing the flyer of FIG. 13, and (c) is an enlarged view of the joint portion of (b). (A) is a perspective view which shows the conventional fryer, and (b) is a figure which shows the process of the conventional fryer.

(First Embodiment)
1 (a) to 1 (c) of FIG. 1 are front views showing a fryer 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. (A) and (b) of FIG. 2 are plan views showing the fryer 1. The fryer 1 includes a support portion 10, a tank 20 containing oil for frying foodstuffs, and two containers containing foodstuffs (hereinafter, one is referred to as a first container 30A and the other is referred to as a second container 30B). A first elevating part 40A that elevates and lowers the first container 30A in a suspended state, a second elevating part 40B that elevates and lowers the second container 30B in a suspended state, and a second elevating part 40B provided around the mouth of the tank 20. It includes an oil receiving unit 50, a pair of first discharging units 60A for discharging fried foodstuffs from the first container 30A, and a pair of second discharging units 60B for discharging fried foodstuffs from the second container 30B. Hereinafter, the explanation will be given by taking the case of handling the dough for making rice crackers as a food material as an example, and the dough swelled by heating is referred to as rice cracker.

In the fryer 1, the tank 20 is shared by the first container 30A and the second container 30B, and the first container 30A and the second container 30B are alternately put into the tank 20 to fry the respective doughs.

FIG. 1A shows a state in which the first container 30A and the second container 30B are arranged outside the tank 20, and in the fryer 1, when the dough is not fried, the first container 30A and the second container 30A and the second container are used. 30B is arranged outside the tank 20 at standby positions P _OUT1 and P _{OUT2 set higher than the tank 20. The standby positions P OUT1} and P _{OUT2 of} the first container 30A and the second container 30B are set apart at the same level. At the standby positions P _OUT1 and P _OUT2 , the dough is put into the first container 30A and the second container 30B before being fried, and the rice crackers are discharged from the first container 30A and the second container 30B.

In the step of frying the dough contained in the first container 30A, as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 1B, the first container 30A _{moves to the frying position PIN} and enters the tank 20. FIG. 1 (c) shows _{a state in which the second container 30B is arranged at the fried position PIN} by a alternate long and short dash line.

Fried position _{P IN} is set at a position shifted downward from an intermediate position of the standby position _{P OUT2} of the standby position _{P OUT1} of the first container 30A second container 30B.

(1st container 30A and 2nd container 30B)
3A and 3B show a first container 30A and a second container 30B, where FIG. 3A is a perspective view and FIG. 3B is a plan view. The first container 30A and the second container 30B are provided with a bottom portion 310, a side surface portion 320 rising from the peripheral edge of the bottom portion 310, and two mounting brackets 330 provided on the side surface portion 320, and have an upper mouth. Is open.

The bottom portion 310 has a circular contour in a plan view, is lowered from the peripheral edge of the circle toward the center side, and is deepest in the center. In addition, although it has a curved surface or a taper shape that bulges downward when viewed from the side, it may be flat. The bottom 310 is made of wire mesh or the like, and is provided with a plurality of through holes. The side surface portion 320 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and the diameter is reduced from the upper end side to the bottom portion 310 side and narrowed down. The upper end of the side surface portion 320 forms a mouth and extends above the bottom portion 310 more than the bottom portion 310. The side surface portion 320 may also be provided with a plurality of through holes. The two plate-shaped mounting brackets 330 face each other and protrude upward from the upper end of the side surface portion 320, and each includes a through hole 331 through which a bar 440 described later is passed. In the figure, 341 is a rod-shaped reinforcing portion, and 342 is a ring-shaped reinforcing portion.

(Support part 10)
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the support portion 10, the tank 20, and the oil receiving portion 50. The support portion 10 includes a plurality of rod-shaped vertical members 11 extending in the vertical direction to form legs and the like, a plurality of rod-shaped horizontal members 12 extending horizontally so as to connect the vertical members 11, and the vertical members 11 and the horizontal members. It is provided with a mounting portion 13 which is attached to the material 12 and is formed in a box shape.

(Tank 20)
The tank 20 is formed in a ball shape with an open mouth at the top, and when frying the dough, for example, the net-like bottom 310 of the first container 30A and the second container 30B, or the lower half and the bottom 310 of the side surface 320. It is configured to include a part such as. The tank 20 is provided with a discharge port and a supply port, and is connected to a waste receiving portion or a pump provided outside via a pipe. The oil returns to the tank 20 after removing foreign matter with the residue receiving portion. Reference numeral 21 in FIG. 1A is an outlet. Further, the oil is kept at a predetermined temperature, for example, 80 ° C. by a heating unit provided inside or outside the tank 20.

(Oil receiving part 50)
The oil receiving portion 50 includes a flat portion 510 extending outward from the mouth of the tank 20 and a side surface portion 520 rising from the edge of the flat portion 510. The flat portion 510 has a rectangular outline in a plan view. For example, the flat portion 510 forms a square and spreads horizontally to form a smooth surface. The side surface portion 520 includes a first side surface portion 521 and a second side surface portion 522 facing each other, and a third side surface portion 523 and a fourth side surface portion 524 facing each other, and the first side surface portion 521 and the second side surface portion 521. The 522 is connected to the third side surface portion 523 and the fourth side surface portion 524 to form a corner. In the illustrated example, the first side surface portion 521 and the second side surface portion 522 are formed higher than the third side surface portion 523 and the fourth side surface portion 524. The flat portion 510 of the oil receiving portion 50 is placed on the cross member 12 of the support portion 10 and is held together with the tank 20 at a position separated upward from the installation surface.

As shown in FIG. 4, four mounting portions 13 of the support portion 10 are provided around the oil receiving portion 50, and two are used for mounting the first elevating portion 40A and the first discharging portion 60A. The other two are used for mounting the second elevating part 40B and the second discharging part 60B. In FIG. 4, the mounting portion 13 on the first elevating portion 40A side is shown by a broken line, and one mounting portion 13 is brought close to the corner composed of the first side surface portion 521 and the third side surface portion 523 of the oil receiving portion 50. The other mounting portion 13 is provided close to the corner formed by the first side surface portion 521 and the fourth side surface portion 524 of the oil receiving portion 50. Further, in FIG. 4, the mounting portion 13 on the second elevating portion 40B side is shown by a chain double-dashed line, and one mounting portion 13 is composed of a second side surface portion 522 and a third side surface portion 523 of the oil receiving portion 50. The other mounting portion 13 is provided close to the corner formed by the second side surface portion 522 and the fourth side surface portion 524 of the oil receiving portion 50.

Each mounting portion 13 is provided separately from the flat portion 510 of the oil receiving portion 50 and the mounting surface 131 of the first elevating portion 40A and the second elevating portion 40B that spread flat and horizontally at a position higher than the tank 20. The first discharge portion 60A and the mounting surface 132 of the second discharge portion 60B that spread vertically are provided. The mounting surface 131 of each mounting portion 13 is provided at the same level, and the mounting surface 132 on the first discharge portion 60A side and the mounting surface 132 on the second discharge portion 60B side face each other. When the fryer 1 is viewed from the front as shown in FIG. 1A, the oil receiving portion 50 and the tank 20 in the oil receiving portion 50 are a pair of mounting portions 13 that support the first elevating portion 40A and another pair that supports the second elevating portion 40B. It is provided between the mounting portion 13 and the mounting portion 13.

(1st elevating part 40A)
First, the first elevating part 40A that holds the first container 30A in a suspended state will be described. FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of the fryer 1, showing the first elevating portion 40A side.

The first elevating portion 40A includes a shaft 420 which is formed in a rod shape and is rotatably provided on a pair of mounting portions 13 and extends horizontally, and a pair of rod-shaped arms fixed to the shaft 420 and provided in parallel. A weight provided between the 430, a bar 440 formed in a rod shape and supported by one end of the pair of arms 430 and provided parallel to the shaft 420, and the other end of the pair of arms 430. It includes a 450 and a prime mover 460 that rotates the shaft 420. In FIG. 2, the weight 450 is omitted to represent the flyer 1.

The shaft 420 extends horizontally by being supported by a bearing 421 provided on one mounting surface 131 on one end side and supported by a bearing 421 provided on the other mounting surface 131 on the other end side. The shaft 420 has one arm 430 fixed to one end side and the other arm 430 fixed to the other end side.

The two arms 430 are provided so as to intersect the shaft 420 through the through holes provided in each of the two arms 430, and the through hole to one end where the bar 440 is provided is provided with the weight 450 from the through hole. The dimensions are set longer than to the end of. The arm 430 is provided so as to be offset from the mounting surface 131 so as not to collide with the mounting surface 131 on which the bearing 421 is provided as the shaft 420 rotates.

The bar 440 is provided as a rod-shaped member for suspending the container, and penetrates the two mounting brackets 330 provided in the first container 30A. As shown in FIG. 5, the two mounting brackets 330 are provided with bearings 332 in through holes 331 to pass through the bar 440, and one end of each arm 430 is also provided with bearings 431 to support both ends of the bar 440. There is. The bar 440 is held horizontally extended by two arms 430, and the first container 30A is suspended from the bar 440 by its own weight. In the state where the first container 30A is suspended, the bar 440 is provided at a position that divides the circular mouth of the first container 30A in a plan view as shown in FIG. 2A, and further, FIG. 1A. When viewed from the front, the first container 30A is in a state where the mouth is open upward.

The prime mover 460 is fixed to the vertical member 11, the horizontal member 12, or the mounting portion 13 of the support portion 10, is connected to one end of the shaft 420, and rotates the shaft 420 in the forward and reverse directions.

The first elevating part 40A moves the arm 430 by the forward rotation or the reverse rotation of the shaft 420 to move the first container 30A up and down between the low lifting position _PIN and the high standby position P _{OUT 1} . _{At the lifting position PIN} shown in FIG. 1 (b), the pair of arms 430 are held in a horizontally extended and tilted state, and the first container 30A is put into the tank 20. _{At the standby positions P OUT} 1 shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (c), the arm 430 extends vertically and is held in an upright state, and the first container 30A is arranged at a position away from above the tank 20.

The rotation angle θ1 of the shaft 420 for moving the first container 30A from the lifting position P _IN to the standby position P _OUT 1 is set to an angle larger than 90 degrees, for example, 110 degrees.

The loading step and the discharging step are performed in a state where the first container 30A is _{suspended from the standby position P OUT1 by the first elevating portion 40A.} In the charging step, the dough is charged into the first container 30A by a belt conveyor on the upstream side, which will be described later. In the discharge step, the rice cracker contained in the first container 30A is taken out by the first discharge unit 60A and placed on a belt conveyor on the downstream side, which will be described later.

(1st discharge unit 60A)
Each first discharge portion 60A is provided so as to connect the support portion 10 and the first container 30A, and the first container 30A is moved around the bar 440 as the center of rotation to change the position of the mouth. One of the first discharge portions 60A is provided between one mounting bracket 330 of the first container 30A and one mounting portion 13, and the other is provided between the other mounting bracket 330 and the other mounting of the first container 30A. It is provided between the portion 13 and the portion 13.

The first discharge portion 60A includes a shaft 601 (first shaft) provided on the mounting portion 13, a connecting bar 602 (second shaft) provided on the mounting bracket 330 of the first container 30A, and a shaft 601 and a connecting bar. It is provided with a connecting mechanism B1 for connecting to 602. The shaft 601 on the mounting portion 13 side is provided on the mounting surface 132 so as to be lower than the shaft 420 and higher than the mouth of the tank 20. The connecting bar 602 on the first container 30A side is fixed to the outside beyond the edge of the mouth by the mounting bracket 330, in the illustrated example, to the portion protruding toward the tank side, and the first container 30A is further suspended from the bar 440. In this state, the connecting bar 602 is provided at a position lower than the bar 440.

The connecting mechanism B1 of the first discharging portion 60A has a rod-shaped first rod 61 having one end attached to the shaft 601 on the mounting portion 13 side, and a shaft 603 (third) attached to the other end of the first rod 61. One end is attached via a shaft), and the other end is attached to the connecting bar 602 on the side of the first container 30A. The rod-shaped second rod 62, the first rod 61, and the second rod It is provided with an air cylinder 63 (first air cylinder) provided between the 62 and the air cylinder 63. In the plan view of FIG. 2, the air cylinder 63 is omitted to represent the fryer 1.

The first discharge unit 60A is configured to provide a shaft and a bearing at a position connecting the two members so that one can change the angle with respect to the other. A shaft 601 connecting the mounting portion 13 and one end of the first rod 61, a shaft 603 connecting the other end of the first rod 61 and one end of the second rod 62, and the second rod 62. A connecting bar 602 that connects the other end of the rod and the mounting bracket 330 is provided in parallel with the shaft 420, respectively. The second rod 62 is provided with a bearing that receives the end portion of the connecting bar 602. A connector provided with a shaft and a bearing may be used, or the shaft and the bearing may be individually attached to the first rod 61 and the second rod 62.

In the air cylinder 63, the end of the cylinder tube 631 is attached to the first rod 61, and the end of the piston rod 632 is attached to the second rod 62. The air cylinder 63 is attached to the first rod 61 and the second rod 62 via the connector, and the shaft provided in the connector extends parallel to the shaft 420 with respect to the first rod 61 and the second rod 62. You can change the angle.

In a state where the first container 30A is _{suspended from the standby position P OUT} 1, the air cylinder 63 has a piston rod 632 inserted in the cylinder tube 631, and the first rod 61 extends so as to stand up, and the upper end side is the first. It is provided at a position higher than the mouth of one container 30A and lower than the bar 440. The second rod 62 extends laterally from the end of the first rod 61 so as to be greatly bent, and the rotation angle θ2 of the second rod 62 with respect to the first rod 61 shown in FIG. 1A is set to, for example, less than 90 degrees. Has been done.

When the first container 30A _{moves from the standby position P OUT 1} to the lifting position P _IN , the first discharge unit 60A moves together with the arm 430, and the air cylinder 63 does not change its total length in the process of this movement, and the first The rotation angle θ2 of the second rod 62 with respect to the rod 61 is constant. As shown in FIG. 2B, when the first container 30A is in the lifting position _PIN , the first rod 61 and the second rod 62 are arranged outside the oil receiving portion 50, and the end of the second rod 62. A connecting bar 602 that connects the portion and the mounting bracket 330 extends from the outside to the inside of the oil receiving portion 50. Even when the first container 30A _{moves from the lifting position P IN} to the standby position P _OUT 1, the rotation angle θ2 of the second rod 62 with respect to the first rod 61 is constant.

On the other hand, FIG. 6A is a front view showing a state in which the first container 30A is moved around the bar 440, and the _roasted rice cake contained in the first container 30A is discharged from the first container 30A at the standby position P OUT 1. In this case, the air cylinder 63 extends the piston rod 632 to increase the rotation angle θ2 of the second rod 62 with respect to the first rod 61 (θ2> 90 degrees), and the end connected to the mounting bracket 330 side of the second rod 62. The portion is moved to a position higher than the first rod 61 and the bar 440. With the movement of the first rod 61 and the second rod 62, the first container 30A moves around the bar 440 as the center of rotation, the bottom 310 is raised, and the mouth is lowered.

In FIG. 6A, the first container 30A before movement is shown by a alternate long and short dash line, and the rotation angle θ3 of the first container 30A centered on the bar 440 is set to be larger than 90 degrees as shown in the illustrated example. Is desirable. Move the first container 30A so as to turn it over, and lower a part of the mouth to a position lower than the lowest point on the inner surface. When the mouth is lowered, the portion of the inner surface of the first container 30A provided at a position lower than the bar 440 extends as a slope that descends toward the mouth, and the contained rice cracker is discharged to the outside. The slope is lowered toward the non-tank side where the belt conveyor on the downstream side, which will be described later, is arranged. In FIG. 6A, the first rod 61 and the second rod 62 of the one first discharge portion 60A appearing in the foreground are shown, but the first container 30A is combined with the other first discharge portion 60A provided in the back. It's moving. After discharging the rice crackers, each first discharging unit 60A performs the reverse operation, and the air cylinder 63 puts the extension of the piston rod 632 into the cylinder tube 631 so that the first container 30A is suspended. return.

(Discharge chute)
_{Further, the fryer 1 includes a discharge chute 64 provided below the first container 30A at the standby position P OUT} 1 on the first elevating part 40A side, and an inclination changing portion 65 for moving the discharge chute 64 to change the inclination. It has. In FIG. 5, the discharge chute 64 and the inclination changing portion 65 are omitted to show the first elevating portion side.

FIG. 7 is a left side view of the fryer 1, showing the discharge chute 64 and the inclination changing portion 65. The inclination changing portion 65 is extended by a bracket 651 provided on the bottom surface of the discharge chute 64, a bearing 652 provided on the bracket 651, and an extension portion 653 provided on the bracket 651 and protruding below the bearing 652. A hole (not shown) provided in the portion 653 and a shaft 654 passing through the bearing 652, a piston rod 655B is connected to the extension portion 653, and a cylinder tube 655A is attached to the support portion 10 to expand and contract to cause the discharge chute 64. It is equipped with an air cylinder 655 that moves around a shaft 654. The shaft 654 is provided on the vertical member 11, the horizontal member 12, or the mounting portion 13 of the support portion 10 via a bearing or the like, and is provided below the discharge chute 64 in parallel with the shaft 420.

When the first container 30A is in the standby position P _{OUT 1} or the lifting position _PIN , the discharge chute 64 is lowered toward the tank 20 as shown by the broken lines in FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b). Make up the slope. The oil that has fallen from the rice cracker or the first container 30A moves to the tank 20 side, and in the discharge chute 64, the edge on the tank 20 side is located above the oil receiving portion 50, and the oil enters the oil receiving portion 50 from the edge. drop down. When the rice crackers are discharged, as shown by the broken line in FIG. 6A, the discharge chute 64 changes to a slope that descends toward the non-tank side, and the rice crackers that have fallen from the first container 30A are discharged to the downstream belt conveyor side, which will be described later. Slide to send. In the discharge chute 64, for example, the edge on the belt conveyor side is located above the belt, and the rice cracker falls off the edge and rests on the belt. The discharge chute 64 is set to have a dimension along the shaft 420, that is, a width larger than that of the first container 30A and smaller than that of the oil receiving plate.

(2nd elevating part 40B)
Similar to the first elevating part 40A, the second elevating part 40B moves up and down between the _{standby position P OUT 2} and the lifting position P _{IN with the second container 30B suspended.}

Like the first elevating part 40A, the second elevating part 40B includes a shaft 420, a pair of arms 430, a bar 440, a weight 450, and a prime mover 460. In the fryer 1, the oil receiving portion 50 is arranged in the middle in front view or plan view, the first elevating portion 40A is provided on the left side thereof, and the second elevating portion 40B is provided on the right side. The members provided in the 1st elevating part 40A and the members provided in the 2nd elevating part 40B are arranged symmetrically with respect to the vertical plane that divides the fryer 1 into left and right, and their movements are also symmetrical. Although first container 30A is moved clockwise (right turn) in front view when moving to the position _{P iN} fried from the standby position _{P OUT1,} when the second container 30B is moved to the position _{P iN} fried from the standby position _{P OUT2} It moves counterclockwise (turns to the left) when viewed from the front.

Also in the second container 30B, the dough is placed in the second container 30B in a state where _{the second elevating portion 40B arranges the second container 30B at the standby position P OUT} 2 as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B. A charging step of putting in and a discharging step of taking out the rice cracker from the second container 30B are performed.

(2nd discharge unit 60B)
FIG. 6B is a front view showing a state in which the second container 30B is moved around the bar 440, and each second discharge unit 60B has a shaft similar to the first discharge unit 60A on the first container 30A side. It includes 601 and 603, a connecting bar 602, a first rod 61, a second rod 62, and an air cylinder 63. Further, the discharge chute 64 and the inclination changing portion 65 are provided below the second container 30B at the _{standby position P OUT 2.}

The movements of the first discharge section 60A and the second discharge section 60B are symmetrical, and when the first container 30A discharges the rice cracker from the first container 30A at the _{standby position P OUT 1, the first container 30A is bar 440.} Move around the rice cracker so that the mouth faces to the left in the front view of FIG. 6 (a), but on the second container 30B side, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the mouth faces to the right when discharging the rice crackers. move.

The support portion 10, the tank 20, the first container 30A, the second container 30B, the rod-shaped members of the first elevating portion 40A and the second elevating portion 40B, the oil receiving portion 50, and the second The rod-shaped members of the first discharge section 60A and the second discharge section 60B, the discharge chute 64, and the like are made of stainless steel.

The fryer 1 configured as described above is provided between the two transport paths A and B to form the rice cracker manufacturing system 100.

8 (a) and 8 (b) are a front view and a plan view showing the rice cracker manufacturing system 100. The transport path A includes an upstream belt conveyor 110A that transports the dough toward the fryer 1 and a downstream belt conveyor 120A that transports the rice crackers toward the next seasoning device, and the transport path B is also upstream. The rice cracker manufacturing system 100 includes a belt conveyor 110B on the side and a belt conveyor 120B on the downstream side. The dough and rice crackers are delivered, and the second container 30B and the second elevating portion 40B arranged on the right side deliver the dough and rice crackers to the other transport path B.

The belt conveyors 110A and 110B on the upstream side are each provided with a charging chute at the end, and the tip of the charging chute is arranged above the mouths of the first container 30A and the second container 30B. For example, the charging chutes are all displaced toward the belt conveyor downstream of the bar 440, and are arranged at locations deviated from the movement locus of the first container 30A and the second container 30B around the bar 440 when discharging the rice crackers. doing. The belt conveyors 120A and 120B on the downstream side are provided close to the discharge chutes 64 on the left and right, respectively.

(Control unit)
The control unit includes a first elevating part 40A, a second elevating part 40B, a first discharging part 60A, a second discharging part 60B, an inclination changing part 65, and a prime mover and an air cylinder provided in each of the transport paths A and B, respectively. Control to perform the desired operation. The control unit is provided inside or outside the fryer 1, and performs each control by receiving a signal from an operation unit having buttons such as start and stop.

(About the process performed in one batch)
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a manufacturing process in one batch in which a predetermined amount of dough is handled at one time on the first container 30A side (first elevating part 40A side) and the second container 30B side (second elevating part 40B side). Is. Hereinafter, the description will proceed by taking the first container 30A side as an example. When the device is started, the first container 30A is held at the _{standby position P OUT 1 by the first elevating unit 40A.}

(Injection step S1)
At the time of loading, the first container 30A is suspended and the mouth is widened horizontally. The dough is carried by the belt conveyor 110A on the upstream side, goes down the charging chute, and is charged into the first container 30A. The time of the charging step S1 is t1 [s].

(Descent step S2)
After the dough is put in, the arm 430 of the first elevating part 40A moves to carry _{the first container 30A from the standby position P OUT 1} to the lifting position P _IN. The time of the lowering step S2 is t2 [s].

(Frying process S3)
As shown in FIG. 1 (b), in the first container 30A, a part of the bottom 310 and the like enters the tank 20 in a state of being suspended from the bar 440, and the contained dough is fried. The time of the frying step S3 is t3 [s].

(Ascending step S4)
After the predetermined frying time t3 has elapsed, the arm 430 of the first elevating part 40A moves to carry _{the first container 30A from the frying position PIN} to the standby position P _{OUT 1.} The time of the ascending step S4 is t4 [s]. At the standby position P _OUT 1, the first container 30A is arranged laterally offset from above the mouth of the tank 20.

(Oil draining step S5)
_{After moving to the standby position P OUT} 1, the first container 30A is held in a suspended state as shown in FIG. 1 (c) to drain heat-swelled rice crackers and excess oil adhering to the first container 30A. .. The time required for oil drainage is t5 [s]. The oil that has fallen from the rice cracker or the first container 30A goes down the slope of the discharge chute 64 and falls from the edge of the discharge chute 64 to the oil receiving portion 50.

(Discharge process S6)
After draining the oil, the rice cracker is taken out from the first container 30A. Along with this, the discharge chute 64 is tilted by the air cylinder 63 to form a slope that descends toward the belt conveyor 120A on the downstream side. The first container 30A moves around the bar 440 as the center of rotation by the pair of first discharge portions 60A, and the rice cracker is brought to a part of the lowered mouth of the first container 30A and falls on the discharge chute 64. The time required for discharging the rice cracker from the first container 30A is t6 [s].

(Return step S7)
After discharging the rice crackers, the pair of first discharging portions 60A returns to the state where the first container 30A is hung from the bar 440 and the mouth is opened horizontally from the state where the first container 30A is turned sideways. To move. The time required to return the first container 30A to the state suspended by the bar 440 is t7 [s].

The manufacturing process further includes a first inclination changing step of changing the discharge chute 64 toward the tank 20 and a second inclination changing step of changing the discharge chute 64 toward the non-tank side. The first inclination changing step starts at the same time as, for example, the discharging step S6, or ends at the timing of switching from the oil draining step S5 to the discharging step S6. The second inclination changing step starts at the same time as the lowering step S2, or ends at the timing of switching from the returning step S7 to the feeding step S1.

Here, the following is an example of the processing time in each step.
Time of charging step S1 t1: 5 [s]
Time of lowering step S2 t2: 3 [s]
Time of frying step S3 t3: 30 [s]
Time of ascending step S4 t4: 3 [s]
Oil draining step S5 time t5: 10 [s]
Time of discharge step S6 t6: 5 [s]
Time of return step S7 t7: 2 [s]

The above is the manufacturing process of one batch including the charging of the dough and the discharge of the rice cracker performed on the first container 30A side, and the time T1 [s] required for one batch is 58 [t1 + t2 + t3 + t4 + t5 + t6 + t7) obtained by integrating the above steps. s]. Hereinafter, the description will be described by taking as an example the case where the manufacturing process is repeated with a time between the previous manufacturing process and the subsequent manufacturing process.

On the second container 30B side as well as on the first container 30A side, the charging step S1, the lowering step S2, the frying step S3, the raising step S4, the oil draining step S5, the discharging step S6, and the returning step S7 are included in one batch. The time T2 required to carry out the manufacturing process of one batch is the same as the time T1 [s] on the first container 30A side.

In the rice cake manufacturing system 100, the manufacturing process by batch processing on the first container 30A side and the second container 30B side is repeated, and the manufacturing process on the first container 30A side and the manufacturing process on the second container 30B side are performed. Rather than dividing the time, each manufacturing process proceeds in parallel. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a time chart in the rice cracker manufacturing system 100.

As a state at the time of starting in the rice cracker manufacturing system 100, as shown in FIG. 1A, both the first container 30A and the second container 30B are suspended at a high position (standby positions P _OUT1 , P _{OUT 2} ). The explanation will proceed by taking starting from.

First, the first container 30A proceeds through the steps shown in FIG. 9 in order, and in the process of frying the dough as shown in FIG. 1 (b) (fried step S3), the second container 30B side starts the process and first the dough. Is charged into the second container 30B (loading step S1). After the dough of the first container 30A is fried, the second container 30B becomes the first container 30A when the processing time of moving _{the first container 30A from the fried position PIN} to the standby position P _{OUT 1 (rising step S4) ends. The movement from the standby position P OUT 2} to the lifting position P _IN (lowering step S2) is started so as to replace the above. The second container 30B _{moves to the frying position PIN} and fries the dough (fried step S3).

While the second container 30B is in the tank 20 side (lowering step S2, frying step S3, and ascending step S4), on the first container 30A side, the oil draining step S5, the discharging step S6, and the returning step S7 are performed. , And the charging step S1 in order.

On the first container 30A side, the first container 30A is replaced with the second container 30B so that the end of the processing time of the charging step S1 _{coincides with the end of the processing time of moving the second container 30B to the standby position P OUT2.} The movement to the lifting position _PIN (lowering step S2) is started again. The first container 30A _{moves to the frying position PIN} and fries the dough (fried step S3).

While the first container 30A is in the tank 20 side (lowering step S2, frying step S3, and ascending step S4), on the second container 30B side, the oil draining step S5, the discharging step S6, and the returning step S7 are performed. , And the charging step S1 in order.

In the rice cracker manufacturing system 100, the first elevating part 40A side and the second elevating part 40B side repeat each manufacturing process, and the manufacturing process on the first elevating part 40A side and the manufacturing process on the second elevating part 40B side are performed in parallel. It can be advanced. Further, in the process, the time (t2, t3, t4) that the first container 30A side (first elevating part 40A side) occupies the tank 20 and the second container 30B side (second elevating part 40B side) are the tank 20. The sum of the time (t2, t3, t4) and the time required for one cycle is T', that is, T'[s] (= (t2, t3, t4) x 2). On the second elevating part 40B side, while one occupies the tank 20 and performs the following tank side step, the other shifts to the non-tank side (standby side) and performs the following standby side step.
Tank side process: The lowering step S2, the frying step S3, and the ascending step S4 are performed.
Stand-by process: The oil draining process S5, the discharging process S6, the returning process S7, and the charging process S1 are performed.

In the rice cracker manufacturing system 100, at the stage where the parallel processing is in progress, the time when the dough is not fried, that is, the time when no oil is used is (t2 + t4) × 2 per cycle (T'= 72 [s]). = 12 [s]. In a unit time, 50 cycles are performed, and the non-use time becomes 600 [s / hour].

In the conventional fryer 90 shown in FIG. 15, one container 92 is moved up and down to fry the dough. Per cycle 60 [s] in which step S4'and discharge step S5'are performed, the non-fried time without using oil is approximately 30 [s], 60 cycles are performed per unit time, and the non-use time is 1800. It becomes [s / hour].

According to the fryer 1, the difference Δt (= 1800-600 = 1200 [s]) is reduced as the unused time per unit time as compared with the fryer 90 using one conventional container 92, and the oil is oxidized. It can be suppressed.

Further, assuming that the amount of dough used in the manufacturing process of one batch is 4 kg on the first elevating part 40A (first container 30A) side and the second elevating part 40B (second container 30B) side, in the present embodiment A total of 400 kg can be fried in 4 kg x 2 units x 50 times per unit time. On the other hand, in the conventional fryer 90, a total of 240 kg is fried at 4 kg × 60 times per unit time. According to the fryer 1, the production amount can be increased 1.66 times per unit time as compared with the conventional fryer 90.

(Second Embodiment)
11 (a) and 11 (b) are front views showing the fryer 2 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The fryer 2 includes a support portion 10, a tank 20, two containers (first container 30A and a second container 30B), two elevating parts (first elevating part 40A and a second elevating part 40B), and an oil receiver. The unit 50, a pair of first discharge parts 60A ″ that move the first container 30A so as to turn over, and a pair of second discharge parts 60B ″ that move the second container 30B so as to turn over are provided. The configurations of the discharge unit 60A ″ and the second discharge unit 60B ″ are different from those of the first discharge unit 60A and the second discharge unit 60B of the first embodiment. The same components as those of the fryer 1 of the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 12A is a diagram showing a first discharge portion 60A ″ provided on the first container 30A side, and the first discharge portion 60A ″ is a shaft 601 ″ (first shaft) provided on the support portion 10 side. A connecting bar 602 (second shaft) provided on the mounting bracket 330 of the first container 30A, and a connecting mechanism B2 for connecting the shaft 601 "and the connecting bar 602 are provided.

The connecting mechanism B2 of the first discharge portion 60A ″ is connected to a connecting bracket 66 attached to the shaft 420 via a bearing 69A and an air cylinder 67 (second air cylinder) that moves the connecting bracket 66 around the shaft 420. An extension rod 68 that connects the bracket 66 and the mounting bracket 330 of the first container 30A is provided. In FIG. 12A, the first elevating part 40A is omitted and the support part 10 is partially used. The shaft 420 is hatched.

The connecting bracket 66 includes shafts 661,662 (fourth shaft, fifth shaft) extending parallel to the shaft 420, one of which is connected to the end of the piston rod 671 of the air cylinder 67 via a bearing 69B. The other is connected to one end of the extension rod 68 via a bearing 69C. The air cylinder 67 is attached to the end of the cylinder tube 672 via a shaft 601 ″ (first shaft) supported by a vertical member 11, a horizontal member 12, and the like of the support portion 10, and the other end of the extension rod 68. The end of the shaft is attached to the connecting bar 602 (second shaft) fixed to the mounting bracket 330 of the first container 30A via the bearing 69D. , Each of which is provided parallel to the shaft 420.

In the state where the first container 30A is suspended from the bar 440, each mounting bracket 330 has a protruding portion 336 protruding from the bar 440 on the non-tank side higher than the bar 440, and the connecting bar 602 is a protruding portion. It is fixed at 336.

In a state where the first container 30A is _{arranged at the standby position P OUT1} as shown in FIG. 11A, the air cylinder 67 of each first discharge unit 60A ″ has the piston rod 671 as shown in FIG. 12A. The connecting bracket 66 is extended and held at a predetermined rotation angle around the shaft 420, and the extension rod 68 extends from the connecting bracket 66 toward the first container 30A.

When the rice cracker is discharged from the first container 30A at the standby position P _OUT 1, the air cylinder 67 of each first discharge portion 60A ″ returns the piston rod 671 to the cylinder tube 672 as shown in FIG. 12 (b). The connecting bracket 66 is moved around the shaft 420. In the connecting bracket 66, the position of the shaft 662 connected to the extension rod 68 changes to a lower position than before the movement, and the extension rod 68 moves downward as the connecting bracket 66 moves. As a result, the first container 30A moves around the bar 440 as the center of rotation, the position of the mouth is changed, and the contained rice cracker goes out. The air cylinder 67 extends the piston rod 671 and returns to the state in which the first container 30A is suspended.

When frying the dough, the fryer 2 moves _{the first container 30A to the frying position PIN} by the arm 430, similarly to the fryer 1 of the first embodiment. In the fryer 2, the connecting bracket 66 is held at a predetermined rotation angle position by the air cylinder 67 in the process of moving the arm 430, the extension rod 68 moves with the shaft 662 provided on the connecting bracket 66 as a fulcrum, and the first container 30A moves. In the state of being arranged at the lifting position _PIN , it extends laterally as shown by a broken line in FIG. 12A, similarly to the arm 430.

The second discharge section 60B "provided on the second container 30B side has a shaft 601", a connecting bar 602, a connecting bracket 66, and an air cylinder, as in the configuration of the first discharging section 60A "on the first container 30A side. A 67 and an extension rod 68 are provided, and the first discharge section 60A "and the second discharge section 60B" are provided so that their movements are symmetrical with respect to the vertical plane that divides the fryer 2 into left and right. There is.

In the fryer 2 of the second embodiment as well as the fryer 1 of the first embodiment, the first container 30A side and the second container 30B side proceed with the respective manufacturing processes in parallel, and the oil in the tank 20 is not used. It is possible to reduce the usage time, suppress the oxidation of oil, and increase the production amount.

(Third Embodiment)
13 is a partial perspective view showing the flyer 3 of the third embodiment, FIG. 14A is a partial plan view showing the flyer 3, and FIG. 14B is a partial left side view showing the flyer 3. .. Unlike the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the fryer 3 includes a stirring unit 70. The same reference numerals are given to the same configurations as those of the fryer 1 and 2 of the first embodiment and the second embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The stirring unit 70 includes a plurality of paddle units 71A, 71B, 71C for stirring oil, and a driving unit 72 provided on one of the arms 430 to move the paddle units 71A, 71B, 71C. 13 and 14 show the stirring portion 70 on the first container 30A side and its surroundings, FIG. 13 shows the first container 30A with a broken line, and FIG. 14 shows the first container 30A and the arm 430 with a broken line. The inside is seen through. Hereinafter, the stirring unit 70 on the side of the first container 30A will be described. The first container 30A is suspended from the bar 440'as a rod-shaped member, as in the first embodiment.

The drive unit 72 is provided with a prime mover 721 on one arm 430, and a gear 722 provided on one end of the bar 440'and a gear 723 provided on the shaft of the prime mover 721 are connected by a chain belt 724.

As shown in FIG. 14A, the bar 440'is a joint portion that connects two paddle shafts 441A and 441B and two paddle shafts 441A and 441B and reverses the rotation of one and the other. With 442, it is formed in a rod shape as a whole.

14 (c) is an enlarged view of the joint portion 442 of FIG. 14 (b), and three bevel gears 442A, 442B, and 442C are provided in the case 442D. In FIGS. 14 (b) and 14 (c), the bevel gears 442A, 442B, and 442C are shown by solid lines, and the case 442D is shown by a broken line. The paddle shafts 441A and 441B are supported by bearings 443A, 443B, 431 and 332 provided on the arm 430, the mounting bracket 330 and the joint 442, respectively, and the two bevel gears 442A and 442B are the two paddle shafts. It is provided at the end of 441A and 441B.

In the illustrated example, the prime mover 721 is provided on one end side of the paddle shaft 441A, and the bevel gear provided between the bevel gear 442A on the paddle shaft 441A side and the bevel gear 442B on the paddle shaft 441B side. Power is transmitted via the 442C. The bevel gear 442C is attached to the bottom 310 of the first container 30A and the upper end of another paddle shaft 441C supported by the case 442D via a bearing 443C. The two paddle shafts 441A and 441B extend horizontally, and the paddle shafts 441C extend in the vertical direction, with the first container 30A _{arranged at the standby position P OUT1 and the mouth facing upward.} .. Further, the case 442D of the joint portion 442 is supported by a rod-shaped auxiliary portion 445 extending from the annular frame of the first container 30A as shown in FIG. 14A.

The paddle portions 71A, 71B, 71C include a rod 711 fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the paddle shafts 441A, 441B, 441C, and a webbed portion 712 fixed to the rod 711 and formed in a plate shape. , A plurality of paddle shafts 441A, 441B, and 441C are provided. The rod 711 and the webbing portion 712 are configured so as not to contact the first container 30A, and the paddle portions 71A and 71B enter the first container 30A and pass through the paddle portions 71A and 71B by rotating the paddle shafts 441A and 441B. Repeatedly entering and exiting the first container 30A that goes out again. Further, as the paddle shaft 441C rotates, the paddle portion 71C continues to rotate in the first container 30A. A plurality of paddle portions 71A, 71B, 71C are provided on the paddle shafts 441A, 441B, 441C, and the plurality of paddle portions 71A, 71B, 71C have predetermined rotation angles around the paddle shafts 441A, 441B, 441C. It may be provided in a staggered manner. In the illustrated example, the prime mover 721 is provided near the joint with the shaft 420 that moves the arm 430, but the prime mover 721 may be provided on the tip side of the arm 430 that supports the bar 440'to rotate the paddle shaft. ..

In the stirring unit 70, the first container 30A is _{arranged at the frying position PIN} , and in the process of frying the dough (frying step S3), the paddle shafts 441A, 441B, 441C are combined with the paddle portions 71A, by the prime mover 721. The 71B and 71C are rotated to stir the oil and prevent the dough floating on the oil surface from moving or turning over, and the dough from floating in a fixed position.

The second elevating part 40B side is also provided with the same stirring part 70 as the first elevating part 40A side described above, and the paddle parts 71A, 71B, 71C are _{provided with the second container 30B arranged at the lifting position PIN.} Stir the oil.

According to the fryer 3 of the third embodiment, the entire surface of the dough can be efficiently heated to produce a desired rice cracker.

The present invention is not limited to the above description and illustrated examples. For example, the present invention can be used in the production of other foods such as fried foods instead of rice crackers.

The first elevating part, the second elevating part, the first discharging part, and the second discharging part are fixed to the surfaces of the vertical member 11 and the horizontal member 12, or to them, instead of the box-shaped mounting portion provided on the support portion. It may be provided on a plate or the like.

In the above description, in the process of repeating the manufacturing process in the first container (first elevating part side) and the second container (second elevating part side), the interval (time) is between the previous manufacturing process and the subsequent manufacturing process. However, the charging step for putting the next dough in one of the first container and the second container is the remaining time in the other tank-side step of the first container and the second container, for example, the frying step. And the ascending step can be arbitrarily set in 19 [s].

Further, the oil draining process, the discharging process, the returning process, and the charging process included in the standby side process are not limited to the timing shown in the illustrated example, and the time is changed while the tank side process in the other container is in parallel. It can be carried out. Similarly, the first inclination changing step and the second inclination changing step may be performed at different timings while the tank-side steps in the other container are in parallel.

The fryer can also be used by setting each or a part of the positions where the charging process, the oil draining process, the discharging process, etc. are performed on the standby side to be different.

1,2,3 Fryer 10 Support 13 Mounting 100 Roasted rice cake manufacturing system 110A, 110B Upstream belt conveyor 120A, 120B Downstream belt conveyor 20 Tank 30A First container 30B Second container 310 Bottom 320 Side surface 330 Mounting bracket 40A 1st elevating part 40B 2nd elevating part 420 Shaft 430 Arm 440 Bar 450 Weight 460 Motor 50 Oil receiving part 60A, 60A ″ 1st discharging part 60B, 60B ″ 2nd discharging part 61 1st rod 62 2nd rod 63, 67 Air cylinder 64 Discharge chute 65 Tilt change part 66 Connecting bracket 68 Extension rod 70 Stirring part 71A, 71B, 71C Paddle part 72 Drive part

Claims (8)

The first elevating part side opens its mouth upwards, and at least the container having a plurality of through holes on the bottom side is moved in a suspended state between the lifting position where the container is put into the tank and the standby position deviated from the upper part of the tank. The second elevating part side opens its mouth upwards and puts another container having at least a plurality of through holes on the bottom side into the tank. It is a food manufacturing method using a fryer that moves in a state.
The manufacturing process of handling a predetermined amount of food on each of the first elevating part side and the second elevating part side
The loading process of putting the above-mentioned ingredients into the above-mentioned container before frying while the above-mentioned container is suspended at the above-mentioned standby position, and
After the charging step, a lowering step of moving the container from the standby position to the lifting position, and a lowering step.
After the lowering step, the frying step in which the container is suspended at the frying position and the foodstuff is fried in the tank.
After the frying step, the ascending step of moving the container from the frying position to the standby position, and
After the ascending step, the oil draining step of draining the oil adhering to the foodstuff and the container while the container is suspended at the standby position,
After the oil draining step, the container is moved around the horizontally extending rod-shaped member in which the container is suspended as the center of rotation, and the foodstuff is discharged out of the container from the mouth where the direction is changed. ,
After the discharge step, a return step of moving the container around the rod-shaped member as the center of rotation to return the container to the suspended state is provided.
While the first elevating part side and the second elevating part side repeat the manufacturing process and the manufacturing process on the first elevating part side and the manufacturing process on the second elevating part side proceed in parallel. A food product, characterized in that the first elevating part side performs one of the following (A1) and (A2) while the second elevating part side performs the other of the above (A1) and the above (A2). Production method.
(A1) Tank-side process: The lowering step, the frying step, and the ascending step are performed.
(A2) Standby step: The oil draining step, the discharging step, the returning step, and the charging step are performed. The first elevating part side and the second elevating part side are subjected to the respective manufacturing processes.
A first inclination changing step of changing the discharge chute provided below the container in the standby position to an inclination downward toward the tank, and
It is further equipped with a second inclination changing step of changing the discharge chute to a downward inclination toward the non-tank side.
The first inclination changing step starts at the same time as the discharging step, or ends at the timing of switching from the oil draining step to the discharging step.
The food manufacturing method according to claim 1, wherein the second inclination changing step starts at the same time as the lowering step or ends at the timing of switching from the returning step to the charging step. The food production method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the frying step includes a step of stirring the oil. It has a tank of oil for frying food and two containers with a mouth open on the top and at least multiple through holes on the bottom side.
It is a fryer that puts the two containers in the tank alternately and fries the ingredients.
A first elevating part that elevates and lowers between the lifting position to be put in the tank and the standby position deviated from the upper part of the tank while one of the containers is suspended from a horizontally extending rod-shaped member.
A second elevating part that elevates and lowers between the lifting position to be put in the tank and another standby position deviated from the upper part of the tank while the other container is suspended from another horizontally extending rod-shaped member. ,
One of the containers provided at the standby position on the first elevating part side is moved with the rod-shaped member on the first elevating part side as the center of rotation, and the first discharging part for discharging the foodstuff to the outside.
The other container provided at the standby position on the second elevating part side is moved with the rod-shaped member on the second elevating part side as the center of rotation to move the foodstuff out. A flyer characterized by having. In addition to further providing an oil receiving part that extends outward from the mouth of the tank,
The first elevating part side and the second elevating part side are inclined to change the discharge chute provided below the container at the respective standby positions and the discharge chute to the tank side or the non-tank side. The flyer according to claim 4, wherein each of the change parts is provided. The fourth or fifth aspect of claim 4, wherein each of the first elevating part and the second elevating part is provided with a stirring part for stirring the oil while the container is in the frying position. Flyer. The container is provided with a pair of mounting brackets provided with through holes for rod-shaped members on the mouth.
The first elevating part and the second elevating part are a horizontally extending shaft, a prime mover that rotates the shaft, a pair of arms fixed to the shaft and provided in parallel, and one of the arms. The fryer according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the rod-shaped member is supported by an end portion of the container and passed through the through hole for the rod-shaped member of the container. The first discharge unit and the second discharge unit are a non-moving first shaft, a second shaft provided in the container and moving together with the container, the first shaft and the second shaft. The flyer according to claim 7, further comprising the following (B1) or (B2) connecting mechanism for connecting the shaft.
(B1) A first rod having one end attached to the first shaft and one end attached to the other end of the first rod via a third shaft and the other. The end of the rod is attached to the second shaft, the cylinder tube side is attached to the first rod, and the piston rod side is attached to the second rod. A first air cylinder for moving the rod around the third shaft is provided, and the first shaft, the second shaft, and the third shaft are provided in parallel with the shaft. ..
(B2) A connecting bracket that is rotatably provided on the shaft and has a fourth shaft and a fifth shaft, and a cylinder tube side attached to the first shaft and a piston rod side of the connecting bracket. A second air cylinder that is attached to the fourth shaft and moves the connecting bracket around the shaft, and one end attached to the fifth shaft of the connecting bracket and the other end. An extension rod attached to the second shaft of the container is provided, and the first shaft, the second shaft, the fourth shaft, and the fifth shaft are parallel to the shaft. It is provided in.

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