JPH06104093B2 - Individual meal continuous stirrer - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an individual meal continuous stirrer for continuously heating and cooking stir-fried foods such as fried noodles, fried rice and stir-fried vegetables.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Frying material is put in a large stationary container and heated by a burner provided below the container while being agitated by a stirring blade provided in the container. A stir-frying device adapted to make a soup is conventionally known.

By the way, in the above-mentioned stirrer, stir-frying for a large number of people is made at one time in one container, and the stir-fried food is separately provided in a plate according to needs. There is.

Further, since it takes time until the stir-fried food in the container is completely consumed, it is not possible to provide a good stir-fried food of uniform quality, and there is also a problem that cooking is labor-intensive and labor-saving cannot be achieved.

[0005]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and enables the stir-fried food to be continuously cooked for each serving, thereby improving economic efficiency and quality and saving labor. It is a technical issue.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the present invention, a container support is attached between a pair of endless members which are moved in one direction at the same speed, with a required space, A motor and a container, which is rotated about its axis by the motor and has a stirring blade attached inside, are attached to each container support, and the container is transferred to the transfer path of the container support with the opening of the container facing upward. The material introduction zone, the heating zone for transferring the container in an inclined state, and the take-out zone for transferring the container with the opening of the container facing downward are sequentially provided in the transfer direction of the container support.

[0007]

In the individual meal continuous frying device having the above structure, the container support is moved in one direction, one meal of frying material is charged into the container in the material charging zone, and the container is tilted in the heating zone. The stir-fry material is heated and agitated by rotating the container, and the stir-fry is discharged from the container in the take-out zone where the opening of the container faces downward.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a pair of chains 1, 1 as endless members are guided by a plurality of sprockets 2 and are driven by a motor (not shown).
Is moved in the direction of the arrow.

On the carrier side of the chains 1 and 1, there are a first inclined traveling portion 1a that moves with an upward slope and a horizontal traveling portion 1b that continuously moves horizontally at the upper end of the first inclined traveling portion 1a. The reversing traveling portion 1c is provided and extends downward from the end of the horizontal traveling portion 1b to the return side.

A second inclined traveling portion 1d is provided on the return side of the chain 1.

As shown in FIG. 3, the pair of chains 1 and 1 are guided and moved by chain guides 3 provided above and below them. A required number of container supports 4 shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 are attached between the pair of chains 1 and 1 in correspondence with the production amount, and a pair of connecting pieces 5 provided at both ends of each container support 4 are provided.
Are connected to each chain 1, 1.

The container support 4 has a plate shape and is attached to the chain link 6 of the chain 1 at a required angle. The container support 4 is provided with an insertion hole 7, and the cylindrical container 8 inserted into the insertion hole 7 is rotatably supported by the container support 4.

In supporting the container 8, here, a guide groove 9 is formed on the outer periphery of the container 8, and a plurality of guide rollers 10 partly fitted in the guide groove 9 are rotatably supported by the container support 4. It is installed.

The number of containers 8 rotatably supported by the container support 4 can be freely selected according to the production amount, and in the embodiment, two containers 8 are rotatably attached. These containers 8 are supported by the container support 4 and rotated via a motor 11 and a gear transmission mechanism 12.

The container 8 is sized so that one serving of stir-fried food can be prepared, and a stirring blade 13 is fixed to the inner periphery of the container 8.

5 to 8 show the posture of the container 8 when the container support 8 is transferred by the pair of chains 1 and 1.

FIG. 5 shows the first inclined traveling portion 1a of the chain 1.
The posture of the container 8 when moving along is shown. The container 8 is in a substantially vertical state, and its opening faces upward. This container 8
The material transfer zone A is defined as the material transfer zone. In the material input zone A, a hopper 14 for inputting one meal of stir-fried material to each container 8 is provided.

FIG. 6 shows the posture of the container 8 when moving along the horizontal traveling portion 1b of the chain 1. The container 8 is in an inclined state in which the opening is directed obliquely upward. The transfer path of the container 8 transferred in the inclined state is a heating zone B. The heating zone B is provided with a burner 15 which is long in the moving direction of the container 8, and the flame of the burner 15 heats the container 8.

FIG. 7 shows the posture of the container 8 when it moves along the reversing running portion 1c of the chain 1, and the container 8 is in an inclined state in which the opening thereof is directed obliquely downward. This transfer path is defined as a take-out zone C, and a drop guide chute 16 for discharging the stir-fried food discharged from the container 8 is provided in the take-out zone C.

FIG. 8 shows the second inclined traveling portion 1d of the chain 1.
The posture of the container 8 when moving along is shown, and the container 8 is in a state in which the opening faces downward. The transfer path of the container 8 that moves downward is a cleaning zone D. The washing zone D is provided with a jet pipe 17 for jetting washing water, and the container 8 is filled with high-pressure washing water jetted from the jet pipe 17.
The inside is washed.

The individual meal continuous stirrer having the above structure is
By moving the pair of chains 1 and 1, the container support 4 is moved at a constant speed in the arrow direction of FIG.
When moving in the material feeding zone A, the frying material is supplied from the hopper 14 into the container 8 to carry out the frying operation.

Now, when the frying material is supplied into the container 8 in the material feeding zone A, the container 8 is moved toward the heating zone B while being rotated by the drive of the motor 11.

When the container support 4 is transferred to the heating zone B, as shown in FIG. 6, the container 8 is tilted so that its opening is directed obliquely upward, and the container 8 is rotated in this tilted state and moved forward. .

Since the stirring blade 13 is installed in the container 8, when the container 8 is rotated while keeping an inclination, the stir-fried material in the container 8 is lifted upward by the stirring blade 13 and the upper part of the container 8 is rotated. The stir-fry ingredients are agitated by repeating the lifting and dropping. In the stirring state, the container 8 is heated by the flame of the burner 15, so that the material in the container 8 is fried very effectively. The shape and number of stirring blades can be freely selected depending on the stir-fried food.

The container 8 of the container support 4 is then transferred from the heating zone B to the removal zone C. Extraction zone C
When the container 8 is moved up to, the container 8 is tilted so that the opening is directed obliquely downward as shown in FIG.
Drop on 6.

Therefore, by making the saucer stand by below the chute 16, the stir-fried food can be supplied onto the saucer.

The empty container 8 from which the stir-fried food has been discharged moves to the return side of the chain 1 and is transferred to the washing zone D. When the container 8 moves to the position of the cleaning zone D, the container 8 is held in a state in which the opening faces downward as shown in FIG. 8, so that high-pressure cleaning water is injected from the injection pipe 17 into the container 8, The container 8 is washed with the washing water.

In the embodiment, the description of the power feeding to the motor 11 is omitted, but a power collecting method in which a power feeding rail is laid along the transfer path of the container support 4 and current is collected from the rail can be adopted. .

The rotation of the container 8 can be carried out not only in the heating zone B but also in the take-out zone C and the cleaning zone D, and the container 8 driven by the motor 11 is always rotated at a constant speed. Alternatively, the number of rotations may be changed at a required position, and the rotation may be reversed if necessary.

As a method of changing the number of rotations, a method of dividing the power supply rail into a plurality of rails so that the current voltage supplied to the motor 8 is different for each divided rail, or the number of rotations of the motor 11 on the container support 4 is changed. There may be mentioned a method in which a speed changeover switch for changing over is provided and the speed changeover switch is operated by a cam or the like provided at a required position.

In the embodiment, the burner 15 provided in the heating zone B is a single burner, but the burner 15 is divided into a plurality of burners, and the size and number of nozzles are changed so that the type of stir-fried food The heat power may be adjusted according to the above.

The container support 4 attached to the chain 1 may be swingable. In this case, it is possible to provide a guide for imparting a desired angle to the container support 4 in the transfer path, and to hold the container 8 in a predetermined posture by the guide. The length can be freely selected depending on the production amount, type of stir-fried food, layout and the like.

[0034]

As described above, in the continuous individual meal stirrer according to the present invention, since the stir-frying operation for each meal can be automatically performed continuously, individual meals can be supplied according to needs, It is extremely economical and does not require manpower, so it can be omitted.

Further, since the stir-fried material can be stir-fried in accordance with the needs and only the required amount can be always stir-fried under a constant condition, a good stir-fried food of uniform quality can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an embodiment of an individual meal continuous frying device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the container support of the above.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side view of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing the attitude of the container in the material input zone of the above.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing the posture of the container in the above heating zone.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing the posture of the container in the same take-out zone.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing the posture of the container in the above-mentioned washing zone.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Chain 4 Container Support 8 Container 11 Motor 13 Stirring Blade A Material Input Zone B Heating Zone C Extraction Zone

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A container support is mounted at a required interval between a pair of endless members that are moved at the same speed in one direction, and a motor is attached to each container support and is rotated about its axis by the motor. , A container with a stirring blade attached inside, a material feeding zone for transferring the container with the opening of the container facing upward in the transfer path of the container support, a heating zone for transferring the container in an inclined state, An individual meal continuous frying device in which a take-out zone for transferring with the opening facing downward is sequentially provided in the transfer direction of the container support.