JPH0664647B2 - Automatic fly selling equipment - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an automatic fry selling device for automatically preparing and selling fries such as fried chicken, chicken nuggets, fries and the like.

[Prior Art] In this type of vending apparatus, it is known that the frying material is automatically fried and sold in the apparatus (see, for example, JP-A-61-20520).

However, the conventional one described above is one in which the consumer inserts the frying material contained in a container stored in a refrigerating device or the like separate from the frying selling device into the device by opening the lid of the container. Is troublesome, and there is a possibility that the product may be fed into the apparatus without opening the lid and cause a trouble.

Therefore, the present applicant previously filed Japanese Patent Application No. 1-174905.
A storage room for freezing and storing the frying material and a frying work room for frying the frying material are provided in the apparatus body, and a large number of the frying materials are stored in the storage chamber in a container with a lid. A stocker is provided, and a container for sending the fry material stored in the stocker is sent out from the storage chamber, and the container sent out by the carry-out means is transferred and held to open the lid of the container to open the fry inside the container. An automatic frying selling device has been proposed, which is capable of automatically performing freezing storage of frying materials to cooking and selling by including a transfer supply means for guiding the ingredients to the frying work room.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

The present invention relates to an improvement of the above-mentioned automatic frying vending machine, including the steps from frozen storage of the frying material to cooking and sales, particularly the step of guiding the frying material frozen and stored in a storage chamber in the apparatus body to the frying working chamber. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic fly selling device that can be executed more reliably.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the automatic fry selling device according to the present invention has the following configuration.

That is, a storage room for freezing and storing the frying material, and a frying work chamber for frying the frying material in oil are provided in the apparatus body, and the frying material is placed in a container with a lid in the storage chamber. In addition to providing a stocker for accommodating a large number of containers, a carry-out means for sending out the container containing the frying material contained in the stocker from the storage chamber, a container for carrying out the container sent out by the carry-out means, and opening the lid of the container to open the container In the automatic frying vending machine provided with a feeding and feeding means for guiding the frying material to the frying work chamber, the feeding and feeding means transfers and holds and reverses the container containing the frying material sent from the storage chamber by the carrying-out means. A holder and a cutter for opening the lid of the container for holding the fried material held by the holder are placed on a movable table that moves in a substantially horizontal direction for storage. When the container containing the frying material from the above is transferred and held in the holder, the holder is positioned in the vicinity of the storage chamber, and when the container is opened, the cutter is positioned above the fry work basket in the fry work chamber to simultaneously open the container. It is characterized in that the fry material inside is dropped into the basket for fry work by its own weight.

[Operation] As described above, as a transfer and supply means for guiding the fly material-containing container sent from the storage chamber to the frying work chamber, the fly material-containing container sent from the storage chamber is transferred, held and inverted. The holder and the cutter that opens the container lid when the container containing the frying material held by the holder is inverted are arranged on a movable table that moves in a substantially horizontal direction, and the frying material from the storage chamber is filled. When the container is transferred and held on the holder, the holder is positioned in the vicinity of the storage chamber, and when the container is opened, the cutter is positioned above the fry work basket in the fry work chamber to simultaneously open the fry material in the container. By making it fall into the fry work basket by its own weight, the fry material from the storage chamber can be easily and reliably supplied to the fry work basket in the fry work chamber. Rukoto is possible.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an embodiment of the automatic fry selling device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged vertical front view thereof.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a main body of the apparatus, and in the case of the figure, as shown in FIG. 2, two box-shaped main body cases 1a and 1b are integrally arranged side by side.

As shown in FIG. 1, opening / closing doors 2a and 2b are provided on the front surfaces of the respective main body cases 1a and 1b, and a display panel 3 and fly selection buttons 4a-4 are provided on the front surface of one of the opening / closing doors 2a.
f, display section 5 for frying work state, coin slot 6, bill slot 7, amount display section 8, return lever 9a and return slot
9b etc. are provided. Further, a pair of left and right fly taking opening / closing openings 10 is provided on the front surface of the other opening / closing door 2b.

Further, a storage chamber 11 for freezing and storing the frying material is provided in the body case 1a, and a frying working chamber 12 for frying the frying material in the other body case 1b is provided.

A heat insulating material 13 is stretched on the inner surface of the storage chamber 11, and a cooling device 14 for keeping the inside of the storage chamber 11 at a predetermined temperature (for example, about −20 ° C.) is provided above the storage chamber 11. There is.

Further, in the storage chamber 11, there is provided a stocker 20 for accommodating a large number of fried materials in a container P made of synthetic resin and arranged in a line.

In the above-mentioned container P, in the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the fly material F is housed in a container body P1 having a substantially square planar shape having a flange portion on the periphery, and the upper surface thereof is a sheet-like member made of synthetic resin or the like. The lid P2 is hermetically sealed.

The stocker 20 of the illustrated example has a substantially V-shaped cross section between a turntable 21 provided at the bottom of the storage chamber and an annular disc 22 provided at the top of the storage chamber as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6. A plurality of columns 23 are provided in the circumferential direction, and a plurality of endless chain conveyors 24 that move vertically are provided between the adjacent columns in the circumferential direction. In this example, as shown in FIG. Six chain conveyors 24 are arranged in the circumferential direction.
In FIG. 2, reference numeral 25 is a roller for rotatably supporting the annular disc 22.

As shown in FIG. 2, the stocker 20 is rotatable about a vertical axis 26 provided at a substantially central portion of the storage chamber 11, and
A motor 27 provided below the motor is rotationally driven at a low speed via a cylinder shaft 29 integrated with the gears 28a and 28b and the turntable 21.

As shown in FIG. 2, each of the chain conveyors 24 is made of endless synthetic resin and has a pair of upper and lower sprockets 31a and 31b rotatably provided between adjacent columns 23 and 23 via a horizontal shaft 30. This is a configuration in which 32 racks are suspended and a large number of racks 33 for mounting the containers P containing the frying material are provided on each chain.

As shown in FIG. 5, each of the racks 33 is formed in a substantially U-shape in plan view, and one base side thereof is attached to each chain 32 via a supporting member 34 so as to be vertically erected by a horizontal erection shaft 35. When positioned outside each chain 32, the protrusion 33c provided on the base piece 33a of the U-shaped rack 33 contacts the lower surface of the protrusion 34a formed on the support member 34 as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, it is held substantially horizontally, and is configured to hang downward when moved to the inside of the chain 32.

And, as described above, a U-shaped rack held substantially horizontally
The container P containing the frying material is placed and stored on the upper part of the facing pieces 33b and 33b of 33, and when the container P is placed on the rack as shown in FIG. A pair of left and right protrusions P3 for preventing lateral displacement are formed, and the opposing pieces 33b and 33b of each rack 33 have the protrusion P3 as shown in FIG.
Is formed with an obliquely upward bent portion 33d that abuts the inner surface of the.

Each chain conveyor 24 is provided with a reverse rotation preventing mechanism that prevents the rack 31 on which the container P is placed from descending by its own weight. In the embodiment, the sprocket 31a on the upper side of each chain conveyor and the sprocket 31a are rotated. A one-way clutch is built in between it and the horizontal shaft 30 which is freely supported, but it is omitted in the drawing.

In the embodiment, the six chain conveyors 24 are
For accommodating containers containing different types of fried materials such as fried chicken and chicken nuggets or fries, when the consumer selects the desired fried food, the stocker 20 is automatically rotated by the motor 27, The chain conveyor 24 accommodating the fried material selected by the consumer is automatically positioned on the fried work chamber 12 side and stopped by a detection means, a stopper mechanism, and the like, which are omitted in the figure.

In the vicinity of the highest rack 33 on the fry work chamber side of the chain conveyor 24 located on the fry work chamber 12 side, the container P containing the fry material placed on the rack 31 is carried out to the fry work chamber side. A carrying-out port 39 and a pair of left and right doors 40, 40 for opening and closing the carrying-out port 39 are provided.

Each opening / closing door 40 has a support plate as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10.
It can be moved in the left-right direction in FIG. 9 by a roller 43 along a pair of upper and lower guide rails 42, 42 attached to 41, and normally both doors 40, 40 are close to each other as shown in FIG. 39
Is closed, and when opened, it is configured as a so-called double-opening type that moves in the directions shown by arrows in FIG. 44 is both doors
A pair of upper and lower endless belts that open and close 40.
Is a pair of upper and lower drive pulleys 45 provided on the vertical axis 45, respectively.
The belt 40 is wound around the a and the driven pulley 46, and the opening / closing door 40 on the left side in the drawing is located on the back side of each of the wound belts 44 in FIG. 9, and the front side in FIG. Side opening / closing door 40 on the right in the figure
However, they are connected and fixed via a lock 47 integrally provided on each door. 48 is a reversible motor that drives both belts 44, and by rotating the motor 48 in the forward and reverse directions,
The belt 44 rotates forward and backward through the gears 49a and 49b, the shaft 45, and the drive pulley 45a, and both doors 40 and 40 move toward or away from each other to open and close the carry-out port 39. .

A chain conveyor located on the side of the frying work room
At the upper part of 24, there is provided a feeding means 50 for carrying out the container P placed on the uppermost rack 33 and then moving the next rack up to the above-mentioned carrying-out position.

The feeding means 50 is, in the embodiment, the storage chamber 11 inside the chain conveyor 24 located on the frying work chamber 12 side.
An operating rod 51 that moves up and down in the up-and-down direction is provided on the upper part of the operating lever 51, and a pair of pushers 53, 53 for pushing down the rack 33 are attached to a supporting member 52 provided at the lower end of the operating rod 51, as shown in FIG. ,axis
The structure is such that it is rotatably mounted at 54.

The pusher 53 is urged to rotate counterclockwise in FIG. 8 by a spring 55, and normally abuts against a stopper 56 and is held in the state of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the operating rod 51 is connected to the other end 57b of the lever 57 which swings up and down with the one end 57a as a fulcrum in the upper part of the storage chamber 11 through an elongated hole. , An eccentric pin 59a on a rotating disk 59 provided on the output shaft of the motor 58
The pusher 53 is vertically moved via the operating rod 51 by vertically swinging.

Its push rod 53 is normally located at the solid line position of Figure 8, operating time of the contact in FIG. 8 chain line 53 inside the uppermost rack 33 of chain conveyor 24 as ₁ and moved downward, further Each rack 33 on the outside of the chain conveyor is moved down to the position indicated by the chain line 53 ₂ in FIG.
Is raised by the height dimension of the racks 33 that are vertically adjacent to each other. When the lowering operation of the pusher 53 is completed, it rises and returns to the position shown by the solid line in FIG.
At this time, when the pusher 53 hits the rack 31 that has rotated upward, the pusher 53 retracts and rotates clockwise in FIG. 8 around the shaft 54 against the spring 55.

On the other hand, outside the carry-out port 39, carrying-out means 60 for sending the container P containing the fry material placed on the highest rack 33 of the chain conveyor 24 located on the frying work chamber side to the frying work chamber side, A transfer and supply means 70 is provided for transferring and holding the container containing the fly material sent out by the carry-out means 60, opening the lid of the container, and supplying the fly material into the frying work chamber 12.

The unloading means 60 of the illustrated example is such that, as shown in FIG. 10, the advancing / retreating arm 62 can be moved in the left-right direction in FIG. A plate-shaped container pulling-out member 63 is swingably attached to the end of the advancing / retreating arm 62 on the storage chamber 11 side by a horizontal shaft pin 63a.

In FIG. 10, 64 is a reversible motor for moving the reciprocating arm 62 back and forth, and 65 is a belt driven by the motor.
The advancing / retreating arm 62 is connected and fixed to 65 by a connecting member 66. The forward / backward arm 62 is moved forward / backward through the belt 65 by rotating the motor 64 forward / reversely.

The advancing / retreating arm 62 is always in the solid line position in FIG. 10,
The container pull-out member 63 at the tip thereof is in a state of hanging downward as shown in the figure. When taking out the fried container from the storage chamber 11, the motor 64 rotates forward and the advancing / retreating arm 62 moves.
When the member 63 abuts on the frying material-containing container P placed on the uppermost rack 31, the member 63 retracts counterclockwise in the figure, and when it goes over the container P, it moves downward again. Droop. Next, the motor 64 is rotated in the reverse direction, and the member 63 retracts to the right in the figure and abuts against the side surface of the flange portion of the container P as shown by the chain line in FIG. At this time, the member 63 is the end plate 62 of the retractable arm 62.
It contacts a and is prevented from rotating clockwise in the figure. In this state, the container arm P is pulled out from the storage chamber 11 by the retracting arm 62 moving backward. Reference numeral 69 in the drawing denotes a guide plate for pulling out the container P, and the guide plate 69 is provided so as to extend inside the opening / closing door 40, and the opening / closing door 40 is provided for avoiding interference with the guide plate 69. Although the concave portion is formed, it is omitted in the figure.

On the other hand, the transfer and supply means 70 includes a support frame 71 attached to the upper part of the frying work chamber 12 as shown in FIGS.
A movable base 73 that moves in the left-right direction in the figure along a pair of guide rails 72, 72 is provided on the upper side of the movable base 73.
A holder 74 for transferring and holding the container P sent out from is provided.

The holder 74 is formed in a substantially U shape in a plan view, and its base is rotatably mounted on a movable table 73 by a shaft 75.
74a is a holding piece provided on the upper surface of the holder 74, and is configured to hold the flange portion P1 of the container P by sandwiching it between the holding piece 74a and the upper surface of the holder. 74b is a support member that supports the bottom of the container held by the holder 74.

The holder 74 is configured to rotate by a forward / reverse rotation motor 76 as shown by a chain line in FIG. 2 to invert the container held in the holder. The container P is placed on the movable table 73 at the container inversion position. A cutter 77 for opening the lid P2 is provided. As shown in FIG. 11, the cutter 77 is formed in a U-shape in plan view, and has a configuration in which three sides of a flat rectangular lid P2 are cut off and opened inside the flange portion of the container body.

In FIG. 11, 78 is a forward / reverse rotation motor for moving the movable table 73, 79 is an endless belt driven by the motor 78,
The movable base 73 is connected and fixed to the lower side of the belt 79 by a connecting member 79a.

The movable motion 73 is normally in the position shown by the solid line in FIGS. 10 and 11, and when the container P containing the frying material pulled out from the storage chamber 11 is transferred to the holder 74, the movable base is moved by the motor 78.
By moving 73, the cutter 77 on the movable table is positioned above the fry work basket 80 in the fry work chamber 12. In this embodiment, the baskets are provided as a pair of left and right as shown in FIG. The cutter 77 is selectively moved to the chain line positions 77 ₁ and 77 _{2 in} FIG. 11 corresponding to the respective baskets 80. Three detection switches 81 are provided on the support frame to detect each of the above positions, and an operator 82 for the switches 81 is mounted on the movable base 73.
One is provided.

Also at the above cutter 77 is moved to a position 77 ₁ or 77 ₂ of the, by opening the holder 74 is inverted as shown in FIG. 12 the chain line shows the lid P2 of the container P by the cutter 77 by the motor 76, This is a configuration in which the fry material is dropped into the fry work basket.

Each of the baskets 80 is formed of a perforated plate or the like, and is arranged inwardly of the pair of left and right fly taking opening / closing ports 10 so as to correspond thereto. Also each basket 80
Are independently rotatably attached to the edge of the cooking tank 84 by shafts 85, and can be retracted into and out of the cooking tank 84 filled with cooking oil.

An oil supply tank 86 is provided below the cooking tank 84, and cooking oil is periodically circulated and supplied from the oil supply tank 86 into the cooking tank 84 via pipes 86a and 84a by a pump (not shown). The oil in the cooking tank 86 is always kept at a constant temperature (for example, about 180 ° C.) by the 87 extending from the bottom of the cooking tank 86. Reference numeral 88 is an oil discharge tank, 88a is a valved discharge port, and 89 is a new oil tank, which is configured to supply new oil to the oil supply tank 86 by the pump 89a through the pipe 89b.

A cartridge 90 accommodating a large number of cups C is provided in the upper front portion of each basket 80, and one cup C is sequentially placed on a cup placing table 91 provided inside the opening / closing port 10 for fried food extraction. It will be posted.

Each of the baskets 80 is independently driven to rotate about the shaft 85 by a drive mechanism (not shown) as shown by the solid line and chain line in FIG. 3, and normally stands by at the solid line position in the figure. when the fly material is supplied, it is one of the basket 80 one selected to accommodate the fly material from the container P is moved to the third FIG chain line position 80 _1. And cooking tank 84
Fried fried material with inner and stopped for a predetermined time, after the oil thrower at the solid line position, via the integral of the cylindrical body 93a to rotated in the reverse direction to fly material as in FIG chain line 80 ₂ shooter 93 and therewith It is a configuration that leads into the cup C.

2 and 3, 94 is an exhaust fan, 95 is a deodorizing filter, and 96 is an automatic control unit.

In the above configuration, the consumer inserts a predetermined amount of coins or bills into the slot 6 or 7 shown in FIG.
When any one of ~ 4f is pressed, the stocker 20 in the storage chamber 11 rotates, and the chain conveyor 24 storing the container P containing the selected frying material moves to the frying work chamber as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.
Stop at the 12th position.

Next, at the same time as the opening / closing lid 40 of the carry-out port 39 is opened, the advancing / retreating arm 42 of the carry-out means 60 enters the storage chamber 11, and the container drawing member 63 guides the uppermost container P of the chain conveyor 24. It is carried out from the carry-out port 39 via the plate 69, and transferred onto the holder 74 of the transfer supply means 70. Then, the carry-out port 39 is closed by the opening / closing lid 4.0, the operating rod 51 of the feeding means 50 is lowered, and the uppermost rack 33 inside the conveyor is pushed down by the presser 53, and the next container outside the conveyor is pushed down. P moves up to the highest position, and the operating rod 51 moves up to its original position.

Next, the holder 74, on which the above-mentioned container P is transferred, is
It moves to the fry work room side with 73, and the cutter on the movable stand 73
When 77 moves to the upper position of either one of the pair of left and right fry work baskets 80, it stops, the holder 74 is inverted as shown by the chain line in FIG. 12, and the lid of the container held in the holder 74 is opened. Then, the frying material in the container is dropped and supplied into the basket 80 which is waiting to move into the cooking tank 84. Then, when all the frying material in the container has dropped, the holder 74 returns to the solid line position in FIG. 12, and at the same time, the movable table 73 returns to the solid line position in FIGS. 2 and 11, and in that state the holder 74 is free to move freely. By rotating the end side downward, the used container P falls by its own weight and the recovery container shown in FIG.
Recovered in 83.

At the same time, the fry material supplied into the basket 80
It is fried in oil O in the cooking tank 86 for a predetermined period of time, and after the oil is drained as described above, it is put into the cup C and the basket 80 is returned to the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 3 to complete the frying operation. Is.

The above series of operations, the frying material storage temperature, the oil heating temperature, and the like are all automatically controlled by the control unit 96, and the above operation status is sequentially displayed on the display unit 5 provided on the front door.

When the frying operation is completed, the consumer can take out the cup C containing the fry by opening the displayed opening / closing port 10 for taking out the fry.

Although not shown in the figure, a digester is provided near the cooking tank 84 and automatically operates when the temperature inside the cooking tank reaches a predetermined set temperature (for example, 95 ° C or higher). Is configured to.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, in the automatic frying machine according to the present invention, the container 73 containing the frying material frozen and stored in the storage chamber 11 is pulled out by the unloading means, and is moved in the substantially horizontal direction.
The frying work basket in the frying work chamber 12 is provided with the cup 77 that is transferred and held by the upper holder 74 and is provided on the movable table.
Since the lid 74 of the container P is opened by the cutter 77 by reversing the holder 74 while being positioned at the upper portion of the container 80, the frying material in the container is dropped and supplied directly to the basket 80. The frying material can be easily and surely supplied to the frying work chamber, and the automatic frying vending machine having a simple structure and easy maintenance can be provided at low cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an automatic frying vending machine showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional front view thereof, FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional side view thereof, and FIG. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a rack, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a rack, Fig. 6 is a plan view of a stocker, Fig. 7 is a plan view of a chain conveyor, Fig. 8 is a front view of a part of the chain conveyor, and Fig. 9 is an opening / closing door. A front view, FIG. 10 is an enlarged front view of the carry-out means and the transfer supply means, FIG. 11 is a plan view of the transfer supply means, and FIG. 12 is an explanatory view showing an operation state of the transfer supply means. 1 is the main body of the apparatus, 11 is a storage room, 12 is a frying work room, 20 is a stocker, 21 is a turntable, 24 is a chain conveyor,
39 is a container carry-out port, 40 is an opening / closing door, 60 is a carry-out means, 62 is an advancing / retracting arm, 63 is a container drawing member, 70 is a transfer supply means, 73
Is a movable table, 74 is a holder, 77 is a cutter, P is a container, P1 is a container body, P2 is a lid, and F is a frying material.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A storage chamber for freezing and storing fried materials and a frying work chamber for frying the fried materials are provided in the apparatus body, and the fried materials are put in a container with a lid in the storage chamber. In addition to providing a stocker for accommodating a large number of containers in the above-mentioned state, carrying out means for sending out the container containing the frying material housed in the stocker from the storage chamber, transferring and holding the container sent out by the carrying out means, and opening the lid of the container In an automatic frying vending machine provided with a transfer / supply means for guiding the fried material in the container to the frying work chamber, the transfer / supply means transfers and holds the container with the fried material sent from the storage chamber by the unloading means. The holder for reversing the container and the cutter for opening the container lid when reversing the container containing the frying material held by the holder are arranged on a movable table that moves in a substantially horizontal direction. When transferring and holding a container containing frying material from a storage chamber to the holder, the holder is positioned in the vicinity of the storage chamber, and when opened, the cutter is positioned above the frying work basket in the frying work chamber to open the container. At the same time, the automatic frying selling device is characterized in that the frying material in the container is dropped into the frying basket by its own weight. 2. The automatic fry selling device according to claim 1, wherein said carry-out means is provided with a container drawing member at the tip of an advancing / retreating arm provided in the upper part of the storage chamber and moving in a substantially horizontal direction.