JPH02285493A - Automatic fry selling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatize all processes from the preservation of a fry material to the adjustment of frying by providing a stockroom in which the fry material is refrigerated and preserved separately from a frying work room, and a means to carry and supply the fry material from the stockroom to the frying work room. CONSTITUTION:The stockroom 11 to refrigerate and preserve the fry material and the frying work room 12 to fry the fry material are provided by blocking with a partition wall 13, etc., in a device main body 1. A shooter 16 as a carrying and supplying means to introduce the fry material in the stockroom 11 to the frying work room 12 is provided obliquely on the upper part of the stockroom 11 and the frying work room 12. The shooter 16 is arranged by piercing through the duplexed partition walls 13, 13 between both rooms 11 and 12, and opening/closing shutters 18, 18 are provided at the apertures for piercing of them. Thereby, the adjustment of the frying can be performed by automatically carrying and supplying preserved fry material to the frying work room 12 by the carrying and supplying means 16.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an automatic fry vending device that automatically prepares and sells fries such as fried chicken, chicken nuggets, or fried potatoes.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, it is known that this type of vending device automatically fries ingredients for frying in oil and sells them (
For example, see Japanese Patent Publication No. 61-20520).

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, with the above-mentioned conventional device, the consumer opens the lid of the container and inserts the fried ingredients into the device, which is stored in a refrigerator or the like that is separate from the fry vending device. This is troublesome, and there is a risk that trouble may occur if the product is supplied into the device without opening the lid.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic fry vending device that can provide fries without requiring the consumer's hands as much as possible.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the following configuration. That is, in an automatic fry vending device that automatically fries and sells fried ingredients in the device, a storage room for freezing and storing the fried ingredients is provided in the device, separated from a frying work room, and the fried ingredients are stored in the device from the storage chamber. The present invention is characterized by being equipped with a means for automatically transferring and supplying frying material to the working chamber.

[For production]

Frying materials are frozen and stored in the storage chamber configured as described above, and the stored frying materials are automatically transferred and fed to the frying work chamber by the transfer and feeding means to prepare fries.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a front view and FIG. 2 is a side view of an embodiment of the automatic fry vending apparatus of the present invention.

In the figure, ■ is a box-shaped device body, 2 is the device body 1
It is an opening/closing door provided on the front side of the machine, and on the front side there are coin and bill slots 3 and 4, change return slot 5, a pair of left and right display/operation units 6 and 6, an opening/closing lower part for taking out fries 7, and a fry table 8. etc. are provided. 9 is a locking member of the opening/closing door 2, and 10 is an installation leg of the device main body 1.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the arrangement inside the main body of the apparatus as seen from the front side with the opening/closing door 2 open, showing a storage chamber 11 for freezing and storing fried ingredients, and a frying work room for frying the fried ingredients in oil. 12 are provided within the main body 1 of the apparatus, separated by a partition wall 13 or the like.

In particular, in the illustrated example, the partition wall 13 that partitions the two chambers 11-12 is formed in double layers.

The storage chamber 11 is formed vertically, and has a structure in which the frying material f stored in the upper part is always kept frozen at a predetermined temperature (for example, below -15°C) by means of a cooler 14 and a blower fan 15 provided at the bottom of the storage chamber 11. be.

The frying material f is 1. A certain amount is continuously sealed and packaged (retort pack) in a long bag-shaped packaging material P such as vinyl and stored in a zigzag shape in the storage chamber 11, and in the embodiment, different types of frying materials are As shown in FIG. 3, four consecutively sealed packages are arranged and housed side by side in the front-back direction.

Above the storage chamber 11 and the frying chamber 12, a shaker 16 serving as a transfer supply means for guiding the fried material in the storage chamber 11 to the frying chamber 12 is provided in an inclined manner. The shooter 16 is disposed through the double partition walls 13, 13 between the two chambers 11, 12, and opening/closing shutters 18, 18 are provided at the openings for the penetration, respectively. 1
Reference numeral 9 denotes a shutter driving member such as an electromagnetic solenoid that opens and closes the shutters 18 via cables 20 and the like.

The end of the shake 16 on the side of the storage chamber 11 is branched into a plurality of parts as shown in FIG. A cutter 21 for opening the package, and a rotating guide plate 22 for dropping the frying material f from the opened packaging material P onto the shooter 16.
A take-up roller 23 for sequentially winding up the used packaging material P, a drive motor 24 thereof, and the like are provided. Desired frying material f selected by the consumer is guided through the shaker 16 to the frying chamber 12 by these members 21 to 24.

On the other hand, the ends of the frying chamber 12 of the chute 16 are formed in the shape of a single gutter, and as shown in FIG. 6
It is set up correspondingly.

Further, below each flapper 25, there are movable baskets 26, 26 for transferring fried ingredients from the shaker 16, respectively, in the frying work chamber 12.
- The flapper 25 is provided corresponding to the display/operation section 6 operated by the consumer and is configured so that when the flapper 25 is rotated downward, the fried ingredients are selectively transferred to the corresponding basket 26. .

A frying container 27 and an oil tank 28 are arranged above and below in the frying work chamber 12 below both the baskets 26 and 26, and a pipe 29 and an oil tank 28 are disposed one above the other. 30 etc., and the frying container 27 is supplied by a heater (not shown).
It is configured to maintain the oil O inside at a predetermined temperature (for example, about 180°C). 31 is an oil-free purification filter, 3
2 is an oil drain pipe that drains the oil in the tank 28 when it deteriorates;
33 is a waste oil tank, and 34 is a drain.

Further, a cartridge 35 containing a large number of saucers d is provided in front of each of the baskets 26, 26, and a saucer mounting table 36 is provided inside the opening/closing lower for taking out fries.
One saucer d is sequentially placed on top.

Each of the bass Kents 26 is independently moved and driven by a drive mechanism not shown in the figure, and transfers the frying material from the chute 16 directly below the flapper 25 and moves it into the frying container 27 for a predetermined period of time. After stopping and frying the fried ingredients, it moves onto the saucer d, turns over, dumps the fried ingredients onto the tray d, and returns to the position directly below the flapper 25.

In FIG. 3, 37 is a coin processing unit provided corresponding to the coin input ports 3 and 4 and the return port 5, 38 is an automatic control unit with a built-in microcomputer, etc., and 39 is a coin processing unit provided in the frying work room 2. A ventilation fan, 40 is an exhaust port, and 41 is a deodorizing filter. Although not shown in the figure, a fire extinguisher is installed near the frying container 27, and in the event of a fire, the fire extinguisher will automatically operate, and an alarm lamp 42 installed on the top of the device body will activate the fire extinguisher. is configured so that it lights up.

In the above configuration, a consumer inserts a predetermined amount of coins or banknotes into the slots 3 and 4, and selects one of the display and operation sections 6.
Press the desired selection button on the selected frying material f
The cutter 21 for opening the packaging material is operated to unseal the packaging material P, and the rotary guide plate 22 is rotated downward to feed the frying material onto the chute 16 and move toward the frying work chamber 12. The portion of the packaging material from which the fried material has been removed is wound up by a winding roller 23. At the same time, the shutters 18 are opened, the flapper 25 on the side corresponding to the display operation section 6 is rotated downward, and the fried material r is transferred to the corresponding transfer basket 26.

Next, the moving basket 26 is moved into the frying container 27, and after the frying material f is fried in high-temperature oil 0, it is placed on the saucer d supplied from the cartridge 35, and the basket 26 returns to the position directly below the flapper 25. The frying process is finished.

The completion of the process is indicated by a lamp or the like on the display/operation unit 6, and the consumer can take out the fries by opening the fly removal opening/closing lower.

The series of operations described above, as well as the frying material storage temperature, oil heating temperature, etc., are all automatically controlled by the control unit 38.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention provides a storage chamber for freezing and storing fried ingredients in an automatic fry vending device, which is separated from the frying work chamber, and automatically transfers the fried ingredients from the storage chamber to the frying work chamber. Since it is equipped with a means for transferring and supplying fries, it is possible to automatically perform everything from storing and supplying fried ingredients to preparing and selling fries, which has the effect of providing an automatic fry vending device that is easy to operate and handle. .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a front view of an automatic fry vending machine showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a side view thereof, Fig. 3 is a schematic front view with the front opening/closing door open, and Fig. 4 is a schematic front view of the device. It is an internal side view. 1 is the main body of the apparatus, 2 is an opening/closing door, 11 is a storage room, 12 is a frying work room, and 16 is a frying material transfer/supply means (shooter).
. Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In an automatic fry vending device that automatically fries and sells fried ingredients in the device, a storage room for freezing and storing the fried ingredients is provided in the device, separated from a frying work room,
An automatic fry vending device characterized by comprising means for automatically transferring and supplying fried ingredients from the storage chamber to the frying work room.