JPH0356231Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] [Purpose of the invention] (Industrial application field) This invention is a cotton candy maker that melts sugar with a heater and uses rotating centrifugal force to sequentially shake it out into cotton candy. Regarding.

(Prior Art) Recently, a cotton candy maker that can be easily used in each home has been provided, and the structure of the main part thereof is shown in FIG. 19. A is a rotating plate that rotates in conjunction with a motor, and this rotating plate a has a flat plate-shaped main body b.
and a cover c that is placed over the top surface of the main body b, and a sugar supply port d is formed in the center of the cover c. A heater e is disposed below the rotary plate a.

To describe the procedure for making cotton candy, rotating plate a
is heated by the radiant heat of the heater e and rotated at high speed via a motor, and in this state a predetermined amount of sugar is supplied into the rotary plate a through the supply port d. The supplied sugar is melted by the heat of rotating plate a and turns into molten slime, which flows toward the periphery of main body b and flows out from between the peripheral joints of main body b and cover c, and is transferred to rotating plate a. The cotton candy is blown outward by the rotating centrifugal force of the cotton candy, and is further dispersed by an air current blown from a fan (not shown) to form cotton candy, which is then taken out by wrapping it around a stick such as disposable chopsticks.

(Problem that the invention attempts to solve) However, as mentioned above, in the past,
Since the molten sugar slime flowing out from between the peripheral joint of the main body b and the cover c is directly shaken outward, the molten mucus does not spread sufficiently before being shaken off, and as a result, the supply The problem was that it was difficult to mold all of the sugar into a cotton candy, leaving particulate solids in the cotton candy, making it difficult to make fluffy and fine-grained cotton candy. This invention aims to solve these problems.

[Structure of the invention] (Means for solving the problem) In order to solve the above problem, this invention rotates a rotary plate which is constructed by covering the top surface of a dish-shaped main body with a cover. , this rotating plate is heated with a heater, and in this state sugar is supplied into the rotating plate to melt it, the molten mucus flows out from between the peripheral joint of the liquid body and the cover, and this molten mucus is transferred to the rotating plate. Cotton candy is made by shaking the cotton candy outwardly using rotational centrifugal force, and the periphery of the main body of the rotating plate is provided with a spreading collar that extends horizontally outward from the periphery of the cover. It is.

(Function) The molten sugar slime flowing out from between the peripheral joint of the main body and the cover is sufficiently extended and spread along the upper surface of the diffusion tsuba due to the centrifugal force of rotation of the rotating plate, and in this state, it flows out from the periphery of the diffusion tsuba. It gets blown away and becomes cotton candy.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of this invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9.

In the figure, 1 is a base, and a ball 2 for receiving cotton candy is attached to the upper surface of this base 1. A motor 3 is housed in the base 1, and a rotating shaft 3a of the motor 3 projects into the center of the ball 2, and a rotating plate 4 is removably attached to the projecting end of the rotating shaft 3a.

The rotary plate 4 is composed of a flat plate-shaped main body 5 and a cover 6 that is placed on the upper surface of the main body 5. A partition ring 7 is provided inside the main body 5, and the partition ring 7 is provided with a partition ring 7 inside the main body 5.
A plurality of notch grooves 8 are evenly formed on the lower edge of the . A horizontal retaining collar 9 is provided on the periphery of the main body 5.
are integrally formed, and a diffusion collar 11 extends horizontally from the periphery of the holding collar 9 via a step 10. The lower surface of the peripheral edge of the cover 6 is joined to the upper surface of the holding collar 9, and a plurality of grooves 12 are formed on this lower surface.
...are formed in a radial pattern. Note that the groove 12
... may be formed on the upper surface of the holding collar 9. The stepped portion 10 rises upward, and due to this rising, the diffusion collar 11 is located slightly above the upper surface of the cover 6, and between the inner circumferential surface of the stepped portion 10 and the outer circumferential edge of the cover 6. A slight gap G remains. For example, the extension length H of the diffusion collar 11 is 3 to 7.
mm, and the width of the gap G is 0.3 to 0.5 mm.

A supply port 15 is formed in the center of the cover 6,
Also, on the top surface of this cover 6 is a heat-insulating protection plate 1 made of heat-resistant silicone rubber or heat-resistant resin.
6 is attached and fixed via locking claws 17, and a guide tube 18 that fits into the supply port 15 and projects upward in a funnel shape is integrally formed on this heat insulation protection plate 16.

A connecting shaft 20 is attached to the center of the lower surface of the main body 5, and a connecting hole 2 is inserted into the connecting shaft 20 from its lower end surface.
Further, cross-shaped cut grooves 22 are formed in the middle of the connection hole 21, and the lower end side of the connection shaft 20 is divided into four fence pieces 20a by the cut grooves 22. Then, at the tip of each fence piece 20a..., other adjacent fence pieces 2
Guide surface 23 inclined toward the arrangement side of 0a...
...is formed.

On the other hand, a connecting pin 24 is inserted through the upper end of the rotating shaft 3a of the motor 3 in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction thereof. The connecting hole 21 of the connecting shaft 20 is slidably inserted into the upper end of the rotating shaft 3a, and the connecting pin 24 is interposed in the cut groove 22, whereby the rotating shaft 3a of the motor 3 and The rotating plate 4 is connected to the rotary plate 4, and when the motor 3 starts, the rotating plate 4 rotates integrally with the rotating shaft 3a. The rotating plate 4 can be removed from the rotating shaft 3a during cleaning or the like. And rotating plate 4
When reattaching the rotary shaft 3a, the connecting hole 21 of the connecting shaft 20 is inserted into the upper end of the rotating shaft 3a, and the connecting pin 24 is inserted into the cut groove 22. On this occasion,
Since the connecting pin 24 is guided by the guide surface 23 and smoothly enters the cut groove 22, its attachment can be carried out easily and efficiently.

Here, the diameter of the rotating shaft 3a is A ₁ , and the connecting pin 2
4 is A ₂ , the diameter of the connecting hole 21 is B ₁ , and the width of the cut groove 22 is B ₂ , A ₁ <B ₁ , A ₂ <B ₂ ,
The relationship is B ₂ <B ₁ /2. Due to the relationship B ₂ <B ₁ /2, the outer peripheral surface of the rotating shaft 3a is connected to each fence piece 20a...
is in surface contact with the inner surface of the rotating shaft 3a and the connecting shaft 2.
The connection state with 0 becomes stable. In addition, the connecting pin 24
As shown in FIG. 9a, the upper surface of the connecting pin 24 can be shaped like a mountain, or as shown in FIG. 9b, the entire connecting pin 24 can have a triangular cross section. The pin 24 can be inserted into the cut groove 22 of the connecting shaft 20 more smoothly.

A pair of support plates 27, 27 (only one is shown) are provided on the upper surface of the base 1 so as to face each other across the rotating shaft 3a, and these support plates 27, 27
Main heaters 29, 29 and sub-heaters 30, 30 are installed below the rotary plate 4 between them, respectively. A reflecting plate 31 curved into an arc shape is disposed below the main heaters 29, 29 and the sub-heaters 30, 30. This reflecting plate 31 is for dissipating the radiant heat of the main heaters 29, 29 and sub-heaters 30, 30 to the rotary plate 4, and its both side edges are connected to the supporting plate 2.
It is supported slidably along the arc direction via holders 32 . . . attached to 7, 27.
Further, a fan 33 is installed in the middle of the rotating shaft 3a, located below the reflecting plate 31. In addition, 34 is a protection tube, 35 is an operation switch,
36 is a power cord.

Next, we will discuss the effect.

When the operation switch 35 is turned on, the main heaters 29, 29 and the sub-heaters 30, 30 generate heat, and the motor 3 is started to rotate the rotating plate 4 and the fan 33 at high speed. Air is blown to the peripheral area.
Then, the temperature of the rotating plate 4 rises due to the radiant heat from the main heaters 29, 29 and the sub-heaters 30, 30, and when the temperature rises to a certain temperature, the sub-heaters 30, 30 are de-energized, and the main heater 2
9 and 29 maintain the rotating plate 4 at a predetermined constant temperature. In this state, a predetermined amount of sugar is supplied into the rotating plate 4 from the supply port 15 via the guide cylinder 18. The supplied sugar is melted by the heat of the rotating plate 4,
The molten slime flows out from each notch groove 8 through each concave groove 12 . The cotton candy spreads like a film along the upper surface of the cotton candy, is blown away from the periphery of the spreading collar 11, and is further spread by the airflow blown from the fan 33, thereby becoming cotton candy.

In this way, the molten sugar slime spreads out like a film on the diffusion collar 11 and is blown away from the periphery of the diffusion collar 11, so that all of the melted mucus is formed into a cotton-like shape and becomes particulate in the cotton candy. Therefore, fluffy and fine-grained cotton candy can always be obtained. When the extension length H of the diffusion collar 11 is large, the rotational centrifugal force of the rotary plate 4, that is, the force for shaking off the molten mucus, increases, so the rotation speed of the motor 3 can be reduced, which reduces vibration and noise. It is possible to reduce the

After finishing making cotton candy, the rotating plate 4 is removed from the rotating shaft 3a of the motor 3 and cleaned if necessary, but immediately after making the cotton candy, the rotating plate 4 is removed from the rotating shaft 3a of the motor 3.
temperature is quite high. However, a heat insulating protection plate 16 is attached to the top surface of the rotating plate 4, so there is no risk of getting burned by directly touching the high-pitched rotating plate 4, and the guide tube of this heat insulating protection plate 16 The rotating plate 4 can be safely removed by pinching the handle 18, and the removed rotating plate 4 can be cleaned by washing with water or the like. Further, the reflecting plate 31 can also be removed along its arcuate direction for cleaning.

By the way, transportation during shipment of cotton candy making machines,
For convenient storage and handling at each home, the ball 2 can be detachably attached to the base 1, and the ball 2 can also be configured to be foldable. For example, as shown in FIGS. 10 to 13, a hexagonal bottom plate 40
Side plates 41... are arranged in a row on each side so as to be movable up and down, and engagement pins 42... are attached to one side edge of these side plates 41...
. . ., engagement holes 43 corresponding to the engagement pins 42 . In such a configuration, each side plate 41... is made to stand up, and the adjacent side plates 41... each engagement pin 42... and each engagement hole 4 are connected to each other.
3..., and when the ball 2 is not in use, each engagement pin 42... and each engagement hole 43... are uncoupled, and each side plate 41 ... is folded onto the bottom plate 40, and the bottom plate 40 is further folded in two along the fold line 44, thereby making it possible to package or store the ball 2 compactly.

Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 14 to 17,
A fold line 51 is formed on the line of symmetry of the hexagonal bottom plate 50, and a fitting groove 52 is formed on the periphery, and the side plate 53 is formed into a band shape, and each fold line 54...
Divide into six equal parts through... In this case, the side plate 53
The balls 2 can be assembled by bending them at the fold lines 54 to form a hexagonal cylinder shape and inserting them into the fitting grooves 52 on the periphery of the bottom plate 50. Sometimes the side plate 53
is pulled out from the fitting groove 52 and folded along fold lines 54, and the bottom plate 50 is folded in two along fold lines 51, whereby the ball 2 can be compactly packaged or stored.

In the above embodiment, a diffusion collar 11 is formed on the periphery of the main body 5 of the rotary plate 4 via a step 10, so that the molten sugar slime flows over the step 10 and into the diffusion collar 11. At this time, its expansion is facilitated, and therefore a stepped portion 1 is formed on the periphery of the main body 5.
It is most preferable to provide the diffusion collar 11 through the main body 5, but as shown in FIG. Even in such a case, the molten sugar slime flowing out from between the peripheral joint between the main body 5 and the cover 6 extends and spreads along the upper surface of the spreading collar 11, making it possible to obtain fine and fluffy cotton candy. be.

[Effects of the invention] As explained above, according to this invention, the molten sugar slime flowing out from between the peripheral joint between the main body of the rotating plate and the cover is spread along the upper surface of the diffusion flange by the rotational centrifugal force of the rotating plate. The sugar is then fully extended and spread, and in this state it is blown away from the periphery of the diffusion tsuba, forming all of the supplied sugar into a cotton-like form, making it fluffy without leaving particulate solids at all times. This has the effect of making it possible to obtain fine-grained cotton candy.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 8 show an embodiment of this invention, in which Figure 1 is a sectional view of a cotton candy maker, Figure 2 is a sectional view of a rotating plate, Figure 3 is a plan view, and Figure 4 is a sectional view of a rotating plate. is a sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a front view of the connecting shaft, FIG. 6 is a sectional view, FIG. 7 is a bottom view, and FIG. 8 is a front view of the rotating shaft. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a modified example of the connecting pin, FIGS. 10 to 13 show an example of a case in which the ball is configured to be foldable, FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the assembled state of the ball, and FIG. Similarly, a plan view in the unfolded state, No. 12
The figure is a plan view of the folded state, FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing the connection structure between the side plates of the ball, and FIGS. 14 to 17 show other examples of configuring the ball to be foldable. 15 is a perspective view of the ball in its assembled state, FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the ball in its disassembled state, FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the ball in its folded state,
Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing the joint structure between the side plate and the bottom plate of the ball, Fig. 18 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of this invention, and Fig. 19 is a sectional view showing the main parts of a conventional cotton candy maker. It is. 4...Rotating plate, 5...Main body, 6...Cover, 1
0...Danbe, 11...Diffused tsuba.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) A rotating plate consisting of a cover placed on the top of a plate-shaped body is rotated, the rotating plate is heated with a heater, and in this state sugar is placed inside the rotating plate. is supplied and melted, the molten mucus flows out from between the peripheral joint of the main body and the cover, and the molten mucus is blown outward by the centrifugal force of rotation of a rotating plate to make cotton candy, A cotton candy maker characterized in that a diffusion flange is provided on the periphery of the rotary plate main body and extends horizontally further outward than the periphery of the cover. (2) The cotton candy according to claim 1 of the utility model registration, characterized in that the diffusion flange is located slightly above the upper surface of the periphery of the cover via a step rising from the periphery of the main body. Manufacturer.