JPH0368315A - Noodle automatic cooking device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate discharge of noodles in a container and to wash the interior of the container by a method wherein the bottom wall of a water passable container is opened in the discharge position of noodles through the working of an opening operation mechanism, through discharge of water through a water discharge nozzle, noodles in the container are discharged, and the bottom wall is washed. CONSTITUTION:A water passable container 8 containing noodles is caused to pass through a boiling water tank 14 to boil the noodles, and the cooked noodles are discharged from the container 8 to a next process. In this case, a container 8 having a bottom wall 61 capable of being opened and closed is mounted to the upper part of a support lever 17 vertically movably supported to a horizontally moving hold body 16. The container 8 is lifted up to a noodle discharge position above boiled noodles by means of lift device 19. Further, a bottom wall 61 of the container 8 located in the discharge position of the noodles is opened by means of an opening operation mechanism 90. Water is discharged through a water discharge nozzle 100, mounted in a position above the container 8 the bottom wall 61 of which is opened by the mechanism 90, toward the bottom wall 61 of the container 8 during the stop of the container 8. As a result, the noodles in the container 8 can be easily discharged, and the interior of the container 8 can be washed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to an apparatus for cooking noodles such as udon, soba, spaghetti, and ramen.

(b) Prior art As a technology prior to the present invention, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 60-172264
There is a noodle cooking device described in the publication. The noodle cooking device produces noodle dough by adding water to raw material flour such as wheat flour or buckwheat flour and kneading it, rolling the noodle dough and cutting it to leave noodle strings, which are then boiled in boiling water. After washing with water, 'ti noodles are produced. The prepared boiled noodles are warmed in warm water, drained, transferred to a container, and the soup is poured into the container to create warm udon or soba noodles. The produced boiled noodles are cooled in cold water, transferred to a container, and dipping sauce is added to another container to make chilled udon and soba noodles.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention The water-permeable storage container containing the noodles is passed through a boiling water tank to be boiled, and the cooked noodles are discharged from the water-permeable storage container to the next process. In the automatic noodle cooking device, the water-permeable storage container can be manually removed from the boiling water tank and the noodles inside can be discharged to the next process, or the water-permeable storage container can be rotated to discharge the noodles inside. It is possible, but in this case, it would be time consuming and the structure would be complicated.

Furthermore, in any case, a portion of the noodles often remains in the water-permeable storage container, which requires time and effort to take out and clean, which is extremely troublesome for the administrator.

For this reason, the present invention allows noodles in a water-permeable storage container to be easily discharged with a simple configuration, and
It can be drained without leaving any part of the noodles inside the water-permeable storage container.
The present invention also provides an automatic noodle cooking device that can be cleaned.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention involves passing a water-permeable storage container containing noodles through a boiling water tank, boiling the noodles, and discharging the cooked noodles from the water-permeable storage container to the next process. In the automatic noodle cooking device, the water-permeable storage container is provided on the top of a support rod that is vertically movably supported by a horizontally movable holder and whose bottom wall can be opened and closed, and a noodle discharge position above the i-bath. a lift device that lifts the water-permeable storage container, an opening operation mechanism that opens the bottom wall of the water-permeable storage container located at the noodle discharge position, and a water-permeable storage container whose bottom wall is opened by the opening/closing operation mechanism. A water discharge nozzle is provided at an upper position and discharges water toward the bottom wall of the water permeable storage container while the water permeable storage container is stopped.

(E) Function In the present invention, when the water-permeable storage container supported on the upper part of the support rod is horizontally moved by the holder and moved to the noodle discharge position by the lift device, the opening/closing operation mechanism opens the bottom wall. . The water nozzle located above this water-permeable storage container sprays water toward the bottom wall, and the noodles inside are promoted to slide on the bottom wall and are ejected, and the bottom wall is washed by the water spray. Sane Ru.

(f) Example The structure of the present invention will be explained in detail based on a structure in which the present invention is implemented in an udon soba automatic cooking and vending machine 1.

The automatic udon soba cooking and vending machine 1 has a configuration shown in FIG. 3, which is a front view showing a schematic structure, and FIG. 4, which is a plan view showing a schematic structure. The automatic udon soba cooking and vending machine 1 includes a reception control device 2 that receives orders from customers and issues cooking instructions, and an 'Iji cooking device 3 that operates under the control of the reception control device 2.
And a cooked noodle storage device 5 that temporarily stores the noodles cooked in the noodle cooking device 3! f4, and a receiving device 5 which discharges the noodles from the cooked noodle storage device 4 based on the customer's receiving request operation.

The noodle cooking device 3 stores a udon noodle making machine 6 for making udon noodles, a soba noodle making machine 7 for making soba noodles, and noodle strings (raw w4) made by each of the noodle making machines 6 and 7. a boiling device 9 equipped with a plurality of water-permeable storage containers 8; and a cold/hot water noodle processing device 10 that washes the boiled noodles in the boiling device 9 with cold water and cools and heats them according to orders. , and a container delivery device 12 having a sales container 11 for receiving the cooked noodles processed in the cold/hot water noodle processing device IO.

The reception control device 2 includes a coin slot, a card and banknote insertion slot, a plurality of selection switches arranged corresponding to the noodles to be sold, and a card sales system that issues an order card for the noodles selected by the selection switch. A sold-out display section corresponding to each selection switch, and a display section for displaying the status of the vending machine 1, such as preparation, are formed. In this example, the noodles to be sold include kake udon and kake soba,
There are four types of cold noodles: Mo9 Udon and Mori Soba.

Each noodle making machine 6.7 is operated based on the signal from the reception control device 2.
Make noodles by serving size. To make noodles, grain flour (wheat flour or buckwheat flour) and water are mixed together in a cylinder with a blade that rotates at high speed. The noodle dough is rolled into a single lump using a roller device, and then cut using a roll cutting device to form noodle strings. The produced noodle strings for one meal are transported by a transport device 13 and placed in a water-permeable storage container 8 of a boiling device 9.

The noodle boiling device 9 is formed to have a structure shown in a schematic cross-sectional view shown in FIG. The boiling device 9 includes a substantially elliptical boiling water tank 14, a drive device 15 disposed inside the seedling bath 1'@14, a holder 16 horizontally driven by the drive device 15, and a holder 16.
Vibration is applied to the support rod 17 that is supported movably in the vertical direction, the water-permeable storage container 8 that is detachably attached to the upper part of the support rod 17, and the water-permeable storage container 8 that is being transported horizontally. It has a vibration imparting device 18 and a lift device 19 that lifts the water-permeable storage container 8 upward when it reaches the transition position to the cold/hot water noodle processing device 10.

The drive device 15 includes a pair of upper and lower drive gears 20 that rotate horizontally.
It consists of a pair of upper and lower driven gears 21 that rotate horizontally, and two chains 22 that are hung between the pair of upper and lower drive gears 20 and the pair of upper and lower driven gears 21.

A holder 16 is attached to this chain 22 with a mounting bracket.
are fixed at equal intervals. The holder 16 is made of metal and has sufficient strength to stably support the support rod 17 in vertical motion. Further, the support rod 17 is formed of a narrow metal plate, and is formed to have sufficient strength since it supports the water-permeable storage container 8, which is a heavy object, on the upper part. The support rod 17 is held at both side edges by grooves formed on both sides of the holder 16, and is supported so as to be movable only in the vertical direction. is in contact with the upper edge of the retainer #-16, thereby preventing the support rod 17 from moving downwardly.

In this embodiment structure, 16 holding bodies 16 are attached to the chain 22. The water-permeable storage container 8 attached to the upper part of the support rod 17 supported by this holder 16 is usually buried in the hot water of the boiling water tank 14, with only the upper edge protruding from the water surface. is located.

The drive device 15 is driven by an electric motor (not shown), and the drive device 15 is driven by a groove bottom so that it moves intermittently.
Driven every second. The holding body 16 is moved by the interval distance of the holding body 16 by the - times of intermittent driving. The holder 16 moves only the distance between the holders 16 by intermittent movement, but the water-permeable storage container 8 supported by the support rods 17
Since it is supported so as to protrude radially from the upper part, the arc portions at both ends of the boiling water 1'l14 move by a quarter of a semicircle as shown in FIG. 4.

Directly below the support rod 17 for the straight part of the boiling water tank 14,
A vibration imparting device 18 is formed. This vibration imparting device 18
is a drive gear 23 driven by an electric motor (not shown);
It consists of a driven gear 24 and a chain body 25 that is hung between the driving gear 23 and the driven gear 24. A protrusion 26 is formed on the outside of the chain body 25, and a roller body 27 is pivotally supported on the protrusion 26. The protrusions 26 and the roller body 27 form irregularities on the chain body 25.

A roller body 28 is provided at the lower part of the support rod 17, and the support rod 1
7 is driven intermittently and reaches the straight part of the boiling water tank 14, the roller body 28 at the lower part of the support rod 17 rides on the chain body 25. At this time, the vibration applying device 18 is continuously driven, and the chain body 25 is continuously driven to rotate in the same direction as the drive device 15 (clockwise rotation in FIG. 2). The speed is set faster than the drive speed of the drive device 15. Therefore,
The support rod 17 is moved vertically by a small interval at a small interval due to the unevenness caused by the chain body 25 of the vibration imparting device 18 riding on and falling off the roller body, which is transmitted to the support rod 17 as vibration. As a result, the water-permeable storage container 8 vibrates in the boiling water $914, and serves to loosen the boiled noodle strings stored in the water-permeable storage container 8. The 8i line is stripped by the boiling water WJ14, and the garden can be efficiently grown by the convection of the boiling water, the vibration of the water-permeable storage container 8, and the horizontal movement. The boiling time is determined by the rotational speed of the drive device 15 and can be changed as appropriate. In this example, the boiling time for udon is 3 minutes 30 seconds, and the time for boiling soba is 1 minute 45 seconds.

The drive device 15 is rotationally driven in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG.
The noodle strings from the noodle making machine 6.7 are transferred to the water-permeable storage container 8 at the position shown in FIG. In addition, a lift device 19 is provided at the part that overlaps the right circular arc part of the boiling water tank 14 in FIG.
has been established.

The knot device 19 is connected to the platform 3 which is moved upward by a chain 29.
0, the lower part of the support rod 17 is placed on this platform 30, and the support rod 17 is lifted when the platform 30 rises. The lifted support rod 17 is moved along the mounting section 31 by intermittent driving of the drive device 15. At this time, the water-permeable storage container 8 is lifted from the boiling water [714], supported in the air, and moved horizontally.

The part of the mounting part 31 that is lifted and moves intermittently by a quarter semicircle as shown in FIG. It is formed on an inclined surface toward a straight section, and descends along the inclined surface.

Therefore, there is no need to provide a lifting device when the support rod 17 is lowered.

The noodles taken out from the water-permeable storage container 8, which has been lifted and moved intermittently by a quarter of a circle as shown in FIG. 4, are transferred to the water-permeable storage container 8 of the cold/hot water noodle processing device 10.

The cold/hot water noodle processing apparatus 10 is formed to have a structure shown in a schematic cross-sectional view shown in FIG. The structure is such that the number of water-permeable storage containers 8 has been increased from 16 to 10, and the water receptacle in which the boiling water tank 14 does not store hot water is a groove body 41, the lift device 19 is not formed, and the structure of the vibration applying device 18 is Since the structure is the same as that of the boiling noodle device 9 except for the difference, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals and the explanation thereof will be omitted.

A cold water supply device 42 is installed above the water-permeable storage container 8 that receives boiled noodles from the boiling device 9. With the cold water from the cold water supply device 42, the boiled noodles are washed, the boiling process is completed, and the noodles are completed. These noodles are commonly sold udon balls and soba balls. In addition, boiled noodles before being washed with water are generally called kamaage noodles.

Thereafter, the noodles are cooked into noodles or cold noodles requested by the customer based on the menu ordered by the reception control device 2. In the case of making noodles, hot water is supplied to the noodles in the water permeable storage container 8 by the hot water supply device 43 to warm the noodles 9, and in the case of cold noodles, the cold water supply device 44 is used to store the noodles in the water permeable storage container 8. Cold water is supplied to the noodles in the container 8 to cool them down.

The hot water supply device 43 and the cold water supply device 44 have their water receptacles disposed above the linear portion of the groove body 41, and the positions of each supply device 43 and 44 are the stopping positions of the water-permeable storage container 8 that moves intermittently. During the stop time of the water-permeable storage container 8, the corresponding hot water supply device 43 or cold water supply device 44 is
I am trying to spray water from it.

The water receiver groove body 41 is formed to receive cold water and hot water from each supply device 42, 43, and 44, and drain the water from a drain port (not shown).

In addition, the water receptacle is a support rod 17 corresponding to the straight part of the groove body 41.
Immediately below, there is a vibration imparting lifting device 4 having a concavo-convex band body 45.
6 are installed. This vibration imparting and lifting device 46 includes a concavo-convex band body 45 formed by forming concavities and convexities on a chain body using protrusions 47 and roller bodies 48, a drive gear 49 that drives the concave-convex band body 45, and a driven gear 50. It consists of an electric motor (not shown) that drives the drive gear 49, and is arranged obliquely so as to rise in the drive direction of the drive device 15. Therefore, the support rod 17 located corresponding to this vibration imparting lifting device 46 is
When it moves while being driven intermittently, the lower part is pushed up by the uneven band 45, and it gradually rises to lift the water-permeable storage container 8.

Further, in this water-permeable storage container 8, the support rod 17 is vibrated up and down as the concavo-convex strip 45 is continuously rotated by an electric motor. As a result, the water permeable storage container 8 has a water receptacle with a groove body 41.
The water (cold water, hot water) sprayed by the cold water supply device 44 or the hot water supply device inside can be efficiently supplied to the noodles by vibration, the noodles can be smoothly cooled or heated, and the water spraying is completed. The water can be shaken off from the noodles by vibration, and the water can be removed at the same time as the noodles rise. Furthermore, since the water supplied from each supply device 42, 43, and 44 is strongly sprayed in the shower, it also works to loosen the noodles.

The drained noodles become cooked noodles and are discharged into a sales container 11. In order to smoothly discharge the liquid into the vending container 11, the water-permeable storage container 8 is lifted by a vibration imparting-L lifting device 46, but a lifting device 19 such as a boiling noodle device 9 is used.
is not required and the structure is simple.

A mounting section 31 is located at the top of the vibration imparting and lifting device 46, and the lifted support rod 17 is moved along the mounting section 31 by intermittent driving of the drive device 15. At this time, the water-permeable storage container 8 is lifted and supported in the air, and will move horizontally. As shown in FIG. 4, the part of the mounting part 31 that moves intermittently by a quarter of a half circle when the support rod 17 is lifted is formed horizontally up to the apex of the arc part, and then A quarter semicircle is formed on an inclined surface toward a straight section. Therefore, when the support rod 17 is lowered, it will be lowered along the inclined surface.

The cooked noodles cooked in the cold/hot water noodle processing device IO are discharged into the sales container 11 of the container delivery device 12. The container delivery device 12 includes six delivery tables 51 and a delivery table 5.
It consists of a container delivery device 52 that delivers the sales containers 11 to the container 1, and a drive device (not shown) that drives the delivery table 51.

The sales container 11 containing the cooked noodles on the delivery table 51 is transferred to the table 54 of the noodle storage device 4 by the transfer device 53.
will be moved to

The sales container 11 stored in the noodle storage device 4 is transferred to the receiving device 5.
When a customer inserts an order card into the insertion slot and requests receipt, the corresponding sales container S11 is moved to the output port 55 and discharged to the output port 55 by a transfer device 56. and,
If the discharged vending container 11 is for making noodles, heat is supplied to the vending container 11 from the hot soup supply device 57, and if it is cold noodles, a cold sweat container is supplied to the outlet 59 from the cold sweat container delivery device 60. At the same time, cold sweat is supplied from the cold supply device 58 to the cold sweat container.

The receiving device 5 is equipped with a display device that displays the completion number of 9, and a display device that notifies the customer of sales containers that have been discarded because the receiver did not come to pick them up for a long time. The notification to the customer regarding the discarded sales container also indicates the subsequent handling of the order card.

The structure and operation of the udon soba automatic cooking and vending machine 1 have been described above.

The movements of each of the above-mentioned noodle making machines 6.7, boiling device 9, cold and hot water noodle processing device 10, and container delivery device 12 are performed in synchronization, and the control is performed by position detection sensors provided in each device. This is done based on detection by Further, the movement of the Ei noodle device 9, the cold/hot water noodle processing device 10, and the Yongjin delivery device 12 is controlled by the drive device 1.
5 can be mechanically synchronized by combining chains and gears so that they are driven by a single electric motor, and it is only necessary to synchronize each noodle making device 6 and 7. is simplified.

Next, the structure of the water permeable storage container 8 used in the noodle boiling device 9 and the cold/hot water noodle processing device 10 of the noodle cooking device 3, and the structure and operation of discharging noodles from the water permeable storage container 8 will be described. Since the structure and discharge structure of the water-permeable storage container 8 are the same as those of the boiling noodle device 9 and the cold/hot water noodle processing device IO,
The same reference numerals and names will be used for the same explanation.

The water-permeable storage container 8 is shown in the right side view, front view, left side view with the bottom wall 61 opened, shown in the schematic cross-sectional view in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the front view in FIG. The structure is shown in the left side view in the figure, the plan view in FIG. 8, and the sectional view in FIG. 5.

The water-permeable storage container 8 includes a water-permeable cylindrical side wall 62, a water-permeable bottom wall 61 that opens and closes the lower entrance of the water-permeable cylindrical side wall 62, and a spring body 63 that biases the water-permeable bottom wall 61 in the closing direction. It is provided with a U-shaped mounting rod 64 extending horizontally from the upper part of the water-permeable cylindrical side wall 62.

The water-permeable cylindrical side wall 62 has a rope portion 65 made of wire mesh rolled into a cylindrical shape.
and a crosspiece 66 that reinforces the upper edge, lower edge, and several side parts of the rope part 65. In this embodiment structure, the water-permeable storage container portion includes a water-permeable cylindrical side wall 62, a water-permeable bottom wall 61, and a spring body 6.
3, and the crosspiece 66 is made of a strong metal wire.

The water permeable bottom wall 61 includes a punching plate 67 in which a large number of water passage holes 70 are formed in a metal plate, an opening operation part 68 projecting from the front side of the punching plate 67, and a hook body 69 formed on the rear edge of the punching plate 67. It consists of The opening operation part 68 and the hook body 69 are formed by bending a single metal wire, and are wound around the bottom surface of the punching plate 67 by means such as welding. Further, when forming the water passage hole 70 in the bottom shape of the breather, the punching plate 67 is used to form the water passage hole 70 as shown in the enlarged sectional view of FIG.
A protrusion 71 of the type called a paris is formed around one side of the punching plate 67, and the bottom wall 61 of the punching plate 67 is formed such that the protrusion 71 is located on the outside. Therefore, there is no protrusion 71 on the inside where the noodles come into contact and slide, which prevents the noodles from getting caught and getting damaged, and does not create resistance to the sliding of the noodles when the bottom wall 61 is opened, allowing the noodles to slide smoothly. It is something that the noodles can slide down.

The U-shaped mounting rod 64 is made of a strong metal wire material, and its fixed end to the water-permeable cylindrical side wall 62 extends along the water-permeable cylindrical side wall 62 , and after the lower part of the water-permeable cylindrical side wall 62 . Pivot shaft 72
are integrally formed. The extending portion from the U-shaped mounting rod 64 to the pivot shaft 72 also functions as a reinforcing material for the water-permeable cylindrical side wall 62. In addition, the U-shaped mounting rod 6
4 forms a reinforcing rod 73 for preventing deformation.

The spring body 63 is formed of a coil spring, and is tensioned between the upper side of the water-permeable cylindrical side wall 62 and the side of the water-permeable bottom wall 6. The biasing force of this spring body 63 is applied to the bottom wall 61
and the weight of the noodles placed on the bottom wall 61, the resistance of the water when lifting it from the boiling water tank 14, and the cold water supply device 42.44.
The water jetting force from the hot water supply device 43 is set to a force that does not easily open.

In this embodiment, the water-permeable cylindrical side wall 62 is made of wire mesh, but it may also be made of a punched plate like the bottom wall 61. In this case, the reinforcing branches 66 are not required. do not. Further, the structure for making the water-permeable storage container 8 water-permeable can be implemented within the well-known technical range. In this embodiment, the optimum structure is one in which hot water flows smoothly into and out of the water-permeable storage container 8 in the boiling water tank 14. Further, the optimal structure is one in which the noodles can smoothly slide due to their own weight when the bottom wall 61 is opened.

A structure for attaching the water-permeable storage container 8 to the upper part of the support rod 17 will be explained.

At the top of the support rod 17 is a U-shaped mounting rod 6 for the water-permeable storage container 8.
It will be held at 4. A bent portion 81 is formed at the upper part of the support rod 17. A metal fitting 82 is fixed to the L side of this bent portion 81 by means such as welding, and the metal fitting 82 is bent to form a locking portion 83 with a groove that opens downward. There is.

Further, on both sides of the metal fitting 82, there are provided rising walls 84 that rise upward with a gap wider than the spacing between the two side rod parts of the U-shaped mounting rod 64.
The inner side becomes the mounting portion 85 of both side rod portions of the U-shaped mounting rod 64.

Therefore, the water-permeable storage container 8 is attached to the support rod 17 so that it can be easily attached and detached, and the attachment is performed as shown in FIG. 5. That is, the locking portion 83 is sandwiched between the rod portions on both sides of the U-shaped mounting rod 64, and the end rod portion of the U-shaped mounting rod 64 is hooked onto the locking portion 83. And U-shaped mounting rod 6
4 is hooked, the mounting rod 64 is rotated about the locking portion 83 to place both side rod portions of the U-shaped mounting rod 64 on the mounting portion 85.

In this state, even if the water-permeable storage container 8 moves up and down a little, it will only rotate a little around the locking part 83 and lift up, and the locking between the locking part 83 and the U-shaped attachment 64 will not come off. do not have. In addition, in the normal usage state in which the water-permeable storage container 8 is supported on the support rod 17, the water-permeable storage container 8 is moved up and down by the support rod 17, but no force that pushes it diagonally downward is applied. It never comes off. In addition, the support rod 17 moves horizontally, and at that time, the water-permeable storage capacity 8
Although a force is applied to shift the frame laterally, the upright wall 84 prevents it from moving laterally.

Since the water-permeable storage container 8 is used for cooking food, it needs to be cleaned regularly.

Cleaning is performed by removing it from the support rod 17. At that time, the water-permeable storage container 8 is lifted up by hand and pushed down diagonally to easily disengage the U-shaped mounting rod 64 and the locking portion 83. be able to.

The opening/closing FR structure of the water permeable bottom wall 61 of the water permeable storage container 8 will be explained.

The water-permeable bottom wall 61 is operated by the opening/closing operation mechanism 90 when transferring noodles from the tJ noodle device 9 to the cold and hot water spear processing device 10 and transferring noodles from the cold and hot water noodle processing device 10 to the container delivery device 12. It is opened against the urging force of the spring body 63 at . Due to this opening operation, the noodles inside the water-permeable storage container 8 are removed from the bottom wall 61.
It will slide along. And ti noodle device 9
Since there is a difference in height and distance between the noodles and the cold/hot water noodle processing device 10, a guide plate 89 is provided above the boiling water ff114.

The opening/closing operation mechanism 90 has a structure shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, and includes a pair of operating arms 91 that push down the opening operating portion 68 of the bottom wall 61 of the water-permeable storage container 8, and the operating arms 91 are connected to each other. a support shaft 92 that drives the support shaft 92; a connecting arm 93 that reciprocates the support shaft 92; an electric motor 94; a rotating plate 95 attached to the rotating shaft of the electric motor 94; and an outer peripheral portion of the rotating plate 95 and the connecting arm 93. It consists of a connecting rod 96 that connects the end of the.

When the electric motor 94 rotates, the rotating plate 95 rotates,
Connected with connecting rod 96! Jii93 is rotated back and forth to the upper toe within a certain range. Therefore, the operating arm 91 reciprocates up and down within the same range in conjunction with the connecting arm 93, and when the operating arm 91 is lowered, its tip touches the bottom wall 6 of the water-permeable storage container 8.
Push down the opening operation part 68 to open the bottom wall 61.

The electric motor 94 starts driving after the water-permeable storage container 8 rises and stops at the discharge position, and finishes driving during the stopping time. That is, in this embodiment structure, since the water-permeable storage container 8 is driven intermittently at intervals of 15 seconds, the electric motor 94 is set to drive the rotary plate 95 once in about 10 seconds, and the detection of one revolution is impossible. , rotating plate 9
This is done by activating a detection switch 97 through a notch formed in 5, and upon this detection, the electric motor 94 is stopped. With one rotation of the rotary plate 95, the operating arm 91 rotates to the horizontal position and then returns to its initial state.

In this embodiment, the angle when the bottom wall 61 is opened is set to 30 degrees. The opening angle of the bottom wall 61 of 30 degrees is an angle at which the noodles can slide smoothly and the downward space required for opening the bottom wall 61 is small. A similar angle is 4
If the range is smaller than 5 degrees, the downward space will be small and the rotation range will also be small. Within that opening angle range, the optimum range is from 25 degrees to 35 degrees.

On the other hand, one end is connected to the support shaft 9 between the pair of operating arms 91 and 91.
2, and a water nozzle 1 at the other end. Set up OO [1
A movable arm 101 bent into a letter shape is provided, and when the water-permeable storage container 8 reaches the noodle discharge position and the bottom wall 61 of the water-permeable storage container 8 is opened by driving the opening/closing operation mechanism 90. , water is sprayed from the water nozzle 100 onto the bottom wall 617 to promote sliding discharge of noodles on the bottom wall 61, and guide plate 8.
In addition to promoting the sliding discharge of the noodles on the top 9, the surface of the bottom wall 61 and the guide plate 89 is cleaned.

That is, the movable arm lot is fixed to a support shaft 92 so as to rotate in conjunction with the operating arm 91, and the operating arm 91 performs the operation of opening the bottom wall 61 of the water-permeable storage container 8.ii? In the normal standby position, which is state i, the water spray nozzle 100 is located outside the water-permeable storage container 8, retracted from the upper position, and the operating arm 91 operates to open the bottom wall 61 of the water-permeable storage container 8. When the water discharge nozzle 100 enters the state, the water discharge nozzle 100 rotates to the corresponding position on the water-permeable storage container 8, and the cold water is discharged onto the bottom wall 61 and flows onto the guide plate 89. This cold water is discharged from a water discharge nozzle 100 through a cold water hose 102, and is controlled by opening and closing operations of a solenoid valve (not shown).

That is, this solenoid valve is operated when the water-permeable storage container 8 containing noodles reaches a predetermined noodle discharge position, and the water discharge nozzle 1
00 moves forward to the upper position of the water-permeable storage container 8 to cause water to be discharged from the water-discharging nozzle 1°O, and operates when the water-discharging nozzle 100 moves away from the position above the water-permeable storage container 8. The bottom of the ditch should be stopped to stop water discharge.

Note that the water discharge nozzle 100 in this embodiment has a support shaft 92
Water-permeable storage container 8
Although the tjI flag moves forward and backward to the upper position of the water-permeable storage container 8, it may be a t* bolt fixed to the upper position of the water-permeable storage container 8. In this case, the cold water is discharged from the water discharge nozzle 100 on the premise that the noodles are stored in the water-permeable storage container 8 located at the corresponding position. It is not necessary to limit the opening operation to the opening operation of the water-permeable storage container 8, but it is sufficient to do so while the water-permeable storage container 8 is stopped.

The present invention is not limited to the implementation structure described above,
It can be implemented with appropriate modifications within the scope of well-known techniques. For example, both side rod portions of the U-shaped mounting rod 64 of the water-permeable storage container 8 are placed on the placement portion 85 of the upper metal fitting 82 of the support rod 17, but the placement portion 85 is provided with elastic clamping pieces. may be provided to elastically sandwich and support the rod portions on both sides.

Further, the structure of the support portion 83 may also be such that the end rod portion of the U-shaped mounting rod 64 is elastically held.

(g) Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention provides an opening/closing operation mechanism when the water-permeable storage container supported on the upper part of the support rod is horizontally moved by the holder and moved to the noodle discharge position by the lift device. opens the bottom wall, and the water nozzle located above the water-permeable storage container sprays water toward the bottom wall, which promotes ejection of the noodles from the bottom wall and washes the bottom wall. Therefore, the noodles in the water-permeable storage container can be easily discharged with a simple configuration, and the noodles can be discharged without leaving any part of the water-permeable storage container, and can be easily cleaned. It is something that can be done.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Each figure shows the implementation structure of the present invention. Figure 1 is a schematic sectional view of a cold and hot water noodle processing device, Figure 2 is a schematic sectional view of a boiling noodle device, and Figure 3 is a schematic sectional view of an udon soge vending machine. Schematic front view,
Figure 4 is a schematic plan view of the udon soba vending machine, Figure 5
The figure is an exploded sectional view showing the installation of the water-permeable storage container, Figure 6 is a front view of the water-permeable storage container and the opening/closing operation mechanism, Figure 7 is a left side view of the same, Figure 8 is a plan view of the same, and Figure 9 is a FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the bottom wall of the water-permeable storage container. 8... Water-permeable storage container, 16... Holding body, 17...
- Support rod, 19... Lift device, 61... Water permeable bottom wall, 90... Opening operation mechanism, 100... Water nozzle. Figure 9

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[Claims] 1. In an automatic noodle cooking device that passes a water-permeable storage container containing noodles through a boiling water tank to boil and cook the noodles, and then discharges the cooked noodles from the water-permeable storage container to the next process, the noodles are moved horizontally. The water-permeable storage container is provided on the upper part of a support rod that is vertically movably supported by a holder and whose bottom wall can be opened and closed; a lift device that lifts the water-permeable storage container to a noodle discharge position above the boiling water; an opening operation mechanism for opening the bottom wall of the water permeable storage container located at the discharge position; and an opening operation mechanism provided above the water permeable storage container whose bottom wall is opened by the opening/closing operation mechanism, An automatic noodle cooking device characterized by being provided with a water discharge nozzle that discharges water toward the bottom wall of a water-permeable storage container while the device is stopped.