JPH053831A - Automatic noodle making and boiling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enhance the take-up workability of a boiling basket, and also, to decrease special restrictions for system installation. CONSTITUTION:A noodle thickness detector 12 is provided in a noodle thickness adjusting device 10 of an automatic noodle making machine 1, noodle thickness data is inputted to a system control part 20, and also, based thereon, a rotation interval time of a rotary boiling iron pot 4 is set automatically. Noodle kind data, noodle thickness data and boil-up position data are inputted to the system control part 20 from on an operating panel part 30, and the rotation interval time of the rotary boiling iron pot 4 is set automatically. In the rotary boiling iron pot 4, a rotational direction switch 13 is provided, this switch is switched in accordance with the kind of noodles selected from on the operating panel part 30 provided in the automatic noodle making machine 1 or the rotary boiling iron pot 4, and the rotation interval time of the rotary boiling iron pot 4 is set automatically.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to, for example, "udon",
The present invention relates to an automatic noodle-making device for boiled noodles such as "soba" or "ramen" which is a system for automatically performing a noodle-making process to a boiling process.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of automatic noodle-boiler, there is one having a structure as disclosed in JP-A-60-172264.

Such a conventional automatic noodle-making boiler is
As shown in FIG. 9, the flour, which is quantitatively supplied from the flour hopper 2 of the automatic noodle making machine 1, is stirred with kneading water to generate a soboro-shaped noodle dough for each serving,
This noodle dough is rotatably boiled in a pot 4 via a noodle conveyor 3
It is designed to be transported to and supplied to.

This rotary type boiling pot 4 is used for the automatic noodle making machine 1
Combined with a circular track-shaped boiling water tank 5 installed adjacent to each other, and for a boiling basket suspension that is intermittently driven to rotate in the clockwise direction (the direction of the solid line arrow) in the center of this boiling water tank 5 at a predetermined rotation interval time. It is composed of a rotating body 6 and a plurality of boiled baskets 7 (8 in the illustrated embodiment) suspended detachably from the rotating body 6 and movable in the circumferential direction in the boiling water tank 5. .

Then, the noodle dough produced by the automatic noodle making machine 1 is placed in the boiled basket 7 at the noodle feeding position A corresponding to the downstream side of the noodle transport conveyor 3, Boiled basket 7 with noodle dough is intermittently rotated in the boiling water tank 5 at a predetermined rotation interval time, and when the boiling time set by the noodle thickness has elapsed, the boiling basket 7 is removed from the boiling water tank 5. This allows the noodles to boil up exactly.

By the way, in the prior art, such a rotation interval time of the rotary type boiling kettle 4 (for example, the boiling basket at the position A as shown in FIG.
It is the current situation that the time from when the position H is reached through G to the start of rotation again after the rotation is started is set as fixed data on the program.

[0007]

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 10, by operating the noodle thickness adjusting dial 11 in the noodle thickness adjusting device 10 of the automatic noodle making machine 1, for example, the noodle thickness of "udon" can be adjusted to 2. When this noodle thickness data is input to the system control unit 20 in accordance with the position of 0 mm and the noodle dough of "Udon" is made, when the basket 7 reaches the position G (pickup position), the noodles are boiled. If the noodle thickness adjustment dial 11 is operated to change and adjust the noodle thickness to 2.5 mm, the boiled basket 7 is positioned at the position G.
Even if the noodles reach the pick-up position, the noodles will not boil and rise.

That is, since the boiling time of noodles differs depending on the noodle type, the noodle thickness, etc., the boiled position of the noodles also depends on the setting of the noodle type and the noodle thickness, and the noodle type and the noodle thickness are changed accordingly. You have to boil and change the pick-up position of the basket.

Moreover, since the rotating direction of the boiling pot 4 is one direction and the rotating time is fixed, one noodle such as "udon" and "soba" having a significantly different boiling time can be used. When using different systems to make noodles and boil, it is said that the boiling time of the boiling pot is set to boil at the basket picking position G according to the long "boiled" udon. , When the same system is used for "buckwheat" that is boiled for a short time, if the basket 7 is picked up at the pick-up position G, the "buckwheat" becomes too boiled and must be picked up in front of the pick-up position G. It is necessary to greatly change the pick-up position of the basket 7 depending on the noodle type.

Therefore, the conventional noodle-making / boiling system has a problem that the workability of picking up the basket by boiling is inferior and that there is a large positional restriction when the system is installed.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic noodle boiler which improves the workability of picking up baskets and can reduce the positional restrictions when the system is installed. .

[0012]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention operates based on a noodle thickness adjusting means for performing a noodle thickness selecting operation to automatically form a noodle dough for each serving. A noodle making means for sending out, a plurality of noodle doughs sent out from this noodle making means can be suspended in a boiling water tank and put into an intermittently rotating boiled basket to boil and raise the noodles, and the noodle thickness adjusting means. And a system control program means for controlling a rotation interval time of the noodle boiling means based on the noodle thickness detected by the noodle thickness detection means. It is what

Further, according to the present invention, a noodle making means which operates based on an operation of selecting a noodle type and a noodle thickness to automatically form and send noodle dough for each serving, and noodles sent from the noodle making means. A plurality of doughs that can be suspended in a boiling water tank and put into an intermittently rotating boiled basket to boil and boil the noodles, and an operation panel unit that sets the noodle type, the noodle thickness and the boiled position, and this operation panel And a system control program means for controlling the rotation interval time of the noodle boiling means based on the noodle type data, the noodle thickness data and the boiling position data set by the section.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a noodle making means which operates based on an operation of selecting a noodle type and a noodle thickness to automatically form and send a noodle dough for each serving, and noodles sent from the noodle making means. A plurality of doughs that can be suspended in a boiling water tank and put into an intermittently rotating boiled basket to boil and boil the noodles, and an operation panel unit that sets the noodle type, the noodle thickness and the boiled position, and this operation panel System control program means for controlling the rotation interval time of the noodle boiling means based on the noodle type data set by the section, the noodle thickness data and the boiled position data, and the noodle type data set by the operation panel section A rotation direction switching means for switching the rotation direction of the noodle boiling means is provided.

[0015]

That is, according to the present invention, the noodle thickness detecting means is provided in the noodle thickness adjusting means of the noodle making means, and the noodle thickness data obtained by the noodle thickness detecting means is loaded into the system control program means. Since the rotation interval time of the noodle boiling means is automatically set, it is possible to set the noodles to boil at a predetermined position regardless of the noodle thickness, which makes it possible to set the boiled position. It will be possible to match the pick-up position of the basket with.

Further, the noodle type data, the noodle thickness data and the boiling position data are input to the system control program means from the operation panel provided on the noodle making means or the noodle boiling means,
Since the rotation interval time of the noodle boiling means is automatically set, it becomes possible to set the noodles to boil at any position regardless of the noodle type and noodle thickness.

Further, a rotation direction switching means is provided in the noodle boiling means, and the rotation direction of the noodle boiling means is switched by the noodle type selected from the operation panel provided on the noodle making means or the noodle boiling means, Since the rotation interval time of the noodle boiling means is set automatically, when noodles are boiled and boiled by using a single system with different boiling times, depending on the noodle type, the boiled basket There is no need to change the pick-up position.

[0018]

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the illustrated embodiments. In the illustrated embodiment according to the present invention, the same parts as those of the conventional automatic noodle-boiler of the conventional structure shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 will be described with the same reference numerals.

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show a first embodiment of an automatic noodle making device according to the present invention, which is a noodle thickness adjusting device which is a noodle thickness adjusting means of an automatic noodle making machine 1 which is a noodle making means. A noodle thickness detector 12, which is a noodle thickness detecting means, is provided at 10.

The noodle thickness detector 12 causes the system controller 20 which is a system control program means to take the noodle thickness set by the noodle thickness adjusting dial 11 of the noodle thickness adjusting device 10 as noodle thickness data. In addition, based on this noodle thickness data, the system control unit 20
Calculate the rotation interval of the rotary boiler 4 using the rotary boiler, which is a means for boiling noodles, from the data table stored in the table or the boiling time calculation formula, and give a rotation command to the rotary boiler 4 according to this calculated value The rotation of the noodles can be controlled so that the noodles can be boiled up at the position G.

FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 show a second embodiment according to the present invention. By using the automatic noodle making machine 1 or the operation panel section 30 provided in the rotary boiling kettle 4, a rotary boiling cooker is provided. The rotation interval of 4 can be set.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the operation panel section 30 has a noodle type selection key 31 and a noodle thickness setting key 32.
And a boiled position setting key 33 is provided, and first, a noodle type is selected by the noodle type selection key 31.

Next, push the noodle thickness setting key 32 once,
Enter the noodle thickness with the numeric keypad 34, display the numerical value on the display unit 35 for confirmation, and then again enter the noodle thickness setting key 32.
When the button is pressed, the noodle type data selected by the noodle type selection key 31 and the noodle thickness data set by the noodle thickness setting key 32 are recorded in the program of the system control unit 20.

After recording the noodle thickness data in the program of the system control unit 20 in this manner, the boiling position setting key 33 is pressed, and the ten keys 34 are used to select one of the boiling positions B to H. When a numerical value is input and the boiled position setting key 33 is pressed again, the boiled position data set by the boiled position setting key 33 is set in the program of the system control unit 20.

When the noodle type data, the noodle thickness data and the boiled position data are set in this way, as shown in FIG.
The system control program consists of a data table for each noodle type inside, or a boiling time calculation formula based on a boiling time calculation formula.
The rotation interval of is calculated, and by giving a rotation command to the rotary boiler kettle 4 according to the calculated value, the rotary boiler 4 is rotated to control the noodles to boil up at a specified position. Thereby, the noodles can be boiled up at any position (B to H) regardless of the noodle type and the noodle thickness. In the figure, 36 is a noodle making start key,
37 is a noodle making stop key.

FIG. 5 is a simplified diagram of the setting of the system control program by the operation panel section 30 in the second embodiment according to the present invention. The noodle type selection key 31, the noodle thickness setting key 32, and the boiled position. Instead of the setting key 33, a boiler kettle rotation time (rotation interval) setting key 38 is provided, and the numeric keypad 34 is used to directly input the boiler kettle rotation time.

That is, when the boiler kettle rotation time setting key 38 is pressed once, the mode changes to a boiler kettle rotation time setting mode. In this state, the numeric value of the boiler kettle rotation time is input with the ten-key 34, and the boiler kettle rotation time is entered again. By pressing the rotation time setting key 38, the numerical value of the boiling time of the boiler is recorded on the system control program, and the rotary boiler 4 is rotationally controlled by this input value so that it can be rotated at any position (B to H). The noodles can be set to boil up.

Further, FIGS. 6 to 8 show a third embodiment of the present invention.
This is an example showing the picking position of the boiled basket 7 when noodles are boiled and boiled by using one system such as "udon" and "soba" which are different in boiled time. It has a structure that eliminates the need to greatly change.

As shown in FIG. 7, the rotary boiler pot 4 has
A rotation direction changer 13, which is a rotation direction changer for changing the rotation direction of the rotating body 6 provided in the central portion of the boiling water tank 5, is installed. As shown in FIG. The rotation direction of the basket 7 is switched by performing a switching operation according to noodle type selection by the noodle type selection key 39 provided on the operation panel unit 30 of the machine 1.

That is, the rotation direction changer 13 is
In the case of noodles such as "udon" which is boiled for a long time, it rotates in the clockwise direction (indicated by the solid arrow), and in the case of noodles such as "soba" which is boiled for a short time, it rotates in the counterclockwise direction. By switching the rotation direction of the rotating body 6 so as to intermittently drive the rotation in the direction of (dotted arrow), the boiled positions of "udon" and "soba" are boiled up near the same position G. The boiled basket 7 can be controlled so that the pick-up position is the same position G.

While the present invention has been described by taking the rotation time control of the rotary type boiling pot in the automatic noodle-making device as an example, this rotation time control system is also applied to other rotary devices which perform intermittent rotation operation. It is possible to

[0032]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the noodle thickness detecting means is provided in the noodle thickness adjusting means of the noodle making means, and the noodle thickness data obtained by the noodle thickness detecting means is loaded into the system control program means. Also, based on this noodle thickness data,
Since the rotation interval time of the noodle boiling means is automatically set, it is possible to set the noodles to boil at a predetermined position regardless of the noodle thickness, which allows the boiling position and the basket to be boiled. The pick-up positions can be matched.

Further, in claim 2, noodle type data, noodle thickness data and boiled position data are input to the system control program means from the operation panel provided on the noodle making means or the noodle boiling means to boil the noodles. Since the rotation interval time of the means is automatically set, the noodles can be set to boil at any position regardless of the noodle type and noodle thickness.

Further, according to claim 3, the noodle boiling means is provided with a rotation direction switching means, and the rotation direction of the noodle boiling means is selected from the operation panel provided on the noodle making means or the noodle boiling means. Since the rotation interval time of the noodle boiling means is automatically set by switching depending on the seed,
When noodles are boiled and boiled for a large amount of time using one system to make and boil noodles, it is not necessary to greatly change the basket picking position depending on the noodle type.

By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to improve the workability of picking up the basket by boiling and to reduce the spatial restrictions when the system is installed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of a rotation time control system of a rotary boiler pot in an automatic noodle-making boiler according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a noodle thickness adjusting device in the same automatic noodle making machine.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the rotation time control system of the rotary type boiling pot means in the automatic noodle-boiling device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of an operation panel section also provided in the automatic noodle making machine.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing another example of the operation panel section.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a third embodiment of the rotation time control system of the rotary type boiling pot means in the automatic noodle-boiling device according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic explanatory view of an automatic noodle-making boiler of the same.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of an operation panel section that is also provided in the automatic noodle making machine.

FIG. 9 is a schematic explanatory view of a conventional automatic noodle-making boiler.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing a noodle thickness adjusting device in a conventional automatic noodle making machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Noodle making means (automatic noodle making machine), 4 ... Noodle boiling means (rotary boiling pot), 5 ... Boiled water tank, 6 ... Rotating body, 7 ... Boiled basket, 10 ... Noodle thickness adjusting device, 11 ... Noodle thickness adjusting dial, 12 ... Noodle thickness detector, 13 ... Rotation direction switching means (rotation direction switching device), 20 ... System control program means (System control unit), 30 ... Operation panel unit, 31 ... Noodle type selection key, 32 ... Noodle thickness setting key, 33 ... Boiled position setting key.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A noodle making means that operates based on a noodle thickness adjusting means for selecting a noodle thickness to automatically form and send noodle dough for each serving, and a noodle dough sent from this noodle making means. A plurality of noodles can be suspended in a boiling water tank and put into an intermittently rotating boiled basket to boil and raise the noodles, and a noodle thickness detecting means for detecting the noodle thickness selected by the noodle thickness adjusting means, and this noodle An automatic noodle boiling device comprising: a system control program means for controlling the rotation interval time of the noodle boiling means based on the noodle thickness detected by the thickness detecting means. 2. An operation based on an operation of selecting a noodle type and a noodle thickness.
Noodle making means for automatically forming and delivering noodle dough for each serving, and a plurality of noodle dough delivered from this noodle making means can be suspended in a boiling water tank and put into an intermittently rotating boiled basket to boil them up. Noodle boiling means, an operation panel section for setting the noodle type, noodle thickness and boiled position, and the noodle boiled based on the noodle type data, the noodle thickness data and the boiled position data set by the operation panel section. A system for controlling the rotation interval time of the means, and a system control program means for automatically making noodles. 3. An operation based on an operation of selecting a noodle type and a noodle thickness.
Noodle making means for automatically forming and delivering noodle dough for each serving, and a plurality of noodle dough delivered from this noodle making means can be suspended in a boiling water tank and put into an intermittently rotating boiled basket to boil them up. Noodle boiling means, an operation panel section for setting the noodle type, noodle thickness and boiled position, and the noodle boiled based on the noodle type data, the noodle thickness data and the boiled position data set by the operation panel section. An automatic system comprising: a system control program means for controlling the rotation interval time of the means; and a rotation direction switching means for switching the rotation direction of the noodle boiling means according to the noodle type data set from the operation panel section. Boiler for noodle making.