Fryer conveyor device

Abstract

To provide a flyer conveyor device which does not stir a boundary surface when a division plate for moving food materials passes the boundary surface between a water layer and an oil layer in a cooking tank.SOLUTION: A flyer conveyor device 11 includes: a conveyor body 17 which has a pair of chains 16 circulated and driven across a first rotational shaft 13 on a food material input port 12 side and a second rotational shaft 15 on a food material take-out port 14 side; a spindle 18 bridged across the pair of chains; a division plate 19 for moving food materials freely rotatably provided for the spindle; a conveyor lower frame 20 provided below the conveyor body: and an apron plate 21 which is positioned above the conveyor lower frame and to which, a bending part 19a of the division plate contacts. The conveyor lower frame is provided at a position where the division plate contacts, and the division plate moves in a tilting state by contact.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a conveyor device for a fryer, and more particularly to a conveyor device for a fryer having a cooking tank in which a layer of water is formed in the bottom and a layer of oil is formed in the top. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, a known fryer having a cooking tank in which a layer of water is formed at the bottom and a layer of oil is the fryer disclosed in JP 2014-226428 A (Patent No. 6164933 A) (see Patent Documents 1 and 2).

[0003] This fryer is a two-layer fryer that performs the frying process in a cooking tank having a water layer and an oil layer, and is designed to capture fried food debris that is generated during cooking as it floats in the water and oil layers and discharge it outside the cooking tank.

[0004] On the other hand, as a conveyor device for fryers, a fryer transport device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2017-217166 is known (see Patent Document 3).

[0005] The conveying device of this fryer has a bar conveyor that is located in an oil tank containing oil and is driven to circulate, and a plurality of conveying plates that are rotatably connected to the shaft of the bar conveyor and that convey food ingredients. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2014-226428 [Patent Document 2] Patent No. 6164933 [Patent Document 3] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2017-217166 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] In the two-layer fryer disclosed in Patent Document 1, when a conveying device having conveying plates is installed, the conveying plates pass through the boundary surface between the water layer and the oil layer in an upright state, which causes the boundary surface to be agitated and the water and high-temperature oil to mix, which is a problem.

[0008] Therefore, in the conventional two-layer fryer, even if a conveying device with a conveying plate is installed, there is a problem that must be solved by creating a mechanism that prevents the water and high-temperature oil from mixing when passing through the boundary surface between the water layer and the oil layer without stirring the boundary surface. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] The gist of the present invention for solving the problems of the conventional example is as follows: A cooking tank in which a layer of water is formed at the bottom and a layer of oil is formed above the water layer 34 The conveyor device of the fryer located inside 11 A conveyor device of the fryer 11 is the food inlet 12 First rotation axis on the side 13 and food outlet 14 Second rotation axis on the side 15 A pair of chains that circulates across 16 A conveyor body having 17 and the pair of chains 16 A support shaft is placed between the two 18 and the support shaft 18 A partition plate for moving ingredients that is rotatable relative to the 19 and the conveyor body. 17 Conveyor lower frame provided on the lower side of 20 and the conveyor lower frame 20 and the partition plate is located above the 19 Bending part 19a Apron plate that comes into contact with 21 and the conveyor lower frame20 The partition plate 19 is provided at a position where it comes into contact with the partition plate. 19 Moves in a tilted position The partition plate 19 is composed of a main body portion 19b formed in a V-shape and a bent portion 19a formed continuously by bending from the end of the main body portion 19b via the support shaft 18, the conveyor lower frames 20 are provided on the lower side and both sides of the conveyor main body 17, and the width dimension B of the partition plate 19 is formed longer than the gap dimension D between the conveyor lower frames 20, so that the end portions 19c of the main body portion 19b of the partition plate 19 come into contact with the conveyor lower frames 20 on both sides, and the contact of the end portions 19c causes the tip side of the main body portion 19b of the partition plate 19 to move in a state of being tilted upward. is.

[0010] In addition, the partition plate that moves in the tilted state 19 5. The conveyor lower frame 20 At the contact end portion of the partition plate, the tilted state is released and the partition plate hangs down. 19 The structure allows the collected fried crumbs to fall; The partition plate 19 Bending part 19a said apron plate 21 By contacting the partition plate, 19 is configured to move in an upright position; It includes: [Effects of the Invention]

[0011] According to the fryer conveyor device of the present invention, the partition plate is configured to move in a tilted state while in contact with the lower conveyor frame, so when the partition plate passes over the boundary surface between the water layer and the oil layer in the cooking tank, the tilted partition plate does not agitate the boundary surface, thereby providing the excellent effect of preventing the water and high-temperature oil from mixing.

[0012] The partition plate, which moves in a tilted state, is released from its tilted state at the end of its contact with the conveyor lower frame and hangs down, allowing the fried debris caught by the partition plate to fall, allowing the fried debris to be carried above the discharge outlet and fall. As a result, the amount of fried debris that settles in the cooking tank can be reduced, and the efficiency of collecting fried debris is improved, which is an excellent effect.

[0013] The bent part of the partition plate comes into contact with the apron plate, and the partition plate moves in an upright state, which has the excellent effect that ingredients put into the ingredient inlet are moved by the upright partition plate, and the fried ingredients can be taken out from the ingredient take-out port. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a front view of the conveyor device of the fryer according to the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a left side view of FIG. [Figure 3] 1 is a plan view of a conveyor device of a fryer according to the present invention. FIG. [Figure 4] 1 is a front view showing an outline of a fryer equipped with a conveyor device according to the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0015] 1 and 2, reference numeral 11 denotes a fryer conveyor device, which comprises a conveyor body 17 having a pair of chains 16 that circulate between a first rotating shaft 13 on the food inlet 12 side and a second rotating shaft 15 on the food outlet 14 side, a support shaft 18 stretched between the pair of chains 16, a partition plate 19 for moving food that is rotatable about the support shaft 18, a conveyor lower frame 20 provided below the conveyor body 17, and an apron plate 21 that is located above the conveyor lower frame 20 and with which a bent portion 19a of the partition plate 19 comes into contact.

[0016] The fryer conveyor device 11 is installed in a fryer 31 that includes a cooking tank 34 in which a water layer is formed at the bottom and an oil layer is formed above it (see FIG. 4). As will be described later, this fryer 31 has a mechanism that can capture floating matter such as fried food scraps that are generated during cooking when they float in the water and oil layers and discharge them outside the cooking tank 34.

[0017] The first rotating shaft 13 and the second rotating shaft 15 are rotated by a driving force of a motor or the like (not shown) being transmitted to the second rotating shaft 15. Circular wheels 13a are provided on both ends of first rotating shaft 13, and gears 13b are formed on the outer periphery of wheels 13a (see FIG. 1). Similarly, circular wheels 15a are provided on both ends of second rotating shaft 15, and gears 15b are formed on the outer periphery of wheels 15a (see FIG. 1).

[0018] The pair of chains 16 are provided on opposite ends of the first rotating shaft 13 and opposite ends of the second rotating shaft 15 (see FIG. 2). In addition, the chain 16 is arranged in a state where it engages with the gear 13b of the first rotating shaft 13, and is also arranged in a state where it engages with the gear 15b of the second rotating shaft 15, so that this chain 16 is driven in a circular motion between the second rotating shaft 15 and the first rotating shaft 13 as the second rotating shaft 15 is driven to rotate.

[0019] As described above, the conveyor body 17 includes a first rotating shaft 13 on the food inlet 12 side, a second rotating shaft 15 on the food outlet 14 side, and a pair of chains 16 that circulate from the first rotating shaft 13 to the second rotating shaft 15. 1 and 3, the food processor has an apron plate 21 consisting of a first apron plate portion 21a located in the horizontal portion and a second apron plate portion 21b formed at an angle from the first apron plate portion 21a. A food material outlet chute 22 (see FIG. 4) is provided on the food material outlet 14 side.

[0020] The support shafts 18 are provided so as to span the pair of chains 16 (see FIG. 2), and are provided at a plurality of locations at predetermined intervals (see FIG. 1).

[0021] The partition plate 19 shown in FIG. 2 has a width B of, for example, about 295 mm, a required height, and is provided rotatably about the support shaft 18. As shown in FIG. 1, the partition plate 19 is made up of a main body portion 19b formed in a V-shape and a bent portion 19a formed continuously by bending the end of the main body portion 19b via a support shaft 18.

[0022] As shown in FIG. 2, the conveyor lower frame 20 is provided on the lower side and both sides of the conveyor main body 17. As shown in FIG. 1, the conveyor lower frame 20 has a contact starting end 20a with the partition plate 19 near the food material removal opening 14, and is connected to an inclined portion 20b connected to the contact starting end 20a and a flat portion 20c connected to the inclined portion 20b, with the flat portion 20c having a contact terminal end 20d with the partition plate 19 (see FIG. 1).

[0023] An example of the width dimension C of the conveyor lower frame 20 shown in Figure 2 is approximately 41.5 mm. An example of the gap dimension D between the conveyor lower frames 20 is approximately 270 mm. As such, while the width dimension B of the partition plate 19 is approximately 295 mm, the gap dimension D between the conveyor lower frames 20 is approximately 270 mm, so that both ends 19c, 19c of the partition plate 19 (main body portion 19b) come into contact with the conveyor lower frame 20, and as shown in Figure 1, the contact of both ends 19c, 19c causes the partition plate 19 to move in a tilted state.

[0024] The partition plate 19 configured in this manner moves in a tilted state, contacting the contact starting end 20a of the conveyor lower frame 20. In other words, by moving in a tilted state, the tilted partition plate 19 does not agitate the boundary surface between the water layer and the oil layer in the cooking tank when passing through the boundary surface, preventing the water and the high-temperature oil from mixing.

[0025] The partition plate 19, which moves in a tilted state, is released from its tilted state at the contact end 20b of the conveyor lower frame 20 and hangs down (see Figure 1). In this case, the fried food residue received by the partition plate 19 (main body 19b) falls. Therefore, the fried food residue received by the partition plate 19 can be carried above the discharge outlet and then fall, which reduces the amount of fried food residue that settles in the cooking tank and improves the efficiency of collecting the fried food residue.

[0026] The partition plate 19 in the hanging state rises as the first rotary shaft 13 rotates (see arrow A1), and the bent portion 19a comes into contact with the apron plate 21 and stands up (see FIG. 1).

[0027] The apron plate 21 is located above the conveyor lower frame 20 and is connected to a flat portion 21a that extends from near the food inlet 12 toward the food outlet 14, and to an inclined portion 21b that is inclined from the flat portion 21a, and is located at a position where it comes into contact with the folded portion 19a of the partition plate 19 (see Figures 1 and 2).

[0028] In such an apron plate 21, the partition plate 19 moves in an upright state when the bent portion 19a of the partition plate 19 comes into contact with the apron plate 21, and the food put in the food inlet 12 moves by the upright partition plate 19, and the fried food can be taken out from the food outlet 14.

[0029] The partition plate 19 in the upright state descends as the second rotating shaft 15 rotates (see arrow A2), and the bent portion 19a comes into contact with the contact starting end 20a of the conveyor lower frame 20, and then moves again in a tilted state (see Figure 1).

[0030] Next, a fryer equipped with a conveyor device according to the present invention will be outlined. Fig. 4 is a front view showing the outline of the fryer, and fryer 31 is generally composed of a fryer main body 33 with legs 32 at the bottom, a cooking tank 34 provided inside fryer main body 33, a draft pipe 35 that discharges floating matter in cooking tank 34 to the outside, and a control panel 36 provided on the top of fryer main body 33.

[0031] A water layer is formed at the bottom of cooking tank 34, and an oil layer is formed above that, and fryer conveyor device 11 is located inside cooking tank 34. Then, matter floating in the oil layer and the water layer is guided and collected in a part of cooking tank 34, and as the water layer rises due to the supply of water to cooking tank 34, the guided floating matter is sucked into draft pipe 35, and this sucked floating matter is discharged from the bottom end of draft pipe 35.

[0032] In the fryer conveyor device 11 configured as described above, the partition plate 19 moves in a tilted state while in contact with the conveyor lower frame 20. Therefore, when the partition plate 19 passes over the boundary surface between the water layer and the oil layer in the cooking tank, the tilted partition plate 19 does not agitate the boundary surface. Therefore, the water and the high-temperature oil are not mixed by the partition plate 19. [Explanation of symbols]

[0033] 11 Fryer conveyor device 12 Food inlet 13 First rotation axis 13a wheels 13b Gears 14 Food outlet 15 Second rotation axis 15a wheels 15b Gears 16 Chain 17 Conveyor body 18 Spindle 19 Partition 19a Bending part 19b Main body 19c end 20 Conveyor lower frame 20a Contact start end 20b Slope 20c flat part 20d contact end 21 Apron Plate 21a First apron plate section 21b Second apron plate part 22 Outlet chute 31 Flyer 32 Legs 33 Flyer body 34 Cooking tank 35 Draft tube 36 Control Panel

Claims

1. A fryer conveyor device (11) located in a cooking tank (34) in which a water layer is formed at the bottom and an oil layer is formed above the water layer, The conveyor device 11 of the fryer is a conveyor body (17) having a pair of chains (16) that are driven in a circular manner between a first rotating shaft (13) on the food inlet (12) side and a second rotating shaft (15) on the food outlet (14) side; a support shaft 18 stretched between the pair of chains 16; a partition plate 19 for moving ingredients, which is rotatable about the support shaft 18; a conveyor lower frame 20 provided on the lower side of the conveyor main body 17; an apron plate 21 located above the conveyor lower frame 20 and contacting the bent portion 19a of the partition plate 19; The conveyor lower frame 20 is provided at a position where the partition plate 19 comes into contact with the conveyor lower frame 20, and the conveyor lower frame 20 is configured so that the partition plate 19 moves in a tilted state due to the contact. The partition plate 19 comprises a main body portion 19b formed in a V-shape and a bent portion 19a formed continuously by bending the end of the main body portion 19b via the support shaft 18. The conveyor lower frame 20 is provided on both sides of the lower side of the conveyor body 17, The width dimension B of the partition plate 19 is formed longer than the gap dimension D between the conveyor lower frames 20, so that the end portions 19c of the main body portions 19b of the partition plate 19 do not come into contact with the conveyor lower frames 20 on both sides, When the end 19c comes into contact with the partition plate 19, the tip of the main body 19b of the partition plate 19 moves in a tilted upward state. A fryer conveyor device 11 characterized by the above.

2. The partition plate 19, which moves in the tilted state, is released from the tilted state at the contact end of the conveyor lower frame 20 and hangs down, so that the fried food scraps received by the partition plate 19 fall.

2. The fryer conveyor device (11) according to claim 1,

3. The bent portion 19a of the partition plate 19 comes into contact with the apron plate 21, so that the partition plate 19 moves in an upright state.

2. The fryer conveyor device (11) according to claim 1,

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