DE102008026129A1 - Cooking apparatus for producing noodles, comprises a tube-like conveyor unit, which conveys dough mass towards a forming unit provided with openings - Google Patents

Abstract

The cooking apparatus (1) comprises a tube-like conveyor unit (3), which conveys dough mass (6) towards a forming unit (11) provided with openings (12). The structure of the opening of the forming unit is adjustably formed. The formed dough mass is discharged from the openings in the direction of gravity. The conveyor unit is equipped with a conveying screw, and is laterally placed towards a housing (2) of the cooking apparatus. The forming unit is arranged at an end of the conveyor unit that is away from the housing, and has first and second arrangements of openings. The cooking apparatus (1) comprises a tube-like conveyor unit (3), which conveys dough mass (6) towards a forming unit (11) provided with openings (12). The structure of the opening of the forming unit is adjustably formed. The formed dough mass is discharged from the openings of the forming unit in the direction of gravity. The conveyor unit is equipped with a conveying screw, and is laterally placed towards a housing (2) of the cooking apparatus. The forming unit is arranged at an end of the conveyor unit that is away from the housing, and has a first arrangement of openings and a second arrangement of openings, which is adjustably bringable with the first arrangement of openings in partial covering. The first arrangement of the openings is admitted in a lower radial surface of a first tubular body connected with the conveyor unit and the second arrangement of the openings is admitted in the radial surface of a second tubular body, which is coaxially arranged to the first tubular body and is rotatable on the first tubular body. The first tubular body of the forming unit is formed in one-piece with the conveyor unit. The second tubular body is closed at its front surface away from the housing in a cap-like manner, is detachably fastened at the first tubular body of the forming unit according to the type of a bayonet closure, and is fixable in different rotating positions at the first tubular body by the bayonet closure. The bayonet closure has hook-shaped recesses at the housing-side edge of the second tubular body and a pin radially projecting from the first tubular body, where the pin is enterable into a selectable recess. The first tubular body is steplessly adjustable in its rotating point relative to the second tubular body within a determined angle.

Description

Background of the invention

The The invention relates to a food processor for the production string-shaped pasta, in particular pasta, with a conveyor unit, which the auszuformende dough mass in the direction of an apertured Ausformeinheit promotes.

State of the art

A food processor of the type mentioned is from the published patent application DE 38 22 301 A1 known. The pasta machine described there consists of a motor housing for the electric drive, which is seated on a foot and carries on its upper side a receptacle with a kneading. On the motor housing laterally projecting a hollow cylindrical housing part is formed with an outlet opening, which receives a noodle dough in the direction of the outlet opening promoting screw. In the lateral outlet opening provided with a number of openings molding plate can be used, which is held by a union nut on the hollow cylindrical housing part. After loosening the nut, the mold disc can be removed and replaced by one of several other shaped discs with deviating breakthrough pattern, which are kept in a carousel in the foot of the motor housing. To select the desired shape of the disc, the carousel is rotated until each provided with a cap tray is accessible to the desired shape disc.

Another device for extruding pasta is in the published patent application DE 27 18 879 A1 described. This pasta machine also has an assembly which serves to prepare the dough by mixing and kneading the dough-forming constituents and consists of a container with rotating blades. These promote the dough through an opening made in the container bottom after completion of the dough preparation in the direction of a Extrudierblocks. This consists of a hollow cylinder, in which a dough in the direction of a drawing iron promoting screw is arranged. The screw presses the dough through the perforated iron, in which the dough is molded and subsequently exits the pasta machine laterally.

These Previously known pasta machines have the disadvantage that for a change in the breakthrough pattern is an interruption the pasta production and opening the housing be required, which with a time and cleaning effort connected is. In addition, the formed dough is after the exit from molding disc or drawing iron, following the gravity, deflected downwards, whereby the dough strands their shape change and stick together.

A differently designed in terms of design and function device for the production of noodles is in the German Utility Model G 89 14 789.8 disclosed. By means of this pasta machine short elongated pasta pieces, such as spaetzle, produced. The previously processed elsewhere dough is, for example by means of a screw, fed into a channel of the device and exits in the region of a provided with horizontal slots aperture from this. Rotatable behind the slots and parallel to their transverse extent is a roller equipped with radial knives which grips the dough and cuts it into pieces of pasta whose length corresponds approximately to the transverse extent of the slots. The sharp edges of the knife are aligned in such a way that they tear off the scraped-off dough pieces irregularly and thus form the typical surface texture of spaetzle. The roller is pivotally mounted on arms and can be swung up for cleaning and for changing the blades or the aperture.

These Device is larger for making pasta Length, for example of spaghetti, not suitable.

The invention is based task

Of the Invention is based on the object, a generic Food processor to develop so that a change the cross section of the formed dough strands simplified and their further handling can be improved.

invention solution

The The object underlying the invention is in a food processor of the type mentioned solved in that the shape the openings of the Ausformeinheit made adjustable is. This allows the food processor in a simple way, possibly even during operation, to switch to the shape of a different kind of dough strand or correct the cross-section of the dough strand, if the default setting by changing the dough consistency or the like as incorrect or not optimal.

To solve the aforementioned object, a generic food processor is further suitable, in which the dough material emerges in the direction of gravity from the openings of the Ausformeinheit. The formed dough strands are thus not deflected, but exit straight down and can be easily collected in a below the Ausformeinheit water bath, for example, a cooker located on the stove.

The Handling of the food processor according to the invention is simplified by these measures so that the Layman the preparation of the pasta can easily succeed.

Preferred embodiment of invention

advantageous Training or further education, which individually or in combination with each other can be used are the subject of the dependent Claims. Advantageously, the conveyor unit of the food processor equipped with a screw conveyor. screw conveyors may, with appropriate design for the promotion doughy Masses are ideally suited. Furthermore, the previously prepared dough while the screw conveyor further homogenized which improves the consistency of the dough. About that In addition, this corresponds to the promotion of the dough required speed and the torque of the screw conveyor preferably substantially the speed of a kneading hook, which can be used for dough processing. The drive device The food processor may therefore possibly even without Further reduction for the drive of the screw conveyor to be used. Furthermore, a screw conveyor can be After removal from the conveyor unit, it is relatively easy to clean.

Preferably the delivery unit is tube-like and laterally attachable to the housing of the food processor, for example by screwing on to a suitably trained recording the housing side of the food processor. The conveyor unit can be easily removed when not in use. About that In addition, the pulling of the screw conveyor for cleaning purposes facilitated.

The Ausformeinheit is preferably at the housing distal end of protruding from the housing of the food processor Transport unit arranged. This makes it possible also a relatively large water bath under the Ausformeinheit to put and the food processor at a sufficient distance from the stove top to place.

With Particularly advantageous, the Ausformeinheit a first arrangement breakthroughs and a second array of breakthroughs which is adjustable with the first array of apertures can be brought in at least partial coverage. The attitude can be done, for example, that the degree of coverage changeable between the first and second arrangement of apertures is provided. For example, if the apertures are circular are formed with the same diameter, which have from the Ausformeinheit emerging dough strands with the greatest possible coverage the breakthroughs a relatively large, circular Cross-section, which is lenticular in an adjustment reduced. This is an adjustment during operation the formation of the consistency of the dough possible. Alternatively it is conceivable, the first breakthroughs either with different shaped groups of second breakthroughs in coverage to bring to cross sections of completely different shape and to be able to realize dimensioning. In this case is the cross section of the first breakthroughs with advantage so that he is at least the largest selectable Cross sections of the second openings corresponds.

constructive can be a food processor with all the benefits Particularly simple to carry out this invention, when the first arrangement of openings in the lower radial surface a connected to the conveyor unit first tubular body and the second arrangement of openings in the radial surface a further tubular body are embedded, which coaxial to the first tubular body rotatable and sealed on this is arranged. By simply turning the other, preferably outer Tubular body relative to the first, preferably inner tubular body can be both a change in the degree of overlap as well as a selection of different overlapping breakthroughs realize without great effort. Handling can be through one in the visible transition region between the first and further pipe body attached scaling be further simplified.

constructive Particularly favorable is a food processor, at which is the first tubular body of the Ausformeinheit in one piece formed with the tubular conveyor unit is. The conveyor unit in question can be, for example including by injection molding of plastic all connection and sealing devices to housing and be made easily pipe body. By the one-piece design will also provide seams between Feed unit and Ausformeinheit avoided which one increased cleaning effort caused.

Furthermore, it can preferably be provided that the further tubular body is formed on its housing-distal end face cap-like closed. The further tubular body thus seals the delivery unit in a simple manner from the front side. In addition, the screw conveyor in a hollow cylindrical conveyor unit after merely removing the other tubular body for the purpose of cleaning or exchange.

The Attachment of the further tubular body to the first tubular body the Ausformeinheit is according to a further advantageous embodiment the invention designed in the manner of a bayonet closure. such Closures can absorb large loads and yet are easy to paste and solve.

Of the further tubular body is thereby by the bayonet lock preferably in different rotational positions on the first tubular body fixable, whereby in particular the setting of the Ausformeinheit by selecting differently shaped breakthroughs in structurally simple way is possible.

One suitable bayonet lock has hook-shaped advantage Recesses on the housing side edge of the other tubular body and at least one radially projecting from the first tubular body Pen on which each insertable into a selectable recess are. A production by way of injection molding of plastic allows this design easily. Furthermore Such a bayonet lock can be easily cleaned and operate intuitively.

To another preferred embodiment of the invention is the first tubular body in its rotational position relative to the other tubular body by a certain angle steplessly adjustable, for example using one with a set screw equipped adjusting device. This is also during the operation a change in the exit area in the Ausformeinheit and thus also the pressure in the conveyor unit changeable, for example to compensate for fluctuations the dough quality.

Brief description of the figures

The The invention will be described below with reference to schematic drawings two embodiments in more detail with more details explained.

It demonstrate:

1 : a schematic diagram of a food processor according to the invention with peripheral equipment;

2 a perspective view of a suitable for carrying out the invention conveying and Ausformeinheit viewed obliquely from above;

3 the same conveying and forming unit in oblique view from below;

4 : a first longitudinal section through the conveyor and Ausformeinheit after 2 and 3 ;

5 another longitudinal section through the same conveying and Ausformeinheit;

6 a cross section through an Ausformeinheit another food processor according to the invention in different settings;

7 : a representation of the cross section of the dough strand in the settings after 6 ,

Detailed description the invention with reference to two embodiments

In the 1 illustrated food processor 1 consists of a housing 2 from which an electric drive device is received. In the area of an unshown, upwardly projecting shaft, various tools and containers can be placed on the food processor 1 put on and driven by this.

From the upper part of the housing 2 protrudes a tubular conveyor unit 3 projecting laterally for the dough promotion, which by a in the housing-side end 4 the conveyor unit 3 radially opening from above funnel 5 with the dough 6 is fed. In the conveyor unit 3 is a screw conveyor 7 around a horizontal axis 8th rotatably arranged, which with their turns 9 from the funnel 5 inflowing dough 6 and toward the end of the housing 10 the conveyor unit 3 pushes. The screw conveyor 3 gets in from the case 2 located drive means driven by using an angular gear. The housing remote end 10 the conveyor unit 3 goes into the adjustable Ausformeinheit 11 over, in which the dough mass 6 is deflected downwards and through radially arranged openings 12 through as a variety of dough strands 13 exiting in the direction of gravity. The for deflecting and squeezing the dough 6 required pressure is from the screw conveyor 3 generated.

Below the molding unit 11 is one in a saucepan 14 located water bath 15 provided, which means of a stove 16 is heated. The from the breakthroughs 12 the Ausformeinheit 11 emerging dough strands 13 sink in a straight line, following gravity without deflection, into the water bath 15 down and are cooked there.

How out 2 can be seen, is the conveyor unit 3 tubular and formed at its end near the housing 4 with a one-piece, knurled collar 17 provided, which for manual screwing on the conveyor unit 3 to a corresponding thread on the radial surface of the housing 2 the food processor 1 serves. Beyond the collar 17 is located radially above the confluence 18 for the funnel 5 in the conveyor unit 3 intended.

At the end of her housing 10 the conveyor unit is running 3 in one piece into a first tubular body 19 the Ausformeinheit 11 one. On the first, inner tube body 19 is another, external tubular body 20 placed coaxially and sealingly, the housing-front side 21 Cap-like is closed. The further tubular body 20 is at his the housing 2 facing end by means of a bayonet lock 22 detachable and adjustable on the first tubular body 19 established. The first pipe body 19 has for this purpose a radially upwardly projecting pin 23 on, which optionally in one of three hook-shaped recesses 24.1 to 24.3 can be inserted and locked in this. The insertion of the recesses 24.1 to 24.3 takes place in the axial direction of the tubular body 20 (Arrow A), while the locking by its rotation relative to the tubular body 19 in the direction of arrow B. Unlocking and releasing the other tubular body 20 is done analogously by opposing movements. By optional insertion of the pen 23 in one of the three recesses 24.1 to 24.3 can the outer tube body 20 relative to the inner tubular body 19 be set in three different rotational positions. The other, outer tubular body 20 is at his in 3 shown lower radial surface, so the recesses 24.1 to 24.3 opposite, with groups of differently shaped breakthroughs 12.1 . 12.2 provided, which have different diameters and depending on the selected rotational position of the outer tubular body 20 relative to the inner tubular body 19 optionally in overlap with congruent recesses 12.1 ' . 12.2 ' at the lower radial surface of the first inner tubular body 19 can be brought ( 4 and 5 ). The forming unit 11 from the screw conveyor 3 supplied dough mass 6 can only by such breakthroughs 12.1 . 12.1 ' or 12.2 . 12.2 ' down in the direction of the water bath 15 to emerge, which were brought into overlap.

For cleaning, the conveyor unit 3 and the Ausformeinheit 11 from the case 2 unscrewed and the only form-fitting, for example, by a square, sitting on the reversing conveyor screw conveyor 3 be pulled out. As conveyor unit 3 and the Ausformeinheit 11 In the exemplary embodiment taper slightly conically towards the outside, the extraction of the screw conveyor must 3 to the rear, so in the direction of arrow A done. After removing the cap-like tubular body 20 All components can be easily cleaned manually or using a dishwasher.

In the execution after 6 are the inner, first tubular body 19 and the outer, further tubular body 20 the Ausformeinheit 11 each other by means of an adjusting device 25 infinitely adjustable by a small angle. The adjusting device 25 consists of a first, from the outer tubular body 20 cantilevered tab 26 and a second, from the inner tubular body 19 protruding tab 27 by a set screw 28 towards each other or away from each other are adjustable. While in a first setting ( 6a ) the circular breakthroughs 12.1 . 12.1 ' same diameter in exact coverage, they are in position after 6b only partially covered.

With complete coverage of the breakthroughs 12.1 . 12.1 ' is the dough strand 13 in cross section, as out 7a can be seen, also circular, while its cross section when adjusting the molding device 11 in the position after 6b lenticular constricted ( 7b ). Adjusting the molding unit 11 can while operating the food processor 1 to adapt to changing dough consistency or the like. A complete closure of the Ausformeinheit 11 should be used to avoid an undesirable increase in pressure in the liquid end 3 be preferably avoided by limiting the adjustment.

The in the above description, the claims and the Drawings disclosed features can both individually as well as in any combination for the realization the invention in its various embodiments of importance be.

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Cited patent literature

• - DE 3822301 A1 [0002]
• DE 2718879 A1 [0003]
• - DE 8914789 U [0005]

Claims (13)

Food processor ( 1 ) for the production of rope-shaped pasta, in particular pasta, with a conveyor unit ( 3 ), which the auszubormende dough ( 6 ) in the direction of one with breakthroughs ( 12 ) provided Ausformeinheit ( 11 ), characterized in that the shape of the apertures ( 12 ) of the Ausformeinheit ( 11 ) is adjustable. Food processor ( 1 ) for the production of rope-shaped pasta, in particular pasta, with a conveyor unit ( 3 ), which the auszubormende dough ( 6 ) in the direction of one with breakthroughs ( 12 ) provided Ausformeinheit ( 11 ), in particular according to claim 1, characterized in that the molded dough ( 6 ) in the direction of gravity from the breakthroughs ( 12 ) of the Ausformeinheit ( 11 ) exit. Food processor according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the conveyor unit ( 3 ) with a screw conveyor ( 7 ) Is provided. Food processor according to claim 3, characterized in that the conveyor unit ( 3 ) tube-like and laterally to the housing ( 2 ) of the food processor ( 1 ) is attachable. Food processor according to claim 4, characterized in that the Ausformeinheit ( 11 ) at the end of the housing ( 10 ) of the conveyor unit ( 3 ) is arranged. Food processor according to claim 5, characterized in that the Ausformeinheit ( 11 ) a first arrangement of breakthroughs ( 12.1 ' . 12.2 ' ) and a second array of breakthroughs ( 12.1 . 12.2 ) which is adjustable with the first array of apertures ( 12.1 ' . 12.2 ' ) can be brought in at least partial coverage. Food processor according to claim 6, characterized in that the first arrangement of openings ( 12.1 . 12.2 ' ) in the lower radial surface of one with the conveyor unit ( 3 ) connected first tubular body ( 19 ) and the second array of breakthroughs ( 12.1 . 12.2 ) in the radial surface of a further tubular body ( 20 ), which is coaxial with the first tubular body ( 19 ) is rotatably mounted on this. Food processor according to claim 7, characterized in that the first tubular body ( 19 ) of the Ausformeinheit ( 11 ) in one piece with the tubular conveyor unit ( 3 ) is trained. Food processor according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the further tubular body ( 20 ) on its housing-distal end face ( 21 ) is closed like a cap. Food processor according to claim 7 to 9, characterized in that the further tubular body ( 20 ) on the first tubular body ( 19 ) of the Ausformeinheit ( 11 ) in the manner of a bayonet closure ( 22 ) is releasably attached. Food processor according to claim 10, characterized in that the further tubular body ( 20 ) through the bayonet catch ( 22 ) in different rotational positions on the first tubular body ( 19 ) is determinable. Food processor according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that the bayonet closure ( 22 ) hook-shaped recesses ( 24.1 to 24.3 ) on the housing-side edge of the further tubular body ( 20 ) and at least one radially out of the first tubular body ( 19 ) projecting pin ( 23 ), which in each case in a selectable recess ( 24.1 to 24.3 ) is insertable. Kitchen machine according to one of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that the first tubular body ( 19 ) in its rotational position relative to the further tubular body ( 20 ) is infinitely adjustable within a certain angle.