JP4488971B2 - Frozen confectionery manufacturing device and addition device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a frozen confectionery manufacturing apparatus for extracting and selling frozen confectionery such as soft ice cream, and more particularly to a frozen confectionery topped with an additive such as strawberry jam or chocolate, fruit pulp, or nuts.

  Conventionally, a frozen confection manufacturing apparatus that extracts and sells frozen confectionery such as soft cream manufactures frozen confectionery from frozen confectionery raw materials, and a cooling cylinder in which an extraction path through which the frozen confectionery is extracted is formed at the front end, and an outlet of the extraction path A frozen dessert passage that is formed on the inner wall surface and has a frozen dessert outlet for taking out the extracted frozen dessert at the lower end, and is provided in the frozen dessert passage so as to be movable up and down, normally closing the outlet of the extraction passage And a plunger (see Patent Document 1).

  And at the time of frozen confectionery extraction sale, the plunger is moved upward to open the outlet of the extraction path. When the outlet of the extraction path is thus opened, the frozen dessert is extracted from the outlet of the extraction path to the frozen dessert passage through the extraction path by the stirring pressure of the stirring device provided in the cooling cylinder, and then the frozen dessert outlet It is comprised so that it may take out from a part.

  And when topping was desired for the extracted frozen confectionery, it was done by dropping granular chocolate or sauce from above the extracted frozen confectionery.

Further, in addition to the above-described configuration, the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus as disclosed in Patent Document 2 includes a source container filled with a fluid topping source, and a holder for detachably holding the source container adjacent to the take-out passage. Means and source pumping means for pumping the source from the source container to the extraction passage. Thereby, according to extraction of frozen confectionery, a sauce is added to frozen confectionery by pushing out the sauce in a source container to an extraction passage by a source pressure sending means.
JP-A-7-264991 JP 2001-211832 A

  However, depending on the conventional method of applying the sauce to the frozen dessert, a certain level of skill is required in order to properly apply the chocolate or sauce to the frozen dessert at the time of topping, and all additives are added to the frozen dessert. Since this is difficult, there is a disadvantage that chocolate and sauce are scattered around. Furthermore, depending on the provider, there is a problem that it is impossible to provide a frozen dessert of uniform quality because the finished product is different.

  On the other hand, in the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus as shown in Patent Document 2, a source container previously filled with a sauce for topping must be used, and additives other than those filled in the source container can be used according to the user's preference. It was impossible to change. Therefore, additives other than the determined sauce cannot be added to the frozen dessert, and there is a problem that it is difficult to expand the types of the frozen desserts to be provided.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the conventional technical problems, and is not limited to a fluid source, and can easily and hygienically add additives to frozen desserts. Provided are a frozen confectionery manufacturing apparatus and an addition apparatus for a frozen confectionery manufacturing apparatus.

The frozen confection manufacturing apparatus of the invention of claim 1 is provided in the main body, and cools the mix while stirring to produce the frozen confectionery, an extraction passage for extracting the frozen confection from the cooling cylinder, and opens and closes the extraction passage. A container that is detachably attached to the outlet portion of the take-out passage, and is configured separately from the container containing the additive to be added to the frozen dessert and provided in the main body. The container is provided in close contact with the outlet portion of the take-out passage, the addition chamber through which the frozen dessert passes, and the opening on the upper surface can be opened and closed by a lid member. In addition to storing the additive from the storage chamber, one side of the storage chamber communicates with the addition chamber, and the other side of the storage chamber is closed, and the inside can be moved in a slidable contact with the inner wall of the storage chamber. A piston member, and Pressure device, the piston member in contact with by pushing the piston member in addition chamber direction, extruding the additive storage chamber to the addition chamber side, characterized by adding to the frozen dessert is extracted from the outlet section.

The addition device for the frozen confectionery manufacturing apparatus of the invention of claim 2 is detachably attached to the outlet portion of the take-out passage for taking out the frozen confectionery, and the container containing the additive to be added to the frozen confectionery is separated from this container. The container is provided in close contact with the outlet portion of the take-out passage, and the addition chamber through which the frozen dessert passes and the opening on the upper surface can be opened and closed by a lid member. In addition to storing the additive from the storage chamber, one side of the storage chamber communicates with the addition chamber, and the other side of the storage chamber is closed, and the inside can be moved in a slidable contact with the inner wall of the storage chamber. The pressing member is in contact with the piston member, pushes the piston member toward the addition chamber, and pushes the additive in the storage chamber toward the addition chamber.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in each of the first and second aspects of the present invention, the pressing device moves forward, contacts the piston member, and moves in the direction of the addition chamber while being detachably engaged with the piston member. The piston member is moved backward in the direction away from the addition chamber, and the engagement with the piston member is released on the other side of the storage chamber.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in each of the first to third aspects of the present invention, the container includes a lock member that is attached to the outlet portion of the take-out passage and engages with the addition chamber of the container in a freely rotatable manner. With the side facing the pressing device, the addition chamber engages with the lock member, closely contacts the outlet portion of the take-out passage, and the addition chamber and the lock member at a predetermined rotation angle where the other side of the storage chamber does not face the pressing device. It is characterized in that the engagement with is released.

The invention of claim 5 is characterized in that, in each of the above-mentioned inventions, a notification device for notifying the start of extrusion of the additive by the pressing device and / or the end of the extrusion is provided.

  According to the present invention, a cooling cylinder that is provided in the main body and cools the mix while stirring to produce frozen confectionery, an extraction passage that extracts the frozen confectionery from the cooling cylinder, and a plunger that opens and closes the extraction passage are provided. In the frozen confectionery manufacturing apparatus, a container that is detachably attached to the outlet portion of the take-out passage and contains the additive added to the frozen confectionery, and a pressing device that is configured separately from the container and provided in the main body. This pressing device pushes the additive in the container in contact with the container and adds it to the frozen dessert extracted from the outlet, thereby providing the frozen dessert in which the additive is evenly added. .

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily replenish or replace the additive by appropriately attaching and detaching the container in which the additive is accommodated, and arbitrarily replenish or change the additive. . Further, by removing the container from the main body, it is possible to easily perform a cleaning operation and to use it hygienically.

In particular, according to the present invention, the container is provided in close contact with the outlet portion of the take-out passage, the addition chamber through which the frozen dessert passes, and the opening on the upper surface can be freely opened and closed by the lid member. In addition to storing the additive from the storage chamber, one side of the storage chamber communicates with the addition chamber, and the other side of the storage chamber is closed, and the inside can be moved in a slidable contact with the inner wall of the storage chamber. The pressing device is in contact with the piston member, pushes the piston member toward the addition chamber, and pushes the additive in the storage chamber toward the addition chamber. The additive can be accommodated, and the additive can be smoothly added to the frozen dessert passing through the addition chamber.

  Moreover, since the piston member has sealed the edge part on the opposite side to the addition chamber of a storage chamber, it can prevent that an additive leaks from the said edge part. Furthermore, even if the shafts of the storage chamber and the pressing device are slightly shifted, the shift can be absorbed by the contact relationship between the piston member and the pressing device. Therefore, the additive in the storage chamber can be smoothly pushed out to the addition chamber.

  Further, since the piston member that pushes the additive into the addition chamber is configured separately from the pressing device, it is possible to avoid the disadvantage that the additive directly touches the pressing device. Therefore, it is possible to clean the member in contact with the additive only by cleaning only the member that can be removed from the main body, and it is possible to easily perform hygiene maintenance. Moreover, even when the additive is changed as desired, the inconvenience of mixing the previous additive can be avoided, and a frozen dessert appropriately added with the desired additive can be provided. Become.

According to the addition device for a frozen confectionery manufacturing apparatus of the invention of claim 2 , a container that is detachably attached to the outlet portion of the take-out passage for taking out the frozen confectionery and that contains the additive added to the frozen confectionery is separate from this container. The container is provided in close contact with the outlet portion of the take-out passage, and the addition chamber through which the frozen dessert passes and the opening on the top surface can be freely opened and closed by a lid member. In addition, the additive is stored from the opening, one side communicates with the addition chamber, the other side of the storage chamber is closed, and the inside is slidably in contact with the inner wall of the storage chamber. A piston member that is movable, the pressing device abuts the piston member, pushes the piston member toward the addition chamber, and pushes the additive in the storage chamber toward the addition chamber. Contains the desired additive and passes through the additive chamber It is possible to smoothly adding the additives that frozen dessert.

  Moreover, since the piston member has sealed the edge part on the opposite side to the addition chamber of a storage chamber, it can prevent that an additive leaks from the said edge part. Furthermore, even if the shafts of the storage chamber and the pressing device are slightly shifted, the shift can be absorbed by the contact relationship between the piston member and the pressing device. Therefore, the additive in the storage chamber can be smoothly pushed out to the addition chamber.

  Further, since the piston member that pushes the additive into the addition chamber is configured separately from the pressing device, it is possible to avoid the disadvantage that the additive directly touches the pressing device. Therefore, it is possible to clean the member in contact with the additive only by cleaning only the member that can be removed from the main body, and it is possible to easily perform hygiene maintenance. Moreover, even when the additive is changed as desired, the inconvenience of mixing the previous additive can be avoided, and a frozen dessert appropriately added with the desired additive can be provided. Become.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in each of the first or second aspects of the present invention, the pressing device moves forward, contacts the piston member, and is added in a state of being freely engaged with the piston member. The piston member is moved in the chamber direction and moved backward to move away from the addition chamber, and the engagement with the piston member is released on the other side of the storage chamber, so that the piston member and the pressing device It is possible to smoothly perform the extrusion of the additive by the forward movement and the residual operation of the piston member at the backward movement.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in each of the first to third aspects of the present invention, there is provided a lock member that is attached to the outlet portion of the extraction passage and that the addition chamber of the container is rotatably engaged with. In a state where the other side of the container storage chamber faces the pressing device, the addition chamber engages with the lock member, closely contacts the outlet portion of the take-out passage, and at a predetermined rotation angle where the other side of the storage chamber does not face the pressing device, Since the engagement between the addition chamber and the lock member is released, the container can be easily attached to and detached from the outlet of the outlet passage. In addition, since the container can be reliably attached to the take-out passage, the inconvenience of the container falling off during the extraction of the frozen dessert is avoided even when the extraction pressure accompanying the extraction of the frozen dessert is applied to the container. Will be able to.

Furthermore, according to the invention of claim 5 , in each of the above-mentioned inventions, since the notification device for notifying the start of the extrusion of the additive by the pressing device and / or the end of the extrusion is provided, Even if it does not cooperate, by performing frozen dessert extraction according to the alerting | reporting of an alerting | reporting apparatus, the reliable addition of the additive to frozen dessert can be implement | achieved. Therefore, the electric circuit can be simplified and can be easily applied to an existing frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus SM of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an internal configuration of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus SM. The frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus SM of the present embodiment manufactures soft cream, extracts it into, for example, a cup made of corn, generates a flow of spiral frozen dessert, and sells it. Moreover, the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus SM in a present Example is comprised by the rectangular-shaped main body 1, and is a desktop apparatus which manufactures one kind of soft cream, for example among vanilla soft cream or chocolate soft cream.

  The frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus SM is provided with a hopper 2 in which a liquid soft cream mix is stored, and a cooling cylinder 5 provided with a beater 4 that cools the liquid soft cream mix while stirring to make it semi-cured. Yes. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 3 denotes a hopper cover that closes the upper surface opening of the hopper 2 so as to be openable and detachable when the mix is replenished (FIG. 2 is in a removed state and is omitted in this figure). Reference numeral 6 denotes a beater motor that rotationally drives the beater 4.

  Reference numeral 8 denotes a freezer door that is positioned in front of the cooling cylinder 5 and attached to the front surface of the main body 1. Inside the freezer door 8, an extraction passage 9 is formed vertically. A plunger 10 is inserted into the take-out passage 9 so as to be movable up and down. The plunger 10 is moved up and down by a take-out lever 11 on the front surface. On the other hand, an extraction path (not shown) is formed below the front end of the cooling cylinder 5, and the outlet of the extraction path is formed on the inner wall surface of the extraction passage 9. An extraction nozzle 12 as an outlet is attached to the lower end of the extraction passage 9 of the freezer door 8 from below.

  With this configuration, a predetermined amount of soft cream mix obtained by adding about twice the amount of water to soft cream mix powder (sucrose 40% to 45%, milk solid content about 50%) is accommodated in the hopper 2. And this liquid soft-cream mix is introduce | transduced into the cooling cylinder 5, and it cools, stirring with the beater 4, The semi-hardened soft cream is produced | generated.

  In this state, when the take-out lever 11 is pulled down and the plunger 10 is moved upward, the plunger 10 is separated and the outlet of the extraction path is also opened. When the plunger 10 is raised, a frozen dessert extraction switch (not shown) is turned ON, the beater motor 6 is driven, and the beater 4 is rotated.

  Thus, the semi-cured soft cream in the cooling cylinder 5 is pushed forward, enters the take-out passage 9 from the extraction path, and is extracted through the star-shaped through holes formed in the take-out nozzle 12.

  On the other hand, in the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus SM in this embodiment, an additive container (container) 22 of the adding apparatus 20 for frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus is detachably attached to the take-out nozzle 12 via a lock member 21.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 3 thru | or FIG. 15, the addition apparatus 20 for frozen dessert manufacturing apparatuses of this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 3 shows an enlarged perspective view of a portion 20 of the adding device (hereinafter referred to as an adding device) for the frozen confectionery manufacturing device of FIG. The addition device 20 in the present embodiment is provided on the front surface of the main body 1 and on the side of the freezer door 8, and includes an addition device main body 23 including a pressing device 24 inside, and an additive container 22. Composed.

  First, the additive container 22 and members around the additive container 22 will be described with reference to FIG. The additive container 22 includes a storage chamber 30 that opens to the top and the left and right, and an addition chamber 31 that is integrally formed on one side of the storage chamber 30. Formed in communication. The addition chamber 31 is formed to open up and down, and the upper end of the addition chamber 31 is taken out of the take-out passage 9 on the side of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus SM main body 1 via an O-ring 65 (not shown in FIG. 4). It enters into the nozzle 12 and is attached in close contact. Thus, the frozen dessert extracted from the takeout nozzle 12 of the takeout passage 9 is configured to pass through the addition chamber 31 of the additive container 22.

  When an additive described later is a liquid source having a predetermined viscosity, an intermediate nozzle 32 is loaded in the addition chamber 31 for use. The intermediate nozzle 32 is a cylindrical nozzle member that can be accommodated along the inner wall of the addition chamber 31, and has a star-shaped hole penetrating vertically. In addition, an inflow opening that opens toward the storage chamber 30 is formed on the side wall of the intermediate nozzle 32, and a directing wall 32A that branches and directs additives such as a source flowing in from the storage chamber 30 in two directions. Thus, the sauce is attached from both sides of the frozen dessert. The intermediate nozzle 32 is held by a lower gate member 33 attached to the lower end of the addition chamber 31. The lower gate member 33 is formed with a frozen dessert outlet on the lower surface, and the frozen dessert to which the additive is added in the addition chamber 31 is discharged.

  Here, on the side wall of the upper portion of the addition chamber 31, two engaging portions 31A and 31A formed to protrude outward are opposed to each other, and the engaging portion 31A is made of a steel plate. By being engaged with the lock member 21 made of the above material, it is securely fixed to the take-out nozzle 12.

  That is, the lock member 21 has an engagement portion 35 in which an upper end of the addition chamber 31 can be inserted and an engagement hole 35 </ b> A. The lock member 21 is positioned above the engagement portion 35 and moves forward along the outer shape of the extraction nozzle 12. The engaging portion 35 is configured to be engageable with the take-out nozzle 12, and the engaging portion 35 and the attaching portion 36 are connected by a connecting portion 37.

  On the other hand, the take-out nozzle 12 is attached to the lower end of the take-out passage 9, and a small clearance is formed between the lower surface of the freezer door 8 that forms the take-out passage 9 with the take-out nozzle 12 attached. It is said that.

  Therefore, the lock member 21 is fixed to the take-out nozzle 12 by attaching the attachment portion 36 of the lock member 21 to a gap formed between the take-out nozzle 12 and the lower surface of the freezer door 8.

  Further, in this embodiment, the engagement holes 35A formed in the engagement portion 35 of the lock member 21 are positioned at four corners at equal intervals so that the engagement portions 31A of the addition chamber 31 can be inserted. A notch 38 is formed. Therefore, the addition chamber 31 can be attached to and detached from the lock member 21 only at the position where the notch 38 and the engaging portion 31A of the addition chamber 31 are superposed.

  On the other hand, the storage chamber 30 in which the additive is stored includes a lid member 40 that closes the upper surface opening so as to be openable and closable, and a piston member 41 at the end opening opposite to the addition chamber 31. A holding portion 40A extending downward is formed at the end of the lid member 40 opposite to the accessory chamber 31 and is located inside the holding portion 40 with the lid member 40 attached. The piston member 41 is accommodated.

  The piston member 41 is attached so as to be movable inside while being slidably contacted along the inner wall of the storage chamber 30. An end portion of the piston member 41 located on the opposite side to the addition chamber 31 is provided with an engaging portion 42 that has flexibility and sandwiches an extruding portion 25 of the pressing device 24 described later from the front and rear. Thereby, it can be engaged with the extrusion part 25 so that engagement / disengagement is possible.

  Furthermore, engaging claws 43, 43 projecting downward are formed on the bottom surface of the storage chamber 30, and can be engaged with an extrusion rack 26 of the pressing device 24 described later.

  Next, the said addition apparatus main body 23 is demonstrated with reference to FIG.3 and FIG.6. The adding device main body 23 is a device constituted by a box fixed to the front surface of the main body 1 of the frozen dessert manufacturing device SM by a fixing member 27, and a control panel 45 constituted by a liquid crystal screen is provided on the front surface. .

  In the adding device main body 23, the pressing device 24 and an electrical box (not shown) in which the control device C is housed are accommodated. The pressing device 24 includes a rack-and-pinion-type extrusion rack 26 having the extrusion portion 25 at the tip, a DC motor 28 that operates the extrusion rack 26, and an encoder 29 that controls the DC motor 28 by detecting a pulse. And a reduction gear 46 of the DC motor 28. The extruding portion 25 is a flexible member having a hook shape, and can be easily engaged with and disengaged from the engaging portion 42 of the piston member 41. In the addition apparatus main body 23, the extrusion rack 26 is located in the rack rail 47 extended to right and left, and by controlling the forward rotation and reverse rotation of the DC motor 28 on the front surface of the main body 1 of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus SM. The member is configured to be movable left and right, and is configured to enter and exit from an opening 23 </ b> A formed on the side surface of the adding device main body 23.

  Optical sensors 50 and 51 for detecting the position of the extrusion rack 26 are provided on the upper surface of the lower wall of the adding device main body 23 along the rack rail 47. The optical sensor 50 is provided on the pushing portion 25 side, and the optical sensor 51 is provided on the other end. The optical sensor 50 is a sensor (standby sensor) that detects the standby state of the extrusion rack 26. When the optical sensor 50 is blocked by the shielding plate 26A provided at the rear end of the extrusion rack 26, the optical sensor 50 outputs LOW and is not blocked. It is a sensor that outputs HIGH in a state. The optical sensor 51 is a sensor (end point sensor) for detecting the end point of the extrusion rack 26, and outputs HIGH when blocked by the shielding plate 26A of the extrusion rack 26, and outputs LOW when not blocked. It is a sensor.

  Further, a fixing plate 52 is provided at the end of the adding device main body 23 on the side of the extrusion portion 25 so as to extend toward the extraction nozzle 12 attached to the outlet of the extraction passage 9. The fixing plate 52 connects and fixes the storage chamber 30 of the additive container 22 detachably attached to the take-out nozzle 12 to the addition apparatus main body 23. The fixing plate 52 includes a fixing member 55 including a holding plate 53 positioned on the upper surface of the fixing plate 52 and an operation lever 54 positioned on the lower surface side of the fixing plate 52. The engaging claws 43, 43 formed on the lower surface of the object container 22 are clamped and fixed. That is, by tightening the operation lever 54, the engaging claws 43, 43 positioned between the holding plate 53 and the fixing plate 52 are fixed and loosened, thereby releasing the engaging claws 43, 43.

  Next, the control device C of the adding device 20 will be described with reference to the electric block diagram of FIG. This control device C is constituted by a general-purpose microcomputer, and on the input side, an additive extraction switch 58 displayed on the liquid crystal of the control panel 45, a forward switch 59, a backward switch 60, and an emergency stop switch 61 is connected, and the optical sensors 50 and 51 and the encoder 29 of the DC motor 28 are connected. The additive extraction switch 58 operates the pressing device 24 in response to an input of the switch to instruct the extraction of the additive. The forward switch 59 and the backward switch 60 arbitrarily advance and retract the extrusion rack 26. Is. The emergency stop switch 61 arbitrarily stops the operation of the extrusion rack 26 during the operation of the extrusion rack 26. On the other hand, a DC motor 28 and a notification device such as a buzzer 62 for instructing an extraction operation are connected to the output side of the control device C.

  With the above configuration, the operation of the addition apparatus 20 in the present embodiment will be described. First, an additive to be added to the frozen dessert is determined, and the additive is stored in the storage chamber 30 of the additive container 22. Additives include, for example, a predetermined viscosity such as fruit flesh cut into fruits, granular chocolate, solids such as nuts crushed below a predetermined size, or jam sauce or chocolate sauce And liquid additives having the following. Moreover, the said additive is not restricted to one type, You may be comprised by mixing multiple types. In this example, it is assumed that the additive is minced fruit pulp.

  Then, the piston member 41 is loaded into the accommodation chamber 30 and the upper surface opening is closed with the lid member 40. The piston member 41 may be loaded before or after the additive is accommodated. The additive container 22 prepared in this state attaches the upper end of the addition chamber 31 to the take-out nozzle 12 of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus SM.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 8 thru | or FIG. 10, an attachment procedure is demonstrated. In addition, in each figure, in order to show clearly the attachment state of the container 22, the attachment part 36 of the lock member 21 is shown in the notched state. First, the lock member 21 is attached to the take-out nozzle 12. Thereafter, the engaging portions 31A and 31A formed on the upper side surface of the addition chamber 31 are inserted into the engaging holes 35A of the engaging portion 35 of the lock member 21 (FIG. 8). At this time, a plurality of notches 38 are formed in the engagement hole 35A at a predetermined interval. For example, the engagement portion 31A of the addition chamber 31 is inclined about 45 ° toward the front surface of the main body 1. , 31A and the notches 38, 38 are fitted (FIG. 9).

  While maintaining the fitted state, the additive container 22 is rotated rearward so that the storage chamber 30 is substantially parallel to the freezer door 8 and the other side of the storage chamber 30 of the additive container 22 faces the pressing device 24. It will be in the state. Thereby, the engaging portions 31 </ b> A and 31 </ b> A are securely held by the engaging portion 36 of the lock member 21. Therefore, it becomes possible to easily attach and remove the extraction passage 9 of the additive container 22 to and from the extraction nozzle 12.

  In this state, the engaging claws 43, 43 formed on the lower surface of the storage chamber 30 are inserted and engaged between the fixing plate 52 and the holding plate 53 fixed to the adding device main body 23. Thus, by operating the operation lever 54, the engaging claws 43, 43 are securely fixed to the fixing plate 52 (FIG. 10). Further, the upper end of the addition chamber 31 of the additive container 22 is also securely fixed by the lock member 21 in close contact with the take-out nozzle 12. Therefore, even if the frozen dessert is extracted from above, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that the additive container 22 drops off due to the extraction pressure. In addition, when performing the replacement | exchange operation | work of the said additive container 22, it can remove easily by performing operation | movement reverse to the operation | movement as mentioned above.

  Next, the additive extraction operation will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG. Based on the output of the extraction switch 58 of the control panel 45, the control device C causes the encoder 29 to rotate the motor 28 forward for a predetermined preload time to perform a preload operation. Thereby, the extrusion rack 26 of the pressing device 24 moves to the additive container 22 side, and the extrusion part 25 provided at the tip of the extrusion rack 26 is moved from the state of FIG. 41 is pushed into the engaging portion 42 of the motor 41. Here, since the engaging portion 42 of the piston member 41 is made of a material having flexibility, the engaging portion 42 is easily pushed and spread, and the pushing portion 25 enters and abuts and engages with the inside (see FIG. 12). Furthermore, when the extrusion rack 26 moves forward toward the container 22 by the driving force of the motor 28, the piston member 41 engaged with the extrusion portion 25 is pushed into the accommodation chamber 22 by a predetermined amount, and the motor 28 stops. (FIG. 13). Thereby, additives such as pulp stored in the storage chamber 22 are pushed and collected in the direction of the addition chamber 31. Note that when the motor 28 is driven by the preload operation, the control device C operates the buzzer 62 as a notification unit to perform a preload operation to the user, and then performs an additive extraction operation. Notify that it will start. Thus, the preload operation is finished.

  Next, the control device C executes the extraction operation together with the end of the preload operation. In the present embodiment, in the extraction operation, first, the buzzer 62 is sounded three times. In FIG. 11, a plurality of numbers shown at locations corresponding to buzzers indicate the time (seconds) for ringing the buzzer 62. At the same time as the third buzzer sounds, the encoder 29 again rotates the motor 28 for a predetermined extraction time (FIG. 14). In accordance with the third buzzer ringing, the user pushes down the frozen confection take-out lever 11 and executes the extraction of the frozen confectionery. The extraction time is assumed to be the time required to extract one frozen dessert.

  Thus, the frozen dessert is extracted from above into the addition chamber 31 of the additive container 22, and the pulp as the additive is extracted from the side storage chamber 30. Thereby, in the addition chamber 31, the pulp is attached to the frozen dessert, and the frozen dessert in which the pulp is uniformly attached is extracted from the lower gate member. Therefore, the user can provide a frozen dessert that promotes appetite by receiving spirally the frozen dessert in which the additive is attached to a corn cup or the like.

  In the control device C, the extraction operation proceeds (FIG. 15), and the shielding plate 26A of the extrusion rack 26 blocks the optical sensor 50, so that the output of the optical sensor 50 becomes HIGH. Based on the output of the optical sensor 50, the control device C rings the buzzer 62 three times again. At the same time as the third buzzer sounds, the motor 28 is stopped by the encoder 29, and the extraction of the additive is completed. The user pushes up the frozen dessert take-out lever 11 in accordance with the third buzzer ringing, and ends the extraction of the frozen dessert. In the present embodiment, an additive equivalent to one frozen dessert is stored in the storage chamber 31, and all the additives in the storage chamber 31 are discharged by performing the extraction operation for a predetermined time. Will be.

  Thereby, since the user is notified by the buzzer 62 of the extrusion start and extrusion end of the additive by the pressing device 24, the control system on the side of the frozen dessert manufacturing device SM and the control system of the addition device 20 need not be linked. In addition, the extraction of the frozen dessert according to the notification of the buzzer 62 makes it possible to realize the reliable addition of the additive to the frozen dessert. Therefore, the electric circuit can be simplified and can be easily applied to the existing frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus SM.

  In this embodiment, the notification means is the buzzer 62. However, for example, the extraction operation timing may be instructed by sound such as “1, 2, 3” or lighting of one or more lamps. To do.

  After completing the extraction operation as described above, the controller C causes the buzzer 62 to ring again for a predetermined time, for example, 2 seconds after the start of the third buzzer ringing, and then reverses the motor 28 by the encoder 29. Rotate. Thereby, the extrusion rack 26 moves backward toward the adding device main body 23 side. At this time, the push-out portion 25 attached to the tip of the push-out rack 26 is similarly moved backward, and the piston member 41 engaged with the push-out portion 25 is also moved backward similarly.

  Here, since the holding portion 40 </ b> A configured to extend downward is positioned at the end of the lid member 40 of the additive container 22 on the side of the addition device main body 23, the piston member 41 is located outside this. Retreating is prohibited. Therefore, the engagement portion 42 of the piston member 41 that has flexibility and is engaged with the pushing portion 25 is released by the flexibility, and the engagement portion 42 remains on the accommodation chamber 30 side, Only the extruding part 25 moves backward to the adding device main body 23 side.

  Thereby, it becomes possible to smoothly perform the pushing-out of the additive by the advancement of the piston member 41 and the pressing device 24 and the residual operation of the piston member 41 at the time of the backward movement.

  When the extrusion rack 26 moves backward and the shielding plate 26A of the extrusion rack 26 blocks the optical sensor 51, the control device C stops the driving of the motor 28 and causes the buzzer 62 to sound. The user is notified that the extrusion rack 26 has moved back to the standby position, and is prepared for the next additive extraction.

  Thus, since it is set as the structure which extracts an additive to the frozen confectionery extracted by the addition apparatus 20 of this invention, it passes the inside of the addition chamber 31 by accommodating a desired additive in the additive container 22. The additive can be smoothly added to the frozen dessert. Therefore, in addition to the sauce prepared for the additive in advance, such as a topping sauce, food such as fresh fruit is chopped and stored in the storage chamber 30 of the additive container 22 on the spot where the frozen dessert is provided. This makes it possible to use fresh ingredients as an additive for frozen desserts. As a result, other types of frozen desserts can be provided, and sales variations can be expanded.

  In addition, when the same additive as the additive used last time is added to the next frozen dessert, the lid member 40 is opened without removing the additive container 22 and replenished from the upper surface opening. By doing so, it becomes possible to fill the additive.

  Moreover, since the piston member 41 has sealed the edge part on the opposite side to the addition chamber 31 of the storage chamber 30, it can prevent that an additive leaks from the said edge part. Furthermore, even if the axes of the storage chamber 30 and the pressing device 24 are slightly deviated, the displacement can be absorbed by the contact relationship between the piston member 41 and the pressing device 24. Therefore, the additive in the storage chamber 30 can be smoothly pushed out to the addition chamber 31.

  Further, since the piston member 41 that pushes the additive into the addition chamber 31 is configured separately from the pressing device 24, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that the additive directly touches the pressing device 24. . Therefore, it is possible to clean the member that comes into contact with the additive only by cleaning the member removable from the addition device main body 23, that is, the additive container 22 and the piston member 41. Thereby, it becomes possible to perform hygiene maintenance easily. Moreover, even when the additive is changed as desired, the inconvenience of mixing the previous additive can be avoided, and a frozen dessert appropriately added with the desired additive can be provided. Become. Furthermore, by using a plurality of the additive containers 22 and exchanging them, other kinds of additives can be easily added to the frozen confectionery to provide the frozen confectionery.

It is a perspective view of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of a frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus. FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged perspective view of FIG. 1. It is a disassembled perspective view of an additive container. It is an engagement part enlarged view of a piston member and an extrusion part. It is a perspective view of an addition apparatus. It is an electrical block diagram of the control apparatus of an addition apparatus. It is a figure which shows the attachment procedure of an additive container. It is a figure which shows the attachment procedure of an additive container similarly to FIG. It is a figure which shows the attachment procedure of an additive container similarly to FIG. It is a timing chart figure of extraction control of an additive. It is a figure explaining operation | movement of a press apparatus. It is a figure explaining operation | movement of a press apparatus similarly to FIG. It is a figure explaining operation | movement of a press apparatus similarly to FIG. It is a perspective view of an addition apparatus.

SM soft cream manufacturing device C control device 1 body 2 hopper 3 hopper cover 4 beater 5 cooling cylinder 6 beater motor 8 freezer door 9 take-out passage 10 plunger 11 take-out lever 12 take-out nozzle (exit portion of take-out passage)
20 Adder for frozen dessert production equipment (addition equipment)
21 Locking member 22 Additive container (container)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 23 Addition apparatus main body 24 Pressing device 25 Extrusion part 26 Extrusion rack 26A Shielding board 27 Fixing member 28 DC motor 29 Encoder 30 Storage chamber 31 Addition chamber 31A Engagement part 32 Intermediate nozzle 32A Directional wall 33 Lower gate member 35 Engagement part 35A Engagement Joint hole 36 Mounting portion 37 Connection portion 38 Notch 40 Lid member 40A Holding portion 41 Piston member 42 Engaging portion 43 Engaging claw 45 Control panel 46 Reducer 47 Rack rail 50 Optical sensor (standby sensor)
51 Optical sensor (end point sensor)
52 Fixing plate 53 Holding plate 54 Operation lever 55 Fixing member 58 Additive extraction switch

Claims (5)

In the frozen confectionery manufacturing apparatus provided with a cooling cylinder that is provided in the body and that cools the mix while stirring to produce frozen confectionery, an extraction passage that extracts the frozen confectionery from the cooling cylinder, and a plunger that opens and closes the extraction passageway,
A container that is detachably attached to an outlet portion of the take-out passage, and that contains an additive to be added to the frozen dessert;
The container is configured separately from the container, and includes a pressing device provided in the main body,
The container is
An addition chamber provided in close contact with the outlet of the take-out passage, through which the frozen dessert passes;
An opening on the upper surface is openable and closable by a lid member, and the additive is stored from the opening, and a storage chamber in which one side communicates with the addition chamber;
A piston member that closes the other side of the storage chamber and is slidably in contact with the inner wall of the storage chamber and is movable inside.
The pressing device abuts against the piston member and pushes the piston member toward the addition chamber, thereby pushing the additive in the storage chamber toward the addition chamber and adding it to the frozen dessert extracted from the outlet portion. A frozen confectionery manufacturing apparatus characterized by this. A container that is detachably attached to the outlet portion of the take-out passage for taking out the frozen confectionery and that contains the additive to be added to the frozen confectionery, and a pressing device configured separately from the container,
The container is
An addition chamber provided in close contact with the outlet of the take-out passage, through which the frozen dessert passes;
An opening on the upper surface is openable and closable by a lid member, the additive is stored from the opening, and a storage chamber in which one side communicates with the addition chamber;
A piston member that closes the other side of the storage chamber and is slidably in contact with the inner wall of the storage chamber and is movable inside.
The addition device for a frozen confectionery manufacturing apparatus, wherein the pressing device abuts on the piston member, pushes the piston member toward the addition chamber, and pushes the additive in the storage chamber toward the addition chamber. The pressing device moves forward, contacts the piston member, moves in the direction of the addition chamber while being detachably engaged with the piston member, and moves backward to separate the piston member from the addition chamber. The frozen confectionery manufacturing apparatus or the confectionery manufacturing apparatus addition apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the engagement with the piston member is released on the other side of the storage chamber. A locking member attached to the outlet portion of the take-out passage, wherein the addition chamber of the container is rotatably engaged;
In a state where the other side of the storage chamber of the container faces the pressing device, the addition chamber engages with the lock member and closely contacts the outlet portion of the extraction passage, and the other side of the storage chamber does not face the pressing device. The frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus or the frozen dessert according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the engagement between the addition chamber and the lock member is released at a predetermined rotation angle. Additive equipment for manufacturing equipment. The frozen confectionery manufacturing apparatus or the frozen confectionery according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a notification device that notifies the start and / or end of extrusion of the additive by the pressing device. Additive equipment for manufacturing equipment.

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