KR100318063B1 - A instant noodle automatic selling machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a ramen vending machine, the present invention is installed in the upper and lower diaphragm 12, 14 spaced apart therein, the door (18) is installed on the front side (10); A ramen supply unit 20 configured to supply ramen; A container transfer part 30 configured to circulate each cooking container 31 in which the heating wire 37 is built; Soup supply unit 40 to supply the soup to each cooking vessel 31; A water supply unit 50 for supplying each of the cooking vessels 31; A container supply part 60 configured to supply a storage container 61 used by a user; A washing unit 70 configured to wash each cooking container 31 discharging the cooked ramen noodles; A coin machine (80) installed on the inner side of the door (18); And a control unit 90 which controls each of the parts by the applied power, and controls the ramens which are operated and stored by the coin machine 80 to be cooked and discharged to the respective containers 61. According to the general bag noodle is cooked because it can maintain a different taste from the cup ramen, by using hot water prepared in advance prepared by the hot, the discharge from the cooking can be made quickly and automatically, the heat source required for cooking ramen Use provides useful effects that can improve handling and safety.

Description

Ramen vending machine {A INSTANT NOODLE AUTOMATIC SELLING MACHINE}

The present invention relates to an instant noodle vending machine, and more particularly, to an instant noodle vending machine capable of automatically cooking and selling encapsulated noodle using heat as electricity.

In general, the ramen can be divided into a cup ramen that is prepared by pouring hot water on the already cooked ramen, and a bag ramen which is prepared by adding ramen to boiling water and adding various spices according to taste.

Cup ramen in such a ramen could be easily prepared in a quick time even in the open air if only hot water is prepared, a vending machine that can automatically sell the cup ramen could be developed.

However, such a cup noodle vending machine according to the prior art has been inconvenient to be used in a semi-automatic manner in which the user directly injects hot water into the container, and has not been put to practical use because the taste is inferior to that of the bag ramen.

On the other hand, the problem with the cup noodle vending machine as described above could be solved somewhat by the device for cooking and selling the bag noodles.

However, as described in the Utility Model Registration Application No. 93-22739, the ramen selling device according to another embodiment of the present invention was not completely automated, and there was an inconvenience in that a person always waits on the selling device to help sell ramen. Since the heat source required for cooking ramen was dependent on gas, there was a problem in that the safety and installation location of the gas were restricted.

The present invention has been invented in view of the problems of the prior art as described above, the technical problem of the present invention can be used as a heat source for the cooking of ramen as an electric, the cooking process and the selling process of ramen is automatically performed The cooking and sales can be made quickly and can be easily used by the user, and the present invention provides a ramen automatic vending machine that can be cooked while maintaining a unique flavor of the bag.

1 is a front sectional view showing a ramen automatic vending machine according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a side cross-sectional view showing the ramen vending machine shown in FIG.

3 is a view showing a ramen supply unit of the instant noodle vending machine shown in Figure 1, 3a is a plan view showing a ramen supply unit, 3b is a side view showing a ramen supply unit.

Figure 4 is a view showing a container transfer unit of the instant noodles vending machine shown in Figure 1, 4a is a plan view showing a container transfer unit, 4b is a side view showing a container transfer unit.

Figure 5 is a partial cutaway front cross-sectional view showing the soup supply portion of the ramen automatic vending machine shown in FIG.

6 is a view showing a container supply unit of the instant noodle vending machine shown in Figure 1, 6a is a front view showing a state in which the container supply unit is installed, 6b is a plan view showing the container supply unit, Figure 6c is a Front view showing a supporting member of the container storage unit by.

7 is a schematic view showing a washing unit of the instant noodle vending machine shown in FIG.

8 is a schematic view showing a water supply unit of the ramen vending machine shown in FIG.

9 is a block diagram showing the operation of the control unit according to the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: body 12,14: upper and lower diaphragm

16: outlet 18: door

20: ramen supply unit 21: ramen storage unit

22: ramen discharge unit 30: container transfer unit

31: cooking container 40: soup supply unit

50: water supply 51,52: upper and lower tank

53: water temperature control unit 54: supply pump

60: container supply unit 61: storage container

70: cleaning unit 71: nozzle

72: supply pump 73: wash water storage unit

80: coin machine 90: control unit

The present invention for solving the above technical problem is installed with the upper and lower diaphragm spaced apart so that the upper and lower parts of the interior is divided into multiple stages, the main body and the ramen provided with a plurality of outlets on the front side The ramen storage unit which is stacked and stored is installed through the upper plate, and the ramen discharge unit is configured to sequentially discharge the ramen stored in the ramen storage unit from the ramen supply unit installed on the bottom of the upper plate, and from the ramen storage unit. A soup feeder installed on the lower plate to move the cooking vessel to be discharged to the cooking vessel, and a soup supply unit installed between the ramen storage unit to supply soup stored in the storage vessel to the cooking vessel; When the upper and lower tanks are respectively installed in the lower part of the main body, the temperature of the water stored in the lower tank is increased. Turn on the water supply unit for supplying to the cooking container, and the storage container containing the cooked ramen discharged from the cooking container are stacked and stored, so that each of the stored storage containers to be sequentially discharged to the lower portion of the container transfer unit The container supply part installed on the inner side of the door and the high pressure water supplied to the cooking pump for discharging the cooked ramen noodles are installed at the rear of the container conveying part so as to spray the nozzle with the nozzle to clean the water. A washing unit having the collected washing water storage unit, and a coin unit installed at the door so as to input coins; And a control unit for controlling the apparatus so that the ramen operated and stored by the coin is cooked and discharged into the respective storage containers, wherein the ramen selling apparatus is configured to cook and sell the bag ramen. Transfer part drive motors respectively installed on both sides of the upper surface and forward and reverse rotated by the controller, transfer part sprockets respectively installed on both sides of the upper surface of the lower plate so as to be operated by the respective transfer part drive motors, and transfer part chains installed on the respective transfer part sprockets. Conveying operation consisting of; A cooking vessel, each installed as a moving shaft between the pair of transfer unit chains, and a heating wire therein; A motor for fixing the moving shaft of each of the cooking vessels to rotate the cooking vessels; And a container position sensing unit installed at a bottom of the lower plate so as to sense a position of each cooking vessel moved by the transfer unit chain, wherein the soup supply unit is rotatably installed at a lower end of the storage container; And a soup driving unit connected to the upper end of the supply member and a belt to rotate the supply member so that the supply member selectively supplies the soup to each cooking vessel. Hereinafter, the present invention having the characteristics will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in Figures 1 to 9, the instant noodle vending machine according to the present invention is configured to automatically cook and sell a general bag ramen, each component will be described in more detail as follows. Below. Unexplained symbol '1' is ramen.

As shown in FIG. 1, the main body 10 is provided with upper and lower diaphragms 12 and 14 spaced apart from each other so that the upper and lower parts thereof are divided into multiple stages, and has a plurality of outlets 16. 18 is provided at the front side, the inner side is configured to be provided with a power supply or a control unit 90 to be described later.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 2 or 3A and 3B, each of the ramen supply units 20 penetrates the upper plate 12 through each ramen storage unit 21 in which the ramen 1 is stacked and stored. The ramen discharge part 22 is installed on the bottom surface of the upper plate 12 so as to sequentially discharge the ramen 1 stored in each of the ramen storage units 21.

That is, the supply unit driving motor 23 and the supply unit driving motor 23 installed on the bottom surface of the upper plate 12 so as to be located at one side of each of the ramen storage unit 21 and operated by the control unit 90, the respective supply unit driving motor 23 A supply operation part 26 having a supply part sprocket 25 connected to the same and rotating the supply part chain 24 in the same manner; And by maintaining the interval on the outer side of the supply chain chain 24 that rotates in the same direction, each end is fixed, the horizontally pushed ramen 1 stacked in each of the ramen storage 21 horizontally cooking vessel 31 to be described later It is made of a push rod 27 to be supplied to.

In addition, the lower surface of the ramen storage unit 21 is provided with a ramen detecting unit 28 that can detect whether the consumption of the ramen (1), which is the ramen (1) stored in each of the ramen storage unit 21 When all are consumed, the ramen detecting unit 28 detects this and receives it to the control unit 90, thereby warning the control unit 90 to supply the ramen 1 to the respective ramen storage units 21. It is to let.

In more detail, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the ramen supply unit 20 has the ramen storage unit 21 while the push rod 27 having one end fixed to the supply chain 24 moves regularly. ) To push the ramen (1) stacked and stored in the front side to fall to the cooking vessel 31 of the container transfer unit 30 installed in the front lower portion of the ramen supply unit (20).

At this time, each of the supply unit driving motor 23 is controlled by the control unit 90, preferably configured to operate only a predetermined time or a predetermined number of revolutions, the lower front portion of each ramen storage unit 21 is twisted By installing a sealed door receiving the spring elasticity, if the ramen (1) is not supplied can be made to close the opening that the ramen (1) is taken out.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 2 and 4a and 4b, the container transfer unit 30 is disposed on the lower plate 14 so that the cooking vessel 31 is positioned below the outlet of each of the noodle storage units 21. It is installed to repeatedly move the cooking vessel 31 to the front, rear.

The container transfer unit 30 is respectively installed on the upper surface of the lower plate 14 and is operated by the transfer unit drive motor 32, the transfer unit drive motor 32 is forward and reverse rotation by the control unit 90 A transfer operation part 35 having a transfer part sprocket 34 provided on an upper surface of the lower plate 14 so as to rotate the pair of transfer part chains 33, and a movement to an outer portion of the pair of transfer part chains 33; It is installed on the shaft 36, the cooking vessel 31 for cooking the ramen supplied with a heating wire 37 built-in inside the bottom, and fixed to the moving shaft 36 of the cooking vessel 31, the cooking A container installed on the bottom surface of the lower plate 14 to sense the position of each cooking vessel 31 moved by the motor 38 and the conveyer chain 33 to rotate the container 31. It is composed of a position sensor 39.

That is, the container conveying unit 30 is provided by the sprocket 34 and the conveying chain 33 which are installed perpendicular to the lower plate 14, and the cooking vessels 31 are ramen feeding positions 30A and cooking. It is configured to repeatedly move forward and backward to move step by step to the position (30B), discharge position (30C), washing position (30D), the cooking vessel 31 is rotated and cooked in the discharge position and the washing position It is configured to drain the ramen, or to facilitate washing.

At this time, the position of each cooking vessel 31 is installed on the bottom surface or a separate support of the upper plate 12 is detected by the container position detection unit 39 for detecting the position of the moving shaft 36 and the control unit The control unit 90 controls the transfer unit driving motor 32 according to the detected signal.

The container transfer unit 30 is installed by the installation member on the upper surface of the lower plate 14 so as to be located below each of the ramen storage unit 21.

On the other hand, the cooking vessel 31 is a heating wire 37 is built into the bottom inside, the cooking vessel 31 is moved to the cooking position (30B) in the heating wire 37, soup and ramen (1) and When water is supplied, power is supplied by the controller 90, and the power is cut off when a predetermined time elapses.

In addition, the transfer unit driving motor 32 is controlled in multiple stages, that is, when the ramen 1 is supplied to the cooking vessel 31, the time when the supplied ramen 1 is cooked, and the cooked ramen 1 ) Is controlled by the controller 90 to be stopped for a predetermined time at the time when the discharge and the cooking vessel 31 that discharged the cooked ramen (1) is washed.

The soup supply unit 40 is to be selectively provided to each of the cooking vessel 31, the soup is installed between each of the ramen storage unit 21, as shown in Figure 1 and 5, the conical A supply shaft 44 rotatably installed vertically inside the storage container 41 and rotated by an axial rotation motor 42, and having a spiral blade 43 attached to an outer circumferential surface thereof; A supply member 45 rotatably installed at an outer circumferential surface of the lower end of the storage container 41 to supply soups supplied by rotation of the supply shaft 44 to the cooking vessels 31; And a driving part connected to the upper end of the supply member 45 and the belt 46 and operated by the controller 90 so that the supply member 45 selectively supplies the soup to the cooking vessels 31. It consists of (47).

That is, the soup drive unit 47 is configured to selectively supply the stored soup to each cooking vessel 31.

At this time, the shaft rotation motor 42 for rotating the supply shaft 44 and the soup drive unit 47 for rotating the supply member 45 to both sides are controlled by the control unit 90, the shaft rotation When the dedicated motor 42 is operated, the soup drive unit 47 does not operate, and when the shaft rotation motor 42 does not operate, the soup drive unit 47 operates to rotate the supply member 45. It is desirable to. This is to prevent the soup from being supplied to the outside of the cooking vessel 31 to contaminate the inside of the apparatus by operating the soup driving unit 47 while the soup is supplied by the rotation of the supply shaft 44.

On the other hand, the soup supply unit 40 may be configured by dividing the seasoning soup and vegetable soup. In order to divide the soup supply unit 40 as described above, the storage container 41 may be manufactured and installed separately, or the interior of the storage container 41 may be divided, and the supply shaft 44 may be configured in plural to make the soup. And vegetable soup can be stored and supplied separately.

1 and 8, the water supply unit 50 is separated into upper and lower tanks 51 and 52 at the lower portion of the main body 10, and the water is stored in the lower tank 52. The temperature is raised and supplied to each of the cooking vessels 31.

The water supply unit 50 is composed of a supply unit 50A, a recovery unit 50B, a water level / temperature control unit 50C, and a water refill unit 50D.

The supply unit 50A includes a supply pump 54 for pumping water from the lower tank 52, a main supply pipe 55 through which water supplied from the supply pump 54 passes, and the main supply pipe ( It is composed of supply pipes 56A and 56B branched from both sides 55 to be supplied with water to each of the cooking vessels 31.

The recovery unit 50B includes a shutoff valve 58 provided in each of the supply pipes 56A and 56B, a return pipe 57 branched from the supply pipe 56A on one side, and the return pipe 57. The return valve 59 is installed to be controlled by the control unit 90 so that water in the main supply pipe 55 is recovered to the upper tank 51 when water is supplied.

That is, when the supply pump 54 is operated, water of the low temperature remaining in the main supply pipe 55 is recovered to the upper tank 51 and stored in the lower tank 52 to maintain high temperature. The water is configured to be supplied to each cooking vessel 31.

The water level / temperature control unit 50C is installed at the upper and lower sides of the lower tank 52 to increase the temperature of the water, and the heaters 52A and 52B to increase the temperature of the water and the temperature of detecting the water temperature in the lower tank 52. It is configured to be controlled by the control unit 90 having a sensor 52C, and a water level sensor 52D for detecting the level of water supplied to the upper and lower portions of the lower tank 52.

The water level / temperature control unit 50C is controlled to maintain the water temperature in the lower tank 52 at about 85 to 90 ° C., and the heater (installed on the upper side of the lower tank 52 among the heaters 52A and 52B) 52A) is controlled so that power is applied only when the stored water is above a certain level.

That is, when the water stored in the lower tank 52 is full water level, power is applied to each of the heaters 52A and 52B, and when the water level is lower than the predetermined level, power is only applied to the heater 52B installed at the lower side.

The water supplement 50D is installed in the first supplementary pipe 53A and the first supplementary pipe 53A installed so that the upper tank 51 and the lower tank 52 communicate with each other. It consists of the 1st control valve 53B which opens and closes by 50C.

On the other hand, the water replenishment unit 50D may be configured to supply water directly from a water source, that is, tap water, and the second tank to supply water to the lower tank 52 from the water supply source to the lower tank 52. A pipe 53C is provided, and the second supplementary pipe 53C has a configuration in which a second control valve 53D opened and closed by the control unit 90 is installed.

At this time, the water in the upper tank 51 is supplemented with the lower tank 52 by the first control valve 53B, the drain tank is installed in the lower tank 52, the upper tank 51 Inlet port is installed.

6A, 6B, and 6C, the container supply unit 60 is a storage container 61 in which the cooked ramen 1 discharged from each of the cooking containers 31 is stacked and stored. The storage container 61 is installed on the inner surface of the door 18 to sequentially discharge to the lower portion of the container transfer unit 30.

The container supply unit 60 is formed so that the storage containers 61 are stacked and accommodated, and each lower end portion is provided at each of the receiving members 62 and the support plate 68 is fixed, and installed at one side of the support plate 68. And the container supply motor 63 operated by the control unit 90 and the rotary belt 64 respectively connected to the container supply motor 63 and arranged in the upper corner portion of the support plate 68. It is formed, the lower outer peripheral surface is formed with a spiral guide groove 66 is formed so that the engaging jaw (61A) formed in the edge of the opening of the storage container 61 is supplied to sequentially drop the stored storage container 61 ( 67 is formed of a supporting member (65).

The vessel supply motor 63 and the support member 65 is connected by a separate belt or chain, each support member 65 is connected by a rotating belt 64 to the operation of the vessel supply motor 63. It is rotated by, and the supply unit 67 is rotated by the rotation of each of the support members 65 to supply the storage container 61.

At this time, the support members 65 and the container supply motor 63 are arranged on a support plate 68 provided at the lower end of each storage member 62, the support plate 68 is perforated in the center thereof and the storage container. It is formed so that 61 can pass.

In addition, at the inner lower end of each of the storage members 62, a sensor for detecting whether the respective storage containers 61 exist, that is, whether or not the storage containers 61 are consumed is installed, and the storage container ( If 61) is exhausted, the user can be notified.

As shown in FIG. 7, the washing unit 70 discharges the cooked ramen 1 and sprays high pressure water onto each of the cooking vessels 31 moved to the washing position 30D. And, the supply pump 72 for supplying water to the nozzle 71 is installed at the rear of the container transfer unit 30, the washing water storage unit 73 to collect the water used for washing the water supply unit 50 ) Has a configuration that is installed on one side.

The water used for the washing unit 70 may be supplied to the pump from the upper tank 51 of the water supply unit 50, it may be used by installing a separate water tank for washing.

The coin machine (COIN MASHINE) 80 is installed on the inner side of the door 18 and is connected to the control unit 90. The coin machine 80 is a component generally used, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

On the other hand, the control unit 90 for controlling each component described above may use a programmable log controller (PLC). The controller 90 controls the respective components such that the ramen 1 is cooked and discharged to each storage container 61 by operating by the operation signal of the coin machine 80, that is, the user's order signal.

That is, as shown in FIG. 9, when the order signal is input from the coin machine 80, the controller 90 displays the amount of money and cooking progress, which are input to the display unit installed at one side of the front surface of the door 18. It is configured to, and then operates the supply operation unit 26 of the ramen supply unit 20 to control so that the stored ramen 1 is put into the cooking vessel 31.

At this time, it is preferable to install a sensor that can detect the supply of the ramen 1 in the lower end of the ramen storage unit 21 so that the control unit 90 can properly control the ramen supply unit 20. Do.

On the other hand, the control unit 90 controls the water supply unit 50 and the soup supply unit 40 to inject water, that is, hot water and soup into the cooking vessel 31 into which the ramen 1 is introduced.

When the ramen 1, water and soup are put into the cooking vessel 31, power is applied to the heating wire 37 of the cooking vessel 31 to control the cooking to proceed.

Subsequently, when the completion of cooking is detected by a predetermined time or a separate sensing means after the start of cooking, the container supply unit 60 is operated to discharge the storage container 61 and the container transfer unit 30 is operated to operate the container supply unit 30. The cooked ramen 1 in the cooking container 31 is controlled to be discharged to each of the storage containers 61.

In this case, the control unit 90 receives the detection signal of the container position detecting unit 39 to control the transfer unit driving motor 32 of the transfer operation unit 35.

Meanwhile, the washing unit 70 controls the washing unit 70 to wash the cooking vessel 31 in which the cooked ramen 1 is discharged.

As such, the control unit 90 includes the components, that is, the coin machine 80, the power supply unit, the ramen supply unit 20, the container transfer unit 30, the soup supply unit 40, the water supply unit 50, and the container supply unit ( 60), in order to smoothly, accurately and quickly control the cleaning unit 70 and the like, as described above, a sensor for detecting the operation of each component may be installed in each component.

Referring to the operation of the present invention configured as described above in detail based on the accompanying drawings as follows. Hereinafter, reference numeral '100' is a selling device.

The upper and lower diaphragms 12 and 14 of the main body 10 are provided with a ramen supply unit 20, a container transfer unit 30, a soup supply unit 40, and a washing unit 70, respectively. When power is supplied to the power supply unit of the vending apparatus 100 in a state in which the container supply unit 60 is installed inside the door 18, power is applied to the heaters 52A and 52B of the water supply unit 50 to the lower portion. The water temperature in the tank 52 is raised to 85-90 degreeC. At this time, when the temperature of the water rises above the set value, for example, 95 ° C or more and is detected by the temperature sensor 52C, the controller 90 cuts off the power applied to the heaters 52A and 52B, and 85 When it goes down below ℃, the power is applied again.

On the other hand, when the water temperature of the lower tank 52 reaches 85 ~ 90 ℃, the sale preparation state of the sales device 100 is completed, which is the temperature for detecting the water temperature of the lower tank 52 The control unit 90 receives the detection signal of the detection sensor 52C and controls the ramen supply unit 20, the container supply unit 60, the soup supply unit 40, and the container transfer unit 30 to be in an initial state. .

In this state, when a user inputs a coin into the coin machine 80 installed in the door 18 of the main body 10 and sets an order amount, the control unit 90 is for rotating the shaft of the soup supply unit 40. The motor 42 is operated to allow the soup to be supplied to each of the cooking vessels 31 through the supply member 45 by the rotation of the supply shaft 44.

At this time, if the user's ramen (1) order quantity is one, the supply member 45 of the soup supply unit 40 is to supply the soup to one cooking vessel 31, and thus one supply operation unit 26 And, only one transfer operation unit 35 is operated and one container supply motor 63 is operated so that one ramen (1) is cooked and discharged, and if the ramen (1) order quantity is two, The supply member 45 is to supply the soup to each cooking vessel 31, hereinafter will be described a process in which each component is operated to cook and sell two ramen at the same time.

Referring to the operation of the soup supply unit 40 in more detail as follows.

First, the control unit 90 rotates the feed shaft 44 to which the blade 43 is attached for a predetermined time by operating the shaft rotation motor 42 of the soup supply unit 40, the supply shaft 44 When rotated, the soup stored in the storage container 41 is discharged to the supply member 45 by the blade 43 of the supply shaft 44, the soup discharged to each of the supply members 45 is the storage In the rotatable relationship to the container 41, the discharged soup can be put into each cooking vessel 31.

At this time, the control unit 90 controls the soup driving unit 47 so that the discharged soup is only put into each cooking vessel 31.

That is, when the soup is discharged to the supply member 45 and the soup is introduced into the cooking vessel 31 on one side, the soup driving unit 47 does not operate, and the soup is added to the cooking vessel 31 on one side. When the soup drive unit 47 is operated, the supply member 45 is operated so that the outlet side of the supply member 45 faces the cooking vessel 31 side of the other side. This is possible because the soup drive unit 47 controlled by the control unit 90 rotates the supply member 45 to the belt 46.

At this time, the soup supply unit 40 may be formed by dividing the seasoning soup supply unit and the vegetable soup supply unit.

When the soup is put into each cooking vessel 31 as described above, the control unit 90 operates the supply unit driving motor 23 of the ramen supply unit 20.

When the supply unit driving motor 23 is operated, the supply chain 24 is rotated so that the push rod 27 having one end fixed to the supply chain 24 is stacked and stored in each of the ramen storage units 21 ( 1) Push the ramen (1) located at the bottom of the side to one side.

The ramen 1 pushed by the rod 27 is discharged from the opening of the ramen storage unit 21 and is introduced into the cooking vessels 31. This is possible because each of the cooking vessels 31 are installed at the front lower portion of the ramen storage unit 21.

When the ramen 1 is put into each of the cooking vessels 31 by the operation of the ramen supply unit 20, the controller 90 operates the water supply unit 50 to supply water to each of the cooking vessels 31. Ensure hot water is supplied.

That is, the controller 90 operates the supply pump 54 so that the hot water stored in the lower tank 52 is transferred to each cooking vessel 31 through the main supply pipe 55 and the respective supply pipes 56A and 56B. To be supplied.

At this time, the control unit 90 is supplied to the main supply pipe 55 by operating the respective shut-off valve 58 installed in each of the supply pipes (56A, 56B) when the supply pump 54 is operated. The initial water is recovered to the upper tank 51 through the return pipe 57 branched from the supply pipe 56A on one side.

This is to recover because the temperature of the water remaining in the main supply pipe 55 is low, the supply pump 54 is controlled to operate only for a predetermined time so that a predetermined amount of hot water is supplied to each cooking vessel (31). .

Subsequently, the control unit 90 opens the respective shutoff valves 58 and closes the return valves 59 installed in the return pipes 57 so that hot water is no longer recovered.

On the other hand, when the water in the lower tank 52 is supplied to each of the cooking vessels 31 by the supply pump 54 and the water level is lowered, the water level sensor 52D detects this and the control unit 90 The controller 90 opens the first control valve 53B installed in the first supplementary pipe 53A.

When the first control valve 53B is opened, water in the upper tank 51 is supplied to the lower tank 52 through the first supplementary pipe 53A, and the water level of the lower tank 52 is supplied with water. When the value rises above the set value, the water level sensor 52D detects this, so that the controller 90 closes the first control valve 53B.

On the other hand, if it is difficult to supply water from the outside to the upper tank 51, an external water supply source (for example, tap water) and the lower tank 52 is connected to the second supplement pipe 53C, and the second supplement The second control valve 53D may be installed in the pipe 53C to facilitate water supply to the lower tank 52.

As described above, the cooking vessel 31 to which water is supplied from the water supply unit 50 is located at the ramen supply position 30A as shown in FIG. 4B.

When soup, hot water and ramen 1 are put into each of the cooking vessels 31, the controller 90 controls the container transfer unit 30 to move each of the cooking vessels 31 to the cooking position 30B. The transfer unit driving motor 32 is operated to make.

Subsequently, when the container position detecting unit 39 detects that each of the cooking vessels 31 has been moved to the cooking position 30B, the controller 90 supplies power to the heating wire 37 of each of the cooking vessels 31. By applying ramen (1) to boil.

That is, if the heating wire 37 is provided inside the bottom of the cooking vessel 31, the power wire 37 is applied to the power supply by a device that is applied to power to the fuselage commonly used. (1) can be cooked.

When the time for cooking the ramen 1 in each of the cooking vessels 31 passes a preset time in the control unit 90, the control unit 90 cuts off the power applied to the heating wires 37. In addition, each of the transfer unit driving motors 32 of the transfer operation unit 35 is operated.

When each of the conveying unit driving motors 32 is operated, the respective sprockets 34 are rotated so that each of the pair of conveying chains 33 moves in the direction shown by the dashed-dotted line in FIG. When the container 31 is located at the discharge position 30C shown in FIG. 4B, the position is detected by the container position detecting unit 39, and the control unit 90 that receives the detection signal drives the transfer unit. The motor 32 is stopped, and the movement of each of the cooking vessels 31 is stopped.

Subsequently, the control unit 90 operates the motor for motor 38 to cause each of the cooking vessels 31 to rotate in the direction of the arrow shown in the arc of a dashed line in FIG. 4B about the moving shaft 36. .

In this way, the motor for motor 38 is operated to rotate each of the cooking vessels 31, so that cooking is completed in each of the cooking vessels 31 is the bottom of the container transfer unit 30 from the vessel supply unit 60 Will be discharged to each storage container 61 discharged to.

At this time, look at the operation of the container supply unit 60 as follows. That is, the control unit 90 discharges the storage container 61 according to the number of ramen 1 ordered by the user and arranges the discharge container 16 at the outlet 16. The process is as follows.

When the control unit 90 operates the container supply motor 63 of the container supply unit 60, each container supply motor 63 rotates each of the supporting members 65 by a power transmission means such as a chain. Let's go.

Subsequently, since each of the supporting members 65 is connected to the rotating belt 64, each supporting member 65 rotates at the same time, and thus, the supply part 67 formed below the respective supporting members 65 is rotated. Is rotated.

When each of the supply members 67 is rotated, the locking jaw 61A of the storage container 61 is inserted into the guide groove 66 of each of the supply parts 67 so as to fall downward.

That is, the guide groove 66 is spirally formed on the outer circumferential surface of the respective supply portions 67, and the supply portions 67 are rotated in the state where the engaging jaw 61A is inserted into the guide groove 66. When the locking jaw 61A moves downward along the guide groove 66 of the spiral, the storage containers 61 stacked on the storage members 62 may be discharged downward. It is.

As described above, when the cooking container 31 is rotated about the moving shaft 36 in the state in which the storage container 61 is disposed at each ejection opening 16 side, the ramen 1 for which cooking is completed is stored. It is supplied to the container 61.

When the ramen 1 is cooked and discharged to the storage container 61 at the outlet 16, the user may take out the storage container 61 to consume the ramen 1.

At this time, the outlet 16 is used in a typical vending machine, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

On the other hand, each of the cooking vessel 31 discharged the ramen 1 to the storage container 61 is returned to the state before discharging the ramen cooked by the reverse rotation of the motor 38, in this state The control unit 90 operates (reverses) the transfer unit driving motor 32 so that each of the cooking vessels 31 moves in a direction opposite to the initial traveling direction.

When the cooking vessel 31 is moved to the washing position 30D by the reverse rotation of the transfer unit driving motor 32, the container position detecting unit 39 detects this and receives the detection signal. The transfer unit driving motor 32 is stopped, and the supply pump 72 of the washing unit 70 is operated.

When the supply pump 72 is operated, the washing water is sprayed through the nozzle 71 at a high pressure, and the washing water sprayed into the nozzle 71 washes the inside of each cooking container 31.

When the washing of the washing unit 70 is completed, that is, after a predetermined time has elapsed, the control unit 90 stops the washing unit 70 and operates the transfer unit driving motor 32 again, so that each of the cooking vessels 31 Is moved to the lower side of the ramen storage unit 21 of the ramen supply unit 20, that is, the ramen supply position 30A, and then each of the cooking containers 31 has been moved to the ramen supply position 30A. When detected by the sensing unit 39, the control unit 90 stops the transfer unit driving motor 32.

Thus, the cooking and sale of the ramen 1 by the selling device 100 is automatically completed and completed, and thus, the cooking time is completed and discharged after the order is about 3-4 minutes.

The present invention described above is configured to cook and sell two ramen (1) at the same time as shown in the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to the number of ramen (1) to be cooked, it is sufficient by those skilled in the art Modifications are possible.

The instant noodle vending machine according to the present invention is configured to be sold after automatically cooking the bag ramen, and according to the present invention, since a general bag noodle is cooked, it can maintain a different taste from a cup noodle and is prepared in advance. By cooking with hot water, the cooking process can be done quickly and automatically, and the handling and safety can be improved by using the heat source required for cooking ramen as electricity, as well as the process of cooking and selling ramen automatically. In this case, a useful effect is provided, which is easy to use of the vending device.

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Upper and lower diaphragms 12 and 14 are installed at intervals so that the upper and lower portions of the inside are divided into multiple stages, and the main body 10 having the front door 18 having a plurality of outlets 16 is provided at the front side. If the ramen storage unit 21 is stacked and stored through the upper plate 12, the ramen discharge unit 22 to sequentially discharge the ramen stored in the ramen storage unit 21 The ramen supply unit 20 installed on the bottom of the upper plate 12 and the ramen discharged from the ramen storage unit 21 are installed in the lower plate 14 so that the ramen discharged from the ramen storage unit 21 is supplied to the cooking vessel 31. 31 is provided between the container transfer unit 30 for moving the and the ramen storage unit 21, the soup supply unit 40 to supply the soup stored in the storage container 41 to the cooking container 31, and Upper and lower tanks 51 and 52 are installed at the lower part of the main body 10, respectively, and are stored in the lower tank 52. The water supply unit 50 for raising the temperature of the supply to the cooking vessel 31 and the storage container 61 containing the cooked ramen discharged from the cooking vessel 31 are stacked and stored, Container supply unit 60 provided on the inner side of the door 18 to discharge each storage container 61 to the lower portion of the container transfer unit 30 in sequence, and each cooking vessel 31 to discharge the cooked ramen The washing water storage unit 73 is installed at the rear of the container transfer unit 30 so as to spray by spraying the high pressure water supplied to the supply pump 72 to the nozzle 71 to wash), and the water used for washing is collected. A washing unit 70 and a coin machine 80 installed at the door 18 so as to input coins; And a control unit 90 which controls the apparatus to control the apparatus so that the ramen operated and stored by the coin machine 80 is cooked and discharged into each of the storage containers 61. , The container transfer unit 30 is respectively installed on both sides of the upper surface of the lower plate 14 and operated by the transfer unit driving motor 32 and the respective transfer unit driving motors 32 which are rotated forward and reverse by the control unit 90. A transfer operation part 35 formed of transfer part sprockets 34 respectively installed on both sides of the upper surface of the lower plate 14, and transfer part chains 33 installed on the respective transfer part sprockets 34; A cooking vessel 31 installed between the pair of transfer part chains 33 as a moving shaft 36 and having a heating wire 37 therein; A motor 38 fixed to a moving shaft 36 of each of the cooking vessels 31 to rotate the cooking vessels 31; And And a container position detecting unit 39 installed on a bottom surface of the lower plate 14 so as to detect a position of each cooking container 31 moved by the transfer unit chain 33. The soup supply unit 40 is a supply member 45 rotatably installed at the lower end of the storage container 41; And Soup drive unit 47 is connected to the upper end of the supply member 45 and the belt 46 so that the supply member 45 is to supply the soup to each cooking vessel 31 selectively; Ramen vending machine, characterized in that consisting of.