PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a food material lump storage device capable of storing in an optimum condition a large number of vinegared rice balls produced with a vinegared rice ball production device, and easily taking out the vinegared rice balls.SOLUTION: A food material lump storage device 1 includes: a circular cylinder enclosure 4 having a thermal insulation heater 33, and a vertical direction opening 3 on the lateral face a supporting column erected in the center in the enclosure ring-shaped trays 6 of six stages, concentrically inserted into and laminated on the supporting column in the enclosure, and enabling placing a plurality of vinegared rice balls R on the top face of each of the stages in the circumferential direction gears of six stages, provided in the supporting column and driving the corresponding ring-shaped tray 6 a drive motor capable of selectively rotatably driving each of the gears and a liquid storage part moisturizing the inside of the enclosure and preventing vinegar from coming off. Any of the gears is rotatably driven with the drive motor so as to rotatably drive the ring-shaped tray of any corresponding stage to an arrow A direction, and to sequentially expose the vinegared rice balls R thereon in a stop state to the vertical direction opening.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2019,JPO&INPIT【課題】シャリ玉製造装置にて製造された多数のシャリ玉を最適の状態で保管し、容易に取り出し可能な食材塊保管装置を提供すること。【解決手段】保温用のヒータ33を有し、側面に縦方向開口部3を有する円筒の筐体4と、筐体内の中央に立設された支持柱と、筐体内において支持柱に同心に挿嵌積層され、各段の上面に円周方向に複数のシャリ玉Rを載置し得る6段のリング状トレー6と、支持柱に設けられ対応するリング状トレー6を駆動する6段の歯車と、各歯車を選択的に回転駆動し得る駆動モータと、筐体内を保湿し、酢抜けを防止するための液体貯留部を有し、駆動モータにより何れかの歯車を回転駆動することにより、対応する何れかの段のリング状トレーを矢印A方向に回転駆動し、その上のシャリ玉Rが縦方向開口部に順次停止状態で臨出されるように構成する、食材塊保管装置1。【選択図】図1
