PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for manufacturing instant fried noodle that is uniformly fried without causing unevenness in sparseness and density.SOLUTION: An apparatus for manufacturing instant fried noodle includes: a frying oil tank 1 a noodle line feeding mechanism 5 that is arranged on the upstream side of the frying oil tank to throw a noodle line group into a retainer and a fried noodle line group transfer mechanism that transfers the noodle line group in the state of partially immersing the retainer in frying oil in a first area of the frying oil tank and transfers the noodle line group in the state of immersing the retainer below an oil level of the frying oil in a second area of the frying oil tank, concurrently with the above transfer.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】疎密が少なく、均一にフライされた即席フライ麺の製造装置を提供する。【解決手段】即席フライ麺製造装置は、フライ油槽1と、フライ油槽の上流に配置され、リテーナに麺線群を投入する麺線供給機構5と、フライ油槽の第1の領域において、リテーナをフライ油に部分的に浸漬させた状態で移送し、これに連続して、フライ油槽の第2の領域において、リテーナをフライ油の油面以下に浸漬した状態で移送するフライ麺線群移送機構とを備える。【選択図】図1
