DE1088791B - Filling mass settling device over the deflecting path of an endless conveyor chain system equipped with drivers for biscuits - Google Patents

Description

GERMAN

The invention relates to a filling compound settling device in an arrangement above the deflecting arch section of one equipped at regular intervals with carriers or storage compartments for biscuits, endless conveyor chain system rotating in a horizontal plane. Even if this deposition device should remain suitable for decorating the surface of individual biscuits one after the other, so it is but especially for machines for the production of two by a filler intermediate layer pasted biscuits existing long-life baked goods, goods intended. The invention relates only applies to the type of depositing machine that has one over a pulley of the mentioned Arranged in the chain system, rotating in the same direction at the same angular velocity as the latter, the bottom of a cylindrical filling material container forming turntable is equipped, the Both the mass quantity to be dispensed individually and the measuring chambers to be filled by brushing agents as well as in precise plan coverage with the biscuit storage locations of the conveyor system has a number of mass discharge holes distributed around the circumference.

This type of machine, which is known per se, is intended according to the invention with regard to the arrangement mentioned the metering device in the following way is particularly simplified and trouble-free in continuous operation can be kept operational:

First it forms the basis of this progressive Simplification and improvement of operational safety a concentric ring groove in the turntable, from their bottom mass delivery nozzles in the distribution given by the biscuit storage points of the chain system go down.

Second belongs to the progressive association of execution, arrangement and movement features one immediately next to each nozzle arranged in said annular groove, the entire annular groove cross-section blocking intermediate wall on the with respect to the direction of rotation of the turntable rear nozzle side.

In addition, thirdly, a pair of precisely matched the groove cross-section and into it from above penetrating clearing plates that are fixed in relation to the ground plan but can be moved vertically, whose distance from one another corresponds exactly to the nozzle pitch within the annular groove.

Fourth, these clearing plates must be controlled in such a way that they are both the partitions while walking past you are able to skip, as well as further the each first of each Intermediate wall which has become tarnished during the rotary movement of the turntable and serves as a layer thickness regulator -Settling device

over the deflection curve section

one with drivers for biscuits

endowed endless

Conveyor chain system

Applicant:
Allied Bakeries Limited, London

Representative: Dr.-Ing. A. van der Werth, patent attorney,
Hamburg-Harburg 1, Wilstorfer Str. 32

Frank Edward Fowler and Robert Joseph Minder,

Athens, Ga. (V. St. A.),
have been named as inventors

plate immediately behind the partition in one due to the strength of the remaining in the annular groove Should the mass layer return certain subscript, while the other clearing plate after each time Skip the partition wall immediately back into its normal position by touching the bottom of the groove marked operating position is depressed.

This described device would not be suitable for dosing, if not, fifth, the groove area would be provided between the above clearing plates covering plate, in which the Clearing plates can be guided vertically.

According to the invention, a simple possibility of self-control for the clearing plates results from a Union of the nozzles with the partition in the form of on the front of the movement in the area the ring groove depth at the upper end cut off at an angle, up to the top surface of the turntable reaching nozzle bodies, in which case the clearing plates only constantly have to stand under spring pressure from above.

Since the normal operating position of the clearing plate first approached by the ground ring within the annular groove is decisive for the size of the mass volume to be pressed out, one can according to the invention if necessary - if z. B. a biscuit in the row to be coated, fed from a magazine Biscuits are missing - the pressing of mass into the resulting gap in the row of biscuits through a die Desired axial position of the clearing plate, which otherwise determines the compartment volume, during regular operation

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securing under spring action, but from its blocking dispensing nozzles 3, their distance from one another exactly position movable locking bolt with a the the distance between the biscuits conveyed past underneath Overcoming locking spring force - preferably elek- corresponds and their axes during the common magnetic - Prevent triggering device. seed circulation movement of biscuits and nozzles precisely All that is required is to stand in plan, in the absence of a biscuit 5, above the center of the biscuits in the row of biscuits in the biscuit feed channel. Any mass gap squeezed out of these nozzles automatically penetrating button, as it is in itself, so lies down on the middle of the biscuit. As soon in the relevant field for similar purposes, the depositing of a mass amount on the known underneath is to be provided, the z. B. is finished in the lying biscuit, including a usual, Above mentioned exceptional case over a microswitch io the lower nozzle surface wiping wire 11 ortsden Locking bolt from its locked position by means of a fixed in the path of movement of the nozzles 3 Electromagnet withdraws so that it is now, the conveyor chain 1 goes into the straight return path alone the clearing path exposed to the axial spring pressure to the other sprocket, over which plate currently in the ring she has painted through another biscuit feed pipe and a usual one Groove part penetrates to the bottom and freed him of mass 15 separating device on each with mass. In this case, no mass of layered biscuits can be placed on top of a topping biscuit and lowered The nozzle is pressed into the gap between two biscuits.

The direction of rotation of the turntable 2 'is shown in FIG. 3

Contains mass if the downstream clearing plate is indicated by an arrow. It follows that

penetrates into the annular groove. 20 when rotating through the in the lower part of the container

An embodiment of a settling machine, the stationary spreading plate 10, the concentric

According to the invention it can be seen from the drawing, tric annular groove 2 "to the upper edge with ground

in which shows is filled. After passing this spreading plate

1 shows a side view of a machine for producing each of the nozzles now in the plan position from two by a filling compound intermediate area of a cover layer also indicated in FIG. 3 glued together biscuits existing plate 5, which at the distance of the nozzles guides 5 ' Long-life baked goods with representation of the or 5 "for two vertically movable clearing plates 4 Filling mass settling device within this area and 4 '. The fixed storage of this complete machine system, cover plate 5 and clearing plates 4 and 4 'consist-

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section through the lower 30 the system is through the fixed axis 9 ge-mass nozzle heads the depositing device with the one around which the above-mentioned rotary undershoots visible parts of the biscuit conveyor, plate 2 'by means of its hub (see. Fig. 4) in the already

Fig. 3 is able to rotate a horizontal section through the lower described manner.

Part of the cylindrical filling compound container, at the upper end of the fixed axis 9 is a

Fig. 4 a developed in the plane cylinder base plate 9 'arranged, which the horizontal guide

Cut in the annular groove area through two adjacent ones for a locking bolt 7 and an electromagnet 8

Nozzles, the cover plate and the two clearing plates carries. A tension spring 7 'tries the bolt 7 constantly

and their storage including the upper locking in the direction of the upper end of the clearing plate 4 too

bolt and its actuating device, pull, which by means of an adjustable pair of nuts 4 "

Fig. 5, 6 and 7 three the individual metering and 4 ° in normal metering operation in this way in one

Depicting the squeezing-out phases, the height depends on the locking bolt 7, depending on the plane,

Wrapped schematic cylinder sections through which the just mentioned front clearing plate 4 stands

Measuring chamber area, under the pressure of an unspecified, from

FIG. 8 shows the lower biscuit with the spring which can be seen in the form of a ring in FIG Mass amount, e.g. B. from peanut butter cream, 45 adjustable depth in the concentric annular groove 2 "back and pushes in. So this clearing plate determines the

FIG. 9 is a side view of a two-layer biscuit rotating the plate 2 'in that shown in FIG product with the cream arrow direction pressed wide in between the thickness of one between two nozzle layers, bodies 3 layer of mass left behind. The overall

The overall system, within the framework of which the filling compound volume of this layer corresponds to the desired settling device according to the invention, accommodating the express quantity. Namely, when the front clears, is shown in Fig. 1 in side view. About plate 4 when rotating the turntable 2 'from the base containing all the gear parts runs position according to FIG. 5 into that according to FIG. This conveyor chain system is equipped with a simple plate 4 ', the upper end of the preceding nozzle-pin executed driver 1' and skipped body 3 and begins to accommodate this in a layer in a biscuit conveyor channel 1 ", the existing mass volume by the next that from Fig 1 visible from a magazine grain nozzle 3. The settling of the feed pipe with biscuits in an even sequence of this amount of mass from the nozzle 3 is finished when loading. Ali the deflection point of the conveyor chain 60 the rear clearing plate 4 'the position 7 system 1 is occupied concentrically to the chain pulley, so that the dispensing nozzles 3 are arranged between each two masses of the cylindrical filling material container 2 and the top of the cover plate 5 is tightly closed by its contents, e.g. from jam, peanut butter cream , also or a similar one for an intermediate layer between the front and the back There is a reliable conclusion by two biscuits of suitable mass. The bottom 65 experiences the upper ends of the nozzles 3, these protrude this filling material container 2 is formed by a plate 2 'with nozzles with its left half-cylinder end (cf. same angular speed - inclined section of the nozzle) through the annular groove as the deflection chain wheel of the conveyor chain system rotates through to the upper surface of the turntable 2 ', - stems 1. From the annular groove 2 " , masses 70 go up to the contact with the cover plate 5 . This too-

Reliable closure of the dosing or measuring chamber naturally entails to a certain extent, that upon rotation of the turntable 2 'during the formation of the mass layer (see. Fig. 5) above this Layer an almost mass-free space is created, which is only possible by sucking back part of the mass filling the nozzle downstream of the clearing plate 4 strives to partially fill up with mass. In Fig. 6 However, this inevitable back suction effect is not shown in order to cover the entire measuring process theoretically clearly represented. Incidentally, this suck back has for accuracy the determination of the partial quantities to be pressed out of the nozzles is irrelevant because the rear clearing plate 4 '(cf. FIG. 6) is the amount of mass sucked back including the entire volume of the mass layer into the downstream nozzle, so that the amount sucked back is initially used for replenishment the mass content of the nozzle cavity is used, while as emerging from the nozzle head below, so on the The amount to be deposited underneath the biscuit is only that volume that was previously between two nozzles 3 each has been formed by the front clearing plate 4 in layer form. The rear clearing plate 4 ′ is therefore in its vertical guide 5 ″ under the effect of both FIGS. 4 and 5 visible upper spring with such a margin freely slidably mounted that they under all Under certain circumstances, touches the bottom of the groove with its deepest edge.

The front clearing plate 4, however, is in its low position for the purpose of changeability of the mass subset to be pressed out with that in the sense of FIG. 4 in its Height position on the clearing plate body adjustable counter nut pair 4 "adjustable. In the schematic 5 is for the sake of simplicity - im In contrast to the representation according to FIG. 4 - on the possibility of interrupting the bulk delivery one of the nozzles was ignored.

The necessity of such an interruption arises, however, for the occasional case that a biscuit to be coated is missing in the biscuit sequence of the biscuit feed channel 1 ″ already mentioned, the front clearing plate 4 is normally supported in the sense of FIG. 4 by a locking bolt 7 which is horizontally displaceable on the base plate 9 'and is under the action of a spring T pulling it to the left. In this position, the clearing plate 4 ensures that that between every two nozzles 3 in the annular groove 2 "a layer of mass of a certain thickness is formed. If you pull this locking bolt 7 at that point in time ■ - · z. B. with the assistance of the electromagnet 8 - out of its blocking position, in which normally the desired layer thickness is to be formed by the front clearing plate 4 in the ring groove part grasped under the cover plate 5, this clearing plate momentarily loses its upper support and is replaced by the The spring pressing on it from above is pressed down until it rests on the bottom of the groove. This measuring chamber remains empty, so that the following rear clearing plate 4 'remains ineffective and the nozzle 3 downstream of it is not able to dispense any part of the mass in the downward direction. This state must be created automatically when z. B. is missing a biscuit in the row of biscuits promoted under the settling device. The excitation of the electromagnet 8 is essentially identical in such and similar machines, for. B. triggered by a "button 8" housed in a gap in the biscuit feed channel 1, which can partially automatically penetrate the gap in the row of biscuits in the absence of a biscuit and thereby actuates a microswitch 8 'in the excitation circuit of the electromagnet 8, so that the latter is the Locking bolt 7 withdraws and thus temporarily makes the metering ineffective in the manner described above. By subsequently lifting the front clearing plate 4 while simultaneously pressing back the button 8 ″ by the next cookie, the locking bolt 7 can then be returned to its normal locking position shown in FIG. 4 by the tension spring T when the excitation current is switched off The locking mechanism would also include the ability to automatically reset the clearing plate 4 to its normal operating position. Otherwise, the details of this locking device do not play a decisive role .

When the extrusion process is finished, the lower nozzle head runs tight with its horizontal surface a stripping wire 11 known for such purposes (see. Fig. 2 and 5), which the final separation the expressed mass amount caused by the mass content of the nozzle tube. Results in plan then the picture shown in FIG. 8 for the lower biscuit with the mass lying on it. To that To produce the end product, it then only needs to be automatically placed and pressed on a second biscuit each. Fig. 9 then shows the end product.

Claims (3)

Patent claims: 1. Filling compound settling device in a regular arrangement over the deflecting arc section Distances equipped with carriers or storage compartments for biscuits, in horizontal Flat revolving endless conveyor chain system, especially for machines for the production of two by a filling compound intermediate layer long-life baked goods products made of pasted biscuits, with an over a pulley of the chain system, with the same angular velocity as the latter revolving in the same direction, the ground of a cylindrical filling compound container forming turntable, which both the individually dispensed Measuring chambers that determine the amount of mass and are to be filled by brushing agent as well as more precisely Plan-based coverage with the biscuit storage locations of the conveyor system a number on the circumference has distributed mass discharge holes, characterized by the combination of the following execution, Arrangement and movement features: a) a concentric annular groove (2 ") in the turntable (2 '), from the bottom of which there are mass delivery nozzles (3) in the distribution given by the biscuit storage points of the chain system (1), b) one arranged directly next to each nozzle (3) in the annular groove (2 "), the entire Ring groove cross-section locking partition (2 "') on the with respect to the direction of rotation of the Turntable (2 ') rear nozzle side, c) a pair of precisely matched the groove cross-section and penetrating into it from above, In relation to the plan, fixed, but vertically displaceable clearing plates (4, 4 '), whose The distance from each other corresponds exactly to the nozzle pitch, d) such a control of the clearing plates (4, 4 ') that they firstly both the partition walls (2 '") skip when walking past that second, the first of each of them Partition (2 '' ') started up during the rotary movement of the turntable (2') as a layer thickness regulator Serving clearing plate (4) immediately behind the partition in one due to the strength of the in the annular groove (2 ") remain Should the mass layer return certain subscript and that, thirdly, the other clearing plate (4 ') after each time the partition wall is skipped back to its normal position immediately the operating position marked by touching the bottom of the groove is depressed, and e) a plate (5) covering the top of the groove area between the clearing plates (4, 4 "). 2. Filling mass settling device according to claim 1, characterized by a union of the nozzles (3) with the partition (2 "') in the form from the front of the movement in the area of the annular groove depth at the upper end cut, up to the top surface of the turntable (2 ') reaching nozzle bodies as controls for the clearing plates (4, 4 '), which are constantly under spring pressure from above. 3. Filling mass settling device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by the desired axial position of the compartment volume defining front clearing plate (4) during regular operation under spring action securing, but the locking bolt (7) which can be moved out of its locking position and which overcomes the locking spring force - preferably electromagnetic - release device, the actuation of which by one in the absence of a biscuit in the biscuit row of the biscuit guide channel (1 ") in the latter automatically penetrating button (8 ") is effected with the result that the now only the axial The clearing plate (4) exposed to spring pressure from above extends the ring groove part it has swept up to Fundamentally free from mass. Considered publications: German Patent No. 402,978;
Austrian Patent No. 6,660;
French Patent Nos. 363 246, 746 764; British Patent Nos. 313 017, 333 590. 1 sheet of drawings © 009 590/33 8.60