JP2000060499A - Device for feeding food material and device for producing multi-layered food - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for feeding food materials to a traveling transfer surface at distances. SOLUTION: This device for feeding a food material is provided with a nozzle 10 for molding and feeding the food material, a carrying roller 3, a piano wire 7 as a cutting means, and a peeling means 5. The food material 1 fed from the nozzle 10 is loaded on the carrying roller 3 and cut with the piano wire 7 in a prescribed length at the exit of the nozzle 10. The carrying roller 3 is rotated in the direction of the arrow at a peripheral velocity of V2, which is set to a larger velocity than a velocity V1 for feeding the food material 1. Thereby, a distance can be formed between the food material 2 loaded on the carrying roller 3 and the next fed and cut plate-like food material 1. The food materials 2 loaded on the carrying roller 3 at distances are peeled with the peeling means 5 and subsequently fed to a belt conveyer 6 traveling in the direction of the arrow at distances.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for feeding food materials on a transfer surface at intervals, and an apparatus for producing multi-layered food provided with the feeding apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional apparatus for feeding food material on a feeding surface at intervals, a nozzle for shaping and feeding the food material into a plate shape, and a first for receiving the plate-like material supplied from this nozzle. It is known that a feeding roller, a cutter, a peeling unit, and a second feeding roller feed the feeding surface at intervals (for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 6-14832).
See Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-285272).

FIG. 13 shows a conventional plate-shaped food material supply device.
14 (a), (b) and FIGS. 14 (c), (d). First, FIG.
As shown in (a), the plate-shaped food material (30) formed into a plate shape by the nozzle (31) is continuously fed to the first conveying roller (3).
2), is rotatably conveyed by the first conveying roller (32), and is cut at a constant interval by a cutter (33). Next, as shown in FIG. 13 (b), the plate-shaped food material (30)
Is the piano wire (34) below the first conveyor roller (32).
Then, it is peeled off and passed to the slope (37) of the convex portion (36) of the second transport roller (35). Next, as shown in FIG. 14C, the second transport roller (35) rotates, and the cut plate-shaped food material (30) is cut off to separate the second transport roller (3).
Move to the convex portion (36) of 5). Further, as shown in FIG. 14 (d), the second conveying roller (35) is rotated, and the plate-shaped food material (30) is projected by the fine line (38) of the peeling means.
Peeled from the conveyor running in the direction of the arrow (3
9) It is supplied at a constant interval on top.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the above-mentioned prior art apparatus for feeding food material on a feeding surface at intervals, two feeding rollers of a first feeding roller and a second feeding roller having a convex portion are provided. Since it is provided, there is a problem that its structure is complicated and a trouble is likely to occur during delivery of the plate-shaped food material. Further, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, since the plate-shaped food material is supplied at intervals with the convex portions of the second conveying roller, the supply interval is relatively large, and the interval should be adjusted to be small. There was a problem that it was difficult.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention comprises a means for feeding food material, a conveying roller, a cutting means, and a peeling means, which is mounted on a conveying roller rotating at a peripheral speed higher than the feeding speed of the food material. A food material supply device, characterized in that it is placed, cut into a predetermined length, separated from a conveyance roller, and supplied at intervals on a transfer surface. Further, the present invention is characterized in that, after the food material is cut by the cutting means, the food material is moved in the rotational direction of the carrying roller at a speed higher than the feeding speed of the food material and slower than the peripheral speed of the carrying roller.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the cutting means is provided with, as its operating mechanism, a driving means for cutting the food material and a means for driving the conveying roller in the rotation direction. Further, the invention is characterized in that the driving means in the rotating direction of the carrying roller is provided with a buffer mechanism. Furthermore, the present invention is provided with the above-mentioned food material supply device, and supplies the food material cut into a predetermined length at intervals on the food material continuously placed on the transfer surface. It is a characteristic multi-layer food manufacturing device.

[0007]

In the present invention, the feeding roller rotates so that the peripheral speed of the feeding material is faster than the feeding speed of the feeding material, the feeding roller is placed on the feeding roller and cut, and the cut food material is cut from the feeding roller. By peeling, it is supplied at intervals on the transfer surface. In addition, the interval between the cut food materials can be adjusted by adjusting the supply speed of the food material to be supplied and the peripheral speed of the conveying roller.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In the present invention, as a means for supplying a food material, the food material is pressurized and molded by a nozzle, and is supplied. For example, the food material is pressed by a gear pump and extruded by a nozzle, It is supplied to the conveying roller. In addition, the preformed food material is supplied to the conveying roller. It is preferable that the conveying roller is installed substantially horizontally, and the food material formed into a plate shape by a supply means, for example, a nozzle is placed, rotated, and supplied at intervals on the transfer surface. The rotation speed of the transport roller is set so that its peripheral speed is faster than the supply speed of the plate-shaped food material to be supplied, and the interval is adjusted by adjusting the difference between those speeds. .

The cutting means of the food material uses a piano wire, a cutter or the like, and the cutting operation is performed by means for driving the plate-shaped food material in the cutting direction, for example, a cylinder. The position of the cutting means is preferably provided in the vicinity of the outlet of the nozzle when, for example, the food material is molded by the nozzle and supplied. When the food material is thin, the food material can be cut into a predetermined length by quickly returning the cutting means after cutting the food material.

When the food material is thick, even if the cutting means is quickly returned after the food material is cut, the food material subsequently supplied will be damaged when the cutting means is returned. Therefore, after the food material is cut, the food material is moved in the rotational direction of the transport roller at a speed higher than the supply speed of the food material and slower than the peripheral speed of the transport roller.
To this end, the operating mechanism includes a driving means for cutting the food material and a driving means for driving the conveying roller in the rotating direction. A cylinder is used as the driving means for the cutting direction and the means for driving the conveying roller in the rotation direction. Further, in this operating mechanism, it is preferable to control the pulling speed of the cylinder to be constant. Therefore, it is preferable to provide a buffering means or a speed controller for controlling the pulling speed of the cylinder. The peeling means peels the food material placed on the conveying roller, and uses a fine wire, for example, a piano wire or a Tegsu thread.

The feeding device of the present invention is used for feeding a semi-solid material such as cheese or ground fish meat. Further, the apparatus for producing a multi-layer food product of the present invention is to produce a multi-layer product by stacking a plurality of materials such as fish meat and cheese. Specifically, cheese is supplied at a distance on the running fish meat surimi, and the surimi is further stacked on the cheese to produce a multi-layer kneaded product containing the cheese, Hanpen.

[0012]

First Embodiment A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a food material supply apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are views for explaining the operation thereof. The food material supply apparatus shown in FIG. 1 includes a nozzle (10) for forming and supplying food material, a conveying roller (3), a piano wire (7) as a cutting means, and a peeling means (5).

The food material (1) formed into a plate shape by the nozzle (10) and supplied is placed on the conveying roller (3) rotating at a peripheral speed higher than the supply speed, and the nozzle (1
At the exit of 0), the piano wire (7) is cut into a predetermined length. The piano wire (7) is provided on the holder (8) and is operated by the operation unit (9). A guide portion (11) is provided at the outlet of the nozzle (10), and the piano wire (7) moves along the guide portion (11), and the nozzle (1
The food material (1) is cut at the exit of (0).

Since the conveying roller (3) is rotating in the direction of the arrow at a peripheral speed V2 higher than the feeding speed V1 of the food material (1) from the nozzle (10), the food material (that is placed there) ( 2) is spaced from the food material (1) that is subsequently fed and cut. Since the food material (1) is placed on the conveyor roller (3) rotating at a peripheral speed V2 faster than the supply speed V1 from the nozzle (10), it is pulled until it is cut. Will be postponed. The food material (2) placed on the conveying roller (3) at a predetermined interval is peeled off from the conveying roller (3) by the peeling means (5) and is transferred to the belt conveyor (6) running in the arrow direction. Supplied at intervals.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the cutting means, which is an example when the food material is thin. When the food material (1) is supplied from the nozzle (10) at a supply speed V1 and a predetermined length is placed on the conveying roller (3), the piano wire (7) operates in the direction a and the plate is moved. The food material (1) is cut, and the piano wire (7) is immediately returned in the c direction. The conveyor roller (3) rotates in the direction of the arrow at a peripheral speed of V2, and the peripheral speed V2 is set higher than the supply speed V1 of the food material (1) so that the conveyor roller (3) is placed on the conveyor roller (3). There is a gap between the food material (2) being cooked and the plate-shaped food material (1) to be subsequently fed and cut.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the cutting means when the food material is thick. When the plate-shaped food material (1) is supplied from the nozzle (10) at a supply speed V1 and a predetermined length is placed on the conveyor roller (3), the piano wire (7) operates in the a direction. And cut the food material (1).
Next, the piano wire (7) is moved in the b direction at a speed higher than the food material supply speed V1 and lower than the peripheral speed V2 of the conveying roller (3). After that, the piano wire (7) is moved in the c direction, moved in the duck direction and returned to the cutting start position.

By setting the peripheral speed V2 of the conveying roller (3) to be faster than the supply speed V1 of the food material (1), the food material (2) placed on the conveying roller (3).
Has a space between it and the plate-shaped food material (1) to be subsequently supplied and cut. In addition, a piano wire (7) of the cutting tool is a
By moving → b → c → d, the food material to be supplied subsequently is not damaged when the cutting means is returned. In addition, the movement route of the piano wire (7) is a → b → c
Alternatively, it may be returned to the cutting start position by moving in the c direction.

[0018]

Second Embodiment A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the operation of the cutting means shown in FIGS. The cutting means of this embodiment operates as shown in FIG. Figure 4-
The food material supply device shown in FIG. 8 includes a nozzle (10) for forming and supplying food material, a conveying roller (3), a cutting cutter (4), and a guide portion (11). The peripheral speed V2 of the conveying roller (3) is set to be higher than the supply speed V1 of the plate-shaped food material (1).

The operating mechanism of the cutter (4) which is a cutting means is a cylinder (13) which is a means for driving in the cutting direction.
The cylinder (16) is means for driving the conveying roller (3) in the rotation direction (arrow direction). The base (12) of the cutter (4) has a cylinder (13) for driving means in the cutting direction.
A cylinder (16) to which the piston rod of (1) is connected and which is moved in the rotational direction is provided rotatably at the connecting portion (15). The spring (17) is a shock absorber,
It is supported by the support part (14) and one end (18) faces the base part (12) of the cutter (4), but it is not fixed. When pulling the cylinder (16), pull out the base (1
Pressed by 2), the spring (17) acts as a shock absorber.

First, as shown in FIG. 4, the plate-shaped food material (1) is supplied from the nozzle (10) at a feed rate V1.
And is placed on the transport roller (3). Then
When a predetermined length is supplied, as shown in FIG. 5, the cylinder (13) is driven in the arrow direction, the cutter (4) moves along the guide portion (11), and the outlet of the nozzle (10). The food material (1) is cut with. In addition, in FIG. 5, one end (18) of the spring (17) of the shock absorber is separated from the base portion (12), but depending on the installation position of the spring (17) and the base portion (12), the spring (17) is at this stage. ) One end (18) and the base (1)
2) is to contact.

Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the cylinder (1
6) is driven in the direction of the arrow to move the cutter (4) in the rotation direction of the transport roller (3). The moving speed is higher than the feeding speed V1 of the food material (1), and the conveying roller (3)
The peripheral speed V2 is lower than the peripheral speed V2. By providing a spring (17) as a shock absorber, the pulling speed of the cylinder (16) is controlled to be constant. Next, when the cutter (4) moves between the plate-shaped food material (1) and the cut plate-shaped food material (2), as shown in FIG. 7, the cylinder (13) is driven in the arrow direction. , And then, as shown in FIG. 8, the cylinder (16) is driven in the arrow direction to return the cutter (4) to the cutting start position.

Although a spring is used as a shock absorber in FIGS. 4 to 8, a shock absorber (19) containing air or oil may be used as shown in FIG. This shock absorber (19) has a support (1
4) is fixed with a nut (20), one end (18) is not fixed to the base (12) of the cutter (4), and when the cylinder (16) is pulled, it is pushed by the base (12) and cushioned. It acts as a container. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the cylinder (16) is provided with a speed controller. In FIGS. 4 to 9, the pulling speed of the cylinder (16) of the operating mechanism is controlled to be constant by the shock absorber, but in FIG. 10 the pulling speed is controlled by the speed controller provided in the cylinder (16). Is to control.

[0023]

[Third Embodiment] A third embodiment of the present invention is an apparatus for feeding a plurality of plate-shaped food materials at intervals on a transfer surface and is shown in FIG. The food material supply device shown in FIG. 11 is a nozzle (10) for forming and supplying a food material into a plate shape.
Has three forming ports. Plate-shaped food material (1a) (1b) supplied from the three forming ports of the nozzle (10)
(1c) is placed on a conveying roller (3) rotating at a peripheral speed higher than the supply speed, and cut to a predetermined length with a piano wire (7) at the outlets of three molding ports. The piano wire (7) is provided on the holder (8) and is operated by the operation part (9), and moves along the guide part (11).
The individual plate-shaped food materials (1a) (1b) (1c) are cut at the same time.

Since the conveying roller (3) is rotating in the direction of the arrow at a peripheral speed higher than the feeding speed of the three plate-shaped food materials (1a) (1b) (1c), the food material placed on it is placed. (2a) (2b) (2c) has a space between it and the plate-shaped food material (1a) (1b) (1c) to be supplied and cut next. The food material (2a) (2b) (2c) placed on the transport roller (3) at a predetermined interval is stripped from the transport roller (3) by the stripping means (5) and travels in the arrow direction. It is supplied to the belt conveyor (6) at intervals.

[0025]

Fourth Embodiment A fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an apparatus for producing a multi-layered product using a food material supply device, which is used to cut a semi-solid material such as cheese into a predetermined length as a food material and It is a multi-layered kneaded product that is sandwiched between cheeses that are supplied at intervals, and is an apparatus for manufacturing rice paste.

First, the fish meat grind (26), which is the material to be the first layer of the product, is continuously supplied from the nozzle (22) and placed on the belt conveyor (6). On the belt conveyor (1), the fish ground (26) is placed and continuously transferred. Next, the plate-like cheese (2) is supplied at intervals on the running fish meat surimi (26). As for the supply, cheese (1) which is a food material is supplied from a nozzle (10), and when a predetermined length is placed on a conveying roller (3), a piano wire (7) operates in an arrow direction. Then, the plate-shaped cheese (1) is cut. Since the conveying roller (3) is rotating in the direction of the arrow at a peripheral speed higher than the supply speed of the cheese (1), a predetermined interval is provided for the cut cheese (2). Then, the transport roller (3) rotates, the cheese (2) is peeled by the peeling means (5), and the cheese (2) is supplied on the running fish meat grind (26) with a space.

The cheese (2) is placed on the fish meat ground (26) layer at regular intervals, and further the fish meat ground (25) is continuously supplied from the nozzle (21) to form a multiple layer. The multiple layers thus stacked are cut with a cutter (24). The cutting position is such that the portion of the intermediate material not containing the cheese (2) is cut so that the cheese (2) sandwiched inside is not exposed. And the cut multilayer product (2
7) is transferred by the belt conveyor (6), and the hot water tank (28)
It is then heated to the final product.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, the cut food material is peeled from the feed roller by rotating so that the peripheral speed of the feed roller is faster than the feeding speed of the food material to be fed. With this, it is possible to easily adjust the supply interval, and there is an effect that the supply can be performed at intervals on the transfer surface without trouble.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a supply device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the supply device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining another operation of the supply device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view for explaining the operation of the supply device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining the operation of the supply device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a view for explaining the operation of the supply device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a view for explaining the operation of the supply device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a view for explaining the operation of the supply device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a supply device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a supply device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a supply device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a supply device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a conventional supply device.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a conventional supply device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 1a, 1b, 1c Food ingredients to be supplied 2, 2a, 2b, 2c Cut food material 3 Conveyor rollers 4, 7 Cutting means 5 Peeling means 6 belt conveyor 8 Wire holder for cutting means 9 Working part of cutting means 10 nozzles 11 Guide of cutting means 12 Cutter base 13 cylinders 16 cylinder 17 shock absorber V1 Food material supply rate V2 Transport roller rotation speed (peripheral surface speed)

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A means for supplying food materials, a conveying roller,
It is equipped with a cutting means and a peeling means, placed on a conveying roller rotating at a peripheral speed higher than the feeding speed of the food material, cut into a predetermined length, peeled from the conveying roller and spaced on the transfer surface. A food material supply device characterized in that the food material is supplied after opening. 2. The cutting means, after cutting the food material,
2. The food material supply device according to claim 1, wherein the food material supply device is moved in the rotation direction of the conveyance roller at a speed higher than the supply speed of the food material and lower than the peripheral speed of the conveyance roller. 3. The cutting means is provided with, as its operating mechanism, a driving means for cutting the food material and a means for driving the conveying roller in the rotation direction.
Or the food material supply device according to item 2. 4. The food material supply apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the driving means in the rotation direction of the conveying roller is provided with a buffer mechanism. 5. A food material, comprising the food material supply device according to claim 1, cut into a predetermined length on a food material continuously placed on a transfer surface. An apparatus for producing a multi-layer food product, characterized in that the food is supplied at intervals.