JP2001103949A - Method and apparatus for shaping food, jig for shaping food ingredient to be used in the food and automatic food vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and apparatus which are intended for efficiently shaping a food in uniform quality with improved appearance by making crisp food coatings of low residual water content firmly adhere to food ingredients with moderate hardness and plasticity as a unit without causing food coating breakage and/or ingredient overhang. SOLUTION: This food shaping apparatus has a shaping head plate 24 for pressing into food ingredients and food coatings, a molding tool 17 with the above head plate 24 to be pressed thereinto, and a forming table 18 disposed so as to be movable to a position against the head plate 24 inside the molding tool 17 for receiving food ingredients and food coatings; wherein after a food is subjected to compression forming by the head plate 24, the forming table 18 is moved opposite to the compression direction along the flank of the molding tool 17 and the periphery of the compressed food is further formed along with facilitating its withdrawal; in this case, the food coatings can be extruded uniformly, enabling the food coatings to be unified with the food ingredients without breakage of the coatings.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food molding method and a food molding apparatus, a food jig molding jig, and a food vending machine. More specifically, the present invention particularly relates to an improvement in a food molding method for improving the texture of food such as ice cream and an apparatus thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when providing ice cream at a restaurant or a store, it is common to scrape and serve with a spatula member such as a scraper. In this case, as a serving container, in addition to a glass or paper container, a corn cup that can be eaten with ice cream is used.

[0003] On the other hand, as typified by ice,
Foods are also available that are covered with food skins such as corn skin or flour hide so that ice cream can be served without serving. Such foods are easy to eat because the hands are not dirty no matter where you hold them, and you can eat ice cream and food skin together no matter where you eat, so the food when you eat ice cream and food skin at the same time The device is designed so that you can enjoy the feeling.

[0004] For example, the taste of a food in which an ingredient having a high milk fat content such as ice cream is wrapped in a food skin made of corn, flour or the like is particularly related to the residual moisture content of the food skin, not to mention the quality of the ingredient. There is a fact to do. In other words, a food skin with a lower residual moisture content is more likely to have a so-called crunchy texture (hereinafter simply referred to as a crunchy feeling), and the more such a crunchy feeling is obtained, the better the texture when eaten with a food implement. Therefore, it is preferable to use a food skin with a low residual moisture content immediately before actually serving the food.

[0005] However, ice creams that are covered with food skin in advance are generally processed many days or months before they are actually eaten for distribution reasons, but are consumed after processing. Since the moisture in the foodstuffs is transferred to the food skin during the preservation period, it is difficult to pursue the texture while keeping the residual moisture content of the food skin low.

On the other hand, at a restaurant or a first food store, ice cream can be covered with corn rind or the like after receiving a customer's order, so that commercially available ice can achieve a higher texture than a medium.

[0007]

However, food skins having a low residual moisture content have a problem that they are easy to crack, while having a reduced texture. For this reason, when food products that are frozen to a certain degree to maintain their shape like ice cream are sandwiched between food skins such as wafers and gaffles (trade name) to integrate them, When sandwiching and pressing with food skin, the force is biased due to unfamiliarity and the skin is easily broken or chipped. In this case, even if the texture is good, it may give an incomplete impression as a product. In addition, if the food utensil and the food skin are strongly pressed to adhere to each other, there is a problem that the food utensil protrudes and the appearance is disturbed. In addition, quick work is required when foodstuffs are easily melted. Conventionally, since such a food molding method is mainly performed by hand, if the food is forced to be integrally formed at the time of serving, the shape and hardness of the food become uneven, and inefficient surfaces. Is also unsanitary.

[0008] The difficulties, uneven quality and inefficiency of the molding work are more remarkable in foods such as the above-mentioned ice cream, which melt over time and the quality is significantly reduced. It is.

Accordingly, the present invention is intended to provide a method for breaking food skin during food molding, even when a food tool having a certain degree of hardness and plasticity is sandwiched between crumpled food skins having a low residual moisture content and compressed. Alternatively, it is an object of the present invention to provide a food molding method, a molding apparatus, a food utensil molding jig, and a vending machine that do not cause the food to protrude. Furthermore, a food molding method, a molding apparatus, a food jig molding jig, and an automatic vending machine capable of molding food with uniform quality, making the molding operation easy and efficient, and simultaneously adjusting the appearance of the food. The purpose is to provide a machine.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, a food molding method according to the present invention according to the first aspect of the present invention provides a food molding apparatus and a food skin that are stacked at least in a mold that regulates the peripheral surface from both sides. The foodstuff and the food skin are integrated by compressing to a predetermined thickness with uniform pressure, and the food and the mold are relatively moved to form a part of the compressed food that comes into contact with the inner surface of the mold and to facilitate removal. It is what it was.

In this case, since the food skin is subjected to a uniform pressure, there is no possibility that the food skin will break when compressed.
Therefore, even when using a crispy food skin with a low residual moisture content, it is possible to perform compression molding for integrating with a food implement. In addition, by compressing to a predetermined thickness, a compressed food having a uniform thickness can always be formed.

In addition, in this food molding method, at least the peripheral surface is regulated, so that an unnecessary food tool is moved to a space inside the mold to form a peripheral surface of a uniform size. . Moreover, when the food and the mold are relatively moved, the peripheral surface of the compressed food can be uniformly formed by sliding the food in contact with the inner surface of the mold.

When the food is formed in this way, the rod-shaped member is placed in the food before the food and the food skin are compressed as in the second aspect of the invention, and then the compression step is performed. The rod-shaped member may be integrally attached. In this case, it is not necessary to hold the food directly with the hand, which is convenient when the food is cold or hot, and makes it easier to eat the food without touching the hand.

Further, when the foodstuffs used for such foodstuffs are in a frozen state, an article temperature adjusting step for imparting plasticity to the foodstuffs is carried out prior to the compression step. Is preferred. In this case, the food tool is deformed at the time of pressing with appropriate plasticity, so that the food tool and the food skin sandwiching the food tool are tightly adhered to each other without causing cracking of the food skin.

Further, the food molding apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that a molding head plate for pushing in foodstuffs and food skins, a molding tool in which the molding headplate is pushed in,
A molding table movably arranged at a position facing the molding head plate in the molding tool and supporting the food implement and the food skin, and after the food is compression-molded by the molding head plate, the molding table is The compressed food is moved along the side in a direction opposite to the direction of compression, and the peripheral surface of the compressed food is formed and taken out easily.

According to this device, it is possible to press the food skin uniformly, so that even if a crispy food skin with a low residual moisture content is used, it can be pressed without causing breakage or the like. It can be integrated with food utensils.
Further, the compression molded food can be uniformly molded on the inner peripheral surface of the mold by moving the molding table. In addition, the molding table can be moved up as described above, and the food can be easily held and taken out of the molding tool.

Further, since this apparatus enables the food implement and the food skin to be compressed with a uniform pressure by the molding head plate and the molding table, it provides a food which is integrated without breaking the food skin. can do.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the food molding apparatus of the fourth aspect, a cutout portion for inserting a rod-shaped member into a foodstuff is provided on a side of the molding tool. Thereby, the bar-shaped member can be inserted between the foodstuffs before compression molding, and the food formed by compression can be held by the bar-shaped member. Therefore, it is not necessary to hold the food directly with the hand, which is convenient when the food is cold or hot, and makes it easier to eat to the end without putting a hand on the food.

It is preferable that the food molding apparatus is provided with a regulating means for regulating the amount of pressing of the molding head plate according to the present invention. It becomes possible to form the same. Further, the food can be formed into various thicknesses by appropriately changing the pushing amount to be regulated.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided the food molding apparatus according to any one of the fourth to sixth aspects, wherein the cylindrical member fixed to the food molding apparatus main body and the interior of the cylindrical member are slidable. A guide groove for supporting the forming head plate with the provided sliding member and providing a displacement for retreating the forming head plate from the forming tool at least at a position where the forming head plate has escaped, and a guide groove for the guide groove. A projection guided together is provided on either the tubular member or the sliding member.

Therefore, the forming head plate can be moved up and down in the forming tool by sliding the sliding member. In addition, after the molding head plate comes out of the molding tool, the projections are guided by the guide grooves, so that the molding head plate moves up and down and rotates. For this reason, the molding head plate is retracted from the molding tool, so that it is easy to take out the compressed food and to arrange the new food utensil and food skin in a stacked manner.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the food molding apparatus according to any one of the fourth to seventh aspects, a part of the molding table is supported, and if necessary, the support is lost to displace the molding table. Is provided. In this case, the molding table can be raised by supporting the part of the molding table while being supported by the support member, and can be returned to the position before the elevation by losing the support.

Further, the food vending machine according to claim 9 is
The food molding apparatus according to any one of claims 4 to 8 is provided. In this case, it is possible to provide a food having a sandwich structure in which a food product is sandwiched between food skins having a low residual moisture content at the time of product purchase immediately before the customer eats, and the customer can always enjoy a crunchy texture.

Further, a food tool forming jig according to a tenth aspect of the present invention is a food tool forming jig, comprising: a forming cup; an extruding plate accommodated in the forming cup; a support rod penetrating through the bottom of the forming cup to support the extruding plate; A hand knob provided at the tip of the support bar is provided, and the push-out plate is moved by using the hand knob so that the food tool filled and molded into the molding cup can be taken out. In this case, there is no need to prepare a food utensil having a desired shape, for example, a disk-like food tool in advance, and it is possible to scoop and provide bulk foodstuffs stored in a large container for each order.

[0025]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The configuration of the present invention will be described below in detail based on an example of an embodiment shown in the drawings.

1 to 11 show one embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, there is shown an embodiment in which ice cream as the food tool 35 is sandwiched between crispy food skins 36 having a low residual moisture content, such as wafers, and integrally molded. Food molding apparatus main body 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2
Includes a food molding head 2, an operation lever 3, and the like.
As shown in FIG. 1, a food molding cup 17 as a molding tool
And a support bar 1 that can be moved up and down
A molding table 18 held at 4 is provided.

The food molding cup 17 in which the ice cream 35 and the food skin 36 are arranged is horizontally supported by the food molding apparatus main body 1 by the spacer 15. In the food molding cup 17, ice cream 35 and food skin 3
There is provided a vertically movable molding table 18 for supporting the lower surface 6 from below. The molding table 18 is supported by a support rod 14 slidable vertically below the center. The support rod 14 is provided with the food molding cup 17 and the spacer 1.
The guide 5 is guided in the vertical direction by a bushing 16 provided at the center of the guide 5.

A molding head plate 24 is attached to the lower side of the food molding head 2 by fixing screws 25, nuts 26 and washers 27. The molding head plate 24 acts to compress and integrate the ice cream 35 and the food skin 36 stacked together with the molding table 18. In the present embodiment, as shown, the circular molding head plate 24 and the molding table 1 described above are used.
8 are both flat and circular.

The food forming head 2 is provided with a circumferential groove 33.
Are mounted and supported on a slidable shaft 6 provided with a plurality of at equal intervals, and move up and down together with the shaft 6.
The food molding head 2 of the present embodiment has a through hole 3 shown in FIG.
The fixing screw 22 is passed through the fixing screw 4 and pressed down by the head 23 of the fixing screw 22 to be fixed to the upper end of the shaft 6, but the mounting method is not particularly limited. The shaft 6 is supported so as to be able to move up and down by, for example, a resin sleeve 8 built in a cylindrical neck portion 7 of the food molding apparatus main body 1. Note that a rack that meshes with the sector gear 5 may be formed instead of the annular groove 33.

A notch (projection) 10 is provided on the upper part of the outer periphery of the shaft 6, and a guide groove 9 for engaging with the notch 10 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the sleeve 8. In the case of the present embodiment, while the forming head plate 24 moves in the food forming cup 17, it moves straight in the axial direction,
In the stroke from the food molding cup 17 to the rising end after the molding head plate 24 comes out, the food molding head 2 is provided so as to be raised while rotating. As a result, the molding head plate 24 is completely retracted from above the food molding cup 17 with a small lifting stroke of the food molding head 2 to take out the food after pressing from the food molding cup 17 and to remove the food skin and food utensil before pressing. Is easy to insert into the food molding cup 17.
Specifically, as shown by the imaginary line in FIG.
The lower half has an axial portion that allows the notch 10 to move in the axial direction and does not give any displacement in the circumferential direction, and the upper half has a notch 1 in the upper half.
It has an inclined portion that allows movement in the axial direction with respect to 0 and at the same time gives circumferential displacement. And notch 10
Is guided so as to occupy at least the range in which the food forming head 2 moves the food forming cup 17. In the present embodiment, the food molding head 2 is rotated at the time of elevating and lowering the head elevating stroke amount. However, when there is no problem in increasing the size of the apparatus or when there is enough space in the arrangement space, etc. In particular, it is not necessary to turn the food forming head 2, and the food forming head 2 can be retracted coaxially and linearly to such an extent that it does not hinder the taking out of the food and the loading of the food skin 36 and the food implement 35.

It is preferable that the shape of the food molding head 2 be appropriately designed for practical use. For example, the head of this food molding head 2 is shown in FIGS.
And a notch 3 on the side.
1 may be provided. In this case, this space 30
The food skins 36 are placed on top of each other, so that the removal and the step stacking at the time of work can be speeded up.

The food molding apparatus main body 1 is provided with an operation lever 3 as shown in FIG. Although the operation lever 3 of the present embodiment is provided on the right side toward the food molding apparatus main body 1 and is operated by a right hand, it is of course possible to provide the operation lever 3 on the opposite side. This operating lever 3
The central shaft 4 is provided with a sector gear 5 meshing with the groove 33 on the surface of the shaft 6. The shaft 6 is raised and lowered by the rotation of the gear 5. The shaft 6 also rotates at the same time as it moves up and down. However, since the groove on the surface of the shaft 6 is provided at least in a range where the shaft 6 rotates, the shaft 6 can rotate while meshing with the gear 5.

A support rod 14 is provided at the lower end of the shaft 6.
There is provided a transmission arm 11 for supporting. The transmission arm 11 is rotatable with respect to the shaft 6 and at least extends between a position for supporting the lower end of the support rod 14 as shown in FIG. 5 and a position for losing this support as shown in FIG. Rotate with. The other side of the transmission arm 11 is connected to a push button 12 via a connection rod 13.

The push button 12 is provided so as to protrude from the side of the food forming apparatus main body 1 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, and is urged to protrude by urging means 28 such as a compression spring. I have. The transmission arm 11
Normally, the push button 12 is biased by the biasing means 28,
Since it is similarly urged via the connecting rod 13 at this time, it is in a supporting position for supporting the lower end of the supporting rod 14 as shown in FIG. To rotate to a position where the support of the support rod 14 is lost.

The transfer arm 11 is preferably mounted horizontally, but does not have to be horizontal. For example, it may be provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the shaft 6 in a state of being tilted from horizontal. However, in such a case, it is preferable that at least a portion for supporting the lower end of the support rod 14 be formed flat.

Next, the function and operation of the food molding apparatus configured as described above will be described.

FIGS. 1 and 3 show a case where the operating lever 3 is tilted to the far side of the main body 1 of the food molding apparatus. When the operating lever 3 is tilted to the far side in this manner, the gear 5
Interlocks with the groove of the elevating shaft 6 in conjunction with the movement of the elevating shaft 6, and pushes up the elevating shaft 6 in the vertical direction. A sleeve 8 is incorporated in a neck portion 7 of the food molding apparatus main body 1, and a guide groove 9 is formed in an inner peripheral surface thereof. Therefore, as the operation lever 3 is tilted backward, the shaft 6 is raised. , Notch 10 moves along the guide groove 9.

Here, the guide groove 9 is formed in the molding head plate 2.
When the food molding cup 4 is in the food molding cup 17, the food molding head 2 rises vertically on the food molding cup 17 to give a linear displacement. When the forming head plate 24 comes out of the food forming cup 17, the notch 10 is also displaced in the circumferential direction along the inclined portion of the guide groove 9, so that the food forming head 2 rotates about the shaft 6 and the food forming cup 17 rotates. Evacuate from above. The above movement stops when the notch 10 reaches the stroke end of the guide groove 9, and the forming head 2 is moved to the position shown in FIG.
Move to the side of the food molding apparatus main body 1 as shown in FIG. Further, the transmission arm 11 also moves up together with the shaft 6, and pushes up the support rod 14 to a predetermined position. As a result, the forming table 18 rises to the upper edge height of the food forming cup 17 and stops as shown in FIG.

Here, as shown in FIG.
To move the transmission arm 11 laterally,
4 loses support at the lower end. As a result, the support rod 14 falls and the molding table 18 is retracted to the bottom of the food molding cup 17 as shown in FIG.
And the food skin 36 as shown in FIG.
Can be laminated inside. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the support rod 14 lowered by the push button 12 maintains a state in which the transmission arm 11 is pressed down on the side surface.

Next, after the ice cream 35 and the food skin 36 are stacked in a layered manner in the space 32 surrounded by the food molding cup 17 and the molding table 18, the operation is performed as shown in FIGS. When the lever 3 is pulled to the near side, the food molding head 2 moves to a position immediately above the food molding cup 17 while rotating the upper part of the food molding apparatus main body 1, and then descends vertically to the bottom of the food molding cup 17. Stop at

Here, for convenience, the stop position of the food molding head 2 is shown in FIG. 2 as a position in contact with the molding table 18, but this stop position is determined by the flat rings 19 and 21 provided on the shaft 6 and the plurality of rings. It can be changed as appropriate by the pushing amount regulating means consisting of 20. That is,
Since the lowering of the shaft 6 and the food molding head 2 stops when the flat ring 21 contacts the upper end of the neck portion 7 as shown in FIG.
The stop position can be changed by changing the thickness of 1. Thereby, the stop position of the molding head plate 24 in the food molding cup 17 can be appropriately changed, and the molding head plate 24 and the molding table 1 can be changed.
8 can be set to a desired thickness. For this reason, the molding head plate 24 is
, The ice cream 35 and the food skin 36 are constantly lowered and stopped to a certain appropriate height position.

When the operating lever 3 is pulled forward, the shaft 6 is lowered, and the transmission arm 11 is also lowered. Once the transfer arm 11 moves laterally as shown in FIG. 6, it cannot be returned to the support position shown in FIG. However, as shown in FIG.
Is released from the lower limit of the support rod 14 and returns to the support position shown in FIG. 5 again. At this time, since the compression spring 28 is also released, the push button 12 also returns to the original projecting position. If the transmission arm 11 is raised in this state, the support rod 14 can be raised again.

As described above, when the operation lever 3 is pulled forward, the forming head plate 24 is lowered to the set stop position. At this time, the ice cream 35 and the food skin 36 laminated in the food molding cup 17 as shown in FIG.
The molding head plate 14 and the molding table 1 as shown in FIG.
8 and compressed. At this time, for example, even if a part of the ice cream 35 protrudes extremely in the molding space, the protruding portion is used for the food molding cup 1.
By pressing the molded food into the gap in the molding space with the molded food 7, it is possible to produce a molded food.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the operation lever 3 is again pushed down toward the back. As a result, the food forming head 2 rises from the food forming cup 17, rotates and retracts. Further, since the forming table 18 is pushed up by the transmission arm 11 in conjunction with this, the formed food is also easily lifted up in the food forming cup 17 and taken out. In addition, the molded food slides up while bringing the peripheral surface 37 into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the food molding cup 17, so that
After molding, a uniform peripheral surface 37 can be obtained.

By repeating such an operation, it is possible to continuously and easily produce ice cream food which is compressed flat and sandwiched on both sides with the food skin 36. Moreover, according to the food molding apparatus of the present embodiment, the food skin 36 can be compressed with a uniform pressure.
6 can be compressed without breaking.

Therefore, unlike the case of compressing and molding one by one by hand, a breaking force is not applied to the food skin 36, so that a crispy texture having a low residual moisture content can be used, and It is possible to produce a high-quality integrated ice cream food that is hard to collapse and has a good taste by hardening it with the ingredients at a constant pressure (the force applied to the food is stable). it can.
In addition, since the side portion of the flat food moves along the food molding cup 17 by the upward movement of the molding table 18 after the compression process, the peripheral surface 37 of the food is accurately formed into a vertical shape, and a beautiful shape is easily formed. There is an advantage that can be obtained.

The above embodiment is an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, in the present embodiment, the case where the ice cream as the food implement 35 is sandwiched between the food skins 36 such as wafers is described, but in addition, the moisture is formed in an irregular shape such as bean jam and innermost skin or jam and thin wafers. The same effect can be obtained in food molding using the food skin 36 that contains and contains a low residual moisture. The food skin 36 is not particularly limited to wafers, and various food materials such as goful (trade name of Fugetsudo Co., Ltd.), biscuits, cookies, waffles, rice crackers and the like can be used.

The shapes of the food molding head 2, the food molding cup 17, and the molding table 18 can be changed according to the shapes of the food implement 35 and the food skin 36 described above. In the present embodiment, a flat-shaped molding table 18,
Although the molding head plate 24 is used, various shapes other than this can be used depending on the mode of the compression processing. Molding table 18, molding head plate 24
One or both of them, for example, a dome-shaped round shape,
It is also possible to use a three-dimensional plate having a rounded shape like the peripheral surface of a cylinder, or a shape like a turtle pattern.

In consideration of the actual easiness of eating the compressed food, it is also preferable to form the food with the bar-shaped member inserted. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, a cutout portion 29 may be provided on the side wall of the food molding cup 17, and the bar-shaped member may be inserted into the food by using the cutout portion 29. In this case, a bar-shaped member such as a flat stick can be horizontally inserted into the food tool 35 from the notch 29 in the step of stacking the food tool 35 and the food skin 36 stepwise. The food thus formed can be eaten without directly holding it by hand, so that there is an advantage that it is not necessary to put a hand on the food.

Further, in this embodiment, the food molding apparatus main body 1
Although the case where the operation lever 3 is provided to manually operate the food molding head 2 and the molding table 18 has been described, the drive source in this device is not particularly limited to this. For example, it may be automatically operated by a driving source such as a motor provided inside or outside the food molding apparatus main body 1. The automated apparatus may be used alone as a food molding apparatus, or may be incorporated into a vending machine or the like, for example, to be used as one apparatus constituting an automatic food molding apparatus. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the food molding apparatus of the present invention has mainly been described as an example in which the apparatus is configured as a vertically compact apparatus. However, the present invention is not particularly limited thereto. Pressing and taking in and out of food may be performed in the horizontal direction.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the food utensil 35 preliminarily formed into a disk is used has been described, but the present invention is not particularly limited to this.
A bulk material food tool stored in a large container or the like may be formed into a disk having a predetermined thickness using a forming tool, for example, a forming tool 40 as shown in FIG. 12, and then supplied to the food forming apparatus. good.

The food tool forming jig 40 includes a forming cup 41 having the same shape as the food forming cup 17 of the food forming apparatus shown in FIG. 1, an extruding plate 42 housed in the forming cup 41, and a forming cup 41. And a support rod 45 that penetrates the bottom of the support rod and supports the extrusion plate 42.
5 is mainly constituted by a hand knob 44 provided at the front end of the pushing plate 42.
Is moved so that the foodstuff 35 filled and molded into the molding cup 41 is taken out. A return coil spring 43 is interposed between the hand knob 44 and the molding cup 41, and is provided so as to urge the protruded pushing plate 42 when returning to the original position. Further, a means for regulating a stroke end of the pushing plate 42 when the pushing plate 42 is projected, for example, a ball plunger 47 is provided in a base sleeve portion formed by the bushing 46. The ball plunger 47 has a ball 48 at its tip that fits into an annular groove formed in the support rod 45,
The bushing 4 is formed by a screw on the peripheral surface of the plunger 47.
It is attached to 6 freely.

According to such a food tool molding jig 40,
The place where the food is molded is not limited, and the place where the molded food is provided is not limited. For example, an indefinite and easily meltable food implement 35 such as ice cream can be scooped from a large bulk container or the like at a Fast Foods store or the like, formed into a predetermined shape, for example, a disk shape, and then supplied to a food forming apparatus.

In this case, the food utensil 35 is packed in the molding cup 41 with the pushing plate 42 retracted to the bottom of the molding cup 41, and if necessary, slid along the upper edge of the molding cup 41 with a spatula. Cut and shape. Then, it is carried over the food molding cup 17 of the food molding apparatus, and
As shown in FIG. 3, the food tool forming jig 40 is turned upside down, and the opening of the forming cup 41 is aligned with the food forming cup 17, and then the hand knob 44 is pressed down, so that the food tool 35 is pushed out by the pushing plate 42. It is transferred to the food molding cup 17. At this time, food molding cup 1
In 7, a wafer or a biscuit as a food skin 36 is placed on the molding table 18 in advance.
Therefore, the food implement 35 falls onto the food skin 36 of the molded cup 41 while maintaining the cylindrical shape by the molded cup 41 and the pushing plate 42. Therefore, as described above, the food skin 36 is further placed on the food utensil 35, and then the operating lever 3 is pulled and the molding head 2 and the molding head plate 24 are sandwiched into the food molding cup 17 by the food skin 36. The foodstuff 35 is pushed into close contact.

Further, according to the food tool molding jig 40,
Not only can the food utensil 35 be sandwiched between the food skins 36 and pressed by a food molding device to provide a sandwich-like food, but also the food utensil 35 can be formed into a desired shape and provided as a single item. For example, when ice cream is taken out of a large bulk container at the First Foods store and served for customers' food, conventionally, it is scooped out of the bulk container with an ice cream dessert etc. However, if the food tool molding jig 40 is used, it can be provided in an arbitrary shape, that is, in an arbitrary shape corresponding to the shape of the molding cup 41 to be employed, and the range of application to desserts and the like can be improved. Can be spread.

[0056]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the food molding method of the first aspect, the food implement and the food skin are stacked stepwise while at least the peripheral surface is regulated, and a uniform pressure is applied from both sides. Therefore, for example, a crispy food skin having a low residual moisture content can be integrated with a food implement without breaking, thereby providing a food with a new texture. In addition, by compressing to a predetermined position to obtain a uniform thickness, and by molding while regulating the peripheral surface, the beauty of the food can be enhanced and the texture and umami can be improved, thereby improving the quality of the food. Becomes possible.

Further, according to the food molding method of the second aspect, since the compression step is performed after the rod-shaped member is placed in the food implement, the rod-shaped member can be integrally attached. Therefore, the food can be held through the bar-shaped member, which is convenient when the food is cold or hot, and is easy to eat to the end without putting a hand on the hand.

According to the food molding method of the third aspect, the food tool is deformed at the time of pressing with appropriate plasticity, so that the food tool and the food skin sandwiching the food tool without gaps are not caused without cracking of the food skin. Can be in close contact.

According to the food molding apparatus of the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to uniformly press the food skin. Can be integrated with the food implement without pressing. In addition, by moving the forming table, the protruding portion can be removed and the peripheral surface can be formed uniformly, so that the beauty of the food can be easily enhanced. Further, even if different operators are used, it is possible to perform the molding uniformly without touching the hands, so that the molding operation can be made more efficient.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the notch is provided on the side of the molding tool, the bar-shaped member can be inserted into the food before compression molding. For this reason, it is not necessary to hold the food directly with the hand, which is convenient when the food is cold or hot, for example, and makes it easier to eat to the end without messing with the hand.

Further, by providing a restricting means for restricting the pushing amount of the molding head plate as in the food molding apparatus according to the sixth aspect, it becomes possible to mold the food implement and the food skin to a desired thickness. . In this case, the food can be easily formed into various thicknesses by appropriately changing the pushing amount to be regulated.

Further, according to the food molding apparatus of the seventh aspect, the molding head plate can be moved up and down in the molding tool by sliding the sliding member. In addition, since the protrusions are guided in the horizontal direction by the guide grooves after they have escaped from the molding tool, the molding head plate can be raised and lowered and rotated. For this reason, the molding head plate is retracted from the molding tool, so that it is possible to easily take out the compressed food and install a new food tool and food skin.

According to the food molding apparatus of the present invention, the molding table can be raised by supporting the part of the molding table while supporting the part of the molding table with the support member, and can be raised by losing the support. You can return to the previous position. This makes it possible to raise the molding table in conjunction with the molding head plate or the like, and further increase the efficiency of the operation. Also,
After taking out the compressed food, by returning the molding table to the original position, it is possible to easily perform the step-by-step installation of the food utensil and the food skin.

Further, according to the food vending machine of the ninth aspect, it is possible to provide a food having a sandwich structure in which a food tool is sandwiched between food skins having a low residual moisture content at the time of product purchase immediately before the customer eats, You can enjoy the crunchy texture.

Further, according to the food tool forming jig of the tenth aspect, it is not necessary to easily prepare a desired shape such as a disk-shaped food tool in advance, and it is possible to scoop up bulk food materials stored in a large container for each order. Can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an internal structure of a food molding apparatus according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the food molding apparatus when the operation lever is pulled toward the user;

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the food forming apparatus when the operation lever is tilted backward.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the food forming apparatus when the operation lever is pulled toward the user;

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line vv of FIG. 1 showing a structure around a push button.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a movement when a push button is pressed in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which a food implement and a food skin are laminated on a food molding cup.

FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which the laminated food implement and food skin are compressed by a molding head plate and a molding table.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a food molding head provided with a space and a notch.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of the food molding head shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a side view of the food molding head shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an embodiment of a food tool molding jig.

13 is a view showing a state in which the food tool forming jig shown in FIG. 12 is turned upside down and food is extruded by a forming table.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Food molding apparatus main body 2 Food molding head 3 Operation lever 4 Center shaft 5 Gear 6 Shaft (sliding member) 7 Neck (cylindrical member) 8 Sleeve (cylindrical member) 9 Guide groove 10 Notch (projection) 11 Transmission arm (Supporting Member) 14 Support Bar 17 Food Molding Cup (Molding Tool) 18 Molding Table 24 Molding Head Plate 29 Notch 35 Foodstuff 36 Foodstuff 37 Peripheral Surface 40 Foodstuff Molding Jig 41 Molding Cup 42 Extruding Plate 44 Hand Knob 45 support rod

Claims (10)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A food appliance and a food skin are compressed at a uniform pressure from both sides to a predetermined thickness in a state in which the food appliance and the food skin are stacked in a mold for regulating at least the peripheral surface, and the food appliance and the food skin are integrated.
A food molding method, characterized in that a portion of the compressed food that comes into contact with the inner surface of the mold is easily formed and removed by relatively moving the food and the mold. 2. The food molding method according to claim 1, wherein a bar-shaped member is placed in the food appliance before the food appliance and the food skin are compressed, and then a compression step is performed. 3. The food molding method according to claim 1, wherein a food temperature adjusting step for giving plasticity to the food ingredient is performed before the compression step when the food ingredient is in a frozen state. . 4. A molding head plate for pushing in foodstuffs and food skins, a molding tool into which the molding headplate is pushed in, and movably disposed in the molding tool at a position facing the molding headplate. And a molding table for receiving the food utensil and the food skin, and after the food is compression-molded by the molding head plate, the molding table is moved along a side of the molding utensil in a direction opposite to the direction in which the food was compressed. A food molding apparatus, wherein the peripheral surface of the compressed food is molded and the compressed food is easily taken out. 5. The food forming apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a notch for inserting a rod-shaped member into the food tool is provided on a side of the forming tool. 6. The food molding apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising regulating means for regulating the amount of pushing of the molding head plate. 7. The molding head plate is supported by a cylindrical member fixedly disposed in the food molding apparatus main body and a sliding member slidably provided in the cylindrical member, and at least the molding tool. A guide groove for providing a displacement for retracting the molding head plate from the molding tool at a position until the cylindrical member is pushed into the cylindrical member, The food molding device according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the food molding device is provided on each of the sliding members. 8. A molding apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a support member for supporting a part of said molding table and losing the support to give a positional displacement to said molding table. A food molding device according to claim 1. 9. A food vending machine comprising the food molding device according to claim 4. Description: 10. A forming cup, an extruding plate accommodated in the forming cup, a support rod penetrating the bottom of the forming cup to support the extruding plate, and provided at a tip of the supporting rod. With a hand knob,
A food tool molding jig characterized in that a food tool filled and molded in a molding cup can be taken out by moving the extrusion plate using the hand knob.