JP2002191344A - Apparatus and method for forming food - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus and a method for forming a food without impairing shapes of food ingredients in food raw material. SOLUTION: The food forming apparatus 10 for forming a kneaded product 1 of potato for producing croquette is equipped with a first reciprocating means 18 for moving a kneaded product 11 extruded from a hopper 12 to a prescribed position 16, a second reciprocating means 22 for reciprocating the kneaded product 11 in the prescribed position 16 to the interior of a mold 14 and a third reciprocating means 73 for moving the mold to a second prescribed position 81 and a forth reciprocating means 75 for extruding the food raw material from the moved mold.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food molding apparatus and a food molding method for molding food raw materials such as potato kneaded products for producing croquettes and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a food molding apparatus for molding food raw materials such as kneaded food products has been used. For example, a food molding apparatus 1 as shown in FIG. 8 is used. This food forming apparatus 1 puts a kneaded product of food such as potatoes into a material container 2 and pushes the screw 3 out of a supply port 4 into a forming recess 5 so that the kneaded product of food is formed into a forming recess 5. It is constituted so that it may be formed into a shape.

However, when croquettes containing crab-like ingredients are manufactured by such a food molding apparatus 1, the shape of the ingredients may be damaged. For this reason, when the croquette was eaten, the tactile sensation of the ingredients could not be felt, or the taste of the ingredients could not be understood.

[0004]

Therefore, the present inventor has
As a result of intensive studies to find out the cause of such a problem and to solve the problem, the present invention has been reached.

[0005] That is, the present invention provides a food molding apparatus and a food molding method capable of producing a croquette in which the shape of the ingredient is not impaired when eating the croquette and the touch and taste of the ingredient such as crab meat can be felt. The purpose is to provide.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The gist of the present invention is to provide a food molding apparatus for forming a food material into a predetermined shape by feeding a food material put in a hopper and putting it into a mold. A first reciprocating means for moving the food material sent out from the first predetermined position to a first predetermined position; a second reciprocating means for moving the food material at the first predetermined position into the mold; and Another object of the present invention is to provide a food forming apparatus including a moving means for moving to a second predetermined position and a third reciprocating means for pushing out the food material from the moved mold.

[0007] An openable and closable plate for shutting out the fed food raw material may be provided at the first predetermined position. The mold may comprise an annular member having a cylindrical inner peripheral surface.

[0008] Immediately below the second reciprocating means, a pedestal having a receiving surface on which the mold is placed is provided, and the movement of the mold by the moving means is performed at least at the start of the movement. A mold may be slid over the receiving surface.
The cradle may be fixed to the food molding device.

[0009] Further, the gist of the present invention is to provide a food molding method for molding a food material into a predetermined shape by feeding a food material placed in a hopper and putting it into a mold. The food ingredient is pushed and moved to a first predetermined position, the food ingredient at the first predetermined position is pushed and moved into the mold, and then the mold is moved to a second predetermined position, and from the moved mold, It is a food molding method characterized by extruding food ingredients

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of a food molding apparatus and a food molding method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a food molding apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 1A is a side view, and FIG. 1B is a front view. This food forming apparatus 10 is a food forming apparatus for forming a potato kneaded product 11 (food raw material) for producing croquettes. The kneaded product 11 put in a hopper 12 is extruded and put into a mold 14. Is a food forming apparatus for forming the kneaded product 11 into a predetermined shape. In addition, the food molding apparatus 10 includes the kneaded product 11 extruded from the hopper 12.
And a second reciprocating means 22 for moving the kneaded product 11 at the first predetermined position 16 into the mold 14.

The hopper 12 is provided with a raw material inlet 50, and is configured to rotate the extrusion wheel 28 to feed the kneaded product 11 downward. The pushing wheel 28 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, the disk 30 having the protrusions 35 arranged in parallel is fixed to the rotating shaft 34 together with the drum 37. The fixed blades 102 are fixed to the inner wall of the hopper 12 alternately and interdigitated with the projections 35 of the disk 30. A feed blocking means 106 is provided near the outlet 104 of the hopper 12, and when the first reciprocating means 18 feeds out the kneaded product 11, the blocking plate 11
The outlet 104 is shut off while 0 is advanced.

The mold 14 is formed in a croquette shape, and is constituted by an annular member having a cylindrical inner peripheral surface so that the kneaded product 11 can be put in from above and formed and then taken out from below. I have. Under the mold 14, a receiving base 36 is provided, and when the kneaded product 11 is loaded from above,
Is received by the receiving stand 36. ,

As shown in FIG. 1, the first reciprocating means 18 includes a piston 42 for pushing the kneaded product 11 sent downward from the hopper 12 through the passage 40 toward the first predetermined position 16, and a piston 42. And a driving means (not shown) for reciprocatingly driving the drive 42.

The second reciprocating means 22 includes a piston 58 for pushing the kneaded product 11 at the first predetermined position 16 into the mold 14.
And a cylinder 6 capable of vertically moving the piston 58 in two stages.
0. As the cylinder 60,
A two-stage cylinder having two air chambers is used. The stroke of the piston 58 is 10 to 15 mm in one stage.
And the two steps are approximately 10 mm.

In the food molding apparatus 10 having such a configuration, the kneaded product 11 is put into the hopper 12, and the extruded wheel 28 is rotated, so that the kneaded product 11 is moved into the passage 40. Next, the kneaded product 11 is sent out by the piston 42 in the direction of the first predetermined position 16.

In this case, as shown in the enlarged view of FIG.
The opening 19 of the end portion 17 is at least partially closed to shut off the kneaded product 11, thereby preventing the kneaded product 11 from dripping downward, dropping, or deforming. When the end portion 17 is filled with the kneaded product 11, the plate 23 retreats or retreats sideways, and the opening 19 is opened.

In the present invention, a mode of the apparatus shown in FIG. 2B without the plate 23 is also possible.
The embodiment as shown in FIG. 2 (b) may be applied to a kneaded product having good form stability, since the kneaded product 11 may drip downward, fall, or lose its shape at the end portion 17. preferable.

In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 7, there is also an embodiment in which the hopper 12 includes a duct 55 with a narrow entrance.

Next, as shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 3, the cylinder 60 is operated, and the lower surface of the piston 58 is lowered to the lowermost portion 41 of the passage 40. Thereby, the kneaded product 11 is put into the mold 14.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the lower surface of the piston 58 is further moved to the lower portion 43, and the kneaded product 11 is sufficiently hardened into a croquette shape with the cradle 36.
The cradle 36 is fixed to the food molding apparatus 10. At this time, since it is easy to adjust the driving pressure of the pressurizing means such as a cylinder, the pressurizing means can be configured so that the predetermined pressure of the food material can be adjusted. Therefore, unlike the case where the predetermined thickness is adjusted by forcibly stopping with a plate or the like, the predetermined thickness can be kept substantially constant without deteriorating the quality of the food material. After the lower surface of the piston 58 is moved to the lower portion 43, the piston 58 returns to the original position in FIG.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 5, the cylinder 79 constituting the moving means is operated, and
The mold 14 is moved by the piston 72 constituting the base 3 to the second predetermined position 81 determined by the stopper 80.
6 and the base 76 are moved sideways. The base 76 is provided with an opening 78 sufficient for the kneaded product 11 to fall downward. In this position, the cylinder 61 constituting the third reciprocating means 75 is operated, the piston 74 also constituting the third reciprocating means 75 is moved downward, and the kneaded product 11 is pushed downward. , Belt conveyor 6
2 is dropped. The kneaded product 11 dropped and placed on the belt conveyor 62 is
It is transported up to the next process.

The moving means 73 may be a swinging reciprocating means in which one end swings an arm which is pivotally mounted on the frame and the other end reciprocates, in addition to the linear reciprocating means as shown in FIG. In addition, by the member circulating in a closed loop,
It may be a circular moving means configured to move the mold 14 while the member makes a circular movement.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6, after the garment 64 is attached, the garment 64 is fried in oil to form a croquette 68 in the kneaded product 11 in which the ingredients 66 are contained.

The timing of the reciprocating motion by the first to third reciprocating means and the plate 23 and the start and end timings of the moving means 73 do not cause any inconvenience because the reciprocating motions interfere with each other. As long as they overlap, they may overlap.

According to such a food molding apparatus 10, since the kneaded product 11 is sent into the passage 40 by the extrusion wheel 28, the shape of the tool 66 in the kneaded product 11 when the kneaded product 11 is sent into the passage 40 is changed. No damage or breakage. Therefore, for example, when crab meat is put as the ingredient 66, the taste of the crab, the texture of the crab, and the texture of the crab can be felt when the croquette 68 is eaten. Further, since the receiving base 36 is fixed, the kneaded product 1
1 is sufficiently hardened into a croquette shape between the piston 58 and the receiving base 36, and the manufactured croquette 68 does not lose its shape.

A method is also conceivable in which the cradle slides laterally and the kneaded product 11 is pushed downward at the position shown in FIG. 3 without moving the mold 14 to the position shown in FIG.
In such a structure of the cradle which slides itself, the cradle is unstable with respect to external force, and when the kneaded product 11 is compacted between the piston 42 and the cradle, the kneaded product 1 is hardened.
It is difficult to compact 1 strongly.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings. However, the food forming apparatus and the food forming method of the present invention are not limited to those shown in the drawings, but may be implemented in other modes.

The food raw material molded by the food molding apparatus of the present invention is not limited to a kneaded kroquette but may be a minced katsu kneaded product. The raw materials are not limited to kneaded products, and may be food ingredients such as pudding, jelly, ice cream, tofu, and chocolate. The ingredients to be put into the food ingredients are not limited to crab meat, and may be seafood such as shrimp and fish, or vegetables such as beans and corn.

The driving means in the first reciprocating means 18 is not limited to being constituted by a cylinder, but may be constituted by an electric motor and a screw mechanism. Also, the cylinder may be pneumatic or hydraulic.

In addition, the technical scope of the present invention includes embodiments in which various improvements, corrections, and modifications are made based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention. In addition, the invention may be embodied in a form in which one of the invention-specifying matters is replaced with another technique within a range in which the same operation or effect is generated.

[0032]

According to the food molding apparatus and the food molding method of the present invention, a food material is extruded from a hopper without being stirred by a screw, moved substantially parallel by a reciprocating means, and put into a mold to be molded. can do. For this reason, since the shape of the ingredients in the food material is not impaired, the taste of the ingredients, the tongue of the ingredients, and the texture of the ingredients can be ensured. In particular, by adopting a configuration in which the food material is pushed out of the food material and moved, it is possible to prevent the ingredients in the food material from being damaged.

Further, the food material extruded from the hopper is moved to the first predetermined position by the first reciprocating means, and the food material at the first predetermined position is moved into the mold by the second reciprocating means. According to the food molding apparatus and the food molding method of the present invention, without extruding the food material from the hopper without stirring by a screw, the food material is extruded to the first predetermined position by the first reciprocating means and moved. The food material can be put into the mold and solidified only by pushing out the food material and moving it into the mold by the second reciprocating means. For this reason,
In addition to not impairing the shape of the ingredients in the food material, the food molding device can be made compact to reduce costs.

Further, the driving means of the piston is constituted by a pressurizing means, and the food material extruded into the mold by the piston is extruded by a predetermined thickness through the mold, and the predetermined pressure is adjusted by adjusting the pressure of the pressurizing means. According to the food molding apparatus of the present invention characterized in that the thickness is adjusted, the predetermined pressure of the food material can be adjusted by adjusting the driving pressure of the pressing means such as a cylinder. Therefore, unlike the case where the predetermined thickness is adjusted by forcibly stopping with a plate or the like, the predetermined thickness can be kept substantially constant without deteriorating the quality of the food material. Further, it is easy to adjust the predetermined thickness of the food material.

Further, since the receiving table is fixed, the kneaded product can be hardened into a croquette shape between the pressing plate provided on the piston and the receiving table with a strong pressing force. It is possible to eliminate out of shape.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 (a) is a side view showing a food molding apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 1 (b) is a front view.

FIG. 2A is a side sectional view of a main part of the food molding apparatus of FIG. 1; FIG. 2B is a side cross-sectional view of a main part of the food molding apparatus in a mode different from that of FIG. 2A.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a main part of the food molding apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of a main part of the food molding apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of a main part of the food molding apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a front sectional view of a croquette manufactured by the food molding apparatus of FIG. 1;

7 (a) is a side view showing a food forming apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 (b) is a front view.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing a conventional food molding apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10: Food molding apparatus 12: Hopper 14: Mold 16: First predetermined position 18: First reciprocating means 22: Second reciprocating means 23: Plate 28: Extruder wheel 36: Receiving table 42, 58, 72 , 74: piston 60, 61, 79: cylinder 62: belt conveyor 73: moving means 75: third reciprocating means 81: second predetermined position

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A food molding apparatus for molding a food raw material into a predetermined shape by feeding a food raw material put into a hopper into a mold, and moving the food raw material sent from the hopper to a first predetermined position. A first reciprocating means for moving, a second reciprocating means for moving the food material at the first predetermined position into the mold, a moving means for moving the mold to a second predetermined position, And a third reciprocating means for extruding food ingredients from the mold. 2. The food molding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an openable and closable plate for blocking the fed food ingredients is provided at the first predetermined position. 3. The food molding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mold comprises an annular member having a cylindrical inner peripheral surface. 4. A pedestal having a receiving surface on which the mold is placed just below the second reciprocating means, wherein the movement of the mold by the moving means is at least at the start of the movement. The food molding apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a mold is formed by sliding on the receiving surface. 5. The food molding apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the receiving table is fixed. 6. A food molding method for molding a food raw material into a predetermined shape by feeding a food raw material put into a hopper and putting it into a mold, wherein the food raw material sent from the hopper is pushed to a first predetermined position. Food, wherein the food material at the first predetermined position is pushed into the mold and moved, and then the mold is moved to a second predetermined position and the food material is extruded from the moved mold. Molding method.