JP2003304853A - Food forming apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a food forming apparatus for wrapping an inner material in an outer skin material and forming the wrapped material, with which the outer skin material is surely sealed in a state holding the inner material in the outer skin material. <P>SOLUTION: The food forming apparatus is equipped with a shutter 1 and a receiving member 2 which is arranged on the top of the shutter and is equipped with an opening part 20. The outer skin material F arranged on the receiving member 2 is formed into a bowl-like shape in the opening part 20 and is sealed by the shutter 1. Since the peripheral part of the outer skin material F is arranged on the receiving member 2 and the sealing action of the shutter is carried out, the inner material is surely wrapped in the outer skin material F and formed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food forming device, and more particularly, to a bread material, a bun dough, etc.
The present invention relates to a food forming apparatus capable of reliably wrapping and forming inner materials such as bean jam, cooked meat and vegetables.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a technique for forming a food product in which an inner material is wrapped with an outer skin material, a bar-shaped inner material and a cylindrical outer skin material are continuously formed on the outer side of the inner material to open and close a shutter mechanism. It has been practiced to squeeze and mold and cut by operation (for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-29433). However, when fermentable dough such as the above-mentioned bread dough is used as the outer skin material, forming the material into a tubular shape causes the outer skin material to be pressed and twisted, which damages the dough and causes the dough to swell sufficiently after molding and cutting. Since the outer skin material becomes a hard food without elasticity, the molding process is currently performed by human hands. There is also proposed a method of forming a food by using a sheet-shaped outer skin material while avoiding the tubular formation of the outer skin material. For example, fairness 7-1829
No. 9 gazette describes that a round-shaped dough piece is supplied onto a cup by a belt conveyor, the bean paste is placed on the cup and pushed into the cup with a pushing rod, and the bread dough is sealed by a sealing gate. . Further, in JP-A-9-289866,
It is described that a sheet-shaped food dough is conveyed onto a receiver by a belt conveyor, and the dough is pressed from above by a pressing member to be punched into a circular shape to form a concave shape, which is then installed in the receiver. Further, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-50854, an outer packaging material formed in a substantially flat circular shape is placed on the opening of a cup-shaped female mold by a belt conveyor, and the outer packaging material is shaped like a bowl along the inner wall surface of the female mold. After supplying the inner material to the inside of the bowl-shaped outer packaging material, the upper edge portion of the outer packaging material is sealed by squeezing the upper edge portion of the outer packaging material with a shutter composed of a plurality of shutter pieces. It is stated that the inner material is wrapped up.

[0003]

When molding is performed using the sheet-like outer skin material as described above, the outer skin material must be placed at an appropriate position when the inner material is wrapped with the outer skin material and molded. The peripheral edge of the material is not properly sealed and the inner material is exposed. As in the prior art described above, the outer skin material is generally conveyed by a belt conveyor,
Since the outer cover material is flexible when it is moved from the belt conveyor to the placement location, the position of the outer cover material is often not constant. In order to solve such a problem, in the prior art, the outer skin material is once held in a cup-shaped receiver or the like to form a bowl shape, so that the outer skin material is arranged at an appropriate position. Further, in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-289866, the food dough is punched out in a circular shape by the pressing member and set in the receiver. Although other prior art documents do not specifically describe the countermeasure, since a cup-shaped female mold or the like is used, the outer skin material is formed in advance to be larger than the opening of the cup, and the position of the outer skin material is It is considered that the peripheral portion of the outer cover is sealed even if it is slightly displaced. However, even if the outer skin material is arranged at an appropriate position, if the shape of the outer skin material varies, the peripheral edge portion of the outer skin material may not be properly sealed. Further, in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-18299 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-50854, a shutter is used as a sealing member for the outer skin material, but in both cases, the peripheral portion of the outer skin material is provided on the upper surface of the cup on which the shutter slides. Because I hold
When the shutter is closed, the peripheral portion of the outer cover is compressed in the horizontal direction and is not properly sealed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional food forming apparatus, and it is possible to flexibly deal with the arrangement of the outer skin material with a simple structure and to surely use the outer skin material. It is an object of the present invention to provide a food molding device capable of wrapping and molding an inner material.

[0005]

A food forming apparatus according to the present invention has a shutter comprising a plurality of shutter pieces, an shutter arranged on an upper surface of the shutter and having an opening portion in an opening region of the shutter, and an outer skin on the upper surface. It is characterized in that it is provided with a receiving member on which the material is arranged, and shutter control means for causing the shutter to perform a sealing operation so as to wrap the inner material with an outer skin material formed in a bowl shape at the opening of the receiving member. further,
It is characterized in that it is provided with a positioning means for adjusting the position of the outer skin material arranged on the receiving member. Further, the positioning means is characterized in that it comprises a projection member fixed on the receiving member. Further, the positioning means is provided with a movable member arranged on the receiving member. Further, it is characterized by further comprising a pushing means for pushing the outer skin material into the opening of the receiving member to form the outer skin material in a bowl shape. Further, the pushing means is characterized by including an inner material supplying means for supplying the inner material. Further, it is characterized in that it comprises suction means for drawing the outer skin material downward from the opening of the receiving member to form the outer skin material in a bowl shape. Further, it is characterized in that a holding means for holding the edge portion of the outer skin material on the receiving member is provided.

With the above-described structure, the outer cover material is once placed on the receiving member, and the shutter sealing operation is performed with the peripheral edge portion of the outer cover material being disposed above the shutter. The inner material can be wrapped and sealed by the outer skin material. That is, when the peripheral edge portion of the outer cover material is arranged in the receiving member, the peripheral edge portion of the outer cover material is in a state of being lifted up, so that the peripheral edge portion of the outer cover material is attached to the sealing surface where the shutter performs the sealing operation. Is almost in line,
Secure wrapping is possible. Further, since the opening of the receiving member is provided in the opening area of the shutter, even if the arrangement of the outer cover material on the receiving member is slightly displaced, if the outer cover material does not come off the opening of the receiving member, the peripheral portion of the outer cover material is Since it is arranged in the sealing operation area of the shutter, the sealing operation by the shutter is not affected.

Further, by providing the positioning means for adjusting the position of the outer cover material on the receiving member, the position of the outer cover material can be surely arranged at an appropriate position, and the sealing operation by the shutter is performed more reliably. be able to. The positioning means may be a protruding member fixed to the receiving member, and in this case, when the outer covering material is supplied, the outer covering material contacts the protruding member for positioning. Further, by positioning the movable member on the receiving member, the position of the outer skin material supplied can be adjusted by adjusting the position of the movable member with the movable member.

Further, when the outer skin material is formed into a bowl shape at the opening of the receiving member, the bowl shape is formed only by supplying the inner material onto the outer skin material due to its own weight. Forming can also be performed. If the inner material is supplied at the same time when pushing, the production efficiency can be further improved. Further, if the outer skin material is sucked from the opening of the receiving member by the suction means to form a bowl shape, the outer skin material can be stably formed into a bowl shape without pressing the outer skin material, and damage to the outer skin material is caused. Can be reduced.
Then, by holding the edge portion of the outer cover material on the receiving member,
It is possible to more reliably perform the bowl-shaped formation and sealing operation of the outer skin material.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will now be described in detail based on the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a food product molding apparatus according to the present invention, and is a partial cross-sectional view to show the internal structure.

In FIG. 1, what is designated by reference numeral 1 is a shutter which is constructed so that a total of four shutter pieces 10 shown in the plan view of FIG. In the shutter 1, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, each shutter piece 10 fixed to a drive shaft 11, 11 ... Reciprocates about the drive shaft 11 so that the tip of each shutter piece 10 is adjacent. Shutter piece 10
Are configured to slide on the side edges of the shutter pieces, and the opening area surrounded by the side edges of the shutter pieces 10 ... In FIG. 1, reference numeral 2 indicates a shutter 1.
Is a thin plate-shaped receiving member disposed on the upper surface of the. As shown in the plan view of FIG. 2, the receiving member 2 is provided with a circular opening 20. The receiving member 2 is held by the drive shaft 11 together with the shutter piece 10. FIG. 2A shows a shutter 1
Shows an open state, and the opening 20
Is provided. FIG. 2B shows a state in which the shutter 1 is closed, and the shutter piece 10 is driven toward the center of the opening 20.

As shown in the plan views of FIGS. 1 and 3, the shutter drive mechanism has a flange 12 fixed to the lower end of each drive shaft 11 and pivotally attached to the flange 12 to connect the flanges 12 to each other. .. and a motor 14 for driving these links 13. By controlling the rotation direction, rotation angle, etc. of the motor 14, a plurality of links 13, 13 ... The shutter 1 is opened and closed as appropriate.

In FIG. 1, what is indicated by reference numeral 3 is a pushing means for forming the outer skin material into a bowl shape. As shown in FIG. 1, the pushing means 3 of the present embodiment includes a pushing member 30 fixed to a stay 31, a feed screw mechanism 32 for moving the stay 31 up and down, and a motor 33 for driving the feed screw mechanism 32. The push-in member 30 is appropriately moved up and down by controlling the rotation direction, the rotation angle, and the like of the motor 33. As will be described in detail later, the pushing member 30 is lowered to enter the opening 20 of the receiving member 2, and the central portion of the sheet-shaped outer skin material supplied onto the receiving member 2 is depressed to form a bowl shape. You can

Further, in this embodiment, the outer skin material is formed in a bowl shape, and an inner material supply means for supplying the inner material to the bottom portion of the outer skin material formed in the bowl shape is provided. That is, the pushing member 30 is
It is composed of a tubular body having a discharge hole for discharging the inner material at the lower end, and a valve 40 for opening and closing the discharge hole is internally provided. Then, the internal material thrown into the hopper 45,
A conventionally known pump 44 pressure-feeds through the supply pipe 43 into the cylinder of the pushing member 30, and the air cylinder 42 fixed to the stay 31 is driven to move the valve 40 up and down via the rod 41 to form a discharge hole. A required amount of inner material is supplied to the bottom portion of the outer skin material which is appropriately opened and closed to form a bowl shape.

In FIG. 1, what is designated by reference numeral 5 is a holding means for holding the edge portion of the outer skin material on the receiving member 2.
The holding means 5 is a ring-shaped stay 52 having a plurality of through holes provided so as to surround the pushing member 30, a vertically slidable insertion is fitted into the through holes of the stay 52, and the stay 52 can be locked to the stay 52 at the upper end. A plurality of support rods 51 having various heads, a ring-shaped holding member 50 fixed to the lower end of the support rod 51 and provided so as to surround the pushing member 30, and an air cylinder 53 for vertically moving the stay 52. I have it. Presser member 50
A coil spring that is fitted to each support rod 51 and urges the pressing member 50 downward is provided between the stay 52 and the stay 52 so that the pressing member 50 is always urged downward. Has become. Therefore, the stay 52 is
By lowering, the pressing member 50 can be pressed against the outer skin material on the receiving member 2.

In FIG. 1, what is designated by reference numeral 6 is a support means arranged below the shutter 1 for supporting the outer skin material. As shown in FIG. 1, the supporting means 6 is composed of a supporting member 60 and a belt conveyor 63 whose belt is vertically moved by the supporting member 60. Support member 60
Is connected to the rack-pinion mechanism 62 via a support rod 61, and the motor 64 drives the rack-pinion mechanism 62 to appropriately move up and down via the support rod 61 to support the outer skin material. And the molded product H is the belt conveyor 63.
Then it is transported to the next step.

An example of the food forming process by the food forming apparatus of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 8. 4 to 8 are enlarged partial cross-sectional views of the shutter portion of FIG. 1, showing the arrangement of the shutter 1, the receiving member 2, the pressing member 30, the pressing member 50, and the supporting member 60 in each step. In this embodiment, an example in which bread dough is used as the outer skin material F and bean paste is used as the inner material G will be described.

In FIG. 4, the shutter piece 10 of the shutter 1 is in a closed state. Although there is a gap between the shutter pieces 10 in the drawing, it may be in a completely closed state. The outer cover material F is placed on the upper surface of the shutter member 10 exposed in the receiving member 2 and the opening 20 of the receiving member 2. The outer skin material F is supplied by a belt conveyor or the like as in the prior art. Push member
30 and the pressing member 50 are standing by in a raised state. Figure 5
Then, the air cylinder 53 operates and the pressing member 50 descends,
The peripheral edge of the outer skin material F is pressed against the receiving member 2 to hold the peripheral edge of the outer skin material F. On the other hand, the shutter 1 opens and retracts from the opening 20 of the receiving member 2, and is set in the state of FIG. In FIG. 6, the pushing member 30 descends and the valve 40 opens,
The inner material G is supplied onto the outer skin material F. In this case, the inner material G may be supplied after the pushing member 30 contacts the outer skin material F, or the inner material G may be supplied without contacting the outer skin material F. It suffices if it is curved to form a bowl shape. In FIG. 7, the shutter 1 enters the closing operation, the opening area of the shutter piece 10 is narrowed, and the pressing member is pressed.
50 rises and the peripheral portion of the outer skin material F is released. Therefore, according to the closing operation of the shutter 1, the peripheral portion of the outer cover material F is drawn into the opening 20 of the receiving member 2. At this time, the peripheral edge portion of the outer cover material F is substantially along the sealing surface of the shutter 1. Then, when the shutter 1 completes the closing operation, as shown in FIG.
The peripheral edge portion of is securely sealed, and the inner material G is wrapped in the outer skin material F to be molded. In FIG. 8, the shutter piece 10 of the shutter 1
Is not completely closed, but it may be completely closed.

As described above, once the outer cover material F is received on the receiving member 2 arranged on the upper surface of the shutter 1, a bowl shape is formed in the opening 20 of the receiving member 2 to seal the shutter 1. Since the outer peripheral material F is sealed, the shutter 1
The state is almost along the sealing surface of, and reliable sealing is performed. Further, since the opening 20 of the receiving member 2 is provided in the opening region of the shutter 1, if the outer cover material F is arranged so as to cover the opening 20, there is no problem even if the position is slightly displaced. .

9 to 14 show another food forming process. In this step, FIGS. 9 and 10 are the same as FIGS. 4 and 5, but in FIG. 11, the pushing member 30 is advanced into the opening region of the shutter 1 so that the supporting member 60 supports the outer covering material F. There is. After that, as shown in FIG. 12, the valve 40 is opened while the pushing member 30 is retracted, and the inner material G is supplied. Figure 13
Then, the shutter 1 is closed and the pressing member 50 is raised so that the peripheral edge of the outer skin material F is substantially along the sealing surface of the shutter 1 and the peripheral edge of the outer skin material F is moved by the shutter piece 10 as shown in FIG. The department is sealed. In this example, the outer skin material F
This is effective when the viscoelasticity is large and the pushing member 30 penetrates deeply, so that the sealing operation can be performed after the bowl-shaped formation and before the outer skin material F is restored.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the outer skin material F is formed in a bowl shape by the pushing member 30, but it may be formed in a bowl shape by providing a suction means on the supporting member instead of the pushing member 30. In this case, the outer skin material F is pulled out from the opening 20 of the receiving member 2 by the suction means.
15 to 19 show the food forming process. As shown in FIG. 15, the support member 7 is composed of a tubular member 71 having a plurality of vent holes 70 at its tip, and the tubular member 71 is connected to an intake / exhaust device (not shown). Then, the support member 7 sucks and holds the outer skin material F by sucking air from the vent hole 70, and releases the sucking and holding skin material F by exhausting air from the vent hole 70. In FIG. 15, the shutter 1 is set in the closed state, and the outer skin material F having the inner material G arranged on the upper surface of the receiving member 2 is supplied. In FIG. 16, the pressing member 50 descends and presses the peripheral portion of the outer skin material F against the upper surface of the member 2.
After that, as shown in FIG. 17, the shutter 1 is opened and the support member 7 moves upward to come into contact with the lower surface of the outer cover material F and
The outer skin material F is adsorbed and held by sucking air from 70. In FIG. 18, the support member 7 descends with the outer cover material F adsorbed and held, so that the outer cover material F is pulled out from the opening 20 of the receiving member 2 and formed into a bowl shape. In FIG. 19, the pressing member 50 rises and retracts, the shutter 1 closes, and the peripheral edge of the outer cover material F is gathered along the sealing surface of the shutter 1. Meanwhile, the shutter 1 performs a sealing operation.

20 to 27 show an example of the outer skin positioning means arranged on the receiving member 2. As shown in FIG. 20 to 24,
A protrusion member is provided on the receiving member 2 as a means for positioning the outer cover material.
80 is provided. The protruding member 80 may be provided substantially concentrically with the opening 20 as shown in FIG. 21, or only a part thereof may be provided as shown in FIG. Thus the protruding member 80
By providing the outer cover material F, when the outer cover material F is supplied onto the receiving member 2 by a belt conveyor or the like, the outer cover material F comes into contact with the projecting member 80 to prevent displacement. The protruding member 80 may be fixed to the receiving member 2 with an adhesive or the like, or may be integrally formed with the receiving member 2. In addition, as shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, a bolt 81 is inserted into the long hole 21 provided in the receiving member 2 in the protruding member 80.
You may fix with. With such a configuration, fine adjustment can be performed while actually performing the test, and adjustment can be performed according to the size of the outer cover material F. 25 to 27 show the case where the positioning means is composed of a movable member. A rod 83 is attached to the positioning member 82, and the rod 83 can be reciprocated by an air cylinder 84. The air cylinder 84 is operated to retract the positioning member 82,
After the outer skin material F is supplied onto the receiving member 2, the positioning member 82 is advanced and the outer skin material F is pushed, whereby the outer skin material F can be set at an appropriate position. Two positioning members 82 may be provided so as to face each other across the opening 20, as shown in FIG.
It is also possible to provide four as shown in FIG.

In each of the above embodiments, the pressing member
Although the outer skin material F is held on the receiving member 2 by 50, if the outer skin material F is not displaced from the receiving member 2 when forming the bowl shape, the holding means may be omitted.

The food forming apparatus of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various design changes can be made within the scope of the claims.

For example, in the above embodiment, four shutter pieces are used as the shutter 1, but the number of shutter pieces is not particularly limited. As the shutter drive means, a drive mechanism that opens and closes by reciprocally swinging each shutter piece around the drive shaft is used, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 29, each shutter piece 101 slides in the direction of the arrow and linearly moves to open and close, or FIG.
As shown in (a) and (b), various drive mechanisms are used, such as a drive mechanism in which each shutter piece 102 opens and closes by swinging while linearly moving in accordance with the rotational movement of the action pin 103 in the direction of the arrow. be able to. Further, the example shown in FIGS. 30 and 31 is a case where the rotating shaft 105 continuously rotates to one side to open and close the shutter, and in FIG. 30, the sliding surface between the shutter piece 104 and the adjacent shutter piece is shown. Rotation axis formed on both sides
While the shutter 105 makes one rotation, the shutter piece 104 can be opened and closed twice. In FIG. 31, the sliding surface between the shutter piece 104 and the adjacent shutter piece is formed on one side, and the rotation shaft 105 is 1
The shutter piece 104 is adapted to open and close once during rotation. And even with the shape of each shutter piece,
Corresponding to such a shutter driving means, various shapes such as those having a linear side edge as shown in FIG. 28 or FIG. 29 can be adopted other than the above embodiment.

In the above embodiment, the shutter 1 is only one set, but it is also possible to provide a plurality of sets as shown in FIG. In FIG. 32, the shutter 1 shown in FIG.
Two sets of 111 and shutter 112 are arranged in parallel. The drive shafts of the two sets of adjacent shutter pieces are made common, and the adjacent shutter pieces are swung by one drive shaft. FIG. 33 shows an example of common drive shafts when a plurality of continuously rotating shutter mechanisms shown in FIG. 30 are used. In this example, one shutter piece 104 is shared by adjacent shutter mechanisms, and the sliding surfaces formed on both sides of the shared shutter piece 104 are always used for the opening / closing operation. The bowl-shaped forming means such as the pressing member, the holding means such as the pressing member, the internal material supplying means such as the hopper, and the supporting means such as the supporting member described in the above embodiment may be provided according to the number of sets to be arranged. . In this way, if the drive shafts of a plurality of pairs of adjacent shutter pieces are made common, it is possible to arrange them in parallel in the same way even if there are three or more pairs.
Multiple molding processes are possible at the same time. Therefore, the production efficiency can be significantly improved, and the structure of the device can be simplified and the size can be further reduced by sharing the drive shaft.

[0026]

As described above, the food forming apparatus according to the present invention has a simple structure including the shutter and the receiving member provided on the upper surface of the shutter, and the outer skin member is temporarily placed on the receiving member. Since the sealing operation is performed by the shutter in a state where the peripheral portion of the outer skin material is arranged above the shutter, the inner material can be surely wrapped and sealed by the outer skin material. That is, by disposing the peripheral edge portion of the outer cover material on the receiving member, the peripheral edge portion of the outer cover material is substantially in line with the sealing surface on which the shutter performs the sealing operation, so that reliable wrapping is possible. Further, since the opening of the receiving member is provided in the opening area of the shutter, even if the arrangement of the outer cover material on the receiving member is slightly displaced, if the outer cover material does not come off the opening of the receiving member, the peripheral portion of the outer cover material is Since it is arranged in the sealing operation area of the shutter, the sealing operation by the shutter is not affected.

Further, by providing the positioning means for adjusting the position of the outer cover material on the receiving member, the position of the outer cover material can be surely arranged at an appropriate position, and the sealing operation by the shutter is performed more reliably. be able to. The positioning means may be a protruding member fixed to the receiving member, and in this case, when the outer covering material is supplied, the outer covering material contacts the protruding member for positioning. Further, by positioning the movable member on the receiving member, the position of the outer skin material supplied can be adjusted by adjusting the position of the movable member with the movable member.

Further, when the outer skin material is formed into a bowl shape at the opening of the receiving member, the bowl shape is formed by the weight of the inner material only by supplying the inner material onto the outer skin material. Forming can also be performed. If the inner material is supplied at the same time when pushing, the production efficiency can be further improved. Further, by holding the edge portion of the outer covering material on the receiving member, it is possible to more reliably form the outer covering material in a bowl shape.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional front view of a food product molding apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing a shutter and a receiving member of the same device.

FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view showing a drive mechanism of a shutter of the same device.

FIG. 4 is a schematic side view of a shutter portion for explaining a food forming process by the apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a schematic side view of a shutter portion for explaining a food molding process using the same apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a schematic side view of a shutter portion for explaining a food molding process by the same apparatus.

FIG. 7 is a schematic side view of a shutter portion for explaining a food forming process using the apparatus.

FIG. 8 is a schematic side view of a shutter portion for explaining a food molding process using the same apparatus.

FIG. 9 is a schematic side view of a shutter portion for explaining another food molding process by the same apparatus.

FIG. 10 is a schematic side view of a shutter portion for explaining another food molding process by the same apparatus.

FIG. 11 is a schematic side view of a shutter portion for explaining another food product forming process by the apparatus.

FIG. 12 is a schematic side view of a shutter portion for explaining another food product forming process by the apparatus.

FIG. 13 is a schematic side view of a shutter portion for explaining another food product forming process by the apparatus.

FIG. 14 is a schematic side view of a shutter portion for explaining another food product forming process by the apparatus.

FIG. 15 is a schematic side view of a shutter portion for explaining a food forming process of a food forming apparatus using suction means.

FIG. 16 is a schematic side view of a shutter portion for explaining a food molding process using the same device.

FIG. 17 is a schematic side view of a shutter portion for explaining a food molding process using the same device.

FIG. 18 is a schematic side view of a shutter portion for explaining a food molding process using the same device.

FIG. 19 is a schematic side view of a shutter portion for explaining a food molding process using the same device.

FIG. 20 is a schematic side view of a shutter portion of a food product molding apparatus having a positioning member on a receiving member.

FIG. 21 is a plan view of a shutter and a receiving member of the same device.

FIG. 22 is a plan view of a shutter and a receiving member according to a modified example of the same device.

FIG. 23 is a schematic side view of a shutter portion of a food product forming apparatus provided with another positioning means on a receiving member.

FIG. 24 is a plan view of a shutter and a receiving member of the same device.

FIG. 25 is a schematic side view of a shutter portion of a food product forming apparatus provided with another positioning means on a receiving member.

FIG. 26 is a plan view of a shutter and a receiving member of the same device.

FIG. 27 is a plan view of a shutter and a receiving member according to a modified example of the same device.

FIG. 28 is a schematic plan view showing a modified example of the shutter.

FIG. 29 is a schematic plan view showing another modification of the shutter.

FIG. 30 is a schematic plan view showing another modification of the shutter.

FIG. 31 is a schematic plan view showing another modification of the shutter.

FIG. 32 is a schematic plan view of a shutter drive mechanism showing a modified example in which a plurality of sets of shutter drive mechanisms are provided.

FIG. 33 is a schematic plan view of a shutter drive mechanism showing another modified example in which a plurality of shutter drive mechanisms are provided.

[Explanation of symbols]

F skin material G inner material H molded products 1 First shutter 10 Shutter piece of the first shutter 11 Drive shaft 12 flange 13 links 14 motor 2 Receiving member 20 openings 21 long hole 3 Skin material pushing means 30 Push member 31 stay 32 Lead screw mechanism 33 motor 40 valves 41 rod 42 Air cylinder 43 Supply pipe 44 pumps 45 hopper 5 Holding means 50 Presser member 51 Support rod 52 Stay 53 Air cylinder 6 Supporting means 60 Support member 61 Support rod 62 Rack-pinion mechanism 63 belt conveyor 64 motor 7 Support member with suction means 70 Intake hole 71 Tubular member 80 Projection member 81 volt 82 Positioning member 83 rod 84 Air cylinder 101 Modified shutter piece 102 Modified shutter piece 103 Modified action pin 104 Another modified shutter piece 105 Shaft drive shaft of another modified example 111 Modified shutter 112 Alternative shutter

Continued front page    (72) Inventor Toru Fukiage             Stock number 38-3-9 Ninomiya, Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture             Company Kobad F term (reference) 4B014 GE03 GQ15 GT20 GU16                 4B048 PE12 PK04 PM05 PM16

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A shutter comprising a plurality of shutter pieces,
A receiving member disposed on the upper surface of the shutter and having an opening portion in the opening region of the shutter, and an outer skin material disposed on the upper surface thereof, and an outer skin material formed in a bowl shape in the opening portion of the receiving member. A food forming apparatus, comprising: shutter control means for sealing the shutter so as to wrap the inner material. 2. The food forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a positioning means for adjusting a position of the outer cover member arranged on the receiving member. 3. The positioning means comprises a projection member fixed on the receiving member.
The food forming apparatus described in 1. 4. The food forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the positioning means includes a movable member arranged on the receiving member. 5. The food product molding according to claim 1, further comprising a pushing means for pushing the outer skin material into the opening of the receiving member to form the outer skin material in a bowl shape. apparatus. 6. The food forming apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the pushing means includes an inner material supply means for supplying the inner material. 7. The suction means for drawing the outer skin material downward from the opening of the receiving member to form the outer skin material in a bowl shape, according to any one of claims 1 to 4. Food forming equipment. 8. The holding means for holding the edge portion of the outer skin member on the receiving member is provided.
The food forming apparatus according to any one of 1.