JP2007236281A - Noodle-producing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a noodle-producing equipment easily cleaning and carrying out maintenance of inside of a screw outer cylinder, etc. <P>SOLUTION: The kneading section 40 is constituted of a screw 42, a front screw outer cylinder 44 and a rear screw outer cylinder 43 covering the screw 42, and a noodle forming mold 45, etc., through which noodle, etc., passes, wherein an outer flange 44b is installed toward outside on the rear edge of the front screw outer cylinder 44; a lever 50 is pivoted on the side face of the rear screw outer cylinder 43 installed on the machine body 20; a suppressing member 51 is set on the front end part of the lever 50, and the outer flange 44b is clamped by the suppressing member 51 and the rear screw outer cylinder 43; and then the front screw outer cylinder 44 is detachably connected to the rear screw outer cylinder 43. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a technology for a noodle making apparatus that can automatically produce high-purity soba noodles and the like without the assistance of a craftsman.

Conventionally, the technology of the noodle making apparatus which can manufacture soba noodles etc. automatically is known. However, since the buckwheat flour used as a material for buckwheat noodles is less sticky, it is necessary to add wheat flour, yam, etc. as a binder when producing buckwheat noodles.
In recent years, while producing buckwheat noodles (for example, ten percent buckwheat noodles) with a high content of buckwheat flour without the help of skilled buckwheat craftsmen, An apparatus for producing soba noodles by extrusion molding is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-73783 A

However, in the noodle making machine described in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to make the structure around the screw portion sturdy because the extrusion is performed while kneading the buckwheat flour at a high pressure. It was difficult to clean and maintain the inner circumference and screw holding part. In food production equipment, improvement of hygiene maintenance is very important.
Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a noodle making apparatus that can easily clean and maintain the inner periphery of the screw outer cylinder.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is as described above. Next, means for solving the problem will be described.

  That is, in claim 1, the stirring unit for mixing the grain flour, the extrusion unit for extruding the grain flour to form the noodles and the like while kneading the mixed grain flour, and driving the stirring unit and the extrusion unit A noodle making apparatus having a drive source disposed therein, wherein the extruded portion includes a screw, a front screw outer cylinder and a rear screw outer cylinder covering the screw, and mixed grain flour The rear screw outer cylinder is fixed to the main body, an outer flange is formed outwardly at the rear end portion of the front screw outer cylinder, and is fixed to the main body. The front screw outer cylinder is supported by pivotally supporting a lever on a side surface of the rear screw outer cylinder, fixing a holding member to the lever, and sandwiching the outer flange between the holding member and the rear screw outer cylinder. Which is detachably connected to the outer screw cylinder. That.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, an inner flange is formed inwardly at a front end portion of the front screw outer cylinder, and the noodle mold is disposed immediately after the inner flange.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the noodle mold is made of a magnetic material, and the surface of the magnetic material is processed with a fluororesin.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the noodle forming hole is punched only in the peripheral part of the noodle forming mold, and the noodle forming hole is not punched in the central part.

  As effects of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the front screw outer cylinder can be easily detached from the rear screw outer cylinder by simply rotating the lever while firmly fixing the front screw outer cylinder to the rear screw outer cylinder. It is possible to frequently perform cleaning and maintenance of the inner periphery of the garment. Further, the noodle mold can be easily exchanged, and various noodles can be handled by a single noodle making apparatus.

  In claim 2, even if the grain flour in the screw outer cylinder becomes a high pressure and the noodle mold is pushed forward by the grain flour, the peripheral end of the noodle mold is located on the back of the inner flange of the front screw outer cylinder. Because of the contact, the noodle mold does not come off the front screw outer cylinder.

  In claim 3, by using a magnet or the like, the noodle mold can be easily removed backward from the front screw outer cylinder.

  In claim 4, since the grain flour can be extruded at a high pressure only from the periphery of the noodle mold by the screw and the grain flour is not extruded from the central portion of the noodle mold, Will not be extruded. In addition, since the number of noodle forming holes perforated in the noodle forming mold can be reduced, the manufacturing cost of the noodle forming mold itself and the noodle making apparatus itself can be reduced.

Next, embodiments of the invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a noodle making apparatus 1 showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the same, FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the same, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a front perspective view showing the screw outer cylinders 43 and 44 in a state in which the lever 50 is released. FIG. 6 is a plan sectional view of the front screw outer cylinder 44 and the noodle mold 45. 7 is a rear perspective view showing the noodle forming mold 45 and the front screw outer cylinder 44.

The soba noodles and the like produced by the noodle making apparatus 1 according to the present invention refer to all noodles such as soba noodles, noodles and ramen, and are not limited to the soba noodles produced from the soba flour. 1 is not limited only to the apparatus which manufactures soba noodles.
However, the present invention has a remarkable effect in an apparatus for producing noodles and the like molded at high pressure using a screw.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the noodle making apparatus 1 of the present invention will be described in detail.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the noodle making apparatus 1 includes a main body 20 in which a driving source 21 and a driving force transmission mechanism 25, 26, etc. are accommodated, oat flour, flour, moisture, etc. (hereinafter referred to as grain). It is composed of a stirring unit 30 that stirs and mixes powder), and an extruding unit 40 that shapes the mixed grain flour into a shape such as buckwheat noodle while kneading at high pressure and extrudes it to the outside. is there.

As shown in FIG. 3, the main body 20 is covered with an upper housing 23 and a lower housing 24, and the housings 23 and 24 are connected to each other by welding, bolting or the like.
In the lower housing 24, a driving source such as the motor 21 and the lower gear 25 are accommodated, and the driving force obtained by the motor 21 is transmitted into the upper housing 23. A middle gear 26 that meshes with the lower gear 25 is pivotally supported in the upper housing 23, and a rear end portion of a mandrel 42 b of a screw 42, which will be described later, is attached to and detached from the front end of the rotation shaft of the middle gear 26. It is freely inserted (for example, spline fitting or the like). That is, in the present embodiment, the rotation shaft of the middle gear 26 and the mandrel 42b are configured to be detachably disposed on the same axis.
The driving force transmitted to the middle gear 26 is transmitted to the agitation shaft 33 of the agitation unit 30 via the rotating shaft, the upper gear 27, the bevel gears 28 and 29, and the like.

The stirring unit 30 is disposed above the upper housing 23, and includes a water hopper 31 into which water is charged, a hopper 32 into which buckwheat flour, wheat flour, and the like are charged, and grains in the hopper 32. It comprises a stirring shaft 33 and stirring blades 34 for stirring and mixing the powder.
Specifically, the bottom surface 32b of the hopper 32 is fixed to the upper surface of the upper housing 23 by welding or the like, and the stirring shaft 33 is transmitted from the motor 21 through the gears 26, 27,. It is rotated by the driving force. An upper portion of the hopper 32 is covered with a lid 35, and a water hopper 31 is fixed above the lid 35. A water supply nozzle 37 is disposed on the lower surface of the water hopper 31, and the water in the water hopper 31 gradually falls into the hopper 32 through the water supply nozzle 37.

A stirring blade 34 is fixed to the stirring shaft 33, and the grain flour in the hopper 32 is stirred and mixed by the stirring blade 34 that rotates together with the stirring shaft 33. A cereal flour dropping hole 32c is formed in the front portion of the upper housing 23 of the hopper bottom surface 32b to allow the mixed cereal flour to drop from the hopper 32 to the pushing portion 40 described later. A shutter 38 for opening and closing the dropping hole 32c is slidably disposed.
With the above configuration, when the grain powder is sufficiently stirred and mixed in the hopper 32, if the operator pulls out the shutter 38, the grain powder in the stirred and mixed state is transferred from the dropping hole 32c to the hopper 32. It falls to the grain dropping cylinder 48 below.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the pushing portion 40 is disposed in front of the upper housing 23, and mainly includes a rear screw outer cylinder 43, a front screw outer cylinder 44, and the screw outer cylinder. The screw 42 contained in 43 and 44, the noodle shaping | molding die 45 arrange | positioned inside this front screw outer cylinder 44, and the powder shaker 46 are comprised.
As described above, the screw 42 is fitted with the pivot shaft front end of the middle gear 26 accommodated in the upper housing 23 by the mandrel 42b which is the pivot shaft, and the drive obtained by the motor 21 or the like. It is rotated by force. A screw blade 42c is formed around the mandrel 42b and is pushed forward while kneading the grain flour by the rotating screw blade 42c.

  The rear screw outer cylinder 43 is formed with flanges 43b and 43b on both right and left sides of the rear end portion. The flanges 43b and 43b are fixed to the front surface of the upper housing 23 with bolts or the like, so that the rear screw An outer cylinder 43 is fixed to the front surface of the upper housing 23. The screw outer cylinder 43 is formed with an opening through which the screw 42 penetrates on the front and back surfaces, and an opening for dropping grain flour from the stirring unit 30 is formed on the upper surface, which is substantially cylindrical. It is configured. Above the rear screw outer cylinder 43, a grain dropping cylinder 48 through which the mixed grain powder passes is fixed and communicated with the opening on the upper surface.

A front screw outer cylinder 44 is detachably connected to the front of the rear screw outer cylinder 43, and the inner peripheral shape of the rear end portion of the front screw outer cylinder 44 is the same as the inner peripheral shape of the front end portion of the rear screw outer cylinder 43. It is formed so as to substantially match.
As shown in FIG. 6, the inner periphery of the front screw outer cylinder 44 is tapered so that the inner diameter gradually decreases toward the front, and the outer diameter of the screw blade 42c is also Similar to the inner peripheral shape of the front screw outer cylinder 44, the outer diameter gradually decreases toward the front.

Hereinafter, a connection structure between the front screw outer cylinder 44 and the rear screw outer cylinder 43 will be described.
The front screw outer cylinder 44 and the rear screw outer cylinder 43 are detachably connected by a lever 50. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, outer flanges 44 b and 44 b are formed on the left and right sides of the rear end portion of the front screw outer cylinder 44, and rotation support portions are provided on both side walls of the rear screw outer cylinder 43, respectively. A lever 50 is pivotally supported via 49 and 49. The lever 50 is formed by welding a rotation shaft 50b and a gripping portion 50c at right angles, and the middle and rear portions of the rotation shaft 50b are pivotally supported by the rotation support portions 49 and 49. A holding member 51 having an elliptical shape in front view is fixed to the front end portion of the rotation shaft 50b.

With the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 4, in a state where the front screw outer cylinder 44 is in close contact with the rear screw outer cylinder 43, the operator holds the gripping portion 50c and rotates the lever 50 in the clockwise direction when viewed from the front. Then, the restraining member 51 rotates about the rotation shaft 50b. At this time, the front surface of the outer flange 44b is pressed backward by the back surface of the holding member 51, that is, the outer flange 44b is sandwiched between the back surface of the holding member 51 and the front surface of the rear screw outer cylinder 43, and the front screw outer cylinder 44 is It is firmly connected to the rear screw outer cylinder 43. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, when the operator rotates the lever 50 in the counterclockwise direction when viewed from the front, the restraining of the front surface of the outer flange 44b by the back surface of the restraining member 51 is released, and the front screw outer cylinder 44 and the rear screw outside The connection with the cylinder 43 is released.
The connection mechanism of the screw outer cylinders 43 and 44 is provided at both left and right ends of the screw outer cylinders 43 and 44.

  In this way, the agitation unit 30 for mixing the cereal powder, the extruding unit 40 for extruding the cereal powder and forming the noodles etc. while kneading the mixed cereal powder, and driving the agitation unit 30 and the extruding unit 40 A noodle making apparatus 1 having a drive source 21 disposed therein, wherein the extrusion unit 40 includes a screw 42, a front screw outer cylinder 44 and a rear screw outer cylinder covering the screw 42. 43 and a noodle mold 45 or the like through which the mixed grain powder or the like passes, the rear screw outer cylinder 43 is fixed to the main body, and the rear end of the front screw outer cylinder 44 is externally outward. A flange 44b is formed, a lever 50 is pivotally supported on the side surface of the rear screw outer cylinder 43 fixed to the main body 20, and a holding member 51 is fixed to the lever 50. The holding member 51 and the rear screw Between the outer cylinder 43 and the outer flange 44 Since the front screw outer cylinder 44 is detachably connected to the rear screw outer cylinder 43 by sandwiching the front screw outer cylinder 44, the lever 50 is turned while firmly fixing the front screw outer cylinder 44 to the rear screw outer cylinder 43. Since the front screw outer cylinder 44 can be easily detached from the rear screw outer cylinder 43 simply by cleaning, the inner periphery of the screw outer cylinders 43 and 44 can be frequently cleaned and maintained. In addition, the mold can be easily exchanged, and various noodles can be handled by a single noodle making apparatus.

As shown in FIG. 6, the taper formed on the inner periphery of the front screw outer cylinder 44 is formed from the rear part to the middle part, and an inner flange 44 c is provided at the front end part of the front screw outer cylinder 44 toward the inside. Is formed. In the front screw outer cylinder 44, a noodle forming die 45 is disposed for extruding while the grain powder is being formed.
The noodle forming mold 45 is made of a magnetic material such as stainless steel or steel, and serves as a nozzle through which grain flour is extruded. The front screw outer cylinder 44 is formed in a disk shape having an outer diameter substantially coincident with the inner diameter immediately after the inner flange 44c, and the surface of the disk is subjected to fluororesin processing.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the noodle forming mold 45 is inserted into the front screw outer cylinder 44 from the rear before connecting the front screw outer cylinder 44 to the rear screw outer cylinder 43. Specifically, the noodle forming die 45 is sandwiched and held by the inner periphery of the front screw outer cylinder 44 in a state where it is in contact with the back surface of the inner flange 44c. When the noodle mold 45 is removed from the front screw outer cylinder 44, it can be easily pulled out by a stick 47 or the like having a strong magnetic material such as a magnet 53 fixed at the tip.

  Thus, since the inner flange 44c is formed inwardly at the front end portion of the front screw outer cylinder 44, and the noodle forming mold 45 is disposed immediately after the inner flange 44c, the screw outer cylinders 43 and 44 are disposed. Even if the noodle forming mold 45 is pushed forward by the cereal powder, the peripheral end of the noodle forming mold 45 comes into contact with the back of the inner flange 44c of the front screw outer cylinder 44. The noodle forming mold 45 does not come off from the front screw outer cylinder 44.

  Further, since the noodle forming die 45 is made of a magnetic material and the surface of the magnetic material is subjected to fluororesin processing, the noodle forming die can be easily moved backward from the front screw outer cylinder 44 by using a magnet 53 or the like. 45 can be removed.

Returning to FIG. 3, a method for forming soba noodles and the like will be described.
The cereal flour dropped from the cereal flour dropping cylinder 48 is fed forward at high pressure while being kneaded by the rotating screw blade 42c, and is pushed out from the noodle mold 45. Above the noodle mold 45, a powder shaker 46 is disposed, so that the noodle noodles and the like are not in close contact with each other when the noodle noodles and the like are extruded from the noodle mold 45. Dust can be sprinkled on soba noodles.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the noodle forming mold 45 is formed with noodle forming holes 45b, 45b... Through which high-pressure grain flour is extruded. The noodle forming holes 45b, 45b are formed in a noodle forming mold 45 made of steel or the like by a laser or the like. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the noodle forming holes 45b, 45b,. It is formed only in the peripheral part (outer peripheral part) of the mold 45, and no through hole is formed in the central part 45 c of the noodle mold 45. This is because the buckwheat noodles and the like pushed out by the screw 42 are extruded at high pressure from the noodle forming holes 45b, 45b... Formed mainly in front of the portion where the screw blades 42c are formed, and the mandrel 42b. In view of the fact that only a small amount of low-pressure soba noodles or the like is extruded from the noodle forming holes 45b, 45b. Because.

  In this way, the noodle forming holes 45b, 45b... Are punched only in the peripheral part of the noodle forming mold 45, and the noodle forming hole 45b is not punched in the central part 45c. Grain powder can be extruded at high pressure only from the periphery, and since grain powder is not extruded from the central part 45c of the noodle mold 45, soba noodles and the like are not extruded at low pressure. In addition, since the number of noodle forming holes 45b, 45b... Perforated in the noodle forming mold 45 can be reduced, the manufacturing cost of the noodle forming mold 45 itself and the noodle making apparatus 1 itself can be reduced.

The front perspective view of the noodle making apparatus which shows one Example of this invention. Similarly front view. Similarly side sectional drawing. The front perspective view which shows the state which connected the front screw outer cylinder to the rear screw outer cylinder. The front perspective view which shows the screw outer cylinder of the state which cancelled | released the lever. The plane sectional view of a front screw outer cylinder and a noodle forming die. The rear perspective view which shows a noodle shaping | molding die and a front screw outer cylinder.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Noodle making apparatus 20 Main body 21 Drive source 30 Stirring part 40 Extrusion part 42 Screw 43 Rear screw outer cylinder 44 Front screw outer cylinder 44b Outer flange 44c Inner flange 45 Noodle molding die 45b Noodle molding hole 45c Central part 50 Lever 51 Holding member

Claims (4)

A stirring unit for mixing the flour,
An extruding section for extruding the mixed cereal flour to form a noodle-like product while kneading the mixed cereal flour;
A noodle making apparatus having a main body provided with a drive source for driving the stirring unit and the extrusion unit,
The extruding portion includes a screw, a front screw outer cylinder and a rear screw outer cylinder covering the screw, and a noodle forming die through which the mixed grain powder passes,
The screw outer cylinder is fixed to the main body,
Forming an outer flange toward the outside at the rear end of the front screw outer cylinder;
A lever is pivotally supported on the side of the rear screw outer cylinder,
A holding member is fixed to the lever,
A noodle making apparatus characterized in that the front screw outer cylinder is detachably connected to the rear screw outer cylinder by sandwiching the outer flange between the holding member and the rear screw outer cylinder. Forming an inner flange toward the inside at the tip of the front screw outer cylinder;
The noodle making apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the noodle forming die is disposed immediately after the inner flange.   The noodle making apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the noodle mold is made of a magnetic material, and a surface of the magnetic material is subjected to fluororesin processing.   The noodle making apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a noodle forming hole is perforated only in a peripheral portion of the noodle forming die, and a noodle forming hole is not perforated in a central portion.

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