JP2007244358A - Dough processing conveyor of paste food processing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dough belt easy to hold, in view of the fact that in a paste food processing machine which continuously extrudes dough of paste food such as rice cake and cooky from an extrusion opening with rotation of an extrusion screw, a dough belt which receives dough extruded from the extrusion opening, and transports and processes is set in many cases, but the dough belt is troublesome to hold. <P>SOLUTION: The dough processing conveyor of the paste food processing machine comprises attaching an attachment bracket 3 which supports a belt frame connected in a tensioned state with a dough belt 1 which receives extruded dough and transports, in a vertically rotatable manner, in a transportation posture (A) and a holding posture (B) to a base frame 4 in an elevatable manner. The attachment bracket 3 having the belt frame is attached to the base frame 4 so as to attache the dough belt 1, and in the attachment condition the belt frame is upward turned and brought to the almost horizontal transportation posture (A) so as to receive the dough extruded from the extrusion opening of the paste food processing machine, and then to transport and to process. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention is mainly used for extrusion molding of kneaded foods such as rice cakes, dumplings, bean jam, cookies, confectionery, etc., and a dough belt that receives and conveys the dough cut off by the cutter from the extrusion port of the dough extruder. The dough processing conveyor is configured so that the mounting height can be changed and the transfer processing posture and the storage posture can be switched and rotated.

Technology for receiving and transporting a dough extruded from an extrusion port of a dough extruder having an extrusion spiral by a conveyor belt directly below the extrusion port while cutting it by a rotating cutter every predetermined amount (for example, Patent Document 1) For example, a technique is known in which a fabric belt is attached to and detached from a machine base, or simply rotated up and down so that it can be folded and stored.
Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 39-8096 (first page, FIG. 1).

  In the kneaded food processing machine that continuously extrudes kneaded foods such as strawberries and cookies from the extrusion port by rotating the extrusion helix, a dough belt is installed to receive and convey the dough extruded from the extrusion port. Often to do. The fabric belt is simply a flat belt-shaped fabric belt stretched over the belt frame, and the belt frame is equipped with a geared motor for driving the fabric belt, a transmission mechanism, and the rotational speed of the motor is adjusted. Since the control box, the adjustment dial, and the like are integrally assembled, the configuration and weight are increased. For this reason, the attachment and detachment of the belt frame and the folding and storing operation require a number of operations, and the configuration becomes complicated.

  The invention according to claim 1 is based on the mounting bracket 3 that supports the belt frame 2 in which the dough belt 1 that receives and conveys the extruded dough is stretched in the conveying posture A and the storage posture B so as to be vertically rotatable. It is set as the structure of the dough processing conveyor of the kneaded food processing machine characterized by mounting | wearing with respect to the base frame 4 so that raising / lowering was possible. The dough belt 1 is attached by attaching a mounting bracket 3 having the belt frame 2 to the base frame 4. In this attached state, the belt frame 2 is rotated upward to a substantially horizontal conveying posture A, and the dough extruded from the extrusion port of the kneaded food processing machine is received and conveyed. Further, when the dough belt 1 is not required at the end of the dough extrusion operation or when the work form is changed by installing another processing device such as a peristaltic sieve device, the belt frame 2 is attached to the mounting bracket 3. To the storage posture B. When the fabric belt 1 is used, when the fabric extruded from the extrusion port is cut off by the rotation of the cutter, the base frame 4 of the mounting bracket 3 is used so that the fabric belt 1 does not interfere with the rotation range of the cutter. The mounting position with respect to is moved downward and set to a low position. When the extruded dough is received directly without being cut off and is drawn out long forward, the mounting bracket 3 is moved upward so that the mounting position of the dough belt 1 is set to a high position and the upper surface of the dough belt 1 is pushed. A relatively high position is set close to the lower front side of the outlet 9.

  The invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that a jack 5 is provided between the mounting bracket 3 and the base frame 4 below the mounting bracket 3 and is moved up and down by jacking up. When changing the height of the dough belt 1 with respect to the dough extrusion port of the kneaded food processing machine mounted on the machine base frame 4, a ready-made jack 5 is provided between the machine base frame 4 and the mounting bracket 3. By interposing, the mounting and fixing of the mounting bracket 3 to the machine base frame 4 can be loosened once and a jack-up operation can be performed, and after changing the mounting position, the mounting can be fixed again. Further, when the height position of the mounting bracket 3 is fixed, the jack 5 can be removed.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the belt frame 2 is provided on the support base 6 attached to the mounting bracket 3 so that the belt frame 2 can be turned up and down so that the belt frame 2 can be moved and adjusted in the front-rear direction or the lateral direction. It is what. Depending on the form of the dough extrusion port of the kneading food cost processing machine, the extrusion position may change back and forth. For example, when the extruded dough is swelled into a round shape and cut off, as in a cutting machine, the protrusion of the extrusion port becomes short, and the diameter of the extrusion port is small and the dough is pushed out long. Protrusions are formed longer. In addition, depending on the shape of the extrusion port, etc., the right and left cut-off positions of the fabric differ depending on the fabric fall height between the extrusion port and the fabric belt 1 and the viscosity of the fabric. Thus, the belt frame 2 can be moved and adjusted in the front-rear direction or the left-right direction so as to be set at a position suitable for receiving the fall of the cut fabric, so that the accurate support processing for the fabric can be performed.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the mounting bracket 3 having the belt frame 2 is mounted on the base frame 4 so as to be movable up and down. Appropriate drop head can be set. Regardless of the conveying posture A and the storing posture B of the fabric belt 1, the mounting bracket 3 can be easily lifted or lowered, and the support of the fabric belt 1 can be stabilized. Further, it is possible to eliminate the necessity of adjusting the transmission configuration of the fabric belt 1 associated with the attachment / detachment, raising / lowering, etc., and the operation can be facilitated.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the base frame of the mounting bracket 3 is used even when the mounting bracket 3 is attached to the base frame 4 in order to raise and lower the belt frame 2 and the like using the jack 5. 4 can be lifted smoothly and easily in a loosened state. Moreover, since it is possible to use a general ready-made jack 5 without using a special dedicated configuration as this jack 5, the configuration and operation are simplified and easy, and the production cost can be reduced. it can.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the proper receiving position of the dough belt 1 is changed and adjusted in the front-rear direction or the lateral direction according to the dropping position of the extruded dough from the dough extrusion port of the kneaded food processing machine. The conveyance process of the fabric can be performed, and the conveyance process process by the fabric belt 1 can be maintained effectively for a long time. The belt frame 2 is moved in the front-rear direction or the lateral direction via the support base 6 as a belt block form in which the fabric belt 1 and a motor for driving the belt belt 1 are integrally formed. Therefore, the configuration can be simplified, and the position of the dough belt 1 can be easily moved to receive the dough falling according to the dough extrusion form, cutting and dropping position, etc. be able to.

  Based on the drawings, this dough processing conveyor is configured such that a dough belt 1 composed of a flat belt is stretched around a belt frame 2 and is transmitted and rotated via a geared motor 7 or the like. It is located below the dough extrusion port 9 and attached. This dough extruding device 8 is a cutter 12 that rotates along the outer edge of the extrusion port 9 while extruding the dough of the kneaded food supplied into the extrusion chamber 10 from the extrusion port 9 by the rotation of the extrusion spiral 11. Cut and separate for each fixed amount. This dough extruding apparatus includes a box-shaped machine body 34, a transmission case 13 mounted on the machine body 34, an extrusion case 15 having an extrusion spiral 11 and extruding a dough supplied from an upper hopper 14, and The dough K extruded from the extrusion port 9 at the front end of the extrusion case 15 is mounted on the upper portion of the base frame 4 as a configuration in which a cutter 12 or the like that cuts and separates and cuts the dough K by a predetermined amount is disposed. In this machine body 34, an electric geared motor 7 for rotating the extrusion spiral 11 linked to the chain 16, an electric motor 19 for rotating the cutter 12 linked to the chains 17 and 18, and a stop at a fixed position for each rotation. A cutter clutch 20 composed of an electromagnetic clutch is disposed. Further, the transmission case 13 is provided with a pair of left and right helical drive shafts 21 for driving the extrusion spiral 11, and an interlocking gear 22 for the helical drive shaft 21 is provided, and from the chain 16 on the geared motor 7 side. Interlocked. A pair of symmetrical spiral spirals 11 are supported horizontally and parallel in the extrusion chamber 10, and a dough extrusion port 9 having a predetermined shape is provided at the center of the front end between the spirals 11. Form.

  Here, the dough processing conveyor according to the present invention is a mounting bracket that supports a belt frame 2 in which a dough belt 1 that receives and conveys the extruded dough K is stretched in a transport posture A and a storage posture B so as to be vertically rotatable. 3 is mounted on the base frame 4 so as to be movable up and down. When attaching the fabric belt 1, the mounting bracket 3 having the belt frame 2 is attached to the base frame 4. In this attached state, the belt frame 2 is rotated upward to bring it into a substantially horizontal conveying posture A, so that the dough K extruded from the extrusion port 9 of the kneaded food processing machine is received and conveyed. Further, when the dough belt 1 is not required, such as when the dough K is pushed out, or when the work form is changed by installing another peristaltic sieve device or the like, the belt frame 2 is attached to the mounting bracket 3. To the storage posture B. When the dough belt 1 is used, when the dough K extruded from the extrusion port 9 is cut off by the rotation of the cutter 12, the dough belt 1 is attached to the mounting bracket 3 so that the dough belt 1 does not interfere with the rotation area of the cutter 12. The attachment position with respect to the base frame 4 is moved downward and set to a low position. Further, when the extruded fabric K is directly received without being cut off and is drawn out long forward, the mounting bracket 3 is moved upward, the fabric belt 1 is moved upward, and the upper surface of the fabric belt 1 is moved. Is set at a relatively high position close to the lower front side of the extrusion port 9.

  Further, a jack 5 is provided between the mounting bracket 3 and the base frame 4 below the mounting bracket 3 so as to be moved up and down by jacking up. When changing the height of the dough belt 1 with respect to the dough extrusion port 9 of the kneaded food processing machine mounted on the base frame 4, a ready-made jack is provided between the base frame 4 and the mounting bracket 3. By interposing 5, the fixing of the mounting bracket 3 to the base frame 4 can be loosened, and a jack-up operation can be performed. When the height position of the mounting bracket 3 is fixed, the jack 5 can be removed.

  The belt frame 2 is provided on a support base 6 that is attached to the attachment bracket 3 so as to be rotatable up and down, and can be moved and adjusted in the front-rear direction or the lateral direction. Depending on the form of the dough extrusion port 9 of the kneaded food processing machine, the extrusion position may be changed back and forth. When the extruded dough K is swelled into a round shape and cut off as in the case of cutting off, the protruding position of the extrusion port 9 is shortened, and the diameter of the extrusion port 9 is small and the dough K is extruded long. Although the protrusion of the extrusion port 9 may be formed long, the belt frame 2 is moved and adjusted in the front-rear direction or the lateral direction according to the form of the extrusion port 9 or the dropping position of the cut fabric. Thus, it is possible to set the position suitable for receiving the fall of the cut dough K, and to perform an accurate support of the dough K and a conveyance process.

  When the geared motor 7 is electrically driven through the inverter 23, the pair of left and right push spirals 11 formed symmetrically are transmitted and rotated in opposite directions. The rotation of the extrusion spiral 11 forces the dough K supplied into the extrusion chamber 10 to be forced out from the extrusion port 9 while maintaining a constant pressure. The extrusion pressure of the dough K is controlled to be maintained at a substantially constant pressure regardless of changes in the dough hardness, softness, etc. by the rotation control of the geared motor 17 by the inverter 23. Is maintained at a substantially constant amount. Further, when the amount of extrusion of the dough K is changed and adjusted, the output of the inverter 23 is adjusted by the dial 24 to change the rotation speed of the extrusion spiral 11 by the geared motor 7 steplessly. The speed or amount of extrusion can be changed and adjusted in a stepless manner from a small amount range to a large amount range. Thus, the helical drive shaft 21 is rotated by the geared motor 7 that is electrically driven through the inverter 23, and the extrusion spiral 11 connected to the drive shaft 21 is forcibly driven so as to maintain the dough extrusion pressure constant. The spiral drive shaft 21 has a shaft end projecting toward the extrusion chamber 10 where the extrusion spiral 11 rotates, and a connecting boss portion on the rear end surface of the extrusion spiral 11 is fitted to the shaft end. Are linked and rotated together.

  The dough extruding device 8 detachably attaches an extrusion port ring 25 formed with an extrusion port 9 to the front end portion of the extrusion case 15 by screwing, and the extrusion port ring 25 is attached to the type of the extruded fabric K or processed fabric. The dough K can be extruded by selecting and attaching the extrusion port ring 25 of the extrusion port 9 formed in a size, shape or the like according to the purpose. In the case of koji dough K, an extrusion port ring 25 having an extrusion port 9 having a relatively large diameter is attached. Further, in the case of the fertilizer kneaded dough K, an extrusion port ring 25 in which the extrusion port 9 having a relatively small diameter is formed is attached. In addition, the extrusion ring 25 is formed by forming the dough K in a round shape, and the extrusion port 9 is formed with a relatively thin thickness. The thickness is formed thick. For this reason, when these extrusion rings 25 are attached to the front end portion of the extrusion case 15, the positions of the front end edges of the extrusion ports 9 are different positions in the front and rear directions. Therefore, the attachment position of the cutter 12 for cutting the extruded dough is also changed back and forth. In such a case, the belt frame 2 can be moved back and forth with respect to the extrusion port 9 to maintain an accurate support position of the fabric K, and the effective transport process can be increased by moving the fabric belt 1 back and forth. It can be kept as long as possible.

  The electromagnetic cutter clutch 20 is engaged with a clutch by a proximity sensor 26 provided on the front side of the extrusion port 9, and is a one-position clutch of a fixed position stop type in which the cutter 12 is rotated once and stopped every time the clutch 20 is engaged. It is configured. The cutter 12 is attached to the tip of a cutter shaft 27 that is mounted along the side of the extrusion case 15, and the attachment position with respect to the cutter shaft 27 is provided by a set bolt 28 so that the movement can be adjusted. This can correspond to the form of the outlet ring 25. Further, a proximity sensor 26 is provided so that it can be moved back and forth with a set bolt 30 or the like with respect to a sensor stay 29 attached to the machine frame 4 part. The size of the extruded dough K can be adjusted and cut off.

  A cutter cover 31 that covers the rotation area of the cutter 12 is provided to ensure the safety of the cloth cutting operation. The sensor arm 32 having the proximity sensor 26 is supported by a sensor stay 29 attached to the cutter cover 31 so as to be movable back and forth, and the adjustment position can be fixed by tightening with a set bolt 30. Further, a powder sieve device 33 for sieving powder is provided on the upper portion of the cutter cover 31, and is configured to swing in response to the interlocking with the cutter shaft 27 and the like, and the dough extruded from the extrusion port 9 Sprinkle powder on K. This prevents the fabric K from adhering to the upper surface of the fabric belt 1 and allows the fabric K to be smoothly rolled.

  The base frame 4 is equipped with a dough extrusion device 8 to attach and support the belt frame 2. An auxiliary bracket 40 is attached on the front end of the base frame 4. Mounting bolts 42 are projected from the front plate 41 and the auxiliary bracket 40 of the base frame 4. The mounting bracket 3 is mounted and fixed by fitting a vertical hole 44 formed in the rear plate 43 of the mounting bracket 3 to the mounting bolt 42 and tightening it with a nut 45. Further, by loosening the nut 45, the mounting bracket 3 can be moved up and down in the length region of the long hole 44. Moreover, this nut 45 can also be made into the form which can be hold | gripped directly by hand as a form with a handle | steering wheel, and can be rotated.

  The mounting bracket 3 forming the rear plate 43, the front plate 46, the upper plate 48, and the lower plate 49 is formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape in a side view, and the mounting bracket 3 is formed on the front plate 46 at the upper front end. The support base 6 can be attached by a hinge 47 so as to be pivotable up and down. On the upper plate 48, a hanger clip 50 having a clip ring 52 toggled by a clip handle 53 is attached, and a hanger hook 51 attached to the upper surface of the support base 6 is engaged with the clip ring 52. By pulling and rotating the clip handle 53, the support base 6 is brought into a horizontal conveyance posture and is fastened and fixed. Further, by raising the clip handle 53 and loosening the clip ring 52, the clip hook 51 can be disengaged and can be rotated from the transport processing posture A to the hanging storage posture B. The support base 6 is formed with an elongated hole 54 in the front-rear direction or the lateral direction so that the belt frame 2 can be moved back and forth and attached or detached.

  A geared motor 7 and a control box 55 are attached to the lower side of the belt frame 4 on which the fabric belt 1 is stretched. Further, the control box 55 is provided with a dial 62 to adjust the rotation of the geared motor 7 so that the speed of the fabric belt 1 can be adjusted. A cover bracket 56 having a concave cross section that covers the lower side of the geared motor 7 is attached to the belt frame 4 by tightening screws 64. The bottom surface of the cover bracket 56 is placed on the upper surface of the support base 6, and the mounting bolt 58 is inserted through the long hole 54 formed in the bottom of the support base 6 and the bolt hole 57 formed in the cover bracket 56. The nut 59 can be fastened and fixed as an integral structure. When the belt frame 2 is moved and adjusted in the front-rear direction, the nut 54 is loosened and the bolt 58 is moved along the elongated hole 54 so that the cover bracket 56 is longer than the length of the elongated hole 54 with respect to the support base 6. You can move back and forth in the area. The elongated hole 54 is formed in an L shape by forming a laterally elongated hole 65 in the lateral direction at the front end. Further, the cover bracket 56 can be moved in the lateral direction by moving the bolt 58 while guiding the bolt 58 through the horizontally elongated hole 65. Such horizontally elongated holes 65 may be formed at a plurality of positions at different front and rear positions, and the elongated holes 54 may be formed in an F shape, an E shape, or the like. Further, the nut 59 may be configured to be capable of rotating by gripping directly by hand as a form with a handle.

  A guide plate 68 is attached to the start end portion of the belt frame 2 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction by cutting off the left and right sides and guiding the dropping of the fabric. Usually, the cloth K cut off by the cutter 12 differs in the lateral drop position with respect to the cloth belt 1 depending on the viscosity of the cloth K, the cutting drop, the rotational speed of the cutter 12, and the like. When it is difficult to fall into the width of the fabric belt 1 or when the fabric K once dropped on the upper surface of the fabric belt 1 jumps out from the upper surface of the fabric belt 1, it is attached to the guide plate 68. Thus, the fabric K cut off by the cutter 12 can be accurately guided and placed on the upper surface of the fabric belt 1 by the guide plate 68. The guide plate 68 is configured in a hopper shape by projecting the lower end edge 67 on the lateral end surface of the fabric belt 1. Further, this lower end portion can be attached to the outer surface of the belt frame 2 by tightening bolts 69. A long hole 70 in the front-rear direction is formed at the lower end portion of the guide plate 68 in the mounting portion, and the bolt 69 is tightened through the long hole 70 so that the guide plate 68 can be moved and adjusted in the front-rear direction. The guide plate 68 may be made of Teflon on the inner surface or made of stainless steel so that the cloth K is difficult to adhere to.

  Below the mounting bracket 3, a jack base 60 is provided on the front plate 41 of the base frame 40, and a jack 5 that is expanded and contracted by air pressure or the like is supported on the upper surface of the jack base 60. The jack 5 is interposed between the jack base 60 and the lower plate 49 of the upper mounting bracket 3, lifts the mounting bracket 3 by operating the jack handle 61, and vents air by operating the air release button 66. And descend. A damper topper 71 is attached to the end of the jack base 60 so that the front-rear position can be adjusted, and the bottom portion of the support base 6 in the storage posture B can be brought into contact with it so as to be received in a buffered manner. Further, the base frame 4 includes a shelf 63 that can accommodate tools and the like, and it is easy to perform operations such as changing the height of the belt frame 2 and changing the front and rear position.

  The side view which shows the attachment state of fabric belt, and the expanded sectional view of the one part.   The perspective view which shows the one part action state.   The front view which shows the attachment state of the fabric belt, and the perspective view of a base frame part.   The disassembled perspective view of the belt frame part.   The perspective view of a kneaded food processing machine.   The mechanism diagram which shows the transmission mechanism.

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1 Fabric Belt 2 Belt Frame 3 Mounting Bracket 4 Base Frame 5 Jack 6 Support Base

Claims (3)

  A mounting bracket (3) for supporting the belt frame (2), which stretches the dough belt (1) that receives and conveys the extruded dough, in a conveying posture (A) and a storage posture (B) so as to be rotatable up and down, A dough processing conveyor for a kneaded food processing machine, wherein the dough processing machine is mounted so as to be movable up and down relative to a base frame (4).   The kneading according to claim 1, characterized in that a jack (5) is provided between the mounting bracket (3) and the lower base frame (4) so that it can be inserted and raised by jacking up. A dough processing conveyor for food processing machines.   The belt frame (2) is provided on a support base (6) that can be pivoted up and down with respect to a mounting bracket (3) so that the belt frame (2) can be moved in the front-rear direction or the lateral direction. Item 3. The dough processing conveyor of the kneaded food processing machine according to item 1 or 2.

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