JP2008043218A - Noodle string rolling apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a noodle string rolling apparatus which can approximately flatten the upper surface of the rolled noodle strings in a state that the diameter-thinned noodle string is rolled in a receiving tank. <P>SOLUTION: This noodle string rolling apparatus 16 in which a noodle filament can be rolled in a receiving tank 12 by extruding the noodle filament from a rolling roll 14 provided at the end of a noodle string-guiding mechanism 15 and reciprocating the rolling roll 14 between the central portion and the outer peripheral portion of the receiving tank 12 rotated counterclockwise is characterized by having a rotation rate-changing mechanism 25 capable of changing the rotation rate of the receiving tank 12 according to the moving position of the rolling roll 14, and a rolling pitch-changing mechanism 67 capable of changing the rolling pitch of the noodle filament rolled in the receiving tank 12 in the radial direction of the receiving tank 12 according to the moving position of the rolling roll 14. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a noodle string winding device for winding noodle strings such as raw noodles, udon and soba into a storage tank.

  Traditionally, noodles such as raw noodles, udon, and soba are produced by kneading while adding water to the main raw material to form a lump noodle dough, and forming the noodle dough into noodle strings of a predetermined thickness. For example, in the case of raw noodles, first, knead uniformly with a kneader while adding a small amount of salt and water to the flour as the main raw material. A lump dough is made by this kneading operation (Ode operation), and the noodle dough is aged for several hours. This aged noodle dough is pressed and extended by a spreader, and then cut into a predetermined width to form a rod shape. And what was formed in this rod shape is rolled with an Itagi machine, and the rolled thing is wound up in a storage tank in the shape of a spiral. In this state, the noodle strings wound in the storage tank are formed into a round bar shape having a diameter of about 40 to 50 mm, for example. Then, in this state, it is aged for several hours, and the gluten structure of the flour is strengthened to increase the elasticity and viscosity.

  And the comparatively thick noodle string wound in this storage tank is shape | molded into a thin string-like noodle string by twisting with a noodle string winding machine. The noodle strings are reduced in diameter by the noodle string reducing section provided in the noodle string winding machine. The thinning of the noodle strings by the thinning portion is performed, for example, in two or three stages, and the noodle strings can be formed into a predetermined diameter of, for example, about 20 to 6 mm. And this thin noodle string is spirally wound in the storage tank.

  FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state in which noodle strings n are wound by a noodle string guide mechanism 100 provided in a conventional noodle string winding machine. The noodle strings n having a reduced diameter are spirally wound in the storage tank 101 while being guided by the noodle string guide mechanism 100.

As a conventional technique of this type, the diameter of the string-like noodle strings n fed out from the storage tank 101 is reduced by a pair of upper and lower processing rolls, and as shown in FIG. The noodle string guide mechanism 101 spirally winds it in another storage tank 101 from the central side to the outer peripheral side, and when the tip of the noodle string guide mechanism 101 reaches the outer peripheral wall of the storage tank 101, the noodle string guide mechanism There is one in which the tip of 101 returns to the central side of the storage tank 101 and the noodle strings n are wound around again from the central side toward the outer peripheral side (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
No. 7-18298

  However, as shown in FIG. 10 (a), the noodle strings n wound in the storage tank 101 are compressed and reduced in diameter by a pair of upper and lower processing rolls in the preceding diameter reduction section, and Due to the elasticity of the noodle strings n themselves, they tend to return to their original thickness and shrink slightly.

  As a result, the noodle strings n wound into the storage tank 101 are wound in a biased manner toward the central side of the storage tank 101 as indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 10 (b), when the noodle strings n are wound around the central side of the storage tank 101 in order to reduce the diameter of the noodle strings n in the storage tank 101 again. As shown in FIG. 10 (c), when the noodle string winding machine is about to be caught, the noodle string n to be caught is caught in the adjacent noodle string n and the noodle string n is smoothly wound. May be hindered.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and in a state where the thin noodle strings are wound in the storage tank, the upper surface of the noodle strings is substantially flat. It is an object of the present invention to provide a noodle string winding device that can be used.

  The noodle string winding device according to the present invention feeds the noodle string from the tip end portion of the noodle guide guide mechanism, and at the same time, rotates the tip end portion of the noodle guide guide mechanism in the center side and the outer peripheral side in the storage tank. In the noodle string winding device capable of winding the noodle strings into the accommodating tub by reciprocating between the noodle strings, depending on the movement position of the tip of the noodle string guiding mechanism, Rotation speed changing means that can change the rotation speed and the winding pitch in the radial direction of the storage tank of the noodle strings wound in the storage tank is changed according to the movement position of the tip of the noodle string guide mechanism And a winding pitch changing means that can be used.

  According to the noodle string winding device according to the present invention, the noodle strings can be fed out from the leading end portion of the noodle string guiding mechanism, and at the same time, the leading end portion of the noodle string guiding mechanism is rotated at the center side portion of the storage tank. The noodle strings can be wound into the storage tank, for example, in a spiral shape by reciprocating between the outer peripheral side portion and the outer peripheral side portion. And the rotation speed change means can change the rotation speed of the storage tank according to the movement position of the front-end | tip part of a noodle strings guide mechanism. As a result, the noodle strings wound into the storage tank from the tip of the noodle string guide mechanism can be wound between the tip and the storage tank without being pulled or loosened more than allowed. Can do. Further, the winding pitch changing means can change the winding pitch of the noodle strings wound in the storage tank in the storage tank radial direction according to the movement position of the tip of the noodle string guide mechanism. Thus, for example, the moving speed of the tip of the noodle string guide mechanism is set to the center side of the storage tank so that the noodle strings wound in the storage tank are not biased toward the central side of the storage tank due to its elasticity. It can change so that it may become faster in an outer peripheral side part rather than a part. In this way, the upper surface of the noodle strings can be made substantially flat in a state where the noodle strings are wound in the storage tank.

  It should be noted that the winding pitch of the noodle strings wound in the storage tank is increased on the outer peripheral side portion, etc. than on the central side portion, etc., because the wound noodle strings contract in the radial direction of the storage tank. This is because the amount of movement toward the inside is larger on the outer peripheral side than on the central side.

  And in the noodle string winding device according to the present invention, the winding pitch changing means is configured such that the winding pitch of the noodle strings wound in the storage tank is more peripheral than the central side portion in the storage tank or the vicinity thereof. It is preferable to control the moving speed of the tip portion of the noodle string guide mechanism so that the side portion or the vicinity thereof is larger. According to this winding pitch changing means, the noodle strings are wound so that the winding pitch of the noodle strings wound in the storage tank is larger at the outer peripheral side or the vicinity thereof than at the central side part or the vicinity thereof. The moving speed of the front end portion of the guide mechanism can be controlled. Accordingly, the upper surface of the noodle strings can be made substantially flat in a state where the noodle strings are wound in the storage tank.

  Further, in the noodle string winding device according to the present invention, the rotation speed changing means is configured such that when the tip end portion of the noodle strip guide mechanism is at an arbitrary position in the radial direction of the containing tub, It is preferable to control the rotational speed of the storage tank so that the rotational movement speed at an arbitrary position of the corresponding storage tank bottom portion substantially matches the feeding speed of the noodle strings. According to this rotational speed changing means, when the tip of the noodle string guide mechanism is at an arbitrary position in the radial direction of the storage tank, the rotational movement speed of the arbitrary position of the storage tank bottom corresponding to the arbitrary position of the leading end is noodles. The rotational speed of the storage tank can be controlled so as to substantially coincide with the line feeding speed. As a result, the noodle strings wound into the storage tank from the tip of the noodle string guide mechanism can be wound between the tip and the storage tank without being pulled or loosened more than allowed. Can do. Therefore, the noodle strings can be neatly wound in a spiral shape.

  Further, in the noodle string winding device according to the present invention, the rotation speed changing means includes a pair of conical pulleys whose diameters are enlarged in opposite directions, and an annular belt wound around the pair of conical pulleys. The winding pitch changing means is rotationally driven by the conical pulley on the storage tank side among the pair of conical pulleys, and has a moving screw portion having two or more male screw portions having different pitches, and An engaging portion that is engaged with the moving screw portion, and the annular belt is attached to the engaging portion when the engaging portion is moved by the moving screw portion. It is preferable that the belt manipulator be reciprocally swung through the rocking mechanism via the rocking mechanism.

  According to this rotation speed changing means, the rotation speed of the storage tank can be changed by moving the winding position of the annular belt wound around the pair of conical pulleys. According to the winding pitch changing means, when the conical pulley on the storage tank side of the pair of conical pulleys is rotated, the moving screw portion is rotated accordingly, and the moving screw portion is rotated. The engaging portion that engages with the screw portion moves. When the engaging portion moves, the belt operating body moves, and the annular belt moves by the movement of the belt operating body. When the annular belt moves, the winding position with respect to the pair of conical pulleys is changed, whereby the rotational speed of the storage tank can be changed. Then, the tip of the noodle string guide mechanism can be reciprocally swung through the swing mechanism by the movement of the belt operating member. In this way, the noodle strings can be spirally wound into the storage tank. And since the two or more external thread parts from which a pitch differs are formed in the thread part for a movement, the winding pitch of the noodle strings wound, for example in a storage tank is from the center side part of the storage tank, or its vicinity. In addition, the moving speed of the tip portion of the noodle string guide mechanism can be controlled so that the outer peripheral side portion or the vicinity thereof becomes larger.

  And in the noodle string winding device according to the present invention, the leading end portion of the noodle string guide mechanism reciprocates in the radial direction between a central side portion and an outer peripheral side portion of the storage tank, and the noodle string guide mechanism It is preferable to feed the noodle strings from the tip of the wire at a substantially constant feeding speed. In this way, the tip of the noodle string guide mechanism is reciprocated in the radial direction between the central side and the outer peripheral side of the storage tub, and the noodle strings are substantially constant from the tip of the noodle string guide mechanism. In order to wind up the noodle strings into the storage tank beautifully in a spiral manner by feeding out at the supply speed, for example, the rotation speed of the storage tank and the moving speed of the tip of the noodle string guide mechanism can be controlled relatively easily. it can.

  According to the noodle string winding device according to the present invention, the noodle strings wound in the storage tank in the radial direction of the storage tank according to the moving position of the tip of the noodle string guide mechanism by the winding pitch changing means Since it was set as the structure which can change a pitch, the upper surface can be made substantially flat in the state by which the noodle strings were wound in the storage tank. Thus, for example, when the noodle strings in the storage tub are wound around the noodle string winding machine in order to reduce the diameter again, the noodle strings to be caught are not caught by the adjacent noodle strings. Can be rolled up smoothly. Therefore, for example, the diameter of the noodle strings can be efficiently reduced, and the diameter of the noodle strings can be accurately reduced.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a noodle string winding machine 1 including a noodle string winding apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the noodle string winding machine 11 wraps a round string-shaped noodle string n, which is a raw material of, for example, raw noodles, udon, soba, etc. The noodle strings n are reduced in diameter so as to have a predetermined diameter through the diameter reducing section 9, and the reduced noodle strings n are spirally formed in the storage tank 12 by the noodle string winding device 16 according to the present invention. Can be rolled up. Then, the noodle strings n wound in the storage tank 12 are again passed through the noodle string winder 11 to be reduced in diameter so as to have a predetermined diameter, and spirally formed in another storage tank 12. It can be rolled up.

  As illustrated in FIG. 1, the winding unit 5 receives the noodle strings n in the storage tank 12 disposed below the winding unit 5, twists the received noodle strings n, and reduces the diameter of the downstream portion 9. It is for sending in. This winding part 5 receives the round string-like noodle strings n accommodated in the accommodating tank 12, and the noodle strings n guide 2 for twisting the noodle strings n, and the state (property) of the noodle strings n Guide rolls 3 and 4 whose positions can be changed according to the above, and a winding roll 6 for winding the noodle strings n around the guide rolls 3 and 4. The noodle strings n guide 2 and the entraining roll 6 are rotatably provided on the entrainer body 18 via a fixed support rod, and the guide rolls 3 and 4 are disposed on the entrainer body 18 via a movable support rod. It is provided in a freely rotatable manner.

  The diameter-reducing portion 9 is for forming the noodle strings n so as to have a predetermined thickness, and a pair of upper and lower first processing rolls 7 and 7 and a pair of upper and lower second processing rolls 8 and 8. It has. For example, the pair of upper and lower first processing rolls 7 and 7 accepts noodle strings (thickness of about 17 mm) n wound by the winding unit 5, and accepts the received noodle strings n as upper and lower processing rolls 7 and 7. 7 can be formed into a noodle string n having a thickness of about 12 mm.

  The pair of upper and lower second processing rolls 8 and 8 passes the noodle strings n passed through the first processing rolls 7 and 7 and wound into the storage tank 12 through the noodle string winding machine 1 again. It is used to reduce the diameter, and the noodle strings n can be formed into noodle strings n having a thickness of about 6 mm by passing between the upper and lower second processing rolls 8 and 8. The cross-sectional shape of the noodle strings n is determined by the shape of the processing grooves formed on the outer periphery of the first and second processing rolls 7, 7, 8, and 8, and is, for example, approximately elliptical or approximately circular.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the noodle string winding device 16 receives the noodle string n that has been reduced to a predetermined diameter by the diameter reducing unit 9 provided in the preceding stage. The noodle string guide mechanism 15 can be spirally wound into the storage tank 12. The noodle string winding device 16 includes a rotation speed changing mechanism 25, a screw feeding mechanism 66, a winding pitch changing mechanism 67, and a swinging mechanism 68 shown in FIG. Furthermore, the noodle string guide mechanism 15 shown in FIG. 5 and the quick return mechanism 69 shown in FIG. 8 are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the rotation speed changing mechanism 25 is provided inside the winder main body 18 and can rotate the turntable (storage tank 12) 17 at a predetermined rotation speed. In this way, the container 12 is rotated at a predetermined rotational speed because the noodle strings n wound into the container 12 from the tip of the noodle string guide mechanism 15 are between the tip and the container 12. This is so that it can be rolled up beautifully without being pulled or loosened more than allowed.

  The rotational speed changing mechanism 25 includes a driving side conical wheel (conical pulley) 26 driven by the driving unit 19 shown in FIG. 2 and a driven side conical formed in a taper opposite to the driving side conical wheel 26. A car (conical pulley) 27 and an annular belt 28 that is wound around the driving side conical wheel 26 and the driven side conical wheel 27 to transmit power are provided. The rotation of the driven side conical wheel 27 meshes with the helical gear 30 via the rotary base drive shaft 29 and the helical gear 30 provided on the rotary base drive shaft 29. Then, it is transmitted to the turntable drive unit 31. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, power is transmitted by the chains 34 and 34 and the round belt 35. The arrows shown in the figure indicate power transmission paths. 38,... Are bearings that support each shaft.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the screw feed mechanism 66 includes a moving screw portion 32 that is rotatably provided. The moving screw portion 32 is configured to be rotationally driven in a predetermined direction by the driven side conical wheel 27. An engaging portion 37 is provided on the moving screw portion 32 so as to be freely disengaged. The engaging portion 37 is integrally provided with a belt operating body 36 for positioning the belt 28.

  According to the screw feed mechanism 66 shown in FIG. 2, the drive unit 19 is driven and rotated through the drive side conical wheel 26, the belt 28, the driven side conical wheel 27, the turntable drive shaft 29, the round belt 35, and the like. When the moving screw portion 32 is rotated in a predetermined direction by being transmitted to the moving screw portion 32, the engaging portion 37 that engages with the moving screw portion 32 is moved along the moving screw portion 32 in FIG. It moves in a predetermined winding direction from the position indicated by the solid line toward the position indicated by the two-dot chain line. At this time, the belt operating body 36 provided in the engaging portion 37 and the belt 28 positioned by the belt operating body 36 also move in the same direction.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 2, the belt 28 is hung from the large diameter side of the driving side conical wheel 26 indicated by the solid line and the small diameter side of the driven side conical wheel 27 from the driving side indicated by the two-dot chain line. The state shifts to a state where it is hung on the small diameter side of the conical wheel 26 and the large diameter side of the driven side conical wheel 27. As described above, the rotational speed of the driven side conical wheel 27 can be reduced with respect to the rotational speed of the driving side conical wheel 26 as the engaging portion 37 moves in the winding direction. As the rotational speed of the driven side conical wheel 27 decreases, the rotational speeds of the turntable drive unit 31 and the storage tank 12 that are driven to rotate by the driven side conical wheel 27 decrease. Thereby, the rotational speed of the storage tank 12 can be reduced as the winding roll 14 provided in the front-end | tip part of the noodle strings guide mechanism 15 approaches an outer peripheral side part from the center side part of the storage tank 12. FIG. As a result, even when the winding roll 14 is in any position (arbitrary position) in the radial direction of the storage tank 12, the rotational movement speed of the arbitrary position of the bottom of the storage tank 12 corresponding to the arbitrary position of the winding roll 14 is For example, it is possible to make the noodle strings n almost always coincide with a substantially constant feeding speed. As a result, the noodle strings n wound into the storage tank 12 from the winding roll 14 are neatly wound between the winding roll 14 and the storage tank 12 without being pulled or loosened more than allowable. Can be.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the moving screw portion (winding pitch changing means) 32 has a first male screw portion 32a formed on one end side with respect to the center portion, and on the other end portion side. A second male screw portion 32b is formed. The first male screw portion 32a is formed with a screw pitch smaller than that of the second male screw portion 32b.

  According to the moving screw portion 32, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, the engaging portion 37 engages with the first male screw portion 32a and moves while the moving screw portion 32 is rotating in a predetermined direction. When the winding roll 14 is located, the winding roll 14 is positioned at or near the central side of the storage tank 12, and at this time, the winding roll 14 is relatively relatively from the central side of the storage tank 12 toward the outer peripheral side. Moving at low speed. As shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2, when the engaging portion 37 is engaged with the second male screw portion 32b and moves while the moving screw portion 32 is rotating in a predetermined direction. The entraining roll 14 is located at or near the outer peripheral side portion of the storage tank 12, and at this time, the entraining roll 14 is at a relatively high speed from the central side portion of the storage tank 12 toward the outer peripheral side portion. Has moved.

  Thereby, the winding pitch of the storage tank 12 in the radial direction of the storage tank 12 of the noodle strings n wound into the storage tank 12 can be changed according to the radial movement position in the storage tank 12 where the winding roll 14 is located. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, for example, the noodle strings n wound in the storage tank 12 are wound in a lengthwise direction so as not to be biased toward the central side portion of the storage tank 12. The moving speed in the direction toward the radially outer side of the entrance roll 14 is set so that the outer peripheral side portion and its vicinity (<f> in FIG. 4) rather than the central side portion and the vicinity thereof (range <e> in FIG. 4). > Range) can be changed to be faster.

  Note that the winding pitch of the noodle strings n to be wound into the storage tank 12 is made larger on the outer peripheral side than the center side or the like because the noodle strings n that have been wound shrink. This is because the amount of movement toward the inner side in the radial direction of the outer peripheral side portion is larger than that of the central side portion.

  Thereby, the noodle strings n can be made to be substantially flat in a state where the noodle strings n are wound in the storage tank 12. In this way, if the upper surface of the noodle strings n wound in the storage tank 12 can be made substantially flat, for example, the noodle strings n in the storage tank 12 may be reduced in order to reduce the diameter again. When the noodle string winding machine 1 is wound, the noodle string n to be rolled can be smoothly wound without being caught by the adjacent noodle strings n. Therefore, for example, the noodle strings n can be efficiently reduced in diameter, and the noodle strings n can be accurately reduced in diameter.

  Next, the swing mechanism 68 will be described with reference to FIG. The swing mechanism 68 is a mechanism for causing the noodle string guide mechanism 15 to swing back and forth within a predetermined angular range for the reciprocating linear motion of the engaging portion 37 that moves along the moving screw portion 32. A palpation 44 is provided. The swing rod 44 is swingably supported by the shaft support portion 43 of the winding machine main body 18 and is slidably inserted into a ring-shaped guide member 45 provided in the engagement portion 37. . Thereby, when the engaging portion 37 moves linearly along the moving screw portion 32, the swing rod 44 swings around the shaft support portion 43. Further, the swing rod 44 is connected to a connecting rod 47 so as to be swingable, and an arm portion 46 is swingably connected to the connection rod 47. The arm portion 46 is coupled to the swing shaft 21, and the swing shaft 21 is swingably provided on the winding machine body 18 via a bearing 48 as shown in FIG. Yes. The noodle string guide mechanism 15 is fixed to the swing shaft 21.

  According to the swing mechanism 68, first, in the case of the “winding” operation of the engaging portion 37, when the moving screw portion 32 shown in FIG. 2 rotates in a predetermined direction, the engaging portion 37 is engaged with the moving screw portion 32. The joint portion 37 moves at a relatively low speed from the position indicated by the solid line toward the position indicated by the two-dot chain line. Then, the moving speed of the winding roll 14 of the noodle string guide mechanism 15 is changed in the direction from the position of the central side of the storage tank 12 to the position of the outer peripheral side corresponding to the moving speed of the engaging portion 37. However, it can be swung at a relatively low speed.

  Next, in the case of the “return” operation of the engaging portion 37, the engaging portion 37 shown in FIG. It moves at a relatively high speed from the indicated position toward the position indicated by the solid line. Then, the winding roll 14 of the noodle string guide mechanism 15 is swung at a relatively high speed in the direction from the position of the outer peripheral side of the storage tank 12 to the position of the central side corresponding to the moving speed of the engaging portion 37. Can be moved. The swing angle of the noodle string guide mechanism 15 is in an angle range in which the noodle strings n can be wound in the radial direction of the storage tank 12.

  Next, the noodle string guide mechanism 15 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 5, the noodle string guide mechanism 15 can feed out the noodle strings n supplied from the diameter reducing unit 9 from the entrainment roll 14, and the entrainment roll 14 moves the swing shaft 21. The noodle strings n can be spirally wound in the storage tank 12 by reciprocatingly swinging about the center. As shown in FIG. 5, the noodle string guide mechanism 15 is provided with a swing shaft 21 at a lower end portion, and the swing shaft 21 is swingably provided on the winder main body 18 via a bearing 48. ing. An inverted T-shaped swing base 49 is provided on the upper portion of the swing shaft 21, and the base portion of the guide rod frame 50 is pivotally supported on the swing base 49. The swing base 49 is provided with a center position detection member 51, and when the center position detection member 51 comes into contact with a limit switch 52 that is a detector provided in the winder main body 18, Oscillation of the winding roll 14 in the direction toward the center of the storage tank 12 stops. The position of the winding roll 14 of the noodle string guide mechanism 15 stopped by the limit switch 52 is set as the central side winding start position where the noodle string n is wound into the storage tank 12.

  Further, a link member 53 and a spring member 54 are provided between the guide rod frame 50 and the swing base 49, and the balance between the force applied to the link member 53 and the force of the spring member 54 is provided. Thus, the guide rod frame 50 is held at a predetermined angle so that the noodle strings guide mechanism 15 does not fall down due to its own weight. A base portion of a guide roll support frame 55 is pivotally supported at the tip of the guide rod frame 50, and a guide rod guide 56 is pivotally supported at the tip of the guide roll support frame 55. At the front end of the guide rod guide 56, a winding roll 14 is provided that makes it possible to lightly press the noodle strings n wound into the storage tank 12 from the noodle string guide mechanism 15 so that stable winding can be performed.

  The shaft support portions between the guide rod frame 50 and the guide roll support frame 55 and between the guide roll support frame 55 and the guide rod guide 56 are arranged so that the winding roll 14 is placed at a predetermined position in the storage tank 12. It is fixed at an angle so that the wire n can be wound. The guide roll support frame 55 is provided with a handle 57, and an operator can operate the handle 57 to adjust the tip of the noodle string guide mechanism 15 to a desired height position with respect to the storage tank 12. it can. 58 denotes a stopper for tilting the guide rod frame 50 forward.

  Two guide rolls 13 are pivotally supported on the guide roll support frame 55. The two guide rolls 13 are provided on the winder main body 18 via a drive belt (round belt) 20 provided on the guide roll support frame 55 and a drive belt 20 provided on the guide rod frame 50. It is rotationally driven by a drive pulley 65. The guide rod guide 56 is provided with a plurality of guide rolls 59.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the winding roll 14 provided at the tip of the guide rod guide 56 is rotatably provided on a holding shaft 61 of an attachment base 60 provided on the guide rod guide 56. Further, the holding shaft 61 is rotatably provided on the mounting base 60, and outwardly toward the outer peripheral side portion (left side in the drawing) of the storage tank 12 by an urging spring 62 provided on the mounting base 60. It is energized.

  Next, the noodle string guide mechanism 15 swings so that the noodle string n supplied from the narrowing section 9 is wound into the storage tank 12 so that the winding roll 14 is located at the central side of the storage tank 12. And a procedure for reciprocating between the outer peripheral side portions will be described. Now, suppose that the winding roll 14 is located in the center side part of the storage tank 12 in the state shown as a continuous line in FIG. Next, when the noodle string guide mechanism 15 swings in a predetermined direction, the winding roll 14 moves in a direction from the central side portion of the storage tank 12 toward the outer peripheral side portion, and the winding roll 14 is moved to the storage tank 12. 2 (see FIG. 2), the winding roll 14 swings inwardly against the urging force of the urging spring 62 as indicated by a two-dot chain line. When the winding roll 14 swings inward as indicated by a two-dot chain line, the holding shaft 61 operates the limit switch 63. When the limit switch 63 is operated in this manner, the outward swing of the winding roll 14 is stopped, and the “winding” operation by the noodle string guide mechanism 15 (the rolling roll 14 moves into the storage tank 12). Cutting from noodle strings n while moving from the central side toward the outer peripheral side) to “return” operation (operation in which the winding roll 14 moves from the outer peripheral side to the central side of the storage tank 12) Instead, the roll-in roll 14 is returned to the central side of the storage tank 12.

  In this way, the winding roll 14 can wind the noodle strings n in a spiral shape from the central side portion of the rotating storage tank 12 in the horizontal outward direction, and the noodle strings n up to the outer peripheral side portion of the storage tank 12. When the roll is rolled up, the roll-in roll 14 can automatically return to the central side portion of the storage tank 12 and wind the noodle strings n again toward the outer peripheral side portion. That is, when the winding roll 14 is returned to the central side of the storage tank 12, the limit switch 52 shown in FIG. 5 is operated, and the winding roll 14 moves again toward the outer peripheral side. Yes. Reference numeral 64 shown in FIG. 6 is a guide for preventing the noodle strings n from shifting sideways between the guide roll 14 and the winding roll 14 provided in the guide rod guide 56.

  Next, the quick return mechanism 69 of the winding roll 14 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 2, the quick return mechanism 69 is moved when the engaging portion 37 is fed at a relatively low speed by the moving screw portion 32 and moved to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line (the winding roll 14 is accommodated). When moved to the position of the outer peripheral side of the tank 12, the position indicated by the solid line by separating the engaging part 37 from the moving screw part 32 (position where the winding roll 14 moves to the central side of the storage tank 12. ) Can be moved at a relatively high speed.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, the quick return mechanism 69 includes a drive motor 39 provided in the engaging portion 37. The drive motor 39 is provided with a pinion 39a on its rotating shaft, and the fixed rack 33 is engaged with the pinion 39a. The fixed rack 33 is disposed horizontally below the moving screw portion 32 and is fixed to the winder main body 18. Further, an engaging member 40 that can be freely engaged with and disengaged from the moving screw portion 32 and an electric switch 41 that operates the engaging member 40 are provided. Note that the pinion 39a provided in the drive motor 39 is controlled so that power is not transmitted when the drive motor 39 is not driven and is free (turnable), and power is transmitted (rotation driven) when driven. Has been.

  The electric switching device 41 is connected by an engagement member 40 and a link member 42 and the like, and is configured to move the link member 42 up and down by an electric signal. By this switching operation of the electric switching device 41, the engaging member 40 can be engaged with the moving screw portion 32 as shown in FIG. 8 (a), and as shown in FIG. 8 (b), The engaging member 40 can be separated from the moving screw portion 32. That is, as shown in FIG. 8A, when the engaging member 40 is engaged with the moving screw portion 32 and the moving screw portion 32 is rotated, the engaging portion 37 is turned into the “winding-in” shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8 (b), when the engaging member 40 is separated from the moving screw portion 32 and the drive motor 39 is rotated, the engaging portion 37 is driven by the fixed rack 33 or the like. The “return” operation shown in FIG.

  Next, operation | movement of the noodle string winding machine 11 shown in FIGS. 1-8 comprised as mentioned above is demonstrated. First, when the operator operates the start switch, the drive unit 19 shown in FIG. 2 is rotationally driven. Then, this rotational force is transmitted to the moving screw portion 32 through the driving side conical wheel 26 and the driven side conical wheel 27, and the engaging portion 37 is indicated by a solid line by the rotation of the moving screw portion 32 in a predetermined direction. Move from the position to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line (move in the winding direction). Then, the movement due to the movement of the engaging portion 37 is transmitted to the swing shaft 21 via the swing rod 44, the connecting rod 47, and the arm portion 46, and the swing shaft 21 is rotated. The winding roll 14 provided at the tip of the noodle string guide mechanism 15 swings in the horizontal direction from the central side portion to the outer peripheral side portion of the storage tank 12 by the rotation of 21.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the rotation of the driven side conical wheel 27 is transmitted to the storage tank 12 via the rotary table drive shaft 29, the helical gear 30, and the rotary table drive unit 31, and is stored in the storage tank 12. Rotates counterclockwise. As a result, the noodle strings n fed from the winding roll 14 of the noodle string guide mechanism 15 that swings from the central side portion to the outer peripheral side portion of the storage tank 12 are directed from the central side portion of the storage tank 12 toward the outer peripheral side portion. Then, it is wound into the storage tank 12 in a clockwise spiral shape.

  Then, when the noodle strings n are wound up to the outer peripheral side portion of the storage tank 12, the winding roll 14 of the noodle string guide mechanism 15 contacts the inner surface of the outer peripheral wall of the storage tank 12, and the limit switch 63 is operated. Become. By operating the limit switch 63, as shown in FIG. 8B, the electric switch 41 is actuated to move the link member 42 downward. As a result, the engaging member 40 is separated from the moving screw portion 32, and the drive motor 39 is driven to move the engaging portion 37 along the fixed rack 33 in the return direction shown in FIG. it can. By the movement of the engaging portion 37 in the return direction, the swing shaft 21 is rotated via the swing rod 44, the connecting rod 47, and the arm portion 46, and the winding roll 14 of the noodle string guide mechanism 15 is accommodated. The tank 12 is swung back at a relatively high speed from the outer peripheral side portion to the central side portion. When the roll-in roll 14 of the noodle string guide mechanism 15 is returned to the central side portion of the storage tank 12, the limit switch 52 is activated to stop the swinging of the noodle string guide mechanism 15 in the return direction. This state is a state in which the winding roll 14 provided at the tip of the noodle string guide mechanism 15 has returned to the central side of the storage tank 12, and the winding roll 14 has returned to the winding start position of the noodle string n. State. Further, when the limit switch 52 is operated, as shown in FIG. 8A, the electric switching device 41 is operated and the link member 42 is moved upward. As a result, the engaging member 40 engages with the moving screw portion 32, and the drive motor 39 changes from the drive state to the non-drive state.

  Thereafter, as described above again, the entrainment roll 14 of the noodle string guide mechanism 15 swings and moves from the central side portion toward the outer peripheral side portion of the accommodation tank 12 and is rotated by the entrainment roll 14. 12, the noodle strings n can be wound in a clockwise spiral shape, and thereafter, the above operation is repeated.

  However, in the noodle string winding device 16 of the above-described embodiment, the winding pitch of the noodle strings n wound in the storage tank 12 is greater on the outer peripheral side portion and the vicinity thereof than on the central side portion and the vicinity thereof. However, instead of this, the moving speed of the winding roll 14 provided at the tip of the noodle string guide mechanism 15 is controlled. You may control the moving speed of the winding roll 14 provided in the front-end | tip part of the noodle strings guide mechanism 15 so that the outer peripheral side part and its vicinity may become smaller than a center side part and its vicinity. In this case, the positions of both the first male screw part 32a and the second male screw part 32b formed in the moving screw part 32 shown in FIG. 3 may be replaced so as to be opposite to each other.

  And in the said embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, although the two 1st and 2nd external thread parts 32a and 32b from which a pitch mutually differs were formed in the screw part 32 for a movement, three each in which each pitch differs The above male screw portion may be formed, or may be a male screw portion whose pitch is continuously changed. Also in this case, the screw pitch is set so that the moving speed increases as the engaging portion 37 moves in the winding direction.

  In the noodle string winding device 16 of the above embodiment, the noodles are taken as an example. However, the noodle strings n such as udon other than the noodles, soba noodles, etc. Can be applied.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the rotational speed changing mechanism 25, the screw feeding mechanism 66, the winding pitch changing mechanism, and the quick return mechanism 69 shown in FIG. 2 are replaced with the driving side and driven side conical wheels 26 and 27, and the moving screw portion. 32, the first and second male screw portions 32a and 32b, the fixed rack 33, the pinion 39a, the drive unit 19, the drive motor 39, and the like, and the rotational speed of the storage tank 12 and the moving speed of the take-up roll 14 are controlled. However, instead of this, a variable speed motor such as a servo motor may be used for the drive unit 19 and the drive motor 39 to control the rotational speed of the storage tank 12 and the moving speed of the winding roll 14. Good.

  As described above, the noodle strings winding device according to the present invention can make the upper surface of the noodle strings substantially flat in a state where the noodle strings having a reduced diameter are wound in the storage tank. It has excellent effects and is suitable for application to such a noodle string winding device.

It is a perspective view which shows a noodle string winding machine provided with the noodle string winding apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the power transmission structure of the noodle string winding apparatus which concerns on the same embodiment. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged plan view showing the power transmission structure shown in FIG. 2. It is a figure for demonstrating the moving speed of the winding roll provided in the noodle string winding apparatus which concerns on the same embodiment. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the noodle strings guide mechanism which comprises the noodle string winding apparatus which concerns on the embodiment. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the winding roll provided in the noodle strings guide mechanism shown in FIG. It is an enlarged front view of the winding roll shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the quick return mechanism which comprises the noodle string winding apparatus which concerns on the embodiment, (a) is a front view which shows the state which the engaging member is engaging with the thread part for a movement, (b) It is a front view which shows the state from which the engaging member was cut away from the screw part for a movement. It is a perspective view which shows the state which has wound the noodle strings in the storage tank with the conventional noodle string winding machine. It is drawing which shows the winding state in the storage tank of the noodle string wound by the noodle string guide mechanism shown in FIG. 9, (a) is sectional drawing of a preferable state, (b) is a noodle string in the center side part. The schematic cross section which shows the biased state, (c) is an expansion schematic cross section of the noodle strings of the biased part.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Noodle string winding machine 2 Noodle string guide 3, 4, 13, 59 Guide roll 5 Winding part 6 Winding roll 7 1st processing roll 8 2nd processing roll 9 Thinning part 10 Guide roll 11 Guide rod 12 Accommodation Tank 14 Winding roll 15 Noodle string guiding mechanism 16 Noodle string winding device 17 Rotary table 18 Winding machine body 19 Drive unit 20 Drive belt 21 Oscillating shaft 25 Rotational speed changing mechanism 26 Drive side conical wheel 27 Drive side cone wheel 28 Belt 29 Turntable drive shaft 30 Helical gear 31 Turntable drive section 32 Screw part for movement (winding pitch changing means)
32a 1st male thread part 32b 2nd male thread part 33 Fixed rack (fast return mechanism)
34 Chain 35 Round belt 36 Belt operating body 37 Engagement part 39 Drive motor 39a Pinion 40 Engagement member 41 Electric switch 42 Link member 43 Shaft support part 44 Swing rod 45 Guide member 46 Arm part 47 Connecting rod 48 Bearing 49 Swing Moving base 50 Guide rod frame 51 Center position detection member 52 Limit switch 53 Link member 54 Spring member 55 Guide roll support frame 56 Guide rod guide 57 Handle 60 Mounting base 61 Holding shaft 62 Biasing spring 63 Limit switch 64 Guide 65 Drive pulley 66 Screw feed mechanism 67 Winding pitch change mechanism 68 Oscillating mechanism 69 Fast return mechanism e, f Position n Noodle strings s Feed direction

Claims (5)

While feeding out the noodle strings from the tip of the noodle guide mechanism, the tip of the noodle guide mechanism is reciprocated between the central side and the outer peripheral side in the storage tank rotating in a predetermined direction, In the noodle string winding device capable of winding the noodle string into the storage tank,
Rotation speed changing means that can change the rotation speed of the storage tank according to the movement position of the tip portion of the noodle string guide mechanism, and the storage according to the movement position of the tip portion of the noodle string guide mechanism A noodle string winding device, comprising: a winding pitch changing means capable of changing a winding pitch in a radial direction of the storage tank of the noodle strings wound in the tank.   The winding pitch changing means is such that the winding pitch of the noodle strings wound in the storage tank is larger at the outer peripheral side or the vicinity thereof than at the central side part or the vicinity thereof in the storage tank. 2. The noodle string winding device according to claim 1, wherein a moving speed of a tip portion of the noodle string guide mechanism is controlled.   The rotational speed changing means is configured such that when the leading end portion of the noodle strings guiding mechanism is at an arbitrary position in the radial direction of the storage tank, the rotational movement speed at an arbitrary position of the storage tank bottom corresponding to the arbitrary position of the distal end section. 3. The noodle string winding device according to claim 1, wherein the rotational speed of the storage tank is controlled so as to substantially match the feeding speed of the noodle strings. The rotational speed changing means includes a pair of conical pulleys whose diameters expand toward opposite directions, and an annular belt wound around the pair of conical pulleys,
The winding pitch changing means is rotationally driven by a conical pulley on the storage tank side of the pair of conical pulleys, and has a moving screw portion having two or more male screw portions having different pitches, and the moving screw. An engaging portion engaged with the engaging portion, and a belt operation for moving the annular belt with the engaging portion when the engaging portion is moved by the moving screw portion. With moving objects,
4. The noodle string winding device according to claim 1, wherein the belt operating body reciprocally swings the tip of the noodle string guide mechanism via a swing mechanism. 5.   The leading end portion of the noodle string guide mechanism reciprocates in the radial direction between the central side portion and the outer peripheral side portion of the storage tub, and the noodle strip is fed from the leading end portion of the noodle strip guide mechanism at a substantially constant feeding speed. The noodle string winding device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the noodle string winding device is extended.

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