JP2009089613A - Seasoning apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a seasoning apparatus by which a small commercial product having little deviation in taste can be provided. <P>SOLUTION: The seasoning apparatus is used for seasoning semifinished goods P with a sprayed a powdery seasoning material S, and is equipped with discharge means 2 for discharging a prescribed amount of the seasoning material S by dropping the seasoning material S freely downward, and dispersing members 10 and 20 for dispersing the bouncing seasoning material S downward to the semifinished goods P. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a seasoning device for sprinkling seasonings such as seasonings on semi-finished products.

In snacks such as potato chips, various seasonings such as salt and curry powder are added to the semi-finished product and seasoned. As an apparatus for performing such seasoning, there is known an apparatus for dropping a powdery taste material from a screw conveyor onto a semi-finished product conveyed by a belt conveyor (Patent Document 1).
Reality 4-11517

  However, in the apparatus of the above document, when the powdery taste material falls from the screw conveyor, it falls as a small “dama” aggregate. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3B, the taste material dropped on the belt conveyor 3 also has a number of “dama” shapes. As a result, unevenness in taste occurs in one product.

  Therefore, the objective of this invention is providing the seasoning apparatus which can obtain the goods with small bias | inclination of the lightness and shade of taste.

  The present invention for achieving the above object is a seasoning device for sprinkling a powdery flavoring material on a semi-finished product, and discharging means for free-falling and discharging a predetermined amount of the flavoring material downward And a dispersion member that causes the free-falling flavoring material to fall and collide and blow off the flavoring material toward the lower semi-finished product to disperse the flavoring material.

  According to the present invention, when the powdery taste material collides with the dispersing member, the “dama” -like taste material is dispersed, so that a product with a small unevenness of taste can be obtained.

In the present invention, the dispersing member has a circular cross section along a vertical plane, and the point at which the taste material falls and collides is set downstream of the circular product in the conveying direction of the semi-finished product. It is preferable.
In this case, since the flavoring material is not dropped on the circular apex, there is no possibility that the flavoring material accumulates on the dispersion member, so that a predetermined amount of the flavoring material can be sprinkled on the product evenly.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the dispersion member is formed of a roller rotatable around a horizontal axis, and further includes driving means for rotating the roller around the horizontal axis. In the case of this embodiment, the rotation of the roller makes it easier for the flavoring material to be blown off and makes it difficult to adhere to the roller, so that the seasoning accuracy is increased.

  In the present invention, it is preferable to include speed setting means for adjusting the rotation speed of the roller. In this case, it is possible to control the distance that the taste material flies and the force that blows the taste material by adjusting the rotation speed.

  In the present invention, it is preferable to include direction setting means for setting the rotation direction of the roller. In this case, the direction in which the taste material flies can be controlled by setting the rotation direction.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that an adjusting means for adjusting the position of the dispersion member is provided. In this case, by changing the incident angle of the taste material when colliding with the dispersion member by position adjustment, the direction in which the taste material flies and the force of flipping the taste material can be finely adjusted.

  In the present invention, another dispersive member that disperses the flavorant dispersed by the dispersive member in a slanting downward direction of the dispersive member and blows the flavorant toward the lower semi-finished product to disperse further. It is preferable to provide. In this case, by re-dispersing with another dispersing member, the unevenness of the taste is further reduced.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1 and 2 show Example 1. FIG.

  In FIG. 1, the seasoning apparatus 1 includes a screw conveyor (discharge means) 2 that freely drops and discharges a predetermined amount of a taste material S downward, and the free-falling taste material S falls and collides, The first and second rollers (dispersing members) 10 and 20 that disperse the material S toward the semi-finished product P on the lower belt conveyor 3 are dispersed. Sprinkle to season.

  The first roller 10 is disposed obliquely below the screw conveyor 2 in FIG. 2A, and the second roller 20 is disposed obliquely below the first roller 10, and below the second roller 20. Is provided with a belt conveyor 3 for conveying the semi-finished product P.

  As shown in FIG. 2B, the screw conveyor 2, the first roller 10, the second roller 20, and the belt conveyor 3 are rotationally driven by motors (driving means) Ms, M1, M2, and Mc, respectively. Each motor Ms, M1, M2, and Mc is connected to the control device 4.

  The pipe 2p of the screw conveyor 2 is formed with a slit 2s for allowing the taste material S to freely fall, and when the portion of the slit 2s in FIG. 2 (b) rotates below the side of the pipe 2p. The taste material S freely falls toward the surface of the lower first roller 10. Therefore, the taste material S freely falls from the screw conveyor 2 toward the first roller 10 in a wide range from the front end to the base end of the pipe 2p.

  Here, as the taste material S, there are various types, from those having a low viscosity, such as salt, to those having a high viscosity, such as curry powder, in which “dama” can be easily formed. The higher the viscosity, the more difficult it is to drop all over the slit 2s, and a small “dama” tends to occur.

  Each of the rollers 10 and 20 shown in FIG. 2B is rotatable about horizontal axes L1 and L2, and is rotated about the horizontal axes L1 and L2 by the motors M1 and M2. In the case of the present embodiment, the rotation directions R of the first and second rollers 10 and 20 in FIG. 2A are set in the same direction. The rotation direction R of each of the rollers 10 and 20 is set so that the rotation direction at the upper ends of the first and second rollers 10 and 20 coincides with the conveyance direction X of the semi-finished product P by the belt conveyor 3. .

The “dama” -like taste material S that has fallen freely from the screw conveyor 2 falls and collides with the first roller 10, and the first roller 10 rotates, so that the taste material S is the first roller 10. It is strongly blown off on the outer surface of the roller 10 and freely falls toward the second roller 20 obliquely below.
Here, when the taste material S is dropped and discharged from the slit 2 s of the screw conveyor 2, the taste material S is in a “dama” shape. It breaks down and disperses, resulting in less “dama”.

The taste material S that has fallen freely from the first roller 10 falls and collides with the second roller 20, and the second roller 20 rotates, so that the taste material S is outside the second roller 20. It is strongly blown off on the surface and falls freely onto the semi-finished product P conveyed by the belt conveyor 3 below.
Here, the taste material S is blown again on the surface of the second roller 20, so that it is further dispersed and has little or no “dummy”.

  In this way, since the taste material S dropped and discharged from the screw conveyor 2 is “dama” dispersed by the rollers 10 and 20, the semi-finished product P becomes a product with a small unevenness of taste.

  In the present embodiment, the first and second rollers 10 and 20 as the dispersing members are formed in a circular cross section along the vertical plane, and the point Os where the taste material S falls and collides is the center Oc of the circular shape. Rather, it is set downstream in the conveyance direction X of the semi-finished product P. Thereby, since the taste material S does not fall to the circular vertex Ot, the taste material S does not accumulate on the first and second rollers 10 and 20 and is immediately blown off after the drop collision.

Next, comparative examples and test examples are shown to verify the effects of the present invention.
As the flavoring material S, powder that tends to generate “dama” was used, and the flavoring material S was sprayed on the belt of the belt conveyor 3 that is not transporting the semi-finished product P and is continuously driven.

Comparative example:
When the flavoring material S was sprayed directly onto the belt conveyor 3 without providing the first and second rollers 10 and 20, as can be seen from the copy of the digital photograph in FIG. It became a certain spraying state.

Test example 1:
When the flavoring material S is spread on the belt conveyor 3 by using the seasoning apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, as shown in the copy of the digital photograph in FIG. The state was obtained.

FIG. 4 shows a more preferred example of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 4A, the control device 4 includes first and second speed setting means 41 and 42 and first and second direction setting means 43 and 44.

The first and second speed setting means 41 and 42 adjust the rotational speeds of the first and second rollers 10 and 20, respectively.
When the rotation speed of the first roller 10 is increased by the first speed setting means 41, the flying distance of the taste material S is increased as shown by the solid line in FIG. 4B. On the other hand, when the rotation speed is decreased, the dashed line is shown. As shown, the flight distance of the taste material S is shortened.

  When the rotation speed of the second roller 20 is increased by the second speed setting means 42, the flying distance of the taste material S increases as shown by the solid line. On the other hand, when the rotation speed decreases, the taste increases as shown by the two-dot chain line. The flight distance of the material S is shortened.

  By setting the rotation direction of the second roller 20 in the reverse direction as indicated by the arrow R2, the direction in which the taste material S is blown off can be set in the direction opposite to the transport direction X. Thereby, the adhesion angle of the taste material S with respect to the semi-finished product P can be changed.

In this embodiment, first and second adjusting means 51 and 52 for adjusting the position of the axis Oc of the first and second rollers 10 and 20 are provided.
The point Os at which the taste material S collides with the first and second rollers 10 and 20 is changed by adjusting, for example, the horizontal position of each of the rollers 10 and 20 by the first and second adjusting means 51 and 52. be able to. Thereby, since the angle and speed at which the taste material S falls on the lower semi-finished product P changes, the adhesive force of the taste material S to the semi-finished product P can be finely adjusted.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 4B, the taste material S bounced off by the first roller 10 is adjusted by the second adjusting means 52 so that the position of the second roller 20 is adjusted, whereby the second roller 20 has a predetermined position. It can be made to collide with the position.

FIG. 5A to FIG. 5D show modified examples of the rollers 10 and 20.
As shown in FIG. 5A, the rollers 10 and 20 may be formed in a tapered shape.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, the first and second rollers 10 and 20 may be formed in a drum shape. That is, the diameters of the first and second rollers 10 and 20 may increase as they go to the axial center of the first and second rollers 10 and 20. In this case, the taste material S can be dispersed toward both ends of the first and second rollers 10 and 20.

  As shown in FIG. 5C, the first and second rollers 10 and 20 may be formed in a concave shape. That is, the diameters of the first and second rollers 10 and 20 may become smaller as going to the axial center of the first and second rollers 10 and 20. In this case, the taste material S can be collected toward the center of the first and second rollers 10 and 20.

  The screw conveyor 2 does not need to be provided with slits 2s, and the screw conveyor 2 may be provided with a large number of small holes 2h as shown in FIG. A spherical dispersion member 10A may be provided below each small hole 2h.

  Further, the discharging means does not need to be the screw conveyor 2 and may be any means that can freely drop the taste material S on the dispersing member.

  In the present invention, the dispersion member need not be a rotating roller. This is because, even if the dispersing member does not rotate, the taste material S collides with the surface of the dispersing member and is dispersed.

  When the dispersion member does not rotate, the surface of the cross section of the dispersion member is formed as a convex surface that is convex upward. If the surface of the dispersion member is a flat surface or a concave surface, the taste material S that has fallen freely is easy to slide down on the surface of the dispersion member and is not blown away, so that it is difficult to disperse. On the other hand, in the case of a convex surface, it is difficult to slide down, so that the “dama” of the taste material S can be reliably dispersed.

  In the present invention, the first and second rollers 10 and 20 may be provided directly below the screw conveyor 2 rather than diagonally below. That is, the dispersion member may be provided below the discharge means.

  Moreover, it is not necessary to provide another dispersing member, and one or three or more dispersing members may be provided.

  The present invention can be applied to a seasoning device for sprinkling a flavoring material on a semi-finished product.

It is a perspective view of the seasoning apparatus which shows Example 1 of this invention. It is the side view and front view of a seasoning apparatus. It is the digital photograph image | photographed by sprinkling a flavoring material on a belt conveyor, (a) shows what was disperse | distributed using the roller, (b) shows what was directly sprayed from the screw conveyor. (A) is a control block diagram which shows the more preferable example of a seasoning apparatus, (b) is a side view which shows the direction etc. in which a taste material is blown away. It is a front view which shows the modification of a roller.

Explanation of symbols

1: Seasoning device 2: Discharge means (screw conveyor)
10: Dispersing member (first roller)
20: Another dispersion member (second roller)
41, 42: Speed setting means 43, 44: Direction setting means 51, 52: Adjustment means S: Flavor material P: Semi-finished product R: Rotating direction X: Conveying direction

Claims (7)

A seasoning device for sprinkling powdered flavoring material on a semi-finished product,
Discharging means for free-falling and discharging a predetermined amount of taste material downward;
A flavoring device comprising: a dispersing member that causes the free-falling flavoring material to fall and collide and blow off the flavoring material toward a lower semi-finished product to disperse the flavoring material.   2. The dispersion member according to claim 1, wherein a cross section along a vertical plane is formed in a circular shape, and a point at which the taste material falls and collides is set downstream of the circular product in the conveyance direction of the semi-finished product. The seasoning apparatus characterized by being.   3. The seasoning apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising driving means for rotating the roller around the horizontal axis, wherein the dispersing member is formed of a roller rotatable around the horizontal axis.   4. The seasoning apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising speed setting means for adjusting a rotation speed of the roller.   The seasoning apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising direction setting means for setting a rotation direction of the roller.   The seasoning apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an adjusting unit that adjusts a position of the dispersion member.   7. The taste material dispersed by the dispersion member falls and collides obliquely below the dispersion member according to claim 1, and the taste material is blown off toward the lower semi-finished product to be dispersed. A seasoning device further comprising another dispersing member.