JP2010142199A - Noodle strip cutting-out machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a noodle strip cutting-out machine preventing growing waste noodles. <P>SOLUTION: The noodle strip cutting-out machine works as follows: a rolled noodle strip B is made go through a pair of cutting blade rolls 22 where a plurality of cutting blades 222 are arranged at predetermined spacings S around the circumferential surface 221; by setting the serrated end part 251 of a waste noodle-removing plate 25 into a gap S of the respective cutting blades 222, waste noodles P stuck to the cutting blades 22 are scraped off; a suction means 26 is operated to suck the waste noodles P accumulated in the space C between the end part 251 and the cutting blades roll 22. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a noodle strip cutting machine for cutting a noodle strip of a certain width by passing a rolled noodle strip between a pair of cutting blade rolls. More specifically, the present invention relates to a noodle string cutting machine provided with a noodle scrap collecting plate that fits and scrapes noodle scraps generated by cutting noodle strings into a gap between cutting blade rolls.

  Conventionally, in the noodle making process, a noodle strip cutting machine that cuts noodle strips rolled to a predetermined thickness into noodle strips having a predetermined width is used. This noodle string cutting machine includes a pair of cutting blade rolls in which a plurality of cutting blades are disposed with a predetermined gap on the peripheral surface of the roll, and the rolled noodle strip is paired with a pair of cutting blade rolls. The noodle strings having a predetermined width are cut out by passing them in between. Since the noodle band contains moisture and is sticky, in the noodle strip cutting machine, a part of the noodle strip adheres as noodle scraps to the blade surface of the cutting blade when the noodle strip is cut out and remains.

In Patent Document 1, a noodle scrap collecting plate having a comb-tooth-shaped end portion is provided, and the comb-tooth-shaped end portion is brought into contact with a pair of cutting blade rolls, whereby the cutting blade portion is cut by cutting out the noodle strings. A technique for scraping and removing noodle scraps adhering to the surface has been proposed. The noodle scraps generated by scraping fall freely to the lower side of the noodle string cutting machine, but there is an unavoidable clearance between the comb-shaped end and the cutting blade. Most of the waste enters the clearance.
Shokai 63-28379

  However, the noodle scraps scraped off by the noodle scraping plate contain moisture and have viscosity, and therefore cannot pass through the clearance between the cutting blade roll and the comb-tooth-shaped end portions and accumulate. If the noodle waste continues to accumulate in the clearance, the clearance is completely blocked by the noodle waste, and the noodle waste accumulates and hangs downward like an icicle from the noodle waste collecting plate (noodle waste growth phenomenon).

  When noodle waste grows, the newly generated noodle waste loses its destination and may fall on the noodle strings and adhere as foreign matter. As a result, a large load is applied to the noodle scrap collecting plate, and the noodle scrap collecting plate may be damaged.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a noodle strip cutting machine that can prevent the growth of noodle scraps.

  In order to solve the above problems, the noodle string cutting machine of the present invention includes a pair of cutting blade rolls each having a plurality of cutting blades arranged with a predetermined gap on the peripheral surface of the roll, and is rolled. In a noodle strip cutting machine that cuts a noodle strip of a predetermined width by passing a noodle strip between a pair of cutting blade rolls, the noodle strip has a comb-like end portion, and the comb-tooth end portion is cut into a cutting blade. Noodle scraping plate that scrapes off the noodle scraps adhering to the cutting blade roll, and the noodle scraping scraping plate that is scraped off and collected between the comb-shaped end and the cutting blade roll. And a suction means for sucking noodle scraps.

  Here, “inserting the comb-like end into the gap between the cutting edges” means fitting so that the comb teeth are positioned in the gap between the cutting edges. The above “between the comb-shaped end portion and the cutting blade roll” means the clearance between the comb-shaped end portion and the cutting blade roll.

  The suction means may include a suction nozzle having a suction port having substantially the same length as the entire length of the cutting blade roll.

  Here, the “full length of the cutting blade roll” means the length of the cutting blade roll in the rotation axis direction and means the length of the portion where the cutting blade is formed.

  The suction nozzle may extend toward the vicinity of the fitting position, and the suction port may be open toward the noodle scraps accumulated.

  Here, “in the vicinity of the fitting position” means a position of about 20 mm from the fitting position, preferably a position of about 10 mm.

  The suction means may include a suction chamber at the proximal end of the suction nozzle.

  The suction means may also serve as a noodle scrap collecting plate by extending a part of the peripheral edge of the suction port and fitting it into a cutting blade roll.

  According to the noodle string cutting machine of the present invention, by providing a suction means for sucking noodle scraps scraped off by the noodle scrap collecting plate and accumulated between the comb-shaped end portion and the cutting blade roll, Since the noodle waste accumulated between the comb-shaped end and the cutting blade roll is sucked and forcibly removed, the noodle waste does not continue to accumulate and the growth of the noodle waste can be prevented.

  An embodiment of the noodle string cutting machine of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a noodle making apparatus 100. The noodle making apparatus 100 is supplied with a continuous noodle band B in which water, salt, food additives and the like are mixed from a hopper (not shown) to noodle raw materials such as wheat flour and oat flour, and the noodle band B is stepped. The rolled noodle strip B is cut into noodle strings L having a predetermined width, and the noodle strings L are cut into a predetermined length to produce noodles.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the noodle making apparatus 100 includes five noodle strip rolling machines 200, and the hopper supplies the noodle strip B to the most upstream noodle strip rolling mill 200 (the rightmost side in the figure). The noodle band B is rolled to a predetermined thickness by sequentially passing the noodle band B between a pair of rolling rolls 201 included in each noodle band rolling mill 200. Specifically, a noodle strip B having a thickness of about 10 to 12 mm is supplied from a hopper (not shown), and is rolled to a thickness of about 1 mm in the noodle strip rolling mill 200 at the most downstream side (the leftmost side in the figure).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the noodle making apparatus 100 includes the noodle string cutting machine 1 below a pair of rolling rolls 201 of the most downstream (leftmost side in the figure) noodle strip rolling machine 200. A noodle strip B rolled to a thickness of is cut into noodle strips L having a predetermined width. The noodle making apparatus 100 also has a not-shown noodle string cutting machine, and cuts the noodle string L cut by the noodle string cutting machine 1 into a predetermined length to produce noodles.

  The noodle string cutting machine 1 includes a drive unit 10 and a cutting unit 20 that cuts out the noodle band B.

  The drive unit 10 meshes with a motor 11 disposed below the most downstream noodle strip mill 200, a drive sprocket 12 attached to a rotating shaft 11 a of the motor 11, and a driven gear (described later) of the cutout unit 20. It comprises a drive gear 13, a driven sprocket 14 mounted coaxially with the drive gear 13, and a chain 15 that spans the drive sprocket 12 and the driven sprocket 14.

  In the drive unit 10, the drive sprocket 12 is rotated by the motor 11, and this rotational force is transmitted to the driven sprocket 14 via the chain 15 to rotate the drive gear 13.

  FIG. 2 is a front view of the cutout portion 20, FIG. 3 is a top view of the cutout portion 20, and FIG. 4 is a side view of the cutout portion 20. As shown in the figure, the cutting unit 20 includes a frame 21, a pair of cutting blade rolls 22 rotatably supported by a bearing (not shown) on the frame 21, and one end of each cutting blade roll 22 inserted therein. A fixed gear 23, a driven gear 24 whose other end is inserted and fixed, and one end fixed to the frame 21, and the other end as a free end extending to the vicinity of each cutting blade roll 22 and a noodle scrap plate 25 And suction means 26 fixed to the frame 21.

  The cutting unit 20 is installed below the most downstream noodle strip rolling machine 200 so that the driven gear 24 meshes with the drive gear 13, and the noodle strip B rolled to a predetermined thickness is supplied from above. In the cutting unit 20, the rotational force from the driving unit 10 is transmitted to the cutting blade roll 22 by the driven gear 24, and the rotational force is also transmitted to the cutting blade roll 22 side that does not have the driven gear 24 through the gear 23. Communicated. Thereby, each cutting blade roll 22 rotates in the direction of arrow R in FIG. 4, and feeds the noodle band B supplied from above between the cutting blade rolls 22.

  The driving method of the cutting blade roll 22 in the drive unit 10 is, for example, by directly connecting the driving shaft of the motor 11 to the central axis of one cutting blade roll 22 and rotating the one cutting blade roll 22, via the gear 23. Thus, other known driving methods such as a so-called direct drive method of rotating the other cutting blade roll 22 can be adopted, and the mechanism is not limited to the mechanism specifically disclosed in the present embodiment.

  FIG. 5A shows a partially enlarged view of the pair of cutting blade rolls 22. As shown in FIG. 5A, the pair of cutting blade rolls 22 are provided with cutting blades 222 having a constant clearance S on the peripheral surface 221 and rotating around the peripheral surface 221 at equal intervals. The cutting blade 222 cuts out the noodle band B that has passed between the pair of cutting blade rolls 22 when the end surfaces 222a of the cutting blades 222 formed on the other cutting blade roll 22 come into contact with each other. is there. The cutting blade roll 22 is made of a steel material such as a stainless steel material, and a DLC film is formed as necessary. The gap S is determined by the width of the noodle strings L to be cut out, and is generally about 1.0 mm to 4.0 mm.

  The cutting blade 222 has a different shape depending on the cross-sectional shape of the noodle strings L to be cut out, and the cutting blade 222 of the present embodiment has a shape called a square blade, and as shown in FIG. 5A, the cross-sectional shape of the noodle strings L to be cut out Becomes a quadrangular shape having a relatively rounded corner.

  The cutting blade 222 is not limited to a square blade, and when the cutting blade 222 is a round blade as shown in FIG. 5B, the cross-sectional shape of the noodle strings L to be cut out becomes a round shape, and a thin blade as shown in FIG. 5C. In this case, the noodle strings L can be sharply cut, and the cross-sectional shape of the cut noodle strings L has a square shape with sharp corners compared to the square blade. Moreover, the groove cutting blade which cuts the noodle band L with a groove at the center by providing a blade that does not cut the noodle strip B at the intermediate portion of the square blade, and the blade blade that does not cut the noodle strip B at the intermediate portion of the round blade. A heart-shaped blade for cutting out the noodle strings L having a heart-shaped cross-sectional shape by providing the blade is also included. Further, the cutting blade 222 may cut the noodle band B with a certain clearance without the end faces 222a contacting each other.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the noodle scrap collecting plate 25. As shown in FIG. 6, the noodle scrap collecting plate 25 is made of a substantially L-shaped plate material, has a continuous comb-tooth end portion 251, and is fixed to the frame 21 by a fixing screw using the mounting hole 252. . The noodle scrap collecting plate 25 is fixed so that the end 251 is in the vicinity of the cutting blade roll 22 as shown in FIG. The noodle scrap collecting plate 25 is manufactured of brass or the like having a lower hardness than the cutting blade roll 22.

  FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged view of the vicinity of the end 251 of the fixed noodle scrap collecting plate 25. FIG. 7 is a view showing the vicinity from the lower side of the noodle string cutting machine 1. By fixing the noodle scrap collecting plate 25 to the frame 21, the convex portion 251 a of the comb-like end portion 251 is fitted into the peripheral surface 221 and the concave portion 252 b is fitted into the cutting blade 222. The noodle scrap collecting plate 25 scrapes off the noodle scraps P adhering to the peripheral surface 221 and the cutting blade 222 when the cutting blade roll 22 rotates.

  A clearance C exists between the convex portion 251a and the peripheral surface 221 and between the concave portion 251b and the cutting blade 222, and the scraped noodle waste P attempts to pass through the clearance C. Since it contains moisture, it cannot pass through the clearance C and accumulates. As the noodle waste P continues to accumulate, the noodle waste P accumulates in the clearance C and grows downward like an icicle (growth of noodle waste).

  When the noodle waste P grows, the generated noodle waste P loses its destination, and may fall on the noodle strings L and adhere as foreign matter, and the accumulated noodle waste P blocks the clearance C, so the noodle waste collecting plate There is a possibility that the noodle scrap collecting plate 25 may be damaged by applying a large load as a resistance to 25. Moreover, it is very difficult to remove once grown noodle waste P by cleaning.

  8 is a front view of the suction means 26, FIG. 9 is a top view of the suction means 26, and FIG. 10 is a side view of the suction means 26. As shown in the figure, the suction means 26 includes a suction nozzle 261 having substantially the same width as the forming portion of the cutting blade 222 of the cutting blade roll 22, a suction chamber 262 communicating with the proximal end side of the suction nozzle 261, The suction pipe 263 communicates with the back surface of the suction chamber 262, and the flange 264 is welded to both side surfaces of the suction chamber 262.

  The suction nozzle 261 is integrally formed with the suction chamber 262. Specifically, the suction nozzle 261 and the suction chamber 262 are formed by processing a stainless steel material having a plate thickness of about 0.8 mm into a bag shape by sheet metal processing, and then welding.

  As shown in the figure, the suction nozzle 261 has a suction port 261a at the tip, and the opening size of the suction port 261a is processed so as to be constant over the entire width and length of the suction nozzle 261. The suction nozzle 261 has suction ribs 261b inside for reinforcing the strength.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the suction nozzle 261 is in a space formed by the cutting blade roll 22 and the noodle scrap collecting plate 25 so as to suck the noodle scrap P accumulated in the clearance C. It is desirable to extend so that 261a is in the vicinity of the fitting position of the end 251. Specifically, the suction port 261a is located about 20 mm from the fitting position of the end 251, desirably about 10 mm.

  Further, the suction port 261a is formed by cutting the tip of the suction nozzle 261 in an oblique direction so as to open toward the accumulated noodle waste P.

  Further, by extending one end of the peripheral edge of the suction port 261a, the extended end is shaped like the end portion 251 of the noodle scrap collecting plate 25, so that the suction means 26 changes the noodle scrap collecting plate 25. A structure may also be used.

  As described above, the suction chamber 262 is processed integrally with the suction nozzle 261 and has substantially the same width as the suction nozzle 261. The suction chamber 262 is configured to reduce the atmospheric pressure in the suction chamber 262 by a suction pipe 263 connected to the back surface and to make the suction force of the suction port 261a of the suction nozzle 261 constant over the entire width. The suction force of the suction nozzle 261 will be described later.

  The suction pipe 263 is connected to a suction pump (not shown) and sucks air in the suction chamber 262. Specifically, the suction pipe 263 is made of a stainless steel material having a plate thickness of about 1.5 mm. Further, the suction pipe 263 communicates with the back surface of the suction chamber 262, but the connection place on the back surface is not particularly limited. The flange 264 is used for fixing the suction means 26 to the frame 21.

  Next, the suction force of the suction means 26 will be described. The suction force depends directly on the suction capacity of the suction pump. However, in order to suck and remove the noodle scraps without leaving the gap, basically, the cross-sectional area of the suction chamber 262 is compared with the cross-sectional area of the suction nozzle 261 so that the pressure distribution at the suction port 261a is not uneven. It is necessary to make the value sufficiently large. The suction chamber 262 of the present embodiment has a cross-sectional area sufficiently larger than the cross-sectional area of the suction nozzle 261 based on the basic design concept, and is manufactured so as to have a sufficiently effective cross-sectional area by performing a specific suction test. Has been.

Specifically, the suction nozzle 261 has a dimension of about 490 mm in the rotation axis direction of the cutting blade roll 22 and a dimension of about 2 mm in the direction orthogonal to the rotation axis, and its cross-sectional area is 1225 mm ² . The external dimensions of the suction chamber 262 are about 490 mm in the direction of the rotation axis of the cutting blade roll 22, about 45 mm in the vertical direction orthogonal to the rotation axis, and about 40 mm in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the rotation axis. The cross-sectional area of the substantial suction port of the suction chamber 262 perpendicular to the direction in which the suction port 261a of the nozzle 261 opens is 1800 mm ² . The diameter of the suction tube 263 is set to about 39.5 mm so as to be substantially the same as the cross-sectional area of the suction nozzle 261.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing measurement points of a suction experiment of the suction means 26, and FIG. 12 is a diagram showing experimental results of the suction experiment. When the suction pipe 263 is sucked at a wind speed of 35 m / sec and a wind pressure of 1.88 MPa, the wind speed and wind pressure at the measurement points A to I are substantially the same at each measurement point as shown in FIG. That is, the suction means 26 can suck the noodle waste P uniformly through the suction port 261a. Actually, the suction means 26 was operated for 1 hour while feeding the noodle band to the cutting blade roll 22 to generate the noodle strings. As a result, the comb-like end portion 251 of the noodle scrap collecting plate 25 and the cutting blade roll 22 It was confirmed that no growth of noodle scraps P was observed in the clearance C.

  As described above, according to the noodle string cutting machine 1 of the present invention, the noodle scraping plate 25 is scraped off by the comb-like end portion 251 and the comb-like end portion 251 and the cutting blade roll. Since the suction means 26 sucks the noodle waste P accumulated between the noodle waste 22 and the noodle waste P, the noodle waste P is forcibly eliminated without continuing to accumulate, thereby preventing the growth of the noodle waste P. Further, by preventing the growth of the noodle waste P, the quality on the sanitary surface can be improved and the noodle waste collecting plate 25 can be prevented from being damaged.

Schematic configuration diagram of noodle making equipment Front view of the cutting section of the noodle strip cutting machine Top view of the cutting part of the noodle strip cutting machine Side view of the cutting part of the noodle strip cutting machine Cutting blade roll embodiment Cutting blade roll embodiment Cutting blade roll embodiment Noodle scrap plate perspective view Partial enlarged view of the vicinity of the end of the fixed noodle scraper Front view of suction means Top view of suction means Side view of suction means Diagram showing measurement points for suction experiment The figure which shows the experimental result of the suction experiment

Explanation of symbols

B Noodle strip C Clearance L Noodle strip P Noodle scrap S Gap 1 Noodle strip extractor 22 Cutting blade roll 25 Noodle scrap collector 26 Suction means 221 Peripheral surface 222 Cutting blade 251 End 261 Suction nozzle 261a Suction port 262 Suction chamber

Claims (5)

A plurality of cutting blades are provided with a pair of cutting blade rolls arranged with a predetermined gap on the peripheral surface of the roll, and a rolled noodle strip is passed between the pair of cutting blade rolls, thereby having a predetermined width. In the noodle strip cutter that cuts out the noodle strip,
A noodle scrap collecting plate that has a comb-tooth-shaped end portion and scrapes off the noodle scraps attached to the cutting blade roll by fitting the comb-tooth-shaped end portion into the gap of the cutting blade.
A noodle string cutting machine comprising: suction means for sucking noodle scraps scraped off by the noodle scraping plate and accumulated between the comb-like end portions and the cutting blade roll. .   The noodle string cutting machine according to claim 1, wherein the suction means includes a suction nozzle having a suction port having substantially the same length as the entire length of the cutting blade roll.   3. The noodle string cutting machine according to claim 2, wherein the suction nozzle extends toward the vicinity of the fitting position, and the suction port opens toward the accumulated noodle waste. .   The noodle string cutting machine according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the suction means includes a suction chamber at a base end of the suction nozzle.   5. The method according to claim 2, wherein a part of a peripheral edge of the suction port extends and is fitted into the cutting blade roll, whereby the suction unit also serves as the noodle scrap collecting plate. The noodle strip extractor described.