JP2010166848A - Noodle ribbon cutter - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a noodle ribbon cutter enabling noodle ribbons after being cut to be separated from a cutting edge roll without generating metal powder. <P>SOLUTION: The noodle ribbon cutter 1 has a pair of the cutting edge rolls 3 having a plurality of cutting edges 5 formed in the circumference direction, and arranged so as to face to each other, and cuts a noodle strip X into the noodle ribbons Y by passing the noodle strip X through the clearance of the rotating pair of the cutting edge rolls 3. The noodle ribbon cutter includes noodle ribbon adhesion-preventing means 4 for preventing the adhesion of the noodle ribbons Y after being cut, to the concave grooves 6 between the cutting edges 5. The noodle ribbon adhesion-preventing means 4 blows air upon a part between the concave grooves 6 and the noodle ribbons Y after being cut. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a noodle strip cutting device for cutting various noodles such as dry noodles, raw noodles, semi-dried noodles, steamed noodles, and fried noodles into noodle strips. The present invention relates to a noodle string cutting device that can peel off a noodle string after being attached to a cutting blade roll.

  The mechanical noodle making method consists of a pair of cutting blade rolls that roll noodle dough dough with a roll and process the noodle strip processed into product thickness with several sets of continuous rolls to match the product thickness The noodle strings are cut into noodle strings by a noodle string cutting device, dried on a stick, and cut into a certain length. Since the noodle band can be formed continuously, it is excellent in mass productivity.

  Specifically, the noodle string cutting device is arranged so that two cutting blade rolls having a plurality of cutting blades formed in the circumferential direction face each other so that the cutting blades are alternately meshed with a predetermined gap. The noodle band can be cut out by passing the noodle band between the pair of rolls while rotating the rolls by the driving means.

  The cutting blade roll is cut with a cutting blade so that the noodle band is pushed into the concave groove between the cutting blades of the other cutting blade roll, so that the noodle strings and chips after cutting that have entered the concave groove are not peeled off. There was a thing.

  In order to scrape these off, there is a noodle string cutting device provided with a comb-like scraper (scraper) that comes into contact with each groove. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional noodle string cutting device, and FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the scum of the conventional noodle string cutting device. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the tips of the plurality of comb-shaped protrusions 30 a of the scraper 30 come into contact with the concave grooves 33 between the cutting blades 32 of the cutting blade roll 31. It can be peeled from the cutting blade roll 31.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, two cutting blade rolls that are rotatably supported by a frame and rotated in opposite directions to each other and the respective blade grooves of the two cutting blade rolls are provided in contact with each other. There is disclosed a cutting blade roll device comprising: noodle wire scraping, and lump scraping provided in contact with each blade groove behind each of the noodle wire scraping in the respective rotation directions of the cutting blade roll.

  According to the cutting blade roll apparatus of Patent Document 1, the noodle strings can be peeled off from the cutting blade roll by noodle wire scouring. Furthermore, the minute lump which grew from the chip produced between the noodle string lash and the blade groove can be peeled off with lump lash.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-178743

  However, since the cutting blade roll and the scrape are in contact with each other, soft brass is used as the scraping material, but metal powder due to wear is generated. In the food industry, mixing of metal powder into food must be avoided. Further, the method of scraping by scrubbing has also caused the noodle strings to bend.

  This invention was made in order to solve the said subject, and aims at provision of the noodle string cutting device which can peel the noodle string after cutting from a cutting blade roll, without generating metal powder. It is.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a pair of cutting blade rolls each having a plurality of cutting blades formed in the circumferential direction, and a noodle strip is passed between the rotating pair of cutting blade rolls. In the noodle string cutting device for cutting the band into noodle strings, the noodle string adhesion preventing means for preventing the noodle strings after cutting from adhering to the concave grooves between the cutting blades is provided. An apparatus for cutting out noodle strings, wherein air is blown between the noodle strings after cutting.

  According to the apparatus of the present invention, the noodle strings can be peeled from the cutting blade roll by applying air pressure between the concave grooves and the cut noodle strings. As described above, since the conventional scraping is not brought into contact with the cutting blade roll, no metal powder is generated and the noodle strings are not easily crimped.

  Note that a fluid such as oil and / or a powder such as weak flour may be sprayed together with air. Since oil and thin flour improve the slip between the cutting blade roll and the noodle strings, they can be prevented from adhering to the cutting blade roll, and can also be prevented from adhering to each other after cutting.

  The noodle string adhesion preventing means may include a blower having a plurality of nozzles, each nozzle being provided to face the concave groove, and a blowing means for sending air to the nozzles. The blower body has an angle at which each nozzle of the blower body faces each concave groove and air can be blown out between the concave groove and the cut noodle strings on the downstream side of the facing portion of the pair of cutting blade rolls. Installed. By blowing air from each nozzle by the blowing means, air can be blown between the groove and the cut noodle strings, and the noodle strings can be peeled off from the cutting blade roll.

  Moreover, as another form, the noodle strings adhesion preventing means includes air holes formed in the respective concave grooves of the cutting blade roll, air passages communicating with the air holes, and air blowing means for sending air into the air passages. be able to. By blowing air from the air hole through the air passage by the blowing means, air is blown between the groove and the cut noodle strings. In this way, the noodle strings can be peeled off from the cutting blade roll so that the noodle strings are lifted from the groove. A plurality of air holes may be formed in the circumferential direction of the groove, or may be formed in a long hole shape along the circumferential direction of the groove.

  As is clear from the above description, by applying air pressure between the concave groove and the noodle string after cutting, the noodle string can be lifted and peeled off from the cutting blade roll. Since the scrap is not brought into contact with the cutting blade roll as in the prior art, no metal powder is generated.

The top view of the noodle string cutting device of a 1st embodiment Partial enlarged view of FIG. AA sectional view of FIG. The perspective view of the shaving of the noodle string cutting device of the first embodiment The top view of the noodle string cutting device of 2nd Embodiment BB sectional view of FIG. CC sectional view of FIG. Sectional drawing of the noodle string cutting device of other embodiment Cross-sectional view of a conventional noodle string cutting device A perspective view of a conventional noodle string cutting device scraped

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<First Embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a noodle string cutting device 1 according to the first embodiment, FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. It is a perspective view of the scraping of the line cutting device.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the noodle string cutting device 1 includes a frame 2 serving as a pedestal, a pair of cutting blade rolls 3 that are pivotally supported by the frame 2 so that left and right ends can be pivoted, and noodles after cutting. Noodle string adhesion preventing means 4 for preventing the line Y from adhering to the cutting blade roll 3 is provided.

  The frame 2 is made of metal, and includes a side wall 2a that supports the left and right ends of the cutting blade roll 3 so as to be axially rotatable, and a bottom plate 2b. The bottom plate 2b has an opening 2c through which the cut noodle strings Y pass downward. Is formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cutting blade roll 3 is made of metal, and a plurality of concentric and identical cutting blades 5 formed in the circumferential direction are continuously formed in the longitudinal direction. A plurality of rectangular concave grooves 6 having the same depth are formed between them. Although the shape of the cutting blade 5 is a square tooth, it is not limited to this, It is good also as other shapes, such as M tooth, a round tooth (chamfering tooth), and a kitchen knife.

  The two cutting blade rolls 3 are arranged so that their peripheral side surfaces oppose each other in the front-rear direction. The positional relationship is not limited to the horizontal direction, and is not particularly limited as long as the two faces each other.

  Further, the two cutting blade rolls 3 are arranged so that the cutting blade 5 of one cutting blade roll 3 faces the concave groove 6 of the other cutting blade roll 3. In addition, you may install so that the cutting blade 5 of one cutting blade roll 3 may enter slightly into the concave groove 6 of the other cutting blade roll 3, and may be bitten.

  Further, a pinion gear 7 is provided on one end side of both the cutting blade rolls 3, which are meshed with each other and can be rotated with each other by transmission of driving force from a driving source (not shown). Thus, by rotating the cutting blade rolls 3 in opposite directions, the noodle band X can be passed from the upper side to the lower side, and the noodle band Y can be cut when passing between the cutting blade rolls 3.

  The noodle string adhesion preventing means 4 blows air between the groove 6 and the cut noodle string Y to prevent the cut noodle string Y from adhering to the groove 6 between the cutting blades 5. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the noodle string adhesion preventing means 4 includes a plurality of nozzles 8, and a metal blower 9 provided with each nozzle 8 facing the groove 6, and the nozzle 8. It is comprised from the ventilation means 10 which sends air into. By blowing air from each nozzle 8 by the blowing means 10, air can be blown between the groove 6 and the cut noodle string Y.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the air blower 9 has the nozzles 8 of the blower 9 facing the concave grooves 6 of the cutting blade roll 3 on the downstream side of the facing portion Z of the pair of cutting blade rolls 3, and The nozzle 8 is fixed and installed on the bottom plate 2b of the frame 2 with screws 8b or the like so that the tip of the nozzle 8 approaches without contacting the concave groove 6. Further, the blower 8 is formed to be curved in the nozzle direction along the surface of the cutting blade roll 3, and has an angle at which air can be blown out between the groove 6 and the noodle string Y after cutting. Is set to Further, by adjusting the tightening force of the screw 8b, the approach distance of the nozzle 8 to the concave groove 6 can be slightly adjusted.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the air blower 9 has a plurality of nozzles 8 extending from one end side of a plate-like air blower body 11 formed substantially the same length as the axial length of the cutting blade roll 3. Formed into a comb-like body. The air blower 9 includes an air intake port 12 formed in the air blower body 11, and an air flow passage 13 that communicates the air intake port 12 and the nozzle port 14 of each nozzle 8.

  The air intake 12 is provided on the side of the blower body 11. The air flow passage 13 extends from the air intake port 12 in the left-right direction and is branched to each nozzle port 14. In addition, the formation position of the air intake port 12 is not limited, You may form in any places, such as the downward direction of the air blower main body 11, if it communicates with each nozzle port.

  The nozzle 8 of the blower 9 is formed in a tapered shape. The size of the nozzle opening 14 at the tip opening of the nozzle 8 varies depending on the thickness of the noodle strings Y, but at least an air pressure for peeling the noodle strings Y from the concave grooves 6 can be given, and the concave grooves 6 The size is not limited as long as it is smaller than the width. The blowing direction of air from the nozzle 8 is set substantially parallel to the tangential direction of the groove 6 of the cutting blade roll 3, but if air can be blown between the groove 6 and the noodle string Y after cutting. It is not limited to this.

  The blowing means includes a known air generator 15 such as a compressor, and an air supply pipe 16 that sends air from the air generator 15 to the air intake port 12 of the blower 9.

  In the above configuration, a process of cutting the noodle strip X into the noodle strip Y by the noodle strip cutting device 1 of the present embodiment will be described. First, the noodle band X formed in the previous stroke is continuously supplied from above to a facing portion Z of a pair of cutting blade rollers rotating in opposite directions by a conveying means (not shown) such as a conveying roller. The

  As shown in FIG. 3, the supplied noodle strip X passes between the pair of cutting blade rolls 3 from above to below. At that time, the noodle strings Y are cut into noodle strings Y by shearing by meshing with the cutting blade 5 of one cutting blade roll 3 and the concave groove 6 of the other cutting blade roll 3. The noodle strings Y after being cut are pushed into the respective concave grooves 6 along with the cutting by the cutting blades 5 and are continuously sent out downward while being separated forward and backward.

  The noodle strings Y thus pushed into the concave grooves 6 are peeled from the concave grooves 6 and lowered by their own weight when air is blown between the concave grooves 6 and the noodle strings Y from the blower 9. In addition, the scraps are also peeled off by the air from the blower 9.

  Thus, according to the noodle strings cutting device of the present embodiment, the noodle strings Y can be peeled from the cutting blade roll 3 by air pressure. Since the scrap is not brought into contact with the cutting blade roll 3 as in the prior art, no metal powder is generated and the noodle strings Y are not easily crimped.

<Second Embodiment>
FIG. 5 is a plan view of the noodle string cutting device 1 according to the second embodiment, FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line CC in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 5 to FIG. 7, in this embodiment, as the noodle strings adhesion preventing means 4, each groove 6 of the cutting blade roll 3 is replaced with the air blower 9 and the air blower 10 in the first embodiment. The air hole 20 formed in the air hole 21, the air passage 21 communicating with the air hole 20, and the air blowing means 22 for sending air into the air passage 21. This is the same as in the first embodiment.

  Therefore, since each basic configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted, and the noodle strings attached to the air hole 20, the air passage 21, and the air blowing means 22 peculiar to the present embodiment. The prevention means 4 will be briefly described.

  A plurality of air holes 20 are formed in each concave groove 6 of the cutting blade roll 3 along the circumferential direction. The size and pitch of the openings of the air holes 20 also vary depending on the thickness of the noodle strings Y, but at least the size and pitch that can provide air pressure for peeling the noodle strings Y from the concave grooves 6. And what is necessary is just a magnitude | size smaller than the width | variety of the ditch | groove 6, and it is not limited.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the air passage 21 opens to the outside through the axial center of the cutting blade roll 3, and is branched toward the air holes 20.

  The air blowing means 22 includes an air generation device 23 such as a compressor, and an air supply pipe 24 that sends air from the air generation apparatus 23 into the air path 21, and the air supply pipe 24 is connected to the air path 21. The air generated by the air generating device 23 is blown out from the air supply pipe 24 through the air passage 21 along the circumferential surface of the groove 6 from the air hole 20.

  According to the above configuration, the noodle strings Y pushed into the concave groove 6 after the cutting due to the engagement between the cutting blade 5 and the concave groove 6 of the pair of rotating cutting rollers are recessed by the air blown out from the air holes 20. Air is blown between the groove 6 and the cut noodle strings Y, and the noodle strings Y are lifted from the concave grooves 6 so as to be peeled from the concave grooves. In addition, the scraps are also peeled off by the air from the air holes 20.

  Thus, according to the noodle strings cutting device of the present embodiment, the noodle strings Y can be peeled off from the cutting blade roll 3 by air pressure. Since the scrap is not brought into contact with the cutting blade roll 3 as in the prior art, no metal powder is generated and the noodle strings Y are not easily crimped.

  In the above embodiment, the air is always blown out from all of the plurality of air holes 20 provided on the circumferential surface of the concave groove 6, but the air is set to be blown out only from some necessary air holes 20. May be.

  That is, as shown in the sectional view of the noodle string cutting device 1 of another embodiment of FIG. 8, the air pipe 26 is provided in the air passage 21 to form the second air passage 25. The air pipe 26 is formed along the inner surface of the air passage 21, and both left and right end portions are fixed to the side wall 2 a of the frame 2, and the shaft does not rotate. The air supply pipe 24 is connected to the air pipe 26, and the air from the blowing means 22 is supplied into the air pipe 26. A predetermined position is opened in a part of the air pipe 26 to form an air port 27. Air in the air pipe 26 is blown out from the air port 27, and the blown air is blown out from the air hole 20 located at a position facing the air port 27. If comprised in this way, air can be blown out only from the air hole 20 facing the air port 27. In this case, the air port 27 may be provided on the downstream side of the facing portion Z of the pair of cutting blade rolls 3. The noodle strings Y positioned on the downstream side of the facing portion Z of the pair of cutting blade rolls 3, that is, the noodle strings Y after cutting can be peeled from the cutting blade roll 3.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Noodle string cutting device 2 Frame 3 Cutting blade roll 4 Noodle string adhesion prevention means 5 Cutting edge 6 Groove 8 Nozzle 9 Air blower 10 Air blower 20 Air hole 21 Air passage 22 Air blow means X Noodle strip Y Noodle line Z Opposite part

Claims (4)

A pair of cutting blade rolls having a plurality of cutting blades formed in the circumferential direction are arranged opposite to each other, and the noodle strip is cut into noodle strips by passing the noodle strip between the pair of rotating cutting blade rolls. In the apparatus, the noodle strings adhesion preventing means for preventing the noodle strings after cutting from adhering to the concave grooves between the cutting blades, the noodle string adhesion preventing means is provided between the concave grooves and the noodle strings after cutting. A noodle strip cutting device characterized by blowing air between them. The noodle string adhesion preventing means includes a plurality of nozzles, each nozzle is provided with a blower provided to face the concave groove, and a blower means for sending air to the nozzles. 2. The noodle string cutting device according to claim 1, wherein air is blown between the groove and the cut noodle string by blowing air from each nozzle. 3. The noodle string adhesion preventing means is composed of an air hole formed in each concave groove of the cutting blade roll, an air passage communicating with the air hole, and a blower means for sending air into the air passage. 2. The noodle string cutting device according to claim 1, wherein air is blown between the concave groove and the cut noodle string by blowing air from the air hole through the air path. 4. The noodle string cutting device according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of the air holes are formed in the circumferential direction of the concave groove.

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