JP2010193725A - Apparatus for producing laver - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for producing laver, improving a production efficiency of good-quality laver while achieving miniaturization. <P>SOLUTION: The apparatus for producing laver is equipped with: laver discharging means 44 and 45 which are plurally arranged on a downstream side of a laver peeling means 30 so as to set a prescribed interval in a conveyance direction, and sequentially discharge laver of each group, in a condition of dividing a plurality of sheets of laver peeled with the laver peeling means 30 into each of a plurality of groups along an alignment direction of a laver draining board 5, from an apparatus body 2 toward a discharge direction along the alignment direction; and a non-discharged laver conveying means 46 which conveys non-discharged laver of the groups non-corresponding to the laver discharging means on an upstream side to the laver discharging means of a downstream side. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a laver production apparatus, and more particularly, to a laver production apparatus suitable for discharging a laver that has been made on a laver cocoon, dehydrated and dried, and then discharged.

  In recent years, plate laver has been mechanically mass-produced by a fully automatic laver production apparatus.

  In this type of laver production apparatus, laver making apparatus, dewatering apparatus, laver drying apparatus, laver stripping apparatus, laver discharging apparatus and laver mash washing apparatus are circulated and connected in the order of laver processing steps. In the transfer of seaweed, a transport device that circulates and transports a seaweed mash holder holding a plurality of seaweed mash from which the seaweed is made has been used. In addition, such a laver production apparatus has a structure divided into a laver making apparatus, a dehydrating apparatus, a laver stripping apparatus, a laver discharging apparatus, and a laver washing apparatus, and a drying chamber equipped with a drying apparatus. It is common to take.

  In the production of plate laver using such a laver production apparatus, first, laver is made on the laver mash held by the laver masher by the laver mashing apparatus, and then is made on the laver mash by the dehydrator. The dried laver is dehydrated, then the dried laver is dried for a predetermined time with a drying device, then the dried laver is peeled off from the dried laver with a laver stripper, and then delaminated with a discharging device. The later laver was discharged from the main body of the apparatus, and finally the laver was washed with a laver ladle washing device. In addition, the laver mash after washing | cleaning was conveyed by the conveying apparatus to the laver making apparatus, and was used for manufacture of a new laver.

  By the way, in such a laver production apparatus, improvement in production efficiency is demanded for further mass production. In the conventional laver production apparatus, the number of laver discharge apparatuses is only one. When the line speed was increased in order to increase efficiency, there was a very high possibility that trouble would occur in the laver production line after the laver ejector discharged from the main body.

  That is, conventionally, a laver production apparatus includes a transport device (hereinafter referred to as a main body external transport device) composed of a belt conveyor or the like for transporting laver discharged from the device body by a laver discharge device to a downstream product process. The main body external conveying device conveys laver to the downstream side at the same speed as the laver discharging speed by the laver discharging device. Further, on the laver transport path by the main body external transport device, a reversing device (see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-68484), a shape inspection and foreign matter detection device, an alignment device, and a binding are sequentially arranged in the transport direction. Various post-processing apparatuses such as apparatuses are provided. The seaweed transported by the main body external transport device is first turned upside down by the reversing device so that the surface with good gloss of the seaweed faces upward, and then it is subjected to foreign matter detection by the foreign matter detection device. The bundling device is designed to bind a plurality of laver.

  In such a configuration, when the line speed is increased, first, the reversing device must speed up the reversal of the laver, the reversal of the laver cannot be performed properly, and the direction of the laver is There was a risk of troubles such as disturbance.

  Further, not only such troubles, but also in the foreign matter detection device, foreign matter must be detected within a short period of time, and there is a possibility that troubles such as detection failure occur.

  Furthermore, in the aligning apparatus, when the 10 sheets are aligned in a bundle unit, the trouble that the 11th sheet of the next bundle overlaps the 10th sheet of the previous bundle and the sorting of the bundle unit fails. There was a fear.

  Therefore, as means for avoiding such troubles, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which two nori discharging devices (discharger 7 in Patent Document 1) are provided in the apparatus body. Yes.

JP 2006-223267 A

  However, in Patent Document 1, since the individual seaweed discharging devices (the first peeling portion 41 and the second peeling portion 51 in Patent Literature 1) are provided for each laver discharging device, the laver production device (device main body) is provided. It was getting bigger.

  Therefore, conventionally, there has been a problem that it is difficult to efficiently produce high quality nori while reducing the size of the nori production apparatus.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of such problems, and aims to provide a laver production apparatus capable of improving the production efficiency of high-quality laver while reducing the size. is there.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a laver production apparatus according to the present invention is a laver production apparatus that delaminates and dries a laver produced on a laver cocoon and separates it from the laver cocoon and discharges it from the apparatus body. Nori seaweed holder transporting means for transporting a nori seaweed bowl holder that is held so that the individual nori seaweed bowls are aligned in a predetermined alignment direction, and the nori seaweed bowl holder by the nori seaweed pot holder transporting means A plurality of dehydrated and dried laver formed on the plurality of laver cocoons arranged on the transport path of the laver cocoon, and aligned with each other from above each laver cocoon Laver stripping means that peels in a state of being aligned, and a plurality of laver discharges disposed downstream of the laver shearing means in the transport direction of the seaweed ridge holder with a predetermined interval in the transport direction hand The plurality of laver peeled by the laver stripping means is divided into a plurality of groups along the alignment direction, and sequentially in the discharge direction along the alignment direction for each group of laver. The same number of laver discharging means corresponding to each group of laver formed so as to be discharged from the apparatus main body toward the apparatus main body, and the undischarged laver of the group not corresponding to the upstream laver discharging means downstream And a non-discharged laver conveying means for conveying to the laver discharging means.

  And according to such a configuration, a plurality of laver peeled from a laver cocoon by a single laver stripping means can be sequentially discharged for each of a plurality of groups by a plurality of laver discharging means. It is possible to improve the production efficiency of high quality nori while improving the quality.

  Further, the laver discharging means is disposed in the vicinity of the upstream side of the discharging conveyor, and a discharging conveyor that conveys the laver of the group corresponding to the laver discharging means toward the discharging direction. The corresponding group of seaweed peeled by the seaweed stripping means or the corresponding group of seaweed transported by the non-discharged seaweed transporting means is sandwiched between the seaweeds on the discharge conveyor You may make it provide a pair of discharge roller to convey and mount.

  And according to such a structure, a laver discharge means can be comprised simply and further size reduction can be achieved.

  Further, the undischarged laver conveying means may include an undischarged laver conveyor that conveys the undischarged laver to the downstream laver discharging means in a state where the undischarged laver is placed.

  And according to such a structure, an undischarged laver conveyance means can be comprised simply and size reduction can be promoted further.

  Further, the undischarged laver transport means is disposed integrally with each discharge roller on the same axis of the pair of discharge rollers, and does not correspond to the laver discharge means formed by the pair of discharge rollers. The laver may be provided with a pair of undischarged laver rollers that are transported and placed on the laver loading surface of the undischarged laver conveyor while being sandwiched between each other.

  According to such a configuration, since the conveying force of the discharging roller can be used as the conveying force of the undischarged laver roller, a drive source is provided between the discharging roller and the undischarged laver roller. It can be shared, and further labor saving can be achieved with further miniaturization.

  Moreover, the discharge directions of the plurality of laver discharge means may be formed in the same direction.

  And according to such a structure, since the discharge state of the laver from several laver discharge means can be visually confirmed from one direction, the convenience can be improved.

  According to the laver production apparatus according to the present invention, it is possible to improve the production efficiency of high-quality laver while reducing the size.

Schematic configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a laver production apparatus according to the present invention In the embodiment of the laver production apparatus according to the present invention, a configuration diagram showing a laver mash holder and a laver mash In embodiment of the laver production apparatus which concerns on this invention, the enlarged view which shows a laver discharge mechanism In embodiment of the seaweed manufacturing apparatus which concerns on this invention, It is explanatory drawing explaining the process of seaweed stripping by a seaweed stripping apparatus, Comprising: (a) is a seaweed chucking process, (b) is a seaweed post-stripping process and The front stripping process, (c) shows the start state of the main seaweed stripping process, and (d) shows the end state of the main seaweed stripping process. FIG. 4 is a timing chart for explaining a laver stripping process in the laver production apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. The top view which shows the discharge | emission state of the laver after peeling laver in embodiment of the laver production apparatus which concerns on this invention In embodiment of the laver production apparatus which concerns on this invention, the partial cross section of the apparatus main body which the right side in FIG. 3 of the conveyor for 1st discharge | emission appears FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the apparatus main body in which the right side surface in FIG. 3 of the first kick-out roller and the first driven roller appears in the embodiment of the laver production apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the apparatus main body in which the right side surface of the second kick-out roller and the second driven roller in FIG. 3 appears in the embodiment of the laver production apparatus according to the present invention. In embodiment of the laver production apparatus which concerns on this invention, the partial cross section of an apparatus main body which the right side in FIG. 3 of the conveyor for 2nd discharge | emission appears

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a laver production apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the laver production apparatus 1 in this embodiment is roughly composed of an apparatus main body 2 and a laver drying chamber 3 communicated with the apparatus main body 2 on the left side in FIG. 1. The seaweed manufacturing apparatus 1 is formed so that the seaweed made on the seaweed rice cake is dehydrated and dried and then peeled off from the seaweed rice cake and discharged from the apparatus main body 2.

  That is, in the laver production apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, a plurality (10 in FIG. 2) of laver cocoons 5 as shown in FIG. 2 are held so as to be aligned in a predetermined alignment direction (lateral direction in FIG. 2). The rectangular frame-shaped laver rice cake holder 6 is formed so as to be conveyed by the laver rice cake holder conveying means throughout the apparatus.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, a main body laver rice bran holder transport mechanism 7 for circulating and transporting the laver rice cake holder 6 inside the device main body 2 is disposed inside the apparatus main body 2. Yes. The main body laver mash holder transport mechanism 7 is a known pair of endless facing each other in the lateral width direction arranged so as to provide a predetermined interval in the lateral width direction (perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 1) of the laver production apparatus 1. Shaped claw chain 8 (see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-125739), a plurality of sprockets 10 around which the claw chain 8 is wound, a main motor 11 for rotationally driving the sprocket 10, and the main motor 11 and a transmission member 12 including a gear, a chain, and the like for transmitting the driving force of 11 to the sprocket 10. As shown in FIG. 1, the claw chain 8 is wound around each sprocket 10 and stretched in a substantially rectangular shape in the vertical plane, and is intermittently driven by the driving force of the main motor 11. The vehicle travels in a counterclockwise direction while repeating a pause every predetermined time. Further, a pair of claw chains 8 is provided that sandwiches the end portion 6a (see FIG. 2) in the width direction of the nori mash holder 6 (that is, the alignment direction of the nori mash 5 in the holder 6). Nail | claw 14 is protrudingly provided in the longitudinal direction of the nail | claw chain 8 at equal intervals. Such a claw chain 8 is configured such that the laver jar holder 6 is held in a posture parallel to the longitudinal direction of the claw chain 8 via the claw 14.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the laver rice cake holder 6 is circulated and transported in the laver drying chamber 3 to a position extending from the vicinity of the entrance of the laver drying chamber 3 to the interior of the laver drying chamber 3 inside the apparatus main body 2. Two upper and lower drying chamber laver holder transport mechanisms 15 and 16 are arranged. The upper stage drying chamber laver holder transport mechanism 15 includes a known endless upper stage blade chain 17 (see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-125739), the main motor 11 described above, and the main motor 11 A plurality of sprockets 18 around which the blade chain 17 is wound to transmit the driving force to the upper blade chain 17, a gear 19a to which the driving force transmitted by the sprocket 18 is further transmitted, and the gear It is comprised by the frame feed chain 19b of the upper stage side wound by 19a. Similarly, the lower drying chamber laver holder transport mechanism 16 also includes a known endless lower blade chain 21, the main motor 11 described above, and the driving force of the main motor 11 as a lower blade chain. A plurality of sprockets 22 wound around the blade chain 21 for transmission to the gear 21, a gear 23a to which the driving force transmitted by the sprocket 22 is further transmitted, and a lower stage wound around the gear 23a. Frame feed chain 23b. The blade chains 17 and 21 of the drying chamber laver holder transport mechanisms 15 and 16 are arranged in such a posture that the longitudinal direction thereof is parallel to the horizontal direction. By being intermittently driven by the driving force 11, the vehicle travels while repeating a temporary stop every predetermined time in the counterclockwise direction of FIG. 1. In addition, each blade chain 17, 21 is configured to hold the laver ridge holder 6 in an upright posture. The frame feed chains 19b and 23b are also arranged in such a posture that their longitudinal directions are parallel to the horizontal direction, and these frame feed chains 19b and 23b are intermittently driven by the driving force of the main motor 11. As a result, the vehicle travels in the clockwise direction of FIG. 1 while repeatedly pausing at predetermined intervals.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the end position of the upper horizontal running portion of the claw chain 8 and the start position of the upper horizontal running portion of the upper blade chain 17 are close to each other, Is transferred from the main body laver mash holder transport mechanism 7 side to the upper drying chamber laver mash holder transport mechanism 15 side via known delivery means (for example, see Patent Document 1). It has come to be. The transferred laver holder 6 is transported to the downstream side (left side in FIG. 1) by the upper horizontal running portion of the upper blade chain 17.

  Next, the laver holder 6 transported to the end position of the upper horizontal running portion in the upper blade chain 17 is turned 180 ° and the starting position of the lower horizontal running portion in the upper blade chain 17 is reversed. After being folded back (that is, the starting position of the upper horizontal running portion in the upper frame feed chain 19b), the sheet is moved to the right in FIG. 1 by the conveying force of the upper horizontal running portion in the upper frame feed chain 19b. It is designed to be transported.

  Next, the laver holder 6 conveyed to the end position of the upper horizontal running portion in the upper frame feed chain 19b is started by the relay frame feed chain 20 at the upper horizontal running portion in the lower blade chain 21. After being conveyed to the position, it is conveyed to the left in FIG. 1 by the lower blade chain 21.

  Next, the laver holder 6 transported to the end position of the upper horizontal running portion in the lower blade chain 21 is turned 180 ° so that the start position of the lower horizontal running portion in the lower blade chain 17 is reversed. After being folded back (that is, the starting position of the upper horizontal running portion in the lower frame feed chain 23b), the right side in FIG. 1 is moved by the conveying force of the upper horizontal running portion in the lower frame feed chain 23b. It is designed to be transported.

  Then, the laver holder 6 that has been transported to the end position of the upper horizontal running portion of the lower frame feed chain 23b is passed to the claw chain 8 of the main body laver anchor holder transport mechanism 7.

  The laver trough holder transport means configured as described above allows the laver trough holder 6 to be transported cyclically. Note that, during such a cyclic conveyance, the laver holder 6 is conveyed from the beginning to the end in a direction orthogonal to the alignment direction of the laver cage 5. Further, the transport speed of the laver mash holder 6 by the main body laver mash holder transport mechanism 7, the transport speed of the laver mash holder 6 by the upper drying chamber laver mash holder transport mechanism 15, and the lower stage drying chamber laver mash The transport speed of the nori mash holder 6 by the holder transport mechanism 16 may be synchronized with each other.

  As shown in FIG. 1, on the transport path of the nori seaweed holder 6 by the main body nori seaweed holder transport mechanism 7 and in the vicinity of the downstream side relative to the start position of the upper horizontal running portion in the claw chain 8, Two well-known laver making devices 25 on the upstream side and the downstream side are arranged so as to provide a predetermined interval in the conveying direction of the holder 6. These two laver making devices 25 are held by each nori mash holder 6 with respect to the two nori mash holders 6 having a certain distance from each other and transported to the making position corresponding to each device 25. In addition, the production of seaweed on each seaweed ridge 5 is performed within the stop time. Note that the power transmitted from the main motor 11 is used for the laver making operation by the nori making device 25. Although not shown, in the present embodiment, the other two laver mash holders 6 are disposed between the two laver mash holders 6 that are transported to the paper making position of the two laver mashing machines 25. Is supposed to be located. Then, each laver paper making device 25 makes the current seaweed paper for one nori mash holder 6 corresponding to each laver paper making machine 25, and then the next seaweed paper making is made with the current seaweed paper making. This is performed on the second laver mash holder 6 counted from the laver mash holder 6 to the downstream side.

  Further, on the transport path of the nori mash holder 6 by the main body nori mash holder transport mechanism 7, at a position corresponding to the central portion of the upper horizontal running portion of the claw chain 8, it is in the transport direction of the nori mash holder 6. Two known suction dehydrators 27 on the upstream side and the downstream side are arranged so as to provide a predetermined interval. These suction dewatering devices 27 are formed from the seaweed made on the seaweed rice cake 5 with respect to the two seaweed rice cake holders 6 adjacent to each other after the seaweed paper making device 25 produces the seaweed. Dehydration by sucking moisture is performed within the stop time. The power transmitted from the main motor 11 is also used for the dehydration operation by the suction dehydrator 27. Further, in the present embodiment, the upstream (right side) suction dewatering device 27 is used for the laver rice cake holder 6 on which the laver is made by the upstream side (right side in FIG. 1) laver making device 25. The dewatering operation is performed, and the dewatering operation by the suction dewatering device 27 on the downstream side (left side) is performed on the laver rice cake holder 6 on which the laver is made by the laver paper making device 25 on the downstream side (left side). It is like that.

  Further, on the transport path of the nori mash holder 6 by the main body nori mash holder transport mechanism 7 and in the upstream vicinity position with respect to the end position of the upper horizontal running portion in the claw chain 8, the transport direction of the nori mash holder 6 is Four known press dewatering devices 29 are arranged along the line. These press dewatering devices 29 absorb the moisture by pressing the sponge on the laver on the laver slag 5 against the four laver slag holders 6 adjacent to each other after dehydration by the suction dehydrator 27. Press dewatering is performed. The power transmitted from the main motor 11 is also used for the dehydrating operation by the press dewatering device 29. Further, in the present embodiment, press dewatering by the first and third press dewatering devices 29 from the upstream side with respect to the laver holder 6 that has been dewatered by the upstream suction dewatering device 27 is performed. Are sequentially performed, and the press dewatering by the second and fourth press dewatering devices 29 from the upstream side is sequentially performed on the laver holder 6 that has been dewatered by the suction dewatering device 27 on the downstream side. It has come to be.

  The laver rice cake holder 6 after press dewatering is transferred to the upper drying chamber laver rice cake holder transport mechanism 15 by the delivery means described above, and then is dried in the process of circulating the laver in the laver drying chamber 3 (not shown). Drying of the seaweed on the seaweed ridge 5 is performed by the apparatus. The laver drying apparatus may be configured by a known burner, an air passage, or the like that supplies warm air into the drying chamber.

  Furthermore, on the transport path of the laver mash holder 6 by the main body laver mash holder transport mechanism 7, the position close to the downstream side with respect to the start position of the lower horizontal running portion in the claw chain 8 is a laver stripping means. One laver stripper 30 is provided. The laver stripper 30 performs laver stripping to peel the dried laver on the laver cocoon 5 from the laver basin 5 to the laver cocoon holder 6 delivered from the laver drying chamber 3 side. Yes. In the plurality of laver cocoons 5 held by the laver cocoon holder 6 passed from the laver drying chamber 3 side, laver is formed on the lower surface side of each laver cocoon 5 in FIGS. Yes. The laver stripper 30 peels off the plurality of laver made on each laver cocoon 5 while being aligned in the alignment direction of the laver cocoon 5 from each laver cocoon 5. Yes. This laver stripping is performed sequentially for each laver cocoon holder 6.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the seaweed peeling device 30 is roughly divided into a rear peeling portion 30 </ b> A, a front peeling portion 30 </ b> B located on the downstream side in the transport direction of the nori seaweed rice cake holder 6 with respect to the rear peeling portion 30 </ b> A, It is comprised by the main peeling part 30C located in the downstream of the conveyance direction of the nori mash holder 6 with respect to the front peeling part 30B.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the post-peeling portion 30 </ b> A has a post-peel spike 31 that is rotatably disposed near the upper portion of the claw chain 8. The laver canopy 5 held by the laver trough holder 6 to be conveyed can be contacted and separated from the upper right in FIG. Further, the post-peeling portion 30A has a post-peeling sandwiching plate 32 that is rotatably disposed at a position near the lower portion of the claw chain 8 and opposed to the rear stripping spike 31 with the claw chain 8 interposed therebetween. Then, the stripping and sandwiching plate 32 can be brought into contact with and separated from the lower right in FIG. 4 with respect to the laver cage 5 held by the laver cage 6 conveyed by the claw chain 8. Further, the post-peeling portion 30 </ b> A is located near the upper portion of the claw chain 8 and is located at a position downstream of the post-peeling spike 31 in the transport direction of the laver cocoon holder 6. The upper peeling pin fixing device 34 for peeling off after this can be brought into contact with and separated from the top of FIG. 4 with respect to the laver cocoon 5 held by the laver cocoon holder 6 conveyed by the claw chain 8. . Further, the post-peeling portion 30A has a post-peeling lower pinch fixing device 35 at a position near the lower portion of the pawl chain 8 and facing the upper pinch fixing device 34 for post-peeling with the nail chain 8 interposed therebetween. The lower peeling pinch fixing device 35 for peeling off can be contacted and separated from below in FIG. 4 with respect to the laver cocoon 5 held by the laver cocoon holder 6 conveyed by the claw chain 8.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 (a), 4 (b) and FIG. 5, the post-peeling portion 30A having such a configuration has a rear end portion (upstream) of laver on the laver cage 5 when the claw chain 8 is stopped. The side edge) is peeled off from the laver cocoon 5 and then peeled off. That is, the post-peeling portion 30 </ b> A presses the post-peel upper pinch fixing device 34 and the post-peel lower pinch fixing device 35 together with the nori mash 5, and the laver on the nori mash 5 between the devices 34, 35 By chucking (fixing) across the central portion of 33, the rear strip spike 31 and the rear strip sandwiching plate 32 are both brought into pressure contact with the rear end portion of the laver and the seaweed pan 5 is pulled backward. After stripping.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the front peeling portion 30 </ b> B has a front peeling upper pinch fixing device 36 disposed in the vicinity of the upper portion of the claw chain 8. The laver canopy 5 held by the laver trough holder 6 conveyed by the claw chain 8 can be contacted and separated from above in FIG. The front peeling portion 30B has a front peeling lower pinch fixing device 37 at a position near the lower portion of the claw chain 8 and facing the front peeling upper pinch fixing device 36 with the claw chain 8 interposed therebetween. The front peeling lower pinch fixing device 37 can be brought into contact with and separated from the laver cage 5 held by the laver cage holder 6 conveyed by the claw chain 8 from below in FIG. Further, the front peeling portion 30B is disposed at a position in the vicinity of the upper portion of the claw chain 8 and at a position downstream of the front peeling upper clamp fixing device 36 in the transport direction of the seaweed salmon holder 6. The front stripping spike 38 has a front stripping spike 38 that can be brought into contact with and separated from the top left of FIG. 4 with respect to the seaweed bowl 5 held by the seaweed bowl holder 6 conveyed by the claw chain 8. Yes. Furthermore, the front stripping portion 30B has a front stripping sandwiching plate 39 that is rotatably disposed at a position near the lower portion of the claw chain 8 and facing the front stripping spike 38 with the claw chain 8 interposed therebetween. The front stripping sandwiching plate 39 can be brought into contact with or separated from the lower left in FIG. 4 with respect to the laver ridge 5 held by the laver ridge holder 6 conveyed by the claw chain 8.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 (a), 4 (b) and FIG. 5, the front stripping portion 30B having such a configuration is formed on the laver rice cake 5 after the back stripping is performed in the state where the claw chain 8 is stopped. The front end portion (downstream side end portion) of the seaweed is peeled off before the seaweed ridge 5 is peeled off. That is, the front peeling portion 30B is configured such that the front peeling upper pinch fixing device 36 and the front peeling lower pinch fixing device 37 are both brought into pressure contact with the laver ridge 5 and the laver on the laver ridge 5 is interposed between the devices 36 and 37. The front strip spike 38 and the front strip sandwiching plate 39 are both brought into pressure contact with the front end portion of the seaweed rice cake 5 and pulled forward by pulling the seaweed rice cake 5 forward. It comes to perform stripping.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the main peeling portion 30 </ b> C has a post-processing roller 40 that is rotatably disposed near the upper portion of the claw chain 8, and the post-processing roller 40 is moved by the claw chain 8. It can be contacted / separated from the upper side in FIG. Further, the main peeling portion 30C has a suction roller 41 disposed near the lower portion of the claw chain 8 and facing the post-processing roller 40 with the claw chain 8 interposed therebetween. By transmitting the driving force of a motor (not shown), the motor can be rotated clockwise in FIG. The suction roller 41 has a plurality of apertures (not shown) on its outer peripheral wall, and air is sucked by suction means such as a blower (not shown) through these apertures, so that laver is removed from the outer periphery of the suction roller 41. It can be adsorbed on the surface. Further, the main peeling portion 30C has an endless guide round belt portion 43. The guide round belt portion 43 is downstream of the suction roller 41 and the nori seaweed holder 6 in the conveying direction with respect to the suction roller 41. It is wound around both the pulley 55 which is rotatably disposed at the side position. Further, the main peeling portion 30C has a pressing roller 42 that is rotatably disposed near the lower portion of the claw chain 8. The pressing roller 42 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the suction roller 41 on the upper right side in FIG. It comes to press contact from the direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 (c), 4 (d), and FIG. 5, the main stripping part 30 C having such a configuration is used to put the laver on the laver cocoon 5 after the post-peeling and the pre-peeling into the laver cocoon 5. The book is peeled off completely. That is, as shown in FIG. 4 (c), the main stripping part 30 </ b> C first presses the post-processing roller 40 against the laver cocoon 5 while the nail chain 8 is stopped, thereby bringing the laver 33 on the laver cocoon 5. The front end (the stripping already peeled off by the front peeling) is brought into pressure contact with the outer peripheral surface of the suction roller 41. At this time, the suction roller 41 sucks air so that the front end portion of the laver 33 is attracted to the outer peripheral surface of the suction roller 41. Next, as shown in FIG. 4D, the main peeling unit 30C causes the claw chain 8 to travel downstream and performs the main peeling by rotating the suction roller 41 clockwise in FIG. 4D. It is like that. The seaweed 33 peeled off from the seaweed ridge 5 after being peeled off is guided to a subsequent discharge step by a guide round belt 43 that is rotated by the suction roller 41.

  In FIG. 5, it is shown that laver stripping is performed on one laver ridge holder 6 with one cycle of 8 seconds. FIG. 5 also shows the timing of the laver stripping process for the four laver ridge holders 6 (the laver fold holders A to D in FIG. 5) adjacent to each other in the transport direction. Incidentally, in the time zone of 4 seconds to 8 seconds in FIG. 5, the laver is made on the other nori mash holder 6 by the laver making device 25 described above.

  As shown in FIG. 4, an endless transfer round belt portion 54 is wound around the suction roller 41 in addition to the guide round belt portion 43. The transfer round belt portion 54 includes a suction roller. Over the range from the position 41 to the front end of the front peeling portion 30B, the claw chain 8 is disposed in parallel. The transporting round belt portion 54 is driven to rotate by the suction roller 41 to guide the laver 33 that shifts to the main peeling process from below the claw chain 8.

  As the seaweed peeling means, as long as the seaweed on the plurality of seaweed rice cakes 5 held by the seaweed rice cake holder 6 can be peeled at once in a state of being aligned in the alignment direction, FIG. In addition to the laver stripper 30 shown, various known configurations can be employed. However, it is sufficient to provide only one laver stripping means in the present invention, unlike Patent Document 1, due to the configuration of laver discharge mechanisms 44 and 45 described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, 4 (d) and 6, in the present embodiment, on the downstream side (the right side in FIGS. 1 and 3) in the transport direction of the seaweed culm holder 6 relative to the seaweed peeling device 30. The first laver discharge mechanism 44 and the second laver discharge mechanism as laver discharge means are provided with a predetermined interval in the transport direction (in other words, the direction perpendicular to the alignment direction of the laver ridges 5). 45 are sequentially arranged toward the downstream side.

  These two laver discharge mechanisms 44 and 45 are arranged for each laver in each group in a state in which a plurality of laver peeled by the laver stripper 30 is divided into two groups along the alignment direction of the laver cocoons 5. The apparatus main body 2 is sequentially discharged in the discharge direction along the alignment direction. The number of laver discharge mechanisms 44 and 45 is the same as the number of laver groups. Moreover, in the following description, the group corresponding to the 1st nori discharge mechanism 44 in which discharge | emission by the 1st nori discharge mechanism 44 is performed among the two groups of said nori is called a front group, and 2nd nori discharge | emission is carried out. A group corresponding to the second laver discharge mechanism 45 that is discharged by the mechanism 45 is referred to as a rear group.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 3, 4 (d), 6, 7, and 9, the laver production apparatus 1 in the present embodiment is a rear group in which the first laver discharge mechanism 44 does not discharge. An undischarged laver transport mechanism 46 that transports undischarged laver to the second laver discharge mechanism 45 is provided.

  Next, the first laver discharge mechanism 44 will be described in further detail. As shown in FIG. 6, the first laver discharge mechanism 44 is formed from an endless belt conveyor that is elongated in the alignment direction of the laver ridge 5. The first discharge conveyor 48 is formed, and a horizontal placement surface 48 a is formed on the vertical upper surface of the first discharge conveyor 48. As shown in FIG. 6, the first discharge conveyor 48 has one end in the longitudinal direction (the right end in FIG. 6) than the innermost laver 33 </ b> A in the alignment direction among the plurality of front laver 33 </ b> A. It is also formed up to a position that reaches slightly inside. The first discharge conveyor 48 has the other end in the longitudinal direction (the left end in FIG. 6) exceeding the outermost laver 33A in the alignment direction among the plurality of front group laver 33A. 2 is formed up to a position protruding to the outside (left side in FIG. 6). The first discharge conveyor 48 is configured to convey the first group of laver 33A in the discharge direction (the left direction in FIGS. 6 and 7) in a state where the laver 33A of the front group is mounted on the mounting surface 48a. The first discharge conveyor 48 is driven by a drive source such as a motor (not shown).

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the first laver discharge mechanism 44 has a function as a pair of discharge rollers in the vicinity of the upstream side in the transport direction of the laver ridge holder 6 with respect to the first discharge conveyor 48. 6 has a first kick roller 49 and a first driven roller 50 that are elongated in the direction of alignment of the laver ridges 5, and these first kick roller 49 and first driven roller 50 are shown in FIG. As shown, it is slightly longer than the nori mash holder 6. A first motor 51 is connected to the first kick roller 49 in the vicinity of the left end in FIG. 6 via a transmission member (not shown) such as a reduction gear, and the first motor 51 is connected to the first kick roller 49. The first kick roller 49 is rotationally driven in the clockwise direction in FIG. 3 by transmitting the rotational driving force to 49 through the transmission member. Further, the first driven roller 50 is in pressure contact with the outer peripheral surface of the first kicking roller 49, and the first driven roller 50 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 3 as the first kicking roller 49 rotates. It is designed to be driven and rotated. As shown in FIG. 6, the first driven roller 50 is provided with a predetermined interval in the axial direction on the long shaft portion 52 and each position corresponding to each laver 33 on the shaft portion 52. And a plurality of annular roller bodies 50a fixed to each other.

  Then, the first kick roller 49 and the first driven roller 50 configured as described above are configured so that the nori group 33A of the front group separated by the nori stripping device 30 is converted into the first kick corresponding to the nori group 33A of the front group. The first discharge conveyor in a state of being sandwiched between the part of the take-out roller 49 (left half part in FIG. 6) and the part of the first driven roller 50 (left half part in FIG. 6) corresponding to the front laver 33A. It is conveyed and placed on 48 placement surfaces 48a.

  Next, the undischarged laver transport mechanism 46 will be described in more detail. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the undischarged laver transport mechanism 46 is a rear group nori as an undischarged laver conveyor composed of an endless belt conveyor. A horizontal loading surface 57 a is formed on the vertical upper surface of the rear laver conveyor 57. As shown in FIG. 6, the rear group nori conveyor 57 has an inner end (left end in FIG. 6) in the width direction (alignment direction of the nori seaweed 5) of the rear group nori 33 </ b> B. The seaweed 33B is formed to a slightly inner position. Further, the rear group nori conveyor 57 is formed such that the outer end in the width direction (the right end in FIG. 6) is slightly outside the outermost nori 33B of the rear group nori 33B. ing. Further, the rear group nori conveyor 57 is formed at a position between the laver stripper 30 and the second laver discharge mechanism 45 in the conveying direction of the laver holder 6. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, a second motor 58 is connected to the rear group nori conveyor 57 via a transmission member such as a reduction gear, and the second motor 58 is used for the rear group nori. By transmitting the rotational driving force to the conveyor 57 via the transmission member, the rear group nori conveyor 57 is rotationally driven clockwise in FIG.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the undischarged laver transport mechanism 46 is provided integrally with each discharging roller on the same axis of the pair of discharging rollers, and is provided in the laver discharging means 44 constituted by the pair of discharging rollers. A pair of undischarged laver rollers are provided for transporting and placing the unsupported groups of laver on the laver loading surface 57a of the rear group laver conveyor 57 in a state where the laver is sandwiched between them. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the first kick roller 49 and the first driven roller 50 described above also have a function as a pair of undischarged laver rollers in the undischarged laver transport mechanism 46. Is formed. That is, the first kick roller 49 and the first driven roller 50 cause the rear laver 33B (see FIG. 6) peeled by the laver stripper 30 to the first kick corresponding to the rear laver 33B. The rear group seaweed conveyor 57 is sandwiched between the roller 49 part (right half part in FIG. 6) and the first driven roller 50 part (right half part in FIG. 6) corresponding to the rear group seaweed 33B. It is conveyed and placed on the placing surface 57a.

  Therefore, the rear group nori conveyor 57 uses the driving force of the second motor 58 to transfer the rear group nori 33B conveyed on the placement surface 57a by the first kick roller 49 and the first driven roller 50. The laver can be transported to the second laver discharge mechanism 45.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the undischarged nori transport mechanism 46 is in pressure contact with the placement surface 57 a of the rear group nori conveyor 57 from above, so that the rear group nori 33 </ b> B by the rear group nori conveyor 57. The first to fourth guide roller portions 59, 60, 61, 62 for guiding the conveyance of the first and fourth guides. As shown in FIG. 6, the first guide roller portion 59 has the same number (five) of first laver 33 as the first laver 33B at a position corresponding to each rear laver 33B on the upper part of the rear group laver conveyor 57. The guide rollers 59a are arranged in alignment, and the first guide rollers 59a are formed by integrally arranging a plurality (three) of roller bodies 59b on the same axis along the lateral width direction. . The first guide roller portion 59 is configured to guide the conveyance of the rear group nori 33 </ b> B at a position upstream of the rear group nori conveyor 57. The second guide roller section 60 also has the same number (five) of second guide rollers 60a as the seaweed 33 aligned at positions corresponding to the rear seaweed 33B in the upper part of the rear group seaweed conveyor 57. These second guide rollers 60a are also formed by integrally arranging a plurality (three) of roller bodies 60b coaxially along the lateral width direction. The second guide roller portion 60 guides the conveyance of the rear group nori 33B at the central position of the rear group nori conveyor 57. Further, the third guide roller section 61 also arranges the same number (five) of third guide rollers 61 a as the respective laver 33 at positions corresponding to the rear laver 33B in the upper part of the rear group laver conveyor 57. These third guide rollers 61a are also formed by coaxially and integrally arranging a plurality (three) of roller bodies 61b along the lateral width direction. The third guide roller unit 61 guides the conveyance of the rear group nori 33B at the central position of the rear group nori conveyor 57 (but downstream of the second guide roller unit 60). It has become. Furthermore, the fourth guide roller section 62 also has the same number (five) of fourth guide rollers 62a as the respective laver 33 at positions corresponding to the rear laver 33B in the upper portion of the rear group laver conveyor 57. The fourth guide rollers 62a are also arranged in an aligned manner, and are formed by integrally arranging a plurality (three) of roller bodies 62b coaxially along the lateral width direction. The fourth guide roller portion 62 guides the conveyance of the rear group nori 33B at the downstream position of the rear group nori conveyor 57. In FIG. 3, the first guide roller 59a has the largest diameter, and the second guide roller 60a and the third guide roller 61a have the same diameter and the smallest diameter. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, an endless belt 64 is wound between the roller main bodies 59b, 60b, 61b, and 62b adjacent to each other in the transport direction. In addition, the structure by the number of guide rollers, the magnitude | size of a diameter of each guide roller, or positional relationship may be another combination.

  Next, the second laver discharge mechanism 45 will be described in more detail. As shown in FIG. 6, the second laver discharge mechanism 45 is formed from an endless belt conveyor that is elongated in the alignment direction of the laver ridge 5. The second discharge conveyor 67 is formed, and a horizontal placement surface 67 a is formed on the vertical upper surface of the second discharge conveyor 67. As shown in FIG. 6, the second discharge conveyor 67 has one end in the longitudinal direction (the right end in FIG. 6) than the outermost laver 33 </ b> B in the alignment direction among the plurality of rear group laver 33 </ b> B. Is also formed up to a position slightly extending to the outside. Further, the second discharge conveyor 67 has the other end portion in the longitudinal direction (left end portion in FIG. 6) exceeding the outermost laver 33A in the alignment direction among the plurality of front group laver 33A. 2 is formed up to a position protruding to the outside (left side in FIG. 6). The second discharge conveyor 67 is configured to carry the rear group of laver 33B in the discharge direction (left direction in FIGS. 6 and 10) in a state where the nori group 33B is mounted on the mounting surface 67a. That is, the discharge direction of the rear group of laver 33B by the second discharge conveyor 67 and the discharge direction of the front group of laver 33A by the first discharge conveyor 48 are the same as each other. The second discharging conveyor 67 is driven by a driving source such as a motor (not shown).

  Further, the second laver discharge mechanism 45 is elongated in the vicinity of the upstream side in the conveying direction of the laver mash holder 6 with respect to the second discharge conveyor 67 in the alignment direction of the laver mash 5 as a pair of discharge rollers. A second kicking roller 68 and a second driven roller 69 are provided. As shown in FIG. 6, the second kick roller 68 and the second driven roller 69 are located at a position facing the rear group nori conveyor 57 on the downstream side in the transport direction from the lateral width of the rear group nori conveyor 57. Also, it is formed in a long shape over a slightly wide range. Further, a third motor 70 is connected to the second kick roller 68 in the vicinity of the right end portion in FIG. 6 via a transmission member (not shown) such as a reduction gear, and the third motor 70 is connected to the second kick roller 68. By transmitting the rotational driving force to the delivery roller 68 via the transmission member, the second kicking roller 68 is rotationally driven clockwise in FIG. Further, the second driven roller 69 is in pressure contact with the outer peripheral surface of the second kicking roller 68. The second driven roller 69 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 3 as the second kicking roller 68 rotates. It is designed to be driven and rotated. As shown in FIG. 6, the second driven roller 69 is provided with a predetermined interval in the axial direction on the long shaft portion 71 and each position corresponding to each laver 33B on the shaft portion 71. And a plurality of annular roller bodies 69a fixed to each other.

  The second kick roller 68 and the second driven roller 69 configured as described above are configured so that the second discharge conveyor is in a state where the rear laver 33B transported by the undischarged laver transport mechanism 46 is sandwiched between each other. It is transported and placed on 67 placement surfaces 67a.

  In addition to the above-described configuration, in the present embodiment, the position corresponding to the vertical traveling portion on the right side of FIG. Is provided with a known laver mash cleaning device 73, and this laver mash cleaning device 73 is configured to clean the laver mash 5 after the laver is peeled off together with the laver mash holder 6.

  Moreover, although not shown in figure, the laver production apparatus 1 is provided with the control panel which controls each mechanism (motor etc.) of the apparatus main body 2 and the laver drying chamber 3, and the laver production apparatus 1 is controlled by this control panel. The production of fully-automatic seaweed is now underway.

  Next, main operations of the present embodiment will be described.

  In the present embodiment, the laver mash holder 6 holding a plurality of laver mash 5 is transported by the laver mash holder transport mechanism 7 for the main body, the laver making process by the laver making apparatus 25, and the suction dehydrator. After passing through the suction dehydration step 27 by the press 27 and the press dehydration step by the press dehydration device 29 in sequence, it is transferred from the apparatus body 2 to the laver drying chamber 3.

  Next, the seaweed rice cake holder 6 delivered to the seaweed drying chamber 3 is subjected to a drying process of laver in the seaweed drying chamber 3 along with the conveyance by the drying chamber laver rice cake holder conveyance mechanism 15, 16, It is transferred from the drying chamber 3 to the apparatus main body 2.

  Then, the nori seaweed holder 6 delivered to the apparatus main body 2 is first stripped with the nori stripper 30 and the nori on the plurality of nori seaweed 5 held by the nori seaweed holder 6 5 is peeled off from the seaweed rice cake 5 while being aligned in the alignment direction 5.

  Next, the plurality of laver 33 peeled off from the laver ridge 5 are conveyed between the first kicking roller 49 and the first driven roller 50 by the guide round belt portion 43 and then the first kicking out. The paper is conveyed to the downstream side while being sandwiched between the roller 49 and the first driven roller 50. At this time, the plurality of laver 33 is divided into a front group of laver 33A and a rear group of laver 33B, and the front group of laver 33A is placed on the mounting surface of the first discharge conveyor 48 as shown in FIG. The rear laver 33B is conveyed and placed on the placement surface 57a of the rear laver conveyor 57 on 48a.

  In addition, the laver mash holder 6 after the laver has been peeled is transported to the laver mash washing device 73 and washed with the laver mash 5 and then used for the production of new laver mash extract. It is conveyed toward the paper making position by the manufacturing apparatus 25.

  Next, the front laver 33A transported and placed on the placement surface 48a of the first discharge conveyor 48 is transported in the discharge direction by the first discharge conveyor 48, whereby the apparatus body 2 Is discharged outside. Although not shown in the figure, a downstream end of the first discharge conveyor 48 is a belt conveyor or the like for conveying the front laver 33A discharged from the apparatus body 2 to the downstream productization process. 1 main body external transport device is connected, and on the transport path of the laver 33A by the first main body external transport device, in order toward the transport direction, the first reversing device and the first foreign matter detection device. And the 1st binding apparatus is each arrange | positioned. The front laver 33A transported by the first main body external transport device is first turned upside down by the first reversing device so that the surface with good gloss of the laver is turned upward. The foreign object is detected by the foreign object detection device, and finally, the first seaming device binds the plurality of laver.

  On the other hand, the rear group seaweed 33B conveyed and placed on the placement surface 57a of the rear group seaweed conveyor 57 is moved between the second kick roller 68 and the second driven roller 69 by the rear group seaweed conveyor 57. Then, the sheet is conveyed between the second kick-out roller 68 and the second driven roller 69 onto the placement surface 67a of the second discharge conveyor 67.

  Then, the rear laver 33B is discharged to the outside of the apparatus main body 2 by being conveyed in the discharge direction by the second discharge conveyor 67. Although not shown, the downstream end of the second discharge conveyor 67 includes a belt conveyor or the like for transferring the rear laver 33B discharged from the apparatus main body 2 to the downstream productization process. 2 main body external transport devices are connected, and on the transport path of the laver 33B by the second main body external transport device, the second reversing device and the second foreign matter detection device are sequentially arranged in the transport direction. And a second bundling device are provided. The rear laver 33B transported by the second main body external transport device is first turned upside down by the second reversing device so that the surface with good gloss of the laver is turned upward. The foreign matter is detected by the foreign matter detection device, and finally, the second seaming device is bound for each of the plurality of laver.

  Here, since the laver production apparatus 1 in the present embodiment uses the first laver discharge mechanism 44 and the second laver discharge mechanism 45 for discharging the laver 33 from the apparatus body 2, one laver is produced. Even though the laver production line is speeded up, the production process of the laver 33 after discharge from the apparatus body 2 can be stably and smoothly maintained even though the laver production line is speeded up.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the plurality of laver 33 peeled from the laver cocoon 5 by the laver stripper 30 is divided into two parts by the first laver discharge mechanism 44 and the second laver discharge mechanism 45. Since it can discharge | emit sequentially for every group, the manufacturing efficiency of a high quality nori can be improved, aiming at size reduction.

  Specifically, according to the present embodiment, the number of laver produced per unit time can be increased by about 1.5 times compared to a conventional laver producing apparatus having only one laver discharging means. Moreover, compared with the total cost of the laver peeling apparatus and the laver discharge mechanism in the conventional laver production apparatus (for example, patent document 1) which was two laver peeling apparatuses, the laver peeling apparatus 30 and the laver discharge mechanisms 44 and 45 The total cost can be reduced to about 1/4.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the structure mentioned above, A various change is possible as needed.

  For example, from the viewpoint of miniaturization, it is desirable that the number of seaweed discharging means is two, but depending on the concept, the seaweed 33 peeled off by the seaweed peeling device 30 is divided into three or more groups and divided into three. You may comprise so that it may discharge | emit from the apparatus main body 2 by the above laver discharge | emission means, respectively.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Seaweed manufacturing apparatus 2 Apparatus main body 5 Seaweed salmon 6 Seaweed salmon holder 7 Main body nori seaweed holder conveyance mechanism 30 Seaweed peeling apparatus 33A Nori of front group 33B Nori of rear group 44 First laver discharge mechanism 45 Second laver discharge mechanism 46 Undischarged laver transport mechanism

Claims (5)

A laver production device that exfoliates the laver produced on the laver from the laver after dehydration and drying and discharges it from the main body of the laver,
Nori seaweed holder transporting means for transporting the laver salmon holder, which is held so that a plurality of nori seaweeds are aligned in a predetermined alignment direction, in a direction perpendicular to the alignment direction;
A plurality of laver after dehydration and drying disposed on the transport path of the laver cage holder by the laver cage holder conveying means and made on the plurality of laver cages held by the laver cage holder Seaweed peeling means for peeling the seaweed in a state aligned with each other in the alignment direction from each seaweed ridge,
A plurality of laver discharging means disposed downstream of the laver slag holder in the transporting direction of the laver cocoon holder so as to provide a predetermined interval in the transporting direction. The plurality of laver is formed so as to be discharged from the apparatus main body sequentially toward the discharge direction along the alignment direction for each group of laver in a state where the plurality of groups are divided into a plurality of groups along the alignment direction. The same number of seaweed discharging means as the number of the seaweed corresponding to each group of seaweed,
A laver production apparatus comprising: undischarged laver transport means for transporting a group of undischarged laver that does not correspond to the upstream laver discharge means to the downstream laver discharge means. The laver discharging means is
A discharge conveyor that conveys the laver of the group corresponding to the laver discharge means toward the discharge direction with the laver placed thereon;
A state in which the corresponding group of laver that is disposed near the upstream side of the discharge conveyor and is peeled off by the laver stripping means or the corresponding group of laver that is transported by the undischarged laver transport means The laver production apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a pair of discharge rollers that are transported and mounted on a laver loading surface of the discharge conveyor. The undischarged laver conveying means is
The seaweed manufacturing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising an undischarged laver conveyor that conveys the undischarged seaweed to a downstream laver discharging means. The undischarged laver conveying means is
The pair of discharge rollers are arranged on the same axis as the discharge rollers, respectively, and the unsealed laver of the group not corresponding to the laver discharge means formed by the pair of discharge rollers is sandwiched between the unrolled seaweeds. The laver production apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a pair of undischarged laver rollers that are transported and mounted on a laver loading surface in the discharged laver conveyor. The laver production apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the discharge directions of the plurality of laver discharge means are formed in the same direction.

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