JP2011062149A - Food forming apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a food forming apparatus to solve contradicting requirements comprising constant delivery of formed food material at a definite rate while minimizing pressure applied to the food material. <P>SOLUTION: The food forming apparatus 10 includes a retention chamber 14 containing a lower roller 18, a grooved roller 20, a guide roller 26, etc., in the retention chamber 14. The food material stored in the retention chamber 14 is drawn into a groove 22 of the grooved roller 20 by the lower roller 18 and taken out of the retention chamber 14 while being formed to a form of the cross-section of the groove 22 by the action of the lower roller 18 and the grooved roller 20. A sensor 36 is attached in the retention chamber 14 to detect and control amount of the food material in the retention chamber 14 and prevent application of unnecessary pressure to the food material. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a food molding apparatus, and in particular, various food materials from viscous food materials such as cookie dough, bread dough, meat dumpling material and the like to porous food materials such as okara. The present invention relates to a food molding apparatus for molding food.

  When a food material such as cookie dough, bread dough, or meat dumpling material is formed into a certain amount of plate shape, for example, a method such as extrusion forming the food material into a mold is used. However, when pressure is applied to the food material, the food material generates heat, which may affect the color, texture, and taste. For example, when a melon bread dough is extruded, a yellow dough before extrusion may become a white dough after extrusion. Further, in the case of a porous food material such as okara, it is necessary to apply a very large pressure in order to extrude under pressure.

  In view of this, an apparatus for forming food materials with as little pressure as possible has been considered. As an example of such a food molding apparatus, there is a food molding apparatus 1 as shown in FIG. The food molding apparatus 1 includes a screw conveyor 2 for conveying a food material put into a hopper. A grooved drum 3 is disposed on the terminal side of the screw conveyor 2. A circumferential groove 4 is formed in the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surface of the grooved drum 3. Further, a raised portion 5 that is raised from the bottom plate is formed so as to contact the grooved drum 3. The raised portion 5 has an upstream inclined surface on the screw conveyor 2 side and a downstream inclined surface on the opposite side. The grooved drum 3 is arranged so that the outer peripheral surface on the outer side of the circumferential groove 4 is along the downstream inclined surface of the raised portion 5. A belt conveyor 6 is disposed below the grooved drum 3. A cutter 7 is disposed in the middle of the belt conveyor 6.

  In the food molding apparatus 1, a food material having viscosity is introduced into the hopper, and the food material is conveyed to the position of the grooved drum 3 by the screw conveyor 2. Here, as the grooved drum 3 rotates, the food material is drawn into the circumferential groove 4 sandwiched between the raised portion 5 and the grooved drum 3. The drawn food material is drawn onto the belt conveyor 6 through the downstream inclined surface of the raised portion 5 in the circumferential groove 4 of the rotating grooved drum 3. The drawn food material has a cross-sectional shape that matches the cross-sectional shape of the circumferential groove 4 of the grooved drum 3, and is conveyed in a belt shape by the belt conveyor 6. The strip-shaped food material is cut by the cutter 7.

  In order to discharge the food material in the circumferential groove 4 of the grooved drum 3 onto the belt conveyor 6, as shown in FIG. 6, the belt 8 is hung on the circumferential groove 4, and the belt 8 is attached to the belt conveyor 6. It can be rotated along the conveying surface. In this case, the food material in the circumferential groove 4 of the grooved drum 3 is conveyed by the belt conveyor 6 along the belt 8, separated from the belt 8 at the folded portion of the belt 8, and conveyed by the belt conveyor 6.

  In such a food molding apparatus 1, the food material is drawn into the circumferential groove 4 by the rotation of the grooved drum 3, so that the food material is not so much pressed compared to the extrusion molding, and the food material is not altered. It can prevent (refer patent document 1).

JP 2004-329030 A

  In such a food molding apparatus, the grooved drum rotates and the food material is drawn into the circumferential groove portion, but the raised portion formed along the grooved drum is stationary, so the food material is pushed in to some extent. Otherwise, the food material will not enter the circumferential groove of the grooved drum. For this reason, it is inevitable that a certain amount of pressure is applied to the food material, although the pressure is significantly lower than that of extrusion molding. Therefore, for example, it is necessary to increase the amount of the food material on the grooved drum and the raised portion to some extent so that the food material is pushed into the circumferential groove of the grooved drum by its weight. Such pressure may cause some kind of alteration in the food material. Further, when the amount of the food material on the grooved drum and the raised portion is reduced, the weight is reduced, so that it is difficult to always feed a certain amount of the food material onto the belt conveyor. In particular, in the case of porous food materials, the food materials themselves are not organized, so if the amount of food material is small, it may not be continuously drawn into the grooved drum, and a certain amount of food material must be sent out. Is difficult.

  Therefore, the main object of the present invention is to provide a food molding apparatus capable of solving the conflicting theme that a constant amount of food material can be always formed and delivered while minimizing the pressure applied to the food material. It is to be.

The present invention provides a storage chamber for storing a food material, a lower roller disposed in the storage chamber, a groove disposed adjacent to the lower roller, and formed on the outer peripheral surface of the storage chamber inside and outside the groove. A food molding apparatus in which an outer peripheral surface includes a groove roller adjacent to a lower roller, and the lower roller and the groove roller rotate from a food material side stored in a storage chamber toward a proximity portion between the lower roller and the groove roller. .
When the lower roller rotates, the food material stored in the storage chamber is drawn into the groove portion of the groove roller, and the rotation of the lower roller and the groove roller forms the food material into the shape of the groove and forms a belt shape outside the storage chamber. Pulled out. At this time, since the food material is drawn into the groove of the groove roller by the rotation of the lower roller, it is not necessary to push the food material toward the groove portion, and the pressure applied to the food material can be minimized. Moreover, the porous food material can also be drawn into the groove portion of the groove roller by the rotation of the lower roller.

Such a food molding apparatus can include a scraping means for scraping the food material adhering to the groove of the groove roller outside the storage chamber.
If the food material adheres to the groove of the groove roller and the groove roller continues to rotate as it is, the food material cannot be pulled out of the storage chamber. For example, scraping means such as a scraper scrapes the food material in the groove. And pulled out of the storage chamber.

In addition, a guide roller may be included that is disposed above the groove roller in the storage chamber and guides the food material to the vicinity of the lower roller and the groove roller.
By rotating the guide roller, the food material can be guided to the vicinity of the lower roller and the groove roller and drawn into the groove portion of the groove roller.

Furthermore, you may include the hopper for throwing in a foodstuff material, and the screw conveyor for moving a foodstuff material from a hopper to a storage chamber.
In order to convey the food material to the storage chamber, the food material charged into the hopper can be conveyed by a screw conveyor. By using a screw conveyor, it can be conveyed to the storage chamber without applying a large pressure to the food material.

Moreover, you may include the sensor for detecting the level of the food material in a storage chamber, and controlling the rotation speed of a screw conveyor.
When a large amount of food material is stored in the storage chamber, pressure is applied by its own weight, so that the rotation speed of the screw conveyor is controlled so that a large amount of food material is not stored.

Furthermore, you may include the belt conveyor for conveying the foodstuff material extracted from the storage chamber by the lower roller and the groove roller.
By using a belt conveyor, the strip-shaped food material pulled out from the storage chamber by the lower roller and the groove roller can be conveyed.

Moreover, you may include the cutting device for cut | disconnecting the foodstuff material conveyed with a belt conveyor.
Since the belt-shaped food material pulled out by the lower roller and the groove roller is placed on the belt conveyor, it can be cut into an appropriate size using a cutting device.

Furthermore, you may include the powder distribution apparatus for distributing food powder on a belt conveyor.
By using a powder distribution device to distribute food powder such as wheat flour and starch powder on the belt conveyor, it is possible to prevent the drawn food material from adhering to the belt conveyor.

  According to the present invention, the food material is not pushed out, but is drawn by the lower roller and the groove roller and pulled out of the storage chamber, so that it is possible to prevent a large pressure from being applied to the food material. Therefore, the food material does not generate heat, and the food material can be prevented from being altered. Therefore, the food finally obtained can have a desired texture and taste. Moreover, the porous food material can be drawn by the lower roller and the groove roller, and a constant amount of the food material can always be sent out without applying a large pressure.

  The above object, other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of the best mode for carrying out the invention with reference to the drawings.

It is an illustration figure which shows an example of the food shaping | molding apparatus of this invention. It is an illustration figure which shows the internal structure of the food shaping | molding apparatus shown in FIG. It is an illustration figure which shows the hopper and screw conveyor of the foodstuff shaping | molding apparatus shown in FIG. It is an illustration figure which shows the other example of the food shaping | molding apparatus of this invention. It is an illustration figure which shows an example of the conventional food shaping | molding apparatus. It is an illustration figure which shows the detail of a part of conventional food shaping | molding apparatus shown in FIG.

  FIG. 1 is an illustrative view showing one example of a food molding apparatus of the present invention. The food molding apparatus 10 includes a base 12 having a longitudinal direction in which a food material to be described later moves, a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, and a height direction orthogonal to both the longitudinal direction and the width direction. . The base 12 is formed, for example, by welding a stainless steel material. A storage chamber 14 is formed on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the base 12. The storage chamber 14 is for storing a food material and drawing it on a belt conveyor described later. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the storage chamber 14 includes a bottom plate 16, and a lower roller 18 is formed on the bottom plate 16 and is disposed in parallel with the width direction of the base 12.

  In the longitudinal direction of the base 12, a groove roller 20 is disposed on the end side of the base 12 with respect to the lower roller 18 so as to be obliquely adjacent to the lower roller 18. The groove roller 20 has the same width as the lower roller 18, and the lower roller 18 and each axis are arranged in parallel. On the outer peripheral surface of the groove roller 20, a groove 22 is formed over the entire circumference in the circumferential direction leading to the inside and outside of the storage chamber 14. The groove roller 20 is disposed so that the outer peripheral surfaces 22 a on both sides of the groove 22 are close to the lower roller 18. Therefore, in the vicinity of the lower roller 18 and the groove roller 20, the cross section of the food material to be molded between the outer peripheral surface 22 b of the groove roller 20 (the bottom surface of the groove 22) and the outer peripheral surface of the lower roller 18 in the groove 22. A gap approximating the shape and corresponding to the depth of the groove 22 is formed.

  Further, on the upper side of the proximity portion of the lower roller 18 and the groove roller 20, the peripheral surface of the lower roller 18 and the peripheral surface of the groove roller 20 face each other in the vicinity of the proximity portion, and the food material is stored in this portion. Then, as indicated by the arrows in FIG. 2, from the stored food material side toward the adjacent portion side of the lower roller 18 and the groove roller 20 (in FIG. 2, the lower roller 18 rotates counterclockwise, the groove roller 20 When these rollers 18 and 20 are rotated, the stored food material is drawn into the groove 22 of the groove roller 20 by the lower roller 18. The lower roller 18 and the groove roller 20 are formed in a cylindrical shape with a metal that is not easily corroded, such as stainless steel, and cross-shaped spoke portions 18a and 20c are formed at both ends thereof. And the axis | shafts 18b and 20d are penetrated by the center of these spoke parts 18a and 20c. Depending on the type of food material to be handled, the lower roller 18 and the groove roller 20 may be formed of a synthetic resin or the like, and the diameter thereof can be appropriately adjusted according to the food material.

  A first creeping member 24 having the same width as that of the lower roller 18 and the groove roller 22 and arranged in parallel with the lower roller 18 and the groove roller 22 is provided below the adjacent portion of the lower roller 18 and the groove roller 20. It is formed. The first creeping member 24 includes an arc-shaped side surface 24 a along the arc-shaped outer peripheral surface of the lower roller 18, and an arc-shaped side surface 24 b along the arc-shaped outer peripheral surface 22 a of the groove roller 20 on both sides of the groove 22. Including. A gap corresponding to the depth of the groove 22 is formed between the outer peripheral surface 22 b of the groove roller 20 and the side surface 24 b of the first creeping member 24 in the groove 22. The side surface 24 a of the first creeping member 24 starts from a proximity portion between the lower roller 18 and the groove roller 20 and is formed to an intermediate portion between this proximity portion and the lowest point of the lower roller 18. Further, the side surface 24 b of the first creeping member 24 is formed from the vicinity of the lower roller 18 and the groove roller 20 to the vicinity of the lowest point of the groove roller 20.

  In the storage chamber 14, a guide roller 26 is formed at a position near the upper side of the groove roller 20 on the base 12 side and at a position substantially above the lower roller 18 and spaced from the lower roller 18. The guide roller 26 is formed to have the same width as the lower roller 18 and the groove roller 20, and is arranged in parallel with the lower roller 18 and the groove roller 20. The guide roller 26 is made of, for example, synthetic resin, and a shaft 26a is inserted through the center thereof.

  A second creeping member 28 is formed above the vicinity of the groove roller 20 and the guide roller 26. The second creeping member 28 is formed to have the same width as the groove roller 20 and the guide roller 26, and is disposed in parallel with the groove roller 20 and the guide roller 26. The second creeping member 28 includes an arc-shaped side surface 28 a along the arc-shaped outer peripheral surface 22 a of the groove roller 20 on both sides of the groove 22, and the side surface 28 a and the outer peripheral surface 22 b of the groove roller 20 in the groove 22 A gap corresponding to the depth of the groove 22 is formed therebetween. Further, the second creeping member 28 includes an arc-shaped side surface 28 b along the arc-shaped outer peripheral surface of the guide roller 26. The side surface 28 a of the second creeping member 28 starts from the proximity portion between the groove roller 20 and the guide roller 26 and is formed up to an intermediate portion between this proximity portion and the highest point of the groove roller 20. Further, the side surface 28 b of the second creeping member 28 is formed from a proximity portion of the groove roller 20 and the guide roller 26 to an intermediate portion between this proximity portion and the highest point of the guide roller 26.

  The lower roller 18, the groove roller 20, and the guide roller 26 are supported by shafts 18 b, 20 d, and 26 a that penetrate two side walls 30 that are arranged in parallel on both sides in the width direction of the base 12, that is, on both sides of the bottom plate 16. . These shafts 18b, 20d, and 26a are connected to a driving device 32 formed outside one side wall 30, and the lower roller 18, the groove roller 20, and the guide roller 26 are rotated by the driving device 32. The groove roller 20 and the guide roller 26 are driven at a constant peripheral speed ratio by gear coupling or the like, and the lower roller 18 is driven independently of the groove roller 20 and the guide roller 26. Further, the first creeping member 24 and the second creeping member 28 are formed fixed to one side wall 30.

  An end wall 34 is formed between the two side walls 30 on the opposite side of the groove roller 20 in the longitudinal direction of the base 12 so as to stand upright from the bottom plate 16, and the bottom plate 16, the lower roller 18, and the groove roller. 20, the space surrounded by the guide roller 26, the side wall 30, and the end wall 34 forms the storage chamber 14. Further, a sensor 36 for detecting the level of the food material in the storage chamber 14 is attached to the side wall 30.

  Further, on the base 12, a hopper 38 is formed on the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the base 12 for feeding the food material conveyed to the storage chamber 14. A conveyance path 40 is formed from the hopper 38 to the storage chamber 14 along the longitudinal direction of the base 12. As shown in FIG. 3, a screw conveyor 42 is formed from the hopper 38 to the conveyance path 40. The screw conveyor 42 is composed of two screws driven by a driving device 44 adjacent to the hopper 38. The food material is conveyed by the rotation of these screws. Here, the conveyance amount of the food material per unit time can be changed by changing the rotation speed of the screw. The food material may be conveyed from the hopper 38 to the storage chamber 14 using a belt conveyor instead of the screw conveyor 42. In this case, the food material per unit time is adjusted by adjusting the speed of the belt conveyor. Can be changed.

  Two guide plates 46 are attached to the end portion of the conveyance path 40 so as to protrude into the storage chamber 14 and spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction. These guide plates 46 are formed to have substantially the same width as the lower roller 18. The food material conveyed by the screw conveyor 42 passes over the lower guide plate 46 and is guided onto the lower roller 18 in the storage chamber 14. The lower guide plate 46 has the food material retained on it. It is preferable to make it as short as possible in the direction in which the food material flows. Further, the upper guide plate 46 is for leveling the unevenness of the upper surface of the conveyed food material so that the sensor 36 does not erroneously detect the amount of the food material. Therefore, instead of the upper guide plate 46, for example, a small-diameter roller may be provided and the upper surface of the food material may be leveled by the roller. At this time, by rotating the roller, the movement of the food material is promoted, It is possible to prevent the food material from staying on the lower guide plate 46.

  In addition, a scraper 48 formed of a synthetic resin or the like having an acute end is attached to the outer side of the storage chamber 14 so as to be pressed against the outer peripheral surface 22b of the groove roller 20 in the groove 22. The scraper 48 is used as a scraping means for scraping the food material adhering to the groove 22 of the groove roller 20.

  The belt conveyor 50 is disposed so as to extend continuously from the lower side of the groove roller 20 to which the scraper 48 is attached in the longitudinal direction of the base 12. A cutter 52 as a cutting means is disposed in the middle part of the belt conveyor 50.

  When using this food shaping | molding apparatus 10, the food material food material which has viscosity, such as bread dough, cookie dough, and meat dumpling material, and porous food materials, such as Okara, are thrown into the hopper 38, for example.

  The food material thrown into the hopper 38 is transported along the transport path 40 by the screw conveyor 42 and stored on the lower roller 18 of the storage chamber 14. In the storage chamber 14, as shown by the arrows in FIG. 2, the lower roller 18 and the groove roller 20 are in opposite directions, that is, inside the storage chamber 14, the rollers 18, 20 from the stored food material side. It is rotating toward the proximity. The lower roller 18 and the groove roller 20 are driven in synchronism so that the peripheral speeds of the rollers 18 and 20 are equal, but the lower roller 18 rotates faster than the groove roller 20 depending on the type of food material. Be made. Further, the guide roller 26 rotates in the same direction as the groove roller 20, that is, toward the vicinity of the groove roller 20 in the storage chamber 14 as indicated by the arrow in FIG. 2. The circumferential speed of the guide roller 22 is set higher than the circumferential speed of the groove roller 20, for example, about 1.1 to 1.2 times the circumferential speed of the groove roller 20.

  As the lower roller 18 rotates, the food material stored in the storage chamber 14 is drawn into the groove 22 portion of the groove roller 20. Then, the food material sandwiched between the lower roller 18 and the groove roller 20 is sent between the groove roller 20 and the first creeping member 24. The food material that has moved in the groove 22 along with the rotation of the groove roller 20 is drawn out onto the belt conveyor 50 in the form of a strip having the cross-sectional shape of the groove 22.

  In the storage chamber 14, the food material moved above the groove roller 20 is returned toward the proximity of the lower roller 18 and the groove roller 20 by the rotation of the guide roller 26. The food material adhering to the guide roller 26 is scraped off by the second creeping member 28, and the scraped food material is conveyed toward the vicinity of the lower roller 18 and the groove roller 20 by the rotation of the groove roller 20. . If the food material does not move upward due to the characteristics or amount of the food material, the guide roller 26 may not be provided.

  The level of the food material in the storage chamber 14 is detected by the sensor 36. The rotational speed of the screw conveyor 42 is controlled according to the level of the food material detected by the sensor 36. That is, when the level of the food material in the storage chamber 14 is higher than a predetermined level, the number of rotations of the screw conveyor 42 is reduced, and the conveyance amount of the food material is reduced. On the contrary, when the level of the food material in the storage chamber 14 is lower than a predetermined level, the rotation speed of the screw conveyor 42 is increased and the conveyance amount of the food material is increased. The rotational speed control of the screw conveyor 42 can be performed by controlling the power supply frequency of the motor provided in the drive device 44 for the screw conveyor 42 by, for example, an inverter. In this way, the amount of food material in the storage chamber 14 is controlled.

  The belt conveyor 50 is operated at a speed synchronized with the drawing speed of the food material. Therefore, the food material drawn out from the storage chamber 14 is conveyed in a belt shape by the belt conveyor 50. The strip-shaped food material is cut into a predetermined size by the cutter 52. In addition, in order to adjust the amount of the food material drawn out from the storage chamber 14, the width and depth of the groove 22 of the groove roller 20 can be adjusted. A plurality of grooves 22 may be formed on the outer peripheral surface of the groove roller 20. If the desired shape of the food material is not the shape cut by the cutter 52, a secondary molding machine may be installed in the subsequent stage of the belt conveyor 50. For example, when the food material is a meat dumpling material, a food material having a shape close to a sphere is ultimately required, and therefore a secondary molding machine for rounding the food material cut by the cutter 52 is installed.

  In the food molding apparatus 10, in the storage chamber 14, the lower roller 18 draws the food material into the groove 22 portion of the groove roller 20, and the food material is molded into the shape of the groove 22. Then, the food material is drawn by the lower roller 18 and the groove roller 20 and drawn out of the storage chamber 14. Therefore, the food material is not subjected to a large pressure like extrusion molding. Further, since the food material is drawn into the groove 22 portion of the groove roller 18 by the lower roller 18, the food material is pushed into the groove 22 portion as compared with the food molding apparatus without the lower roller as shown in FIGS. In addition, it is not necessary to store many food materials in the storage chamber 14. Therefore, the food material can be drawn into the groove 22 portion of the groove roller 20 while reducing the pressure applied to the food material. A porous food material such as okara can also be drawn into the groove 22 portion of the groove roller 20 by the rotation of the lower roller 18. Therefore, a certain amount of food material can always be sent out even with a porous food material without applying a large pressure.

  In addition, in order not to apply pressure to the food material as much as possible, the amount of the food material stored in the storage chamber 14 is controlled to be small. Furthermore, when a large amount of food material is stored in the storage chamber 14, a pulsating flow may occur in the food material due to the rotation of the lower roller 18 and the groove roller 20. Due to such pulsating flow, the food material may be kneaded and the original texture may not be obtained. Therefore, the effect of the pulsating flow generated on the food material can be reduced by drawing the conveyed food material with the lower roller 18 and the groove roller 20 as soon as possible. Therefore, the food material detected by the sensor 36 is preferably controlled so as to keep the level as low as possible in the storage chamber 14.

  Thus, by using this food forming apparatus 10, the food material can be molded with little pressure applied to the food material. Therefore, the food material does not generate heat, and the food material can be prevented from being altered. Therefore, by using this food molding apparatus 10, it is possible to produce a final food while maintaining the original taste, color, texture, etc. of the food material. Moreover, even for a porous food material such as Okara, a constant amount can always be delivered without applying a large pressure.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the belt conveyor 50 is formed long so that it may go under the storage chamber 14, and the powder distribution apparatus 54 for distributing food powders, such as flour and starch powder, is installed in the upstream. May be. In this manner, by distributing the food powder on the belt conveyor 50, it is possible to prevent the food material drawn from the storage chamber 14 from adhering to the belt conveyor 50. In FIG. 4, the lower roller 18 and the groove roller 20 are arranged at substantially the same height to secure a space for arranging the belt conveyor 50 below the storage chamber 14. Thus, the positional relationship between the lower roller 18 and the groove roller 20 can be changed as necessary.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Food shaping | molding apparatus 14 Storage chamber 18 Lower roller 20 Groove roller 22 Groove 26 Guide roller 36 Sensor 38 Hopper 40 Conveyance path 42 Screw conveyor 46 Guide plate 48 Scraper 50 Belt conveyor 52 Cutter 54 Powder distribution apparatus

Claims (8)

A storage chamber for storing food ingredients,
A lower roller disposed in the storage chamber, and a groove that is disposed adjacent to the lower roller and that communicates with the inside and outside of the storage chamber is formed on the outer peripheral surface, and the outer peripheral surface outside the groove is adjacent to the lower roller. Including groove rollers,
The food molding apparatus in which the lower roller and the groove roller rotate from the food material side stored in the storage chamber toward a proximity portion between the lower roller and the groove roller.   The food molding apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a scraping unit for scraping the food material attached to the groove of the groove roller outside the storage chamber.   The food according to claim 1, further comprising a guide roller that is disposed above the groove roller in the storage chamber and guides the food material toward a portion adjacent to the lower roller and the groove roller. Molding equipment.   The food molding apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: a hopper for feeding the food material; and a screw conveyor for moving the food material from the hopper to the storage chamber.   The food molding apparatus according to claim 4, comprising a sensor for detecting the level of the food material in the storage chamber and controlling the number of revolutions of the screw conveyor.   The food molding apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a belt conveyor for conveying the food material drawn from the storage chamber by the lower roller and the groove roller.   The food molding apparatus according to claim 6, comprising a cutting device for cutting the food material conveyed by the belt conveyor.   The food molding apparatus according to claim 6 or 7, comprising a powder distribution apparatus for distributing food powder on the belt conveyor.

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