JP2013203399A - Structure for putting package pack on top of noodle block - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow pillow package without generating slippage of a package pack from the top of a noodle block, in the state where the package pack is put on the top of the noodle block, when carrying out the pillow package while laying the package pack on the dry noodle block in manufacturing of an instant noodle.SOLUTION: At least one or more of corner parts out of the four corners of a package pack is bent or curved toward a lower side, in the rectangular package pack laid on a dry noodle block of an instant noodle. Slippage or the like of the package pack from the noodle block is reduced thereby when put on the dry noodle block of the instant noodle, by inserting a tip end of the corner part between the noodles of the dry noodle block.

Description

The present invention relates to a packaging pack placed on top of a dried noodle mass of instant noodles and a structure for placing the packaging pack and the dried noodle mass.

  Among the instant noodles, there are various types of instant noodles in a bag, but they often include dried noodle chunks and soup packs. In the case of such a type, it is often transported with a packaging pack placed on top of the noodle mass to be transported and packaged by an automatic packaging machine such as pillow packaging.

In the case of instant noodles in a bag, when a sachet pack is attached and packaged with a pillow wrapping machine, the position of the sachet pack supplied to the noodle lump surface is shifted as shown in FIG. In some cases, the pouch pack may be sealed while being bitten, or the pouch pack may fall on the transport conveyor of the automatic packaging machine and cause the automatic packaging machine to stop.

As a cause of such a shift of the pouch pack, the dried noodle mass is usually conveyed by a conveyor of an automatic packaging machine, but is conveyed with the packaging pack placed on the noodle mass. If the automatic packing machine conveys the conveyor, the sachet pack on the noodle mass will slip, if the automatic packaging machine stops, then the sachet pack slides on the noodle mass due to inertia when moving again, When wrapped in a film, it is considered that a small bag pack on the noodle mass slips due to a difference from the traveling speed of the film.
For example, Prior Art 1 is disclosed as a patent application that solves such a problem of the lateral pillow type bite.

However, this technique is not intended to actively prevent the packing pack placed on the noodle mass from being bitten, but mainly to be packaged (dry noodles) itself or to be packaged ( The present invention relates to a packaging machine for preventing biting of noodle residue derived from dried noodles. Furthermore, a special sealing device is required.

  Therefore, in the case of pillow packaging as described above, the present inventors have developed a new method in which the packaging pack does not fall or slip from the top of the noodle mass while the packaging pack is placed on the top of the dry noodle mass. The purpose was to develop.

  As a result of the diligent research of the present inventors, the present inventors have found that the noodle lump used for ordinary instant noodles is dried and loses flexibility in a state where the noodle strings are intricately solidified. On the surface, the noodle strings are present with a gap. The present inventors have found a method using such a gap.

  That is, in a normal case, the packaging pack has a substantially rectangular flat shape and has four corners. The corner is often made of a flexible material. In such a case, the corner can be sharpened by bending or bending the corner.

  And, by putting the tip of the corner into the gap between the noodle strings of the dry noodle mass, it was found that the fall of the packaging pack from the noodle mass decreased, and the present invention was completed. .

  First, the present applicant intends a packaging pack in which a corner portion placed on a dried noodle mass is bent or curved.

That is, the first invention of the present application is
“A rectangular packaging pack placed on a dried noodle mass of instant noodles, wherein at least one of the four corners of the packaging pack is bent or curved downward.”
It is.

  Next, the present applicant bent or bent the corner of the packaging pack as described above and placed it on the dried noodle mass, and the corner structure was engaged between the noodle strings of the dried noodle mass. Is intended.

That is, the second invention of the present application is
“A rectangular packaging pack attached to instant noodles and a dry noodle mass mounting structure, wherein the packaging pack is placed on top of the dry noodle mass, and at least of the corners of the packaging pack A mounting structure in which one or more portions are bent or curved downward and engaged between noodle strings of the dried noodle chunks. ”
It is.
Moreover, the above-mentioned engagement location is not one location, and the state where two or more of the bent or curved corners are engaged can more stably prevent the movement of the packaging pack on the dried noodle mass. it can.
That is, the third invention of the present application is
“The mounting structure according to claim 2, wherein the portions of the packaging pack engaged with the noodle strings of the noodle strings are at least two of the bent or curved corners of the packaging pack.”
It is.

Next, as a result of further study, the applicant has bent or bent the corner of the packaging pack as described above and placed it on the dried noodle mass, even when the corner is not necessarily engaged. It has been found that even when the outer periphery of the upper surface of the dried noodle mass is reached, the packaging pack can be prevented from falling.
That is, the fourth invention of the present application is
“A rectangular packaging pack attached to instant noodles and a dry noodle mass mounting structure, wherein the packaging pack is placed on top of the dry noodle mass, and at least of the corners of the packaging pack A mounting structure of a packaging pack and a noodle mass in which one or more portions are bent or curved downward, and the bent or curved portion reaches the outer peripheral edge of the upper surface of the dried noodle mass.
It is.

  Moreover, the part which has reached the upper-surface outer-periphery edge part of said dry noodle chunk is not one place, but the state which is more than two places of the bent or curved corner part of a packaging pack on a dry noodle chunk more stably. The movement can be prevented.

That is, the fifth invention of the present application is
“The mounting structure according to claim 4, wherein the portion reaching the outer peripheral edge of the upper surface of the dried noodle mass of the packaging pack is two or more of the bent or curved corners of the packaging pack.”
It is.

  Next, the present applicant also contemplates a method of using the packaging pack mounting structure described in claim 2 on a production line for instant noodles.

That is, the sixth invention of the present application is
“1) a process of conveying the dried noodle mass,
2) a step of bending or bending at least one corner of a rectangular packaging pack attached to the instant noodles downward;
3) placing the packaging pack on the upper surface of the noodle mass from the top of the noodle mass being conveyed, and engaging at least one of the corners between the noodle strings of the dry noodle mass at the time of placement;
The mounting method to the dry noodle lump of the rectangular packaging pack attached to the instant noodle provided with each process of these. "
It is.

  Furthermore, the present applicant also intends a method of using the packaging pack mounting structure described in claim 4 in an instant noodle production line.

That is, the seventh invention of the present application is
“1) a process of conveying the dried noodle mass,
2) a step of bending or bending at least one corner of a rectangular packaging pack attached to the instant noodles downward;
3) The packaging pack is placed on the upper surface of the noodle mass from the upper part of the noodle mass being transported, and is placed so that at least one of the corners reaches the outer peripheral edge of the upper surface of the dry noodle mass when placed. The process of
The mounting method to the dry noodle lump of the rectangular packaging pack attached to the instant noodle provided with each process of these. "
It is.

  Furthermore, the present applicant added instant packaging noodles to which the packaging pack and the dried noodle chunks are packaged in a horizontal pillow package after the packaging pack according to claim 6 or 7 is placed on the dried noodle chunks. The manufacturing method is also contemplated.

That is, the eighth invention of the present application is
“A method for producing instant noodles in a bag, wherein a step of packaging the packaging pack and the dried noodle mass together in a horizontal pillow packaging is added after the step of placing the packaging pack according to claim 6 on the dried noodle mass. "
It is.

  By adopting the packaging structure of the packaging pack and the dried noodle mass according to the present invention, it is possible to suppress problems such as displacement and dropping of the packaging pack during the transportation of the noodle mass on the production line.

As a result, production of instant noodles (especially in a bag type) can be performed more efficiently without stopping the line.

It is the schematic diagram described about the problem at the time of the packaging of the conventional dry noodle lump and a packaging pack. It is the perspective view which showed the 1st mounting structure of the packaging pack and dry noodle lump of this invention. It is a perspective view of an example of a dry noodle lump which can be used for the present invention. It is a perspective view of an example of a dry noodle lump which can be used for the present invention. It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the noodle mass which can be utilized for this invention. It is the perspective view which showed the 2nd mounting structure of the packaging pack and dry noodle lump of this invention. This is a packaging pack that can be used in the present invention. (A) It is a perspective view of a three-way seal. (B) It is a perspective view of a four-way seal. It is an example of the packaging pack which bent or curved the four corners of this invention. (A) It is a perspective view of the packaging pack which bent the corner part. (B) It is a perspective view of the packaging pack which curved the corner part. It is the perspective view which showed the 2nd mounting structure of the packaging pack and dry noodle lump of this invention. It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram at the time of cut | disconnecting between AA 'in FIG. It is the cross-sectional schematic diagram which showed the mounting aspect of the other packaging pack. It is the cross-sectional schematic diagram which showed the movement of the packaging pack on a noodle mass. The example of the instrument which bends the corner of a packaging pack is shown. (A) It is a perspective view of a packaging pack container. (B) A rail corresponding to the container. It is the figure which showed the packaging pack container. (A) It is a front view of a packaging pack container. (B) It is a side view of a packaging pack container. (C) It is a perspective view of a packaging pack container. It is a front view at the time of pushing the extrusion stick | rod of a packaging pack container. The procedure in the case of bending or curving four corners of a packaging pack using a packaging pack container and rails is shown. (A) It is a perspective view before accommodating a container from the upper part in the packaging pack on a rail. (B) It is a perspective view in the case of sliding on a rail after storing in a packaging pack container on a rail. (C) It is a perspective view after removing the packaging pack from the packaging pack container. It shows an example of a method for placing a packaging pack on a dry noodle mass in an instant noodle production line. (A) shows the cross-sectional schematic diagram of the side part of the whole structure of a dry noodle lump, a packaging pack storage instrument, and a rail. (B) is a schematic front view of a noodle mass corresponding to the cross-sectional view. (C) It is the schematic diagram which showed the positional relationship of the dried noodle lump and the packaging pack storage instrument at the time of seeing from the arrow part (->) direction of FIG. It is a perspective view of the packaging pack after curving four corners used in an example and a comparative example.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Packing pack 11 Bending or bending part 12 Sealing part 2 Dry noodle chunk 3 Packing pack storage device 31 Extrusion stick 32 Upper surface part 33 Side part 331 First side part 332 Second side part 34 Guide part 35 Packaging pack feed stick 4 Rail part 5 Rail section 6 Line Noodle chunk conveyor

  The contents of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 shows one aspect of the packaging structure of the present invention and a dry noodle lump mounting structure.

  In the embodiment of FIG. 2, a packaging pack 1 having four bent corners is placed on the dried noodle mass 2 of instant noodles. Further, the bent corner 11 enters the gap between the noodle strings of the dried noodle block 2.

─Dried noodle chunks of instant noodles─
In the present invention, the dried noodle mass 2 used for instant noodles is used. The instant noodle dry noodle mass 2 referred to in the present invention is produced by the following method. First, wheat flour, buckwheat flour, starch, or the like is used as a main raw material, and water, salt, citrus or other ingredients that increase the elasticity, viscosity, etc. of noodles are added to make noodles. Next, dried noodle chunks are obtained by drying a group of noodle strings that have been made into α by steaming or boiling. It goes without saying that seasoning or the like is performed with a seasoning or the like as necessary.

  As for instant noodles, there are generally a cup type in which a so-called dried noodle mass is housed in a cup and can be eaten simply by pouring, and a bag type that is cooked in a pan or the like. The present invention can be used in any type, but in particular, the dried noodle mass 2 has a flat shape, which can be suitably used in a bag type in which pillow packaging is performed.

  The dried noodle mass 2 of instant noodles referred to in the present invention includes noodles of various genres such as so-called ramen, udon and soba.

─Drying method of noodle mass─
The dried noodle mass 2 according to the present invention is obtained by drying after being stored in a mold having a predetermined shape. As a drying method, there are an oil heat drying method and a hot air drying method. The water content of the dried noodle mass is generally about 12% by weight or less, and is usually about 2 to 8% by weight. Moreover, since the noodle strings are dried, they do not have flexibility, and they are in a state of being broken when they are forced to bend.

  In addition, the noodle strings are subjected to a process of drying after being subjected to an alpha treatment such as steaming and then housed in a mold. Here, when the noodle strings are stored randomly when stored in the formwork, the noodle strings as shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, in the type in which the noodle strings are waved by a conduit such as a wave box when cutting out into the noodle strings, the noodle strings are stored and dried in the mold as shown in FIG.

  The present invention can be applied to any of these dry noodle masses. In addition, as the dry noodle mass of the present invention, a flat dry noodle mass can be suitably used, and the shape can be either round or square.

  The overall shape of the dried noodle mass 2 can of course be a flat shape as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, but the packaging pack is placed so that the shape of the noodle mass is as shown in FIG. If the upper surface portion of the dried noodle mass 2 is concave, the packaging pack can be further prevented from dropping, and the effects of the present invention can be achieved. Of course, other shapes are possible.

─Packaging pack─
The packaging pack referred to in the present invention is a bag pack of soft packaging material attached to instant noodles, and usually contains soup and ingredients. The soup and ingredients filled in the packaging pack can be either liquid or solid.

  In a normal bag type, the soup and ingredients are packaged and packed together with the dried noodle mass separately from the dried noodle mass.

  Since various materials are used as the packaging material used for the packaging pack, the material is not particularly limited. Usually, PE (polyethylene), PET (polyethylene terephthalate), NY (nylon), PP (polypropylene), AL (aluminum), etc. are used for the packaging pack of a soft packaging material.

  The materials of the packaging pack according to the present invention can be freely combined with these materials. However, in the present invention, since the corner of the packaging pack needs to be bent or curved, a type including aluminum capable of imparting a so-called dead fold property is preferable.

  Specific examples of the material structure include a material structure of a packaging pack such as nylon / aluminum / polyethylene or polyethylene terephthalate / aluminum / polypropylene.

  In the present invention, since the packaging pack is placed on the dried noodle mass and packaged in a short time in many cases, the corner of the packaging material is bent or bent. If the shape can be maintained for several tens of seconds to several minutes, the engaged state can be realized.

  For this reason, it is sufficient to select a packaging material that can maintain the bent or curved state as described above even for a short time.

  In addition, these packaging packs generally have a method in which a predetermined film-shaped packaging material is sealed in a cylindrical shape and sealed while being filled with soup or ingredients as contents (vertical pillow packaging or horizontal packaging). However, it is not particularly limited to such a method. That is, it is sufficient that the final packaging pack is a rectangle such as a rectangle and has four corners.

  The size of these packaging packs is not particularly limited. Usually, when it is smaller than the size of the dried noodle mass, curved corners can be engaged between the noodle strings of the dried noodle mass 2 as shown in FIG.

  In addition, when the size of the dried noodle mass is close to or larger than this, use of the type in which the bent or curved portion of the dried noodle mass reaches the outer peripheral edge of the upper surface of the dried noodle mass as shown in FIG. Becomes easy.

  In addition, not only the state where the bent or curved portion is engaged in the vicinity of the outer peripheral edge portion of the upper surface but also a part of the outer peripheral edge portion without being engaged means that the upper peripheral edge portion of the present invention is reached. Including the case of simply covering.

  However, even if the packaging pack is smaller than the size of the dried noodle mass, a type in which the curved portion reaches the outer peripheral edge of the upper surface of the dried noodle mass is naturally possible, and moreover than the size of the dried noodle mass. Is also possible to engage the noodle strings of the dried noodle mass.

─ Packaging Pack Manufacturing Method ─
Normally, the packaging pack referred to in the present invention is manufactured by a method such as vertical pillow packaging or horizontal pillow packaging. Therefore, as shown in FIG. An example is a four-way seal. However, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to these.

─Bending or bending of corners─
The rectangular packaging pack has four corners, and the present invention uses these four corners. As described above, the packaging pack has a seal portion and a main body portion that actually contains the contents, but any of these may be used as long as it can be bent.

  The bending or bending according to the present invention is not clearly different, but as shown in FIG. 8, generally, bending is a specific part of four corners as shown in FIG. A sharp bend. In addition, the term “curved” refers to a curve that is gently bent over a specific region as shown in FIG. Of course, a combination of these may also be used.

─ Engagement ─
The engagement referred to in the present invention means that any one of the four corners is inserted into the gap between the noodle strings, or the corners come into contact with the uneven portions on the surface of the noodle strings, etc. The state where movement is suppressed.

  In the present invention, an effect can be obtained if any one of the four corners of the packaging pack is engaged with the noodle mass. That is, if one of the corners is engaged, the movement of the corner on the dried noodle mass is suppressed. However, it is preferable that the number of engaging corners is larger among the four corners. That is, the number is preferably two or more. This is because the position of the packaging pack is more easily fixed when there are more portions to be engaged.

  The engagement referred to in the present invention does not need to be actually fixed between the noodle strings of the noodle mass or the noodle strings. That is, it suffices if a part of the corner enters the gap between the noodle strings.

  That is, even if it is not actually in contact, it is sufficient if it comes into contact with the noodle strings when the packaging pack slides or moves, and free movement on the noodle mass of the packaging pack is inhibited. .

  By engaging in this way, even if vibration or the like occurs when transporting the dried noodle chunks with the packaging pack placed on top for packaging by automatic packaging filling (pillow packaging), etc. The movement of the packaging pack is suppressed at the joint portion. This can prevent the packaging pack from falling.

  In addition, the above engagement states can be realized without intentionally placing a packaging pack with bent corners on the dried noodle mass. That is, when a packaging pack with bent corners is placed on the dried noodle mass, the dried noodle mass has many gaps and many irregularities between the noodle strings, so that any of the corners of the packaging pack is Will be engaged. Thereby, the effect of the present invention can be obtained.

─ The bent or curved part reaches the outer periphery of the upper surface of the dried noodle mass.
In the present invention, not only the above-described engaged state but also a state in which the bent or curved portion 11 reaches the upper peripheral edge of the dried noodle mass 2 as shown in FIG. In FIG. 9, all four corners reach the outer peripheral edge of the upper surface of the dried noodle mass. In the case of such a configuration, when the cross section cut between the AA's connecting the outer peripheral edges of the upper surface is viewed, the packaging pack 1 is placed on the dried noodle mass 2 as shown in FIG. The noodle mass is covered with two corners.

  Thus, the flexible movement of a packaging pack can be prevented because the bending | flexion or a curved part has reached the upper-surface outer periphery part of the dry noodle lump. That is, when the noodle mass moves with the packaging pack placed, the packaging pack can be prevented from falling from the noodle mass.

  In addition, when the corner portion reaches the outer peripheral edge portion of the upper surface of the dried noodle mass in this way, a combination mode in which the other corner portion is in the above-described engaged state is also preferable. That is, the instant noodle mass and the packaging pack are in a cross-sectional view as shown in FIG. 11, and the movement of the packaging pack can be prevented even in such a state.

  Furthermore, FIG. 11 shows a state in which only one corner of the four corners is curved or bent, and the curved portion reaches the upper peripheral edge of the dried noodle mass. In such a case, the packaging pack is easier to move on the instant noodle mass than in the case shown in FIGS. 9 to 11. For example, the bent or curved portion 11 has a dry noodle mass surface from the vicinity of the outer peripheral edge of the noodle mass upper surface. In some cases, the engagement state may be realized by moving in the center direction of the bag. Such movement may also prevent movement of the packaging pack on the noodle mass.

─Bending method at the corner of packaging pack─
In the present invention, the corners are bent to form a bend or curve, but the angle of bending is not particularly limited. As described above, it is sufficient if it can be engaged with the noodle mass.

  Various methods are employed as a method of bending the corner, but it may be bent manually or, for example, instruments as shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B below may be used. .

  Below, the method of bending the four corners of a packaging pack using these instruments is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 13, the instruments are composed of two types of instruments, and are composed of a packaging pack container 3 and a rail 4 corresponding thereto.

  FIG. 14 shows a front view (a), a side view (b), and a perspective view (c) of the packaging pack container 3.

  The packaging pack container 3 is configured to forcibly bend the four corners of the packaging pack 1 by inserting the packaging pack 1 from the lower surface side.

  That is, since the four portions of the second side surface portion 332 of the instrument are bent inward, when the packaging pack 1 is stored, the lower end portion of the second side surface portion 332 contacts the four corner portions of the packaging pack 1. . And by pushing the packaging pack 1 further inside, the four corners are bent more while the packaging pack 1 is bent.

  Further, an extruding bar 31 having a spring at the top is provided for extruding the packaging pack 1 housed in the instrument and having its four corners bent to the outside of the instrument. It is possible to extrude the internal packaging pack 1 to the outside by extruding the packaging pack 1 housed inside with the extruding rod 31 with the four corners bent.

  Next, a procedure for mechanically folding and extruding (discharging) the four corners of the packaging pack after assuming an instant noodle production line using the above-described instruments will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, as shown in FIG. 16A, a packaging pack storage device is put on the packaging pack placed on the rail, and the packaging pack is pushed into the interior. In this process, the four corners of the packaging pack are bent and curved by the second side surface portion of the packaging pack storage device.

  Next, as shown in (b), the packaging pack storage device is slid in a state of being covered on the rail, and further, the packaging pack having the four corners is extruded by lowering the packaging pack push-out rod as shown in (c). .

  In a specific production line, using a device to which such instruments are applied, the dried noodle mass is moved and positioned at the lower part of the end of the rail, and the extruded packaging pack is placed in the dried noodles. It can be placed on the top of the mass.

─Method of placing packaging pack on dry noodle mass in production line─
An example of a method for placing the packaging pack 1 on the dried noodle mass 2 in the actual production line using the packaging pack container 3 and rail will be described.

  FIG. 17 is an explanatory view of one aspect of the line configuration when the packaging pack 1 of the present invention is placed on the dried noodle mass 2 being conveyed while curving the corners.

  FIG. 17 (a) shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the side surface portion of the entire configuration of the dried noodle mass 2, the packaging pack storage device 3, and the rail 5. Next, (b) shows a schematic front view of the noodle block 2 corresponding to the cross-sectional view. Furthermore, (c) is a schematic diagram showing the positional relationship between the dried noodle mass 2 and the packaging pack storage device 3 when viewed from the direction of the arrow (→) of (b).

  As shown in FIGS. 17A to 17C, the dry noodle mass 2 is conveyed on the conveyor 6, and the packaging pack 1 runs along the rail 5 arranged on the upper side. Moreover, the packaging pack 1 is accommodated in the above-described packaging pack container 3 from the lower side, and the four corners are bent in the process of moving on the rail. After that, it falls onto the dried noodle mass 2 being conveyed from the container 3 by the push bar 31 and is placed on the noodle mass 2 to realize the engaged state. In this way, the mounting structure for the packaging pack 1 and the dried noodle mass 2 is completed.

And although not shown in FIG. 17, a horizontal pillow wrapping etc. are carried out with the packaging pack 1 and the dry noodle chunk 2 mounted, and the bag-made instant noodle is completed.

Examples of the present invention will be described below. However, the present invention is not limited to these examples.

─Preparation of noodle chunks─
To the wheat flour, brine, salt and water were added and kneaded, and then composite → rolled to extrude the noodle strip. The noodle strip was cut out with a cutting blade, and the cut noodle strings were steamed and seasoned, and then cut.

  The noodle strings after the cut were stored in a circular retainer in a random state, capped with an upper part, and then fried with vegetable oil. The fried noodle mass was used for the next test. The fried noodles were circular, the diameter was approximately 130 mm, and the thickness was approximately 30 mm.

  Furthermore, for the preparation of the noodle mass with a depression at the center of the noodle mass, a noodle mass with a concave depression at the top of the noodle mass was prepared using a lid with a convex portion at the top of the lid. did. The following tests were conducted using these two types of noodle masses.

─Packaging pack─
Folded nylon / polyethylene / aluminum / polyethylene packaging material as a material and heat sealed the bottom end, sealed 12g of powdered soup and powder soup inside, and further sealed by heat sealing Later, a plurality of packaging packs of length × width × thickness: 90 × 90 × 20 mm prepared by cutting were prepared.

  A part of this packaging pack was curved at the four corners using the instrument of FIG. 14, and a plurality of packaging packs with curved four corners as shown in FIG. 18 were prepared.

─Laminated structure of packaging pack and dried noodle mass─
A packaging pack (with or without a curved corner) was placed on the center of the upper portion of the noodle mass described above, and the following tests were performed.

─Test method─
A dried noodle mass was fixed to a stainless steel metal plate, a packaging pack was placed on top of the noodle mass, and the degree to which the packaging pack slipped on the noodle mass by tilting the metal plate was tested. Two types of tests were performed for the case where the dried noodle mass was normal and when the noodles had a recess, and the test was performed five times. The results are shown in Tables 1 and 2 below. Each numerical value in the table indicates an inclination angle when the packaging pack starts to slide down.

1. When the noodle mass used is normal

2. When the noodle mass used has a recess

  Regardless of whether the noodle mass used had a concave portion or not, the inclination angle at which the packaging pack slipped was higher when the corner portion of the packaging pack was placed after bending.

  It is a result which shows that fall can be suppressed with respect to the vibration etc. of a packaging pack and a dry noodle lump on a line by bending the corner part of a packaging pack.

  In addition, when the noodle mass has a concave portion, it was further found that the packaging pack can be held on the surface of the dry noodle mass even when the inclination angle is high. That is, the results show that the packaging pack can be prevented from dropping even with larger vibrations.

Claims (8)

A rectangular packaging pack placed on a dried noodle mass of instant noodles, wherein at least one of the four corners of the packaging pack is bent or curved downward.
A rectangular packaging pack attached to instant noodles and a dry noodle mass mounting structure, wherein the packaging pack is mounted on top of the dry noodle mass, and at least one of the corners of the packaging pack A mounting structure in which more than a portion is bent or curved downward and is engaged between noodle strings of the dried noodle mass.
The mounting structure according to claim 2, wherein the portion of the packaging pack that is engaged between the noodle strings of the noodle strings is at least two of the bent or curved corners of the packaging pack.
A rectangular packaging pack attached to instant noodles and a dry noodle mass mounting structure, wherein the packaging pack is mounted on top of the dry noodle mass, and at least one of the corners of the packaging pack A mounting structure of a packaging pack and a noodle mass in which more than a portion is bent or curved downward, and the bent or curved portion reaches the outer peripheral edge of the upper surface of the dried noodle mass.
The mounting structure according to claim 4, wherein the number of portions reaching the outer peripheral edge of the upper surface of the dried noodle mass of the packaging pack is two or more of the bent or curved corners of the packaging pack.
1) a step of conveying the dried noodle mass,
2) a step of bending or bending at least one corner of a rectangular packaging pack attached to the instant noodles downward;
3) placing the packaging pack on the upper surface of the noodle mass from the top of the noodle mass being conveyed, and engaging at least one of the corners between the noodle strings of the dry noodle mass at the time of placement;
The mounting method to the dry noodle lump of the rectangular packaging pack attached to the instant noodle provided with each process of these.
1) a step of conveying the dried noodle mass,
2) a step of bending or bending at least one corner of a rectangular packaging pack attached to the instant noodles downward;
3) The packaging pack is placed on the upper surface of the noodle mass from the top of the noodle mass being conveyed, and at least one of the corners is placed so as to reach the upper side surface of the dry noodle mass when placed. Process,
The mounting method to the dry noodle lump of the rectangular packaging pack attached to the instant noodle provided with each process of these.
A method for producing instant noodles in a bag, comprising a step of packaging the packaging pack and the dried noodle mass together in a horizontal pillow packaging after the placing step of the packaging pack according to claim 6 or 7 on the dried noodle mass.