JP2014058343A - Edible film producing device and edible film packaging device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an edible film producing device and an edible film packaging device which form a soft edible film having a predetermined shape or size from an original edible film in which an edible tape is detachably laminated on one side of a band-shaped carrier tape.SOLUTION: The edible film producing device comprises first and second half cutting mechanisms 10, 20 and a detaching mechanism 40. The first half cutting mechanism 10 continuously produces the edible film on a carrier tape 102 by creating a cut for making corner on the edible tape at a fixed interval while the first half cutting mechanism 10 sandwiches an original edible film 100. The detaching mechanism 40 detaches the edible film from carrier tape 102. The edible film packaging device comprises a suction drum 50 which absorbs the edible film detached from the carrier tape 102. The suction drum 50 is adjacent to the detaching mechanism 40 and arranged to be in slide contact with an original bottom packaging material 103 which moves in a length direction.

Description

  The present invention relates to a flaky pharmaceutical film (film preparation) that can be taken without water, a flaky mouth refreshing film that prevents bad breath, a flaky supplement film used as a dietary supplement, and other flaky The present invention relates to an edible film manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing an edible film, and an edible film packaging apparatus for individually packaging the edible film one by one in a flat bag.

  Patent Document 1 discloses an invention relating to an edible film packaging device in which a flaky edible film is interposed between two packaging materials. As shown in FIG. 6, this edible film packaging apparatus produces a package in which an edible film (“cut material” in the same publication) 1 is sealed with two packaging materials 3 and 3. Since the edible film 1 is in the shape of a flake, the package is manufactured flat.

  Then, the edible film packaging apparatus, as shown in FIG. 7, produces a edible film 1 by feeding a strip-shaped and extremely soft edible tape (“edible film” in the publication), and this edible film. A package is manufactured by interposing an edible film between the lower packaging material original fabric 103 and the upper packaging material original fabric 104 on the downstream side of the film 1. Specifically, the edible film packaging apparatus includes a folding plate 110, a blade receiving roller 120, a cut roll 130, a second transfer roller 140, a conveyor 150, and the like in order from the upstream side to the downstream side. .

  The blade receiving roller 120, the cut roll 130, and the second transfer roller 140 are arranged adjacent to each other so as to be rotatable. Accordingly, the cut roll 130 rotates in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the blade receiving roller 120 and the second transfer roller 140.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the cutting roll 130 is provided with a plurality of blades 131, 131,... Protruding from the circumferential surface at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. Further, the cut roll 130 is provided with vacuum suction holes 132, 132,... Adjacent to the blades 131, 131,. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the second transfer roller 140 is provided with vacuum suction holes 142, 142,...

  And the conveyor 150 is provided with a pair of L-shaped material 151 (only one is shown in FIG. 9) which faced in parallel. A circulating chain 152 is arranged between the pair of L-shaped members 151. A plurality of attachments 153 are attached to the chain 152 at equal intervals. Accordingly, the plurality of attachments 153 circulate in a certain direction (clockwise in FIG. 9).

  In such a packaging device, as shown in FIG. 7, a strippable carrier tape (in the same publication, “band-shaped mount”) 102 in a roll shape is attached in a band shape and an extremely soft edible tape 101. The edible tape 101 is peeled from the carrier tape 102 as shown in FIG. 8 when the carrier tape 102 is bent at an acute angle by sliding out the edge of the folding plate 110 from the wound state.

  And this edible tape 101 is cut | disconnected by the blade receiving roller 120 and the cut roll 130, and the edible film 1,1, ... is manufactured one after another. The edible film 1 is adsorbed in the vacuum suction hole 132 of the cut roll 130. Then, as shown in FIG. 9, the edible film 1 is transferred to the second transfer roller 140 and is also evacuated by the vacuum suction hole 142 of the second transfer roller 140 to make a half turn. The edible film 1 is opened between the adjacent attachments 153 on the conveyor 150.

  The edible film 1 moves while being pressed on the attachment 153 by the rotational power of the chain 152 while both side portions are placed on the pair of L-shaped members 151, and is discharged from the downstream end of the conveyor 150 one after another. As shown in FIG. 4, the material is sequentially carried between the lower packaging material original fabric 103 and the upper packaging material original fabric 104. Then, both the packaging material originals 103 and 104 are sealed in four directions so as to surround the edible film 1, and when both the packaging material originals 103 and 104 are cut by a cutter (not shown), a package as shown in FIG. Manufactured.

JP 2006-131256 A

  In the edible film packaging apparatus described in Patent Document 1, the edible tape 101 is peeled from the carrier tape 102 at the position of the folding plate 110 as shown in FIG. Therefore, the edible tape 101 proceeds in an unstable state from the peeled position to the position where it is sandwiched between the blade receiving roller 120 and the cut roll 130 and cut.

  By the way, since the edible film 1 formed from the edible tape 101 is a thin piece that is so thin that it can be instantaneously melted in the mouth, the edible tape 101 is also formed very thin. Therefore, the edible tape 101 may travel in a wavy manner in an unstable state from the peeled position to the cut position. Then, the blades 131, 131,... Of the cut roll 130 cannot cut the edible tape 101 at regular intervals, and the edible film 1 has various sizes.

  Moreover, when the edible film 1 is a film preparation, the form and quantity are strictly defined, and the edible film 1 outside the regulations is a defective product. If the edible film 1 is cut into a larger size, it can be cut into a predetermined size, but it is a troublesome work. On the contrary, since the edible film 1 cut into small pieces must be discarded, the yield decreases. In any case, this contributes to an increase in cost.

  In addition, the edible film 1 advances while its rear end is pushed by the attachment 153 while its both sides are placed on the pair of L-shaped members 151. However, as described above, the edible film 1 is an extremely thin slice.

  Therefore, the edible film 1 is deformed such that it is dented between the pair of L-shaped members 151 or has a corrugated shape in which a crest and a trough are continuous in the traveling direction. After the edible film 1 thus deformed is carried between the upper and lower wrapping materials on the downstream side, the upper and lower wrapping materials cannot be sealed in a predetermined state or cannot be cut. This will result in a defective product.

  Therefore, the present invention provides an edible film manufacturing apparatus that manufactures even a flaky edible film so as to have a predetermined form or quantity, and packaging of an edible film that is individually provided with the edible film. It is an object to provide an apparatus.

  An apparatus for producing an edible film according to the present invention is a production of an edible film for producing a flaky edible film from an edible film raw fabric in which an edible tape is peelably laminated on one side of a belt-like carrier tape. A half-cut mechanism for forming an edible film on a carrier tape by making a cut in the width direction of the edible tape while sandwiching the edible film raw material traveling in the length direction by a cutting member; And a peeling mechanism for peeling the edible film from the carrier tape.

  According to this edible film manufacturing apparatus, the cutting member of the half-cut mechanism forms a cut in the width direction on the edible tape laminated on the carrier tape and in a stable state, so that a predetermined form or amount is obtained. An edible film can be formed. The edible film proceeds while being continuously laminated on the carrier tape, but is peeled from the carrier tape one by one by a peeling mechanism.

  Here, as one aspect of the edible film manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention, the cutting member of the half-cut mechanism includes an upstream cut roll and a downstream cut in which straight blades extending in the axial direction protrude radially from the circumferential surface A roll and a blade receiving die for sandwiching the edible film raw material proceeding in the length direction between the upstream cut roll and the downstream cut roll, and the edible film by the straight blade of the upstream cut roll. First width cuts in the width direction are successively put on the edible tape one after another in the full width, and the width direction is intermediate between the first cut angle cuts and the first cut angle cuts by the straight blade of the downstream cut roll. It is possible to adopt a configuration in which the upstream cut roll is arranged on the upstream side and the downstream cut roll is arranged on the downstream side so that the second cut-out cut is put in the full width.

  According to this edible film manufacturing apparatus, the upstream cut roll and the blade receiving roller rotate while sandwiching the edible film raw material, and then the downstream cut roll and the blade receiving roller are rotated by the edible film raw material. By rotating while sandwiching the edible tape, and the straight blade bites into the edible tape, it is possible to make a cut in the width direction with a narrow pitch in the edible tape over the entire width. That is, between the first cutting edge and the first cutting edge that are put across the entire width by the straight blade and the straight blade of the upstream cut roll, By making the cut-out cuts over the entire width, it is possible to form a small-edged edible film with corners.

  Moreover, as another aspect of the edible film manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention, the cutting member of the half-cut mechanism includes a mono-cut roll having a blade protruding on the circumferential surface, and an edible that is progressing in the length direction. A blade receiving die that sandwiches the original film between the monocut roll and the monocut roll blade spanning at least a pair of circumferentially projecting blades and the circumferential blade at equal intervals. It is possible to employ a configuration that includes an axial blade that protrudes as described above, and a curved blade that connects the circumferential blade and the axial blade in an arc shape.

  According to this edible film manufacturing apparatus, the monocut roll and the blade receiving die rotate while sandwiching the edible film raw material, and the four corners are formed in an arc shape by making a quadrilateral cut having an arc shape in the four corners. The edible film made can be continuously formed. That is, the monocut roll is provided with a plurality of square frame-shaped blades continuously in the circumferential direction of the circumferential surface by a circumferential blade, an axial blade, and a curved blade, and the four corners are formed in an arc shape. A rounded edible film can be formed continuously.

  Also, an apparatus for producing an edible film according to the present invention different from the above is for producing a flaky edible film from an edible film raw material in which an edible tape is peelably laminated on one side of a belt-like carrier tape. It is an edible film manufacturing device, and the edible film is formed on the carrier tape by making a cut in the width direction on the edible tape while sandwiching the edible film raw material progressing in the length direction with a cutting member The first and second half-cut mechanisms, and a peeling mechanism that peels the edible film from the carrier tape. The cutting member of the first half-cut mechanism has a straight blade extending in the axial direction from the circumferential surface. Between the upstream cut roll and the downstream cut roll, the upstream cut roll and the downstream cut roll protruding radially, and the edible film raw material proceeding in the length direction A first cutting edge in the width direction is successively put on the edible tape one after another by the straight blade of the upstream cut roll, and the straight blade of the downstream cut roll An upstream cut roll is arranged on the upstream side so that the second cut corner in the width direction is placed in the full width between the first and the first cut cuts. The cut member of the second half-cut mechanism has a configuration in which a cut roll is arranged on the downstream side, and a mono-cut roll having a blade protruding on the circumferential surface, and an edible film raw material that advances in the length direction And a second blade receiving die sandwiching the monocut roll between the at least one pair of blades projecting in the circumferential direction and the circumferential blades spanned at equal intervals. Projecting axial blades, circumferential blades and shafts A curved blade that connects the facing blade in a circular arc shape, and the edible film raw material can be switched so that it proceeds to either the first half-cut mechanism or the second half-cut mechanism. It is characterized by being said.

  According to this edible film manufacturing apparatus, the first half-cut mechanism and the second half-cut mechanism are provided, and the traveling direction of the edible film original fabric is switched to one of the half-cut mechanisms. A narrow square edible film with a narrow corner is formed from the original edible film that has advanced toward the first half-cut mechanism. An edible film having arcs at the four corners is formed from the original edible film that has advanced toward the second half-cut mechanism. Therefore, this edible film manufacturing apparatus can selectively form a narrow cornered edible film or a rounded edible film.

  The edible film packaging apparatus according to the present invention is a edible film packaging apparatus according to the present invention for supplying an edible film on a raw material for a lower packaging material that is proceeding in a length direction. A manufacturing apparatus; and a suction drum disposed so as to be in sliding contact with the lower packaging material raw material that is adjacent to the peeling mechanism and proceeds in the length direction, and the suction drum is an edible film raw material Rotates at a peripheral speed faster than the speed at which the film advances to the peeling mechanism, and adsorbs the edible film peeled from the carrier tape by the peeling mechanism until it comes into contact with the original material of the lower packaging material at a certain interval. It is characterized by having an air intake mechanism that can be transferred to the original material of the lower packaging material by releasing the film.

  According to this edible film packaging apparatus, the edible film peeled off from the carrier tape by the peeling mechanism is adsorbed by the suction drum provided with the adsorption mechanism. The suction drum rotates at a peripheral speed faster than the speed of the edible film raw material that has traveled to the peeling mechanism, so that there is a gap between the edible film adsorbed continuously on the suction drum and the edible film. Is freed up.

  For example, the peeling mechanism is adjacent at the top position of the suction drum (12 o'clock position on the clock face), and the original material of the lower packaging material is in sliding contact at the bottom position of the suction drum (6 o'clock position on the clock face). . In such a case, the edible film adsorbed to the suction drum makes a half turn from the top position to the bottom position (from the 12 o'clock position to the 6 o'clock position on the clock face) and is released at the bottom position (adsorption is released). ), And transferred to the original material of the lower packaging material at intervals.

  Further, as an aspect of the edible film packaging apparatus according to the present invention, an edible film packaging apparatus in which an upper wrapping material raw material is superimposed on a lower wrapping material raw material downstream of the suction drum. A sealer that seals the periphery of the edible film interposed between the lower packaging material and the upper packaging material, and a cutter that cuts or perforates the sealed portion is provided. A configuration can be employed.

  According to this edible film packaging device, the sealer and the cutter are provided, so that it is consistently manufactured until the package body in which the formed edible film is interposed between the two packaging materials is packaged. can do.

  According to the present invention, an edible tape having a predetermined form or amount can be formed, and a package body in which the edible tape is individually packaged can be manufactured.

It is a schematic front view which shows one Embodiment of the manufacturing apparatus of the edible film which concerns on this invention, and the packaging apparatus of an edible film. It is a principal part expansion schematic front view which shows one Embodiment of the manufacturing apparatus of the edible film which concerns on this invention, and the packaging apparatus of an edible film. It is a schematic front view which shows one Embodiment of the 1st half cut mechanism with which the manufacturing apparatus of the edible film which concerns on this invention was equipped. It is a schematic front view which shows one Embodiment of the 2nd half cut mechanism with which the manufacturing apparatus of the edible film which concerns on this invention was equipped. It is a partial cross section schematic front view which shows one Embodiment of the peeling mechanism with which the peeling mechanism with which the manufacturing apparatus of the edible film which concerns on this invention was equipped, and the packaging apparatus of the edible film was equipped. It is a schematic perspective view which shows an example of the package which packaged the edible film. It is a schematic front view which shows the whole packaging apparatus of the conventional edible film. It is a partial cross section front view which shows the principal part of the packaging apparatus of the conventional edible film. It is a partial cross section front view which shows the principal part different from FIG. 8 of the packaging apparatus of the conventional edible film.

  An embodiment of an edible film manufacturing apparatus and an edible film packaging apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The edible film manufacturing apparatus is an apparatus that forms the edible film 1 from the edible film original fabric 100. The edible film original fabric 100 is manufactured by coating a liquid material such as a drug on one surface of a belt-like carrier tape 102 and then drying the liquid material. The edible tape 101 is detachably laminated on the carrier tape 102. Moreover, the edible film original fabric 100 is unwound from the state wound in roll shape, and advances in the length direction.

  The edible film packaging apparatus is an apparatus for individually packaging the edible film 1 manufactured by the edible film manufacturing apparatus between the lower wrapping material original fabric 103 and the upper wrapping material original fabric 104. is there. The lower wrapping material original fabric 103 and the upper wrapping material original fabric 104 are wider than the edible film original fabric 100, and are drawn out from the state wound in a roll shape, and proceed in the length direction.

  The edible film packaging apparatus is provided with the first half-cut mechanism 10 and the second half-cut mechanism 20 on the upstream side where the edible film original 100 is wound in a roll shape in the length direction. In addition, the peeling mechanism 40 is provided on the downstream side.

  The first half-cut mechanism 10 is an apparatus that puts first and second cut-out cuts 101a and 101b in an edible tape 101 in order to produce a square-shaped edible film 1 having four corners at right angles. is there. Further, the second half-cut mechanism 20 is a device that puts an R-attached cut 101c into the edible tape 101 in order to manufacture the R-attached quadrangular edible film 1 having arcuate corners.

  The edible film original fabric 100 is selectively switched by the selector 30 so as to proceed toward either the first half-cut mechanism 10 or the second half-cut mechanism 20. Although details of the half-cut mechanisms 10 and 20 will be described later, the edible film 1 is continuously formed on the carrier tape 102 by inserting cuts 101a, 101b, and 101c into the edible tape 101.

  A peeling mechanism 40 is disposed downstream of the half-cut mechanisms 10 and 20. The peeling mechanism 40 is a plate material wider than the width of the edible film original fabric 100, and has an inclined posture and a so-called knife edge 41 as shown in FIG. That is, the carrier tape 102 of the edible film 100 moves while rubbing on the surface (lower side in the drawing) of the peeling mechanism 40 (lowering in the inclined posture in the drawing), and only the carrier tape 102 is opposite to the traveling direction. The edible film 1 formed continuously peels from the carrier tape 102 by being pulled back at an acute angle in the direction.

  A suction drum 50 that rotates in the circumferential direction is provided adjacent to the knife edge 41 of the peeling mechanism 40. Specifically, the knife edge 41 of the peeling mechanism 40 contacts via the edible film 1 at the top position of the suction drum 50. In addition, at the bottom position of the suction drum 50, the lower packaging material original fabric 103 that is moving in the horizontal direction in the length direction comes into sliding contact.

  The suction drum 50 rotates while adsorbing the edible film 1 by, for example, a half turn (in the drawing, from the 12 o'clock position to the 6 o'clock position counterclockwise on the clock face). The peripheral speed of the suction drum 50 is set to be faster than the traveling speed of the edible film raw fabric 100 that has traveled to the peeling mechanism 40.

  Further, the suction drum 50 includes an intake mechanism. The suction mechanism includes a number of suction holes 52 provided from the surface of the rotary drum 51 toward the central axis, communication holes 53 provided from the back of each suction hole 52 toward the side surface of the rotary drum 51, and the rotary drum. 51 is provided with a hood 54 that covers the communication hole 53 of the portion exposed on the side surface 51 only half a turn (in the drawing, from the 12 o'clock position to the 6 o'clock position counterclockwise).

  The suction holes 52 are provided at intervals to adsorb one edible film 1. Further, the hood 54 is formed in a substantially C shape in a front view in the drawing. The hood 54 is connected to a suction device (not shown) for evacuating the communication hole 53 and the suction hole 52. By this suction device, the air in the suction hole 52 is sucked by half a circumference.

  A horizontal slide plate 60 is provided adjacent to the bottom position of the suction drum 50. The original material 103 of the lower packaging material drawn out in the length direction from the state wound in the roll shape advances on the slide plate 60 in the horizontal direction. Accordingly, the lower packaging material 103 is sandwiched between the suction drum 50 and the slide plate 60.

  Then, at the downstream end of the slide plate 60 (the right end in the drawing), the upper packaging material web 104 fed out from the rolled state is superposed on the lower packaging material web 103. Naturally, the traveling direction and traveling speed of the lower packaging material original fabric 103 are the same as the traveling direction and traveling speed of the upper packaging material original fabric 104.

  Further, on the downstream side of the slide plate 60, the lower wrapping material original fabric 103 and the upper wrapping material original fabric 104 are disposed so as to surround the periphery of the edible film 1 interposed between the two wrapping material original materials 103, 104. A sealer 70 is provided. This sealer 70 is, for example, a combination of a material that seals both side edges of both packaging material fabrics 103 and 104 in the length direction and a material that seals both packaging material materials 103 and 104 in the width direction. ing. Further, as the sealer 70, for example, a heat sealer is used as long as both the packaging material fabrics 103 and 104 can be thermally welded.

  Further, on the downstream side of the sealer 70, a first cutter 81 for cutting both side edges of the both packaging material original fabrics 103 and 104, and a first cut or perforation in the width direction of both packaging material original fabrics 103 and 104 are provided. Two cutters 82 are provided. Ear scraps 105 that are produced by cutting off both side edges of the original packaging materials 103 and 104 are separated from the sealed portion of the edible film 1.

  Here, the details of the first half-cut mechanism 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The first half-cut mechanism 10 includes an upstream cut roll 11 and a downstream cut roll 12 that are cutting members, and a first blade receiving die 13. The upstream cut roll 11 and the downstream cut roll 12 have a circumferential surface on which the edible tape 101 overlaps, and rotate counterclockwise in the drawing. An anvil roll is used as the first blade receiving die 13 and rotates clockwise in the drawing. In addition, rotation and stop of the upstream cut roll 11 and the downstream cut roll 12 are controlled by, for example, a servo motor.

  In addition, the edible film original fabric 100 is sandwiched between the upstream cut roll 11 and the first blade receiving die 13 and then sandwiched between the downstream cut roll 12 and the first blade receiving die 13. Specifically, the edible film original fabric 100 is wound around the first blade receiving die 13 for about ¼ week (in the drawing, from the 10 o'clock position to the 2 o'clock position on the clock face).

  Then, the upstream cut roll 11 is provided at a position where the edible film original 100 starts to be wound around the first blade receiving die 13, and downstream at a position where the edible film original 100 finishes being wound around the first blade receiving die 13. A side cut roll 12 is provided. Therefore, the circumferential surface of the upstream cut roll 11 and the circumferential surface of the downstream cut roll 12 are opposed to each other. Then, the first blade receiving die 13 rotates in the clockwise direction in the drawing, and the upstream cut roll 11 and the downstream cut roll 12 rotate counterclockwise in the drawing, so that the first cut receiving die 13 and the first cut roll 11 and the first cut roll 11 rotate in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing. The edible film raw fabric 100 that is sandwiched between the blade receiving die 13 and between the downstream cut roll 12 and the first blade receiving die 13 advances.

  And on the circumferential surface of both the cut rolls 11, 12, a plurality of straight blades 11 a for inserting the first and second chamfering cuts 101 a, 101 b in the width direction into the edible tape 101 over the entire width. 12a protrudes radially from the circumferential surface so as to extend in the axial direction. Moreover, the space | interval (pitch) of the straight blades 11a and 12a adjacent to the circumferential direction is made equal.

  Then, when the straight blade 11 a of the upstream cut roll 11 bites into the edible tape 101, the first cut corner 101 a in the width direction is put into the edible tape 101 over the entire width. When the straight blade 12a of the downstream cut roll 12 bites into the middle between the adjacent first cut-out cuts 101a and the first cut-out cuts 101a, the second cut-out cuts 101b in the width direction have the full width. The straight blade 11a of the upstream cut roll 11 and the straight blade 12a of the downstream cut roll 12 are arranged so as to be inserted over the entire length.

  In this way, the edible tape 101 is placed on the carrier tape 102 by inserting the first and second cut-out cuts 101 a and 101 b into the edible tape 101 by the upstream cut roll 11 and the downstream cut roll 12. In the case where the layers are laminated thinner than a predetermined thickness, the pitch between the first cornering cuts 101a and the second cornering cuts 101b can be increased (details will be described later).

  In other words, the edible tape 101 may not be coated on the carrier tape 102 with a certain thickness for each lot, or at the winding start portion and winding end portion in one piece. Therefore, in order to make the edible film 1 to be formed into a predetermined amount, in the case of the thin edible tape 101, by widening the pitch between the first kerf 101a and the second kerf 101b, A predetermined amount of edible edible film 1 is formed.

  In addition, the apparatus (not shown) which measures the thickness of the edible tape 101 is provided separately, or the sensor (not shown) which detects the thickness of the edible tape 101 is a 1st half cut. It is arranged upstream of the mechanism 10.

  Next, details of the second half-cut mechanism 20 will be described with reference to FIG. The second half-cut mechanism 20 includes a mono-mono cut roll 21 that is a cutting member and a second blade receiving die 23. The edible film original fabric 100 advances while being sandwiched between the monocut roll 21 and the second blade receiving die 23.

  The monocut roll 21 has blades 21a, 21b, and 21c for inserting a cut line 101c with an R on the edible tape 101 and protrudes from the circumferential surface, and rotates counterclockwise in the drawing. The blades of the monocut roll 21 are a pair of blades 21a protruding in the circumferential direction, an axial blade 21b protruding so as to be spanned at equal intervals between the pair of circumferential blades 21a, and a circumferential blade 21a. And a curved blade 21c connecting the axial blade 21b in an arc shape. In other words, the blades 21a, 21b, and 21c of the monocut roll 21 are provided in a ladder shape in the circumferential direction.

  The second blade receiving die 23 uses an anvil roll having a circumferential surface on which the carrier tape 102 of the edible film original fabric 100 overlaps, and rotates clockwise in the drawing. The edible film original fabric 100 is sandwiched between the second blade receiving die 23 and the monocut roll 21, and advances in the length direction as these 23 and 21 rotate.

  The edible film manufacturing apparatus and the edible film packaging apparatus are configured as described above. Next, a method for forming and individually packaging the edible film 1 will be described.

  The edible film original fabric 100 fed out from the wound state is selectively moved to either the first half-cut mechanism 10 or the second half-cut mechanism 20 by operating the selector 30. proceed.

  The edible film original fabric 100 that has advanced toward the first half-cut mechanism 10 is sandwiched between the upstream cut roll 11 and the first blade receiving die 13, and the upstream cut roll 11 rotates, and the straight blade 11a. Bite into the edible tape 101, the first cut-out cuts 101a are successively put into the edible tape 101 at equal intervals over the entire width.

  The edible film original fabric 100 advances following the rotation of the first blade receiving die 13. Then, the downstream cut roll 12 rotates, and the straight blade 12a bites into the edible tape 101, so that the second cut-out cut 101b is inserted over the entire width.

  Then, the second cutting edge 12a of the downstream cutting roll 12 has a second edge between the first cutting edge 101a and the first cutting edge 101a inserted by the straight cutting edge 11a of the upstream cutting roll 11. Since the cornering cut 101b is inserted, the pitch between the first cornering cut 101a and the second cornering cut 101b can be reduced. In this way, the edible tape 101 in which the cut corners 101a and 101b having a narrow pitch are put is continuously laminated on the carrier tape 102, and proceeds toward the peeling mechanism 40.

  Moreover, when the edible film original fabric 100 drawn out from the wound roll advances toward the second half-cut mechanism 20, the blades 21a, 21b, 21b of the mono-cut roll 21 of the second half-cut mechanism 20 As 21c bites into the edible tape 101, the R-shaped cuts 101c whose corners are arc-shaped are continuously put into the edible tape 101 without any gaps.

  Further, both side edges of the edible film 100 are separated and removed from the carrier tape 102 as ear scrap portions 101d. In this way, the edible tape 101 in which the R-shaped cuts 101c whose arcs are formed in the corners are continuously stacked on the carrier tape 102 and proceed toward the peeling mechanism 40. .

  Then, the edible tape 101 in which the cut lines 101a, 101b, and 101c are inserted proceeds to the peeling mechanism 40 as the edible film original fabric 100 without being peeled from the carrier tape 102. In the peeling mechanism 40, as shown in FIG. 5, the carrier tape 102 moves while rubbing on the surface of the peeling mechanism 40, and is pulled back to an acute angle by the knife edge 41, so that the cuts 101a, 101b, and 101c are made. The edible tape 101 is peeled off from the carrier tape 102 as the edible edible film 1 or the edible film 1 with R.

  The peeled edible film 1 is adsorbed to the suction hole 52 located at the top position of the suction drum 50. The edible tape 101 on the carrier tape 102 is continuous only by having cuts 101a, 101b, and 101c. However, since the peripheral speed of the rotating suction drum 50 is higher than the traveling speed of the edible film 100, the edible film 1 adsorbed on the suction drum 50 is pulled and edible. A space is provided between the film 1 and the edible film 1. The edible film 1 is adsorbed by the suction drum 50 about a half turn and released (desorption is released) at the bottom position.

  At the bottom position of the suction drum 50, the lower packaging material 103 is moving in the horizontal direction so as to be in sliding contact with the suction drum 50. In addition, the lower packaging material 103 is traveling on the slide plate 60. The edible film 1 is transferred to the lower package material 103 by releasing the suction at the bottom position of the suction drum 50.

  In addition, since the edible film 1 is adsorbed to the suction hole 52 of the suction drum 50 with a gap, it is also transferred onto the lower packaging material stock 103 with a gap. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the upper wrapper original fabric 104 is superimposed on the lower wrapper original fabric 103 and the edible film 1 on the downstream side of the slide plate 60. The lower packaging material web 103 and the upper packaging material web 104 travel in the same direction at the same speed, and the edible film 1 is interposed between the webs 103 and 104 with a space therebetween.

  The lower wrapping material original 103 and the upper wrapping material original 104 sandwiching the edible film 1 are sealed in a square frame shape so as to surround the edible film 1 by the sealer 70. The sealed lower packaging material 103 and upper packaging material 104 are cut off by the first cutter 81 as both sides of the edge scrap 105 and perforated in the width direction by the second cutter 82. Or it is completely cut off. In this manner, the edible film 1 is individually packaged one by one to complete a package with the outer peripheral edges aligned.

  A rectangular edible film 1 with a narrow corner manufactured by the first half-cut mechanism 10 and a rectangular edible film 1 with an R having a corner formed by an arc manufactured by the second half-cut mechanism 20. Is different in width, so it is sealed, perforated or completely cut to this size.

  And since the square-shaped edible film 1 with the square manufactured by the 1st half cut mechanism 10 is compactized, portability is made favorable. The R-edged rectangular edible film 1 manufactured by the second half-cut mechanism 20 can be eaten so that the corners do not pierce the tongue, and thus has a good texture.

  Next, a method of forming a predetermined amount of the edible film 1 by the first half-cut mechanism 10 when the edible tape 101 is laminated on the carrier tape 102 thinner than a predetermined thickness will be described. In order to form a predetermined amount of the edible film 1 from the thin edible tape 101, the pitch of the cut corners 101a and 101b to be put into the edible film 1 is increased.

  Therefore, after the straight blades 11a and 12a of the cut rolls 11 and 12 put the cuts 101a and 101c in the edible tape 101, the rotation of the cut rolls 11 and 12 is stopped. Specifically, each of the cut rolls 11, 12 is in a state where the intermediate circumferential surface between the adjacent straight blades 11 a, 12 a and the straight blades 11 a, 12 a is in sliding contact with the edible tape 101. Stop rotation.

  And by continuing rotation of the 1st blade receiving die 13, the edible film original fabric 100 continues to advance. Even if the straight blades 11a and 12a protrude radially from the circumferential surface, the straight blades 11a and 12a can move on the surface of the edible tape 101 due to the wide pitch between the straight blades 11a and 12a and the straight blades 11a and 12a. There is no rubbing.

  That is, when the pitch between the straight blades 11a and 12a and the straight blades 11a and 12a is narrow, the straight blades 11a and 12a protrude from the circumferential surface toward the edible tape 101, and thus the direct field 11a. , 12a may approach the edible tape 101, rub the surface of the edible tape 101, and the edible tape 101 may be damaged.

  However, when the pitch between the straight blades 11a, 12a and the straight blades 11a, 12a is wide, the straight blades 11a, 12a protrude radially from the circumferential surface, so that the straight blades 11a, 12a are formed on the edible tape 101. On the other hand, it is inclined. Therefore, the tips of the straight blades 11a and 12a are separated from the surface of the edible tape 101, do not rub the surface of the edible tape 101, and the edible tape 101 is not damaged. Therefore, when the edible film 1 longer than the edible film 1 having a predetermined length is formed by the first half-cut mechanism 10, the edible film 1 can be prevented from being damaged.

  In other words, when the rotation of each of the cut rolls 11 and 12 is stopped with the outer peripheral surface between the straight blades 11a and 12a and the straight blades 11a and 12a slidably contacting the surface of the edible tape 101, The pitch of the straight blades 11a and 12a is set so that the blades 11a and 12a do not rub the surface of the edible tape 101.

  Then, by restarting the rotation of the cut rolls 11 and 12, the straight edges 11a and 12a are cut into the edible tape 101 by the cuts 101a and 101b. The pitch between the cuts 101a and 101b and the cuts 101a and 101b is wider than when the rotation of the cut rolls 11 and 12 is not stopped. Therefore, even if the edible tape 101 is thinner than the predetermined thickness and laminated on the carrier tape 102, a predetermined amount of the edible film 1 can be formed.

  Note that the present invention can be variously modified without being limited to the above embodiment. For example, when only the narrow square edible film 1 having a narrow width is formed, the edible film packaging apparatus may not include the second half-cut mechanism 20. On the other hand, when only the R-shaped edible film 1 with a rounded corner is formed, the edible film packaging apparatus may not include the first half-cut mechanism 10.

  Although the edible film 1 is illustrated as being formed in one row from the edible film original fabric 100, the edible film 1 includes wide cut rolls 11, 12, 21 and blade receiving dies 13, 23, so By using the edible film raw fabric 100, the edible film 1 can be formed in a plurality of rows.

  Moreover, although the blade receiving dies 13 and 23 in the first and second half-cut mechanisms 10 and 20 have been described using an anvil roll, a flat plate may be used. Moreover, although the straight blades 11a and 12a of the 1st half cut mechanism 10 demonstrated the case where multiple protrusions were provided, the number may be one. Further, the position of the dial described in the embodiment is merely an example, and needless to say, it can be changed as appropriate.

1 ...... Edible film 10 ...... First half-cut mechanism 11 ...... Upstream cut roll (cutting member)
11a: Straight blade 12: ... Downstream cut roll (cutting member)
12a …… Straight blade 13 ………… First blade receiving die (cutting member)
20 ......... Second half-cut mechanism 21 ......... Mono-cut roll (cutting member)
21a... Circumferential blade 21b... Axial blade 21c... Curved blade 23 ...... Second blade receiving die (cutting member)
40 ......... Peeling mechanism 50 ......... Suction drum 52 ......... Suction hole (intake mechanism)
53 ... Communication hole (intake mechanism)
54 ... Hood (intake mechanism)
70 ......... Sealer 81 ......... Cutter 82 ......... Cutter 100 ... Edible film original 101 ... Edible tape 101a ... First cut-out cut 101b ... Second cut-out cut 101c ... R Incision 102 for attaching …… Carrier tape 103 …… Original material for lower packaging 104 …… Original material for upper packaging material

Claims (6)

An edible film manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a flaky edible film from an edible film raw fabric in which an edible tape is releasably laminated on one side of a belt-shaped carrier tape,
A half-cut mechanism that forms an edible film on a carrier tape by making a cut in the width direction of the edible tape while sandwiching the edible film raw material that is proceeding in the length direction with a cutting member, and an edible film An edible film manufacturing apparatus comprising a peeling mechanism for peeling from a carrier tape.   The cutting member of the half-cut mechanism includes an upstream cut roll and a downstream cut roll in which a straight blade extending in the axial direction protrudes radially from the circumferential surface, and an edible film raw material proceeding in the length direction. A blade receiving die sandwiched between the upstream cut roll and the downstream cut roll, and the first cuts in the width direction are successively formed on the edible tape to the full width one after another by the straight blade of the upstream cut roll. So that the second cut-out cut in the width direction is put in the full width between the first cut-out cut and the first cut-out cut by the straight blade of the downstream cut roll. The edible film manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cut roll is arranged on the upstream side and the downstream cut roll is arranged on the downstream side.   The cutting member of the half-cut mechanism includes a mono-cut roll having a blade projecting on a circumferential surface, and a blade receiving die that sandwiches the edible film raw material traveling in the length direction between the mono-cut roll. The monocut roll blade includes at least a pair of blades projecting in the circumferential direction, an axial blade projecting so as to be spanned over the circumferential blade at equal intervals, and the circumferential blade and shaft The edible film manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a curved blade that connects the direction blades in an arc shape. An edible film manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a flaky edible film from an edible film raw fabric in which an edible tape is releasably laminated on one side of a belt-shaped carrier tape,
First and second half-cut mechanisms for forming an edible film on a carrier tape by making a cut in the width direction of the edible tape while sandwiching the edible film raw material traveling in the length direction with a cutting member And a peeling mechanism for peeling the edible film from the carrier tape,
The cutting member of the first half-cut mechanism includes an upstream cut roll and a downstream cut roll in which straight blades extending in the axial direction protrude radially from the circumferential surface, and an edible film that advances in the length direction. A first blade receiving die that sandwiches the original fabric between the upstream cut roll and the downstream cut roll, and a first edge in the width direction of the edible tape by the straight blade of the upstream cut roll Incisions are made one after the other across the entire width, and the second cutting edge in the width direction is placed in the entire width between the first and first cutting edges by the straight blade of the downstream cut roll. The upstream cut roll is deployed upstream, and the downstream cut roll is deployed downstream,
The cutting member of the second half-cut mechanism is a second member that sandwiches a monocut roll having a blade projecting on a circumferential surface and an edible film raw material proceeding in the length direction between the monocut roll. A blade receiving die, and the blade of the mono-cut roll has at least a pair of blades protruding in the circumferential direction, an axial blade protruding so as to be spanned at equal intervals around the circumferential blade, A curved blade that connects the circumferential blade and the axial blade in an arc,
An apparatus for producing an edible film, characterized in that the edible film raw material can be switched so as to advance toward either the first half-cut mechanism or the second half-cut mechanism. The apparatus for producing an edible film according to any one of claims 1 to 4, for supplying the edible film on the original raw material of the lower packaging material proceeding in the length direction,
A suction drum arranged adjacent to the peeling mechanism and in sliding contact with the raw material of the lower packaging material that is proceeding in the length direction;
The suction drum rotates at a peripheral speed faster than the speed at which the edible film raw material advances to the peeling mechanism, and the edible film peeled off from the carrier tape by the peeling mechanism is separated from the carrier material by a certain interval. An edible film packaging apparatus comprising an air intake mechanism that adsorbs until it comes into contact and releases the edible film so that the edible film is transferred to the original material of the lower packaging material.   An edible film wrapping apparatus in which an upper wrapping material raw material is superimposed on a lower wrapping material raw material on the downstream side of the suction drum, the wrapping material between the lower wrapping material raw material and the upper wrapping material raw material The edible film packaging apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a sealer for sealing the periphery of the edible film interposed in the container and a cutter for cutting or perforating the sealed portion are provided. .

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