JP2015164410A - Food weighing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a food weighing device having an increased processing capacity with suppressed increase of the installation area.SOLUTION: A food weighing device 10 includes a second hopper 20 having a first outlet 22a and a second outlet 22b at the bottom. Transportation means 50 allows first to fourth weighing means 40A to 40D to be connected to form a row, which can be transported to a first position P1 and a second position P2 in the row direction at the same time. At the first position P1, while boiled noodles flow in the first weighing means 40A and the third weighing means 40C, boiled noodles are discharged from the second weighing means 40B and the fourth weighing means 40D. At the second position P2, while boiled noodles flow in the second weighing means 40B and the fourth weighing means 40D, boiled noodles are discharged from the first weighing means 40A and the third weighing means 40C. The boiled noodles flow out from the second hopper 20 through the first outlet 22a and the second outlet 22b at the same time, so that the processing amount of boiled noodles in one step can be 2 times larger than that of a conventional one.

Description

  The present invention relates to a food weighing device for weighing out and taking out noodles such as udon, soba and spaghetti, and string-like foods such as kuzukiri and yam konjac.

  Conventionally, a food weighing device, also called a ball-tapping machine, is used to separate mass-produced noodles such as udon, soba, and spaghetti by a predetermined amount. A conventional food weighing device includes, as described in, for example, Patent Document 1, a hopper that contains candy noodles that are supplied from a boil device that raises noodle dough, and a weighing container disposed below the hopper. Then, the noodles are poured into the hopper together with the water, and the noodles flowing out from the outflow hole of the hopper are filled in the lower measuring container to measure a certain volume. The measured noodles are discharged from the weighing container to a subsequent transport bucket or the like.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 51-71891

  In food weighing devices, it is desired to increase the amount of noodle processing per unit time. Thus, in order to increase the number of processes per process, a food weighing apparatus in which a plurality of outflow holes are provided in a row at the bottom of the hopper and a plurality of weighing containers are arranged in a row corresponding to the outflow holes has been conventionally provided. Proposed. However, when the number of outflow holes and measuring containers per row is increased, the width dimension of the noodle processing apparatus increases accordingly, and there is a problem that a large area must be secured for installation of equipment. .

  An object of the present invention is to provide a food weighing device capable of increasing the throughput of string-like foods such as crab noodles without increasing the area required for installation.

The present invention has a food storage unit that stores food, and a food discharge unit that droops and discharges the food stored in the food storage unit,
A box-like hopper that is disposed below the food discharge means and accommodates the food drooped and discharged from the food discharge means, wherein the first outlet and the second outlet from which the food can flow out are bottom portions. A hopper provided in
Water supply means for supplying water so that a predetermined water level is maintained in the hopper;
A first metering means disposed below the hopper and supplied with food that has flowed out of the first outlet with water;
A first upper opening that can communicate with the first outlet, a first lower opening that opens downward, and a plurality of first through holes that allow water to pass therethrough and prevent food from passing therethrough are predetermined. A first weighing container for containing a volume of food;
A second upper opening disposed adjacent to the first weighing container and capable of communicating with the first outlet; a second lower opening opening downward; and a plurality of parts that allow water to pass therethrough and prevent food from passing therethrough. A first measuring means having a second measuring container for storing a predetermined volume of food provided with a second through hole;
Below the hopper, the second weighing means is disposed adjacent to the first weighing means on the second weighing container side, and is supplied with food that has flowed out together with water from the second outlet,
A third upper opening that can communicate with the second outlet, a third lower opening that opens downward, and a plurality of third through holes that allow water to pass therethrough and prevent food from passing therethrough are predetermined. A third weighing container containing a volume of food;
A fourth upper opening disposed adjacent to the third weighing container on the side opposite to the second weighing container side and communicating with the second outlet; a fourth lower opening opening downward; water A second measuring means having a fourth measuring container for containing a predetermined volume of food, provided with a plurality of fourth through holes for allowing the food to pass through and preventing the food from passing through;
Moving means for connecting the first to fourth measuring containers so as to form a horizontal row and simultaneously moving the first and second measuring means in a direction of forming the row;
A first position where a first upper opening of the first measuring container communicates with the first outlet, and a third upper opening of the third measuring container communicates with the second outlet;
The second upper opening of the second weighing container communicates with the first outlet, and the fourth position of the fourth weighing container communicates with the second outlet. Moving means for moving the second weighing means;
A shutter plate on which the first to fourth measuring containers are mounted;
In a state where the first and third measuring containers are arranged at the first position, the first lower opening of the first measuring container and the third lower opening of the third measuring container are closed, and the second measuring container A first shutter portion for opening the second lower opening of the first and the fourth lower opening of the fourth measuring container;
In a state where the first and third measuring containers are arranged at the second position, the second lower opening of the second measuring container and the fourth lower opening of the fourth measuring container are closed, and the first measuring container And a shutter plate having a second shutter part that opens the third lower opening of the third weighing container.

Further, in the present invention, a plurality of the first outlets are provided at predetermined intervals in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the first to fourth measuring containers form the row and the horizontal plane,
A plurality of the second outlets are provided at predetermined intervals in the orthogonal direction,
The first metering means is provided for each of the first outlets corresponding to the plurality of first outlets, with the predetermined interval in the orthogonal direction.
The second metering means is provided for each of the second outlets corresponding to the plurality of second outlets with the predetermined interval in the orthogonal direction.

  According to the present invention, the first metering means having the first metering container and the second metering container which are provided with the first outlet and the second outlet at the bottom of the hopper, and which can communicate with the first outlet, A second weighing means having a third weighing container and a fourth weighing container capable of communicating with the outlet; and connecting the first to fourth weighing containers in a horizontal row by a moving means; The first weighing means and the second weighing means can be simultaneously moved to the first position and the second position in the direction formed, and the food flows into the first weighing container and the third weighing container at the first position by the shutter plate. At the same time, the food is discharged from the second measuring container and the fourth measuring container, and in the second position, the food flows into the second measuring container and the fourth measuring container, and at the same time, the food from the first measuring container and the third measuring container. Is discharged. Since food is allowed to flow out from the hopper at two locations, the first outlet and the second outlet, and the food is weighed simultaneously by the first weighing means and the second weighing means, the amount of food processed per process is conventionally reduced. Can be doubled.

  A plurality of first outlets and second outlets are provided at predetermined intervals in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the first to fourth measuring containers form a row and on a horizontal plane, and the first measuring means includes a plurality of first measuring means. In addition to being provided for each of the first outlets corresponding to one outlet, the second metering means is provided for each of the second outlets corresponding to a plurality of second outlets, so that food processing in one step The amount can be increased. Since the first outlet and the second outlet are arranged along the row direction of the first to fourth measuring containers, without increasing the width dimension of the hopper in the direction orthogonal to the row direction, per step It is possible to provide a food weighing device having an increased food processing amount.

It is the simplified side view of the food processing equipment 1 which concerns on this invention. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of a first hopper 11 and a guide chute 30. FIG. It is sectional drawing which expands and shows the discharge port 12 vicinity of the 1st hopper 11. As shown in FIG. It is the top view which looked at the discharge port 12 vicinity of the 1st hopper 11 from upper direction. 3 is a plan view of a second hopper 20. FIG. FIG. 4 is a side view showing a part of the second hopper 20 and the weighing means 40. FIG. 7 is a front view of a part of the second hopper 20 and the weighing means 40 as viewed from the left in FIG. 6. FIGS. 8A and 8B are side views for explaining the operation of the measuring unit 40 by the moving unit 50. FIG. 8A shows a state in which the measuring unit 40 is arranged at the first position P1, and FIG. The state arrange | positioned in the 2nd position P2 is shown.

  An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to rice noodles such as udon, soba and spaghetti as food to be weighed will be described. Note that the present invention can be applied to the measurement of string-like foods such as kuzukiri and yam konjac in addition to rice noodles. FIG. 1 is a simplified side view showing a food processing facility 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The food processing facility 1 uses the boil device 2 to measure the noodles produced by boiling the noodle dough such as udon, buckwheat, and spaghetti into the subsequent processing facilities such as the subsequent freezing device and packing device in a predetermined volume. For example, it is installed on a floor F in a food processing factory.

  The food processing facility 1 carries out a boil device 2 for mass-producing crab noodles, a food weighing device 10 for measuring and dividing crab noodles by a certain volume, and carrying the divided crab noodles to a subsequent refrigeration apparatus or packaging device. And noodles carrying means 6. The food weighing device 10 and the bowl noodle unloading means 6 are installed on the base 7 assembled on the floor F by the horizontal frame member 7a and the vertical frame member 7b.

  The boil device 2 has, for example, a bowl 3 in which noodle dough is stored and a boil tank for storing hot water, and the bowl 3 in which noodle dough for multiple meals is stored is predetermined as hot water in the boil tank. By soaking for a while, multiple meals of potato noodles are produced. The produced crab noodles are released by reversing the crab 3 and transferred to the carry-in side of the food weighing device 10 through the carry-in chute 4 and the like.

  The food weighing device 10 is disposed below the bowl noodle discharge means 5 for receiving and discharging the bowl noodles, from the first hopper 11 and the first hopper 11 into which the dumped noodles are placed. The second hopper 20 to which the noodles are transferred, the guide chute 30 for guiding the noodles from the first hopper 11 to the second hopper 20, and the second hopper 20 are placed below the second hopper 20, and after measuring a predetermined volume of the noodles And weighing means 40 for discharging the same. In the present embodiment, the second hopper corresponds to the hopper of the present invention. The weighing means 40 has a first weighing means 40A and a second weighing means 40B.

  The food discharging means 5 is provided on the carry-in side where the noodles are supplied from the boil device 2 in the food weighing device 10. The food discharge means 5 includes, for example, a support frame 5d provided in a standing state on the carry-in side of the base 7, a chain sprocket 5a disposed above and below the support frame 5d, and a chain 5b bridged between the chain sprockets 5a, A bucket conveyor including a food container such as a bucket 5c connected to the chain 5b and these driving means is used. The food discharging means 5 receives the noodles from the boil device 2 at the lowered position of the bucket 5c, suspends and discharges the noodles at the raised position of the bucket 5c, and puts it into the first hopper 11 of the food weighing device 10.

  On the carry-out side of the food weighing device 10, a food carry-out means 6 is provided for carrying the noodles divided into a certain volume discharged from the food weighing device 10 to a subsequent refrigeration device or packaging device. . For example, a plurality of chain sprockets 6 a arranged on the base 7, a chain 6 b spanned between the chain sprockets 6 a, and a chain 6 b connected to and discharged from the measuring means 40 in a state of being divided into fixed volumes. A bucket conveyor comprising a plurality of transport buckets 6c for storing the candy noodles is used.

  2 is a cross-sectional view of the food weighing apparatus 10 in the vicinity of the first hopper 11 and the guide chute 30, FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the discharge port 12 of the first hopper 11, and FIG. It is the top view which looked at the vicinity from the upper part.

  The 1st hopper 11 consists of a box-shaped object which can store crab noodles with water. In the first hopper 11 of the present embodiment, the bottom portion 11a has an inclined surface that is inclined downward toward the one side wall portion 11b, and becomes the lowest at a position close to the side wall portion 11b. A discharge port 12 is provided.

  In addition, the first hopper 11 is provided with guide means 13 comprising an overflow pipe that discharges overflow water exceeding the predetermined water level H in the first hopper 11 from the first hopper 11 and leads it to the guide chute 30. The water level in the first hopper 11 is held by the guide means 13 so as not to exceed the water level H.

  Further, the first hopper 11 is provided with a stirring means 14 having a stirring member 14b made of a rod-like body supported by a rotating shaft 14a and swinging in the first hopper 11. The agitating member 14b is formed by connecting a plurality of rod-like bodies to the rotating shaft 14a at intervals. It is preferable that the position of the rotation shaft 14 a be an area above the discharge port 12. The agitation means 14 drives the rotating shaft 14a to swing the agitation member 14b in the first hopper 11 to loosen the noodles stored in the first hopper 11 together with water, Is preventing tangling.

  The food weighing device 10 is provided with water supply means 15 for supplying water into the first hopper 11 and maintaining the water level in the first hopper 11 at a predetermined water level H. The second hopper 20 is also provided with water supply means for supplying water and maintaining the second hopper 20 at a predetermined water level.

  The guide chute 30 is for guiding the noodles flowing out together with the water from the discharge port 12 of the first hopper 11 to the second hopper 20, and has a concave chute body extending from the discharge port 12 to the second hopper 20. The chute body 31 is provided with a drainage portion 32 that allows water to pass through and prevents the passage of crab noodles, and supplies the water that has passed through the drainage portion 32 to the first hopper 11. A reflux means 33 is provided. The bottom portion of the chute body 31 is an inclined surface having a downward slope toward the second hopper 20.

  The drainage part 32 may be a through hole or a slit formed in the chute body 31, and may have a structure in which a separately manufactured slit member or the like is fitted into a window part formed in the chute body 31. The reflux means 33 includes, for example, a pipe line 34 such as a hose that communicates the drain part 32 and the upper opening of the first hopper 11, and a pump 35 provided in the middle of the pipe line 34.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the diameter D of the discharge port 12 of the first hopper 11 is set so that the amount of the noodles flowing out from the first hopper 11 together with the water becomes constant. The diameter D of the discharge port 12 is set based on the capacity of the first hopper 11, the water level H to be overflowed, the type of potato noodles, and the like. In this embodiment, for example, when the type of noodles is udon, the caliber D is set in the range of 20 to 100 mm, and preferably in the range of 30 to 50 mm.

  The discharge port 12 may have a cylindrical portion 12b that guides the outflow of the noodles. The length of the cylindrical portion 12b is preferably in the range of 10 to 30 mm. If it is less than 10 mm, the guiding function of the bowl noodles is not sufficiently exhibited, and if it exceeds 30 mm, the flow resistance against the bowl noodles increases and smooth outflow is impaired. Furthermore, the opening edge portion 12a of the discharge port 12 provided in the first hopper 11 may be chamfered to form a curved surface. By forming the curved surface, the noodles are prevented from being damaged when passing. The curvature radius R of the curved surface formed on the opening edge 12a is determined in the range of R = 2 to 10 mm, for example. The discharge port 12 may have a cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the central axis of the discharge port 12 as well as a circle, an oval, a rectangle, a regular polygon such as a square or a regular hexagon, and other polygonal shapes.

  FIG. 5 is a plan view of the second hopper 20, FIG. 6 is a side view showing a part of the second hopper 20 and the weighing means 40 disposed below the second hopper 20, and FIG. 7 is viewed from the left of FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view of a part of the second hopper 20 and the weighing means 40.

  The 2nd hopper 20 consists of a box-shaped body which can be accommodated in the state where the noodles were immersed in water. In the present embodiment, the bottom portion 21 of the second hopper 20 has a horizontal first bottom portion 21a, and a second bottom portion 21b, a third bottom portion 21c, and a fourth bottom portion 21d having different downward slopes toward the first bottom portion 21a. doing.

  The first bottom 21a is provided with a first outlet 22a and a second outlet 22b. Both the first outlet 22a and the second outlet 22b are formed at the bottom of the inverted frustoconical concave portion formed in the first bottom portion 21a so as to smoothly flow out of the noodles. It is formed.

  The first outlet 22a is composed of a plurality of openings formed in rows at predetermined intervals. The second outlet 22b is composed of a plurality of openings formed in parallel with the first outlet 22a at predetermined intervals. The direction of the row in which the plurality of first outlets 22a and the second outlets 22b are formed is a direction orthogonal to the direction in which first to fourth measurement containers 41A to 41D described later form a row on a horizontal plane. In the present embodiment, each of the first outlet 22a and the second outlet 22b includes four openings.

  The second hopper 20 is provided with a stirring means 26 having a stirring member 24 made of a rod-like body that swings in the second hopper 20. The agitating member 24 is formed by connecting a plurality of rod-like bodies to the rotating shaft 23 supported by the bearing portion 25 at intervals. The position of the rotation shaft 23 is preferably in the upper region of the first outlet 22a and the second outlet 22b. In this embodiment, the rotating shaft 23 is located above the intermediate position between the first outlet 22a and the second outlet 22b. The agitating means 26 drives the rotating shaft 23 and swings the agitating member 24 in the second hopper 20 to loosen the noodles contained in the second hopper 20 together with water, Is preventing tangling.

  As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the weighing means 40 is for measuring the noodles flowing out from the second hopper 20 together with water to a constant volume, and is disposed below the second hopper 20. A plurality of measuring containers 41, each of which has a plurality of through holes that are supplied with the noodles that have flowed out together with the water and that allow water to pass therethrough and prevent the noodles from passing, A state in which the noodles and the water are allowed to flow from the second hopper 20 into the weighing container 41 according to the movement position by the moving unit 50, including a moving unit 50 that simultaneously moves 41 in the X direction and a discharging unit of the noodles And a shutter means 60 for switching to a state in which the stored crab noodles are discharged.

  Each weighing container 41 is composed of a combination of a truncated cone-shaped upper container 41a having a large diameter downward and a cylindrical lower container 41b. The upper container 41a has an upper opening 42 on the upper surface, and a lower part. The container 41b has a lower opening 43 that opens downward on the lower surface. The measuring container 41 is formed of a member having a large number of through holes having water permeability and a size for preventing the passage of crab noodles.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the weighing means 40 of the present embodiment includes first to fourth weighing containers 41 </ b> A to 41 </ b> D arranged so as to be horizontally arranged along the moving direction X by the moving means 50. Each of the first to fourth measuring containers 41 </ b> A to 41 </ b> D includes the measuring container 41. A second measuring container 41B is adjacent to the first measuring container 41A, a third measuring container 41C is disposed adjacent to the second measuring container 41B on the side opposite to the first measuring container 41A, On the opposite side, a fourth measuring container 41D is arranged adjacent to the third measuring container 41C.

  The distance in the X direction between the first weighing container 41A and the third weighing container 41C is equal to the distance in the X direction between the second weighing container 41B and the fourth weighing container 41D, both of which are the first of the second hopper 20. It is set equal to the distance between the outlet 22a and the second outlet 22b. The first weighing container 41A and the second weighing container 41B constitute the first weighing means 40A, and the third weighing container 41C and the fourth weighing container 41D constitute the second weighing means 40B.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the first to fourth measuring containers 41A to 41D are orthogonal to each other in the direction in which the first to fourth measuring containers 41A to 41D form a line, that is, the moving direction X of the moving means 50 on the horizontal plane. It includes a plurality of weighing containers 41 provided at predetermined intervals in the direction Y. The intervals in the Y direction of the plurality of measurement containers 41 included in the first to fourth measurement containers 41A to 41D are the same as the intervals between the plurality of first outlets 22a and second outlets 22b in the second hopper 20, respectively. The corresponding interval. Accordingly, the first measuring means 40A having the first measuring container 41A and the second measuring container 41B is provided for each of the first outlets 22a corresponding to the plurality of first outlets 22a, and the third measuring container 41C and the second measuring container 41C are provided. The second measuring means 40B having the four measuring containers 41D is provided for each second outlet 22b corresponding to the plurality of second outlets 22b.

  The first to fourth measuring containers 41A to 41D open to the first to fourth upper openings 42a to 42d for allowing the noodles flowing out together with the water from the second hopper 20 to flow in and the lower side for discharging the noodles, respectively. The first to fourth lower openings 43a to 43d and the first to fourth through holes that allow the introduced water to pass therethrough and prevent the noodles from passing therethrough. The first upper opening 42a of the first measuring container 41A and the second upper opening 42b of the second measuring container 41B can communicate with the first outlet 22a. The third upper opening 42c of the third measuring container 41C and the fourth upper opening 42d of the fourth measuring container 41D can communicate with the second outlet port 22b.

  The first to fourth measuring containers 41 </ b> A to 41 </ b> D are connected by the moving unit 50 so as to form a row horizontally and are simultaneously moved in the direction of forming the row.

  The moving means 50 includes an upper joining plate 51 to which the upper containers 41a of the first to fourth weighing containers 41A to 41D are joined, a lower joining plate 52 to which the lower container 41b is joined, and the upper joining plate 51 and the lower joining. A plurality of connecting struts 53, 54 that connect the plate 52 while maintaining a certain interval, a rod 55 having one end connected to the connecting strut 53, and the other end of the rod 55 are connected, A drive device 56 that moves forward and backward in the axial direction and a control device 57 that controls the operation of the drive device 56 are configured.

  The driving device 56 may include, for example, a double-action pneumatic cylinder and a pump unit that supplies compressed air to the double-action pneumatic cylinder. The control device 57 may be realized by, for example, a sequence control device or a computer for controlling the on / off operation of the pump unit and the switching operation of the switching valve for switching the flow path connecting the double acting pneumatic cylinder and the pump unit. Good.

  The upper joint plate 51 is formed with communication holes communicating with the first to fourth upper openings 42a to 42d of the first to fourth measurement containers 41A to 41D, respectively. 4 Communication holes communicating with the lower openings 43a to 43d are formed.

  By changing the distance between the upper bonding plate 51 and the lower bonding plate 52, it is possible to change the volume of each measuring container 41 and adjust the volume for measuring the noodles.

  FIG. 8 is a side view for explaining the operation of the weighing means 40. FIG. 8 (1) shows a state in which the weighing means 40 is arranged at the first position P1, and FIG. The state arrange | positioned in the 2nd position P2 is shown.

  The moving means 50 moves the rod 55 in the axial direction by the driving device 56 so that the first upper opening 42a of the first measuring container 41A communicates with the first outlet 22a and the third upper of the third measuring container 41C. The first position P1 where the opening 42c communicates with the second outlet 22b, the second upper opening 42b of the second measuring container 41B communicates with the first outlet 22a, and the fourth upper opening 42d of the fourth measuring container 41D. The first to fourth measuring containers 41A to 41D can be simultaneously moved in the X direction to the second position P2 communicating with the second outlet port 22b.

  The shutter means 60 has a shutter plate 61 on which a lower joining plate 52 to which the first to fourth measuring containers 41A to 41D are joined is mounted. The shutter plate 61 is provided with, for example, a plate-like first closing portion at a position facing the first outflow port 22a, and is provided with, for example, a plate-like second closing portion at a position facing the second outflow port 22b. It is done. Moreover, the through-hole which discharges crab noodles is formed in the both sides along the X direction of a 1st closing part, and the through-hole is also formed in the both sides along the X direction of a 2nd closing part.

  When the first to fourth measuring containers 41A to 41D are in the first position P1, the first lower opening 43a of the first measuring container 41A is closed by the first closing part so that the internal noodles are not discharged. The second lower opening 43b of the second measuring container 41B is opened by the through hole. Further, the third lower opening 43c of the third measuring container 41C is closed by the second closing portion so that the internal noodles are not discharged, and the fourth lower opening 43d of the fourth measuring container 41D is opened by the through hole. The In the second position P2, contrary to the above, the second lower opening 43b of the second measuring container 41B is closed by the first closing portion, and the first lower opening 43a of the first measuring container 41A is opened by the through hole. The Further, the fourth lower opening 43d of the fourth measuring container 41D is closed by the second closing part, and the third lower opening 43c of the third measuring container 41C is opened by the through hole.

  In short, the shutter means 60 closes the first measuring container 41A and the third measuring container 41C at the first position P1 of the first to fourth measuring containers 41A to 41D, and simultaneously closes the second measuring container 41B and the fourth measuring container 41D. At the second position P2, the second measuring container 41B and the fourth measuring container 41D are closed, and at the same time, the first measuring container 41A and the third measuring container 41C function. A first shutter portion 60A is configured by the first closing portion and the through holes on both sides, and a second shutter portion 60B is configured by the second closing portion and the through holes on both sides.

  Below the shutter means 60, there is provided a carry-out chute 70 that receives the bowl noodles discharged from the first to fourth measuring containers 41A to 41D and supplies it to the subsequent bowl noodle carry-out means 6. The carry-out chute 70 is partitioned into two regions, a first region 71 and a second region 72, in the X direction, corresponding to the first shutter unit 60A and the second shutter unit 60B of the shutter unit 60, respectively. Further, the first area 71 and the second area 72 are divided into four areas corresponding to the arrangement intervals of the four measuring containers 41 in the Y direction included in the first to fourth measuring containers 41A to 41D. . Therefore, the carry-out chute 70 of this embodiment has eight sections. A carry-out port 73 is provided at each lower end portion of each section of the carry-out chute 70, and each carry-out port 73 is disposed so as to face the carrying bucket 6 c of the bowl noodle carrying-out means 6.

  The food processing facility 1 configured as described above performs the following processing. The noodles mass-produced by the boil device 2 are put into the first hopper 11 by the food discharging means 5. The noodles are stored in the first hopper 11 soaked in water maintained at a constant water level H, and flow out from the discharge port 12 of the bottom 11a to the guide chute 30 together with water. Since the 1st hopper 11 is provided with the stirring means 14, it prevents that the noodles stored inside are entangled. Further, since the water supply means 15 and the guide means 13 for discharging the overflow water are provided, the water level in the first hopper 11 is kept constant, so that the outflow state of the noodles from the first hopper 11 is constant. To be kept.

  The noodles flowing out from the first hopper 11 slide on the bottom surface of the guide chute 30 and are transferred into the second hopper 20. The overflow water discharged from the guide means 13 to the guide chute 30 assists the smooth transfer of the noodles.

  By stabilizing the outflow state of the noodles from the first hopper 11 to the guide chute 30, the supply state of the noodles to the second hopper 20 can be suppressed. As a result, the storage state of the noodles in the second hopper 20 becomes constant, so that the amount of the noodles flowing out from the second hopper 20 to the weighing means 40 is suppressed, and the measurement error of the noodles is reduced. can do.

  The outflow of the noodles from the second hopper 20 is executed simultaneously from both the plurality of first outlets 22a and second outlets 22b formed at two locations of the second hopper 20.

  The weighing means 40 having the first weighing means 40A and the second weighing means 40B operates as follows. First, the moving means 50 controls the first to fourth weighing containers 41A to 41D to be at the first position P1 shown in FIG. In the first position P1, the first outlet 22a matches the first upper opening 42a of the first measuring container 41A, and the second outlet 22b matches the third upper opening 42c of the third measuring container 41C. The first lower opening 43a of the first measuring container 41A is closed by the first shutter part 60A, and the third lower opening 43c of the third measuring container 41C is closed by the second shutter part 60B. As a result, the inside of the first measuring container 41A is filled with the noodles flowing from the first outlet 22a of the second hopper 20, and at the same time, the inside of the third measuring container 41C is filled with the noodles flowing from the second outlet 22b. Charged. Since the density of the noodles in the second hopper 20 is stabilized, the error in the filling state of the noodles in each of the first measuring containers 41A and the third measuring containers 41C is small.

  Next, the moving means 50 is controlled to move the first to fourth measuring containers 41A to 41D to the second position P2 shown in FIG. 8 (2). At the second position P2, the first lower opening 43a of the first measuring container 41A and the third lower opening 43c of the third measuring container 41C are both opened, so that the first measuring container 41A and the third measuring container 41C are in the first position. The filled noodles fall into the first area 71 and the second area 72 of the carry-out chute 70 and are carried out from the carry-out ports 73 to the lower noodle carry-out means 6. The first outlet 22a matches the second upper opening 42b of the second measuring container 41B, the second outlet 22b matches the fourth upper opening 42d of the fourth measuring container 41D, and the second weighing The second lower opening 43b of the container 41B is closed by the first shutter part 60A, and the fourth lower opening 43d of the fourth measuring container 41D is closed by the second shutter part 60B. The noodles fill the second measuring container 41B and the fourth measuring container 41D.

  Subsequently, when the measuring means 40 is moved again to the first position P1 by the moving means 50, the second lower opening 43b of the second measuring container 41B and the fourth lower opening 43d of the fourth measuring container 41D are both opened, and the internal The bowl noodles filled in the above drop fall into the first area 71 and the second area 72 of the carry-out chute 70, and are carried out from the carry-out outlets 73 to the bowl noodle carry-out means 6 below. Again, the first outlet 22a matches the first upper opening 42a of the first measuring container 41A, and the second outlet 22b matches the third upper opening 42c of the third measuring container 41C. The inside of the container 41A and the inside of the third measuring container 41C can be filled again with the noodles.

  As described above, in the food weighing device 10 of the present embodiment, the weighing means 40 includes the first weighing means 40A and the second weighing means 40B that simultaneously measure the noodles. Since the number of measurement processes can be doubled compared to the conventional method, the production efficiency of the noodle individual food product can be improved.

  Since the arrangement of the first outlet 22a and the second outlet 22b formed in the second hopper 20 and the arrangement of the first to fourth measuring containers 41A to 41D are set in the direction along the moving direction X by the moving means 50. There is an advantage in that it is not necessary to expand the widthwise dimension of the food processing facility 1 and it is not necessary to enlarge the area required for installation as compared with the conventional case.

  In the food weighing device 1 according to the present invention, the guide chute 30 is not an essential configuration and can be omitted. When the guide chute 30 is omitted, the arrangement of the first hopper 11 and the second hopper 20 is devised, and food such as crab noodles flowing out from the discharge port 12 of the first hopper 11 is directly put into the second hopper 20. What is necessary is just to comprise. Moreover, since water flows out together with food from the first hopper 11 through the discharge port 12, for example, in order to supply water to the first hopper 11, for example, water collecting means for collecting water flowing out together with the noodles from the second hopper 20 In addition, there may be provided a reflux means including a pipe line connecting the water sampling means and the first hopper 11 and a pump unit for feeding water in the pipe line to the first hopper 11.

  Furthermore, the present invention is also applicable to the food weighing device 10 in which the first hopper 11 and the guide chute 30 are omitted. In this case, the food weighing device 10 has only a hopper corresponding to the second hopper 20, and the noodles produced by the boil device 2 are put into the hopper by the noodle discharging means 5.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Food processing equipment 2 Boil apparatus 3 ４ 4 Carry-in chute 5 茹 Noodle discharge means 6 茹 Noodle carry-out means 10 Food weighing device 11 1st hopper 11a Bottom part 11b Side wall part 12 Discharge port 13 Guide means 14 Stirring means 15 Water supply means 20 First 2 Hopper 21 Bottom 22 Second Outlet 22a First Outlet 22b Second Outlet 26 Stirring Means 30 Guide Chute 31 Chute Main Body 32 Drain Part 33 Refluxing Means 40 Weighing Means 40A First Weighing Means 40B Second Weighing Means 41 Weighing Containers 41A to 41D First to fourth weighing containers 42 Upper opening 42a to 42d First to fourth upper opening 43 Lower opening 43a to 43d First to fourth lower opening 50 Moving means 60 Shutter means 60A First shutter section 60B First 2 shutter part 61 shutter plate 70 carry-out chute H water level P1 first position P2 second position X Direction of movement

Claims (2)

A food discharge unit that has a food storage unit for storing food, and droops and discharges the food stored in the food storage unit;
A box-like hopper that is disposed below the food discharge means and accommodates the food drooped and discharged from the food discharge means, wherein the first outlet and the second outlet from which the food can flow out are bottom portions. A hopper provided in
Water supply means for supplying water so that a predetermined water level is maintained in the hopper;
A first metering means disposed below the hopper and supplied with food that has flowed out of the first outlet with water;
A first upper opening that can communicate with the first outlet, a first lower opening that opens downward, and a plurality of first through holes that allow water to pass therethrough and prevent food from passing therethrough are predetermined. A first weighing container for containing a volume of food;
A second upper opening disposed adjacent to the first weighing container and capable of communicating with the first outlet; a second lower opening opening downward; and a plurality of parts that allow water to pass therethrough and prevent food from passing therethrough. A first measuring means having a second measuring container for storing a predetermined volume of food provided with a second through hole;
Below the hopper, the second weighing means is disposed adjacent to the first weighing means on the second weighing container side, and is supplied with food that has flowed out together with water from the second outlet,
A third upper opening that can communicate with the second outlet, a third lower opening that opens downward, and a plurality of third through holes that allow water to pass therethrough and prevent food from passing therethrough are predetermined. A third weighing container containing a volume of food;
A fourth upper opening disposed adjacent to the third weighing container on the side opposite to the second weighing container side and communicating with the second outlet; a fourth lower opening opening downward; water A second measuring means having a fourth measuring container for containing a predetermined volume of food, provided with a plurality of fourth through holes for allowing the food to pass through and preventing the food from passing through;
Moving means for connecting the first to fourth measuring containers so as to form a horizontal row and simultaneously moving the first and second measuring means in a direction of forming the row;
A first position where a first upper opening of the first measuring container communicates with the first outlet, and a third upper opening of the third measuring container communicates with the second outlet;
The second upper opening of the second weighing container communicates with the first outlet, and the fourth position of the fourth weighing container communicates with the second outlet. Moving means for moving the second weighing means;
A shutter plate on which the first to fourth measuring containers are mounted;
In a state where the first and third measuring containers are arranged at the first position, the first lower opening of the first measuring container and the third lower opening of the third measuring container are closed, and the second measuring container A first shutter portion for opening the second lower opening of the first and the fourth lower opening of the fourth measuring container;
In a state where the first and third measuring containers are arranged at the second position, the second lower opening of the second measuring container and the fourth lower opening of the fourth measuring container are closed, and the first measuring container And a shutter plate having a second shutter portion that opens the third lower opening of the third weighing container. A plurality of the first outlets are provided at predetermined intervals in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the first to fourth measuring containers form the row and the horizontal plane,
A plurality of the second outlets are provided at predetermined intervals in the orthogonal direction,
The first metering means is provided for each of the first outlets corresponding to the plurality of first outlets, with the predetermined interval in the orthogonal direction.
The said 2nd measurement means is provided for every said 2nd outflow port corresponding to these 2nd outflow ports at the said predetermined space | interval in the said orthogonal direction, The said 2nd outflow port is provided. Food weighing equipment.

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