JP2015195792A - Paste product molding device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paste product molding device that has a wire for separating a molded paste product from a mold surface and that is compact and excellent in handleability.SOLUTION: A wire 6, which separates from a mold surface a paste product extruded from a mold 1 formed in a revolving drum 2, is installed in a stretchable manner in a bow-shaped frame 7 so that the wire 6 runs in circulation closely to the outer periphery of the revolving drum 2. The bow-shaped frame 7 is supported so that it is displaceable at an operating position where the wire 6 is close to the outer periphery of the revolving drum 2 and at a retreating position where the wire 6 is away from it. There is installed a clutch 13 that, in relation to the displacement of the bow-shaped frame 7, intermittently transmits a motive force for running the wire 6.

Description

The present invention relates to a molded product forming apparatus for croquettes and hamburgers. More specifically, the present invention relates to a kneaded product forming apparatus for peeling a kneaded product extruded from a mold formed on the outer peripheral surface of a rotary drum from a mold surface with a wire.

For example, Patent Document 1 (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 54-140095) is a prior document of the paste product forming apparatus according to the present invention. In this document, a configuration is disclosed in which a wire is stretched in a reciprocating manner in the axial direction of a molding roller (corresponding to a rotating drum), and a weight is attached to one end of the wire, and the other end is fixed to the airframe. It is connected to a crank disk fixed to the drive shaft of the motor.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 54-140095

In a paste product forming apparatus using a viscous food material, it is necessary to clean and always keep a portion where the material comes into contact or a portion where the scattered material adheres, even during work, for reasons of food hygiene. Therefore, the configuration should be as simple as possible and easy to clean.
Furthermore, when different molded products are obtained during operation, it must be possible to quickly replace a rotating drum having a different mold.

The present invention has been made in order to cope with the above-described problems, and provides a compact and excellent handleability molding apparatus provided with a peeling wire.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a kneaded product forming apparatus for peeling a kneaded product extruded from a molding die formed on an outer peripheral surface of a rotary drum from a mold surface with a wire, and the wire is supported on an arcuate frame. It is stretched around a plurality of rollers including the driven roller and stretched so as to circulate in the axial direction of the rotating drum in a state close to the outer peripheral surface of the rotating drum, and the driving roller protrudes from the main body side. Driven by the power from the input shaft supported on the arcuate frame concentrically with the output shaft, the arcuate frame is supported so that the position of the wire rod can be changed between the working position close to the outer peripheral surface of the rotary drum and the retracted position away from it. A paste product forming apparatus is characterized in that a clutch that acts in association with a change in the position of the bow frame is provided between the output shaft and the input shaft.

Since the wire rod circulates while being wound around a roller supported by a bow frame, the configuration is simpler than that of the reciprocating motion of Patent Document 1, and the configuration can be made compact. Further, when the bow frame is repositioned to the retracted position, it is easy to replace the rotating drum, and it is safe because the power for running the wire is cut off.

The side view which shows the principal part of the paste product forming apparatus which concerns on this invention The enlarged view of the principal part seen from A of FIG.

A paste product forming apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the molding apparatus provided for carrying out the present invention, a hopper 3 is provided above a rotating drum 2 in which a mold 1 of a viscous food material is formed on the outer peripheral surface, and the mold 1 is positioned immediately below the hopper 3. In this case, the food raw material fed out by the rotary blade 4 in the hopper 3 is filled in the mold 1, the rotary drum 2 is rotated in the direction of the arrow, and the paste product filled in the mold 1 is placed at the lower discharge position. When it reaches, the bottom plate 5 of the mold 1 is pushed up by the cam mechanism 16 (the position of the phantom line in FIG. 1), and the molded paste product is pushed out.

Since the kneaded product extruded from the mold 1 does not leave the bottom plate 5 while adhering to it, it is peeled off by passing over the wire 6 close to the outer peripheral surface of the rotary drum 2 and falls onto a conveyor (not shown) to be removed from the machine. To be discharged.

As shown in FIG. 2, the wire 6 is pivotally supported by an arcuate frame 7 in a state where a string having a length equal to or larger than the width of the rotary drum 2 is stretched in the vicinity of the outer peripheral surface of the rotary drum 2. It is wound around a plurality of rollers 9 including the roller 8 and is circulated in the direction of the arrow.

Although the shape of the arcuate frame 7 is not specified, the arcuate frame 7 has a flat plate shape, and a driving roller 8 is disposed at a substantially central portion. The drive roller 8 is a set for converting the power from the input shaft 11 rotatably supported on the arcuate frame 7 on the concentric line with the output shaft 10 protruding in the coaxial direction from the main body side in the orthogonal direction. It is configured to be driven via the bevel gear transmission mechanism 12. The bevel gear transmission mechanism 12 is housed in a case and attached to the bow frame 7.

The output shaft 10 and the input shaft 11 are disposed concentrically so as to face each other, a clutch 13 is provided between the shafts, and the operating position where the wire 6 is close to the outer peripheral surface of the rotating drum 2 (solid line position in FIG. 1). In this case, the power can be transmitted from the output shaft 10 to the input shaft 11. The clutch 13 in this example is configured such that the projections of the arms 10a and 11a attached to both shaft ends are engaged at the operating position to transmit power.

The arcuate frame 7 includes a plurality of rollers 9 and 9 including a driving roller 8 around which a wire 6 is wound, an input shaft 11, a bevel gear transmission mechanism 12, a scraper 15, and the like, which are compactly incorporated, and are indicated by solid lines in FIG. As shown, the wire 6 swings from the main body to the support shaft 17 projecting in parallel with the rotating drum 2 so that the position of the wire 6 can be changed to the operating position close to the outer peripheral surface of the rotating drum 2 and the retracted position away from the virtual line display. It is supported movably.
A spring 14 is stretched between the bow frame 7 and the main body so that the wire 6 is elastically pressed toward the peripheral surface of the rotary drum 2.
Although not shown, a holding mechanism for holding the bow frame 7 at each of the operating position and the retracted position is provided.

A scraper 15 is attached to the bow frame 7 to wipe off wrinkles adhering to the surface in contact with the wire 6 traveling in the direction of the arrow at the operating position.

In the kneaded product forming apparatus configured as described above, the wire 6 for separating the formed kneaded product from the mold 1 of the rotary drum 2 is supported together with the power input shaft 11 and the bevel gear transmission mechanism 12 for running the wire 6. Since the bow-shaped frame 7 is supported by the main body so that the position of the bow-shaped frame 7 can be changed between the working position and the retracted position, when the bow-shaped frame 7 is moved to the retracted position during inspection cleaning and replacement work of the rotary drum, Since the tip end portion of the bow frame 7 that overlaps the rotary drum 2 in a side view can be moved to a position away from the rotary drum 2 together with the wire 6, it can be easily performed without any trouble.
As the bow frame 7 is moved to the retracted position, the power input shaft 11 for running the wire 6 is also moved, so that the projections 10a and 11a constituting the clutch 13 are disengaged and the transmission of power is cut off. So you can work safely.

When inspection and cleaning and replacement of the rotating drum are completed and the bow frame 7 is returned to the operating position, the input shaft 11 returns to the concentric line of the output shaft 10 and the projections of the arms 10a and 11a constituting the clutch 13 are engaged. Thus, the power can be transmitted.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mold 2 Rotating drum 6 Wire 7 Bow frame 8 Drive roller 10 Output shaft 11 Input shaft 12 Bevel gear transmission mechanism 13 Clutch 14 Spring 15 Scraper

Claims (1)

In a kneaded product forming apparatus for peeling a kneaded product extruded from a mold formed on the outer peripheral surface of a rotating drum from a mold surface with a wire, the wire is hung on a plurality of rollers including a drive roller supported by an arcuate frame. It is stretched so as to circulate in the axial direction of the rotating drum in a state close to the outer peripheral surface of the rotating drum, and the drive roller is supported by an arcuate frame on a concentric line with the output shaft protruding from the main body side. Driven by the power from the input shaft, the arcuate frame is supported so that the wire rod can be repositioned between an operation position close to the outer peripheral surface of the rotary drum and a retracted position away from the rotary drum, and between the output shaft and the input shaft, A kneaded product forming apparatus provided with a clutch that acts in association with a change in position of an arcuate frame.

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