JP2016209813A - Pregelatinized grain flour manufacturing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pregelatinized grain flour manufacturing apparatus which can prevent the residence of grains in a supply part resultant from an over viscosity of grains in the supply part with steam generated by moisture in grains in a guide passage or in the supply part.SOLUTION: An apparatus of this invention comprises a grinding part 1 capable of shearing and pulverizing grains E, a supply part capable of supplying grains to the grinding part, and an exhaust part 6 capable of exhausting sheared and pulverized grain flour F out of the grinding part. The grinding part consists of a pair of grinding plates 2, 3 disposed opposite to each other with a grinding gap G capable of shearing and crushing grains formed between opposite faces of the respective grinding faces 2a, 3a of the pair of grinding plates. A guide passage is formed that drops and guides grains from the supply part into the grinding gap under dead weight. The apparatus is provided with a steam removal part 10 for removing steam S generated from inside grains in the supply part associated with the heating of grains with a heating part 9 and the shearing and crushing of grains.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a pregelatinized flour production apparatus for producing pregelatinized flour by heating and pulverizing grains such as rice, wheat, buckwheat, and red beans.

  Conventionally, as this kind of pregelatinized flour production apparatus, the crushed portion capable of shearing and pulverizing the grain, the supply portion capable of supplying the crushed portion to the crushed portion, and the flour crushed by the crushed portion from the crushed portion The crushing portion comprises a pair of crushers arranged opposite to each other, and a crushing portion capable of shearing and pulverizing the grains between the opposing surfaces of each crushing surface of the pair of crushers. A gap is formed, a guide passage is formed to guide the grain from the supply unit to fall into the crushing gap by its own weight, a drive unit is provided to rotate one or both crushers, and one or both crushers are heated. There is known a structure in which a preheated flour is produced, and a pregelatinized flour is produced by cooperation of heating of the grain by the heating unit and shearing and grinding of the grain.

Japanese Patent No. 4767128

  However, in the above conventional structure, for example, the moisture content of brown rice as a grain is about 15% from the viewpoint of storability and taste. When producing cereal flour, moisture in the grain is generated in the supply part as steam is heated and pulverized by the heating part, and the grain in the supply part becomes paste-like high viscosity due to the steam. In addition, the high viscosity of the grain by heat shear pulverization inhibits the weight falling of the grain from the supply section to the guide passage, the grain is not supplied to the crushing gap, and the pregelatinized flour can be continuously produced. It has the disadvantage of not being able to do it.

  The present invention aims to solve such a problem. Among the present inventions, the invention according to claim 1 is a crushed part capable of shearing and pulverizing the grain, and the grain in the crushed part. A supply unit that can be supplied, and a discharge unit that can discharge flour crushed by the crushing unit from the crushing unit, and the crushing unit is composed of a pair of crushing plates disposed opposite to each other. A crushing gap capable of shearing and crushing the grains is formed between the opposing faces of each crushing surface of the crushing machine, and a guide passage is provided for guiding the grains from the supply unit to fall into the crushing gap under its own weight. A driving unit that rotates the one or both of the crushers, a heating unit that heats the one or both of the crushers, and heating of the grains by the heating unit and shearing and grinding of the grains In the apparatus for producing pregelatinized flour by cooperation, the above heating accompanying the heating of the kernel by the heating unit and the shearing and grinding of the kernel In pregelatinized flour manufacturing apparatus characterized by comprising providing a vapor removal unit for removing the steam generated from in the grain in the sheet portion.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the steam removing section is a steam suction mechanism for sucking and removing steam generated from the grains in the supply section, and claim 3. The described invention is characterized in that the steam removing unit is an air blower mechanism that blows off the steam generated from the grains in the supply unit by air.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the grain is supplied to the supply unit, and the grain in the supply unit is guided to fall by its own weight into the crushing gap through the guide passage. The crusher in the lower position is rotationally driven by the driving unit, and the grains in the crushing gap are sheared and pulverized by the driving rotation of the crushing machine, and the grains in the crushing gap are passed through the crusher by the heating unit. The preheated flour is produced by the cooperation of heating by the heating unit and shearing and grinding by the pulverizer, and the pregelatinized flour is taken out and discharged from the discharge unit. Since a steam removing section is provided to remove steam generated from the grains in the supply section accompanying the heating of the grains and the shearing and grinding of the grains, the moisture in the grains in the guide passage and the supply section is provided by the steam removing section. Can forcibly remove the steam generated by By forcibly removing qi, it is possible to prevent the grains from staying in the supply section due to excessive thickening of the grains in the supply section, and to smoothly supply the grains by dropping their weight into the crushing gap. And pregelatinized flour can be produced continuously, and workability can be improved.

  Further, in the invention according to claim 2, since the steam removing section is a steam suction mechanism that sucks and removes steam generated from the grains in the supply section, the steam can be reliably sucked and removed. In addition, the production efficiency of pregelatinized flour can be further improved.

  Further, in the invention according to claim 3, the steam removing section is composed of an air blower mechanism that blows off the steam generated from the grain in the supply section by air, so that the configuration of the steam removing section The manufacturing cost can be reduced.

It is a front sectional view of the first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention. It is an explanation front sectional view of the first embodiment of the present invention. It is an explanatory front sectional view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

  1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment, and FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment.

  In the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a crushing portion. In this case, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the crushing portions 1 are a pair of crushing discs arranged to face each other vertically. 2 and 3, crushing surfaces 2a and 3a are formed on the opposing surfaces of the pair of crushing plates 2 and 3, and crushing irregularities 2b and 3b are formed on the crushing surfaces 2a and 3a. A stepped coarse grinding blade 2 c is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the crusher 2, a stepped rough grinding blade 3 c is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the crusher 3, and the supply unit 4 is located above the crusher 3. A guide passage 5 is provided between the outer peripheral surface of the crusher 2 and the inner peripheral surface of the crusher 3 to guide the grain E from the supply unit 4 to fall into the crushing gap G by its own weight. A crushing gap G capable of shearing and pulverizing the grain E between 2a and 3a is formed by an adjusting mechanism (not shown) so as to be adjustable, and a discharge portion 6 is provided at a lower position of the crusher 2.

In this case rotate, Tate設the rotary shaft 2d by bearings K ₁ to the machine frame K, attaching a scan潰盤2 above the lower position to the upper end of the rotary shaft 2d, the rotation shaft 2d by the drive motor 7a of the driving section 7 The driving motor 7a is rotationally controlled by a motor control unit 7b. On the other hand, the crusher 3 in the upper position is detachably attached to the machine base K, and includes a supply hopper 4a in the upper position of the crusher 3. A supply unit 4 is provided, and a feeding unit 8 that drops and feeds the grain E is provided at a position above the supply unit 4, and sequentially from a feeding pipe 8 a of the feeding unit 8 to a supply hopper 4 a of the supply unit 4. The grain E is charged, and the grain E in the supply unit 4 falls by its own weight into the crushing gap G through the guide passage 5, and the grain E that has fallen into the crushing gap G is sheared by the crushing surfaces 2a and 3a. The pulverized and sheared flour F is configured to be taken out from the discharge port 6a of the discharge unit 6. doing.

  Reference numeral 9 denotes a heating unit, which comprises an electric heater 9a, which is attached to the crusher 3 in the upper position, and the temperature of the heating unit 9 is provided so as to be controllable by a temperature control unit 9b. The crusher 3 is configured to be heated.

  Reference numeral 10 denotes a steam removing unit, which comprises a steam suction mechanism 11 that sucks and removes steam S generated from the grain E in the supply unit 4, and a cover member 11 a is disposed on the machine base K. A plurality of mounting members 11b... Are erected on the cover member 11a, a suction cylinder portion 11c is provided by each mounting member 11b, and a negative pressure generation source (not shown) is connected to the suction cylinder portion 11c. Steam S generated from the grain E in the supply unit 4 due to heating and shearing by the heating unit 9 is sucked and removed from the suction cylinder unit 11c by a suction source such as a blower, a vacuum pump, and a cleaner, or a negative pressure generation source. It is configured as follows.

  Since the first embodiment of the present embodiment has the above-described configuration, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the grain E is supplied from the supply pipe 8a of the supply unit 8 to the supply hopper 4a of the supply unit 4, The grain E in the supply unit 4 is guided to fall by its own weight into the crushing gap G through the guide passage 5, the crusher 2 in the lower position is driven to rotate by the drive unit 7, and the upper crusher 3 is connected to the machine. The grain E in the crushing gap G is fixed to the table K, and the grain E in the crushing gap G is sheared and pulverized by the driving rotation of the crushing machine 2. Grain E is heated, and flour alpha F is produced by the cooperation of heating by heating unit 9 and shearing and grinding by pulverizers 2 and 3, and is taken out and discharged from discharge port 6 a of discharge unit 6. Become.

  At this time, a steam removing unit 10 for removing the steam S generated from the grain E in the supply unit 4 accompanying the heating of the grain E by the heating unit 9 and the shearing and grinding of the grain E is provided. The steam S generated by the moisture in the grain E in the guide passage 5 or the supply unit 4 can be forcibly removed by the steam removal unit 10, and the supply unit 4 can be removed by forcibly removing the steam S. The grain E can be prevented from staying in the supply unit 4 due to excessive thickening of the grain E, and the grain E can be supplied to the crushing gap G by its own weight falling smoothly. F can be manufactured continuously, and workability can be improved.

  In this case, the steam removing unit 10 is a steam suction mechanism 11 that sucks and removes the steam S generated from the grain E in the supply unit 4, so that the steam S can be reliably suctioned and removed. Furthermore, the production efficiency of pregelatinized flour F can be improved.

  The second embodiment shown in FIG. 4 shows another structure. In this case, the steam removing unit 10 is composed of an air blower mechanism 12 that blows away the steam S generated from the grain E by air and removes the steam S from the upper position. The injection cylinder part 12a is arrange | positioned in the upper position of the crushing disk 3, and the blower outside a figure which can inject air to the injection cylinder part 12a is connected to the injection port, and is comprised.

  In the second embodiment, substantially the same effect as the first embodiment can be obtained, and the steam removing unit 10 removes the steam S generated from the grain E by blowing it off with air. Since it consists of the air blower mechanism 12, the structure of the said steam removal part 10 can be simplified, and reduction of manufacturing cost can be aimed at.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the structure of the crushing portion 1, the supply portion 4, the guide passage 5, the discharge portion 6, the drive portion 7, the heating portion 9, the steam removal portion 10, etc. The form and material are designed with appropriate changes. In the above embodiment, only one of the crushers 2 is rotated. The structure may be rotated. In the above embodiment, only one of the crushers 3 is heated, but a structure that heats both the crushers 2 and 3 is adopted. There is also.

  As described above, the intended purpose can be sufficiently achieved.

E Grain G Crushing space F Flour S Steam 1 Crushing part 2 Crushing machine 2a Crushing surface 3 Crushing machine 3a Crushing surface 4 Supply part 5 Guide passage 6 Discharge part 7 Drive part 9 Heating part 10 Steam removal part 11 Steam suction mechanism 12 Air blower mechanism

Claims (3)

  A crushed part capable of shearing and pulverizing the grain, a supply part capable of supplying grain to the crushed part, and a discharging part capable of discharging flour crushed by the crushed part from the crushed part, The crushing portion is composed of a pair of crushing plates disposed opposite to each other, and a crushing gap capable of shearing and crushing the grains is formed between the opposing surfaces of the crushing surfaces of the pair of crushing plates, and the supply A heating passage that heats the one or both of the mashers is provided with a guide passage for guiding the grain from the section to fall into the crushed space by its own weight, and provided with a drive unit for rotating the one or both of the mashers. In the apparatus for producing pregelatinized flour by cooperation of heating of the grain by the heating unit and shearing and grinding of the grain, the supply of the grain by the heating unit and the shearing and grinding of the grain An alpha comprising a steam removing section for removing steam generated from the grain in the section Of flour production equipment.   2. The pregelatinized flour production apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the steam removing unit is a steam suction mechanism that sucks and removes steam generated from the grain in the supply unit.   2. The pregelatinized flour production apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the steam removing unit is an air blower mechanism that blows away the steam generated from the grain in the supply unit by air.