JP2018113889A - Press method and press device of noodle food product - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a press method for eliminating a part which is not pressed and preventing noodle from lifting in a press process of noodles for uniformizing noodle volume by a leveling process for cooling boiled noodles by cooling water, putting boiled noodles into a tray separated for each one eat before freezing and leveling noodle lump to flatness in a manufacturing process of frozen noodles.SOLUTION: There is provided a press method of noodle food product, for pressing the noodle food product input in a tray t from an upper side by press bodies 34 and 36, having a first press process for pressing the noodle food product by a first press body 34 in an eccentric state relative to a center of the tray t and a second press process for pressing the noodle food product by a second press body 36 in an eccentric state in a direction of at least an opposite side to an eccentric direction of the first press body 34 relative to the center of the tray t.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present disclosure relates to a noodle food pressing method and a pressing apparatus.

In the process of manufacturing and packing frozen noodles, boiled noodles are cooled with cooling water, and then frozen with a freezer, etc., and then noodles divided for each meal are placed in a tray, and the noodle piles in the tray are leveled evenly. A leveling step or a pressing step of pressing with a press body to reduce the porosity and make the noodle volume uniform between the trays is performed.
In Patent Document 1, before boiled noodles are put into a container and then frozen, the noodles that are exposed to vibration are put into the container and the unevenness of the noodles is leveled. It is disclosed that noodles are pressed with a press body having a substantially matched shape, and the noodles are evenly uniform.

JP 2007-325557 A

  In the above pressing step, when pressing noodles using a pressed body having a shape that substantially matches the planar shape of the opening of the container, the noodles are lifted by being sandwiched between the inner surface of the container and the pressed body, and then moved out of the container. Overhang may occur. In order to prevent this, when a press body having a pressing surface smaller than the bottom surface of the container is used, a portion that is not pressed is generated.

  In view of the above problems, some embodiments have an object of eliminating a portion that is not pressed in the noodle pressing process and preventing the noodle from lifting.

(1) A method for pressing noodle food according to at least one embodiment,
A method for pressing noodle food that is pressed into the tray from above with a press body.
A first pressing step of pressing the noodle food with a first press body eccentric with respect to the center of the tray;
A second pressing step of pressing the noodle food with a second press body that is decentered in the direction opposite to the eccentric direction of the first press body with respect to the center of the tray;
Is provided.

According to the method of (1) above, the first press body and the second press body are each eccentric from the center of the tray, so that the inner side surface of the eccentric tray and the side surfaces of the first press body and the second press body are Noodles are sandwiched between the inner side surface of the tray opposite to the eccentric side and the side surface of the press body by forming a gap larger than the cross section of the noodles. Can be eliminated.
Moreover, the site | part which is not pressed can be reduced by decentering a 2nd press body to the direction of the other side at least with respect to a 1st press body.
The tray and the first press body and the second press body may be relatively eccentric. Therefore, at least one of them may be eccentric, and the tray may be eccentric with respect to the press body.
Alternatively, the first press body and the second press body may be combined with one press body, and the first press process and the second press process may be performed with one press body.

(2) In one embodiment, in the method of (1),
In the second pressing step,
In the first pressing step, the first press body is decentered in a direction opposite to the eccentric direction in which the first press body is decentered with respect to the tray, and the noodle food is pressed.
According to the above method (2), the eccentric direction of the second press body is reversed with respect to the eccentric direction of the first press body, thereby substantially eliminating the unpressed portion of the noodle food in two pressing steps. be able to.

(3) In one embodiment, in the method of (1) or (2),
The first press body is attached to the first support tool, and the second press body is attached to the second support tool,
In the first pressing step, the first press body is attached to a position eccentric with respect to the center of the first support tool,
In the second pressing step, the second press body is attached at a position eccentric with respect to the center of the second support.
According to the method (3), the press body is attached to the eccentric position by attaching the press body to the eccentric position.

(4) In one embodiment, in any one of the methods (1) to (3),
The tray is transported through a transport path, and is stopped at a first press position where the noodle food is pressed by the first press body and at a second press position where the noodle food is pressed by the second press body. The method further includes a step.
According to the method (4), the pressing process can be continuously performed on the noodle foods put in the plurality of trays.

(5) In one embodiment, in the method of (4),
In the tray transfer positioning step,
The tray is transported by a transport bar that is arranged to intersect the transport direction of the tray and moves in the transport direction on the transport path,
Both side surfaces of the tray are positioned by guide rails arranged along the transport direction.
According to the above method (5), the tray is transported by the transport bar and guided while positioning the side surface of the tray by the upstream guide rail, so that the tray can be moved at a low cost and the second press position. Accurate positioning at the press position. Further, the plurality of trays can be sequentially and sequentially positioned.

(6) In one embodiment, in any one of the methods (1) to (5),
The bottom surface of the tray, the first press body and the second press body have a rectangular shape in plan view,
In the first pressing step, the first press body is eccentric with respect to the tray along the diagonal of the rectangle to press the noodle food,
In the second pressing step, the second press body is eccentric in the opposite direction to the first press body along the diagonal line to press the noodle food.

  According to the above method (6), when the tray has a rectangular shape in plan view, the first press body is decentered along the diagonal line of the tray in the first pressing step, and the second press body is moved in the second pressing step. By decentering in the opposite direction to the first press body along the diagonal line, it is possible to substantially eliminate noodle parts that are not pressed while eliminating noodle pinching in two pressing steps.

(7) A press device for noodle food according to at least one embodiment,
A press device for noodle food that presses noodle food placed in a tray from above with a press body,
A first press portion having a first press body for pressing the noodle food product eccentric with respect to the center of the tray;
A second press part having a second press body for pressing the noodle food by decentering in the direction at least opposite to the eccentric direction of the first press body with respect to the center of the tray;
Is provided.

According to the configuration of the above (7), by decentering the first press body and the second press body from the center of the tray, respectively, the inner surface of the eccentric tray and the side surfaces of the first press body and the second press body Noodles are sandwiched between the inner side surface of the tray opposite to the eccentric side and the side surface of the press body by forming a gap larger than the cross section of the noodles. Can be eliminated.
Moreover, the site | part which is not pressed can be reduced by decentering a 2nd press body to the direction of the other side at least with respect to a 1st press body.
The tray and the first press body and the second press body may be relatively eccentric. Therefore, at least one of them may be eccentric, and the tray may be eccentric with respect to the press body.
Alternatively, the first press part and the second press part may be combined with one press part, and the first press body and the second press body may be performed with one press body.

(8) In one embodiment, in the configuration of (1),
The first press part includes a first support to which the first press body is attached, and the second press part includes a second support to which the second press body is attached,
The first press body and the second press body can be attached eccentrically to the first support member and the second support member at least in directions opposite to each other.
According to the configuration of the above (8), the press body is attached to the eccentric position by attaching the press body to the support in an eccentric position.

(9) In one embodiment, in the configuration of (7) or (8),
A transport bar arranged to intersect the transport direction of the tray and transporting the tray by moving in the transport direction on a transport surface on which the tray is transported;
Guide rails arranged along the transport direction and guiding both side surfaces of the tray;
A stop position sensor for detecting that the tray has come to a press position pressed by the first press body and the second press body;
A control unit that receives the detection signal of the stop position sensor and stops the transport bar;
Is provided.
According to the configuration of (9) above, the tray can be accurately positioned at the press position at low cost. Further, the plurality of trays can be sequentially and sequentially positioned.

(10) In one embodiment, in the configuration of (9),
A deceleration start position sensor for detecting that the tray has reached a deceleration start position set before the press position;
The control unit receives the detection signal from the deceleration start position sensor and decelerates the transport bar.
According to the configuration of (10) above, the tray can be accurately stopped at the press position by decelerating the tray before it stops at the press position.

  According to some embodiments, in the noodle pressing process, noodle parts that are not pressed can be reduced and the noodles can be prevented from lifting. This eliminates the protrusion of the noodle food from the tray, and the noodle volume can be uniformly leveled.

It is a front view of the manufacturing apparatus of the noodle foodstuff containing the press apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a side view of the manufacturing apparatus of the noodle foodstuff containing the press apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the press body concerning one embodiment. It is a bottom view of the press body concerning one embodiment. It is process drawing which shows the press method of the noodle foodstuff which concerns on one Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the eccentric direction of the press body which concerns on one Embodiment. It is process drawing which shows an example of the manufacturing method of frozen noodles.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the dimensions, materials, shapes, relative arrangements, and the like of the components described in the embodiments or shown in the drawings are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, but are merely illustrative examples.
For example, expressions expressing relative or absolute arrangements such as “in a certain direction”, “along a certain direction”, “parallel”, “orthogonal”, “center”, “concentric” or “coaxial” are strictly In addition to such an arrangement, it is also possible to represent a state of relative displacement with an angle or a distance such that tolerance or the same function can be obtained.
For example, an expression indicating that things such as “identical”, “equal”, and “homogeneous” are in an equal state not only represents an exactly equal state, but also has a tolerance or a difference that can provide the same function. It also represents the existing state.
For example, expressions representing shapes such as quadrangular shapes and cylindrical shapes represent not only geometrically strict shapes such as quadrangular shapes and cylindrical shapes, but also irregularities and chamfers as long as the same effects can be obtained. A shape including a part or the like is also expressed.
On the other hand, the expressions “comprising”, “comprising”, “comprising”, “including”, or “having” one constituent element are not exclusive expressions for excluding the existence of other constituent elements.

An example of the manufacturing method of frozen noodles is demonstrated based on FIG.
In FIG. 7, first, raw materials such as flour and starch are put into a mixing tank and mixed with water to form an admixture (mixing step S10). Next, this mixture is passed between a pair of rollers to form a sheet-like noodle strip (noodle strip manufacturing step S12). The manufactured noodle band is cut with a cutter to form a linear noodle string (noodle cutting step S14). The cotton wire is boiled (boiled step S16), and then immersed in cold water for cooling (cooling step S18).

  Next, the cooled boiled noodles are put in a tray (tray noodle putting step S20), and the mountain-shaped noodles in the tray are leveled (equalizing step S22). Then, after pressing with a press body and reducing the porosity to make the noodle piles in each tray have a uniform volume (pressing step S24), it is frozen with a freezer (freezing step S26). Thereafter, the tray is inverted and vibrations are applied to separate the frozen noodles from the tray (detray step S28). The frozen noodles separated from the tray are inspected for lightness and presence of metal substances (weighing / metal inspection step S30), After packaging (packaging step S32), the product is shipped. The tray separated from the frozen noodles is returned to the tray noodle container step S20.

The noodle food pressing method according to at least one embodiment is a method applicable to the pressing step S24, and the noodle food (for example, boiled noodles such as ramen, udon, and soba) placed on the tray is pressed upward. It is the press method pressed from.
FIG.1 and FIG.2 is the front view and side view of an apparatus which perform a part of manufacturing process of frozen noodles including a press process.

1 and 2, the manufacturing apparatus 10 includes a chain 26 that is driven in the direction of an arrow by a driven sprocket 22 and a drive sprocket 24. The drive sprocket 24 is driven by a motor 28. As shown in FIG. 2, a transport bar 30 is connected to the chain 26, and the chain 26 and the transport bar 30 move in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. A transport path 32 is formed along the moving direction of the chain 26, and the plurality of trays t placed on the transport path 32 are pushed by the transport bar 30 and are transported on the transport path 32 in the direction of the arrow.
As shown in FIG. 1, a noodle throwing unit 12, a first leveling unit 14, a second leveling unit 16, a first press unit 18, and a second press unit 20 are provided in order from the upstream side in the transport direction of the tray t. Yes.

  The noodle foods placed in a plurality of trays t arranged in the transport direction from the hopper by the noodle throwing unit 12 are leveled by the first leveling unit 14 and the second leveling unit 16 so that the noodle mountain becomes flat, and thereafter The first press unit 18 and the second press unit 20 are pressed by the first press body 34 and the second press body 36, and the noodle volume is reduced to obtain a uniform noodle volume.

3 and 4 show a first press body 34 and a second press body 36 according to an embodiment.
In one embodiment, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, the first press body 34 and the second press body 36 have press surfaces that substantially match the shape and size of the bottom surface of the tray t. By decentering the first press body 34 and the second press body 36 with respect to the bottom surface of the tray t, there is no gap in which the noodles are sandwiched between the press body and the inner surface of the tray in the eccentric direction, and the eccentric direction In the opposite direction, for example, a gap of several mm is generated.

In the pressing method according to one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the first press body 34 provided in the first press portion 18 is eccentric with respect to the center of the tray t and presses the noodle food (first press). Step S40), the second press body 36 provided in the second press section 20 is eccentric in the direction at least opposite to the eccentric direction of the first press body 34 and presses the noodle food (second press step S42).
As shown in FIG. 6, “at least the opposite direction” means that when the first press body 34 is eccentric in the direction of arrow a, the eccentric direction b of the second press body 36 is a direction within the range of the angle α. Say that.

As a result, there is no room for forming a gap in which noodles are sandwiched between the inner side surface of the tray t on the eccentric side and the side surfaces of the first press body 34 and the second press body 36, and the tray t in the direction opposite to the eccentric side is eliminated. By forming a gap larger than the cross-section of the noodle between the inner side surface and the side surface of the pressed body, it is possible to eliminate noodle pinching.
Moreover, the part which is not pressed can be reduced by decentering the 2nd press body 36 at least to the opposite direction with respect to the 1st press body 34. FIG.
Thereby, the protrusion of the noodle food from the tray t can be eliminated, and the shape and noodle volume of the noodle food can be made uniform.

In one embodiment, in the second pressing step S42, the first press body 34 is eccentric in the direction opposite to the eccentric direction in which the first pressing body 34 is eccentric with respect to the tray t in the first pressing step S40, thereby pressing the noodle food.
For example, as shown in FIG. 4, when the first press body 34 is eccentric in the direction of arrow a, the second press body 36 is eccentric in the direction of arrow b.
Thus, the unpressed part of the noodle food can be almost eliminated by setting the eccentric direction by the second press body 36 to be opposite to the eccentric direction of the first press body 34.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, in the first press portion 18, the first press body 34 is attached to the first support 38, and in the second press portion 20, the second press body 36 is the second support. It is attached to the tool 40. The first press body 34 and the second press body 36 can be attached to the first support tool 38 and the second support tool 40 eccentrically in directions opposite to each other.
In this way, the first press body 34 and the second press body 36 are eccentrically attached to the first support member 38 and the second support member 40 at least in opposite directions, whereby the first press body 34 and the second press body 36 are attached. 2 The arrangement of the press body 36 at the eccentric position becomes easy.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the first press body 34 and the second press body 36 are attached to the first support tool 38 and the second support tool 40 by bolts. At this time, the bolt holes 42 formed in the first press body 34 and the second press body 36 are formed at positions eccentric from the centers of the first press body 34 and the second press body 36.
For example, in FIG. 4, the relationship between the distances c, d, e, and f with the center lines C ₁ and C ₂ passing through the center O of the first press body 34 and the second press body 36 is expressed as d <c and f <e. And
In this way, the first press body 34 and the second press body 36 are arranged at desired eccentric positions by forming the bolt holes 42 so as to be eccentric with respect to the first press body 34 and the second press body 36. Becomes easier.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the first support member 38 and the second support member 40 are eccentrically attached to the support column 44. In this case, the first press body 34 and the second press body 36 need not be eccentrically attached to the first support tool 38 and the second support tool 40.
According to this embodiment, it is not necessary to attach the first press body 34 and the second press body 36 eccentrically with respect to the first support tool 38 and the second support tool 40. Attachment of the body 36 to the first support 38 and the second support 40 is facilitated.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a transport bar 30 and a guide rail 46 are provided. The transport bar 30 is arranged so that the longitudinal direction intersects the transport direction of the tray t (the arrow direction in FIG. 1), and moves in the transport direction on the transport path 32 along which the tray t is transported to move the tray t. Transport. The tray t slides on the conveyance path 32. The guide rails 46 are arranged along the transport direction of the tray t and guide both side surfaces of the tray t. The interval between the guide rails 46 is set according to the width of the tray t so that the guide can be guided while being held at a predetermined transport position. The tray t is guided by the guide rail 46, and is transported in the transport direction by the transport bar 30 while maintaining a predetermined transport position.
Further, the motor 28 is controlled by receiving the stop position sensor 48 that detects that the tray t has come to the press position pressed by the first press body 34 and the second press body 36 and the detection signal of the stop position sensor 48. And a control unit 50 for stopping the transport bar 30.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, a tray transfer positioning step S44 is performed. In the tray transport positioning step S44, the tray t is transported on the transport path 32 by the transport bar 30, and the first press body 34 presses the noodle food and the second press body 36 presses the noodle food. Stops at the second press position.
Through the tray conveyance positioning step S44, the first press step S40 and the second press step S42 can be continuously performed on the noodle foods put in the plurality of trays t.

In one embodiment, the stop position sensor 48 detects that the tray t has come to each processing unit such as the first press unit 18 and the second press unit 20, and transmits the detection signal to the control unit 50. Based on this detection signal, the control unit 50 controls the motor 28 to stop the transport bar 30 at the press position.
Accordingly, the tray t can be accurately positioned at the first press position of the first press portion 18 and the second press position of the second press portion 20 with a low-cost configuration. Further, the plurality of trays t can be sequentially and sequentially positioned.

  In one embodiment, the tray t is stopped by the stop position sensor 48 and the control unit 50 when the tray t comes to the noodle feeding unit 12, the first leveling unit 14, and the second leveling unit 16.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a deceleration start position sensor 52 that detects that the tray t has reached the deceleration start position set before the press position is provided. A detection signal from the deceleration start position sensor 52 is input to the control unit 50. The control unit 50 receives the detection signal from the deceleration start position sensor 52 and decelerates the transport bar 30.
Thus, since the tray can be decelerated before the tray t stops at the press position, the tray t can be accurately stopped at the press position.
In one embodiment, if the tray t is decelerated in front of another processing unit using the deceleration start position sensor 52, the tray t can be accurately stopped at the other processing unit.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a drive sprocket 54 that shares the rotating shaft 24 a of the drive sprocket 24 is provided. A chain 56 is suspended between the drive sprocket 54 and the driven sprocket 58. A sensor dog 60 is provided integrally with the driven sprocket 58, and the sensor dog 60 is interlocked with the rotation of the drive sprocket 24. When the sensor dog 60 comes to the detection positions of the stop position sensor 48 and the deceleration start position sensor 52, these sensors transmit detection signals to the control unit 50.
According to such a configuration, by linking the sensor dog 60 with the drive sprocket 24, the sensor dog 60 can be operated without requiring a new drive source, and the position detection mechanism of the tray t can be simplified and reduced in cost.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the bottom surface of the tray t, the first press body 34, and the second press body 36 have a rectangular shape in plan view. In the first press step S40, the first press body 34 is eccentric along the diagonal line with respect to the tray t and presses the noodle food, and in the second press step S42, the second press body 36 is the second along the diagonal line. 1 Eccentric in the opposite direction to the press body 34 to press the noodle food.
For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the first press body 34 is decentered in the direction of arrow a in the first press step S40, and the second press body 36 is decentered in the direction of arrow b in the second press step S42.

  According to the above method, by forming a gap larger than the cross-section of the noodle between the inner side surface of the tray t and the side surface of each press body, noodle pinching can be eliminated and noodle portions that are not pressed are eliminated. Can do.

In the above-described embodiment, the first press body 34 and the second press body 36 are eccentric with respect to the tray t. However, the tray t and the first press body 34 and the second press body 36 are relative to each other. Should be eccentric. Therefore, the tray t may be eccentric with respect to the first press body 34 and the second press body 36.
Moreover, although the above-mentioned embodiment uses the 1st press body 34 in 1st press process S40 and uses the 2nd press body 36 in 2nd press process S42, the 1st press body 34 and the 2nd press body 36 are used. May be combined with one press body, and the first press step S40 and the second press step S42 may be performed with one press body.

  According to some embodiments, in the noodle pressing process, a portion that is not pressed can be eliminated and the noodle can be prevented from lifting. Also, for example, it can be applied to noodle foods such as ramen, udon and soba.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Noodle food manufacturing apparatus 12 Noodle input part 14 1st leveling part 16 2nd leveling part 18 1st press part 20 2nd press part 22, 58 Drive sprocket 24, 54 Drive sprocket 26, 56 Chain 28 Motor 30 Conveyance bar 32 conveying path 34 first press member 36 and the second press member 38 first supporting member 40 second supporting member 42 bolt holes 44 posts 46 guide rails 48 stop position sensor 50 control unit 52 deceleration start position sensor 60 sensor dog C _{1, C 2} Center line O Center t Tray

Claims (10)

A method for pressing noodle food that is pressed into the tray from above with a press body.
A first pressing step of pressing the noodle food with a first press body eccentric with respect to the center of the tray;
A second pressing step of pressing the noodle food with a second press body that is decentered in the direction opposite to the eccentric direction of the first press body with respect to the center of the tray;
A method for pressing noodle foods, comprising: In the second pressing step,
2. The method for pressing noodle food according to claim 1, wherein in the first pressing step, the noodle food is pressed in a direction opposite to the eccentric direction in which the first press body is eccentric with respect to the tray. . The first press body is attached to the first support tool, and the second press body is attached to the second support tool,
In the first pressing step, the first press body is attached to a position eccentric with respect to the center of the first support tool,
The method for pressing noodle food according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, in the second pressing step, the second press body is attached at a position eccentric with respect to a center of the second support.   The tray is transported through a transport path, and is stopped at a first press position where the noodle food is pressed by the first press body and at a second press position where the noodle food is pressed by the second press body. The method for pressing noodle food according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a step. In the tray transfer positioning step,
The tray is transported by a transport bar that is arranged to intersect the transport direction of the tray and moves in the transport direction on the transport path,
5. The noodle food pressing method according to claim 4, wherein both side surfaces of the tray are positioned by guide rails arranged along the transport direction. The bottom surface of the tray, the first press body and the second press body have a rectangular shape in plan view,
In the first pressing step, the first press body is eccentric with respect to the tray along the diagonal of the rectangle to press the noodle food,
In the said 2nd press process, the said 2nd press body decenters in the opposite direction to the said 1st press body along the said diagonal, and presses the said noodle foodstuff, The any one of Claim 1 thru | or 5 characterized by the above-mentioned. The method for pressing noodle foods according to 1. A press device for noodle food that presses noodle food placed in a tray from above with a press body,
A first press portion having a first press body for pressing the noodle food product eccentric with respect to the center of the tray;
A second press part having a second press body for pressing the noodle food by decentering in the direction at least opposite to the eccentric direction of the first press body with respect to the center of the tray;
An apparatus for pressing noodle foods. The first press part includes a first support to which the first press body is attached, and the second press part includes a second support to which the second press body is attached,
The said 1st press body and the said 2nd press body can be attached eccentrically with respect to the said 1st support tool and a 2nd support tool at least in the direction opposite to each other, The attachment of Claim 7 characterized by the above-mentioned. Noodle food press equipment. A transport bar arranged to intersect the transport direction of the tray and transporting the tray by moving in the transport direction on a transport surface on which the tray is transported;
Guide rails arranged along the transport direction and guiding both side surfaces of the tray;
A stop position sensor for detecting that the tray has come to a press position pressed by the first press body and the second press body;
A control unit that receives the detection signal of the stop position sensor and stops the transport bar;
The apparatus for pressing noodle food according to claim 7 or 8, characterized by comprising: A deceleration start position sensor for detecting that the tray has reached a deceleration start position set before the press position;
The noodle food pressing device according to claim 9, wherein the control unit receives the detection signal from the deceleration start position sensor and decelerates the transport bar.

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