JP2018166428A - Food manufacturing method and food manufacturing line - Google Patents

Abstract

To overcome a problem in conventional manufacturing methods of sand confectionery that sand confectionery having good appearance cannot be manufactured only by replacing a mounting process of solidified ingredients with a depositor because the ingredients are outflowed or thinly extended from deposited confectionery pieces.SOLUTION: There is provided a manufacturing method and the like for foods containing confectionery consisting of an A piece and a B piece which are deposited depending on ingredients, having a deposit step for depositing a prescribed ingredient material at a melting state on the A piece, a B piece cooling step for cooling at least the B piece at room temperature or lower, and a B piece mounting step for mounting the B piece at a room temperature or lower by cooling from above of the ingredient material deposited on the A piece.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention mainly relates to a method and a production line for a confectionery (hereinafter referred to as a sand confectionery) in which a confectionery piece such as biscuits and cookies is sanded with a fluid content such as chocolate or cream.

  As described in Patent Document 1, conventional sand confections are produced by placing the content of chocolate or the like on a confectionery piece on a conveyor on which the confectionery piece is conveyed, and further placing the confectionery piece thereon. Sand confectionery is manufactured by placing.

  Here, the contents to be sanded are solidified in a predetermined size in advance, and the solidified contents are sucked and lifted by a suction device provided in the loading device that is sent from the direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor. It is placed on a piece of confectionery.

  On the other hand, the confectionery piece is baked in an oven and conveyed by a conveyor. And the content put by the baked preheat (40 degreeC-70 degreeC) is melt | dissolved, it is welded with a confectionery piece with the melted content, and is integrated as a sand confectionery.

  Here, there is a step of placing the content on the confectionery piece by the placement device. For this step, a step for solidifying the predetermined amount of content and for transporting the solidified content to the placement device Means, and there is a problem that time and cost increase in the production of sand confectionery.

  Therefore, it was considered to efficiently produce sand confectionery by depositing directly from the depositor onto the confectionery piece conveyed from the oven using a depositor (content automatic filling device) as described in Patent Document 2. .

  However, it is not possible to produce a sand confectionery suitably simply by replacing the previously placed solid content placing step with a depositor. The contents deposited by the depositor are required to maintain fluidity in order to be poured out without delay, and are therefore generally heated to a temperature higher than room temperature. When the content of such high temperature is poured onto the confectionery piece transported from the oven and the confectionery piece is placed from above, the content is melted by receiving the heat and weight of the confectionery piece placed from above. This is because the fluidity becomes high and the content flows out from the confectionery piece, or even if it does not flow out, it extends thinly, resulting in a problem that the volume in the thickness direction of the content is small and the appearance as a sand confectionery is deteriorated.

JP-A-4-88949 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-276077

  Therefore, the present invention simplifies the production process by directly pouring the contents into the confectionery piece by a depositor, and provides a suitable method and production line for producing a good-looking sand confectionery using the depositor. This is the issue.

  In order to solve the above problems, the following food production method is provided. That is, a food manufacturing method including a confectionery consisting of A pieces and B pieces welded by the contents, a deposit step of depositing a predetermined dissolved content of the content material on the A pieces, and at least the B pieces at room temperature or less A food product manufacturing method comprising: a B piece cooling step for cooling to B; and a B piece placement step for placing the B piece at room temperature or lower by being cooled from the top of the content material deposited on the A piece. To do.

  Moreover, in said foodstuff manufacturing method, the foodstuff manufacturing method which further has an A piece cooling step which cools the A piece in which the content material was deposited after the depositing step and before the B piece mounting step to below room temperature I will provide a.

  Moreover, in said food manufacturing method, in order for A piece and B piece to carry out a cooling process sequentially by advancing a cooling area | region in the state which lined up the front and back at least A piece cooling step and B piece cooling step. The food manufacturing method further includes an alignment step of aligning the A piece and the B piece in this order before and after the A piece cooling step and the B piece cooling step.

  Moreover, in said foodstuff manufacturing method, the foodstuff manufacturing method which further has the A piece B piece approaching step which shortens the distance of A piece and B piece after a depositing step than before the depositing step is provided.

  Moreover, in said foodstuff manufacturing method, the foodstuff manufacturing method which further has the whole cooling step which cools the A piece, the content material, and B piece which were integrated after the B piece mounting step is provided.

  Moreover, it is a food production line containing the confectionery which consists of A piece and B piece welded by the content, Comprising: The depositor which deposits the content material of the predetermined melt | dissolution state on A piece from above, At least B piece is below room temperature There is provided a food production line having a B piece cooling device for cooling, and a B piece placement device for placing a B piece that is cooled to a room temperature or lower by being cooled from above the content material deposited on the A piece. .

  Moreover, it is said food manufacturing line, Comprising: A piece cooling device (B piece cooling device and B piece cooling device which cools the A piece in which the content material was deposited downstream from the depositor and upstream of the B piece mounting device to below room temperature A food production line further comprising: the same apparatus is not excluded.

  Also, in the food production line described above, the A piece cooling device and the B piece are used in order to sequentially cool the A piece and the B piece by advancing the cooling region in a state of being lined up and down in the line conveying direction. Provided is a food production line further comprising an aligning device for aligning the A piece and the B piece in front and back in this order before the cooling device.

  Moreover, it is said food production line, Comprising: The food production line which further has A piece B piece approaching apparatus which shortens the distance of A piece and B piece in the downstream of a depositor rather than the upstream of a depositor is provided.

  Moreover, it is said food production line, Comprising: The food production line which further has the whole cooling device which cools A piece, a content material, and B piece integrated downstream from B piece mounting apparatus.

  Furthermore, it is a food manufacturing method including a confectionery consisting of A pieces and B pieces welded by the contents, and a dough placing step for placing dough before baking the food on the baking stand in a piece, and dough A heating step for heating the baking table on which the etc. are placed, a depositing step for depositing a predetermined content of the content material on the A piece above the room temperature through the heating step, and cooling at least the B piece below the room temperature Provided is a food manufacturing method comprising: a B piece cooling step; and a B piece placing step of placing a B piece, which is cooled to a room temperature or less by being cooled, on the content material deposited on the A piece.

  Moreover, it is a foodstuff manufacturing method containing the confectionery which consists of A piece and B piece welded by the content, Comprising: The dough mounting step which mounts the dough before baking of food, etc. on the conveyor which is a baking stand in piece shape A heating step in which the conveyor on which the dough and the like are placed is advanced to the oven, and a depositing step in which a predetermined dissolved state of the content material is deposited from above on the A pieces of room temperature or higher that are sequentially transported from the oven through the heating step A B piece cooling step for cooling at least the B piece to room temperature or less, and a B piece placement step for placing the B piece at room temperature or less by being cooled on the content material deposited on the A piece. The food manufacturing method which has these.

  Moreover, it is a foodstuff manufacturing method containing the confectionery which consists of A piece and B piece welded by the content, Comprising: The dough mounting step which mounts the dough before baking of food, etc. on the conveyor which is a baking stand in piece shape A heating step in which the conveyor on which the dough and the like are placed is advanced to the oven, and a depositing step in which a predetermined melted content material is deposited on the A pieces of room temperature or higher that are sequentially transported from the oven through the heating step. And a B piece cooling step for cooling at least the B piece to room temperature or lower, and a B piece mounting for placing the B piece that has been cooled to a room temperature or lower state on the content material before solidification deposited on the A piece. A food production method comprising: a placing step.

  Moreover, it is a foodstuff manufacturing method containing the confectionery which consists of A piece and B piece welded by the content, Comprising: The dough mounting step which mounts the dough before baking of food, etc. on the conveyor which is a baking stand in piece shape A heating step in which the conveyor on which the dough and the like are placed is advanced to the oven, and a depositing step in which a predetermined melted content material is deposited on the A pieces of room temperature or higher that are sequentially transported from the oven through the heating step. And a B piece cooling step that cools at least the B piece to room temperature or lower, and the B piece that has been cooled to a room temperature or lower by being cooled by the A piece deposited on the A piece, so that There is provided a food manufacturing method having a B piece placement step of placing from above.

  Moreover, it is a foodstuff manufacturing method containing the confectionery which consists of A piece and B piece welded by the content, Comprising: The dough mounting step which mounts the dough before baking of food, etc. on the conveyor which is a baking stand in piece shape And a heating step in which the conveyor on which the dough and the like are placed is advanced to the oven, and after depositing in a predetermined melted state on the A pieces of room temperature or higher that are sequentially transported from the oven through the heating step, it can be done by the capping operation of the depositor A deposit step for depositing the content material from above so that it has two, a B piece cooling step for cooling at least the B piece to room temperature or less, and a B piece at room temperature or less by being cooled was deposited on the A piece A food product comprising: a B piece placement step in which at least a portion still having one by being heated by the A piece is placed on the content material before solidification; To provide a production method.

  Furthermore, it is a food production line including a confectionery made up of A pieces and B pieces welded by the contents, and a baking stand for placing the dough before baking the food in pieces, and the dough etc. A heating device for heating the fired baking table, a depositer for depositing a predetermined dissolved content of the content material on the A piece which has become room temperature or higher by the heating device, and a B piece cooling device for cooling at least the B piece to room temperature or lower And a B piece placement device for placing the B piece at room temperature or lower by being cooled from above the content material deposited on the A piece.

  Moreover, it is a food production line containing the confectionery which consists of A piece and B piece welded by the content, Comprising: The conveyor which is a baking stand for mounting dough before baking of food, etc., dough, etc. An oven for advancing and heating the conveyor on which is placed, and a depositor for depositing a predetermined dissolved state of the content material on the A pieces of room temperature or higher that are sequentially transported from the oven through heating by the oven, A B piece cooling device that cools at least the B piece to room temperature or less, and a B piece placement device that places the B piece that has been cooled to below room temperature on the content material deposited on the A piece by cooling. A food production line is provided.

  Moreover, it is a food production line containing the confectionery which consists of A piece and B piece welded by the content, Comprising: The conveyor which is a baking stand for mounting dough before baking of food, etc., dough, etc. An oven for advancing and heating the conveyor on which is placed, and a depositor for depositing a predetermined dissolved state of the content material on the A pieces of room temperature or higher that are sequentially transported from the oven through heating by the oven, B piece cooling device for cooling at least B piece to room temperature or less, and B piece placement device for placing B piece in room temperature or less by being cooled on top of the solidified material deposited on A piece. And providing a food production line.

  Moreover, it is a food production line containing the confectionery which consists of A piece and B piece welded by the content, Comprising: The conveyor which is a baking stand for mounting dough before baking of food, etc., dough, etc. An oven for advancing and heating the conveyor on which is placed, and a depositor for depositing a predetermined dissolved state of the content material on the A pieces of room temperature or higher that are sequentially transported from the oven through heating by the oven, The B piece cooling device that cools at least the B piece to room temperature or lower, and the B piece that is cooled to below room temperature by being heated by the A piece deposited on the A piece from above the content material before solidification A food production line having a B-piece placement device to be placed is provided.

  Moreover, it is a food production line containing the confectionery which consists of A piece and B piece welded by the content, Comprising: The conveyor which is a baking stand for mounting dough before baking of food, etc., dough, etc. An oven for advancing and heating the conveyor on which the resin is placed, and a depositor cuffing operation after depositing in a predetermined melted state on A pieces of room temperature or higher that are sequentially transported from the oven through heating by the oven A depositor for depositing the content material from above, a B piece cooling device for cooling at least the B piece to room temperature or less, and an A piece in which the B piece at room temperature or less by being cooled is deposited on the A piece A food production line having at least one part still having one by being heated by a B-piece placement device, which is placed on top of the content material before solidification

  According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, it is possible to provide a suitable method for producing a food product that has a good appearance and a rich volume feeling.

The flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the foodstuff manufacturing method of Embodiment 1. The conceptual diagram which shows an example which comprised the foodstuff manufacturing method of Embodiment 1 as a foodstuff manufacturing line. The flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the foodstuff manufacturing method of Embodiment 2. The conceptual diagram which shows an example which comprised the foodstuff manufacturing method of Embodiment 2 as a foodstuff manufacturing line. The flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the foodstuff manufacturing method of Embodiment 3. The conceptual diagram which shows an example which comprised the foodstuff manufacturing method of Embodiment 3 as a foodstuff manufacturing line. The flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the foodstuff manufacturing method of Embodiment 4. The conceptual diagram which shows an example which comprised the foodstuff manufacturing method of Embodiment 4 as a foodstuff manufacturing line.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and can be implemented in various modes without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

In the first embodiment, claims 1, 5, 6, 10 and the like will be mainly described. In the second embodiment, claims 2 and 7 will be mainly described. In the third embodiment, claims 3 and 8 will be mainly described. In the fourth embodiment, claims 4 and 9 will be mainly described.
<Embodiment 1>
<Overview>

  In the present embodiment, in producing a food that sands the contents with A pieces and B pieces constituting the food like sand confectionery, at least the B pieces are cooled to room temperature or lower and the contents are deposited on the A pieces. It is the manufacturing method to mount.

The contents deposited by the depositor are required to maintain fluidity in order to be poured out without any delay, and are therefore generally higher than room temperature. When a piece of B having a temperature higher than room temperature is placed on the content of such a high temperature, the content is melted by receiving the heat of the B piece, and the fluidity is increased. There is a risk that the contents will flow out from the slag, or the volume in the thickness direction will be small and the appearance will be poor. Therefore, by cooling the B piece placed on the content to a temperature lower than room temperature and placing it, the content is cooled by contact with the B piece, the fluidity is attenuated and solidification is promoted. It is possible to suppress the outflow and the thin extension.
<Configuration>

  FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the food manufacturing method of the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the food manufacturing method of the present embodiment includes a deposit step S0101, a B piece cooling step S0102, and a B piece placement step S0103.

  Each functional configuration of the present embodiment can be realized as a combination of hardware and software. Specifically, if a computer is used, a CPU, a main memory, a bus, or a secondary storage device (nonvolatile memory such as an HDD or SSD, a storage medium such as a CD or DVD, and a read drive for the medium) ), Input device used for information input, display device, depositor, tempering device, heat insulation tank, chocolate dissolution tank, chocolate pump, mixer, band oven, width direction alignment device, flow direction alignment device, sand device, product presser In addition, hardware such as a pre-product preparation device and a product discharge device, an interface of each device, a communication interface, a driver program for controlling the hardware, other application programs, a user interface application, and the like. Then, by CPU processing according to the program developed on the main memory, the data input from the input device or other interface and held in the memory or hard disk is processed and stored, An instruction for controlling the software is generated. Alternatively, the functional blocks of this system may be realized by dedicated hardware.

  In addition, each embodiment described in the present specification can be realized not only as an apparatus but also as a method using part or all of the embodiment. Moreover, a part of such an apparatus can be configured as software. Furthermore, a software product used for causing a computer to execute such software and a recording medium on which the product is fixed are naturally included in the technical scope of each embodiment described in this specification (this specification The same throughout.)

  The method of this embodiment is a method for producing a food containing a confectionery consisting of A pieces and B pieces welded by the contents. “A piece” and “B piece” are foods and are formed in a plate shape. For example, in the case of confectionery, there are cookies, biscuits, crackers, Langscher, pie, shoe, tart, duckworth, rice crackers, and the like. As foods other than confectionery, for example, bread, dumplings or spring rolls baked or fried, or rice thinly spread and baked into a plate shape can be considered.

  A piece and B piece are generally the same type of food (like biscuits baked in the same type), but different shapes and decorations may be given, and different types of food May be combined (like butter cream cookies and chocolate flavor cookies).

  Further, the A piece and the B piece may have a front surface and a back surface, respectively. In the surface of each confectionery piece, the surface that contacts the seasoning material is the back surface, and the surface that does not contact the seasoning material is the surface. And it is also preferable to give the name and decoration of the foodstuff to the surface of the confectionery piece which comprises the surface of a foodstuff when it completes as a foodstuff.

  Moreover, there are chocolate, cream, butter, jam, candy and the like as the contents of the contents, and their properties are generally less fluid at room temperature or lower. Since the seasoning material is deposited as will be described later, it has a certain degree of fluidity at a temperature higher than room temperature (for example, 35 ° C. or higher). Further, the seasoning material may contain solids such as finely divided nuts and dried fruits.

  The food containing the confectionery according to this embodiment is formed by welding each of the A piece and the B piece sandwiching the contents. In other words, the melted state enters the gaps and irregularities on the contact surfaces of the A piece and the B piece, and the entered content cools and solidifies, so that the content, the A piece, and the B piece are bonded.

  The depositing step S0101 is a step of depositing a predetermined content of the content material on the A piece from above.

  The deposit of the content material to the A piece can be performed by an automatic content filling device called a depositor, but it may be performed by any other suitable device, or may be made by a human hand. In addition, deposit means that a certain thing is mounted on a certain thing, and here, putting a content material on A piece is said depositing.

  Further, the depositor is not limited to depositing one content material, and may be capable of depositing two or more content materials. For example, a depositor called a one-shot depositor or a double depositor may be used. These depositors are capable of depositing two middle ingredients together. Specifically, the depositor uses a nozzle in which two flow paths are formed on the inner side and the outer periphery of the depositor with the nozzle cross section of two layers as concentric circles. With such a nozzle, it is possible to deposit one content material pushed out from the central flow path while being wrapped with another content material pushed out from the outer flow path. As for the contents deposited in this way, one contained content is called a center, and the content enclosing it is called a shell.

  The content material is brought into a predetermined dissolved state upon depositing. Depending on the properties of the seasoning material, the deposit is in a dissolved state for providing appropriate fluidity, and the temperature of the seasoning material is adjusted so that the suitable dissolved state is obtained. The temperature adjustment of the seasoning can be appropriately determined according to the type of the seasoning and the predetermined dissolved state. For example, when depositing chocolate, the temperature is preferably about 35 ° C to 45 ° C. Then, the content material in a predetermined dissolved state is deposited on the A piece from above.

  The B piece cooling step S0102 is a process of cooling at least the B piece to room temperature or lower. The room temperature is the temperature of the space where the present manufacturing method is performed, and the B piece is cooled to a temperature below that. The preferable temperature for cooling depends on the material of the B piece, the type and temperature of the deposited content, and, for example, when the biscuits are A piece and B piece with chocolate as the content, the B piece described later It is preferable that the B piece is cooled so as to have a temperature of about 10 ° C. to 20 ° C. when placed on the content material in the placing step.

  The means for cooling the B piece is not particularly limited. For example, a cooling tunnel conventionally used in the manufacture of confectionery or food can be used. The cooling tunnel cools food that is transported by passing it through a conveyor on a production line for food in a warehouse filled with cold air.

  Various modes of carrying the A piece and the B piece up to the B piece placement step described later are conceivable. For example, when the A piece and the B piece are transported by different transport conveyors, or when the A piece and the B piece are transported side by side with respect to the transport direction on the same transport conveyor. Can cool only the B piece by providing a cooling device such as a cooling tunnel on the B piece conveyer or the conveyer where the B piece is conveyed.

  On the other hand, the A piece and the B piece may be transported by being alternately arranged in the transport direction on the same transport conveyor. In such a case, the A piece and the B piece may be cooled to such an extent that the deposited contents are not solidified. The purpose of the B piece cooling step is to prevent the cooled B piece from being placed on and in contact with the content material, thereby cooling the content material and flowing out of the A piece or extending thinly due to excessive dissolution. Therefore, as long as the fluidity of the content materials and the suppressed dissolved state are maintained so that the B pieces are welded to each other when the B pieces are placed on the content material deposited on the A pieces, the amount is excessive enough to flow out. This is because cooling to suppress the dissolved state meets the spirit of the present invention.

  The B piece placement step S0103 is a step of placing the B piece, which has been cooled to room temperature or less by being cooled, on the content material deposited on the A piece. When the B piece cooled to room temperature or lower is placed on the seasoning material, the B material having a temperature lower than the temperature of the seasoning material comes into contact with the seasoning material, so that the seasoning material in the dissolved state is welded to the B piece. However, it is cooled by contact with the B piece and solidification is promoted. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the melted content material from flowing out from the placement surface of the A piece or extending thinly due to the weight of the placed B piece. The preferred appearance of being sanded can be shown.

  As described above, since the placement of the B piece is also intended to be welded to the content material, the B piece is placed before the deposited content material is solidified. In addition, as an aspect of the seasoning material suitable for placing the B piece, first, the deposit to the A piece by the depositor is set up by the depositor's mouth closing operation (operation of tightening the nozzle to stop the deposit). It is preferable to deposit in the mode. And it is preferable to mount B piece before the standing one is solidified.

  The means for placing the B piece can be implemented by conventional food manufacturing techniques. For example, it can be realized by a device for sucking and lifting the B piece from above and placing the lifted B piece on the content material deposited on the A piece. Further, the B piece may be placed by a human hand.

  In addition, when the A piece and the B piece are transported by being alternately arranged in the carrying direction on the same transport conveyor, the preceding B piece in the carrying direction is placed on the A piece located behind it. Alternatively, conversely, the A piece behind it may be placed on the preceding A piece. In the former case, the apparatus can be simply configured because it can be placed on the A piece only by lifting and lowering the B piece. On the other hand, in the latter case, the B piece that has just passed the B piece cooling step is placed on the A piece, so that the temperature rise of the B piece due to exposure to room temperature before being placed can be suppressed. The cooling effect of the content material by placing the B piece is excellent.

  Further, after the B piece placement step, a step of pushing the B piece downward, or a step of pushing the B piece downward while applying rotation may be included. As a result, the A piece and the B piece are strongly bonded to the content material by welding, and can be integrated as a sanded food.

  Furthermore, you may provide the whole cooling step which cools integrated A piece, a content material, and B piece. When a material that solidifies by being cooled, such as chocolate, is used as a seasoning material, the bonding between the content material and the A piece and the B piece becomes strong by cooling, and there is a risk that these individual pieces can be easily separated. Is reduced.

Further, food such as confectionery may be baked from the dough used as a raw material, and the baked food may be subjected to a depositing step. For example, including a dough placing step for placing a predetermined dough on a firing stand for firing the dough with a heating device such as an oven, and a heating step for heating the firing stand on which the dough is placed It is good. Alternatively, a dough placing step for placing the dough on a conveyor (or belt) as a baking table and placing the dough on the conveyer (or belt) on which the dough is placed is heated in an oven and heated. May be included.
<Food production line>

  Based on the food manufacturing method of this embodiment, it can provide also as a food manufacturing line for performing each step mentioned above in series. That is, a food production line including confectionery consisting of A pieces and B pieces welded by the contents, a depositer for depositing a predetermined content of the content material on the A pieces from above, and at least the B pieces at room temperature or lower To provide a food production line having a B piece cooling device for cooling and a B piece placement device for placing a B piece that is cooled to room temperature or less on the content material deposited on the A piece. Can do.

  FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing an example configured as a food production line based on the food production method of the present embodiment. This food production line is for producing sand confectionery as food, and as shown in the figure, the A piece 0201 is conveyed from right to left as viewed in the figure by a conveyer 0202 for conveying the A piece. . On the other hand, the B piece 0203 is also conveyed from right to left as viewed in the figure by a conveyer 0204 for conveying the B piece.

  In this example, the A piece is conveyed with the back surface facing upward, and the B piece is conveyed with the surface facing upward. An oven for firing A pieces and B pieces and a cooling device for cooling the fired A pieces and B pieces may be provided upstream of each conveyor, and then an appropriate posture (reverse or reverse) by a reversing device or the like. It is transported after being adjusted to the top of the surface.

  The depositor 0205 provided on the A-piece transport conveyor is a one-shot depositor, and deposits the shell including the center on the A-piece conveyed as a content material. The depositor preferably has a warming function and a heat retaining function for depositing the content material in a predetermined dissolved state. Moreover, you may comprise so that the content material stored in the heat retention tank, the heating tank, etc. may be supplied to a depositor. Moreover, when chocolate is used as a content material, it is also preferable to provide a tempering device. The supply of the content material to the depositor may be configured such that the content material is sent out by a pump or the like from a heat retaining tank or a tempering device, or may be performed through human hands. The A piece on which the content material 0206 is deposited is conveyed further downstream.

  On the other hand, the B piece conveyor is provided with a cooling tunnel 0207 as a cooling device, and the B piece to be conveyed is cooled to room temperature or lower by passing through the cooling tunnel. The actions and effects of this cooling are as described above.

  The B piece placement device 0208 is passed across the A piece conveyor and the B piece conveyor. The B piece placement device sucks and holds the B piece conveyed by the B piece conveyer and transfers the held B piece 0209 to the A piece conveyer on the A piece on which the contents are deposited. Placed on. Such a placing device can be realized by a known technique in a confectionery or food production line, and any technical means may be used as long as it can fulfill the function for placing. Thus, the sand confectionery 0210 which consists of A piece, B piece, and a content material is manufactured by mounting B piece.

  Moreover, as demonstrated in the manufacturing method of food, also in this food manufacturing line, it was on the conveyance conveyor of A piece, Comprising: A piece, a seasoning material, and B piece were piled up further downstream of the B piece mounting apparatus. You may provide the apparatus for pushing sand confectionery and promoting integration, and the whole cooling device which cools the integrated A piece, a content material, and B piece.

Similarly, a heating device such as an oven for baking the A piece and the B piece from the dough, and a conveyor and a belt for carrying while heating may be provided upstream of the depositor.
<Effect>

According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, it is possible to efficiently produce a sand confectionery that has a good appearance and a medium volume.
<Embodiment 2>
<Overview>

The present embodiment is based on the first embodiment, and further includes an A piece cooling step for cooling the A piece on which the content material is deposited to a room temperature or lower after the depositing step and before the B piece placing step. It is a food manufacturing method.
<Configuration>

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing flow of the food production method of the present embodiment. As shown in the drawing, the food manufacturing method of the present embodiment includes a deposit step S0301, a B piece cooling step S0302, an A piece cooling step S0303, and a B piece placing step S0304. Note that the B piece cooling step and the A piece cooling step may be performed in reverse of the illustrated case, or may be performed in parallel.

  By cooling the A piece on which the content material is deposited to room temperature or lower, the content material can be cooled prior to cooling by placing the B piece, and the content material in a dissolved state is cooled and solidification is promoted. . Thereby, it is possible to prevent the content material from leaking out from the placement surface of the A piece due to being in a dissolved state and the weight of the B piece to be placed later from being thinly extended. A preferable appearance can be shown in which the material is sandwiched between the A piece and the B piece with a thickness.

  The room temperature is as described in the B piece cooling step. Further, the preferable temperature for cooling depends on the kind of A material, the kind of the content material deposited and the temperature. Further, it is preferable to cool the A piece according to the degree of cooling of the B piece in the B piece cooling step. This is because if the A piece is cooled too much, the solidification of the content material proceeds excessively and the degree of welding with the placed B piece may be weakened.

The means for cooling the A piece is not particularly limited, but a cooling tunnel or the like can be used as described in the B piece cooling step. Further, it is possible to provide a cooling means so that the A piece cooling step and the B piece cooling step can be performed by one cooling means.
<Food production line>

  Based on the food manufacturing method of this embodiment, it can provide also as a food manufacturing line for performing each step mentioned above in series. That is, in the food production line of the first embodiment, the A piece cooling device (with the B piece cooling device and the B piece cooling device) that cools the A piece on which the content material is deposited downstream of the depositor and upstream of the B piece placing device. It is possible to provide a food production line further having the same apparatus.

  FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing an example configured as a food production line based on the food production method of the present embodiment. The basic configuration is the same as that of the food production line shown in FIG. Therefore, repeated description of the same configuration is omitted. This food production line is for producing sand confectionery as food. As shown in the figure, the A piece 0401 is conveyed from right to left as viewed in the figure by a conveyer 0402 for conveying the A piece. . On the other hand, the B piece 0403 is also conveyed from right to left as viewed in the figure by a conveyer 0404 for conveying the B piece.

  Also in this example, the A piece is transported with the back surface facing upward, and the B piece is transported with the front surface facing upward. It is the same as that of the food production line in Embodiment 1 that an oven or an inverting device may be provided upstream.

  The depositor 0405 provided on the A-piece transport conveyor is a one-shot depositor, and deposits the shell including the center on the A-piece conveyed as a content material. This configuration is the same as that of the food production line in the first embodiment. And the A piece in which the content material 0406 was deposited is conveyed further downstream.

  A cooling tunnel 0407, which is a cooling device, is provided downstream of the depositor and upstream of the B piece placement device 0408 so that the A piece conveyor and the B piece conveyor pass through the interior of the warehouse.

  By this cooling tunnel, A piece and B piece conveyed by each conveyance conveyor are cooled to below room temperature. The actions and effects of this cooling are as described above. In addition, you may comprise so that each conveyance conveyor may be separately provided with cooling devices, such as a cooling tunnel, so that it may each pass.

  A B-piece placement device is provided downstream of the cooling tunnel. The B piece transported by the B piece conveyor is sucked and held, and the held B piece 0409 is transferred to the A piece conveyor and placed on the A piece on which the contents are deposited. This configuration is the same as that of the food production line in the first embodiment. And the sand confectionery 0410 which consists of A piece, B piece, and a content material is manufactured by mounting B piece.

In addition, the food production line also includes an apparatus for pressing the A piece, the content material, and the sand confection on the B piece on the A piece conveying conveyor and downstream of the B piece placing device. The configuration may be the same as in the first embodiment.
<Effect>

According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, it is possible to efficiently produce a sand confectionery that has a good appearance and a medium volume.
<Embodiment 3>
<Overview>

The present embodiment is based on the second embodiment, and includes a step of aligning the A piece and the B piece in a line-up state in the line conveying direction before each cooling step. As a result, the A and B pieces, which are sequentially cooled, sand the contents, and the deposited contents can be effectively prevented from leaking out or extending thinly from the A pieces.
<Configuration>

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing flow of the food production method of the present embodiment. As shown in the drawing, the food production method of the present embodiment includes an alignment step S0501, a deposit step S0502, a B piece cooling step S0503, an A piece cooling step S0504, and a B piece placement step S0505. Since each step other than the alignment step has been described in the first and second embodiments, repeated description is omitted.

  In the alignment step S0501, the A piece and the B piece are subjected to the A piece cooling in order to sequentially cool the A piece and the B piece by advancing the cooling region in a state where the A piece cooling step and the B piece cooling step are arranged back and forth in the line conveying direction. Before the step and the B piece cooling step, the A piece and the B piece are aligned in this order.

  This alignment means that the B pieces are placed in the subsequent B piece placement step, and the paired A pieces and B pieces constituting one sand confection are lined up and down, that is, A that precedes in the transport direction. It means that the B piece following the piece is placed.

  By aligning and sequentially cooling in this way, the interval from the B piece cooling step to the B placement step is relatively narrowed, so that the B piece cooling step is completed and the contents deposited on the A piece at the B placement step By suppressing the temperature rise of the B piece until it is placed on the material as much as possible, the cooling effect of the content material due to the placement of the B piece can be prevented from being impaired.

  The alignment step is preferably performed before the depositing step. For example, when the same confectionery piece is conveyed from the upstream of the conveyance line, the confectionery pieces conveyed in the conveyance direction are reversed every other row or every other row. Thus, the A piece and the B piece can be arranged side by side.

As a specific means for inversion, for example, there is a difference in height between a transport conveyor for transporting confectionery pieces from a most upstream apparatus such as an oven and a transport conveyor downstream of which a depositor, a cooling tunnel, etc. are provided. The confectionery piece can be reversed by pushing the confectionery piece when passing through the chute with a pusher from the bottom side of the chute. Alternatively, the confectionery piece may be sucked and lifted and then reversed.
<Food production line>

  Based on the food manufacturing method of this embodiment, it can provide also as a food manufacturing line for performing each step mentioned above in series. That is, in the food production line of Embodiment 2, the A piece and the B piece are sequentially cooled by advancing the cooling region in a state where the A piece and the B piece are lined up at the front and back in at least the line conveyance direction. It is possible to provide a food production line that further includes an aligning device for aligning the A piece and the B piece in the front-rear direction in this order before the cooling device.

  FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram showing an example configured as a food production line based on the food production method of the present embodiment. Unlike FIG.2 and FIG.4, it has shown by the horizontal direction view. The confectionery pieces to be A pieces and B pieces are lines for producing sand confectionery by being processed by each device while being conveyed from right to left as viewed in the figure.

  First, a conveyor conveyer 0602 is provided at the right end in the figure in order to supply a confectionery piece 0601 that is an A piece and a B piece. An oven for baking the confectionery pieces or a cooling device for cooling the baked confectionery pieces may be provided on the conveyor.

  A transport conveyor 0603 is provided at a position lower than the transport conveyor for supplying the confectionery pieces, and both transport conveyors are provided with chutes 0604, and pushers for pushing the confectionery pieces sliding on the chute from the back side of the chutes and turning them over. 0605 is provided. A piece of confectionery that passes through the chute is pushed by a pusher every other or every other row in the transport direction and turned over so that A piece that is a piece of confection with the back side facing up and B piece that is a piece of confectionery with the surface facing up Are aligned back and forth. The alignment device 0606 is configured by these devices and mechanisms.

  When a plurality of A pieces and B pieces are arranged and transported in the width direction of the conveyor, the width for adjusting the arrangement interval in the width direction by reciprocating the flapper 0607 in the width direction as shown in the figure. A direction arranging device 0608 may be provided.

  Further, the content is deposited on the A piece by depositor 0609 provided downstream. A cooling tunnel 0610 as an A piece cooling device and a B piece cooling device is provided downstream thereof, and the A piece 0611 and the B piece 0612 aligned by the alignment device pass through the cooling tunnel in a state where they are aligned in the front-rear direction. And cooled. Further, the B piece is placed on the content material deposited on the preceding A piece by the B piece placing device 0613 to produce a sand confectionery. Each configuration of the depositor, the cooling tunnel, and the B-piece placement device is as described in the first or second embodiment.

In addition, the present food production line may be configured to further include a device for pressing the A piece, the seasoning material, and the sand confection on the B piece on the downstream side, as in the first and second embodiments. It is.
<Effect>

According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, it is possible to efficiently produce a sand confectionery that has a good appearance and a medium volume.
<Embodiment 4>
<Overview>

The present embodiment is based on the third embodiment, and further includes an A piece B piece approaching step for shortening the distance between the A piece and the B piece after the depositing step than before the depositing step. . By approaching in this way, the B piece can be quickly placed on the content material deposited on the A piece, and the cooling effect of the content material by placing the B piece can be more effectively exhibited.
<Configuration>

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing flow of the food manufacturing method of the present embodiment. As shown in the drawing, the food manufacturing method of the present embodiment includes an alignment step S0701, a deposit step S0702, a B piece cooling step S0703, an A piece cooling step S0704, an A piece B piece approaching step S0705, and a B piece. Placement step S0706. Since each step other than the A piece B one piece approaching step has been described in any one of the first to third embodiments, repeated description is omitted.

  The A piece B piece approaching step S0705 is a step of shortening the distance between the A piece and the B piece after the depositing step than before the depositing step.

  By shortening the distance between the A piece and the B piece, the B piece can be quickly placed on the content material deposited on the A piece, and the cooling effect of the content material by placing the B piece is more effectively exhibited. Can be made.

As a means for shortening the distance between the A piece and the B piece, for example, the distance between the A piece and the B piece conveyed from the back is shortened by preventing the A piece conveyed on the conveyor for a predetermined time. Thus, the distance between the two can be reduced.
<Production line>

  Based on the food manufacturing method of this embodiment, it can provide also as a food manufacturing line for performing each step mentioned above. That is, in the food production line of Embodiment 3, the food production line further includes an A piece B piece approaching device that shortens the distance between the A piece and the B piece at the downstream of the depositor as compared with the upstream of the depositor. Can do.

  FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram showing an example configured as a food production line based on the food production method of the present embodiment. A piece and B piece are lines which manufacture sand confectionery by being processed by each device while being conveyed from right to left as viewed in the figure. The arrangement and the like provided upstream of the depositor shown in Embodiment 3 are not shown and described.

  As shown in the figure, a depositor 0801 and a cooling tunnel 0802 are provided from the upstream side of the conveyor, and an A piece B piece approaching device 0804 is provided downstream thereof and upstream of the B piece placing device 0803.

  The A piece B piece approaching device lowers the plate-like or comb-like stopper 0805 for a predetermined period so that the A piece is not conveyed together with the conveyor, and prevents the A piece from moving forward by standing in front of the A piece 0806. . Since the rear B piece 0807 is conveyed while being obstructed as such, the distance from the A piece that is obstructed from traveling is shortened. Then, by raising the stopper, the A piece is conveyed to the downstream B piece mounting device while keeping the distance between the A piece and the B piece again.

In this manner, the B piece is placed on the content material deposited on the preceding A piece in a state where the distance from the B piece is shortened. Accordingly, the placement of the B piece is more rapidly performed by the amount of the distance, and the cooling effect of the content material due to the placement of the B piece can be exhibited more effectively.
<Effect>

  According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, it is possible to efficiently produce a sand confectionery that has a good appearance and a medium volume.

S0101 Deposit step S0102 B piece cooling step S0103 B piece placement step 0201 A piece 0202 A conveyer conveyor for carrying A piece 0203 B piece 0204 Conveyor for carrying B piece 0205 Depositor 0206 Content material 0207 Cooling tunnel 0208 B One piece mounting device 0209 B piece held 0210 Sand confectionery

Claims (10)

A food production method comprising a confectionery consisting of A piece and B piece welded by the contents,
A depositing step of depositing a predetermined dissolved content of the content material on the A piece from above;
A B piece cooling step for cooling at least the B piece to room temperature or lower;
A B piece placement step of placing the B piece at room temperature or lower by being cooled from above the content material deposited on the A piece;
A method for producing food.   The food manufacturing method according to claim 1, further comprising an A piece cooling step of cooling the A piece on which the contents are deposited to a room temperature or lower after the depositing step and before the B piece placing step.   A piece and B piece have an A piece cooling step and a B piece cooling step in order to perform a cooling process sequentially by advancing the cooling region in a state where at least the A piece cooling step and the B piece cooling step are arranged back and forth in the line conveying direction. The food manufacturing method according to claim 2, further comprising an aligning step of aligning the A piece and the B piece back and forth in this order before the step.   The food manufacturing method according to claim 3, further comprising an A piece B piece approaching step for shortening a distance between the A piece and the B piece after the depositing step than before the depositing step.   The food manufacturing method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising an overall cooling step for cooling the A piece, the content material, and the B piece integrated after the B piece placing step. A food production line including confectionery consisting of A pieces and B pieces welded by the contents,
A depositor for depositing a predetermined content of the content material on the A piece from above;
A B piece cooling device for cooling at least the B piece to room temperature or lower;
A B piece placement device for placing the B piece at room temperature or lower by being cooled from above the content material deposited on the A piece;
Having food production line.   It is not excluded that the A piece cooling device (the same device as the B piece cooling device is the same as the B piece cooling device) that cools the A piece on which the content material is deposited downstream of the depositor and upstream of the B piece placement device. The food production line according to claim 6, further comprising:   The A piece and the B piece are placed in front of the A piece cooling device and the B piece cooling device in order to sequentially perform the cooling process by advancing the cooling region in a state where the A piece and the B piece are arranged at least in the line conveyance direction. The food production line according to claim 7, further comprising an alignment device that aligns the front and rear in this order.   The food production line according to claim 8, further comprising an A piece B piece approaching device that shortens the distance between the A piece and the B piece at a position downstream of the depositor as compared with an upstream of the depositor.   The food production line according to any one of claims 6 to 9, further comprising an overall cooling device for cooling the A piece, the content material, and the B piece integrated downstream of the B piece placement device.

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