JP2020120645A - Noodle serving apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a noodle serving apparatus configured such that relatively soft noodles such as boiled noodles can be served in a container arranged downstream without leak, and capable of improving in speed of steps.SOLUTION: There is provided a noodle serving apparatus comprising a noodle receiving mechanism having a noodle receiving hopper and a hopper opening/closing shutter for keeping the noodles flowing from the upstream, a noodle dropping guide through which the noodles kept at the noodle receiving mechanism pass, and a conveyor for loading a container arranged downstream the noodle dropping guide, in which the hopper opening/closing shutter is in a V valley shape when closed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a noodle removing device that supplies cooked and manufactured various noodles, other foods, and the like to separate containers.

For example, a noodle delivery device and a noodle delivery method for delivering noodles sent from a fryer or other heat treatment device to the next packaging process in the instant noodle manufacturing process are disclosed.

In the noodle delivery device and the noodle delivery method disclosed in Patent Document 1, there are provided a heat treatment conveyor for sending out noodles while they are stored in a bucket from a fryer, and a delivery conveyor for receiving the noodles supplied from the bucket and delivering them to the next step. The transfer conveyor is based on a hanging type having a pallet suspended in an endless chain. A diverting mechanism that tilts the pallet 6 forward during movement to direct its mounting surface in the moving direction, and A rail for noodles is arranged to support the sliding noodles from below and slide along the moving direction of the pallet, and the noodles are pushed out by the pallet. The heat treatment conveyor 10 of FIG. 1 of Patent Document 1 is for frying noodles through a fryer as a heat treatment device in the middle, and the portion of the heat treatment conveyor 10 shown in Patent Document 1 shown in the drawing has already come out of the fryer. It is a tip for transferring the fried noodles to the next step. Therefore, there is a flyer (not shown) on the left side of the heat treatment conveyor 10 shown in FIG. 1 of Patent Document 1. Further, the illustrated noodles of Patent Document 1 are formed as cup noodles using the basket 13 as a mold for forming, and the density of the noodle strings becomes higher as it approaches the upper surface and becomes lower and rougher as it approaches the lower surface. Document 1 discloses a method up to the middle of forming fried noodles as cup noodles.

Further, the noodles supplied from the basket 13 which is turned downward by the reversal at the tip of the heat treatment conveyor 10 of Patent Document 1 are received by the transfer conveyor 40 at the receiving portion 41. In the heat treatment conveyor 10 of Patent Document 1, the basket 13 is turned from the upper side to the side side by the sprocket 14 at the front end, and further downward, so that the noodles inside remain along the opening surface of the basket 13. A guide plate 20 is supported below the upper frame 21 of the machine frame 2. The portion where the guide plate 20 is interrupted serves as a receiving portion 41 of the transfer conveyor 40.

The transfer conveyor 40 of Patent Document 1 has left and right parallel endless chains 44 that are bridged between the front and rear sprockets 42 and 43 and endlessly move, and a hanging mechanism 5 that is installed between these parallel chains 44. And a pallet 6 that is hung.

In FIG. 2 of Patent Document 1, a passage 7 that guides noodles from the delivery conveyor 40 to the next step is formed at the tip of the delivery conveyor 40. It has become.

A changing rail 70 for fixing the pallet 6 from an inclining forward position by fixing the hanging mechanism 5 around the continuous shaft 53 is fixed to the sending-out portion 45 of Patent Document 1. Thus, the deflection rail 70 of Patent Document 1 constitutes a deflection mechanism that directs the mounting surface of the pallet 6 in the moving direction of the pallet 6 in consideration of the suspension mechanism 5 of the pallet 6.

Further, along with the moving direction of the pallet 6 of Patent Document 1, a rail 90 for noodles is installed in parallel with the changing rail 70 so as to guide the noodles that have slid out from the inclined mounting surface of the pallet 6. A large number of rails 90 for noodles are parallel to each other in the width direction, and have a saw-like shape.

The noodles 1 transported by the pallet 6 of Patent Document 1 reach the delivery section 45, slide forward from the mounting surface of the pallet 6 and are supplied onto the noodle rail 90.

The noodle 1 on the noodle rail 90 of Patent Document 1 is pushed from the rear by the rising mounting surface of the pallet 6 immediately after being slid on the rail 90, and the noodle rail 90 at the same speed as the delivery conveyor 40. It is moved up to the front end of the rail 90 and pushed out from the transfer conveyor 40.

The extruded noodles of Patent Document 1 reach the passage 7 and slide there through with the upper surface facing downward to be supplied to the subsequent step. Here, the cup is supplied from above so that the cup faces downward and embraces the noodles. In this state of Patent Document 1, the downward-looking noodles are covered with the downward-looking cups on the table, and the downward-looking cups are positioned inside the cups. Then, the table and the cups are inverted, and the noodles are also inverted. Then the noodles and cups face up. In this state, the upward noodles are accommodated in the upward cup, and the process moves to the next step as it is to supply the ingredients, seasonings and the like into the cup.

As described above, in this embodiment of Patent Document 1, since the heat treatment conveyor 10 and the transfer conveyor 40 move in the same direction in the noodle receiving section 41, the noodles from the heat treatment conveyor 10 to the transfer conveyor 4 are moved. The transfer of noodles is facilitated, and the conveying speed of the noodles on both conveyors 10 and 40 can be increased. In addition, the noodles discharged from the heat treatment conveyor 10 have a higher density of noodle strings, and the upper noodles having high strength remain downward. The transfer conveyor 40 is brought into contact with the mounting surface of the pallet 6 and the noodle rail 90, and further with the passage 7 subsequent thereto, and is conveyed to the subsequent process.

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Since the noodle delivery device and the noodle delivery method described in Patent Document 1 described above are such that the noodles are fried as a heat treatment device via a fryer, the fried noodles are relatively hard noodles, and thus are suitable for hard noodles. It is a delivery device and delivery method. However, since the noodles used in the present invention are preferably boiled noodles and the like, the noodles are relatively soft in hardness, so the delivery device and delivery method are suitable for this soft noodle. Therefore, the present invention greatly differs from the noodle delivery device and delivery method described in Patent Document 1.

In Patent Document 1, the noodles are transferred from the heat treatment conveyor 10 to the delivery conveyor 4, but the movement speed of the noodles may be limited in the movement of the noodles from the conveyor using the conveyor. May impair the speeding up of the.

Further, a passage 7 for guiding noodles from the delivery conveyor 40 to the next step is formed at the tip of the delivery conveyor 40 of Patent Document 1, and the noodles are pushed out from the delivery conveyor 40 to the passage 7 at the sending-out portion 45. However, in FIG. 1 of Patent Document 1, since the noodles move in the horizontal direction and the diagonal direction, the moving speed of the noodles may be limited, and the speeding up of the process may be impaired. is there.

Further, the noodles conveyed by the pallet 6 of Patent Document 1 reach the delivery section 45, slide forward from the mounting surface of the pallet 6 and are supplied onto the noodle rail 90. Further, the noodles on the noodle rail 90 of Patent Document 1 are pushed from the rear by the rising mounting surface of the pallet 6 immediately after being slid on the rail 90, and on the noodle rail 90 at the same speed as the transfer conveyor 40. Is moved to the front end of the rail 90 and is pushed out from the delivery conveyor 40, but it is moved to the front end of the rail 90 on the noodle rail 90 at the same speed as the delivery conveyor 40 and is pushed out from the delivery conveyor 40. The speed of movement may be limited and likewise may impair the speeding up of the process.

The noodles used in the noodle removing device of the present invention enter raw noodles, and there is a "fair competition agreement regarding the display of raw noodles" with respect to this raw noodle, and in this agreement, raw noodles include wheat flour and the like. Noodles that are made from cereal flour as the main raw material, those that have been molded and those that have undergone the process of "boiled", "mushi", "fried", "half-life" or "frozen" after molding (hereinafter "processed") That's why, "Udon", "Soba", "Chinese noodles", "Raw macaroni", "Raw spaghetti", "Soft spaghetti noodles", "Barley noodles", "Barley soba", "Cold"",""rice flour noodles,""gyozaskin," and the like.
Among the above-mentioned raw noodles, used in the noodle removing device of the present invention, the raw noodles are not relatively hard noodles that have undergone the steps of “dried oil” and “frozen”, and other relatively soft raw noodles are preferable. ..
Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and relatively soft noodles such as boiled noodles can be filled without leaking into the container arranged downstream, and the speed of the process can be increased. An object of the present invention is to provide a noodle picking device capable of achieving the above.

The present invention, soft noodles such as the above-mentioned boiled noodles are arranged without leaking in a container arranged downstream, and the boiled noodles containing starch etc. are dropped downstream in a speedy manner. The shutter plate has an embossed shape, and the shutter plate is arranged in a V-shaped valley shape, and the angle thereof is in the range of 20° to 50°.

Further, the container used in the present invention has a certain depth and a shape in which its side surface is expanded toward the opening side, and is made of polystyrene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, or the like. There are cases where only the noodles are placed inside, and cases where the noodles, ingredients and seasonings are also placed, so it is necessary to arrange the noodles flowing from the upstream at the optimum position of the container. In addition, it is necessary to arrange noodles so that they do not pop out from the container according to the depth and size of the container, so it was made as a result of diligent studies such as a mechanism to adjust the position of the noodle dropping guide horizontally and vertically. Is.

The present invention provides a noodle receiving mechanism having a noodle receiving hopper and a hopper opening/closing shutter for temporarily storing the noodles dropped from the conveying means, and the noodle passing through the noodle receiving mechanism provided below the noodle receiving mechanism. A noodle dropping device, and a conveyor for placing a container, which is arranged at a lower part of the noodle dropping guide, and a hopper opening/closing shutter, wherein the hopper opening/closing shutter operates in a diagonal direction. The noodle-picking device has a flat shutter plate, and the pair of shutter plates has a V-shaped valley shape in a closed state.

Further, the invention is characterized in that the surfaces of the pair of shutter plates are embossed.

Further, the present invention is the noodle picking device, wherein the angle of the V-shaped valley formed by the pair of shutter plates is 20° to 50.

Further, the present invention is the noodle picking device, wherein the noodle receiving hopper has a noodle passage detection sensor.

Further, the present invention is the noodle removing device, wherein the noodle dropping guide has a pair of container side surface guide plates under the noodle dropping guide.

The present invention also has a container permeation detection sensor on one of the pair of container side guide plates on the surface facing the container, and the other side of the noodle on the side opposed to the container has a container permeation detection sensor reflection plate. The noodle picking device described above.

Further, the present invention has a noodle removing slider that moves below the shutter plate when the container is not arranged on the conveyor when the noodles dropped from the conveying means reach the noodle receiving mechanism. The noodle picking device described above.

Further, the present invention is the noodle removing device, wherein the noodle dropping guide has a function of moving in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction.

According to the present invention, an embossed shutter plate is used, and the hopper opening/closing shutter including the shutter plate is arranged in a V-shaped valley shape when closed, and the angle thereof is set in the range of 20° to 50°. Soft noodles such as boiled noodles can be quickly dropped into the container arranged downstream and can be piled up without leaking, and the process speed can be increased.

The front view which shows the structural example of the noodle dropping apparatus and noodle removal apparatus of embodiment. The right side view which shows the structural example of a noodle dropping device and a noodle removing device. It is a right view which shows the structural example of a noodle dropping device and a noodle removing device, (a) is the same arrangement drawing as FIG. 2, (b) is the figure which moved the noodle dropping guide a little. It is a top view which shows a hopper opening/closing shutter, (a) is a figure which closed the hopper opening/closing shutter. (B) is a view in which the hopper opening/closing shutter is opened. The front view which shows a pair of hopper opening/closing shutters. It is a bottom view which shows the structural example of a noodle receiving mechanism, (a) is the figure which closed the hopper opening/closing shutter, (b) is the figure which opened the hopper opening/closing shutter. It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of a noodle removing device, (a) and (b) are figures which changed the viewing angle. The front view which shows the flow of noodles at the time of operating a noodle removing device. It is a front view showing the flow of noodles when the noodle removing device is in operation, and is a diagram in which the arrangement position of the noodle removing sludge is changed when the container is not arranged under the noodle dropping guide due to a trouble.

Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter, embodiments) will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9. The embodiments of the present invention exemplify devices and methods for embodying the technical idea of the present invention, and specify the material, shape, structure, arrangement, etc. of the components as follows. Not a thing. The technical idea of the present invention can be variously modified within the technical scope defined by the claims described in the claims.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a configuration example of a noodle dropping device and a noodle removing device 1. Here, the noodle dropping device 1B is a known noodle dropping device 1B as one of configuration examples, and the noodle removing device 1A is an embodiment according to the present invention. In the well-known noodle dropping device 1B, a plurality of buckets 14 containing noodles having boiled noodles 2 in an empty bucket 15 are rotated in the right direction while rotating in a downward direction indicated by a noodle bucket flow direction 19. It shows how the boiled noodles 2 fall in the noodle falling direction 20a due to gravity. Further, these are covered with a bucket cover 16. Further, the boiled noodles 2 are covered with a shooter cover 17 and a shooter 18 so that the boiled noodles 2 do not scatter outside when the boiled noodles 2 move in the noodle falling direction 20a due to gravity. The noodles used in this example are boiled noodles.

Next, the noodle removing device 1A according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a noodle receiving hopper 4, a shutter plate 5a, an air cylinder 5b, and a cylinder rod 5c for holding the noodles 2 boiled from the upstream side. It has a noodle receiving mechanism 3 having a hopper opening/closing shutter 5, and closes the hopper opening/closing shutter 5 in order to temporarily hold the boiled noodles 2 falling from the upstream in the noodle receiving mechanism 3, and then pulls the air cylinder 5b. The boiled noodles 2 retained by the noodle receiving mechanism 3 drop downstream. With the noodle receiving mechanism 3, the boiled noodles 2 falling from the upstream are temporarily stopped and boiled so that the momentum of the noodles 2 is once stopped so that the boiled noodles 2 will not overflow from the container 7 arranged downstream. .. The shutter plate 5a is connected to a cylinder lot 5c included in the air cylinder 5b.

Next, the noodle dropping guide 6 is arranged downstream of the noodle receiving mechanism 3. By allowing the boiled noodles 2 falling from the upstream to pass through the noodle dropping guide 6, the boiled noodles 2 can be placed in the container 7 arranged downstream while preventing the boiled noodles 2 from falling apart during falling. ..

Next, a conveyor 8 for placing a container 7 arranged downstream of the noodle dropping guide 6 is provided. A plurality of containers 7 are placed on the conveyor 8, and then the boiling water 2 that has passed through the noodle dropping guide 6 is piled up on the container 7 on the conveyor 8 and then the container 7 moves in the horizontal direction of the feeding direction 23. Then, although not shown, the container 7 in which the boiled noodles 2 are piled up may be moved to another conveyor.

The noodle receiving hopper 4 is fixed by a noodle receiving hopper frame 22. Further, a noodle passage sensor 9 is provided in the noodle receiving hopper 4 to detect whether the boiled noodle 2 has reached the noodle receiving mechanism 3 or not, and if not, the hopper opening/closing shutter 5 is not opened. It has become.

Further, a container permeation detection sensor 11 is provided near the container 7 arranged downstream of the noodle dropping guide 6. This senses whether or not the container 7 is placed under the noodle dropping guide 6 before the boiled noodles 2 staying in the noodle receiving mechanism 3 drop downstream. If the container 7 is not placed under the noodle dropping guide 6, the noodle removing slider 13 (not shown) moves under the shutter plate 5a to receive the dropped boiled noodles 2. Even if a trouble occurs in which the container 7 is not placed under the noodle dropping guide 6, it is not necessary to stop the noodle removing device 1A, so that speedup can be achieved accordingly.

FIG. 2 is a right side view showing a configuration example of the noodle dropping device 1B and the noodle removing device 1A. It shows that the boiled noodles 2 have dropped near the tip of the shooter 18 and have also partially dropped onto the noodle receiving hopper 4. A pair of hopper opening/closing shutters 5 including the shutter plate 5a, the air cylinder 5b, and the cylinder rod 5c are provided as shown in the figure, and are closed in a V-shaped valley shape. Further, it has a cylinder stand 21 for fixing the air cylinder 5b.

Further, a pair of container side surface guide plates 10 are provided below the noodle dropping guide 6 so that the container 7 arranged below the noodle dropping guide 6 is not displaced.

The boiled noodles 2 dropped from the upstream stay in the noodle receiving mechanism 3 and then, when the noodle receiving mechanism 3 is opened and the boiled noodles 2 are dropped, if the container 7 is placed on the conveyor 8 Although the boiled noodles 2 can be piled up in the container 7, if the noodle receiving mechanism 3 is opened when the container 7 is not arranged, the boiled noodles 2 may drop on the conveyor 8. In order to avoid this, when the noodle receiver container 3 is opened and the boiled noodles 2 are dropped, it is possible to detect whether or not the container 7 is arranged on the conveyor 8. The container permeation detection sensor 11 is provided on the other side, and the container permeation detection sensor reflection plate 12 is provided near the other side. In this mechanism, a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element are built into one sensor, and the light-receiving element calculates the amount of light emitted and reflected back by the reflector, and if there is an object between the sensors, Light is blocked or the amount of reflected light becomes low. When the amount of reflected light becomes high, that is, when it is detected that the container 7 is not arranged, although not shown, the noodle removing slider 13 moves below the shutter plate 5a to receive the falling boiled noodles 2. As a result, the noodle removing device 1A can be continuously operated without stopping, so that the process speed can be increased.

FIG. 3 is a right side view showing a configuration example of the noodle dropping device and the noodle removing device 1. The empty bucket 15 in FIG. 2 moves in the left-hand horizontal direction and has a structure of only one stage. I am trying to flow.

In addition, the boiled noodles 2 dropped from the upstream side are retained in the noodle receiving mechanism 3 and then the hopper opening/closing shutter 5 is opened, and the boiled noodles 2 are arranged in a container 7 on a downstream conveyor 8.

FIG. 3B is a view in which the noodle dropping guide 6 is slightly moved horizontally and installed. For example, when the boiled noodle 2 and the ingredients and seasonings beside it are also placed in the container 7, the boiled noodle 2 flowing from the upstream needs to be placed in the space of the boiled noodle 2 in the container 7. For this purpose, the noodle dropping guide 6 is moved horizontally in the left hand, and the noodle dropping guide 6 is set and set at an optimum position where it can be placed in the space of the boiled noodles 2 in the container 7. Even if the depth and size of the container 7 are different, it is necessary to boil the noodles 2 so that the noodles 2 do not pop out from the container 7. Therefore, the position of the noodle dropping guide 6 can be moved in the vertical direction as well. A mechanism is provided that allows the container 7 to be set at an optimum position where the noodles 2 do not pop out. Although a specific method is not shown, a board is provided beside the noodle dropping guide 6, and a plurality of holes are provided in the board vertically and horizontally, and the noodle dropping guide 6 is bolted at an optimum position of the holes. Alternatively, the noodle dropping guide 6 may be electrically driven to move horizontally and vertically.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the hopper opening/closing shutter 5. The hopper opening/closing shutter 5 includes an air cylinder 5b, a shutter plate 5a, a cylinder rod 5c, and the like. When the pair of cylinder rods 5c are extended, the hopper opening/closing shutter 5 is closed.

The shutter plate 5a is preferably made of metal, most preferably stainless steel, which is resistant to corrosion. Resin-made products are inferior in durability and chemical resistance, and aluminum-made products are not suitable because they are prone to galvanic corrosion and use an alkaline cleaning solution, which causes corrosion. Also, when noodles are poured onto the metal material, the starch adheres to the metal material, and if the starch adheres to the metal material for a long period of time, various bacteria will grow, which is not preferable for food hygiene control. It is necessary to pour the noodles. Therefore, by forming the surface of the shutter plate 5a into an embossed shape, the mass of noodles flows quickly. The shape of the emboss is not particularly limited, but a hemispherical shape is preferable. Further, the size of one emboss is preferably in the range of 2 mm to 10 mm, but the most preferable size is about 5 mm in diameter.

FIG. 4B is a diagram in which the hopper opening/closing shutter plate 5 is opened. The hopper opening/closing shutter 5 is opened by pulling the pair of cylinder rods 5c from each other.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing the pair of hopper open/close shutters 5. Since the reference numerals are the same as those in FIG. 4, detailed description of the reference numerals will be omitted. When actually incorporated in the noodle removing device 1A, a pair of hopper opening/closing shutters 5 are incorporated with shutter plates 5a adjacent to each other as shown in FIG. The hopper opening/closing shutters 5 in FIG. 5 face each other horizontally in a closed state. However, if the hopper opening/closing shutters 5 are assembled in the noodle removing device 1A in this state, the lumps of boiled noodles 2 retained by the hopper opening/closing shutters 5 do not drop quickly. In order to increase the falling speed of the mass of the boiled noodles 2, the boiled noodles 2 are assembled in a V-shaped valley shape.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a configuration example of the noodle receiving mechanism 3, and FIG. 6A is a view in which the hopper opening/closing shutter 5 is closed. The hopper opening/closing shutter 5 includes an air cylinder 5b, a shutter plate 5a, a cylinder rod 5c, and the like. Further, the noodle receiving hopper 4 is arranged upstream thereof. The noodle receiving mechanism 3 includes the hopper opening/closing shutter 5 and the noodle receiving hopper 4.

FIG. 6B is a diagram in which the hopper opening/closing shutter 5 is opened. The hopper opening/closing shutter 5 includes an air cylinder 5b, a shutter plate 5a, a cylinder rod 5c, and the like. Further, the noodle receiving hopper 4 is arranged upstream thereof. The noodle receiving mechanism 3 includes the hopper opening/closing shutter 5 and the noodle receiving hopper 4.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of the noodle removing device, and FIGS. 7(a) and 7(b) are views showing different viewing angles. The noodle collecting device 1A of FIG. 7(a) has a noodle receiving mechanism 3 including a noodle receiving hopper 4 and a hopper opening/closing shutter 5 for holding the boiled noodles 2 flowing from the upstream side, and the boiled noodles retained in the noodle receiving mechanism 3. It has a noodle dropping guide 6 through which the noodles 2 pass, and the hopper opening/closing shutter 5 is composed of a shutter plate 5a, an air cylinder 5b, and a cylinder lot 5c, and a pair of the hopper opening/closing shutters 5 are V-shaped when closed. And

Further, it is preferable that the pair of hopper opening/closing shutters have a V-shaped valley shape within a range of 20° to 50° when closed. To measure the angle, the noodle receiving mechanism 3 is vertically fixed as in FIG. 1 including the noodle removing device 1A, a horizontal plate is placed under the hopper opening/closing shutter 5, and the horizontal plate and the shutter plate. The angle of 5a is measured. When the angle is less than 20°, when the boiled noodles 2 retained in the noodle receiving mechanism 3 are dropped by opening the hopper opening/closing shutter 5, the falling speed of the boiled noodles 2 is increased and the processing capacity is increased, but the boiled noodles 2 are slightly Since it spreads and falls, there is a high possibility of leakage when it is placed on the downstream container 7. Further, since the shutter plate 5a has a gentle inclination, the starch of the boiled noodles 2 easily adheres to the shutter plate 5a. Further, when the angle exceeds 50°, the noodles are cut well, and the starch does not easily adhere to the shutter plate 5a, but the boiled noodles 2 tend to fall toward the center, so when the noodles are placed on the downstream container 7, It needs some rework. The most preferable range is 30° to 40°. Since the boiled noodles fall near the center of the container 7, the boiled noodles 2 do not leak from the container. Further, the boiled noodles 2 are well cut, and it is difficult for them to adhere to the shutter plate 5a.

In addition, the shape of the noodle dropping guide 6 is such that the portion of the falling boiled noodle 2 that serves as the entrance is widened so that all the boiled noodles 2 from the upstream can enter without leaking. Is narrower than the portion of the falling boiled noodles 2 which is to be the entrance so that it can be dropped and placed at the center of the container 7 installed downstream.

FIG. 7(b) is the same device configuration as FIG. 7(a), but is a perspective view with different angles, and the noodle removing device 1A is made easy to understand by comparing these.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing the flow of the boiled noodles 2 when the noodle removing device 1A is in operation. The noodle removing device 13 is added to the noodle removing device 1A described in FIG. When the boiled noodles 2 flowing from the upstream reaches the shutter plate 5a, the noodle removing slider 13 moves below the shutter plate 5a when the container is not placed on the conveyor 8.

FIG. 8A is a diagram in which the boiled noodles 2 remain on the shutter plate 5a. Further, since the container 7 is arranged downstream, the noodle removing slider 13 is not moved under the shutter plate 5a because the noodles 2 are put on the container 7 when the boiled noodles 2 are dropped.

FIG. 8B is a diagram showing a state in which the shutter plate 5a is opened and the boiled noodles 2 are passing through the noodle dropping guide 6 installed downstream. Further, FIG. 8C is a diagram showing a state in which the boiled noodles 2 pass through the noodle dropping guide 6 and are arranged in a container 7 installed downstream.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing the flow of the boiled noodles 2 when the noodle removing device 1A is in operation. Even though the boiled noodles 2 remain on the shutter plate 5a, the container 7 does not move to the noodle dropping guide 6 due to a trouble. It is the figure where the arrangement position of the noodle removing sludge 13 is changed because it is not arranged below.

In FIG. 9A, the container 7 is not placed below the noodle dropping guide 6 due to a problem even though the boiled noodles 2 remain on the shutter plate 5a. The dar 13 moves diagonally upward to the left, and the tip portion of the noodle removing slider 13 is arranged below the shutter plate 5a. As shown in FIG. 9A, the shape of the noodle removing slider 13 has a pointed tip, and although not shown, the upper surface of the pointed shape is open so that the noodles 2 can be boiled. I can. Other than that, it is a U-shaped cylinder, but the upper surface other than the sharp tip portion may be covered with a member. Further, a motor or the like is attached so that the noodle removing sludge 13 can be moved obliquely upward.

FIG. 9B is a diagram in which the boiled noodles 2 are received at the tip portion of the noodle removing slider 13. FIG. 9C is a diagram in which the boiled noodles 2 are discharged from the exit portion of the noodle removing slider 13. Although not shown, a conveyor or a container for receiving the released boiled noodles 2 may be disposed below the outlet portion of the noodle removal slider 13. As described above, when the container 7 is not placed under the noodle dropping guide 6 due to a trouble even though the boiled noodle 2 remains on the shutter plate 5a, the boiled noodle 2 is removed by the noodle removing slider 13. By receiving the noodle receiving device 1A, the operation can be continued without stopping the device 1A, so that the process speed can be increased.

1 noodle dropping device and noodle removing device 1A noodle removing device 1B noodle dropping device 2 noodles (boiled noodles)
3 Noodle receiving mechanism 4 Noodle receiving hopper 5 Hopper opening/closing shutter 5a Shutter plate 5b Air cylinder 5c Cylinder rod 6 Noodle dropping guide 7 Container 8 Conveyor 9 Noodle passage detection sensor 10 Container side guide plate 11 Container transmission detection sensor 12 Container transmission detection sensor reflection Plate 13 Noodle removal slider 14 Bucket with noodles 15 Empty bucket 16 Bucket cover 17 Shooter cover 18 Shooter 19 Bucket with noodles Flow direction 20a Noodle dropping direction 20b Noodle dropping direction 20c Noodle dropping direction 21 Cylinder stand 22 Noodle receiving hopper frame 23 Container feeding direction 24 Empty bucket flow direction 25 Container with noodles

Claims (8)

A noodle receiving mechanism having a noodle receiving hopper and a hopper opening/closing shutter, for temporarily storing the noodles dropped from the conveying means,
A noodle dropping guide through which the noodles pass, which is provided at the bottom of the noodle receiving mechanism,
A conveyor for placing a container, which is arranged at the bottom of the noodle dropping guide,
A noodle picking device having:
The said hopper opening/closing shutter has a pair of flat plate-shaped shutter plates which operate|moves diagonally, The said pair of shutter plates is a V-shaped valley shape in the closed state, The noodle-picking apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The noodle picking device according to claim 1, wherein the surfaces of the pair of shutter plates are embossed. The noodle removing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an angle of a V-shaped valley formed by the pair of shutter plates is 20° to 50°. The noodle removing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the noodle receiving hopper has a noodle passage detection sensor. The noodle removing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a pair of container side surface guide plates are provided under the noodle dropping guide. One of the pair of container side surface guide plates has a container permeation detection sensor on the surface facing the container, and the other has noodles on the side opposed to the container having a container permeation detection sensor reflection plate. The noodle removing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5. When reaching the noodle receiving mechanism of the noodles dropped from the conveying means, if the container is not arranged on the conveyor, characterized by having a noodle removal slider that moves under the shutter plate, The noodle removing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The noodle removing device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the noodle dropping guide has a function of operating in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction.

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