JP2020167948A - High-speed continuous device for producing baked goods - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a high-speed continuous device for producing baked goods with which it is possible to improve productivity of baked goods by extracting the baked goods continuously at high speed and being able to convey the extracted baked goods in an orderly manner.SOLUTION: A high-speed continuous device 1 for producing baked goods is provided with a baking device 2, an extraction device 6, and a conveyance device 7. The baking device 2 has a circulating conveyor 3 and a plurality of baking pan stands 4. The extraction device 6 has a grasping part 60. The circulating conveyor 3 and the grasping part 60 are mechanically connected via a motion conversion/transmission mechanism 37 that transmits a rotational motion of a rotating shaft 322 of the circulating conveyor 3 by converting the motion into a horizontal reciprocating motion of the grasping part 60. When the baking pan stand 4 is conveyed by the circulating conveyor 3 to an extraction position B in the circulating conveyor 3, the circulating conveyor 3 and the grasping part 60 move in a manner synchronized by the motion conversion/transmission mechanism 37 so that the grasping part 60 performs an extraction operation of grasping a plurality of baked goods 10 from a baking pan 5 of the baking pan stand 4 and transferring the baked goods to the conveyance device 7.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present invention relates to a high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus.

Conventionally, there is known a baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus that automatically manufactures thin-walled baked confectionery such as monaka skin. For example, in Patent Document 1, a circulation conveyor to which a plurality of baking molds are attached is circulated and driven to heat the baked confectionery material supplied into the baking mold of the baking mold to heat a thin-walled baked confectionery. A baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus including a baking apparatus for producing the above is disclosed.

Utility Model Registration No. 3140896

However, in the conventional baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus, the baking mold stand is opened and the baked confectionery is dropped from the baking mold to be taken out, or the taken out baked confectionery is transported in a state where the front and back and the orientation are different. Therefore, in order to improve the productivity of baked confectionery, it has been required to take out the baked confectionery at high speed and continuously, and to arrange and transport the taken out baked confectionery.

The present invention provides a high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus capable of taking out baked confectionery at high speed and continuously, arranging and transporting the taken out baked confectionery, and improving the productivity of the baked confectionery.

The high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a baking unit for producing a thin-walled baked confectionery by heating a material for baked confectionery, a taking-out unit for taking out the baked confectionery from the baking unit, and a taking-out unit. It is equipped with a transport unit for transporting the taken out baked confectionery. The baking unit includes a circulation conveyor that circulates and drives by the rotational movement of the rotating unit, and a plurality of baking mold stands that are attached to the circulation conveyor and support a baking mold for supplying and heating materials for baked goods. Have. The take-out portion has a grip portion that grips a plurality of baked confectioneries from the baking mold of the baking mold table and transfers them to the transport portion. The grip portion is configured to transfer a plurality of gripped baked confectioneries to the transport portion by a reciprocating motion in the horizontal direction.

The circulation conveyor and the grip portion are mechanically connected via a motion conversion transmission mechanism that converts the rotational motion of the rotating portion of the circulation conveyor into a horizontal reciprocating motion of the grip portion and transmits it. When the baking mold is conveyed to the take-out position on the circulation conveyor by the circulation conveyor, the circulation conveyor performs the taking-out work in which the gripping portion grips a plurality of baked confectioneries from the baking mold of the baking mold and transfers them to the conveying portion. And the grip portion move synchronously by the motion conversion transmission mechanism.

According to the high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus, the circulation conveyor of the baking section and the gripping section of the take-out section are mechanically connected via a motion conversion transmission mechanism. Then, the circulation conveyor of the baking unit and the gripping portion of the taking-out part move synchronously by the motion conversion transmission mechanism, so that the taking-out part performs the work of taking out the baked confectionery from the baking part (taking-out work). Therefore, it is possible to take out baked confectionery at high speed and continuously by the gripping part of the taking-out part.

Further, as described above, the circulation conveyor of the firing portion and the grip portion of the take-out portion move synchronously by the motion conversion transmission mechanism. Therefore, even if the operation speed of one of the two is changed, the operation timings of the two do not shift. For example, as compared with the case of operating using an air cylinder or the like equipped with a sensor or the like, it becomes easier to adjust the operation timings of both. As a result, the baked confectionery can be taken out by the gripping part of the taking-out part at a higher speed, continuously, and with high accuracy.

In addition, a plurality of baked confectioneries are gripped from the baking mold of the baking mold stand by the gripping portion of the taking-out portion and transferred to the conveying portion. Therefore, it is possible to transfer a plurality of baked confectioneries to the transport unit in an aligned state. As a result, a plurality of baked confectioneries taken out by the gripping part of the taking-out part can be conveyed in an aligned state in the conveying part.

As described above, the high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus can take out the baked confectionery from the baking part at high speed and continuously by the gripping part of the taking-out part, and can align and convey the taken-out baked confectionery in the conveying part. Therefore, it is possible to improve the productivity of baked confectionery in the high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus.

In the baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus, the transport portion is configured to be reciprocating in the horizontal direction, and the reciprocating motion in the horizontal direction of the grip portion is converted into a reciprocating motion in the direction opposite to the grip portion and transmitted. It is mechanically connected to the grip portion via a mechanism, and when a plurality of baked goods gripped by the grip portion are transferred to the transport portion, the grip portion and the transport portion are synchronized by a motion direction changing mechanism so as to approach each other. You may exercise.

In this case, when transferring a plurality of baked confectioneries gripped by the grip portion of the take-out portion to the transport portion, the grip portion of the take-out portion moves toward the transport portion and the transport portion moves to the grip portion of the take-out portion. Move towards. As a result, it is not necessary for the grip portion of the take-out portion to move to the transport portion, and the moving distance of the grip portion of the take-out portion can be shortened. As a result, it is possible to shorten the transfer time of the baked confectionery to the transport section by the grip portion of the take-out section.

Further, since the grip portion of the take-out portion and the transport portion move in synchronization with each other by the motion direction changing mechanism, the operation timings of both do not deviate even if the operation speed of one of the two is changed. For example, as compared with the case of operating using an air cylinder or the like equipped with a sensor or the like, it becomes easier to adjust the operation timings of both. As a result, the gripping portion of the taking-out portion can transfer the baked confectionery to the transporting portion at higher speed, continuously, and with high accuracy.

Further, as described above, since the circulation conveyor and the grip portion of the take-out portion move in synchronization with each other, the circulation conveyor, the grip portion of the take-out portion, and the transport portion both move in synchronization with each other. As a result, the entire operation of taking out the baked confectionery can be performed faster, continuously, and with high accuracy.

Further, the take-out work may be configured to be performed at high speed and continuously, and the time from the start of the take-out work to the start of the next take-out work may be within 2 seconds. In this case, the baked confectionery can be taken out at high speed and continuously in a very short time. As a result, the effect of the present invention of taking out baked confectionery at high speed and continuously can be effectively exhibited.

Further, the circulation conveyor has a horizontal conveyor portion provided so as to extend in the horizontal direction, the take-out position is at one end in the longitudinal direction of the horizontal conveyor portion, and the transport portion is from the vicinity of one end of the horizontal conveyor portion. It may be provided so as to extend in the horizontal direction. In this case, it is possible to more quickly transfer the baked confectionery to the transport section by the grip portion of the take-out section.

Further, the baking die base has an upper die supporting portion for supporting the upper die of the baking die and a lower die supporting portion for supporting the lower die of the baking die, and the lower die supporting portion is attached to the circulation conveyor. The upper mold support portion may be configured to open substantially at right angles to the lower mold support portion with one end side in the longitudinal direction of the lower mold support portion as a fulcrum. In this case, for example, by opening the baking mold at the take-out position of the circulation conveyor, it becomes easy to take out the baked confectionery from the baking mold of the baking mold by the gripping portion of the taking-out portion.

Further, the gripping portion may have a plurality of suction portions for sucking and gripping a plurality of baked confectioneries from the baking mold of the baking mold stand. In this case, a plurality of thin-walled baked confectioneries that are fragile at high temperature can be quickly and easily sucked and gripped from the baking mold of the baking mold by the plurality of suction portions of the gripping portion of the take-out portion.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the outline of the whole baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus. It is a front view which shows the baking mold stand in a closed state. It is a front view which shows the baking mold stand in an open state. It is explanatory drawing which shows the part of the baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus enlarged. It is explanatory drawing which saw a part of the baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus from the rear. It is explanatory drawing which saw a part of the baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus from above. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mechanical connection of a circulation conveyor, a take-out device, and a transfer device. It is explanatory drawing which shows the baking mold which is conveyed by a circulation conveyor. It is explanatory drawing which shows the taking-out operation of baked confectionery by the taking-out device. It is explanatory drawing which shows the taking-out operation of baked confectionery by the taking-out device. It is explanatory drawing which shows the taking-out operation of baked confectionery by the taking-out device. It is explanatory drawing which shows the taking-out operation of baked confectionery by the taking-out device. It is explanatory drawing which shows the taking-out operation of baked confectionery by the taking-out device. It is explanatory drawing which shows the taking-out operation of baked confectionery by the taking-out device.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the description of the present embodiment, directions such as front-back, up-down, left-right, etc. are used, but these directions are merely for convenience of explanation, and these directions are not particularly limited.

As shown in FIG. 1, the high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus 1 is an apparatus for producing thin-walled baked confectionery at high speed and continuously. The baked confectionery produced in the present embodiment is a monaka skin for ice monaca. The high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing device 1 includes a baking device (baking section) 2, a taking-out device (taking-out section) 6, and a conveying device (transporting section) 7.

The firing device 2 includes a circulation conveyor 3 that circulates and drives, a plurality of baking molds 4 attached to the circulation conveyor 3, a material supply device 21, and two heating devices 22 and 23. In this embodiment, the number of baking molds 4 is 64. FIG. 1 shows a part of the baking die 4.

The circulation conveyor 3 includes a pair of circulation chains 31 formed in an annular shape on a vertical surface. The pair of circulation chains 31 are arranged in parallel with a predetermined interval in the left-right direction. The pair of circulation chains 31 have the same structure, and in FIG. 1, one (left side) circulation chain 31 is shown.

Each circulation chain 31 is wound around two rotary gears 321 arranged at both ends in the front-rear direction of the circulation conveyor 3. At both ends of the circulation conveyor 3 in the front-rear direction, the two rotary gears 321 arranged on the left and right sides are connected by a rotary shaft (rotary portion) 322. The rotary shaft 322 on the rear end side of the conveyor 3 is connected to a drive source such as a motor. The conveyor 3 is configured to circulate and drive the circulation chain 31 via the rotary gear 321 by the rotation of the rotary shaft 322 on the rear end side of the conveyor 3.

The circulation conveyor 3 includes an upper conveyor portion 33 composed of a pair of circulation chains 31, a lower conveyor portion 34, a first connecting conveyor portion (the other end connecting conveyor portion) 35, and a second connecting conveyor portion (one end side connecting conveyor). Part) 36 is provided. The upper conveyor portion 33 is provided so as to extend horizontally in the front-rear direction. The lower conveyor portion 34 is located below the upper conveyor portion 33 and is provided so as to extend horizontally in the front-rear direction.

The first connecting conveyor portion 35 is provided so as to connect the front end portion 331 of the upper conveyor portion 33 and the front end portion 341 of the lower conveyor portion 34 in the vertical direction. The second connecting conveyor portion 36 is provided so as to connect the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor portion 33 and the rear end portion 342 of the lower conveyor portion 34 in the vertical direction. The first connecting conveyor section 35 and the second connecting conveyor section 36 are formed in a semicircular shape when viewed from the side.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the baking die 4 supports the baking die 5 composed of the upper die 51 and the lower die 52. The baking mold base 4 includes a rectangular plate-shaped upper mold supporting portion 41 that supports the upper mold 51 of the baking mold 5, and a rectangular plate-shaped lower mold supporting portion 42 that supports the lower mold 52 of the baking mold 5. There is.

A protruding lever 43 projecting upward is provided at one end of the upper mold support portion 41. One end of the upper mold support 41 is connected to one end of the lower mold support 42 via a first fulcrum shaft 44. The upper mold support portion 41 is configured to be rotatable with one end side of the lower mold support portion 42 as a fulcrum, that is, with the first fulcrum shaft 44 as a fulcrum. The upper mold support portion 41 is configured to open at a substantially right angle (about 90 °) with respect to the lower mold support portion 42.

A fitting pin 45 projecting laterally is provided at the other end of the upper die support portion 41. A fitting lever 46 protruding upward is provided at the other end of the lower mold support portion 42. The fitting lever 46 is provided with a fitting hole 461 for fitting the fitting pin 45 of the upper die support portion 41. The fitting lever 46 is arranged so as to penetrate the through hole 421 provided in the lower mold support portion 42 and project upward. The fitting lever 46 is configured to be rotatable around the second fulcrum shaft 47 as a fulcrum.

When the baking die 4 is closed (closed state in FIG. 2), the fitting pin 45 of the upper die support portion 41 is fitted into the fitting hole 461 of the fitting lever 46 of the lower die support portion 42. Then, when the fitting lever 46 is rotated to release the fitting of the fitting pin 45 into the fitting hole 461 of the fitting lever 46, the upper die support portion 41 rotates against the urging force and the lower die. It opens at a substantially right angle (about 90 °) with respect to the support portion 42. As a result, the baking mold 4 is in an open state (open state in FIG. 3).

Further, from the open state of the baking die 4 (open state in FIG. 3), the upper die support portion 41 is rotated to return to the original position, and the fitting lever 46 is rotated to return to the original position. By fitting the fitting pin 45 into the fitting hole 461 of the fitting lever 46, the baking die 4 is in a closed state (closed state in FIG. 2).

The upper die 51 of the baking die 5 is attached to the lower surface of the upper die support portion 41 of the baking die base 4. The upper mold 51 is provided with 10 convex portions 511. The lower mold 52 of the baking mold 5 is attached to the upper surface of the lower mold support portion 42 of the baking mold base 4. The lower mold 52 is provided with 10 recesses 521.

In the closed state of the baking die 4 (closed state of FIG. 2), a cavity space (not shown) is formed between the convex portion 511 of the upper die 51 and the concave portion 521 of the lower die 52 in the baking die 5. .. That is, 10 cavity spaces are formed in the baking mold 5. The cavity space is a space for molding a thin-walled baked confectionery by heating a material for baked confectionery, and has a shape corresponding to the shape of the baked confectionery to be molded.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, in the circulation conveyor 3, each circulation chain 31 is configured by connecting a plurality of plate portions 311. Adjacent plate portions 311 are connected to each other by a connecting member 312. In the present embodiment, the number of plate portions 311 of each circulation chain 31 is 64.

The baking mold 4 is arranged so as to pass between the pair of circulation chains 31 of the circulation conveyor 3 in the left-right direction. The lower mold support portion 42 of the baking mold base 4 is fixed to the plate portions 311 on both the left and right sides of the pair of circulation chains 31 of the circulation conveyor 3. The 64 baking molds 4 are arranged at equal intervals along the circulation chain 31.

The baking mold 4 is circulated and conveyed by the circulation conveyor 3 in a state of being attached to the outside of the circulation conveyor 3 (circulation chain 31). Each baking table 4 has a rear end portion 332 to a front end portion 331, a first connecting conveyor portion 35, and a front end portion 341 to a rear end portion 342 of the lower conveyor portion 34 of the circulation conveyor 3 and a second connecting conveyor portion 34. It is circulated and conveyed in the order of the conveyor section 36.

The material supply device 21 is a device that supplies materials for baked confectionery to the baking mold 5 of the baking mold table 4 that is circulated and conveyed by the circulation conveyor 3. The material supply device 21 includes a supply pipe (not shown) for supplying materials for baked confectionery, and 10 branch pipes (not shown) branched from the supply pipe. The material supply device 21 is arranged above the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor portion 33 of the circulation conveyor 3.

The heating devices 22 and 23 are devices for heating the baked confectionery material supplied to the baking mold 5 of the baking mold table 4 which is circulated and conveyed by the circulation conveyor 3. One heating device 22 is arranged below the upper conveyor portion 33 of the circulation conveyor 3 and above the lower conveyor portion 34. The other heating device 23 is arranged below the lower conveyor portion 34 of the circulation conveyor 3.

The take-out device 6 has a grip portion 60 that grips the baked confectionery 10. The grip portion 60 is arranged above the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor portion 33 of the circulation conveyor 3. The grip portion 60 has 10 suction portions 61 and a rectangular plate-shaped holding portion 62 that holds the 10 suction portions 61. The suction unit 61 has a suction pad 611 for sucking the baked confectionery 10 and a holder 612 for holding the suction pad 611. The suction pad 611 is provided at the tip of the holder 612. The suction pad 61 is a so-called vacuum pad, and an object can be sucked and gripped by the suction pad 611 by suction by a vacuum pump connected to the suction pad 61.

At the front end of the holding portion 62, five suction portions 61 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction. Five suction portions 61 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction in the middle portion in the front-rear direction of the holding portion 62. The grip portion 60 is configured so that 10 baked confectioneries 10 can be simultaneously adsorbed by a total of 10 adsorbing portions 61.

A support shaft 63 for supporting the holding portion 62 is provided at the rear end portion of the holding portion 62. The support shaft 63 is held so as to be movable in the vertical direction with respect to the plate-shaped movable portion 64. The movable portion 64 is provided with a tubular portion 631 through which the support shaft 63 is inserted and held. The grip portion 60 is configured to be movable in the vertical direction by moving the support shaft 63 in the vertical direction.

The movable portion 64 is fixed to the plate-shaped movable portion 65. The movable portion 65 is held so as to be movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the fixed portion 66. The movable portion 65 is provided with two upper rails 651 on each of the left and right sides. The fixed portion 66 is provided with a pair of lower rails 661 extending in the front-rear direction. The upper rail 651 is configured to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the lower rail 661. The fixing portion 66 is fixed to the fixing portion 67.

The movable portions 64 and 65 are configured to be movable in the front-rear direction by sliding the upper rail 651 of the movable portion 65 along the lower rail 661 of the fixed portion 66. The grip portion 60 is configured to be movable in the front-rear direction via the support shaft 63 by moving the movable portions 64 and 65 in the front-rear direction.

The transport device 7 includes a strip-shaped transport conveyor 71 and two rotating shafts 72. The conveyor 71 is wound around two rotating shafts 72 arranged at both ends of the conveyor 7 in the front-rear direction. The conveyor 71 is configured to circulate and drive by rotating the rotating shaft 72. The transport device 7 is configured to transport the baked confectionery 10 placed on the transport conveyor 71 toward the rear.

The transport device 7 is provided so as to extend horizontally in the front-rear direction (longitudinal direction of the upper conveyor portion 33) from a position near the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor portion 33 of the circulation conveyor 3. The transport device 7 is arranged at a predetermined distance from the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor portion 33 of the circulation conveyor 3. The transport device 7 is configured to be movable in the front-rear direction.

The transport devices 7 are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction with respect to the upper conveyor portion 33 of the circulation conveyor 3. The circulation conveyor 3 and the transport device 7 are arranged side by side in a straight line in the front-rear direction when viewed from above.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the circulation conveyor 3 and the grip portion 60 of the take-out device 6 take out the rotational movement of the rotary shaft 322 on the rear end side of the circulation conveyor 3 of the grip portion 60 of the take-out device 6. It is mechanically connected via a motion conversion transmission mechanism 37 that converts and transmits a reciprocating motion in the front-rear direction. The circulation conveyor 3 and the grip portion 60 of the take-out device 6 are configured to move synchronously by the motion conversion transmission mechanism 37.

Specifically, the rotating shaft 322 on the rear end side of the conveyor 3 is connected to the gear 371. The gear 371 is connected to the gear 373 via a belt 372. The gear 373 is connected to another gear (not shown) via a connecting shaft 374. The other gear is connected to the gear 376 via a belt 375. The gear 376 is connected to the gear 377. The gear 377 is connected to the gear 379 via a belt 378.

The gear 379 is connected to the crank disk 380 via a connecting shaft (not shown). The crank disk 380 is connected to the connecting fixing portion 652 via the connecting link 381. The connection fixing portion 652 is fixed to the movable portion 65. The movable portion 65 is connected to the grip portion 60 (suction portion 61, holding portion 62) via the movable portion 64 and the support shaft 63.

When the rotary shaft 322 on the rear end side of the circulation conveyor 3 rotates, the rotational motion is transmitted to the crank disk 380. When the crank disk 380 rotates, the movable portions 64 and 65 reciprocate in the front-rear direction via the connecting link 381 and the connecting fixing portion 652. When the movable portions 64 and 65 reciprocate in the front-rear direction, the grip portion 60 (suction portion 61, holding portion 62) reciprocates in the front-rear direction via the support shaft 63. In the present embodiment, the grip portion 60 is set to reciprocate six times in the front-rear direction while the rotation shaft 322 makes one rotation.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the grip portion 60 of the take-out device 6 reciprocates in the front-rear direction, the support shaft 63 moves downward when it is at the position of the forward end (the frontmost position), so that the grip portion 60 moves downward. When it moves and retracts from the position of the advancing end, the support shaft 63 moves upward to move upward and return to the original height position.

Further, the transport device 7 is taken out via a motion direction changing mechanism 39 that converts the reciprocating motion of the grip portion 60 of the taking out device 6 in the front-rear direction into a reciprocating motion in the direction opposite to that of the grip portion 60 of the taking out device 6 and transmits the reciprocating motion. It is mechanically connected to the grip portion 60 of the device 6. The grip portion 60 of the take-out device 6 and the transfer device 7 are configured to move synchronously by the movement direction changing mechanism 39.

Specifically, the grip portion 60 (suction portion 61, holding portion 62) is connected to the movable portion 65 via the support shaft 63 and further, the movable portion 64. The connection fixing portion 653 fixed to the movable portion 65 is connected to the swing link 392 via the connection link 391. The swing link 392 is connected to the swing link 394 via a connecting shaft 393. The swing link 394 is connected to a movable pin 395. The movable pin 395 is movably held in the connecting groove 371 of the connecting fixing portion 73 fixed to the transport device 7.

When the grip portion 60 (suction portion 61, holding portion 62) reciprocates in the front-rear direction, the movable portions 64 and 65 reciprocate in the front-rear direction via the support shaft 63. When the movable portions 64 and 65 reciprocate in the front-rear direction, the swing link 392 reciprocates via the connection fixing portion 653 and the connection link 391. When the swing link 392 reciprocates and swings, the swing link 394 reciprocates and swings in the direction opposite to that of the swing link 392 via the connecting shaft 393. When the swing link 394 reciprocates, the movable pin 395 moves in the connecting groove 371 of the connecting fixing portion 73, and the transport device 7 moves in the direction opposite to the grip portion 60 in the front-rear direction via the connecting fixing portion 73. Reciprocate to.

That is, when the grip portion 60 moves forward, the transport device 7 moves backward, and when the grip portion 60 moves backward, the transport device 7 moves forward. In the present embodiment, when the grip portion 60 reciprocates once in the front-rear direction, the transport device 7 is set to reciprocate once in the front-rear direction.

Next, a step of producing the baked confectionery 10 in the baking apparatus 2 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the baking mold 4 in the open state is conveyed forward from the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor portion 33 of the circulation conveyor 3. At this time, the baking mold 4 is conveyed in a state of being attached to the upper side of the upper conveyor portion 33 of the circulation conveyor 3.

Then, when the baking mold 4 in the open state is located below the material supply device 21, the material for baking confectionery is supplied from the material supply device 21 to the recess 521 of the lower mold 52 of the baking mold 5. Specifically, the material for baked confectionery is supplied from each branch pipe of the supply pipe of the material supply device 21 to each recess 521 of the lower mold 52 of the baking mold 5.

At this time, the material for baked confectionery is supplied while moving the material supply device 21 forward according to the speed at which the baking mold 4 is conveyed forward by the circulation conveyor 3. The material supply device 21 that has supplied the baked confectionery material moves backward and returns to the original position, and supplies the baked confectionery material to the next baking mold 4.

Next, the upper mold support portion 41 of the baking mold base 4 is rotated and closed by another member (not shown). Then, after the fitting lever 46 is rotated by another member (not shown), the fitting pin 45 is fitted into the fitting hole 461 of the fitting lever 46. As a result, the baking mold 4 is closed. The material for baked confectionery is in a state of being filled in the cavity space of the baking mold 5.

Next, the closed baking mold stand 4 is conveyed forward to the front end portion 331 of the upper conveyor portion 33 of the circulation conveyor 3. While the baking mold 4 is being conveyed by the upper conveyor portion 33 of the circulation conveyor 3, the baked confectionery material in the cavity space of the baking mold 5 is heated by the heating device 22 under predetermined conditions. At this time, the temperature of the baking mold 5 is about 180 ° C.

Next, the baking mold 4 is swiveled downward by 180 ° from the front end portion 331 of the upper conveyor portion 33 of the circulation conveyor 3 to the front end portion 341 of the lower conveyor portion 34 via the first connecting conveyor portion 35. Transport. Then, the baking mold 4 is conveyed rearward from the front end portion 341 of the lower conveyor portion 34 of the circulation conveyor 3 to the rear end portion 342. At this time, the baking mold 4 is conveyed in a state of being attached to the lower side of the lower conveyor portion 34 of the circulation conveyor 3, that is, in a state of being upside down from the upper conveyor portion 33.

Further, while the baking mold 4 is being conveyed by the lower conveyor portion 33 of the circulation conveyor 3, the baked confectionery material in the cavity space of the baking mold 5 is heated by the heating device 23 under predetermined conditions. At this time, the temperature of the baking mold 5 is about 180 ° C. As a result, 10 thin-walled baked confectioneries 10 are produced for one baking mold 4 (baking mold 5).

Next, as shown in FIG. 8, when the closed baking mold 4 reaches the position A1 of the lower conveyor portion 34 of the circulation conveyor 3, the fitting lever 46 is rotated by another member (not shown). Then, the fitting pin 45 is released from the fitting lever 46. As a result, the upper mold support portion 41 of the baking mold base 4 is gradually rotated by the cam mechanism (not shown).

Then, at the position A2 of the rear end portion 342 of the lower conveyor portion 34 of the circulation conveyor 3, the upper mold support portion 41 of the baking mold base 4 opens at a substantially right angle (about 90 °) with respect to the lower mold support portion 42. That is, the operation of opening the baking mold 4 starts from the position A1 of the lower conveyor portion 34 and ends at the position A2 of the rear end portion 342 of the lower conveyor portion 34. As a result, the baking mold 4 is opened.

Next, the baking mold 4 is opened from the rear end portion 342 of the lower conveyor portion 34 of the circulation conveyor 3 to the second connecting conveyor while the upper mold support portion 41 is opened substantially at right angles to the lower mold support portion 42. It is conveyed to the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor portion 33 via the portion 36 so as to swivel 180 ° upward.

In the baking mold 4 in the open state, the baked confectionery 10 is prevented from falling from the lower mold 52 of the baking mold 5 by a fall prevention mechanism (not shown). Therefore, the baking mold 4 is moved upward from the rear end portion 342 of the lower conveyor portion 34 of the circulation conveyor 3 via the second connecting conveyor portion 36 without separating the baked confectionery 10 from the lower mold 52 of the baking mold 5. It can be conveyed to the rear end portion 332 of the conveyor portion 33.

Further, the upper die support portion 41 of the baking die base 4 in the open state and the upper die 51 of the baking die 5 supported by the upper die support portion 41 are outside (right side) of the take-out device 6 and the transfer device 7 in the left-right direction. Is located in. That is, the take-out device 6 and the transfer device 7 are arranged inside (left side) of the innermost position C in the left-right direction of the upper die support portion 41 and the upper die 51 in the baking die 4.

Therefore, when the baking mold 4 is conveyed from the rear end portion 342 of the lower conveyor portion 34 of the circulation conveyor 3 to the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor portion 33 via the second connecting conveyor portion 36, the baking mold base 4 is conveyed. The upper die support portion 41 and the upper die 51 in No. 4 pass through the outside (right side) of the take-out device 6 and the transfer device 7 without contacting the take-out device 6 and the transfer device 7.

Next, a step of taking out the baked confectionery 10 from the baking device 2 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 9, when the baking mold 4 reaches the take-out position B of the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor portion 33 of the circulation conveyor 3, the baked confectionery is baked from the lower mold 52 of the baking mold 5 of the baking mold base 4. The taking-out work of taking out 10 is started. The position of the grip portion 60 in the front-rear direction is the position of the forward end (the frontmost position), and the position of the transport device 7 in the front-rear direction is the position of the backward end (the rearmost position).

First, as shown in FIG. 10, at the same time when the baking mold 4 reaches the take-out position B of the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor portion 33 of the circulation conveyor 3, the support shaft 63 moves downward and is gripped accordingly. The unit 60 moves downward. Then, the baked confectionery 10 in the lower mold 52 of the baking mold 5 is sucked by the suction pad 611 of the suction portion 61.

Then, as shown in FIG. 11, the support shaft 63 moves upward at the same time that the grip portion 60 starts to move backward. Along with this, the grip portion 60 moves upward with the 10 baked confectioneries 10 adsorbed on the 10 adsorption pads 611 of the adsorption unit 61. As a result, the baked confectionery 10 is lifted upward by the suction portion 61 of the grip portion 60.

Next, as shown in FIG. 12, at the same time that the holding portion 62 moves rearward, the transport device 7 moves forward so as to approach the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor portion 33 of the circulation conveyor 3. As a result, the baked confectionery 10 adsorbed on the adsorption pad 611 of the adsorption unit 61 is positioned above the front end portion 711 of the conveyor 71. The position of the grip portion 60 in the front-rear direction at this time is the position of the retracting end, and the position of the transport device 7 in the front-rear direction is the position of the forward end.

Next, as shown in FIG. 13, the suction state of the suction pad 611 of the suction unit 61 is released. As a result, the baked confectionery 10 is separated from the suction pad 611 of the suction portion 61 and falls to the position of the front end portion 711 of the conveyor 71. At this time, the 10 baked confectioneries 10 are transferred onto the conveyor 71 in a state of being arranged in two rows of 5 each. The transferred baked confectionery 10 is then conveyed rearward by the transfer conveyor 71 in an aligned state.

Then, as shown in FIG. 14, the grip portion 60 moves forward and returns to the position of the forward end (the same position as in FIG. 9). At the same time, the transport device 7 moves backward and returns to the position of the retracted end (the same position as in FIG. 9). As a result, in the series of taking-out operations shown in FIGS. 9 to 14, both the grip portion 60 and the transport device 7 reciprocate once in the front-rear direction. When the grip portion 60 and the transfer device 7 return to these positions, the next baking die 4 reaches the take-out position B, and the next take-out work is started.

In the present embodiment, the time for the baking mold 4 to go around the circulation conveyor 3 is set to about 2 minutes. Since the number of baking molds 4 is 64, it is set that the series of taking-out operations shown in FIGS. 9 to 14 is performed within 2 seconds (for example, 1.5 to 2 seconds). That is, the time from when the baking mold 4 reaches the take-out position B and starts the taking-out work until the next baking mold 4 reaches the taking-out position B and starts the taking-out work is within 2 seconds (for example, 1). .5-2 seconds).

Next, the action and effect of the high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment will be described.
According to the high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the circulation conveyor 3 of the baking apparatus 2 and the grip portion 60 of the take-out apparatus 6 are mechanically connected via the motion conversion transmission mechanism 37. Then, the circulation conveyor 3 of the baking device 2 and the grip portion 60 of the taking-out device 6 move synchronously by the motion conversion transmission mechanism 37, so that the taking-out device 6 takes out the baked confectionery 10 from the baking device 2 (take-out work). ) Is performed. Therefore, the baked confectionery 10 can be taken out at high speed and continuously by the grip portion 60 of the taking-out device 6.

Further, as described above, the circulation conveyor 3 of the firing device 2 and the grip portion 60 of the take-out device 6 move synchronously by the motion conversion transmission mechanism 37. Therefore, even if the operation speed of one of the two is changed, the operation timings of the two do not shift. For example, as compared with the case of operating using an air cylinder or the like equipped with a sensor or the like, it becomes easier to adjust the operation timings of both. As a result, the baked confectionery 10 can be taken out by the grip portion 60 of the taking-out device 6 at higher speed, continuously, and with high accuracy.

Further, the grip portion 60 of the take-out device 6 grips the plurality of baked confectioneries 10 from the baking mold 5 of the baking mold base 4 and transfers them to the conveying device 7. Therefore, it is possible to transfer the plurality of baked confectioneries 10 to the transport device 7 in an aligned state. As a result, the plurality of baked confectioneries 10 taken out by the grip portion 60 of the taking-out device 6 can be conveyed in an aligned state in the conveying device 7.

As described above, the high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing device 1 takes out the baked confectionery 10 from the baking device 2 at high speed and continuously by the grip portion 60 of the taking-out device 6, and arranges the taken out baked confectionery 10 in the transport device 7. Can be transported. Therefore, it is possible to improve the productivity of the baked confectionery 10 in the high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus 1.

Further, in the present embodiment, the transport device 7 is configured to be reciprocating in the horizontal direction, and the horizontal reciprocating motion of the grip portion 60 is converted into a reciprocating motion in the direction opposite to that of the grip portion 60 and transmitted. It is mechanically connected to the grip portion 60 via the motion direction changing mechanism 39. When the plurality of baked confectioneries 10 gripped by the grip portion 60 are transferred to the transport device 7, the grip portion 60 and the transport device 7 are synchronously moved by the motion direction changing mechanism 39 so as to approach each other.

Therefore, when the plurality of baked confectioneries 10 gripped by the grip portion 60 of the take-out device 6 are transferred to the transfer device 7, the grip portion 60 of the take-out device 6 moves rearward toward the transfer device 7 and the transfer device 7 Moves forward toward the grip 60 of the take-out device 6. As a result, the grip portion 60 of the take-out device 6 does not need to move to the transfer device 7, and the moving distance of the grip portion 60 of the take-out device 6 can be shortened. As a result, the transfer time of the baked confectionery 10 to the transfer device 7 by the grip portion 60 of the take-out device 6 can be shortened.

Further, since the grip portion 60 of the take-out device 6 and the transfer device 7 move in synchronization with each other by the movement direction changing mechanism 39, the operation timings of the two do not shift even if the operation speed of one of the two is changed. .. For example, as compared with the case of operating using an air cylinder or the like equipped with a sensor or the like, it becomes easier to adjust the operation timings of both. As a result, the confectionery 10 can be transferred to the confectionery device 7 by the grip portion 60 of the take-out device 6 at higher speed, continuously, and with high accuracy.

Further, as described above, since the circulation conveyor 3 and the grip portion 60 of the take-out device 6 move in synchronization with each other, the circulation conveyor 3 and the grip portion 60 of the take-out device 6 and the transfer device 7 move in synchronization with each other. It will be. As a result, the entire taking-out work of the baked confectionery 10 can be performed faster, continuously, and with high accuracy.

Further, since the baking die 5 of the baking die 4 attached to the circulation conveyor 3 becomes hot due to heating, it is considered from the viewpoint of durability that the transfer device 7 is arranged at a place close to the take-out position B of the circulation conveyor 3. It is difficult from. Therefore, when the plurality of baked confectioneries 10 gripped by the grip portion 60 of the take-out device 6 are transferred to the transfer device 7, the transfer device 7 is brought closer to the take-out position B of the circulation conveyor 3. As a result, while maintaining the durability of the transport device 7, the baked confectionery 10 can be transferred to the transport device 7 by the grip portion 60 of the take-out device 6 at higher speed, continuously, and with high accuracy.

Further, the take-out work is configured to be performed at high speed and continuously, and the time from the start of the take-out work to the start of the next take-out work is within 2 seconds. Therefore, the baked confectionery 10 can be taken out at high speed and continuously in a very short time. As a result, the effect of the high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, in which the baked confectionery 10 is taken out at high speed and continuously, can be effectively exhibited.

Further, the circulation conveyor 3 has an upper conveyor portion 33 provided so as to extend in the horizontal direction. The take-out position B is at the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor portion 33. The transport device 7 is provided so as to extend in the horizontal direction from the vicinity of the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor portion 33. Therefore, the baked confectionery 10 can be transferred to the confectionery device 7 more quickly by the grip portion 60 of the take-out device 6.

Further, the baking mold base 4 has an upper mold supporting portion 41 for supporting the upper mold 51 of the baking mold 5, and a lower mold supporting portion 42 for supporting the lower mold 52 of the baking mold 5. The lower mold support portion 42 is attached to the circulation conveyor 3. The upper mold support portion 41 is configured to open substantially at right angles to the lower mold support portion 42 with one end side in the longitudinal direction of the lower mold support portion 42 as a fulcrum. Therefore, by keeping the baking mold 4 open at the take-out position B of the circulation conveyor 3, it becomes easy to take out the baked confectionery 10 from the baking mold 5 of the baking mold 4 by the grip portion 60 of the taking-out device 6. ..

Further, in the lower conveyor portion 34 of the circulation conveyor 3, the upper mold support portion 41 of the baking mold base 4 is opened substantially at right angles to the lower mold supporting portion 42, and the baking mold base 4 is lowered while maintaining that state. It is configured to convey from the rear end portion 342 of the side conveyor portion 34 to the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor portion 33 via the second connecting conveyor portion 36. Therefore, at the take-out position B of the circulation conveyor 3, the baked confectionery 10 can be taken out more quickly and continuously by the grip portion 60 of the take-out device 6.

Further, the gripping portion 60 has a plurality of suction portions 61 that suck and grip the plurality of baked confectioneries 10 from the baking mold 5 of the baking mold base 4. Therefore, a plurality of thin-walled baked confectioneries 10 that are fragile at high temperature can be quickly and easily sucked and gripped from the baking mold 5 of the baking mold 4 by the plurality of suction portions 61 of the gripping portion 60 of the take-out device 6.

Further, the circulation conveyor 3 and the transport device 7 are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction. Further, the grip portion 60 of the take-out device 6 is arranged above the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor portion 33. Therefore, it is possible to suppress an increase in the width of the high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus 1, and it is possible to save space in the production equipment. Further, since the width can be suppressed, it becomes possible to construct more production lines by arranging the vertically long high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus 1 side by side. As a result, the effects of increasing the production number of baked confectionery 10 and improving the production capacity can be obtained.

Further, when the baking mold 4 is conveyed from the rear end portion 342 of the lower conveyor portion 34 to the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor portion 33 via the second connecting conveyor portion 36, the upper mold support on the baking mold base 4 The upper die 51 of the baking die 5 supported by the section 41 and the upper die support section 41 is configured to pass outside the take-out device 6 and the transfer device 7 in a direction orthogonal to the circulation conveyor 3. Therefore, the take-out device 6 and the transfer device 7 can be arranged at a position closer to the circulation conveyor 3 (particularly, the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor portion 33 having the take-out position B). As a result, the baked confectionery 10 can be transferred to the transport device 7 by the grip portion 60 of the take-out device 6 more quickly, and the space of the production facility can be further saved.

(Other embodiments)
It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be implemented in various embodiments without departing from the present invention.

(1) In the above embodiment, the thin-walled baked confectionery was Monaka skin for ice monaka, but as the thin-walled baked confectionery, for example, a normal Monaka skin for Monaka, a corn container, and various other types of baking. It may be confectionery or the like.

(2) In the above embodiment, the grip portion of the take-out portion is moved up and down and sucked and gripped by the suction portion (vacuum pad) of the grip portion, but the baked confectionery is gripped by another configuration, method or the like. You may try to do it.

(3) If the motion conversion transmission mechanism that mechanically connects the circulation conveyor and the grip portion of the take-out portion can convert the rotational motion of the rotating portion of the circulation conveyor into a horizontal reciprocating motion of the grip portion and transmit it. For example, it can be configured by using a member that converts a motion such as a member that converts a rotary motion into a reciprocating motion, a member that converts a direction of the motion, a member that transmits the motion, and the like.

(4) The motion direction changing mechanism that mechanically connects the grip portion of the take-out portion and the transport portion converts the horizontal reciprocating motion of the grip portion into a reciprocating motion in the direction opposite to the grip portion of the transport portion and transmits the reciprocating motion. If possible, for example, a member that converts motion, a member that converts the direction of motion, a member that transmits motion, and the like can be used.

(5) The functions of one component in the above embodiment may be dispersed as a plurality of components, or the functions of the plurality of components may be integrated into one component. Further, a part of the configuration of the above embodiment may be omitted. In addition, at least a part of the configuration of the above embodiment may be added or replaced with the configuration of the other embodiment. It should be noted that all aspects included in the technical idea specified from the wording described in the claims are embodiments of the present invention.

1 ... High-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing equipment, 2 ... Baking equipment (baking part), 3 ... Circulation conveyor, 4 ... Baking mold stand, 5 ... Baking mold, 6 ... Taking out device (taking out part), 7 ... Conveying device (conveying part) ), 10 ... baked confectionery, 37 ... motion conversion transmission mechanism, 60 ... gripping part, 322 ... rotating shaft (rotating part), B ... taking out position

Claims (6)

A baking unit that heats ingredients for baked goods to make thin-walled baked goods,
A take-out part for taking out baked confectionery from the baking part and
A transport unit for transporting the baked confectionery taken out by the take-out unit is provided.
The baking unit includes a circulation conveyor that circulates and drives by the rotational movement of the rotating unit, and a plurality of baking mold stands that are attached to the circulation conveyor and support a baking mold for supplying and heating materials for baked goods. Have,
The take-out portion has a grip portion that grips a plurality of baked confectioneries from the baking mold of the baking mold table and transfers them to the transport portion.
The grip portion is configured to transfer a plurality of gripped baked confectioneries to the transport portion by a horizontal reciprocating motion.
The circulation conveyor and the grip portion are mechanically connected via a motion conversion transmission mechanism that converts and transmits the rotational motion of the rotating portion of the circulation conveyor into a horizontal reciprocating motion of the grip portion.
When the baking mold stand is conveyed to the take-out position on the circulation conveyor by the circulation conveyor, the gripping portion grips a plurality of baked confectioneries from the baking mold of the baking mold stand and transfers them to the conveying portion. A high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus in which the circulation conveyor and the grip portion move synchronously by the motion conversion transmission mechanism so as to perform the above. The transport portion is configured to be reciprocating in the horizontal direction, and the reciprocating motion in the horizontal direction of the grip portion is converted into a reciprocating motion in the direction opposite to that of the grip portion and transmitted via a motion direction changing mechanism. When a plurality of baked goods that are mechanically connected to the grip portion and gripped by the grip portion are transferred to the transport portion, the grip portion and the transport portion are synchronized by the motion direction changing mechanism so as to approach each other. The high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the device exercises. The high speed according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the take-out operation is configured to be performed at high speed and continuously, and the time from the start of the take-out work to the start of the next take-out work is within 2 seconds. Continuous baked confectionery manufacturing equipment. The circulation conveyor has a horizontal conveyor portion provided so as to extend in the horizontal direction, the take-out position is at one end in the longitudinal direction of the horizontal conveyor portion, and the transport portion is the said of the horizontal conveyor portion. The high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is provided so as to extend horizontally from the vicinity of one end. The baking mold base has an upper mold supporting portion for supporting the upper mold of the baking mold and a lower mold supporting portion for supporting the lower mold of the baking mold, and the lower mold supporting portion is the circulation conveyor. The upper mold support portion is configured to open substantially at right angles to the lower mold support portion with one end side in the longitudinal direction of the lower mold support portion as a fulcrum. The high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus according to any one item. The high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the gripping portion has a plurality of suction portions that adsorb and grip a plurality of baked confectioneries from the baking mold of the baking mold table. ..