JP2514728Y2 - Rice forming and feeding device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (a) Field of Industrial Use The present invention relates to a rice forming and feeding device for forming rice into a certain size, especially for laver rolls, and particularly for laver rolls. The present invention relates to a rice forming and feeding device for an automatic laver-rolling manufacturing device that automatically feeds a fixed amount of fixed amount.

Further, the present invention relates to a rice forming / supplying device for forming rice into a plurality of sizes in a separable manner in order to supply it to a forming container such as a forming die, and in particular, sushi, nigiri,
The present invention also relates to an automatic rice forming / supplying device for forming and supplying a plurality of pieces of rice formed products at a time to an automatic rice forming machine for forming rice.

(B) Conventional technology Conventionally, for example, an automatic rice forming device for forming rice into rice in the curtain, seaweed rolls, rice balls and sushi rice balls, etc. Alternatively, a rice forming / supplying device in which a pair of rollers are arranged to face each other is used.

For example, in the case of a rice forming and feeding device including a pair of endless belts, a pair of endless belts, each feeding side belt surface,
The rice feed passages are provided so as to be gradually narrowed from the upper side to the lower side so as to be gradually narrowed, and the rice feeding passages that are gradually narrowed toward the lower side in the vertical direction are formed. The rice to be quantitatively shaped is fed along this feeding passage, and in the process in which the rice is continuously fed through the feeding passage and is fed from the lower side, the feeding of the rice is almost quantified, and a constant amount suitable for gripping is obtained. It is formed into a thickness, cut into lengths corresponding to the amount of one handful, respectively, put into a forming frame such as nigiri sushi, and formed and supplied as nigiri sushi.

(C) Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in this way, for example, when continuously producing seaweed rolls and sushi with, for example, a rice forming and feeding device, adjustment of the production amount is performed by adjusting the feed amount of rice in the feed forming unit. It is done by adjusting. When there are many users, in order to increase the production volume of cooked rice products such as laver rolls and sushi balls, the feed amount of rice per unit time must be increased. It will be consumed sooner and needs to be supplemented with rice. Such rice supply is performed when there are many users, for example, at intervals of 10 minutes. Such rice supply is relatively frequent, especially when there are many users, and is therefore a problem only when a large amount of manpower is required.

Therefore, the height of the frame of the rice transport section is increased to increase the rice supply interval. However, since the transport section is provided at the highest point of the rice forming and feeding device, increasing the height of the frame of the rice transport section requires a step board and the like. Since the forming and feeding device is installed in a relatively narrow place, it is difficult to install the stepping plate, which makes it difficult to replenish the rice and causes a risk to the replenisher due to a fall or the like at the time of replenishment. There is.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention aims to solve the problems associated with rice supply in a rice forming and supplying device.

(D) Means for Solving the Problem The present invention has an object to provide a rice forming / supplying device having a long rice supply interval without increasing the height of the frame of the rice conveying section.

The present invention is directed to a rice transport unit having a lateral transport path and conveyor belt surfaces on the feed side facing each other below the outlet of the rice transport unit, and is inclined in the direction in which the conveyor belt interval is narrowed downward. A conveyor belt is provided, the lower part is fixed in position by a driving roller, and the upper part is a guide roller so that its position can be changed within a range of 120 to 180 ° opening angle of the pair of belt surfaces. A pair of rice feed conveyor belts provided and below the lower opening of the rice feed conveyor belts, the facing distance is narrowed from the upper side to the lower side at an inclination angle larger than the inclination angle of the rice feed conveyor belt section. Two rows of rollers formed by a plurality of pairs of left and right rollers arranged are connected to the same drive source as the driving roller of the rice feed conveyor and arranged, and each of the plurality of pairs of left and right rollers has a circumference. Face axis direction A rice forming and feeding device comprising: a rice feeding forming part having a protruding portion formed therein and a cutter part arranged in proximity to a lower end opening of the rice feeding forming part. is there.

The rice forming and feeding device of the present invention supplies the rice that has been formed into a plurality of containers such as seaweed rolls, grips or dishes or a mold for rice forming. For example, it can be used as a forming and supplying device for forming rice for a bento box lunch, as a forming and supplying device for rice on a plurality of tableware, and further, a laver roll,
Molded rice for nigiri sushi, rice balls, and bento lunch boxes, and other items that can also be used as a device for forming and feeding rice to a mold for a rice forming machine such as a rice-grip machine that uses a forming mold to shape rice into a gripped shape. Is.

In the rice forming and feeding device of the present invention, the rice conveying section is
The width is formed to be larger than that of the rice forming and feeding device having the same manufacturing capacity.

In the present invention, the upper portion of the rice feeding belt portion is formed to be opened according to the width of the outlet of the rice feeding portion, and the lower portion of the rice feeding belt portion serves as a driving side, that is, a driving roller. If the roller is a driven roller, the rice feeding belt portion can be adjusted to an appropriate opening angle by changing the position of the driven roller side, that is, the upper roller.
In this case, the opening angle of the rice feeding belt is 120 degrees to 180 degrees.
It can be degree.

In the present invention, the feeding surface of the rice feeding forming unit can be formed by a roller. In this case, since unevenness is formed on the surface of the molded rice molded product, it is preferable, for example, when winding on a laver roll, because the winding operation is easy, and by making the surface shape of the roller an appropriate shape, This is preferable because the cross-sectional shape of the molded product can be made into an appropriate shape.

In the present invention, the number of rollers and the size of the rollers of the rice feed forming unit are appropriately set in accordance with the purpose of supplying rice from the rice forming / supplying apparatus, as in the conventional rice forming / supplying apparatus.

In the rice forming and feeding device of the present invention, the pair of rollers of the rice feeding forming part is formed such that the interval between the rollers is gradually narrowed downward in the vertical direction, and the rice is constantly compressed as the rice is moved downward. It is preferable because it is affected.

According to the present invention, the axial forming area on the roller surface of the lower roller of the rice feed forming section is formed larger than the axial feeding area on the roller surface of the upper roller. However, even if it is supplied onto the pair of lower rollers, excessive compression can be avoided, which is preferable.

In addition, in the rice forming and feeding device of the present invention, when the shape of the forming region of the lower roller is formed in a band shape in accordance with the shape of the laver winding in the automatic laver winding manufacturing device, the rice that passes between each pair of forming rollers is formed. Formed in a predetermined cross-sectional shape,
It is preferable because it can prevent the rice from spilling out of the mold.

(D) Operation In the present invention, conveyor belts are provided below the outlet of the rice conveying section so that the conveyor belt surfaces on the feed side face each other and are inclined downward in the direction of narrowing the conveyor belt interval. , The lower part is fixed in position by a driving side roller, and the upper part is a guide roller in which the position is variably provided within a range of an opening angle of 120 to 180 ° of the pair of belt surfaces. A feed conveyor belt portion, and a plurality of pairs of left and right arranged below the lower opening of the rice feed conveyor belt portion at an inclination angle larger than the inclination angle of the rice feed conveyor belt portion and having a facing interval narrowed downward from above. Two rows of rollers formed by rollers are arranged so as to be connected to the same drive source as the driving roller of the rice feeding conveyor, and each of the plurality of pairs of left and right rollers has a convex line in the circumferential axis direction. Form Since it has a rice feed forming part where the shape part is formed, it is possible to increase the capacity of the rice feed part by increasing the width of the rice feed part and widening the opening of the rice feed belt part. Thus, it is possible to form a large number of rice-molded products for laver rolls.

Further, according to the present invention, when one of the feeding surfaces of the rice feed forming section is formed by a roller with a claw or a groove, unevenness is formed on the surface of the formed strip-shaped rice formed article, which is used for laver winding. As a rice shaped product, it becomes easy to be rolled in at the stage of rolling in, and the placed ingredient can be stabilized.

(E) Example Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the following description and examples.

FIG. 1 is a schematic front sectional view of an embodiment of the rice feeding apparatus of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a rice forming and feeding device 1 for forming a seaweed roll is provided with a rice feeding device 3 provided with a hopper 2 at the upper part, and this rice feeding device 3 is provided at the lower part for feeding rice. The conveyor 4 is provided, and the stirring device 5 is provided above the conveyor 4. On the outlet side of the rice supply device 3, a sensor 7 that detects the supply of rice is provided near the outlet opening 6.

The rice forming / supplying section 8 is formed below the outlet opening 6 of the rice supplying apparatus 3. In this example, small belts 9 and 10 are provided on the upper left and right sides, and the rice guide portion 13 sandwiched between the inclined feeding surfaces 11 and 12 of the small belt and the small belt 9 are provided.
Rollers 14, 15 and 16 having smaller diameters are provided on the left and right following the lower portions of the rotary shafts 17, 18 and 19 respectively.
Are sequentially arranged inwardly toward the bottom,
A molding portion 20 is formed. A pair of guide members 21 and 22 are provided below the left and right rollers 16, respectively. The guide members 21 and 22 are plate-shaped seaweed discharged from between the lower portions of the left and right rollers 16. Guide the rolled rice molding. Below the guide members 21 and 22, there is provided a pair of cutting blades 23 for cutting the plate-shaped rice shaped product for seaweed winding after molding to an appropriate length.

In this example, the small belts 9 and 10 are each driven by a gear 24 which is belt driven by a motor (not shown). That is, in the case of the small belt 9, the gear 24
Is rotated by rotating a gear wheel 26 coaxial with the driving roller 25 to rotate the driving roller 25. On the other hand, for large gears, the gear 24
Is rotated by rotating a gear 28 coaxial with the driving roller 27 to rotate the driving roller 27.

The roller 14 of the rice forming and feeding unit 8 is rotated by the rotation of the driving roller 25 being transmitted by the gear 29 coaxial with the driven gear 30 meshing with the gear 26 of the driving roller 25. 15 and roller 16 also rotate via driven rollers 31 and 32.

Since this example is configured as described above, the hopper 2
The rice supplied to the rice is uniformly agitated by the agitator 5 and sent out from the outlet opening 6 to the rice guide 13 of the rice forming / supplying unit 8 by the belt conveyor 4. The sent rice for laver roll falls on the inclined feed surfaces 11 and 12 of the small belts 9 and 10, and is conveyed to the forming unit 20 by the movement of the inclined feed surfaces 11 and 12. The seaweed-rolled rice delivered from the rice guide portion 13 to the forming portion 20 is provided with left and right feed rollers 14, 15 and 16
Of the rollers 14, 15, and 16 descends along the path formed between the rollers 14, 15 and 16, while the ridges 33, 34 and 35 formed on the surface of the rollers cause the ridges on both sides to move. A scar is formed. The rice for seaweed winding sent from between the left and right feed rollers 16 passes between the guide members 21 and 22 and is cut into a predetermined length by the cutting blade 23. Cutting blade 23
One of the blades is fixed, and the blade support member is actuated by the operation of an air cylinder (not shown) to cut the seaweed-rolled rice shaped product descending between the guide members 21 and 22.

In this example, 9 and 10 driven rollers 36 of a small belt
Are provided so as to be movable around the shaft 37 of the driving roller 25. The opening between the small belts 9 and 10 in this case is adjusted to an opening angle between 120 degrees and 180 degrees. Therefore, in this example, the rice supply device 3 can be replaced with one having an appropriate capacity.

(E) Effect In the present invention, the feeding belts are opposed to each other below the feeding port of the rice feeding section, and the gap between the feeding belts is sequentially reduced downward, and the rice feeding molding section located below the feeding belts. Since the rice feeding belt section formed at an angle smaller than the belt inclination angle is provided, the capacity of the rice conveying section can be increased without increasing the height of the rice conveying section as compared with the conventional rice forming and feeding device. It is safe without using a springboard or the like to supply rice.

Further, according to the present invention, compared with the conventional device, the rice for laver winding, which consumes a large amount of rice, can be formed more easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front sectional view of an embodiment of the rice feeding apparatus of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 is a rice forming supply device, 2 is a hopper, 3 is a rice supply device, 4 is a conveyor, 5 is a stirring device, 6 is an outlet opening, 7 is a sensor, 8 is a rice forming supply unit, 9 and 10 small size Belts, 11 and 12 are inclined feeding surfaces of small belts, 13 is a rice guide, and 14 and 15
And 16 are rollers, 17, 18 and 19 are rotary shafts, 20 is a molding section,
21 and 22 are guide members, 23 is a cutting blade, 24, 26, 28 and 29 are gears, 25 and 27 are driving rollers, 30, 31 and 32 are driven gears,
33, 34, and 35 are convex stripes, 36 is a driven roller, and 37 is a shaft of a driving roller.

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A rice conveying unit having a conveying path in a lateral direction, and conveyor belt surfaces on the transmitting side are opposed to each other below an outlet of the rice conveying unit, and the conveyor belt intervals are sequentially narrowed downward. The conveyor belt is inclined, the position is fixed by the driving side roller at the lower part, and the upper part is the guide roller at the fixed position, and the position can be changed within the opening angle range of 120 to 180 ° of the pair of belt surfaces. A pair of rice feed conveyor belts, and below the lower opening of the rice feed conveyor belts, the facing distance is narrowed from the upper side to the lower side at an inclination angle larger than the inclination angle of the rice feed conveyor belt section. Two rows of roller rows formed by a plurality of pairs of left and right rollers are arranged so as to be connected to the same drive source as the driving roller of the rice feeding conveyor, and each of the plurality of pairs of left and right rollers is Circumferential axis A rice forming and feeding device, comprising: a rice feeding forming part in which a forming portion is formed by forming a ridge and a cutter part arranged in proximity to a lower end opening of the rice feeding forming part. .