JP2547055Y2 - Elastic mold - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an elastic molding die, more specifically, an elastic molding die used to obtain a molded product having a printed pattern on the surface by filling and solidifying a fluid filler and then punching out the molded product. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An elastic mold made of rubber or resin is known for replicating and mass-producing a molded article having a three-dimensional pattern from a fluid filler such as chocolate confectionery and ice confectionery.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional elastic filling type, in the case of chocolate confectionery as a filling molded product, three-dimensional decorative chocolate confectionery having various shapes can be formed, but various printed patterns are formed on the surface thereof. Cannot be molded.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to fill a resilient molding die with a fluid filler, solidify it, and then punch out the resilient molding die to form various printed patterns on the surface of the molded product. It is to provide a mold.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned object, and its gist is to provide a printed pattern on a surface.
An elastic mold used to obtain a molded article having,
Die release after solidifying fluid filler filled inside
Expansion-controllable product molding in which molded products are obtained
Part and the product outlet of the product forming part continuously and integrally
And a molded holding part, filled with the fluid filler.
Prior to filling, insert it into the expanded product
The molded product is marked on the inner surface of the restored product molded portion.
Applying the ink that becomes the printing pattern and expanding the product again
It is characterized by having an elastic pad that is extracted from the part
In the elastic mold.

Here, the elastic mold is made of rubber such as latex rubber or resin, and is obtained by solidifying a fluid material such as a liquid into an elastic film. And a mold holding unit that is fixed to an automatic manufacturing apparatus for a molded product continuously from an outlet at the opening end of the product molding unit. The mold holding portion is not limited to a flat shape with respect to the product forming portion, but may be a funnel shape, a cylindrical shape, or a composite shape thereof. In addition, the elastic molding die, if the product forming portion, the outlet formed by the mold holding portion has a uniform thickness, and is formed in a bent arm, for example, when expanding the elastic molding die, when extracting the molded product, It is preferable because the take-out opening is easily opened and the take-out is easy, but the present invention is not limited to this.
Further, the product molded portion may have fine irregularities.

[0007] Examples of the fluid filler include foods such as chocolate confectionery, ice confectionery, jelly confectionery, cheese, butter, and kamaboko as molded articles, erasers, soaps, and the like.
In order to obtain daily necessities such as wax, gypsum, concrete, and the like, those which can be solidified by cooling, heating, etc., which are initially liquid, can be considered.

Further, as a printing pattern of the ink applied to the elastic mold, the expansion and contraction of the elastic mold and the like are taken into consideration.
It is desirable that the printing pattern transferred to the surface of the molded article of the filler is assumed in advance to be a predetermined printing pattern, for example, a part or all of the face, character, graphic, or the like of a person or an animal. .

[0009]

[Function] The elastic mold of the present invention is filled with a fluid filler.
Prior to, the ink species' s print pattern on the inner surface of the product forming part is coating applied by the elastic pad, fluidized filler to the elastic molding die, for example, in the case of chocolate material, after filling solidified By removing the mold, the printed pattern is transferred to the surface of the molded product, and a three-dimensional decorative chocolate product with the printed pattern is manufactured.

[0010]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an elastic mold according to the present invention. As the fluid filler, as described above, chocolate confectionery, ice confectionery, jelly confectionery, butter, cheese and other foods, and erasers, soaps, waxes, gypsum, concrete and other daily necessities as described above. In order to obtain, it is conceivable that what was initially liquid can be solidified by cooling, heating, etc., but in this example, only the case of a fluid chocolate material for obtaining chocolate confectionery as a filler is exemplified. The description will be omitted, and the case of other fillers will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of an elastic molding die molded to obtain a chocolate molded product having a human shape. As shown in this figure, the elastic molding die 1 is formed by filling and solidifying a fluid chocolate material, and thereafter, is die-cut to obtain a human-shaped chocolate molded product.
And a mold holding portion 3 which is continuous in a uniform thickness, is bent and is bent to an end portion of the automatic chocolate confectionery molding apparatus. Inner surface 1a of this product forming part 1
When the mold is transferred to a filled and solidified chocolate material and die-cut, a printed pattern serving as eyes, mouth, hair and ears of a person decorating the surface of the three-dimensional decorative chocolate product 9 as a molded product shown in FIG. The ink 5a is applied.

FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b) each show only a main state of a production process as an example of a three-dimensional decorative chocolate with a printed pattern produced by the elastic molding die 1 of FIG. FIG. As shown in these figures, first, the mold holding portion 3 of the elastic molding die 1 is attached to a flat plate 6 as a mold attachment frame which is a part of an automatic continuous chocolate confectionery molding device (not shown), and the take-out opening 4 is moved upward. Turn to. A predetermined amount of a fluid chocolate material 7 having a temperature of about 26 to 32 ° C. is filled into the product forming section 2 of the elastic forming die 1 and vibrated by a vibrator (not shown) attached to a lower portion of the conveyor. After the bubbles of the chocolate material 7 are diffused, the chocolate material 7 is transferred to a solidifying device, for example, a cooling tunnel (not shown) maintained at about 4 to 7 ° C. by a conveyor or the like (not shown) and cooled and solidified for 10 minutes. After solidification, the elastic molding die 1 is put into a mold release device, for example, a decompression chamber 8 'which is a part of a decompression device. The chocolate material 7 is extruded by a rod-shaped pushing member 8'a provided as an auxiliary tool of a vacuum chamber 8 'capable of pressing the elastic mold 1 and the chocolate material 7 therein without damaging the same. Exit 4
(See FIG. 2 (b)) to produce a human-shaped three-dimensional decorative chocolate product 9 having a printed pattern 5a of the human eye, mouth, hair and ears made of the ink 5 (see FIG. 3).

When the solidified chocolate material 7 is extruded and extracted, a rod-shaped pressing member 8'a is used as an auxiliary tool for the decompression chamber 8 ', but the elastic molding die 1 and the chocolate material 7 therein are damaged. The shape, the number, and the arrangement position are not limited as long as they can be pressed so as not to be pressed.

According to experiments conducted by the present applicant, the printed pattern 5
It was found that the ink 5 of a was transferred to the chocolate material 7 when the chocolate material 7 was extracted as a molded product. It is considered that when filling the elastic molding die 1 with the chocolate material 7, the ink 5 of the printed pattern 5a is slightly melted and adheres to the chocolate material 7 depending on the temperature.

Furthermore, when the fluid filler is filled into the elastic mold, if the elastic mold has fine irregularities, the outer periphery of the elastic mold is expanded by a decompression chamber or the like to expand the irregularities. It is particularly desirable to fill a predetermined amount of the filler and then return the elastic mold to its original state, since bubbles generated on the surface of the manufactured molded product can be prevented.

FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b) show a state in which a human-shaped elastic pad is inserted into the elastic mold 1 of FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view schematically showing a state in which ink 5 is applied to a molding die 1.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the elastic pad 10
Is composed of a rod-shaped grip 11 for supporting the elastic pad 10 to be inserted into the elastic mold 1 and a pad body 12 integrally provided from the grip 11. The printed pattern ink 5 that becomes human eyes, mouth, hair and ears is applied. Incidentally, the pad body, when pressed against the inner surface of the elastic mold, has elasticity that can adhere to the unevenness of the inner surface, and is not particularly limited as long as it is made of a material having no problem in hygiene. According to the Food Sanitation Law, silicone rubber is desirable. Further, the pressing surface of the pad body does not necessarily need to be a curved surface, and may have an uneven surface or a flat surface. In order to apply various printing pattern inks to the elastic pad, as an example, a plate material such as metal or resin, or a rough surface of various printing patterns formed on the surface of a mold, Or after applying edible ink to the surface of the mold, scraping the plate material or the surface of the mold to leave the ink on the rough surface, and applying an elastic pad to the plate material or the rough surface of the mold. It is conceivable to apply ink of various print patterns by pressing, but it is not limited to this as long as ink of various print patterns can be applied to the elastic pad.

Next, a description will be given of a state in which the printing pad 5 is coated with the ink 5 having a printing pattern by the elastic pad 10 as an example. The outer periphery of the elastic forming die 1 is expanded by suctioning under reduced pressure, and the elastic pad 10 is inserted into the elastic forming die 1 from above the flat plate 6 on the outlet 4 side (see FIG. 4A). Thereafter, the inner surface 1a is brought into close contact with the elastic pad 10 by stopping the decompression by the decompression chamber 8 'or by removing the decompression chamber 8' and returning to the original shape of the elastic mold 1, and the ink 5 is transferred (FIG. 4). (B)). Then, the pressure is reduced again by the pressure reducing chamber 8 ', and the elastic molding die 1
Is expanded, the elastic pad 10 is pulled out, and the elastic mold 1 is returned to its original state. When the shape of the expanded elastic mold 1 is returned to the original shape, the elastic mold 1 with the expanded ink 5
It is preferable to perform the drying while not drying so as not to peel off from the inner surface 1a. Also, when transferring the ink to the elastic mold, the inner surface of the mold must come into contact with the elastic pad. It is created in advance in such a shape and dimensions.

Here, the elastic mold of the present embodiment is used, for example, to obtain a human-shaped three-dimensionally decorated chocolate candy.
On its inner surface, a printed pattern forming the face of the eyes, mouth, hair and ears of a person is applied with an elastic pad, but in addition to this, it has various shapes such as a house, an animal, and a flower. It is also conceivable to apply a printing pattern such as coloring of snow on the roof or part or all of a flower, lettering or the like in accordance with the elastic mold.

As the ink material of the printing pattern used in the elastic mold of the present invention and transferred to the filler, as in this embodiment, when the filler is a food, for example, a chocolate material, a non-toxic material is used. A edible ink or the like dissolved and colored in a mud or cream form is used. Examples of the edible ink include a thickening stabilizer, sucrose fatty acid ester, propylene glycol, calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, edible yellow No. 4 lake, edible yellow No. 5 lake, water, glycerin fatty acid ester, vegetable hardened oil and silicone resin. (Antifoaming agent), the whole becomes water-based, dispersed with a colorant / emulsifier, and easily water-soluble O / W emulsion ink or vegetable hardened oil, beeswax, glycerin fatty acid ester, lecithin, medium Chain fatty acid triglyceride, calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, edible yellow No. 4 lake, edible yellow 5
No. lake and water, the whole is oil-based,
A W / O emulsion ink which is dispersed together with an emulsifier and becomes hardly soluble in water can be considered. Further, when the filler is not food, for example, wax, gypsum, concrete, etc., the ink is not limited to the above-mentioned ink unless there is a hygienic problem.

Further, when a large number of colors are required for the printed pattern, the colors are applied one by one to the elastic mold in the same manner as in general multicolor printing. It is desirable to repeat the operation of drying the ink of the next color so as not to be mixed with the ink of the next color, and then applying the ink of the next color in an overlapping manner.

Further, the elastic pad used in the present embodiment has all the inks of the print patterns of the doll's eyes, mouth, hair and ears. The pad can be used to apply ink to the elastic mold.

[0023]

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the elastic molding die of the present invention forms a product before filling with a fluid filler.
Various printing pattern inks are applied to the inner surface of the mold by elastic pads.
Since it is coated, the solid molding having a printed pattern can be easily and reliably manufactured by merely filling and solidifying the elastic molding die with a fluid filler and then removing the die. Special
Insert the elastic pad into the expanded product molding part
By restoring the molded part, the molded product is marked on its inner surface.
The printing pattern ink is applied and the product molding section expands again
To remove the elastic pad.
Prior to filling, the ink of the printed pattern is elastically formed.
It can be easily applied to the inner surface of the shaped part,
Remarkable effects such as quick preparation of shooting
Is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing an elastic mold according to the present invention.

FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b) are explanatory views of a state where a chocolate material is filled and solidified as a filler in the elastic mold of FIG. 1 and a state where the mold is removed, respectively.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of a three-dimensional decorative chocolate product with a printed pattern obtained by the elastic mold of FIG. 1;

4 (a) and 4 (b) schematically show a state in which an elastic pad is to be inserted into the elastic mold of FIG. 1 and a state in which a printing pattern ink is applied by insertion. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Elastic molding die 1a Inner surface 2 Product molding part 3 Mold holding part 4 Outlet 5 Ink 5a Printing pattern 7 Chocolate material (filler) 8, 8 'Decompression chamber 8'a Push member 9 Three-dimensional decorative chocolate product (molded product) 10 Elastic pad 11 Holder 12 Pad body

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A molded article having a printed pattern on its surface is obtained.
Is an elastic mold used for
The molded product is removed by solidifying the filler
An obtained expansion-controllable product molding part, and the product molding part
For example, a mold holding part that is continuously and integrally formed at the outlet of the molded product
Rannahli, prior to filling the flow-like filler, inflated
Inserted into the product forming part, the restored product forming part
Apply ink to the inner surface of the molded product as a printing pattern,
The elastic pad that is removed from the expanded and molded product
An elastic mold, comprising: