JP2663236B2 - Method and apparatus for producing flour-kneaded food material - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention is formed by appropriately mixing a solid substance such as cabbage, leek, ginger, or onion or burdock with a flour or a stirred egg fluid. The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing a flour-kneaded food material such as an okonomiyaki material and a tempura material.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, flour-kneaded foods such as okonomiyaki and kakiage tempura are prepared by mixing a solid substance such as cabbage, onion and carrot with a fluid substance such as flour dissolved in water. It is made and then baked on an iron plate or fried in oil. It would be convenient if such a manufacturing process could be performed mechanically continuously and mass-produced. For example, in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Sho 62-28877, an okonomiyaki material prepared by mixing a solid material and a fluid material in advance is filled one by one into a container set in a transfer member, and the filled okonomiyaki is prepared. A method has been proposed in which a baked material is pressed into a predetermined shape, sealed, and then frozen to mechanically obtain one frozen okonomiyaki material with almost no manual operation. .
However, in this method, a solid material and a fluid material are mixed in advance, and a large amount of okonomiyaki material is divided one by one and sequentially filled into a container. Even if an amount equivalent to one piece is set by weight or volume, the mixing ratio of the solid matter and the fluid matter is not constant, and the solid matter increases or the fluid matter increases and This results in variations.
As a result, what is not successfully baked in the subsequent baking process occurs, and after baking, the taste varies. The same is true for deep fried tempura. Also, if the material is made by mixing the solid and the fluid beforehand, in the case of okonomiyaki, water will come out of cabbage etc. over time, and the water will be a part of the moisture of the fluid. Even if the mixing ratio between the solid and the fluid is set and made, it changes. As a result, the quality differs individually. On the other hand, in the case of kakiage tempura, the flour dissolved in water is fermented over time to produce gluten, and if fried in oil, it will not be fried well. On the other hand, it is conceivable that the solid and the fluid are transported on a conveyor while measuring each solid.However, solids such as cabbage are easy to flow as a lump on the conveyor, and a large amount of Is transported, and it is said that it is difficult to transport while measuring an amount corresponding to one.

[0003]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to individually mix a solid and a fluid at a predetermined ratio and mechanically mix the solid and the fluid. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a flour-kneaded food material obtained continuously and an apparatus therefor.

[0004]

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by providing a method for producing a flour-kneaded food material having the following characteristics. The method for producing a flour-kneaded food material of the present invention comprises the following steps.
A solid substance K such as cabbage, carrot, or onion or burdock is placed on the top. Then, the placed solid matter K is transferred to the upper side in the middle of the transfer member 11 by the transfer member 1.
The solid flow passages 14 are formed between the upper surface of the transfer member 11 and the upper surface of the transfer member 11 by a predetermined distance. Transfer to the rear side. Further, the solid material K transferred while being regulated in amount is detected by the detecting device 1.
The foods are sent sequentially while being divided according to 3 into a quantity suitable for one flour kneaded food. On the other hand, a fluid substance R such as flour dissolved in water is sequentially transferred by the fixed amount feeding means 40 and 50 in an amount suitable for one flour kneaded food. afterwards,
This is a method of kneading a solid substance K and a fluid substance R in an amount suitable for one piece to be transferred.

[0005] The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by providing an apparatus for producing a flour-kneaded food material having the following characteristics. The flour-kneaded food material manufacturing apparatus of the present invention includes a solid matter transfer device 1 for sequentially transferring solid matter K such as cabbage, carrot, or onion or burdock, and a fluid substance R such as flour dissolved in water. The apparatus includes a fluid transfer device 1 for transferring, and a kneading device 3 for mixing the solid K and the fluid R. The solid transfer device 1 includes:
A transfer member 11 for placing and transferring the solid matter K for a predetermined time;
The amount regulating members 12 and 12 and the detection device 13 are provided. The amount regulating members 12, 12 are disposed above the transfer member 11 at a predetermined interval above the transfer member 11 so as to be separated from the upper surface of the transfer member 11 by a predetermined distance.
A solid distribution passage 14 is formed between the transfer member 11 and the upper surface of the transfer member 11, and the solid distribution passage 14 restricts the amount of solid matter K transferred from the starting end side of the transfer member 11 on the transfer member 11, while controlling the amount of the solid matter K on the rear side. Are sequentially transferred.
The detecting device 13 includes a detecting means 17 and a solid material feeding device 18.
The solid matter K, which is transferred while being regulated in amount by these, is sequentially sent to the kneading device 3 while being divided into an amount suitable for one flour kneaded food, and the fluid material transfer device 2 The constant-rate feeding means 40 and 50 have the constant-rate feeding means 40 and 50, and the fluid R is sequentially transferred to the kneading device 3 in an amount suitable for one flour kneaded food. The kneading apparatus 3 is configured to sequentially knead the solid matter K and the fluid substance R in an amount suitable for the one piece of flour-kneaded food to be sent, so that one piece of flour-kneaded food material can be sequentially obtained. Things.

[0006]

In the method for producing a flour-kneaded food material of the present invention, a solid material K such as cabbage, carrot or onion or burdock and a fluid material R such as wheat flour dissolved in water are each used for one piece. To transfer the flour kneaded foods in an appropriate amount sequentially and knead them sequentially, water content comes out of cabbage etc. with the passage of time as in the past, and the mixing ratio of solids and fluids changes, and individual quality Can be prevented, or the flour dissolved in water can be fermented over time to produce gluten and fried in oil to prevent good frying. Further, when the solid matter K is transferred, the solid distribution path is provided above the transfer member 11 at a predetermined interval above the transfer member 11 so as to pass the solid matter between the transfer member 11 and the upper surface. By the amount regulating members 12, 12 forming 14,
Since the solid matter K such as cabbage, which tends to flow as a lump, is sequentially transferred while regulating the amount by a predetermined amount on the transfer member 11, a large amount of solid matter K equal to or more than the amount set for one piece is sent at a time. It can be transferred while smoothly and accurately measuring an amount suitable for one flour kneaded food.

In the apparatus for manufacturing a kneaded food material for flour according to the present invention, a solid matter transfer device 1 and a fluid matter transfer device 2
And the kneading device 3, the flour-kneaded food in which the solid K and the fluid R are mixed can be easily and continuously obtained. In addition, the solid material transfer device 1 is provided with
2 is disposed above the transfer member 11 at a predetermined distance from the upper surface of the transfer member 11 so as to be able to form a solid distribution passage 14 through which solid matter passes between the upper surface of the transfer member 11 and FIG. As shown, when the solid matter K flowing on the conveyor 11 as the transfer member 11 at a height H1 equal to or higher than the height H2 of the solid distribution passage 14 reaches the position of the amount regulating member 12, the solid matter K The solid matter K1 at the upper position in the inside comes into contact with the outer periphery of the amount regulating member 12 and the transfer is stopped, and only the solid matter K2 at the lower position passes through the solid distribution passage 14,
Thereafter, the solid distribution passage 14 can be flown while regulating the amount to the height H2. Thereby, when a large amount of solid matter K is sent from the conveyor 11 to the tray 16 at a time and the drop of the solid matter K from the conveyor 11 is stopped by the operation of the detector 17b, a large amount of solid matter more than the set amount Thing K
Can be prevented from being accumulated, and can be sent to the kneading device 3 at a substantially constant set amount at all times.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the method for producing a flour-kneaded food material of the present invention and an apparatus therefor will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall schematic diagram of a flour-kneaded food material of one embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the apparatus for producing a kneaded food material of flour according to the present invention comprises cabbage, carrot,
A solid material transfer device 1 for transferring a solid material K such as onion and burdock, a fluid material transfer device 2 for transferring a fluid material R such as flour dissolved in water, and the solid material K and the fluid material R And a kneading device 3 for mixing the above.

As shown in FIG. 2, the solid matter transfer device 1 includes a conveyor 11 as a transfer member, quantity regulating members 12 and 12 disposed above the conveyor 11,
1 and a detection device 13 disposed below.
The conveyor 11 is formed of a belt conveyor, and receives cabbage, carrots, or solids K mixed with onion, burdock, etc., cut into a predetermined size from a hopper at a starting end on the left side in the drawing and sequentially rearward on a right side in the drawing. To the tray 16 of the detection device 13 described below. Note that the transfer member is not limited to the one using the conveyor 11, and may be, for example, a feeder on which the solid matter K is placed and which rubs the placed solid matter K by vibration.

In this embodiment, the amount regulating member 12 is provided on the rear side of the conveyor 11 above the conveyor 11.
Are arranged side by side along the transfer direction. Each of the amount regulating members 12 is for preventing a large amount of solid matter K such as cabbage from dropping onto the detecting device 13 at one time, and has a cylindrical body having the same length as the width of the conveyor 11. Further, the outer peripheral surface is formed in a mesh shape so that it does not slip easily when hitting the solid matter K. Then, each amount regulating member 12
Is mounted such that the upper surface of the conveyor 11 and the outer peripheral surface of the amount regulating member 12 are separated by a predetermined distance, and a solid distribution passage 14 is provided between the upper surface of the conveyor 11 and the peripheral surface of the amount regulating member 12. Has formed. Each amount regulating member 12 is connected to a driving wheel 11 a of the conveyor 11, and is driven by a driving force of a driving motor 15 of the conveyor 11 in a direction opposite to the solid matter K transfer direction (X direction in the drawing) (Y direction in the drawing). Direction).

The number of the quantity regulating members 12 is not limited to two, but may be one or three or more.
When a plurality of solid distribution passages are provided, the intervals between the solid distribution passages 14 formed by the respective amount regulating members may be the same,
As shown in FIG. 4, the rear side may be lower than the front side to narrow the interval. By doing so, the burden on each amount regulating member can be reduced, and efficiency can be improved. On the other hand, the shape or the like of the amount regulating member 12 is not limited to a cylindrical body, but may be, for example, an impeller in which a plurality of plate members 12a... 12a are radially mounted as shown in FIG.

Returning to FIG. 2, the description will be continued.
The tray 16 for receiving the solid matter K from the conveyor 11
And a detecting means 17 for detecting the amount of the solid matter K received in the tray 16 and a solid matter feeding device 18 for sending the detected solid matter K in the tray 16 to the kneading device 3. The saucer 16 has an upper surface and a front side surface (the right side surface in FIG. 2).
Is opened and disposed below the rear end side of the conveyor 11 to receive the solid matter K from the conveyor 11 from the upper surface side and send out the solid matter K to the kneading device 3 from the front side surface side. The receiving tray 16 is rotatably supported on the rear side, and when receiving the solid matter K from the conveyor 11 on the front side, the front side can be rotated downward by the weight of the solid matter K. .

The detecting means 17 includes an operating member 17a and a detector 17b. The actuating member 17a is formed of a long body, and has a distal end attached to the pan 16 and is arranged so as to be rotatable substantially at the center, thereby being movable with the movement of the pan 16 and the front end of the pan 16 Is lowered, the operating member 17a rotates, and the rear end of the member 17a moves upward to notify the detector 17b. or,
The operating member 17a is provided with a weight 17c so as to be movable in the axial direction. By appropriately moving the weight 17c in the axial direction, the rotation of the tray 16 can be adjusted appropriately, and the detector 17b detects the weight. Although the setting of the amount of solid matter K in the receiving tray 16 can be changed, it may be performed by another method.

The detector 17b is connected to the conveyor 11 and the feeder 18. When the detector 17b detects that the tray 16 has received a predetermined amount of the solid matter K, the movement of the conveyor 11 is temporarily stopped. With the feeder 1
Activate 8

The solid material feeding device 18 includes an extruding member 18.
a and an operating member 18b for operating the pushing member 18a. The pushing member 18a is slidably disposed in the tray 16 in the front-rear direction (the XY direction in the drawing), and pushes the solid matter K in the tray 16 forward. Operation member 18
b is a cylinder, which receives a signal from the detector 17b and moves the pushing member 18a.

The detecting device 13 is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be any device that can measure the solid matter K sent from the conveyor 11 and send the solid matter K to the kneading device 3 by a fixed amount. Can be changed.

Further, in the above embodiment, only one conveyor 11 is provided, and the solid material K composed of a plurality of kinds of vegetables and the like is flowed by the conveyor 11 in advance. Only the conveyors may be provided, and the solids K may be flown by the respective conveyors 11 for each type and sent to the kneading apparatus 3. In this manner, a plurality of types of solids K can be flowed in a predetermined mixture.

The fluid transfer device 2 includes a flour feed device 4 and an egg feed device 5 as shown in FIG. The flour feeder 4 feeds flour (hereinafter, referred to as fluidized flour) which is dissolved in water and exhibits a fluid state to the kneading device 3, while the egg feeder 5 feeds the stirred egg to the kneading device 3.
To send to. Both of these devices are constituted by the same mechanism, and contain storage containers 41 and 51 storing fluid flour and kneaded eggs, respectively, and storage containers 41 and 51.
And fixed amount feeding means 40 and 50 for feeding fluid wheat flour and kneaded eggs by a fixed amount to the kneading container 31 of the kneading apparatus 3. The fixed amount feeding means 4 in this embodiment
0 and 50 are adapted to be fed by a valve mechanism.
More specifically, each of the first and second valves 42 and 52 and the second valve 43,
53, and pistons 44, 54 disposed therebetween, and when the pistons 44, 54 are pulled, the first valve 42,
52 is opened and the amount of fluid flour set for one piece,
Eggs are sucked from the storage containers 41 and 51, and the piston 4
4 and 54, the first valves 42 and 52 are closed and the second valves 43 and 53 are opened at the same time, and only the amount of the fluid flour and eggs sucked up is put into the kneading container 31 of the kneading device 3. Sent. Note that the feeding means is not limited to a means using a valve, and may be performed by, for example, a device using a rotary valve, as long as it can send a predetermined amount at a time.

The kneading device 3 includes a kneading container 31 and a kneading member 32 disposed in the kneading container 31.
The kneading container 31 stores the solid K transported by the solid transport device 1 and the fluid R transported by the fluid transport device 2. An opening / closing shutter 31a is provided on the lower surface of the kneading container 31, and is opened at predetermined time intervals.

The kneading member 32 is, as shown in FIG.
2a, and a plurality of bar-shaped members 32b... 32b disposed below the shaft portion 32a. The shaft portion 32a is provided with a gear 32c at the upper end thereof, and is rotatably supported by an arm 32e having a driving gear 32d. The gear 32 c is fixed above the kneading container 31 and meshes with the internal teeth 33 having a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the kneading container 31. When the drive gear 32d rotates with the rotation of the motor (not shown), the gear 32c supported by the arm 32e rotates along with the internal teeth 33 while meshing with the internal teeth 33. Therefore,
The rod members 32b... 32b rotate with each other about the shaft portion 32a, and further, the kneading container 3 around the arm 32e.
Orbit around 1.

The kneading member 32 and the shutter 31a may be operated independently of the solid transfer device 1 at predetermined time intervals, but may be connected to the detector 17b of the solid transfer device 1. Then, the solid matter transfer device 1 may be interlocked with the solid matter transfer device 1, and may be activated at predetermined time intervals after a predetermined amount of solid matter K is detected by the detector 17b.

Next, a method of producing a kneaded food material for flour using the apparatus of the present invention will be described. First, solid matter K such as chopped cabbage is flown from the hopper to the start end of the conveyor 11. When the solid matter K flowing on the conveyor 11 reaches the position of the amount regulating member 12 as shown in FIG. 3, the solid matter K flowing on the solid distribution passage 14 at a height H1 higher than the height H2 of the solid distribution passage 14 is flown. Among them, the solid matter K1 at the upper position abuts on the outer periphery of the quantity regulating member 12 to stop the transfer, and only the solid matter K2 at the lower position passes through the solid distribution passage 14 and is conveyed while the quantity is regulated. 11 to the rear side. At this time, if the amount regulating member 12 does not rotate, some of the solids K1 located at the upper position in contact with the amount regulating member 12 are regulated by multiplying the flow of the solids K2 located at the lower position. The solid K after sliding through the outer circumference of the member 12 and entering the solid distribution passage 14 is compressed up and down to have a large density even if the height is reduced, and the solid matter K is effectively reduced. The amount cannot be regulated. However, in the present invention, since the amount regulating member 12 is rotated in the direction opposite to the transport direction of the conveyor 11 as described above, most of the abutted parts can be sent back to the rear side, which is effective. Can be prevented. Further, the rear-side amount regulating member 12
The amount is similarly regulated by the
Drop slowly.

The tray 16 receiving the solid K starts to rotate by the weight of the solid K when the amount of the solid K reaches a set amount, the operating member 17a notifies the detector 17b, and the detector 17b operates. The movement of the conveyor 11 is temporarily stopped. At this time, if a large amount of solid matter K falls from the conveyor 11 to the tray 16 at once, when the solid matter K from the conveyor 11 is stopped by the operation of the detector 17b, a large amount of solid matter more than the set amount is already in the tray 16. The thing K has accumulated. However, in the present invention, the solid matter K falling from the conveyor 11 by the quantity regulating member 12 is described.
Since the amount is regulated and falls only gradually, such a situation can be prevented and the set amount can always be substantially set.

When the detector 17b operates, the feeding device 18 is moved to push the pushing member 18a forward (in the X direction in the drawing). As a result, an amount of the solid matter K corresponding to one piece stored in the receiving tray 16 is dropped into the kneading container 31 of the kneading device 3.

On the other hand, when the solid matter K is dropped into the kneading vessel 31 of the kneading apparatus 3, the flour is fed by the flour feeding apparatus 4 and the egg feeding apparatus 5 at about the same time. Flour and kneaded eggs in each storage container 4
1, the kneading container 3 of the kneading device 3
Sent within 1.

The solid matter K and the fluid matter R contained in the kneading container 31 are kneaded by the rod-shaped members 32b... 32b, but the rod-shaped members 32b.
Since the revolving motion is performed around the internal teeth 33 at the same time as the revolving motion is performed around the axis 2a, the kneading can be performed efficiently and substantially uniformly. After that, the shutter 31a of the kneading container 31 is opened and dropped downward. Thus, one flour-kneaded food material obtained by kneading the solid matter K such as cabbage, the flour R and the fluid R of eggs dissolved in water is obtained. By repeating the above steps, one flour-kneaded food material can be continuously obtained.

Then, the obtained wheat kneaded food material is
For example, in the case of a frozen product, as shown in FIG. 5, a conveyer 8 for attaching and transferring a plurality of containers 7... 7 is installed below the kneading container 31 and a refrigerating device 9 is installed behind the conveyer. Then, if the flour-kneaded food material is sequentially put into the container from the kneading container 31 and frozen, the frozen flour-kneaded food material can be obtained continuously. In the case of continuously baking flour kneaded food ingredients as okonomiyaki ingredients,
A conveyor connected to a plurality of iron plates may be provided below the kneading container 31, and the flour-kneaded food materials may be sequentially dropped onto the iron plate from the kneading container 31 and baked. On the other hand, when the flour-kneaded food material is continuously raised as a tempura, an oil tank is provided below the kneading container 31 or an oil tank having a net conveyor is provided, and the flour-kneaded food material is sequentially fed from the kneading container 31 to the oil tank. It can be fried continuously by dropping it on a medium or net conveyor.

Incidentally, the solid matter may be appropriately selected and constituted according to the type of okonomiyaki or squid tempura. The solid matter may include various things such as meat and seafood in addition to vegetables such as cabbage and onion. Alternatively, the solid matter may be composed of vegetables such as cabbage and onion, and after mixing with the fluid matter, meat or seafood may be added mechanically or by hand in a later step.

[0030]

As described above, the method for producing a wheat flour kneaded food material of the present invention is a method for continuously mixing a flour kneaded food material without generating gluten in a state where the blending ratio of a solid and a fluid is constant. Can be obtained. Further, when transferring the solid matter K, the amount of solid matter such as cabbage which is easy to flow as a lump is sequentially transferred while controlling the amount on the transfer member by a predetermined amount, so that an amount suitable for one flour kneaded food can be smoothly increased. In addition, it can be sent while measuring accurately, and the solid content and the fluid content can always be kept at a constant mixing ratio. Therefore, the flour-kneaded food material can be satisfactorily and easily finished in a short time by using the flour-kneaded food material of the present invention.

Further, the apparatus for producing a kneaded food material of flour according to the present invention is provided by an amount regulating member provided in the solid matter transfer device.
The amount of solid matter that easily flows as a lump can be regulated on the transfer member, and can be sent to the next step in an amount suitable for approximately one flour-kneaded food at all times. This makes it possible to easily and continuously obtain a flour-kneaded food material in which the solids and the fluids are always in a fixed blending ratio.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an entire apparatus for manufacturing a flour-kneaded food material according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a solid matter transfer device and a kneading device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory cross-sectional view for explaining a function of a quantity regulating member.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the amount regulating member.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram in the case where the flour-kneaded food material obtained by the present invention is continuously frozen.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Solid transfer device 2 Fluid transfer device 3 Kneading device 4 Flour feeding device 5 Egg feeding device 12 Quantity regulating member 13 Detecting device 14 Solid distribution passage 16 Receiving tray 17b Detector 18a Pushing member 31 Kneading container 32 Kneading members 42, 52 First valve 43, 53 Second valve 44, 54 Piston 83 Baking area K Solid R Fluid

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] A solid material (K) such as cabbage, carrot, or onion or burdock is placed on a transfer member (11) that can be transferred for a predetermined time, and the placed solid material (K) is Transfer member
An amount regulating member (12) in which a solid distribution passage (14) is formed between the upper surface of the transfer member (11) and the upper surface of the transfer member (11) by disposing the solid ) (12), the transfer member (1) is sequentially controlled while regulating the amount on the transfer member (11).
The solid matter (K) transferred to the rear side of 1) and transferred while its amount is regulated
Are sequentially sent by the detection device (13) while being divided into suitable amounts for one flour kneaded food, while a fluid (R) such as flour dissolved in water is fed by a fixed amount feeding means (40) ( According to (50), it is sequentially transferred in an amount suitable for one piece of flour kneaded food, and then the solid matter (K) in an amount suitable for one piece transferred
And a fluid (R) by kneading the flour-kneaded food material. 2. A solid material transfer device (1) for sequentially transferring solids (K) such as cabbage, carrots, or onions and burdock, and a liquid material (R) such as flour dissolved in water. And a kneading device (3) for mixing these solids (K) and the fluid (R) .The solids transferring device (1) includes a solids transferring device (2). (K) is placed and transferred for a predetermined time, a transfer member (11), an amount regulating member (12) (12),
A detection device (13), and the amount regulating members (12) and (12) are disposed at a predetermined interval above the upper surface of the transfer member (11) in the middle of the transfer member (11). Thereby, a solid distribution passage (14) is formed between the amount regulating member (12) (12) and the upper surface of the transfer member (11),
The solid material (K) transferred from the starting end side of the transfer member (11) by the solid distribution passage (14) is sequentially transferred to the rear side while being regulated in amount on the transfer member (11). (13) is a detecting means (17), and a solid object feeding device (18)
The solid matter (K) transferred while being regulated in amount by these is sequentially sent to the kneading device (3) while being divided by an amount suitable for one flour kneaded food, and the fluidized material transferring device (2) has a fixed amount feeding means (40) (50), and the fluid (R) is supplied by the fixed amount feeding means (40) (50).
Kneading equipment for each amount suitable for one flour kneaded food
(3), and the kneading device (3) sequentially kneads the solid (K) and the fluid (R) in an amount suitable for the one piece of the flour-kneaded food to be sent, so that A flour-kneaded food material manufacturing apparatus characterized in that the flour-kneaded food material is obtained in order.