JP3054766B2 - Food dough conveying method and device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a means for rounding a food dough divided into a predetermined size while transporting the same. More specifically, for example, a bread dough cut into a predetermined shape from a bread dough sheet is rolled into a substantially spherical shape. The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for molding into a piece.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional bread manufacturing process, a process of dividing a kneaded fermented dough into a predetermined size from a kneaded fermented dough and then rounding the dough is usually performed. This requires a rounding process to align the direction of the gluten tissue of the dough, to make the shape irregular, and to form a thin skin on the dough surface to reduce stickiness. A device is known. For example, a device for forming a conical slope while spirally rolling it (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 55-49)
No. 664), a device for setting a plate diagonally on a conveyor and forming it by the action of a conveyor belt and a plate set diagonally (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-33901), and swinging a pair of linear plates By molding
No. 125879).

[0003] However, in the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, the purpose of rounding cannot be achieved satisfactorily because the rounding effect is not sufficient, and furthermore, the apparatus cannot be downsized because the rounding distance needs to be long, There is a problem of damaging the internal structure of the rolled food dough.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a food dough capable of forming an epidermis by a sufficient rounding action at a rounding distance that does not damage the internal structure of the food dough in the process of transporting the food dough. It is an object of the present invention to provide a transfer method and apparatus.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides means for imparting a rotation about a substantially vertical axis while compressing a food dough from a horizontal direction when the food dough is conveyed by a conveyor. The pressing of the food dough is repeated from the upper side at the same time as repeating the pressing of the lower part of the food dough to move to the lower center side from at least one direction substantially perpendicular to the conveying direction on the lower side. By adopting the means, the above-mentioned problem has been solved.

That is, according to the food dough conveying method of the present invention, when the food dough is conveyed in one direction by the conveying conveyer, the dough is squeezed from the horizontal direction by a squeezing device on the conveying conveyer, and is substantially vertical. Applying rotation around the axis, and repeatedly pressing the lower side of the dough to move a part of the lower side of the dough to the lower center side from at least one direction substantially orthogonal to the transport direction, at the same time The pressing of the dough from above is repeated.

In the method of transporting food dough described above, it is preferable that when pressing the lower side of the food dough, a part of the dough be pressed on an inclined surface so as to be guided toward the lower center side.

The food dough conveying device according to the present invention comprises: a conveying conveyor for conveying the food dough in one direction; and a first pressing member for pressing the food dough in a horizontal direction above the conveyor. A squeezing device having a second squeezing member opposed thereto, and a lower side of the food dough that is squeezed by the first and second squeezing members in the squeezing device and conveyed by a conveyor. And a reciprocating device for reciprocating the lower pressing member for pressing the lower pressing member in a direction substantially orthogonal to the transport direction. An upper pressing member for pressing the upper portion of the food dough from above between the pressing members, and a reciprocating device for reciprocating the upper pressing member are provided.

In the food dough conveying device, a plurality of food dough pressing devices are provided in the width direction of the conveying device, and at least one of the first and second pressing members is a conveyor. It is preferable that the lower pressing member has a larger pressing amount on the downstream side than the upstream side in the transport direction, and the shape of the lower pressing member is such that a portion for pressing the cloth is inclined. Is preferred.

[0010]

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention.
This will be described based on Nos. Bread dough 1 as an example of food dough
On the conveyor 20 that conveys the "0", the pressing device 3 including a pair of pressing conveyors is installed. The conveyor belt 21 of the conveyor 20 is driven by a motor (not shown) and is conveyed in the direction of the arrow. The nipping conveyors 30a and 30b are respectively attached to the frame 22 so as to be arranged above the transport conveyor 20 at opposing positions along the transport direction. Nipping conveyor frame 31
Motors 33a, 33b for driving the conveyor belts 32a, 32b of the squeezing conveyors 30a, 30b are attached to the conveyor belts a, 31b, and the driving of the conveyor belts is performed by driving pulleys 35a, via bearing cases 34a, 34b.
The drive is transmitted to 35b. Opposite surfaces of the squeezing conveyors 30a and 30b, one in the transport direction,
The other runs in the opposite direction to the transport direction. Nipping conveyor 3
The opposing intervals and inclinations of 0a and 30b can be arbitrarily changed according to the shape and size of the dough 10 passing through the intervals.

On the other hand, on the side (here, the pressing conveyor 30a) of which the dough contact surface moves in the same direction as the conveying direction of the conveying conveyor, one of the pressing conveyors, An oscillating plate 4 for pressing a part is provided. The swing plate 4 has a swing fulcrum 44 at the upstream end of the sandwiching conveyor frame 31a.
The swing motor 41 attached to 1a is driven to swing about a swing fulcrum 44 by a crank 43 via a bearing case 42.

As shown in FIG. 2, a squeezing conveyor 30a,
Pressing member 6 which moves up and down repeatedly during 30b
0a and 60b are provided. The pressing members 60a and 60b are moved up and down by a well-known operating device. Although not particularly shown, for example, the pressing members 60a and 60b are supported by arms, and a driving device such as a motor and a crank mechanism are used. Then, the pressing members 60 a and 60 b can move up and down with respect to the transport conveyor 20. In this embodiment, the pressing members 60a, 60b
However, the number can be arbitrarily selected, and the angle with respect to the conveyor 20 can be arbitrarily determined. it can.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. A square bread dough 10 shown in FIG. 1 which is divided into a predetermined size from a sheet-like bread dough molded into a predetermined thickness and width.
Are transported by a conveyor 20 and a pair of opposing clamping conveyors 30a, 3a on the conveyor 20.
Supply during 0b. As shown in FIG.
Is provided with a rotation about a substantially vertical axis in the pinching device,
Its shape becomes round. In addition, one clamping conveyor 30a
The lower part of the dough 10 is repeatedly pressed toward the center of the lower part by the swing of the swing plate 4 on the lower side. Further, since the surface of the rocking plate 4 that presses the dough 10 is inclined (inclined portion 45), the lower dough surface of the dough 10 is guided toward the center of the lower portion of the dough 10. In this embodiment, the inclined surface 4 of the rocking plate 4 is used.
5 indicates that the inclined direction is directed upward, but is selected according to the characteristics of the bread dough 10 to be rounded, such as turning the inclined surface 45 downward or forming an inclined portion with a chamfer of the rocking plate 4. be able to.

A part of the dough on the lower side of the dough 10 is gathered toward the lower center of the dough 10, so that the surface of the dough 10 is stretched in the lower direction of the dough, and the surface of the dough is stretched. The surface becomes clean, the shape becomes spherical, and it is discharged from the clamping device to complete the molding.

At this time, the pressing member 60 presses the dough in combination with the pressing of the dough by the rocking plate 4, so that the bread dough pressed down from above is effectively guided by the action of the rocking plate 4. Works. At this time, the portion of the dough 10 pressed by the rocking plate 4 becomes a gap as it is, and is conveyed while being pressed by the pressing conveyor 3, and thereafter, the dough guiding effect by the rocking plate 4 is exhibited. Even if it is not possible, the pressing members 60a and 60b press the dough 10 toward the conveyor 20 and work to eliminate the gap between the dough 10 and the conveyor 20. Therefore, the effect of the swing plate 4 is always effectively exerted, and The dough on the lower side of 10 moves to the lower center side, and the surface of the dough can be stretched, and its shape can be spherical.

A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, in a pair of opposing pressing means, one side is a pressing member 50 by a conveyor and one side is a pressing member 51 of a plate piece, and the dough 10 is rotated around the axis. A swing plate 4 similar to that of the first embodiment is provided below the sandwiching member 50, and swings around the swing fulcrum 44 to move the dough 10 passing between the sandwiching members 50 and 51. The lower part is repeatedly pinched.

A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, a plurality of squeezing devices 3 having a pair of squeezing means are arranged on a conveyor 20 so as to be able to cope with bread dough conveyed in multiple rows. With such a configuration, rounding can be performed on a large number of bread doughs 10 at the same time, and it is possible to cope with mass production.

A fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, different from the first to third embodiments, the swinging plate 52 is repeatedly swung by a driving device such as an air cylinder 53, unlike the first to third embodiments. In this case, the oscillating plate 52 is arranged so as to project from the clamping conveyor 54 toward the bread dough conveying path and to protrude from the lower surface of the clamping conveyor 54 with a small amount on the upstream side and a large amount on the downstream side. That is, the setting is made so that the pressing effect given to the dough 10 on the downstream side from the upstream side of the dough flow is increased.

In this embodiment, the pressure is set so that there is a difference between the amount of pressing on the upstream side and the amount of pressing on the downstream side. However, it is also possible to set the amount of pressing on the upstream side and the amount of pressing on the downstream side to be equal.
Also, although the drive device is shown using the air cylinder 53,
Of course, the swing plate can be swung by another driving method.

A fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, rocking plates 56a and 56b are provided on both lower sides of a pair of clamping means, respectively. Although not shown, the oscillating plate 5 is provided by the oscillating means shown in the first embodiment.
6a and 56b may be swung. In this embodiment, since the swing plate is provided on both sides, the effect of moving a part of the lower portion of the dough 10 toward the lower center side is higher than in the first embodiment. In this case, the length of the clamping conveyor can be reduced.

A sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, the pressing member 57 of the pressing device 3 having a pair of pressing means having the same configuration as that of FIG. 5 is a plate-shaped pressing plate, and further, the pressing member 57 contacts the dough 10 with the dough 10. This is an embodiment in which a non-adhesive belt material 58 is attached to the surface. In addition to this embodiment, a non-adhesive material or the like can be formed on the cloth contact surface. With this configuration, the dough 10 is pressed without adhering to the plate-shaped pressing plate 57, and the shape can be made spherical and round.

Although several embodiments have been described above, in another embodiment, it is possible to configure the clamping members to be inclined with respect to each other.

The swing plate 4 and the pressing members 60a, 60b
Can be arbitrarily adjusted to adjust the rounding effect.

[0024]

According to the present invention, while rotating the food dough while pressing it around a substantially vertical axis, the pressing is repeatedly performed so as to move a part of the lower part of the food dough to the lower center side. At the same time, since the food dough is repeatedly pressed from above, a sufficient rounding action is imparted to the food dough, and the shape can be spherical, with a rounding distance that does not damage the internal structure of the food dough, and In addition, a taut skin can be formed on the surface of the food dough. Also, if a plurality of clamping devices are installed in the width direction of the transfer device,
A large number of food doughs can be formed into a sphere while being transported at one time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention (however,
The pressing member is omitted).

FIG. 2 is a top view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view as viewed in the direction of arrows XX in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a view taken in the direction of arrows YY in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Food dough 11 Rounded food dough 20 Conveyor 21 Conveyor conveyor belt 22 Frame 3 Nipping device 30a Nipping conveyor 30b Nipping conveyor (opposite side) 31a Nipping conveyor frame 31b Nipping conveyor frame (opposite side) 32a Nipping conveyor belt 32b Nipping conveyor belt (opposite side) 33a Nipping conveyor motor 33b Nipping conveyor motor (opposite side) 34a Nipping conveyor bearing case 34b Nipping conveyor bearing case (opposite side) 35a Nipping conveyor drive Pulley 35b Nipping conveyor drive pulley (opposite side) 4 Oscillating plate 41 Oscillating motor 42 Oscillating motor bearing case 43 Oscillating crank 44 Oscillating fulcrum 45 Oscillating plate inclined part 50 Nipping conveyor 51 Nipping plate 52 Oscillating plate 53 d A cylinder 54 Nipping conveyor 56a Oscillating plate 56b Oscillating plate (opposite side) 57 Plate-shaped nipping plate 58 Belt material 60a Pressing member (outlet side) 60b Pressing member (inlet side)

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-11-137161 (JP, A) JP-B-57-5134 (JP, B2) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A21C 7/00 A21C 7/01

Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. When a food dough is conveyed in one direction by a conveyor, the dough is squeezed from a horizontal direction by a squeezing device on the conveyor, and a rotation about a substantially vertical axis is given; The lower side of the dough is repeatedly pressed to move a part of the lower side of the dough to the lower center side from at least one direction substantially orthogonal to the transport direction, and at the same time, pressed against the dough from above. A method for transporting food dough, wherein the method is repeated. 2. The method of conveying food dough according to claim 1, wherein when pressing the lower side of the food dough, an inclined surface is inclined so as to guide a part of the dough to the lower center side. A method of transporting food dough, characterized by pressing with: 3. A conveying conveyor for conveying food dough in one direction, and a first pressing member and a second pressing member for pressing the food dough from a horizontal direction on the upper side of the conveying conveyor. And the lower side of the food dough, which is squeezed by the first and second squeezing members of the squeezing device and conveyed by a conveyor, is substantially orthogonal to the conveying direction. A lower-side pressing member for pressing in the direction in which the food dough is pressed, and a reciprocating device for reciprocating the lower-side pressing member. A food dough conveying device , comprising: an upper pressing member for pressing an upper portion from above, and a reciprocating device for reciprocating the upper pressing member. 4. The food dough conveying device according to claim 3, wherein at least one of the first and second pressing members is a conveyor. 5. The food dough transport according to claim 3 or 4.
In the apparatus, the food dough conveying apparatus characterized by clamping devices nipping the food dough is plurality placed in the width direction of the conveying device. 6. The food according to claim 3, wherein
In the material transfer apparatus , the lower pressing member has a larger pressing amount on the downstream side than on the upstream side in the conveying direction .
Food dough transport device according to claim that there was Unishi. 7. The food according to claim 3, wherein :
The dough conveying device, wherein the lower pressing member has a shape in which a portion pressing the dough is inclined.