JP3105772B2 - Food material supply equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food material supply device for supplying food materials to a food molding machine for molding food such as rice balls and sushi.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a food molding apparatus for molding rice balls, sushi rice cakes, croquettes, and the like is a food molding mold for molding food materials such as mashed potatoes containing rice and ingredients into a product shape, and the same mold. A food material supply device for supplying food material to the frame.

As the above-mentioned food material supply device, for example,
There is one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-78091.

As shown in FIG. 8, a plurality of pairs of feed rollers 200 are provided below the food material charging section 100 and are provided on the left and right sides in the up-down direction. The configuration is such that the interval between the upper feed rollers 200 is enlarged with respect to the feed rollers 200 and the cutter 300 is disposed below the lowermost feed rollers 200.

The feed roller 200 has a shape like a drum as shown in FIG. 9 and has an arc-shaped groove formed on the outer peripheral surface of the feed roller 200 along the circumferential direction thereof. , And the food material put in between them can be continuously fed and lowered.

Further, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-12638, there is a type in which a belt is wound around each of left and right feed rollers arranged in a vertical direction to form a pair of pressure feeding conveyor devices as a food material conveying path. .

With this configuration, a fixed amount of food material can be supplied into the food molding mold 400 shown in FIG.

[0008]

However, the above-mentioned conventional food material supply apparatus still has the following problems.

That is, for example, in the case where the product is a triangular rice ball which has recently become a main product of a convenience store or the like, the food molding mold 400 also has a triangular concave portion in a plan view. The cross-sectional shape of the rice 600 (food material) sent from the supply device was substantially rectangular, and thus the shape of the mold 400 and the shape of the rice did not match.

Therefore, the triangular food molding form 400
It is necessary to press the rice 600 having a rectangular cross-section supplied therein and press it into the gap 500 near the top of the triangle as shown in FIG. Is generally used, and since soft rice is used, the rice has strong tenacity and stiffness, and when pressed, not only does it not extend to the entire form 400 but also returns elastically. For this reason, it has been difficult to form a beautiful triangular rice ball.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a food material supply device that can solve the above-mentioned problems.

[0012]

According to the present invention, there is provided a food material charging section, wherein a food material charging section is interposed between a food material charging section and a food molding mold for molding the food material into a predetermined product shape. A food material supply device capable of supplying a food material to a frame, wherein a plurality of pairs of food material supply rollers are detachably mounted in a left-right facing state from directly below an input port of the food material input section toward a food forming mold. Along with disposing the food material supply roller, the both ends of the cylindrical main body are provided with flanges continuously connected thereto, and the outer peripheral surfaces of the opposing cylindrical main bodies are as close as possible to both flanges. With the peripheral edges of the food material, a cross-sectional shape is formed according to the shape in which the food material is molded, and further, the cross-sectional shape formed between each pair of rollers is similarly reduced from the upper side to the lower side. The diameter of each pair of rollers is gradually reduced. The outer peripheral surface of the main body, and is intended according to the food material supply apparatus characterized by forming a plurality of grooves on the inner peripheral surface of the flange.

The present invention also has the following features.

In order to surround the food material supply roller,
A non-adhesive guide plate is provided to prevent the rice from spilling, and a shutter mechanism is provided below the lowermost roller to cut the food material into fixed quantities and send it out. did.

[0015]

[0016]

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a food material supply device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Here, the food material supply device is provided in a food forming machine that forms a triangular rice ball as a product.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a food molding machine A provided with a food material supply device 1 according to the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a plan view of the food molding machine A.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a food molding machine A
A disk-shaped food molding mold (hereinafter referred to as a mold) 2 having a plurality of triangular female molds 21 formed along a circumferential direction on a gantry B, and is rotatably arranged. A food material input unit (hereinafter, referred to as a material input unit) 3 that accommodates rice rice R as a food material and supplies the rice rice R to the formwork 2 is disposed above.

The material input section 3 has a funnel-shaped input port 5 with a lower end opening facing the upper end opening of the food material supply device 1 in a hopper 4 for storing the cooked rice R. Belt conveyor device 6 with the end facing inlet 5
A rotating blade 7 is disposed above the end of the belt conveyor device 6 to scrape the cooked rice toward the inlet 5 while loosening the cooked rice. Reference numeral 8 denotes a drive motor which is linked to the belt conveyor device 6 and the rotary blades 7 by a gear mechanism (not shown).
Is a rotation axis of the rotary blade 7.

The hopper-4 has side plates 41, 4 made of polyethylene.
1 and swash plates 42, 42 also made of polyethylene provided at the front and rear ends of the side plates 41, 41, and the belt conveyor device 6 is disposed between the swash plates 42, 42. 61 and 62 are rotating rollers, and 63 is a conveyor belt.

With the above configuration, when cooked rice is stored in the hopper-4, the cooked rice R is sent to the charging port 5 side by the belt conveyor device 6, and is scraped out to the charging port 5 while being loosened by the rotating blades 7. Will be.

In the above configuration, the material input section 3 and the mold 2
, A food material supply device 1 according to the present invention is interposed.

The food material supply apparatus 1 forms rice-shaped rice R into a strip having a desired cross-sectional shape while pressure-feeding the same, cuts it into a predetermined amount, and supplies it into the mold 2. A food material supply roller 10 having flanges 12 connected to both ends of a cylindrical main body 11 is detachably disposed in a left-right facing state below the input port 5 of the third cylindrical body 11. It is characterized in that the surfaces and the peripheral edges of both flanges 12 as close as possible form a cross-sectional shape according to the shape in which the cooked rice R is formed.

Hereinafter, the structure will be described in detail.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the food material supply device 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with a supply portion 1a provided with the above-described food material supply roller 10 at a front portion, and a roller 10a at a rear portion. And a driving unit 1b having a motor M for driving the frame B. The driving unit 1b is provided between the material charging unit 3 and the formwork 2 while being supported by a support B1 erected on a gantry B.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the supply section 1 a is provided with two pairs of rollers 10, 10, from directly below the input port 5 of the material input section 3 toward the mold frame 2. , Each pair of rollers 1
The diameter of each pair of rollers 10 and 10 is gradually reduced so that the cross-sectional shape formed between 0 and 10 is similarly reduced from the upper side to the lower side. Therefore, the distance between the shafts between the pair of rollers 10, 10 is gradually reduced as going downward. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 10a denotes a roller shaft, and 10b denotes a bearing.

As shown in FIG. 4, the shape formed between each pair of rollers 10, 10 is such that the outer peripheral surfaces of the opposed cylindrical body 11 and the peripheral edges of the two flanges 12 as close as possible. Is a plan view of the material passing space Q formed by
Here, it is hexagonal.

Since the material passing space Q has a hexagonal shape in a plan view, the cross-sectional shape of the cooked rice R sent in the form of a belt downward also has a hexagonal shape, which is more triangular than the conventional quadrangular shape. It is extremely easy to push the cooked rice R into each top of the female mold 21 having the shape. In addition, since the left and right rollers 10, 10 can be constituted by the same roller, the number of parts can be reduced.

Further, as shown in FIG.
May be formed so that the dimensions of the cylindrical main body 11 and the flange 12 are different from each other, and may be a triangle which is as close as possible to the female mold 21 of the mold 2. In this case, the cooked rice R can be pushed into each top of the female mold 21 more easily than the hexagonal shape, and a beautiful triangular rice ball can be formed.

Since the rollers 10 are replaceable, cleaning and the like can be easily performed, the cleanliness can be maintained, and the maintenance becomes easy.

Further, a guide plate 9 having a material non-adhesive property is arranged around the rollers 10,10, and the food material is cut and fed at a predetermined amount below the lowermost rollers 10,10. A shutter mechanism S is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the guide plate 9 is provided so as to surround each roller 10 in order to prevent the cooked rice R from spilling, and the guide plate 9 is made of a polyethylene-based material. -Consists of rear plates 91, 91 and both side plates 92.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the shutter device S is provided with the female mold 21 of the mold 2 just below the lower rollers 10, 10.
The slide plates S1 and S1 linked to the drive mechanism S3 are slidable in a horizontal state, and a cutter is provided at the tip of the slide plates S1 and S1 that comes into contact with and separates from each other. S2 is installed.

With this configuration, by opening and closing the shutter device S, the cooked rice R that has been compression-molded in a belt shape and sent downward can be cut into a predetermined amount and dropped into the female mold 21.

Here, a case where the food molding machine A having the food material supply device 1 having the above configuration is actually used will be described.
In particular, the operation of the food material supply device 1 will be described in detail.

When a start switch (not shown) is turned on,
The belt conveyor device 6 in the hopper 4 rotates,
Is moved forward, and the rotating blades 7 rotate to scrape the cooked rice R into the inlet 5 while stirring and loosening the cooked rice R.

When the start switch is turned on, the rollers 10, 10 of the food material supply device 1 are also starting to rotate, and when the rice R dropped from the inlet 5 is fed onto the upper rollers 10, 10, the rollers 10 and 10 are rotated. It is sent downward while being compressed by the rotation of 10,10. At this time, the cooked rice R can be smoothly fed downward by the grooves 13 provided in the rollers 10,10.

Further, the cylindrical bodies 11 of the rollers 10, 10 facing each other
Between the outer peripheral surfaces of the flanges 12 and the peripheral edges of the flanges 12 as close as possible, the cross-sectional shape of the material passing space Q in plan view according to the shape in which the cooked rice R is formed, that is, a hexagonal shape. Is formed, the cooked rice R is gradually fed downward in a hexagonal cross section.

Furthermore, the diameter of the lower rollers 10, 10 is reduced so that the cross-sectional shape formed between the lower rollers 10, 10 is similar to that of the upper rollers 10, 10. Therefore, the cooked rice R is compressed in two stages, and is more reliably formed into a hexagonal cross section.

When a predetermined time has elapsed, the shutter mechanism S
Slide plate S1, S1 slides in the opening direction and releases the lower part of the lower rollers 10, 10, then the slide plates S1, S1 are closed and cut by the cutter S1 to a certain amount, and the female It falls into the mold 21.

Then, the mold frame 2 is rotated, and the cooked rice R is spread out in the female mold 21 by a pressing device (not shown), and is shaped into a beautiful triangular shape, thereby producing a triangular rice ball as a product.

As described above, the rice material R supplied to the mold 2 by the food material supply device 1 according to the present invention is
Since the rice rice R can be formed and sent to a cross-sectional shape in accordance with 21, the rice rice R can be pushed and spread in the female mold 21 when pressed and can be formed into a desired shape.

Another embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the same components as those described in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.

This is a food material supply device 1 for shaping a rice ball sushi. In order to feed rice rice R to a mold 2 for shaping the rice, the rollers 10, 10 are connected to each other as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the shape of the material passing space Q formed by the pair of rollers 10, 10 in a plan view is an elongated hexagon.

As described above, in the food material supply apparatus 1 according to the present invention, the cross-sectional shape of the strip-shaped cooked rice R to be supplied is formed later in the supply process according to the shape of the product to be formed. Since it can be compression molded into an easy shape, the finish as a product is beautiful, and the commercial value is improved.

Although the food material has been described as cooked rice R, it is not limited to cooked rice R. For example, it is possible to prepare croquettes and hamburger-shaped food materials such as mashed potatoes and kneaded ground meats. ).

[0048]

According to the present invention, a food material supply roller having flanges connected to both ends of a cylindrical main body is detachably provided in a left-right facing state below a food material supply unit of a food material supply unit. Then, the outer peripheral surfaces of the opposed cylindrical main bodies and the peripheral edges of both flanges as close as possible are formed into a product by forming a cross-sectional shape according to a shape in which the food material is molded. The cross-sectional shape of the strip-shaped food material to be supplied can be compression-molded into a shape that can be easily formed later in the supply process, depending on the molding shape to be used. Therefore, the finish as a product is improved, and the commercial value is improved.

By forming a plurality of grooves on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical body and the inner peripheral surface of the flange, food materials can be smoothly fed.

Two pairs of food material supply rollers disposed in a left-to-right opposition are provided from directly below the input port of the food material input section toward the food molding mold. By gradually reducing the diameter of each pair of rollers so that the cross-sectional shape formed between the rollers is similarly reduced from the upper side to the lower side, the cross-sectional shape of the band-shaped food material to be supplied is formed in a desired shape. Molding can be performed reliably.

Around the food material supply roller,
In addition to disposing a guide plate with material non-adhesiveness, and a shutter mechanism that can cut and send out the food material by a fixed amount at the bottom of the lowermost roller, the food material is halfway Without spilling,
Further, the food material can be cut into a predetermined amount and supplied to the food molding mold.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a food molding machine including a food material supply device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the food molding machine.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the food molding machine.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a food material supply roller according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a food material supply roller according to another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of a food molding machine according to another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a food material supply roller according to another embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional food material supply device.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a roller included in the food material supply device.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the food material supplied by the food material supply device is pressed in a mold.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List A Food molding machine S Shutter device 1 Food material supply device 2 Food molding form 3 Food material input section 9 Guide plate 10 Roller for supplying food material 11 Cylindrical body 12 Flange 13 Groove

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A food material input section (3) and a food molding mold (2) for molding the food material into a predetermined product shape, and the food material is inserted into the food molding mold (2). a food material supply apparatus and can be supplied to 2), food from just below the food material supply unit (3) of the inlet (5)
Multiple pairs of food material supply rollers toward the forming mold (2)
(10) is detachably arranged in the left-right facing state, and
Place the food material supply roller (10) on both ends of the cylindrical body (11).
The flange (12) is connected to the
As close as possible to the outer peripheral surfaces of the cylindrical bodies (11), (11)
And the periphery of both flanges (12), (12)
Form a cross-sectional shape according to the shape
The cross-sectional shape formed between the pair of rollers (10), (10) is
From each pair so that they become smaller similarly from
Rollers (10), (10) are gradually reduced in diameter and the cylindrical body (1
A food material supply device characterized in that a plurality of grooves (13), (13) are formed on the outer peripheral surface of (1), (11) and on the inner peripheral surface of the flanges (12, 12). 2. A food material supply roller (10).
To prevent rice from falling off
Provide a non-adhesive guide plate (9)
Below the rollers (10), (10), a certain amount of food
A shutter mechanism (S) that can be cut out and sent out
Food material supply device according to claim 1, characterized in that the set.