JP3137993U - Noodle dough cutting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve noodle cutting efficiency from noodle dough and to obtain noodles having a beautiful shape and uniform.
A first transport path 1 transports a placed noodle dough 9 in a specific direction. The fixed cutting teeth 11 are fixed to the tip of the first transport path 1 so as to cross the transport direction, and receive the transported noodle dough. The movable cutting teeth 17 are arranged in parallel with the fixed cutting teeth 11 so as to be movable up and down above the fixed cutting teeth 11. When the movable cutting teeth 17 are lowered from the vicinity of the cutting edge 11 b of the fixed cutting teeth 11, the movable cutting teeth 17 cut the noodles 39 from the noodle dough 9 protruding from the fixed cutting teeth 11.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a noodle dough cutting apparatus, and relates to an improvement of a noodle dough cutting apparatus for kneading noodle raw material powder and cutting a noodle dough stretched into a plate having a certain thickness.

  Conventionally, when kneading noodle raw materials such as udon, cold wheat, and noodles and cutting a noodle dough stretched into a plate of a certain thickness, place the stretched noodle dough on a cutting board and put a special knife It is very common to cut noodles using it, but there is a limit to improving productivity and it is not suitable for business.

  Therefore, there is also a technology that uses a conveyor belt instead of a cutting board, moves the knife up and down so as to contact the conveyor belt, and moves the knife up and down in the process of carrying the noodle dough on the conveyor belt to cut the noodles. Proposed.

In addition, as a conventional structure, there exists Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2001-112426 (patent document 1), for example.
JP 2001-112426 A

  However, as described above, in the conventional noodle cutting technique, the knife is moved up and down so as to abut on the conveyor belt to cut the noodle dough, but the knife cannot be moved up and down very strongly so as not to damage the conveyor belt.

  Furthermore, since the noodle dough itself is soft and viscous, it may not be possible to cut the noodles cleanly from the noodle dough, and the noodles may be connected to each other and the shape tends to be uneven.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a noodle dough cutting device that has good noodle cutting efficiency of noodle dough and that is easy to manufacture with a clean and uniform noodle.

  In order to solve such a problem, the noodle dough cutting device of the present invention has a first transport path for transporting the flat noodle dough placed in a specific direction, and a small amount at the tip of the first transport path. A long fixed cutting tooth that is fixed so as to cross the conveying direction at a certain interval and receives the conveyed noodle dough, and is arranged in parallel with the fixed cutting tooth so as to be vertically movable above the fixed cutting tooth. And a plate-like movable cutting tooth that cuts off the noodle dough protruding from the fixed cutting tooth when the cutting edge is lowered near the cutting edge of the fixed cutting tooth.

  The noodle dough cutting device of the present invention moves up and down in conjunction with the vertical movement of the movable cutting teeth and is arranged along the fixed cutting teeth so as to elastically contact the noodle dough before the movable cutting teeth. A configuration having a holding member is also possible.

  In the noodle dough cutting device of the present invention, the movable cutting teeth can be moved up and down with a curved motion.

  In the noodle dough cutting device of the present invention, the movable cutting teeth may have a blade edge formed obliquely.

  In the noodle dough cutting device of the present invention, a configuration in which the first conveyance path is formed so that the conveyance speed can be varied is also possible.

  In the noodle dough cutting device of the present invention, a configuration in which the movable cutting teeth and the holding member are formed so that the vertical movement speed can be varied is also possible.

  In the noodle dough cutting device according to the present invention, the noodle dough cutting device is a second transport path disposed below the first transport path so as to protrude from the tip of the first transport path, and receives the cut noodles. A configuration having a second conveyance path for conveying the tray in accordance with the conveyance speed of the first conveyance path is also possible.

  In such a noodle dough cutting device according to the present invention, the tip of the movable cutting tooth disposed above the fixed cutting tooth is displaced downward from the end of the fixed cutting tooth at a predetermined pitch. The noodle dough protruding from the end of the fixed cutting teeth is cut off by the movable cutting teeth, so the noodle dough cutting efficiency is good and the shape is beautiful Production of uniform noodles is facilitated.

  In the noodle dough cutting device according to the present invention, in the configuration having the restraining member arranged to move up and down along the fixed cutting teeth so as to elastically contact the noodle dough before the movable cutting teeth, the first conveyance The noodle dough placed on the road is restrained by the restraining member and does not run out in the vicinity of the fixed cutting teeth, the noodle dough cutting efficiency of the noodle dough is even better, and it is easier to produce uniform noodles with a beautiful shape It becomes.

  In the noodle dough cutting apparatus of the present invention, in the configuration in which the movable cutting teeth are moved up and down with a curved motion, the movable cutting teeth are easy to enter the noodle dough, and the noodle dough cutting is good.

  In the noodle dough cutting device according to the present invention, the movable cutting teeth are particularly easy to enter the noodle dough in the configuration in which the movable cutting teeth have a cutting edge formed obliquely.

  In the noodle dough cutting device according to the present invention, the width of the noodles to be cut off can be varied when the first conveyance path can vary the conveyance speed.

  In the noodle dough cutting device according to the present invention, the width of the noodles to be cut off can be varied in the configuration in which the movable cutting teeth can change the vertical movement speed together with the restraining member.

  In the noodle dough cutting device according to the present invention, the noodle dough cutting device is a second transport path disposed below the first transport path so as to protrude from the tip of the first transport path, and receives the cut-off noodles. In the configuration having the second transport path for transporting the tray in accordance with the transport speed of the first transport path, the cut-off noodles can be received in an orderly manner by the tray.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a noodle dough cutting apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an embodiment of a noodle dough cutting device according to the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, a first transport path 1 is composed of rollers 3 and 5 arranged in parallel at intervals, and an endless transport belt 7 passed between them. It is formed with a conveyance length of m.

  The rollers 3 and 5 are rotationally driven by a driving means such as a motor (not shown) so that the transport belt 7 located on the upper side moves from the roller 3 at a predetermined constant speed with the direction of the roller 5 as a specific direction (forward rotation direction). In addition, it can be driven to rotate in the reverse direction. Depending on the conveyance length of the first conveyance path 1, three or more rollers 3 and 5 may be arranged.

  The conveyor belt 7 is formed by looping a flexible belt made of, for example, cloth or synthetic resin having a width of about 1 m, and the noodle dough 9 placed on the upper conveyor belt 7 is moved in the direction of the rotor 5. It has the function to convey.

  The noodle dough 9 is separately kneaded with raw material powder of noodles such as udon, cold wheat, and raw noodles, and is stretched and placed in a flat plate shape having a certain thickness.

  The fixed cutting teeth 11 are formed from a steel material in a long shape having a length approximately equal to the dimension in the width direction of the conveyor belt 7, and a flat surface portion 11a and a right angle or a right angle from the flat surface portion 11a. An acute-angled blade edge 11b is provided along the longitudinal direction, and the flat surface portion 11a forms the same plane with a tip of the upper conveying belt 7 through a slight gap, and the first conveying path 1 It is fixed by fixing means (not shown) so as to cross the conveying direction at the tip of the sheet.

  On the upper side of the fixed cutting tooth 11, the holding member 13 is arranged to be movable up and down via the support portion 19 in parallel with the flat surface portion 11 a of the fixed cutting tooth 11.

  The restraining member 13 is formed in an elongated prismatic shape, for example, from an elastic material such as a sponge material and has a length approximately the same as the widthwise dimension of the conveyor belt 7 and is fixed to the elongated support portion 19.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the restraining member 13 is arranged so as to cross the conveyance direction, and is fixed in conjunction with the vertical movement of the movable cutting teeth 17 described later by a driving means (not shown) connected to the support member 13. The cutting teeth 11 are moved up and down so as to contact the flat surface portion 11a. FIG. 2 is a view of the first transport path 1 as viewed from the front end side of the first transport path 1.

  The restraining member 13 is controlled to move downward before the lowering of the movable cutting teeth 17 so that it can be elastically pressed against the flat surface portion 11a (or noodle dough 9).

  A movable cutting tooth 17 is arranged in the vicinity of the holding member 13 on the upper side of the fixed cutting tooth 11 so as to move up and down via the support portion 21 in parallel with the holding member 13.

  The movable cutting teeth 17 are formed in a rectangular shape, for example, from a conventionally known steel material and have a length approximately the same as the width direction dimension of the conveyor belt 7, and the long support portion 21 with the blade edge 17 a in the longitudinal direction on the lower side. It is fixed to.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the movable cutting tooth 17 has a vertical dimension that is shorter at one end than the other end of the blade edge 17a, and the blade edge 17a is slanted.

  The movable cutting teeth 17 are connected to the rotary drive plate 25 from the support portion 21 via a plurality of connecting arms 23, and both ends thereof are connected to a fixed member (not shown) so as to be displaceable by an extendable support member 27. Yes.

  The rotation drive plate 25 is disposed at a predetermined interval, and is rotatably supported by a drive unit such as a motor (not shown). The connection arm 23 is connected to the rotation drive plate 25 at a position eccentric from the rotation axis. Has been.

  Therefore, when the rotary drive plate 25 rotates, for example, as indicated by an arrow in FIG. 3, the cutting edge of the fixed cutting tooth 11 is moved in the process of moving the movable cutting tooth 17 up and down while moving circularly and moving the movable cutting tooth 17 downward. 11b is displaced slightly below the blade edge 11b, and the noodles are cut off from the noodle dough 9 in the process as will be described later.

  In addition, the movable cutting tooth 17 is located at the blade edge 17a, and the end portion having a long vertical dimension reaches the blade edge 11b of the fixed cutting tooth 11 first, and is displaced downward while sliding in the left direction from the right side in FIG. It has become.

  Returning to FIG. 1, below the first conveyance path 1, a second conveyance path 29 is arranged in parallel at an interval.

  The second transport path 29 is composed of rollers 31 and 33 and an endless transport belt 35 passed between them. The second transport path 29 is longer than the transport length of the first transport path 1 and has movable cutting teeth. 17 is arranged in a state protruding from the first conveyance path 1, and the interlocking operation is controlled at the same speed as that of the first conveyance path 1 by driving means such as a motor (not shown).

  The second transport path 29 has a function of transporting a flat frame-type tray 37 that receives the cut-off noodles 39 in accordance with the transport speed of the first transport path 1.

  Next, a usage example of the noodle dough cutting device according to the present invention will be described.

  The noodle dough 9 is placed on the transport belt 7 of the first transport path 1 that is transported, and the transport belt 35 of the second transport path 29 is driven according to the transport speed of the first transport path 1. The tray 37 is placed on.

  Then, the noodle dough 9 and the tray 37 are conveyed at a constant speed in a specific direction, and in this process, the restraining member 13 and the movable cutting teeth 17 move up and down together at the same timing, and the noodle dough 9 is regularly elasticized by the restraining member 13. It protrudes from the flat part 11a of the fixed cutting tooth 11 through the blade edge 11b while being pressed.

  At the tip of the cutting edge 11 b of the fixed cutting tooth 11, the movable cutting tooth 17 moves up and down, so that the noodle 39 is cut off from the noodle dough 9 and fits on the tray 37 conveyed with the noodle dough 9.

  Moreover, for example, if the moving speed of the movable cutting teeth 17 is accelerated by making the conveying speed of the first conveying path 1 constant or slow, the thin noodles 39 can be cut off. Conversely, the first conveying path 1 The thick noodles 39 can be cut off by increasing or decreasing the transport speed of 1 and slowing the vertical movement of the movable cutting teeth 17.

  As described above, the noodle dough cutting device according to the present invention has a slight gap between the first transport path 1 that transports the placed flat noodle dough 9 in a specific direction and the tip of the first transport path 1. The fixed cutting teeth 11 are fixed so as to cross the conveying direction and receive the conveyed noodle dough, and are arranged in parallel with the fixed cutting teeth 11 so as to be movable up and down above the fixed cutting teeth 11. When the blade edge 17a is lowered from the vicinity of the blade edge 11b of the fixed cutting tooth 11, a plate-like movable cutting tooth 17 for cutting off the noodle dough 9 protruding from the fixed cutting tooth 11 is provided.

  Therefore, the noodle cutting efficiency of the noodle dough 9 is good, and the noodle 39 having a clean and uniform shape can be easily manufactured.

  In addition, since the movable cutting teeth 17 move up and down in conjunction with the vertical movement, and have the restraining member 13 so as to elastically contact the noodle dough 9 before the movable cutting teeth 17, the movable cutting teeth 17 are placed on the first conveyance path 1. The noodle dough 9 is restrained in the vicinity of the fixed cutting teeth 11 and is not violated, and the noodle cutting efficiency of the noodle dough 9 is further improved, and the noodle 39 having a clean and uniform shape can be easily produced.

  Furthermore, since the movable cutting teeth 17 are moved up and down with a circular motion, the movable cutting teeth 17 can easily enter the noodle dough 9 and the noodle cutting is good.

  Furthermore, the movable cutting tooth 17 has a blade edge 17a formed obliquely, and the end of the movable cutting tooth 17 on the blade edge 17a that has a long vertical dimension slides to the blade edge 11b of the fixed cutting tooth 11 first. However, since the movable cutting teeth 17 easily enter the noodle dough 9, the noodle cutting efficiency is particularly good.

  Furthermore, since the first conveyance path 1 can change the conveyance speed, and the movable cutting teeth 17 can change the vertical movement speed together with the restraining member 13, the rotation speed of the motor of the drive means can be changed. Then, by appropriately changing one or both of the transport speed and the vertical movement speed, it is possible to widen or narrow the width of the noodles to be cut off, thereby manufacturing the thick noodles 39 and the thin noodles 39.

  And since it has the 2nd conveyance path 29 so that it may protrude rather than the front-end | tip of the 1st conveyance path 1 under the 1st conveyance path 1, the noodle 39 cut off from the noodle dough 9 is settled on the tray 37. The noodle 39 is easy to handle. However, the second transport path 29 is not essential.

  Moreover, in the noodle dough cutting device of the present invention described above, on the upper side of the first conveyance path 1, a support portion that supports a stick or the like containing noodle dough 9 or a container containing noodle raw material powder is provided in the conveyance direction. If it is slidably arranged, the noodle dough 9 can be easily placed and the noodle raw material powder can be easily dispersed, so that the noodle dough 9 can be maintained in a preferable state.

  By the way, the illustration according to the present invention described above is simplified for ease of explanation, and does not indicate an actual structure.

It is the schematic which shows embodiment of the noodle dough cutting device which concerns on this invention. It is a principal part schematic diagram of the noodle dough cutting device concerning the present invention. It is a principal part schematic diagram of the noodle dough cutting device concerning the present invention. It is the schematic explaining operation | movement of the noodle dough cutting device which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 1st conveyance path 3, 5, 31, 33 roller 7, 35 conveyance belt 9 noodle dough 11 fixed cutting tooth 11a flat surface part 11b, 17a blade edge 13 holding member 17 movable cutting tooth 19 support part 21 support part 23 connection arm 25 Rotation drive plate 27 Support member 29 Second transport path 37 Tray 39 Noodle

Claims (7)

A first transport path for transporting the placed flat noodle dough in a specific direction;
A long fixed cutting tooth that receives the transported noodle dough, is fixed so as to cross the transport direction with a slight interval at the tip of the first transport path,
The noodle dough protruding from the fixed cutting teeth is cut off when the cutting edge is lowered in the vicinity of the cutting edge of the fixed cutting teeth. A plate-shaped movable cutting tooth;
A noodle dough cutting device comprising: 2. A holding member disposed along the fixed cutting teeth so as to move up and down in conjunction with the vertical movement of the movable cutting teeth and to elastically contact the noodle dough before the movable cutting teeth. The noodle dough cutting device described. The noodle dough cutting device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the movable cutting teeth are moved up and down with a curved motion. The noodle dough cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the movable cutting teeth have the cutting edge formed obliquely. The noodle dough cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the first transport path is formed such that the transport speed is variable. The noodle dough cutting apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the movable cutting teeth are formed so that a vertical movement speed is variable together with the holding member. A second conveyance path disposed below the first conveyance path so as to protrude from the tip of the first conveyance path, and a tray for receiving the cut-out noodles is provided in the first conveyance path. The noodle dough cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a second transport path for transporting in accordance with the transport speed.

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