JP3209971B2 - Decoration material wire hanging 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 decoration material liner for hanging a decoration material such as chocolate on the surface of an article to be decorated such as bread.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-103251 is known as an apparatus for decorating a decoration material such as chocolate by laying it on a decoration article such as bread. ing. The wire hanging device described in this publication makes the melted chocolate flow down from the holes provided at intervals in the material supply means straddling on the conveyor that conveys the articles to be decorated in a blind shape, and the bread that is conveyed It decorates a linear or belt-shaped chocolate on top.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional decorating material wire hanging device, the linear chocolate which is drawn out from each hole provided in the material supply means and is decorated on the bread is provided. The thickness is constant, and
The distance between the lines is constant depending on the position of the hole in the material supply means. For this reason, the decorative pattern of the bread, which is the final product, has a drawback that it has a regular appearance, giving an impression that it is clearly produced by a machine, has a poor handmade feel, and does not feel delicious.

Therefore, the present invention creates a state in which a decoration material such as chocolate is decorated on a decoration article such as bread with a feeling of handling, and the resulting final product has a hand-made feeling, so that it looks delicious. It is an object of the present invention to provide a decoration material wire hanging device capable of producing a product.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention relates to a decoration material liner for hanging a decoration material on an article to be decorated conveyed by conveyance means. A frame fixed above the means, a container fixed to the frame for storing the decorating material, and a dispensing material for distributing and supplying the decorating material from the container to the article to be conveyed by the conveying means. And a swinging means for supporting the plurality of flexible tubes and swinging them with a predetermined amplitude.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the plurality of flexible tubes are arranged along a conveying direction of the article to be decorated, and are swingable in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction. It is preferable that the intermediate portion is swingably supported by the swinging means. Further, it is preferable that the lower end of the flexible tube forms a point.

In the present invention, the oscillating means includes a motor provided on the frame, an oscillating motion converting mechanism for converting rotation of the motor into oscillating motion, and an oscillating motion converting mechanism. It preferably comprises a link arm connected to support the plurality of flexible tubes, and more preferably the motor is an air motor.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. 1, 2 (a), (b), and FIG. 3 show a preferred embodiment of a decorating material wire hanging device according to the present invention, which device includes a plurality of rollers 1 a, 1 a,. In this method, chocolate B as a decorating material is lined on bread B as a decorative article continuously conveyed by a conveying means such as the conveyor 1.

The apparatus according to the present invention comprises a frame 3 fixed and fixed so as to straddle the conveyor 1, a chocolate tank 5 fixed on the frame 3 for storing melted chocolate C, and a bottom formed in the chocolate tank 5. (5 in this embodiment) flexible tubes hanging down to distribute and supply chocolate C from the plurality (5 in this embodiment) of holes 5a to bread B conveyed by conveyor 1 7, 7, ..., and flexible tubes 7, 7,
And swing means 9 for swinging... With a predetermined amplitude. The height of the frame 3 can be adjusted by screwed pedestals 3a provided at its four corners. Also,
The transport speed of the conveyor 1 is, for example, 10 m per minute.

The tubes 7, 7,... Are arranged along the conveying direction of the conveyor 1, are made of a material such as silicon, and have appropriate flexibility. The intermediate portions of the flexible tubes 7, 7,... Are swingably supported by the swinging means, and are swingable in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction. The outer diameter of the tube 7 is, for example, 10 mm, and the inner diameter is, for example, 7 mm.
It has become. The lower end of the tube 7 is cut obliquely at an angle of, for example, about 60 ° with respect to the horizontal to form a point.

The rocking means 9 is a motor (preferably an air motor) 11 fixed on the frame 3 so that the axial direction thereof is parallel to the conveying direction of the conveyor 1.
A crank plate 13 connected to the shaft 11a of the motor 11 and rotatable about the shaft 11a; a connecting rod 15 having one end connected to the crank plate 13 at a position eccentric to the shaft 11a of the motor 11;
The other end of the link 5 is connected to the upper end thereof, and an intermediate portion thereof is formed by a link arm 21 which is supported by a bearing 17 provided on the frame 3 via a pin 19. The crank plate 13 and the connecting rod 15 constitute an oscillating motion converting mechanism for converting the rotation of the shaft 11 a of the motor 11 into the oscillating motion of the link arm 21. Needless to say, another oscillating motion converting mechanism can be used to convert the oscillating motion into the oscillating motion.

The link arm 21 has a vertical arm portion 21a.
, And a horizontal arm portion 21b. The horizontal arm portion 21b has a plurality of tubes 7, 7,.
.. Are formed. The positional relationship between the horizontal arm 21b of the link arm 21 and the tube 7 is, for example, that the lower part 3cm of the tube 7 is the horizontal arm 21.
b. The outer diameter of the tube 7 and the width of the elongated hole 21A are set so that the width of the elongated hole 21A is substantially equal to or slightly larger than the outer diameter of the tube 7.

The rotational speed of the crank plate 13 is, for example, 170
175 rpm, so that the speed of the reciprocating swing motion of the link arm 21 is set, for example, to 170 to 175 reciprocations per minute, but the swing speed and swing amplitude of the link arm 21 are Of course, it can be changed by appropriately changing the lever crank ratio of the oscillating motion converting mechanism, the length of the vertical arm portion 21a of the link arm 21 and the position of the oscillating point.

Below the conveyor 1, there is provided a tray (not shown) for receiving an excess chocolate C which has not been decorated on the bread B, corresponding to the position of the frame 3.
The tray and the chocolate tank 5 are connected by a chocolate supply pipe 23, and the chocolate C dripping into the tray is recovered by the chocolate pump (not shown) into the chocolate tank 5 through the chocolate supply pipe 23. ing. Also, by contacting a scraper (not shown) with the outer periphery of the roller 1a constituting the conveyor 1, the chocolate C adhered to the rotating roller 1a is prevented from re-adhering to the lower part of the bread B, and is scraped off by the scraper. The collected chocolate C can be collected in a receiving tray.

Also, in the upper part of the chocolate tank 5,
A flow path 25 for preventing the chocolate C in the chocolate tank 5 from overflowing is provided, and the overflow is prevented by flowing the chocolate from the flow path 25 to the tray.

The temperature of the chocolate C is, for example, 45
C., and the ambient temperature around the apparatus is set so as to maintain this temperature. In addition, it is preferable that the chocolate tank 5 is detachable from the frame 3 and that each tube 7 is detachable from the chocolate tank 5 in order to facilitate cleaning.

Next, the operation will be described.

By driving the conveyor 1, the bread B is continuously conveyed. When the motor 11 is driven, its axis 1
The crank plate 13 connected to 1a rotates, and the link arm 21 swings like a swing with a predetermined amplitude shown in FIG. The plurality of tubes 7, 7, ... supported by the link arm 21 swing like a swing with the swing movement of the link arm 21. Link arm 21
The lower end of the tube 7 supported by the horizontal arm portion 21b extends from the horizontal arm portion 21b, so that the lower end portion of the tube 7 becomes flexible at both ends of the swing width of the link arm 21 due to its flexibility. 21 shows a behavior of returning to elasticity after moving beyond the swing range 21.

On the other hand, the chocolate C flows from the hole 5a of the chocolate tank 5 to the lower part of the tube 7 by its own weight, and flows out continuously from the tip of the tube 7. Since the lower end of the tube 7 is formed in a pointed shape, the chocolate C flowing to the lower part of the tube 7 flows out linearly along the pointed end. And since the tube 7 is resiliently oscillating, the chocolate C which has flowed downward from the pointed end thereof has a parabolic shape in the region beyond the oscillating range of the link arm 21 as shown in the figure. The linear patterns having different thicknesses can be drawn on the bread B at different times even in the same tube 7 as well as in the different tubes 7 and 7. Therefore, for example, by applying a linear pattern of a predetermined width to yellow bread, bread that imitates the tiger's ground can be manufactured, and each bread has a different appearance.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible. For example, as a decoration material, in addition to various chocolates, for example, sweet chocolate or white chocolate, glaze and the like can be used, and as a decoration product, other than bread, donut, cookie, or ice cream is used. be able to.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since it is possible to draw irregular linear patterns on decorative articles such as bread with decorative materials such as chocolate and give the final article a handmade feeling, purchase the impression mass-produced by machines It is possible to provide a food which does not seem to be given to a person and looks delicious.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of a decorative material wire hanging apparatus according to the present invention.

2A is a plan view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 2B is a front view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an operation explanatory view of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Conveyor (1a roller) 3 Frame (3a screw base) 5 Chocolate tank (5a hole) 7 Flexible tube 9 Swing means 11 Motor (11a shaft) 13 Crank plate 15 Connecting rod 17 Bearing 19 pin 21 Link arm (Link arm) 21a vertical arm, 21b horizontal arm, 21
A long hole) 23 chocolate supply pipe 25 flow path B bread C chocolate

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A decorating material liner for hanging a decorating material on a decorated article conveyed by a conveying means, comprising: a frame fixed above the conveying means; and a frame fixed to the frame. A container in which the decorating material is stored, a plurality of flexible tubes suspended for distributing and supplying the decorating material from the container to the article to be conveyed by the conveying means, Swinging means for supporting the flexible tubes and swinging them at a predetermined amplitude. 2. The flexible tube according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of flexible tubes are arranged along a direction in which the decorated article is transported, and are swung in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction.
2. A decoration material wire hanging device according to item 1. 3. The decorating material wire hanging device according to claim 1, wherein the flexible tube has a middle portion swingably supported by the swinging means. 4. The decoration material laying device according to claim 1, wherein a lower end of the flexible tube forms a point. 5. The oscillating means includes a motor provided on the frame, an oscillating motion converting mechanism for converting rotation of the motor into oscillating motion, and the oscillating motion converting mechanism connected to the oscillating motion converting mechanism. The decoration material wire hanging apparatus according to claim 1, comprising a link arm supporting a plurality of flexible tubes. 6. The decoration material wire hanging apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the motor is an air motor.