JP3451037B2 - Split weight feeding mechanism for fixed weight rice block and rice ball manufacturing device using the same - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a split forming / feeding mechanism for a constant weight rice block and a bean paste rice ball using the same.
The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing rice balls such as sand rice balls.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a rice ball made by wrapping or sanding an appropriate ingredient between a triangular or circular upper rice cooker and a lower rice cooker is formed by separate molding mechanisms for the upper rice cooker and the lower rice cooker.
After the ingredients are supplied, it is manufactured by combining the upper and lower rice bodies.

At this time, a recess is formed in the center of the upper surface of the lower rice cooker, the filling is filled into the recess, and then the upper rice cooker is united to produce a bean jam rice ball, while the flat upper surface of the lower rice cooker is manufactured. Sand rice balls are produced by placing the ingredients on top and combining the cooked rice on top.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional rice balls, since the upper rice cooker and the lower rice cooker are formed by different forming mechanisms, the upper rice cooker and the lower rice cooker are formed for each forming mechanism. Each will cause a weight error,
As a result, the whole rice ball is finished (without ingredients)
It can be said that the weight error of is inevitably large.

Today, even in foods such as rice balls and bento, the contents displayed on products such as calories and weight are severely restricted, and high accuracy is required for error, so that two rice bodies are combined. It is desired to develop a manufacturing device for rice balls which has a small weight error in the entree rice balls and the sandwich rice balls to be produced.

[0006]

[Purpose] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the above-described conventional technique, and a constant weight rice block is divided into two parts to form an upper rice and a lower rice, and these are again formed. We provide a split-molding and feeding mechanism for constant weight rice blocks that enables reliable and easy production of boiled rice balls and sandwiched rice balls with a small weight error, and a device for making rice balls using this. The purpose is to do.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the division forming and feeding mechanism of the constant weight rice block according to the present invention interposes a movable division blade for evenly dividing the constant weight rice block in a substantially horizontal direction. An upper rice cooker having concave rice ball forming dies to be molded at the tip, an upper transfer die and a lower transfer die for forming a lower rice body, and an upwardly opened rice to which each of the upper and lower transfer die can move. It has a transfer path, the inlet of the die etc. is formed at the rear end, the inlet of the constant weight rice block is formed at one side of the rear part, and the front bottom wall is connected to the lower bottom wall and the upper bottom wall through the molding step. The upper and lower end walls of the lower bottom wall are provided with the drop holes for the lower bottom wall so as to correspond to the forming dies of the above-mentioned pressing dies in the Sakai with the forming step of the lower bottom wall. Rice split molding with the upper hole of the upper rice body having the same size and shape as the lower hole of the lower rice body opened in Sakai A feeding die, and a lower rice body feeding press die and an upper rice body feeding press die which are respectively arranged above and below the lower rice body dropping hole and the upper rice body dropping hole so as to be vertically movable. It is characterized by being done.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the rice ball manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention inserts a movable dividing blade that evenly divides a constant weight rice block in a substantially horizontal direction, and forms a rice ball to be formed at the tip. Each of the upper and lower rice transfer molds for forming the lower rice cooker, the lower rice cooker, and the rice transfer path that opens upward to allow the upper and lower transfer presses to move are provided at the rear end. The inlets of the above-mentioned stamping dies, etc. are formed at the rear one side of the constant weight rice block, and the front bottom wall is divided into the lower bottom wall and the upper bottom wall through the molding step, and the lower bottom wall is formed. The drop hole of the lower rice body is opened vertically in the Sakai with the molding step part of the above so as to correspond to the mold of each of the above-mentioned die, and the drop hole of the lower rice body is formed in the Sakai with the front end wall of the upper bottom wall. A rice split molding supply type in which the drop holes of the same size and the same shape of the upper rice body are opened up and down,
The rice split molding supply including the lower rice body feeding press die and the upper rice body feeding press die which are respectively arranged so as to be able to move up and down above the lower rice body dropping hole and the upper rice body dropping hole. On the outside and inside of the rotating plate that rotates intermittently, a plurality of lower rice cooker molds and upper rice cooker molds of the same size and shape as the two drop holes of the above-mentioned rice split molding supply mold are placed up and down. The intermittent rotary table opened on the bottom and the rice on the bottom wall with the upper hole and the lower hole of the upper rice cooker having the same size and shape as those of the receiving table of the intermittent rotary table are opened vertically. A combination molding die, an upper transfer pressing die that pushes down and transfers the upper rice body on the upper hole of the upper rice body to the hole, and an upper rice body in the receiving mold of the intermittent rotary table Push the push-up bar that pushes up to the top of the hole and the punch of the rice forming mold to push the upper cooker on the hole to the lower cooker in the receiving mold of the intermittent rotary table. , On, and characterized by being provided with a rice combined forming mechanism comprising a pressing mold to coalesce the lower both rice body.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of a constant weight rice block split forming and feeding mechanism and a rice ball making apparatus using the same according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view in which a part of the entire apparatus including a rice split forming and feeding mechanism, an intermittent rotary table and a rice matching forming mechanism as main components is cut away, and FIGS. 2 and 3 show a case where a constant weight rice block is transferred. FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 respectively show a perspective view and a vertical side view of the rice split molding supply mechanism and a part of the intermittent rotary table which are cut away, and FIGS. 4 and 5 show the rice split molding supply mechanism and the intermittent rotary table when dividing the constant weight rice block. Partial cutaway perspective views and vertical side views thereof are shown respectively, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are perspective view and vertical side views partially cut away of the rice split forming and feeding mechanism and the intermittent rotary table at the time of dividing and transferring the upper rice body. 8 and 9 are a perspective view and a vertical sectional side view, respectively, of the upper and lower parts of the intermittent rotary table, in which the upper and lower parts of the rice split forming and feeding mechanism and the intermittent rotary table are cut away, and FIG. Same as above, showing the time of pushing up the upper rice cooker FIG. 11 shows a partial sectional view of the rotary table, FIG. 11 shows a partial sectional view of the rice-sealing forming mechanism and the intermittent rotary table showing the transfer of the upper rice cooker of the same apparatus, and FIG. FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a part of an intermittent rotation table and a rice forming mechanism showing the time when the body is pushed down.
3 shows a cross-sectional view of a sand rice ball produced by the device of the present invention, and FIG. 14 shows a cross-sectional view of a bean jam rice ball produced by the device of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the apparatus of the present invention is mainly composed of a rice split forming / feeding mechanism A, an intermittent rotary table B and a rice matching forming mechanism C.

The rice split forming and feeding mechanism A is constructed as follows. The front end side is exposed above the intermittent rotary table B, and the rear end side is a conveyor 2 for transferring the constant weight rice block a.
Rice split molding supply die 1 which is arranged and fixed above the table
A movable split blade 3 is inserted in the middle, an upper die for forming a lower rice body, a lower transfer press die 4 and a loading press die 6 for the lower rice body b.
And a charging press die 7 for the cooked rice body c.

The rice split forming and feeding die 1 has a long groove-shaped rice feeding passage 8 in which the movable dividing blade 3 and the upper and lower feeding dies 4 and 5 are movable, and the rear end wall thereof is formed. Notches are formed to form the inlets 9 of the transfer dies 4, 5 and the like, and
The constant weight rice block a and the inlet 10 of the conveyor 2 for conveying the rice block a are formed by notching the rear side wall and the rear bottom wall on the conveyor 2 side.

In addition, the rice split forming and feeding mold 1 has a front bottom wall 11 having a height equal to the thickness of the lower bottom wall 11a formed flush with the upper surface of the conveyor 2 and the lower rice body b. The upper step bottom wall 11b and the upper step bottom wall 11b are separated from each other by the forming step 12.
Then, a drop hole 13 of the lower rice body b is provided in the Sakai with the molding step portion 12 of the lower bottom wall 11a so as to open vertically, while
A drop hole 14 for the upper rice cooker c is provided in the Sakai with the front end wall 15 of the upper bottom wall 11b so as to open vertically.

The both drop holes 13 and 14 are formed according to the planar shape of the rice ball to be molded. For example, in the illustrated example, the corners are formed in a triangular shape, but may be formed in a perfect circle shape, an elliptical shape, or the like. The planar shapes of the molding step portion 12 and the front end wall 15 of the rice split molding supply die 1 are also formed so as to correspond to the planar shapes of the drop holes 13 and 14, respectively. That is, flat concave groove-shaped pressing surfaces 12a and 15a corresponding to the bottoms of the drop holes 13 and 14 and the rounded corners thereof are formed.

Further, the rice split molding feed die 1 has an inlet 9 at the rear end opened, but an opening / closing door 16 is provided at the inlet 10 on the rear side. The opening / closing door 16 is supported by a rotating shaft 17 provided at a rear end of an upper portion thereof, and the opening / closing door 16 can open and close the inlet 10 by rotating the rotating shaft 17 in a normal direction and a reverse direction by a drive device (not shown). Has been done. The constant weight rice block a is inserted into the rear portion of the rice split forming / supply mold 1 from the inlet 10 according to opening / closing of the opening / closing door 16.

The movable split blade 3 and the upper and lower transfer press dies 4, 5 which stand by at the inlet 9 at the rear end of the above-mentioned rice split forming and feeding mold 1 and move in the rice transfer passage 8 are constructed as follows. First, the movable split blade 3 is formed in a flat rectangular shape having a blade tip 3a at the tip, and is linked and connected to a drive device (not shown) via a rod 18, whereby the forming step portion of the rice split forming supply die 1 is formed. 1
It is supported on the upper surface of the lower transfer die 5 so that it can be horizontally moved to a position on the upper surface of the rear end of the upper bottom wall 11b slightly beyond 2.

The upper transfer die 4 faces the rice transfer passage 8 of the split rice forming / feeding mold 1 at its tip and has the same thickness as the upper rice body c.
9 is recessed, and the side wall 2 of the rice split molding supply die 1 is provided at the lower rear end.
A guide groove 21 slidably fitted to 0 is formed so as to open downward.

Further, the upper transfer pressing die 4 is interlocked with and connected to a driving device (not shown) through a rod 22, so that the tip of the upper transfer pressing die 4 moves through the rice transfer passage 8 of the rice split forming / supplying die 1 to the upper bottom wall 11b. Is supported by the side wall 20 of the rice split forming / feeding mold 1 via the guide groove 21 so that the upper surface of the rice can be horizontally moved to a position where it comes into contact with the inner surface of the front end wall 15.

In the illustrated example, the planar shape of the molding die 19 is
The drop hole 14 is formed on the substantially V-shaped pressing surface 19a with the central corner portion rounded so as to coincide with the left and right sides and the intermediate round portion thereof. When it is formed in a perfect circular shape, it is formed in a semicircular shape so as to correspond to this.

On the other hand, the lower transfer die 5 has the same size and shape as the forming die 19 of the upper transfer die 4 at its tip, and the lower rice body b.
And a molding die 23 having the same thickness as the molding step portion 12 and its pressing surface 23
a is recessed and formed, and is disposed below the forming die 19 of the upper forming die 4 so as to coincide with each other.

The lower transfer die 5 is also linked and connected to a driving device (not shown) through a rod 24, so that the tip of the lower transfer die 5 moves in the rice transfer passage 8 of the rice split forming / feeding die 1 by the conveyor 2 and the lower bottom wall 11a. It is formed so that it can be horizontally moved to the position where it abuts against the molding step portion 12 while contacting the upper surface of the.

The plane press shapes of the lower presser b b and the upper cook c 7 are different from each other in plan view.
Is formed in the same size and shape as the drop hole 13 of the lower rice body b and the drop hole 14 of the upper rice body c provided on the front bottom wall 11 of the above. By interlocking and connecting, it is vertically movable.

The intermittent rotary table B is constructed as follows. The intermittent rotary table B is composed of a rotary disk 25 which is intermittently rotated counterclockwise as shown by an arrow in FIG. , A plurality (7 in the illustrated example) on each of the outer side and the inner side, at equal intervals, with the receiving holes 26 of the lower rice body b having the same shape and shape as the drop holes 13 and 14 of the above-described rice split molding supply die 1. And the receiving mold 27 of the cooked rice body c ...
Each time the rotation of 5 is stopped, the concentric circles are formed and the upper and lower openings are provided so as to be located immediately below the both drop holes 13 and 14.

The above rice forming mechanism C is constructed as follows. On the intermittent rotary table B, the rice forming mold 28 having the rice transfer path 30 through which the upper transfer die 29 can be moved is arranged and fixed at an appropriate interval on the advancing direction side of the rice split forming supply mold 1. is there.

The rice forming mold 28 has a bottom wall 31.
In addition, the receiving mold 26 and the receiving mold 27 provided on the rotary disk 25 of the intermittent rotary table B are made to have the same size and the same shape, and at the same intervals and in the same arrangement so as to correspond to them, The push-up hole 32 and the drop-down hole 33 of the upper rice cooker c are provided so as to open vertically.

The upper transfer die 29 has a flat concave groove-shaped pressing surface 29a corresponding to the bottom of the push-up hole 32 of the upper rice cooker c and the rounded corners of the upper food c, and the lower rear portion. A guide groove 35 slidably fitted in the side wall 34 of the rice forming mold 28 is formed so as to open downward.

The inside of the front end wall 36 of the rice forming mold 28 is rounded at the central corner so that the left and right sides of the punching hole 33 of the upper rice c and the intermediate corners thereof are aligned with each other. Is formed on the substantially V-shaped pressing surface 36a.

Reference numeral 37 in the figure is arranged below the receiving die 27 of the upper rice cooker c of the intermittent rotary table B so as to be able to move up and down, and the upper rice cooker c is pushed up from below to push up the rice cooker forming die 28. A push-up bar for supporting the upper rice cooker c on the upper surface of 32, 38 is arranged so as to be able to move up and down directly above the through-hole 33 of the rice forming mold 28, and is placed on the upper surface of the receiving mold 26 of the intermittent rotary table B. The press dies for lowering the upper rice cooker c onto the lower rice cooker b on which the ingredient d is placed and pushing it down through the hole 33 to combine the upper and lower rice cookers b and c are shown.

Next, the operation of the device of the present invention will be described. First, the operation of the split forming and feeding mechanism of the constant weight rice block of claim 1 is as follows. The constant weight rice block a placed on the rotating conveyor 2 is sent to the rear part of the rice transfer path 8 in the rice split molding supply mold 1 by opening the opening / closing door 16 provided at the inlet 10 thereof, Stop at position. The constant weight rice block a is formed into a cubic shape by a constant weight supply device equipped with a weighing conveyor, is intermittently transferred on the conveyor 2, and intermittently enters the rice transfer path 8 of the rice dividing molding supply mold 1. .

Then, the movable split blade 3 and the upper and lower transfer press dies 4 and 5 in the standby state are actuated by the respective drive devices to simultaneously move forward in the rice transfer passage 8 of the rice split molding feed mold 1. The constant-weight rice block a on the conveyor 2 is pressed and transferred to the upper surface of the lower bottom wall 11a of the front bottom wall 11 of the rice split molding supply die.

At this time, the cutting edge 3a of the movable split blade 3 abuts on the forming step portion 12, whereby the constant weight rice block a is horizontally divided into two parts, and at the same time, the tip of the lower transfer press die 5 also contacts the forming step portion 12. As a result, the lower cut portion of the constant weight rice block a is pressed by the pressing surface 23a of the forming die 23 and the pressing surface 12a of the forming step portion 12 in the lower transfer pressing die 5 to form the lower rice body b. This lower body b is the same size as this,
It is held between the lower transfer press die 5 and the forming step 12 at the upper part of the drop hole 13 of the rice split forming and feeding mold 1 having the same shape.

On the other hand, the upper transfer press die 4 moves on the upper surface of the upper bottom wall 11b in the rice transfer passage 8 of the rice split molding supply die 1 as it is even after the movable dividing blade 3 and the lower transfer press 5 stop. It stops at the position where the tip contacts the front end wall 15.

As a result, the upper cut portion of the constant weight rice block a is pressed by the pressing surface 1 of the forming die 19 in the upper transfer die 4.
9a and the pressing surface 15a of the front end wall 15 of the rice split molding supply die 1
Is pressed and the cooked rice body c is molded. This rice bowl c
Is the drop hole 1 of the rice split molding feed mold of the same size and shape as this.
The upper transfer die 4 is held between the upper transfer die 4 and the rear end wall 15.

In this way, the constant weight rice block a is divided and molded into the lower rice body b and the upper rice body c, and the function of the apparatus for producing bean paste rice balls and sand rice balls according to claim 2 is as follows. It is as follows.

Dropping holes 13, 14 of the rice split molding supply die 1
The lower rice body b and the upper rice body c held by the lower die body b of the rotating disk 25 on the intermittent rotary table B being stopped by being pushed downward by the upper inserting press dies 6 and 7 which are descending. 26 and the receiving mold 27 of the cooked rice body c.

Next, after the both injection press dies 6 and 7 are raised, the intermittent rotary table B is intermittently rotated, and the next receiving die 2
Next, the lower rice cooker b and the upper rice cooker c are stored in 6 and 27, and both rice cookers b and c are sequentially stored in the receiving molds 26 and 27 in the same manner.

Then, the receiving dies 26 and 27 accommodating the two rice bodies b and c are the rice forming mold 2 in the rice forming mechanism C.
8 directly below, that is, the receiving mold 26 of the lower rice body b is the rice forming mold 28.
When the rotation of the intermittent rotary table B is stopped by the receiving die 27 of the upper cooker c at each position corresponding to the drop-out hole 33, the push-up rod 37 moves up and its upper end is received. Type 2
After passing through 7, it is inserted into the push-up hole 32 of the rice forming mold 28 and supports the upper rice body c.

Then, the upper transfer die 29 is actuated by the driving device and moves forward, so that the upper rice cooker c on the push-up rod 37 is pushed through the rice transfer passage 30 of the rice forming mold 28 to make the hole 3
3 is transferred to the upper part. At this time, the upper rice cooker c is held on the upper part of the projecting hole 33 between the pressing surface 29a of the upper transfer die 29 and the pressing surface 36a of the front end wall 36.

Next, the press die 38 disposed above the drop-down hole 33 descends, the upper rice cooker c in the drop-down hole 33 is pushed down, and is housed in the receiving die 26 of the intermittent rotary table B. Place it on the upper surface of the lower rice b. At this time, the ingredient d is supplied from the ingredient supply mechanism (not shown) to the upper surface of the lower rice body b, but the sand rice balls D shown in FIG. 13 are formed by combining the upper rice bodies b and c as they are. The filling rice ball E shown in FIG. 14 is formed by forming the ingredient supply concave portion e in the center of the upper surface of the lower rice body b.

[0040]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, according to claim 1, a constant weight rice block is divided into a lower rice body and an upper rice body having a planar shape of a rice ball to be molded, Easy to mold.

Further, according to the second aspect, it is easy to form the bean jam rice ball and the sand rice ball by combining the lower rice cooker and the upper rice cooker with the tool interposed therebetween.

In particular, according to the present invention, the weighed constant-weight rice block is divided into upper and lower rice bodies, which are then molded again to form the bean jam rice ball and the sand rice ball, which are separated from each other as in the prior art. There is an advantage that the weight error is smaller than that of the one that is formed by the forming mechanism and is combined with the bottom rice.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing an embodiment of a split forming and feeding mechanism for a constant weight rice block and a rice ball using the same according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view in which a part of the rice split molding supply mechanism and the intermittent rotary table are cut away when the constant weight rice block of the same apparatus is transferred.

3 is a vertical side view of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view in which a part of the rice split molding supply mechanism and the intermittent rotary table are cut away when the constant weight rice block of the same apparatus is divided.

5 is a vertical side view of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view in which a part of the rice split forming / feeding mechanism and the intermittent rotation table are cut away when the upper rice body is divided and transferred in the same apparatus.

7 is a vertical side view of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view in which a part of the rice split forming and feeding mechanism and the intermittent rotary table are cut away, showing the time when the upper and lower rice bodies are inserted into the intermittent rotary table of the same apparatus.

9 is a vertical side view of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the cooked rice forming mechanism and the intermittent rotary table, showing the above-mentioned device when pushing up the cooked rice.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the cooked rice forming mechanism and the intermittent rotary table showing the time of transferring the upper cooked rice body of the same apparatus.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the cooked rice forming mechanism and the intermittent rotary table showing the time when the upper cooked body of the above apparatus is pushed down.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of a sand rice ball manufactured by the device of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of a bean jam rice ball produced by the device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

A Rice split molding supply mechanism B intermittent rotary table C Rice forming mechanism a Fixed weight rice block b Rice bowl c Rice bowl 1 Rice split molding supply type 2 conveyors 3 movable split blades 4 Upper transfer die 5 Lower transfer die 6 Lower rice throwing press type 7 Pressed rice type 8 rice transfer path 9,10 entrance 11 Front bottom wall 11a Lower bottom wall 11b Upper bottom wall 12 Molded step 13 Pit holes 14 Pit holes for rice 15 Front end wall 19 Upper transfer mold 23 Mold for lower transfer die 25 rotating disk 26 Receiving mold for rice 27 Receiving mold for rice 28 Rice Forming Mold 29 Upper transfer die 31 bottom wall 32 Thrust hole 33 Fall-through hole 37 Push-up bar 38 Press type

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An upper transfer die for forming an upper rice cooker or a lower rice cooker, in which a movable split blade for equally dividing a constant weight rice block in a substantially horizontal direction is inserted, and a rice ball forming die to be molded at each tip is recessed. And a lower transfer die, and an upper rice transfer path that allows the upper and lower transfer die and the like to move, and an inlet for the die and the like at the rear end and an inlet for the constant weight rice block on the rear side. Each forming, the front bottom wall is divided into the lower bottom wall and the upper bottom wall via the forming step, and the forming step of the lower bottom wall corresponds to the forming die of each die described above. As shown in the figure below, the lower rice bowl drop holes are opened vertically, and the upper rice bowl drop holes of the same shape and the same shape as the lower rice bowl drop holes are opened in the Sakai with the front end wall of the upper bottom wall. And a rice split forming / feeding mold provided with the rice split forming / feeding mold, and lower rice cookers arranged above and below the dropping holes of the lower rice cooker and the dropping holes of the upper rice cooker. It turned press die and the upper rice of charged press mold and divided molding mechanism for supplying a constant weight rice block formed comprises a. 2. An upper transfer die for forming an upper rice cooker and a lower rice cooker, each of which is provided with a movable split blade that evenly divides a constant-weight rice block in a substantially horizontal direction, and each of which has a concave shape of a rice ball mold to be molded. And a lower transfer die, and an upper rice transfer path through which the upper and lower transfer dies can be moved, the inlet of the above-mentioned die and the like at the rear end, and the inlet of the constant weight rice block on the rear one side. Each forming, the front bottom wall is divided into the lower bottom wall and the upper bottom wall via the forming step, and the forming step of the lower bottom wall corresponds to the forming die of each die described above. So that the lower rice cooker's drop hole is opened vertically, and the upper rice cooker's drop hole of the same shape and the same shape as the lower cooker's drop hole is opened in the Sakai with the front end wall of the upper bottom wall. The rice split molding supply die provided, and the lower rice bodies arranged so as to be vertically movable above and below the drop hole of the lower rice body and the drop hole of the upper rice body. The rice split forming and feeding mechanism consisting of the feeding press die and the upper rice feeding press die, and the same size and shape as the both drop holes of the above-mentioned rice split forming and feeding die on the outside and inside of the rotating plate which rotates intermittently. An intermittent rotary table having a plurality of lower rice bowl receiving molds and upper rice bowl receiving molds opened vertically, and an upper rice bowl having the same size and shape as both receiving bowls of the intermittent rotary table on the bottom wall. Rice forming dies provided with the up and down holes of the upper and lower openings, the upper transfer pressing die that presses and transfers the upper rice body on the up hole of the upper rice body to the hole, and the intermittent rotation Push up the upper rice in the receiving die of the table to the push-up hole of the above-mentioned rice forming mold and the upper rice in the falling hole of the rice forming die to the lower rice in the receiving die of the intermittent rotation table. A rice ball forming machine comprising a press die for punching down and combining the upper and lower rice bodies together. Forming apparatus.