JP3501851B2 - Dango making machine - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a molding apparatus for receiving a dumpling material extruded from a hopper in a dumpling manufacturing machine and forming the same into a dumpling shape. The present invention relates to a dumpling manufacturing machine capable of manufacturing a plurality of types of dumplings having different diameters and weights by a single unit. 2. Description of the Related Art In a dumpling making machine, dumpling dough is continuously extruded from a hopper by an extruding roll, this is eaten into a forming roll, pierced with a skewer, and then sent to a finishing roll to manufacture a skewer dumpling. Things. The general structure of a conventional dumpling making machine is shown in FIGS. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a hopper for supplying the dough, reference numeral 2 denotes an extrusion roll attached to the hopper 1, and rotates inward each other to push out the dough put in the hopper 1 downward. Drive motor. Here, the drive motor 3 includes a chain wheel 4 and a chain 5
-Chain wheels 6-Bevel gears 7 and 8-Chain wheels 9-Chains 10-Chain wheels 11-Gears 12 and 13-Interlocking gears 14 and 15 are connected to the shafts 16 and 17 of the extrusion roll 2. [0004] Further, at the center position of the extrusion roll 2-the position of the hanging passage of the extruded dumpling dough-forming rolls 18, 1 for forming the dough sent out by the extrusion roll 2 into a dumpling shape.
The shafts 20, 21 of these forming rolls 18, 19 are connected to the drive motor 3 by a chain wheel 4-chain 5-chain wheel 6-bevel gear 7, 8-crank mechanism 22-ratchet feed mechanism (intermittent). Feed mechanism)
23-Communication is made via intermittent interlocking gears 24 and 25. On the forming rolls 18 and 19, a plurality of forming dies (not shown) for forming the dough into a dumpling shape are provided at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface. On the other hand, reference numeral 26 designates a supply roll of the skewer 27 which puts the skewer 27 into the groove 28 and sends it out to the slide groove 29. The shaft 30 of the supply roll 26 has the drive motor 3 connected to the chain wheel 4-chain 5 -Chain wheel 6-Bevel gear 7, 8-Transmission gear 31, 32-Crank mechanism 33
Communicated via a ratchet feed mechanism 34; Further, reference numeral 35 denotes a concave groove 2 of the supply roll 26.
Claw piece which receives the skewer 27 from 8 and guides it to the sliding groove 29,
The reference numeral 36 moves by being guided by the guide rod 37 and the sliding groove 29 moves.
A movable member for extruding the skewer 27 put in the space between the forming rolls 18 and 19 and piercing the skewer 27 in the center of the dough-shaped dough. Reference numeral 38 denotes a passive rail fixed to the movable member 36. The movable member 36 is moved along the guide rod 37 by receiving the rotation of the crank arm 40 attached to the shaft 39 of the bevel gear 7. Reference numeral 41 denotes a roller fitted on the passive rail 38 and attached to the tip of the crank arm 40.
Reference numeral 42 denotes a rotating shaft on which the bevel gear 8, the transmission gear 31, the chain wheel 43, and the like are fixedly mounted.
Reference numeral 5 denotes a finishing roll and a finishing table for receiving the dumpling-like dough sent out from the forming rolls 18 and 19 through the skewer 27 and finishing it into skewered dumplings.
Reference numeral 47 denotes a rotating shaft on which the shaft 4 is mounted, and a reference numeral 47 is stretched between the chain wheel 48 of the rotating shaft 46 and the chain wheel 43 of the shaft 39. The rotation of the drive motor 3 is transmitted to the rotating shaft 46 to rotate the finishing roll 44. The reference numeral 49 denotes a housing case for the skewer 27. [0008] In the conventional dumpling manufacturing machine, when a plurality of types of dumplings having different diameters are manufactured, the forming rolls 18 and 1 are formed in accordance with the diameters of the dumplings to be manufactured.
It is necessary to change 9 to one having a forming die capable of obtaining a desired dumpling shape, but if the distance between the forming dies is different, it is necessary to change the rotation amount of the forming rolls 18 and 19. In this case, in addition to the forming rolls 18 and 19, the ratchet feed mechanism 23 itself or its ratchet wheel must be replaced, and there has been a problem that the operation is troublesome. Therefore, development of a dumpling manufacturing machine that can easily adjust the feed amount of the forming rolls 18 and 19 according to the diameter of the dumpling to be manufactured has been desired. The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and a plurality of forming rolls having different intervals between forming dies can be selectively used by a simple lever operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a dumpling making machine capable of manufacturing dumplings. The present invention has the following features to attain the object mentioned above. That is, in the dumpling making machine according to the first aspect, the dumpling dough is continuously extruded from the hopper by an extrusion roll, and the dumplings are arranged in parallel.
In a dumpling making machine that cuts into a book forming roll and forms it, sends the formed dumpling dough further to a finishing roll and finishes it into a dumpling by the action of this finishing roll and a finishing table, it forms a disc and rotates on the forming roll. A ratchet that transmits a driving force, and a second ratchet that can engage with the pawl of the ratchet to transmit rotational force to the ratchet and swing between the outer peripheral surface of the ratchet and a position separated from the outer peripheral surface. A first hook, a second hook which is constantly urged against the outer peripheral surface of the hook to prevent rotation of the ratchet in a direction opposite to a rotational force transmitting direction of the first hook; A plurality of ratchet feed mechanisms each including a pawl and a pawl release mechanism having a moving member for moving the second pawl in a direction opposite to the direction of engagement with the ratchet; Means for solving the above-mentioned problem is that the number of teeth of the ratchet of the feed mechanism is different from each other. It was. In the dumpling making machine of the present invention, the moving member is moved toward and away from the ratchet wheel for each ratchet feed mechanism, so that one selected ratchet feed mechanism is first and second. The second hook is engaged, and the other ratchet feed mechanisms are maintained in a state where the engagement between the ratchet and the first and second hooks is released. Thereby, the driving force of the selected first hook of the ratchet feed mechanism is transmitted to the ratchet, and the ratchet is rotated. At this time, the driving force is continuously transmitted to the first hooks of all the ratchet feed mechanisms, but the engagement with the ratchet wheel is released in the ratchet feed mechanisms that are not selected. Only the ratchet wheel of one selected ratchet feed mechanism is driven. When changing the ratchet feed mechanism to be used, the engagement between the ratchet feed mechanism of the selected ratchet feed mechanism and the first and second hook claws is released, and the ratchet wheel of the newly selected ratchet feed mechanism is released. The first and second hooks are engaged. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in more detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. Parts common to those shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. FIGS. 1 and 2 show a ratchet feed mechanism and its peripheral structure in a dumpling making machine according to the present invention. Reference numeral S in the figure denotes a forming roll drive shaft that transmits a driving force to a driving mechanism of the forming rolls 18 and 19. On one end surface of the forming roll drive shaft S, a ratchet wheel 50a of the first ratchet feed mechanism R1 and the first ratchet wheel 50a
Ratchet wheel 5 of the second ratchet feed mechanism R2 having different numbers of teeth
0b is fixed. The first and second ratchet feed mechanisms R1 and R2 have the same configuration except for the first and second ratchet wheels 50a and 50b. Hereinafter, the structure of the first ratchet feed mechanism R1 will be described with reference to FIG. A large number of claws 51 are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the ratchet wheel 50a. On the outer peripheral surface, a first hooking claw 52 that engages with the claw 51 is provided. The first hook 52 is fixed to a nail fixing plate 53a. The claw fixing plate 53a is rotatably supported by a shaft 53b. Further, the pawl fixing plate 53a is provided with the transmission gear 3
It is connected to a crank mechanism 22 that reciprocates with one rotation. Note that a second hooking claw 54 that engages with the claw 51 is disposed on the outer peripheral surface in a state where the tip of the second claw 54 is urged toward the outer peripheral surface. The first hook 52 and the second hook 54 are formed with projections 55a and 55b projecting from the end faces thereof along the axis of the ratchet wheel 50a. At the tips of these projections 55a and 55b, cylindrical enlarged members 5 are provided.
6a and 56b are mounted. On the other hand, on the end surface of the ratchet wheel 50a, a ratchet wheel 50 is provided.
A moving member 57 having an arc shape coaxial with a is arranged with its outer peripheral surface in contact with the side surfaces of the enlarged diameter members 56a and 56b. One end of the moving member 57 is supported by the first fulcrum shaft 58. As a result, the moving member 57 can move in the direction of arrow E in FIG. 2 around the first fulcrum shaft 58 as an axis. The other end of the moving member 57 is connected to one end of the lever base 60a via the connecting member 59, and the lever base 60a
Is supported by a second fulcrum shaft 61. as a result,
The second fulcrum shaft 61 can move in the direction of arrow F in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
A first lever 62 is fixed to the support shaft 61. A cylindrical shaft 63 is provided outside the second support shaft 61.
Are provided coaxially with the second support shaft 61. The second support shaft 61 and the cylindrical shaft 63 are fitted so as to be relatively rotatable with each other. As shown in FIG. 1, one end of the cylindrical shaft 63 is provided with a moving member 57 of the second ratchet feed mechanism R2.
Is fixed via a connecting member 59, and a second lever 64 for rotating the lever base 60b via the cylindrical shaft 63 is fixed to the other end of the cylindrical shaft 63. . The dumpling making machine selects one of the first and second ratchet feeding mechanisms R1 and R2, and rotates the forming rolls 18 and 19 by the selected ratchet feeding mechanism. In order to operate the forming rolls 18 and 19 by the first ratchet feed mechanism R1, the first lever 62 is moved upward to the state shown in FIG. 2, and then the drive motor 3 is driven. When the transmission gear 31 rotates, the crankshaft 22 reciprocates, and the claw fixing plate 53a and the first hook 52 swing in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 1 and the direction of arrow B in FIG. Accordingly, the first hook 52 presses the pawl 51 in the direction of arrow Y in FIG. As a result, the forming roll drive shaft S is driven to rotate in the Y direction. On the other hand, the rotation of the forming roll drive shaft S in the X direction is the second rotation.
Is prevented by the action of the hook claw 54. When the forming diameter of the dumpling is changed during the forming operation, the drive motor 3 is stopped, the first lever 62 is returned to the original position, and the forming rolls 18 and 19 are replaced. , One of the first and second levers 62 and 64 to select a suitable ratchet feed mechanism, and
Drive. Here, as described above, these forming rolls 1
The rotation of the forming rolls 18, 19 is performed by selecting one of the first and second levers 62, 64.
The feed amount is determined according to the interval between the molding dies provided in 9. Further, in conjunction with the change in the rotation of the forming rolls 18 and 19, the operations such as the supply of the dough and the skewering operation change in synchronization. Therefore, according to the dumpling making machine, the forming rolls 18 and 19 can be rotated at a desired feed amount only by operating the first and second levers 62 and 64. Dumplings having different diameters can be easily manufactured. Further, since the first ratchet feed mechanism R1 and the second ratchet feed mechanism R2 are driven by the same driving force of the driving motor 3, space can be saved. The forming roll drive shaft S may be provided with three or more ratchet wheels of a ratchet feed mechanism. In this case, the mechanism for switching the ratchet feed mechanism may not use a coaxial fulcrum shaft, and a plurality of drive motors as drive sources for these ratchet wheels may be provided. As described above, in the dumpling making machine of the present invention, a plurality of ratchet feed mechanisms for transmitting a rotational driving force to a forming roll are provided, and various ratchet feeding mechanisms are selected by selecting the ratchet feeding mechanism. Is rotated intermittently with an appropriate feed amount, so that a single unit can easily produce a plurality of types of dumplings having different diameters. Further, since each of the ratchet feeding mechanisms is provided with a moving member for engaging and disengaging the first and second hooks with respect to the ratchet wheel, the switching of the ratchet feeding mechanism is easy, and a plurality of types having different diameters are provided. Can be produced efficiently.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a ratchet feed mechanism and its peripheral structure in a dumpling making machine of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view showing a ratchet feed mechanism and a structure around the ratchet feed mechanism in the dumpling making machine of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a general structure of a conventional dumpling making machine. FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a general structure of a conventional dumpling making machine. [Description of Signs] 1 Hopper 2 Extrusion Roll 18, 19 Forming Roll 44 Finishing Roll 45 Finishing Table 50a Hook Wheel 50b Hook Wheel 51 Claw 52 First Hook Claw 54 Second Hook Claw 57 Moving Member

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(57) [Claims 1] The dumpling dough is continuously extruded from a hopper by an extruding roll, and the extruded dough is formed by biting into two juxtaposed forming rolls. Is further transferred to a finishing roll to finish the dumpling by the action of the finishing roll and the finishing table. A dumping machine that has a disc shape and transmits rotational driving force to the forming roll, A first hooking pawl that is capable of transmitting rotational force to the ratchet wheel and swingable between the outer peripheral surface of the ratchet wheel and a position separated from the outer peripheral surface, and is constantly urged by the outer peripheral surface of the ratchet wheel. A second hook that can prevent the rotation of the ratchet in a direction opposite to the rotational force transmission direction of the first hook, and the first hook and the second hook are engaged with the ratchet. And a pawl release mechanism having a moving member for moving in the opposite direction to the ratchet. A plurality of feed mechanisms are provided, and the number of teeth of the ratchet wheels of the ratchet feed mechanisms is different from each other.