JP3571877B2 - Rolling pin conveyor - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a technique for stretching noodles hung on a rolling pin, and in particular, when transporting a rolled noodle pin, without rotating or shifting the rolling pin, a rolling pin transport device that smoothly transports the rolling pin. It is about.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In the step of stretching the noodles placed on the rolling pin, in order to extend the noodles placed on the rolling pin, the rolled noodles may be transported using a transport conveyor.
In this case, an attachment is attached to an endless chain or the like of the conveyor as necessary, and both ends of the rolling pin are placed on or hooked on the endless chain to convey the rolling pin on which the noodle strings are hung.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when transported by the endless chain of the transport conveyor, at the start of transport or at the time of transport stop, the rolling pin is rotated or slightly shifted due to inertia, and the rolling pin is rotated, so that the noodle strings are cut or the rolling pin is slightly displaced. As a result, inconveniences such as the inability to accurately transport the noodles to the position where the noodles are stretched may occur.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and has been created in order to solve the problems.The purpose of the present invention is to transport a rolled rolling pin without rotating the rolling pin. It is an object of the present invention to provide a rolling pin transport device that can smoothly transport the rolling pin to prevent the noodle strings from being cut and prevent the rolling pin from being slightly displaced, and can accurately transport the rolling noodles, for example, to a position where the noodles are stretched.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention arranges an upper squeezing conveyance conveyor and a lower squeezing conveyance conveyor that squeeze and convey both ends of a rolled noodle pin from above and below and vertically oppose each other. The upper squeezing conveyance conveyor and the lower squeezing conveyance conveyor have a structure in which an endless flexible member is stretched so as to be able to circulate freely, and the upper squeezing conveyance conveyor has an inner periphery of the endless flexible member. An upper slider that presses and supports the endless flexible member is disposed, and a lower slider that presses and supports the endless flexible member upward is disposed on the inner periphery of the endless flexible member of the lower squeezing conveyor. Then, a plurality of holding claws for holding and transporting both ends of the rolling pin are attached to the circulating endless flexible member of the upper clamping and conveying conveyor.
[0006]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described more specifically based on embodiments of the invention illustrated in the drawings.
[0007]
Here, FIG. 1 is a side view in which an intermediate portion of the rolling pin conveying device is partially omitted, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.
[0008]
In the figure, an upper squeezing conveyor 1 and a lower squeezing conveyor 2 are devices for nipping and transporting both ends of a rolling pin a from above and below, and can be transported without rotating the rolling pin a, Further, the present invention has a feature that the rolling pin a can be transported without being shifted and accurately transported to, for example, a position where the noodles are stretched.
[0009]
The upper squeezing conveyor 1 and the lower squeezing conveyor 2 are vertically opposed to each other. That is, the upper squeezing conveyor 1 is arranged on the upper side, and the lower squeezing conveyor 2 is arranged below and parallel to the upper squeezing conveyor 1. In this embodiment, the upper squeezing conveyor 1 and the lower squeezing conveyor 2 are arranged horizontally.
[0010]
The upper pinch transport conveyor 1 has a rotating shaft 11 on a start end 1a and a rotating shaft 11 on an end side 1b in the conveyor transfer direction, which are arranged in the width direction of the conveyor, and are rotatably supported by the machine frame 3, respectively. Gears 12 are respectively connected to both ends of the gear 11, and, for example, an endless timing belt 13 as an endless flexible member is provided between the gears 12 at both ends in the width direction on the starting end 1 a and the gears 12 at both ends in the width direction on the end side 1 b. It has a structure that is stretched. In the drawing, the rotation shaft 11 on the starting end 1a is a drive shaft.
[0011]
The left and right endless timing belts 13 wrapped around the gears 12 at both ends of the rotating shaft 11 on the starting end 1a and the gears 12 at both ends of the rotating shaft 11 on the terminal end 1b of the upper squeezing conveyor 1 have a rolling pin a. The holding claws 14 for holding both end sides from above are attached. A plurality of holding claws 14 are attached at equal intervals in the direction of circulating movement of the endless timing belt 13. The holding claw 14 is attached to the endless timing belt 13 so as to protrude on the outer peripheral side.
[0012]
The holding claw 14, which holds both ends of the rolling pin a from above, has a holding groove 14a formed in an inverted V-shape at the lower center thereof and is provided downward, and the end of the rolling pin a is held by the holding groove 14a. To prevent rotation during transport. On the rear side of the lower part of the holding claw 14 that moves from the start end 1a toward the end side 1b, a rear support piece 14b that contacts the rear side surface of both ends of the rolling pin a is formed to protrude downward.
[0013]
The lower clamping conveyor 2 has a rotating shaft 21 on a start end 2a and a rotating shaft 21 on an end 2b in the conveyor conveying direction, which are arranged in the width direction of the conveyor and are rotatably supported by the machine frame 3 respectively. Gears 22 are respectively connected to both ends of the end 21. Between the gears 22 at both ends in the width direction on the start end 2a and the gears 22 at both ends in the width direction on the end side 2b, for example, an endless timing belt 23 as an endless flexible member is provided. It has a structure that is stretched. In the drawing, the rotation shaft 11 on the end side 2b is the drive shaft.
[0014]
A tension roller 24 for maintaining the endless timing belt 23 in a stretched state is attached near the rotation shaft 21 on the start end side 2a and the rotation shaft 21 on the end side 2b, and applies a constant tension to the endless timing belt 23. Has been granted. The tension roller 24 presses the outer lower surface of the endless timing belt 23 upward to apply tension. The tension roller 24 is rotatably supported by the machine frame 3.
[0015]
The upper slider 4 is a member that presses and supports the endless timing belt 13 of the upper squeeze conveyor 1 downward, and is disposed horizontally on the inner peripheral side of the endless timing belt 13. That is, the upper slider 3 downwardly supports the inner peripheral side of which the horizontal lower surface is located below the endless timing belt 13.
[0016]
The lower surface of the upper slider 4 that presses the inner peripheral surface of the endless timing belt 13 is formed as a horizontal flat surface, and its width is slightly wider than the belt width of the endless timing belt 13. Guide pieces 41 projecting downward are formed, and the guide pieces 41 prevent the endless timing belt 13 from shifting in the width direction.
[0017]
The upper slider 4 is suspended from above by a plurality of suspension rods 42 attached at appropriate intervals. Each of the plurality of suspension rods 42 is attached to be vertically movable vertically through a through hole formed in a suspension plate 43 attached to the machine frame 3 above the upper slider 4.
[0018]
A coil spring 44 is mounted on a portion of each hanging bar 42 projecting below the hanging plate 43. The hanging rod 42 is urged downward by the coil spring 44, and the upper slider 4 is elastically held downward by the hanging rod 42 and the coil spring 44.
[0019]
The lower slider 5 is a member that presses and supports the endless timing belt 23 of the lower squeezing conveyance conveyor 2 upward, and is disposed horizontally on the inner peripheral side of the endless timing belt 23. That is, the lower slider 5 presses and supports the inner peripheral side of which the horizontal upper surface is located above the endless timing belt 23 upward. The lower slider 5 is connected to a mounting plate 51 mounted on the machine frame 3.
[0020]
The upper surface of the lower slider 5 that presses the inner peripheral surface of the endless timing belt 23 is formed as a horizontal flat surface, and its width is slightly wider than the belt width of the endless timing belt 23, The slightly upwardly projecting portion prevents the endless timing belt 23 from shifting in the width direction.
[0021]
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 6 denotes a sabaki machine that stretches while rotating a noodle string hung on a rolling pin a, and the sabaki machine 6 is installed below the lower slider 5. Reference numeral 7 denotes a first-stage conveyor, and the first-stage conveyor 7 conveys the rolling pin a toward the lower squeezing conveyor 2. The first-stage conveyor 7 has a starting end 2 a of the lower squeezing conveyor 2 and an end 7 a. It is mounted so as to overlap.
[0022]
Next, the operation based on the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
The rolling pin a on which the noodle strings are hung is conveyed by the pre-stage conveyor 7 toward the upper squeezing conveyor 1 and the lower squeezing conveyor 2, and from the terminal side 7 a of the pre-stage conveying conveyor 7 to the lower squeezing conveyor 2. It is transferred onto the rolling pin mounting surface of the endless timing belt 23 on the start end side 2a.
[0023]
When both ends of the rolling pin a are about to be transferred from the terminal end side 7a of the preceding conveyor 7 to the rolling pin mounting surface of the endless timing belt 23 at the starting end 2a of the lower pressing conveyor 2, the endless timing of the upper pressing conveyor 1 is reached. The holding claw 14 attached to the belt 13 approaches, and the holding claw 14 squeezes the upper surface of both ends of the rolling pin a from above. That is, the upper surfaces of both ends of the rolling pin a enter the inside of the inverted V-shaped holding groove 14a of the holding claw 14, and are pinched by the holding groove 14a, so that the rolling pin a is prevented from rotating.
[0024]
The holding claw 14 that is held and moved from the upper side of both ends of the rolling pin a is located on the inner peripheral side of the endless timing belt 23 of the upper slider 4 and the lower squeezing conveyor 2 attached to the inner peripheral side of the endless timing belt 13. Since it is pressed and supported by the attached lower slider 5 from above and below, it is not swung up and down, and therefore is conveyed without shifting.
[0025]
Further, since the upper slider 4 that presses and supports the endless timing belt 13 downward is urged downward by the coil spring 44, the endless timing belt 13 can be pressed downward with a constant pressure, and suddenly during conveyance. When an upward reaction force is momentarily generated in the upper slider 4, the upper slider 4 overcomes the biasing force of the coil spring 44 and moves upward to avoid applying an excessive external force to the rolling pin a. Can be.
[0026]
Further, the rolling pin a, which is conveyed while being pressed vertically by the upper conveyer 1 and the lower conveyer 2, is surely rocked up and down by the holding claws 14 and the upper slider 4 and the lower slider 5. Therefore, when the conveyance is started or stopped, the rotation or displacement due to inertia is prevented, and for example, the noodles can be accurately conveyed and stopped at a position where the noodles are stretched.
[0027]
In this manner, the rolling pin a transferred to the rolling pin mounting surface of the endless timing belt 23 is pressed vertically by the holding claws 14 of the upper pressing and conveying conveyor 1 and the endless timing belt 23 of the lower pressing and conveying conveyor 2. It can be conveyed toward the terminal side 1b, 2b of the upper squeezing conveyance conveyor 1 and the lower squeezing conveyance conveyor 2 while being held and prevented from rotating and shifting.
[0028]
It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment of the present invention, and it is needless to say that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
[0029]
【The invention's effect】
As is apparent from the above description, according to the rolling pin transport device according to the present invention, the upper pinching transport conveyor and the lower pinching transport conveyor that pinch and transport both ends of the rolled noodles from above and below are vertically moved. The upper clamping conveyor and the lower clamping conveyor have a structure in which an endless flexible member is stretched so as to circulate freely and the end clamping of the upper clamping conveyor is possible. An upper slider for pressing and supporting the endless flexible member downward is disposed on the inner periphery of the flexible member, and the endless flexible member is directed upward on the inner periphery of the endless flexible member of the lower squeezing conveyor. A lower slider for pressing and supporting is arranged, and a plurality of holding claws for holding and transporting both ends of the rolling pin are attached to a circulating endless flexible member of the upper pressing and conveying conveyor, so that the rolling pin is noodle-hung. Rolling pin being transported when transporting The upper and lower sliders can prevent swinging up and down, and the holding claws can prevent both ends of the rolling pin from rotating, so that the rolling pin can be smoothly transported without rotating. The noodles can be prevented from breaking. In addition, it is possible to accurately convey the noodles to a position where the noodles are stretched while preventing the rolling pin from being slightly displaced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view of a rolling pin conveying device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which an intermediate portion is partially omitted.
FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1;
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Upper clamping conveyor 1a Start side 1b End side 11 Rotating shaft 12 Gear 13 Endless timing belt 14 Holding claw 14a Holding groove 14b Rear support piece 2 Lower clamping conveyor 2a Starting end 2b End side 21 Rotating shaft 22 Gear 23 Endless Timing belt 24 Tension roller 3 Machine frame 4 Upper slider 41 Guide piece 42 Suspension rod 43 Suspension plate 44 Coil spring 5 Lower slider 51 Mounting plate 6 Sabaki machine 7 Previous conveyor 7a Terminal side a Rolling pin

Claims (1)

An upper squeezing conveyance conveyor and a lower squeezing conveyance conveyor for squeezing both ends of a rolled noodle pin from above and below are vertically opposed to each other, and the upper squeezing conveyance conveyor and the lower squeezing conveyance conveyor are arranged vertically. And an upper end which presses and supports the endless flexible member downwardly on the inner periphery of the endless flexible member of the upper pressing and conveying conveyor. A slider is disposed, and a lower slider that presses and supports the endless flexible member upwardly is disposed on the inner periphery of the endless flexible member of the lower clamping conveyance conveyor, and the endless circulating movement of the upper clamping conveyance conveyor is arranged. A rolling pin transport device, wherein a plurality of holding claws for holding and transporting both ends of a rolling pin are attached to a flexible member.

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