JP3745658B2 - Egg liquid automatic coating device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to an automatic application device for automatically applying egg liquid to the surface of bread dough before a baking process in a bakery.
[0002]
[Prior Art and Problems to be Solved by the Invention]
In breadmaking, egg liquid is applied to the surface of the bread dough before the baking process in order to shine on the surface of the bread to be produced. This application work was performed by brushing the egg liquid by human hands. However, such manual work cannot be expected to improve manufacturing efficiency or make the quality uniform.
[0003]
In consideration of mechanization, various problems occur in mechanization of brush coating. That is, in the case of a product containing the dough in a cup (baking mold), if the brush hits the outer periphery of the cup, the egg liquid will be scraped off at the outer edge of the cup, so that the egg liquid will be wasted and the dough in the cup will be lost. The surface is not properly coated. In addition, in the case of a product having an uneven surface on the surface of the fabric, there is a problem that uniform coating cannot be performed by brush coating.
[0004]
Therefore, the present invention proposes an apparatus for automatically applying egg liquid to bread dough.
[0005]
[Means for solving the problems]
An egg liquid automatic coating apparatus according to the present invention includes a conveyor unit that conveys a top plate on which a dough to be coated with egg liquid is placed, a sensor unit that is provided in the middle of conveyance and detects the position of the top plate, and cooling. An egg liquid tank equipped with a mechanism or a cold insulation mechanism, and the egg liquid is supplied from the egg liquid tank and sprayed toward the transported top plate, and the spraying operation is controlled by a signal from the sensor unit. And a spray portion to be provided.
[0006]
Thus, when the top plate is conveyed to a predetermined position with respect to the bread dough on the top plate to be conveyed, the sensor unit senses and sprays the egg liquid into the top plate. As a result, the egg liquid uniformly adheres to the surface of the bread dough placed on the top plate, and the egg liquid application operation is automatically performed.
[0007]
The apparatus according to the present invention is further provided with a discharge mechanism portion including a cover portion surrounding the periphery of the spray portion, a suction pipe connected to the cover portion, and an exhaust blower connected to the suction pipe.
[0008]
Therefore, among the sprayed egg liquid, the egg liquid floating without adhering to the baking sheet or bread dough stays in the cover part without diffusing. It is prevented from spreading inside and the factory is kept hygienic.
[0009]
Embodiment
Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. The coating apparatus shown in the embodiment includes a transport mechanism unit 1, a sensor unit 2, a sprayer body 3 for incorporating a predetermined mechanism, an egg liquid tank unit 4, a spray unit 5, and a discharge mechanism unit 6. Composed.
[0010]
The conveyance mechanism part 1 is comprised with a conveyance conveyor and its drive mechanism (not shown), and makes a conveyor the magnitude | size suitable for conveyance of the top plate A generally used in the bread industry. The sensor unit 2 detects that the top A has reached a predetermined position on the conveyor 1 and employs a proximity switch or other appropriate structure.
[0011]
The spraying machine body 3 can be close to the conveyor 1 from the side of the conveyor 1 and can be positioned laterally on the transport conveyor 1, a support unit 32 provided above the support unit and positioned above the conveyor, and a lower part of the support unit Provided with a leg base portion 33 provided with casters on the bottom surface. A tray 34 is provided on the upper surface of the leg base 33 at a position located below the conveyor 1.
[0012]
The egg liquid tank unit 4 and the spray unit 5 are incorporated in the carrying part 32 of the spraying machine body 3. The egg liquid tank unit 4 is a jacket structure tank, and cold water is supplied to the jacket part so that the egg liquid is hardened or spoiled. Keep it cool so that you don't have to. Needless to say, other cooling mechanisms may be employed instead of the cold water.
[0013]
The spray unit 5 includes a suitable number of commercially available automatic spray guns 51 arranged above the conveyor 1, and may be installed in the egg liquid supply pipe 52 from the egg liquid tank 4 and a compressor (not shown: the airframe 3). The valve opening / closing air pipe 53 and the spraying air pipe 54 may be connected to each other.
[0014]
The discharge mechanism 6 includes a cover 61, an exhaust blower 62, and a suction pipe 63 that connects and connects the cover 61 and the exhaust blower 62.
[0015]
The cover unit 61 is incorporated into the machine body 3 and is provided so as to surround the periphery and the upper surface of the spray unit 5 supported by the support unit 32.
[0016]
Thus, the dough B to be coated with egg liquid is arranged on the top plate A, and when the top plate A is sequentially supplied to the transport conveyor 1 and transported, the top plate A is in a predetermined position (a space surrounded by the cover portion 61: When the spray position is reached, the sensor unit 2 senses it and operates the spray unit 5. That is, by spraying the air for spraying by opening the valve of the automatic spray gun 51 for a certain time or until the valve is closed by the detection of the separation sensor (necessary time), the egg liquid C is attracted and sprayed in a mist form. By spraying the egg liquid C, the egg liquid C adheres uniformly to the surface of the bread dough B.
[0017]
Therefore, by sequentially supplying the top board A on which the bread dough B is placed, the bread dough can be applied continuously and efficiently.
[0018]
Further, since the sprayed portion of the egg liquid is covered with the cover 61, the sprayed egg liquid C adheres to the surface of the bread dough A or floats in the atmosphere except for the one that adheres to the top plate A, or the conveyor. It collects in the receiving tray 34 below. Therefore, when the exhaust blower 62 is operated, the atmosphere in the cover portion 61 is discharged out of the cover portion space through the suction pipe 63. Needless to say, the exhaust blower 62 is provided with a mechanism for removing the mist-like egg liquid C such as a filter.
[0019]
Accordingly, the sprayed egg liquid C is sucked by the discharge mechanism unit 6 except for the egg liquid C that adheres to the top plate A or the bread dough B or falls and stays in the tray 34, and the mist-like egg liquid diffuses into the factory. Will be prevented.
[0020]
In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, If the egg liquid maintained at low temperature is sprayed on the bread dough conveyed, a conveyance mechanism and a spray mechanism employ | adopt the thing of a mechanism structure different from the said embodiment. You may do it.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention includes a conveyor unit that transports a top plate on which bread dough is placed, a sensor unit that detects that the top plate has reached a predetermined position, an egg liquid tank, and a spray that sprays egg liquid. The automatic egg liquid application device comprising a part realizes automatic mechanization of manual egg liquid application and contributes to the improvement of the production efficiency of the bread industry.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the overall configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory part of the spray unit.
FIG. 3 is a front view of the entire apparatus.
FIG. 4 is a side view of the entire apparatus.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Transport mechanism (transport conveyor)
2 Sensor part 3 Spraying machine body 31 Support part 32 Carrying part 33 Foot stand part 34 Sauce tray 4 Egg liquid tank part 5 Spray part 51 Automatic spray gun 52 Egg liquid supply pipe 53 Valve opening / closing air pipe 54 Spraying air pipe 6 Discharge mechanism part 61 Cover part 62 Exhaust blower 63 Suction pipe

Claims (2)

A transport mechanism unit having a transport conveyor unit that transports the top plate on which the egg solution application target fabric is placed, a sensor unit that is provided in the middle of the transport to detect the position of the top plate, and a cooling mechanism or a cold insulation mechanism An egg liquid tank, a spray part in which the egg liquid is supplied from the egg liquid tank and sprayed toward the transported top plate, and the spraying operation is controlled by a signal from the sensor part, and a spray An egg liquid automatic application device comprising: a cover portion surrounding the periphery of the portion; a suction pipe connected to the cover portion; and an exhaust mechanism connected to the suction pipe .    Separate sprayer body equipped with a support part that can be positioned on the side of the conveyor, a support part that is provided above the support part and located above the conveyor, and a leg base part that is provided at the bottom of the support part and provided with casters on the bottom. 3. An egg liquid automatic coating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the egg liquid tank and the spray part are incorporated in the supporting part of the machine body, and the entire supporting part is covered with a cover part.

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