JP3962134B2 - Connection structure for noodle making equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a connection structure for a noodle making apparatus, and in particular, a movable noodle making apparatus can be easily and accurately positioned and connected to another noodle making apparatus in a short time or separated from other noodle making apparatuses. It is related with the connection structure of the noodle making apparatus which enabled it to move.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, raw noodles are manufactured by the following process. First, mix the material powder, knead the ball, form this ball into a noodle string with a thickness of about several centimeters, and after aging, form a noodle string with a thickness of about 1 to 2 cm, Wrap in a figure of 8 on a bar called many times. Thereafter, after aging, an operation of drawing the gap between both tubes to, for example, about several tens of centimeters is performed, whereby the noodle becomes a noodle string having a thickness of several mm or less. After the noodle strings are aged further, they are hung in a device called “machine” and stretched with the gap between the two pipes gradually increased to a thickness of 1 mm or less. Formed in a line. After thinning the noodle strings in this way, the noodle strings are dried, cut into predetermined dimensions, and then bundled to obtain a product.
[0003]
Most of these operations have been performed manually, but today, when labor shortage has become a serious problem, it is necessary to convert these operations into mechanical operations.
For example, it has been attempted to mechanize a large drawing operation for further drawing a small noodle string by using a noodle drawing apparatus M1 shown in FIG.
[0004]
The noodle string drawing device M1 includes a catching work part 1, a thinning work part 2, and a large pulling work part 3, and the first conveying means 4 extends between the catching work part 1 and the thinning work part 2. The both ends of one tube (upper tube) B around which the noodle strings A are wound are placed manually on the first conveying means 4 in the entrapping work unit 1, and the noodle strings A are placed on the upper tube B. The other tube (lower tube) C is suspended and supported.
[0005]
In the entraining work unit 1, a plurality of upper pipes B are placed on the first conveying means 4 in parallel with each other and at a predetermined interval, and by operating the conveying means 4, the noodle strings A and both The tubes B and C are conveyed to the thinning work unit 2.
[0006]
When a predetermined number of noodle strings A are carried into the thinning work unit 2, the first conveying means 4 is temporarily stopped, and thereafter, on the other hand, the lifting frame 5 of the thinning work unit 2 is lowered and lowered. By pushing down both ends of the pipe C downward, the noodle strings A are thinned out, and on the other hand, a predetermined number of noodle strings A and both pipes B and C are hooked on the first transport means 4 by the hooking work section 1. .
[0007]
When this thinning is completed, the lifting frame 5 is raised to the initial position, and both ends of the lower tube C are released from the lifting frame 5. After that, the noodle strings A that have been thinned by operating the first conveying means 4 are carried out from the thinning work section 2 and a predetermined number of noodle strings that have not yet been thinned from the catching work section 1. A is carried into the thinning work unit 2.
[0008]
The upper tube B around which the noodle strings A carried out from the thinning work section 2 are wound is lifted from the first transport means 4 by the rotating plate 6 and replaced with the second transport means 7 provided in the large pulling work section 3. It is done.
[0009]
The conveying speed of the second conveying means 7 is set to be faster than that of the first conveying means 4 as required. Therefore, the interval between the upper pipes B in the large pulling working section 3 is set to the thinning working section. 2 It becomes wider than the interval between the upper pipes B.
[0010]
When a predetermined number of noodle strings A and an upper tube B and a lower tube wrapped around the noodle strings A are carried into the large pulling unit 3, both the first and second conveying means 4 and 7 are stopped, and thereafter The noodle strings A are further stretched by lowering the elevating frame 8 of the pulling working unit 3 stepwise and pushing down both end portions of the lower tube C stepwise by the elevating frame 8.
[0011]
The draw section 9 is provided with a noodle dividing device 9 for performing the noodle dividing operation, and each time the noodle strip A is stretched, the noodle dividing device 9 performs the noodle dividing operation so that the noodle strings A adhere to each other. Try to prevent. A detailed description of the noodle separation device 9 is omitted because it is not related to the essence of the present invention. In addition, the thinning operation unit 2 performs thinning while the large drawing is being performed.
[0012]
When the pulling is finished, the lifting frame 8 is raised to the initial position, and the lower tube C is released from the lifting frame 8. And on the one hand, while operating the 1st conveyance means 4, while carrying in the predetermined number of noodle strings A which has not yet been thinned out from the entraining work part 1 to the thinning work part 2, from the thinning work part 2 A predetermined number of noodle strings A that have been thinned out are carried into the large drawing work unit 3, and on the other hand, a predetermined number of noodle strings A drawn from the large drawing work unit 3 are carried out to the carry-out conveyor 10. .
[0013]
The conveyance speed of the carry-out conveyor 10 is set slower than the conveyance means of the first conveyance means 4, and accordingly, the interval in the conveyance direction of the noodle strings A carried out to the carry-out conveyor 10 is the first first conveyance means. 4 is narrower than the spacing of the noodle strings A in the conveying direction.
[0014]
In order to dry the noodle strings A, the noodle strings A and the two tubes B and C carried out to the carry-out conveyor 10 are manually switched to the noodle support device.
The noodle support device includes an upper tube receiver that supports a predetermined number of upper tubes B in parallel at a predetermined interval, a lower tube receiver that supports a predetermined number of lower tubes C in parallel at a predetermined interval, And a support for supporting the upper tube receiver and the lower tube receiver. And the moderate tension | tensile_strength arises in the noodle strip A wound around the space | interval of an upper tube receiver and a lower tube receiver between the upper tube supported by the upper tube receiver, and the lower tube supported by the lower tube receiver. The noodle strings A are dried while adjusting as described above.
[0015]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, recently, in order to omit the labor required for changing the noodle strings A and both tubes B, C from the noodle string stretching device M1 to the noodle support device, the noodle support device is provided with a third conveying means, Attempts have been made to deliver the upper pipe from the second conveying means 7 to the third conveying means.
[0016]
And in this trial, the time required for drying in the noodle support device is considerably longer than the working time of the large pulling operation for simultaneously drawing a predetermined number of noodle strings A, and the tact time of the entire device is made the longest drying. It was found that if the time required was set as a reference, the productivity would be considerably reduced.
[0017]
Further, it has been found that in order to avoid this decrease in productivity, the noodle support device can be moved and connected to the noodle string drawing device M1 in an exchangeable manner. However, in order to connect the noodle support device to the noodle string drawing device M1 interchangeably, the noodle support device M1, in particular, the noodle support device 3 and particularly the noodle support device 3 is positioned and connected accurately in a short time. It needs to be possible.
[0018]
The present invention solves such technical problems, and for example, a movable noodle making device such as a noodle support device can be easily and accurately applied to another noodle making device such as a noodle stretching device in a short time. It is an object of the present invention to provide a connection structure for a noodle making apparatus which can be positioned and connected to each other or can be separated and moved from other noodle making apparatuses.
[0019]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve this object, the present invention is provided with positioning means for positioning each other over two noodle making apparatuses each having at least one movable unit and a conveying unit for conveying the noodle strings.
[0020]
And, by this positioning means, it is possible to easily and accurately position a movable noodle making device such as a noodle support device in a short time with respect to another noodle making device such as a noodle stretching device. In addition, by accurately positioning and connecting both noodle making apparatuses, the upper tube can be smoothly delivered from the conveying means of one noodle making apparatus to the conveying means of the other noodle making apparatus.
[0021]
The positioning means is supported substantially horizontally by one noodle making apparatus, for example, and is supported by the other noodle making apparatus so that it can be moved up and down relative to the plate material, and corresponds to the positioning hole. Consists of protrusions.
[0022]
By inserting the protrusions into the positioning holes of the plate material, the plate material and the protrusions are positioned with respect to each other. Therefore, both noodle making apparatuses that support them are positioned and connected to each other. When the projection is removed from the positioning hole, the plate material and the projection are independent from each other, and therefore the amphoteric noodle device supporting them can be freely moved independently from the other.
[0023]
When the noodle making apparatus is positioned and connected to each other by the positioning means in this way, the motor of the transport means of the movable noodle making apparatus is supported by the other noodle making apparatus, When the noodle making apparatus is positioned and connected via the positioning means, it is possible to provide a transmission mechanism for interlockingly connecting the motor of the conveying means of the one noodle making apparatus and the other part, thereby moving the noodle making The noodle making apparatus that moves when the apparatus is separated from the other noodle making apparatus can be reduced in weight to facilitate its movement.
[0024]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The connection structure of the noodle making apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as follows.
[0025]
As shown in FIG. 2, the connection structure D of the noodle making apparatus is provided across the noodle string drawing apparatus M1 and the noodle support apparatus M2.
The noodle string drawing device M1 includes an entraining operation unit 1, a thinning operation unit 2, and a large drawing operation unit 3, and supports both ends of the upper tube B around which the noodle string A is wound. A first conveying means 4 that conveys the upper pipe B in a direction perpendicular to the axial center from the working section 1 to the thinning working section 2, and an upper pipe taken up by the rotary plate 6 from the first conveying means 4 And a second transport means 7 for receiving B and transporting it in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the axis of the upper pipe B in the large pulling working section 3.
[0026]
After a predetermined number of upper pipes B are placed in parallel at predetermined intervals on the first conveying means 4 in the entraining work unit 1, and the noodle strings A and the lower pipe C are suspended and supported on each upper pipe B Then, these upper pipes B are sequentially fed into the thinning working unit 2. When a predetermined number of upper pipes B are fed into the thinning work section 2, both conveying means 4 and 5 are stopped. Thereafter, the elevating frame 5 of the thinning work section 2 is lowered and both ends of the lower pipe C are moved. The noodle strings A are thinned out by pushing down.
[0027]
In addition, while this thinning is being performed, in the hooking work unit 1, for example, another predetermined number of noodle strings A and upper and lower pipes B and C are hooked into the first transport means 4 by hand. Done.
[0028]
After this thinning is finished and the elevating frame 5 is raised to the initial position, the first conveying means 4 is operated and the rotating plate 6 is rotated so that the upper tube B is sequentially moved from the thinning working unit 2 to the rotating plate 6. Pick up and feed into the second conveying means 7. The second conveying means 7 provided in the large pulling working unit 3 receives these upper pipes B and conveys them in the horizontal direction. In parallel with the replacement of the upper pipe B from the first conveying means 4 to the second conveying means 7, another predetermined number of upper pipes B are fed from the hooking work section 1 to the thinning work section 2. It is.
[0029]
When a predetermined number of noodle strings A are carried into the large drawing work unit 3, the lifting frame 8 of the large drawing work unit 3 is lowered step by step, and both ends of the lower tube C are pushed down by this lifting frame 8 step by step. As a result, the noodle strings A are further stretched.
[0030]
The draw section 9 is provided with a noodle dividing device 9 for performing the noodle dividing operation, and each time the noodle strip A is stretched, the noodle dividing device 9 performs the noodle dividing operation so that the noodle strings A adhere to each other. Try to prevent. In addition, while this large drawing is performed, the thinning operation unit 2 performs the thinning, and the noodle strings A and the upper and lower pipes B and C that have been slightly drawn in the hanging operation unit 1 are loaded. .
[0031]
As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 3, the noodle support device M <b> 2 is connected to a pair of front and rear columns 11, a pair of left and right upper tube receivers 12 connected to the upper part of the column 11, and a lower part of the column 11. The lower pipe receiver 13 is provided. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, two free wheels 19 are provided on the lower side of each column 11 at appropriate intervals in the left-right direction, and the noodle support device M2 is pushed by hand to move freely. I can do it.
[0032]
Each upper tube receiver 12 includes a guide frame 21 extending in the front-rear direction, a reversing guide 23 fixed to both front and rear ends via mounting plates 22, a sprocket 24 rotatably supported by each mounting plate 22, and a reversing A guide chain 23 and a transport chain 25 wound around a sprocket 24 are provided.
[0033]
As shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 4, the guide frame 21 includes a groove-type chain guide portion 21a, an inverted L-shaped tube end restricting portion 21b continuous with an outer groove wall of the chain guide portion 21a, a chain And an upper peripheral guide 21c that partitions the guide portion 21a up and down.
[0034]
As shown in the side view of FIG. 1, the reversing guide 23 includes an end guide portion 23 a that reverses the transport chain 25 on the end side of the sprocket 24, and a lower peripheral portion 25 a of the transport chain 25 on the inner side of the sprocket 24. An inner guide portion 23b to be re-inverted, and a lower peripheral guide portion 23c for guiding the lower peripheral portion 25a of the transport chain 25 into a downwardly convex arcuate shape between the lower portion of the end guide portion 23a and the lower portion of the inner guide portion 23b; The upper guide part 23d for horizontally guiding the upper peripheral part 25b of the transport chain 25 from the upper peripheral part of the end guide part 23a, and the upper peripheral guide part 23d and the chain guide part 21a are The upper peripheral portion 25b slides horizontally.
[0035]
The sprocket 24 reverses the transport chain 25 re-reversed by the inner guide portion 23b between the end guide portion 23a and the inner guide portion 23b of the reversing guide 23, and the lower peripheral portion of the transport chain 25 is the front and rear sprockets. Between 24, the chain guide portion 21a passes between the groove bottom and the upper peripheral guide 21c.
[0036]
In this way, the conveying chain 25 is reversed again and again by the reversing guide 23 and the sprocket 24, and the upper peripheral portion 25b and the lower peripheral portion 25a are brought close to each other, thereby bringing the conveying chain 25 between the pair of front and rear sprockets. The chain guide portion 21a can be reduced in height as compared with a case where the chain guide portion 21 is simply hooked, and the weight of the chain guide portion 21a can be reduced.
[0037]
In this embodiment, the reversing guide 23 is integrally formed. For example, the end guide portion 23a and the inner guide portion 23b are formed of sprockets or idlers that are independent from each other, and the lower peripheral guide portion 23c is the transport chain 25. The shoe may be in sliding contact, another idler, or another sprocket.
[0038]
Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 3, the sprockets 24 of the upper tube receivers 12 facing left and right are rotated in synchronization with each other by a synchronization mechanism 26. That is, a rotating shaft 26a rotatably supported by the mounting plate 22, a pair of gears 26b fixed to both ends of the rotating shaft 26a, and coaxially fixed to each sprocket 24, and these gears. The synchronization mechanism 26 is constituted by another pair of gears 26c engaged with the gear 26b.
[0039]
In addition, the support column 11 is configured to be able to expand and contract in the vertical direction in preparation for shortening when the noodle strings A are dried, and the handle 16 rotates the rotary shaft 15 disposed in the connecting frame 14 that connects the lower portions 11 a of the support column 11. Then, the gear 18 meshed with the worm gear 17 rotates around the left and right axial centers, and the upper portion 11b of the column 11 is moved up and down by a pinion rack (not shown) linked to the gear 18.
[0040]
When the meshing between the worm gear 17 and the gear 18 is interposed as described above, the vertical distance between the upper tube receiver 12 and the lower tube receiver 13 can be adjusted by freely extending and retracting the support column 11 by operating the handle 16. Accordingly, the tension of the noodle strings A wound around the upper tube B supported by the upper tube receiver 12 and the lower tube C supported by the lower tube receiver 13 at the start of drying can be appropriately adjusted. Also, when the tension of the noodle strings A is not more than a certain level due to drying, the rotation of the gear 18 side is prevented by the frictional resistance between the worm gear 17 and the gear 18, so that the support 11 is shortened and the tension of the noodle strings A is not more than a predetermined value. Can be prevented, and the quality of the noodle strings A can be improved. Furthermore, when the tension of the noodle strings A exceeds a certain value, slippage occurs between the worm gear 17 and the gear 18, and the strut 11 can be shortened to prevent the tension of the noodle strings A from exceeding a certain value. It is possible to prevent cutting of the noodle strings A due to excess.
[0041]
As shown in FIG. 1, the connection mechanism D includes a plate member 31 that connects the upper edge portions of the attachment plate 22 on the front side of the noodle support device M2, and an appropriate interval in the left-right direction. The positioning means 30 includes two protrusions 33 supported by the rear portion of the noodle string drawing apparatus M1 so as to correspond to the two positioning holes 32 formed.
[0042]
The protrusion 33 protrudes downward from the lower surface of another plate member 35 supported by an elastic plate 34 bent in an L shape on the frame 27 of the noodle string drawing device M1, and the column 11 of the noodle support device M2. When the noodle support M2 is moved from the rear of the noodle string stretching device M1 to a predetermined position with the nail support device M2 positioned at a predetermined height, the elastic plate 34 is moved after the projection 33 hits the front edge of the plate 31. By bending, it is pushed up onto the plate material 31, slides on the upper side of the plate material 31 to the position of the positioning hole 32, and drops into the positioning hole 32 by elastically restoring the elastic plate 34. Then, the protrusion 33 falls into the positioning hole 32, whereby the protrusion 33 and the plate material 31 are positioned. Therefore, the noodle support device M2 is positioned at a predetermined position with respect to the noodle string drawing device M1.
[0043]
That is, the noodle support device M2 is automatically positioned at a predetermined position with respect to the noodle string drawing device M1 only by moving the noodle support device M2 to the predetermined position with respect to the noodle string drawing device M1, so that the time is short. Thus, the noodle support device M2 can be easily and accurately positioned and connected to the noodle string drawing device M1 at a predetermined position.
[0044]
When the noodle support device M2 is positioned at a predetermined position with respect to the noodle string drawing device M1, the center line of the second transport means 7 and the center line of the noodle support device M2 coincide with each other in a plan view. The other rotating plate 6 ′ shown in FIG. 5 can smoothly pick up both ends of the upper tube B from the second conveying means 7 and can be placed on both conveying chains 25 of the noodle supporting device M2.
[0045]
Here, by using the elastic plate 34, the projection 33 is supported by the noodle string stretching device M1 so that the projection 33 can be moved up and down with respect to the plate material 31, but the projection 33 can be moved up and down with respect to the plate material 31. It is only necessary to support M1, and the use of the elastic plate 34 is not essential to the present invention.
[0046]
The frame 27 of the noodle string drawing device M1 is provided with a motor 28 for driving both conveying chains 25 of the noodle support device M2. When the noodle support device M2 is positioned at a predetermined position with respect to the noodle string drawing device M1, A drive gear 29 fixed to the output shaft of the motor 28 is engaged with one gear 26b of the synchronization mechanism 26 on the front side of the noodle support device M2.
[0047]
The motor 27, the drive gear 29 fixed to the output shaft of the motor 28, the left and right upper tube receivers 12, and the front and rear synchronization mechanisms 26 constitute a third transport means 20, and this third transport means 20 is constituted. By operating the conveying means 20 in cooperation with the second conveying means 7, the upper tubes B received in the two conveying chains 25 of the noodle supporting device M2 in order from the second conveying means 7 are placed at predetermined intervals. It can be conveyed from the front side to the rear side of the support device M2.
[0048]
When a predetermined number of upper tubes B are carried into the noodle support device M2, the second and third transport means 7 and 20 are stopped, and when the noodle support device M2 is moved rearward, the projection 33 becomes a positioning hole. After hitting the leading edge of 32, the board rides on the upper side of the plate 31 from the leading edge and escapes from the positioning hole 32, and the positioning of the noodle support device M2 with respect to the noodle string drawing device M1 is easily released in a short time, and The noodle support device M2 can be freely moved in directions other than the front.
[0049]
Further, when the noodle support device M2 is moved from a predetermined position with respect to the noodle string drawing device M1, the engagement between the driving gear 29 of the conveying means 20 and the synchronization mechanism 26 on the front side of the noodle support device M2 is easily released in a short time. Is done.
[0050]
In this way, the motor 28 of the third conveying means 20 is supported by the noodle string drawing apparatus M1, and the motor 28 of the third conveying means 20 and other components are transmitted by the transmission mechanism including the driving gear 29 and the front synchronizing mechanism 26. The noodle support device M2 can be reduced in weight by allowing the portions to be linked and separated into the motor 28 and the drive gear 29 and other portions, and the noodle support device M2 While being able to move more easily, the motor 28 of the 3rd conveyance means 20 of the some noodle support apparatus M2 can be made common, and reduction of the installation cost as a whole can be aimed at.
[0051]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention is provided with positioning means for positioning each other over two noodle making apparatuses each having at least one movable unit and each having a conveying unit for conveying noodle strings. The other noodle making device can be positioned and connected to a predetermined position in a short time, easily and in a short time with respect to one of the two noodle making devices. The noodle device can be disconnected.
[0052]
In addition, by positioning the noodle making apparatuses with each other, the conveying line or center line of the conveying means of both noodle making apparatuses can be made continuous, from the conveying means of one noodle making apparatus to the conveying means of the other noodle making apparatus. The upper tube can be replaced smoothly.
[0053]
Then, after carrying a predetermined number of upper tubes and noodle strings and lower tubes suspended and supported from the conveying means of one noodle making apparatus to the conveying means of the other noodle making apparatus, the other noodle making apparatus is raped. Thereby, the process by one noodle making apparatus can be repeatedly performed in a shorter time than the processing time in the other noodle making apparatus, and the operation rate of one noodle making apparatus can be increased to increase the productivity.
[0054]
In the present invention, in particular, the positioning means is supported substantially horizontally by one noodle making apparatus and has a plate material having a plurality of positioning holes, and is supported by the other noodle making apparatus so as to be movable up and down with respect to the plate material. In the case of using the projections corresponding to the above, a reliable positioning function can be obtained even though the configuration of the positioning means is simple.
[0055]
Further, in the present invention, when the motor of the transport means of one movable noodle making apparatus is supported by the other noodle making apparatus and the both noodle making apparatuses are positioned and connected via the positioning means, If a transmission mechanism that interlocks and connects the motor of the transport means of the noodle device and other parts is provided, a single motor can be shared by the transport means of the plurality of movable noodle making devices, and the product can be moved. While reducing the weight of the noodle device so that it can be easily moved, the overall equipment cost can be reduced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view of a main part of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view of a noodle string drawing device and a noodle support device connected according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a noodle support device to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a noodle support device to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 5 is a side view of a conventional example.
[Explanation of symbols]
A Noodle string B Upper pipe C Lower pipe D Connection mechanism M1 Noodle string drawing apparatus M2 Noodle support apparatus 7 Second conveying means 20 Third conveying means 26 Synchronizing mechanism 28 Motor 29 Driving gear 30 Positioning means 31 Plate material 32 Positioning hole 33 Protrusion

Claims (1)

At least one unit is movable, and a conveying unit for conveying the noodle strings is provided over the two noodle making apparatuses, and positioning units are provided for positioning them relative to each other.
The positioning means is substantially horizontally supported by one noodle manufacturing apparatus, and is supported by a plate member having a plurality of positioning holes and the other noodle making apparatus so that it can be raised and lowered with respect to the plate material, and corresponds to the positioning hole. Consisting of protrusions,
When the motor of the transport means of the one noodle making apparatus is supported by the other noodle making apparatus and the both noodle making apparatuses are positioned and connected via the positioning means, the transport means of the one noodle making apparatus A connection structure for a noodle making apparatus, characterized in that a transmission mechanism for interlocking and linking the motor and other parts is provided.

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