JP3971071B2 - Konjac molding equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a konjac molding apparatus that molds konjac filled in a packaging bag in an unsolidified state into a hexahedron and heat-solidifies it.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, when manufacturing stuffed konjac, a manufacturing method is adopted in which unpacked konjac is first filled in a packaging bag and sealed, and then heat-coagulated while preparing its shape using a molding apparatus.
[0003]
The above-mentioned forming apparatus is mainly used to form a hexahedron with the corners sharpened so that the end of the bagged konjac can be used up effectively and in order to enhance the beauty of the product. Specifically, a plurality of unsolidified raw stuffed konjac is placed in a bowl-shaped tray that is moved by a conveyor, and the upper and lower surfaces of the raw stuffed konjac are constrained by inserting a push mold into the bowl-shaped tray. The raw stuffed konjac is formed into a hexahedron by sandwiching the both ends of the raw stuffed konjac in the longitudinal direction between the right end face pushing blade and the left end face pushing blade of the cassette detachably mounted in the tray. Yes.
[0004]
For example, about 98 hook-shaped trays are arranged side by side so as to straddle a pair of circulating endless chains. Accordingly, the same number of cassettes are provided in the hook-shaped tray.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional konjac molding device is configured so that the konjac is finally formed into six sides on the bowl-shaped tray side, so that each time the size of the raw konjac to be put into the bowl-shaped tray changes, All 98 cassettes mounted in the tray must be exchanged, and there is a problem that the exchange work takes time. In addition, since a large number of cassettes heated to a high temperature of about 80 ° C. must be manually replaced, a great burden is imposed on the operator.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in consideration of the problems in the conventional konjac molding apparatus as described above, and a first object is to provide a konjac molding apparatus that can mold raw stuffed konjac without requiring cassette replacement. In particular, a second object is to provide a konjac molding apparatus that can change the size and thickness of raw konjac without requiring cassette replacement.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention of claim 1 is arranged in a bowl-shaped tray for storing a plurality of raw stuffed konjacs in a row, a transport conveyor for connecting a number of the bowl-shaped trays in parallel and transporting them to a heating unit, and disposed above the transport conveyor. In the konjac forming apparatus comprising a pressing mold mechanism for forming a konjac by inserting a pressing mold into the bowl-shaped tray, the pressing mold mechanism presses the upper surface of each konjac stored in the bowl-shaped tray. A horizontal plate, an opposing vertical plate that molds the konjac end face so as to sandwich both longitudinal ends of each konjac, and a vertical plate driving unit that moves one or both of the opposing vertical plates in the longitudinal direction of the tray within the bowl-shaped tray, wherein the horizontal plate is formed a bottom surface side by side two elongate members in a width direction of the trough-shaped tray having an upward U-shaped cross section by flush, the bottom surface of one of the elongated members Serial one of the opposing vertical plates provided vertically and the other of the other Rukon'nyaku molding device is vertically provided in the opposing vertical plates on the bottom surface of the elongated member.
[0008]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, the opposed vertical plate has an inner box fixed to the bottom surface of the elongate member, and a movable outer box provided to be movable up and down while covering the inner box. The konjac forming apparatus is configured so that the height of the opposing vertical plate can be changed according to the depth of the horizontal plate entering the bowl-shaped tray.
[0009]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, as a thickness adjusting mechanism for adjusting the thickness of the raw stuffed konjac, a plurality of racks fixed in the vertical direction with respect to the frame provided with the push die mechanism, and these racks mesh with each other. and a shaft having a pinion, and adjust the frame height by rotating the shaft, a Rukon'nyaku forming apparatus is configured to adjust the depth of the transverse plate entering the trough tray.
[0010]
The present invention of claim 4 is configured such that the conveyor is driven intermittently, and the horizontal plate and the vertical plate are configured to descend into or rise from the bowl-shaped tray when the conveyor is stopped. This is a konjac molding device.
[0011]
The present invention of claim 5 is a konjac molding apparatus in which the horizontal plate and the vertical plate rotate in synchronization with the conveyor and are fixed to a second conveyor in which a part of the conveying path is disposed in proximity to the conveyor. is there.
[0012]
In the present invention, the bowl-shaped tray is made of stainless steel having a length of 1.1 m, for example, and 4 to 6 unsolidified paste-like raw stuffed konjac filled in the packaging bag is stored in a line at a predetermined interval. It can be done. In addition, the said packaging bag is comprised with the resin film which has water resistance and heat resistance so that it can use for a heat processing in the state filled with the uncoagulated konjac.
[0013]
According to the present invention of claim 1, in forming unsolidified raw stuffed konjac into a hexahedron, a mechanism for forming both ends of the konjac longitudinal direction is provided on the pressing die side. For example, when changing the size of konjac Therefore, it is not necessary to exchange a large number of cassettes as in the conventional case.
[0014]
According to the present invention of claim 2, since the height of the opposing vertical plate is configured to change according to the depth of the horizontal plate entering the bowl-shaped tray, the thickness of the konjac product is changed. Even so, there is no need to replace parts for the counter vertical plate.
[0015]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the penetration depth of the horizontal plate is set by the thickness adjusting mechanism and the conveyor and the pressing die mechanism are respectively driven, the horizontal plate of the pressing die mechanism reaches the set penetration depth. The stuffed konjac that enters the bowl-shaped tray and is stored in the bowl-shaped tray is formed to a desired thickness.
[0016]
According to the present invention of claim 4, after the conveyor is moved intermittently, and when the conveyor is stopped, the horizontal plate and the opposing vertical plate enter the bowl-shaped tray, press the konjac into the hexahedron, and leave the bowl-shaped tray. The conveyor moves again.
[0017]
According to the present invention of claim 5 , when the second conveyor rotates in synchronism with the transport conveyor, the horizontal plate and the counter vertical plate move while entering the bowl-shaped tray in a part of the transport path, and raw stuffed konjac Is formed into a hexahedron.
[0018]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the embodiments shown in the drawings.
[0019]
FIG. 1 shows an overall configuration of a konjac molding apparatus according to the present invention. In the figure, the konjac forming apparatus 1 is configured to heat and solidify while forming unsolidified raw stuffed konjac into a hexahedron, and the configuration is such that the bowl-shaped tray 2 is provided in the apparatus main body 3. A transport conveyor 5 that transports the hot water bath 4 as a heating unit, and a push mold mechanism 6 that is disposed above the transport conveyor 5 and presses the raw konjac stored in the bowl-shaped tray 2 from above. Yes. In addition, the liquid level height of the hot water tank 4 is set to a height of about 5 to 10 mm from the upper edge of the bowl-shaped tray 2 moving in the hot water tank 4.
[0020]
Hereinafter, the configuration of each unit will be described in detail. The conveyor 5 is composed of a pair of endless chains that move around, and a large number of bowl-shaped trays 2 are fixed so as to straddle each chain. The conveyor 5 is installed on a driving sprocket 5a disposed on the front side in the traveling direction and driven sprockets 5b and 5c disposed on the rear side in the traveling direction, so that looseness is absorbed by the dancer roller 5d. Yes.
[0021]
The drive sprocket 5a is connected to an indexer 5f disposed above the drive sprocket 5a via a chain 5e, and the indexer 5f is connected to a speed reducer 5h that rotates using an electric motor 5g as a drive source. ing. The conveyor 5 is intermittently moved at a predetermined cycle by the control of the indexer 5f. Thus, by arranging the drive source on the front side in the conveying direction of the conveyor 5, there is no positional deviation of the bowl-shaped tray on the conveying conveyor 5, and it becomes possible to perform maintenance-free and accurate konjac molding.
[0022]
Further, as will be described later, since the pressing die 63 is configured to be retracted all at once when the conveying conveyor 5 is moved, the conventional configuration in which the conveying conveyor 5 is driven while the pressing die 63 enters the bowl-shaped tray 2 is adopted. In comparison, the load on the conveyor 5 is significantly reduced. As a result, the drive source can be reduced in size, and the konjac molding apparatus can be configured compactly. Further, since the replacement cassette is not mounted in the bowl-shaped tray 2 as in the prior art, there is an advantage that the replacement cassette is not likely to drop off.
[0023]
Reference numeral 7 denotes a raw stuffed konjac feeding unit, which feeds raw stuffed konjac sent from a raw material feeder (not shown) into the bowl-like tray 2 in a row via the loading conveyor 8. However, each raw stuffed konjac to be introduced is provided with a certain interval.
[0024]
Reference numeral 9 denotes a first-stage press, which is a block-shaped konjac placed in the bowl-like tray 2 and is roughly formed into a plate shape, and is provided as necessary.
[0025]
A konnyaku take-out section 10 is disposed below the first-stage press 9 and is formed into a hexahedron, heated and solidified, and supplied to a packaging machine (not shown). In addition, since the opening of the bowl-shaped tray 2 is moved downward in the konjac take-out portion 10, the konjac is cut at the cut 11 a of the guide plate 11 made of punching metal disposed in a strip shape along the conveyor 5. However, it falls on the take-out conveyor 10a.
[0026]
Further, since the pressing die mechanism 6 is configured to move the pressing die 63 up and down, there is no problem even if the angle θ of the conveyor 5 from the first stage press 9 to the inlet of the pressing die mechanism 6 is increased. Therefore, the total length of the konjac molding apparatus 1 can be shortened.
[0027]
Further, the frame 60 of the pressing mold mechanism 6 is disposed along the transport direction of the transport conveyor 5, and five pneumatic cylinders 61 a to 61 e are disposed on the frame 60. The rod of each pneumatic cylinder being Attach the three push type 63 via a splitter hardware. Each push die 63 descends when the conveyor 5 is stopped and enters each bowl-shaped tray 2 to form konjac into a hexahedron, and then rises from the bowl-shaped tray 2 to be retracted . . The stroke of the pneumatic cylinder can be 60 mm.
[0028]
FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the pressing die 63 in detail. FIG. 2 (a) is a plan view and FIG. 2 (b) is a front view with a part cut away. In FIG. 2 (b), the two-dot chain line indicates the bowl-shaped tray 2, and both ends of the bowl-shaped tray 2 are fixed to the chains 50 and 51 of the conveyor 5 via the mounting bracket 2a. Yes.
[0029]
The pressing die 63 has a long rectangular tube 630 and two sliders 631 and 632 that are accommodated in the rectangular tube 630 so as to be movable in the cylinder axis direction. A notch 630a is formed in the cylinder axis direction from the bottom surface of the rectangular tube 630 to a part of the side surface. Further, the sliders 631 and 632 are formed of a long member having a U-shaped cross section upward, and the bottom surfaces 631a and 632a of the slider 631 and the slider 632 are formed to be flush with each other, and both bottom surfaces are konjac. A horizontal plate for forming the upper surface is formed.
[0030]
In addition, a plurality of vertical plates 633 that are moved in the right direction in the drawing are provided on the bottom surface 632a of the slider 632, while a plurality of vertical plates 634 that are moved in the left direction in the drawing are provided on the bottom surface 631a of the slider 631. The opposing vertical plate 635 is constituted by a pair of vertical plates 633 and 634. By moving the opposing vertical plate 635 in the direction of approaching or separating, the longitudinal direction both end surfaces of the raw konjac accommodated therebetween can be formed.
[0031]
In addition, m has shown the raw stuffed konjac before shaping | molding accommodated in the bowl-shaped tray 2 in the figure.
[0032]
FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the vertical plates 633 and 634 in detail.
[0033]
In the same figure, a vertical plate 634 suspended from the bottom surface 631a of one slider has an inner box 634a fixed to a range B indicated by hatching on the bottom surface 631a, and covers the inner box 634a. And an outer box 634b that moves up and down using 634a as a guide.
[0034]
Two shaft portions 634c are erected in parallel on a bottom plate 634d located below region B in outer box 634b, and these shaft portions 634c pass through through holes 634e formed in region B. A compression coil spring (hereinafter referred to as a spring) 634f is fitted between the edge of the through hole 634e and the bottom plate 634d.
[0035]
Further, the front side of the vertical plate 634 where the spring 634f is not disposed is extended below the other slider 632 so that the bowl-shaped tray 2 can be partitioned in the width direction.
[0036]
When the vertical plate 634 having the above configuration descends and contacts the bottom surface 2c of the bowl-shaped tray, the shaft portion 634c protrudes from the through hole 634e while the spring 634f is compressed. Thereby, even if the penetration depth of the vertical plate 634 changes, the vertical plate 634 always keeps in contact with the bottom surface 2c of the bowl-shaped tray. The vertical plate 634 moves in the longitudinal direction of the bowl-shaped tray 2 in conjunction with the slider 631 (see the white arrow in the figure).
[0037]
On the other hand, the vertical plate 633 fixed to the range indicated by the oblique line C on the bottom surface 632a of the slider 632 has the same configuration as the vertical plate 634 except that it is arranged symmetrically with the vertical plate 634, and the slider 632 (FIG. In the middle, see the black arrow), and moves in the longitudinal direction of the bowl-shaped tray 2.
[0038]
Each slider 631 is connected to a rod of a first pneumatic cylinder for slider movement via a link mechanism (not shown), and each slider 632 is also connected to a rod of a second pneumatic cylinder. The first pneumatic cylinder is configured to move the sliders 631 to the left simultaneously, and the second pneumatic cylinder is configured to move the sliders 632 to the right simultaneously (see FIG. 2B). Thereby, it can shape | mold by inserting | pinching the longitudinal direction edge part of raw stuffed konjac.
[0039]
In addition, the mechanism for moving each slider is not limited to the above link mechanism. For example, a roller is attached to one end of each slider, and the roller is moved along a guide rail that is displaced in the longitudinal direction of the slider. It may be expanded and contracted. The link mechanism, the first pneumatic cylinder, the roller, and the guide rail function as a vertical plate driving unit.
[0040]
In addition, tension coil springs are installed on adjacent side walls of the sliders 631 and 632, and when raw konjac is sandwiched and molding is completed, the sliders 631 and 632 are returned to their initial positions by the restoring force of the tension coil springs. It is like that.
[0041]
FIG. 4 is a view of the pressing mold mechanism 6 of FIG. 1 as viewed from the back side, and shows a thickness adjusting mechanism for adjusting the thickness of the konjac.
[0042]
In the same figure, the thickness adjusting mechanism 20 has a handle 201 provided substantially at the center of the frame 60. When the handle 201 is rotated in the C direction or the D direction, a worm 202 provided on the rotation shaft of the handle 201 is provided. The gear 203 that meshes with the shaft rotates, and the shaft 204 fixed in a state of passing through the gear 203 rotates. This is towards the end portions of the shaft 204 is Closing pinion 205, 205, the shaft end portions are axially supported by the bearings 206, 206.
[0043]
Each pinion 205 meshes with racks 207 and 207 fixed to the frame 60 in the vertical direction, whereby the racks 207 and 207 guide the vertical guides 208 and 208 provided in the frame of the apparatus main body 3. As shown in FIG.
[0044]
Next, the operation of the konjac molding apparatus having the above configuration will be described.
[0045]
In FIG. 1, the handle 201 is rotated to adjust the push die mechanism 6 to adjust the depth of entry of the push die 63 that enters each bowl-shaped tray 2.
[0046]
Next, when the electric motor 5g is driven to start the operation of the konjac molding apparatus 1, unsolidified raw stuffed konjac is sequentially fed into each bowl-shaped tray 2 from the konjac feeding section via the feeding conveyor 8, and is conveyed in the direction of arrow E. Then, it is sent to the first press 9.
[0047]
In the first stage press 9, the bulk raw stuffed konjac is roughly preformed into a plate shape and then sent to the stamping mechanism 6.
[0048]
In press-type mechanism 6, the intermittent conveyor 5 driven by driving each pneumatic cylinder 61a~61e when stopping to extend the rod, its tip portion the trough trays simultaneously push type 63 only was Replacing 2 Fit in.
[0049]
The vertical plates 633 and 634 provided in the pressing die 63 inserted into the bowl-shaped tray 2 are reduced against the urging force of the springs 633f and 634f, that is, the outer boxes 633b and 634b are reduced to the inner box 633a and It moves upward using 634a as a guide and stops at the adjusted approach depth for a predetermined time. This stop time is set, for example, within 3 to 5 seconds according to the capacity of the packaging machine disposed on the downstream side of the process of the konjac molding apparatus 1.
[0050]
During this time, the raw konjac in the bowl-shaped tray 2 is formed into four surfaces, a front surface, a rear surface, an upper surface, and a bottom surface, by pressing the horizontal plates 631a and 632a. Further, when the sliders 631 and 632 move in opposite directions in the bowl-shaped tray 2, the vertical plates 633 and 634 suspended from the sliders are formed by sandwiching both end faces of the raw stuffed konjac. As a result, six sides of the konjac raw stuffed konjac are restrained and pressed.
[0051]
Next, before the transport conveyor 5 resumes moving, the pressing die 63 is raised and enters a retracted state. When the conveyor 5 moves in the direction of arrow E and stops at the next adjacent pressing die 63 position, the pressing die 63 is lowered all at once as described above. By repeating this operation a total of 15 times in the hot water bath 4, raw konjac is formed into a hexahedron.
[0052]
As described above, in this embodiment, since the molding is performed when the conveyor 5 is stopped, the pressing force of the pressing die 63 against the raw konjac can be increased, and an accurate hexahedron can be molded. In addition, since the molding efficiency can be increased, molded konjac can be supplied to the high-performance packaging machine without delay.
[0053]
Next, another embodiment of the push die mechanism 6 will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, the same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.
[0054]
In the configuration shown in the figure, the pressing mold mechanism 30 is mainly composed of a second conveyor 31 that rotates in synchronization with the conveyor 5 and a number of pressing molds 32 that are fixed to the second conveyor 31. Yes.
[0055]
Specifically, the push die mechanism 30 has a push die 32 attached to a pair of endless chains 36 that circulate between a drive sprocket 34 and a driven sprocket 35 provided at both ends of the frame 33. The configuration is basically the same as that of the pressing die 63 described above.
[0056]
The lower conveying path of the endless chain 36 is arranged along the upper conveying path of the conveyor 5 by a chain guide (not shown), and the pressing die 32 that turns the driven sprocket 35 sequentially enters the bowl-shaped tray 2. When the raw konjac is pressed, it moves in the direction of arrow E, and is detached from the bowl-shaped tray 2 on the drive sprocket 34 side.
[0057]
The frame 33 includes the thickness adjusting mechanism 20 described above, and can adjust the depth of entry of the pressing die 32 that enters the bowl-shaped tray 2.
[0058]
As described above, in the configuration shown in the other embodiments as well, since the configuration for forming both longitudinal end faces of the raw konjac is provided on the push die mechanism 30 side, a large number of cassettes can be replaced as in the past. There is no need to do it.
[0059]
In addition, the counter vertical plate in the present invention is preferable in that it is possible to widen the adjustment range by moving both vertical plates as shown in the above embodiment, but when a wide adjustment range is not required, Any one of the vertical plates may be moved.
[0060]
【The invention's effect】
As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention of claim 1, when the unsolidified raw stuffed konjac is formed into a hexahedron, a mechanism for forming both ends of the konjac in the longitudinal direction is provided on the pressing die side. When changing the size of konjac to be put in the bowl-shaped tray or changing the length of the konjac, it is not necessary to replace many cassettes installed in the bowl-shaped tray as in the past. Work efficiency can be greatly improved. In addition, the burden on the operator can be eliminated.
[0061]
According to the present invention of claim 2, since the height of the vertical plate is variably configured according to the depth of the horizontal plate entering the bowl-shaped tray, the thickness of the konjac product is changed. Also has the advantage that it is not necessary to replace the vertical plate.
[0062]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the penetration depth of the horizontal plate is set by the thickness adjusting mechanism and the conveyor and the pressing die mechanism are respectively driven, the horizontal plate of the pressing die mechanism reaches the set penetration depth. The stuffed konjac that enters the bowl-shaped tray and is stored in the bowl-shaped tray is formed to a desired thickness.
[0063]
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, after the conveyor moves intermittently, and when the conveyor stops, the horizontal plate and the counter vertical plate enter the bowl-shaped tray, press the konjac into the hexahedron, and leave the bowl-shaped tray. The conveyor moves again. In other words, since the pressing dies are retracted at the same time when the conveyor is moved, the load on the conveyor is significantly reduced, thereby making it possible to reduce the size of the drive source and to make the konjac molding device compact. Can do.
[0064]
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the second conveyor rotates in synchronization with the conveyor, the horizontal plate and the counter vertical plate move in a part of the conveying path while entering the bowl-shaped tray and are stuffed with raw konjac. Is formed into a hexahedron. Therefore, raw konjac can be formed into a hexahedron without replacing many cassettes as in the prior art.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a konjac molding apparatus according to the present invention.
2A is an enlarged plan view showing the configuration of the pressing die shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 2B is an enlarged front view showing a partially cutout.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a part A showing the configuration of the sandwiching plate shown in FIG. 2;
4 is an explanatory view showing a configuration of a thickness adjusting mechanism equipped in the pressing device shown in FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 showing another embodiment of the konjac molding apparatus.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Konjac forming apparatus 2 Bowl-shaped tray 3 Apparatus main body 4 Hot water tank 5 Conveyor 6 Push type mechanism 20 Thickness adjustment mechanism 61a-61e Pneumatic cylinder 63 Push type 631,632 Slider 631a, 632a Horizontal plate 633,634 Vertical plate 635 Opposite vertical plate

Claims (5)

A bowl-shaped tray that stores a plurality of raw-packed konjac in a row, a conveyor that connects a number of the bowl-shaped trays in parallel and conveys them to the heating unit, and is placed above the conveyor to push into the bowl-shaped tray In a konjac molding apparatus comprising a pressing mold mechanism that inserts a mold and molds konjac,
The pressing mechanism is a horizontal plate that presses the upper surface of each konjac stored in the bowl-shaped tray, an opposing vertical plate that molds the konjac end surface so as to sandwich both longitudinal ends of each konjac, and the opposing vertical plate A vertical plate drive unit that moves one or both of the plates in the longitudinal direction of the tray in the bowl-shaped tray ,
The horizontal plate is formed by arranging two long members having an upward U-shaped cross section in the width direction of the bowl-shaped tray and making the bottom surface flush with the bottom plate of one of the long members. one of which is vertically provided, konjac forming apparatus according to claim Rukoto other other of said opposed vertical plates on the bottom surface of the elongated member is being vertically. The opposing vertical plate has an inner box fixed to the bottom surface of the long member, and a movable outer box that can be moved up and down while covering the inner box , and enters the bowl-shaped tray. The konjac forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the height of the opposing vertical plate can be changed according to the depth of the horizontal plate. As a thickness adjustment mechanism for adjusting the thickness of the raw stuffed konjac, a plurality of racks fixed in a vertical direction with respect to the frame provided with the push die mechanism, and a shaft having pinions that mesh with these racks; The konjac according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the frame height is adjusted by rotating the shaft, and the depth of the horizontal plate entering the bowl-shaped tray is adjusted. Molding equipment. The conveyor is configured to be driven intermittently, and the horizontal plate and the vertical plate are configured to descend into or rise from the bowl-shaped tray when the conveyor is stopped. The konjac molding apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The horizontal plate and the vertical plate, to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the rotating synchronously with the conveyor and a part transport path is fixed to the second conveyor which is arranged close to the conveyor The konjac forming apparatus described.

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