JP4233230B2 - Method and apparatus for producing powder-containing food - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing a food containing powder granules by molding, and more particularly to a production method and apparatus capable of molding elastic powder particles such as sponge cake.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, foods containing elastic granular materials such as sponge cakes have been known as cake confectionery, etc., and a combination of chocolate and the like is also widely known. It has gained popularity in the market because it allows you to taste and taste at the same time.
[0003]
Here, as a manufacturing method of the cake confectionery as described above, it is general to manufacture sponge cake or the like in a predetermined shape in advance, and then manufacture by a method such as dipping, applying, or spraying chocolate or the like. That is, such a confectionery is obtained by changing the taste by using a cake having elasticity as a main material and adding chocolate or the like to the cake. Many such products are known in the market, but the shape is not fixed by baking, so it is difficult to manufacture regular products, and it is difficult to manufacture small products such as bite sizes. There is.
[0004]
On the other hand, as a method different from the above-mentioned manufacturing method, molding is also widely used as a manufacturing method of confectionery, etc., because the shape is uniform and the packaging process is easy, and many can be molded at the same time with multi-facet. In particular, it is widely used as a method for producing chocolate or the like because of its advantages such as excellent productivity and the ability to easily change the product shape and size by changing the mold.
[0005]
In this case, after the confectionery dough is formed in a shell shape in advance on the inner periphery of the molding recess of the mold, the inside is filled with different ingredients as a filling so that the taste and texture of different materials can be tasted at the same time. Products are also known. For example, when the shell is chocolate, it is often filled as a filling with a solid material such as chocolate, cream, or nut of a different type from the shell. This product has a shell material like chocolate as the main material, which has a taste change depending on the type of filling.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in the molding method as described above, if a shell such as chocolate is formed and filled with a material such as sponge cake as a filling, it is uniform even in a small size such as a so-called bite size. It becomes possible to mass-produce confectionery of various shapes.
[0007]
However, when a material such as sponge cake crushed material is filled in a mold using the above-described molding method, there are the following problems, and efficient production is difficult.
[0008]
That is, a material having elasticity such as a sponge cake crushed material tends to overflow from the molding concave portion of the mold due to its elasticity, and it is difficult to fill a small mold in the first place. And since there is much air content in the raw material stage before filling, sufficient food texture cannot be obtained unless it is slightly compressed and filled. Therefore, if the molding concave portion of the mold is filled by a normal method, a confectionery having a predetermined shape cannot be stably produced.
[0009]
In addition, it is conceivable that the amount of reduction due to compression is anticipated in advance, and it is conceivable to fill the mold so as to overflow from the mold, but it is difficult to fill the excess amount because it is a material having elasticity as described above. However, since the amount of filling varies, the feeling of elasticity is not constant and the filling loss is also large. Therefore, with the conventional molding method, it has been difficult to obtain a uniform product with small variations in filling amount and the like.
[0010]
Therefore, the object of the present invention is to reliably supply and fill the mold with a predetermined amount even in the case of an elastic granular material such as a spongy cake of sponge cake. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and an apparatus for producing a granular material-containing food that can produce a uniform product.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a powder filled with at least one food granule selected from sponge cake pulverized product, bread crushed product, puff, flakes, raisins, cotton candy, and bolero in shell chocolate. In the method for producing a granule-containing food, a shell plate having a constant thickness is formed in which shell chocolate is formed in advance on the inner periphery of the molding recess of the mold, and a through-hole portion that matches the molding recess is formed on the mold having the molding recess. The food is filled in the through-hole portion of the frame plate by inserting a pressing die into at least the molding recess after filling the food granular material into the molding recess and through-hole portion. The granular material is pushed into the molding recess, and a chocolate bottom layer is filled in the molding recess .
[0012]
According to this manufacturing method, since the food granular material can always be filled in excess by the thickness of the frame plate, a fixed amount of the food granular material can be compressed and pushed into the molding recess of the mold. Accordingly, even an elastic powder material such as a sponge cake crushed material can be quantitatively filled and molded, and a uniform product can be obtained. Further, since the filling amount can be easily changed by changing the thickness of the frame plate, the elasticity can be adjusted for each product type.
In addition, since the shell chocolate is formed in advance on the inner periphery of the molding recess of the mold, it becomes possible to fill the food powder as a filling of the shell chocolate, and the chocolate and the food powder are combined. Can be eaten as a molded chocolate.
Further, the food granular material is at least one selected from pulverized sponge cake, crushed bread, puff, flakes, raisins, cotton candy, and bolero. Since these food powder particles are highly elastic and difficult to be quantitatively filled into the mold, the production method of the present invention is particularly effective.
[0013]
Moreover, according to the preferable aspect of the manufacturing method of this invention, after arrange | positioning and arranging the said frame board on the mold which has the said shaping | molding recessed part, the said food granular material is uniformly dropped on the said frame board, Furthermore, the said A step of leveling the frame plate with a slide plate.
As a result, excess food particles on the frame plate are removed in advance, and the upper surface of the frame plate is uniformly filled, so that the quantitativeness of the filling is further improved and the elasticity does not vary. Can be manufactured.
[0016]
On the other hand, the manufacturing apparatus of the present invention fills the shell chocolate with a powdered granule of at least one selected from a pulverized sponge cake, a crushed bread, a puff, a flake, a raisins, a cotton candy, and a bolero. In an apparatus for producing a powder-containing food, a shell chocolate is formed in advance on the inner periphery, the mold has a molding recess for filling and molding the food powder, and a transparent material that matches the molding recess of the mold. A fixed thickness frame plate having a hole, supply and filling means for supplying and filling food granular material to the molding recess and the through hole in a state where the frame plate is stacked on the mold, and on the mold a push type to be inserted into the molding recess and the through hole portion in a state of overlapping the frame plate, and characterized by comprising a means for filling the bottom layer by the chocolate into the mold within the recess That.
[0017]
According to this manufacturing apparatus, after the frame plate is overlaid on the mold, the supply and filling means supplies and fills the powdery granular material into the molding concave portion and the through hole portion, and then the pressing die. Is inserted into the molding recess through the through-hole, so that even food powders with elasticity can be reliably compressed and molded into the mold, enabling stable product production It becomes. In addition, since the degree of compression can be determined by the thickness of the frame plate, elasticity can be controlled with a simple structure, and a manufacturing apparatus with excellent productivity can be provided.
[0018]
Moreover, according to the preferable aspect of the manufacturing apparatus of this invention, the said supply filling means is an apparatus which drops a food granular material to the said shaping | molding recessed part and the said through-hole part in the state which accumulated the said frame board on the said mold, The slide plate smoothes the surface of the frame plate.
[0019]
According to this, since the slide plate for smoothing the surface of the frame plate after dropping the food granular material is provided, more uniform filling is possible and the amount of compression can be determined more accurately. Moreover, since the excess food granular material removed by the slide plate can be reused, it is excellent in productivity.
[0020]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.
1-4, one Embodiment of the manufacturing apparatus of the granular material containing foodstuff by this invention is shown. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the manufacturing apparatus, FIG. 3 is a bottom view of a frame plate used in the manufacturing apparatus, and FIG. 4 is used in the manufacturing apparatus. It is a perspective view of a mold and a frame plate.
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 1, the manufacturing apparatus 100 includes a supply unit 20, a filling unit 30, and a pushing unit 40 for supplying the food granular material 10.
[0022]
First, the supply unit 20 conveys the hopper 21 for feeding the food granular material 10, the rotating roller 22 disposed at the lower end of the hopper 21, and the food granular material 10 flowing out from the lower end of the hopper 21. And a conveyor belt 23.
[0023]
In the present embodiment, the hopper 21 is rectangular and has an inversely tapered shape, and is adjacent to the lower end of the hopper 21, in the forward direction (left side in FIG. 1) of the conveyor belt 23, and in the width direction of the conveyor belt 23. Rotating rollers 22 are provided, and the rotating rollers 22 can freely rotate to the left or right according to the moving direction of the conveyor belt 23. Further, the conveyor belt 23 is disposed at a predetermined distance from the lower end of the rotating roller 22.
[0024]
Further, there are belt wheels 23a at both ends of the conveyor belt 23, and intermittent operation is possible by driving and stopping by a driving mechanism (not shown). The belt wheel 23a can be reversed at a predetermined timing. Here, the moving speed and the reversal timing can be appropriately set according to the food granular material 10 to be conveyed.
[0025]
Next, the filling unit 30 includes a receiving hopper 31 for dropping the food granular material 10 uniformly, a mold filling unit 34, and a slide plate 37 disposed on the mold filling unit 34. .
[0026]
As shown in FIG. 4, the mold filling unit 34 includes a mold 32 having a molding recess 32 a filled with the food granular material 10, and a through-hole portion 33 a that is superimposed on the mold 32 and matches the molding recess 32 a. And a frame plate 33 having a constant thickness.
[0027]
Here, the mold 32 can be an ordinary mold made of plastic, metal or the like, and is not particularly limited. Of course, multi-chamfering is also possible, and in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the molding recess 32 a is 20 × 4 × 5. Further, the shape and size of each mold are not particularly limited, and can be appropriately selected according to the product.
[0028]
Then, on the mold 32 having the molding recess 32a, a frame plate 33 having a constant thickness having a through-hole portion 33a aligned with the molding recess 32a is overlapped to form a mold filling unit 34. The thickness of the frame plate 33 can be appropriately set depending on the type and filling amount of the food granular material 10 and is not particularly limited, but is preferably 1 to 15 mm.
[0029]
Here, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the frame plate 33 is used in the mold 32 in order to match the position of the molding recess 32 a of the mold 32 with the position of the through hole portion 33 a of the frame plate 33. It has a U shape that covers from above. Further, a plate spring 33b is disposed on one of the inner side surfaces of the frame plate 33, and the mold 32 is pressed against one side of the frame plate 33 and fixed integrally by the plate spring 33b, and the position of the molding recess 32a, The position of the through-hole portion 33a of the frame plate 33 is accurately overlapped.
[0030]
The mold filling units 34 integrated in this way are arranged in a straight line on the transport line 35 continuously from the vicinity of the lower end of the receiving hopper 31. A cylinder 36 for receiving the mold filling unit 34 and supplying it below the hopper 31 is disposed at the start end of the transport line 35.
[0031]
On the frame plate 33 of the mold filling unit 34 arranged on the conveying line 35, a slide plate 37 supported by a frame (not shown) from the lower end of the receiving hopper 31 to the leveling roller 38 is molded as shown in FIG. Parallel to the moving direction of the filling unit 34, it is arranged for each row of the molding recesses 32a, and is installed so as to swing in the width direction. Further, at the end of the filling unit 30, a leveling roller 38 that contacts the frame plate 33 is disposed. The leveling roller 38 is preferably rotated in the direction opposite to the traveling direction of the mold filling unit 34.
[0032]
Next, the pushing portion 40 is continuously disposed on the conveying line 35 on the slide plate 37 and the leveling roller 38 so that the pushing portion 40 is inserted into the molding concave portion 32a of the mold 32 through the through-hole portion 33a of the frame plate 33. In addition, a push die 41 that moves up and down at a predetermined timing is provided. The shape of the pressing die 41 is matched with the molding concave portion 32a and the through-hole portion 33a, and is positioned when the movement of the mold filling unit 34 is stopped by a stopper 42 provided on the transport line 35.
[0033]
In addition, although the pressing amount of the pressing die 41 can be determined as appropriate depending on the type and filling amount of the food granular material 10, it is preferably 0 to 20 mm from the opening surface of the molding recess 32a toward the bottom of the molding recess 32a. Further, the material of the pressing die 41 is not particularly limited, but a fluororesin having a releasability can be preferably used. Furthermore, it is of course possible to cool and heat the pressing die 41 as necessary.
[0034]
Next, the manufacturing method of the granular material containing foodstuff by this invention using this manufacturing apparatus is demonstrated.
[0035]
First, a predetermined amount of the food granular material 10 is put into the hopper 21. The types of food powder or granular material 10, it is difficult to fill a predetermined amount into the mold in order to have a bullet power resistance, pulverized scan Ponjikeki, pulverized bread, puff, flakes, raisins, At least one selected from cotton candy and bolero is used. Of course, it is possible to mix with other food materials, or to mix two or more kinds of the food powder particles 10 into the hopper 21. Then, the charged food granular material 10 is gradually accumulated in the hopper 21 after reaching the conveying belt 23 disposed below the hopper 21.
[0036]
Next, when the conveyor belt 23 is driven, supply of the food granular material 10 is started. The food granular material 10a is discharged and supplied along the traveling direction (left side in FIG. 1) of the transport belt 23. At this time, as shown in FIG. 1, it is fed from between the conveyor belt 23 and the rotating roller 22 and supplied at a constant height while being adjusted to the rotating roller 22 arranged at the lower end of the hopper 21.
[0037]
At this time, especially in the vicinity of the rotary roller 22 at the lower end inside the hopper 21, the density of the granular material changes due to the pressure due to the discharge, and a bridge is easily generated instantaneously. However, even if a bridge is momentarily generated by stopping the conveyance belt 23 after moving a predetermined distance, reversing it, and retreating it by a predetermined amount, a part of the food granular material 10a is hopperd by the retraction of the conveyance belt 23. Since it is returned in 21, the bridge is immediately destroyed by the pressure at that time. By repeating this, it is possible to always prevent the occurrence of bridging and to stably supply the food powder granules 10a in a stable manner.
[0038]
The timing for reversing the conveyor belt 23 may be periodically performed every time the vehicle advances a predetermined distance, or may be performed every predetermined time regardless of the advance distance, and may be in the hopper 21 or in the vicinity of the hopper 21. This may be performed when a sign of occurrence of bridging is detected by the arranged sensor, or may be detected and detected when the supply of the food granular material 10 is stopped.
[0039]
In the present invention, the method of supplying the food granular material 10 is not particularly limited to the above-described method, and a conventionally known supply method can be used as appropriate, but the food granular material 10 is particularly elastic. In the case of a spongy cake of sponge cake that has a tendency to form a bridge, the above method can be suitably used.
[0040]
Next, the food granular material 10 a supplied at a constant thickness reaches the end of the conveyor belt 23, falls by its own weight, and is put into the receiving hopper 31. And it fills with the shaping | molding recessed part 32a and the through-hole part 33a of the mold filling unit 34 arrange | positioned at the lower end of the receiving hopper 31. FIG.
[0041]
In the present invention, that have previously shell chocolate is formed in the inner periphery of the molding recess 32a of the mold 32. Formation of shell chocolate can be used a conventionally known method, after forming the shell in advance another step may be integrated with the frame 33. Thereby, manufacture of the shell chocolate which used the food granular material 10 as a filling is attained.
[0042]
Next, the cylinder 36 is actuated and sent out along the transfer line 35 by one unit of the mold filling unit 34.
[0043]
At the same time, the slide plate 37 disposed on the transport line 35 performs an amplitude operation, and thereby the upper surface of the frame plate 33 is smoothed. Even if there is a variation in the insertion of the receiving hopper 31, Fills up to the top. Moreover, since the excessive filling part on the frame board 33 is also removed here, filling precision improves. The removed excess filling can be recovered and reused. Furthermore, since the food granular material 10 that cannot be removed here is finally removed by the leveling roller 38, it does not reach the pushing portion 40.
[0044]
Further, the mold filling unit 34 sequentially sent out by the cylinder 36 reaches the pushing portion 40. Here, the mold filling unit 34 is finally positioned by the stopper 42. Next, compression filling is performed from above by the pressing die 41 inserted into the molding recess 32a through the through-hole portion 33a. At this time, since the pressing die 41 is pushed into at least the thickness of the frame plate 33, the food granular material 10 is compressed and filled inside the molding recess 32a and does not overflow outside the molding recess 32a.
[0045]
And the powder containing foodstuff by the manufacturing method of this invention can be finally obtained by removing the frame board 33 after completion | finish of the compression filling process by the press die 41. FIG. Here, as described above, the frame plate 33 is U-shaped so as to cover the mold 32 from above, and can be easily removed because it is pressed against the mold 32 by the plate spring 33b. Further, since the removed frame plate 33 can be returned to the filling unit 30 for circulation, efficient production is possible. Furthermore, since the mold 32 is pressed by the leaf spring 33b, the surface of the mold 32 is smooth because it does not require positioning pins or the like. The surface of the mold 32 is not clogged, and the workability and maintenance are excellent.
[0046]
In the present invention , a bottom layer such as chocolate is filled in a subsequent process . Thereby, since a filling is confined in the inside of a shell, it can prevent that a shape collapses at the time of transportation sales.
[0047]
Moreover, in this invention, after forming shell chocolate in the shaping | molding recessed part 32a, it fills in advance with another chocolate, cream, nuts, etc. as a filling in another process, Then, the frame board 33 is piled up. Furthermore, the food granular material 10 may be filled from the top by the method of the present invention. As a result, in addition to the shell chocolate and the food granule, other fillings can be confined in the shell, so that it is effective in maintaining quality and a more complex taste can be obtained.
[0048]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, a frame plate having a constant thickness having a through hole portion that is aligned with the molding concave portion is placed on the mold having the molding concave portion, and the food granular material is formed into the molding concave portion. And after filling the through hole portion, at least the molding die is inserted into the molding recess, and the portion filled in the through hole portion of the frame plate is compressed and filled into the mold. Even when filling such granular material with elasticity, it is possible to reliably supply a predetermined sufficient amount into the molding recess of the mold, and industrially produce a uniform shape and textured confectionery. Can be manufactured. Further, by changing the filling amount depending on the thickness of the frame plate, it is possible to adjust the feeling of elasticity in the final product.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of a production apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the manufacturing apparatus.
FIG. 3 is a bottom view of a frame plate used in the manufacturing apparatus.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a mold and a frame plate used in the manufacturing apparatus.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Manufacturing apparatus 10 Food granular material 20 Supply part 21 Hopper 22 Rotating roller 23 Conveying belt 30 Filling part 31 Receiving hopper 32 Mold 32a Molding recessed part 33 Frame board 33a Through-hole part 33b Plate spring 34 Mold filling unit 35 Conveyance line 36 Cylinder 37 Slide plate 38 Leveling roller 40 Push-in portion 41 Push mold 42 Stopper

Claims (4)

In a method for producing a granular material-containing food, the shell chocolate is filled with at least one food granular material selected from sponge cake pulverized material, bread pulverized material, puff, flakes, raisins, cotton candy, and bolero . ,
Shell chocolate is formed in advance on the inner periphery of the molding recess of the mold, and a fixed thickness frame plate having a through-hole portion that matches the molding recess is overlaid on the mold having the molding recess,
After filling the food granular material into the molding recess and through-hole part,
Insert a pressing die at least into the molding recess, and push the food powder filled in the through hole of the frame plate into the molding recess,
Furthermore, the bottom part by chocolate is filled in the said shaping | molding recessed part, The manufacturing method of the granular material containing foodstuff characterized by the above-mentioned .   2. The method further comprising the step of placing the frame plate on the mold having the molding recess and then dropping the food powder particles uniformly on the frame plate and further smoothing the frame plate with a slide plate. The manufacturing method of the granular material containing foodstuff of description. In an apparatus for producing a granule-containing food, the shell chocolate is filled with a pulverized sponge cake, crushed bread, puff, flakes, raisins, cotton candy, and bolero . ,
Forming a chocolate shell on the inner circumference in advance , a mold having a molding recess for filling and molding the food powder,
A fixed thickness frame plate having a through-hole portion aligned with the molding recess of the mold;
Supply and filling means for supplying and filling food powder granules in the molding recess and the through hole in a state where the frame plate is stacked on the mold,
A push type to be inserted into the molding recess and the through hole portion in a state of overlapping the frame plate on the mold,
The manufacturing apparatus of the granular material containing foodstuff provided with the means to fill the bottom layer with chocolate in the said shaping | molding recessed part . The supply and filling means is composed of a device that drops food powder particles into the molding recess and the through hole in a state where the frame plate is stacked on the mold, and a slide plate that smoothes the surface of the frame plate. The manufacturing apparatus of the granular material containing foodstuff of Claim 3 .

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