JP4833914B2 - Noodle string stretcher roller device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a noodle string extending roller device, and more particularly, to an apparatus capable of accurately extending a noodle string used for manufacturing noodles such as raw noodles, hiyagigi, udon, and Chinese noodles to a desired thickness.

  For example, raw noodles are generally manufactured by the following work process. First, knead flour, salt and water to make a noodle dough (work before kneading), make the noodle dough about 10 cm wide and about 5 cm thick and roll it into the sapling (plate cutting work). Pass the sesame oil through a roll and roll it into a noodle string (oil-returning work). After maturing, roll the noodle string and roll it to a diameter of about 12 mm with a roll and roll it into the sapling (fine work) ), And after aging, the noodle string is further stretched to a diameter of about 6 mm with a roll and rolled into a sachet (a finishing operation) to produce a noodle string having a desired thickness.

  After aging the noodle string obtained in this way, hang it like a figure of 8 on two sticks while applying a twist (work), put it in the chamber box (main) and ripen it from the chamber box. Extend the distance between the two sticks by extending the distance between the two sticks to approximately 50 cm (small pulling work), put them in the chamber box, and remove the noodle strings from the chamber box until the distance between the two bars is approximately 1.4 m. It is extended by spreading (partitioning work), dried while further stretching the noodle strings (gate drying work), further stretched to 1.6 m and 2 m, and cut after drying to obtain the raw noodles of the product.

  Since the noodles are manufactured through the above-described work process, the thickness of the noodle strings obtained in the oil-returning / fine-meshing process affects the thickness of the raw noodles in the product, and the oil-returning / fine-meshing process. Therefore, it is necessary to accurately extend the noodle string to a desired thickness.

  Therefore, a semicircular concave part is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the disc-shaped synthetic resin roller, both rollers are fitted so that the outer peripheral surface overlaps, and the noodle string pulled out from the cocoon is placed in the circular gap. There has been proposed an extending roller device that extends through a small gap and adjusts the thickness of the noodle string (Patent Document 1).

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-32632

  However, the apparatus described in Patent Document 1 is used when an operator manually performs a noodle string extending operation, and it is necessary to make a significant improvement in order to automate.

  In addition, it is necessary to provide a guide for guiding the noodle string through the small gap between the rollers in order to extend the noodle string. For example, if the guide is made of a metal material such as a thin copper plate, There was a problem that the quality of the noodle string deteriorated when the string was rubbed against the surface of the guide to generate wrinkles and powder of the noodle string and this was caught in the noodle string.

  On the other hand, the present inventor can accurately and accurately manufacture the noodle strings to a desired thickness, and the noodle strings are stretched so that the noodle strings and powder are not involved and the quality of the noodle strings is not deteriorated. The device was developed and filed (Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-124721).

  However, in the above-described noodle string extending device, even if the extending roller mechanism is operated under the same conditions, the thickness of the noodle string extended due to moisture, aging degree, humidity, temperature, etc. of the noodle string may vary, resulting in product noodles. It came to know that the thickness of the can be uneven.

  This invention makes it a subject to provide the noodle string extension roller apparatus which enabled it to set to fixed thickness when extending a noodle string in view of this problem.

  Therefore, the noodle string extending roller device according to the present invention is a noodle string extending roller device configured to extend the noodle string to a predetermined thickness, has a disc shape, and has a semicircular concave portion on the outer peripheral portion. The semicircular concave portions are overlapped with each other to form an elliptical gap, and the noodle string is stretched to a thickness corresponding to the gap by pulling the noodle string into the elliptical gap and applying pressure. A pair of disc-shaped extending rollers, a receiving roller provided behind the pair of extending rollers, receiving the extended noodle string and feeding it backward, and a rotating shaft of the pair of extending rollers can be rotated. A mounting frame that supports the rotating shaft of the receiving roller so that the vertical position of the receiving roller can be adjusted, and a drive mechanism that drives the extending roller and the receiving roller.

  One of the features of the present invention is that the height of the receiving roller after the noodle string is extended can be adjusted up and down.

  When the receiving roller is made higher, the contact length on the outer periphery of the receiving roller becomes longer and it becomes difficult for the noodle string to pass through the gap between the pair of extending rollers.As a result, the extended noodle string becomes thinner, and when the receiving roller is lowered, As a result of the noodle string becoming shorter in contact length on the outer periphery of the receiving roller and easily passing through the gap between the extending rollers, the extended noodle string becomes thicker. Therefore, by adjusting the height of the receiving roller, the thickness of the extended noodle string can be set freely, so by adjusting the height of the receiving roller according to the moisture, aging degree, humidity, temperature, etc. of the noodle string The noodle string can be extended to a desired thickness with high accuracy, and the thickness of the product noodle can be made constant.

  In the extending roller device, a receiving roller is provided behind the extending roller, and the receiving roller often adopts a system in which both ends of the rotating shaft are supported at both ends with respect to the mounting frame. When it is cut, the noodle string is wound around the receiving roller, and it becomes complicated to remove the noodle string from the receiving roller because the attachment frame becomes an obstacle.

  Therefore, the extending roller mechanism is provided with a receiving roller behind the extending roller, and the receiving roller preferably supports the rotating shaft in a cantilever manner with respect to the mounting frame, so that the cut noodle string can be easily taken out from the receiving roller. it can. In addition, a cover may be attached to the receiving roller so as to prevent the noodle string from being wrapped around the outer peripheral surface of the receiving roller.

  Further, any method may be used as long as the height of the receiving roller can be adjusted. For example, the part which supports the rotating shaft of a receiving roller can be comprised so that it can tilt with respect to the main body of an attachment frame, and it can comprise so that it can fix by screwing.

  The material of the extending roller and the receiving roller is not particularly limited and may be a metal material such as copper or gun metal. However, considering the durability and the influence on the noodle string, at least a synthetic resin material such as MC nylon on the outer surface portion Is preferably used.

  The reason why the gap between the extending rollers is elliptical is that after passing through the extending roller, the noodle strings swell and become substantially circular. Although the semicircular concave outer peripheral end surface of the extending roller may be a smooth surface, it is preferable to perform micro uneven processing by, for example, sand blasting so that the noodle string can be smoothly drawn and fed out.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on specific examples. 1 to 8 show a preferred embodiment of the noodle string extending roller device according to the present invention. In the figure, the noodle string extending device is provided with a first jar 10 in which a noodle string 11 is continuously wound in a spiral shape, and a drawer device 12 for pulling out the noodle string 11 from the first jar 10 is disposed. Has been.

  In this drawer device 12, a column 12A is erected on the floor surface, and a mounting bar 12F extends in the lateral direction and is fixed to the upper portion of the column 12A, and a guide tube 12B is mounted on the mounting bar 12F. The noodle string 11 pulled out from the bag 10 is inserted through the guide tube 12B.

  An attachment frame 12C is attached to the upper end of the column 12A so as to extend obliquely upward and the inclination angle can be adjusted, and one end portions of the rotating shafts of the two drawing rollers 12D and 12E are rotatably supported on the attachment frame 12C. Further, the drawing roller 12D can change the mounting position in the longitudinal direction of the mounting frame 12C by adjusting the position of one end of the rotating shaft in a long groove (not shown). When the inclination angle of the attachment frame 12C is increased, the contact length of the noodle string 11 on the outer periphery of the drawing roller 12D is increased, so that the noodle string 11 can be made thinner. When the inclination angle of the attachment frame 12C is reduced, the noodle string 11 is increased. Since the contact length on the outer periphery of the drawing roller 12D becomes shorter, the noodle string 11 can be made thicker.

  The drawing rollers 12D and 12E are manufactured using a synthetic resin material such as MC nylon, the outer peripheral end surface is processed into a semicircular shape, the drawn noodle strings 11 are received, and the drawing rollers 12D and 12E are driven motors (not shown). The noodle string 11 is pulled out from the first halves 10 by being rotated.

  The drawn noodle string 11 is sent to the extending roller device 13. In this extending roller device 13, a pair of second extending rollers 13B and 13C having different outer diameters are rotatably attached to a pair of mounting frames 13A having a substantially Y shape, and the second extending rollers 13B and 13C are It is manufactured in a disc shape using a synthetic resin material such as MC nylon, its outer peripheral end surface is processed into a semicircular shape, and fine irregularities are processed by sandblasting or the like.

  The pair of second extending rollers 13B and 13C are overlapped so that the outer peripheral end surfaces are fitted to each other to form an elliptical gap 13Q, and the noodle string 11 is passed through the elliptical gap 13Q and extended. It has become. Note that both ends of the gap 13Q have an acute angle because the two semicircles are overlapped to form an elliptical gap 13Q. However, in the present invention, both ends of the gap 13Q are included in the elliptical shape. It is.

  The mounting frame 13A supports a pair of second guides 13D. The second guide 13D is manufactured using a synthetic resin material such as MC nylon, and the opposing surface of the second guide 13D is a concave guide. As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the guide frame 13R is processed into the surface 13R, and the mounting frame 13A is arranged so that the rear edge thereof is flush with the outer edge of the gap 13Q between the second extending rollers 13B and 13C. Installed on.

  A gear 13K and a pulley 13L are attached to the rotation shaft of the second extending roller 13B, the gear 13K is engaged with the gear 13J, the pulley 13I is connected to the gear 13J via the clutch mechanism 13S, and the pulley 13I is connected to the belt 13H. Is connected to the pulley 13G of the drive motor 13F, and the extending roller 13B is rotated by the drive motor 13F.

  Further, one mounting frame 13A has a Y-shaped inclined portion 13W attached to the main body of the mounting frame 13A so as to be rotatable about a mounting shaft, and is fastened and fixed by screws 13X.

  In addition, a second receiving roller 13P is provided behind the second extending rollers 13B and 13C, and one end portion of the rotation shaft of the second receiving roller 13P is cantilevered and supported by the inclined portion 13W. Yes.

  The second receiving roller 13R is manufactured in a disc shape using a synthetic resin material such as MC nylon, and its outer peripheral end surface is processed into a semicircular shape. At the one end of the rotating shaft of the second receiving roller 13R, A pulley 13N is attached, the pulley 13N is connected to the pulley 13L of the extending roller 13B by a belt 13M, and the second receiving roller 13R is rotated in synchronization with the second extending roller 13B.

  The first extending rollers 13B 'and 13C' are attached to the rotation shafts of the second extending rollers 13B and 13C, the first extending rollers 13B 'and 13C' are provided with a first guide 13D ', A first receiving roller 13P ′ is provided behind one extending roller 13B ′, 13C ′, and the first extending roller 13B ′, 13C ′, the first guide 13D ′, and the first receiving roller 13P ′ are The second extending rollers 13B and 13C, the second guide 13D, and the second receiving roller 13P have the same structure.

  A bracket 13Y extends in the width direction and is fixed to the mounting frame 13A, and a cover 13Z is attached to the bracket 13Y. The cover 13Z is slidably contacted with the lower portions of the receiving rollers 13P and 13P ′, and the noodle string is cut by this. 11 is prevented from being wound around the receiving rollers 13P and 13P ′.

  Further, a winding device 15 is provided behind the extending roller mechanism 13. In this winding device 15, a second scissor 16 is placed on the cradle 15A, the cradle 15A is fixed to the upper end of the rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft 15B is a frustoconical drive drum 15D by a gear mechanism 15C. It is connected to the rotating shaft.

  The drive drum 15D is connected to a reverse frustoconical drive drum 15E by a belt, and the drive drum 15E is connected to a drive motor by a belt. A screw rod 15H is provided between the drive drums 15D and 15E, a nut is screwed onto the screw rod 15H, a belt cover is attached to the nut, and the belt is driven by rotation and reverse rotation of the screw rod 15H. It is displaced along the rotational axes of 15D and 15E.

  The screw rod 15H is connected to the rotation shaft of the drive drum 15D via a pulley, a belt and a pulley, and a switching mechanism is provided in the middle of the rotation shaft. The switching mechanism has a nut at a predetermined limit position of the screw rod 15H. When it reaches, the direction of rotation is switched.

  Further, the nut is provided with a feeding arm 15Q by a link mechanism, and the feeding arm 15Q is moved outwardly from the center side of the second rod 16 by rotation of the screw rod 15H, and the second rod 16 is rotated by reverse rotation. It swings from the outside toward the center.

  A plurality of receiving rollers are rotatably provided on the feeding arm 15Q, the noodle string 11 is received by the receiving rollers, a guide roller is provided at the tip of the feeding arm 15Q, and a central axis is provided on the surface of the guide roller. A plurality of concave grooves extending in the direction are formed in parallel to each other, so that the noodle string 11 is not easily wound around the guide roller.

  When the noodle string 11 is to be extended, the first scissor 10 in which the noodle string 11 to be extended is spirally set is set at a predetermined position, and the operator manually touches the starting end of the noodle string 11 from the first scissor 10. After drawing and passing through the guide cylinder 12B and placing it on the drawing rollers 12D and 12E, it is pushed into the gap 13Q between the first extending rollers 13B ′ and 13C ′ through the guide 13D of the extending roller mechanism 13.

  When the preparation is completed, the controller 17 is turned on. Then, the first extending roller 13B ′ is rotated, and the noodle string 11 pushed into the gap 13Q between the first extending rollers 13B ′ and 13C ′ is drawn and rolled by the rotation of the extending roller 13B ′. Is an elliptical shape with a thickness corresponding to the size of the gap 13Q.

  When the noodle string 11 passes through the first extending rollers 13B ′ and 13C ′, the noodle string 11 swells in a circular shape. However, the degree of the noodle string 11 swells depending on the moisture, ripening degree, ambient humidity and temperature, and therefore the thickness of the noodle string 11 is reduced. Come different.

  Therefore, the screw 13X is loosened to change the inclination of the inclined portion 13W. When the stretched noodle string 11 is thick, the inclination is reduced, and when it is thin, the inclination is increased. When the inclination of the inclined portion 13W becomes smaller, the receiving roller 13P ′ becomes lower, the contact length of the noodle string 11 on the outer periphery of the receiving roller 13P ′ becomes longer and the resistance increases, and the first extending rollers 13B ′ and 13C. Since it becomes difficult to pass between ', the noodle string 11 becomes thin. On the other hand, when the inclination of the inclined portion 13W increases, the receiving roller 13P 'increases and the noodle string 11 easily passes between the extending rollers 13B' and 13C ', so that the noodle string 11 becomes thick.

  After the inclination of the inclined portion 13W is adjusted so that the noodle string 11 has an appropriate thickness and the screw 13X is tightened and fixed, the noodle string 11 continues to be extended.

  When the start end side portion of the noodle string 11 is extended, when the start end portion is placed on the receiving roller of the feeding arm 15Q and the switch of the controller 17 is turned on, the second picking 16 is rotated and the drive drum 15D, 15E is rotated, the screw rod 15H is rotated, the nut is displaced, and the displacement is applied to the feeding arm 15Q by the link mechanism, and the feeding arm 15Q gradually moves outward from the center of the second scissor 16. The noodle string 11 is spirally wound into the second jar 16 while being guided by the guide roller through the receiving roller of the feeding arm 15Q.

  When the noodle string 11 is wound up in the first stage of the first picking 16, this is detected from the position of the nut on the screw rod 15H, the controller 17 switches the rotation direction by the switching mechanism, and the screw rod 15H is reversed. The feeding arm 15Q is swung while gradually increasing in speed from the outside of the second sword 16 toward the center, and the noodle string 11 is spirally wound into the second sledge 16 and this The noodle string 11 in which such an operation is repeated is extended and continuously wound spirally in the second picking 16.

  On the other hand, when the noodle string 11 pulled out from the first cocoon 10 is broken due to a large load, the attachment frames 12C and 13A have a cantilever structure in the drawer mechanism 12 and the extending roller mechanism 13, so The noodle string 11 can be easily taken out.

  When the first lengthening is completed and it is necessary to further narrow the length, the scissor 16 including the noodle string 11 is placed on the lower side of the drawer mechanism 12 and is placed on the receiving base 15A. If the noodle strings 11 are extended by the second extending rollers 13B and 13C having a small gap, the noodle strings 11 can be further extended.

  Further, it was confirmed that when the noodle string 11 was extended using a pair of extending rollers 13B, 13C, 13B ', 13C' having different outer diameters, the noodle string 11 having a very smooth outer surface was obtained.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the pair of extending rollers 13B and 13C has a deep groove portion 13B-1 formed on the outer peripheral portion of one extending roller 13B, and the bottom portion of the deep groove portion 13B-1 is formed in a semicircular concave shape. On the other hand, a vertical wall portion 13C-1 is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the other extending roller 13C, an outer end surface of the vertical wall portion 13C-1 is formed in a semicircular concave shape, and the vertical wall portion 13C-1 is formed as a deep groove portion. 13B-1 may be slidably fitted and two semicircular concave portions may be overlapped with each other to form an elliptical gap 13Q. In this case, since the extending rollers 13B and 13C are positioned relative to each other, it is not necessary to separately provide a positioning member.

  As described above, it is possible to completely automate the process of extending the noodle strings 11 in the oil-returning / fine-meshing process in the production of the noodles, and to make the noodle strings 11 to a desired thickness in consideration of the subsequent process. Can be extended accurately.

It is a whole lineblock diagram showing a noodle string extension device provided with a desirable embodiment of a noodle string extension roller device concerning the present invention. It is a side view which shows the noodle string extension roller apparatus in the said embodiment. It is a top view which shows the extending roller apparatus in the said embodiment. It is a front view which shows the extending roller apparatus in the said embodiment. It is a rear view which shows the extending roller apparatus in the said embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the extending roller, guide, and receiving roller in the said embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the extending roller and guide in the said embodiment. It is a front view which shows the extending roller and guide in the said embodiment. It is a front view which shows the extending roller in other embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

13 Noodle string extending roller device 13A Mounting frame 13B, 13C Extending roller 13P Receiving roller 13W Inclined portion

Claims (4)

In the noodle string extending roller device that extends the noodle string to a predetermined thickness,
It has a disc shape and has a semicircular concave shape portion on the outer peripheral portion, and the semicircular concave shape portions are overlapped with each other to form an elliptical gap, and the noodle string is placed in the elliptical gap. A pair of disk-shaped extending rollers that extend the noodle string to a thickness corresponding to the gap by pulling
A receiving roller provided behind the pair of extending rollers, receiving the extended noodle string and feeding it backward;
An attachment frame that rotatably supports the rotation shaft of the pair of extending rollers, and supports the rotation shaft of the receiving roller so that the vertical position thereof can be adjusted;
A driving mechanism for driving the extending roller and the receiving roller;
A noodle string extending roller device comprising:   The noodle string extending roller device according to claim 1, wherein the receiving roller has a rotating shaft that is cantilevered with respect to a mounting frame.   3. The noodle string extending roller device according to claim 2, wherein a portion of the receiving roller that supports the rotating shaft is configured to be tiltable with respect to the main body of the mounting frame, and is fixed by screw tightening.   The noodle string extending roller device according to claim 1, wherein a cover for preventing the noodle string from being wound around the outer peripheral surface of the receiving roller is attached to the receiving roller.

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