JP4878069B1 - Sushi ball forming equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a sushi ball molding device that looks like a sushi ball is grasped by a craftsman.
A housing 12 having a table 13 with a through hole 13a, a sushi ball molding unit 20 that is concealed in the housing 12 and forms sushi balls from sushi rice, and sushi ball molding This is a sushi ball molding apparatus M having a take-out portion 30 that is taken out on the table 13 by raising the sushi balls molded in the section 20 and projecting them from the through holes 13a.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an automated sushi ball forming apparatus for forming a sushi ball used for gripping nigiri sushi into a predetermined shape, size and hardness.

  Traditional nigiri sushi, traditionally called Edo-mae, wasabi was placed on a sushi ball where sushi chefs grabbed sushi rice, put fresh seafood, and tightened from all sides again using the palms and fingertips of the hand. Are molded into a predetermined shape.

  However, relying on the skills of sushi chefs to produce nigiri sushi not only takes time to become a full-time sushi chef, but also increases labor costs due to labor costs.

  In response to recent demands for craftsmen and reduced manufacturing costs, so-called sushi robots (sushi ball molding equipment) that automatically produce sushi balls with machines have been developed. Currently, sushi restaurants, restaurants, etc. Used in

  On the other hand, there is a trend that customers still do not want to form sushi balls by mechanization, which is a major factor hindering further spread of sushi robots.

  Therefore, a large amount of sushi balls are produced by using a sushi robot in a place that is not visible to the customer (such as a store kitchen or outside the store), and this is put in a stocker or the like.

  A sushi robot is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-94072.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-94072

  However, with such a method, it takes too much time to produce nigiri sushi after producing sushi balls, and there are problems such as deterioration in quality as well as deterioration in taste.

  The present invention has been made from the above technical background, and by eliminating the appearance of sushi balls by a craftsman, the resistance of customers and the like to molding sushi balls with a machine is eliminated. An object of the present invention is to provide a sushi ball molding apparatus capable of performing the above.

To solve the above problems, the sushi ball-forming device of the present invention according to claim 1, the housing having a table which is formed of the through holes, is installed with concealed within the housing, the upper sushi rice A compressing and conveying means for conveying while compressing further downward, a dividing means for dividing the sushi rice conveyed by the compressing and conveying means into a predetermined length, and forming sushi balls from the sushi rice divided by the dividing means The sushi ball forming means provided with the forming and conveying means for conveying, and the sushi balls arranged in the vertical direction and linearly movable up and down and formed and conveyed by the sushi ball forming means are passed through the sushi balls includes moving means to protrude from the through hole by lifting directly above at the upper surface at the take-out position immediately below the hole, and a take-out means for taking out the sushi balls on the table, the molding conveyor means includes a plurality The success of A turntable in which holes are formed in the circumferential direction with a predetermined interval and the sushi rice divided by the dividing means is put into the forming hole, and the sushi rice put into the forming hole is compressed from above and below. A compression means for forming sushi balls, an under plate provided below the turntable and having an opening through which the lower mold of the compression means passes and an opening through which the moving means passes, and the turn Rotating drive means for rotating the table intermittently and transporting the formed sushi balls in the forming hole to the take-out position while moving on the under plate is provided .

The invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention described in claim 1, the contact area of the under plate with the sushi balls is subjected to uneven processing .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the table is provided at a position where the table is not visible from the front, which is a heightened portion of the housing. It is characterized by.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 1, 2, or 3 , wherein a sensor that detects the presence or absence of sushi balls on the table and the sensor detects that there is no sushi balls on the table. If it does, it has further the control means which controls operation | movement of the said sushi ball formation means and the said extraction means so that a sushi ball may be conveyed on the said table, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

Invention of Claim 5 is the optical sensor which consists of a pair of light projection part and light-receiving part in the invention of said Claim 4 , and detects the presence or absence of sushi balls optically. It is characterized by.

A sixth aspect of the invention is characterized in that, in the invention according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the forming and conveying means is disposed below the compression and conveying means .

According to the invention described in claim 1, since the sushi balls formed by the sushi ball molding means concealed in the casing are taken out to the table, if the sushi balls are taken up, the sushi balls are grasped by the craftsmen. Thus, it becomes possible to eliminate the customer's resistance to molding sushi balls with a machine.
Also, since the sushi balls are molded and transported by the turntable, it is more space efficient than the case where the sushi balls are molded and transported by separate members, and the sushi ball molding device can be made more compact. It becomes possible.
Furthermore, the sushi balls can be taken out on the table only by a simple operation of reciprocating the moving means in the vertical direction.
Furthermore, since the sushi balls can be taken out on the table using the upper end surface of the bar-shaped member, the moving means can be realized with a simple configuration.
And since the shape | molded sushi ball is taken up on a table so that it may be pushed up directly by a moving means, it becomes possible to move a sushi ball on a table reliably, without dropping from a moving means.

According to the invention described in claim 2, when the turntable rotates, the lower surface of the sushi ball is not damaged by the under plate.

According to the invention of claim 3, when the front of the sushi ball molding device is installed facing the customer, the table becomes invisible to the customer, etc. There is no need to be aware of the line of sight of customers.

According to the invention of claim 4, when the sushi ball is taken out from the table, the next sushi ball is automatically taken out on the table, so that the sushi ball can be formed smoothly according to the speed at which the sushi is gripped. become.

According to the invention described in claim 5, since the presence or absence of sushi balls is detected by the non-contact type sensor, deformation of the sushi balls can be prevented.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention , the sushi ball molding device is not increased in size in the horizontal direction by arranging the compression conveying means and the molding conveying means in the vertical direction, thereby improving the degree of freedom of apparatus installation. It becomes possible.

It is a perspective view which shows the sushi ball molding apparatus which concerns on one embodiment of this invention from the back side. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of the sushi ball molding apparatus of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the sushi ball molding apparatus of this Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the turntable with which the sushi ball molding apparatus which concerns on one embodiment of this invention was mounted | worn, and its peripheral component. It is a perspective view which shows the rotation drive part for rotating the turntable of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the compression part which compresses the sushi rice thrown into the shaping | molding hole of the turntable of FIG. 4 from an up-down direction, and shape | molds a sushi ball. It is a perspective view which shows the taking-out mechanism for taking out the sushi ball shape | molded by the shaping | molding hole of the turntable of FIG. 4 to a table. It is drawing for demonstrating operation | movement of the sushi ball molding apparatus which concerns on one embodiment of this invention, (a) is the figure which looked at the turntable from the top, (b) saw the sushi ball molding apparatus from the side. FIG. It is drawing for demonstrating the operation | movement following FIG. 8 of the sushi ball formation apparatus which concerns on one embodiment of this invention, (a) is the figure which looked at the turntable from the top, (b) is a sushi ball formation apparatus. It is the figure seen from the side. It is drawing for demonstrating the operation | movement following FIG. 9 of the sushi ball formation apparatus which concerns on one embodiment of this invention, (a) is the figure which looked at the turntable from the top, (b) is a sushi ball formation apparatus. It is the figure seen from the side. It is drawing for demonstrating the operation | movement following FIG. 10 of the sushi ball formation apparatus which concerns on one embodiment of this invention, (a) is the figure which looked at the turntable from the top, (b) is a sushi ball formation apparatus. It is the figure seen from the side.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment as an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that components having the same function are denoted by the same reference symbols throughout the drawings for describing the embodiment, and the repetitive description thereof will be omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the sushi ball forming apparatus M of the present embodiment is installed on a pedestal 11 on which a heat retaining container 10 containing sushi rice can be stored, and the front side is the rear side. The housing 12 has a shape that is higher than the side. Further, on the rear side of the housing 12 (that is, the portion where the height of the housing 12 is lowered), a table 13 having a through hole 13a from which a sushi ball to be described later is projected is provided. Therefore, this table 13 is not visible from the front, and if the front of the sushi ball molding apparatus M is installed facing the customer, the table 13 becomes invisible to the customer. The table 13 does not necessarily have to be invisible from the front.

  In the present embodiment, the table 13 has a shape in which the inner side is hollowed out, and the above-described through hole 13a is formed to open to the bottom surface of the hollowed portion.

  The casing 12 is provided with a lid 12a that is opened and closed when sushi rice is put into the hopper 14 on the upper surface, and a door 12b on the rear surface. Further, below the table 13, a first protection panel 12 c and a second protection panel 12 d are provided at positions that are in the vertical direction. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, when the table 13 is removed, the door 12b is opened, and the first protective panel 12c and the second protective panel are removed, the table 13 is concealed and installed in the hopper 14. The sushi ball molding unit 20 (an example of sushi ball molding means) that molds sushi balls from the sushi rice, and the sushi balls molded by the sushi ball molding unit 20 are raised and protruded from the through-holes 13a. The take-out portion 30 (an example of the take-out means) to be taken out is exposed.

  An operation panel 15 for setting the hardness of the sushi balls and the amount of rice is provided through the control unit 16 to be described later and is exposed from the window 12b-1 of the door 12b.

  Furthermore, the sushi ball forming apparatus M of the present embodiment is provided with a sensor 17 that detects the presence or absence of sushi balls on the table 13. If the sensor 17 detects that there is no sushi ball on the table 13, the control unit 16 controls the operations of the sushi ball molding unit 20 and the take-out unit 30 so as to convey the sushi balls onto the table 13. The

  Accordingly, when the sushi ball is taken out from the table 13, the next sushi ball is automatically taken out on the table 13, so that the sushi ball is smoothly formed according to the speed at which the sushi is gripped.

  The sensor 17 may be either a contact type or a non-contact type. However, in the present embodiment, the sensor 17 includes an unillustrated pair of light projecting unit and light receiving unit, and an optical sensor that optically detects the presence or absence of sushi balls. In this way, the presence or absence of sushi balls is detected by the non-contact sensor 17 to prevent the sushi balls from being deformed.

  In FIG. 2, a sushi ball molding unit 20 is a compression conveyance unit 21 (compression conveyance means) that conveys sushi rice supplied from a hopper 14 while being unwound by an unwinding blade (not shown) while being compressed downward from above. An example), a dividing unit 22 (an example of a dividing unit) for dividing the sushi rice conveyed by the compression conveyance unit 21 into a predetermined length, and a forming conveyance unit 23 (molding) arranged below the compression conveyance unit 21 An example of a conveying means).

  In the sushi ball molding apparatus M according to the present embodiment, the sushi ball molding apparatus M is prevented from being enlarged in the lateral direction by arranging the compression transport unit 21 and the molding transport unit 23 in the vertical direction in this way. The degree of freedom when installing is improved.

  In the compressing and conveying unit 21, three pairs of rollers (not shown) arranged close to each other are arranged up and down along the supply direction of the sushi rice, and the interval between each pair of rollers is gradually lowered downward. It is narrowed by. Thereby, the sushi rice is transferred downward while being gradually compressed by the three pairs of rollers. It should be noted that there may be a plurality of pairs of rollers, and it is not necessary to have three pairs.

  In addition, the forming and conveying unit 23 compresses the sushi rice divided by the dividing unit 22 to form sushi balls, and also transfers the formed sushi balls to the take-out position by the take-out unit 30.

  Here, the forming and conveying unit 23 inputs a plurality of forming holes 24a into which the sushi rice divided by the dividing unit 22 is inserted at a predetermined interval in the circumferential direction and the forming holes 24a. The compressed sushi rice is compressed from above and below to form sushi balls, and the turntable 24 is intermittently rotated, and the sushi balls in the molded holes 24a are formed as described above. A rotation drive unit 26 (an example of a rotation drive unit) that conveys the sheet to the take-out position is provided.

  Thus, in the sushi ball molding apparatus M of the present embodiment, the sushi balls are formed and transported by the turntable 24 in the molding transport unit 23. Compared to the case where the steps are carried out by separate members, the space efficiency is excellent. Therefore, the sushi ball molding apparatus M is further downsized by adopting this structure in addition to the above-described compression conveyance unit 21 and molding conveyance unit 23 being arranged in the vertical direction.

  Next, the take-out portion 30 is disposed below the turntable 24 and is provided so as to be reciprocable in the vertical direction. The take-out portion 30 moves upward from below while lifting the sushi balls in the molding hole 24a of the turntable 24. The sushi balls protrude from the through holes 13a of the table 13 (an example of the moving means), and the reciprocating driving unit 32 (reciprocating driving means of the reciprocating driving means) that is a brushless motor for reciprocating the moving part 31. One example).

  The sushi balls in the molding hole 24a of the turntable 24 are taken out on the table 13 by a simple operation of reciprocating the moving part 31 in the vertical direction.

  The functional configuration of the sushi ball molding apparatus M of the present embodiment described above is shown in the block diagram of FIG.

  Next, the detail of the shaping | molding conveyance part 23 is demonstrated using FIGS.

  In FIG. 4, the turntable 24, which is a component of the forming and conveying unit 23, has a plurality of forming holes 24 a into which the sushi rice divided by the dividing unit 22 is inserted as described above in a circumferential direction. Is formed. In the figure, the position indicated by the symbol A is a molding hole 24a into which sushi rice is introduced. Moreover, the position shown with the code | symbol B is the shaping | molding hole 24a of the position where the thrown-in sushi rice is compressed from the up-down direction and shape | molded in a sushi ball. And the position shown with the code | symbol C is the shaping | molding hole 24a of the taking-out position from which the shape | molded sushi ball is taken out to the table 13 by the moving part 31 of the taking-out part 30. FIG.

  An under plate 27 is provided below the turn table 24, and the turn table 24 is connected to a disk-shaped drive plate 28a (FIG. 5) via a table cap 24b fitted in the rotation center of the turn table 24. Thus, the turntable 24 rotates on the under plate 27.

  Openings 27a are formed in the under plate 27 at two locations, a position corresponding to the molding hole 24a indicated by the symbol B of the turntable 24 and a position corresponding to the molding hole 24a indicated by the symbol C. Here, the opening 27a at a position corresponding to the molding hole 24a indicated by the symbol B of the turntable 24 is a molding lower mold 25c that is a constituent member of the compression unit 25 for compressing the sushi rice in the molding hole 24a from below. -2 (FIG. 6). Moreover, the opening part 27a of the position corresponding to the shaping | molding hole 24a shown with the code | symbol C of the turntable 24 is for the moving part 31 for taking out a sushi ball to the table 13 penetrates.

  Therefore, when the sushi rice put into the molding hole 24a at the position indicated by the symbol A moves on the under plate 27 by the intermittent rotation of the turntable 24, the molding hole 24a reaches the position indicated by the symbol B. The sushi balls are compressed by the compression unit 25, and when the molding hole 24a reaches the position indicated by the symbol C, it is taken out to the table 13 by the moving unit 31.

  The contact area of the under plate 27 with the sushi rice and sushi balls is provided with uneven processing such as grooving and embossing so that the contact area with the sushi rice and sushi balls is reduced. Consideration is given so that the under plate 27 does not hurt the lower surface of the sushi rice / sushi balls when the 24 rotates.

  In order to rotate such a turntable 24, in FIG. 5, the turntable 24 is coaxially connected to a drive plate 28 a constituting the rotation drive unit 26.

  Here, the rotation drive unit 26 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The rotation drive unit 26 includes the drive plate 28a described above and a servo motor 28b that rotates the drive plate intermittently. The drive plate 28a is attached to an output shaft 28e of a speed reducer 28d that is rotated by a servo motor 28b via a belt 28c. With such a structure, when the servo motor 28b controlled by the control unit 16 rotates intermittently, the rotation is decelerated by the speed reducer 28d and transmitted to the drive plate 28a via the output shaft 28e. Rotate by a rotation angle equal to the interval between the forming holes 24a formed in the circumferential direction.

  In FIG. 6, when the molding hole 24a reaches the position indicated by the symbol B, the compression unit 25, which is a component of the molding conveyance unit 23, compresses the sushi rice put into the molding hole 24a from above and below. Form sushi balls.

  The compression section 25 includes an upper arm section 25b-1 and a lower arm section 25b-2 that pass through the guide rod 25a and are movable in the vertical direction. Further, an upper molding die 25c-1 and a lower molding die 25c-2 each having an outer peripheral shape slightly smaller than the shape of the molding hole 24a are opposed to each other at the tips of the arm portions 25b-1 and 25b-2. Attached. And each arm part 25b-1, 25b-2 is connected with the output shaft 25d-1 of the said brushless motor 25d via the link mechanism 25e which approaches / separates mutually by rotation of the brushless motor 25d. .

  In addition, the opposing surface of the shaping | molding upper mold | type 25c-1 and the shaping | molding lower mold | type 25c-2 is not a plane, but is a curved surface corresponding to the upper surface and lower surface of the sushi ball to shape | mold.

  With such a structure, when the brushless motor 25d controlled by the control unit 16 rotates, the upper arm unit 25b-1 and the lower arm unit 25b-2 approach each other through the link mechanism 25e due to the rotation, Then move away. Accordingly, a molding upper mold 25c-1 attached to the upper arm part 25b-1 and a molding lower mold 25c-2 attached to the lower arm part 25b-2 are preset in the molding hole 24a. Approach each other to a distance and then move away.

  At this time, since the sushi rice is put in the molding hole 24a, the sushi rice is formed with the molding upper die 25c-1 when the molding upper die 25c-1 and the molding lower die 25c-2 are closest to each other. The sushi balls are molded by being compressed into a space shape surrounded by the molded lower mold 25c-2 and the molded holes 24a.

  In FIG. 7, the take-out unit 30 that protrudes the sushi balls molded by the sushi ball molding unit 20 from the through holes 13 a and takes them out on the table 13 lifts the sushi balls in the molding holes 24 a as described above. The moving part 31 which protrudes from the through-hole 13a, and the reciprocating drive part 32 which is a brushless motor for reciprocating the moving part 31 are provided.

  As shown in the drawing, the moving unit 31 is a bar-like member arranged in the vertical direction, and the sushi balls are taken out on the table with a simple configuration in which the upper end surface is used to lift the sushi balls. Yes.

  In addition, since the moving part 31 penetrates the shaping | molding hole 24a, it has an outer periphery shape slightly smaller than the shape of this shaping | molding hole 24a.

  The moving part 31 has a rod 34 penetrating the guide ring 33 and being movable in the vertical direction attached to the lower part thereof. The rod 34 is connected to the output shaft 32 a of the reciprocating drive unit 32 via a link bar 35 that is swung by the rotation of the reciprocating drive unit 32 and moves the rod 34 in the vertical direction.

  The link bar 35 is swingable about one end (in the illustrated case, the right end) as a fulcrum. In addition, a projection 34a attached to the rod 34 is inserted into a long hole 35a formed at the other end (the left end in the case of illustration) so as to be movable in the long hole 35a. Further, in the vicinity of the center of the link bar 35, a long hole 35b into which a protrusion 32b eccentrically attached to the output shaft 32a of the reciprocating drive unit 32 is inserted is formed.

  With such a structure, when the brushless motor as the reciprocating drive unit 32 controlled by the control unit 16 rotates, the protrusion 32b rotates in a circle by the rotation, and reciprocates in the long hole 35b of the link rod 35. As a result, the link bar 35 swings. Then, the rod-shaped moving portion 31 moves up and down via the rod 34 by the swing of the link rod 35. And when the moving part 31 raises, the sushi ball shape | molded by the sushi ball shaping | molding part 20 is lifted by the upper end surface of the moving part 31, and is taken out on the table 13 from the through-hole 13a.

  In the present embodiment, since the sushi balls are taken out by the moving unit 31 that moves up and down in this manner, the sushi ball take-out position in the sushi ball molding unit 20 is directly below the through hole 13a.

  This is because the molded sushi balls are pushed out by the moving unit 31 and taken out on the table 13 so that the sushi balls do not fall from the moving unit 31 and are surely put on the table 13. This is because it was moved.

  Next, operation | movement of the sushi ball shaping | molding apparatus M which has the above structure is demonstrated using FIGS. 8-11. These drawings are schematic diagrams for explaining the operation. For example, a part of the forming hole 24a formed in the turntable 24 is omitted.

  First, in FIG. 8, the turntable 24 is rotated by a predetermined rotation angle, and the molding hole 24a holding the sushi balls molded by the sushi ball molding unit 20 in the housing 12 is located at the position indicated by the symbol C (that is, When the sushi ball is taken out), the moving part 31 rises and passes through the through-hole 13a as shown in FIG.

  When the sushi balls are taken out on the table 13, the sushi balls are picked up as shown in FIG. 10, and sushi seeds such as wasabi and seafood are placed thereon and provided to customers.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, in the sushi ball molding apparatus M of this Embodiment, an operator can work from both right and left by two persons standing on both sides of the apparatus. Therefore, the operating efficiency is doubled as compared with an apparatus that can work only by one worker.

  In this way, if the sensor 17 detects that no sushi balls are on the table 13, the moving unit 31 descends as shown in FIG.

  Thereafter, returning to FIG. 8, the turntable 24 rotates and the molding hole 24 a holding the next sushi ball is in the position indicated by the symbol C, and thereafter, through the operations of FIG. 9 to FIG. 10, FIG. 11. The operation of returning to 8 is repeated.

  Thus, according to the sushi ball molding apparatus M of the present embodiment, the sushi balls molded by the sushi ball molding unit 20 concealed in the housing 12 are taken out to the table 13, so that the sushi balls are If it is taken up, it looks as if the sushi balls were held by craftsmen, so it is possible to eliminate the customer's resistance to molding the sushi balls with a machine.

  In particular, if the table 13 is provided in a position that cannot be seen from the front, the front of the sushi ball molding apparatus M is placed facing the customer and the table 13 becomes invisible to the customer. As for molding, it is not necessary to be aware of the line of sight of customers when taking out sushi balls from the table 13.

  Although the invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described based on the embodiment, the embodiment disclosed in this specification is an example in all respects and is limited to the disclosed technology. Should not be considered. That is, the technical scope of the present invention should not be construed restrictively based on the description in the above-described embodiment, but should be construed according to the description of the scope of claims. All modifications are included without departing from the technical scope equivalent to the described technique and the gist of the claims.

  For example, in this Embodiment, although the opposing surface of the shaping | molding upper mold | type 25c-1 and the shaping | molding lower mold | type 25c-2 is a curved surface, a plane may be sufficient. Or even if it is a curved surface, shapes other than the shape shown in this Embodiment are also employable.

  That is, the said embodiment only demonstrated the case where this invention was applied to the sushi ball formation apparatus M for shape | molding sushi balls suitable for nigiri sushi. However, the present invention is not limited to the formation of sushi balls for nigiri sushi. For example, sushi for so-called warship rolls in which the outer periphery of sushi rice is wrapped with seaweed and sushi seeds are placed thereon. It can be widely applied to molding various types of sushi balls such as balls.

  For example, in the case of a sushi ball molding apparatus that molds sushi balls for warship winding, the opposing surfaces of the molded upper mold 25c-1 and the molded lower mold 25c-2 are flat.

  Similarly, the shape of the forming hole 24a may be a shape other than an ellipse or an ellipse as shown in the present embodiment.

  Moreover, you may employ | adopt structures other than the structure shown in this Embodiment for structures, such as the sushi ball shaping | molding part 20, the shaping | molding conveyance part 23, the extraction part 30, and the moving part 31. However, if the configuration shown in this embodiment is adopted, the great advantages as described above can be obtained.

  The sushi ball molding apparatus according to the present invention can be applied to the formation of sushi balls of various sizes and shapes.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 Housing | casing 13 Table 13a Through-hole 16 Control part 17 Sensor 20 Sushi ball molding part 21 Compression conveyance part 22 Dividing part 23 Molding conveyance part 24 Turntable 24a Molding hole 25 Compression part 25c Molding upper mold | type 25c Molding lower mold | type 26 Rotation drive part 30 Unloading section 31 Moving section 32 Reciprocating drive section M Sushi ball forming device

Claims (6)

A housing having a table with a through hole;
A compressing and conveying means that is concealed in the casing and conveys the sushi rice while compressing it downward from above, a dividing means that divides the sushi rice conveyed by the compressing and conveying means into a predetermined length, and the division Sushi ball molding means comprising molding and conveying means for molding and conveying sushi balls from sushi rice divided by means;
The sushi balls, which are arranged in the vertical direction and are linearly movable and formed and transported by the sushi ball molding means, are lifted directly above the upper end surface at the take-out position directly below the through hole. A moving means for projecting from the through-hole , and having a taking-out means for taking out the sushi balls on the table ,
The molding conveying means is
A turntable in which a plurality of molding holes are formed in the circumferential direction with a predetermined interval, and the sushi rice divided by the dividing means is put into the molding holes;
Compression means for compressing the sushi rice charged in the molding hole from above and below to form sushi balls;
An under plate provided below the turntable and formed with an opening through which a molding lower mold of the compression means passes and an opening through which the moving means passes;
Rotation drive means for intermittently rotating the turntable and conveying the formed sushi balls in the molding hole to the take-out position while moving on the under plate,
A sushi ball molding apparatus characterized by that. The contact area with the sushi balls in the under plate is subjected to uneven processing,
The sushi ball forming apparatus according to claim 1. The table is provided at a position where the table is not visible from the front, which is a heightened portion of the housing.
The sushi ball molding apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. A sensor for detecting the presence or absence of sushi balls on the table;
If the sensor detects that there is no sushi balls on the table, control means for controlling the operation of the sushi ball molding means and the take-out means so as to convey sushi balls on the table;
The sushi ball molding apparatus according to claim 1, 2 or 3, further comprising: The sensor consists of a pair of light projecting part and light receiving part, and is an optical sensor that optically detects the presence or absence of sushi balls.
The sushi ball molding apparatus according to claim 4 . The molding conveying means is disposed below the compression conveying means.
The sushi ball molding apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein

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