JP4951012B2 - Noodle making cutting device and method for producing noodles using the device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cutting apparatus for cutting a noodle strip into a noodle string by a cutting blade roll in the production of noodles, and a method for producing noodles using the same.

  Conventionally, the main method for cutting out noodle strings by a machine is to pass a noodle strip formed by rolling a thin noodle dough between a pair of opposing rotating cutting blade rolls, and then cutting the strip into a linear shape. Each of the pair of cutting blade rolls has a plurality of blades formed in the circumferential direction and a plurality of grooves formed between the blades. There are a plurality of types of cutting blade rolls, such as a noodle string shape to be cut out and a shape of the cutting edge, such as a square blade type, a round blade type, and a knife blade type.

  For example, in a square blade type cutting blade roll, a convex pressing portion (also referred to as a mountain) formed on one cutting blade roll is inserted into a concave insertion portion (also referred to as a groove) of the other cutting blade roll. Cut the noodle strip. In addition, a round blade type or knife blade type cutting blade roll has a pressing portion (a portion having a narrow groove (shallow groove) in the case of a round tooth) formed on one of the cutting blade rolls and a cutting blade on the other side. The noodle band is cut by bringing the tip of the fitting portion (the portion having a thick groove (deep groove in the case of round teeth)) formed on the blade roll into contact. In any case, the cut noodle strings are pushed into a plurality of space portions formed by meshing the opposing cutting blade rolls, that is, into the insertion portion side of the space between the pressing portion and the insertion portion. become.

  Since the noodle strings pushed into the insertion portion (groove) are in close contact with the side surface of the groove, the noodle string rotates and moves with the rotation of the cutting blade roll. The noodle strings that are in close contact with the side surface of the groove are scraped out of the groove by a scraper (also called a scraper) having comb-like teeth. Specifically, the noodle strings that are rotationally moved by the rotation of the cutting blade roll are scraped out from the groove by inserting and arranging the tooth tips of the plurality of teeth (scraped teeth) formed in the scrape into the groove.

  For raw noodles, the noodle strings cut in this way should be cut to a certain length and dusted so that the noodle strings do not bind, but in the case of mass-produced chilled noodles, frozen noodles and instant noodles The noodle strings thus cut need to be conveyed on a conveyor and continuously steamed or boiled to subject the noodle strings to an alpha treatment.

  However, when the noodle strings are pregelatinized by steaming or boiling, it takes a certain amount of time, so the speed of the steamer for steaming and the conveyor passing through the boiling tank for boiling is faster than the cutting speed when cutting the noodle strings. Also has to slow down considerably. On the other hand, in the cut noodle strings, the adjacent noodle strings or the overlapping noodle strings may be bound to each other at the time of the alpha conversion treatment or at the time of conveyance. In particular, when the noodle strings are made α by steaming, the noodle strings are remarkably bound to each other.

  If the noodle strings are bound together, the noodles will not be unraveled during cooking or eating, and will form a dumpling, or if you try to loosen them, the noodle strings will be cut short. In addition, there may be a disadvantage that the bound portion is not sufficiently α-ized. Furthermore, in the case of instant noodles, the noodles that are usually cut out are produced by steaming and drying treatment, but if the drying process such as frying or hot air drying is performed in the bound state, the portion is dried. It will not be enough and will be in a raw state and will be defective.

  In order to suppress such binding, especially in steamed noodles, the noodle strings cut by a pair of opposed cutting blade rolls are waved by passing them through a conduit etc. immediately after cutting (usually fine in the vertical direction). A strong wave is applied) so that the noodle strings are not bound in a linear or planar manner as much as possible. That is, the contact area between the noodle strings is reduced so that they are not bound to each other.

  However, when the noodle strings that have been waved in this way are steamed, the noodle strings are α-like while still being waved on the conveyor, so that the noodle strings are fixed with a strong wave shape. Therefore, even if a process of drawing (pulling) the noodle strings after cooking is performed, the noodles are in a curled state with a wave shape remaining. Here, raw noodles are generally straight, except in special cases. Especially in buckwheat, udon, spaghetti, etc., the cramped noodles are strange and undesirable.

  Although there is a great demand for noodles that are not waved, there is a problem that, when not waved, adjacent noodle strings or overlapping noodle strings bind as described above. The inventors of the present invention have examined the actual binding state and studied the cause of how the binding can be prevented in noodle strings that are not waved by a conduit or the like.

  As a result, when not using a conduit or the like, the noodle strings scraped by each scrap from each cutting blade roll are in a state of winding a relatively regular vortex on the conveyor disposed below, Or it cuts out in the state which meandered in the horizontal direction, and is conveyed in the state laminated | stacked in two steps in general. In this case, the noodle strings cut out from one cutting blade roll (between the noodle strings cut out next to each other) rather than the binding between the noodle wires cut from different cutting blade rolls stacked in two stages ) Was found to be more conspicuous.

That is, between the noodle strings adjacent to each other in the noodle strings cut by one cutting blade roll (the width direction of the cutting blade roll), and next to each other in the noodle strings cut by the other cutting blade roll (of the cutting blade roll It was found that binding occurs most easily between the noodle strings in the width direction).
This is considered because the noodle strings adjacent to each other fall down and the side surfaces of the noodle strings come into contact with each other in a linear or planar manner in a state where the movement of the cut noodle strings is synchronized. At this time, the side surfaces of the noodle strings are cut so as to be pushed by the cutting blade roll and are not smooth, so it is considered that the noodle strings are more easily bound.

  Therefore, in one of the cutting blade rolls, we tried to suppress the binding by changing the timing at which the noodle strings are cut out by changing the position where the scraped tooth tips for scraping the noodle strings are arranged next to each other. . However, to the extent that the positions of the adjacent tooth tips in the scrape are shifted back and forth, the state in which the noodle strings are in contact with each other cannot be greatly improved, and a sufficient effect cannot be obtained.

  As prior arts for shifting the positions of the adjacent tooth tips of the scraps back and forth, there are inventions described in Patent Documents 1 to 5. Among these, the inventions of Patent Documents 1 to 4 shift the tooth tip positions of adjacent comb teeth by changing the lengths of the comb teeth (scratched teeth) in one scraper from each other. In the invention described in (2), two scraps are arranged with respect to one cutting blade roll, and the tooth tip positions of adjacent comb teeth are shifted by shifting the installation position of each scraper back and forth.

  However, as described above, none of the technologies described in the prior arts can greatly improve the state in which the cut noodle strings are in contact with each other in a linear or planar manner, and the binding between the noodle strings is sufficiently improved. It was not possible level.

Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 39-25649 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 40-35758 JP-A-53-75376 JP-A-10-210924 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-203787

An object of the present invention is to provide a cutting device for noodle making capable of suppressing binding between noodle strings, and a noodle manufacturing device including the cutting device for noodle making.
Further, the present invention provides a method for producing noodles using the noodle making apparatus, wherein the binding between the cut noodle strings is suppressed without applying strong waves to the noodle strings. The purpose is to provide.

  The present invention is capable of rotating in the first rotation direction around the first rotation axis, and is formed between the plurality of first pressing portions formed in the circumferential direction and the plurality of first pressing portions, respectively. A first cutting edge roll having a plurality of first insertion portions, and a second rotation direction parallel to the first rotation axis and rotatable in a second rotation direction opposite to the first rotation direction. And a plurality of second pressing portions formed in the circumferential direction and a plurality of second insertion portions formed between the plurality of second pressing portions, respectively, and the meshing position with the first cutting blade roll And a plurality of first scraping teeth inserted and disposed in every other first insertion portion in the first rotation axis direction, and the plurality of first scraping teeth. Each first tooth tip of the tooth is in the first rotation direction from the meshing position about the first rotation axis. And a plurality of second scraped teeth inserted and disposed in each of the remaining first insertion portions in which the plurality of first scraped teeth are not inserted and disposed. A second scraper in which each second tooth tip of the second scraped tooth is disposed at a position of 120 ° to 210 ° in the first rotational direction from the meshing position about the first rotational shaft; and the second rotational shaft. A plurality of third scraping teeth inserted and arranged in every other second insertion portion in the direction, and each of the third tooth tips of the plurality of third scraping teeth is in the meshing position about the second rotation axis A plurality of fourth scrapes inserted and disposed in each of the third scraper disposed at a position of 5 ° to 90 ° in the second rotation direction from the first and the remaining second insertion portions where the plurality of third scraping teeth are not disposed. And having a plurality of first teeth A noodle cutting device comprising: a fourth scraper in which each fourth tooth tip of the scraped tooth is disposed at a position of 120 ° to 210 ° in the second rotational direction from the meshing position about the second rotation axis. About.

  The second scraper is separated so that the positions of the plurality of second tooth tips are separated from the positions of the plurality of first tooth tips by 90 ° or more in the first rotation direction around the first rotation axis. The fourth scraper is arranged such that the positions of the plurality of fourth tooth tips are separated from the positions of the plurality of third tooth tips by 90 ° or more in the second rotation direction around the second rotation axis. It is preferable that they are spaced apart.

  The first scraper is arranged such that each of the plurality of first tooth tips is located at a position of 60 ° to 70 ° from the meshing position in the first rotation direction around the first rotation axis, and the second scraper is Each of the plurality of second tooth tips is disposed at a position of 150 ° to 180 ° from the meshing position in the first rotation direction around the first rotation axis, and the third scraper is formed of the plurality of third teeth. Each of the tips is arranged at a position of 60 ° to 70 ° in the second rotation direction from the meshing position around the second rotation axis, and each of the fourth tooth tips is rotated in the second rotation. It is preferable to arrange | position in the position of 150 degrees-180 degrees from the said meshing position to a 2nd rotation direction centering on an axis | shaft.

  Further, each of the plurality of second tooth tips in the second scraper has a trajectory of noodle strips scraped from each of the plurality of first insertion portions by the plurality of second scraping teeth, and the meshing position and the first The plurality of fourth tooth tips in the fourth scraper are scraped from the plurality of second insertion portions by the plurality of fourth scraping teeth, respectively, so as to intersect with a plane including one rotation axis. It is preferable that the locus | trajectory of the taken-out noodle strings is arrange | positioned in the position which cross | intersects the plane containing the said meshing position and said 2nd rotating shaft.

  Moreover, it arrange | positions at the other end side in the 1st rectangular frame which is arrange | positioned at the one end side in a 1st cutting blade roll and a 2nd cutting blade roll, and pivotally supports both cutting blade rolls, and a 1st cutting blade roll and a 2nd cutting blade roll. A second rectangular frame that pivotally supports the two cutting blade rolls, a bottom surface on the lower side in the vertical direction of the first rectangular frame, and a bottom surface on the lower side in the vertical direction of the second rectangular frame, In the first rectangular frame, a rod-like or plate-like first horizontal member arranged at an opposing position, a rod-like or plate-like third horizontal member arranged at a position opposed to the second cutting blade roll, and the first rectangular frame A side surface formed so as to extend in the vertical direction continuously with the bottom surface or a top surface formed so as to extend in the horizontal direction continuously with the side surface, and in a vertical direction continuously with the bottom surface in the second rectangular frame. Formed to extend A bar-like or plate-like second horizontal member arranged at a position facing the first cutting blade roll, and a side surface formed on the side surface or an upper surface formed so as to extend in the horizontal direction. A bar-like or plate-like fourth horizontal member disposed at a position facing the second cutting blade roll, the first scraper is attached to the first horizontal member, and the second scraper is Preferably, the third horizontal member is attached to the second horizontal member, the third scraper is attached to the third horizontal member, and the fourth scraper is attached to the fourth horizontal member.

  In addition, the first horizontal member is disposed to face a position approximately 90 ° from the meshing position in the first rotation direction around the first rotation axis of the first cutting blade roll, The noodle strings scraped out by the first transverse member are cut vertically downward through one side of the first horizontal member, which is the meshing position side, and the noodle strings scraped by the second scraper are Cut through the other side of the horizontal member in the vertical direction, the third horizontal member is approximately 90 from the meshing position in the second rotational direction around the second rotation axis of the second cutting blade roll. The noodle strings arranged opposite to the position of 0 ° and scraped out by the third scraper are cut vertically downward through one side which is the meshing position side of the third horizontal member, The noodle strings scraped by the four scrapes are It is preferable to cut out vertically downward through the other side of the three horizontal members.

  A conveyor disposed on the lower side in the vertical direction of the first cutting blade roll and the second cutting blade roll, and the noodle strings scraped out by the first scraper and scraped by the second scraper. The noodle strings, the noodle strings scraped by the third scraper, and the noodle strings scraped by the fourth scraper are preferably cut out on the conveyor at substantially equal intervals.

  The present invention is the noodle making cutting device according to any one of the above, a steaming portion for steaming the noodle strings cut out from the noodle making cutting device, and steaming by the steaming portion. The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing noodles comprising a stretching unit that stretches the formed noodle strings.

  The present invention relates to a method for producing noodles, comprising: a cutting step of cutting a plurality of noodle strings from a predetermined noodle band by the noodle making cutting device according to any one of the above.

  The present invention includes a cutting step of cutting a plurality of noodle strings from a predetermined noodle strip by the noodle making cutting device according to any one of the above, and steaming the noodle strings cut from the noodle cutting device. The present invention relates to a method for producing noodles comprising a steaming step for pregelatinization and a stretching step for stretching the steamed noodle strings steamed by the steaming step.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the noodle making cutting device which can suppress the binding of noodle strings, and a noodle manufacturing apparatus provided with this noodle making cutting device can be provided.
Moreover, according to this invention, it is a noodle manufacturing method using the said noodle making cutting device, Comprising: The noodle manufacturing method by which the binding | bonding of the cut noodle strings was suppressed can be provided. Furthermore, according to the present invention, it is possible to produce a relatively straight noodle with little curling because no strong wave is applied.

It is a flowchart explaining the noodle manufacturing system S. It is sectional drawing explaining the structure of the cutting device 200 for noodle making. It is a top view explaining the 1st cutting blade roll 210a and the 2nd cutting blade roll 210b. It is the elements on larger scale of the 1st cutting blade roll 210a and the 2nd cutting blade roll 210b. It is a figure explaining the meshing state of the 1st cutting blade roll 210a and the 2nd cutting blade roll 210b. It is a figure explaining the attachment structure of each scrape. It is a figure explaining arrangement of scraping teeth 232a in the 1st scrape 230a. It is a figure explaining arrangement of scraping teeth 242a in the 2nd scrap 240a. It is a figure explaining the state by which the some noodle strings 3 are cut out in the cutting device 200 for noodle making. It is a figure explaining the state of the raw noodle string 3 cut out on the belt 410 by the cutting device 200 for noodle making. It is a figure explaining the state of the raw noodle string 3 cut out on the belt 410 with the conventional cutting device for noodle making. It is a figure explaining arrangement | positioning of the scraping-out tooth | gear 632a in the 1st scrape 630a in the cutting blade roll of a square blade. It is a figure explaining arrangement | positioning of the scraping teeth 642a in the 2nd scraper 640a in the cutting blade roll of a square blade.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.
First, the noodle manufacturing system (apparatus) S in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating the noodle manufacturing system S.
As shown in FIG. 1, the noodle production system S includes a noodle strip production unit 100 that rolls a noodle dough 1 to form a noodle strip 2, and a noodle strip that cuts the noodle strip 2 to form a raw noodle strip 3. A feeding device 200, a steaming device 300 for steaming the raw noodle strings 3, a shower device 350 for cooling the steamed steamed noodle strings 4, a transport conveyor 400 for transporting the cut raw noodle strings 3, and a transport conveyor 400 And a tension conveyor 500 that is continuously arranged and has a high conveyance speed.

The noodle strip generating unit 100 includes rolling rolls 101, 102, and 103 for sequentially rolling thin noodle dough generated by a mixer or the like (not shown) into a noodle strip by a multifunction machine (not shown).
The thin noodle band 2 generated by the noodle band generating unit 100 is put into the noodle making cutting device 200.

  Here, examples of the main raw material in the noodle dough 1 include wheat flour, starch, buckwheat flour, and various flours. Moreover, as an auxiliary material in the noodle dough 1, egg white, various thickeners, gluten, salt, citrus, a pigment | dye, etc. can be illustrated. These auxiliary materials may be added together with the main material in powder form, or may be added by dissolving or suspending in kneading water.

The noodle making cutting device 200 includes a first cutting blade roll 210a, a second cutting blade roll 210b, a first scraper 230a, a second scraper 240a, a third scraper 230b, and a fourth scraper 240b. .
The structure and operation of the noodle making cutting device 200 will be described in detail later.

The noodle making cutting device 200 cuts out the noodle band 2 to form a plurality of raw noodle strings 3. The plurality of raw noodle strings 3 formed by the noodle making cutting device 200 are cut out on a belt 410 (to be described later) in the conveyor 400. In the present embodiment, the raw noodle strings 3 scraped by each of the first scraper 230a, the second scraper 240a, the third scraper 230b, and the fourth scraper 240b are placed on the lower side in the order of scraping. It is placed on the belt 410 so as to form a layer, and is conveyed in a state of being substantially overlapped with four layers. Here, the raw noodle strings 3 in this embodiment are not synchronized with each other, and the noodle strings 3 are restrained from overlapping each other in a linear or planar manner while drawing a generally disjointed arc or meander. In this state, it is placed on the belt 410.
The plurality of raw noodle strings 3 cut out are conveyed to the internal space 330 of the steaming apparatus 300 as the belt 410 moves.

The steaming apparatus 300 includes a case part 310 and a steam introduction part 320.
The case portion 310 is formed with an inlet 311 and an outlet 312 through which the belt 410 on which the raw noodle strings 3 are placed can be inserted. The case portion 310 forms an internal space 330 that is filled with steam.

  The steam introduction part 320 has a plurality of steam discharge holes 321 that are partly disposed in the internal space 330 and formed in a portion disposed in the internal space 330. The steam introduction unit 320 introduces high-temperature steam supplied from a high-temperature steam generation unit (not shown) into the internal space 330 and releases high-temperature steam introduced from the plurality of vapor discharge holes 321. Thereby, the internal space 330 is filled with high temperature steam.

The plurality of raw noodle strings 3 conveyed to the internal space 330 in the steaming apparatus 300 are turned into the steamed noodle strings 4 by the high-temperature steam filled in the internal space 330. Here, since the raw noodle strings 3 in a state in which they are suppressed from being overlapped in a linear shape or a planar shape are steamed by the steaming device 300, it is possible to suppress the generation of a raw state portion and the occurrence of binding.
A plurality of raw noodle strings 3 (steamed noodle strings 4) steamed by the steaming device 300 are carried out to the outside as the belt 410 moves.

The shower device 350 includes a water conduit 351 and a radiating unit 352.
The water guide pipe 351 guides the cooling water adjusted to a predetermined temperature by a water temperature adjustment unit (not shown) to the radiation unit 352.

The radiation part 352 has a plurality of radiation holes formed facing the belt 410 side. The radiating section 352 radiates (discharges) the cooling water guided by the water conduit 351 to the high-temperature steamed noodle strings 4 placed on the belt 410 from the plurality of radiation holes.
The shower device 350 can cool the steamed noodle strings 4 and perform a certain degree of loosening with the momentum of water. In addition, the shower device 350 tightens the steamed noodle strings with cooling water and simultaneously removes the sliminess on the surface of the noodle strings.

The conveyor 400 includes a belt 410 and rotation driving units 420 and 430 that are disposed inside the belt 410 and rotate the belt 410.
In the conveyor 400, the belt 410 is an endless belt formed of a net belt so that steam can be passed and drained during steaming and water shower. However, since it is not preferable that the belt to which the cut noodle strings fall is wet, the conveyor 400 is different in the section from the position where the noodle strings are cut to before entering the cooking apparatus 300. The belt conveyor may be used, or an inclined sliding plate may be used, and thereafter a two-stage conveyor that transfers to the conveyor 400 having the belt 410 may be used.

  A plurality of raw noodle strings 3 cut by the noodle making cutting device 200 are placed on the belt 410 (outer surface). Further, the belt 410 conveys a plurality of raw noodle strings 3 placed by the rotational movement of the belt 410. Further, the belt 410 carries a plurality of raw noodle strings 3 (steamed noodle strings 4) into the steaming device 300, transports them to the outside of the steaming device 300, conveys them below the shower device 350, and a tension conveyor described later. It is conveyed to the vicinity of the end of 500.

  The pulling conveyor 500 is disposed adjacent to the end of the conveying conveyor 400 on the carry-out side. The pulling conveyor 500 conveys the steamed noodle strings 4 placed at a conveyance speed F2 faster than the conveyance speed F1 of the conveyance conveyor 400.

  The pulling conveyor 500 includes an annular net belt 510 and a rotation driving unit 520 that is disposed inside the net belt 510 and rotates the net belt 510.

  The pulling conveyor 500 has a function of stretching (pulling) the steamed noodle strings 4 since the transport speed F2 is faster than the transport speed F1 of the transport conveyor 400 described above. In other words, the pulling conveyor 500 pulls noodle strings in an overlapped state or in contact with each other, tears the noodle strings to overlap, contact points, and loosened portions, and stretches (pulls) the noodle strings. It functions as a part.

  The action of the pulling conveyor 500 uses the difference in the conveyance speed between the conveyors. Instead of or in addition to this, a method of mechanically loosening the noodle strings using a loosening bar or air, There is also a method of obtaining the same effect as a pulling conveyor by allowing the noodle strings to hang down to function as an extending portion. Specifically, the noodle strings may be suspended by providing a height difference between the conveyor 400 and the next conveyor. If the noodle strings are cut in a suspended state, a substantially constant amount of noodle strings may be suspended. You can take a ball.

  The steamed noodle strings 4 in the overlapped state in the present embodiment are different from the case where they are cut out by using a normal cutting blade roll and scrape, so that there is little linear or planar contact between the noodle strings. The noodle strings are preferably loosened to such an extent that the noodle strings are pulled between the conveyor 400 and the pulling conveyor 500 (part to be handed over).

The noodle production system S may further include a cutting unit that cuts the noodle strings into a predetermined length, a storage unit that stores the noodle strings in a packaging bag or container of a predetermined shape, and the like.
Moreover, the noodles manufacturing system S may be provided with a drying device for drying the cut noodles as necessary (for example, a fryer, a hot air dryer, etc.).

Next, the noodle making cutting device 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7B.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the structure of the noodle making cutting device 200. FIG. 3 is a plan view illustrating the first cutting blade roll 210a and the second cutting blade roll 210b. FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of the first cutting blade roll 210a and the second cutting blade roll 210b. FIG. 5 is a view for explaining the meshing state of the first cutting blade roll 210a and the second cutting blade roll 210b. FIG. 6 is a view for explaining the attachment structure of each scrape. FIG. 7A is a diagram illustrating the arrangement of the scraped teeth 232a in the first scraper 230a. FIG. 7B is a diagram illustrating the arrangement of the scraping teeth 242a in the second scraper 240a. The noodle making cutting device 200 is an example of a round blade type device having a round blade cutting roll (a cutting blade roll in which the cut noodle strings have a substantially circular cross section).

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 7B, the noodle making cutting device 200 includes a first cutting blade roll 210a, a second cutting blade roll 210b, a first scraper 230a, a second scraper 240a, and a third scraper. 230b and a fourth scraper 240b.
The noodle making cutting device 200 includes a first rectangular frame 560, a second rectangular frame 570, a first horizontal member 235a, a second horizontal member 245a, a third horizontal member 235b, 4 horizontal members 245b.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the first cutting blade roll 210a is configured to be rotatable in the first rotation direction R1 about the first rotation axis C1. The first cutting edge roll 210a includes a plurality of first pushing portions (locations having normal narrow grooves (shallow grooves) in the case of round teeth) 215a and a plurality of first pushing portions 215a. And a plurality of first insertion portions (in the case of round teeth, usually a portion having a thick groove (deep groove)) 216a. The plurality of first pushing portions 215a and the plurality of first insertion portions 216a are formed to be alternately arranged in the direction of the first rotation axis C1.

  As shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 5, the first cutting blade roll 210 a includes a plurality of blade portions 270 a formed in the circumferential direction and a predetermined blade portion 270 a between a blade portion 270 a adjacent on one side. A plurality of thick grooves 281a formed on the other side, and a plurality of narrow grooves 282a formed between the predetermined blade portion 270a and the adjacent blade portion 270a on the other side.

As shown in FIG. 5, the blade portion 270 a has an inclined portion 271 a on one side (left side in FIG. 5) and an inclined portion 272 a on the other side (right side in FIG. 5) formed on the tip side.
The plurality of thick grooves 281a and the plurality of narrow grooves 282a are formed so as to be alternately arranged in the direction of the first rotation axis C1.

Here, in this embodiment, the 1st pushing part 215a is comprised by the narrow groove | channel 282a and the inclination part 271a and the inclination part 272a which are continuously formed by the side surface in the front end side in the narrow groove 282a.
Moreover, in this embodiment, the 1st insertion part 216a is comprised by the thick groove | channel 281a and the inclination part 272a and the inclination part 271a which are continuously formed in the front end side in the thick groove 281a with a side surface.

  As described above, the plurality of first pushing portions 215a are formed at predetermined intervals in the direction of the first rotation axis C1. Each of the plurality of first pushing portions 215a is formed between the plurality of first insertion portions 216a. In short, the first pushing portions 215a and the first insertion portions 216a are alternately formed continuously in the direction of the first rotation axis C1.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the second cutting blade roll 210b can rotate in a second rotation direction R2 opposite to the first rotation direction R1 around a second rotation axis C2 parallel to the first rotation axis C1. Configured. The second cutting blade roll 210b includes a plurality of second pressing portions 215b formed in the circumferential direction and a plurality of second insertion portions 216b formed between the plurality of second pressing portions 215b. The plurality of second pushing portions 215b and the plurality of second insertion portions 216b are formed so as to be alternately arranged in the second rotation axis C2 direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the second cutting blade roll 210 b has a plurality of blade portions 270 b formed in the circumferential direction and a predetermined blade portion 270 b between a blade portion 270 b adjacent on one side. A plurality of thick grooves 281b are formed, and a plurality of fine grooves 282b are formed between the predetermined blade portion 270b and the adjacent blade portion 270b on the other side.

As shown in FIG. 5, the blade portion 270b has a slope portion 271b on one side (right side in FIG. 5) and a slope portion 272b on the other side (left side in FIG. 5) formed on the tip side.
Further, the plurality of thick grooves 281b and the plurality of narrow grooves 282b are formed so as to be alternately arranged in the second rotation axis C2 direction.

Here, in this embodiment, the 2nd pushing part 215b is comprised by the narrow groove | channel 282b and the inclination part 271b and the inclination part 272b which are continuously formed by the side surface in the front end side in the narrow groove 282b.
Moreover, in this embodiment, the 2nd insertion part 216b is comprised by the thick groove | channel 281b and the inclination part 272b and the inclination part 271b which are continuously formed by the side surface in the front end side in the thick groove 281b.

  As described above, the plurality of second pushing portions 215b are formed at predetermined intervals in the direction of the second rotation axis C2. Each of the plurality of second pushing portions 215b is formed between the plurality of second insertion portions 216b. In short, the second pushing portions 215b and the second fitting portions 216b are alternately formed continuously in the direction of the second rotation axis C2.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the second cutting blade roll 210 b is arranged to mesh with the first cutting blade roll 210 a at a predetermined meshing position 10. In the present embodiment, the meshing position 10 is formed on a plane H including the first rotation axis C1 and the second rotation axis C2.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, at the meshing position 10, each of the plurality of first pushing portions 215a in the first cutting blade roll 210a and each of the plurality of second insertion portions 216b in the second cutting blade roll 210b mesh with each other. It is in a state. Moreover, in the meshing position 10, each of the plurality of second pushing portions 215b in the second cutting blade roll 210b and each of the plurality of first insertion portions 216a in the first cutting blade roll 210a are in mesh with each other.

  Specifically, at the meshing position 10, each of the plurality of blade portions 270a in the first cutting blade roll 210a and the plurality of blade portions 270b in the second cutting blade roll 210b are close to or in contact with each other. It becomes a state.

More specifically, at the meshing position 10, the narrow grooves 282b in the second cutting blade roll 210b are formed on the inner inclined portions of the blade portions 270a and 270a on both sides constituting the thick groove 281a in the first cutting blade roll 210a. The blades 270b and 270b on both sides of the structure are meshed so that the inclined portions on the outside of the blades are in contact with each other.
Similarly, at the meshing position 10, the narrow groove 282a in the first cutting blade roll 210a is formed with respect to the inclined portions inside the blade portions 270b and 270b on both sides forming the thick groove 281b in the second cutting blade roll 210b. The blades 270a and 270a on both sides mesh with each other so that the inclined portions on the outside contact each other.

By forming the meshing state as described above, the noodle band 2 is sheared by the plurality of raw noodle strings 3. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the noodle band 2 is sheared and pushed into the second insertion portion 216b of the second cutting blade roll 210b by the first pushing portion 215a of the first cutting blade roll 210a. The second insertion portion 215b in the second cutting blade roll 210b is pushed into the first insertion portion 216a in the first cutting blade roll 210a.
The raw noodle strings 3 pushed into the respective insertion portions are formed in a circular shape or a shape close to a circular shape. And the raw noodle strings 3 pushed into each insertion part are scraped out by each scrape mentioned later.

  In the above description, the one-side inclined portions 271a and 271b and the other-side inclined portions 272a and 272b formed at the tips of the blade portions 270a and 270b are described as the same angle, but the present invention is not limited thereto. You may be comprised so that the angle in two inclination parts may differ. For example, it is also possible to increase the angle of the inclined parts constituting the push-in parts 215a and 215b (make the inclination gentle) and reduce the angle of the inclined parts forming the fitting parts 216a and 216b (make the inclination sharp). In this case, since the angle of the two inclined portions constituting the push-in portions 215a and 215b is increased, the noodle strings (formed by cutting the noodle strip) can be suitably pushed into the fitting portions 216b and 216a.

The first scraper 230a and the second scraper 240a are attached to the first cutting blade roll 210a. The third scraper 230b and the fourth scraper 240b are attached to the second cutting blade roll 210b. Each scraper is attached so that the angle formed between the tooth tip and the tangent line is about 10 ° to 60 ° as a contact angle with respect to the inserted cutting blade roll. In this range, it is preferable to appropriately set a position where the noodle strings are easily scraped and the scraped tooth tip is not worn down as much as possible.
Hereinafter, the arrangement and shape of the first scraper 230a and the second scraper 240a attached mainly to the first cutting blade roll 210a will be described, but the third scraper 230b and the fourth scraper 240b attached to the second cutting blade roll 210b. This also applies to the arrangement, shape, etc. In the present embodiment, the third scraper 230b corresponds to the first scraper 230a. The fourth scrap 240b corresponds to the second scrap 240a.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 7B, the first scraper 230a includes a plurality of first scraping teeth 232a inserted and disposed in every other first insertion portion 216a in the direction of the first rotation axis C1, and a first pushing portion. Cleaning teeth 233a inserted into the narrow grooves 282a constituting the 215a.
The second scraper 240a has a plurality of second scraping teeth 242a that are inserted and arranged in the remaining first insertion portions 216a in which the plurality of first scraping teeth 232a are not inserted and arranged.
Here, the structure of the first scraper 230a and the second scraper 240a will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the first scraper 230a is rotated first from the meshing position 10 around the first rotation axis C1 with each of the plurality of first tooth tips 234a being tooth tips in each of the plurality of first scraped teeth 232a. It is arranged in the direction R1 at a position (11a) of 5 ° to 90 °, preferably 30 ° to 90 °, more preferably 45 ° to 90 °, particularly preferably 60 ° to 70 ° (α).

  Further, the second scraper 240a has a plurality of second tooth tips 244a that are tooth tips of the plurality of second scraping teeth 242a, respectively, 120 degrees from the meshing position 10 to the first rotation direction R1 around the first rotation axis C1. It is arranged at the position (12a) of ~ 210 °, particularly preferably 150 ° to 180 ° (β).

Further, the second scraper 240a is disposed so that the position 12a of the second tooth tip 244a is separated from the position 11a of the first tooth tip 234a by 90 ° or more in the first rotation direction R1 around the first rotation axis C1. It is preferable.
Here, the tooth tip position is a position where the tooth tips on the bottom surface of each insertion portion face each other.

  The positions 11a of the plurality of first tooth tips 234a in the first scraper 230a are 5 ° to 90 ° from the meshing position 10 in the first rotation direction R1 around the first rotation axis C1, and the plurality of first teeth 234a in the second scraper 240a When the position 12a of the two tooth tips 244a is 120 ° to 210 ° from the meshing position 10 to the first rotation direction R1 around the first rotation axis C1, the plurality of raw noodle strings 3 are scraped from two different locations. At the same time, the behavior of the raw noodle strings 3 scraped by the second scraper 240a is cut out so as to be different from the behavior of the raw noodle strings 3 scraped by the first scraper 230a (see FIG. 8). Thereby, the cut raw noodle strings 3 are suppressed from overlapping in a linear or planar shape.

  In addition, when the position 12a of the second tooth tip 244a is spaced apart from the position 11a of the first tooth tip 234a by 90 ° or more about the first rotation axis C1 in the first rotation direction R1, The raw noodle strings 3 scraped by 230a and the raw noodle strings 3 scraped by the second scraper 240a are separated by a predetermined distance. Thereby, the cut raw noodle strings 3 are suppressed from overlapping in a linear or planar shape.

  Moreover, after the 2nd scrap 240a is arrange | positioned in the position mentioned above, after the raw noodle strings 3 advance to the tangential direction of rotation immediately after being scraped off by the inertial force by rotation of the 1st cutting blade roll 210a. Draw a trajectory heading vertically downward. In particular, when the second scraper 240a is at a position of 150 ° to 180 ° from the meshing position 10 to the first rotation direction R1 around the first rotation axis C1, the raw noodle strings 3 are rotated by the first cutting blade roll 210a. Due to the inertial force, a trajectory (in other words, a trajectory like a fountain) heading upward or obliquely upward immediately after being scraped (see FIG. 8).

  In particular, the second tooth tip 244a is disposed at a position where the trajectory of each of the plurality of raw noodle strings 3 scraped by the second scraper 240a intersects the plane H including the meshing position 10 and the first rotation axis C1. Is preferred. In this case, since the raw noodle strings 3 scraped by each scrape are different in the direction and degree of bending, and also in the twisting degree, overlapping in a more linear or planar shape is suppressed.

  The positions 11a of the plurality of first tooth tips 234a in the first scraper 230a are 60 ° to 70 ° from the meshing position 10 in the first rotational direction R1 around the first rotation axis C1, and the plurality of first teeth 234a in the second scraper 240a When the position 12a of the two tooth tips 244a is from 150 ° to 180 ° in the first rotational direction R1 from the meshing position 10 around the first rotation axis C1, the raw noodle strings 3 scraped by each scrape are predetermined to each other. While being cut out by a distance, it is cut out with different behavior including differences in the direction and degree of curvature.

Here, the third scraper 230b and the fourth scraper 240b are attached to the second cutting blade roll 210b in the same positional relationship as the first scraper 230a and the second scraper 240a. In this case, the rotation axis is the second rotation axis, and the rotation direction is the second rotation direction R2.
The raw noodle strings 3 scraped by each scrape are cut out on the belt 410 at substantially equal intervals with different behaviors (trajectories). Thereby, as the whole noodle making cutting device 200, the cut raw noodle strings 3 are suppressed from overlapping each other linearly (see FIG. 8).

  Here, the positions 11a of the plurality of first tooth tips 234a in the first scraper 230a are less than 30 ° from the meshing position 10 in the first rotational direction R1 around the first rotation axis C1, and in the third scraper 230b. When the positions 11b of the plurality of third tooth tips 234b are less than 30 ° from the meshing position 10 in the second rotation direction R2 around the second rotation axis C2, the raw noodle strings 3 scraped by the first scraper 230a The raw noodle strings 3 scraped out by the third scraper 230b are cut out close to each other, and a state of binding between these noodle strings is likely to occur. However, in this case, a triangular plate 290 (see FIG. 2) or the like is disposed between the raw noodle strings 3 scraped by the first scraper 230a and the raw noodle strings 3 scraped by the third scraper 230b. Thus, this problem can be solved by adjusting the interval between the raw noodle strings 3 (for example, the interval between positions cut out on the belt 410). In addition, when the method of adjusting between the noodle strips scraped by the first scraper 230a and the noodle strips scraped by the third scraper 230b with a triangular plate or the like is not used, the first tooth tip of the first scraper 230a is used. The position of 234a is 30 ° or more, preferably 45 ° or more from the meshing position in the first rotation direction R1, while the position of the third tooth tip 234b of the third scraper 230b is the second rotation direction R2 from the meshing position. The angle is 30 ° or more, preferably 45 ° or more.

As shown in FIG. 6, the noodle making cutting device 200 includes a first rectangular frame 560 and a second rectangular frame 570.
The first rectangular frame 560 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped metal member. The first rectangular frame 560 includes an inner surface having a large area, an outer surface facing the inner surface, a bottom surface in the vertical direction, and a first side surface formed so as to extend in the vertical direction continuously to the bottom surface (the right side in FIG. 6). Surface) and a second side surface (left side surface in FIG. 6), and an upper surface formed so as to extend in the horizontal direction continuously to the first side surface and the second side surface.

  The first rectangular frame 560 is formed with two through holes that allow the front surface and the back surface to communicate with each other. The shaft members of the first cutting blade roll 210a and the second cutting blade roll 210b are inserted through the two through holes in the first rectangular frame 560, respectively. The first rectangular frame 560 is disposed on one end side of the first cutting blade roll 210a and the second cutting blade roll 210b, and pivotally supports the first cutting blade roll 210a and the second cutting blade roll 210b.

  The second rectangular frame 570 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped metal member. Similarly, the second rectangular frame 570 has an inner surface with a large area, an outer surface facing the inner surface, a bottom surface on the lower side in the vertical direction, and a first side surface formed so as to extend in the vertical direction continuously to the bottom surface (see FIG. 6 and a second side surface (right side surface in FIG. 6), and an upper surface formed so as to extend in the horizontal direction continuously to the first side surface and the second side surface.

  The second rectangular frame 570 is formed with two through holes that allow the front surface and the back surface to communicate with each other. The shaft members of the first cutting blade roll 210a and the second cutting blade roll 210b are inserted through the two through holes in the second rectangular frame 570, respectively. The second rectangular frame 570 is disposed on the other end side of the first cutting blade roll 210a and the second cutting blade roll 210b, and pivotally supports the first cutting blade roll 210a and the second cutting blade roll 210b.

  The first horizontal member 235a is disposed (horizontally) so as to connect the bottom surface of the first rectangular frame 560 and the bottom surface of the second rectangular frame 570. In this embodiment, the 1st horizontal member 235a is arrange | positioned facing the position of about 90 degrees from the meshing position 10 to 1st rotation direction R1 centering | focusing on the 1st rotating shaft C1 in the 1st cutting blade roll 210a, A first scraper 230a is attached to the first horizontal member 235a. In addition, the first horizontal member 235a is scraped from the scraping teeth 242a of the second scraper 240a by being disposed at a position of approximately 90 ° in the first rotation direction R1 and facing the first cutting blade roll 210a. Problems such as the occurrence of malfunctions when the noodle strings 3 hit the first horizontal member 235a are less likely to occur.

  The second horizontal member 245a is disposed (horizontally) so as to connect the first side surface or the upper surface of the first rectangular frame 560 and the second side surface or the upper surface of the second rectangular frame 570. A second scraper 240a is attached to the second horizontal member 245a.

  The second scraper 240a is attached to a second horizontal member 245a that is disposed (horizontally) so as to connect the first side or upper surface of the first rectangular frame 560 and the second side or upper surface of the second rectangular frame 570. Thus, each of the plurality of second scraping teeth 242a in the second scraper 240a is likely to be disposed at a position corresponding to the above-described angle range.

  In the present embodiment, the plurality of raw noodle strings 3 scraped by the first scraper 230a are cut out vertically downward through one side which is the meshing position 10 side in the first horizontal member 235a, and the second scraper The raw noodle strings 3 scraped by 240a are cut out downward in the vertical direction through the other side of the first horizontal member 235a. Thereby, it is suppressed that the plurality of raw noodle strings 3 scraped by the first scraper 230a and the raw noodle strings 3 scraped by the second scraper 240a come into contact in a suspended state.

  Here, the third horizontal member 235b and the fourth horizontal member 245b are attached in the same positional relationship as the first horizontal member 235a and the second horizontal member 245a. The third scraper 230b is attached to the third horizontal member 235b, and the fourth scraper 240b is attached to the fourth horizontal member 245b.

  Here, in this embodiment, each horizontal member is a rod-shaped member, but is not limited thereto, and may be, for example, a plate-shaped member. In particular, the second horizontal member 245a and the fourth horizontal member 245b are cover members that connect the respective side surfaces and the entire upper surface (only the side surface side, only the upper surface side, and both the side surface and the upper surface side in the noodle making cutting device 200). Covering the same).

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 7B, the first scraper 230a includes a plurality of first scraping teeth 232a inserted and disposed in every other first insertion portion 216a in the direction of the first rotation axis C1, and a first pushing portion. Cleaning teeth 233a inserted into the narrow grooves 282a constituting the 215a. Specifically, the first scraper 230a includes a plurality of first scraping teeth 232a inserted and disposed in the large grooves 281a that constitute every other first insertion portion 216a in the first rotation axis C1 direction, And a cleaning tooth 233a inserted into the narrow groove 282a constituting the pushing portion 215a.
Here, each of the plurality of first scraped teeth 232a and the second scraped teeth 242a is a tooth for scraping the raw noodle strings 3 pushed into each of the plurality of first insertion portions 216a (thick grooves 281a) and in close contact with the inner surface. It is. The cleaning tooth 233a is a tooth for taking out the cut residue that has entered the narrow groove constituting the pushing portion, and is not a tooth for scraping the noodle strings.

Further, the second scraper 240a has a plurality of second scraping teeth 242a that are inserted and arranged in the remaining first insertion portions 216a where the plurality of first scraping teeth 232a are not inserted and arranged. Specifically, the second scraper 240a has a plurality of second scraping teeth 242a that are inserted and arranged in the thick grooves 281a constituting the remaining first insertion portion 216a where the plurality of first scraping teeth 232a are not inserted and arranged.
Here, the second scraper 240a may further include a scraped tooth that is inserted and arranged in the first insertion portion 216a in which the first scraped tooth 232a is inserted and arranged. In this case, the first insertion portion 216a into which the first scraped teeth 232a of the first scraper 230a are inserted and placed is the state in which the noodle strings have already been scraped out by the first scraped teeth 232a. The teeth of the two scrapes 240a function not for scraping the noodle strings but for cleaning the cut residue remaining in the thick grooves.
In the above description, the cleaning teeth 233a are formed on the first scraper 230a side, but may be formed on the second scraper 240a side or on both scrapers.

  Here, the structure of each of the third scraper 230b and the fourth scraper 240b and the arrangement of the scraped teeth and the cleaning teeth are the same as the structure of each of the first scraper 230a and the second scraper 240a. The third scraper 230b corresponds to the first scraper 230a, and the fourth scraper 240b corresponds to the second scraper 240a.

The operation of the noodle making cutting device 200 and the state of the raw noodle strings 3 cut by the noodle making cutting device 200 during the manufacturing process will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a state in which a plurality of raw noodle strings 3 are cut out by the noodle making cutting device 200. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the state of the raw noodle strings 3 cut on the belt 410 by the noodle making cutting device 200. FIG. 10 is a view for explaining the state of the raw noodle strings 3 cut on the belt 410 by a conventional noodle making cutting device.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the noodle band 2 introduced into the meshing position 10 of the first cutting blade roll 210 a and the second cutting blade roll 210 b in the noodle making cutting device 200 has a plurality of raw materials at the meshing position 10. The noodle strings 3 are sheared (cut).

  The plurality of raw noodle strings 3 that are sheared (cut) are inserted into the plurality of first insertion portions 216a in the first cutting blade roll 210a and the plurality of second insertion portions 216b in the second cutting blade roll 210b. .

  The first cutting blade roll 210a in which the plurality of raw noodle strings 3 are inserted into the first insertion portion 216a is rotated in the first rotation direction R1 about the first rotation axis C1. A part (half) of the raw noodle strings 3 rotated and moved in accordance with the rotation of the first cutting blade roll 210a is first scraped out by the first scraper 230a. The raw noodle strings 3 scraped out by the first scraper 230a hang down substantially vertically downward through one side of the first horizontal member 235a (the meshing position 10 side, the upstream side of the transport conveyor 400).

  Then, the remaining (half) raw noodle strings 3 that have been rotationally moved with the further rotation of the first cutting blade roll 210a are scraped out by the second scraper 240a. The raw noodle strings 3 raked out by the second scraper 240a proceed so as to jump upward by a predetermined distance to the right and then to the other side of the first horizontal member 235a (conveying conveyor) diagonally downward to the right so as to draw a falling curve. 400).

  The second cutting blade roll 210b in which the plurality of raw noodle strings 3 are inserted into the second insertion portion 216b is rotated in the second rotation direction R2 around the second rotation axis C2. A part (half) of the raw noodle strings 3 that has been rotationally moved along with the rotation of the second cutting blade roll 210b is first scraped out by the third scraper 230b. The raw noodle strings 3 scraped out by the third scraper 230b hang down substantially vertically downward on one side of the third horizontal member 235b (the meshing position 10 side, the downstream side of the conveyor 400).

  Then, the remaining (half) raw noodle strings 3 that have been rotationally moved with the further rotation of the second cutting blade roll 210b are scraped out by the fourth scraper 240b. The raw noodle strings 3 raked out by the fourth scraper 240b proceed so as to jump out a predetermined distance upward and to the left, and then to the other side (conveying conveyor) of the third horizontal member 235b downward and diagonally to the left so as to draw a falling curve. 400).

  Here, the cut raw noodle strings 3 are laminated in four layers below the raw noodle strings 3 cut on the left side (upstream side of the belt 410) in FIG. The raw noodle strings 3 in each layer are cut out on the belt 410 with different behaviors, and are cut out at substantially equal intervals. For this reason, in the horizontal direction, the overlapping of the raw noodle strings 3 adjacent to each other is suppressed, and in the vertical direction, the raw noodle strings 3 constituting each layer are suppressed from overlapping in a planar shape. .

  As shown in FIG. 9, the raw noodle strings 3 cut out from the noodle making cutting device 200 in the present embodiment are not synchronized with each other and are laminated on the belt 410 in a state in which they form a generally arc. The On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10, raw noodle strings 3 cut out from a conventional noodle making cutting device are laminated on a belt 410 in synchronization with each other. In this case, the adjacent raw noodle strings 3 overlap each other linearly or in a planar shape, and many of the layers in the vertical direction also overlap in a planar shape.

  According to the noodle making cutting device 200 in the present embodiment, it is possible to suppress a linear or planar overlap (sticking) between the cut raw noodle strings 3. And since there is little overlap of a linear form and a planar form, even if it performs the process of steaming etc. in which binding becomes stronger, a binding location can be easily peeled off by pulling a noodle string. In addition, since a device for forming a strong wave such as a conduit is not attached, the noodle strings are relatively straight.

The raw noodle strings 3 cut out from the noodle making cutting device 200 in the present embodiment are carried into the internal space 330 of the steaming device 300 as the belt 410 rotates (see FIG. 1). The raw noodle strings 3 carried into the internal space 330 of the steaming device 300 are α-ized by the high-temperature steam that fills the internal space 330.
Here, since the raw noodle strings 3 are suppressed from overlapping in a linear shape or a planar shape by the noodle making cutting device 200 according to the present embodiment, the raw noodle strings 3 are also bound by steaming (α-treatment) in the steaming device 300. Is less likely to occur (dotted state even when bound).

Then, the steamed noodle strings 4 in which the raw noodle strings 3 are turned into α are cooled by the cooling water radiated from the shower device 350, and then conveyed by the pulling conveyor 500 as the stretching section, in the downstream portion of the transport conveyor 400. Stretched.
As described above, in the present embodiment, the binding in the steamed noodle strings 4 is suppressed, or even if the steamed noodle strings 4 are bonded, the steamed noodle strings 4 are suitably loosened in the stretching process. It is.

After that, steamed noodles can be produced by passing through a cutting device that cuts to a predetermined length.
Moreover, instant noodles can be manufactured by passing through a predetermined drying apparatus (for example, a fryer, a hot air dryer, etc.) after cutting.

  According to the present embodiment, it is possible to obtain loose noodles in which binding between noodle strings is suppressed without using a conduit or the like.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, steamed noodles and instant noodles with straight noodle strings can be obtained. As a result, noodles that are easy to cook and have a good texture and a good throat can be obtained.

  The present invention will be specifically described below based on examples. However, the present invention is not construed as being limited based on the disclosure of the examples.

  Using the cutting device 200 for noodle making according to the above-described embodiment (a pair of round blades and two scrapers for each pair of blades), as shown below, Chinese raw noodles Then, the influence of the arrangement of the scraps in the noodle making cutting device on the binding property of the cut noodle strings was examined.

[Cut device for noodle making]
In Examples 1 to 5 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2, a noodle cutting device having the configuration shown in Table 1 below was used. The specifications common to each device are as follows.
First cutting blade roll and second cutting blade roll: diameter of cutting blade: 37 mm, count of cutting blade: 18 (1.7 mm pitch) number round.
1st scrap and 2nd scrap: A tooth tip (scraping tooth) is inserted and arranged at every other insertion part (thick groove) in a cutting blade roll. The first scraper and the second scraper are arranged at the arrangement angles shown in [Table 1] below. The “first scraping arrangement angle (α)” and “second scraping arrangement angle (β)” in the following [Table 1] are the meshing positions of the first cutting blade roll and the second cutting blade roll, respectively. The arrangement angles of the first scrap and the second scrap in the first rotation direction are shown (α, β, etc. see FIG. 8).
In addition, the comparative example 2 uses the scrape normally marketed in the 18th round blade of a count, and is not provided with the 1st scrape and the 2nd scrape (equivalent to the 1st scrape of this invention) Only) This is an example in the case where one scraper roll is provided with one scraper. One scraped tooth tip is inserted and arranged in all of the plurality of insertion portions in the cutting blade roll.

〔Evaluation methods〕
Using 1 kg of semi-strong wheat flour as raw material flour, 3 g of an alkaline agent and 10 g of sodium chloride were dissolved in 370 ml of water and added as kneading water, and kneaded well for 15 minutes with a mixer to obtain a noodle dough. This noodle dough was sequentially rolled with a rolling roll to obtain a noodle strip having a noodle thickness of 1.7 mm and a width of 215 mm. This noodle band was passed through the noodle making cutting device in each example or comparative example, and noodle strings having 126 noodle strings were cut out. The peripheral speed of the cutting blade roll is 50 rpm.

  The cut-out noodle strings are placed on a wire mesh-shaped transport conveyor and are transported at the transport speed of 15 mm / sec by transporting the transport conveyor as it is. The cutting blade rolls are set so that their rotation axes are aligned in the horizontal direction (horizontal). The distance between the meshing position of the cutting blade roll and the conveyor surface of the conveyor is 20 cm.

The noodle strings cut out in this state showed the following behavior for each example and comparative example.
In the noodle making cutting device of Examples 1 to 4 provided with two scraps for one cutting blade roll, the noodle strings are divided into approximately four stages for every four scraps and adjacent to each other. The matching noodle strings were cut out on the conveyer so as to draw a generally circular arc apart without interfering with each other (see FIG. 9).

On the other hand, in the cutting device for noodle making of Comparative Example 1, a behavior of slightly synchronizing noodle wires cut out from the same cutting blade roll is seen, and the noodle wires are roughly on the conveying conveyor for each cutting blade roll. It was cut out in two stages.
Moreover, in the general cutting device for noodle making of Comparative Example 2 provided with one scrap for one cutting blade roll, the noodle strings are divided into two stages from each cutting roll, And it cut out by forming a regular circular arc on a conveyance conveyor so that the adjacent noodle strings cut out from one cutting roll may synchronize with each other (see FIG. 10).

  The continuous noodle strings (continuous noodle strings) cut out by the noodle making cutting device of each of the examples and comparative examples and placed on the conveyor are in a tunnel shape while being placed on the conveyor. It was steamed for 5 minutes through the steaming apparatus and made into α. Subsequently, the cooling water is shower-like from the radiating part of the shower device placed above the conveyor, which is placed near the outlet of the steamer, on the continuous noodle strings that are discharged from the steamer while being placed on the conveyor. The noodle strings were cooled by swiftly squeezing them. The conveyance conveyor which conveyed the inside of a steaming apparatus becomes an end point immediately after cooling of a noodle string. The continuous noodle strings on the conveying conveyor were transferred to a net conveyor (pulling conveyor) having a high conveying speed, so that the continuous noodle strings steamed to α were stretched. By transferring the continuous noodle strings between conveyors having different conveying speeds, the positional relationship between the noodle strings was changed, and the noodle strings that were being bound or lightly bound were peeled apart. At this time, when the noodle strings are in contact with each other in a dotted manner, the noodle strings are relatively easily peeled apart by the action of the pulling conveyor and the cooling water shower, and the binding state is eliminated. However, when the noodle strings are in contact with each other in the form of a line or a plane, it is difficult to separate the noodle strings that are in contact with each other only by the action of the pulling conveyor and the water shower. Tends to remain attached.

The noodle strings according to the above examples and comparative examples were evaluated by the following methods.
Noodle strings (noodle strings cut by a noodle cutting device, steamed by a steaming device, and pulled by a pulling conveyor) according to each example and comparative example were cut into a length of 20 cm. The cut noodle strings were taken up. For the noodle strings taken up, the noodle strings without binding (one noodle string) and the noodle strings with binding (noodle strings with other noodle strings bound) are counted and For each noodle string, the number of bindings (number of binding noodle strings) was counted. The results are shown in [Table 2] below.

In Comparative Example 2 (a general noodle making cutting device) having one scrap per roll, most of the noodle strings were bound, and the number of binding was large and fixed. Many noodle strings were confirmed.
On the other hand, in Examples 1 to 5, it was confirmed that the binding of noodle strings can be significantly suppressed by arranging two scraps per cutting blade roll at a predetermined arrangement angle.
In Comparative Example 1 provided with two scraps per cutting blade roll, the noodle strings cut out from the same cutting blade roll because two scrapes are not disposed at the predetermined placement angle of the present invention. There is a tendency to bind with each other, compared to Examples 1 to 5, the effect of preventing binding is low, and the noodle strings in which two or more are bound rather than unbound noodle strings There were more.

  In the case of Example 5 as well, there were more noodle strings bound to two or more, which was not the best result, but the binding was scraped by the first and third scrapes. In this case, the binding can be improved by devising the noodle strings separated by the first and third scrapers as in the triangular plate 290 of FIG.

  Further, in Example 4, there are more noodle strings with no binding, and it seems that the level is considered to be practical, but compared with Examples 1 and 2, there are more bindings between the noodle strings. This is because the distance between the first scraper and the second scraper is slightly closer than in the other embodiments, and the position of the second scraper is at a slightly lower position (β = 120 °), from the scraped teeth of the second scraper. It was thought that the noodle strings that were scraped out showed a behavior like a fountain (as if rising) and were not cut out.

  As described above, in the above-described embodiment, the noodle making cut-out device 200 has been described in the case of the round blade type in which the cut surface of the noodle strings is substantially circular. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It can be applied to the square blade type, knife blade type, and other types.

  The case where the cutting blade roll is a square blade type will be briefly described below with reference to FIGS. 11A and 11B. FIG. 11A is a view for explaining the arrangement of the scraped teeth 632a in the first scraper 630a in the cutting blade roll of a square blade. FIG. 11B is a diagram illustrating the arrangement of the scraping teeth 642a in the second scraper 640a in the cutting blade roll of a square blade.

As shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B, a square tooth type cutting blade roll 610a is formed with convex portions (ridges) and concave portions (grooves) having a rectangular cross section alternately and continuously in the direction of the rotation axis (not shown). Is done. In the square tooth type noodle making cutting device, the portion corresponding to the pushing portion 215a (the portion including the narrow groove) of the above-described noodle making cutting device 200 (round blade type) is the convex portion 615a, and the fitting portion A portion corresponding to 216a (a portion including a thick groove) is a recess 616a.
In the case of the square blade type, the push-in part does not have a narrow groove in the round blade type. For this reason, each scrape does not have the teeth for cleaning the narrow groove portion, but has only scraped teeth 632a and 642a.

Further, the cross section in the direction perpendicular to the rotation axis of the cutting blade roll 610a is substantially the same as FIG. 2 shown in the round blade type noodle making cutting device 200.
As in the case of the round blade type, the square tooth type cutting device for noodle making is configured such that the first cutting blade roll and the second cutting blade roll mesh with each other at the meshing position, and the pushing portion (convex portion 615a) is the counterpart roll. A thin noodle strip is pushed into the fitting portion (recess 616a) and sheared into a linear shape to form a noodle string. The noodle band (noodle string) pushed into the fitting portion (recess 616a) is arranged with respect to the first scraper 630a, the second scraper 640a, and the second cutter blade that are disposed with respect to the first cutting blade roll 610a. It is scraped out by the scraped teeth of the third and fourth scrapers.

  The scraping teeth 632a of the first scraper 630a are inserted and arranged at every other insertion portion (recess 616a) of the first cutting blade roll 610a in the first rotational axis direction (not shown), and the scraping teeth 642a of the second scraper 640a are The scraped teeth 632a are inserted and arranged in the insertion portions (recesses 616a) where the scraping teeth 632a are not inserted. By arranging the first scraper 630a and the second scraper 630b in this way, the noodle strings are scraped in the order of the first scraper 630a and the second scraper 640a in accordance with the rotation of the first cutting blade roll 610a. It is scraped by 632a and 642a, and cut out separately. Also in the second cutting blade roll, the noodle strings are similarly divided and cut out by the third and fourth scrapers. And after that, it is the same as that of the case of the above-mentioned round blade. As for the scraping teeth 642a of the second scraper 640a (fourth scraper), as in the case of the round blade, a scraping structure represented by a broken line portion in FIG. 11B is inserted and disposed in all the fitting portions (recesses 616a). It is good also as a structure which has the tooth | gear for cleaning which cleans the insertion part (recessed part 616a) after already scraping out with the 1st scrape 630a. In addition, about the arrangement | positioning position (angle etc.) of the tooth tip in the cutting blade roll of each scrape, a horizontal member and its attachment position, or the behavior of the noodle strings cut out from each scraped tooth, etc. This is the same as the explanation for the roll.

  In the above-described embodiment, the noodle manufacturing system (apparatus) S passes the steaming apparatus 300 to make the raw noodle strings 3 alpha, but instead of the steaming apparatus 300, a boiled apparatus having a boiled tub. May be converted into α. Further, the noodle production system (apparatus) S only needs to have a noodle making cutting device, and can also be applied to the production of raw noodles and dry noodles that are not processed by these pregelatinizers.

  The noodle making cutting device 200 in the above-described embodiment is particularly effective in binding, and is most effectively used for steamed noodles that bind firmly and instant noodles obtained by drying steamed noodles. It can also be suitably used in noodles. For example, even in the case of raw noodles, binding is performed unless sufficient dusting is performed, and in the case of boiled noodles, when noodles are boiled while being transported as a continuous noodle string, adjacent noodle strings are bound together. Since there are many cases, the noodle making cutting device 200 in this embodiment is also effective in such a case.

  In the above-described embodiment, the pulling conveyor 500 is used to pull the noodle strings. Instead, the noodle strings are suspended at the ends of the loosening bar, air, a strong water shower, and the conveyor 400. The noodle strings can be pulled by a method such as Further, in addition to those exemplified above, the worker may pull by hand. Further, in the noodle manufacturing method (noodle manufacturing apparatus), the pulling step is not necessarily required.

  Moreover, in the above-mentioned embodiment, although the 1st cutting blade roll 210a is arrange | positioned in the downstream of the conveyance conveyor 400, and the 2nd cutting blade roll 210b is arranged in the upstream of the conveyance conveyor 400, it is not limited to this, Opposite to each other It may be arranged on the side. Moreover, although the 1st cutting blade roll 210a and the 2nd cutting blade roll 210b were set horizontally, you may set in the state which the plane H which connects the rotating shaft of both rolls inclined about 45 degrees or less with respect to the horizontal direction. .

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the positions of the scrapes with respect to the first cutting blade roll 210a and the second cutting blade roll 210b are arranged symmetrically on a plane perpendicular to the rotation axis of the both cutting blade rolls. As long as the position is within the range described above, it is not always necessary to arrange them symmetrically. For example, the angle of the tooth tip of the first scraper 230a and the tooth tip of the third scraper 230b from the meshing position 10 may be different from each other, and the tooth tip of the second scraper 240a and the tip of the fourth scraper 240b may be arranged. The angles from the meshing position 10 at the tooth tip may be different from each other.
In the above-described embodiment, the second horizontal member 245a and the fourth horizontal member 245b may be horizontally mounted on the upper surfaces of both rectangular frames.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, when the first scraper 230a and the third scraper 230b are too close to each other, the scraping teeth of each scraper can be obtained by disposing the triangular plate 290 below (vertically below the meshing position). Although the method for avoiding the binding by separating the noodle strings that are scraped off from the noodle strings is not limited to this, the noodle strings that are cut from the first cutting blade roll 210a are not limited to this, and the conveyance conveyor 400 is arranged in two upper and lower stages. The noodle strings cut out from the second cutting blade roll 210b may be placed on the lower conveyor and transported to the upper conveyor to avoid binding or the like.

200 Noodle making cutting device 210a First cutting blade roll 210b Second cutting blade roll 215a First pushing portion 215b Second pushing portion 216a First fitting portion 216b Second fitting portion 230a First scrap 240a Second scraper 230b Third Waste 240b Fourth scrap 232a First scraped tooth 242a Second scraped tooth 232b Third scraped tooth 242b Fourth scraped tooth 234a First tooth tip 244a Second tooth tip 234b Third tooth tip 244b Fourth tooth tip 300 Steaming device 400 Conveyor 410 belt 500 pulling conveyor S noodle production system C1 first rotation axis C2 second rotation axis R1 first rotation direction R2 second rotation direction

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A plurality of first pressing portions that are rotatable in the first rotation direction about the first rotation axis and formed between the plurality of first pressing portions formed in the circumferential direction and the plurality of first pressing portions, respectively. A first cutting blade roll having one insertion portion;
A plurality of second pushing portions that are rotatable in a second rotation direction opposite to the first rotation direction around a second rotation axis that is parallel to the first rotation axis, and that are formed in a circumferential direction, and the plurality A plurality of second insertion portions respectively formed between the second pushing portions, and a second cutting blade roll disposed so as to mesh with the first cutting blade roll at a meshing position;
A plurality of first scraping teeth inserted and arranged in every other first insertion portion in the first rotation axis direction, and each first tooth tip of the plurality of first scraping teeth has the first rotation shaft. A first scraper disposed in the center at a position of 5 ° to 90 ° in the first rotational direction from the meshing position;
The plurality of first scraped teeth have a plurality of second scraped teeth that are inserted and disposed in the remaining first insertion portions where the plurality of first scraped teeth are not inserted and disposed, and each of the second tooth tips of the plurality of second scraped teeth is the first. A second scraper disposed at a position of 120 ° to 210 ° in the first rotation direction from the meshing position around the rotation axis;
A plurality of third scraping teeth inserted and arranged in every other second insertion portion in the second rotation axis direction, and each of the third tooth tips of the plurality of third scraping teeth has the second rotation shaft. A third scraper disposed in the center at a position of 5 ° to 90 ° in the second rotational direction from the meshing position;
The plurality of fourth scraped teeth have a plurality of fourth scraped teeth that are inserted and disposed in the remaining second insertion portions where the plurality of third scraped teeth are not inserted and disposed, and each of the fourth tooth tips of the plurality of fourth scraped teeth is the second And a fourth scraper disposed at a position of 120 ° to 210 ° in the second rotational direction from the meshing position around the rotation axis. The second scraper is disposed so that the positions of the plurality of second tooth tips are separated from the positions of the plurality of first tooth tips by 90 ° or more in the first rotation direction around the first rotation axis. And
The fourth scraper is disposed so that the positions of the plurality of fourth tooth tips are separated from the positions of the plurality of third tooth tips by 90 ° or more in the second rotation direction around the second rotation axis. The cutting device for noodle making according to claim 1. In the first scraper, each of the plurality of first tooth tips is disposed at a position of 60 ° to 70 ° in the first rotation direction from the meshing position around the first rotation axis.
In the second scraper, each of the plurality of second tooth tips is disposed at a position of 150 ° to 180 ° in the first rotation direction from the meshing position around the first rotation axis,
In the third scraper, each of the plurality of third tooth tips is disposed at a position of 60 ° to 70 ° in the second rotation direction from the meshing position around the second rotation axis.
The said 4th scrap is each arrange | positioned in the position of 150 degrees-180 degrees from the said meshing position to a 2nd rotation direction by each of these 4th tooth tips centering | focusing on the said 2nd rotating shaft. Noodle cutting device. Each of the plurality of second tooth tips in the second scrap is
The trajectory of the noodle strings scraped out from each of the plurality of first insertion portions by the plurality of second scraping teeth is arranged at a position intersecting with a plane including the meshing position and the first rotation axis,
Each of the plurality of fourth tooth tips in the fourth scrap is
The trajectory of the noodle strings scraped out from each of the plurality of second insertion portions by the plurality of fourth scraping teeth is arranged at a position intersecting with a plane including the meshing position and the second rotating shaft. 4. A cutting device for noodle making according to any one of claims 1 to 3. A first rectangular frame that is arranged on one end side of the first cutting blade roll and the second cutting blade roll and pivotally supports both cutting blade rolls;
A second rectangular frame that is arranged on the other end side of the first cutting blade roll and the second cutting blade roll and pivotally supports the two cutting blade rolls;
A bar-shaped or plate-shaped first horizontal surface that connects the bottom surface of the first rectangular frame on the lower side in the vertical direction and the bottom surface of the second rectangular frame on the lower side in the vertical direction and is disposed at a position facing the first cutting blade roll. A frame member, and a rod-like or plate-like third horizontal member arranged at a position facing the second cutting blade roll,
A side surface formed so as to extend in the vertical direction continuously to the bottom surface of the first rectangular frame, or a top surface formed so as to extend in the horizontal direction continuously to the side surface, and the bottom surface in the second rectangular frame. A bar-like shape that is connected to a side surface formed so as to continuously extend in the vertical direction or an upper surface formed continuously to the side surface and formed so as to extend in the horizontal direction and is opposed to the first cutting blade roll. Or a plate-like second horizontal member and a rod-like or plate-like fourth horizontal member arranged at a position facing the second cutting blade roll,
The first scraper is attached to the first horizontal member,
The second scraper is attached to the second horizontal member,
The third scraper is attached to the third horizontal member,
The fourth scraper is attached to the fourth horizontal member,
The cutting device for noodle making according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The first horizontal member is disposed to face a position of approximately 90 ° from the meshing position in the first rotation direction around the first rotation axis of the first cutting blade roll,
The noodle strings scraped out by the first scrape are cut out vertically downward through one side which is the meshing position side in the first horizontal member,
The noodle strings scraped out by the second scraper are cut out vertically downward through the other side of the first horizontal member,
The third horizontal member is disposed so as to be opposed to a position of approximately 90 ° from the meshing position in the second rotation direction around the second rotation axis of the second cutting blade roll,
The noodle strings scraped out by the third scraper are cut out vertically downward through one side which is the meshing position side in the third horizontal member,
6. The noodle cutting device according to claim 5, wherein the noodle strings scraped by the fourth scraper are cut vertically downward through the other side of the third horizontal member. A conveyor disposed on the lower side in the vertical direction in the first cutting blade roll and the second cutting blade roll,
Noodle strips scraped by the first scrape, noodle strips scraped by the second scraper, noodle strips scraped by the third scraper, and noodle strips scraped by the fourth scraper Is a cutting device for noodle making according to any one of claims 1 to 6, which is cut out on the conveyor at substantially equal intervals. A noodle cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
A steaming part for steaming the noodle strings cut out from the noodle making cutting device,
An apparatus for producing noodles, comprising: an elongating part that elongates the noodle strings that have been cooked and gelatinized by the steaming part. A method for producing noodles, comprising: a step of cutting out a plurality of noodle strings from a predetermined noodle strip by the cutting device for noodle making according to any one of claims 1 to 7. A cutting step of cutting a plurality of noodle strings from a predetermined noodle strip by the noodle making cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
A steaming step of steaming the noodle strings cut out from the noodle cutting device, and
A method for producing noodles, the method comprising: a stretching step of stretching the steamed and pregelatinized noodle strings in the steaming step.

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