JP5553348B2 - Food production equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a food production apparatus, and in particular, a paste-like material (referred to herein as a highly viscous fluid material mainly composed of minced meat, fish fillet, etc.) to be supplied to food molding means. The present invention relates to a food production apparatus that automatically adjusts excess and deficiency in weight.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a food manufacturing apparatus using a paste-like ingredient, a shoe mai producing apparatus for forming a paste-like ingredient by wrapping it with noodle skin has been proposed and put into practical use (for example, see Patent Document 1). .

  As shown in FIG. 4, the shoe mai manufacturing apparatus 90 includes a storage means 2 having a stirring blade 21 for storing a paste-like ingredient Wa, a food forming means 3 for shaping the ingredient Wa, and a storage means 2. And the food molding means 3 are selectively communicated via the switching mechanism 41, communicated with the storage means 2 and the ingredient Wa stored in the storage means 2 is taken into the ingredient storage space 40, and then the food molding A piston pump 4 that communicates with the means 3 and feeds the ingredients taken into the ingredient accommodation space 40 to the food shaping means 3, and a unit of number formed by the food shaping means 3 in one cycle operation of the piston pump 4 (hereinafter, this In the specification, it may be simply referred to as “number unit”.) The food product W is composed of storage means 5 for storing a plurality of number units together in one tray 50, Manufactured Te food W (Shumai) is carried out to the next process while being accommodated in the tray 50, an appropriate treatment such as heat treatment in the next step is performed.

  By the way, this Shumai manufacturing apparatus 90 causes fluctuations in the weight of the molded food W depending on the density of the paste-like ingredients, but conventionally, the final stage in which the food W is subjected to a treatment such as heat treatment, For example, after the packaging of the food W is completed, the weight of the food W is weighed together with the package, and if the measured weight deviates from the preset range of the prescribed weight, the food W is disposed as a defective product. In addition, if necessary, the operation of the facility is stopped, and the weight of the ingredient Wa supplied to the food molding means 3 is adjusted by manually adjusting the stroke amount of the piston pump 4 or the like.

No. 5-30638

  As described above, in the conventional shoe mai manufacturing apparatus 90, since the weight of the food W is measured at the final stage in which the food W is subjected to a heat treatment or the like, the food W that becomes a defective product is measured. As the amount increased, the food W was subjected to a treatment such as a heat treatment, and thus could not be reused as an ingredient and was discarded.

  In view of the current situation of the conventional shoe mai manufacturing apparatus 90 described above, the present invention is based on the weight of the food in a unit of number formed by one-cycle operation of the piston pump to determine whether the weight of the paste-like ingredients supplied to the food molding means is excessive or insufficient. It is an object of the present invention to provide a food production apparatus capable of reducing the amount of defective food by automatically adjusting based on the above.

To achieve the above object, the food manufacturing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention switches between a storage means for storing paste-like ingredients, a food shaping means for shaping the ingredients, and a storage means and food shaping means. After being selectively communicated through the mechanism, the ingredients stored in the storage means in communication with the storage means are taken into the ingredient storage space, and then communicated with the food forming means and introduced into the ingredient storage space. A piston pump for feeding the ingredients to the food molding means; and a container means for storing a plurality of units of food, which are molded by one cycle operation of the piston pump by the food molding means, in one tray. in food manufacturing apparatus having the weight of the food that has been shaped by the food product forming means, before the process is performed in the next step with respect to the food, by the receiving means sequentially by the number units By food product to be contents are weighed every time they are accommodated in the tray, and food metering means for metering for each of the number units, the food weight of the food that is metered by the food weighing means is set predefined weight And a control means for automatically adjusting the stroke amount of the piston of the piston pump when deviating from the range.
This food manufacturing apparatus automatically adjusts the stroke amount of the piston of the piston pump, thereby changing the volume of the material storage space, that is, the volume of the material supplied to the food molding means in one cycle operation of the piston pump. , Adjusting the weight of the ingredients, and adjusting the weight of the number of foods to be molded.

In order to achieve the same object, the food manufacturing apparatus of the second invention comprises a storage means for storing paste-like ingredients, a food molding means for forming the ingredients, and a storage means and food shaping means. The ingredients selectively communicated through the switching mechanism, communicated with the storage means and taken into the ingredient storage space after being taken into the ingredient accommodation space, and then brought into communication with the food molding means and taken into the ingredient accommodation space. A piston pump that feeds the ingredients to the food molding means, a pressure feeding means that is disposed between the storage means and the switching mechanism, and that feeds the ingredients to the piston pump; In a food manufacturing apparatus comprising a unit for storing a plurality of units of food molded in a cycle operation in a single tray, a food product molded by the food molding unit The amount, before the process is performed in the next step with respect to the foodstuff, by food are successively accommodated in the number units are weighed every time they are accommodated in the tray by the receiving means, wherein the number for each unit And food control means for automatically adjusting the pumping amount of the ingredients by the pumping means when the weight of the food weighed by the food weighing means deviates from a preset range of the prescribed weight of the food. It is provided with.
This food manufacturing apparatus automatically adjusts the pumping amount of the ingredients by the pumping means to change the density of the ingredients accommodated in the ingredient accommodating space, and is supplied to the food molding means by one cycle operation of the piston pump. The weight of the ingredients is adjusted, and the weight of the number of foods to be formed is adjusted.

And the foodstuff manufacturing apparatus of this 1st and 2nd invention can measure the weight of a food for every number unit by measuring when a foodstuff is accommodated in the tray.

In this case, the pumping means comprises a gear pump, and the control means can automatically adjust the pumping amount of the material by adjusting the rotation amount of the gear pump.
This food production device adjusts the pumping amount of the ingredients by adjusting the rotation amount of the gear pump, thereby changing the density of the ingredients supplied to the piston pump, and forming the food in one cycle operation of the piston pump. The weight of the ingredients supplied to the means is adjusted, and the weight of the food product in the number unit to be formed is adjusted.

According to the food manufacturing apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention, the weight of the weighed food is compared with a preset prescribed weight of the food, and the stroke amount of the piston of the piston pump is automatically adjusted by feedback control based on the result. Therefore, by changing the volume of the ingredient storage space, that is, the volume of the ingredient supplied to the food molding means in one cycle operation of the piston pump, the weight of the ingredient is adjusted, The weight can be adjusted.
As a result, defective products can be detected for each unit and can be dealt with instantly, so that the amount of food that becomes defective can be reduced, and food that has been defective can be processed before being subjected to heat treatment or other processing. Since it is in a state, it can be reused as an ingredient as necessary, and the waste of the ingredient can be greatly reduced.

In addition, according to the food manufacturing apparatus of the second invention, the weight of the measured food is compared with a preset prescribed weight of the food, and based on the result, the amount of pumping of the ingredients by the pumping means is performed by feedback control. Is automatically adjusted, the density of the ingredients accommodated in the ingredient accommodating space is changed, the weight of the ingredients supplied to the food molding means is adjusted by one cycle operation of the piston pump, and the number of molded units is adjusted. The weight of the food can be adjusted.
As a result, defective products can be detected for each unit and can be dealt with instantly, so that the amount of food that becomes defective can be reduced, and food that has been defective can be processed before being subjected to heat treatment or other processing. Since it is in a state, it can be reused as an ingredient as necessary, and the waste of the ingredient can be greatly reduced.

Furthermore, according to the food manufacturing apparatus of the first and second inventions, the food weighing means sequentially measures the weight of the food molded by the food shaping means in the unit of number by the containing means on the tray. By weighing each time when the food is stored, the weight of the food can be measured for each unit by measuring when the food is stored in the tray.

  In addition, the pumping means comprises a gear pump, and the control means automatically adjusts the pumping amount of the material by adjusting the rotation amount of the gear pump, thereby changing the density of the material supplied to the piston pump. The weight of the ingredients supplied to the food molding means can be adjusted by the one cycle operation, and the weight of the number of foods to be molded can be adjusted.

It is a partially cutaway front view showing an embodiment of the food production apparatus of the present invention. It is a side view of a partially cut section at the ingredient supply position of the food manufacturing apparatus. It is the schematic explaining 1 cycle of a piston pump. It is a front view of a partially cutaway cross section showing a conventional shoe mai manufacturing apparatus.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a food production apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking a shoe mai production apparatus as an example.

1 to 3 show an embodiment of the food production apparatus of the present invention.
The food manufacturing apparatus 1 selects a storage means 2 for storing paste-like ingredients Wa, a food shaping means 3 for shaping ingredients Wa, and a storage means 2 and a food shaping means 3 via a switching mechanism 41. The ingredients Wa stored in the storage means 2 in communication with the storage means 2 are taken into the ingredient storage space 40, and then communicated with the food forming means 3 and introduced into the ingredient storage space 40. A piston pump 4 that feeds the ingredients Wa to the food molding means 3 and a unit of food W that is molded by the food molding means 3 in a one-cycle operation of the piston pump 4 are grouped into a single tray 50. The weight of the food W formed by the food forming means 3 is formed by a one-cycle operation of the piston pump 4 before the food W is processed in the next process. Pieces When the weight of the food weighing means 6 for weighing each unit and the weight of the food W measured by the food weighing means 6 deviates from a predetermined range of the prescribed weight of the food, the stroke amount of the piston P of the piston pump 4 is automatically set. Control means 7 for adjustment is provided.
In the present embodiment, the stroke amount of the piston P of the piston pump 4 is automatically controlled by the control means 7 of the piston P drive mechanism, for example, the servo motor SM1.

  As a result, the food manufacturing apparatus 1 compares the weight of the weighed food W with a preset prescribed weight of the food, and automatically adjusts the stroke amount of the piston P of the piston pump 4 by feedback control based on the result. By changing the volume of the ingredient storage space 40, that is, the volume of the ingredient Wa supplied to the food shaping means 3 by one cycle operation of the piston pump 4, the weight of the ingredient Wa is adjusted and molded. It is possible to adjust the weight of the food W in the number of units to be adjusted.

Furthermore, this food manufacturing apparatus 1 arrange | positions the gear pump 8A, for example as the pressure feeding means 8 which pumps the ingredient | tool Wa to the piston pump 4 between the storage means 2 and the switching mechanism 41, and food measuring means When the weight of the food measured by 6 deviates from the preset range of the prescribed weight of the food, the control means 7 causes the pressure feeding amount of the ingredient Wa by the pressure feeding means 8, specifically, the rotation amount of the gear pump 8A. Is adjusted automatically.
In this embodiment, the rotation amount of the gear pump 8A is automatically controlled by the control means 7, for example, the servo motor SM2 that rotationally drives the gear pump 8A.

  As a result, the food manufacturing apparatus 1 compares the weight of the weighed food W with a preset prescribed weight of the food, and based on the result, automatically feeds the pumping amount of the ingredients by the pumping means 8 by feedback control. By adjusting, the density of the ingredient Wa accommodated in the ingredient accommodating space 40 is changed, and the weight of the ingredient Wa supplied to the food molding means 3 is adjusted by one cycle operation of the piston pump 4 to be molded. It is possible to adjust the weight of a certain number of foods W.

  In this case, the automatic adjustment of the stroke amount of the piston P of the piston pump 4 and the automatic feed amount of the material Wa by the pressure feeding means 8, specifically, the automatic adjustment of the rotation amount of the gear pump 8A can be used in combination. Alternatively, only one of them can be performed selectively.

  Further, since the piston pump 4 has a function of sucking and storing the material Wa in the material storage space 40 by itself, the pumping means 8 can be omitted.

By the way, in the present embodiment, the storage means 2 can store the material Wa temporarily and can send out the stored material Wa to the material storage space 40 of the piston pump 4. Although the structure is not particularly limited, here, the hopper 20 for storing the material Wa, and the material storage space 40 of the piston pump 4 disposed in the hopper 20 while stirring the material Wa. The stirring blade 21 is fed out.
In this embodiment, the rotational speed of the stirring blade 21 is automatically controlled by the control means 7, for example, a servo motor SM3 that rotationally drives the stirring blade 21.
The gear pump 8A can be omitted and the stirring blade 21 can be used as the pressure feeding means 8.

The piston pump 4 is selectively communicated with the storage means 2 and the food molding means 3 via a switching mechanism 41, and is stored in the storage means 2 by pulling the piston P in a state of communication with the storage means 2. The material Wa taken in the ingredient storage space 40 is pushed by operating the piston P in a state of communicating with the food shaping means 3 after taking the ingredient Wa in the ingredient accommodating space 40 into the food shaping means 3. To send out.
In the present embodiment, the material accommodation space 40 and the piston P of the piston pump 4 are divided and configured in a number (three) corresponding to the number (three) of the supply nozzles 44. The pistons P are configured to operate simultaneously with the same stroke amount.
For this reason, in this embodiment, the number unit formed by one-cycle operation of the piston pump 4 is a plurality (three) of the piston pump 4 formed by one-cycle operation of a plurality (three) of the pistons P. Of food W.
In addition, the material storage space 40 and the piston P of the piston pump 4 can be configured by one, and the material Wa can be evenly supplied to the supply nozzles 44.

The food forming means 3 is supplied with ingredients Wa and noodle skins Wb at the ingredient supply position A of the turntable 30 and wraps the supplied ingredients Wa with the noodle skins Wb to form the food W. The formed food W is sent out toward the storage means 5 by a delivery mechanism 39 disposed at the delivery position B of the table 30.
More specifically, the ingredient Wa is drained from the ingredient storage space 40 on the noodle skin Wb that is cut into a predetermined size and supplied onto the molding hole 31 at the ingredient supply position A. The filling piston 45 disposed in the supply nozzle 44 while pushing the noodle skin Wb into the molding hole 31 by the supply nozzle 44 connected via the outlet 40a and the meat passage 43 serving as the supply passage of the ingredient Wa. , The material Wa is supplied from the tip of the supply nozzle 44, and the material Wa is wrapped by the noodle skin Wb pushed into the forming hole 31.
After that, while turning the turntable 30, the noodle skins Wb extending from the molding holes 31 are overlapped so as to be folded toward the center of the molding holes 31, and the ingredients Wa are completely wrapped with the noodle skins Wb. Form food W.
Then, the food W formed by the food forming means 3 is sent out by the sending mechanism 39 from the sending position B of the turntable 30 toward the containing means 5.
In addition, as long as it is the food which shape | molded the paste-form ingredient Wa, the foodstuff used as the object of manufacture of the foodstuff manufacturing apparatus 1 of this invention is not limited to Shumai, It shape | molds so that an ingredient may be wrapped with noodle skin. In addition to foods such as dumplings and spring rolls, it includes various foods such as meat dumplings and foods that do not use noodles such as tsumire.

  The accommodating means 5 is a unit of number (three foods W) in which the food W formed by the food forming means 3 delivered by the delivery mechanism 39 from the delivery position B of the turntable 30 is molded by one cycle operation of the piston pump 4. Are sandwiched and lifted by the sandwiching member 51 and placed in a state of being aligned with the tray 50. The tray 50 is configured to accommodate a plurality of units (three units, nine food items W) collectively. ing.

The food weighing means 6 processes the weight of the food W formed by the food forming means 3 in the next process with respect to the food W (here, the process in the next process is, for example, a heat treatment as in the conventional example) , A process for changing the properties of the food W molded by the food molding means 3 such as a freezing process. However, the position at which the weight of the food W is measured is not particularly limited, but in this embodiment, the weight of the food W formed by the food forming means 3 is sequentially measured in units of units by the containing means 5. The food W to be stored is weighed at the position of the tray 50 on which the food W is placed by the holding member 51 of the storage means 5 so that the food W can be measured every time it is stored in the tray 50.
Thus, by weighing when the food W is stored in the tray 50, the weight of the food W can be measured for each unit.

The configuration of the food weighing means 6 is not particularly limited, but in this embodiment, a load cell is used, and the food W is placed at the position of the tray 50 on which the food W is placed by the holding member 51 of the storage means 5. The tray 50 and the conveyor for transferring the tray are weighed.
At this time, the measurement of the weight of the food W is calculated from the difference in weight before and after the food W is placed on the tray 50 by the holding member 51 of the storage means 5.

The control unit 7 includes an input unit 71 to which the weight of the food W weighed by the food weighing unit 6 is input, a recording unit 72 that records a predetermined weight of the predetermined food, and the food W measured by the food weighing unit 6. As a result of the comparison with the comparison unit 73 that compares the weight with the predetermined weight constant weight of the food set in advance, the weight of the food W measured by the food weighing means 6 deviates from the range of the predetermined weight of the food set in advance. In this case, the servo motor SM1 that is a drive mechanism of the piston P of the piston pump 4 and the servo motor SM2 that rotationally drives the gear pump 8A, and the controller 74 that automatically controls the rotation of the servo motor SM3 that rotationally drives the stirring blade 21. It consists of and.
In this case, the automatic adjustment of the stroke amount of the piston P of the piston pump 4 by the control means 7 and the automatic adjustment of the rotation amount of the gear pump 8A as the pressure feeding means 8 (further, the automatic adjustment of the rotation speed of the stirring blade 21). These can be used in combination, or can be selectively performed alone or alternately.

  Next, a procedure for measuring the weight of the food W by the food manufacturing apparatus 1 and manufacturing the food W while controlling the weight of the ingredient Wa supplied to the food molding means 3 will be described.

  First, the material Wa supplied to the food molding means 3 is stored in the storage means 2, and the piston of the piston pump 4 is connected to the storage means 2 by switching the switching mechanism 41 while rotating the stirring blade 21. By pulling P, the material Wa corresponding to the stroke amount of the piston P is taken into the material accommodation space 40 (see FIG. 3A).

Next, by switching the switching mechanism 41, the piston P of the piston pump 4 is pushed and operated in a state where the material accommodation space 40 is in communication with the meat passage 43, so that the piston is discharged from the discharge port 40 a of the material accommodation space 40. The material Wa according to the stroke amount of P is supplied into the supply nozzle 44 (see FIG. 3B).
Then, the supply nozzle 44 is pushed into the molding hole 31 while pushing down the noodle skin Wb that has been cut into a predetermined size on the molding hole 31 at the ingredient supply position A (FIG. 3). (See (c)).
As a result, the noodle skin Wb is pushed into the molding hole 31 together with the supply nozzle 44, and then the filling piston 45 disposed in the supply nozzle 44 is operated to press the ingredient Wa from the tip of the supply nozzle 44. And the ingredient Wa is wrapped by the noodle skin Wb pushed into the molding hole 31.
Thereafter, the supply nozzle 44 is raised (see FIG. 3D), and the supply nozzle 44 and the filling piston 45 are further raised to the initial positions.
Then, while turning the turntable 30, the noodle skins Wb extending from the molding holes 31 are overlapped so as to be folded toward the center of the molding holes 31, and the ingredients Wa are completely wrapped with the noodle skins Wb. Form food W.
At this time, an empty molding hole 31 is located at the ingredient supply position A, and the state returns to the state shown in FIG. 3A. Thereafter, the ingredient Wa is supplied in the same manner to mold the food W. Like that.

Then, the food W molded by the food molding means 3 is sent out from the delivery position B of the turntable 30 toward the accommodation means 5 by the delivery mechanism 39 and sequentially accommodated in the tray 50 by the clamping member 51 of the accommodation means 5. Is done.
At this time, the food W to be stored is weighed by the food weighing means 6 for each number of units formed by the one-cycle operation of the piston pump 4 and deviates from the predetermined range of the prescribed weight of the food. The control means 7 automatically controls the servo motor SM1 and the servo motor SM2 that rotationally drive the gear pump 8A, and the servo motor SM3 that rotationally drives the stirring blade 21. Like that.

  The automatic adjustment of the stroke amount of the piston P of the piston pump 4 by the control means 7 and the automatic adjustment of the rotation amount of the gear pump 8A as the pressure feeding means 8 (and automatic adjustment of the rotation speed of the stirring blade 21) are used in combination. It is also possible to perform either one of them selectively or alternately, and the timing of the automatic adjustment is performed immediately when the predetermined weight range of the food is deviated. In addition, the influence of sudden disturbance can be eliminated by adjusting the deviation when the deviation occurs in a number of units (for example, a plurality of times).

  As a result, defective products can be detected for each unit and can be dealt with instantaneously, so that the amount of food W that becomes defective products can be reduced, and the defective food W is subjected to processing such as heat treatment. Because of the previous state, it can be reused as the ingredient Wa as necessary, and the waste of the ingredient Wa can be greatly reduced.

  As mentioned above, although the foodstuff manufacturing apparatus of this invention was demonstrated based on the Example, this invention is not limited to the structure described in the said Example, The structure is suitably changed in the range which does not deviate from the meaning. Is something that can be done.

  The food production apparatus of the present invention automatically adjusts the excess or deficiency of the weight of the paste-like ingredients supplied to the food molding means based on the weight of the food in the number unit formed by one cycle operation of the piston pump. Because it has the property of reducing the amount of food that becomes defective, it is a food manufacturing device that forms paste-like ingredients, especially Shumai and dumplings that are shaped so as to wrap the ingredients with noodles In addition to being suitable for use in food production equipment such as spring rolls, it can also be used in food production equipment that does not use noodle skins such as meat dumplings and tsunami.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Food manufacturing apparatus 2 Storage means 3 Food shaping means 4 Piston pump 40 Material accommodation space 41 Switching mechanism 5 Accommodation means 50 Tray 6 Food weighing means 7 Control means 8 Pressure feeding means 8A Gear pump SM1 Servo motor SM2 Servo motor SM3 Servo motor Wa Equipment Material

Claims (3)

A storage means for storing paste-like ingredients, a food molding means for molding the ingredients, and the storage means and the food molding means are selectively communicated to each other via a switching mechanism and communicate with the reservoir means for storage. A piston pump that takes in the ingredients stored in the means into the ingredient storage space and then communicates with the food forming means to send the ingredients taken into the ingredient storage space to the food molding means; and the food shaping means In a food manufacturing apparatus comprising a unit for storing a plurality of units of food formed by one cycle operation of a piston pump in a single tray, a food product formed by the food forming unit is provided. weight, before the treatment in the subsequent step is performed on the food, metering child every time the food product to be sequentially accommodated in the number units by said receiving means is accommodated in the tray Automatically by the food metering means for metering for each of the number units, when departing from the scope of the defined weight of the food weight of foods metered is set in advance by the food metering means, the stroke of the piston of the piston pump A food manufacturing apparatus comprising a control means for adjusting. A storage means for storing paste-like ingredients, a food molding means for molding the ingredients, and the storage means and the food molding means are selectively communicated to each other via a switching mechanism and communicate with the reservoir means for storage. The piston pump that takes the ingredients stored in the means into the ingredient accommodating space and then communicates with the food forming means to send the ingredients taken into the ingredient accommodating space to the food shaping means, and switching between the reservoir means A plurality of number units of the pressure feeding means for pumping the ingredients to the piston pump and the number of foods formed by the food molding means in one cycle operation of the piston pump are arranged between the mechanism and the mechanism. in food manufacturing apparatus and a receiving means for accommodating a single tray Te, the weight of the food product formed by the food product forming means, before the process is performed in the next step with respect to the food, By food product to be successively accommodated by the number units are weighed every time they are accommodated in the tray by serial receiving means, and food metering means for metering for each of the number units, the weight of the food that is metered by the food weighing means A food manufacturing apparatus, comprising: a control unit that automatically adjusts the amount of ingredients pumped by the pumping means when deviating from a predetermined range of the prescribed weight of food.   3. The food production apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the pressure feeding means comprises a gear pump, and the control means automatically adjusts the pressure feeding amount of the ingredients by adjusting the rotation amount of the gear pump.

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