JP5616024B2 - Noodle string cutting device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a noodle strip cutting device that cuts noodle strips from noodle strips when producing various noodles such as dry noodles, raw noodles, semi-dried noodles, steamed noodles, and fried noodles. The present invention relates to a noodle string cutting device that can peel off a noodle string after being attached to a cutting blade roll.

  The mechanical noodle making method consists of a pair of cutting blade rolls that roll noodle dough dough with a roll and process the noodle strip processed into product thickness with several sets of continuous rolls to match the product thickness The noodle strings are cut into noodle strings by a noodle string cutting device, dried on a stick, and cut into a certain length. Since the noodle band can be formed continuously, it is excellent in mass productivity.

  Specifically, the noodle string cutting device is arranged so that two cutting blade rolls having a plurality of cutting blades formed in the circumferential direction face each other so that the cutting blades are alternately meshed with a predetermined gap. The noodle band can be cut out by passing the noodle band between the pair of rolls while rotating the rolls by the driving means.

  The cutting blade roll is cut with a cutting blade so that the noodle strip is pushed into the concave groove between the cutting blades of the other cutting blade roll by shearing, so the noodle strings and chips after cutting that have entered the concave groove are not peeled off. There was a thing.

In order to scrape these off, there is a noodle string cutting device provided with a comb-like scraper (scraper) that comes into contact with each groove. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional noodle string cutting device, and FIG . 6 is a perspective view of the scum of the conventional noodle string cutting device. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 , the tips of the plurality of comb-shaped protrusions 30 a of the scraper 30 come into contact with the concave grooves 33 between the cutting blades 32 of the cutting blade roll 31. It can be peeled from the cutting blade roll 31.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, two cutting blade rolls that are rotatably supported by a frame and rotated in opposite directions to each other and the respective blade grooves of the two cutting blade rolls are provided in contact with each other. There is disclosed a cutting blade roll device comprising a noodle wire scraping and a lump scraping provided in contact with each blade groove at the back of each noodle wire scraping in the respective rotation directions of the cutting blade roll.

  According to the cutting blade roll apparatus of Patent Document 1, the noodle strings can be peeled off from the cutting blade roll by noodle wire scouring. Furthermore, the minute lump which grew from the chip produced between the noodle string lash and the blade groove can be peeled off with lump lash.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-178743

  However, since the cutting blade roll and the scrape are in contact with each other, soft brass is used as the scraping material, but metal powder due to wear is generated. In the food industry, mixing of metal powder into food must be avoided. Further, the method of scraping by scrubbing has also caused the noodle strings to bend.

  This invention was made in order to solve the said subject, and aims at provision of the noodle string cutting device which can peel the noodle string after cutting from a cutting blade roll, without generating metal powder. It is.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a pair of cutting blade rolls having a plurality of cutting blades formed in the circumferential direction so as to face each other, and passing a noodle strip between the pair of rotating cutting blade rolls. In the noodle strip cutting device for cutting the noodle strip into the noodle strip, the noodle strip attachment preventing means for preventing the noodle strip after being cut from adhering to the concave grooves between the cutting blades, A plurality of nozzles are extended from one end side of a plate-shaped air blower body formed substantially the same length as the axial length of the cutting blade roll, and are formed into comb-like bodies. Is formed of an air blower provided to face the concave groove, and an air blowing means for sending air to the nozzle, and the air blower is disposed on the downstream side of the facing portion of the pair of cutting blade rolls. The nozzle opening faces each concave groove of the cutting blade roll, and the tip of the nozzle is It is located close without contacting the groove in the groove, by blowing air from the respective nozzles by the blowing means, and characterized by blowing air between the noodle strings after cutting said groove To do.

According to the apparatus of the present invention, the noodle strings can be easily peeled from the cutting blade roll by applying air pressure between the concave grooves and the cut noodle strings from the nozzle openings of the comb-shaped blower . As described above, since the conventional scraping is not brought into contact with the cutting blade roll, no metal powder is generated and the noodle strings are not easily crimped.

  Note that a fluid such as oil and / or a powder such as weak flour may be sprayed together with air. Since oil and thin flour improve the slip between the cutting blade roll and the noodle strings, they can be prevented from adhering to the cutting blade roll, and can also be prevented from adhering to each other after cutting.

Further, the blowing body is curved in Bruno nozzle direction, it is preferably set so as to allow angular blowing air between the noodle strings after cutting said groove.

As is clear from the above description, by applying air pressure between the concave groove and the noodle string after cutting from the nozzle opening of the comb-shaped blower , the noodle string can be lifted and peeled off from the cutting blade roll. it can. Since the scrap is not brought into contact with the cutting blade roll as in the prior art, no metal powder is generated.

The top view of the noodle string cutting device of the embodiment of the present invention Partial enlarged view of FIG. AA sectional view of FIG. The perspective view of the scum of the noodle string cutting device of this embodiment Cross-sectional view of a conventional noodle string cutting device A perspective view of a conventional noodle string cutting device scraped

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the noodle strip cut device 1 embodiments of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along A-A of FIG. 1, FIG. 4 noodle cutting of this embodiment FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a scraping device 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the noodle string cutting device 1 includes a frame 2 serving as a pedestal, a pair of cutting blade rolls 3 that are pivotally supported by the frame 2 so that left and right ends can be pivoted, and noodles after cutting Noodle string adhesion preventing means 4 for preventing the line Y from adhering to the cutting blade roll 3 is provided.

  The frame 2 is made of metal, and includes a side wall 2a that supports the left and right ends of the cutting blade roll 3 so as to be axially rotatable, and a bottom plate 2b. The bottom plate 2b has an opening 2c through which the cut noodle strings Y pass downward. Is formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cutting blade roll 3 is made of metal, and a plurality of concentric and identical cutting blades 5 formed in the circumferential direction are continuously formed in the longitudinal direction. A plurality of rectangular concave grooves 6 having the same depth are formed between them. Although the shape of the cutting blade 5 is a square tooth, it is not limited to this, It is good also as other shapes, such as M tooth, a round tooth (chamfering tooth), and a kitchen knife.

  The two cutting blade rolls 3 are arranged so that their peripheral side surfaces oppose each other in the front-rear direction. The positional relationship is not limited to the horizontal direction, and is not particularly limited as long as the two faces each other.

  Further, the two cutting blade rolls 3 are arranged so that the cutting blade 5 of one cutting blade roll 3 faces the concave groove 6 of the other cutting blade roll 3. In addition, you may install so that the cutting blade 5 of one cutting blade roll 3 may enter slightly into the concave groove 6 of the other cutting blade roll 3, and may be bitten.

  Further, a pinion gear 7 is provided on one end side of both the cutting blade rolls 3, which are meshed with each other and can be rotated with each other by transmission of driving force from a driving source (not shown). Thus, by rotating the cutting blade rolls 3 in opposite directions, the noodle band X can be passed from the upper side to the lower side, and the noodle band Y can be cut when passing between the cutting blade rolls 3.

  The noodle string adhesion preventing means 4 blows air between the groove 6 and the cut noodle string Y to prevent the cut noodle string Y from adhering to the groove 6 between the cutting blades 5. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the noodle string adhesion preventing means 4 includes a plurality of nozzles 8, and a metal blower 9 provided with each nozzle 8 facing the groove 6, and the nozzle 8. It is comprised from the ventilation means 10 which sends air into. By blowing air from each nozzle 8 by the blowing means 10, air can be blown between the groove 6 and the cut noodle string Y.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the air blower 9 has the nozzles 8 of the blower 9 facing the concave grooves 6 of the cutting blade roll 3 on the downstream side of the facing portion Z of the pair of cutting blade rolls 3, and The nozzle 8 is fixed and installed on the bottom plate 2b of the frame 2 with screws 8b or the like so that the tip of the nozzle 8 approaches without contacting the concave groove 6. The blower 8 is curved in the nozzle direction and is set to have an angle at which air can be blown between the concave groove 6 and the cut noodle strings Y. Further, by adjusting the tightening force of the screw 8b, the approach distance of the nozzle 8 to the concave groove 6 can be slightly adjusted.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the air blower 9 has a plurality of nozzles 8 extending from one end side of a plate-like air blower body 11 formed substantially the same length as the axial length of the cutting blade roll 3. Formed into a comb-like body. The air blower 9 includes an air intake port 12 formed in the air blower body 11, and an air flow passage 13 that communicates the air intake port 12 and the nozzle port 14 of each nozzle 8.

  The air intake 12 is provided on the side of the blower body 11. The air flow passage 13 extends from the air intake port 12 in the left-right direction and is branched to each nozzle port 14. In addition, the formation position of the air intake port 12 is not limited, You may form in any places, such as the downward direction of the air blower main body 11, if it communicates with each nozzle port.

  The nozzle 8 of the blower 9 is formed in a tapered shape. The size of the nozzle opening 14 at the tip opening of the nozzle 8 varies depending on the thickness of the noodle strings Y, but at least an air pressure for peeling the noodle strings Y from the concave grooves 6 can be given, and the concave grooves 6 The size is not limited as long as it is smaller than the width. The blowing direction of air from the nozzle 8 is set substantially parallel to the tangential direction of the groove 6 of the cutting blade roll 3, but if air can be blown between the groove 6 and the noodle string Y after cutting. It is not limited to this.

  The blowing means includes a known air generator 15 such as a compressor, and an air supply pipe 16 that sends air from the air generator 15 to the air intake port 12 of the blower 9.

  In the above configuration, a process of cutting the noodle strip X into the noodle strip Y by the noodle strip cutting device 1 of the present embodiment will be described. First, the noodle band X formed in the previous stroke is continuously supplied from above to a facing portion Z of a pair of cutting blade rollers rotating in opposite directions by a conveying means (not shown) such as a conveying roller. The

  As shown in FIG. 3, the supplied noodle strip X passes between the pair of cutting blade rolls 3 from above to below. At that time, the noodle strings Y are cut into noodle strings Y by shearing by meshing with the cutting blade 5 of one cutting blade roll 3 and the concave groove 6 of the other cutting blade roll 3. The noodle strings Y after being cut are pushed into the respective concave grooves 6 along with the cutting by the cutting blades 5 and are continuously sent out downward while being separated forward and backward.

  The noodle strings Y thus pushed into the concave grooves 6 are peeled from the concave grooves 6 and lowered by their own weight when air is blown between the concave grooves 6 and the noodle strings Y from the blower 9. In addition, the scraps are also peeled off by the air from the blower 9.

  Thus, according to the noodle strings cutting device of the present embodiment, the noodle strings Y can be peeled from the cutting blade roll 3 by air pressure. Since the scrap is not brought into contact with the cutting blade roll 3 as in the prior art, no metal powder is generated and the noodle strings Y are not easily crimped.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Noodle string cutting device 2 Frame 3 Cutting blade roll 4 Noodle string adhesion prevention means 5 Cutting edge 6 Concave groove 8 Nozzle 9 Air blower 10 Air blowing means
11 Blower body
12 Air intake
13 Air flow passage
14 Nozzle port
15 Air generator
16 Air pipe X Noodle strip Y Noodle strip Z Opposite part

Claims (2)

A pair of cutting blade rolls having a plurality of cutting blades formed in the circumferential direction are arranged opposite to each other, and the noodle strip is cut into noodle strips by passing the noodle strip between the pair of rotating cutting blade rolls. In the device
Noodle string adhesion preventing means for preventing noodle strings after cutting from adhering to the concave grooves between the cutting blades,
The noodle strings sticking prevention means is formed in a comb-like shape by extending a plurality of nozzles from one end side of a flat plate-like air blower body formed substantially the same length as the length of the cutting blade roll in the axial direction. The nozzle opening of each nozzle is composed of a blower provided to face the concave groove, and a blowing means for sending air to the nozzle,
The air blower has a nozzle on the downstream side of a facing portion of the pair of cutting blade rolls, each nozzle port of the air blower faces each groove on the cutting blade roll, and the tip of the nozzle is a groove in the groove. Placed in close proximity without touching
A noodle string cutting device characterized in that air is blown between the groove and the cut noodle strings by blowing air from the nozzles by the blowing means. 2. The air blower according to claim 1, wherein the blower is curved in a nozzle direction, and is set to have an angle at which air can be blown out between the concave groove and the cut noodle strings. Noodle strip cutting device.

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