JP5755267B2 - Apparatus and method for supplying ingredients to cups running in alignment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for supplying ingredients to cups that run in alignment.

  Patent No. 3712172 is a device for automatically supplying ingredients such as leek, shrimp, meat, egg, soup stock from above into a cup that is filled with ingredients such as noodles by a retainer conveyor and suspends and runs. A plurality of circular supply cylinders are arranged at intervals in a circular or polygonal shape in plan view, a chute connected to the ingredient tank is rotated in a circle, and ingredients are sequentially injected into each supply cylinder to make a small supply below. It describes that the ingredients are automatically fed through a tube into a cup that is aligned.

Japanese Patent No. 3712172

  However, the configuration in which the circular supply cylinders that form the center of the apparatus are arranged in a circular or polygonal shape at intervals is circular or polygonal because each supply cylinder becomes large due to the large number of receiving materials. However, there is a problem that they cannot collide with each other on an existing line in which two or more cup-aligned running lines are provided at a narrow interval.

  In addition, there is a problem that the apparatus is large and heavy overall, and has a complicated structure that makes disassembly and assembly for inspection and cleaning difficult.

  As a further major defect, the chute connected to the tank containing the ingredients is allowed to flow away to prevent clogging, so if the cup is unable to run due to failure, the ingredients will chute and supply. There is a problem that it overflows from the tube and scatters all around, throwing away all the ingredients and making cleaning difficult.

  The present invention attaches a chute below the drop mouth in the middle of the ingredient passage leading to the lower outlet of the tank containing one kind or several kinds of ingredients such as leek, shrimp, meat, egg, soup, etc. A plurality of supply cylinders having a small rectangular shape under the chute are concentrated and arranged in a quadrangular shape such as four rows and two rows, and the lower half of the chute is provided with two sets of crankshafts provided with a 90-degree angle between them. The ingredients flowing into the chute by swinging vertically and horizontally are distributed to each supply cylinder, and the ingredients are automatically placed in each cup of noodles etc. that runs in alignment in four rows directly under each supply cylinder. In addition, the material passage that leads to the lower outlet of the tank is extended outward from the middle outlet, and the cup is closed when the cup cannot be run for any reason. Sink to the extension side of the material passage and collect at the extension end, Than it was to resolve all of the issues were.

  In the present invention, since a plurality of supply cylinders forming the center of the apparatus are arranged in a small square shape and concentrated in a compact quadrangular shape such as 4 columns and 2 rows, it is the same as the running line of a cup that runs in alignment in 4 columns. The width can be kept within the range, and the effect is that it can be easily mounted with sufficient margin on the alignment running line of the existing cups arranged side by side in two or more formations at a narrow interval.

  The supply cylinder group is compact, square and lightweight and simple, so that it is easy to disassemble and assemble for inspection and cleaning.

  By extending the material passage that leads to the tank outward from the middle drop port, even if the cup traveling line becomes unable to travel due to a failure, etc., the material can be collected by flowing it outward and collecting it. There is an effect that it is possible to prevent clogging of the material passage, waste of the material and spreading.

Front view of the first embodiment The top view showing the bottom from the supply tube Explanatory front view showing lateral movement of the chute Same side view showing vertical runout Front view showing a state in which the lid is closed when the cup is unable to run, and the ingredients are flowing through the extension and being collected. Plan view showing the second embodiment

The present invention relates to a tank that accommodates ingredients on an alignment running line of cups that are aligned and run in four rows, etc. , an ingredient passage connected to the lower outlet of the tank, and a drop port for dropping the ingredients into the ingredient passage And a downward chute below the drop opening, and there are no gaps so that a plurality of supply cylinders that distribute and supply ingredients to the cups that are aligned and run under the chute fit within the alignment line width of the cup The lower half of the chute alternates in the horizontal and vertical directions on the supply cylinder group by alternately operating two vertical and horizontal crankshafts arranged in a quadrangular shape with 4 rows and 2 rows, etc., with a 90 degree angle between them. The ingredients flowing into the chute are distributed to the supply cylinders and automatically supplied through the supply cylinders to the cups such as four rows that are aligned and run directly below the supply paths. And an extension that extends outward from the drop opening of the ingredients and the The lid is provided with a lid, and when the vehicle is unable to travel due to a failure in the alignment running line of the cup, the lid is closed to allow the ingredient to flow through the extension of the ingredient passage and prevent the ingredient passage from being clogged. The sink material was collected at the end of the extension.

The first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, the material passage 3 connected to the lower outlet 2 of the tank 1 that accommodates the material G has a belt conveyor 3 a on which the material G that flows out from the lower outlet 2 is placed, and an intermediate lower outlet 4. As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the chute 5 is caused to flow into the chute 5 that faces downward and the crankshaft 6 provided on the tank 1 side and the crankshaft 7 provided on the side across the 90 ° angle are alternately operated. The ingredient G is automatically supplied into each cup K that travels in four rows with the noodles in the lower half through the supply tube 8 in four rows and two rows by swinging the lower half vertically and horizontally. 8a is an open / close lid provided at the lower end of each supply cylinder 8, and is opened in accordance with the stop timing of the cup K that runs intermittently to supply the ingredient G into the cup K. Ingredients G are alternately supplied to the cups K in the front and rear rows of the cups running in four rows.

  When the cup K becomes unable to run due to a defect in noodles or the like, as shown in FIG. 5, the lid 9 closes the drop port 4 below the middle of the material passage 3 connected to the tank 1, and the extension portion 3 b of the passage 3. The material G is allowed to flow through and is collected by the collecting unit 10 to prevent the material passage 3 from being clogged and prevent the material G from being wasted and scattered.

FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment, in which two ingredient storage tanks 1 are arranged side by side, and the ingredient passages 3 connected to the respective lower outlets 1 are arranged in two rows to mix different ingredients G into the cup K. The other configurations and operations are the same as those of the first embodiment.
The material storage tank 1 can be three or more. Three or more kinds of ingredients mix and fall into the downward chute 5 from the three or more rows of ingredient passages 3.

  In the present invention, since a plurality of supply cylinders forming the center of the apparatus are arranged in a small square shape and concentrated in a compact quadrangular shape such as 4 columns and 2 rows, it can be easily provided on a narrowly spaced cup travel line. It is easy to inspect and clean with disassembly and assembly due to weight reduction due to miniaturization, and it is widely used because the material can be collected when the cup cannot run.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 The tank of material accommodation 2 The lower exit 3 The material path 3a The belt conveyor 3b The extension part of the material path 4 The intermediate drop port 5 The chute 6 The crankshaft 7 on the tank 1 side 7 The crankshaft 6 And a crankshaft provided on the side across the 90 degree angle 8 is a supply cylinder 8a is an open / close lid at the lower end of the supply cylinder 9 is a lid of a drop opening 10 is a recovery part

Claims (2)

A tank that accommodates ingredients on an alignment running line of cups that are arranged and traveled in four rows, etc. , an ingredient passage connected to the lower outlet of the tank, a drop opening for dropping ingredients into the ingredient passage, and the fall opening A downward chute is provided below, and a plurality of supply cylinders that distribute and supply ingredients to the cups that are aligned and run under the chute are arranged in four columns and two rows with no gaps so as to fit within the cup alignment line width. The lower half of the chute is swung alternately in the horizontal and vertical directions on the supply cylinder group by alternately operating two vertical and horizontal crankshafts arranged in a square shape such as 90 degrees. The ingredients flowing into the chute are distributed to the supply cylinders and automatically supplied through the supply cylinders to the cups, such as four rows that are aligned and run directly under the supply pipes. An extension that extends outward from the drop opening and a lid on the drop opening Provided extended flow ingredient while preventing clogging of the ingredients passages flowed in the extension of Guzai passage ingredients and close the lid a該落under opening the inability running by failure of alignment running line of the cup An apparatus for supplying ingredients to cups that are arranged and traveling, wherein the ingredients are collected at the end of the section. Four rows downward chute under chute of ingredients that fall through the Guzai corridors tank on alignment running line of the cup to align travel provided by such, ingredients in each cup to said alignment extending underneath said chute A plurality of supply cylinders for distributing and supplying the material are concentrated and arranged in a quadrangular shape such as 4 columns and 2 rows with no gap so as to be within the alignment line width of the cup, and the vertical and horizontal crankshafts are operated alternately. The lower half of the chute is operated by alternately swinging in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction on the supply cylinder group, and the ingredients falling into the chute are distributed to the supply cylinders, and the four rows or the like that run in alignment underneath Each cup is automatically supplied to each cup through each supply tube, and the material passage is extended outward from the drop opening, and the drop opening is closed by the lid when the cup is unable to run due to a failure in the alignment running line of the cup. To the extension side of the material path A method of supplying Guzai the cup to align travel, characterized in that so as to recover the ingredients at extension end with preventing Mari.

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