JP6258710B2 - Confectionery reversal supply device and sand confectionery manufacturing apparatus equipped with the reversal supply device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing a sand confectionery in which an inner material such as cream is sandwiched between confectionery pieces, and more particularly to an inversion supply device that inverts and supplies the confectionery pieces so that the front and back surfaces of the confectionery pieces are alternately on the upper side. .

The conventional sanding device is provided with a first stocker, an inner material supply device, and a second stocker in order along the transport direction on the transport conveyor, and the inner surface of the lower confectionery piece supplied from the first stocker An internal material such as cream is supplied from a material supply device, and an upper confectionery piece is supplied from a second stocker to the upper side to produce a sand confectionery (Patent Document 1).

In addition, another sand apparatus includes a first conveyor that conveys confectionery pieces arranged on the upper surface at a required interval, an inversion device that reverses the confectionery pieces so that the front and back surfaces are alternately on the upper side, A second conveying conveyor is provided on the downstream side of the reversing device, and further, on the second conveying conveyor, an inner material supply device that supplies inner material to the upper surface of the lower confectionery piece whose upper surface is the back surface, and the upper surface is the surface A confectionery device for transferring the upper confectionery piece to be transferred to the upper side of the supplied inner material is provided to manufacture sand confectionery (Patent Document 2).

Japanese Utility Model Publication No.55-2788 JP-A-4-88949

In the sand apparatus described in Patent Document 1, a dedicated stocker for the upper confectionery piece and the lower confectionery piece must be provided, and there is a problem that the apparatus becomes large. In addition, when using a confectionery piece having front and back surfaces, the upper and lower confectionery stockers and the lower confectionery stocker must be accommodated with the front and back surfaces respectively, and the confectionery pieces are replenished at a remote location, In addition, since the confectionery pieces stacked in one direction must be replenished to the corresponding stocker by inverting the front and back surfaces, there is a problem that the working efficiency is lowered.

In the sand apparatus described in Patent Document 2, the confectionery piece carried out from the endless baking plate in the baking chamber is fed by a reversing device between the transfer conveyor that is the first transport conveyor and the second transport conveyor. Are alternately inverted so that the front and back surfaces are alternately on the upper side. This apparatus processes confectionery pieces that are continuously conveyed, and does not take into account the production of sand confectionery using confectionery pieces that are once stacked and stored.

The present invention is a reverse feeding device for confectionery pieces provided above a conveying device, wherein the reverse feeding device can store a plurality of confectionery pieces in which confectionery pieces having front and back surfaces are stacked in one direction. A separating device that is arranged below the stocker and that cuts out the confectionery pieces one by one from a lower outlet of the stocker; and the confectionery piece that is arranged below the separating device and is cut out from the separating device to the conveying device The present invention is characterized in that an inverting device for inverting so that the front and back surfaces of the confectionery pieces are alternately on the upper side is provided.

The reversing device includes a reversing plate that includes a sliding surface on which the confectionery piece slides down and a locking surface that engages the confectionery piece on the back, and a rotatable reversing plate, and an openable / closable opening / closing mechanism that can move toward and away from the reversing plate. A plate is provided.

Further, the separating device includes a slide plate having an accommodating portion capable of accommodating one piece of the confectionery piece, and the accommodating portion can reciprocate between a lower position of the stocker and an upper position of the reversing plate. It was prepared for.

Further, the reversing plate is provided so as to be movable up and down between the separating device and the conveying device.

Moreover, it is a manufacturing apparatus of the sand confectionery provided with the said inversion supply apparatus, Comprising: The inner material supply apparatus which supplies an inner material to the back surface of a confectionery piece in the downstream of the said inversion supply apparatus in the said conveyance conveyor, The said inner material The superposition | polymerization apparatus which superimposes the confectionery piece with an upper surface on the upper surface of this was provided in order along the conveyance apparatus.

Moreover, the said superposition | polymerization apparatus was equipped with the overlap position correction apparatus which pinches | interposes the upper and lower confectionery pieces which pinched | interposed the inner material from front and back, and correct | amends those overlap positions.

According to the present invention, it is sufficient to provide only one stocker along the transport direction of the transport conveyor, and the entire reversal supply device that supplies the confectionery pieces to the transport conveyor can be made compact, thereby solving the conventional problems described above. Can do.

In addition, when the stocker is replenished with confectionery pieces, the stocker has only one place, so the range of movement during work can be narrowed, and in addition, the confectionery pieces stacked in one direction on the front and back surfaces are the upper side and the back side is the upper side. Therefore, the stocker can be replenished without being divided into the above cases, so that the working efficiency can be improved and the above-mentioned conventional problems can be solved.

In addition, a confectionery piece reversing device is provided below the stocker, and a reversing device is provided so as to be able to approach and separate from the stocker in response to the drop supply of the confectionery piece from the stocker. Can be supplied to.

It is front explanatory drawing which shows the sand apparatus provided with the inversion supply apparatus of the confectionery piece which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is side explanatory drawing which shows the inversion supply apparatus of the confectionery piece which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is front explanatory drawing which shows the inversion supply apparatus of the confectionery piece which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is front explanatory drawing by the cross section which shows the inversion supply apparatus by the AA arrow in FIG. It is plane explanatory drawing which shows the inversion supply apparatus of the confectionery piece which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the inversion supply apparatus rest conveyor of the confectionery piece which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention, (a) A figure thru | or (b) figure show each process. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the inversion supply apparatus of the confectionery piece which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention, (c) A figure thru | or (d) figure show each process. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the inversion supply apparatus of the confectionery piece which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention, (e) The figure thru | or (f) figure show each process. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the inversion supply apparatus of the confectionery piece which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention, (a) A figure thru | or (b) figure show each process. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the inversion supply apparatus of the confectionery piece which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention, (c) A figure thru | or (d) figure show each process. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the inversion supply apparatus of the confectionery piece which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention, (e) The figure thru | or (f) figure show each process.

A confectionery piece reversal supply device 5 and a sand confectionery manufacturing apparatus 1 including the reversal supply device 5 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The confectionery piece C has a substantially constant thickness, is a cookie having a rectangular shape in plan view, and is exemplified as having a front and back surfaces by baking. Here, the upper surface at the time of baking of the confectionery piece C is demonstrated as the surface CA, and a lower surface is demonstrated as the back surface CB.

The sand confectionery manufacturing apparatus 1 includes a transport conveyor 3, and the reverse supply device 5, the first alignment device 7, the inner material supply device 9, and the second position from the upstream side along the transport direction F of the transport conveyor 3. The conveying device 3 includes a matching device 11, a polymerization device 13, and a pressing device 15. The confectionery manufacturing apparatus 1 includes a control device that controls the operation of each device and an operation panel 71 that can set operating conditions of each device (see FIG. 2). The conveyor 3 is a conveyor device using a belt conveyor in which an endless conveyor belt 17 is wound around a drive pulley 18 and a driven pulley 19, and intermittently conveys the confectionery pieces C supplied from the reverse supply device 5. Further, on the surface of the conveyor belt 17, a protrusion 17 </ b> A is integrally attached to prevent the confectionery piece C from being displaced in the width direction W. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that five confectionery pieces C are simultaneously supplied in the width direction, and the sand confectionery S is simultaneously manufactured in five rows along the conveying direction F.

The inversion supply device 5 for the confectionery piece C is attached to the upstream end of the conveyor 3. The inversion supply device 5 supplies the surface CA and the back surface CB of the confectionery piece C alternately on the transport surface of the transport conveyor 3. The inversion supply device 5 includes a stocker 21, a separation device 23, and an inversion device 25. The stocker 21 is attached at five places in the width direction, and each stocker 21 is provided so as to accommodate a plurality of confectionery pieces C stacked with their front and back surfaces aligned in one direction.

The separating device 23 is arranged below the stocker 21 and cuts out the confectionery piece C one by one from each stocker 21 to drop and supply the confectionery piece C to the inverting device 25. The separation device 23 includes a slide plate 27, a stop member 29, and a locking member 31. The slide plate 27 corresponding to each stocker 21 includes a concave accommodating portion 28 that can accommodate one piece of confectionery piece C on the top surface of the tip portion thereof. The slide plate 27 is connected to an actuator 33 such as a direct acting air cylinder via an interlocking mechanism 32 such as a link mechanism. By driving the actuator 33, the accommodating portion 28 is provided so as to reciprocate in the horizontal direction between the position below the outlet 22 of the stocker 21 and the position above the reversing device 25.

The stop member 29 prevents the confectionery piece C from popping out of the housing portion 28 when the slide plate 27 stops moving from the lower position of the stocker 21 to the upper position of the reversing device 25 (referred to here as advance). The piece C is brought into contact with the front side and stopped, and is attached to a predetermined position corresponding to the forward side of each slide plate 27.

When the slide plate 27 returns from the upper position of the reversing device 25 to the lower position of the stocker 21, the locking member 31 locks the rear surface of the confectionery piece C and separates it from the accommodating portion 28 of the slide plate 27. . Five locking members 31 corresponding to the respective slide plates 27 are connected to a direct acting actuator 35 via an interlocking mechanism 34 such as a link mechanism. By driving this actuator 35, the locking claw 31 </ b> A provided at two points along the width direction W at the tip of the locking member 31 is a raised position where the confectionery piece C allows the reversing device 25 to move upward. And a lowered position where the confectionery piece C can be locked. The accommodating portion 28 is provided with two holes 28 </ b> A along the width direction W through which the locking claws 31 </ b> A can enter on the proximal end side (lower side in FIG. 5) of the slide plate 27.

The reversing device 25 includes a reversing plate 36 and an opening / closing plate 37. The inversion plate 36 includes a flat sliding surface 38 and a locking surface 39 on the opposite side. The locking surface 39 is a locking portion bent from the sliding surface 38 side toward the locking surface 39 side. 40. That is, the inversion plate 36 is formed in a substantially L shape when viewed from the front. In addition, partition plates 39 </ b> A and 40 </ b> A that prevent the confectionery pieces C from being displaced in the width direction are attached to the inversion plate 36 along the width direction W. These partition plates 39A and 40A are arranged so as to correspond to the ridges 17A of the conveyor belt 17. The reversing plate 36 is linked to a rotary actuator 41 and is provided to rotate in the forward and reverse directions within a range of 180 degrees. Further, the reversing plate 36 has a reference position in which the sliding surface 38 is inclined so that the downstream end side is positioned below the upstream end side when the rotation is stopped.

The opening / closing plate 37 is connected to a direct acting actuator 43 via an interlocking mechanism 42 such as a link mechanism. By driving this actuator 43, the open / close plate 36 is provided so as to be able to reciprocate so as to approach and separate from the reverse plate 37. When the opening / closing plate 37 approaches the reversing plate 36, the confectionery piece C is temporarily stopped on the sliding surface 38 of the reversing plate 36, and then the opening / closing plate 36 is separated from the reversing plate 37, thereby causing the confectionery piece C to slide. 38 is dropped onto the conveyor 3.

After that, the reversing plate 36 is rotated 180 degrees in the direction of the arrow R1 (see FIG. 7D) by the rotary actuator 41, whereby the locking surface 19 is moved upward and stopped. At this time, the locking portion 40 is disposed on the downstream end side (left side in FIG. 8 (f)) of the locking surface 19, and the entire locking surface 19 is inclined so that the downstream end side is positioned below the upstream end side. Placed in the state. When the confectionery piece C is dropped and supplied from the separating device 23 in this state, the confectionery piece C is locked by the locking portion 40 and held by the locking surface 19. Then, the rotary type actuator 41 is driven again, and the confectionery piece C is turned 180 degrees in the direction of the arrow R2 (see FIG. 8F) so that the confectionery piece C has the back surface CA of the confectionery piece C on the upper side. It is inverted and supplied to the conveyor 3 by dropping.

A first alignment device 7 is provided on the downstream side of the reversal supply device 5. The first alignment device 7 adjusts the distance between the front and rear (left and right in FIG. 1) of the confectionery pieces C of each row supplied from the reversal supply device 5 to the conveyor 3 to the required interval P, and the subsequent inner The supply position of the inner material D by the material supply device 9 is matched. In the first alignment device 7, a total of four pin members 45 correspond to each row in the conveyance direction F, two pin members 45 at intervals P, and two along the width direction W. Is provided. The base plate 46 is attached to an elevating actuator 47 so that it can be raised and lowered. Further, the front / rear actuator 48 is attached to the gantry plate 49, and includes a pin member 45, a base plate 46, and a lifting / lowering actuator 47 so as to be movable back and forth integrally.

An inner material supply device 9 is provided on the downstream side of the first alignment device 7. The inner material supply device 9 supplies a required amount of an inner material D such as butter cream to the upper surface of the confectionery piece C with the back surface CB on the upper side. The inner material supply device 9 includes an extrusion mechanism 51 such as a piston / valve mechanism and an extrusion portion of a cut valve 52 that can be moved up and down below a hopper 50 that accommodates the inner material D.

A second alignment device 11 is provided on the downstream side of the inner material supply device 9. The second alignment device 11 adjusts the distance between the front and rear (left and right in FIG. 1) between the confectionery piece C whose surface is on the upper side and the confectionery piece C supplied with the inner material D to the required interval P, and the following. The suction position and superposition position of the confectionery piece C by the polymerization device 13 are matched. Since the second alignment device 11 has the same configuration as the first alignment device 7, the corresponding components are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted.

A polymerization apparatus 13 is provided on the downstream side of the second alignment apparatus 11. This superposition | polymerization apparatus 13 attracts | sucks the confectionery piece C which made surface CA the upper side, and overlaps the confectionery piece C from the upper direction of the confectionery piece C to which the inner material D located in the upstream is supplied. The polymerization apparatus 13 includes a suction nozzle 53, an overlap position correction device 55, and an elevating actuator 57.

The suction nozzle 53 is connected to a blower (not shown) and includes a valve so that the suction port 54 can be opened and closed. Further, the suction nozzle 53 is provided with an overlap position correcting device 55. This overlapping position correcting device 55 is for aligning the positions of the confectionery pieces C overlapping in the vertical direction in the front-rear direction and correcting their positional deviation. The overlapping position correction device 55 includes a pair of opposing plates 56 that can be moved toward and away from each other by an actuator 61 with the suction nozzle 3 in between (front and rear in FIG. 1). The lifting / lowering actuator 57 is attached to the gantry plate 58 and includes the suction nozzle 53 and the overlapping position correction device 55 so that they can be moved up and down integrally.

A pressing device 15 is provided on the downstream side of the polymerization device 13. This pressing device 15 presses the sand confectionery S composed of upper and lower confectionery pieces C with the inner material D sandwiched therebetween to a required thickness. The pressing device 15 attaches the pressing plate 63 to the lifting / lowering actuator 64 so as to be lifted / lowered. The lifting actuator 64 is attached to a base plate 65, and the base plate 65 is attached to a gantry plate 66 via a vertical position adjusting mechanism 67. Therefore, the pressing plate 63 is provided so that it can be moved up and down by driving the lifting actuator 64 and the vertical movement position can be adjusted by the vertical position adjustment mechanism 67.

And the sand confectionery S manufactured by required thickness is conveyed by conveyors 3 to subsequent apparatuses, such as a packaging machine.

Next, operation | movement of the inversion supply apparatus 5 of the confectionery piece C is demonstrated using FIG. 6 thru | or FIG. Reference is made to FIG. The plurality of confectionery pieces C are accommodated in the stocker 21 with their back surfaces CB as top surfaces and aligned in direction. The accommodating portion 28 of the slide plate 27 is located below the outlet 22 of the stocker 21, and the lowermost confectionery piece C in the stocker 21 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 28. The locking member 31 stands by at the raised position in order to allow the slide plate 21 to move. The reversing plate 36 stands by with the sliding surface 38 facing upward and its downstream side lower than its upstream side. The open / close plate 37 stands by at a position close to the reversing plate 36. For convenience of explanation, this state is assumed to be the initial state or initial position of the supply reversing device 5.

Reference is made to FIG. As the slide plate 27 is driven by the actuator 33, the tip end portion of the slide plate 27 advances from the initial position to a position above the reversing plate 36. At this time, the stop member 29 attached to the forward direction side of the slide plate 27 stops the confectionery piece C in the housing portion 28 from jumping forward when the slide plate 27 stops moving forward. Thereafter, the locking member 31 is rotated from the raised position to the lowered position by driving the actuator 35, and the locking claw 31 </ b> A enters the hole 28 </ b> A of the slide plate 27.

Reference is made to FIG. The slide plate 27 is moved back to the initial position by driving the actuator 33. At this time, the locking claw 31 </ b> A locks the side surface of the confectionery piece C and prevents the confectionery piece C from moving backward together with the slide plate 27. Then, the confectionery piece C falls on the sliding surface 38 of the reversing plate 36 and slides on the sliding surface 38. The confectionery piece C is brought into contact with the opening / closing plate 37 and stopped.

Reference is made to FIG. The opening / closing plate 37 that once stopped the confectionery piece C on the reversing plate 36 is moved downstream so as to be separated from the rotating plate 36 by driving of the actuator 43. Then, the confectionery piece C on the inclined sliding surface 38 slides down by its own weight and moves to the conveying surface of the conveying conveyor 3. Further, the conveyor 3 starts the conveying operation in accordance with the separating operation of the opening / closing plate 37 and stops after a predetermined distance. The confectionery piece C supplied to the conveyor 3 is in a state in which the back surface CB is directed upward like the confectionery piece C in the stocker 21.

Further, the next confectionery piece C is accommodated in the accommodating portion 28 of the slide plate 27 that has been retracted. Then, after the locking member 31 is rotated to the raised position, the slide plate 27 moves forward. Further, the reversing plate 36 is rotated 180 degrees in the direction of the arrow R1 by driving the actuator 41 (referred to herein as normal rotation), and is stopped with the locking surface 39 positioned on the upper side.

Reference is made to FIG. The locking member 31 is rotated to the lowered position, and then the slide plate 27 is retracted. The confectionery piece C locked to the locking claw 31A falls on the locking surface 39 of the rotating plate 36, slides down on the locking surface 39, contacts the locking portion 40, and is stopped.

Reference is made to FIG. The rotary plate 36 is rotated 180 degrees in the direction of the arrow R2 by driving the actuator 41 (herein referred to as reverse rotation) and returns to the initial position. By the rotation of the rotating plate 36, the locking surface 39 faces downward, and the confectionery piece C is inverted and supplied to the transport surface of the transport conveyor 3. The confectionery piece C is in a state where the back surface CB is directed downward. Then, the locking member 31 is rotated to the raised position, and the conveyor 3 is stopped after proceeding a required distance, and returns to the initial position as a whole. By repeating such an operation, the reversal supply device 5 reverses the plurality of confectionery pieces C that are aligned in one direction and accommodated in the stocker 21 every other surface on the conveyor 3. CB can be supplied alternately on the upper side.

The confectionery piece inversion supply device 5 according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided at the upstream end of the conveyor 3 along the conveyance direction, and the entire inversion supply device can be configured compactly. Further, when the stocker 21 is replenished with the confectionery piece C, since the stocker 21 is one place, the movement range during the operation can be narrowed, and the confectionery piece C in which the front and back surfaces are stacked in one direction is the upper surface CA. Since the stocker 21 can be replenished without dividing the case into the case where the back surface CB is the upper side, the work efficiency can be improved.

Next, with reference to FIG. 1, the operation of the other devices following the reversal supply device 5 will be described. The confectionery piece C having the upper surface supplied to the conveyor 3 as the back surface CB and the confectionery piece C having the upper surface thereof as the upper surface CA are upstream (in FIG. 1) by the pin member 45 of the first alignment device 7. It is pushed toward the downstream side from the right side), and the distance between the front and rear confectionery pieces C is adjusted to the interval P. Moreover, it positions so that the confectionery piece C which made the back surface CB the upper side below the extrusion port of the subsequent inner-material supply apparatus 9 may stop intermittently.

When the confectionery piece C is transported downward and stopped, the inner material supply device 9 lowers the pushing portion to supply the required amount of the inner material D to the back surface CB of the confectionery piece C, and then rises.

The confectionery piece C (the upper side is the back surface CB) supplied with the inner material D and the confectionery piece C (the upper side is the back surface CA) positioned downstream thereof are downstream from the upstream side by the pin member 45 of the second alignment device 11. The distance between the front and rear confectionery pieces C is adjusted to the interval P. Moreover, it aligns so that the confectionery piece C which made surface CA the upper side may be intermittently stopped under the suction opening 54 of the suction nozzle 53 of the superposition | polymerization apparatus 13 which follows.

When the confectionery piece C with the surface CA on the upper side is conveyed and stopped, the superposition device 13 drives the lifting actuator 57 to lower the suction nozzle 53 to the lowest position. The suction nozzle 53 sucks and holds the confectionery piece C through the suction port 54 by suction of a blower (not shown). Then, the suction nozzle 53 is raised to the highest position by driving the lifting / lowering actuator 57, and the conveyor 3 advances the same distance as the interval P and stops again. Under the confectionery piece C sucked by the suction nozzle 53, the confectionery piece C supplied with the inner material D is stopped. Then, the suction nozzle 53 is lowered to an intermediate position, the confectionery piece C is pressed against the upper surface of the inner material D and placed, the suction is stopped, the negative pressure in the suction nozzle 53 is destroyed, and the atmospheric pressure is restored.

Thereafter, the overlapping position correction device 55 brings the opposing plates 59 provided before and after the suction nozzle 53 closer to each other by driving the actuator 61, and sandwiches the upper and lower confectionery pieces C sandwiching the inner material D from the front and rear thereof. The positional deviation before and after the upper and lower confectionery pieces C is eliminated to correct the overlapping position. Since the confectionery piece C placed on the upper surface of the inner material D is slightly pressed against the inner material D, the confectionery piece C is aligned without being damaged when sandwiched by the overlapping position correcting device 55. be able to. The opposing plates 59 are separated from each other by driving the actuator 61, and the suction nozzle 53 and the overlapping position correction device 55 are raised to the highest position by the lifting / lowering actuator 57.

Then, the pressing device 15 provided on the downstream side of the overlapping position correcting device 55 lowers the pressing plate 63 by driving the lifting / lowering actuator 64, and the sand confectionery S with the inner material D sandwiched between the confectionery pieces C from above and below. Press to adjust to the required thickness. This pressing thickness can be adjusted by the vertical position adjusting mechanism 67.

Next, the confectionery piece reversal supply device 5 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected about the structure similar to the inversion supply apparatus 5 which concerns on 1st embodiment, and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted. The confectionery piece inversion supply device 5 according to the second embodiment includes a stocker 21, a separation device 23, and an inversion device 25.

In the separating device 23, below the outlet 22 of the stocker 21, upper plates 75A and 75B and lower plates 77A and 77B, which are horizontally opposed and approach each other by an actuator (not shown), are arranged vertically. By controlling the opening and closing timings of the plates arranged above and below, the confectionery pieces C in the stocker 21 can be cut out one by one and supplied to the reversing device 25.

The reversing device 25 includes a reversing plate 36 and an opening / closing plate 37. The reversing plate 36 is provided so as to be able to move up and down between the lower position of the stocker 21 and the conveying surface of the conveyer 3 by an elevating mechanism (not shown), and can be rotated in one direction by a rotary actuator (not shown). . The reversing plate 36 receives the confectionery piece C from the separating device 23 at the raised position, and descends to the lowered position, and then tilts or reverses and supplies the confectionery piece C to the conveying surface of the conveying conveyor 3. Thus, the breakage of the confectionery piece C can be prevented by providing a short distance for the confectionery piece C to be supplied from the separating device 25 to the reversal plate 36.

Next, operation | movement of the inversion supply apparatus 5 which concerns on 2nd embodiment is demonstrated. Reference is made to FIG. The confectionery piece C is placed on the upper surfaces of the lower plates 77A and 77B which are close to each other. The reversing plate 36 stands by at the raised position and is disposed horizontally so that the sliding surface 38 faces upward. Thereafter, when the lower plates 77A and 77B are separated from each other, the confectionery piece C is dropped and placed on the sliding surface 38 of the reversing plate 36 (see FIG. 9B).

And the inversion plate 36 descend | falls to a descent | fall position, and inclines so that the downstream of the sliding surface 38 may become below from the upstream. The confectionery piece C on the sliding surface 38 comes into contact with the opening / closing plate 37 and the sliding is stopped. Further, the lower plates 77A and 77B that have supplied the confectionery piece C downward return to a state of approaching each other (see FIG. 10C).

Then, the confectionery piece C is dropped and supplied to the transport surface of the transport conveyor 3 by moving the opening / closing plate 37 downstream from the reversing plate 36. The reversing plate 36 rotates and stops with the locking surface 39 positioned horizontally on the upper surface. The conveyance conveyor 3 starts conveyance in synchronization with the movement of the opening / closing plate 37, advances a required distance, and stops again. Further, the upper plates 75A and 75B are separated from each other, the plurality of confectionery pieces C in the stocker 21 are dropped, and the lowermost confectionery piece C is placed on the upper surfaces of the lower plates 77A and 77B (FIG. 10 (d). )reference).

Then, the upper plates 75A and 75B approach each other and enter the upper side of the lowermost confectionery piece C to support the confectionery piece C in the stocker 21 above the outlet 22 from below. Thereafter, the confectionery piece C is dropped and supplied to the locking surface 39 of the reversing plate 36 that has been waiting at the raised position by separating the lower plates 77A and 77B from each other. (See FIG. 11 (e)).

The reversing plate 36 descends to the lowered position and rotates 180 degrees, thereby reversing the confectionery piece C and supplying it on the conveyor 3 with the back surface CB facing downward. Further, after the lower plates 77A and 77B approach each other, the upper plates 75A and 75B are separated from each other, and the confectionery piece C is placed on the upper surfaces of the lower plates 77A and 77B (see FIG. 11 (f)). By repeating such an operation, the reversal supply device 5 reverses the plurality of confectionery pieces C that are aligned in one direction and are accommodated in the stocker 21 every other piece, so that the front and back surfaces CA, CB can be supplied alternately on the upper side.

As can be understood from the above description, by arranging the stocker 21, separation device 23, and reversing device 25 configured in the reversing and feeding device 5 of the confectionery piece C in the vertical direction from above, the entire reversing and feeding device is compactly gathered, Furthermore, work efficiency can be improved.

The description of the reverse feeding device 5 and the sand confectionery manufacturing device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is generally as described above. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims. For example, the separating device 23 may be an opposing spiral body described in Patent Document 1, and can be selected according to the physical properties and shape of the confectionery piece C. In addition, although the explanation has been made with the planes of the sliding surface 38 and the locking surface 39 of the reversing plate 36 being parallel to each other, the sliding surface 38 may be provided on the inclined surface so as to promote the sliding of the confectionery piece C. It is possible to shorten the time from the contact to the opening / closing plate 37 to improve the production efficiency. Further, the position where the opening / closing plate 37 approaches the reversing plate 36 may be lowered so as to approach the conveyor 3, and the opening / closing plate 37 is separated from the reversing plate 36 when the confectionery piece C is dropped and supplied to the conveying conveyor 3. The sliding speed can be reduced as compared with the case of the above embodiment, and the falling position can be stabilized by suppressing the sliding on the conveyor 3.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sand confectionery manufacturing apparatus 3 Conveyance apparatus, conveyance conveyor 5 Reverse supply apparatus 7 First alignment apparatus 9 Inner material supply apparatus 11 Second alignment apparatus 13 Polymerization apparatus 15 Press apparatus 21 Stocker 36 Inversion plate 37 Opening / closing plate 53 Suction Nozzle 55 Overlay position correction device 73 Control device C Confectionery piece CA Front surface CB of confectionery piece C Back surface F of confectionery piece C Transport direction P Spacing S Sand confectionery W Width direction

Claims (6)

A reversal supply device for confectionery pieces provided above a conveying device, wherein the reversal supply device is capable of storing a plurality of confectionery pieces in which confectionery pieces having front and back surfaces are stacked in one direction, and the stocker. A separation device arranged below the stocker and cutting the confectionery pieces one by one from a lower outlet of the stocker, and the confectionery pieces arranged below the separation device and cut out from the separation device to the transport device And a reversing supply device comprising a reversing device for reversing so that the back surface is alternately on the upper side. 2. The confectionery piece reversal supply device according to claim 1, wherein the inverting device includes a sliding surface on which the confectionery piece slides down and a locking surface on which the confectionery piece is engaged with each other, and is rotatable. An inversion supply apparatus comprising: an inversion plate; and an open / close plate that can be moved toward and away from the inversion plate. 3. The confectionery piece reversal supply device according to claim 2 , wherein the separation device includes a slide plate having a storage portion capable of storing one piece of the confectionery piece, and the storage portion includes the stocker. The reversal supply device is provided so that it can reciprocate between a lower position of the reversing plate and an upper position of the reversing plate. It is the reverse supply apparatus of the confectionery piece of Claim 2, Comprising: The said reverse plate was equipped so that raising / lowering was possible between the said separation apparatus and the said conveying apparatus, The reverse supply apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. It is a sand confectionery manufacturing apparatus provided with the inversion supply apparatus of the confectionery piece in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 4, Comprising: An inner material is supplied to the back surface of the confectionery piece in the said conveyance apparatus downstream from the inversion supply apparatus. A manufacturing apparatus comprising: an inner material supply device that performs superposition of a confectionery piece having an upper surface on the upper surface of the inner material in order along the transport device. It is a sand confectionery manufacturing apparatus provided with the inversion supply apparatus of the confectionery piece of Claim 5, Comprising: The said superposition | polymerization apparatus pinches | interposes the upper and lower confectionery piece which pinched | interposed the inner material from front and back, and the overlapping position which correct | amends those overlapping positions A manufacturing apparatus comprising a correction device.