JP6616700B2 - Food aligning machine with sauce and method for aligning food with sauce - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a food sorting apparatus for sagging food and a food sorting method for sagging food.

  Traditionally, many skewered foods with sauce are seen. For example, dumplings with salmon, sauce, meatballs with meat sauce, meatballs, yakitori, skewered boiled eggs and skewered eggs fried.

  Many of these skewered foods have been manufactured by skewering kneaded doughs and foods on the production line, and then baking or sacrificing them. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an apparatus that aligns skewer dumplings, each having a plurality of dumplings skewered, in the middle of transporting for dumping and container packing. Patent Document 2 discloses an apparatus for aligning and conveying spherical dumplings by inserting skewers into a plurality of dumpling doughs and rotating them. Further, Patent Document 3 discloses an apparatus that pierces dumpling dough, divides the skewered dough into a plurality of pieces, rounds the dumpling, and then aligns and conveys the dumpling.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 03-53664 Japanese Patent No. 4184112 Japanese Patent No. 5629597

  In processed foods with sauce (such as tsukemen, meatballs, yakitori), there is a demand to add sagging after heating the dough, and then skewering or stuffing in a heated state to improve the flavor and texture. There is. However, if dripping is applied before heating, there is a problem that foods with dripping adhere to each other due to the stickiness of the dripping, making it difficult to align for skewering or container packing.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and can easily align a plurality of foods with sagging adhered to each other in an individually separated state, thereby improving production efficiency. It is an object of the present invention to provide a food sorting apparatus and a method for arranging foods that can be applied.

  An alignment machine according to an aspect of the present invention is an alignment machine that accommodates a plurality of foods with sagging in an alignment container in an aligned state, the guide unit guiding the sagging food with respect to the alignment containers, and the sagging A transport unit that supplies food with food to the guide unit, the guide unit being positioned above the alignment container and allowing the food with sagging contained in the alignment container to pass therethrough, and the transport unit A slope part that slides down the food with sagging supplied from the head toward the opening, and the transport unit has a speed control unit that controls a feeding speed of the food with sagging to the guide part. .

  An alignment machine according to an aspect of the present invention is an alignment machine that stores a plurality of foods with sagging in an alignment container in an aligned state, a transport unit that transports the foods with sagging, and a transport direction of the transport unit A guide part located on the rear end side, the guide part being installed inside the hopper and a plurality of hoppers that receive the plurality of foods with sagging that have been transported while being adhered to each other And a separation unit that separates the sagging food individually.

  In the aligner according to the aspect of the present invention, the separation unit may include a vibration function that imparts vibration to the plurality of foods with sagging.

  In the aligner according to the aspect of the present invention, the separation unit may have a stirring function of stirring the plurality of foods with sagging.

  In the aligner according to the aspect of the present invention, the separation unit may include a rotation shaft and a rotation blade provided around the rotation shaft.

  In the aligner according to the aspect of the present invention, the separation unit may include a rotation shaft and a plurality of convex portions provided around the rotation shaft.

  In the aligning machine according to the aspect of the present invention, the alignment container has a scooping surface for scooping the sagging food supplied from the guide portion on an opening side of the housing recess for storing the sagging food. It is good also as composition which has.

  The alignment machine in one aspect of the present invention may be configured such that the scooping surface is inclined so as to increase from the front to the rear in the conveying direction of the alignment container.

  The sagging food may be a frozen spherical food.

  The method for aligning food with sagging according to one aspect of the present invention is an alignment method for accommodating a plurality of foods with sagging in an alignment container in an aligned state, the guiding step guiding the food with sagging to the alignment container. And a transporting process for transporting the sagging food while controlling the supply speed, and in the guiding process, the sagging food that is located above the aligning container and accommodated in the aligning container is allowed to pass through. The food with dripping that has been conveyed is dropped toward the opening, and the feeding speed of the food with dripping to the guide unit is controlled in the conveying step.

  In the method for aligning foods with sagging according to one aspect of the present invention, the transporting step may transport the plurality of foods with sagging at a temperature lower than a normal transporting temperature.

  The method for aligning food with sagging according to one aspect of the present invention is an aligning method for accommodating a plurality of foods with sagging in an alignment container in an aligned state, a transporting process for transporting the foods with sagging, and the transport A guide step positioned on the rear end side in the transport direction of the section, and the guide step includes a separation step of individually separating the plurality of foods with sauce that have been transported in a state of being adhered to each other.

  In the method for aligning foods with sagging according to one aspect of the present invention, the separating step may be a method of applying vibration to the foods with sagging.

  In the method for aligning foods with sagging according to one aspect of the present invention, the separating step may be a method of stirring the plurality of foods with sagging.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily align a plurality of foods with sagging adhered to each other in an individually separated state, and to improve the manufacturing efficiency. An alignment method can be provided.

The schematic diagram which shows schematic structure of the aligner (low speed conveyance) in 1st Embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows schematic structure of the aligner (vibration function) in 2nd Embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows schematic structure of the aligner (stirring function) in 3rd Embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows schematic structure of the aligner (scraping) in 4th Embodiment. The figure which shows the supply state of the foodstuff with a sagging in Example 1 (low speed conveyance). The figure which shows the supply state of the foodstuff with a sagging in the comparative example 1 (high-speed conveyance).

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In each drawing used for the following description, the scale of each member is appropriately changed to make each member a recognizable size.

  In recent years, frozen foods widely used as lunchbox dishes in each home can be stored for a long period of time, and can be easily eaten by heating with a microwave oven or the like. In the following description, an “alignment machine” for manufacturing skewered meat foods with a sauce among frozen foods will be described.

  The alignment machine of each embodiment according to the present invention described below is an apparatus for aligning sagging foods, and here handles sagging spherical meat foods (such as meatballs, meatballs, yakitori). Such a food with a sauce is in a state in which a meat dough that has been rolled up to a predetermined size is fried, sag is applied immediately after the surface is baked, and further cooled again after being reheated. The reheating process may be a baking process or a steaming process using steam or the like. Since the sauce is attached to the surface of livestock meat food, a certain viscosity is required. Further, by heating the surface with a sticky stick attached to the surface, it is possible to impart fragrance and certain richness. On the other hand, the foods 15 with sagging easily adhere to each other due to the tackiness of sagging and become a lump. Therefore, it is necessary to separate and align before skewering or container packing.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of an aligner in the first embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the aligner 10 of this embodiment mainly includes a first transport unit (transport unit) 11, a guide unit 12, a second transport unit 13, and a skewer unit 14. The aligning machine 10 aligns a plurality of foods 15 with sauce and stores them in the alignment container 16 for skewering, and skewers the foods 15 with sauce stored in the alignment container 16.

The 1st conveyance part 11 has the 1st conveyor 17 which supplies the food 15 with a sauce to the guide part 12, and the 1st speed control part (speed control part) 18 which controls the speed of the 1st conveyor 17. .
The 1st conveyor 17 conveys the some food 15 with a saucep cooled to predetermined temperature. The 1st speed control part 18 controls the rotational speed of the 1st conveyor 17, and adjusts the conveyance speed (supply speed) which supplies the food 15 with a lean to the guide part 12. FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the transport path of the first conveyor 17 is set to be long so that the food 15 with a sag is cooled while being transported by the first conveyor 17. You may make it cool rapidly using a machine.

  In this embodiment, it was set as the structure provided with the 1st speed control part 18 which controls the conveyance speed of the food 15 with a sagging by the 1st conveyor 17. FIG. Specifically, the speed of the first conveyor 17 is controlled by the first speed control unit 18 so that the food 15 with sagging is supplied to the guide unit 12 one by one.

  At this time, the speed of the first conveyor 17 may be controlled according to the cooling condition of the food 15 with sagging. For example, when the first conveyor 17 is set to a low speed, the conveyance time becomes long and the cooling time can be secured. Moreover, it is also possible to convey so that foods 15 with a lean may contact as much as possible by conveying at low speed.

  On the other hand, due to vibrations or the like when being transported by the first conveyor 17, separation of the foods with sacks 15 adhered to each other may be promoted. Therefore, for example, the first speed control unit 18 may perform control to increase the speed of the first conveyor 17 according to the degree of adhesion between the foods 15 with sagging. Or you may provide the vibration mechanism which provides a vibration with respect to the food 15 with a drip on the 1st conveyor 17 separately.

  The guide unit 12 is located on the rear end side in the transport direction of the first conveyor 17 and guides the food 15 with sagging to the alignment container 16. The guide unit 12 includes a hopper 19 that receives a plurality of foods with sauce 15 that has been conveyed.

  The hopper 19 has an opening 19 </ b> A that is located above the second conveyor 24 that conveys the alignment container 16 and allows the food 15 with sagging to pass therethrough. Although the structure of the hopper 19 is not particularly limited, it is necessary to have a structure in which the food 15 with sagging supplied from the first conveyor 17 falls toward the opening 19A, and therefore has an inclined side surface. It is desirable.

  Even if the conveyance speed of the first conveyor 17 is controlled by the first speed control unit 18, there are some foods 15 with sagging that are adhered to each other. In the present embodiment, among the foods with dripping 15 that have fallen into the hopper 19 from the rear end of the first conveyor 17, the plurality of foods with dripping 15 that have adhered to each other to become a lump have dropped into the hopper 19. Naturally crushed by the vibration of time and separated individually.

  At this time, if the food 15 with sagging stays in the hopper 19, the food 15 with sagging adheres to each other and cannot be transferred from the hopper 19 to the underlying alignment container 16. Therefore, it is necessary to adjust the falling speed of the food 15 with sagging so that the food 15 with sagging does not stay in the hopper 19. The falling speed of the food with sauce 15 can be adjusted by, for example, the speed of the first conveyor 17 or the height at which the food 15 with sauce is dropped (installation position of the first conveyor 17).

  Through the opening 19A, as many foods 15 with sagging as accommodated in one alignment container 16 pass. The opening 19A of the present embodiment has a size that allows a plurality of foods 15 with sauce to be skewered to pass therethrough. The number of foods 15 with a saucer to be skewered is not particularly limited, but usually about 2 to 5 foods can be put on the skewer.

  The second transport unit 13 includes a second conveyor 24 that transports the alignment container 16 and a second speed control unit 25 that controls the speed of the second conveyor 24.

  The second conveyor 24 conveys a plurality of alignment containers 16. The alignment container 16 is formed with an accommodation recess 16 a that individually accommodates the food 15 with sagging supplied from the opening 19 </ b> A of the hopper 19. The alignment container 16 of the present embodiment has a plurality of storage recesses 16a and can store a predetermined number of foods 15 with sagging. The alignment container 16 transported by the second conveyor 24 receives the food 15 with sagging at a position facing the opening 19 </ b> A of the hopper 19. At this time, the speed between the first conveyer 17 and the second conveyer 24 is controlled, and a predetermined number of slacks are ensured to be accommodated in one alignment container 16 from the guide portion 12 toward the lower alignment container 16. The food 15 is adjusted so that it falls and is aligned in the alignment container 16.

  The skewering unit 14 is disposed on the transport path of the second conveyor 24. In the skewering unit 14, the skewered food 15 in the alignment container 16 transported to the skewering position by the second conveyor 24 is skewered. In the alignment container 16, a plurality of foods with sauce 15 to be skewered are arranged in the skewering direction. The skewering unit 14 inserts one skewer into the plurality of foods 15 with sauce to make skewers. Since the plurality of foods 15 with sagging are aligned on the same line by the alignment container 16, the skewer positions for the individual foods 15 with sagging are substantially aligned.

  In the present embodiment, a plurality of foods 15 with sauce are skewered. However, the number of foods 15 with sauce to be skewered and the number of foods 15 with sauce stored in the alignment container 16 are set as appropriate. .

  The skewered foods 15 are transferred from the alignment container 16 to a shipping tray. Alternatively, the manufacture may be performed from the beginning using a shipping tray instead of the skewer alignment container 16. For example, by attaching a shutter to the lower part of the alignment container 16 and opening the shutter on the shipping tray, the food 15 with sagging can be transferred to the shipping tray. Or the foodstuff 15 with a saucer can be moved to the tray for shipment also by installing the transfer machine of another form.

(Alignment method of skewered food with sauce)
Next, a method for aligning skewered skewered foods using the aligner 10 of the first embodiment will be described.
First, the food 15 with a drip is conveyed toward the guide unit 12 while controlling the supply speed of the food 15 with a drip by the first conveyor 17 by the first speed control unit 18 (conveying step).

Next, a plurality of foods 15 with sagging are dropped from the first conveyor 17 into the hopper 19 of the guide unit 12.
Of the dropped foods 15 with dripping, the foods 15 with dripping adhered to each other are individually separated by vibration during dropping (separation step). At this time, if the surface temperature of the food 15 with sagging is high, it will re-adhere in the hopper 19, so the transport speed of the first conveyor 17 is set so that the food 15 with sagging at a predetermined surface temperature enters the hopper 19. Control. The separated food 15 with dripping slides down the slope 19B of the hopper 19 and moves to the opening 19A, passes through the opening 19A, and falls to the alignment container 16 below (guide process).

  Next, the food 15 with dripping dropped from the hopper 19 toward the alignment container 16 on the second conveyor 24 is accommodated in the plurality of accommodating recesses 16a.

  Next, the alignment container 16 holding the plurality of foods with sauce 15 is conveyed by the second conveyor 24 and moved to the skewered position of the skewered portion 14. In the skewering position, one skewer is inserted into the plurality of foods 15 with sauce that are stored in the alignment container 16 and are to be skewered. In this way, a skewered food with a sauce is produced.

  According to the present embodiment, after the plurality of foods 15 with dripping cooled at a predetermined temperature is transported by the first conveyor 17, the food with dripping 15 is dripped one by one from the top in a state where the food 15 with dripping is not retained in the hopper 19. By dropping the food 15, it is possible to prevent the food 15 with sagging from coming into contact with each other. Even if a plurality of foods with sauce 15 are conveyed in a state of being adhered, the timing of dropping into the hopper 19 differs depending on the respective position shifts on the first conveyor 17 and is separated individually.

  Alternatively, the conveying speed may be controlled so that only a small number of foods 15 with a drip in contact with each other in the hopper 19 so that the foods 15 with a drip in the hopper 19 do not become lumps. Also by this, it is possible to automatically align and store the individual foods 15 with sagging into the alignment container 16 in a state before becoming a lump.

  Thus, in the aligner 10 of this embodiment, the alignment for skewering can be performed easily. Compared with the case of manually separating a plurality of foods with sauce 15 that have become lumps, the production efficiency can be improved and the human cost can be reduced.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, although the 2nd conveyor 24 is comprised by three conveyor part 13A, 13B, 13C, it is not restricted to this, The skewering part 14 is arrange | positioned on the conveyance path | route of one conveyor part 13A. Also good. Further, the position at which the alignment container 16 receives the food 15 with sagging and the position at which skewering is performed may be substantially the same height on the transport path.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, the alignment machine in 2nd Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated.
The basic configuration of the aligner of the present embodiment shown below is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, but differs in that the guide unit has a vibration function. Therefore, in the following description, the structure of a guide part is demonstrated in detail, and description of a common location is abbreviate | omitted. In the drawings used for the description, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components as those in FIG.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the aligner according to the second embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 2, the aligner 20 of the present embodiment mainly includes a first transport unit 11, a guide unit (vibration function) 22, a second transport unit 13, and a skewer unit 14 (not shown in FIG. 2). The
The guide unit 22 includes the hopper 19 described above and a separation unit 23 installed in the hopper 19.

  Separation part 23 is provided with a vibration function which gives vibration to a plurality of foods 15 with a saucer, and separates a plurality of foods 15 with a sauce adhered mutually by vibration (separation process). In the present embodiment, a vibrator 23 </ b> A is used as the separation portion 23 that imparts vibration, and is installed on the outer surface side of at least one slope portion 19 </ b> B of the hopper 19. Even if there is only one, a separation effect can be obtained, but it is desirable to install vibrators 23A on all of the plurality of slope portions 19B.

  According to this embodiment, vibration can be given to the food 15 with sagging dropped inside by vibrating the hopper 19 with the vibrator 23A. Thereby, in addition to the vibration energy by dropping height, a bigger vibration can be mechanically provided, and it becomes possible to isolate | separate even the food 15 with the sauce which became the big lump. .

For this reason, even if a plurality of foods 15 with sagging are adhered on the first conveyor 17, it can be individually separated by the separation unit 23, so that the speed of the first conveyor 17 can be increased only to mass production. The rotation speed can be increased. In addition, the length of the first conveyor 17 can be shortened. In this case, since the conveyance time (cooling time) by the 1st conveyor 17 is short, you may make it cool the food 15 with a lean using a cooler.
Therefore, it is possible to save space for the aligner 20 by improving the manufacturing efficiency and shortening the manufacturing line.

(Third embodiment)
Next, an alignment machine in the third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The basic configuration of the alignment machine of the present embodiment shown below is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, but differs in that the guide unit has a stirring function. Therefore, in the following description, the structure of a guide part is demonstrated in detail, and description of a common location is abbreviate | omitted. In the drawings used for the description, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components as those in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the aligner according to the third embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 3, the aligner 30 of the present embodiment mainly includes a first transport unit 11, a guide unit (stirring function) 32, a second transport unit 13, and a skewer unit 14.
The guide part 32 includes the hopper 19 described above and a separation part 33 installed in the hopper 19.

  Separation part 33 is provided with the agitating function which stirs a plurality of foods 15 with a saucer, and separates a plurality of foods 15 with a saucer mutually stuck by stirring (separation process). The separation unit 33 of the present embodiment has a propeller structure having a stirring function. Specifically, the separation unit 33 includes a rotating shaft 33A and a plurality of rotating blades 33B provided around the rotating shaft 33A. The rotation shaft 33A is provided in parallel with the opening surface of the opening 19A of the hopper 19. When the planar view shape of the opening 19A is rectangular, the opening 19A is installed so that the axial direction of the rotation shaft 33A is along the longitudinal direction of the opening 19A.

  The rotational speed of the rotating shaft 33A, the number of rotating blades 33B, the size of the rotating blade 33B, and the like are appropriately set so as not to damage the food 15 with sagging.

  According to the configuration of the present embodiment, as the rotating shaft 33A rotates, the plurality of foods 15 with dripping are individually separated by stirring the plurality of foods 15 with dripping by the plurality of rotating blades 33B. can do. For this reason, as in the previous second embodiment, even if a plurality of foods 15 with sagging are adhered to each other on the first conveyor 17, they can be separated individually in the separation part 33. The rotational speed of one conveyor 17 can be increased. Further, the length of the first conveyor 17 can be shortened. Therefore, it is possible to save space for the aligner 30 by improving the production efficiency and shortening the production line.

  In the present embodiment, the propeller-structure separation unit 33 provided with a plurality of rotary blades 33B on the rotation shaft 33A has been described. However, the configuration of the separation unit 33 having a stirring function is not limited to the above-described configuration. For example, a configuration in which one rotating blade exists continuously around the axis of the rotating shaft 33A and in the axial direction may be employed. In the case of this configuration, it is possible to agitate the plurality of foods 15 with sagging in one axial direction of the rotating shaft 33A. Or it is good also as a structure which provided the some convex part on the surface of the rotating shaft instead of a rotary blade.

(Fourth embodiment)
Next, an alignment machine in the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The basic configuration of the alignment machine of the present embodiment described below is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, but differs in that the alignment container 46 has a scooping function. Therefore, in the following description, the configuration of the alignment container 46 will be described in detail, and description of common portions will be omitted. In the drawings used for the description, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as those in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the aligner according to the fourth embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 4, the aligner 40 of the present embodiment mainly includes a first transport unit 11, a guide unit 12, a second transport unit 13, and a skewer unit 14.

  The 2nd conveyor 24 of this embodiment conveys the alignment container 46 which had the function which scoops the food 15 with a drip supplied from the guide part 12. FIG. The alignment container 46 has a scooping surface (separation part) 46b on the opening side of the housing recess 46a that houses the food 15 with sagging. The scooping surface 46b is inclined so as to increase from the front to the rear in the conveying direction of the alignment container 46. Therefore, as the alignment container 46 moves in the transport direction, the food 15 with dripping that has passed through the opening 19A of the hopper 19 can be scooped out to be pushed forward in the transport direction. The scooped-up food 15 is stored in the storage recess 46a.

  In the present embodiment, since a part of the second conveyor 24 is inclined, it is possible to scoop up a predetermined number of foods 15 that have accumulated under the hopper 19, and already have a predetermined number of foods 15 that have been dripping. The other food 15 with sagging that was not accommodated in the accommodating recess 46a of the alignment container 46 can be removed from the alignment container 46 that is held.

  According to the configuration of the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the foods 15 with the adhesive adhered to each other are vibrations when dropped from the first conveyor 17 into the hopper 19, that is, vibration energy due to the dropped height. Can be separated individually. In addition to this, in the present embodiment, the foods with sacks 15 adhered to each other are separated from each other by the scooping surface 46b of the inclined alignment container 46, and can be scooped individually.

  Furthermore, even in the configuration of the present embodiment in which the food 15 with the sagging is scraped off by the alignment container 16, a shutter is attached to the lower portion of the alignment container 46, and the shutter is opened on the shipping tray, thereby allowing the food with sagging. 15 can be transferred to a shipping tray. Alternatively, the food 15 with a drip can be transferred to a shipping tray by installing another type of transfer machine.

  As described above, the preferred embodiments according to the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the examples. It is obvious for those skilled in the art that various changes or modifications can be conceived within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. It is understood that it belongs to. You may combine the structure of each embodiment suitably.

  EXAMPLES Next, although an Example is shown and this invention is demonstrated further in detail, this invention is not limited to a following example.

(Manufacture of frozen tsukune)
According to the formulation shown in Table 1 below, to the ground chicken, seasonings (salt, maltose, sugar, soy sauce, sake), vegetables (onion, carrot, burdock, ginger, green onion), ingredients (bread crumbs, processing aids, water, Modified starch and egg white) were added in order and kneaded for 10 to 20 minutes.

  Next, the kneaded dough was formed into a spherical shape. The mass of one piece was about 10 to 15 g.

  Subsequently, it was fried for 1 to 3 minutes at an oil temperature of 130 to 160 ° C. White frying oil was used as the frying oil.

  Next, after the freshly-fried fish sauce was passed through the pickled grilled sauce shown in Table 2 below, baking was performed, and this was cooled with a cooler.

Hereinafter, using the alignment machines according to the first to third embodiments of the present invention and the alignment machine of the comparative example, the transfer of the stitches to the alignment container and the working speed were examined.
Example 1 is a case in which skewers with skewers are manufactured using the low-speed conveying aligner 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
A case where a skewered skewer is manufactured using the aligner 20 having a vibration function according to the second embodiment of the present invention is referred to as Example 2.
Example 3 is a case in which skewers with skewers are manufactured using the aligner 30 having a stirring function according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

  In Example 1, as shown in FIG. 5, the conveyance speed of the first conveyor 17 was controlled so that the slack ridges were supplied one by one to the guide unit.

  In addition, when the aligner 10 of the first embodiment is used to increase the conveying speed of the knots by the first conveyor 17, as shown in FIG. It was set as Comparative Example 1.

[Example 1]
In the first embodiment, when using the low-speed transfer aligning machine 10, the tucked-up ridges adhered during transfer are individually separated in the guide unit 12, and are automatically aligned and accommodated in the alignment container 16. I was sure that. Although it takes time to work, it is possible to easily align the braided ridges and to manufacture the skewered ridges satisfactorily.

[Example 2]
In the second embodiment, when the aligner 20 having a vibration function is used, a plurality of ridges with sag that have become a lump at the time of conveyance are individually separated by the guide unit 22 and automatically aligned into the alignment container 16. And confirmed that it was contained. It is possible to efficiently align the braided ridges in a short time, and to produce a skewered ridge satisfactorily.

[Example 3]
In the third embodiment, when an aligner 30 having a stirring function is used, a plurality of ridges with sags that have become lumps at the time of conveyance are individually separated in the guide portion 32 and automatically aligned into the alignment container 16. And confirmed that it was contained. It is possible to efficiently align the braided ridges in a short time, and to produce a skewered ridge satisfactorily.

[Comparative Example 1]
When using the aligner 10 to increase the conveying speed of the dough by the first conveyor 17 and make it faster than the conveying speed of the aligning container 16 by the second conveyor 24, a large number of kneading hooks accumulate in the hopper 19. It was confirmed that they were not accommodated in the alignment container 16.

The results are summarized in Table 3.
As can be seen from Table 3, when the aligners 10, 20, and 30 of the present invention are used, the tucked-up ridges that have become lumps at the time of conveyance are individually separated at the guide portions 12, 22, and 32, and the alignment containers are separated. It was confirmed that it was possible to automatically align and house them inside. On the other hand, it was found that when the aligner 10 was used as in Comparative Example 1, no separation effect was obtained. Thereby, especially when using the aligner 10 of Example 1, there is a relationship between the supply speed of the ridges with the slack to the guide unit 12 by the first conveyor 17 and the conveyance speed of the alignment container 16 by the second conveyor 24. It was also confirmed that it was important.

Next, the texture of the skewered sushi produced using the alignment machines 10, 20, and 30 of Examples 1 to 3 was frozen and examined for eating.
Here, the skewers were snap frozen at −30 ° to −40 ° C. using a spiral freezer and stored in a frozen storage at −19 ° to −25 ° C. Then, it thawed and cooked with the microwave oven. At this time, heating was performed at 500 W for about 30 seconds to 1 minute and 30 seconds per two skewers. After eating the finished skewered fish, it was confirmed that it had a good texture and taste.

[Example 4]
Next, using the aligner 40 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the transfer details and work speed of the splicing to the alignment container 46 were examined.

The results are shown in Table 4.
In the case of using the aligning machine 40 according to the fourth embodiment, the tucked ridges adhered at the time of conveyance are individually separated in the guide section 12, and the ridges supplied from the guide section 12 are raked by the rake face 46b. It was confirmed that they were automatically aligned and accommodated in the alignment container 46. In this example, since the effect of dropping and the effect of scooping are used together, the frequency at which the sticks adhere to each other is lower than when using the aligners 20 and 30 of Examples 2 and 3, Long continuous operation was possible.

  Next, the texture when the skewered sashimi manufactured using the alignment machine 40 of Example 4 was frozen and was eaten was examined. As before, the skewered sash was rapidly frozen at −30 ° to −40 ° C. using a spiral freezer and stored in a frozen storage at −19 ° to −25 ° C. Then, it cooked with the microwave oven. After eating the finished skewered fish, it was confirmed that it had a good texture and taste.

(Manufacture of frozen meatballs)
According to the composition shown in Table 5 below, the ground chicken contains seasoning (salt, sugar, soy sauce, sake), vegetables (onion), blended ingredients (vegetable protein, spices, bread crumbs, maltotriose 60% by mass, Further, a malto-oligosaccharide containing 21.7% by mass of maltose (Fuji Oligo 360, manufactured by Nippon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd.), water, modified starch, and egg white was sequentially added to produce a meat dough. The meatball was formed into a spherical shape. The mass of one piece was about 10 to 15 g, and fried for 1 to 3 minutes at an oil temperature of 130 to 160 ° C. White frying oil was used as the frying oil.

  Next, freshly fried meatballs were passed through the pickled grilled sauce shown in Table 2, further heated by an oven, and then cooled by a cooler.

Hereinafter, using the alignment machines according to the first to fourth embodiments and the alignment machine according to the comparative example of the present invention, the transfer condition of the meat balls to the alignment container and the working speed were examined.
Example 5 is a case where a meatball with skewers is manufactured using the low-speed conveying aligner 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Example 6 is a case where a meatball with skewers is manufactured using the aligner 20 having a vibration function according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
Example 7 is a case where a meatball with skewers is manufactured using the aligner 30 having a stirring function according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
Example 8 is a case where a meatball with skewers is manufactured using the aligner 40 having a skimming function according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
Further, the case where the meat balls are accumulated in the guide unit by increasing the conveying speed of the first conveyor 17 using the aligning machine 10 of the first embodiment is referred to as Comparative Example 2.

[Example 5]
In the fifth embodiment, when the low-speed transfer aligner 10 is used, the meatballs with sagging that have been adhered at the time of transfer are individually separated by the guide unit 12 and automatically aligned into the alignment container 16. Confirmed that they were housed. Although the work requires time, the meatballs with sagging can be easily aligned, and the skewered meatballs can be manufactured satisfactorily.

[Example 6]
In the sixth embodiment, when the aligner 20 having a vibration function is used, a plurality of meatballs with sagging that have become lumps at the time of transportation are individually separated by the guide unit 22 and automatically into the alignment container 16. It was confirmed that they were accommodated in alignment. The meatballs with sagging can be efficiently aligned in a short time, and the skewered meatballs can be manufactured satisfactorily.

[Example 7]
In the seventh embodiment, when the aligner 30 having a stirring function is used, a plurality of meatballs with sagging that have become lumps at the time of transportation are individually separated in the guide portion 32 and automatically into the alignment container 16. It was confirmed that they were accommodated in alignment. The meatballs with sagging can be efficiently aligned in a short time, and the skewered meatballs can be manufactured satisfactorily.

[Example 8]
In the eighth embodiment, when the aligner 40 having a scooping function is used, the meatballs with sagging that have been adhered at the time of conveyance are individually separated in the guide unit 12 and the ribs supplied from the guide unit 12 are used. It was confirmed that it was scooped by the scooping surface 46b and automatically aligned and accommodated in the alignment container 46. In this example, since the effect of dropping and the effect of scooping are used together, the frequency of sticking between the ribs is low compared to the case of using the aligning machine of Examples 6 and 7, and the long time Continuous operation was possible.

[Comparative Example 2]
In the aligner 10, when the conveying speed of the meatballs by the first conveyor 17 is increased to be faster than the conveying speed of the alignment containers 16 by the second conveyor 24, a large number of meatballs with sagging accumulate in the hopper 19. It was confirmed that they were not accommodated in the alignment container 16.

The results are summarized in Table 6.
As can be seen from Table 6, when the aligners 10, 20, 30, and 40 of the present invention are used, the meatballs that have adhered to each other during transportation are separated individually at the guides 12, 22, and 32. Then, it was confirmed that it was possible to automatically align and accommodate in the alignment containers 16 and 46. On the other hand, when the aligner 10 is used as in Comparative Example 2 and the meatball transport speed of the first conveyor 17 is increased (speed of the first conveyor 17> speed of the second conveyor), the separation effect in the guide unit 12 is achieved. It was found that could not be obtained at all. Thereby, especially when using the aligning machine 10 of Example 1, the relationship between the supply speed of the meatball with a lean to the guide part 12 by the 1st conveyor 17, and the conveyance speed of the alignment container 16 by the 2nd conveyor 24 is shown. It was also confirmed that is important.

<Food texture comparison of frozen meatballs>
In Examples 5 to 8, the skewered meatballs produced using the aligners 10, 20, 30, and 40 were frozen foods, and the texture when eating was examined. As before, using a spiral freezer, it was quickly frozen and stored in a freezer. Then, room temperature thawing was performed by leaving it in a room at 35 ° C. for 9 hours. Here, the case where frozen food was put in a bento state in a frozen state and naturally thawed was assumed. After natural thawing, samples were eaten and the texture was compared.
As a result, in Examples 5 to 8, the meatballs produced by any of the aligners 10, 20, 30, and 40 maintained moderate texture after thawing at room temperature and were soft.

  The alignment machine of the present invention can be suitably used in the field of food production.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10,20,30,40 ... Alignment machine, 11 ... 1st conveyance part (conveyance part), 12, 22, 32 ... Guide part, 15 ... Food with sauce, 16, 46 ... Alignment container, 16a, 46a ... Containment recessed part , 18 ... 1st speed control part (speed control part), 19 ... Hopper, 19A ... Opening part, 19B ... Slope part, 23, 33 ... Separation part, 33A ... Rotating shaft, 33B ... Rotating blade, 46b ... Rake face (Separation part)

Claims (14)

An alignment machine that accommodates a plurality of foods with sagging in an alignment container in an aligned state,
A guide for guiding the food with sagging relative to the alignment container;
A transport unit for supplying the sagging food to the guide unit;
With
The guide unit is located above the alignment container, and slides the sagging food supplied from the transport unit and the opening for allowing the sagging food stored in the alignment container to pass through the opening. And a slope part to be
The transport unit includes a speed control unit that controls a supply speed of the food with sauce to the guide unit.
Food sorting machine with sauce. An alignment machine that accommodates a plurality of foods with sagging in an alignment container in an aligned state,
A transport unit for transporting the plurality of foods with sauce;
A guide unit located on the rear end side in the transport direction of the transport unit;
With
The guide part is a hopper that receives the plurality of foods with sagging that have been conveyed in a state of being bonded to each other, and a separation unit that is installed inside the hopper and separates the foods with sagging individually. Having
Food sorting machine with sauce. The separation unit includes a vibration function that imparts vibration to the plurality of foods with sauce.
The food aligner according to claim 2. The separation unit has a stirring function of stirring the foods with sauce.
The food aligner according to claim 2. The separation unit includes a rotating shaft and a rotating blade provided around the rotating shaft.
The food aligner according to claim 4. The separation portion has a rotation shaft and a plurality of convex portions provided around the rotation shaft.
The food aligner according to claim 4. The alignment container has a scooping surface for scooping up the food with sagging supplied from the guide portion on the opening side of the housing recess for housing the food with sagging.
The food aligner according to claim 2. The rake face is inclined so as to increase from the front to the rear in the conveying direction of the alignment container,
The food aligner according to claim 7. The sagging food is a frozen spherical food,
A food sorting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8. An alignment method for accommodating a plurality of foods with sagging in an alignment container in an aligned state,
A guiding step for guiding the food with sagging relative to the alignment container;
A transporting process for transporting the food with sagging while controlling the supply speed;
With
In the guiding step, the sagging food that has been conveyed is dropped toward an opening that is located above the aligning container and allows the sagging food contained in the alignment container to pass through.
In the conveying step, the supply speed of the food with sagging to the guide unit is controlled.
A method for aligning foods with sauce. In the conveying step, the plurality of foods with sauce are conveyed at a temperature lower than a normal conveying temperature,
The method for aligning food with sagging according to claim 10. An alignment method for accommodating a plurality of foods with sagging in an alignment container in an aligned state,
A transporting process for transporting the plurality of foods with sauce;
A guide step located on the rear end side in the transport direction of the transport unit;
With
The guiding step includes a separation step of individually separating the plurality of foods with sauce that have been conveyed in a state of being adhered to each other.
A method for aligning foods with sauce. In the separation step, vibration is imparted to the plurality of foods with sauce.
The method for aligning foods with sagging according to claim 12. In the separation step, the plurality of foods with sauce are stirred,
The method for aligning foods with sagging according to claim 12.

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