JP6707760B2 - Dumpling food molding equipment - Google Patents

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TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a molding device for dumpling-shaped foods and a molding method for dumpling-shaped foods, which are formed by using a pasty molding material.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, there is a high demand for dumpling-like foods using a paste-like product made of fish meat or animal protein, and various types of devices for producing such dumpling-like foods are known. ..
For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an invention relating to a food forming apparatus suitable for producing spherical processed foods such as meatballs under the name of “food forming apparatus”.
The food forming apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 will be described by using the reference numerals described in the document as they are, and a pulley 2 having a plurality of grooves 2a having a substantially semicircular cross section, and a pulley 2 arranged to face each other. And an arcuate guide member 3 having an inner peripheral concave surface 3a having a substantially semicircular cross section, which forms an arcuate hollow tube T having a substantially circular cross section in cooperation with the pulley groove. A friction surface (notches 2b, 3b) is formed on at least one of the inner surface and the inner peripheral concave surface of the arc-shaped guide member, and the food material is transferred by hooking the pasty food material (putty P) in the form of a short cylinder by the friction surface. It is characterized by rotating in the direction.
According to the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1 having the above-mentioned configuration, it is possible to easily form an unheated raw spherical processed food product without human hands.

Further, Patent Document 2 discloses, under the name of "viscous food forming device", a device relating to a viscous food forming device for forming a viscous food such as meatball into a spherical or cylindrical shape.
The invention disclosed in Patent Document 2 will be described by using the reference numerals described in the document as they are, and includes a pair of left and right molding members 1 and 2 each having a disk shape of the same size, and each molding member 1 The outer peripheral surface of No. 2 is provided with molding portions 11 and 12 which are formed by being depressed in an arcuate cross-section in the radial direction over the entire circumference, and further, the molding portion 11 of the left molding member 1 is molded to A molded product fitting portion 14 for fitting and automatically taking out the finished food product S is provided, and these molding members 1 and 2 are arranged so that the molding portions 11 and 12 face each other. It is characterized in that it is arranged so as to rotate in the direction, and a food molding portion 13 for molding the food S is formed above the molding portions 11, 12.
According to the viscous food forming apparatus according to the invention disclosed in Patent Document 2 configured as described above, viscous food such as meatballs can be mechanically automatically formed into a spherical shape or a cylindrical shape without human hands.

JP, 2008-41, A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-18595

In the case of the inventions and devices disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 as described above, although the dumpling-shaped food can be formed without manual labor, there is a problem that the expandability of the facility (device) is low. ..
In other words, in the case of the inventions and inventions disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the number or length of rollers that can be installed on one shaft is determined to some extent, so installation of a device is required to increase the production amount of dumpling food. There was a problem that there was no choice but to increase the number of equipment, and there was a cost in capital investment.

Further, in the case of the inventions and inventions disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, because of the structure thereof, the size of the dumpling-shaped food product after molding is determined by the concave shape formed on the roller. When manufacturing dumpling foods of different sizes using the inventions and inventions, there is a problem that a new roller needs to be prepared and the capital investment is also expensive.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a dumpling-shaped food molding apparatus and a molding method for dumpling-shaped foods, in which the equipment can be reduced or expanded freely and equipment investment can be suppressed. It is in.
Further, in addition to the above objects, the present invention is to provide a highly versatile dumpling food molding device capable of producing foodstuffs of different sizes.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a dumpling-shaped food product forming apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a material supply unit that supplies a molding material, a molding unit that forms the molding material into a dumpling, and a formed dumpling food product. And a product receiving section for receiving the product. The molding section comprises a first roller that rotates about its central axis as a base axis, and the molding section is arranged parallel to and adjacent to the first roller. And a second roller that rotates about its central axis as a base axis, and the second roller is provided with a ridge threadedly provided on its peripheral side surface.
In the first aspect of the present invention having the above-described structure, the material supply section has an action of supplying individual molding material to the molding section arranged on the downstream side. Further, the molding unit has an action of receiving the individual molding material supplied from the material supply unit and rolling it while being in contact with the first and second rollers to mold it into a spherical shape. Further, the product receiving portion has an action of receiving the dumpling-shaped food product that has been dropped from the end portion of the molding portion after being molded in the molding portion.
In addition, the first and second rollers both rotate in the axial direction to roll the molding material placed on the peripheral side surface thereof, thereby forming the spherical shape of the molding material. Have.
Further, the ridges provided on the peripheral side surface of the second roller have a function of separating the plurality of molding materials held between the first and second rollers so as not to contact each other. In addition, the presence of the ridges prevents the molding material from becoming elongated or torn when the molding material rolls on the peripheral side surfaces of the first and second rollers. It has the effect of making it spherical. Further, the ridges rotate together with the second rollers, so that the rolling molding material held in the gaps between the ridges is moved in the axial direction of the second rollers.

A second aspect of the present invention is a dumpling-shaped food forming apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the molding material is held between the ridges, and the peripheral side surface of the first roller and the second roller. It is characterized by being in contact with the peripheral side surface of the.
The second invention of the above-mentioned constitution specifies the positional relationship of the molding material in the molding part of the above-mentioned first invention, and its action is the same as that of the first invention.

A dumpling-shaped food product forming apparatus which is a third invention is the above-mentioned first or second invention, and comprises n (where n is a natural number) first rollers and (n-1) first rollers. 2 rollers, the first roller and the second roller are arranged alternately, in a roller group consisting of the first roller and the second roller when the molding unit is viewed in plan, A first roller is arranged at the outermost position of the first roller.
3rd invention of the said structure WHEREIN: In addition to the same operation|movement as the above-mentioned 1st invention or 2nd invention, the gap of the 1st roller and 2nd roller which can shape|mold the dumpling-shaped foodstuff is 2n places. Has the effect of That is, when the number of the second rollers is arbitrary, it has an effect of maximizing the number of gaps between the first roller and the second roller while minimizing the number of the first rollers added to the second roller. ..
In this case, there is an effect of maximizing the productivity of the molding part in the third invention.
Further, according to the third invention, the production capacity of the molding unit can be freely changed only by changing the value of n as desired. Therefore, according to the third aspect of the present invention, there is an effect of providing a dumpling-shaped food product forming apparatus in which the apparatus can be reduced or expanded.

A fourth aspect of the present invention is a dumpling-shaped food forming apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects of the invention, wherein the peripheral speed of the first roller and the first roller are arranged adjacent to the first roller. The peripheral speed of the second roller is different.
A fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the same operations as the first to third aspects of the present invention described above, has a peripheral speed of the first roller and a second aspect that is arranged adjacent to the first roller. Since the peripheral speeds of the two rollers are different, an external force for rolling the molding material is efficiently applied to the molding material held between the first and second rollers. Has the effect of.
This has the effect of allowing the molding material to roll smoothly in the molding portion of the fourth aspect of the invention.

A dumpling-shaped food product forming apparatus according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is any of the above-described first to fourth aspects of the present invention, wherein the protrusion is detachably attached to the second roller. To do.
In addition to the same effects as the above-described first to fourth inventions, the fifth invention of the above configuration is such that a ridge is detachably attached to the second roller, thereby providing the second roller. The effect is that the width of the ridge on the peripheral side surface of the can be changed as desired. In the present invention, the major axis of the dumpling-shaped food product is determined by the width of the ridge on the peripheral side surface of the second roller. Therefore, according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the protrusions are removably attached, thereby facilitating the molding of a plurality of different sizes of dumplings in one dumpling-shaped food molding apparatus. Have.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for forming a dumpling-shaped food, wherein the peripheral side surface of a first roller that rotates about its central axis is arranged parallel to and adjacent to the first roller, and the central axis is The peripheral surface of the second roller that rotates on the base shaft supports the molding material that has been diced into individual pieces, and the first material and the second roller rotate to roll the molding material and form a spherical shape. To move the molding material in the axial direction of the second roller by holding the molding material that is rolling between the ridges that are screwed on the peripheral side surface of the second roller. It is characterized by.
In the sixth invention having the above-mentioned configuration, the molding material singulated on the first and second rollers is rolled to form a spherical shape, and is spirally provided on the peripheral side surface of the second roller. By accommodating the rolling molding material in the space between the projected ridges, there is an effect that the major axis of the molding material being molded is approximated to the width between the ridges. Further, by holding the molding material in the gap between the ridges, it has an effect of moving the rolling molding material in the axial direction of the second roller.
Therefore, according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, there is an effect that it becomes possible to produce a spherical dumpling-shaped food product whose major axis does not exceed the width between the protrusions.

A method for molding a dumpling-shaped food product, which is a seventh invention, is the above-mentioned sixth invention, wherein the molding material contains at least a chopped material obtained by chopping food materials and a paste-like binder material. The content of the chopping material in the molding material is in the range of 50 to 90% by weight.
According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, in addition to the same action as the sixth aspect described above, the molding material is composed of the chopped material and the binder material, and the content rates of these are specified as described above. , Has an effect of suitably suppressing the molding material from adhering to the first or second roller when rolling the individual molding material on the first roller and the second roller. ..
This has the effect of significantly reducing the risk of molding failure when molding the molding material on the first and second rollers.
Further, when the content of the chopped material exceeds 50% by weight, it is difficult to mold it into a spherical shape only by applying pressure and pressing. That is, when the molding material is pressed and molded, the individual cut materials forming the molding material are temporarily elastically deformed into a spherical shape, but when the molding material is released from the pressure, the The chopped material will be restored and the dumpling-shaped food will lose its shape.
On the other hand, according to the seventh aspect of the invention, since the molding material can be molded by rolling it in the palm of a person and rolling it, it is possible to form the dumpling shape after molding, as compared with the case of pressing under pressure. It has the effect of significantly reducing the risk of food losing its shape.
Further, when the content of the chopped material in the molding material exceeds 50% by weight, when the molding material is cut into individual pieces and supplied to the molding part, the molding material is molded into the roller group forming the molding part. It also has an effect of suitably suppressing the adhesion of the material.

An eighth aspect of the present invention is the method for forming a dumpling-shaped food according to the seventh aspect, wherein the chopped material is a fish paste product and the tie material is fish meat surimi.
In addition to the same operation as the operation according to the above-mentioned seventh invention, the eighth invention having the above-mentioned configuration comprises a dumpling-like food product, in particular, a fish paste product and a fish meat paste, which has an unprecedented texture. It has the effect of enabling the production of food products.

A ninth aspect of the present invention is a method for forming a dumpling-shaped food product, which is the above-mentioned seventh aspect of the invention, wherein granular food materials are used in place of the chopped material.
A ninth aspect of the invention having the above structure is one in which the chopped food material in the above-described seventh invention is replaced with a granular food material, and the operation thereof is the same as the operation according to the seventh invention described above.

According to the first and second aspects of the invention described above, the molding material is formed into a spherical shape by rolling on the first and second rollers and with the molding material held in the gaps between the rollers. can do. In addition, since the spiral protrusions are provided on the peripheral side surface of the second roller, the molding materials held adjacent to each other on the first and second rollers come into contact with each other at the time of rolling and become large. It is possible to prevent lumps. Furthermore, by having this ridge, the major axis of the molded food product can be made to have a size that does not exceed the width of the void between the ridges. In this way, by providing the ridges on the second roller, it is possible to homogenize the major axis of each of the dumpling-shaped foods while shaping the molding material into a spherical shape.
Therefore, according to the first and second aspects of the present invention, it is possible to efficiently produce a dumpling-shaped food product having a spherical shape and a uniform size.

According to the third invention, in addition to the same effect as the above-described first or second invention, the molding portion can be easily reduced or expanded.
According to such a third invention, it is possible to reduce the cost required for capital investment when changing the production amount of dumpling food.

In addition to the same effects as the above-described first to third inventions, the fourth invention can improve the work efficiency when the molding material is molded into a spherical shape in the molding part.
Therefore, according to the fourth aspect, the productivity of the dumpling-shaped food can be improved.

The fifth aspect of the invention has the same effects as the above-described first to fourth aspects of the invention. Further, since the protrusion on the peripheral side surface of the second roller is removable, the gap width between the protrusions on the peripheral side surface of the second roller can be changed as desired. Further, the major axis of the dumpling-shaped food product produced by the dumpling-shaped food product forming apparatus according to the present invention changes depending on the width of the gap between the ridges provided on the peripheral side surface of the second roller, and thus the fifth invention. According to this, it becomes possible to manufacture dumpling-shaped foods having different major diameters with a single dumpling-shaped food forming device.
Therefore, according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a highly versatile dumpling-shaped food forming device.

The sixth invention regards the first and second inventions as method inventions, and the effects thereof are the same as the effects of the first and second inventions.

In addition to the same effects as the above-described sixth invention, the seventh invention is composed of a chopped material obtained by chopping food materials and a paste-like tie material, and the chopped material content is 50-90. This has the effect of efficiently producing dumpling foods within the range of %.
Therefore, according to the seventh aspect of the invention, it is possible to produce and provide a new dumpling-like food having a texture different from that of the conventionally known meat dumplings and ground meat dumplings.

According to the eighth invention, there is an effect that a novel dumpling-shaped food product using a fish paste product can be produced and provided.
In this case, it is possible to produce and provide a dumpling-shaped food product having a higher added value than the conventional fish paste product.

In a ninth aspect of the present invention, the chopped material in the above-mentioned seventh aspect is replaced with a granular food material, and the effect is the same as the effect of the above-mentioned seventh aspect.
Further, in the ninth invention, since the granular food material is used instead of the cut material, the step of cutting the food material in the manufacturing process can be omitted.

It is a conceptual diagram of the dumpling-shaped food shaping|molding apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the forming part in the dumpling-like food forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the material supply part in the dumpling-shaped food forming apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the components of the material supply part in the dumpling-shaped foodstuff molding apparatus in embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the modification 1 of the shaping|molding part in the dumpling-shaped food shaping|molding apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the modification 2 of the shaping|molding part in the dumpling-shaped food shaping|molding apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the modification 3 of the shaping|molding part in the dumpling-shaped food shaping|molding apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

A dumpling-shaped food forming apparatus and a dumpling-shaped food forming method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7.

First, the basic form of the dumpling-shaped food product forming apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a dumpling-shaped food product forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the dumpling-shaped food product forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes a material supply unit 2 that supplies a paste-like forming material 5 in individual pieces, and a downstream side of the material supply unit 2. And a molding part 3a for receiving the molding material 5 supplied from the material supply part 2 and molding it into a dumpling shape, and a molded dumpling food 6 provided downstream of the molding part 3a. The product receiving part 4 for receiving.
1 illustrates the case where the product receiving unit 4 is a belt conveyor as an example, the product receiving unit 4 does not necessarily have to be a belt conveyor, and may be a container having an opening at the top, Other forms may be used. For example, in the case where the dumpling-shaped food product 6 molded in the molding unit 3a of the dumpling-shaped food product molding apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is boiled immediately after manufacturing, a chute is provided at the terminal end of the molding unit 3a and the molding is completed. When the dumpling-shaped food product 6 is put into the water bath via this chute, this chute serves as the product receiving portion 4 of the dumpling-shaped food product forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment.

Next, the molding unit 3a of the dumpling-shaped food molding apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a forming unit in the dumpling-shaped food forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. The same parts as those shown in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description of the structure will be omitted.
As shown in FIG. 2, the molding unit 3a according to the present embodiment is arranged in parallel with and adjacent to the first roller 7 that rotates about the central axis of the molding section 3a and the first roller 7. It has the 2nd roller 8 which rotates centering on a central axis, and the 2nd roller 8 is provided with the ridge 9 screwed on the peripheral side surface.
The molding unit 3a according to the present embodiment includes, in addition to the constituent elements shown in FIG. 2, a drive mechanism that rotates the first roller 7 and the second roller 8 about their respective central axes. However, the description of this drive mechanism is omitted.

In the molding unit 3a of the dumpling-shaped food product molding apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment as described above, as shown in FIG. 2, the molding material 5 supplied from the material supply unit 2 (not shown) is the starting end of the molding unit 3a. When it reaches S, it is supported by the peripheral side surfaces of both the first roller 7 and the second roller 8 between the first roller 7 and the second roller 8 (see FIG. 7 described later). .. Further, since both the first roller 7 and the second roller 8 rotate about their central axes, the molding material 5 held between the first roller 7 and the second roller 8 is Rolling starts immediately after reaching the first roller 7 and the second roller 8.
Further, the molding material 5 that has reached the starting end portion S of the molding portion 3 is held in the gap between the ridges 9 that project on the peripheral side surface of the second roller 8. Therefore, even when a plurality of molding materials 5 are held in series in the gap between the first roller 7 and the second roller 8, adjacent molding materials 5 are not integrated with each other. .. That is, the protrusion 9 functions as a partition member on the peripheral side surface of the second roller 8.

Further, the ridge 9 prevents the molding material 5 from becoming elongated when the individual molding material 5 rolls in the gap between the first roller 7 and the second roller 8. It also has a function.
That is, since the molding material 5 is accommodated in the gap between the protrusions 9, the major axis of the molding material 5 naturally approaches the gap width B between the protrusions 9 (see FIG. 2), and finally, The spherical dumpling-shaped food product 6 is the same as or smaller than the gap width B between the protrusions 9.
As described above, in the dumpling-shaped food product forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the major axis of the molded food product 6 is determined by the size of the gap width B between the protrusions 9 provided on the second roller 8. .. That is, according to the dumpling-shaped food product forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to manufacture the dumpling-shaped food product 6 having a size that does not exceed the gap width B between the protrusions 9 provided on the second roller 8. ..

In addition, in the dumpling-shaped food product forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the ridge 9 provided on the second roller 8 rotates together with the second roller 8 so that the starting part S to the terminal part of the forming part 3a. It also has the effect of moving the molding material 5 being molded (rolling) toward E.
Therefore, according to the dumpling-shaped food product molding apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment as described above, while molding the molding material 5 supplied to the starting end S of the molding part 3a into a spherical shape, the end part of the molding part 3a is formed. Can be moved to E.
That is, the ridge 9 is a partition member for the molding material 5 or the molded dumpling-shaped food product 6 and is also a transportation facility for the partition member.

Therefore, according to the dumpling-shaped food forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment as described above, the dumpling-shaped food 6 is manufactured by forming the paste-shaped molding material 5 into individual pieces into a spherical shape. You can
Further, the forming unit 3a in the dumpling-shaped food forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes two types of rollers (the first roller 7 and the second roller 8 including the ridge 9) and those not shown. It is composed of a drive mechanism, and its structure is extremely simple.
Therefore, according to the dumpling-shaped food forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide an inexpensive dumpling-shaped food forming apparatus.

1 and 2, the case where the first roller 7 and the second roller 8 are cylindrical bodies is described as an example, but the first roller 7 and the second roller 8 are cylindrical bodies. But it's okay.

Further, in the dumpling-shaped food product forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the ridge 9 may be provided integrally with the second roller 8 or may be provided detachably (selectively. (Required component).
Particularly in the latter case, for example, the ridge 9 is made of an elastic material such as rubber, synthetic resin or silicon, and the ridge 9 made of such an elastic material is wound around the peripheral side surface of the second roller 8. By rotating and fixing both ends to the second roller 8, the protrusion 9 can be detachably attached to the second roller 8.
As described above, in the dumpling-shaped food product forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the size of the gap width B of the protrusion 9 provided on the circumferential side surface of the second roller 8 (see FIG. 2). , The major axis of the molded dumpling food 6 is determined.
Therefore, by appropriately changing the gap width B of the protrusion 9 on the peripheral side surface of the second roller 8, the dumpling-shaped food product 6 having a desired major axis can be easily manufactured.
Needless to say, when changing the gap width B of the ridge 9 in the second roller 8 of the dumpling-shaped food forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment to produce the dumpling-shaped food 6 having different major diameters, It is necessary to appropriately change the volume of the individual molding material 5 supplied from the material supply unit 2 according to the gap width B of the ridge 9.

Further, in the dumpling-shaped food product molding apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the peripheral speed of the first roller 7 and the peripheral speed of the second roller 8 are determined by the characteristics of the molding material 5 to be molded in the molding unit 3 ( It is necessary to adjust it appropriately according to hardness, viscosity, etc.). That is, the peripheral speed of the first roller 7 and the peripheral speed of the second roller 8 may be the same or different.
In the latter case, that is, when the peripheral speed of the first roller 7 and the peripheral speed of the second roller 8 are different between the first roller 7 and the second roller 8 which are adjacent to each other, The force acting on the surface of the molding material 5 on the side where the first roller 7 is arranged, and the second roller, centering on the gap position formed between the first roller 7 and the second roller 8. The force acting on the side where 8 is arranged becomes uneven, and the molding material 5 rolls easily.
As a result, the molding material 5 can be smoothly molded (rolled) in the molding unit 3, so that the productivity of the dumpling-shaped food product 6 in the dumpling-shaped food molding device 1 according to the present embodiment is improved. You can

Further, in the dumpling-shaped food product molding apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, both the first roller 7 and the second roller 8 adjacent to each other feed the molding material 5 into the gap formed between them. It is necessary to determine the rotation directions of the first roller 7 and the second roller 8 so as not to rotate.
That is, at least one of the first roller 7 and the second roller 8 which are adjacent to each other has a gap between the first roller 7 and the second roller 8 when the molding material 5 is held on these rollers. It is necessary to rotate the molding material 5 in the direction to send it out.
This is because when both the first roller 7 and the second roller 8 which are adjacent to each other rotate so as to feed the molding material 5 into the gap formed between them, the first roller 7 and the first roller 7 This is because the molding material 5 is easily fed into the gap between the rollers 7 and the molding material 5 cannot be efficiently rolled on the first roller 7 and the second roller 8.

Next, an example of the structure of the material supply unit 2 of the dumpling-shaped food product forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the material supply unit in the dumpling-shaped food product forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. The same parts as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description of the structure will be omitted.
As shown in FIG. 3, in the material supply unit 2 according to the present embodiment, for example, first lead-out holes 11a are formed on the circumference of the lower end of a cylindrical material supply pipe 10 at regular intervals. A second lead-out plate 11 having a first lead-out plate 11 fixedly provided therein, and a second lead-out hole 12a formed therein (in the upper layer) so as to form a continuous hole with the first lead-out hole 11a. A disk which is fixedly provided in a stacked state with 12 and further has a third lead-out hole 13a which is continuous with the second lead-out hole 12a inside (upper layer) of the second lead-out plate 12. The third shaped lead-out plate 13 is rotatably attached with its center as a rotation axis.
Although not particularly shown, the material supply unit 2 according to the present embodiment includes a mechanism for rotating the disk-shaped third lead-out plate 13 in the hollow portion of the material supply pipe 10 with its center as a rotation axis. There is.
Further, the material supply unit 2 according to the present embodiment may be configured such that some or all of the parts can be disassembled and assembled as needed. In this case, there is an advantage that cleaning work and maintenance after using the material supply unit 2 can be facilitated.

Here, a mechanism in which the individual molding material 5 is supplied from the material supply unit 2 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing parts of the material supply unit in the dumpling-shaped food product forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. The same parts as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description of the structure will be omitted.
As shown in FIG. 4, in the material supply unit 2 according to the present embodiment, the first lead-out plate 11, the second lead-out plate 12, and the third lead-out plate 13 are arranged in this order in a stacked state. Only the third lead-out plate 13 of these is provided so as to rotate in the circumferential direction with its center as the central axis.
In addition, the third lead-out hole 13a of the third lead-out plate 13 is formed in the second lead-out hole 12a when the third lead-out plate 13 is rotated, for example, in the direction indicated by the symbol P in FIG. It is formed at a position overlapping the forming position. The rotation direction of the third lead-out plate 13 may be opposite to the direction indicated by the reference sign P.

Then, the first lead-out plate 11, the second lead-out plate 12, and the third lead-out plate 13 are attached to the lower end portion of the material supply pipe 10 shown in FIG. The hollow molding portion 10 is filled with a paste-like molding material 5, and a pressure is applied to the molding material 5 in the direction toward the lower end side (lead-out port side) of the material supply pipe 10 while the third lead-out plate 13 is formed. Is rotated in the circumferential direction (reference P, see FIG. 4) with its center as the axis of rotation.
In this case, since the second outlet hole 12a is formed on the track of the third outlet hole 13a, the second outlet hole 12a and the third outlet hole 13a overlap to form a continuous perforation. In the meantime, the molding material 5 continues to be drawn out from the continuous perforations made of these materials. Then, when the third lead-out hole 13a has finished passing over the arbitrary second lead-out hole 12a, the third lead-out hole 13a is blocked by the second lead-out plate 12, so the third lead-out hole 13a The molding material 5 derived from 13a (see FIG. 3) separates from the lower end of the material supply pipe 10 and falls vertically downward. That is, the individual molding material 5 is supplied to the vertically lower side of the material supply unit 2 (see FIG. 1).

In addition, in the material supply part 2 which concerns on this Embodiment, the 1st lead-out board 11 does not necessarily need to be provided, and if the 2nd lead-out board 12 has sufficient strength, the 1st lead-out board 11 will be provided. Can be omitted.
Further, in the material supply unit 2 according to the present embodiment, the major axis of the individual molding material 5 is adjusted by appropriately adjusting the width of the second lead-out hole 12a and the diameter of the third lead-out hole 13a. It can be changed as desired.
Further, the pressure applied to the paste-like molding material 5 housed in the hollow portion of the material supply pipe 10, the rotation speed of the third lead-out plate 13, or the length Q of the second lead-out hole 12a (FIG. 4). By changing (1), the volume of the individual molding material 5 can be changed as desired.

In the material supply unit 2 according to the present embodiment as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, while the first lead-out plate 11 and the second lead-out plate 12 are fixed to the lower end of the material supply pipe 10, Although the description has been given by taking as an example the case where only the third lead-out plate 13 rotates in the circumferential direction, other than this form, the first lead-out plate 11 (arbitrary) and the third lead-out plate 13 are fixed. The same effect can be exhibited even if the second lead-out plate 12 is rotated about the center of a circle formed of the second lead-out holes 12a as a rotation axis.

In addition, in the food product forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the case where the material supply unit 2 as shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4 is used is described as an example, but the form of the material supply unit 2 is described. Is not particularly limited to what is shown in the figure, and it is not limited as long as it is configured so that the paste-like molding material 5 can be supplied to the molding portion 3a in the form of an individual piece having a substantially uniform volume. Such a mechanism and form may be adopted.
That is, the material supply unit 2 according to the present embodiment has a desired volume while extruding the paste-like molding material 5 from the container (extrusion unit) as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, for example. It may have a function of cutting (cutting part) as described above, or by scooping off a part of the molding material 5 from the pasty molding material 5 so as to have a desired volume, The material 5 may have a function (scooping-out part) to be the material 5, and the form of the material supply part 2 may be appropriately changed depending on the production capacity of the dumpling-shaped food product forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment.

Further, a modified example of the forming unit 3a in the dumpling-shaped food forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7.
First, the molding unit according to the first modification of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 5: is a perspective view of the modification 1 of the shaping|molding part in the dumpling-shaped food shaping|molding apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The same parts as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description of the structure will be omitted.
The molding unit 3b according to the first modification of the present embodiment is composed of one first roller 7 and one second roller 8 having a ridge 9.
The forming unit 3b according to the modified example 1 is the minimum form of the forming unit in the dumpling-shaped food forming apparatus 1 according to the present invention.
When using the molding unit 3b according to the first modification, the individual molding material 5 may be supplied to the gap between the first roller 7 and the second roller 8.
When the forming unit 3b according to the modified example 1 as described above is used, there is an advantage that the dumpling-shaped food forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment can be made compact.

Next, the molding part according to the second modification of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of Modification Example 2 of the molding unit in the dumpling-shaped food product molding apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. Note that the same parts as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description of the configuration thereof will be omitted.
As shown in FIG. 6, the dumpling-shaped food product forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with a plurality of second rollers 8 each having a ridge 9, and is provided between the second rollers 8 with each other. When the roller group 15 including the first roller 7 and the plurality of first rollers 7 and the plurality of second rollers 8 is planarly viewed, the roller group 15 is arranged at the outermost position of the roller group 15. The roller to be used may be specified as the first roller 7.
In this case, while minimizing the number of rollers (the first roller 7 and the second roller 8) that form the roller group 15, the first roller 7 and the second roller 8 that mold the molding material 5 are formed. The number of gaps can be maximized.
That is, in the forming unit 3c according to the modified example 2, when the n (where n is a natural number) first roller 7 is provided, the second roller 8 provided with the protrusion 9 is (n-1). By providing and configuring the roller group 15, it is possible to maximize the production efficiency of the dumpling-shaped food product 6 in the forming unit 3c.

As described above, in the dumpling-shaped food product molding apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, molding that can be molded by the molding unit 3c by simply changing the number of the first roller 7 and the second roller 8 that configure the roller group 15. The quantity of the working material 5 can be freely changed.
As described above, the molding portion 3c according to the second modification of the present embodiment has excellent expandability.
Therefore, according to the dumpling-shaped food product forming apparatus 1 including the forming unit 3c according to the modified example 2, it is possible to significantly reduce the cost required for facility investment when the production amount of the foodstuffs in a dumpling form 6 is changed to a desired value. Has its own effect.

Furthermore, a molding unit according to Modification 3 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 7.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a modified example 3 of the forming unit in the dumpling-shaped food forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. The same parts as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description of the structure will be omitted.
The forming unit 3d according to the modified example 3 of the present embodiment includes the first roller 7 arranged at the outermost position of the roller group 15 (the roller arranged at the outermost position may be the second roller 8). A guide wall 14 is provided for preventing the molding material 5 from being sent out of the roller group 15 by the rotational force of the rollers when the molding material 5 is supplied.
The roller group 15 shown in FIG. 7 can be replaced with the roller group 15 constituting the molding parts 3a to 3c shown in FIGS.
According to the molding portion 3d including the guide wall 14 as described above, even when the individual molding material 5 is supplied in the vicinity of the outermost position of the roller group 15, the molding material 3d is formed outside the roller group 15. Since it is possible to preferably prevent the material 5 from being sent out, it is possible to efficiently mold the molding material 5 and manufacture the dumpling-shaped food product 6.

Here, the molding part 3a according to the present embodiment and the molding parts 3b to 3d according to the modified examples 1 to 3 will be further described. In addition, here, the molding portion 3a according to the present embodiment and the molding portions 3b to 3d according to the modified examples 1 to 3 are collectively referred to as a molding portion 3.
In the molding unit 3 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the height H of the protrusion 9 screwed on the peripheral side surface of the second roller 8 (the peripheral side surface of the second roller 8 is used as a reference). And the distance A between the first roller 7 and the second roller 8 adjacent to each other in the roller group 15, and the major axis B (maximum diameter) of the dumpling-shaped food product 6 molded in the molding unit 3. The relationship may be set as follows.
(Height H) <(Distance A) <(Long diameter B = Void width of the ridge 9)
In this case, in the molding unit 3 according to the present embodiment, when the dumpling-shaped food product 6 is manufactured, the molding material in the shape of an individual piece is formed from the gap formed between the first roller 7 and the second roller 8. Since it is possible to preferably prevent the food 5 from dropping, the dumpling food 6 can be efficiently and reliably manufactured.

Next, the method for forming the dumpling-shaped food product according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
The method for forming a food dumpling according to the present embodiment captures, as an invention of the method, the manner in which the food food 6 is formed in the forming unit 3 of the apparatus 1 for forming a food food according to the present embodiment. ..
Such a method for forming the dumpling-shaped food product according to the present embodiment is arranged in parallel with and adjacent to the peripheral side surface of the first roller 7 which rotates about the central axis thereof. By supporting the molding material 5 singulated by the peripheral side surface of the second roller 8 which rotates about its central axis as a base axis, and rotating the first roller 7 and the second roller 8 By rolling the molding material 5 into a spherical shape and holding the rolling molding material 5 between the protrusions 9 screwed on the peripheral side surface of the second roller, The molding material 5 is moved in the axial direction of the roller 8.
The operation and effect of the method of forming the food dumpling according to the present embodiment as described above are the same as the operation and effect of the forming unit 3 in the food product forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment described above.

Lastly, the composition of the molding material 5 used in the dumpling-shaped food molding device 1 and the method for molding the dumpling-shaped food according to the present embodiment will be described.
The molding material 5 used in the present embodiment is a pasty food material. As such a molding material 5, for example, minced meat of meat or surimi derived from marine products may be used alone, or may be kneaded with a seasoning, a binder or the like if necessary.

Further, the molding material 5 used in the present embodiment contains, in addition to the above-mentioned materials, at least a chopped material obtained by chopping food materials and a paste-like binder material. May be set in the range of 50 to 90% by weight.
Usually, a chopped material obtained by chopping food materials has a property of elastically deforming under an appropriate pressure condition. When such chopped material is contained in an amount of 50 to 90% by weight, the molding material is It was difficult to form by simple pressure molding.
On the other hand, in the dumpling-like food forming apparatus 1 or the method for forming dumpling-like food according to the present embodiment, the forming material 5 is formed into a spherical shape as if rolling and rolling on the palm of a person. Therefore, the molding material 5 having a content of the chopping material of which the pressure molding is difficult as described above exceeds 50% by weight can be easily molded into a dumpling shape.

The chopping material contained in the molding material 5 used in the present embodiment may be shredded food materials (vegetables, fruits, mushrooms, seaweed), or shredded solid processed foods. You can use what you have done. Further, instead of the chopped material, granular food materials (hijiki, cereals, etc.) may be used.
In addition, the food material used as the raw material of the chopped material is a food material that does not easily release water during and after the shredding so that the fluctuation of the viscosity and the hardness of the molding material 5 does not occur before, during, or after the molding. Alternatively, it is preferable to use a shredded chopped material that has been drained in advance.

Further, as a chopping material constituting the molding material 5, for example, one obtained by shredding a fish paste product (solid processed food), and a fish meat surimi as a tie material are used. The content of the chopped material in the material 5 may be set within the range of 50 to 90% by weight.
When the molding material 5 as described above is used, the content of the chopped material exceeds 50% by weight. Therefore, when the molding material 5 is cut into individual pieces and supplied to the molding section 3, It is difficult to adhere to the surface of the first roller 7 or the second roller 8 and can be smoothly molded.
When the molding material 5 as described above is used, seasonings and binders (starch, wheat flour, rice flour, corn starch, etc.) may be added as necessary in addition to the chopped material and the fish meat surimi. As the fish paste product before chopping, which is used as a chopping material, for example, kamaboko, chikuwa, satsuma fried, hanpen, crab-flavored kamaboko, fish meat sausage and the like can be used.

Then, as described above, when the molding material 5 particularly contains a fish paste product as a chopping material, a dumpling food 6 having a novel texture and taste different from conventional meat dumplings and surimi dumplings is produced. It has the unique effect that it can be provided.
In addition, such a novel dumpling-shaped food product 6 is particularly suitable for heating cooking such as boiling and baking, and if necessary, the molded dumpling-shaped food product 6 may be heat-treated before being provided as a product. Good.
Further, the dumpling-shaped food product 6 formed by molding the molding material 5 containing 50 to 90% by weight of the above-mentioned chopping material is boiled because the chopping materials are firmly bound by the tie material. , Even if you heat it while rolling it on an iron plate, you do not have to worry about losing its shape. Therefore, according to the dumpling-shaped food product forming apparatus 1 and the method for forming the dumpling-shaped food product according to the present embodiment, there is also an advantage that the manufactured food product-shaped balls 6 can be easily handled.
In addition, such a dumpling-shaped food 6 can be used, for example, as an ingredient for a pan or a lunch box.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, according to the present invention, a dumpling-shaped food molding apparatus in which the equipment can be reduced or expanded easily, and even if the content of the chopped material in the molding material is 50 to 90% by weight, the molding is easily performed in a dumpling shape. It is a method for forming a dumpling-like food that can be used, and can be used in the technical field of food processing equipment and food production.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Dango food molding device 2... Material supply part 3, 3a-3d... Molding part 4... Product receiving part 5... Molding material 6... Dango food 7... 1st roller 8... 2nd roller 9... Collision Article 10... Material supply pipe 11... First lead-out plate 11a... First lead-out hole 12... Second lead-out plate 12a... Second lead-out hole 13... Third lead-out plate 13a... Third lead-out hole 14... Guide wall 15... Rollers

Claims (5)

A material supply unit for supplying a molding material, a molding unit for molding the molding material into a dumpling, and a product receiving unit for receiving a molded food in a dumpling form, which is a dumpling food molding apparatus,
The molding part is
N (where n is a natural number) first rollers rotating about the central axis as a base axis,
(N-1) second rollers that rotate around the central axis and that have a ridge that is screwed on the peripheral side surface and that are arranged in parallel and adjacent to the first roller. And
The first rollers and the second rollers are arranged alternately,
In a roller group including the first roller and the second roller, the first roller is arranged at the outermost position when the molding unit is viewed in a plan view, and a dumpling shape. Food forming equipment. The ribs are bunching food forming apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that it is To設detachably on the second roller. A material supply unit for supplying a molding material, a molding unit for molding the molding material into a dumpling, and a product receiving unit for receiving a molded food in a dumpling form, which is a dumpling food molding apparatus,
The molding part is
A first roller that rotates about its central axis,
A second roller that is arranged parallel to and adjacent to the first roller and that rotates about its central axis as a base axis;
The said 2nd roller is provided with the protruding line which is detachably screwed on the peripheral side surface, The dumpling-shaped foodstuff forming apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. 4. The molding material according to claim 1, wherein the molding material is held between the ridges and contacts the peripheral side surface of the first roller and the peripheral side surface of the second roller . The dumpling-shaped food forming apparatus according to any one of claims. 5. The peripheral speed of the first roller and the peripheral speed of the second roller arranged adjacent to the first roller are different from each other, according to any one of claims 1 to 4 . Item 1. The dumpling-shaped food forming device according to item 1.

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