JP6786556B2 - A solid matter supply device and a food manufacturing device equipped with the solid matter supply device. - Google Patents

Description

The present invention includes a solid matter supply device for supplying vegetables such as boiled eggs and cherry tomatoes, fruits such as chestnuts, and solids such as nuts to a manufacturing apparatus for confectionery such as buns and cooked foods such as hamburgers, and the apparatus thereof. Regarding food manufacturing equipment. More specifically, the present invention relates to a solid matter supply device capable of supplying solid matter one by one or a predetermined amount to a food manufacturing apparatus.

Scotch eggs and the like are examples of packaged foods containing solid substances. Scotch eggs are cooked foods made by wrapping boiled eggs in an exodermis that uses minced meat as the main ingredient. As an apparatus for producing such a packaged food containing a solid substance, there is a packaged food manufacturing apparatus provided with a solid substance supply device. This manufacturing device has what is called a bean paste machine.

The encapsulant described in Patent Document 1 includes a polymerization nozzle in which an outer cylinder, an inner cylinder, and a central cylinder are concentrically formed. A solid matter supply device is provided above the polymerization nozzle. A cover cutting device is provided below the polymerization nozzle. Further, a belt conveyor as a transport device is provided below the package cutting device.

This solid matter supply device is rotatably provided with a rotating disk in which accommodating holes for accommodating one solid matter are formed at predetermined intervals. One solid substance is intermittently supplied from this solid substance supply device to the central cylinder of the polymerization nozzle. Then, a bar-shaped food having a three-layer structure composed of a solid substance, an inner material covering the solid substance, and an outer skin material covering the inner material is discharged from the polymerization nozzle. Further, the packaged food containing one solid substance is cut from the bar-shaped food by the packaged food cutting device.

The packaged food manufacturing apparatus described in Patent Document 2 has a pair of gear bodies (upper gear body, lower gear body) arranged one above the other and rotating in opposite directions, and a band-shaped groove in the opposite tooth groove of both gear bodies. A packaging material supply device that supplies the packaging material (outer skin material) and a solid material supply that supplies solids such as chestnuts to the tooth grooves of the lower gear in conjunction with the rotation pitch of each tooth of the lower gear body. It is equipped with a device. This manufacturing apparatus cuts a strip-shaped covering material covered with a solid substance by a pair of tooth tips that approach each other according to the rotation of both gear bodies, and manufactures a packaged food containing the solid substance.

This solid material supply device includes a turntable that integrally forms a conical portion that protrudes upward from the central upper surface, an outer wall that surrounds the turntable and extends upward from the upper surface of the turntable, and a cone above the turntable. A solid material supply cylinder arranged so as to surround the portion, and a first guide plate having one end connected from an opening on the side surface of the supply cylinder, curved along the rotation direction of the turntable, and the other end facing the outer wall. , A curved second guide plate facing the first guide plate, one end facing the slope of the cone, and the other end facing the outer wall through the opening of the supply cylinder, and the outer wall above the peripheral edge of the turntable. Three rollers arranged along the rotation direction of the turntable at the required intervals, a photoelectric switch that detects solid matter adjusted by the three rollers, and an intermittent turntable based on the detection signal of the photoelectric switch. It is equipped with a drive motor that drives the machine and a scraping cylinder device that scrapes and supplies solid matter to the manufacturing device based on the detection signal of the photoelectric switch.

The device for producing a packaged food described in Patent Document 3 is synonymous with an extrusion molding means for molding a food material into a bottomed vertical cylinder and a solid substance supply means (synonymous with a solid substance supply device) for supplying a solid substance to the extrusion molding means. ), A pushing means for pressing the solid material against the bottom of the bottomed cylindrical food material, and an opening / closing gate for squeezing the food material coated with the solid material.

This solid matter supply means intermittently arranges a solid matter hopper for accommodating solid matter and a bottomless partition frame (synonymous with accommodating hole) for accommodating one or more solid matter at equal intervals in a horizontal radial pattern. A rotating weighing turntable (synonymous with a turntable) is provided at the bottom of the solid hopper. The weighing turntable integrally includes a conical portion that projects upward from the upper surface in the center thereof. This conical portion moves the solid matter contained in the solid matter hopper from the center of the weighing turntable toward the peripheral portion in the outer peripheral direction.

The food manufacturing apparatus described in Patent Document 4 gathers and seals the peripheral edges of a sheet-shaped outer skin material on which a predetermined amount of foodstuffs are arranged by a shutter mechanism, and wraps the food to produce anpan-shaped packaged food. It is a device, and is provided with a food material supply device (synonymous with a solid material supply device) that supplies granular or shredded foodstuffs to the outer skin material. Further, Patent Document 4 also discloses another manufacturing device in which shredded cheese is topped on the upper surface of the pizza dough using this food material supply device.

This food material supply device includes a food storage unit, a transport conveyor formed with a compartmentalized area for accommodating a predetermined amount of food, and a screw member arranged close to the upper part of the transport conveyor. In this food material supply device, the food material is filled in the compartment area of the conveyor by moving the food material in the direction opposite to the transport direction of the conveyor by the screw member.

In the solid matter supply device described in Patent Document 1, the solid matter is manually put into the accommodating hole of the rotating disk one by one and used, and the work efficiency is poor. In the solid matter supply device of Patent Document 2, a plurality of solid matter can be charged into the supply cylinder at one time. However, although this solid matter supply device is provided so that the solid matter advances along the circumferential direction according to the rotation of the turntable, the distance between the front and rear of the solid matter becomes closer than necessary and the scraping cylinder device. May supply a plurality of solids to the manufacturing equipment. In the solid matter supply device of Patent Document 3, a plurality of solid matter can be charged into the solid matter hopper at one time. However, in this solid material supply device, when a plurality of solid materials are pressed against each other and become a bridge state above the bottomless partition frame and are not thrown into the bottomless partition frame, or when the solid matter in the solid material hopper is reduced and bottomless. In some cases, it could not be supplied to the partition frame in sequence, and the required number could not be supplied to the manufacturing equipment. The solid matter supply device described in Patent Document 4 cannot supply boiled eggs and the like one by one. Therefore, a solid matter supply device capable of stably supplying a predetermined number of solids and a predetermined amount of solids to a food manufacturing apparatus has been desired.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-88351 Gazette of Japan No. 56-104381 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-209574 Japanese Patent No. 4294725

In a device that supplies one or more predetermined number of solids or a predetermined amount of solids to a food manufacturing apparatus, a large amount of solids can be charged into the solids supply apparatus at a time, improving work efficiency and improving work efficiency. It is an object of the present invention to provide a solid matter supply device capable of stably supplying a predetermined number or a predetermined amount of solid matter to a food production apparatus, and a food production apparatus provided with the apparatus.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and is provided at equal intervals on the circumference of the peripheral edge of a rotating disk for accommodating solid matter, and at intervals of adjacent accommodating holes. A solid material supply device having a drive device for rotating the turntable and a supply position for supplying the solid material contained in the storage hole below the turntable, and upward in the center of the turntable. A storage portion and a supply position for storing the solid matter between the protruding central protrusion , the outer wall extending above the peripheral edge on the outside of the turntable , and between the inside of the outer wall and the central protrusion. and a guide member partitioning the supply portion including the guide member is a rotating disk and solids feeder that will be located above the periphery of the rotating disk is opened a slight gap.

Further, a rotating disk having a plurality of accommodating holes for accommodating solid objects at equal intervals on the circumference of the peripheral portion, a drive device for rotating the rotating disk at intervals of adjacent accommodating holes, and the accommodating holes. A solid matter supply device having a supply position for supplying the solid matter housed in the rotary disc to the lower side of the rotary disc, a central protrusion protruding upward to the center of the rotary disc, and an outer peripheral portion of the rotary disc. an outer wall extending upward from said periphery to, between the inner and the central projecting portion of the outer wall, and a guide member partitioning the supply portion including the supply position and the reservoir for storing the solid , the guide member is a rotating disk and solids feeder that will be located above the periphery of the rotating disk is opened a slight gap.

For example, the guide member includes a curved first guide portion and a second guide member that bends with respect to the first guide portion.

For example, the central protrusion has a side surface that is inclined toward the center of the turntable.

For example, the central protrusion has a cone shape, a frustum shape, a spherical cap shape, or a ball band shape.

For example, the accommodating hole includes a trumpet-shaped introduction portion formed downward from the upper surface of the turntable.

For example, in the first guide portion, one end is close to the outer wall, the other end is close to the central protrusion, and the distance L1 between the center of the turntable and the one end is the center of the turntable and the above. It is arranged so as to be longer than the distance L2 from the other end.

For example, the distance between the other end of the first guide and the central protrusion is shorter than the diameter of the solid.

For example, the first guide portion is inclined toward the outside of the turntable.

The present invention also includes a food manufacturing apparatus equipped with the solid matter supply apparatus.

According to the present invention, the solid material supply device is provided with a central protrusion in the center of the turntable, an outer wall outside the accommodating hole of the turntable, and a guide member inside the outer wall to store the inside of the outer wall. Since the solid matter in the storage part can be reliably stored in the storage hole of the rotating disk and only the predetermined solid matter can be moved to the supply part, the solid matter supply device can be used. A predetermined solid substance can be reliably supplied from the supply position.

In addition, since a large amount of solid matter can be charged into the storage unit at one time, work efficiency can be improved.

FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing a packaged food manufacturing apparatus 1 provided with a solid matter supply apparatus 3 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and a part thereof is shown in a cross section. .. FIG. 2 is a side view schematically showing the packaged food manufacturing apparatus 1 provided with the solid matter supply apparatus 3 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and a part thereof is shown in cross section. .. FIG. 3 is a top view (plan view) schematically showing the solid material supply device 3 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing a main part of the solid material supply device 3 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. (A), (b), and (c) are diagrams. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line of arrow UU, arrow VV, and arrow WW in 3. FIG. 5 is a front view schematically showing the packaged food manufacturing apparatus 101 provided with the solid matter supply apparatus 103 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and a part thereof is shown in cross section. .. FIG. 6 is a top view (plan view) schematically showing the solid matter supply device 103 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view schematically showing the manufacturing process of the packaged food by the packaged food manufacturing device 101 provided with the solid matter supply device 103 according to the second embodiment of the present invention using a cross-sectional view. Each of the figures (a), (b), and (c) is a cross-sectional view showing a manufacturing process in order. FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing a main part of the solid material supply device 103 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. (A), (b), and (c) are diagrams. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX, YY, and ZZ in No. 6.

The packaged food manufacturing apparatus 1 provided with the solid matter supply apparatus 3 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. The packaged food manufacturing device 1 is a so-called bean paste machine, which is provided with an inner packaging material supply device 5 and an outer skin material supply device 9 on the upper part of the frame 2, and a polymerization nozzle 13 on the front surface (front side in FIG. 1) of the frame 2. , A package cutting device 15 and a transport device 17 are provided. Further, the manufacturing device 1 includes a control device 19 that controls the drive of each part.

The inclusion material supply device 5 supplies the inclusion material F as a food material to the polymerization nozzle 13, a screw (not shown) is rotatably arranged at the bottom of the hopper 6, and a vane pump 7 is provided on the screw tip side. ing. Further, the exodermis material supply device 9 supplies the exodermis material D as a food material to the polymerization nozzle 13, a screw (not shown) is rotatably arranged at the bottom of the hopper 10, and a vane pump 11 is located at the tip of the screw. It has.

The polymerization nozzle 13 is provided between the inclusion material supply device 5 and the exodermis material supply device 9. The polymerization nozzle 13 is concentrically inside the outer cylinder 22 having a connection port 22A communicating with the inner packaging material supply device 5 and a connection port 22B communicating with the outer skin material supply device 9 on each side. A cylinder 25 is provided. The inner cylinder 25 is hollow, and a nozzle 27 for an inclusion material is screwed into the lower end portion thereof. Inside the inner cylinder 25, central cylinders 23 forming a passage Q for the solid material S are concentrically provided. The encapsulating material F passes between the inner cylinder 25 and the central cylinder.

The outer cylinder 22 fits the outer skin material nozzle 33 from below the housing 35 and is fixed by the nut member 37. The outer skin material nozzle 33 is arranged so as to surround the inner packaging material nozzle 27. Therefore, an annular space R through which the outer skin material D passes is formed between the outer cylinder 22 and the inner cylinder 25.

A stirring rotary member 39 is interlocked with a drive device (not shown) between the upper casing 21 and the lower casing 31 so as to be rotatable. The stirring rotating member 39 is provided with a stirring member 39A on the inner peripheral surface thereof, and stirs the exodermis material D passing through the annular space R. The polymerization nozzle 13 has a triple-structured rod shape in which the outer side of the solid material S supplied from the solid material supply device 3 to the manufacturing device 1 is covered with the encapsulant material F, and the outer skin material D is further polymerized on the outer side of the inner packaging material F. Discharge the dough DL.

The encapsulation cutting device 15 is a shutter device composed of a plurality of shutter pieces 16, and is provided so as to be able to move up and down below the polymerization nozzle 13. The package cutting device 15 covers and cuts the packaged food P containing the solid matter S from the rod-shaped dough DL.

The transport device 17 is a belt conveyor and is provided below the package cutting device 15. The transport device 17 includes an endless flat belt. This flat belt is a conveyor belt 17A that conveys the packaged food P, is wound around a drive pulley 17B or the like, and is operated intermittently.

The solid matter supply device 3 is detachably mounted on the upper part of the polymerization nozzle 13. The solid material supply device 3 includes a base portion 59. In the solid material supply device 3, the base end portion 59A (right side in FIG. 2) of the base portion 59 is detachably fixed to the manufacturing device 1 with a set screw 61. The base plate 60 of the base portion 59 is provided with an opening 60A concentric with the central cylinder 23 of the polymerization nozzle 13. A basin-shaped hopper 63 is detachably fixed to the upper surface of the base plate 60 by screws. The bottom surface of the hopper 63 is provided with an opening 63A concentric with the opening 60A at a position above the polymerization nozzle 13. Further, a turntable 65 is provided inside the hopper 63. The outer wall 63B of the hopper 63 is formed so as to extend above the upper surface of the peripheral edge portion 65A of the turntable 65.

On the lower surface of the base plate 60, a drive device 68 for intermittently rotationally driving the turntable 65 is provided. The drive device 68 may be a known mechanism, such as an electric motor such as a servomotor or a ratchet mechanism. The turntable 65 is detachably fixed to the rotary shaft 69 of the drive device 68.

The turntable 65 is provided with 24 accommodating holes 66 at equal intervals on the circumferential CF. In this embodiment, the tubular mounting member 64 on which the accommodating hole 66 is formed is detachably attached to the mounting hole 65B of the turntable 65. The accommodating holes 66 are formed in a trumpet-shaped introduction portion 66A formed in a curved shape downward from the upper surface of the turntable 65, and a cylindrical shape continuous with the lower end of the introduction portion 66A toward the lower surface of the turntable 65. It is provided with a cylindrical portion 66B. Here, the circumference of the introduction portion 66A located on the upper surface of the turntable 65 is referred to as the maximum outer peripheral edge 66C of the accommodating hole 66. The circumference circumscribing the maximum outer peripheral edge 66C of each accommodating hole 66 is referred to as the circumscribed circle CC of the accommodating hole 66, and the inscribed circumference is referred to as the inscribed circle IC of the accommodating hole 66.

On the upper surface of the central portion of the turntable 65, inside the inscribed circle IC of the accommodating hole 66, a conical central protrusion 67 is integrally provided on the turntable 65 so as to be removable and replaceable. The central protrusion 67 includes a side surface 67A and a bottom surface 67B that incline toward the center of the turntable 65 from the bottom to the top. Here, the outer circumference of the bottom surface 67B is referred to as the maximum outer peripheral edge 67C of the central protrusion 67. Further, although the turntable 65 and the central protrusion 67 have been described as separate members, they may be integrally formed. In the turntable 65, a portion outside the central protrusion 67 is referred to as a peripheral portion 65A of the turntable 65. Further, in the solid material supply device 3, the position of the accommodating hole 66 located above the central cylinder 23 of the polymerization nozzle 13 is referred to as the solid material S supply position E. The rotating disk 65 configured in this way was moved to the supply position E by intermittently rotating in one direction (direction of arrow T, counterclockwise in FIG. 3) by 15 degrees by rotation of the rotating shaft 69. The solid matter S stored in the storage hole 66 is intermittently supplied into the polymerization nozzle 13.

Further, the solid matter supply device 3 includes a pushing device 71 above the turntable 65 and the polymerization nozzle 13. The pushing device 71 is a device for pushing the solid matter S supplied into the polymerization nozzle 13 to a position below the polymerization nozzle 13. The pushing device 71 includes a stand 73. The stand 73 is attached to the base portion 59 in the vertical direction between the hopper 63 and the set screw 61. Further, the rodless cylinder 75 as a linearly moving actuator is fixed to one side surface of the stand 73. The slider 75A of the rodless cylinder 75 is provided with a rod 77 via a holder 75B. The rod 77 is arranged so that its longitudinal direction is along the vertical direction. A piston 78 is screwed into the lower end of the rod 77. The piston 78 inserts the accommodating hole 66 of the turntable 65 that has stopped rotating, and moves up and down inside the central cylinder 23 of the polymerization nozzle 13.

Further, the rod 77 and the piston 78 are formed in a hollow shape, and the upper end portion of the rod 77 is communicated with a suction device (not shown).

The solid material supply device 3 includes a guide member 81 (see FIG. 3). The guide member 81 is arranged above the peripheral edge portion 65A of the turntable 65 with a slight gap inside the outer wall 63B of the hopper 63 so as not to come into contact with the turntable 65, and is attached to the hopper 63. The guide member 81 is a plate-shaped member, and includes a first guide portion 81A that is curved in a plan view and a linear second guide portion 81D that is bent with respect to the first guide portion 81A.

One end (starting end) 81B of the first guide portion 81A is located on the outer periphery of the turntable 65, and the other end 81C is between the maximum outer peripheral edge 67C on the bottom surface 67B of the central protrusion 67 and the inscribed circle IC of the accommodating hole 66. Is located in. One end 81B of the first guide portion 81A is referred to as a start end of the guide member 81, and the other end 81C is referred to as a central edge of the guide member 81.

The distance L1 between the rotation center C of the turntable 65 and one end 81B is longer than the distance L2 between the rotation center C of the turntable 65 and the other end 81C. The first guide portion 81A is curved from one end 81B toward the other end 81C so that the distance from the rotation center C of the turntable 65 gradually decreases.

The distance between the other end 81C of the first guide portion 81A and the maximum outer peripheral edge 67C of the central protrusion 67 is shorter than the diameter of the solid matter S, and the distance between the other end 81C and the inscribed circle IC of the accommodating hole 66 is the solid matter. It is preferably shorter than the radius of S.

One end of the second guide portion 81D is located at the other end 81C of the first guide portion 81A, and the other end (terminal) 81E is located on the outer circumference of the turntable 65. The other end 81E of the second guide portion 81D is referred to as the end of the guide member 81. The second guide portion 81D is preferably located between the accommodating holes 66 adjacent to each other of the rotating disk 65 that has stopped rotating. In the present embodiment, the other end 81E side of the second guide portion 81D is tilted toward the downstream side of the rotation direction T with respect to the radial direction of the turntable 65, but the present invention is not limited to this.

In the guide member 81, one end 81B (the starting end of the guide member 81) of the first guide portion 81A is close to the inner circumference of the outer wall 63B, and the other end 81C (the central edge of the guide member 81) of the first guide portion 81A is centrally projected. The other end 81E (the end of the guide member 81) of the second guide portion is arranged close to the inner circumference of the outer wall 63B in close proximity to the maximum outer peripheral edge 67C of the portion, and is formed by the outer wall 63B of the turntable 65 and the hopper 63. The space to be created is divided into a storage unit 83 and a supply unit 85. A large number of solids S are charged into the storage unit 83 at one time and temporarily stored. The supply unit 85 includes a supply position E.

Next, the manufacturing process of the packaged food manufacturing apparatus 1 provided with the solid matter supplying apparatus 3 based on the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. The packaged food P here is a food having a triple structure using minced meat cooked as the exodermis material D, cheese cream as the inner packaging material F, and boiled quail eggs as the solid substance S.

A large number of solids S are charged into the storage portion 83 of the hopper 63 provided in the solids supply device 3. The charged solid material S rolls outward at the inclination of the side surface 67A of the central protrusion 67 of the turntable 65, and is stored one by one in each storage hole 66 in the storage unit 83. The other solid matter S is held by the outer wall 63B of the hopper 63 and is deposited so as to overlap the upper surface of the turntable 65. When the manufacturing apparatus 1 is started, the solid matter supply apparatus 3 is interlocked by the control apparatus 19.

The turntable 65 of the solid matter supply device 3 rotates 15 degrees in the direction of the arrow T and temporarily stops. In the storage section 83, the accommodation hole 66 closest to one end 81B of the guide member 81 passes below the first guide section 81A and moves to the supply section 85 side. Further, in the supply unit 85, the accommodating hole 66 closest to the other end 81E of the guide member 81 passes below the second guide unit 81D and moves to the storage unit 83.

The solid material S deposited on the upper surface of the turntable 65 near the first guide portion 81A of the guide member 81 is not dampened by the first guide portion 81A and moves to the supply portion 85 when the turntable 65 rotates. Only one solid S contained in the accommodation hole 66 moves to the supply unit 85. At this time, since the introduction portion 66A of the accommodating hole 66 is formed on a curved surface, another solid object S that overlaps the solid object S accommodated in the accommodating hole 66 moves to the supply portion 85 side. It can be separated from the introduction portion 66A of the accommodating hole 66 without being sandwiched between the 66 and the first guide portion 81A.

Further, the solid material S deposited in the vicinity of the first guide portion 81A is guided by the first guide portion 81A as the rotating disk 65 rotates, and moves from one end 81B side to the other end 81C side. While a large amount of solid matter S is stored in the storage portion 83, the solid matter S deposited between the first guide portion 81A and the central protrusion 67 is in a raised state in which the solid matter S is piled up and down. A plurality of solid objects S supported between the first guide portion 81A and the central protrusion 67 near the other end 81C of the first guide portion 81A move in the direction of the arrow T as the turntable 65 rotates. It is released from the support of the first guide portion 81A, and also falls from the inclined side surface 67A of the central protrusion 67 and rolls outward of the turntable 65, so that one of the plurality of solids S is solidified. It falls into the accommodation hole 66 newly moved to the storage unit 83 and is accommodated.

Further, the action of the guide member 81 and the central protrusion 67 on the solid matter S will be described with reference to FIG. The solid material S placed on the upper surface of the peripheral edge portion 65A of the turntable 65 is pressed against the first guide portion 81A by the rotation of the turntable 65, and is along the curved surface of the first guide portion 81A by the rotation of the turntable 65 a plurality of times. Gradually moves to the other end 81C side. At this time, the solid matter S gradually approaches the central protrusion 67 (see FIG. 4A). The solid object S eventually comes into contact with the side surface 67A of the central protrusion 67, and further rides on the side surface 67A that is pushed toward the central protrusion 67 and is inclined. The solid matter S is in a state of being supported between the first guide portion 81A and the central protrusion portion 67 (see FIG. 4B).

Further, when the turntable 65 rotates, the solid object S passes through the other end 81C of the first guide portion 81A, is released from the support of the first guide portion 81A, and falls from the inclined side surface 67A toward the outer periphery of the turntable 65. (See FIG. 4 (c)). As the turntable 65 rotates, an empty accommodating hole 66 moves from the supply unit 85 to the storage unit 83. The solid matter S moves from the supply unit 85 toward the newly moved accommodating hole 66. A second guide portion 81D and an outer wall 63B of the hopper 63 are erected around the upper part of the accommodating hole 66 to guide the solid matter S to the accommodating hole 66. Further, a trumpet-shaped introduction portion 66A is formed in the upper part of the accommodating hole 66 to guide the solid matter S to easily fall into the accommodating hole 66.

When a plurality of solids S are released from the other end 81C due to the intermittent rotation of the turntable 65, one solid S is accommodated in the accommodating hole 66 newly moved to the storage portion 83, and the other solids S are accommodated. The solid matter S is stored on the peripheral edge portion 65A of the turntable 65. The first guide portion 81A guides the other solid material S from one end 81B side to the other end 81C side again, temporarily supports it with the side surface 67A of the central protrusion 67, and then opens it. By repeating this support and opening, the solid matter S is surely accommodated in the accommodating hole 66 in the storage portion 83 without the solid matter S remaining on the upper surface of the rotating disk 65. Further, the accommodating hole 66 accommodating one solid matter S can be moved to the supply unit 85 side.

In the supply unit 85, the accommodating hole 66 accommodating one solid matter S is stopped at the supply position E due to the intermittent rotation of the turntable 65. The solid matter S loses support at the bottom of the hopper 63 and falls inside the central cylinder 23 of the polymerization nozzle 13 (inside the passage Q) through the openings 63A and 60A. Further, the piston 78 of the pushing device 71 descends the passage Q, presses the solid matter S against the bottom of the bag-shaped rod-shaped dough DL extruded from the polymerization nozzle 13, and brings the lower portion of the solid matter S into close contact with the encapsulating material F. ..

The piston 78 that has descended to the descending position rises again. Before and after the piston 78 rises, or when it rises, the suction device is operated to suck the air in the bag-shaped encapsulating material F from the tip of the hollow piston 78. The package cutting device 15 operates in conjunction with this suction operation, and the packaged food P containing the solid substance S is produced from the triple-structured rod-shaped dough DL containing the solid substance S. The packing machine 1 can also produce a double-structured packaged food in which the solid substance S is coated only with the inner packaging material F without using the outer skin material D.

The packaged food manufacturing apparatus 101 provided with the solid matter supply apparatus 103 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8. The same components as those of the manufacturing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. The packaged food manufacturing device 101 wraps a predetermined amount of solid matter S with a sheet-shaped outer skin material DD, and is referred to as a wrapping device. The wrapping device 101 includes a solid material supply device 103 that can be raised and lowered on the upper part of the gantry 102, and a sliding conveyor 112, a sealing device 115, and a transport device 117 on the front surface (front side in FIG. 5) of the gantry 102. .. Further, the wrapping device 101 includes a control device 19 that controls the drive of each part.

The solid material supply device 103 is provided with four elevating shafts 161 attached to the lower surface of the base plate 160 so as to be able to move up and down with respect to the wrapping device 101. The base plate 160 includes a hollow tube member 123 on the lower surface of the opening located at the supply position E. The pipe member 123 approaches and separates from the sealing device 115 as the base plate 160 moves up and down.

The turntable 165 of the solid material supply device 103 is integrally provided with an outer wall 165C on the outer outer peripheral portion of the circumscribed circle CC of the accommodating hole 66. The outer wall 165C is erected so as to extend upward from the upper surface of the peripheral edge portion 165A of the turntable 165. The central protrusion 167 has a truncated cone shape and includes a side surface 167A that is inclined toward the center C. The outer circumference of the bottom surface 167B of the central protrusion 167 is referred to as the maximum outer peripheral edge 167C.

The guide member 181 partitions the space formed in the outer wall 165C of the turntable 165 into the storage unit 83 and the supply unit 85. The guide member 181 is a plate-shaped member, and includes a first guide portion 181A that is curved in a plan view and a linear second guide portion 181D that is bent with respect to the first guide portion 181A.

The first guide portion 181A and the second guide portion 181D are inclined outward from their respective bottom surfaces toward the upper surface. One end (starting end) 181B and the other end (ending) 181E of the guide portion 181 are located on both sides of the guide portion 181 so as to sandwich the supply position E, and each is provided close to the inner peripheral surface of the outer wall 165C of the turntable 165. There is. The other end 181C where the first guide portion 181A and the second guide portion 181D intersect is located between the maximum outer peripheral edge 167C of the central protrusion 167 and the inscribed circle IC of the accommodating hole 66. The distance L1 between the rotation center C of the turntable 165 and one end 181B is longer than the distance L2 between the rotation center C of the turntable 165 and the other end 181C. The first guide portion 181A is curved so that the distance from one end 181B (the starting end of the guide member 181) to the other end 181C (the central edge of the guide member 181) of the rotating disk 165 with the rotation center C gradually decreases. doing.

The solid material supply device 103 includes a push device 171 above the accommodating hole 66 located at the supply position E. The pushing device 171 is a device for pushing a predetermined amount of solid matter S supplied to the sheet-shaped outer skin material DD to form the central portion of the outer skin material DD in a bowl shape. The pushing device 171 includes a piston 178 at the lower end of a rod 177 that moves up and down in the vertical direction. The piston 178 inserts the accommodating hole 66 of the turntable 165 that has stopped rotating, and moves up and down the passage Q inside the pipe member 123.

The sliding conveyor 112 of the wrapping device 101 is a belt conveyor that supplies the sheet-shaped outer skin material DD to the sealing device 115, and is provided with a downstream end thereof reciprocating along the transport direction.

The sealing device 115 includes a mounting member 41, a shutter device 43, a fabric holding member 45, and a support conveyor 47. The mounting member 41 is provided with a circular hole 41A in the center thereof. The shutter device 43 is provided with a plurality of shutter pieces 44 above the mounting member 41, and is provided with a shutter opening 44A surrounded by the plurality of shutter pieces 44 so as to be openable and closable. The dough holding member 45 is an annular member, is arranged above the shutter device 43 so as to surround the outside of the pipe member 123, and is provided so as to be able to move up and down separately from the pipe member 123.

The support conveyor 47 is arranged below the shutter device 43 and is provided so as to be able to move up and down. The support conveyor 47 supports the bottom of the exodermis material DD formed in a bowl shape, and further supports the packaged food P and conveys it to the conveying device 117. The transport device 117 is a belt conveyor that transports the packaged food P transported from the support conveyor 47 to the downstream side.

Next, the manufacturing process of the packaged food manufacturing device (wrapping device) 101 provided with the solid matter supply device 103 based on the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 7. The packaged food P here is a food having a double structure in which a kneaded dough using wheat flour as a main raw material is used as the outer skin material DD and boiled beans are used as the solid substance S, and a predetermined amount of the solid substance S is contained.

A large number of solids S are charged into the storage portion 83 of the rotating disk 165 provided in the solids supply device 103. The charged solid material S is stored in each storage hole 66, and is further deposited so as to overlap the upper surface of the turntable 165. When the manufacturing apparatus 101 is started, the solid matter supply apparatus 103 is interlocked by the control apparatus 19.

The outer skin material DD is conveyed above the shutter device 43 by the sliding conveyor 112, and the tip of the sliding conveyor 112 moves to the upstream side (right side in FIG. 7) to move the shutter opening 44A of the shutter device 43 in the open state. It falls inside and is placed on the upper surface of the mounting member 41 (see FIG. 7A).

The solid material supply device 103 descends, and the lower end of the pipe member 123 approaches the outer skin material DD. Further, the fabric pressing member 45 is lowered to press the peripheral edge portion of the outer skin material DD with the mounting member 41. The turntable 165 of the solid matter supply device 103 rotates 15 degrees, and the accommodating hole 66 accommodating a predetermined amount of solid matter S stops at the supply position E. A predetermined amount of the solid matter S corresponding to the volume of the accommodating hole 66 falls inside the pipe member 123 and is supplied to the central portion of the outer skin material DD. The piston 178 of the pushing device 171 descends inside the pipe member 123 and pushes the solid matter S downward. The exodermis DD whose peripheral edge is pressed is formed downward from the hole 41A in a bowl shape, and the bottom of the exodermis DD is supported by a support conveyor 47 which stands by in an ascending position (see FIG. 7B).

The dough holding member 45 and the pipe member 123 rise. The shutter piece 44 closes and the peripheral edge of the outer skin material DD is collected and sealed in the center above the solid matter S which is the inner packaging material to produce a double-structured packaged food P (see FIG. 7C). The packaged food P is conveyed downstream by the support conveyor 47 and the transfer device 117.

Further, the action of the guide member 181 and the central protrusion 167 on the solid matter S will be described with reference to FIG. The solid material S placed on the upper surface of the peripheral edge portion 165A of the turntable 165 is pressed against the first guide portion 181A by the rotation of the turntable 165, and is along the curved surface of the first guide portion 181A by the rotation of the turntable 165 a plurality of times. Gradually moves to the other end 181C side. At this time, the solid matter S gradually approaches the central protrusion 167. The solid material S is sandwiched between the side surface 167A inclined toward the center C side and the first guide portion 181A inclined outward, and further, the solid matter S is moved up and down by narrowing the distance between the opposite side surface 167A and the first guide portion 181A. Overlapping and uplifting.

Further, when the turntable 165 rotates, the plurality of solid objects S pass through the other end 181C of the first guide portion 181A, are released from the support of the first guide portion 181A, and are released from the support of the first guide portion 181A, and the inclined side surface 167A to the outer peripheral direction of the turntable 165. Fall to. The solid material S rolls toward an empty storage hole 66 that moves from the supply unit 85 to the storage unit 83. Further, a part of the solid matter S falls on the inclined second guide portion 181D and is repelled by the outer wall 165C erected outside the accommodating hole 66, and is repelled from the trumpet mouth-shaped introduction portion 66A to the accommodating hole. You will be guided to 66. The accommodating hole 66 is filled with a plurality of solids S.

In the second embodiment, the side surface 167A of the central protrusion 167 has a steeper inclination than the side surface 67A of the central protrusion 67, and the first guide portion 181A is provided with an outward inclination, and the opposing hypotenuses are substantially V. It is illustrated that the shape is formed so that the distance between the other end 181C and the maximum outer peripheral edge 167C of the central protrusion 167 is smaller than the diameter of the solid object S. The solid matter S sandwiched between the facing side surfaces 167A and the first guide portion 181A gradually piles up as the rotating disk 165 rotates, and the solid matter S separates from the peripheral edge portion 165A of the rotating disk 165 and the first guide It is supported by the portion 181A and the central protrusion 167, and is released from the first guide portion 181A to collapse at once. As a result, the certainty that the solid matter S moves vigorously outward and is contained in the accommodating hole 66 is improved.

The solid material S deposited above the accommodating hole 66 is worn off at the bottom surface of the first guide portion 181A of the guide member 181 when the accommodating hole 66 moves from the accommodating portion 83 to the supply portion 85. A predetermined amount of solid matter S is weighed in the accommodating hole 66. Further, the solid material S overflowing from the accommodating hole 66 due to the introduction portion 66A of the accommodating hole 66 being formed on a curved surface is sandwiched between the accommodating hole 66 moving to the supply portion 85 side and the first guide portion 181A. It is possible to prevent the solid matter S from being damaged.

The other solid material S worn off by the first guide portion 181A without moving to the supply portion 85 is guided to the first guide portion 181A again, temporarily supported by the central protrusion 167, and the first 1 When passing through the other end 181C of the guide portion 181A, it is released from between the guide portions 181A and moves outward of the turntable 165. By repeating this support and opening, the solid material S on the upper surface (peripheral portion 165A) of the turntable 165 is guided to the accommodating hole 66 and is reliably accommodated in the accommodating hole 66. Further, the accommodating hole 66 accommodating a predetermined amount of the solid matter S can be moved to the supply unit 85 side.

The description of the solid matter supply device and the food manufacturing device provided with the device based on the embodiment of the present invention is generally as described above, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various changes can be made within the scope of the claims. is there. For example, in the above description, the central protrusions 67 and 167 provided with the inclined side surfaces 67A and 167A are provided with the first guide portion 81A standing vertically or the first guide portion 181A inclined outward. It is also possible to combine a vertically erected side surface with a central protrusion in a columnar shape and a first guide portion 181A inclined outward. With the rotation of the turntable, the solid matter S is temporarily sandwiched between the vertical side surface and the inclined first guide portion 181A, and the first guide portion 181A supports the solid matter S from below, and the first guide portion The solid matter S can be released from the other end 181C of the 181A.

Further, the central protrusion is not limited to a conical shape or a truncated cone shape, but may be a spherical cap shape or a spherical band shape, or a polygonal pyramid shape or a truncated cone shape, and the side surface thereof is the center C of the rotating disk. It may be provided with an inclined side surface. By forming the polygonal shape, a bent edge is provided on the side surface, and the propulsive force for guiding the solid object S in the rotation direction T can be improved.

Further, the accommodating holes are not limited to a perfect circle in a plan view, and may be, for example, a Daruma doll type in which two accommodating holes are continuously formed as described in Japanese Patent No. 5473394 filed by the applicant of the present patent. Well, it can be prepared for the required shape. Even in this case, it is desirable that the accommodating hole is provided with a curved introduction portion having a curved surface downward from the upper surface of the turntable, or a trumpet-shaped introduction portion including an inclined portion such as a funnel shape in the middle.

Further, the wrapping machine 1 and the wrapping device 101 for manufacturing the packaged food as the food manufacturing device provided with the solid matter supply device have been described. However, by combining each mechanism of these manufacturing devices, for example, the wrapping machine A double-structured packaged food in which one grain of chestnut is wrapped with a food material such as bean paste is divided into packaged foods, and the packaged food is placed on the upper surface of the flat plate-shaped outer skin material DD on the sliding conveyor 112. It is also possible to produce a triple-structured packaged food by wrapping and molding the outer skin material DD with the shutter device 43.

Further, the manufacturing apparatus may not only produce the packaged food, but may also be a food manufacturing apparatus that supplies the solid matter S into the upper surface of the food dough or the container by the solid matter supplying apparatus.

1,101 Manufacturing equipment (wrapping machine, wrapping device)
2, 102 Stand 3, 103 Solids supply device 63 Hopper 63B Outer wall 65, 165 Rotating board 165C Outer wall 66 Accommodating holes 67, 167 Central protrusions 67A, 167A Side 69 Rotating shaft 81, 181 Guide members 81A, 181A First guide 81B, 181B One end 81C, 181C The other end 81D, 181D Second guide part 81E, 181E The other end 83 Storage part 85 Supply part C (Rotating disk) Center DF (Rotating disk) Circumference E Supply position P (Cover) Food

Claims (10)

A turntable with multiple storage holes for storing solids on the circumference of the periphery at equal intervals.
A drive device that rotates the turntable at intervals of adjacent accommodation holes, and
A solid matter supply device provided with a supply position for supplying the solid matter contained in the accommodating hole to the lower side of the turntable.
A central protrusion protruding upward in the center of the turntable and
An outer wall extending above the peripheral edge on the outside of the turntable,
Between the inside of the outer wall and the central protrusion, a storage portion for storing the solid matter and a guide member for partitioning the supply portion including the supply position are provided.
The guide member, the rotating disk and solids feeder that will be located above the periphery of the rotating disk is opened a slight gap. A turntable with multiple storage holes for storing solids on the circumference of the periphery at equal intervals.
A drive device that rotates the turntable at intervals of adjacent accommodation holes, and
A solid matter supply device provided with a supply position for supplying the solid matter contained in the accommodating hole to the lower side of the turntable.
A central protrusion protruding upward in the center of the turntable and
An outer wall extending above the peripheral edge of the rotating disk,
Between the inside of the outer wall and the central protrusion, a storage portion for storing the solid matter and a guide member for partitioning the supply portion including the supply position are provided.
The guide member, the rotating disk and solids feeder that will be located above the periphery of the rotating disk is opened a slight gap. The solid matter supply device according to claim 1 or 2.
The guide member is a solid material supply device including a curved first guide portion and a second guide member that bends with respect to the first guide portion. The solid matter supply device according to claim 1 or 2.
The central protrusion is a solid material supply device including a side surface that is inclined toward the center of the turntable. The solid matter supply device according to claim 1 or 2.
The central protrusion is a solid material supply device having a cone shape, a frustum shape, a spherical cap shape, or a spherical band shape. The solid matter supply device according to claim 1 or 2.
The accommodating hole is a solid material supply device including a trumpet-shaped introduction portion formed downward from the upper surface of the turntable. The solid matter supply device according to claim 3.
One end of the first guide portion is close to the outer wall, the other end is close to the central protrusion, and the distance L1 between the center of the turntable and the one end is the center of the turntable and the other end. A solid matter supply device arranged so that the distance between the two is longer than L2. The solid matter supply device according to claim 7.
A solid material supply device in which the distance between the other end of the first guide portion and the central protrusion portion is shorter than the diameter of the solid material. The solid matter supply device according to claim 7.
The first guide portion is a solid material supply device that inclines toward the outside of the turntable. A food manufacturing apparatus provided with the solid matter supply apparatus according to claim 1 or 2.