JP6811224B2 - Molding method of packaged food and cutting device used for the method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a method for molding a packaged food material in which an inner material is wrapped with a flat food dough, and a cutting device used in the method.

Conventionally, various devices for molding sweet bread such as anpan and packaged foods such as Chinese buns have been proposed. The molding apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 has an outer skin such that a flat outer skin material on which an inner material is placed is transferred and a mounting member having an opening in the center forms a closed internal space. The inside of the pressing member that presses the peripheral edge of the material to the above-mentioned placing member, and the inside of the pressing member so that the center of the outer skin material is recessed downward inside the opening together with the inner material, and subsequently the outer skin material is formed in a bowl shape. It is provided with an air pressure increasing device for increasing the air pressure in the space, and a shutter composed of a plurality of shutter pieces for collecting the peripheral edges of the exodermis material so as to wrap the inner material.

In this conventional molding apparatus, after placing the inner material on the outer skin material, the outer skin material is molded in a bowl shape, and the peripheral portion of the outer skin material is collected and sealed so as to wrap the inner material by closing the shutter. Mold the packaged food (Patent Document 1).

Further, the molding apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 2 includes a horizontal mold that surrounds the outer skin material and an upper mold that has a recess formed in the center of the lower surface and presses the outer skin material from above. .. Further, this molding apparatus is arranged on a receiving member (mounting member) to which the flat outer skin material is transferred and having an opening in the center, a nozzle member for discharging the inner material inside the outer skin material, and the receiving member. It includes a first shutter composed of a plurality of shutter pieces to be formed, and a second shutter composed of a plurality of shutter pieces arranged under the receiving member.

In this conventional molding apparatus, an exodermis material whose central portion is formed thicker than the peripheral portion is used, the exodermis material is formed into a bowl shape by the discharge pressure of the inner material, and the peripheral portion of the exodermis material is closed and operated to close the first shutter. Is collected so as to wrap the inner material, and the collected peripheral portion is sealed by closing the second shutter piece to form the packaged food, and only the sealed portion becomes thick. It prevents (Patent Document 2).

In addition, it has been proposed to make a slit in the outer skin material of the packaged food with a cutting device such as scissors, open the slit by hand to form an opening, and mold the packaged food in which the inner material is exposed from the opening. It had been.

International Publication No. 2016-13303 Japanese Patent No. 3421667

The conventional molding apparatus disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 is an apparatus for molding an inner material by wrapping the inner material with an outer skin material by closing the shutter, but a method and an apparatus for exposing the inner material have been proposed. However, the packaged food still had to be manually opened.

The present invention provides a method for molding a packaged food and a cutting device used for the method, which can efficiently and stably form an opening on the surface of the packaged food, in order to solve the above problems. The purpose is.

The present invention is a packaged food product in which a shutter composed of a plurality of shutter pieces is operated in a state where the inner material is arranged on a flat outer skin material, and peripheral portions of the outer skin material are collected and sealed so as to wrap the inner material. The step of placing the flat outer skin material on the mounting device, the step of forming a slit in the outer skin material with a cutting blade, and the inner material of the outer skin material in which the slit is formed. It is characterized by including a step of molding the packaged food containing the above-mentioned material and forming an opening having the slit on the outer peripheral surface of the packaged food.

Further, in the step of forming the slit, a plurality of mold pieces forming the horizontal mold are brought close to each other to surround the flat outer skin material, and the slit is formed in the outer skin material in the state of being surrounded by the horizontal mold. It is a feature.

Further, in the step of forming the slit, the upper die presses the exodermis material from above, and the slit is formed in the exodermis material.

Further, in the step of forming the slit, the flat outer skin material is surrounded by a horizontal mold, the upper mold is lowered in the horizontal mold to press the outer skin material, and a slit is formed in the outer skin material. It is characterized by that.

Further, in the step of forming the slit, the protrusion-shaped blade portion of the cutting blade forms a slit in the exodermis material, and the pressing portion fixed to the base end portion of the blade portion of the cutting blade makes the slit. It is characterized in that the outer skin material around the blade is pressed to form a thin layer.

Further, in the step of forming the slits, in the step of forming the plurality of slits in the flat outer skin material with the plurality of cutting blades arranged apart from each other and forming the openings, the packaged food. It is characterized in that a plurality of openings are formed on the side surface of the.

Further, in the step of forming the slits, in the step of forming the openings in the flat outer skin material by forming a plurality of slits extending in the radial direction with the plurality of cutting blades provided apart from each other. It is characterized in that a plurality of openings are formed in the vertical direction on the side surface of the packaged food.

Further, in the step of forming the slit, the upper mold having a recess formed in the central portion of the lower surface presses the exodermis material from above, and the exodermis material is formed so that the peripheral portion thereof is thinner than the central portion. And.

Further, in a state where the inner material is arranged on the flat outer skin material, a shutter composed of a plurality of shutter pieces is operated to collect and seal the peripheral portion of the outer skin material so as to wrap the inner material, and an opening is opened on the peripheral surface. A cutting device used in a method for molding a food to be packaged, wherein a mounting device for placing the flat outer skin material, a cutting blade for forming a slit in the outer skin material, and an elevating / lowering of the cutting blade. It is characterized by being equipped with a device.

Further, it is provided with a horizontal mold that surrounds the periphery of the flat outer skin material, and the horizontal mold is characterized by being composed of a plurality of horizontal mold pieces that approach and separate from each other.

Further, it is characterized by having an upper mold for pressing the exodermis material from above.

Further, it is provided with a horizontal mold that surrounds the flat outer skin material, and the upper mold moves up and down in the horizontal mold.

Further, the cutting blade is characterized by including a protruding blade portion and a pressing portion fixed to a base end portion of the blade portion.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the plurality of the cutting blades are provided and the cutting blades are arranged apart from each other.

Further, it is characterized in that a plurality of the cutting blades are provided, and the cutting blades are separated from each other and extended in the radial direction.

Further, the upper mold is characterized in that a recess is formed in the central portion of the lower surface thereof.

According to the present invention, a slit is formed in a flat outer skin material with a cutting blade, and a packaged food in which the inner material is wrapped with the outer skin material is formed to form a uniform opening on the outer peripheral surface of the packaged food. can do. Further, by pressing the circumference of the slit of the exodermis material with the pressing portion of the cutting blade to form a thin shape, the cut surface can be made smaller and the re-bonding of the slit can be suppressed, and the outer peripheral surface of the packaged food can be stably formed. An opening can be formed in.

It is a schematic front view which shows the molding apparatus of the packaged food which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic plan view which shows the molding apparatus of the packaged food which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic front view which shows the main part of the cutting apparatus provided in the molding apparatus of the packaged food which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic side view which shows the main part of the cutting apparatus provided in the molding apparatus of the packaged food which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic plan view which shows the main part of the shutter device provided in the packaged food molding apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which opened the region surrounded by a plurality of shutter pieces. It is a schematic plan view which shows the main part of the shutter device provided in the packaged food molding apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which closed the region surrounded by a plurality of shutter pieces. It shows the molding process by the cutting apparatus provided in the molding apparatus of the packaged food which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention, FIG. (a) is a schematic plan view, and FIG. (B) is a schematic front view. It is a figure. It shows the molding process by the cutting apparatus provided in the molding apparatus of the packaged food which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention, FIG. (a) is a schematic plan view, and FIG. (B) is a schematic front view. It is a figure. It shows the molding process by the cutting apparatus provided in the molding apparatus of the packaged food which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention, FIG. (a) is a schematic plan view, and FIG. (B) is a schematic front view. It is a figure. It shows the molding process by the cutting apparatus provided in the molding apparatus of the packaged food which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention, FIG. (a) is a schematic plan view, and FIG. (B) is a schematic front view. It is a figure. It is a schematic front view which shows the molding process by the wrapping molding apparatus provided in the molding apparatus of the packaged food which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic front view which shows the molding process by the wrapping molding apparatus provided in the molding apparatus of the packaged food which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the baked product of the packaged food which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It shows the molding process by the cutting apparatus provided in the molding apparatus of the packaged food which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention, FIG. (a) is a schematic plan view, and FIG. (B) is a schematic front view. It is a figure. It shows the molding process by the cutting apparatus provided in the molding apparatus of the packaged food which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention, FIG. (a) is a schematic plan view, and FIG. (B) is a schematic front view. It is a figure. It shows the molding process by the cutting apparatus provided in the molding apparatus of the packaged food which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention, FIG. (a) is a schematic plan view, and FIG. (B) is a schematic front view. It is a figure. It is a schematic front view which shows the molding process by the wrapping molding apparatus provided in the molding apparatus of the packaged food which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

The packaged food molding apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. The molding apparatus 1 molds the packaged food P in which the inner material F is wrapped with the outer skin material D. For example, the outer skin material D is used as a sweet bread dough, and the inner material F is used as a bean paste to form anpan. To do. With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the molding apparatus 1 includes a cutting apparatus 2, an inner material supply apparatus 3, and an encapsulating molding apparatus 5. Further, on the upstream side of the molding device 1, an opposed roller type spreading device 101 that flattens the adjusted dough ball DB onto the outer skin material D, and a cutting device 2 that follows the center position in the width direction of the outer skin material D. An alignment device 103 for aligning is provided.

With reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, the cutting device 2 is a device for forming a slit S in the flat outer skin material D. The cutting device 2 includes a belt conveyor 81 as a mounting device for mounting and transporting a flat outer skin material D, a cutting blade unit 82 that moves up and down, and a horizontal type 87 composed of horizontal pieces 88 and 88 that move up and down and approach and separate from each other. I have.

The cutting blade unit 82 includes a disc-shaped upper die 84 and five cutting blades 83. The cutting blade 83 is arranged on the lower surface of the upper die 84 so as to extend in the radial direction at equal intervals. The cutting blade 83 is fixed to the protruding blade portion 83A, the base end portion 83B of the blade portion 83A located on the lower surface side of the upper mold 84, and both sides (both sides) of the base end portion 83B so that the mounting position can be adjusted. The pressing portion 83C is provided. The blade length of the blade portion 83A protruding from the lower surface of the pressing portion 83C is adjusted to be shorter than the thickness of the flat outer skin material D, and for example, in the case of bread dough, it is preferably 0.5 to 5 mm.

The cutting blade unit 82 is connected to a slide rod of an elevating device 85 such as an air cylinder to elevate and elevate. Further, the elevating device 85 is attached to a vertical position adjusting device 86 including a screw rod and a slider that are screwed into each other, and the descending stop position when descending is adjusted. The vertical position adjusting device 86 is attached to the upper surface of the plate-shaped substrate 73 held by the gantry frame 71.

The pair of horizontal pieces 88, 88 of the horizontal type 87 are provided with semicircular inner peripheral surfaces 89, 89 (see FIG. 7) that surround the outer skin material D when they approach each other. The horizontal pieces 88 and 88 are connected to the slide rods at both ends of the drive device 91 such as an air chuck and approach and separate from each other in the horizontal direction. Further, the drive device 91 is connected to the slide rod of the lifting device 93 such as an air cylinder, and the horizontal type 87 moves up and down. The elevating device 93 is attached to the substrate 73 via the attachment frame 75.

The inner material supply device 3 supplies the inner material F to the belt conveyor 7 that conveys the outer skin material D on which the slit S is formed, the discharge unit 9 that supplies the inner material F to the upper surface of the outer skin material D, and the discharge unit 9. The supply device 11 is provided. The discharge unit 9 is provided with a nozzle 15 having a discharge port 17 formed at the lower end thereof so as to be able to move up and down, and intermittently discharges a required amount of the inner material F from the discharge port 17.

The wrapping molding device 5 includes a supply conveyor 23, a shutter device 25, a pressing device 27, a support device 29, a unloading conveyor 31, and a control device 33 for controlling each of these devices on the base 39. The supply conveyor 23 is a belt conveyor for supplying the outer skin material D on which the inner material F is placed to the shutter device 25, and the tip portion 35 is located between the advance position and the standby position along the transport direction R. It is equipped so that it can move back and forth.

With reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, the shutter device 25 is a hole plate having a circular opening 44 formed in the center as a mounting member for mounting the removable base plate 41 and the outer skin material D on the base 39. 43, a shutter 47 composed of six shutter pieces 45 arranged at equal intervals around the center so as to surround the center is provided.

Each shutter piece 45 is rotatably supported by a pivot 49, is connected by a link mechanism 51, and swings synchronously by an appropriate drive device. The shutter piece 45 is provided with a pressing surface 55 facing the center. The shutter 47 opens and closes so as to enlarge or reduce the area 61 surrounded by the pressing surface 55 of each shutter piece 45.

The pressing device 27 is arranged above the shutter device 25. The pressing device 27 includes a pressing member 63 and an elevating mechanism portion 67. The pressing member 63 has a cup shape having an opening 63A at the bottom, and is connected to a slide rod of a lifting device 65 such as an air cylinder provided in the lifting mechanism portion 67 to move up and down. Further, compressed air is supplied to the holding member 63 from a compressor or the like to increase the air pressure in the internal space 63D.

The support device 29 is a belt conveyor that is arranged below the shutter device 25, supports the outer skin material D, and further conveys the packaged food P to the carry-out conveyor 31 described later. The support device 29 is intermittently driven by the endless conveyor belt 29A being hung around a plurality of rollers. The support device 29 is provided so as to be able to move up and down independently of the pressing device 27, for example, by interlocking with a drive means such as a servomotor. The elevating position and elevating speed of the support device 29, and the driving timing and driving speed of the conveyor belt 29A are adjustable and controlled.

The carry-out conveyor 31 is a belt conveyor continuously provided on the downstream side of the support device 29 that has descended to the descending end position. The carry-out conveyor 31 is a device that receives the packaged food P from the support device 29 and further carries it out to the downstream side.

Next, the molding process of the packaged food P by the molding apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 12. The dough ball DB is divided into a required weight from a mass of food dough, rolled and molded, and then laid indoors for a required time to be adjusted. The dough ball DB is spread by the spreading device 101, and the exodermis material D is formed in a circular and flat shape. For the outer skin material D, the width W of the outer skin material D is measured by the aligning device 103 arranged between the spreading device 101 and the cutting device 2, and the center position in the width direction coincides with the center position of the cutting blade unit 82. After being aligned so as to be used, it is supplied to the belt conveyor 81 of the cutting device 2. The belt conveyor 81 aligns the outer skin material D at a position where the center of the length L of the outer skin material D coincides with the center of the cutting blade unit 82 based on the command from the control device 33, and temporarily stops (the outer skin). Placement process of material D).

With reference to FIG. 7, the elevating device 93 operates with the horizontal pieces 88 and 88 separated from each other, and the horizontal 87 is lowered to a position where the bottom surface of the horizontal pieces 88 and 88 slightly touches the transport surface of the belt conveyor 81. With reference to FIG. 8, the driving device 91 is activated, and the horizontal pieces 88 and 88 that descend in front of and behind the outer skin material D approach each other and surround the outer skin material D, and the outer skin materials D are formed on the inner peripheral surfaces 89 and 89. The outer shape of the outer skin material D is adjusted to a circular shape (the shaping process of the outer skin material D). With reference to FIG. 9, the elevating device 85 operates, and the cutting blade unit 82 is lowered to a position where the tip (lower end) of the cutting blade 83 comes into contact with the transport surface of the belt conveyor 81. The blade portion 83A of the cutting blade 83 cuts the outer skin material D to form a slit S (see FIG. 10) (slit S forming step). The pressing portion 83C, which descends later than the blade portion 83A, presses the periphery of the cut outer skin material D (fabric) from above to form a compression portion SS (see FIG. 10) thinner than the dough thickness of the outer skin material D. The cut surface of the outer skin material D to which the fabric is newly exposed is reduced (step of forming the compression portion SS).

With reference to FIG. 10, the elevating device 85 operates, the cutting blade unit 82 rises, and stands by at the ascending stop position. Then, the drive device 91 operates, the horizontal pieces 88 and 88 are separated from each other, the elevating device 93 operates, the horizontal type 87 rises, and stands by at the ascending stop position. The belt conveyor 81 operates, and the outer skin material D on which the five slits S are formed is conveyed to the inner material supply device 3.

The belt conveyor 7 temporarily stops the transfer at a position where the center of the outer skin material D coincides with the center of the discharge port 17 of the nozzle 15. A required amount of the inner material F is discharged from the discharge port 17 of the nozzle 15 onto the upper surface of the outer skin material D, and the inner material F is placed on the outer skin material D by separating from the nozzle 15 (inner material mounting step). The outer skin material D is conveyed by the belt conveyor 7 to the supply conveyor 23 of the wrapping molding apparatus 5.

The tip 35 of the supply conveyor 23 stops moving at an advanced position extending so as to cover the upper part of the shutter 47. Then, the transport is temporarily stopped at a position where the center of the outer skin material D coincides with the center of the region 61 surrounded by the shutter 47, that is, the center of the opening 44 of the hole plate 43.

The tip portion 35 retracts to the standby position at once, and the exodermis material D placed on the tip portion 35 falls in the area 61 surrounded by the shutter 47 and is transferred onto the hole plate 43 (transfer). Mounting process).

When the plurality of shutter pieces 45 are synchronously rotated toward the center by the link mechanism 51 (the enclosed area 61 is narrowed down), the pressing surface 55 of the shutter pieces 45 comes into contact with the peripheral edge of the outer skin material D, and the shutter The piece 45 closes to a required position and temporarily stops (pause step of closing operation).

The elevating device 65 of the pressing device 27 operates, the pressing member 63 lowers, and the peripheral edge portion DE of the outer skin material D is pressed and sealed by the hole plate 43 (pressing step). Compressed air A2 is supplied to the internal space 63D of the pressing member 63 for the required time T to increase the air pressure in the internal space 63B. The outer skin material D expands downward due to the air pressure of the compressed air A2 and is formed in a bowl shape (bowl-shaped forming step).

The support device 29 stands by below the shutter device 25 at a required interval from the upper surface of the hole plate 43. The upper surface of the conveyor belt 29A of the support device 29 supports the bottom portion of the outer skin material D that expands downward (supporting step). While the outer skin material D is expanding downward, the support device supports the bottom portion of the outer skin material D, so that the side portion of the outer skin material D moves laterally together with the inner material F by air pressure, and the slit S is slightly opened.

The pressing member 63 is raised by the elevating device 65, and waits at the ascending stop position until the next outer skin material D is transferred. With reference to FIG. 11, each shutter piece 45 closes again and presses the peripheral edge portion DE of the exodermis material D toward the center. With reference to FIG. 12, the peripheral edge DE covers the upper surface (head) of the inner material F, the peripheral edge DE gathered in the center is sealed, and the packaged food P is formed (sealing step / wrapping). Process). When the shutter piece 45 closes, the shutter 47 pushes the inner material F downward through the outer skin material D, so that the inner material F moves sideways, and the slit S of the outer skin material D opens to open the packaged food P. An opening M is formed on the side surface of the (opening forming step). When the support device 29 is moved upward by a required distance after the sealing step is completed, the packaged food P can be crushed between the shutter 47 and the support device 29, and the opening M can be opened wider.

The shutter piece 45 is rotated in the opposite direction to open the outer skin material D of the head of the packaged food P, and the support device 29 on which the packaged food P is placed descends to the lowering stop position. Then, the packaged food P is transferred from the support device 29 to the carry-out conveyor 31, and further carried out to a secondary molding device, a heat treatment device, or the like (carry-out process). For example, the baked food covering P is shown in FIG. The outer skin material D expands in the shape of five petal-like protrusions, has an opening M in a valley between the protrusions, and the inner material F is exposed from the opening M.

Next, the cutting device 2 provided in the molding device 1 of the packaged food P according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 to 17. The same reference numerals are given to the configurations similar to those described above, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. The cutting device 2 includes a cutting blade unit 282 and a horizontal type 287. The cutting blade unit 282 includes a disc-shaped upper die 284 and a plurality of cutting blades 283. A circular recess 284A is formed in the center of the lower surface of the upper die 284, and a plurality of types of geometrically shaped cutting blades 283 are provided on the lower surface thereof.

Each cutting blade 283 integrally includes a protruding blade portion 283A and pressing portions 283C engaged on both sides thereof. Further, the shape of the blade in a plan view is a U-shape or an uneven shape. By providing such a blade shape, for example, an anthropomorphic face can be formed on the outer peripheral surface of the packaged food P (see FIG. 17). The horizontal type 287 has a circular inner peripheral surface 289 and is connected to the elevating device 93. The cutting blade unit 282 is connected to the elevating device 85 and is provided so as to be able to elevate the inside of the inner peripheral surface 289 of the horizontal type 287.

Next, the molding process of the packaged food P by the molding apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The belt conveyor 81 aligns the outer skin material D below the cutting blade unit 282 and temporarily stops the belt conveyor 81 (step of placing the outer skin material D).

With reference to FIG. 14, the elevating device 93 operates, the horizontal type 287 descends to a position where it slightly contacts the belt conveyor 81, and the outer skin material D is surrounded by the inner peripheral surface 289. With reference to FIG. 15, the elevating device 85 operates, and the cutting blade unit 282 is lowered to a position where the cutting blade 283 comes into contact with the transport surface of the belt conveyor 81. The blade portion 283A of the cutting blade 283 cuts the outer skin material D to form the slit S, the pressing portion 283C presses the periphery of the slit S to form the compression portion SS, and the upper die 284 upwards the entire outer skin material D. More pressing (slit S forming step / compression portion SS forming step). The outer skin material D is formed into a substantially disk shape having a peripheral portion thinner than the central portion, following the space formed by the belt conveyor 81, the upper mold 284, and the horizontal mold 287.

With reference to FIG. 16, the cutting blade unit 282 is raised and the horizontal type 287 is raised. With reference to FIG. 17, the exodermis material D is wrapped and molded in the same manner as in the first embodiment. A plurality of types of geometrically shaped openings M are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the packaged food P to form a design pattern (wrapping step). After the slit forming step, when the cutting blade unit 282 rises, compressed air may be provided so as to be ejected from the lower surface of the upper mold 284, and the outer skin material D can be easily provided from the upper mold 284 and the cutting blade 283. It can also be released. Further, the horizontal type 287 may be composed of a plurality of horizontal type pieces that approach and separate from each other as in the horizontal type 87.

As can be understood from the above description, according to the present invention, a slit S is formed in the flat outer skin material D by the cutting blade 83, and the packaged food P formed by the outer skin material D is sandwiched from above and below. A uniform opening M can be formed on the outer peripheral surface of the food product P. Further, by pressing the periphery of the slit S of the outer skin material D with the pressing portion 83C of the cutting blade 83 to form a thin compression portion SS, the cut surface can be made smaller and the reattachment of the slit S can be suppressed. It is possible to stably form an opening M on the outer peripheral surface of the packaged food P.

The description of the molding apparatus 1 for the packaged food P according to the embodiment of the present invention is generally as described above, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made within the scope of claims. In the above description, the cutting device 2 is provided with five cutting blades 83, but the present invention is not limited to this, and any number of cutting blades including one can be provided. Further, although it has been described that the cutting blades 83 are arranged in the radial direction, they may be arranged so as to be inclined with respect to the radial direction, and these directions are defined as the radial directions. Further, although it has been described that the cutting blades 83 are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, they may be arranged at arbitrary intervals such as unequal intervals or parallel, and openings M on the outer peripheral surface of the packaged food P are formed. The pattern to be used can be changed arbitrarily.

Further, although the cutting device 2 has been described to include the horizontal type 87 and 287, when the outer shape of the outer skin material D transported to the cutting device 2 is stably shaped into a desired shape, the horizontal type 87 and 287 are used. The slit S can be formed in the outer skin material D only by the cutting blade 83 without using the cutting blade 83, and the packaged food P can be stably formed.

Further, although it has been described that the cutting blade 83 penetrates in the thickness direction of the outer skin material D to form the slit S, the slit S is formed by leaving the required thickness in the outer skin material D at the lowering stop positions of the cutting blade units 82 and 282. It is also possible to engrave. The lowering stop position of the cutting blade can be positioned by adjusting the lowering stroke of the slide rod of the vertical position adjusting device 86 and the raising / lowering device 85. In this case, before or when the outer skin material D is supplied to the shutter device 25, the upper and lower surfaces are inverted and the slit S is directed downward to open the slit S on the outer peripheral surface of the packaged food P. Can be formed. The opening M does not expose the inner material F, and a protrusion made of the outer skin material D (fabric) is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the packaged food.

Further, the blade shape of the cutting blade can be formed in various ways, and a design pattern can be formed on the appearance of the packaged food. Further, although it has been described that the cutting blade 83 is provided with the pressing portion 83C, for example, when the outer skin material D is thin, it is not necessary to provide the pressing portion, and the slit S is unlikely to be reattached.

Further, although it has been described that the cutting blade 83 is lowered from above to form the slit S in the outer skin material D mounted on the belt conveyor 81 exemplified as the mounting device, the mounting device on which the outer skin material D can be mounted. It is also possible to sandwich the outer skin material D between the upper mold 84 and the upper mold 84, and in this state, raise the cutting blade from the inside of the mounting device to form the slit S in the outer skin material D. Further, the cutting blades 83 and 283 may be not only a guillotine type that moves up and down, but also a rotary type that is attached to a rotating shaft or a knife type that cuts off. Further, the wrapping molding may be a method of forming the outer skin material D on which the slit S is formed into a bowl shape by the discharge pressure of the inner material F (see Patent Document 2).

1 Molding device for food to be packaged 2 Cutting device 3 Inner material supply device 5 Encapsulation molding device 11 Supply device 25 Shutter device 29 Support device 33 Control device 45 Shutter piece 47 Shutter 71 Stand frame 73 Board 75 Mounting frame 81 Belt conveyor (mounting) apparatus)
82, 282 Cutting blade unit 83, 283 Cutting blade 83A, 283A Blade part 83C, 283C Pressing part 84 Upper type 85 Lifting device 86 Vertical position adjustment device 87 Horizontal type 88 Horizontal type piece 89 Inner peripheral surface 91 Drive device 93 Lifting device 284 Upper type 287 Horizontal 289 Inner circumference D Outer skin material (fabric)
DE Peripheral part DB Fabric ball F Inner material M Opening P Packaged food S Slit

Claims (16)

A method for molding a packaged food product in which a shutter composed of a plurality of shutter pieces is operated in a state where the inner material is arranged on a flat outer skin material, and peripheral portions of the outer skin material are collected and sealed so as to wrap the inner material. There,
The step of placing the flat outer skin material on the mounting device and
The process of forming a slit in the outer skin material with a cutting blade,
A step of molding the packaged food in which the inner material is wrapped with the outer skin material on which the slit is formed, and forming an opening with the slit on the outer peripheral surface of the packaged food.
It is characterized by including. The method for molding a packaged food product according to claim 1.
In the step of forming the slit, a plurality of mold pieces forming the horizontal mold are brought close to each other to surround the flat outer skin material, and the slit is formed in the outer skin material in the state surrounded by the horizontal mold. To do. The method for molding a packaged food product according to claim 1.
The step of forming the slit is characterized in that the outer skin material is pressed from above by the upper die and a slit is formed in the outer skin material. The method for molding a packaged food product according to claim 3.
In the step of forming the slit, the flat outer skin material is surrounded by a horizontal mold, the upper mold is lowered in the horizontal mold to press the outer skin material, and a slit is formed in the outer skin material. It is a feature. The method for molding a packaged food product according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
In the step of forming the slit, the protrusion-shaped blade portion of the cutting blade forms a slit in the exodermis material, and the pressing portion fixed to the base end portion of the blade portion of the cutting blade around the slit. It is characterized in that the outer skin material of the above is pressed to form a thin layer. The method for molding a packaged food product according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
In the step of forming the slits, in the step of forming the plurality of slits in the flat outer skin material with the plurality of cutting blades arranged apart from each other and forming the openings, the side surface of the packaged food. It is characterized by forming a plurality of openings. The method for molding a packaged food product according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
In the step of forming the slits, the plurality of cutting blades provided apart from each other form a plurality of slits extending in the radial direction in the flat outer skin material, and in the step of forming the openings, the packaging It is characterized in that a plurality of openings are formed in the vertical direction on the side surface of the food object. The method for molding a packaged food product according to claim 3 or 4.
In the step of forming the slit, the upper mold having a recess formed in the central portion of the lower surface presses the exodermis material from above, and the exodermis material is formed so that the peripheral portion thereof is thinner than the central portion. .. With the inner material placed on the flat outer skin material, a shutter composed of a plurality of shutter pieces is operated to collect and seal the peripheral portion of the outer skin material so as to wrap the inner material, and a package having an opening on the peripheral surface. A cutting device used in the molding method of food to be food.
A mounting device for mounting the flat outer skin material and
A cutting blade that forms a slit in the outer skin material,
An elevating device that raises and lowers the cutting blade,
It is characterized by being equipped with. The cutting device according to claim 9.
A horizontal mold that surrounds the flat outer skin material is provided, and the horizontal mold is characterized by being composed of a plurality of horizontal mold pieces that approach and separate from each other. The cutting device according to claim 9.
It is characterized by having an upper mold that presses the exodermis material from above. The cutting device according to claim 11.
A horizontal mold that surrounds the flat outer skin material is provided, and the upper mold moves up and down in the horizontal mold. The cutting device according to any one of claims 9 to 12.
The cutting blade is characterized by including a protruding blade portion and a pressing portion fixed to a base end portion of the blade portion. The cutting device according to any one of claims 9 to 13.
A plurality of the cutting blades are provided, and the cutting blades are arranged apart from each other. The cutting device according to any one of claims 9 to 13.
A plurality of the cutting blades are provided, and the cutting blades are separated from each other and extended in the radial direction. The cutting device according to claim 11 or 12.
The upper mold is characterized in that a recess is formed in the central portion of the lower surface thereof.