JP6892708B1 - Drying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drying device which can be configured in a small size. SOLUTION: A drying device 1 for drying a dough for rice cracker production to a desired amount of water, a main body portion 10 having a space inside, and a support portion 20 provided so as to stand up from the bottom of the space. Rotation with a rod-shaped shaft portion provided as the center of rotation and held horizontally by the support portion 20 and a flange portion provided on one end side and the other end side of the shaft portion and protruding from the shaft portion. It is provided with a portion 30 and a plurality of fabric accommodating portions 50 which are provided apart from each other around the shaft portion between the two flange portions and which have breathability to store the dough, and the main body portion 10 rotates. One side surface portion 123 that stands up beside the portion 30 and faces the inner surface toward the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion, and an inlet device provided on the one side surface portion 123 that allows the fabric to enter the main body portion 10 from the outside of the main body portion 10. 80 and an outlet device 90 provided below the inlet device 80 on one side surface portion 123 to take out the dough from the inside of the main body portion 10 to the outside of the main body portion 10. [Selection diagram] Fig. 2

Description

The present invention relates to the structure of a drying device that adjusts the water content of the dough when producing rice crackers such as rice crackers.

Rice crackers such as rice crackers are produced by, for example, cutting a dough obtained by die-cutting from a material sheet into a predetermined shape, adjusting the amount of water to a predetermined content, baking the dough, and then seasoning. When adjusting the moisture, a drying device having a heating space of a predetermined temperature is used.

Conventionally, a drying device has a plurality of accommodating portions for storing a predetermined amount of dough, a rotating portion that holds the accommodating portion and rotates with the rotation axis horizontal, and a heating portion that heats the surrounding air, and these are internal spaces. It is equipped with a main body to be housed in.

The accommodating portion includes an accommodating main body portion provided with a mouth and a lid portion attached to the accommodating main body portion to open and close the mouth, and is composed of a wire mesh and a panel having a plurality of through holes. The dough placed in the housing body is exposed to heated air for a predetermined time.

In the drying device, a common carry-in position for putting the dough before drying is determined in each of the plurality of accommodating portions held by the rotating body. As the carry-in position, the vicinity of the entrance provided at a high position on the side is selected, and the dough before drying is put in with the empty storage part held at a high position and the lid is opened, and the lid is closed after loading. It is closed and rotated with the rotating body to be dried.

Further, in the drying device, a position for discharging the dried dough to the outside of the device is also determined. As a carry-out position, the lid is opened with the accommodating portion containing the dough adjusted to a predetermined water content at a low position, for example, the lid portion is located at the bottom, and the dough is taken out of the accommodating portion. The dried dough that comes out of the accommodating portion moves down the chute to the conveyor belt and is conveyed to the outside of the apparatus by such a discharge mechanism. A drying device provided with a discharge mechanism is disclosed in Patent Document 1.

Japanese Patent No. 388325

In the drying apparatus of Patent Document 1, a transport mechanism for transferring the dried dough to the outside of the apparatus is provided as a constituent member in which the main body portion is arranged under the rotating body, and the vertical dimension is set large. Considering the place where the drying device is installed, it may be desirable to configure the device while suppressing the height of the main body.

An object of the present invention is to provide a drying device that can be configured in a small size.

The present invention is a drying device for drying a dough to a desired amount of water, and is provided as a main body portion having a space inside, a support portion provided so as to rise from the bottom of the space, and a center of rotation. A rotating portion having a rod-shaped shaft portion horizontally held by the support portion, and flange portions provided on one end side and the other end side of the shaft portion and projecting from the shaft portion. It is provided between the two flange portions at a distance around the shaft portion, and is provided with a plurality of fabric accommodating portions that are breathable and contain the fabric. The main body portion stands up beside the rotating portion and has one side surface portion whose inner surface faces the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion, and the main body portion provided on the one side surface portion from the outside of the main body portion. It is provided with an inlet device for entering the portion and an outlet device provided on the one side surface portion for taking the dough out of the main body portion. The inlet device is provided at a position higher than the shaft portion, and the outlet device is provided at a position lower than the shaft portion.

The dough accommodating portion includes a plurality of accommodating main body portions provided with a mouth portion used for putting in and taking out the dough, and a lid portion attached to the accommodating main body portion and closed the mouth portion so as to be openable and closable. It is desirable to have a plurality of lid opening / closing portions attached to the rotating portion so as to open / close the lid portions of the fabric accommodating portion individually.

The accommodating main body portion preferably includes a first erection surface portion and a second erection surface portion erected on the two flange portions, and the first erection surface portion and the second erection surface portion have one edge. A portion is provided on the shaft portion side and the other edge portion is provided on the edge side of the flange portion so as to extend from the shaft portion side to a position beyond the edge of the flange portion, and further with the first erection surface portion. The distance from the second erection surface portion is wider on the other edge side than on the other edge side, and the mouth portion is provided on the other edge portion of the first erection surface portion. The lid portion is provided with a shaft for the lid portion at a position shifted from the mouth portion to the other edge portion of the second erection surface portion.

According to the present invention, it is possible to configure the device while suppressing the increase.

(A) is a front view showing the drying apparatus of the embodiment of the present invention, and (b) is a right side view showing the drying apparatus of the embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing of the drying apparatus along the line S1-S1 of FIG. 1 (a). It is sectional drawing of the drying apparatus along line S2-S2 of FIG. 1 (b). (A) is a front view which shows the rotating part of the drying apparatus of embodiment of this invention, and (b) is right side view which shows the rotating part of the drying apparatus of embodiment of this invention. (A) is a partial cross-sectional view of the drying device along the line S3-S3 of FIG. 3, and (b) is an exploded perspective view of the gear accommodating portion. (A) is a partial perspective view showing a rotating portion of the drying device of FIG. 1 (a), and (b) is a partial right side view showing a rotating portion of the drying device of FIG. 1 (a). (A) is a left side view of the dough accommodating portion of the embodiment of the present invention, (b) is a front view of the dough accommodating portion of (a), and (c) is the mouth of the dough accommodating portion of (a). It is the left side view of the state which opened, and (d) is the front view of the state which the cloth accommodating part of (a) opened the mouth. (A) is a partial cross-sectional view of the drying device along the line S4-S4 of FIG. 3, and (b) is a partial cross-sectional view of the drying device along the line S4 "-S4" of FIG. (A) and (b) are sectional views around the entrance device along the line S5-S5 of FIG. 3, and (c) is a plan view of the entrance chute portion of (a). (A) and (b) are sectional views around the exit device along the line S5-S5 of FIG. Is a cross-sectional view of the periphery of the sample extraction portion along the lines S6-S6 of FIG. 1 (a).

1A and 1B are views showing a drying apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, where FIG. 1A is a front view and FIG. 1B is a right side view. The drying device 1 includes a main body portion 10 having a space inside, and puts rice cracker dough such as rice crackers into the main body portion 10 from the outside of the main body portion 10 and puts the dough into heated air. It is configured to retain and allow the dough to come out after being dried to a predetermined amount of moisture.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the drying device 1 along the line S1-S1 of FIG. 1 (a), and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the drying device 1 along the line S2-S2 of FIG. 1 (b). The drying device 1 is mounted in the main body 10, the support portion 20, the rotating portion 30 rotatably supported by the supporting portion 20, the driving portion 40 for driving the rotating portion 30, and the rotating portion 30. It includes a plurality of dough accommodating portions 50 for storing the dough, a lid opening / closing portion 60 for opening and closing the lid of the dough accommodating portion 50, and a heating unit for heating the surrounding air. In FIG. 3, the support portion 20 is represented by a alternate long and short dash line, and the fabric accommodating portion 50 and the lid opening / closing portion 60 are omitted.

(Main body 10)
The main body portion 10 includes a bottom surface portion 11, a side surface portion 12 rising from the peripheral edge of the bottom surface portion 11, and a top surface portion 13 provided above the bottom surface portion 11, and is a space for accommodating and heating the dough. Is internally configured. For example, the main body 10 is configured by attaching a heat insulating panel material or the like to a skeleton member. In the illustrated example, the bottom surface portion 11 and the top surface portion 13 have a rectangular peripheral shape, and the first side surface portion 121, the second side surface portion 122, the third side surface portion 123, and the like so as to connect these edges. A fourth side surface portion 124 is provided, and the main body portion 10 is formed in a substantially hexahedral shape. The shapes of the bottom surface portion 11 and the top surface portion 13 and the overall shape of the main body portion 10 are not limited to the illustrated examples.

(Support part 20)
The support portion 20 rises from the bottom of the space and rotatably supports the rotating portion 30.

(Rotating part 30)
4A and 4B show the rotating portion 30 of the drying device 1, where FIG. 4A is a front view and FIG. 4B is a right side view. The rotating portion 30 has a shaft portion 31 provided as the center of rotation and formed in a rod shape, and a flange portion 32A provided on one end side and the other end side of the shaft portion 31 and projecting from the shaft portion 31. With 32B, it is made of iron. The shaft portion 31 includes end portions 31A and 31B extending outward from the flange portions 32A and 32B on one end side and the other end side. The shaft portions 31 have end portions 31A and 31B on both sides formed to have a smaller diameter than the large diameter portion 31C between them, and the end portions 31A and 31B on both sides are supported by the support portion 20 via bearings and the like, respectively. , The shaft portion 31 is held horizontally. That is, in the drying device 1, the axial direction in which the shaft portion 31 extends in a rod shape is set horizontally.

In FIG. 4, the support portion 20 is represented by a alternate long and short dash line, and the support portion 20 stands up with two standing portions 21A and 21B rising from the bottom so as to support one end side and the other end side of the shaft portion 31, respectively. It is made of iron and includes bearing portions 22A and 22B provided on the portions 21A and 21B, respectively, and a connecting portion 23 that connects one of the standing portions 21A and the other standing portion 21B that face each other. There is. In the support portion 20, the rotating portion 30 is rotatably supported with a portion inserted between one standing portion 21A and the other standing portion 21B, that is, a portion arranged at a position lower than the shaft portion 31. There is. For example, the upright portions 21A and 21B provided on both sides of the rotating portion 30 each have a member extending in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction, that is, a vertical member 211 extending in the vertical direction and a horizontal member 212 extending linearly and horizontally. It is composed of a combination.

The flange portions 32A and 32B are formed in a disk shape and are provided so as to protrude from the entire circumference of the shaft portion 31. When viewed from the axial direction, the contour formed by the outermost edge forms a concentric circle with the shaft portion 31.

(Drive part)
FIG. 4A shows a configuration in which the other end side of the shaft portion 31 is connected to the drive portion 40. The drive unit 40 includes a motor unit 41 such as a motor and a power transmission unit 42 such as a gear or a chain that transmits the power generated by the motor unit 41.

FIG. 5A is a cross-sectional view of the drying apparatus 1 along the line S3-S3 of FIG. 3, and shows the circumference of the drive unit 40. In the illustrated example, the worm gear 421 is provided on the other end side of the shaft portion 31, and the worm gear 421 is provided in the gear accommodating portion 14. FIG. 5B is an exploded perspective view showing the gear accommodating portion 14, and the gear accommodating portion 14 projects from the second side surface portion 122 into the main body portion 10 to accommodate the fabric in the main body portion 10. A partition portion 141 that separates the space from the gear and a space for accommodating the gear, and an outer lid portion 142 that closes the mouth of the partition portion 141 opened by the second side surface portion 122 are provided. The worm gear 421 is provided at the other end 31B of the shaft portion 31 that has entered through the hole 141A of the partition portion 141. The worm gear 421 on the rotating portion 30 side and the orthogonal shaft type prime mover portion 41 are connected via a shaft 422. The shaft 422 extends in the vertical direction through the hole 141B provided in the partition portion 141 and the hole 131 provided in the top surface portion 13, and is exposed to the air in the space accommodating the fabric in the main body portion 10. However, the shaft 422 may be provided in another space partitioned by providing the tubular cover portion 143 indicated by the alternate long and short dash line. In FIG. 5A, the worm wheel 421A and the worm 421B constituting the worm gear 421 are represented by a alternate long and short dash line, omitting details.

The rotation unit 30 is rotated by the drive unit 40, the fabric accommodating unit 50 moves together with the rotation unit 30, and the rotation position with respect to the center of rotation is changed in the main body unit 10. When the dough is taken in and out, the dough accommodating portion 50 moves to a desired rotation position.

In the rotating portion 30, a plurality of fabric accommodating portions 50 are provided between the two flange portions 32A and 32B. The plurality of fabric accommodating portions 50 are arranged around the shaft portion 31, for example, at regular intervals. In the illustrated example, eight dough accommodating portions 50 are attached to the rotating portion 30, and the reference numerals No. 50 are used to distinguish each of the dough accommodating portions 50. 1 to No. 8 is added to FIG. 2 (a).

FIG. 6A is a perspective view for explaining the attachment of one fabric accommodating portion 50 on one flange portion 32A. The flange portion 32A is provided with a bracket for attaching the fabric accommodating portion 50 on the surface facing the flange portion 32B on the opposite side. The flange portion 32A is provided with a first bracket 33A and a second bracket 34A for attaching one fabric accommodating portion 50. The first bracket 33A is provided along the first virtual line L1 extending radially from the shaft portion 31 on the inner surface of the circular flange portion 32A, and the second bracket 34A extends radially from the shaft portion 31. 2 It is provided along the virtual line L2. The second virtual line L2 is separated from the first virtual line L1 by a predetermined rotation angle around the shaft portion 31. The flange portion 32A is provided with an opening 321 that penetrates the rotating portion 30 in the axial direction between the first bracket 33A and the second bracket 34A. The other flange portion 32B is also provided with the first bracket 33B and the second bracket 34B in the same manner. For example, the first brackets 33A and 33B and the second brackets 34A and 34B are composed of a fixing portion that hits the flange surface and a mounting portion that rises from the edge of the fixing portion and attaches the fabric accommodating portion 50. Is formed in an L shape, and it is possible to use an angle in which a plurality of long holes for screwing are provided along a long edge in the mounting portion, and the long edge is formed on the first virtual line L1 and the second virtual line L2. Follow.

In the rotating portion 30, in order to attach one fabric accommodating portion 50 to the rotating portion 30, the two flange portions 32A and 32B are provided with the first brackets 33A and 33B at positions facing each other inside them, and the same is true. The second brackets 34A and 34B are provided at positions facing the above.

(Dough storage part 50)
FIG. 7A is a left side view showing the dough accommodating portion 50, and FIG. 7B is a front view. The dough accommodating portion 50 is made of stainless steel and includes an accommodating main body portion 51 having a mouth portion 515 used for putting in and taking out the dough, and a lid portion 52 for closing the mouth portion 515. The accommodating main body 51 is formed by welding a plurality of plates 51A into a box shape and can contain a predetermined amount of dough, and a wire mesh 51B is stretched in a hole provided in the plate 51A so as to have air permeability. There is. The lid portion 52 also has a breathable property by stretching a punching metal 52B in the hole of the plate 52A. Further, the lid portion 52 includes an outlet portion 521 for taking out the dough, and a door portion 522 provided on the plate 52A by a hinge and held in a closed state by a lock.

The fabric accommodating portion 50 is attached to the first brackets 33A and 33B and the second brackets 34A and 34B by fixing means such as bolting or welding. In FIG. 6A, the dough accommodating portion 50 is represented by a chain line. The accommodating main body 51 includes two mounting surface facing portions 510A and 510B, a first erection surface portion 511, a second erection surface portion 512, a shaft facing portion 513, and a side facing portion 514.

The two mounting surface facing portions 510A and 510B are provided close to the flange portions 32A and 32B, respectively. In FIG. 6A, hatching is provided to represent the mounting surface facing portions 510A and 510B, and one mounting surface facing portion 510A is provided between the first bracket 33A and the second bracket 34A. It is configured. The peripheral edge of the mounting surface facing portion 510A is formed in a pentagonal shape, and the first edge portion E1 extending along the first virtual line L1 and the second edge portion E1 extending along the first virtual line L1 in a state where the fabric accommodating portion 50 is attached to the flange portion 32A. The second edge E2 extending along the virtual line L2, the third edge E3 connecting one end of the first edge E1 and the second edge E2 approaching each other, and the other of the first edge E1. Includes a fourth edge E4 extending from one end to the other end of the second edge E2 and a fifth edge E5 extending from the other end of the second edge E2 to the end of the fourth edge E4. There is.

As shown in FIG. 6A, the first edge portion E1 and the second edge portion E2 are formed so that the distance between them is widened, and the accommodating main body portion 51 is formed by the first bracket 33A and the second bracket 34B. When attached to the flange portion 32A, the end side where the distance between the two is narrow is held closer to the shaft portion 31, and the end side where the distance between the two is wide is held on the edge side of the flange portion 32A. The other mounting surface facing portion 510B is formed symmetrically with the one mounting surface facing portion 510A.

The first erection surface portion 511, the second erection surface portion 512, the shaft facing portion 513, and the side facing portion 514 are connected so as to connect the edges of the two mounting surface facing portions 510A and 510B provided so as to face each other, except for a part. It is provided. FIG. 6B is a diagram showing a state in which one fabric accommodating portion 50 is attached to one flange portion 32A, and the main body accommodating portion 51 is shown by omitting the mounting surface facing portions 510A and 510B. The main body accommodating portion 51 includes four erection surface portions so as to bridge the two flange portions 32A and 32B. In the description of the embodiment, among these, those along the first virtual line L1 are referred to as the first erection surface portion 511, those along the second virtual line L2 are referred to as the second erection surface portion 512, and others. The one facing the shaft portion 31 is called the shaft facing portion 513, and the one facing the inner surface of the side surface portion 12 is called the side facing portion 514. The first erection surface portion 511 is formed so that the cross section on the plane orthogonal to the axial direction is along the first virtual line L1, and the second erection surface portion 512 has a cross section on the plane orthogonal to the axial direction. 2 It is formed along the virtual line L2.

The first erection surface portion 511 is erected on the two flange portions 32A and 32B so as to connect the first edge portions E1 of the two mounting surface facing portions 510A and 510B, and the second erection surface portion 512 is the two mounting surface facing portions. It is erected on two flange portions 32A and 32B so as to connect the second edge portions E2 of 510A and 510B. The first erection surface portion 511 and the second erection surface portion 512 are provided with one edge portion 511A, 512A on the shaft portion 31 side and the other edge portions 511B, 512B on the edge side of the flange portions 32A, 32B. It extends from the 31 side to a position beyond the edges of the flange portions 32A and 32B, respectively. Further, the distance between the first erection surface portion 511 and the second erection surface portion 512 is wider on the other edge portions 511B, 512B side (WB) than on the one edge portion 511A, 512A side (WA).

The shaft facing portion 513 includes the third edge portion E3 of the two mounting surface facing portions 510A and 510B, and one edge portion 511A and 512A on the shaft portion 31 side of the first erection surface portion 511 and the second erection surface portion 512, respectively. Spread among. The side surface facing portion 514 extends between the fifth edge portion E5 of the two mounting surface facing portions 510A and 510B and the other edge portion 512A of the second erection surface portion 512. The fourth edge E4 of the two mounting surface facing portions 510A and 510B is not connected by a surface, and forms an open mouth together with the other edge portion 511B of the first erection surface portion 511 and the edge portion of the side facing portion 514. To do. 7 (c) and 7 (d) are a left side view and a front view showing the fabric accommodating portion 50 with the mouth open, and the mouth portion 515 is attached from the edge portion of one attachment surface facing portion 510A to the other. It is open in a horizontally long rectangular shape over the edge of the surface facing portion 510B (width W1). In a state where the fabric accommodating portion 50 is attached to the rotating portion 30, a part of the accommodating main body portion 51 projects from the flange portions 32A and 32B as shown in FIG. It is provided.

(Cover 52)
The lid portion 52 is plate-shaped and is formed larger than the mouth portion 515. With the mouth portion 515 closed, a part of the portion projects as a protruding edge portion 523 toward the flange portions 32A and 32B. The lid portion 52 is connected to the accommodating main body portion 51 via a shaft 53 for opening and closing the lid. In the fabric accommodating portion 50, a shaft 53 for opening and closing the lid is provided at a position shifted from the mouth portion 515 to the other edge portion of the second erection surface portion 512, and this shaft 53 extends in parallel with the axial direction of the rotating portion 30. ing.

(Lid opening / closing part 60)
The lid opening / closing portion 60 is provided on each of the flange portions 32A and 32B of the rotating portion 30 to open / close the lid portion 52 of the fabric accommodating portion 50. FIG. 4B shows a state in which one lid opening / closing portion 60 is attached to the flange portion 32B, and the lid is opened / closed in cooperation with the lid opening / closing portion 60 on the flange portion 32A side (not shown). .. The lid opening / closing portions 60 on both sides are provided with an opening / closing main body 61 attached to the flanges 32A and 32B, and a tip portion separated from the opening / closing main body 61, respectively, and the tip portion is movable so as to be displaced with respect to the opening / closing main body 61. A unit 62 is provided. Third brackets 35A and 35B are provided on the outer surfaces of the flange portions 32A and 32B for attaching the opening / closing main body portion 61, respectively. The opening / closing main body 61 is attached to the third brackets 35A and 35B via a shaft 61A provided parallel to the axial direction of the rotating portion 30. The tip of the movable portion 62 and the protruding edge portion 523 of the lid portion 52 are connected to each other via a shaft 62A provided parallel to the axial direction of the rotating portion 30, so that the lid portion 52 is tilted with respect to the tip portion. Can be changed.

For example, the third brackets 35A and 35B are arranged above the fixed portion that hits the flange surface, the upright portion that rises from the edge of the fixed portion, and the upright portion that extends so as to bend from the edge of the upright portion, and attaches the opening / closing main body portion 61. It can be used that is composed of a mounting portion provided with a hole and has a U-shaped cross section over the entire surface, and if it is long, the long edge is aligned with the first virtual line L1. In the illustrated example, an air cylinder is used as the lid opening / closing portion 60, and the air cylinder is provided on the outer surface of the flange portions 32A and 32B. One end of the rod-shaped cylinder body is pivotally supported by the flanges 32A and 32B, and the end of the rod extending from the cylinder body is pivotally supported by the protruding edge 523 of the lid 52.

The air cylinder is provided with two ports for injecting air into the cylinder body and discharging it to the outside, and tubes 63 and 64 connected to these are provided in the rotating portion 30. The shaft portion 31 of the rotating portion 30 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and as shown in FIG. 4A, there are a plurality of shaft through holes 311 for tubes leading from the inside to the outside, and one end side and the other end side of the shaft portion 31. Then, the flange portions 32A and 32B are provided close to the inner surface on which the fabric accommodating portion 50 is installed. As shown in FIG. 4B, the flange portions 32A and 32B are provided with a plurality of flange through holes 322 for tubes leading from the inside to the outside of the flange portions 32A and 32B on which the fabric accommodating portion 50 is installed. The flange through hole 322 for the tube is provided at the flange portions 32A and 32B near the shaft portion 31. The tubes 63 and 64 extend from the shaft portion 31 to the cylinder body through the shaft through hole 311 and the flange through hole 322.

A device for sending and discharging air to and from the cylinder body is provided outside the body 10. The drying device 1 is provided with a plurality of lid opening / closing portions 60 so as to open / close the lids of the plurality of dough accommodating portions 50 individually. As shown in FIG. 4A, the tube 65 on the side of the device is connected via a rotary joint 66 provided at one end 31A of the shaft 31. FIG. 8A is a cross-sectional view of the drying device 1 along the line S4-S4 of FIG. 3, and FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view of the drying device 1 along the line S4 ″ −S4 ″ of FIG. .. The rotary joint 66 is provided in the joint accommodating portion 16. The joint accommodating portion 16 projects from the fourth side surface portion 124 into the main body portion 10, and has a partition portion 161 and a fourth partition portion 161 that separate the space for accommodating the fabric and the space for accommodating the rotary joint 66 in the main body portion 10. It includes an outer lid portion 162 that closes the mouth of the partition portion 161 opened by the side surface portion 124. In the joint accommodating portion 16, the fixed side 66A of the rotary joint 66 is attached to the bracket 163, and the rotating side 66B is attached to one end 31A of the shaft portion 31 which has entered through the hole 161A of the partition portion 161. Has been done. In FIG. 8 (b), No. An example of arranging the tubes 63, 64, 65 to the lid opening / closing portion 60 provided for the fabric accommodating portion 50 of No. 1 is shown. The lid opening tube 63 extends from the lid opening / closing portion 60 to the port on the rotating side 66B of the rotary joint 66, and is connected to the tube 651 extending from the outside of the main body portion 10 to the port on the fixed side 66A. The lid closing tube 64 extends from the lid opening / closing portion 60 to the port on the rotating side 66B of the rotary joint 66, and is connected to the tube 652 extending from the outside of the main body portion 10 to the port on the fixed side 66A. Tubes having different heat resistant temperatures are used with the rotary joint 66 as a boundary. For example, polyurethane tubes are used as tubes 651 and 652 on the joint accommodating portion 16 side, and heat resistant temperatures of 120 degrees are used as the tubes 63 and 64 on the rotating portion 30 side. Use a nylon tube. On the rotating portion 30, the tubes 63 and 64 branch in the shaft portion 31 and extend to the lid opening / closing portion 60 on the one flange portion 32A side and the lid opening / closing portion 60 on the other flange portion 32B side. .. Further, the blower 164 is provided in a hole penetrating the third side surface portion 123, and is connected to the joint accommodating portion 16 via the duct 164. The air outside the device is supplied to the joint accommodating portion 16 by the blower device 164.

(Heating part)
As a heating unit, the drying device 1 includes a lower heating unit 71 provided below the rotating unit 30 and two lateral heating units 72A and 72B provided next to the rotating unit 30, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. It has. The lower heating portion 71 faces the plurality of dough accommodating portions 50 arranged at a position lower than the shaft portion 31 of the rotating portion 30 among the plurality of dough accommodating portions 50 provided between the flange portions 32A and 32B. For example, it is provided between one upright portion 21A of the support portion 20 and the other upright portion 21B, and is provided close to the bottom through a clearance.

The two lateral heating portions 72A and 72B are provided so as to face each other, and the rotating portion 30 is arranged between the two lateral heating portions 72A and 72B. One of the standing portions 21A and the other standing portion 21B of the support portion 20 face each of the lateral heating portions 72A and 72B at positions lower than the shaft portion 31 and facing the outer surfaces of the flange portions 32A and 32B of the rotating portion 30. It is provided on the outside. The two lateral heating portions 72A and 72B are provided close to the side surface portion 12 of the main body portion 10 via a clearance. The lateral heating portions 72A and 72B are provided so as to be offset so that their positions do not overlap with the rotating portion 30 and the dough accommodating portion 50 when viewed in a plan view.

For example, an erofin heater can be used as the lower heating unit 71 and the lateral heating units 72A and 72B, and the steam is circulated by connecting the boiler outside the main body 10 with a pipe to circulate the steam from the boiler. Heat exchange between steam and ambient air. The lower heating unit 71 and the horizontal heating units 72A and 72B are provided with a plurality of tubular heat exchange units 711 and 721 through which steam passes, so that the outer peripheral surfaces of the heat exchange units 711 and 721 face the rotating unit 30. It is used in a horizontally tilted position. For example, each heat exchange unit 711,721 extends long in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the rotating unit 30, and in the lower heating unit 71, a plurality of heat exchange units 711 are arranged side by side along the axial direction and laterally. In the heating units 72A and 72B, a plurality of heat exchange units 721 are arranged vertically along the direction of the height orthogonal to the axial direction.

(Shard receiving part 75)
As shown in FIG. 2A, the drying device 1 includes a rotating portion 30 and a fragment receiving portion 75 below the dough accommodating portion 50 so as to receive the dough fragments falling from the dough accommodating portion 50. The fragment receiving portion 75 is formed in a flat plate shape, is attached to the support portion 20 and the lower heating portion 71, and covers the lower heating portion 71. In the illustrated example, the fragment receiving portion 75 is attached on the lower heating portion 71 via a bracket, and is held in an inclined state so as to form a slope. The piece receiving portion 75 is provided with a plurality of through holes, and these through holes are formed smaller than holes for ventilation such as a mesh of wire mesh constituting the accommodating main body portion 51, for example.

(Blower 77)
The drying device 1 is provided with a blower 77, and air is discharged from the ceiling side of the space to the outside of the main body 10, and the outside air is returned into the main body 10 from the bottom of the space again to be air. Cycle. In the illustrated example, the blower 77 is provided on the top surface 13 of the main body 10, and the upstream duct 771 is provided with an exhaust port 771A above the rotating portion 30, and the blower 77 is passed through a hole opened in the top surface 13. The downstream duct 772 extends from the blower 77 to the side of the lower heating unit 71. The air returning to the main body 10 is sent out from the outlet of the downstream duct 772 so as to hit the lower heating section 71. In addition, in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the downstream duct 772 is represented by a broken line.

(Inlet device 80 and exit device 90)
The drying device 1 includes an inlet device 80 that puts the dough before drying into the main body 10 from the outside of the main body 10, and an outlet device 90 that takes out the dried dough from the inside of the main body 10 to the outside of the main body 10. Is equipped. The inlet device 80 and the exit device 90 are one side surface portion of the main body portion 10 and are provided so as to be arranged vertically. Here, the one side surface portion is one in which the inner surface of the first side surface portion 121 to the fourth side surface portion 124 of the main body portion 10 faces the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 31, and in other words, from the inner surface. Assuming a virtual normal that rises vertically, this is formed so as to be orthogonal to the axial direction of the rotating portion 30. In the embodiment, the inlet device 80 and the outlet device 90 are provided on the third side surface portion 123 that stands up beside the rotating portion 30 in relation to the carry-in position P1 and the carry-out position P2. In the third side surface portion 123, the inlet device 80 is provided at a position higher than the shaft portion 31, and the outlet device 90 is provided at a position lower than the shaft portion 31.

(Inlet device 80)
9 (a) and 9 (b) are cross-sectional views of the periphery of the inlet device 80 along the line S5-S5 of FIG. The inlet device 80 includes an inlet 81 that leads from the outside of the main body 10 into the main body 10, and an inlet chute 82 that guides the movement of the dough before drying from the outside of the main body 10 into the main body 10. And an entrance opening / closing portion 83 for moving the entrance chute portion 82 to open / close the entrance portion 81.

(Exit device 90)
10 (a) and 10 (b) are cross-sectional views of the periphery of the exit device 90 along the line S5-S5 of FIG. The outlet device 90 includes an outlet portion 91 that leads from the inside of the main body portion 10 to the outside of the main body portion 10, and an outlet chute portion 92 that guides the movement of the dough after drying from the inside of the main body portion 10 to the outside of the main body portion 10. And an outlet opening / closing portion 93 that moves the outlet chute portion 92 to open / close the outlet portion 91.

The entrance chute portion 82 and the exit chute portion 92 are formed flat and have a sliding surface portion 821, 921 that slides the fabric, and an upright edge portion 822 that rises from each of the edges of the sliding surface portion 821, 921 along the moving direction of the fabric. , 922 and. The sliding surface portions 821 and 921 are connected to the inner surface of the main body portion 10 via shafts 821A and 921A, and the inlet chute portion 82 and the exit chute portion 92 move around the shafts 821A and 921A, and the sliding surface portions 821 and 921 are tilted. Can be changed. Further, as shown in FIG. 9C, the entrance chute portion 82 includes a plurality of diffusion plates 823 that stand up from the sliding surface portion 821 and extend from the receiving side of the dough to the side of taking out the dough. In the illustrated example, four sheets are provided, and the diffusion plate 823A provided on the one standing edge portion 822 side is set so that the distance from the one standing edge portion 822 is narrowed from the receiving side of the dough to the side where the dough is discharged. There is. The diffuser plate 823B is provided next to the diffuser plate 823A and parallel to the diffuser plate 823A. The other two diffusers 823C and D are provided in parallel, and the outermost one is set so that the distance from the other upright edge 822D is narrowed from the receiving side of the dough to the side of taking out the dough. There is. The shafts 821A and 921A are provided in parallel with the axial direction of the rotating portion 30, respectively.

When the dough is not taken in and out, the inlet device 80 and the exit device 90 raise the sliding surfaces 821 and 921, close the inlet 81 and the outlet 91 with the inlet chute 82 and the outlet chute 92, and allow the dough to enter and exit. When doing so, the inlet chute portion 82 and the exit chute portion 92 that close the inlet portion 81 and the outlet portion 91 are moved to change the sliding surfaces 821 and 921 to a desired inclination to open the inlet portion 81 and the outlet portion 91. ..

In the inlet device 80, when the dough before drying is put into the main body 10, the sliding surface 821 of the inlet chute 82 protrudes out of the main body 10 as shown in FIG. 9B, and the conveyor belt. The end side that receives the dough from the 150 is made higher than the end side that protrudes into the main body 10 and sends the dough to the dough accommodating portion 50, and is tilted so as to form a slope that descends from the outside of the main body 10 into the main body 10. To use. The lateral dimension W2 of the entrance chute portion 82 shown in FIG. 3, that is, the distance between the standing edge portions 822 is set to be smaller than the lateral dimension W1 of the mouth portion 515 of the fabric accommodating portion 50 shown in FIG. 7 (d). As will be described later, a part of the side that sends out the dough can enter the inside of the dough accommodating portion 50 from the mouth portion 515.

In the outlet device 90, when the dried dough is taken out of the main body 10, the sliding surface portion 921 of the outlet chute portion 92 protrudes into the main body 10 and accommodates the dough, as shown in FIG. 10 (b). The end side that receives the dough from the part 50 is made higher than the end side that protrudes out of the main body part 10 and sends the dough to other transport means so as to form a slope that descends from the inside of the main body part 10 to the outside of the main body part 10. Use at an angle. The horizontal dimension W3 of the outlet chute portion 92 shown in FIG. 3, that is, the distance between the standing edge portions 922 is set to be larger and wider than the horizontal dimension W1 of the fabric accommodating portion 50 shown in FIG. 7 (d).

The entrance opening / closing section 83 and the exit opening / closing section 93 are connected to the rising edge portions 822 and 922 of the inlet chute section 82 and the exit chute section 92, and the inlet chute section 82 and the exit chute section 92 are arranged around the shafts 821A and 921A. By moving, the entrance portion 81 and the exit portion 91 are opened and closed. Similar to the lid opening / closing part 60, the entrance opening / closing part 83 and the exit opening / closing part 93 are provided with an opening / closing main body part 831 and 931 attached to the main body part 10 and a tip portion separated from the opening / closing main body part 831 and 931. It is provided with a movable portion 832, 932 whose tip portion is displaced with respect to the opening / closing main body portions 831 and 931. The opening / closing main body portions 831 and 931 are attached to the brackets 85A and 85B via shafts 831A and 931A provided in parallel with the axial direction of the rotating portion 30. The tip of the movable portion 823,932 and the standing edge portion 822,922 of the inlet chute portion 82 and the exit chute portion 92 are connected via shafts 832A and 932A provided parallel to the axial direction of the rotating portion 30. Therefore, the inclination of the inlet chute portion 82 and the outlet chute portion 92 can be changed with respect to the tip portion.

For example, an air cylinder can be used as the inlet opening / closing portion 83 and the outlet opening / closing portion 93, and the cylinder main body as the opening / closing main body portion 831 and 931 is pivotally supported by the main body portion 10 via a bracket, and the movable portion 832. A rod extending from the cylinder body as 932 is pivotally supported at the tip end portion by the rising edge portion 822 and 922 of the inlet chute portion 82 and the outlet chute portion 92. The entrance chute portion 82 is provided with an opening / closing main body 831 above the sliding surface portion 821, and the exit chute portion 92 is provided with an opening / closing main body 931 below the sliding surface 921. The sliding surfaces 821 and 921 are moved around the axis by changing the length of the rod extending to the standing edge portion 822 and 922.

(Taking out the dough sample)
The main body 10 of the drying device 1 includes a sample taking-out portion 15 for taking out the dough put in the dough accommodating portion 50 from the outside. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the periphery of the sample extraction portion along the lines S6-S6 of FIG. 1 (a). The sample taking-out portion 15 is provided on the first side surface portion 121 facing the third side surface portion 123 provided with the inlet opening / closing portion 83 and the outlet opening / closing portion 93 as the facing side surface portion that stands up beside the rotating portion 30. .. The sample take-out portion 15 has an outlet portion 151 provided on the first side surface portion 121 so as to communicate from the outside of the main body portion 10 into the main body portion 10, and a first side surface via a hinge so as to open and close the outlet portion 151. It is provided with a door portion 152 provided in the portion 121. In the embodiment, the outlet portion 151 is provided at the same height as the shaft portion 31 of the rotating portion 30. The manager can put his arm into the outlet portion 151 and take out the drying dough from the dough accommodating portion 50.

(Control unit)
The drying device 1 is provided with a control unit 100 operated by the administrator on the first side surface portion 121 of the main body portion 10. The control unit 100 controls the drive unit 40, the lid opening / closing unit 60, the lower heating unit 71, the lateral heating unit 72, the inlet device 80, the outlet device 90, and the like. Further, the control unit 100 includes an input device operated by the administrator and a display device indicating information on the drying process. For example, the administrator operates the touch panel to start and end the drying process, and the rotating unit 30. Can rotate and stop, open and close the inlet portion 81 of the inlet device 80, open and close the outlet portion 91 of the outlet device 90, open and close the lid portion 52 of the fabric accommodating portion 50, and the like.

The control unit 100 has the No. 1 shown in FIG. When the undried dough is put into the dough accommodating portion 50 of No. 1, No. As shown in FIG. 9A, the dough accommodating portion 50 of No. 1 is moved to the carry-in position P1 and brought closer to the inlet device 80. At the carry-in position P1, in the dough accommodating portion 50, the surface on which the dough is placed faces upward on the first erection surface portion 511, and the side facing portion 514 is arranged at a position higher than the mouth portion 515. Further, in the first erection surface portion 511, the other edge portion 511B on the mouth portion 515 side is held at a position higher than the one edge portion 511A on the shaft portion 31 side, and is tilted downward toward the shaft portion 31 side. There is. In other words, at the carry-in position P1, the first erection surface portion 511 extends so as to rise toward the entrance portion 81. Further, at the carry-in position P1, when the first erection surface portion 511 is cut along a plane orthogonal to the axial direction, the angle between the first erection surface portion 511 at the cut portion and the horizontal line shown by the broken line in FIG. 9A. Is set to θ1, for example, 35 degrees.

The carry-in position P1 includes a detection unit 86 that detects the open state of the lid portion 52. As the detector 86, for example, a limit switch can be used, the switch main body 861 is arranged on the ceiling portion 13, and the rod 862 for moving the actuator of the switch main body 861 is provided from the hole 132 provided in the ceiling portion 13 of the main body portion 10 to the main body. It is put in the portion 10 and the tip end side of the rod 862 is arranged on the movement locus of the lid portion 52. The rod 862 is attached to the switch body 861 via a shaft 861A, the shaft 861A is provided parallel to the axial direction of the rotating portion 30, and is biased so as to return to the original non-contact position by a spring. Is given. A stopper 88 for suppressing the movement of the lid is provided around the rod 862. For example, when the detection unit 86 detects the open state of the lid portion 52, the control unit 100 controls the entrance opening / closing unit 83 of the entrance device 80 to move the entrance chute unit 82 to open the entrance unit 81, and vice versa. If the detection unit 86 does not detect the open state of the lid portion 52, the inlet portion 81 is closed.

The control unit 100 has the No. 1 shown in FIG. When the dried dough is taken out of the main body 10 from the dough accommodating portion 50 of No. 1, No. The dough accommodating portion 50 of No. 1 is moved to the carry-out position P2 shown in FIG. 10 (a) and brought to the outlet device 90. At the carry-out position P2, in the dough accommodating portion 50, the surface on which the dough is placed faces upward on the first erection surface portion 511, and the side facing portion 514 is arranged at a position higher than the mouth portion 515. Further, in the first erection surface portion 511, the other edge portion 511B on the mouth portion 515 side is held at a position lower than the one edge portion 511A on the shaft portion 31 side, and is tilted downward toward the outside of the main body portion 10. ing. In other words, at the carry-out position P2, the first erection surface portion 511 extends toward the exit portion 91. Further, at the carry-out position P2, when the first erection surface portion 511 is cut along a plane orthogonal to the axial direction, the angle between the first erection surface portion 511 at the cut portion and the horizontal line shown by the broken line in FIG. Is set to θ2, for example, 30 degrees. The first erection surface portion 511 at the carry-out position P2 has a gentle slope as compared with the first erection surface portion 511 at the carry-in position P1.

The carry-out position P2 includes a detection unit 96 that detects the open state of the lid portion 52. As the detector 96, a limit switch can be used in the same manner as that on the carry-in position P1 side, the switch main body 961 is arranged on the outer surface of the third side surface portion 123, and the rod 962 for moving the actuator of the switch main body 961 is the main body. A hole 123A provided in the third side surface portion 123 of the portion 10 is inserted into the main body portion 10, and the tip end side of the rod 962 is arranged on the movement locus of the lid portion 52. The rod 962 is attached to the switch body 961 via a shaft 961A, the shaft 961A is provided parallel to the axial direction of the rotating portion 30, and is biased so as to return to the original non-contact position by a spring. Is given. A stopper 98 for suppressing the movement of the lid is provided around the rod 962. For example, when the detection unit 96 detects the open state of the lid portion 52, the control unit 100 controls the outlet opening / closing unit 93 of the outlet device 90 to move the outlet chute unit 92 and close the entrance / exit unit 91.

The control unit 100 is No. 1 in the drying process. If you want to take out a sample of the dough from the dough storage part 50 of No. 1, No. The dough accommodating portion 50 of No. 1 is moved to the sample extraction position P3 shown in FIG. 11 and brought closer to the sample extraction unit 15. At the sample taking-out position P3, in the dough accommodating portion 50, the surface of the first erection surface portion 511 on which the dough is placed faces downward, and the side facing portion 514 is arranged at a position lower than the mouth portion 515. In the illustrated example, the other edge portion 511B on the mouth portion 515 side is held at a position lower than the one edge portion 511A on the shaft portion 31 side. For example, at the sample take-out position P3, the first erection surface portion 511 extends toward the take-out port portion 151. Further, at the sample extraction position P3, when the first erection surface portion 511 is cut along a plane orthogonal to the axial direction, the angle between the first erection surface portion 511 at the cut portion and the horizontal line shown by the broken line in FIG. 11 is θ3. Is set to.

Hereinafter, how to use the drying device 1 will be described.
(Acceptance of fabric)
When the dough before drying is put into the empty dough accommodating portion 50 (for example, No. 1), the rotating portion 30 is controlled to move the dough accommodating portion 50 to the carry-in position P1. As shown in FIG. 9B, the lid 52 of the dough accommodating portion 50 is opened by the lid opening / closing portion 60, and the entrance chute portion 82 is changed to a predetermined inclination by the entrance opening / closing portion 83 with the mouth portion 515 open. The tip of the sliding surface portion 821 enters inward from the mouth portion 515 of the fabric accommodating portion 50 and approaches the first erection surface portion 511 via contact or clearance (gap). Further, the sliding surface portion 821 and the first erection surface portion 511 are preferably set to an angle θ1 having the same inclination, for example, 35 degrees.

In this way, in a state where the slope in which the dough moves from the outside of the main body 10 to the dough accommodating portion 50 is configured, the dough enters the inlet chute portion 82 by a transport means such as a conveyor belt 150 outside the main body 10. Enter and move down the sliding surface portion 821 to the inside of the fabric accommodating portion 50. When a predetermined amount of dough enters the inside of the dough accommodating portion 50, the lid opening / closing portion 60 moves the lid portion 52 around its axis 53 to close the mouth of the dough accommodating portion 50 again, and the entrance opening / closing portion 83 moves the entrance chute portion. The process of receiving the dough into the main body 10 is completed by moving the 82 around its shaft 821A and closing the inlet 81 again. The acceptance of such a dough is performed in the same manner for the other dough accommodating portion 50.

(Drying the dough)
In the drying device 1, the dough is dried while the rotating portion 30 rotates with the inlet portion 81 and the outlet portion 91 closed. The dough is exposed to air heated to a desired moisture content for a predetermined time (for example, 8 to 9 hours) while being placed in the dough accommodating portion 50. The temperature of the main body 10 is adjusted to a desired temperature (for example, 80 ° C. to 85 ° C.) by the lower heating unit 71 and the lateral heating unit 72.

When the drying dough is taken out as a sample from the dough accommodating unit 50, for example, the administrator operates the touch panel of the control unit 100 to specify the target dough accommodating unit 50. As a result, the rotating portion 30 is controlled to move the dough accommodating portion 50 (for example, No. 1) to the sample extraction position P3. As shown in FIG. 11, the administrator opens the door portion 152 from the outside of the main body portion 10, further opens the door portion 522 of the lid portion 52, and takes out the dough in the dough accommodating portion 50. After the sample is taken out, the rotating part 30 is operated by the administrator by operating the touch panel with the outlet parts 151 and 521 closed at the door parts 152 and 522 on the fabric accommodating part 50 side and the main body part 10 side. Start spinning.

(Sending out dried dough)
When the dried dough is taken out of the main body 10 from the dough accommodating portion 50 (for example, No. 1), the rotating portion 30 is controlled to move the dough accommodating portion 50 to the carry-out position P2, and FIG. 10 (b) ), The outlet chute portion 92 is changed to a predetermined inclination by the outlet opening / closing portion 93. The tip end side of the sliding surface portion 921 that receives the dough from the dough accommodating portion 50 moves under the dough accommodating portion 50. For example, it is desirable to set the head ΔH from the mouth portion 515 to the sliding surface portion 921 to less than 100 mm.

In this way, the lid opening / closing portion 60 opens the lid portion 52 in a state where the slope in which the dough moves from the dough accommodating portion 50 side to the outside of the main body portion 10 is configured. The lid opening / closing portion 60 moves the lid portion 52 around the shaft 53 so that the opening becomes large in multiple stages. For example, assuming that the rotation angle of the lid 52 is 0 degrees when the lid 52 closes the mouth 515, the opening between the lid 52 and the mouth 515 is first X1 degrees (X1) from the closed state (0 degrees). > 0) to open it small, and after this state, the opening is changed to X2 degrees (X2> X1) to make it half-open, and then changed to a size that makes it fully open at X3 degrees (X3> X2).

In the process of the multi-step lid opening operation, the dough moves from the dough accommodating portion 50 to the outlet chute portion 92, and moves down the slope to the outside of the main body portion 10. For example, the dough dried outside the main body 10 is sent to a predetermined manufacturing section by a conveying means such as a chute 161 or a conveyor belt 162 provided separately. The lid opening / closing portion 60 moves the lid portion 52 around the shaft 53 to close the mouth of the fabric accommodating portion 50 again, and the outlet opening / closing portion 93 moves the outlet chute portion 92 around the shaft 921A to close the outlet portion 91 again. Then, the process of feeding the dough to the outside of the main body 10 is completed. Such feeding of the dough is performed in the other dough accommodating portion 50 in the same manner.

According to the drying device 1, since the inlet device 80 and the outlet device 90 are not provided above or below the rotating portion 30 and the dough accommodating portion 50, the main body portion 10 accommodating the rotating portion 30 and the dough accommodating portion 50. The height of can be set to be low.

Since the lid opening / closing portion 60 for opening / closing the mouth of the fabric accommodating portion 50 is provided in the rotating portion 30, the configuration of the main body portion 10 is simplified and the size is larger than that in the case where the lid opening / closing portion 60 is provided on the side surface portion constituting the space. Further reduction can be achieved. When taking out the dough being dried, in the dough accommodating portion 50 arranged at the sample taking-out position P3, the lid opening / closing portion 60 moves the lid portion 52 to open the mouth portion 515, so that the administrator takes it from the outside of the main body portion 10. The dough being dried can be easily taken out by putting an arm in the outlet portion 152.

At the carry-in position P1 and the carry-out position P2, the first erection surface portion 511 of the dough accommodating portion 50 extends from the shaft portion 31 side to a position beyond the edges of the flange portions 32A and 32B, and is a mouth portion for loading and unloading the dough. The 515 is provided close to the other edge portion 511B protruding from the flange portions 32A and 32B. Further, at the carry-in position P1, the tip of the sliding surface portion 821 of the entrance chute portion 82 enters the accommodating main body portion 51 and is arranged so as to be close to the inner surface of the first erection surface portion 511. It is possible to prevent cracking or cracking due to the application of extra force. Even at the carry-out position P2, since the tip of the sliding surface portion 921 of the outlet chute portion 92 is arranged below the first erection surface portion 511 and the head ΔH is set small, an extra force is similarly applied to the dried dough. It is possible to suppress the participation. At the carry-out position P2, the lid opening / closing portion 60 moves the lid portion 52 so that the opening of the mouth portion 515 is gradually increased, so that it is possible to prevent a large amount of the dough from flowing out at one time.

In the drying device 1, the third side surface portion 123 for entering and exiting the dough overlaps the dough accommodating portion 50 in close proximity or in a plan view with the inlet chute portion 82 and the outlet chute portion 92 tilted toward the dough accommodating portion 50. It is provided at a distance. The second side surface portion 122 and the fourth side surface portion 124 as other side surface portions facing the axial direction have a predetermined space between the standing portions 21A and 21B of the support portion 20 that supports the shaft portion 31. The horizontal heating portions 72A and 72B are provided in this space. The first side surface portion 121 facing the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 31 is also provided with a space in consideration of the reachable range from the sample extraction portion 15 to the fabric accommodating portion 50 by the administrator. On the bottom 11 side, a predetermined space is interposed below the rotating portion 30 between the standing portions 21A and 21B of the support portion 20 that supports the shaft portion 31, and the lower heating portion 71 is provided in this space. .. From these things as well, it is possible to reduce the size of the entire device. For example, it may be configured to have a width that allows it to be placed on a truck bed, and further, as shown in FIG. 1 (a), wheels 110 may be provided under the main body portion 10 so as to be portable so as to travel on rails.

The present invention is not limited to the above description and illustrated examples, and can be implemented by changing the configuration.

Instead of the first virtual line L1 and the second virtual line L2, the first erection surface portion and the second erection surface portion move to the edge side of the flange portion with the position o'shifted from the center c in FIG. 6 (a) as a base point. It is also possible to change the shape and mounting position of the fabric accommodating portion by providing either or both of the first erection surface portion and the second erection surface portion along the extending virtual line.

The drying device may be configured by omitting a part of the above-mentioned configuration, for example, a sample extraction portion, a wheel under the bottom, a fragment receiving portion, a lower heating portion, a lateral heating portion, and the like. Further, in the drying device, a heating wire heater may be used instead of the erofin heater, or the mounting position of the lid opening / closing portion may be set on the inner surface of the flange portion.

1 Drying device 10 Main body 11 Bottom surface 12 Side surface 121 1st side surface 122 2nd side surface 123 3rd side surface 124 4th side surface 13 Top surface 14 Gear accommodating 15 Sample take-out 151 Take-out 152 Door 20 Support part 21A, 21B Standing part 30 Rotating part 31 Shaft part 31A, 31B End part 311 Shaft through hole 32A, 32B Flange part 321 Opening 322 Flange through hole 33A, 33B First bracket 34A, 34B Second bracket 35A, 35B 3rd bracket 40 Drive unit 50 Fabric storage 51 Storage body 510L, 510R Mounting surface facing part 511 1st erection surface part 512 2nd erection surface part 513 Axis facing part 514 Side facing part 515 Mouth 52 Lid 523 Protruding edge 60 Lid opening / closing part 71 Lower heating part 72A, 72B Lateral heating part 75 Fragment receiving part 77 Blower 80 Inlet device 81 Inlet part 82 Inlet chute part 83 Inlet opening / closing part 90 Exit device 91 Outlet part 92 Outlet chute part 93 Outlet opening / closing part 100 Control apparatus

Claims (8)

A drying device that dries the dough for rice cracker production to a desired amount of water.
The main body with a space inside and
A support part provided so as to stand up from the bottom of the space,
A rod-shaped shaft portion provided as the center of rotation and held horizontally by the support portion, and a flange portion provided on one end side and the other end side of the shaft portion and protruding from the shaft portion. With a rotating part
A plurality of fabric accommodating portions, which are provided apart from each other around the shaft portion between the two flange portions and have breathability to contain the fabric, and a plurality of fabric accommodating portions.
The heating part provided in the main body part and
It is equipped with a drive unit that rotates the above rotating unit.
The main body portion stands up beside the rotating portion and has one side surface portion whose inner surface faces the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion, and the main body portion provided on the one side surface portion from the outside of the main body portion. It is provided with an entrance device for entering the portion and an outlet device provided on the one side surface portion for taking out the dough from the inside of the main body portion to the outside of the main body portion.
A drying device, wherein the inlet device is provided at a position higher than the shaft portion, and the outlet device is provided at a position lower than the shaft portion. The dough accommodating portion includes an accommodating main body portion provided with a mouth portion used for putting in and taking out the dough, and a lid portion attached to the accommodating main body portion and closed the mouth portion so as to be openable and closable.
The drying apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of lid opening / closing portions attached to the rotating portion so as to individually open / close the lid portions of the plurality of fabric accommodating portions. The accommodating main body portion includes a first erection surface portion and a second erection surface portion erected on the two flange portions.
The first erection surface portion and the second erection surface portion are provided with one edge portion on the shaft portion side and the other edge portion on the edge side of the flange portion, and the edge portion of the flange portion is provided from the shaft portion side. The distance between the first erection surface portion and the second erection surface portion is wider on the other edge side than on the other edge side.
The mouth portion is provided on the other edge portion of the first erection surface portion.
The lid portion is characterized in that a shaft for the lid portion is provided at a position shifted from the mouth portion to the other edge portion of the second erection surface portion. The drying apparatus according to claim 2. The entrance device is for an entrance portion that leads from the outside of the main body portion to the inside of the main body portion, an entrance chute portion that guides the movement of the fabric from the outside of the main body portion into the main body portion, and the entrance chute portion. It is equipped with an entrance opening / closing part that opens and closes the entrance part by moving the entrance chute part around the axis of the.
When the dough is put into the dough accommodating portion, the target dough accommodating portion is held at the carry-in position with respect to the entrance device by the rotating portion, and the surface on which the dough is placed is on the top of the first erection surface portion. In a state where the first erection surface portion extends toward the entrance portion while facing, the entrance opening / closing portion moves the entrance chute portion that closes the entrance portion to move the entrance chute portion from the outside of the main body portion to the main body portion. The drying apparatus according to claim 3, wherein when the inclination is changed toward the inside, the entrance portion opens and the tip of the entrance chute portion enters the dough accommodating portion from the mouth portion. .. The outlet device is for an outlet portion that leads from the inside of the main body portion to the outside of the main body portion, an outlet chute portion that guides the movement of the fabric from the inside of the main body portion to the outside of the main body portion, and the outlet chute portion. It is equipped with an outlet opening / closing part that opens and closes the exit part by moving the outlet chute part around the axis of the.
When the dough is taken out from the dough accommodating portion, the target dough accommodating portion is held at the carry-out position with respect to the outlet device by the rotating portion, and the surface on which the dough is placed is on the top of the first erection surface portion. In a state where the first erection surface portion extends toward the outlet portion while facing, the outlet opening / closing portion moves the outlet chute portion with the outlet portion closed to move the outlet chute portion from the main body portion to the main body portion. The third or fourth aspect of the present invention, wherein the outlet portion is opened and the tip of the outlet chute portion is arranged below the fabric accommodating portion when the inclination is changed to the outward direction. Drying device. The main body portion includes a facing side surface portion facing the one side surface portion, and a sample taking-out portion provided on the facing side surface portion for taking out the dough contained in the dough accommodating portion from the outside of the main body portion. , Equipped with
The sample take-out portion is provided at the same height as the shaft portion of the rotating portion, and has an outlet portion that leads from the outside of the main body portion to the inside of the main body portion and a door that opens and closes the outlet portion so as to be openable and closable. It has a department and
When the dough is taken out from the dough accommodating portion, the target dough accommodating portion is held by the rotating body at the sample taking-out position with respect to the sample taking-out portion, and the surface on which the dough is placed is formed on the first erection surface portion. The drying apparatus according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the lid opening / closing portion opens the lid portion of the target fabric accommodating portion while facing downward. The support portion is provided so as to face each other, and includes two upright portions that support one end side and the other end side of the shaft portion.
The rotating part is partly inserted between the two standing parts.
The heating portion is provided below the rotating portion and further provided between the two standing portions, and a lateral heating portion provided between the standing portion and another side surface portion facing the standing portion. The drying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a heating unit. It is provided below the rotating body and the dough accommodating portion, and is provided with a fragment receiving portion that receives the fragments of the dough that fall from the dough accommodating portion.
The drying apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the fragment receiving portion is formed in a flat plate shape and is provided with a plurality of through holes to cover the lower heating portion.

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