JP7015490B2 - Automatic molding method and equipment for bean paste products - Google Patents

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Detailed description of the invention

The present invention relates to an automatic molding method and an apparatus for bean paste products that automatically squeeze bean paste made of chestnuts, potatoes, etc.

Japanese sweets made by squeezing bean paste made from chestnuts and potatoes are widely known, and Kuri-kinton is in high demand.

Traditional Japanese sweets made by squeezing bean paste made of chestnuts and potatoes are handmade one by one by craftsmen. Since it is handmade, the number of production is limited, and popular products often cannot meet the demand.

Various attempts have been made to automate the product so that it can be mass-produced, but the shape of the molded product using a normal mold is uniform and lacks a handmade feel. The ones handmade by craftsmen have slightly different shapes and look good as Japanese sweets.

For example, there is Tokuho 4-19830 as a device for forming a fold pattern on the head of food in the shape of a chakin squeezed like Kuri-kinton. (Patent Document 1) This device "is around a vertically movable center pole 3'having three rotatable middle claws 4 at the tip and a vertically movable outer shaft 3 having the center pole 3'built-in. Three or more fingers 1,1'that can move up and down, each having an outer claw 2, 2'at the tip and a pulley 6 at the upper end, are pivotally attached at fulcrums 8 and 9 at equal intervals. A guide 5 having a taper in vertical movement, a guide groove 7 provided in the guide, a pulley sliding through the groove, and a fulcrum to open and close the finger.

Special fair No. 4-19830

In the above-mentioned "twisting folds", "twisting folds" are formed on the head and shoulders of the Chinese buns transported by the conveyor belt, but the bean paste made of chestnuts and potatoes (sweet potatoes, etc.) is the Chinese buns. Because it is softer and easier to lose its shape than the above, if you try to apply force to the bean paste with the above device, the shape of the bean paste will collapse and it will not look good as a Japanese sweet.

The present invention is to provide a bean paste product having a beautiful shape without losing its shape by simultaneously forming a bean paste and forming a fold pattern.

The method and apparatus for automatically molding bean paste made of chestnuts, potatoes, etc. according to the present invention is a method for transporting a predetermined amount of bean paste lumps to the bottom of the mold by a conveyor, and the bottom of the upper mold in which a vacant space is formed on the lower surface. Place a chakin and a lower mold that can be freely entered and removed from the vacant room on the side, insert the chakin and bean paste into the vacant room by lowering the upper mold, and press with the lower mold to expose the chakin and fold pattern. Is formed on the surface of the bean paste. Near the center of this chakin, there are multiple folds that are a combination of mountain folds and valley folds that are curved in a radial pattern or in a straight line. A fold pattern similar to the handmade fold pattern is formed from the head to the shoulder of the bean paste.

The invention according to claim 1 is
"The lower surface has a concave vacant room that forms a bean paste, has multiple passages leading to the vacant room, and can move up and down. A chakin is provided so that it can be removed, and the bean paste material is placed under the chakin and pushed into the vacant room of the upper mold together with the chakin to form it. In the automatic molding method of bean paste products discharged from the chamber
Using a chakin in which multiple folds, which are a combination of mountain folds and valley folds, are curved or linearly formed in the center, the folds are arranged so as to correspond to the apex of the vacant space. An automatic molding method for bean paste products that forms a fold pattern on the top of the bean paste. ".

In the above invention, the chakin provided on the lower side of the upper mold covers the upper part of the bean paste as the upper mold descends, and is further inserted into the vacant chamber provided on the lower side of the upper mold. .. Almost at the same time as the chakin and bean paste are inserted into the vacant room, if the bean paste is pressed from below, the bean paste will be pressed against the chakin, and the fold marks formed in the center of the chakin and the bleached stitches (woven). Eyes) are formed on the surface of the soft bean paste.

By providing fold folds on the chakin, the bean paste will be pressed against the fold folds in the air chamber, and a fold pattern will be formed on the surface of the bean paste, making it similar to a craftsman's handmade product, giving it a handmade feel. A bean paste product is provided.

The invention of claim 2 is
"After the molding of the bean paste is completed, when the upper mold is raised, the bean paste and the chakin formed by injecting compressed air through a part of the passage provided in the upper mold are discharged from the vacant room, and at the same time, one of the passages. The method for automatically molding a bean paste product according to claim 1, wherein the alcohol is sprayed into the vacant room through the portion. "

After the molding of the bean paste is completed, when compressed air is injected into the vacant room to discharge the bean paste product, alcohol is injected into the vacant room from a part of the passage leading to the vacant room. By spraying alcohol (for disinfection), not only the vacant room but also the chakin can be disinfected at the same time, so it is not necessary to manually disinfect each molding and the safety is improved.
When alcohol is sprayed, it enters between the bean paste product and the chakin through many bleached eyes of the chakin, so the effect of separating the bean paste product and the chakin is enhanced, and the discharge from the vacant room is accelerated compared to the case where only compressed air is sprayed. The speed of molding can be increased.

The invention according to claim 3 is
"A through hole that is cut out from a part of the inner peripheral surface of the vacant chamber of the upper die is provided on the side surface of the upper die in the horizontal or diagonal direction to make a flexible tube that can be expanded by injecting compressed air. The automatic molding of a bean product according to claim 1, wherein the tube is inserted, one end thereof is closed, and compressed air is injected from the other end to cause the tube to protrude into a vacant room, and a part of the bean material is deformed by the inflated tube. How. "

When compressed air is injected into the tube, the outer peripheral surface of the tube expands due to pressure at the notch portion of the vacancy, so that it protrudes toward the center of the vacancy and slightly deforms the top or shoulder of the bean paste. By changing the degree of protrusion of the tube each time, a variety of bean paste products with different shapes can be provided.

The invention according to claim 4 is
An upper mold having a concave vacant room for forming bean paste on the lower surface side and having a plurality of passages leading to the vacant room is arranged with the vacant room facing downward, and a tea cloth is provided so as to cover the vacant room. At the same time, the tea cloth is provided so that it can be moved in and out of the vacant room, and after the molding is completed, compressed air is sprayed from the passage to discharge the bean paste and the tea cloth from the vacant room. In the automatic bean paste molding device, which is provided with a lower mold on the lower side of the vacant room to maintain the space between the vacant rooms and press the bean paste into the vacant room.
A chakin is an automatic molding device for bean paste products, which is a chakin in which a plurality of folding folds, which are a combination of mountain folds and valley folds, are formed radially or linearly in a substantially central portion .

A handmade-style fold pattern is formed by the multiple folds of the chakin biting into the surface of the bean paste, and it is possible to provide a bean paste product with a more handmade feel by adding not only the texture pattern of the chakin but also the fold pattern. ..

The invention according to claim 5 is
The automatic molding device for bean paste products according to claim 4, wherein some of the plurality of passages leading to the vacant room of the upper mold are connected to an alcohol source so that alcohol can be injected into the vacant room. ".
A plurality of passages leading to the vacant room of the upper type are connected to the compressed air supply source and the alcohol supply source, and are provided so as to be able to inject into the vacant room. From that passage, mist or liquid alcohol is sprayed into the vacant room.

By spraying alcohol, vacancies and chakins and bean paste products are disinfected. This eliminates the need for the operator to spray alcohol to disinfect each molding, and an improvement in molding speed can be expected.

The invention according to claim 6 is
"A hole with a part of the inner peripheral surface of the vacant chamber of the upper mold is provided on the side surface of the upper mold in the horizontal or diagonal direction, and a flexible tube that can be expanded by injecting compressed air passes through. The automatic molding device for bean paste products according to claim 4, which is inserted into a hole, one end thereof is closed, and compressed air can be injected from the other end. "

When compressed air is injected into the tube, the outer peripheral surface of the tube expands due to the pressure of the compressed air at the notch in the vacant room, so that it protrudes toward the central part of the vacant room and slightly deforms the top or shoulder of the bean paste. Let me. By changing the degree of protrusion of the tube each time, a variety of bean paste products with different shapes can be provided.

According to the present invention, by using a chakin with folds, it is possible to efficiently mass-produce bean paste products having fold patterns similar to those handmade by craftsmen, and it is possible to meet many demands. ..
In addition, after the molding is completed, alcohol is sprayed when the bean paste product is discharged from the upper mold, so that the upper mold, the chakin and the bean paste product can be discharged while being disinfected at the same time. It is expected that the molding speed will be improved compared to the conventional method of disinfecting.
When compressed air is injected into a tube built in the upper mold, the outer peripheral surface of the tube expands due to the pressure of the compressed air, so that the top or shoulder of the bean paste can be deformed. Therefore, if the degree of protrusion of the tube into the air chamber is changed, a variety of bean paste products having different shapes can be provided .

It is an whole view of the bean paste product of this invention. It is an overall view of embodiment of this invention. It is a bottom view of the upper die of the embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of an example of a chakin of the embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of another example of the chakin of the embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of an example of the chakin of the embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of another example of the chakin of the embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the folding fold of the chakin of embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of another example of the upper mold of embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of another example of the upper mold of embodiment of this invention. It is an overall view which shows the operation of the Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 to 10 show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 11 shows an operation.
In the figure, reference numeral P indicates a mass of bean paste as a material, and W indicates a bean paste product such as molded chestnut kinton.

In FIG. 2 , in the upper mold 1, a vacant space 2 recessed in a concave shape on the lower surface side is formed corresponding to the shape of a bean paste product W such as kuri-kinton, and a large number of vacant rooms 2 leading to the vacant room 2 are formed in the upper part of the upper mold 1. Passage 3 is provided. The passage 3 is connected to a compressed air supply source (not shown), and compressed air set to a predetermined pressure is supplied. Further, a part of the passage 3 is also connected to an alcohol supply source (not shown) to supply alcohol.

A chakin 4 is arranged on the lower side of the upper mold 1 so as to slacken the central portion thereof and swell in an inverted mountain shape, and the peripheral edge is detachably fixed to the side surface of the upper mold 1 with a band or the like 5. The upper die 1 is interlocked with an elevating mechanism 6 such as an air cylinder, and can be elevated and lowered.

Below the upper mold 1, the lower mold 7 is interlocked with an elevating mechanism 8 such as an air cylinder, and can be elevated and lowered. A guide plate 9 made of a low-friction resin is provided around the lower mold 7, and the lower mold 7 is guided by the guide plate 9 and moves up and down. An endless sheet 10 having a high peeling effect is provided on the guide plate 9, and is wound around four guide rollers 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d to form a conveyor 12. One of the four guide rollers 11a, 11b, 11c, and 11d is provided so that the seat 10 travels in the direction of arrow A in conjunction with a motor (not shown).
The lower mold 7, the elevating mechanism 8, and the guide plate 9 are arranged inside the conveyor 12 formed by the seat 10.

A conveyor 13 for supplying bean paste material is provided on the upstream side of the conveyor 12, and a conveyor 14 for discharging is provided on the downstream side.

A plurality of fold folds, which are a combination of mountain folds and valley folds as shown in FIG. 7, are provided radially in the substantially central portion of the chakin 4. There are 4a when the folds are provided linearly as shown in FIG. 5 and 4b when the folds are curved as shown in FIG.
The chakin 4 may have the apex 4c of the triangle shown in FIG. 4 left in the folded state, or the apex 4c shown in FIG. 5 may be cut. The shape of the folded folds 4a or 4b is fixed by sewing the upper edge portion thereof. The method of fixing the shape of the folded folds 4a or 4b is not limited to sewing, and it is also possible to use adhesive or the like.

In the above device, the chakin 4 hangs down so as to swell downward at the position where the upper die 1 is raised (FIG. 2). The conveyor 12 is operated in synchronization with the conveyor 13 for supplying the bean paste material, and when the bean paste material P supplied to the conveyor 12 stops at a predetermined position below the upper mold 1, the upper mold 1 operates the elevating mechanism 6. It starts to descend gradually.
Along with the descent, the chakin 4 first covers the bean paste material P, and the upper mold 1 further lowers, so that the chakin material P is inserted into the vacant room 2 of the upper mold 1 together with the chakin 4.

Subsequently, when the lower mold 7 is raised by a predetermined distance by the operation of the elevating mechanism 8, the bean paste material P is pressed against the inner surface of the vacant room 2 through the chakin 4 (FIG. 11). At this time, the bleached texture (texture) and the fold pattern of the chakin 4 are formed on the bean paste material P, and the bean paste product W is formed.

After a lapse of a predetermined time from the state of FIG. 11, the upper die 1 starts to rise by the operation of the elevating mechanism 6, and at that time, only compressed air or alcohol is simultaneously injected from the passage 3.
By injecting compressed air into the vacant room 2 from a plurality of passages 3, the bean paste product W and the chakin 4 are discharged from the vacant room 2. By injecting alcohol, it is possible to promote the separation between the inner surface of the vacant room 2 and the chakin 4 . Since the compressed air and alcohol also enter between the bean paste product W and the bean paste product W from the many exposed eyes of the chakin 4 , the separation between the chakin 4 and the bean paste product W is also promoted. If the contact state between the inner surface of the vacant room 2 and the chakin 4 and the chakin 4 and the bean paste product W is quickly eliminated , the discharge speed of the bean paste product W can be increased and the molding speed can be increased.
By injecting alcohol (for disinfection) at the same time as injecting compressed air, not only the vacant room 2 but also the chakin 4 and the bean paste product W can be disinfected at the same time, so it takes time and effort to manually disinfect each molding. Not .
By injecting alcohol together with compressed air, the alcohol enhances the separation effect between the chakin 4 and the inner surface of the vacant room 2 , and the alcohol also enters between the chakin and the chakin from the many exposed eyes of the chakin 4 , so that the bean paste product W The effect of separating the bean paste from the chakin 4 and the chakin 4 can be enhanced, and the speed of molding can be further increased as compared with the case where only compressed air is injected.

When the chakin 4 keeps a predetermined space with the bean paste product W as the upper mold 2 rises, the conveyor 12 starts operation and sends the finished bean paste product W to the conveyor 14 on the downstream side.
By performing the above operations intermittently and continuously, a large amount of bean paste product W in which bleached eyes and fold patterns are formed is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, through holes 20 in which a part of the inner peripheral surface of the vacant room 2 of the upper mold 1 is cut out are provided on the side surface of the upper mold in the horizontal direction or the diagonal direction, and the compressed air is provided. When a flexible tube 21 that can be expanded by injection is inserted into the through hole 20 and one end thereof is closed and compressed air can be injected from the other end, the tube is provided with the injection of compressed air. A part of 21 protrudes into the vacant room 2 and presses the bean material W through the tea cloth 4. Therefore, the bean paste material P is slightly deformed. The shape is different from the portion that is not in contact with the tube 21. There is an effect that the shape of the bean paste product W can be variously changed depending on whether or not compressed air is injected into the tube 21.

1 ... Upper mold 2 ... Vacancy 2a ... Notch 3 ... Passage 4 ... Chakin 4a ... Folded folds (straight line)
4b ・ ・ ・ Folded folds (curved)
6 ... Elevating mechanism 7 ... Lower mold 8 ... Elevating mechanism 9 ... Endless sheet 12 ... Conveyor 20 ... Through hole 21 ... Tube P ... Material W ... Bean paste product Wa ... Fold pattern

Claims (6)

The lower surface has a concave vacant room for forming bean paste, and there are multiple passages leading to the vacant room. A chakin is provided as much as possible, and the bean paste material is placed under the chakin and pushed into the vacant room of the upper mold together with the chakin to form the bean paste. In the automatic molding method of bean paste products to be discharged from the vacant room
Using a chakin in which multiple folds, which are a combination of mountain folds and valley folds, are curved or linearly formed in the center, the folds are arranged so as to correspond to the apex of the vacant space. An automatic molding method for bean paste products that forms a fold pattern on the top of the bean paste. After the molding of the bean paste is completed, when the upper mold is raised, the bean paste and the chakin formed by injecting compressed air through a part of the passage provided in the upper mold are discharged from the vacant room and a part of the passage. The method for automatically molding a bean paste product according to claim 1, wherein alcohol is sprayed into a vacant room through the air. A through hole that is cut out from a part of the inner peripheral surface of the vacant chamber of the upper die is provided on the side surface of the upper die in the horizontal or diagonal direction, and a flexible tube that can be expanded by injecting compressed air is inserted into the through hole. The method for automatically molding a bean product according to claim 1, wherein one end of the tube is closed, compressed air is injected from the other end to cause the tube to protrude into a vacant chamber, and a part of the bean material is deformed by the inflated tube. .. An upper mold having a concave vacant room for forming bean paste on the lower surface side and having a plurality of passages leading to the vacant room is arranged with the vacant room facing downward, and a tea cloth is provided so as to cover the vacant room. At the same time, the tea cloth is provided so that it can be moved in and out of the vacant room, and after the molding is completed, compressed air is sprayed from the passage to discharge the bean paste and the tea cloth from the vacant room. In the automatic bean paste molding device, which is provided with a lower mold on the lower side of the vacant room to maintain the space between the vacant rooms and press the bean paste into the vacant room.
A chakin is an automatic molding device for bean paste products, which is a chakin in which multiple folds, which are a combination of mountain folds and valley folds, are formed radially or linearly in the center. The automatic molding device for bean paste products according to claim 4, wherein some of the plurality of passages leading to the vacant room of the upper mold are connected to an alcohol source so that alcohol can be injected into the vacant room. A through hole is provided on the side surface of the upper die in a horizontal or diagonal direction with a part of the inner peripheral surface of the upper die vacant chamber cut out, and a flexible tube that can be expanded by injecting compressed air is passed through. The automatic molding device for bean paste products according to claim 4, wherein the bean paste is inserted into the bean paste, one end thereof is closed, and compressed air can be injected from the other end.

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