JPH0116454B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing mixed confectionery and bread,
Specifically, a pair of parallel moving tracks are run so that they gradually rise from a horizontal state to a vertical state, and these moving tracks are used to, for example, sandwich the filling of cream, jam, etc. between the dough of a sponge cake, etc. This invention relates to manufacturing equipment that continuously manufactures confectionery.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 1, sweets in which a filling 2 such as jam or cream is sandwiched between two sponge cakes 1 have been popular as mixed sweets.
This confectionery is usually manufactured by hand, but recently it has also been mass-produced mechanically. For example, a strip of sponge cake is placed on two belt conveyors running in parallel, and at the turning point of the belt conveyors, the sponge cake on one belt conveyor is overlapped with the sponge cake on the other belt conveyor. The cake is being put together. When manufactured mechanically in this manner, the combined confectionery can be mass-produced, but the structure of the folding point becomes complicated and the equipment becomes large-scale, which is not preferable.

The present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and specifically proposes a manufacturing device that is compact, mechanically reasonable, and capable of manufacturing mixed confectionery by accurately combining sponge cakes and the like.

That is, the present invention supports at least two moving tracks arranged in parallel and running so as to gradually rise from a horizontal state to a vertical state, by a plurality of guide members, and at least some of these guide members Each of the bent portions is formed into a curved shape, and the bent portions are sequentially located at the top from the horizontal state to the vertical state.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

First, FIGS. 2 and 3 are a plan view and a front view of a manufacturing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention, and in FIGS. 2 and 3, reference numerals 10a,
10b indicates a pair of moving tracks, for example a belt conveyor. These belt conveyors 10a, 10b
are arranged parallel to each other, and each of these conveyors 10
a and 10b are wound around rolls 11 and 12 at both ends and run continuously, forming an endless configuration.
Each conveyor 10a, 10b is held in a horizontal state at one end, and gradually rises as it moves toward the leading side until it reaches a vertical state at approximately the center.

Next, in order to support each conveyor 10a, 10b from the outside, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, guide members 13 and 14 are provided to maintain each conveyor 10a and 10b rising from a horizontal state to a vertical state.

That is, Fig. 4 a, b, c, d, and e correspond to lines A-A, line B-B, line C-C, and D-D in Fig. 3.
Each cross section of the line and the line EE is shown. In FIG. 4a, a pair of guide members 13a and 14a are arranged with a slight inclination as a whole, and this guide member 13
conveyors 10a, 10 guided by a, 14a
b rises slightly from the horizontal state, and similarly rises further at guide members 13b and 14b shown in FIG. 4b.
As shown in FIG. 4c, a pair of guide members 13c, 1
The guide members 13c and 14c are part of the guide members 13c and 14c, and the bent portions 15c and 16c are curved, while the guide members 13c and 14c are inclined above the bent portions, and the angle of inclination is It is configured to be larger than the case in FIG. 4b. Therefore,
The lower part of the conveyors 10a, 10b is a guide member 13
c and 14c, the upper part thereof is bent into a curved shape, and the upper part thereof is opened at an angle. Proceeding further and reaching FIG. 4d, each guide member 13d, 1
Similarly to the guide members 13c and 14c, 4d also has a vertical portion,
The conveyors 10a, 10b are composed of bent portions 15d, 16d and inclined portions, and the lower portions of the conveyors 10a, 10b are vertical along the vertical portions of the guide members 13d, 14d, and the upper portions are curved along the bent portions 15d, 16d. It is bent and the upper part slopes along the slope.
Further, as shown in FIG. 4e, when reaching the center, the pair of guide members 13e and 14e are vertically disposed parallel to each other, and the conveyors 10a and 10b are held vertically between these guide members 13e and 14e.

Further, as described above, a guide member having a partially bent portion, for example, the guide members 13c, 14c, 13
d, 14d, for example, the bent portions 15c, 1
The bent portions 15d and 16d are configured to be located at the upper portion of the bent portion 6c. That is, as the conveyor is oriented vertically, the folded portions of the guide member are positioned so as to move upward in sequence.

When the guide member is configured as described above and is attached, it can be fixed in any manner, but it is usually preferable to attach it as shown in FIG.

For example, FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of an example of how the guide members are attached in the state shown in FIG. It consists of Each inclined member 17a, 18a is attached to a frame 19, and the frame 19 is arranged on a base 20. Further, each of the inclined members 17a, 18a can be constructed as a simple rod-shaped member or a plate-shaped member, but usually, each of the inclined members 17a, 18a is constructed as a roller as shown in FIG.
18a is rotatably supported by arms 21 and 22, and one end of the arms 21 and 22 is connected to the frame 1.
Attach to 9. With this configuration, each roller as the inclined members 17a and 18a is connected to the conveyor 10.
A and 10b roll when running, and can run without any friction.

In addition, as mentioned above, an example was shown in which only the straight portions of the guide member, such as the inclined portions, are configured as rollers, but when the guide member is composed of only straight portions as shown in Fig. 4 a, b, and e. Alternatively, the whole can be constructed as a roller.

Moreover, each conveyor 10a, 10b is lowered so that the lower edge of the vertically rising center is located below the horizontal level of both ends, and each conveyor 10a,
It is preferable to configure so that uniform tension is applied to each part of 10b as a whole.

That is, as described above, each conveyor 10a, 1
When 0b rises from a horizontal state to a vertical state, one side edge of each conveyor 10a, 10b, that is, the upper edge 23a, 23b in the vertical state is pulled the most, and each conveyor 10a, 10b does not rotate smoothly. There are many things. From this point, each conveyor 10
a and 10b are vertically rising portions at the center thereof, and the lower edges 24a thereof are arranged so as to be lower than the level of the horizontal portions at both ends, for example, by a predetermined interval l. When arranged in this way, each conveyor 10a, 10b (second
Only the conveyor 10a is shown in the figure. ), each lower edge is pulled in opposition to each upper edge 23a, 23b, and each conveyor 10a, 10
The tension in the width direction of b is uniformly balanced and does not cause any trouble in running.

Next, the effects of the apparatus having the above-mentioned configuration will be explained through usage conditions.

First, a confectionery dough, such as a sheet-shaped sponge cake, is continuously baked in, for example, a tunnel oven (not shown), and then cut along its length approximately at the center of its width. After that, these two confectionery doughs 25a and 25b are transferred to each conveyor 10.
a, 10b and travels. At this time, jam or other filling 26 is applied onto one of the confectionery doughs, for example, the confectionery dough 25a, and when it reaches the AA line or the B-B line in FIG. 3, each confectionery dough 25a, 25b rises as shown in FIGS. 6a and 6b, and further rises at the CC line as shown in FIG. 6c. In this case, in the position shown in FIG. 6c, the guide members 13c and 14c are partially bent and consist of a vertical part, bent parts 15c and 16c, and an inclined part, as shown in FIG. and each conveyor 10a, 1
Since 0b is deformed, the confectionery dough 25a, 25b is partially vertical, partially curved, and partially inclined along it. In addition, in this state, each confectionery dough 2
5a and 25b rise one after another as shown in FIG. 6d, and the confectionery doughs 25a and 25b on both sides are gradually brought together, and finally, when they reach the point on line EE in FIG. 3, they are shown in FIG. 6e. As shown, they fit perfectly.

When the guide member and the conveyor are configured in this manner, even if the filling 26 is applied to one of the confectionery doughs 25a, or even if the confectionery dough is weak, it can be combined without any support. That is, each conveyor 10a, 10b is configured to have a vertical portion, a bent portion, and an inclined portion as described above by the guide members, and the confectionery dough reaches the vertical portion through the bent portion, and is partially be adjusted gradually. For this reason, the confectionery dough is assembled very slowly and does not reach the vertical part abruptly, so the waist of the confectionery dough does not break, and furthermore, the contents of the surface do not drip during the combination.

Note that each conveyor 10a, 10b is usually made of rubber, cloth, synthetic resin, or other flexible material, but any other material may be used as long as it can be deformed along the guide member. can also be used. Further, the combined confectionery dough is returned to a horizontal state in the combined state, and then cut into desired dimensions to obtain a confectionery as shown in FIG. 1, for example. In addition to confectionery dough, bread dough can also be used as the dough.
Furthermore, any edible material can be used as the filling.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an example of a mixed confectionery, FIGS. 2 and 3 are a plan view and a front view of a manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 4 a, b, c, d, and e. are on line A-A and line B-B in Figure 3, respectively.
5 is a sectional view on the C-C line of FIG. 3, and FIGS. 6 a, b, c, d, and e are FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a mode of combining confectionery dough according to the present invention, respectively. Code 10a, 10b...Belt conveyor, 1
1, 12... Roll, 13a to 13e... Guide member,
14a-14e...guiding member, 15c, 15d, 1
6c, 16d...Folded portion, 25a, 25b...Confectionery dough, 26...Content.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 At least two moving tracks arranged in parallel and running so as to gradually rise from a horizontal state to a vertical state are supported by a plurality of guide members, and at least part of at least some of these guide members is supported by a plurality of guide members. 1. An apparatus for producing a laminated confectionery, characterized in that each of the folded portions is configured in a curved shape, and the folded portions are sequentially located at the upper part from a horizontal state to a vertical state.