JPH0143035Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention is applicable to the deep-frying process and baking process when producing various types of foods with cores, in which different ingredients are wrapped in a viscous material generally called nerimono. This relates to a molding machine that continuously molds a material before it is subjected to processing.

(Prior art and its problems) Conventionally, when producing fried foods with core ingredients, such as fish cakes with quail eggs or burdock tempura, a viscous material made by mixing ground fish and flour etc. into a paste was used. It was common practice to wrap core ingredients such as quail eggs and burdock by hand and feed this into an automatic deep-frying machine to make it into a product.

For this reason, conventional fried foods with a core require a lot of labor and time to manufacture, making mass production difficult, resulting in high costs and problems in that the size and shape of the products are not consistent.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention proposes a continuous molding machine for core-containing foods that can solve the conventional problems as described above, and its features include an upper horizontal conveyance path and a plurality of molding cups that rotate in a row along a circulation path consisting of a lower return path; a molding bar that is rotatable within the molding recess of each of the molding cups along the inner bottom surface having an arcuate longitudinal section; a forming bar rotating device for rotating the forming bar in the middle of the upper horizontal conveyance path on the lower side of the supply position of the viscous material and the core to the forming recess of each forming cup; and a material holding belt device disposed above at least a portion of the path portion,
The material holding belt device includes an endless belt whose material holding path portion moves in sync with the forming cup, and a material holding path portion of the endless belt that is pushed up by the forming bar that protrudes from the forming recess and rotates. and a belt support means for supporting the lower return path, and a molded product discharge portion is provided at the starting end of the lower return path.

(Example) An example of the present invention will be described below based on the attached illustrative drawings.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a circulation transfer device having an upper horizontal conveyance path 2 and a lower return path 3,
A large number of molded cups 7 are connected at equal intervals to a roller chain 6 suspended between a driving gear 4 and an idling gear 5. Reference numeral 8 denotes a viscous material quantitative supply device disposed above the starting end of the upper horizontal conveyance path 2, 9 a core supply device arranged in parallel on the downstream side of the viscous material quantitative supply device 8, and 10 A molding bar rotation device 11 is disposed below the upper horizontal conveyance path 2 on the downstream side of the core supply device 9, and 11 is a molding bar rotation device 11 arranged on the upper horizontal conveyance path 2 so as to face the molding bar rotation device 10.
A material holding belt device disposed on the upper side of the 12
13 is a molded product discharge part provided at the starting end of the lower return path 3, and 13 is a part from the molded product discharge part 12 to the chute 14.
This is an automatic deep-frying machine that deep-fries molded products fed through the machine.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the molded cup 7 includes two circular molded recesses 15 arranged in parallel in the horizontal width direction perpendicular to the moving direction, and both ends in the width direction are formed by a pair of left and right molded recesses 15. They are connected to the roller chain 6 via brackets 6a, respectively. The molded recess 15 has a spherical inner bottom surface 15a whose longitudinal side surface is arcuate, and this spherical inner bottom surface 15a
A slit 16 is formed across the entire width of the molded cup 7 so as to cross the center of the cylindrical upper half 15b. 17 is each molded recess 15
It is an arc-shaped forming bar that is loosely fitted into the slit 16, and is constituted by a crank portion of a rotating shaft 18 that is loosely fitted into the slit 16, and the spherical inner bottom surface 15a is formed by rotation of the rotating shaft 18. It can be rotated by sliding in contact with. At this time, the depth of the molding recess 15 is determined so that the molding bar 17 partially protrudes from the molding recess 15 and rotates. 19 is a plate spring for holding down the rotating shaft, and a molded cup 7
The rotating shaft 18, which is attached to the lower side of the bracket 20 attached to both ends of the molded cup 7 and protrudes from both ends of the molded cup 7, is pressed toward the bottom side of the slit 16. 21 is a passive gear wheel fixed to one end of the rotating shaft 18. The pair of left and right roller chains 6 constituting the circulation transfer device 1 are rotatably supported by a chain guide rail 22.

The molding bar rotating device 10, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, is composed of a low speed rotation means 23 and a high speed rotation means 24. Low speed rotation means 2
3, a roller chain 26 of a predetermined length is fitted and fixed onto a fixed support bar 25 that is height-adjustably disposed along the lower side of the movement path of the gear 21, and is rotated at a low speed. The high speed rotation means 24, which is disposed on the lower side of the means 23 and along the lower side of the moving path of the tooth wheel 21, rotates the drive tooth wheel 28 and the free rotation tooth wheel 2.
9 is provided with an endless roller chain 27 suspended between the roller chain 9 and the roller chain 9. A support member 30 that pivotally supports the free rotating gear 29 is supported so as to be able to swing vertically around a drive shaft 31 to which the drive gear 28 is fixed, and is fixed by a suspension bolt 32 so as to be adjustable in angle. ing.
33 is a chain guide rail, and the support member 3
attached to 0. In addition, the low speed rotation means 23
Although the roller chain 26 is used in this embodiment, a rack gear or something similar may also be used depending on the shape of the teeth of the gear ring 21.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the material holding belt device 11 includes an endless belt 36 stretched between a drive roller 34 and an idle roller 35;
A belt support means 37 is provided to support the material holding path portion 36a in contact with the surface of the forming cup 7 so as to be pushed up by the forming bar 17 which projects from the forming recess 15 and rotates. This belt support means 37 is composed of three pressing rollers 39 supported between a pair of left and right support members 38 so as to be freely movable in the vertical direction. 40
is a vertically long bearing slit provided in both supporting members 38, and a support shaft 39a of each pressing roller 39 is loosely fitted into this bearing slit 40. In addition, a drive shaft 41 to which the drive roller 34 is fixed, and a rotation shaft 42 to which the idle roller 35 is fixed.
are supported in a cantilevered manner via bearings 43 and 44, and the pair of left and right support members 38 are supported by the drive shaft 41 so as to be able to swing up and down, and are integrally connected to each other by a connecting shaft 45. , is fixed to a support bracket 46 so as to be adjustable in angle.

The material holding belt device 11 includes a belt-like cloth body 47 that rests on the surface of the endless belt 36 in the upper return path portion 36b of the endless belt 36.
and a water dripping means 48 for dripping water onto the band-like cloth body 47 can be added. This water dripping means 48 has a water tank 50 removably installed on a pedestal 49 that is constructed so as to straddle the material holding belt device 11, and a plurality of caps 51 with opening/closing sockets are arranged in parallel on this water tank 50. An appropriate amount of water can be dripped onto the free end portion of the band-like cloth body 47 from each cap 51 whose opening degree is adjusted. The strip-like cloth (bleached cotton cloth or the like) 47 has one end removably locked to a cloth locking bar 52 attached to the water tank 50 (or the pedestal 49).

The drive gear wheel 4 of the circulation transfer device 1, the drive gear wheel 28 of the high-speed rotation means 24 in the molding bar rotation device 10, and the drive roller 34 of the material holding belt device 11 are intermittent wheels linked to one drive motor. They are interlocked and connected to the output shaft of a drive means (not shown), and are driven intermittently in synchronization with each other. Each molded cup 7 in the circulation transfer device 1 is intermittently circulated by a unit distance (for example, one pitch of molded cups 7) by a pair of left and right conveyor chains 6 which are intermittently driven via a drive gear 4. The endless roller chain 27 of the high-speed rotation means 24 in the molding bar rotating device 10 rotates along a path such that the upper path portion that engages the tooth ring 21 of each molding cup 7 is different from the direction of movement of the molding cup 7. Rotates intermittently to move in the opposite direction. Furthermore, the material holding belt device 11
The endless belt 36 has a material holding path portion 36a.
rotates intermittently so as to move in synchronism with the molded cup 7 below it in the same direction and at the same speed.

At the same time as each device is driven as described above, the viscous material quantitative supply device 8, core supply device 9, etc. are also driven in conjunction with each other, so that the molded cup 7 stopped below the viscous material quantitative supply device 8. Each molding recess 1
A fixed amount of viscous material M1 is supplied into the cup 5 as shown in FIG. 9A, and when this molded cup 7 stops under the next core supply device 9, as shown in FIG. 9B. The core supply device 9 feeds a core M2 such as a boiled egg onto the viscous material M1 in the molding recess 15. In addition, the forming cup 7 is attached to the viscous material quantitative supply device 8.
Before the molding recess 15 arrives, the molding bar 17 in each molding recess 15 is positioned at the deepest part of the molding recess 15 as shown.

When the forming cup 7 supplied with the viscous material M1 and the core M2 as described above passes the position of the low-speed rotation means 23 of the forming bar rotating device 10, the gear ring 21 rotates as shown in FIG. 9C. Fixed roller chain 2
6, each molding bar 17 rotates through the rotation shaft 18 within the molding recess 15 by a predetermined number of rotations, for example, about one rotation. Therefore, the molded recess 1
The viscous material M1 in 5 is a forming bar 1 that rotates at a low speed.
7, it rotates slowly around the core M2,
This will roughly envelop the core M2. When the molded cup 7 passes the next high-speed rotating means 24, the toothed ring 21 engages with the rotating endless roller chain 27, as shown in FIGS. 9D and 9E. Said low speed rotation means 2
The forming bar 17 is rotated in the forming recess 1 many times at a higher speed by the rotational speed of the endless roller chain 27 than when the forming bar 17 is rotated by the roller chain 26 of No. 3.
It will rotate within 5. As a result, the viscous material M1 in the molding recess 15 rotates at high speed around the core M2 as the molding bar 17 rotates at high speed in sliding contact with the spherical inner bottom surface 15a of the molding recess 15. It is molded so as to completely wrap around the core M2.

In this way, the forming bar 17 is rotated by the high-speed rotating means 24.
In the first half of the stroke where is driven to rotate at high speed,
The material holding path portion 36a of the endless belt 36 of the material holding belt device 11 is connected to each forming cup 7.
are in contact with the surface of the object and are moving together. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 9D and E, the forming bar 1
7 protrudes upward from the forming recess 15 and rotates, the forming bar 17
The roller 3 presses the material pressing path portion 36a.
The viscous material M1 slides against the molding bar 17 while pushing up against the weight of the molding bar 17, and rotates to follow the molding bar 17. The viscous material M1 is held down by the endless belt 36 and separated from the molding bar 17. As a result, the viscous material M1 and the core M2 in the molding recess 15
The material pressing path portion 36a of the endless belt 36 prevents the material M1 from rotating together with the forming bar 17, and the forming bar 17 ensures that the viscous material M1 in the forming recess 15 is firmly cored. It is wrapped around the tool M2.

In addition, as mentioned above, the belt-like cloth body 47 and the water dripping means 4
8 is used in combination, an appropriate amount of water is dripped onto the vicinity of the free end of the strip-like cloth body 47 from each opening/closing cap 51 whose opening degree is adjusted. The impregnated water evenly wets the surface of the endless belt 36, and when the material is pressed, the viscous material M1 is transferred to the endless belt 36.
becomes difficult to adhere to the surface. Further, since the surface of the endless belt 36 rotates while slidingly contacting the moisture-containing band-like cloth body 47, the surface of the endless belt 36 that has been soiled by coming into contact with the viscous material M1 is wiped clean. Of course, depending on the case, the band-like cloth body 47 may be omitted and only the water dripping means 48 may be used.

Since the forming bar 17 in the forming cup 7 is rotated at high speed as described above by the high-speed rotation means 24 of the forming bar rotating device 10 even after it is separated from the material holding belt device 11, in this step, As shown in FIG. 9F, the peripheral surface of the viscous material M1 surrounding the core M2 is beautifully molded by the spherical inner bottom surface 15a of the molding recess 15, resulting in a substantially spherical molded product surrounding the core M2. Finished in 53.

The molded cup 7 that has left the molding process due to the rotation of the molding bar 17 rotates around the drive gear 4 from the end of the upper horizontal transport path 2 of the circulation transfer device 1 and moves to the lower return path 3. It reaches the molded product discharge section 12 in a downward state, and the molded product discharge section 12 has the gear 2 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 9G.
An endless roller chain 54 that can be forcedly rotated is disposed at a position where it can engage with the molding bar 17, and the molding bar 17 is rotated downward in the same way as when the molding bar 17 is rotated by the high-speed rotation means 24 of the molding bar rotation device 10. By forcibly rotating the molding bar 17 within the molding recess 15 which has become flat, the molded product 53 can be forcibly scraped out from within the molding recess 15 which has turned downward. Of course, in place of the endless roller chain 54 which is forcibly driven to rotate, a fixed roller chain or the like that engages with the gear 21 in the same manner as the low-speed rotation means 23 of the molding bar rotation device 10 is provided. You can also do that.

The molded product 53 discharged by the molded product discharge section 12 is
It is supplied to the automatic deep-frying machine 13 via the chute 14, and undergoes a deep-frying process to become a deep-fried food with a core.

The endless roller chain 27 in the high-speed rotation means 24 and the endless roller chain 54 in the molded product discharge section 12 are variable speeds, preferably continuously variable speeds, separately from the circulation transfer device 1, material holding belt device 11, etc. A speed change means can be interposed in the transmission system to make it possible. In this way, when the endless roller chain 27 in the high-speed rotation means 24 and the endless roller chain 54 in the molded product discharge section 12 are configured to be variable in speed, the The rotational speed of the working bar 17 can be freely adjusted depending on the situation, such as the viscosity of the viscous material M1. In addition, the endless roller chain 27 in this high-speed rotation means 24 and the molded product discharge section 1
The endless roller chain 54 in 2 may be configured to be separated from the intermittent drive means of the circulation transfer device 1 and the material holding belt device 11 and driven continuously.

In the embodiment described above, the molding bar rotation device 10 is a combination of the low speed rotation means 23 and the high speed rotation means 24, but the molding bar rotation device 10 can also be configured with only one of them. Furthermore, although the molded article 53 with a core having a substantially spherical shape is molded, the molding recess 15 of the molding cup 7 and the molding bar 1
By changing the shape of 7, it is possible to mold a molded product in any shape of a rotating surface, such as a cylindrical shape like a burdock. Of course, solid materials are generally used as the core M2, but semi-solid materials such as cream and bean paste may also be used in some cases.

(Operations and Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the continuous molding machine for core-containing foods of the present invention, a predetermined amount of molding is carried out by an appropriate means into the molding recess of each molding cup that rotates in a row in the circulation path. By supplying the viscous material and the core, when the molding cup passes through the position of the molding bar rotating device, the molding bar in the molding recess is moved along the inner bottom surface of the molding recess, which has an arcuate longitudinal section. The viscous material inside the molding recess is rotated to wrap around the core, but at this time, the endless belt of the material holding belt device moves synchronously with the molding cup above the molding recess. However, since the opening of the molding recess is closed, the molding bar that protrudes from the molding recess and rotates slides against the endless belt while pushing it up. The moving viscous material is held down by the endless belt and separated from the forming bar.

Therefore, even when a viscous material with relatively high viscosity is used, the entire viscous material in the molding recess and the core rotate together with the molding bar, and the viscous material wraps around the core. It is possible to avoid a situation where the viscous material is not formed and to reliably wrap the viscous material around the core. That is, as described above, the rotating action of the forming bar and the holding action of the viscous material by the endless belt of the material holding belt device ensure that the viscous material in the forming recess is wrapped around the core and placed in place. It is possible to shape the situation according to the schedule.

Therefore, by using the molding machine of the present invention, it is possible to reliably and continuously mass-produce various food materials with cores to be supplied to the deep-frying and baking processes without relying on human labor. Homogenization and cost reduction can be achieved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a schematic side view showing the overall configuration of the molding machine;
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional front view showing the detailed structure of the forming cup, Figs. 3 and 4 are longitudinal sectional side views thereof, Fig. 5 is an exploded perspective view thereof, and Fig. 6 is a forming bar rotating device and a material holding belt. FIG. 7 is a side view showing the apparatus, FIG. 7 is a plan view thereof, FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional front view thereof, and FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating each stage of the molding process. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Circulation transfer device, 2... Upper horizontal conveyance path, 3... Lower return path, 4... Drive gear, 6...
... Roller chain, 7 ... Molding cup, 8 ... Constant supply device for viscous material M1, 9 ... Supply device for core M2, 10 ... Molding bar rotation device, 11 ...
Material holding belt device, 12...molded product discharge section,
13... Automatic frying machine, 15... Molded recess, 15
a... Spherical inner bottom surface, 16... Slit, 17...
...Forming bar, 18... Rotating shaft for driving the forming bar, 21... Tooth ring, 23... Low speed rotation means, 24
...High-speed rotation means, 26... Fixed roller chain, 27, 54... Endless roller chain, 28...
... Drive gear wheel, 34 ... Drive roller, 36 ... Endless belt, 36a ... Material holding path portion, 37
... Belt support means, 39 ... Pressing roller,
47... Band-shaped cloth body, 48... Water dripping means, 50...
...Water tank, 51...Base with opening/closing cap, 53
……Molding.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A large number of molded cups that rotate in a row in a circulation path consisting of an upper horizontal conveyance path and a lower return path, and a circular arc-shaped vertical cross section within the molded recess of each molded cup. A forming bar is rotatable along the inner bottom surface, and the forming bar is rotated in the middle of the upper horizontal conveyance path below the supply position of the viscous material and core to the forming recess of each forming cup. The material holding belt device includes a forming bar rotation device and a material holding belt device disposed above at least a portion of the path portion through which the forming bar is rotated, and the material holding belt device is configured such that the material holding path portion is connected to the forming cup. an endless belt that moves synchronously; and a belt support means that supports a material holding path portion of the endless belt so as to be pushed up by the forming bar that projects from the forming recess and rotates, and the lower return path A continuous molding machine for food products with a core, which is equipped with a molded product discharge section at the starting end. The continuous molding machine for core-containing food according to claim 1, wherein the material holding belt device includes water dripping means for wetting the surface of the endless belt. The material holding belt device includes a strip-like cloth that rests on the surface of the endless belt in an upper return path portion of the endless belt, and a water dripping means that drips water onto the strip-like cloth. , a continuous molding machine for food products containing cores as set forth in claim 1 of the Utility Model Registration Claims.