JPH0238192B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Field The present invention relates to an apparatus for extruding food materials.

Prior Art The applicant filed a patent application regarding food extrusion processing equipment dated June 10, 1985 (Japanese Patent Application No. 125463/1985).
No. 1, title of the invention: "Food extrusion molding device").

The food extrusion processing device according to this application is for extruding food materials into various cross-sectional shapes such as circular, square, and chrysanthemum shapes, and extruding them into a fibrous structure. a food receiving member having a food receiving opening for receiving food material to be processed; and a food receiving member inserted from the upper end of the food receiving opening and moved toward the lower end, and pushing the food material received into the food receiving opening from the lower end. a processing member that is set below the food receiving member and has a processing opening, and performs a predetermined processing on the extruded food material through the processing opening;
It is provided with a belt conveyor that is set below the processing member, places food material that has been processed through the processing opening, and carries out the food material.

However, this device had the following problems. That is, the food receiving member is rectangular, and food receiving openings for receiving food materials are provided on both sides of the center line, and one of the food receiving openings is aligned above the processing opening, and When the extrusion process of food material inside the opening is being carried out,
The next food material to be processed is packed into the other food receiving opening, and when the food in the one food receiving opening has been processed, the food receiving member is displaced and the other food receiving opening is opened as the processing opening. , and the next extrusion process is carried out. As can be seen from the above, in this device, the food receiving member is filled with food material not in one place but in two places on both sides of the processing opening. The more parts there are, the more complicated the device becomes. Furthermore, even if the filling operation is performed by an operator without automation, the operation is complicated and can be performed in a relatively short period of time while the food material in one food receiving opening is being extruded. It was not easy to do so. In addition, while processed foods are relatively small, the belt conveyor that transports them is designed to be wider than the food, so the width of the belt conveyor must be used effectively. I couldn't do that.

Purpose of the Invention In view of the above points, an object of the present invention is to improve the food extrusion processing apparatus related to the above patent application, and to improve its working efficiency and effectively utilize it.

Structure of the invention That is, the food extrusion processing apparatus according to the present invention has the following features:
a food receiving member set substantially horizontally having a food receiving opening opening in the vertical direction for receiving food material to be extruded; and a food receiving member inserted from the upper end of the food receiving opening and moved toward the lower end; a pushing member that pushes out the food material received in the opening from the lower end; and a processing opening that is set below the food receiving member and opens in the vertical direction;
A food extrusion processing device comprising a processing member that performs a predetermined processing by passing extruded food material through the processing opening, wherein the food receiving member rotates around an axis extending in a vertical direction. is,
A plurality of food receiving openings for receiving food materials are provided at approximately equal intervals around the axis, and as the receiving member rotates, the food receiving openings are sequentially aligned over the processing opening of the processing member. The first basic feature is that it is designed to

Further, the present invention relates to the above device,
A belt conveyor is set between the processing member and a belt conveyor that is set below the processing member to place the food material pushed out from the processing member, and is carried out, and once the food material pushed out from the processing opening of the processing member is placed. and a device for placing the food material placed on the placing member on the belt conveyor by displacing it alternately to the right and to the left in the width direction of the belt conveyor. This is the second structural feature.

Functions and Effects of the Invention The present invention has the above-mentioned basic configuration, and in the processing operation, the food receiving member is rotated to supply the food material to the processing opening of the processing member. This makes it easy to feed food materials into the food receiving opening of the food receiving member either automatically or manually by an operator, thus eliminating the drawbacks of the prior art as described above. I can do it.

Furthermore, by using the food placement member and the food displacement device placed thereon as described as the second feature, processed food materials can be placed on the belt conveyor in a staggered manner. The width of the belt conveyor can be used effectively.

Embodiments Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a food extrusion processing apparatus 1 according to the present invention.
0 is shown.

That is, this device includes a processing device main body 12 that performs extrusion processing, a supply device 14 that supplies the food material processed by the main body, and a steamer or the like on which the food material extruded by the processing device main body is placed. , and an endless belt conveyor 16 for conveying the material to a device for other processing.

The main body of the processing apparatus is substantially the same as that described in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application No. 125463/1983. That is, this device main body has a food receiving opening 20 that opens in the vertical direction to receive the food to be processed.
a food receiving member 22 that receives food material F therein and conveys it to a predetermined processing position; and a food material that has been moved within the food receiving opening by a piston cylinder device 24 or the like and received within the food receiving opening. Pushing member 26 (second
) and a processing opening 28 (Fig. 2) that opens in the vertical direction and is set at the processing position, and performs a prescribed processing by passing the extruded food material through the processing opening. It has a member 30.

In the present invention, the food receiving member is made into a disk shape as shown in the figure, and by intermittently rotating the food receiving member around the shaft 32, the food receiving openings 20 provided in the peripheral portion are sequentially opened to the processing member. It is characterized in that it is aligned over the processed opening 28.

The food material supply device 14 includes a belt conveyor 33 (not shown) that carries in food materials whose size is approximately the same as the food receiving opening of the food receiving member, and a belt conveyor 33 that receives the food materials carried in by the belt conveyor. and a rotary transfer member 34 for transferring the food to the food receiving opening 20. The rotary transfer member 34 is disk-shaped and (in the illustrated embodiment) is provided with four recesses 36 in its peripheral portion;
By being intermittently rotationally driven by a drive device (not shown), the food materials F carried by the belt conveyor are sequentially received, carried onto the food receiving member, and placed into the food receiving opening 20 passing under the food receiving member.

The belt conveyor 16 that transports the processed food to the outside has one end set below the processing member 30, so that the food pushed out from the food processing opening by the pushing member can be placed thereon. However, in the present invention, a placing member is provided between the belt conveyor 16 and the processing member 30, on which the food material pushed out from the processing opening 28 of the processing member is temporarily placed before the belt conveyor places the food material thereon. 40 is provided, and furthermore, for placing the food material placed on this placing member on the belt conveyor by displacing it alternately from the right side and the left side in the width direction of the belt conveyor. It is characterized by being equipped with a displacement device 42. That is, in the illustrated embodiment, the above-mentioned mounting member is a plate-shaped member set almost horizontally, and the processed food material is placed on the belt conveyor while being displaced to the right and left. The displacement device for this purpose includes a food engaging member 44 having a substantially semicircular arc shape capable of engaging with food material placed on the placing member.
and a pair of piston cylinders 4 which are set on both the left and right sides of the food engaging member, one end of which is pivotally connected to the engaging member, and the other end of which is pivotally connected to the frame of the processing device.
6,46. Both piston cylinders of this displacement device are designed to extend and contract in opposite directions, thereby pushing the food-engaging member onto the belt conveyor while displacing it from side to side on the placing member. It's getting old.

The food extrusion processing apparatus according to the present invention has been described above, and the food receiving member 22, which is a main member, has been described above.
Let me explain in a little more detail.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, this food receiving member 22 includes a shaft 32 set almost vertically that is intermittently rotationally driven by a drive device 47, and a disc-shaped rotating member 22 fixed to the upper end of the shaft. ′. The rotary member has circular openings 50 spaced at 90° around its periphery;
Opening member 5 with a food receiving opening 20 in each opening
2 is set. The opening member is configured to be able to move up and down to some extent in the vertical direction within the opening of the disc-shaped rotating member 22'.
It is biased upward by a compression spring 54 set between the opening of 2' and the opening member 52.
In this state, the bottom surface of the opening member 52 coincides with the bottom surface of the disc-shaped rotating member 22', and as a result, the bottom surface is normally aligned with the top surface of the base 56 of the extrusion processing apparatus main body and the bottom surface of the base 56. It is arranged to be spaced very slightly above the top surface of the food processing member 30, which is set to coincide with the top surface. This causes the base 56 to rotate when the rotating member rotates.
This is to prevent contact with the workpiece 30. However, when the extrusion member 26 of the extrusion processing device main body is pushed down by the piston cylinder device 24 and enters the processing opening, this opening member is also pushed down and engages with the upper surface of the opening member, thereby, This ensures that the extruded food does not leak between them.

As can be seen from the description of the embodiments described above, in the present invention, since a rotary food receiving member is used, food materials can be fed to the extrusion processing apparatus main body from one side of the main body. I can do it. Therefore, it is easy to automate the feeding work of food materials, and even when an operator performs the feeding work without automation, the work becomes easy. Furthermore, as described above, since the processed food materials are distributed and placed on both the left and right sides of the belt conveyor for carrying out, the width of the belt conveyor can be effectively utilized.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a food extrusion processing apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the main parts of the food extrusion processing apparatus, and FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway view of the main parts of the food extrusion processing apparatus. FIG. 16... Belt conveyor, 20... Food receiving opening,
22... Food receiving member, 26... Extrusion member, 28... Processing opening, 30... Processing member, 40... Placing member, 42
...displacement device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A food receiving member having a food receiving opening opening in the vertical direction for receiving food material to be extruded; and a food receiving member inserted from the upper end of the food receiving opening and moved toward the lower end; It has an extrusion member that extrudes the food material received in the receiving opening from the lower end, and a processing opening that is set on the lower side of the food receiving member and opens in the vertical direction, and the extruded food material is A food extrusion processing apparatus having a processing member that performs a predetermined processing by passing the food material through the processing opening, wherein the food receiving member is configured to rotate around an axis extending in a vertical direction, and the food receiving member is configured to rotate about an axis extending in a vertical direction, and to open the food receiving opening for receiving the food material. A plurality of food receiving openings are provided at approximately equal intervals around the axis, and as the receiving member rotates, the food receiving openings are sequentially aligned over the processing openings of the processing member. Characteristic food extrusion processing equipment. 2. A belt conveyor having a device for supplying food materials to a food receiving opening, which conveys food materials having approximately the same size and shape as the food receiving opening in a substantially horizontal manner, and the belt conveyor and the food receiving opening. It is set substantially horizontally on the upper side of the member, is driven to rotate about a substantially vertical axis, and has a plurality of food receiving recesses provided at substantially equal intervals on the periphery to receive food materials. The rotary food transfer member is intermittently rotated in synchronization with the food receiving member, and when stopped, the food material carried in by the belt conveyor is transferred to one food receiving member located on the belt conveyor. At the same time, another food receiving recess is aligned above one of the food receiving openings, and the food material received and transferred from the belt conveyor during the previous stop is dropped into the food receiving opening and supplied. The food extrusion processing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the food extrusion processing apparatus is configured to: 3. A food receiving member having a food receiving opening opening in a substantially vertical direction for receiving food material to be extruded; It has an extrusion member that extrudes the food material from the lower end, and a processing opening that is set below the food receiving member and opens in the vertical direction. In a food extrusion processing device that has a processing member that performs processing and a belt conveyor that is set below the processing member and carries out the processed food material through a processing opening, it is set between the processing member and the belt conveyor. A placing member temporarily places the food material pushed out from the processing opening, and the food material placed on the placing member is placed on the belt conveyor from the right and left in the width direction of the belt conveyor. 1. A food extrusion processing apparatus comprising: a device for displacing and placing the food alternately on the wafer;