JPH0239857A - Adhesion of chocolate or any other edible material to surface of confection - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To smoothly and uniformly adhere chocolate, etc., to the surface of each confection without dropping the adhered material by passing through each carrying plate holding the confection on an endless track in the turning section thereof in a horizontal state, bringing the chocolate, etc., into contact with the surface of the confection in an inverted state and again inverting the carrying plate. CONSTITUTION:A carrying plate 11 caught on an endless track 10 and holding a confection is continuously or intermittently carried. The carrying plate 11 is passed through the turning section of the track 10 in a horizontal state, inverted and subsequently moved downward in the inverted state to immerse at least one portion of the surface of the confection (e.g., cream puff) 12 in a chocolate or any other edible food bath. The carrying plate 11 is moved upward, again inverted, caught on the track 10 and subsequently carried.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a method for attaching chocolate and other edible materials to the surface of confectionery, and more specifically, it relates to a method for attaching chocolate or other edible materials to the surface of confectionery, and more specifically, it relates to a method for attaching chocolate or other edible materials to the surface of confectionery, and more specifically, to a conveying plate that is fixed to an endless track and conveyed continuously or intermittently. When attaching chocolate or other edible food to the surface of cream puffs, eclairs or other confectionery placed on it, the conveyor plate is passed in a horizontal state or a state close to this in the winding part where the end of this endless track is folded, After that, the confectionery and the confectionery are turned over together with the conveyance plate, and a part of the surface of the confectionery is dipped in the chocolate or other edible bath to adhere to it.Then, the conveyance plate is turned over and the confectionery is retained in its original state on the endless track. This relates to an adhesion method in which the

Conventional technology Cream puffs and eclairs are well-known as Western confectioneries that are popular in Japan. These cream puffs and the like were originally made by hand, and although many are still made by hand, a considerable portion are mass-produced by mechanical means.

In the case of mechanical mass production, cream puffs, etc. are manufactured by baking choux continuously on an endless baking plate such as a steel plate, then filling each choux individually with cream or other contents, and then cooling them. In particular, eclairs have chocolate on at least a portion of their surface, and cream puffs also have chocolate on a portion of their surface. However, this work of applying chocolate is not very mechanically automated, but even with the devices that have been developed as automated means to date, the following problems inevitably occur, and the yield during adhesion decreases. , improvement is required.

First, as shown in FIG. 6, one of the conventional devices has an endless track formed from a wire-shaped conveyor 1, and a chocolate tank 2 is disposed at the bottom of the conveyor 1. A suction duct (not shown) is disposed on the conveyor 1 in which the materials 3 are placed so as to be able to suction it from the back side in the direction of the arrow. Therefore, when adding chocolate, the cream puff 4 is placed on one end of the conveyor 1. The cream puff 4 is sucked through the mesh of the conveyor 1, and the cream puff 4 is fixed by this suction force. Therefore, when the conveyor 1 is reversed, the cream puff 4 is reversed together with the conveyor 1 without falling, a part of the cream puff 4 is immersed in the chocolate 3, and the chocolate 3 is attached to the surface of the cream puff 4.

In addition, other conventional devices were developed by the present inventor earlier in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 63
The device shown in No. 167746 locks a conveyor plate to an endless track configured as a pair of roller chains, holds cream puffs, etc. by a stylus attached to the conveyor plate so that it can be opened and closed, and this endless orbit At the winding part at the tip of the confectionery, the confectionery is turned over with the conveyor plate and transferred to the lower horizontal part, where it is
At least a portion of the surface of the cream puff or the like is immersed in a chocolate bath.

However, since the former device has a considerably strong holding force on the endless track, the suction device and suction system mechanical equipment are essential, and the suction system is required to maintain the suction system while passing through the folded winding section. Confectionery, etc. may be turned over during the process, making it easy for them to fall.In the horizontal section at the bottom, the confectionery, etc. passes through the chocolate bath in an inverted state, so the reaction force causes the confectionery, etc. to fall midway through the bath, which reduces the product yield. It drops drastically.

In addition, in the latter device, cream puffs, etc. are held by a stylus or the like on a conveying plate that is locked on an endless track.
In the lower, horizontal section, after the chocolate, etc. has adhered to the surface, the cream puff, etc. is conveyed in an inverted state, that is, held under the conveyor plate, and the chocolate, etc., once adhered to the surface, drips between the mouths. This is undesirable because it causes unevenness in the chocolate, etc. that is adhered to it.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and specifically, a conveying plate is moved continuously or intermittently by being locked on an endless track, and the confectionery surface on this conveying plate is When attaching chocolate, etc., do not invert the conveyor plate at the winding part where the unconnected end track is folded (in addition to allowing the conveyor plate to pass in a horizontal state, the confectionery, etc. should not be placed on the conveyor plate even after the chocolate has adhered). We propose a method of adhering chocolate, etc., which is conveyed in a fixed state.

Means for Solving the Problems and Their Effects In other words, the method of the present invention holds confectionery on a conveying plate by a pair of holding members attached to the conveying plate so as to be openable and closable on the conveying plate which is conveyed while being locked on an endless track. When the conveying plate is reversed to attach the chocolate and the ground food to at least a part of the surface of the confectionery, the conveying plate is kept in a horizontal state or a state close to it at the winding part where the end of the endless track is folded back. After that, the conveying plate is inverted, and in this inverted state, the conveying plate is lowered to immerse at least a part of the surface of the confectionery in the chocolate or other edible bath, and then the conveying plate is raised and then , the conveying plate is conveyed by being reversed again and being engaged with the endless track.

The structure of this means and its operation will be explained below with reference to the drawings.

First, FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an apparatus for implementing the method of the present invention, and in FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 indicates an endless trajectory. This track 10 is composed of a pair of roller chains, and a conveying plate 11 is engaged with this roller chain, so that the conveying plate 11 is conveyed continuously or intermittently. Therefore, when the cream puff 12 is placed on each conveying plate 11, the conveying plate 11 is folded back at the winding part of the track and reaches the lower horizontal part, where the chocolate I
! 13 chocolate baths 14 cream puffs 12
is dipped and chocolate is attached to a part of the surface.

Note that cream puffs may be manufactured by any method, but when manufactured continuously on an industrial scale, they can be manufactured as follows.

Continuous band! ! Confectionery dough is dropped from a filling device onto one end of a continuous baking plate made up of four pieces, and the baking plate is baked while passing through a baking furnace, thereby continuously manufacturing choux.

A syringe is provided at the other end of the continuous baking plate, and the syringe injects cream into the choux to continuously produce cream puffs.

In addition, when each conveyance plate 11 is passed in a horizontal state or a state close to it in the winding part, the endless track 10
The conveyance plate 11 is locked to the conveyance plate 11, and each conveyance plate 11 is configured as follows.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the endless track 10 consisting of a roller chain is provided with locking pieces 15 protruding from each other at intervals, and a locking recess is formed at the upper end of each locking piece 15. The central shaft 11a of the conveying plate 11 is removably fitted and locked in this locking recess. When the conveyance plates 11 are detachably locked in this way, each conveyance plate 11 is in a state of being locked to the endless track 10, but since they are free from each other, they move horizontally in the upper and lower horizontal parts, but at both ends The track 10 is folded back at the winding portion, but as a result, the track 10 rotates half a turn each while remaining in a horizontal state without being reversed.

At this time, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a center roller 16 is provided on both end surfaces 11b and 11c of each conveyance plate 11 so as to be rotatable along its center axis 11a, and is integrally attached to the tip of the center axis 11a. Attach the reversing arm 17a. A pair of auxiliary rollers 17 and 18 are rotatably provided at the tip of each reversing arm +78, divided into 7S parts so as to be symmetrical with respect to the central axis 11a. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, each conveyance plate 11 is supported by a pair of central shafts 11a, each of which is rotatably provided with a central roller 16 and a reversing arm 17a at its tip. An auxiliary roller 11.18 is provided at the tip of the roller.

Further, in addition to being constructed in relation to the conveying plate having this configuration, a guide is constructed in each winding portion as follows. That is, a guide 19 is provided on the outer periphery of each winding portion, and an arcuate guide track 19a is formed on the inner surface of the guide guide 19. Therefore, when the conveyance plate 11 passes through the winding section, the center roller 16 of each conveyance plate 11 moves while being inscribed in the guide track 19a, and reaches the lower horizontal part. In addition, in the first half of the winding part, a first circumscribing guide 20 is provided in which the auxiliary roller 17 on one end side is circumscribed and guided, and the auxiliary roller 17 on the other end side is guided as shown by the dotted line in FIG. A second circumscribing guide 21 is provided in which the guide 18 is circumscribed and guided. With this configuration, in the first half of the winding portion of the conveying plate 11, one of the auxiliary rollers 17 circumscribes the first circumscribing guide 20 on one end surface 11b of the conveying plate 11, while the end surface 1
1c, the other auxiliary roller 18 circumscribes the second circumscribing guide 21, and the center roller 16 on both end surfaces 11b and 11C
are inscribed in the guide track 19a of the guide guide 19, so each conveyance plate 11 passes through the front half of the winding portion while remaining in a horizontal state.

In addition, in the latter half of the winding part, the first circumscribed guide 20
A first inscribed guide 22 is provided connected to the second inscribed guide 22, a second inscribed guide 23 is provided connected to the second circumscribed guide 21, and further, one of the auxiliary rollers 17 is inscribed in the first inscribed guide 22, The other auxiliary roller 18 is inscribed in the second inscribed guide 21 . Like the mouth, the first and second circumscribed guides each have a
, when the second inscribed guide is connected, in the latter half, one of the auxiliary rollers 17 is inscribed in the first inscribed guide 22 and the other auxiliary roller 18 is guided while being inscribed in the second inscribed guide 23. Since the center roller 16 is guided while being inscribed in the guide track tea, each conveying plate 11 passes through the latter half of the winding part while remaining in a horizontal state, and is connected to the lower horizontal part.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, each conveyor plate 11
For example, stylus elements 24a and 24b are provided as presser members so as to be movable in the width direction of the plate, and these stylus elements 24a and 24b move close to each other so that each tip touches a part of the cream puff 12. Touch or touch. In this state, the cream puffs 12 can be reliably held on each conveyance plate 11, and the cream puffs 12 will not fall at all even if they are turned over together with each conveyance plate 11.

Furthermore, when the conveyor plates 11 pass through the winding section in a horizontal state and reach the lower horizontal part as described above, each conveyor plate 11 is supported by the presser guide 25 (see Fig. 2). In this state, they are sequentially and smoothly sent as they are by the endless track 10. When the conveyor plates 11 are moved to the lower horizontal part, each conveyor plate 11 is reversed as shown in FIGS. 5(a), (1)) and (C), and the cream puff 12 is facing downward.
1 is lowered as shown in FIG. 1, and the cream puff 12 is immersed in the chocolate bath 14, and chocolate is applied to the surface. After that, the conveyor plate 11 rises and the endless track 1
0, and in this state it is reversed and returned to its original state, and the cream puff 12 is transferred along the lower horizontal portion in the direction of the arrow while being placed on the transfer plate 11.

That is, the conveyance plate 11 that has passed through the winding section is shown in FIG. 5(a).
It is sent to the lower horizontal part in the state shown in , and reaches above the chocolate bath 14 . At this time, when the reversing arm 17 is rotated about the central axis 11a, the conveying plate 11 is reversed with the central axis 11a supported in the locking recess of the locking piece 15, and as shown in FIG. ) is the inverted state shown. In this inverted state, the cream cheese 12 is facing downward, and when the conveying plate 11 is lowered as shown in FIG. 5(C), a part of the cream cheese 12 is immersed in the chocolate bath 14 and attached thereto. In addition, when the conveyance plate 11 is raised due to adhesion, the flow changes from Fig. 5(C) to Fig. 5(b) to Fig. 5(a).
return to the original state through the path.

<Effects of the Invention> As explained in detail above, the method of the present invention holds the confectionery on the conveying plate by a pair of holding members that are attached to the conveying plate so as to be openable and closable on the conveying plate that is conveyed while being locked on the endless track. This is a method of attaching chocolate or other ground food to at least a part of the surface of the confectionery by inverting the conveying plate, and in addition, the conveying plate is held in a horizontal state or close to it at the winding part where the end of the endless track is folded back. After that, the conveying plate is reversed, and in this reversed state, the conveying plate is lowered to immerse at least a part of the surface of the confectionery in the chocolate or other edible bath, and then the conveying plate is raised. After that, the conveyor plate is reversed again, and the conveyor plate is conveyed by being engaged with the endless track.

Therefore, confectionery such as cream puffs is held horizontally even when passing through the winding part where the trajectory is reversed, so the confectionery does not fall, and the confectionery does not break due to the pressing force of the presser member or the reaction force of the holding force. There is no.

In addition, even after chocolate, etc. is attached to a part of the surface of the confectionery, the confectionery is returned to the state on the conveyor board and transported, so the attached chocolate, etc. does not fall and is smooth and smooth. Can be applied evenly.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an explanatory view of an example of a device for carrying out the method of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the winding section from the side, and Figs. 3 and 4 are side views of an example of the conveying plate. Figures and plan views, Figures 5 (a), (b) and (C) are explanatory views of the process of dipping chocolate etc. into an edible bath, and Figure 6 is an explanatory view of an example of a conventional device. be. Code 10... Endless orbit 11...
Conveying plate 12...Cream puff 13...Chocolate tank 14...Chocolate bath Fig. f (a> Fig. f Run Fig. f (C> Fig. 6)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) The confectionery on the conveying plate is held by a pair of holding members that are attached to the conveying plate so as to be openable and closable, and the conveying plate is reversed. When attaching chocolate or other edible material to at least a portion of the surface of the confectionery, passing the conveying plate in a horizontal state or a state close to it in a winding portion where the end portion of the endless track is folded back; After that, the conveying plate is inverted, and in this inverted state, the conveying plate is lowered to immerse at least a part of the surface of the confectionery in the chocolate or other edible bath, and then the conveying plate is raised, and then, A method for attaching chocolate or other edible material to the surface of a confectionery, which comprises inverting the confectionery again and transporting the conveyance plate by locking the confectionery onto the endless track.