JPH0297362A - Device for scooping out noodle ball - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a device for scooping out noodle balls, consisting of a boiling device, disperser and weighing device and capable of scooping out the balls of noodles, such as wheat or buckwheat vermicelli, in a prescribed weight. CONSTITUTION:Uncooked noodles are placed in a bucket 12, which is then placed in a boiling vessel 2 of a boiling device 1 and boiled. The resultant boiled noodles are fed to the top of a noodle ball scooping out device 10 with a conveyor 11 and then loosened to 1 to several noodle strips by a disperser 20 consisting essentially of a rotating drum having many movable projections (projections) 26 on the outer periphery thereof. A prescribed amount of the boiled noodles is subsequently separated with a weighing device 50 and a package by a prescribed amount is then formed with a packing device 80.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a boiled noodle ball removing device for balling boiled noodles such as udon and soba to a predetermined weight.

[Conventional technology] Conventionally, in the process of manufacturing boiled noodles, a noodle strip made of noodle dough is rolled and finely chopped to a specified size to make udon noodles,
Almost parallel noodle strings having a shape such as buckwheat noodles are cut into unit lengths. How to boil a large amount of these noodle strings, part 1
One method is to boil raw noodle strings with multiple bones all at once in a boiling pot.

In this case, the work of weighing and separating a large amount of boiled noodle strings into servings (hereinafter referred to as tamadori) is as follows:
A method using a positive displacement automatic bead removal device is mainly adopted. In this method, the inventor first developed a boiling device that boils the raw noodle strings, a dispersion device that disperses the boiled noodle strings using a conhair, and a dispersion device that disperses the boiled noodle strings using a hair dryer. We proposed a boiled noodle ball removing device consisting of a weighing device that directly measures the weight of noodle strings (patent application 1986).
-103668).

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, the device for removing boiled noodle balls has a problem in that the noodle strings adhere to the container together with water, making them difficult to fall into the measuring tray.

There was also a problem in that the water sprinkled on the boiled noodles to loosen them was likely to scatter.

Furthermore, since conveyor belts are used, there is a problem in that maintenance is difficult due to wear and sagging of the conveyor belts and spray bars, and foreign objects on the conveyor.

The object of the present invention is to ensure that the noodle strings fall from the dispersion device to the weighing tray of the weight-bearing device, to prevent the water sprinkled on the boiled noodles from scattering, and to provide a simple mechanism for easy maintenance and management of the boiled noodles. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a ball catching device.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a boiling device for boiling raw noodle strings, and a boiling device for boiling the noodle strings, which has a large number of protrusions on the outer peripheral surface. A dispersion device that disperses using a rotating drum,
The structure includes a weighing device that directly measures the weight of the dispersed noodle strings.

Further, it is preferable that the dispersing device is a movable protrusion that is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the rotating drum and can be retracted and retracted.

Furthermore, the dispersion device is arranged at a lower portion of the rotating drum outwardly.
It is preferable to have a noodle string removing plate whose tip end is located close to the rotating drum.

[Function] By adopting the above configuration, the noodle strings are boiled by the boiling device, and the boiled noodle strings are peeled off one to several by the protrusions on the outer circumferential surface of the rotating drum of the dispersion device. The noodle strings are then dispersed and taken out little by little, and the dispersed noodle strings are easily transferred to a weighing device where the weight is directly measured.

Further, each time a dispersion device having a movable protrusion that can be retracted is used, the noodle strings entangled with the movable protrusion when the movable protrusion is retracted are reliably dropped and moved to the weighing device.

Furthermore, in the dispersion device, by providing a noodle string removing plate at a position outside the lower part of the rotating drum, the tip of which is close to the rotating drum, the noodle strings attached to the outer peripheral surface of the rotating drum are scraped off, and the noodle strings removed downward and then transferred to the weighing device.

[Example] An example embodying the present invention will be described below based on FIGS. 1 to 4.

As shown in FIG. 1, the boiled noodle ball removing device of this embodiment includes a boiling device 1 for boiling noodle strings M, a main body 10 including a dispersing device 20, a weighing device 50, etc., and a noodle string of a predetermined weight. It consists of a packaging device 80 for packaging M.

Therefore, first, the boiling device 1 will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 1, a boiling pot 2 is filled with boiling water brought by a steam pipe 3 provided at the bottom. In the upper part of the same boiling pot 2, there are two boiling baskets 4. a and 4b are arranged side by side. Both boiling baskets 4a,
Shafts 5a and 5b are provided at the upper left end of 4b, and the shaft 4b rotates around these shafts 5a + 5b. Then, raw noodle strings M having a predetermined number of bones are put into one boiling basket 4a, and after a predetermined period of time, the boiling basket 4a is rotated about the shaft 5a, and the raw noodle strings M in the boiling basket 4a are The noodle strings M are put into the boiling basket 4b, and the noodle strings M are boiled by the boiling water in the boiling pot 2.

A washing tank 6 is provided adjacent to the left side of the boiling pot 2, and the washing tank 6 is provided with a boiling basket 4c similar to the boiling baskets 4a and 4b. The boiling basket 4c is designed to rotate around a shaft 5c like the boiling baskets 4a and 4b described above. Then, the noodle strings M boiled in the boiling basket 4b are placed in the same boiling basket 4.
c, where it is cooled and washed with water.

Next, the main body 10 will be explained.

A lifter 11 is provided vertically at the right end (right side in FIG. 1) of the main body 10, and a bucket 12 that ascends and descends is attached to the lifter 11. The brush container 12 accommodates the noodle strings M from the boiling basket 4c and moves up or down.

A storage tank 13 is provided at the right end of the main body 10 and is open at the top and reduced in diameter at the bottom.
It is designed to accommodate the noodle strings M in 2. In the storage tank 13, an inflow amount adjustment plate j4 of noodle strings M is provided,
The movement of the noodle strings M to the lower part of the storage tank 13 is adjusted.

A water sprinkling pipe 15 is attached above the inflow rate adjusting plate 14, and can sprinkle water as necessary to make the noodle strings M slippery. A discharge port 16 that opens downward is provided at the lower part of the storage tank 13, and a fork-shaped automatic shutter 17 attached to a cylinder 18 projects from and retracts from the discharge port 16. At this time, excess water in the storage tank 13 always flows down from the discharge port 16, so that the noodles VAM do not float in the water. In addition,
A viewing window 19 is provided in the center of the storage tank 13 so that the state of the storage tank 13 can be viewed.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a dispersion device 20 for noodle strings M is provided below the storage tank 13 and approximately at the center of the main body 10. Therefore, this dispersion device 20 will be explained next.

A hopper 21 whose diameter is reduced downward is provided below the discharge port 16 to guide the noodle strings M from the storage tank 13 downward. Same popper 2
Inside the hopper 21, there is provided an elastic holding plate 22 extending downward and having a curved lower part, so as to release the noodle strings M in the hopper 21 little by little onto the outer peripheral surface of the side rotating tram 27 and 28, which will be described later. It has become.

Further, a sensor 24 is attached to the upper part of the inside of the hopper 21 for adjusting the hopper 21 so that more noodle strings M than necessary do not enter the hopper 21. Incidentally, a water sprinkling pipe 25 is attached above the hopper 21, and water is sprinkled inside the bomber 21 to cause the noodle strings M to become frayed and broken.

As shown in FIG. 2, the high-speed rotating drum 2 has a large number of short retractable movable protrusions 26 on which the noodle strings M are finely hung in one to several small units at the bottom of the bomber 21.
7 and a low-speed rotating drum 28 are provided together. The high-speed rotating drum 27 is long in the axial direction and rotates at high speed by a high-speed rotating shaft 30 connected to a motor 29 as a rotational drive source shown in FIG. It is designed so that it can be sent to the guide tube 60 quickly. Then, when the weight reaches 85 to 95% by weight of a set weight determined by a weight measuring device 50 to be described later, the rotation of the high-speed rotating drum 27 is stopped.

On the other hand, the low-speed rotating drum 28 is constantly rotated at low speed by a low-speed rotating shaft 31 connected to a motor (not shown).
After the high-speed rotating drum 27 stops, a small amount of noodle strings M can be sent to the measuring guide tube 60.

As shown in FIG. 4, the positions of each of the movable protrusions 26 are as follows.
A storage tube 32 that accommodates the movable protrusion 26 in a retractable manner is fixed to the inner periphery of the two rotating drums 27 and 28. Since the movable mechanism of this movable protrusion 26 is the same for both rotating drums 27 and 28, the high speed rotating drum 27 will be explained.

A support member 33 that is integrally formed with the movable protrusion 26 and extends in the direction of the high-speed rotating shaft 30 is inserted into the storage cylinder 32 . An end (inner end) of the supporting member 33 opposite to the movable protrusion 26 is attached to a fixing member 34 having a square cross section with a nut 35.

On the outer circumference of the support member 33 in the storage tube 32,
A spring 36 is compressed and installed, and the movable protrusion 26
is biased in the protruding direction. A shaft 38 extending in a direction perpendicular to the support member 33 is attached to the fixed member 34, and a cam follower 39 is attached to the same shaft 38. An adjustment nut 37 for adjusting the amount of protrusion of the movable protrusion 26 is screwed into the support member 33 on the inner end side of the nut 35.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, an elongated curved guide plate 43 is fixed to an auxiliary member 41 attached to a bridging member 40 that constitutes a part of the main body 10. and,
The guide plate 43 guides the cam follower 39 to house the movable protrusion 26 in the housing cylinder 32.

A drain pan 44 is provided at the bottom of the high-speed rotating drum 27 to which the cam follower 39 is attached, and a discharge pipe 45 is attached to the bottom of the drain pan 44. Then, water falling from the hopper 21 and water falling from the high speed rotating drum 27 is received and discharged to the lower part of the main body 10.

A noodle string removing plate 46 is protrudingly provided at the tip of the drain pan 44 in the retracted position of the movable protrusion 26,
Mv attached to the movable protrusion 26 of the high-speed rotating drum 27
The AM is scraped off and guided to a measuring guide tube 60, which will be described later.

A measuring guide cylinder 60 is provided below the noodle string removing plate 46, and is configured to receive the noodle strings M supplied from the high speed rotating tram 27 and guide them downward.

Next, a booklet is installed below the decentralizing device 20. The weight measuring device 50 will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 5, a waterproof electronic scale 52 is mounted on a base 51.
is mounted, the electronic scale 52 is covered with a waterproof cover 53,
It is designed to prevent water from splashing on it.

At the top of the electronic scale 52, there is a saucer support rod 54 extending upward.
is fixed, and the outer periphery of the saucer support rod 54 is covered with an umbrella-shaped guard 55. Since a thin silicon film 56 is provided between the saucer support rod 54 and the waterproof cover 53, the electronic scale 52 is not exposed to water.

A weighing tray 57 is fixed to the upper surface of the tray support rod 54, so that the weight of the noodle strings M on the weighing tray 57 can be measured. A push-down arm 58 having a T-shaped cross section is provided on the weighing tray 57 so as to be movable in the horizontal direction, and is configured to drop the weighed noodle strings M into a chute 59. ” - Above the weighing pan 57, the above-mentioned 4-quantity guide cylinder 60 in the shape of a reverse cylinder is arranged, and the above-mentioned dispersion device 2
It is designed to accommodate noodle strings M falling from zero.

A hole 61 is provided in the lower part of the weighing guide cylinder 60 in the horizontal direction, and a plate-shaped stopper 62 is inserted into the circumference 61 so that when the noodle strings M on the weighing tray 57 reach a set weight value. It is designed to move horizontally within the circumference 61 (rightward in FIG. 5). The position of the tip of the stopper 62 is set ahead of the position of the tip of the push-down arm 58 (on the right side in FIG. 5). Note that the stopper 62 and the push-down arm 58 can be moved simultaneously in the horizontal direction by an air cylinder 63.

1. Below the weighing device 50, as shown in FIG.
is provided. And the same brush soto 71 is the main body 10
It moves diagonally upward from the inner lower part to the outer part of the main body lo. Further, a guide box 73 is attached to the side of the main body 10, and a shaft 72 at the end of the brush conveyor 70 is supported in the guide fW73, and the bucket 71 is inverted on the same shaft 72, and the inside is rotated. The noodle strings M fall downward from the open lower 4 of the guide box 73.

A packaging device 80 is provided below the guide box 73. The packaging device 80 has an inverted conical guide cylinder 82 attached to the center of the upper part of the packaging machine main body 81, directly below the open lower lower part 4 of the guide box 73. A bag 83 for storing the noodle strings M is provided at the lower part of the guide tube 82. A heald conveyor device 84 is disposed at the bottom of the packaging machine main body 81, and a bag 83 containing a predetermined amount of noodle strings M is conveyed. In addition, a control box 85 for driving each of the devices is provided in the upper part of the main body 10.

The functions and effects of the boiled noodle ball removing device configured as described above will be explained.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, raw noodle strings M for multiple servings are put into the boiling basket 4a in the second part of the boiling pot 2, which is filled with water boiled by the steam pipe 3. After a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the boiling basket 4a is rotated around the shaft 5a, and the noodle strings M in the boiling basket 4a are sent into the boiling basket 4b. And the empty boiling basket 4
Add fresh noodle strings M into a.

After a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the boiling basket 4b is rotated around the shaft 5b, and the boiled noodle strings M in the boiling basket 4b are transferred to the boiling basket 4C at the upper part of the washing tank 6 filled with cooling water. Put it inside. Then, the boiled noodles VAM are cooled. next,
The boiling basket 4C is rotated around the shaft 5C, and the cooled wheat vAM is thrown into the brush container 12 located at the bottom of the lifter 11.

The bucket 12 rises along the lifter 11 and reaches its top. During this time, the water adhering to the noodle strings M flows down through the drainage hole 12. Then, the bucket 12 rotates at that position, and the bucket
The inner noodle strings M enter into the storage tank 13. Same storage tank 1
3, the amount of downward movement is adjusted by the inflow rate adjusting plate 14, and water is sprinkled from the water sprinkling pipe 15 as needed, so that the noodle strings M do not stick to each other.

In the same storage tank 13, the noodle strings M are in the same storage tank 1.
3 Pass under the inflow rate adjustment plate 14 due to the slope of the bottom surface,
It collects around the discharge port 16 at the bottom.

The amount of %'1JAN in the storage tank 13 is confirmed by looking through the viewing window 19 while automatically or manually replenishing the noodle strings M.

Fork-shaped automatic shutter 1 at the bottom of the storage tank 13
7 moves to the right by the action of the cylinder 18, the noodle strings M in the storage tank 13 fall downward. Fallen noodle string M
is accommodated in the hopper 21 of the dispersion device 20. In the popper 21, as shown in FIG. 3, water is sprayed from a water spray vibrator 25 as needed, so that the noodle strings M do not stick to each other. However, if the amount of noodle strings M in the hopper 21 becomes too excessive, the load of the noodle strings M in the upper layer will be applied to the noodle strings M on the high-speed rotating drum 27 and the low-speed rotating drum 28, so that the noodle strings M will be rotated again. There is a risk of damage due to scratching by the movable projections 26 on the drums 27,28. Therefore,
The amount of noodle strings M in the bomber 21 is controlled by the sensor 24.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a predetermined amount of MvAM in the hopper 21 is gradually supplied onto the high-speed rotating drum 27 and the low-speed rotating drum 28 by the holding plate 22.

Then, the noodle strings M are entangled with the movable projections 26 of the second rotating drum 27 and 28, rotate on both rotating drums 27 and 28, and are guided downward.

Next, the movable protrusion 26 on the re-rotating drum 27.28 rotates downward at a constant speed (third rotation to the left) as the re-rotating drum 27.28 rotates. As shown in FIG. 4, when the cam followers 39 in both rotary drums 2728 come into contact with the guide plate 43, the cam followers 39 are guided by the guide plate 43, and while rotating, the springs 39 in the storage cylinder 32 It moves toward the center of the re-rotating drum 27, 28 against the urging force of. Therefore, since the cam follower 39 is connected to the movable protrusion 2G via the fixed member 34 and the support member 33, the movable protrusion 26 is also connected to the re-rotating drum 27, 28.
, and is stored in the storage cylinder 32.

Therefore, the noodle strings M entangled with the movable protrusion 26 are released from the movable protrusion 26 and fall into the weighing guide tube 60 of the weighing device 50. In addition, the noodle strings M are rerotated on the drum 27.
．． Even if the noodle strings M are attached to the outer peripheral surface of the re-rotating drum 27, 28, the noodle strings M come into contact with the noodle string removing plate 46 located at the lower part of the re-rotating drum 27, 28 and are scraped off.
Fall to 0.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the noodle strings M that have fallen into the measuring guide cylinder 60 are sequentially counted onto the measuring tray 57 from the lower part thereof. Then, the electronic scale 52 on the base 51
The weight of the noodle strings M on the weighing tray 57 is measured through the weighing tray 57. When the weight reaches 85 to 95% of the set value, the motor 29 that rotates the high-speed rotating drum 27 stops.

Therefore, the noodle strings M are supplied to the measuring guide cylinder 60 in small quantities only from the low-speed rotating drum 28.

Then, when the weight of the noodle strings M in the weighing pan 57''- reaches the set value, the air cylinder 63 is actuated by an electric signal, and the soup I/soba 62 attached to it moves to the right, causing the weighing pan 57 Cut off the supply of noodle strings M to the top.

At the same time, the push-down arm 58, which operates integrally with the stopper 62, pushes out the noodle strings M from above the weighing tray 57 and throws the noodle strings M into the chute 59. After the injection is completed, the air cylinder 63 operates in the opposite direction, and the push-down arm 58 and stopper 62 return to their original positions.

Then, the noodle strings M are moved from the measuring guide cylinder 60 onto the measuring tray 57.
is supplied again. Since the length of the stopper 62 is longer than the length of the push-down arm 58, the stopper 62
After the cut noodle strings M are placed on the weighing tray 57, they are surely pushed out to the chute 59 by the push-down arm 58.

As described above, the noodle strings M dispersed by the dispersion device 20 and supplied to the weighing tray 57 are supplied with a large amount of noodle strings M by the high speed rotating drum 27 until 85 to 95% of the set weight. Thereafter, a small amount of noodle strings M are supplied by the low-speed rotating drum 28, so that measurement accuracy is improved and short noodles due to cutting of the ribs 1 to 62 are almost never generated. As for general-purpose udon noodles, the - content is usually about 35 to 40 pieces, but in this embodiment, as described above, the high-speed rotating drum 27 and the low-speed rotating drum 28 are used together, so the time for removing the balls is shortened. Excellent economy.

The noodle strings M that have fallen from the chute 59 are stored in the brush container 71 of the brush container hair 70, as shown in FIG. Similarly, the screen 71 moves diagonally in the - direction and reaches the inside of the guide box 73. Then, the bucket 71 rotates, and the noodle strings M in the brush plate 71 come out of the brush plate 71 and fall from the open lower lower 4.

The noodle strings M falling from the open lower lower 4 are guided into the guide tube 82 of the packaging device 80. Then, it is stored in the bag 83 from the bottom. The noodle strings M stored in the bumps 83 are conveyed to a predetermined position by a belt-conhairing device 84.

As described above, in the boiled noodle ball removing device of this embodiment, when the noodle strings M are entangled with the movable protrusions 26 of the re-rotating drums 27 and 28 and rotate and reach the lower position, the movable protrusions 26 .28, the noodle strings M fall easily, and even if a small amount of noodle strings M adhere to the outer circumferential surface of the re-rotating drum 27. 46 to ensure that it is scraped off and loaded onto the weighing tray 57.

Also, since the dispersion device 20 uses re-rotating drums 27, 28, the water sprinkled in the homper 21 is directly stored in the drain pan 44 or in the re-rotating tram 21.
28 and is stored in the drain pan 44, so that almost no water is scattered.

Furthermore, in particular as a dispersing device 20, a re-rotating drum 27
．． 28, and a cam follower 39 and a guide plate 43
Since the movable protrusion 26 uses a simple mechanism for protruding and retracting the movable protrusion 26, maintenance management is easy.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, but can also be configured as follows.

(1) As the dispersion device, a device as shown in FIG. 6 can also be used. That is, a pair of support cylinders 90 are fixed to both ends of the inner peripheral surface of the high-speed rotating drum 27. Furthermore, support rods 92 are inserted into both ends of a movable protrusion mounting plate 91 to which a plurality of movable protrusions 26 parallel to the high-speed rotating shaft 30 are fixed, and the support rods 92 are fixed to the support cylinder 90.

A spring 94 is interposed in a pressed state between the protrusion 93 on the upper part of the support rod 92 and the movable protrusion attachment plate 91, and urges the movable protrusion attachment plate 91 toward the high-speed rotating drum 27 side.

On the other hand, a pair of discs 95 are fixed to the high-speed rotating shaft 30 at positions corresponding to both ends of the high-speed rotating drum 27.

Between the side discs 95, the same number of ronds 96 as the movable protrusion mounting plates 91 are rotatably extended over the rack. The rondo 96 is provided with protrusions 97 in two places, and the protrusions 97 and
1. The movable projection mounting plate 91 is connected to the movable protrusion mounting plate 91 by a connecting rod 98. Further, one end of the rond 96 protrudes from the disc 95, and a cam follower 100 is attached to the end via a cam 99.
is rotatably mounted. Same cam follower 100
is adapted to be guided by the guide plate 43 described above.

Then, when the cam follower 100 is guided by the guide plate 43, the iron 96 rotates in the opposite direction to the high-speed rotating shaft 30. Then, since the connecting rod 98 moves in the direction of the high-speed concave rotation shaft 30, the movable protrusion mounting plate 91 also moves in the direction of the high-speed rotation shaft 30 against the biasing force of the spring 94.

Therefore, the plurality of movable protrusions 26 protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the high-speed rotating tram 27 are accommodated within the high-speed rotating drum 27. Furthermore, when the high-speed rotating shaft 30 rotates, the movable protrusion 26 again protrudes from the outer circumferential surface of the high-speed rotating tram 27, operating in the opposite manner to that described in item 1.

[Effects of the Invention] The boiled noodle ball removing device of the present invention has excellent effects in that the noodle strings fall reliably into the measuring tray, prevents water from sprinkling, and is easy to maintain and manage due to its simple mechanism. play.

Moreover, by making the protrusion provided on the outer circumferential surface of the rotating drum in the dispersion device a movable protrusion that can be retracted and retracted, the noodle strings of the dispersion device are reliably moved to the weighing device.

Furthermore, outwardly from the bottom of the rotating drum that goes into the dispersion device,
By providing the noodle string removing plate whose tip end is disposed close to the rotating tram, the noodle strings attached to the outer peripheral surface of the rotating drum are more reliably removed and transferred to the weighing device.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 5 are diagrams showing embodiments of the present invention.
The figure is a partially cutaway front view showing the entire boiled noodle ball removing device,
The figure is a perspective view showing the dispersion device, FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the dispersion device, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing the movable mechanism of the movable protrusion.
FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a weight measuring device, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a movable mechanism of a separate movable protrusion of the present invention.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A boiling device (1) for boiling raw noodle strings (M); and a boiling device (1) for boiling raw noodle strings (M);
) A dispersion device (20) that disperses the noodles using a rotating drum (27, 28), and a weighing device (50) that directly measures the weight of the dispersed noodle strings (M). . 2. Rotating drum (27) in the dispersion device (20)
, 28), the protrusion (26) provided on the outer circumferential surface of the boiled noodle balls is a movable protrusion (26) that can be retracted and retracted. 3. The dispersion device (20) has rotating drums (27, 2
8), the tip of which is a rotating drum (27, 28)
2. The boiled noodle ball removing device according to claim 1, further comprising a noodle string removing plate (46) disposed close to the noodle string removing plate (46).