JPH03147745A - Automatically forming apparatus of confectionery or the like - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To accurately move a top board on a conveyer belt by providing an elastic guide member on either one outer side of conveyer belt in which fixing pieces are provided at prescribed pitch intervals and providing a fixed guide member on other outer side and holding the top board with both guide members. CONSTITUTION:Fixing pieces for fixing a top board 21 to conveyer belts 22 and 23 are provided at prescribed pitch intervals and elastic guide member 31 is provided on the outside of the conveyer belt 22 and fixed guide member 32 is provided on the outside of the conveyer belt 23. The top board 21 put on both conveyer belts 22 and 23 is surely held by these guide members 31 and 32.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to an automatic molding machine for confectionery, etc., and more specifically, for example, a machine for automatically molding confectionery such as shortcakes and decorated cakes onto the surface of a confectionery stand from above. When decorating by dripping, the processing station such as the depositor that drips this cream and other creams remains stationary, and the baking sheet with the confectionery placed on it is placed on the conveyor belt and is moved along with the conveyor belt according to a predetermined program. This invention relates to an automatic molding device for decorating confectionery by dropping cream or other liquid onto the surface of the confectionery, which can be firmly held on a top plate regardless of movement, and can mold the confectionery according to a predetermined program.

Note that confectionery refers to edible items other than sweets, that is, foods in general, and includes not only raw dough but also those that have been heat-treated by steaming, baking, etc. .

Conventional technology With the recent expansion of distribution systems and the development of food processing technology, most sweets and foods are automatically processed. However, among these confectioneries, for example, shortcakes and decorated cakes, confectionery such as sponge cakes that are decorated by placing cream or other ingredients on a confectionery stand are often manufactured manually. On the other hand, in the field of electronic equipment, due to the remarkable development of computer technology,
The field of application has been expanded to include the production and processing of confectionery, etc. However, because the manufacturing and processing processes for confectionery and the like involve multiple and diverse processes, it is difficult to incorporate computer technology into food manufacturing and processing machines, and the development of VI machines that incorporate computer programs has been far behind. ing.

When incorporating computer technology, including computer programs, into food manufacturing and processing machines and equipment, it is necessary to improve the manufacturing and processing processes to make them compatible with the incorporation of computer technology prior to the incorporation. If these improvements are not made and computer technology is directly incorporated into conventional confectionery manufacturing and processing processes, it will actually complicate the work, and in fact, it is often better not to incorporate computer technology. For example, if we look at the manufacturing process of so-called manshu, etc., the so-called manshu has a structure in which the filling is wrapped in confectionery dough, so it has traditionally been manufactured by various methods, but the manufacturing technology has been developed using computers. In order to incorporate this technology, the manufacturing process consists of a container forming process in which confectionery dough is molded into a container shape, a filling process in which the contents are injected into the container-shaped dough, and a closing process in which the contents are closed with the dough. need to be improved.

In addition, for decorated cakes and shortcakes,
On top of a confectionery stand such as castella cake, a processing station such as a depositor that drips cream or other liquid is moved around to draw a design using the cream or the like, and the designs are layered one after another to create a decoration. However, in order to apply computer program technology to this decorative process, it is necessary to classify the completed design into each element along with the movement of the depositor, consolidate the movement of the depositor, and then apply cream or other cream. It is necessary to improve the method by keeping the depositor stationary and moving the confectionery itself, such as castella cake, or the top plate on which it is placed, within a horizontal level.

That is, when the depositor is configured to remain stationary while the top is moved horizontally, the top placed under the depositor is controlled by a predetermined program (each of the movements classified above) using the built-in computer equipment. The depositor, which remains stationary, can be easily moved by means of a predetermined program for each element, and can be supplied with a large amount of cream or other liquids.Furthermore, once the decoration is complete, the table top can be removed from computer equipment. It can also be moved and discharged by command.

From this point on, the present inventor first discovered the
No. 344, we proposed an automatic molding device for confectionery, etc., as shown in Figure 5. In this automatic molding device, a processing station 2 such as one or more depositors is provided on an endless conveyor belt 1, and one or more processing stations 2, such as depositors, are provided on the endless conveyor belt 1 to decorate the confectionery or the like by depositing cream or the like. Locking pieces 3 are provided on the belt 1 at predetermined pitch intervals. In addition, the top plate 4 is secured by these locking pieces 3.
is held, and under each processing station 2, the top plate 4 moves together with the endless conveyor belt 1 in the length direction of the endless conveyor belt and in the width direction perpendicular to this length direction, and each element of the required design is It completes the corresponding decoration processing and is transferred to the next adjacent processing station. The movement RM4 in the lengthwise and widthwise directions is configured as follows.

The lower part of the main body 5 is supported by wheels 6 for portability, and at least two bases 7 are provided on the front of the main body 5, and a guide rail 8 is laid on each base 1, and each guide A support stand 10 is provided on the rail 8 with wheels 9 interposed therebetween. Therefore, the support stand 10 runs in the direction of arrow E (that is, the width direction perpendicular to the length direction), and the rotation shaft 11 is supported at least at both ends of each support stand 10. Pulleys 12 are attached to the pulleys 12, and each conveyor belt 1 is wound between these pulleys 12. The pulleys 12 are driven to run the conveyor belts 1 in the length direction, passing the top plate 4 between the processing stations. In addition to transferring from the upstream side to the downstream side, the top plate 4 under each processing station 2 can be moved quickly in the length direction according to a predetermined program. Usually, a rack 1 is attached to the outer periphery of this connecting rod 13.
3a is formed, and on the other hand, a binion 14 in the main body 5 is connected to this rack 13a, and the binion 14 is connected to the drive pulley 1.
5 and a belt 16 to be rotated by a drive motor 17. As the pinion 14 rotates, the support base 10 moves in the width direction via the connecting rod 13 as shown by the arrow, and the pair of conveyor belts 1 and the top plate 4 move in the width direction under each processing station 2. do.

However, the width direction movement structure in this automatic molding AV:1 is based on the base 7, the guide rail 8 provided on it, and the support base 10 running on the guide rail. Since the support stand 10 is moved in the width direction by a binion rack mechanism, it is complicated and large.
The weight is large, which hinders the portability and economic efficiency of the entire device.

In addition, pulleys 12 are provided at both ends of the rotating shaft 11 supported by each support stand 10, the conveyor belt 1 is endlessly wound around these pulleys 12, the top plate 4 is placed on top of the pulleys 12, and the top plate 4 is placed inside the top plate 4. Therefore, directly under the top plate 4 there is a pulley 12, support stand 10, or rotating shaft 11, and when the top plate 4 is removed, these are left outside as they are. The cream and other substances from the processing station 2 such as the depositor may be exposed to the pulley 12, the rotating shaft 11, the support stand 10, and a part of the connecting rod 13. Movement in the width direction and operation will be hindered.Furthermore, when removing cream and other items that have fallen onto the machine, disassemble the device and take out the support base 10, rotating shaft 11, pulley 12, and connecting rod 13. After cleaning it, it has to be reassembled, which takes a lot of effort to clean.

In addition, the top plate 2 is placed on a pair of conveyor belts 1, and the top plate 4 is placed under the processing station 4 together with the conveyor belt 1 in the length direction (hereinafter referred to as the Y-Y direction) and the orthogonal width direction (hereinafter referred to as the Y-Y direction). , X-X direction), even if the top plate 4 is held down by the locking piece 3, it will slip on the conveyor belt 1, and the conveyor belt 1 will be moved accurately along the X and Y axes according to a predetermined program. Even if it is moved in the direction, the child on the top plate 4 often does not necessarily move according to a predetermined program. For this reason, even if cream or the like is dropped from each processing station 2, a pattern or shape cannot be formed according to a predetermined program. In this case, it is conceivable to give the conveyor belt 1 a frictional property to stop the slippage between the conveyor belt 1 and the top plate 4.
In addition to the conveyor belt itself being expensive, lightweight materials such as synthetic resin and rubber have considerable sliding properties, so they cannot be used. For example, a metallic conveyor belt that can have % friction properties If this is used, the entire device will become larger, which is undesirable.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention The present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks. Specifically, for example, a baking sheet on which confectionery dough such as a sponge cake is placed is conveyed along with an endless conveyor belt according to a predetermined computer program. This is an automatic molding device that molds shortcakes, decorated cakes, etc. by dropping cream or other ingredients from a stationary depositor onto this endless conveyor belt. We propose an automatic molding device that can move accurately according to a predetermined program without slipping.

Means for Solving the Problems and Their Effects Namely, the automatic molding device according to the present invention includes an endless parallel conveyor belt below at least one processing station for molding, processing, etc. confectionery. The locking pieces are mounted on the conveyor belt at predetermined pitch intervals, and the top plate is held down by these locking pieces, and the width of the top plate is fixed along with the conveyor belt in the direction perpendicular to the length direction. In an apparatus for forming confectionery, etc., in which the confectionery, etc. on a top plate is continuously processed by each processing station, an elastic guide that elastically expands and contracts in the width direction is installed on the outside of one conveyor belt. A fixed guide member is provided on the outside of the other conveyor belt, and the top plate is held by the fixed guide member and the elastic guide member.

Therefore, the structure of these means and their operation will be explained in more detail with reference to the drawings as follows.

Note that FIG. 1 is a plan view of an automatic molding device according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view thereof, and FIG.
The figure is an explanatory diagram of an example of an elastic guide member, and FIG.
and (b) are the directions of arrows A-A and B- of FIG.
It is each sectional view of eight directions.

First, FIGS. 1 and 2 show a main body, and one or more processing stations 2 (see FIG. 5), such as depositors, are detachably attached to the front of the main body 20.

A pair of conveyor belts 22 and 23 are disposed under these processing station consoles 2 in parallel to each other and in an endless manner. Each endless conveyor belt 22,23 runs from upstream on the left side of the page to downstream on the right side of the page in FIG. It is configured to move in the orthogonal width direction, that is, in the X-x direction.

That is, a moving frame 24 is provided at the bottom of each processing station 2.
The moving frame 24 is composed of an upper frame 25 and a lower frame 26, and a driving pulley 27 is provided at one end of the moving frame 24, and a guide pulley 28 is provided at the other end of the lower frame 26. Both pulleys 27. No l during 28? Conveyor belt 22 at the end
．． Wrap 23. A drive motor 29 is attached to the tip of the lower frame 26 so as to be located between the pair of drive pulleys 27.
Drive 1.

In short, a drive motor 29, a drive pulley 27, and a guide pulley 28 are integrally attached to both ends of the moving frame 24, and a conveyor belt 22, 23 is connected between the pulleys 27, 28.
is applied. Therefore, on the moving frame 24, the conveyor belts 22, 23 are driven by the rotation of the drive motor 29 to move in the Y-Y direction during decoration processing at each processing station 2, while at the same time, the processing at one processing station 2 is completed. After that, the top plate 21 is sent under the adjacent processing station 2 from the upstream side toward the downstream side. Further, continuous teeth are provided on the back side of each endless conveyor belt 22, 23, and the teeth of the drive pulley 27 and the guide pulley 28 are meshed with the teeth, so that the rotational movement of the drive pulley 27 is accurately controlled by the endless conveyor belt. so that it can be transmitted to the belt 22, and at this time,
Only by detecting the rotational displacement of the drive pulley 21 and accurately controlling this rotational displacement, the corresponding movement of each endless conveyor belt 22, 23 in the Y-Y direction can be accurately adjusted.

In addition, in the moving frame 24, the upper frame 25 and the lower frame 2
A surrounding cover 30 is inserted between the surrounding cover 3 and
0 surrounds the lower frame 26. That is, the surrounding cover 30 covers the lower frame 26 as well as the conveyor belts 22,23.
Completely surrounding the return side of each endless conveyor belt 22
．． The outgoing side of 23 is exposed on the surrounding cover 30. More specifically, the outgoing side of each conveyor belt 22, 23 is supported by the upper frame 25, and the incoming side runs along the bottom surface of the lower frame 26. Therefore, the surrounding cover 30 covers the lower frame 26 and the outgoing side of the conveyor belt 22.23, and the upper frame 25 moves on the surrounding cover 30 in the Y-Y direction, and is supported by the upper frame 25. conveyor belt 22
．． 23 is running on the outbound side.

In the movable frame 24 configured as described above, the upper frame 25 is composed of an elastic guide member 31 and a fixed guide member 32, and the top plate 21 placed on both conveyor belts 22, 23 is securely moved by the guide members 31, 32. to hold.

An elastic guide member 31 is provided on the back side of the pair of conveyor belts 22 and 23, and on the outside of one of the conveyor belts 22, and this elastic guide member 31 is configured to be elastically expandable and contractible in the width direction. Further, a fixed guide member 32 is attached to the outside of the other conveyor belt 23, and this guide member 32 is made of, for example, a rod-shaped material, and both guide members 31 and 32 are connected by a bottom plate 33.
This bottom plate 33 and both guide members 31 and 32 constitute the upper frame 25.

Further, the elastic guide member 31 can be configured in any way as long as it can be expanded and contracted in the width direction, but as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, it can be configured by arranging a plurality of guide pieces 34 in one straight line. Can be done.

More specifically, each guide piece 34 is not only arranged in a straight line, but also elastically attached to a holding member 35, and at least the holding member 35 is covered with a cover member 36. Further, when each guide piece 34 is attached elastically, rubber or other elastic material can be interposed between the guide piece 34 and the holding member 35,
As shown in )), it can also be elastically attached via an elastic spring 37.

That is, the holding member 35 is a bar-shaped material as shown in FIG. , constitutes a notch portion, and a plurality of guide pieces 34 are arranged in this notch portion. In addition, the holding member 35
As shown in FIG. 4(a), a shoulder portion 35a is formed, and each guide piece 34 is seated on this shoulder portion 35a, while an elastic spring 37 is interposed between the shoulder portion 35a and the holding member 35. Each guide piece 3
4 is formed with at least two elongated holes 34a, a bottle 38 is passed through each elongated hole 34a, each bottle 38 is fixed to the shoulder 35a of the holding member 35, and the inlet side of each guide piece 34 is fixed to the shoulder 35a of the holding member 35. An inclined surface 34b is formed on the inner surface. With this configuration, for example, when the top plate 21 is sent from the upstream side and reaches the bottom of each processing station, the top plate 21 is moved to the fixed guide member 32.
and the elastic guide member 31, and is held between them. At this time, the top plate 21 slides on the inclined surface 34b and smoothly enters and is held between the guide members 31 and 32.

When the top plate 21 is held between both guide members 31 and 32 in this way, the top plate 21 moves in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction in synchronization with the conveyor belts 22 and 23. However, the top plate 21 and the confectionery thereon move according to a predetermined program without shifting at all, and the processing station 2 performs a predetermined molding process.

Further, since the top plate 21 moves in the length direction between the guide members 31 and 32, it is preferable that the guide members are made of a synthetic resin material or other material with high resistance to abuse.

<Effects of the Invention> As explained in detail above, the present invention provides a conveyor belt that is arranged in an endless manner, in which locking pieces are attached at predetermined pitch intervals, and a top plate is held down by these locking pieces. Moreover,
The conveyor belt moves in the length direction and the width direction perpendicular to the length direction, and cream or other liquid is dripped onto the confectionery on the thick base from each processing station at the top to continuously process the confectionery. The automatic forming device includes an elastic guide member that elastically expands and contracts in the width direction on the outside of one conveyor belt, and an elastic guide member on the outside of the other conveyor belt that elastically expands and contracts in the width direction.
A fixed guide member is provided, and the top plate is held by this fixed guide member and an elastic guide member.

Therefore, the top plate is securely held on both conveyor belts,
When the conveyor belt moves according to a predetermined program, the top plate accurately follows this movement! IJ. Therefore, the desired treatment can be continuously achieved on each confectionery on the baking sheet simply by dropping cream or the like by means of the upper treatment station.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an automatic molding device according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view thereof, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an example of an elastic guide member, and FIGS. 4(a) and ( b) is a sectional view taken along arrows AA and B-8 in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a side view showing a part of a conventional automatic molding apparatus in cross section. Code 20... Body 21...
Top plate 22.23...Conveyor belt 21...
... Drive pulley 28 ... Guide pulley 29
...... Drive motor 30... Encircling cover 31... Elastic guide member 32... Fixed guide member 34... Guide piece

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) A parallel conveyor belt is arranged in an endless manner at the bottom of at least one processing station that processes confectionery, etc. by molding, processing, etc. While attaching the locking pieces with the locking pieces, the top plate is held down by these locking pieces, and the top plate is moved together with the conveyor belt in the length direction and the width direction perpendicular to the length direction, and the top plate is moved by each of the processing stations. In an automatic confectionery molding device that continuously processes confectionery on a top plate, an elastic guide member that elastically expands and contracts in the width direction is installed on the outside of one conveyor belt, while an elastic guide member that elastically expands and contracts in the width direction is installed on the outside of the other conveyor belt. An automatic molding apparatus for confectionery, etc., characterized in that a fixed guide member is provided, and the top plate is held by the fixed guide member and the elastic guide member. 2) While the fixed guide member is made up of a common continuous rod-shaped member, the elastic guide member is made up of a plurality of guide pieces, and each of these guide pieces is attached to a holder attached parallel to the fixed guide member. 2. The automatic molding device for confectionery and the like according to claim 1, wherein the device is elastically and expandably attached to the member. 3) The automatic molding apparatus for confectionery and the like according to claim 2, wherein an inclined surface is formed on the inner surface on the entrance side of each of the guide pieces. 4) The automatic molding apparatus for sweets and the like according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the fixed guide member and the elastic guide member are made of synthetic resin.