JPH0331428B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing composite noodles in which a plurality of types of string-like noodle dough, such as two types of red and white noodle dough, are twisted together.

[Conventional technology]

Traditionally, composite noodles were created by twisting together two types of string-like noodle dough of different colors.
There was one shown in Publication No. 26862. Furthermore, there is a method for producing multiple twisted noodles as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 15660/1983. This manufacturing method involves kneading and rolling raw material flour, cutting the noodle dough in the width direction with a rotating cutter, passing the cut string-like noodle dough from above into a vertical cylinder through a gap, and passing it from above outside the cylinder. By ejecting gas obliquely toward the bottom of the cylinder, a spiral airflow is created within the cylinder;
A plurality of string-like noodle doughs are twisted together and sent out below the cylindrical body.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In the above-mentioned conventional method for manufacturing twisted noodles, gas is ejected into a cylindrical body to twist a plurality of string-like noodle doughs, so the outer diameter of the string-like noodles formed by twisting the cylindrical body and the inner diameter It is necessary to make the diameter significantly larger than that of the gas, making the manufacturing equipment large and the installation space.In addition, productivity is not good due to the installation space, and it is difficult to adjust the gas jet pressure and jet angle. If a plurality of string-shaped noodle doughs are simply twisted together by spouting, the noodle doughs are not integrated and are likely to separate during handling, making it difficult to put them into practical use. Further, for this reason, the only way to obtain composite noodles made by twisting two types of string-like noodle doughs is by hand, which has the problem of being unsuitable for mass production.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and makes it possible to obtain composite noodles made by twisting multiple types of noodle dough with high productivity, and also ensures that multiple types of noodle dough are integrated, making them difficult to separate and having a good appearance. The object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for producing noodles.

[Means for solving problems]

The method for manufacturing composite noodles according to the present invention involves cutting a plurality of types of separately rolled noodle dough in the width direction, and forming a large number of string-shaped noodle doughs made by overlapping different types of noodle dough using a large number of twist-forming members. In the process of passing the string-like noodle dough through the through-holes, the stacked string-like noodle dough is twisted and twisted together, plastically deformed and crimped together, and further cross-crossed as required. It is molded into a planar shape.

Further, the composite noodle manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention includes a rolling roller for separately rolling a plurality of types of noodle dough, a rotating cutter for cutting the plurality of types of noodle dough in the width direction into a large number of strings, and A twist-forming member is formed with through-holes through which a large number of string-like noodle doughs made by stacking different types of noodle dough sent out from rollers and rotating cutters are passed through, and the noodles coming out of these twist-forming members are passed forward. The through-hole of the twist-forming member has a cross-sectional shape of an inlet portion that is slightly larger than a cross-sectional shape of a string-like noodle dough made by stacking a plurality of types of noodle dough. The cross-sectional area is gradually reduced from the inlet to the outlet, the peripheral wall is formed in a spiral shape, and the cross-sectional shape of the outlet is different from that of the inlet.

[Effect]

In the method for manufacturing composite noodles according to the present invention, a string-like noodle dough made by overlapping different types of noodle dough is guided into a through-hole of a twist-forming member and passed through the through-hole, thereby twisting and twisting the noodle dough. Not only are they put together, but they are also plastically deformed and crimped together, so the stacked different types of string-like noodle dough are reliably integrated, making it easier to handle. Productivity is high because the processing can be performed simultaneously using the through-holes, and furthermore, by passing the noodle dough through the through-holes, it is possible to form the stacked different types of noodle dough into a desired cross-sectional shape such as a rope shape, so that the resulting composite The noodles will have a nice shape.

In the composite noodle manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention, the same number of twist-forming members can be arranged in parallel as the number of string-shaped noodle doughs obtained by cutting the noodle dough in the width direction with a rotary cutter, and the through-holes of the twist-forming members can be arranged in parallel at the entrance portion. Since the cross-sectional shape is a rectangular shape that is slightly larger than the cross-sectional shape of the noodle dough made into a string by overlapping each other, it is easy to guide the string-like noodle dough into the through hole from the entrance. The cross-sectional area of the noodle dough is gradually reduced toward the exit portion, the peripheral wall is formed in a spiral shape, and the cross-sectional shape of the exit portion is made different from the cross-sectional shape of the entrance portion, so that the noodle dough is layered to form a string. By twisting and twisting, plastically deforming and crimping, and further forming into the desired shape, the process can be performed continuously and simultaneously for the number of strings cut in the width direction.
The method for manufacturing composite noodles according to the present invention described above can be carried out using a relatively small device, and composite noodles made by twisting a plurality of types of noodle dough can be mass-produced.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, 10 is a supply container, 20 is a rolling roll device, 30 is a cutter device, 40 is a guide member, 50 is a twist forming member, and 1 is a frame.

The frame 1 includes two rows of inclined frame sections 3 and 4, an upper and a lower row, above a base section 2 that is placed on the foundation of a factory, etc., and each inclined frame section 3 and 4 is located on the right side in Fig. 1. The guide member 40 has a shape that gradually slopes from the rear end thereof and merges at a portion of the guide member 40 located near the front end of the frame 1 .

The supply container 10, the rolling roll device 20, and the cutter device 30 are installed in each of the two rows of inclined frame portions 3, 4 in two upper and lower stages so that they are located forward in this order from the rear end of the frame 1. It is arranged.

The upper and lower supply containers 10 are in the shape of a box with a bottom, and an opening 11 is provided at the lower side of the front side facing the rolling roll device 20 . Inside the supply container 10, different kinds of noodle materials or noodle doughs kneaded by a kneader or the like (not shown) are stored, and these are separately transferred to the upper and lower rolling devices 20 through the opening 11. It is becoming possible to supply it. Note that 5, 6, and 7 are flat plates that guide the noodle dough from the upper and lower supply containers 10 to move smoothly to the upper and lower rolling roll devices 20, the cutter device 30, and the upper and lower guide members 40, respectively. It is a guide table of the shape, and is provided in each inclined frame part 3,4.

The rolling roll device 20 consists of a relatively large-diameter rolling roller 21 located above, and a relatively small-diameter guide roller 22 located below with a predetermined rolling gap, for example, about 1 to 2 mm. Each of them is rotatably supported on the frame 1 so as to be positioned horizontally and perpendicular to the feeding direction of the noodle dough. The upper and lower rolling rollers 21, 21 are each driven to rotate clockwise in FIG. 1 at the same speed by a power source such as an electric motor (not shown). Therefore, the noodle dough from the upper and lower supply containers 10 is drawn into the rolling gap between the rolling roller 21 and the guide roller 22 as shown by the arrow, and is rolled to a predetermined thickness while rolling along the guide table 6. Then, the upper and lower cutters are sent out separately to the upper and lower cutter devices 30. In addition, through the rolling process, the noodle dough is gradually rolled up,
They are each drawn forward from the lower supply container 10.

The upper and lower cutter devices 30 have an upper rotary cutter 3.
1 and a guide roller 32 below it are rotatably supported on the frame 1 so as to be positioned parallel to the upper and lower rolling roll devices 20, respectively. As shown in FIG. 2, the rotary cutter 31 has a circular rotary blade 33 made of hard synthetic resin or the like that is attached to the spacer 3.
The noodle dough fed between the rotary blade 33 and the guide roller 32 which is in contact with one end of the rotary blade 33 and the guide roller 32 which is in contact with one end of the rotary blade 33 and the guide roller 32 which is in contact with one end of the rotary blade 33 and the guide roller 32 which is placed on the same axis with the noodle dough sandwiched therebetween, is rolled to a width determined by the spacer 34 in the width direction. For example, the noodle dough is cut into pieces of about 2 mm, each having a predetermined size and a rectangular cross section, and then made into strings. The upper and lower rotary cutters 31 are each rotated clockwise in FIG. 1 by an interlocking mechanism (not shown) so as to have the same circumferential speed as the rolling roll device 20.

The guide member 40 is for superimposing the string-shaped upper and lower noodle doughs, which have been processed into a predetermined shape and size through the upper and lower rolling and cutting processes as described above, into a single piece. , and Figures 3 and 4
As shown in the figure, grooves 41 each having a width sufficient to guide the string-like noodle dough cut by the upper and lower cutter devices 30 correspond to the number of pieces of noodle dough obtained as a result of the cutting. Noodle dough A fed from the lower cutter device 30 is placed in each groove 41 in parallel.
a lower guide surface 42 that supports and guides the lower surface;
An upper guide surface 43 is formed above the guide surface 43, which is positioned at a height sufficient to allow the noodle dough A to pass through, and supports and guides the noodle dough B from the upper stage by supporting the lower surface thereof. The upper guide surface 43 is inclined forward and downward toward the upper surface of the noodle dough A from the lower stage. For this reason,
The upper and lower noodle doughs B and A sent forward from the upper and lower cutter devices 30 move forward together in the groove 41 and smoothly overlap one another in front of the upper guide surface 43.

Now, if we use an uncolored noodle dough A and a red colored noodle dough B, at this stage, the red and white noodle dough is neatly color-coded, with the bottom layer being white and the top layer being red. This is why it is formed.

In order to further ensure the bonding between the noodle doughs stacked one above the other in parallel layers as described above, a compression molding process is provided in this embodiment. For this purpose, a torsion forming member 50 as shown in FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 is provided.

The twist-forming members 50 are arranged in parallel in the same number as the noodle dough stacked on the front edge of the frame 1 so as to be connected to the front end of the guide member 40, and are continuous with the individual grooves 41 of the guide member 40. A plurality of through holes 51 are arranged in parallel. The entrance portion 52 of these through holes 51 has a rectangular cross section that is slightly larger than the cross section of the noodle dough C after stacking from the guide member 40;
The cross-sectional shape and cross-sectional area gradually change until the exit portion 53 has a substantially circular cross-sectional shape with a diameter slightly smaller than the diagonal of the noodle dough C, and furthermore, the peripheral wall surface of the through hole 51 is formed in a spiral shape. Therefore, the guide member 40
The noodle dough C pushed out from the through hole 51
During the process, the noodle dough C comes into contact with the peripheral wall surface of the through hole 51 at its four corners, and the reaction force at this time acts inward. For this reason, the joining surfaces of the two types of noodle dough A and B come into close contact with each other, making them more firmly bonded to each other, and
Since the four corners of the noodle dough C are deformed and rounded appropriately, the rope-like appearance can also be adjusted.

The twist-formed member 50 has a lower part 50a and an upper part 5 with a plane including the center line of the through hole 51 as the boundary.
It has a structure that can be divided into two parts, and in normal use, it is integrated with fasteners 54 provided at both ends as shown in Fig. 5, and performs the above function, but the through hole It can be disassembled as necessary, such as when the noodle dough is clogged in 51 or when cleaning. Further, in FIG. 1, 8 is a belt conveyor placed in front of the twist-forming member 50, and is provided to move the composite noodles extruded from the twist-forming member 50 to the next packaging process. In this way, when the belt conveyor 8 is provided, a traction force is applied to the noodle dough as the belt conveyor 8 is conveyed, so there is an advantage that the noodle dough can move more smoothly from the guide member 40 to the twist forming member 50. .

By the way, as mentioned above, if two types of noodle dough are stacked one on top of the other and then twisted to form a twisted shape, the twisting increases the degree of adhesion between each noodle dough and creates a unique appearance. .

As described above, the upper and lower supply containers 10,1
The red and white noodle dough housed in each container 0 undergoes a rolling process using a rolling roll device 20, a cutting process using a cutter device 30, an overlapping process using a guide member 40,
Composite noodles of two colors, red and white, are formed continuously and efficiently through a series of processes, such as a pressure-forming process using the twist-forming member 50, and in the composite noodles formed in this way, each noodle dough is tightly bound together. Because of this, it maintains its composite state during handling and after cooking.
It continues to maintain a distinctive appearance in which the two colors are clearly separated. Note that the distribution of red and white colors can be freely changed by a simple operation of changing the thickness of each noodle dough A and B during the rolling process.

As shown in FIG. 6, the through hole 51 of the twist-formed member 50 extends from the inlet portion 52 to the outlet portion 53.
The cross-sectional shape of the opening, which is approximately rectangular, has a spiral shape that gradually rotates. The entrance portion 52 is the noodle dough C
The outlet portion 53 has a relatively small diameter and a rounded shape. Then, when the noodle dough C after being stacked is introduced into the twist-forming member 50, since the noodle dough C still has some degree of plasticity at this point, as it passes through the through hole 51, it twists in a spiral shape and almost It deforms into a rope shape, and the noodle dough A,
B is twisted together.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show an embodiment in which the twisting process is actively performed.

In FIGS. 8 and 9, 60 is the guide member 40.
A large number of drum-shaped torsion-formed members are provided in parallel on the front end side of the drum to correspond to the grooves 41, and the torsion-formed member 60 surrounds the through-hole 61 so that it can rotate around the through-hole 61. It is supported by the frame 1 via an annular bearing 62.
A gear part 63 is formed around the torsion-formed member 60, and adjacent torsion-formed members 60 are arranged to rotate in conjunction with each other via an idler 64 that meshes with this gear part 63. Among the series of torsion-formed members 60, those located at the ends are further engaged with drive gears 65. This drive gear 65 is connected to a drive system of a rolling roll device or a cutter device (not shown) via a drive shaft 66, and transfers this rotational force to the torsion forming member 60.
and rotates all of them.

In the above-described configuration, the drum-shaped twist-forming member 60 rotates in conjunction with a rolling roll device, etc., so that the noodle dough introduced from the guide member 40 into the through-hole 61 is sequentially forcibly twisted.
At this time, since the noodle dough is not twisted on the upstream side of the guide member 40, twisting resistance occurs when the noodle dough is rotated to a certain extent, and along with this, the noodle dough is deformed inside the through hole 61 and slips occur. However, since the portion that escapes from the through hole 61 is not restrained, the noodle dough from the twist-forming member 60 ends up being pushed out one after another in a twisted state.
The noodle dough layered in this way is twisted together,
A fully complexed spiral noodle will be formed.

By the way, in the above embodiment, a rolling roller and a rotating cutter were provided for each of the two types of noodle dough.
After being individually rolled and cut, each noodle dough is stacked one on top of the other and pressure-molded using a twist-forming member, but instead of doing this, the first
As shown in FIG. 0, only a supply container 10 and a rolling roll device 20 as a rolling means are provided for each noodle dough, and after the rolled noodle dough is overlapped and pressed by a second roll device 70, it is pressed by a cutter device 30. It is also possible to cut the noodle dough into a single string. In this case, it is also possible to apply pressure from above and below using the cutter device 30, and therefore the second roll device 70 may be omitted.

Further, the noodle dough to be combined is not limited to the two types mentioned above, but by providing supply containers and rolling means in multiple stages, it is possible to combine two or more types of noodle dough.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the method for manufacturing composite noodles of the present invention involves guiding a string-like noodle dough made by overlapping different types of noodle dough to a through-hole of a twist-forming member and passing it through the through-hole. The stacked string-shaped noodle dough is not only twisted and twisted, but also plastically deformed and crimped, so that the stacked string-shaped noodle dough of different types are reliably integrated, making it easier to handle, and also making it easier to handle a large number of strings. Productivity is high because the processing can be performed simultaneously on a shaped noodle dough using a large number of twist-forming members, and furthermore, by passing the noodle dough through the through hole, different types of noodle dough stacked on top of each other can be formed into a desired cross-sectional shape such as a rope shape. This has the effect that the obtained composite noodles have a good-looking shape.

Furthermore, in the composite noodle manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention, the same number of twist-forming members can be arranged in parallel as the number of string-shaped noodle doughs obtained by cutting the noodle dough in the widthwise direction with a rotary cutter, and the through-holes of the twist-forming members can be connected to the entrance. Since the cross-sectional shapes of the parts are overlapped to form a string-like noodle dough into a rectangular shape that is slightly larger than the cross-sectional shape, it is easy to guide the string-like noodle dough into the through hole from the entrance part, The cross-sectional area is gradually reduced from the inlet part to the outlet part, the peripheral wall is formed in a spiral shape, and the cross-sectional shape of the outlet part is made different from the cross-sectional shape of the inlet part. By twisting and twisting the noodle dough, plastically deforming it, crimping it, and forming it into a desired shape, the process can be performed continuously and simultaneously for the number of strings cut in the width direction. The method for manufacturing composite noodles according to the present invention can be carried out using a relatively small device, and has the advantage that composite noodles made by twisting a plurality of types of noodle dough can be mass-produced.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a part of an embodiment of the present invention in cross section, FIG. 2 is a partial front view of the cutter device of the embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a guide member and a twist-forming member. , FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the guide member, FIG. 5 is a partial front view of the twist-formed member, and FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view of the same. 7 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view, FIG. 8 is a side view of a main part showing another embodiment of the twist-formed member, and FIG. 9 is a view taken in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 8. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of still another embodiment of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Frame, 2... Base part, 3, 4... Inclined frame part, 5, 6, 7... Guide table, 8...
Belt conveyor, 10... supply container, 20... rolling roll device, 21... rolling roller, 22... guide roller, 30... cutter device, 31... rotary cutter, 32... guide roller, 33... rotation Blade, 34... Spacer, 40... Guide member, 4
1...Groove portion, 42...Lower guide surface, 43...Upper guide surface, 50, 60...Torsion molded member, 51
...through hole.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1 A number of string-shaped noodle doughs obtained by cutting a plurality of types of separately rolled noodle doughs in the width direction and overlapping different types of noodle doughs are provided on a number of twist-forming members. In the process of the string-like noodle dough passing through the through-holes, the stacked string-like noodle dough is twisted and twisted together, plastically deformed and pressed together, and further shaped into a desired cross-sectional shape. A method for producing composite noodles characterized by forming them. 2. A rolling roller that separately rolls multiple types of noodle dough, a rotating cutter that cuts the multiple types of noodle dough in the width direction into a large number of strings, and The method includes a twist-forming member having through-holes through which a large number of string-like noodle doughs made of layered noodle dough pass through, and a conveyor that pulls and sends the noodles coming out of these twist-forming members forward. The through hole of the molded member,
The cross-sectional shape of the entrance part is made into a rectangular shape that is slightly larger than the cross-sectional shape of a string-like noodle dough made by stacking multiple types of noodle dough, and the cross-sectional area is gradually reduced from the entrance part to the exit part, and the peripheral wall is spirally shaped. 1. A device for producing composite noodles, characterized in that the cross-sectional shape of the outlet portion is different from the cross-sectional shape of the inlet portion. 3. Manufacture of composite noodles according to claim 2, wherein a large number of twist-formed members are arranged in parallel, and each of these twist-formed members is connected to a rotating mechanism to rotate around the axis of the through hole. Device.