JPH038195B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing continuous strips of food products, and more specifically, it can produce seafood, meat, vegetables, and other foods in general without waste, in mass production, and in extremely thin sheets.
In particular, the present invention relates to a manufacturing apparatus that can manufacture a strip-shaped continuous sheet extremely thin, which is unprecedented in the prior art.

In addition, by using this sheet, a wide range of products such as regular plate-shaped foods, flaky foods, multi-layered foods, ring-shaped foods, etc. can be manufactured, as well as a variety of products can be manufactured by combining all kinds of food materials that do not contain prohibited foods. It is possible to obtain food products in the shape of , and to produce a variety of new products.

In addition, the term "foods" as used herein includes not only the above-mentioned seafood, meat, and vegetables, but also general foods, such as dairy products such as cheese and butter, and vegetable products such as yuba and dough mainly made from wheat flour. , seaweed, seaweed, kelp, and other foods in general, which can be used singly or in combination of two or more types.

The edible portion of any food material is molded into a cylindrical or disc-shaped block body by freezing or heating means, and then cut by the cutting device according to the present invention to obtain a band-shaped continuous sheet.

Conventionally, when forming edible parts such as seafood into a continuous belt-shaped sheet, the edible parts such as seafood are packed into a frozen bread 1 as shown in FIG.
After freezing and unifying, peel it off from the frozen bread and
A frozen block 2 as shown in Figure b is made. Thereafter, the frozen block is cut into a certain shape, such as a rectangular plate, using a band saw, and the ends of the cut frozen plate are joined together using water or a binder to produce a continuous sheet. There is. However, in order to facilitate removal of the frozen bread block 2, a taper is formed on the side surface of the frozen bread 1, and the frozen block 2 is formed with a taper. Therefore, when this frozen block is cut into rectangular or plate shapes having a certain thickness, the tapered portions on the sides are wasted, and a large amount of chips are generated when cutting with a bandsaw, resulting in poor yield. In addition, the ends of the cut frozen plates are usually joined continuously using an endless conveyor, but joining takes time and manpower, making it impossible to mass produce by saving labor and increasing speed. It was hot. Furthermore, when cutting from a frozen block, it is almost impossible to produce a thin continuous sheet of, for example, 5 mm or less with an even and constant thickness, and a sheet with a thickness of 5 mm or more should be called a plate shape, and its uses are also different. It was something that was restricted.

Next, there is a method of making a sheet of seafood by freezing and adhering seafood fillets to the surface of a cooled rotating cylinder and cutting off the seafood fillets attached to the surface of the cylinder with a cutter. According to the method, the sheet is in the shape of a seafood fillet and has an irregular shape, and a continuous seafood sheet cannot be obtained, so it is not possible to continuously obtain a continuous sheet of a constant width from seafood, etc. .

The inventors of the present invention aimed to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and as a result of devising various ways to obtain a continuous sheet of seafood of a constant width as if winding up a roll of paper, the inventors of the present invention discovered that food products such as seafood can be rolled up. A central axis is passed through the center of a block body integrally molded into a columnar or cylindrical shape by freezing or heating, such as rolled paper, and the block body is rotated while supporting this central axis. We have invented an apparatus that can cut the circumferential surface of the block body by bringing a blade into contact with a part of the circumferential surface to produce a continuous sheet in the form of a strip as if it were winding up a roll of paper. Moreover, by using a knife for the blade, this device produces almost no cutting waste, and can easily and continuously produce extremely thin continuous sheets, for example, sheets with a thickness of about 0.1 mm to 2 mm, efficiently. This is an innovative device for manufacturing strip-shaped continuous sheets for food products, which can be manufactured continuously and efficiently by cutting conventional thick continuous sheets with a band saw. This is related.

That is, the device of the present invention supports a support shaft that rotatably supports the central axis of a cylindrical or cylindrical block body formed by integrally molding the edible parts of foodstuffs, and also supports this block body in a vertically movable manner. A pair of gears that rotate the block body by coming into contact with the circumferential surface of the block body, and a drive gear that meshes with the pair of gears and rotates by a drive device are disposed so as to be movable up and down. The present invention is characterized in that a cutting device is provided which comes into contact with the block body and cuts the circumferential surface of the block body into a band-like continuous sheet.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

First, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a manufacturing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention, and reference numeral 3 indicates a block body formed by integrally molding the edible parts of foods. Molded into a cylindrical or cylindrical shape,
It is rotatably supported on its central axis by a support shaft 4. This support shaft 4 is arranged to be able to move up and down, and as described later, even if the diameter of the block body decreases as cutting progresses, the support shaft 4 will descend due to the weight of the block body 3 as the diameter decreases. Configure it like this.

That is, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the support shaft 4 is provided protruding from a semicircular plate 5 for stabilizing the position of the set block 3, and a cylindrical support shaft 4 is provided on the back surface of the plate 5. Attach the shaped sleeve 6. These sleeves 6 are connected to guide rods 7a and 7b as shown in FIG.
It is constructed so that it can be raised and lowered freely along the Although only one guide rod 7a may be provided, two or more guide rods are usually installed vertically on the sliding member 8. If the guide rods 7a and 7b are provided with a plurality of parallel guide grooves in the longitudinal direction, and a three-way bearing is installed inside the cylindrical sleeve 6, the block body can be moved up and down stably and smoothly. be able to.

A guide portion 8a is integrally molded on the back surface of the sliding member 8, and the guide portion 8a is formed in the guide groove 9a of the guide member 9.
It is configured so that it can slide along the With this configuration, as described later, even if the diameter of the block body 3 decreases as the cutting progresses, the support shaft 4 will be able to move the sleeve 6 to the guide rod 7 due to the weight of the block body 3.
Descend along a.

Furthermore, after cutting one block body 3, when the sliding member 8 is slid along the guide member 9, the other guide rod 7b moves forward, and the other guide rod 7a moves forward.
A block (not shown) set in is cut. In this way, by attaching blocks to a plurality of guide rods, sliding them when cutting is finished, and instantly replacing them with the next block, it is possible to cut almost continuously without stopping the machine.

Next, a gear 10 is provided on the circumferential surface 3a of the block body 3.
a and 10b are brought into contact. These gears 10a, 1
0b rotates the block 3 around the support shaft 4, and as shown in FIG.
The drive gear 10 is in contact with the gears 10a and 10b.
The drive gear 10c is connected to a drive device such as a motor 11. Therefore, the gear 10c is rotated by the drive of the motor 11, and this rotation is transmitted to the pair of gears 10a and 10b, so that the block body 3 rotates in the direction of the arrow, and the block body 3 is rotated on the circumferential surface as described later. It is cut continuously along the line.

Further, it is necessary that the pair of gears 10a, 10b are always in contact with the circumferential surface 3a of the block body 3 with a predetermined pressing force, and from this point, the pair of gears 10a, 10b can be moved up and down. Configure.

The elevating mechanism can be configured as any mechanism as long as this purpose can be achieved, but generally it is composed of gears 10a, 10b, 10c and a motor 1 as shown in FIG.
1 is supported at one end of a rope 13 via a mounting piece 12, a balance weight 14 is attached to the other end of the rope 13, and the rope 13 is attached to a support member 15 via a pulley (not shown) or the like.

With this configuration, the rope 13 is always tensioned by the balance weight 14, but the weight of the gear 1 is smaller than the weight of the balance weight 14.
0a, 10b, 10c, the motor 11, and the mounting piece 12 are heavy, so the pair of gears 10a, 10
b is lowered, and the block body 3 can be rotated without any trouble. In addition, the reference numeral 16 is a guide rod, and the guide rod 16 is installed vertically on a frame (not shown), and a sleeve 17 is fitted to the guide rod 16 so that it can be moved up and down.
At the same time, the mounting piece 12 is fixed to the support member 15 , and approximately the center of the support member 15 is fixed to the guide rod 16 . It is preferable to install a three-way bearing inside the sleeve 17 so that the sleeve 17 can be moved up and down smoothly.

Next, a cutting device is applied to a part of the circumferential surface 3a of the block body 3, that is, the lower part of the circumferential surface 3a. This cutting device may be any device as long as it can cut the block body 3, but usually it includes an endless band saw 18 and a pair of upper and lower rollers 19 for adjusting the tension of the band saw and preventing wobbling.
a, 19a, 19b, 19b and a pair of guide pulleys 20a, 20b.

With this configuration, the band saw 18 is continuously driven in the direction of the arrow, and the cutting surface of the band saw 18 is cut by a pair of upper and lower guide rollers 19a, 1.
Since the blocks 9a, 19b, and 19b are always maintained at a horizontal level, the circumferential surface 3a of the block body 3 can be cut under constant conditions, and sheets 21 of constant thickness can be continuously manufactured.

Note that the cutting surface of the band saw 18 is usually formed in a serrated shape with alternating teeth, so cutting waste is inevitably generated, but it is difficult to manufacture thick continuous sheets such as plates from cylindrical or cylindrical blocks. is convenient. However, in order to prevent the generation of cutting waste and improve the yield of products, it is preferable to use an endless band knife that is driven to rotate continuously. In particular, when a band knife with a corrugated blade is used, no cutting waste is produced and a significantly thinner continuous sheet of food product is obtained. Blades used for cutting include band saws, band knives, and other fixed type or horizontally movable planer blades, as well as cylindrical or cylindrical block bodies for cutting continuous sheets in the form of strips, such as peeling daikon radish. Any cutting device that can be obtained can be used.

Furthermore, when integrally molding the block body 3 into a cylindrical or cylindrical shape, for example, the head and other unnecessary parts of the fish may be cut off to provide edible parts such as boneless skinless fillets or fillets. It is preferable to add a binder and seasoning and form it into a block.

For example, a molded container is composed of a substrate and an annular body, and the annular body is placed on the substrate. When molding a block body, fillets are stuffed into the annular body, a lid is placed on the annular body, and in this state, the annular body is pressurized as required and frozen to be integrated. Thereafter, the substrate and the annular body are separated, and the frozen block body is taken out to the outside. If the frozen block body is difficult to take out, it can be easily taken out by thawing it with heated water or applying a shock from the outside of the annular body. Can be done.

It should be noted that when molding a frozen block, it is not necessary to add a binding agent or seasoning, and in addition to the binding agent and seasoning, coloring agents, spices, and any other edible components and materials can be added.

Further, a shaft hole is formed in the axis of the frozen block body by, for example, a drill, and the support shaft 4 is inserted into this shaft hole. Moreover, the above-mentioned shaft hole forming process can also be omitted. For example, a cylindrical or prismatic shaft member with a shaft hole in the center is positioned in the center of an annular body and set on a substrate in advance, fillets etc. are packed around it to create a freezing block, and this shaft member is is constructed from heat insulating and cold resistant materials.

The support shaft 4 is usually made of a metal material such as stainless steel, so if the frozen block is continuously cut, the frozen block will freeze to the support shaft 4 and it will be difficult to remove the remaining part after cutting. Preferably, the material is a synthetic resin with poor thermal conductivity. Further, it is desirable that the support shaft 4 is also hollow and filled with antifreeze liquid so that it is not cooled by the cold heat of the freezing block.

In addition, in the above description, in relation to the sliding member 8 and the guide member 9, as shown in FIG.
2, it is possible to continue cutting other blocks after finishing cutting a unit block.

That is, FIG. 4 is a front view of an example of a sliding mechanism provided with a guide rail, and this sliding mechanism is
When attached to the device shown in the figure, a guide rail 22 is provided on the upper part of the guide member 9, and this guide rail 22 is bent as shown in FIG. and the cutting position shown. Therefore, one guide rod 7a is at cutting position B.
, the other guide rod 7b is in the standby position, and the block body 3 is moved along one guide rod 7a.
The cutting of the block body 3 at the cutting position B is completed when the semicircular plate material 5 and the cylindrical sleeve 6 have descended to the position shown in FIG. 4. Thereafter, when the sliding member 8 is immediately slid on the guide member 9 in the direction of the arrow,
As one guide rod 7a moves to standby position A, the other guide rod 7b moves to cutting position B, where the block can be cut along the other guide rod 7b.

Incidentally, the larger the diameter of the cylindrical or cylindrical block, the less chance of replacing the block at the end of cutting, which saves labor, so it is preferable to use a larger block, but in this case, It is necessary to configure the blade or block so that its position can be changed over time. For example, when the cutting position of the cutter is fixed, if the diameter of the block increases, the position of the support shaft 4 of the block must be changed according to the degree of cutting to match the fixed cutting position. Therefore, in the device shown in FIG. 2, the sliding member 8 can be slid along the guide groove 9a of the guide member 9 by a feeding device (not shown) to finely adjust the position.
The block body 3 may be configured to descend at an angle of about 3° to 20° with respect to the vertical line. This downward trajectory may be a straight line or a curved line.

In addition, when cutting heated blocks, no special considerations are required for this device, but when cutting frozen blocks, the blade may slip if the frozen blocks at a temperature of -20°C to -30°C are cut as they are. Or,
Since it is not possible to increase the cutting speed, it is more efficient to cut the frozen block body at a temperature of -15°C to 0°C. To do this, the frozen block should be raised to the above-mentioned temperature and placed on the cutting machine, but if the temperature is too high, the quality will deteriorate during cutting or the block will break, so the temperature at the center of the frozen block should be If the temperature is kept as low as possible and only the circumferential surface immediately before cutting is heated and cut, continuous cutting at high speed is possible. To achieve this, it is recommended to place a panel heater on the bottom of the cylindrical or cylindrical block, or to continuously apply water, hot water, steam, etc. so that the temperature rises only around the circumferential surface of the frozen block immediately before cutting. preferable.

As explained in detail above, the present invention includes a support shaft that rotatably supports the central axis of a cylindrical or cylindrical block formed by integrally molding the edible parts of foods, and also A pair of gears that come into contact with the circumferential surface of the block body to rotate the block body, and a drive gear that meshes with the pair of gears and rotates by a drive device are arranged so as to be movable up and down. The present invention is characterized in that a cutting device is provided which comes into contact with a part of the block body and cuts the circumferential surface of the block body into a band-like continuous sheet shape. Therefore, thin sheets can be manufactured continuously, almost no cutting waste is generated, and the sheet can be easily connected to various processing devices on the downstream side.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figures 1 a and b are explanatory diagrams illustrating the case where seafood is made into blocks using frozen bread as a cross-section, and a cross-sectional view of the frozen blocks formed at that time;
The figure is a perspective view of a manufacturing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an example of a support shaft, and FIG. 4 is a front view of a sliding mechanism of a guide rod that supports the support shaft so as to be able to move up and down. It is. Code 1...Frozen bread, 2...Frozen block, 2
a... Side face of frozen block, 3... Cylindrical block body, 4... Support shaft, 5... Semicircular plate material, 6
... Cylindrical sleeve, 7a, 7b ... Guide rod, 8
...Sliding member, 9...Guide member, 9a...Guide groove, 10a, 10b, 10c...Gear, 11...
...Motor, 12...Mounting piece, 13...Rope, 1
4... Balance weight, 15... Support member, 1
6... Guide rod, 17... Sleeve, 18... Band saw, 19a, 19b... Roller, 20a, 2
0b...Guide pulley.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A support shaft that rotatably supports the central axis of a cylindrical or cylindrical block formed by integrally molding the edible parts of foods, etc. is supported in a vertically movable manner, and a support shaft is provided on the circumferential surface of the block. A pair of gears that come into contact with each other to rotate the block body, and a drive gear that meshes with the pair of gears and rotates by a drive device are disposed so as to be able to move up and down, and that come into contact with a part of the circumferential surface of the block body and rotate the block body. 1. An apparatus for manufacturing a continuous sheet of food products, comprising a cutting device for cutting the circumferential surface of the continuous sheet into a continuous sheet.