JPH0411183B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a noodle loosening device, and more specifically, the present invention relates to a noodle loosening device, and more specifically, the present invention completely eliminates the process of cutting cut noodle strings into individual servings, loosening them almost completely, and then filling them almost uniformly into a retainer. This invention relates to a device for loosening noodles that can be continuously and reliably loosened without using human hands.

There is a device that automates the process of cutting a group of noodle strings into individual servings and filling them into a retainer.

When using such a device, if a process of loosening the noodles is required, it is generally done to loosen the noodle strings before filling the retainer, or to loosen the noodles after filling the retainer. It was

In the conventional method, the noodle strings are loosened by rotating the noodle strings forward and backward in opposite directions.
A method of loosening using a pair of oscillators attached to a pair of parallel horizontal shafts and whose opposing free ends move up and down a required amount in opposite directions (Japanese Patent Publication No. 1551/1981), or Noodle strings cut to length are vertically dropped through a shutter, and pressurized gas is blown onto them during the fall to blow them horizontally across the L-shaped shutter. When the noodle strings hit the opposite side wall, the shutter is removed. There is a method of dropping it vertically (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 56-5062).

However, with the above-mentioned conventional method, it is difficult to completely unravel the noodle strings and fill the retainer with them almost uniformly. The shape of the noodle strings had to be adjusted manually.

In addition, in the conventional loosening method described above, the noodle strings are forcibly separated by a rocking body, or the noodle strings are hit against the side wall of the shooter with pressurized gas, etc. by external force. There was a high possibility of damaging the noodle strings.

The present invention solves these drawbacks of the conventional method and completely automates the process of cutting the noodle strings into individual servings, loosening the noodle strings, and filling the noodle strings into a retainer. In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus that can almost completely loosen the noodle strings in the loosening step and can fill the retainer almost uniformly.

The gist of the present invention for achieving the above object is to provide an opening for blowing air to both sides of the band-shaped noodle string group below the noodle string cutting device for cutting the noodle string group into individual servings. In a noodle loosening device, a retainer conveyor belt is provided through a chute having a nozzle for injecting compressed air at a position below the opening, and the retainers are held at equal intervals on the retainer conveyor belt. A limit switch is provided to turn on the compressor so that compressed air is injected from a nozzle through a ventilation pipe connected to the compressor at the same time as the strip of noodle strings is cut by the device, and in addition to this, a limit switch for one serving is provided. After the band-shaped noodle strings cut into pieces are stored in the retainer, before the band-shaped noodle strings cut into the next serving fall through the chute,
A gear fixed to one end of the shaft of the noodle string cutting device has a limit switch for switching the drive device to intermittently drive the retainer conveyor belt so that the empty retainer is directly below the outlet of the chute. This is a noodle loosening device characterized by being provided so as to be in contact with each other.

Below, the content of the present invention will be described in detail based on FIGS. 1 to 3, which are examples of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a front view of the device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of the device of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a simplified sectional view of the side of the device of the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is a noodle string cutting device having a blade 2;
is a receiving roll for the blade 2 of the noodle string cutting device 1.
A chute 4 is installed below the noodle string cutting device 1. The chute 4 has a cylindrical shape with at least surfaces 5 and 6 facing the band-shaped noodle string group A.

Then, compressed air is injected into openings 7 and 8 for blowing air to both sides of the band-shaped noodle string group A on one surface 5 facing the band-shaped noodle string group A, and to the lower position of the openings 7 and 8. A nozzle 9 is provided for this purpose. The openings 7 and 8 are connected to a blower (not shown) through a duct 10, and the nozzle 9 is connected to a compressor (not shown) through a ventilation pipe 11 having an on-off valve. Shoot 4 above
A retainer conveyor belt 12 is installed directly below the retainer conveyor belt 12, and retainers 13 are held on the retainer conveyor belt 12 at equal intervals.

The retainer conveyor belt 12 is intermittently driven by a gear 14, a shaft 15 of the gear 14, a chain belt 16 connected to the shaft 15, and a drive device 17 connected to the chain belt 16. Next, the shaft 18 of the above-mentioned noodle string cutting device 1 is held by iron plates 19 and 20. Gears 21 and 22 are fixed to both ends of the shaft 18, and one gear 21 is connected to a drive device (not shown) by a chain belt 23. The other gear 22 is the iron plate 2
It is designed to mesh with gears 24 and 25 provided at 0. Partially cut cams 26 and 27 are fixed to the gears 24 and 25, respectively, and limit switches 28 and 29 are installed at positions in contact with the outer edges of the cams 26 and 27.

The limit switch 28 is connected via a line 30 to an on-off valve of a return pipe connected to a compressor connected to the nozzle 9, and the limit switch 29 is connected via a line 31 to
Drive device 1 that drives retainer conveyor belt 12
It is connected to 7.

The device of the present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, and the openings 7 and 8 of the chute 4 and the nozzle 9
An opening 31 that can blow air across the entire width of the band-shaped noodle string group A may be provided between the nozzle 9 and the nozzle 32 that sprays compressed air upward. In this case, the opening 31 is connected via a duct 33 to a blower (not shown), and the nozzle 32 is connected via a ventilation pipe 34 to a compressor (not shown).

The compressor includes a cam 3 fixed to a gear 35 that meshes with the gear 25.
When the limit switch 6 and the limit switch 37 come into contact with each other, the limit switch 37 becomes open. In addition, the above limit switch 3
7 is connected via a line 38 to an on-off valve of a ventilation pipe connected to the compressor.

Further, in addition to the above, a nozzle 40 held by a retainer plate 39 may be provided at an upper position and/or a lower position of the retainer 13 fixed to the retainer conveyor belt 12, and in this case, the nozzle 40 is connected to the ventilation pipe 41. It is connected to a compressor (not shown) via. The compressor is opened when a cam 43 fixed to a gear 42 that meshes with the gear 35 comes into contact with a limit switch 44. The limit switch 44 is connected via a line 45 to an on-off valve of a ventilation pipe connected to the compressor.

Next, an example of the use of the device of the present invention will be described, as well as the operation of the device of the present invention.

A belt-shaped noodle string group A produced by a conventional method is conveyed by a belt conveyor 46, and the noodle string guide roll 4
7 and lead to the receiving roll 3. Then, the band-shaped noodle string group A is stably fed into the chute 4 by the noodle string guide plate 48. At this time, the belt-shaped noodle string group A is blown by air from the openings 7 and 8 in the chute 4.
The parts on both sides are loosened into pieces.

In this case, it is more effective to receive the air while the band-shaped noodle string group A hangs down inside the chute, and therefore, before the band-shaped noodle string group A is cut into one serving by the noodle string cutting device 1. It is preferable that most of the portion of the band-shaped noodle string group A corresponding to one serving be blown from the openings 7 and 8. Thereafter, the band-shaped noodle string group A is cut by the noodle string cutting device 1 when the amount for one meal is reached. At the same time, the outer edge of the cam 26 of the gear 24, which is rotating as the gear 22 fixed to one end of the shaft 18 of the noodle string cutting device 1 rotates, comes into contact with the limit switch 28, and the nozzle 9 and The on-off valve of the ventilation pipe 11 connected to the connected compressor is opened, and compressed air is supplied from the compressor to the ventilation pipe 1.
1 to the nozzle 9 and is ejected. As a result, the center portion of the band-shaped noodle string group A is pushed toward the surface 6 of the chute. This operation uniformly disperses the band-shaped noodle string group A within the retainer 13,
This is to ensure that the action of storing is exerted, and also to achieve the effect that there is almost no damage to the band-shaped noodle string group A due to external force in exerting this action.

In order to more reliably exhibit the above-mentioned functions and effects, it is preferable to use both air blowing from the opening 31 and compressed air jetting from the nozzle 32. That is, a turbulent flow of wind is caused in the chute 4 by blowing air from the opening 31 and further jetting compressed air from the nozzle 32 (also in an upward direction), thereby causing a turbulent flow of wind inside the chute 4. It becomes possible to loosen a certain band-shaped noodle string group A into pieces and disperse them throughout the chute 4.

As a result, the band-shaped noodle string group A cut by the noodle string cutting device 1 falls due to its own weight and is thrown into the chute 4.
It is stored more uniformly in the retainer 13 located directly below the outlet. In this case, although the air may be constantly blown from the opening 31, it is more effective to inject the compressed air from the nozzle 32 directly onto the band-shaped noodle string group A. Therefore, nozzle 32
The compressed air is intermittently injected by a limit switch 37 and a cam fixed to a gear 35 that meshes with the gear 25.
Band-shaped noodle string group A cut into one serving is retainer 1
3, the limit switch 29 contacts the outer edge of the cam 27 of the gear 25 that is rotating as the gear 22 rotates, and a switch is activated in the drive device 17 that intermittently transports the retainer conveyor belt 12. The retainer conveyor belt 12 is driven so that the empty retainer 13 is placed directly below the discharge port of the chute 4. In addition, after the band-shaped noodle string group A for one meal is stored in the retainer 13, in order to adjust the storage state of the band-shaped noodle string group A, the retainer 1
The compressed air may be injected from a nozzle 40 installed at a position above and/or a position below 3.

In this case, the cam 43 fixed to the gear 42 which is adapted to mesh with the gear 35 comes into contact with the limit switch 44, thereby opening the air pipe of the compressor for supplying compressed air from the air pipe 41 to the nozzle 40. The on-off valve is opened, and compressed air is intermittently injected from the nozzle 40 (such as intermittently injecting compressed air immediately after the retainer containing the noodle strings stops intermittent conveyance). Injected.

A step of repeatedly performing the above steps to cut the cut out group of noodle strings into individual servings;
The process of almost completely loosening the group of noodle strings and the step of almost uniformly dispersing and filling the group of noodle strings into a retainer can be carried out continuously and reliably without using any manual labor.

Not only that, but the noodle strings are not damaged by external force during this process.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of the device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of the device of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a simplified sectional view of the side of the device of the present invention. In the figure, 1...noodle string cutting device, 4...shoot, 7,
8... Opening, 9... Nozzle, 12... Retainer conveyor belt, 13... Retainer, 22, 24, 25,
35, 42... Gears, 26, 27, 36, 43... Cams, 28, 29, 37, 44... Limit switches.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An opening below the noodle string cutting device for cutting the noodle string group into individual servings for blowing air to both sides of the band-shaped noodle string group, and an opening for injecting compressed air to a position below the opening. In a noodle loosening device in which a retainer conveyor belt is provided through a chute having nozzles, and retainers are held at equal intervals on the retainer conveyor belt, a group of band-shaped noodle strings is cut by a noodle string cutting device at the same time. A limit switch was installed to turn on the compressor so that compressed air was injected from a nozzle through a ventilation pipe connected to the compressor, and a group of noodle strips cut into single servings were stored in a retainer. After that, the retainer conveyor belt is driven intermittently so that the empty retainer is directly under the chute's discharge port before the next batch of noodle strips cut into the next meal falls through the chute. This noodle loosening device is characterized in that limit switches for switching on a drive device are respectively provided so as to be in contact with gears fixed to one end of a shaft of a noodle string cutting device.