JPH041483A - Food material feeder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To feed plural units of snake pumps with dough material simultaneously in an easy manner as well as to make the feeding state checkable through a state of discharge from a header installed in a closed feed box at a final position in the pressure-feed direction by feeding the dough material from one spot at each dough material pressure pipe. CONSTITUTION:When a dough material is pressed in a material pressure-feed pipe 4 from a feed pipe 7, the material travels in an arrow (a) direction in this pressure-feed pipe 4, and first it passes through a first branch pipe 5 and is filled up in a closed feed box 3, then it is fed to a snake pump 2. Next, the material further travels in the arrow (a) direction in the pressure-feed pipe 4, entering a second branch pipe 5, filled up in a second closed feed box 3 and fed to a second snake pump 2 likewise. In succession, the material is further fed in the arrow (a) direction in the pressure-feed pipe 4, passing through another branch pipe 5 at the final position, and it is likewise filled up in the closed feed box 3 at the final position, then is fed to a snake pump 2 at the final position, thus the quantitative material can be discharged simultaneously from each snake pump 2. When the pressure-feed quantity has exceeded the specified value, an excessive portion is overflown from a header 6 installed in the closed feed box 3 at the final position, so that quantitative conveyance is thus checkable.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION "Field of Industrial Application" The present invention relates to a food dough supply device for supplying kneaded food dough such as bean paste or meat to a molding machine or the like in a fixed quantity.

``Prior art'' Conventionally, when supplying pasted food to a molding machine, etc., the pasted food is put into a hopper open to the atmosphere, the inlet of a snake pump is connected to the lower end of the hopper, and the amount is metered from the discharge port of the pump. It was intended to provide supplies. When multiple molding machines are installed, such a snake pump with a hopper must be installed in each molding machine, and the dough must be manually fed into the multiple hoppers. It becomes hard work.

Therefore, a plurality of branch pipes are suspended from one dough pressure-feeding pipe, the lower ends of each branch pipe are opened into the hopper, and the dough is simultaneously transferred from the one dough-feeding pipe and the plurality of hanging branch pipes into the plurality of hoppers. The experiment was conducted based on the idea of supplying the liquid under pressure. However, the dough is discharged only from the branch pipe at the first position in the pressure feeding direction, and from the second branch pipe to the last position.
A phenomenon occurred in which not a single drop was discharged from the multiple branch pipes up to the branch pipe. Even if the on-off valves provided in the branch pipes are operated, it is difficult to simultaneously discharge a fixed amount from a plurality of branch pipes.

Therefore, all the above hoppers are sealed, the lower end of the hanging branch pipe is connected to the sealed hopper, and when a small opening is opened in the sealing lid of the hopper at the final position, the dough in the pressure feeding pipe is sequentially discharged from the multiple hanging branch pipes, and finally reaches the final position. It was discovered that the hopper was full and overflowed from the small mouth.

``Problems to be Solved by the Invention'' The present invention provides a food product in which dough is simultaneously fed from one dough pressure-feeding pipe to a plurality of snake pumps via a plurality of branch pipes, and a fixed amount of dough is simultaneously supplied from the plurality of pumps. The purpose is to obtain a dough feeding device.

"Means for Solving the Problems" In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a snake pump on the machine base, connects an airtight supply box to the inlet of the pump, provides a plurality of dough discharge pumps, and dough pressure feeding pipes. and the sealed supply box are connected by branch pipes, and the supply box located at the final position of the pressure-feeding pipe in the pressure-feeding direction is provided with an opening communicating with the atmosphere.

``Operation'' Therefore, the kneaded dough is pumped from the supply pipe 7 to the dough pressure feeding pipe 4 (
(not shown), the dough moves in the direction of arrow a in the pressure feeding pipe 4, first passes through the first branch pipe 5, fills the sealed supply box 3, and is supplied to the snake pump 2. The operation continues. In this state, the dough further moves through the pressure feeding pipe 4 in the direction of arrow a and passes through the second branch pipe 5.
The water enters the container, fills the second sealed supply box 3, and is supplied to the second snake pump 2. Furthermore, in this state, the fabric is further pressure-fed in the direction of arrow a through the pressure-feeding pipe 4, passes through the branch pipe 5 at the final position, fills the sealed supply box 3 at the final position, and is supplied to the snake pump 2 at the final position. Pump 2.2.2 can simultaneously dispense a metered amount of dough.

When the amount of pumping exceeds the amount, the excess amount overflows from the opening 6 drilled in the sealed delivery box 3 at the final position, confirming the fixed amount of delivery. If the liquid is not discharged from the small opening 6, the pumping amount is increased until the liquid is discharged.

``Example'' A snake pump 2 is supported on a machine base 1, a supply box 3' is connected to the inlet of the pump 2, and closed with a sealing lid γ to form a sealed supply box 3, which is used for rotating the rotor 8. A prime mover 9 is provided to form a dough discharge pump. A plurality of these discharge pumps are arranged on the floor 11 as shown in FIG.
2. A dough pressure feeding pipe 4 is arranged horizontally on the pressure feeding pipe 4, a supply pipe 7 is provided at one end or the center of the pressure feeding pipe 4, and the above pump 1
0.10, 10, there is a branch pipe 5.5 of the pressure feed pipe 4 directly above the pipe 5.5.
5 is installed vertically, and the lower end of the branch pipe 5.5.5 is sealed with the
? The conduit 5.5.5 is connected to the sealed supply box 3 to communicate with the sealed supply box 3, and the sealed supply box I11? A pressure-feeding sensor 14 is formed by drilling a small opening 6 and communicating with the atmosphere via a conduit 13. In the figure, 15 is an on-off valve provided at the base of the branch pipe 5.5.5, 16 is an operation switch, 17 is a speed change dial, and 18 is a stator of the snake pump 2.

"Effects of the Invention" Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it is possible to easily transfer the dough to a plurality of snake pumps 2.2.2 by simply feeding the kneaded dough from one place to each dough pressure feeding pipe 4. Not only can they be supplied at the same time, but also a small opening 6 formed in the closed supply box 3 located at the final position in the pressure feeding direction (arrow a) of the pressure feeding pipe 4 in the feeding state
There is an effect that can be confirmed by the state of discharge from.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the food dough supplying device of the present invention;
The figure is a side view of the fabric discharge pump. 1. Machine base, 2. Snake pump, 3. Sealed supply box, 4. Dough pressure feeding pipe, 5. Branch pipe, a.. Pressing direction,
6. Small mouth, 10. Fabric discharge pump.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A snake pump is installed on the machine base, a sealed supply box is connected to the inlet of the pump, and a plurality of dough discharge pumps are provided, and the dough pressure-feeding pipe and the sealed supply box are each connected with a branch pipe, and the dough pressure-feeding A food dough supply device, wherein the supply box located at the final position in the pumping direction of the pipe is provided with a small opening communicating with the atmosphere.