JPH0414938B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a confectionery machine for making rice crackers with a paste such as cream or chiyocolate sandwiched between two separately formed rice crackers or other plate-shaped confectionery. Regarding.

<Conventional technology> Conventionally, this type of confectionery machine for mixed rice crackers is
There is an idea shown in Utility Model Application No. 53-144897. In this device, a clamped material supplying device is provided in the middle of a pushing device that pushes rice crackers, and a rice cracker separating device is installed before and after the device, and the above-mentioned rice crackers are placed on top of the lower rice crackers supplied from the front rice cracker separating device. Cream or the like was placed on the clamped material supply device, and then the rice crackers, etc., were placed on top of it using the rice cracker separation device at the rear.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> In the above-mentioned conventional confectionery machine for combined rice crackers, the rice crackers are pushed by a single pushing body installed upright in an endless chain that circulates endlessly, so that the rice crackers have different sizes. If the edge of the rice cracker is chipped or chipped, there is a problem that the rice cracker cannot be transported smoothly. In addition, in order to draw the pushing body below the clamped material supply device, the endless chain to which the pushing body is attached must be partially retracted and installed, which complicates the holding mechanism of the endless chain. It had some problems. The present invention attempts to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems.

<Means for Solving the Problems> The present invention includes a support constructed between two parallel endless conveyor chain bands, with two pins protruding from and penetrating the support. An elevating plate is attached so that it can be raised and lowered and is biased upward by a spring, and a protrusion protruding from the lower part of the elevating plate holds a roller horizontally in a cantilevered manner and comes into contact with a descending guide rail provided at a predetermined position. The above-mentioned conventional problems were solved by using a pushing tool consisting of:

<Function> The pushing tool uses two retractable pins to push the rice crackers without shifting their position, and when supplying the cream, the roller at the lower end comes into contact with the descending guide rail, retracting the pins so that they do not get in the way. It acts to cause

<Example> The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the examples shown in the drawings.The present invention is an apparatus for manufacturing a confectionery in which a creamy paste is sandwiched between two thin rice crackers. To give an overview of this, there is a conveying device that sequentially transfers the unprocessed products from one side to the other, and one rice cracker (rice cracker that is lower on the line) that is supplied by the first part of the conveying device and serves as the base. A cream supply device that sequentially places cream and other creamy pastes, and another rice cracker (a rice cracker that is higher on the line and is not substantially different from the above rice cracker) on top of the cream that is placed in the cream supply device. A superimposing device,
It consists of a finishing device that applies pressure to the intermediate product formed in three layers in the previous process to a predetermined thickness.

Next, to describe the configuration of each of _the above devices, the conveying device 25 consists of a pair of parallel endless conveying chain bands _1, 1 (hereinafter referred to as A plurality of pushing tools 26 are attached at regular intervals along the chain (called a chain band at the end) to push the products sequentially.

The pushing tool 26 has links 2, 2..., 3, 3 having attachment pieces 2', 3' in the middle of the chain bands 1, 1.
... are interposed and connected, each mounting piece 2' of both links 2 and 3,
A support body 4 is constructed over the space 3', and an elevating plate 5 is attached to the lower part of the support body 4, on which two pins 7, 7 that penetrate upward through the support body 4 are vertically movable. A spring 8 is stretched across the support body 4 and the elevating plate 5 to apply elasticity between them so that the pins 7, 7 always protrude above the supporting plate 4, and furthermore, the elevating plate 5 is directed downwardly. A roller 6 is attached to the lower end of the protruding piece 5'.
is pivoted in a cantilevered horizontal state, and furthermore, on the circulation path of the chain bands 1, 1, above the chain bands 1, 1, as shown in Fig. 3 (Fig. 4, Fig. 5), A pair of support plates 12, 12 on which both ends of the product (hereinafter referred to as rice crackers) are placed, and a pair of positioning plates on the upper surfaces of the support plates 12, 12 for regulating both sides of the rice cracker. The members 13, 13 are attached to push the rice crackers. In the above, the distance between the two pins and the two positioning members is changed depending on the size of the rice cracker.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the cream supply device 27 is located above the chain belts 1, 1 of the conveyance device, and has a rotary mold 19 fitted around the outer periphery of a nozzle 17 in a cream hopper 16 provided above. The guide rollers 14 ₁ , 14 can rotate freely.
₂ , 14 ₃ (one of them is used as a driving roller) A cream take-out belt 15 stretched across the belt 1 is circumscribed around the rotary mold 19.
5 in a predetermined direction, the cream is deposited on the belt 15 at equal intervals and brought out, and the cream is transferred to the support plate ₁₂ ,
I try to meet rice crackers that are moving over 12 degrees.

As shown in FIG. 4, the state of the pushing tool 26 in this part is to prevent the two pins 7, 7 from meeting the guide roller ₁₄₁ and preventing the pushing tool 26 from progressing. A descending guide rail 11 is provided below the track of the chain bands 1, 1, and the guide rail 11 allows the lifting plate 5 of the pushing tool 26 to be moved just before the upper ends of the pins 7, 7 reach the position of the guide roller ₁₄₁ . The roller 6 is pushed down against the spring 8 to encourage the pushing tool 26 to pass.

Then, from the cream transfer section of the cream supplying device 27 to the next step, that is, the combining device 28 for placing the upper rice crackers on top of the cream, the course of the chain bands 1, 1 is shifted to one level lower. That is, the course of the chain bands 1, 1 is changed by providing guide rails 9, 10 to make the height of the support plate 22 (described later) equal to the floor height of the support plate 12. .

Here, the alignment device 28 includes positioning members 13' on the support plates 12', 12',
13', a support plate 22 that supports both edges of the upper rice cracker via spacers 21, 21..., and a positioning member 2 on the upper surface of the support plate 22 that regulates both sides of the rice cracker.
3, and the two pins 7, 7 are configured to correctly match the upper and lower rice crackers.

Further, in the finishing device 29, a pressure roller 24 is connected to a pushing tool 26 to further adjust the rice crackers stacked in three layers by the combining device 28 to a constant thickness.
The pressure roller 2 is installed in the path of the pressure roller 2.
4 is provided with annular deep grooves 30, 30 through which the two pins 7, 7 of the pushing tool 26 pass.
In the above, the guide rails 9 and 10 may be provided over the entire upper running path of the chain bands 1 and 1 as necessary, and if the rollers 6 are pushed down by the guide rails, the grooves 30, 30 can also be made shallower.

Next, we will describe the series of operations of the above configuration.
First, thin-walled rice crackers baked in another rice cracker baking machine are prepared in advance, and the work is proceeded based on the rice crackers that were first supplied to the above device, so this is designated as rice cracker a ₁ , and it is placed at the position of arrow P as shown in Figure 3. By supplying two pins 7, 7 to the front side, the support plate 12,
12, the two pins 7, 7, the rice cracker _a1 is pushed forward and eventually approaches the position of the guide roller ₁₄₁ of the cream supply device 27. And rice crackers a ₁
When the center of the roller approaches the guide roller ₁₄₁ ,
It coincides with the center of the cream on the pick-up belt 15. The cream b sequentially taken out by the belt 15 is pushed out from the outlet 18 of the nozzle 17 in the cream hopper through the mold hole 20 of the rotary mold 19. The pushing tools 26, 26 on the chain belts 1, 1 move sequentially, and the creams b, b that adhere to the belts and are sequentially supplied.
...The rows are adjusted in advance so as to be synchronized at the guide roller ₁₄₁ . At the same time, the roller 6 of the elevating plate 5 of the pushing tool 26 is pushed down by the lowering guide rail 11, so that when the pins 7, 7 reach just below the guide roller ₁₄₁ , they are completely immersed. do.

Further, when the pushing tool moves downward, the lowering guide rail 11 disappears, so the pins 7, 7 are pushed up by the elasticity of the spring 8 and protrude without being affected by it. Then, by passing through the cream supply device, a semi-finished product is obtained in which the cream B is placed on the lower rice cracker A ₁ , and in the next step, that is, the rice cracker A ₂ to be placed on the upper layer again is placed on the support plate 22 . By inserting it between the positioning members 23, 23, the rice cracker a2 is pushed by pins in the upper and lower positions until it reaches the end on the support plate 22, and when it crosses the support plate 22, the rice cracker _a2 falls and lands on the cream. The rice crackers are placed on the rice crackers and then pushed by the rollers 24 in the final finishing device 29 so that the upper and lower rice crackers come into close contact with each other and become stable, resulting in a finished product 31 of a predetermined thickness.

Although the present invention has been described above as an example of making a confectionery in which cream is sandwiched between two rice crackers, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to any case in which a chiyocollate sandwich or other paste is sandwiched between them.

<Effects of the Invention> Since the confectionery machine of the present invention is configured as described above, in one confectionery machine, cream or chiyokolate or the like is placed on top of the lower rice cracker serving as the base, and then the higher rank rice cracker is placed on top of the lower rice cracker serving as the base. A series of operations such as loading can be easily carried out using a simple mechanism, so quality can be made uniform, less manpower is required, and work efficiency is significantly improved.

Further, since the pushing tool of the conveyance device has a pin that moves up and down, there is no problem when passing through the cream supply device. Furthermore, since the lower base rice cracker and the upper rice cracker are simultaneously operated with a common pin, there is no misalignment of the two rice crackers at all. In addition, since the pin is supported by an elevating plate and is constantly pushed up by a spring, the action of sinking the pin is simply pushing down the roller, so a single guide rail or cam can be used, and the vertical movement can be reduced. The mechanism is extremely simple. In addition, in the matching device, the supporting plates that support the lower rice crackers and the upper rice crackers are made of two layers vertically spaced at a certain interval, and are pushed by a common pin, so that the upper and lower rice crackers are attached to the upper rice cracker. When the rice crackers are fed, even if they are misaligned, they will inevitably be corrected during the run so that they match exactly, and the height of the upper rice cracker support plate from the floor and the height of the rice cracker support plate on the primary side of the cream feeding device. By making the heights from the floor approximately equal, the working posture can be kept constant, making it easier to feed rice crackers from the top and bottom.
This invention has effects unique to the present invention, such as less fatigue even when working continuously for long periods of time.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 to 8 show embodiments of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of the entire confectionery machine, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the main parts of the pushing tool, and FIG. A- in the diagram
A enlarged sectional view, FIG. 4 is an enlarged BB-B sectional view of FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view C-C of FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is an enlarged DD-D of FIG. The sectional view, Figure 7, is
1, FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line FF in FIG. 7, and FIG. 9 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the rice cracker. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Endless conveyance chain belt, 4...Support body, 5...Elevating plate, 7...Pin, 11...Descent guide rail, 12, 12', 22...Support plate, 13, 1
3', 23... positioning member, 25... conveyance device,
26... Pushing tool, 27... Cream supply device, 2
8... Matching device, 29... Finishing device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An elevating plate, which has two protruding pins penetrating the support, is movable up and down and is biased upwardly by a spring on a support installed between two parallel endless conveyor chains. A pushing tool consisting of a protruding piece that horizontally holds a roller in a cantilevered manner and comes in contact with a descending guide rail provided at a predetermined position is attached below the lifting plate to the endless conveying chain band. Conveying devices arranged at regular intervals and cream and other pastes arranged along the circulation path of the endless conveying chain belt are placed on top of the lower rice crackers that are transferred by the endless conveying chain belt. A cream supply device, a combination device that stacks the upper rice crackers on top of the cream placed by the cream supply device, and a finishing device that presses the unfinished product, which has been made into a three-layer structure in the previous step, to a predetermined thickness. A confectionery machine for making mixed rice crackers.