JPH0440918A - Automatic manufacturing device for fried rice cracker - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatize the manufacture of a fried rice cracker and to decrease the consumption quantity of frying oil by opening an upper cover in the upper side part of a chain and housing a rice cracker material into a formwork, immersing the formwork containing the rice cracker material into a frying oil tank in the lower side part of the chain and running it. CONSTITUTION:A formwork 5 always runs through the outside of an edless chain 3, a punching steel plate is used for the upper and the lower planes of the formwork 5 and the upper cover 4, and in the formwork 5, a housing frame 8 for housing a rice cracker material at every piece is provided. To both sides of the upper cover 4, a roller 9 is attached, and on the upper face of the upper cover 4, a reinforcing plate 7 is provided. Also, the formwork 5 is obliqutely attached so as to lower the front side in the advance direction in the upper side part of the chain 3, a frying oil tank 10 is provided on the lower part of the endless chain 3 and frying oil is heated to a suitable temperature by a gas burner. In the lower side part of the chain 3, in a state that the roller 9 is pushed up by a holding guide 12 and the formwork 5 with which the upper cover 4 comes into contact closely is immersed into the oil tank 10, the chain 3 is run, and a rice cracker product is fried in the oil tank 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an apparatus for automatically producing fried rice crackers.

[Prior art and problems to be solved by the invention] A conventional method for automatically manufacturing fried rice crackers includes, for example, storing rice cracker dough in the molds of a conveyor in which a large number of molds are attached to an endless chain; Fried rice crackers were made by passing this mold together with a chain through a frying oil tank.

However, in this conventional method, feeding the fabric to the formwork relied on humans and was not a fully automatic device. In addition, workers who feed dough into molds must always work near high-temperature oil, and the working environment is not good.

Furthermore, a large amount of frying oil was consumed, pushing up product costs.

[Means to solve the problem]

In view of this, as a result of various studies, the present invention has developed an automatic manufacturing device that further automates the production of fried rice crackers and consumes less frying oil.

That is, one of the devices of the present invention is to provide a frying oil tank that opens upward under the lower part of two endless chains arranged in parallel, and between these chains, a formwork for the upper cover material that can be freely opened and closed is placed between the endless chains. In the lower part of the chain, the front side of the formwork in the direction of movement of the chain is inclined upward and protrudes to the outside of the chain, and a large number of chains are provided in the longitudinal direction. The upper part of the chain opens the top lid and stores the rice cracker dough in the mold, and the lower part of the chain immerses the mold containing the rice cracker dough in a frying oil tank and runs it, thereby making fried rice crackers. It is characterized by manufacturing.

Another device of the present invention is to provide a frying oil tank with an upward opening under the lower part of two endless chains arranged side by side, and between these chains, rollers are provided on both sides so as to move the chain in the direction of travel. A formwork to which a top lid that can be opened and closed at the rear side is attached is attached, and the front side of the formwork in the direction of movement of the chain is inclined upward at the lower part of the endless chain so as to protrude outside of the chain, so that the formwork extends in the longitudinal direction of the chain. A large number of rollers are provided below the endless chain, and furthermore, a clamping guide for the rollers that press the top cover against the formwork is continuously provided below the endless chain, and the rollers advance along both sides of the rice cracker dough supply position in the upper part of the endless chain. A roughly mountain-shaped rail is provided for pushing up the top lid, and a dough supply guide plate is provided above the rice cracker dough supply position, one end of which can be pushed up by the rear end of the top lid that has been pushed up, and the other end is rotatable. This device is characterized by being equipped with a vacuum suction dough arranging machine for arranging rice cracker dough on a supply guide plate.

〔Example〕

Next, one embodiment of the present invention will be described.

2 installed in a vertical plane as shown in Figure 1 (a) and (b)
Endless chains (3) stretched between two sprockets (1) (21) are arranged in parallel and facing each other, and a hinge (not shown) is installed between them on the surface on the traveling direction side as shown in Figure 2.
A formwork (5) to which the upper lid (4) was attached so as to be openable and closable was provided so as to protrude outside the endless chain (3) by means of a support plate (6).

That is, as shown in the side view of the apparatus according to the present invention in FIG. 1(a), the formwork (5) always runs outside the endless chain (3). Also, as shown in Figure 2, the formwork (5)
Punched steel plates are used for the upper and lower surfaces of the upper lid (4), and a storage frame (8) for storing rice cracker dough one by one is provided in the formwork (5). A roller (9) was attached to the site, and a reinforcing plate (7) was provided on the upper surface of the upper cover (4).

Furthermore, the formwork (5) is attached to the upper part of the chain (3) (the state shown in FIG. 2) with an inclination so that the front side in the direction of movement is lowered.

Furthermore, as shown in Figure 1 (a), the above device is equipped with a frying oil tank αω below the endless chain (3), and this frying oil is heated from below to an appropriate temperature depending on the type of rice cracker by a gas burner αυ. . A chimney (25) for exhausting combustion gas was provided on one side in the direction of movement of the chain. In the figure, (26) is a motor for driving the chino, and (27) is a motor for vertical separation that raises the chain section at the top of the apparatus in order to clean the inside of the frying oil tank Oal.

At the lower part of the chain (3), as shown in Fig. 3, the roller (9) is pushed up by the holding guide (2) to bring the upper cover (4) into close contact with the formwork (5) and the formwork. Cheno (3) with the frame (5) immersed in the oil tank QOI
run.

In addition, as shown in Figure 1 (a), the dough supply position (a) on the upper part of the chain (3) has a function for opening the top lid (4) in order to feed the rice cracker dough into the formwork (5). Rails αJ were provided on both sides of the upper end of the device frame. That is, the chevron-shaped rail α that guides the upper lid (4) of the advancing formwork (5) so as to lift it is moved to the fabric supply position (a).
It was attached to the frame of the device.

Moreover, the rice cracker products fried in the oil tank α0 by such a device are discharged from a take-out portion at the forward end of the lower portion of the conveyor (7) through a take-out chute α4. i.e. from the forward end of the upper part of the conveyor (7) to the chain (3).
The upper lid (4) is pressed against the formwork (5) by the holding guide (2) provided continuously along the progress of the oil tank αω and the lower part of the conveyor (7). The guide ■ above is broken. Therefore, in this position, the upper lid (4) rotates around the hinge due to its own weight and hangs down, so that the lid automatically opens and the rice cracker product falls naturally.

Note that the above-mentioned take-out chute α has a flat chute surface on which the product slides, but instead of such a flat chute, there is a slit (29) approximately 10 mm wide in the center of the chute surface as shown in Figure 7. If an improved take-out chute (30) having a chute surface with the lower end of the upper chute surface bent slightly upward is installed, the following effects will be obtained.

That is, a large amount of the frying oil adhering to the formwork (5) falls onto the chute at the take-out section. The oil on this chute adheres to the rice cracker products that have fallen into the chute, making it difficult for the products to drain of the oil, resulting in a sticky product.

When taking out the fried products there, the mold etc. are vibrated to quickly cut off the oil adhering to the products and the mold, and the oil adhering to the product and the mold is quickly removed through the slit (29) on the chute surface to the lower oil pan (31).
), the problem of oil on the chute adhering to the product as described above will be eliminated. Furthermore, according to such an improved take-out chute (30),
The frying oil adhering to the product falling down the chute is also cut off while it falls down the chute, so there is an advantage that a good rice cracker product with less stickiness can be obtained. Furthermore, the above oil pan (31
) can be continuously drained from the bottom end.

According to the above-described conveyor, the configuration in which the rice cracker dough is manually supplied remains the same as in the past. However, the apparatus of the present invention has the following improvements in the quality of rice crackers.

That is, in the conventional apparatus, the rice cracker dough was fried while being held horizontally in the frying oil, so that only the top surface of the rice cracker was fried properly. On the other hand, in the device of the present invention, as shown in Fig. 3, the rice cracker dough enters and advances into the frying oil in an inclined state, so the frying oil is sufficiently agitated compared to the conventional type which is held horizontally. Moisture, air, etc. generated from the dough during the frying process are quickly washed away, and both sides are fried to the same degree, resulting in a rice cracker product of good quality.

Furthermore, unlike conventional methods, only the formwork is immersed in the oil, so the depth of the oil tank is small, so the consumption of frying oil is also small, and the heating capacity of the heat source (gas in this example) for heating the oil is also reduced. It has the advantage of being small.

Next, an embodiment in which the above-mentioned conveyor is combined with a device for automatically supplying rice cracker dough will be described.

As shown in Fig. 4 (a) and (b), the rear end of the upper lid (4) on the opposite hinge side, one end of which is being pushed up by the rail α, is placed above the running chain (3) at the fabric supply position (a). The other end of the fabric supply guide plate α9, whose side cross section that is pushed up is bent in the shape of the character “<”, is rotatably attached. Furthermore, when the top lid (4) is pushed up the most and one end of the dough supply guide plate α is held horizontally, the vacuum suction dough is automatically placed on the upper surface of the horizontal plane as shown in Figure 5. An alignment machine (24) was installed.

The rice cracker dough placed on the horizontal plate αO at one end of the dough supply guide plate α9 pushed up by this alignment machine is
When the upper lid (4) supporting the horizontal plate αG moves further and comes off the horizontal plate αG and the fabric supply guide plate α9 hangs downward, it slides on the horizontal plate αυ and the upper lid (4)
It is automatically stored in the formwork (5) where it is attached. FIG. 4 (28) is a damper that determines the hanging position of the cloth supply guide plate 0!19 when it hangs downward, and also cushions the impact.

This alignment machine uses a device as described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 11858/1983.

That is, as shown in FIG. 5, a diagonally forward-facing dough support plate was provided at the front end of a diaphragm αl having a plurality of U-shaped cross-sectional gutter α holes arranged in parallel for vibrating and aligning the rice cracker dough αη.

A vacuum rotating cylinder (22) equipped with a suction pipe (21) whose tip passes through the opening of the fabric support plate was provided in front of each U-shaped gutter α second. In addition, three suction pipes (21) are provided around the rotary tube (22) at each location.
A substantially square-shaped guide plate (23) was provided to allow the rice cracker dough αη adsorbed to the tip of the pipe to fall off the pipe (21) and to form a gap through which only the pipe could pass. The guide plate (23) is provided above the dough supply guide plate α9, that is, the horizontal plate αG, as shown in the figure.

Such conveyor (7) and vacuum suction dough aligning machine (
An example of the combination with 24) is shown in FIG. According to the above-mentioned device, the rice cracker dough is automatically placed into the formwork in multiple pieces per row (5 pieces in this example) from the aligning machine, the top lid is closed, and then the formwork is placed in the frying oil in an inclined state. It is then fried and then taken out.

In this way, the production of fried rice crackers can be completely automated from dough alignment and feeding to the frying process.

The product types include round donuts, donuts, and dolls.

Various shapes such as stars, turtles, and elongated objects are possible, and each can be accommodated by changing the storage frame within the formwork. Furthermore, the frying time can be controlled with a timer depending on the size of the dough and the number of pieces in one row of the mold.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the production of fried rice crackers can be made more efficient, and at the same time, it is possible to save frying oil and heating fuel, and other remarkable effects are achieved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 (a) and (b) show the apparatus of the present invention, in which (a) is a side view, (b) is a plan view, and Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the formwork for storing rice cracker dough in the apparatus of the present invention. Figures 3 and 3 are side views showing the formwork running in the oil tank, and Figures 4 (a) and (b) are explanatory diagrams showing the movement of the device that automatically feeds rice cracker dough into the formwork. , FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the movement of the vacuum suction fabric aligning machine, FIG. 6 is a side view showing another device of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an improved take-out chute of the device of the present invention. It is a diagram. 1.2-Sprocket Endless chain Upper lid Form support plate Reinforcement plate Storage frame Loaf frying oil tank Gas burner clamping guide Mountain-shaped rail Take-out chute Dough supply guide plate Horizontal plate Rice cracker dough cross section U-shaped gutter Vibration plate Dough support plate Suction pipe Vacuum rotating tube Approximately V-shaped guide Vacuum suction dough alignment machine Chimney chain drive motor Upper and lower separation motor Damper Slit Improved take-out chute Oil pan is shown in Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 (A) Figure 4 (B) Figure 5

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A frying oil tank that opens upward is provided below the lower part of two endless chains arranged side by side, and a formwork with a top lid that can be opened and closed is installed between these chains. The front side of the formwork in the direction of movement of the chain is inclined upward to protrude outside the chain, and a large number of chains are provided in the longitudinal direction, and a top cover is pressed against the formwork at the lower part of the chain, The upper part of the chain opens the top lid and stores the rice cracker dough in a mold, and the lower part of the chain immerses the mold containing the rice cracker dough in a frying oil tank and runs it to produce fried rice crackers. Automatic manufacturing equipment for deep-fried rice crackers. (2) A frying oil tank with an upward opening is installed below the lower part of two endless chains arranged side by side, and a top cover with rollers on both sides that can be opened and closed at the rear in the direction of chain movement is installed between these chains. A large number of formworks are provided in the longitudinal direction of the chain in the lower part of the endless chain, with the front side of the formwork in the direction of movement of the chain inclined upward and protruding outside the chain; A nipping guide for the rollers that press the top lid against the formwork is continuously provided below, and the rollers move along both sides of the rice cracker dough supply position in the upper part of the endless chain to push up the top lid. A dough supply guide plate is provided above the rice cracker dough supply position, one end of which can be pushed up by the rear end of the upper lid and the other end is rotatable, and the rice cracker dough is further arranged on the dough supply guide plate. An automatic fried rice cracker manufacturing device characterized by being equipped with a vacuum suction dough aligning machine.