JPH0443036Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] This invention is a method for improving the quality of noodles with high water content, which are produced when producing raw noodles such as udon, soba, and Chinese noodles. This invention relates to a device for improving the quality of noodles.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, when producing raw noodles such as soba noodles, udon noodles, and Chinese noodles, the process is generally performed as shown in FIG.

In the figure, a is a mixer, and in the mixer a, buckwheat flour or wheat flour, water, a binder, and others are kneaded to form a lumpy raw material b. And the water content in this case is usually approximately 35%
~48%.

Next, this raw material b is rolled into a flat strip by a rolling roll c to form a noodle strip d. In this case, although not shown in the drawings, in order to prevent the noodle strips d from adhering to the rolling rolls c, powder such as wheat flour is removed from above.

The noodle strip d thus formed is cut into a predetermined length by a rotating cutter e, and the cutting blade roll f
is cut along the length direction, and a large number of noodle strings g
is formed. h is an apparatus for producing the multi-hydrated noodles formed in this way.

The formed noodle strings g contain as much as 35% to 48% water in the mixing process as described above, and noodle strings in this state are usually called highly hydrated noodles. If the above-mentioned highly hydrated noodles are left as they are, water oozes out from the cut portions etc. cut by the cutting blade roll f and the noodle strings g adhere to each other, making it impossible to obtain normal noodles. As shown in the figure, it is placed on a rotating conveyor i, and while being moved, air is blown and dehumidified using a large number of fans j.
In addition, the flour removing device k removes edible powder such as wheat flour to prevent the noodle strings g from adhering to each other.

The conveyor i has a flat rubber belt m mounted between a driving pulley n and a driven pulley o.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, the above-mentioned conventional device has the following drawbacks. The problem is that the length of the conveyor i becomes long and requires a large space.

Another problem is that during cooking, it is necessary to remove the powder deposited by the powder removal device k. And to remove enough of this powder,
The powder adheres strongly after a long period of time has passed, and may also be electrostatically attached, which is troublesome. Furthermore, if noodles are boiled in boiling water with the flour still attached, the boiling water becomes cloudy and heat conduction to the noodles deteriorates, resulting in a high loss of heating heat.

This invention was made to solve these problems, and its purpose was to make the dehumidifying and flour removal process relatively short, and to prevent excess powder from adhering to the flour during cooking. No powder removal work is required. An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for improving the quality of noodles with added water.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention that achieves the above object is described as follows: a manufacturing device for manufacturing highly hydrated noodles; a conveyor having an uneven upper surface provided corresponding to the manufacturing device; This is a quality improvement device for water-added noodles, which consists of a blower installed in correspondence with a conveyor.

Further, the conveyor having irregularities on its upper surface is a net conveyor, which is a quality improvement device for the above-mentioned water-added noodles.
Moreover, the apparatus for improving the quality of multi-hydrated noodles is provided with a lower conveyor below the conveyor, and a powder removal device that supplies edible powder in response to the fall of the conveyed material on the conveyor.

Further, the conveyor is a quality improvement device for the above-mentioned water-added noodles, which is a conveyor having unevenness on its upper surface.

Further, the conveyor is a net conveyor, which is a quality improvement device for the above-mentioned water-added noodles.

Further, the lower conveyor is a conveyor having irregularities on its upper surface, and the apparatus for improving the quality of the water-added noodles has air blowing equipment for supplying air onto the lower conveyor.

Further, the lower conveyor is a net conveyor, which is a quality improvement device for the water-added noodles.

[Operation] The highly hydrated noodles produced by the highly hydrated noodle manufacturing apparatus are conveyed on a conveyor that is provided correspondingly to the apparatus and has an uneven upper surface. At this time, since the conveyor has unevenness on its upper surface, the noodle strings are separated from each other. A gap is also formed on the lower surface. For this reason, the side surfaces of each noodle string are exposed, and the bottom surface is also conveyed while being made to be easily exposed to wind.
When air is blown by the air blower in this state, air can be supplied to the entire circumference of each noodle string, making it possible to effectively dehumidify. In addition, when the conveyor is a net conveyor, the net has irregularities formed by the striations and holes forming the net, so that moisture can be effectively dehumidified for the same reason as above.

Also, a lower conveyor is provided below the conveyor,
In the case where an edible powder removal device is installed in correspondence with the falling part of the conveyor, the powder is removed from the falling noodle strings that are falling from the conveyor, and there is no support for the noodle strings, so it is impossible to completely remove the edible powder. Powder can be removed effectively with the periphery exposed. You can also blow off excess powder.

Furthermore, if the lower conveyor is configured to rotate in the opposite direction to the conveyor, the flour can also be removed from the back side of the noodle strings.

In addition, in the case where the lower conveyor has unevenness on the upper surface or the conveyor is formed by a net conveyor, the air blowing equipment is used to separate the noodle strings from each other and effectively dehumidify the back surface where the upper noodles are formed. be able to.

[Example] In FIG. 1, numeral 1 indicates a manufacturing device for highly hydrated noodles, which is comprised of the following devices as an example. That is, the mixer 2, rolling roll 3, rotating cutter 4, cutting blade roll 5, etc. In the mixer 2, buckwheat flour or wheat flour, water, a binder, and others are mixed to form the raw material 6 for the water-added noodles as in the conventional method. This raw material 6 is rolled by a rolling roll 3 to form a noodle band 2a, and then a noodle string group 7 is formed by a rotating cutter 4, a cutting blade roll 5, etc., and the noodle string group 7 is placed on a conveyor 8. , and transported in the direction of arrow A8. In this case, the conveyor 8
It was formed by a net as shown in FIG. Alternatively, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the upper surface is formed with unevenness.

Note that the net also forms an uneven surface with its striations and holes, and is included in the meaning of an uneven surface in this invention. Furthermore, although the term "unevenness" refers to a surface in which concave portions and convex portions are formed, in this invention, it also includes a surface in which convex portions or concave portions are formed on a flat surface.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a blower device, which is capable of supplying clean outdoor air.

Then, as shown in FIG. 2 or 3, the noodle string group 7
The irregularities on the top surface of the conveyor create spaces between the noodle strings, and gaps are also formed on the bottom surface, resulting in better ventilation.

When the noodle strip 2a is cut by the cutting blade roll 5, moisture oozes out from the side surface of the noodle strip 2a, but this moisture is absorbed by the air from the blower device 9 due to gaps between the noodle strips. dehumidified.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, 10 is a powder removal device installed corresponding to the falling part of conveyed objects on the conveyor 8, and is designed to remove edible powder such as wheat flour. It's summery. 11 is a hopper, 12 is a casing, 13 is a fan, and 14 is an edible powder.

Further, 15 is a mouth formed to be openable and closable. Note that 16 indicates a driving pulley, and 17 indicates a driven pulley.
These parts were also formed by sprockets as shown in FIG. In the figure, 18 is a chain, and 19 is a connecting member. Further, the conveyor 8 is formed of a net.

Next, 20 is a lower stage conveyor, which is formed to rotate in the direction of arrow A20 in the opposite direction to the conveyor 8. And this lower conveyor 20
Although the conveyor 8 is formed as a net conveyor like the conveyor 8, it may also be a conveyor having unevenness formed on the upper surface as described above.

21 is a driving pulley, and 22 is a driven pulley.
Further, 23 is a ventilation equipment. and the conveyor 8
A flour removing device 10 removes flour from the group of noodle strings 7 falling from the noodle strings. In this case, as described above, the noodle string group 7 that is falling and has a space around its entire circumference is effectively dusted, excess flour is blown off, and the noodle string group 7 is moved onto the lower conveyor 20. The powder from the vine noodle string group 7 can be removed from the back side (top side).

Next, on the lower conveyor 20, air was blown by the air blowing equipment 23 to the group of noodle strings 7 which were turned over and had gaps formed between the surface lines as described above, so that the back surface was turned into the top surface and a well-ventilated state was created. To noodle string group 7,
Dehumidification is performed. Note that 24 usually indicates a conveyor. Reference numeral 25 denotes a suction device, in which suction is performed by a fan (not shown), and the end thereof is open to the outdoors.

Similarly, 26 is a suction device, the end of which is communicated with the outdoors, and a cyclone dust collection device is provided at the end to collect edible powder.

[Effects of the invention] By having the structure as described above, this invention allows the noodle strings to be separated from each other to expose the side surfaces, and also allows air to easily enter the lower surface, so that air can be applied in a so-called well-ventilated state. and can effectively dehumidify. Therefore, the dehumidification process can be shortened and factory space can be saved. In addition, it is possible to effectively remove flour while the noodle strings are falling without any obstacles around them. It also allows you to brush off excess powder. This eliminates the task of removing powder, which has traditionally been troublesome. Also, the front and back of each noodle string,
It is possible to effectively dehumidify by applying sufficient wind to both the sides and the sides.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1, 2, 5, and 6 show examples of this invention, Figure 1 is a diagram showing an outline of the quality improvement device for multi-water noodles, and Figure 2 is the same as in Figure 1. 3 shows another embodiment of the invention, FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the part shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the part shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the portion shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing a conventional quality improvement device for highly hydrated noodles, and FIG. 8 is a view taken along the - line in FIG. 7. It is. 1... Multi-hydrated noodle manufacturing device, 8... Conveyor,
9...Blower device, 10...Pulver removing device, 18...Lower conveyor, 21...Blower equipment.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] 1. Consisting of a manufacturing device for manufacturing highly hydrated noodles; a conveyor having an uneven upper surface provided corresponding to the manufacturing device; and a blower device provided corresponding to the conveyor. A quality improvement device for highly water-added noodles. 2. The quality improvement device for highly hydrated noodles according to claim 1, wherein the conveyor having irregularities on its upper surface is a net conveyor. 3. A lower conveyor is provided below the conveyor, corresponding to the falling part of the conveyed object of the conveyor,
A quality improvement device for multi-water noodles, characterized in that it is equipped with a flour removal device that supplies edible powder. 4. The multi-water-soluble noodle quality improvement apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the lower conveyor is a conveyor that rotates in the opposite direction to the conveyor. 5. The quality improvement device for highly water-added noodles according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the conveyor is a conveyor having unevenness on its upper surface. 6. The high water content improving device for noodles according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the conveyor is a net conveyor. 7. The quality improvement device for highly water-added noodles according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein the lower conveyor is a conveyor having unevenness on its upper surface, and has air blowing equipment for supplying air onto the lower conveyor. 8. The quality improvement device for highly hydrated noodles according to any one of claims 3 to 7, wherein the lower conveyor is a net conveyor.