JPH0444077Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) This invention allows filling ingredients such as gyoza, shumai, and spring rolls without kneading and crushing them, and even if they are dry, they can be filled in a state similar to handmade. This is about a device that can do this.

(Prior Art) Conventional food hopper devices generally employ a screw mechanism, and the filling material (hereinafter referred to as ingredients) placed in the hopper is pushed into the device body by the screw. , are pushed out by a certain amount. By the way, when extruding ingredients with such a screw, the ingredients are kneaded under more pressure than necessary, so delicate ingredients such as boiled vegetables and granular red beans are crushed, resulting in poor taste and texture. Also, the appearance deteriorates, and the quality is inferior to handmade products. Furthermore, piston type and slide type filling devices are known for feeding fixed amounts from the hopper, but in the piston type, the ingredients are cut twice by a swinging valve, making the ingredients finer, and the vacuum In order to utilize this effect, it cannot be applied to a tool that is dry and allows air to pass through, and the tool is further kneaded due to the piston pressure and the resistance of the extrusion groove. On the other hand, even if you use a sliding type, the square slide requires a gap, making it difficult to cut meat streaks, etc., and the filling hole is difficult to fill due to the presence of air. There is a problem with the ingredients leaking.

(Purpose of the present invention) As described above, conventional food filling devices still have the above-mentioned problems, and it is impossible to fill the ingredients without kneading them or filling them with dry ingredients that are almost handmade. Therefore, the present invention is a device developed with the aim of solving these problems.

(Configuration of the present invention) In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the food filling device of the present invention is configured with the following features. By the way, the filling device is a device that feeds out the ingredients that come in from the hopper in fixed amounts, and the form of the hopper is not particularly limited, but the purpose of the filling device is to avoid kneading the ingredients as described above. Since the purpose of the final product cannot be achieved if it is kneaded with a screw or the like in the previous step of feeding from the hopper, the purpose of the final product cannot be achieved. Therefore, the hopper is required to be able to feed the ingredients in a crumbly state without kneading them.
It is preferable to apply the hopper according to No. 62-201311.

The filling device of the present invention is configured to feed the ingredients from the hopper in a constant amount to the next process without kneading them and in a loose state. Pump rotor is attached. The pump rotor has a built-in piston that slides through the center,
The piston is kept in a vertical position, and the tool is placed in the space created by the piston being retracted. The ingredients are easily filled by the pressure applied from the hopper and the retraction (lowering) of the piston. After filling the pump rotor with the ingredients, it rotates 90 degrees to position the piston in a horizontal position, and the movement of the piston pushes the ingredients out of the pump rotor and into the filling cylinder. Therefore, the pump rotor is controlled to be able to rotate reciprocatingly within a range of 90 degrees as described above, and the piston built into the pump rotor is configured to slide reciprocally in synchronization with the rotation of the rotor. However, the means for reciprocating the pump rotor and the means for reciprocating sliding of the piston within the rotor are not particularly limited.
Furthermore, the ingredients sent from the piston in the rotor are transferred to a filling cylinder, and are pushed down by the filling piston to fill a predetermined container or the like, using a conventional filling method.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of a food filling device according to the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

(Example) Fig. 1 shows a specific example of a food filling device, which is shown combined with a hopper device A, and the filling device B is installed below the hopper device. . A detailed explanation of the hopper device A will be omitted here.
Please refer to the food filling hopper according to No. 201311.

Therefore, the food filling device B of the present invention is installed below the hopper device A, and in the figure, 1 is a pump rotor, 2 is a piston, 3 is a filling piston, and 4 is a piston guide. By the movement of the rotor 1 and the piston 2, the ingredients from the hopper device A are transferred intact to the filling cylinder 5. In the present invention, the forms of the hopper device A and the filling cylinder 5 are not particularly limited, and since they are devices interposed between these two devices, the pump rotor 1 will be described. pump rotor 1
is configured to reciprocate within a rotation angle of 90 degrees by some means, and the piston 2 is configured to slide in synchronization with the reciprocating rotation, so that the piston 2 is oriented vertically as shown in FIG. The space formed by the tip 6 descending from the outer periphery 7 of the pump rotor 1 is filled with the tool 8, and the pump rotor 1 is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise to become as shown in FIG. Then, when the piston 2 becomes horizontal, the piston 2
The filled tool 8 with the tip 6 protruding is transferred to the filling cylinder 5.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a specific mechanism for moving the pump rotor 1 and piston 2, as well as the filling piston 3 and piston guide 4. The pump rotor 1 is reciprocated by a barrel cam 9. Given. That is, the barrel cam 9 is engaged with the roller 11 of the index plate 10, and when the barrel cam 9 rotates, the roller 11 moves along a cam groove (not shown) formed on the outer circumferential surface 12. The index plate 10 can be given a 90 degree rotation and can also be given a return rotation. Moreover, the optimum cam groove curve is formed so as to be synchronous with the rotational speed, the stopping time at a predetermined position, and the movement timing with other members. Index plate 1
0 is connected to the rotating body 13 via a key 38, and the rotation of the index plate 10 results in a rotational movement of the rotating body 13, which in turn causes the pump rotor 1 connected to the tip side of the rotating body 13 to move in the same direction. It will be rotated like this. On the other hand, the movement of the piston 2 built into the pump rotor 1 is performed using a link mechanism as shown in the figure, and the rotating body 13 has a large cavity in the center. A sliding shaft 14 is inserted with only axial movement allowed, and a grooved cam 16 is connected to one end of the sliding shaft 14 via a joint 15. A pin 1 is attached to one end of the link 18 in the groove 17 of the grooved cam 16.
9 is engaged, and the other end of the link 18 is engaged with a pin 20 fixed to the piston 2. In order to fit the link 18 and the grooved cam 16 into predetermined positions within the cavity of the rotating body 13, a core 21 that is divided into two parts based on the neutral axis is placed in the cavity, and the shaft 22 is inserted into the core 21.
is pivotally supported so as to be swingable, and the grooved cam 16 is guided so as to be movable in the axial direction. Further, the joint 15 is a joint in which the sliding shaft 14 and the grooved cam 16 are rotatably connected, and can transmit only the force acting in the axial direction. By the way, the piston 2 can slide in the pump rotor 1 by the axial movement of the sliding shaft 14, and the movement of the sliding shaft 14 is caused by the swinging of the link 23, and the link 2
One end of 3 engages with a piston 24 provided on the sliding shaft 14, and the other end is connected to a connecting rod 25. The connecting rod 25 engages with the tip of an arm 26, which is controlled to swing at a constant cycle by a cam that rotates coaxially with the barrel cam 9. Therefore, as the cam rotates, the arm 26 and the link 23 swing, and the sliding shaft 14 can be moved in the axial direction.
If the sliding shaft 14 now moves to the left of the arrow, the grooved cam 16 will also be pushed and move by the same distance, and the pin 19 of the link 18 will move in the direction of the arrow along the groove 17. Of course, the link 18 is connected to the core 21 by the shaft 2.
2, the movement of the pin 19 causes the link 18 to swing, thereby lifting the pin 20, that is, the piston 2 upward. Conversely, if the sliding shaft 14 moves to the right, the piston 2 will fall, but since the piston 2 rotates freely together with the pump rotor 1, the tip 6 of the piston 2 will be at a predetermined position. coming and going. This is because the rotary body 13, the pump rotor 1, the core 21 installed in the rotary body 13, the link 18, and furthermore the grooved cam 16 can be rotated simultaneously by the index plate 10, so the piston The movement of the piston 2 can be freely controlled no matter what direction the piston 2 is.

The pump rotor 1 is housed in a casing 27 , and an inlet hole 28 is provided above the casing 27 for introducing the tool 8 , while a filling cylinder 5 is formed on the side of the casing 27 . A filling piston 3 and a piston guide 4 are inserted in a state in which they are each given independent movement, and a link is connected to the upper end of these to move the filling piston 3 and piston guide 4 up and down at a predetermined timing. are doing.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the device, and a link 29 is connected to the upper end of the filling piston 3.
A link 30 is connected to the barrel cam 9, and a cam 31 fixed coaxially with the barrel cam 9 connects these links 2.
9 and 30, the movement of the filling piston 3 is controlled, while a link 32 is connected to the upper end of the piston guide 4, a link 33 is connected to the link 32, and the movement of the piston guide 4 is controlled by a cam 34. Vertical movement is controlled. Further, in the figure, 35 is a cam for swinging the link 23 and the arm 26.

By the way, in this embodiment, the movement of the sliding shaft 14, the filling piston 3, and the piston guide 4 is realized by a combination of a cam and a link, but the positioning accuracy and the speed of movement may be degraded to some extent. However, it is also possible to use an air cylinder.

5a to 5c show a pre-process in which the tool 8 is pushed down from the filling cylinder 5 by the filling piston 3 and wrapped in the foreskin 37 set on the base 36, and this process is conventionally known. This is just a method that is used, but to prevent the ingredients from collapsing, the filling piston 3
and piston guide 4 are controlled in good timing.

As described above, the food filling device according to the present invention is interposed between the hopper and the filling cylinder, and the pump rotor has a built-in piston, and the pump rotor is reciprocated at an angle of 90 degrees, and the food filling device is interposed between the hopper and the filling cylinder. The piston slides as it rotates, fills the space formed at the tip of the piston with ingredients, and transfers the filled ingredients to the filling cylinder, which provides the following effects.

(Effects) (1) Since the device according to the present invention has a pump rotor installed between the outlet of the hopper and the filling cylinder, pressure is not applied to the ingredients to push them into the filling cylinder, so the ingredients may not be crushed or crushed. It does not need to be kneaded and can be transferred to a filling cylinder even in a crumbly state, making it possible to produce food that is extremely close to being handmade.

(2) The pump rotor is controlled so that the piston is positioned vertically and is gradually lowered from the state where the tip is flush with the outer periphery as the piston is filled with the ingredients, so the ingredients can easily enter the pump rotor. Furthermore, since no extra pressing force is required, the ingredients do not collapse, and conversely, no special pressure is applied when transferring them from the pump rotor to the filling cylinder, and they remain in their original state.

(3) The piston further descends and only the space created is filled with a certain amount of ingredients, so the amount of ingredients inserted into the foreskin etc. is always constant.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of the food filling device according to the present invention, Fig. 2 shows the state in which the pump rotor is filled with ingredients from the hopper, and Fig. 3 shows the state in which the pump rotor and piston are given a predetermined movement. FIG. 4 shows the plan view of FIG. 3, and FIG.
c shows the process of filling the foreskin with the filling piston. A...Hopper device, B...Filling device, 1...
Pump rotor, 2...Piston, 3...Filling piston, 4...Piston guide, 5...Filling cylinder, 6...Tip, 7...Outer circumference, 8...Tool, 9...
... Barrel cam, 10 ... Index plate, 11 ... Roller, 12 ... Outer peripheral surface, 13 ... Rotating body, 14 ...
Sliding shaft, 15...Joint, 16...Groove cam, 17...
...Groove, 18, 23, 29, 30, 32, 33...
Link, 19, 20, 24... Pin, 21... Core, 26... Arm, 27... Casing, 28
...Entrance, 31, 34, 35...Cam.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In the filling device that is attached to the outlet of the hopper device and transfers the ingredients sent from the hopper device to the filling cylinder, a pump rotor is attached to the outlet of the hopper device with the rotating shaft horizontally, and the pump rotor is attached to the 1. A food filling device characterized in that a pump rotor has a built-in piston that provides reciprocating rotational motion at an angle of 100 degrees and slides back and forth in time with the rotational motion.