JPH0447047Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] This invention relates to a cone sleeve attachment device.
More specifically, it relates to a cone sleeve attachment device that inserts an edible cone-shaped container into a cone sleeve, and temporarily fixes the cone sleeve to the edible cone-shaped container after the edible cone-shaped container is inserted into the cone sleeve. .

[Prior Art] As a conventional device for inserting an edible cone-shaped container into this type of cone sleeve, for example,
Some are described in Publication No. 12125.

This conventional technology involves a means for separating and taking out cone sleeves piled up in a magazine one by one, and a means for separating cones that are conveyed in a predetermined direction via a conveying means and at a constant interval. a means for feeding the cone sleeve taken out by the means in the same direction as the cone; and a means for inserting the cone into the cone sleeve at the end of the conveying means and transporting the cone with the cone sleeve inserted at a predetermined interval. The apparatus is equipped with a dynamic pushing means, and is configured to automatically push the cone sleeve in a predetermined direction without damaging the inserted configuration even after the cone sleeve is inserted into the cone.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] The above-mentioned conventional technology is a device that simply inserts an edible cone-shaped container (cone) 6 into a thin paper cone sleeve 7 as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7. When cones with cones inserted into cone sleeves are stacked one on top of the other, and when they are separated and used one by one, the cone sleeve attached to the next cone slips out and enters the previous cone. There was a problem in that the next cone would be in a strip shape, and if the cone was still in use, it would be clumsy to put the soft serve ice cream into the cone with the cone sleeve still in place.

In order to eliminate each of the above-mentioned problems, this invention fixes a corn sleeve to an edible corn-shaped container by heat-sealing it by actively utilizing the moisture content of the container and the gelatinizing properties of the sugar and starch it contains. However, the purpose is to prevent the cone sleeve from coming off even if the cone sleeves are taken out one by one from the stacked state.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The object of this invention described above is to provide a conveyance rail for conveying an edible container into which a cone sleeve is inserted, a pushing mechanism for pushing the edible container along the rail,
a crimping mechanism disposed in parallel with the conveyance rail for crimping the edible container to the conveyance rail during pushing;
This is accomplished by including a heater housed within the rail.

[Operation] In the cone sleeve attaching device of this invention, an edible cone-shaped container with a cone sleeve that has been pushed by a pushing mechanism on a conveying rail is attached to the edible cone on the conveying rail by a crimping mechanism installed parallel to the said rail. The container is pressed with enough pressure not to damage it.

A heater is housed in the rail parallel to this crimping mechanism, and since the rail itself is heated, the part of the edible cone-shaped container that is in contact with the conveyance rail through the cone sleeve is heated, and this heating causes The moisture contained in the edible cone-shaped container is heated and the water vapor generated softens it into a paste-like state, and during this time the cone sleeve adheres to the edible cone-shaped container and when it passes through the crimping area, the heated part cools down and both of them cool down. Unify.

[Example] Examples will be described with reference to the drawings.

The cone sleeve attachment device of this invention is the first
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 3, it is roughly composed of a conveying rail 1, a pushing mechanism 2, a crimping mechanism 3, and a heater 4.

The conveyance rail 1 includes a heat insulating material 11 and a stainless steel rail member 1 with an M-shaped cross section and a V-shaped upper surface.
2 is attached with a panel-shaped heater 4 inside and a heat storage material 13 filled on top of the heater.

In the embodiment, one rail member 12 is attached on one sheet of heat insulating material 11 in such a manner that it accommodates heater 4 and heat storage material 13, respectively.

This conveyance rail 1 is a main frame member 5 that constitutes a machine frame 5.
The heater 4 is fixed with screws on a support plate 54 disposed on a mounting bracket 53 protruding from the inner surface of a pair of frame members 52 attached to the heater 4, and is connected to the heater 4 through a control panel (not shown). A cable for energizing is wired and the stainless steel rail member 12 is heated to about 200°C.

The pushing mechanism 2 includes an upper guide rail 21 attached to the frame member 52 with a stay 55, and an upper guide rail 21 attached to the frame member 52 with a stay 55.
A pair of chains 2 that rotate along a lower guide rail 22 disposed on the attachment portion of the chains 2 to the main frame member 51.
3 and connecting rods 24 attached at a constant interval.

When the rod 24 crosses over the upper guide rail 21, it is designed in advance so that it can move at a position slightly lower than the diameter of the opening of the edible cone-shaped container 6 from the transport rail 1.

Note that this pushing mechanism 3 has upper and lower guide rails 21 and 2.
The main gear 2 that rotates the chain 23 on both sides of 2
6 and a follower gear 27 are arranged, and power is applied to the attachment shaft on the main gear side.

The crimping mechanism 3 is configured to press the rail member 12 of the transport rail 1 between a pair of support members 31 installed across the transport rail 1 between the top surfaces of the frame member 52 described above.
Elastic plates 3 whose width is slightly narrower than that of the rail member 12 are installed near both ends of the support plates 32, which are attached in pairs in the same direction as the rail member 12.
3 is attached with a pair of movable hinges 34.

The cone sleeve attaching device of this invention has the above-mentioned configuration, and the operation of attaching the cone sleeve to the edible cone-shaped container will be explained below.

FIG. 1 is a device for inserting an edible cone-shaped container 6 into a cone sleeve 7 (not shown) from the right-hand side of FIG. A crossing rod 24 sent over the member 12 by a chain 23 attached to both ends comes into contact with the open end side of the edible cone-shaped container 6 and is pushed and moved.

When the edible cone-shaped container 6 is placed under the crimping mechanism 3, the rail member 12 is larger than the opening diameter of the container.
The edible cone-shaped container is inserted through the cone sleeve 7 onto the inclined surfaces 122 and 123 of the V-shaped groove 121 of the rail member 12, which is pushed by the elastic plate 33 having a narrow interval between the two and heated by the heater 4, so that the edible cone-shaped container is not damaged. It slides while being pressed to a certain degree.

In the process of this sliding, the above-mentioned 2 of the edible cone-shaped container 6
When the pressure welding points are heated to about 200°C, the water content of about 1% remaining in the container 6 is heated, and the generated steam softens the container material and partially turns it into a paste, allowing the cone sleeve 7 to be adhered. .

That is, while passing through the crimping mechanism 3 portion, the cone sleeve 7 is softened by the steam generated by the moisture contained in the edible cone-shaped container, and gelatinized, resulting in two portions of the cone sleeve 7 becoming as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 11, a band-shaped adhesive portion 61 is formed.

Since the edible cone-shaped containers 6 to which the cone sleeves 7 are attached in this way are integrated, even if they are taken out one by one in a stacked state as shown in FIG.
At this time, the cone sleeve 7 will not come off from the edible cone-shaped container 6.

[Effects of the invention] Since this invention is configured as described above, it produces the effects described below.

In the cone sleeve attachment device of claim 1, the cone sleeve can be automatically attached to the edible cone container by heating and pressurizing the cone sleeve to the edible cone container without using an adhesive. When separating and taking out one by one from a stacked state, the corn sleeve does not come off from the edible cone container, so the container becomes corn sleeveless.
This has the effect of not leaving a cone sleeve inside the edible cone-shaped container.

Each of the cone sleeve attachment devices according to claims 2 to 5 has the advantage that the structure can be simplified, and the device can be provided in a space-saving manner and at a low cost.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figures all show one embodiment of this invention; Fig. 1 is a plan view of the cone sleeve attachment device, Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the cone sleeve attachment device. Fig. 4 is an overall side view of the cone sleeve attachment device, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the cone sleeve and the edible cone-shaped container, and Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line B-B in the figure. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the edible cone-shaped container with the edible cone-shaped container attached, FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the edible cone-shaped container, and FIG. Enlarged cross-sectional view of a part of the C line break, No. 10
The figure is an enlarged sectional view of a portion taken along line DD in FIG. 8, and FIG. 11 is a longitudinal sectional view of a state in which edible cone-shaped containers with cone sleeves are stacked. 1... Conveyance rail, 31... Support member, 12...
Rail member, 32... Support plate, 121... V-shaped groove, 33... Elastic plate, 13... Heat storage material, 34...
Movable hinge, 2... Pushing mechanism, 4... Heater, 2
3... Chain, 52... Frame member, 24... Crossing rod, 6... Edible cone-shaped container, 3... Crimping mechanism, 7... Cone sleeve.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] 1. Conveyor rail 1 for conveying an edible cone-shaped container 6 with a cone sleeve 7 inserted therein, in a cone sleeve attachment device for inserting and integrating an edible cone-shaped container into a cone sleeve. a pushing mechanism 2 for pushing the edible cone-shaped container 6 along the conveyance rail 1; and a pushing mechanism 2 disposed parallel to the conveyance rail 1 to push the edible cone-shaped container 6 onto the conveyance rail 1 during pushing. A cone sleeve attaching device comprising a crimping mechanism 3 for crimping and a heater 4 housed in the conveyance rail 1. 2. The cone sleeve attachment device according to claim 1, wherein the conveyance rail 1 is constituted by a rail member 12 having a V-shaped groove 121 on the top surface and filled with a heat storage material 13 inside. 3. The cone sleeve attaching device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pushing mechanism (2) has a configuration in which a pair of chains (23) have crossover rods (24) attached at a constant interval. 4 The crimping mechanism 3 moves the elastic plate 33 between the pair of support members 31 attached to the frame member 52 across the conveyance rail 1, and the support plate 32 attached in the same direction as the rail member 12 of the conveyance rail 1. Claim 1, wherein the structure is attached using a hinge 34.
The cone sleeve attachment device according to 2 or 3. 5. Claim 1, wherein the heater 4 is a panel heater.
5. The cone sleeve attachment device according to 2, 3 or 4.