JPH0460612B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention applies moisture to powder in a kneading machine, in particular, to make it sticky or glossy in a relatively short time, although it varies depending on the material. The present invention relates to a noodle kneading machine capable of producing sticky, high-quality udon noodles in a relatively short period of time, for example, in the case of udon noodles among noodles.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, for example, the general structure of an udon noodle making machine is that stirring blades are mounted in a staggered manner at equal intervals along the longitudinal axis of a rectangular kneading container in which a lid is attached to the upper noodles. By rotating this bladed shaft, the flour and brine put into the kneading container are stirred and kneaded together.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) In this case, at the beginning of stirring, the flour is scattered by the blades, so it is necessary to close the top lid of the kneading container and proceed with the work. When mixing, it is difficult to keep the top lid of the kneading container open and add brine evenly and gradually depending on the dough condition of the flour.It is difficult to obtain an even and uniform dough from the beginning of stirring, and the dough may become sticky during stirring. The resulting gluten is sometimes cut with a feather, and the elongation of the batter is low compared to the quality of the dough as seen from the stickiness on the surface. Not only was it easy to cut, but it also became soggy and lacked the chewy flavor necessary for udon noodles.

Although the present invention varies depending on the material, it is possible to obtain stickiness or gloss in a relatively short period of time. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a noodle kneading machine that can be used efficiently in time.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the noodle dough machine of the present invention includes a dough container for storing dough materials;
a lower rotary propeller rotatably attached to the bottom surface of the topping container via an external power along the bottom surface and imparting wave motion similar to the undulation of waves to the topping material in the topping container; an upper rotating propeller that is rotatably attached to a shaft located above the rotating roller and protrudes from the upper side of the battering container toward the lower side through an external power, and imparts twist to the battering material in the battering container; For noodles, the upper rotary propeller is rotated in the same direction as the lower rotary propeller, faster than the lower rotary propeller, and both the upper rotary propeller and the lower rotary propeller are rotated at a low speed suitable for rolling. In the kneading machine, it is effective to swing the kneading container through an external power at a predetermined angle about an axis in the lower part of the container in a direction perpendicular to the container axis.

(Function) In the noodle dough machine configured as described above,
When the upper and lower propellers are driven to rotate while a batter material such as flour is placed in a batter container, the lower propeller rotates along the bottom of the batter container, causing the flour batter material to vibrate in a manner similar to the undulation of waves. Since the flour in the kneading container is imparted with motion, it does not scatter, and even when the upper rotating propeller rotates, the upper rotating propeller and the lower rotating propeller smooth out the mounds of flour as they knead. Since the flour moves while being pressed against the bottom of the dough container, the flour in the dough container does not scatter above the dough container.

Therefore, in this stirring state, brine is gradually supplied to the flour in the kneading container while the top of the kneading container is left open, and the mixing state of the flour and brine is visually checked from the open top of the kneading container to ensure the optimum condition. In addition, in this optimal mixing state, the batter on the bottom of the batter is given a undulating motion similar to the undulation of waves by the lower rotating propeller, and the gluten is cut by the lower rotating propeller. As a result of the upper rotating propeller rotating as if stroking the upper surface of the bent material, which is given a twist without being bent, and which is undergoing wave motion due to the lower rotating propeller, the space between the upper rotating propeller and the lower rotating propeller is In response to the difference in rotation of the metering blade, the mixture of flour and brine is given a dough by stretching the mixture and generating more gluten without cutting the gluten in the mixture.

In this way, the mixture of flour and brine is rolled out and kneaded evenly with very little waste, resulting in a firmer and more elastic mixture than mixtures made using conventional methods, which is what makes udon noodles. In some cases, the quality of udon noodles when boiled is far superior to conventional udon noodles in terms of texture and difficulty in cutting.

Moreover, in the case of this noodle dough machine, in the doughing state where the upper and lower rotary propellers are rotating,
Since the kneading container oscillates within a preset tilt range, it prevents the flour from being concentrated in one part of the container, especially at the beginning of mixing the flour and brine, and also allows the brine to spread evenly throughout the kneading container. In this way, the mixing state of brine and flour can be quickly and consistently uniform, and high-quality batter can be obtained in a short time. Since there are no obstructions such as shafts between the
It is also possible to eliminate the conventional problem of batter being attached to the shaft during the process of kneading, and this adherent due to insufficient kneading being mixed into the final product and degrading the quality of the batter.

(Example) Next, the configuration of an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

A movable frame 4 is swingably attached to a fixed frame 1 via a bearing 2 and a support shaft 3, and a support shaft 3 is attached to the movable frame 4.
A batter container 5 with an open top surface is attached with
A lower rotating propeller that imparts wave motion similar to the undulation of waves to the toning material put into the toning container 5, in this case, as shown in FIG. Three large, medium, and small propellers 6A, 6B, and 6C are placed at arbitrary positions close to the bottom surface of the batter container 5 to the extent that they almost touch, and an outer plate is used to make the batter that has come to the center of the batter container 5 into a general shape on the outer periphery. The lower rotating propeller 6 is composed of a shifting propeller 6D, and each of the propellers 6A, 6B, 6C expands and contracts in the circumferential direction with respect to the center of rotation as appropriate in response to the generation of optimal torsional motion, and The heights of the outer circumferential direction and the inner circumferential direction of each of the propellers 6A, 6B, and 6C are suitably different, for example, the radial inclination is alternately changed in the order in which the respective propellers 6A, 6B, and 6C are lined up, so that the swell of waves imparted to the batter is A lower rotating propeller 6, which can be made higher in the outer circumferential direction or higher in the inner circumferential direction, is rotatably mounted via a lower rotating shaft 7 at the center of the bottom surface of the toning container 5.

Further, an upper rotating shaft 9 located above the lower rotary propeller 6 and protruding from the stay 8 on the upper surface of the batter container 5 from the upper side of the batter container 5 to the lower side is provided with The upper propeller that imparts twist to the side rotating propeller 6, in this case, FIGS. 9 and 10
As shown in the figure, a U-shaped arm 10 similar to the shape of an operator inserting both hands into the kneading container 5 to knead the material.
The upper rotary propeller is formed by forming a plurality of slits 11 at the lower portions of both sides in the shape of an open hand, and having a curved surface 12 whose end is slightly bent toward the rotation direction and inclined at, for example, 45 degrees with respect to the rotation direction. 13 is rotatably attached via an upper rotating shaft 9 located at the center of the upper surface of the toning container 5, and the lower rotating propeller 6 and the upper rotating propeller 13
means each shaft 7, 9 and chain wheel 1
4. Rotationally driven by motors 16 and 17 on the movable frame 4 connected via a chain 15.

Note that by locating one of the two upper rotating propellers 13A, 13B in the outer circumferential direction and locating the other in the inner circumferential direction, the outer propeller 6D of the lower rotating propeller 6 can be omitted.

On the other hand, at a position away from the support shaft 3 of the movable frame 4, a cam cylinder 20 integrated with the camshaft 19 via a bearing 18 is connected via a chain wheel 21 and a chain 22 for driving the lower rotating propeller 6. It is attached to be rotatably driven via a motor 16,
In addition, the downward cam surface 23 of the cam cylinder 20 is supported so as to rest on the roller surface 26 of a cam follower 25 rotatably attached to the fixed frame 1 via a bearing 24 (see the two points in FIGS. 1 and 4). When the cam cylinder 20 is rotated via the motor 16, the movable frame 4 and the torsion container 5 move around the support shaft 3 as shown by the arrow in FIG. It swings in the left and right directions as shown by .

Further, a brine tank 27 containing brine and a water tank 28 containing water are installed at a position above the batter container 5 while being supported by the fixed frame 1, and each tank 27, 28 and the batter container 5 are connected to each other. are connected by hoses 29, 30, and the hourly supply amount of brine and water in each tank 27, 28 to the inside of the kneading container 5 is adjusted by dials 31A, 32A of valves 31, 32 attached to each, and the entire The supply amount is visually controlled by level gauges 31B and 32B attached to each tank 27 and 28,
In addition, slit-shaped breathing holes 33 that serve both oxygen supply and heat release are formed at appropriate regular intervals on the upper outer circumference of the batter container 5, and the batter container 5 is provided at the upper front (left side in FIG. 1) of the batter container 5. A shelf 34 for placing a bag containing flour when supplying flour into the batter container 5 is attached to the lower front of the batter container 5.
A take-out port 35 used to take out the paste formed inside the container is movable up and down and can be opened and closed by setting the opening area as desired via a slide lid 36 that can be locked at any vertical position. There is.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

In the noodle dough machine 37 configured as described above, when the motors 16 and 17 are driven to rotate the upper and lower propellers 6 and 13 with a dough material such as wheat flour put in the dough container 5, the lower The side propeller 6 rotates along the bottom surface of the battering container 5 and imparts a wave motion similar to the undulation of waves to the flour used for battering, so that the flour in the battering container 5 does not scatter, and the upper rotating propeller 13 Even when rotating, the upper rotary propeller 13 and the lower rotary propeller 6 form a shape in which the flour rolls while smoothing out the mound of flour.
Since the flour inside the dough container 5 moves while being pressed against the bottom surface of the dough container 5, the flour inside the dough container 5 does not scatter above the dough container 5.

Therefore, in this stirring state, brine is gradually supplied to the flour in the kneading container 5 with the top surface of the kneading container 5 open, and while visually checking the mixed state of the flour and brine from the open top of the kneading container,
It is possible to supply brine under optimal conditions, and
In this optimal mixing state, the batter on the bottom of the batter container 5 is given a wave motion similar to the undulation of waves by the lower rotating propeller 6, and the gluten is given a twist without being cut by the lower rotating propeller 6. In addition, as a result of the upper rotating propeller 13 rotating as if stroking the upper surface of the batter which is undergoing wave motion due to the lower rotating propeller 6,
Between the upper rotating propeller 13 and the lower rotating propeller 6, the mixture of flour and brine is stretched to further increase the gluten without cutting the gluten in the mixture, corresponding to the rotational difference between both the propellers 6, 13. Tension is given while it is being generated.

In this way, the mixture of flour and brine is constantly stretched and kneaded evenly with very little waste, resulting in a firmer and more elastic mixture than mixtures made using conventional methods, which is why we use it to make udon noodles. In this case, the quality of udon noodles can be significantly superior to conventional udon noodles in terms of texture and difficulty in cutting when boiled.

In order to demonstrate this, udon noodles made using the same materials using a conventional battering machine and the battering machine 37 of this embodiment were cooked under the same conditions, in this case for 12 minutes, and soaked in cold and hot water for 1 hour. A comparison of the length of udon noodles after pickling is as follows.

Present example Conventional Elongation after soaking in water for 1 hour (cm) 14.0 8.0 Elongation after soaking in hot water for 1 hour (cm) 21.0 12.0 Moreover, in the case of this noodle battering machine 37, the upper rotating propeller 13 and the lower During kneading operation with 6 rotations of the side-rotating propeller, the kneading container swings within a preset range of inclination, so especially at the beginning of mixing the flour and brine, it is possible to prevent the flour from being concentrated in a part of the kneading container 5. In addition to preventing this, by spreading the brine evenly over the entire flour in the kneading container 5, the mixing state of the brine and flour is quickly and consistently maintained, and a high-quality batter can be obtained in a short time.
Upper rotating propeller 1 inside the batter container 5 where the batter is located
3 and the lower rotary propeller 6, there are no obstructions such as a shaft, so the batter that is being rolled will adhere to the shaft, and this insufficiently curled material will be mixed into the final product, resulting in the batter being damaged. There are no problems such as degrading the quality of
Moreover, the batter that has come to the center of the batter container 5 is moved to the outer periphery of the batter container 5 by the outer propeller 6D of the lower rotating propeller 6, so that the quality of the batter can be further improved. Not only can this be done, but the twisting time can be shortened, and furthermore, the vertical position of the upper rotary propeller 13 can be adjusted by using the key 40 and the key 40 to attach the upper rotary shaft 9 and its chain wheel 14, for example, as shown in FIG. By making it possible to lock at any position with the screw 42 in the state of a slidable spline connection using the groove 41, the distance between the upper rotating propeller 13 and the lower rotating propeller 6 can be adjusted according to the amount of batter and the batter. Any interval can be set depending on the quality of the paste, the material to be rolled, etc.

Further, the shapes of the upper rotating propeller 13 and the lower rotating propeller 6 may be any shape depending on the type of material, viscosity, etc.
For example, the rotating roller 4 shown as a skeleton in FIG.
In addition to the shape of the dough container 5, the shape of the dough container 5 can be any shape depending on the type of dough material, for example, a bowl-shaped dough container 44 shown as a skeleton in FIG. The propeller can be an elliptical rotating roller 45, and the first
The upper rotating shaft 9 and its chain wheel 1 shown in the figure
4 can be universally mounted at the mounting part, and the upper end of the upper rotary shaft 9 can be drawn with a cam to draw an arbitrary circular trajectory to cause the upper rotary propeller to perform a pestle-like rubbing motion. I can do it again.
In addition to the cam cylinder 20 and cam follower 25, the swinging motion of the dough container 5 can be achieved by using any swinging mechanism such as a crank motion link mechanism. In this case, only the lower rotary propeller 6 can be used, and when kneading red bean paste, the bottom surface of the kneading container 5 can be heated in a donut shape. Since it rotates in a state where it is almost in contact with the bottom surface of the container 5, the baitfish will not stick to the bottom surface of the kneading container 5, although it depends on the heating temperature and the number of rotations of the lower rotary propeller 6.

(Effects of the Invention) The present invention provides an external power source along the bottom surface of the battering container containing the battering material with a lower rotating propeller that imparts wave motion similar to the undulation of waves to the battering material in the battering container. An upper rotating propeller for imparting twist to the batter material in the batter container is attached to a shaft rotatably mounted via the lower rotating roller and protruding from the upper side of the batter container to the lower side, and is located above the lower rotating roller and protrudes from the upper side of the batter container to the lower side. Rotatably mounted via external power, the upper rotating propeller moves in the same direction as the lower rotating propeller, faster than the lower rotating propeller,
In addition, by rotating both the upper rotating propeller and the lower rotating propeller at a low speed suitable for kneading, for example, the mixture is stretched and more gluten is generated without cutting the gluten in a mixture of flour and brine. In addition, the lower part of the kneading container is oscillated by an external power at a preset angle about an axis perpendicular to the container axis, so that, for example, a mixture of flour and brine can be kneaded. As a result of being kneaded with extremely little waste and being constantly stretched evenly, it has a firmer texture and elasticity compared to the mixture made using conventional methods, and when made into udon noodles, it has a texture that is well-boiled. This method has the effect of making it possible to produce udon noodles in a relatively short period of time, which far exceed the quality of conventional udon noodles in terms of texture and difficulty in cutting the udon noodles.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway side view of an embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the arrangement of its driving relation, Fig. 4 is a side view showing the arrangement of its driving relation, and Fig. 5 is a front view of the batter container 5.
Fig. 6 is a plan view of the kneading container 5, Fig. 7 is a bottom view of the kneading container 5, and Fig. 8 is a plan view of the lower rotating propeller 6, its respective propellers 6A, 6B, 6C, and the external propeller. 6D is an explanatory diagram of the lower rotary propeller 6 showing a cross-sectional view of each, FIG. 9 is a front view of the upper rotary propeller 13, FIG. 10 is a plan view of FIG. 9, and FIGS. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of another embodiment of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Fixed frame, 3... Support shaft, 4... Movable frame, 5... Kneading container, 6... Lower rotating propeller, 13... Upper rotating propeller, 16, 17... Motor, 20... Cam Cylinder, 25...Cam follower, 37...Noodle batter.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A batter container containing batter material, and a batter resembling a wave swell in the batter material in the batter container, which is rotatably attached to the bottom of the batter container along the bottom surface via an external power. a lower rotary propeller that imparts a wave motion; and an upper rotating propeller that imparts twist to the batter material in the bending container, the upper rotating propeller is moved in the same direction as the lower rotating propeller, and is faster than the lower rotating propeller, and both the upper rotating propeller and the lower rotating propeller are A noodle kneading machine that is characterized by rotating at a low speed that corresponds to the kneading process as a whole. 2. The noodle battering machine according to claim 1, wherein the battering container containing the battering material is swingable about an axis of the container lower member in a direction perpendicular to the container axis via external power at a preset constant angle.