JPH0489714A - Alignment and supply device for cylinder shaped kneaded product - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To align a plurality of rows of a kneaded product with a good yield by providing a slant plate inclining downward in the title for cylindrical fish paste products etc., on the downstream end of a carrying belt, and providing a baffle plate on the lower end of the slant plate to align kneaded products in the case of the device. CONSTITUTION:Products carried by a conveyer 5 are stopped by a baffle plate 6 and aligned crosswise on a slant plate 7. At this time, air cylinders 1 and 2 are extended and air cylinders 3 and 4 are contracted. When a sensor 8 counts a determined number of products, the air cylinder 4 is extended to put a scraping up plate 41 down on the conveyer 5 while the air cylinder 3 is extended to feed the products, on the conveyer 5 onto the slant plate 7. Further, the air cylinder 4 is contracted to raise the scraping up plate 41 and to put it in its original position while an air cylinder 1 is contracted to move an ejecting plate 21 and an ejecting and receiving plate 14 in a direction perpendicular to the carrying direction, so as to carry out aligned products in aligned state.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is a method for arranging stick-shaped dough products, which are flexible foods that are round and easy to roll, such as burdock rolls, burdock rolls, and stick-shaped fish cakes. It relates to a device that supplies a subsequent device.

[Prior art] It is obvious that it is easier to package rod-shaped dough products if they are lined up, and when they are lined up after heat processing such as steaming, the line-up reduces the amount of human waste and sanitary properties. descend.

Furthermore, since the target food is a paste product, secondary heat sterilization must be performed after packaging in order to improve shelf life, resulting in problems such as loss of quality and flavor of the product.

Various alignment devices have already been invented and devised for general machinery, but since almost all of them are made of hard materials, they are not suitable for flexible products such as the paste products that are the subject of this application, and even rod-shaped ones. It has been very difficult to apply this method to products that tend to roll.

Therefore, a device has already been proposed in Japanese Patent Application No. 63-21820, in which a baffle plate located downstream of a conveyor belt slides crab meat-like stick-shaped dough products having upper and lower surfaces without rolling them, lines them up in a predetermined number, and supplies them to a subsequent device. is provided. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the main part.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] However, when packing stick-shaped dough products that roll easily, such as baked bamboo rings, fried burdock rolls, and stick-shaped fish cakes into bags, it is difficult to align the stick-shaped dough products. When the equipment is lined up, if the conveyance is obstructed by the baffle plate on the conveyor belt, the products may be transferred as shown in Figure 5, and the transferred products or the products and the baffle plate may rub against each other. Put it away. In particular, in the case of bamboo rings, the thin skin on the surface peels off, resulting in defective products, or entering between the conveyor belt and the baffle plate, causing failure of the conveyor belt and the like.

Therefore, as a result of further efforts, the present inventors have made an effort to provide an alignment and feeding device that can align bar-shaped kneaded products that are continuously carried in and are easy to roll into a plurality of rows without producing any defective products.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In the aligning and feeding device for rod-shaped dough products according to the invention described in claim 1, the rod-shaped dough products that are easy to roll are continuously conveyed by a conveyor belt in a conveyance direction that intersects with the longitudinal direction thereof. A device that arranges and sends out a plurality of products in close rows with their edges aligned, the device comprising: a baffle plate formed at a downstream position of the conveyor belt to obstruct the conveyance of the conveyed products; an extrusion plate for extruding a row of products arranged in horizontal rows from the tail end of the product row in a direction intersecting the conveyance direction; and an alignment plate attached along the lower edge of the extrusion end of the extrusion plate. a contact surface, and an extrusion receiver that moves in and out in the extrusion direction in conjunction with the extrusion plate, receives the extruded product row from below, and aligns the tail end of the product row with the alignment abutment surface when retreating. In the aligning and feeding device for rod-shaped dough products, the product is arranged in a predetermined number of horizontal rows at a downstream position of the conveyor belt, with the conveyance being obstructed by the baffle plate.
The conveyor belt includes an inclined plate that is inclined diagonally downward from the end of the conveyor belt to the baffle plate.

Further, in the rod-shaped paste product alignment and supply device according to the invention according to claim 2, the rod-shaped paste product alignment and supply device is configured to operate at a predetermined location upstream of the conveyor belt when the predetermined number of rod-shaped paste products pass. The apparatus further includes a scraping plate that scrapes the passing products toward the group of products on the inclined plate at a speed exceeding the conveyance speed.

Furthermore, in the apparatus for aligning and supplying rod-shaped dough products according to the invention as claimed in claim 3, in the alignment and supply apparatus for rod-shaped dough products according to claim 1 or 2, the number of products sequentially conveyed by the conveyor belt is counted. The scanning line of the counter relay is installed at an angle to the product.

[Function] In the present invention, in order to form a row of products arranged in a predetermined number of horizontal rows by obstructing the conveyance by the baffle plate at a downstream position of the conveyor belt, the product is moved diagonally downward from the end of the conveyor belt to the baffle plate. Since the product is equipped with an inclined plate that is inclined at a angle of 1, the product conveyed by the conveyor belt rolls due to the inclination of the inclined plate and stops at the baffle plate. The products that are sequentially conveyed are arranged in rows on the inclined plate, and the products are not held on standby on the conveyor belt during the sequential arrangement. For this reason, the products are not rotated by the conveyor belt, and the products do not rub against each other. They are collected in rows on the inclined plate, and then extruded by a predetermined number on the extrusion plate with their tail ends aligned. The extrusion receiving plate that works with the extrusion plate receives the products from below and extrudes them in the unloading direction. Then, when the extrusion receiving plate is moved back, the tail ends of the products are aligned again with the contact surface to ensure that the next row of products are aligned. It can be transported to the process.

Further, after the products carried out in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the products are delayed by the baffle plate, they are scraped together by a scraping board to a predetermined number of products, thereby creating a large gap between the products and the following products. This interval allows for the time required for the reciprocating stroke of the extrusion plate to achieve highly efficient and smooth alignment of products that are continuously conveyed at relatively short intervals.

Furthermore, since the scanning line of the counter relay that counts the number of products sequentially conveyed by the conveyor belt is installed at an angle with respect to the products, a hollow space is formed along the central axis of a bamboo ring, for example. One product is not counted as two products, even if the products are different.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a top view showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view thereof. The same reference numerals in the figures below indicate the same.

In the figure, the downstream end (51) of the belt conveyor (5)
An inclined plate (7) is arranged diagonally downward from the baffle plate (6). The products conveyed from the belt conveyor (5) are transferred on the inclined plate (7) and stopped at the baffle plate (6) at the rear end, and the subsequent products are sequentially transferred in horizontal rows on this inclined plate (7). They will be arranged in a shape.

An air cylinder (1) that can reciprocate in a direction along the longitudinal direction of the product on the inclined plate (7) is installed on the upper side of the baffle plate (6). At the tip of the air cylinder (1), a plate (11) is attached so that an extrusion member (8) having an opening-shaped cross section can be reciprocated in a discharge direction perpendicular to the product conveyance direction. An air cylinder (2) that reciprocates up and down is attached to the front surface of the upper plate part (13) of the extrusion member (12), and extends toward the front of the lower plate part to serve as an extrusion receiving plate (14).

An extrusion plate (21) is attached to the tip of the air cylinder (2), which extrudes the product rows arranged in horizontal rows on the inclined plate (7) in the unloading direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction. It is possible.

The extrusion member (12) moves in the unloading direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction with the reciprocating movement of the air cylinder (2), and the extrusion receiving plate (
14) and the extrusion plate (21) also move in the unloading direction. The extrusion receiving plate (14) once receives the product, and when returning to the standby position, the product is carried out to the next conveyor (9) by the contact surface (71) of the side wall of the inclined plate (7) on the carry-out side. It becomes like this.

In addition, the air cylinder (3) arranged above the side of the belt conveyor (5) is capable of reciprocating along the conveying direction, and the top of the air cylinder (3) is attached to a plate that extends above the belt conveyor (5). (31) is disposed and is capable of reciprocating movement along the conveyance direction of the belt conveyor (5).

For installation, an air cylinder (4) that reciprocates up and down is installed on the plate (31), and a scraping plate (41) is attached to the tip of the air cylinder (4) so that it can reciprocate up and down. There is.

Further, a set of sensors (8) that emit and receive the scanning line of the relay is arranged near the standby position of the scraping plate (41) of the belt conveyor (5) to count the number of products.

Incidentally, the - group of sensors (8) is installed so that the scanning line of the relay is inclined upward with respect to the surface of the belt conveyor.

When a predetermined number of scraping plates pass the sensor,
The belt conveyor descends using the air cylinder (4), and the air cylinder (3) scrapes the products on the belt conveyor in the direction of the inclined plate, thereby creating a large gap between the products and the following products. This interval buys the time required for the reciprocating stroke of the extrusion plate (21) mentioned above, and achieves a highly efficient and smooth alignment operation for products that are continuously conveyed at relatively short intervals. Ru.

Next, one cycle of this device will be explained.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of the rod-shaped kneaded product of the present device over time, and FIG. 4 is a time chart of the movement of the four cylinders of the present device in terms of the number of products to be conveyed. In addition, in FIG. 4, the horizontal axis indicates the number of products that passed the sensor (8), and c,
, c2. c3. c, is each cylinder (1),
In (2), (3), and (4), S indicates the state in which the piston of each cylinder is most compressed, and L indicates the state in which the piston is most extended.

In this device, the number of products to be lined up was five, making one product line.

As shown in Fig. 3A, the bar-shaped dough products (01) (02)... placed on the conveyor (5) are conveyed one after another in the conveying direction, and are sequentially placed on the inclined plate (7) by the baffle plate (6). are arranged in horizontal rows. At this time, air cylinder (1
) is extended, air cylinder (2) is extended, air cylinder (
3) is in the deflated position, and the air cylinder (4) is in the deflated standby position.

As shown in Figure 3B, when the sensor counts a predetermined number of 5 pieces, the air cylinder (4) extends and lowers the scraping board (41) onto the conveyor (5). ) extends and scrapes the products (04) (05) being conveyed on the conveyor (5) toward the inclined plate (7).

As shown in Fig. 3C, the air cylinder (4) contracts at the same time as the scraping ends, holding the scraping plate (41) in the air, while the air cylinder (1) contracts, pushing the extrusion plate (21) and the extrusion receiver. The plate (14) is moved in the transport direction perpendicular to the transport direction. Further, as soon as the air cylinder (4) has finished deflating, the air cylinder (3) is deflated and returns to the original standby state.

In Figure 3D, as the air cylinder (1) contracts, the extrusion plate (
21) Product group (Ol) extruded in the unloading direction by
(05) is received by the extrusion receiving plate (14).

At the same time as the air cylinder (1) finishes deflating, the air cylinder (2) is deflated to hold the extrusion plate (21) in the air.

In Fig. 3E, the air cylinder (2) is contracted and the extrusion plate (2) is
The air cylinder (1) is being extended while the air cylinder (1) is held in the air, and the product groups (01) to (05) are in contact with the contact surface (71) of the side wall of the inclined plate (7) and are extruded. Even if the receiving plate (14) returns, the product groups (Ol) to (05) do not return, and are carried out in line as shown in FIG. 3F. At the same time as the air cylinder (1) extends and returns to the standby state, the air cylinder (2) extends and lowers the extrusion plate (2) to return to the standby state.

One cycle is completed in the above manner.

As explained above, in the present invention, in order to obtain a row of products arranged in a predetermined number of horizontal rows by obstructing the conveyance by the baffle plate at a downstream position of the conveyor belt, from the end of the conveyor belt to the baffle plate. Since the product is equipped with an inclined plate that is tilted diagonally downward, the products conveyed by the conveyor belt are transferred due to the inclination of the inclined plate and are stopped at the baffle plate. The products that are sequentially conveyed are arranged in rows on the inclined plate, and the products are not held on standby on the conveyor belt during the sequential arrangement. Therefore, the products are not rotated by the conveyor belt, and the products do not rub against each other.

In addition, by raking the products on the belt conveyor in the direction of the inclined plate with the raking plate, it is possible to create a large gap between the following products, and this gap reduces the time required for the above-mentioned reciprocating stroke of the extrusion plate. It is possible to achieve a highly efficient and smooth alignment operation for products that are continuously conveyed at relatively short intervals.

Furthermore, since the scanning line of the counter relay that counts the number of products sequentially conveyed by the conveyor belt is installed at an angle with respect to the products, a hollow space is formed along the central axis of a bamboo ring, for example. Even in the case of a product that has been used for a long time, one product is not counted as two products, and the stick-shaped kneaded products can be automatically aligned, which has the effect of improving hygiene, reducing the number of personnel, and reducing costs.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, in the present invention, in order to form a row of products arranged in a predetermined number of horizontal rows with the baffle plate blocking the conveyance at a downstream position of the conveyor belt, the end portion of the conveyor belt Since the product is provided with an inclined plate that is inclined diagonally downward from the above-mentioned baffle plate, the product conveyed by the conveyor belt rolls due to the inclination of the inclined plate and stops at the baffle plate. The products that are sequentially conveyed are arranged in rows on the inclined plate, and the products are not held on standby on the conveyor belt during the sequential arrangement. For this reason, the products are not rotated by the conveyor belt and do not rub against each other, and are collected in rows on the inclined plate. After that, the products are extruded by a predetermined number of extrusion plates with their tail ends aligned. , The extrusion receiving plate that works with the extrusion plate receives the product from below and pushes it out in the unloading direction.
When the extrusion receiving plate is retreated, the tail ends of the products are aligned again with the contact surfaces, and the products can be carried out to the next process as a reliably aligned product row.

In addition, by raking the products on the belt conveyor in the direction of the inclined plate using the raking plate, it is possible to create a large gap between the following products, and this gap allows the time required for the reciprocating stroke of the extrusion plate mentioned above to be made. This makes it possible to achieve highly efficient and smooth alignment of products that are continuously conveyed at relatively short intervals.

Furthermore, since the scanning line of the counter relay that counts the number of products sequentially conveyed by the conveyor belt is installed at an angle with respect to the products, a hollow space is formed along the central axis of a bamboo ring, for example. Even in the case of a product with a large number of products, it is possible to automatically align the bar-shaped kneaded products without counting one product as two products, which has the effect of improving hygiene, reducing the number of personnel, and reducing costs.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a top view showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a side view thereof, Fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the rod-shaped kneaded product of this apparatus over time, and Fig. 4 is a four-dimensional view of the apparatus. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the main parts of the conventional apparatus. Agent: Patent Attorney Masatoshi Sato

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A device for feeding out stick-like dough products that are easy to roll, while being continuously conveyed by a conveyor belt in a conveyance direction that intersects with the longitudinal direction of the dough products, and arranging and sending out a plurality of stick-like dough products in close rows with their edges aligned. a baffle plate formed at a downstream position of the belt to obstruct the conveyance of the products to be conveyed; and a baffle plate arranged in a predetermined number of horizontal rows by the baffle plate, which intersects the conveyance direction from the tail end of the product line. an extrusion plate that extrudes in the extrusion direction; an alignment contact surface attached along the lower edge of the extrusion end of the extrusion plate; and an alignment contact surface that moves in and out in the extrusion direction in conjunction with the extrusion plate, and extrudes the extruded product row. In the aligning and feeding device for rod-shaped dough products, which is equipped with an extrusion receiving plate that receives the products from below and aligns the tail ends of the product rows with the alignment contact surface when retreating, the products are conveyed to the baffle plate at a downstream position of the conveyor belt. In order to obtain a predetermined number of product rows arranged in horizontal rows by obstructing the
An alignment and supply device for rod-shaped dough products, comprising an inclined plate that is inclined diagonally downward from the end of the conveyor belt to the baffle plate. (2) When the predetermined number of rod-shaped dough products pass at a predetermined location upstream of the conveyor belt, the rod-shaped dough product aligning and feeding device increases the conveyance speed of the passed-through products toward a group of products on the inclined plate. A device for aligning and feeding rod-shaped dough products, further comprising a scraping plate for scraping over and over. (3) In the aligning and feeding device for rod-shaped dough products according to claim 1 or 2, the scanning line of a counter relay that counts the number of products sequentially conveyed by the conveyor belt is installed at an angle with respect to the products. Characteristic alignment and feeding device for rod-shaped dough products.