JPH05168393A - Pasty material squeezing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a device for pressing out a pasty material, having a simple structure, capable of rapidly supplying a pasty material. CONSTITUTION:The objective pasty material squeezing device is equipped with two cylinder boxes 20B and 20A which are provided with a nozzle 22 at the bottom, have an open top, reciprocate and slide in the left and right directions in an integrated way, take an operation position S and alternately preparatory positions L and R at the left and the right sides of the operation position, a pushing device 40 installed above the operation position S and a shutter also used as a cutter plate 50 laid below the operation device S. At the preparatory positions L and R, a pasty material M is packed into the boxes 2OB and 20A and at the operation position S, the pasty material M in the boxes 20B and 20A is pushed out from above by a pressing device 40, pressed out from the nozzle 22 and cut by the shutter also used as the cutter plate 50.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a kneading material squeezing device for squeezing dough for confectionery such as biscuits and cookies.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 3 is a side view of a conventional kneading material squeezing device, partially broken away, in which a kneading material 3 is filled in a material container 2 placed on a frame 1. A squeeze port 2a is provided in the lower part of the material storage container 2, and a shutter 2b for opening and closing the squeeze port 2a is built in above the squeeze port 2a. The shutter 2b is connected to and driven by a shutter opening / closing mechanism 4 provided on the frame body 1,
The shutter 2b is opened and the kneading material 3 is squeezed out from the squeezing opening 2a only while the pressing mechanism 5 provided in the above section presses the kneading material 3 via the pressing plate 5a. Outlet 2a
The kneading material 3 squeezed out from is received by the top pan 6 provided below the squeeze port 2a, and the kneading material 3 is separated from the squeeze port 2a by lowering the top pan 6 by the elevating mechanism 7. Is becoming While the kneading material 3 is being squeezed from the squeezing opening 2a, the pan 6 can be slid in the front-rear direction by the slide mechanism 8 to form the kneading material 3 in various shapes in a vertically long shape. You can

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional kneading material squeezing device, since the shutter 2b is built in the material storage container 2, there is a problem that the structure is complicated. Further, the kneading material 3 is replenished by replacing the material storage container 2 in which the kneading material 3 is lost with the material storage container 2 filled with the kneading material 3, but the shutter 2b and the shutter opening / closing mechanism 4 are connected. It was troublesome to remove them one by one, and there was a problem that the convenience of replacement work was not considered.

Further, in order to separate the kneading material 3 from the squeeze port 2a, the top pan 6 must be lowered, and it is necessary to provide an elevating mechanism 7 for the top pan 6, which causes a problem that the device becomes large. .. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the prior art, and an object thereof is to provide a kneading material squeezing device having a simple structure and capable of quickly and easily supplementing the kneading material.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, in a kneading material squeezing device according to the present invention, a nozzle is provided on the bottom surface and the nozzle is opened upward and integrally slides back and forth in the left-right direction. Two cylinder boxes that alternately take a working position and a preparation position on the left and right sides of the working position, a pressing device arranged above the working position, and a shutter / cutter plate arranged below the working position. And, in the preparation position, filled the kneading material in the box, in the working position, pressing the kneading material in the box from above with the pressing device to squeeze out from the nozzle, by the shutter and cutter plate I decided to disconnect.

[0006]

The two boxes are provided so as to be able to slide alternately between the working position where the pressing device is arranged above and the shutter / cutter plate is arranged below and the preparation position which is on the left and right sides of this working position. In the preparation position, the kneading material is filled in the box, and in the working position, the kneading material in the box is pressed from above by the pressing device and the kneading material squeezed out from the nozzle is cut by the shutter / cutter plate. Therefore, the kneading material can be replenished quickly and easily.

Since the shutter / cutter plate for cutting the kneading material squeezed out from the nozzle is provided separately from the box provided with the nozzle, the box structure is simple. Since the kneading material squeezed out from the nozzle is cut by the shutter and cutter plate provided below the nozzle, the top pan that receives the squeezed kneading material is lowered to separate the kneading material from the nozzle. Unlike the example, there is no need to provide a lifting device for the pan.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show one embodiment of the kneading material squeezing device of the present invention arranged in a cookie manufacturing line. FIG. 1 is a side view showing a part of the kneading material squeezing device in a partially broken state, and FIG. It is a front view explaining a movement of a box by breaking a part of the device.

In these drawings, reference numeral 10 indicates a kneading material squeezing device arranged in the cookie manufacturing line. The kneading material squeezing device 10 is disposed above the guide rail G that conveys the pan B, and the kneading material M is placed on each pan P that is successively conveyed along the guide rail G. Is a device for forming a plurality of discs and dropping them, and is configured as follows.

Reference numerals 20A and 20B denote metal cylinder boxes (hereinafter simply referred to as boxes), which are rectangular parallelepiped boxes having the same shape and open upwards, and the bottom surfaces of the boxes 20 (20A and 20B) are shown. A hole 21 is formed and a round nozzle 22 is attached to the hole 21. Reference numeral 23 indicates a piston body to be assembled with the cylinder box 20, and the piston body 23 is the box 2
A rubber piston ring is fitted on the outer peripheral surface of a rectangular metal lid corresponding to the upper opening of No. 0. The kneading material M is filled in the boxes 20A and 20B located at the right side preparation position R and the left side preparation position L, which will be described later. In order to fill the kneading material M into the box 20, first, the piston body 2 is opened from the box opening 20a.
3 is removed, the kneading material M is filled in the box 20 through the opening 20a, and then the piston body 23 removed from the box opening 20a is placed on the kneading material M.
Then, the piston body 23 is pressed from above by a pressing device 40, which will be described later, so that the kneading material M becomes
1 through the round nozzle 22. A plurality of (eight in the figure) holes 21 are formed on the bottom surface of the box 20, and a round nozzle 22 attached to each hole 21 is provided with a kneading material M squeezed out from the holes 21. It has the function of forming into a cylindrical shape.

Reference numeral 30 indicates an apparatus frame arranged above the guide rail G. This frame 30
Is formed in such a shape that the two boxes 20A and 20B can alternately enter the inside of the frame 30 from the left and right sides of the frame 30 (extending direction of the guide rail G). On the left and right sides of the frame 30 (left and right sides in FIG. 2), the boxes 20A,
Slide guides 31 and 3 having a dish-shaped cross section for holding the lower part of 20B slidably in the extending direction of the guide rail G.
1 is provided. That is, the boxes 20A and 20B are manually slid together and reciprocally moved to form the box 20A.
Is inside the frame 30 (working position S), and the box 20B is on the left side of the frame 30.
1 above (left side preparation position L) and box 2
0A is located on the slide guide 31 on the right side of the frame 30 (right side preparation position R) and the box 20B is located inside the frame 30 (working position S) (see FIG. 2). .. The slide guide 31 is assembled below the left (right) side of the frame 30 and has two arms 31a, 31 extending in the left (right) horizontal direction.
a, an under plate 31b whose both sides are fixedly held by both arms 31a, 31a, and a stopper 31c fixed to the tip of the under plate 31b. Both arms 31a, 31a have a function of slidingly contacting the lower front and rear surfaces of the box 20 to guide the sliding movement of the box 20, and the under plate 31b closes the opening 22a of the nozzle 22 of the box 20 from below. The kneading material M has a function of preventing the kneading material M from leaking from the nozzle opening 22a. The stopper 31c moves the other box 20 to the working position S when the other box 20 is brought into contact with the stopper 31c. There is a positioning function. The arms 31a and 31a of the slide guide 31 are rotatably supported on the lower left (right) side of the frame 30 (the rotatably supporting portion is indicated by A). When the kneading material squeezing device 10 is not used, the slide guide 31 is The kneading material M, which is separately formed from the position where the slide guide 31 is flipped up and folded, can be manually placed on the pan P.

On the upper side of the frame 30, a motor 41 with a speed reducer, a pushing shaft 42 which is linked to the motor 41 and moves up and down, and a lower end portion of the pushing shaft 42 which is attached to the piston body 23 from above. A pressing device 40 including a pressing plate 43 that operates is arranged. Reference numeral 44 indicates a position detection rod for detecting the vertical position of the pressing plate 43. The rod 44 is pierced and held by the frame 30, and the lower end of the rod 44 abuts on the upper surface of the pressing plate 43 and moves up and down together with the pressing plate 43. A detection head 45 sensitive to the switch (magnetic sensor) 35 is attached. Three proximity switches 35 on the frame 30 side are arranged vertically displaced, and a pressing plate 43 is provided on the box 20 so that the box 20 can slide between the left and right preparation positions L and R and the working position S. The uppermost position that comes out of the opening, the lowest position where the piston body 23 pressed by the pressing plate 43 comes into contact with the bottom surface of the box 20, and the uppermost position with a little margin from the lowermost position. The pressing work end position can be detected. The driving of the motor 41 is controlled by switching the proximity switches 35. For example, when the pressing plate 43 reaches the work end position, it automatically rises to the highest value, and the box 20 in which the kneading material M is lost.
A can be manually replaced in the box 20B filled with the kneading material M as described later. Further, when the lowest value proximity switch 35 is activated, the motor 41 is brought to an emergency stop and an alarm device (not shown) is activated.

Below the frame 30, there is a shutter / cutter plate 50, which is a thin plate having eight round holes 51 corresponding to the openings 22a of the nozzles 22 of the box 20 located at the working position S. It is arranged so that it can slide in any direction. The shutter / cutter plate 50 is linked with a motor 52 with a speed reducer provided on the rear surface side of the frame 30 via a cam 53 and a crank 54, and is reciprocally slid in the front-rear direction of the frame 30. The nozzle opening 22
The position where a is closed and the position where the nozzle opening 22a coincides with the hole 51 and the nozzle opening 22a is opened are alternately arranged (shutter function). Further, the opening 22a of the nozzle 22 is narrowed downward to form a sharp peripheral edge, and the upper peripheral edge of the round hole 51 of the shutter / cutter plate 50 is also formed in a sharp knife shape. That is, when the nozzle opening 22a and the hole 51 are aligned with each other, a small amount of the kneading material M is squeezed out from the nozzle opening 22a, and then the squeezing of the kneading material M is stopped. By closing the kneading material M, it is possible to cut and form the kneaded material M into a distortion-free short cylindrical shape (cutter function).

Shutter and cutter plate 5 of crank 54
A shutter / cutter plate 50 is provided on the end face opposite to 0.
In order to detect the position of, the detection head 56 that is sensitive to the proximity switch 36 installed on the frame 30 is attached. That is, the distance between the detection head 56 and the proximity switch 36 is closest when the shutter / cutter plate 50 is in the nozzle 22 closed position, and the shutter / cutter plate 50 is close to the shutter / cutter plate 50.
Is most distant from each other when the nozzle 22 is in the open position, and it is possible to detect whether the nozzle 22 is closed or open. By the action of the proximity switch 36, the pressing device 40 does not operate while the nozzle opening 22a is closed, and the pressing device 40 operates while the nozzle opening 22a is open. There is.

Next, the kneading material squeezing device 1 will be described with reference to the drawings.
The operation of 0 will be described. In FIGS. 1 and 2, the box 20A located at the work position S contains the kneading material M, and the box 20B located at the left preparation position L does not contain the kneading material M. Is.
First, with the shutter / cutter plate 50 slid from the nozzle closing position to the nozzle opening position,
The pressing device 40 is operated to push down the piston body 23, and the kneading material M is squeezed out into a short cylindrical shape from the nozzle opening 22a. Next, the shutter / cutter plate 50 is slid from the nozzle open position to the nozzle closed position, and the kneaded material M squeezed from the nozzle 22 is cut into a short cylindrical shape by the round hole 51 of the shutter / cutter plate 50. Then, it falls on the pan P. The conveying operation of the pan B and the operation of the kneading material squeezing device 10 are synchronized, and the above operation is repeated each time the next pan P is conveyed below the frame 30.

While the kneading material M in the box 20A located in the working position S is being squeezed out in this way, the box 20 located in the left preparation position L
B can be filled with the kneading material M. Then, when the kneading material M of the box 20A located at the work position S is exhausted and the pressing plate 43 automatically rises and comes out of the opening 20a of the box 20A, the box 20B is pushed by hand to the right in FIG. Slidingly moving the box 20A to the right side of the frame 30 (imaginary line in FIG. 2) by the box 20B to position the box 20A at the right side preparation position R and to move the box 20B to the work position S where the box 20A was present. Located in
Replace Box 20A with Box 20B. During this time,
There is no particular problem even if the pan P is conveyed to the next process while being empty. Then, the box 20 positioned at the work position S
While the kneading material of B is being squeezed out, the right side preparation position R
The kneading material M can be newly filled in the box 20A located at the position, and when the kneading material M in the box 20B is exhausted, the boxes 20A and 20B are slid together in the opposite direction to the above. Let me box 2
Replace 0B with Box 20A. That is, box 20
The kneading material M can be continuously placed on the top pan P except during the replacement work of A and 20B.

[0017]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the kneading material squeezing device of the present invention, the kneading material can be replenished quickly and easily. be able to. In addition, since the box structure is simple, it is easy to manufacture and maintain. Further, since it is not necessary to provide a lifting and lowering device for the pan, the device can be downsized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a kneading material squeezing device according to an embodiment of the present invention with a part thereof cut away.

FIG. 2 is a front view for explaining the movement of the box by partially breaking the device.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a conventional kneading material squeezing device partially broken away.

[Explanation of symbols]

 M kneading material S working position R right side preparing position L left side preparing position 10 kneading material squeezing device 20A, 20B cylinder box 22 nozzle 40 pressing device 50 shutter / cutter plate

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cylinder box, which is provided with a nozzle on a bottom surface thereof, opens upward, and integrally reciprocally slides in the left-right direction to alternately take a working position and a preparation position on the left and right sides of the working position. A pressing device disposed above the working position, and a shutter / cutter plate disposed below the working position, wherein the box is filled with the kneading material at the preparation position; The kneading material squeezing device is characterized in that the kneading material in the box is pressed from above by the pressing device, squeezed from the nozzle, and cut by the shutter / cutter plate.