JPH0555890U - Molding guide separation discharge device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] It does not spoil the aesthetics of the snatch chiyoko or damage the biscuit part. [Configuration] In a transfer line in which a molding intermediate product in which a molding guide 5 having a flange portion 5c is detachably mounted on a mold 4 is sequentially conveyed on a conveyor A, the molding guide 5 is moved from the molding intermediate product. It is a device that separates and discharges.
This device includes a pair of belt conveyors B which are provided on both sides in the width direction of the conveyor A and can support the flange portion 5c on its own conveying surface and convey the same in the same direction as the conveyor A, a motor, and an air. Cylinder 13 and discharge belt 21
The belt conveyor B engages with the molding guide 5 and ascends while feeding the molding guide 5 to the downstream side within one pitch feed time of the molding intermediate product conveyed on the conveyance conveyor A to discharge the molding guide 5 from the discharge belt 21. It is set to descend after being transferred to the top.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial application]

 The idea is that a mold guide is placed on a mold filled with molding material (such as chicolate, etc.) for molding products such as snacks and pieces, and mold fittings are sequentially carried on a conveyor at fixed intervals. The present invention relates to a device for separating and discharging the molding guide from the molding intermediate product in a subsequent transportation line.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Recently, various shapes of snatched chiyoko have appeared on the market. Among them, there is a model imitating a discriminator as shown in FIG. The head of this snack 1 is made of chocolate 2, the stick is made of biscuit 3, and the person's name is carved on the top of the chocolate 2 of the head. Such a snack 1 can be manufactured, for example, as follows. That is, first, while the mold 4 having a large number of concave portions 4a formed on the upper surface as shown in FIG. 8 and formed at a predetermined interval is placed on a conveyor A such as a belt conveyor that continuously advances and is conveyed, a cholesterate supply device ( A liquid thiocholate (molding material) 2 is filled into the concave portion 4a of the mold 4 (not shown) (see FIG. 9).

Next, as shown in FIG. 10, a forming guide mounting device (not shown) is used to mount the forming guide 5 on the mold 4 in which the through holes 5 a are formed in a substantially vertical direction. .. The molding guide 5 is provided with engaging projections 5b projecting downward from opposite side portions (both side portions orthogonal to the conveying direction of the conveyer A) of the lower surface thereof (in FIG. (Only the protrusion 5b is shown), both of the engaging protrusions 5b are fitted onto the upper part of the mold 4 so that the through hole 5a of the molding guide 5 is located above the recess 4a of the mold 4. Position and fix (see FIG. 11).

Next, a rod-shaped bisquette 3 is inserted into the through hole 5a of the molding guide 5 from a bisquette supply device (not shown), and the tip portion of the bisquette 3 is filled in the concave portion 4a of the mold 4 inside the liquid chocolate 2. And the biscuit 3 is held vertically by the through hole 5a (see FIG. 12).

Next, the transfer conveyor A is passed through a cooling chamber (not shown). In the cooling chamber, an inclined guide 7 is provided in an inclined shape in which the downstream side is higher than the upstream side (see FIG. 13), and the forming guide 5 has both upper and lower opposite sides facing each other. The flange portion 5c is attached to both sides (parallel to the carrying direction of the carrying conveyor A) so as to horizontally project outward (see FIG. 10). Then, when the chillate 2 in the recess 4a of the mold 4 begins to solidify due to the cool air atmosphere in the cooling chamber and the cholesterate 2 hardens to such an extent that the screw 3 does not fall, the flange portion of the molding guide 5 is placed on the inclined guide 7. 5c is set so that the flange portion 5c of the molding guide 5 is placed on the inclined guide 7 as the mold 4 is continuously advanced, and the flange portion 5c is moved upward along the inclined guide 7 as it is. As a result, the molding guide 5 can be separated from the mold 4.

In this way, when the molding guide 5 is removed, the chocolate 2 in the recess 4a of the mold 4 is rapidly solidified, and the chocolate 2 and the biscuit 3 are integrated (see FIG. 14). After that, the mold 4 is reversed at the reversing portion of the conveyer A to be hit and vibrated to release the snack 1 from the mold 4 (see FIG. 15).

[0007]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, as described above, when the forming guide 5 is moved upward by the inclined guide 7, the forming guide 5 separates from the mold 4 in a gentle inclined posture, so that it is inserted into the through hole 5a of the forming guide 5. The viscous material 3 is inclined with the inclination of the through hole 5a (see FIG. 16), and the chocolate 2 and the viscose 3 are integrated in this inclined posture. As a result, the resulting snack 1 has the biscuit 3 inclined with respect to the chelate 2 on the head, which causes a problem of impairing its aesthetic appearance. If the molding guide 5 is separated in a state where the cholesterate 2 and the bisquette 3 are integrated by curing, the bisquette 3 is likely to be damaged and the bisquette 3 is likely to be damaged.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a molding guide separating / discharging device that does not impair the aesthetics of a molded product such as Snack Chiyoko and damages the biscuit part. To aim.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the molding guide separating / discharging device of the present invention disengages a molding guide having a flange portion protruding outward from both sides parallel to the conveying direction on a mold filled with a molding material. A device that separates and discharges a molding guide from the above-mentioned intermediate molding product in a transfer line in which mold-formed products that are freely placed are sequentially transferred on the transfer conveyor A at predetermined intervals. A pair of left and right small conveyors B, which are provided on both sides in the width direction and can support both flanges of the molding guide by their own conveying surfaces, and can convey them in the same direction as the above conveyor A; Of the pair of small transport conveyors B, a rotation driving means for rotating the small transport conveyor B, a lifting means for vertically moving the pair of small transport conveyors B vertically with respect to the transport conveyor A, and a pair of small transport conveyors B. And a molding guide discharge means provided on the flow side, and the small conveyance conveyor B engages with the molding guide within one pitch feed time of the molding intermediate product conveyed on the conveyance conveyor A. The configuration is such that it is set so as to rise while being sent to the downstream side, transfer the molding guide onto the molding guide discharging means on the downstream side, and then descend.

[0010]

[Action]

 That is, according to the molding guide separating / discharging device of the present invention, the small conveyor B is engaged with the molding guide within one pitch feed time of the molding intermediate product conveyed on the conveyor A, and the small conveyor B is engaged with the molding guide. When the molding guide is separated, the molding guide is moved to the upper side to move up, and the molding guide is transferred onto the molding guide discharging means on the downstream side and then lowered. It can be separated while rising vertically. Therefore, at this time, since the molding guide and the molded product filled in the mold are not affected, the molded product is not damaged or the shape of the molded product is not damaged when the molding guide is separated. Therefore, it does not spoil the aesthetics of the obtained molded product such as Snack Chiyoko.

Next, this invention will be described in detail based on embodiments.

[0012]

【Example】

 FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of this invention. In the figure, A is a conveyor such as a chain conveyor that is continuously and progressively fed in the cooling chamber. On the conveyor conveyor A, mold matching products composed of the mold 4 on which the molding guide 5 is placed are positioned at appropriate intervals. Are transported. Reference numeral 10 denotes a molding guide separating means that separates the molding guide 5 from the mold 4 conveyed by the conveyor A and transfers the separated molding guide 5 to the discharge conveyor 21. The support 12 and the belt conveyor B A motor (not shown) that rotationally drives the belt conveyor B and an air cylinder 13 that raises and lowers the support 12 are provided.

The support 12 is composed of a vertical frame 12a having a downward U-shape, and horizontal frames 12b extending from the lower portions of the vertical sides of the vertical frame 12a having U-shapes in the transport direction of the transport conveyor A, respectively. There is. A belt conveyor B is laid across the inside of the pair of left and right horizontal frames 12b via a pair of rollers 14 and 14, respectively. The rotary shaft 15 of the roller 14 on the base side of the horizontal frame 12b projects outward from the frame 12b and is rotationally driven by a motor (not shown). By this rotation drive, the transport surface of the belt conveyor B rotates in the same direction as the transport direction of the transport conveyor A. The transport speed of the belt conveyor B is set to be about twice the transport speed of the transport conveyor A.

The rod 16 of the air cylinder 13 for raising and lowering the support 12 is fixed to the U-shaped lateral side of the vertical frame 12 a of the support 12, and the cylinder body 17 uses a bolt 18 and a nut 19. And is fixed to a mounting plate 20 provided in the cooling chamber. When the air cylinder 13 is actuated and stopped, the belt conveyor B is moved to the initial position (higher than the mold 4 and the molding guide 5 conveyed by the conveyor A) and the standby position (with respect to the conveyor A) shown by the solid line in FIG. The height of the conveying surface of the belt conveyer B is lower than the height of the flange portion 5c of the forming guide 5) and the vertical direction is increased and decreased.

A discharge conveyor 21 is provided on the downstream side of the belt conveyor B of the support 12 and is gradually inclined upward toward the downstream side. Further, on the downstream side thereof, a transfer belt is provided. 22 is provided (see FIGS. 1 and 3).

The molding guide 5 can be separated from the mold 4 by using the above apparatus, for example, as follows. That is, first, when the mold 4 and the molding guide 5 (molded product) are conveyed to the downstream side of the air cylinder 13 by the conveyer A, the air cylinder 13 is pushed out and actuated to move the belt conveyer. B is lowered from the initial position (the position shown by the chain line in FIG. 3) to the standby position (the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 3).

In this state, waiting for the mold 4 and the molding guide 5 to be conveyed, the flange portion 5c of the molding guide 5 has been conveyed to a position on the conveyance surface of the belt conveyor B for about half the entire length. At this point, the air cylinder 13 is pulled in and actuated to lift the belt conveyor B to the initial position. Since the belt conveyor B continues the conveying operation even during this ascending operation, the forming guide 5 is lifted together with the belt conveyor B while being sent to the downstream side by the belt conveyor B (see FIG. 4). ). When the forming guide 5 is conveyed to the downstream end of the belt conveyor B, the forming guide 5 drops onto the discharge belt 21 and is conveyed (see FIG. 5), and is conveyed out of the cooling chamber by the transfer belt 22.

On the other hand, when the belt conveyor B becomes empty, the air cylinder 13 is immediately pushed out to operate, and the belt conveyor B is lowered to the standby position again to prepare for the arrival of the next molded product. ..

By repeating the above-described series of operations in accordance with the feed pitch of the mold-matched product, it is possible to continuously separate and discharge the molding guide. The operation / stop of the air cylinder 13 is automatically controlled in accordance with the feeding pitch of the matching product by the conveyor A.

As described above, when the above apparatus is used, the molding guide 5 can be separated from the mold 4 while being held in the vertical posture, so that the recess 4 a of the mold 4 is filled at the time of this separation. Further, the upright posture of the biscuit 3 is maintained with respect to the chocolate 2, and the two are integrated as they are. Therefore, the biscuit 3 is not damaged at the time of the above separation, and the obtained snack 1 is the stick-shaped biscuit 3 which is upright with respect to the chocolate 2 on the head, which impairs the appearance of the disc shape. I will never be told.

[0021]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the molding guide separating / discharging device of the present invention, the small conveyor B is engaged with the molding guide within one pitch feed time of the molding intermediate product conveyed on the conveyor A. Is set so that the molding guide moves upwards, the molding guide is transferred onto the molding guide discharging means on the downstream side, and then descends. The guides can be moved vertically to separate. Therefore, since the molding guide and the molded product filled in the mold are not affected at the time of this separation, the molded product is not damaged or the shape thereof is not damaged when the molding guide is separated. Therefore, it does not spoil the aesthetics of the resulting molded article such as Snack Chichi Yoko.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of a molding guide separating and discharging device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a molding guide separating means used in the above apparatus.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the above apparatus.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the above apparatus.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the above apparatus.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the above apparatus.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a snack bar.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a mold.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the concave portion of the mold is filled with thiocholate.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing a state where a molding guide is placed on the mold.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a molding guide is placed on the mold.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a biscuit is inserted into the through hole of the molding guide.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory view showing a state where the molding guide is separated from the mold.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory view showing a state where a molding guide is separated from a mold.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the snack shoe is released from the mold.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of a defect caused by a conventional molding guide separation method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Snack Cutter 2 Chicolate 3 Bisket 4 Mold 5 Molding Guide 5c Flange 13 Air Cylinder 21 Discharge Belt A Transport Conveyor B Belt Conveyor

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A mold-matching product comprising a molding guide filled with a molding material and having a molding guide having flange portions projecting outwardly from both side portions parallel to the conveying direction and detachably mounted at predetermined intervals. A device for separating and discharging a molding guide from the molding intermediate product in a transportation line sequentially transported on the transportation conveyor A, wherein both flange portions of the molding guide are provided on both sides in the width direction of the transportation conveyor A. A pair of left and right small transport conveyors B that can be respectively supported by their own transport surfaces and can be transported in the same direction as the above-mentioned transport conveyor A, a rotation driving means that rotationally drives the pair of small transport conveyors B, and the above-mentioned pair of Transfer small conveyor B to conveyor A
And a molding guide discharge means provided on the downstream side of the pair of small conveyors B, and within one pitch feed time of the molding intermediate product conveyed on the conveyor A. Is set so that the small conveyer B engages with the flange portion of the molding guide and ascends while feeding it to the downstream side, transfers the molding guide to the molding guide discharging means on the downstream side, and then descends. Molding guide separating and discharging device characterized by being.