JPH0636708Y2 - Automatic arrangement device for bread dough, etc. - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic arranging device for bun dough or the like, which is used when lining dough or confectionery dough cut in two with a cutter so that the cuts face outward. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the dough shaping process of bread and confectionery process,
The process of spreading the fermented dough into a thin plate, curling it into a columnar shape, and cutting the columnar dough ball with a cutter and storing the divided dough into a container such as a tray There is. The divided dough stored in the container is then supplied to the next step.

In such shaping process, powder is sprinkled on the surface of the dough ball before cutting with a cutter so that even if the dough balls come into contact with each other, the dough does not adhere to the cut end of the divided dough. Since the powder is not sprinkled with powder, when the divided dough is stored in the container, the cut edges of the divided dough are likely to come into contact with each other and adhere to each other.
Also, if the cut edges of the divided dough stored in the container are close to and face each other, the cut edges may come into contact with each other due to vibration when the container is transferred to the next step, or may be baked in the next step. It is easy to cause a situation in which the divided material expands and the cut edges come into contact with each other and adhere to each other.

In order to prevent these situations, it is conceivable to enlarge the container or provide a partition on the container, but doing so is disadvantageous in terms of economy and versatility of the container.

[0005]

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and when two pieces of divided material cut by a cutter are to be accommodated in a container, the divided material is divided into front and back and dropped. By making it possible to distribute the respective divided doughs in the left and right directions after the above, when the two divided doughs are accommodated in the container, the cut edges of the divided doughs are not close to each other and face each other. That is, it is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic arranging device such as a bread dough capable of lining up the divided dough laterally with the cut edges of the two divided dough facing outward.

[0006]

An automatic arranging device for bread dough and the like according to the present invention individually receives two divided doughs cut by a cutter, and dispenses the received divided doughs to predetermined positions across the lower part thereof. A pair of front-rear distribution dampers arranged in parallel and a rear part of the front-rear distribution damper on one side and a rear lower part of the front-rear distribution damper on the other side. First left-right distribution for paying out to the lower part and the lower part in front of it
It is possible to reciprocate between the damper and the lower front part of the front-rear distribution damper on one side and the lower front part of the front-rear distribution damper on the other side, and to dispense the received divided dough to the lower part and the lower rear part thereof. Second damper for left and right distribution of
Corresponding to each of the first and second dampers for left and right distribution, a divided dough storage frame that is arranged below them and has an open bottom, a position for closing the bottom of the divided dough storage frame, and a divided dough storage And a movable member that can move back and forth between the position where the bottom of the box is opened and the position where the bottom is opened.

[0007]

The operation of the automatic arrangement device having this structure operates as follows. The cuts of the two divided pieces separately received by the pair of front and rear distribution dampers face each other. From this state, one of the front and rear distribution dampers pays out the divided dough received to the lower rear part thereof so that the left and right first distribution dampers waiting at the payout position receive the same, and the other front and rear distribution dampers. With a damper for the split fabric that has been received by it
The second damper for left and right distribution waiting at the payout point receives it. By this operation, the two divided doughs are sorted forward and backward and fall, and the divided doughs are separately received by the first left and right distribution second damper and the left and right distribution second damper. In this state, the cut end of the divided dough faces inward.

After that, when the left and right first dampers for distribution and the second dampers for left and right distribution are made to traverse in opposite directions, the cuts of the divided fabrics received by them are directed outward. Then, when the divided dough is dispensed to the lower part from the left and right distribution first dampers and the divided dough is dispensed to the lower rear part from the left and right distribution second dampers, the divided fabrics close the bottom of the divided dough housing frame. It is delivered on the moving member. At this time, the two divided doughs are arranged side by side with their cuts facing outward. Therefore, by moving the movable member forward or backward to open the bottom opening of the divided dough accommodating frame, for example, the two divided doughs are accommodated in a container such as a tray waiting at the lower part with the cuts facing outward. It

[0009]

1 is a schematic side view of an automatic arranging device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention installed in a subsequent stage of a bread dough automatic shaping device 100, FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a bread dough automatic shaping device 100. FIG. 4 is a partial side view showing a part, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view of the automatic arrangement device 1.

The automatic dough shaping device 100 shapes the fermented dough into a predetermined shape, cuts the dough into two pieces, and feeds the obtained divided dough to the automatic arraying device 1. The processing procedure of the dough by the shaping device 100 will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. When the intermediate fermentation-completed dough balls A fed into the hopper 101 are fed from the conveyor 102 to the chute 103, the dough balls A are spread into a thin plate by the plurality of rollers 104. Then, while the thin plate-shaped dough balls A are being sent by the conveyor 105, curl processing by the curl net 106, pressure tightening shaping processing by the cooperation of the conveyor 105 and the pressure plate 107, cutting processing by the cutter 108, auxiliary pressure plate 109. After the re-rolling, the two divided materials A1 and A2 (described later) obtained by cutting are fed to the automatic arrangement device 1.

As shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6, the automatic arranging device 1 includes the automatic dough shaping device 10 described above.
A pair of left and right front and rear distribution dampers 2 and 3 arranged side by side in a lateral direction adjacent to the bread dough feeding direction (indicated by an arrow X in FIG. 1) at 0, and these front and rear distribution dampers 2 , A first damper 4 for left and right distribution and a second damper 5 for left and right distribution, which are arranged on the lower sides of both sides of
And a divided material storage frame 6 arranged below the first and second left and right distribution dampers 4 and 5, and a movable member 7 arranged below the divided material storage frame.

The front-rear distribution damper 2 on one side is provided with a front oscillating plate 21 and a rear oscillating plate 22 having a fulcrum at the upper end, and a drive mechanism (not shown) for controlling their postures. . The front swing plate 21 and the rear swing plate 22 can be individually maintained by the action of the drive mechanism in the swingable descending posture and the predetermined inclined posture. The front-rear distribution damper 3 on the other side has the same structure. Reference numeral 31 is a front rocking plate, and 32 is a rear rocking plate. Front and rear distribution dampers 2, 3
Is installed in order to pay out the received divided dough to a predetermined position in front of and behind the lower part thereof.

The first left / right distribution damper 4 is also provided with a front rocking plate 41, a rear rocking plate 42, and a drive mechanism (not shown) for them, similarly to the front / rear distribution dampers 2 and 3. The first left / right distribution damper 4 is located at a position corresponding to the front / rear distribution damper 2 on one side, that is, the lower rear part of the front / rear distribution damper 2, and the position corresponding to the other front / rear distribution damper 3, ie, the front / rear distribution. It is possible to traverse back and forth between the lower rear part of the damper 3. A mechanism for reciprocally traversing the first left / right distribution damper 4 is composed of a known mechanism (not shown) using a cylinder, a screw mechanism, or the like as a drive source. The left and right first dampers 4 for distribution are installed in order to pay out the received divided dough to the lower portion and the lower front portion thereof.

Similarly to the front-rear distribution dampers 2 and 3 and the left-right distribution damper 4, the second left-right distribution damper 5 also has a front rocking plate 51, a rear rocking plate 52, and a drive mechanism (not shown) for them. It has and. Also, this left and right distribution first
Like the above-described left / right distribution damper 5, the damper 4 is located at a position corresponding to the front / rear distribution damper 2 on one side, that is, at a lower front portion of the front / rear distribution damper 2, and at a position corresponding to the other front / rear distribution damper 3. Front and rear distribution damper 3
It can traverse back and forth between the lower part of the front of the car. The mechanism for reciprocally traversing the first left / right distribution damper 4 is a known mechanism (not shown) using a cylinder, a screw mechanism, or the like as a drive source.
It is composed by. This second damper 5 for left / right distribution
Is installed to dispense the received divided dough to the lower part and the lower part behind it.

The divided dough accommodating frame 6 is a frame body having an open top and bottom, and when one cylindrical dough ball A is divided into two divided doughs A1 and A2, those divided doughs A1 and
It has a size that can accommodate two dough balls A with A2 side by side (see Fig. 12).

The movable member 7 is a pair of front and rear conveyors 71, 7
2, the conveyors 71 and 72 are movable in the approaching and separating directions, and when the two conveyors 71 and 72 approach each other, the bottom of the divided dough housing frame 6 is closed by the conveyors 71 and 72, Both conveyors 71, 7
When the two are separated from each other, the bottom of the divided dough storage frame 6 is opened.

At the lower position of the automatic arranging device 1, the divided material A
The container 81 for receiving 1 and A2 is placed on the conveyor 8 and transferred. 82 is a divided fabric
It is a stopper for making the container 81 stand by before the receiving position of A1 and A2.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a rotating drum which rotates intermittently, and is provided with a plurality of recesses 91 for receiving the divided dough. The turning drum 9 is installed above the front and rear distribution dampers 2 and 3 in the automatic arrangement device 1.

Next, the operation of the automatic arrangement device 1 will be described.
The front rocking plates 21 and 31 and the rear rocking plates 22 and 32 of the front and rear distribution dampers 2 and 3 are maintained in a posture of forming valley-shaped recesses as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. At this time, the two divided doughs A1 and A2 cut by the cutter 108 of the automatic dough shaping device 100 are put into the pair of front and rear distribution dampers 2 and 3 via the turning drum 9. In this way, the cut ends of the two divided cloths A1 and A2 respectively received by the pair of front and rear distribution dampers 2 and 3 face each other. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the first left / right distribution damper 4 is maintained in a posture of forming a valley-shaped recess and stands by at the lower rear portion of the front / rear distribution damper 2 on one side, and the second left / right distribution damper 5 is held. Is maintained in a posture of forming a valley-shaped recess and stands by at the lower front portion of the front-rear distribution damper 3 on the other side. From this state, the front swing plate 21 of the front-rear distribution damper 2 on one side is maintained in the tilted posture as it is, while the rear swing plate 22 is switched to the swingable state, and the front and rear sides of the other side are changed. When the rear swing plate 32 of the distribution damper 3 is maintained in the tilted posture as it is, while the front swing plate 31 is switched to the swingable state, the front and rear distribution dampers 2 on one side are separated from the divided cloth A1. Is dispensed to the lower rear portion thereof, and the divided material A2 is dispensed to the lower front portion thereof from the front-rear distribution damper 3 on the other side. By this operation, each divided dough A
The divided doughs A1 and A2 are separately received by the first left and right distribution first damper 4 and the left and right distribution second damper 5 which are waiting at the payout points of 1, 1 and A2 as shown in FIG. In this state, the cut edges of the divided fabrics A1 and A2 are inward as shown in FIG.

After that, when the left and right first dampers 4 and the second left and right dampers 5 are traversed in the opposite directions as indicated by arrows Y and Z in FIG. 5, the divisions received by them are received. The cut edges of the doughs A1 and A2 face outward as shown in FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 9, the first damper 4 for left and right distribution
While the rear swing plate 42 is maintained in the tilted posture as it is, the front swing plate 41 is switched to the swingable state and the front swing plate 51 of the left and right second damper 5 is When the rear swing plate 52 is switched to the swingable state, the divided dough A1 is dispensed from the first left / right distribution damper 4 to the lower front portion thereof, and the divided dough A1 is accommodated in the divided dough accommodating frame 6. , Split fabric from the second damper 5 for left and right distribution
A2 is discharged to the lower part, the divided dough A2 is accommodated in the divided dough accommodating frame 6, and the divided doughs A1 and A2 are shown in FIG.
As described above, the divided dough storage frames 6 are arranged side by side with their cuts facing outward. The first damper 4 for left and right distribution and the second damper 5 for left and right distribution, after paying out the divided fabrics A1 and A2,
Ready to receive the next piece of dough in its original position. Therefore, the subsequent divided doughs A1 and A2 are distributed to the front and rear by the front and rear distribution dampers 2 and 3 to be paid out to be received by the first left and right distribution first damper 4 and the left and right distribution second damper 5, and then left and right. The first distributor 4 for distribution and the second damper 5 for left and right distribution are made to traverse in the opposite direction, and as shown in FIG. 10, the divided fabrics A1,
When A2 is paid out, the four divided doughs are stored in the divided dough storage frame 6.

After this, the pair of conveyors 7 of the movable member 7
When the parts 1 and 72 are separated from each other, the bottom of the divided dough accommodating frame 6 is opened, and the divided doughs A1 and A2 are transferred to the container 81 with their cuts facing outward, and conveyed to the next step.

By the way, in the bread dough automatic shaping device 100, the dough balls A may stick to each other to form a so-called double ball. Therefore, in the illustrated example, a material thickness detecting sensor 110 is installed at the exit of the pressure roller 107, and the two-ball collecting mechanism 120 attached to the turning drum 9 is operated by the detection signal. The two-ball collecting mechanism 120 is provided with a chute that is swung between a position facing the divided material dispensing position from the turning drum 9 and a position escaping from the position.

[0023]

As described above, according to the automatic arrangement device for bread dough and the like according to the present invention, the two divided doughs cut by the cutter can be arranged so that the cuts face outward. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the divided dough from adhering to each other during transfer or firing without making the container large or providing a partition on the container.

Further, in this invention, since the divided doughs supplied one after another can be continuously processed with the cuts thereof facing outward, it is easy to improve the productivity in the bread making process and the confectionery process. There is also an advantage.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of an automatic arranging device according to an embodiment of the present invention installed in a subsequent stage of an automatic dough shaping device.

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a partial side view showing a part of the automatic dough shaping device.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view of the automatic arrangement device.

FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram of a front / rear distribution damper and first and second left / right distribution dampers.

FIG. 6 is a schematic configuration diagram of front and rear distribution dampers and first and second left and right distribution dampers in different states from FIG.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a state in which the first and second left and right distribution dampers have received the divided material.

FIG. 8 is a plan view when the first and second left and right distribution dampers that have received the divided dough traverse in opposite directions.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram when the divided dough is dispensed from the state of FIG. 8 to the divided dough housing frame.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram when the subsequent divided dough is delivered from the first and second left and right distribution dampers to the divided dough housing frame.

FIG. 11 is a plan view of a divided dough accommodating frame that accommodates the divided dough corresponding to FIG. 9;

12 is a plan view of a divided dough storage frame that accommodates the divided dough corresponding to FIG.

FIG. 13 is a schematic plan view showing a conveyance state of a container containing divided dough.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Automatic arrangement device. 2,3 Front-rear distribution damper 4 Left-right distribution first damper 5 Left-right distribution second damper 6 Divided cloth storage frame 7 Movable member 108 Cutter A1, A2 Divided cloth

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A pair of row-side front and rear distribution dampers for respectively receiving the two divided pieces of cloth cut by a cutter and dispensing the received divided pieces of cloth to predetermined positions in the front and rear thereof, and one pair of front and rear distribution dampers. It is possible to reciprocate between the rear lower part of the front-rear distribution damper and the rear lower part of the other front-rear distribution damper, and the left-right distribution first part for discharging the received divided material to the lower part and the front lower part. It is possible to reciprocate between one damper and the front lower part of the front-rear distribution damper on one side, and the front lower part of the front-rear distribution damper on the other side, and the received divided dough is discharged to the lower part and its rear lower part. A second damper for left and right distribution, and a divided dough storage frame that is arranged below and corresponding to each of the first and second dampers for left and right distribution and has an open bottom, An automatic arranging device for bread dough, which comprises a movable member that can be moved back and forth between a position where the bottom of the dough storage frame is closed and a position where the bottom of the divided dough storage box is opened.