JPH07135884A - Apparatus for rolling noodle dough or the like - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To efficiently carry out good noodle preparing operation while suppressing adhesion of dough by providing inducing plates on both sides of a pressurizing part and, simultaneously, inexpensively prepare a noodle preparing apparatus in simple constitution. CONSTITUTION:A fixed roller 9 and a movable roller 7 parallel to the fixed roller 9 and having a space adjusting mechanism 80 close to the fixed roller at a definite interval and forming a pressurizing part 13 are supported on the inside of a machine body 1 and, simultaneously, an inducing plate consisting of plastic materials harmless to food and having sliding property is provided in closed to side ends of the fixed roller 9 and the movable roller 7 on the both sides of the pressurizing part to provide a noodle preparing apparatus. The inducing plate is formed into wide and thick plate to provide a machine body frame 2 constituting both side walls of the machine body 1 and the fixed roller 9 and the movable roller 7 are supported by the frame 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a noodle making device for kneading (kneading) and rolling (elongating) dough for noodles such as buckwheat noodles, udon and kishimen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a noodle making apparatus for rolling a dough of noodles to an arbitrary thickness by a pair of a fixed roller and a movable roller whose pressure gap can be adjusted has been developed and provided as a technique shown in FIG. It was This one movably supports the movable roller 7, and is provided with ring-shaped collar members a formed on both side surfaces of the fixed roller 9 so as to project from the peripheral surface. The pressurizing gap H of the pressurizing portion 13 formed between them is covered from both sides to prevent the dough W stretched during rolling from protruding from both sides of the pressurizing gap H. In addition to this, the belt feed unit rotatably stretched is on the fixed roller side, and a pressure roller is installed opposite to this, and the dough is fed to the pressure unit formed between the two to perform rolling work. In the noodle making device, a large gap is provided between the both side ends of the belt and the machine body frame formed of an iron plate, without contacting the machine body frame with the supply dough or the rolling dough protruding from the belt by the gap, Moreover, what prevents the adhesion is known.

[0003]

However, in the case of the large-sized noodle making device, the above-mentioned conventional roller with a collar requires complicated work for manufacturing a collar member a formed with a large diameter and a large thickness. However, it is difficult to accurately provide this flange member a on both rollers 7 and 9 that rotate relative to each other, so that there is a problem that the flange member a slides on the side surface of the opposing roller 7,
During this time, the cloth W invades and causes excessive rotation resistance,
In addition, there is a defect that the invaded small pieces of the cloth W are easily carried around by the rollers 7 and 9 and easily scattered by accident. Further, the slidingly contacting inner surface of the collar member a is liable to be unevenly worn, and there is a problem that the machine body and the rollers 7 and 9 must be disassembled for repairing for this purpose.

On the other hand, in the latter noodle making apparatus using the belt feeding unit and the fixed roller, small pieces of the dough and powdery dough protruding from the belt fall from the gap on the side of the belt and are unsanitarily scattered, and Since there is a large gap on both sides, there is a drawback in that the size of the machine becomes large. In addition, since the machine frame made of iron plates easily adheres to the fabric and is unsanitary, it is necessary to pay attention to the amount of fabric supplied on the belt and the place where the fabric is supplied, which reduces work efficiency. There is a problem such as. Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, by providing a guide plate made of a plastic material that is harmless to food hygiene and has good sliding properties on both sides of the pressing portion of the noodle making device, the production of the device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a rolling apparatus for noodle dough or the like, which is simple and inexpensive to manufacture, and which can efficiently perform good noodle making work while suppressing adhesion of the dough.

[0005]

To achieve the above object, a rolling device for noodle dough and the like according to the present invention comprises a fixed roller 9 inside the machine body 1, and a gap adjusting mechanism 80 parallel to the fixed roller 9. And a pressing portion 1
A guide plate 2d made of a plastic material that is harmless to food and has a sliding property, while mounting a movable roller 7 that forms 3
Are provided close to the side ends of the fixed roller 9 and the movable roller 7 on both sides of the pressing portion 13. In addition, the guide plate 2d is formed in a thick and wide plate shape to form a machine body frame 2 that constitutes front and rear side walls of the machine body 1, and a fixed roller 9 and a movable roller 7 are supported. Further, in this rolling apparatus, a belt 5 is stretched between a drive roller 3 and a guide roller 4 which are mounted on a machine body frame 2, and a gap adjusting mechanism 80 is provided inside a central portion of the belt 5 in the conveying direction so as to be orthogonal to the conveying direction. And a fixed roller 9 that constitutes a pressing unit 13 on the belt 5 facing the movable roller 7.
Should be provided. Further, the machine body frame 2 is made closer to each other along both side edges of the belt 5, and the upper edge 2b thereof is formed higher than the conveying surface of the belt 5 to serve as a guide surface for the cloth W, and the supporting portion 2c is provided so as to project. It is effective to support the fixed roller 9.

[0006]

With the above-described structure, the dough W is well kneaded when it is rolled between the fixed roller 9 and the movable roller 7 (belt 5), and the dough W is applied toward both sides of the pressing portion 13. The portion of the dough W that is pressed and stretched and sticks out of the rollers 7 and 9 is regulated and guided accurately by the guide plate 2d that is harmless to food and has slidability. It acts so as to quickly pass through the pressurizing portion 13 and roll into a good shape without causing a resistance and disturbing the side edges of the rolled material W. In addition, the guide plate 2d
It is possible to accurately and simply manufacture and assemble the machine and to downsize the machine body. Further, by adjusting the gap adjusting mechanism 80 with respect to the drive roller 3 mounted on the machine body frame 2, the movable roller 7 provided with the belt 5 is moved to the pressing portion 13.
The dough W can be satisfactorily rolled to a desired thickness by operating so as to change the pressure gap H of. And belt 5
The material W which is to be conveyed while protruding from the support member 2 supports the upper edge 2b of the machine body frame 2 and the fixed roller 9.
It is regulated and guided by c and is smoothly fed to the pressurizing unit 13 and is rolled well.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5, the body 1 of the noodle making device according to the first embodiment
Is a plurality of rod frames 2a, which are opposed to each other in the front-rear direction and have a guide plate 2d formed of a thick rectangular plastic material (nylon resin or the like) that is harmless to food hygiene and has slidability. And a driving roller 3 and a floating roller 4 which are horizontally parallel to each other in the front-rear direction and parallel to each other are rotatably mounted in the upper left and right ends of the machine body frames 2 and 2 so that the rollers 3 and An endless belt 5 made of rubber or resin material having a constant width and having elasticity is wound around. Reference numeral 6 denotes a motor which is connected to a household power source (100V) and can be rotated in the forward and reverse directions, below the drive roller 3 between the machine body frames 2 and 2 and on a mount 6a which also serves as a connecting frame of the machine body frame 2. A chain 62 is wound around the sprocket 61 installed on the motor rotation shaft and the double sprocket 3a fixed to the shaft end of the drive roller 3 for transmission drive.

Further, the movable roller 7 rollingly supported inside the central portion in the length direction of the belt 5 stretched as described above is supported by the swing frames 8 and 8 constituting a gap adjusting mechanism 80 which will be described later. A fixed roller 9 having a predetermined pressure gap H is provided on the conveyance surface of the belt 5 at a portion facing the movable roller 7 so that the fixed roller 9 is provided so as to be driven and rotated so as to be vertically adjustable. It is axially mounted between the supporting portions 2c, 2c protruding from the upper edges 2b of the Nos. 2 and 2. A pair of high-tooth gears 10 and 10 having a long tooth length are attached to the rear shaft ends of the rollers 7 and 9, and the movable roller 7 is fixed to the fixed roller 9 by vertically adjusting the swing frame 8. When the pressure gap H is adjusted by moving up and down with respect to the gears 10, 10,
While the meshing depth of the teeth is changed, the transmission of the gap adjusting mechanism 80 is always performed well in spite of its simple structure.

Further, the movable roller 7 has a driven sprocket 11 attached to its shaft end, and a chain 12 is wound around the driven sprocket 11 and one of the double sprockets 3a to rotate and transmit the drive roller 3. With the rotation of the belt 5, the fixed roller 9 is accurately rotated via the movable roller 7 and the high-tooth gears 10, 10. With the above-described structure, between the fixed roller 9 and the movable roller 7 provided with the belt 5, the pressurizing portion 13 having a narrowed shape in the rotational direction is formed so that the pressurizing gap H can be adjusted. Pressure part 13
The dough W such as noodles fed to the portion is pressed and rolled while being well kneaded to a desired thickness.

The guide plate 2d, which is integrally formed on the machine frame 2 and is made of a plastic material that is harmless to food and has a sliding property, has an upper edge formed higher than the carrying surface of the supporting portion 2c and the belt 5 in the vicinity thereof. The inner surface of the fixed roller 9 and the movable roller 7 are arranged in close proximity to each other so as to minimize the gap. Reference numeral 14 is a receiving plate that slidably receives the inner lower surface of the belt 5 on both sides of the movable roller 7. If the peripheral speed of the fixed roller 9 is made higher than that of the belt 5 by changing the number of teeth of the gears 10 and 10, the kneading action of the dough W in the pressurizing portion 13 becomes larger, and the kneading is performed well and the efficiency is improved. Good work can be performed, and the running of the belt 5 can be assisted by the difference in peripheral speed, so that the device performance can be improved.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a guide member which guides the shaft rod 4a of the idler roller 4 slidably with respect to the machine body frame 2 in the corner cutouts of the machine body frames 2 and 2 and has substantially the same thickness as the machine body frame 2. The metal piece is formed into an L shape and is detachably attached. Further, a knob adjusting screw 16 screwed onto the shaft rod 4a is attached to the end surface thereof so as to be operable only in the rotational direction, so that the tension adjustment of the belt 5 can be easily performed with a simple structure. Reference numerals 17 and 17a denote bifurcated holders that horizontally support a rod (rolling pin) S around which the stretched dough W is wound. The base of one holder 17 is the guide member 1
5 is detachably screwed and the other holder 17
The switch support 17b is configured to be switchable from a solid line standing posture to a dotted line collapsed storage posture.

The gap adjusting mechanism 80 described above will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4. The bases of the swing frames 8 and 8 for mounting the movable rollers 7 above the outer sides of the machine frames 2 and 2 are driven. The roller 3 is swingably supported on both shaft ends 3a, and the lower end of the other end is contacted and supported by a disc-shaped cam plate 18 which is eccentrically rotated by an adjustment shaft 20 which is inserted and supported by the machine body frame 2 and is supported. . A spring plate 21 having elasticity is fixed to a mounting portion 8a extending below the swing frame 8, and an end portion of the spring plate 21 is brought into contact with the lower surface of the cam plate 18. As a result, the lever 22 fixed to the adjusting shaft 20 is operated to selectively engage the positioning pin 22a with the positioning hole 2a formed in the machine body frame 2 in a plurality of stages, thereby rotating the cam plate 18. The amount of movement is set, and the height of the movable roller 7 provided with the belt 5 is moved up and down with respect to the fixed roller 9 so that the pressure gap H can be easily and accurately selected and adjusted, and is small and inexpensive. It enables the production of noodle devices.

That is, when the lever 22 is fixed to the solid line position as shown in FIG. 2, the cam plate 18 pushes up the swing frame 8 at its maximum radius and the movable roller 7 by pushing up the shaft end of the drive roller 3 as a fulcrum. Since it is raised, the pressure gap H between the belt 5 and the fixed roller 9 becomes the minimum (about 1 mm), and the cloth W
Can be kneaded and rolled while kneading very thinly,
Further, when the lever 22 is rotated in the direction of the dotted line and positioned and fixed, the cam plate 18 pushes the spring plate 21 downward while reducing the radius of the lever, so that the cam plate 18 moves downward with its own weight applied. The movable roller 7 descends so as to lower the belt 5, and the adjustment operation can be easily performed so that the pressure gap H becomes large (about 30 mm at maximum).

Further, a cover piece 8b similar in shape to the support portion 2c of the machine body frame 2 is projectingly provided on the upper ends of the swing frames 8 and 8 configured as described above, and the shaft end metal portions on both sides of the fixed roller 9 and The gear part is properly covered in a side view. When the pressure gap is adjusted by interposing an appropriate elastic support mechanism (not shown) between the cam plate 18 and the swing frame 8, the swing frame 8 is supplied into the pressure gap H. The movable roller 7 can be elastically swung up and down so that an excessive load of the cloth W to be released can be released properly. 25, 25
Reference numeral a denotes a cover that covers the swing frame 8 and the transmission mechanism portion in a minimum range, and is detachably attached to the machine body frame 2. Reference numeral 26 is a side cover formed so that the guide plate 26a is formed along the lower edge of the belt 5 on the drive roller 3 side. Two
Reference numerals 7 and 28 denote forward and reverse rotation switches of the motor 6. The belt 5 can be rotated to the right by the pushing operation of the switch 27 and can be rotated to the left by the pushing operation of the switch 28. 29
Is a screw leg that is screwed into the machine body frame 2 to adjust the height of the machine body 1.

When the dough W of noodles such as buckwheat noodles or udon noodles is formed to a predetermined thickness by the noodle making apparatus having the above-mentioned structure,
The lever 2 is adjusted so that the pressure gap H becomes larger than this.
With setting 2 fixed, dough W made into a nodule by adding water to dough powder mixed with appropriate tie materials and seasonings
7 is placed on the belt 5 as shown in FIG. 7 (A) and the belt 5 is rotated in the direction of the arrow (to the left), the dough W is kneaded between the belt 5 and the fixed roller 9 and formed into a dotted line shape. First
Rolled to stage thickness. At this time, the dough W becomes long, so that the dough W is folded back on the belt 5 as shown by the solid line, and the first-stage rolling is completed while being folded to have an appropriate size. Then, the rolled material W is supplied and pressed from the right side to the pressing portion 13 in which the rolled material W is adjusted to be smaller than the pressing gap, and the second-stage pressing work is performed.

By performing the above-mentioned work a suitable number of times until the noodles become stiff by the desired kneading, the dough W becomes longer in a band shape as shown in FIG. Then, the dough W is wrapped around the rolling pin S supported by the holder 17a, and the dough W is fed onto the belt 5 while being fed onto the belt 5,
The dough W on the delivery side, which is further rolled by the pressure unit 13, is wound on the belt 5 by another rolling pin S. Further, the dough W on the re-wound side is supported by the right holder 17 as shown by the dotted line, and re-rolling is repeated a required number of times in the same manner as described above, so that the dough W having a desired finished thickness H is rolled. Is completed. In the present embodiment in which the band-shaped dough (band noodles) can be easily manufactured with a simple structure as described above, the belt 3 is lightweight and compact with a width of about 30 cm and a length of about 50 to 60 cm and is easy to handle. A noodle making device could be obtained. Further, in the example, the cutting device was intentionally omitted in order to make it a small noodle making device that can be used at home, and the band noodles were appropriately cut by a separately prepared cutting device, etc., but this was provided with a cutting device. May be.

When the dough W is rolled by the pressing portion 13 as described above, the dough W portion which is stretched to the both sides between the fixed roller 9 and the belt 5 and is about to protrude from the belt 5 is pressed. Guided by a guide plate 2d (machine frame 2) made of a plastic material that is harmless to food and provided on the side of the portion 13 (machine frame 2), without sticking to it or protruding from the belt 5 and hanging downward, Pressure part 1
3 can be passed smoothly and quickly, and can be rolled in a good shape along the width of the belt 5. Further, the belt 5 and the guide plate 2d can be brought as close as possible to each other, and the size can be reduced without increasing the body width.

The guide plate 2d formed of a plate-like plastic material that is harmless to foods and has a slipperiness as described above has a slightly higher material unit price than a general iron plate member.
By forming d as an integral part of the machine body frame 2 and forming bearings such as rollers on the machine body frame 2, an extremely small and simple design noodle making device can be obtained. Since it is possible to reduce the number of processing steps and to eliminate the need for coating, it is possible to optimize the processing apparatus for food products that is easy to manufacture at low cost and is hygienic.

In the first embodiment, the guide plate 2d is also used as the machine body frame 2. However, as in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the machine body frame 2 is press-formed with a thin iron plate or cast with an aluminum material. A plastic material which is molded and formed in such a size that it is close to both side ends of the fixed roller 9 and the belt 5 at a portion corresponding to the inside of the machine body frame 2 and laterally covers the above-mentioned pressing portion 13 from the side, and is harmless to food and has a sliding property. Guide plate 2d
May be detachably mounted with the mounting screw 2e. Then, the guide plate 2d is lightly slid on the side ends of the rollers 7 and 9 with a mounting screw 2e, or an appropriate elastic body (not shown) is provided on the tip of the mounting screw 2e to press it. The guide plate 2d and the rollers 7 and 9 can be close to each other so as not to create a gap, so that the cloth W can be prevented from entering the gap more accurately. In this case, it can be optimized for a large belt and roller type noodle making device, and the guide plate 2d can be detachably attached without disassembling the machine body, which is convenient.

Next, a third embodiment shown in FIG. 8 will be described. In this embodiment, a fixed roller 9 having a large diameter and a pair of movable rollers 7 that are parallel to the fixed roller 9 and are close to each other with a predetermined pressure gap are pivotally supported inside the machine body frame 2.
The present invention relates to a large-sized noodle making device in which a pressing portion 13 is formed between the rollers 9 and 7. Further, a hopper 1a capable of accommodating the dough W material before rolling and unwinding it appropriately is installed above the pressurizing section 13, and a movable roller 7 is provided with a gap adjusting mechanism 80 with the fixed roller 9. The pressurizing gap H is provided so as to be adjustable, and the dough W fed from the hopper 1a is rolled to an arbitrary thickness and kneaded.

On both sides of the pressing portion 13, a guide plate 2d made of a plate-like plastic material that is harmless to food and has a slipperiness of a cloth is formed so as to straddle at least the fixed roller 9 and the movable roller 7, and It is attached to the inside of the machine body frame 2 by a mounting screw 2e so as to be close to the side end, and is attached so as to be easily removable upward. When the guide plate 2d is lightly slid on the side ends of the rollers 7 and 9 with a mounting screw 2e, or an appropriate elastic body (not shown) is provided on the tip of the mounting screw 2e, the guide plate 2d is guided. Board 2
Since the d and the rollers 7 and 9 can be brought close to each other so as not to create a gap, it is possible to prevent the cloth W from entering the gap more accurately.

With the above construction, when the dough W is rolled in the pressing section 13, the dough W is pressed to both sides between the fixed roller 9 and the movable roller 7 to be stretched, so that both rollers 9 and 7 are rolled. The portion of the dough W that is about to stick out is guided by a guide plate 2d that is harmless to food and has a sliding property, and the rolled dough W adheres to the machine body frame 2 to cause resistance, and without disturbing the side end of the strip-shaped dough W. It is possible to smoothly and smoothly pass through the pressing portion 13 and perform rolling in a good shape along the width of the pressing portion 13. In addition, the guide plate 2d can be manufactured and assembled accurately and inexpensively, and can be configured without increasing the machine body width so much, and maintenance work such as repair can be easily performed.

[0023]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it has the following effects. By a guide plate provided close to the fixed roller and the movable roller on both sides of the pressure section and having food harmlessness and slidability, kneading and rolling is performed between the fixed roller and the movable roller of the pressure section and stretched to both sides. As a result, the dough that tries to run out of both rollers can be regulated and sent out, so that it is possible to accurately prevent the defect that the dough disperses outside the rollers or adheres to the machine frame, and disturbs both side edges of the rolled dough. It is possible to quickly pass the pressure-applied portion in a state of low resistance and obtain a rolled noodle having a good shape along the width of the pressure-applied portion. Further, the guide plate can be manufactured and assembled accurately and easily, and the guide plate can be constructed at a low cost without making the machine width so large, and maintenance work such as repair thereof can be facilitated. Furthermore, by integrally forming the guide plate made of the above material so as to serve as a thick and wide plate-shaped body and also as a machine body frame, the fixed roller and the movable roller can be firmly attached with a simple structure. This makes it possible to easily manufacture a small-sized and inexpensive noodle making machine with less vibration.

Further, by using the noodle making device in which the pressing portion is constituted by the fixed roller and the movable roller which faces the fixed roller and is provided with the gap adjusting mechanism through the belt, the machine body can be inexpensively downsized, and the gap adjusting mechanism is provided. Can be configured easily. Further, by making the inner surface of the machine body frame close to each other along the side edge of the belt, forming the upper edge of the machine body frame higher than the conveyor surface of the belt, and projecting the supporting portion for supporting the fixed roller, The dough can be guided and guided in a good manner, and the dough can be easily supplied and rolled. At the same time, the frame structure can be made simple and inexpensive, and the noodle making performance can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a noodle making device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a front view showing the cover of FIG. 1 removed. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the noodle making device partially broken away.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a pressure unit.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a mounting structure of a guide plate according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 7A is a perspective view showing a usage state of the noodle making device.
FIG. 3B is a perspective view showing a state in which the rolling pin is used.

FIG. 8 shows a noodle making device of a third embodiment, (A) is a front view. (B) is a plan view.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing the structure of a pressing unit of a noodle making device according to a conventional example. (B) is a plan view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Airframe 2 Airframe frame 2b Upper edge 2c Support part 2d Guide plate 3 Drive roller 4 Guide roller 5 Belt 7 Movable roller 8 Swing frame 9 Fixed roller 13 Pressing part 18 Cam 80 Gap adjusting mechanism H Pressing gap W Fabric

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A fixed roller (9) is provided inside the machine body (1).
And a gap adjusting mechanism (8) parallel to the fixed roller (9).
0) through a certain gap and close to each other, and the pressure unit (1
The movable roller (7) which forms 3) is mounted on the fixed roller (9) and the guide plate (2d) made of a plastic material which is harmless to foods and has a sliding property on both sides of the pressing section (13). A rolling device for noodle dough or the like, which is provided close to the side end of the movable roller (7). 2. A guide frame (2d) is formed as a thick and wide plate to form a machine body frame (2) constituting front and rear side walls of the machine body (1), and a fixed roller (9) and a movable roller ( 7. The rolling device for noodle dough or the like according to claim 1, which supports 7) or the like. 3. A belt (5) is stretched between a drive roller (3) and a guide roller (4) mounted on a body frame (2), and a gap is adjusted inside the central portion of the belt (5) in the conveying direction. Movable roller (7) having a mechanism (80) and orthogonal to the transport direction
And a fixed roller (9) which constitutes a pressing part (13) on the belt (5) facing the movable roller (7).
A rolling device for noodle dough, etc., characterized by being provided with. 4. The machine body frame (2) is brought close to both sides of the belt (5), and the upper edge (2b) thereof is formed higher than the conveying surface of the belt (5). The rolling device for noodle dough or the like according to claim 3, wherein the rolling device does not serve as a guide surface and a supporting portion (2c) is provided so as to support the fixed roller (9).