JPH07184525A - Apparatus for preventing adhesion of cut end of noodle string - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the adhesion of highly hydrated noodles to the cut face of noodle strings by directly drying the cut face of noodle string with air and scattering starch powder with air to effect the uniform application of the starch to the noodle string. CONSTITUTION:The lower part of a noodle-making cutter roll 1 is surrounded by a starch scattering chamber 8 containing a deflection plate 4 and a starch scattering apparatus 5. The starch scattering chamber 8 is connected through a pipe 10 to a vacuum apparatus 9 for the recovery of starch.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a noodle band cut surface adhesion preventing device which prevents the cut surfaces of a noodle band cut from a noodle band by a cutter roll from adhering to each other, and particularly to a noodle band It is effective for multi-hydrated noodles whose cut surface is easily attached.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a method of cutting noodle strips with a cutter roll has been generally used to produce noodle strips from noodle strips. The noodle strings cut by the cutter roll are discharged while hanging down from the cutter roll in a state in which each noodle string is cut into thin pieces while maintaining substantially the same shape as the noodle strips.

Since the noodle strips discharged from the cutter roll have almost the same shape as the noodle strips, there is almost no space between adjacent noodle strips. Therefore, after the noodle strips are cut into the noodle strips by the cutter roll, the cut surfaces are cut again. There was a problem of adhesion.

As a means for preventing the adherence of cut noodle strings, for example, as shown in Japanese Patent Publication No. 55-47857, there is one in which starch is dispersed on the noodle strings to prevent mutual adhesion of the noodle strings. .

Further, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 53-52675, there is one in which the noodle strings are prevented from adhering to each other by blowing air on the noodle strings to dry the surface. Similarly, Japanese Patent Publication No. 1 as drying the noodle strings by applying air or gas.
There is also one disclosed in JP-A-21936.

[0006]

The above-mentioned method of preventing the attachment of noodle strings by starch has some effects, but the starch is sprayed from above on the belt conveyor, so that the noodles that are most likely to adhere are There was a drawback that starch was difficult to adhere to the line cut surface. Further, in order to ensure the adherence of the starch, it is necessary to spray a large amount of the starch, and since the starch is expensive, there is a problem from the economical aspect.

On the other hand, in the method of drying with air, although some effect is still recognized, it is necessary to directly hit the noodle band to dry it, but it is difficult for air to directly contact the cut surface of the noodle band, so that after all, There is a problem that the cut surface that needs to be dried most is difficult to dry. In addition, in the case of poly-hydrated noodles having a high water content, there is a problem that drying with only air requires a long time to dry before preventing reattachment of the cut surface, which is not practical.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] That is, in order to prevent the cut noodle strings from adhering to each other, it is necessary to prevent re-adhesion of the cut surface, which is most likely to adhere. In order to reliably prevent the cut surface from adhering, it is effective to surely dry the cut surface and evenly attach the starch to the noodle strings.

In view of the above, the device for preventing sticking to the cut surface of noodle strips according to the present invention is arranged below the cutter roll for making noodles with a distribution plate for dividing the cut noodle strips into right and left, and separating the left and right noodle strips. The starch scattering device is arranged so that the starch adheres as the air hits (Claim 1).

Alternatively, a pipe surrounding the lower side of the noodle making cutter roll and accommodating a distribution plate and a starch scattering device to form a starch scattering chamber, and connecting the starch scattering chamber to a vacuum device (suction device) for starch recovery. Connected (claim 2)
It is a thing.

[0011]

[Function] The noodle strings cut by the cutter rolls are discharged right after cutting in a state where they are inserted into the grooves of the left and right cutters, respectively, and are divided into left and right. Therefore,
When a distribution plate such as a mountain-shaped or c-shaped distribution plate is arranged below the cutter roll, the noodle strings hang downward in a state of being divided into a left part and a right part by the distribution plate.

Since every other noodle strip is separated into the left portion and the right portion, a space for one noodle strip is formed between adjacent noodle strips. Therefore, the noodle strips are in a disjointed state after passing through the distribution plate.

When the noodle strings are set in such a state, air is applied to the noodle strings by a starch scattering device to dry the noodle strings, and the air is made to scatter the starch so that an appropriate amount of starch adheres to the noodle strings. To Since the noodle strings are vacant next to each other, the cut surface is sufficiently aired and dried, and the starch adheres evenly.

If the scattering of starch is carried out in a closed state, the scattering of starch to unnecessary places can be prevented. Further, by connecting to a vacuum device to collect the scattered starch, the starch that did not adhere to the noodle strings can be reused, which is economical.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a noodle band cut surface adhesion preventing device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 1 is a known cutter roll for noodle making, in which left and right cutters are engaged with each other to cut the noodle strip 2 into noodle strings 3.

Reference numeral 4 is a distribution plate disposed below the cutter roll 1. In the illustrated example, the mountain shape is used,
This may have any shape as long as the noodle strings 3 discharged from the cutter roll 1 can be divided into a pair of left and right cutters, for example, a claw shape or a simple thick plate.

Reference numeral 5 is a starch scattering device arranged below the distribution plate 4. The starch scattering device 5 includes a starch shaker 6 and an air nozzle 7. A known one can be used as the starch shaker 6, and the starch may be discharged from the box in a fixed amount. The air nozzle 7 is connected to an air source (not shown), and air is blown out from the air nozzle 7. As the starch scattering device 5, other than the illustrated device, starch may be appropriately put in a pipe communicating with the air nozzle 7 and air containing the starch may be blown out from the air nozzle 7. The air blown from the air nozzle may be hot air or dried air.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a starch scattering chamber which covers the distribution plate 4 and the starch scattering device 5 so as to surround them. A noodle strip binary inlet is provided above the noodle strip 3 discharge outlet. Is provided. Reference numeral 9 is a pipe connected to the vacuum device 10, and the other end is connected to the starch scattering chamber 8. Pipe 9
The vacuum device 10 may be of any type as long as the starch floating in the starch scattering chamber 8 can be sucked through, and the sucked starch can be stored in a suitable tank for reuse.

The air nozzle 7 is preferably of a type in which a large number of air jets are formed in a pipe having a length substantially equal to the length of the cutter roll 1. However, any type of air jet may be used as long as air is jetted over a certain width. It may be one. For example, a large blower port formed flat may be used. The air nozzle 7 may be provided at any position as long as it can disperse the starch discharged from the starch shaker 6.
It is desirable to provide the air nozzle 7 at a position where the air from the air nozzle 7 directly hits the noodle strings 3. Also,
Any starch may be used as long as it can be sequentially charged into the starch scattering chamber 8 in a fixed amount. For example, a starch storage tank may be provided outside the starch scattering chamber 8 and dropped into the starch scattering chamber 8 little by little.

Numeral 11 is a belt conveyer for transferring the falling noodle strings 3, which is divided into left and right parts and simultaneously transfers the falling noodle strings 3. Since the noodle strings 3 have already been dried and subjected to the starch adhesion treatment, they do not re-adhere even if the left and right noodle strings are joined.

Next, the method of using the above-mentioned device for preventing adhesion of cut surface of noodle strings will be described. First, the noodle band 2 produced by a usual method is cut into noodle strings 3 by a cutter roll 1. Immediately after cutting, the cut noodle strings 3 are in the grooves of the left and right cutters. Then, the noodle strips 3 that are divided into the left and right every other pieces hang down in the state of being divided into the left and right by the distribution plate 4 as it is. When air is blown from the air nozzle 7 to the hanging noodle strips 3, there is a space between adjacent noodle strips 3 as well, so that the noodle strips are dried, and especially on the cut surface. The air hits the surface and is surely dried in a short time.

At the same time, the starch discharged from the starch shaker 6 also directly or indirectly hits and adheres to the noodle strings 3 by the force of air. The starch scattering device 5 is surrounded by the surrounding of the starch scattering chamber 8, and the starch is just scattered in the starch scattering chamber 8. Therefore, the starch adheres to the noodle strings 3 evenly. That is, the noodles are directly dried by the action of the air, and at the same time, the starch is scattered in all directions in the starch scattering chamber 8 by the action of the air, so that the starch surely adheres to the cut surface of the noodles 3. Will be done.

At this time, the vacuum device 9 sucks excess floating starch in the starch scattering chamber 8 so that new starch from the starch shaker 6 adheres to the noodle strings as much as possible. In addition,
In order to prevent the starch in the starch scattering chamber 8 from coming out of the entrance of the noodle strip 2 and the outlet of the noodle strip 3, the air nozzle 7 is controlled so that the inside of the starch scattering chamber 8 has a slight negative pressure. The amount of air blown out and the amount of suction by the vacuum device 9 are adjusted.

In order to reduce the amount of starch used, the noodle strips 3 divided into the right and left by the distribution plate 4 may be first dried only by air, and then the starch may be blown by air.

[0025]

As described above, according to the noodle band cutting surface adhesion preventing device of the present invention, a distribution plate for dividing the cut noodle strings into right and left is provided below the noodle making cutter roll, Since the starch scattering device is arranged so that the air will hit the noodle strips distributed to the left and right and the starch will adhere, air can be blown directly to the cut surface by opening the interval between the adjacent noodle strips that have been cut. As a result, the cut surface of the noodle strings can be sufficiently dried with air, and the starch is also blown to the cut surfaces by the air. Can be reliably prevented from reattaching.

Further, since the lower side of the noodle making cutter roll is enclosed and a distribution plate and a starch scattering device are housed to form a starch scattering chamber, a pipe connected to a starch collecting vacuum device is connected to the starch scattering chamber. In addition, the starch is scattered throughout the cover, so that the starch can be evenly adhered to the noodle strings, and the starch that has not adhered to the starch can be recovered, which has an economical effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a noodle band cut surface adhesion preventing device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Cutter Roll 2 Noodle Band 3 Noodle Line 4 Sorting Plate 5 Starch Dispersion Device 6 Starch Shaker 7 Air Nozzle 8 Starch Dispersion Chamber 9 Vacuum Device 10 Pipe 11 Belt Conveyor

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A distribution plate for dividing cut noodle strings into left and right is provided below a noodle making cutter roll, and starch is scattered so that air is applied to the left and right noodle strings and starch adheres to the noodle strings. An apparatus for preventing sticking to a cut surface of noodle strings, characterized in that the apparatus is provided. 2. A method for enclosing the lower part of a noodle making cutter roll, accommodating a distribution plate and a starch scattering device to form a starch scattering chamber, and connecting a pipe connected to a vacuum device for starch recovery to the starch scattering chamber. Item 1. A device for preventing adhesion of cut surface of noodle strings according to Item 1.