JPH0811033B2 - Noodle receiving device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a noodle receiving device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Noodles made by a noodle making machine are sequentially suspended by so-called Shimada hangers on each receiving arm 2 of a conveyor line 1 as shown in FIG. The noodles are removed from the receiving arm 2 after being subjected to a drying or aging process as required, and formed into a ball shape, that is, a noodle ball, or folded in half and stored in a container such as a tray. Conventionally, in order to remove the noodles from the receiving arm 2, put a finger in the gap between the suspended noodles,
I try to remove it by hooking the noodles with my fingers.

[0003]

As described above, until now, the production of noodles has been automated, but after that, that is, the cut noodles are automatically stored in a container such as a tray or a noodle ball. There is a problem that it is inferior in work efficiency because it is only manually formed. This can be said in general for foods having no fixed shape, but it is considered that noodles such as buckwheat noodles are characterized by being thin and long and are difficult to handle.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a noodle receiving device capable of completely automating the packaging of cut noodles. .

[0005]

The present invention has the following constitution in order to achieve the above object. That is, forming an endless conveyor in which a large number of receiving arms are arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval, and a large number of noodles that are cut into a predetermined length and supplied are provided to a plurality of receiving arms among the receiving arms. The feature is that the central part of the corresponding noodles is received in a bridging state. Further, it is provided with a transfer device having a transfer hand that enters the interval between the plurality of receiving arms for receiving the noodles, receives the noodles received by the receiving arms again, and carries them into a required place. I am trying.

[0006]

According to the noodle receiving device of the present invention, since the central portion of the corresponding noodle is received by the plurality of receiving arms in a bridging state, the receiving arm can be easily put by inserting a finger or the like into the gap of the receiving arm. The noodles can be removed from the tray, and the work of storing the noodles in a container or the like and forming the noodle balls can be performed efficiently. Further, by providing the transfer device having the transfer hand that enters the interval between the receiving arms and receives the noodles from the receiving arms, the operation of accommodating the noodles in the container can be automated.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows a plan view of the entire device. Overall reference numeral 10 is a noodle making device, 12 is a conveyer conveyor, and 1
Reference numeral 4 denotes a transfer device, and 16 denotes an alignment section. The noodle making device 10 is a known device, and cuts a large number of noodles into a predetermined length and supplies the noodles to the transport conveyor 12. The transport conveyor 12 is formed as an endless conveyor that rotates in a horizontal plane, and the transport unit has a plurality of parallel-arranged receiving arms 20 extending in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction. Each receiving arm 20 is cantilevered at predetermined intervals by an endless chain 21 that rotates in a vertical plane. Although not shown, both ends may be supported by a pair of endless chains. Endless chain 21
Is hung on the sprockets 22 and 22 and rotated by a drive motor (not shown).

The noodles cut into a predetermined length by the noodle making device 10 are dropped over the two receiving arms 20 of the conveyor 12 so that the noodles can be supported by the two receiving arms 20. It has become. As shown in FIG. 2, the noodles 23 dropped on the receiving arm 20 are received at the central portion of the receiving arm 2.
0, and both sides hang down to the side of the receiving arm 20. As a result, the noodles 23 are received without slipping off from the receiving arm 20. The space between the receiving arms 20 is 2 noodles.
It is set to an interval that can prevent the slipping of 3. In order to increase the frictional force between the noodles 23, a friction material may be attached to the surface of the receiving arm 23, or the surface may be slightly roughened. Noodles 23 like this
Is supported on each of the two receiving arms 20, so that the worker can easily take out the noodles 23 by inserting fingers or the like into the two receiving arms 20 while being conveyed by the conveyor 12. It can be stored in a container such as a tray or formed into noodle balls.

As described above, the noodles 23 are placed on the receiving arm 20.
Although it may be manually taken out, in the present embodiment, taking out from the receiving arm 20 can be automatically performed by the transfer device 14. The transfer device 14 has moving blocks 26, 26 that are guided by guide rails 25, 25 and can reciprocate in the transport direction of the transport conveyor 12.
Reference numeral 27 denotes a forward / reverse motor for driving the screw rod 28, which is rotated by the forward / reverse motor 27, and is screwed into the moving block 26, whereby the moving blocks 26, 26 are driven.
Both moving blocks 26, 26 are connected by a connecting rod (not shown) and are driven simultaneously.

On both moving blocks 26, 26, supporting arms 29, 29 extending in a direction orthogonal to the conveyor 12 are provided.
Is fixed, and the rodless cylinder 30 is fixed to the support arms 29, 29. Reference numeral 31 is a moving body driven by the rodless cylinder 30, and an arm 32 extending in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction of the moving body 31 is fixed to the moving body 31, and the rod is vertically attached to the arm 32. The driven air cylinder 33 is fixed. Four air cylinders 33 are provided for each arm 32, 32, and each air cylinder 33 is provided for each two receiving arms 20 of the conveyor 12. Two transfer hands 34 are fixed to the lower ends of the rods of the air cylinders 33 at a predetermined interval. The two transfer hands 34 are provided so as to be able to move back and forth between the corresponding two receiving arms 20.

While the moving bodies 26, 26 move in synchronization with the conveyor 12, the transfer hand 34 is lowered by the air cylinder 33 and the moving body 31 is moved forward by the rodless cylinder 30 in FIG. As a result, the eight rows of noodles 23 supported on each of the two receiving arms 20 can be transferred to the transfer hands 34 while being moved to the transfer hands 34 at the same time. As the rod of the air cylinder 33 is advanced while being advanced, the noodles 23 are received on the transfer hand 34 and can be pulled up above the receiving arm 20. As described above, since the two transfer hands 34 also receive the central portion of the noodles 23 supported on the receiving arm 20, the noodles 23 do not slip off the transfer hands 34 either.

Next, the structure of the alignment section 16 will be described. First, in FIG. 1, reference numeral 36 is a sorting shooter unit, and 38 is a transport conveyor for transporting trays. Reference numeral 39 is a tray supply unit for sequentially supplying one tray onto the transport conveyor 38. As shown in FIG. 1, the sorting shooter unit 36 is
Eight shooters 40 each having a U-shaped cross section are provided in front of each transfer hand 34. Each shooter 40 is movably provided by being guided by a Z-shaped guide groove 42 provided in a guide plate (FIG. 4) 41. That is, the shooter 40
3 is mounted on a guide arm 43 extending in the direction perpendicular to the upper surface of FIG. 3 so as to be slidable in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the paper through a slide guide 44, and provided at the lower end of a support body 45 screwed to the lower surface of the shooter 40. A roller 46 is mounted so as to be located in the guide groove 42. Four shooters 40 are mounted on the guide arm 43 (the other four shooters 40 are mounted on another guide arm 43 (FIG. 1)), and each guide arm 43 is a rod. It is fixed to a moving body 49 that is reciprocally moved in the left-right direction in FIG.

Therefore, when the moving body 49 is moved in the left-right direction in FIG.
While being guided by No. 3, it follows the guide groove 42 and moves. At that time, the pair of shooters 40 adjacent to each other are formed with the guide grooves 42 so as to approach each other when the shooters 40 are moved toward the tray transport conveyor 38. FIG.
3, reference numeral 50 denotes a pin attached to the rod end of the air cylinder 51. When the shooter 40 is moving to the right in FIG. 3 (direction of the conveyor 12), the through hole provided in the guide plate 41 is inserted. Then, the notch 52 provided at the tip end side of the shooter 40 is further inserted so that the shooter 40 can project above the inner bottom surface of the shooter 40. Reference numeral 53 is a column of the guide plate 41.

Subsequently, a mechanism for carrying the noodles into the tray (arrangement section 1
6) will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6
FIG. 4 is a drawing showing a state in which the shooter 40 has moved to above the tray transport conveyor 38. 55 is a conveyor 3
8 is a tray that is transported. Reference numeral 56 denotes a stopper cylinder, which stops the tray 55 on the transport conveyor 38 so that the tray 55 is positioned directly below each pair of shooters 40. Reference numeral 57 is a restriction cylinder provided with one group corresponding to the pair of shooters 40, and two pins 59 are fixed to the rod through a connecting rod 58. The 2
The pin 59 of the book can enter the notch 52 of the pair of shooters 40 corresponding thereto from above. Reference numeral 60 is a guide provided on both sides of the conveyor 38 to guide the tray 55. The pair of shooters 4 is provided between the guides 60.
A cover plate 61 that covers both sides of 0 is provided.

Next, the operation will be described. Noodle making machine 1
As described above, the noodles 23 cut at 0 are received on the receiving arm 20 and further on the transfer hand 34. The noodles 23 received by the transfer hand 34 with both ends hanging down laterally are carried onto the corresponding shooters 40 as the moving body 31 advances. In the shooter 40, each noodle 23 is bent at the central portion. Here, the air cylinder 51 is driven so that the pin 50 passes through the notch 52 and projects inside the bent portion of the noodle 23. In this case, two transfer hands 34 are provided at predetermined intervals as described above, and the pin 50 enters between the transfer hands. Transfer hand 3 here
4 moves backward to the initial position as the moving body 31 moves backward. Even if the transfer hand 34 retracts, the pin 50 has entered the inside of the bent portion of the noodle 23, so that the noodle 23 is not dragged by the transfer hand 34 and retracted, so that the noodle 23 can be securely held in the shooter 40. Left behind.

Next, the pin 50 is lowered and the rodless cylinder 48 moves the moving body 49 forward, whereby the shooters 40 move forward to just above the conveyor 38 with the noodles 23 placed thereon, as described above. At that time, the pair of adjacent shooters 40 are guided by the guide groove 42 and move forward, and are brought into a state of approaching each other at the forward movement position. In this way, the pair of shooters 40 are arranged at a predetermined interval in the initial state because the corresponding transfer hands 34 are arranged.
When the noodles for two dishes are stored in each tray 55, the noodles for two meals (for two shooters) are placed in each tray 55 so that the trays 55 are brought close to each other. This is to position it so that it fits within the width.

Next, the air cylinder 57 is driven and the pin 5
9 is lowered, and the pin 59 enters the inside of the bent portion of the noodle 23 in each shooter 40, and is inserted through the notch 52 to project downward. Here, the rodless cylinder 48 is driven and each shooter 40 retracts to the standby position. At that time, since the pin 59 is located inside the bent portion of the noodle 23, the noodle 23 does not retract with the shooter 40,
The trays 55 are accommodated in the respective trays 55 in a two-row state in which they are bent by the cover plate 61 and bent in the central portion. Next, the pin 59 is raised, the stopper cylinder 56 is retracted, and the tray 55 containing the noodles 23 is moved to the transport conveyor 38.
It is transported to a predetermined position on the top, sealed by a sealing machine (not shown), and packaged. Next, eight packaging trays 55 are carried into a predetermined position of the conveyor 38 as described above, and one cycle is completed.

In the above embodiment, the conveyor 12 is continuously operated at a predetermined speed, and the transfer device 14 receives the noodles 23 while the transfer hand 34 moves in synchronization with the conveyor 12. In this way, the noodles 23 for 8 meals are arranged and accommodated in the tray 55 at a time for every 2 meals. While the eight servings of noodles 23 are being conveyed and loaded, the next eight servings of noodles 23
Are being transported on the transport conveyor 12, during which the transfer hand 34 returns to the standby position to prepare for the next transport and loading. The transport conveyor 12 may be operated intermittently for every eight meals. It goes without saying that the noodles 23 conveyed and carried in at one time are not limited to eight servings. Further, although the conveyor 23 is configured to receive the noodles 23 by the two receiving arms 20, the noodles 23 may be received by a plurality of three or more. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the transfer hand 34 is configured as one with two, but it may be configured with a plurality of three or more, and depending on the case, one wide hand can be used. In the above-described embodiment, the noodle transfer device 14 receives the noodles 23 and loads the noodles 23 into the tray 55 via the shooter 40. However, the transfer device 14 directly loads the noodles 23 into the tray 55. You can also do so.

Although the present invention has been variously described with reference to the preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and many modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Of course.

[0020]

According to the noodle receiving device of the present invention, since the central portion of the corresponding noodle is received by the plurality of receiving arms in a bridging state, it is easy to put a finger or the like within the interval of the receiving arms. The noodles can be removed from the receiving arm, and the work of storing the noodles in a container or the like and forming the noodle balls can be performed efficiently. Further, by providing the transfer device having the transfer hand that moves back and forth within the interval of the receiving arm to receive the noodles from the receiving arm, it is possible to automate the operation of storing the noodles in the container.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a noodle conveying line and a tray carry-in line.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which noodles are received by a receiving arm.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a noodle transfer device and an alignment device.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a noodle transfer device and an alignment device.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a noodle alignment device and a tray transfer line.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a noodle alignment device and a tray transfer line.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a conventional noodle receiving device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 12 Transport Conveyor 14 Transfer Device 16 Alignment Unit 20 Receiving Arm 21 Chain 23 Noodle 26 Moving Body 30 Rodless Cylinder 31 Moving Body 33 Air Cylinder 34 Transfer Hand 38 Transporting Conveyor 40 Shooter 41 Guide Plate 42 Guide Groove 48 Endless Cylinder 49 Move Body 50 pin 52 Notch 55 Tray 59 pin

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An endless conveyor in which a large number of receiving arms are arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals, and a large number of noodles cut into a predetermined length and supplied are provided in a plurality of the receiving arms. A noodle receiving device, wherein a receiving arm receives the noodles in a bridging state at a central portion of the corresponding noodles. 2. A transfer device having a transfer hand for advancing and retracting within a space between a plurality of receiving arms for receiving the noodles, receiving again the noodles received by the receiving arms, and carrying the noodles to a required place. The noodle receiving device according to claim 1, wherein