JPH08205755A - Noodle dough production unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide the subject unit capable of assuredly feeding a stock in a hopper into a barrel and also of preventing development of bridge phenomena in the hopper. CONSTITUTION: A hopper 35 mounted on a 1st barrel 31 is furnished with vertically reciprocating two stock-forcing plates 95 to assuredly feed a stock in the hopper 35 into the shell 31a of the 1st barrel 31. Because the stock-forcing plates 95 are provided over the whole range of the width direction of the opening 36 of the hopper 35 in the direction of conveying the stock, development of bridge phenomena can be prevented over the whole range of the hopper 35. Besides, as the stock-conveying plates 95 are plurally disposed in the hopper 35, such bridge phenomena can further be assuredly prevented; even in case such phenomena occur, the stock is forcedly allowed to go to pieces.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a noodle dough producing apparatus for producing noodle dough by kneading and transporting a powder which is a raw material for noodle dough such as gyoza / shumai skins, ramen and udon.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional noodle dough producing apparatus, there is a noodle dough producing apparatus described in JP-A-2-177846. In the noodle dough manufacturing apparatus described in this publication, a raw material obtained by mixing hydrated wheat flour, gluten and the like is stored in a hopper and dropped from the hopper into the barrel. The raw material dropped in the barrel is guided to the outlet side of the barrel while being kneaded by the screw conveyor inserted in the barrel.

A stirring rod is arranged in the hopper. The stirring rod is attached to an eccentric portion of a rotating plate that is rotated by a motor, and moves up and down in the hopper as the rotating plate rotates. As a result, the raw material in the hopper is pressed by the stirring rod and supplied into the barrel.

However, in the above-mentioned conventional noodle dough producing apparatus, it is said that the raw material in the hopper is pressed against the barrel side by moving the stirring rod up and down, but simply by moving the stirring rod up and down. , The raw material is not pressed to the barrel side. Because the raw material is powder, the stirring rod penetrates the raw material. From this, the effect of the stirring bar is almost meaningless.

If the raw material in the hopper is not forcedly pushed into the barrel, a bridge phenomenon (the raw material stays in the hopper in the shape of a bridge) occurs in the hopper. When this bridge phenomenon occurs, the raw material is not supplied into the barrel, and the noodle dough cannot be efficiently manufactured. Further, in the above-mentioned conventional noodle dough production, even if the bridge phenomenon occurs, only a part of the raw material can be broken down, so that the noodle dough cannot be efficiently produced.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and a first object thereof is to provide a noodle dough producing apparatus capable of surely supplying the raw material in the hopper into the barrel. Especially.

A second object is to provide a noodle dough producing apparatus capable of preventing the occurrence of the bridge phenomenon in the hopper.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In the invention according to claim 1, a noodle dough producing apparatus for conveying raw materials supplied from a hopper into a barrel while kneading them by rotation of a screw conveyor arranged in the barrel. In the above, the gist is that a plate that reciprocates along the inner wall surface of the hopper is provided on the side close to the barrel and on the side away from the barrel.

[0009] The gist of the invention according to claim 2 is that the plate is provided over the entire width direction of the hopper opening along the raw material conveying direction. In the invention described in claim 3, the gist is that a plurality of the plates are arranged in the hopper.

[0010]

According to the invention described in claim 1, the raw material in the hopper is forcibly pushed into the barrel by the plate that reciprocates by the power of the driving body. Unlike the conventional stirring rod, the plate has a large pushing area for pushing the raw material, so that the raw material does not penetrate through the raw material and the raw material is reliably supplied into the barrel.

According to the invention of claim 2, claim 1
In addition to the effect of the invention described in (1), since the plate is provided over the entire width direction of the hopper opening along the raw material conveying direction, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of the bridge phenomenon over the entire area of the hopper.

According to the invention of claim 3, claim 1
Alternatively, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 2, since a plurality of plates are arranged in the hopper, it is possible to more reliably push the raw material into the barrel and prevent the occurrence of the bridge phenomenon.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 and FIG. 6, the base 11 is formed in two steps, and the upper stage surface 11 a contains a container drum 12 for containing powders of water, such as hydrated wheat flour and gluten, which are raw materials for noodle dough. Is provided. An opening 13 is formed on the lower surface of the housing drum 12. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and 7, an agitator 14 that is positively rotated by a motor (not shown) is disposed in the accommodation drum 12. The stirring body 14 is integrally formed with a blade 15 protruding outward from a portion eccentric from the rotation center position of the stirring body 14.

As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3, FIG. 6, and FIG. 7, a barrel fixing flange 21 projects from the front surface 11b of the base 11. A guide rail 22 is placed on the lower surface 11c of the base 11. The guide rail 22 is composed of a pair of left and right round bars 23 connected by a plurality of plates 24. The distance between the two round bars 23 is shorter than the diameter of the barrel fixing flange 21.
Is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the barrel fixing flange 21.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 6 and 12, a drive shaft 25 that is positively rotated by a motor (not shown) is supported on the barrel fixing flange 21. A positioning hole 26 is formed in the center of the drive shaft 25, and two power transmission holes 27 having a diameter smaller than that of the positioning hole 26 and shallower than the positioning hole 26 are formed in a portion eccentric from the center of the drive shaft 25. There is. Pin 2 is provided on the end surface of the barrel fixing flange 21.
Four pins 8 project, and the pin 28 is engaged with the flange portion 32 of the first barrel 31 mounted on the guide rail 22.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the first barrel 31
A substantially cubic hopper 35 that communicates with the inside of the first barrel 31 is integrally formed on the body portion 31a of the. Hopper 3
The opening 36 of 5 faces the opening 13 of the storage drum 12. Therefore, the raw material in the storage drum 12 is transferred from the opening 13 through the hopper 35 to the body 3 of the first barrel 31.
It falls into 1a. Further, four pins 34 project from the flange portion 33 on the downstream side (right side in FIG. 3) of the first barrel 31, and the first intermediate partition plate 41 mounted on the guide rail 22 is attached to the pin 34. The flange portion 43 of the second barrel 42 is engaged.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 8 and 9, the first intermediate partition plate 41 is formed to have the same diameter as the flange portions 32, 33 and 43 of the barrels 31 and 42, and a bearing is provided at the center thereof. A hole 45 is formed. The bearing hole 45 is formed of a large diameter hole 45a and a small diameter hole 45b having different hole diameters, and a step surface 46 is formed at the boundary between the large diameter hole 45a and the small diameter hole 45b. When the first intermediate partition plate 41 is engaged with the first barrel 31, the large diameter hole 45a faces the upstream side and the small diameter hole 45b faces the downstream side. That is, the step surface 46 is in a state of facing the first barrel 31 side (upstream side). Further, a plurality of oblique holes 47 (8 holes in this embodiment) are formed in the first intermediate partition plate 41 so as to surround the bearing holes 45.

Bearing hole 4 of the first intermediate partition plate 41
A bearing 48 made of synthetic resin such as phenol resin or fluororesin is detachably attached to the member 5. Coaxial receiver 4
The outer peripheral shape of 8 is formed substantially in the same shape as the bearing hole 45, the bearing 48 is also formed with a large diameter portion 48a and a small diameter portion 48b, and at the boundary portion between the large diameter portion 48a and the small diameter portion 48b. A step surface 49 is formed.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, between the bearing 48 and the drive shaft 25, a first screw conveyor 51 inserted in the body portion 31a of the first barrel 31 is suspended and supported. As shown in FIG. 12, a positioning pin 52 is provided at the center of the end surface of the first screw conveyor 51 facing the drive shaft 25. Further, on the end surface of the first screw conveyor 51 on the side of the positioning pin 52,
Two power transmission pins 53, which are shorter than the entire length of the positioning pin 52 and have a small diameter, are provided in a protruding manner. The positioning pin 5
2 is inserted into the positioning hole 26 of the drive shaft 25, and the power transmission pin 53 is inserted into the power transmission hole 27 of the drive shaft 25.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a suction port 54 is provided in the body portion 42a of the second barrel 42, and a vacuum pump (not shown) is provided in the suction port 54 via a pipe 55. It is connected. Further, a pin 57 is formed on the downstream side flange portion 44 of the second barrel 42, and the pin 57 is formed.
The second intermediate partition plate 61 mounted on the guide rail 22 and the flange portion 63 of the third barrel 62 are engaged with this.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 10 and 11, the second intermediate partition plate 61 is formed in substantially the same shape as the outer shape of the first intermediate partition plate 41, and the first intermediate partition plate is formed at the center thereof. The same bearing hole 45 as the bearing hole 45 of 41 is formed, and a bearing 48 made of a synthetic resin is also mounted in the bearing hole 45. The second intermediate partition plate 61 is formed with three elongated holes 66 having a diameter larger than that of the slanted holes 47 of the first partition plate 41 at 120 ° intervals so as to surround the bearing hole 45.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the bearing 45 mounted on the second intermediate partition plate 61 and the end of the first screw conveyor 51 are inserted into the second barrel 42. A second screw conveyor 67 is suspended and supported. That is, the upstream end of the second screw conveyor 67 engages with the end of the first screw conveyor 51, and the downstream end of the second screw conveyor 67 is supported by the bearing 48.

The third barrel 62 is the second barrel 42.
An end partition plate 71 mounted on the guide rail 22 is engaged with the pin 58 of the flange portion 68 on the downstream side. A suction port 69 is provided in the body portion 62a of the third barrel 62, and a vacuum pump (not shown) is connected to the suction port 69 via a pipe 55. The end partition plate 71 is formed in substantially the same shape as the first intermediate partition plate 41, and each of the intermediate partition plates 41, 6 is also formed in the same end partition plate 71.
The same bearing hole (not shown) as 1 is formed, and the bearing 48 is mounted in the bearing hole. Between the bearing mounted on the end partition plate 71 and the end of the second screw conveyor 67, the body 62 of the third barrel 62 is provided.
A third screw conveyor 73 inserted in a is suspended and supported. That is, the third screw conveyor 73
The upstream end of the above is engaged with the end of the second screw conveyor 67, and the downstream end of the third screw conveyor 73 is supported by the bearing 48. The downstream end of the third screw conveyor 73 projects outward from the bearing 48, and a cutter 74 is attached to the projecting end.

As shown in FIG. 1, the barrel fixing flange 21, the barrels 31, 42, 62 and the partition plates 4 are arranged.
1, 61, 71 are firmly clamped and fixed by a plurality of clamps C, and their movement in the axial direction is restricted. Also,
As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, a lock pin 75 projects from the downstream flange portion 33 of the first barrel 31 and the downstream flange portion 44 of the second barrel 42. A detent clamp 76 is engaged with the lock pin 75. The rotation stopper clamp 76 is the lower step surface 11c of the base 11.
Support plate 7 attached and fixed to the hexagon bolt 77
8, a rotation plate 80 rotatably supported by the support plate 78 via a pin 79, and a lock bolt 81 screwed to the rotation plate 80. A handle 82 is attached to the upper portion of the lock bolt 81,
By turning the handle 82, the amount of protrusion of the tip of the lock bolt 81 protruding from the recess 83 of the rotating plate 80 changes.

The recess 83 of the rotating plate 80 engages with the outer peripheral surface of the lock pin 75, and the lock bolt 8
The taper surface 84 formed at the tip of No. 1 makes firm contact with the outer peripheral surface of the lock pin 75, so that each barrel 31, 4
2, 62 blurring is prevented. That is, by holding the lock pin 75 between the concave portion 83 of the rotating plate 80 and the tapered surface 84 of the lock bolt 81, each barrel 3
The blurring of 1, 42 and 62 is prevented.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the upper stage surface 11a of the base 11 is provided with a pair of left and right rotary shafts 91 projecting in the extending direction of the barrels 31, 42 and 62. Each rotation shaft 91 is rotated by a motor (not shown), and a cam roller 92 is provided at an eccentric portion of its tip end surface. Guide members 94 are provided on the front and rear inner wall surfaces of the hopper 35.
Is attached. Between the guide member 94 and the left and right inner wall surfaces of the hopper 35, the raw material pushing plate 9 is provided.
5 is supported so as to be vertically movable. This plate 95
Are provided over the entire width direction of the opening 36 of the hopper 35 along the raw material conveying direction.

Pins 96 are attached to the upper portions of both raw material pushing plates 95. Guide brackets 97 are attached to the upper ends of the pins 96, respectively. A long hole 98 is formed in the guide bracket 97, and the cam roller 92 is engaged with the long hole 98. The rotation of the rotating shaft 91 causes the cam roller 92 to reciprocate in the elongated hole 98.
That is, the rotary motion of the rotary shaft 91 is converted into a linear motion via the elongated hole 98 and the cam roller 92. This allows
The raw material pushing plate 95 reciprocates up and down between the guide member 94 and the inner wall surface of the hopper 35 through the pin 96 connected to the guide bracket 97.

When the noodle dough is manufactured by the noodle dough manufacturing apparatus configured as described above, first, the powder containing the mixed wheat flour, gluten, etc., which is the raw material of the noodle dough, is put into the accommodation drum 12. Then, when the device is driven, the drive shaft 25 inserted through the barrel fixing flange 21 rotates,
Each screw conveyor 51, 67, 73 rotates. Further, the vacuum pump is driven, and the insides of the upstream barrel portions 42a and 62a of the second barrel 42 and the third barrel 62 are held in a vacuum state. Then, the agitator 14 in the storage drum 12 rotates, and the raw material in the storage drum 12 drops into the hopper 35 through the opening 13 while being stirred by the blades 15.

At this time, the two raw material pushing plates 95 move up and down in the hopper 35 as the rotary shaft 91 rotates.
The raw material dropped on the hopper 35 is used for the body portion 3 of the first barrel 31.
Forcibly send into 1a. The raw material fed into the body portion 31a passes through each oblique hole 47 of the first intermediate partition plate 41 and is conveyed into the body portion 42a of the second barrel 42 as the first screw conveyor 51 rotates. When the raw material passes through the oblique holes 47 of the first intermediate partition plate 41, the raw material is dispersed and the air inside the raw material comes out to the surface side. Then, the air that has come out to the surface side is sucked into the vacuum pump from the suction port 54 of the second barrel 42 via the pipe 55.

The raw material conveyed into the body 42a is rotated by the second screw conveyor 67, and the second intermediate partition plate 6
After passing through the first long hole 66, it is further conveyed into the body portion 62a of the third barrel 62. By passing the raw material through the long hole 66 of the second intermediate partition plate 61, the kneading property of the raw material is further improved, and the air inside the raw material comes out to the surface side. Then, the air coming out to the surface side is in the third barrel 6
It is sucked into the vacuum pump from the second suction port 69 through the pipe 55. Since the long hole 66 of the second intermediate partition plate 61 has a larger diameter than the oblique hole 47 of the first partition plate 41, the raw material can smoothly pass through the long hole 66 of the second partition plate 61.

The raw material conveyed into the body portion 62a of the third barrel 62 is discharged in the form of a rod from the plurality of oblique holes 72 of the end partition plate 71 to the outside as the third screw conveyor 73 rotates. The raw material discharged from the end partition plate 71 is cut into a predetermined length by a cutter 74. Then, the raw material cut into the predetermined length is rolled by a separate roller or the like to form a plate-shaped noodle dough.

As described above, the following effects can be obtained by configuring the noodle dough manufacturing apparatus in this embodiment. (1) By mounting the bearings 48 on the partition plates 41, 61, 71, the screw conveyors 51, 67, 73 can be smoothly rotated, and seizure of the screw conveyors 51, 67, 73 can be prevented. Further, since the bearing 48 is made of synthetic resin, the cost can be reduced as compared with the case where a metal ball bearing or the like is used. Further, since the bearing 48 is made of synthetic resin and has a high sealing property, the kneading property of the raw material is improved.

(2) The upstream opening of the bearing hole 45 formed in each partition plate 41, 61, 71 is made a large diameter hole 45a having a large hole diameter, and the hole diameter of the downstream opening is made a large diameter hole 45.
A small-diameter hole 45b having a diameter smaller than that of a is used. As a result, a step surface 46 facing the upstream side is formed at the boundary between the holes 45a and 45b, and the step 49 of the bearing 48 contacts the step surface 46 when the bearing 48 is mounted. As a result, the movement of the bearing 48 to the downstream side is regulated, and even if a high pressure is generated on the screw conveyors 51, 67, 73 from the upstream side to the downstream side during the raw material transfer, the bearing 48 is not supported by the bearing hole 45.
You can prevent it from coming off.

(3) Since the hopper 35 provided in the first barrel 31 is provided with the two raw material pushing plates 95 that reciprocate up and down, the raw material in the hopper 35 is fed into the body portion 31a of the first barrel 31. Can be reliably sent to. That is, the raw material in the hopper 35 can be forcibly fed into the body portion 31 a of the first barrel 31 by the vertical movement of the raw material pushing plate 95. Further, since the raw material pushing plate 95 is provided over the entire width direction of the opening 36 of the hopper 35 along the raw material conveying direction, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of the bridging phenomenon over the entire area of the hopper 35. Further, since the plurality of raw material transport plates 95 are arranged in the hopper 35, the occurrence of the bridging phenomenon can be prevented more reliably, and even if the bridging phenomenon occurs, the raw material can be forcibly destroyed. As a result, the raw material is conveyed without interruption, and the noodle dough can be produced more efficiently.

(4) The guide rail 22 on which the barrels 31, 42, 62 and the partition plates 41, 61, 71 are placed is arranged on the lower surface 11c of the base 11. This guide rail 2
2, each barrel 31, 42, 62 and partition plates 41, 6
In the state where 1,71 are placed, each barrel 31,4
2, 62 and the partition plates 41, 61, 71 and the drive shaft 25 are aligned with each other. That is, each barrel 31, 42, 62 and the partition plate 4 are provided on the guide rail 22.
The drive shaft 25, the barrels 31, 42, 62 and the partition plates 41, 61, 71 can be easily mounted only by mounting the 1, 61, 71.
Center alignment with can be performed. Further, since the guide rail 22 is removably placed on the lower surface 11c, it can be removed when cleaning the lower surface 11c without hindering the cleaning.

(5) Positioning hole 26 at the center of drive shaft 25
Further, the power transmission hole 27 and the positioning pin 52 and the power transmission pin 53 are formed on the end surface of the first screw conveyor 51. Accordingly, when the first screw conveyor 51 is mounted on the drive shaft 25, the positioning of the first screw conveyor 51 with respect to the drive shaft 25 can be easily performed. That is, when mounting the first screw conveyor 51 on the drive shaft 25, first, the first barrel 31 is engaged with the barrel fixing flange 21. Then, the first barrel 3
The first screw conveyor 51 is inserted into the first body portion 31a. At this time, the positioning pin 52 of the first screw conveyor 51 is inserted into the positioning hole 26 of the drive shaft 25.
Because the positioning pin 52 is the other power transmission pin 53
Since it is longer than the above, the positioning pin 52 is first inserted into the positioning hole 26 of the drive shaft 25. From this state, the first screw conveyor 5 is centered around the positioning pin 52.
Rotate 1. As a result, each power transmission pin 53 is inserted into the power transmission hole 27, and the first screw conveyor 51
The drive shaft 25 and the drive shaft 25 can be easily positioned.

(6) First barrel 31 and second barrel 42
A lock pin 75 is provided on the flange portions 32, 43 on the upstream side, and a lock clamp 76 is engaged with the lock pin 75 to prevent the barrels 31, 42, 62 from blurring. As a result, the screw conveyors 51, 67, 7
3 can be smoothly rotated, and damage to the screw conveyors 51, 67, 73 can be prevented.

The present invention can also be implemented as follows. (1) In the above-described embodiment, the bearing 48 is made to correspond to the shape of the bearing hole 45 formed in each partition plate 41, 61, 71.
The large diameter portion 48a and the small diameter portion 48b are formed on the
As shown in, the bearing 86 may be simply formed in a cylindrical shape. In this case, the end surface 86a of the bearing 86 is the bearing hole 45.
By contacting the stepped surface 46, the movement of the bearing 86 to the downstream side is restricted.

Further, as shown in FIG. 16, each partition plate 4
The bearing holes 87 of 1, 61 and 71 are tapered so that the diameter becomes smaller toward the downstream side, and the bearing 88 is also tapered corresponding to the shape of the bearing hole 87. Even with this configuration, the same effect as that of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

(2) The detent clamp 76 for preventing the barrels 31, 42 and 62 from shaking may be constructed as a detent clamp 100 as shown in FIG. That is, the support plate 101 is formed with the long hole 103 through which the hexagon bolt 102 passes. Also, the support plate 1
A rotary plate 105 is rotatably provided at 01 via a pin 104. The rotating plate 105 is provided with a recess 106 and a handle 107 that engage with the lock pin 75.

When the hexagon bolt 102 is loose, the support plate 101 can be moved with respect to the barrels 31, 42 and 62. That is, the barrels 31, 42, 62
At the time of disassembling, the bolt 102 is loosened, the handle 107 is grasped to rotate the rotating plate 105, and the recess 106 is removed from the lock pin 75. At this time, the support plate 101 is guided by the hexagon bolts 102 and is guided by the barrels 31, 42, 62.
Move closer to. As a result, the engagement between the rotation stopper clamp 100 and the lock pin 75 is released, and the barrel 3
1, 42, 62 can be disassembled.

Next, technical ideas other than the claims understood from the above embodiments will be described below together with their effects. (1) In a noodle dough manufacturing apparatus that rotates a screw conveyor in a plurality of barrels connected on a base to knead and convey raw materials that serve as noodle dough, in the circumference of each barrel across the center line of each barrel. A noodle dough manufacturing apparatus in which two round bars that come into contact with a surface are placed on the base.

According to this structure, when disassembling and assembling each barrel, the barrel can be easily slid on the two round bars. Further, when assembling the barrels, the centers of the barrels can be easily aligned simply by placing the barrels on the round bars.

(2) In the noodle dough producing apparatus for carrying out the kneading and feeding of the raw materials for the noodle dough by forcibly rotating the screw conveyors in the barrels connected to each other on the base by the rotational force of the rotating body, The screw conveyor and the screw conveyor are detachably connected due to the relationship between the pin and the hole, the pin is provided in the rotation center portion of the screw conveyor and a portion eccentric from the rotation center portion, and the length of the pin at the rotation center portion is the rotation. It is formed to be longer than the pin provided in the part eccentric from the center part, and one rotating body is provided with a hole in the rotation center part and a part eccentric from the rotation center part so as to correspond to each pin of the screw conveyor. The noodle dough manufacturing apparatus is formed such that the depth of the hole at the center of rotation is deeper than the depth of the hole eccentric from the center of rotation.

According to this structure, when connecting the rotor and the screw conveyor, first, the pin at the center of the screw conveyor is inserted into the hole at the center of the rotor. From this state, rotate the screw conveyor around the pin. Then, the pin of the part eccentric from the center is inserted into the hole displaced from the center of the rotating body. This completes the connection between the rotating body and the screw conveyor.

The rotational force of the rotating body is transmitted to the screw conveyor through a hole in a portion eccentric from the center of the rotating body and a pin in a portion eccentric from the center of the screw conveyor. That is, the hole at the center of the rotating body and the pin at the center of the screw conveyor are used for positioning when connecting the rotating body and the screw conveyor. Thereby, the rotating body and the screw conveyor can be quickly connected.

(3) In the noodle dough producing apparatus for carrying out the kneading and feeding of the raw materials for the noodle dough by forcibly rotating the screw conveyors in the barrels connected to each other on the base by the rotational force of the rotating body, The screw conveyor and the screw conveyor are detachably connected by the relationship between the pin and the hole, the hole is provided at the rotation center of the screw conveyor and a portion eccentric from the rotation center, and the depth of the hole at the rotation center is the rotation. It is formed deeper than the hole provided in the part eccentric from the central part, and one rotating body corresponds to each hole of the screw conveyor, and the pin is provided in the eccentric part from the rotation center part and the rotation center part. The noodle dough manufacturing apparatus is provided such that the length of the pin at the center of rotation is longer than that of the pin provided at a portion eccentric from the center of rotation.

According to this structure, when connecting the rotor and the screw conveyor, first, the hole in the center of the screw conveyor is inserted into the pin in the center of the rotor. From this state, rotate the screw conveyor around the hole. Then, the pin deviated from the center of the rotating body is inserted into the hole eccentric from the center. This completes the connection between the rotating body and the screw conveyor.

(4) In a noodle dough producing apparatus for rotating a screw conveyor in a plurality of barrels connected to each other on a base to knead and convey raw materials to be noodle dough, the base is engaged with the barrel. A noodle dough making machine with a clamp that regulates the movement of the barrel.

According to this structure, the barrel is prevented from shaking and rotating, the screw conveyor is prevented from being damaged, and the raw material carrying efficiency can be improved. (5) In a noodle dough manufacturing apparatus that rotates a screw conveyor in a plurality of barrels and conveys the raw materials that become the noodle dough while passing through the holes of the partition plate interposed between the adjacent barrels and dispersing the raw materials. A noodle dough manufacturing apparatus in which the hole diameter of the partition plate arranged on the downstream side as viewed from the raw material conveying direction is larger.

According to this structure, the raw material is dispersed as it passes through the holes of each partition plate, and the air mixed with the raw material comes out. This improves the kneading properties of the raw materials. Since the holes of each partition plate have a larger diameter on the downstream side, the raw material is not dispersed more finely than the partition plate on the upstream side. That is, since the pressure applied to the raw material when passing through the holes of the partition plate is smaller on the downstream side, the raw material passes more smoothly on the partition plate on the downstream side.

[0052]

As described above in detail, according to the first aspect of the invention, the raw material can be reliably supplied into the barrel, so that the manufacturing efficiency can be improved.

According to the invention of claim 2, claim 1
In addition to the effect of the invention described in (3), since the occurrence of the bridge phenomenon can be prevented over the entire area of the hopper, the raw material can be reliably supplied into the barrel. Further, even if the bridge phenomenon occurs, the raw material can be destroyed by the plate.

According to the invention of claim 3, claim 1
Alternatively, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 2, since a plurality of plates are arranged in the hopper, the raw material can be pushed into the barrel more reliably, and the occurrence of the bridge phenomenon can be reliably prevented. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an apparatus for producing noodle dough embodying the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a noodle dough manufacturing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a partial side sectional view of the noodle dough manufacturing apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a partial front sectional view of a hopper.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a hopper, a raw material pushing plate, and the like.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a state in which each barrel and each partition plate are removed.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a state in which each barrel and each partition plate are removed.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a first intermediate partition plate.

9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a front view of a second intermediate partition plate.

11 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 12 is an exploded partial cross-sectional view showing the relationship between each hole of the drive shaft and each pin of the first screw conveyor.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing the structure of a rotation-stop clamp.

FIG. 14 is a front view showing the structure of a rotation-stop clamp.

FIG. 15 is a sectional view showing the structure of a bearing and a bearing hole according to another example.

16 is a sectional view showing a structure of a bearing and a bearing hole different from that in FIG.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing the structure of another example of a detent clamp.

[Explanation of symbols]

31 ... the first barrel as a barrel, 35 ... a hopper, 3
6 ... Opening part of hopper, 42 ... Second barrel as barrel, 62 ... Third barrel as barrel, 51 ... First screw conveyor as screw conveyor, 67 ... Second screw conveyor as screw conveyor, 7
3 ... 3rd screw conveyor as a screw conveyor, 95 ... Raw material pushing plate as a plate.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A noodle dough producing apparatus that conveys raw materials supplied from a hopper into a barrel while kneading them by rotation of a screw conveyor arranged in the barrel, wherein an inner wall surface of the hopper is provided inside the hopper. A noodle dough manufacturing apparatus provided with a plate that reciprocates on the side close to the barrel and on the side away from the barrel. 2. The noodle dough manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plate is provided over the entire width direction of the hopper opening along the raw material conveying direction. 3. The noodle dough manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the plates are arranged in a hopper.