JPH08267017A - Raw material feeding device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a food feeding device in which food is moved toward a downstream end of straight advance feeders in succession without being spilled from the feeder and without stagnating on the feeders. CONSTITUTION: This device has a distribution feeder 12 which is rotated in the horizontal plane around an upstream part, and plural straight advance feeders 15 which are arranged below the tip of the distribution feeder 12 in parallel to each other and for receiving solid matter from the distribution feeder 12 to transfer it to the downstream side. The end on the upstream side of each straight advance feeder 15 is positioned so that it can be almost in the shape of an arc along the rotating locus of the end on the downstream side of a distribution trough 14 of the distribution feeder 12.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a raw material supply device, and more particularly, to a solid material such as a retort curry ingredient supplied from a supply feeder to a straight-line feeder installed under the tip of the supply feeder. The present invention relates to a raw material supply device that can sequentially transfer substances without accumulating at the receiving position of the solid matter of a straight feeder.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in the food processing industry, dice-cut carrots, potatoes or corn, mushrooms, sliced meats, sausages and other flexible solid foods (hereinafter referred to as "retort curry, stew, etc.") , Which is simply referred to as "food") is supplied to a plurality of weighing devices to perform a combination calculation so as to have a predetermined weight, and a fixed amount of the food is automatically discharged into a packaging container. In such an apparatus, a plurality of linear feeders corresponding to the respective weighing instruments are arranged in parallel in order to feed the food to the weighing instruments, and a horizontal plane centering on an upstream portion for uniformly feeding the food to the linear feeders. A distribution and supply feeder that rotates inside is installed. However, the above-mentioned distribution supply feeder supplies food to each linear feeder while drawing an arc on a plurality of linear feeder rows arranged in parallel, and at both ends of the linear feeder row, food spills from the rear end of the linear feeder. There was a problem that On the other hand, when the above-mentioned distribution and supply feeder is located near the center row of the straight advance feeder, the tip of the distribution and supply feeder is located considerably downstream of the rear end of the straight advance feeder, so the above-mentioned problem of food spillage occurs. do not do. However, the food is intermittently supplied to the straight feeder, and as shown in FIG. 4, a part of the food dropped from the distribution supply feeder to the rear of the upstream end of each straight feeder is located at the downstream end of the straight feeder. There was a tendency to stay in the vicinity of the drop position without moving toward the side.
Then, the food remaining around the dropping position may cause various problems such as drying and deterioration in quality or spoilage by being contaminated by bacteria with the passage of time.

[0003]

Therefore, the present invention is directed to the downstream end of the straight-line feeder without spilling the food supplied to the straight-line feeder from the straight-line feeder and without the food remaining on the straight-line feeder. It is an object to provide a food supply device that can be sequentially moved.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, a supply feeder for supplying a solid material and a solid material installed from a lower end of a tip of the supply feeder for receiving the solid material from the supply feeder, and a downstream side thereof. A raw material supply device having a straight feeder for transferring to a raw material, wherein the upstream end of the straight feeder is constituted by an inclined plate that makes a predetermined angle with respect to a horizontal plane. A device is provided. Further, according to the present invention, a distribution and supply feeder that is configured to rotate in a horizontal plane centering on an upstream portion and a distribution supply feeder are arranged in parallel to each other at a lower portion of a tip of the distribution and supply feeder, and receive solid matter from the distribution and supply feeder. It has a plurality of linear feeders for transferring to the downstream side, the upstream end of each of the linear feeders,
There is provided a raw material supply device characterized in that the raw material supply device is positioned in a substantially arcuate shape along a rotational locus of a downstream end of a distribution trough of the distribution supply feeder. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a container for receiving solids is arranged at the lower end of the tip of each straight feeder. According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the upstream end of each straight feeder is formed by an inclined plate that forms a predetermined angle with the horizontal plane.

[0005]

According to the present invention, the inclined plate is attached to the upstream end of the straight-moving feeder, and further, as a supply feeder,
In a raw material supply device using a distribution supply feeder that rotates around its upstream portion, a plurality of linear feeders arranged in parallel have their upstream end portions positioned in a substantially arc shape, so that they are supplied to the linear feeder. It is possible to prevent the food from spilling from the straight advance feeder, avoid stagnation of the food around the upstream end of the straight advance feeder, and sequentially supply the food to the downstream side of the straight advance feeder.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Reference numeral 10 as a whole
The raw material supply apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in 1 has a distribution and supply feeder 12 for supplying the food S provided from the supply hopper 11 to a plurality of linear feeders. The distribution supply feeder 12 has a shaft 13 and a single distribution trough 14 mounted on the shaft 13 so as to be rotatable in a horizontal plane. A plurality of linear feeders 15 arranged in parallel to each other are arranged below the leading end of the distribution / feeding feeder 12. The linear feeder 15 is provided with a vibration source 16, a pair of front and rear leaf springs 16a, an electromagnet 16c, and an adsorbing plate member 16b, and the solid material is pushed obliquely forward by repeating the attachment and detachment of the electromagnet, and is directed to the downstream side of the linear feeder. Be transferred. Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, an inclined plate 18 that makes an angle α with the horizontal plane is attached to the upstream end of each straight feeder 15.
The angle α is 30 ° to 60 °, preferably 40 ° to 50
°. When this angle becomes small, the raw material stays at the rear end of the straight feeder, and when this angle becomes large, the raw material falls off from the straight feeder.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3 (c), it is preferable that the inclined plate 18 of the linear feeder is located at the position where the solid raw material supplied from the tip of the distribution / feed feeder 12 falls. As a result, the raw material can be sequentially pushed out to the downstream side from the rear end of the straight feeder. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the upstream end of each straight feeder 15 is shaped to be substantially arcuate along the rotation locus 14a of the downstream end of the distribution trough 14. Above the downstream end of the distribution trough 14, a sensor 19 for detecting the presence or absence of the food S at the upstream end of the straight feeder 15 is provided. Preferably, the distribution trough 14 to prevent food sticking.
The linear feeder 15 is formed of a metal plate having a large number of minute protrusions on the surface. The measuring containers 20 are arranged below the tip of the linear feeder 15, and each measuring container 20 is supported by the weight measuring unit 23 fixed to the apparatus main body 22. Below each weighing container 20, a chute 24 is arranged for accommodating food so as not to be scattered and transferring it to a downstream device (not shown).

Next, the operation of the raw material supply apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. First, the food S is supplied by the hopper 1
1 to the distribution supply feeder 12. Next, the distribution trough 14 is rotated around the shaft 13 to sequentially feed the food products S to the linear feeders 15. As described above, each straight feeder 15 feeds the food S in the direction indicated by the arrow 17.
The food S is moved from the upstream end to the downstream end of each of the straight-line feeders 15 and is weighed.
, And a plurality of weighing containers are combined and weighed so as to have a predetermined amount, and then put into a container (not shown) via the chute 24. On the other hand, when it is detected by the sensor 19 such as a reflection type photoelectric switch that the food S is not present at the upstream end of the straight feeder 15, the rotating distribution supply feeder 12 moves to the straight feeder 15 where the food is insufficient. Then, the food S is supplied. As a result, the food S can be always maintained in a uniformly dispersed state on each straight feeder. The present invention is not limited to the above examples, and within the scope of the invention described in the claims,
It goes without saying that various modifications are possible and they are also included in the scope of the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the raw material supply device is shown as having a single distribution and supply feeder, but it is also possible to arrange a plurality of distribution and supply feeders in parallel.

[0010]

According to the present invention, the inclined plate is attached to the upstream end of the straight feeder, and further, as a supply feeder,
In a raw material supply device using a distribution supply feeder that rotates around its upstream portion, a plurality of linear feeders arranged in parallel have their upstream end portions positioned in a substantially arc shape, so that they are supplied to the linear feeder. It is possible to prevent the food from spilling from the straight advance feeder, avoid stagnation of the food around the upstream end of the straight advance feeder, and sequentially supply the food to the downstream side of the straight advance feeder. As a result, it becomes possible to prevent the supply of the modified raw material whose surface is dried or bacteria are grown.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a raw material supply apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of a raw material supply device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of one of the linear feeders of the raw material supply apparatus of the present invention, (a) showing a plane of the linear feeders, (b) showing a side surface of the linear feeders, (c). Indicates the positional relationship between the distribution and supply feeder and the straight-ahead feeder.

FIG. 4 shows a positional relationship between a distribution / feed feeder and a straight advance feeder in a conventional raw material feeding device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Raw Material Supply Device 12 Distribution Supply Feeder 13 Shaft 14 Distribution Trough 14a Rotation Trajectory 15 Straight Feeding Feeder 16 Vibration Source 18 Inclined Plate 19 Sensor 20 Weighing Container 23 Weight Measuring Section 24 Chute S Food

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Hitoshi Iwata 1-5-7 Mikitei-cho, Higashi-Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture House Foods Co., Ltd. No. 7 House Food Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yoshitaka, 5-22 Teahouse, Akashi-shi, Hyogo Prefecture Yamato Seiko Co., Ltd. (72) Hiroshi Yamamoto, 5-22 Teahouse, Akashi-shi, Hyogo Prefecture Yamato Seiko Co., Ltd.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A raw material supply device having a supply feeder for supplying solid matter, and a straight-line feeder for receiving the solid matter from the supply feeder and transferring it to the downstream side, the raw material supply apparatus being provided below the tip of the supply feeder. A raw material supply apparatus, wherein an upstream end of the straight feeder is constituted by an inclined plate that forms a predetermined angle with a horizontal plane. 2. A distribution and supply feeder which rotates about an upstream part in a horizontal plane, and a distribution and supply feeder which is arranged in parallel to each other at a lower part of a leading end of the distribution and supply feeder and receives solid matter from the distribution and supply feeder and downstream thereof. A plurality of linear feeders for transferring to the side, and the upstream end of each of the linear feeders follows the rotation trajectory of the downstream end of the distribution trough of the distribution supply feeder. A raw material supply device characterized by being positioned so as to form a substantially arc shape. 3. The raw material supply apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a container for receiving solid matter is arranged at a lower end portion of each straight feeder. 4. The raw material supply apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the upstream end of each straight feeder is formed by an inclined plate that forms a predetermined angle with the horizontal plane.