JPH0937750A - Method for automatic insertion of octopus meat for 'takoyaki' preparation apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for automatically inserting octopus meat in an apparatus for the preparation of TAKOYAKI (baked bun stuffed with octopus meat) to enable the simultaneous insertion of a number of octopus meat blocks into a number of TAKOYAKI molds one for each of the mold cavity at the center. SOLUTION: An apparatus for the automatic insertion of octopus meat is transferred above an octopus meat container, a mobile equipment 11 is lowered to press the octopus meat in the container with a clearing plate 14 under a casing 17, octopus thrusting needles 15 on a mobile plate 16 are entered into the container through the corresponding holes of the clearing plate by lowering a mobile equipment 12 to thrust plural octopus meat blocks, the mobile equipment 11 is lifted keeping the above state to clear each thrusting needle leaving one octopus meat block on the needle by the adjustment of the length of the needle protruding from the clearing plate, the automatic insertion apparatus is moved on a TAKOYAKI preparation apparatus and a mobile equipment 13 is lifted to sweep of the octopus meat block with the clearing plate and drop one octopus meat block to the center of each hemispherical baking mold on the TAKOYAKI preparation apparatus.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for automatically inserting a piece of takoyaki in a takoyaki manufacturing apparatus. The object is to insert the chopped pieces into the center of a large number of the takoyaki at the same time to produce a large quantity.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the course of the production of a hemispherical takoyaki skin raw material on a takoyaki apparatus, shredded pieces are manually inserted one by one into the center of the takoyaki skin. In this case, the insertion position may be inaccurate due to the manual operation, and since the insertion is performed one by one, it takes a long time to insert the takoyaki, and the takoyaki cannot be manufactured quickly and in large quantities. .

[0003]

According to the manual operation, the insertion position of the chopped parts is incorrect, and the insertion is performed one by one, so that a long insertion time is required, and a rapid mass production is required. I couldn't.

[0004] The present invention solves the problem by using an automatic operation without using the above-mentioned prior art, makes the insertion position of the litter accurate, and simultaneously inserts a large number of the litters to shorten the insertion time. As a result, large quantities of takoyaki can be manufactured quickly.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a large number of hemispherical shell raw materials in the middle of takoyaki production are prepared in a large number of recesses arranged (for example, in a checkerboard shape) on a takoyaki machine, and the takoyaki automatic insertion device is used. One shredded scallop is automatically inserted into each of the centers. The automatic octopus insertion device is provided with a casing that moves using a movable device between a container containing a large number of takoyaki units and shredded octopuses.
A movable plate having a row of tako stab needles for piercing the octopus vertically and horizontally is provided, and each of these tako stab needles is arranged at a position corresponding to the center of each recess of the takoyaki, and a casing facing the movable plate. A punching plate is provided on the bottom surface of the casing, and a hole through which each of the piercing needles is provided is provided in the punching plate, and the casing and the movable plate are integrally or separately moved vertically using a movable device such as a cylinder. It is configured so that it can be operated.

[0006]

According to the present invention, an automatic octopus insertion device (1)
Each of the needles (15a, --- 15h) arranged in a row for stabbing the octopus vertically and horizontally on the movable plate (16) provided in the casing (17) is pierced with one chopped octopus. And three movable devices (11) operated vertically to automatically insert one tako into each center of the hemispherical takoyaki skin raw material on the takoyaki device.
(12) and (13). First, the automatic insertion device is moved to the upper part of the octopus container (21) in which a large number of crushed octopus are placed. The initial stop position of the movable device (11) for operating the casing in the vertical direction is at the ascending stop position,
It is lowered from this state and the punching plate (14) attached to the lower part of the casing is pressed against the octopus in the octopus container (21) containing a large number of chopped octopus. In this state, the movable plate (16) and the movable device (13) provided in the casing are integrated and lowered by the movable device (12) whose initial stop position is the ascending / stopping position. By this operation, the plurality of octopus needles attached to the movable plate are pierced by the plurality of octopuses, respectively, through the punching plate having a large number of holes to be pushed through. In this case, one of the conditions under which a plurality of octopus is pierced is as follows:
, And the diameter d of one piece has a relationship of D >> d, and the needle wire diameter is d _n << d. Next, the casing is raised using the movable device (11). In this case, the plurality of piercing needles are each pierced by a plurality of octopuses. In this state, the movable device (12) is raised, and by appropriately selecting the stop position, the length of the piercing needle protruding from the punching plate is adjusted, so that each of the plurality of piercing needles is inserted. The individual octopus is removed by pushing through the hole of the punching plate, leaving only one octopus, so that a large number of the puncture needles can be in a state where only one piece of the octopus is pierced. Next, the tako automatic insertion device (1) in this state is placed on a takoyaki machine such as an insertion port ((2) in FIG. 2─).
It is moved to a position facing the checkerboard recess provided in 2)). On the target position, the movable device (13) in which the movable plate (16) on which the puncture needles are arranged is attached and the initial stop position is the descending stop position is raised. By this operation, each one of the cut pieces that had been stabbed to the large number of the stabbing needles was blown off by the punching plate, and arranged in the concave portions on the takoyaki (22) corresponding to the stab needles. It is possible to automatically insert a large number of one cut pieces each at the center of the hemispherical shell raw material during takoyaki production.

[0007]

EXAMPLE An example of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic elevation view of an automatic octopus insertion device (1) to which the present invention is applied. This is a large number of octopus piercing needles (15a,-1) arranged in a row for piercing octopuses vertically and horizontally on a movable plate (16) provided in the casing (17).
5h), a punching plate (14) having a number of holes through which the needles pass, and three movable devices (1
1), (12) and (13). The piercing needles are respectively arranged so as to be located at the center of each of the concave portions provided in a grid pattern of the takoyaki machine (see (22) in FIG. 2). In each of the recesses, a hemispherical shell raw material in the course of takoyaki production is placed. And also, each hole of the punching plate,
It is provided at the same position as the puncture needle.

FIG. 2; FIG. 2 is a state diagram of the detailed operation of the automatic insertion device. Figure 2--State: This shows the initial insertion state of the automatic insertion device. The initial stop positions of the movable devices (11) and (12) are at the upward stop position, and the initial stop position of the movable device (13) is at the downward stop position. First, an octopus container (21) containing a large number of crushed octopus casings (17).
Move up. FIG. 2 state: The movable device (11) is lowered from the state of (2), and the punching plate (14) attached to the lower part of the casing (17) is pressed against the octopus in the octopus container (21). Fig. 2 State: The movable device (12) whose initial stop position is raised and stopped is lowered while maintaining the state of (2). By this operation, the movable device (13) and the movable plate (16) are integrally lowered and the plurality of stabbing needles arranged in the movable plate are stuck with a plurality of octopuses. In this case, as one of the conditions for piercing a plurality of octopuses, there is a relation of D >> d between the distance D on both sides of the octopus puncture needle and the diameter d of one octopus, and the wire diameter of the needle is There is a relationship of d _n << d. FIG. 2 state: Next, the casing is raised using the movable device (11) in the state described in FIG. In this case, the plurality of piercing needles are each pierced by a plurality of octopuses. Fig. 2 -State: While keeping the state, the movable device (12) is raised, and the length of the piercing needle protruding from the hole of the punching plate is adjusted by appropriately selecting the stop position, and a large number of the piercings are performed. The plurality of octopuses stuck on the needles are removed by the punching plate, leaving one octopus on each puncture needle, and the puncture needles are pierced by only one knuckle. You can do it. Fig. 2 (2) State: Finally, the casing of the automatic takoyaki insertion device (1) in the above state is connected to the takoyaki (2)
2) It is moved to a position facing the checkerboard-shaped recess provided above. On the target position, the movable device (13) in which the initial stop position to which the movable plate (16) is attached is the descending stop position
To rise. By this operation, each one of the cut pieces pierced by a large number of the piercing needles arranged in the movable plate was blown off by the punching plate, and was prepared in each recess of the takoyaki (22). One piece of shredded octopus can be automatically dropped and inserted into each center of the outer shell of hemispherical raw material during takoyaki production. A series of operations from the state to the end completes the automatic insertion of the lever and returns the movable device (13) to the lower stop position to return to the initial stop position of the state, and the automatic octopus insertion device (1)
Return to the initial state.

[0009]

As described above, according to the present invention, the conventional problems are solved by using the automatic operation of the automatic octopus insertion device, the insertion position of the octopus is accurately determined, and the insertion of the octopus is increased. It is possible to produce takoyaki quickly and in large quantities, by performing it simultaneously and shortening the insertion time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing one embodiment of the present invention, and is a schematic elevation view of an automatic octopus insertion device.

FIG. 2 shows a detailed operation state of the automatic octopus insertion device in order from one to another.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic octopus insertion device 11 Movable equipment 12 Movable equipment 13 Movable equipment 14 Extraction plate 15a, --- 15h Tako stab needle 16 Movable plate 17 Casing 21 Tako container 22 Takoyaki machine

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a method of inserting a takoyaki in a takoyaki manufacturing apparatus, a casing is provided which moves between a takoyaki apparatus and a container containing a large number of shredded pieces using a movable device, and a vertical and horizontal takoyaki is provided in the casing. A movable plate having a row of piercing needles for piercing is provided, and each of these piercing needles is arranged at a position corresponding to the center of each recess of the takoyaki machine. A plate is provided, and a hole through which each of the piercing needles is provided is provided in the punching plate, and the casing and the movable plate are separated by using a movable device such as a cylinder.
The casing can be moved vertically, independently or separately, and the casing is lowered into a container containing a large number of chopped stalks, the stabs are pierced into the respective stab needles, and the length of each stab needle protruding from the punching plate is adjusted to adjust the length. Leaving one octopus on the piercing needle,
A method of automatically inserting a takoyaki in a takoyaki manufacturing apparatus, wherein the takoyaki is dropped toward the center of each recess above the takoyaki.