JPH0975019A - Cooked rice-weighing and forming apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a cooked rice-weighing and forming apparatus, capable of automatically weighing and forming cooked rice without retatively requiring a place with a simple structure and carrying out mass-production of formed material of cooked rice. SOLUTION: In this cooked rice-weighing and forming apparatus, a cooked rice-forming part is provided with a movable pair of opposed cooked rice forming mold frame members under scissors type cutting blades 17 and 18 of a cooked rice-cutting part, a cooked rice-supporting material closely provided at the lower end of the cooked rice-forming type frame member and a pressing member which is vertically movable under the cooked rice forming type frame member, and weighed cylindrical cooked rice is formed while being pressed with a forming mold frame from both sides in the lateral direction and pressed by pressing member from below.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooked rice weighing molding apparatus capable of weighing cooked rice for various cooked rice moldings such as nigiri sushi, seaweed sushi, thick sushi, thin sushi, nigiri rice, etc. In particular, the present invention relates to a cooked rice measuring and molding device for an automatic cooked rice forming device which automatically measures and molds cooked rice into various predetermined amounts for laver rolls, sushi rice and nigiri rice. Further, the present invention relates to a cooked rice weighing and molding apparatus that is equipped with a molding die capable of changing a plurality of sizes, and that molds cooked rice into various sizes, and in particular, nigiri sushi, nigiri sushi, rolled sushi and other cooked rice molded articles. The present invention relates to an automatic cooked rice measuring and molding device capable of measuring and molding cooked rice for use in cooking.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, an automatic cooked rice forming machine for forming cooked cooked rice such as rolled sushi, nigiri sushi and nigiri rice has a pair of endless belts at a cooked rice exit of a conveyor belt device for feeding cooked rice. Alternatively, a cooked rice metering and feeding device in which a pair of rollers are arranged in a vertical direction and arranged to face each other is provided above the cooked rice forming portion of a cooked rice turntable having a cooked rice forming frame on the circumference, for example. In the case of a cooked rice weighing and feeding device including a plurality of pairs of feed rollers in a plurality of stages, a plurality of pairs of feed rollers are provided so as to sequentially narrow the intervals from the upper side to the lower side in the vertical direction. It forms a rice feed passage that narrows gradually toward it. In such a cooked rice metering and feeding device, since the width of the cooked rice feed passage is gradually narrowed, the cooked rice is densely packed while being fed through the feed passage, and the cooked rice has a substantially constant cooked rice density. Formed in the flow of.

Since the cooked rice flow densely packed with cooked rice grains has a substantially constant density, the cooked rice is supplied in the process of being continuously discharged through the lower opening through the vertical feeding passage. Is almost quantified. Therefore, in this cooked rice supply device, by driving a cutting machine, the cooked rice is cut into a predetermined length, for example, a length corresponding to the amount of one handful of rice, and the sushi of a turntable is molded. It is put in a mold for molding and shaped and supplied as nigiri sushi.

[0004]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in this way,
In a conventional cooked rice weighing machine, a turntable type cooked machine is provided below the cooked rice molding machine, for example, a cooked rice forming frame having a cross-sectional shape such as nigiri sushi and nigiri rice is formed on the circumference. Then, the cooked rice measured from the cooked rice measuring and feeding device is put into the cooked rice forming frame of the turntable type cooked rice forming device formed on the circumference, and is formed as, for example, nigiri sushi. However, in order to convey the thus-molded cooked rice product to a predetermined place by a belt conveyor device, it is necessary to transfer it onto a conveyor belt with a hand device, etc., and a hand device other than a turntable is required. To do. Further, when manufacturing a plurality of types of cooked rice molded products having different sizes, for example, a turntable type cooked rice molding device must be provided for each cooked rice molded product, which is a problem because it requires space. . The present invention
It is an object of the present invention to solve the problem that the conventional cooked rice weighing and forming apparatus requires a hand device or a turntable type cooked rice forming apparatus, which is a large scale and requires a lot of places.

[0005]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a cooked rice weighing and molding apparatus which is capable of automatically mass-producing cooked rice molded bodies with a simple structure and requiring relatively little space. It is intended to be provided. The present invention provides a cooked rice conveyer section and a feed rotary member below the cooked rice feed outlet of the cooked rice conveyer section, and the cooked rice feed path is formed between the feed rotary members. Of the cooked rice filling feeding part that is sequentially fed to form a dense cooked rice flow, the cooked rice cutting part provided below the outlet of the cooked rice filling feed part and having a sandwiching type cutting blade, and the cooked rice cutting part. In a cooked rice weighing and molding apparatus having a cooked rice molding unit below, a cooked rice molding unit is provided below a sandwich cutting blade of a cooked rice cutting unit, and a pair of relatively movable cooked rice molding frame members and a cooked rice molding mold are provided. In a cooked rice weighing and forming apparatus, the cooked rice supporting member is provided between the frame members in the vicinity of a lower end thereof, and a pressing member movable vertically between the cooked rice forming frame members. The present invention also provides a cooked rice conveyor. And, below the cooked rice delivery port of the cooked rice conveyor, there is a feed rotary member facing each other, and the cooked rice is fed sequentially through the downward facing cooked rice filling feed path formed between the feed rotary members. High-rice cooked rice feed section, a cooked rice cutting section provided below the exit section of the cooked rice fill-feed section with a sandwiching type cutting blade, and a cooked rice forming section below the cooked rice cutting section In the cooked rice weighing and forming apparatus, the cooked rice forming unit is provided below the sandwich type cutting blade of the cooked rice cutting unit,
On a pair of cooked rice forming frame members that are movable relative to each other, a cooked rice product conveying conveyor belt provided near the lower end between the cooked rice forming frame members, and above the cooked rice product conveying conveyor belt. A cooked rice weighing molding characterized in that the cooked rice is provided under the running path, and has a molding die member at the upper end and a reciprocating member for pressing cooked rice having a support frame connected to the shaft of the belt wheel at the lower end. On the device.

Furthermore, the present invention further comprises a cooked rice conveyer section and a feed rotary member provided below the cooked rice feed outlet of the cooked rice conveyer conveyor section so as to face downward, and the cooked rice feed is formed between the feed rotary members. Cooked rice is sequentially fed through the path, and includes a cooked rice feeding section that forms a dense cooked rice stream, and a cooked rice cutting section that is located below the exit of the cooked rice feeding section and that has a sandwiching type cutting blade. In the cooked rice weighing and forming apparatus, a pair of cooked rice forming frame members that are provided below the sandwiching cutting blade of the cooked rice cutting unit and are movable relative to each other, and are provided close to the lower end between the cooked rice forming frame members. A belt conveyor device for conveying a cooked rice molded body, which has a conveyor belt, a pressing member for pressing cooked rice provided under the upper runway of the conveyor belt for transferring a cooked rice molded product, and a cooked rice pressing upper and lower connected to the pressing member. Reciprocating arm In cooked rice metering forming apparatus characterized by rice molding portion is provided with and.

Still further, according to the present invention, a cooked rice conveyer section is provided, and a feed rotary member is provided below the cooked rice feed outlet of the cooked rice conveyer section so as to face downward, and the cooked rice is formed between the feed rotary members. The cooked rice is fed sequentially through the feed path to form a cooked rice flow having a high density of cooked rice, and a cooked rice cutting section provided below the outlet of the cooked rice filling feed section and provided with a sandwiching type cutting blade. In the cooked rice weighing and molding equipment provided,
A cam driving drive device, a first cam of a cylindrical cam having a portion of different thickness connected to the rotation shaft of the cam driving drive device, and a rotation shaft of the cam driving drive device. A second cam of the eccentric cams connected to each other, one end of each of which is rotatably supported by a support frame, and a cutting blade for cutting cooked rice is attached to the other end of the second cam, and the first cam is provided at each opposing position. A pair of pinch levers that are mutually supported by elastic members at a position different from the position where the cam floor is provided, and a pair of pinch levers that can move up and down below the action point position of the pinch levers. And a cooked rice stamping member placed at one end thereof is supported by an elastic member, and a cooked rice stamping member is attached to the other end thereof, and the cooked rice stamping member is mounted between the support position by the elastic member and the cooked rice stamping member at the other end. In front of a fulcrum A pressing member actuating rod provided with a cam floor engaging with the second cam above or below a position between the position supported by the elastic member and the position of the fulcrum, and integrally provided below the pinching cutting blade. And a pair of cooked rice forming frame members that are movable relative to each other, and a belt conveyor device for conveying cooked rice formed bodies that is provided with a conveyor belt provided near the lower end between the cooked rice forming frame members. Cage,
The cooked rice molding die member is provided below the upper path of the conveyor belt for conveying the cooked rice body, and is provided with a cooked rice up-and-down reciprocating member that is connected to the push die member operating rod to provide a cooked rice forming unit. It is in a cooked rice weighing and forming device.

In the present invention, the cooked rice measuring and shaping apparatus is for making a cooked rice molded body such as rolled sushi, nigiri sushi and nigiri rice by weighing and shaping the cooked rice. It supplies a molded body. Therefore, the weighing cooked rice forming apparatus of the present invention is used, for example, as a shaping and feeding apparatus for a shaped body of cooked rice for the Makunochi bento, and as a weighing and shaping apparatus for serving cooked rice such as sushi or rice balls on a plurality of dishes. Further, it can be used as a cooked rice weighing and forming device for rolled sushi, nigiri sushi, nigiri rice, and Makunouchi bento. Further, the cooked rice measuring and molding apparatus of the present invention can be used as a measuring and molding apparatus for cooked rice to molds of a plurality of types of cooked rice forming machines such as a cooked rice gripping machine.

The cooked rice weighing and molding apparatus of the present invention comprises a cooked rice conveyer conveyor section, a cooked rice filling feed section vertically provided below the cooked rice conveyer section, and a cutting blade below the cooked rice fill feed section. And a molding part having an opening. In the present invention, the cooked rice conveyer section is provided at the upper part of the cooked rice supply molding apparatus and is surrounded by the side wall.
Inside the side wall, a conveyor belt is provided from the cooked rice supply port side to the cooked rice delivery port side. A scraping tool for scraping the cooked rice off the conveyor belt is provided above the conveyor belt on the delivery side. In the present invention, the scraping tool scrapes the cooked rice sent on the conveyor belt to the cooked rice sending outlet at a speed faster than the sent speed, and is formed in a plate shape, and the width direction of the conveyor belt. It is fixed to the top of a support member that is erected in the radial direction on a rotating shaft that is erected on.

In the present invention, the plate-shaped scraping tool is provided with a plurality of protrusions on the outer side in the radial direction. The height of the protrusion is
It is about half the height of a rice grain to about the height of a rice grain, and can be about the length of a rice grain together with the base. In the present invention, the cooked rice conveyer conveyor part forms the plate-shaped tip of the scraping tool to increase the rotation speed of the scraper, so that the scraper only needs to be provided in one place. Rice can be supplied inside.

In the present invention, the cooked rice filling and feeding section may be a pair of rollers or a pair of conveyor belts, or one side may be rollers and the other side may be a conveyor belt. That is, the feeding surface of the cooked rice filling feeding section can be formed by the roller and / or the belt. In the present invention, the upper part of the cooked rice filling and feeding part is formed so as to be opened according to the size of the width of the hopper of the cooked rice feeding outlet of the cooked rice conveying conveyor part, and the cooked rice feeding roller has the lower side roller as the driving side, that is, the driving roller. If the upper roller is a driven roller, the rice feed roller portion can be adjusted to an appropriate opening angle by changing the position of the driven roller side, that is, the upper roller.

In the present invention, the number of rollers and the size of the rollers of the cooked rice filling and feeding section can be appropriately set in accordance with the purpose of supplying cooked rice from the feeder, as in the conventional cooked rice weighing and molding apparatus. . In the cooked rice weighing and forming apparatus of the present invention, the interval between each pair of rollers of the cooked rice filling and feeding section is formed so as to gradually narrow toward the lower side in the vertical direction.
It is preferable because the rice is constantly compressed as it is transferred downward.

In the present invention, the drive device for the cooked rice conveyer section is provided with a sensor for detecting the presence of cooked rice at a predetermined level in the hopper at the cooked rice feed outlet of the cooked rice conveyer section, and the sensor detects a predetermined amount in the hopper. It is formed to stop while checking the presence of cooked rice above the level. On the other hand, the drive device of the rice filling feeding unit starts driving by the proximity switch attached to the rotating shaft of the cam driving device, and stops driving the rice filling feeding unit driving device by the timer. And connected to a timer. Therefore, according to the present invention, the length of time from the drive start to the drive stop of the cooked rice filling and feeding section can be appropriately set by the operation of the drive device for driving the cam and the timer. Therefore, the amount of cooked rice according to the length of time set by the drive device for driving the cam and the timer can be fed out from the cooked rice filling feeding unit. As described above, in the present invention, the amount of cooked rice delivered from the cooked rice filling and feeding section can be appropriately adjusted by the timer.

In the present invention, the cooked rice that exits the cooked rice outlet of the cooked rice filling and feeding section is cut by a sandwiching type cutting blade of a cutting machine. In the present invention, each of the pinching type cutting blades of the cutting machine is attached to the pinching lever. Each of the sandwiching levers has an end fixed to a support frame, is elastically supported by an elastic body such as a spring, and has a cam floor in the middle. Therefore, for example, the cam floor comes into contact with a large width portion of the cylindrical cam provided on the actuating shaft of the drive device for driving the cam to widen the space between the cam floors to widen the gap between the cutting blades, and to reduce the width of the cylindrical cam. A part is contacted and the space between the cam floors is narrowed, and a cutting blade is contacted to perform a cutting action. In this way, the pair of opposing cam floors contact the cylindrical cams having different widths to move the cutting blades closer to and away from each other, thereby performing the cutting operation by the sandwiching type cutting blades.

In the present invention, in order to perform the cutting with the cutting blade and the molding of the molding frame in synchronism with each other, a molding frame member for molding cooked rice is provided below the cutting blade. Therefore,
In the present invention, the cooked rice extruded in a tubular shape from the cooked rice outlet of the cooked rice filling and feeding section is cut into a certain length by the cutting blade of the cutting machine, and at the same time, the cooked rice between the molding frame members for molding cooked rice It is sandwiched between and pressed from both sides in the lateral direction to be molded. However, since the forming frame member is provided below the cutting blade and operates together with the cutting blade, the cooked rice is confined in the forming frame member sandwiched only from the lateral direction, and strong pressure molding cannot be performed.

Therefore, in the present invention, the tubular cooked rice fed from the cooked rice outlet of the cooked rice filling and feeding section is pressed at the stage of aligning the mold form members at the same time as cutting, by pressing the pressing member from below between the mold form members. It is applied and molded. In this way, pressing the pressing member between the forming frame members, the tubular cooked rice,
A gap is provided between the forming mold member and the tubular cooked rice so that the product can be formed into a predetermined shape with a predetermined pressing force.
Therefore, in the present invention, it is preferable that the molding frame member is provided so as to be recessed with respect to the cutting edge of the cutting blade. The actuating rod of the pressing member for pressing the cooked rice is mediated by an eccentric cam of a second cam provided on the actuating shaft of a driving device for driving the cam so as to swing vertically about a fulcrum through an elastic body. Are held so that they attract each other. The actuating rod is provided with a cam floor and comes into contact with the eccentric cam to move the pressing member up and down.

In the present invention, the cutting blade for forming cooked rice and the horizontal or substantially horizontal reciprocating motion of the forming frame member are performed by the first cam having a contact surface in the lateral direction, and the vertical direction of the forming die member is changed. Is operated by the second cam, which is an eccentric cam that comes into contact with the cam floor at the upper and lower surfaces. In the present invention, the first and second cams are attached together to the operating shaft of the drive device for driving the cams so that the cutting blade, the forming frame member and the pressing member can operate in synchronization with each other. However, in the present invention, driving of the cutting blade, the molding frame member and the pressing member is
It is not limited to be performed by the cam mechanism. In the present invention, these cutting blades, the molding frame member and the pressing member are synchronized with each other by a reciprocating rocking mechanism driven by the power of a motor or an air cylinder, for example, instead of another mechanism such as a gear mechanism or a cam mechanism. You can also

In the present invention, the drive device for driving the cam can be operated without stopping during the production of the cooked rice molding, but it can be operated by another method, for example, by the signal of the timer of the cooked rice weighing molding device. You can also The drive device for driving the cam rotates the first cam and the second cam. By the rotation of the first cam, the cutting blade and the forming frame member are opened and closed to cut the tubular cooked rice extruded downward from the cooked rice feeding section into a predetermined length, which is molded from the left and right by the molding form member. To do. The molding frame member has a cross section larger than the cross section of the bar-shaped cooked rice when the cutting blade is closed, and a pressing mold member is pressed between the pair of molding frame members from below,
It is possible to densely fill the molding space of the molding frame member with cooked rice and make a cooked rice molded body that is hard to collapse even when picked.

In the present invention, by providing the operation shaft of the drive device for driving the cam with the proximity switches for the cooked rice filling feed unit and the conveyer conveyor device for the cooked rice molded body, respectively, the feed conveyor belt of the cooked rice fill feed unit or The operation of the feed roller can be started by starting the operation of the drive device for driving the cam. Also, the operation of the conveyer device for the cooked rice product can be started by the action of this proximity switch. However, for example, a sensor is provided in the conveyer device for the cooked rice product to stop the conveyance of the cooked rice product by the conveyer conveyor. It is preferable to confirm the operation by the sensor so that the operation of the conveyer / conveyor device for the cooked rice product is surely performed.
Further, the operation of the conveyer device for a cooked rice molded product can be stopped after confirming that the cooked rice molded product has been transported as specified. Of course, the fact that a predetermined time has elapsed after the start of operation can be detected by a timer.

Therefore, the operation of the feed conveyor belt or the feed roller of the cooked rice filling feed unit and the operation of the conveyer conveyor device for the cooked rice molding are stopped for detecting the cooked rice molding on the take-out side of the take-out conveyor belt. The sensor can be provided to stop the operation of the conveyer conveyor device for the cooked rice molded product when the molded cooked rice molded product sent by the takeout conveyor belt is detected. In this case, the operation can be started when the rice to be metered is no longer detected on the take-out conveyor belt.

According to the present invention, the cooked rice forming section is provided below the sandwiching type cutting blade of the cooked rice cutting section, and the pair of cooked rice forming frame members which can be moved relative to each other and the lower end between the cooked rice forming frame members are close to each other. Since it is formed by including a cooked rice support member that is provided in the same manner and a pressing member that can move up and down below the cooked rice forming frame member, it is possible to mass-produce cooked rice molded bodies without taking up space. Can be provided.

In the present invention, a pair of cooked rice forming frame members, which are provided below the sandwich cutting blade of the cooked rice cutting unit and are movable relative to each other, are provided close to the lower end between the cooked rice forming frame members. A belt conveyer device for conveying a cooked rice molded article, which has a conveyor belt, a pressing member for pressing cooked rice provided below the upper running path of the conveyor belt for transferring a cooked rice molded article, and a pressed rice member connected to the pressing member Since the rice cooked body is provided with the up-and-down reciprocating arm member, the cooked rice molded article is formed by pushing the pressing die member into the molded die frame member to form the cooked rice in the space surrounded by the molded die frame member. It can be pushed all the way in, and the rice cooked in this way is pressed uniformly from the surroundings, and the rice grains are densely packed and can be picked by hand, making it relatively unbreakable. , For example, for sushi Te is preferred.

Further, according to the present invention, a driving device for driving a cam, a first cam of a cylindrical cam having a portion of different thickness connected to a rotary shaft of the driving device for driving the cam, and the cam. A second cam of an eccentric cam connected to a rotary shaft of a driving device for driving, one end of each of which is rotatably supported by a support frame, and a cutting blade for cutting cooked rice is attached to the other end of the second cam. A cam floor that engages with the first cam is provided at opposed positions, and a pair of pinch levers mutually supported by elastic members at a position different from the position where the cam floor is provided, and an action point of the pinch lever. A rice cooker pressing member unit that is vertically movable below the position, one end supported by an elastic member, and the other end of the cooked rice stamping member member attached, the support position by the elastic member and the pair of cooked rice. Between molding die member placement A pressing member operating rod having a fulcrum, and a cam floor engaging with the second cam provided above or below a position between the position supported by the elastic member and the position of the fulcrum, and a sandwich cutting blade. A belt conveyor for conveying a cooked rice molded body, which comprises a pair of cooked rice mold members that are integrally provided under the cooked rice and are movable relative to each other, and a conveyor belt provided near the lower end of the cooked rice mold member. And a device for forming the cooked rice stamping member,
Since the cooked rice forming unit is provided below the upper path of the conveyor belt for transporting the cooked rice molded product, and includes the up-and-down reciprocating member for pressing cooked rice that is connected to the pressing member operating rod, a cutting blade and a molding die are provided. Synchronizing the frame member and the die member
It can be easily obtained by driving the driving device for driving the cam and rotating the first cam and the second cam. The volume of the forming frame member and the pressing stroke of the pressing member can be easily adjusted, and a cooked rice molded product can be produced without crushing or damaging the cooked rice.

[0024]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the following description and examples. FIG.
FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of an embodiment of a cooked rice weighing and forming apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan cross-sectional view showing a partially cutaway outline of the closed state of the cutting blade of the molding part of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. It is a front sectional view showing a partially broken schematic view of a closed state of a cutting blade of a molding part of an example. FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway plan sectional view showing an outline of an open state of the cutting / formwork member of the molding part of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a book shown in FIG. It is a front sectional view which partially cuts and shows the outline of the state where the cutting and mold frame member of the molding part of the embodiment of the invention was opened. FIG. 6 is a side cross-sectional view showing, in a partially broken view, the state in which the stamping member of the molding portion has taken the upper position in the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 7 shows the book shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a side cross-sectional view showing, in a partially broken view, the outline of a state in which the pressing member of the molding unit is located at the lower position in the embodiment of the invention. FIG. 8 is a schematic process diagram showing one cycle of the weighing and molding process in the cooked rice weighing and molding apparatus of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 focusing on the operation of the cutting / form frame member and the pressing member. FIG. 9 is a view showing a time chart in one embodiment of the cooked rice weighing and forming apparatus of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 9, corresponding portions and places, and corresponding steps and states are denoted by the same reference numerals.

[0025]

1 to 7, a cooked rice weighing and forming apparatus 1 for forming a seaweed roll is provided with a cooked rice conveying / supplying device 3 having a hopper 2 at the upper part thereof. A conveyor belt 4 for supplying cooked rice is provided in the lower portion. On the outlet side of the cooked rice feeding and feeding device 3,
A feed-shari detecting sensor 6 for detecting the supply of cooked rice is provided near the outlet opening 5. The cooked rice filling and feeding device 7 is formed below the outlet opening 5 of the cooked rice feeding and feeding device 3, and is surrounded by a transparent plate member 8 such as glass. In this example, a first vertical feed roller 9 for feeding cooked rice in a vertical direction is provided on the rotary shaft 10 at the upper part of the cooked rice filling and feeding device 7, and is positioned below the first vertical feed roller 9 to make a pair of vertical directions. A second vertical feed roller 11 for feeding cooked rice to the rotary shaft 12 is provided.
Further, a third vertical feed roller 13 for feeding cooked rice in a vertical direction is provided on the rotary shaft 14 at a position below the third vertical feed roller 13. Below the third vertical feed roller 13, a pair of cooked rice guide members 15 are provided and an opening 16 is formed.

Below the opening 16, an upper part is formed as a sandwiching-type cutting blade and a lower part is formed as a molding frame whose lower end is open. Members (scissors) 17 and 18 are provided so as to be supported by the slider 70. In this example, the bases 21 and 22 of the sandwiching type levers 19 and 20 of the sandwiching type cutting / molding frame member are rotatably supported by the frame plate 23, and outside the middle portion of the sandwiching type levers 19 and 20. At the ends, the support plates 24 and 2 are directed toward the upper and lower sides of the levers 19 and 20, respectively.
5 is erected, and springs 26 are bridged over the support plates 24 and 25, respectively. In this example, cam followers 27 and 28 are formed on the base side of the sandwich type cutting / form frame members 17 and 18 from the intermediate portion, respectively.
A tubular cam 29 is arranged between the cam followers 27 and 28. The tubular cam 29 has a wide portion 30 and a narrow portion 31, and the cam 29 is rotated by the rotation of a rotary shaft 32 that supports the cam 29, and the cam follower 2
When the wide portion 30 of the cam 29 is located between 7 and 28, the sandwich cutting / form frame members 17 and 18 are opened and formed at the blade portion of the sandwich cutting / form frame member. Due to the recesses 33 and 34, an opening 35 is formed between the blade portions of the sandwich cutting / formwork frame members 17 and 18.

In this embodiment, below the opening 35, there is provided a cooked rice product take-out conveyor device 36 for taking out the formed cooked rice product. The opening 35 of the upper runway 38 of the conveyor belt 37 of the take-out conveyor device 36
A pressing die 39 that pushes up from below is provided below. In this example, the stamping die (molding stamp) 39 is pushed between the cutting and forming frame members 17 and 18 in the process of closing the sandwiching die cutting and forming frame members 17 and 18, whereby
The cooked rice can be pressed tightly into the cutting / formwork members 17 and 18.

The push die 39 is connected to one end of a push-up lever 40, the push-up lever 40 is supported by a fulcrum 41, and the other end 42 is attached to a support frame 44 by a tension spring 43. In this example, a protrusion 46 having a cam floor 45 is provided between the fulcrum 41 and the end portion held by the tension spring 43. The cam floor 45 provided on the protruding portion 46 engages with the eccentric cam 47 attached to the rotating shaft 32 supporting the cam 29. The eccentric cam 47 has a short radius portion 48 and a long radius portion 49, and the cam floor 45 is pushed by the long radius portion 49 to push up the pressing die 39. In this example, the tension roller 50 is connected to the pressing die 39, and when the pressing die 39 is pushed up, the tension roller 50 also moves upward together with the pressing die 39 to loosen the conveyor belt 37 to cut and form the form. It facilitates pushing up cooked rice between the members 17 and 18.

In this example, a motor 51 for driving the vertical feed roller is provided on one side of the rotary shaft 32 supporting the cam 29.
Drive start dog 52 and a drive start dog 54 of a motor 53 for driving the cooked rice product take-out conveyor device 36. These dogs are formed by an eccentric rotating body and are longer by the rotation of the rotating shaft 32. The radius portion rotates about the rotation shaft 32, and sensors 55 and 56 for detecting the long radius portion of each dog are provided corresponding to each dog. Sandwich type cutting / form frame members 17 and 18
When the dog is opened, the sensor 55 detects that the long radius portion of the dog 52 has approached, and starts driving the motor for driving the longitudinal feed roller, and the sensor 56 causes the long radius portion of the dog 54 to approach. When this is detected, the drive of the take-out conveyor driving motor 53 is started.

In this example, the driving of the vertical feed roller driving motor 51 is stopped by a timer after a lapse of a predetermined time from the start of driving. Takeout Conveyor Device for Cooked Rice Molded Body 36
The driving of is stopped by the sensor 69 provided on the take-out side of the take-out conveyor belt 37 to detect the cooked rice molded product sent from the take-out conveyor belt 37. In this example, a cam drive stop dog 57 is attached to the other side of the rotary shaft 32 that supports the cam 29. The cam drive stopping dog 57 is formed of an eccentric rotating body, and a long radius portion of the rotary shaft 32 is rotationally moved around the rotary shaft 32 by the rotation of the rotary shaft 32, and the proximity of the long radius portion is detected by a sensor 58. Then, the driving of the cam driving motor 59 is stopped. The cam driving motor 59 is driven by the sensor 69 on the take-out side of the take-out conveyor belt 37 detecting the absence of the cooked rice molding.

In this example, the cutting and formwork members 17 and 1
A stopper 60 made of an elastic material is provided between the cutting / formwork members 17 and 18 so that each cutting / formwork member does not collide with the elastic force of the spring 26 when 8 is closed. In this example, in the cooked rice feeding and feeding device 3, plate-shaped scraping tools 61 are provided on support rods 63 and 64 which are provided upright on both sides of a rotary shaft 62. In this example, a protrusion 65 is formed on the plate-shaped scraping tool 61. In this example, the height of the protrusion 65 is 2 mm, and the height of the base 66 of the scraper 61 is 4 mm.
mm. The height of the protrusion 65 may be 0.6 to 3.5 mm, and the height of the base of the scraper 61 may be 3.5 to 5.5 mm.

Since this example is constructed as described above,
For example, in the embodiment of FIG. 1, the feed motor 67 of the cooked rice feeding and feeding device 3 is driven to open the lid 68 and put cooked rice into the cooked rice feeding and feeding device 3. The cooked rice moves by driving the conveyor belt 4 and moves from the outlet opening 5 to the hopper 2.
Then, it is sent to the cooked rice filling and feeding device 7. In this example, the weight of the cooked rice molded product obtained by measurement molding is adjusted by the operating time of a timer (not shown). The timer is composed of the first to third vertical feed rollers 9, 11, 13
The drive time of the drive motor 58 for the vertical feed roller that drives (hereinafter collectively referred to as the vertical feed roller) is controlled. In this example, the drive motor 58 for the vertical feed roller
Rotates each vertical feed roller so as to move the cooked rice downward at a constant speed.

The cooked rice molded body detection sensor 69 of the take-out conveyor belt 37 detects the absence of the cooked cooked rice molded body on the take-out side of the conveyor belt 37, and drives the cam driving motor 59. Cam drive motor 5
9 starts driving, the long radius portion of the vertical feed roller driving motor drive start dog 52 is detected by the sensor 55, and the vertical feed roller driving motor starts driving. The cooked rice sent from the hopper 2 to the cooked rice filling and feeding device 7 is driven downward by driving the longitudinal feed rollers 9, 11 and 13 so as to press the rice grains.

By the operation of the timer, the vertical feed roller 9,
11 and 13 operate for a set time and then stop. When the vertical feed roller drive motor 58 is stopped, the cam followers 27 and 28 of the pinch-type levers 19 and 20 move to the cam 2
The narrow-shaped portion 31 of 9 comes into contact with the sandwiching die cutting / formwork members 17 and 18 to move in the closing direction, and the tubular cooked rice extruded from the cooked rice filling and feeding device 7 is cut off and placed on the take-out conveyor belt 37. Can be posted on. The sandwiching die cutting / form frame members 17 and 18 move in the closing direction at the same time, and at the same time, the cam follower 45 of the push-up lever 40 of the push die 39.
However, the take-out conveyor belt 37 that contacts the long radius portion of the cam 47 and places the divided tubular cooked rice is pushed by the pressing die 39 and pressed against the lower ends of the sandwiching die cutting / form frame members 17 and 18. To be

In this way, the sandwich-type cutting and formwork members 17 and 18 are closed, and the take-out conveyor belt 37 is pressed against the lower ends of the sandwiching-type cutting and formwork members 17 and 18. , And is molded into a predetermined shape in the sandwich die cutting / form frame members 17 and 18. Thereafter, the cam driving motor 59 continues to be driven, the cams 29 and 47 rotate about the rotation shaft 32, and the sandwiching die cutting / formwork members 17 and 18 move in the opening direction. In this process, the cook start dog 54 of the take-out conveyor device driving motor 57 detects a long radius portion of the cooked rice compact body by the sensor, the take-out conveyor belt 37 is driven, and the cooked rice compact is driven by the take-out conveyor. It is placed on the belt 37 and conveyed. Take out the cooked rice moldings Conveyor belt 3
7 is detected by the sensor 69 at the end of the take-out side, and the driving of the take-out conveyor belt 37 is stopped.

The cooked rice compact is taken out from the conveyor belt 37.
In the process of being transported by the vertical feed roller driving motor 5,
The drive start dog 52 of FIG.
Then, the vertical feed rollers 9, 11 and 13 start driving to feed the cooked rice vertically, and are pushed out from the opening 16 and the openings 35 of the sandwich die cutting / form frame members 17 and 18.
By rotating the cams 29 and 47, the sandwiching die cutting / formwork member is closed, the die is pushed up, and the takeout conveyor belt 3
7 is pressed against the sandwiching / cutting / formwork members 17 and 18 to form the tubular cooked rice, the pressing mold is released, the tension roller pushes the take-out conveyor belt, and the take-out conveyor belt can be driven. The drive stop dog of the drive motor 59 stops when its long radius is detected by the sensor.

These sandwiching die cutting / formwork frame members 17 and 1
8 and 9 show the operational relationship among the 8, the die 39, the vertical feed rollers 9, 11 and 13, and the take-out conveyor device. In the figure, the same steps are indicated by the same reference numerals. (1) State of sandwiching die cutting and formwork member operation 17 and 18 Closed Position of pressing die 39 Lower limit state of vertical feed roller Stopping Stop conveyor device (2) State of sandwiching die cutting and formwork member operation 17 and 18 Open die Position of 39 Lower limit Vertical feed roller state Stop Takeout conveyor device operation (3) Opening die cutting and form member operation 17 and 18 Open Open die 39 position Lower limit vertical feed roller state Operation Takeout conveyor device stop (4) Nipple The state of mold cutting and form member operation 17 and 18 The position of open die 39 Lower limit The state of vertical feed roller Stop The take-out conveyor device is stopped (5) The state of sandwich die cutting and form member operation 17 and 18 Close The position of push die 39 Upper limit Longitudinal feed roller status Stopped Take-out conveyor device stopped

[0038]

According to the present invention, the amount of the first cooked rice sent from the first feed rotary member to the lower opening within the first operation time of the first feed rotary member is as follows. It is an amount that is different from the amount of the second cooked rice sent from the first feed rotation member to the lower opening within the two operation times, and the difference between the amount of the first cooked rice and the amount of the second cooked rice is Since it is proportional to the difference between the operating time and the second operating time, it is possible to measure and supply an appropriate amount of cooked rice with one unit, which was difficult with the conventional cooked rice measuring and feeding device.

Further, the present invention provides a cooked rice conveyer section,
A rotary shaft is installed on the conveyor belt in the width direction of the conveyor belt, and at two or more positions apart from the rotary shaft,
A plurality of rod-shaped supports are erected in the radial direction and face each other, and a plate-shaped scraping tool is bridged in the width direction of the conveyor belt between the ends of the rod-shaped supports facing each other.
Compared to the conventional cooked rice metering and supplying device, the cooked rice can be reliably supplied to the cooked rice filling and feeding section with a simple structure without damaging the cooked rice.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of an embodiment of a cooked rice weighing and forming apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan sectional view showing a partially cutaway schematic view of a closed state of a cutting blade of the cooked rice weighing and molding apparatus of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front sectional view showing a partially cutaway schematic view of a state in which a cutting blade of the cooked rice weighing and molding apparatus of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 2 is closed.

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional plan view schematically showing a state where the cutting / formwork member of the cooked rice weighing / molding apparatus of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 is opened.

5 is a front cross-sectional view showing a partially cutaway schematic view of the opened state of the cutting / formwork member of the cooked rice weighing / molding apparatus of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 4. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a side cross-sectional view of the cooked rice weighing and forming apparatus of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a side cross-sectional view of the cooked rice weighing and molding apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a schematic process diagram showing one cycle of the weighing and molding process in the cooked rice weighing and molding device of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 focusing on the operations of the cutting / form frame member and the pressing member.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a time chart of one cycle of the weighing and molding step in the cooked rice weighing and shaping apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Cooked Rice Forming Equipment 2 Hopper 3 Cooked Rice Feeding and Feeding Device 4 Conveyor Belt 5 Exit Opening 6 Feed Charity Detection Sensor 7 Cooked Rice Filling Feeding Device 8 Transparent Plate Member 9, 11, 13 Feeding Roller 10, 12, 14, 32, 62 Rotating Shaft 15 Rice guide member 16, 35 Opening 17, 18 Clamping type cutting / form frame member 19, 20 Clamping type lever 21, 22 Base 23 Frame plate 24, 25 Support plate 26 Spring 27, 28, 45 Cam follower 29 Cylindrical cam 30 Tube Wide part of the mold cam 29 31 Narrow part of the cylindrical cam 29 33, 34 Recess 36 Take-out conveyor device 37 Take-out conveyor belt 38 Take-out conveyor belt 37 Upper runway 39 Push die 40 Push-up lever 41 Support point 42 Other end 43 Tension spring 44 Support Frame 46 Projection 47 Eccentric cam 48 Short radius part of eccentric cam 47 4 9 Long radius part of the eccentric cam 47 50 Tension roller 51 Vertical feed roller drive motor 52 Vertical drive roller drive motor 51 drive start dog 53 Extraction conveyor device drive motor 54 Extraction conveyor drive 53 drive start dog 55, 56, 58 sensor 57 cam drive stop dog 59 cam drive motor 60 stopper 61 plate-shaped scraping tool 63, 64 support rod 65 protrusion 66 scraping tool base 67 feed motor 68 lid 69 take-out sensor of the take-out conveyor belt 37 70 Slider

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A cooked rice conveyer section, and a feed rotary member provided below the cooked rice feed outlet section of the cooked rice conveyer section so as to face each other, and a downward cooked rice feed path formed between the feed rotary members. Are sequentially fed to form a dense rice flow of cooked rice, a cooked rice cutting section provided below the exit of the cooked rice filling feed section and having a sandwiching type cutting blade, and the cooked rice cutting section. In a cooked rice weighing and molding apparatus having a cooked rice molding unit below, a cooked rice molding unit is provided below a sandwich cutting blade of a cooked rice cutting unit, and a pair of relatively movable cooked rice molding frame members and cooked rice molding unit are provided. A cooked rice weighing and molding apparatus, comprising: a cooked rice supporting member provided near a lower end between mold members, and a pressing member which is vertically movable below the cooked rice mold members. 2. A cooked rice conveyer section, and a feed rotary member which is provided below the cooked rice feed outlet section of the cooked rice conveyer section so as to face each other, and a downward rice feed path formed between the feed rotary members. The cooked rice is fed in sequence to form a dense cooked rice flow, the cooked rice cutting section is provided below the exit of the cooked rice filling feed section and has a sandwiching type cutting blade, and the cooked rice cutting In a cooked rice weighing and forming apparatus having a cooked rice forming section below the section, the cooked rice forming section is provided below the sandwich cutting blade of the cooked rice cutting section, and a pair of relatively movable cooked rice forming frame members, A conveyor belt for transporting the cooked rice molded body, which is provided near the lower end between the cooked rice mold members,
It is provided below the upper path of the conveyor belt for conveying cooked rice moldings, and is provided with a pressing die member at the upper end and a reciprocating member for pressing cooked rice having a support frame connected to the shaft of the belt wheel at the lower end. The rice-measuring and forming device is characterized in that 3. A cooked rice conveyer section, and a feed rotary member provided below the cooked rice feed outlet of the cooked rice conveyer section to face each other, and the cooked rice feed path is formed between the feed rotary members. A cooked rice weighing and forming apparatus including a cooked rice filling feed unit that is sequentially fed to form a stream of cooked rice having a high density, and a cooked rice cutting unit that is located below an outlet of the cooked rice fill feeder and has a sandwiching type cutting blade. In, a pair of cooked rice forming frame members that are provided below the sandwich cutting blade of the cooked rice cutting unit and are movable relative to each other, and a conveyor belt provided near the lower end between the cooked rice forming frame members are provided. A belt conveyor device for conveying the cooked rice product, a pressing member for pressing cooked rice provided below the upper runway of the conveyor belt for transferring the cooked rice product, and a vertically reciprocating arm member for pressing cooked rice connected to the pressing member. It is equipped with A cooked rice weighing and forming apparatus characterized in that a shaped portion is provided. 4. A cooked rice conveying conveyor section, and a feed rotating member facing each other below the cooked rice feeding outlet of the cooked rice conveying conveyor section, and the cooked rice feeding path formed between the feeding rotating members is provided with a downward direction. A cooked rice weighing and forming apparatus including a cooked rice filling feed unit that is sequentially fed to form a stream of cooked rice having a high density, and a cooked rice cutting unit that is located below an outlet of the cooked rice fill feeder and has a sandwiching type cutting blade. In a cam driving drive device, a first cam of a cylindrical cam having a portion of different thickness connected to a rotation shaft of the cam driving drive device, and rotation of the cam driving drive device. A second cam of an eccentric cam connected to the shaft, one end of each of which is rotatably supported by a support frame, and a cutting blade for cutting cooked rice is attached to the other end of the second cam, and the first cam is provided at each opposing position. A cam floor for engaging the cam of A pair of sandwiching levers mutually supported by an elastic member at a position different from the position where the lower is provided, a cooked rice pressing member provided vertically movable below the position of the action point of the sandwiching lever, and one end Is supported by an elastic member, and a cooked rice molding die member is attached to the other end, and a fulcrum is provided between the support position by the elastic member and the attached position of the cooked rice die mold member at the other end, and the support position by the elastic member. And a fulcrum position above or below a position between the fulcrum and a pressing die member operating rod provided with a cam floor engaging with the second cam, and integrally provided below the sandwiching type cutting blade and facing each other. A pair of movable cooked rice forming frame members, and a belt conveyor device for conveying a cooked rice molded body, which is provided with a conveyor belt provided near a lower end between the cooked rice forming mold members, The molding die member is provided below the upper running path of the conveyor belt for conveying the cooked rice molded body, and the cooked rice forming unit is provided with the up-and-down reciprocating member for pressing cooked rice that is connected to the pressing member operating rod. A characteristic cooked rice weighing and molding device.