JPH099856A - Noodle strip cutting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To obtain high-quality noodles uniform in boiled extent by providing noodle ribbons with uniform grooves. CONSTITUTION: A noodle strip 8 is passed through between respective cutting rolls 4, 5 to cut out plural number of noodle ribbons 1, and concurrently, provide the reverse faces of the noodle ribbons 1 with grooves along their feed direction by channeling edges 9 afforded between the comb edges of the respective cutting rolls 4, 5. At this time, the surfaces of the noodle ribbons 1 are received by the outer peripheral face of the comb edges 6, thereby the escape of the noodle ribbons 1 is restrained.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a noodle band cutting device used for cutting noodle strings such as udon noodles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional cutting device of this type is known from Japanese Patent Publication No. 53-25014. As shown in FIG. 5, this apparatus is provided with a pair of upper and lower cutting rolls a and b, and each of the cutting rolls a and b is provided with circular cutting blades c arranged at equal intervals in the axial direction. ing. The cutting edges of the cutting blades c of the cutting rolls a and b are in contact with each other. A circular groove cutting blade d is provided between the adjacent cutting blades c of the cutting rolls a and b, and the outer diameter of the groove cutting blade d is smaller than that of the cutting blade c.

In such a noodle strip cutting apparatus, a wide noodle strip (not shown) is passed between a pair of cutting rolls a and b to simultaneously cut out a plurality of noodle strips e with a cutting blade c. The groove f is formed on both front and back surfaces of the noodle band e by the groove cutting blade d along the feeding direction.
By thus forming the grooves f on both front and back surfaces of the noodle strings e, the surface area of the noodles is increased and the distance to the central portion of the noodles is shortened to shorten the boiling time and the like.

[0004]

By the way, in such an apparatus, since the thickness of the noodle strip varies depending on the manufacturing purpose and the like, the thickness of the noodle strip e cut by the pair of cutting rolls a and b is also different. Variation occurs. Therefore, when the noodle strip passes through the pair of cutting rolls a and b, if the thickness of the noodle strip e is smaller than the space surrounded by the cutting blade c, a gap g is generated between the noodle strip e and the space. The groove f by the groove cutting blade d
When the noodles are formed, the noodle strings e escape within the gap g, and the escape directions are also different. For this reason, it becomes difficult to form a uniform groove f corresponding to the shape of the groove cutting blade d on the plurality of cut noodle strings e, and when the noodle strings e are boiled, the noodle strings e rise up unevenly. There is an inconvenience that

The present invention has been made in order to eliminate such inconvenience, and it is possible to easily form a uniform groove corresponding to the shape of a groove cutting blade on a plurality of noodle strings cut by a pair of cutting rolls. An object of the present invention is to provide a noodle band cutting device that can be used.

[0006]

In order to achieve such an object, a noodle strip cutting apparatus according to the present invention comprises a first cutting roll having circular comb blades arranged at predetermined intervals in an axial direction, and A second cutting roll having circular comb blades located between axially adjacent comb blades of the first cutting roll and arranged at predetermined intervals in the axial direction; And, by passing a wide noodle strip between the second cutting rolls, a noodle strip cutting device configured to cut out a plurality of noodle strips in a state where the surface thereof is in contact with the outer peripheral portion of the comb blade,
Between the comb blades adjacent to each other in the axial direction of the first and second cutting rolls, a groove cutting blade that forms a groove along the feeding direction on the back surface of the noodle band is provided along the circumferential direction. Characterize.

[0007]

In the present invention, the noodle strips are cut out by passing the noodle strips between the first and second cutting rolls, and at the same time, the slitting blades of each cutting roll feed the noodle strips to the back surface of the noodle strips. Form a groove along the direction. At this time, the surface of the noodle strings is received by the outer peripheral portion of the comb blade of each cutting roll,
The escape of noodle strips is prevented. As a result, a uniform groove corresponding to the shape of the groove cutting blade is formed on the back surface of the noodle band.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an explanatory side view of a noodle band cutting device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line − in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the noodle strings cut out by the cutting device. First, referring to FIG. 3, the noodle strip 1 cut out by the noodle strip cutting device of the present embodiment will be described. The noodle strip 1 has a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape and has a long side surface. Two grooves 3 having a substantially isosceles triangular cross section are formed along the longitudinal direction of the groove 2. Due to the presence of the groove 3, the surface area of the noodle band 1 is increased and the distance to the central portion of the noodle band 1 is shortened to shorten the boiling time and the like.

FIG. 1 shows a device for cutting noodle strips, which comprises a pair of upper and lower cutting rolls 4, 5. Both of the pair of cutting rolls 4 and 5 have circular comb blades 6 arranged at equal intervals in the axial direction, and as shown in FIG. 2, the comb blades 6 of the cutting roll (first cutting roll) 4 are arranged. Are arranged between the comb blades 6 and 6 of the cutting roll (second cutting roll) 5 adjacent to each other. The comb blade 6
Has a substantially square cross section and has a cutting edge 7 formed at the boundary between the outer peripheral surface and both side surfaces thereof. The cutting blade 7 of the cutting blade 4 and the comb blade 6 of the cutting roller 5 are The cutting edges 7 are in contact with each other. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, by passing a wide noodle strip 8 between a pair of rotating cutting rolls 4 and 5, the cross-sectional shape is substantially rectangular by the cutting blade 7 of each cutting roll 4 and 5. The noodle strings 1 are cut out in a state where the surface thereof is in contact with the outer peripheral surfaces of the comb blades 6 of the cutting rolls 4 and 5.

Here, in this embodiment, the groove cutting blade 9 that bites into the back surface of the noodle string 1 at the time of such cutting is provided at the bottom of the annular groove 10 formed between the comb blades 6 of the pair of cutting rolls 4 and 5. Two grooves are formed along the entire circumference to form the groove cutting blades 9, 9
Thus, the above-described two grooves 3, 3 are formed on the back surface of the noodle band 1. At this time, the surface of the noodle strip 1 is received by the outer peripheral surface of the comb blade 6, thereby preventing escape of the noodle strip as in the conventional case when forming the groove 3 and corresponding to the shape of the groove cutting blade 9. The groove 3 is surely formed. As shown in FIG. 2, the groove cutting blade 9 has a substantially isosceles triangular cross-sectional shape corresponding to the shape of the groove 3. 1 and 2, reference numeral 11 is a scraper that guides the cut noodle strings 1, and in this embodiment, the scraper 11 is divided into three parts in order to avoid interference with the groove cutting blade 9. The groove cutting blades 9 are arranged between the groove cutting blades 9 and the groove cutting blades 9 are sandwiched therebetween.

When the noodle strips 1 cut out in this way are sold as they are, for example, "raw udon", when the noodle strips 1 are boiled, "boiled udon", and when the noodle strips 1 are dried, "dry udon" However, when the noodle strings 1 were surface-treated and stored for a long time, "semi-raw udon" was produced, and each udon was boiled for about 30 to 50% less time than the conventional udon without the groove 3. . Also, when the noodle strip 1 is applied to instant noodles, the time from pouring hot water to the edible state at the time of eating is about 50% compared to the conventional product without the groove 3.
It was shortened.

FIG. 4 shows a processing example for forming the groove cutting blade 9 on the bottom of the annular groove 10 of the cutting rolls 4 and 5. In this embodiment, the discharge wire 12 is rotated while rotating the cutting roll 4 (or 5). The groove cutting blade 9 is formed by so-called wire electric discharge machining in which the groove cutting blade 9 is operated in a predetermined direction. By adopting wire electrical discharge machining, it is possible to improve accuracy and eliminate the need for bite replacement due to thinning of the bite compared to the case where grinding is performed with a bite or the like.

In the noodle band cutting device, the groove cutting blade 9 formed between the comb blades 6 of the pair of cutting rolls 4 and 5 is used.
When the groove 3 is formed on the back surface of the noodle strip 1 by the
Since the outer peripheral surface of the comb blade 6 receives the surface of the noodle, it is possible to prevent the noodle strings 1 from escaping in an irregular direction as in the conventional case when the groove 3 is formed. As a result, it is possible to easily and reliably form the uniform groove 3 corresponding to the shape of the groove cutting blade 9 on the surface 2 on the long side of the noodle string 1 cut out by the pair of cutting rolls 4 and 5.

Further, since the noodle strings 1 are cut out and the grooves 3 are formed at the same time, another device is not required for forming the grooves 3 and the device can be simplified. In the above embodiment, the cross-sectional shape of the groove 3 is substantially an isosceles triangle, but the shape is not necessarily limited to this, and the shape of the groove cutting blade 9 may be appropriately changed so that the cross-sectional shape is substantially equal. Square or semicircular grooves may be formed.

Further, in the above embodiment, the groove cutting blade 9 is formed along the entire circumference in the circumferential direction to form the continuous groove 3 on the back surface of the noodle string 1. However, instead of this, for example, groove cutting A plurality of blades may be formed at a predetermined pitch in the circumferential direction to form a dotted groove on the back surface of the noodle band 1.

[0016]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily and reliably form a uniform groove corresponding to the shape of the groove cutting blade on the noodle strings cut by the pair of cutting rolls. Therefore, it is possible to obtain the effect that it is possible to provide high-quality noodles that are boiled and uniformly adjusted.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory side view of a noodle strip cutting device that is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line − in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a noodle band cut out by the cutting device.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory schematic diagram for explaining a processing example for forming a groove cutting blade on a cutting roll.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory schematic diagram for explaining a conventional noodle strip cutting device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Noodle band 3 ... Groove 4 ... Cutting roll (1st cutting roll) 5 ... Cutting roll (2nd cutting roll) 6 ... Comb blade (Noodle strip cutting part of cutting roll) 8 ... Noodle strip 9 ... Grooving blade

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A first cutting roll having circular comb blades arranged at predetermined intervals in the axial direction, and a shaft located between the comb blades adjacent to each other in the axial direction of the first cutting roll. A plurality of noodle strings by providing a second cutting roll having circular comb blades arranged at predetermined intervals in a direction, and passing a wide noodle strip between the first and second cutting rolls. In a device for cutting noodle strips, the surface of which is cut in a state of being in contact with the outer peripheral portion of the comb blade, wherein between the comb blades adjacent to each other in the axial direction of the first and second cutting rolls, A noodle band cutting device, characterized in that a groove cutting blade that forms a groove along the feeding direction is provided on the back surface of the noodle band along the circumferential direction.