JPH10248506A - Fixed amount supplying mechanism of sushi for rolled sushi - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fixed amount supplying mechanism of sushi rice (vinegared rice) for rolled sushi (rolled vinegared rice with food stuffs rolled therein) which can produce rolled sushi of excellent taste by uniformly supplying sushi rice on a conveyer and supplying the sushi rice in the state of keeping the puff of rice in addition. SOLUTION: This fixed amount supplying mechanism of sushi rice for rolled sushi is arranged with first, second and third leveling rollers 3, 4 and 5 in order from an upstream side. The first roller 3 is provided with plural lines of recessed parts formed in an axial direction at regular intervals on its outer peripheral face and plural recessed grooves formed in a peripheral direction at plural lines of projecting parts, and these recessed grooves are made deeply recessed grooves at a necessary position. The second and third rollers 4 and 5 are provided with plural lines of recessed parts formed in an axial direction at regular intervals on its outer peripheral face and plural recessed grooves formed in the peripheral direction at plural lines of projecting parts, and the recessed parts and the recessed grooves are formed to the widths of the roller in the order of the first, second and third rollers.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mechanism for feeding sushi rice for sushi rolls, which is capable of feeding sushi rice for sushi rolls on a conveyor in a constant amount and uniformly. In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide a fixed quantity supply mechanism of sushi rice for rolled sushi, which can supply the rice while maintaining the swelling of the cooked rice.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a rolled sushi is prepared by placing cooked sushi rice and a piece of jelly on a spread of seaweed, rolling the sushi rice and a piece of jelly together with the seaweed, and pressing the sushi from around. Finally, the rolled sushi was manufactured by cutting it with a kitchen knife. However, when making rolled sushi manually, there is a problem such as fatigue due to long hours of work, and there was naturally a limit in making a large amount of rolled sushi for a long time. In view of such a situation, while the laver roll around which the long laver is wound is guided and advanced by a belt conveyor, sushi rice is supplied and placed on the long laver by a sushi rice supply device, and then the medium is fed. Place the utensils on the sushi rice, roll in the long laver with the sushi rice and the middle utensils placed on it successively while squeezing them slowly with a guide plate and rollers, and finally cut to a predetermined size with a cutting device There is also an automatic rolled sushi making apparatus for making rolled sushi.

[0003]

However, in the conventional automatic rolled sushi making apparatus as described above, in order to uniformly flow sushi rice on a belt conveyor, the sushi rice is fed by a large-diameter feed roller having a smooth outer peripheral surface. , And was sent out onto the belt conveyor while holding down. Therefore, a large pressure is applied to the sushi rice on the outer peripheral surface of the feed roller, and there is a problem that the sushi rice is crushed to produce a rolled sushi in a state in which the sushi rice is stuck to the rice. The excellent texture, which is one element of the deliciousness of sushi,
The sushi produced by conventional rolled sushi making equipment is obtained by the presence of appropriate air between the rice grains and the rice grains remaining in their original shape without being crushed. The rice and rice were in a state of sticking, and it was not satisfactory in terms of texture. The present invention has been made in view of the above conventional problems, it is possible to supply sushi rice on a conveyor in a constant amount and uniformly,
Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a sushi rice quantitative supply mechanism for sushi rice that can be supplied while maintaining the swelling of the sushi rice and that can produce a sushi rice with excellent texture.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and the invention of claim 1 extrudes the supplied sushi rice onto a conveyor belt conveyor. A quantitative supply mechanism for supplying sushi rice for rolled sushi, wherein the quantitative supply mechanism includes first
A leveling roller, a second leveling roller, and a third leveling roller are provided, and the first leveling roller has an outer peripheral surface,
A plurality of recesses formed in the axial direction at regular intervals,
A plurality of convex portions formed by the formation of the concave portion and a plurality of concave grooves formed in a circumferential direction, the concave groove being a deep concave groove at a required position, and the second leveling roller and the second (3) The leveling roller has a plurality of concave portions formed in the outer peripheral surface thereof at predetermined intervals in the axial direction, and a plurality of concave portions formed in the circumferential direction on the plurality of convex portions formed by the formation of the concave portions. And a groove, wherein the concave portion and the concave groove are formed so that the width is reduced in the order of a first leveling roller, a second leveling roller, and a third leveling roller. This is a quantitative supply mechanism for sushi rice.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the deep groove formed on the convex portion of the first leveling roller is formed at a position different from the adjacent convex portion. Item 4. A quantitative supply mechanism of sushi rice for maki sushi according to item 1.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the sushi for the rolled sushi according to the first or second aspect, wherein the convex portion of the first leveling roller has a larger diameter near the center than at the end. It is a quantitative rice supply mechanism.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the first leveling roller is disposed on a first belt conveyor which is installed immediately below a sushi rice supply hopper, and a second leveling roller and a third leveling roller are provided. The sushi rice quantitative supply mechanism for rolled sushi rice according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a plurality of sushi rice are arranged side by side on a second belt conveyor which is laid obliquely downward below the first belt conveyor. .

The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that a sensor for detecting a sushi rice block is attached between the first leveling roller and the second leveling roller.
A mechanism for quantitatively supplying sushi rice for rolled sushi according to any one of the above.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, an embodiment of a quantitative supply mechanism of sushi rice for rolled sushi according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing a preferred embodiment of a fixed quantity supply mechanism of sushi rice for sushi rice according to the present invention.
The mechanism for feeding sushi rice for rolled sushi rice according to the present invention is a mechanism for extruding and supplying sushi rice dropped and supplied from a sushi rice supply hopper (1) onto a conveyor belt conveyor (2). As shown in the figure, a first leveling roller (3), a second leveling roller (4), and a third leveling roller (5) are provided in order from a position near the hopper (1).

In the hopper for supplying sushi rice (1), there is provided a rotary loosening mechanism (11) with a plurality of rod-shaped loosening blades, and the sushi rice introduced from the vat (12) is provided with this rotary loosening mechanism (11). It is loosened by 11) and falls on the lower first belt conveyor (6).

The first leveling roller (3) is a first belt conveyor (6) installed directly below the sushi rice supply hopper (1).
A second leveling roller (4) and a third leveling roller (4)
The leveling roller (5) is juxtaposed on a second belt conveyor (7) which is installed obliquely downward below the first belt conveyor (6). As shown in FIG. 2, guide frame plates (61) and (62) whose lower sides are opened are attached to the side portions of the first belt conveyor (6) and the second belt conveyor (7). (61) First leveling roller (3)
However, a second leveling roller (4) and a third leveling roller (5) are rotatably supported on the guide frame plate (62).

A sensor (8) for detecting a lump of sushi rice is attached between the first leveling roller (3) and the second leveling roller (4). If it does not loosen sufficiently and flows in a large lump, the lump is detected by the sensor (8) and the first belt conveyor (6)
Is configured to be stopped.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first leveling roller (3) comprises a plurality of recesses (31) formed at regular intervals on the outer peripheral surface in the axial direction, and the formation of the recesses (31). And a plurality of concave portions (33) formed in the circumferential direction on the plurality of convex portions (32) formed by the above-described process. The concave grooves (33) are formed as deep concave grooves (34) at required positions. I have. The deep concave groove (34) is different from the deep concave groove formed in the adjacent convex portion, that is, the portion of the deep concave groove (34) is continuously formed at a certain position on the conveyor when the roller rotates. It is configured not to appear. Further, the first leveling roller (3) is formed such that the center portion has an outer diameter larger than the end portion.

As shown in FIG. 4, the second leveling roller (4) has a plurality of recesses (41) formed at regular intervals on the outer peripheral surface in the axial direction, and the formation of the recesses (41). And a plurality of concave grooves (43) formed in the circumferential direction on the plurality of convex portions (42) generated by the above. And the concave portion (41)
The width of the groove (43) is smaller than the width of the recess (31) and the groove (33) of the first leveling roller (3).

As shown in FIG. 5, the third leveling roller (5) includes a plurality of recesses (51) formed in the outer peripheral surface at predetermined intervals in the axial direction, and the formation of the recesses (51). And a plurality of concave grooves (53) formed in the circumferential direction on the plurality of convex portions (52) generated by the above. And the concave portion (51)
The width of the concave groove (53) is smaller than the width of the concave groove (41) and the concave groove (43) of the second leveling roller (4).

According to the quantitative supply mechanism, the sushi rice (S) supplied from the sushi rice supply hopper (1) onto the first belt conveyor (6) is, as shown in FIG.
It is extruded onto the downstream second belt conveyor (7) by the leveling roller (3), and further extruded by the second leveling roller (4) to the downstream third leveling roller (5) and transported. The sushi rice (S) is placed and supplied on the conveyor (2). At this time, the sushi rice (S) enters the plurality of concave grooves (33) on the outer peripheral surface of the first leveling roller (3). Since the sushi rice (S) is extruded to the downstream side while being inserted into the plurality of concave portions (31), the sushi rice (S) is extruded while being kept in a bulged state. Further, the deep groove (34) is located at a position different from the deep groove formed on the adjacent convex portion (32), that is, at a certain position on the conveyor when the roller is rotated. Is designed not to appear continuously, so even if the sushi rice flows on the conveyor in large chunks, the sushi rice chunks are reliably broken and On the second belt conveyor (7). In addition, since the convex portion of the first leveling roller (3) is formed so as to have a bulge from the axial end toward the center, it is possible to more reliably break the sushi rice mass that has risen to the center. Can be flat.

The sushi rice (S) extruded onto the second belt conveyor (7) enters the plurality of grooves (43) on the outer peripheral surface of the second leveling roller (4) and is leveled.
The sushi rice (S) is pushed out to the downstream side in a state where the sushi rice (S) bulges into the plurality of recesses (41),
The sushi rice (S) is swept into the plurality of concave grooves (53) on the outer peripheral surface of the smoothing roller (5), and enters the plurality of recesses (51) to the downstream side while the swelling of the sushi rice (S) is maintained. Is extruded. At this time, the concave portion and the concave groove formed in each roller are gradually reduced in the order of the first leveling roller (3), the second leveling roller (4), and the third leveling roller (5). Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, the sushi rice is gradually flattened each time it passes through each roller, and the rice is crushed by performing the steps in this way. It is extruded to the downstream conveyor (2) in a state where the rice swelling is maintained without any gap.

Downstream of the conveyor (2), various mechanisms for producing sushi rolls are provided. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of an automatic rolled sushi production apparatus using the quantitative supply mechanism of rolled sushi rice for sushi rice according to the present invention. In the figure, (9) shows sushi rice put into the hopper (1). (10) is an ingredient supply device for supplying sushi rice on the conveyor (2), and (11) is a sushi rice on the conveyor (2). Winding mechanism,
(12) is a shaping mechanism for shaping the rolled sushi rice,
(13) is a cutting mechanism for cutting shaped maki sushi into fixed lengths.

According to the automatic sushi making apparatus shown in FIG.
First, sushi rice is put into the hopper (1) from the bat reversing machine (9), and the sushi rice dropped from the hopper (1) is the first leveling roller (3) constituting the sushi rice quantitative supply mechanism according to the present invention. , After being evenly leveled by a second leveling roller (4) and a third leveling roller (5), they are supplied onto a conveyor (2). The filling is supplied onto the sushi rice by the filling supply device (10), the sushi rice is wound by the winding mechanism (11), the shape is adjusted by the shaping mechanism (12), and finally the cutting mechanism ( According to 13), it is cut into a certain length and taken out. A rolled sushi is produced by the above-described series of operations. In the present invention, the rolled sushi production line provided downstream of the conveyor (2) is not limited to the illustrated mechanism. The sushi rice can be manufactured from the sushi rice supplied on the conveyor (2) in a state of being evenly arranged. Any appropriate mechanism can be adopted as long as it is a mechanism.

[0020]

As described above, the invention according to claim 1 is a fixed quantity supply mechanism for sushi rice for rolled sushi which feeds the supplied sushi rice by a predetermined amount onto a conveyor belt conveyor. The fixed quantity supply mechanism includes a first leveling roller, a second leveling roller, and a third leveling roller in order from the upstream side.
A leveling roller is provided, and the first leveling roller has, on its outer peripheral surface, a plurality of concave portions formed at regular intervals in an axial direction, and a plurality of convex portions formed by the formation of the concave portions. A plurality of grooves formed in the circumferential direction, the grooves being deep grooves at required positions, the second leveling roller and the third leveling roller being fixed on the outer peripheral surface thereof. A plurality of concave portions formed in the axial direction at intervals, and a plurality of concave grooves formed in the circumferential direction on the plurality of convex portions formed by the formation of the concave portions; Is a fixed quantity supply mechanism for sushi rice for rolled sushi characterized by being formed so that the width is gradually reduced in the order of the first leveling roller, the second leveling roller, and the third leveling roller. The effects described in (1) are provided.

That is, since the widths of the concave portion and the concave groove are gradually reduced in the order of the first leveling roller, the second leveling roller, and the third leveling roller, the sushi rice is gradually reduced each time it passes through each roller. The sushi rice can be supplied to the downstream conveyor while maintaining the swelling without being crushed by the gradual smoothing.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the deep groove formed in the convex portion of the first leveling roller is formed at a position different from the adjacent convex portion. As it is a quantitative supply mechanism of sushi rice for maki sushi according to item 1,
When the roller rotates, the portion of the deep groove does not appear continuously at a certain position on the conveyor, and even if the sushi rice flows on the conveyor in a large lump, the sushi rice lump is reliably broken. And can be pushed out to the downstream side with some flattening.

The sushi for rolled sushi according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the convex portion of the first leveling roller has a larger diameter near the center than at the end. Since it is a rice constant-quantity supply mechanism, it is possible to reliably break and flatten the sushi rice lump that has risen at the center on the conveyor.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the first leveling roller is disposed on a first belt conveyor which is installed immediately below a sushi rice supply hopper, and the second leveling roller and the third leveling roller are provided. 4. The sushi rice quantitative supply mechanism for rolled sushi rice according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the rollers are arranged side by side on a second belt conveyor that is installed obliquely downward below the first belt conveyor. Therefore, the sushi rice supplied in a large lump can be smoothly supplied to the transport conveyor while being gradually flattened.

The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that a sensor for detecting sushi rice chunk is mounted between the first leveling roller and the second leveling roller. Since it is a quantitative supply mechanism of sushi rice for rolled sushi described in the crab, if the sushi rice flows in a large lump state without sufficiently loosening, it can detect the lump by the sensor and stop the conveyor, Mechanical troubles can be prevented beforehand.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing a preferred embodiment of a quantitative supply mechanism of sushi rice for rolled sushi according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of a quantitative supply mechanism of sushi rice for rolled sushi according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a first leveling roller.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a second leveling roller.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a third leveling roller.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the mechanism for supplying a fixed amount of sushi rice for rolled sushi according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of an automatic rolled sushi making apparatus using the mechanism for supplying a fixed amount of sushi rice for rolled sushi according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Conveying conveyor 3 First leveling roller 31 Depression 32 Convex part 33 Recessed groove 34 Deep groove 4 Second leveling roller 41 Recessed part 42 Convex part 43 Recessed groove 5 Third leveling roller 51 Recessed part 52 Convex part 53 Recessed groove 6 First belt conveyor 7 Second belt conveyor 8 Sensor S Sushi rice

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A fixed quantity supply mechanism for sushi rice for rolled sushi, which supplies a supplied sushi rice by a constant amount toward a belt conveyor for conveyance, wherein the fixed quantity supply mechanism includes: A first leveling roller, a second leveling roller, and a third leveling roller are provided, and the first leveling roller has a plurality of recesses formed at regular intervals in an axial direction on an outer peripheral surface thereof. And a plurality of concave grooves formed in the circumferential direction on a plurality of convex portions formed by the formation of the concave portions, the concave grooves being deep concave grooves at required positions, and the second leveling roller The third leveling roller has a plurality of concave portions formed in the outer peripheral surface thereof at regular intervals in the axial direction, and a plurality of concave portions formed in the circumferential direction at the plurality of convex portions formed by the formation of the concave portions. Wherein the concave portion and the concave groove are the first Rollers, to if the second roller, a third if to sushi sushi rice metering mechanism, characterized in that are formed so as gradually the width is narrowed in order of the roller. 2. The winding according to claim 1, wherein the deep groove formed in the convex portion of the first leveling roller is formed at a position different from an adjacent convex portion. A quantitative supply mechanism for sushi rice for sushi. 3. The mechanism for feeding sushi rice for rolled sushi rice according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the convex portion of the first leveling roller has a larger diameter near the center than at the end. . 4. The first leveling roller is disposed on a first belt conveyor provided directly below a sushi rice supply hopper, and the second leveling roller and the third leveling roller are disposed on the first belt conveyor. The quantitative supply mechanism for sushi rice for rolled sushi according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the sushi rice for rolled sushi is arranged side by side on a second belt conveyor which is erected downward and obliquely downward. 5. The sushi roll according to claim 1, wherein a sensor for detecting a sushi rice block is attached between the first leveling roller and the second leveling roller. A quantitative supply mechanism for sushi rice.