JPH1190890A - Improved bread slicing finger and bread slicing method using this improved bread slicing finger - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide bread of averaged weight per pound. SOLUTION: A finger group, having in each finger 1 two engaging pieces 2, 3 arranged in fork shape with an axial direction in parallel, having a structure formed as a guide passage of belt-shaped endless blade for slicing bread between the two engaging pieces, to be constituted by the two or more fingers engaging respectively with a plurality of the belt-shaped endless blades linked over two drums arranged in parallel by holding vertically a space to have a function holding the respective blades in parallel, is formed by combination of a standard finger conforming a finger core of thickness center line thereof to a blade core of center line of a blade guide groove 4 and a deformed finger dislocating a blade core relating to the finger core.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for bread having an average weight per loaf. More specifically, the present invention provides a belt-like endless blade (hereinafter, referred to as a belt-like endless blade).
Sometimes called a "band blade." ), A finger for engaging the band blade and holding the blade in parallel in a bread slicer for slicing the bread to a desired thickness, and averaging the weight per loaf of the bread using the finger. Bread slicer and slice method of bread.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are three types of bread slicers for cutting a baked bread into a predetermined thickness. Band slicer for mass production (continuous slicing method with band-shaped endless blade) Reciprocating type (commonly called single-sliced slicer, slicing by reciprocating motion of bar-shaped blade) Single-sliced slicer (circles mainly used in stores, etc.) Sliced by a plate-shaped blade).

[0003] A band slicer in a mass production factory is connected to a conveyor from a bread cooler and slices a two loaf bar and a three loaf bar into a predetermined width. By connecting the automatic distributing device to the slicer, after slicing, each loaf can be distributed and sent to the packaging machine. The slice thickness of the bread can be freely changed from thin slices for sandwiches to thick slices. Capacities are up to approximately 3300 pieces per hour (one loaf), and both ears are sliced. Advantages of the band slicer include a beautiful slice surface, easy change of slice thickness, and online operation.

Normally, bread is baked and then sliced into a predetermined thickness such as 4, 6, or 8 pieces per loaf and packaged to produce a product. The finger used in the conventional bread slicer is a finger (standard finger) in which the center line of the thickness or the center line of the blade is the center line of the blade guide groove. Fingers of this type can be, for example, four, six, eight
It is for slicing to a predetermined thickness such as sheets,
Accuracy is required for the thickness, and it is not intended that the slice be changed in thickness for each loaf so as to obtain a predetermined weight.

[0005] For example, in a three loaf rod, the density of a loaf in the middle and each loaf on each side are different, and when the loaf is sliced into one loaf of equal width, the weight in the central portion is generally reduced. That is, when sliced into eight pieces of equal width, the weight of one loaf in the center is lighter than each loaf on both sides. When slicing each loaf by adjusting the thickness, a conventional band slicer cannot be used as it is.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide bread in which the weight of one loaf is averaged. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to slice bread so that the weight per loaf becomes a predetermined weight. An object of the present invention is to change the slice thickness for each loaf unit so that the weight per loaf becomes an averaged weight, and slice the slices into a predetermined number such as 4, 6, or 8 slices. And An object of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for slicing so that the weight per loaf is within a predetermined range by simply adjusting the interval between blades using a band slicer which is a conventional bread slicer. . That is, an object of the present invention is to easily adjust the interval between blades using a conventional band slicer as it is, and more specifically, to an entire device of a conventional band slicer (see below). Instead of changing the configuration of the finger, only by changing the configuration of the finger, that is, by changing the position of the blade guide groove of the finger, the interval between the blades is adjusted. In the present invention, the thickness of each sliced slice is changed so as to obtain an average weight per loaf.
Bread slicer finger composed of two or more fingers for slicing into a predetermined number such as six, eight, eight, etc., an improved bread slicer having a group of two or more fingers, and a blade It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of slicing so that the weight per loaf is within a predetermined range by simply adjusting the interval.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems When bread is baked, the whole bread is not of uniform density, but is sliced into a predetermined number of pieces such as 4, 6, or 8 pieces per loaf.
When sliced into loaf, the weight in the center is generally lighter, and the weight per loaf varies. In order to make the same predetermined number such as 4, 6, or 8 pieces per loaf and to keep the weight per loaf constant, the inventor narrowed the allowable range of the weight per loaf. I noticed that the variation in the weight per loaf must be kept as small as possible, that is, it should be averaged.

[0008] It has been known that when bread is baked, the tendency of swelling is slightly larger at the center than at both sides. However, when sliced to a predetermined number,
It is not even known that the bread is unevenly baked so that the weight per loaf falls within a certain range, so that the certain range must be considerably widened. In addition, when slicing bread that has been baked, it is necessary to slice and remove ear portions from both ends.
In order to slice such a loaf of bread so that the weight of one loaf falls within a predetermined target range, the present inventors
We thought that it was necessary to adjust the slice thickness, and based on that idea, we worked diligently to complete a method of slicing bread that averaged the weight of one loaf.

[0011] A bread loaf in which the weight of one loaf is averaged means that a portion having a small density has a large slice thickness, and a portion having a high density has a small slice thickness. This refers to bread that is even and uniform. The present invention relates to a bread slicing method and a bread slicing method, characterized in that when bread is baked and then sliced into a predetermined number per loaf, the bread is sliced so that the weight per loaf is averaged.

According to the present invention, each finger has two engaging pieces arranged in a fork shape with their axial directions parallel to each other, and a slice for slicing bread between the two engaging pieces. It has a structure that serves as a guide path for a band-shaped endless blade, and engages with each of a plurality of band-shaped endless blades that are stretched over two drums that are arranged in parallel at a distance vertically. A standard finger group comprising two or more fingers having a function of holding in parallel, wherein a finger core as a center line of the thickness and a blade core as a center line of the blade guide groove coincide with each other. And a finger for a bread slicer, comprising a combination with a deformed finger in which the blade core is shifted with respect to the finger core.

In a preferred embodiment of the deformed finger, the blade core is shifted to the right by 1 mm with respect to the finger core, and the blade core is shifted to the right by 0.5 mm with respect to the finger core.
mm, the blade core is shifted to the left by 0.5 mm with respect to the finger core, and the blade core is shifted to the left by 1 mm with respect to the finger core. Therefore, according to the present invention, each finger has two engaging pieces arranged in a fork shape with their axial directions parallel to each other, and a strip-shaped section for slicing the bread between the two engaging pieces. It has a structure that serves as a guide passage for endless blades, and engages with each of a plurality of band-shaped endless blades that are stretched over two drums that are arranged in parallel with a space between them vertically and engages each other in parallel. A finger group comprising two or more fingers having a holding function, wherein a standard finger whose center line is the center line of the thickness and a blade center line which is the center line of the blade guide groove, Composed with a deformed finger that displaces the blade core with respect to the core, and the deformed finger moves the blade core to the right with respect to the finger core by 1 mm.
The blade core is shifted to the right by 0.5 mm with respect to the finger core, the blade core is shifted to the left by 0.5 mm with respect to the finger core, and the blade core is shifted to the left by 1 mm with respect to the finger core. The gist of the present invention is a finger for a bread slicer, which is characterized by being composed of:

[0012] The present invention also relates to two drums arranged in parallel at an interval above and below, a plurality of band-shaped endless blades for slicing bread spread over the drums, and two drums. A finger group composed of two or more fingers each having a fork-shaped engaging piece and a guide groove of a blade between the two engaging pieces; In a bread slicer having finger support means for supporting the finger group at a pitch width of: a standard finger and a finger core in which the finger group is aligned with the finger core as the center line of the thickness and the blade core as the center line of the blade guide groove. The standard finger and the deformed finger Are summarized as eating bread slicer, characterized in that the spacing of de mutual weight per loaf is that is supported on the fingers supporting means to average.

In a preferred embodiment of the deformed finger, the blade core is shifted to the right by 1 mm with respect to the finger core, and the blade core is shifted to the right by 0.5 mm with respect to the finger core.
mm, the blade core is shifted to the left by 0.5 mm with respect to the finger core, and the blade core is shifted to the left by 1 mm with respect to the finger core. Two drums arranged in parallel with each other, a plurality of band-shaped endless blades for slicing bread spread over the drums, two fork-shaped engaging pieces and the two A bread slicer having a finger group composed of two or more fingers each formed of a guide groove of a blade between engaging pieces of the above and finger supporting means for vertically supporting each of these finger groups at a predetermined pitch width. In the finger group, the center of the finger and the center of the blade guide groove coincide with the center of the blade guide groove. And quasi-type finger, deformed fingers to the finger core is shifted 1mm blade core on the right side, the blade core on the right side to the finger core 0.5m
The deformed finger that is shifted by m, the blade core is shifted to the left by 0.5 mm with respect to the finger core, and the blade core is shifted to the left by 1 mm with respect to the finger core
Combine with the deformed finger that is shifted,
Further, the present invention provides a bread slicer characterized in that the standard type finger and the deformable type finger are supported by finger support means so that the distance between blades is equalized in weight per loaf.

Still further, according to the present invention, when slicing a loaf of bread into a predetermined number of loafs, a plurality of belt-like endless blades for slicing the loaf of bread are adjusted with respect to each other so that the weight per loaf is adjusted. The present invention provides a method for slicing a loaf of bread, characterized in that the slices are sliced so as to average.

The spacing between the blades is adjusted by holding the blades in parallel with each other so as to engage with the blades and to form two fork-shaped engaging pieces arranged in parallel in the axial direction. And a group of fingers each comprising a guide groove of the blade between the two engagement pieces, wherein a finger core which is a center line of the thickness and a blade core which is a center line of the blade guide groove coincide with each other. This is performed by combining a finger and a deformed finger in which the blade core is displaced with respect to the finger core, and arranging the fingers so that the distance between the blades equalizes the weight per loaf. Therefore, the present invention, when slicing a loaf of bread into a predetermined number per loaf, the interval between a plurality of band-shaped endless blades for slicing the bread, the blades are engaged with each other to make the intervals between the blades parallel. Each finger group consisting of two fork-shaped engaging pieces arranged in the axial direction parallel to each other and a guide groove of a blade between the two engaging pieces is held at the same thickness. It is composed of a combination of a standard finger whose center line is the same as the center line of the blade guide groove and a deformed finger whose blade center is shifted with respect to the finger center. By arranging and adjusting the intervals of the bread so that the weight per loaf is averaged, the slices are sliced so that the weight per loaf is averaged. The emissions of the slice method is the gist.

The above deformed fingers have a blade core shifted by 1 mm to the right with respect to the finger core, a blade core shifted by 0.5 mm to the right with respect to the finger core, and a blade core shifted to the left with respect to the finger core. 0.
5 mm and the blade core is shifted to the left by 1 mm with respect to the finger core. Therefore, the present invention provides a plurality of slices for slicing the bread when slicing the bread into a predetermined number per loaf. Two fork-shaped engaging pieces which are arranged in parallel with each other in an axial direction so as to engage the blades with each other so as to maintain the distance between the blades in parallel with each other; A group of fingers each comprising a guide groove of the blade between the engagement pieces is formed by a standard finger having a finger center which is the center line of the thickness and a blade core which is the center line of the blade guide groove, and a finger. A deformed finger whose blade core is shifted to the right by 1 mm with respect to the core; a deformed finger whose blade core is shifted to the right by 0.5 mm with respect to the finger core; A combination of a deformed finger whose blade core is displaced to the left by 0.5 mm with respect to the finger core and a deformed finger whose blade core is displaced by 1 mm to the left with respect to the finger core, the distance between the blades being one loaf The gist of the present invention is a bread slicing method characterized in that slices are arranged so that the weight per loaf is averaged by arranging and adjusting the weight per unit so as to average.

In the above bread slicing method, 1
A method of slicing so that the weight per loaf is equalized is a method of averaging the weight per loaf by changing the slice thickness between the central portion and both side portions of the loaf of bread. As a preferred embodiment, an embodiment in which the slice thickness is changed between the loaf and each loaf on both sides and the weight per loaf is averaged is included. In the present invention, the averaging of the weight per loaf is not the strict equalization of the weight in the strict sense, but the meaning of narrowing the permissible range of the weight per loaf and minimizing the variation in weight. is there.

[0018]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The bread to be used in the present invention may be made by any kind of bread making method such as a direct kneading method and a medium seeding method, and may be a square type (Pullman type) or a mountain type (one loaf). Any type such as a type) and a column type may be used, but the medium method in which the texture of the bread crumb is formed uniformly and finely, and the form of the bread using a baking mold with a lid are preferred. In the production process by the sponge method, the whole yeast and the appropriate amount of water are added to most of the flour and mixed to form a sponge, fermented for a certain period of time, returned to the mixer, and the flour and sugar remaining in the sponge dough. This is a method of adding main ingredients, salt, oil and fat, and an appropriate amount of water and kneading the main kneading. The stage until the first medium seed is made is called the middle seed stage, and then all the remaining ingredients are added to the first medium seed, mixed, fermented in a relatively short time, and baked until the baking stage.

According to the present invention, when bread is baked and then sliced into a predetermined number of pieces per loaf,
Change the slice thickness between the central part and both sides of the bread, 1
This is a bread slicing method characterized by averaging the weight per loaf. For example, in a three loaf bread (three loaf bread stick), the slice thickness is changed between one loaf in the center portion and one loaf in both side portions. That is, 115 mm, 117 mm, 1
The weight is averaged by setting it to 15 mm.

A method and an apparatus for slicing bread will be described. The present invention is a bread slicing method and apparatus for slicing bread using a belt-shaped endless blade so that the weight per loaf is averaged. For example, a bread slicer as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is provided. Perform using The bread slicer shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is a conventional bread slicer that automatically slices bread. A drive drum (6) driven by a drive motor (5) disposed in parallel with each other at an interval above and below, and a plurality of band-like endless blades (8) crossed around a driven drum (7). , And the bread before being sliced is transported laterally by the entrance conveyor (4), the bread is sliced to a predetermined number by the blade of the endless blade (8), and the bread after slicing is transported by the exit split conveyor (9). I do.

In order to hold each endless blade at a predetermined interval, a plurality of fingers (1) supported by an upper blade frame (10) and a lower blade frame (11) are used. The endless blades are passed through the blade guide grooves (4) of the fingers (1) to hold the endless blades at a predetermined interval. As shown in FIG. 4, each of the upper and lower blade frames (10) and (11) is basically formed by applying a so-called pantograph mechanism to a finger support bar (12).
A plurality of fingers (1) provided through the intermediary of each other make it possible to uniformly adjust the distance between the finger cores, which are the center lines of the thickness, between the fingers.

The pantograph mechanism has a plurality of support shafts (16).
A plurality of arms (17) are attached so as to be rotatable about a support shaft via the. Except for the support shafts at the four corners on the left and right, the two arms are attached to one support shaft so that the two arms cross each other, and the two arms are rotatable about the support shaft. In other words, if the upper ends of the two arms are rotatably attached to the uppermost support shafts on the respective support shafts (B), the arms are arranged diagonally right and left lower, The lower end of the arm is attached to the last spindle that is located diagonally below the uppermost spindle, and is rotatably attached to all the spindles that are located halfway. Next, each support shaft (1
If the lower end of one arm (17) is rotatably attached to 6), the arm (17) is arranged diagonally below where the arm (17) is not arranged yet, and And the tip of the arm (17) is attached to the last support shaft (16). In this way, except for the upper and lower support shafts (16) on the support shaft lines (B) at the left and right ends, a certain support shaft (1)
In 6), two arms (17) intersect each other and are rotatably mounted.

In the pantograph mechanism composed of a plurality of support shafts and a plurality of arms, since each arm (17) is rotatable about each support shaft, the pantograph mechanism is located at the center position support shaft line (A). It can be expanded or contracted in a direction perpendicular to the direction. At this time, the intervals between the respective support axes (B) which are parallel to the center position support axis (A) always change in a uniform manner. Thus, the central position support axis (A)
One of the features of the pantograph mechanism is that it is possible to always increase or decrease the distance between the respective support axis lines (B) on the parallel line at an equal distance without individually adjusting the distance.

A finger support bar (12) is slid along each support shaft (16) on each support shaft (B) which is parallel to the center position support shaft (A). It is movably mounted. Sliding hole (12 ') slidable through a support shaft in finger support bar (12)
Are formed and attached to the support shaft by screws or the like. As shown in FIG. 5, the finger support bar (1
The finger (1) can be fixed at one end to one end (the lower end of the finger support bar of the upper blade frame, the upper end of the finger support bar of the lower blade frame) at a predetermined angle. The finger support part (13) is formed. The base of the finger (1) is fixed to the finger support (13) of the finger support bar (12) with screws or the like. A connection bar (14) is fixed to the finger support bar (12) by screws or the like via an arm (not shown in FIG. 5) of the pantograph mechanism.

The connecting bar (14) has a guide screw bar (1).
5) is provided with a threaded hole therethrough. The guide screw bar (15) penetrates the threaded hole of each connecting bar (14), and is threaded so that the right and left sides of the center, that is, the center position support axis (A) are reverse screws. doing. For example, if the right side is threaded right, the left side is threaded left. Or,
The opposite is true. By rotating the guide screw bar (15), each connection bar (14) slides along the screw of the guide screw bar (15), and each finger support bar (12) fixed to each connection bar (14). Moves. At this time, the interval between the finger cores, which is the center line of the thickness of the finger support bars (12) adjacent to each other, is always uniformly widened or narrowed due to the features of the pantograph mechanism described above. The guide screw bar (15)
Since the right and left sides are screwed so as to be reverse screws with the center as a boundary, the guide screw bar (15)
By rotating in a certain direction, the finger support bar (12) spreads from the center to the left and right or narrows toward the center.

Each blade frame is driven by a slicer driving drum (6).
And between the driven drum (7) and both drums (6) and (7),
An upper blade frame is provided above and a lower frame is provided below in the vicinity of a passage in which a band-shaped endless blade (8) which is swung and rotated in the shape of figure 8 runs. At this time, the finger support bar (12) of each blade frame is supported by the support shaft (16) and the arm (1).
It is desirable to provide a rail (not shown) so that the finger support bar (12) attached to the support shaft can slide stably according to the wide and narrow movement of the pantograph mechanism (18) composed of 7). In the double-blade frame, the interval between the finger (1) of the upper blade frame and the finger (1) of the lower blade frame is a space having a margin in the height of the sliced bread, and the two drums (6) are arranged between the upper and lower fingers. , (7) are arranged in such a manner that the endless blades (8), which are swung in a figure of eight and rotate and run, cross each other. The double-edged frame is arranged in the slicer between the bread entrance conveyor and the exit split conveyor (9).

Usually, when changing the slice thickness, it is necessary to change the interval between the endless blades. For this purpose, the positions of the fingers were changed along the guide screw bar in the past, and the mutual distance between the endless blades was adjusted. The present invention changes the position of the blade guide groove by combining the standard type finger and the deformed finger, and further adjusts the interval between the endless blades.

That is, the bread slicer for carrying out the present invention is characterized in that the finger is improved. As described above, usually, the finger is a means that is stretched over two drums that are arranged in parallel at an interval above and below, and is engaged with a band-shaped endless blade to hold each of them in parallel. As shown in FIG. 1, the finger (1) has two engagement pieces (2) and (3) arranged in a fork shape with their axial directions parallel to each other. The guide groove (4) of the belt-like endless blade for slicing the bread is provided between them. The finger group according to the present invention includes a plurality of types of finger groups, each of which is arranged so that the interval between the belt-shaped endless blades stretched over two drums arranged in parallel at a distance from each other so as to average the weight of one loaf. Are a group of fingers configured so that the slices can be sliced by changing the slice thickness for each loaf unit. The bread slicer of the present invention is characterized by using these finger groups. By using these finger groups, the interval between the belt-like endless blades of the bread slicer can be easily adjusted.

[0029]

The finger is composed of two engaging pieces, and the guide path of the blade is provided between the two engaging pieces. By changing the thickness of the two engaging pieces, the position of the guide groove is changed and the weight per loaf is averaged. The endless blade is constantly and stably guided so as to be heavy, and the bread slicer can be continuously and efficiently operated.

[0030]

Next, the present invention will be described with reference to examples. The present invention is not limited by these examples.

Reference Example Baking of Bread To slice the bread whose weight was averaged by the method or apparatus of the present invention, bread was first baked by a usual method (standard medium seed method). This is a standard method for producing bread in which fermented rice seeds are fermented for 4 hours and 30 minutes. Table 1 shows the conditions for seed production and the dough used for the production of bread used in Example 4 below.

[0032]

[Table 1]

The yeast is always active in the bread making process. Bread ingredients are mixed, including flour, as well as fermentation of middle-class, floor time (process after dough kneading, until split), split, round,
Yeast fermentation is sustained in all stages of the process, from bench time, shaping, hoiling, and early baking. The floor time process, which is a relatively short dough fermentation of bread for 20 to 30 minutes, is an important process that affects product quality.

The dough which has been fermented to an optimum state after a certain fermentation is completed generally enters a finishing step. Here, the dough is divided into a certain weight and shaped into a certain shape. The dough that has finished dough fermentation at floor time or the like is weighed to the determined weight. The problem in this step is the weight error of the divided dough, which cannot be avoided in the case of machine division. The divided dough is rounded in the next step. This step is called a circle. The purpose of the rounding is to round the irregularly shaped divided dough into a sphere, so that the subsequent shaping process flows smoothly, and the surface of the dough is stretched well when rounding, creating a thin film, sticking And the adhesive does not stick on the bench of the next process. At the same time, it is to contain the gas generated by yeast in the bench without leaking. The bench time is the process of fermenting the dough that has been degassed and divided into rolls for about 10 to 20 minutes, including gas, and resting, and then shaping the dough so that it can be stretched smoothly and well in the next shaping process It is.

After finishing the bench, the dough containing a moderate amount of gas is subsequently degassed (rolled) and shaped. The work of putting the shaped dough into a baking mold is called mold filling, and the shaped dough balls are put into the mold with the closed opening down. A bread baked mold is generally called a case. The mold-packed dough is then put into a baking process from a stove to be commercialized. The shaped and degassed dough is placed in a hot and humid fermentation room at around 40 ° C.
The process of expanding to ~ 80% is a roasting furnace.
From kneading to roasting, dough that has always fermented and expanded,
The baking process involves baking in a baking oven and fixing the shape.
The change of the dough in the baking process can be roughly classified into a process of elongating the kiln, then moving on to the fire, and finally coloring the dough surface (generally called a baking color). It indicates that the dough rapidly expands in a relatively short time (3 minutes to 10 minutes) until the starch on the surface or near the surface of the dough gelatinizes and hardens.

As a result of such expansion, the baked bread does not have a uniform density as a whole, and when sliced into one loaf of equal width, the weight in the center is constantly reduced, and the weight per loaf varies. Be looked at. After baking the bread, the bread was sliced using the device before improvement, and the density of the central portion and both sides was examined. For example, the case where three standard divided weights of 492 g were put in a case and baked was 1 for the average weight.
It baked to 330 g. Average weight after cooling is 1290
g. When this three loaf bar was sliced into one loaf of equal width by the usual method, the right ear weight was 32.0 g, the right loaf weight was 398.0 g, the middle loaf weight was 377.5 g, and the left loaf weight was 423. 0 g and weight of the left ear was 42.0 g.

Embodiment 1 FIG. 6 shows the manner in which the interval between endless blades is adjusted by a bread slicer having features of the finger of the present invention.
A specific description will be given based on (a) and (b). In a preferred embodiment of the bread slicer finger according to the present invention, in order to average the weight per loaf, a slice width of 115 mm, 117 mm, 1
A group of fingers configured to be 15 mm, as shown in FIG. 1, a standard type finger and a finger core whose center line of the thickness is the same as the center line of the blade guide groove. A deformed finger whose blade core is shifted to the left by 0.5 mm, a deformed finger whose blade core is shifted to the left by 1 mm with respect to the finger core, a deformed finger whose finger is shifted to the right by 0.5 mm with respect to the finger core, the finger core And five types of deformed fingers whose blade core is shifted to the right by 1 mm. Specifically, one of the standard type fingers is arranged in the middle of the finger group, the deformed finger is arranged on the left side, the deformed finger is arranged on the right side one by one, and further on the left side of the deformed finger. The above-mentioned deformed fingers are arranged on the right side of the deformed fingers by a predetermined number determined by the number of slices per loaf of bread. Regarding the number of fingers, the use of one standard finger and one modified finger and one modified finger is common to all slices (per loaf of bread), but the number of modified fingers and modified fingers used is one bread. It depends on the number of slices per loaf, and each time the number of slices is increased by two, three are added. FIG. 6B relates to the finger group of the present invention when sliced into six slices per loaf of bread. That is, the arrangement and number of the standard fingers and the modified fingers and the modified fingers are as described above, but eight modified fingers and eight modified fingers are arranged on the left and right sides, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 6 (a), the conventional finger group is composed of one kind of finger corresponding to the standard type finger of the present invention. 115mm, 115mm, 115mm
To the upper and lower blade frames at the same mounting pitch. In each finger, the center of the finger, which is the center line of the thickness, matches the center of the blade guide groove, and the interval between the blades is also equal to the mounting pitch.

As shown in FIG. 6 (b), the five types of fingers of the present invention have an upper blade frame and a lower blade so that the slice width is 115 mm, 117 mm and 115 mm for each loaf unit from the end. It is mounted on each blade frame of the frame at the same mounting pitch. The blades are mounted at the same mounting pitch as before, but the distance between the blades is adjusted based on the shift width between the finger core and the blade core.

Example 2 Next, a description will be given of the adjustment of the distance between the finger group and the endless blade of the bread slicer according to the present invention when sliced into eight pieces per loaf of bread. It is the same as Example 1 except that a finger group in which three fingers are added is attached to each blade frame of the upper blade frame and the lower blade frame, and the distance between the fingers is adjusted to be narrow. More specifically, a deformed finger in which one of the above-mentioned standard type fingers is arranged in the middle of the finger group and the blade core is shifted to the left by 0.5 mm with respect to the finger core on the left and right sides, and the blade is The deformed fingers whose cores are shifted to the right by 0.5 mm are arranged one by one, and furthermore, the deformed fingers and the deformed fingers are arranged on the left and right sides of the deformed fingers, respectively, and these finger groups are arranged on the upper blade frame and the lower blade frame. Attach to each blade frame. Then, the distance between the fingers is adjusted by the guide screw bar so that the slice width of the three loaves of bread is 115 mm, 117 mm, and 115 mm for each loaf unit from the end. In addition, when increasing the number of slices to 10, 12, ... (even number) per loaf of bread, it is only necessary to further add the above-mentioned deformed fingers and the above-mentioned deformed fingers three by three, and otherwise described above. It is the same as that.

Example 3 Next, the finger group of the present invention and the adjustment of the distance between the endless blades of the bread slicer when slicing into four slices per loaf of bread will be described. The finger group reduced by three is attached to each blade frame of the upper blade frame and the lower blade frame, and except that the distance between the fingers is adjusted widely, the number of fingers is reduced to six per loaf of bread described in Example 1. This is the same as when slicing. More specifically, one of the standard type fingers is arranged in the middle of the finger group, the deformed finger is arranged on the left side, and the deformed finger is arranged on the right side one by one. The above-mentioned deformed fingers are arranged on the left side and the five deformed fingers are arranged on the right side of the deformed fingers, and these finger groups are attached to the respective upper and lower blade frames. Then, the distance between the fingers is adjusted by the guide screw bar so that the slice width of the three loaves of bread is 115 mm, 117 mm, and 115 mm for each loaf unit from the end.

Example 4 [Purpose] In order to average the product weight of one loaf of bread, 3
Slicing from loaf stick to 1 loaf product is the current 115mm / 1
15 to 115 mm (see the above reference example) to 115
mm, 117 mm and 115 mm (FIG. 7), and weigh the respective weights to confirm the effect. Slicing a three loaf bar into one loaf of equal width constantly reduces the weight in the center. The reason for this is that during fermentation and oven spring, the panned dough expands toward the outside of the mold, blocking the expansion at the mold wall, causing clogging and increased density. (FIG. 8). Based on this weight distribution, a test is performed by modifying the blade frame finger of the slicer so that the slice width at the center can be made 2 mm wider than that on both sides. [Product] (A) Bread-6 slices: Dough split weight (standard) 49
6g / 1 loaf (B) Bread -4, 6, 8 slices ... Dough split weight (standard) 506g / 1 loaf [Test conditions] Since the weight setting range with the weight checker is -3 to +6, 3 Theoretically, the difference in weight between the loaves was found to be approximately 45
g range, divided into 3 loaves, 135 g, 1 product
A weight difference of 17 g (about 9% of the product weight) will occur. Due to the volume division, such a difference occurs. [Test method] Three loaves were randomly extracted for each of the above products (A) bread-6, (B) bread-4, (B) bread-6, and (B) bread-8. In the present invention, 40 samples each are sliced into one loaf product and weighed. [Results] (A) -6, (B) -4, (B) -6, (B)
FIG. 9 shows the results of the slice weighing of 160 samples of each of the 40 samples of each of the three loaf bars of -8 into one loaf. As shown in the graph of the product weight distribution and the average weight ratio in FIG. 9, the weight of the product sliced by the modified blade frame (the present invention) is more averaged.

Example 5 Another type of bread was baked. In order to average the product weight of one loaf of bread, (1) When changing the slice from three loaves to one loaf product to 115 mm, 117 mm, and 115 mm, the length of one loaf (after cutting both ears on both sides) (The same applies hereinafter) was 347 mm, but (2) 114 mm · 11
When changing to 6 mm / 114 mm, the length of one loaf is 344 mm, (3) 113 mm / 115 mm / 11
When changing to 3mm, the length of one loaf is 341m
m. In the case of slicing a three loaf bar into one loaf product, in the above (1), the slice width is set to the current 115 mm · 11.
5mm ・ 115mm to 115mm ・ 117mm ・ 11
If it is changed to 5 mm, the hull becomes wider by 2 mm, so there is a possibility that a hard crumb portion near the ear may remain on one side of the left and right products. Therefore, in the above (2), no ear remains as it is now. In the above (3), since the hull becomes narrower by 2 mm, the left and right ears do not remain. In the above (2) and (3), since the left and right ear portions are cut and removed thicker than in (1), the weight of one loaf can be averaged compared to (1). According to the method or apparatus of the present invention, the slices can be sliced so that the weight per loaf is within a predetermined range by simply adjusting the interval between the blades using a conventional bread slicer. Easy to do.

[0044]

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide bread in which the weight of one loaf is averaged. The bread can be sliced so that the weight per loaf becomes a predetermined weight. The slices can be sliced into predetermined numbers such as four, six, eight, etc. by changing the slice thickness so that the weight per loaf becomes the predetermined weight. Using the conventional band slicer as it is, change the thickness of each sliced slice to a predetermined number such as four, six, eight, etc. so that the weight per loaf is equalized. Can be sliced. Using the conventional band slicer as it is, it is possible to easily adjust the interval between the blades.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 (a) is a top view of a bread slicer finger according to the present invention. (B) It is the front and side view of the finger for bread slicers of this invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall view of a bread slicer featuring the finger of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a part of the inside of the overall view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a view showing a state where fingers are attached to an upper blade frame and a lower blade frame as viewed from a direction A in FIG. 3;

5 is a drawing showing a state in which fingers are attached to an upper blade frame and a lower blade frame as viewed from a direction B in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 (a) is a drawing showing a mounting pitch of a conventional example in which three loaf bars are mounted so that the slice width is 115 mm, 115 mm, and 115 mm for each loaf unit from the end. (B) Slice width is 11 slices per loaf from the end.
It is the drawing showing the attachment pitch of the Example attached so that it might be set to 5 mm, 117 mm, and 115 mm.

[FIG. 7] In order to average the product weight of one loaf of bread, slices from three loaves into one loaf product are now 115 mm · 11
5mm ・ 115mm to 115mm ・ 117mm ・ 11
It is a figure explaining change to 5 mm.

FIG. 8 shows M during fermentation and oven spring.
FIG. 3 is a view for explaining a phenomenon in which a fabric subjected to mold panning expands in a direction outside the mold, and the expansion is blocked at a mold wall portion, and the density of the clogging is increased.

[FIG. 9] In order to average the product weight of one loaf of bread, slices from three loaves into one loaf product are converted to the current 115 mm · 11.
5mm ・ 115mm to 115mm ・ 117mm ・ 11
It is a graph which shows the effect changed to 5 mm.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 finger 2 finger engagement piece 3 finger engagement piece 4 belt-shaped endless blade guide groove 5 drive motor 6 drive drum 7 driven drum 8 belt-shaped endless blade 9 exit split conveyor 10 upper blade frame 11 lower blade frame 12 fingers Support bar 13 Finger support 14 Connection bar 15 Guide screw bar 16 Support shaft 17 Arm 18 Pantograph mechanism

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. Each of the fingers has two engaging pieces arranged in a fork shape with their axial directions parallel to each other, and a strip-shaped section for slicing a bread between the two engaging pieces. It has a structure that serves as a guide passage for endless blades, and engages with each of a plurality of band-shaped endless blades that are stretched over two drums that are arranged in parallel with a space between them vertically and engages each other in parallel. 2 of fingers that have the function of holding
A finger group consisting of at least two fingers, wherein the blade core is shifted with respect to the standard finger and the finger core whose finger center, which is the center line of the thickness, and blade center, which is the center line of the blade guide groove, coincide with each other. A finger for a bread slicer, comprising a combination with a deformed finger. 2. The deformed finger, wherein the blade core is shifted to the right by 1 mm with respect to the finger core, the blade core is shifted to the right by 0.5 mm with respect to the finger core, and the blade core is shifted to the finger core. 2. The bread slicer finger according to claim 1, wherein the finger is shifted by 0.5 mm to the left and the blade is shifted by 1 mm to the left with respect to the finger core. 3. Two parallelly arranged upper and lower spaces.
Drums, a plurality of band-shaped endless blades for slicing bread spread over the drums, two fork-shaped engaging pieces and a blade between the two engaging pieces In a bread slicer having a finger group composed of two or more fingers each having a guide groove, and finger supporting means for vertically supporting each of the finger groups at a predetermined pitch width, the finger group has a thickness of The finger core which is the center line of the blade and the blade core which is the center line of the blade guide groove are combined with a standard finger and a deformed finger which shifts the blade core with respect to the finger core,
A bread slicer characterized in that the standard type finger and the deformable type finger are supported by finger supporting means such that the distance between blades is equalized in weight per loaf. 4. The deformed finger, wherein the blade core is shifted to the right by 1 mm with respect to the finger core, the blade core is shifted to the right by 0.5 mm with respect to the finger core, and the blade core is shifted to the finger core. 4. The bread slicer according to claim 3, wherein the slicer is shifted by 0.5 mm to the left and the blade is shifted by 1 mm to the left with respect to the finger core. 5. When slicing a loaf of bread into a predetermined number of loaves per loaf, the weight per loaf is averaged by adjusting the interval between a plurality of belt-shaped endless blades for slicing the loaf of bread. A method for slicing bread, characterized by slicing into slices. 6. The adjustment of the distance between the blades described above,
An engagement piece disposed in the form of two forks in parallel with the axial direction to engage with the blade and maintain the spacing between the blades in parallel, and a blade between the two engagement pieces. Each finger group consisting of guide grooves is a standard type finger whose center is the center line of the thickness and the blade center which is the center line of the blade guide groove, and the blade center is shifted from the finger center. The bread slicing method according to claim 5, wherein the method is constituted by combining fingers and arranging the fingers so that the distance between blades is equalized in weight per loaf. 7. The deformed finger, wherein the blade core is shifted to the right by 1 mm with respect to the finger core, the blade core is shifted to the right by 0.5 mm with respect to the finger core, and the blade core is shifted to the finger core. 7. The method of slicing bread according to claim 6, wherein the bread core is shifted by 0.5 mm to the left and the blade core is shifted by 1 mm to the left with respect to the finger core. 8. The weight per loaf is averaged by changing the slice thickness between the central portion and both side portions of the bread.
6 or 7 bread slice method. 9. One loaf at the center of three loaves of bread and one on each side
8. The method for slicing bread according to claim 5, wherein the thickness per loaf is averaged by changing the slice thickness with the loaf.