JPS583660B2 - food forming machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention relates to a food forming machine.

Conventionally, as a type of food forming machine, for example, the bottom plate of a box-shaped sushi mold body is detachable, and the sushi that is press-fitted into the sushi mold body is inserted into the sushi mold body after the bottom plate is removed from the sushi mold body. A sushi molder is known in which the sushi mold is removed from the sushi mold body using a punching plate that can be inserted into the mold.

However, although the sushi production speed of such conventional sushi molding machines has improved somewhat, they are still time-consuming and inefficient.

This invention was made in view of the above circumstances, and it is possible to mold a predetermined size of food, such as sushi, using a certain amount of food, such as rice, to the same compression hardness as manually made food, such as sushi. Another object of the present invention is to provide a food molding machine that can be mass-produced in a short time and can mold food products of various sizes with various compressed hardnesses, such as sushi.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1 is a base, and a truncated pyramid-shaped chute 2 whose bottom is narrower than its top is attached to this base 1.

The angle between the side wall of this chute 2 and the vertical plane is made small, and polytetrafluoroethylene (Tetron, trade name) is adhered to the inner surface of the chute 2.

Further, an opening 4 is formed in the lower part of one side wall 3 of the chute 2.

A molding guide member 5 is provided in this opening 4 .

This molding guide member 5 has two side walls 6 that are perpendicular to one side wall 3 of the chute 2 and extend approximately horizontally from the opening 4, and a cylindrical portion 7 with a square cross section is provided at the lower end of the side wall 6. Polytetrafluoroethylene is also adhered to the inner surface of the guide member 5, and a food passage (food passage) 8 is formed by this molded guide member 5.

The lower part of the chute 2 and the lower part of the food passage 8 except for the cylindrical part 7 are open, and the chute 2 and the food passage 8 are in this open part.
The first belt conveyor 9 is provided so that the bottom of the belt is formed.

Regarding the belt 10 of the first belt conveyor 9, as shown in FIG. 3, a large number of protrusions 12 are bonded to the surface of the rubber belt 11.

This protrusion 12 is a rectangular body made of rubber, and the rubber belt 11
The rubber belts 11 are oriented in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the rubber belt 11, and are appropriately spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction of the rubber belt 11.

Further, the surfaces of the rubber belt 11 and the projections 12 are covered with polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon, trade name) 13.

This polytetrafluoroethylene 13 is bonded only to a portion of the rubber belt 11 between adjacent protrusions 12, 12.

This allows the polytetrafluoroethylene 13 to freely extend in the curved portion, so that the belt 10 rotates smoothly.

Note that 14 shown in FIG. 2 is a motor that drives the first belt conveyor 9. As shown in FIG.

A bevel gear 15 is attached to the drive shaft of the first belt conveyor 9.

In addition, the upper part of the food passage 8 except for the cylindrical part 7 is open.
A second belt conveyor 16 is provided in this open portion so as to form the ceiling of the food passageway 8.

Polytetrafluoroethylene is also adhered to the surface of the belt of this second belt conveyor 16.

Further, a bevel gear 18 is attached to the shaft of the main pulley 17 of the second belt conveyor 16.

Further, the shaft of the slave pulley 19 of the second belt conveyor 16 is fitted into an arc-shaped elongated hole 20 provided in the side wall 6.
The main pulley 17 is rotatably attached to the main pulley 17 by a fitting (not shown).

Therefore, the inclination angle of the second belt conveyor 16 with respect to the first belt conveyor 9 can be adjusted.

Further, a patch plate 22 is provided inside the rubber belt 21 of the second belt conveyor 16, and this patch plate 22 is movably attached to the side wall 6 via a bracket 23. The position can be adjusted according to a change in the angle with respect to the belt conveyor 9.

Note that the bevel gears 15 and 18 are meshed with bevel gears 25 and 26, which are connected by a connecting shaft 24, respectively, and the rotation of the drive shaft of the first belt conveyor 9 causes the bevel gears 15, 25, 26, and 18 to be meshed with each other. Through the second belt conveyor 1
The signal is transmitted to the main pulley 17 of No. 6.

Note that the connecting shaft 24 is rotatably fitted into a bearing 24a attached to one side wall 6.

Further, a cutter 27 is provided close to the open end of the cylindrical portion 7 so as to be movable up and down along the open end.

Note that 28 and 29 are guide members for the cutter 27, and the cutter 27 is provided with an appropriate stopper (
(not shown).

In addition, the installation position is indicated by arrows A and B in FIG.
A stopper 30 is provided which is movable in this direction and is movable up and down at a predetermined position.

Further, a pedestal 31 is provided below the cylindrical portion 7, cutter 27, and stopper 30.

Furthermore, a rice loosening net (food loosening net) 32 is provided above the chute 2.

This rice loosening net 32 consists of two nets 33, each of which has a number of thin rods 35 arranged at a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction of a rectangular frame 34, and in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the rectangular frame 34. As shown in FIG. 1, there is a slight gap between the upper net 33 and the lower net 33, and at the lower part of the center between each rod 35 of the upper net 33, The rods 35 of the lower net 33 are arranged so that they are positioned, and in this state, the upper net 33 and the lower net 33 are relatively movable in the directions of arrows A and B in FIG. .

Note that 36 and 37 in FIG. 2 are handles attached to the rectangular frame 34 of the net 33.

For example, when forming sushi, the upper and lower meshes 33 of the rice loosening mesh 32 are first moved relative to each other in the directions of arrows A and B in FIG.

At the same time, the first belt conveyor 9 is operated.

Then, the belt 10 moves about 3 in the direction of arrow C in FIG.
Moving at a speed of 0 mm/sec, bevel gears 15, 25,
The main pulley 17 rotates in the direction of arrow D in FIG. 1 via the pulleys 26 and 18.

Here, the rice is thrown into the chute 2 from above the rice loosening net 32.

Then, the rice is loosened by the rice loosening net 32, enters the chute 2, and is passed from below to the first belt conveyor 9 and the second belt conveyor 9.
It is moved in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 1 in the food passageway 8 by the belt conveyor 16.

At this time, since the surface of the belt 10 is uneven due to the protrusions 12 provided on the rubber belt 11,
It is hooked onto the convex portion of the belt 10 and conveyed from the lower part of the chute 2 through the feed passage 8 and from the cylindrical portion 7 to the outside.

In addition, during this conveyance, the rice is transferred to the second belt conveyor 16.
1 is inclined with respect to the first belt conveyor 9 as shown in FIG. 1, so that the material is compressed and hardened to the same hardness as when it is manually gripped and hardened.

The compressed hardness of this rice is adjusted by changing the angle of inclination of the second belt conveyor 16 with respect to the first belt conveyor 9.

The backing plate 22 serves as a reinforcing plate for compressing the rice by the second belt conveyor 16.

The rice is then formed into a rectangular cross section in the cylindrical portion 7.

After this shaped rice is pushed out from the opening of the cylindrical portion 7, it moves on the receiving table 31 in the direction of arrow A in FIG.
It comes into contact with the stopper 30.

When the rice comes into contact with the stopper 30, the cutter 27 descends and is thereby cut.

If the distance from the open end of the cylindrical portion 7 to the stopper 30 is determined, it is possible to always obtain sushi with the same amount of rice, the same compressed hardness, and the same size, that is, the sushi is divided into quantitative portions.

Incidentally, by adjusting the distance from the open end of the cylindrical portion 7 to the stopper 30, sushi of various lengths can be made.

After that, both the stopper 30 and the cutter 27 rise, and the rice that has been divided into sushi-shaped pieces is pushed by the subsequent formed rice and continues to move on the receiving table 31 in the direction of arrow A in FIG. It is appropriately stored in a storage box (not shown).

In addition, chute 2, food passage 8, first belt conveyor 9,
Since polytetrafluoroethylene is adhered to the second belt conveyor 16, there is little frictional resistance against the rice, and the rice can be moved easily.

In the above examples, the molded food was sushi and the food used to mold the sushi was rice, but the invention is not limited to this. The food used for shaping may be rice, minced meat, or the like.

As explained above, according to the present invention, the second belt conveyor is provided at an appropriate inclination angle with respect to the first belt conveyor, and the food, for example, rice, is formed through the food passage having a predetermined cross-sectional area. Furthermore, since the distance from the cylinder part to the stopper can be adjusted to a predetermined size, it is possible to make sushi of a predetermined size using a certain amount of food, such as rice, or manually made food, such as food made by hand. It can be molded to the same compression hardness as sushi, and can be produced in large quantities in a short period of time.

In addition, by adjusting the inclination angle of the second belt conveyor with respect to the first belt conveyor, it is possible to mold foods of various compressed hardnesses, such as sushi, and furthermore, the distance from the open end of the cylindrical part to the stopper can be adjusted. This has the effect that food products of various sizes, such as sushi, can be molded.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional view showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
The figure is a schematic plan view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a partially omitted longitudinal sectional view of the belt of the first belt conveyor. 1...base, 2...chute, 3...
...One side wall, 4...Opening, 5...
- Molding guide member, 7...Cylinder part, 8...
・Food aisle (food aisle), 9...First belt conveyor, 12...Protrusion, 16...Second belt conveyor, 27...Katsuta, 30・・・・・・
・Stopper, 31... Rest, 32...
- Rice loosening net (food loosening net).

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A base, a chute attached to the base, and an opening provided at the bottom of one side wall of the chute are formed by a molded guide member extending approximately horizontally and having a cylindrical portion at the tip. a first belt conveyor provided such that the bottoms of the chute and the food passage are formed below the chute and the food passage; and a first belt conveyor provided on the surface of the belt of the first belt conveyor spaced from each other. a second belt conveyor whose inclination angle with respect to the first belt conveyor is freely adjustable so that a ceiling of the food passage is formed above the food passage; a cutter disposed close to the open end of the cylindrical portion so as to be movable along the open end; and a cutter facing the open end of the cylindrical portion and spaced apart from the open end and movable in the longitudinal direction of the food passage. A food molding machine comprising a stopper freely provided and a pedestal provided below at least between the cutter and the stopper.