JPS584891B2 - noodle manufacturing equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a noodle manufacturing apparatus that repeatedly and continuously rolls the same noodle strip.

Generally, soba noodles are made of wheat flour, water, and buckwheat flour, which are kneaded, rolled out with a roller as has been done since ancient times, and finally cut into thin strips to be eaten.

In this case, the process of rolling out with a roller is done in order to make soba noodles with a firm texture, but this process has to be repeated many times, as is often seen at sites where handmade soba is made. The more times you do this, the firmer the soba noodles will be.

In general, the strength of straining is determined by the action of the protein contained in the wheat flour, which is the raw material, that converts into gluten, and this gluten is produced by repeatedly rolling the noodle strip. This is caused by

Therefore, it can be said that the higher the gluten content, the better the soba noodles, and for this purpose, it is important to repeatedly roll the noodle strip over and over again.

On the other hand, soba noodles are called multi-hydrated noodles and have a weight ratio of 1 part wheat flour.
Some noodles contain 45 g or more of water per 0.00 g of noodles, and in such highly water-added noodles, it is impossible to roll them using the same method used for rolling regular buckwheat noodles.

In other words, the fact that it contains more than 45% water means that the noodle strips themselves are too soft, and if they are allowed to hang down, they will quickly tear apart, making it impossible to roll them up with a roller like regular soba noodles. There was almost no mechanization.

However, although these highly water-added noodles are extremely delicious and in great demand, an ideal noodle-making machine has not yet been developed, so the reality is that they rely on the hand-made method.

Therefore, before developing the present invention, the inventor tried a device as shown in FIG. 5.

That is, several sets of two rolling pressure rollers a to a''' are prepared, and freshly kneaded raw materials, which have not yet been made into noodle sheets, are supplied to these rolling rollers a to a''.

Of these, noodle strips b coming out from rolling rollers a and a',
b' together with another compaction roller c to form one noodle strip d
Then, this noodle strip d is combined with noodle strip b'' which has been rolled by rolling roller a'' by rolling roller c' to form one noodle strip d'.
Make it.

Thereafter, the noodle b'''' coming out from the rolling roller a'' is also formed into one noodle strip d'' by the rolling roller c''.

However, in the noodle making method based on this device, the noodle strips b, b
is subjected to a total of four stages of rolling pressure by rolling rollers a, a', c, c', c'', but the noodle strip
is subjected to two stages of rolling pressure by rolling rollers a″′ and c″, so the final noodle sheet d″ has areas where gluten is sufficiently formed and areas where gluten is not formed too much. It has been found that there is a drawback that the parts that are not present are separated into layers.

In other words, as shown in the enlarged part of the figure, the result is a single noodle strip, but the result is uneven soba noodles.

Moreover, in this device, the rolling roller a=a″′, c
The larger the number of ~c'' is, the more unevenness will occur, making the device completely impractical.

Therefore, in order to eliminate these drawbacks and ensure uniform gluten generation, two basically parallel compacting rollers are arranged with a slight interval between them, and the noodles are placed below the compacting rollers. A first belt conveyor for conveying the band is provided, and a second belt conveyor capable of forward and reverse rotation is provided in front of the first belt conveyor with a small distance therebetween. A third belt conveyor is disposed below the narrow interval of the belt conveyor so that the starting point is at a position, and a fourth belt that can be rotated in forward and reverse directions with a slight interval maintained in front of the third belt conveyor. After that, a desired number of belt conveyors are arranged in the same positional relationship as the third and fourth belt conveyors with respect to the first and second belt conveyors, and the belt conveyors are removed from the compaction rollers. The noodle strips are placed on the first and second belt conveyors, and then folded into two pieces from the gap between the first and second belt conveyors, that is, from the width of the noodle strips, and then transferred to the third and fourth belts again while being rolled. This was developed for the purpose of providing a noodle manufacturing device which generates uniform gluten by placing the noodle on a belt conveyor, folding it into two pieces, and repeating the process on each belt conveyor in the same way.

Next, an embodiment of the noodle manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

Example 1 This example relates to the invention set forth in claims 1 to 3, and will be described based on FIGS. 1 to 3.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 indicates two rolling pressure rollers, and the rolling pressure rollers 1 are arranged in parallel with a slight distance S between them.

2 is a first roller for transferring noodle strips arranged below the compaction roller 1.
It is assumed that the conveyor 2 is a belt conveyor and rotates in the direction of the arrow as shown in the figure.

3 is a second belt conveyor disposed in front of the first belt conveyor 2 with a slight distance S1 from the first belt conveyor 2; It is possible to rotate in both directions.

4 is a third belt conveyor arranged such that its starting point is located below the interval S1 between the first and second belt conveyors 2 and 3, and this third belt conveyor 4 is indicated by the arrow mark as shown in the figure. It is assumed that the rotation direction is 0.

5 is a fourth belt conveyor disposed in front of the third belt conveyor 4 with a slight distance S2 from the third belt conveyor 4; Like the two-belt conveyor 3, it is assumed that it rotates in both forward and reverse directions.

Note that 6 is the interval S2 between the third and fourth belt conveyors 4 and 5.
A fifth belt conveyor is disposed so that the starting point is located below the belt, and a sixth belt conveyor 7 is disposed in front of the fifth belt conveyor at a slight distance S3.

These fifth and sixth belt conveyors 6 and 7
, the fourth belt conveyors 4 and 5, and a desired number of sets of belt conveyors will be provided thereafter as needed.

The belt conveyors 2...7 mentioned above are all of approximately equal length, and at least the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth belt conveyors are more important than the first and second belt conveyors 2 and 3. It is preferable to increase the length of the belt conveyors 4, 5, 6, and 7.

Regarding the arrangement of these belt conveyors 2...7, each set may be arranged in series as shown in FIG. 1, but each set may be arranged at different levels as shown in FIG.

However, the above-mentioned intervals S, S1, S2, and S3 should all be equal and small, and ideally S>S1>S2>S
It is preferable to set it to 3.

8 is a noodle cutter disposed between the compaction roller 1 and the first belt conveyor 2, and specifically, as shown in FIG. It is constructed by fixing.

When the raw material is supplied to the rolling roller 1, a noodle sheet M is formed by the rolling roller 1.
is transferred by the first belt conveyor 2, and then transferred to the second belt conveyor 2.
Reach conveyor belt 3.

Then, when the noodle strip IM reaches the tip of the second belt conveyor 3 by this second belt conveyor 3, the first
, the operation of the second belt conveyors 2 and 3 is stopped, and then the first belt conveyor 2 is rotated in the same direction and the second belt conveyor 3 is rotated in the opposite direction.

Then, the noodle strip M advances downward while being bent from the interval S1, and eventually moves to the third belt conveyor 4, and then moves to the fourth belt conveyor 5 in the same manner as described above.

This is then sequentially transferred to the fifth, sixth, and so on belt conveyors 6, 7, and so on.

When this noodle strip M is transferred to the first and twelfth belt conveyors 2 and 3, it is folded into two as described above and transferred to the third belt conveyor 4. In this case, the noodle strip M must be cut at the compaction roller 1.

Otherwise, the number of noodle strips M passing through the interval S will initially be two, but eventually only one.

Therefore, when cutting the noodle strip, it is possible to shred it by hand, but the noodle strip cutter 8 may also be used to cut it.

Furthermore, when the noodle strip M reaches the tip of the second, fourth, sixth... belt conveyor 3, 5, 7..., the operation of each belt conveyor 2, 3... must be temporarily stopped. For this purpose, the position of the noodle strip M may be checked visually, a limit switch may be used, or a switch using a phototube (none of which is shown) may be used. Good too.

Also, for this switch, each belt conveyor 2, 3,
If the belt conveyors 2, 3, etc. are synchronized, the belt conveyors 2, 3, etc. will automatically rotate in the forward and reverse directions when the switch is activated.

As described above, when the noodle strip M passes through the intervals S, S1, S2, etc., it is converted from both sides, and gluten is generated at that stage.

Also, since the intervals S, S1, S2... are all configured equally, the noodle strip M passing through the intervals S1, S2...
It will fold twice, but it will return to its original length.

If the spacing is set as S>S1>S2>S3>..., the length of the noodle strip M will eventually become longer, but the degree of compaction will gradually increase, so the gluten This will also significantly accelerate the occurrence of the disease.

Then, it is then shredded into soba noodles using a cutter (not shown).

Embodiment 2 This embodiment relates to the invention set forth in claims 4 and 5, and will be described based on FIG. 4.

In this figure, the same reference numerals as in the other figures are the same as those in the embodiment (2), so please refer to the same embodiment for the explanation of those parts.

In this figure, 1' indicates the first and second belt conveyors 2,
1'' is two parallel compaction rollers arranged between the interval S1 of 3 and the starting point of the third belt conveyor 4, and 1'' is the third
, two parallel compaction rollers disposed between the interval S2 between the fourth belt conveyors 4 and 5 and the fifth belt conveyor 6.

After that, two parallel compaction rollers are disposed below the interval between the two belt conveyors at the front stage and between the starting points of the belt conveyors at the rear stage.

Regarding the spacing between these rolling pressure rollers 1, 1', 1"..., if the spacing S of the rolling pressure roller 1 is 2, the spacing between the other rolling pressure rollers 1', 1"... is reduced to 1, that is, 1/2.

Then, in the same manner as described above, it is folded into two sheets at intervals S1, S2, . . . and rolled by rolling rollers 1', 1'', . . . .

Therefore, the compacting rollers 1', 1'', etc. of this embodiment perform the same function as the spacing S1, S2,... between the belt conveyors 2, 3,... in the embodiment (2). .

Therefore, in this embodiment, each belt conveyor 2, 3,
... The intervals S1, S2 ... between the first and second belt conveyors 2, 3, and the third and fourth belts do not necessarily need to be limited as in the embodiment (2). The conveyors 4 and 5 and the fifth and sixth belt conveyors 6 and 7 may be arranged in parallel with each other.

In short, the noodle strips M are the first, third, and fifth belt conveyors 2
, 4, 6 to the second, fourth, and sixth belt conveyors 3, 5
, 7. All you need to do is to be in a state where you can smoothly transfer to .

As mentioned above, according to the noodle manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention,
The structure is such that the uniformly rolled noodle strip is folded in two and further rolled repeatedly, so that uniform gluten is generated in each layer of the noodle strip, and this process is carried out using a belt conveyor. This has the effect of making it particularly suitable for producing noodles with a high water content.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the noodle manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the invention of embodiment (2), FIG. 2 is a block diagram of another example, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the noodle strip cutter. Perspective view,
Fig. 4 is a block diagram of the invention of Example ①, Fig. 5 is a block diagram based on the inventor's trial, 1, 1', 1''... are compaction rollers, 2 is a first belt conveyor, 3 is a second belt conveyor, 4 is a third belt conveyor, 5 is a fourth belt conveyor, 6 is a fifth belt conveyor, 7 is a sixth belt conveyor, 8 is a noodle cutter, 9 is a rotating shaft, 10 is a blade, M is the noodle strip, and S, S1, S2, and S3 are the intervals.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Two parallel compaction rollers are arranged with a slight interval between them, and a first roller for transporting the noodle strip is placed below the compaction rollers.
A belt conveyor is provided, and a second belt conveyor that can rotate forward and backward is provided in front of the first belt conveyor with a slight interval therebetween. A third belt conveyor is disposed below the interval at the point where the starting point is located, and a fourth belt conveyor is disposed in front of the third belt conveyor at a slight interval and capable of forward and reverse rotation, A noodle manufacturing apparatus characterized in that a desired number of sets of belt conveyors are arranged in such a manner that the third and fourth belt conveyors are maintained in the same positional relationship as the first and second belt conveyors. 2. Two parallel compaction rollers are arranged with a slight distance between them, and a noodle strip cutter is disposed below the compaction rollers, and a first belt conveyor for transporting the noodle strips is disposed further below the compaction rollers. , a second belt conveyor capable of forward and reverse rotation is arranged in front of the first belt conveyor with a slight interval therebetween, and a starting point is provided below the first and second belt conveyors with a slight interval. The third belt conveyor is arranged so that the
Noodles characterized in that a belt conveyor is arranged, and a desired number of sets of belt conveyors are arranged thereafter in a positional relationship similar to that of the third and fourth belt conveyors with respect to the first and second belt conveyors. Manufacturing equipment. 3 Two parallel rolling pressure rollers are arranged with a slight interval between them, and a first roller for transferring the noodle strip is placed below the rolling pressure rollers.
A belt conveyor is provided, and a second belt conveyor that can rotate forward and backward is provided in front of the first belt conveyor with a slight interval therebetween. A third belt conveyor is arranged so that the starting point is located below the interval, and a fourth belt conveyor that can rotate forward and backward is arranged in front of the third belt conveyor with a slight interval, Thereafter, a desired number of sets of belt conveyors are arranged with the same positional relationship as the third and fourth belt conveyors with respect to the first and second belt conveyors, and the intervals between the rolling rollers and the first and second belt conveyors are adjusted. A noodle manufacturing device characterized in that the intervals between the second belt conveyor, the third and fourth belt conveyors, and the intervals between each subsequent belt conveyor are made equal. 4 Two parallel compaction rollers are arranged with a slight interval between them, and a first roller for transferring the noodle strip is placed below the compaction rollers.
A belt conveyor is provided, and a second belt conveyor that can rotate forward and backward is provided in front of the first belt conveyor with a slight interval therebetween. A third belt conveyor is arranged so that the starting point is located below the interval, and a fourth belt conveyor that can rotate forward and backward is arranged in front of the third belt conveyor with a slight interval, Thereafter, a desired number of sets of belt conveyors are arranged with the same positional relationship as the third and fourth belt conveyors with respect to the first and second belt conveyors, and the distance between the first and second belt conveyors and the second belt conveyor are adjusted. Between the starting points of three belt conveyors, between the interval between the third and fourth belt conveyors and the starting point of the fifth belt conveyor, between the interval between two belt conveyors in the previous stage and the starting point of the latter belt conveyor, etc. A noodle manufacturing device characterized by having two parallel compaction rollers. 5 If the spacing between the compaction rollers above the first belt conveyor is 2, then the spacing between two parallel compaction rollers above the third and subsequent belt conveyors is 1. Claim 4 The noodle manufacturing device described in Section 1.