JPS6030938Y2 - Rice cracker dipping device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] The present invention relates to a device for adding sauce to rice crackers.

Recently, automatic baking of rice crackers has progressed, replacing the traditional hand baking.
The entire process of whitening, coloring (burning), basting, and drying is now performed by automatic machines.

However, when it comes to white firing and coloring, it is possible to achieve almost the same results as hand firing by adjusting the firepower of the heat source (usually a gas burner), but when it comes to applying the sauce, it is comparable to manual painting using a brush. However, it is difficult to automatically apply the product evenly to the edges.

For this reason, in the past, even if the sauce was applied automatically, it was divided into two processes: applying the sauce to the surface of the rice cracker and applying the sauce to the rice cracker, thereby ensuring that there was no leftover coating. However, this method not only complicates the configuration of the device due to the increased number of steps, but also increases the size of the entire automatic rice cracker baking device, resulting in various drawbacks such as the problem of installation space.

Furthermore, when applying sauce to rice crackers, it is not enough to simply apply the sauce; applying the sauce evenly creates a unique luster on the rice cracker, and rubbing the sauce increases the flavor; However, the equipment was not sufficiently distantly related to these, making them a little different from hand-baked rice crackers.

In view of this, the present invention has a compact structure that allows the sauce to be evenly and thoroughly rubbed into rice crackers in one step, and is a sauce-applying device that can obtain rice crackers with the luster and flavor of rice crackers. It was made with the purpose of providing.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

The leaning device according to the present invention is provided with a pair of brush disks 3, 3 facing each other on a shaft 2 that is horizontally suspended on a machine frame 1, as shown in the overall schematic side view in FIG. The tips of the brushes 3A, 3A installed on the opposing surfaces of the brush discs 3, 3 are arranged so that they can be placed close together to hold the rice cracker 4 between them.

A cylindrical buffer shaft 5 made of a moisture-absorbing flexible material such as sponge is arranged between the shafts of the brush discs 3, 3.

A rotating brush 7 is provided on a shaft 6 horizontally suspended on the machine frame 1 at a position diagonally above the brush disks 3, 3.
is located at the axial center of the brush disk 3.3, and the distance between the shaft 6 of the rotating brush 7 and the circumferential surface of the buffer shaft 5 is slightly wider than the diameter of the rice cracker 4.

A support disk 8 supporting the lower periphery of the rice cracker 4 is provided at a lower portion between the brush disks 3, 3 and the rotating brush 7 and supported by an arm 9.

The intermediate portion of this arm 9 is supported by a shaft 10 on the machine frame 1, and this arm 9 is positioned at a position where it supports the rice cracker 4 by a support disk moving means (the position shown by the chain line in FIG. 1) and at a position where the support is released (the first position). (the solid line in the figure).

In the illustrated embodiment, this moving means is composed of a cam follower 11 that is pivotally supported at the rear end of the arm 9, and a cam 13 that is supported on the machine frame 1 by a shaft 12. When the convex portion 13A of the cam 13 is rotated in the direction of the arrow and the arm 9 is pushed up, the support disk 8 is pressed against the brush disk 3.
, 3 and the rotating brush 7, and the convex portion 1
When the cam floor 11 comes off from 3A, the brush discs 3, 3
It is advanced to a position that supports the lower periphery of the rice cracker 4 between the rotating brush and the rotating brush.

As shown in FIG. 3, the support disk 8 has a V-shaped circumferential groove 8A in which the circumferential edge of the rice cracker 4 fits in the circumferential direction of the curved surface,
A buffer body 15 made of an elastic material such as rubber is wound around this bottom part.

The brush disks 3, 3, rotating brush 7, and cam 13 are each driven to rotate in a predetermined direction by a driving means.

In the illustrated embodiment, this drive means has sprockets 16, 17, 18 fixed to the ends of the respective shafts 2, 6, 12 of the brush discs 3, 3, rotating brush 7, and cam 13; Che 7 driven by motor 19
The hooks 20 are turned so that they are rotated in the directions of the arrows.

Further, a nozzle 21 for supplying dripping is faced above the brush disks 3, 3, and the brushes 3A of the brush disks 3, 3,
Appropriate amounts are supplied so that the sauce is included in the 3A.

In the figure, 22 is a conveying mechanism for feeding rice crackers 4 colored by a machine (not shown) in a vertical position between the brush discs 3, 3 and the rotating brush 7; It consists of an ascending conveyor 23 that conveys the rice crackers 4 in a horizontal position discharged from the top of the conveyor 23 upward, and a chute 24 that converts the rice crackers 4 discharged from the upper end of this conveyor 23 into a vertical position. The outlet 24A faces the upper part between the brush disks 3, 3 and the rotating brush.

The ascending conveyor 23 includes push-up claws at regular intervals on the outer surface of an endless belt 27 which is wound between upper and lower pulleys 25 and 26 and is moved in the direction of the arrow by the motor 19 via a conductive member (not shown). 28, 28... are provided in a protruding manner, and the colored rice crackers 4 supplied onto the guide 29 are pushed up one by one by the push-up claws 28 and conveyed upward, and the chute 24 has a cross section of V. The part facing the upper end of the ascending conveyor 23 is wide, and the width gradually becomes narrower as it goes downward, forming a V-shape. is formed in a vertical position.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

The colored rice crackers 4 discharged from the automatic baking machine are moved upward one by one along the guide 29 from the lower end of the ascending conveyor 23 by the push-up claws 28, 28 of the endless band 27. It is transported and falls into the chute 24.

The rice crackers 4 transferred into the chute 24 are changed into a vertical position while sliding down the chute 24, and are discharged from the outlet 24A.

A part of the rice crackers 4 coming out from the outlet 24A of the chute 24 enters between the brushes 3A and 3A of the brush discs 3, 3, and
The other part is received by the surface of the rotating brush 7, and furthermore, at that time, the support disk 8 is raised and supports the lower periphery of the rice cracker 4, and the rotation of the brush disk 3.3 in the direction of the arrow and rotation. By rotating the brush 7 in the direction of the arrow, the sauce contained in the brushes 3A, 3A is applied to both sides and the periphery of the rice cracker 4 through the nozzle 21.

In this application process, both sides of the rice cracker 4 are coated with brush discs 3,
The rice crackers 4 are rubbed by the brushes 3A and 3A of No. 3, and the periphery is in contact with the buffer shaft 5, and the rotating brush 7 leans against the periphery due to the difference in the peripheral speed of each brush.
Rotation occurs, and as a result of this rotation, the sauce is rubbed onto the rice cracker 4 in an even line.

When the sauce is applied for a certain period of time, the cam 13
The arm 9 is pushed up by the convex portion 13A, and the support disk 8
As the rice crackers 4 descend and retreat, the rice crackers 4 are discharged downward by the rotation of the brush disks 3, 3 and the rotary brush 7 in the direction of the arrow, and are collected and sent for drying.

Note that the drive means, the means for moving the support disk 8, etc. in the above embodiments are not limited to these, and any appropriate means may be adopted, and the supply of the colored rice crackers 4 is not necessarily limited to these. The transport mechanism 22 may not be used.

Furthermore, the buffer shaft 5 can be replaced with a brush or other material in addition to the sponge, and these are not limited to the illustrated embodiment.

As explained above, in the present invention, colored rice crackers are inserted between the brushes of opposing brush disks, and the waist periphery (koba) is connected to the buffer shaft and Since the rotating brush is used to drip the rice crackers, it is possible to drip the rice crackers in one step.In particular, the opposing brushes and the rotating brush give the rice crackers a rotation so that the rice crackers can be rubbed well without any streaks of dripping. Even if the rice crackers are packed and not perfectly round, the sauce can be applied evenly to the periphery.

In addition, since the rice crackers are fed between the brushes on the brush disc, the rice crackers can be inserted reliably, and since the brushes can be replanted on both the brush disc and the rotating brush, maintenance costs are low and the machine is compact and easy to clean. High performance sagging equipment can be used.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the leaning device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view taken along line 1--2 in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of a support disk. 1...Machine frame, 3...Brush disk, 4.
... Rice crackers, 5 ... Buffer shaft body, 7 ...
...Rotating brush, tail...Support disc, 9...
・Arm, 11...Cam follower, 13...
...Cam, 19...Motor, 20...
・Cheno, 21... Sauce supply nozzle, 22...
...Conveyance mechanism, 23...Rising conveyor, 2
4...Tsuyuto, 27...Endless obi, 28
...Push-up claw.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A machine frame, a pair of brush discs that are supported oppositely in the machine frame, and have brushes planted on the opposing surfaces so that rice crackers can be inserted between the brushes, and the shafts of these brush discs. A cylindrical buffer shaft made of a sponge or the like interposed between the parts and the buffer shaft rotatably supported within the machine frame in the vicinity of the brush disc are placed adjacent to each other with an interval sufficient to receive the rice crackers. a rotating brush provided therein; a support disk that is located at a lower portion between the brush disk and the rotating brush and supports the lower part of the rice cracker that is placed between the brush disk and the rotating brush; the brush disk and the rotating brush; a driving means for causing the rotating brushes to rotate in opposite directions; a moving means for moving the support disk between a rice cracker supporting position and a retracted position for releasing the support; and a sauce included in any of the brushes. A device for adding sauce to rice crackers, comprising a supplying means.