JPS61141851A - Molding machine for food - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:A molding machine for food, having a simple structure, capable of being miniaturized, wherein protrusions on the inner face of a food feeder keep foods in the food feeder, send them to the interior of a food molding part material, and the food molding part material molds the food and discharges it. CONSTITUTION:The handle 42 is rotated to revolve the rollers 14 and 15, the lever 69 is rotated in the arrow E direction, to revolve the rotors 19 and 20. The food feeder 55 is pushed by the lever 69 and transferred in the arrow direction D in a state where the dents 25 of the rotor 19 and the dents 27 of the rotor 20 are apart at the sides of the rollers 14 and 15, boiled rice in the feeder 55 is transferred by the ribs 63 onto the feed feeding hole 60. When the lever 69 is released from the feeder 55, the feeder is transferred in the arrow C direction by the force of the spring 64, the boiled rice is passed through the hole 60 to the space between the rollers 14 and 15, and sent downward by the gears 18. the dents 25 and 27 of the rotors 19 and 10 mold the boiled rice and discharge it onto the table 52.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a food molding machine that uses a machine to mold food products such as sushi that have been molded by hand.

[Prior art]

2. Description of the Related Art Food molding machines are known that automatically mold foods such as nigiri sushi, which were conventionally molded by hand. As disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 58-3660, this food feeder is connected to a chute and passes the food through a food passage whose tip end is constricted from the chute side by a drive mechanism. The food extruded from the food passage is conveyed by a belt conveyor and automatically formed into a shape such as sushi or rice ball by a forming mechanism at a predetermined location.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, the conventional food molding machine has a complicated mechanism, is large in size, and has a high cost.

An object of the present invention is to provide a convenient food molding machine that solves the above-mentioned problems of conventional machines and can easily mold foods such as nigiri sushi even at home. .

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the object, the present invention has the following configuration. That is, a housing, a food molding member provided within the housing, a drive mechanism connected to the food molding member and driving the food molding member, and a drive mechanism located above the food molding member and located within the housing. a food dispenser which is provided on the inner surface of the food dispenser and is movable to the food molding member side and the opposite side and whose one side and the top are open; a protrusion for holding the food, transferring the food to the food forming member by moving the food thrower toward the food forming member, and throwing the food into the food forming member; and a side wall on the other side of the food thrower. and a biasing member provided between the housing wall and the food inserter so as to bias the food thrower toward a side opposite to the food molding member.

(Function) When the food forming member is driven by the drive mechanism, the food thrower moves toward the food forming member and quickly returns, and the protrusions on the inner surface of the food thrower hold the food inside the food thrower and release the food forming member. The food is transferred to the side and the food is put into the food forming member. Then, the food forming member forms the input food and discharges it to a predetermined location.

〔Effect of the invention〕

The structure is simple, it can be miniaturized, the cost is low, food can be easily fed into the food molding member, and the invention can be widely applied for household use.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 1 to 5. Reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1 is a base, and a shaft 2 is rotatably provided on the base 1.

A space 3 is provided within the base 1, and this space 3 includes a shaft 2.
A large pulley 4, which is integrally rotatably attached to the holder, is fitted into the holder.

Further, the base 1 is provided with a housing 5. This housing 5 has a front M6, a front wall 7, middle walls 8a, 8b, and a rear wall 9. The front cover 6 can be easily attached and detached by moving up and down. A recess 10 is provided in the lower part of the front wall 7.

A guide body 11 is superimposed on the front wall 7 and is detachably provided.

A pair of guide members 12 are provided on the upper part of the guide body 11 to guide the food product before molding. Guide member 12
is provided with a nearly vertical inclined surface 12a.

Further, a recess 13 is provided at the lower part of the guide body 11 along the recess 10 to accommodate a portion of a plate on which a molded product is placed.

A pair of rollers (food conveyance section) 14.15 are provided in the housing 5 with their outer peripheral surfaces facing each other and are rotatable integrally with a horizontal shaft 16.17. The rollers 14 and 15 are formed into gears having teeth (many protrusions) 18 having a serrated cross section on the outer periphery. In addition, the 0-rails 14 and 15 are separately inverted in the state shown in FIG. 1 and in the state shown in this FIG. The horizontal shaft 16.17 can be fitted onto the horizontal shaft 16.17, and a rotation prevention member (not shown) can be fitted thereon so that the horizontal shaft 16.17 can be integrally reattached.

Further, a pair of rotors 19.20 is provided within the housing 5, located below the rollers 14, 15, and rotatable via a horizontal shaft 21.22.

The rotor 19, 20 is formed of a substantially pentagonal cylinder (polygonal cylinder), and a boss 23 is provided at the center thereof. 24 is a rib. An arcuate recess 25 is formed on the outer periphery of the rotor 19, and an arcuate surface 26 is formed at a location corresponding to the apex of the pentagon of the rotor 19. A recess 27 having a flat bottom is formed on the outer periphery of the rotor 20, and an arcuate surface 28 is formed at a location corresponding to the apex of the pentagon of the rotor 20. The recess 25 of the rotor 19 and the recess 27 of the rotor 20 face each other when the rotors 19 and 20 rotate.
5.27, the front lid 6, and the plate portion 11a of the guide body 11, a cavity corresponding to the external shape of a sushi roll is formed. The rotors 19 and 20 are made of Teflon or a Teflon-equivalent material from which the molded rice is easily removed and is not easily scratched during cleaning.

The horizontal axis 16.17.21.22 is the front wall 7, the middle wall 8a, 8
b, and the horizontal axis 21 is supported by the front wall 7, the middle wall 8a,
They are fitted into long holes 29 formed in each of the holes 8b, and are movable within the long holes 29 within a predetermined range. Further, the horizontal shaft 21 is connected to the horizontal shaft 22 by a spring 30, and is biased toward the O-tor 20 by the spring 30.

Further, a stepped pulley 31 is provided on the horizontal shaft 22 facing the inner wall 8a.
are fixedly attached, and facing the front wall 7 are substantially pentagonal rotation transmission plates 32, 33 fixedly attached. These rotation transmitting plates 32 and 33 are stacked and fixed to each other with their vertices aligned. A semicircular concave portion 34 is formed at each apex of the rotation transfer plate 32, and a semicircular convex portion 35 is formed at each apex of the rotation transfer plate 33.

The radius of the concave portion 34 and the convex portion 35 are the same.

Further, the horizontal shaft 21 includes a rotation transmission plate 36 facing the front wall 7.
37 is fixedly attached. The rotation transmission plate 36 has the same shape and size as the rotation transmission plate 33, and is located on the front wall 7 side. The rotation transmission plate 37 has the same shape and size as the rotation transmission plate 32, and is located on the center 8a side of the rotation transmission plate 36. The rotation transmission plates 36 and 37 are stacked one on top of the other with their vertices aligned, and are fixed to each other.

Then, when the rotor 19, 20 rotates, the convex part 34 of the rotation transmission plate 36 fits into the concave part 34 of the rotation transmission plate 32,
The convex portion 35 of the rotation transmission plate 33 is fitted into the concave portion 34 of the rotation transmission plate 37.

Further, a rotation transmission plate 32 is provided on the horizontal shaft 22 facing the inner wall 8b.
．． Another rotation transmission plate 32.33 which is the same as 33 and has the same configuration.
is fixedly attached, and a rotation transmission plate 3 is attached to the horizontal shaft 21.
Another rotation transmission plate 36.3 that is the same as 6.37 and has the same configuration.
7 is fixedly attached. Note that a presser pentagonal plate 38 is fixed to the rotation transmission plate 37 on the inner wall 8b side of the rotation transmission plate 37 facing the inner wall 8b. The horizontal shaft 21.22 is always held parallel by the rotation action of the two sets of rotation transmission plates 32, 33: 36°37 provided apart in the axial direction of the horizontal shaft 22.21,
The rotor 19 synchronizes with the rotor 2 in synchronization with the rotation transmission plates 36 and 37.
It is designed to approach and move away from each other while rotating with respect to zero.

Further, a worm wheel 39 is fixedly provided on the horizontal shaft 22 facing the inner wall 8a. Two bearings 40 are fixedly provided on the inner wall 8a at spaced apart locations at the same height. A rotating shaft 41 is rotatably supported by these bearings 4o, and one end of this rotating shaft 41 protrudes from the housing 5.
A handle 42 is attached to this projecting end. A worm 43 that engages with the worm wheel 39 is formed at a predetermined location on the rotating shaft 41 . Then, the rotor 19.20 is rotated by the handle 42, the rotating shaft 41, the worm 43, the worm wheel 39, the rotation transmitting plate 32, 33.36° 37, the spring 30, etc., and the rotors 19.20 are moved relatively close to each other. A manual drive mechanism is configured to allow the

Also, the horizontal axes 16 and 17 have front! ! ! Gears 44, 45 are mounted facing 7. Further, above between the horizontal shafts 16 and 17, a horizontal shaft 46.degree. 47 is rotatably supported by the front wall 7 and the middle walls 8a and 8b. There is one small pulley 48 on the horizontal shaft 46! A belt 49 is wound around the small pulley 48 and the large diameter portion 31a of the stepped pulley 31. Further, a belt 50 is wound around the small diameter portion 31b of the stepped pulley 31 and the large pulley 4.

This belt 50 is movably fitted into a guide hole 51 formed in the upper plate of the base 1 and into the space 3. A shaft 2 to which a large pulley 4 is attached protrudes from the upper plate of the base 1, and a turntable 52 is fixedly attached to the upper end of the shaft 2.

Further, gears 53, 54, which are identical to the gears 44, 45, are attached to the horizontal shafts 46, 47, respectively. gear 53
is meshed with gear 44, and gear 54 is meshed with gear 45.

A food dispenser 55 is provided in the upper part of the housing 5 so as to be movable toward the food molding member and the opposite side (in the direction of arrow C1D shown in FIG. 3). That is, a stepped portion 56 is formed on the rear wall 9, and a bottom plate 57 is provided on the stepped portion 56 and on the upper ends of the guide body 11, the front wall 7, the middle portions 18a and 8b, and the upper portion is 10. A box 58 is positioned and placed inside the housing 5, and then the wall 59 is placed behind the housing 5! 29 and is detachably fixed thereto.

A food supply hole 60 is formed in the bottom plate 57 located above between the two guide members 12. A cylindrical body 61 is attached to the rear wall 59 of the box 58 with its axis parallel to the bottom plate 57.

The food dispenser 55 is fitted into the box 58. This food dispenser 55 is of a dustpan type with the food molding member side and the top open, and the inner surface except for 155a is provided with serrated protrusions 63 as shown in FIG. . The serrated tip of Konobida 63 is 155cm behind.
It is directed to the side opposite to a. Rear wall 5 of food dispenser 55
5a is connected to the rear wall 59 of the box 58 by a spring 64, and is urged toward the rear wall 59 by the spring 64.

Most of the spring 64 is fitted into the cylindrical body 61. Note that two parallel rail-shaped legs 55b are provided on the lower surface of the food dispenser 55. The legs 55b are the bottom plate 57
is placed on top. Further, the legs 55b are coated with Teflon to improve their sliding.

On the other hand, the horizontal shaft 46 passes through the middle wall 8b and extends toward the rear wall 9, and a worm 65 is formed in this extended portion.

On the other hand, inside the housing 5, a shaft 67 is located above the worm 65 via a bearing 66 attached to the bottom plate 57.
is rotatably provided. A worm wheel 68 is fixedly attached to this shaft 67, and this worm wheel 68 is meshed with the worm 65. Furthermore, two levers 69 are fixedly attached to the shaft 67 with a worm wheel 68 in between. This lever 69
is configured to rotate around a shaft 67 through a hole 70 formed in the bottom plate 57 and a hole 71 formed in the middle 1!8b. In addition, the tip of the lever 69 is connected to the food dispenser 55.
It engages with the lower part of the outer surface of the rear 155a to push the food dispenser 55 in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 3, and is separated from the food dispenser 55 when it reaches the position shown by the two-dot chain line in the figure. .

Next, the operation of the food molding machine configured as described above will be explained.

First, the food dispenser 55 is filled with cooked rice for forming, and when the handle 42 is turned in a predetermined direction, the rotation transmission plate 32 is transferred to the rotation shaft 41, the worm 4.3, the worm wheel 39, and the horizontal shaft 22. 33 rotates, and as a result, the rotation transmission plates 36 and 37 are rotated by the biasing force of the spring 30.
33 and rotates.

At the same time, the rotor 20 and stepped pulley 31 rotate. When the stepped pulley 31 rotates, the roller 14 passes through the belt 49, small pulley 48, and gears 53, 44, and
, 15 rotate in the directions of arrows A and B shown in FIG. At this time, the large pulley 4 rotates via the belt 50, and the lever 69 rotates in the direction of arrow E in FIG. 3 via the worm 65, worm wheel 68, and shaft 67.

Therefore, the recess 25 of the rotor 19 and the recess 27 of the rotor 20
The state shown in Fig. 4 where the and are separated on the O-La 14.15 side! At this time, the rear wall 55a of the food dispenser 55 is pushed by the lever 69 and moves in the direction of the arrow in FIG.
When the front wall 58a of the box 58 is approached and the lever 69 reaches the position shown in two-dot chain line in FIG. 3, the lever 69 is moved away from the food dispenser 55. Then, the food dispenser 55 is urged by the force of the spring 64 in the direction of the arrow C shown in FIG. This thrown out rice is fed to the food supply hole 60.
It falls further down and enters between the rollers 14, 15, is forced downward by the teeth 18 and is fed into the spaced apart recesses 25, 27. It should be noted that when the food dispenser 55 moves in the direction of the arrow in FIG. In addition, the food dispenser 5
5, when moving in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 3, the folds 63
Since the shape is serrated as shown in the same figure, and the tip thereof is directed toward the food forming member side, this spreader 63 does not become an obstacle to the ejection of rice toward the food supply hole 60 side. As the handle 42 continues to be turned, the concave portions 25.27 rotate in the direction in which they are opposed to each other, and as the concave portions 25.27 move toward the opposed state, the rice is compressed, and the concave portions 25.27 When facing each other as shown in FIG. 5, the rice is most compressed and formed into a sushi shape.

When the handle 42 is further turned, the recesses 25.27 are spaced apart in the turntable 521, and these recesses 25.27
Sushi rice formed into a sushi shape is sequentially discharged from the rice bowl onto a rotating turntable 52 so as to be lined up in the circumferential direction. When this operation is repeated with a plate placed on the turntable 52, the sushi rice balls are arranged on the plate.

According to this embodiment, since it does not require power such as a motor and has a simple structure, it can be downsized, and food such as sushi and rice balls can be easily formed at home and automatically placed on a plate. can be arranged in Also, box 58, food dispenser 5
5. Since the front 16 and guide body 11 can be easily attached and detached, it is easy to clean before and after use, which is sanitary.

In the above embodiment, the cylinder 19.20 is made into a pentagonal cylinder, but it is not limited to this, and other polygonal shapes can be used as long as the cylinder and the rotation transmission plate have similar end faces. You can also use it as

Further, in the above embodiment, the shapes of the recesses 25 and 27 formed in the ○-ta 19 and 20 are shaped for forming nigiri sushi or rice balls. It is also possible to have a shape for use.

Further, in the above embodiment, the teeth 18 of the O-ra were set in the direction shown in FIG. The feeding force of the rice can be adjusted by changing the direction of the teeth 18, and the rollers 14.151! It is also possible to adjust the conveyance state of the rice by making it possible to adjust the distance as appropriate or by eccentrically rotating the rollers 14 and 15. Further, instead of the teeth 18 of the roller, protrusions of other shapes may be provided to convey the unformed food product downward.

Further, in the first embodiment, the worm wheel 68 and the lever 69 were attached to the bottom plate 57 of the box 58 via the bearing 66 and the shaft 67, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the front wall 7, the middle wall 8a, 8b, an upper plate may be provided at the upper end of the rear wall 9, and a worm wheel 68 and a lever 69 may be attached to this upper plate via a bearing 66 and a shaft 67.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figures 1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 1 shows the front of the housing! A front view showing the inside with the wall and front wall of the box removed, Figure 2 is a rear view showing the inside with the rear wall and part of the middle wall of the housing removed, and Figure 3 is a partially cutaway side sectional view. , FIG. 4 shows each concavity i! of a pair of rotors. III
FIG. 5 is a schematic front view of a portion showing a state in which rice is being compressed between each concave portion of a pair of rotors. 1...Base, 11...Guide body, 12
...Guide member, 14.15 ...Roller (food conveyance section), 21.22 ...Horizontal axis, 1
8-...Teeth (protrusion), 19°20...--0
-ta, 25, 27------- recess, 30 ・----
---Spring, 32.3j, 36.37... Rotation transmission plate, 34... Concave portion, 35... Convex portion, 39... Worm wheel , 41...
・Rotation axis, 42... Handle, 43...
・Worm, 44.45.53.54...Gear, 52...Turntable, 55...
Food dispenser, 63...Folds (protrusions), 64.
...Spring. Applicant Audio-Technica Co., Ltd. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 4 Figure 5

Claims (1)

[Claims] a housing, a food molding member provided within the housing, a drive mechanism coupled to the food molding member to drive the food molding member, and a drive mechanism located above the food molding member and provided within the housing; a food thrower that is movable to the food molding member side and the opposite side and has one side and the top open; and a food thrower provided on the inner surface of the food thrower,
A protrusion for holding the food supplied inside the food thrower, transferring it to the food forming member side by moving the food thrower toward the food forming member side, and throwing the food into the food forming member section. and a biasing member provided between the other side wall of the food thrower and the housing wall so as to bias the food thrower toward the side opposite to the food forming member. Food molding machine.