JPS6142396Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) This invention relates to a confectionery dusting device, and is particularly used to uniformly sprinkle edible powder such as hard powder or soybean flour onto the surface of fresh confectionery and make it adhere to the surface. The invention relates to automatic equipment.

(Prior Art) Traditionally, all such work has been done by hand, but the common drawbacks associated with manual work are that it is cumbersome, slow, and requires great skill. , as well as the unavoidable unevenness between products, impeding improvements in product quality and stagnating production growth.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) This invention was devised in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and is intended to be fully applied to sweets such as fresh sweets, which are relatively weak against external forces and easily deform. It is an extremely easy-to-operate device that can handle confectionery while it is moving on a conveyor.
To provide a device that can perform dusting work completely automatically and continuously at high speed without causing unevenness on products.

(Means for solving the problem) This invention has a conveyor for conveying sweets in a line, and a powder removing device installed above the conveyor for sprinkling powder on the sweets on the conveyor. , consists of a pair of rotating brush shafts that are radially planted around each brush to make the powder sprinkled from above the confectionery adhere uniformly to the surface of the confectionery. The brushes installed on the brush shaft are characterized in that they are installed over a height range that can include the entire height of the confectionery.

(Example) An example of this invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, 1 represents confectionery a,
Conveyor 1 is a conveyor for conveying sweets a, a,... in a line, and the conveyor 1 runs in the direction of arrow P with sweets a, a,... loaded thereon. Reference numeral 2 denotes a powder removing device provided above the conveyor 1, which is composed of a box 3 and a brush shaft 4 that is horizontally attached to the inside of the box 3 so as to be able to swing in the direction of arrow Q. The brush shaft 4 has a brush 5 planted on its circumferential surface, and the brush causes the powder in the box 3 to fall uniformly downward through slits 6, 6, . . . formed in the bottom plate thereof. 7 is a power shaft for causing the brush shaft 4 to perform a swinging motion, and 8 is a gutter for replenishing the box 3 with powder for sprinkling.

Reference numerals 9 and 9 denote a pair of brush shafts erected on both sides of the conveyor 1. Each brush shaft 9 has brushes 10 radially planted around it, and rotates in the direction shown by arrow R via a pulley 11. Note that the rotation directions of the brush shafts 9, 9 are not limited to the directions shown in the drawings, and can be freely selected as necessary.

Next, the effect will be explained. When the switch to start operation is turned on, the conveyor 1 carrying sweets a, a,... moves continuously at a constant speed in the direction of arrow P.
The brush shafts 9, 9 rotate in the direction of arrow R. The brush shaft 4 in the powder removing device 2 continues to perform rocking motion in the direction of arrow Q as the power shaft 7 rotates.
As a result, the powder in the box 3 falls downward from the slits 6, 6, .
0 is rotating, and the falling powder falls sequentially between brushes that are thick in the vertical direction (the thickness has a height that can include the entire height of confectionery A), and the brushes move from the top to the bottom. By this time, the powder will be evenly mixed. In this state, the brush is moving pastry a, a,
Since both sides of the brush are rubbed, almost the entire surface of the confectionery, except the bottom, is coated with the powder contained in the brush.

In the illustrated example, the pair of brush shafts 9, 9 are both attached in an inclined manner to surround the confectionery, but depending on the shape of the confectionery, they may be provided parallel to each other in the vertical direction.

(Effect of the invention) Since this invention device is configured as described above,
It can be fully applied to sweets such as fresh sweets, which are relatively weak to external forces and easily deform. It has the excellent effect of being able to perform the dusting operation continuously at high speed without causing unevenness on the product.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present device, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view thereof. 1...Conveyor, 2...Powder removing device, 9...
Brush shaft, 10...brush, 11...pulley.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A conveyor for conveying sweets in a line, a powder removing device installed above the conveyor for sprinkling powder onto the sweets on the conveyor, and a powder removing device installed on both sides of the conveyor for sprinkling powder from above the sweets. It consists of a pair of rotating brush shafts that have brushes arranged radially around each brush to uniformly adhere it to the surface of the confectionery, and the brushes installed on the brush shafts have a height range that can cover the entire height of the confectionery. A confectionery dusting device characterized in that it is planted over the entire area.