JPS62224243A - Production of cake pastry and apparatus therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To produce a cake pastry in high efficiency at a low cost, by intermittently rotating a plurality of steaming and kneading machine in a rotary manner relative to a mixing machine and a rolling machine, successively receiving the mixed material, kneading the material together with stem and delivering the kneaded product to a rolling machine. CONSTITUTION:A rotary apparatus 5 having a freely rotatable disk-shaped table 8 is placed on a floor. A plurality of steaming and kneading machines 16 are fixed on the table 8 with specific intervals. A mixing machine 6 and a rolling machine 3 are placed at the side of the rotary apparatus 5 keeping a specific space therebetween. A main raw material comprising wheat flour is supplied together with a subsidiary raw material and water to the mixing machine 6 and mixed under stirring. At the same time, the table 8 is intermittently rotated and the mixture mixed in the mixing machine 6 is successively supplied to a steaming and kneading machine 16 and gelatinized by kneading under introduction of steam. The gelatinized material is delivered to the rolling machine 3 at a prescribed position, rolled and aged to obtain the objective cake pastry.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The disclosed technology belongs to the technical field of manufacturing gelatinized sheet-like dough from wheat flour arale material and the like.

<Summary of the gist> The invention of this application is such that a plurality of steaming machines each having a stirring device such as a paddle-type stirring rod inside are connected to steam piping, and a raw material for flour and the like are connected to a steam pipe. This invention relates to a method of manufacturing confectionery dough by connecting it to a mixing device such as a mixer for auxiliary raw materials such as batter and corn starch, and further connected to a rolling mill for forming sheet-like dough, and an apparatus directly used in the method. In particular, multiple steaming machines are set at equal intervals around the periphery of a disc-shaped table rotatably supported on the floor and rotated in a rotary manner, and the steam from the steam is pumped into the steam piping by a swivel joint via a header. On the other hand, at a predetermined location outside the table, one mixing device close to the table is connected to the raw material supply device, the auxiliary raw material supply device, and the water supply device, and is connected to each steam supply device. The kneading machine can be selectively and sequentially connected to feed the mixed material, and the rolling mill is connected via one chute to a discharge opening provided at the underside of the table. This invention relates to a method and apparatus for manufacturing confectionery dough that rolls wire material into a sheet shape.

<Prior art> As is well known, in recent years, as people's lives have improved, their eating habits have become significantly richer, and side foods such as confectionery have become more diverse, with greater emphasis on flavor and appearance.
For example, it has become desirable to be able to stably supply large amounts of traditional wheat flour such as arare with good quality based on sufficient quality control.

The manufacturing process of the dough used as a material for confectionery products such as starter flour arare is extremely important from the viewpoint of reliability of the product, and it is necessary to ensure a more stable and homogeneous supply of the material.

Therefore, when manufacturing and supplying such stable dough, wheat flour is generally used as the main raw material, and a small amount of flour such as corn starch is mixed with auxiliary raw materials such as leavening agents and chemicals as necessary, along with water. The raw materials and auxiliary raw materials are kneaded and stirred by supplying a predetermined amount of steam to a steamer and forcedly rotated using a stirring rod such as a paddle, and are gelatinized over time to form a rice cake. The dough is made into a material, discharged and fed to the next rolling mill, rolled out by a pair of rolls, made into a sheet-like dough, stored at a low temperature at a predetermined temperature, and aged after curing. After cutting it into shapes and molding it, it is dried to a moisture content of around 10%, then roasted or deep-fried, seasoned to a specified degree, weighed, and packed into a specified bag to become a product. A process is being followed.

The steaming machine used for the first stage of material kneading in dough manufacturing is generally a horizontal drum-type cylinder casing, which is installed on the floor, and the top lid is opened to mix raw and auxiliary raw materials. Water is mixed, steam is supplied, and the rotary shaft that passes through the seal from both lids is rotated by a motor using a pulley, belt, or sprocket chain, and stirred by a paddle, etc. After the rods are rotated and the material is kneaded and stirred for a predetermined period of time, the gelatinized material is discharged into the rolling mill by opening the lower cover, and these operations are recycled at predetermined timings.

Naturally, in order to manufacture sheet-like dough from materials with stable and uniform precision, a predetermined number of multiple steamers must be installed in one row or in one row depending on the production scale of the factory in order to increase the production volume. The steamers are linearly arranged in multiple rows facing each other, water is supplied through piping, and raw materials such as flour and auxiliary raw materials are prepared in nearby locations that do not interfere with the operation of the steamer and are stored in handcarts or other locations. Predetermined tasks are performed manually or the like.

Therefore, these operations were considered to be a kind of line work.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> By the way, each unit device in a manufacturing plant for dough such as wheat flour arale has a high temperature working environment due to the steam atmosphere from the steamer. The disadvantage is that the work is carried out under fairly harsh conditions, requiring considerable physical strength to perform repetitive tasks, and is based on an unfavorable environment that consumes energy.

In addition, since the steaming machines are arranged linearly, the work of supplying raw materials between the steaming machines and taking out the gelatinized rice cake-like material and conveying it to the rolling mill is inefficient. Because the transportation distance and elapsed time from the kneading machine to the rolling mill are different, it is difficult to homogenize the material, and the management and control of curing time and aging process is extremely complicated and requires an extremely high level of skill, resulting in inefficient production. There was a problem with the stance.

Furthermore, the arrangement of lines that require a large capacity requires a large space in terms of facilities, requires considerable investment in equipment, and as a result has the disadvantage that product costs cannot be reduced.

Of course, even in the conventional mode, it is theoretically possible to integrate and arrange the raw material supply device for each steamer, but it is extremely difficult to arrange these combinations with high precision. There are disadvantages in that costs are high and maintenance, inspection, maintenance, and control management are complicated.

<Object of the Invention> The object of the invention of this application is to solve the problems of the manufacturing process of confectionery dough, which is an ingredient such as wheat flour arare, which is inefficient and extremely complicated to manage based on the above-mentioned prior art, and
The space required for the facility can be significantly reduced, central control is possible, the distance and time of each treatment process are equalized, each mechanism can be operated fully automatically, and it is hygienic. This makes it possible to sufficiently improve the safety of the working environment, and also to reduce costs.Not only initial costs but also running costs can be reduced, and uniform fabrics that are consistently stable and highly accurate can be supplied in a short period of time. It is an object of the present invention to provide an excellent confectionery dough manufacturing method and apparatus that can benefit the field of processing technology application in the food industry.

<Means/effects for solving the problems> In accordance with the above-mentioned purpose, the structure of the invention of this application, which is summarized in the claims mentioned above, is to solve the above-mentioned problems. When producing gelatinized sheet-like dough from the required materials, a set number of steaming machines are installed at set intervals around the periphery of a table rotatably supported on the floor, and the set number of steaming machines are A table is rotated in a rotary manner at each arrangement interval angle of the steamer, and the main raw material of flour, a predetermined number of strokes, corn starch, and expansion are supplied by one mixing device installed near the set position of the table. The materials for auxiliary raw materials such as chemicals for the preparation are mixed, and then kneaded with a predetermined amount of water, and the mixture is poured into the steamer from the supply port by opening the top lid of the steamer, which rotates sequentially in a rotary manner. At this time, steam is also supplied to each steamer from the header via the swivel joint, and the table rotates at a predetermined angle to perform the above process sequentially for each steamer.
The steamer is supplied with raw materials, auxiliary raw materials, water, and steam in a mixed state, and the steam is supplied with electricity through a slip ring installed in the center of the table. The material supplied inside is gelatinized by sufficient stirring for a predetermined period of time, and the bottom cover of the steamer is placed against the discharge opening of the table at the discharge position before the material is supplied from the mixing device. The material that has been opened and gelatinized is supplied to one rolling mill through a chute connected to the discharge opening, and the lower lid is closed again and the material is rotated to a mixing device, after which it is transferred to the rolling mill. The material is then gelatinized into a mochi-like shape and rolled out using a pair of rolls to form a sheet-like dough.In the next stage of the curing process, it is aged at a low temperature, and then cut into predetermined pieces, roasted, fried, and seasoned. These operations are carried out fully automatically by the control device, and therefore, the distance, process, and time for gelatinizing the material in each steamer and manufacturing sheet dough by the rolling machine are all uniform. Since it is carried out as a process and the cycle operation is carried out sequentially in a rotary manner, a homogeneous fabric can be stably produced as designed, and it can be carried out completely automatically without any human beings, resulting in good environmental protection and sanitary conditions. It takes technical measures that can be maintained sufficiently, requires almost no manual labor, and can be carried out in a centralized manner, thereby reducing costs.

<Embodiments> Next, embodiments of the invention of this application will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The illustrated embodiment is a mode in which a sheet-shaped dough made of wheat flour is gelatinized into a mochi-like shape.
are roughly divided into rolling mill 3 installed on base floor 2,
A rotary device 5 installed on the upper floor 4 provided at the set height, a mixing device 6 installed on the side thereof, and
It consists of these control devices 7.

Thus, the rotary device 5 has its disk-shaped table 8
is rotatably supported by a ring-shaped rail (not shown) provided on the floor 4 by a large number of flanged rollers 9.9 provided at predetermined intervals on its periphery, and its center of rotation is The pinion 12 of the motor 11 of the drive device provided on the floor 4 engages with the concentric gear 10 provided on the back surface, and the power is controlled by the cable 13 from the control device 7 to a predetermined value. The rotation is stopped at the angle setting timing.

Furthermore, the stop timing of the table 8 is as shown in Fig. 3.
This is done by four dog and limit switch units 14.14 provided at predetermined positions around the table 8 at set intervals.

In the table 8, four rectangular discharge openings 15, 15 are bored at predetermined angles in the circumferential direction of the table 8, or at 90° intervals in this embodiment, and each discharge opening is A drum type steamer 16 is fixedly installed along the circumferential direction on the upper part of each casing 15, and a paddle 17 as a stirring device is installed inside each casing as shown in FIG. Each of the rotating shafts has a belt pulley mechanism, and each rotation shaft can be stopped by a motor 18 via a belt pulley mechanism.

In addition, a material supply port 20 provided in an electromagnetically opened/closed top cover 19 provided on the top of each steamer 16 is provided with a lid 17 which similarly opens/closes electromagnetically.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2, a lower cover 22 facing the corresponding discharge opening 15 and opening and closing electromagnetically is provided on the lower side of each steamer 16 to prevent the gelatinization inside the steamer 16 from occurring. It is designed to discharge a sticky material.

A header 23 is provided at the upper center of the table 8 and is connected to a steam pipe 25 via a well-known swivel joint 24, and is also connected to each steamer 16 by a branch pipe 27 having an electromagnetic valve 26. Steam 28 from a boiler (not shown) can be supplied to each steamer 16 and cut off.

Therefore, as described above, the mechanisms provided to the table 8 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center, are equidistant from each other, and are arranged to perform processing for an equal amount of time.

In addition, each electromagnetic opening/closing device 19, shutter 21, electromagnetic valve 26, motor 18, etc. on the table 8 are electrically connected to the control device 7 by a cable 13 by a well-known slip ring device 29 provided at the center of the table 8. connected to
The operation is controlled according to the program of the control device 7 by a circuit as shown in FIG. 3, which can be easily designed by those skilled in the art.

In the table 8 in front of the mixing device 6, a corresponding discharge opening 30 is provided on the floor 4 directly below the position of the table 8 at the position of each discharge opening 15, and the rolling mill 3 A chute 31 is interposed between the
By opening the lower M22 of the steamer 16, the material 32 internally kneaded and stirred into a rice cake shape is transferred to a pair of rolls 33, 33 of the rolling mill 3.
The dough is supplied to the dough, spread, and formed into a sheet-like dough 34.

Therefore, material supply from the mixing device 6 to each steamer 16,
Further, the material supply to the rolling machine Ia3 takes exactly the same distance and the same processing time for each steamer 16, which is extremely effective for producing a homogeneous dough device.

The motor 35 of the rolling mill 3 is also connected to the cable 13 as shown in FIG.
It is connected to the control device 7 via.

Further, a mixing device 6 is fixedly provided on the floor 4 in close proximity to the steamer 16 at the setting location of the table 8, that is, the location 90' on the right side of the chute 31 in the figure. As shown in FIG. 3, the motor 36 is also electrically connected to the control device 7 to control the start and stop of the motor in a predetermined manner.

A well-known suitable powder shaving device 37 is installed on the top of the mixing device 6, and is connected to a cyclone 39 having an air transport pipe 38, to which flour 40, which is the main raw material, is supplied. , Also, in the rear part there is a number of strokes, cornstarch,
Supply device 42 for auxiliary raw materials 41 and 41' such as chemicals such as swelling agents
is provided to mix and stir these materials in a predetermined manner, and the mixed materials are fed to a screw feeder 43.
The mixed material is supplied into the steamer 16 which reaches the lower part of the screw feeder 43 via the shutter 21 which is opened by the control device 7 to the steamer 16 which is waiting in a stopped state. .

Therefore, the screw feeder 43 is equipped with a constant water supply device 44.
A set amount of water 45 is mixed and stirred through the screw feeder 43 and simultaneously supplied to the raw material arriving at the screw feeder 43, and a mixture of sludge-like water 45, raw material 40, and auxiliary raw materials 41 and 41' is supplied to the steamer 16. It is made to be.

As shown in FIG. 3, a quantitative water supply device 44 for the screw feeder 43 is also electrically connected to the control device 7 to supply a set amount of water 40.

Note that 46 shown in FIG. 2 is a drain pipe, which is connected to the header 23, and an electromagnetic valve 47 for opening and closing the drain pipe, although not shown in FIG. 3, is similarly connected to the control device 7.

These electrical devices, circuits, and control channels can be easily designed and instrumented by those skilled in the art using previously developed electrical techniques.

In the confectionery dough manufacturing apparatus 1 configured as described above, the table 8
In this position, the discharge opening 15 matches the discharge opening 30 connected to the chute 31, and the steamer 16 on the right side in the figure has its opening/closing shutter 21 positioned relative to the screw feeder 42 of the mixing device 6. When the control device 7 is activated according to the setting program, the table 8 is operated idly for the first cycle, but due to the intermittent starting and stopping of the motor 11, the table 8 is rotated by 90" at a time via the pinion 12 and gear 10. The supply port 20 of the steamer 16, which rotates intermittently and whose stop is controlled via the dog and limit switch unit 14, is electrically controlled by the cable 13 via the slip ring device 29 and is located in the mixing device 6. The shutter 21 is opened for a set time at a predetermined timing, and the raw material in which the main raw material 40 and the auxiliary raw materials 41 and 41' in the mixing device 6 are mixed is kneaded by supplying water 45 through the quantitative supply device 44. A set amount of slurry material is supplied via the screw feeder 43, and at the same time, steam 28 is supplied to the steamer 16 via the steam pipe 25, the swivel joint 24, and the header 23, and the shutter 21 is closed. The table 8 rotates counterclockwise in the direction of the arrow in FIG.
That is, the steamer 1 is operated during the rotary rotation of the table 8 until it reaches the upper part of the chute 31.
6 Inside, water, raw materials, and steam 2 are supplied with raw materials for auxiliary raw materials.
At base 8, the mixture is kneaded and stirred by the paddle 17 and is gradually gelatinized into a rice cake shape.

When the steamer 16 comes to the chute 31, the rotation of the motor 18 is stopped and the lower cover 22 is opened, and the gelatinized material 32 in the form of rice cake is passed through the chute 31 to the rolling machine. The dough is supplied to a pair of rolls 33 and 33 of No. 3 and rolled into a sheet-like dough 34, which is transferred to the next stage of low-temperature curing and subjected to an aging process.

During this period, the motor 18 of the steamer 16 is stopped after the curved gelatinized material 32 has been discharged due to the intermittent rotation of the motor 11 by the control device 7, and the motor 18 is stopped. 22 is closed and reaches the position of the mixing device 6, the control device 7 opens the shutter 21 of the supply port, and at the same time, the screw feeder 43 of the mixing device 6 is activated to feed the water 45 and the main water as described above. Raw material 4
A set amount of kneaded materials of 41 and 41' auxiliary raw materials are supplied, and a steady cycle is started.

Therefore, from the mixing device 6 of each steamer 16 to the chute 3
Motor 1 for the rotation time of table 8 of 270° up to 1
8 continuously rotates to continue kneading and agitating the water 45, main material 40, and sub-materials 41, 41' by the internal paddle 17, and the gelatinized material 32 is placed in the position of the chute 31 and discharged from the opening 15. 30 to be supplied to the rolling mill 3,
During the distance 90' from the chute 31 to the mixing device 6, the motor 18 is controlled to stop.

In addition, since the steamer 16 is set and stopped for discharging material at the discharge opening 15 at intervals of 90 degrees, there are 27
Each steamer 16 located between the table 8 and the table 8 will stop rotating.
Due to the kneading while rotating and the kneading action when the daple 8 is stopped, the steaming in the steamer 16 undergoes complicated cross-circulation and is effectively steamed.

Since the start/stop cycle of the motor 18 is predetermined by the control device 7, the supply status of the main material 40, the auxiliary material 41, 41', the water 45, and the steam 28 in each cycle, The cross-contact state and mixing/stirring state are all uniform in each cycle, and the operation of the rolling mill 3 is also determined by the set cycle by the control device 7.
The sheet-like fabric 34 is always homogeneous and has the product precision as designed even in each cycle.

Therefore, these operations are almost completely performed unmanned and completely automatically, and the human operations are merely maintenance operations such as maintenance, inspection, maintenance, etc., and even these operations are mostly limited to periodic inspections.

Since the supply of steam 28 is carried out in a kind of remote control manner by the control device 7, the ambient temperature of the confectionery dough manufacturing device 1 is far different from that in the conventional mode, and does not reach high temperatures, thereby contributing to environmental conservation. In addition, the safety of the work area has been dramatically improved.

The cycle of starting and stopping the table 8 is such that the materials are completely steamed during each steaming period from the supply of various raw materials 40, 41, 41' and water 45 to the chute 31 by the mixing device 6. It is preprogrammed so that it can be gelatinized in the machine 16.

According to the confectionery dough manufacturing apparatus 1, as described above, the work is fully automated and unmanned, so it is ideal to operate continuously for 24 hours, such as macaroni and spaghetti. According to the invention, continuous operation for a long time is possible, the power and boiler capacity are reduced, and the entire plant can be downsized.

It goes without saying that the embodiments of the invention of this application are not limited to the above-described embodiments. For example, the table rotation device may include not only the gear and pinion mechanism using the motor described above, but also a Geneva stop mechanism by hollowing out the center of the table. Various aspects can be adopted, such as the possibility of carrying out the process using the following methods.

<Effects of the Invention> As described above, according to the invention of this application, when manufacturing sheet-like dough for confectionery such as wheat flour arare, it is possible to manufacture sheet-like dough for confectionery products such as wheat flour arare in an unmanned and compact unitized mechanism using one rotary type device.
Automatic continuous operation is possible, and the number of steamers installed around the periphery of the rotating table is determined by the rotation period of the table, the gelatinization time by steaming the material, and the period. By being able to install this, long-term operations such as 24-hour continuous operation can be performed unmanned and safely, and the hourly power and running costs can be significantly reduced, resulting in This has the excellent effect of reducing costs.

In addition, since it is compact and can be operated automatically and unmanned, it is possible to remotely control steam piping, etc., and it is possible to avoid high temperatures in the working environment. It has excellent effects of being easy to use and significantly increasing safety.

In addition, as mentioned above, since multiple steamers can be installed on the table along the gelatinization cycle of materials and raw materials, production efficiency is significantly increased and a stable supply of mass production can be achieved. The effect is produced.

Furthermore, it is of course possible to increase the number of steamers on the table by changing the design.

Since the table is rotatably placed on the floor and can be rotated by a drive device, a plurality of steaming machines installed around the upper surface of the table can be used for gelatinization during rotation. Since the table is rotated for the same amount of time, only one material mixing machine is required to supply the material, and only one rolling mill is required to connect to the discharge opening, which significantly reduces the initial cost in terms of equipment. Moreover, i installation requires far less equipment compared to lines, etc.
Both the rolling mills can now operate at full capacity, which has the excellent effect of improving operating efficiency.

By using a rotary system from material supply to discharge, each cycle's supply, steaming, and discharge are the same process.
Since the process is carried out over distance and time, the product accuracy can always be maintained uniformly, and it has the excellent effect of increasing confidence in the product.

In addition, since supply and discharge only need to be done at one site each in the rotary process, this also has the effect of shortening the process and producing a product with excellent uniformity.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings are detailed explanatory diagrams of the invention of this application, in which Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the entire mechanism, Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line - - Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the control electric circuit. It is a diagram. 25... Steam piping, 17... Stirring device, 11...
・Drive device, 16...Steamer, 40...Raw material,
23...Header, 41'...Auxiliary raw material, 6...
・Mixing device, 31... Chute, 3... Rolling machine, 1... Confectionery dough manufacturing device, 4... Floor,
8...Table, 11...Drive device, 23...
・Header, 31... Chute, 15... Discharge opening, 29... Slip ring device

Claims (12)

[Claims] (1) Main raw material wheat flour and auxiliary raw materials are mixed and stirred with water and supplied to multiple steamers, and steam is supplied to knead and gelatinize the material, which is then rolled out and cured using a rolling machine. In a method for producing confectionery dough that is aged, the plurality of steaming machines are intermittently rotated in a rotary manner relative to a mixer for main raw materials and auxiliary raw materials, and a rolling mill to sequentially receive the mixed materials and knead them together with steam. A method for producing confectionery dough, characterized in that the dough is discharged into a rolling machine at a set position. (2) A method for producing confectionery dough, characterized in that the supply of the material and the discharge of the gelatinized material are performed at adjacent rotary positions, and steaming is performed between a plurality of rotary positions in between. . (3) A method for producing confectionery dough, characterized in that the supply of the base material and the discharge of the gelatinizing material are performed synchronously. (4) In a confectionery dough manufacturing equipment in which multiple steamers connected to steam piping and equipped with stirring devices are connected to a mixing device for raw materials and auxiliary materials and also connected to a rolling mill, a rotatable device is installed on the floor. The mounted table is connected to a driving device, and a plurality of steaming machines installed on the periphery of the upper surface are connected to steam piping via headers, and one steaming machine is connected to a steam pipe near a predetermined part of the table. The mixing device is provided so as to be freely connectable to each steamer, and one chute is connected to the rolling mill by facing from below so as to be freely connectable to the discharge opening of each steamer on the table. Equipment for manufacturing confectionery dough. (5) The confectionery dough manufacturing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the table is provided with a plurality of supporting rollers around its periphery. (6) The confectionery dough manufacturing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the mixing device is provided with a screw feeder to a steamer. (7) The confectionery dough manufacturing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the drive device has a gear and a pinion linked to a motor. (8) The confectionery dough manufacturing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the drive device includes a Geneva stop device. (9) The confectionery dough manufacturing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the stirring device is a paddle. (10) The confectionery dough manufacturing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the steamer is a horizontal drum type. (11) The confectionery dough manufacturing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a motor is attached to each of the plurality of steaming machines. (12) The confectionery dough manufacturing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the motor is connected to a control device via a slip ring device provided at the center of the table.