JPS62262958A - Pushing out of noodle ball group - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To push out noodle ball groups without generating defectives, by transferring noodle balls in a dotted state by a primary conveyor, transferring the noodle balls to a secondary conveyor at a low speed, bringing the noodle balls into close contact for arrangement, quickly feeding the noodle balls by the secondary conveyor, providing a distance from the succeeding noodle balls and pushing out the noodle balls with a pushing plate. CONSTITUTION:N noodle balls per unit time are held at a given distance and transferred in series one by one by a primary conveyor 11 driven at a constant speed. The noodle balls are continuously transferred to a secondary conveyor 12 at a low speed to automatically arrange a given number of the noodle balls on the top surface of the base end part of the secondary conveyor 12 by a speed difference of both conveyors. The number of the noodle balls transferred to the secondary conveyor 12 is detected by a detecting means 13. When the number attains a given value, the speed of the secondary conveyor 12 is controlled at a high speed within a time of 1/Nhr by a speed controlling means to provide a distance from the succeeding noodle balls. The noodle balls in a state of series close contact state are pushed out from the transverse direction by a pushing plate 21.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is applicable to cases where the noodles are shipped as noodle balls after being made, etc.
A predetermined number of noodle balls are arranged in contact or in close contact so that they fit within a certain length, and the noodle balls arranged in parentheses are prevented from collapsing due to contact or contact with subsequent noodle balls or eating into them. This invention relates to a method for extruding a group of noodle balls that can be extruded for packing into boxes, bags, etc. without producing good products.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, when forming noodle balls after making noodles and packing them into boxes or bags in predetermined numbers for shipment, the noodle balls are transferred in a line by a primary conveyor and then transported in a line by a primary conveyor.
Alternatively, this process was automatically carried out by being transferred to a secondary conveyor installed perpendicular to the traveling direction of this primary conveyor. Regarding the means for forming the noodle balls, the present applicant has already published Japanese Patent Publication No. 52-8387 (Special Publication No. 9n Sho. 48-87).
No. 122, JP-A No. 50-36677) ``Apparatus for forming noodle strings into balls''. As a pre-process, the device rolls the noodle strip into noodle strings of a certain length, transforms the noodle strings of a certain length into noodle balls, and delivers N noodle balls per unit time on the primary conveyor at fixed intervals. It was to be held and discharged.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, in the case of the above-mentioned manual operation, it requires a lot of time and effort and is very cumbersome.On the other hand, in the case of the automatic method using a secondary conveyor, it is difficult to transfer the noodle balls sent out from the primary conveyor. For example, it is not possible to achieve a contact arrangement or a close arrangement in order to load a predetermined number of noodle balls into a container with a single volume. The problem was that there was not enough.

In order to arrange or closely load a predetermined number of noodle balls into a container with a fixed volume, the transfer speed is changed from the primary conveyor 2 that transfers the noodle balls 1 at a constant interval as shown in FIG. Even if the noodle balls 1 are sent out onto a slow secondary conveyor 3 and arranged in contact or in close contact with each other, and then extruded by a reciprocating extrusion plate 4, the noodle balls 1 are extruded as shown in FIGS. Since the noodle ball group 5 and the following noodle ball group 6 are in contact with each other or in close contact with each other and are in a biting state, the noodle balls 1 are pulled together by the action of the pusher plate 4, causing the noodle balls 1 to collapse, resulting in defective products. This made it difficult to pack documents into boxes and bags.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention was developed in view of the above circumstances, and allows any number of noodle balls to be freely arranged in contact or close contact within a certain length, and furthermore, after arranging a predetermined number of noodle balls in this way, two The next conveyor is fast-forwarded to maintain a predetermined distance between the next group of noodle balls, which causes defective products such as crumbling due to the noodle balls that are in contact or closely arranged and the following group of noodle balls biting into each other. The purpose of this method is to provide a method for extruding groups of noodle balls that can be extruded for packing into boxes or bags, etc., without having to do so. The noodle balls are continuously transferred to a low-speed secondary conveyor arranged in series with an interval arrangement, and a predetermined number of noodle balls are successively placed in close contact on the upper surface of the base end of the secondary conveyor due to the speed difference between the two conveyors. A means for detecting and counting the number of noodle balls that automatically arranges them and uses a detection means to detect the number of noodle balls to be transferred to the secondary conveyor, counts this detection signal, and sends an output signal when a predetermined number is reached. A speed control means is provided to control the speed of the secondary con-hair to a high speed for a predetermined period of time so that the following noodle balls cannot be transferred by the output signal of the means, and the secondary con-hair is returned to its original speed. This method of pushing out a group of noodle balls is characterized in that a group of nine balls on a conveyor are pushed out of a secondary conveyor by a push-out plate using a lateral force while maintaining a close series arrangement.

[Effect]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, the noodle balls transferred to the low-speed secondary conveyor are transferred one after another at high speed by the primary conveyor, although the transfer speed is slow on the secondary conveyor. They are pushed from behind by the balls and are arranged closely in series, forming one group.

When the number of noodle balls reaches a predetermined number, the counter detects the number of noodle balls, and upon this detection, an output pulse is output to the speed control means of the secondary converter, and the power source is controlled to temporarily reduce the speed. Before the following noodle balls are transferred to the secondary conveyor, the noodle ball group is quickly forwarded by a predetermined interval and the secondary conveyor returns to its original low speed. 21M of noodle balls are separated, and if this isolated group of noodle balls is pushed out of the secondary conveyor from the side direction by an extrusion plate, the normal group and the remaining noodle balls will stick together as in the conventional method. Problems such as misalignment and deformation do not occur, and since there is no problem in pushing out the noodle balls, the automation of packaging the noodle balls into boxes can proceed smoothly, at high speed, and with high efficiency.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the method for extruding noodle balls according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIGS. 3 to 5, reference numeral 11 indicates that the I-balls A formed into balls after noodle production are maintained at regular intervals using the "apparatus for forming noodle strings into balls" described in the conventional method. This is a primary conveyor that continuously transports the materials. This primary conveyor 11 always sends the noodle balls A to the secondary conveyor 12 at a constant transfer speed, for example, at a speed capable of transferring N noodles per unit time. On the other hand, the transfer speed of the secondary conveyor 12 is lower than that of the primary conveyor 11, and is such that the noodle balls A sent out from the primary conveyor 11 at regular intervals are arranged in contact or in close contact with each other on the secondary conveyor 12. do. As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 to 6, the primary conveyor 11 and the secondary conveyor 12 are arranged on the same plane with a gap 16 between them, as shown in FIG. 4, for example. . The above-mentioned dimension H1h needs to be a dimension sufficient to allow the starch for preventing adhesion of noodle balls and scrap noodles to fall, that is, a predetermined dimension according to the thickness of the noodle strings.

In addition, the noodle balls sent by the primary conveyor 11 are
When passing through the gap 16, the noodle balls should be ball-shaped rather than linear, and the frictional force between the noodle balls and the secondary conveyor 12 should be greater than the weight of the noodle balls as they fall through the gap 16. Accordingly, the noodle balls are always reliably transferred onto the secondary conveyor 12 in experiments. As shown in FIG. 4, a light source 40 as a known optical detection means is provided on one side of the noodle balls A' transferred from the primary conveyor 11 to the secondary conveyor 12, and a photoelectric conversion device 41 is provided on the opposite side. . Light projection 4 from the light source 40
The photoelectric conversion device 41 is configured to output a pulse to the counter 13 when the signal 0a is blocked by the noodle ball A'. The counter 13 counts the input pulses, and when a predetermined number of input pulses is reached, the counter 13 controls the power source of the secondary conveyor 12 or another fast-feeding power source,
As shown in Fig. 5 (fast-forwarding by 425 cm), the time for this fast-forwarding is such that N noodle balls, which are discharged onto the primary conveyor 11 mentioned above at a constant interval for a unit time, move along this constant interval. This setting prevents noodle balls from being transferred from the primary conveyor 11 to the secondary conveyor 12 while the secondary conveyor 12 is rapidly forwarded by 115 cm. FIG. 12 shows an example of a known configuration in which the speed of the secondary conveyor 12 is increased for a predetermined time by the output signal of the counter 13.The output signal of the counter 13 energizes a timer 42.The timer 42 includes: An off-delay timer (which maintains the state for a predetermined time after instant activation) is used.The output of the timer 42 is applied to the drive motor control circuit 43 of the secondary conveyor 12 to increase the motor speed for a predetermined time. Alternatively, the output signal of the timer 42 is applied to another fast-feeding power source control circuit 44, as shown by the dotted line, to increase the speed of the secondary conveyor 12 for a predetermined period of time. The noodle ball group A' and the noodle ball group A'' following it are separated.Next, the extrusion plate 21 arranged perpendicularly to the secondary conveyor 12 receives a signal from the counter 13 or the control device. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, an extrusion operation is performed to extrude a predetermined number of noodle balls A' that are arranged in contact or in close contact with each other, and are thereby fed via a tertiary conveyor or directly into a receiving plate, horizontal packaging machine, etc. Pack boxes and bags.

By the way, when packing in boxes, a predetermined number of noodle balls A, such as 30 or 48, may be packed in a container 14 of a constant volume as required, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. In this way, the container 14 is packed in a large amount and in a small amount.
This can have a significant impact on the limitations of transportation, transportation time, and cost, and which one to choose depends on various conditions and is not always consistent. For example, in a noodle manufacturer, the number of items to be packed in a box is determined by taking into consideration the degree of ripeness inside the container 14 from the viewpoint of quality. Accordingly, in the case shown in FIG. 7, the length of a predetermined number of noodle balls arranged in contact with each other is 2. 12 until approximately coincides with the width l of the container 14.
It is necessary to arrange them closely in order to compress them. The same applies to the case shown in FIG. 8, where the length of the noodle balls arranged in contact is 13.
is compressed for 44 minutes until it almost matches the width β of the container 14 (it is necessary to arrange them in close contact with each other. For this reason, the transfer speed of the secondary conveyor 12 is adjusted as appropriate via a control device etc. so that the number of boxes to be packed can be freely set. Change gears.

On the other hand, the extrusion plate 21 is fixed to the horizontal rod 15 as shown in No. 9, and performs an extrusion operation when the rod 17 is reciprocated by a power source such as a cylinder 16. In addition, the end of the horizontal rod 15 is fitted into the guide groove 19 provided in the side plate 18, and when pushing out the regular group A' on the secondary conveyor 12, the horizontal rod 15 pushes up the switching piece 20, and during the return movement, the horizontal rod 15 pushes up the switching piece 20. The horizontal rod 15 is switched by the piece 20 so as to pass through the upper guide groove 19, and the extrusion plate 21 is raised so that it does not come into contact with the noodle balls A fed from the primary conveyor 11 to the secondary conveyor 12. Although 30 is a tertiary conveyor, the noodle ball group A' may be directly sent from the secondary conveyor 12 to a packaging machine or the like.

It should be noted that the counter may be installed at any location, as long as it can count the number of noodle balls A sent onto the secondary container hair 12.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 10 or 11, the mechanism for rapidly feeding the secondary conveyor 12 as described above is a mechanism that engages only in a single direction (feeding direction) with the drive shaft 23 of the drive roll 22 of the secondary conveyor 12. In the opposite direction, sprockets 24 and 25 for low-speed transfer and fast-transfer are installed with a so-called clutch-equipped bearing that rotates freely, and the aforementioned sprockets 24 and 25 are connected to each of the sprockets 24 and 25 through chains 26 and 27. It is connected to a power source such as a motor for low-speed transfer and fast-forwarding, which is driven and controlled as shown in FIG. During low-speed transfer, the drive shaft 23 and the sprocket 25 for rapid traverse simply rotate freely on a bearing with a clutch, and during rapid traverse, the drive shaft 23
and the transfer sprocket 24 are simply allowed to freely rotate. In this case, in order to prevent reverse rotation, it is desirable to provide a pawl 29 that engages with the mold gear 28 only when the mold gear 28 rotates in one direction.

In addition to the methods described above, the fast-forwarding and slow-speed transporting methods can be performed by controlling the rotational speed of a single motor, or by using a gear device or a clutch mechanism.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the method for extruding noodle balls according to the present invention,
In contrast to the primary conveyor, which transports noodle balls in a scattered manner at regular intervals, a secondary conveyor with a lower speed can arrange a predetermined number of noodle balls in contact or close contact within a predetermined width, and When the arrangement is completed, the secondary conhair is fast-forwarded to form a predetermined interval between it and the subsequent group of 9 balls, and then it is extruded by an extrusion plate for packing into boxes or bags, so it should be extruded. There is no problem of the noodle balls collapsing due to contact or close contact between the last part of the group of noodle balls and the following noodle balls during extrusion, and there is no situation where the grain size becomes uneven, and the noodle balls are always accurate. The number of items can be neatly packed into boxes, bags, etc., and continuous extrusion can be performed.Moreover, by simply changing the transfer speed of the secondary container,
Any number of noodle balls can be freely arranged in contact or in close contact within a certain width, which is extremely convenient when loading containers, etc.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIGS. 1 and 2 are plane M showing the conventional extrusion method, FIGS. 3 and 5 are front views showing an embodiment of the method for extruding noodle balls according to the present invention, and FIG. 4M is a plane M showing the method according to the present invention. A plan view showing one such embodiment, FIG. 6 is an enlarged plan view of the fifth flash, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are explanatory diagrams showing the relationship between the packing width and the close arrangement of noodle balls when packing. , Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing the mechanism of the extrusion plate, Fig. 10 is a front view showing an example of the fast-forwarding mechanism of the secondary con hair, Fig. 11 is a plan view of Fig. 10, and Fig. 12 is the noodle ball. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a detection/counting means and a speed control means of a secondary conveyor. 11...Primary conveyor 12...Secondary conveyor 13...Counter 14...Container 15...
・Horizontal rod 16...Cylinder 17...
Rod 18... Stool 1 is reversed 19... Guide groove 2o... Switching piece 21... Extrusion plate
22... Drive roll 23... Drive shaft
24.25... Sprocket 26.27...
Chain 28...Claw gear 29...Claw
A... Patent applicant: Eguchi Noodle Machine Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 5 Figure 10 Figure 11

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) N noodle balls per unit time are sequentially transferred in series at predetermined intervals, and from the primary conveyor which is driven at a constant speed, the scraps of the noodle balls are transferred to the primary conveyor. The noodle balls are continuously transferred to a low-speed secondary conveyor arranged on the same plane at a distance that allows them to fall, and a predetermined number of noodle balls are placed on the upper surface of the base end of the secondary conveyor by the speed difference between the two conveyors. The noodle balls are automatically arranged as a group in a close manner, and the number of noodle balls to be transferred to the secondary conveyor is detected using a detection means, and this detection signal is counted. When a predetermined number is reached, an output signal is sent out. A means for detecting and counting noodle balls is provided, and the speed of the secondary conveyor is controlled to a high speed within 1/N time using a speed control means according to the output signal of the means, and the speed on the secondary conveyor is returned to the original speed. A method for extruding a group of noodle balls, characterized in that the noodle balls are extruded from the side in a close serial arrangement out of a secondary conveyor by an extrusion plate. (2) The extrusion plate is connected to a rod of a cylinder that is reciprocated by a power source, and the end of the horizontal rod attached to the extrusion plate fits into a guide groove on the side plate, and the guide groove allows the extrusion plate to A method for pushing out a group of noodle balls according to claim 1, further comprising a switching piece that slides on a secondary conveyor during forward movement and lifts up from the secondary conveyor and returns to normal movement during backward movement.