JPS6334551Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Purpose of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a sushi rolling device that continuously forms sushi rolls.

(Prior Art) A conventional sushi rolling device is, for example,
As described in JP 17698 A, a structure is known in which a forming frame is provided midway along the path of a conveyor belt and a full-form roll is provided on the outlet side of the forming frame.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) In the conventional sushi rolling device described above, the shape of the forming frame is different for thick and thin sushi rolls, and the spacing between the forming rolls is also different, so it is not possible to easily replace the sushi rolls. It was not possible to do so, and separate sets were required for thick and thin rolls.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has been developed by attaching the mounting plate portion of a forming frame, which is disposed facing the path of the conveyor belt on the base plate and is composed of a forming plate portion, a mounting plate portion, and a holding plate portion, to the base plate. To provide a sushi rolling device which is detachably attached and allows the forming frame to be easily engaged and disengaged from a base plate to easily replace forming frames for thick and thin sushi rolls.

[Structure of the idea]

(Means for Solving the Problems) The sushi winding device of the present invention has a base plate 2 and a back surface divided into three equal parts with a small gap 18, 18 in the center, leaving free edges 17 on both sides in the width direction. The plate 19,1
a flexible conveyor belt 16 having 9 and 19 along its entire length and running on the base plate 2; a forming frame 31 located on the path of the conveyor belt 16 and detachably attached to the base plate 2; The molding frame 31 is provided with presser plates 34, 34 protruding from the inside thereof, and the molding frame 31 is connected to the conveyor belt 16.
A pair of molded plate parts 32, 32 are vertically opposed to each other with a molding gap substantially wider than the center plate 19 of
and mounting plate portions 33, 33 provided at the outer lower part of the molded plate portions 32, 32 and detachably attached to the base plate 2, and both molded plate portions 3.
2 and 32 are integrally formed with a connecting plate portion 35 that connects a plurality of upper ends of the parts 2 and 32 with each other, and the presser plate 3
4 and 34 have a width dimension that projects from the central portion in the width direction of the conveyor belt 16, and are mutually displaced from the inner surfaces of the forming plate portions 32 and 32 of the forming frame 31 in the moving direction of the conveyor belt 16, and A presser portion 39 projecting substantially horizontally at a position substantially higher than the width of both side contact plates 19, 19 of the conveyor belt 16, and long grooves 42, 4 in the vertical direction of the forming plate portions 32, 32.
It is formed into a substantially L-shape with a mounting portion 40 that is attached to the molding frame 31 so that its height can be freely adjusted with an adjustment screw 43 inserted through the molding plate portions 32 and 3 of the molding frame 31.
2, round rod-shaped support fittings 44, 44, which are inclined downward in the traveling direction of the conveyor belt 16 and raise the side edges of the conveyor belt 16 along the molded plate parts 32, 32, are attached to the presser plate 3.
4 and 34, respectively.

(Function) The sushi rolling device of the present invention has a conveyor belt 16
One end of the seaweed cut to approximately the same width as the width of the conveyor belt 16 and pieced together into a long length is introduced into the introduction end of the conveyor belt 16, and sushi rice is fed onto this seaweed to make it even, and then the ingredients are placed in the center. . Then, as the conveyor belt 16 advances and reaches the front of the forming frame 31, the portions of the conveyor belt 16 that are supported by the left and right backing plates 19 are lifted, leaving the center part, and protrudes outward beyond one of the backing plates 19. One free edge 17 of the conveyor belt 16 is pressed by one press plate 34 and bent inward, and the other free edge 17 is bent inward by the forming plate part 34.
2 and the supporting metal fitting 44, and extends parallel to the contact plate 19. Next, when the material is guided into the forming frame 31, the presser plate 34 presses the sushi rice through the free edge 17 of the conveyor belt 16 to form the sushi rice, and presses the sushi rice with the paste. Next, presser plate 3
As the free edge 17 of the conveyor belt 16 on the side held down by the holding plate 34 escapes from the holding plate 34, it is guided by the next supporting metal fitting 44 and changes direction in the vertical direction along the forming plate portion 32. Also conveyor belt 1
After the free edge 17 on the opposite side of 6 passes the support metal fitting 44 in front, it is pressed by the next presser plate 34 and begins to bend inward. Next, the free edge 1 that was bent first
7 is guided by the front support metal fitting 44 and is attached to the molded plate part 3
2 and return to the vertical position along the opposite free edge 17
is held down by the holding plate 34 and bent further inward. Next, when reaching the presser plate 34 at the front, the presser plate 34 overlaps the nori folded onto the sushi rice via the free edge 17, and forms the sushi rice completely. Furthermore, the conveyor belt 16 is released from the holding plate 34 and the forming plate parts 32 on both sides,
By being wound around the drive drum 5, the whole is expanded into a flat shape again, and the formed sushi roll is sent out.

(Example) Next, the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention will be explained.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a base frame, which includes a base plate 2 having both sides of an elongated metal plate bent downward, its lower end bent inward, and its inner end bent upward, and side surfaces supporting both sides of this base plate 2. It is composed of frames 3, 3.

Notches 4, 4 are formed at both ends of the base plate 2 at both ends of the underframe 1, and a driving drum 5 and a driven drum 6 are mounted between the side frames 3 on both sides facing each of the notches 4, The drive shaft 7 of this drive drum 5
A rotating shaft 9 of an electric motor 8 fixed to the side frame 3 is interlocked with a chain suspended from sprockets 10 and 11. Further, a capacitor 12 is connected to the motor 8, a switch 13 attached to the side frame 3 is connected to the capacitor 12, and a cord 15 having an insertion plug 14 for connecting to a power source is led out from the switch 13.

Next, reference numeral 16 denotes a flexible conveyor belt made of rubber or the like, which is suspended between the driving drum 5 and the driven drum 6, with free edges 17 left on both sides in the back width direction of the belt 16, and a small gap 18 formed in the center. through 3
A backing plate 19 made of equally divided hard polyurethane plates,
19, 19 are attached to the entire length. Further, the upper delivery side of the conveyor belt 16 is supported on the base plate 2, and the lower return side is supported at several places by carrier rollers 20 which are supported by a pair of side frames 3, and one carrier roller 20. A take-up roller 21 for tension adjustment is disposed on one side. A screw shaft 22 with both ends mounted on the side frame 3 is rotatably mounted on one side of the take-up roller 21, and a rotation knob 23 fixed to one end of the screw shaft 22 projects outward from the side frame 3. ing. Further, the base ends of the arms 25 are rotatably attached to a pair of collars 24 screwed onto the screw shaft 22, and the tips of the arms 25 are attached to a moving frame inserted between the screw shaft 22 and the take-up roller 21. A sliding piece 28 is rotatably attached to a U-shaped mounting bracket 27 attached to the center of the moving frame 26 , and is bent parallel to the side frame 3 and protrudes from both ends of the moving frame 26 . The shafts 30 of the take-up rollers 21 are respectively mounted on these sliding pieces 28 in a slidable manner.

Next, 31 is a molding frame, which is a metal fitting having an L-shaped cross section and consisting of a pair of molding plate parts 32 and a mounting plate part 33, which are flattened and removably attached opposite each other to one end of the base plate 2 in the longitudinal direction. and a presser plate 34 detachably attached to the inner surface of the forming plate part 32, and the distance between the opposing forming plate parts 32 is equal to the width of the center plate 19 that is in contact with the back surface of the conveyor belt 16. Connecting plates 35 at multiple locations on the top end to keep the space slightly wider than the
are connected together.

Further, fixing screws 37 having large-diameter heads 36 attached to the front and back positions of each attachment plate portion 33 of the forming frame 31 are engaged with the daruma holes 38 drilled in the base plate 2 and fixed. It's summery. Also, the heights of the contact plates 19, 19 on both sides of the conveyor belt 16 that are inscribed in a position close to the introduction side of one mounting plate part 33 and a position close to the lead-out side of the other mounting plate part 33 and introduced, respectively. A presser plate 34 is provided to protrude inward at a position slightly higher than the top. This presser plate 34 has a presser portion 39 that is bent into a substantially L-shape in the width direction of an elongated metal plate.
and a mounting part 40, the width of the holding part 39 is wider than the center line position of the conveyor belt 16, and the corners at both ends are cut off in a tapered or arc shape, and the holding part 39 has a width on the introduction side. A bent edge 4 bent upward is formed at each end.

Further, the mounting portion 40 of the presser plate 34 is attached to the molded plate portion 3.
2, and is attached to an elongated hole 42 in the height direction of the molded plate part 32 with an adjusting screw 43, so that the height can be adjusted. Also, the upper end edge of the forming plate part 32 facing the presser plate 34 near the sending end of one presser plate 34 and the upper end edge of the forming plate part 32 facing the presser plate 34 at a position near the introduction end of the other presser plate 34. A round bar-shaped support fitting 44 bent in a U-shape is installed along the inner wall of the molded plate portion 32 with a small gap between the support fittings 44, and the support fittings 44 are inclined downward in the traveling direction of the conveyor belt 16. , the base is the mounting piece 4
5, and this mounting piece 45 is fixed to the outer surface of the molded plate portion 32.

Further, a sushi rice supply container 46 is provided on the base plate 2 facing one side of the feeding end side of the conveyor belt 16, and is open toward the conveyor belt 16.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

A piece of glue A, which has been cut in advance to approximately the same width as the width of the conveyor belt 16 and spliced into a long length, is wound around a winding drum facing the introduction end of the conveyor belt 16.
Then, one end of the paste A is introduced onto the conveyor belt 16, and the sushi rice B is supplied from the sushi rice supply container 46 and leveled, and the topping C is placed on the center of the sushi rice B (see figure a). Furthermore, conveyor belt 16
As the conveyor belt 16 progresses and reaches this side of the forming frame 31, the portions of the conveyor belt 16 supported by the left and right backing plates 19 are lifted, leaving the center part, and one of the backing plates 19
One free edge 17 of the conveyor belt 16 that protrudes further outward than the conveyor belt 16 is bent inward by being pressed by one of the holding plates 34, and the other free edge 17 is inserted between the molded plate part 32 and the support fitting 44. It extends parallel to the contact plate 19 (Figure b). Next, when the material is guided into the forming frame 31, the presser plate 34 is moved to the conveyor belt 16.
The sushi rice B is pressed and formed through the free edge 17 of the sushi rice B, and the rim A is pressed onto the sushi rice B (Figure c).
Next, as the free edge 17 of the conveyor belt 16 on the side held down by the holding plate 34 escapes from the holding plate 34, it is guided by the next supporting metal fitting 44 and oriented in the vertical direction along the forming plate portion 32. change (Figure d).
Further, after the free edge 17 on the opposite side of the conveyor belt 16 passes the support metal fitting 44 on the front side, it is pressed by the next presser plate 34 and begins to bend inward (Fig. e). Next, the previously bent free edge 17 is guided by the support metal fitting 44 at the front and returns to the vertical state along the molded plate part 32, and the free edge 17 on the opposite side is pressed by the presser plate 34 and further inward. It will be in a bent state (Figure f).
Next, when reaching the presser plate 34 at the front, the presser plate 34 superimposes the glue A on the glue A folded over the sushi rice B via the free edge 17, and completely forms the sushi rice B (see Fig. g). ). Next, conveyor belt 1
6 is released from the presser plate 34 and the forming plate portions 32 on both sides, and is wound around the drive drum 5, thereby unfolding the whole into a flat shape again and sending out the formed sushi roll (Fig. H).

In addition, when adjusting the tension of the conveyor belt 16, use the rotation knob 2 protruding from the side frame 2.
3, the collar 24 screwed onto the screw shaft 22 moves back and forth on the screw shaft 22, and this collar 2
An arm 25 having one end fixed to the frame 4 moves a moving frame 26, and a sliding piece 28 fixed to the moving frame 26 advances and retreats on the guide rail 29 of the side frame 3, and is stretched between the driving drum 5 and the driven drum 6. The tension of the conveyor belt 16 is adjusted, and by loosening the tension, the conveyor belt 16 can be released.

Furthermore, when attaching and detaching the forming frame 31, insert the large diameter head 36 of the fixing screw 37 of the mounting plate part 33 into the daruma hole 38 of the base plate 2.
, and then move it to the small diameter portion of the daruma hole 38, and engage the shaft portion of the fixing screw 37 with the small diameter portion.

[Effect of idea]

According to the present invention, the sushi ingredients transferred on the conveyor belt are made by raising both side edges of the conveyor belt between the forming plates of the forming frame and bending them inward alternately by the presser plates. The conveyor belt can be continuously formed into sushi rolls, and once bent inward by the presser plate,
It is supported between the support fitting attached to the upper end of the molding plate part of the molding frame and the molding plate part of the molding frame, allowing it to stand up smoothly. Furthermore, the molding frame can be removed from the base plate and placed on other molding frames. The thickness of the sushi roll can be easily changed from thick to thin by changing the spacing between the forming plates or by adjusting the height of the presser plate, and by replacing the forming frame. Or, by simply adjusting the height of the presser plate, one device can be applied to multiple types of winding thicknesses. In addition, the molding frame is integrally formed with the mounting plate, the presser plate is fixed, and the supporting metal fittings are attached to the molding frame. The whole can be easily attached to and removed from the base plate, and the trouble of separately attaching and detaching multiple members to the base plate can be saved.Furthermore, the upper ends of the pair of molding frames are connected by a connecting plate part for maintaining the distance, It is possible to always keep a set of forming plate parts aligned so that they do not fall apart, and at the same time, during use, it is possible to always maintain a constant forming interval against the spreading action of the conveyor belt.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side view of a sushi roll device showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, Fig. 3 is an enlarged side view of the belt drive unit of the above, Fig. 4 is a plan view of the same;
FIG. 5 is a front view of the forming frame, FIG. 6 is a side view of the same, FIG. 7 is a plan view of the same, and FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of the molding order. 2... Base plate, 16... Conveyor belt, 17... Free edge, 18... Gap, 19... Back plate, 31... Forming frame, 3
2... Molding plate part, 33... Mounting plate part, 34... Pressing plate,
35... Connecting plate part, 39... Holding part, 40... Mounting part,
42...Long groove, 43...Adjustment screw, 44...Supporting metal fittings.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] The entire length of the base plate 2 and the contact plates 19, 19, 19, which are divided into three equal parts with a small gap 18, 18 in the center, leaving free edges 17 on both sides in the width direction of the back surface. a flexible conveyor belt 16 provided on and running on the base plate 2;
a forming frame 31 located on the path of the conveyor belt 16 and detachably attached to the base plate 2;
The molding frame 31 is provided with pressing plates 34, 34 which are respectively protruded from the inside of the molding frame 31, and the molding frame 31 is erected through a molding gap that is substantially wider than the contact plate 19 located at the center of the conveyor belt 16. A pair of opposed molding plate parts 32, 32, mounting plate parts 33, 33 provided at the outer lower part of the two molding plate parts 32, 32 and detachably attached to the base plate 2, and both the molding plate parts 32, 32, Plate parts 32, 32
The conveyor belt 1 is integrally formed with a connecting plate part 35 that connects a plurality of upper ends of the conveyor belt 1 to each other.
6, the forming plates 32, 32 of the forming frame 31 are mutually displaced from the inner surfaces of the forming plate portions 32, 32 in the moving direction of the conveyor belt 16, and are contact plates on both sides of the conveyor belt 16. 19,
The height position can be freely adjusted using a presser part 39 projecting substantially horizontally at a position substantially higher than the width of the molding plate part 19 and an adjusting screw 43 inserted into the long grooves 42, 42 in the vertical direction of the molding plate parts 32, 32. The molding plate portions 32, 32 of the molding frame 31 are inclined downward in the traveling direction of the conveyor belt 16, and the side edges of the conveyor belt 16 are formed in a substantially L-shape with the mounting portion 40. A sushi rolling device characterized in that round bar-shaped support fittings 44, 44 that stand up along the forming plate parts 32, 32 are attached to face the presser plates 34, 34, respectively.