JPS6339560A - Preparation of hand-made like noodle and apparatus therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prepare noodles having varying thickness or diameter along the direction of length, by pressing a noodle web with an eccentric roll and slitting the obtained web having wavy thickness varying along the length. CONSTITUTION:Before slitting a noodle web into narrow strips, a noodle web is pressed with an eccentric roll 3 rotatably supported at both ends and arranged in a direction crossing the transfer direction of the noodle web. Noodles having similar appearance to hand-made noodles and having wavily varying thickness along the transfer direction of the web can be prepared by this process.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for mechanically mass-producing hand-pulled noodles, and more specifically relates to a method for mechanically mass-producing hand-pulled noodles, and more specifically relates to a method for mechanically mass-producing hand-pulled noodles, and more specifically for the production of udon, soba, Chinese noodles (
The purpose of this invention is to rapidly and continuously produce noodles having different thicknesses or widths in the length direction of noodles such as ramen (ramen noodles), etc.

(Prior Art) In the production of various types of noodles, there is a tendency to gradually shift from manual production to mechanization due to demands for mass production and labor saving. In the case of mechanical mass production, the raw noodle material is rolled in several stages to form thin noodle strips, which are then placed on a belt conveyor and sequentially cut into thin strips using cutting blades at equal intervals. Alternatively, the noodle strips are made by cutting the noodle strips into strips while passing between a pair of rolls that rotate in opposite directions by interlocking the ends of the noodle strips at regular intervals along the length of the rolls. things are being done.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, when noodles are mass-produced mechanically, the thickness or width of the manufactured noodles is uniform throughout their length, so when they are used for cooking, When the noodles are boiled, the thickness, width, and hardness of the noodles are the same, so the soup and soup do not cover the noodles sufficiently.

For this reason, it is often necessary to make the seasoning a little stronger or to devise ways of eating it, and especially when the seasoning is too strong, it tends to spoil the original flavor that is unique to the dish.

For these reasons, hand-made noodles with irregular thicknesses have recently come to be preferred, but as mentioned above, mass production is impossible, and the production of hand-made noodles requires a lot of experience. There are problems such as the fact that it requires labor and is expensive, making it not suitable for the general public.

Therefore, we prepared multiple rotary cutting blade devices with a pair of roll-shaped noodle strings with different pitches, produced multiple types of noodles with different sizes and widths, and mixed them together at a constant ratio.
Alternatively, in addition to manufacturing noodles of a constant thickness and width using the above-mentioned rotating cutting blade, we also tried to manually make noodles with different thicknesses and widths to obtain raw noodles. It is economically and economically undesirable to prepare multiple rotary cutting blade devices each having a pair of roll-shaped cutting blades with different line pitches, and it is also difficult to measure fixed amounts of noodles with different thicknesses and widths. It is not practical to do the work of preparing and mixing the mixture.

(Means for Solving the Problems) Therefore, as a result of various studies in order to solve the various problems in the above-mentioned conventional techniques, the present invention is capable of mechanically mass-producing hand-pulled noodles, and is capable of mechanically mass-producing noodles with various lengths. Ideal noodles that differ in thickness or width in different directions, have soft parts and hard parts that absorb soup well, and have excellent texture and texture, which can significantly improve the texture. It is possible to produce strings b' at high speed, and specifically, when cutting the noodle strips into strips one after another, cut both ends in the direction intersecting the noodle strings in advance. A method for producing hand-rolled noodles in which the thickness is varied in a wavy manner in the direction of flow (feeding direction) of the noodle strip by rolling with a rotatable eccentric roll fixed to the material, and a method for rolling raw noodle material in several stages. After that, a rotatable eccentric roll with both ends fixed in the direction crossing the noodle strips is used to roll the noodle strips so that the thickness varies in a wavy manner in the flow direction (feeding direction). The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing hand-pulled noodles, which comprises a cutting means for sequentially cutting thin noodles into strings.

(Example) The specific contents of the present invention will be explained below based on the illustrated first example. 1 is a conveyor.

2 is a rotating drum, 3 is an eccentric roll, 8a and 8b are cutting rolls, and 10 is a conveyor.

It is assumed that the conveyors 1 and 10 are each rotated endlessly forward at a constant speed by a drive motor (not shown).

The rotating drum 2 and the eccentric roll 3 form a pair, and roll shafts 2a and 3a protruding from both ends of each are fixedly supported by a fixed frame (not shown). In this case, the roll shaft 3a of the eccentric roll 3 is supported and held in a loose manner within a long groove formed in the fixed frame to enable the eccentric roll 3 to move forward in the apparatus.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the eccentric roll 3 is configured such that the roll shafts 2a at both ends thereof protrude at positions offset from the center of the roll, and have a radius of γ2>γ.

The difference between the radii γ1 and γ2, that is, the amount of deviation, is related to the diameter of the roll, but the design is changed as appropriate to vary the thickness of the noodles to be produced.

Further, the eccentric roll 3 has a displacement jig 6 fitted to the roll shaft 2 protruding from both ends thereof, and can be moved back and forth by a screw 5 attached to a fixing plate 4 on the frame on the front side of the device. This makes it possible to finely adjust the gap between the eccentric roll 3 and the rotating drum 2.

(Function) In the configuration of the first embodiment described above, the raw noodle material is rolled in several stages to form a thin noodle sheet, and this is rolled on a conveyor.
and feed it between the rotating drum 2 and the eccentric mouth ring 3.

The pair of rotating drums 2 and eccentric rolls 3 rotate in opposite directions to sequentially roll the fed noodle strips.

In this case, if it is necessary to change the degree of rolling, the screw 5 on the front side is operated to adjust the degree of rolling to the desired degree.

The noodle strip that has passed through the eccentric roll 3 is wavy in the direction of flow (feeding direction), and then passed through the guide plate 7.
The flow direction (
The noodles are sequentially cut into strips along the noodle strings (in the feeding direction).

The thinly cut string-like noodles fall onto the conveyor 10 along the guide plates 9, 9, and are delivered to the front side of the device.

(Example) In the first embodiment of the above description, a pair of teeth that face each other and mesh are used as a cutting means for cutting into strips a base band whose thickness varies in a wavy manner in the flow direction (feeding direction). Although the case where the string cutting rolls 8a and 8b are used has been explained,
The configuration is not necessarily limited to this. (In addition, for example, as a second embodiment, the roll shafts at both ends are fixed on a first conveyor that flows in one direction, and the roll shafts are rotatably bridged on the conveyor.) An eccentric roll is installed to roll the noodle strip so that the thickness varies in a wavy manner in the direction of flow (feeding direction). It is also possible to install a second conveyor that moves in the direction of flow, and further to sequentially cut the material into strings using a plate-shaped cutting blade that moves up and down at the same pinch, intersecting the direction of transport of the second conveyor. .

- In addition, as a third embodiment, after rolling the noodle strip with an eccentric roll to make the thickness vary in a wavy manner in the flow direction (feeding direction), the noodle strip is once taken out and rolled with a plate-shaped cutting blade. The noodle strips may be cut into thin strips by sequentially feeding the noodle strips into a separate thin cutting device that sequentially cuts the noodle strips into strips, with the lateral side facing forward.

Furthermore, in the structure of the first embodiment described above, the pitch of the noodle strings in the pair of shredding rolls that face each other and mesh with each other is changed regularly or irregularly in the length direction of the rolls to adjust the width of the noodle strings. It would be even better if the noodles could be made rapidly by changing the thickness of different noodles.

(Effects of the Invention) As described in detail above, in the case where a noodle strip is sequentially cut into thin strips, the noodles are rolled by a rotatable eccentric roll whose both ends are fixed in advance in a direction intersecting the noodle strings. Because the thickness varies in a wavy manner in the direction of the flow of the strip (in the direction of the flow of the strip), it is possible to mass-produce hand-made noodles of different thicknesses mechanically and at high speed, making it possible to produce a variety of noodles such as udon, soba, and Chinese noodles. The thickness or width varies in the length direction, and the relatively hard part pressed by the eccentric roll coexists with the relatively soft part that is not pressed so much, resulting in a good texture and texture, which significantly improves the texture. Not only does it improve the adhesion of soup and soup, it also eliminates the need for strong seasoning as in the past, so the original flavor of the noodles is not impaired.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a nodding device which is an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view showing an example of an eccentric roll used in the present invention.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) When cutting noodle strips into strips one after another, roll them using rotatable eccentric rolls with both ends fixed in advance in the direction that intersects the noodle strips to create a wavy shape in the flow direction (feeding direction) of the noodle strips. A method of manufacturing hand-made noodles with different thicknesses. (2) The flow direction of the noodle strip after rolling the raw noodle material in several stages (
A rotatable eccentric roll with both ends fixed in the direction perpendicular to the noodle strips is used to roll the noodle strips to different thicknesses in a wavy manner (in the feed direction), and the noodle strips are sequentially cut into strips along the noodle strips. A device for producing hand-pulled noodles, comprising a cutting means for making noodles.