JPS643B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an apparatus that can effectively cut and change the quantity when producing noodle strings such as spaghetti by extruding raw material dough from a suitable extruder. .

The biggest difficulty in producing the above noodle strings is that the raw noodle strings are uneven, that is, each noodle string is not extruded at a uniform speed and is sent out lamely. Therefore, it is usually not possible to obtain a quantitative amount by cutting with just one cutter. In consideration of these circumstances, the present invention provides two cutters, a front cutter and a rear cutter, spaced apart from each other on the noodle string transfer path, and uses the front cutter to cut off (i.e., trim) the uneven end portions of a group of noodle strings. To easily and skillfully adjust the timing of each cutting operation so that a certain amount of cutting is performed in collaboration with a rear cutter, and each cutter performs a cutting operation based on rotational movement. This feature makes it possible to always perform fixed-quantity cutting regardless of changes in the extrusion speed of noodle string groups during extrusion, and to also make it possible to change the fixed-quantity.

The figure shows one embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a guide roller for transporting a group of noodle strings a extruded from an extruder (not shown) along a fixed path, 2 is a transport conveyor installed at the rear, and 3 , 4 are the front and rear cutters installed at intervals on the transfer path, and the rotating shafts 5,
The cutting blade 6 is provided with cutting blades 3', 4', which are respectively fixed to the blades 6, and contact rods 3'', 4'', respectively. The front cutter 3 is used to trim the uneven ends of the noodle strings that are being pushed out and are lame or moving forward. Reference numeral 7 denotes a transfer conveyor installed at the front, and 8 a rotary chute installed immediately in front of the front cutter 3, which is rotated as shown by chain lines and returned to its original position by the action of an air cylinder 9. 10 is shoot 8
This is a discharge conveyor installed below the noodle strings for discharging the cut pieces with irregular ends. Reference numeral 11 denotes a known detector for controlling the timing of the rotational operation of the rotary chute, and in combination with a cam plate 12 fixed to the shaft 5 of the cutter 3, the cylinder 9 is operated in immediate response to the cutting operation of the cutter. be done.

The front and rear cutters 3 and 4 are each a transmission mechanism 1
3, 14, and 15, the variable speed motor 16 rotates the cutting operation. 1
Reference numeral 7 denotes a known differential gear device provided between the transmission mechanisms 14 and 15, and the two cutters 3,
4 are rotated at the same speed, or their rotations are relatively changed so that the respective cutting timings are changed. 18 is a roller for transporting noodle string groups.

The operation of cutting a fixed amount of extruded noodle strings and sequentially transporting the extruded noodle strings using this device is as follows. In other words, the noodle string group a that is being transported along a certain path is cut by both cutters at the same time that the uneven tips due to lameness pass under the front cutter, and at the same time, the noodle strings are cut by the rotating chute 8.
conveyor 1 rotates and discharges the cut pieces of irregular parts.
The set of noodle strings that have been removed on the top and cut by both cutters are sequentially conveyed onto the conveyor 7 in front and transferred to the next process. In this case, it goes without saying that the differential gear device 17 is placed in such a state that both cutters rotate at the same speed.

In the above operation, if the degree of lameness of the group of noodle strings to be extruded (that is, the speed difference between the noodle strings to be extruded) is large, the rotation speed of both cutters is slowed down by the speed adjustment of the variable motor 16, and each It is only necessary to delay the cutting timing by that amount, and if the size is smaller, the desired quantity can be efficiently obtained by increasing the rotational speed of the cutter and making the cutting timing that much faster. Further, by operating the differential gear device to rotate both cutters 3 and 4 at relatively different speeds and shifting the cutting timing accordingly, it is possible to easily change the quantity. That is, when trying to increase the quantity, the cutting timing of the front cutter and the rear cutter is changed and the front cutter is cut first. If it decreases, cut with the front cutter at a later timing after cutting with the rear cutter.

According to the device of the present invention, the group of quantified noodle strings is trimmed at the rear end by the rear cutter and at the front end by the front cutter and transported sequentially, so that the original quantified state can always be maintained. It has the following. In addition, with the device of the present invention, it is possible to easily change the quantitative amount as described above, and in addition, it is possible to efficiently obtain the quantitative amount regardless of changes in the speed difference (degree of lameness) between the extruded noodle strings. Therefore, it can be said to be extremely useful in the food industry where raw extruded noodles are cooked and eaten as they are.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figure is a schematic perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention. 2, 7... Transfer conveyor, 3, 4... Front and rear cutters, 8... Rotating chute, 9... Air cylinder, 10... Discharge conveyor, 11... Detector, 12... Cam plate, 16... ...Motor, 17...
...Differential gear device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A means for transporting a group of noodle strings produced by sequential extrusion from a noodle string extruder along a fixed path; a means provided at intervals on the transport path and performing a cutting operation based on rotational motion; It consists of two noodle string cutters at the front and rear, and by adjusting the timing of the cutting operation of the two noodle string cutters, it is possible to always cut a certain amount or change the amount. A quantitative cutting and quantitative changing device for noodle strings. 2. The noodle strings according to claim 1, wherein the means for transporting the group of noodle strings along a certain path includes means for removing the group of noodle strings with uneven ends cut by the front cutter to outside the path. Quantitative cutting and quantitative changing device.