JPS646055Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention particularly relates to a noodle dough spreading device that forms a gluten network structure in noodle dough.

[Prior Art] Generally, in order to obtain chewy and delicious udon noodles, soba noodles, etc., it is necessary to form a fine gluten network structure vertically and horizontally. For this reason, in the hand-made method, the noodle dough is mixed with flour and other raw materials and hydrated, then rolled out with a rolling pin to form a gluten network structure in all directions, resulting in the chewy and delicious noodles that are unique to the hand-made method. was. However,
In conventional mechanical noodle manufacturing methods, when the noodle dough is rolled out using a rolling mill, etc., the stretching is restricted in the width direction and is stretched only in the lengthwise direction, and the molecular chains of gluten are aligned only in the lengthwise direction. .

[Problem that the invention aims to solve] In noodles rolled out using conventional machines, the molecular chains of gluten are arranged only in the vertical direction, and the noodles are chewed in the horizontal direction, that is, in the direction perpendicular to the length direction. There was a problem in that the chewiness was sufficient when the noodle was cut, but the chewiness was small when the noodle was bitten in the vertical direction, that is, in the lengthwise direction of the noodle, resulting in noodles with uneven strength.

The purpose of the present invention is to form a gluten network structure vertically and horizontally to obtain noodles that have a uniform texture from any direction.

[Means for solving the problem] A conveyor that places noodle dough and conveys it in a fixed direction, and a number of rollers arranged in parallel on the underside of the conveyor to keep the conveyance path of this conveyor flat. It is equipped with a free conveyor and a plurality of spreading rolls for rolling the noodle dough in all directions while rolling on the conveyor.

[Example] An example of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing the principle of the present invention. In this figure, 1 is a conveyor on which noodle dough 2 is placed and conveyed, and this conveyor 1 is
It consists of carry-in side and carry-out side rollers 3, 3, squeezing rollers 4, 4, a driving roller 5, and an endless belt 6 hung around these rollers 3, 4, 5, and the driving roller 5 is connected to a motor (not shown), and approximately the lower half of this driving roller 5 faces into the starch 9 of the starch box 8, and between the carrying-in roller 3 and the squeezing roller 4, A brush 10 is provided for evenly and uniformly adhering starch 9 to the belt 6.

A guide free conveyor 11 is provided on the lower surface of the conveyance path 7 of the conveyor 1 for pushing up the belt 6 and keeping the conveyance path 7 flat. If the guide free conveyor 11 is a simple plate, large frictional resistance will occur, so it is constructed by installing a large number of rollers in parallel. A plurality of free rollers 13 are arranged in parallel with a small distance between them, and a belt 15 having a certain degree of hardness is stretched between the lower free roller 14 and the rollers 12 and 13. ing.

A spreading device 16 for spreading the noodle dough 2 is provided on the upper surface of the conveyance path 7. This spreading device 16
Sprockets 17 are provided at positions substantially corresponding to both ends of the free rollers 13, and one of the sprockets 17 is connected to a motor (not shown). This sprocket 17,
A chain 18 is hung on the chain 17, and spreading rollers 19 are provided at predetermined intervals on the chain 18 so as to be freely rotatable. The spreading rollers 19 are made of stainless steel, plastic, wood, etc., and are preferably thin for spreading, but need to be thick to some extent to prevent idle rotation. Specifically, the diameter is about 88 mm, and the distance between the axes of the spreading rollers 19 is about 100 mm.

Below the discharge side roller 3 of the conveyor 1, there are provided pressure adjustment rolls 20, 20 for finalizing the noodle dough 2 to a predetermined thickness.
A cutting device 22 for cutting the noodle dough 2 to form linear noodles 21 is provided below the noodle dough 2.

3 and 4 show more specific embodiments of the present invention, in which 23
24 is a lower machine frame, and 24 is an upper machine frame. Lower machine frame 2
Inside the upper machine frame 24, the conveyor 1, guide free conveyor 11, starch box 8, brush 10, etc. are installed.
9 etc. is installed. Four support shafts 25 are provided on the upper surface of the lower machine frame 23 so as to be vertically adjustable.
is placed to set the interval between the spreading roll 19 and the conveyance path 6.

Further, four guide cylinders 26 are fixed to the upper machine frame 24 and pass through the upper machine frame 24 vertically.
A pressure adjustment shaft 27 is loosely fitted into each of the pressure adjustment shafts 6 .
The upper part of this pressure adjustment shaft 27 protrudes from the upper machine frame 24, and a coil spring 29 is installed between the handle 28 at the upper end and the upper machine frame 24. It is screwed into a nut 30 fixed to the frame 23.

Next, in FIG. 4, guide pieces 31 and 32 are formed in parallel at the upper and lower parts of the upper machine frame 24. Among these, on the upper surface of the lower guide piece 32 is a rubber plate 33 for preventing the spreading rollers 19 from idling.
is pasted. These upper and lower guide pieces 31, 32
The chain 18, the bearings 34 of the spreading roll 19, and their mounting members 35 are located between them,
The rollers of the chain 18 are in pressure contact with the lower surface of the upper guide piece 31, and both ends of the spreading roll 19 are in pressure contact with the rubber plate 33.

Next, the operation of the present invention will be explained.

In FIG. 1, the drive roller 5 is rotated to the right in the figure. Then, the starch 9 adheres to the surface of the belt 6 as it passes through the starch box 8, is smoothed out uniformly by the brush 10, and is sent to the conveyance path 7. In the conveyance path 7, a substantially horizontal rectilinear movement is performed from the carry-in side to the carry-out side. At this time, the free belt 15 of the free conveyor 11 also moves together with the belt 6.

Next, the spreading device 16
Drive at ~8 times the speed. That is, the spreading roll 19 is connected via the sprocket 17 and the chain 18.
moves while being guided by upper and lower guide pieces 31 and 34. Then, the spreading rolls 19...
move on. At this time, the upper machine frame 24 is
9, the noodle dough 2 fed onto the transport belt 6 on the carry-in side is gradually spread by a plurality of spreading rolls 19 rolling on the upper surface in the transport direction. Ru. In this way, the noodle dough 2 is spread in both the length direction and the width direction as it goes to the conveyance side, and a gluten network structure is formed in all directions.

Noodle dough 2 with this gluten network structure formed
The noodles are sent from the delivery side of the conveyor belt 6 to rolls 20, 20 for forming them into the final thickness of the noodles, and after being formed into a predetermined thickness, they are sent to the cutting device 22 where they are cut into linear shapes. Noodles 21 are completed.

In the above embodiment, the spreading roll 19 was moved only in one direction, but it may also be made to perform reciprocating motion by forward and reverse rotation of the motor, which allows the gluten network to be formed in all directions. be done.

Further, although the above embodiment describes the case where the noodle dough 2 is rolled out, it can be used for general dough for bread, confectionery, etc.

[Effects of the invention] As described above, in the present invention, the conveyor is kept substantially flat with the free guiding roller, and the noodle dough is spread while rolling the spreading roll on this conveyance path. The noodle dough has a gluten network structure formed vertically and horizontally, making it possible to obtain noodles that are chewy in all directions, just like handmade noodles. Furthermore, since the spreading roll is capable of reciprocating motion, the device can be downsized and can sufficiently spread even on a short conveyance path. In addition, since the lower surface is a free roll, it is spread in point contact with the noodle dough, and is not forcibly spread, so that the formed gluten is not destroyed. Furthermore, since the endless belt faces the starch, the noodle dough can be spread without adhering to the belt.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of the noodle spreading device according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a partially enlarged view of the same as above, and Fig. 3 is a partially cutaway side view of a specific embodiment of the device according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of the same as above. 1... Conveyance conveyor, 2... Noodle dough, 6... Conveyance belt, 7... Conveyance path, 8... Starch box, 9...
Starch, 10...Brush, 11...Guiding free conveyor, 15...Belt, 16...Spreading device, 1
9...Spreading roll, 23...Lower machine frame, 24...
Upper machine frame, 33...Rubber plate.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A transport conveyor that carries the noodle dough and transports it in a fixed direction, a free conveyor that has many rollers arranged in parallel on the underside of the transport conveyor to keep the transport path of this transport conveyor flat, and a conveyor that rolls on the transport conveyor. The conveyor is equipped with a plurality of rolling rolls for spreading the noodle dough in all directions while moving, and the transport conveyor includes rollers on the carry-in side and the carry-out side, a driving roller, and an endless roll that is hung on these rollers. This endless belt faces the starch in the starch box during the drive, and the guiding free conveyor is composed of a large number of rollers arranged in parallel to eliminate frictional resistance. with a free roller,
A belt having a certain degree of hardness is stretched between the endless belts, and as the spreading roll approaches the conveyance path as it goes to the discharge side, it approaches the conveyance path while contacting the rubber plate. A noodle dough rolling device characterized by being arranged to move at several times the speed.