JPS648980B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an apparatus for rolling noodles into noodle strips of a desired thickness through several rolling rollers each consisting of a drive roller and an opposing roller.

This type of noodle strip rolling device has an appropriate number of rolling rollers, each consisting of a driving roller and an opposing roller, installed in a row in the direction of movement of the noodle strip, and the noodle strip is passed through each rolling roller in sequence to gradually roll the noodle strip to the desired shape. After forming the noodles to a thickness of Since the length of the strip increases, several rolling rolls are rotated faster in accordance with a predetermined rolling process as they move forward. Even so, the rolling of the noodle strips is not always uniform, and often there is more slack between the rolling rollers than necessary, which causes them to touch the machine base and become dirty, or conversely, causes too much tension and is cut. There was a runner-up that forced us to stop work.

For this reason, if the noodle sheet sag between each rolling roller, it is detected by a sag detection device and a speed adjustment mechanism consisting of a reducer etc. is activated to adjust the rotational speed of the rolling rollers (increase, decelerate, etc.). ) was devised to eliminate the sag. However, this device individually adjusts (increases, decelerates) the rotational speed of several rolling rollers, and requires a motor and a stepless reducer for each rolling roller, as well as a drive source for the rolling rollers. Therefore, it requires a large amount of force and is expensive in terms of equipment.

In order to eliminate these drawbacks, the present invention automatically controls the excessive sagging or tension of the noodle sheet between the rolling rollers to make the noodle sheet a desired thickness without changing the rotational speed of the rolling rollers. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for automatically and smoothly rolling noodle strips, and one embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

It is the same as the conventional method in that five opposed rollers 3 (A to E) consisting of a drive roller 1 and an opposed roller 2 are installed in a line in the direction of movement of the noodle strips 4, but the lower drive roller of each rolling roller 3 1 spans the machine frames 6, 6, which are symmetrically constructed on the machine stand 5, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, the groove frame 7 formed in the center of the machine frame,
The shaft is mounted on bearing boxes 8, 8 which are fitted and fixed to the bottom of the shaft 7. The opposing roller 2 is mounted on bearing boxes 9, 9 which are fitted in the groove frames 7, 7 so as to be able to rise and fall freely, and springs 1 are installed between the bearing boxes 8, 9, respectively.
Worm wheels 11, 1 are installed at fixed positions inside the upper portions of the left and right machine frames 6, 6 to elastically support the opposing rollers 2 upward by interposing the worm wheels 11, 1.
1, and vertical screw rods 13, 1 whose lower ends are rotatably connected to the bearing boxes 9, 9 to screw holes 12, 12 bored in the centers of the worm wheels 11, 11.
A worm shaft 15, which is provided with worms 14, 14 which extend over the upper parts of the left and right machine frames 6, 6 and mesh with the worm wheels 11, 11, is mounted horizontally. An opposed roller vertical adjustment device 17 is constructed by connecting one end to the shaft of a motor 16 with a clutch attached to the upper side of the machine frame 6 on one side.

Between each of the several rolling rollers 3 and 3 is a detection device 18 consisting of a sensor etc. connected to the motor 16 with a clutch of the opposed roller vertical adjustment device 17.
If a limit switch is used as the detection device 18, limit switches 18a and 18b, which are activated when the noodle strip touches the noodle strip, are installed on the top of the noodle strip 4, as shown in FIG. This is the structure of the automatic noodle strip rolling adjustment device installed on both sides of the bottom.
9 and 20 are transmission gears for the drive roller 1 and opposing roller 2 of each rolling roller 3, 21 is a motor for driving several rolling rollers 3, 22 is a transmission belt that transmits power to each drive roller 1, and 23 is a pulley. be.

Incidentally, the motor 16 is installed on the upper part of the machine frame 6 as shown by the phantom line in FIG.
5 may be connected to a sprocket and a chain for transmission, or may be connected by a gear.

The present invention has the above configuration, and each time the noodle strip 4 passes through each rolling roller 3, it is successively rolled and becomes thinner, and the length of the noodle strip 4 increases as the thickness changes. A single motor 21 rotates rolling rollers A, B, C, D, and E through a transmission belt 22 and a pulley 23 in accordance with a predetermined rolling ratio, thereby driving the final rolling roller 3. The gap between the roller 1 and the facing roller 2 is determined by the facing roller vertical adjustment device 17, and the noodles are manufactured to a desired thickness of the noodle strip. In this way, when a constant thickness gap is set between the driving roller 1 and the opposing roller 2 of the final rolling roller 3, the rolling roller 3 of the final stage E
and the rolling roller 3 in the previous stage D.
When the noodle strip 4 becomes more slack than necessary, the lower limit switch 18 is activated by touching the noodle strip 4.
b, or a detection device 18 consisting of a sensor or the like that detects the distance to the noodle strip installed on the top surface of the noodle strip 4 is activated and sends a signal to move the opposing roller 2 in the front stage D, and this command signal causes the opposing roller to move. The motor 16 with a clutch of the vertical adjustment device 17 is driven and the worm shaft 15 is rotated, and the worm wheels 11, 11 provided on the upper parts of the left and right machine frames 6, 6 are rotated via the worms 14, 14, and the center of the worm wheels 11, 11 are rotated. A vertical screw rod 13 screwed into the screw holes 12, 12,
13 is lowered, and the opposing roller 2 is lowered together with the bearing boxes 9, 9 to thin the noodle strip 4. Due to this operation, the rotational speed of the rolling roller 3 remains constant and the thickness of the noodle strip 4 is reduced. The amount of noodles sent from the rolling roller 3 of the previous stage D to the rolling roller 3 of the final stage E is reduced, and the noodle strip rolling ratio of the final stage rolling roller to the previous stage is reduced, so that the sagging of the noodle strip 4 during that time is eliminated. In addition, when the noodle strip 4 between the rolling rollers 3 and 3 of the final stage E and the previous stage D is stretched (excessive tension), a limit switch 18 at the upper part that touches the noodle strip 4 and operates.
a, or the detection device 18 consisting of a sensor provided on the top surface of the noodle sheet is activated and sends a command signal, and this signal causes the motor 16 with a clutch in the opposed roller vertical adjustment device 17 of the rolling roller 3 in the front stage D to be activated.
is operated in the opposite manner to the above case, and as the worm shaft 15 rotates, the worm wheels 11, 11, the vertical screw rods 13, 13, and the bearing boxes 9, 9 are operated in the order of operation to pull up the opposing roller 2 upward, thereby closing the roller gap. Since the thickness of the noodle strip 4 is increased by spreading, the amount of noodle strips sent out from the driving roller 1 and the opposing roller 2 is increased, and the noodle strip rolling ratio of the rolling roller of the final stage E to this rolling stage D becomes large. The noodle strip 4 between the rolling rollers 3 is loosened and tension is released. In this way, the opposing roller 2 is automatically adjusted vertically and repeatedly, and the opposing roller 2 of each rolling roller 3 of the other rolling stages A, B, and C repeats the same action to move the rolling rollers 3 and 3. The sagging or excessive tension of the noodle strips between the layers is automatically controlled, and each layer A, B, C, D,
In the roll rotation noodle production at a constant speed, the rolling noodle can be smoothly produced by preventing the noodle strip from coming into contact with the machine stand due to sagging and from being cut due to tension.

FIG. 2 shows several units (A to E) of the present invention consisting of a drive roller 1 and an opposing roller 2 similar to those in the above embodiment.
This figure shows an example applied to a noodle rolling machine in which a feed conveyor 24 made of an endless belt or the like is installed between each of the rolling rollers 3 and 3, and the same reference numerals indicate the same thing. The one shown in FIG.
4 is provided between the rolling rollers 3, 3, and the other configurations are completely the same as those of the previous embodiment, and the same effects are achieved.

As explained above, according to the present invention, in a noodle rolling machine in which several rolling rollers each consisting of a drive roller and an opposing roller are installed in a row in the direction of movement of the noodle strips, the sag of the noodle strips that occurs between each rolling roller can be reduced. , or tension (excessive tension) is detected by a detection device consisting of a sensor or a limit switch, and at the same time, the transmitted signal activates the opposing roller vertical movement device to lower the opposing roller downward when sagging occurs, and to reduce the tension. When this happens, it automatically moves upwards to adjust the thickness of the noodle strip fed to the front rolling roller, so the rolling rollers on the side where the noodle strip is fed before and after the point where sagging occurs The opposing roller is lowered to narrow the distance between the rollers and the pair of drive rollers, reducing the feeding amount of the noodle strip, and conversely, when excessive tension occurs, increasing the amount of noodles and rolling the front and rear rolling rollers. By greatly changing the ratio, slack or tension in the noodle strip between the rolling rollers of the next stage can be easily and automatically quickly resolved,
In noodle making with roll rotation of each rolling roller at a constant speed, sagging and tension of the noodle sheet can be automatically controlled very easily without changing the rotational speed (decelerating or speeding up) of the rolling rollers. Therefore, as in the past, a drive motor for each rolling roller,
It is mechanically simpler and can be installed at a lower cost than the control mechanism of the rolling roller transmission system, which requires a transmission, continuously variable speed, and precision, and also eliminates troubles caused by cutting and sagging of the noodle strip. This has the effect of smoothly rolling noodles without any problems.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a side view showing one embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a side view showing one embodiment of the present invention;
The figure is a side view showing another embodiment, FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view showing a case where a limit switch is used as a detection device provided between each rolling roller. , Figure 5 is Figure 1,
FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 5, which is an enlarged side view of one rolling roller section shown in FIG. 2, with a portion cut away. 1... Drive roller, 2... Opposing roller, 3
...Rolling roller, 4...Noodle strip, 6...Machine frame, 9
... Bearing box, 11 ... Worm wheel, 12 ...
...Screw hole, 13...Vertical screw rod, 14...Worm, 15...Worm shaft, 16...Motor with clutch, 17...Opposed roller vertical adjustment device, 1
8...Detection device, 21...Drive motor, 22...
...Transmission belt, 23...Pulley.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In a noodle rolling device in which an appropriate number of rolling rollers each consisting of a driving roller and an opposing roller are arranged in a row in the direction of travel, each driving roller of each rolling roller is used for driving one unit. Rotation is applied from the motor through a transmission belt and pulley according to a predetermined rolling ratio,
In addition, each of the opposing rollers is provided so that it can be moved up and down by an opposing roller vertical adjustment device, and a detection device connected to the opposing roller vertical adjustment device is installed between each rolling roller to detect abnormal sagging or tension in the noodle strip. At the same time, this detection signal activates the opposing roller vertical adjustment device of the rolling roller on the delivery side of the noodle, lowering the opposing roller when the noodle is sagging, and moving it upwards when the noodle is tense, thereby changing the thickness of the noodle. An automatic noodle strip rolling adjustment method characterized by controlling the sagging and tension of the noodle strip by increasing or decreasing the amount of noodles fed. 2. In a noodle rolling device in which an appropriate number of rolling rollers consisting of a driving roller and a counter roller are arranged in a line in the direction of movement of the noodle sheet, the driving roller of each rolling roller is driven by a transmission belt and a driving motor from a single drive motor. The opposing rollers of each rolling roller are rotatably rotated via pulleys according to a predetermined rolling ratio. The worm shaft is screwed into the center screw hole of the worm wheel rotatably installed on the top of the frame, and the worm shaft that engages with the worm wheel is suspended horizontally on the left and right machine frames, and one end of the worm shaft is connected to a motor with a clutch. Noodle strip rolling comprising a roller vertical adjustment device, and a detection device consisting of a sensor or a limit switch connected to a motor with a clutch of the vertical adjustment device is installed on the top surface of the noodle strip between each rolling roller or on both the top and bottom sides. Automatic adjustment device.