KR101248849B1 - Manufacturing apparatus of food products - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A food manufacturing apparatus is provided to set or control the input number of specific raw materials by accurately counting the input number of the raw materials. CONSTITUTION: A food manufacturing apparatus comprises a counting supply means(110) which supplies raw materials by counting the set amount of the raw materials; and a packing means(130) which applies and seals the counted and supplied raw materials to wrapping paper. A counting supply means comprises a hopper which receives the raw materials by selecting in advance; a conveying unit which conveys the raw materials; a transport unit which transports the supplied raw materials; a counting unit which counts the raw material supplied to a packing means from the transport unit; a gate(131) which temporary stores the raw materials as counted numbers, and conveys to a wrapping means; an opening/ closing unit which opens and closes the gate; and a middle hopper which receives the raw materials between the conveying unit and the transport unit. A packing means comprises the gate, a content supply tube(132), a film feeder(134), a guide former, a side sealer(133), an end-sealer(135), etc.

Description

Food manufacturing equipment {MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF FOOD PRODUCTS}

The present invention relates to a food manufacturing apparatus, and more particularly, to a food manufacturing apparatus that can set or adjust the input number of a specific raw material by accurately counting the input number of the raw material.

Mixed foods are disclosed in which various ingredients are mixed to suit a particular consumption preference or use.

For example, almonds, gum grapes, walnuts and cashew nuts and the like, or a mixture of peanuts, dried anchovies, dried shrimps and the like.

As a device for producing such a mixed food, a vertical packaging machine is widely used in the past.

The vertical packaging machine is used to continuously package processed foods or raw foods having various shapes such as predetermined particles, powders, liquids and solids at equal intervals, and such vertical packaging machines are wound on a roll R as shown in FIG. The film feeder 13 for supplying the obtained film F to the content supply pipe | tube 30 with many guide rollers is formed.

In addition, a gate 34 is formed at an upper end of the contents supply pipe 30 to guide the contents discharged by a predetermined amount from the contents supply part (not shown) into the contents supply pipe 30.

In this case, a guide former 20 for forming the film F into the shape of the packaging table 1 is disposed on the upper outer circumference of the contents supply pipe 30, and the film F is formed by the guide former. Passing through 20, it is sealed by a side sealer 11 to form a vertical sealing portion (not shown).

Subsequently, the film formed with the vertical sealing portion by the pair of film feeders 13 moves downward along the outer circumference of the contents supply pipe 30 at a predetermined distance, and at the same time, the first and second ends in the horizontal direction. One end of the film (F) is sealed by an end sealer (15) and the film (F) is cut by a cutter (not shown) that slides in a direction from the inside of the second end sealer to the first end sealer. The first and second end sealers 15 then return to their original positions.

Subsequently, the predetermined amount of contents are guided from the gate 34 to move downward along the inner side of the contents supply pipe 30, and the pair of film feeders 13 preset the film F. It moves downward by the length of the packaging stand 1.

Subsequently, the first and second end sealers 15 again move toward the film F in the horizontal direction to seal and cut the film, and then return to the original position.

Accordingly, it is possible to produce the packing table 1, the upper and lower ends are respectively sealed in the state containing the set amount of contents.

On the other hand, there is provided a metering device for weighing and supplying a single or mixed raw material by a set weight to the gate 34 of the vertical packaging machine shown in FIG. The metering device is known through known means, and will be described through Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0081032.

Referring to FIG. 2, the metering device 70 includes a gate 34, a gate strike cylinder 72, a basket 74, a meter 76, and a content supply device.

The gate 34 communicates with the upper portion of the contents supply pipe 30 to supply the contents to the inside of the contents supply pipe 30 and is formed in a funnel shape.

A gate strike cylinder 72 is installed on an upper surface of one side of the gate 34 to separate the contents that are not moved to the contents supply pipe 30 by being attached to the inside of the gate 34.

The upper portion of the gate 34 is provided with a basket 74 capable of measuring the weight of the contents. The shutter 74b which opens and closes the outlet 74a which flows out the content in the gate direction is provided in the lower part of the basket 74.

The shutter 74b is slid from the bottom of the basket 74 and opens and closes the outlet 74a of the basket 74. The other side of the shutter 74b is a hammer of the improved hopper strike cylinder 74 installed in the meter 76. 77a).

The basket 74 is connected to the meter 76, and the meter 76 measures the weight of the basket 74 and measures the weight of the basket 74 using a load cell.

Therefore, when accurate measurement of the weight of the contents supplied from the contents supply device 78 is required, the metering hopper strike cylinder 77 is closed to close the outlet 74a of the basket, and the contents are put into the basket 74, and then the basket ( After measuring the weight of the contents in the 74), the outlet port 74a is opened to transfer the contents to the contents supply pipe 30.

At this time, the contents may be attached to the inside of the basket 74, the contents make it difficult to pack in the correct weight unit when packing the contents.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the metering hopper strike cylinder 77 is installed on one side of the meter 76, and the basket 74 is hit when the metering hopper strike cylinder 77 is driven to the rod of the metering hopper strike cylinder 77. When the hammer 77a is provided and the contents are attached to the inside of the basket 74, the contents are separated from the inside of the basket 74 by hitting the basket 74 by using the hemer 77a to open the outlet 74a. Through the contents supply pipe 30 to be transported.

Therefore, in the related art, a predetermined amount of a predetermined raw material has been weighed into a predetermined weight and packed using the weighing apparatus shown in FIG. 2.

However, in the conventional mixed food manufacturing method, the raw materials of the mixed foods are mixed, and then the weight of the mixture is weighed and put into a wrapping paper and sealed, so that the total weight of the final product is uniform, but the input ratio of the individual raw materials is uniform. You cannot control them separately.

In other words, there is a problem that can not set or adjust the input number of individual raw materials.

Indeed, using a conventional manufacturing apparatus and producing and inspecting mixed foods such as almonds, gum grapes, walnuts and cashew nuts, it was confirmed that the variation in the number of input of walnuts and cashew nuts for each product. In other words, walnuts and cashew nuts are not added at all, on the contrary, too many cases are often generated.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a food production apparatus that can set or adjust the number of input of a specific raw material by accurately counting the number of input of the raw material.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the food production apparatus according to the present invention includes a counting supply means for counting and supplying raw materials by a set quantity; And packaging means for accommodating and sealing the original material supplied by counting in a wrapping paper.

The counting supply means may further include a hopper in which the raw material is accommodated; And a counting unit for counting the raw material supplied from the hopper to the packaging means.

In addition, the counting supply means is preferably further provided with a gate for temporarily storing the raw material by the counting unit and the transfer to the packaging means.

In addition, the opening and closing portion for opening and closing the gate is preferably further provided.

In addition, the coefficient supply means is preferably further provided with a transfer unit for transferring the original between the hopper and the gate.

In addition, it is preferable that the transfer unit delivers the original one by one so that the counter can count the original.

In addition, the counting supply means is preferably further provided with at least one transfer unit for transferring the original between the hopper and the transfer unit.

In addition, it is preferable that the transfer unit has a larger transfer amount per unit area than the transfer unit.

In addition, the transfer unit is preferably a lower transfer speed than the transfer unit.

In addition, it is preferable that an intermediate hopper for receiving the original is further provided between the transfer unit and the transfer unit.

In addition, the intermediate hopper is preferably further provided with a quantitative sensor for measuring the capacity of the original.

In addition, the transfer unit or transfer unit preferably includes a rail on which the object is placed, and a vibrator for transferring the object by applying vibration to the rail.

In addition, it is preferable that the sorting means for measuring the weight of the mixed food packaged by the packaging means is further provided.

According to the present invention, by accurately counting the input number of the raw material, there is an effect that can set or adjust the input number of the specific raw material.

Figure 1 schematically shows a conventional vertical packaging machine.
Figure 2 schematically shows a conventional metering device.
Figure 3 schematically shows an embodiment according to the present invention.
4 and 5 show the coefficient supply means of the embodiment shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described the configuration and operation of the embodiment according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, an embodiment 100 according to the present invention includes a counting supplying means 110, a metering supplying means 120, a packaging means 130, and a sorting means (not shown).

The counting supply means 110 is a component for counting and supplying the first raw material that needs to control the number of inputs of the raw materials of the mixed food by a set quantity, and the metering supplying means 120 supplies the first raw material. It is a component that weighs and supplies a second raw material that is sufficient to weigh the weight without having to count the number of inputs because the number of inputs is relatively high.

In addition, the packaging means 130 is a component for producing the final product 1 by sealing the first raw material and the second raw material metered supply in the wrapping paper. In the final product, the vertical sealing part and the upper and lower sealing parts 1b and 1a are formed. In the present embodiment, the packaging means 130 is applied to the conventional vertical packaging machine shown in Figure 1, the packaging means 130 is a gate 131 and the contents supply pipe 132, the film feeder 134 and the guide former, Side sealer 133, end sealer 135, and the like.

In addition, the sorting means is a component that sorts the quantity and defects by measuring the weight of the final product produced by the packaging means, is a known means.

Referring to Figure 4 will be described the structure of the coefficient supply means 110 according to the present invention. As shown, the coefficient supply means 110 includes a hopper 111, a transfer unit 112, a transfer unit 113, a gate 116, a counter 117, and the like.

The hopper 111 is a component for storing the first raw material.

The transfer unit 112 and the transfer unit 113 is a component for horizontal transfer of the first raw material, and in this embodiment, transfers in two steps to adjust the transfer amount and speed. The transfer unit 112 and the transfer unit 113 includes rails 112a and 113a on which the first originals falling are placed, and vibrators 112b and 113b for applying vibration to the rails. That is, the first raw material is transferred by the vibration of the rail.

That is, the transfer unit 112 horizontally transfers a relatively large amount of the first source dropped from the hopper 111 at a slow speed, and the transfer unit 113 transfers a relatively small amount of the first source transferred from the transfer unit 112. It is to move the quantity horizontally at high speed.

For example, the transfer part 112 arranges the first raw material in two or more rows, and transfers them relatively slowly. Instead, the transfer part 113 arranges in one row and transfers them quickly.

In addition, an intermediate hopper 114 is provided between the end of the transfer unit 112 and the front end of the transfer unit 113, the intermediate hopper 114 is a small first source falling from the end of the transfer unit 112. It is a component that accepts a fixed amount and delivers it to the transfer unit 113. The intermediate hopper 114 is provided with a quantitative sensor 115a for measuring the capacity of the first raw material. As the quantitative sensor 115a, a known level sensor or the like may be used. For example, when the first raw material is accommodated in the intermediate hopper 114 by a predetermined amount, the lower part of the hopper 111 is closed to close the first raw material. The supply of the first source is stopped by stopping the supply or by stopping the operation of the vibrator 112b of the delivery unit 112.

In addition, a gate 116 is provided below the end of the transfer part 113, and the gate 116 stores the first raw material falling from the rail 113a of the transfer part 113 by a counted amount of the packing means. It is a component that delivers to the gate (see 131 of FIG. 3).

The gate 116 is formed in a funnel shape, the opening and closing portion for opening and closing the lower portion of the gate 116 is provided. Although the opening and closing part is constituted by the shutter 118 operated by the air cylinder C in this embodiment, it is natural that various means such as valves can be used.

In particular, the side wall of the gate 116 is provided with a counting unit 117 for counting the falling first raw material. The counter 117 may use known means such as a light emitting sensor.

In the present embodiment, the transfer unit 113 arranges and transfers the first raw materials in one row, and drops one by one at the end of the rail 113a. This is to accurately measure the quantity of the first raw material that the counting unit 117 falls and is injected. If only this purpose can be achieved, it is also possible to measure the falling quantity while dropping the first raw material directly from the hopper 111 to the gate 116 without the transfer part 112 or the transfer part 113. In addition, it is also possible to have two or more delivery units 112 for the smooth supply of the first raw material. In this case, it can be configured in a zigzag manner to reduce the installation space. That is, the first transfer unit located at the bottom of the hopper 111 transfers the first raw materials in four rows to five rows arranged from left to right, and the second transfer unit located at the bottom of the first transfer unit moves from right to left. The first raw material is arranged in two to three rows, and is transferred, and the transfer part 113 is installed below the second transfer part, but the transfer part 113 is installed to transfer the first raw material in one row from left to right. . In this case, the intermediate hopper 114 may be installed between the rail end of the first transfer unit and the rail end of the second transfer unit, or may be installed at the rail end of the second transfer unit and the rail end of the transfer unit 113. In other words, various configurations are possible as long as the input quantity of the first raw material can be accurately counted by the counter 117. In addition, the transfer unit 112 or the transfer unit 113 may be replaced by a conveyor or the like.

Reference numeral '119' is a touch screen for operating the present embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 5, the present embodiment is configured to count and supply a first raw material of a different kind by a set quantity. That is, a pair of hoppers 111a and 111b, a pair of intermediate hoppers 114a and 114b, a pair of transfer parts 113a and 113b, and a pair of gates 116a and 116b are provided. The transfer unit 112a may also be configured as a pair, but may be configured as one vibrator on one rail, but may be transported so as not to mix different first raw materials by installing a partition (not shown) in the middle.

By configuring in this way, it is for counting each 1st raw material, when there are two types of 1st raw material which need to control the number of input. Therefore, different types of first raw materials can also be counted by varying the number of inputs, respectively, to produce a mixed food. Of course, the number of inputs can be the same.

The operation state of the coefficient supply means will be described below. First, the first raw material that needs to be uniform in the number of mixed foods to be prepared is stored in the hopper 111. Next, the first raw material supplied from the hopper 111 is transferred to the intermediate hopper 114 arranged in two to five rows using the transfer unit 112.

Next, the first raw material is transferred from the intermediate hopper 114 to the gate 116 by using the transfer unit 112. At the end of the rail 113a of the transfer unit, the first raw material is transferred to fall in one row. At this time, the lower portion of the gate 116 is closed by the shutter 118.

On the other hand, by using the counting unit 117 to measure the falling water amount of the first raw material, when falling by the set amount of the opening of the lower portion of the gate 116, the first raw material by the counted quantity of the packing means gate (Fig. 3 (See 131).

In this embodiment, the metering supply means can be applied to known means. That is, the apparatus shown in FIG. 2 may be replaced by other well-known means. However, a configuration in which a load cell measures the weight of the shutter that opens and closes the bottom of the basket and the basket in which the second raw material is accommodated is preferable. In particular, the second raw material is preferably further provided with a mixing part (not shown) for uniformly mixing a plurality of different raw materials. That is, referring to FIG. 2, the plurality of second raw materials provided at the upper portion of the basket 74 may be uniformly mixed and supplied to the basket 74. The mixing section is also known means.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the sorting means measures the weight of the final product produced by receiving the sealed single or heterogeneous first raw material and the mixed or infused mixed single or heterogeneous raw material in a wrapping paper and sealing it. It is a well-known means of measuring quantity and defect.

Referring to Figure 3 describes the use state of the embodiment according to the present invention. In particular, a case in which the combined weight of almonds and gum grapes is 15 g, and in addition, to prepare a mixed food having a total weight of 25 g with 5 g of walnuts and 5 g of cashew nuts will be described as an example. The walnut and cashew nuts are selected in advance according to the weight of each one to determine the input quantity. For example, a mixed food having a total weight of 25 g is prepared by adding two 2.5 g walnuts and four 1.25 g cashew nuts.

Here, almonds and gum grapes have a relatively high number of inputs, and walnuts and cashew nuts have a small number of inputs. Therefore, when all of them are mixed at the same time to measure only the total weight and put into the packaging, it is a fact mentioned in the prior art that the variation in the number of walnuts and cashew nuts is severely added. In other words, the total weight can be adjusted to 25 grams, but too much walnut or cashew nuts can be incorporated, in which case other raw materials will be incorporated less than the reference value. In this case, if the input number of walnuts and cashew nuts is correct, the weight of these can be adjusted to the reference value, and the input weight of other almonds and gum grapes can be automatically adjusted.

Therefore, almonds and gum grapes are sufficient to supply the weight by mixing them evenly, but walnuts and cashew nuts need to be precisely added. It will be described in more detail below.

First, walnuts and cashew nuts, which are the first raw materials requiring control of the number of inputs, are counted and supplied to the packaging means 130 by counting two and four, respectively, through the counting supply means 110. Simultaneously or sequentially, 15 g of the almond and gum grape mixture, which are the second raw materials, are metered through the metering supply unit 120 and supplied to the packaging unit 130.

The mixture thus supplied may be packaged and filled with nitrogen and then sealed. The total weight of the final product thus prepared is measured and classified as good if it is 25g or within the allowable value and defective product outside the allowable value.

The first raw material and the second raw material are not particularly limited, such as grains, nuts, dried fruits, dried fish, herbs and processed foods including chocolate or cookies. Forms Also, all forms of particles, powders, liquids and solids may be applied. However, the first raw material to be counted may be in the form of a solid. Mixed food prepared by the present invention can be used for a variety of uses, such as raw food or baby food, cereals, health food, snacks.

In addition, the mixed food in the present invention includes an animal feed.

100 Example 110 Coefficient Feeding Means
111: hopper 112: delivery unit
113: transfer unit 114: intermediate hopper
115a: quantitative sensor 116: gate
117: counter 118: shutter
119: touch screen 120: metering supply means
130: packaging means 131: gate
132: contents supply pipe 133: side sealer
134: film feeder 135: end sealer

Claims (13)

Counting supply means for counting and supplying the raw materials by a set quantity; And
Packaging means for accommodating and sealing the raw material supplied by counting in a wrapping paper;
The coefficient supply means,
A hopper for pre-selecting and receiving the raw material having a non-uniform weight according to each weight;
A transfer unit for transferring the raw material supplied from the hopper;
A transfer unit for transferring the raw material supplied from the transfer unit;
A counting unit for counting the raw material supplied from the transfer unit to the packaging means;
A gate for temporarily storing the raw material by the number counted by the counting unit and transferring it to the packaging means;
An opening and closing unit for opening and closing the gate; And
And an intermediate hopper for receiving the raw material between the transfer part and the transfer part.
Wherein the counting unit is characterized in that the counting by counting the number calculated by calculating the total number of input of the raw material according to the weight of each of the selected raw material.

delete delete delete delete The method of claim 1,
And the conveying unit delivers the raw materials one by one so that the counting unit counts the raw materials.

delete The method of claim 1,
Wherein the transfer unit food manufacturing apparatus, characterized in that the transfer amount per unit area than the transfer unit.
The method of claim 1,
The conveying unit is a food manufacturing apparatus, characterized in that the transport speed is slower than the conveying unit.
delete The method of claim 1,
The intermediate hopper is a food manufacturing device, characterized in that further provided with a quantitative sensor for measuring the capacity of the raw material.
The method of claim 1,
The conveying unit or the conveying unit is a food manufacturing apparatus, characterized in that it comprises a rail on which the raw material is placed, and a vibrator for transferring the raw material by applying vibration to the rail.
The method of claim 1,
Food manufacturing apparatus, characterized in that the sorting means for measuring the weight of the mixed food packaged by the packaging means is further provided.

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