KR102506214B1 - Sauce packaging device - Google Patents

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention provides a sauce packaging device for manufacturing meal kits or packaged foods, the sauce packaging device comprising: a sauce stirrer having a stirring chamber for stirring a sauce introduced from the outside, and a transfer pipe which provides a passage for the sauce to be discharged from the stirring chamber and has a connection hole on one side surface of the lower end and a discharge hole on the other side surface; a sauce metering dispenser, which is located under the sauce stirrer, which comprises a cylinder unit which communicates with the connection hole of the transfer pipe and pushes the sauce introduced from the transfer pipe to discharge the sauce to the discharge hole of the transfer pipe, and a discharge drive unit which reciprocates the cylinder unit, and which discharges the sauce in a set quantity; a sauce discharge hose connected to the discharge hole; and a pouch film feeder which unwinds a pouch film from a pouch film roll, makes the pouch film wait at an outlet of the sauce discharge hose, inputs the sauce, and then seals the pouch film as a unit sauce pack. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a sauce packaging device may be provided that can easily control the amount of sauce and the size of packaging and is hygienic.

Description

Sauce packaging device {SAUCE PACKAGING DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a sauce packaging device, and more particularly, to a sauce packaging device for preparing a meal kit or packaged food.

In general, when preparing sauces such as gochujang or marinade, which are used as food ingredients, powder such as red pepper powder is ground and then added, and at the same time, liquid raw materials such as fish sauce or water are mixed and homogenized, and then the desired weight is homogenized. It was packaged and sold as a source of quality. Recently, as the demand for packaged foods such as meal kits increases, the need for and quality of such sauce packaging is increasing.

According to food industry statistics, the reason why the packaged food market such as meal kits is revitalized is that the proportion of online distribution, which has a competitive edge in delivery services such as early morning delivery and same-day delivery, is increasing. Convenience food is mainly distributed through large marts, but the proportion is gradually decreasing, and convenience store distribution shows a tendency to increase until 2018 and then decrease significantly after the pandemic.

By age group, interest in meal kits was the highest among those in their 30s, and in terms of consumption behavior, those in their 20s are more interested in and tasting various menus, such as gambas, maratang, pasta, spring rolls, and sukiyaki, compared to other age groups, while those in their 40s enjoy cooking playgrounds, etc. It was found that there is a high interest in meal kits that can be made with children.

It is common for packaged foods such as meal kits to be packaged and sold together with sauce. However, in the prior art, the process of preparing the sauce is a process that requires a lot of human hands, and most of them are performed manually. As a result, there was a problem that the fatigue of the worker was easily accumulated, and the worker's detailed work was required to pack a uniform amount. For example, in the prior art, a weight sensor was used to pack a uniform amount. That is, it was a method of measuring the weight of the source and stopping the transfer of the source when the weight reached a predetermined amount. However, this method has a problem in that it is not easy to measure an accurate amount because the transfer is stopped after reaching a predetermined amount.

In addition, since most of the work was performed directly by the operator, there was also a sanitary problem. In order to solve this problem, an attempt was made to have a system that can automatically pack work equipment, but it was not easy for those who lack financial power because a large amount of money was invested for this. Therefore, there is a need for a sauce packaging device that automatically packs the sauce, accurately, in quantity, and highly productive and hygienic.

The technical task to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a premium meal kit that provides a set of trimmed ingredients, sauce, and recipe so that difficult and labor-intensive cooking can be done more easily and conveniently, sanitarily and efficiently It is to provide a sauce packaging device that produces.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned technical problem, and other technical problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below. There will be.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, one embodiment of the present invention is a sauce packaging device for preparing a meal kit or packaged food, comprising: a stirring chamber for stirring sauce introduced from the outside; and a passage through which the sauce is discharged from the stirring chamber. A source stirrer having a transfer pipe having a connection hole on one side and a discharge hole on the other side to provide a lower end; It is located below the source stirrer and communicates with the connection hole of the transfer pipe to push the source introduced from the transfer pipe and discharge it to the discharge hole of the transfer pipe, and a discharge drive unit for reciprocating the cylinder part. , a source constant discharger for discharging the source at a set amount; a source discharge hose connected to the discharge hole; and a pouch film feeder that unwinds the pouch film from the pouch film roll, waits the pouch film at the outlet of the sauce discharge hose, and seals the sauce into a unit sauce pack after inputting the sauce.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the discharge drive unit may include an actuator that converts rotational force into the reciprocating motion; an operating rod connecting the actuator and the cylinder part; It may include; coupled to the operating rod and adjusting the stroke distance during the reciprocating motion to set the quantity.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the quantitative control unit has a cylindrical pipe shape with a hollow inside so that the output shaft of the actuator and the operation rod are inserted from both sides, and the operation is performed by rotating the quantitative control unit in forward and reverse directions. The stroke distance of the rod can be adjusted to increase or decrease.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a discharge valve installed in the transfer pipe to open and close the discharge hole of the transfer pipe; and a valve driving unit installed outside the transfer pipe to drive opening and closing of the discharge valve.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the agitation chamber may include: a cylindrical upper tube, a chamber unit integrally formed at a lower end of the upper tube and having a funnel to which the transfer pipe is connected below; a supply pipe communicating with the upper cylinder and supplying a source from the outside; a stirrer installed in the inner space of the chamber to stir the sauce; and a cooling unit installed in the chamber unit to cool the source in the chamber unit.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the pouch film feeder may include: the pouch film roll holder; a roller unit that transfers the pouch film released from the pouch film roll from the upper side to the lower side of the source discharge hose; a film guide unit that brings together edges of both sides of the pouch film extending from the upper side to the lower side in a round shape; a vertical sealing unit forming a pouch pack by compressing and sealing both sides of the edge; a lower conveying unit for transporting the pouch pack downward by rolling an edge of the pouch pack pressed by the vertical sealing unit under the vertical sealing unit after a quantity of sauce is input thereto; and a horizontal sealing unit provided below the lower transfer unit and horizontally compression-sealing the pouch pack into which the sauce is introduced and separating the pouch pack into individual sauce packages.

In an embodiment of the present invention, it further includes a table on which the quantity discharger is seated, the lower end of the transfer pipe is shielded and supported by the table, and the source discharge hose is disposed on the table where the pouch film feeder is disposed. It is drawn out to one side,

The film guide part may be installed on one side of the table, and the vertical sealing part may be located above the outlet of the source discharge hose.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the upper end is supported by the film guide unit and has a tubular shape that is inserted into the pouch pack and extended downward, and is integrally connected to the body and the lower end of the body to have a funnel shape and has a source inside. a pack holding unit having a source hole into which is injected; and when the source is inserted into the pack holder and the source is supplied from the source discharge hose to the source hole, the funnel of the pack holder is retracted upward to open the source hole, and the sauce is not supplied from the source discharge hose. and a source injection switch that descends and closes the source hole, the source discharge hose is inserted into the pack holding unit, and an outlet may be located near the source hole.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the actuator, the valve driving part, the roller part, the vertical sealing part, the lower conveying part, and the horizontal sealing part in order to check the quantity set by the quantity adjusting unit and achieve the set quantity and a control unit for controlling an operation sequence of the source injection switch, wherein the control unit controls to open the discharge valve, advance the piston, open the source hole, and stop the lower transfer unit in a metered input mode, and In the sealing mode, the control unit may control the discharge valve to be closed, the piston to move backward, the hose hole to be blocked, the lower transfer unit to operate, and the horizontal sealing unit to be operated.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in providing a premium meal kit that provides a set of prepared ingredients, sauce, and recipe to make difficult and laborious cooking easier and more convenient, the sauce, which is a key element, can be measured hygienically and efficiently. A sauce packaging device for producing may be provided.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to easily control the amount of sauce and the size of packaging, and it is possible to provide a sanitary sauce packaging device.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide a sauce packaging device that facilitates packaging by appropriately adjusting agitation, moving speed, etc. according to the type and state of the sauce.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the above effects, and should be understood to include all effects that can be inferred from the detailed description of the present invention or the configuration of the invention described in the claims.

1 is a photograph showing a sauce packaging device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a photograph showing the sauce packaging device of FIG. 1 from another angle.
FIG. 3 is a photograph showing a process of manufacturing a unit sauce pack by supplying a source to a pouch film of the sauce packaging device of FIG. 1 .
4 is a diagram showing a sauce packaging device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view for explaining a form in which a pouch film is formed in the form of a pouch pack and a source discharge hose is inserted into the pouch pack.
Figure 6 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the source packaging device.
7 is a view for explaining a process in which the metered feeder extrudes the source toward the source discharge hose.
8 is a view for explaining a process of supplying a sauce to a pouch pack.
9 is a view for explaining a process in which the metering feeder retracts and the valve on the side of the source discharge hose is closed.
10 and 11 are diagrams for explaining a process in which a pouch pack into which sauce is introduced descends.
12 and 13 are diagrams for explaining a process of packaging a unit source pack by a horizontal sealing unit.
14 is a diagram showing a sauce packaging device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Since the present invention may have various changes and various forms, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the text. However, it should be understood that this is not intended to limit the present invention to the specific disclosed form, and includes all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. Like reference numerals have been used for like elements throughout the description of each figure.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and unless explicitly defined in the present application, they should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning. don't

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail.

1 is a photograph showing a sauce packaging device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a photograph showing the sauce packaging device 10 of FIG. 1 from another angle. FIG. 3 is a photograph showing a process of manufacturing a unit sauce pack by supplying sauce to the pouch film of the sauce packaging device 10 of FIG. 1 . 4 is a view showing a sauce packaging device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The sauce packaging device 10 may be used for sauce packaging for preparing meal kits or packaged foods. However, the sauce packaging device 10 is not limited to sauce packaging, and may be expanded and used in the field of sealing contents in a fixed amount in a pouch pack.

1 to 4, the sauce packaging device 10 includes a sauce stirrer 100, a source quantity discharger 200, a sauce discharge hose 300, a pouch film feeder 400, a sauce supply opener 500, and A table 600 may be included.

The sauce stirrer 100 may be installed on the table 600. The sauce stirrer 100 may include a stirring chamber 110 for stirring the source introduced from the outside and a transfer pipe 120 connected to a lower end of the stirring chamber 110 .

The stirring chamber 110 may include a chamber unit 111 , a supply pipe 112 , a stirring unit 113 and a cooling unit 114 . The chamber unit 111 may have a funnel formed integrally with a cylindrical upper tube and a lower end of the upper tube and connected to the lower portion of the transfer pipe 120 . The supply pipe 112 communicates with the upper cylinder of the chamber unit 111 and a source may be supplied from the outside. 4 shows an example in which the source supply hose is connected to the supply pipe 112 to supply the source to the chamber unit 111 . The stirring unit 113 may be installed in the inner space of the chamber unit 111 to stir the sauce while being rotated. By rotating the stirrer 113, it is possible to prevent a sauce having a considerable viscosity from being supplied from the outside from clumping, and it is possible to smoothly discharge the sauce to the transfer pipe 120. The cooling unit 114 may be installed in the chamber unit 111 to cool the source inside the chamber unit 111 . The temperature of the source supplied from the outside may be room temperature or higher than room temperature. These sauces need to be cooled for packaging into sauce packs. The cooling unit 114 may be a cooling pipe installed within the wall of the chamber unit 111 . Cooling water or cooling gas may be supplied to the cooling pipe, or a refrigerant may be supplied as in the evaporator of a refrigerator.

The transfer pipe 120 may be installed to communicate with the lower end of the funnel of the stirring chamber 110 . The transfer pipe 120 provides a passage through which the sauce is discharged from the stirring chamber 110, and a connection hole 121 on one side of the lower end and a discharge hole 122 on the other side may be formed. The lower end of the transfer pipe 120 may be shielded and supported by the table 600 .

The source quantity discharger 200 is installed on the table 600 and may be connected to the connection hole 121 of the transfer pipe 120. The source quantity discharger 200 pushes the source introduced from the transfer pipe 120 and discharges it to the discharge hole 122 of the transfer pipe 120, and the cylinder part 210 reciprocates the piston of the cylinder part 210. A discharge drive unit 220 may be included. The source quantity discharger 200 may discharge the source in a quantity set by the operation of the discharge driving unit 220 and the cylinder unit 210 . The discharge drive unit 220 may include an actuator 221 that converts rotational force into reciprocating motion, an operating rod 222 that connects the actuator 221 and the cylinder unit 210, and a quantitative control unit 223. . The quantity adjustment unit 223 may be coupled to the operation rod 222 and the actuator 221, and the quantity may be set by adjusting the stroke distance during the reciprocating motion. That is, the quantity of the source may be adjusted by adjusting the stroke distance of the cylinder part 210 . More on this later.

The sauce packaging device 10 may further include a source supply opening/closing device 500 for opening/closing the supply of sauce to the sauce discharge hose 300 . The source supply switch 500 may include a discharge valve 510 and a valve driving unit 520 (see FIG. 7 ). The discharge valve 510 may be installed in the transfer pipe 120 to open and close the discharge hole 122 of the transfer pipe 120 . The valve driver 520 may be installed on the table 600 outside the transfer pipe 120 to open and close the discharge valve 510 .

The source discharge hose 300 may communicate with the discharge hole 122 of the transfer pipe 120 . The source discharge hose 300 may be drawn out to one side of the table 600 on which the pouch film feeder 400 is disposed. When the source quantity discharger 200 extrudes the source, the source flows into the source discharge hose 300 through the discharge hole 122 of the transfer pipe 120, and the source flows along the source discharge hose 300 into a pouch pack, which will be described later. can be injected into

The pouch film feeder 400 unwinds the pouch film 21 from the pouch film roll 20, allows the pouch pack to stand by at the outlet of the sauce discharge hose 300, and can be sealed as a unit source pack after the source is introduced.

5 is a view for explaining a form in which a pouch film is formed in the form of a pouch pack and a source discharge hose 300 is inserted into the pouch pack.

4 and 5, the pouch film feeder 400 includes a pouch film roll holding unit 410, a roller unit 420, a film guide unit 430, a vertical sealing unit 440, and a lower transfer unit 450. ) and a horizontal seal 460.

The roller unit 420 may transfer the pouch film 21 released from the pouch film roll 20 from the upper side to the lower side of the source discharge hose 300 .

The film guide part 430 may include a pouch rounding part 431 and a pack holding part 432 .

The pouch rounding part 431 may round or round the pouch film 21 towards the source discharge hose 300 . The pouch rounding portion 431 has film slot portions 4311 on both sides into which both edges of the pouch film 21 are inserted, and may include a round portion connecting the film slot portions 4311 on both sides in a rounded shape. there is. The round portion may have a shape that is open toward the source discharge hose 300 and narrows downward.

The pack retainer 432 may be inserted into the downwardly elongated pouch pack to hold the pouch pack open upwards. Here, a state in which the pouch film is opened only to the upper side and sealed to the lower side and the side by the vertical sealing part 440 and the horizontal sealing part 460 to be described later is referred to as a pouch pack. The pouch pack may go down long, and the pack holding part 432 may also be inserted into the pouch pack to extend downward in a cylindrical shape and narrow in a funnel shape at the bottom. The pack holding portion 432 will be described further below.

The vertical sealing part 440 may include compression blocks facing each other. The vertical sealing part 440 may be installed on the bracket 610 installed on the table 600 to fix the pouch rounding part 431 . Vertical seal 440 may be actuated by a motor or actuator. As the compression method, thermal compression may be applied. The edges of both ends of the pouch film 21 come into contact with each other by the pouch rounding part 431 of the pouch film guide part 430, and the contacted part can be located between the two compression blocks of the vertical sealing part 440. there is. The vertical sealing part 440 may compress and bond the contact edges of the pouch film. At this time, the lower end of the pouch film may be sealed by the horizontal sealing part 460 in a step before the vertical sealing part 440 is bonded. Thus, a pouch pack in which the lower end is sealed in the horizontal direction and the edge is vertically joined can be formed.

The lower conveying part 450 may be disposed between the vertical sealing part 440 and the horizontal sealing part 460 . The lower conveying part 450 may include a conveying roller pressing the edge of the pouch pack sealed by the vertical sealing part 440 . When the transfer roller is rotated after a fixed amount of sauce is introduced, the pouch pack is pulled downward and can go down a certain distance.

The horizontal sealing part 460 is provided under the lower conveying part 450 and may include a compression block that faces each other and can compress the pouch pack in a horizontal direction. Like the vertical seal 440, the vertical seal 440 may be operated by a motor or an actuator. As the compression method, thermal compression may be applied. The pouch pack into which the sauce is put can be transported downward by the lower transfer unit 450 . The lower end of the pouch pack into which the sauce is inserted passes through the horizontal sealing portion 460 and the horizontal sealing portion 460 compresses the pouch pack so that the unit sauce pack can be separated.

6 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the sauce packaging device 10. 7 is a view for explaining a process in which the metering feeder extrudes the source toward the source discharge hose 300. 8 is a view for explaining a process of supplying a sauce to a pouch pack. 9 is a view for explaining a process in which the metering feeder retracts and the valve on the side of the source discharge hose 300 is closed. 10 and 11 are diagrams for explaining a process in which a pouch pack into which sauce is introduced descends. 12 and 13 are diagrams for explaining a process of packaging a unit source pack by a horizontal sealing unit.

The sauce packaging device 10 may further include a control unit 800 (see FIG. 4). The controller 800 checks the quantity set by the quantity control unit 223, and the actuator 221, the valve driving part 520, the roller part 420, the vertical sealing part 440, and the lower part to achieve the set quantity Operation sequences of the transfer unit 450, the horizontal sealing unit 460, and the source injection switch 700 may be controlled. The control unit 800 can control to open the discharge valve 510, advance the piston of the cylinder unit 210, open the source hole 4321, and stop the lower transfer unit 450 in the metered input mode. In the sealing mode, the controller 800 may control the discharge valve 510 to be shielded, the piston to move backward, the hose hole to be shielded, the lower transfer unit 450 to operate, and the horizontal sealing unit 460 to operate.

To explain this process in more detail, first, the amount of sauce to be packaged in a unit sauce pack can be set (S101). As described above, the source quantity discharger 200 may include a cylinder part 210 and a discharge driving part 220 that drives the cylinder part 210 . The discharge driving unit 220 is coupled to an actuator 221 that converts rotational force into reciprocating motion, an operating rod 222 connecting the actuator 221 and the cylinder part 210, and an operating rod 222, and the stroke during reciprocating motion It may include a quantity control unit 223 that sets the quantity by adjusting the quantity. For example, the quantitative adjustment unit 223 has a cylindrical pipe shape with a hollow inside so that the output shaft and the operating rod 222 of the actuator are inserted from both sides, and the quantitative adjustment unit 223 is rotated in the forward and reverse directions. Accordingly, the stroke distance of the operating rod 222 may be adjusted to increase or decrease.

Thereafter, the sauce packaging device 10 may be operated to package unit sauce packs.

Specifically, the sauce prepared in the sauce manufacturing apparatus may be supplied to the supply pipe 112 of the stirring chamber 110, and the stirring unit 113 of the stirring chamber 110 may stir and cool the sauce (S102).

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 7 , the discharge valve 510 may be opened and the piston of the cylinder unit of the source constant discharger 200 may be moved forward (S103). At this time, as shown in FIG. 8 , the operation bar 730 of the source injection switch 700 to be described below may be raised so that the source hole 4321 of the pack holding part 432 may also be opened. Accordingly, the sauce descending to the transfer pipe 120 of the stirring chamber 110 is extruded through the discharge hole 122 by the advancement of the piston of the cylinder of the source constant discharger 200 and introduced into the source discharge hose 300. can

Then, as shown in FIG. 8 , the sauce may be injected into the pouch pack 22 from the outlet of the sauce discharge hose 300 (S104). As described above, the pouch film feeder 400 includes the pouch film guide part 430 , and the pouch film guide part 430 includes the pouch rounding part 431 and the pack holding part 432 . As shown in FIG. 8 , the pack holding unit 432 may include a tubular body and a source discharge unit provided in a funnel shape at a lower end of the body. The pack holding part 432 is inserted into the pouch pack 22 elongated in the form of a pouch pack to keep the pouch pack open upwards. A source hole 4321 is formed in the source discharge portion of the pack holding portion 432 . A long source discharge hose 300 may be inserted into the inner space of the pack holder 432 . An outlet of the source discharge hose 300 may be located near the source discharge portion of the pack holding unit 432 .

Meanwhile, referring to FIGS. 4, 5, and 8 , the sauce packaging device 10 may further include a source injection opener 700. The source injection switch 700 may include an open/close actuator 710 , an open/close piston 720 and an operating bar 730 . The opening/closing driver 710 may be supported by a support bracket 610 installed on the table 600 . The opening/closing piston 720 may be operated by the opening/closing driver 710 . The operation bar 730 may be mounted on the opening/closing piston 720 and move up and down. A part of the opening/closing piston 720 and the actuating bar 730 may be inserted into the pack holding part 432, and an end of the actuating bar 730 may be positioned directly above the source hole 4321 of the source discharge part. . As shown in FIG. 8 , when the source is supplied from the source discharge hose 300 to the source hole 4321 , the operating bar 730 retreats upward within the source discharge portion of the pack holding part 432 to the source hole 4321 . (4321) can be opened.

Next, after all of the source quantity is injected into the pouch pack 22, as shown in FIG. 9, the piston of the cylinder part 210 of the source quantity discharger 200 is retracted and the discharge valve 510 is closed. It can be (S105). At this time, as shown in FIG. 10 , the operating bar 730 of the source injection switch 700 may descend to cover the source hole 4321 of the source discharge unit. In this way, by shielding the source hole 4321, unnecessary contact of the sauce with the pouch pack 22 in a subsequent process can be prevented, and the quantity of the source can be supplied more accurately.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 4, 10, and 11 , the lower transfer part 450 may operate to transfer the pouch pack 22 downward (S106). The lower transfer part 450 may stop after transferring the pouch pack 22 downward by a predetermined height. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 11, the lower end of the pouch pack 22 in which the amount of sauce is accommodated is lowered to pass the horizontal sealing part 460, and the upper part of the unit sauce pack is lowered to the horizontal sealing part 460. It can be located between the compression blocks.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 , the unit sauce pack 23 may be separated by pressing the pouch pack 22 with the horizontal sealing part 460 and cutting the compressed portion (S107).

Thereafter, it is checked whether the manufacturing quantity has been completed, if it is completed, the operation is terminated, and if not completed, the process of opening the source hole 4321 and the discharge valve 510 and advancing the piston of the source constant discharger may be repeated again ( S108).

14 is a view showing a sauce packaging device 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The sauce packaging apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 14 includes a first sauce maker 1100, a first source extruder 1200, a second sauce maker (not shown), and a second source extruder (not shown), , Other configurations are the same as those of the above-described embodiment, so redundant descriptions are omitted.

The first source maker 1100 may have a shape of a container accommodating the sauce and include a stirrer therein. The stirrer continues to stir at the production temperature so that the sauce can be prepared.

The source transfer pipe 1110 of the source maker may be connected to the discharge pipe of the first source extruder 1200 . The source from the first source maker 1100 may be introduced into the discharge pipe by the pressure generated by the first source extruder. One side of the first source supply hose 1300 is connected to the discharge pipe of the first source extruder 1200, and the other side of the first source supply hose 1300 is connected to the supply pipe 112 of the stirring chamber 110. Can be connected.

Meanwhile, the sauce packaging device 10 may include a second source maker, a second source extruder, and a second source supply hose 1400 . When the viscosity is relatively low and the temperature of the second source produced from the second source maker does not require cooling, the transfer pipe coupled to the lower side of the stirring chamber 110 without supplying the second source into the stirring chamber 110 ( The second source may be supplied directly to the additional supply pipe 115 of 120). That is, the second source supply hose 1400 may be connected to the additional supply pipe 115, and the second source manufactured by the second source maker may be supplied to the second source extruder through the second source supply hose.

In this way, by selectively selecting a supply route according to the characteristics of the sauce, it is possible to select a packaging method suitable for productivity and sauce.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in providing a premium meal kit that provides a set of prepared ingredients, sauce, and recipe to make difficult and laborious cooking easier and more convenient, the sauce, which is a key element, can be measured hygienically and efficiently. It is possible to provide a sauce packaging device 10 that produces.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to easily control the amount of sauce and the size of packaging, and it is possible to provide a sanitary sauce packaging device 10 .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide a sauce packaging device 10 that facilitates packaging by properly adjusting stirring, moving speed, etc. according to the type and state of the sauce.

The above description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes, and those skilled in the art can understand that it can be easily modified into other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. will be. Therefore, the embodiments described above should be understood as illustrative in all respects and not limiting. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is indicated by the following claims, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and equivalent concepts should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

10: Sauce packaging device
20: pouch film roll
21: pouch film
22 : Pouch Pack
23 : Sauce Pack
100: sauce agitator
110: stirring chamber
111: chamber part
112: supply pipe
113: stirring unit
114: cooling unit
120: transfer pipe
121: connection hole
122: discharge hole
210: cylinder
220: discharge driving unit
221: actuator
222: working rod
223: quantitative control unit
300: sauce discharge hose
400: pouch film feeder
420: roller part
430: film guide unit
431: pouch rounding part
4311: film slot part
432: pack holding unit
4321: source hole
440: vertical seal
450: lower transfer part
460: horizontal seal
500: source supply switch
510: discharge valve
520: valve driving unit
600: table
700: source injection opener
710: opening and closing driving unit
720: open/close piston
730: operation bar
800: control unit

Claims (9)

In the sauce packaging device for manufacturing meal kits or packaged food,
A sauce stirrer having a stirring chamber for stirring the source introduced from the outside, a transfer pipe providing a passage through which the source is discharged from the stirring chamber, and having a connection hole on one side of the lower end and a discharge hole on the other side;
It is located below the source stirrer and communicates with the connection hole of the transfer pipe to push the source introduced from the transfer pipe and discharge it to the discharge hole of the transfer pipe, and a discharge drive unit for reciprocating the cylinder part. , a source constant discharger for discharging the source at a set amount;
a source discharge hose connected to the discharge hole; and
A pouch film feeder that unwinds the pouch film from the pouch film roll, waits for the pouch film at the outlet of the source discharge hose, and seals the source with a unit source pack after inputting the source,
The discharge drive unit,
an actuator that converts rotational force into the reciprocating motion;
an operating rod connecting the actuator and the cylinder part;
A quantitative control unit coupled to the operating rod and configured to set the quantitative amount by adjusting a stroke distance during reciprocating motion;
The quantitative control unit has a cylindrical pipe shape with a hollow inside so that the output shaft of the actuator and the operating rod are respectively inserted from both sides,
The stroke distance of the operation rod is adjusted so as to increase or decrease as the quantitative control unit is rotated in the forward and reverse directions,
It further includes; a source supply opening and closing device that opens and closes the discharge hole of the transfer pipe in conjunction with the source quantity discharger,
The source supply switch,
a discharge valve installed in the transfer pipe to open and close the discharge hole of the transfer pipe; and
And a valve driving unit installed outside the transfer pipe to operate the opening and closing of the discharge valve.
The stirring chamber,
a chamber unit having a cylindrical upper tube and a funnel unit integrally formed at a lower end of the upper tube and connected to the bottom of the transfer tube;
a supply pipe communicating with the upper cylinder and supplying a source from the outside;
a stirrer installed in the inner space of the chamber to stir the sauce; and
A cooling unit installed in the chamber unit to cool the source in the chamber unit; includes,
The pouch film feeder,
a pouch film roll mounting portion in which the pouch film roll is mounted;
a roller unit that transfers the pouch film released from the pouch film roll from the upper side to the lower side of the source discharge hose;
a film guide unit that brings together edges of both sides of the pouch film extending from the upper side to the lower side in a round shape;
a vertical sealing unit forming a pouch pack by compressing and sealing both sides of the edge;
a lower conveying unit for transporting the pouch pack downward by rolling an edge compressed by the vertical sealing unit under the vertical sealing unit after a quantity of source is input; and
A horizontal sealing unit provided below the lower transfer unit and horizontally compressing and sealing the pouch pack into which the sauce is introduced and separating it into individual sauce packages,
The upper end is supported by the film guide and has a cylindrical shape that is inserted into the pouch pack and extended downward, has a funnel shape integrally connected to the body and the lower end of the body, and has a source hole into which the source is injected. pack holding unit; and
When the sauce is supplied to the source hole from the source discharge hose inserted into the pack holder and inserted into the pack holder, the source hole is opened by retracting upward in the funnel of the pack holder, and the source discharge hose A source injection switch that descends and closes the source hole when the source is not supplied from the hose; includes,
The source packaging device, characterized in that the sauce discharge hose is inserted into the pack holding portion and the outlet is located in the vicinity of the source hole.
delete delete delete delete delete The method of claim 1,
Further comprising a table on which the quantitative discharger is seated,
The lower end of the transfer pipe is shielded and supported by the table,
The source discharge hose is drawn out to one side of the table on which the pouch film feeder is disposed,
The film guide part is installed on one side of the table,
The vertical sealing portion is characterized in that located above the outlet of the sauce discharge hose, the sauce packaging device.
delete The method of claim 1,
Operation of the actuator, the valve driving unit, the roller unit, the vertical sealing unit, the lower transfer unit, the horizontal sealing unit, and the source injection switch to confirm the quantity set by the quantity control unit and achieve the set quantity A control unit for controlling the sequence; further comprising,
The control unit controls to open the discharge valve, advance the piston of the cylinder unit, open the source hole, and stop the lower transfer unit in the metered input mode,
The control unit is characterized in that in the sealing mode, the control so that the discharge valve shielding, the cylinder part piston backwards, the source hole shielding, the lower transfer unit operation and the horizontal sealing unit operation are performed.

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