WO2003099032A1 - Dispositif d'assaisonnement et systeme de production de produit a l'aide dudit dispositif - Google Patents
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- the present invention belongs to the technical field of food production, such as seasoning and transport of articles such as snacks.
- a seasoning process is performed using a cylindrical tumbler having both ends open as disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 4-35132. That is, the tumbler is arranged so that the axis is inclined at a predetermined angle instead of being horizontal, the tumbler is rotated around the axis, and articles are supplied into the tumbler from the upper opening. The article moves downward one after another due to the inclination of the tumbler while bouncing by the rotation of the tumbler, and exits through the lower opening of the tumbler. At that time, along with the supply of the article, a seasoning in an amount corresponding to the supply amount of the article is also supplied into the tumbler from the upper opening.
- the goods are stirred with seasonings during the bouncing dance between entering and exiting the tumbler, and seasoned.
- the supply ratio, ie, the blending ratio, of the article and the seasoning is adjusted to an optimum value, the seasoning can be performed with just the right amount of flavor.
- the tumbler is located upstream of the weighing device, so that the tumbler-flavored articles are fed to the weighing device.
- the tumbler responds to the processing results of the weighing device, which continuously feeds the seasoned articles to the weighing device, or the packaging device disposed further downstream of the weighing device, so that the weighing device does not run out of items.
- the seasoned articles always exit the lower opening of the tumbler, and the unseasoned articles and seasonings always enter the upper opening of the tumbler. That is, a group of articles continuously flows from the upstream to the downstream in the tumbler.
- the supply amount of the seasoning is increased according to the supply amount of the articles to the tumbler, when the supply amount of the articles is large, and decreased when the supply amount is small, so that the predetermined optimal mixing ratio is always maintained. are doing.
- the amount of articles existing in the tumbler and the residence time of each article in the tumbler are not constant.
- the amount of goods in the tumbler is small, or the staying time of the goods is long, resulting in a rich flavor.
- the amount of goods in the tumbler is large, or the staying time of the goods is short, so that the flavor can be reduced.
- the publication states that the seasoning processing time is adjusted by adjusting the inclination angle of the tumbler. However, this is from the overall average point of view of a group of articles, and adjusting the seasoning processing time for each individual article in it requires using the tumbler having the above structure. As long as there is, it is almost impossible.
- the tumbler has a structure in which articles can freely exit from the lower opening at any time, and therefore, articles that exit earlier than others or articles that exit later than others are always generated. Because. As a result, for example, an article that comes out of the tumbler early becomes less seasoned because the residence time in the tumbler, that is, the seasoning processing time (contact time with the seasoning) is short, and on the other hand, As for the remaining products, the amount of the products that came out earlier is reduced, so that the remaining amount in the tumbler is reduced (the ratio of seasonings is increased), and the seasoning becomes thicker.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a seasoning with a predetermined optimal blending ratio without seasoning, in which each of the individual articles is seasoned while conveying the articles, without any thick or thin seasoning. .
- the seasoning device discharges the articles supplied by the supply unit while seasoning the articles.
- a seasoning device for conveying to an outlet comprising a conveying means and a seasoning supply means.
- the transport means accommodates the article group supplied by the supply unit in the section for each article group and transports the article group to the discharge unit.
- the seasoning supply means supplies the seasoning for each article group.
- the article group supplied by the supply unit and the seasoning supplied by the seasoning supply unit are constrained as one unit, separated from the others, separated from the others, and discharged to the discharge unit. Can be transported. In other words, the entry and exit of a group of articles and seasonings is prohibited from the time they are supplied to the seasoning device until they are discharged. Once a group of articles and seasonings have been fed to the seasoning device (the order of their supply does not matter), they may leave the seasoning device at least partially during the transport, or may be newly added. None do.
- the goods and seasonings initially supplied to the seasoning unit as one unit are conveyed to the discharge section while their current condition is maintained.
- the residence time in the seasoning device that is, the seasoning processing time (contact time with the seasoning) is the same for all the individual items in the group of products, and the seasoning in that case is also the same.
- supply ratio ⁇ Mixing ratio is kept the same. Therefore, it is possible to provide uniform seasoning for each and every individual article without thick or thin seasoning. If the articles and seasonings are supplied at a predetermined optimal ratio first, Every single item can be seasoned to the optimum ratio.
- a flavoring device is the flavoring device according to claim 1, wherein the transporting means has a plurality of partitions for partitioning the section.
- the plurality of partitions are provided side by side between the supply unit and the discharge unit.
- the transporting means transports the article group by moving the partition from the supply section to the discharge section in a state where the article group is stored in the section.
- the configuration of the seasoning device is simplified.
- the group of articles is separated and accommodated in the section partitioned by the partition, and the section is moved by moving the partition, so that the group of articles is transported to the discharge section in a separated state. I have.
- the configuration of the seasoning device is simplified because the partition has the two functions of separation and conveyance.
- the seasoning device according to claim 3 is the seasoning device according to claim 2, wherein
- the means includes a screw Si material, a cylindrical member, and a drive source.
- the screw member extends between the supply section and the discharge section.
- the tubular member has a screw member inside.
- the drive source rotates the screw member about an axis.
- the screw member has a plurality of spiral blades serving as partitions.
- the section is a space partitioned by spiral blades in a tubular member.
- the configuration of the conveying means is more embodied, and the movement of the partition is achieved by the rotation of the screw member.
- the spiral blade of the screw member becomes a plurality of partitions, and a plurality of sections (the number depending on the number of turns of the spiral blade) partitioned by the spiral blade are formed in the inside of the cylindrical member in a line in the axial direction.
- a plurality of compartments can be provided at one time only by using such a pair of screw members and cylinder members, and a plurality of groups of articles separated and accommodated in each compartment can be simultaneously and successively provided. It can be transported to the discharge section.
- the flavoring device according to claim 4 is the flavoring device according to claim 3, wherein the screw member extends substantially horizontally between the supply unit and the discharge unit.
- the height of the seasoning device can be kept low.
- the condiments supplied to the seasoning device spread thinly in the horizontal direction without forming thick chunks, so that the seasoning can be brought into good contact with the articles that existed in the conglomerates. And good seasoning is achieved.
- the tumbler used in the prior art transports the article by free fall and free sliding under its own weight, so if it is placed horizontally, it will not perform its function of transport, and it must be placed somewhat erectly. is there.
- the flavoring device according to claim 5 is the flavoring device according to claim 4, wherein the space is a space below the rotation axis of the screw member.
- the individual spaces separated by the spiral blades are not closed, but are connected to each other in a spiral shape.
- the articles and seasonings accumulate at the bottom inside the cylindrical member, and at least the screw In the part below the rotation axis of one member, the rotation of the screw member of the spiral space takes into account that the articles and seasonings are blocked by the spiral blades and cannot travel to and from the neighbor.
- the space below the axis is used as a compartment to store goods and seasonings separately from others.
- a flavoring device is the flavoring device according to claim 4 or 5, further comprising a discharge opening and a cylinder rotating means.
- the discharge opening is provided on the peripheral surface of the cylindrical member at the discharge portion.
- the tube rotating means rotates the tube member around an axis.
- the cylinder rotating means controls the discharge of the article group by selectively arranging the opening at the lower article drop discharge position and other positions by rotating the cylinder member.
- the outlet is formed in the cylindrical member in which the screw member is provided, and the position of the outlet is changed by rotating the cylindrical member to control the discharge of the seasoned article group. Therefore, the articles are dropped and discharged (since the screw member and the cylindrical member extend substantially in the horizontal direction, the articles are dropped and discharged from the seasoning device when the discharge port is located below). It is possible to arbitrarily switch between discharge (positions other than below) and perform the same function as, for example, a timing hobber. Moreover, since it is integrated with the seasoning device, it is superior in compactness compared to the case where a normal timing hopper is separately provided.
- the discharge port When conveying a group of articles by rotating the screw member, if the discharge port is always located below, the group of articles in adjacent sections that reach the discharge section one after another will be discharged continuously without interruption.
- the discharge port is switched to a position (non-discharge position) other than the discharge position (down position) (for example, the discharge port is turned off when the next section reaches the discharge section). (Switch to the discharge position.)
- a position non-discharge position
- the discharge port is turned off when the next section reaches the discharge section.
- a flavoring device is the flavoring device according to claim 4 or 5, further comprising a supply opening and a cylinder rotating means.
- the supply opening is provided on the peripheral surface of the cylindrical member in the supply section.
- the tube rotating means rotates the tube member around an axis.
- the cylinder rotating means controls the supply of the article group by selectively arranging the opening at the upper article drop supply position and other positions by rotating the cylinder member.
- the supply port is switched to a position (non-supply position) other than the supply position (upper position) (for example, at the timing when the spiral blade of the next section crosses the supply port). Is switched to the non-supply position), thereby avoiding erroneously supplying one unit of article group across a plurality of adjacent sections.
- the flavoring device according to claim 8 is the flavoring device according to claim 4 or 5, further comprising a discharge opening, a supply opening, and a cylinder rotating means.
- the discharge opening is provided on the peripheral surface of the tubular member at the discharge portion.
- the supply opening is provided on the peripheral surface of the cylindrical member in the supply section.
- the tube rotating means rotates the tube member around an axis.
- the cylinder rotating means selectively arranges the discharge opening at the lower article drop discharge position and other positions by rotating the cylinder member, and sets the supply opening at the upper article drop supply position and other positions. By selectively arranging them at the position, the discharge and supply of the article group are controlled at the same time.
- the position of the discharge port can be changed in that case. Since the position of the supply port is changed at the same time (for both), the rotation control of the cylindrical member is prevented from becoming unnecessarily complicated.
- a seasoning device according to claim 9 is a seasoning device according to any one of claims 1 to 8. P Leakage 717
- the apparatus further comprises a stirring means.
- the stirring means stirs the group of articles and the seasoning while the group of articles supplied with the seasoning is being conveyed to the discharge section.
- the articles supplied to the seasoning device are agitated with the seasoning during the transportation thereof, so that the seasoning is surely performed.
- the group of articles and the seasoning are agitated while being restrained as one unit in each section, there is no entry or exit of a new group of articles or seasonings, and each individual article has The taste is surely aligned.
- a flavoring device according to claim 10 is the flavoring device according to any one of claims 4 to 8, further comprising stirring means.
- the stirring means stirs the group of articles and the seasoning while the group of articles supplied with the seasoning is being conveyed to the discharge unit. Further, the stirring means includes a lifting member provided on the spiral blade.
- the stirring means performs stirring by lifting the article group and the seasoning accumulated in the lower portion of the cylindrical member by the raising member upward with the rotation of the screw member. Further, the screw rotating means reduces the rotation speed of the screw member when the lifting member raises the screw.
- the configuration of the stirring means is embodied, and the lifting member provided on the spiral blade of the screw member causes the group of articles accumulated in the lower portion in the compartment Stirring is performed by frying the seasonings.
- the articles roll, and even when comparing each individual article, and when comparing different parts within one article, uniform and uniform seasoning is achieved.
- the raising of the articles and the seasonings (stirring) is performed slowly over time, a uniform layer without unevenness can be achieved.
- a flavoring device is the flavoring device according to any one of claims 6 to 8, further comprising a stirring means.
- the stirring means stirs the group of articles and the seasoning while the group of articles supplied with the seasoning is being conveyed to the discharge unit.
- the stirring means includes a lifting member provided on the spiral blade. Then, the stirring means performs stirring by lifting the group of articles and the seasonings accumulated in the lower part of the cylindrical member by the raising member upward with the rotation of the screw member. Screw rotating hand The step reduces the rotational speed of the screw member when the raising member raises.
- the cylinder rotating means changes the position of the discharge opening Z and the supply opening in synchronization with the screw rotating means decreasing the rotation speed of the screw member when the lifting member raises the screw.
- the operation of the cylindrical rotating means is further embodied, and the rotational speed of the screw member for stirring is increased.
- the position of the discharge opening and the supply opening is changed in synchronization with the reduction of the volume.
- the speed of changing the position of the discharge opening and the supply opening can be reduced.
- the rotational direction of the cylindrical member can be reversed with a small load, or the stopped cylindrical member can be rotated. Can be started to rotate with a small load.
- a flavoring device according to claim 12 is the flavoring device according to any one of claims 4 to 1, wherein the tubular member is transparent.
- the inside of the cylindrical member or the seasoning device can be easily observed from outside. As a result, the progress of the work can be confirmed, and good or bad work can be determined.
- the supply timing can be satisfactorily determined in relation to the spiral blade of the screw member.
- a flavoring device is the flavoring device according to any one of claims 1 to 12, further comprising a charging unit.
- the charging unit charges at least one of the article group and the seasoning.
- the seasoning is completed in a short time because the seasoning is attached to the article group using the electrostatic action.
- uniform and uniform seasoning is realized, and the yield of seasoning adhesion is increased.
- the flavoring device according to claim 14 is the flavoring device according to claim 13, wherein the tubular member is an electrical insulator.
- the tubular member is an electrical insulator, that is, a dielectric
- the tubular member does not conduct electricity.
- the charged article group or seasoning is prevented from adhering to the cylindrical member, and the article group and the seasoning are well dispersed and in good contact with each other.
- seasonings may become lump and accumulate on the inner surface of the cylindrical member. Therefore, troubles such as lumps adhering locally to articles are suppressed.
- a seasoning device is the flavoring device according to the first aspect, wherein the seasoning supply means supplies a seasoning in an amount corresponding to the amount of the article group.
- the supply amount of the seasoning is increased according to the supply amount of the group of articles to the seasoning device when the supply amount of the article is large, and reduced when the supply amount of the article is small, so that the predetermined optimal ratio is always maintained. You. And, in every article group and every section, each individual article gives just the right taste.
- the quantity of the article group may be the weight of the detected article group, or may be a predetermined amount (set value).
- a flavoring device is the flavoring device according to the first aspect, further comprising control means.
- the control means controls the conveying means such that the article group to which the seasoning has been supplied is reciprocated to the discharge section side and the supply section side.
- the total transport distance of the articles or the total travel distance of the section The residence time between the group of articles and the seasoning ⁇ the contact time can be made sufficiently long.
- the group of articles in addition to uniforming the residence time with the seasoning ⁇ ⁇ the stirring time, uniform seasoning is surely realized, and the lightly and darkly seasoned portions are hardly generated.
- the goods and seasonings or sections are reciprocated, so even if the total transport distance or travel distance is long, the necessary transport routes and travel routes are apparent.
- the length of the seasoning device can be prevented from being lengthened, so that the lengthening of the seasoning device can be avoided. As a result, there is no need for a large occupied area, and there is no need to worry about where to install the seasoning equipment.
- the flavoring device according to claim 17 is the flavoring device according to claim 16, wherein the conveying means has a screw member, a cylindrical member, and a drive source.
- the screw member extends between the supply section and the discharge section.
- the tube member has a screw member inside.
- the drive source rotates the screw member around the axis.
- the screw member has a plurality of spiral blades serving as partitions.
- the control means controls the drive source to rotate the screw member forward and backward.
- the partition is formed by the spiral blade of the screw member, and the screw is formed.
- the article group is conveyed by rotating the Y-member, and the article group reciprocates to the discharge section side and the supply section side by rotating the screw member forward and backward.
- the flavoring device according to claim 18 is the flavoring device according to claim 17, wherein the screw member extends substantially horizontally between the supply unit and the discharge unit.
- the seasoning device according to claim 19 is the seasoning device according to claim 16, wherein the seasoning supply means includes a plurality of seasonings for the same article group according to the reciprocating movement of the article group. Supply times.
- a seasoning can be made to adhere to an article group in several layers.
- the seasoning can be made more robust, and when a different seasoning is supplied, a deeper seasoning can be achieved. Also, the number of seasoning supply means can be reduced.
- the flavoring device according to claim 20 is the flavoring device according to claim 16, further comprising stirring means.
- the stirring means is provided on the spiral blade while the group of articles supplied with the seasoning is being conveyed to the discharge section, and stirs the group of articles with the seasoning.
- the driving source is controlled such that the rotation speed of the screw member is reduced during the period in which the stirring means stirs the article group and the seasoning.
- the article group and the seasoning are agitated during the transportation of the article group to which the seasoning is supplied, so that the individual articles in the article group are rolled and turned over, and the individual articles are turned over.
- the seasoning does not adhere to only one side of the article, and the seasoning adheres evenly to the entire article, and the uniform seasoning is surely realized.
- stirring is performed, for example, with a plate member having a flat surface, the stirring effect is increased, and the individual articles can be uniformly seasoned without fail.
- the stirring of the condiments and the condiments by the agitating member is performed slowly and slowly, so that the layer can be surely formed, the condiments of the condensed products can be uniformly distributed, and the unevenness of the individual consumables can be reduced. No seasoning is realized. Also, since the stirrer does not jump up the article at high speed, the article moves along the spiral space to the next section. 6717
- the seasoning device according to claim 21 is the seasoning device according to claim 1, wherein an area of the partition in a plan view is determined while a group of articles supplied with the seasoning is conveyed to the discharge unit. Expanding.
- the area of the compartment in a plan view is enlarged during the transportation of the article group to which the seasoning has been supplied, so that the article group separately housed in the compartment does not become a thick lump.
- the seasoning adheres well to each individual product in the product group.
- the uniform seasoning is surely realized in addition to the uniformity of the time of mixing with the seasoning and the stirring time, and the lightly and darkly seasoned portions are hardly generated.
- the flavoring device according to claim 22 is the flavoring device according to claim 21, wherein the transporting means has a screw member, a cylindrical member, and a drive source.
- the screw member extends between the supply section and the discharge section.
- the tube member has a screw member inside.
- the drive source rotates the screw member around the axis.
- the screw member has a plurality of spiral blades serving as partitions.
- the section is a space partitioned by spiral blades in a tubular member. The intervals between the plurality of partitions of the spiral blade are widened while the group of articles supplied with the seasoning is conveyed to the discharge section.
- a partition is formed by the spiral blade of the screw member, a group of articles is conveyed by rotating the screw member, and the interval of the plurality of partitions of the spiral blade is increased by increasing the interval of the partition.
- the area in a plan view is enlarged.
- a flavoring device is the flavoring device according to claim 22, further comprising a plate member.
- the plate member agitates the group of articles and the seasoning, and is provided on the spiral blade between a plurality of partitions having a wide interval.
- the article group and the seasoning are agitated during the transportation of the article group to which the seasoning is supplied, so that the individual articles in the article group are rolled and turned over, and the individual articles are turned over.
- a seasoning device is the seasoning device according to claim 23, wherein the plate member is substantially rotated before reaching the rotation axis of the risk reduction member by rotation of the screw member. Become vertical.
- the plate member for stirring is in a posture extending substantially vertically before reaching the position just above one axis of the screw by rotation of the screw member, so that the plate member is lifted and stirred by the plate member at that time. All dropped articles fall down. Therefore, even with this, there is almost no concern that the article stirred by the plate member moves on the plate member along the spiral space to the next section. As a result, the stirring speed (rotation speed of the screw member) by the plate member can be increased, and the processing capacity of the seasoning device is improved.
- the flavoring device according to claim 25 is the flavoring device according to claim 23, wherein the tip of the plate member in the rotation direction is close to the inner surface of the tubular member, and the other end of the plate member. The thickness is thinner than the part.
- the tip of the plate member in the rotation direction is close to the inner surface of the tubular member, it is possible to scoop up and stir a large amount of the articles in the section within the tubular member without escaping.
- the thickness of the tip of the plate member is relatively thin, so that the impact at the time of contact between the plate member and the article is reduced, and the article can easily get on the plate member, Cracking of the article ⁇ Chipping ⁇ Breakage is suppressed.
- the seasoning device according to claim 26 is the seasoning device according to claim 23, wherein the driving source has a low rotation speed of the screw member during a period in which the plate member stirs the article group and the seasoning. Is controlled so that
- the group of articles and the seasoning are slowly and slowly agitated by the plate member, so that even more reliable and uniform seasoning of the group of articles and individual An even flavor of the article is realized. Also, since the plate member does not flip the article at a high speed, there is almost no fear that the article moves along the spiral space to the next section. In addition, problems such as the plate member being in strong contact with the article and the article being cracked, chipped, or broken can be suppressed.
- a flavoring device is the flavoring device according to claim 1, wherein the carrying means has a screw member, a cylindrical member, and a drive source.
- the screw member extends substantially horizontally between the supply section and the discharge section.
- the tubular member has a screw member inside.
- the drive source rotates the screw member around the axis.
- the screw member has a plurality of spiral blades serving as partitions.
- the section is a space partitioned by a spiral blade in a tubular member.
- a plate member that stirs the seasoning and the article group is provided in a portion of the spiral blade that partitions the section in which the article group supplied with the seasoning is stored.
- the present invention in a seasoning device in which a section is formed by the spiral blades of the screw member, and the article group is transported by rotating the screw member, in the course of transporting the article group to which the seasoning is supplied,
- the group of articles and the seasoning are agitated.As a result, the individual articles in the group of articles are rolled, and in each individual article, for example, the seasoning may adhere to only one side of the article.
- the spices are evenly applied to the entire product, ensuring even flavoring.
- a stirrer is stirred by a plate member having a flat surface, the stirring effect is increased, and the individual articles can be surely seasoned without fail.
- the seasoning device according to claim 28 is the seasoning device according to claim 27, wherein the plate member is substantially rotated before reaching the rotation axis of the risk reduction member by rotation of the screw member. Become vertical.
- a seasoning device according to claim 29 is the seasoning device according to claim 27, wherein a tip end of the plate member in the rotation direction is close to an inner surface of the tubular member, and the other end of the plate member. The thickness is thinner than the part.
- the flavoring device according to claim 30 is the flavoring device according to claim 27, wherein the driving source has a low rotation speed of the screw member during a period in which the plate member stirs the article group and the seasoning. Is controlled so that
- the product production system includes a seasoning device and a weighing device.
- the seasoning device is the device according to any one of claims 1 to 30.
- the weighing device is installed in the place where the pre-process of seasoning the articles by the seasoning device is performed, and supplies the weighed articles to the seasoning device.
- the articles seasoned by the seasoning device are weighed by the weighing device before that. Therefore, the seasoning does not adhere to the weighing device, and the cleaning work is reduced.
- the weighing device can omit the operation of removing the seasoning that has adhered in the previous production of the product.
- the weighing device is a large combination weighing device having a large number of hoppers and chutes, the effect of reducing or eliminating the cleaning work is very large.
- the product production system according to claim 32 is the product production system according to claim 31, wherein the seasoning supply means includes adding a seasoning to a group of articles based on measurement data of the articles from the weighing device. Supply. For example, the seasoning supply means adjusts the amount of the seasoning based on the measurement data of the article.
- the supply amount of the seasoning can be increased when the article supply amount is large and reduced when the article supply amount is small, according to the supply amount of the article group to the seasoning device.
- the predetermined optimum ratio is always maintained, and in each of the groups of articles and in any of the sections, the taste of each and every article is adjusted appropriately.
- the product production system according to claim 33 is the product production system according to claim 31, further comprising a packaging device.
- the packaging device is installed at a place where the post-processing of the seasoning of the articles by the seasoning device is performed, and wraps the articles discharged from the seasoning device.
- the weighing device weighs one packaging unit amount of the packaging device, divides the one packaging unit amount of the articles into a plurality of article groups, and supplies the articles to the seasoning apparatus.
- the articles are subdivided into small lots, so that better stirring and better seasoning can be achieved.
- the seasoning device can keep the quantity of one group of articles separated and conveyed to a small amount without being limited to one packaging unit quantity of the packaging device, even if one packaging unit quantity of the packaging device is large, small lots Good stirring and good seasoning are realized.
- the seasoned product is discharged from the seasoning device to the packaging device, for example, when the product is divided into two product groups, the two divided product groups are discharged continuously, and then The time interval is separated from the first section of the space.
- one package unit amount measured by the measuring device is held and discharged to the packaging device.
- by separating temporally between adjacent one packaging unit quantities it is possible to prevent an article from entering a seal portion in the packaging apparatus.
- FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a product production system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the flavoring device provided in the product production system as viewed from the side.
- FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the product production system as viewed from the downstream side, as viewed from the arrow I in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the product production system as viewed from the downstream side, as viewed from arrow II in FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the product production system as viewed from the downstream side, as viewed from arrow III in FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of the product production system as viewed from the downstream side, as viewed from the arrow IV in FIG.
- FIG. 7 is a time chart of the operation of each part of the seasoning device.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing the operation of each part of the seasoning device.
- FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of a weighing device having a twin-shot structure that can be employed in the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of a main part of a product production system including a charging device that can be employed in the third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of a main part of a seasoning supply device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is an overall configuration diagram of a product production system according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a side sectional view of a seasoning device provided in the product production system.
- FIG. 14 is a vertical cross-sectional view from the upstream side of the seasoning device, taken along the arrow V in FIG.
- FIG. 15 is a vertical cross-sectional view from the upstream side of the seasoning device, taken along the line VI in FIG.
- FIG. 16 is a longitudinal sectional view from the upstream side of the seasoning device, taken along the line VII in FIG.
- FIG. 17 is a longitudinal sectional view from the upstream side of the seasoning device, taken along the line VIII in FIG.
- FIG. 18 is a time chart in a case where the articles are moved only to the discharge section side and conveyed to the discharge section in order to show the basic operation of the seasoning device.
- FIG. 19 is an operation diagram in a case where a group of articles is moved only to the discharge section side and transported to the discharge section in order to show a basic operation of the seasoning device.
- FIG. 20 is a table-type time chart in which an article group is reciprocated to the discharge unit side and the supply unit side and transported to the discharge unit in order to show one example of the characteristic operation of the seasoning device. .
- FIG. 21 is an overall configuration diagram of a product production system according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 22 is a side sectional view of a seasoning device provided in the commodity production system.
- Fig. 23 shows an example of the characteristic operation of the seasoning device.This is a tape similar to Fig. 20 when the group of articles is reciprocated to the discharge section and the supply section and transported to the discharge section. This is a time-chart.
- FIG. 24 is a table-type time chart similar to FIG. 23 when one seasoning supply device is used.
- FIG. 25 is an overall configuration diagram of a product production system according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 26 is a side sectional view of a seasoning device provided in the product production system.
- FIG. 27 is a vertical sectional view from the upstream side of the seasoning device, taken along the line IX in FIG.
- FIG. 28 is a vertical cross-sectional view from the upstream side of the seasoning device, taken along the arrow X in FIG.
- FIG. 29 is a vertical cross-sectional view from the upstream side of the seasoning device, taken along the line XI in FIG. 26.
- FIG. 30 is a longitudinal sectional view from the upstream side of the seasoning device, taken along the arrow XII in FIG. 26.
- FIG. 31 is a time chart showing an example of the control operation of the seasoning device.
- FIG. 32 is an operation diagram showing one example of a control operation of the seasoning device.
- FIG. 33 is a time chart showing another example of the control operation of the seasoning device.
- FIG. 34 is an operation diagram showing another example of the control operation of the seasoning device.
- FIG. 35 is an overall configuration diagram of a product production system according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 36 is a side sectional view of a seasoning device provided in the product production system.
- FIG. 37 is an operation diagram showing one example of a control operation of the seasoning device.
- FIG. 38 is a side sectional view of a downstream portion of the seasoning device for explaining the operation of the ninth embodiment of the present invention, wherein (a) shows a problem to be solved by the ninth embodiment. (B) shows a ninth embodiment that solves the problem.
- FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a product production system 1 including a seasoning device 20 according to the present embodiment.
- the arrow (black) indicates the flow direction of the article, and the arrow (white) indicates the compressed air and seasoning. Indicates the flow direction of the material.
- the system 1 is for measuring, seasoning, and packaging snacks such as potato chips, for example.
- the measuring device 10, the seasoning device 20, and the packaging device 3 are arranged in order from the upstream side in the flow direction of the articles. 0 is provided.
- the weighing device 10 is a well-known combination weighing device. That is, a large amount of articles supplied on the distribution table 11 by a supply device such as a belt conveyor or a bucket conveyor (not shown) is transferred to the pool hoppers 13 ... 13 by a plurality of feeders 12 ... 12. After dispersing and supplying, weigh each weight with weighing hoppers 14 ... 14. The weighing hoppers 14... 14 corresponding to the optimum combination are ejected from the weighing hoppers 14... 14 corresponding to the optimum combination, and the collected chutes 15 collect the articles in the timing hopper 16.
- the timing hotspot 16 is opened at an appropriate time (for example, as described later, with the aim of timing that only the first section # 1 of the seasoning device 20 communicates with the supply port A located at the upper drop supply position).
- the group of articles is supplied to the seasoning device 20 via the intake chute 17.
- the weighing device 10 weighs one packaging unit amount (for example, a net weight of 100 g, etc.) of the packaging device 30 and supplies the articles of one packaging unit amount to the seasoning device 20 as one group of articles. .
- the seasoning device 20 includes a screw member 23 having a spiral blade 21 and a shaft 22, and a tubular member 24 containing a screw member 23.
- the screw member 23 and the tube member 24 extend horizontally.
- the upstream end of the tubular member 24 is located immediately below the intake chute 17 and belongs to the article supply section.
- the downstream end of the tubular member 24 is located immediately above the packaging device 30 and belongs to an article discharge section.
- the seasoning device 20 further includes a seasoning supply device 40.
- Apparatus 40 includes injection guns 41 and 42 disposed at a longitudinally intermediate portion of cylindrical member 24.
- the injection guns 41 and 42 are connected to an air compressor 44 via a pipe 43.
- the powder seasoning stored in the charge tank 45 is measured by the screw feeder 46 and introduced into the pipe 43.
- the introduced powder seasoning is injected into the inside of the cylindrical member 24 from the injection holes of the guns 41 and 42 by riding on compressed air.
- the packaging device 30 is a well-known vertical type 1 type packaging machine. That is, while a band-shaped wrapping material (not shown) is bent in a cylindrical shape around a tube 33 extending vertically by a former 32, it is dragged down by pull-down belts 34, 34, and at the same time, a vertical sealing device 3 Perform vertical sealing in 5 and perform horizontal sealing in the horizontal sealing device 36 to make a bag. Then, the group of seasoned articles dropped and discharged from the seasoning device 20 is filled into the bag between the horizontal seals, that is, into the bag via the intake shot 31 and the tube 33, Complete the product (in this example, a snack in a bag).
- the seasoning device 20 is mounted on, for example, a gantry 20a.
- the cylindrical member 24 is rotatably supported around an axis by a pair of support units 25, 25.
- the support unit 25 has a configuration in which the cylindrical member 24 is supported by using rollers 25a to 25a.
- the cylindrical member 24 has a circular cross section both on the inner peripheral surface with which the spiral blade 21 comes into sliding contact and on the outer peripheral surface with which the roller 25a rolls.
- the tubular member 24 is made of a highly transparent resin (for example, acrylic resin).
- the spiral blades 21 are wound spirally a plurality of times (eight times in the illustrated example) at the same pitch.
- the spiral blade 21 provides a plurality of horizontally arranged partitions inside the tubular member 24 and a plurality of horizontally arranged partitions partitioned by adjacent partitions.
- the spiral blade 21 only partitions the internal space of the tubular member 24 in a spiral shape.
- the individual spaces separated by the spiral blades 21 are not closed, but are spirally connected to each other.
- the article group and the seasoning accumulate in the lower part inside the cylindrical member 24, at least at a portion below the screw shaft 22 the article group and the seasoning are hindered by the spiral blade 21 and come and go with the neighbor.
- a portion of the spiral space below the screw shaft 22 can be used as a compartment for accommodating the article group and the seasoning separately from the others. In that sense, it is better to avoid storing more than a group of items in the compartment over the screw axis 22. This is because the article beyond the screw shaft 22 moves along the spiral space to the next section (regardless of the upstream side or the downstream side).
- the first section is a section where a group of articles is first supplied from the weighing device 10 to the seasoning device 20 via the intake chute 17.
- a supply opening A is formed in a portion of the peripheral surface of the cylindrical member 24 facing the intake chute 17, that is, in the article supply section. As shown in FIG. 4, the supply port A is not located directly above the screw shaft 22 but is biased toward the first section when the articles are supplied.
- the lower end of the intake chute 17 is not positioned directly above the screw shaft 22 but is also biased toward the first section. Furthermore, the intake chute 17 itself is inclined toward the first section.
- the group of articles X supplied from the weighing device 10 via the intake chute 17 is always accommodated in the first compartment, as shown by the arrow AR4, and enters the spiral space upstream from the first compartment. Absent.
- the intake chute 17 is fixed to the gantry 20a by a fastener (not shown) or the like.
- the third section and the fifth section are sections to which the powder seasoning is supplied by the injection guns 41 and 42.
- the injection guns 41 and 42 are fixed to the cylindrical member 24 by press-fitting their tips into the seal members 24 a and 24 a standing on the peripheral surface of the cylindrical member 24. Has been done.
- the injection guns 41 and 42 are further supported by brackets (not shown) to increase the support strength.
- the injection guns 41 and 42 inject the powder seasoning in a region closer to the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical member 24 than the screw shaft 22 as indicated by an arrow AR5.
- the injection guns 41 and 42 inject an amount of the powder seasoning in accordance with the amount of the group of articles separated and stored in each section (in this example, one packaging unit amount of the packaging device 30).
- the supply ratio between the article group and the seasoning is always maintained at a predetermined optimum ratio.
- the amount of the powder seasoning which is the corresponding amount, is also a predetermined value.
- a discharge opening B is formed in a portion of the peripheral surface of the cylindrical member 24 facing the intake chute 31 of the packaging device 30, that is, in the article discharge portion. As shown in FIG. 6, the discharge port B is located immediately below the screw shaft 22 when discharging articles. The upper end of the intake chute 31 is also located directly below the screw shaft 22. As a result, the article group X accumulated in the lower part inside the tubular member 24 is discharged as a lump from the seasoning device 20 to the packaging device 30 in a short time.
- the first motor 26 is a motor that rotates the screw member 23 around an axis.
- the screw shaft 22 is directly connected to the output shaft of the motor 26.
- the spiral blade 21 rotates in the AR 1 direction, and
- the parcels (# 1 to # 6) move from the upstream side to the downstream side all at once, and the articles and seasonings contained in the parcels move from the supply section (supply port A) side to the discharge section (discharge port B) side. Conveyed.
- the second motor 27 is a motor that rotates the cylindrical member 24 around an axis.
- the pinion 27 a attached to the output shaft of the motor 27 and the large-diameter gear 27 b attached to the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical member 24 are combined.
- the second motor 27 rotates forward and backward, the cylinder member 24 and the supply port A and the discharge port B are viewed clockwise from the downstream side (AR 2 direction in FIGS. 3 to 6) or counterclockwise. Rotate around (also in AR 3 direction).
- a lifting member 28 is installed on the spiral blade 21 over the third section to the fifth section. The lifting member 28 moves integrally with the spiral blade 21, and makes a circular motion about the screw shaft 22 with the rotation of the screw member 23.
- the horizontal axis is not the time but the rotation angle of the screw member 23.
- the rotation angle ⁇ in the direction of the AR 1 is defined as 0 ° from the horizontal axis.
- the screw member 23 makes one rotation, and each section (# 1 to # 6) advances by one pitch.
- the length of the horizontal axis is not proportional to the screw rotation angle ⁇ , but the length of the horizontal axis is proportional to time.
- the screw member 23 rotates continuously in the AR 1 direction. However, there are times when the rotation speed (transport speed) is fast and slow during one rotation. That is, the rotation speed of the screw member 23 is reduced in accordance with the timing when the raising member 28 raises the article group. As a result, the lifting operation is performed slowly over time, and the article group X is evenly and uniformly seasoned. In addition, it is possible to prevent the article from being caught or cracked by the raising member 28, or to be chipped.
- the rotation speed of the screw member 23 is reduced when the screw rotation angle is in the range of 0 ° to 120 °. ⁇ ⁇
- the only reason for lowering the rotation speed until the lifting member 28 rises to a position higher than the screw shaft 22 (up to 120 °) is that the lifting member 28 jumps up the article and travels along the spiral space. This is especially to prevent them from being moved to the upstream section.
- the time at which the rotation speed of the screw member 23 is reduced can be appropriately increased or decreased according to the amount of the article group X or the like.
- the rotation speed may be reduced from a screw rotation angle of about 160 ° (300 °) to reduce the impact when the lifting member 28 and the article group X come into contact with each other for the first time.
- FIG. 8 shows an outline of the operation while the screw member 23 makes one rotation, that is, while each section (# 1 to # 6) advances by one pitch.
- (a), (b), (G), and (d) show the screw rotation angles of 0 °, about 45 °, about 120 °, and about 360 °, respectively.
- the supply port A is directed upward (at this time, the supply port A is at the article drop supply position shown in FIG. 4).
- the discharge port B is directed downward (at this time, the discharge port B is at the article drop discharge position shown in Fig. 6).
- the first compartment has already been The supply of the goods (XI) to (# 1) has been completed, and the discharge of the seasoned goods from the sixth section (# 6) via outlet B has been completed.
- the supply port A is located between the upper portions of the spiral blades 21 that partition the first section (# 1) before and after (on the upstream side and the downstream side), and upstream from the upper portion of the spiral blades 21. It does not protrude on either side. In other words, supply port A can be said to be in communication only with the first section. Therefore, the article group X from the intake chute 17 of the weighing device 10 is not divided into a plurality of sections across the spiral blade 21 and supplied. Similarly, the discharge port B is located in the lower part of the spiral blade 21 that partitions the sixth section (# 6) at the front and rear, and extends beyond the lower part of the spiral blade 21 to the upstream side and the downstream side. Not.
- the discharge port B communicates with the sixth compartment but does not communicate with the fifth compartment. Therefore, only the article group X6 in the sixth section is discharged to the intake chute 31 of the packaging device 30, and the article group X5 in the fifth section is not mixed and discharged.
- the first section (# 1) to the fifth section (# 5) convey the article groups X1 to X5 to the downstream side in a state separated from the other article groups, respectively. Will be. However, the sixth section will remain empty and will proceed further downstream from the article discharge section.
- the screw rotation angle is 0 °
- the supply of the powder seasoning from the injection guns 41 and 42 starts. As shown in FIG. 7, the supply of the seasoning continues until the screw rotation angle is approximately 60 °.
- the cylindrical member 24 starts to rotate in the AR2 direction. As shown in FIG. 7, this rotation continues until the screw rotation angle becomes approximately 120 °. At this time, the rotation speed of the tubular member 24 is the same as the rotation speed (slow rotation speed) of the screw member 23. That is, the screw member 23 and the cylindrical member 24 rotate at the same speed in the same direction AR1 and AR2 at the same timing (in synchronization with the screw rotation angle within the range of 0 ° to 120 °). . As a result, as shown in FIGS.
- the edge on the upstream side (the fifth section side) of the discharge port B runs obliquely along the spiral shape of the spiral blade 21.
- the outlet B makes the sixth section underground over the entire area, and the entire product group X6 in the sixth section is reliably discharged. In that sense, the downstream edge of the outlet B may protrude from the spiral blade 21.
- the positional relationship between the outlet B and the spiral blade 21 in FIGS. Is kept as shown in Fig. 8 (a).
- the rotation speed of the screw member 23 returns to the original normal conveyance speed (high speed).
- the cylindrical member 24 starts to reversely rotate at a high speed in the AR3 direction when the screw rotation angle exceeds 120 °, and changes to the state shown in FIG. 8 (a) when the screw rotation angle is around 220 to 230 °.
- the moving distance of the cylindrical member 24 in the AR2 direction is equal to the moving distance of the cylindrical member 24 in the AR3 direction.
- the supply port A is returned to the upper article drop supply position
- the discharge port B is the lower article drop discharge position.
- the injection guns 41 and 42 return to the upright posture.
- the screw member 23 When the cylindrical member 24 returns to the operating position, the screw member 23 has not yet made one rotation. Therefore, in the article supply section, the upstream portion of the spiral blade 21 (the upstream partition of the first section) is passing through the supply port A, and in the article discharge section, the downstream portion of the spiral blade 21 (Partition between section 5 and section 6) is passing through outlet B. Therefore, regarding the supply of the goods group X, if the goods group X is dropped from the weighing device 10 side to the seasoning device 20 side at this point, the whole amount of the goods group X does not enter the first section of the next cycle. However, some of them get into the first section of the previous cycle (the second section of the next cycle).
- the discharge starts when the tubular member 24 returns to the operating position (FIG. 7). See).
- the discharge of the seasoned article group F continues until the sixth section (# 6) is completed (until the screw rotation angle reaches 360 °).
- the rotation speed of the screw members 23 has returned to the normal high conveyance speed
- the conveyance speed of the article group X has increased
- the supply port A is at the article drop supply position.
- the discharge port B is located at the article drop discharge position.
- the upstream supply port A and the downstream discharge port B By moving at the same time, supply (acceptance) of the pre-seasoned goods group X and discharge of the pre-seasoned goods group X are simultaneously controlled.
- the piping 43 between the injection guns 41, 42 and the air compressor 44 may be swung to cause large distortion. Is difficult in practice.
- the seasoning injection port is installed on the peripheral surface of the screw shaft 22 belonging to the third and fifth sections, the elongated injection guns 41 and 42 can be connected to the cylindrical member 24 around the circumference. There is no need to erected on the surface, and the restriction on the occupied space and the piping 43 as described above is eliminated, so that the cylindrical member 24 can be kept rotating in the AR 2 direction.
- the seasoning device 20 conveys the articles supplied from the weighing device 10 to the article discharge section while seasoning the articles supplied in the article supply section. That is, since the article group X weighed by the weighing device 10 is seasoned by the seasoning device 20 before being delivered to the packaging device 30, it is rational without waste.
- the article group X supplied by the supply unit and the seasoning supplied by the seasoning supply device 40 are constrained as one unit, separated from the others, separated from the others, and transported to the discharge unit. In this way, the article group X and the seasoning do not come out of the seasoning device 20 or are newly added during the transportation. Therefore, the residence time in the seasoning device 20, that is, the seasoning processing time (contact time with the seasoning) is the same for all the individual articles in the group of articles.
- the supply ratio of Group X and seasoning / mixing ratio is kept the same. So each one All of one article can be seasoned without thick and thin seasonings. For example, if an article group and a seasoning are initially supplied at a predetermined optimum ratio, all the individual articles can be seasoned in the optimum ratio. The order of supply of the articles and seasonings does not matter.
- the configuration of the seasoning device 20 is simplified.
- the articles X are separated and accommodated in the compartments separated by the partitions, and the compartments are moved by moving the partitions, whereby the articles X are transported to the discharge section in a separated state. I did it.
- the partition also has two different functions, separation and transport, at the same time.
- the supply amount of the seasoning by the seasoning supply device 40 is not a predetermined set value, but is determined according to the supply amount of the article group X by the weighing device 10, for example, when the supply amount of the article is large. Can be increased, and reduced when less. In that case, the predetermined optimal ratio is always maintained, and in each of the groups of articles and in each of the sections, the taste of each individual article is further improved.
- the height of the seasoning device 20 can be kept low.
- the article group X supplied to the seasoning device 20 spreads thinly in the horizontal direction without forming a thick lump, and extends to the articles existing in the lump of the article group X. Seasonings are good It comes in contact and good flavoring is achieved.
- a discharge port B is formed in the cylindrical member 24, and the position of the discharge port B is changed by rotating the cylindrical member 24 to control the discharge of the seasoned article group.
- the timing hopper is integrated with the seasoning device 20, the compactness is superior to a case where a normal timing hopper (for example, the timing hopper 16 of the weighing device 10) is separately provided.
- the discharge control and the supply control of such a group of articles are performed simultaneously by the rotation of the cylindrical member 24, the control of the rotation of the cylindrical member 24 can be prevented from becoming complicated.
- the article group X supplied to the seasoning device 20 is agitated with the seasoning during the transportation thereof, so that the seasoning is surely performed.
- the agitation is performed by the lifting members 28 to lift the group of articles and seasonings accumulated in the lower part of the compartment, so that the articles roll, and each one of the articles becomes a single piece. Even in the comparison of different parts and in the comparison between different parts in one article, uniform and uniform flavoring is achieved.
- the position change speed of the openings A and B (Rotational speed in two directions) can be small, and the stopped cylindrical member 24 can be started to rotate in the AR 2 direction with a small load.
- the cylindrical member 24 is made transparent (for example, made of acrylic resin), the cylindrical member 24 The inside of the seasoning device 20 can be easily observed from the outside. As a result, the progress of the work can be checked, and good or bad work can be determined. Then, when manually supplying an article group or supplying a seasoning, visually observe the positional relationship between the spiral blades 21 of the screw member 23 and the positional relationship between the sections # 1 to # 6. The timing of the supply of the article group and the seasoning can be properly set.
- a weighing device 10 is provided upstream of the seasoning device 20 and a packaging device 30 is provided downstream, so that the seasoning does not adhere to the weighing device 10. Cleaning work is reduced.
- the weighing device 10 can omit the operation of removing the seasoning adhered in the previous production of the product.
- the weighing device 10 is a large combination weighing device equipped with a large number of hoppers 13, 14, 16 and chutes 15 and 16, the effect of reducing or eliminating the cleaning work is very large. It is big.
- all the processes are performed with one package unit quantity of articles weighed by the weighing device 10 as one unit. That is, the entire group of articles X weighed by the weighing device 10 is supplied to one section of the seasoning device 20 (per one packaging unit amount), transported, seasoned, and delivered to the packaging device 30. It is.
- an article group of one package unit weighed by the weighing device 10 is intentionally divided into a plurality of pieces, and each of the divided article groups is used as a unit, and the flavoring device 2 is used. Supply, transport, season, and deliver to the packaging device 30 in each of the 0 sections.
- the packaging device 30 At the time of delivery to the packaging device 30, they must be reassembled into one unit (one unit of packaging).
- the division control is not performed every time one section is passed, but every time when a plurality of sections that are divided and supplied pass through the whole section.
- FIG. 9 shows a weighing device 10 that can be employed in the second embodiment.
- the set chutes have an inner / outer double structure 15a and 15b (twin shoot structure).
- the first embodiment since one section accommodates the entire amount of one packaging unit, it is necessary to measure the discharge timing each time one section reaches the discharge section.
- the second embodiment one package unit amount of articles is divided and supplied to a plurality of sections. Therefore, for example, if the supply is divided into two sections, each time the two sections pass, the timing of the separation of the discharge will be measured.
- the quantity of the article group in that section can be recognized as, for example, the net weight of the product to be produced (that is, the detecting means for detecting the quantity of the article group). Is provided). However, when the supply is divided into multiple sections, the quantity of the group of articles supplied to each section must be known in some other way.
- a weighing device having a twin chute structure as shown in FIG. 9 is used for that purpose.
- Each of the chutes 15a and 15b is provided with a timing hopper 16a and 16b, respectively, and both hoppers 16a and 16b drop articles on the common intake chute 17 respectively.
- the weighing hopper 14 has two gates 14a and 14b. When discharging articles, one of the gates 14a and 14b is selected and opened. For example, when the inner gate 14a is opened, articles can be collected on one timing hopper 16a using the inner collecting chute 15a. Conversely, when the outer gate 14b is opened, articles can be collected on the other timing hopper 16b using the outer collecting chute 15b.
- the weighing device 10 selects a combination of one package unit amount (for example, 100 grams) and selects two combinations of 50 grams each. Then, the weighing hopper 14 corresponding to one of the 50 gram combinations discharges the goods to either the inside or outside collective shots 15 3 or 15 b, and the weighing hopper corresponding to the other 50 gram combination. The hopper 14 discharges the articles to the other collecting chute 15b or 15a. Then, an article group combined in 50 grams is supplied to two continuous sections of the seasoning device 20. The seasoning supply device 40 supplies the seasoning in an amount corresponding to a group of articles weighing 50 grams instead of 100 grams to each section. As described above, in the second embodiment, the detection means for detecting the amount of the article group is provided.
- one package unit amount for example, 100 grams
- the article group X is subdivided into small lots, so that the seasoning and the article group X can be further favorably agitated and flavored.
- the amount of one group of articles separated and conveyed by the seasoning device 20 can be suppressed to a small amount without being limited to one packaging unit amount of the packaging device 30, even if one packaging unit amount of the packaging device 30 is used. Is large, Good agitation and good seasoning are realized by small lots.
- packaging is performed immediately after seasoning, so in order to discharge articles from the seasoning device 20, one group of articles with one unit of measurement must be discharged as one lump. . Moreover, there must be a clear space between the chunks. Otherwise, the article will be embedded in the horizontal seal of the packaging device 30. Therefore, in the discharging of the seasoned articles from the seasoning apparatus 20 to the packaging apparatus 30, for example, when divided into two article groups as described above, the two divided article groups are continuously discharged. In addition, a time interval is separated from the next block at the head of one package unit. As a result, one package unit amount measured by the weighing device 10 is held and discharged to the packaging device 30. In addition, by separating temporally between adjacent one packaging unit quantities, in the packaging device 30, the intrusion of articles into the horizontal seal can be prevented.
- At least one of the article group X and the seasoning may be charged, and the seasoning may be attached to the article group X using the electrostatic action.
- the seasoning process is completed in a short period of time, and uniform seasoning without uneven layer is realized.
- the seasoning adheres and the remaining amount decreases (the seasoning adheres with a good yield).
- they should be charged to different polarities.
- FIG. 10 shows a charging device 50 that can be employed in the third embodiment.
- the charging device 50 is disposed between the timing hopper 16 of the weighing device 10 and the take-in chute 17, and has a pair of electrodes 51, opposing each other across the falling path of the weighed article group X. It has 5 2.
- One electrode 51 is connected to a high-voltage power supply 53, and the other electrode 52 is grounded, so that an electric field space is formed between these electrodes 51 and 52.
- the article group X discharged from the timing hopper 16 passes through this electric field space while falling, and as a result, is charged to a predetermined polarity.
- the charging of the seasoning is achieved, for example, by providing a similar charging device in the seasoning supply path (such as the pipe 43) in the seasoning supply device 40.
- the tubular member 24 is preferably a dielectric, that is, an electrical insulator.
- the article group X and the seasoning are well dispersed, and are in good contact and agitation. Further, the seasoning does not become lump and remains on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical member 24, and the trouble that the lump is locally attached to the article is prevented.
- a grounded metal plate (steel plate or the like) 61 may be attached close to the lower part of the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical member 24.
- the purpose is to actively attract the charged seasoning to the metal plate 61 to concentrate the seasoning at the lower portion of the cylindrical member 24. Then, the seasoning adheres well to the article group X, which tends to accumulate at the lower part of the cylindrical member 24 by its own weight, and the seasoning is used without waste.
- the powder seasoning S stored in the charge tank 45 of the first embodiment may be solidified due to pressure, moisture, or the like. Then, the seasoning causes a bridge in the tank 45 and a supply failure occurs. Therefore, it is conceivable to constantly vibrate the charge tank 45 using a vibrating device or the like in order to prevent agglomeration, solidification and bridging of the powder seasoning. However, if the problem is not completely solved, or if the vibration is increased, the problem of noise will occur.
- the bottom of the tank 45 is composed of a mesh 45a, and the mesh 45a, or the tank body 45, or both 45, 45a are indicated by arrows Y. Reciprocating or circular motion.
- the seasoning in a powder state in the charge tank 45 passes through the mesh 45a under its own weight.
- the contact portion Z between the tank 45 and the mesh 45a functions like a mortar, and the solidified seasoning in the charge tank 45 is ground and crushed.
- the bridge is prevented from being generated, and the predetermined amount of the seasoning S is favorably extracted by driving the screw feeder 46 by the motor 46a.
- a certain effect can be obtained even if the reciprocating motion or the circular motion of the mesh 45a or the tank body 45 is not so intense, so that no noise problem occurs.
- FIG. 12 is an overall configuration diagram of a product production system 501 according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- This system 501 weighs snacks such as potato chips It is provided with a weighing device 5 10, a seasoning device 5 20, and a packaging device 5 30 in order from the upstream side in the flow direction of the articles.
- the weighing device 5 10 is, for example, a well-known combination weighing device, and weighs articles supplied through a plurality of pool hoppers 5 1 1 ... 5 11 1 with the weighing hoppers 5 1 2 ... 5 1 2. Weigh, calculate the combination of each weighing value, discharge the goods from the weighing hopper 5 1 2 ... 5 1 2 that corresponds to the optimum combination, and collect them in the retiming hopper 5 14 by the collecting chute 5 13 . Then, the timing hopper 514 is opened, and the assembled group of articles is supplied from the article supply port A to the seasoning device 520 (arrow A R 11).
- the seasoning device 520 includes a horizontally extending screw member 521 and a tubular member 522 in which the screw member 521 is housed. Then, the articles supplied from the article supply port A are conveyed to the article discharge port B while seasoning (arrows AR 1 2), and the seasoned articles are discharged from the article discharge port B to the packaging device 530. (Arrow AR 13).
- the seasoning device 520 further includes seasoning supply devices 540 and 550.
- the seasoning supply devices 540 and 550 have injection guns 546 and 556 provided at a substantially middle portion in the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical member 522.
- the injection guns 546, 556 are connected to air compressors 544, 554 via piping 545, 555.
- the powder seasonings stored in the charge tanks 54 1 and 55 1 are measured by screw drives 54 3 and 55 3 by driving the motors 54 2 and 55 2 and piping. Introduced in 545, 555.
- the introduced powder seasoning is jetted from the injection holes of the injection guns 546, 556 into the inside of the cylindrical member 522 by the compressed air generated by the air compressors 544, 554.
- the seasoning supply devices 540 and 550 may supply the same seasoning or different seasonings. In the case of the former, for example, a seasoned taste can be made, and in the case of the latter, for example, a deep seasoning can be made.
- the packaging device 5330 is, for example, a well-known vertical type 1-type packaging device, and is formed by bending a band-shaped packaging material (not shown) around a vertically extending tube 5333 into a cylindrical shape by a former 5332 while moving downward. Drag down and seal vertically and horizontally to make a bag. And seasoning The group of seasoned articles discharged from the storage 520 is filled into a bag via the intake chute 531 and the tube 533 to complete a product (in this embodiment, a snack in a bag).
- the seasoning device 520 is installed on a gantry 500.
- the upstream portion of the seasoning device 520 is provided with an article supply port A and an introduction chute 520a, and constitutes a supply section for an article group.
- the downstream part of the seasoning device 520 is provided with an article discharge port B and a discharge shot 520b, and constitutes a discharge section of a group of articles.
- the screw member 521 has a spiral blade 521A and a shaft 521B, and is rotated in both directions AR14 and AR15 around the shaft 521B by the motor 525 (the arrow AR14 rotates forward and the arrow AR15 reverses). ).
- the spiral blade 521 A is wound a plurality of times (five and a half times in the figure) at the same pitch.
- the spiral blade 521 A provides a plurality of horizontally arranged partitions inside the cylindrical member 522, and the partitions divide the space inside the cylindrical member 522 and form a plurality of horizontally aligned (five in the example in the figure). Compartments # 11 through # 15 are defined. Since the spiral blades 521 A partition the internal space of the cylindrical member 522 in a spiral shape, the sections # 11 to # 15 are not closed and are connected to each other in a spiral shape, but the articles and seasonings are cylindrical members.
- a portion of the spiral space below the screw shaft 521B can be used as a compartment for separately storing the article group and the seasoning.
- the first section # 11 is for the introduction chamber 520a and the goods supply port from the weighing device 510. This is the section (article supply section) where the group of articles is first supplied to the seasoning device 520 via A. As shown in FIG. 14, the lower end of the introduction chute 520a is not located directly above the screw shaft 521B but is offset from the shaft 521B. This is to prevent the article group X from entering the first section # 11 1 as indicated by the arrow AR 11 'and not entering the second section # 12 on the downstream side (see Fig. 13).
- the second section # 12 and the fourth section # 14 are sections where the powder seasoning is supplied by the above-mentioned injection guns 546 and 556 (seasoning supply section).
- FIG. 13 shows a state in which the spray guns 546 and 556 do not overlap with the second section # 12 and the fourth section # 14 (the rotation angle of the screw member 521 described later is 0 °). State). If sections # 1 1 to # 15 move downstream from this point, the second section # 1 2 and the fourth section # 1 4 overlap with the injection guns 546 and 556, and are injected from the injection guns 5 46 and 556. The obtained powder seasoning is surely supplied to the second section # 12 and the fourth section # 14.
- the injection guns 546 and 556 are erected on the peripheral surface of the cylindrical member 522 and are supported by brackets (not shown).
- the injection guns 546 and 556 inject the powder seasoning into an area near the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical member 522 (arrow AR 16).
- the injection guns 546 and 556 inject the amount of powder seasoning in accordance with the amount of the group of articles stored separately in each section, and adjust the mixing ratio between the group of articles and the seasoning in each section to a predetermined optimum. Maintain the ratio.
- the fifth section # 15 is a section (article discharge section) in which the seasoned articles are discharged from the seasoning device 520 to the packaging device 530 via the article discharge port B and the discharge chute 520b.
- the product outlet B is located just below the screw shaft 521.
- the seasoned article group X accumulated in the lower portion inside the cylindrical member 522 is promptly discharged from the seasoning device 520 to the packaging device 530 in its entirety.
- plate members 523 ... 523 are installed between the spiral blades 521A. I have.
- the plate member 523 is for agitating the articles and the seasoning contained in the second section # 12 to the fourth section # 14.
- This plate member 523 is composed of a spiral blade 521 A and They move together and make a circular motion around the screw shaft 52 1 B as the screw member 52 1 rotates. As a result, when the plate member 5 2 3 passes under the screw shaft 5 2 1 B, the plate member 5 2 3 accumulates in the lower portion of the second section # 12 to the fourth section # 14 inside the cylindrical member 5 2 2. Contact with articles and seasonings. Then, as illustrated in FIG.
- the article group X and the seasoning are moved upward along the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical member 522. Pick up and stir.
- the product group X spreads thinly along the inner peripheral surface, and each of the products constituting the product group X is exposed to the outside and mixes well with the seasoning. As a result, uniform flavoring of the article group X and uniform flavoring of individual articles are realized.
- the article group X and the seasoning are stirred by the plate member 523, so that each of the articles in the article group X is agitated.
- the plate member 523 having a flat surface since such agitation is performed by the plate member 523 having a flat surface, the agitation effect is increased, and individual articles can be more reliably seasoned evenly.
- the cylindrical member 522 is supported rotatably around the axis by the support units 524 ... 524.
- the support unit 524 has a configuration in which the cylindrical member 522 is supported using the mouth roller 524a.
- the cylindrical member 522 has a cylindrical shape, and the inner peripheral surface on which the spiral blade 5221A slides and the outer peripheral surface on which the roller 524a rolls are also circular in cross section.
- the cylindrical member 522 is rotated around the axis by a second motor 526 via a pinion 527 and a gear 528 (arrows AR18, AR18 in FIGS. 13 and 16).
- the tubular member 522 is made of a highly transparent resin (for example, acrylic resin) including not only the body portion but also the upstream and downstream end surfaces so that the inside can be easily observed from the outside.
- the control units 591, 592, 593 of the weighing device 5 10, the seasoning device 5 20, and the packaging device 5 3 Signals from various other peripheral devices and sensors on the upstream and downstream sides of the device, and exchange signals S1 to S4 with each other.
- the opening / closing motor such as the weighing hopper 5 12 and the timing hopper 5 14, and in the case of the seasoning device 5 20, the motor 5 2 5 and 5 2 for rotating the screw member 5 2 1 and the cylindrical member 5 2 2 6.
- the packaging device is 530, it controls various actuators such as a driving motor such as a pull-down belt and a horizontal sealing device.
- FIG. 18 shows the basic control operation of the seasoning device 520 in this system 501, that is, moving the article group X only to the discharge section B side (the screw member 521 rotates forward 1 ⁇ ). 14 only), a time chart showing an example of the operation of transporting to the discharge section B, and FIG. 19 are operation diagrams thereof.
- the upstream device sequentially starts operating according to a request signal from the downstream device. That is, as shown in FIG. 18, the packaging device 5330 sends a discharge request signal S1 to the seasoning device 5200 to discharge the seasoned articles (time t).
- the seasoning device 5200 sends a supply request signal S3 to the weighing device 510, indicating that the weighed device group should be supplied, together with the return of the discharge signal S2. Receiving it, the weighing device 510 opens the timing hopper 514, and returns a supply signal S4 to the seasoning device 520 that the weighed articles have been discharged. As a result, a group of articles that have been weighed and are not seasoned pass through the article supply port A and are supplied to the first section # 11 of the seasoning device 520. “Supply j” in the column of the article supply port A in FIG. 18 indicates the time zone in which a group of articles before seasoning passes through the article supply port A in this manner.
- the screw member 521 rotates once 360 ° in the direction of AR14 only once, and then stops, and the next discharge request signal S Wait for 1 to be received.
- the screw member 5 21 is positioned directly below the screw shaft 52 1 B (at the bottom of the section) as shown by the solid line in FIG. Stand by in the posture that was done.
- the screw member 5 2 1 moves from this position It starts rotating (Fig. 19 (a) :) and stops in this position (Fig. 19 (d)).
- the numerical values in the column of the angle of the stirring plate member 5 23 in FIG. 18 are based on the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 15 (0 °), and the rotation angle from this position in the direction of AR 14 ⁇ is written. Obviously, when the screw member 5 2 1 rotates 360 °, each of the sections # 11 to # 15 advances by one pitch.
- the screw member 5 21 has an angle of 0 ° to 120 °. Rotate slowly during During this time (t2 to t5), as described above, the stirring plate member 523 moves the article group X and the seasoning upward from the bottom of the section along the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical member 522. It is a period of mashing and stirring. Thereby, the article group X and the seasoning are stirred slowly over time, so that the uniform seasoning of the article group X and the uniform seasoning of the individual articles are further ensured. In addition, since the stirring plate member 5 23 does not jump up the article at high speed, there is almost no fear that the article moves along the spiral space to the next section. Further, such a problem that the stirring plate member 523 strongly contacts the article and the article is cracked, chipped, or broken can be suppressed.
- the agitating plate member 52 3 has its tip end in the direction of rotation AR 14 close to the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical member 5 22. Thereby, it is possible to scoop up and agitate a large amount of articles in the inner section of the cylindrical member 522 without escaping.
- the thickness of the agitating plate member 5 23 in the rotation direction AR 14 is made thinner than the other portions. As a result, the impact at the time of contact between the plate member 523 and the article is reduced, and the article easily gets on the plate member 523, so that cracking, chipping and breakage of the article are suppressed.
- the stirring plate member 5 2 3 reaches just above (180 °) the risk reuse axis 5 2 1 B due to the rotation of the screw member 5 2 1.
- it is provided between the spiral blades 52 A so as to assume a posture extending in a substantially vertical direction.
- the stirring plate member 523 is in a posture extending in a substantially vertical direction, all the articles lifted by the plate member 523 and stirred are dropped downward. Therefore, according to this, the article stirred by the stirring plate member 5 23 moves along the spiral space to the next section while riding on the plate member 5 23.
- the stirring speed screw The rotation speed of the member 521 or the transport speed of the article group X
- the processing capacity of the flavoring device 520 is improved.
- the stirring plate member 523 extends in a substantially vertical direction (the plate member indicated by a broken line in FIG. 15). 523). That is, as soon as the stirring plate member 523 faces down and all the articles have been dropped, the screw member 521 shifts to high-speed rotation.
- the time at which the stirring plate member 523 extends in the vertical direction and the time at which the screw member 521 starts to rotate at high speed need not necessarily coincide with each other as long as the former time is earlier than the latter time.
- the seasoning supply devices 540 and 550 supply the powder seasoning. Supply (t3 to t4: Fig. 19 (b)).
- the article group X is lifted up on the stirring plate member 523, spreads thinly along the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical member 522, and the individual article 1
- the second is the timing at which each is well exposed to the outside.
- the second is the timing at which the injection guns 546 and 556 overlap the second section # 12 and the fourth section # 14 as described above.
- the screw member 521 rotates rapidly between 120 ° and 360 ° (t5 to t6: FIG. 19 (c) to FIG. 19 (d)). Thereby, the conveying speed of the article group X is increased, and the processing capacity of the seasoning device 520 is improved.
- the article group X in the fourth section # 14 finally reaches the article discharge port B, and is discharged from the fifth section # 15 to the outside of the seasoning device 520.
- the seasoned article group X is dropped from the fifth section # 15 to the packaging device 530 via the article discharge port B.
- the lump of the group of articles dropped and discharged first and the lump of the group of articles dropped and discharged next There must be a clear interval (separation) between them.
- it is desirable that the tailing of a group of articles falling down the tube 53 of the packaging device 53 is short. Otherwise, an article will be inserted in the horizontal seal in the packaging device 5330.
- the screw member 521 is intermittently rotated, and the next time from the time t6 Until the time t2 of the operation cycle, the transport of the goods and the seasoning (spraying and stirring of the seasoning) ⁇ Since the discharge is stopped, the clear interval between the articles before and after being dropped and discharged from this seasoning device 520 Is convenient.
- Fig. 20 shows the characteristic control operation of the seasoning device 520, that is, the reciprocating movement of the article group X to the discharge section B side and the supply section A side (the screw member 52 1 then rotates forward AR 1 4 and reverse rotation AR15), and is a table-type time chart showing an example of the operation of transporting to the discharge section B.
- the second compartment # 12 and the fourth compartment # 14, which are seasoning supply compartments, will be referred to as the first seasoning compartment and the second seasoning compartment, respectively.
- the group of articles A moves back to the first section # 11, while the fourth section is empty. Become.
- the stirrer 5 2 3 is also provided in the first section # 11 (the stirrer 5 23 does not interfere with the supply of the group of articles)
- the group of articles A is simply a seasoning. This is more preferable because not only the time spent in contact with the water but the contact time becomes longer, but also the first section # 11 is stirred.
- the group of articles newly supplied to the seasoning device 520 coexist with the seasoning as early as possible. In that sense, the first seasoning is performed at 2 rpm.
- the screw member 521 is rotated forwards AR14 again and moved forward once (rotation speed 4).
- Article group A moves to the second section # 12 again, where the seasoning is supplied again.
- the next new article group B is supplied to the first section # 11.
- the screw member 521 is rotated forward AR1 4 and moved forward once again (rotation speed 5).
- the frontmost article group C is discharged from the fifth section # 15 out of the equipment.
- Article group A is stirred with seasonings in the third section # 13.
- the screw member 521 is again rotated in the reverse direction A R 15 and then moved back once (rotation speed 6). Then, since the article group A returns to the second section # 12 again, the seasoning is sprayed once again. Next, move forward (rotation speed 7), and simply move the object group A in the third section: ⁇ 13, then move forward once more (rotation speed 8), and move to the fourth group # 1 4 in the object group A. The seasoning is sprayed. Next, retreat (rotation speed 9), simply agitate the goods group A in the third section # 13, then move forward (rotation speed 10), and season the goods group A in the fourth section # 14. The material is injected again.
- the article group A is discharged out of the apparatus from the fifth section # 15.
- Such a transport seasoning operation is the same for the other B, C, and D article groups.
- the number of revolutions 1 3 returns to the same state as the first number of revolutions 1.
- the group of articles is (1) supply ⁇ (2) seasoning ⁇ (3) stirring ⁇ (4) seasoning ⁇ (5) discharge It gets out of this seasoning device 520 very quickly in a very short time.
- the articles reciprocate to the discharge section B side and the supply section A side.
- the residence time between the article group and the seasoning ⁇ the contact time can be made sufficiently long.
- the group of articles and seasonings are reciprocated, so that even if the total transport distance is long, the necessary transport routes (such as screw one member 521 and cylindrical member 522) are required. (The length in the axial direction) is not apparently long, so that it is possible to avoid an increase in the length of the flavoring device 520. As a result, a large occupied area is not required, and there is no need to worry about the installation location of the seasoning device 502 and, consequently, the product production system 501.
- the same goods group passes through the first seasoning section # 12 and the second seasoning section # 14 multiple times, and accordingly, the same The seasoning can be supplied to the group of articles a plurality of times.
- seasonings can be applied to a group of articles in multiple layers.For example, when the same seasoning is supplied many times, a consistent seasoning can be obtained. For example, when different seasonings are supplied, respectively. A deep flavor is achieved.
- the seasonings were sprayed each time the group of articles passed the seasoning sections # 12 and # 14 (total of 5 times).
- the invention is not limited to this, and even if the number of seasonings is reduced, Good.
- it is preferable that the group of articles newly supplied to the seasoning device 52 coexist with the seasoning as early as possible. When you move to seasoning section # 12, always supply the first seasoning first.
- FIG. 21 is an overall configuration diagram of a product production system 501 according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 22 is a seasoning device 520 provided in a system 501 similar to FIG. FIG.
- the second section # 12 and the third section # 13 are seasoning supply sections
- the fourth section # 14 is a discharge section.
- the interval between the spiral blades 521A is widened.
- the blocks # 1 2 to # 1 The cross-sectional area (area in plan view) of 3 is enlarged.
- the article group X separately housed in the sections # 1 2 to # 13 spreads thinly without becoming a thick lump, and the individual articles in the article group X one by one.
- Seasoning adheres well to As a result, the product group X achieves even more uniform seasoning, in addition to the fact that the staying time with the seasoning and the stirring time are uniform, and the staying time with the seasoning is longer.
- the stacking thickness of the article group X decreases as indicated by the sign (
- the stirring speed by the plate member 523 and the rotation speed of the screw member 521 can be increased, and the processing capacity of the seasoning device is improved.
- the stirring member 523 does not necessarily have to be a plate member as in the previous embodiment (for example, it may be a round bar).
- the uniformity of the group of articles X is increased only by increasing the cross-sectional area of the section: ⁇ ⁇ 12 to # 13. The perfect seasoning is surely realized.
- FIG. 23 shows a characteristic control operation of the seasoning device 520 according to the sixth embodiment, that is, the article group X is reciprocated to the discharge section B side and the supply section A side.
- 7 is a table-type time chart showing an example of an operation of transporting to a discharge section B, in which forward rotation AR14 and reverse rotation AR15 are performed. In this case as well, the section is repeated twice forward and one backward by repeating the screw member 521 twice forward AR 14 and once reverse AR 15.
- the article group A (the same applies to the other article groups B, C, and D) includes (1) supply ⁇ (2) seasoning ⁇ (3) Transportation (or stirring) ⁇ (4) Seasoning ⁇ (5) Seasoning ⁇ (6) Seasoning — (7) Seasoning ⁇ (&) Discharge, and then each operation is performed. Even though the number of compartments is small, the group of articles remains in the seasoning device 520 for as long as eight revolutions. To stay in.
- the number of seasoning injections may be reduced without spraying the seasoning each time the article group passes through the seasoning sections # 12 and # 13. It is. However, if the number of seasoning injections is to be reduced, the number of seasoning supply devices may be reduced as shown in FIG. FIG. 24 is an example in which the seasoning supply device 550 on the downstream side is removed and the third section # 13 is replaced with a simple stirring section.
- goods group A (similarly for other goods groups B, C, and D) is, for example, (1) supply— (2) seasoning— (3) transport (or stirring) ⁇ (4) Seasoning ⁇ (5) Stirring ⁇ (6) Seasoning ⁇ (7) Stirring — (8) Discharge, each operation is performed in this order.
- the pattern of “forward twice” and “backward one time” was repeated, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the article group may be reciprocated to the discharge section B side and the supply section A side in other various patterns such as two retreats, four forwards, two retreats, or a combination of a plurality of patterns.
- FIG. 25 is an overall configuration diagram of a product production system 701 according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention.
- the system 701 weighs, seasons, and packages snacks, such as potato chips, and includes a weighing device 710, a seasoning device 720, and a packaging device 730 in the flow direction of the articles in order from the upstream side.
- the weighing device 710 is, for example, a well-known combination weighing device, and weighs the articles supplied through the plurality of pool hoppers 71 1 ... 71 1 with the weighing hoppers 71 2 ... 71 2 and weighs the weights of the articles.
- the values are combined and the articles are discharged from the weighing hoppers 71 2 ... 71 2 that correspond to the optimal combination, and are collected by the collecting chute 713 into the retiming hopper / 714.
- the timing hopper 714 is opened to supply the assembled group of articles from the article supply port A to the seasoning device 720 (arrow AR21).
- the seasoning device 720 includes a horizontally extending screw member 721, and a tubular member 722 that houses the screw member 721. Then, the articles supplied from the article supply port A are conveyed to the article discharge port B while seasoning (arrow AR22), and the seasoned articles are discharged from the article discharge port B to the packaging device 730 (arrow AR23). .
- the seasoning device 720 further includes seasoning supply devices 7400 and 7500.
- the seasoning supply devices 740 and 750 have injection guns 746 and 756 disposed at a substantially middle portion in the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical member 722. The injection guns 746, 756 are connected to air compressors 744, 754 via pipes 745, 755.
- the powder seasonings stored in the charge tanks 741, 751 are measured by the screw feeders 743, 753 by driving the motors 742, 752, and then piped. Introduced at 745 and 755.
- the introduced powder seasoning is injected into the cylindrical member 722 from the injection holes of the injection guns 746, 756 on the compressed air by the air compressors 744, 754.
- the seasoning supply devices 7400 and 7550 may supply the same seasoning, or may supply different seasonings. In the case of the former, for example, a seasoned taste can be made, and in the case of the latter, for example, a deep seasoning can be made.
- the packaging device 730 is, for example, a well-known vertical pillow type packaging device, and is formed by bending a band-shaped wrapping material (not shown) around a vertically extending tube 733 into a cylindrical shape by a former 732 while moving downward. Drag down and seal vertically and horizontally to make a bag. Then, the group of seasoned articles discharged from the seasoning device 720 is filled into the bag via the intake chute 731, and the tube 7333 to complete the product (in this embodiment, a snack in a bag). To achieve.
- the seasoning device 720 is mounted on a gantry 700.
- the upstream portion of the seasoning device 720 includes an article supply port A and an introduction chute 720a, and constitutes a supply section for an article group.
- the downstream part of the seasoning device 720 is provided with an article discharge port B and a discharge shutter 720b, and the screw member 721, which constitutes the discharge section of the article group, is composed of a spiral blade 7221A. It has an axis 7 21 B and is rotated around the axis 7 21 B by a motor 7 25 (arrow AR 24).
- the spiral blades 7 21 A wind the spiral multiple times (five and a half times in the example shown) at the same pitch.
- the spiral blade 7 2 1 A provides a plurality of horizontal partitions inside the cylindrical member 7 2 2.
- the partitions partition the internal space of the cylindrical member 7 2 2, and a plurality of horizontal partitions (example in the figure) Then, 5) sections # 21 to # 25 are defined. Since the spiral blades 7 2 1 A partition the internal space of the cylindrical member 7 2 2 in a spiral shape, the sections # 21 to # 25 are not closed and are connected to each other in a spiral shape.
- Seasoning accumulates in the lower part of the inside of the tubular member 7 In the portion below the Y-axis 721B, the articles and seasonings are blocked by the spiral blade 721A and cannot move to and from the neighbor.
- the portion of the spiral space below the screw shaft 721B can be used as a compartment for accommodating the article group and the seasoning separately from the others.
- the screw member 721 is rotated in the direction of the arrow AR 24 by the motor 725, all the sections # 21 to: ⁇ 25 move from the upstream side to the downstream side all at once, and the articles stored in the sections # 21 to # 25. Is transported from the goods supply port A to the goods discharge outlet B.
- the first section # 21 is a section (article supply section) where an article group is first supplied from the weighing device 710 to the seasoning device 720 via the introduction chute 720a and the article supply port A.
- the lower end of the introduction chute 720a is not located directly above the screw shaft 721B, but is offset from the shaft 721B. This is to ensure that the article group X always enters the first section # 21 as indicated by the arrow AR21 'and does not enter the second section # 22 on the downstream side (see Fig. 26).
- the second section # 22 and the fourth section # 24 are sections where the powder seasoning is supplied by the above-mentioned injection guns 746 and 756 (seasoning supply section).
- FIG. 26 shows a state in which the spray guns 746 and 756 do not overlap the second section # 22 and the fourth section # 24 (the rotation angle of the screw member 721 described later is 0 °). ).
- sections # 21 to # 25 move downstream from this point, the second section # 22 and the fourth section # 24 overlap with the injection guns 746, 756, and the powder injected from the injection gun 7 46, 756 Seasoning is ensured to be supplied to # 2 and # 24.
- the injection guns 746 and 756 are erected on the peripheral surface of the cylindrical member 722 and supported by brackets (not shown).
- the injection guns 746 and 756 inject the powder seasoning into an area near the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical member 722 (arrow AR25).
- the injection guns 746 and 756 inject the amount of powder seasoning in accordance with the amount of the group of articles stored separately in each section, and adjust the mixing ratio between the group of articles and the seasoning in each section to a predetermined optimum value. Maintain the ratio.
- the fifth section # 25 is a section where the group of seasoned articles is discharged from the seasoning device 720 to the packaging device 730 through the article discharge port B and the discharge chute 720b (article discharge). Section). As shown in FIG. 29, the article discharge port B is located immediately below the screw shaft 72 1 B. As a result, the seasoned article group X accumulated in the lower portion inside the cylindrical member 7 22 is promptly discharged from the seasoning apparatus 7 20 to the packaging apparatus 7 30 in its entirety.
- the plate member 723 ... 7 2 3 is erected.
- the plate member 72 3 is for stirring the group of articles and the seasonings contained in the second section # 22 to the fourth section # 24.
- the plate member 723 moves integrally with the spiral blade 7221A, and makes a circular motion around the screw shaft 721B as the screw member 721 rotates (arrow AR24 '). ).
- the plate member 7 23 accumulates in the lower part of the second section # 22 to the fourth section # 24 inside the cylindrical member 7 22.
- the article group X and the seasoning are lifted up and stirred along the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical member 72.
- the product group X spreads thinly along the inner peripheral surface, and each of the products constituting the group X is exposed to the outside and mixes well with the seasoning. As a result, uniform seasoning of the article group X and uniform seasoning of individual articles are realized.
- the article group X and the seasoning are stirred by the plate member 723, so that each of the articles in the article group X is stirred.
- the stirring is performed by the plate member 723 having a flat surface, the stirring effect is increased, and the individual articles can be uniformly seasoned with more reliable layer.
- the cylindrical member 722 is rotatably supported around the axis by the support units 72-4 ... 7224.
- the support unit 724 has a configuration in which the cylindrical member 722 is supported by using a roller 724 a.
- the cylindrical member 722 has a cylindrical shape, and the inner peripheral surface to which the spiral blade 721A slides and the outer peripheral surface to which the roller 724a rolls are circular in cross section.
- the cylindrical member 722 is rotated around the axis by a second motor 726 via a pinion 272 and a gear 728 (arrows AR26, AR 2 7).
- the tubular member 722 is made of a highly transparent resin (for example, acrylic resin) including not only the body but also the upstream and downstream end surfaces so that the inside can be easily observed from the outside.
- each control unit 791, 792, 793 of the weighing device 7110, the seasoning device 720, and the packaging device 730 is, for example, a system 701, Signals from various other peripheral devices and sensors on the upstream and downstream sides of the robot, and exchanges signals S1 to S4 with each other.
- the opening / closing motors such as 12 and the timing hopper 7 14 and the seasoning device 7
- the rotation motors 7 2 5 and 7 2 6 such as the screw member 7 2 1 and the cylindrical member 7 22 2 and the packaging device 7
- various actuators such as a driving motor such as a pull-down belt and a horizontal sealing device are controlled.
- FIG. 31 is a time chart showing an example of a specific control operation of the seasoning device 720 in this system 711
- FIG. 32 is an operation diagram thereof.
- the upstream device sequentially starts operating according to a request signal from the downstream device. That is, as shown in FIG. 31, the packaging device 730 transmits a discharge request signal S1 to the seasoning device 720 to discharge the seasoned articles (time t1).
- the seasoning device 720 receives this, and after a predetermined delay time (variable) has elapsed, starts the rotation of the screw member 721, and adds the flavor to the packaging device 7300.
- An emission signal S2 is returned (time t2).
- the seasoning device 720 sends out a supply request signal S3 to the weighing device 7110 to supply the weighed articles to the weighing device 710 together with the return of the discharge signal S2. Receiving it, the weighing device 710 opens the timing hopper 714 and returns a supply signal S4 indicating that the weighed articles have been discharged to the seasoning device 720. As a result, a group of articles that have been weighed and are not seasoned pass through the article supply port A and are supplied to the first section # 21 of the seasoning device 720. “Supply” in the column of the article supply port A in FIG. 31 indicates the time period during which the group of articles before the seasoning passes through the article supply port A in this manner.
- the screw member 721 rotates 360 ° in the direction of the AR 24 only once, and then stops and waits for the reception of the next discharge request signal S1.
- the screw member 721 stands by in a posture in which the stirring plate members 723 ... 723 are located directly below the screw shaft 721B (at the bottom of the section) as shown by the solid line in FIG. That is, the screw member 721 starts rotating from this position (FIG. 32 (a)) and stops in this position (FIG. 32 (d)).
- Each numerical value in the column of the angle of the stirring plate member 723 in FIG. 31 is based on the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 28 as a reference (0 °), and describes the rotation angle ⁇ ⁇ from this position in the direction of AR24. is there.
- each of the sections # 21 to # 25 advances by one pitch.
- the screw member 721 slowly rotates between 0 ° and 120 °.
- the stirring plate member 723 lifts the article group X and the seasoning upward from the bottom of the section along the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical member 722. This is the period for stirring.
- the article group X and the seasoning are slowly stirred over time, so that the uniform seasoning of the article group X and the uniform seasoning of the individual articles are further ensured.
- the stirring plate member 723 does not flip up the article at high speed, there is almost no fear that the article moves along the spiral space to the next section. Further, such a problem that the agitating plate member 723 comes into strong contact with the article and the article is cracked, chipped, or broken can be suppressed.
- the agitating plate member 723 has the tip 723a of the rotation direction AR24 'close to the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical member 722. Thereby, it is possible to scoop up and agitate a large amount of articles in the section inside the cylindrical member 722 without escaping. Further, the thickness of the tip 723a of the stirring plate member 723 in the rotation direction AR 24 'is reduced. As a result, the impact at the time of contact between the plate member 723 and the article is reduced, and the article can easily get on the plate member 723, so that cracking, chipping, and breakage of the article are suppressed.
- the stirring plate member 723 is moved in a substantially vertical direction before reaching the position directly above the re-screw shaft 21B (180 °) by the rotation of the screw member 721. Is provided between the spiral blades 721 A so that You.
- the stirring plate member 723 assumes a posture extending in the substantially vertical direction, all the articles lifted by the plate member 723 and stirred are dropped downward. Therefore, even with this, there is a concern that the article stirred by the stirring plate member 723 moves along the spiral space to the next section while riding on the plate member 723.
- the stirring speed by the stirring plate member 723 (the rotation speed of the screw member 721 or the transport speed of the article group X) can be increased, and the processing capacity of the flavoring device 720 is improved.
- the stirring plate member 723 extends in a substantially vertical direction (the plate member indicated by a broken line in FIG. 28). 723). That is, as soon as the stirring plate member 723 faces down and all the articles have been dropped, the screw member 721 shifts to high-speed rotation.
- the time at which the stirring plate member 723 extends in the vertical direction and the time at which the screw member 721 starts to rotate at a high speed need not necessarily coincide with each other as long as the former time is earlier than the latter time.
- the seasoning supply devices 740 and 750 are provided with the powder seasoning. Supply (13 ⁇ 14: Figure 32 ()).
- the screw member 721 rotates 70 ° (t 3)
- the injection starts (see the plate member 723 shown by a chain line in FIG. 28), and when the screw member 721 rotates 90 ° (t 4), the injection ends. I do.
- the screw member 721 is between 120 ° and 360 °. During this period, it rotates rapidly (t5 to t6: Fig. 32 (c) to Fig. 32 (d)). As a result, the transport speed of the article group X increases, and the processing capacity of the flavoring device 720 improves. Also, the goods group X in the fourth section # 24 finally reaches the article discharge port B, and the seasoning device 72 starts from the fifth section # 25. It is discharged out of zero.
- the seasoned article group X is dropped from the fifth section # 25 through the article discharge port B to the packaging device 730.
- the screw member 7 2 "1 is rotated intermittently.
- the articles are conveyed and seasoned (spouting and stirring of seasonings). It is convenient to have a clear space between the articles.
- the fourth section # 24 starts to communicate with the outlet B, and the article group X in the fourth section # 24 starts dropping and discharging from the outlet B.
- the supply of the powder seasoning to the group of articles X in the fourth section # 24 through the injection gun 756 has already been completed, and the stirring plate member 723 has been supplied. Almost all of the items picked up have fallen again into the fourth section # 24 (ie, the stirring operation has been completed). Therefore, there is no problem even if the article group X in the fourth section # 24 starts to be discharged when the screw member 721 rotates about 110 °.
- the entire discharge time of the seasoned article group X becomes as short as possible.
- the tube of the packaging device 730 7 3 3 The problem of the penetration of the article into the seal is further reduced.
- FIG. 33 is a time chart showing another example of a specific control operation of the seasoning device 720 in the system 01
- FIG. 34 is an operation diagram thereof.
- the cylindrical member 722 also rotates in synchronization with the rotation of the screw member 721.
- the cylindrical member 722 rotates in the same direction AR26 at the same speed as the screw member 721.
- the discharge port B rises sideways while maintaining the positional relationship with the spiral blade 721A, and as shown by the symbol ⁇ in Fig. 34 (c), the fourth section # 24 has the discharge short 720b. Has not yet started falling.
- the screw member 721 rotates at a high speed and the cylindrical member 722 rotates in the reverse direction AR27, so that the fifth section # 25 is discharged in a short time.
- the seasoned article group X is promptly discharged from the seasoning device 720 to the packaging device 730 in its entirety.
- the entire discharge time of the seasoned goods group X is further shortened, and as a result, the goods group The tailing of the material becomes shorter — the layer becomes shorter, and the problem of infiltration of articles into the side seals is further reduced.
- FIG. 35 is an overall configuration diagram of a product production system 701 according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 36 is a side sectional view of a seasoning device 720 provided in the product production system 701 similar to FIG. 26,
- FIG. 37 is an operation diagram showing an example of a control operation of the seasoning device 720 similar to FIG. 32.
- the second section # 22 and the third section # 23 are seasoning supply sections, and the fourth section is a discharge section.
- the interval between the spiral blades 721A is widened.
- the plane cross-sectional area (area in plan view) of the sections # 22 to # 23 is enlarged during the transportation of the article group X to which the seasoning is supplied toward the outlet B.
- the group of articles X housed separately in compartments # 22 to # 23 spreads thinly sideways without forming a thick lump, and the seasonings become individual articles in the group of articles X one by one. Adheres well.
- the product group X ensures uniform uniform seasoning, as well as uniform staying time and stirring time with the seasoning. Light and dark portions are not generated.
- the accumulation thickness (level of the article group) of article group X (The stacking level of the group of articles X in the seventh embodiment is denoted by the letter L), whereby even if the articles are flipped up by the stirring plate member 723, the articles are kept in a spiral space. The possibility of moving to the next section along the route is reduced. Therefore, the stirring speed by the plate member 723 and the rotation speed of the screw member 721 can be increased, and the processing capacity of the seasoning device is improved.
- the stirring member 723 does not necessarily need to be a plate member as in the previous embodiment (for example, it may be a round bar).
- the uniformity of the group of articles X is only due to the enlarged cross-sectional area of the section # 22 to 2 ⁇ 23. The perfect seasoning is surely realized.
- the seasoning device 720 of the seventh embodiment if the interval between the spiral blades 72 A in the product discharge section # 25 is wide as shown in FIG. 38 (a), the product dropped and discharged from the discharge port B The mass of the group X becomes large, and as a result, the tailing of the group of articles falling down the tube 733 of the packaging device 730 becomes long, and there is a concern that the articles may enter the horizontal seal. Therefore, as shown in Fig. 38 (b), by narrowing the interval between the spiral blades 721A in the article discharge section # 25, the lump of articles X dropped and discharged from the discharge port B can be removed. By reducing the size as much as possible, the tailing of the group of articles can be shortened, and concerns about injecting the articles into the horizontal seal can be suppressed.
- the present embodiment is a seasoning device 720 that conveys the article group X supplied at the supply unit (supply port) A to the discharge unit (discharge port) B while seasoning, and is supplied at the supply unit A.
- Transport means for accommodating the product group X in the compartment for each product group X and transporting it to the discharge section B; and seasoning supply means 7400, 7500 for supplying seasoning for each product group X.
- the conveying means includes a screw member 721, which extends substantially horizontally between the supply portion A and the discharge portion B, a cylindrical member 722 containing the screw member 721, and a screw member 721, And a drive source 7 2 5 that rotates around the shaft 7 2 1 B.
- the feature is that the interval between the spiral blades 7 2 1 A to be defined is narrowed (short).
- a bonus such as a coupon may be put into a bag made by the packaging device 730 of the seventh embodiment.
- the charging of such a bag into such a bag can be performed, for example, in synchronization with the falling supply of the article group X to the packaging device 730, and then into the intake chute 731 and the tube 7333. It was mainstream.
- the drop speed was different due to the difference in the specific gravity between the omake and the group of articles, causing problems such as the omake getting into the horizontal seal.
- the omake was caught in the tube 733, did not fall well, and did not mix with the article group.
- the article group X supplied at the supply unit (supply port) A is seasoned, and is conveyed to the discharge unit (discharge port) B while adding a bonus. This facilitates the insertion of the omake, and ensures that the omake is mixed with the article group, making it difficult for input errors to occur, and contributing to an improvement in productivity.
- the articles to be seasoned are separated and transported for each article group, so that each and every article in the articles has a strong and thin flavor. No, it can be seasoned to a predetermined optimal blending ratio.
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