WO2010058744A1 - Nozzle device and food product manufactured using said nozzle device - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a nozzle device which, for a rod-shaped food product having multiple radial-direction projections which project in the radial direction, is capable of forming a structure whereby the aforementioned radial-direction projections are equipped with abutting first and second food materials. This nozzle device has a structure whereby an outside nozzle (11) which discharges a first food product material (9A) and an inside nozzle (13) which discharges a second food product material (9B) are combined, wherein: a proper number of radiation-direction projection ports (27) which project in the radial direction are provided on a nozzle port (25) provided on the nozzle main body (21) of the aforementioned outside nozzle (11); nozzle tip parts (35) which freely engage each of the aforementioned radiation-direction projection ports (27) are provided, in a number equal to or less than the number of the radiation-direction projection ports (27), on the tip part of the nozzle main body (31) of the aforementioned inside nozzle (13); and when each of the aforementioned nozzle tip parts (35) is engaged with each of the aforementioned radiation-direction projection ports (27), the aforementioned radiation-direction projection ports (27) are divided into two to provide a passage for the first food product material (9A) and a passage for the second food product material (9B)

Description

Nozzle device and food product produced using the nozzle device

The present invention relates to a nozzle device for discharging a rod-shaped food product comprising a first food material and a second food material alternately in the circumferential direction, and more specifically, the cross-sectional shape is, for example, a star shape or a flower pattern shape It is related with the nozzle apparatus which can discharge the stick-shaped food which has arrange | positioned the 1st, 2nd food material to the protrusion part which protruded to radial direction like this, and the foodstuff manufactured using the said nozzle apparatus.

As a prior example of a nozzle device that includes a first food material and a second food material alternately in the circumferential direction and discharges a bar-shaped food having a cross-sectional shape of, for example, a flower pattern, there is Patent Document 1.
Japanese Patent No. 3891895

The nozzle device 101 described in Patent Document 1 has a configuration including an outer nozzle 103 and an inner nozzle 105 as shown in FIG. A nozzle port 103B for discharging a first food material (not shown) is provided in the central portion of the nozzle body 103A of the outer nozzle 103, and a plurality of protrusions projecting radially outward are provided on the outer periphery of the nozzle port 103B. (Even number) radial protrusions 103C are provided. And in the said radial direction protrusion 103C, the step part 103D is formed every other.

On the other hand, the front end portion of the nozzle main body 105A of the inner nozzle 105 is engageable with the radial projection port 103C and has a plurality of (the number of radial projection ports 103C) whose front ends (lower ends) abut on the stepped portions 103D. 1/2) of the nozzle tip 105B. The nozzle device 101 is configured by combining the outer nozzle 103 and the inner nozzle 105.

As understood from the above configuration, the radial nozzle 103C in the outer nozzle 103 is an even number, and the number of nozzle tip portions 105B of the inner nozzle 105 is half of the radial nozzle 103C. The first food material discharged from the radial protrusion 103C and the second food material protruded from the nozzle tip 105B of the inner nozzle 105 are alternately arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. Can do.

However, there is a problem that it is impossible to cope with the case where the radial protrusion 103C is an odd number. Further, in the above configuration, the first food material discharged from each radial protrusion 103C of the outer nozzle 103 and the second food material discharged from the nozzle tip 105B of the inner nozzle 105 are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction. However, there is a problem that the first and second food materials cannot be discharged adjacent to the portion protruding in the radial direction in the rod-shaped food. is there.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and is a nozzle device configured by combining an outer nozzle that discharges a first food material and an inner nozzle that discharges a second food material, The nozzle port provided in the nozzle body of the outer nozzle is provided with an appropriate number of radial projection ports projecting radially, and the tip of the nozzle body of the inner nozzle has the same number as the radial projection port or from the radial projection port. A small number of nozzle tip portions that can be engaged with the radial projection port are provided, and in the state where the nozzle tip portion is engaged with the radial projection port, the radial projection port is formed with the first food material and the second food material. It is the structure which bisects to the path | route with a food material.

In the nozzle device, one side surface of the nozzle tip provided in the inner nozzle is in contact with one inner side surface of the radial protrusion provided in the outer nozzle, and the other side surface of the nozzle tip portion. And a path of the first food material is formed between the other radially inner side surface of the radially projecting opening.

Further, in the nozzle device, a third food material passage is provided in a central portion of the inner nozzle.

Further, the food product is produced by being discharged from the nozzle device and cut by a cutting means.

Further, the food product is characterized in that it has a protruding portion protruding in the radial direction and a plurality of food materials are provided adjacent to the protruding portion.

According to the present invention, it is possible to cope with the number of radial protrusions provided in the nozzle opening of the outer nozzle regardless of whether the number of radial protrusions is even or odd, and the outer nozzle is formed in the radial protrusion formed on the bar-shaped food to be discharged. The first food material discharged from the first food material and the second food material discharged from the inner nozzle can be provided adjacent to each other.

As conceptually and schematically shown in FIG. 1, the nozzle device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of radial protrusions (protruding portions protruding in the radial direction) 3 protruding in the radial direction. It is used for the food manufacturing apparatus 7 which manufactures the food product 5 provided, and, more specifically, regardless of whether the radial protrusion 3 in the food product 5 is even or odd, each radial protrusion 3 In addition, the first food material 9A and the second food material 9B can be provided adjacent to each other.

The food production device 7 includes first food material supply means (not shown) for supplying the first food material 9A to the outer nozzle 11 in the nozzle device 1, and in the nozzle device 1. 2nd food material supply means (illustration omitted) for supplying the 2nd food material 9B with respect to the inner side nozzle 13 is provided. The first and second food material supply means can adopt the same configuration as the outer shell material supply means and the inner packaging material supply means in a known encapsulated food manufacturing apparatus, for example. Detailed illustration and description of the means will be omitted.

A cutting means 17 for cutting the bar-like food 15 discharged from the nozzle device 1 is provided below the nozzle device 1. Since this cutting means 17 has the same configuration as the shutter device in the encapsulated food manufacturing apparatus and is well known, a description of a more detailed configuration and operation of the cutting means 17 is omitted. Further, a discharging means 19 such as a belt conveyor for discharging the food product 5 cut by the cutting means 17 to the next process is provided below the cutting means 17.

The nozzle device 1 has a configuration in which the outer nozzle 11 and the inner nozzle 13 are combined. As shown in FIG. 2, the outer nozzle 11 includes a nozzle main body 21, and a tapered food receiving hole 23 having a small diameter on the lower side is formed at the center of the upper surface of the nozzle main body 21. The food receiving hole 23 is a hole for receiving the first food material 9A supplied from the food material supply means. The bottom 23B of the food receiving hole 23 is provided with a nozzle port 25 penetrating downward. ing.

As shown in FIG. 3, the nozzle port 25 includes a tapered hole 25T having a small diameter on the lower side, and a straight hole 25S below the tapered hole 25T. Around the nozzle port 25, a plurality of appropriately shaped radial projecting ports 27 projecting in the radial direction are provided over the entire length of the nozzle port 25, and one of the radial projecting ports 27 is provided. A step portion 29 is provided at an appropriate height position of the inner side surface 27A.

Therefore, the cross-sectional shape of the rod-like food 15 discharged downward from the nozzle device 1 is a shape provided with the radial protrusion 3 corresponding to the radial protrusion 27.

FIG. 3 illustrates the case where the radial protrusions 27 are provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction and in the same shape, but the intervals in the circumferential direction of the radial protrusions 27 are arbitrary. In addition, the shape of the radial protrusion 27 may be a desired shape.

A food receiving hole 33 for receiving the second food material 9B supplied from the food material supply means is provided on the upper surface of the nozzle body 31 of the inner nozzle 13, and the tip (lower surface) of the nozzle body 31 is provided. Is provided with a plurality of nozzle tip portions 35 that are the same in number as the radial projection ports 27 in the outer nozzle 11 and that can be engaged with the radial projection ports 27 and project from the central portion in the radial direction and long in the downward direction. It has been. The bottom 33B of the food receiving hole 33 in the inner nozzle 13 is provided with a plurality of appropriately shaped nozzle ports 37 of the inner nozzle 13 that penetrate the tip (lower end) 35E of each nozzle tip 35.

The nozzle tip 35 of the inner nozzle 13 is engaged with the radial protrusion 27 in the outer nozzle 11, and the tip 35 E of the nozzle tip 35 is brought into contact with the stepped portion 29 provided in the radial protrusion 27. When the outer nozzle 11 and the inner nozzle 13 are combined in the state, the inner nozzle 13 is positioned at the center of the outer nozzle 11 as shown in FIG. As described above, when the inner nozzle 13 is combined with the outer nozzle 11, one side surface 35 </ b> A of each nozzle tip 35 of the inner nozzle 13 protrudes in the radial direction of the outer nozzle 11 as shown in FIG. 4C. The passage of the first food material 9A is in contact with one inner side surface 27A of the mouth 27 and between the other side surface 35B of each nozzle tip 35 and the other inner side surface 27B of each radial projection port 27. 39 will be formed.

In other words, in a state where the inner nozzle 13 is combined with the outer nozzle 11 and the nozzle tip 35 of the inner nozzle 13 is engaged with the radial protrusion 27 of the outer nozzle 11, the radial protrusion 27 is The first food material 9A is divided into the passage 39 for discharging the first food material 9A and the nozzle opening 37 of the inner nozzle 13 as a passage for discharging the second food material 9B.

In the above configuration, the first food material 9A is supplied into the food receiving hole 23 of the outer nozzle 11 and the second food material 9B is supplied into the food receiving hole 33 of the inner nozzle 13. When the first food material 9A is discharged from the radial protruding port 27 and the second food material 9B is discharged from each nozzle port 37 of the inner nozzle 13, the cross-sectional shape is a star shape and the portion protruding in the radial direction (food The rod-shaped food 15 provided with the first food material 9A and the second food material 9B adjacent to the radial projection 3 of the product 5 is discharged from the nozzle device 1 downward. . By cutting the rod-like food 15 by the cutting means 17, a star-shaped food product 5 is obtained as shown in FIG.

By the way, the number of radial protrusions 27 in the outer nozzle 11 is arbitrary, the cross-sectional shape of the radial protrusions 27 is a desired shape, and the cross-sectional shape of the nozzle tip 35 in the inner nozzle 13 is a desired shape. By doing so, the shape of the food product 5 can be formed into various shapes as shown in FIG.

That is, for example, a third nozzle that discharges another food material may be disposed inside the nozzle opening 37 of the inner nozzle 13 so that the nozzle opening 37 of the inner nozzle 13 is further divided into two. is there.
In this case, as shown in FIG. 5 (h), three types of food materials A, B, and C can be adjacent to the radially projecting portion 3 of the food product 5. Note that the number of the third nozzles may be the same as or less than the number of the nozzle openings 37 of the inner nozzle 13.

In addition, the food receiving hole 33 in the inner nozzle 13 is divided into a plurality (for example, two), and different food materials are supplied to the respective sections, and the different food materials are discharged from the nozzle openings of the corresponding inner nozzles. It is also possible to do. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5 (i), the radial projection 3 of the food product 5 includes both the case where the food material B is adjacent to the food material A and the case where the food material C is adjacent. It can be. For example, a different food material can be discharged from each nozzle port 37 in the inner nozzle 13.

FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment of the nozzle device 1. In this 2nd Embodiment, it is the structure provided with the pipe 41 as a channel | path for discharging the 3rd foodstuff material 9C in the center part of the inner side nozzle 13. As shown in FIG. The pipe 41 penetrates the inner nozzle 13, and the lower end of the pipe 41 reaches the vicinity of the straight hole 25 </ b> S of the nozzle port 25. Since other configurations are the same as those of the nozzle device 1 according to the first embodiment described above, the same reference numerals are given to components having the same functions, and redundant description is omitted.

According to the above configuration, the rod-shaped food 15 whose cross-sectional shape is shown in FIG. 6B is obtained, and as an application example, as shown in FIG. 6C, the third food material 9C is provided at the center. Food product 5 is obtained.

As will be understood from the above description, according to the present embodiment, the first and second protrusions are provided in the protruding portion regardless of the number of the protruding portions in the bar-shaped food having a plurality of protruding portions protruding in the radial direction. The food material can be discharged adjacently, and the conventional problems as described above can be solved.

By the way, in the above description, the case where the radial protrusions 3 in the food product 5 are substantially equally spaced in the circumferential direction and has a substantially similar shape has been described. However, in the third embodiment, the cross-sectional shape of the nozzle port 25 in the outer nozzle 11 (the cross-sectional shape including the radial protruding port 27) is a cross-sectional view corresponding to the CC cross section of FIG. As shown to a), it can be made into arbitrary shapes, and the cross-sectional shape of the nozzle front-end | tip part 35 in the inner nozzle 13 can also be made into arbitrary shapes, and it respond | corresponds to the said radial direction protrusion port 27. The number can be the same number or a small number. That is, the cross-sectional shape and size of each radial protrusion 27 in the outer nozzle 11 may be different shapes and sizes, and the cross-sectional shape and size of each nozzle tip 35 in the inner nozzle 13 may be different. .

By using the nozzle device 1 configured as described above, a bar-shaped food 15 having a cross-sectional shape as shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the fourth embodiment, and corresponds to a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. That is, in this embodiment, the case where one side surface 35A (the other side surface 35B) of the inner nozzle 13 is not a fixed direction when viewed in the circumferential direction of the inner nozzle 13 is illustrated. That is, the one side surface 35 </ b> A of the inner nozzle 13 can be defined as a side surface that is in contact with the inner surface 27 </ b> A of each radial protrusion 27 in the outer nozzle 11.

According to the above configuration, the bar-like food 15 having a cross-sectional shape as shown in FIG. 8B is obtained.

This application is based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2008-298159 filed on November 21, 2008 in Japan, the contents of which form part of the present application.
The present invention will also be more fully understood from the detailed description herein. However, the detailed description and specific examples are preferred embodiments of the present invention and are described for illustrative purposes only. This is because various changes and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art from this detailed description.
The applicant does not intend to contribute any of the described embodiments to the public, and the disclosed modifications and alternatives that may not be included within the scope of the claims are equivalent. It is part of the invention under discussion.
In this specification or in the claims, the use of nouns and similar directives should be interpreted to include both the singular and the plural unless specifically stated otherwise or clearly denied by context. The use of any examples or exemplary terms provided herein (eg, “etc.”) is merely intended to facilitate the description of the invention and is not specifically recited in the claims. As long as it does not limit the scope of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective explanatory view conceptually and schematically showing a food production apparatus provided with a nozzle device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective explanatory drawing of the nozzle apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a section explanatory view of a nozzle device. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional explanatory view taken along the lines AA, BB, CC, and DD in FIG. 3. It is explanatory drawing of the various shapes of foodstuff. It is a section explanatory view of the nozzle device concerning a 2nd embodiment. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a nozzle device according to a third embodiment, and is a cross-sectional explanatory view corresponding to a cross-sectional view along the line CC in FIG. 3. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a nozzle device according to a fourth embodiment, and is a cross-sectional explanatory view corresponding to a cross-sectional view along the line CC in FIG. 3. It is a disassembled perspective explanatory drawing of the conventional nozzle device.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Nozzle apparatus 3 Radial direction protrusion part 5 Food product 9A, 9B Food material 11 Outer nozzle 13 Inner nozzle 15 Rod- like food 21,31 Nozzle main body 23,33 Food receiving hole 25,37 Nozzle port 27 Radial direction protrusion port 27A One of them Side surface 27B The other inner surface 29 Stepped portion 35 Nozzle tip 39 Passage 41 Pipe (passage)

Claims (7)

1. A nozzle device having a configuration in which an outer nozzle that discharges a first food material and an inner nozzle that discharges a second food material are combined, and protrudes in a radial direction into a nozzle port provided in a nozzle body of the outer nozzle. Provided with an appropriate number of radial projecting ports, and provided at the tip of the nozzle body of the inner nozzle with a nozzle tip that can be engaged with the radial projecting ports by the same number or a smaller number than the radial projecting ports. In the state in which the nozzle tip is engaged with the radial projection port, the radial projection port is divided into two passages between the first food material and the second food material. Nozzle device.
2. 2. The nozzle device according to claim 1, wherein one side surface of a nozzle tip provided in the inner nozzle is in contact with one inner surface of the radial protrusion provided in the outer nozzle, and the nozzle tip is provided. A nozzle device characterized in that a first food material passage is formed between the other side surface and the other inner side surface of the radial protrusion.
3. 3. The nozzle device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a third food material passage at a central portion of the inner nozzle.
4. 4. The nozzle device according to claim 1, wherein a third nozzle that discharges the same or a small number of other food materials as the nozzle port of the inner nozzle to the inner side of the nozzle port of the inner nozzle. 5. And the passage of the second food material is further divided into the passage of the second food material and another food material in a state where the third nozzle is disposed inside the nozzle opening of the inner nozzle. A nozzle device characterized by having a configuration.
5. The nozzle device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the food receiving hole of the inner nozzle that receives the second food material is divided into a plurality of portions, and different food materials are supplied to the respective sections. A nozzle device characterized by being configured to discharge different food materials from the nozzle openings of the corresponding inner nozzles.
6. A food product produced by being discharged from the nozzle device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 and being cut by a cutting means.
7. 7. A food product according to claim 6, wherein the food product comprises a protruding portion protruding radially, and a plurality of food materials are provided adjacent to the protruding portion.

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