WO2018088499A1 - 食品成型装置及び食品成型設備 - Google Patents

食品成型装置及び食品成型設備 Download PDF

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WO2018088499A1
WO2018088499A1 PCT/JP2017/040483 JP2017040483W WO2018088499A1 WO 2018088499 A1 WO2018088499 A1 WO 2018088499A1 JP 2017040483 W JP2017040483 W JP 2017040483W WO 2018088499 A1 WO2018088499 A1 WO 2018088499A1
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義人 藤森
次郎 北村
裕一 中鏡
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23P—SHAPING OR WORKING OF FOODSTUFFS, NOT FULLY COVERED BY A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS
    • A23P30/00—Shaping or working of foodstuffs characterised by the process or apparatus
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A22—BUTCHERING; MEAT TREATMENT; PROCESSING POULTRY OR FISH
    • A22C—PROCESSING MEAT, POULTRY, OR FISH
    • A22C7/00—Apparatus for pounding, forming, or pressing meat, sausage-meat, or meat products
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A22—BUTCHERING; MEAT TREATMENT; PROCESSING POULTRY OR FISH
    • A22C—PROCESSING MEAT, POULTRY, OR FISH
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    • A22C7/0076—Devices for making meat patties
    • A22C7/0084—Devices for making meat patties comprising a reciprocating plate
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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    • B29C31/006—Handling moulds, e.g. between a mould store and a moulding machine
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C31/00—Handling, e.g. feeding of the material to be shaped, storage of plastics material before moulding; Automation, i.e. automated handling lines in plastics processing plants, e.g. using manipulators or robots
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    • B29C31/042—Feeding of the material to be moulded, e.g. into a mould cavity using dispensing heads, e.g. extruders, placed over or apart from the moulds
    • B29C31/047—Feeding of the material to be moulded, e.g. into a mould cavity using dispensing heads, e.g. extruders, placed over or apart from the moulds combined with moving moulds
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C31/00—Handling, e.g. feeding of the material to be shaped, storage of plastics material before moulding; Automation, i.e. automated handling lines in plastics processing plants, e.g. using manipulators or robots
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    • B29C31/042—Feeding of the material to be moulded, e.g. into a mould cavity using dispensing heads, e.g. extruders, placed over or apart from the moulds
    • B29C31/048—Feeding of the material to be moulded, e.g. into a mould cavity using dispensing heads, e.g. extruders, placed over or apart from the moulds the material being severed at the dispensing head exit, e.g. as ring, drop or gob, and transported immediately into the mould, e.g. by gravity
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C37/00—Component parts, details, accessories or auxiliary operations, not covered by group B29C33/00 or B29C35/00
    • B29C37/0003—Discharging moulded articles from the mould
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C39/00—Shaping by casting, i.e. introducing the moulding material into a mould or between confining surfaces without significant moulding pressure; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C39/22—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C43/00—Compression moulding, i.e. applying external pressure to flow the moulding material; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C43/02—Compression moulding, i.e. applying external pressure to flow the moulding material; Apparatus therefor of articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
    • B29C43/04—Compression moulding, i.e. applying external pressure to flow the moulding material; Apparatus therefor of articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles using movable moulds
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C43/00—Compression moulding, i.e. applying external pressure to flow the moulding material; Apparatus therefor
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    • B29C43/50—Removing moulded articles
    • B29C2043/503—Removing moulded articles using ejector pins, rods

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  • the present invention relates to a food molding apparatus and a food molding facility.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses a food molding apparatus that enables many molded products to be produced in a short time by simultaneously removing molded products from each of a plurality of molding holes.
  • the food molding apparatus described in Patent Document 1 includes a mold member provided with a plurality of molding holes penetrating vertically and a bottom plate on which a plurality of extraction holes penetrating vertically are provided and on which the mold member is placed. At the same time, a plurality of molded products are taken out onto the conveyor belt.
  • the mold member is provided with a plurality of molding holes in two rows, and the bottom plate is provided with the extraction holes in two rows, and a flat portion is provided between each row of the extraction holes.
  • the formwork member is slidable along the conveying direction of the molded product (moving direction of the conveying belt), each molding hole in one row is connected to the take-out hole in one row, and the other row
  • the first position where the lower opening of each molding hole is closed by the flat portion, and each molding hole in the other row is connected to the take-out hole in the other row, and the lower opening of each molding hole in one row Alternately move to the second position blocked by the flat portion.
  • the food material is filled in the molding holes of one row where the lower openings are blocked by the flat portion, Ingredients are pushed out by pushers from the respective molding holes in the other row.
  • the mold member is moved from the first position to the second position, the food material is taken out at the first position and emptied, and each molding hole in one row in which the lower opening is blocked by the flat portion
  • the filling material is filled in, and the filling material filled in the first position is pushed out by the pusher from each molding hole in the other row connected to the take-out hole.
  • the mold member moves from the second position to the first position. In this way, a plurality of molded products are sequentially taken out onto the conveyor belt in a state where they are arranged in a line.
  • a rotating plate having a plurality of molding holes formed on the circumference or a drum having a plurality of molding holes formed on the circumferential surface thereof is rotated, and filling of the molding holes with the food is performed while the rotating plate or the drum makes one revolution.
  • Various types of food molding apparatuses that sequentially perform the process from to removal are known (for example, Patent Documents 2 to 4 and Non-Patent Document 1).
  • the food molding apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 reciprocates the mold member between the first position and the second position along the conveyance direction of the molded product.
  • the movement distance of the mold member between each other is large and the movement time is long. For this reason, there was a problem that the number of molded products obtained per unit time was small. Further, the food molding apparatuses of Patent Documents 2 to 4 and Non-Patent Document 1 also have a problem that the number of molded products obtained per unit time is small.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a food molding apparatus and a food molding facility capable of increasing the number of molded products obtained per unit time.
  • the food molding apparatus is provided with a bottom plate provided with n (n is 2 or more) discharge holes on the circumference, and is rotatably arranged on the bottom plate, and each of the n first moldings in the circumferential direction.
  • Each of the molding holes is connected to the discharge hole and the lower opening of each of the first molding holes is intermittently rotated to the second rotation position closed by the bottom plate, and the discharge hole is shifted in the circumferential direction.
  • the first molding connected to the upper opening of the second molding hole at the first rotational position and connected to the upper opening of the first molding hole at the second rotational position.
  • the food molding equipment of the present invention comprises the above-mentioned food molding apparatus and a conveyor belt that is arranged below the bottom plate and moves the molded product intermittently or continuously.
  • the mold plate provided with a plurality of first molding holes and a plurality of second molding holes is configured to rotate, the second molding hole is filled with food and the molded product is taken out from the first molding hole. Since it can be switched in a short time to the first rotation position and the second rotation position in which the first molding hole is filled with food and the molded product is taken out from the second molding hole, the number of molded products obtained per unit time can be increased. it can.
  • the food molding facility 10 includes a food molding apparatus (hereinafter simply referred to as “molding apparatus”) 11, a transport system 12, and a food supply unit 13.
  • the molding apparatus 11 includes a main body 14, a motor 16 that rotates a mold plate 15 (see FIG. 2) in the main body 14, an actuator 18 that moves a pusher 17 up and down, and the like.
  • the motor 16 for example, a stepping motor, a servo motor, or the like is used, and thereby the rotational position of the mold plate 15 is accurately controlled.
  • the conveyance system 12 includes a conveyance belt 12a and a drive unit 12b, and conveys the molded product F taken out from the molding apparatus 11.
  • the transport belt 12a is driven by the drive unit 12b and continuously moves at a predetermined speed, and transports the molded product F in the transport direction indicated by the arrow A.
  • the speed of the conveyor belt 12a is determined so that the molded product F does not overlap on the conveyor belt 12a.
  • the molding apparatus 11 is fixed above the transport belt 12a by a support member (not shown).
  • the food material supply unit 13 is connected to three input ports 21 provided on the upper part of the main body unit 14 through pipes 19. From the food supply unit 13, food F0 (see FIG. 3) such as mince and chopped vegetables is supplied into the main body 14 through the pipe 19 and the input port 21 with a predetermined pressure. As will be described later, the food F0 supplied via the input port 21 is molded inside the main body 14.
  • the pushers 17 are respectively arranged in three pusher ports 22 provided on the upper part of the main body 14. Each pusher 17 is connected to the shaft 18 a of the actuator 18 and is moved up and down by the actuator 18.
  • the actuator 18 is not particularly limited, and for example, an air cylinder or a linear motor can be used.
  • the actuator 18 is constituted by a motor and a link mechanism, for example, a link mechanism constituted by a lever connected to a rotating shaft of the motor and a connecting plate having one end pivotally connected to the lever and the other end rotatably connected to the shaft 18a.
  • the pusher 17 may be moved up and down by rotating the motor in one direction or repeating forward and reverse rotations.
  • the food material F0 molded inside the main body 14 is pushed downward by the pusher 17 and taken out as a molded product F on the conveyor belt 12a.
  • the three pushers 17 are simultaneously lowered to take out the three molded products F onto the conveying belt 12a at the same time.
  • the conveyor belt 12a may be moved intermittently. In this case, the length of one movement of the conveyor belt 12a may be determined so that the molded products F that are sequentially taken out do not overlap on the conveyor belt 12a.
  • the main body 14 of the molding apparatus 11 includes a mold plate 15, a bottom plate 25, a spacer 26, an upper plate 27, a middle cylinder 28, a blade portion 29, and the like.
  • the mold plate 15, the bottom plate 25, and the upper plate 27 are all disk-shaped, and the spacer 26 is ring-shaped, and these are assembled coaxially with each other.
  • the bottom plate 25, the spacer 26, the upper plate 27, the middle cylinder 28, and the blade portion 29 are made of metal
  • the mold plate 15 is made of resin.
  • the mold plate 15 may be made of metal.
  • the mold plate 15 is disposed on the bottom plate 25 so as to be rotatable about the center thereof.
  • Spacers 26 are arranged on the outer periphery of the mold plate 15.
  • the upper plate 27 is disposed above the mold plate 15, and the distance from the bottom plate 25 is kept constant by the spacer 26.
  • the spacer 26 has a height corresponding to the thickness of the mold plate 15, and when the mold plate 15 is replaced with one having a different thickness, the spacer 26 is also replaced with the mold plate 15 to be replaced. It is exchanged for one according to the thickness.
  • the spacer 26 may be integrally provided on the upper plate 27.
  • the upper plate 27 has a function of pressing the mold plate 15 downward. Further, the spacers 26 and the upper plate 27 arranged as described above suppress the leakage of the food material F0 from the main body 14 to the outside. That is, the spacer 26 suppresses that the food material F0 leaked to the upper surface and the lower surface of the mold plate 15 leaks in the radial direction of the mold plate 15, and the upper plate 27 suppresses the leakage of the food material F0 to the upper portion of the main body portion 14.
  • the spacer 26 is not limited to the above shape. The spacer 26 only needs to be disposed on the outer periphery of the mold plate 15 so as to surround the mold plate 15, and there may be a gap between the spacer 26 and the mold plate 15.
  • the spacer 26 has a plate member formed with a hole in which the mold plate 15 is arranged, or a shape of the hole in which the mold plate 15 is arranged is a polygon (for example, a hexagon) circumscribing the mold plate 15. There may be.
  • the first molding holes 31a and the second molding holes 31b are alternately provided along the circumferential direction, and the interval between the first molding holes 31a and the second molding holes 31b is 60 °.
  • molding hole 31b are classified for convenience according to the filling timing and taking-out timing of the foodstuff F0, and it does not distinguish in particular in a shape etc. In the following description, when the first molding hole 31a and the second molding hole 31b are not distinguished, they are collectively referred to as the molding hole 31.
  • Each molding hole 31 is a hole that penetrates the mold plate 15 in its thickness direction.
  • the inside of the molding hole 31 is filled with the food F0 from the input port 21, and the food F0 in the molding hole 31 is separated from the food F0 in the input port 21 as the mold plate 15 rotates. Is done.
  • the mold plate 15 is replaceable, and is used in which a molding hole 31 corresponding to the shape of the molded product F is formed. Moreover, by exchanging the spacer 26 together with the mold plate 15 as described above, the mold plate 15 having a different thickness can be used, and the thickness of the molded product F can be changed.
  • the upper surface of the bottom plate 25 functions as a part of a molding die by tightly closing the lower opening of the molding hole 31.
  • the discharge hole 34 is a hole for discharging the food material F ⁇ b> 0 molded by the molding hole 31 from the bottom of the main body 14, and penetrates in the thickness direction of the bottom plate 25.
  • These discharge holes 34 have a tapered shape whose inner diameter is slightly increased downward in order to facilitate the discharge of the food F0.
  • the discharge hole 34 has a tapered shape, but the discharge hole 34 only needs to have a size and shape that can discharge the molded food F0.
  • the discharge hole 34 is larger than the molding hole 31 and has a shaft center. The inner diameter may be constant in the direction.
  • the discharge holes 34 are formed at intervals of 120 ° along the circumferential direction, and the positions of the discharge holes 34 in the radial direction from the rotation center of the mold plate 15 coincide with the positions of the molding holes 31. Thereby, the mold hole 31 can be connected to the discharge hole 34 by the rotation of the mold plate 15, and the food material F ⁇ b> 0 in the mold hole 31 can be discharged from the discharge hole 34.
  • the discharge hole 34 is shifted by 60 ° in the circumferential direction from a position directly below the input port 21, and is disposed immediately below the pusher port 22.
  • the mold plate 15 on the bottom plate 25 is engaged with the rotation shaft 16a of the motor 16, and is rotated intermittently by 60 ° by the motor 16 and alternately rotates between the first rotation position and the second rotation position.
  • the first rotation position is a position where the first molding hole 31a is connected to the discharge hole 34, and the lower opening of the second molding hole 31b is closed by the upper surface of the bottom plate 25.
  • the second rotation position is the second molding hole 31b. The position is connected to the discharge hole 34 and closes the lower opening of the first molding hole 31 a with the upper surface of the bottom plate 25. Further, at the first rotation position, the second molding hole 31 b is located immediately below the input port 21, and at the second rotation position, the first molding hole 31 a is located immediately below the input port 21.
  • the mold plate 15 is intermittently rotated in one direction by 60 ° to alternately set the first rotation position and the second rotation position.
  • the mold plate 15 is rotated from the second rotation position in one direction, for example, clockwise by 60 ° to be the first rotation position, and from the first rotation position is rotated counterclockwise by 60 ° to be the second rotation position.
  • the direction of rotation may be switched.
  • the upper plate 27 is provided with three input ports 21 and three pusher ports 22.
  • Each of the input port 21 and the pusher port 22 is formed as a hollow internal space of the cylindrical sleeves 21 a and 22 a and is connected to the inside of the main body portion 14.
  • the input ports 21 and the pusher ports 22 are alternately arranged at intervals of 60 ° along the circumferential direction, and the pusher ports 22 are provided above the discharge holes 34.
  • the upper plate 27 is provided with a decompression hole 37 for each input port 21.
  • a middle cylinder 28 is fixed. Moreover, the pipe 19 is being fixed to the upper end of each input port 21 (sleeve 21a) via the attachment member 19a (refer FIG. 3), respectively.
  • a blade portion 29 is attached to the lower end of the middle cylinder 28.
  • the blade portion 29 has a structure in which a cutting blade 29a is provided on the inner periphery of a circular hole formed in the center of the plate-like member.
  • the food material F0 supplied from the pipe 19 passes through the inside of the middle cylinder 28 and is filled into the molding hole 31 from the opening at the lower end of the middle cylinder 28 (hole of the blade portion 29) as a filling port at the lower part of the input port 21.
  • the blade portion 29 is disposed in a recess provided on the lower surface of the upper plate 27 and is in close contact with the upper surface of the mold plate 15.
  • the middle tube 28 may be omitted, and the food material F0 may be directly passed through the input port 21 to fill the molding hole 31 with the food material F0.
  • the shape of the hole of the blade part 29 and the shape of the cutting blade 29a are not limited to those described above, and can be appropriately determined according to the type of the food F0, the shape of the molding hole 31, and the like.
  • an intermediate cylinder 28 in which a cutting blade 29a is integrally formed at the lower end may be used instead of arranging the blade portion 29, an intermediate cylinder 28 in which a cutting blade 29a is integrally formed at the lower end may be used.
  • each pusher 17 is retracted from the molding hole 31 and accommodated in the pusher port 22, and as shown in FIG. It moves between 31 and the extrusion position which extrudes the foodstuff F0.
  • the pusher 17 has a cylindrical shape with a closed top.
  • the shape of the lower end of the pusher 17 can be selected according to the type of the food material F0.
  • the shape of the pusher 17 may be linear, sawed, or the like, and the lower end of the pusher 17 has an angle with respect to the horizontal plane. But you can.
  • the shape of the pusher 17 is not limited to the above-described one.
  • the pusher 17 may be formed in a columnar shape, and the food material F0 in the molding hole 31 may be pushed on the lower surface thereof. Further, the food material F0 may be pushed out from the molding hole 31 by air pressure.
  • the pusher 17 is detachably attached to the shaft 18a and can be exchanged according to the type of the food F0, the shape and size of the molding hole 31.
  • the pusher 17 is used so that the shape and size of the horizontal cross section can enter the molding hole 31.
  • the shape and size of the horizontal cross section of the pusher 17 and the molding hole 31 are substantially matched, and it is possible between the outer peripheral surface of the pusher 17 and the inner peripheral surface of the molding hole 31. It is preferable to prevent gaps as much as possible.
  • the food material F0 from the molding hole 31 can be prevented from entering between the outer peripheral surface of the pusher 17 and the inner peripheral surface of the sleeve 22a, the collapse of the food material F0 during extrusion can be prevented, and the pusher Leakage of the food F0 to the outside of the main body part 14 through the port 22 can be suppressed.
  • the shape and size of the horizontal section of the pusher 17 and the molding hole 31 do not match, and there is a gap between the outer peripheral surface of the pusher 17 and the inner peripheral surface of the molding hole 31. May be formed. This is because even if a gap is formed between the outer peripheral surface of the pusher 17 and the inner peripheral surface of the molding hole 31, the binding is strong, so that the food material F ⁇ b> 0 during extrusion is not destroyed, and the food material F ⁇ b> 0 is not This is because it does not enter the gap.
  • each second molding hole 31 b is connected to the filling port, that is, each second molding hole 31 b is connected to the middle cylinder 28 inserted in the input port 21, and the lower opening of these second molding holes 31 b is on the upper surface of the bottom plate 25. It is blocked.
  • the food F0 supplied at the immediately preceding second rotation position is filled in the first molding hole 31a, and the second molding hole 31b is empty. .
  • the food F0 supplied from the middle cylinder 28 is filled in the second molding holes 31b. Further, as each pusher 17 descends from the retracted position to the pushing position, the food material F0 filled in each first molding hole 31a is pushed out from the first molding hole 31a and passes through the discharge hole 34 to form the molded product F. Is discharged to the conveyor belt 12a.
  • the first molding hole 31a and the second molding hole 31b are the same as the above except that the illustration and detailed description thereof are omitted.
  • the formwork member reciprocates along the transport direction. For this reason, a row of molded products taken out at a position where the mold member is moved in the same direction as the conveying direction and a row of molded products taken out at a position where the mold member is moved in the opposite direction to the conveying direction after that. Between the interval and the row of molded products taken out at a position where the mold member is moved in the direction opposite to the conveying direction, and the row of molded products taken out at a position where the mold member is moved in the same direction as the conveying direction thereafter The interval is determined according to the time interval for taking out the molded product and the conveyance speed.
  • the food molding The degree of freedom in setting the production line including the device is limited.
  • the conveyance speed is set without considering the time interval for taking out the molded product at each position of the mold member, the interval between the molded products in the conveyance direction is widened. In some cases, the interval between the molded products becomes too narrow, which may cause problems in the subsequent process.
  • the configuration in which the mold member reciprocates along the transport direction is a limitation in improving the production efficiency.
  • the molding apparatus 11 according to the embodiment has no such limitation and can improve the production efficiency.
  • the pusher 17 is lowered once, the molded product F is taken out onto the conveying belt 12a in the same arrangement as the discharging holes 34, so that it corresponds to the speed of the conveying belt 12a and the arrangement of the discharging holes 34.
  • the number of molded products F per unit area on the conveyor belt 12a can be increased. In particular, when the number of the discharge holes 34 is three, the effect becomes remarkable.
  • the three molded products F are taken out so as to be the vertices of the equilateral triangle corresponding to the arrangement of the discharge holes 34.
  • the main body portion 14 is installed such that one side of the equilateral triangle having the three discharge holes 34 as apexes (hereinafter referred to as a reference side) is orthogonal to the moving direction of the transport belt 12a.
  • the molded product F is taken out each time the conveyor belt 12a moves by a length that is 2/3 of the height of an equilateral triangle with the base as the base. In this way, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG.
  • each molded product F is a regular hexagon having a length of 2/3 of a regular triangle with one side having three discharge holes 34 as apexes.
  • the number of molded products F per unit area can be maximized while the adjacent molded products F are taken out at regular intervals and taken out in a state where they are arranged so as to be either one of the apexes of the square and the center of gravity.
  • the central portion of the mold plate 15 is a convex portion 15 a that is higher than the portion where the molding hole 31 is provided, and the concave portion 27 a is formed in the central portion of the lower surface of the upper plate 27. Is formed.
  • the mold plate 15 is provided with a circumferential step 15b, and by forming the concave portion 27a, the upper plate 27 is provided with a circumferential step 27b. In a state where the upper plate 27 is assembled on the mold plate 15, the convex portion 15a enters the concave portion 27a.
  • the inner diameter of the concave portion 27a is set to be the same as or slightly larger than the outer diameter of the convex portion 15a.
  • the mold plate 15 rotates with the step 15b and the step 27b of the upper plate 27 engaged with each other. Thereby, the food F0 leaked from the boundary between the blade portion 29 and the mold plate 15 is prevented from spreading toward the center of the mold plate 15, and the holes provided in the upper plate 27 and the upper plate 27 and other members The food F0 is prevented from leaking to the outside through a gap formed between the two.
  • a recess may be provided on the upper surface of the mold plate 15, and a protrusion provided on the lower surface of the upper plate 27 may be fitted into the recess.
  • a circumferential groove provided as a circumferential concave portion provided as a circumferential concave portion provided in one of the upper surface of the mold plate 15 and the lower surface of the upper plate 27, and a circumferential shape provided as a circumferential convex portion in the other.
  • the upper plate 27 and the rotary shaft 16a are closed tightly so that the food F0 does not leak to the upper surface of the main body portion 14.
  • a seal member may be disposed between the upper plate 27 and the rotary shaft 16a.
  • the mold plate 15 is provided with an air vent hole 38 communicating with the molding hole 31 for each molding hole 31.
  • One end of the air vent hole 38 is exposed as an opening 38 a on the upper surface of the central portion of the mold plate 15, and the other end is opened in the molding hole 31.
  • the air vent 38 is for venting air from the inside of the molding hole 31 when the food material F0 is filled.
  • the opening 38a of the air vent hole 38 communicating with the molding hole 31 connected to the middle cylinder 28 is connected to the decompression hole 37 provided in the upper plate 27.
  • the decompression hole 37 is connected to a decompressor (not shown).
  • the decompressor evacuates the air inside the molding hole 31 through the decompression hole 37 and the air vent hole 38, facilitating the filling of the food material F0 into the molding hole 31, and the inside of the molding hole 31.
  • the unfilled region of the food material F0 is not formed.
  • the opening position of the air vent hole 38 in the molding hole 31 is preferably as close to the bottom of the molding hole 31 as possible.
  • air is extracted from the molding hole 31 through the air vent hole 38 by a decompressor.
  • the structure in which one end of the air vent hole 38 is opened when the food material F0 is filled the food material F0 into the molding hole 31 is opened.
  • the air in the molding hole 31 may be discharged to the outside through the air vent hole 38 with the filling.
  • the food supply unit 13 continuously applies a predetermined pressure to the food F0 in the pipe 19 so as to supply the food F0 to the middle cylinder 28 via the pipe 19.
  • the mold plate 15 is rotated from the second rotation position to the first rotation position by the motor 16, for example, the lower opening of each second molding hole 31b is blocked by the upper surface of the bottom plate 25 as shown in FIG.
  • each second molding hole 31 b is connected to the middle cylinder 28 via the blade portion 29.
  • the food material F0 from the middle cylinder 28 is pushed into the second molding holes 31b, and the second molding holes 31b are filled with the food material F0 as shown in FIG.
  • the air inside each second molding hole 31b is extracted via the air vent hole 38 and the decompression hole 37, the food F0 is filled to fill each second molding hole 31b.
  • the pusher port 22 and the discharge hole 34 are connected to each first molding hole 31a.
  • the pushers 17 are simultaneously lowered from the retracted position to the pushing position by the actuator 18 while the food F0 is filled in the second molding holes 31b.
  • the pushers 17 move to the push-out positions, as shown in FIG. 4, the food F0 filled in the first molding holes 31 a is pushed downward by the pushers 17 and discharged from the discharge holes 34.
  • the three molded products F are simultaneously taken out onto the transport belt 12a corresponding to the three first molding holes 31a.
  • Each pusher 17 rises from the pushing position and returns to the retracted position.
  • each first molding hole 31 a emptied inside is in a state where its lower opening is closed by the upper surface of the bottom plate 25 and is connected to the middle cylinder 28 via the blade portion 29.
  • the foodstuff F0 from the middle cylinder 28 is extruded in each 1st shaping
  • the air inside each first molding hole 31a is extracted through the air vent hole 38 and the decompression hole 37 communicating with each first molding hole 31a, the food material F0 fills each first molding hole 31a. So as to be filled.
  • the second molding hole 31b filled with the food F0 at the first rotation position causes the food F0 to be fed by the cutting blade 29a of the blade portion 29.
  • the food material F0 in the second molding hole 31b is separated from the food material F0 in the middle cylinder 28 by being sheared.
  • the pusher port 22 and the discharge hole 34 are connected to each second molding hole 31b filled with the food F0. Thereafter, the pushers 17 are simultaneously lowered from the retracted position to the pushing position by the actuator 18.
  • each second molding hole 31b is pushed downward by the pusher 17 and discharged through the discharge hole 34.
  • This timing is such that the transport belt 12a moves by a length of 2/3 of the height of an equilateral triangle with the three discharge holes 34 as apexes from when the molded product F is first taken out from the first molding hole 31a. It is the timing.
  • each second molding hole 31b whose interior is emptied is in a state where its lower opening is closed by the upper surface of the bottom plate 25, and is connected to the middle cylinder 28 via the blade portion 29, The food material F0 is filled.
  • the food material F0 is sheared by the cutting blade 29a, and the food material F0 in the first molding hole 31a is separated from the food material F0 in the middle cylinder 28.
  • the pusher port 22 and the discharge hole 34 are connected to the first molding holes 31a filled with the food material F0. Then, the molded product F is taken out from each first molding hole 31a.
  • the mold plate 15 is rotated to the first rotation position and the second rotation position by the rotation, and is switched to the first rotation position and the second rotation position in a short time, and is molded at each rotation position. Since the product F is taken out and the food F0 is filled, more molded products F can be obtained per unit time.
  • the number of molded products F per unit area is sufficiently large, which is the maximum in this example. Therefore, for example, the number of treatments per unit time when a post-process such as heat treatment is carried out while the molded product F is being conveyed by the conveyance belt 12a is increased.
  • the upper opening of the pusher port 22 is exposed, but the upper end of the pusher port 22 may be closed with a lid member 41 as shown in FIG.
  • the lid member 41 is provided with a hole 41a through which the shaft 18a passes. Even if it does in this way, the leakage of the foodstuff F0 to the exterior from the pusher port 22 can be suppressed.
  • the input port 21, the pusher port 22, the inner cylinder 28, the hollow inner horizontal cross-sectional shape of the blade portion 29 and the horizontal cross-sectional shape of the discharge hole 34 are described as examples.
  • the horizontal sectional shape is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a polygonal shape such as a substantially square or pentagon.
  • the food molding facility according to the second embodiment has a larger number of molded products obtained per unit time by arranging a plurality of molding devices in the width direction of the conveyor belt. Except for the details described below, the second embodiment is the same as the first embodiment, and substantially the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
  • a plurality of (in this example, five) molding apparatuses 11 are arranged in the width direction of the transport belt 52a (direction perpendicular to the transport direction). .
  • a conveyor belt 52a having a width wider than that of the first embodiment corresponding to the plurality of molding apparatuses 11 is used.
  • each molding apparatus 11 is controlled so that the operation timing is synchronized, and the molded product F is taken out and the mold plate is rotated at the same timing.
  • the number of molding apparatuses 11 is not limited to five, but may be two to four, six or more.
  • the molding apparatus 11 is provided with a mechanism for filling the food and taking out the molded product F and a mechanism for rotating the mold plate on the upper side of the molding apparatus 11. For this reason, arrangement
  • FIG. 1 An example of the layout of the molding apparatus 11 of the food molding equipment 51 is shown in FIG.
  • the main body portion 14 of each molding apparatus 11 is arranged so that one side of an equilateral triangle (hereinafter referred to as a reference side) having three discharge holes 34 as vertices is orthogonal to the moving direction of the transport belt 52a. Are lined up.
  • the directions of the equilateral triangles in each main body 14 are opposite to each other.
  • the center interval L1 of the main body 14 (mold plate 15) in the width direction is set to 1.5 times the length L2 of the reference side.
  • the positions of the main body portions 14 are shifted so that the center interval L3 between the adjacent main body portions 14 is 1/3 times the height L4 of the regular triangle whose base is the base side. Yes.
  • each molding apparatus 11 When each molding apparatus 11 is laid out as described above, each time the conveying belt 52a moves by a length of 2/3 of the height of the triangle with the reference side as the base, the molded product F is simultaneously removed from each molding apparatus 11.
  • molding apparatus 11 is operated so that it may take out.
  • molding apparatus 11 is the same arrangement
  • each molded product F has an equilateral triangular height of 2 with one side having three discharge holes 34 as apexes, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. It becomes the state arrange
  • each molding apparatus 11 in the above embodiment is arranged shifted from the above-described arrangement in the conveyance direction, and the operation timing of each molding apparatus 11 is controlled according to the arrangement of each molding apparatus 11, so that the above-mentioned on the conveyance belt 52 a
  • each molded product F is arranged so that each side is one of the regular hexagonal vertices whose length is 2/3 of the regular triangle with the three discharge holes 34 as the vertices. In this state, the molded product F may be taken out from each molding device 11.
  • each molding apparatus 11 operates the pusher 17 to discharge the molded product F every time the transport belt 52a moves by a length that is 2/3 of the height of the triangle with the reference side as the base.
  • the horizontal sectional shape of the molding hole 31A formed in the mold plate 15 is a pentagon.
  • the pusher 17A having the same shape and size as the molding hole 31A is used.
  • the pusher port 22 has a circular horizontal cross-sectional shape.
  • a leakage preventing member 61 is provided at the lower end of the pusher port 22 to block the gap between the outer peripheral surface of the pusher 17 ⁇ / b> A and the inner peripheral surface of the sleeve forming the pusher port 22.
  • the leakage preventing member 61 has a ring shape in which an opening 61a is formed at the center thereof.
  • the opening 61a has the same horizontal cross-sectional shape and size as the pusher 17A.
  • the horizontal cross-sectional size of the pusher 17A and the molding hole 31A is smaller than the horizontal cross-sectional size of the pusher port 22.
  • the leakage preventing member 61 is assembled into the lower end of the pusher port 22 by, for example, being fitted into the pusher port 22 from below.
  • the leakage preventing member 61 is assembled so that the lower surface thereof is flush with the lower surface of the upper plate.
  • the leakage preventing member 61 is provided with one or a plurality of positioning protrusions (not shown) on the outer peripheral surface thereof, and a positioning groove (not shown) into which the positioning protrusion is fitted is formed on the lower surface of the upper plate. ing. By fitting the positioning protrusion into the positioning groove, the leakage preventing member 61 is positioned in the pusher port 22 so that the direction of the opening 61a is aligned with the molding hole 31A connected to the discharge hole 34.
  • the leakage preventing member 61 is fixed, for example, screwed so as not to drop out of the pusher port 22.
  • the leakage preventing member 61 having a horizontal cross-section corresponding to the molding hole 31 ⁇ / b> A is attached in the pusher port 22.
  • the pusher 17A moves to the extrusion position through the opening 61a of the leakage preventing member 61, that is, enters the molding hole 31A, and pushes out the food F0 from the molding hole 31A.
  • the leakage preventing member 61 is disposed between the outer peripheral surface of the pusher 17 ⁇ / b> A and the inner peripheral surface of the pusher port 22. For this reason, even if the food F0 leaks from the gap between the outer peripheral surface of the pusher 17A and the inner peripheral surface of the molding hole 31A, the intrusion of the food F0 into the pusher port 22 is suppressed by the leakage preventing member 61. As a result, the food material F0 is prevented from leaking out of the main body portion 14 through the pusher port 22. In particular, it is effective when the binding of the food material F0 is weak.
  • the leakage preventing member 61 may be provided at least at the lower end of the pusher port 22 as described above, but may be provided from the lower end to the upper end of the pusher port 22, for example.
  • the discharge hole, the first molding hole 31a, and the second molding hole are described.
  • a mounting member that connects a pipe to an input port and a lid member that closes the upper end of the pusher port are connected by a cover member that is disposed above the upper plate.
  • the second embodiment is the same as the first embodiment, and substantially the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
  • the molding apparatus 11 ⁇ / b> A in this example has a main body 14 composed of a mold plate 15, a bottom plate 25, a spacer 26, an upper plate 27, a cover member 71, a middle cylinder 28 ⁇ / b> A, and the like. 27 and the cover member 71 are arranged in order. A mounting member 19 a and a lid member 41 are fixed to the cover member 71. The rotating shaft 16 a is passed through holes provided in the cover member 71 and the upper plate 27, and one end thereof is engaged with the mold plate 15.
  • FIG. 9 shows a state where the mold plate 15 is located at the first rotation position where the first molding hole 31 a is connected to the discharge hole 34.
  • the upper plate 27 and the cover member 71 are respectively movable in the vertical direction, and are moved upward when cleaning or replacing the mold plate 15.
  • the mounting member 19a and the lid member 41 move up and down integrally with the cover member 71.
  • the pipe 19 can be attached to and detached from the input port 21 and the pusher port 22 can be closed and opened simultaneously.
  • the upper plate 27 and the cover member 71 are supported so that the upper plate 27 and the cover member 71 do not rotate with the rotation of the mold plate 15.
  • an inner cylinder 28A having a cutting blade 29a integrally formed at the lower end is disposed in the input port 21.
  • each through hole 72 In the vicinity of each input port 21 of the upper plate 27, through holes 72 penetrating in the thickness direction (vertical direction) are formed.
  • the lower end of each through hole 72 is connected to one end of an air vent hole 38 connected to the molding hole 31 connected to the input port 21 when the mold plate 15 is in the first or second rotational position.
  • an airtight space 73 surrounded by the upper plate 27 and the cover member 71 and the like is formed above the central portion of the upper plate 27, and each through hole is formed through this space 73.
  • 72 communicates with one decompression hole 37 provided in the cover member 71. Thereby, the air of the molding hole 31 can be extracted from one decompression hole 37 through each air vent hole 38.
  • the mold plate 15 is rotated to the first rotation position and the second rotation position, and the molded product is taken out at each rotation position. And filling with ingredients. Thereby, more molded products can be obtained per unit time.

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