JP2784990B2 - Food powder sprinkling apparatus and food powder sprinkling method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food powder sprinkling apparatus and a food powder for automatically sprinkling food powder such as bread crumbs and wheat flour onto food used as a material such as fry or tempura. The present invention relates to an improvement in a method of sprinkling a shape.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A method for applying a food-grade substance such as bread crumbs to food is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-5515. According to this method, as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, a forming member b having a circular through hole b1 is provided substantially at the center of a conveyor a for circulating a belt a1, and a running member is provided in the through hole b1. The belt a1
As 1 approaches the through hole b1, both ends in the width direction are gradually lifted in a curved shape inward, and when passing through the through hole b1, it is bent so as to have a substantially circular cross section.
By doing so, the food powder P is placed on the belt a1, and the food S is placed on the loaded food P, and the belt a1 is run. a
As the food 1 passes through the through-hole b1, the food powders P on both the left and right sides of the food S placed on the food S are brought to the food S side, and cover the entire periphery of the food S, and when the food P passes through the through-hole b1, The powder P can be pressed against the food S, and the food P can be automatically sprinkled on the food S and adhered thereto.

[0003]

However, when the food S is relatively large, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, the powder P for food does not reach the upper end of the food S only by the inclination of the belt a1. A case may occur in which the food powder P cannot be sprinkled to the upper end of the food S. Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult to continuously flow foods S of different sizes.
Further, even when the size of the food S is substantially the same, the amount of the powdered food P disposed on the left side or the right side of the food S on the belt a1 is reduced. A case occurs in which the food powder P is not sprinkled to the upper end of S. Therefore, in this apparatus, it is necessary to manage so that a predetermined amount of the powdered food material P is always placed on the left and right sides of the food S on the belt a1.

[0004] The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its object is to always provide a smooth surface irrespective of the size of food and the amount of food powder on both the left and right sides of the food on the belt. It is a first object of the present invention to provide a food powder sprinkling apparatus capable of sprinkling food powder such as bread crumbs on food, and a method of sprinkling food powder on food.

According to the present invention, there is provided a food processing apparatus in which an upper portion of a powdery material operating member is rotated by a rotating means, and the operation of the operating portion of the powdery material operating member is accompanied by the rotating motion, whereby the powdery food material can be sprinkled on the food. It is a second object of the present invention to provide a dusting device and a method of dusting food-grade powder on food.

According to the present invention, a belt regulating device is provided at an appropriate position between a start end and a rear end of a conveyor for transferring a belt, and both ends in the width direction of the belt are lifted upward to bend in the width direction, thereby forming a powder. By disposing the object operation member on the upper side of the belt that has been curved by the rotating member, the food powder sprinkling device and the food on the food can be more reliably sprinkled with the food powder. A third object is to provide a method of sprinkling powdery materials for use.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by providing a sprinkling apparatus for a food powder P having the following features. The first food powder sprinkling apparatus of the present invention is a powder material operation for operating a food powder P such as a bread crumb or a flour placed together with the food S on a placing member 12 such as a conveyor. The member 7 is provided. The powder-like material operating members 7, 7 move above the placing member 12 from the side of the placed food S in the direction of the food S, and move to the food S on the placing member 12. By being arranged so as to be able to ascend from a position where it can come into contact with P,
The food powder P is scooped from the mounting member 12 on the powder operation members 7 and 7 and sprinkled on the food S in accordance with the movement of.

[0008] The second sprinkling device for powdery foods of the present invention is a powdery material operating member 7, 7 according to the first invention of the present application.
Are provided with plate-shaped operating portions 71, 71 at the lower portion, and the operating portions 71, 71 are disposed on the mounting member 12 by the upper portions of the powdery material operating members 7, 7 being supported by the support member 8. And
The support member 8 has rotating means 82, 83, 84 for rotating the upper parts of the powdery material operation members 7, 7. The rotating means 82, 83, 84 rotate the upper portions of the powdery material operating members 7, 7, so that the operating portions 71, 71 of the powdery material operating members 7, 7 carry the operating portions 71, 71 thereon. The food S is positioned above the placing member 12 from the side position of the food S.
While moving in the direction, it is possible to repeatedly perform a motion capable of ascending from a position where it can come into contact with the food powder P on the placing member 12.

In a third powdery food sprinkling apparatus according to the present invention, the placing member 12 according to the second aspect of the present invention comprises a conveyor 12 for transferring a belt 12a. Further, since the conveyor 12 is provided with the belt regulating device 5, both ends in the width direction of the belt 12a are lifted upward and curved in the width direction during an appropriate period from the start end to the rear end of the conveyor 12. Then, the powdery material operation members 7, 7
Is a belt 1 that has been curved by the belt regulating device 5.
2a.

[0010] The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by providing a method for sprinkling food powder having the following characteristics. The method for sprinkling food powders according to the present invention involves a sprinkler having a powder operation unit 7 for sprinkling food powders P placed on a belt 12a of a conveyor 12 onto foods S. Equipped above 12 Then, the food powder P such as bread crumbs and flour is placed on the belt 12a of the conveyor 12, and the food S is placed and transported on the food powder P, and the food S is sprinkled. When passing through 2, the sprinkling device 2 is movably operated,
The powdery material operation units 7 of the sprinkling device 2 are
By moving the food S in the direction of the food S from the side of the food S along the width direction of the belt 12a above the belt 12a and raising it from a position where it can come into contact with the food powder P on the belt 12a, This is a method in which the powder P is scooped from the belt 12a and the scooped powder P for food is sprinkled on the food S on the belt 12a.

[0011]

In the first food powder sprinkling apparatus according to the present invention, the powder operating members 7, 7 are placed on the upper side of the placing member 12 from the side of the food S placed thereon. In order to dispose the food operation member 7, 7 so as to be able to ascend from a position where it can come into contact with the food powder P on the placing member 12 while moving in the food S direction, the food powder is moved. The food P can be scooped up from the mounting member 12 and further dropped on the mounting member 12 so as to shake off the powdered food P. Thereby, the food powder P on the mounting member 12 can be sprinkled from the side surface to the upper surface of the food S, and the size of the food and the food powder disposed on the side of the food on the belt 12a can be spread. Irrespective of the amount of the powdery substance P, it can be sprinkled reliably.

In the second powdery food sprinkling apparatus of the present invention, the upper portions of the powdery material operating members 7, 7 are rotated by the rotating means 82, 83, so that the powdery material operating member 7, 7 can be lifted from the upper surface of the mounting member 12 while moving along the width direction of the mounting member 12 from the side position of the food S above the mounting member 12 in the food S direction above the mounting member 12. Exercise shall be repeated. By doing so, the operation unit 71 of the powdery material operation members 7, 7
71 can scoop up the food powder P from the mounting member 12 and drop the scooped food powder P onto the mounting member 12 in a swinging manner. Can be sprinkled over. At that time,
Since a simple operation of simply rotating the upper parts of the powdery material operation members 7, 7 is sufficient, the apparatus can be simplified and can be easily manufactured. In addition, the rotation of the upper portions of the powdery material operation members 7, 7 can easily adjust the movement of the operation portions 71, 71 of the powdery material operation members 7, 7.

In the third food powder sprinkling apparatus of the present invention, the placing member 12 comprises a conveyor 12 circulating a belt 12a, and a suitable position between the starting end and the rear end of the conveyor 12. Belt control device 5
The both ends of the belt 12a in the width direction are lifted upward to bend in the width direction, and the powdery material operation members 7, 7 of the belt 12a curved by the belt regulating device 5 are provided. It is arranged on the upper side. By doing so, when scooping the powdered food material P on the belt 12a by the operation units 71 of the powder material operation members 7, 7, the operation unit 7
The belts 1 and 71 are moved along with the rotation of the rotating members 82 and 83.
2a can be moved along the upper surface of the belt 12a.
It is possible to easily and surely scoop up the food powder P on a.

Further, in the method for sprinkling a powdery product for food according to the present invention, a sprinkling device 2 having a powdery material operation section 7 is provided above the conveyor 12, and the food S passes through the sprinkling device 2. At this time, while moving the powdery material operation units 7, 7 of the sprinkling device 2 from the side of the food S above the conveyor 12 in the food S direction along the width direction of the belt 12a, the powder for food on the belt 12a is moved. The food P is scooped up from the conveyor 12 by being raised from the position of the food P, and the scooped powder P is sprinkled on the food S on the conveyor. Irrespective of the amount of the food powder P disposed on the side of the food S on the side 12a, it can be sprinkled reliably.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an embodiment of an entire automatic dusting apparatus provided with the sprinkling device of the present invention.

The automatic powdering device in this embodiment includes a conveyor 1, a sprinkling device 2, and a powder pressing device 3.
And a food transport device 4.

The conveyor has two belt conveyors, an upper conveyor 12 and a lower conveyor 11 which is disposed below the upper conveyor 12 so as to be overlapped at a predetermined interval. The upper conveyor 12 serves as a placing member and has an endless belt 12a. The food S is placed on the belt 12a together with the powdered food material P such as breadcrumbs or flour, and the upper conveyor 12 shown in FIG. The transfer is performed from the right end to the left end. Further, the belt 12a of the present embodiment is made of a material having flexibility, and can be freely bent in the width direction. And
The upper conveyor 12 is provided with a sprinkling device 2, a powdery material pressing device 3, and a food conveying device 4.

The lower conveyor 11 has a rear end longer than the upper conveyor 12 and receives the powdered food material P such as bread crumbs dropped from the rear end of the upper conveyor 12 to re-enter the upper conveyor 12. , So that the food powder P can be circulated. Specifically, the starting end of the upper conveyor 12
As shown in FIG. 3, a winding wheel 13 for the upper conveyor for winding the belt 12a of the upper conveyor 12 and a guide roller 14 disposed on the rear side (the left side in FIG. 3) of the winding wheel 13 for the upper conveyor. Provided. In addition, the upper conveyor winding wheel 13 is provided with large-diameter flanges 13a, 13a at left and right ends. on the other hand,
The lower conveyor 11 has a winding wheel 1 for the upper conveyor.
3, a lower conveyor winding wheel 15 is provided on the starting end side (right side in FIG. 3). Then, the belt 11a of the lower conveyor 11 wound around the lower conveyor winding wheel 15 is brought into contact with the flanges 13a, 13a of the upper conveyor winding wheel 13, and the winding wheel 13 and the guide roller 14 are And winding wheel 13
And the winding wheel 15 for the lower conveyor are connected via a gear, so that the belt 12a of the upper conveyor 12 is
Gap 16 between the belt and the belt 11a of the lower conveyor 11.
As the two belts 11a, 12a move synchronously, the powdery food material P on the lower conveyor 11 enters the gap 16 and is sandwiched between the two belts 11a, 12a to form the upper conveyor 12a. Transported up.

The method of circulating the powdered food material P such as bread crumbs and wheat flour is not limited to the method described above, and can be changed as appropriate. Further, the conveyor 1 is not limited to the one that circulates the food powder P, and may be one that moves in one direction.

Returning to FIG. 1, the description of the entire apparatus will be continued.
The powder pressing device 3 includes a belt regulating device 5 and a pressing device 6.

The belt regulating device 5 regulates the belt 12a of the upper conveyor 12 which is conveyed in a plane, in a curved shape, and is arranged in parallel over a predetermined length along the conveying direction of the upper conveyor 12. A plurality of cylindrical regulating rollers 51... 51 are provided. These regulating rollers 5
1 to 51 are upper conveyors 12 as shown in FIGS.
Of the upper conveyor 12 at the left and right portions of the
The belt 12a is attached to the upper conveyor 12 so as to be freely rotatable in the transport direction of the belt 12a so that the axial direction is substantially perpendicular to the transport direction of the belt 12a. The left portion and the right portion are disposed so as to face each other, and form a passage through which the belt 12a of the upper conveyor 12 passes. The distance between the left and right portions of the regulating rollers 51 is smaller than the width of the belt 12a of the upper conveyor 12, so that the distance between the regulating rollers 51. The predetermined distance L2 (shown in FIG. 1)
In this example, the left and right ends of the belt 12a are lifted by the regulating rollers 51... 51, and the cross section along the width direction is bent into a substantially U-shape as a whole. Also, as a result of being bent into a substantially U-shape at a predetermined distance L2 of the regulating rollers 51... 51, a predetermined distance L on the front side and the rear side of the regulating rollers 51.
At L1, L1 (shown in FIG. 1), the left and right ends of the belt 12a are gradually lifted upward and bent into a curved cross section as they approach the regulating rollers 51... 51 as shown in FIG. The regulating roller 5 in this embodiment
Reference numerals 1 ... 51 are movable in the width direction of the upper conveyor 12 so that the distance between the opposing members in the width direction can be adjusted.

The pressing device 6 includes regulating rollers 51.
The food powder P, such as bread crumbs, hung on the food is pressed against the food S to be surely adhered thereto. As shown in FIG. 5, the pressing member 6 includes a plurality of guide rollers 61.
The belt has an endless belt 62 guided by one and two belt winding wheels 63a and 63b for winding the endless belt 62, and forms one circulation conveyor as a whole.

The winding wheels 63a and 63b for the belt
It includes a starting wheel 63a disposed on the upper side of the upper conveyor 12 and in front of the upper conveyor 12, and a rear end wheel 63b disposed on the upper side of the upper conveyor 12 and rearward of the upper conveyor 12. The rear end wheel 63b is connected to a driving source (not shown).
The starting wheel 63a can be moved up and down, and when the starting wheel 63a moves up and down, the entire pressing device 6 can move up and down.

As shown in FIG. 7, the endless belt 62 has a width smaller than the interval between the regulating rollers 51... 51 so that it can run between the regulating rollers 51. Two wheels 63a, 63
b so as to be vertically opposed to the belt 12a of the upper conveyor 12 along the movable direction of the belt 12a of the upper conveyor 12 so that the two wheels 63a , 63b
An upper return path 62b and a lower forward path 62a are formed therebetween, and reciprocate in a direction opposite to the belt 12a of the upper conveyor 12.

As shown in FIG. 7, each of the guide rollers 61 is formed so as to have a thickness smaller than the interval between the regulating rollers 51 and 51, and has a concave portion 61a which is depressed in a curved cross section all around the outer peripheral surface. Is formed. As shown in FIG. 7, the guide rollers 61 are provided between the forward path 62a and the return path 62b of the endless belt 62 so that the
2 are arranged side by side so as to be rotatable along the movable direction. or,
The outer periphery of the lower end of each of the guide rollers 61... 61 is pressed downward with a predetermined pressing force against the inner surface of the endless belt 62 forming the return path 62b, and the endless belt 62 is given a constant tension by this pressing force. The inner surface of the endless belt 62 is formed along the concave portion 61a of each of the guide rollers 61. On the other hand, the outer peripheral position of the lower end of the guide rollers 61 ... 61 with respect to the upper conveyor 12 is arranged between the regulating rollers 51 ... 51 so that the powdery food for food is located between the endless belt 62 and the belt 12a of the upper conveyor 12. A passage 64 for passing the food S with the object P is formed. Therefore, this passage 64 is
61 are formed over a predetermined length, and the upper and lower portions are curved by the endless belt 62 and the belt 12a of the upper conveyor 12.
The vertical distance between the passages 64 can be adjusted in accordance with the size of the food S by moving the guide wheels 61... 61 vertically by adjusting the vertical position of the starting end wheel 63a.

The sprinkling device 2 is arranged on the upper conveyor 12 at the starting end of the powder pressing device 3 and is placed on the food S placed on the upper conveyor 12 and on the upper conveyor 12 together with the food S. And a sprinkled food powder P such as bread crumbs. The sprinkling device 2 in this embodiment is installed above the belt 12a of the upper conveyor 12 whose right and left ends are lifted up by control rollers 51 and 51 and bent into a curved cross section. As shown in FIG. 3, the sprinkling device 2 includes a powdery material operating member 7 and a support member 8 that supports the powdery material operating member 7.

The support member 8 includes a frame 81, rotating members 82 and 83 having a disk shape, and guide members 84 and 84 disposed below the rotating members 82 and 83. Frame 81
Has a lower end fixed to the upper conveyor 12 and an upper end disposed on the belt 12 a of the upper conveyor 12. The rotating members 82 and 83 serve as rotating means for rotating the upper portion of the powdery material operation member 7 and are rotatably mounted on the frame 81 above the left end of the belt 12a of the upper conveyor 12 so as to be rotatable. It comprises a member 82 and a right rotating member 83 rotatably mounted above the right end of the belt 12a. These rotating members 82 and 83 are connected to a driving motor and can rotate freely. More specifically, a driving motor 85 is provided on the left side of the frame body 81, and a connection gear 86 is rotatably mounted between the left rotating member 82 and the right rotating member 83. A gear 85a attached to the rotation shaft of the motor 85 and the left rotation member 82 are connected to each other so as to be able to transmit rotation via a chain 87, and the left rotation member 82 and the connection gear 86 are connected to another chain 8
7 so that rotation can be transmitted. Further, the connection gear 86 and the right rotation member 83 are connected so that rotation can be transmitted by meshing. In this manner, when the left rotating member 82 rotates with the start of the driving motor 85, the right rotating member 83 rotates in the opposite direction to the left rotating member 82 at the same time.

On the other hand, each of the guide members 84, 84 is formed of a rod-shaped body, one end of which is rotatably mounted on the frame 81, and the other end of which has a powdery material operating member mounting portion 84a. In the present embodiment, the distance from the position where the guide members 84 and 84 are pivotally supported to the frame 81 is set to about 50 mm from the powdery material operation member mounting portion 84a.

The powder operating member 7 includes rotating members 82 and 8.
3 and a pair of guide members 84, 84 supported by each guide member. Each of the pulverized material operation members 21 has the same configuration, is disposed symmetrically, and is movable symmetrically. Hereinafter, one of the left side will be described, and the description of the right side will be omitted.

The powdery material operation member 7 has a plate-like operation portion 71 formed with a predetermined width at a lower portion, and a main body portion 72 made of a long rod-like body at an upper portion. The upper end of the main body 72 is rotatably attached to the left rotation member 82, and the upper and lower center is rotatably attached to the powdery material operation member attachment portion 84a of the guide member 84, whereby The lower end of the operating portion 71 of the powdery material operating member 7 is supported so as to be located above the left end of the belt 12a of the upper conveyor 12 bent in the curved shape. The position of attachment to the left rotation member 82 is an eccentric position separated by a predetermined distance from the rotation center O of the left rotation member 82. In this embodiment, the left-hand rotating member 82 is mounted so that the powdery material operating member 7 is attached to an eccentric position separated by 20 mm from the rotation center O.
A predetermined motion is repeatedly performed with the rotation of.

Here, the movement of the operating portion 71 of the powdery material operating member 7 accompanying the rotation of the left rotating member 82 will be described with reference to FIG. First, a shaft support 82a between the main body 72 of the powdery material operation member 7 and the left rotation member 82 (hereinafter, a shaft support 82a).
However, the lower end of the operation unit 71 when it comes to the right portion position A1 of the left rotation member 82 is in contact with the upper surface of the curved belt 12a (A2). Then, the left rotating member 82
Is rotated clockwise, and when the pivot 82a rotates to the lower position B1 of the left rotation member 82, the lower end of the operation unit 71 moves to the right position B2 so as to draw a curved line downward.
Then, when the left rotation member 82 further rotates and the shaft support portion 82a rotates to the left position C1 of the left rotation member 82, the operation unit 7
The lower end of 1 starts rising while moving to the right side, and moves to the upper right position C2. Furthermore, when the left rotation member 82 rotates and the shaft support 82a rotates to the upper position D1 of the left rotation member 82, the lower end of the operation unit 71 moves to the left side (D2).
Accordingly, the lower end of the operation unit 71 rotates in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the left rotation member 82 while drawing a curved trajectory in which the center of curvature moves in the left-right direction as shown by the dotted line in FIG. Exercise. In the curved trajectory, the degree of rise of the curved line drawn when moving from B2 to C2 is greater than the curved line drawn below when moving from A2 to B2. Also, the locus of a predetermined distance while the lower end of the operation unit 71 moves to the position A2 to B2 substantially coincides with the curved shape of the left end of the belt 12a.
Slides downward with its lower end in contact with the upper surface of the belt 12a.

In the present embodiment, the powdery material operating member 7 is
It is installed on the left part and the right part, and it is movable so as to be symmetrical, but it is not limited to this aspect, and for example, the movement of the left part and the right part may be temporally shifted. good.
Further, the powdery material operation member 7 may be provided only on one of the left part and the right part. On the other hand, in this embodiment, the powdery material operating member 7 is rotated by the disk-shaped rotating members 82 and 83. However, for example, a rod-like member is used as a rotating means, and one end of the rod-like member has a powdery material. The operation member 7 may be pivotally supported, and the rod-shaped member may be cranked to rotate the powdery material operation member 7.
Further, in the present embodiment, the powdery material operation member 7 is made to move by the simplest movement of the rotational movement, thereby simplifying the apparatus. However, the present invention is not limited to this mode, and other methods are used. The operation unit 71 may perform a predetermined movement. Further, when the disk-shaped rotating members 82 and 83 are used as described above, the amount of eccentricity between the rotation center 0 of the rotating members 82 and 83 and the shaft support portion 82a of the powdery material operating member 7 and the guide members 84 and 84 Can be changed as appropriate, the movable range of the operation unit 71 can be changed by changing the amount of eccentricity and the like, and can be changed and used according to the shape and size of the food S.

The food conveying device 4 is connected to the rear end of the upper conveyor 12 and sequentially conveys the food S to which the powdery material for food P has been attached. In this embodiment, a plurality of rotating rollers are used. 41 ... 41. Each of the rotating rollers 41 ... 41 is adapted to rotate by being connected to a motor (not shown), and these are arranged side by side with a predetermined gap therebetween. Also, rotating rollers 41... 41 forming the starting end side of the food conveying device 4.
Is disposed above the lower conveyor 11. In this way, only the food S transferred from the upper conveyor 12 is received by the rotational force of each of the rotating rollers 41... 41, and is sequentially conveyed to the rear side. P can be dropped from the gap between the rotating rollers 41 to the lower conveyor 11 below. The food transporting device 4 is not limited to the one configured by the plurality of rotating rollers 41..., And receives only the food S by using a conventionally used net-shaped net conveyer. The powdered material P may be made to fall on the lower conveyor 11 from the gap of the net.

Next, an automatic powdering method of the food powder P to the food S by the present apparatus will be described. First, a predetermined amount of the powdered food P is placed on the conveyor 1, and the powdered food P is circulated by the lower conveyor 11 and the upper conveyor 12. Then, the powdery substance P for food on the upper conveyor 12
On top of this, the food S before applying the powdery food product (when breadcrumbs are applied, the one having wheat flour etc. finished) is placed from the starting end side. The means for placing the food S on the upper conveyor 12 may be placed by hand, or the food S may be automatically and continuously supplied mechanically.

When the food S placed along with the food powder P is transferred to the powder operation member 7, the operation portions 71 of the left and right powder operation members 7 are moved to the belts 12a of the upper conveyor 12. The powdered food material P is scooped up by sliding upward, and when the operating portion 71 of the powdery material operation member 21 moves upward to the food S side, the powdered food material P is picked up. P is transported so as to be paid upward on the food S side. Thus, the food powder P can be sprinkled from the side of the food S to the entire upper surface, and the food P can be surely sprinkled over the entire upper surface of the food S regardless of the size of the food S. Also, at this time, when the operation unit 71 of the powdery material operation member 7 is moved by the rotation of the rotating members 82 and 83 as in the present embodiment, it is difficult to move the operation unit 71 linearly.
As a result, for example, when the belt 12a is flat, it is difficult to scoop up the powdery food material P placed on the belt 12a smoothly. However, as in the present embodiment, by moving the powdery material operation member 21 at a position where the end of the belt 12a is bent upward, the operation portion 71 is moved along with the rotation of the rotation members 82 and 83 to rotate the belt 12a. It can be moved along the upper surface, and the food powder P can be easily scooped up from the upper surface of the belt 12a. Note that the lower end of the operation unit 71 is
Even if the belt 12a is not adjusted so as to be in contact with the upper surface of the belt 12a, the left and right ends of the belt 12a are lifted. The lower end of the operating portion 71 can slide on the upper surface of the belt 12a.

Food S sprinkled with food powder P
Enters the passage 64 defined by the belt 12a of the upper conveyor 12 and the endless belt 62 of the pressing device 6, and is pressed from both upper and lower sides. At this time, the belt 1 of the upper conveyor 12
Since the end belt 2a and the endless belt 62 of the pressing device 6 are formed in a curved shape, substantially the entire outer periphery of the food S can be pressed. Therefore, in particular, when the food S has a circular cross section, the food can be pressed without being deformed, which is suitable. Further, since the passage 64 is provided only for a predetermined length along the transfer direction of the upper conveyor 12, the food S can be held in a pressed state for a predetermined time, and the food powder P and the food S can be well separated. It can be blended in and adhered reliably.

The food S to which the food powder P is attached is placed on the rotating rollers 41... 41 of the food transport device 4 and is sequentially transported rearward, while the food powder P is moved downward from the gap. Is dropped on the lower conveyor 11.

In this embodiment, the powder pressing device 3
Of the upper conveyor 1 by the belt regulating device 5 which forms a part of
Although the end of the second belt 12a is lifted, the end of the belt 12a may be lifted by attaching only the belt regulating device 5. Also, upper conveyor 1
The means for lifting the end of the second belt 12a is not limited to the above-described means including the regulating rollers 51 ... 51, and other means may be used. On the other hand, the sprinkling device 2 may be installed on the belt 12a conveyed in a plane without providing a means for lifting the end of the belt 12a of the upper conveyor 12, and may be changed as appropriate.

[0039]

As described in the above embodiment, in the first food powder sprinkling apparatus of the present invention, the food powder is scooped up from the mounting member by the powder operation member. , The scooped-up food powder can be dropped onto the mounting member by scattering it, and the food powder on the mounting member can be sprinkled from the side to the top of the food, Can be surely sprinkled even when the amount of powdered food material disposed on the left side or right side of the food is relatively small.

In the second powdery food sprinkling apparatus of the present invention, the operating portion of the powdery material operating member moves the upper part of the powdery material operating member so that the foody material is placed on the placing member. It is possible to scoop up from above, drop the scooped-up powdery food product on the placing member so as to sprinkle it, and to sprinkle continuously from the side surface to the upper surface of the food product that is continuously transferred. Also, at this time, a simple operation of merely rotating the upper portion of the powdery material operation member is sufficient, so that the device can be easily manufactured, and further, by adjusting the rotation of the upper portion, the operation portion of the powdery material operation member can be adjusted. Movement can be easily adjusted and easily performed.

The third food powder sprinkling device according to the present invention is provided with an operation portion of the powder operation member above the belt curved by the belt regulating device, so that the rotating member can be rotated. A part of the movement of the operation part of the powdery material operation member that moves with the rotation can be made to substantially match the shape of the end of the belt, and the operation part of the powdery material operation member is moved along the belt. It can be moved, and the food powder can be easily and reliably scooped from the mounting member.

Further, the method for sprinkling a food powder according to the present invention is a method for sprinkling a food powder regardless of the size of the food or the amount of the food powder disposed on the side of the food. It can be sprinkled reliably, and the powdery food material can be sprinkled easily and continuously over the entire surface of the food.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an embodiment of an entire automatic dusting device provided with a sprinkling device.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view of a main part of a start end of the conveyor.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view of a main part of the sprinkling device.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged side view of a main part of the pressing device.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view along a line VII-VII of FIG. 1 omitting a pressing device.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG.

FIG. 8A is a schematic view of a conventional automatic powdering apparatus as a whole, and FIG. 8B is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional explanatory view when bread crumbs are applied to food by a conventional automatic flouring device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 conveyor 2 sprinkling device 3 powder pressing device 4 food transport device 5 belt regulating device 6 pressing device 7 powder handling member 8 support member 11 lower conveyor 12 upper conveyor 12a belt 25 guide member 82, 83 rotating member P food Powder S Food

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A method for operating a powdery material (P) such as bread crumbs and flour placed together with a food (S) on a placing member (12) such as a conveyor. A powder operating member (7) (7) arranged on the upper side, the powder operating member (7) (7)
Is moved from the side of the food (S) placed on the placing member (12) toward the food (S), and the food powder (P) on the placing member (12) is moved. Is disposed so as to be able to ascend from a position where it can come into contact with the powdery material operating member (7) (7). ) By the mounting member (1
2) An apparatus for sprinkling a powdery food product, which is scooped from above and sprinkled on the food (S). 2. The powdery material operation member (7) (7) is provided with a plate-like operation part (71) (71) at the lower part, and the upper part of the powdery material operation member (7) (7) is supported. The operation section (71) (7
1) is disposed on the placing member (12), and the supporting member (8) is provided with rotating means (82) (83) (84) for rotating the upper part of the powdery material operating member (7) (7). The rotating means (82) (83) (84) rotate the upper part of the powdery material operating member (7) (7) to operate the powdery material operating member (7) (7). Department (71)
While the lower end of (71) moves from the side position of the food (S) toward the food (S) above the mounting member (12), the powder (P) for food on the mounting member (12) is moved. 2. The apparatus for sprinkling a powdery substance for food according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is capable of repeatedly performing an ascending movement from a position where it can come into contact with the food powder. The mounting member (12) is constituted by a conveyor (12) for transferring a belt (12a), and the conveyor (12) is provided with a belt regulating device (5), whereby the conveyor (12) is provided. Between the start end and the rear end of the belt, both ends in the width direction of the belt (12a) are lifted upward and curved in the width direction, and the operating portions (71) (71) of the powdery material operating members (7) (7) ) Is disposed above the belt (12a) curved by the belt restricting device (5), so that the food (S) is disposed above the belt (12a) along the width direction of the belt (12a). ) In the food (S) direction from the side position of (b), and can be repeatedly moved upward from a position where it can come into contact with the food powder (P) on the belt (12a). 3. The apparatus for sprinkling food powder according to claim 2, wherein 4. A food having a powder handling unit (7) for sprinkling a food powder (P) placed on a belt (12a) of a conveyor (12) onto a food (S). A sprinkling device (2) for powdered food is installed on the upper side of the conveyor (12), and food powder (P) such as bread crumbs and flour is placed on the belt (12a) of the conveyor (12). Along with the food powder
The food (S) is placed on the (P) and transported.When the food (S) passes through the sprinkler (2), the powder of the sprinkler (2) is moved by the movable operation of the sprinkler (2). Move the object operating section (7) (7) to the belt above the belt (12a).
While moving in the food (S) direction from the side of the food (S) along the width direction of (12a), the powder (P) for food on the belt (12a)
The food powder (P) is scooped from the belt (12a) by lifting from the position where it can come into contact with the belt, and the scooped food powder (P) is scooped from the food (S) on the belt (12a). A method for sprinkling powdery food products, which is sprinkled on the food.