JP3586000B2 - Noodle manufacturing equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial applications]
The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing noodles such as udon.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a conventional apparatus for producing this type of noodles, one described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 53-25014 is known. As shown in FIG. 11, this apparatus is provided with a pair of cutting rolls a and b. Each of the cutting rolls a and b is provided with a circular cutting blade c arranged at equal intervals in the axial direction. I have. A circular groove cutting blade d is provided between the adjacent cutting blades c of the respective cutting rolls a and b, and the outer diameter of the groove cutting blade d is smaller than that of the cutting blade c.
[0003]
In such a noodle manufacturing apparatus, a plurality of noodle strings e are cut out by a cutting blade c by passing a wide noodle band (not shown) between a pair of cutting rolls a and b, and at the same time, a groove cutting blade is cut. With d, grooves f are formed on both sides of the noodle strings e along the feeding direction. By forming the grooves f on both the front and back surfaces of the noodle strings e, the surface area of the noodles is widened and the distance to the center of the noodles is shortened to shorten the boiling time and the like.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in such an apparatus, the thickness of the noodle band e cut by the pair of cutting rolls a and b also varies because the thickness of the noodle band varies depending on the manufacturing purpose or the like. Therefore, when the noodle band e passes through the pair of cutting rolls a and b, if the thickness of the noodle band e is smaller than the space surrounded by the cutting blade c, a gap g is generated between the noodle band e and the space. Thus, when the groove f is formed by the groove cutting blade d, the noodle string e escapes in the gap g, and the escape direction also varies. For this reason, it becomes difficult to form a uniform groove f corresponding to the shape of the groove cutting blade d in the plurality of cut noodle strings e, and when the noodle strings e are boiled, the degree of unevenness is uneven. There is a disadvantage that it becomes.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in order to solve such inconveniences, and enables a plurality of noodle strings cut by a pair of cutting rolls to easily form a uniform groove corresponding to the shape of a groove cutting blade. To provide a noodle production apparatus capable of producing high-quality noodles.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve such an object, the noodle manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 includes a pair of cutting rolls having circular cutting blades arranged at predetermined intervals in an axial direction, and between the pair of cutting rolls. In a noodle manufacturing apparatus in which a plurality of noodle strings are cut out by passing through a wide noodle band, the noodle band is arranged in front of the pair of cutting rolls and corresponds to the surface of the noodle strings by passing through the noodle band. A pair of grooving rolls for forming grooves along the feeding direction on the surface of the noodle band, and forming the grooves on the surface of the noodle band on one of the pair of grooving rolls. The present invention is characterized in that circular groove cutting blades are arranged at predetermined intervals in the axial direction, and a receiving portion for receiving the back surface of the noodle band is provided on the other roll.
[0007]
In the noodle manufacturing apparatus according to claim 2, a circular groove cutting blade that forms the groove on the back surface of the noodle band is arranged at a predetermined interval in one roll in front of the pair of cutting rolls. In addition, another pair of grooving rolls provided with a receiving portion for receiving the surface of the noodle band is arranged on the other roll.
[0008]
[Action]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, by passing the noodle band between the pair of grooving rolls, grooves along the feed direction are formed on the surface of the noodle band by the groove cutting blade of one of the rolls. At this time, the back surface of the noodle band is received by the receiving portion of the other roll, and escape of the noodle band is prevented. Next, the noodle band is passed between a pair of cutting rolls, whereby a plurality of noodle strings having a uniform groove formed on the surface corresponding to the shape of the groove cutting blade are cut out.
[0009]
In the invention of claim 2, in addition to the invention of claim 1, a circular groove cutting blade for forming the groove on the back surface of the noodle band on one of the rolls is provided at a predetermined interval in front of the pair of cutting rolls. By arranging, and by arranging another pair of grooving rolls provided with a receiving portion for receiving the surface of the noodle band on the other roll, on both front and back surfaces of a plurality of noodle strings cut out by a pair of cutting rolls It is possible to form a uniform groove corresponding to the shape of the groove cutting blade.
[0010]
【Example】
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an explanatory schematic diagram for explaining a noodle manufacturing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 2--2 in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the noodle manufactured by the manufacturing apparatus.
[0011]
First, the noodles manufactured by the noodle manufacturing apparatus of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 4. The noodles 1 have a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape, and the long side surface 2 (lower surface) A groove 3 having a substantially isosceles triangular cross section is formed along the longitudinal direction. The presence of the groove 3 increases the surface area of the noodle 1 and shortens the distance to the center of the noodle 1 to shorten the boiling time and the like.
[0012]
FIG. 1 shows a pair of grooving rolls 4 and 5 and a pair of cutting rolls 6 and 7, which are main parts of the noodle manufacturing apparatus. Since the other configuration of the manufacturing apparatus is the same as that of the related art, the illustration and description thereof are omitted here.
In the pair of grooving rolls 4 and 5, the left roll 4 is a smooth roll and the right roll 5 has a plurality of circular grooving blades 8 formed at equal intervals in the axial direction as shown in FIG. Have been. The grooving blade 8 has a substantially isosceles triangular cross-sectional shape corresponding to the shape of the groove 3, and the cutting edge is separated from the roll surface of the left roll 4 by a predetermined distance. The rolls 4 and 5 are arranged so as to be movable in the left-right direction, so that the gap between the rolls 4 and 5 can be adjusted.
[0013]
Then, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, by passing the wide noodle band 9 between the pair of rotating grooving rolls 4, 5, the surface of the noodle band 9 is cut by the grooving blade 8 of the right roll 5. A plurality of grooves 3 along the feed direction are formed on the (right side). At this time, the back surface (left surface) of the noodle band 9 is received by the roll surface (receiving portion) of the left side roll 4, thereby preventing the noodle band 9 from escaping as in the related art when forming the groove 3, and providing a groove cutting blade. The groove 3 corresponding to the shape 8 is surely formed. In the present embodiment, the back surface of the noodle band 9 is received by the roll surface of the smooth roll. However, there is no particular limitation as long as the back surface of the noodle band 9 can be received.
[0014]
In the present embodiment, the groove 3 is formed by cutting about half of the grooving blade 8 into the noodle band 9, but as described above, the roll 4 or 5 is moved in the left-right direction, and By adjusting the gap therebetween, the depth of the groove 3 can be appropriately adjusted by adjusting the biting depth of the groove cutting blade 8. Downstream of the pair of grooving rolls 4 and 5, a pair of cutting rolls 6 and 7 are arranged.
[0015]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the pair of cutting rolls 6 and 7 each have a plurality of circular cutting blades 10 formed at equal intervals in the axial direction. The cutting edges of the cutting blades 10 of the respective cutting rolls 6 and 7 are in contact with each other, and the above-mentioned groove cutting blades 8 are arranged between the cutting blades 10 adjacent to each other in the axial direction. Then, the noodle band 9 in which the groove 3 is formed by the pair of groove cutting rolls 4 and 5 is passed between the pair of rotating cutting rolls 6 and 7, so that the cross-sectional shape is substantially rectangular and the surface is substantially rectangular. A plurality of noodle strings 11 in which grooves 3 are formed along the feed direction are cut out.
[0016]
When the noodle strings 11 cut out in this way are sold as they are as noodles 1, for example, "raw udon" is obtained, when the noodle strings 11 are boiled, "boiled udon" is obtained, and when the noodle strings 11 are dried, "dry udon" is obtained. When the noodle strings 11 are subjected to surface processing to be kept for a long time, “half-grown udon” is manufactured, and the boiling time of each noodle is reduced by about 30 to 50% as compared with the conventional udon without the groove 3. . Also, when the noodle strings 11 were applied to instant noodles, the time from pouring hot water during eating to becoming edible was reduced by about 50% as compared with the conventional product having no groove 3.
[0017]
In the noodle manufacturing apparatus, when the groove 3 is formed on the surface of the noodle band 9 by the groove cutting blade 8 of one of the pair of groove cutting rolls 4 and 5, the back surface of the noodle band 9 is turned to the other side. In this case, the noodle band 9 can be prevented from escaping in an irregular direction when the groove 3 is formed as in the related art. As a result, a uniform groove 3 corresponding to the shape of the groove cutting blade 8 can be easily formed on the surface of the noodle strings 11 cut out by the pair of cutting rolls 6 and 7, in other words, the outside of the groove 3. It is possible to provide an apparatus capable of easily producing noodles 1 having a uniform wall thickness and producing high-quality noodles having a uniform thickness after boiling.
[0018]
In the above embodiment, the cross-sectional shape of the groove 3 is substantially an isosceles triangular shape. However, the shape is not necessarily limited to this. A substantially square or semicircular groove may be formed.
Further, in the above embodiment, a case where a pair of the groove cutting rolls 4 and 5 is arranged in front of the pair of cutting rolls 6 and 7 to form the groove 3 only on the surface of the noodle string 11 is taken as an example. However, as shown in FIG. 5, two sets or two or more sets of grooving rolls are arranged in front of a pair of cutting rolls 6 and 7, and grooves are formed on both sides of the noodle as shown in FIG. May be configured.
[0019]
This device has a pair of grooving rolls 4a, 5a and a pair of grooving rolls 4b, 5b disposed in front of a pair of cutting rolls 6, 7; The right-hand roll 5b is a smooth roll, and the left-hand roll 4b is formed with a plurality of circular groove-cutting blades 8 at equal intervals in the axial direction, as shown in FIG. ing. The grooving blade 8 has a substantially isosceles triangular cross-sectional shape corresponding to the shape of the groove 3, and the cutting edge is separated by a predetermined distance from the roll surface of the right roll 5b. Further, the roll 4b or 5b is disposed so as to be movable in the left-right direction, so that the depth of the groove 3 can be adjusted.
[0020]
Then, by passing the wide noodle band 9 between the pair of rotating grooving rolls 4b, 5b, a plurality of grooves along the feed direction are formed on the back surface (left surface) of the noodle band 9 by the groove cutting blade 8 of the left roll 4b. The grooves 3 are formed. At this time, the surface (right side) of the noodle band 9 is received by the roll surface of the right-side roll 5b, thereby preventing the noodle band 9 from escaping as in the related art when the groove 3 is formed. The groove 3 corresponding to the above is surely formed.
[0021]
On the other hand, in the pair of grooving rolls 4a, 5a arranged at the lower stage in FIG. 5, the left roll 4a is a smooth roll, and the right roll 5a has a circular grooving blade as shown in FIG. A plurality of 8a, 8a are formed at equal positions in the axial direction in a set of two rows at positions interposing the groove 3 therebetween. The grooving blade 8a has a substantially isosceles triangular cross-sectional shape corresponding to the shape of the groove 3a (see FIG. 9), and the cutting edge is separated from the roll surface of the left roll 4a by a predetermined distance. The roll 4a or 5a is arranged so as to be movable in the left-right direction, so that the depth of the groove 3a can be adjusted.
[0022]
Then, by passing the wide noodle band 9 between the pair of rotating grooving rolls 4a, 5a, the grooves 3 on the surface (right surface) of the noodle band 9 are formed by the grooving blades 8a, 8a of the right roll 5a. A plurality of grooves 3a, 3a in two rows along the feed direction are formed at a position sandwiching. At this time, the back surface (left surface) of the noodle band 9 is received by the roll surface of the left roll 4a, thereby preventing the noodle band 9 from escaping as in the related art when the grooves 3a, 3a are formed, and thereby the groove cutting blade 8a. , 8a corresponding to the shape of the groove 3a.
[0023]
Next, by passing the noodle band 9 having passed through the two sets of grooving rolls 4a, 5a, 4b, 5b between the pair of rotating cutting rolls 6, 7, the feeding direction is set on the back surface as shown in FIG. And a plurality of noodle strings having a substantially M-shaped cross-section formed on the surface with two grooves 3a, 3a extending in the feed direction so as to sandwich the groove 3 therebetween. 11a is cut out.
[0024]
Further, in the above embodiment, a so-called thin blade cutting roll is adopted as the pair of cutting rolls 6 and 7, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a comb blade type cutting roll 12 as shown in FIG. The line 11 may be cut out.
[0025]
【The invention's effect】
As is clear from the above description, in the invention of claim 1, a uniform groove corresponding to the shape of the groove cutting blade can be easily formed on the surface of the noodle strings cut out by the pair of cutting rolls. The effect of being able to provide a device capable of producing high-quality noodles with uniform boiling and adjustment is obtained.
[0026]
In the invention of claim 2, in addition to the invention of claim 1, a circular groove cutting blade for forming the groove on the back surface of the noodle band on one roll is provided at a predetermined interval in front of the pair of cutting rolls. In addition, by disposing another pair of grooving rolls provided with a receiving portion for receiving the surface of the noodle band on the other roll, a plurality of uniform rolls formed on both front and back surfaces by a pair of cutting rolls The effect of being able to provide a device that can cut out noodle strings can be obtained.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory schematic diagram illustrating a noodle manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line {circle around (2)}-{circle around (2)} in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along a line [3]-[3] in FIG. 1. [FIG. 4] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a noodle manufactured by the manufacturing apparatus.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory schematic diagram for explaining a noodle producing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 in FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line 7-7 in FIG. 5;
FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line (8)-(8) in FIG. 5;
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the noodles manufactured by the manufacturing apparatus.
FIG. 10 is an explanatory cross-sectional view for explaining another aspect of the pair of cutting rolls.
FIG. 11 is an explanatory schematic diagram for explaining a conventional noodle manufacturing apparatus.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Noodle 3 ... Groove 4, 5 ... A pair of grooving rolls 6, 7 ... A pair of cutting rolls 8 ... Groove cutting blade 9 ... Noodle band 10 ... Cutting blade 11 ... Noodle string

Claims (2)

Noodles comprising a pair of cutting rolls having circular cutting blades arranged at predetermined intervals in the axial direction, and cutting a plurality of noodle strings by passing a wide noodle band between the pair of cutting rolls. In the manufacturing apparatus, a pair of grooves that are arranged in front of the pair of cutting rolls and form grooves along the feeding direction on the surface of the noodle band corresponding to the surface of the noodle band by passing the noodle band. A cutting roll is provided, and circular groove cutting blades that form the groove on the surface of the noodle band are arranged at predetermined intervals in the axial direction on one of the pair of groove cutting rolls, and the other is provided. An apparatus for producing noodles, wherein a roll is provided with a receiving portion for receiving a back surface of the noodle belt. In front of the pair of cutting rolls, a circular groove cutting blade that forms the groove on the back surface of the noodle band is arranged on one roll at a predetermined interval in the axial direction, and the surface of the noodle band is arranged on the other roll. 2. The noodle producing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein another pair of grooving rolls provided with a receiving portion for receiving the noodles is arranged.

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