JP3673956B2 - Method and apparatus for supplying noodle skin such as gyoza - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for supplying noodle skins for wrapping ingredients for the production of dumplings (gyoza), bake (shumai), wonton, bunko (paotsu) and the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Foods such as dumplings are formed by wrapping ingredients made of minced meat, vegetables, spices, etc. in noodle skin. Noodle skin is a sheet made of flour such as wheat flour or other edible material, and is generally approximately circular or approximately oval. The noodle skin is spread on the palm or table, and after a predetermined amount of ingredients are placed, the noodles are folded in half to wrap the ingredients, and are sandwiched in this state. Finally, the ears of the noodle skin are pressed and joined.
[0003]
An efficient mold (moulder) that automatically performs the dumpling forming process, that is, wrapping, pinching and press bonding is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-36745. Regarding the apparatus for supplying noodle skin to these molds, for example, in JP-B-63-44353, a continuous sheet (noodle strip) that has been noodled and rolled in advance by a noodle making apparatus is cut into an oval shape by a punching machine, It is disclosed to supply the molder as noodle skin. However, according to such a noodle skin supply device, it is necessary to have a punching machine, a roll installation unit, etc., and the device becomes large and expensive.
[0004]
In small-scale production such as a Chinese restaurant, a bundle of noodle skins (a stack of noodle skins) that is marketed in a state where about 20 to 40 noodle skins are pre-punched are used. There is no known low-cost automatic device that reliably and efficiently supplies the noodle skin from this bundle of commercially available noodle skins, and the noodle skins are usually peeled off one by one by hand. It was an obstacle to improving production efficiency.
[0005]
Accordingly, various devices have been conceived in which noodle skins such as dumplings are taken out from the stack one by one from the top or bottom.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when using a device that removes noodle skin from above, for example, a device equipped with a vacuum suction unit at the tip of the arm, the position of the removal operation unit changes sequentially as the height at which the extraction operation is performed changes sequentially. Or a complicated mechanism is required to make the height for performing the take-out operation constant. Therefore, there has been a problem that an expensive device is required to operate reliably and quickly.
[0007]
Moreover, in the apparatus which takes out noodle skin from the bottom, the method of pushing out only one sheet of the lowest layer, and the method of hanging and pulling out to the edge part of the lowest layer were considered. However, noodle skins such as dumplings are soft and low in strength (low waist), and the lowermost noodle skin is pressed by the weight of the noodle skin stacked above, so the noodle skin is easy Breaks and deforms.
[0008]
The present invention provides an apparatus and method that can reliably and inexpensively separate noodle skins one by one from a stack of noodle skins such as dumplings and supply them to the molding step.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The method for supplying noodle skin according to claim 1 of the present invention is a method for supplying noodle skin of a predetermined shape to the food forming step in order to produce a food product in which ingredients are wrapped in noodle skin, A large number of noodle skins are placed in a stacked state on a plate having slits that are opened obliquely so that the upper edge of the mouth on the top side forms a cana blade shape. The noodle skin is reciprocally slid in the direction across the slit to separate the lowermost noodle skin and the adjacent noodle skin at the edge of the cana-blade mouth, The lowermost noodle skin is discharged from the slit and supplied to the molding process.
[0010]
By the said structure, the process which isolate | separates the noodle skin for every sheet | seat from the laminated body of noodle skins, such as a dumpling, and can supply to a formation process reliably and inexpensively with the apparatus of a simple structure. Also, the installation space can be small.
[0011]
The apparatus for supplying noodle skin according to claim 2 is a method for supplying noodle skin having a predetermined shape to a forming step of the food in order to produce a food in which ingredients are wrapped in noodle skin. In the case where the mold is mounted on the moving means, the noodle skin mounted on the upper side of the mold has a slit opened obliquely so that the edge on the upper surface side forms a canine blade shape. Plate, holding means for holding a large number of noodle skins placed on the plate in a stacked state from the side, and noodle skins (stacked noodle skins) held by the holding means on the plate Moving means that reciprocally slides in a direction across the slit, and the moving means slides the stacked noodle skins in a reciprocating direction in accordance with the movement of the mold, Between the noodle skins adjacent to this with the Kanna-blade mouth edge Separately, after the noodle skin of the lowermost layer is discharged from the slit, the movement to return to the original position is repeated, and the noodle skin is supplied one by one on the moving mold. Is.
[0012]
With the above configuration, in a general molding apparatus in which a mold such as gyoza is mounted on the moving means, the noodle skin is supplied from the stack of noodle skin to the mold in a reliable and inexpensive manner. Can do.
[0013]
The noodle skin supply device according to claim 3 is the noodle skin supply device according to claim 2, wherein the noodle skin is received and placed under the flat plate and transferred to the mold. A noodle skin receiving plate is provided, the noodle skin receiving plate is moved following the movement of the mold, and the noodle skin is transferred to the mold during the movement. To do.
[0014]
By providing the noodle skin receiving plate, it is possible to prevent misalignment of the noodle skin and folding of the edge when the noodle skin separated from the slit is transferred to the mold.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0016]
First, the structure of the main part of the noodle skin supply device will be described with reference to FIG.
[0017]
Here, the noodle skin 1 is supplied as a stack 11 of noodle skins that are formed in a substantially cylindrical shape by stacking approximately 30 to 50 substantially circular ones. The molder 4 is mounted on the moving means and is moved intermittently (while temporarily stopped) to one side (left side in the drawing). The diameter of the noodle skin 1 is typically 80 to 85 mm, the thickness is 0.7 to 0.8 mm, and the height of the stacked body 11 of noodle skin is 21 to 40 mm.
[0018]
Above the path along which the molder 4 (in an open state) moves substantially horizontally, a smooth slice plate 3 is disposed substantially horizontally in close proximity to this path. The slice plate 3 is arranged so that the longitudinal direction thereof is substantially the same as the movement direction of the molder 4, and a substantially strip-shaped slit 31 is provided in a substantially width direction at a substantially center. The ratio of the length and width of the slice plate 3 is about 2: 1. The slit length is slightly larger than the diameter of the noodle skin 1, and the slit width is slightly larger than the thickness of the noodle skin 1. The slit width can be finely adjusted by the thickness of the noodle skin 1 and the waist strength of the noodle skin 1.
[0019]
At the edge of the slit 31 in the direction of movement of the molder 4 (left side in the figure), a sharp canine blade 32 is formed, and the blade tip is the upper surface side. That is, at the edge, the slice plate 3 is cut by an inclined surface, and at this time, the upper surface of the slice plate and the inclined surface are formed so as to form a sharp cutting edge. At the other edge of the slit 31, the slice plate 3 is formed in a shape in which the lower surface and the inclined surface of the slice plate 3 are cut at an inclined surface that forms a blunt tip, and the ridgeline is further rounded.
[0020]
A substantially cylindrical noodle skin holder 2 made of transparent plastic is placed on the slice plate 3. The inside diameter of the noodle skin holder 2 is slightly larger than the diameter of the noodle skin 1. A drive arm 5 that drives the noodle skin holder 2 to reciprocate in the same direction as the movement direction of the molder 4 is connected to the peripheral surface of the noodle skin holder 2. The noodle skin holder 2 is covered with a lid 21 after the noodle skin stack 11 is filled from above. The lid 21 has a circumferential protrusion that fits to the inner peripheral surface of the noodle skin holder 2 and does not easily come off even when subjected to acceleration or vibration.
[0021]
Between the slice plate 3 and the molder 4, a fixed position supply plate 35 is disposed in the vicinity of the slice plate 3 so as to freely reciprocate. The fixed position supply plate 35 (noodle skin receiving plate) is configured as a door that can be opened and closed downward, and in a closed state, is a substantially planar ring shape with a step portion 36 for receiving the noodle skin 1 on the upper surface. I have. The span of the reciprocating motion of the fixed position supply plate 35 is larger than that of the noodle skin holder 2 and moves in the moving direction of the molder 4 from the lower side of the slice plate 3 until it almost comes out.
[0022]
Next, operation | movement of the principal part of a noodle skin supply apparatus is demonstrated based on FIGS. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the noodle skin holder 2 reciprocates in the left-right direction on the slice plate 3, and the slice plate 3 does not move.
[0023]
(1) Initial state (Fig. 2 (a))
The noodle skin holder 2 stops at the right end of the reciprocating motion. In this state, the noodle skin stack 11 is filled in the noodle skin holder 2. Since the left end portion of the filled noodle skin stack 11 is above the slit, it slightly hangs down into the slit 31 due to gravity. The molder 4 reaches right under the noodle skin holder 2 from the right side. At this time, the fixed position supply plate 35 is also located directly under the noodle skin holder 2. Thereafter (up to (4)), the noodle skin holder 2 and the fixed position supply plate 35 move following the movement of the molder 4.
[0024]
(2) Start of separation (Figure 2 (b))
The canna blade 32 contacts the left end of the noodle skin stack 11. The canna blade 32 enters the interface between the lowermost noodle skin 2 and the upper noodle skin 2 and separates the lowermost noodle skin 2 so as to peel off the noodle skin stack 11.
[0025]
(3) Progress of separation (Fig. 2 (c))
The left end portion of the peeled noodle skin 2 passes through the slit 31 and hangs downward from the slice plate 3. The noodle skin 1 is gradually passed through the slit 31 and transferred to the fixed position supply plate 35.
[0026]
(4) End of separation (Fig. 3 (a))
When the noodle skin holder 2 completely passes through the slit 31, the transfer of the single noodle skin 1 to the fixed position supply plate 35 is completed. When the leading edge of the noodle skin holder 2 reaches the end of the slice plate 3, the direction of movement is reversed to the right.
[0027]
(5) Returning the noodle skin holder 2 to the initial state (FIG. 3B)
Although the noodle skin holder 2 moves to the initial position, the fixed position supply plate 35 continues to move following the movement of the molder 4 until almost the whole plate comes out from below the slice plate 3. During this movement, the fixed position supply plate 35 opens downward like a door to supply the noodle skin 1 to the lower molder 4.
[0028]
(6) Returning the fixed position supply plate 35 to the initial state (FIG. 3C)
The molder 4 continues to move to the left, but the fixed position supply plate 35 is returned to the position immediately below the noodle skin holder 2 (position (1)) in the initial state. At this time, the next molder 4 moves from the right side.
[0029]
Next, the overall structure and overall operation of the noodle skin feeding device will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0030]
First, the gyoza molding machine will be described with reference to the external perspective view of FIG. Six dumpling molders 4 are arranged at equal intervals on the planar annular turntable 6. The molder 4 includes a fixed mold 40 fixed to the turntable 6, and a receiving mold 41 and a lid mold 42 that are hinged to the fixed mold 40 from opposite sides. The receiving mold 41 and the lid mold 42 are provided with an inner guide roller 43 and an outer guide roller 44 projecting substantially at the center of their outer surfaces.
[0031]
In the vicinity of the inner and outer circles of the turntable 6, there are provided an inner circle guide rail 61 and an outer circle guide rail 62 that are bent in the vertical direction and the radial direction of the turntable. Guide the roller 44.
[0032]
The turntable 6 is rotationally driven counterclockwise, and the guide rollers 43 and 44 are guided by the guide rails 61 and 62 to move up and down, whereby the receiving mold 41 and the lid mold 42 are opened and closed. In FIG. 4, only the most rear (position E) molder 4 is shown closed, and the other molders 4 (A, B, C, F) show open states. The molder 4 at the left back (D position) in the figure is located below the ingredient supply unit 7, and the noodle skin is fixed to the mold 40 and the receiving mold 41 at the left front (C position) in the figure. A pressing die 71 is inserted so as to be in close contact with one side. In order to supply the ingredients at the D position and insert the push die at the C position, the rotation of the turntable 6 is temporarily stopped at this position.
[0033]
Before reaching the A position to the C position, the noodle skin 1 is set. At the position C, the noodle skin 1 is fixed and closely attached to the receiving dies 40 and 41 by the pressing die 71. The And the molder 4 is closed in the position of E, a dumpling is shape | molded, and a dumpling is taken out in the position before F position-A. When the molder 4 is completely closed, both edge portions of the noodle skin 1 are pressed and joined.
[0034]
Next, the drive structure and operation of the noodle skin supply device 10 will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0035]
The slice plate 3 is arranged so as to cover the turntable 6 at positions A to B. The drive arm 5 is formed in a substantially question mark shape from a steel plate having elasticity, and a hook-shaped bend 58 at the tip pinches the noodle skin holder 2 with a biasing force. The handle 59 of the arm that supports the saddle-shaped bend 58 is bent gently with the open side of the saddle-shaped bend 58 being convex to form a boat-shaped spring.
[0036]
An annular bearing 53 is formed at the root of the drive arm 5 and is fitted to a rotation shaft 52 provided at the rotation center of the turntable 6 so that the drive arm 5 can be rotated. A short straight steel rod 54 is welded to the bearing portion 53 of the drive arm 5, and the tip and a fixed end 56 are connected by a return spiral spring 55. The position of the fixed end 56 shown in FIG. 5 corresponds to the outside of the position of D in FIG.
[0037]
As shown in FIG. 6, the upper end portion of a substantially vertical steel bar is welded to the arm handle 59 on the convex side of the bending of the arm handle 59 at the portion intersecting the inner rail 61. This forms the arm driving claw 51 and is brought into contact with and guided by the inner surface of the inner rail 61. The arm driving claw 51 is configured such that its lower end is in contact with the side surface of the inner guide roller 43 in the vicinity of the position A and before the position B. On the convex side of the bending of the arm handle 59, an expansion / contraction spiral spring 57 is disposed between the upper end portion of the arm driving claw 51 and the bearing portion 53 to urge the arm handle 59 to be bent, It antagonizes the restoring force of the arm handle 59 itself. The inner rail 61 is configured to gradually reduce the radius from the rotation shaft 52 from the vicinity of the center of A to B, and in the vicinity of the position corresponding to the position B (the end 61a of the inner rail), the inner guide roller 43 It is arranged inside the inner edge.
[0038]
In the initial state (1), the noodle skin holder 2 is located at the A position. When the molder 4 is moved to a position just below the noodle skin holder 2 by the rotation of the turntable 6, the inner guide roller 43 comes into contact with the arm driving claw 51 (FIG. 6A). Thereby, the rotational drive is transmitted, and the drive arm 5 moves in accordance with the rotation of the turntable 6 against the urging force of the return spring 55. Therefore, the noodle skin holder 2 is moved following the molder 4 (separation start (2) and separation progress (3)).
[0039]
When the noodle skin holder 2 moves to the position before reaching the B position, the driving claw 51 is pushed inward by being guided to the vicinity of the front end 61a of the inner rail. That is, the span of the arm handle 59 is reduced by increasing the degree of bending. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6B, since the driving claw 51 comes to be located inside the guide roller 43, the contact between them and the transmission of the rotational drive are eliminated. The driving arm 5 and the noodle skin holder 2 are returned to the initial state (1) by the urging force of the return spiral spring 55.
[0040]
Here, the fixed position supply plate 35 is driven by a mechanism similar to that of the noodle skin holder 2, but performs a reciprocating motion from the A position to approximately the middle between the B position and the C position. When following the molder 4 and passing over the B position and coming out from the bottom of the slicing plate 3, it is opened downward in a door shape and the noodle skin is transferred to the molder 4. When the transfer of the noodle skin 1 is completed, the return to the A position is started, and when the next molder 4 reaches the A position, it is located at the A position.
[0041]
In the present embodiment, the slice plate 3 may be disposed inclined from the horizontal, or may be movable. If the relative movement between the noodle skin holder 2 and the molder 4 is the same as described above even when the slice plate 3 moves, the operation is exactly the same.
[0042]
In the present embodiment, the slit 31 and the canner blade 32 can be provided obliquely, that is, at an angle with the direction perpendicular to the reciprocating direction of the noodle skin holder 2. The cannula blade 32 can also be configured to be detachable.
[0043]
By the said structure, supply of the noodle skin from the stack body of the dumpling noodle skin generally marketed to a gyoza molding machine can be automated by a very simple apparatus. Therefore, the noodle skin can be supplied reliably, efficiently and inexpensively, and the installation space can be minimized.
[0044]
Since the fixed position supply plate 35 is provided, the separated noodle skin 1 is placed at a predetermined position on the molder 4 without being displaced or folded at the edge when transferred to the molder 4. Is done.
[0045]
Since the separation device is driven by the rotational drive of the turntable 6 and the return to the initial state is performed by the spring, no separate power source is required.
[0046]
Furthermore, since the noodle skin holder 2 is made of transparent plastic, the remaining amount of the noodle skin 1 can be easily known with the naked eye. Further, since the lid 21 is provided, drying of the noodle skin 1 is prevented, so that it is not necessary to return the noodle skin 1 to its original container or packaging each time when it is used occasionally with a time interval. .
[0047]
In the above-described embodiment, the case of mounting on a turntable type molding machine has been described. However, even with a belt conveyor type molding machine, the driving arm 5 is arranged so that the noodle skin holder 2 performs a linear reciprocating motion. Can be used in exactly the same way.
[0048]
Even if the molding machine is a roll type molding machine such as Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-36745 and the molder does not move, the same can be done by fixing the noodle skin holder 2 and reciprocating the slice plate 3. Alternatively, a suitable movable or fixed chute guide for feeding the noodle skin 1 into the molder 4 may be provided.
[0049]
As a modified example, FIG. 7 shows a case where the ridgeline of the cana blade 32 forms an arc shape and slightly protrudes above the slice plate 3. The lower surface of the noodle skin holder 2 is cut along the circumferential surface of a substantially elliptic cylinder in accordance with the ridgeline shape of the canna blade 32 to form an arch 22 through which the canna blade passes. At this time, the height of the plane blade 32 from the upper surface of the slice plate 3 is assumed to be the same as or slightly larger than the thickness of the noodle skin. According to such a configuration, even if the noodle skin is thick and too stiff, the noodle skin can be well separated from the stacked body.
[0050]
Even if the bottom surface of the noodle skin stack on which the slicing plate acts is the top surface of the noodle skin stack, or when oriented in a substantially horizontal direction, if it is pressed appropriately from the opposite side, the above Separation can be performed in substantially the same manner as in the embodiment.
[0051]
In the above-described embodiment, the noodle skin can be separated into two pieces or every predetermined number, and when separated into plural pieces, it can be separated every predetermined thickness.
[0052]
【The invention's effect】
The process of separating the noodle skins one by one from the stack of gyoza and other skins and supplying them to the molding process can be carried out reliably and inexpensively with an apparatus having a simple structure. Also, the installation space can be small.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional perspective view schematically showing a configuration of a main part of a noodle skin feeding device in the present embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing the operation of the main part of the noodle skin supply device. (A) to (c) show the initial state, the start of separation, and the progress of separation, respectively.
FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing the operation of the main part of the noodle skin supply device following FIG. 2; (A) shows the end of separation, and (b) to (c) show the return to the initial state.
FIG. 4 is an external perspective view showing a commercially available turntable type dumpling forming machine.
5 is a plan view schematically showing a case where the noodle skin supply device of the present embodiment is used in the dumpling forming machine of FIG. 4. FIG.
6 is a perspective view schematically showing a main part of FIG. 5 according to driving of the noodle skin supply device. (A)-(b) shows a drive connection state and a drive connection cancellation | release state, respectively.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional perspective view schematically showing a modified example in which the ridge line of the cannula blade 32 has an arc shape.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Noodle skin
11 Stack of noodle skins 2 Noodle skin holder
21 Lid 3 Slice plate
31 Slit
32 Canna blade
35 Fixed position supply plate 4 Molder 5 Driving arm

Claims (3)

In order to produce a food in which ingredients are wrapped in noodle skin, a method for supplying noodle skin of a predetermined shape to the food molding step,
On the plate having slits opened obliquely so that the upper edge of the mouth on the upper surface side forms a cannula shape, a large number of noodle skins are placed in a stacked state, and the stacked body of noodle skins is By reciprocatingly sliding the noodle skin in a direction across the slit, the noodle skin is separated from the noodle skin of the lowermost layer and the noodle skin adjacent to the lowermost noodle skin by the edge of the cana blade, and the lowermost noodle skin is A method for supplying noodle skin such as dumplings, which is discharged from a slit and supplied to a molding process. A method for supplying noodle skin having a predetermined shape to the food molding step in order to produce a food in which ingredients are wrapped in noodle skin, wherein the food mold is mounted on a moving means. ,
A plate for noodle skin placement, which has a slit opened obliquely so that the upper edge of the mouth on the upper surface side forms a cannula shape, and is arranged above the moving part of the mold,
Holding means for holding a large number of noodle skins placed on the plate from the side in a stacked state;
On the plate, comprising a moving means for reciprocatingly sliding a stack of noodle skins held by the holding means in a direction across the slit,
The moving means slides the stacked noodle skins in the reciprocating direction in accordance with the movement of the mold, and separates the lowermost noodle skin and the adjacent noodle skin with the edge of the cana-blade mouth. The dumpling is characterized in that after the lowermost noodle skin is discharged from the slit, the movement to return to the original position is repeated, and the noodle skin is supplied one by one onto the moving mold. Noodle skin supply device. In the noodle skin supply device according to claim 2,
Below the plate is provided with a noodle skin receiving plate for receiving and placing the separated and discharged noodle skin and transferring it to the mold,
The noodle skin feeding device, wherein the noodle skin receiving plate is moved following the movement of the mold, and the noodle skin is transferred to the mold during the movement.

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