JP4040296B2 - Roller unit for noodle making - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a roller unit for noodle making, and more particularly to a roller unit for noodle making incorporated in a noodle making apparatus for producing so-called hand-fried noodles.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Whether or not the noodle has a good texture and a good texture depends on whether the gluten structure is produced or not. Manual hand-rubbing can sufficiently generate this complex gluten tissue. Efforts have been made to mechanically manufacture so-called hand-fried noodles, which are almost as close to hand-moist noodles, by performing processing close to hand-moist noodles in a noodle making machine.
[0003]
In producing this hand-warmed noodle, adjustment of the rolling force with respect to the noodle band or the noodle band, in other words, adjustment of the gap between the rolling rollers is indispensable. The noodle quality can be adjusted by the rolling force of the rolling roller.
[0004]
Conventional rolling rollers are generally configured such that one roller is fixed and the other roller is configured such that its roller shaft can move laterally, and it is possible to adjust between the rollers by moving this movable roller laterally. It has become. The shaft of the movable roller is screwed, and it is necessary to loosen the screw when moving.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, the adjustment of the roller interval in the conventional rolling roller takes time and effort to loosen one of the rollers and move it, and screw it in place. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a roller unit for producing hand-fried noodles that can be easily and quickly adjusted without requiring troublesome work such as loose tightening of screws. .
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In the present invention, a pair of rollers is arranged between brackets, and one of the rollers is pivotally supported by a bearing case supported by the bracket so as to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the roller shaft, and the bearing case is formed on the bracket. Loading in the case support opening, enabling the bearing case to be pressed by a rod driven by an appropriately set air pressure , and providing the bracket with means for injecting cleaning air toward the case support opening, The bearing case has an annular shape with chamfered upper and lower surfaces, and the noodle maker roller unit , wherein the chamfered upper and lower surfaces are formed with air passage grooves through which the cleaning air flows. Settled.
[0007]
Preferably, one side surface is chamfered together with the upper and lower surfaces of the bearing case, and the rod is in contact with the one side surface.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a hand grinder incorporating a roller unit according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view thereof. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a gantry frame, in which two roller units 2 according to the present invention are arranged, and a loosening roller unit 3 is arranged below each roller unit 2.
[0009]
The roller unit 2 includes a pair of rollers including a fixed roller 4 and a movable roller 5, brackets 6 and 7 that pivotally support the rollers 4 and 5, roller shaft driving means, and air supply means into the brackets 6 and 7. Consists of.
[0010]
For driving the roller shaft, the fixed side gear 8 attached to the shaft of the fixed roller 4 and the movable side gear 9 attached to the shaft of the movable roller 5 are meshed, and the rotational driving force of the gear motor 10 installed on the gantry frame 1 is This is performed by transmitting to the fixed gear 8 through the sprocket 11, the intermediate shaft 12, and the drive gear 13.
[0011]
To supply air into the brackets 6 and 7, an air tube 15 with a regulator 14 disposed on the way is connected to one bracket 6 via an elbow union 16, and the air tubes 17 and 18 are connected between the brackets 6 and 7. To do.
[0012]
Next, the configuration of the brackets 6 and 7 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. The brackets 6 and 7 are configured to move a stepped fitting hole 21 for fitting the bearing 20 for supporting the fixed roller 4 and a bearing case 23 for fitting the bearing 22 for supporting the movable roller 5. It has a case support opening 24 for maintaining the state.
[0013]
As shown in FIG. 7, the bearing case 23 has an annular shape with chamfered top and bottom and one side, has a fitting hole 25 for fitting the bearing 22, and has an air passage groove 26 in the top and bottom chamfered portions. The air passage groove 26 is for guiding cleaning air, which will be described later, to the opposite side of the bearing case 23 and cleaning the portion.
[0014]
The brackets 6 and 7 are further provided with a cleaning air supply passage 27 and two rod sliding holes 29 into which the rods 28 are slidably inserted (see FIG. 5). 6). An O-ring for air seal is fitted to the rod 28, and the end surface is inserted into the rod sliding hole 29 with the side surface of the bearing case 23 being in contact with the chamfered portion. By doing so, the bearing case 23 is pressed and moved.
[0015]
Reference numeral 30 denotes a stopper fixed to the brackets 6 and 7, which has an L shape, and its bent surface faces the case support opening 24 so that it can contact the bearing case 23. Thus, the moving end of the bearing case 23 toward the fixed roller 4 is restricted.
[0016]
Caps 31 and 32 are attached to the end surfaces of the brackets 6 and 7. The cap 31 attached to the bracket 6 has one air inflow hole 33 and two air outflow holes 34 and 35, and the cap 32 attached to the bracket 7 includes the air inflow hole 36 and the air outflow hole 37. 1 (see FIG. 3). Each of the air outflow holes 34 and 37 expands vertically and communicates with the rod sliding hole 29 (see FIG. 5). The air outflow path 35 and the air inflow hole 36 are connected via the air tube 17. Thus, the air supplied from the elbow union 16 acts to flow into the rod sliding hole 29 from the air outflow holes 34 and 37 and press the rod 28.
[0017]
A double-ended cheese union 39 supplies cleaning air continuously or intermittently to the air supply path 27 of the bracket 6, and to the air supply path 27 of the bracket 7 via the air tube 40 and the elbow union 41. Supply cleaning air. The air supplied to each air supply path 27 is jetted into the case support opening 24, and is cleaned by blowing off deposits, dust and the like around the bearing case 23. When the air passage groove 26 is provided, the air is also supplied to the opposite side of the bearing case 23 to clean the periphery and maintain a clean state.
[0018]
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 43 denotes a driving motor for the unwinding roller unit 3, and each unwinding roller is rotationally driven via a sprocket 44 and a gear train 45. The loosening roller is necessary in the case of noodle strings, and is used to break up noodle strings that have been rolled through the roller unit 2 and overlapped and stuck together, and a known general loosening roller is used.
[0019]
In the roller unit according to the present invention, the roller interval is adjusted via the regulator 14 in accordance with the thickness of the noodle band or noodle string to be hand-rubbed or the hand-hand pressure for obtaining the desired noodle quality. To do. The air whose air pressure is controlled by the regulator 14 is sent from the elbow union 16 through the air outflow holes 34 and 37 of the brackets 6 and 7 into the rod sliding hole 29, and the rod 28 is moved by the controlled air pressure. Press.
[0020]
Thereby, the rod 28 moves forward, but since the stopper 30 is provided, the distance between the fixed roller 4 and the movable roller 5 is maintained. When noodle strings or the like are fed between the rollers, the noodle strings or the like are pulled in as the rollers 4 and 5 rotate, and are pinched between the movable roller 5 and the fixed roller 4 that are pressed by the set air pressure. Is done. At that time, the movable roller 5 moves in a balance between the air pressure and the reaction from the noodle strings and the like, and gives a hand-rubbing effect to the noodle strings and the like.
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 2, when the roller unit 2 and the loosening roller unit 3 are arranged in two stages, the hand-friction effect and the loosening effect are performed in two stages, so that the action is closer to that of an actual hand. Is done efficiently.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention is as described above, and the adjustment of the roller interval can be easily and quickly performed by simply adjusting the air pressure, and one of the rollers is in a movable state, so that it is suitable for noodle strings and the like. There is an effect that can be given.
[0023]
According to the third and fourth aspects of the invention, there is an effect that the peripheral portion of the bearing case in which debris, dust and the like are likely to accumulate can be always kept clean.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a hand-fried noodle production apparatus incorporating a roller unit according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view of a hand-fried noodle production apparatus incorporating a roller unit according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a plan view of a roller unit according to the present invention with an intermediate omitted.
FIG. 4 is a front view of the roller unit according to the present invention with an intermediate omitted.
FIG. 5 is a side view of a roller unit according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a view showing a structure of a bracket of a roller unit according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a view showing the structure of a bearing case of the roller unit according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a view showing a structure of a rod of a roller unit according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Stand frame 2 Roller unit 3 Unwinding roller unit 4 Fixed roller 5 Movable roller 6 Bracket 7 Bracket 8 Fixed gear 9 Movable gear 10 Gear motor 11 Sprocket 12 Intermediate shaft 13 Drive gear 14 Regulator 15 Air tube 16 Elbow union 17 Air tube 18 Air tube 20 Bearing 21 Fitting hole 22 Bearing 23 Bearing case 24 Case support opening 25 Fitting hole 26 Air passage groove 27 Air supply path 28 Rod 29 Rod sliding hole 30 Stopper 31 Cap 32 Cap 33 Air inflow hole 34 Air outflow hole 35 Air Outflow hole 36 Air inflow hole 37 Air outflow hole 39 Double-ended cheese union 40 Air tube 41 Elbow union 43 Drive motor 44 Sprocket 45 Gear train

Claims (2)

A pair of rollers are arranged between the brackets, and one of the rollers is supported by a bearing case supported by the bracket so as to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the roller shaft, and the bearing case is formed in the bracket in the case support opening. The bearing case can be pressed by a rod driven by an air pressure set as appropriate, and the bracket is provided with means for injecting cleaning air toward the case support opening. The noodle-making roller unit is characterized in that an air passage groove through which the cleaning air flows is formed in the chamfered upper and lower surfaces as a ring shape with the upper and lower surfaces chamfered.   The roller unit for noodle making according to claim 1, wherein one side surface is chamfered together with the upper and lower surfaces of the bearing case, and the rod is in contact with the one side surface.

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