JPS5852887B2 - Continuous production equipment for jelly-like confectionery - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a continuous manufacturing device for jelly-like confectionery, and more specifically, to a manufacturing device that can continuously and automatically manufacture jelly-like confectionery without impairing its flavor, and in a packaged state. It depends.

In Japan, jelly-like sweets are loved and have a strong support due to their original image as high-class sweets.

In addition, jelly-like sweets, such as agar, jelly, etc.
Confectionery dough is in a liquid state, and is manufactured by solidifying the liquid dough into a desired shape, or by solidifying it into a square or other shape and then cutting it into the desired shape.

For this reason, jelly-like sweets are generally manufactured by hand, and in addition to being expensive, they are also one of the most unhygienic confections, depending on the level of hygiene during manufacture, and are considered one of the most unhygienic confections from a public health standpoint. Improvement is desired.

In other words, for example, for jelly-like confectionery whose main ingredient is agar, etc., flavoring agents, coloring agents, sugar, etc. are added to the dough when it is liquid, and for confectionery that is made by filling the liquid dough into the required mold and hardening it, the mold is hardened. The jelly-like confectionery produced is released from the mold and sold on store shelves.

However, the jelly-like sweets manufactured and sold in this way are often exposed without any packaging during that time, and even if sanitary facilities are considerably strengthened, bacteria in the air cannot adhere to the surface of the sweets. They often spoil and rot, and because they are handmade, they are often unsanitary.

For this reason, although manufacturers and sellers of jelly-like confectioneries have issued various warnings to consumers, they are still likely to cause harm to the human body, especially during the rainy season, and improvements in their manufacturing are strongly desired. There is.

The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and in particular, it is possible to continuously and automatically produce jelly-like confectionery without any manual intervention during the process from production to packaging. The purpose of the present invention is to propose a method and apparatus for continuous production of jelly-like confectionery in which the dough hardly comes into contact with the outside air.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings.0 Note that FIG. 1 is a flow sheet of each step of the present invention,
FIGS. 2 and 3 are a plan view and a side view, respectively, of an example of an apparatus for carrying out the present invention.

First, in FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 indicates a winding reel. A heat-sealable packaging material 2 is wound around the winding reel 1, and this strip-shaped packaging material 2 is supplied to a feed roller 4 via a guide roller 4. The unit packaging material 6 is cut into a rectangular shape by a cutting means 5 such as a cutter, and the unit packaging material 6 is supplied to a container forming apparatus.

At the bottom of this container forming apparatus, as shown in FIG. 3, an endless track 8 that moves continuously is disposed. Install.

The container forming apparatus is comprised of a forming rod 7 that can be moved up and down, a guide member 11 surrounding the forming rod 7, and a heating element (not shown) attached between the guide members 11.

Therefore, the center of the rectangular packaging material 6 is pushed by the forming rod 7, and while it descends together with the forming rod 7, the rectangular packaging material 6 is molded into a desired shape by the surrounding guide members 11 and folded. The folded portion is heated by an intermediate heating element to heat seal and form the container 10.

Next, after forming the container 10 as described above, the container 10 is
The receiver on the endless track 8 is moved continuously in the leading direction while being seated at the mold 9, and the filling device 1
Reach the bottom of 2.

At the lower part of the filling device 12, liquid jelly-like confectionery dough is dripped to directly fill the container 10 with the dough.

In this case, the filling device 12 usually includes a storage tank 10a for jelly-like confectionery dough and its dripping duct 10, as shown in FIG.
In particular, unlike other general dough, jelly-like confectionery dough solidifies immediately when cooled, and also solidifies when left in a stationary state, so an operating arm 10c is attached to the storage tank 10a. Stir constantly.

Also, as mentioned above, when injecting jelly-like confectionery dough,
Since the container 10 is only a partially heat-sealed rectangular packaging material 6 in a folded state, an opening device (not shown) for pushing open the upper opening of the container 10 is installed before the filling means 12. The top opening is then pushed out from the inside by the opening means, and then filled with jelly-like confectionery dough.

Next, after filling the container 10 with the jelly-like dough, the container 10 moves on the endless track 8 and reaches the sealing device 13 in that state.

As is clear from FIG. 3, the sealing means 13 has at least two sealing levers 14, each of which has a heating element 15 attached to its tip.

Therefore, when the filled container 10 reaches the sealing device 13, the sealing lever 14 rotates in the direction of the arrow around its upper end, pinches the upper part of the container 10, and heats it with the heating element 15 to completely seal it. be done.

As explained in detail above, the present invention involves continuously unwinding a band-shaped heat-sealable packaging material from a winding reel, cutting it into required unit packaging materials and forming them, and then forming a molded rod and a guide member around it. In addition, in a container forming device equipped with a heating element, a rectangular packaging material is folded into a shape such as a prism by lowering a forming rod, and the folded portion is heated and heat-sealed to form a container. Beautifully shaped containers can be molded.

Furthermore, after the folding container is formed, the jelly-like confectionery dough is filled, and the dough is coagulated inside the container and formed into the jelly-like confectionery, so that most of the jelly-like confectionery is not exposed to the outside. do not have.

Therefore, bacteria in the air do not adhere to the jelly-like confectionery, and the jelly-like confectionery can be produced in an extremely hygienic manner.
Can be sold.

Furthermore, since the containers are individually molded and each container is filled with jelly-like confectionery dough, each jelly-like confectionery is manufactured in a packaged state, and the containers are not folded. It is molded in the same state.

Therefore, when eating or drinking, the container can be easily expanded by opening the heat seal or sealing part at the top of the container, and the expanded container can be used to eat the jelly-like confectionery, which is extremely convenient. and
Hygienic.

Furthermore, in carrying out the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration, a mold is attached to the receiver at intervals on a continuously moving endless track, and containers are sequentially molded and jelly-shaped is formed on the upper part of this track. When configured to perform filling, sealing, etc. of confectionery dough, manufacturing and packaging of jelly-like confectionery can be compactly integrated, and handling becomes extremely simple.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flow sheet of a process for manufacturing a jelly-like confectionery according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are a plan view and a side view of an example of an apparatus for carrying out the present invention. Code, 1... Reel, 2... Band-shaped packaging material, 3...
Guide roller, 4... Feed roller, 5... Cutter, 6... Unit packaging material, 7... Forming rod, 8... Endless track, 9... Holder is mold, 10...・Container, 11...
Guide plate, 12... Filling means, 13... Sealing means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. On an endless track that moves continuously and is provided with a mold at predetermined intervals, the band-shaped heat-sealable packaging material from the winding reel is folded into rectangular packaging materials cut into squares to form a container. A molded rod that can move vertically and a guide member that surrounds the molded rod;
A forming device comprising a heating element provided approximately at the center of the guide member for heat-sealing the folded portion of the rectangular packaging material; The device comprises an opening device for pushing and expanding the upper part from the inside, and a liquid jelly-like confectionery dough injected into the molding container, and a storage tank for the confectionery dough and a dripping duct for the confectionery dough. A filling device comprising an operating arm that stirs the confectionery dough to keep it in a liquid state, and a device that squeezes and seals the top of the container after mixing the confectionery dough,
Furthermore, the continuous production apparatus for jelly-like confectionery is provided with a sealing device comprising at least two sealing levers having heating elements at their tips.