JPS601843B2 - Method and device for folding sheet-like dough for confectionery - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION This invention manufactures confectionery, especially competitive sweets, by surrounding contents such as red bean paste with a sheet-like dough made by forming a paste-like dough such as wheat flour into a sheet with a required thickness of 0 mm. The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for folding sheet-like dough for confectionery.

Various types of folding devices for this type of sheet-like fabric have been proposed, but most of them fold the sheet-like fabric while it is being transported after scooping it up from a flat plate with a spatula or the like. A method of pressing and folding is adopted. However, in this method, since the dough itself is made of a paste-like dough, it is difficult to peel the dough accurately from the flat plate, and it is impossible to produce a good-looking confectionery with uniform quality. The present invention was made in view of the above-mentioned deficiencies of conventional devices, and provides a method and device for folding sheet-like dough for confectionery, which can reliably and quickly fold the rectangular portion of a sheet-like dough that is mainly rectangular. This is what I am trying to do.

That is, the first gist of the present invention is to place a rectangular food sheet-like dough on a rectangular flexible sheet that is continuously provided outside an endless conveyor and has a fixed center part and an open outer periphery. Next, by raising the first lifting pestle arranged diagonally at the front in the transport direction inside the endless conveyor, both diagonally opposing corners of the flexible sheet are pressed from below to stand up from the upper surface of the conveyor, and at the same time the first lifting punch is lifted. By closing a pair of first pressing plates disposed oppositely above the inorganic conveyor directly above the pestle, both raised corners of the flexible sheet are tilted inward, and both corners of the sheet-like fabric on the flexible sheet are folded; Finally, the remaining two corners of the flexible sheet are made to stand up from the upper surface of the conveyor by a second elevating village arranged diagonally in a direction crossing the above in the rear part of the endless conveyor in the transport direction, and at the same time, the endless conveyor immediately above the second elevating village By closing the pair of second push plates arranged oppositely above, both corners of the flexible sheet that had been erected are tilted inward, and both remaining corners of the sheet-like fabric on the flexible sheet are folded. Yes, the second gist is that a rectangular flexible sheet with a fixed center part and an open outer periphery is continuously provided on the outside of the endless conveyor, and rectangular food sheets are placed inside the endless conveyor at the front and rear of the transport direction. A pair of first elevating pestles press both diagonally opposing corners of the flexible sheet containing the shaped dough from below to raise it from the upper surface of the conveyor, and the remaining two corners of the flexible sheet are raised in the same way. A pair of first elevating villages are arranged diagonally in intersecting directions, and on the other hand, above the endless conveyor directly above the first elevating village and the second elevating pestle, a pair of first elevating villages are arranged to stand up at each elevating village. A pair of first push plates and a second push plate, which cause both corner portions of the flexible sheet to be tilted inward one after another, are provided opposite each other so as to be openable and closable.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings. 1
The conveyor is an endless conveyor, and a chain conveyor is used, and a rectangular three-shaped conveying plate 2 is arranged in an endless manner on the outside of this conveyor.

A rectangular flexible sheet 3 is continuously attached to the upper surface of each conveyor plate 2 with its central part fixed and the outer periphery left open. Four insertion holes 4 are bored located below the four open corners. In addition, below the conveyor plate 2 inside the endless conveyor, at the front and rear in the direction of conveyance of the Kosobair, both corners of flexible sheets 3 protruding from a pair of diagonally diagonal insertion holes 4 of the conveyor plate 2 are inserted from below. The pair of first elevating holes 5 that are pressed to stand up from the upper surface of the conveyor plate 2 and the remaining two corners of the flexible sheet 3 that protrude from the remaining pair of insertion holes 4 of the conveyor plate 2 and correspond to these are pushed downward. A pair of second elevating villages 6, which are pressed further and raised from the upper surface of the conveying plate 2, are arranged diagonally in intersecting directions. The first lifting punch 5 and the second lifting punch 6 may be operated independently, but in the illustrated embodiment, they are erected on one horizontal connecting plate 7, and the connecting plate 7 is It is configured to be raised and lowered together by being pivotally supported by lifting cylinders 8 disposed at both ends thereof. On the other hand, above the endless conveyor 1 directly above the first lifting village 5 and the second lifting village 6, there is a structure for simultaneously tilting both corners of the flexible sheet 3 erected in the first lifting village 5 inward. A pair of first push plates 9 and a pair of second push plates 10 that simultaneously tilt inward both remaining corners of the flexible sheet 3 that has been erected by the second lifting punch 6 are opened and closed, respectively. It has been set up.

The first push plate 9 and the second push plate 1 have a configuration in which the lower ends of rectangular thin plates are notched 9a, 10a at the center, and have push pieces 9b, 10b on both sides of which the lower ends are horizontally bent outward. The swing village 11, at the center of the upper end of each push plate 9, 10
It is fixed to the lower end of 12. The swing villages 11 and 12 are fixed to the tips of two rotating shafts 15 and 16, each of which is supported parallel to the ratchet brackets 13 and 14 located above the endless comparator. At the proximal end of 16 there is a chopping bar 1.
7 and 18 are fixed, and each lever 17 and 18 is connected to a drive source (not shown) and is mounted on an operating lever 19 and 20' that moves up and down. In addition, in the figure, 21 and 22 are push tools arranged above the endless conveyor between the first push plate 9 and the second push plate 10 and behind the second push plate ID in the conveyor transfer direction, and are arranged in the vertical direction. It's supposed to work.

A indicates the sheet-like dough of confectionery, and b indicates the contents such as bean paste. Next, the operation of this invention will be explained.

First, on the starting end side of the endless conveyor 1 that rotates intermittently, the flexible sheet 3 on the conveyor plate 2 is moved from the fabric supply device (not shown) to the
A rectangular confectionery sheet-like dough a is placed on top of the sheet, and the contents b, such as bean paste, are placed in the center of the sheet from a contents supply device (not shown).

Next, the endless conveyor 1 is rotated to advance the sheet-like fabric a, and when the fabric a is located directly above the first elevating village 5, the endless conveyor 1 is stopped. Here, when the lifting cylinder IJ cylinder 8 is actuated to raise the connecting plate 7, the first lifting punch 5 passes through the insertion hole 4 and protrudes from the conveying plate 2, so that both diagonally opposite corners of the flexible sheet 3 is made to stand up so as to wrap around the sheet-like fabric a.
Next, when the actuating member 19 connected to a drive source (not shown) is lowered and the rotating shafts 15 are rotated in opposite directions via the lever 17, the swinging punch 11 swings and is opposed to the lower end thereof. Close the first push plate 9 in the direction shown by the arrow in the figure. As a result, the pushing piece 9b at the lower end of the pushing plate 9 presses both corners of the flexible sheet 3 standing up from the conveying plate 2 from the outside and tilts it inward, and as a result, both corners of the fabric a on the flexible sheet It is folded so that it is rolled inward. At this time, the first elevating shaft 5 protrudes from the upper surface of the conveying plate 2, but since a notch 9a is formed at the center of the lower end of the push plate 9, it does not interfere with the operation of the push plate 9. Next, when the working village 19 is raised and the rotary shaft 15 is rotated in the opposite direction via the lever 17, the swinging punch 11 swings, and the first push plate 9 opposite to the lower end of the swinging punch 11 swings. open. At the same time, the connecting plate 7 is lowered by the lifting cylinder 8, and the first lifting village 5 is lowered from the upper surface of the conveying plate 2. As a result, both corners of the flexible sheet 3 are released from the pressing force of the pushing piece 9b of the pressing plate 9 and the first lifting village 5, and are flattened by the restoring force of the sheet itself and come into close contact with the conveying plate 2. Both corners of the inner sheet-like fabric a are folded because of their adhesive strength. Next, the endless conveyor 1 is rotated and the push tool 21
At the same time, the pressing tool 21 is lowered and lightly pressed from above the folded fabric a. Then, the endless conveyor 1 is further rotated and stopped below the second push plate 10. Here, the connecting plate 7 is raised again and the second elevating village 6 is made to protrude from the insertion hole 4 of the conveying plate 2, while
By lowering the operating punch 20 and closing the second push plate 10, both other corners of the flexible sheet 3 are tilted inward, and the remaining two corners of the sheet-like fabric a are folded inward. Next, while lowering the second lifting village 6, the second push plate 10
Open the flexible sheet 3, return it to its original position, rotate the endless compere again, and press the fabric a with the four corners folded into the press tool 2.
When it is located under 2, stop and press lightly from above with the depressing 22. As described above, the sheet-like fabrics a are folded one after another, but if the fabrics a are continuously fed onto the conveying plate 2 at the starting end of the inorganic comper, each fabric a will be folded successively after passing through each of the above steps. It is sent out from the end of the conveyor 1.

As described above, according to the present invention, a sheet-like fabric is placed on a rectangular flexible sheet that is continuously pasted on the conveying slope of an endless conveyor, and the corners of the flexible sheet are folded inward. First, the diagonally opposite corners of the sheet-like dough are folded, and then the remaining corners are folded, so unlike the conventional method, the sheet-like dough made from paste-like dough is placed on a flat plate. There is no difficulty in the process of scooping out the material, and it is possible to fold and form the product reliably and quickly in succession, making it extremely efficient.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the folding process of sheet-like fabric according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the same folding device,
3 and 4 are explanatory diagrams of the operation of the elevating punch and push plate that constitute the main parts of the above, and FIG. 5 is a plan view of the conveyor section,
FIG. 6 is a side view of FIG. 5. Evening 1...Endless conveyor, 3...Flexible sheet, 5...1st elevating village, 6...2nd elevating village, 9...1st push Board, 10... Second pressing plate, a... Sheet-like fabric. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A rectangular food sheet is placed on a rectangular flexible sheet with a fixed center and an open outer periphery that is continuously provided outside the endless conveyor, and then placed on the inside of the endless conveyor. By raising the first lifting rod arranged diagonally at the front of the conveyor, both diagonally opposing corners of the flexible sheet are pressed from below and raised from the upper surface of the conveyor. By closing a pair of first push plates arranged oppositely above the conveyor, both the raised corners of the flexible sheet are tilted inward, both corners of the sheet-like fabric on the flexible sheet are folded, and finally the endless conveyor The remaining two corners of the flexible sheet are made to stand up from the upper surface of the conveyor by a second lifting rod arranged diagonally in a direction that intersects with the above in the rear part of the conveyance direction, and at the same time, the second lifting rod is placed oppositely above the endless conveyor directly above the second lifting rod. The confectionery product is characterized in that by closing the pair of second pressing plates, both corners of the raised flexible sheet are tilted inward, and both remaining corners of the sheet-like dough on the flexible sheet are folded. How to fold sheet-like fabric. 2 A rectangular flexible sheet with a fixed center part and an open outer periphery is continuously provided on the outside of an endless conveyor, and a rectangular sheet-like food dough is placed on the front and rear sides of the inside of the endless conveyor in the transport direction. a pair of first elevating rods that press both diagonally opposite corners of the flexible sheet from below to make them stand up from the top surface of the conveyor; and a pair of second lifting rods that make the remaining both corners of the flexible sheet stand up in the same way. Lifting rods are arranged diagonally in the intersecting direction, and above the endless conveyor directly above the first lifting rod and the second lifting rod, both corners of a flexible sheet erected by each lifting rod are placed. A folding device for sheet-like dough for confectionery, characterized in that a pair of first and second push plates, each of which is tilted inward in turn, are arranged opposite each other so as to be openable and closable.