JPS6052773B2 - Dough strip continuous discharge device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a device for dispensing bread dough, noodle dough, etc. in a belt shape, and in order to protect the gluten network structure of these doughs, the device discharges under a low pressure effect. It is designed to obtain a constant discharge width and thickness and at the same time to ensure stability in the discharge amount.

The present inventor has developed a device for continuous dispensing dough into strips that is highly effective when used for dough that is fluid, such as dough made by kneading wheat flour with water, and is unified as a whole by a structure with developed gluten. conducted research and installed a conveyance mechanism at the bottom of the dough hopper, and installed a cutter facing inward at the upper edge of the dough outlet on the side wall of the hopper, allowing the cutter to cut the dough stagnant at the upper edge of the outlet. He has already invented a belt-shaped continuous discharge device that allows the dough on the conveying mechanism to be stably discharged from the outlet, and has filed a patent application (Japanese Patent Application No. 122,736/1983).

As a result of further studies on the above-mentioned belt-shaped continuous dispensing device, the present inventor found that by providing a sliding plate on the opposite side of the dough discharging port, the dispensing dough was less likely to run through, compared to the above-mentioned strip-shaped continuous discharging device. We discovered that it is possible to eliminate this problem and achieve even higher accuracy in stabilizing the amount of dough dispensed.
The present invention has now been completed.

That is, in the present invention, a conveying mechanism is provided at the bottom of the dough hopper, a cutter facing inward is provided at the upper edge of the dough outlet in the side wall of the hopper, and a sliding plate is provided on the opposite side of the outlet. There is a device for continuously discharging dough into strips, which is characterized by the following. The structure of the present invention will be described below based on the embodiment shown in the drawings. Reference numeral 1 denotes a hopper, and a conveying mechanism 5 having an endless belt 4 stretched between a driving roller 2 and a driven roller 3 is installed at the bottom of the hopper. It is being In the drawings, the conveyance mechanism 5 is shown as a drive roller 2, a driven roller 3, and an endless belt 4, but it is not necessarily limited to this, and may be in the shape of a caterpillar, for example. Reference numeral 6 denotes a discharge port, and a cutter 7 is provided above the discharge port toward the inside of the hopper.

In the drawing, the cutter 7 consists of a fixed blade 8 with an array of teeth in the form of peaks and valleys, and a sliding blade 9 shaped to match the fixed blade 8. The sliding blade 9 is fixed by a motor 11 via an arm 10. Although shown as sliding on the lower surface of the blade, the invention is not necessarily limited to this. Reference numeral 12 denotes a sliding plate provided on the opposite side of the discharge port 6, which slides reciprocally on the conveying mechanism 5 via an arm 13 fixed to this plate by a drive mechanism (not shown), and the fabric 14 is Press repeatedly near the discharge port 6.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a receiving conveyor on which the discharged dough 14 is placed and transferred.

The present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, and its operation and effects will be explained. First, in order to obtain a constant discharge effect, the dough 14 in the hopper 1 must always be directed toward the discharge port 6 in the direction of the arrow d. It is also important that the dough cut into pieces by the cutter 1 rotates in the directions of arrows A, b, and c, so that in the unlikely event that the dough 14 sticks to the inner wall of the hopper 1 or due to other reasons, When the rotation in the b and c directions stops, the movement of the dough in the d direction is inhibited, and the discharged dough becomes inconsistent.

The function of the sliding plate 12 in the present invention is as shown by the arrow A on the fabric 14.
, b, and c directions, and improves the uniformity of the metering of the discharged dough. At the time of discharge, the dough 14 is divided vertically by the transport mechanism 5 and cutter 7, and the dough above the cutter that is not discharged is rotated in the directions of arrows A, b, and c. The dough may stick to the hopper wall and may not be able to rotate sufficiently in the directions of arrows A, b, and c.
By providing 2, rotation of the dough 14 in the directions of arrows A, b, and c can be facilitated, and stable discharge of the dough can be facilitated.

As described above, according to the present invention, when dispensing bread dough, noodle dough, etc. in a belt shape, the dispensing is performed under a low-pressure effect, and at the same time, a constant dispensing width and thickness is obtained, and at the same time, stability is ensured in the dispensing amount. It is something that can be done.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a partially longitudinal front view showing the configuration of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same. 1... Hopper, 2... Drive roller, 3... Driven roller, 4... Endless belt,
5...Transportation mechanism, 6...Discharge port, 7.
...Cutter, 8...Fixed blade, 9...
...Sliding blade, 10...Arm, 11...
...Motor, 12...Sliding plate, 13...
...Arm, 14...Dough, 15...Receiving conveyor.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A conveying mechanism is provided at the bottom of the dough hopper, a cutter facing inward is provided at the upper edge of the dough outlet on the side wall of the hopper, and a sliding plate is provided on the opposite side of the outlet. Device for continuously discharging dough into strips.