JPS6310984B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention mainly relates to a confectionery molding apparatus that presses and molds raw materials such as roasted barley such as Rakugan, roasted flour, etc., mixed with sugar, starch syrup, etc.

Various molding devices of this type have been proposed in the past, but since the main raw materials are composed of powder and sugar, they are lightweight and easily scatter, and their adhesive strength weakens over time, making it difficult to mold them quickly. It was difficult to obtain a satisfactory product.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a confectionery molding apparatus which can eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, can operate safely, and can produce uniform products.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

A pair of key-shaped base frames 2 are fixed to one end of the base so that they can be moved, and a hopper 1 into which raw materials are fed is mounted on the base frames 2 so that it can be moved back and forth with wheels 3, and is placed in the forward position. It is designed to be fixed at a standby position.

The bottom of the hopper 1 is formed to be openable and closable by a shutter 4, and an operating rod 5 is attached to one end, and the operating rod 5 is attached to the base frame 2 to supply compressed air or electricity, etc., in a control box 6. The shutter 4 is operated in the direction of arrow A to open and close the bottom of the hopper 1.

Below the hopper 1, it moves back and forth on a stopper 15 fixed on the base (from the standby position to the molding position).
A metering board 7 is provided to enable this.

The metering plate 7 has a rectangular shape as a whole, and has a rectangular raw material storage hole a on the molding position side. A transfer rod 8 is attached to the non-molding position side of the metering plate 7, so that the metering plate 7 can be reciprocated in the direction of arrow A between the standby position and the molding position by operating the control box 6.

A raw material feed frame 9 formed of a rectangular frame is placed on the metering plate 7, and the metering plate is moved by operating the control box 6 using a connecting rod 9' with the raw material feed rod 9 attached to the side opposite to the molding position. 7 is reciprocated between the standby position and the molding position.

On the other hand, above the molding position, a press mold 10 is installed by means of a shaft 11 so as to be movable up and down as shown by arrow B.

A lower mold 12 to be matched with the pressing mold 10 is placed on rails 13 provided on both sides of the base so as to be movable in the direction of arrow C with wheels 14, and an operating rod 18 attached to one end.
By operating the control bot 6, it is possible to reciprocate between the molding position and the collection position.

A chute 17 for receiving molded products is provided at the collection position, and a recess 16 is provided on the molding position side of the chute 17 of the rail 13, and the wheel 14 on the chute side is depressed into the recess 16, and the wheel 14 is used as a fulcrum. The lower mold 12 is rotated to release the molded product and drop it into a chute 17.

The present invention is constructed as described above, and the hopper 1 is mounted on the base frame 2 and set in the standby position. Thereafter, the raw material is fed into the hopper. At this time, the metering plate 7 is located slightly closer to the molding position, the raw material receiving hole a is located closer to the molding position than the hopper 1, and the raw material feed frame 9 is located at a standby position below the hopper 1.

In the above state, the lower mold 12 is moved to abut against the stopper 15 and stopped at the molding position.

On the other hand, the hopper 1 opens the shutter 4 to supply the raw material into the raw material feed frame 9, and then closes the shutter 4 to prevent the raw material from falling.

Next, both the metering plate 7 and the raw material feed frame 9 are moved to the molding position side, and the metering plate 7 stops advancing at the molding position where the raw material storage hole a is located above the lower mold 12.
Only the raw material feed frame 9 is advanced, and the raw material is supplied to the raw material storage hole a and the lower die 13 at the molding position. When the supply of the raw material is finished, only the raw material feed frame 9 returns from the molding position to the standby position.

Next, the press die 10 is lowered, and the raw materials in the raw material storage hole a and the lower die 12 are pressurized and molded into the lower die 12. After the pressing is completed, the press die 10 rises and returns to its original position and stops. .

After that, the raw material feeding frame 9 is advanced again to the molding position and positioned above the raw material accommodation hole a of the metering plate 7,
The remaining raw material in the raw material feed frame 9 is dropped onto the lower die 12. Thereafter, both the metering plate 7 and the raw material feed frame 9 are returned to the standby position side, and only the raw material feed frame 9 is returned to the standby position below the hopper 1.

Thereafter, the press die 10 is lowered again, and the back surface of the molded product, which has been roughened by the movement of the metering plate 7, is leveled and pressed.

The molded product formed on the lower mold by the above operation is moved to the collection position of the lower mold 12, and the wheels 14 are moved to the recess 1.
After dropping to 6, reverse and shoot 17
The cargo will be collected at

Since the present invention has the above-mentioned structure and operation, it is possible to mechanize the molding of uchimono and pressed confectionery such as rakugan, which has heretofore been mostly done by hand.

In addition, since the raw material feed frame 9 receives replenishment of raw material from the hopper 1 every cycle, more raw material than the required amount is not exposed to the outside air, and the temperature and
It is less affected by humidity and can produce high-quality products.

In addition, in the case of handmade work, the pressure force is not constant due to differences in workers, fatigue levels, differences in raw materials, etc., resulting in variations in the hardness of individual products, but with the present invention, the pressure force can be kept constant. This eliminates variations in product hardness.

Furthermore, due to the second movement of the raw material feed frame 9,
A very small amount of raw material is further supplied to the back of the molded product that was pressurized the first time, and the supplied raw material thinly covers the rough part on the back of the molded product that occurs when the metering plate 7 returns. As a result, this is leveled and finished in the second press, which applies sufficient pressure to obtain a uniform product with very little variation in individual hardness, and at the same time smooth the back side of the product. can be finished.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a confectionery molding device according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the main parts. 1...Hopper, 2...Base frame, 3...Wheel, 4
... Shutter, 5 ... Operating rod, 6 ... Control box, 7 ... Metering plate, 8 ... Transfer rod, 9 ... Raw material feed frame, 10 ... Press mold, 11 ... Shaft, 12 ... Lower mold , 13...Rail, 14...Wheel, 15...Stopper, 16...Recess, 17...Chute, a
...Raw material storage hole.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A lower mold 12 that reciprocates between a molding position and a collection position in front, a hopper 1 installed at a standby position that is a collection position opposite to the molding position, and a standby position with a raw material storage hole a opened on the side of the molding position and molding. A metering plate 7 that supplies a fixed amount of raw material to a lower die 12 that reciprocates between positions.
Then, it reciprocates on the metering plate 7 to receive the raw material in the hopper 1 at the standby position, moves forward and sends the raw material to the raw material storage hole a, returns to the standby position, and after molding, advances again to the molding position. , the raw material feed frame 9 returns to the standby position together with the metering plate 7, the raw material feed frame 9 supplies the raw material and returns to the standby position, and then the molding is performed, and the raw material feed frame 9 and the metering plate 7 both return to the standby position side. This confectionery molding device comprises a press mold 10 that can be raised and lowered at a molding position where confectionery is molded again after molding.