JPS6319138B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a molding device for confectionery dough, etc., and more specifically, the present invention relates to a molding device for confectionery dough, etc. To provide a molding device capable of continuously and automatically molding confectionery dough or the like into a desired shape without damaging the delicate food.

It should be noted that the term "vulnerable food" as used herein generally refers to food that is destroyed and its properties are damaged or easily damaged by applying a slight external force.

BACKGROUND ART Recently, confectionery made by adding egg white, sugar, etc. to cut pieces of sliced almonds, rolling out confectionery dough into a thin layer, and then baking it has been attracting attention. This type of confectionery makes full use of the flavor and aroma of almonds, and the pastry is candy-like and has a Japanese flavor, making it suitable for the diets of not only Japanese people but also foreigners.

However, because the cut pieces of this confectionery are extremely fragile and the binder dough is highly viscous, it is impossible to apply unnecessary external force to the confectionery dough, and the desired amount of confectionery dough is usually stretched by hand. Since then, it has been baked. Therefore, there is a need for a device that can automatically process even such confectionery dough, but no such device has been proposed yet.

The present invention has been established in line with the above-mentioned points, and specifically, confectionery dough made by connecting delicate foods with viscous dough is molded into a desired shape, and this is automatically and continuously transferred onto a moving belt. We propose a molding device for confectionery dough, etc. that can be supplied.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In addition, FIGS. 1a, b, c, and d are sectional views of respective operating positions of a quantitative feeding device according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an example of a reciprocating mechanism of the quantitative feeding device. This is a diagram explaining the principle of
The figure is an explanatory diagram of the principle of an example of the elevating mechanism.

First, in FIGS. 1A to 1D, a moving band 1 such as a steel plate or the like moves continuously or intermittently in the direction of the arrow, and on this moving band 1, a container 2 is placed, and a bottom plate 3 of the container 2 is placed. A supply hole 3a is formed in. Further, a sliding plate 4 is interposed between the storage container 2 and the moving band 1, and the sliding plate 4 is configured to slide between the bottom plate 3 and reciprocate, and at the same time, to be freely raised and lowered. That is, a rubbing hole 4a is formed in the rubbing plate 4, and the rubbing hole 4a is configured to coincide with the supply hole 3a. Therefore, prior to supplying a fixed amount of confectionery dough, the confectionery dough 5 is supplied from the inclined plate 6, and the push rod 7 is lowered as shown in FIG. The confectionery dough 5 is formed into a columnar object 5a, such as a cylinder, within the supply hole 3a and the rubbing hole 4a. If too much pressing force is applied to the confectionery dough 5 during this molding, the cut pieces in the confectionery dough will be destroyed by the push rod, and the flavor of the confectionery will be impaired.
Only press down from above with a push rod.

Next, after forming the columnar objects 5a, the sliding plate 4 is advanced with respect to the bottom plate 3 as shown in FIG. 1b, and
Raise the push rod 7. At this time, even if the confectionery dough itself is sticky, the confectionery dough adhering to the periphery of the push rod 7 will be scraped off by the lid 2a and there will be no problem, and as the rubbing plate 4 moves forward, the columnar 5a is sheared and divided, and the confectionery dough is divided into the required amount of divided bodies 5b.

Next, when the sliding plate 4 is removed from the storage container 2 (see FIG. 1c), both the sliding board 4 and the storage container 2 are configured to rise. With this configuration, the divided body 5b is separated from the sliding hole 4a by the adhesive force with the surface of the moving band 1,
It can be fed sequentially onto the moving band 1. In this case, the confectionery dough itself is sticky, and the divided body 5b
Since this adheres to the peripheral wall of the sliding hole 4a, the resistance of the contact surface with the moving band 1 must be larger than the adhesion resistance of the peripheral wall.From this point of view, the sliding hole 4a is configured to expand downward. It is preferable to do so. Furthermore, after the sliding plate 4 and the storage container 2 are raised, the rubbing plate 4 retreats, and as shown in FIG. 1d, the supply hole 3a and the rubbing hole 4a coincide,
In this state, the sliding plate 4 and the container 2 are both lowered to the state shown in FIG. 1a.

Next, in order to reciprocate and raise and lower the rubbing plate 4 and to raise and lower the container 2 as described above, the mechanism is constructed as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.

That is, FIG. 2 is a diagram explaining the principle of an example of a reciprocating mechanism, in which the sliding plate 4 is surrounded by a housing 8, an actuating rod 9 is attached to a part of the housing 8, and the tip of the actuating rod 9 is The roller 10 is rotatably attached to the. This roller 10 is supported at the tip 11a of the arm 11, and the tip 11a has a support groove 11b.
is formed, and the rollers 10 are engaged with the bearing grooves 11b. With such a configuration, even if the storage container 2 and the sliding plate 4 go up and down, the rollers 10 will rise in the support groove 11b, and the rollers 10 will move up and down in the support groove 1.
It never deviates from 1b. Further, the arm 11 is configured to be able to reciprocate by means of wheels 12, and the other end 1
An actuating arm 13 is pivotally attached to 1c, and a telescopic mechanism 14, such as an air cylinder, is attached to the other end of this actuating arm 13. Therefore, when the telescopic mechanism 14 is operated, the operating arm 13 rotates around its center 13a, and the arm 11 moves the sliding plate 4.
moves back and forth as described above.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, in the elevating mechanism, receiving rollers 8a are attached to the housing 8 of the sliding plate 4, and support arms 15 are attached to the pair of receiving rollers 8a, as shown in FIG. 3. In addition, the support arm 15
is attached to the tip of the cylindrical body 16, while the cylindrical body 16
A meshing portion 16a such as a rack is formed approximately at the center of the shaft, and a gear 17 is meshed with the meshing portion 16a, so that the gear 17 can be driven by, for example, an air cylinder 18. With this configuration, the cylindrical body 16 is raised and lowered by the gear 17, the rack 16a, etc., and the sliding plate 4 and the container 2 are raised and lowered accordingly. At this time, the lifting rod 19 is passed through the cylindrical body 16, and the push rod 7 is attached to the tip of the lifting rod 19 via a link mechanism.
9 is configured to be movable up and down by an air cylinder 20, for example. With this configuration, the presser bar 7 can be easily moved up and down by the operation of the lifting bar 19.

As explained in detail above, the present invention involves molding confectionery dough etc. into a plate shape and continuously transporting this molded product onto a moving band such as a belt. It is supported by a plate, and the sliding plate is removably engaged with a support groove of a reciprocating arm via an operating rod, and a push rod for confectionery dough or the like is provided to pass through the lid of the storage container. Therefore, even if a large amount of fragile substances are present in the confectionery dough, the same amount of confectionery dough can be easily molded without destroying them, and the molded products can be smoothly fed onto the moving belt. Furthermore, even if the confectionery dough has a high viscosity, it can be cut out evenly.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIGS. 1a, b, c, and d are sectional views of each operating position of a quantitative feeding device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a principle of an example of the reciprocating mechanism of the quantitative feeding device. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the principle of an example of the elevating mechanism. Code, 1...Movement zone, 2...Accommodation container, 2a...
... Lid, 3 ... Bottom plate, 3a ... Supply hole, 4 ... Rub plate, 4a ... Rub hole, 5 ... Confectionery dough,
5a... Column, 5b... Divided body, 6... Inclined plate, 7... Push rod, 8... Housing, 8a...
Receiving roller, 9... Operating rod, 10... Roller, 11...
...Arm, 11a...Tip, 11b...Support groove,
11c...other end, 12...wheel, 13...operating arm, 13a...center, 14...extension mechanism, 15...
... Support arm, 16 ... Cylindrical body, 16a ... Meshing part, 17 ... Gear, 18 ... Air cylinder, 1
9... Lifting rod, 20... Air cylinder.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A storage container for supplying confectionery dough is provided with a bottom plate having a supply hole, and the storage container is rubbed onto a moving band. A sliding plate has a hole and moves horizontally along the moving band. In the confectionery dough molding device, the storage container is supported on the rubbing plate, and the rubbing plate is movable up and down together with the housing container, and a work rod is protruded from the rubbing plate. The tip of the actuating rod is removably engaged with the support groove of the reciprocating arm, and the storage container is surrounded by a lid, and the confectionery dough is passed through the lid and inserted into the supply hole and the rubbing hole. A confectionery dough molding device characterized by being provided with a push rod for pushing.