JPS6363182B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an improvement in an Inari sushi molding unit that fills seasoned fried tofu with sushi rice and molds it into a predetermined shape.

(Conventional example) In general, when filling seasoned fried tofu with sushi rice and forming it into a predetermined shape, a pair of vacuum suction members each having a vacuum suction part facing each other for grasping and opening the fried tofu is used. An apparatus is used that includes a sushi forming device and a cooked rice supplying device that supplies cooked rice blocks to the Inari sushi forming device.

As a device with this configuration, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 51-3184
The structure is described in the publication.

However, with the device configured as described above, the surface of the fried tofu is not smooth, so it is not possible to reliably grasp and open the fried tofu, and there are problems such as the inability to smoothly close the bag of fried tofu after filling the rice lumps.

The present invention was obtained as a result of studies aimed at solving the above-mentioned problems and providing an apparatus that can continuously and accurately manufacture Inari sushi.

(Means for solving the problem) That is, the present invention comprises two shafts movably mounted on the machine frame in a horizontal state, a frame mounted on one of the shafts, and a machine frame. an arm rotatably attached to the frame and engaged with another of the shafts;
A bracket is rotatably attached to the frame and the arm and engages with the cam body, a gripper is attached to each of the brackets so that the gripping claws face each other, and a gripper is attached to the end of each of the shafts. The Inari sushi manufacturing method is composed of a cam body that comes into contact with a roller, and a biasing member attached to each shaft so that the roller and the cam body are always in contact with each other, and the cam body causes the gripping claws to approach and move away from each other. The present invention provides an aperture/forming device for use.

(Example) The present invention will be explained below based on the drawings.

In the figure, reference numeral 2 denotes a table rotatably mounted on the machine base 1, which is rotated intermittently by a predetermined angle by a drive device 3.

Reference numeral 4 designates a sushi rice supply unit that is composed of a hopper 5 for storing sushi rice, a measuring section 6 attached to the lower part of the hopper, and a delivery section 7 for the weighed rice. It is attached to the sushi rice supply position E of the machine base 1 so as to be located at the sushi rice supply position E of the machine base 1.

8 is an opening installed at a predetermined position on the table 2.
It is a molded unit.

9 is a frame attached to the table 2, and the shaft 1
0 and 11 are respectively movably attached.

A frame 12 is attached to the center of the shaft 10, and a compression spring 13 is attached between the frame 12 and the frame body 9, and a roller 14 attached to the end of the shaft is connected to a cam attached to the machine base 1. It is adapted to come into contact with the guide surface of the body 15.

A bracket 17 is rotatably mounted on the frame 12 and has a gripper 16 having claws for gripping the fried tofu. The frame 12 has a support member 1
9 is mounted so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and is brought into contact with the guide surface of a cam body 21 installed at the Inari sushi delivery position of the machine base 1 by means of a spring 20.

A roller 22 is rotatably mounted on the bracket 17, and a cam body 24 mounted on the support frame 18
This makes it possible to rotate the pin 23 in the vertical direction using the pin 23 as a fulcrum.

A support 25 equipped with a roller 26 is attached to the center of the shaft 11, and the support 25 and the frame 9
A tension spring 27 stretched between the rollers 28 causes a roller 28 rotatably attached to the end of the shaft to come into contact with a guide surface of a cam body 29 attached to the machine base 1.

Reference numeral 30 denotes an arm rotatably mounted on the frame 9 using a pin 31 as a fulcrum, one end of which has a long hole and is engaged with a roller 26 mounted on a support 25; A bracket 32 with a gripper 33 having a claw for gripping the fried tofu is attached to a pin 34 at the end.
It is mounted so that it can rotate freely using the fulcrum.

A roller 36 is rotatably mounted on the bracket 32, and a cam body 37 mounted on the support frame 18
When it comes into contact with the guide surface, it rotates in the vertical direction about the pin 34 as a fulcrum.

The grippers 16 and 33 have upper end portions 16b and 3
3b is pressed downward while the gripping claws 16 are in contact with each other.
a, 33a open and the upper ends 16b, 33b are separated from the cam bodies 38, 39, the gripping claws 16a, 33a
is starting to close. Gripping claws 16a, 33
As shown in FIG. 6, a has a shape in which a plurality of V-shaped notches are provided at the tip.

40 has a recess 41a on its circumferential surface, is supported in a horizontal state, and rotates intermittently so that the recess 41a stops at the upper and lower positions in the vertical direction; and the recess holds the Inari sushi 52. When 41a comes to the upper position, it moves in the longitudinal direction of the axis of the rotating body and closes the recess 4.
Extrusion member 4 for delivering Inari sushi 52 in 1a
2 and a wall 43 for preventing the Inari sushi 52 from falling, which is installed on the circumferential surface of the rotating body 41 with a predetermined gap. It is installed at the delivery position.

The operation of manufacturing Inari sushi using the Inari sushi manufacturing apparatus configured as described above will be explained.

First, sushi rice 51 is prepared and supplied to the sushi rice storage hopper 5 of the sushi rice supply unit 4, and seasoned fried tofu 50 is also prepared.

When these preparations are completed, the drive device for the table 2 is activated. While the table 2 rotates and the opening/forming unit 8 moves to the fried tofu supply position A and stops, the shaft 11 moves toward the center of the table along the guide surface of the cam body 29 and together with the arm 30. When the bracket 32 with the gripper 33 rotates and the opening/forming unit 8 stops at the fried oil supply position A, the bracket 32 is in a horizontal state (7th position).
Figure). In this state, the fried tofu 50 is placed on the bracket 32.
Place it on top. When the fried tofu 50 is supplied, the table 2 rotates and moves the opening/forming unit 8 toward the sushi rice supply position H.

When the opening/forming unit 8 moves to the lifting position B, the shaft 11 moves toward the outer periphery of the table along the guide surface of the cam body 29, and the bracket 32 equipped with the gripper 33 rotates together with the arm 30. It becomes vertical. Next, while the opening/forming unit 8 moves to the frying gripping position, the upper ends 16b of the grippers 16, 33 are attached to the lower guide surfaces of the cam bodies 38, 39.
33b comes into contact with the upper end portions 16b, 3 from the guide surface.
3b is separated and the gripping claws 16a and 33a are opened and closed to grip the open end portions 50a and 50b of the fried tofu 50, respectively (FIG. 8). Furthermore, opening/forming unit 8
When the gripper 1 moves to the frying opening position N, the frame 12 and bracket 17 move along the guide surface of the cam body 15 to the center of the table together with the shaft 10, and the gripper 1
6 and 33 separate and open the fried tofu 50 (fourth
figure).

During the above-mentioned operation, the sushi rice supply unit 4 operates, and the opening/forming unit 8 moves and stops at the sushi rice supply position H, and a predetermined amount of sushi rice 51 is placed in the fried tofu 5.
Supplied within 0. Sushi rice 51 is pushed into fried tofu 50. When the table 2 starts rotating, the ends 50a and 50b of the fried tofu that were being gripped are removed by the gripping claws 16.
a, 33a, and is in a state where it is supported by the support member 19 (FIG. 9).

When the sushi rice 51 is supplied, the table 2 rotates to move the opening/forming unit 8 toward the delivery unit 40 at the Inari sushi delivery position. When the opening/forming unit 8 moves to the fried tofu end wrapping position, the bracket 32 is rotated by the cam body 37 to wrap the end 50a of the fried tofu 50 onto the sushi rice 51 (FIGS. 10 and 11). Fried tofu 5
When the end 50a of 0 is wrapped, the bracket 3
2 is rotated to its original position. Next, when moving to the fried tofu end wrapping position, the bracket 17 is rotated by the cam body 24 to wrap the end 50b of the fried tofu 50 onto the sushi rice 51 (FIGS. 12 and 13). When the end portion 50b of the fried tofu 50 is wrapped and formed into a predetermined shape of Inari sushi 52, the bracket 17 is rotated to its original position.

When the Inari sushi 52 is formed and the opening/forming unit 8 moves to the Inari sushi delivery position in this state, the support member 19 comes into contact with the cam body 21 and is pushed up.
Inari sushi 52 is inserted into the recess 41a of the rotating body 41 of the delivery unit 40 (FIG. 14). When the Inari sushi 52 is inserted, the rotating body 41 rotates and moves the Inari sushi 52 while being held by the fall prevention wall 43. When the Inari sushi 52 is moved to a predetermined position, the extrusion member 42 is operated to send the Inari sushi 52 in the recess 41a to a receiving tray, a conveyor, or the like.

When the Inari sushi 52 is sent out from the opening/forming unit 8, the operation of forming the Inari sushi 52 is completed.

While the opening/forming unit 8 moves to the fried oil supply position A, the support member 19 is separated from the cam body 21 and lowered to a predetermined position, and the bracket 32
is rotated to a horizontal position.

The above-described operations are repeated to continuously form Inari sushi.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, the present invention comprises two shafts that are horizontally movably mounted on the machine frame, a frame that is mounted on one of the shafts, and a frame that is rotated on the machine frame. an arm that is movably mounted and engaged with another one of the shafts; a bracket that is rotatably mounted on the frame and the arm, respectively, and that engages with the cam body, respectively;
A gripper is attached to each of the brackets so that the gripping claws face each other, a cam body that comes into contact with a roller that is attached to an end of each of the shafts, and a cam body that is attached to each shaft so that the roller and the cam body are in constant contact with each other. By using the cam body to move the gripping claws toward and away from each other, the following effects can be achieved.

(1) Since the opening end of the fried tofu is gripped by a gripper, it can be opened reliably, and the fried tofu can be securely wrapped around the sushi rice to obtain uniformly shaped Inari sushi. be able to.

(2) Since the operation of opening the tofu and wrapping it around the sushi rice is performed while the table is rotating, the operation time for forming Inari sushi can be shortened, and the number of pieces manufactured per hour can be increased.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing one embodiment of an Inari sushi manufacturing apparatus equipped with the Inari sushi manufacturing opening/forming apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic side view, and FIG. 3 is a schematic FIG. Figure 4 shows the aperture
FIG. 3 is a schematic detailed sectional view of the molding unit; FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the gripping claws of the gripper. FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view showing a fried tofu supply position, a sushi rice supply position, an Inari sushi delivery position, etc. Figures 7 to 14 show the forming operation of Inari sushi. 1: Machine stand, 2: Table, 4: Sushi rice supply unit, 5: Hopper, 6: Measuring section, 8: Opening
Molding unit, 9: Frame, 10, 11: Shaft, 1
2: Frame, 14, 22, 26, 28, 36:
Roller, 15, 21, 24, 29, 37, 38,
39: Cam body, 16, 33: Grip device, 17, 3
2: Bracket, 18, 35: Support frame, 19: Support member, 25: Support tool, 30: Arm, 40: Delivery unit, 41: Rotating body, 42: Extrusion member,
43: Fall prevention wall.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1.Moveably mounted horizontally on the aircraft frame.2.
a book shaft, a frame mounted on one of the shafts, an arm rotatably mounted on the machine frame and engaged with another of the shafts, and a frame and the arm Brackets that are rotatably mounted and engage with the cam bodies, grippers that are mounted on the brackets such that gripping claws face each other, and rollers that are mounted on the ends of the respective shafts. Inari sushi manufacturing comprising a cam body and a biasing member attached to each shaft so that the roller and the cam body are always in contact with each other, and the cam body causes the gripping claws to approach and move away from each other. Opening/forming equipment for use.