JPH0254059B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for manufacturing packaged confectionery, the purpose of which is to mass-produce containerized confectionery wrapped in packaging material in a uniform shape.

(Prior art and problems to be solved) Conventionally, the technology of filling ice cream into a cup-shaped packaging material is known and has been put to practical use, but the technology of wrapping ice cream in a sheet-shaped packaging material has not yet been developed. is not known. In addition, the manufacturing technology for shumai is known as a technology for wrapping edible food in sheet-like packaging materials (Special Publication No. 54-38194).
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In the production of shumai, the skin is extremely easy to shape, and after the skin is pushed into the mold with a mold, it maintains the specified shape even when the mold is raised, and there are many Since it is sold in individual packs, the mold 52 with a piston 51 inside is used to simultaneously form the skin 53 and fill it with the ingredients 54, so that some defects in appearance will not affect the product. 14 to 16, 55 in the figures is a pedestal).

However, such techniques cannot be employed when using packaging materials that are difficult to mold or when uniformity of appearance is required.

(Means for Solving the Problems) However, the present invention prevents deformation of the packaging material when the push die is pulled up by filling the packaging material with ice cream after molding, and enables mass production of uniformly shaped packaged confectionery. This made it possible.

That is, in the method of the present invention, the packaging material sheet is supplied by feeding a sheet formed in advance into a rectangular shape one by one onto a concave receiving mold, or by cutting a continuous tape-like sheet onto a concave receiving mold, The packaging material sheet is pushed into the recess with a pusher tube to form a cup shape, and then the cup-shaped portion is filled with ice cream while being raised with a filling tube loosely fitted into the pusher tube, and then the packaging material sheet is This is a method for manufacturing a packaged confectionery packaged in a container wrapped in a packaging material characterized by shaping the periphery. Moreover, the packaging material sheet is made of crepe or wrapping paper. Next, the receiving mold is a packaging material sheet mold or a packaging container.

Next, in the invention of the device, a large number of mold supporting plates are attached at equal intervals to two annular moving strips installed in parallel, and a mold feeding device is provided above the two annular moving strips, and the packaging material sheet Supply devices are sequentially provided, and an ice cream filling pipe is loosely fitted into a push-in pipe installed to be able to enter and exit the recess of the receiving mold, and the push-in pipe and the filling pipe are provided so as to be movable up and down independently. A packaging material sheet winding roller is installed on one side of the packaging material sheet supply device, and the packaging material sheet supply device reciprocates in a direction perpendicular to the moving line to place the packaging material sheet onto the mold. It is characterized by comprising a movably provided guide rod, a cutter for cutting the packaging material sheet, and a push plate that is movable up and down to place the cut packaging material sheet on a mold. This is a device for manufacturing packaged confectionery in containers that are wrapped in wrapped packaging material. Moreover, the packaging material sheet is made of crepe or wrapping paper.

(Operation) According to the present invention, the sheet-like packaging material is formed immediately before filling, and then the filling material is filled from an independent filling tube.

(Example 1) The method of this invention will be explained below.

A rolled packaging material sheet (e.g. crepe or wrapping paper) 1 is placed into a cup-shaped packaging container 2 (receiving mold)
After being supplied above, the packaging material sheet 1 is cut into a predetermined size with a cutter 3. Next, the cut packaging material sheet 1 is placed on the opening of the packaging container 2, and is pushed into the container using the push tube 4 or other appropriate means to form a cup shape. Next, after pulling up the push tube 4, etc., filling the ice cream 5 into the cup-shaped packaging material while raising the filling tube 6, the peripheral edge of the packaging material sheet is bent inward and shaped. Then, the lid 7 is placed over the mouth of the container to prepare the product.

In the above, a mold may be used instead of the packaging container. In this case, after shaping, the product will be taken out of the mold and packaged in a container, but if the packaging container is used as a mold, there is no risk of deformation during the work. Furthermore, in the above description, ice cream is filled after the pusher tube is pulled out, but confectionery may be filled from the pusher tube while the pusher tube is being pulled out.

(Embodiment 2) Next, the apparatus of the present invention will be described based on an embodiment shown in the drawings.

Both sides of a mold support plate 9 are fixed to two annular chains 8, 8a installed in parallel. The receiving mold support plate 9 is provided with holes 10 for fitting the receiving molds, and these holes are provided at equal intervals over the entire length of the chains 8, 8a. Above the chains 8, 8a, there is a mold feeding device 13 that sequentially supplies a mold (the figure shows a cup-shaped container) 2 having a concave portion 11 to the mold supporting plate 9, and a mold feeding device 13 that sequentially supplies a mold 2 having a concave portion 11 to the mold support plate 9, and a mold feeding device 13 that sequentially supplies a mold 2 having a concave portion 11 to the mold support plate 9; 2, a packaging material sheet feeding device 14 that feeds onto the container 2;
A push-in tube 4 for forming packaging material that can be inserted into and taken out of the recess 11 of the container, an ice cream filling tube 6, and a sauce filling tube 1.
7. A shaping tool 18 and a covering device 19 are sequentially provided along the traveling direction of the chains 8, 8a. In the figure, 20 is a discharge conveyor.

The packaging material sheet supply device 14 has a structure shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. That is, the rollers 21 of the packaging material sheet 1 are placed outside the chain 8.
is installed parallel to the chain 8, and between the roller 21 and the chain 8, feeding rollers 22 and 23 are installed. A guide rod 24 is provided below the feed roller to guide the packaging material sheet 1 from which the feed roller 23 hangs toward the chain 8a. The guide rod 24 moves perpendicularly to the chain to near the chain 8a (arrow 25 in FIG. 10), then moves parallel to the chain 8a (arrow 26 in FIG. 10), and then moves to the chain 8 again.
It is configured to move perpendicularly to the chain 8 (arrow 27 in FIG. 10), then move parallel to the chain 8 (arrow 28 in FIG. 10), and return to its original position.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the structure of the guide rod 24 is that a cylinder 41 is installed on the chain 8 side at right angles to the chain 8, and the rod 42 of the cylinder 41 has a rod 42 at its tip. Attach the cylinder 43 at right angles, and
One possibility is to use the rod as a guide rod. In addition, a screw rod is provided in place of the cylinder 41 at right angles to the chain 8, and a screw hole is provided in the cylinder 43.
The cylinder may be moved by rotation of the screw rod.

Below the moving path indicated by the arrow 25 of the guide rod 24, there is a fixed position regulating plate 29 with an L-shaped cross section at a position corresponding to the hole 10 of the receiving die support plate 9, and a movable position regulating plate that is horizontally movable. A cutter 3 for cutting the packaging material sheet 1 is provided between adjacent regulating plates so as to be movable up and down, and a pedestal 31 is provided corresponding to the cutter 3. Also, the mold support plate 9
At a position corresponding to the hole 10, a push plate 32 for placing the cut packaging material sheet 1 at the mouth of the container 2 is provided so as to be movable up and down.

Next, the push-in tube 4 for forming the packaging material and the fluid confectionery material filling tube 6 have a composite structure as shown in FIG. 8, and can be moved up and down independently. Further, the orthopedic tool 18 has a lifting rod 18a.
An inverted bowl-shaped molded plate 18b is connected to the lower end of the plate.

It should be noted that the mold supply device 13 and the cover device 19 have well-known structures, so a description thereof will be omitted. 33 in the figure,
Reference numeral 33a is an optical sensor for measuring the unwinding length of the packaging material sheet.

Next, the operation of the apparatus shown in the above embodiment will be explained.

Chains 8, 8a are moved intermittently in the direction of arrow 34. Below the mold supply device 13,
The mold (packaging container) 2 is fitted into the hole 10 of the mold support plate 9 and moved below the packaging material sheet supply device 14 . In this packaging material sheet supply device, a packaging material sheet (crepe) 1 is supplied to the opening of a receiving mold 2, and the supply is performed as follows.

The rolled packaging material sheet is transferred to roller 2.
When the drive shaft 21a of No. 1 rotates, it hangs downward, and when it hangs down for a predetermined length, the optical sensors 33, 33a
Upon detection of this, the rotation of the drive shaft 21a is stopped. Next, the feeding rollers 22 and 23 move as shown by arrow 3.
Rotates in 5 and 36 directions and rotates a certain amount (4 pieces in the figure)
At the same time as the packaging material sheet 1 is fed out, the guide rod 24 moves in the direction of arrow 25 in FIG. At this stage, the packaging material sheet 1 is supported by the position regulating plates 29 and 30. Next, the cutter 3 is lowered to cut the packaging material sheet 1 into one size piece, and then the moving position regulating plate 30 is moved in the direction of the arrow 37 in FIG. After accurately positioning it above the mouth of the mold 2, the push plate 32 is lowered to place the packaging material sheet 1 on the mouth of the receiving mold 2.

After the packaging material sheet 1 is placed on the opening of the receiving mold 2 as described above, it is moved below the molding push tube 4. At this point, the push tube 4 descends as shown by arrow 38 in FIG. 3, and the packaging material sheet 1 is molded into a cup shape along the inner wall of the recess 11 of the receiving mold 2.
Next, when the push tube 4 is raised as shown by the arrow 39, the filling tube 6 fitted into the push tube 4 remains, and as the filling tube 6 is gradually raised as shown by the arrow 40 in FIG. is filled into a cup-shaped packaging sheet.

Sauce or nuts or other additives are then added below the sauce filling tube 17 and the presser device 18
As it descends, the peripheral edge of the packaging material sheet is folded inward and shaped. Further, when a packaging container is used as a mold, the container is covered with a lid in a lidding device 19 to become a product.

In the above embodiment, the packaging material sheet forming device is a push-in tube, and the filling tube is fitted into this, but it is also possible to use a push-in tube for filling, or the forming device is a solid body, It can also be structured separately from the filling tube.

In carrying out the present invention, as shown in FIG.
If a notch 11a is appropriately provided around the packaging material sheet, the packaging material sheet will be stored in an orderly manner without wrinkles.

(Effects of the Invention) The present invention is characterized in that the packaging can be formed and filled, and that the push tube for forming and the filling tube can be raised and lowered independently.

That is, according to the method of the present invention, since the ice cream is filled after the packaging sheet is formed, it is possible to maintain high filling accuracy without losing its shape, and it is also possible to mass-produce uniformly shaped packaged confections. can.

Further, according to the device of the present invention, the packaging material sheet is formed by combining the packaging material winding roll, the guide rod for moving the packaging material sheet onto the mold, and the cutting cutter, so that the packaging material sheet is rolled. Packaged confectionery can be manufactured using the sheet. Also, if a packaging container is used as a mold receiver, there is no need to cut out the mold.
There is no risk of the product losing its shape, and since it can be done in one line by packing containers, it has the advantage of being able to shorten the manufacturing process.

Furthermore, since the push tube and the filling tube can perform independent filling operations, there is no fear that the filler will adhere to the push tube during filling.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 7 are sectional views showing the implementation process of the present invention, FIG. 8 is a partially omitted front sectional view showing an embodiment of the apparatus of the invention, and FIG. 9 is the same packaging material sheet feeding device. FIG. 10 is a plan view showing the packaging material sheet feeding device, FIG. 11 is a plan view showing the structure of the guide rod, and FIG.
FIG. 2 is a side view, FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the packaging container, and FIGS. 14 to 16 are sectional views showing the manufacturing process of shumai. 1...Packaging material sheet, 2...Container, 3...Cutter,
4... Push tube, 5... Ice cream, 6... Filling tube, 7... Lid, 8, 8a... Chain, 9... Mold support plate, 13... Mold feeding device, 14... Packaging material sheet feeding device, 18... Shaping Tool, 21...Roller, 24...
Guide rod.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. The packaging material sheet is supplied by feeding a sheet formed into a rectangular shape in advance onto a concave receiving mold one by one, or by cutting a continuous tape-like sheet onto a concave receiving mold,
The packaging material sheet is formed into a cup shape by pushing a push tube into the recess, and only the push tube is raised, leaving the filling tube. Next, after filling the cup-shaped part with ice cream while lifting a filling tube loosely fitted into the push-in tube, the peripheral edge of the packaging material sheet is shaped. Production method. 2. A method for producing a packaged confectionery packaged in a container wrapped in the packaging material according to claim 1, wherein the packaging material sheet is crepe or wrapping paper. 3. A method for producing a packaged confectionery packaged in a container wrapped in a packaging material according to claim 1, wherein the receiving mold is a packaging material sheet mold or a packaging container. 4. A large number of mold supporting plates are attached at equal intervals to two annular moving strips constructed in parallel, and a mold feeding device and a packaging material sheet feeding device are sequentially installed above both the annular moving strips. , an ice cream filling pipe is loosely fitted into a push-in pipe installed to be able to enter and exit the recess of the receiving mold, and the push-in pipe and the filling pipe are provided so as to be movable up and down independently; A packaging material sheet winding roller is installed on one side, and the packaging material sheet feeding device is provided so as to be movable back and forth in a direction perpendicular to the moving strip in order to place the packaging material sheet onto the mold. Guide rod and
A packaged confectionery packaged in a container wrapped in a packaging material, comprising a cutter for cutting the packaging material sheet, and a push plate that is movable up and down to place the cut packaging material sheet on a mold. manufacturing equipment. 5. An apparatus for manufacturing a packaged confectionery packaged in a container wrapped in the packaging material according to claim 4, wherein the packaging material sheet is crepe or wrapping paper.