JPH0412686B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The invention of this application relates to a confectionery scooping device used in an automatic confectionery baking machine and the like.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, this type of confectionery scooping device has been devised to make it easier to scoop confectionery by controlling various movements of the scooper. I was doing a takeover operation.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, since the above-mentioned conventional confectionery scooping device performs the scooping operation using a single scraper, only the confectionery arranged horizontally in a row on the baking mold in the direction in which the scooper enters can be scooped out at a time. If you try to scoop out confections that are lined up in multiple rows horizontally on the baking mold at once in the direction of advance of the scooper, the scooped confections may overlap and stick to each other, or the confections may get stuck together. It was not possible to scoop out confections lined up in multiple rows horizontally on the baking mold at once, as they would collide with each other and break off. As a result, it is only possible to bake confections by arranging them in a row horizontally in the direction of advance of the scheduler on the baking mold. Since confectionery cannot be baked, it is difficult to increase confectionery production efficiency.

Therefore, the confectionery scooping device of the invention of this application has been made in order to solve the problems that the conventional confectionery scooping devices have.

[Means to solve the problem]

Therefore, in the invention according to claim 1 of this application, the scooping front end 12a of the upper scooper 12
A plurality of sweets A from the baking mold 5 are scooped out by a scooper 14 projecting forward from a scooping front end 13a of a lower scooper 13. Furthermore, in the invention according to claim 2 of this application, in the invention according to claim 1,
The scooping rear end 12b of the upper scooper 12 of the scraper 14 is projected rearward than the scooping rear end 13a of the lower scooper 13 and is bent upward. Furthermore, in the invention according to claim 3 of this application, in the invention according to claim 1, a partition plate 31 is provided at the front end of the baking mold 5.
It is assumed that the

[Effect]

As a result of implementing the above-mentioned means, the confectionery scooping device of the invention of this application can scoop the confections A arranged in multiple rows horizontally on the baking mold 5 with respect to the advancing direction of the scooper 14. , these sweets A can be scooped out at once without being pulled together, bent, overlapped, or chipped, and the invention according to claim 2 has the same effect as the invention according to claim 1. In addition to having the scooped confectionery A, the scooped confectionery A can be dropped onto an appropriate conveying device or the like without being pulled together, bent, overlapped, or chipped. In addition to having the same effect as the invention described in item 1, it is possible to prevent the confectionery A from falling from the baking mold 5 when scooping the confectionery A.

〔Example〕

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the structure of a confectionery scooping device according to the invention of this application will be explained based on drawings showing examples.

FIG. 1 shows a side view of an automatic confectionery baking machine equipped with a confectionery scooping device according to the invention of this application, and FIG. 2 shows a plan view of the automatic confectionery baking machine.

In the figure, 1 is the fuselage, and inside this fuselage 1,
A driving wheel 2 and a driven wheel 3 are arranged.

Between the driving wheel 2 and the driven wheel 3,
A chain belt 4 is stretched around the chain belt 4, and a plurality of baking molds 5 are continuously arranged on the chain belt 4.

The baking mold 5 is composed of a lower mold 5b fixed to the chain belt 4 and an upper mold 5a rotatably attached to the lower mold 5b with a pin 5c. For each type 5b,
As shown in FIG. 3, an electric heating means 6 made of nichrome wire or the like is provided, and a lower mold 5b of the baking mold 5 is provided.
A power supply means 7 is arranged to slide following the current collecting bar 6a provided on the inner surface. The electric heating means 6 provided in the baking mold 5 is energized by the power feeding means 7.

8 is a confectionery dough tank provided at the upper part of the machine body 1, and 9 is a discharge port 1 of this confectionery dough tank 8.
The confectionery dough sucked by the confectionery dough pump 9 from the confectionery dough tank 8 is transferred from the confectionery dough nozzle (not shown) at the tip of the confectionery dough pump 9 to the baking mold 5. lower mold 5
b Arranged in multiple horizontal rows on the top surface.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a confectionery scooping device according to the invention of this application, in which the scooping front end 12a of the upper scooper 12 is projected further forward than the scooping front end 13a of the lower scooper 13, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. The scheduler 14 is attached to one end of a rotating shaft 16 via a distance piece 15, and this rotating shaft 16 is supported by a rotating bearing 17, and a cam follower 18 is attached to the tip of the other end of the rotating shaft 16. The base end of the rotating arm 19 is attached. The head lowering operation mechanism 20 of the scooping front ends 12a, 13a of the scooper 14 is rotated as the scooper 14 moves forward; Scooping front end 12a, 1 of the scheduler 14 by rotating
It has a head-up operation mechanism 22 of 3a.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the head lowering operation mechanism 20, a rotation bearing 17 of the scheduler 14 is attached to a slide bearing 23, and this slide bearing 23 is operated by a link mechanism 26 caused by rotation of a plate cam 25 to move the guide shaft. 27 to move the scheduler 14 forward, and with this forward movement, the cam follower 18 provided at the tip of the rotating arm 19 of the scheduler 14 moves against the fixed rail 28.
By sliding between the lower surface of the first guide rail 29 and the lower surface of the second guide rail 30,
The scooping front ends 12a, 13a are being lowered.

As shown in FIG. 7, the confectionery scooping operation mechanism 21 further moves forward from the state shown in FIG. By doing so, the confectionery A baked on the upper surface of the lower mold 5b of the baking mold 5 and arranged in multiple rows horizontally in the direction of entry of the scooper 14 is scooped out at once. In addition, in order to prevent the sweets A from escaping from the upper surface of the lower mold 5b of the baking mold 5 during this confectionery scooping operation, a partition plate 31 may be placed at the front end of the lower mold 5a of the baking mold 5. can.

As shown in FIG. 8, the head raising operation mechanism 22 is configured such that the slide bearing 23 slides on the guide shaft 27 by the operation of the link mechanism 26 due to the rotation of the plate cam 25, and moves the scaler 14 backward. With this backward movement, the cam follower 18 provided at the tip of the rotating arm 19 of the scheduler 14 moves from the lower surface of the second guide rail 30 to the upper surface, and slides on the upper surface of the second guide rail 30. Furthermore, it slides on the upper surface of the first guide rail 29,
By moving onto the fixed rail 28, the scooping front ends 12a, 13a are raised.

Note that the first guide rail 29 is
When the cam follower 18 provided at the tip of the rotating arm 19 of No. 4 slides between the fixed rail 28 and the lower surface of the first guide rail 29, the fixed rail 28 is pulled forward by the spring 32.
When the cam follower 18 provided at the tip of the rotating arm 19 of the scheduler 14 slides on the upper surface of the first guide rail 29, the force pressed by the cam follower 18 is applied to the spring 32. It overcomes the pulling force and closes the gap with the fixed rail 28.

Further, the scooper 14 has a scooping rear end 12b of the upper scooper 12 that protrudes rearward than a scooping rear end 13b of the lower scooper 13 and is bent upward.

〔Effect of the invention〕

The confectionery scooping device of the invention of this application is configured as described above, and in the invention of claim 1, with respect to the advancing direction of the scooper 14,
The confectionery A arranged in a plurality of horizontal rows in the baking mold 5 can be scooped out at once without causing the confectionery A to stick to each other, bending, overlapping or chipping, and according to claim 2. In addition to having the same effect as the invention described in claim 1, the present invention provides a method in which the scooped sweets A are dropped onto an appropriate conveyance device, etc., without being pulled together, bent, stacked, or chipped. In the invention according to claim 3, in addition to having the same effect as the invention according to claim 1, it is also possible to prevent the confectionery A from falling out of the baking mold 5 when scooping the confectionery A. As a result, it is possible to line up the confectionery in multiple rows horizontally in the direction of advance of the scheduler 14 and bake a large number of confectioneries at once, resulting in excellent effects such as increasing confectionery production efficiency. have

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an automatic confectionery baking machine equipped with a confectionery scooping device according to the invention of this application. Figure 2 shows
A plan view of the automatic confectionery baking machine. FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway side view showing the positional relationship between the baking molds arranged on the chain belt and the power supply means. FIG. 4 is a side view of the confectionery scooping device of the invention of this application. FIG. 5 is a plan view of the confectionery scooping device. FIG. 6 is a side view showing the operation state of the head-lowering operation mechanism at the front end of the scooper. FIG. 7 is a side view showing the operation state of the confectionery scooping operation mechanism. FIG. 8 is a side view showing the operation state of the head-raising operation mechanism of the front end of the scooper. 5...Baking mold, 12...Upper scaler, 12a
... scooping front end, 12b... scooping rear end, 13... lower scraper, 13a... scooping front end, 13b... scooping rear end, 14...
Sketsupa, 31...Divider, A...Confectionery.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Scooping front end 12a of upper scooper 12
This confectionery scooping device is characterized in that a plurality of confectioneries A from a baking mold 5 are scooped out by a scooper 14 which protrudes forward beyond a scooping front end 13a of a lower scooper 13. 2. The confectionery according to claim 1, wherein the scooping rear end 12b of the upper scooper 12 of the scooper 14 protrudes rearward than the scooping rear end 13b of the lower scooper 13 and is bent upward. Scooping device. 3. The confectionery scooping device according to claim 1, wherein a partition plate 31 is arranged at the front end of the baking mold 5.