JPH0460628B2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Object of the Invention> Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to a continuous molding device for shrimp imitation food, and more specifically, for example, it is capable of continuously molding imitation food resembling shrimp into a three-dimensional shape. Concerning continuous molding equipment.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Recently, in view of the depletion of seafood resources, various imitation foods have been proposed and implemented, such as crab imitation foods, squid imitation foods, etc. Among them, crab imitation foods have become quite popular. There is. These crab imitation foods are generally made from ground white fish such as Sukemune cod, to which a desired essence, for example, an essence with a crab flavor, is added, and then molded into a shape similar to the flesh of a crab leg. It is made to resemble natural products in terms of appearance, taste, flavor, etc.

However, among crabs, these crab-like foods are, for example, snow crab-like foods that resemble the legs of a snow crab, and the manufacturing technology for this has been established, but as for king crab-like foods, Not established at all. Furthermore, when it comes to shrimp imitation foods of other varieties, the shape of natural shrimp is extremely complex, so attempts have been made to mold them using so-called die-cutting methods, but it takes a lot of effort to mold them into a shape similar to this. Therefore, no shrimp imitation food or its mass production method has been proposed yet.

For example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 56-38187 describes a method for producing a crab imitation food and an apparatus therefor. In this method and device, the paste consisting mainly of minced fish meat is formed into a plate shape in advance, the plate is heated and solidified, and then fine skewer-like cuts are made to form long and thin strips. Food products are manufactured by making wire materials, then continuously bundling these wire materials into a cylinder or rod shape, and then cutting them into arbitrary lengths. This crab-like food has a structure similar to that of the foot of a so-called natural snow crab. Part of the surface of this crab-like food is colored, but although there is an endothelium on the surface of the natural snow crab leg that grows into the shell through threshing, Moreover, these methods and devices cannot produce imitation food equivalent to peeled shrimp other than crab.

On the other hand, JP-A No. 59-11164 describes a method for producing the endothelium and shell of crustaceans from paste meat whose main ingredient is surimi. In this method, a mold corresponding to the shape of the shell or endothelium is used to manufacture the shell or endothelium by so-called die cutting. Since this method involves so-called die-cutting, it is close to manual labor and is not suitable for mass production.The only material that can be produced is the shell or inner skin of shrimp, and the fleshy part cannot be produced. This impairs workability and makes it difficult to continuously and mass-produce shrimp-like foods.

In any case, in the conventional method, the paste consisting mainly of surimi is formed into a long and thin wire material, and this wire material is then used as a raw material to be molded into a shape that closely resembles the outer shape of shrimp by cutting a mold. However, it is impossible to perform stable and continuous molding in mass production.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention The present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks. Specifically, the present invention involves producing a long and thin wire material made of paste meat mainly composed of ground seafood, and using this material as a raw material, natural shrimp is used as a raw material. We propose a molding device that can continuously and mass-produce shapes close to .

<Structure of the Invention> Means for Solving the Problems and Their Effects In other words, the molding device according to the present invention provides a molding apparatus that applies a molding device that rotates along the circumferential direction on one of a pair of rotating drums that rotate in opposite directions. A female type recess is formed, and a male type protrusion is formed in the circumferential direction on the other rotating drum to align with a part of the female type recess, and an auxiliary protrusion is formed at a position corresponding to the other part of the female type recess. The tip opening of the supply nozzle for supplying edible dough is brought into contact with the female concave forming line of one of the rotating drums without a gap, and the contact surface of this tip opening is connected to one of the rotating drums. It is characterized in that it conforms to the arcuate surface of the rotating drum.

Therefore, the configuration of these means and their functions will be explained as follows.

In addition, FIG. 1 is a front view showing a part of an example of the apparatus used when carrying out the present invention in a sectional view.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of an example of the supply nozzle portion, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are explanatory diagrams of various aspects when the shrimp imitation food is three-dimensionally molded according to the present invention.

First, in FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 indicates a raw material, which is made by kneading a thin wire-like material made of paste made from ground seafood. This raw material 1 is introduced from the hopper 2. A screw conveyor 3 is provided below the hopper 2, and the screw conveyor 3 is continuously driven by a motor 4. Therefore, the raw material 1 is sent to the tip by the screw conveyor 3. A supply nozzle 5 is provided at the tip of the screw conveyor as shown in FIG. There is.

The other rotating drum 7 is provided opposite to one rotating drum 6. For example, when one rotating drum 6 is rotated in the direction of the hour hand, the other rotating drum 6 is rotated in the direction of the hour hand. The rotary drum 7 is rotated counterclockwise.

In both of these rotating drums 6 and 7, a female recess 8 is provided on the surface of one of the rotating drums 6.
The female-shaped recesses 8 may be provided all around the circumference or may be provided at intervals that vary to some extent, and the shape of the female recesses 8 may be configured depending on the shape of the food to be molded. Therefore, in the examples shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the structure is arcuate or semicircular in order to produce shrimp imitation foods.

Furthermore, a male projection 9 is provided on the surface of the other rotating drum 7, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. This male projection 9 enters into the female recess 8 of one of the rotating drums 6 to form a space between them, and the raw material 1 is formed using this space as a forming section. The male projections 9 are provided in a number corresponding to the number of female recesses 8, and the volume of the male projections 9 is smaller than the volume of the female recesses 8.

Further, on the other rotating drum 7, an auxiliary recess 10 is provided adjacent to each male projection 9. When forming these auxiliary recesses 10 three-dimensionally, for example in the shape of a shrimp, at this auxiliary recess 10,
For example, the head or tail of a shrimp will be formed.

A feed conveyor 11 is disposed below one of the rotating drums 6, and the conveyor 11 continuously discharges three-dimensional molded products 12, such as shrimp-like foods.

The following is a description of the case in which shrimp imitation food is continuously molded using the molding apparatus having the above configuration.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, the raw material 1 is continuously supplied to the hopper 2, and the raw material 1 is continuously sent to the supply nozzle 5 by the screw conveyor 3. In this case, the tip opening 5a of the supply nozzle 5 is in contact with the surface of one of the rotating drums 6, so that the raw material 1 is continuously fed from the supply nozzle 5. However, at this time, the tip opening 5a comes into contact with the surface of one of the rotating drums 6 and is closed, so the raw material does not protrude from the tip opening 5a, and the one rotating drum 6 rotates and the female When the tip opening 5a matches the mold recess 8, it is opened. That is, at this time, the raw material 1 enters and is filled into the female mold recess 8, and as shown in FIG. 3, the raw material 1 is automatically filled into the female mold recess 8.

When one rotating drum 6 rotates in this state, the male protrusion 9 of the other rotating drum 7 touches the raw material 1.
A portion of the raw material 1a that corresponds to this biting will protrude, and the protruding portion 1a will be pushed into the auxiliary recess 1 of the other rotating drum 7.
Enter 0. For this reason, for example, if the shape of the auxiliary recess 10 is matched to the shape of the head of a shrimp, etc.
The head of the shrimp is formed by this protruding portion 1a,
A shrimp imitation food product having a shape completely resembling a shrimp is formed.

In addition, one rotating drum rotates further after molding,
When it reaches the lower part and is dropped there, the three-dimensional molded product 12, such as shrimp imitation food, falls onto the feed conveyor 11 and is continuously discharged.

<Effects of the Invention> As explained in detail above, the present invention has a female type recess formed on the surface of one rotating drum along the circumferential direction, and a female type recess formed on the surface of the other rotating drum. A male protrusion that matches one part of the female mold recess and an auxiliary recess that corresponds to the other part of the female mold recess are molded, and the tip opening of the supply nozzle for feeding edible dough is formed by rotating one of the tip openings. It is in contact with the surface of the drum without any gaps.

Therefore, by continuously feeding edible dough through a supply nozzle using a screw conveyor or the like, only the female-shaped recesses on one rotating drum can be filled with edible dough up to the drum surface. can.

Also, a part of the edible dough filled in the female recess on one rotating drum is molded by the male protrusion on the other rotating drum and a part of the female recess, and The other part of the food dough is formed between the other part of the female recess of one rotating drum and the auxiliary recess of the other rotating drum. Therefore, even if the shape is complicated, such as a shrimp imitation food, it can be continuously and easily molded into a three-dimensional shape.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a part of an example of an apparatus used in carrying out the present invention in sectional view, FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of an example of this supply nozzle portion, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of each aspect when the shrimp imitation food is three-dimensionally molded according to the present invention. Code, 1... Raw material, 2... Hopper, 3... Screw conveyor, 4... Motor, 5... Supply nozzle, 6... One rotating drum, 7... Other rotating drum, 9... Male Mold protrusion, 11... feed conveyor, 12... three-dimensional molded object.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 Among a pair of rotating drums rotating in opposite directions, a female-shaped recess is formed along the circumferential direction on one of the rotating drums, and a female-shaped recess is formed in the circumferential direction on the other rotating drum. A male protrusion is formed to match one part of the female recess, and an auxiliary recess is formed at a position corresponding to the other part of the female recess, and a tip opening of a supply nozzle for supplying edible dough is formed in one part of the female recess. A shrimp imitation food product, characterized in that the shrimp-like food is brought into contact with the female-shaped concave forming line of the rotating drum without a gap, and the contact surface of the tip opening is made to coincide with the arcuate surface of the one rotating drum. Continuous molding equipment.