JPH0566089B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention belongs to the field of manufacturing and selling foam confectionery manufacturing machines used to pressurize and heat powdery raw materials to make foam confectionery.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, various structures have been known for foaming confectionery making machines (for example, U.S. Pat. No. 3,615,675 and U.S. Pat. No. 3,480,445), and each of them has a built-in screw in the cylinder. Although they are common, no device is attached to twist the foamed bar-shaped confectionery that is extruded into normal pressure.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the above-mentioned conventional technology, confectionery with different external appearances is mainly produced by changing the cross-sectional shape of the nozzle, but since the nozzle has a relatively small diameter, it is difficult to process the inner surface. The outer shape of the confectionery is simple, which is advantageous.

In addition, since the confectionery extruded from the nozzle is a foam rod, in order to cut it into a predetermined length,
For example, there was a problem in that it was necessary to install a cutter device, and it was difficult to install an accessory device for external processing.

(Means for Solving the Problems) However, the present invention provides a device for producing foamed confectionery, in which a rotating disk is placed on the outside of a die provided with a nozzle, facing the outer wall surface of the die, and maintaining a predetermined distance from the nozzle. Since it is installed eccentrically with respect to the center line, a twisting force is applied to the extruded and foamed bar-shaped confectionery, forming it into a rope shape and cutting it into approximately constant lengths, which solves the problems of conventional methods. This solved the problem. In this case, if the rotary disk is supported so as to be movable up and down, left and right, and back and forth with respect to the die, the twisting force on the bar-shaped confectionery can be freely adjusted, so that it can be used to Confectionery with a variety of twist patterns can be produced.

In addition, since the bar-shaped sweets are soft immediately after extrusion,
If the rotating disk is rotated while being held between the rotating disk surface and the die surface, it will be twisted like a rope and pulled in the direction of rotation, but due to the difference between the extrusion speed and the moving speed of the contact part of the rotating disk with the confectionery. Therefore, the bar-shaped confectionery is torn into pieces of approximately constant length.

Therefore, if you peel off the sweets attached to the rotating disk,
It becomes a bar-shaped confectionery of a predetermined length. For example, if a disk with a diameter of 220 mm is rotated at 300 revolutions per minute, and from the outer periphery of the disk,
If the nozzle is placed opposite at a position of about 30mm, the outer diameter will be 6mm.
Foamed stick-shaped confectionery with a length of around 30 mm is produced continuously. In addition, the residual moisture of the bar-shaped confectionery should be 6% or more.
18%, which is roasted or deep-fried, then seasoned and made into a product, resulting in a product with an almost uniform rope pattern.

(Operation of the Invention) According to the present invention, since the rotating disk is eccentrically arranged opposite to the nozzle on the outer wall surface of the die, a twisting force is applied to the foamed confectionery extruded by the outer wall surface of the die and the rotating disk surface. , it can be formed into a rope-like appearance and can be torn into predetermined lengths.

(Example) Next, an example of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

A cylinder 4 with a flange 3 is inserted and fixed into the inside of a housing 2 having a hopper 1 on the upper part, and an inner screw screw 5 inside the cylinder 4 is inserted and supported.
The inner wall of the cylinder 4 is provided with a thread with a groove that becomes shallower toward the tip, and the outer wall of the screw 5 is also provided with a thread. The tip of a rotating shaft 6 is fitted into the screw 5 and fixed thereto. Said cylinder 5
A die 8 having a nozzle 7 is connected and fixed to the tip. A rotary disk 9 is disposed opposite to the outer wall surface of the die 8 so as to maintain a predetermined interval therebetween.

The shaft 12 of the rotary disk 9 is rotatably supported on the elevating plate 10 by a bearing 11, for example, as shown in FIG. It is connected with. The elevating plate 10 can be raised and lowered by being guided by guide rods 15, 15 supported on a receiving plate 14, and the receiving plate 14 is supported so as to be horizontally slidable on a support 16. 16 is horizontally slidably supported on a machine stand (not shown).

In the embodiment described above, the raw materials are introduced as indicated by the arrow 17 in FIG. 1, and the rotating shaft 6 is driven.
If you rotate the screw 5, the raw material will be transferred to the screw 5.
While being moved in the direction of arrow 18, the material is pressurized and heated, and is pushed out from nozzle 7 in the direction of arrow 19. In this case, the raw material is pressurized to about 10 kg/cm ² and heated to a temperature of around 140°C, so that gelatinization of the raw material progresses. In this case, the extrusion speed and temperature are adjusted to adjust the residual moisture to 6% to 18%.

The foamed confectionery extruded as described above is sandwiched between the front wall of the die and the rotating disk 9, and is rolled on the die wall as the rotating disk 9 rotates, but since it is connected to the internal raw material at the nozzle part. As a result, the entire body is twisted. Furthermore, since the linear speed of the rotating disk is faster than the extrusion speed of the foamed confectionery, the foamed confectionery can be torn off after it has been stretched to a certain extent, resulting in a product as shown in Figure 3 without using a cutting tool.

Next, the foamed confectionery 20 moves while remaining attached to the rotating disk 9, but is peeled off from the rotating disk by the scraper 29 and falls as shown by the arrow 30, and is sent to the next process.

In the above, the scraper 29 may not be used.

FIG. 4 shows an exemplary device showing that the rotary disk 9 can be adjusted back and forth, left and right, and up and down. In the figure, 21, 22, 24 are fluid pressure cylinders,
The elevating plate 10, the receiving plate 14, and the support base 16 are indicated by the arrow 2.
These are for driving when moving in directions 6, 27, and 28, and 23 and 25 are guide rods.

In addition, regarding the positional movement of the rotating disk, conventionally known devices can be used as appropriate.

(Effects of the Invention) That is, according to the present invention, since the rotating disks are installed opposite to the outer wall surface of the die, the foamed confectionery extruded from the nozzle is given a twist to form a unique external shape, and is automatically cut. It has the advantage of not requiring a cutter.

By adjusting the position of the rotating disk, the product can have a wide variety of external shapes.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of an embodiment of the invention, Fig. 2 is a partial side view, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the product, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing an example of a rotating disk position adjustment device. It is. 1...Hopper, 2...Housing, 3...
Tsuba, 4...Cylinder, 5...Screw, 6...
...Rotation axis, 7... Nozzle, 8... Dice, 9...
rotating disk.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In a device that pressurizes a powdery raw material to alphanize it and extrude it from a nozzle into normal pressure, a device that faces the outer wall surface of the die and is located at a predetermined interval to the outside of a die provided with a nozzle. A device for manufacturing twisted confectionery, characterized in that a rotating disk that maintains the temperature is eccentrically installed with respect to the center line of the nozzle. 2. The twisted confectionery manufacturing device according to claim 1, wherein the number of nozzles is one or more. 3. The twisted confectionery manufacturing device according to claim 1, wherein the rotating disk is supported so as to be movable in the vertical, horizontal, and front-back directions with respect to the die surface. 4. The twisted confectionery manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rotating disk is installed so that the nozzles are opposed to each other on the peripheral edge thereof.