JPH0675471B2 - Cream spreader - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is to automatically and quickly apply or stack a desired material such as cream or chocolate (hereinafter referred to as cream) on the upper surface of a cake member with a desired constant thickness. It is possible to

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, cream is applied to the upper surface of a sponge cake during the manufacture of Western confectionery only by hand, and not by automatic mechanical work.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is intended to provide a mechanical device for automatically and promptly performing the above-mentioned manual work so as to contribute to improvement of productivity and reduction of production unit price. .

[0004]

According to the present invention, a large number of sponge cakes or the like are intermittently conveyed at regular intervals on a horizontal table, and a cream delivery pipe is hung on a stand on a specific position where the sponge cake is intermittently stopped. A nozzle body having a discharge opening of a certain length in the horizontal direction with respect to the cream delivery pipe is provided rotatably at a certain angle, and the communication port between the nozzle body and the cream delivery pipe is provided as a piston rod. It is characterized in that it is formed in a valve portion that is opened and closed by vertical movement of the above, and when the valve portion is opened and closed, the nozzle body is appropriately rotated to automatically discharge the cream onto the upper surface of the sponge cake to a constant thickness.

[0005]

When the sponge cake comes to the nozzle body position with the movement of the horizontal table, the detection means detects this and the piston rod moves in the cream delivery pipe, and the movement causes the engagement portion between the cream delivery pipe and the nozzle body. And the nozzle body is rotated at a constant height position on the sponge cake at about 360 ° and an appropriate angle larger or smaller than this, and the cream is discharged onto the upper surface thereof.

[0006]

1 is a front view of the device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view thereof. 1 is a device main body, and 2 is a support for supporting an automatic cream applicator described below on the device main body. . Reference numeral 3 is a cross beam for allowing the automatic cream applicator to move up and down and back and forth with respect to the column 2, that is, when the handle 4 is operated, the rail 5 is provided by a driving means (not shown) inside the column 2.
The vertical movement along the rail 7 and the forward / backward movement along the rail 7 by the driving means (not shown) inside the cross beam 3 by operating the handle 6. At this time, 8 is the sliding substrate.

In the present invention, the automatic cream applicator 9 is constructed as shown in FIG. Reference numeral 10 denotes an instrument stand fixedly mounted on the sliding base plate 8, to which a nozzle rotating motor 11, a cream delivery pipe 12 and a valve rod actuating means 13 are attached. The cream delivery pipe 12 has an L-shaped upper body 12a fixed to the gantry 10 side and a rotatable lower body 12b. The lower body 12b is the gear 14 of the motor 11 and the outer circumference of the lower body 12b. The lower body 12b is rotated by the rotation of the motor 11 by meshing with the gear 15 fixed to.

Reference numeral 16 is a cream introduction port connected to a hose from an external tank (not shown) provided in the upper end horizontal direction of the upper body 12a, and 17 is a cream discharge port provided in the lower end horizontal direction of the lower body 12b. Yes, and cream delivery pipe 1
A valve rod 18 is provided in the unit 2 so as to move up and down by a certain distance by the operation of a cylinder 19, and the valve action on the discharge port 17 is performed by the vertical movement. That is, the valve rod 18 performs the closing action on the discharge port 17 at the solid line position in the figure, while the opening action is performed at the one-dot chain line position.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a nozzle body having a slit groove p having a fixed length in the horizontal direction at the lower end, and the upper end is detachably attached to the discharge port 17 of the cream delivery pipe 12. Reference numeral 21 is a bracket for holding the cylinder 19 at a constant height.

On the other hand, reference numeral 22 is a conveying device which is installed in combination with the cream spreader having the above-mentioned structure, and an endless belt 22a of a certain length is adapted to run and rotate inside a horizontal frame, and 22b is its supporting leg. is there. Reference numeral 23 is a photoelectric tube for position detection, which is attached to the frame side edge 22c.

Therefore, the conveying device is arranged below the nozzle body 20 of the cream spreader and at the center of the rotating endless belt.
The sponge cake 24 baked elsewhere is sequentially fed to the running start end A of the endless belt 22a. Although not shown, when the sponge cake 24 on the endless belt 22a comes to the position of the photoelectric tube 23 by the rotation of the endless belt 22a, the operation of the photoelectric tube 23 stops the rotation of the endless belt 22a and the cylinder 1
9 operates to move the valve rod 18 downward to open the valve portion of the cream outlet, and the motor 11 drives the gears 14 and 15 to open.
Also, a control device is provided for rotating the nozzle body 20 through the cream delivery pipe 12 at a required fixed angle.

In operation of the device of the present invention, the sponge cake is located at a height position between the lower end position of the nozzle body 20 of the automatic cream applicator 9 and the endless belt 22a of the conveying device by operating the handles 4 and 6 in advance. 24 is placed on the endless belt 22a and adjusted so that there is a constant gap s, and the photoelectric tube 23 is positioned slightly forward of the center of rotation of the nozzle body 20 (A side of the endless belt 22a). The valve from the cream tank is opened so that the cream is fed into the cream delivery pipe 12, and then the driving operation of the endless belt 22a of the transport device is started.

By the way, the sponge cake 24 baked in another process (not shown) is sequentially transferred onto the endless belt 22a. When the sponge cake 24 of the endless belt 22a reaches the position of the photoelectric tube 23, the photoelectric tube 23 removes it. When the endless belt 22a is detected and the driving of the endless belt 22a is stopped, the cylinder 19 is actuated and the valve rod 18 is lowered to open the valve portion of the cream discharge port 17 and the motor 11
Driven by the gears 14 and 15 through the cream delivery pipe 12
The lower body 12b of the nozzle rotates, and at the same time, the nozzle body 20 rotates, and at this time, the cream in the cream delivery pipe 12 passes from the discharge port 17 opened to the upper surface of the sponge cake 24 from the discharge port at the lower end of the nozzle body 20. It will be applied.

Appropriate rotation of the nozzle body 20 results in application of a cream having a constant thickness, that is, the gap s, to the upper surface of the sponge cake 24 within an appropriate angle range.
When the horizontal beam 3 supporting the applicator 9 at the end of one rotation of the nozzle body 20 is raised so as to rise appropriately with respect to the support column 2, a cream having a constant thickness is further applied in layers. Of. Then, when the rotation of the nozzle body 20 is stopped within a necessary range, the valve rod 18 is lifted to stop the cream discharge, and the endless belt 22a is started to be driven. Upon reaching the position, cream application is performed in the same manner.

[0015]

EFFECT OF THE INVENTION The present invention is configured as described above, and does not require any personnel to perform a cream coating operation which has conventionally been performed only by hand, and has a desired amount within a desired range. Can be evenly applied, which greatly contributes to productivity improvement (3 to 5 times that of manual work). In addition, the fact that the nozzle body is detachable from the cream delivery pipe is very convenient because it can be immediately replaced and used for a sponge cake of an appropriate size.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of the entire device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a detailed partial cross-sectional view of an automatic cream applicator.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Device main body 2 Strut 3 Horizontal beam 9 Cream automatic application device 10 Cream delivery pipe 16 Cream introduction port 17 Cream discharge port 18 Valve rod 20 Nozzle body 22 Conveying device 23 Photoelectric tube

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A large number of sponge cakes or the like are intermittently transported on a horizontal table at regular intervals, and a cream delivery pipe is hung on a pedestal on a specific position where the intermittent delivery is stopped and the cream delivery pipe is attached to the cream delivery pipe. On the other hand, a valve in which a nozzle body having a discharge port of a certain length in the horizontal direction is provided rotatably at a certain angle, and the communication port between the nozzle body and the cream delivery pipe is opened and closed by vertical movement of a piston rod. A cream spreader characterized in that it is formed on a portion of the sponge cake and the nozzle body is appropriately rotated when the valve portion is opened to automatically discharge a cream or the like with a constant thickness onto the upper surface of the sponge cake. 2. The cream spreader according to claim 1, wherein the joint between the nozzle body and the cream delivery pipe is detachable.