JPH0695904B2 - Noodle band stretching device and noodle making method - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a noodle strip stretching apparatus which allows the noodle strips to be conveyed as they are even if the noodle strips are cut in the process of stretching the noodle strips, and deaerating the noodle strips after stretching. The present invention relates to a noodle making method capable of producing delicious noodles by relaxing the structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to generally manufacture dry noodles, they are dried after the noodle making process is completed.
As shown in FIG. 3, the method of drying is such that, as shown in FIG. 3, hanging rods b are arranged at regular intervals on a rotating chain a stretched endlessly, and about two rods are attached to the hanging rod b.
The noodle strings c cut into about 40 cm were hung so as to be folded in two, and were dried in the moving process.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a noodle strip c is suspended from a hanging rod b in a meandering manner, and is hung on the two hanging rods b in the first step as shown in FIG. The noodle band c is pulled down to about 40 cm from the middle to make a serpentine shape as a whole, and this is left for about 3 hours for aging, and then further stretched by about 2 times as shown in FIG. However, a maturing time of about 3 hours was set, and the maturing time was further extended as shown in FIG.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, two horizontally arranged cylindrical rotating bodies d and d'are set as a pair, and this is a noodle string c.
A plurality of pairs are arranged in the traveling direction of the noodles, and among the pair of cylindrical rotating bodies d and d ′, the cylindrical rotating body d ′ in the front in the traveling direction of the noodle strings c is rotated more than the rear cylindrical rotating body d. Increase the peripheral speed,
Accordingly, there is also a noodle band stretching device that stretches the noodle strings c while bridging the noodle strings c on the cylindrical rotating bodies d and d ′.

[0005]

However, the above-mentioned FIG.
According to the method shown in (1), it was possible only for noodle strings c having a low water content, but the noodle fibers c having a high water content have a high water content, so the so-called tensile strength is weak, and 120 cm on one side as described above. This is because the noodle strings c are cut into pieces on the way due to their own weight. However, whether it is raw noodles or dry noodles, noodles with a high water content are superior in taste compared to those with a low water content, so there is a tendency to try to make a multi-water dry noodle. For that purpose, the method shown in FIG. 4 was developed. According to this method, it takes a long time to obtain dry noodles having a final fineness, and also in order to perform such stretching, If you put too much effort into it, it will cut off immediately, which is also inconvenient because it can only be done by a skilled person.

On the other hand, in the ones shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, although the stretching action is certainly performed, the noodle strings may be cut during the stretching. The noodle strings cut in this way had a problem that they did not move forward in a hanging state between the cylindrical rotating body and the cylindrical rotating body adjacent thereto, but rather fell during that time. It was.

[0007]

Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the noodle strip stretching apparatus and the noodle making method according to the present invention have belt conveyors having a substantially horizontal transport surface arranged in multiple stages in the vertical direction. At the same time, the leading end of the belt conveyor in the conveying direction is located on the conveying surface of the conveying belt in the lower stage, and the rotating speed of the conveying belt in the lower stage is faster than that in the conveying chamber in the upper stage. Further, the intermediate belt conveyor excluding the uppermost and lowermost belt conveyors configures the noodle band stretching device as a structure that reciprocates back and forth in the transport direction, and thereby, even when cutting occurs in the noodle strings in the process of stretching the noodle strings, While making it possible to convey the noodles as they are, the noodle strips rolled by a continuous rolling machine are aged and formed into noodle strips by a noodle strip cutting blade, and then the noodle strip stretching device is used. Therefore, after stretching, it is aged again, and by performing this stretching and aging a desired number of times, the noodle strings are degassed in the mechanical stretching process and the aging process, and so-called chewy and delicious noodles can be produced. It was done like this.

[0008]

EXAMPLES Next, one example of the noodle string stretching apparatus and noodle making method according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. Reference numeral 1 denotes a belt wound around large and small rollers 2 and 3. This constitutes the belt conveyor A. The belt conveyor A is arranged so that the conveyance surface is substantially horizontal.

Further, the other belt conveyors B, C, D having the same structure as the belt conveyor A are arranged in multiple stages in the vertical direction, and the leading end of the belt conveyor A in the carrying direction is on the carrying surface of the belt conveyor B. The belt conveyor B is arranged so that its front end in the transfer direction is located on the transfer surface of the belt conveyor C, and the front end of the belt conveyor C is located in the transfer surface of the belt conveyor D. Belt conveyor B from rotation speed
Rotation speed of the belt conveyor C, the rotation speed of the belt conveyor C from the rotation speed of the belt conveyor B,
The rotational speed of the belt conveyor D is higher than the rotational speed of the above.

Here, each belt conveyor A, B,
The upper and lower positions of C and D can be arranged so as to have a zigzag arrangement as shown in FIG. Although the number of belt conveyors is four in the illustrated embodiment, it is not limited to this.

In the above belt conveyors A, B, C and D, when the belt conveyors B and C other than the uppermost and lowermost belt conveyors A and D are called intermediate belt conveyors, the intermediate belt conveyors B and C are referred to as intermediate belt conveyors. Is a structure that reciprocates back and forth in the carrying direction by, for example, an air cylinder,
Moreover, when there are a plurality of intermediate belt conveyors B and C as shown in the drawing, the vertically adjacent belt conveyors B and C are configured to reciprocate back and forth in different directions as indicated by arrows x and y. There is.

Reference numeral 4 in the drawing denotes a noodle-strip cutting blade for forming the noodle strip 5 into a noodle-strip 6 and reference numeral 7 denotes a guide roller disposed above the uppermost belt conveyor A.

Numeral 8 is a driven roller which is arranged at the tip of the lowermost belt conveyor D in the conveying direction so as to come into pressure contact with the noodle band 6, and 9 is a noodle band cutter. And E
Is a belt conveyor for conveying the noodle strings 6 cut into a certain length, and M is a motor for driving the belt conveyor E.

The above is the configuration of the noodle band drawing device.

[0015]

The noodle strips 5 rolled by the continuous rolling mill are aged for a certain period of time and formed into the noodle strips 6 by the known noodle strip cutting blade 4. Then, it is stretched by the noodle string stretching device.

The method of stretching is shown in FIG.
And, referring to FIG. 2, each belt conveyor A,
B, C, D, and E are rotated in the directions of unsigned arrows, respectively, and the intermediate belt conveyors B and C are moved to arrows x,
The noodle strings 6 are fed onto the belt conveyor A while reciprocating in the y direction. Then, the noodle strings 6 are on the belt conveyor A.
Is guided to the tip by the transport surface of the belt conveyor B, and is transferred to the belt conveyor B located immediately below the conveyor belt, and the belt conveyor D is sequentially transferred.
In the process of passing the intermediate belt conveyors B and C on the way, the intermediate belt conveyors B and C reciprocate back and forth in the directions of the arrows x and y to stretch the noodle strings 6. It will be.

In the drawing process, the belt conveyors A, B, C and D become faster as the rotational speeds of the belt conveyors A, B, C and D become lower, so that the intermediate belt conveyors B and C reciprocate in the directions of arrows x and y. However, the noodle strings do not sag there.

After the stretching is completed in this manner, the noodles are aged again, and then the stretching and aging are performed a desired number of times while the filaments are stretched again.

Although the time required for aging depends on the season, it may be about 30 minutes to 2 hours, and a specific method for aging is to pass through a multistage belt conveyor in a noodle factory. By noodle strip 6
Air contained therein escapes, so-called degassing, hydration,
By stretching the noodle strings 6 that have been structurally relaxed and are easily stretched, so-called chewy and delicious noodles can be continuously obtained.

Further, the number of times of stretching and aging may be carried out until the thickness of the noodle strings to be obtained as a product reaches a desired degree, and therefore the stretching may be performed once, and the aging and stretching are repeated several times. May be. In any case, by performing stretching, the thickness of the noodle strings 6 immediately after the noodle string cutting blade 4 can be gradually reduced, and the product can be formed into udon, yamugi, somen, etc. It can also be used for ramen.

In any case, the noodle strings 6 may be cut during the stretching process, but even if the noodle strings 6 are cut,
Since there is another belt conveyor in the lower stage, it is conveyed as it is.

[0022]

As described above, according to the noodle band stretching apparatus and the noodle making method of the present invention, belt conveyors having a substantially horizontal conveying surface are arranged in multiple stages in the vertical direction, and among the belt conveyors. The leading end of the one directly above is located on the carrying surface of the one immediately below, and the rotation speed of the one immediately below is faster than that of the one immediately above. Since the noodle band stretching device is configured as a structure in which the intermediate belt conveyor excluding the belt conveyor reciprocates back and forth in the transport direction, even if cutting occurs in the noodle band in the process of stretching the noodle band, it can be transported as it is. While making it possible, the noodle strips that have been rolled by a continuous rolling machine are aged, and after this is formed into noodle strips by a noodle strip cutting blade, after being stretched by the noodle strip stretching device By aging again, and performing this stretching and aging a desired number of times, it is possible to deaerate the noodle strings in the mechanical stretching process and the aging process, and it is possible to produce so-called chewy and delicious noodles. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of a noodle band stretching device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a noodle making step of the noodle making method according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a conventional example.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing the conventional examples (a), (b), and (c) in this order.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a conventional example.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 belt 2 roller 3 roller 4 noodle strip cutting blade 5 noodle strip 6 noodle strip 7 guide roller 8 driven roller 9 noodle strip cutter A belt conveyor B belt conveyor C belt conveyor D belt conveyor E belt conveyor M motor

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A belt conveyor having a substantially horizontal transport surface is arranged in multiple stages in the vertical direction, and the tip of the belt conveyor immediately above is located on the transport surface of the one immediately below. In addition, the rotation speed of the one directly below is higher than that of the one immediately above,
Moreover, the noodle band drawing device is characterized in that the intermediate belt conveyors other than the uppermost and lowermost belt conveyors are configured to reciprocate back and forth in the transport direction. 2. The noodle band drawing device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of intermediate belt conveyors are provided, and the vertically adjacent belt conveyors reciprocate back and forth in different directions. 3. A noodle strip rolled by a continuous rolling mill is aged, and after this is formed into a noodle strip by a noodle strip cutting blade, belt conveyors having a substantially horizontal conveying surface are arranged in multiple stages in the vertical direction. The belt conveyor has a structure in which the leading end of the belt conveyor in the conveying direction is located on the conveying surface of the conveying belt of the lower stage, and the rotating speed of the conveying belt of the lower stage rotates faster than that of the conveying belt of the upper stage. An intermediate belt conveyor excluding the uppermost and lowermost belt conveyors is stretched by a noodle string stretching device having a structure that reciprocates back and forth in the transport direction, and then aged again, and this stretching / aging is performed a desired number of times. How to make noodles. 4. The noodle making method according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of intermediate belt conveyors are provided, and vertically adjacent belt conveyors reciprocate back and forth in different directions.