JPH0712267B2 - Powder feeder - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a powder supply device for supplying a fixed amount of powder to a mixing device in a noodle making machine that mixes powder and kneading water to create noodle dough. .

(B) Conventional Technology A hopper disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-55882 is well known as a powder supply device for quantitatively supplying powder to a kneading device in a noodle making machine.

In such a publicly disclosed hopper, a plurality of stages of stirring rods whose tips are close to the peripheral wall of the hopper are attached to the rotary shaft, and the grain of the peripheral wall of the upper layer is completely scraped off, and the decrease of the grain is reliably detected by the detector. By doing so, deficiency of flour due to malfunction of the detector is prevented, and a fixed amount delivery member for scraping out a certain amount of flour from its outlet is attached to the rotary shaft in the fixed amount chamber, so that stable supply of powder is performed.

(C) Problem to be Solved by the Invention In the hopper disclosed in the above-mentioned publication, since only one drop opening is provided in the partition plate at a position close to the rotation axis, flour is distributed on the peripheral wall of the hopper. There is a problem that the flour that remains on the peripheral wall of the hopper cannot be scraped off unless multiple stir bars are provided easily, and that it is difficult to evenly feed the flour to the metering chamber because there is only one drop opening. Exists.

Further, in such a hopper, the density in the quantitative chamber changes depending on the remaining amount of the flour in the hopper, so when the flour in the hopper is small, the flour is not delivered or the delivery amount becomes small. When there is a lot of flour in the hopper, there is a problem that the flour is compressed and the density becomes high, and a large amount of flour is sent out from the outlet of the metering chamber.

Therefore, the present invention provides a powder supply device capable of supplying the flour above the hopper uniformly to the bottom of the hopper without leaving the peripheral wall, and at the same time, supplying the powder in fixed amounts regardless of the remaining amount of the flour in the hopper. It is a thing.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and has an upright cylindrical shape, and a partition plate that divides the chamber into upper and lower sections defines an accommodation chamber above and an adjustment chamber below. Then, in the powder supply device for feeding the powder stored in the storage chamber to the adjustment chamber and for quantitatively supplying the powder stored in the adjustment chamber from the outlet, the peripheral edge of the partition plate adjacent to the peripheral wall of the storage chamber. A plurality of drop holes, a stirring rod that rotates the upper surface of the partition plate to stir the powder and drop the powder into the drop hole, and the powder that is sent out from the drop hole to the adjustment chamber. The above-mentioned problem is solved by including a pressing means for pressing the body from above.

(E) Action According to the powder supply device of the present invention, the powder is dispersed and supplied to the adjustment chamber through the plurality of drop holes formed in the peripheral portion of the partition plate, and the powder is partially distributed in the adjustment chamber. The powder is prevented from being stacked and remains, and the powder is pressed against the bottom surface of the adjusting chamber by the pressing plate to make the density constant, thereby making the powder supply amount constant.

(F) Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are vertical cross-sectional views of a powder feeder as an embodiment, respectively.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a storage chamber of the powder supplying apparatus, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an adjusting chamber of the powder supplying apparatus.

The reference numerals and configurations of FIGS. 1 to 4 will be described below.
Reference numeral (1) is a main body of the powder supply device, which is partitioned by a partition plate (2) into an accommodation chamber (3) and an adjustment chamber (4). Further, the accommodating chamber (3) accommodates powders such as buckwheat flour and udon powder as raw materials used for noodle making, and a plurality of adjusting chambers (4) are provided in the peripheral portion of the partition plate (2). Falling hole (5)
From (5), the powder stored in the storage chamber (3) is dropped and delivered.

(6) is an opening / closing lid for opening and closing the upper opening (3a) of the storage chamber (3).

Reference numeral (7) denotes a rotating body, which is fitted and fixed to a rotating shaft (9) driven by a motor (8) and also has the adjusting chamber (4).
A rotating disk (10) is provided on the peripheral portion of the bottom of the. The turntable (10) has a top surface on which powder is carried and a bottom surface provided with a sliding surface (10a) made of a resin material having excellent lubricity, and the sliding surface (10a). Is also supported in surface contact with a sliding plate (11) made of a resin material having excellent lubricity.

(12) ... (12) are stirring rods, which are attached to the rotating body (7) to stir the powder in the storage chamber (3).

(13) is a delivery port, which is provided on the side surface of the bottom of the adjustment chamber (4) and guides the powder in the adjustment chamber (4) to a kneading device (not shown).

(14) is a scraper, and scrapes the powder carried and placed on the rotating disk (10) to the delivery port (13). The scraper (14) can be moved in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 4 by rotating the adjustment dial (15), and the scraping amount of the powder is changed depending on the position of the scraper (14) to supply the powder. Can be adjusted.

(16a) and (16b) are pressing plates, which are attached to the partition plate (2) and press down the powder that has been dropped into the adjusting chamber (4) from above to make the density uniform.

(17a) and (17b) are wing members, and the holding plates (16a) (1
The powder that is attached to the storage chamber (3) and is sent out from the storage chamber (3) through the drop holes (5) ... (5) is moved toward the peripheral wall (4a) of the adjustment chamber (4).

(18) ... (18) is an arm member attached to the rotating body (7), which applies a resistance to the powder placed on the upper surface of the rotating disk (10) to rotate the powder. Prevent the board (10) from slipping and not being transported.

The main body (1) is fixed to the base member (19) with bolts (20).

The above is the description of the reference numerals and the configuration of the powder supply apparatus as the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, and the operation of the next powder supply apparatus will be described.

First, when the motor (8) starts driving, the rotating body (7) rotates, and when the rotating body (7) rotates, the stirring rod (12) ...
(12) stirs the powder contained in the accommodating chamber (3) and drops the powder in the accommodating chamber (3) to the adjusting chamber (4) through the drop holes (5) ... (5). To do. Since the drop holes (5) ... (5) are provided at the peripheral edge of the plurality of partition plates (2), even if the powder is dropped and delivered, it remains laminated near the peripheral wall (3b) of the storage chamber (3). Never.

In addition, the powder that has fallen and sent out to the adjustment chamber (4) has a feather member (17
It is moved to the peripheral wall (4a) of the adjusting chamber (4) by (a) and (17b), and is guided to the upper surface of the turntable (10).

Further, the powder placed on the upper surface of the rotating disk (10) is held by the holding plate (16
a) The density is made uniform by pressing in (16b).

Since the powder placed on the upper surface of the turntable (10) is loaded with resistance by the arm members (18) ... (18), the rotation is performed without slipping on the upper surface of the turntable (10). The paper is placed on the board (10) and guided to the outlet (13).

Incidentally, the sliding surface (10a) formed on the lower surface of the turntable (10) and the sliding surface (10a) in the state of being in surface contact with the sliding surface (10a).
Since the sliding plate (11) for supporting the rotating plate (10) is made of a resin material having excellent lubricity, the rotating plate (10) rotates smoothly and does not generate wear pieces.

Further, as described above, the powder carried on the rotating disk (10) and guided to the delivery port (13) is scraped by the scraper (14) and delivered to the outside of the delivery port (13), After a fixed amount of powder and a mixing device (not shown) that mixes the body and kneading water to produce noodle dough, the motor (8) stops driving and the powder supply device is completed.

If the scraper (14) is displaced in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 4 by operating the adjustment dial (15), the amount of powder delivered from the delivery port (13) per unit time changes.

The above is the description of the operation of the powder supply apparatus as the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS.

(G) Effect of the Invention According to the powder supply device of the present invention, since the partition plate is provided with a plurality of drop holes, the powder is not stored in the upper layer of the inner wall of the storage chamber and is stored in the adjustment chamber. Since the powder in the chamber is dropped and delivered, it is not necessary to install multiple stages of stirring rods, which is useful for cost reduction of the device. Also, the powder in the adjustment chamber is pressed by the holding plate to make the density uniform, and the delivery port It is possible to make the amount of powder supplied from the container constant regardless of the remaining amount in the storage chamber.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 and 2 are vertical cross-sectional views of a powder supply device as an embodiment, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a storage chamber of the device, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an adjustment chamber of the device. . (1) …… Main body, (2) …… Partition plate, (3) …… Accommodation chamber, (4) …… Adjustment chamber, (5) …… Drop hole, (10) ……
Rotating disk, (10a) …… Sliding surface, (11) …… Sliding plate, (1
3) …… Outlet, (14) …… Scraper, (16a) (16
b) …… Presser plate, (18) …… Arm member.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An upright cylindrical shape, a partition plate for partitioning into upper and lower sections defines an accommodating chamber above and an adjusting chamber below, and the powder contained in the accommodating chamber is delivered to the adjusting chamber and stored in the adjusting chamber. In a powder supply device for quantitatively supplying the powder thus obtained from a delivery port, a plurality of drop holes formed in the peripheral edge of the partition plate near the peripheral wall of the storage chamber and the upper surface of the partition plate are rotated to transfer the powder. A powder supply device comprising: a stirring rod for stirring and dropping the powder into the drop hole; and a holding means for pressing down the powder dropped and delivered from the drop hole into the adjusting chamber from above.