JPH0725796U - Nori manufacturing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The undried seaweed detection device detects undried seaweed from the dried seaweed, and causes no seaweed clogging or wrapping in the seaweed production device due to the undried seaweed. To provide a seaweed production device capable of preventing troubles and producing seaweed of high commercial value. [Structure] In a laver producing apparatus having a paper making apparatus 3, a dehydrating apparatus 4, a drying apparatus 5, a peeling apparatus 6, a cleaning apparatus 7 and a conveying apparatus connecting the respective apparatuses 9, the laver 1 carried out from the drying apparatus 5 The non-dried seaweed detection device 10 for detecting the water content of the seaweed is provided. By sorting the non-dried seaweed 1, the seaweed 1 in each device is clogged due to the non-dried seaweed and the roller. It is possible to reliably prevent wrapping around 42 or the like, and it is possible to manufacture and provide seaweed 1 of good quality.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a seaweed production apparatus, and more particularly to a seaweed production apparatus capable of detecting the undried state of automatically produced seaweed with a undried seaweed detection apparatus.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In recent years, a lot of seaweed production equipment has been used for fully automatic mass production of seaweed.

Briefly explaining the conventional seaweed production apparatus, in the order of the processing step of seaweed, a machine for making a papermaking machine for making a raw seaweed of the minced seaweed into a predetermined size on a seaweed cage, was made. A dehydrator that dehydrates most of the water in the seaweed, a dryer that circulates in a drying chamber that is supplied with dry air for a predetermined time to dry the seaweed, and a peeler that separates the dried seaweed from the seaweed cage. And a cleaning device that cleans the nori seaweed after peeling off the seaweed, and the nori seaweed holder that holds a plurality of seaweed cans is conveyed by a conveyor etc. It circulates through the device.

In addition, the peeled seaweed is conveyed to the next processing step via another conveying device, and is automatically inspected by a product inspection device or the like for the presence or absence of defects, and then the form of distribution is determined. It is supposed to be arranged.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 In such a fully-automatic laver production device, if the drying in the drying chamber of the drying device is insufficient, in the process of handling the laver carried out from the drying device, due to excessive moisture contained in the laver. Various troubles were occurring.

For example, a problem with the peeling device can be pointed out.

This peeling device is an initial peeling device that first peels the front end and the rear end of the seaweed in the advancing direction of the seaweed to induce the peeling of the entire seaweed, and the seaweed is completely peeled from the seaweed It is formed by the final peeling device that carries each to the next step. In this final peeling device, the seaweed is already peeled from the seaweed cage and is in a free state. The front end of the seaweed is sandwiched between two rollers arranged on the seaweed side, and the seaweed is completely separated from the seaweed cage as the rollers rotate. They are peeled off and transported in different directions.

However, if the seaweed is not sufficiently dried, the seaweed may be transported in the transport direction of the seaweed without being peeled from the seaweed cage at the final peeling stage. Even if the front end of the seaweed is peeled off from the seaweed cage, the seaweed will stick to the rollers that hold the front end, and as the conveyor progresses, the sandwich will be clogged in a bellows-like fashion. Any problem.

[0009] In addition, when the dried seaweed adheres to other seaweed when several pieces are bundled into a product, the workability is poor, the product value is reduced, and the texture is not affected even when eaten. It has problems such as bad.

The present invention has been made in view of these points, and the undried seaweed detection apparatus detects undried seaweed from the dried seaweed to detect the undried seaweed in the seaweed production apparatus. It is an object of the present invention to provide a seaweed production apparatus capable of preventing seaweed clogging, winding, and other troubles in advance, and capable of producing seaweed of high commercial value.

[0011]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the seaweed producing apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises a paper making apparatus, a dehydrating apparatus, a drying apparatus, a peeling apparatus, a washing apparatus, and a conveying apparatus connecting the respective apparatuses. The manufacturing apparatus is characterized by being provided with an undried seaweed detection apparatus that detects the water content of the seaweed carried out from the drying apparatus.

In addition, the laver producing apparatus according to the second aspect is characterized in that the undried laver detecting device is arranged in the laver peeling device.

[0013]

[Action]

 According to the present invention, a non-dried seaweed detection device that detects the water content of the seaweed carried out from the drying device, for example, by providing the non-dried seaweed detection device in the peeling device, can reliably sort the non-dried seaweed Therefore, it is possible to prevent clogging or wrapping of undried seaweed between the respective device members.

[0014]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 shows an example of a seaweed producing apparatus that automatically produces seaweed, and FIG. 2 shows a seaweed holder used for transporting seaweed.

This laver producing apparatus comprises a paper making device 3 for automatically making raw material laver 1 into laver cages 2 and a dehydrating device 4 for dewatering laver 1 made in the order of the processing steps of laver 1. , A drying device 5 for drying the laver 1, a peeling device 6 for peeling the laver 1 from the laver cage 2, and a cleaning device 7 for the laver cage 2 after the laver 1 is peeled off. As shown in FIG. 2, a seaweed holder 8 holding a plurality of seaweed cages 2, 2 ... Circulates in the seaweed production apparatus via a conveyor 9 or other conveyor device.

This embodiment shows an example in which the undried seaweed detection device 10 for seaweed 1 is provided along with the peeling device 6, and FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway front view of the peeling device 6. 4 is an enlarged front view of an essential part showing a state of peeling seaweed, and FIG. 5 is an enlarged front view of an important part showing a state of stripping and nori seaweed in the final stage.

In the peeling device 6 of this embodiment, a pair of drive rollers 11 a and 11 b are arranged in the traveling direction of the seaweed cage 2, and a flexible belt conveyor 12 made of rubber or the like is wound. There is.

An upstream peeling mechanism 13 for peeling the front and rear ends of the seaweed 1 from the seaweed 2 is arranged above the belt conveyor 12 on the upstream side, and from the seaweed 2 on the downstream side. A final peeling mechanism 14 for completely peeling the seaweed 1 is provided.

In the initial peeling device 13, two shafts 15a and 15b which are parallel to each other and have substantially the same height are suspended above the belt conveyor 12, and the shafts 15a and 15b have an inverted L-shape. The pushing arms 16a and 16b are fixed symmetrically, that is, the working ends are opposed to each other.

It should be noted that pressing rollers 17a and 17b are pivotally supported at the working ends of the pressing arms 16a and 16b, respectively.

Further, transmission arms 18a and 18b are fixed to the shafts 15a and 15b in an upward and downward direction, respectively, and the transmission arms 18a and 18b are connected to their free ends by a transmission bar 19a. To work together.

Further, the shafts are provided with biasing arms 20a and 20b, respectively, and a spring 21a for imparting an elastic force for pressing both pressing arms 17a and 17b against the surface of the seaweed cage 2. , 21b are connected.

On the other hand, a driven arm 22 is fixed to the shaft 15a arranged on the downstream side, and a free end of the driven arm 22 drives a pushing mechanism of a drive mechanism 23 arranged below the belt conveyor 12. It is connected to the arm 24 by a transmission bar 19b.

A push-up arm 25 is rotatably supported by a shaft 15c below the back side of the belt conveyor 12 at approximately the middle of the positions where the push-up arms 16a and 16b are arranged. A push-up body 26 for pushing up the seaweed cage 2 from below the belt conveyer 12 is provided at the other end of the belt conveyer 12, and a stopper for the push-up body 12 is provided at a position immediately above the front side of the belt conveyer 12. 27 are provided.

A push-up driven arm 28 is axially supported by the shaft 15 c, and the push-up body 26 is pushed up to the driven arm 28 so that the seaweed is between the push-up body 26 and the stopper 27 facing the belt conveyor 12. A spring 21c is provided for holding the cage 2 and the belt conveyor 12 in a sandwiched manner. A transmission bar 19c is provided at the free end of the push-up driven arm 28, and is connected to the push-up drive arm 29 of the drive mechanism 23 by the transmission bar 19c.

In this drive mechanism 23, a pushing cam 30 and a large-diameter pushing cam 31 are provided on the same axis 15d. One end of the pushing drive arm 24 is pivotally attached to the shaft 15e of the machine frame, and the pushing roller 32 provided in the middle portion of the pushing drive arm 24 is attached to the outer periphery of the pushing cam 30. It is arranged so as to abut and slide. The transmission bar 19b connected to the driven arm 22 is provided at the free end of the pushing drive arm 24.

The push-up drive arm 29 is coaxially attached to the push-up drive arm 24 coaxially with the push-up drive arm 24. The intermediate portion of the push-up drive arm 29 is in sliding contact with the outer circumference of the push-up cam 31. A push-up roller 33 is provided, and the above-mentioned transmission bar 19c for connecting to the push-up driven arm 28 is provided at the free end of the push-up drive arm 29.

Further, another shaft 34 of the final peeling mechanism 14 is arranged above and above the belt conveyor 12 in the traveling direction. The shaft 34 has a reverse L-shaped peeling arm 35. One end is pivotally supported. A contact roller 36 having a small diameter is pivotally supported on the working end of the peeling arm 35, and the working end of the peeling arm 35 is located on the surface of the seaweed cage 2 immediately after being separated from the belt conveyor 12. You are prompted to press it. Further, one end of an urging arm 37 is fixed to the shaft 34, and the other end of the urging arm 37 is connected with a spring 21d that imparts elasticity to press the peeling arm 35 toward the seaweed cage 2. ing.

Further, one end of a driven arm 38 is fixed to the shaft 34, and a transmission bar 19d for transmitting the driving force of the driving mechanism 23 is arranged at the other end. The transmission bar 19d has a peeling drive arm 41 that has a peeling roller 40 that is in sliding contact with the outer periphery of a small-diameter peeling cam 39 provided coaxially with the pressing cam 30 of the drive mechanism 23. Is connected to one end of. The other end of the peeling drive arm 41 is attached to the same shaft 15e as the push-up drive arm 29 and the push-down drive arm 24.

At the most downstream portion of the belt conveyor 12, a peeling roller 42 is provided via the belt conveyor 12 such that the upper end of the roller 42 is at the same height as the surface position of the belt conveyor 12. It is arranged in contact with the drive roller 11a. The peeling roller 42 is connected to the drive wheel 44 by a chain 43 or the like.

Further, in this embodiment, the undried seaweed detection device 10 is arranged on the downstream drive roller 11a.

The undried seaweed detection device 10 connects the water content sensor 45 arranged on the surface of the drive roller 11a and the drive control device 46 of the seaweed production device. Are arranged at appropriate numbers and positions according to the relationship between the rotation amount of the drive roller 11a and the tip position of the seaweed 1 of the seaweed cage 2 that is intermittently conveyed.

Next, the peeling action will be described.

The seaweed holder 8 holding a plurality of seaweeds 2 that are sequentially taken out from the drying device 5 is a belt of the stripping device 6 at regular intervals by the transport device 9 with the surface on which the seaweed 1 is attached facing downward. It is conveyed on the conveyor 12.

The belt conveyor 12 conveys the seaweed holder 8 to a predetermined position of the initial peeling mechanism 13 and intermittently stops it. Then, the cams 30, 31, 39 of the drive mechanism 23 are swung. When the large-diameter push-up cam 31 swings, the push-up drive arm 29 that abuts the outer peripheral surface of the push-up cam 31 rotates clockwise about the shaft 15e, and as a result, it passes through the transmission bar 19c and the driven arm 28. The push-up arm 25 and the push-up body 26 are raised so that the seaweed cage 2 and the belt conveyor 12 are sandwiched between the push-up body 26 and the stopper 27, as shown in FIG. Then, the push-up body 26 pushes up the seaweed cage 2 from the lower side to the upper side, so that the side surface shape of the seaweed cage 2 becomes a mountain shape, and particularly the seaweed cage 2 facing the top of the mountain shape is expanded.

Similarly, by swinging the pushing cam 30, the pushing arm 16 rotates toward the seaweed cage 2 via the transmission bar 19b and the driven arm 22 and is coaxial with the pushing arm 16a. Since the transmission arm 18a pivotally supported on the shaft and the transmission arm 18b pivotally supported on the other shaft are connected by the transmission bar 19a, the transmission arm 18b is coaxially supported by the transmission arm 18b. At the same time, the other pressing arm 16b, which is the other pressing arm, is also swung downward in the direction of the seaweed cage 2 rapidly and symmetrically. Then, the pressing rollers 17a and 17b of the pressing arms 16a and 16b respectively push the both ends of the seaweed cage 2 in opposite directions, so that the constituent materials of the seaweed cage 2 are attached with an interval. Both ends of the seaweed 1 can be separated from the surface of the seaweed cage 2.

The seaweed cage 2 sent on the belt conveyor 12 after the initial peeling is carried to the final peeling mechanism 14 at the end of the belt conveyor 12. At this time, the tip of the seaweed 1 of the seaweed 2 is located above the moisture sensor 45 disposed on the drive roller 11a. Therefore, the water content of the laver 1 can be detected by the water sensor 45, and the control device 46 determines the detection result.

For example, when the water content is larger than a certain reference value, the above-described problem may occur in the subsequent work route. Therefore, the operation of the seaweed production apparatus is temporarily suspended in the determination of the control apparatus 46. Then, the seaweed 1 from which the excess water content was detected is removed, and the dry state of other seaweed 1, 1 ... Produced under the same conditions as the seaweed 1 is also examined. If it is determined that the seaweed is not sufficiently dried, it is further dried and sufficiently dried, and then the normal operation of the laver producing apparatus is restarted. This minimizes the number of laver 1 removed as undried and minimizes the defect rate in laver production.

Then, as a result of detection by the undried seaweed detection device 10, when it is detected that the drying is sufficient, the final peeling mechanism 14 further applies the peeling action.

That is, the action of the peeling cam 39 and the driven arm 38 causes the peeling arm 35 to rotate downward, so that the front end of the seaweed 1 is completely separated from the surface of the seaweed cage 2 as shown in FIG. The peeling arm 35 presses the front end portion of the dried laver 1 between the driving roller 11a of the belt conveyor 12 and the peeling roller 42 from above the laver cage 2. The front end of the seaweed 1 is sandwiched between the driving roller 11a and the peeling roller 42, and the seaweed 1 is gradually peeled from the seaweed cage 2 by the feeding operation of both rollers 11a and 42, and then conveyed to the next step.

Such an action is continuously performed, and the dried seaweed 1 carried out from the drying device 5 is automatically separated and collected from the surface of the seaweed cage 2.

Further, the seaweed cage 2 from which the one seaweed 1 has been peeled off is sent to a further downstream side on the peeling roller 42, is conveyed to the cleaning device 7 in the next step, and is used for cleaning.

As described above, according to the seaweed producing apparatus of the present embodiment, by detecting the undried seaweed 1 from the dried seaweed 1, it is possible to remove the problematic seaweed 1 in advance. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent clogging between the driving roller 11a of the final peeling mechanism 14 and the peeling roller 42 and adhesion to the belt conveyor 12 due to undried laver 1.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, but can be modified as necessary. For example, the undried seaweed detection device 10 is not attached to the existing device as in the present embodiment, and a moisture sensor 45 is provided in another part of the peeling device, for example, the push-up body 26, or the drying device 5 and the peeling device. It is also possible to dispose them independently on the way of the conveying route 9 with the unit 6.

[0046]

[Effect of device]

 Since the present invention is constructed and operates in this way, undried laver can be selected, so that clogging and wrapping around the roller due to undried laver in each device can be ensured. It is possible to prevent this, and it is possible to produce and provide seaweed of good quality.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the outline of a seaweed producing apparatus of the present invention.

[Fig. 2] A perspective view showing the relationship between the seaweed holder and the seaweed cage.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway front view of a peeling device in a seaweed producing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cutaway front view of a main part of a peeling device showing an initial peeling state of seaweed.

FIG. 5 is a cutaway front view of the main part of the peeling device showing the final peeled state of seaweed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Nori 2 Nori 3 Paper making device 4 Dehydration device 5 Drying device 6 Peeling device 7 Cleaning device 8 Nori seaweed holder 9 Conveying device 10 Undried seaweed detecting device 11a, 11b Driving roller 12 Belt conveyor 13 Initial peeling mechanism 14 Final peeling mechanism 16 Pushing Arm 23 Drive Mechanism 24 Pushing Drive Arm 25 Pushing Up Arm 26 Pushing Up Body 34 Peeling Arm 42 Peeling Roller 45 Moisture Sensor 46 Control Device

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A laver producing apparatus having a paper making apparatus, a dehydrating apparatus, a drying apparatus, a peeling apparatus, a washing apparatus, and a transporting apparatus connecting the respective apparatuses, and detecting the water content of the laver carried out from the drying apparatus. An apparatus for producing seaweed characterized by having a non-dried seaweed detection device. 2. The seaweed production apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the undried seaweed detection apparatus is provided in the seaweed peeling apparatus.