JPH0512178Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to a food conveying device, and more particularly to a food conveying device that is optimal for conveying soft or thin foods, or foods that use highly viscous batter.

A conventional device of this type is shown in FIG. In the figure, food processing apparatuses 2 and 3 for buttering fries, etc. are fixed to a base 1, and net conveyors 4 and 5, which serve as food conveying apparatuses, are attached to the food processing apparatus 2. At the left end of the net conveyor 4, there is installed a food processing device 6 for breading the food in the next step, and a net conveyor 7 is attached to this food processing device.

In the above device, the food processed by the food processing devices 2 and 3, such as buttering, is conveyed by the net conveyor 4 in the direction of arrow A in the figure, and then transferred to the food processing device 6 for the next process. be transported.

That is, the food carried by the net conveyor 4 reaches the left end of the net conveyor 4, falls from the conveyor 4, and is placed on the net conveyor 7 for the next step. As a result, the food is transported to the processing section of the food processing apparatus 6 as shown by arrow B in the figure.

However, when attempting to process soft foods or foods using highly viscous butter using the conventional apparatus described above, the food processed by the food processing apparatuses 2 and 3 is carried by the net conveyor 4 and reaches the left end of the conveyor. However, there was a strong possibility that an accident would occur, such as sticking to the net conveyor and not falling, getting caught up in the conveyor and not being able to transfer to the conveyor 7 for the next process.

Furthermore, even if the food falls onto the conveyor 7 in the next process, the falling position is poor, unnatural, and inconsistent, causing the food to lose its shape and be poorly formed, resulting in no commercial value. There was a great possibility that this would happen.

For this reason, with conventional equipment, it is difficult to automatically and continuously process soft foods, thin foods, or foods using highly viscous butter, and it is difficult to process hard foods or thick foods. It was limited.

The present invention takes the above circumstances into consideration and aims to provide a food conveying device that enables the processing of soft foods, thin foods, foods using highly viscous butter, and the like.

In the food conveying device according to the present invention, a downwardly sloping part is formed at the front end of the net conveyor, a draining shaft with a relatively small diameter is used in the net turn part of the front end, and the net conveyor is tilted forward from the back surface of the front end of the net conveyor. By providing an air blowing device that blows air toward the net turn section, the transported food naturally falls from the net turn section and can be smoothly transferred to the transport device for the next process.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 3 is a partially cutaway front view showing the draining shaft in Fig. 2. It is a diagram.

In the figure, base No. 10 includes a mounting bracket 11.
is fixed, and a food processing device 12 that performs processing such as buttering is fixed to the tip of the fitting 11. A net conveyor 13 is attached to the food processing device 12. The net conveyor 13 includes a plurality of shafts 14, 14, which are rotatably held in the food processing device 12.
. . . 14, and a belt-shaped endless net 15 whose back or front surface is in contact with the shaft and is moved in the direction of arrow C in the figure by a drive roller (not shown).

Further, near the front end of the net conveyor 13 of the food processing apparatus 12, a shaft holding fitting 16 of the shaft 14 is fixed. The holding fitting 16 is configured so that the holding position of the shaft 14 can be adjusted up and down.

Furthermore, a drainer shaft holding fitting 17 is fixed at a position below the fixed position of the shaft holding fitting 16 so as to protrude toward the front of the net conveyor 13, and has a tip and a base thereof. Draining shaft 18 and 1 respectively
9 is rotatably held.

As shown in FIG. 3, the draining shaft 18 has a thin rod-like body as a base, and disc-shaped contact portions 18a are formed around the rod-like body at predetermined intervals. Therefore, the shaft is formed so that the contact area with the net is smaller than that of a normal round bar-shaped shaft. In this embodiment, the outer diameter of the contact portion 18a is selected to be 2 cm or less. The above shaft 14 and draining shaft 1
A net 15 is brought into contact with the nets 8 and 19, whereby a downwardly directed section is provided at the front end of the net conveyor 13 from the vicinity of the shaft holding fitting 16 to the draining shaft 18. A sloped portion 31 is formed, and a net turn portion 32 is formed by the draining shaft 18.

Next, an air blowing device 20 is fixed to the base 10 with bolts 21, wing nuts 22, and the like. The air blowing device 20 uniformly blows air toward the front of the net conveyor 13 from the back side of the net turn section 32 of the net conveyor 13, as shown by arrow E in the figure. The front end of the hood 23 has a rectangular cross section and has a width approximately equal to the width of the net 15. An air intake pipe 24 is provided on the opposite side of the hood 23, and clean air is taken in through the pipe 24, and the air is injected from the hood 23 toward the net 15.

Furthermore, a net conveyor 25 for the next process is installed below the front end of the net conveyor 13.

The net conveyor 25 is a processing device for the next step. A drive roller 27 is fixed to the breading device 26, and the roller 27 moves the arrow D in the figure.
The net conveyor 13 receives the food from the net conveyor 13 and conveys it to the processing section.

Incidentally, an auxiliary net conveyor 29 is attached to the food processing apparatus 12 for placing food processed such as buttering on the net conveyor 13. In the above-mentioned apparatus, the food 30 that has been subjected to processing such as buttering is placed on the net 15 of the net conveyor 13, and the food 30 is placed on the net 15 of the net conveyor 13 in the direction of arrow C in FIG.
The net is carried in the direction of , passes through the inclined section 31 and reaches the net turn section 32, where it falls due to its own weight and is transferred onto the net 28 of the net conveyor 25 for the next step.

In this case, even if the food is soft, there is no risk of it sticking to the net and getting wrapped around it or folding up and losing its shape during transfer. This is due to the following reasons.

First of all, since the front end of the net conveyor 13 forms the inclined part 31, the food 30 that has reached the net turn part 32 is pushed down to the net 15 by its own weight.
There is very little bending when moving away from the vehicle, and the vehicle attempts to proceed almost straight.

Second, since the outer diameter of the draining shaft 18 forming the net turn portion 32 is small, the net turn portion 3
2 has an extremely large curvature, so that the inertial force of the food acts effectively, and the food 30 is reliably peeled off from the net 15 and transferred to the breading device 26.
It falls towards Net 28.

Thirdly, since the air blowing device 20 blows air from the back side of the net 15 of the food product 30 in the direction of the arrow E, the food product 30 that is falling is affected by the action of this air. The net 15 is gently pushed forward and bent to make the peeling action from the net 15 more complete.
8 without changing its shape.

In the above embodiment, the shaft holding fitting 16
Since the vertical position of the shaft 14 is adjustable, the angle of inclination of the inclined portion 31 at the front end of the net conveyor can be adjusted to an appropriate value depending on the type of food. In addition, since the diameter of the draining shaft 18 is selected to be 20 mm or less, there is no risk of food getting caught in the batter, and the draining of the batter is minimized, allowing the batter to adhere evenly, which improves the adhesion of bread crumbs in the next process. be able to.

The reason why the outer diameter of the draining shaft 18 is set to 20 mm or less is that if the outer diameter is made larger than this, not only will the contact area become wider, but the radius of curvature of the net turn portion 32 will also become larger. This is because the peeling state between the food product 30 and the food product 30 will be poor, causing problems in transfer to the net in the next process. In addition, butter is attached to the food 30 on the net 15 by the food processing device 12, but since the outer diameter of the colander shaft 18 is formed to be thin, the degree of contact with the air from the air blowing device 20 is reduced. In addition, since the contact area is small and the peeling state from the net is good, draining of the butter is minimized, and the butter adheres uniformly and well to the back side of the food product 30 (the side in contact with the net). Become something.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the food processing equipment 12
Although the case of a battering device is shown as an example, the present invention is not limited thereto, and can be widely applied to similar cases in seafood processing equipment and cooking processing equipment.

As detailed above, according to the present invention, even soft foods, thin foods, or foods using highly viscous butter can be smoothly transferred to the next process, so multiple processes are not necessary. When used in processing equipment, it enables automatic and continuous processing of these foods.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a conventional example, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway front view showing the draining shaft in FIG. 2. 13,25...Net conveyor, 15,28
...Net, 16...Shaft holding metal fitting, 17...
... Drainer shaft holding fitting, 18, 19 ... Drainer shaft, 20 ... Air blowing device, 31 ... Inclined part, 32 ... Net turn part.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] In a food conveyance device formed by connecting a plurality of conveyors for conveying food from a first conveyor to a second conveyor, the front end of the first net conveyor 13 is inclined downwardly. A small diameter drainage shaft 18 of 20 mm or less is brought into contact with the back surface of the first net conveyor 13 at the tip of the inclined portion 31 to form a net turn portion 32. Air blowing device 2 that blows air from the side toward the front end
0, and a second net conveyor 25 is arranged below the front end of the first net conveyor 13.