JPH0691U - Inversion transport device, especially frozen noodle inversion device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] In a frozen noodle production line, when the frozen noodles that have been frozen and shaped into a predetermined shape are supplied to a packaging machine for packaging, the upper and lower surfaces thereof are inverted by a belt conveyor. hand,
Position the unevenness on one side of the frozen noodles on the manufacturing process,
Make it possible to supply smoothly without getting caught in the packaging machine. [Structure] Rollers 3 and 4 are rotatably supported on both ends of a base 2 fixed to a base 1, and the rollers 3 and 4 are
The belt conveyor 5 is rotatably wound between them, and a pair of front and rear side rollers 14 and 15 are rotatably slidably in contact with the back side of the belt conveyor 5 and are pivotally supported on the base 2. The shafts are supported so that the inclination angles of the shafts are opposite to each other in the front and rear, and the front and back are reversed when the conveyed product 11 passes through.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a reversing conveyer device, particularly to a reversing device for frozen noodles, which is provided in a frozen noodles production line, when frozen and shaped frozen noodles are supplied to a packaging machine for packaging. By inverting the upper and lower surfaces with a belt conveyer and arranging the unevenness generated on one side of the frozen noodles in the manufacturing process, it is possible to smoothly supply the frozen noodles without being caught by the packaging machine.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In order to meet the large demand for noodles such as udon and soba, a large amount of boiled noodles are stored in a specified tray in predetermined amounts, frozen while being transported, and frozen noodles shaped into a rectangular shape are prepared. A device that automatically and mechanically takes out the tray and stores it in a packaging bag is already provided.

In this automatic mechanical device, in the process of taking out frozen noodles from the tray, the frozen noodles are easily peeled from the inner bottom surface of the tray by holding the tray upside down on a belt conveyor and tapping the bottom surface of the tray. Then, the peeled noodles are allowed to fall on the belt conveyor as they are.

Therefore, in the frozen noodles, the flat-shaped portion on the bottom surface of the tray becomes the upper surface, and the portion located on the upper surface of the tray that is not shaped and remains uneven is the lower surface. And then transferred to the packaging process.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the packaging process, the lower surface of the frozen noodles placed on the belt conveyor, that is, the uneven surface, may be caught by the packaging machine and stopped, which may cause a disadvantage that the automatic flow work is stopped.

Therefore, when storing the boiled noodles in a predetermined amount in a tray, a step of lightly pressing the noodles from the upper surface of the tray is added, but if this pressing step is strengthened, the noodles will be crushed and will look good. Needless to say, the quality is also affected, so we do not press strongly until the top surface of the noodles in the tray becomes flat.

On the contrary, the bottom surface of the noodles in the tray is pressed against the bottom surface of the tray by its own weight during transportation, so that it is necessarily shaped flat along the shape of the inner bottom surface of the tray.

[0008] Therefore, before the packaging process, the worker manually changes the upper and lower surfaces of the frozen noodles on the belt conveyor. However, this lacks quick work at the packaging stage, so automatic mechanization is not possible. Not only will this not be completely achieved, but the use of hygiene gloves may pose hygiene problems.

In view of the above, the present invention makes it possible to smoothly achieve automatic mechanization by locating the unevenness on one side of frozen noodles on the manufacturing process so that the noodles can be smoothly supplied without being caught by the packaging machine. With the goal.

[0010]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The reversing conveying device according to the present invention has a shaping portion that slides on a flexible belt conveyor to deform the belt conveyor into a substantially U-shaped cross section, and the shaping portion is provided before and after the conveying direction. It is characterized by a configuration in which the slopes are completely opposite to each other.

Further, in the device for reversing frozen noodles according to the present invention, at least a pair of front, rear, left, and right rollers that are in sliding contact with a flexible belt conveyor are rotatably installed with their axes inclined. It is characterized in that the inclination of the shaft is opposite in the front and rear, and the cross section is substantially U-shaped between the front and rear.

Further, the frozen noodle reversing device according to the present invention rotatably supports rollers at both ends of a base fixed to a base, and a belt conveyor is rotatably wound between the rollers. A pair of front and rear side rollers, which are slidably in contact with the back side of the belt conveyor and are rotatable, are pivotally supported on a base, and the side rollers are characterized in that the inclination angles of the shafts are opposite to each other.

[0013]

[Action]

 According to the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration, since the conveyed items such as frozen noodles are automatically inverted by the belt conveyor and conveyed to the packaging process and the like, and the front and back are reversed in the packaging process, the uneven surface is packaged. It is possible to prevent inconveniences such as being caught in the process and thus hindering the packaging, so that the bag can be smoothly stored in the bag.

[0014]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a reversing / conveying device according to the present invention, in particular, a device for reversing frozen noodles, and FIG. 2 is a side view thereof. 2 is placed and fixed, and rollers 3 and 4 are rotatably supported on both ends of the base 2, respectively, and a belt conveyor 5 is movably endlessly wound between the rollers 3 and 4. The belt conveyor 5 is made of a material that is highly flexible and has excellent deformability.

As shown in FIG. 2, the belt conveyor 5 is wound around a drum 8 which is rotatably connected to a rotary drive source 7 such as an electric motor 6, and is provided near both ends of the base 2. Conveyors 9 and 10 such as belt conveyors are arranged respectively. The frozen noodles 11 are conveyed from the carrier 9 onto the belt conveyor, and the frozen noodles 11 are reversed on the belt conveyor 5 and moved to the carrier 10.

A first side roller 14 and a second side roller 15 each of which is composed of a pair of rollers 12 and 13 facing each other at a predetermined interval and spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction of the belt conveyor 5 are provided. Each of them is rotatably upright while in sliding contact with the belt conveyor 5, and is symmetrically arranged in the front and rear. Therefore, the belt conveyor 5 rotates between the first and second side rollers 14 and 15 in a state in which the section is bent and deformed into a substantially U-shape.

In the first side roller 14, as shown in FIG. 3, one side roller 12 is supported on the base 2 by the shaft 16 substantially vertically, and the other side roller 13 is inclined to the right side largely. And is supported on the base 2 by a shaft 17. However, in the second side roller 15, as shown in FIG. 4, the roller 12 on one side is supported on the base 2 by the shaft 17 with a large inclination to the left, as shown in FIG. The roller 13 on one side is supported on the base 2 by a shaft 16 in a substantially vertical position.

The lower part of the roller 12 is formed in a conical shape, and its skirt part 12a is in sliding contact with the belt conveyor 5 so that it can be softly deformed without being bent at a right angle. Further, the roller 13 is pivotally supported by an inclined table 13a which is in sliding contact with the belt conveyor 5.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, the frozen noodles 11 are transported onto the belt conveyor 5 via the transport body 9, and in the vicinity of the end thereof, it is substantially horizontal and the uneven surface 11a is in a downward state. However, when it comes close to the first side roller 14, the frozen noodles 11 rise up diagonally (Fig. 5A), the uneven surface 11a faces left, and the first side roller 14 almost stands up (Fig. 5B). , Between the first side roller 14 and the second side roller 15 is in a vertical position and completely stands up (Fig. 5C).

Then, when the frozen noodles 11 move to the second side roller 15, the frozen noodles 11 are tilted to the left (FIG. 5D), the uneven surface 11a faces the left side, and then gradually along the inclination of the belt conveyor 5. While the uneven surface 11a is displaced downward (FIG. 5E), it is transported from the belt conveyor 5 to the transport body 10. Therefore, the uneven surface 11a of the frozen noodles 11 is initially located at the lower side, but at the end, it is always delivered at the upper position.

[0021] Thus, since the frozen noodles 11 can be smoothly inverted by forming a part of the belt conveyor 5 as a deformable conveying path, the conventional manual work required for the packaging process can be omitted. Full automation can be achieved smoothly.

It is obvious that the present invention can be applied not only as a device for reversing frozen noodles but also in various processes in which it is necessary to invert the front and back of a plate-like or block-like conveyed product and send it to the next process. is there.

[0023]

[Effect of device]

 According to the present invention described above, the conveyed object is automatically turned upside down during movement. However, since the structure is simple enough to deform a part of the belt conveyor, the reverse conveying in the automated process is performed. Very practical as a device.

Further, since the front and back of the frozen noodles automatically taken out from the tray can be automatically inverted, the manual work conventionally required can be omitted and the number of workers can be reduced and the cost can be reduced. Since no workers intervene, hygienic management is easy and full automation can be achieved smoothly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a reversing / conveying device according to the present invention, in particular, a reversing device for frozen noodles.

FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Base 2 ... Base 3 ... Belt conveyor 11 ... Frozen noodles (conveyed goods) 12, 13 ... Rollers 14, 15 ... Side rollers

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A shape-imparting portion for slidingly contacting a flexible belt conveyor to deform the belt conveyor into a substantially U-shaped cross section, and the shape-forming portion has completely opposite inclinations before and after the conveying direction. An inversion conveyance device characterized by being formed by. 2. A pair of at least front, rear, left and right rollers slidably contacting a flexible belt conveyor are erected so as to be rotatable about an axis, and the rollers have front and rear shaft inclinations in opposite positions, and An apparatus for reversing frozen noodles, characterized in that the front and rear portions are arranged so that a cross section is substantially U-shaped. 3. Rollers are rotatably supported at both ends of a base fixed to a base, and a belt conveyor is rotatably wound between the rollers and slidably contacted with a back side portion of the belt conveyor. An apparatus for reversing frozen noodles, characterized in that a pair of rotatable front and rear side rollers are axially supported by a base, and the side rollers have front and rear shaft inclination angles that are opposite to each other.