JPH0731403A - Forming of 'konjak' - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automate the preparation of a packaged KONJAK (paste made from starch of devil's tongue) having spherical form, sheet form, etc., from the forming step to the packaging step using a plastic bag and mechanical power in contrast with conventional process comprising manual cutting of a KONJAK block into spherical form, etc. CONSTITUTION:The KONJAK forming mechanism is constructed of a continuous sheet of a transparent soft synthetic resin such as polyethylene, a pair of rollers having mold forms and a nozzle for injecting KONJAK raw material. The continuous sheet is folded in two, both side edges in the longitudinal direction and an end are welded to form an elongated bag, a KONJAK raw material paste is poured into the elongated bag through the injection nozzle and the bag is welded in a direction crossing the longitudinal direction using the roller pair at regular spacings to form plural divided bags. Both side faces of the small bag are protruded in the form of the mold-form of the roller and the bag containing the KONJAK raw material paste is heated to obtain the formed and packaged KONJAK product.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a konjak product which enables mass production of a packaged konjak product having any shape such as a spherical shape, a disc shape, a triangular shape, a sheet shape, or a heart shape and an arbitrary thickness. Molding manufacturing method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in the production of konjak products, the shape of konjak, which is the product, has been increased by manually burning the konjak raw material paste into a large block and making it into a konjak product. It was a process of cutting into small blocks, sequentially cutting them into a predetermined shape, packing in a vacuum bag, and then boiling.

Further, in a method for producing a spherical konjak product called "ball konjak", a raw konjak is allowed to flow down from an injection nozzle at any time, and the downflowing konjak is cut by a disc cutter at a predetermined speed.
Then, the cut cut konjac drops into the hot water tank arranged on the lower side. As a result, since the cut konjak is heated in hot water, it is formed into a spherical shape and then packaged in a predetermined number by a predetermined packaging means. Also, when manufacturing a sheet-shaped thin konjac product having a thickness of about 2 to 5 mm, a molded product cut into small blocks is thinly cut by a cutter, but due to the instability of konjac during cutting. There is a problem that the thickness tends to be non-uniform and the yield is high. In addition, when the cut konjac is individually packaged, each konjak product has a problem that it takes much time and labor and becomes expensive as in the case of the spherical konjak product.

[0004]

In the process of molding a shape as a konjak product in this way, after being fired, all cutting is performed by hand, and after cutting and molding, it is further bagged and boiled. Was to do. For this reason, for example, when manufacturing for commercial use in units of 100,000 meals or more, the labor and time become enormous, and it is particularly difficult to mold spherical shapes, triangle shapes, plate shapes, etc. that are easy to use for oden and stew. However, there is a problem in that it is not profitable at all, and it is almost impossible to mass-produce the cutting process by mechanization.
In particular, the molding and manufacturing of spherical and plate-shaped packaged konjac products was troublesome and was not practical in terms of unit cost.

When the finished konjak product is to be distributed, a predetermined number of bags are packed, but in order to maintain the storability, a similar amount of water is also enclosed in the bag together with the konjak product. Therefore, there is a problem that the weight of the product becomes heavy and the transportation cost and the product cost increase. Further, when individually packaging the finished konjak products, there is a problem that it takes much time and labor and becomes more expensive.

According to the present invention, the konjak molding of any shape such as a spherical shape or a plate shape, which conventionally has to rely on human hands, is automatically and consistently performed from the molding process to the packaging by the synthetic resin bag and mechanical force. The purpose is.

[0007]

The present invention takes the following means in order to solve the above problems. Injection of a band of transparent soft synthetic resin such as polyethylene, a pair of rollers having a plurality of arbitrary mold-shaped parts while welding the band to the top bag, and pouring raw konjak into each top bag A konjak molding mechanism is composed of a nozzle and the band member is formed into two folds, and both peripheral side portions and one end portion in the longitudinal direction are welded to form a long bag body. After encapsulating the konjak raw material glue from the injection nozzle, a plurality of top bag bodies are formed by welding a long bag body in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction at predetermined intervals by the pair of rollers, and at the same time, each top bag bag is formed. After forming both sides of the body according to the shape of the roller to form a piece bag filled with konjak raw material paste, heat it to form a packaged konjac product in the shape of a piece bag It is a molding manufacturing method

[0008]

According to the present invention, the konjak is molded into an arbitrary shape such as a spherical shape or a sheet shape as it is in the bag at the stage of raw material paste at the same time when the long bag is molded, and then steamed and heated to be rawly packed in the bag. As it is a konjac product as it is,
It is molded at the same time as packing the raw material paste, and at the same time as manufacturing the product konjac, it is possible to simultaneously form a difficult shape by manual cutting, and manual work for molding is completely unnecessary and hygienic, all mechanized. It can also be fully automated and can be mass-produced.

Since each product konjak is in a hermetically sealed state of being machine-sealed, it is free from contaminants and has a long shelf life. Further, the amount of water used is about half that of the conventional one, and the amount of the film used is small, so that the resources are saved and the delivery cost can be reduced.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a long bag used in the method of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a long bag in which a konjak raw material is injected and welded, and FIG. 3 is a spherical shape taken out from the bag. 4 is a perspective view of the konjak product of FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the sheet-shaped konjak product taken out of the bag body, and FIG. 5 is a configuration explanatory view of the konjak molding mechanism used in the method of the present invention.

First, the molding mechanism used in the method of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5. A strip material 1 made of a transparent soft synthetic resin such as polyethylene wound in a roll shape, and the strip material 1 in a frame bag body. , 3a, 3b, and a pair of rollers 2 and 3 which are welded to the mold and have a plurality of arbitrary mold-shaped portions 2a, 2b, ..., 3a, 3b, and an injection nozzle 4 for injecting the raw material konjac into each piece bag. A molding mechanism is configured.

After the above-mentioned strip 1 is folded in half, both longitudinal side portions 5a and 5b of the strip 1 in the longitudinal direction and one end 5c are welded to each other to form a long bag 5. The band material 1 folded in two is welded by a pair of rollers 2 and 3 in the next step.
It is arranged at a desired position between the strip 3 and the strip 1 folded in half. Then, a predetermined amount of the raw material konjac paste 6 is injected from the tip portion 4a of the injection nozzle 4 in synchronization with the rotation operation of the rollers 2 and 3.

In this way, after the predetermined amount of the konjak raw material paste 6 which has been processed in advance is injected into the long bag body 5, the long bag body 5 is elongated at a predetermined interval in the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. Weld the scale bag 5 with a pair of rollers 2 and 3 a
Then, a plurality of top bag bodies 7, 7, ... Are formed. At this time,
Since the hemispherical mold-shaped portions 2a, 2b, ..., 3a, 3b, ... Are formed on the pair of rollers 2, 3, respectively, when the konjak raw material paste 6 is injected, each piece bag body 7, 7 is formed. , Both side surfaces of the mold shape portions 2a, 3a are fitted and protrude. This means that the pair of rollers 2 and 3 themselves are in a heated state in the range of 120 ° to 140 ° due to the welding means of the strip material 1, so that at the same time when the konjak raw material paste 6 is injected from the injection nozzle 4, the mold shape part is formed. Projects in conformity with 2a and 3a. After that, the konjak raw material paste is formed into the spherical top bag body 8 in which the konjak raw material paste is enclosed in the area where the upper and lower welded portions 7a, 7a face each other.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the long bag 5 has a spherical shape in which both side surfaces are projected.
By forming only one side surface of the long bag 5 so as to project, a packaged konjac product having a hemispherical shape can be molded. That is, hemispherical molding can be performed by forming the mold-shaped portion only on one of the pair of rollers 2 and 3. At this time, each welding 7a, 7b
A cutout portion 9 is formed in the portion to facilitate division of each spherical top bag body 8. The cutout portion 9 may be formed at the same time when the long bag body 5 is welded, or may be formed in a later step. After the welding, the packaged raw konjak product 10 can be obtained by heat sterilization in hot water as it is.

In the above embodiment, the width is 100 m.
The accommodating portion is 85 mm, which is formed by folding in two using a strip-shaped polyethylene resin of m and excluding the welded portions of both peripheral side portions 1a and 1b. The interval between the top bag bodies 7, 7, ... Was formed by welding at intervals of 135 mm.

The size of the konjak product completed by the above method can be produced in a weight range of about 1 g to 1000 g depending on the size of the top bag body, rollers, etc., and is easy to cook. It is easy to eat. In addition, the spherical shape is beautiful and has a high-class feeling in a state where the peripheral edge thereof is chamfered.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the method for manufacturing the spherical packaged konjak product as shown in FIG. 3 has been described, but the same applies to the sheet-shaped packaged konjac product as shown in FIG. . Although not shown, the pair of rollers may have a desired shape, such as a heart shape, a rhombus shape, a triangle shape, or a parallelogram shape, to manufacture a packaged konjak product having a desired shape.

Further, although the above describes the method for forming konjak products, it can be applied to a method for producing jelly-like or gel-like products instead of konjak products. For example, cooked miso, soy sauce, mustard,
Applied to seasonings such as wasabi, mayonnaise, noodle soup, dressing, and soup sauce, dairy products such as butter, margarine and cheese, confectionery and processed fruits such as chocolate and jam, and fish paste products such as rice balls and bamboo rings. can do.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, a band member made of a transparent soft synthetic resin such as polyethylene and a pair of members having a plurality of arbitrary mold-shaped portions are welded to the top bag body. A konjak molding mechanism is composed of a roller and an injection nozzle for injecting raw material konjak into each piece bag body, and the above-mentioned strip is formed into two folds, and both edges of this longitudinal direction and one end are welded together. A long bag is formed, and the konjak raw material paste is sealed from the pouring nozzle into the long bag, and the long bag is welded in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction at predetermined intervals by the pair of rollers to form a plurality of bags. In addition to forming individual frame bags, both side parts of each frame bag are made to protrude according to the shape of the roller to form a frame bag containing konjak raw material paste, and then heated to produce a frame bag. Made of konjak packaging molded into the shape of the body In which it was to be with.

Therefore, raw konjak products such as spheres and sheets that have been manually processed by hand can be mass-produced consistently by mechanization from processing and molding to packaging, resulting in labor saving and product completion. The amount of water used is about half that of conventional products, shipping costs are low, and the amount of film used is small, which is an effect of saving resources.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a long bag body.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which konjac raw material is injected and welded.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a spherical konjak product taken out of the bag.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a sheet-shaped konjac product taken out from a bag body.

FIG. 5 is a structural explanatory view of a konjak molding mechanism used in the method of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 band material 2, 3 roller 2a, 3a type shape part 4 injection nozzle 5 long bag 6 konjak raw material paste (konjak product) 7 top bag 7a welding 7b welding 9 cutout part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A strip material of a transparent soft synthetic resin such as polyethylene, a pair of rollers having a plurality of arbitrary mold-shaped portions, which are welded to the strip bag, and a raw material for each strip bag. A konjak molding mechanism is configured from an injection nozzle for injecting konjak, the band material is formed into two folds, and both peripheral side portions and one end portion in the longitudinal direction are welded to form a long bag body. While encapsulating the konjak raw material paste in the long bag from the pouring nozzle, the long bag is welded in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction at predetermined intervals by the pair of rollers to form a plurality of top bags. , Both side parts of each piece bag are made to protrude according to the shape of the roller to form a piece bag filled with konjak raw material paste, and then heated to form the shape of the piece bag. That I decided to make it a product The characteristic manufacturing method of konjac.