JPH08103204A - Noodle-shaped guide transport device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] When the noodles are conveyed in a space from the upper side conveying means to the lower side conveying means, it is possible to prevent the noodles from sagging or adhering. (EN) Provided is a noodle-shaped guide-conveying device that can guide-convey in a normal state without breaking the shape and can obtain a hygienic noodle-shaped body without requiring manpower. [Structure] An upper-side conveying means 2 and a lower-side conveying means 3 which are vertically arranged at a predetermined interval and convey a plurality of noodle-like bodies F divided and formed, and a plurality of noodles from the upper-side conveying means 2. A guide separator 1 for separating and holding the body and guiding it toward the lower-side conveying means 3 is arranged between the guide separator 1 and the lower-side conveying means 3, and a plurality of noodle-like bodies F are provided with gap portions 4a, It is provided with two comb-shaped guide members 4A and 4B which are supported by 4b and guided obliquely downward while being supported.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a guide conveyer from the upper side to the lower side when manufacturing noodle-like bodies which are divided and formed during the production of koji, and other noodle-like noodles. The present invention relates to a noodle-shaped guide transporting device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to produce koji, gluten, which is a raw material of koji, wheat flour, water and the like are kneaded to form a mass, which is then cut into noodles, which are then cut into noodles. After steaming the body with steam and baking it with the heat generated by the heater, the noodles are cut into a plurality of malts, and a rug is laid on the outer yard of the factory. Place it in a standing state and let it dry naturally with solar heat called so-called sun drying.
It was manufacturing the koji as a product.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional method for producing koji, since most of it is done manually, the work time required for production is long, and it is unsanitary and labor-saving. It was difficult to achieve this. Therefore, the inventors of the present invention, as a result of various studies, whether or not the production of koji can be performed automatically, and after kneading and forming into a block shape as described above, this is divided into a plurality of noodle-like bodies. After that, it was soaked in water and transported by the transport means, steamed during the transport, baked by a heater, cut automatically, and accommodated in a storage basket on the downstream side of the transport means.

The above-mentioned conveying means is composed of an upper side conveying means which is immersed in water and then conveyed, and a lower side conveying means which is conveyed for steaming and baking with a heater. Then, in order to send the noodle-like body from the upper side conveying means to the lower side conveying means,
The space between the upper side transport means and the lower side transport means must be passed through. Therefore, when the noodles soaked in water are passed through this space, there arises a problem that the noodles hang down or come into contact with each other and adhere.

Therefore, the inventors of the present invention have made various investigations to prevent the noodles from hanging down or adhering by providing some kind of guide means when the noodles are passed through this space. As a result, they have come up with a guide transporting device for noodles of the present invention. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and prevents the noodles from hanging down or adhering when the noodles are transported in the space from the upper transporting unit to the lower transporting unit. A noodle-conveyor guide-conveying device capable of performing guide conveyance in a normal state without disturbing the shape of the noodle-coil, and obtaining a hygienic noodle-coil without requiring human labor. It is intended to be provided.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed to achieve the above object, wherein the noodle-conveying guide-conveying device of claim 1 is installed vertically at a predetermined interval. An upper side conveying means and a lower side conveying means for conveying the noodle-like bodies dividedly formed into a plurality of pieces, and a plurality of noodle-like bodies are separately held from the upper side conveying means and guided toward the lower side conveying means. And a at least one comb-shaped guide member that is disposed between the guide separator and the lower-side conveying means and that guides the plurality of noodle-like bodies in a diagonally downward direction while receiving and supporting the noodle-like bodies in the gap portion. It is equipped with and.

Here, the noodle-like bodies include most of the noodle-like bodies as foods such as plain noodles, in addition to the malt which is divided into a plurality of pieces and conveyed. Further, a belt conveyor or other conveying means is used as the upper side conveying means and the lower side conveying means. In the noodle guide guide-conveying device according to claim 2, the comb-shaped guide members are arranged at a plurality of positions at predetermined intervals in the conveying direction between the guide hapulator and the lower-side conveying means, and the conveyance is performed. The comb-shaped guide member on the upstream side in the direction guides diagonally downward while supporting the plurality of noodle-shaped bodies at the upper part of the gap, and the comb-shaped guide member on the downstream side has a plurality of noodles at the lower part of the gap. While supporting each of the shaped bodies, it is configured to be guided toward the lower side conveying means.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the noodle-shaped guide transporting device, the guide separator comprises a grooved guide roller having a plurality of guide annular grooves at equal intervals in the axial direction.
In the noodle-shaped guide transporting device according to claim 4, the guide separator is formed of a long bar material, and the bottom surface side of the long bar material is
A plurality of guide grooves for guiding the plurality of noodle-shaped bodies obliquely downward are formed at equal intervals in the axial direction.

The long bar is best made of wood, but other materials made of synthetic resin can also be used.

[0010]

According to the noodle guide guide-conveying device of claim 1,
When a plurality of noodles are conveyed from the upper side conveying means to the lower side conveying means, the noodles are divided and held by the guide separator and guided and further, a plurality of comb-shaped guides are provided on the downstream side of the guide separator. It is guided and conveyed to the downstream side while being received and supported at appropriate positions above and below the gap between the members.

As a result, the plurality of noodle-like bodies are guided and conveyed from the upper side conveying means to the lower side conveying means in a normal state without coming into contact with each other and hanging down. According to the noodle-conveying body guide conveying apparatus of claim 2, when the noodle-conveying body conveyed by the upper side conveying means is conveyed in the space portion to the lower side conveying means,
The guide separator guides and conveys downward, and further guides and conveys the comb-shaped guide members provided at a plurality of positions at predetermined intervals to the lower conveying means.

While being guided and conveyed by the comb-shaped guide members, the noodle-like bodies are guided and conveyed obliquely downward on the upstream side while being supported at the upper portions of the gaps of the comb-shaped guide members, and on the downstream side by another guide. The comb-shaped guide members are guided and conveyed toward the lower side conveying means while being supported by the lower portions of the gaps. As a result, the noodle-like body is kept in a normal state from the upstream side to the downstream side in the conveying direction from the upper side conveying means to the lower side conveying means by the guide separator and the plurality of comb-shaped guide members. , Will be guided and transported.

Therefore, the noodles do not sag or adhere during transportation. According to the noodle guide guiding and conveying device of claim 3, since the guide separator is constituted by the grooved guide roller having the plurality of guide annular grooves at equal intervals in the axial direction, each noodle is The guide rollers of the grooved guide rollers are separately held by the guide annular grooves and conveyed.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a noodle-conveyor guide-conveying device, wherein the guide separator is formed of a long bar, and a plurality of noodles are directed obliquely downward to the lower surface of the long bar. Since a plurality of guide grooves for guiding each of the noodles are formed at equal intervals in the axial direction, each noodle-like body is separated and held by each of the plurality of guide grooves formed on the lower surface side of the long bar. Be transported.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the noodle guide guiding and conveying apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, in the present example, the noodle-like body which is divided and formed when the koji is produced as the noodle-like body will be described, but the noodle-like body is not limited to this, and other noodle-like bodies such as somen noodles may also be used. Of course, it is included.

FIG. 1 is a noodle-conveying guide transporting device of the first embodiment, which uses, as the guide separator 1, a grooved guide roller 1A (see FIG. 3) having annular guide grooves 1a at plural intervals in the axial direction. A1 is shown. In this noodle-like body guide conveying device A1, an upper side conveying means 2 and a lower portion, which are vertically spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, and which are belt conveyors for conveying a plurality of malted noodle-like bodies F A side conveying means 3, a guide separator 1 composed of a grooved guide roller 1A for separating and holding a plurality of noodle noodles F from the upper side conveying means 2 and guiding them toward the lower side conveying means 3, and a guide Two comb-shaped guides, an upstream side and a downstream side, which are arranged between the separator 1 and the lower-side conveying means 3 and guide the slanted noodle-shaped bodies F in a slanting downward direction while receiving and supporting them in the gap portion 4a. Members 4A and 4B are provided.

These comb-shaped guide members 4A and 4B are shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, both ends are composed of a rectangular tube-shaped base portion 4b fixed to the apparatus main body (not shown), and a wavy comb tooth-shaped body 4c fixed to the upper surface of the base portion 4b. The comb tooth-shaped body 4c is formed by forming one thin rod member into a wavy wave shape that is continuous from one end side to the other end side at equal intervals, and a gap for supporting the noodle-shaped body is provided at predetermined intervals. A plurality of parts 4a are formed,
The lower ends of the arc shape are fixed to the upper surface of the rectangular cylindrical base 4b. In addition, this comb tooth-shaped body 4c
Is preferably made of rust-proofed iron, aluminum, stainless steel, or the like. Further, depending on the size of the diameter of the noodle-like body F of the koji, it is preferable to use the noodle-like body F having the gap portion 4a having a size suitable for it.

Next, the guide conveyance of the noodle-shaped noodle F by the guide-conveying apparatus A1 for the noodle-shaped body of the first embodiment having the above-mentioned structure will be described. The malted noodle body F conveyed by the upper side conveying means 2 is guided downward by the grooved guide rollers 1A when conveyed in the space K up to the lower side conveying means 3. Further, the comb-shaped guide members 4A and 4B installed at two places at a predetermined interval respectively guide and convey the sheets to the lower side conveying means.

As shown in FIG. 4, the noodle-like body F of the kneading noodles is guided and conveyed by these comb-shaped guide members 4, and on the upstream side, above the gap 4a of the first comb-shaped guide member 4A. While being supported, it is guided and conveyed diagonally downward, and on the downstream side, while being supported by the lower part of the gap 4a of the second comb-shaped guide member 4B, it is guided and carried toward the lower-side conveying means 3.

As a result, the noodle-like body F of the silk is formed into the grooved guide roller 1A and the first and second comb-shaped guide members 4A and 4B.
By this, the guide conveyance is performed from the upper side conveyance means 2 toward the lower side conveyance means 3 while maintaining the normal state from the upstream side to the downstream side in the conveyance direction. Therefore, the noodle-like body F of the rice does not hang down or adhere during transportation.

The noodle-like body F of the kneaded rice is transported in a heating pot (not shown) while being transported by the lower transport means 3, steamed with hot steam and baked by a heater (not shown). After that, the product is cut into a predetermined length, collectively stored in a storage basket, dried in a drying chamber or the like, and further cut into predetermined dimensions to obtain a product as a koji. FIG. 5 shows, as the guide separator 1, a long bar 1B having guide grooves 1b axially spaced on the lower surface.
Fig. 7 shows a noodle-shaped guide transporting device A2 of the second embodiment using (see Fig. 6).

The long rod 1B is optimally made of wood, but can be made of plastic or metal. The noodle-like guide transporting device A2 of the second embodiment
Also in the above, the same comb-shaped guide member 4 as that of the first embodiment is used as the comb-shaped guide member 4, and the other structure is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted.

The noodle noodles F conveyed from the upper side conveying means 2 to the space K are separated and held by the respective guide grooves 1b of the guide separator 1 made of the long bar 1B, and are directed downstream. The guide is conveyed, and further, the first and first comb-shaped guide members 4
A is guided and conveyed obliquely downward while being supported at the upper portion of the gap portion 4a of A, and is guided and conveyed while being supported at the lower portion of the gap portion 4a of the second comb-shaped guide member 4B while being supported at the downstream side. Then, the lower side conveying means 3 conveys the inside of the heating pot.

In the second embodiment, the guide separator 1
As the long bar 1B having the guide grooves 1b at a plurality of intervals in the axial direction on the lower surface, the structure thereof can be simplified. Incidentally, in the first and second embodiments,
Although the guide separator 1 is provided at two places, it may be provided at three or more places.

[0025]

As described above, in the noodle-conveyor guide-conveying device of the present invention, a guide separator for guiding and conveying the noodle-conduit is provided in the space between the upper-side conveying means and the lower-side conveying means. By providing at least one comb-shaped guide member, when the noodle-like body is conveyed to this space,
It is possible to prevent the noodles from sagging or sticking, and to guide and convey the noodles in a normal state without breaking the shape of the noodles, and to obtain a hygienic noodles without requiring human labor. be able to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the structure of a noodle guide guide-conveying device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing upstream and downstream comb-shaped guide members in the transport direction, in which (a) shows an upstream comb-shaped guide member and (b) shows a downstream comb-shaped guide member. Shows.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing the outer appearance of the noodle guide guide-conveying device of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view showing a state where the noodle-like body is guided and conveyed in each gap between the comb-shaped guide member on the upstream side in the conveying direction and the comb-shaped guide member on the downstream side.

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the structure of a noodle-shaped guide transporting device of a second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a guide separator according to a second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 F Noodle-shaped body A1, A2 Guide-conveying device for noodle-shaped body 1 Guide separator 1A Guide roller 1a Guide annular groove 1B Long bar 1b Guide groove 2 Upper side conveying means 3 Lower side conveying means 4A, 4B Comb guide Element

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An upper-side conveying means and a lower-side conveying means, which are vertically arranged at a predetermined interval and convey a noodle-like body divided into a plurality of pieces, and the plurality of noodle-like pieces from the upper-side conveying means. A guide separator for separating and holding the body and guiding it toward the lower side conveying means, and arranged between the guide separator and the lower side conveying means, receiving and supporting the plurality of noodle-like bodies in a gap portion. However, at least one comb-shaped guide member that guides obliquely downward is provided, and a noodle-like guide transporting device. 2. The comb-shaped guide member is arranged at a plurality of positions between the guide separator and the lower-side conveying means at a predetermined interval in the conveying direction, and the comb-shaped guide member on the upstream side in the conveying direction is , The upper part of the gap is supported diagonally downward while supporting each of the noodles, and the comb-shaped guide member on the downstream side is supported by the lower part of the gap while supporting the plurality of noodles respectively. The noodle guide-conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the guide conveyer is configured to guide the conveying member toward the conveying means. 3. The noodle-like product according to claim 1, wherein the guide separator is composed of a grooved guide roller having a plurality of annular guide grooves at equal intervals in the axial direction. Guide transport device for body. 4. The guide separator is formed of a long bar, and a plurality of guide grooves for guiding the plurality of noodle-shaped bodies obliquely downward are formed on the lower surface side of the long bar.
The guide transporting device for noodles according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the guide transporting device is formed at equal intervals in the axial direction.