JP2595440B2 - Automatic noodle making machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic noodle making machine in which noodle conveying rods are used to automatically produce noodles by a noodle conveying apparatus. The present invention relates to an automatic noodle-making machine capable of peeling noodles from a transfer rod, smoothly extracting the noodle transfer stick, and achieving full automation of the automatic noodle-making machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, some automatic noodle-making machines for producing raw noodles or semi-raw noodles are equipped with a conveying device for conveying the produced noodles to a final packaging step.

[0003] In this system, a conveying device is constituted by a pair of endless chains arranged at parallel intervals, and both ends of a noodle conveying rod are erected in a noodle conveying space formed between both endless chains. The center portion of the noodles cut and aligned at a predetermined length is hung on a transport rod, and the noodles are hung in a folded state and transported.

[0004] The noodles hung on the noodle transport bar are dried to a storable state during the transport process by the transport device.

[0005] The noodles conveyed to the bag-packing step have been manually removed from the noodle conveying rods and then stored in a packaging bag or the like.

[0006]

However, the above-mentioned automatic noodle making machine still has the following problems.

That is, the above-mentioned automatic noodle making machine manually removes noodles from a noodle conveying rod in order to pack the manufactured noodles into a bag or the like. There was no automation.

[0008] This is because when the noodles are dried while the center part of the noodles is hung on the noodle conveying rod and conveyed in a stage prior to the noodle packaging step, which is the final step of noodle making, This is because, at present, it is difficult to pull out only the noodle transport bar while transporting the noodles with a machine or the like since the glue is adhered.

For this reason, the step of removing the noodles from the noodle transport bar is performed manually as described above, and it has not been possible to reduce the noodle making cost due to a rise in labor costs and the like.

[0010] Accordingly, there has been a demand for an automatic noodle-making machine which can be completely automated to increase the efficiency of noodle-making and reduce the production cost.

An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic noodle making machine which can solve the above-mentioned problems.

[0012]

According to the present invention, a noodle conveying space is formed between a pair of endless chains arranged at parallel intervals, and a fixed space is provided in the noodle conveying space in the conveying direction of the endless chain. At intervals, both ends of a plurality of noodle transport rods are erected and the noodle transport rods can be transported by hanging the central part of the noodles cut at a predetermined length on the same noodle transport rods and hanging the noodles in a folded state. In an automatic noodle making machine equipped with a noodle conveying device, a rod receiver for sliding down a noodle conveying rod is disposed on a downwardly inclined body on both ends of the noodle conveying device. A noodle peeling device that applies a rotational force to the transport bar and rotatably rotates the noodle transport bar relative to the noodles is provided, and a noodle engaging portion is configured to be peelable from the noodle transport bar. The present invention relates to an automatic noodle making machine.

Further, in the present invention, the noodle peeling device includes a rotating roller, the rotating roller is disposed so as to be in contact with an end of the noodle transport bar, and is deformed by contact with the noodle transport bar. It has the characteristic of having the elasticity of

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view showing a part of an automatic noodle making machine 1 according to the present invention, and FIG. It is a schematic explanatory view of the unloading device 6, and as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the automatic noodle making machine 1 includes a noodle conveying device 2, a rod extracting device 5, and a unloading device 6.
Is provided.

Then, while transporting the noodle transport bar 3 laid on the noodle transport device 2, the noodle transport bar 3 is engaged with the center portion of the thinly formed noodles 4 cut into a predetermined length. And
The noodles 4 can be transported while being hung in a folded state.

Next, the noodles 4 are dried while being conveyed, and only the noodle conveying rods 3 are extracted by the rod extracting device 5, and the noodles 4 are sent to the unloading device 6, where the noodles are packed and packed to produce noodles. is there.

In the automatic noodle making machine 1, the noodle conveying device 2 has left and right endless chains 2a, 2a rotatably arranged at parallel intervals, and conveys noodles between the pair of endless chains 2a, 2a. A space 2b is formed. 2c is a sprocket of the noodle conveying device 2.

Then, the chain is placed on the endless chains 2a, 2a.
At a certain interval in the transport direction of 2a, 2a, a plurality of noodle transport rods 3 for hanging the noodles 4 are erected,
The same noodle transport bar 3 is transported forward by the rotation of a and 2a.

Further, in the automatic noodle making machine 1, a bar extracting device 5 for extracting the noodle transport bar 3 is provided in front of the transport device 2, and the noodle 4 is stored in a bag as shown in FIG. An unloading device 6 for unloading the noodles to the packaging process is provided. The noodle transport rod 3 is extracted from the noodles 4 by the extracting device 5, and then the noodles 4 are unloaded to the packaging process by the unloading device 6 and packed. It can be stored in a bag.

In the automatic noodle making machine 1 configured as described above, the gist of the present invention is that the rod receivers 8, 8 for sliding down the noodle transport bar 3 are placed on both sides of the terminal end of the noodle transport device 2 downward. A noodle peeling device 7 which is disposed on an inclined body and applies a rotational force to the noodle transport bar 3 above the rod receivers 8 and 8 to rotate the noodle transport bar 3 relative to the noodles. Is arranged so that the engaging portion of the noodle 4 from the noodle transport bar 3 can be peeled off.

That is, in the noodle manufacturing process, the noodle 4
When the noodles are transported, the noodle transport bar 3 and the portion where the noodles 4 are hung on the noodle transport bar 3 are in a glued state. By disposing the noodle peeling device 7, the portion where the noodle 4 is hooked from the noodle transport bar 3 is peeled off by the noodle peeling device 7, and a rod extracting device 5 described in detail later.
Thereby, the noodle transport bar 3 can be easily extracted.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the noodle peeling device 7 in this embodiment will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, the noodle peeling device 7 is provided with a stepped portion a at the end of the noodle transporting device 2, and the left and right rod receivers supporting both ends of the noodle transporting bar 3 at the stepped portion a. The noodle conveying rods 3 delivered from the noodle conveying device 2 are slid down along the respective rod receivers 8,8.

Further, right and left rotating rollers 9, 9 for rotating the noodle transporting rod 3 are disposed above the rod receiving bodies 8, 8, respectively. The rotating rollers 9 and 9 are disposed so as to be able to abut on the ends of the noodle transport bar 3 and are formed so as to have elasticity enough to be deformed by the contact with the noodle transport bar 3.

That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the left and right rod receivers 8, 8 are arranged in the step direction of the step a, and are formed in a longitudinal shape to support both ends of the noodle transport rod 3. In addition, the tip ends of the rod receivers 8 and 8 are brought close to the upper part of the transport device 2, and the rod receivers 8 and 8 are inclined downward with respect to the transport direction of the noodle transport rod 3. The noodle transport bar 3 is made to slide down in the direction of the rotating rollers 9, 9 along the upper surfaces 8a, 8a of the receivers 8, 8.

Therefore, the noodles 4 hung on the noodle transport bar 3
Is separated from the noodle transport bar 3 in a state in which the noodle 4 is hung down by its own weight, so that the noodle 4 is not disturbed in posture.

Further, on the respective rod receivers 8, 8, respective rotating rollers 9, 9 are disposed with a fixed gap 10 therebetween (see FIG. 3). Since the gap 10 is at least smaller than the diameter of the noodle transport bar 3, and the rotating rollers 9, 9 have elasticity that can be deformed by contact with the noodle transport bar 3, the noodle transport bar 3 is rotated. The rollers 9, 9 enter the gap 10 in a state of being deformed in a concave shape.

A rotating shaft 9a is supported at the center of each of the rotating rollers 9, 9, and a driving motor (not shown) is operatively connected to the rotating shaft 9a to drive the motors. Each of the rotating rollers 9 is rotated. Moreover,
The rotating direction of each of the rotating rollers 9 is opposite to the conveying direction of the noodle conveying rod 3 (see FIG. 3), and while rotating the noodle conveying rod 3 entering the gap 10 in the conveying direction, Body 8,8
It is possible to move smoothly to the destination.

In FIGS. 1 and 3, reference numerals 11 and 11 denote respective rod receivers.
8, 8 are the left and right telescopic cylinders arranged above,
The rods 11a, 11a of the cylinders 11, 11 are attached to the rotating rollers 9, 9 in the middle of the rod receivers 8, 8 so as to be able to advance and retreat.

The rod 11a is used to hold the rod receiver 8,8.
Both ends of the noodle transport bar 3 sliding down are received, and the noodle transport bar 3 can be moved straight to the rotating rollers 9, 9 in the transport direction. Therefore, even if the noodle transport rod 3 slides down from the noodle transport apparatus 2 in any state,
By receiving the noodles at 11a, 11a, the left and right ends of the noodle transport bar 3 are simultaneously moved by the rotating rollers 9, 9 disposed at the left and right.

Regarding the operation of the noodle peeling device 7 having the above configuration,
This will be described below with reference to FIGS.

The noodle transport bar 3 with the noodles 4 hung thereon is transported by the left and right endless chains 2a, 2a of the noodle transport device 2 and reaches the upper portions of the rod receivers 8, 8 of the noodle peeling device 7. During the transport, the noodles are promoted to be dried, and the engagement portion with the noodle transport bar 3 is in a state of being glued to the transport bar 3.

The noodles 4 reaching the upper part of the rod receivers 8, 8 will slide down along the inclination of each rod receiver 8, 8.
At the same time as the noodle carrier 3 slides down,
8 Rods 11a, 11 of left and right cylinders 11, 11
a extends over the rod receivers 8 and 8 to receive both ends of the noodle transport rod 3.

When the rods 11a, 11a receive the noodle transport bar 3 and are positioned so that both ends of the transport bar 3 are aligned,
The rods 11a, 11a are retracted, and the noodle transport rod 3 is rotated by the rotating rollers 9, 9
Sent straight to the side.

When the noodle transport bar 3 enters the gap 10 between the upper surface of each rod receiver 8, 8 and the rotating roller 9, 9, the rotating roller 9, 9
While being deformed in a concave shape, the noodle transport bar 3 is firmly held in the gap 10 and the rollers 9, 9 are rotated in the direction opposite to the transport direction of the noodle transport bar 3.

By this rotation, the noodle transport bar 3 rotates in the transport direction, and the portion where the noodle 4 is engaged can be peeled off from the noodle transport bar 3. Therefore, the noodle transport bar 3 can be easily extracted.

In place of the rotating rollers 9 and 9, for example, a hand capable of holding both ends or one end of the noodle transport bar 3 is provided on both sides or one side of the noodle transport device 2, The hand is configured to be able to advance and retreat, and the noodle transport bar 3
It is also conceivable to have a configuration in which the end portions are pinched and simultaneously rotated at a high speed.

Also in this case, the noodle conveying rod 3 and the engaging portion of the noodle 4 can be peeled off, and the hand is moved to the noodle conveying rod 3
May be incorporated into the automatic noodle-making machine 1 so as to advance and retreat as appropriate according to the transport speed of the noodles.

Next, a description will be given of the rod extracting device 5 disposed in front of each rod receiver 8,8.

As shown in FIG. 1, the rod extracting device 5
Belt moving device that moves the product horizontally while lying down
And a bar gripper 13 for holding one end of the noodle transport bar 3 and extracting it from the noodle 4.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the belt moving device 12 includes a pair of support members for supporting the noodle transport bar 3 passed from the noodle peeling device 7 on both sides of the base b in the longitudinal direction. Are rotatably disposed, and a conveyor belt 15 is rotatably disposed between the rotatable chains 14, 14 at a distance from the peeling device 7. ing.

The rotation chains 14, 14 are provided with attachments 14b as shown in FIG. 1 at regular intervals so that both ends of the noodle transport bar 3 can be supported. Accordingly, both ends of the noodle transport bar 3 do not shift at the beginning when the noodles 4 are laid down, that is, when the noodles 4 come into contact with the base end of the conveyor belt 15.

The conveyor belt 15 is capable of transporting the noodles 4 hung on the noodle transport rods 3 in a lying state, and moving the noodles 4 to an unloading device 6 for unloading the noodles 4 into a packaging process. is there.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 14a denotes each sprocket of the rotary chain 14, and a drive motor is attached to the sprocket 14a.
(Not shown), and the rotating chain 14 is rotated.

Reference numeral 15a denotes each sprocket of the conveyor belt 15, and a drive motor (not shown) is operatively connected to the sprocket 15a to rotate the conveyor belt 15.

Next, the bar gripper 13 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the bar gripper 13 is provided at a predetermined installation angle in the horizontal direction with respect to the moving direction of the conveyor belt 15. A moving rail 17 having a predetermined length is attached along the machine frame 16.

Then, the moving rail 17 is
A moving body 18 reciprocating along is provided, and a rod gripping body for gripping the noodle transport bar 3 via a stay 18a is provided on the moving body 18.
19 is installed.

The time when the moving body 18 is located on the end (conveyor belt) side of the moving rail 17 coincides with the time when the noodle transport bar 3 is transported to that position, and the rod gripper 19 is moved to the noodle transport bar. When one end of the moving rail 3 is gripped, the moving body 18 pulls out the noodle transport bar 3 while moving to the rear end side of the moving rail 17.

That is, when the moving body 18 moves from the front end side to the rear end side along the moving rail 17, the moving rail 17 is inclined with respect to the front direction of the conveyor belt 15. Since the rear end of 17 is disposed so as to gradually move forward, the moving body 18 moves obliquely forward with respect to the conveyor belt 15, but moves in the same direction as the conveyor belt 15 at this time. The speed of the moving body 18 on the moving rail 17 is determined so that the minute speed of the body 18 is the same as the conveying speed of the conveyor belt 15.

Therefore, the bar gripper 13 moves the noodle transport bar 3 obliquely forward with respect to the belt moving device 12 while
In addition, the noodles 4 can be smoothly extracted from the noodles 4 in a direction perpendicular to the conveyor belt 15 without disturbing the shape of the noodles 4.

As shown in FIG. 4, the rod holding member 19 has a cylinder 19a attached to a moving member 18 provided on a moving rail 17 via a stay 18a, and a link rod 19d attached to an advancing / retracting rod 19b of the cylinder 19a. Holding body that opens and closes through
A 19c proximal end is installed.

The holding member 19c pivotally connects a pair of substantially tongue-shaped tongs at a pivot 19e.
A clamping portion 19f is formed at each end.

Then, the holding body 19c is opened and closed about the pivot 19e by the advance / retreat of the advance / retreat rod 19b, and the noodle transport rod 3
And release is performed. Reference numeral 20 denotes a tray provided below the machine frame 16 for accommodating the noodle transport bar 3 extracted from the noodle 4.

In FIGS. 4 and 5, 16a is a pedestal of the base frame 16, 17a is a motor for reciprocating a moving body 18 provided on a moving rail 17, and 17b and 17c are motors 17a for detecting the moving body 18 and detecting the moving body 18.
FIG. 4 shows a sensor for driving and stopping the motor.
Is a noodle removing plate provided on the conveyor belt 15, which is used to hold the noodles 4 so that the noodles 4 do not protrude from the belt moving device 12 together with the same when the noodles are transported. Only 3 can be pulled out.

With the above configuration of the rod extracting device 5, the belt moving device 12 first receives the noodle transporting rod 3 from which the noodles 4 hang down from the noodle peeling device 7, and then the conveyor of the belt moving device 12 The noodles 4 are placed on the belt 15 in a reclined state, and one end of the noodle transport bar 3 is clamped by a rod gripping body 19 of a rod gripping device 13 at the timing of lying down the noodles 4. The noodle transport bar 3 can be pulled out by moving the bar gripping body 19 backward along the moving rail 17 so as to synchronize with the speed.

Next, the unloading device 6 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, the unloading device 6 that unloads the noodles 4 to the packaging process has a unloading conveyor belt 25 at the end of the rod extracting device 5.
, And right and left width shifting belt bodies 26, 26 are provided on the conveyor belt 25. Reference numeral 25a denotes a sprocket of the carry-out conveyor belt 25, and reference numeral 26a denotes sprockets of the width-shifting belt bodies 26, 26, which are linked to a drive motor (not shown). 26c is an endless belt.

The noodles 4 from which the noodle conveying rods 3 have been extracted by the above-described unloading device 6 are forcibly moved to the center of the conveyer belt 25 on the unloading conveyor belt 25 by the left and right width shift belt bodies 26, 26. Then, the collected noodles 4 are stored in the packaging bag in the packaging step at the end of the carry-out conveyor belt 25.

As shown in FIG. 4, the carry-out conveyor belt 25 is disposed so as to have a gradual upward gradient in the conveying direction to facilitate the operation of storing the noodles 4 in the packaging bag in the packaging process. I have.

Next, as another embodiment, a rod extracting device 5 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 will be described.

This corresponds to the moving rail 1 in the previous embodiment.
7. A configuration in which the noodle transport bar 3 is extracted by using a belt conveyor disposed in an opposed state with a gap above and below, instead of the bar gripping device 13 including the moving body 18, the bar gripping body 19, and the like. It is.

That is, as shown in FIG. 7, the upper and lower bar gripping belt conveyors 31, 32, which are arranged vertically facing each other with a gap enough to sandwich the noodle transport bar 3, are moved to a belt moving device.
The upper and lower rod gripping belt conveyors 31 and 32 are arranged at a predetermined installation angle in the horizontal direction with respect to the moving direction of 12, and the front ends of the belt conveyors 31 and 32 for gripping the upper and lower bars are positioned on the conveyor belt 15 side of the belt moving device 12.

When the noodle transport bar 3 is transported to that position, one end of the noodle transport bar 3 is nipped by the upper and lower bar grip belt conveyors 31 and 32 and the noodle transporter 31 and 32 are driven to drive the noodle transport bar 3. The rod 3 is pulled out while being translated obliquely forward.

Also in this embodiment, the minute speed of the noodle transport bar 3 moved by the belt conveyors 31 and 32 for gripping the upper and lower bars in the same direction as the belt moving device 12 is set to the conveyor belt 15.
Is the same as the transport speed.

Therefore, also in this embodiment, the noodle transport bar 3 can be extracted without disturbing the shape of the noodle 4.

In FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, reference numeral 33 denotes a bar transport conveyor, and the noodle transport bar 3 is a belt conveyor 3 for gripping upper and lower bars.
After being extracted by the trays 1 and 32, the bar transport conveyor 33 moves the noodle transport bar 3 toward the tray 20, and the noodle transport bar 3 falls into the tray 20 and is stored.

[0066]

According to the present invention, a noodle transport space is formed between a pair of endless chains arranged at parallel intervals, and a certain interval is provided in the noodle transport space in the transport direction of the endless chain. A noodle carrier device in which both ends of a plurality of noodle carrier bars are erected, the noodle carrier bar is hooked at a central portion of the noodles cut into a predetermined length, and noodles can be transported while being hung in a folded state. In the automatic noodle making machine, a bar receiver for sliding down the noodle transport bar is disposed on the lower inclined body at both ends of the noodle transport device, and the noodle transport bar is rotated above the rod receiver. By applying force, a noodle peeling device that makes the noodle transport bar relatively rotatable with respect to the noodles is arranged, and the noodle engaging portion is configured to be peelable from the noodle transport bar, thereby disturbing the noodle posture. The noodle transport bar can be peeled from the noodle hooking section without any Ri can be easily performed.

Therefore, the operation of extracting the noodle transport bar can be mechanized, the automatic noodle making machine can be fully automated, the noodle production efficiency can be increased, and the noodle making cost can be reduced.

Further, the noodle peeling device has a rotating roller,
The rotating roller is disposed so as to be able to abut on the end of the noodle transport bar, and has sufficient elasticity to be deformed by the contact with the noodle transport bar, so that the noodle transport bar rotates reliably. This makes it possible to easily and surely separate the hook portion of the noodle from the noodle transport bar.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view of an automatic noodle making machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory view of a carry-out device of the automatic noodle making machine.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a noodle peeling device.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the rod extracting device.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the rod extracting device.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of a rod extracting device according to another embodiment as viewed from the side.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view in plan view of a rod extracting device according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic noodle-making machine 2 Transport device 2a Endless chain 2b Surface transport space 3 Noodle transport stick 4 Noodle 7 Noodle peeling device 9 Rotary roller

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] An noodle transport space (2b) is formed between a pair of endless chains (2a), (2a) arranged at parallel intervals, and the endless chain (2b) is formed in the noodle transport space (2b). 2a) and (2a) are provided at regular intervals in the transport direction, and both ends of a plurality of noodle transport rods (3) are erected, and the noodles (3) cut into a predetermined length on the noodle transport rods (3) are arranged. In the automatic noodle making machine equipped with a noodle conveying device (2) capable of carrying the noodles (4) while hanging the noodles (4) in a folded state, the noodle conveying device (2) at both ends. Down the noodle transport bar (3)
The rod receivers (8), (8) to be
A rotating force is applied to the noodle transport bar (3) above the bodies (8) and (8) to rotate the noodle transport bar (3) relative to the noodle (4). 7. An automatic noodle making machine, wherein 7) is disposed, and a portion where the noodles (4) are engaged with the noodle transport bar (3) is configured to be detachable. 2. The noodle peeling device (7) includes a rotating roller (9),
(9), and the rotating rollers (9), (9) are arranged so as to be in contact with the end of the noodle transport bar (3), and are deformed by contact with the noodle transport bar (3). The automatic noodle-making machine according to claim 1, wherein the automatic noodle-making machine has sufficient elasticity.