JP4167706B2 - Single / double switching type filling device for noodle chunks - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a single and double switching type filling device for noodle masses, and more particularly to a device capable of performing single filling and double filling by a single unit.

A so-called cup noodle filled with noodle masses, ingredients, soup and the like in the cup is the tip of the travel path (b) of the noodle mass M that is continuously supplied from the noodle feeder (a) as shown in FIG. A filling portion (c) for filling the noodle mass M into the cup C is provided in the part, the noodle mass M is sequentially filled into the cup C, and sent to the carry-out conveyor (d), and then into the cup C. It is manufactured in a continuous process in which small bags (e) containing ingredients, soup, etc. are filled, sealed with an upper lid (f), and finally wrapped entirely with film.
In recent years, there has been a demand for large noodles that put two noodle chunks in a cup. However, the conventional automatic filling device cannot automatically fill two noodle chunks in a cup. In the middle of the noodle filling line, the second noodle mass is manually placed in the cup.
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However, it is dangerous for workers to add noodle masses to the cup in the middle of the production line because there is a risk that the workers' clothes may get tangled in the production line. There is a problem of touching and becoming unsanitary.
In addition, separately preparing an automatic filling device for double noodles is uneconomical because it requires two units together with single filling, and there is a problem that it is not realistic due to problems in installation space.

  The present invention is provided with a filling unit for filling the noodle chunks in the cup at the tip of the running path of the noodle chunks continuously supplied from the feeder, and sequentially filling the noodle chunks in the cup and feeding them onto the carry-out conveyor. In the noodle mass automatic filling device for noodle mass thus formed, the traveling path is branched into two upper and lower rows of the lower traveling path and the upper traveling path across the opening / closing portion, and when the single noodle mass is filled in the cup, the opening / closing portion The noodle mass is supplied only to the lower travel path with the lid open, and when the double noodle mass is filled, the opening and closing portions are alternately opened and closed to allow the noodle mass to travel on the upper travel path and the lower travel path, and the cup. The upper and lower noodle chunks were layered together at the stage before the inner filling, so that single and double filling could be performed by one unit, thereby solving such a problem.

  This invention produces the effect that two types of cup noodles with a single noodle mass and a double noodle mass can be manufactured by switching one continuous filling apparatus. Two types of cup noodles can be produced efficiently and economically without sacrificing space.

  When filling the double noodle chunks, the noodle chunks are distributed and supplied to the upper and lower two rows of the runway, and the upper and lower noodle chunks are layered together before filling in the cup. The effect of filling reliably is produced.

  The present invention is provided with a filling unit for filling the noodle chunks in the cup at the tip of the running path of the noodle chunks continuously supplied from the feeder, and sequentially filling the noodle chunks in the cup and feeding them onto the carry-out conveyor. In the noodle mass automatic filling device for noodle mass thus formed, the traveling path is branched into two upper and lower rows of the lower traveling path and the upper traveling path across the opening / closing portion, and when the single noodle mass is filled in the cup, the opening / closing portion The noodle mass is supplied only to the lower travel path with the lid open, and when the double noodle mass is filled, the opening and closing portions are alternately opened and closed to allow the noodle mass to travel on the upper travel path and the lower travel path, and the cup. This is a single and double switching type filling device for noodle masses in which the upper and lower noodle masses are aligned in the stage before inner filling.

  FIG. 1 is a side view of a filling device, and a traveling path 3 on which noodle mass M is placed and conveyed under a supply swash plate 2 of a noodle feeder 1 for continuously supplying noodle mass M processed into a square thick plate shape for instant use. The travel path 3 is provided with an upper travel path 3a and a lower travel path 3b with the opening / closing part 4 interposed therebetween. The upper travel path 3a ends in the middle of the line, and the lower travel path 3b reaches the filling section 5 that fills the cup C with the noodle mass M. Reference numeral 2 a denotes a rotating roll with a feed claw that is on the swash plate 2 and supplies the noodle mass M to the traveling path 3.

  When manufacturing cup noodles M1 containing a single noodle mass, the opening / closing part 4 is left open, the noodle mass M supplied from the feeder 1 is passed through the opening / closing part 4 and travels on the lower traveling path 3b. It is sent to the filling unit 5 to fill the cup C.

  When manufacturing the cup noodle M2 containing the double noodle mass, the open / close portions 4 are alternately opened and closed, and the noodle mass M is distributed to the upper travel path 3a and the lower travel path 3b, which is the end point of the upper travel path 3a. The noodle mass M on the upper travel path 3a is overlaid on the noodle mass M on the lower travel path 3b before the filling section 5 and is sent to the filling section 5 to be filled in the cup C. The distance between the upper and lower travel paths 3a and 3b is very narrow so that no impact or the like is generated when the upper noodle mass M overlaps the lower noodle mass M so that the noodle mass M is not damaged at all. ing.

  As described above, the present invention is capable of producing cup noodles containing single noodle chunks and double noodle chunks in a single device by switching to alternate opening and closing with the opening / closing part 4 open. ing.

  A detailed embodiment will be described.

  The noodle mass M that is continuously supplied from the feeder 1 onto the travel path 3 passes over the closed opening / closing section 4 and travels on the upper travel path 3a, and the next noodle mass M is a shutter-shaped opening / closing section. By opening 4, the inside of the opening / closing part 4 is slid down the shooter 4a having a gentle slope and travels on the lower traveling path 3b. As shown in FIG. 2 (a), the upper and lower travel paths 3a, 3b have gaps 3c, 3c in the middle to expose long and short push feed bars 6, 7 extending from below the lower travel path 3b. The long bar 6 has a length that reaches the noodle mass M on the upper travel path 3, and the short bar 7 has a length that pushes only the noodle mass M on the lower travel path 5. 6 is provided every other short bar row. As shown in FIG. 2 (b), when the noodle mass M on the lower travel path 3b reaches the lower side of the noodle mass M on the upper travel path 3a, the long bar 6 rotates and pushes the upper and lower noodle masses together. It is time to send.

  The upper and lower noodle masses M pushed on the upper and lower traveling paths 3a and 3b are filled at the end of the upper traveling path 3 so that the upper noodle masses M overlap on the lower noodle masses M and are aligned. It reaches before the part 5. The long and short bars 6 and 7 run downward to unwind the noodle mass M, and then the upper and lower noodle masses M are fed by the upper feed mechanism 8 as shown in FIG. It is placed in a position, and is continuously filled into each cup C that is automatically supplied there, and is sent onto the carry-out conveyor 9 as a cup noodle M2 containing double noodle chunks. Will be taken out in the direction of

  FIG. 1 shows an example of the filling unit 5, and when a double noodle mass M2 is placed on one surface of an octagonal horizontal rotating drum 5a in side view, it is covered by a cup C descending from a cup feeder 5b, When the cup C and the noodle mass M2 are pressed and half-turned upward by intermittent rotation, the double noodle mass M2 enters the cup C and is sent out onto the carry-out conveyor 9.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the long bar 6 for pushing-feeding escapes downward while gradually sinking, so that the noodle mass M is not blown off by a reaction of sudden sinking and separation. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, a stopper 10 that moves up and down from above is provided immediately before the filling portion 5, and the noodle mass M 2 is sandwiched and pressed between the stopper 10 and the feed mechanism 8 so that the noodle mass M is moved back and forth. When there is a deviation, the deviation is corrected. The left and right direction of the upper and lower noodle masses M does not cause a deviation by traveling along the guides 3d and 3d on both sides of the upper and lower traveling paths 3a and 3b.

  When the cup noodle M1 of the single noodle mass is manufactured, the opening / closing part 4 is kept open by switching. As shown in FIG. 6, all the noodle masses M travel on the lower traveling path 3b, are continuously pushed and fed by the short bar 7, are placed on the rotating drum 5a by the feeding mechanism 8, and are filled in the cup C. The Rukoto. At this time, the stopper 10 that does not require misalignment correction is stopped.

  As described above, the filling device of the present invention is configured so that the cup noodle M1 with the single noodle chunk and the cup with the double noodle chunk are switched by switching the opening and closing portion 4 to open and close alternately. The noodle M2 can be manufactured with one apparatus. Means for sending the noodle masses M distributed to the up-and-down traveling path to the filling unit 5 after being aligned in front of the filling unit 5 is not limited to the above-described long and short push-bar mechanism, but also the noodle masses on the up-and-down traveling path. It is also possible to use a traveling or feeding means that synchronizes the traveling speed of the upper and lower noodle masses so that they overlap at the end of the upper traveling path.

  As described above, the present invention can be widely used for all kinds of filling devices in which a continuously supplied noodle mass is run and filled in a cup in a filling section.

Side view of the filling device of the present invention (A) is a longitudinal sectional view of the upper and lower traveling path, (b) is a partially enlarged side view showing a state of pushing the upper and lower noodle masses by a long bar. Partial side view showing a state in which the noodle masses that have been aligned are fed to the filling portion by the feeding mechanism Partial side view showing a state where a long bar gradually moves downward and escapes (A) and (b) are partial side views showing a state in which the front and rear shifts of the noodle chunks piled up by the holding mechanism between the feed mechanism and the stopper are corrected. Side view of the state of producing cup noodles with a single noodle mass Side view of conventional example

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Noodle lump feeder 2 Supply swash plate 2a Rotating roll 3 Traveling path 3a Upper travel path 3b Lower travel path 3c Gap 3d Left and right guide 4 Opening and closing part 4a Shooter 5 Filling part 5a Is a rotating drum 5b is a cup feeder 6 is a long bar 7 for pushing and feeding, the short bar 8 is a feeding mechanism 9 is a carry-out conveyor 10 is a stopper that moves up and down M is a noodle mass C is a cup

Claims (1)

  A noodle block is provided with a filling portion for filling the noodle block into the cup at the front of the running path of the noodle block continuously supplied from the feeder, and the noodle block is sequentially filled into the cup and sent to the carry-out conveyor. In the lump continuous filling device in the cup, the traveling path is branched into two upper and lower rows of the lower traveling path and the upper traveling path across the opening / closing part, and the opening / closing part is kept open when filling the noodle mass into the cup The noodle mass is supplied only to the lower travel path, and when the double noodle mass is filled, the opening and closing portions are alternately opened and closed to allow the noodle mass to travel on the upper travel path and the lower travel path, and before filling in the cup. A single / double switching type filling device for noodle chunks, wherein the upper and lower noodle chunks are aligned in stages.

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