JP7188769B2 - High-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus that automatically manufactures thin baked confectionery such as monaka skin. For example, in Patent Document 1, a circulation conveyor to which a plurality of baking trays are attached is circulated and driven, and baked confectionery materials supplied into the baking molds of the baking trays are heated to produce thin baked confectionery. A baked confectionery making apparatus is disclosed that includes a baking apparatus that makes a

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However, in the conventional baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus, the baked confectionery is taken out by opening the baking tray so as to drop the confectionery from the baking mold, or the baked confectionery taken out is conveyed in a state in which the front and back sides and directions are different. Therefore, in order to improve the productivity of baked confectioneries, it has been required to take out the baked confectioneries at high speed and continuously, and to align and convey the baked confectioneries that have been taken out.

To provide a high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus capable of taking out baked confectionery at high speed and continuously, aligning and conveying the taken out baked confectioneries, and improving the productivity of baked confectioneries.

A high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus, which is one aspect of the present invention, includes a baking unit that heats materials for baked confectionery to make thin baked confectionery, a take-out unit that takes out the baked confectionery from the baking unit, and a take-out unit. and a conveying unit for conveying the baked confectionery taken out. The baking unit includes a circulation conveyor that is circulated and driven by the rotational motion of the rotating unit, and a plurality of baking mold stands that are attached to the circulation conveyor and support baking molds for supplying and heating materials for baked confectionery. have. The take-out section has a gripping section that grips a plurality of baked confectionery from the baking molds of the baking tray and transports them to the conveying section. The gripping portion is configured to transfer the gripped plurality of baked confectionery to the transport portion by reciprocating motion in the horizontal direction.

The circulation conveyor and the gripping portion are mechanically connected via a motion conversion transmission mechanism that converts the rotational motion of the rotating portion of the circulation conveyor into the horizontal reciprocating motion of the gripping portion and transmits the converted motion. When the baking tray is transported to the take-out position on the circulation conveyor by the circulation conveyor, the gripping section grips a plurality of baked confections from the baking tray of the baking tray and transfers them to the transportation section. and the gripper move synchronously by the motion conversion transmission mechanism.

According to the high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus, the circulation conveyor in the baking section and the gripping section in the take-out section are mechanically connected via the motion conversion transmission mechanism. Then, the circulating conveyor of the baking section and the gripping section of the take-out section are moved synchronously by the motion conversion transmission mechanism, so that the work of taking out the baked confectionery from the baking section (take-out work) is performed by the take-out section. Therefore, it is possible to take out the baked confectionery continuously at high speed by the gripping portion of the take-out portion.

Further, as described above, the circulation conveyor in the baking section and the gripping section in the take-out section move synchronously by the motion conversion transmission mechanism. Therefore, even if the operation speed of one of the two is changed, the operation timings of both do not shift. For example, it becomes easier to adjust the operation timings of the two than when an air cylinder or the like equipped with a sensor or the like is used for operation. As a result, it is possible to take out the baked confectionery by the holding part of the take-out part more rapidly and continuously with high accuracy.

Also, a plurality of baked confectionery items are picked up from the baking molds of the baking table by the gripping portion of the take-out portion and transferred to the conveying portion. Therefore, it is possible to transport a plurality of baked confectionery to the transport section in an aligned state. Thereby, the plurality of baked confectionery taken out by the holding part of the take-out part can be transported in an aligned state in the transport part.

As described above, the high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus can take out the baked confectionery from the baking section at high speed and continuously by the gripping portion of the take-out section, and can align and convey the taken-out baked confectionery in the conveying section. Therefore, it is possible to improve the productivity of baked confectioneries in the high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus.

In the above-described baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus, the conveying section is configured to be capable of reciprocating in a horizontal direction, and converts the horizontal reciprocating motion of the gripping section into a reciprocating motion in a direction opposite to that of the gripping section and transmits the motion direction changer. It is mechanically connected to the gripper via a mechanism, and synchronized by the movement direction changing mechanism so that the gripper and the transporter approach each other when transferring the plurality of baked confectionery gripped by the gripper to the transporter. You can exercise.

In this case, when the plurality of baked confectionery gripped by the gripping portion of the take-out portion is transferred to the transport portion, the grip portion of the take-out portion moves toward the transport portion, and the transport portion moves toward the grip portion of the take-out portion. move towards. As a result, it is possible to shorten the movement distance of the gripping portion of the taking-out portion without the need to move the gripping portion of the taking-out portion to the conveying portion. As a result, it is possible to shorten the transfer time of the baked confectionery to the transfer section by the grip section of the take-out section.

In addition, since the gripping section and the conveying section of the take-out section move synchronously by the movement direction changing mechanism, even if the operating speed of one of the two is changed, the operating timings of the two do not deviate. For example, it becomes easier to adjust the operation timings of the two than when an air cylinder or the like equipped with a sensor or the like is used for operation. As a result, it is possible to transfer the baked confectionery to the conveying section by the gripping section of the take-out section at a higher speed, continuously, and with high accuracy.

Further, as described above, since the circulation conveyor and the gripping portion of the take-out portion move synchronously, the circulation conveyor, the gripping portion of the take-out portion and the transfer portion move synchronously. As a result, the entire operation of taking out the baked confectionery can be performed more quickly, continuously, and with high accuracy.

Further, it may be configured such that the take-out work is performed continuously at high speed, and the time from the start of the take-out work to the start of the next take-out work may be within 2 seconds. In this case, the baked confectionery can be taken out continuously at high speed in a very short time. As a result, the effect of the present invention that the baked confectionery is taken out at high speed and continuously can be effectively exhibited.

In addition, the circulation conveyor has a horizontal conveyor portion extending in the horizontal direction. It may be provided so as to extend in the horizontal direction. In this case, it is possible to more quickly transfer the baked confectionery to the conveying section by the gripping section of the take-out section.

In addition, the baking table has an upper mold support for supporting the upper mold and a lower mold support for supporting the lower mold of the baking mold, and the lower mold support is attached to the circulation conveyor. , the upper mold support portion may be configured to open at a substantially right angle with respect to the lower mold support portion with one longitudinal end side of the lower mold support portion serving as a fulcrum. In this case, for example, by opening the baking tray at the take-out position of the circulation conveyor, it becomes easy to take out the baked confectionery from the baking mold of the baking tray by the gripping portion of the take-out section.

Moreover, the holding part may have a plurality of suction parts that suck and hold a plurality of baked sweets from the baking mold of the baking table. In this case, a plurality of thin-walled baked confectioneries that are fragile at high temperatures can be quickly and easily sucked and gripped from the baking mold of the baking table by the plurality of suction portions of the gripping portion of the take-out portion.

It is an explanatory view showing an outline of the whole baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the baking table in a closed state; FIG. 4 is a front view showing the baking table in an open state; It is explanatory drawing which expands and shows a part of baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus. It is an explanatory view of a part of the baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus as seen from the rear. It is explanatory drawing which looked at a part of baked-confectionery manufacturing apparatus from upper direction. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing mechanical connections between a circulation conveyor, a pick-up device, and a transfer device; It is explanatory drawing which shows the baking stand conveyed by the circulation conveyor. FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing the operation of taking out baked confectionery by the takeout device. FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing the operation of taking out baked confectionery by the takeout device; FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing the operation of taking out baked confectionery by the takeout device. FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing the operation of taking out baked confectionery by the takeout device. FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing the operation of taking out baked confectionery by the takeout device. FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing the operation of taking out baked confectionery by the takeout device.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In addition, in the description of the present embodiment, directions such as front-rear, up-down, left-right, etc. are used for explanation, but these are expressions for convenience of explanation only, and these directions are not particularly limited.

As shown in FIG. 1, a high-speed continuous baked snack manufacturing apparatus 1 is an apparatus for continuously manufacturing thin-walled baked snacks at high speed. The baked confectionery produced in this embodiment is monaka skin for ice monaka. The high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus 1 includes a baking device (baking section) 2 , a take-out device (take-out section) 6 , and a conveying device (conveying section) 7 .

The baking device 2 includes a circulation conveyor 3 that is driven in circulation, a plurality of mold tables 4 attached to the circulation conveyor 3, a material supply device 21, and two heating devices 22 and 23. In this embodiment, the number of baking tables 4 is 64. FIG. 1 shows part of the baking table 4 .

The circulation conveyor 3 is provided with a pair of circulation chains 31 formed annularly in the vertical plane. The pair of circulation chains 31 are arranged in parallel with a predetermined interval in the left-right direction. The pair of circulation chains 31 have the same structure, and one (left) circulation chain 31 is shown in FIG.

Each circulation chain 31 is wound around two rotating gears 321 arranged at both ends of the circulation conveyor 3 in the front-rear direction. Two rotating gears 321 arranged on both left and right sides of the circulation conveyor 3 in the front-rear direction are connected by a rotating shaft (rotating portion) 322 . A rotating shaft 322 on the rear end side of the transport conveyor 3 is connected to a drive source such as a motor. The transport conveyor 3 is configured to circulate and drive the circulation chain 31 via a rotating gear 321 by rotation of a rotating shaft 322 on the rear end side of the transport conveyor 3 .

The circulation conveyor 3 includes an upper conveyor section 33 configured by a pair of circulation chains 31, a lower conveyor section 34, a first connection conveyor section (other end side connection conveyor section) 35, and a second connection conveyor section (one end side connection conveyor section). part) 36. The upper conveyor portion 33 is provided so as to extend horizontally in the front-rear direction. The lower conveyor section 34 is positioned below the upper conveyor section 33 and is provided so as to extend horizontally in the front-rear direction.

The first connecting conveyor section 35 is provided so as to vertically connect the front end section 331 of the upper conveyor section 33 and the front end section 341 of the lower conveyor section 34 . The second connecting conveyor portion 36 is provided so as to connect the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor portion 33 and the rear end portion 342 of the lower conveyor portion 34 in the vertical direction. The first connecting conveyor portion 35 and the second connecting conveyor portion 36 are formed in a semicircular arc shape when viewed from the side.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the baking table 4 supports a baking mold 5 composed of an upper mold 51 and a lower mold 52 . The baking table 4 includes a rectangular plate-shaped upper mold support part 41 that supports the upper mold 51 of the baking mold 5, and a rectangular plate-shaped lower mold support part 42 that supports the lower mold 52 of the baking mold 5. there is

A protruding lever 43 protruding upward is provided at one end of the upper die support portion 41 . One end portion of the upper mold support portion 41 is connected to one end portion of the lower mold support portion 42 via a first fulcrum shaft 44 . The upper die support portion 41 is configured to be rotatable with one end side of the lower die support portion 42 as a fulcrum, that is, with a first fulcrum shaft 44 as a fulcrum. The upper die support portion 41 is configured to open at a substantially right angle (approximately 90°) with respect to the lower die support portion 42 .

A fitting pin 45 protruding sideways is provided at the other end of the upper die support portion 41 . A fitting lever 46 projecting upward is provided at the other end of the lower die support portion 42 . The fitting lever 46 is provided with a fitting hole 461 into which the fitting pin 45 of the upper die support portion 41 is fitted. The fitting lever 46 is arranged to protrude upward through a through hole 421 provided in the lower die support portion 42 . The fitting lever 46 is configured to be rotatable with a second fulcrum shaft 47 as a fulcrum.

When the baking table 4 is closed (closed state in FIG. 2), the fitting pin 45 of the upper mold support portion 41 is fitted into the fitting hole 461 of the fitting lever 46 of the lower mold support portion 42 . When the fitting lever 46 is rotated to release the fitting of the fitting pin 45 from the fitting hole 461 of the fitting lever 46, the upper die support portion 41 rotates against the biasing force, and the lower die It opens at a substantially right angle (approximately 90°) with respect to the support portion 42 . As a result, the baking table 4 is opened (the open state shown in FIG. 3).

Also, from the state in which the baking table 4 is open (the open state in FIG. 3), the upper die support part 41 is rotated to return to its original position, and the fitting lever 46 is rotated to return to its original position. By fitting the fitting pin 45 into the fitting hole 461 of the fitting lever 46, the baking table 4 is closed (closed state in FIG. 2).

The upper mold 51 of the baking mold 5 is attached to the lower surface of the upper mold supporting portion 41 of the baking mold base 4 . Ten convex portions 511 are provided on the upper die 51 . The lower mold 52 of the baking mold 5 is attached to the upper surface of the lower mold supporting portion 42 of the baking mold base 4 . Ten concave portions 521 are provided in the lower mold 52 .

A cavity space (not shown) is formed between the convex portion 511 of the upper mold 51 and the concave portion 521 of the lower mold 52 in the baking mold 5 when the baking table 4 is closed (closed state in FIG. 2). . That is, ten cavity spaces are formed in the baking mold 5 . The cavity space is a space in which the baked confectionery material is heated to form a thin baked confectionery, and has a shape corresponding to the shape of the baked confectionery to be formed.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, in the circulation conveyor 3, each circulation chain 31 is constructed by connecting a plurality of plate portions 311. As shown in FIGS. Adjacent plate portions 311 are connected by connecting members 312 . In this embodiment, each circulation chain 31 has 64 plate portions 311 .

The baking table 4 is arranged so as to span between the pair of circulation chains 31 of the circulation conveyor 3 in the left-right direction. The lower die support portion 42 of the baking table 4 is fixed to the left and right plate portions 311 of the pair of circulation chains 31 of the circulation conveyor 3 . The 64 baking tables 4 are arranged at regular intervals along the circulation chain 31 .

The baking table 4 is circulated and conveyed by the circulation conveyor 3 while being attached to the outside of the circulation conveyor 3 (circulation chain 31). Each baking mold stand 4 is connected to a rear end portion 332 to a front end portion 331 of the upper conveyor portion 33 of the circulation conveyor 3, a first connecting conveyor portion 35, a front end portion 341 to a rear end portion 342 of the lower conveyor portion 34, a second connecting They are circulated and transported in order of the conveyor section 36 .

The material supply device 21 is a device that supplies materials for baked confectionery to the baking molds 5 of the baking mold bases 4 that are circulated and conveyed by the circulation conveyor 3 . The material supply device 21 includes a supply pipe (not shown) for supplying baked confectionery materials and ten branch pipes (not shown) branched from the supply pipe. The material supply device 21 is arranged above the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor portion 33 of the circulation conveyor 3 .

The heating devices 22 and 23 are devices for heating the materials for baked confectionery supplied to the baking molds 5 of the baking mold table 4 circulated and conveyed by the circulation conveyor 3 . One heating device 22 is arranged below the upper conveyor section 33 of the circulation conveyor 3 and above the lower conveyor section 34 . The other heating device 23 is arranged below the lower conveyor section 34 of the circulation conveyor 3 .

The take-out device 6 has a gripper 60 that grips the baked confectionery 10 . The gripping portion 60 is arranged above the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor portion 33 of the circulation conveyor 3 . The gripping portion 60 has ten suction portions 61 and a rectangular plate-shaped holding portion 62 that holds the ten suction portions 61 . The suction unit 61 has a suction pad 611 that suctions the baked confectionery 10 and a holder 612 that holds the suction pad 611 . The suction pad 611 is provided at the tip of the holder 612 . The suction unit 61 is a so-called vacuum pad, and the suction pad 611 can suction-hold an object through suction by a vacuum pump connected to the suction unit 61 .

Five suction portions 61 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction at the front end portion of the holding portion 62 . Five suction portions 61 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction at an intermediate portion of the holding portion 62 in the front-rear direction. The gripping portion 60 is configured such that ten pieces of baked confectionery 10 can be sucked simultaneously by a total of ten pieces of sucking portions 61 .

A support shaft 63 that supports the holding portion 62 is provided at the rear end portion of the holding portion 62 . The support shaft 63 is held so as to be vertically movable with respect to the plate-shaped movable portion 64 . The movable portion 64 is provided with a cylindrical portion 631 through which the support shaft 63 is inserted and held. The gripping portion 60 is configured to be vertically movable by the vertical movement of the support shaft 63 .

The movable portion 64 is fixed to a plate-shaped movable portion 65 . The movable portion 65 is held so as to be movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the fixed portion 66 . The movable portion 65 is provided with two upper rails 651 on both left and right sides. The fixed portion 66 is provided with a pair of lower rails 661 extending in the front-rear direction. The upper rail 651 is configured to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the lower rail 661 . The fixed portion 66 is fixed to the fixed portion 67 .

The movable portions 64 and 65 are configured to be movable in the front-rear direction by sliding the upper rail 651 of the movable portion 65 along the lower rail 661 of the fixed portion 66 . The grip part 60 is configured to be movable in the front-rear direction via the support shaft 63 by moving the movable parts 64 and 65 in the front-rear direction.

The transport device 7 includes a strip-shaped transport conveyor 71 and two rotating shafts 72 . The transport conveyor 71 is wound around two rotating shafts 72 arranged at both ends of the transport device 7 in the front-rear direction. The transport conveyor 71 is configured to be circulated and driven by rotating the rotary shaft 72 . The transport device 7 is configured to transport the baked confectionery 10 placed on the transport conveyor 71 toward the rear.

The conveying device 7 is provided so as to horizontally extend in the front-rear direction (longitudinal direction of the upper conveyor portion 33 ) from a position near the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor portion 33 of the circulation conveyor 3 . The conveying device 7 is arranged with a predetermined gap from the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor portion 33 of the circulation conveyor 3 . The conveying device 7 is configured to be movable in the front-rear direction.

The conveying device 7 is arranged side by side in the front-rear direction with respect to the upper conveyor section 33 of the circulation conveyor 3 . The circulation conveyor 3 and the conveying device 7 are arranged side by side in a straight line in the front-rear direction when viewed from above.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7 , the circulation conveyor 3 and the gripping portion 60 of the picking device 6 are arranged so that the rotating motion of the rotating shaft 322 on the rear end side of the circulation conveyor 3 is controlled by the gripping portion 60 of the picking device 6 . They are mechanically connected via a motion conversion transmission mechanism 37 that converts and transmits back and forth reciprocating motion. The circulation conveyor 3 and the gripping portion 60 of the take-out device 6 are configured to move synchronously by the motion conversion transmission mechanism 37 .

Specifically, the rotating shaft 322 on the rear end side of the transport conveyor 3 is connected to the gear 371 . Gear 371 is connected to gear 373 via belt 372 . The gear 373 is connected to another gear (not shown) via a connecting shaft 374 . The other gear is connected to gear 376 via belt 375 . Gear 376 is connected to gear 377 . Gear 377 is connected to gear 379 via belt 378 .

The gear 379 is connected to the crank disc 380 via a connecting shaft (not shown). The crank disc 380 is connected to the connecting fixing portion 652 via a connecting link 381 . The connecting fixing portion 652 is fixed to the movable portion 65 . The movable portion 65 is connected to the gripping portion 60 (the suction portion 61 and the holding portion 62 ) via the movable portion 64 and the support shaft 63 .

When the rotary shaft 322 on the rear end side of the circulation conveyor 3 rotates, the rotary motion is transmitted to the crank disk 380 . When the crank disc 380 rotates, the movable portions 64 and 65 reciprocate in the front-rear direction via the connecting link 381 and the connecting fixing portion 652 . When the movable portions 64 and 65 reciprocate in the front-rear direction, the gripping portion 60 (the suction portion 61 and the holding portion 62 ) reciprocates in the front-rear direction via the support shaft 63 . In this embodiment, the gripping portion 60 is set to reciprocate six times in the front-rear direction while the rotating shaft 322 rotates once.

Further, in this embodiment, when the gripping portion 60 of the take-out device 6 reciprocates in the front-rear direction, the support shaft 63 moves downward when it is at the forward end position (the most forward position). When it moves and retreats from the forward end position, the support shaft 63 moves upward, so that it moves upward and returns to the original height position.

Further, the conveying device 7 takes out via a motion direction conversion mechanism 39 that converts the reciprocating motion of the gripping portion 60 of the taking out device 6 in the front-rear direction into the reciprocating motion in the direction opposite to that of the gripping portion 60 of the taking out device 6 and transmits the reciprocating motion. It is mechanically connected with the grip part 60 of the device 6 . The gripping portion 60 of the take-out device 6 and the transport device 7 are configured to move synchronously by the motion direction changing mechanism 39 .

Specifically, the gripping portion 60 (adsorbing portion 61 and holding portion 62 ) is connected to the movable portion 65 via the support shaft 63 and the movable portion 64 . A connection fixing portion 653 fixed to the movable portion 65 is connected to the swing link 392 via the connection link 391 . The swing link 392 is connected to the swing link 394 via a connecting shaft 393 . The swing link 394 is connected to the movable pin 395 . The movable pin 395 is movably held within the connecting groove 371 of the connecting fixing portion 73 fixed to the conveying device 7 .

When the gripping portion 60 (the suction portion 61 and the holding portion 62 ) reciprocates in the front-rear direction, the movable portions 64 and 65 reciprocate in the front-rear direction via the support shaft 63 . When the movable portions 64 and 65 reciprocate in the front-rear direction, the swing link 392 swings back and forth through the connecting fixing portion 653 and the connecting link 391 . When the swing link 392 reciprocates and swings, the swing link 394 swings back and forth in the opposite direction to the swing link 392 via the connecting shaft 393 . When the rocking link 394 reciprocates and rocks, the movable pin 395 moves in the connecting groove 371 of the connecting fixing part 73, and the conveying device 7 moves forward and backward through the connecting fixing part 73 in the opposite direction to the grasping part 60. reciprocate to.

That is, when the gripping portion 60 moves forward, the conveying device 7 moves backward, and when the gripping portion 60 moves backward, the conveying device 7 moves forward. In this embodiment, it is set such that when the gripping portion 60 performs one reciprocating motion in the front-rear direction, the conveying device 7 performs one reciprocating motion in the front-rear direction.

Next, the process of making the baked confectionery 10 in the baking apparatus 2 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the open baking table 4 is transported forward from the rear end 332 of the upper conveyor section 33 of the circulation conveyor 3 . At this time, the baking table 4 is attached to the upper side of the upper conveyor section 33 of the circulation conveyor 3 and conveyed.

Then, when the baking mold table 4 in the open state is positioned below the material supply device 21 , the material for baked confectionery is supplied from the material supply device 21 to the concave portion 521 of the lower mold 52 of the baking mold 5 . Specifically, the baked confectionery material is supplied from each branch pipe of the supply pipe of the material supply device 21 to each concave portion 521 of the lower mold 52 of the baking mold 5 .

At this time, the ingredients for baked confectionery are supplied while moving the material supply device 21 forward in accordance with the speed at which the baking tray 4 is conveyed forward by the circulation conveyor 3 . After supplying the baked confectionery material, the material supply device 21 moves backward to return to its original position, and supplies the next baked confectionery material to the next baking tray 4 .

Next, the upper die supporting portion 41 of the baking table 4 is rotated by another member (not shown) and closed. After the fitting lever 46 is rotated by another member (not shown), the fitting pin 45 is fitted into the fitting hole 461 of the fitting lever 46 . As a result, the baking table 4 is closed. The baked confectionery material is filled in the cavity space of the baking mold 5 .

Next, the closed baking table 4 is conveyed forward to the front end 331 of the upper conveyor section 33 of the circulation conveyor 3 . While the baking mold base 4 is being conveyed on the upper conveyor section 33 of the circulation conveyor 3, the baked confectionery material in the cavity space of the baking mold 5 is heated under predetermined conditions by the heating device 22. As shown in FIG. At this time, the temperature of the baking mold 5 becomes about 180.degree.

Next, the baking table 4 is turned downward by 180° from the front end 331 of the upper conveyor section 33 of the circulation conveyor 3 to the front end 341 of the lower conveyor section 34 via the first connecting conveyor section 35. transport. Then, the baking table 4 is conveyed rearward from the front end portion 341 to the rear end portion 342 of the lower conveyor portion 34 of the circulation conveyor 3 . At this time, the baking table 4 is attached to the lower side of the lower conveyor section 34 of the circulation conveyor 3, that is, the upper conveyor section 33 is conveyed upside down.

Further, while the baking mold table 4 is being conveyed on the lower conveyor section 33 of the circulation conveyor 3, the baked confectionery material in the cavity space of the baking mold 5 is heated by the heating device 23 under predetermined conditions. At this time, the temperature of the baking mold 5 becomes about 180.degree. As a result, 10 thin-walled baked goods 10 are produced for one baking mold table 4 (the baking mold 5).

Next, as shown in FIG. 8, when the closed baking table 4 reaches the position A1 of the lower conveyor section 34 of the circulation conveyor 3, the fitting lever 46 is rotated by another member (not shown). to release the engagement of the engagement pin 45 with the engagement lever 46 . As a result, the upper die support portion 41 of the baking table 4 is gradually rotated by a cam mechanism (not shown).

Then, at the position A2 of the rear end portion 342 of the lower conveyor portion 34 of the circulation conveyor 3, the upper die support portion 41 of the baking table 4 opens at a substantially right angle (approximately 90°) with respect to the lower die support portion . That is, the operation of opening the baking table 4 is started from the position A1 of the lower conveyor section 34 and completed at the position A2 of the rear end portion 342 of the lower conveyor section 34 . As a result, the baking table 4 is opened.

Next, the baking table 4 is transferred from the rear end portion 342 of the lower conveyor portion 34 of the circulation conveyor 3 to the second connecting conveyor while the upper mold support portion 41 is opened substantially perpendicularly to the lower mold support portion 42 . 36 to the rear end 332 of the upper conveyor section 33 so as to turn upward by 180°.

In addition, in the baking mold table 4 in the open state, the baked confectionery 10 is prevented from falling from the lower mold 52 of the baking mold 5 by a fall prevention mechanism (not shown). Therefore, without separating the baked confectionery 10 from the lower mold 52 of the baking mold 5, the baking mold table 4 is moved upward from the rear end 342 of the lower conveyor part 34 of the circulation conveyor 3 via the second connecting conveyor part 36. It can be conveyed up to the rear end portion 332 of the conveyor portion 33 .

In addition, the upper mold supporting portion 41 of the baking mold table 4 in the open state and the upper mold 51 of the baking mold 5 supported by the upper mold supporting portion 41 are located outside (on the right side) of the take-out device 6 and the conveying device 7 in the left-right direction. located in That is, the take-out device 6 and the transfer device 7 are arranged inside (to the left of) the innermost position C in the left-right direction of the upper die support portion 41 and the upper die 51 on the baking table 4 .

Therefore, when conveying the baking table 4 from the rear end portion 342 of the lower conveyor portion 34 of the circulation conveyor 3 to the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor portion 33 via the second connecting conveyor portion 36, the baking table 4 pass outside (on the right side) of the take-out device 6 and the transfer device 7 without contacting the take-out device 6 and the transfer device 7 .

Next, the process of taking out the baked confectionery 10 from the baking device 2 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 9, when the baking tray 4 reaches the take-out position B of the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor section 33 of the circulation conveyor 3, the baked confectionery is removed from the lower mold 52 of the baking tray 5 of the baking tray 4. As shown in FIG. Start the extraction work to take out 10. The position of the gripping portion 60 in the front-rear direction is the forward end position (the most forward position), and the position of the conveying device 7 in the front-rear direction is the position of the backward end (the most rearward position).

First, as shown in FIG. 10, at the same time when the baking table 4 reaches the take-out position B of the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor section 33 of the circulation conveyor 3, the support shaft 63 moves downward, thereby gripping the cake. Part 60 moves downward. Then, the baked confectionery 10 in the lower mold 52 of the baking mold 5 is sucked by the suction pad 611 of the suction part 61 .

Then, as shown in FIG. 11, the support shaft 63 moves upward at the same time as the grasping portion 60 begins to move rearward. Accompanying this, the holding part 60 moves upward while ten pieces of baked confectionery 10 are sucked by the ten suction pads 611 of the suction part 61 . Thereby, the baked confectionery 10 is lifted upward by the suction portion 61 of the grip portion 60 .

Next, as shown in FIG. 12 , the holding section 62 moves backward, and at the same time, the conveying device 7 moves forward so as to approach the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor section 33 of the circulation conveyor 3 . As a result, the baked confectionery 10 sucked by the sucking pad 611 of the sucking portion 61 is positioned above the front end portion 711 of the conveyer 71 . At this time, the position of the gripping portion 60 in the front-rear direction is the rearward end position, and the position of the conveying device 7 in the front-rear direction is the forward end position.

Next, as shown in FIG. 13, the suction state of the suction pad 611 of the suction portion 61 is released. As a result, the baked confectionery 10 is separated from the suction pad 611 of the suction portion 61 and dropped to the position of the front end portion 711 of the conveyer 71 . At this time, the ten baked confectioneries 10 are transported onto the transport conveyor 71 in a state in which five confectioneries are arranged in two rows. The transferred baked confectionery 10 is then conveyed rearward by the conveyer 71 in an aligned state.

Next, as shown in FIG. 14, the gripping portion 60 moves forward and returns to the forward end position (the same position as in FIG. 9). At the same time, the transport device 7 moves rearward and returns to the retracted end position (the same position as in FIG. 9). As a result, in the series of picking operations shown in FIGS. 9 to 14, both the gripper 60 and the conveying device 7 perform one reciprocating motion in the front-rear direction. When the gripper 60 and the conveying device 7 return to these positions, the next baking table 4 reaches the take-out position B, and the next take-out operation is started.

In this embodiment, the time for the baking table 4 to go around the circulation conveyor 3 is set to about 2 minutes. Since there are 64 baking tables 4, the series of take-out operations shown in FIGS. 9 to 14 are set to be performed within 2 seconds (for example, 1.5 to 2 seconds). That is, the time from when the baking table 4 reaches the unloading position B and the unloading operation is started to when the next baking table 4 reaches the unloading position B and the unloading operation is started is within 2 seconds (for example, 1 second). .5 to 2 seconds).

Next, the effects of the high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus 1 of this embodiment will be described.
According to the high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus 1 of this embodiment, the circulation conveyor 3 of the baking device 2 and the gripper 60 of the take-out device 6 are mechanically connected via the motion conversion transmission mechanism 37 . Then, the circulation conveyor 3 of the baking device 2 and the gripping part 60 of the take-out device 6 move synchronously by the motion conversion transmission mechanism 37, so that the work of taking out the baked confectionery 10 from the baking device 2 by the take-out device 6 (take-out work) ) is performed. Therefore, the baked confectionery 10 can be taken out continuously at high speed by the gripping portion 60 of the takeout device 6 .

Further, as described above, the circulation conveyor 3 of the baking device 2 and the gripper 60 of the take-out device 6 move in synchronism with the motion conversion transmission mechanism 37 . Therefore, even if the operation speed of one of the two is changed, the operation timings of both do not shift. For example, it becomes easier to adjust the operation timings of the two than when an air cylinder or the like equipped with a sensor or the like is used for operation. As a result, the gripping portion 60 of the take-out device 6 can take out the baked confectionery 10 more rapidly and continuously with high accuracy.

Also, a plurality of baked confections 10 are gripped from the baking mold 5 of the baking mold table 4 by the gripping part 60 of the take-out device 6 and transferred to the conveying device 7 . Therefore, it is possible to transport a plurality of baked confectionery 10 to the transport device 7 in an aligned state. As a result, the plurality of baked confectionery 10 taken out by the gripping portion 60 of the take-out device 6 can be transported in an aligned state in the transport device 7 .

As described above, the high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus 1 takes out the baked confectionery 10 from the baking device 2 at high speed and continuously by the gripping portion 60 of the takeout device 6, and aligns the taken out baked confectioneries 10 in the conveying device 7. can be transported. Therefore, the productivity of the baked confectionery 10 in the high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus 1 can be improved.

Further, in the present embodiment, the conveying device 7 is configured to be capable of reciprocating in the horizontal direction, and converts the horizontal reciprocating motion of the gripping portion 60 into reciprocating motion in the direction opposite to that of the gripping portion 60 and transmits it. It is mechanically connected to the grasping part 60 via the movement direction conversion mechanism 39 . When transferring the plurality of baked confectionery 10 gripped by the gripping part 60 to the transporting device 7, the gripping part 60 and the transporting device 7 move synchronously by the movement direction changing mechanism 39 so as to approach each other.

Therefore, when transferring the plurality of baked confectionery 10 gripped by the gripper 60 of the takeout device 6 to the transport device 7, the gripper 60 of the takeout device 6 moves backward toward the transport device 7, and the transport device 7 moves backward. moves forward toward the gripper 60 of the takeout device 6 . This eliminates the need for the gripper 60 of the take-out device 6 to move to the conveying device 7, making it possible to shorten the moving distance of the gripper 60 of the take-out device 6. FIG. As a result, the time for transferring the baked confectionery 10 to the conveying device 7 by the gripping portion 60 of the take-out device 6 can be shortened.

In addition, since the gripping part 60 of the take-out device 6 and the conveying device 7 move synchronously by the motion direction changing mechanism 39, even if the operating speed of one of them is changed, the operation timings of both do not shift. . For example, it becomes easier to adjust the operation timings of the two than when an air cylinder or the like equipped with a sensor or the like is used for operation. As a result, the transfer of the baked confectionery 10 to the conveying device 7 by the gripping portion 60 of the take-out device 6 can be performed more rapidly and continuously with high accuracy.

Further, as described above, since the circulation conveyor 3 and the gripping portion 60 of the take-out device 6 move synchronously, the circulation conveyor 3, the gripping portion 60 of the take-out device 6, and the conveying device 7 move synchronously. It will be. As a result, the entire operation of taking out the baked confectionery 10 can be performed more rapidly and continuously with high accuracy.

In addition, since the baking molds 5 on the baking mold table 4 attached to the circulation conveyor 3 are heated to a high temperature, arranging the conveying device 7 near the pick-up position B of the circulation conveyor 3 is preferable from the viewpoint of durability. It is difficult from Therefore, when transferring the plurality of baked confectionery 10 gripped by the gripping portion 60 of the take-out device 6 to the transport device 7 , the transport device 7 is made to approach the take-out position B of the circulation conveyor 3 . As a result, the holding portion 60 of the take-out device 6 can transfer the baked confectionery 10 to the conveying device 7 at high speed, continuously, and with high accuracy while maintaining the durability of the conveying device 7 .

In addition, it is configured so that the take-out work can be performed continuously at high speed, and the time from the start of take-out work to the start of the next take-out work is within 2 seconds. Therefore, the baked confectionery 10 can be taken out continuously at high speed in a very short time. As a result, the effect of the high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, in which the baked confectionery 10 is taken out continuously at high speed, can be effectively exhibited.

In addition, the circulation conveyor 3 has an upper conveyor section 33 provided so as to extend in the horizontal direction. The unloading position B is at the rear end 332 of the upper conveyor section 33 . The conveying device 7 is provided so as to extend horizontally from the vicinity of the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor portion 33 . Therefore, the gripping portion 60 of the take-out device 6 can transfer the baked confectionery 10 to the conveying device 7 more quickly.

Further, the baking mold stand 4 has an upper mold supporting portion 41 that supports the upper mold 51 of the baking mold 5 and a lower mold supporting portion 42 that supports the lower mold 52 of the baking mold 5 . The lower die support part 42 is attached to the circulation conveyor 3 . The upper mold support portion 41 is configured to open substantially perpendicularly to the lower mold support portion 42 with one longitudinal end side of the lower mold support portion 42 as a fulcrum. Therefore, by opening the baking tray 4 at the take-out position B of the circulation conveyor 3, it becomes easy to take out the baked confectionery 10 from the baking mold 5 of the baking tray 4 by the grasping part 60 of the take-out device 6. .

In the lower conveyor section 34 of the circulation conveyor 3, the upper die support part 41 of the baking table 4 is opened substantially perpendicularly to the lower die supporting part 42, and while maintaining this state, the baking table 4 is lowered. It is configured to convey from the rear end portion 342 of the side conveyor portion 34 to the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor portion 33 via the second connecting conveyor portion 36 . Therefore, at the take-out position B of the circulation conveyor 3, the grip part 60 of the take-out device 6 can take out the baked confectionery 10 more rapidly and continuously.

In addition, the gripping portion 60 has a plurality of suction portions 61 for sucking and gripping the plurality of baked confectionery 10 from the baking mold 5 of the baking mold table 4 . Therefore, a plurality of thin-walled baked sweets 10 that are fragile at high temperatures can be quickly and easily sucked and gripped from the baking mold 5 of the baking table 4 by the plurality of suction portions 61 of the gripping portion 60 of the take-out device 6 .

Also, the circulation conveyor 3 and the transport device 7 are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction. Also, the gripping portion 60 of the take-out device 6 is arranged above the rear end portion 332 of the upper conveyor portion 33 . Therefore, it is possible to suppress an increase in the width of the high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus 1, and it is possible to save the space of the production equipment. In addition, since the width can be suppressed, it is possible to construct more production lines by arranging vertically long high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatuses 1 horizontally. As a result, effects such as an increase in the number of baked sweets 10 to be produced and an improvement in production capacity can be obtained.

Further, when the baking table 4 is conveyed from the rear end 342 of the lower conveyor section 34 to the rear end 332 of the upper conveyor section 33 via the second connecting conveyor section 36, the upper mold support on the baking table 4 is The upper mold 51 of the baking mold 5 supported by the part 41 and the upper mold support part 41 is configured to pass outside the take-out device 6 and the transfer device 7 in the direction perpendicular to the circulation conveyor 3 . Therefore, the take-out device 6 and the transfer device 7 can be arranged closer to the circulation conveyor 3 (especially the rear end 332 of the upper conveyor section 33 where the take-out position B is located). As a result, the grip portion 60 of the take-out device 6 can transfer the baked confectionery 10 to the transfer device 7 more quickly, and the space of the production equipment can be further reduced.

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The present invention is by no means limited to the above embodiments, and it goes without saying that various aspects can be implemented without departing from the scope of the present invention.

(1) In the above embodiment, the thin baked confectionery is the monaka skin for iced monaka. Confectionery or the like may be used.

(2) In the above embodiment, the gripping portion of the take-out portion is moved up and down, and the suction portion (vacuum pad) of the gripping portion is used to suck and grip the baked confectionery. You may make it

(3) A motion conversion transmission mechanism that mechanically connects the circulation conveyor and the gripping portion of the take-out portion should be able to convert the rotational motion of the rotating portion of the circulation conveyor into horizontal reciprocating motion of the gripping portion and transmit it. For example, it can be configured using a member that converts motion such as a member that converts rotary motion into reciprocating motion, a member that converts the direction of motion, a member that transmits motion, and the like.

(4) A motion direction conversion mechanism that mechanically connects the gripping portion of the take-out portion and the conveying portion converts the reciprocating motion of the gripping portion in the horizontal direction into the reciprocating motion of the gripping portion of the conveying portion in the opposite direction and transmits the motion. If possible, for example, it can be configured using a member that converts motion, a member that converts the direction of motion, a member that transmits motion, and the like.

(5) The function of one component in the above embodiments may be distributed as multiple components, or the functions of multiple components may be integrated into one component. Also, part of the configuration of the above embodiment may be omitted. Also, at least a part of the configuration of the above embodiment may be added, replaced, etc. with respect to the configuration of the other above embodiment. In addition, every aspect included in the technical idea specified from the wording of the claim is an embodiment of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... High-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus, 2... Baking apparatus (baking section), 3... Circulation conveyor, 4... Baking mold table, 5... Baking mold, 6... Take-out device (take-out section), 7... Conveying device (conveying section ), 10: Baked confectionery, 37: Motion conversion transmission mechanism, 60: Grasping part, 322: Rotating shaft (rotating part), B: Taking-out position

Claims (3)

a baking unit that heats the baked confectionery material to prepare a thin baked confectionery;
a take-out unit for taking out the baked confectionery from the baking unit;
a conveying unit that conveys the baked confectionery taken out by the taking out unit,
The baking unit has a circulation conveyor that circulates and drives, and a plurality of baking mold stands that are attached to the circulation conveyor and support baking molds for supplying and heating materials for baked confectionery,
The circulation conveyor includes an upper conveyor section provided to extend in the horizontal direction, a lower conveyor section positioned below the upper conveyor section and provided to extend in the horizontal direction, and a longitudinal section of the upper conveyor section. one end side connecting conveyor part connecting one end part in the direction and one end part in the longitudinal direction of the lower conveyor part; the other end in the longitudinal direction of the upper conveyor part and the other end in the longitudinal direction of the lower conveyor part and a second end side connecting conveyor part that connects the part,
The conveying section is provided so as to extend in a horizontal direction from a position near the one end of the upper conveyor section in a longitudinal direction of the upper conveyor section,
When viewed from above, the upper conveyor section and the conveying section are arranged in a straight line in the longitudinal direction of the upper conveyor section,
At least a portion of the pick-up section is arranged above the one end of the upper conveyor section, and the one end of the upper conveyor section is conveyed from the one end of the lower conveyor section through the one end side connecting conveyor section. configured to grip a plurality of baked confections from the baking mold of the baking mold table transported to the take-out position in and transport them to the transport unit,
The baking table has an upper mold support part that supports the upper mold of the baking mold and a lower mold support part that supports the lower mold of the baking mold,
The lower die support part is attached to the circulation conveyor so that the longitudinal direction of the lower die support part is orthogonal to the circulation conveyor,
The upper mold support portion is configured to open with one longitudinal end side of the lower mold support portion as a fulcrum,
While the baking table is conveyed from the one end of the lower conveyor section to the take-out position at the one end of the upper conveyor section via the one-end connecting conveyor section, A high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus, wherein the upper mold supporting portion of the baking mold table is in an open state when the upper mold supporting portion of the baking mold table is positioned below the portion and the conveying portion . The baking mold in the open state while the baking mold stand is conveyed from the one end of the lower conveyor part to the take-out position at the one end of the upper conveyor part via the one end-side connecting conveyor part The upper mold support part of the table and the upper mold of the baking mold supported by the upper mold support part are configured to pass outside the take-out part and the transfer part in a direction orthogonal to the circulation conveyor. 2. The high speed continuous baked goods maker of claim 1 , wherein 3. The high-speed continuous baked confectionery manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said upper mold supporting portion of said baking mold table is configured to open substantially perpendicularly to said lower mold supporting portion.

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