JPH01317356A - Chocolate coating apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a simple and inexpensive chocolate-coating apparatus having a structure to lift molten chocolate with a rotary disk partly immersed in a chocolate melting tank, dropping the lifted chocolate into a chute with a scraping device and applying the chocolate to a food moving under the chute. CONSTITUTION:A chocolate melting tank 1 is composed of a freely insertable and extractable heat-insulation vat 4 placed on a hot plate provided with a temperature regulator 3. A rotary disk 6 is placed in a state that a part of the circumference is immersed in the molten chocolate in the vat 4. The molten chocolate lifted by the rotation of the rotary disk 6 is scraped off from the disk 6 with a scraping device 8a and dropped into a hopper 8. An endless mesh belt 7 is extended under the hopper 8 and a coating object such as nut transported by the mesh belt is coated with the molten chocolate dropped form the hopper 8.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Purpose of the Invention (Field of Industrial Application) This invention is directed to chocolate confectionery made from what is called a "center product" in the industry, such as nuts and caramel. If the outside of the inside is coated with chocolate, use iHT to coat it.

(Prior art and its problems) The chocolate coating mounting system used in factory production until now is called the Yunrober system, which is large in size and requires a large installation space, and requires a variety of piping. Installation locations were limited because of the need for The operation was complicated and required a skilled engineer to operate it.

Needless to say, such a large-scale, complex system not only requires high equipment costs but also high running costs.

By the way, in small-scale private shops that require high-mix, low-volume production, it is difficult to adopt the above system from the standpoint of equipment space and economic efficiency, and the current situation is that they have relied on manual labor until now. . As a result, uniform stability of the product cannot be obtained, and considerable effort is required even by skilled workers, and some measures have been desired in terms of productivity.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) From the above-mentioned viewpoint, the present invention is based on a compact melting tank, which has temperature adjustment, tempering,
The purpose is to provide a chocolate coating device that can meet the needs of small-scale production, is easy to move and handle, and has significantly reduced manufacturing costs by organically combining devices for coating and cooling. It is.

[Structure of the Invention] (Example) The following will be explained with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.
In the figure, 1 is a small melting tank 1 equipped with a hot plate 2 with a temperature regulator 3 attached to the bottom, and a heat insulating bat 4 placed on top of the hot plate 2 so that it can be moved in and out. The casing 5 is removably mounted on the rack. That is, the cola 1 attached to both leg plates 5a of the drive casing 5 is attached to the channel-shaped guide rails 14 provided on both side walls of the melting tank 1.
3 and is designed to be able to be pulled out in either the front or rear direction. A rotary disk 6 driven by a motor M+ provided in the casing 5 is mounted on the outside front of the drive unit casing 5 so that its lower half faces the center of the heat insulation vat 4.

Further, an endless mesh held 7 driven by a motor M2 provided in the casing 5 is removably mounted above the melting tank 1 and directly in front of the rotating disk 6 in the direction of rotation, and at the end in the direction of movement. , an endless cooling belt 9 is connected to the motor M2 for driving the endless mesh held 7 through the same transmission system.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a roll vapor delivery position H provided at the starting end of the cooling belt 9, and a manual handle 10 thereof.
By operating a, the roll paper 11 can be fed out onto the upper side of the cooling belt 9 at any time.

Further, a guiding protrusion 8a is provided directly above the endless mesh belt 7 and slightly below the vertical force direction side 1ItGa of the rotating disk 6, and is in light contact with the rotating disk 6 side.
A coating chute 8 provided with a coating chute 8 is suspended via a stay 15, and a baffle plate 12 of a predetermined width is attached inside an endless mesh belt 7 directly below the coating chute 8.

(Function) Now, in the above configuration, chocolate liquid C as a raw material is put into the heat insulation vat 4 and stored in the melting tank 1. Then, under appropriate temperature control by the hot plate 2 and the temperature regulator 3, the motors M1 and M2 of the drive unit casing 5 are turned on to start rotating the rotary disk 6, the endless mesh belt 7, and the endless cooling belt 9.

At the same time, the contents K of the so-called "center thing", such as nuts, nuts, caramel, etc., are conveyed onto the endless mesh held 7 at predetermined intervals.

Then, since the chocolate liquid C in the heat insulation vat 4 has viscosity, it adheres to the periphery of the rotating disk 6 and is drawn up by the rotating disk 6, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and reaches the vertical vertex of the disk 6. Then, the contents are scraped off by the guiding protrusion 8a of the coating chute 8 and poured into the chute 8, and fall onto the endless mesh belt 7 through the slit 8b below, and are dug on top of the conveyed contents. It is poured and covers the contents K.

The details at this time are shown in FIG.
It is divided into two parts from the top, and then the belt 7
Inner baffle plate] 2 rotates to the lower part and the contents are sequentially transferred forward (to the right in the figure) with the entire contents coated. In this case, by changing the rotation speed of the rotating disk 6, the condition of the falling chocolate liquid can be adjusted.

Of course, if the structure is such that the baffle plate 12 is removed, the chocolate liquid passes directly below the endless mesh held 7, and a product without coating the lower part can be obtained.

Then, it is sequentially transferred from the endless mesh belt 7 to the endless mesh belt 9, which is fed out using the roll paper 11 as a backing paper, and is gradually cooled and finished as a product.

Note that tempering can be easily performed by circulating the chocolate liquid C with the endless mesh belt 7 removed and gradually lowering the temperature. In this case, if a gutter-like chute is used instead of the coating chute 8,
Of course, a smoother circulation effect can be induced.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention has a compact overall device,
Furthermore, each element of the melting tank 1, the drive unit casing 5 to which the rotating disk 6 and coating chute 8 are attached, the endless mesh belt 7, and the endless cooling belt 9 can be attached and detached, making them easy to move and handle. It is also extremely easy to clean.

By changing the "contents" K placed on the belt and the raw material liquid C in the insulation vat 4, it is possible to meet a variety of product needs, making it easy for small-scale confectionery companies to manufacture a wide variety of chocolate-coated confections in small quantities. It's really advantageous.

Of course, equipment costs and running costs are significantly reduced compared to conventional methods.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the entire device, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional front view taken along line A-A in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a front view in use, and FIG. An enlarged partial longitudinal sectional front view of the same essential parts as above. 1-m-melting tank, 2-m-heating plate, 3-m-temperature regulator, heat insulation bat, 5-m-drive part casing, M
l--Motor, M2--Motor, 6--Rotating disc, 6a-m-Vertical edge thereof, 7--Endless mesh belt, 8-m-Coating chute, 9-m-Endless cooling belt , 10-m-roll paper feeding device, 1]-m-roll paper, 12-m-baffle plate. Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) At the upper rear of a small melting tank 1, which is equipped with a heating plate 2 with a temperature regulator 3 at the bottom and a heat insulating bat 4 placed on the heating plate 2 so as to be freely accessible. A drive unit casing 5 is removably mounted, and a rotary disk 6 driven by a motor M1 provided in the casing 5 is mounted on the outside front of the drive unit casing 5, with its substantially lower half located inside the heat insulation bat 4. It is attached so as to face approximately the center position, and an endless mesh belt 7 driven by a motor M2 provided in the casing 5 above the melting tank 1 and directly in front along the rotational direction of the rotating disk 6 is freely attachable and detachable. A chocolate coating device is mounted on a chocolate coating device, and a coating chute 8 is suspended directly above the mesh belt 7 and slightly below the vertical edge 6a of the rotating disk 6. 2) The chocolate coating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an endless cooling belt 9 that interlocks with the mesh belt 7 is connected to an end of the endless mesh belt 7 in the direction of travel. 3) The chocolate coating device according to claim 2, wherein a roll paper feed device 10 is provided at the starting end of the endless cooling belt 9 so that the roll paper 11 can be fed out onto the upper side of the cooling belt 9. 4) The chocolate coating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a baffle plate 12 of a predetermined width is attached inside the endless mesh belt 7 directly below the coating chute 8.