JP3145187B2 - Stick confectionery manufacturing equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bar-shaped confectionery, particularly a baked biscuit or the like, which is coated with an oily confectionery material such as chocolate and the like. The present invention relates to a stick-shaped confectionery manufacturing apparatus which has a commercial value by decorating by attaching wavy or other patterns.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, bar-shaped confectionery is known to be coated with an oil-based confectionery material such as chocolate on the surface of a bar-shaped biscuit, and to adhere nuts or other food particles around the surface to form a plitz. Conventionally, the bar-shaped confectionery is gripped at the upper end and transported while hanging downward, immersed in oily material, lifted up and removed excess material by vibration or blowing wind, and then suspended in a cooling tunnel while hanging. It is often used to transfer and solidify by cooling.

[0003]

However, if a large number of bar-shaped confections are arranged and gripped, and if the bar-shaped confectionery is immersed in an oily material at one time, the closer to the center of the bar-shaped confections arranged, the more the bar-shaped confections will fall. In many cases, it is necessary to have a considerably strong holding force, and the product yield is greatly reduced due to breakage of the bar-shaped confectionery, etc. In addition, there is a disadvantage that the level of the oily material is not uniform and the coating state is not constant, thereby lowering the commercial value. The present invention is intended to eliminate the conventional drawbacks, and can adhere fat and oily materials such as chocolate and food particles of uniform quality without generating defective products having inferior appearance, which is suitable for mass production and has an added value. It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus capable of inexpensively producing a bar-shaped confection having a high appearance and an excellent shape and having a favorable texture.

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided a feed conveyor in which bar-shaped confections are placed on an endless belt moving continuously or intermittently at a large interval, and the feeder is opened and closed on the feed conveyor. A grip mechanism for nipping and transferring one end of the bar-shaped confection on the conveyor by the pressing member by the pair of pressing members provided, and the gripping mechanism includes opening means for the pressing member and holding means for holding the pressing member. A bar-shaped confectionery manufacturing device provided with a transport mechanism for disposing the pressing member and inverting the bar-shaped confection and transferring the bar-shaped confection in a downward hanging state, and a dipping mechanism for attaching an oily material to at least a part of the surface of the bar-shaped confection. An alignment plate that abuts one end of each bar-shaped confection on the conveyor and inserts the other end into a pair of pressing members of the grip mechanism is provided so as to be reciprocally movable. The holding member is provided on a chain that moves along a guide through a link, and the link is connected to a rotatable reversing arm having a rolling roller, and the reversing arm is located at a position where the holding member is opened and closed. An opening / closing cam member for guiding the rolling rollers is provided.

[0005]

[Function] The baked stick-shaped confectionery is sequentially conveyed at a large interval by a feed conveyer, transferred to a holding member of a gripping mechanism which is separately conveyed by a chain and is stopped, and then stopped and aligned. After the plate is brought into contact with one end of a number of bar-shaped confections arranged in a row and is pushed out at a time, and the other end is inserted into the holding member, the gripping mechanism is pressed. That is, the rolling roller in the link of the holding member of the grip mechanism reaches the cam member, and the holding member is moved in the opening direction to hold one end of a large number of bar-shaped confections at a time. The bar-shaped confection is moved upward on the guide rail while being horizontally conveyed, and the bar-shaped confection is turned upside down, suspended and conveyed and stopped on the dipping section. Next, after raising the tank containing the liquid material such as chocolate and soaking the bar-shaped confectionery in the liquid material,
After lowering the tank and pulling it away from the liquid surface, it is transported to the shaking section, and after dripping excess coating liquid, it is squeezed and decorated with decorators,
Or attach food grains at the food grain sprinkling part such as nuts,
The product is conveyed to a cooling section where it is solidified, the holding member is opened outside the product, transferred to a product alignment take-out conveyor, and carried out as a product such as Pretz El Marble or Pretz El Nuts.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, a stick-shaped confectionery producing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention mounts a plurality of stick-shaped confections on an endless belt that moves continuously or intermittently. The bar-shaped confectionery a on the conveyor is constituted by a feed conveyor 1 to be placed and a pair of pressing members 2 and 2 provided on the conveyor 1 so as to be openable and closable, for example, a movable pressing member and a fixed pressing member.
A grip mechanism 23 for nipping and transporting one end of the gripping mechanism, means for opening the movable holding member 2 of the gripping mechanism 23, such as a link mechanism and a cam operating section, and holding means for holding the holding member. A bar-shaped confection provided with a transport mechanism 4 for inverting the pressing member 2 along the direction 3 and transferring the bar-shaped confection a in a downward hanging state, and a dipping mechanism 5 for attaching an oily material to at least a part of the surface of the bar-shaped confection. In the manufacturing apparatus, an aligning plate 6 which comes into contact with one end of each bar-shaped confectionery a on the conveyor 1 and inserts the other end into the holding member 2 of the gripping mechanism 23 is reciprocally movable by a cylinder 7 and one of the holding members is provided. A reversing arm 11 having a roller 10 is rotatably supported on a member 2 by links 8 and 9.
₁ along the guides 12 and pivoted in, connected to the chain 13 to move, with a closing cam member 14 to induce the rolling roller 10 of the reversing arm 11 to a position for opening and closing the movable presser member 2 It is.

The reversing arm 11 is provided with a spring 31 so as to be stretched, so that the holding force of the pressing members 2, 2 can be easily maintained. An elastic material 32, for example, a rubber material or a sponge, is provided so that the bar-shaped confections a can be securely and reliably held.

[0008] In this case,支杆11 ₁ for engaging the chain 13, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, is supported transported provided rolls 25 running on the receiving rails 24 by extending both ends, Care has been taken to increase the running stability, and the chain 13 running on the guide 12 has wheels 21,
22 and a drive unit wheel (not shown)
The gripping mechanism 23 holding the bar-shaped confectionery a can be transferred to each processing section.

Further, as the feed conveyor 1 for placing a bar-shaped confection, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a caterpillar in which a groove 15 for inserting a bar-shaped confection is formed along the axial direction of the bar-shaped confection. A conveyer in which a number of pieces 16 are connected endlessly by a roller chain 17, one end or both ends of the bar-shaped confectionery a are formed so as to protrude from the end edge of the caterpillar piece 16 and are concave if necessary. by interposing an extension caterpillar piece 16 ₁ to blind blocking the groove 15, SEQ number, for example 30 to 50 present the conveyor for a set of separators, the roller chain 17 is run along the guide rails 18 Drive wheels 19 such as chain wheels
Is running freely hung between the rotary wheel 19 ₁ and rod-like confectionery a
Of the stock tank 20 of the transfer mechanism 4 and is transported in the horizontal direction.
And a supply conveyer arranged opposite to the gripping mechanism 23 conveyed by the above.

On the supply side of the feed conveyor 1, as shown in FIG. 8, regulating pieces 26, 27 with which both ends of the bar-shaped confection a come into contact are held by holding screws 29, which can be adjusted by mounting screws 28 through long holes. 30 is provided so as to be able to automatically supply and position the bar-shaped confection a to be fitted into the concave groove 15 of the caterpillar piece 16 in the transporting process. Further, a pusher mechanism is provided for abutting a large number of bar-shaped confections a at a time and aligning the ends of the extruded bar-shaped confections a with each other so as to be positioned on the pressing member 2. That is, the alignment plate 6 is made of a plate material in which one end of a large number of bar-shaped confections a is brought into contact collectively and the other end is pushed out, and is slidably supported by a pair of guides 33, 33.
The guide is provided so as to be reciprocable by a cylinder 7, and the guide is mounted so as to be able to move up and down by a slider 34 so that the lower end position of the alignment plate 6 can be adjusted.

In this case, the transport mechanism having the gripping mechanism 23 associated with the feed conveyor 1 includes a dipping section 5 adjacent to the feed conveyor section 40 as shown in FIG. A driving unit 53 is passed through a shaking unit 50 for dropping excess chocolate liquid, a decorator unit 51, and a plurality of cooling units 52.
The product is connected to a product take-out part 54 having a grip mechanism releasing means so that the product can run freely.

In the example of FIG. 10, in a plitz-elnut plant in which food grains such as nuts are adhered to the bar-shaped confectionery a, a nut sprinkling section 56 is interposed after the feed conveyor section 40, the dipping section 5, and the shaking section 50. , Primary, secondary, tertiary cooling section 52 and dipping section 57
And the drive unit 53 via the cooling unit 58,
4 and is connected to a product sorting and taking-out conveyor 55.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 11, a shaking section 50, a nut sprinkling section 56 and a decorator section 59 are interposed after a dipping section 5 adjacent to the feed conveyor section 40 having the feed conveyor 1, and a cooling section 52 is provided.
And a driving unit 53, a product take-out unit 54, a dipping unit 60, a shaking unit 61, and a cooling unit 62.
And a Plitz El Marble plant connected to a product sorting and taking-out conveyor 55. In each embodiment, it is considered that a plurality of processing sections are provided in series to improve the appearance and finish of the product.

[0014]

According to the present invention, there is provided an aligning plate which comes into contact with one end of each bar-shaped confection on a conveyor and inserts the other end into a pair of pressing members of a gripping mechanism so as to be reciprocally movable. A link is provided on a chain that moves along a guide via a link, and the link is connected to a rotatable reversing arm having a rolling roller, and the rolling roller of the reversing arm is located at a position to open and close the pressing member. By providing the opening and closing cam member for guiding, there is no drop or irregularity of the bar-shaped confection, and it is possible to adhere oil and fat materials such as chocolate and food granules of uniform quality without generating defective products with inferior appearance, A bar-shaped confection having an excellent appearance with high added value suitable for mass production and having a favorable texture can be produced at low cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially cut-away side view of the example of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view showing an operation state of a grip mechanism.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged front view of a part of a bar-shaped confectionery feed conveyor.

FIG. 7 is a sectional side view taken along line CC of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line DD of FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is a system explanatory diagram of the plant according to the embodiment of the present invention;
(A) and (B) are linked to form one system.

FIG. 10 is a system explanatory diagram of a plant according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which (A), (B), and (C) are linked to constitute one system.

FIG. 11 is a system explanatory view of a plant according to still another embodiment of the present invention, in which (A) and (B) are linked to constitute one system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 a bar-shaped confectionery 1 feed conveyor 2 holding member 3 guide rail 4 transport mechanism 5 dipping portion 6 alignment plate 7 cylinder 8 link 9 link 10 roller 11 reversing arm 12 guide guide 13 chain 14 cam member 15 concave groove 16 caterpillar piece 17 roller chain 18 Guide rail 19 Drive wheel 20 Stock tank 23 Grip mechanism 40 Feed conveyor section 50 Shaking section 51 Decorator section 52 Cooling section 53 Drive section 54 Product take-out 55 Product alignment take-out conveyor

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A feed conveyor in which bar-shaped confections are placed on an endless belt that moves continuously or intermittently at a large interval, and a pair of pressing members provided on the feed conveyor so as to be openable and closable. A grip mechanism for nipping and transferring one end of the bar-shaped confection on the conveyor with a pressing member, a holding means for opening the pressing member of the grip mechanism and a holding means for holding the pressing member are provided, and the pressing member is turned over. In the bar-shaped confectionery manufacturing apparatus provided with a transport mechanism for transferring the bar-shaped confection as a downward hanging state, and a dipping mechanism for attaching an oily material to at least a part of the surface of the bar-shaped confection, An aligning plate that abuts one end and the other end is inserted into a pair of holding members of the grip mechanism is provided so as to be reciprocally movable, and one of the holding members is connected via a link. Opening and closing to guide the rolling roller of the reversing arm to a position where the link is connected to a rotatable reversing arm having a rolling roller to open and close the holding member. A bar-shaped confectionery manufacturing device comprising a cam member for use in a bar. 2. The feed conveyor for placing a bar-shaped confection comprises a plurality of caterpillar pieces, into which a bar-shaped confection is fitted, forming a concave groove capable of protruding at least one end of the bar-shaped confection, in an endless manner. The stick-shaped confectionery producing device according to claim 1, wherein the supply conveyor is a supply conveyor that is inclined upward along the inclined opening bottom surface of the stick-shaped confectionery stock tank, is transferred in a horizontal direction, and is arranged to face the grip mechanism. 3. The bar-shaped confection according to claim 1, wherein the alignment plate has a pusher mechanism in which a plate material that abuts a large number of bar-shaped confections at once is connected to a cylinder slidably supported by a guide. manufacturing device.