JPS6024153Y2 - Oil application equipment in food manufacturing process - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to a device for applying oil to a mold during the production of confectionery and dough products.

For example, when manufacturing confectionery by filling a mold with materials and baking them, the baked confectionery may be released from the mold easily, and at the same time, in order to remove dust and material scraps that have adhered to the mold, it is necessary to It is necessary to apply oil to the mold with a brush.

Conventionally, this work was performed manually or by using a machine by rotating the brush.

When done manually, there are problems in terms of labor costs and efficiency; when done by machine, if the mold is polygonal or has a complex shape, such as a square, hexagon, or maple leaf shape, the mold The partition part cannot be adequately oiled or cleaned.

The same applies to those with a structure in which the brush is rotated slightly eccentrically.

Furthermore, in the case of a mechanical type, the brush is in contact with a heated mold during oil application, so there is a drawback that the tip of the brush may melt.

Therefore, this invention has a rotating rod with driven rods protruding from both sides, a swinging section with a gear at the bottom, a gear meshing with the gear, and a brush mounting device with a brush attached at the bottom. The brush mounting tool is rotated and swung by pivoting the cam surface of the fixed cam and bringing the driven rod into contact with the cam surface of the fixed cam. The purpose is to enable cleaning.

This invention will be explained in detail below based on illustrated embodiments.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes an oil applicator, and a drive shaft 3 is rotatably supported on substrates 2 disposed in the front and rear.

4 is a screw gear, which is fixed to the drive shaft 3.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a support plate, which is horizontally fixed between both substrates 2.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a cylindrical fixed cam, which has a hole in the vertical direction in the center through which a rotating shaft of a rotating rod (to be described later) is inserted, and a cam surface 7 is formed on the lower surface.

The shape of the cam surface 7 will be described later.

A rotating rod 8 is branched into two parts from the base, and has a rotating shaft 9 at the upper part of the base.

This rotating shaft 9 is rotatably inserted into the rotating shaft hole of the fixed cam 6.

A screw gear 10 is fixed to the upper end of the rotating shaft 9 and meshes with the screw gear 4.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a swinging section, which is rotatably supported by the upper end of the rotary rod 8. A driven rod 12 is protruded from both left and right sides, and an annular ring rotatably attached to both ends of the driven rod 12 is provided. The roller 13 contacts the cam surface 7.

14 is a sector gear with a center angle of 45° provided at the lower part of the driven part.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a brush mounting tool, which is rotatably supported by the lower end of the rotary rod 8, and has a head having a small gear 16 that meshes with the sector gear 14.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a nylon brush, which is detachably fitted into the brush mounting tool 15.

Note that 18 is a protection tube.

To explain the cam surface 7 of the fixed cam 6, as shown in FIG. ) is formed (indicated by the broken line).

That is, while the rotary rod 8 rotates once, the driven rod 12 in contact with the cam surface swings five times.

The number of peaks a may be an odd number, but 3 to 7 is practically effective.

In addition, in the embodiment, the sector gear 14 of the swinging section swings left and right within a range of 45° centering on the vertical line, and the brush mounting tool 15 interlocked with the movement of the sector gear rotates around the vertical line. A cam surface 7, a sector gear 14, and a small gear 16 are arranged so as to swing left and right within a range of 90 degrees.

Although not shown, the fixed cam 6 can be adjusted in the vertical direction.

The oil applicator 1 described above is rotatably suspended by a horizontal arm 20 supported by a column 19 that is movable in the left-right direction, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.

21 is an air cylinder for rotating the side arm, and 22 is an air cylinder for rotating the oil applicator.

The drive shaft 3 of the oil applicator 1 is rotated by a chain transmission device 23 driven by a motor (not shown).

Next, the operation and effects of this invention will be explained.

Now, the lid 25' of the mold 25 conveyed by the conveyor 24 is automatically opened, and the mold 25 is stopped under the oil coating device 1.

When the drive shaft 3 is rotated by the chain transmission 23, the brush 17, which has been supplied with oil in advance by an oil supply device (not shown), rotates around the vertical line as described above as the rotating rod 8 rotates. It rotates and oscillates within a range of 900 degrees.

Instead of just rotating the brush like in the past, the brush rotates while swinging from side to side, making it possible to thoroughly apply oil to the corners, even in complex-shaped molds such as maple-pear-shaped molds. It is also possible to completely clean dust, material scraps, etc.

Moreover, since the brush does not constantly contact the mold, it is cooled by air while rotating and swinging, so the tip of the brush does not melt.

After applying oil to the mold 25, operate the air cylinder 22,
Rotate the oil applicator 1, lift the brush 17, and remove the lid 2.
Apply oil to 5'.

When the oil application work is finished, the support column 19 is moved back, and the air cylinders 21 and 22 are operated to lower the brush 17.The oil supply device supplies oil to the brush, and the brush is raised again to move the support column forward. let

Furthermore, this device can be used not only for applying oil to molds for confectionery production.

This method can be widely used in the production of kamaboko and other paste products and other foods that use molds, and has great practical effects.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view showing the main parts in a longitudinal section, and FIG. 2 is a side view showing the configuration of the rotating rod, the swinging part, and the brush mounting tool. FIG. 3 is a schematic bottom view of the fixed cam. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the state of implementation, and FIG. 5 is a plan view thereof. 1... Oil applicator, 3... Drive shaft, 4
...Screw gear, 5...Support plate, 6...
...Fixed cam, 7...Cam surface, butt...
・Rotating rod, 10... Screw gear, 11...
- Swinging part, 12... Driven rod, 14...
Sector gear, 15...Brush attachment, 16...
... Small gear, 17... Brush, 25...
...Mold, 25'...Lid, a...Mountain, b...Valley.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A rotary rod 8 having a rotating shaft 9 at the top has driven rods 12 on both sides.
A swinging part 11 with a gear 14 protruding from the lower part thereof, and a brush mounting tool 15 having a gear 16 that meshes with the gear 14 and a brush 17 mounted on the lower part thereof are supported. An oil applicator in a food manufacturing process, in which a rotary shaft 9 is rotatably inserted through a fixed cam 6 having a cam surface 7 that is in contact with a driven rod 12, so as to be swingable while rotating a driven rod 15.