Food production apparatus, rotation method and food production method

    公开(公告)号:US12063936B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-20

    申请号:US17633816

    申请日:2020-08-07

    IPC分类号: A21C9/08 A21C11/10 B65G47/244

    摘要: A food production apparatus, a rotation method and a food production method which stably and accurately rotate a foodstuff workpiece by a desired angle are provided. At least any one of a first rotation unit (31) and a second rotation unit (32) is moved in such a manner that a foodstuff workpiece (W) is nipped and held by the first rotation unit (31) and the second rotation unit (32). The first rotation unit (31) and the second rotation unit (32) which nip and hold the foodstuff workpiece (W) are actively rotated in synchronization with each other. At least any one of the first rotation unit (31) and the second rotation unit (32) is moved in such a manner that the foodstuff workpiece (W) is released from the first rotation unit (31) and the second rotation unit (32).

    Food material processing mechanism, food material processing method, food manufacturing method, and food manufacturing system

    公开(公告)号:US11992018B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-28

    申请号:US17272047

    申请日:2019-08-26

    IPC分类号: A21C9/06 A21D13/31 A23P20/20

    CPC分类号: A21C9/063 A21D13/31 A23P20/20

    摘要: A food material processing mechanism, a food material processing method and a food manufacturing method which enable highly accurate bending of a sheet-shaped flexible food material such as a skin are provided. A food material processing mechanism includes a conveyance unit and a processing unit. A conveyance unit conveys a sheet-shaped flexible food material in a conveyance direction. A processing unit forms a bending reference portion being a reference portion for bending, in the flexible food material being conveyed by the conveyance unit. The processing unit includes a reference formation unit and a pressing unit. The reference formation unit locally applies a force to the flexible food material to form the bending reference portion. The pressing unit presses the flexible food material against the conveyance unit at least temporarily while the reference formation unit forms the bending reference portion in the flexible food material.

    Bending mechanism, bending method, and food manufacturing method

    公开(公告)号:US11684070B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-27

    申请号:US17271946

    申请日:2019-08-26

    IPC分类号: A21C9/06 A23P20/20

    CPC分类号: A21C9/063 A23P20/20

    摘要: A bending mechanism, a bending method and a food manufacturing method which are capable of bending a sheet-shaped flexible food material, such as a skin, with high accuracy and high speed are provided. A conveyance unit 11 conveys a flexible food material 81. A support unit 12 supports a bending reference portion 85 being a part of the flexible food material 81 in at least a part of a section while the flexible food material 81 is conveyed from a first conveyance area A1 to a second conveyance area A2. The conveyance unit 11 includes a first component part 21 and a second component part 22. An angle formed by a support portion of the second component part 22 which makes contact with a bending portion 87 with respect to a support portion of the first component part 21 which makes contact with a base portion 86 continuously changes from the first conveyance area A1 toward the second conveyance area A2 in such a manner that an angle of the bending portion 87 with respect to the base portion 86 in the second conveyance area A2 is larger than an angle of the bending portion 87 with respect to the base portion 86 in the first conveyance area A1.

    Conveyance apparatus, conveyance method and food production method

    公开(公告)号:US12091261B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-17

    申请号:US17762300

    申请日:2020-09-28

    IPC分类号: B65G47/06 B65G43/08

    摘要: A conveyance apparatus, a conveyance method and a food production method that enable to accurately place a conveyance object on a conveyance body while enabling the conveyance object to be conveyed at high speed by the conveyance body are provided. A catcher is moved to be arranged in a raised position where a placement surface is located above a conveyance surface, and in a lowered position where the placement surface is located at a same height as the conveyance surface or where the placement surface is located below the conveyance surface. A conveyance object supply unit places a first conveyance object onto the placement surface in such a manner that the first conveyance object is received by the placement surface above the conveyance surface. The catcher is moved from the raised position toward the lowered position so that the first conveyance object is conveyed downstream by the conveyance body.