The present disclosure relates to a manufacturing apparatus for rice noodles, and more particularly, to the rice noodle manufacturing apparatus producing wet-type rice noodles with a wet dough employing tension of water, not cutting the dough after cooling.
In the conventional method of producing rice noodles, the dry method is dominant in that the amount of rice flour for dough is much higher than the moisture content. If the dough is processed with low moisture and high densities and then the dough is compressed by a roll or like a cold noodle (i.e., naengmyeon) to make the noodle, it can not sufficiently reflect the original characteristics of the rice noodles, stickiness and freshness as wet noodles.
Also, when manufacturing noodles with rice flour, the high viscosity of the rice flour compared to wheat flour makes it difficult to use so-called dry-process equipment, such as a kneader and an extruder used in conventional noodle making equipment.
In addition, the conventional noodle making method includes a cutting process with a blade after cooling subsequent to kneading process. However, it is very frequently occur the case where the kneaded dough is adhered to the blade due to the viscosity or the noodles are tangled after the cutting.
Patent documents referred to as prior arts include Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0851360, Korean Utility model Registration No. 02-0447704, and Korean Utility model Publication No. 20-1996-0002260.
The rice noodle manufacturing apparatus according to the present disclosure is characterized in that, in the case of producing wet rice noodles, a highly viscous and chewy noodle is provided by using a wet dough which can not be realized by a conventional dry noodle preparation method. It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a device for automatically performing a series of processes from dough to noodle production, in which the problems that arise when cutting after cooling can be overcome by processing the kneaded dough to noodles before cooling.
The rice noodle manufacturing apparatus of the present disclosure comprises a mixing unit (10) formed as a box having a hollow part therein for receiving a mixture containing rice flour and water and discharging a dough,
a noodle shaping unit (20) having a plurality of blades for shaping the discharged dough into a plurality of strands of noodle when the dough moves to the heating unit along the transfer belt (41),
a heating unit (30), which forms a box as a housing so that heat is not discharged to the outside of the box and heats the noodle in the inside of the box with steam when it passes through the box,
a transfer unit (40) for transferring the dough and the noodle passing through the mixing unit, noodle shaping unit and the heating unit to the point of dropping toward the following noodle collecting unit,
a noodle collecting unit (50) for collecting the dropped noodle after the transfer,
a power unit (60) having a motor (61) and a transmission unit (62),
a control unit (70) for controlling the operation of the power unit and the heat of the heating unit, and
a main body (80) for supporting all the components.
The mixing unit (10) includes
a mixing vane (11) equipped in the hollow part for mixing the rice flour with water, and comprising a plate-shaped rotating wing and a rotating shaft,
a mixing gear (12) formed outside of the mixing vane (11) extending from the rotating shaft of the mixing vane, and receiving the power from the power unit (60), and
a mixing discharge unit (14) formed at the lower end of the mixing housing for discharging the mixed dough toward the noodle shaping unit (20).
The noodle shaping unit (20) includes a dough dispenser (21) comprised of a dough supply port (211), which is formed on the back surface to receive the dough and connected to the mixing discharge unit (14), a dough container (212), which receives the supplied dough, and a plurality of dispensing outlets (213), which are formed in parallel on the floor in order to distribute the dough in a plurality of strands; and a noodle shaping knife (22) for shaping the dough into a noodle during the transfer process, and the noodle shaping knife is coupled to the front surface of the dough dispenser 21 and is comprised of a plurality of noodle shaping blades 221 which are formed corresponding to the number and position of the dispensing oullets (213), and a blade base (222), which is for supporting the noodle shaping blades. In addition, the blades (221) is formed with a shaping guide (2211) recessed in a U-shape when viewed from the bottom so that a cross section of the noodle can be gently formed at the lower end of the outer edge.
The heating unit (30) includes a heating unit housing (31) and a heating unit cover 32 to receive water for applying steam and to protect heat of the inside of the heating unit 30 from the outside. The heating unit housing 31 is formed so as to surround the transfer unit 40 and comprised of a noodle entrance port (311) toward the mixing unit 10 for entering the shaped noodle and the transfer belt 41, and a noodle discharge port 312 for discharging the noodle in a direction opposite to the entrance. A heating line 33 is formed on the inner bottom of the heating unit housing 31.
The heating unit housing 31 may further include a water outlet 313 at a lower end thereof.
The transfer unit 40 is constituted by a conveyor belt system including a transfer belt 41 and a transfer roller 42. One end of the transfer belt is extended by the axis of the roller so that a transmission gear 43 is further formed for receiving the power of the power unit 60.
In addition, it is characterized in that the transfer belt 40 is made of the Teflon material or its surface contacting the noodle is made of the Teflon-coated material.
For safety, the power unit 60 further includes a power transmission unit 62 and a power transmission housing 63 for receiving gears connected to the power transmission unit.
The main body 80 is made of a steel frame and includes a plurality of pillars 81 for supporting the apparatus in the longitudinal direction, beams 82 for supporting the apparatus in the transverse direction, and a caster (83) at the bottom for moving the apparatus easily.
The apparatus according to the present disclosure further includes a second transfer unit 90 installed below the above transfer unit for transferring the dropped noodle in the opposite direction, which comprises a second transfer belt (91) and a second transfer roller (92) in a conveyer belt system, wherein the axis of the roller extends so that one end of the belt further includes a second transfer gear 93 for receiving the power from the power unit.
It is characterized in that the second transfer belt is made of the Teflon material or its surface contacting the noodle is made of Teflon-coated material.
Also, the apparatus further comprises a belt oil supply unit 100, in which is provided below the second transfer belt, and comprising a belt oil chamber 101 in the form of a bowl for receiving oil, and a belt oil roller (102) installed between the belt (51) and the belt oil chamber (101) for supplying oil under the lower surface of the second transfer belt while rotating.
In addition, the apparatus further includes the planetary oil supply unit 110 which is installed below the inner end of the second transfer unit 50 and includes a noodle oil chamber 111 in the form of a bowl for receiving oil, and a noodle oil roller 112 installed between the noodle falling from the second transfer part (50) and the noodle oil case (111) for applying oil to the surface of the falling surface while rotating.
The apparatus according to the present disclosure makes it possible to provide a highly viscous and chewy texture of rice noodle, which is difficult to be realized by the conventional dry-noodle producing method, by use of a new wet-method of passing a watery dough through a heating process and a cooling process.
In addition, by employing the method shaping the noodle in the process of transferring the dough, it is possible to solve various problems caused by the conventional cutting method such as the dough and noodle entanglement.
This invention has the advantages in that since the heating and cooling are automatically performed during the kneading process through the noodle gathering process, the labor force of the worker can be minimized to increase the productivity, all the operations can be completed in one device, and the apparatus can be easily moved and stored by utilizing the caster.
Preferred embodiments of a rice noodle manufacturing apparatus according to the present disclosure will now be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in
a noodle shaping unit (20) having a plurality of blades for shaping the discharged dough into a plurality of strands of noodle when the dough moves to the heating unit along the transfer belt (41),
a heating unit (30), which forms a box as a housing so that heat is not discharged to the outside of the box and heats the noodle in the inside of the box with steam when it passes through the box,
a transfer unit (40) for transferring the dough and the noodle passing through the mixing unit, noodle shaping unit and the heating unit to the point of dropping toward the following noodle collecting unit,
a noodle collecting unit (50) for collecting the dropped noodle after the transfer,
a power unit (60) having a motor (61) and a transmission unit (62),
a control unit (70) for controlling the operation of the power unit and the heat of the heating unit, and
a main body (80) for supporting all the components.
Since the rice noodle manufacturing apparatus according to the present disclosure is characterized in that the rice noodle is manufactured by using wet method not by dry method, the uncooked rice should be watered before put into this inventive apparatus. It is preferable to blend in a large amount of about 10 times as much as in the conventional rice noodle preparation method. After rice is milled by a millstone, water is added in a ratio of about 1:1 to the milled rice flour. The kneading of the mixture of the flour and water is performed not by the compression method, but by the method wherein the dough flows naturally through the apparatus while experiencing the heating and cooling process. When water is too much, the dough may flow down from the side of the transfer belt 41. If the water content is too small, it is difficult to maintain a constant thickness. Thus, it will be needed to pay attention to the ratio of the dough and water.
The mixing unit 10 according to the present disclosure should have a proper structure in order to prevent the precipitation phenomenon of the wet dough as well as to mix the rice flour and water suitably, and the detailed structure thereof is as shown in
The mixing unit (10) includes a mixing vane (11) equipped in the hollow part and comprising a plate-shaped rotating wing and a rotating shaft, and a mixing gear (12) formed outside of the mixing vane (11) extending from the rotating shaft of the mixing vane, and receiving the power from the power transmission part.
As a hollow box for housing the dough, the bottom of the mixing box housing 13 is formed in a semicircular shape when viewed from the side for maximizing the rotation of the mixing vane 11 and the contact between the dough and the mixing vane 11. The mixing discharge unit 14 is to be connected to the dough supply port 211 of the dough dispenser 21 and then may be formed as a corresponding pipe member when the dough supply port 211 is in the form of a pipe.
The dough dispenser 21 includes a dough supply port 211, a dough container 212, and a dispensing outlet 213 as shown in
As shown in
In addition, the lower end of the heating unit housing 31 may further include a faucet-shaped water outlet 313 for discharging water and moisture from the housing and supplying new steam water.
As shown in
In addition, the transfer belt 41 may be made of various materials. However, in order to reduce the phenomenon of sticking to the noodle, the transfer belt 41 may be made of a Teflon material having low friction and excellent air permeability, or the surface of the belt may be coated by a Teflon material.
The rice noodle manufacturing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a noodle collecting unit 50 for collecting processed noodles. As in the embodiment shown in
The power unit 60 is equipped for providing rotational force to the mixing unit 10 and the transfer unit 40. As shown in
Of course, as with the transfer belt 41, the second transfer belt 91 may also be made of Teflon material and the surface contacting the noodle is coated with Teflon material.
In addition, for smooth noodle texture, the oil can be supplied to the noodle by applying an edible oil directly to the surface of the noodle with a brush, or by applying oil to the surface of the belt. However, the apparatus of the present disclosure, in order for supplying the edible oil more conveniently, comprises a belt oil supply unit 100 and the noodle oil supply unit 11 selectively or both, as shown in
The belt oil supply unit 100 includes a belt oil chamber 101 provided below the second transfer belt and in the form of a bowl for storing oil, and a belt oil roller 102 provided between the second transfer belt and the belt oil supply unit for supplying oil to the lower surface of the second transfer belt while rotating. The belt oil rollers 102 should be installed so that the lower portion of the rollers can be contained in the edible oil accumulated in the belt oil chamber 101. Thus, every time the belt oil roller 102 rotates, the edible oil of the surface of the roller is transferred to the lower surface of the second transfer belt, and the oil is supplied to the noodle in the process of transferring. The belt oil roller can receive the power from the power unit by adding the power transmission gear or the like as the roller of the transfer unit.
The noodle oil supply unit 110 includes a noodle oil case 111 installed at a lower portion of the inner end of the second transfer unit 50 in the form of a bowl for receiving oil, and a noodle oil roller 112 installed between the noodle falling from the second transfer unit (50) and the noodle oil case (111) for supplying lubricated oil to the surface of the falling noodle while rotating. As shown in the drawing, the surface of the noodle oil roller 112 comes into contact with the surface of the dropping noodle. Since the noodle falls down vertically in the direction P2, it is difficult to configure the roller is installed only by a single roller contrary to the belt oil roller (102). Accordingly, as in the embodiment shown in
The scope of the present disclosure should not be construed as being limited by the above described embodiments, and the scope of the present disclosure is not limited to the claims but reach the equivalent scope to the claims.
The rice noodle manufacturing apparatus of the present disclosure not only improves the work force of the worker and increases the productivity by improving the cutting method, but also provides the consumers with the high viscosity and chewy texture of the rice noodle through the wet noodle processing method.
The rice noodle manufacturing apparatus of the present disclosure can make a great contribution to the noodle production industry as well as the noodle processing industry, and the spread of the rice noodle can greatly contribute to the development of the food industry by diversifying the consumers' preferences.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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10-2016-0062753 | May 2016 | KR | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/KR2017/005209 | 5/19/2017 | WO | 00 |