Automated Apparatus and System for Manufacturing Noodles with Improved Compatibility and Reduced Material Loss According to Noodle Type

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automated noodle manufacturing device that improves compatibility and loss rate according to noodle type, comprising a sheet conveying conveyor unit that moves a dough sheet in a conveying direction, a sheet cutter unit that forms a width-direction cutting line on the dough sheet, a slitting roller unit that divides the dough sheet with the width-direction cutting line formed into a plurality of cutting lines along the conveying direction, and a drive control unit that sets a repeating operation cycle of the sheet cutter unit in accordance with a selected noodle type. The sheet cutter unit first forms a widthwise cutting line before the dough sheet is separated into a plurality of narrow strands, and the dough sheet with the widthwise cutting line formed is guided to the slitting roller unit in a plate-like piece state along the slitting entry guide unit. The slitting roller unit includes a slitting roller shaft, a plurality of cutting discs, and a plurality of unit spacer rings, and the slitting width can be set in stages according to the number of unit spacer rings installed between adjacent cutting discs. In addition, the present invention may include a multi-color dough strip rolling unit that rolls a plurality of doughs having different colors or different materials into dough strips, partially overlaps parts of the edges of adjacent dough strips in the vertical direction, and then presses them with a combined rolling roller unit to form a single multi-color dough sheet. At this time, the individual rolling roller unit for each color may include a three-stage roller spacing adjustment mechanism and a three-stage position fixing mechanism, so that the amount of dough per unit length of each dough strip can be set differently. In addition, the present invention may include a color area width detection unit that detects the width of the color area in the width direction at a position before the multi-color dough sheet is divided by the slitting roller unit. The drive control unit calculates the largest color area width among a plurality of color area widths as a selection standard width based on the detection result of the color area width detection unit, and may select one of a plurality of slitting roller assemblies having different slitting width combinations according to the standard range to which the selection standard width belongs. In addition, the present invention may include a protruding compression cover for deforming sujebi that is in close contact with a cutting blade or a cutting blade holder and moves up and down together with the cutting blade when corresponding to the manufacture of sujebi. The protruding compression cover for deforming sujebi includes a trigger pin that moves upward relative to a cutting support portion by contact with the cutting support portion, an inclined cam surface that converts the upward and downward movement of the trigger pin into movement in the conveying direction, and a protruding compression projection that moves between a retracted position and a protruding position by the inclined cam surface. Accordingly, when manufacturing sujebi, an irregularly deformed portion may be formed on a part of the dough sheet adjacent to the cutting line in the width direction due to pushing or squashing. Accordingly, according to the present invention, different noodle types such as kalguksu and sujebi can be selectively produced in a single dough sheet conveying path, and by allowing slitting in the conveying direction to be performed after cutting in the width direction, the plate-like fragment state of the dough sheet before slitting can be maintained, and a slitting width combination can be selected in correspondence with the color area width of the multi-color dough sheet.

Description

Technology Field

[0001] The present invention relates to noodle manufacturing automation technology, and more specifically, to a noodle manufacturing device and system that cuts and slits a dough sheet while conveying it, wherein the cutting cycle and slitting width of the dough sheet are adjusted according to the selected noodle type, and noodles having different shape characteristics, such as kalguksu and sujebi, can be selectively manufactured within a single manufacturing process. Background Technology

[0003] Generally, noodle products such as kalguksu, sujebi, rice noodles, and multicolored noodles are manufactured by mixing wheat flour, rice flour, or other grain powders with water to make a dough, forming the dough into a sheet or strip of a certain thickness, and then cutting or slitting the formed dough sheet. In this noodle manufacturing process, the length, width, shape, and loss rate of the final product vary depending on the thickness of the dough, the conveying speed of the dough sheet, the cutting cycle, the cutting width, and the cutting sequence.

[0004] In particular, while both kalguksu and sujebi are noodle products manufactured based on dough, there are differences in the shape of the final product and the manufacturing method. Kalguksu is generally formed by cutting a dough sheet into long strands of a uniform width, whereas sujebi is formed into relatively short and irregular pieces. Therefore, to selectively manufacture kalguksu and sujebi in a single manufacturing device, the longitudinal cutting cycle of the dough sheet, the widthwise slitting width, the transport stability of the dough pieces, and whether an irregular shape resembling sujebi is formed must be considered together.

[0005] Conventionally, devices have been proposed to automatically manufacture sujebi by feeding dough into a hopper, extruding the dough through a screw or extrusion unit, and then cutting the extruded dough with a cutting knife. Such devices can produce sujebi pieces by continuously extruding the dough and cutting the extruded dough at regular intervals.

[0006] In addition, conventional methods have been proposed to diversify the shapes of Sujebi by sequentially arranging cutting knife rollers, pressing rollers, corrugated rollers, or irregular-shaped rollers, and manufacturing fresh Sujebi of various forms by cutting, compressing, or deforming the dough. This method can be advantageous for realizing irregular shapes or non-standard appearances of Sujebi.

[0007] However, these conventional hand-pulled noodle manufacturing devices focus primarily on cutting or deforming dough into hand-pulled noodle shapes based on extrusion or separate roller molding. Therefore, there are limitations in providing a structure that selectively switches between making kalguksu and making hand-pulled noodles on a single dough sheet conveying path, and enables the compatible production of different noodle types using the same sheet conveying conveyor, sheet cutter, and slitting roller sections.

[0008] In addition, conventional methods for manufacturing sujebi primarily involve extruding the dough or passing it through a separate molding roller, making it difficult to directly combine with the dough sheet cutting and slitting processes required for making kalguksu. Consequently, to produce both kalguksu and sujebi, problems may arise requiring the use of separate equipment, replacement of parts of the equipment during process switching, or the addition of a subsequent molding unit.

[0009] Meanwhile, in noodle or rice noodle manufacturing devices, a technique has been proposed to cut a dough sheet or a rice sheet into a certain size and then cut it again into a thin noodle shape. This technique is useful for automated noodle manufacturing processes in that it can perform primary and secondary cutting while transporting the dough or rice sheet in a sheet state.

[0010] However, conventional sheet cutting methods often focus on manufacturing sheets or thin noodles of a certain size, and do not sufficiently consider a structure that adjusts the repetitive operation cycle of the sheet cutter section according to different noodle types, such as kalguksu and sujebi, or forms a cutting line in the conveying direction in the slitting roller section after stably maintaining the plate-like piece state before slitting.

[0011] In particular, when longitudinal slitting is performed first, the dough sheet is separated into multiple narrow strands. In this case, subsequent cutting, gripping, conveying, and positioning may become difficult, and when manufacturing short or irregular pieces such as sujebi, problems may arise where the strands become disordered, stick together, or detach. Therefore, to handle the production of sujebi, a structure is required that first forms a cutting line in the width direction rather than dividing the dough sheet into multiple narrow strands, and then stably guides it to the slitting roller section while maintaining a plate-like state.

[0012] Furthermore, recently, multi-colored noodle manufacturing technology involving the combination of doughs of different colors or ingredients is being used to diversify the appearance, texture, or material characteristics of the product. Conventional multi-colored noodle manufacturing technology focuses on methods of producing multi-colored noodle strands using doughs of different colors or compositions, or combining multiple noodle strands.

[0013] However, conventional multi-color noodle manufacturing technology does not sufficiently provide a structure that detects the width of the color area of ​​a multi-color dough sheet at a position immediately before slitting and selects a slitting roller assembly having different slitting width combinations based on the detection result. If the width of the color area of ​​the multi-color dough sheet is inconsistent or if the width of a specific color area is formed to be wide or narrow, the intended color area may not be reliably included in the final noodle piece using only a fixed slitting width. As a result, the uniformity of the product's appearance may be reduced, or a specific color area may be excessively cut, leading to an increased loss rate.

[0014] In addition, when combining multiple dough strips of different colors or different materials into a single multi-color dough sheet, the amount of dough per unit length of each dough strip, the degree of edge overlap, and whether a uniform thickness is maintained after combined rolling are important. However, in the prior art, a linked structure is not sufficiently proposed in which the supply amount or specific gravity of dough strips by color is mechanically controlled, while partially overlapping parts of the edges of adjacent dough strips in the vertical direction to press and combine them into a single multi-color dough sheet of uniform thickness, and then selecting a slitting width corresponding to the width of the color area.

[0015] Meanwhile, when kalguksu and sujebi are selectively manufactured in a single device, the length of the final piece can be adjusted simply by changing the repetitive operation cycle of the sheet cutter. However, the irregular, compressed, or distorted shapes characteristic of sujebi are difficult to fully achieve with simple cutting alone.

[0016] In conventional hand-pulled dough manufacturing technology, the shape of the dough can be imparted using a separate corrugated roller, an irregularly shaped roller, or an extrusion cutting structure. However, this method is structurally incompatible with the sheet cutting and slitting processes used for making kalguksu, and the device configuration can become complex because a separate molding unit dedicated to hand-pulled dough must be added. Furthermore, if the cutting position and the deformation position are separated, problems may arise where the position of the short cut dough pieces becomes disorganized or they are not accurately fed to the deformation position.

[0017] Therefore, there is a need for an automated noodle manufacturing device and system that can selectively manufacture different noodle types, such as kalguksu and sujebi, in a single dough sheet conveying path, improve the handling of the plate-shaped pieces before slitting by first forming a width-direction cutting line by the sheet cutter and then forming a conveying-direction cutting line by the slitting roller, select a slitting width combination corresponding to the color area width of the multi-color dough sheet, and form an irregularly deformed part through a mechanical protruding compression configuration that descends together with the cutting blade when manufacturing sujebi. Prior art literature

[0019] KR1020090036077KR1020160158936KR1020130136552KR1020180000444 The problem to be solved

[0020] The present invention aims to solve the problems of the prior art as described above by providing an automated noodle manufacturing device and system that can selectively manufacture different noodle types, such as kalguksu and sujebi, in a single dough sheet conveying path, and can adjust the repetitive operation cycle of the sheet cutter and the slitting width of the slitting roller according to the selected noodle type.

[0021] In addition, the present invention aims to provide an automated noodle manufacturing device and system that can improve the gripping ability, conveying stability, and positional alignment of a dough sheet before slitting by first forming a width-direction cutting line intersecting the conveying direction by a sheet cutter part without first dividing the dough sheet into a plurality of narrow strands, and then guiding the dough sheet with the width-direction cutting line formed thereon to a slitting roller part while maintaining it in a plate-like piece state.

[0022] In addition, the present invention aims to stably supply a dough sheet with a width-direction cutting line formed thereon to the cutting plate entry position of the slitting roller in a plate-like state before being separated into a plurality of narrow strands by arranging a slitting entry guide between the sheet cutter and the slitting roller, and by including a flat guide plate, guide walls on both sides, an entry end, and a full-width pressing plate.

[0023] In addition, the present invention aims to provide an automated noodle manufacturing device and system that can adjust the spacing between cutting plates in stages by selectively interposing one or more unit spacer rings having the same unit thickness between a plurality of cutting plates mounted on a slitting roller shaft, and thereby set the slitting width of the dough sheet to match the noodle type or manufacturing conditions.

[0024] In addition, the present invention aims to provide an automated noodle manufacturing device and system capable of forming a single uniform thickness multi-colored dough sheet by rolling a plurality of doughs having different colors or different materials into dough strips, and then compressing them with a combined rolling roller unit while partially overlapping parts of the edges of the plurality of dough strips in the vertical direction.

[0025] In addition, the present invention aims to provide an automated noodle manufacturing device and system that can mechanically control the specific gravity of each color or material in a final multi-color dough sheet by equipping the individual rolling roller section for each color with a three-stage roller spacing adjustment mechanism and a three-stage position fixing mechanism, thereby allowing the amount of dough per unit length of the dough strip for each color to be set differently.

[0026] In addition, the present invention aims to provide a noodle manufacturing automation device and system capable of providing a slitting width corresponding to the actual color area width of a multi-color dough sheet by enabling a color area width detection unit to detect the width of the color area in the width direction of the multi-color dough sheet at a position before the multi-color dough sheet is divided by a slitting roller unit, and selecting one of a plurality of slitting roller assemblies having different slitting width combinations according to the detected color area width.

[0027] In addition, the present invention aims to provide a cotton manufacturing automation device and system capable of rapidly and stably switching slitting width combinations by arranging a plurality of slitting roller assemblies in a circumferential direction on a roller selection rotating platform, moving a slitting roller assembly selected according to a color area width detection result to a working position, and then connecting the selected slitting roller assembly to a roller drive motor through a working position lowering part, a working position fixing part, and a drive connecting part.

[0028] In addition, the present invention aims to provide an automated noodle manufacturing device and system capable of forming an irregularly deformed portion by pushing, pressing, or squashing on a portion of a dough sheet adjacent to a widthwise cutting line by moving a protruding compression cover for deforming the noodle to a contact position that is in close contact with a cutting blade or a cutting blade holder when corresponding to the manufacture of the noodle, causing the protruding compression cover for deforming the noodle to descend together with the cutting blade, and causing a trigger pin, an inclined cam surface, and a protruding compression projection to be linked in accordance with contact with a cutting support portion.

[0029] In addition, the present invention aims to provide an automated noodle manufacturing device and system capable of mechanically switching between a Kalguksu manufacturing mode and a Sujebi manufacturing mode while using a single sheet cutter unit by placing a protruding compression cover for Sujebi deformation in a waiting position away from the downward path of the cutting blade when corresponding to Kalguksu manufacturing, and placing the protruding compression cover for Sujebi deformation in a close position when corresponding to Sujebi manufacturing. means of solving the problem

[0031] The noodle manufacturing automation device according to the present invention, which improves compatibility and loss rate according to noodle types, may include a sheet conveying conveyor unit that moves a dough sheet along a conveying direction, and a sheet cutter unit that can be positioned on the conveying path of the sheet conveying conveyor unit. The sheet cutter unit that cuts the dough sheet in a width direction intersecting the conveying direction may be positioned at the rear end of the conveying direction from the sheet cutter unit. The device may include a slitting roller unit that divides the dough sheet passing through the sheet cutter unit into a plurality of cutting lines along the conveying direction, and may set a repeating operation cycle of the sheet cutter unit to correspond to a selected noodle type. The device may include a drive control unit that transmits and receives a drive signal to the sheet conveying conveyor unit, the sheet cutter unit, and the slitting roller unit.

[0032] As the above drive control unit sets the repetitive operation cycle of the sheet cutter unit, width-direction cutting lines spaced apart from each other in the conveying direction can first be formed on the dough sheet.

[0033] The dough sheet having the above width-direction cutting line is characterized by being divided into a plurality of cutting lines following the conveying direction by the above slitting roller part.

[0034] Next, the sheet transfer conveyor unit may include a conveyor belt that moves the dough sheet in the transfer direction while supporting the lower surface of the dough sheet, a belt drive roller that contacts the conveyor belt and rotates the conveyor belt, and a belt drive motor that transmits rotational force to the belt drive roller according to a drive signal of the drive control unit.

[0035] The sheet cutter unit may include a cutting blade that is arranged lengthwise along the width direction of the conveyor belt and forms a cutting line in the width direction on the dough sheet, a cutting blade holder that fixes the cutting blade, and a lifting drive unit that repeatedly raises and lowers the cutting blade holder toward the upper surface of the conveyor belt according to a driving signal of the drive control unit.

[0036] The slitting roller unit may include a slitting roller shaft arranged along the width direction of the dough sheet, a plurality of cutting discs mounted along the axial direction of the slitting roller shaft and forming a cutting line along the conveying direction on the dough sheet, a plurality of spacer rings mounted between the plurality of cutting discs, and a roller drive motor that transmits rotational force to the slitting roller shaft according to a driving signal of the drive control unit.

[0037] The above plurality of spacer rings may include a plurality of unit spacer rings having the same unit thickness.

[0038] It can be formed in a ring shape that is fitted onto the slitting roller shaft so that one or more are optionally interposed between adjacent cutting plates.

[0039] The spacing between adjacent cutting plates can be varied in stages depending on the number of unit spacer rings installed between the adjacent cutting plates.

[0040] The slitting width of the dough sheet can be determined by the gap between the adjacent cutting plates.

[0041] Between the sheet cutter section and the slitting roller section, a slitting entry guide section may be disposed to guide a dough sheet, which has a width-direction cutting line formed while passing through the sheet cutter section but has not yet formed a plurality of cutting lines along the conveying direction by the slitting roller section, to the cutting plate entry position of the slitting roller section.

[0042] The above-described slitting entry guide may include a flat guide plate that supports the lower surface of the dough sheet in a plate-like state before the dough sheet is separated into a plurality of narrow strands, two guide walls disposed on both sides in the width direction of the flat guide plate to restrict the left and right sliding of the two edges of the dough sheet while moving in the conveying direction, an entry end formed at the downstream end of the flat guide plate in the conveying direction and disposed to face the space between the cutting plates of the slitting roller part, and a full-width pressing plate that restricts the upper surface of the dough sheet from the upper side across the entire effective width between the two guide walls.

[0043] The above full-width pressing plate may be positioned facing the flat guide plate to limit the vertical position of the dough sheet with the width-direction cutting line formed just before the dough sheet enters the slitting roller section.

[0044] The above drive control unit can set the repetitive operation cycle of the sheet cutter unit to a first cycle when corresponding to the production of kalguksu.

[0045] In the case corresponding to the manufacture of handmade noodles, the repetitive operation cycle of the sheet cutter unit is set to a second cycle shorter than the first cycle, and a driving signal can be transmitted to the lifting drive unit so that one of the selected repetitive operation cycles, either the first cycle or the second cycle, is maintained within a selected manufacturing process.

[0046] The driving of the conveyor belt and the slitting roller shaft can be controlled by transmitting a driving signal to the belt drive motor and the roller drive motor, respectively.

[0047] The above dough sheet can enter the slitting roller section along the slitting entry guide section after the width-direction cutting line is first formed in the sheet cutter section.

[0048] The above slitting roller section is characterized by being divided into widths corresponding to the arrangement of the plurality of cutting discs and the plurality of spacer rings.

[0049] Next, a multi-color dough strip rolling section may be disposed at the front end of the sheet cutter section in the above conveying direction, which forms a plurality of doughs having different colors or different materials into a single multi-color dough sheet connected in the width direction and supplies it toward the sheet cutter section.

[0050] The multi-color dough strip rolling unit may include a plurality of color-specific dough hopper units that each supply dough of different colors or different materials, a plurality of color-specific individual rolling roller units that each roll the dough supplied from the plurality of color-specific dough hopper units into a strip shape, a partial overlap guide unit that guides a portion of the edges of adjacent dough strips that have passed through the plurality of color-specific individual rolling roller units to overlap each other, and a combined rolling roller unit that compresses the plurality of dough strips with the portions of their edges overlapped to combine them into a single continuous multi-color dough sheet.

[0051] The above-described color-specific individual rolling roller section may include a pair of rolling rollers facing each other, a three-stage roller spacing adjustment mechanism that adjusts the spacing between the pair of rolling rollers to one of a first roller spacing position, a second roller spacing position, and a third roller spacing position having different spacings, and a three-stage position fixing mechanism that fixes the three-stage roller spacing adjustment mechanism so that it does not move from the selected position.

[0052] The above three-stage roller spacing adjustment mechanism may include a lifting block that supports both ends of one of the pair of rolling rollers so as to be movable up and down, and a vertical guide groove that guides the up and down movement path of the lifting block.

[0053] The above three-stage position fixing mechanism may include a three-stage positioning groove that fixes the position of the lifting block to any one of the first roller spacing position, the second roller spacing position, and the third roller spacing position, and a fixing pin that is inserted into one of the selected three-stage positioning grooves when the lifting block is positioned at the first roller spacing position, the second roller spacing position, or the third roller spacing position.

[0054] The first roller spacing position, the second roller spacing position, and the third roller spacing position may be formed such that the spacing between the pair of rolling rollers is different from each other so that the amount of dough per unit length of the dough strip passing through the individual rolling roller section for each color is different from each other.

[0055] The above-mentioned partial overlap guide may include a lower overlap support plate that supports the lower edge of one of the adjacent dough strips, and an upper overlap guide plate that guides the other edge of the adjacent dough strips over the lower overlap support plate.

[0056] The upper overlapping guide plate may have an inclined surface that becomes closer to the lower overlapping support plate as it faces the combined rolling roller section.

[0057] A portion of the edge of the adjacent dough strip may be positioned to enter the combined rolling roller section with only a portion overlapping in the vertical direction.

[0058] The above combined rolling roller section may include a pair of combined rolling rollers facing each other with a plurality of dough strips having different dough amounts per unit length according to the selected position of the three-stage roller spacing adjustment mechanism, a combined roller spacing maintaining section that maintains a constant spacing between the pair of combined rolling rollers, and sheet edge guides that guide both sides of the width direction of a multi-colored dough sheet that has passed through the pair of combined rolling rollers.

[0059] The multi-colored dough sheet can be arranged adjacent to each other in the width direction by the partial overlap guide section, in a state where the plurality of dough strips have different amounts of dough per unit length depending on the selected position of the three-stage roller spacing adjustment mechanism.

[0060] With the edges of the adjacent dough strips partially overlapping in the vertical direction, the gap between the pair of combined rolling rollers is maintained constant by the combined roller gap maintaining part, allowing for compression and bonding with a uniform thickness.

[0061] It is characterized by being arranged to enter the slitting roller section along the slitting entry guide section after a width-direction cutting line is formed in the sheet cutter section.

[0062] Next, at the rear end of the slitting entry guide, at a position before the multi-color dough sheet is divided by the slitting roller, a width-direction cutting line is formed in the sheet cutter, and a color area width detection unit may be disposed to detect the width-direction color area of ​​the multi-color dough sheet that has passed through the slitting entry guide.

[0063] The color area width detection unit may include an upper surface capturing unit positioned on the upper side of the multi-color dough sheet to capture the upper surface of the multi-color dough sheet, a lighting unit positioned along the width direction of the multi-color dough sheet to irradiate light onto the capturing area of ​​the upper surface capturing unit, a reference edge detection unit that detects one edge in the width direction of the multi-color dough sheet as a reference edge, a color boundary calculation unit that calculates a location where the difference in color value or brightness value between adjacent measurement areas in the width direction in the upper surface image acquired by the upper surface capturing unit is greater than or equal to a set reference value as a color boundary location, and a color area width calculation unit that calculates the width direction distance between the reference edge and the color boundary location or the width direction distance between adjacent color boundary locations as the color area width.

[0064] The color boundary calculation unit can calculate color boundary candidate positions at each of the plurality of measurement lines spaced apart from each other in the conveying direction of the multi-color dough sheet.

[0065] The average value or median value of the plurality of color boundary candidate locations can be configured to be calculated as the color boundary location.

[0066] The above slitting roller unit may include a plurality of slitting roller assemblies, each comprising a slitting roller shaft, a plurality of cutting discs mounted on the slitting roller shaft, and a plurality of spacer rings mounted between the plurality of cutting discs; a roller selection rotating unit that supports the plurality of slitting roller assemblies at positions spaced apart from each other along the circumferential direction; a rotating unit driving unit that rotates the roller selection rotating unit to move one of the plurality of slitting roller assemblies selected to a work position facing the conveying path of the multi-color dough sheet; a work position lowering unit that lowers the slitting roller assembly moved to the work position toward the multi-color dough sheet or raises it from the multi-color dough sheet; and a work position fixing unit that rotatably supports the slitting roller assembly lowered to the work position.

[0067] The above plurality of slitting roller assemblies are formed with different combinations of the number of spacer rings interposed between adjacent cutting plates, so that the combinations of slitting widths formed on the multi-colored dough sheet can be set differently.

[0068] The plurality of slitting roller assemblies may include a first slitting roller assembly having a relatively narrow slitting width combination, a second slitting roller assembly having a slitting width combination wider than the first slitting roller assembly, and a third slitting roller assembly having a slitting width combination wider than the second slitting roller assembly or a non-uniform slitting width combination in which a wide slitting width and a narrow slitting width are mixed.

[0069] The above-mentioned drive control unit can receive a detection signal from the above-mentioned color range width detection unit.

[0070] It may include a reference width calculation unit that calculates the largest color area width among a plurality of color area widths of the multi-color dough sheet as a selection reference width based on the detection signal, and an assembly selection unit that selects one of the first slitting roller assembly, the second slitting roller assembly, and the third slitting roller assembly according to the reference range to which the selection reference width belongs.

[0071] The first reference range, the second reference range, and the third reference range used in the assembly selection unit may be stored in the drive control unit to correspond, respectively, to the slitting width combinations of the first slitting roller assembly, the second slitting roller assembly, and the third slitting roller assembly.

[0072] The assembly selection unit can select the first slitting roller assembly when the selection standard width is included in the first standard range, which is the first width section.

[0073] If the above selection standard width is included in the second standard range, which is a second width range containing a width value larger than the first width range, the second slitting roller assembly can be selected.

[0074] If the above selection standard width is included in the above third standard range, which is a third width range containing a width value greater than the above second width range, the above third slitting roller assembly can be selected.

[0075] The above-mentioned work position fixing part may include an axle support part that rotatably supports both ends of a slitting roller assembly lowered to the above-mentioned work position, and a drive connection part that connects a slitting roller shaft included in the slitting roller assembly lowered to the above-mentioned work position to the roller drive motor.

[0076] The above-described drive connection may include a drive-side coupling coupled to the output shaft of the roller drive motor and a driven-side coupling coupled to the end of the slitting roller shaft included in the slitting roller assembly and engaging with the drive-side coupling when the slitting roller assembly is lowered by the work position lowering member.

[0077] The above drive control unit can transmit a drive signal to the rotary drive unit so that the slitting roller assembly selected by the assembly selection unit is moved to the work position.

[0078] A driving signal can be transmitted to the work position lowering part so that the selected slitting roller assembly is lowered toward the multi-color dough sheet.

[0079] A driving signal can be transmitted to the roller driving motor so that the slitting roller shaft included in the selected slitting roller assembly rotates while connected to the roller driving motor through the driving connection.

[0080] The above slitting roller section is characterized by dividing the multi-colored dough sheet into a slitting width corresponding to the combination of the number of mounting plates and spacer rings of the slitting roller assembly lowered from the above work position.

[0081] Next, the sheet cutter may include a protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough deformation that is selectively in contact with the cutting blade or the cutting blade holder and is raised and lowered together with the cutting blade; a cover position switching unit that moves the protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough deformation between a contact position in which it is in contact with the cutting blade or the cutting blade holder and a waiting position that is off the downward path of the cutting blade; a cover contact maintaining unit that maintains the position of the protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough deformation so that it descends together with the cutting blade or the cutting blade holder when the protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough deformation is in the contact position; and a cutting support unit that faces the lower side of the protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough deformation when the protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough deformation reaches the downward position of the cutting blade while the protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough deformation is placed in the contact position.

[0082] The above cover position switching unit may include a cover guide rail that guides the protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough deformation between the standby position and the close position, a cover moving block that moves along the cover guide rail and supports the protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough deformation, and a cover moving actuator that moves the cover moving block according to a driving signal of the driving control unit.

[0083] The above cover contact maintaining portion may include a position alignment groove formed in the cutting blade holder, a position alignment projection formed in the protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough deformation and fitted into the position alignment groove at the contact position, and an elastic clamp that elastically presses the protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough deformation toward the cutting blade holder.

[0084] The above-described protruding compression cover for the hand-pulled dough modification may include a cover body formed along the longitudinal direction of the cutting blade, a blade receiving groove formed to be open downward on the cover body and accommodating at least a portion of the cutting blade so as to expose the blade tip of the cutting blade downward, a trigger pin disposed to be movable in the vertical direction on the cover body, a projection guide groove formed to extend in a feed direction intersecting the movement direction of the trigger pin on the cover body, a protruding compression projection disposed to be movable between a retracted position and a protruding position along the projection guide groove, an inclined cam surface that converts the upward relative movement of the trigger pin into a protruding movement in the feed direction of the protruding compression projection, and a projection return spring that returns the protruding compression projection to the retracted position.

[0085] The above cover body may have a protrusion limiting projection formed thereon that limits the maximum protrusion distance of the protruding compression projection.

[0086] The above cutting support may include a blade tip receiving groove into which the blade tip of the cutting blade enters, and a trigger contact surface that contacts the lower end of the trigger pin.

[0087] The above trigger pin can move upward relative to the cover body by contacting the trigger contact surface when the cutting blade reaches the lowering position while the above hand-pulled dough deformation protruding compression cover is positioned in the above contact position.

[0088] The inclined cam surface is positioned at an angle with respect to the upward relative movement direction of the trigger pin, so that the vertical movement of the trigger pin can be converted into the movement in the transport direction of the protruding compression projection.

[0089] The above protruding compression projection can move from a retracted position to a protruding position that protrudes forward or backward in the conveying direction by means of the inclined cam surface.

[0090] An irregularly deformed portion can be formed by pushing or crushing a part of the dough sheet adjacent to the width direction cutting line at the above protruding position.

[0091] When the cutting blade rises, the contact between the trigger pin and the trigger contact surface can be released.

[0092] The protruding compression projection can return from the protruding position to the retracted position by the protruding return spring.

[0093] The above drive control unit can transmit a drive signal to the cover position switching unit so that the protruding compression cover for the Sujebi deformation is placed in the standby position when corresponding to the production of Kalguksu.

[0094] While the protruding compression cover for the hand-pulled dough deformation is deviated from the downward path of the cutting blade, the cutting blade is repeatedly raised and lowered in a first cycle, and the drive control unit can transmit a drive signal to the cover position switching unit so that the protruding compression cover for the hand-pulled dough deformation is positioned at the close contact position when corresponding to the manufacture of hand-pulled dough.

[0095] The above-mentioned protruding compression cover for the hand-pulled dough deformation is in close contact with the cutting blade or the cutting blade holder and descends together with the cutting blade, and is characterized by repeatedly raising and lowering the cutting blade in a second cycle shorter than the first cycle. Effects of the invention

[0097] According to the present invention, the sheet conveying conveyor unit, the sheet cutter unit, the slitting roller unit, and the drive control unit are included, and the repetitive operation cycle of the sheet cutter unit can be set to correspond to a selected noodle type, so that the production of kalguksu and sujebi can be selectively performed in a single dough sheet conveying path.

[0098] In addition, according to the present invention, a sheet cutter first forms a width-direction cutting line on a dough sheet, and since the dough sheet with the width-direction cutting line formed thereon is divided into a plurality of cutting lines following the conveying direction by a slitting roller, the dough sheet can be supplied to the slitting roller in a plate-like state before being separated into a plurality of narrow strands. Accordingly, the entire or most of the dough sheet in the width direction can be maintained as a single plate-like piece before slitting, and the positional disturbance of the dough sheet before entering the slitting roller can be reduced.

[0099] In addition, according to the present invention, a slitting entry guide is disposed between a sheet cutter and a slitting roller, and since the slitting entry guide includes a flat guide plate, two guide walls, an entry end, and a full-width pressing plate, a dough sheet with a width-direction cutting line formed thereon can be guided to the cutting plate entry position of the slitting roller. Accordingly, the lower surface, two edges, and upper surface positions can be mechanically restricted before the dough sheet enters the slitting roller.

[0100] In addition, according to the present invention, a plurality of cutting plates and a plurality of unit spacer rings are mounted on a slitting roller shaft, and since the spacing between the cutting plates varies stepwise depending on the number of unit spacer rings mounted between adjacent cutting plates, the slitting width of the dough sheet can be set by the arrangement of the cutting plates and unit spacer rings. Accordingly, different slitting widths can be configured according to the combination of the number of spacer rings mounted without changing the shape of the cutting plates.

[0101] In addition, according to the present invention, the multi-color dough strip rolling unit rolls dough of different colors or different materials into dough strips, and after partially overlapping a portion of the edges of adjacent dough strips in the vertical direction, compresses them with the combined rolling roller unit, thereby forming a single multi-color dough sheet in which multiple dough strips are connected in the width direction. Accordingly, the multi-color dough sheet can be supplied to the sheet cutter unit in the form of a continuous sheet without separate manual alignment.

[0102] In addition, according to the present invention, a three-stage roller spacing adjustment mechanism and a three-stage position fixing mechanism are included in the individual rolling roller section for each color, and the three-stage roller spacing adjustment mechanism includes a lifting block and a vertical guide groove, and the three-stage position fixing mechanism includes a three-stage position groove and a fixing pin, so that the roller spacing of the individual rolling roller section for each color can be mechanically fixed to one of a plurality of set positions. Accordingly, the amount of dough per unit length of the dough strip for each color can be set differently.

[0103] In addition, according to the present invention, a color area width detection unit is positioned at a location before the multi-color dough sheet is divided by a slitting roller unit, and includes an upper surface imaging unit, an illumination unit, a reference edge detection unit, a color boundary calculation unit, and a color area width calculation unit, so the width of the color area in the width direction can be calculated based on the actual state of the multi-color dough sheet immediately before slitting. Accordingly, even if a deviation occurs in the position or width of the color area during the transfer process after the multi-color dough sheet is formed, the slitting roller assembly can be selected based on the width of the color area immediately before slitting.

[0104] In addition, according to the present invention, a plurality of slitting roller assemblies are arranged circumferentially on a roller selection rotating platform, and each slitting roller assembly is formed to have a different slitting width combination, and since a drive control unit selects a first slitting roller assembly, a second slitting roller assembly, or a third slitting roller assembly according to a selection standard width, slitting roller assemblies having different slitting width combinations can be placed at a work position corresponding to the color area width of a multi-color dough sheet.

[0105] In addition, according to the present invention, the slitting roller shaft of a slitting roller assembly lowered to a working position can be connected to a roller drive motor through a drive connection including a drive-side coupling and a driven-side coupling. Accordingly, after the selected slitting roller assembly is moved and lowered to a working position, the selected slitting roller assembly can be rotated to divide a multi-colored dough sheet.

[0106] In addition, according to the present invention, when corresponding to the manufacture of handmade noodles, a protruding compression cover for deformation of handmade noodles is placed in a close position and descends together with the cutting blade, and as the trigger pin contacts the trigger contact surface of the cutting support part, it moves relative upward, and since the inclined cam surface converts the upward and downward movement of the trigger pin into the movement of the protruding compression projection in the conveying direction, the protruding compression projection can be protruded in conjunction with the downward movement of the cutting blade.

[0107] In addition, according to the present invention, since the protruding pressing projection is configured to push or compress a portion of the dough sheet adjacent to the width direction cutting line, an irregularly deformed portion can be formed in the dough sheet when making sujebi. Accordingly, unlike simply cutting the length of the dough sheet short in the sujebi making mode, a mechanical pushing or compressing shape can be imparted to the portion adjacent to the cutting line.

[0108] In addition, according to the present invention, when corresponding to the production of kalguksu, a protruding compression cover for the deformation of sujebi is placed in a standby position, and when corresponding to the production of sujebi, the protruding compression cover for the deformation of sujebi is placed in a close position, so that the kalguksu production mode and the sujebi production mode can be selectively switched in a single sheet cutter part.

[0109] In addition, according to the present invention, the position change of the protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough deformation is achieved by a cover guide rail, a cover moving block, and a cover moving actuator, and the position maintenance in the close position is achieved by a position matching groove, a position matching projection, and an elastic clamp, so that the protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough deformation can move between a standby position and a close position, and in the close position, it can descend together with a cutting blade or a cutting blade holder. Brief explanation of the drawing

[0111] Figure 1 shows the overall configuration of a cotton manufacturing automation device and system that improves compatibility and loss rate according to the cotton type according to the present invention. Figure 2 shows an enlarged configuration of the slitting entry guide section of Figure 1. Figure 3 shows a control block diagram of the drive control unit of Figure 1. Figure 4 shows a configuration diagram of a multi-color dough strip rolling section positioned at the front of the sheet cutter section of Figure 1. Figure 5 shows a configuration diagram of the slitting roller assembly of the slitting roller section of Figure 1. Figure 6 shows a block diagram for selectively controlling the slitting roller assembly of Figure 5. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the position switching and operation concept of a protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough modification mounted on the sheet cutter part of FIG. 1. Specific details for implementing the invention

[0112] Hereinafter, embodiments are described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. However, various modifications may be made to the embodiments, and thus the scope of the patent application is not limited or restricted by these embodiments. It should be understood that all modifications, equivalents, and substitutions to the embodiments are included within the scope of the rights.

[0113] Specific structural or functional descriptions of the embodiments are disclosed for illustrative purposes only and may be modified and implemented in various forms. Accordingly, the embodiments are not limited to the specific disclosed forms, and the scope of this specification includes modifications, equivalents, or substitutions that fall within the technical concept.

[0114] Terms such as "first" or "second" may be used to describe various components, but these terms should be interpreted solely for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, the first component may be named the second component, and similarly, the second component may be named the first component.

[0115] When it is stated that a component is "connected" to another component, it should be understood that it may be directly connected to or coupled with that other component, or that there may be other components in between.

[0116] The terms used in the embodiments are for illustrative purposes only and should not be interpreted as intended to be limiting. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as "comprising" or "having" are intended to indicate the existence of the features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, and should be understood as not precluding the existence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

[0117] Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as generally understood by those skilled in the art to which the embodiments pertain. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant technology, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or overly formal sense unless explicitly defined in this application.

[0118] In addition, when describing with reference to the attached drawings, identical components are assigned the same reference numeral regardless of drawing symbols, and redundant descriptions thereof are omitted. In describing the embodiments, if it is determined that a detailed description of related prior art could unnecessarily obscure the essence of the embodiments, such detailed description is omitted.

[0119] The advantages and features of the present invention and the methods for achieving them will become clear by referring to the embodiments described below in detail together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below but may be implemented in various different forms. These embodiments are provided merely to ensure that the disclosure of the present invention is complete and to fully inform those skilled in the art of the scope of the invention, and the present invention is defined only by the scope of the claims.

[0120] In the embodiments of the present invention, unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as generally understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant technology, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or overly formal sense unless explicitly defined in the embodiments of the present invention.

[0121] The shapes, sizes, ratios, angles, numbers, etc. disclosed in the drawings for explaining embodiments of the present invention are exemplary, and therefore the present invention is not limited to the depicted details. Furthermore, in describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of related known technology may unnecessarily obscure the essence of the present invention, such detailed description is omitted. Where terms such as "includes," "has," or "is made up" are used in this specification, other parts may be added unless "only" is used. Where a component is expressed in the singular, it includes cases where it includes the plural unless specifically stated otherwise.

[0122] In interpreting the components, they are interpreted to include a margin of error even in the absence of a separate explicit statement.

[0123] In the case of describing a positional relationship, for example, when the positional relationship between two parts is described using expressions such as 'on,' 'upper,' 'lower,' or 'next to,' one or more other parts may be located between the two parts unless 'immediately' or 'directly' is used.

[0124] When elements or layers are referred to as "on" another element or layer, this includes cases where another layer or element is placed directly on top of or in between. Throughout the specification, the same reference numerals refer to the same components.

[0125] The size and thickness of each component shown in the drawings are illustrated for convenience of explanation, and the present invention is not necessarily limited to the size and thickness of the illustrated components.

[0126] The features of each of the various embodiments of the present invention may be combined or combined with one another, either partially or wholly, and as will be fully understood by those skilled in the art, various technical interlocking and operation are possible, and each embodiment may be implemented independently of one another or together in an interlocking relationship.

[0127] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

[0128] Figure 1 shows the overall configuration of a cotton manufacturing automation device and system that improves compatibility and loss rate according to the cotton type according to the present invention.

[0129] Figure 2 shows an enlarged configuration of the slitting entry guide section of Figure 1.

[0130] Figure 3 shows a control block diagram of the drive control unit of Figure 1.

[0131] Figure 4 shows a configuration diagram of a multi-color dough strip rolling section positioned at the front of the sheet cutter section of Figure 1.

[0132] Figure 5 shows a configuration diagram of the slitting roller assembly of the slitting roller section of Figure 1.

[0133] Figure 6 shows a block diagram for selectively controlling the slitting roller assembly of Figure 5.

[0134] FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the position switching and operation concept of a protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough modification mounted on the sheet cutter part of FIG. 1.

[0136] The noodle manufacturing automation device according to the present invention, which improves compatibility and loss rate according to noodle types, may include a sheet conveying conveyor unit (100) that moves a dough sheet along a conveying direction, and a sheet cutter unit (200) that cuts the dough sheet in a width direction intersecting the conveying direction, and may be positioned at a rear end of the conveying direction from the sheet cutter unit (200). It may include a slitting roller unit (300) that divides the dough sheet passing through the sheet cutter unit (200) into a plurality of cutting lines along the conveying direction, and may set a repeating operation cycle of the sheet cutter unit (200) to correspond to a selected noodle type. It may include a drive control unit (400) that transmits and receives a drive signal to the sheet conveying conveyor unit (100), the sheet cutter unit (200), and the slitting roller unit (300).

[0137] As the drive control unit (400) sets the repetitive operation cycle of the sheet cutter unit (200), width-direction cutting lines spaced apart from each other in the conveying direction can be formed first on the dough sheet.

[0138] The dough sheet having the above width direction cutting line formed thereon is characterized by being divided into a plurality of cutting lines following the conveying direction by the above slitting roller part (300).

[0140] Next, the sheet transfer conveyor unit (100) may include a conveyor belt that moves the dough sheet in the transfer direction while supporting the lower surface of the dough sheet, a belt drive roller that contacts the conveyor belt and rotates the conveyor belt, and a belt drive motor that transmits rotational force to the belt drive roller according to a drive signal from the drive control unit (400).

[0141] The sheet cutter unit (200) may include a cutting blade that is arranged lengthwise along the width direction of the conveyor belt and forms a cutting line in the width direction on the dough sheet, a cutting blade holder that fixes the cutting blade, and a lifting drive unit that repeatedly raises and lowers the cutting blade holder toward the upper surface of the conveyor belt according to a driving signal of the drive control unit (400).

[0142] The slitting roller unit (300) may include a slitting roller shaft arranged along the width direction of the dough sheet, a plurality of cutting plates (301) mounted along the axial direction of the slitting roller shaft and forming a cutting line along the conveying direction on the dough sheet, a plurality of spacer rings (302) mounted between the plurality of cutting plates (301), and a roller drive motor (3242) that transmits rotational force to the slitting roller shaft according to a driving signal of the drive control unit (400).

[0143] The plurality of spacer rings (302) may include a plurality of unit spacer rings (302) having the same unit thickness.

[0144] It can be formed in a ring shape that is fitted onto the slitting roller shaft so that one or more are optionally interposed between adjacent cutting plates (301).

[0145] The spacing between adjacent cutting plates (301) can be varied in stages depending on the number of unit spacer rings (302) installed between the adjacent cutting plates (301).

[0146] The slitting width of the dough sheet can be determined by the spacing between the adjacent cutting plates (301).

[0147] Between the sheet cutter section (200) and the slitting roller section (300), a slitting entry guide section (500) may be disposed to guide a dough sheet, which has a width-direction cutting line formed while passing through the sheet cutter section (200) but has not yet formed a plurality of cutting lines following the conveying direction by the slitting roller section (300), to the entry position of the cutting plate (301) of the slitting roller section (300).

[0148] The above slitting entry guide section (500) may include a flat guide plate (510) that supports the lower surface of the dough sheet in a plate-like state before the dough sheet is separated into a plurality of narrow strands, two guide walls (530) disposed on both sides in the width direction of the flat guide plate (510) to restrict the two edges of the dough sheet from being pushed left and right while moving in the conveying direction, an entry end (540) formed at the downstream end of the conveying direction of the flat guide plate (510) and disposed to face the space between the cutting plates (301) of the slitting roller section (300), and an entry end (540) that is formed at the downstream end of the conveying direction of the flat guide plate (510) and disposed to face the space between the cutting plates (301) of the slitting roller section (300), and may be disposed along the width direction at a position adjacent to the upstream side of the conveying direction than the entry end (540). It may also include an overall width pressing plate (520) that restricts the upper surface of the dough sheet from the upper side across the entire effective width between the two guide walls (530).

[0149] The above full-width pressing plate (520) may be positioned facing the flat guide plate (510) to limit the vertical position of the dough sheet with the width-direction cutting line formed just before the dough sheet enters the slitting roller section (300).

[0150] The above drive control unit (400) can set the repeat operation cycle of the sheet cutter unit (200) to a first cycle when corresponding to the production of kalguksu.

[0151] In the case corresponding to the manufacture of handmade noodles, the repetitive operation cycle of the sheet cutter unit (200) is set to a second cycle shorter than the first cycle, and a driving signal can be transmitted to the lifting drive unit so that one of the selected repetitive operation cycles, either the first cycle or the second cycle, is maintained within a selected manufacturing process.

[0152] Driving signals can be transmitted to the belt drive motor and the roller drive motor (3242) respectively to control the driving of the conveyor belt and the slitting roller shaft.

[0153] The above dough sheet can enter the slitting roller section (300) along the slitting entry guide section (500) after the width direction cutting line is first formed in the sheet cutter section (200).

[0154] The above slitting roller section (300) is characterized by being divided into widths corresponding to the arrangement of the plurality of cutting discs (301) and the plurality of spacer rings (302).

[0155] The present embodiment relates to a basic manufacturing structure in which a dough sheet is moved along a single conveying path, the dough sheet is first cut in a width direction intersecting the conveying direction, and then divided into a plurality of cutting lines following the conveying direction at the rear end. The dough sheet may be prepared as a plate-shaped dough having a certain thickness through a rolling process and moves in the conveying direction while placed on the upper surface of the sheet conveying conveyor unit (100). The dough sheet may be a dough containing wheat flour dough, rice flour dough, starch mixed dough, or other grain powders, and it is preferable that it be supplied in a state having sufficient viscosity and elasticity to prevent folding or tearing during conveying.

[0156] The conveyor belt is configured to support the lower surface of the dough sheet while moving the dough sheet in the conveying direction. It is preferable that the conveyor belt have a flat upper surface to prevent the dough sheet from sagging or folding in the width direction. The conveyor belt may be formed from a synthetic resin, urethane-based material, silicone-based material, or metal sheet material capable of contacting food, and its surface may be formed smoothly to prevent the dough from sticking excessively. A support plate or auxiliary roller may be placed on the lower side of the conveyor belt to prevent belt sagging, and this support configuration may serve to reduce the dough sheet sinking downward when the cutting blade descends.

[0157] The belt drive roller is configured to contact the conveyor belt and rotate the conveyor belt. The belt drive roller may be formed as a cylindrical roller, and a friction layer, an uneven surface layer, or a surface coating layer may be formed on its outer surface to reduce slippage with the conveyor belt. The belt drive motor may be connected to the belt drive roller through a reduction gear, a timing belt, a chain, or a coupling. The belt drive motor may rotate at a constant speed according to a driving signal from the drive control unit (400), and may also be driven intermittently to correspond to the cutting cycle of the sheet cutter unit (200) as needed.

[0158] The sheet cutter unit (200) first forms a width-direction cutting line while the dough sheet is supported by the conveyor belt. Here, the width-direction cutting line is a cutting line formed in a direction that crosses the transport direction of the dough sheet. An important point in this embodiment is that the dough sheet passes through the sheet cutter unit (200) before being separated into a plurality of narrow strands. Therefore, even if the cutting blade descends and cuts the dough sheet in the width direction, the cut dough can maintain a wide plate-like shape in the width direction until it reaches the rear slitting roller unit (300).

[0159] The cutting blade may be formed as a plate-shaped metal member that is elongated along the width direction of the dough sheet. A cutting edge capable of cutting the dough sheet is formed at the bottom of the cutting blade, and the cutting edge may be formed as a straight line or a straight line with a gentle bevel angle. It is preferable that the cutting blade be formed of stainless steel suitable for use in food manufacturing devices, and surface polishing or food-grade coating treatment may be applied to reduce dough sticking. The cutting blade may be configured to completely cut the dough sheet, but it may also be configured so that the cutting depth can be adjusted according to the type or moisture content of the dough.

[0160] The cutting blade holder secures the upper end of the cutting blade so that it does not twist or shake while the cutting blade is repeatedly raised and lowered. The cutting blade holder may be formed in the shape of an elongated metal block or bar, and a fixing groove may be formed inside into which the upper end of the cutting blade is inserted. The cutting blade may be coupled to the cutting blade holder by means of a bolt, a clamp, a fixing plate, or a fitting fixing part. It is preferable that the cutting blade be configured to be detachable from the cutting blade holder for cleaning, replacement, or blade tip sharpening.

[0161] The lifting drive unit is configured to move the cutting blade holder in an up-and-down direction. The lifting drive unit may be composed of a pneumatic cylinder, an electric linear actuator, a cam mechanism, a crank mechanism, or a mechanism combining a motor and a link. It is preferable for the lifting drive unit to guide the cutting blade to approach the upper surface of the dough sheet vertically or nearly vertically. To this end, an up-and-down guide shaft, a linear guide, or a sliding guide may be disposed at both ends of the cutting blade holder. Such a guide configuration can reduce the formation of an oblique cutting line in the width direction due to tilting to one side when the cutting blade descends.

[0162] The repetitive operation cycle of the sheet cutter unit (200) may refer to the time interval during which the cutting blade descends to perform cutting. The drive control unit (400) sets the operating interval of the lifting drive unit according to the manufacturing mode or operating conditions selected by the operator. When the conveying speed of the conveyor belt is constant, the longer the repetitive operation cycle, the longer the conveying direction interval between the width-direction cutting lines becomes, and the shorter the repetitive operation cycle, the shorter the conveying direction interval between the width-direction cutting lines becomes. Therefore, the drive control unit (400) can adjust the length unit of the dough sheet being cut by adjusting the repetitive operation cycle of the sheet cutter unit (200).

[0163] The drive control unit (400) above does not necessarily have to be a complex computing device and may include a motor driver, timer, relay, switch, control circuit, microcontroller, or industrial controller. The drive control unit (400) transmits a drive signal to the belt drive motor, the lifting drive unit, and the roller drive motor (3242), respectively. The drive control unit (400) can control the conveying speed of the conveyor belt and the repeated lifting cycle of the cutting blade to correspond with each other so that the spacing between the cutting lines in the width direction of the dough sheet is maintained at a constant level.

[0164] The slitting roller section (300) is positioned at the rear end of the conveying direction relative to the sheet cutter section (200). Accordingly, the dough sheet first forms a cutting line in the width direction and then moves toward the slitting roller section (300) while still undivided into multiple narrow strands. This arrangement relationship is significant for improving the handling of the dough sheet. If the dough sheet were to be cut again in the width direction after being divided into multiple narrow strands, the strands might spread apart to the left and right, stick together, or become misaligned. On the other hand, in this embodiment, the cutting in the width direction is performed first and the slitting is performed at the rear end, so the dough sheet can maintain a state of being connected in the width direction in a plate-like shape until just before slitting.

[0165] The slitting roller shaft is a rotating shaft positioned along the width direction of the dough sheet. The slitting roller shaft may be formed as a metal rod or a hollow metal shaft, and both ends may be rotatably supported by bearings, bushings, or shaft supports. A keyway, a flat section, a fixing groove, or a fastening section may be formed on the outer surface of the slitting roller shaft to prevent slippage in the rotational direction of the cutting plate (301) and the spacer ring (302). The roller drive motor (3242) transmits rotational force to the slitting roller shaft so that the cutting plate (301) contacts the dough sheet and forms a cutting line in the conveying direction.

[0166] The plurality of cutting discs (301) are spaced apart along the axial direction of the slitting roller shaft. The cutting discs (301) may be formed in the shape of a circular disc, and a blade portion for cutting a dough sheet may be formed on the outer edge. It is preferable that the blade portion of the cutting disc (301) has a thickness and shape that allows it to cut the dough sheet by pressing it while rotating, rather than tearing the dough. The cutting discs (301) may be formed of stainless steel or other metal materials suitable for food contact, and may be detachably mounted on the slitting roller shaft so as to be washable and replaceable.

[0167] The above spacer ring (302) is configured to be placed between adjacent cutting plates (301) to determine the spacing between the cutting plates (301). The above spacer ring (302) is formed in a ring shape having an axial hole in the center and can be fitted onto the slitting roller shaft. The plurality of spacer rings (302) may be composed of unit spacer rings (302) having the same unit thickness. When one unit spacer ring (302) is placed between adjacent cutting plates (301), a relatively narrow slitting width is formed, and when multiple unit spacer rings (302) are placed, the spacing between the cutting plates (301) increases stepwise. This method allows the slitting width to be changed according to the combination of the number of unit spacer rings (302) mounted, without changing the shape of the cutting plates (301) themselves.

[0168] It is preferable that both sides of the spacer ring (302) be formed flat so as to stably contact the sides of the cutting plate (301). Since it is difficult to maintain a uniform slitting width if the spacer ring (302) is tilted between the cutting plates (301), the cutting plates (301) and the spacer ring (302) can be tightened and fixed in the axial direction of the slitting roller shaft. To this end, a fixing nut, a compression flange, a fastening cap, or a clamp may be placed at the end of the slitting roller shaft. The spacer ring (302) may be formed of stainless steel, aluminum, hard synthetic resin, or a wear-resistant material suitable for use in food manufacturing devices.

[0169] The roller drive motor (3242) provides rotational force to the slitting roller shaft. The roller drive motor (3242) may be connected to the slitting roller shaft through a reduction gear, coupling, gear, timing belt, chain, or pulley. The drive control unit (400) may control the rotational speed of the roller drive motor (3242) to correspond to the conveying speed of the conveyor belt. Since the rotational speed of the slitting roller shaft may deviate significantly from the conveying speed of the conveyor belt, causing the dough sheet to be pushed or pulled excessively in front of the cutting plate (301), it is desirable for the drive control unit (400) to set the operating conditions of each drive unit so that the dough sheet can naturally enter between the cutting plates (301).

[0170] The slitting entry guide (500) is positioned between the sheet cutter (200) and the slitting roller (300) to guide a dough sheet with a width-direction cutting line formed thereon to the cutting plate (301) entry position of the slitting roller (300). The slitting entry guide (500) is not merely a plate that supports the dough sheet, but an intermediate stabilization section for sending plate-like pieces that have not yet been slit after width-direction cutting to the slitting position without scattering. In particular, even when the dough sheet is cut in the width direction at short intervals, the slitting entry guide (500) can limit the positions of the bottom surface, both edges, and the top surface of the dough sheet to reduce the lifting or twisting of the dough sheet.

[0171] The flat guide plate (510) is a plate-shaped configuration that supports the lower surface of the dough sheet. The flat guide plate (510) may be positioned at a height equal to or adjacent to the upper surface of the conveyor belt and supports the dough sheet so that it does not sag downward while moving from the conveyor belt to the slitting roller section (300). The upper surface of the flat guide plate (510) may be formed smoothly so that the dough sheet can move without getting caught. The flat guide plate (510) may be formed from stainless steel, food-grade synthetic resin, or a plate material with a low-friction coating.

[0172] The above-mentioned two-sided guide walls (530) are positioned on both sides in the width direction of the flat guide plate (510) to restrict the left and right movement of the dough sheet. The two-sided guide walls (530) may be positioned in contact with or close to the two-sided edges of the dough sheet. The inner surface of the two-sided guide walls (530) may be formed smoothly so that the dough sheet does not get stuck or torn, and a slanted guide surface or a rounded corner may be formed on the entrance side so that the dough sheet can be naturally guided. The two-sided guide walls (530) can reduce the problem of the dough sheet, which has a width-direction cutting line formed on it, being pushed to one side and misaligned with the cutting plate (301) while moving to the slitting roller section (300).

[0173] The entry end (540) is formed at the downstream end of the flat guide plate (510) and faces the space between the cutting plates (301) of the slitting roller section (300). Since the entry end (540) is the last part that supports the lower side until the dough sheet touches the cutting plate (301), it is desirable to position it so that it is not too far from the entry position of the cutting plate (301). The end of the entry end (540) may be formed as a thin plate, a rounded curved surface, or a gentle slope. This shape is intended to reduce the leading edge of the dough sheet from getting caught on or curling up the entry end (540).

[0174] The full-width pressing plate (520) is positioned upstream of the entry end (540). The full-width pressing plate (520) is configured not so much to strongly compress the dough sheet, but rather to restrict the dough sheet from lifting upward just before entering the slitting roller section (300). In particular, since the dough sheet can become a relatively short plate-like piece after forming a width-direction cutting line in the sheet cutter section (200), the front or rear end may curl up or lift up during movement. The full-width pressing plate (520) restricts the vertical position of the dough sheet at a position facing the flat guide plate (510), thereby ensuring that the dough sheet is supplied at a constant height to the entry position of the cutting plate (301).

[0175] The full-width pressing plate (520) may be positioned across the entire effective width between the two guide walls (530). The lower surface of the full-width pressing plate (520) may be flat or have a gentle curve, and the portion in contact with the dough sheet may be formed of a material that is washable and resistant to dough sticking. The gap between the full-width pressing plate (520) and the flat guide plate (510) is formed such that the dough sheet can pass through, and it is preferable to set the gap so that the dough sheet is not excessively compressed and its thickness does not change. The full-width pressing plate (520) may be attached to the two guide walls (530) or a separate bracket, and may be configured to be detachable for cleaning or maintenance.

[0176] The operation flow of the dough sheet described above can be performed as follows. First, the dough sheet is moved to the lower side of the sheet cutter section (200) by the conveyor belt. The drive control section (400) operates the lifting drive section according to the selected operating conditions, and the cutting blade forms a width-direction cutting line on the dough sheet. At this time, since the dough sheet has not yet been divided in the conveying direction, it maintains a plate-like state even after the width-direction cutting line is formed. Subsequently, the dough sheet moves over the flat guide plate (510), and passes the entry end (540) and enters the slitting roller section (300) while its position is restricted by the two-sided guide walls (530) and the full-width pressing plate (520).

[0177] The dough sheet that enters the slitting roller section (300) is divided into a plurality of cutting lines following the conveying direction by a rotating cutting plate (301). Since the spacing between the cutting plates (301) is determined by the number of unit spacer rings (302) mounted, the final slitting width corresponds to the arrangement of the cutting plates (301) and the spacer rings (302). Accordingly, the dough sheet is manufactured into a piece of dough or a strand of dough having a length and width set by the width direction cutting line first formed in the sheet cutter section (200) and the conveying direction cutting line formed in the slitting roller section (300).

[0178] In the case corresponding to the above-mentioned kalguksu production, the drive control unit (400) can set the repetitive operation cycle of the sheet cutter unit (200) to a first cycle. In this case, the dough sheet has cutting lines in the width direction at relatively long intervals, and can then be divided in the conveying direction by the slitting roller unit (300) to be manufactured in the form of long noodle strands. In the case corresponding to the above-mentioned sujebi production, the drive control unit (400) can set the repetitive operation cycle of the sheet cutter unit (200) to a second cycle shorter than the first cycle. In this case, the dough sheet has cutting lines in the width direction at relatively short intervals, and can then be divided into short pieces by the slitting roller unit (300).

[0179] The first cycle or the second cycle may be maintained as a single cycle selected within a single manufacturing process. This is intended to reduce irregular changes in the spacing between the width-direction cutting lines during the same manufacturing process. The drive control unit (400) may correspond the conveying speed of the conveyor belt, the repetitive operation cycle of the sheet cutter unit (200), and the rotational speed of the slitting roller shaft. Since the cutting position may be pushed if the conveyor belt moves too fast, and the dough sheet may be pushed in front of the cutting plate (301) if the rotational speed of the slitting roller shaft is excessively slow compared to the conveying speed, it is desirable for the drive control unit (400) to set operating conditions so that each drive unit operates continuously without colliding with each other.

[0180] According to the above embodiment, the dough sheet is not first divided into a plurality of narrow strands by the slitting roller section (300), but rather forms a cutting line in the width direction in the sheet cutter section (200) and then enters the slitting roller section (300) in a plate-like piece state. Therefore, the dough sheet can maintain a continuous state in the width direction until slitting, and can be supplied to the entry position of the cutting plate (301) with the left and right edges and the upper surface position restricted by the slitting entry guide section (500). This configuration allows for a mechanically simpler configuration of dough sheet transport and position alignment before slitting compared to the case where the dough sheet is first separated into narrow strands and then cut again.

[0183] Next, a multi-color dough strip rolling section (600) may be disposed at the front end of the sheet cutter section (200) in the above conveying direction, which forms a plurality of doughs having different colors or different materials into a single multi-color dough sheet (1000) connected in the width direction and supplies it toward the sheet cutter section (200).

[0184] The multi-color dough strip rolling section (600) may include a plurality of color-specific dough hopper sections (610) that each supply dough of different colors or different materials, a plurality of color-specific individual rolling roller sections (620) that each roll the dough supplied from the plurality of color-specific dough hopper sections (610) into a strip shape, a partial overlap guide section (630) that guides a portion of the edge of an adjacent dough strip passing through the plurality of color-specific individual rolling roller sections (620) to overlap with each other, and a combined rolling roller section (640) that compresses the plurality of dough strips with the portions of the edges overlapped to combine them into one continuous multi-color dough sheet (1000).

[0185] The above-mentioned color-specific individual rolling roller section (620) may include a pair of rolling rollers facing each other, a three-stage roller spacing adjustment mechanism (621) that adjusts the spacing between the pair of rolling rollers to one of a first roller spacing position, a second roller spacing position, and a third roller spacing position having different spacings, and a three-stage position fixing mechanism that fixes the three-stage roller spacing adjustment mechanism (621) so that it does not move from the selected position.

[0186] The above three-stage roller spacing adjustment mechanism (621) may include a lifting block that supports both ends of one of the pair of rolling rollers so as to be movable up and down, and a vertical guide groove that guides the up and down movement path of the lifting block.

[0187] The above three-stage position fixing mechanism may include a three-stage positioning groove that fixes the position of the lifting block to any one of the first roller spacing position, the second roller spacing position, and the third roller spacing position, and a fixing pin that is inserted into one of the selected three-stage positioning grooves when the lifting block is positioned at the first roller spacing position, the second roller spacing position, or the third roller spacing position.

[0188] The first roller spacing position, the second roller spacing position, and the third roller spacing position may be formed such that the spacing between the pair of rolling rollers is different from each other so that the amount of dough per unit length of the dough strip passing through the color-specific individual rolling roller section (620) is different from each other.

[0189] The above-mentioned partial overlap guide section (630) may include a lower overlap support plate that supports the lower edge of one of the adjacent dough strips, and an upper overlap guide plate that guides the other edge of the adjacent dough strips over the lower overlap support plate.

[0190] The upper overlapping guide plate may have an inclined surface that becomes closer to the lower overlapping support plate as it faces the combined rolling roller section (640).

[0191] A portion of the edge of the adjacent dough strip may be positioned to enter the combined rolling roller section (640) with only a portion overlapping in the vertical direction.

[0192] The above combined rolling roller section (640) may include a pair of combined rolling rollers facing each other with a plurality of dough strips having different dough amounts per unit length according to the selected position of the three-stage roller spacing adjustment mechanism (621) and a combined roller spacing maintaining section that maintains a constant spacing between the pair of combined rolling rollers, and sheet edge guides that guide both sides of the width direction of the multi-color dough sheet (1000) that has passed through the pair of combined rolling rollers.

[0193] The multicolored dough sheet (1000) can be arranged adjacent to each other in the width direction by the partial overlap guide section (630) in a state where the plurality of dough strips have different amounts of dough per unit length depending on the selected position of the three-stage roller spacing adjustment mechanism (621).

[0194] With the edges of the adjacent dough strips partially overlapping in the vertical direction, the gap between the pair of combined rolling rollers is maintained constant by the combined roller gap maintaining part, allowing for compression and bonding with a uniform thickness.

[0195] It is characterized by being arranged to enter the slitting roller section (300) along the slitting entry guide section (500) after a width-direction cutting line is formed in the sheet cutter section (200).

[0196] The present embodiment relates to a multi-color dough strip rolling unit (600) positioned at the front of the sheet cutter unit (200). The multi-color dough strip rolling unit (600) is configured to form a plurality of doughs having different colors or different materials into strip shapes, arrange them side by side in the width direction while partially overlapping parts of adjacent edges, and then combine them into a single continuous multi-color dough sheet (1000) to supply to a subsequent process. Therefore, the present embodiment does not merely stop at arranging different doughs side by side, but focuses on mechanically combining each dough strip to maintain a single sheet state that is not separated until subsequent cutting.

[0197] The plurality of color-specific dough hopper sections (610) may be spaced apart to independently accommodate dough of different colors or different materials. The color-specific dough hopper sections (610) may be formed in a funnel shape or a square container shape that is wide at the top and narrows toward the bottom, and it is preferable that the inner surface be formed smoothly so that the dough inside can stably descend downwards due to its own weight. The dough may be prepared in a state having a predetermined viscosity and elasticity after undergoing a dough mixing process, and it is preferable that each color-specific dough hopper section (610) have an individual supply path so that the corresponding dough does not mix with dough of other colors. If necessary, a pressing plate, a stirring section, or a supply auxiliary scraper may be further placed at the bottom of the hopper section to stabilize the discharge amount of the dough, but the key point is that each dough is supplied independently to its respective individual rolling roller section.

[0198] The individual rolling roller section (620) for each color rolls the dough supplied from the dough hopper section (610) for each color into a strip shape. At this time, each individual rolling roller section includes a pair of rolling rollers facing each other, and as the dough passes between the pair of rolling rollers, it is formed into a continuous dough strip. The rolling rollers may be formed as cylindrical metal rollers, and their outer surfaces may be polished or treated with a food-grade surface treatment so that the dough does not stick too much. One of the pair of rolling rollers is placed in a fixed position as a reference roller, and the other may be supported in a height-adjustable manner to adjust the roller spacing. This allows the structure to be simple while stably maintaining the spacing between the rollers.

[0199] The above three-stage roller spacing adjustment mechanism (621) may include lifting blocks that support each end of the height-adjustable rolling roller among the pair of rolling rollers. The lifting blocks may be arranged to move up and down along vertical guide grooves formed on both sides of the device frame. The vertical guide grooves are formed as straight vertical grooves to guide the lifting blocks so that they do not shake in directions other than the up and down direction, thereby preventing the axis of the rolling roller from tilting to one side. The lifting blocks can rotatably support the axis end of the rolling roller, and by moving both lifting blocks to the same height, the spacing between the rolling rollers can be maintained uniformly over the entire width of the rollers.

[0200] The above-described three-stage position fixing mechanism ensures that the lifting block stops stably at any one of the first roller spacing position, the second roller spacing position, and the third roller spacing position. To this end, three three-stage position grooves of different heights may be formed on both sides of the device frame or at a location adjacent to the vertical guide groove. When the lifting block has moved to a desired position, the position of the lifting block can be fixed by aligning the pin through-hole formed in the lifting block or its adjacent connecting piece with the selected three-stage position groove, and then inserting a fixing pin. The fixing pin may be formed as a cylindrical metal pin, and may be equipped with a handle, a stopper, a spring ball, or a chain connection to prevent detachment. This method has an intuitive structure, allowing the operator to easily select the desired roller spacing position and reducing the random change of the roller spacing caused by vibration during operation.

[0201] The first roller spacing position, the second roller spacing position, and the third roller spacing position can be set so that dough strips of different thicknesses are formed. Specifically, a thin dough strip is formed at a position where the roller spacing is relatively narrow, and a thick dough strip is formed at a position where the roller spacing is relatively wide. In this way, when the roller spacing of the individual rolling roller section (620) for each color is set differently, the amount of dough contained in each dough strip may differ based on the same conveying length. In other words, a dough strip formed relatively thicker will have a larger amount of dough per unit length, and a dough strip formed relatively thinner will have a smaller amount of dough per unit length. This difference can serve as a basic condition for forming different proportions of each color area, even if the overall thickness is uniformly adjusted in the subsequent combined rolling stage.

[0202] The above partial overlap guide section (630) is configured to supply multiple dough strips that have passed through the multiple color-specific individual rolling roller sections (620) to the combined rolling roller section (640) in a state where a portion of the edges of adjacent dough strips overlap, rather than leaving them separated from each other. The above partial overlap guide section (630) may include a lower overlap support plate that supports the lower edge of one of the adjacent dough strips, and an upper overlap guide plate that guides the edge of the other dough strip over the lower overlap support plate. The lower overlap support plate is formed in the shape of a plate to support the edge of the dough strip located at the bottom so that it does not sag, and the upper overlap guide plate is positioned to approach the upper side of the lower overlap support plate to guide the edge of the dough strip to be located at the top downward.

[0203] The upper overlapping guide plate may have an inclined surface that becomes closer to the lower overlapping support plate as it moves toward the combined rolling roller section (640). Due to this inclined structure, the edge of the upper dough strip does not bend abruptly but gradually descends and rests on a portion of the edge of the lower dough strip. At this time, the two dough strips are arranged so that their entire widths do not overlap completely, but only a portion of their edges overlap in the vertical direction. That is, when viewed in the width direction, each dough strip maintains an independent width in most areas, but overlaps like an intersection only at adjacent boundary points by a certain width. This partial overlap state is advantageous for ensuring that the dough strips do not separate from each other during subsequent combined rolling and are combined into a continuous sheet, while also preventing the distinction between each color area from completely disappearing.

[0204] The combined rolling roller section (640) combines a plurality of dough strips that have passed through the partial overlap guide section (630) into a single continuous multi-colored dough sheet (1000). The combined rolling roller section (640) may include a pair of combined rolling rollers facing each other. The combined rolling rollers are arranged facing each other to accommodate thickness variations of each dough strip and increases in thickness of the overlap section, while ultimately forming a single sheet of uniform thickness. The material of the combined rolling roller may be a metal suitable for food contact, and it is preferable that the outer surface be smoothly polished so that the dough sheet can pass through without damage.

[0205] The above-described coupling roller spacing member is configured to maintain a constant spacing between the pair of coupling rolling rollers. The coupling roller spacing member may include, for example, an axle support member fixed to both frames, a spacing adjustment bolt, a spacer for fixing the spacing, or a screw-type adjustment member and a locking nut. It is desirable for the coupling roller spacing member to maintain the fixed positions of both ends of the coupling rolling rollers so that the roller spacing does not arbitrarily widen or tilt only one side during coupling rolling. When the spacing between the coupling rolling rollers is maintained at a constant level in this way, the plurality of dough strips that have entered the partial overlapping state can be compressed and combined into a single multi-colored dough sheet (1000) having a uniform thickness overall.

[0206] The sheet edge guide is configured to guide the two edges in the width direction of the multicolor dough sheet (1000) that has passed through the combined rolling roller. The sheet edge guide may be formed as a fixed guide plate, a side guide plate, or an adjustable side guide. Since the multicolor dough sheet (1000) is still in a soft state immediately after combined rolling, the two edges may spread out or bend. The sheet edge guide helps the multicolor dough sheet (1000) move straight toward the subsequent sheet cutter section (200) while limiting such deformation. If necessary, the sheet edge guide may be configured to adjust its inner and outer positions to match the sheet width.

[0207] The plurality of dough strips can be arranged adjacent to each other in the width direction by the partial overlap guide section (630) in a state having different dough amounts per unit length depending on the selected position of the three-stage roller spacing adjustment mechanism (621). For example, if one color-specific individual rolling roller section (620) is set to a relatively large roller spacing position, the dough strip will have a larger dough amount per unit length, and if another color-specific individual rolling roller section (620) is set to a relatively small roller spacing position, the dough strip will have a smaller dough amount per unit length. In this state, the plurality of dough strips that have passed through the partial overlap guide section (630) enter the combined rolling roller section (640) with only partial boundaries overlapping while maintaining the difference in their respective material amounts. After passing through the combined rolling roller section (640), the overall thickness is uniformly adjusted, and the proportion of each color or material area in the final multi-color dough sheet (1000) may vary depending on the difference in the material amount provided by each dough strip.

[0208] The multi-color dough sheet (1000) can be formed by passing between a pair of combined rolling rollers maintained at a certain distance by the combined roller spacing member, with a portion of the edges of the adjacent dough strips partially overlapping in the vertical direction. During this process, the overlapping portions are pressed together, mechanically connecting the boundaries between different dough strips, while each non-overlapping area remains extended side by side. Thus, the finally formed multi-color dough sheet (1000) can be treated as a single continuous sheet while including multiple color or material areas in the width direction. The multi-color dough sheet (1000) can be supplied to a subsequent sheet cutter unit (200) to form a cutting line in the width direction, and then positioned to enter the slitting roller unit (300) along the slitting entry guide unit (500). At this time, since the multi-color dough sheet (1000) is already combined into a single continuous sheet, the problem of each color dough strip being created and moved during the subsequent cutting process can be reduced.

[0209] According to the present embodiment, the multi-color dough strip rolling unit (600) can individually form dough of different colors or different materials into strip shapes and combine and roll them in a partially overlapping state to form a single continuous multi-color dough sheet (1000). Additionally, by selecting the roller spacing of the individual rolling roller unit (620) for each color to be three stages, the amount of dough per unit length of each dough strip can be set differently, and as a result, a multi-color dough sheet (1000) having different specific gravity for each color or material can be mechanically formed even after subsequent combined rolling. Since such a structure allows dough having multiple colors or materials to be handled as a continuous sheet on a single process line, it is suitable for stable supply to the subsequent sheet cutter unit (200) and slitting roller unit (300).

[0212] Next, at the rear end of the slitting entry guide (500), before the multi-color dough sheet (1000) is divided by the slitting roller (300), a width-direction cutting line is formed in the sheet cutter (200), and a color area width detection unit (700) is disposed to detect the width-direction color area of ​​the multi-color dough sheet (1000) that has passed through the slitting entry guide (500).

[0213] The color area width detection unit (700) may include an upper surface shooting unit (710) positioned on the upper side of the multi-color dough sheet (1000) to photograph the upper surface of the multi-color dough sheet (1000), a lighting unit (720) positioned along the width direction of the multi-color dough sheet (1000) to irradiate light to the shooting area of ​​the upper surface shooting unit (710), a reference edge detection unit (730) that detects one edge in the width direction of the multi-color dough sheet (1000) as a reference edge, a color boundary calculation unit (740) that calculates a location where the difference in color value or brightness value between adjacent measurement areas in the width direction in the upper surface image acquired by the upper surface shooting unit (710) is greater than or equal to a set reference value as a color boundary location, and a color area width calculation unit that calculates the width direction distance between the reference edge and the color boundary location or the width direction distance between adjacent color boundary locations as the color area width.

[0214] The color boundary calculation unit (740) can calculate color boundary candidate positions at each of the plurality of measurement lines spaced apart from each other in the conveying direction of the multi-color dough sheet (1000).

[0215] The average value or median value of the plurality of color boundary candidate locations can be configured to be calculated as the color boundary location.

[0216] The slitting roller unit (300) comprises a plurality of slitting roller assemblies (310), each comprising a slitting roller shaft, a plurality of cutting discs (301) mounted on the slitting roller shaft, and a plurality of spacer rings (302) mounted between the plurality of cutting discs (301); a roller selection rotating platform (321) that supports the plurality of slitting roller assemblies (310) at positions spaced apart from each other along the circumferential direction; a rotating platform driving unit (322) that rotates the roller selection rotating platform (321) to move one selected of the plurality of slitting roller assemblies (310) to a working position facing the conveying path of the multi-color dough sheet (1000); a working position lowering unit (323) that lowers the slitting roller assembly (310) moved to the working position toward the multi-color dough sheet (1000) or raises it from the multi-color dough sheet (1000); and a slitting roller lowered to the working position It may include a work position fixing part (324) that rotatably supports the assembly (310).

[0217] The above plurality of slitting roller assemblies (310) are formed with different combinations of mounting numbers of spacer rings (302) interposed between adjacent cutting plates (301), so that the slitting width combinations formed on the multi-colored dough sheet (1000) can be set differently.

[0218] The plurality of slitting roller assemblies (310) may include a first slitting roller assembly (310) having a relatively narrow slitting width combination, a second slitting roller assembly (310) having a slitting width combination wider than the first slitting roller assembly (310), and a third slitting roller assembly (310) having a slitting width combination wider than the second slitting roller assembly (310) or a non-uniform slitting width combination in which a wide slitting width and a narrow slitting width are mixed.

[0219] The above drive control unit (400) can receive a detection signal from the color area width detection unit (700).

[0220] It may include a reference width calculation unit (410) that calculates the largest color area width among a plurality of color area widths of the multi-color dough sheet (1000) as a selection reference width based on the detection signal, and an assembly selection unit (420) that selects one of the first slitting roller assembly (310), the second slitting roller assembly (310), and the third slitting roller assembly (310) according to the reference range to which the selection reference width belongs.

[0221] The first reference range, the second reference range, and the third reference range used in the assembly selection unit (420) can be stored in the drive control unit (400) so as to correspond to the slitting width combinations of the first slitting roller assembly (310), the second slitting roller assembly (310), and the third slitting roller assembly (310), respectively.

[0222] The assembly selection unit (420) can select the first slitting roller assembly (310) when the selection standard width is included in the first standard range, which is the first width section.

[0223] If the above selection standard width is included in the second standard range, which is a second width range containing a width value larger than the first width range, the second slitting roller assembly (310) can be selected.

[0224] If the above selection standard width is included in the third standard range, which is a third width range containing a width value greater than the second width range, the third slitting roller assembly (310) can be selected.

[0225] The above-mentioned work position fixing part (324) may include an axle support part that rotatably supports both ends of the slitting roller assembly (310) lowered to the above-mentioned work position, and a drive connection part (3241) that connects the slitting roller shaft included in the slitting roller assembly (310) lowered to the above-mentioned work position to the roller drive motor (3242).

[0226] The above drive connection part (3241) may include a drive side coupling coupled to the output shaft of the roller drive motor (3242) and a driven side coupling coupled to the end of the slitting roller shaft included in the slitting roller assembly (310) and engaged with the drive side coupling when the slitting roller assembly (310) is lowered by the work position lowering part (323).

[0227] The above drive control unit (400) can transmit a drive signal to the rotary drive unit (322) so that the slitting roller assembly (310) selected by the assembly selection unit (420) moves to the work position.

[0228] A driving signal can be transmitted to the work position lowering part (323) so that the selected slitting roller assembly (310) is lowered toward the multi-color dough sheet (1000).

[0229] A driving signal can be transmitted to the roller driving motor (3242) so that the slitting roller shaft included in the selected slitting roller assembly (310) rotates while connected to the roller driving motor (3242) through the driving connection part (3241).

[0230] The slitting roller unit (300) is characterized by dividing the multi-colored dough sheet (1000) into a slitting width corresponding to the combination of the number of mounting plates (301) and spacer rings (302) of the slitting roller assembly (310) lowered from the work position.

[0231] The present embodiment relates to a multi-color dough strip rolling unit (600) positioned at the front of the sheet cutter unit (200). The multi-color dough strip rolling unit (600) is configured to form a plurality of doughs having different colors or different materials into strip shapes, arrange them side by side in the width direction while partially overlapping parts of adjacent edges, and then combine them into a single continuous multi-color dough sheet (1000) to supply to a subsequent process. Therefore, the present embodiment does not merely stop at arranging different doughs side by side, but focuses on mechanically combining each dough strip to maintain a single sheet state that is not separated until subsequent cutting.

[0232] The plurality of color-specific dough hopper sections (610) may be spaced apart to independently accommodate dough of different colors or different materials. The color-specific dough hopper sections (610) may be formed in a funnel shape or a square container shape that is wide at the top and narrows toward the bottom, and it is preferable that the inner surface be formed smoothly so that the dough inside can stably descend downwards due to its own weight. The dough may be prepared in a state having a predetermined viscosity and elasticity after undergoing a dough mixing process, and it is preferable that each color-specific dough hopper section (610) have an individual supply path so that the corresponding dough does not mix with dough of other colors. If necessary, a pressing plate, a stirring section, or a supply auxiliary scraper may be further placed at the bottom of the hopper section to stabilize the discharge amount of the dough, but the key point is that each dough is supplied independently to its respective individual rolling roller section.

[0233] The individual rolling roller section (620) for each color rolls the dough supplied from the dough hopper section (610) for each color into a strip shape. At this time, each individual rolling roller section includes a pair of rolling rollers facing each other, and as the dough passes between the pair of rolling rollers, it is formed into a continuous dough strip. The rolling rollers may be formed as cylindrical metal rollers, and their outer surfaces may be polished or treated with a food-grade surface treatment so that the dough does not stick too much. One of the pair of rolling rollers is placed in a fixed position as a reference roller, and the other may be supported in a height-adjustable manner to adjust the roller spacing. This allows the structure to be simple while stably maintaining the spacing between the rollers.

[0234] The above three-stage roller spacing adjustment mechanism (621) may include lifting blocks that support each end of the height-adjustable rolling roller among the pair of rolling rollers. The lifting blocks may be arranged to move up and down along vertical guide grooves formed on both sides of the device frame. The vertical guide grooves are formed as straight vertical grooves to guide the lifting blocks so that they do not shake in directions other than the up and down direction, thereby preventing the axis of the rolling roller from tilting to one side. The lifting blocks can rotatably support the axis end of the rolling roller, and by moving both lifting blocks to the same height, the spacing between the rolling rollers can be maintained uniformly over the entire width of the rollers.

[0235] The above-described three-stage position fixing mechanism ensures that the lifting block stops stably at any one of the first roller spacing position, the second roller spacing position, and the third roller spacing position. To this end, three three-stage position grooves of different heights may be formed on both sides of the device frame or at a location adjacent to the vertical guide groove. When the lifting block has moved to a desired position, the position of the lifting block can be fixed by aligning the pin through-hole formed in the lifting block or its adjacent connecting piece with the selected three-stage position groove, and then inserting a fixing pin. The fixing pin may be formed as a cylindrical metal pin, and may be equipped with a handle, a stopper, a spring ball, or a chain connection to prevent detachment. This method has an intuitive structure, allowing the operator to easily select the desired roller spacing position and reducing the random change of the roller spacing caused by vibration during operation.

[0236] The first roller spacing position, the second roller spacing position, and the third roller spacing position can be set so that dough strips of different thicknesses are formed. Specifically, a thin dough strip is formed at a position where the roller spacing is relatively narrow, and a thick dough strip is formed at a position where the roller spacing is relatively wide. In this way, when the roller spacing of the individual rolling roller section (620) for each color is set differently, the amount of dough contained in each dough strip may differ based on the same conveying length. In other words, a dough strip formed relatively thicker will have a larger amount of dough per unit length, and a dough strip formed relatively thinner will have a smaller amount of dough per unit length. This difference can serve as a basic condition for forming different proportions of each color area, even if the overall thickness is uniformly adjusted in the subsequent combined rolling stage.

[0237] The above partial overlap guide section (630) is configured to supply multiple dough strips that have passed through the multiple color-specific individual rolling roller sections (620) to the combined rolling roller section (640) in a state where a portion of the edges of adjacent dough strips overlap, rather than leaving them separated from each other. The above partial overlap guide section (630) may include a lower overlap support plate that supports the lower edge of one of the adjacent dough strips, and an upper overlap guide plate that guides the edge of the other dough strip over the lower overlap support plate. The lower overlap support plate is formed in the shape of a plate to support the edge of the dough strip located at the bottom so that it does not sag, and the upper overlap guide plate is positioned to approach the upper side of the lower overlap support plate to guide the edge of the dough strip to be located at the top downward.

[0238] The upper overlapping guide plate may have an inclined surface that becomes closer to the lower overlapping support plate as it moves toward the combined rolling roller section (640). Due to this inclined structure, the edge of the upper dough strip does not bend abruptly but gradually descends and rests on a portion of the edge of the lower dough strip. At this time, the two dough strips are arranged so that their entire widths do not overlap completely, but only a portion of their edges overlap in the vertical direction. That is, when viewed in the width direction, each dough strip maintains an independent width in most areas, but overlaps like an intersection only at adjacent boundary points by a certain width. This partial overlap state is advantageous for ensuring that the dough strips do not separate from each other during subsequent combined rolling and are combined into a continuous sheet, while also preventing the distinction between each color area from completely disappearing.

[0239] The combined rolling roller section (640) combines a plurality of dough strips that have passed through the partial overlap guide section (630) into a single continuous multi-colored dough sheet (1000). The combined rolling roller section (640) may include a pair of combined rolling rollers facing each other. The combined rolling rollers are arranged facing each other to accommodate thickness variations of each dough strip and increases in thickness of the overlap section, while ultimately forming a single sheet of uniform thickness. The material of the combined rolling roller may be a metal suitable for food contact, and it is preferable that the outer surface be smoothly polished so that the dough sheet can pass through without damage.

[0240] The above-described coupling roller spacing member is configured to maintain a constant spacing between the pair of coupling rolling rollers. The coupling roller spacing member may include, for example, an axle support member fixed to both frames, a spacing adjustment bolt, a spacer for fixing the spacing, or a screw-type adjustment member and a locking nut. It is desirable for the coupling roller spacing member to maintain the fixed positions of both ends of the coupling rolling rollers so that the roller spacing does not arbitrarily widen or tilt only one side during coupling rolling. When the spacing between the coupling rolling rollers is maintained at a constant level in this way, the plurality of dough strips that have entered the partial overlapping state can be compressed and combined into a single multi-colored dough sheet (1000) having a uniform thickness overall.

[0241] The sheet edge guide is configured to guide the two edges in the width direction of the multicolor dough sheet (1000) that has passed through the combined rolling roller. The sheet edge guide may be formed as a fixed guide plate, a side guide plate, or an adjustable side guide. Since the multicolor dough sheet (1000) is still in a soft state immediately after combined rolling, the two edges may spread out or bend. The sheet edge guide helps the multicolor dough sheet (1000) move straight toward the subsequent sheet cutter section (200) while limiting such deformation. If necessary, the sheet edge guide may be configured to adjust its inner and outer positions to match the sheet width.

[0242] The plurality of dough strips can be arranged adjacent to each other in the width direction by the partial overlap guide section (630) in a state having different dough amounts per unit length depending on the selected position of the three-stage roller spacing adjustment mechanism (621). For example, if one color-specific individual rolling roller section (620) is set to a relatively large roller spacing position, the dough strip will have a larger dough amount per unit length, and if another color-specific individual rolling roller section (620) is set to a relatively small roller spacing position, the dough strip will have a smaller dough amount per unit length. In this state, the plurality of dough strips that have passed through the partial overlap guide section (630) enter the combined rolling roller section (640) with only partial boundaries overlapping while maintaining the difference in their respective material amounts. After passing through the combined rolling roller section (640), the overall thickness is uniformly adjusted, and the proportion of each color or material area in the final multi-color dough sheet (1000) may vary depending on the difference in the material amount provided by each dough strip.

[0243] The multi-color dough sheet (1000) can be formed by passing between a pair of combined rolling rollers maintained at a certain distance by the combined roller spacing member, with a portion of the edges of the adjacent dough strips partially overlapping in the vertical direction. During this process, the overlapping portions are pressed together, mechanically connecting the boundaries between different dough strips, while each non-overlapping area remains extended side by side. Thus, the finally formed multi-color dough sheet (1000) can be treated as a single continuous sheet while including multiple color or material areas in the width direction. The multi-color dough sheet (1000) can be supplied to a subsequent sheet cutter unit (200) to form a cutting line in the width direction, and then positioned to enter the slitting roller unit (300) along the slitting entry guide unit (500). At this time, since the multi-color dough sheet (1000) is already combined into a single continuous sheet, the problem of each color dough strip being created and moved during the subsequent cutting process can be reduced.

[0244] According to the present embodiment, the multi-color dough strip rolling unit (600) can individually form dough of different colors or different materials into strip shapes and combine and roll them in a partially overlapping state to form a single continuous multi-color dough sheet (1000). Additionally, by selecting the roller spacing of the individual rolling roller unit (620) for each color to be three stages, the amount of dough per unit length of each dough strip can be set differently, and as a result, a multi-color dough sheet (1000) having different specific gravity for each color or material can be mechanically formed even after subsequent combined rolling. Since such a structure allows dough having multiple colors or materials to be handled as a continuous sheet on a single process line, it is suitable for stable supply to the subsequent sheet cutter unit (200) and slitting roller unit (300).

[0245] Next, the sheet cutter unit (200) may include a protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough deformation that is selectively attached to the cutting blade or the cutting blade holder and is raised and lowered together with the cutting blade, a cover position switching unit that moves the protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough deformation between a close position in which it is attached to the cutting blade or the cutting blade holder and a waiting position that is off the downward path of the cutting blade, a cover close position maintaining the position of the protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough deformation so that it is lowered together with the cutting blade or the cutting blade holder when the protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough deformation is in the close position, and a cutting support unit facing the lower side of the protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough deformation when the protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough deformation reaches the downward position of the cutting blade while the protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough deformation is placed in the close position.

[0246] The above cover position switching unit may include a cover guide rail that guides the protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough deformation between the standby position and the close position, a cover moving block that moves along the cover guide rail and supports the protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough deformation, and a cover moving actuator that moves the cover moving block according to a driving signal of the driving control unit (400).

[0247] The above cover contact maintaining portion may include a position alignment groove formed in the cutting blade holder, a position alignment projection formed in the protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough deformation and fitted into the position alignment groove at the contact position, and an elastic clamp that elastically presses the protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough deformation toward the cutting blade holder.

[0248] The above-described protruding compression cover for the hand-pulled dough modification may include a cover body formed along the longitudinal direction of the cutting blade, a blade receiving groove formed to be open downward on the cover body and accommodating at least a portion of the cutting blade so as to expose the blade tip of the cutting blade downward, a trigger pin disposed to be movable in the vertical direction on the cover body, a projection guide groove formed to extend in a feed direction intersecting the movement direction of the trigger pin on the cover body, a protruding compression projection disposed to be movable between a retracted position and a protruding position along the projection guide groove, an inclined cam surface that converts the upward relative movement of the trigger pin into a protruding movement in the feed direction of the protruding compression projection, and a projection return spring that returns the protruding compression projection to the retracted position.

[0249] The above cover body may have a protrusion limiting projection formed thereon that limits the maximum protrusion distance of the protruding compression projection.

[0250] The above cutting support may include a blade tip receiving groove into which the blade tip of the cutting blade enters, and a trigger contact surface that contacts the lower end of the trigger pin.

[0251] The above trigger pin can move upward relative to the cover body by contacting the trigger contact surface when the cutting blade reaches the lowering position while the above hand-pulled dough deformation protruding compression cover is positioned in the above contact position.

[0252] The inclined cam surface is positioned at an angle with respect to the upward relative movement direction of the trigger pin, so that the vertical movement of the trigger pin can be converted into the movement in the transport direction of the protruding compression projection.

[0253] The above protruding compression projection can move from a retracted position to a protruding position that protrudes forward or backward in the conveying direction by means of the inclined cam surface.

[0254] An irregularly deformed portion can be formed by pushing or crushing a part of the dough sheet adjacent to the width direction cutting line at the above protruding position.

[0255] When the cutting blade rises, the contact between the trigger pin and the trigger contact surface can be released.

[0256] The protruding compression projection can return from the protruding position to the retracted position by the protruding return spring.

[0257] The above drive control unit (400) can transmit a drive signal to the cover position switching unit so that the protruding compression cover for the hand-pulled noodle deformation is placed in the standby position when corresponding to the production of kalguksu.

[0258] While the protruding compression cover for the hand-pulled dough deformation is out of the descending path of the cutting blade, the cutting blade is repeatedly raised and lowered in a first cycle, and the drive control unit (400) can transmit a drive signal to the cover position switching unit so that the protruding compression cover for the hand-pulled dough deformation is placed in the close position when corresponding to the manufacture of hand-pulled dough.

[0259] The above-mentioned protruding compression cover for the hand-pulled dough deformation is in close contact with the cutting blade or the cutting blade holder and descends together with the cutting blade, and is characterized by repeatedly raising and lowering the cutting blade in a second cycle shorter than the first cycle.

[0260] This embodiment relates to a configuration for forming mechanical deformation or denting in a part of a dough sheet in conjunction with the cutting operation of the sheet cutter part (200) when corresponding to the manufacture of sujebi. In this embodiment, the protruding compression cover for sujebi deformation is not a part that replaces the cutting function of the cutting blade itself, but can be understood as an auxiliary molding configuration that adds irregular deformation to a portion adjacent to the width-direction cutting line formed by the cutting blade while descending together in close contact with the cutting blade or the cutting blade holder in the sujebi manufacturing mode.

[0261] The protruding compression cover for the Sujebi deformation described above is positioned in a standby position away from the downward path of the cutting blade when corresponding to the production of Kalguksu, and in a close contact position that is in close contact with the cutting blade or the cutting blade holder when corresponding to the production of Sujebi. Here, the close contact position does not mean only a position where the protruding compression cover for the Sujebi deformation is completely fixedly coupled to the cutting blade or the cutting blade holder, but may also mean a position where it is in contact with or pressed against the cutting blade or the cutting blade holder to the extent that the protruding compression cover for the Sujebi deformation can descend together with the cutting blade when the cutting blade descends. Therefore, the protruding compression cover for the Sujebi deformation can be understood not as a component that is manually detached, but as a configuration that selectively participates in the downward movement of the cutting blade while moving between the standby position and the close contact position via the cover position switching unit.

[0262] The above-described cover guide rail guides the protruding compression cover for hand-pulling deformation to move along a fixed path between a standby position and a close position. The cover guide rail may be formed as a straight rail, a curved rail, or a guide member having a short pivot path. The cover guide rail may be formed as a metal rail or a hard synthetic resin rail, and may have support surfaces on both sides or grooved guide sections so that the cover moving block can move without shaking. It is preferable that the cover guide rail be positioned so as not to interfere with the downward path of the cutting blade when the protruding compression cover for hand-pulling deformation is in the standby position, and positioned so that the protruding compression cover for hand-pulling deformation contacts the cutting blade or the cutting blade holder when in the close position.

[0263] The cover moving block is configured to move along the cover guide rail while supporting the protruding compression cover for the hand-pulled dough shape. The cover moving block may be formed in the form of a slider block, a rail carriage, or a moving bracket, and may be coupled to the upper or side portion of the protruding compression cover for the hand-pulled dough shape. The cover moving block may have a guide groove or a protrusion that engages with the cover guide rail to prevent positional errors from increasing during repeated movement. A fastening screw, a fixing pin, a clamp, or a replacement coupling part may be disposed between the cover moving block and the protruding compression cover for the hand-pulled dough shape, thereby enabling the cleaning or replacement of the protruding compression cover for the hand-pulled dough shape.

[0264] The cover moving actuator is a driving component that moves the cover moving block. The cover moving actuator may be composed of an electric linear actuator, a pneumatic cylinder, a small motor and rack, a cam drive unit, or a link drive unit. The cover moving actuator operates according to a driving signal from the drive control unit (400), and moves the protruding compression cover for the Sujebi deformation to a standby position when corresponding to the production of Kalguksu, and moves the protruding compression cover for the Sujebi deformation to a close position when corresponding to the production of Sujebi. A limit switch, a proximity sensor, or a mechanical stopper may be further combined with the cover moving actuator to check the completed position of movement, thereby reducing interference between the protruding compression cover for the Sujebi deformation and the cutting blade in an incomplete position.

[0265] The above cover contact maintaining portion maintains the position of the protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough deformation so that it can descend together with the cutting blade or the cutting blade holder after the protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough deformation reaches the contact position. The position alignment groove may be formed in the cutting blade holder, and the position alignment projection may be formed in the protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough deformation. When the position alignment projection is fitted into the position alignment groove, the protruding compression cover for hand-pulled dough deformation is prevented from shaking easily in the width direction or the conveying direction. The position alignment groove and the position alignment projection may be formed with a fitting shape having a square cross-section, an arc cross-section, a tapered cross-section, or rounded corners, and an inclined surface or a rounded portion may be formed on the corners to facilitate smooth insertion and separation.

[0266] The elastic clamp elastically presses the protruding compression cover for the hand-pulled dough deformation toward the cutting blade holder. The elastic clamp may be composed of a leaf spring, a clamp having a coil spring, an elastic catch, or a spring-pressed latch. The elastic clamp is in a state where the protruding compression cover for the hand-pulled dough deformation is in contact with the cutting blade holder in a close contact position.

[0267] Although embodiments of the present invention have been described in more detail with reference to the attached drawings, the present invention is not necessarily limited to these embodiments and may be modified in various ways within the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention. Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to explain, not limit, the technical spirit of the present invention, and the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. Therefore, the embodiments described above should be understood as illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of protection of the present invention shall be interpreted by the claims below, and all technical spirits within an equivalent scope shall be interpreted as being included within the scope of rights of the present invention.

[0268] Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims also fall within the scope of the claims set forth below. Explanation of the symbols

[0270] 100: Sheet transfer conveyor section 200: Sheet cutter section 300 : Slitting roller section 301: Cutting disc 302: Spacer Ring 310 : Slitting roller assembly 321 : Roller Selector Swivel 322 : Rotating platform drive unit 323 : Working position lowering part 324 : Working position fixing part 3241 : Drive connection 3242 : Roller drive motor 400 : Drive control unit 410 : Standard width calculation section 420 : Assembly selection section 500 : Slitting entry guide section 510 : Flat guide plate 520 : Full-width press plate 530 : Guide walls on both sides 540 : Entry end 600 : Multicolor dough strip rolling section 610: Dough hopper by color 620: Individual rolling roller section by color 621: 3-stage roller spacing adjustment mechanism 630 : Partial Overlap Guide Section 640: Combined rolling roller section 700 : Color gamut width detection unit 710 : Top view imaging unit 720 : Lighting unit 730 : Reference edge detection unit 740 : Color boundary calculation unit 750 : Color area width calculation unit 1000 : Multicolor dough sheet

Claims

Claim 1 delete Claim 2 The invention comprises a sheet conveyor unit for moving a dough sheet along a conveying direction; a sheet cutter unit disposed on the conveying path of the sheet conveyor unit and cutting the dough sheet in a width direction intersecting the conveying direction; a slitting roller unit disposed at the rear end of the conveying direction relative to the sheet cutter unit and dividing the dough sheet that has passed through the sheet cutter unit into a plurality of cutting lines along the conveying direction; and a drive control unit that sets a repeating operation cycle of the sheet cutter unit to correspond to a selected surface type and transmits and receives a drive signal to the sheet conveyor unit, the sheet cutter unit, and the slitting roller unit. As the drive control unit sets the repeating operation cycle of the sheet cutter unit, width direction cutting lines spaced apart from each other in the conveying direction are first formed on the dough sheet, and the dough sheet with the width direction cutting lines formed is divided into a plurality of cutting lines along the conveying direction by the slitting roller unit. The sheet conveyor unit comprises a conveyor belt that moves the dough sheet in the conveying direction while supporting the lower surface of the dough sheet; a belt drive roller that contacts the conveyor belt and rotates the conveyor belt; and the belt drive according to the drive signal of the drive control unit. The belt drive motor that transmits rotational force to the roller is included, and the sheet cutter unit includes a cutting blade that is arranged lengthwise along the width direction of the conveyor belt and forms a cutting line in the width direction on the dough sheet, a cutting blade holder that fixes the cutting blade, and a lifting drive unit that repeatedly raises and lowers the cutting blade holder toward the upper surface of the conveyor belt according to a driving signal of the drive control unit, and the slitting roller unit includes a slitting roller shaft arranged along the width direction of the dough sheet, a plurality of cutting discs mounted along the axial direction of the slitting roller shaft and forming a cutting line in the dough sheet along the conveying direction, and a plurality of spacer rings mounted between the plurality of cutting discs.The apparatus includes a roller drive motor that transmits rotational force to the slitting roller shaft according to a drive signal of the drive control unit, wherein the plurality of spacer rings comprises a plurality of unit spacer rings having the same unit thickness, and are formed in a ring shape that is fitted onto the slitting roller shaft so as to be selectively interposed between adjacent cutting discs, wherein the spacing between adjacent cutting discs varies stepwise according to the number of unit spacer rings installed between the adjacent cutting discs, and the slitting width of the dough sheet is determined by the spacing between the adjacent cutting discs, wherein a slitting entry guide is disposed between the sheet cutter unit and the slitting roller unit to guide a dough sheet, wherein a width-direction cutting line is formed while passing through the sheet cutter unit, but a plurality of cutting lines following the conveying direction are not yet formed by the slitting roller unit, to the cutting disc entry position of the slitting roller unit, and wherein the slitting entry guide comprises a flat guide plate that supports the lower surface of the dough sheet in a plate-like fragment state before the dough sheet is separated into a plurality of narrow strands, and of the flat guide plate It includes side guide walls disposed on both sides in the width direction to restrict the side edges of the dough sheet from being pushed left and right while moving in the conveying direction, an entry end formed at the downstream end of the conveying direction of the flat guide plate and disposed to face the space between the cutting discs of the slitting roller part, and a full-width pressing plate disposed lengthwise along the width direction at a position adjacent to the upstream side of the conveying direction than the entry end, and restricting the upper surface of the dough sheet from the upper side across the entire effective width between the side guide walls, wherein the full-width pressing plate is disposed in a position facing the flat guide plate to restrict the vertical position of the dough sheet having the width-direction cutting line formed just before the dough sheet enters the slitting roller part, and the drive control unit sets the repetitive operation cycle of the sheet cutter part to a first cycle when corresponding to the production of kalguksu, andA noodle manufacturing automation device with improved compatibility and loss rate according to noodle type, wherein, in the case corresponding to the manufacture of sujebi, the repetitive operation cycle of the sheet cutter unit is set to a second cycle shorter than the first cycle, and within a selected manufacturing process, a driving signal is transmitted to the lifting drive unit so that one selected repetitive operation cycle between the first cycle or the second cycle is maintained, and driving signals are transmitted to the belt drive motor and the roller drive motor respectively to control the driving of the conveyor belt and the slitting roller shaft, and wherein the dough sheet enters the slitting roller unit along the slitting entry guide unit after the width-direction cutting line is first formed in the sheet cutter unit, and is divided in the slitting roller unit into a width corresponding to the arrangement of the plurality of cutting discs and the plurality of spacer rings. Claim 3 In claim 2, a multi-color dough strip rolling unit is disposed at the front end of the sheet cutter unit in the conveying direction, for forming a plurality of doughs having different colors or different materials into a single multi-color dough sheet connected in the width direction and supplying it toward the sheet cutter unit; the multi-color dough strip rolling unit comprises a plurality of color-specific dough hopper units for supplying doughs of different colors or different materials, a plurality of color-specific individual rolling roller units for rolling the doughs supplied from the plurality of color-specific dough hopper units into a strip shape, a partial overlap guide unit for guiding a portion of the edges of adjacent dough strips that have passed through the plurality of color-specific individual rolling roller units to overlap each other, and a combined rolling roller unit for compressing the plurality of dough strips with overlapping edges to combine them into a single continuous multi-color dough sheet; and the color-specific individual rolling roller unit comprises a pair of rolling rollers facing each other and a three-stage roller spacing for adjusting the spacing between the pair of rolling rollers to any one of a first roller spacing position, a second roller spacing position, and a third roller spacing position having different spacings. The adjustment mechanism and the three-stage position fixing mechanism that fixes the three-stage roller spacing adjustment mechanism so as not to move at a selected position are included, wherein the three-stage roller spacing adjustment mechanism includes a lifting block that supports both ends of one of the pair of rolling rollers so as to be movable up and down, and a vertical guide groove that guides the up and down movement path of the lifting block, wherein the three-stage position fixing mechanism includes a three-stage position groove that fixes the position of the lifting block to any one of the first roller spacing position, the second roller spacing position, and the third roller spacing position, and a fixing pin that is inserted into one of the selected three-stage position grooves when the lifting block is positioned at the first roller spacing position, the second roller spacing position, or the third roller spacing position, and wherein the first roller spacing position, the second roller spacing position, and the third roller spacing position areThe gap between the pair of rolling rollers is formed differently so that the amount of dough per unit length of the dough strip passing through the individual rolling roller section for each color is different; the partial overlap guide section includes a lower overlap support plate that supports the lower edge of one of the adjacent dough strips and an upper overlap guide plate that guides the edge of the other of the adjacent dough strips over the lower overlap support plate; the upper overlap guide plate has an inclined surface that becomes closer to the lower overlap support plate as it faces the combined rolling roller section, and is arranged so that a part of the edge of the adjacent dough strip enters the combined rolling roller section in a state where only a part of it overlaps in the vertical direction; the combined rolling roller section includes a pair of combined rolling rollers facing each other with a plurality of dough strips having different amounts of dough per unit length according to the selected position of the 3-stage roller gap adjustment mechanism and where the part of the edge overlaps, a combined roller gap maintaining section that maintains a constant gap between the pair of combined rolling rollers, and both sides in the width direction of the multi-color dough sheet passing through the pair of combined rolling rollers A noodle manufacturing automation device with improved compatibility and loss rate according to noodle type, comprising a sheet edge guide that guides the edges, wherein the multi-colored dough sheet is arranged adjacently to each other in the width direction by the partial overlap guide section in a state where the plurality of dough strips have different dough amounts per unit length according to the selected position of the 3-stage roller spacing adjustment mechanism, and is compressed and bonded with a uniform thickness while the gap between the pair of combined rolling rollers is maintained constant by the combined roller spacing maintaining section in a state where a portion of the edges of the adjacent dough strips overlaps only partially in the up-down direction, and is arranged to enter the slitting roller section along the slitting entry guide section after a width-direction cutting line is formed in the sheet cutter section.

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