Noodle strip production device, bean-jam rapping food product production system, noodle strip production method, and noodle strip production program

Abstract

To provide a technology that can adjust the thickness of a noodle strip accurately.SOLUTION: A rotationally driven first roller, a second roller that is rotationally driven in the same direction in synchronization with the rotation of the first roller, rolls out, in a gap between the roller surface of the first roller and a roller surface provided opposite to the roller surface of the first roller, a noodle strip supplied from the opposite rotation direction to a noodle thickness corresponding to the size of the gap, and sends it out in the rotation direction; a moving mechanism that moves the first roller in a direction that reduces the size of the gap and in a direction that increases the size of the gap; a reflecting plate that is fixed to the first roller side and moves by the same moving amount as the moving amount of the first roller by the moving mechanism; and a distance measurement unit that is fixed to the second roller side and detects a distance to the reflecting plate on the basis of reflected light of distance measurement light irradiated onto the reflecting plate are provided. Moreover, a movement control unit performs movement control on the moving mechanism so that the distance to the reflecting plate detected by the distance measurement unit becomes a predetermined distance defined in advance.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a noodle sheet manufacturing device, an encased food manufacturing system, a noodle sheet manufacturing method, and a noodle sheet manufacturing program. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 (JP 2022-118039 A) discloses a noodle sheet rolling device that reduces the thickness of a noodle sheet. This noodle sheet rolling device is configured so that the roll diameter of one of the three rolling mills, from the final rolling mill on the downstream side toward the upstream side, is 200 mm or more. This makes it possible to prepare a stable noodle sheet while maintaining a specified noodle sheet thickness, and also enables high-speed noodle sheet rolling.

[0003] Furthermore, Patent Document 2 (JP 2017-216986 A) discloses an automatic noodle sheet thickness adjustment method that automatically adjusts the gap between the rolling rollers so that the thickness of the produced noodle sheet falls within an allowable range. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2022-118039 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2017-216986 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, conventionally, the thickness of the produced noodle sheet itself is measured, including the techniques of Patent Documents 1 and 2. Because the produced noodle sheet vibrates and bends, it is difficult to accurately measure the thickness of the noodle sheet itself, which in turn hinders accurate noodle thickness adjustment.

[0006] This problem becomes more pronounced as the thickness of the noodle sheet produced becomes thinner, because the noodle sheet vibrates more and more and more bending occurs in the noodle sheet.

[0007] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide a noodle sheet manufacturing device, an enrobed food manufacturing system, a noodle sheet manufacturing method, and a noodle sheet manufacturing program that are capable of accurately measuring the thickness of noodle sheets. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the noodle sheet manufacturing apparatus of the present invention comprises a first roller that is driven to rotate, a second roller that is driven to rotate in the same direction as the rotation of the first roller and has a roller surface that is arranged opposite to the roller surface of the first roller, and that rolls out a noodle sheet supplied from the counter-rotational side into a gap between the first roller and the second roller to a noodle thickness that corresponds to the size of the gap and sends it out toward the rotational direction, a movement mechanism that moves the first roller in a direction that reduces the size of the gap and a direction that increases the size of the gap, a reflector that is fixed to the first roller side and moves by the same amount as the movement of the first roller by the movement mechanism, a distance measuring unit that is fixed to the second roller side and detects the distance to the reflector based on the reflected light of distance measuring light irradiated onto the reflector, and a movement control unit that moves and controls the movement of the movement mechanism so that the distance to the reflector detected by the distance measuring unit becomes a predetermined distance.

[0009] In addition, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the objectives, the encased food manufacturing system of the present invention has at least a kneading mechanism that kneads specified ingredients to produce a noodle sheet, a noodle sheet manufacturing device that adjusts the thickness of the produced noodle sheet to a specified thickness, a cutting mechanism that cuts the noodle sheet adjusted to the specified thickness into a specified shape, and an encasing mechanism that encases bean paste in the cut noodle sheet.

[0010] In addition, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the noodle sheet manufacturing method of the present invention includes a first roller that is rotated, a second roller that is rotated in the same direction as the rotation of the first roller and is arranged to face the roller surface of the first roller, and that rolls out a noodle sheet supplied from the counter-rotational side into a gap between the first roller and the second roller to a noodle thickness that corresponds to the size of the gap and sends it out toward the rotational direction, a movement mechanism that moves the first roller in a direction that reduces the size of the gap and a direction that increases the size of the gap, a reflector that is fixed to the first roller and moves by the same amount as the movement of the first roller by the movement mechanism, and a distance measuring unit that is fixed to the second roller and detects the distance to the reflector based on the reflected light of distance measuring light irradiated onto the reflector, and a movement control unit that controls the movement of the movement mechanism so that the distance to the reflector detected by the distance measuring unit becomes a predetermined distance.

[0011] In addition, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the noodle sheet production program of the present invention causes a computer of a noodle sheet production device including: a rotationally driven first roller; a second roller that is rotationally driven in the same direction as the rotation of the first roller and is arranged so as to face the roller surface of the first roller; a noodle sheet supplied from the counter-rotational direction into a gap between the first roller and the second roller, the second roller rolling the noodle sheet to a noodle thickness corresponding to the size of the gap and sending it out toward the rotational direction; a movement mechanism that moves the first roller in a direction that reduces the size of the gap and a direction that increases the size of the gap; a reflector that is fixed to the first roller and moves by the same amount as the movement of the first roller by the movement mechanism; and a distance measurement unit that is fixed to the second roller and detects the distance to the reflector based on the reflected light of distance measurement light irradiated onto the reflector; and causes the computer to function as a movement control unit that moves the movement mechanism so that the distance to the reflector detected by the distance measurement unit becomes a predetermined distance. [Effects of the Invention]

[0012] The present invention can accurately measure the thickness of the noodle sheet, thereby enabling accurate adjustment of the noodle thickness. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the system configuration of a shumai producing system according to an embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the noodle sheet manufacturing device provided in the shumai manufacturing system according to the embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the noodle sheet producing apparatus as seen from the right side. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the noodle sheet producing apparatus taken along a straight line connecting the right and left sides and viewed from the front side. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a worm gear and a worm wheel, which are essential parts of the vertical drive mechanism of the upper half of the noodle sheet producing apparatus. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the connection between a screw-shaped vertical movement shaft fixed to a worm wheel of the vertical drive mechanism and the upper half of the noodle sheet-making apparatus. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view showing a connection portion between a screw-shaped vertical movement shaft fixed to a worm wheel of the vertical drive mechanism and the upper half of the noodle sheet-making apparatus. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of an automatic adjustment screen and a manual adjustment screen for the noodle thickness in the noodle sheet producing apparatus. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the up and down movement of the upper half of the noodle sheet producing apparatus, and the positional relationship between the bracket provided on the upper half and the laser sensor provided on the lower half. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between the distance to the bracket detected by the laser sensor and the thickness of the noodle sheet. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an example in which a miter gear is provided instead of a worm gear and a worm wheel. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining an example in which a bevel gear is provided instead of a worm gear and a worm wheel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0014] The present invention can be applied to, for example, an encased food production system that produces encased foods such as shumai, spring rolls, dumplings, lasagna, etc., and a noodle production system that produces noodles such as soba, udon, pasta (a concept that includes spaghetti, macaroni, etc.), ramen, etc. Of these, an example in which the present invention is applied to a shumai production system will be described in detail below as an embodiment with reference to the drawings.

[0015] (System Configuration) First, Fig. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a shumai production system according to an embodiment. As shown in Fig. 1, the shumai production system according to an embodiment includes a kneading mechanism 1, a noodle sheet production device 2, a cutting mechanism 3, an enveloping mechanism 4, a tray filling mechanism 6, a wrapping and packaging mechanism 7, and a packaging mechanism 8. A freezing device 5 may be provided downstream of the tray filling mechanism 6, as indicated by the dotted line block in Fig. 1.

[0016] Wheat flour, water, etc. are fed into the kneading mechanism 1. The kneading mechanism 1 kneads the fed wheat flour, water, etc. to produce and feed a noodle sheet (noodle sheet before thickness adjustment) of a predetermined width and thickness.

[0017] The noodle sheet production device according to the present invention is applied to the noodle sheet production device 2. The noodle sheet production device 2 is equipped with an automatic noodle thickness adjustment function, which will be described later, and rolls the noodle sheet delivered from the mixing and kneading mechanism 1 to a preset noodle thickness before delivering it.

[0018] The cutting mechanism 3 cuts the noodle sheet produced by the noodle sheet production apparatus 2 to a predetermined length, or punches out the noodle sheet produced by the noodle sheet production apparatus 2 to a predetermined size and shape to produce a skin for enveloping the filling.

[0019] The enveloping mechanism 4 envelops the skin produced by the cutting mechanism 3 with the filling of the shumai.

[0020] The tray filling mechanism 6 fills trays with the filled shumai (or non-frozen shumai).

[0021] When a freezing device 5 is provided downstream of the tray filling mechanism 6, the freezing device 5 quickly freezes the shumai filled in the trays. Note that this freezing device 5 can be omitted when producing unfrozen shumai.

[0022] The wrapping and packaging mechanism 7 wraps the trays filled with shumai, and also performs packaging to enclose the wrapped trays in a predetermined package for sale.

[0023] Finally, the packaging mechanism 8 packages the shumai in a predetermined cardboard box, etc. The manufactured shumai are shipped to the market in a state where they are packaged in a cardboard box, etc.

[0024] In this example, the shumai producing system is provided with the mixing and kneading mechanism 1 to the packaging mechanism 8. However, the shumai producing system may be provided with only the mixing and kneading mechanism 1 to the enveloping mechanism 4.

[0025] (Hardware configuration of noodle sheet manufacturing equipment) Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the noodle sheet production apparatus 2. As shown in Fig. 2, the noodle sheet production apparatus 2 includes a storage unit 12, a control unit 13, and an input / output interface unit 14. The noodle sheet production apparatus 2 also includes a rolling roller 17 that rolls the noodle sheet delivered from the kneading mechanism 1 to a predetermined noodle thickness, a roller drive motor 20 that rotates and drives the rolling roller 17, and a delivery mechanism 21 that delivers the noodle sheet rolled to the predetermined noodle thickness by the rolling roller to the cutting mechanism 3 shown in Fig. 1.

[0026] The noodle sheet production apparatus 2 also includes a vertical movement motor 18 and a rolling roller moving mechanism 19. As will be described later, the rolling rollers 17 include an upper roller 17a (an example of a first roller) and a lower roller 17b (an example of a second roller) (see FIG. 4). The vertical movement motor 18 and the rolling roller moving mechanism 19 (an example of a moving mechanism) move the upper roller 17a up and down to adjust the distance between the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b, thereby adjusting the noodle thickness.

[0027] As an example, a servo motor equipped with a rotational position detection function such as a resolver or rotary encoder can be used as the vertical movement motor 18. As the rotary encoder, an incremental or absolute rotary encoder can be used, but an absolute rotary encoder that can detect an absolute angle is preferable.

[0028] The noodle sheet producing apparatus 2 also includes a bracket 22 (an example of a reflector) fixed to the upper roller 17a, and a laser sensor 23 (an example of a distance measuring unit) fixed to the lower roller 17b. The bracket 22 is made of a material such as aluminum, iron, or plastic, and is formed to reflect distance measuring light.

[0029] As an example, a one-dimensional laser displacement meter is provided as the laser sensor 23. This laser sensor 23 may be a "confocal type" laser sensor that projects and receives laser light coaxially, or a "triangulation type" laser sensor in which the optical path for projecting and receiving reflected light forms a triangle. Note that, in addition to laser light, light from a halogen lamp or the like may also be used as the distance measurement light.

[0030] This laser sensor 23 receives the reflected light of the distance measurement light (laser light) irradiated onto the bracket 22, and detects the gap length (size of the gap) between the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b based on the change in the imaging position on the light receiving unit.

[0031] The noodle sheet-producing apparatus 2 also includes a rotary joint mechanism 24. This rotary joint mechanism 24 circulates a liquid such as water or oil from the upper roller 17a to the lower roller 17b to adjust the temperatures of the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b.

[0032] The noodle sheet-producing apparatus 2 also includes a temperature sensor 26 (an example of a roller temperature sensor) that detects the temperatures of the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b. The temperature sensor 26 may be configured to detect the temperature of either the upper roller 17a or the lower roller 17b.

[0033] The noodle sheet producing apparatus 2 also includes a roller temperature adjusting unit 25 that adjusts the temperature of the liquid circulating through the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b. The roller temperature adjusting unit 25 adjusts the temperature of the liquid circulating through the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b based on the temperatures of the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b detected by a temperature sensor 26. In this way, the roller temperature adjusting unit 25 adjusts the temperatures of the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b to a preset temperature.

[0034] (Functional configuration of the noodle sheet manufacturing device) Next, a noodle sheet production program that enables accurate measurement of the noodle sheet thickness and accurate adjustment of the noodle thickness is stored in the storage unit 12. Note that the storage unit 12 can be, for example, a storage device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), or an SSD (Solid State Drive).

[0035] Based on the noodle sheet production program stored in the storage unit 12, the control unit 13 functions as an acquisition unit 31, a vertical movement motor drive control unit 32, a roller drive motor control unit 33, a laser drive control unit 34, and a roller temperature control unit 36. The vertical movement motor drive control unit 32 is an example of a movement control unit. The roller temperature control unit 36 ​​is an example of a temperature control unit.

[0036] In this example, the components from the acquisition unit 31 to the roller temperature control unit 36 ​​are described as being implemented by software using a noodle sheet production program, but all or part of the components from the acquisition unit 31 to the roller temperature control unit 36 ​​may also be implemented by hardware. In either case, the same effects as those described below can be obtained.

[0037] The acquisition unit 31 acquires a light reception signal indicating the gap length of each roller surface of the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b from the laser sensor 23, and a detection signal of the temperature of the rolling roller 17 from the temperature sensor 26. The roller drive motor control unit 33 controls the rotation of the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b of the rolling roller 17.

[0038] Based on the light receiving signal indicating the gap length between the roller surfaces of upper roller 17a and lower roller 17b acquired by acquisition unit 31, vertical movement motor drive control unit 32 controls the rotational drive of vertical movement motor 18 so as to maintain a preset gap length (the actual measured noodle thickness value stored in memory unit 12).

[0039] The laser drive control unit 34 controls the emission of the laser sensor 23. The roller temperature control unit 36 ​​controls the roller temperature adjustment unit 25 based on the temperature of the rolling roller 17 acquired by the acquisition unit 31, to control the temperature of the liquid circulating through the rolling roller 17.

[0040] (Mechanical configuration of noodle sheet manufacturing equipment) Next, the mechanical configuration of the noodle sheet production apparatus 2 will be described using Figures 3 to 7. Figure 3 is a perspective view of the noodle sheet production apparatus 2 as seen from the right side. Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the noodle sheet production apparatus 2 cut along a line connecting the right and left sides and viewed from the front. Figure 5 is a perspective view showing a worm gear 65 and a worm wheel 66, which are essential parts of the vertical drive mechanism 46 of the upper half 48a of the noodle sheet production apparatus 2. Figure 6 is a perspective view showing the connection between a screw-shaped vertical movement shaft 67 fixed to the worm wheel 66 of the vertical drive mechanism 46 and the upper half 48a of the noodle sheet production apparatus 2. Figure 7 is an enlarged perspective view of the connection portion between the screw-shaped vertical movement shaft 67 fixed to the worm wheel 66 of the vertical drive mechanism 46 and the upper half 48a of the noodle sheet production apparatus 2.

[0041] First, as shown in FIG. 3, the noodle sheet producing apparatus 2 includes a rotation drive mechanism 45, a vertical drive mechanism 46, and a roller body 47 including an upper half 48 and a lower half 49.

[0042] The rotation drive mechanism 45 includes the vertical movement motor 18, a reducer 50 for the vertical movement motor 18, and a first miter gear (bevel gear) 51. The rotation drive mechanism 45 reduces the rotation speed of the vertical movement motor 18 to a predetermined number of rotations using the reducer 50. Then, a rotational force corresponding to the reduced rotational speed is transmitted to the first miter gear (bevel gear) 51.

[0043] The vertical drive mechanism 46 includes a rotary shaft 64. A second miter gear 52 is provided at one end of the rotary shaft 64 in a state of meshing with the first miter gear 51. A handle 61 is provided at the other end of the rotary shaft 64, allowing the rotary shaft 64 to be manually rotated.

[0044] 5, the rotary shaft 64 is provided with a worm gear 65 that is threaded in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the rotary shaft. The worm gear 65 is fixed to the rotary shaft 64 and rotates together with the rotary shaft 64.

[0045] The vertical drive mechanism 46 is also provided with a worm wheel 66 that meshes with the worm gear 65 and is rotated by the worm gear 65. A threaded vertical movement shaft 67 is provided coaxially with the worm wheel 66. The threaded vertical movement shaft 67 is threaded so as to move up and down in accordance with the rotation direction of the worm wheel 66, as shown by the double-headed arrow in Figure 4.

[0046] 4, the worm gear 65, worm wheel 66, and threaded vertical movement shaft 67 are provided on the second miter gear 52 side and the handle 61 side, respectively. In other words, two sets, each consisting of the worm gear 65, worm wheel 66, and threaded vertical movement shaft 67, are provided on the second miter gear 52 side and the handle 61 side of the vertical drive mechanism 46, respectively.

[0047] The vertical drive mechanism 46 is covered with the lids 57 and 58 with the two sets of worm gears 65, worm wheels 66 and screw-shaped vertical movement shafts 67 housed in the housing.

[0048] The vertical drive mechanism 46 is also provided with a scale plate 59 that indicates the vertical movement position of the screw-shaped vertical movement shaft 67. This scale plate 59 makes it possible to visually confirm the vertical movement position of the screw-shaped vertical movement shaft 67 (= the gap length between the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b) corresponding to the rotation of the vertical movement motor 18 and the rotation operation of the handle 61.

[0049] Next, roller body 47 includes upper half 48 having upper roller 17a and lower half 49 having lower roller 17b. Upper half 48 rotatably holds upper roller 17a with a bearing including bearing holders 82, 83 and bearing holders 69, 85. Similarly, lower half 49 rotatably holds lower roller 17b with a bearing including oil seals 75, 76, bearing seal 77, bearing holders 78, 88, bearing holder 81, etc.

[0050] Additionally, the upper half 48 is provided with an upper roller gear 86 for rotating the upper roller 17a. Similarly, the lower half 49 is provided with a lower roller gear 74 and a sprocket 73 for rotating the lower roller 17b. The lower roller gear 74 and the upper roller gear 86 are provided on the upper half 48 or the lower half 49 so as to mesh with each other. The sprocket 73 is connected via a chain to a sprocket on the roller drive motor 20 side shown in FIG. 2.

[0051] Therefore, when the roller drive motor 20 rotates, the rotational force is transmitted to the sprocket 73 via the chain, and the lower roller gear 74 rotates via the sprocket 73. Then, the upper roller gear 86, which is meshed with the lower roller gear 74, rotates, and the upper roller 17a and lower roller 17b rotate synchronously.

[0052] The upper half 48 is also provided with rotary joint mechanisms 24a and 24b for circulating liquid within the upper roller 17a. Similarly, the lower half 49 is provided with rotary joint mechanisms 24c and 24d for circulating liquid within the lower roller 17b. The arrows in FIG. 4 indicate the liquid circulation paths. In the example of FIG. 4, liquid flows in through a first inlet 53 of the rotary joint mechanism 24a provided on the right side of the upper half 48. The liquid that flows in through this first inlet 53 passes through the upper roller 17a and flows out through a first outlet 54 of the rotary joint mechanism 24b provided on the left side of the upper half 48.

[0053] Furthermore, the liquid that flows out from the first outlet 54 flows in through the second inlet 55 of the rotary joint mechanism 24c provided on the left side of the lower half 49. The liquid that flows in through this second inlet 55 passes through the lower roller 17b and flows out through the second outlet 56 of the rotary joint mechanism 24d provided on the right side of the lower half 49. The liquid that flows out from the second outlet 56 flows in again through the first inlet 53 of the rotary joint mechanism 24a of the upper half 48. In this way, the rotary joint mechanisms 24a to 24d are configured to circulate the liquid within the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b.

[0054] Next, the vertical drive mechanism 46 and the upper half 48 are connected to each other via a screw-shaped vertical movement shaft 67 so that the upper half 48 can move up and down and the screw-shaped vertical movement shaft 67 can rotate (rotation along a direction three-dimensionally perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the screw-shaped vertical movement shaft 67) as shown in Figures 6 and 7.

[0055] 7, the portion of the screw-shaped vertical movement shaft 67 protruding from the upper half 48 has a shape that connects, from the vertical drive mechanism 46 side to the upper half 48 side, a threaded portion 67a, a thin pillar portion 67b having a smaller diameter than the threaded portion 67a, and a thick pillar portion 67c having a diameter slightly smaller than that of the threaded portion 67a but larger than that of the thin pillar portion 67b. For this reason, the shapes of the thin pillar portion 67b and the thick pillar portion 67c when viewed from the side are "convex."

[0056] 6 and 7, a rectangular parallelepiped vertical moving shaft fixing plate 70 is screwed to the upper half 48 at the connection portion with the screw-like vertical moving shaft 67 with two cap bolts 71. This vertical moving shaft fixing plate 70 is provided with a shaft rotation fixing hole 72 on the upper roller 17a side, into which the "convex-shaped" thin pillar portion 67b and thick pillar portion 67c of the screw-like vertical moving shaft 67 are fitted.

[0057] This shaft rotation fixing hole portion 72 is a "convex shape" into which the thin pillar portion 67b and the thick pillar portion 67c of the screw-shaped up-down moving shaft 67 can be fitted, and in which the screw-shaped up-down moving shaft 67 can rotate when the thin pillar portion 67b and the thick pillar portion 67c are fitted together.

[0058] More specifically, the shaft rotation fixing hole portion 72 has a thin hole portion 72a that fits into the thin pillar portion 67b of the screw-shaped vertically moving shaft 67, and a thick hole portion 72b that fits into the thick pillar portion 67c of the screw-shaped vertically moving shaft 67.

[0059] Such a screw-like vertical movement shaft 67 is provided in pairs for the vertical drive mechanism 46, and a pair of axial rotation fixing holes 72 is provided for the upper half 48. Then, the thin pillar portion 67b and the thick pillar portion 67c of the screw-like vertical movement shaft 67 are fitted into the axial rotation fixing hole 72 from the side of the axial rotation fixing hole 72. As a result, the "convex-shaped" thin pillar portion 67b and the thick pillar portion 67c of the screw-like vertical movement shaft 67 are fitted in a manner that they are caught in the "convex-shaped" axial rotation fixing hole 72, and the vertical drive mechanism 46 and the upper half 48 are connected.

[0060] (Operation of the noodle sheet manufacturing device) Next, the operation of the noodle sheet producing apparatus 2 having the above configuration will be described.

[0061] First, when the opening time of a business day arrives and power is turned on to each component of the shumai production system (in the case of noodle sheet production apparatus 2, power switch 40 shown in FIG. 3), control unit 13 of noodle sheet production apparatus 2 reads data indicating the noodle thickness of the noodle sheet produced on the previous day from storage unit 12 and displays it on the main screen shown in FIG. 8(a) via output device 16 (monitor device). The example of FIG. 8(a) shows an example in which a noodle thickness of "0.25 mm (previous day's value)" was set and noodle sheets were produced on the previous day.

[0062] Here, it is preferable to reset the noodle thickness before the start of shumai production, such as at the opening time of a business day. In this case, the operator operates to specify the manual operation mode via input device 15. This operation causes control unit 13 to transition to the manual operation mode, and displays the manual operation screen shown in FIG. 8(b) via output device 16.

[0063] Next, the operator manually operates the noodle sheet manufacturing apparatus 2 (this is a trial run at this point) to manufacture a noodle sheet of the desired thickness. In this example, a noodle sheet with a thickness of 0.25 mm was manufactured the previous day, so in this manual operation, a noodle sheet with the same thickness of 0.25 mm as the previous day is manufactured and sent to the cutting mechanism 3 shown in FIG. 1 via the rolling rollers 17 shown in FIG. 2.

[0064] Next, the operator uses a measuring device to measure the actual noodle thickness of the produced noodle sheet and obtains the actual noodle thickness value. The operator inputs the measured noodle thickness value via input device 15. Control unit 13 displays the input actual noodle thickness value as the measured noodle thickness value on the manual operation screen, as shown in FIG. 8(b). The example in FIG. 8(b) shows an example in which the operator inputs "0.2500 mm" as the measured noodle thickness value and displays it as the measured noodle thickness value. By manually measuring the actual noodle thickness value in this way, the noodle thickness of the noodle sheet can be measured at the optimal location on the noodle sheet for measurement while visually observing the noodle sheet, thereby obtaining an accurate actual noodle thickness value.

[0065] In this example, the operator uses a measuring device to measure the noodle thickness of the noodle sheet and manually inputs the measured value. However, the noodle sheet manufacturing apparatus 2 may be provided with a measuring device that measures the noodle thickness of the noodle sheet sent out from the rolling rollers 17 (the noodle sheet manufactured by the noodle sheet manufacturing apparatus 2), and the actual noodle thickness measured by this measuring device may be supplied to the control unit 13. This makes it possible to automate the process of measuring the actual noodle thickness value.

[0066] The noodle thickness can also be adjusted manually. That is, each time the + button 90 displayed on the manual operation screen shown in FIG. 8(b) is operated, the vertical movement motor drive control unit 32 controls the rotation of the vertical movement motor 18 so that the upper roller 17a of the rolling roller 17 is moved upward by the rolling roller moving mechanism 19, for example, by 0.0001 mm. Also, each time the - button 91 is operated, the vertical movement motor drive control unit 32 controls the rotation of the vertical movement motor 18 so that the upper roller 17a of the rolling roller 17 is moved downward by the rolling roller moving mechanism 19, for example, by 0.0001 mm.

[0067] 9(a), the rotational force of the vertical movement motor 18 is reduced (reduced to a predetermined rotation speed) via the reducer 50 and transmitted to the first miter gear 51. As a result, the rotation shaft 64 rotates via the second miter gear 52 meshing with the first miter gear 51.

[0068] As explained with reference to FIG. 5, a worm gear 65 that rotates together with the rotary shaft 64 is fixedly provided on the rotary shaft 64. The worm gear 65 is meshed with a worm wheel 66 that moves a screw-like vertically moving shaft 67 up and down. Therefore, when the rotary shaft 64 rotates via the second miter gear 52, the worm gear 65 and the worm wheel 66 control the upper half 48 to move up and down via the screw-like vertically moving shaft 67, as shown in FIG. 9(a). When the upper half 48 is controlled to move up and down, the upper roller 17a of the upper half 48 is controlled to move up and down, and the gap length (size of the gap) between the roller surface of the upper roller 17a of the upper half 48 and the roller surface of the lower roller 17b of the lower half 49 changes.

[0069] This produces a noodle sheet with a thickness that corresponds to the gap length (size of the gap) between upper roller 17a and lower roller 17b. As described above, the operator measures the thickness of this noodle sheet with the measuring device and inputs the actual measured value of the noodle thickness into the manual operation screen.

[0070] Next, the operator operates the calibration button 92 shown in Fig. 8(b). When the calibration button 92 is operated, the control unit 13 displays the above-mentioned noodle thickness measurement value on the manual operation screen as a current servo value indicating the current rotational position of the up-and-down movement motor 18 (in this example, a servo motor). When the calibration button 92 is operated, the control unit 13 also displays the above-mentioned noodle thickness measurement value on the manual operation screen as a sensor measurement value indicating the gap length G between the bracket 22 and the laser sensor 23.

[0071] This makes it possible to match the "actual noodle thickness measurement" with the "rotational position of vertical movement motor 18 and sensor measurement value of laser sensor 23" (calibration process). In the example of Fig. 8(b), the noodle thickness measurement value is "0.2500 mm," so the servo current value and sensor measurement value are set to the same value as this "0.2500 mm."

[0072] Next, when the calibration process is completed, the operator operates to display the main screen shown in Fig. 8(a). On this main screen, the control unit 13 displays, for example, "0.2500 mm" set in the calibration process described above as the noodle thickness.

[0073] The operator operates the automatic operation start button 93 of the noodle sheet production apparatus 2 displayed on the main screen. To stop the automatic operation, the operator operates the automatic operation stop button 94. To save the rotational position of the up-down movement motor 18 and the sensor measurement value of the laser sensor 23 corresponding to the current noodle thickness in the memory unit 12, the operator operates the save button 95.

[0074] When the automatic operation start button 93 is operated, the vertical movement motor drive control unit 32 controls the rotation of the vertical movement motor 18 so that the gap length (size of the gap) between the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b becomes "0.2500 mm", which is the target value set in the above-mentioned calibration process.

[0075] 9(a), the rotational force of the vertical movement motor 18 is reduced (reduced to a predetermined rotation speed) via the reducer 50 and transmitted to the first miter gear 51. As a result, the rotation shaft 64 rotates via the second miter gear 52 meshing with the first miter gear 51.

[0076] As described with reference to FIG. 5, a worm gear 65 that rotates together with the rotary shaft 64 is fixedly provided on the rotary shaft 64. The worm gear 65 is meshed with a worm wheel 66 that moves a screw-like vertically moving shaft 67 up and down. As a result, when the rotary shaft 64 rotates via the second miter gear 52, the worm gear 65 and the worm wheel 66 control the vertical movement of the upper half 48 via the screw-like vertically moving shaft 67, as shown in FIG. 9(a). When the upper half 48 is controlled to move up and down, the upper roller 17a of the upper half 48 is controlled to move up and down, and the size of the gap between the roller surface of the upper roller 17a of the upper half 48 and the roller surface of the lower roller 17b of the lower half 49 changes.

[0077] 9(b), as described above, the bracket 22, which has a substantially "L-shaped" shape when viewed from the front of the noodle sheet producing apparatus 2, is fixed to the bearing presser 69 of the upper half 48. In addition, the laser sensor 23 is fixed to the bearing presser 81 of the lower half 49 by a laser fixing part 87. Therefore, when the upper half 48 is controlled to move up and down, the gap length G between the bracket 22 and the laser sensor 23 changes accordingly.

[0078] The laser drive control unit 34 controls the laser sensor 23 to irradiate the reflecting surface 22a of the bracket 22 with laser light (distance measurement light). The laser drive control unit 34 then receives the laser light reflected by the reflecting surface 22a, and detects the gap length G (size of the gap) between the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b based on a change in the imaging position on the light receiving unit.

[0079] Fig. 10(a) shows the measured values ​​of noodle thickness, and Fig. 10(b) shows the distance (gap length G) between bracket 22 and laser sensor 23. In this example, the noodle thickness was varied within a range of 0.2 mm to 0.8 mm, and the distance between bracket 22 and laser sensor 23 was also varied within a range of -0.2 mm to -0.8 mm.

[0080] As shown in FIG. 10(c), "noodle thickness" and "distance between bracket 22 and laser sensor 23" showed a strong negative correlation with a correlation function of "-0.81".

[0081] It can also be seen that the distance between bracket 22 and laser sensor 23 is approximately the same as the gap length G (size of the gap) between upper roller 17a and lower roller 17b. In other words, it can be seen that the distance between bracket 22 and laser sensor 23 is approximately equal to the noodle thickness of the noodle sheet rolled by upper roller 17a and lower roller 17b.

[0082] For this reason, the vertical movement motor drive control unit 32 acquires the gap length G between the bracket 22 and the laser sensor 23 detected by the laser sensor 23, and controls the rotation of the vertical movement motor 18 so that this gap length G becomes the target value of "0.2500 mm."

[0083] In this way, during the production of the noodle sheet, up-and-down motor drive control unit 32 acquires gap length G between bracket 22 and laser sensor 23, which is detected by laser sensor 23, at predetermined intervals. Then, during the production of the noodle sheet, control is repeatedly performed to rotate up-and-down motor 18 so that the acquired gap length G becomes a target value, such as "0.2500 mm." This makes it possible to consistently produce noodle sheets with a noodle thickness that meets the target value, and ultimately enables the shumai production system of this embodiment to produce shumai of consistent quality.

[0084] (Adjust noodle thickness by operating the handle) Next, the noodle sheet producing apparatus 2 allows the operator to manually adjust the noodle thickness by rotating a handle 61. That is, as shown in Fig. 5 , the handle 61 is fixed to the other end of the rotating shaft 64 of the up-down drive mechanism 46. Therefore, when the operator manually operates the handle 61, the rotating shaft 64 rotates in response to the rotation of the handle 61.

[0085] When the rotating shaft 64 rotates, the worm wheel 66 rotates via the worm gear 65 of the rotating shaft 64, and the screw-shaped vertical movement shaft 67 provided on the worm wheel 66 is controlled to move up and down, which in turn controls the vertical movement of the upper half 48. As a result, the gap length between the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b can be changed in response to the rotation of the handle 61, and the thickness of the noodle sheet being rolled by the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b can be adjusted in response to the rotation of the handle 61.

[0086] (Temperature control of rolling roller 17) Next, shumai wrappers are thinner than gyoza wrappers. Therefore, when producing shumai wrappers, the rolling rollers 17 are rotated at high speed to apply pressure to the noodle sheet in an extremely short time, which means that the upper roller 17a and / or the lower roller 17b tend to heat up easily.

[0087] Here, circulating water, which is an example of a liquid, is circulated by rotary joint mechanisms 24a to 24d within the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b of the noodle sheet-producing apparatus 2. The temperature sensor 26 shown in Fig. 2 detects the current temperatures of the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b at the temperature measurement locations shown in Fig. 4. Note that the temperature sensor 26 may detect the temperature of either the upper roller 17a or the lower roller 17b.

[0088] Based on the detected current temperatures of the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b, the roller temperature control unit 36 ​​controls the amount (flow rate) or temperature of the circulating water circulating through the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b via the roller temperature adjustment unit 25 so that the temperatures of the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b are maintained at a predetermined constant temperature.

[0089] That is, when controlling the amount (flow rate) of circulating water to lower the temperatures of upper roller 17a and lower roller 17b, roller temperature control unit 36 ​​controls the valve in roller temperature adjustment unit 25 that sends out circulating water to open wider, thereby increasing the amount of circulating water supplied to upper roller 17a and lower roller 17b via rotary joint mechanism 24. This increases the amount of circulating water circulating through upper roller 17a and lower roller 17b, thereby lowering the temperatures of upper roller 17a and lower roller 17b and making it possible to maintain the temperatures of upper roller 17a and lower roller 17b at a predetermined constant temperature.

[0090] Furthermore, when controlling the amount (flow rate) of circulating water to raise the temperatures of upper roller 17a and lower roller 17b, roller temperature control unit 36 ​​controls roller temperature adjustment unit 25 to reduce the opening of the valve that delivers circulating water, thereby reducing the amount of circulating water supplied to upper roller 17a and lower roller 17b via rotary joint mechanism 24. This reduces the amount of circulating water circulating through upper roller 17a and lower roller 17b, allowing the temperatures of upper roller 17a and lower roller 17b to be raised and maintained at a predetermined constant temperature.

[0091] Furthermore, when controlling the temperature of the circulating water to lower the temperatures of the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b, the roller temperature control unit 36 ​​operates the cooling device of the roller temperature adjustment unit 25 to cool the circulating water, thereby lowering the temperature of the circulating water supplied to the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b via the rotary joint mechanism 24. This lowers the temperature of the circulating water circulating through the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b, thereby lowering the temperatures of the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b and making it possible to maintain the temperatures of the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b at a predetermined constant temperature.

[0092] Furthermore, when controlling the temperature of the circulating water to raise the temperatures of the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b, the roller temperature control unit 36 ​​operates the heater device of the roller temperature adjustment unit 25 to heat the circulating water, thereby raising the temperature of the circulating water supplied to the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b via the rotary joint mechanism 24. This increases the temperature of the circulating water circulating through the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b, thereby raising the temperatures of the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b and making it possible to maintain the temperatures of the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b at a predetermined constant temperature.

[0093] (Modified gear configuration) In the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, a worm gear 65 is provided on a rotating shaft 64, and a worm wheel 66 that rotates in mesh with the worm gear 65 is provided on a screw-shaped vertically moving shaft 67.

[0094] 11 shows an example in which miter gears 96, 97 are provided instead of the worm gear 65 and worm wheel 66. The miter gear 96 is an example of one of the gears, and is fixed to the rotating shaft 64 with the rotating shaft 64 inserted into a hole 96a. The miter gear 97 is an example of the other of the gears, and is fixed to the threaded vertically moving shaft 67 with the threaded vertically moving shaft 67 inserted into a hole 97a.

[0095] As a result, the vertical movement motor 18 rotates, which rotates the rotary shaft 64 via the reducer 50, which in turn rotates the miter gear 96. The rotational force of the miter gear 96 is then transmitted to the miter gear 97 that meshes with the miter gear 96, which rotates the screw-shaped vertical movement shaft 67 via the miter gear 97, causing the vertical drive mechanism 46 to move up and down, thereby adjusting the noodle thickness.

[0096] 12, bevel gears 98, 99 may be provided instead of the worm gear 65 and the worm wheel 66. The bevel gear 98 is an example of one of the gears, and is fixed to the rotating shaft 64 with the rotating shaft 64 inserted into a hole 98a. The bevel gear 99 is an example of the other of the gears, and is fixed to the threaded vertically moving shaft 67 with the threaded vertically moving shaft 67 inserted into a hole 99a.

[0097] As a result, the vertical movement motor 18 rotates, which rotates the rotary shaft 64 via the reducer 50, which in turn rotates the bevel gear 98. The rotational force of the bevel gear 98 is then transmitted to the bevel gear 99 that meshes with the bevel gear 98, which rotates the screw-shaped vertical movement shaft 67 via the bevel gear 99, causing the vertical drive mechanism 46 to move up and down, thereby adjusting the noodle thickness.

[0098] The set of the worm gear 65 and the worm wheel 66, the set of the miter gears 96 and 97, and the set of the bevel gears 98 and 99 may each be provided in two independent sets.

[0099] That is, the first set of worm gears 65 and worm wheel 66 may be rotated by a first automatic noodle thickness adjustment motor, and the second set of worm gears 65 and worm wheel 66 may be rotated by a second automatic noodle thickness adjustment motor. Similarly, the first set of miter gears 96, 97 may be rotated by a first automatic noodle thickness adjustment motor, and the second set of miter gears 96, 97 may be rotated by a second automatic noodle thickness adjustment motor. Similarly, the first set of bevel gears 98, 99 may be rotated by a first automatic noodle thickness adjustment motor, and the second set of bevel gears 98, 99 may be rotated by a second automatic noodle thickness adjustment motor.

[0100] This allows the first and second gear sets to be driven independently, enabling even more precise adjustment of noodle thickness.

[0101] (Effects of the embodiment) As is clear from the above description, the shumai producing system of this embodiment is provided with a bracket 22 on the side of upper half 48 that includes upper roller 17a, which moves by the same amount as the movement of upper roller 17a. Furthermore, a laser sensor 23 is provided on the side of lower half 49 that includes lower roller 17b, which detects the distance to bracket 22 based on the reflected light of laser light irradiated onto bracket 22. Control is then repeatedly performed to move up / down drive mechanism 46 so that the distance to bracket 22 detected by laser sensor 23 becomes the same as a predetermined noodle thickness of the noodle sheet.

[0102] This allows the distance between bracket 22 and laser sensor 23 to be indirectly detected as gap length G between upper roller 17a and lower roller 17b, and the movement of vertical drive mechanism 46 to be controlled, enabling the stable production of noodle sheets with a consistent noodle thickness. As a result, shumai of consistent quality can be produced.

[0103] Furthermore, in the noodle sheet producing apparatus 2, a handle 61 fixed to the rotating shaft 64 is provided on the other end side of the rotating shaft 64 of the up-and-down drive mechanism 46. Therefore, the gap length between the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b can be changed in response to the operator's rotation of the handle 61, and the thickness of the noodle sheet rolled by the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b can be adjusted in response to the rotation of the handle 61.

[0104] The noodle sheet producing apparatus 2 is also provided with a roller temperature adjusting unit 25 that can adjust the amount or temperature of circulating water circulating inside the upper roller 17a and the lower roller 17b. Then, depending on the temperature of the upper roller 17a and / or the lower roller 17b detected by a temperature sensor 26, the amount or temperature of circulating water circulating inside the upper roller 17a and / or the lower roller 17b is controlled so that the temperature of the upper roller 17a and / or the lower roller 17b becomes a predetermined constant temperature.

[0105] This allows the temperatures of upper roller 17a and lower roller 17b to be maintained at a constant temperature at all times, enabling the production of noodle sheets with a more consistent noodle thickness, and ultimately the production of shumai with a more consistent quality.

[0106] [Contribution to the United Nations-led Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)] The present invention can contribute to improving business efficiency and promoting appropriate management decisions by companies, thereby contributing to SDGs Goals "8" and "9."

[0107] Furthermore, the present invention can contribute to reducing waste and promoting paperless and electronic systems, thereby contributing to SDGs Goals 12, 13, and 15.

[0108] Furthermore, the present invention can contribute to strengthening control and governance, thereby contributing to SDG Goal 16.

[0109] [Other embodiments] The present invention can be implemented in various different forms other than the above-described embodiments within the scope of the technical concept described in the claims.

[0110] For example, among the processes described in the embodiments, all or part of the processes described as being performed automatically may be performed manually, or all or part of the processes described as being performed manually may be performed automatically using a known method or the like.

[0111] Furthermore, the processing procedures, control procedures, specific names, registered data for each process, information including parameters such as search conditions, screen examples, and database configurations shown in the specification or drawings may be changed as desired unless otherwise specified.

[0112] Furthermore, the components of the shumai production system and noodle sheet production apparatus 2 shown in the drawings are conceptual functional elements and do not necessarily have to have the physical configurations shown in the drawings. For example, all or any part of the processing functions of the shumai production system and noodle sheet production apparatus 2, particularly the processing functions performed by control unit 13, may be realized by a program interpreted and executed by control unit 13 (CPU: Central Processing Unit), or may be realized by hardware using wired logic.

[0113] The program is recorded on a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium containing programmed instructions for causing an information processing device to execute the processes described in the embodiments, and is mechanically read by the noodle sheet producing apparatus 2 as needed. That is, a computer program is recorded in the storage unit 12, such as a ROM or HDD, for working with an OS (Operating System) to give instructions to the control unit 13 (CPU) and perform various processes. The computer program is loaded into RAM, expanded, and executed appropriately by the control unit 13.

[0114] In addition, the noodle sheet manufacturing program of this noodle sheet manufacturing apparatus 2 may be stored in another server device connected to the noodle sheet manufacturing apparatus 2 via any network, and all or part of it may be downloaded and executed as needed.

[0115] Furthermore, the noodle sheet manufacturing program for executing the processes described in the embodiments may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, or may be configured as a program product.

[0116] Here, the "recording medium" can be any "portable physical medium" such as a memory card, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory, an SD (Secure Digital) card, a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, an EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), an EEPROM (registered trademark) (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory), a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory), an MO (Magneto-Optical Disk), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), and a Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc.

[0117] Furthermore, a "program" is a data processing method written in any language or description method, regardless of the format, such as source code or binary code.

[0118] It should be noted that a "program" is not necessarily limited to a single structure, but includes a structure that is distributed as multiple modules or libraries, and a structure that achieves its function by working together with other programs, such as an OS.

[0119] Furthermore, in the noodle sheet manufacturing device 2 of the shumai manufacturing system of the embodiment, the specific configuration for reading the recording medium, the reading procedure, and the installation procedure after reading can be any known configuration or procedure.

[0120] The memory unit 12 is a storage means such as a memory device such as RAM or ROM, a fixed disk device such as a hard disk, a flexible disk, or an optical disk, and stores various programs, tables, databases, web page files, etc. used for various processes or to provide websites.

[0121] The noodle sheet producing apparatus 2 may be configured as an information processing device such as a known personal computer or workstation, or may be configured as an information processing device connected to any peripheral device. The information processing device may be implemented with software (including programs, data, etc.) that realizes the processes described in the embodiments.

[0122] Furthermore, the specific forms of distribution and integration of the devices are not limited to those shown in the drawings, and all or part of them can be functionally or physically distributed or integrated in any unit depending on various additions or functional loads. In other words, the above-mentioned embodiments can be selectively implemented by combining them in any way. [Industrial Applicability]

[0123] The present invention is suitable for use in noodle sheet manufacturing devices for producing wrappers that package ingredients that will become the fillings for shumai, spring rolls, gyoza, lasagna, etc., and for producing noodle sheet manufacturing devices for producing noodles such as soba, udon, pasta (a concept that includes spaghetti, macaroni, etc.), ramen, etc. [Explanation of symbols]

[0124] 1 Kneading mechanism 2 Noodle strip manufacturing equipment 3 Cutting mechanism 4 Packing mechanism 5. Refrigeration equipment 6 Tray filling mechanism 7. Wrapping and packaging mechanism 8 Packaging mechanism 12 Storage section 13 Control Unit 14 Input / Output Interface Section 15 Input Devices 16 Output Devices 17 Roller 17a Upper roller 17b Lower roller 18 Vertical movement motor 19 Roller movement mechanism 20 Roller drive motor 22 Bracket 23 Laser Sensor 24 Rotary joint mechanism 25 Roller temperature adjustment unit 26 Temperature Sensor 45 Rotation drive mechanism 46 Up and down drive mechanism 47 Roller body 48 Upper half 49 Lower Half 50 reducer 61 Handle 64 Rotating shaft

Claims

1. a first roller that is driven to rotate; a second roller that is driven to rotate in the same direction as the rotation of the first roller in synchronization with the rotation of the first roller, and that rolls a noodle sheet supplied from the counter-rotation direction side into a gap between the roller surface of the first roller and a roller surface that is opposed to the first roller, to a noodle thickness that corresponds to the size of the gap, and delivers the noodle sheet in the rotation direction side; a movement mechanism that moves the first roller in a direction that decreases the size of the gap and in a direction that increases the size of the gap; a reflector fixed to the first roller and moved by the same amount as the movement of the first roller by the movement mechanism; a distance measuring unit fixed to the second roller and configured to detect the distance to the reflector based on distance measuring light irradiated onto the reflector and reflected by the reflector; a movement control unit that controls the movement of the movement mechanism so that the distance to the reflector detected by the distance measuring unit becomes a predetermined distance; A noodle sheet manufacturing apparatus having the same.

2. a liquid circulating device that circulates a liquid within the first roller and the second roller; a roller temperature sensor that detects the temperature of at least one of the first roller and the second roller; a temperature control unit that controls the temperature of the liquid circulating inside the first roller and the second roller based on the temperature of the roller detected by the roller temperature sensor so that the temperatures of the first roller and the second roller become predetermined temperatures; The noodle sheet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1,

3. The moving mechanism includes: a first gear fixed to the rotary shaft; a second gear fixed to a moving shaft that moves the first roller in a direction that reduces the size of the gap and a direction that increases the size of the gap depending on the rotation direction of the rotating shaft, and that is provided to mesh with the first gear; The noodle sheet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 2,

4. the first gear is one of a worm gear, a miter gear, or a bevel gear, the second gear is a worm wheel provided to mesh with the worm gear, the other gear provided to mesh with one of the gears constituting the miter gear, or the other gear provided to mesh with one of the gears constituting the bevel gear; The noodle sheet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 3,

5. at least, a kneading mechanism that kneads predetermined ingredients to form a noodle sheet; The noodle sheet producing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which adjusts the thickness of the produced noodle sheet to a predetermined thickness; a cutting mechanism that cuts the noodle sheet, which has been adjusted to a predetermined thickness, into a predetermined shape; an enveloping mechanism for enveloping bean paste in the cut noodle sheet; An encased food manufacturing system having the above.

6. a first roller that is driven to rotate; a second roller that is driven to rotate in the same direction as the rotation of the first roller in synchronization with the rotation of the first roller, and that rolls a noodle sheet supplied from the counter-rotation direction side into a gap between the roller surface of the first roller and a roller surface that is opposed to the first roller, to a noodle thickness that corresponds to the size of the gap, and delivers the noodle sheet in the rotation direction side; a movement mechanism that moves the first roller in a direction that decreases the size of the gap and in a direction that increases the size of the gap; a reflector fixed to the first roller and moved by the same amount as the movement of the first roller by the movement mechanism; a distance measuring unit fixed to the second roller and configured to detect the distance to the reflector based on the reflected light of distance measuring light irradiated onto the reflector, a movement control unit controls the movement of the movement mechanism so that the distance to the reflector detected by the distance measuring unit becomes a predetermined distance; Noodle belt manufacturing method.

7. a liquid circulating device that circulates a liquid within the first roller and the second roller; a roller temperature sensor that detects the temperature of at least one of the first roller and the second roller; a temperature control unit that controls the temperature of the liquid circulating inside the first roller and the second roller based on the temperature of the roller detected by the roller temperature sensor so that the temperatures of the first roller and the second roller become predetermined temperatures; The method for producing a noodle sheet according to claim 6,

8. a first roller that is driven to rotate; a second roller that is driven to rotate in the same direction as the rotation of the first roller in synchronization with the rotation of the first roller, and that rolls a noodle sheet supplied from the counter-rotation direction side into a gap between the roller surface of the first roller and a roller surface that is opposed to the first roller, to a noodle thickness that corresponds to the size of the gap, and delivers the noodle sheet in the rotation direction side; a movement mechanism that moves the first roller in a direction that decreases the size of the gap and in a direction that increases the size of the gap; a reflector fixed to the first roller and moved by the same amount as the movement of the first roller by the movement mechanism; a distance measuring unit that is fixed to the second roller side and that detects the distance to the reflecting plate based on reflected light of distance measuring light irradiated onto the reflecting plate, a movement control unit that controls the movement of the moving mechanism so that the distance to the reflector detected by the distance measuring unit becomes a predetermined distance; A noodle sheet manufacturing program characterized by the above.

9. The noodle sheet producing apparatus includes: a liquid circulating device that circulates a liquid within the first roller and the second roller; a roller temperature sensor that detects the temperature of at least one of the first roller and the second roller, The computer further functioning as a temperature control unit that controls the temperature of the liquid circulating inside the first roller and the second roller based on the temperature of the roller detected by the roller temperature sensor so that the temperatures of the first roller and the second roller become predetermined temperatures; The noodle sheet manufacturing program according to claim 8,

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