Food 3D Bread Crumb Coating Machine

Abstract

The present invention relates to a three-dimensional food breadcrumb coating machine, and more particularly, to a three-dimensional food breadcrumb coating machine that, when pressurizing food with breadcrumbs to coat it with breadcrumbs, simultaneously pressurizes the top and both sides of the food, thereby preventing the food from being deformed in a specific direction due to pressure, and applies pressure evenly on all four sides of the food, more firmly coating flour such as wet breadcrumbs, which are relatively difficult to adhere to the surface of the food, and can coat various types of food.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a three-dimensional food breadcrumb coating machine, and more particularly, to a three-dimensional food breadcrumb coating machine that prevents the shape of the food from being deformed in a specific direction due to pressure by simultaneously applying pressure to the top and both sides of the food when pressurizing the food with breadcrumbs to coat it with breadcrumbs, and applies pressure evenly to all four sides of the food, thereby more firmly coating breadcrumbs such as wet breadcrumbs that are relatively difficult to adhere to the surface of the food without deformation of the shape, and that can coat various types of food. [Background technology]

[0002] Croquettes, pork cutlets and most other types of batter-fried foods have become popular among people of all ages, both children and adults.

[0003] For example, tonkatsu is a dish made by cutting pork into pieces of a specified size, stretching them out widely and softening them, dipping the pork in flour dough, breadcrumbs and seasonings, deep frying it in oil and eating it with various sauces, while croquettes are a dish made by mixing minced meat and vegetables, coating them in breadcrumbs, and deep frying them.

[0004] Apart from the fact that such fried foods are homemade and eaten in the home, most of the food consumed in the home is produced and distributed through automated systems, and it is common for these foods to be boiled in oil and then cooked before eating.

[0005] Moreover, even ordinary restaurants directly purchase fried foods, fry them and then sell them after further processing, and the demand for such products is showing a gradual increase.

[0006] For this reason, active research is being conducted into the development of systems for automating the production of boiled foods, and the applicant's patent application and registration, Registered Patent No. 10-1981383 (Breadcrumb Coating Machine, hereinafter referred to as the prior art), also proposes the structure of a breadcrumb coating machine for the automated production of boiled foods (pork cutlets).

[0007] To briefly explain this, the prior art includes a moving body having breadcrumbs scattered on its surface, which moves pork from an input unit to a discharge unit, and a pork pressurizer attached to one side of the moving body, which moves along the moving body by operation of a driving source that operates the moving body when the pork is moved from the input unit to the discharge unit, and presses the upper surface of the breadcrumb-coated pork, wherein the pork pressurizer includes a pressurizer that presses the breadcrumb-coated pork from above.

[0008] That is, in the above prior art, the pressurizer moves up and down to pressurize the pork only from the top, so the breadcrumbs on both sides of the pork could not be properly coated on the pork. As a result, there were problems such as the breading coming off easily after the boiling process and the shape of the food being deformed, which significantly reduced the marketability.

[0009] Furthermore, in the case of wet breadcrumbs, the cohesive force between the breadcrumb particles is reduced and the breadcrumbs do not adhere well to the surface of food. Therefore, excessive pressure is usually applied when coating the food. However, if the food is pressed with excessive pressure, the texture and aesthetics of the food after deep-frying are deteriorated. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0010] [Patent Document 1] Registered Patent No. 10-1981383 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0011] The present invention has been created in consideration of and to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and its object is to provide a three-dimensional food breadcrumb coating machine that can apply pressure to the top and both sides of a food simultaneously when pressurizing the food with breadcrumbs, thereby preventing the food from being deformed in a specific direction due to the pressure, and can apply pressure evenly to all four sides of the food, more firmly coating breadcrumbs such as wet breadcrumbs, which are relatively difficult to adhere to the surface of the food, and can be easily applied to various types of food. [Means for solving the problem]

[0012] The present invention is a means for achieving the above-mentioned object, and is characterized by including a transport conveyor that transports food in a line, a breadcrumb supplying section located above the transport conveyor that sprinkles flour on the food transported in a line, and a pressure applying section provided on the path of the transport conveyor that applies pressure to the top and sides of the floured food to adhere the flour to the food.

[0013] The pressure application section is characterized in that it includes a pair of side pressure application units arranged opposite each other across the conveying conveyor and applying pressure to both side surfaces of the food being conveyed by the conveying conveyor, and an upper surface pressure application unit that applies pressure to the upper surface of the food passing through the pair of side pressure application units.

[0014] In addition, a pressurized space is formed between the pair of side pressure units, the upper pressure unit and the transport conveyor, and powder is brought into close contact with both side surfaces and the upper surface of the food in the pressurized space.

[0015] In addition, the left and right widths of the pressurizing space are adjusted to become wider or narrower toward the rear end.

[0016] In addition, the vertical height of the pressurizing space is adjusted to be higher or lower toward the rear end.

[0017] In addition, each of the pair of side pressure units includes a guide plate having a driving roll mounting opening and a driven roll mounting opening formed at the front and rear ends, respectively, a side driving roller connected to the driving roll mounting opening so as to be rotatable in its original position, a side driven roller connected to the driven roll mounting opening so as to be rotatable in its original position, a side pressure motor connected to the side driving roller for rotating the side driving roller, and a side pressure belt wound around the side driving roller and the side driven roller in an endless track shape. Effect of the Invention

[0018] The coating machine according to the present invention forms a pressurized space where powder is pressed onto the surface of food and adheres to it, and when the food passes through the pressurized space, the top and both sides of the food are simultaneously pressurized, thereby preventing deformation of the powder-coated food in a specific direction, thereby completely preserving the shape of the food. Since the powder on the food is evenly pressed onto the top and sides of the food, the food is evenly coated with powder, and there is little deformation of the food even after it is coated, ensuring its marketability.

[0019] In addition, the food entering the pressurized space is gradually compressed due to the structure of the pressurized space, which gradually narrows in width, preventing deformation of the food and allowing a large amount of flour to adhere more densely to the surface of the food, so that flour such as wet bread crumbs, which do not adhere easily to the surface of the food, can be more firmly coated.

[0020] In addition, since the coating machine according to the present invention can appropriately change the volume of the pressurized space, it can smoothly coat food with powder even if the food has various types, shapes, sizes, etc. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0021] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall appearance of a food three-dimensional bread crumb coating machine according to the present invention. [Diagram 2]FIG. 2 is a plan view of the food three-dimensional bread crumb coating machine according to the present invention. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a view showing one aspect of the food three-dimensional bread crumb coating machine according to the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the appearance of the main parts of the food three-dimensional bread crumb coating machine according to the present invention. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a front view of FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a schematic exploded configuration of a side pressure unit. [Figure 7] 13A and 13B are diagrams illustrating the operation of a side pressure unit. [Figure 8] 11A to 11C are diagrams showing the process of adjusting the tension of the side pressure belt. [Figure 9] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic exploded configuration of an upper surface pressurizing unit. [Figure 10] 13A and 13B are diagrams illustrating the operation of an upper surface pressurizing unit. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0022] In order that the invention may be fully understood, a preferred embodiment thereof will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0023] Attached Figure 1 is a diagram showing the overall appearance of the three-dimensional food breadcrumb coating machine according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a diagram showing a plan view of the three-dimensional food breadcrumb coating machine according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a diagram showing one side of the three-dimensional food breadcrumb coating machine according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a diagram showing the appearance of the main parts of the three-dimensional food breadcrumb coating machine according to the present invention, Figure 5 is a diagram showing the front view of Figure 4, Figure 6 is a diagram showing the schematic disassembled configuration of the side pressure unit, Figure 7 is a diagram showing the function of the side pressure unit, Figure 8 is a diagram showing the process of adjusting the tension of the side pressure belt, Figure 9 is a diagram showing the schematic disassembled configuration of the upper pressure unit, and Figure 10 is a diagram showing the function of the upper pressure unit.

[0024] The embodiments of the present invention may be modified into various forms other than those shown in the accompanying drawings, and the scope of the present invention should not be interpreted as being limited to the embodiments described in detail below. The embodiments are provided to more completely explain the present invention to those having average knowledge in the art. Therefore, the shapes of elements in the drawings may be exaggerated to emphasize a clearer description. It should be noted that the same members in each drawing may be indicated by the same reference numerals. Detailed description of known functions and configurations that are deemed to unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention will be omitted.

[0025] The food three-dimensional breadcrumb coating machine (hereinafter referred to as the coating machine) according to the present invention can be broadly defined as including a conveyor 10, a breadcrumb supplying section 20 and a pressing section 30.

[0026] In this case, the transport conveyor 10, the bread crumb supply unit 20 and the pressurizing unit 30 may be supported in appropriate positions on a support structure 40 that constitutes the overall framework of the coating machine.

[0027] On the other hand, the food f in the present invention is a raw material for pork cutlets, and should be understood as a concept including any food that can be fried, such as minced pork, croquettes, hot dogs, and various fried food ingredients.

[0028] First, the transport conveyor 10 serves to transport the food products f in a line. The transport conveyor 10 has a normal conveyor structure, and can be exemplified by one including, for example, a pair of transport rollers 11 that rotate by receiving rotational power, a transport belt 12 that is wound around the pair of transport rollers 11 in an endless track shape, and a transport frame 13 that supports the transport rollers 11.

[0029] When food items f are supplied to the front end of the conveyor belt 12, the food items f are transported in a line and pass through the breadcrumb supply unit 20, the pressurizing unit 30, etc. Then, the food items f are discharged to the rear end of the conveyor belt 12 coated with breadcrumbs and sent to a separately provided packaging device for packaging.

[0030] The breadcrumb supplying section 20 is provided above the transport conveyor 10 and serves to sprinkle breadcrumbs on the foods f transported in a line by the transport conveyor 10.

[0031] The breadcrumbs supplied from the breadcrumb supply unit 20 may be a concept including various kinds of flours applied to food f, such as breadcrumbs, wheat flour, tempura flour, and pancake flour.

[0032] The breadcrumb supplying unit 20 can be implemented in various ways as long as it can supply breadcrumbs to the food f. For example, it may have a structure including a flour storage container in which breadcrumbs are stored, and a dispenser that continuously dispenses a fixed amount of breadcrumbs stored in the flour storage container, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted below.

[0033] The coating machine according to the present invention is mainly characterized by the pressing unit 30, so the structure of the pressing unit 30 will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0034] The pressure applying section 30 is provided on the path of the transport conveyor 10, and serves to apply pressure to the top and sides of the food f with breadcrumbs, thereby adhering the breadcrumbs to the food f and coating it.

[0035] The food f that has passed through the breadcrumb supply unit 20 and has breadcrumbs on its surface passes through the pressurizing unit 30 disposed behind the breadcrumb supply unit 20, where the top and sides of the food f can be simultaneously pressed.

[0036] That is, the breadcrumbs on the food f are evenly pressed onto the top and sides of the food f, so that the breadcrumbs are evenly coated around the food f, and even after coating, there is little deformation of the shape of the food f, ensuring its marketability.

[0037] More specifically, the pressing section 30 is large and includes a side pressing unit 100 and an upper pressing unit 200, for example.

[0038] The side surface pressurizing units 100 are provided in pair to face each other on the left and right sides of the transport conveyor 10, so that both sides of the food f being transported by the transport conveyor 10 can be pressurized.

[0039] At this time, installation tables 14 for installing the pair of side pressure units 100 may be provided on the left and right sides of the transport frame 13, respectively.

[0040] Next, the upper surface pressurizing unit 200 is formed directly above the side surface pressurizing units 100 and pressurizes the upper surface of the food f passing through the pair of side surface pressurizing units 100.

[0041] As a result, as shown in Figure 5, a roughly rectangular pressurized space S is formed between the pair of side pressure units 100, the upper pressure unit 200, and the conveyor 10, and breadcrumbs can be tightly attached to both sides and the upper surface of the food f in the pressurized space S.

[0042] That is, when the food f passes through the pressurized space S, the side pressure unit 100 and the top pressure unit 200 act simultaneously on the food f, so that the food f is pressurized from all four sides except the front and rear directions at the same speed, and as a result, pressure is generated in the front and rear directions as well. Therefore, the bread crumbs on the surface of the food f can be evenly adhered to and coated on the surface of the food f.

[0043] This structure is more effective in maintaining the outer shape of the food f than a structure in which the top and sides of the food f are pressed separately. For example, in a structure in which the top of the food f is pressed first and then the sides, the food f, which is made of a soft material, is pressed from the sides last, which causes a problem of the food f deforming upwards. However, in the present invention, a pressurized space S is formed, and when the food f passes through the pressurized space S, the top and both sides are pressurized simultaneously, thereby preventing deformation of the breadcrumb-coated food f in a specific direction and completely maintaining the shape of the food f.

[0044] Meanwhile, the coating machine according to the present invention can appropriately vary the volume of the pressurized space S according to the type, shape, size, etc. of the food f.

[0045] For example, in the case of pork cutlets, the pork is tenderized and compressed flat before being fed into the coating machine, so the bread crumbs are coated in a relatively thin and wide plate shape. Therefore, the height and width of the pressurized space S must be adjusted to correspond to the shape of the pork plate, and in the case of foods f such as croquettes and hot dogs, which are roughly oval in shape, the volume of the pressurized space S must be appropriately configured by the side pressurizing unit 100 and the top pressurizing unit 200.

[0046] Therefore, the left and right width of the pressurized space S can be adjusted to be wider or narrower toward the rear end.

[0047] Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, each of the pair of side pressure units 100 is large and can include, for example, a guide plate 110, a side driving roller 120, a side driven roller 130, a side pressure motor 140, and a side pressure belt 150.

[0048] First, the guide plate 110 is a plate-like member disposed at a certain distance above the upper surface of the installation table 14, and although not shown, a driving roll mounting opening may be formed at the front end and a driven roll mounting opening may be formed at the rear end. The side driving roller 120 may be coupled to the driving roll mounting opening, and the side driven roller 130 may be coupled to the driven roll mounting opening so that they can rotate in their original positions.

[0049] The guide plate 110 may have a plurality of arc-shaped guide holes 111 of different lengths formed therethrough between the side driving roller 120 and the side driven roller 130, and the installation base 14 may have spacing rods 15 formed therein to be inserted into the guide holes 111.

[0050] The spacing rod 15 can guide the rotation of the side pressure unit 100 while supporting the guide plate 110 above the upper surface of the installation table 14 at a distance.

[0051] A spacing groove 17 may be recessed on the outer circumferential surface of the spacing bar 15, and a guide plate 110 may be inserted into the spacing groove 17. Thus, the vertical movement of the guide plate 110 while it is supported by the spacing bar 15 may be restricted.

[0052] Next, the side pressure motor 140 is connected to the side driving roller 120 connected to the guide plate 110 while being built into the installation table 14, and drives the side driving roller 120 to rotate.

[0053] At this time, a shaft passing hole 16 through which a power output shaft 141 of the side pressure motor 140 passes may be formed on the upper surface of the installation stand 14 .

[0054] Next, the side pressure belt 150 is the part that comes into direct contact with the breadcrumbs on the side of the food f, and is wound around the side drive roller 120 and the side driven roller 130 in an endless track manner, so that when the side drive roller 120 is rotated by the side pressure motor 140, it circulates between the side drive roller 120 and the side driven roller 130 in an endless track manner.

[0055] At this time, a plurality of side idle rollers 112 may be provided in a row between the side driving roller 120 and the side driven roller 130 on the guide plate 110 so as to be rotatable at their original positions. At this time, the plurality of side idle rollers 112 support the inner surface of the side pressure belt 150 wound between the side driving roller 120 and the side driven roller 130, facing the food f, thereby providing the side pressure belt 150 with linearity.

[0056] As a result, the side pressure belt 150 operates in a direction (the direction of the arrow in FIG. 7) synchronous with the conveying direction of the food f being conveyed by the transport conveyor 10, and pressurizes the food f over a wide area, providing a structure that can continuously pressurize the sides of the food f without having to stop the food f at a specific point, which has the advantage of significantly improving productivity.

[0057] In addition, since the side pressure unit 100 does not pressurize the food f while stopped at a specific part, the structure is capable of minimizing the frictional resistance applied to the food f, and can actually prevent breadcrumbs attached to the food f from falling off the food f.

[0058] On the other hand, the side driving roller 120 of the side pressure unit 100 is axially connected to the side pressure motor 140 fixed to the installation base 14, and the side driven roller 130 is provided in a structure that is not fixed to the installation base 14, so that the side pressure unit 100 itself can be rotated a certain angle with the side driving roller 120 as the rotation base.

[0059] As a result, the left and right width of the pressurized space S is adjusted so as to gradually become wider or narrower toward the rear end in response to the rotation of the side surface pressurizing unit 100.

[0060] For example, if the left and right widths of food f are relatively small, when the rear ends of the pair of side pressure units 100 rotate toward each other as shown in Figure 7, the left and right widths of the pressure space S gradually narrow toward the rear ends, creating a structure that can effortlessly pressurize the relatively small sides of food f.

[0061] At this time, the food f entering the pressurized space S is subjected to a lateral pressure force in stages due to the structure of the pressurized space S which gradually narrows in width. This structure is able to prevent the food f from deforming compared to a structure in which a large amount of pressure is applied to the food f instantaneously all at once, and is also able to more densely attach a large amount of breadcrumbs to the surface of the food f, so breadcrumbs such as wet breadcrumbs, which do not adhere easily to the surface of the food f, can be more firmly coated.

[0062] In addition, in the case of food f that does not require side coating with breadcrumbs, the side pressure unit 100 can be rotated toward the outside of the transport conveyor 10 so that the side pressure unit 100 does not come into contact with the food f.

[0063] Meanwhile, the side pressure unit 100 may have a rotation range limited within the range of the arc length of the guide port 111. At this time, since the arc lengths of the multiple guide ports 111 are different, the side pressure unit 100 may be rotated based on any one of the multiple guide ports 111, thereby enabling the side pressure unit 100 to be rotated at an angle determined within the range of the guide port 111 selected according to the type of food f, ensuring convenience in operation.

[0064] Meanwhile, in order to adjust the tension of the side pressure belt 150, a tension adjustment hole 113 is formed by cutting a certain depth inward from the peripheral surface of the guide plate 110 opposite to the side idle roller 112, and a tension adjustment roller 114 is connected on the tension adjustment hole 113 so as to be rotatable in its original position, but is also structured so as to be slidably connected in the tension adjustment hole 113.

[0065] The tension adjustment roller 114 can roll and make contact with the inner surface of the side pressure belt 150, and can move within the tension adjustment port 113 depending on the type of food f to make strong contact with the side pressure belt 150 or make loose contact to adjust the tension applied to the side pressure belt 150 itself.

[0066] Similarly to the adjustment of the left-right width of the pressurized space S, the vertical height of the pressurized space S may be adjusted so as to become higher or lower toward the rear end.

[0067] If the left and right width of the pressurized space S is adjusted by the side pressurizing unit 100 , the top and bottom height of the pressurized space S can be adjusted by the top pressurizing unit 200 .

[0068] Therefore, the upper surface pressurizing unit 200 is large as shown in FIG. 9, and may include an upper conveyor member 210, a support member 220, and a lifting member 230, for example.

[0069] First, the upper conveyor member 210 has a structure similar to that of the side pressure unit 100, and can be exemplified by one including, for example, a support plate 211, an upper surface driving roller 212 connected to the front end of the support plate 211 so as to be rotatable in its original position, an upper surface driven roller 213 connected to the rear end of the support plate 211 so as to be rotatable in its original position, an upper surface pressure motor 215 connected to the upper surface driving roller 212 to rotate the upper surface driving roller 212, and an upper surface pressure belt 214 wound around the upper surface driving roller 212 and the upper surface driven roller 213 in a loop-like manner.

[0070] The upper surface pressure belt 214 is the part that comes into direct contact with the breadcrumbs on the upper surface of the food f, and when the upper surface driving roller 212 rotates, it circulates between the upper surface driving roller 212 and the upper surface driven roller 213 in an endless track manner.

[0071] At this time, a plurality of upper surface idle rollers 216 may be provided in a row on the support plate 211 in the section between the side driving roller 120 and the side driven roller 130 so as to be rotatable in their original positions. At this time, the plurality of upper surface idle rollers 216 support the inner surface of the upper surface pressure belt 214 wound between the upper surface driving roller 212 and the upper surface driven roller 213 on the side facing the food f, thereby providing the upper surface pressure belt 214 with linearity.

[0072] As a result, the upper pressure belt 214 operates in a direction synchronous with the conveying direction of the food f being transported by the conveyor 10, and pressurizes the food f over a wide area, providing a structure that can continuously pressurize the upper surface of the food f without stopping the food f at a specific point.

[0073] Furthermore, since the top pressure application unit 200 does not pressurize the food f while stopped at a specific portion, like the side pressure application unit 100 described above, it has a structure that can minimize the frictional resistance applied to the food f, and can actually prevent breadcrumbs attached to the food f from falling off the food f.

[0074] The front and rear ends of the upper conveyor member 210 may be supported by a support member 220 and a lifting member 230, respectively, and spaced apart from each other above the transport conveyor 10.

[0075] At this time, the support member 220 can rotatably support the front end of the upper conveyor member 210. For example, the support member 220 can be structured to extend upward from the conveying frame 13 and rotatably support the upper drive roller 212.

[0076] The lifting member 230 serves to lift and lower the rear end of the upper conveyor member 210 while supporting the rear end of the upper conveyor member 210 .

[0077] For example, the lifting member 230 may be a lifting actuator coupled between the transport frame 13 and the rear end of the upper conveyor member 210 to extend or compress up and down.

[0078] With this configuration, when the lifting member 230 is actuated, the rear end side of the upper conveyor member 210 can be rotated by a certain angle with the upper surface drive roller 212 serving as the rotation base of the upper conveyor member 210 itself.

[0079] As a result, the vertical width of the pressurizing space S is adjusted to gradually become wider or narrower toward the rear end in accordance with the rotation of the upper conveyor member 210. The effect of this action is the same as that of the side pressurizing unit 100 described above, so a detailed description will be omitted.

[0080] In summary, the coating machine of the present invention forms a pressurized space S in which breadcrumbs are pressed onto the surface of food f and adhere tightly to it, and when food f passes through the pressurized space S, the top and both sides are simultaneously pressurized, thereby preventing deformation of the shape of the breadcrumb-coated food f in a specific direction, and the shape of the food f can be completely maintained. Since the flour on the food f is evenly pressed onto the top and sides of the food f, the breadcrumbs are evenly coated around the food f, and even after coating, there is little deformation of the shape of the food f, ensuring its marketability.

[0081] In addition, due to the structure of the pressurized space S, which gradually narrows, a side pressure force is applied in stages to the food f that has entered the pressurized space S. This prevents the food f from deforming, and also allows a large amount of breadcrumbs to adhere more densely to the surface of the food f, so that breadcrumbs such as wet breadcrumbs, which do not adhere easily to the surface of the food f, can be more firmly coated.

[0082] In addition, since the coating machine according to the present invention can appropriately change the volume of the pressurized space S, it is possible to easily coat the food f with breadcrumbs even if the food f has various types, shapes, sizes, etc.

[0083] The above-described embodiments of the present invention are merely illustrative, and those skilled in the art will recognize that various modifications and equivalent embodiments are possible. Therefore, it will be understood that the present invention is not limited to the shapes described in the above detailed description. Therefore, the true technical scope of protection of the present invention should be determined by the technical ideas of the appended claims. It should be understood that the present invention includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives within the spirit and scope of the present invention defined by the appended claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0084] 10. Transport Conveyor 20 Bread crumb supply section 30 Pressurizing section 100 Side pressure unit 200 Upper pressure unit 110 Guide plate 120 Side driving roller 130 Side driven roller 140 Side pressure motor 150 Side pressure belt 210 Upper conveyor member 220 Support member 230 Lifting member 40 Support structures f food S Pressurized space

Claims

[Claim 1] The system includes a conveyor that conveys food in a line, a breadcrumb supplying section that is located above the conveyor and that spreads breadcrumbs on the food being conveyed in a line, and a pressurizing section that is provided on the path of the conveyor and pressurizes the top and sides of the food with breadcrumbs to make the breadcrumbs adhere to the food. The pressure applying unit is a pair of side pressure units disposed opposite each other across the conveyor for applying pressure to both sides of the food being conveyed by the conveyor; an upper surface pressurizing unit that pressurizes an upper surface of the food passing through the pair of side surface pressurizing units; A pressurized space is formed between the pair of side pressure units, the upper pressure unit and the conveyor, and the bread crumbs are tightly attached to both sides and the upper surface of the food in the pressurized space, Each of the pair of side pressure units is A guide plate having a plate-like structure disposed at a certain distance above the upper surface of the installation stand (14) of the transport conveyor, with a side driving roller (120) at its front end and a side driven roller (130) at its rear end rotatably coupled at a predetermined position, and an arc-shaped guide hole (111) formed between the side driving roller (120) and the side driven roller (130); a side pressure motor (140) connected to the side driving roller (120) connected to the guide plate (110) to rotate the side driving roller (120); and a side pressure belt that is wound around the side driving roller (120) and the side driven roller (130) in the form of a continuous track and circulates between the side driving roller (120) and the side driven roller (130) in the form of a continuous track when the side driving roller (120) is rotated by the side pressure motor (140) to contact the bread crumbs on the side of the food (f); The side driving roller (120) is axially coupled to a side pressure motor (140) fixed to the installation stand (14), and the side driven roller (130) is provided in a structure that is not fixed to the installation stand (14). The side pressure unit (100) itself is rotated at a certain angle with the side driving roller (120) as a rotation reference, so that the left and right width of the pressure space is adjusted to be wider or narrower toward the rear end. The installation base (14) is provided with a separation rod (15) for guiding the rotation of the side pressure unit (100) in a state where the separation rod (15) is inserted into the guide hole (111) and supports the guide plate (110) above the upper surface of the installation base (14) at a distance. The upper surface pressurizing unit (200) is an upper conveyor member (210) including a support plate (211), an upper driving roller (212) rotatably coupled to the front end of the support plate (211), an upper driven roller (213) rotatably coupled to the rear end of the support plate (211), an upper pressure motor (215) coupled to the upper driving roller (212) for rotating the upper driving roller (212), and an upper pressure belt (214) wound around the upper driving roller (212) and the upper driven roller (213) in a track shape; a support member (220) extending upward from the conveyor frame (13) of the transport conveyor (10) and rotatably supporting an upper surface driving roller (212) of the upper conveyor member (210); a lifting member (230) coupled between the conveying frame (13) of the transport conveyor (10) and the rear end of the upper conveyor member (210), which is expanded or compressed vertically to lift or lower the rear end of the upper conveyor member (210), thereby rotating the rear end side of the upper conveyor member (210) itself by a certain angle with the upper surface driving roller (212) as a rotation base; A plurality of upper idle rollers (216) are rotatably mounted in a row on the support plate (211), The vertical height of the pressurizing space (S) is adjusted to become higher or lower toward the rear end by rotating the upper conveyor member (210).

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