Manufacturing device for molded rice

Abstract

The present invention provides a manufacturing device for molded rice, which comprises: a stirring unit for stirring rice so that rice that will be supplied can be uniformly spread out; a supply unit including a main supply unit for partially separating the rice that has been uniformly spread out by the stirring unit and then supplying same, and an auxiliary supply unit for separating an amount of the rice that weighs less than the rice separated by the main supply unit and then supplying same; a measuring unit for measuring the weight of the rice transferred by the supply unit; and a molding unit for receiving rice for which weight measurement has been completed by the measuring unit, molding the rice into a molded rice shape, and discharging the molded rice.

Description

Molded rice manufacturing device

[0001] Cross-citation with related applications

[0002] This application claims the benefit of priority based on Korean Patent Application No. 10-2024-0171401 filed on November 26, 2024, and all contents disclosed in said Korean Patent Application are incorporated herein as part of this specification.

[0003]

[0004] The present invention relates to a molded rice manufacturing device.

[0005] Rice, the staple food of our people, has traditionally been prepared at home or in restaurants and served directly to the eater. However, with the recent industrialization and the rise of nuclear families, a variety of processed rice products in the form of fast food that can be easily purchased at convenience stores are being developed and sold.

[0006] Among these processed rice products, molded rice is molded into a suitable size so that a moderate amount of rice can be easily consumed with side dishes, and it is gaining popularity as a meal for busy office workers and students, as well as as a substitute for outdoor lunch boxes.

[0007] However, making rice balls still involves the inconvenience of having to manually prepare the ingredients, mix them one by one, and shape them.

[0008] Therefore, there is a need for equipment that can conveniently manufacture molded rice using an automated process so that such molded rice can be provided to consumers quickly.

[0009] The objective of the present invention is to provide a molded rice manufacturing device capable of conveniently manufacturing molded rice using an automated process method.

[0010] A molded rice manufacturing device for achieving the above-described objective of the present invention may include: a stirring unit for stirring rice so that the rice to be supplied can be spread evenly; a supply unit including a main supply unit that separates a portion of the rice spread evenly by the stirring unit and supplies it, and an auxiliary supply unit that separates the rice into a weight less than the weight of the rice separated by the main supply unit and supplies it; a weighing unit for measuring the weight of the rice conveyed by the supply unit; and a molding unit that receives the rice whose weight has been measured by the weighing unit, molds it into the shape of molded rice, and discharges it.

[0011] Here, the stirring unit may include a hopper member for receiving rice and a stirring member that is spaced apart at a certain distance inside the hopper member and installed in pairs facing each other to stir the received rice while rotating.

[0012] In addition, the main supply unit may include a main rice supply roller that is rotatably installed and positioned in close proximity to separate and transport the rice, and a main compression roller that is positioned below the main rice supply roller and rotated to compress the transported rice.

[0013] In addition, a level sensor for detecting the height of the supplied rice may be installed on one side of the upper part of the main rice supply roller and on one side of the upper part of the main compression roller.

[0014] In addition, the auxiliary supply unit may include an auxiliary rice supply roller that is rotatably installed and positioned in close proximity to each other to transport the rice after separation, and an auxiliary compression roller that is positioned below the auxiliary rice supply roller and rotated to compress the transported rice by being positioned opposite each other.

[0015] In addition, a level sensor for detecting the height of the input rice may be installed on one side of the upper portion of the auxiliary rice supply roller and on one side of the upper portion of the auxiliary compression roller.

[0016] In addition, the weighing unit may include an auxiliary hopper positioned behind the main supply unit and the auxiliary supply unit to receive rice before weight measurement, a weighing hopper positioned below the auxiliary hopper to measure the weight of the supplied rice, and a load cell installed in conjunction with the weighing hopper to measure the weight of the rice supplied to the weighing hopper.

[0017] In addition, an opening / closing member may be installed at the inlet side of the auxiliary hopper and the inlet side of the metering hopper, respectively, to individually open and close the inlets of the auxiliary hopper and the metering hopper.

[0018] In addition, the molding unit may include a lower plate having a plurality of insertion grooves formed along the circumferential direction, a molding mold installed in the insertion groove of the lower plate and having a receiving groove formed to receive rice, a pusher that compresses the rice received in the molding mold to form a molded rice shape, and a driving unit that rotates the lower plate and simultaneously moves the pusher in an up-and-down direction so that the pusher can compress the rice.

[0019] In addition, the molding mold may be provided to be detachably so that a molding mold having a receiving groove of a desired shape can be installed as needed.

[0020] In addition, the insertion groove at the location where the molded rice is discharged and the molded mold is cleaned may have its bottom surface cut out.

[0021] In addition, the pusher may include an axial member that moves in an up-and-down direction connected to the drive unit, a plurality of extension members that are fixed to the axial member and extend a certain length toward the upper part of the molding mold, and a compression piece installed on the lower end of the extension member and inserted into the interior of the receiving groove to compress the rice.

[0022] In addition, the above-mentioned compression piece may be installed on the lower end of the extension member so as to be height-adjustable.

[0023] In addition, sixteen molds are installed along the circumferential direction of the lower plate, and seven extension members may be installed so as to be positioned on the upper portions of the fifth to seventh and twelfth to fifteenth molds based on the first mold, where rice is initially supplied.

[0024] In addition, a recessed member for filling the inner is installed on the lower side of the extension member positioned on the upper side of the seventh molding mold, and the compression piece may be installed on the lower side of the remaining extension member at a different height.

[0025] Additionally, the above-mentioned recessed member may include a driving motor, an eccentric shaft installed eccentrically on the rotational shaft of the driving motor, and an insertion member fixedly coupled to the end of the eccentric shaft and inserted to form a space for filling the rice received in the receiving groove with an inner material.

[0026] In addition, an inner feeder is positioned on the upper part of the tenth molding mold to supply inner, and a rice covering member may be installed on the upper part of the eleventh molding mold.

[0027] In addition, the rice covering member may include a housing formed in a cylindrical shape and positioned on the upper part of the molding mold, a moving member installed on the lower side of the housing so as to be able to reciprocate along the radial direction of the housing, and a clamp member extending a certain length from the lower surface of the moving member to close the rice.

[0028] In addition, a separate conveyor may be installed on one side of the molding section to transport the molded rice after molding is completed.

[0029] In addition, a weight measuring device capable of measuring the weight of the molded rice placed on and transported on the conveyor may be installed on one side of the conveyor, and a monitor displaying the weight measured by the weight measuring device may be installed on one side of the conveyor.

[0030] As seen above, the molded rice manufacturing device according to the present invention has the effect of enabling the convenient manufacturing of molded rice through an automated process by accurately supplying the rice and inner, which are the materials for molded rice, in a precise amount using the molded rice manufacturing device.

[0031] FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the structure of a molded rice manufacturing device according to the present invention, and

[0032] FIG. 2 is a plan view illustrating the structure of the stirring section and the supply section of a molded rice manufacturing device according to the present invention, and

[0033] FIG. 3 is a side view illustrating the structure of the stirring section and the supply section of a molded rice manufacturing device according to the present invention, and

[0034] FIG. 4 is a plan view illustrating the structure of a driving unit of a molded rice manufacturing device according to the present invention, and

[0035] FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a structure in which the lower plate and the molding mold of a molded rice manufacturing device according to the present invention are separated, and

[0036] FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating the structure of a seat-cutting member of a molded rice manufacturing device according to the present invention, and

[0037] FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating the structure of a rice covering member of a molded rice manufacturing device according to the present invention, and

[0038] FIG. 8 is a plan view sequentially illustrating the operation of the supply unit of a molded rice manufacturing device according to the present invention, and

[0039] FIG. 9 is a table describing the role of the molding mold of the molded rice manufacturing device according to the present invention.

[0040] Hereinafter, an energy generating device according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the attached drawings.

[0041] However, the technical concept of the present invention is not limited to some of the described embodiments but can be implemented in various different forms, and within the scope of the technical concept of the present invention, one or more of the components among the embodiments may be selectively combined or substituted.

[0042] In addition, terms used in the embodiments of the present invention (including technical and scientific terms) may be interpreted in a sense that is generally understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs, unless explicitly and specifically defined otherwise. Terms that are commonly used, such as terms defined in advance, may be interpreted in consideration of their meaning in the context of the relevant technology.

[0043] Furthermore, the terms used in the embodiments of the present invention are for the purpose of describing the embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0044] In this specification, the singular form may include the plural form unless specifically stated otherwise in the text, and when described as "at least one of A and B and C (or more than one)," it may include one or more of all combinations that can be formed from A, B, and C.

[0045] In addition, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), (b), etc. may be used when describing the components of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0046] These terms are intended merely to distinguish a component from other components and are not limited by the essence, order, sequence, etc. of the component.

[0047] And, where it is stated that a component is 'connected', 'combined', or 'connected' to another component, this may include not only cases where the component is directly connected, combined, or connected to the other component, but also cases where it is 'connected', 'combined', or 'connected' due to another component located between the component and the other component.

[0048] Furthermore, when described as being formed or placed "above or below" each component, "above" or "below" includes not only cases where two components are in direct contact with each other, but also cases where one or more other components are formed or placed between the two components. Additionally, when expressed as "above or below," it may include the meaning of a downward direction as well as an upward direction relative to a single component.

[0049]

[0050] FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the structure of a molded rice manufacturing device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view illustrating the structure of a stirring unit and a supply unit of a molded rice manufacturing device according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a side view illustrating the structure of a stirring unit and a supply unit of a molded rice manufacturing device according to the present invention, FIG. 4 is a plan view illustrating the structure of a driving unit of a molded rice manufacturing device according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating the structure of a lower plate and a molding mold separated of a molded rice manufacturing device according to the present invention, FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating the structure of a seat-cutting member of a molded rice manufacturing device according to the present invention, FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating the structure of a rice-covering member of a molded rice manufacturing device according to the present invention, FIG. 8 is a plan view illustrating the operation of a supply unit of a molded rice manufacturing device according to the present invention in sequence, and FIG. 9 is a table describing the role of a molding mold of a molded rice manufacturing device according to the present invention.

[0051]

[0052] As illustrated in these drawings, the molded rice manufacturing device according to the present invention may include: a stirring unit (100) for stirring rice so that the rice to be supplied can be spread evenly; a supply unit (200) including a main supply unit (210) for supplying rice after separating a portion of the rice spread evenly by the stirring unit (100), and an auxiliary supply unit (220) for supplying rice after separating it into a weight less than the weight of the rice separated by the main supply unit (210); a weighing unit (300) for measuring the weight of the rice transported by the supply unit (200); and a molding unit (400) for receiving the rice whose weight has been measured by the weighing unit (300), molding it into a molded rice shape, and discharging it.

[0053] As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, the stirring unit (100) may include a hopper member (110) for receiving rice and a stirring member (120) that is spaced apart at a certain distance inside the hopper member (110) and installed in pairs facing each other to stir and spread the received rice while rotating.

[0054] The hopper member (110) is a rectangular member with an open top surface formed to accommodate rice inside, and is configured to support a stirring member (120) that is rotatably installed at a certain height inside.

[0055] A pair of stirring members (120) are installed inside the hopper member (110) so as to be spaced apart from each other at a certain distance, and while rotating, they stir and spread the rice supplied into the hopper member (110) and transfer it to the supply unit (200).

[0056] As illustrated in FIG. 2, the supply unit (200) receives rice that has been uniformly spread by the stirring unit (100) and supplies the rice to the molding unit (400) for the production of molded rice, and may include a main supply unit (210) and an auxiliary supply unit (220).

[0057] For example, the main supply unit (210) may supply 70% to 95%, 80% to 95%, 85% to 95%, or about 90% of the amount of rice to be supplied to the molding unit (400), and the auxiliary supply unit (220) provided on one side of the main supply unit (210) may supply 5% to 30%, 5% to 20%, 5% to 15%, or about 10% of the amount of rice to be supplied to the molding unit (400).

[0058] The supply unit (200) may include a main supply unit (210) and an auxiliary supply unit (220) so that after supplying about 90% of the weight of rice by the main supply unit (210), the amount of the remaining 10% of the weight of rice is adjusted using the auxiliary supply unit (220) to accurately match the set 100% weight, thereby supplying an accurate amount of rice.

[0059] To this end, the width of the inlet of the main supply unit (210) into which rice is introduced is formed to be relatively wider than the width of the inlet of the auxiliary supply unit (220), and between the inlet of the main supply unit (210) and the inlet of the auxiliary supply unit (200), a rice supply auxiliary roller (230) including a plurality of rollers may be installed, which is positioned to slope downward toward the inlet of the main supply unit (210) so that the rice introduced is moved to the main supply unit (210).

[0060] The main supply unit (210) may include a main rice supply roller (211) which is rotatably installed and positioned in a mutually close location to transfer the rice after separating a portion of it, and a main compression roller (212) which is positioned below the main rice supply roller (211) and rotated by being positioned opposite each other to compress the transferred rice.

[0061] The main rice supply rollers (211) are spaced apart at a certain distance and a pair are placed in close proximity to each other, with one roller installed at a relatively high position and the other roller installed at a relatively low position, so that the incoming rice can be quickly transferred to the main compression roller (212) located at the bottom.

[0062] The main compression roller (212) is configured with four pairs of rollers arranged facing each other and spaced apart at a certain distance, such that the distance between them becomes closer as it moves downward, so that the rice can be compressed as it moves downward.

[0063] In addition, the two pairs of rollers located on the lower side among the four pairs of rollers are driven by a separate servo motor so that the amount of rice fed into the metering unit (300) can be controlled by adjusting the rotational speed.

[0064] The auxiliary supply unit (220) may include an auxiliary rice supply roller (221) that is rotatably installed and positioned in close proximity to separate and transport a medium amount of rice that is less than the weight of the rice separated from the main supply unit (210), and an auxiliary compression roller (222) that is positioned below the auxiliary rice supply roller (221) and is rotatably driven and positioned opposite to compress the transported rice.

[0065] The auxiliary rice supply rollers (221) are spaced apart at a certain distance and a pair are placed in close proximity to each other, such that one roller is installed at a relatively high position and the other roller is installed at a relatively low position, thereby allowing the incoming rice to be quickly transferred to the auxiliary compression roller (222) located at the bottom.

[0066] The auxiliary compression roller (222) is composed of a pair of rollers arranged facing each other and spaced apart at a certain distance, so that the rice can be compressed as it passes between the pair of rollers.

[0067] Additionally, a level sensor (240) for detecting the height of the supplied rice may be installed on one side of the upper portion of the main rice supply roller (211) and on one side of the upper portion of the main compression roller (212). This level sensor (240) can be used to determine whether to supply rice.

[0068] In addition, a level sensor (250) that detects the height of the rice supplied and determines whether to supply rice may be installed on one side of the upper portion of the auxiliary rice supply roller (221) and one side of the upper portion of the auxiliary compression roller (222).

[0069]

[0070] Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, the weighing unit (300) may include an auxiliary hopper (310) that is positioned behind the main supply unit (210) and the auxiliary supply unit (220) and receives rice before weight measurement, a weighing hopper (320) that is positioned below the auxiliary hopper (310) and measures the weight of the supplied rice, and a load cell (330) that is installed in conjunction with the weighing hopper (320) to measure the weight of the rice supplied to the weighing hopper (320).

[0071] The auxiliary hopper (310) serves to store the rice supplied before weight measurement, and if the amount of rice measured in the measuring hopper (320) located at the bottom is insufficient, the rice is supplied little by little to the measuring hopper (320) so that the amount of rice to be supplied is not exceeded.

[0072] A weighing hopper (320) is provided on the lower side of an auxiliary hopper (310) and serves to measure the weight of rice supplied through the auxiliary hopper (310). A load cell (330) may be installed on one side of the weighing hopper (320) to measure the weight of rice supplied to the weighing hopper (320).

[0073] And, for this purpose, a separate opening / closing member (340) may be installed at the entrance side of the auxiliary hopper (310) and the entrance side of the metering hopper (320) to individually open and close the entrances of the auxiliary hopper (310) and the metering hopper (320), respectively.

[0074]

[0075] As described above, the molding unit (400) receives rice whose weight has been measured by the weighing unit (300), molds it into a molded rice shape, and discharges it.

[0076] The molding unit (400) may include a lower plate (410) having a plurality of insertion grooves (411) formed along the circumferential direction, a molding mold (420) installed in the insertion grooves (411) of the lower plate (410) and having a receiving groove (421) formed to receive rice, a pusher (430) that compresses the rice received in the molding mold (420) to form a molded rice shape, and a driving unit (440) that rotates the lower plate (410) and simultaneously moves the pusher (430) in an up-and-down direction so that the pusher (430) can compress the rice.

[0077] The lower plate (410) is formed in a disc shape and is a member formed to have a certain thickness. An insertion groove (411) is formed in the plate surface along the circumferential direction so that a molding mold (420) is inserted and fixed therein. The insertion groove (411), formed at the location where the finished molded rice is discharged and the molding mold (420) is cleaned, has a cut-out bottom surface to allow for smooth discharge and cleaning of the molded rice.

[0078] In the case of the molded rice manufacturing device according to the present invention, 16 insertion grooves (411) are formed, and accordingly, 16 molding molds (420) installed in the insertion grooves (411) may also be provided.

[0079] It is preferable that the molding mold (420) be detachably provided so that a molding mold (420) having a receiving groove (421) of a desired shape can be installed as needed. For example, when manufacturing a triangular-shaped molded rice, a molding mold (420) having a receiving groove (421) of a triangular shape can be installed, and when manufacturing a square-shaped molded rice, a molding mold (420) having a receiving groove (421) of a square shape can be installed.

[0080] And, as described above, by installing 16 molding molds (420), the first molding mold (420) at the first position, where rice is initially received, is used to supply main rice, the second molding mold (420) at the second position acts as a buffer, the third molding mold (420) at the third position is used to supply auxiliary rice, and the fourth molding mold (420) at the fourth position acts as a buffer.

[0081] Additionally, the molding molds (420) at the fifth and sixth positions are used for pre-molding, the molding mold (420) at the seventh position is used for filling the inner, the molding mold (420) at the eighth position acts as a buffer, and the molding mold (420) at the ninth position can be used to detect the presence or absence of rice.

[0082] In addition, the molding mold (420) at the tenth position is used to fill the inner, the molding mold (420) at the eleventh position is used for the top cover, the molding molds (420) at the twelfth and thirteenth positions are used for final molding, the molding mold (420) at the fourteenth position is used to discharge the molded rice, and at the fifteenth and sixteenth positions, the molding mold (420) can be cleaned.

[0083] The pusher (430) is a component that serves to compress rice contained in a molding mold (420) to form it into the shape of molded rice. This pusher (430) may include an axle member (431) that moves in an up-and-down direction connected to a driving unit (440), a plurality of extension members (432) that are fixed to the axle member (431) and extend a certain length toward the upper part of the molding mold (420), and a compression piece (433) installed at the lower end of the extension member (432) and inserted into the interior of the receiving groove (421) to compress the rice.

[0084] The shaft member (431) is positioned so that its lower portion is connected to the driving unit (440) and can move up and down, and its upper portion is formed to protrude upward through the center of the lower plate (410), and the extension member (432) is formed to extend a certain length along the diameter direction of the shaft member (431) from one side of the shaft member (431) and may be provided in multiple numbers.

[0085] It is preferable that the length of the extension member (432) being extended be such that at least its end can be positioned on the upper side of the molding mold (420), and the number of extension members (432) may be equal to the number of compression pieces (433) to be installed.

[0086] The compression piece (433) is fixed to the end of the extension member (432) and can function to compress the rice contained within the receiving groove (421) by repeatedly moving in and out of the receiving groove (421) of the molding mold (420) as the shaft member (431) moves up and down.

[0087] The shape of the compression piece (433) is formed to be identical to the shape of the receiving groove (421) so as to accurately compress the rice contained within the receiving groove (421), and the height at which the compression piece (433) is installed at the end of the extension member (432) can be varied depending on the position where the compression piece (433) is placed.

[0088] Accordingly, this compression piece (433) is installed so as to be height-adjustable at the lower end of the extension member (432), so that the height at which the compression piece (433) is installed at the end of the extension member (432) can be adjusted as needed.

[0089] In addition, sixteen molding molds (420) of the molding rice manufacturing device according to the present invention are installed along the circumferential direction of the lower plate (410), and seven extension members (432) may be installed so as to be positioned on the upper portions of the fifth to seventh and twelfth to fifteenth molding molds (420) based on the first molding mold (420) where rice is initially supplied.

[0090] Here, a recessed member (434) for filling the inner is installed on the lower side of the extension member (420) positioned on the upper side of the seventh molding mold (420), and a compression piece (433) can be installed on the lower side of the remaining extension member (420) at a different height.

[0091] As illustrated in FIG. 6, this recessed member (434) may include a driving motor (434a), an eccentric shaft (434b) installed eccentrically on the rotation axis of the driving motor (434a), and an insertion member (434c) fixedly coupled to the end of the eccentric shaft (434b) and inserted to form a space for filling the rice received in the receiving groove (421).

[0092] When the drive motor (434a) is operated while the insertion member (434c) is inserted to a certain depth into the rice, the insertion member (434c) rotates eccentrically by the eccentric shaft (434b) to form a space having a certain diameter, and an inner material such as cheese or paste can be filled into the space.

[0093] Additionally, an inner feeder (435) is positioned on the upper part of the tenth molding mold (420) to supply inner, and a rice covering member (436) can be installed on the upper part of the eleventh molding mold (420).

[0094] As illustrated in FIG. 7, this rice covering member (436) may include a housing (436a) formed in a cylindrical shape and positioned on the upper part of a molding mold (420), a moving member (436b) installed on the lower side of the housing (463a) to be reciprocally movable along the radial direction of the housing (436a), and a clamp member (436c) extending a certain length from the lower surface of the moving member (436b) to close the rice.

[0095] By means of this rice covering member (436), the upper part of the molded rice filled with inner is grasped by the clamp member (436c) from three sides and closed inward so that the inner filled in the molded rice is shielded from the outside, thereby completing the molding of the molded rice.

[0096] As illustrated in FIG. 4, the driving unit (440) may include a driving motor (441) positioned on the lower side of the lower plate (410) to rotate the lower plate (410), and a cam member (442) that moves the shaft member (431) of the pusher (430) up and down to press the rice and form the molded rice.

[0097]

[0098] A separate conveyor (500) is installed on one side of the molding section (400) to transport molded rice that is discharged from the molding mold (420) after molding is completed, and a weight measuring device (600) is installed on one side of the conveyor (500) to measure the weight of the molded rice that is placed on and transported by the conveyor (500), and a monitor (700) that displays the weight measured by the weight measuring device (600) may be installed on one side of the conveyor (500).

[0099] With this configuration, the operator can ensure that defective products with insufficient weight are not supplied by having the weight measured in real time on the monitor (700) as the molded rice is transported via the conveyor (500) and the weight is measured one by one by the weight measuring device (600).

[0100]

[0101] The process of manufacturing molded rice using the molded rice manufacturing device according to the present invention having the configuration described above is explained as follows with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9.

[0102] First, when rice is supplied into the interior of the hopper member (110) of the stirring unit (100), the stirring member (120) rotates and the supplied rice is evenly spread out and moved, and supplied to the supply unit (200).

[0103] When rice is moved to and supplied to the supply unit (200), as shown in FIG. 8 (a), the main rice supply roller (211) of the main supply unit (210) rotates and feeds the rice into the interior of the main supply unit (210), and as shown in FIG. 8 (b) and (c), the fed rice is compressed to a certain degree by the driving of the main compression roller (212) and then fed into the interior of the auxiliary hopper (310) by the opening and closing operation of the opening and closing member (340) provided on the upper part of the metering unit (300).

[0104] And, as shown in (d) and (e) of FIG. 8, the opening / closing member (340) installed at the top of the metering unit (300) is closed and the opening / closing member (340) installed at the bottom is opened, and the rice contained in the auxiliary hopper (310) is fed into the metering hopper (320).

[0105] After that, as shown in (f) and (g) of FIG. 8, when a certain amount of rice is fed into the weighing hopper (320), the weight is measured by the load cell (330) connected to the weighing hopper (320), and when it is confirmed that the amount is correct, the rice is discharged from the outside of the weighing hopper (320) and delivered to the molding section (400).

[0106] When the rice, whose weight has been measured by the above-described process, is transferred to the molding section (400), the rice is received into the receiving groove (421) of the first molding mold (420) as shown in FIG. 9.

[0107] When rice is received in the molding mold (420) at the first position, the lower plate (410) rotates at a certain angle and the molding mold (420) moves through the second buffer position to the third position, and if necessary, additional rice is supplied from the auxiliary supply unit (220) to adjust the quantity.

[0108] Then, when the lower plate (410) rotates and moves through the fourth buffer position to the fifth and sixth positions, the pusher (430) of the molding part (400) moves up and down so that the compression piece (433) compresses the rice received in the receiving groove (421) to perform pre-molding.

[0109] After that, when the lower plate (410) rotates to move to the seventh position, a space is formed on the upper part of the molded rice by the recessed member (434) to supply an inner, and after passing through the eighth buffer position, the presence or absence of rice is detected at the ninth position, and then at the tenth position, an inner such as cheese or paste is filled into the space by the inner supply device (435).

[0110] When the inner filling is completed at the tenth position, the rice on the upper part of the molded rice is gathered by the rice covering member (436) at the eleventh position to cover the upper part of the inner, and then the rice is compressed again by the compression piece (433) at the twelfth and thirteenth positions, thereby completing the final molding of the molded rice.

[0111] The molded rice, having been finally molded, is discharged to the outside at the fourteenth position, and the molding mold (420) is cleaned at the fifteenth and sixteenth positions where the rotation of the lower plate (410) is further advanced, thereby completing the production of molded rice.

[0112] The molded rice that has been manufactured is placed on a conveyor (500) and transported outside, and is supplied to consumers after undergoing a separate packaging process. When the molded rice that has been manufactured is placed on the conveyor (500) and is moving, a separate weight measuring device (600) is used to check the weight of each piece of molded rice being transported, and the weight of the molded rice is displayed in real time on a monitor (700), thereby determining that molded rice that is underweight is defective and is not supplied to consumers.

[0113]

[0114] The molded rice manufacturing device according to the present invention, having the configuration described above, enables the molded rice to be conveniently manufactured in an automated process manner by accurately supplying the rice and inner, which are the materials for the molded rice, in a precise amount using the molded rice manufacturing device.

[0115] Although the foregoing has focused on preferred embodiments that can be implemented by the present invention, this is merely illustrative and does not limit the invention. Those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and applications not exemplified above are possible within the scope of the essential characteristics of the embodiments. For example, each component specifically shown in the embodiments may be modified and implemented. Furthermore, differences related to such modifications and applications should be interpreted as being included within the scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims.

Claims

1. A stirring unit for stirring the rice so that the rice to be supplied can be spread evenly; A supply unit comprising a main supply unit that supplies rice after separating a portion of the rice uniformly spread by the stirring unit, and an auxiliary supply unit that supplies rice after separating it into weights less than the weight of the rice separated by the main supply unit; A weighing unit for measuring the weight of rice transported by the above-mentioned supply unit; A molding unit that receives rice whose weight has been measured in the above-mentioned weighing unit, molds it into a molded rice shape, and discharges it. Molded rice manufacturing device including 2. In Paragraph 1, The above stirring unit comprises a hopper member for receiving rice, and a stirring member that is spaced apart at a certain distance inside the hopper member and installed in pairs facing each other to stir the received rice while rotating.

3. In Paragraph 1, A molded rice manufacturing device comprising a main supply unit, a main rice supply roller positioned in close proximity to each other and rotatably installed to transport the rice after separating a portion of it, and a main compression roller positioned below the main rice supply roller and positioned opposite each other to compress the transported rice and rotated.

4. In Paragraph 3, A molded rice manufacturing device having a level sensor installed on one side of the upper part of the main rice supply roller and on one side of the upper part of the main compression roller to detect the height of the rice fed in and determine whether to supply rice.

5. In Paragraph 1, The above auxiliary supply unit comprises an auxiliary rice supply roller that is rotatably installed and positioned in close proximity to separate and transport the rice, and an auxiliary compression roller that is positioned below the auxiliary rice supply roller and is rotatably driven and positioned opposite to each other to compress the transported rice.

6. In Paragraph 5, A molded rice manufacturing device having a level sensor installed on one side of the upper portion of the auxiliary rice supply roller and one side of the upper portion of the auxiliary compression roller to detect the height of the rice fed in.

7. In Paragraph 1, The above-mentioned measuring unit comprises an auxiliary hopper positioned behind the main supply unit and the auxiliary supply unit to receive rice before weight measurement, a measuring hopper positioned below the auxiliary hopper to measure the weight of the supplied rice, and a load cell installed in conjunction with the measuring hopper to measure the weight of the rice supplied to the measuring hopper.

8. In Paragraph 7, A molded rice manufacturing device having an opening / closing member installed at the inlet side of the auxiliary hopper and the inlet side of the metering hopper, respectively, to individually open and close the inlets of the auxiliary hopper and the metering hopper.

9. In Paragraph 1, The molding unit comprises a lower plate having a plurality of insertion grooves formed along the circumferential direction, a molding mold installed in the insertion grooves of the lower plate and having a receiving groove formed to receive rice, a pusher that compresses the rice received in the molding mold to form a molded rice shape, and a driving unit that rotates the lower plate and simultaneously moves the pusher in an up-and-down direction so that the pusher can compress the rice.

10. In Paragraph 9, The above-mentioned molding mold is a molding rice manufacturing device that is detachably provided so that a molding mold having a receiving groove of a desired shape can be installed as needed.

11. In Paragraph 10, A molded rice manufacturing device in which the insertion groove at the location where the molded rice is discharged and the molded mold is cleaned has a bottom surface that is cut and formed.

12. In Paragraph 9, The above pusher is a molded rice manufacturing device comprising an axial member that moves in an up-and-down direction connected to the driving unit, a plurality of extension members that are fixed to the axial member and extend a certain length toward the upper part of the molding mold, and a compression piece installed at the lower end of the extension member and inserted into the interior of the receiving groove to compress the rice.

13. In Paragraph 12, The above-mentioned compression piece is a molded rice manufacturing device installed at the lower end of the above-mentioned extension member so as to be height-adjustable.

14. In Paragraph 12, A molded rice manufacturing device in which sixteen molds are installed along the circumferential direction of the lower plate, and seven extension members are installed to be positioned on the upper portions of the fifth to seventh and twelfth to fifteenth molds based on the first mold that is initially supplied with rice.

15. In Paragraph 14, A molded rice manufacturing device in which a recessed member for filling the inner is installed on the lower side of the extension member positioned on the upper side of the seventh molding mold, and the compression piece is installed on the lower side of the remaining extension member at a different height.

16. In Paragraph 15, The above-mentioned hollowing member comprises a driving motor, an eccentric shaft installed eccentrically on the rotational shaft of the driving motor, and an insertion member fixedly coupled to the end of the eccentric shaft and inserted to form a space for filling an inner layer into the rice received in the receiving groove.

17. In Paragraph 14, A molded rice manufacturing device in which an inner feeder is positioned on the upper part of the tenth molding mold to supply inner, and a rice covering member is installed on the upper part of the eleventh molding mold.

18. In Paragraph 17, The above-mentioned rice covering member is a housing formed in a cylindrical shape and positioned on the upper part of the molding mold, a moving member installed on the lower side of the housing so as to be reciprocally movable along the radial direction of the housing, and a clamp member extending a certain length from the lower surface of the moving member to close the rice, forming a molded rice manufacturing device.

19. In any one of paragraphs 1 through 18, A molded rice manufacturing device having a separate conveyor installed on one side of the molding section to transport the molded rice after molding is completed.

20. In Paragraph 19, A molded rice manufacturing device having a weight measuring device installed on one side of the conveyor to measure the weight of molded rice that is placed on and transported by the conveyor, and a monitor installed on one side of the conveyor to display the weight measured by the weight measuring device.

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