Cutting Roll Set for Handmade Noodle Thickness Variation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing noodle processing apparatuses require time-consuming replacement of pressing roll sets to achieve varying noodle thickness, reducing efficiency in producing noodles with handmade-like quality and making it difficult to switch between different types of noodles in a single processing line.
Innovation Solution
A cutting roll set with alternating large and small diameter cutting blades arranged in parallel, allowing for easy substitution and efficient production of noodles with thick and thin portions aligned to form a flat surface, enabling efficient processing of various noodle types without special pressing rolls.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If special pressing roll sets are used to create varying noodle thickness, then noodles with handmade-like quality are produced, but the processing line efficiency decreases due to difficult and time-consuming replacement of pressing roll sets
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the thickness variation function from the pressing roll set and relocates it to the cutting roll set. By removing the special pressing rolls and using only standard pressing rolls followed by specialized cutting rolls with varying blade diameters, the system achieves thickness variation without requiring special pressing components, thereby enabling quick replacement and maintaining productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of creating thickness variation during the pressing stage and then cutting uniform noodles, the invention inverts the approach by pressing noodles with uniform thickness and creating the thickness variation during the cutting stage. This inversion allows the use of standard pressing rolls and achieves the same handmade effect through the cutting mechanism, which can be quickly replaced.
2Adaptability or versatility
If pressing roll sets are replaced to produce different noodle types, then various kinds of noodles can be made, but the time required for line changes increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the noodle type variation function from the pressing roll set and concentrates it in the cutting roll set. By using a single standard pressing roll set for all noodle types and only replacing the cutting rolls (which have different blade diameter patterns for different noodle styles), the system achieves versatile noodle production with minimal replacement time.
Solution Approach 2:
The standard pressing roll set becomes a universal component that can process all types of noodles, while the cutting roll set provides the specific functionality for different noodle varieties. This division allows the pressing system to serve multiple purposes while the cutting system provides specialized functions that can be quickly swapped.
3Device complexity
If conventional cutting rolls with uniform blades are used, then simple cutting is achieved, but noodles with varying thickness and handmade quality cannot be produced
Solution Approach 1:
The cutting blades are designed with local quality variations, where different segments of the cutting roll have blades of different diameters. This allows specific portions of the noodle belt to be cut to different thicknesses, creating the thick and thin portions characteristic of handmade noodles, while the overall cutting roll structure remains relatively simple and manufacturable.
Solution Approach 2:
The cutting roll is segmented into multiple cutting blades with different diameter characteristics. Each blade or group of blades can have different diameters to create the desired thickness pattern in the noodle. This segmentation allows complex thickness patterns to be achieved through a relatively simple modular blade structure that can be manufactured and replaced efficiently.
Data Source
AI summary
Noodles with hand-made quality consisting of thick and thin portions are processed by introducing a noodle belt between first and second cutting rolls 5 and 6 having first and second cutting blades 3 and 4 each formed by large and small diameter portions 3a, 4a and 3b and 4b, and spacers 7. The cutting rolls are relatively shifted in an axial direction such that the thick portion is formed by opposing large diameter portion and spacer and the thin portion is formed by opposing large diameter portion and small diameter portion.