JP3811814B2 - Method and apparatus for conveying and forming food dough pieces - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a conveyance molding method and apparatus for conveying and forming food dough, bread dough, and the like. Specifically, the present invention relates to a transport molding method and apparatus for weighing bread dough and other flour food dough bands while cutting them into dough pieces and transporting the dough pieces to a mold for baking.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The production of conventional flour foods, for example, bread, is carried out by kneading dough ingredients prepared by kneading bread dough ingredients, dividing into small pieces, rounding, intermediate fermentation, shaping, mold filling, final fermentation, and baking. (New food processing technology and equipment on page 747: edited by the Industrial Research Council). In these prior arts, there is a rounding step after the kneaded dough is divided into small pieces (small balls), and thereafter an intermediate fermentation step is required. This intermediate fermentation is also referred to as bench time, and is required to relieve the dough work hardening caused by stress generated in the small splitting or rounding process and to recover the dough. (See New Bread Basic Knowledge, page 122, edited by Bread News). It is necessary to provide an overhead puller for this intermediate fermentation, and this apparatus occupies a particularly large volume in the bread production facility. From the viewpoint of food hygiene, the facility management, cleaning, etc. It took a lot of time.
[0003]
Therefore, the present applicant has proposed Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-95468 as a method for producing food dough that does not require an intermediate fermentation step, for example, bread dough. For example, in the production of bread, after forming into a thick sheet-shaped bread dough piece, the dough piece is rolled up into a rod shape, and the rod-like bread dough is bent into an N-shape or M-shape (shaping process) ), Filling the food mold (mold filling process), and finally fermenting the bread dough mold-packed in the food mold, followed by baking and the like.
[0004]
When the bread dough production method according to the above publication is adopted, a shaping process and a mold filling process are required for each row. However, it is desirable to combine them into one row of machines from the viewpoints of energy saving, space saving, machine installation area, facility management, cleaning, and the like.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As understood from the above description, in the production of flour foods, in particular bread, further improvements are required from the viewpoint of energy saving, space saving, hygiene, and simplification of production facilities.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention relates to a food dough band that has been shaped and conveyed from a hopper into a plurality of strips vertically, and formed into a plurality of food dough bands. The dough piece is formed, and then the food dough piece is weighed, the weight value is fed back to control the lateral cutting, or the food dough piece is conveyed without the feedback control. The food dough pieces are merged together and arranged in the same row, the food dough pieces are wound up and formed, the rod-like bread dough is bent into N-shaped or M-shaped, and packed into a food mold, The present invention relates to a conveyance molding method and apparatus for baking after dough is finally fermented to bread dough filled in a food mold.
[0007]
The first problem solving means of the present invention is to align one food dough band that has been conveyed in the width direction, divide it into a plurality of food dough bands of the same width, and weigh each of these food dough bands. While cutting in the horizontal direction, multiple rows of food dough pieces are formed, the mutual feeding position of the corresponding food dough pieces in each row is adjusted, and the corresponding food dough pieces are the same by providing a difference in the transfer speed in each row This is a method for conveying and forming a food dough that is sequentially joined and aligned in a row.
[0008]
The second problem-solving means of the present invention is the above-mentioned solving means, further cut into the transverse direction while weighing the divided food dough band to form a food dough piece, and then weighing the food dough piece, In this method, the weighing value is fed back to control the cutting in the lateral direction.
[0009]
According to a third problem solving means of the present invention, in addition to the solution means, one food dough band is divided into two vertically, and the divided dough bands are cut horizontally to form two rows of food dough pieces. Then, the dough piece in the row that has arrived first is temporarily stopped, and as the corresponding dough piece in the other row arrives, the conveyance position of both is adjusted, and the difference in the transfer speed of the dough pieces in each row is set to 2 1 and the corresponding dough pieces are sequentially joined and aligned at equal intervals in the same row.
[0010]
A fourth problem-solving means of the present invention is a aligning device that aligns one conveyed food dough band in the width direction, a separation and expansion device that divides the dough band into a plurality of pieces in the vertical direction with the same width, An expanding conveyor for transferring each divided food dough band separately, a cutting device for cutting each divided food dough band in the horizontal direction to form food dough pieces, and conveying the corresponding food dough pieces in each row Arrangement conveyor for adjusting the position, food dough provided with a merging device that conveys the food dough pieces with a difference in conveying speed in each row, and sequentially joins and aligns the corresponding food dough pieces in the same row at equal intervals This is a transfer molding apparatus.
[0011]
The fifth problem-solving means of the present invention is a transport molding apparatus in which an arranging conveyor is further provided in two stages in addition to the above-mentioned solving means.
[0012]
As another means for solving the problem, there is a method for transporting and forming a food dough piece, and when the food dough piece F2 is transported on a plurality of transport devices in a state where the left and right sides do not coincide, When one arrange conveyor 113A connected to one conveyance device receives the food dough piece F2 to be conveyed, the conveyance of the one arrange conveyor 113A is stopped, and the food dough piece F2 is stopped at that position, Next, when the food dough piece F2 conveyed following the other arrangement conveyor 113B connected to the other conveying device arrives, the one arrangement conveyor 113A is restarted, and both the food dough pieces F2 are simultaneously transferred to the respective food dough pieces F2. Each discharged from the arrange conveyor 113 to each merge conveyor 119 and discharged to the merge conveyors 119A and 119B having a difference in conveyance speed. Food dough piece F2 is for discharging downstream are merged in a row are conveyed.
[0013]
Further, in the method for conveying and forming the food dough pieces, the difference in conveying speed between the merge conveyors 119A and 119B is about 2: 1, and the intervals between the joined food dough pieces F2 are substantially equal.
[0014]
In addition, the bread dough piece is formed by a plurality of conveying conveyors for conveying the dough piece F2, and the arrangement conveyors 113A and 113B that can be driven and stopped intermittently are provided downstream of the conveying conveyor, respectively. Detecting device for detecting the carry-in of the bread dough piece F2 is connected to the downstream of the arrange conveyors 113A, 113B, conveyed in a plurality of rows having a difference in conveyance speed, and merged conveyors 119A, 119B for joining the dough pieces F2 Is provided.
[0015]
Moreover, it is the conveyance shaping | molding method of a bread dough piece, Comprising: Arrangement conveyor 111A, 111B is further provided in the upstream of arrangement conveyor 113A, 113B.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, main configurations will be schematically described for easy understanding.
[0017]
Referring to FIG. 1, a dough band forming apparatus 10 for forming and supplying a bread dough band F to a predetermined width and thickness, a separating and expanding apparatus 30 for separating the band dough band F1 into two branches on the downstream side thereof, Weighing conveyors 50 and 70 for cutting each strip-shaped bread dough strip F1 to a predetermined weight and a cutting device 90, and a joining device 110 and a bread dough piece F2 for forming the weighed and cut bread dough pieces F2 in a line are formed into a rod-shaped bread dough F3. A rolling device 130 is prepared, and there is a control device 2 for controlling them.
[0018]
Referring to FIG. 2, the bread dough band F has a substantially constant width and thickness by using the dough band forming apparatus 10 disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 3009142 or Japanese Patent No. 3133033 proposed by the present patent applicant. A belt-shaped bread dough F1 formed into a band shape is provided, and a transport conveyor 11 for transporting the belt-shaped bread dough F1 downstream is provided. The dough forming apparatus 10 uses the fall of the flour food dough and bread dough in the hopper 3 due to its own weight, and sequentially opens and closes the opening made of a cutter, and further, a roller feeder mechanism (form feeding device 43 or 14, see the above publication) ) 29 can obtain a dough belt with almost no stress.
[0019]
Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, on the downstream end side of the transport path of the transport conveyor 11, the center of the width of the strip-shaped bread dough F1 transported by the transport conveyor 11 is detected and aligned to a predetermined position. A centering device 13 is provided. This alignment device is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 12-351440 by the present patent applicant.
[0020]
A separation / expansion device 30 for the strip-shaped food dough F <b> 1 is provided downstream of the aligning device 13. The separating and expanding device 30 is provided with a disk-shaped cutter 31 that cuts and separates the central portion of the strip-shaped bread dough F1 aligned by the aligning device 13 along the conveying direction, and further separates and separates the strip-shaped bread dough F1 that has been cut and separated. An expansion conveyor 33 that expands is provided.
[0021]
First weighing conveyors 50A and 50B for measuring the weight of the belt-like bread dough F1 transported by the spreading conveyor 33 while transferring the belt-like bread dough F1 on the downstream end side of the conveying path of the spreading conveyor 33. Are provided, and second weighing conveyors 70A and 70B are provided adjacent to the downstream of the first weighing conveyors 50A and 50B. An upper position between the spreading conveyor 33 and the first weighing conveyor 50 is operated when the measured value of the first weighing conveyor 50 reaches a set value to cut the belt-like bread dough F1. Guillotine-type cutting devices 90A and 90B are provided.
[0022]
Downstream of the cutting device 90, there is provided a merging device 110 for merging and conveying a plurality of rows (two rows in this example) of bread dough F2 cut in a fixed amount.
[0023]
The configuration of the merging device 110 includes a second arrangement conveyor 111A, 111B connected to the second weighing conveyor 70, and a first arrangement conveyor 113A, 113B connected to the downstream, and the arrangement conveyors 111A, 111B, Detection devices 115A, 115B and 117A, 117B for detecting the presence or absence of bread dough F2 are provided on the sides of 113A, 113B.
[0024]
Merge conveyors 119A and 119B are connected to the downstream ends of the first arrange conveyors 113A and 113B. The downstream end of the merge conveyor 119B is close to a predetermined position above the merge conveyor 119A and is conveyed by the merge conveyor 119B. The bread dough piece F2 is transferred to the merge conveyor 119A.
[0025]
Referring to FIG. 5, a compaction device 130 is provided downstream of the merge device 110. The rolling device 130 rolls the bread dough F2 conveyed in a row and stretches it into a rod-like bread dough F3. In the rolling device 130, a press roller 131 is provided, a winding device 133 using a curl net is provided downstream of the press roller 131, and a rolling plate 135 is further provided. About this compaction device, this patent applicant proposed as Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-111480 and Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-43546.
[0026]
A control device 2 such as a computer is provided to control the operation of the entire device.
[0027]
With the above configuration, when a large lump of bread dough F is stored in the hopper 3, the bread dough F in the hopper 3 is discharged by the roller feeder portion 29 as a strip-shaped bread dough F 1 having a substantially constant thickness.
[0028]
Then, the belt-like bread dough F1 is centered by the conveying conveyor 11 at the center of the width of the belt-like bread dough F1 by the aligning device 13, and further separated and expanded by the separation and expansion device 30 at equal intervals. F1 is conveyed to the first weighing conveyors 50A and 50B. When the measured value of the first weighing conveyor 50 coincides with the set value, the cutting device 90 is operated to cut the belt-like bread dough F1 to obtain a bread dough F2 having a predetermined weight. Thereafter, the cut and separated bread dough F2 is transferred to the second weighing conveyor 70 and re-weighed. These operations are performed for each column.
[0029]
If the measured value at the time of reweighing is within the allowable value, the above operation is repeated as it is, and the bread dough F2 is cut and separated one after another and transferred to the next process. When the re-weighing measurement value is “small” from the set value, feedback control is performed so as to delay the time of the cutting timing by the cutting device 90, and conversely, when it is “large”, the feedback control is performed. The bread dough pieces F2 whose values are always within the allowable values are cut and separated one after another and sent to the next process.
[0030]
The bread dough F <b> 2 transferred in a plurality of rows merges at the merge conveyor 119 via the arrange conveyors 111 and 113, and is transferred to the rolling device 130. At this time, the arrange conveyors 111 and 113 and the merge conveyor 119 can cooperate to transfer the bread dough F2 to the compacting device 130 in a single row at approximately equal intervals.
[0031]
In the rolling device 130, the bread dough F2 is rolled into a thin piece dough by the press roller 131 at the entrance, and then rolled up by the winding device 133 to be formed into an elongated rod-like dough F3 and supplied to the next process.
[0032]
The apparatus having each function will be described based on the control flow shown in FIG.
[0033]
The raw zone forming apparatus 10 is a known apparatus, and discharges the bread dough F put into the hopper 3 as a dough having a constant width and thickness by the roller feeder unit 29, and the roller feeder unit 29 supported by the frame 17. A plurality of rollers respectively supported in the above are arranged in a V shape as a whole, and the dough supplied between the rollers is discharged downward by rotating each roller inward and downward. Note that the rotation of the roller can be increased or decreased from the upper side toward the lower side, can be made the same, or can be arbitrarily changed.
[0034]
In addition to the rotation of the rollers, the left and right roller feeder portions 29 can be swung to discharge the belt-like bread dough F1.
[0035]
The structure of the green zone forming apparatus 10 is not limited to this embodiment, and a bread dough discharging mechanism using various roller mechanisms can be used.
[0036]
In addition to the roller feeder mechanism described above, for example, a belt-shaped dough can be formed by allowing two or three large-diameter rollers to face each other and discharging the bread dough from the interval.
[0037]
Next, the configuration of the centering device 13 for the belt-like bread dough F1 will be described. A sliding arm 21 is attached to the frame 17 so as to be slidable in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the belt 19 of the conveyor 11 (width direction). The sliding arm 21 supports a roller 23 that stretches the belt 19. The sliding arm 21 is operated by a driving mechanism 25 such as a ball screw, and the downstream end of the belt 19 is moved in the left-right direction via the roller 23.
[0038]
As for the operation of the aligning device 13, an operation signal is given by the control device 2 from a signal obtained by the fabric detection device 27 provided at the exit of the conveyor 11. The dough detection device 27 is a sensor provided at both left and right ends of the conveyor 11 in the width direction, and the belt-like bread dough F1 passes through this portion and measures the distance to the width both ends of the belt-like bread dough F1 to measure the width of the belt-like bread dough F1. The center can be calculated. Then, the center is compared with the set position, and a correction signal is applied to the drive mechanism 25 of the aligning device 13 to move the sliding arm 21 left and right to adjust the center of the belt-like bread dough F1 being conveyed.
[0039]
In the present embodiment, the operation of the sliding arm 21 causes the downstream end of the belt 19 to move to the left and right to move the belt 19, but as an embodiment other than this, the main body of the conveyor 11 It is possible to achieve the purpose of aligning even if it is configured to move in the direction orthogonal to the transport direction, or to swing the downstream end of the transport conveyor 11 around the fabric discharge position of the roller feeder portion 29. It will be.
[0040]
Next, the separation / expansion device 30 will be described. A cutter 31 that cuts the belt-like bread dough F1 in the traveling direction and a cutter roller 35 that rotates the cutter 31 when the tip of the cutter 31 comes into contact with each other are provided downstream of the aligning device 13, and the cutter roller 35 is driven to rotate. A drive motor 37 is provided. An expansion conveyor 33 is provided downstream of the cutter 31. The spreading conveyor 33 is for separating the cut strip-shaped bread dough F1 into two equal parts, and narrow branch conveyors 33A and 33B are provided as shown in FIG. The cutter 31 can be devised such as providing a slit in the abdomen of the cutter 31 to reduce the contact area of the belt-like bread dough F1 in order to prevent the belt-like bread dough F1 from sticking.
[0041]
The first and second weighing conveyors 50A, 50B, 70A, 70B connected downstream of the branch conveyors 33A, 33B measure the bread dough as described above, and are supported by the frame 51. More specifically, the first and second weighing platforms 53A, 53B, 73A, and 73B are attached to the frame 51, and conveyor belts are attached to these weighing platforms, and the first weighing conveyors 50A and 50B are attached to the first weighing conveyors 50A and 50B. The drive motors 55A and 55B are mounted on the second weighing conveyors 70A and 70B, respectively.
[0042]
Guillotine-type cutting devices 90A and 90B are provided at the downstream ends of the branch conveyors 33A and 33B adjacent to the upstream ends of the first weighing conveyors 50A and 50B. The cutting devices 90A and 90B can prevent the belt-like bread dough F1 from sticking by providing slits in the blades 91A and 91B.
[0043]
Incidentally, the drive motors 55A, 55B, 75A, 75B and the cutting devices 90A, 90B in the first and second weighing conveyors 50A, 50B, 70A, 70B are controlled by the control device 2.
[0044]
That is, as described above, the cutting devices 90A and 90B transport the belt-like bread dough F1 from the branch conveyors 33A and 33B to the first weighing conveyors 50A and 50B, and the measured values of the weighing conveyors 50A and 50B coincide with the set values. Sometimes activated. When the blades 91A and 91B provided in the cutting device 90 are lowered, the strip bread dough F1 is cut. The cut bread dough F2 is transferred from the first weighing conveyors 50A and 50B to the second weighing conveyors 70A and 70B at a high speed and reweighed, and feedback control is performed to adjust the cutting timing of the cutting devices 90A and 90B. Thus, the accuracy of the metering cutting can be improved.
[0045]
The bread dough F2 is transferred at a high speed after the belt-like bread dough F1 is cut by the cutting device 90. This is to leave an interval between the bread dough F2.
[0046]
In addition to the present embodiment, the strip-shaped bread dough F1 is not limited to two equal parts, and a plurality of cutters 31 and spread conveyors 33 can be provided to divide into three or more equal parts.
[0047]
Next, the merging device 110 will be described. The bread dough F2 obtained by the cutting device 90 is conveyed in two rows (hereinafter referred to as A row and B row). The operation of joining the two rows of bread dough F2 in one row is as follows.
(1) When the bread dough F2 is conveyed in a state where the A row and the B row do not coincide with each other, for example, the bread dough F2 that arrives first on the arrange conveyor 113A is stopped by the arrange conveyor 113A and waits at that position. .
(2) Next, when the bread dough F2 arrives at the arrangement conveyor 113B and the bread dough F2 is placed on both the arrangement conveyors 113A and 113B and the left and right coincide, the arrangement conveyor 113A is restarted and the arrangement conveyors 113A and 113B operate in synchronization. The bread dough F2 is simultaneously discharged to the merge conveyors 119A and 119B.
(3) In this embodiment, the merge conveyors 119A and 119B have a transport speed of 2: 1 and make the conveyor 119A faster. Therefore, when the bread dough F2 transferred to 119B joins the merge conveyor 119A, the merge conveyor 119A is already installed. After the bread dough F2 that travels fast and transports, it is transferred again at a predetermined interval.
(4) The bread dough F2 is continuously conveyed to the merge conveyors 119A and 119B via the arrange conveyors 113A and 113B at predetermined intervals, and the bread dough F2 conveyed in the B row is the above-described merge conveyor. Due to the difference in speed between 119A and 119B, it joins each intermediate position of the A dough row.
[0048]
Moreover, the role of the arrange conveyors 111A and 111B prepared on the upstream side is that when the bread dough F2 is not discharged in a state where the bread dough F2 is stopped in a waiting state on one of the arrange conveyors 113A and 113B, for example, the arrange conveyor 113A in the A row, When the next bread dough F2 arrives at the arrangement conveyor 111A in the same row A, the arrangement of the bread dough F2 can be stopped by the arrangement conveyor 111A, and the arrangement conveyor 113A can wait until it becomes empty. .
[0049]
In the above example, the case where the bread dough F2 is conveyed in a state in which the A row and the B row are not aligned horizontally is described. This is because when the belt-shaped bread dough F1 is cut and separated by the spreading device 30, it cannot be accurately divided. Accordingly, when these are weighed and cut, the respective cutting lengths change, and these are accumulated so that they do not coincide with each other on the left and right. However, these problems can also be solved by this embodiment.
[0050]
Further, as shown in FIG. 3, when the bread dough F2 is conveyed with the left and right sides almost aligned in the A and B rows, the conveying operation is possible without having the stop waiting time in the arrange conveyors 113A and 113B. .
[0051]
As can be understood from the above, on the merge conveyor 119A, the bread dough F2 is arranged in a line at approximately equal intervals and conveyed downstream. A second embodiment of the joining means for the bread dough F2 conveyed in two rows will be described in the following manner.
[0052]
That is, in the first example, the merge conveyors 119A and 119B have a speed difference of 2: 1. In the second example, the merge conveyors 119A and 119B are synchronously conveyed at the same speed.
[0053]
The contents of the control of the second example relating to the operation of the merge device 110 will be briefly described. The bread dough F2 being conveyed arrives at one of the two rows of arrange conveyors 113A and 113B, and is arranged in sequence at a predetermined timing. It is discharged from the conveyors 113A and 113B (traffic is regulated).
[0054]
To elaborate on this,
(1) When the bread dough F2 is conveyed in a state where the A row and the B row do not coincide with each other, for example, the bread dough F2 that arrives first on the arrange conveyor 113A stops and waits on the arrange conveyor 113A.
(2) The bread dough F2 is discharged from the waiting arrange conveyor 113A regardless of the arrival of the next bread dough F2 at a timing commensurate with the number of production per hour preset by the control device 2.
{Circle around (3)} The dough F2 that is sequentially sent is repeatedly discharged in the order of arrival on the arrange conveyors 113A and 113B.
(4) In addition, when the bread dough F2 arrives at the arrange conveyors 113A and 113B at the same time, priority is given to the conveyor row with the dough F2 following the upstream arrange conveyors 111A and 111B. is there.
[0055]
Next, the rolling device 130 will be described. A conveyor conveyer 137 is provided connected downstream of the merge conveyor 119 </ b> A of the merge device 110, a press roller 131 is provided connected to the conveyer 137, and a winding device 133 and a rolling plate 135 are provided downstream of the press roller 131. By adjusting the gap between the press rollers 131, the thickness and length of the bread dough can be arbitrarily changed, so that the rod-like bread dough F3 after winding can be changed to a desired shape.
[0056]
In addition, the rolling plate 135 can adjust the gap with the conveyor 139. Although not shown, the length of the rod-shaped bread dough F3 conveyed to the entrance of the rolling plate 135 is detected, and the rolling plate 135 is moved up and down in accordance with the length to adjust the gap so that it is rolled. The length of the stick-shaped bread dough F3 can be adjusted.
[0057]
In the present embodiment, the merging device 110 is prepared on the upstream side of the compaction device 130. However, it is also possible to construct and arrange the material that is compacted by the compaction device 130 into the rod-like bread dough F3. .
[0058]
Moreover, although the present Example demonstrated using the example which manufactures bread, it is not restricted to this, For example, it can use for production of a puff pastry, a Danish pastry, a pizza, a biscuit, French bread, a cup bread, etc.
[0059]
【The invention's effect】
Due to the slow conveyance speed peculiar to food dough band or bread dough band and relatively fast conveyance speed peculiar to food dough piece or bread dough piece, multiple rows of food dough pieces or bread dough pieces are made the same weight Are formed and weighed again so that they are merged and aligned in a single row at equal intervals. This eliminates the need for a shaping process and a mold filling process for each of the plurality of rows, thereby reducing the production speed. At the same time, it was able to save energy and space, simplifying and downsizing production equipment. In addition, the food dough fermented by floor time or bench time is hardly stressed until it is taken out from the hopper to the shaping process and the mold filling process, so intermediate fermentation to recover the stress is performed. It was possible to make the manufacturing process unnecessary.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 shows a flow chart of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of a strip-shaped dough forming part according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of a dough cutting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a schematic side view of the dough cutting unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a schematic side view of a rolling unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Control device 10 Raw zone forming device 13 Alignment device 30 Separation and expansion device 33 Expansion conveyor 50 Weighing conveyor 70 Weighing conveyor 90 Cutting device 110 Merge device 111 Arrange conveyor 113 Arrange conveyor 119 Merge conveyor 130 Rolling device 131 Press roller 133 Rolling device 135 Rolling plate F Bread dough F1 Band-shaped dough F2 Cut bread dough F3 Bar-shaped dough

Claims (2)

  Alignment device that aligns one food dough band that has been conveyed in the width direction, separation and expansion device that divides the dough band into a plurality of lengths in the vertical direction, and transports each divided food dough band separately An expanding conveyor, a cutting device that cuts the divided food dough strips in the lateral direction to form food dough pieces, an arrange conveyor that adjusts the conveying position of the food dough pieces corresponding to each row, and each row A food dough conveying and forming apparatus provided with a merging device for conveying the food dough pieces with a difference in conveying speed and sequentially merging and aligning the corresponding food dough pieces in the same row at equal intervals. Conveying the molding apparatus according to claim 1 provided with arrangements conveyor in two stages.

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