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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2019
Nichirei Foods Inc., Tokyo-to, JP;
Ryuichi Itou, Chiba, JP;
Masahiko Honda, Chiba, JP;
Suguru Hirayama, Chiba, JP;
Toru Iwasa, Chiba, JP;
Minoru Mamiya, Chiba, JP;
NICHIREI FOODS INC., Tokyo-to, JP;
Abstract
A bending mechanism, a bending method and a food manufacturing method which are capable of bending a sheet-shaped flexible food material, such as a skin, with high accuracy and high speed are provided. A conveyance unitconveys a flexible food material. A support unitsupports a bending reference portionbeing a part of the flexible food materialin at least a part of a section while the flexible food materialis conveyed from a first conveyance area Ato a second conveyance area A. The conveyance unitincludes a first component partand a second component part. An angle formed by a support portion of the second component partwhich makes contact with a bending portionwith respect to a support portion of the first component partwhich makes contact with a base portioncontinuously changes from the first conveyance area Atoward the second conveyance area Ain such a manner that an angle of the bending portionwith respect to the base portionin the second conveyance area Ais larger than an angle of the bending portionwith respect to the base portionin the first conveyance area A