Dry state measurement modulo null of the noodle for drying which utilizes electric resistance

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable the determination of time to cut the end of a noodle line of dry noodles from sudden changes in the electric resistance of the noodle line by winding noodle line a number of times around a pair of conductive noodle rods distanced vertically from each other and passing a current from the conductive rods to the noodle line. ;SOLUTION: A pair of conductive noodle rods 2 and 3 of aluminum tubes, etc., distanced vertically are installed in parallel on a dry base 1, and a noodle line(a) of dry noodles such as thin noodles is wound a number of times around the noodle rods 2 and 3. An electric resistance measuring device 4 passes a current through the noodle line (a) via the noodle rods 2 and 3 and measures the electric resistance of the noodle line(a) during drying. These electric resistance values suddenly change at the time when the noodle line (a) is to be cut. By capturing this time when the electric resistance values of the noodle line (a) suddenly change, it is possible to recognize the time to cut the noodle line (a). By this method, it is possible to determine the time to cut without depending on the experiences and guesswork of workers.;COPYRIGHT: (C)1998,JPO