摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stably and automatically supply each fixed amount of a food material, especially a food material comprising boiled rice as a main component. SOLUTION: In a food material transporting mechanism in a food forming machine for supplying each fixed amount of a food material 17 to be supplied to a forming part while repeatedly compressing and loosening the food material, a pair of pressing members 38 for repeatedly compressing and loosening the food material are opposingly arranged at a fixed interval. Supply rollers 40 for backward supplying the food material which is subjected to density adjustment together with by gravity applied to the food material 17 while being compressed and loosened by the opening and closing actions of the pressing members are opposingly installed at a give interval. |