To provide a ring-shaped food molding apparatus and method capable of surely wrapping an inner member with a sheet-like outer skin material and smoothly forming it in a ring shape.SOLUTION: The ring-shaped food forming apparatus 1 comprises a discharge part 4 for discharging an inner material in a ring shape so as to surround a central part of a sheet-like outer covering material arranged at a forming position, An inner forming member 50 having the inner forming member 50 and moving the inner forming member 50 so as to pass through the inside of the ring shaped inner member to form the central portion of the front skin material along the inner peripheral surface of the inner member 5 and shutters 60 and 61 disposed around the front molded member in a state of passing inside the inner member, and by moving the shutter piece toward the inner molded member 50, the peripheral portion of the outer clad material is gathered And a sealing portion 6 sealing the inner member to the central portion of the outer skin member around the inner forming member 50 to cover the inner member with an outer skin member.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION【課題】本発明は、シート状の外皮材により内材を確実に包み込んでリング状にスムーズに成形することができるリング状食品成形装置及び方法を提供することを目的とする。【解決手段】リング状食品成形装置1は、成形位置に配置されたシート状の外皮材の中央部分を囲むように内材をリング状に吐出する吐出部4と、成形位置の下方に配置された内側成形部材50を備えるとともにリング状の内材の内側を通過するように内側成形部材50を移動させて前皮材の中央部分を内材の内周面に沿うように成形する内側成形部5と、内材の内側に通過した状態の前側成形部材の周囲に配置されたシャッタ60及び61を備えるとともに内側成形部材50に向かってシャッタ片を移動させることで外皮材の周縁部分を寄せ集めて内側成形部材50の周囲の外皮材の中央部分に封着して内材を外皮材で包み込む封着部6とを備えている。【選択図】図1
