PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a product of a good appearance in such a manner that the rolled shape of cooked rice is formed into a beautiful cylindrical shape when a seaweed housing-packaging sheet which is formed by housing a dried seaweed is automatically rolled.SOLUTION: This food product packaging apparatus has a packaging material feeding section 2, a food material feeding section 3, an ear folding preventing device 4, a holding conveyor 5 for slip prevention, a first edge folding section 6, a second edge folding section 7, a folding pressing section 8, a folding raising section 9, and a winding section 10. The packaging material feeding section 2 arranges a total of four suction pads 26 for sucking an input packaging material S and guiding the packaging material S onto a carrying belt V at positions corresponding to the peaks of an approximately lozenge shape. The packaging material feeding section 2 is equipped with four holding claws 23 and 24 for holding the vicinities of the four corners of the packaging material S, and a pair of holding claws 25 for auxiliary receiving for supporting both of the right and left sides of the packaging material S having a weak stiffness. The pair of the holding claws 25 for auxiliary receiving are arranged on a slightly lower side than the position of the holding claws 23 and 24 at the four corners.COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT【課題】乾燥海苔を収容して成る海苔収容包装シートの自動巻き込みに際し、シャリの巻き込み形状をきれいな円柱状に形成し、見栄えの良い製品とする。【解決手段】包材供給部2と、食材供給部3と、耳折防止装置4と、ズレ防止用押さえコンベア5と、第一耳折部6と、第二耳折部7と、折込押さえ部8と、折込立上部9と、巻き込み部10とを有し、前記包材供給部2は、投入した包材Sを吸着して、搬送ベルトV上に導入するための合計4つの吸着パッド26を略菱形の頂点に対応する位置に配置する。また、前記包材供給部2は、包材Sの四隅辺りを保持するための4つの保持爪23、24と、腰の弱い包材Sの左右両側を支えるための補助受け用の一対の保持爪25とを備え、補助受け用の一対の保持爪25は、前記四隅の保持爪23、24の位置よりも若干下側に配置する。【選択図】図1
