Abstract: A mold frame of a boiled rice-shaping apparatus is installed to a chamber-forming member, and vinegared rice is charged in a chamber which is formed by a bottom section, end surface sections, and side surface sections. The mold frame is removed, and a handle is grasped so that a first rotatable plate is rotated in a direction of the arrow A, and a second rotatable plate is rotated in a direction of the arrow B. Thus, the vinegared rice is pressed and compressed in a widthwise direction. Further, a lid member is displaced in a direction to make approach to the bottom section. Thus, the vinegared rice is pressed and compressed in a vertical direction to be shaped to have a predetermined shape.

Abstract: A seaweed roll making apparatus (10) has a base plate (16) fixedly mounted on a base (12), a pair of first and second shafts (18, 20) disposed adjacent to opposite sides of the base plate (16), first and second gears (26a, 26b) fixed to respective ends of the first shaft (18), third and fourth gears (28a, 28b) fixed to respective ends of the second shaft (20), the first and third years (26a, 28a) meshing with each other and the second and fourth gears (26b, 28b) meshing with each other, a pair of first and second turn plates (22, 24) fixed respectively to the first and second shafts (18, 20), a third turn plate (34) angularly movably mounted on the second turn plate (24) and having cam members (38a, 38b) fixed thereto, and a frame (54) for shaping a bed (B) of rice to a predetermined thickness in a predetermined spatial range.