JP2008178962A - Table for cake and the like - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and certainly clean crumbs of cake and the like collected on a table due to cutting and separating. <P>SOLUTION: The table 1 is used when a disc-shaped cake 2 is cut into a plurality of pieces in a radial direction, and the separated cake 2 is taken out with a fork 3. The table 1 comprises a supporting plate 4, and a segment 10 separated into a center segment 11 on an inner peripheral side and an outer peripheral segment 12 divided in a circumferential direction. On the outer peripheral segment 12, fork grooves 12A, 12B, 12C in which the fork 3 is inserted is formed. A center portion fork groove 11A communicating to the fork groove 12A is formed on the center segment 11. The outer peripheral segment 12 is provided on the supporting plate 4 so as to move in a radial direction, and the center segment 11 is detachably provided on the supporting plate 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a table such as a cake for separating a confectionery such as a cake formed into a fan shape by cutting a circular base material radially.

In general, cakes (hereinafter simply referred to as “cakes”) are manufactured by a process in which a disk-shaped base is manufactured, and then the base is cut into several fan-shaped single pieces and then packaged. . And in the manufacturing process which cuts and separates a cake with a cutter, the table which enabled taking out the cake after separation using a fork is used (for example, refer to patent documents 1).
In Patent Document 1, a plurality of fan-shaped segments (corresponding to a dish on which cake is placed) are provided on a support plate so as to be movable in a radial direction (radial direction), and a fork groove is formed on the upper surface of each segment in the moving direction of the segment. It describes the table for cakes formed along. The fork groove is formed so that the fork can be inserted up to the tip of the fan-shaped segment, and the groove shape of the tip has a pointed shape at the tip of the segment. According to this table, the cut cakes are separated from the other cakes by moving in the radial direction together with the segments, and the forks are inserted into the fork grooves of the segments and then lifted, thereby separating the cakes one by one. It is taken out from the segment.
The support plate is formed with a long hole in the radial direction at a position where each segment is arranged. And on the back side of the support plate, a plurality of annularly arranged so as to be engaged with each segment via a sliding piece that can slide in the elongated hole and biased toward the center in the radial direction The separating member is provided. That is, the separating member and the segment are connected to each other by the sliding piece, and the segment slides in the radial direction together with the separating member.
JP-A-63-196396

However, in a conventional cake table, the cutter, fork, segment is cut in the process of cutting and separating the cake on the segment, and further inserting the fork into the fork groove of a predetermined segment and taking it out on the fork. Such work is performed while the cake is in contact with the etc. In other words, the surface of the cake was scraped at the time of contact, and the cake scraps accumulated between the fork grooves and the segments. Therefore, it has been necessary to perform regular cleaning, for example, when changing the type of cake.
In particular, Patent Document 1 has a complicated structure in which each segment is connected to a support plate via a biased separation member or sliding piece, and thus there is a drawback that it takes time to remove the segment. The cake scraps collected in the fork grooves of the segments and in the gaps between the segments and the support plate while being fixed to the support plate were cleaned. Moreover, since the sharpened fork grooves are concentrated on the tip of the fan-shaped segment (that is, near the center of the support plate), cake scraps are easy to collect and difficult to clean. There was a problem that it took.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and provides a table such as a cake that can easily and surely clean cakes and the like accumulated on the table by cutting or separation. With the goal.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a table such as a cake according to the present invention moves in the radial direction by being located on the support plate, the central segment provided at the radial center of the upper surface of the support plate, and the outer peripheral side of the central segment. The outer peripheral segment is divided into a plurality of parts in the circumferential direction and a fork groove is formed in the central segment and the outer peripheral segment. The central segment is attached to and detached from the support plate. It is characterized by being provided.
In the present invention, a circular cake or the like is placed on the central segment and the outer peripheral segment, and after cutting the cake into a fan shape along the side surface of the outer peripheral segment by a cutter, all the outer peripheral segments divided in the circumferential direction are changed in diameter. By moving to the outer peripheral side in the direction, the cut cakes can be individually separated. At this time, the pointed end of a fan-shaped cake or the like is supported by the central segment, and the fork groove that communicates with the outer peripheral segment is also formed in the central segment. By inserting, it can lift in the state supported with the fork over the radial direction full length, such as a cake, and can take out the isolate | separated cake with the stable attitude | position. Then, by removing the central segment from the support plate, it is possible to clean the scraps such as cakes accumulated in the gap between the support plate and the segment.

In the table of cake or the like according to the present invention, it is preferable that the upper surface of the segment composed of the central segment and the plurality of outer peripheral segments is inclined downward from the radial center toward the outer periphery.
In the present invention, when the cake or the like is cut radially along the side surface of the outer peripheral segment, the cake or the like is deformed along the upper surface of the segment that forms the inclined surface, and the cut surface, particularly the cutting surface of the tip of the cake or the like is used. Can be separated from each other.

According to the table of cake or the like according to the present invention, since the central segment can be attached and detached, by removing the central segment from the support plate, cakes and other debris accumulated in the gap between the support plate and the segment due to cutting, separation, etc. Easy and reliable cleaning.
In addition, according to the cake table, the tip of the fork can be inserted to the tip of the cake, so it can be lifted with the fork supported over the entire length in the radial direction of the cake. It can be reliably taken out with the posture.

Hereinafter, embodiments of a table such as a cake according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
1 is a plan view of a table according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a table showing a state where a central segment is removed, FIG. 3 is a plan view of the central segment, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of the table shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is a side cross-sectional view showing an inclined surface in the segment, and FIG. It is a top view which shows the state which moved the segment toward the outer periphery from the center.

As shown in FIG. 1, a table 1 such as a cake according to the present embodiment is used in a process of manufacturing a confectionery such as a fan-shaped cake (hereinafter referred to as cake 2), and is a disc-shaped cake. This is used when the cake 2 is cut into multiple pieces in the radial direction and the separated cake 2 is taken out using the fork 3 (see FIG. 4).
The table 1 includes a support plate 4 that is circular in plan view, and a segment 10 that is provided on the upper surface of the support plate 4 and on which the cake 2 is placed.

  The support plate 4 is provided so as to be rotatable about the center, and is rotated intermittently at a predetermined angle together with the segment 10 by a rotating means (not shown). On the upper surface of the support plate 4, a central segment 11 described later is detachably provided, and an outer peripheral segment 12 is slidable in the radial direction. As shown in FIG. 2, the support plate 4 is formed with engagement holes 4a and 4a for engaging protrusion engagement portions 11c and 11c (see FIG. 5) of the center segment 11 described later. .

  As shown in FIG. 1, the segment 10 has a circular shape smaller than the support plate 4 in plan view, and has a central segment 11 on the inner peripheral side and outer peripheral segments 12, 12,... Divided in the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral side. (See FIG. 2 and FIG. 3). The central segment 11 and the outer peripheral segments 12, 12, ..., and the outer peripheral segments 12, 12 are separated from each other. That is, the outer peripheral segments 12, 12,... Are arranged with a predetermined gap S in the circumferential direction of the segment 10.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the central segment 11 is detachably provided on the upper surface of the support plate 4, and has a central fork groove 11 </ b> A communicating with a fork groove 12 </ b> A (see FIG. 4) of the outer peripheral segment 12 described later. Is formed. The central fork groove 11A is for inserting the tip 3a of the central insertion part 3A of the fork 3 inserted through the fork groove 12A.
As shown in FIG. 5, engagement projections 11 c and 11 c that engage with the engagement holes 4 a and 4 a of the support plate 4 are formed on the back surface of the central segment 11. The central segment 11 is attached in a state where the engaging protrusion 11c is fitted in the engaging hole 4a, and is configured to be removed from the support plate 4 by lifting the central segment 11.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the outer peripheral segment 12 is formed by inclining the side surfaces 12c and 12d so as to expand from the inner peripheral end surface 12a toward the outer peripheral end surface 12b. The inner peripheral end surface 12a is opposed to the outer peripheral surface 11b of the central segment 11 and arranged in an annular shape (12 in this embodiment).

  As shown in FIG. 4, fork grooves 12 </ b> A, 12 </ b> B, and 12 </ b> C for inserting the fork 3 along the radial direction of the segment 10 are formed on the upper surface of each outer peripheral segment 12. The insertion portions 3A, 3B, and 3C of the fork 3 are inserted into the fork grooves 12A, 12B, and 12C, respectively. The central fork groove 12A located at the center communicates with the central fork groove 11A of the central segment 11.

As shown in FIG. 4, each outer peripheral segment 12 is provided on the support plate 4 so as to be movable in the radial direction (radial direction). That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the support plate 4 is formed with an elongated hole-shaped opening 4 b that is long in the radial direction of the support plate 4 at a position where each outer peripheral segment 12 is disposed. A plurality of separation members 5 are provided on the back side of the support plate 4 and are arranged in an annular shape so as to individually lock the outer peripheral segments 12 through the openings 4b.
The separating member 5 includes a main body 5a and a sliding piece 5b that is integrally provided at the upper end of the main body 5a and that can move in the opening 4b in the radial direction of the support plate 4. And the sliding piece 5a and the lower surface of the outer periphery segment 12 are being fixed with the screw etc. which are not shown in figure. Accordingly, the outer peripheral segment 12 is configured to slide in the radial direction together with the separation member 5.

  Moreover, the ring-shaped spring 6 is provided in the outer peripheral part in all the separation members 5, 5, ... located under the support plate 4. As shown in FIG. The spring 6 is biased toward the radial center of the support plate 4. Each outer peripheral segment 12 is positioned in contact with the central segment 11 as shown in FIG. 1 in a normal state, and the separating member 5 is diametrically opposed by the moving means 7 against the bias of the spring 6. It moves radially outward (in the direction of arrow E1 shown in FIG. 5) so that it opens radially. Therefore, the cake 2 cut | disconnected on the segment 10 becomes a structure isolate | separated by the outer periphery segment 12 opening radially, and retreating to the radial direction outer peripheral side (arrow E1 direction).

  As shown in FIG. 6, the upper surface (installation surface of the cake 2) of the segment 10 is inclined downward (inclined surface 10a) from the center toward the outer periphery. That is, when the cake 2 placed on the segment 10 is cut in the radial direction by making the outer peripheral portion of the segment 10 lower than the center portion, a cut surface passing through the center of the cake 2 (dashed line in the figure) The structure is such that the cake 2 is easily separated from O). In FIG. 5, the inclined surface 10a is shown in a flat shape for easy viewing.

Next, the operation of the table 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 4, each outer peripheral segment 12 is gathered in the center of the support plate 4 with its inner peripheral end face 12 a in contact with the outer peripheral face 11 b of the central segment 11, and the circular shape of the cake 2 thereon. Is placed with its center aligned with the center O of the support plate 4. Next, the cake 2 is cut radially along the side surfaces 12c and 12d of each outer peripheral segment 12, and all the outer peripheral segments 12, 12,... Are moved radially outward by the moving means 7 shown in FIG. (See FIG. 7).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the cake 2 on the outer peripheral segment 12 is separated from the other by the outward movement of the outer peripheral segment 12. At this time, since the center of gravity G of the cake 2 is on the outer peripheral segment 12, the cake 2 moves along with the outer peripheral segment 12 by sliding the tip 2 a on the upper surface of the central segment 11. At this time, the movement of the outer peripheral segment 12 is stopped in a state where the pointed portion 2 a of the cake 2 is slightly placed on the central segment 11. Therefore, the tip 2a of the cake 2 is not detached from the central segment 11 and deformed downward.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, in the above state, the fork 3 is moved forward (in the direction of arrow E2 in FIG. 2) toward the predetermined outer peripheral segment 12 at the take-out position T (position facing the tip 3a of the fork 3). And are inserted into the fork grooves 12A, 12B, 12C. At this time, the tip 3a of the fork 3 is inserted into the central fork groove 11A of the central segment 11 (see FIG. 5).
Then, by raising the fork 3 in this state, the cake 2 is lifted from the segment 10 and moved to the next step. In this case, the fork 3 has its tip 3a placed under the tip 2a of the cake 2 to support the entire length in the radial direction of the cake 2, so that the cake 2 is deformed or dropped from the fork 3. It will be taken out from the segment 10 with a stable posture. After the fork 3 is lifted, the support plate 4 is rotated by a predetermined angle, and the next outer peripheral segment 12 is taken out and placed at the take-out position T. Thereafter, the above operation is repeated.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the upper surface of the segment 10 forms an inclined surface 10a inclined downward from the center O toward the outer periphery, so that the cake 2 is made to have side surfaces 12c and 12d (see FIG. 4), the cakes 2 are deformed along the inclined surface 10a and separated from each other as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 6 at the cutting surface, particularly the cutting surface of the tip 2a of the cake 2. be able to.

  Further, in the process of cutting and separating the cake 2 on the table 1 as described above, the cake 2 has the surface contacting the segment 10, the cutter (not shown), the fork 3, etc. Will accumulate. Therefore, it is necessary to clean up the accumulated waste, but in the present embodiment, since the central segment 11 can be detached from the support plate 4, for example, when the type of the cake 2 is replaced in the manufacturing process, the central segment 11 is replaced. Can be removed from the support plate 4, and the scrap of the cake 2 accumulated in the gap between the support plate 4 and the segment 10 can be cleaned as well as the removed central segment 11.

In the table of cake etc. by this Embodiment mentioned above, since the center segment 11 can be attached or detached, by removing the center segment 11 from the support plate 4, it is made into the clearance gap between the support plate 4 or the segment 10 by cutting | disconnection, isolation | separation, etc. It is possible to easily and reliably clean up the cake 2 accumulated.
Moreover, in this table 1, since the front-end | tip of the fork 3 can be inserted to the tip part 2a of the cake 2, it can lift in the state supported with the fork 3 over the radial direction full length of the cake 2, and the separated cake 2 can be attached. It can be reliably removed in a stable posture.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of tables, such as a cake by this invention, was described, this invention is not limited to said embodiment, In the range which does not deviate from the meaning, it can change suitably.
For example, in the present embodiment, the central segment 11 and the support plate 4 are configured to be attached and detached, and the central segment 11 is engaged with the engagement protrusion 11c and the engagement hole 4a of the support plate 4. It is not limited to such a detachable structure, and for example, the position, number, shape, etc., of the engaging protrusions 11c and the engaging holes 4a can be arbitrarily set. Further, for example, other detachable structures such as a structure for fixing using screws can be used.
Further, in the present embodiment, the installation surface of the cake 2 in the segment 10 is inclined downward from the center toward the outer periphery. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the placement surface of the segment 10 may be a horizontal surface, as shown in FIG. Alternatively, the inclined surface 10b may be formed in which the substantially central portion in the radial direction of the segment 10 is recessed.

Further, in the present embodiment, the opening 4b is formed in the support plate 4 in order to move the outer peripheral segment 12, that is, the sliding piece 5b of the separating member 5, but for example, the opening 4b is used as the outer periphery of the support plate 4. You may extend to the side and you may form in the shape of a slit opened to the outer peripheral part. In this case, the sliding piece 5b is removed from the slit-shaped opening by removing the spring 6 biasing the separating member 5 toward the center in the radial direction and releasing the biasing force applied to the separating member 5. The outer peripheral segment 12 can be easily removed from the support plate 4 by being extracted. Therefore, there is an effect that it becomes easy to clean the scraps such as cakes accumulated on the outer peripheral segment 12 itself or the support plate around the outer peripheral segment 12.
Further, the number of the peripheral segments 12 and the rotation angle of the support plate 4 are not limited to the present embodiment, and may be set according to the planar shape of the cake 2. For example, in the present embodiment, the outer peripheral segments 12 are twelve, but in the case of the cake 2 having a sector angle of 36 degrees, ten segments 10 are used, and the intermittent rotation angle of the support plate 4 at that time is also set to 36 degrees. can do.

It is a top view which shows the table by embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the table which shows the state which removed the center segment. It is a top view of a center segment. It is a fragmentary top view which shows the state which moved the outer periphery segment toward the outer periphery from the center, and isolate | separated the cake. It is the sectional view on the AA line of the table shown in FIG. It is a sectional side view which shows the inclined surface in a segment. It is a top view which shows the state which moved the outer periphery segment toward the outer periphery from the center. FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing another example of an inclined surface in a segment, corresponding to FIG. 6.

Explanation of symbols

1 table 2 cake 3 fork 4 support plate 10 segment 10a, 10b inclined surface 11 central segment 11A central fork groove 12 outer peripheral segment 12A, 12B, 12C fork groove

Claims (2)

A support plate;
A central segment provided at the radial center of the upper surface of the support plate;
An outer peripheral segment that is located on the outer peripheral side of the central segment and is provided so as to be movable in the radial direction, and is divided into a plurality of parts in the circumferential direction;
With
The central segment and the outer peripheral segment are formed with fork grooves that communicate with each other.
A table such as a cake, wherein the central segment is detachably attached to the support plate.   The table of cakes or the like according to claim 1, wherein an upper surface of the segment composed of the central segment and the plurality of outer peripheral segments is inclined downward from the radial center toward the outer periphery.

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