JP2000288983A - Device for slicing processed edible meat block, such as ham - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for slicing processed edible meat, such as ham, to simultaneously slice a plurality of processed edible meat blocks different in length and a kind as weight is individually controlled, thickness is individually controlled, and the number of sliced pieces is individually controlled and besides, changes a slicing angle, and stacks in an arbitrary shape, in a device for slicing a solid food, such as ham. SOLUTION: Since a plurality of ham blocks 1 on a plurality of support lanes 21 are continuously or intermittently conveyed at different speeds to a slice station 10, drive of a main transfer drive means 31 to transfer the ham block on a whole and a subtransfer drive means 35 coping with a plurality of support lanes is performed as control thereof is carried out.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a raw food wood slicing apparatus capable of producing a sliced food such as sliced ham by slicing a raw food wood such as ham. The present invention relates to a raw food wood slicing apparatus that can simultaneously slice food raw wood while individually controlling the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in the case of producing sliced ham, bacon, etc. using a slicing apparatus for raw ham, etc. as food raw wood, a cutting blade rotating at a constant speed using a 1 to 2 m columnar ham raw wood is used. 2. Description of the Related Art By transferring and supplying a raw ham at a constant speed, a slice ham or the like is manufactured by sequentially cutting the raw ham at predetermined thicknesses from the tip. And
After accumulating the cut sliced ham etc. every predetermined number,
At a predetermined position below the ham slicer, a variable-speed discharge conveyor that receives and carries out the sliced ham that has been cut by the cutting blade and is carried out is provided so that the ham slicer can be packaged. In the case of shingling, the discharge conveyor is operated at a low speed while a predetermined number of sheets are being cut by the cutting blade, and thereafter, the slice hams and the like are discharged while being gradually shifted by a predetermined number of layers by operating at a high speed. Was to be done. For example, the following is known as a slicer including a slicer and a slicer peripheral device used for manufacturing sliced ham and the like.

[0003] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-118288 discloses a slicing station having a knife blade and knife blade driving means for driving the knife blade along a predetermined cutting path, and first and second knife blades.
A bolus support means for supporting the first and second bolus for transfer to the slicing station along first and second parallel bolus paths, respectively, for both repetitive slicing of the bolus of A first loaf feed drive for advancing a first loaf along a first loaf path at a first preselected loaf feed rate; comprising: a first loaf feed drive; At a second preselected loaf feed rate, along a second loaf path,
A second loaf drive for advancing a second loaf; feeding one loaf such that slices cut from one loaf have a different thickness than slices cut from the other loaf; Means for changing the speed independently of the other. A fast food loaf slicing device is described.

Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 6-5897 discloses a rotating cutting blade provided in a slicing device for hams and the like so that sliced hams and the like can be discharged in a stacked state in a predetermined posture. A conveyor provided in a slicing apparatus for sequentially cutting raw wood to produce products such as sliced hams and transporting the cut and dropped products. And a main conveyor arranged forward in the traveling direction of the auxiliary conveyor, and the conveying surface of the auxiliary conveyor can be rotated by a predetermined angle on the basis of a predetermined axis substantially equal to the conveying direction, such as a ham etc. A discharge conveyor device in a slicing device is described.

[0005] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 47-30878 discloses that a ham tray is lowered and lowered by an amount corresponding to substantially the cut thickness, and is stacked correctly. To transport in the lateral direction,
Attached to the ham slicer, the ham tray that received the set number of sheets while intermittently descending automatically descends, transfers it to the chain conveyor, repositions, and waits for the next cut A conveying device for the cut ham is described.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-108493 discloses a pair of left and right products which are cut from a raw wood of food such as ham by a rotating cutting blade and fall and move freely in the middle of the fall. In the method of receiving a predetermined number of sheets on the receiving plate in a stacked state, while the product receiving plate is moved downward in conjunction with the cutting process, the products that are cut and dropped are sequentially stacked on the product receiving plate, A slice of ham or the like in which the product receiving plate is rotated by a predetermined angle, and the product cut first and received is moved a predetermined distance with respect to the next product to be cut and dropped to shift the relative position between the products. A method for receiving a product for an apparatus is described.

[0007] JP-A-7-40284 discloses meat,
In the food processing of ham etc., in order to divide the slice into a predetermined weight at the same time as the slice cutting (slicing), a supply unit equipped with a conveyor for transporting the object to be cut, and the metered transport of the cut object continuously to the supply unit A measuring slicer characterized by comprising a cutting section provided with a rotating blade body provided with a separation plate for pushing a cut object on the measuring section side in a gap between the transport section and the measuring section. I have.

[0008]

In recent years, automation and speeding up of the production process of sliced ham or the like obtained by slicing raw wood-like solid food have been attempted. In particular, in the automatic weight control process and the automatic alignment process, products are automatically controlled and speeded up by devising a conveyor or the like as a transporting means, but the speeding up of the slicing device is already 25 sheets / sec. When the speed is further increased, the slice failure rate is further increased, and a product having a non-uniformity in weight and the like is generated.

Although there is no device for simultaneously slicing a plurality of logs of the same length or a device for individually controlling two logs, the former slicing device cannot be used unless the length of the logs is the same. In addition to the restrictions, when applied to different types of ham logs and different ham logs, the weight of sliced ham cannot be controlled at the same time,
There is a problem that many nonstandard products are generated, and in the case of the latter slicing device, the number of logs that can be sliced simultaneously is limited to two structurally, and three or more logs are individually controlled. There was a problem that it was not possible. There has been no known sliced ham production apparatus capable of individually controlling three or more logs of different lengths. Further, there has not been known a ham texture changing apparatus using a slicing apparatus capable of changing a slicing angle, and a sliced ham manufacturing apparatus capable of singling a sliced ham into a predetermined pattern and shape.

An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for slicing solid foods such as ham, which individually controls a plurality of raw woods of different lengths and types, for example, individually by weight control, individually thickness control, individually number control. It is an object of the present invention to provide a raw wood slicing apparatus such as ham that can simultaneously slice while controlling, and change the slicing angle and singling into an arbitrary shape.

[0011]

Means for Solving the Problems The present inventors have been improving and improving the ham slicer for some time.
We came to the conclusion that all the problems of the current ham slicer could not be solved by individual measures, and renewed all functions and performance required for the ham slicer, such as high-speed production, automation, productivity improvement, equipment improvement. Miniaturization·
The company has once again sought out ways to respond to diversified consumer needs, including cost reductions, improved yields, and visual and taste sensations, and worked on the development of equipment that can simultaneously and comprehensively meet these needs. However, for example, when trying to increase the speed of the slicing device in order to match the speed of packaging machines and conveyors, there is a risk of slice failure due to high-speed slicing and the occurrence of nonstandard products out of the specified weight range. It has been found that a different problem arises in that the yield decreases.

To solve the conflicting problem of "improving productivity by low-speed slicing", that is, "improving yield by low-speed slicing and ensuring high-speed productivity throughout the entire production line". , It is necessary to develop a ham slicer that can simultaneously slice multiple ham logs of different lengths while controlling them individually, such as individually controlling the weight, individually controlling the thickness, controlling the number of sheets, and so on. Intensive research based on such knowledge,
We have developed a slicing device that can simultaneously slice three ham logs while controlling them individually, and have actually used it on a production line to confirm its effects, and have completed the present invention.

That is, the present invention provides a slicing station having a cutting blade and cutting blade driving means for driving the cutting blade along a predetermined cutting path, and a plurality of foods for moving a plurality of raw wood to the slicing station. A support station having a plurality of support lanes for supporting the log, a food log transfer drive mechanism capable of transferring the plurality of food logs on the plurality of support lanes to the slicing station continuously or intermittently at different speeds,
A food log slicing device comprising a control unit that can control the drive of at least the food log transport drive mechanism,
A food log slicing device, wherein the food log transfer drive mechanism includes a main transfer drive unit and a plurality of sub-transport drive units corresponding to a plurality of support lanes, and a food log slicing device is disposed below the slicing station. The food raw wood slicer and the receiving station, comprising a receiving station for the sliced food and a weighing station disposed adjacent to the receiving station and having a plurality of individual weighing units corresponding to a plurality of support lanes, A receiving unit for the sliced food, a receiving unit driving means capable of singling the sliced food sequentially cut from the raw food wood and falling into a predetermined shape on the receiving unit, And a carrying-out means for carrying out to the food raw wood slicing apparatus.

Further, according to the present invention, a control unit capable of controlling the driving of the food log transfer driving mechanism controls the driving of the sub transfer driving unit and / or the main transfer driving unit based on a signal sent from the weighing station. The above-mentioned raw log slicing apparatus, which is a control unit, and the above-mentioned raw log slicing apparatus, which is a control unit which can also control the driving at the support station and / or the receiving station, and the main transfer driving means, One or more guides provided substantially parallel to the transfer direction, and arranged in a direction substantially perpendicular to the guides, guided by the guides, and continuously or intermittently moved toward the slicing station. Having a main transfer unit having a plurality of sub-transfer drive units, and a drive unit for the main transfer unit. The raw food log slicing device and the sub-transport drive unit can adjust the interval between the raw food pushing unit and the food raw pushing unit and the main transfer unit continuously or intermittently. A sub-transfer drive unit located on the opposite side of the food log pusher unit through the intermediary of the food log pusher unit and the sub-transport drive unit, and a pusher that is held by the main transfer unit so as to be able to advance and retreat. The present invention relates to the above-described food log slicing device having a rod, the above-described food log slicing device having a sub-transport drive unit having a servomotor, and the above-described food log slicing device having a food log pushing unit having gripping means for a food log.

Further, the present invention provides the above-described food log slicing apparatus, wherein the support station has a support lane inclination adjusting means capable of adjusting the inclination of a plurality of support lanes, or a support in which three or more support stations are provided in parallel. The above-described food log slicing apparatus having a lane, and a surface thereof so that the support station can transfer / supply ham log having different shapes in vertical and horizontal lengths in cross section to the slicing station in an inclined posture. The present invention relates to the above-described food log slicing apparatus having a support lane having a V-shaped bottom section in cross section, and the above-described food log slicing apparatus in which the food log is a ham log.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The apparatus for slicing raw wood such as ham according to the present invention includes, for example, a slicing station for slicing raw wood, a support station for supplying the raw wood to the slicing station in a predetermined posture, and a support station. A raw wood transfer drive mechanism for transferring and supplying the raw food wood supported by the station to the slicing station under individual control, a control unit for controlling various driving means in the slicing apparatus, and a control unit for slicing food such as sliced ham. One example includes a receiving station and a weighing station that is disposed adjacent to the front of the receiving station in the traveling direction.

The sliced food obtained by slicing the raw food wood according to the present invention may be any food that can be sliced into food by slicing a raw wood-like solid food. In addition to processed meats such as bacon, sliced cheeses and the like can be illustrated. Examples of the shape of the raw food wood include circular, oval, and substantially rectangular pillars. Hereinafter, the slice apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking a typical sliced ham as an example of sliced food.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a slicing apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the slicing apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of the slicing apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which a ham log having an elliptical cross section is placed on a support lane having a V-shaped cross section. FIG. 5 is a view showing the shape of an oblique sinking sliced ham product obtained by slicing the ham log in the state of FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a slice state and a slice cross-sectional shape. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a slice direction and a state of a muscle fiber in the slice cross section. FIG. 8 is a view showing various shapes of a bary tea sliced ham product. FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating a process of preparing a baryity sliced ham product having a predetermined shape. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram for explaining the mechanism of the measuring device of the present invention.

1 to 10, 1 is a raw ham, 2 is a sliced ham, 3 is a barley sliced ham product, 4
Is an oblique sinking ham product, 10 is a slicing station, 11 is a cutting blade, 12 is a rotating shaft of the cutting blade, 13 is a rotating body for mounting the cutting blade, 14 is an axis of the rotating body for mounting the cutting blade, 2
0 is a support station, 21 is a support lane, 22 is an orifice, 23 is a support lane inclination adjusting means, 24 is a log feeder loader, 25 is a log feeder loader driving means, 30 is a ham log feeder drive mechanism, 31 is a main feeder drive means, 32 Is a guide section, 33 is a main transfer section, 34 is a main transfer drive section,
35 is a sub-transfer driving means, 36 is a ham log pusher, 37
Is a sub-transfer drive, 38 is a push rod, 40 is a receiving station, 41 is a slice ham receiving unit, 42 is a receiving unit driving means, 50 is a weighing station, 51 is a weighing machine with an individual weighing unit, and 52 is a wire. A conveyor, 53 is a pulley, 54 is a tension member.

The slice station 10 according to the present invention
Includes a cutting blade 11 and cutting blade driving means for driving the cutting blade 11 along a predetermined cutting path. As the cutting blade 11, a cutting blade formed in a disk shape is usually used,
The cutting blade 11 is revolved while rotating by using the cutting blade driving means, thereby slicing the ham log transferred and supplied to the slicing station. In order to revolve while rotating the cutting blade 11,
The rotating shaft 12 of the cutting blade is usually provided on one side of the rotating body 13 for mounting the cutting blade so as to be rotatably supported at a predetermined distance from the shaft center 14. Due to such a structure, cutting is performed during slicing. Since a structure in which the position and the angle of the blade 11 are variable causes an increase in the size of the apparatus, the position and the angle of the cutting blade 11 are usually fixed during slicing.

In a conventional slicing apparatus for slicing one ham log 1, the number of revolutions and the number of revolutions of the cutting blade are usually about 1500 rpm and about 2000 rpm, respectively, and the productivity of sliced ham is 25 pieces per second. However, for example, in the slicing apparatus of the present invention which can simultaneously slice three ham logs, the number of revolutions of the cutting blade is set to 1/3 in order to increase the same productivity, that is, the number of revolutions and the number of revolutions. At 500 rpm and 2000, respectively.
It may be set to about rpm, and by setting such a low-speed slice, it is possible to solve the conventional problem of slice failure.

The support station 20 in the present invention
Slicing station 10
A plurality of support lanes 21 for supporting a plurality of ham logs for moving to a plurality of support logs, preferably three or more support lanes 21 provided in parallel are provided. The surface shape of the support lane 21 on which the raw ham 1 is placed may be formed in accordance with the shape of the raw ham, such as, for example, an arc-shaped cross section in the case of a cylindrical raw ham, and transferred to the slicing station 10.
It is preferable because the posture of the supplied raw ham can be set to a predetermined posture. A plurality of upper guide members (not shown) having different shapes are arranged at the position, and at the time of slicing, two or more upper guide members corresponding to the shape of the raw ham are brought into contact with the upper side of the raw ham. The posture of the raw hamwood transferred and supplied to the slicing station can be set to a predetermined posture.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the ham log 1 has a substantially elliptical cross-section, a substantially rectangular shape, or the like, and the length of the ham log 1 differs from the length in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, the center line in the vertical (horizontal) direction is set. The cross section of the surface of the support lane 21 may be formed in a V-shape with a bottom so that the ham log can be transferred and supplied to the slicing station 10 while keeping the inclined posture. In this case, an orifice 22 may be provided on the slice lane side of the support lane 21. By slicing and sinking the ham log in this inclined position, an oblique sinking ham product 4 as shown in FIG. 5 can be obtained.

It is preferable that the support station 20 is provided with support lane inclination adjusting means 23 which can adjust the inclination of the plurality of support lanes 21. The support lane inclination adjusting means 23 is composed of a log loader 24 carrying the support lane 21 and a log loader driving means 25. When slicing using the slicing apparatus of the present invention, the ham log 1 is set in a comfortable posture. First, the log loader 24 is driven to a position where the support lane 21 is substantially horizontal. Next, the raw wood loader 24 is driven by the raw wood loader driving means 25 so that the support lane 21 is at a predetermined position and at an inclined angle, and then the raw ham wood 1 is transferred and supplied to the slicing station 10. In addition, sliced ham 2
The cutting blade 11 is disposed such that the disk surface of the cutting blade is inclined so that the disk can be smoothly and quickly dropped and shingled while maintaining the cross-sectional shape of the ham log at the receiving station 40. It is preferable to incline the support lane 21 so that the opposite side is higher than the slicing station side so as to be perpendicular to the plate surface.

Further, usually, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), after the ham log 1 on the support lane is positioned so as to be perpendicular to the disk surface of the disk-shaped cutting blade 11, the slices are sliced. In the case where the ham log is sliced in a state where the angle is fixed and the ham log is a columnar log, the slice cross section is circular, but as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the ham log 1 on the support lane is disc-shaped. After being positioned so as to be inclined at an angle with respect to the disk surface of the cutting blade 11, when sliced with the slice angle fixed, if the ham log is a columnar log, the ham whose slice cross section is elliptical is used. Obtainable. Then, the ham having such an elliptical slice cross section is positioned such that the ham log on the support lane is inclined at an angle to the disk surface of the disk-shaped cutting blade, and then the slice angle is fixed. Slicing can be obtained even with a single slicer.

The ham texture can also be changed by using the slicing apparatus of the present invention. The raw meat used for raw ham has muscle fibers running from the shoulder opening to the peach opening.However, the running direction of the muscle fibers in the shoulder opening and the peach opening is different, so the meat in the shoulder opening and the peach opening body must be harder. However, usually, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), slices are made without considering the muscle fiber direction, and although sliced hams with various cut muscle fiber states are obtained, the shoulder mouth is soft and the peach mouth is A tendency to be hard is found in roast ham sliced products.

When slicing loin ham in consideration of the direction of muscle fibers, a textured product without a meat fiber feeling or a textured product with a meat fiber feeling can be produced without variation. For example, when a ham log is tilted within a predetermined range such as 10 to 80 ° with respect to the disk surface of the disk-shaped cutting blade, and sliced in a direction orthogonal to the muscle fiber direction as shown in FIG. A product with a flesh cut soft texture obtained by cutting fibers is obtained, and FIG. 7 (c)
As shown in (2), slicing in parallel to the direction of muscle fiber results in a product having a texture with meat fiber feeling without cutting muscle fiber. Further, as shown in FIG. 7 (d), it is also possible to perform slicing while changing the angle of the ham log with respect to the disk surface of the disk-shaped cutting blade during slicing in consideration of the direction of the muscle fiber. In this case, the cross-sectional area is not constant, and various elliptical shapes can be obtained. In addition, the outer peach and inner peach of pigs, the silver side and the top side of roses and cattle are also single meat chunks, and muscle fibers run in a certain direction, so that they can be sliced in the same manner as the above-mentioned butarose meat. And hams such as fleshy soft texture in which muscle fibers are cut or texture with meat fiber feeling without cutting muscle fibers, when sliced in consideration of the direction of muscle fibers, only one slicer is required. You can get it even if you have it.

The ham log transport drive mechanism 30 according to the present invention.
Any mechanism may be used as long as it has a main transfer drive means 31 and a plurality of sub-transport drive means 35 corresponding to the plurality of support lanes 21. 31 and the sub-transfer drive means 35, and has a great feature that a plurality of ham logs are efficiently and individually controlled.

The main transfer drive means 31 includes one or more guide portions 32 provided substantially in parallel with the transfer direction of the ham log 1, for example, two guides 32 provided on both sides of a plurality of ham logs to be transferred. And a slicing station 1 disposed in a direction substantially orthogonal to the guide portion 32 and guided by the guide portion 32, and continuously or intermittently.
0, the main transfer unit 33 having a plurality of sub-transfer drive means 35, for example, a main transfer bar, and the main transfer unit 33 in response to a command from a control unit (not shown). One having a main transfer drive unit 34 to be driven can be exemplified. It is preferable that the main transfer drive unit 34 has a servomotor that can drive the main transfer unit 33 under control. The initial position of the main transfer unit 33 is usually several tens of centimeters away from the ham log set on the support lane 21 in the direction along the support lane 21, and the main transfer unit 33 is normally operated at a low speed from the initial position. It moves to the slicing station, and the position several tens cm away from the slicing station is the end point position.

The sub-transfer drive means 35 includes a ham log pusher 36, the ham log pusher 36, and the main transporter 3.
3 can be adjusted continuously or intermittently,
A sub-transport drive section 37 located on the opposite side of the ham log pushing section 36 via the main transport section 33, and provided between the ham log pushing section 36 and the sub-transport drive section 37, the main transport section 33 Push rod 38 which is held so as to be able to move forward and backward
Can be exemplified.

The ham log pushing portion 36 is in contact with the end of the ham log 1 on the support lane 21 on the side opposite to the slicing station. Then, the ham log pusher 36 continuously or intermittently advances and retreats in response to the continuous or intermittent advance and retreat of the push rod 38 connected to the pusher, thereby individually controlling the ham log. It can be transferred to a slicing station below. Further, it is preferable to provide a means (not shown) for gripping the end of the ham log, such as a gripper, in the ham log pushing section 36.
Even when the ham log is tilted, the ham log is continuously or intermittently moved to the slicing station 10 under the individual control with the continuous or intermittent reciprocation of the ham log pushing portion 36 holding the ham log. It can be transported reliably.

The sub-transport drive section 37 may be of any type as long as it can move the push rod 38 continuously or intermittently in response to a command from the control section. From the viewpoint of good responsiveness, those having a servomotor or a fluid pressure cylinder are preferable. For example, when a servo motor is used, the push rod 38 is held by the main transfer unit 33 so as to be able to advance and retreat by screwing, and the sub transfer drive unit 37 is also pushed by the rotation of the push rod 38 supported by the servo motor. It advances or retreats continuously or intermittently with the moving rod 38 (see FIG. 3). When a hydraulic cylinder is used, the push rod 38 is loosely fitted to the main transfer section 33.
The push rod connected to the piston of the fluid pressure cylinder in the sub-transfer drive unit 37 fixed to the main transfer unit 33 is advanced and retracted in accordance with the continuous or intermittent advance and retreat of the piston. (See FIG. 1). Both the advance and retreat of the piston are controlled by a fluid, and examples of the fluid as the pressure medium include air, oil, water, and other commonly used fluids.

The slicing apparatus of the present invention is provided with a control unit (not shown) which can control at least the driving of the ham log transport drive mechanism. A program for controlling various drives in the slicing apparatus of the present invention is incorporated in the control unit in advance. The program includes a sub-transport drive unit and a sub-transport drive unit in a ham log transport drive mechanism based on a signal sent from the weighing station 50. And / or the drive at the main transfer drive means and the drive at the support station and the receiving station can be controlled.

For example, a program in the ham log transfer drive mechanism for slicing ham log having different lengths is as follows: "The main transfer drive means searches for the longest log of ham log supplied in a plurality of rows, and the main transfer drive means. After the main driving is stopped, the sub-driving is performed by the individually disposed sub-transporting driving units to advance the pushing rods, and the pushing units search and stop the ham logs in each row, and then stop. The end of the ham log is gripped. After the search of all rows is completed, the main drive starts feeding at the initial set values (predetermined predetermined weight, thickness, and number of sheets). "
It is set as follows.

The program for individually controlling the weight is as follows: "A command is issued to the corresponding sub-drive means based on the weighing data sent from the weighing station and corresponding to each support lane. If the weight in the lane is less than the predetermined value, the feed amount by the sub-drive means is increased to increase the thickness of the slice by an amount corresponding to the shortage. Is reduced so that the thickness of the slice is reduced by the amount corresponding to the excess amount by the sub-drive means. " ing. In the slicing apparatus of the present invention, since a plurality of ham logs are sliced at one time, the time between singlings (first singling and next singling) is long, and a weighing station is provided adjacent to the receiving station. Since individual weighing is performed within a short time after the sliced ham is cut off, the weighing data is promptly fed back and weight control of the next shingling can be performed.

Further, a program for individually controlling the number of sheets and / or the thickness can be set. When the number of sheets is individually controlled, the number of sheets can be increased or decreased only in a specific row. In the case of packed products consisting of different types of products in a single pack, for example, 5 pieces of loin ham, 4 pieces of boneless ham, and 3 pieces of sausage, the number of different kinds of sliced hams previously sliced individually is manually adjusted. According to the present invention, the number of individual sheets can be easily controlled by intermittently performing the transfer by the sub-drive means in the specific support lane (primary stop). Can be. Furthermore, when the cross-sectional shape differs for each log such as a product with a natural view, weight control may be performed by increasing the number of sheets to six, for example, by controlling the number of sheets, rather than performing weight control by increasing the thickness of one sheet. It becomes possible.

The slice ham receiving station 40
It is arranged below the slice station 10. The receiving station 40 receives the sliced ham receiving section 41 separated by the rotary cutting blade 11 and a singling (shifted and stacked) or stacked (stacked without shifting) on the receiving section.
And an unloading means for unloading the sliced ham 2 to the next step. Further, it is preferable to provide a receiving portion driving means 42 for freely setting the singling shape of the sliced ham on the receiving portion to, for example, a shape as shown in FIG. . The receiving section driving means 42 can move the receiving section 41 in a substantially horizontal direction based on a command from a program preset in the control section. FIG. 9 shows a process of forming a shingling pattern by the sliced ham 1 and the receiving unit 4.
FIG. 9A shows a state where the first sheet has been cut off, and FIG. 9B shows a state where the second sheet has been moved after the receiving unit 41 has moved in the direction of the arrow. FIG. 9C shows a state in which the receiving unit 41 is further moved in the direction of the arrow, and FIG. 9D shows a state in which the third sheet is cut off. FIG. 9D shows that the receiving unit 41 is in the direction of the arrow. This shows a state where the fourth sheet has been cut off after moving. In this way, the shingling pattern of the sliced ham can be set freely.
Note that the broken lines in FIGS. 9B to 9D indicate the initial position of the receiving unit 41 in FIG. 9A.

The weighing station 50 disposed adjacent to the receiving station 40 includes a transporting unit for transporting the sliced ham after the weight measurement to the next process, and a plurality of individual weighing units corresponding to a plurality of support lanes. Measuring instrument 51 having
Any device may be used as long as the device includes a wire conveyor 52 as a transporting means, and a device having a means for exposing the plurality of individual measuring units 51 on the wire conveyor 52 is preferable. As a means for exposing the plurality of individual weighing units 51 on the wire conveyor 52, as shown in FIG. 10, a structure in which two tension members 54 between pulleys 53 around which the wire conveyor 52 is wound is moved up and down. Things can be exemplified.

FIG. 10A shows a state in which the stretching member 54 is located at the upper part and the sliced ham 2 before and after the measurement is being conveyed, and FIG. 10B shows a state where the stretching member 54 is located at the lower part. Then, the state when the sliced ham 2 to be measured is weighed on the individual weighing unit of the weighing device 51 is shown. By adopting such a structure, it is possible to expose the plurality of individual weighing units 51 on the wire conveyor 52 only by raising and lowering the wire conveyor 52 without raising and lowering the weighing device 51 itself. The transport to the next step can be quickly switched. And FIG.
Can be advantageously used not only in the case of a single slicer but also as a food or other measuring device.

[0040]

According to the present invention, a plurality of raw woods such as hams having different lengths and types can be simultaneously sliced while individually controlling the weight, individually controlling the thickness, controlling the number of sheets, and the like. In addition, it is possible to obtain a sliced ham product having a different texture by changing the slice angle, and to provide a ham or other raw wood slicing apparatus capable of obtaining a variety of sliced ham products having an arbitrary singling shape. Further, according to the present invention, a weighing station is disposed adjacent to the receiving station, and individual control is quickly performed according to a command based on individual weight data from the weighing station. Yield is remarkably improved as compared with.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a slicing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the slicing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of the slicing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a state in which a ham log having an elliptical cross section is placed on a support lane having a V-shaped cross section.

FIG. 5 is a view showing the shape of an oblique sinking sliced ham product obtained by slicing the ham log in the state of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a slice state and a slice cross-sectional shape.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a slice direction and a state of a muscle fiber in the slice cross section.

FIG. 8 is a view showing various shapes of a bary tea sliced ham product.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating a preparation process of a baryity sliced ham product having a predetermined shape.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram for explaining the mechanism of the measuring device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 raw ham 2 sliced ham 3 barity sliced ham product 4 oblique sinking ham product 10 slicing station 11 cutting blade 12 rotation axis of cutting blade 13 rotator for mounting cutting blade 14 axis of rotator for mounting cutting blade 20 support station 21 support Lane 22 Orifice 23 Supporting lane inclination adjusting means 24 Log feeder 25 Log feeder driving means 30 Ham log transfer drive mechanism 31 Main transfer drive means 32 Guide section 33 Main transfer section 34 Main transfer drive section 35 Sub transfer drive means 36 Ham log push Unit 37 Sub-transfer drive unit 38 Pushing rod 40 Receiving station 41 Slice ham receiving unit 42 Receiving unit driving means 50 Weighing station 51 Weighing machine with individual weighing unit 52 Wire conveyor 53 Pulley 54 Tension member

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Hirotaka Torii 635 Nakamukaihara, Tsuchiura-city, Ibaraki Pref. Inside the Technology Development Center, Primaham Co., Ltd. (Reference) 4B011 EA02

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. A slicing station having a cutting blade and cutting blade driving means for driving the cutting blade along a predetermined cutting path, and supporting the plurality of food logs for moving the plurality of food logs to the slicing station. A support station having a plurality of support lanes, a food log transfer drive mechanism capable of continuously or intermittently transferring a plurality of food logs on the plurality of support lanes to the slicing station at different speeds, and at least a food log. A food log slicing apparatus comprising a control unit capable of controlling the drive of the transport drive mechanism, wherein the food log transport drive mechanism includes a main transport drive unit and a plurality of sub-transport drive units corresponding to a plurality of support lanes. A raw wood slicing apparatus comprising: 2. A food log slicing apparatus, comprising: a sliced food receiving station disposed below a slicing station; and a plurality of individual weighing units disposed adjacent to the receiving station and corresponding to a plurality of support lanes. The raw wood slicing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a weighing station having: 3. A receiving section for receiving a sliced food, a receiving section driving means capable of singling the sliced food cut sequentially from the raw log and falling into a predetermined shape on the receiving section, and 3. A raw wood slicing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising an unloading means for unloading the sliced food on the receiving section to a next step. 4. A control unit capable of controlling the drive of the food log transfer drive mechanism, the control unit being capable of controlling the drive of the sub transfer drive unit and / or the main transfer drive unit based on a signal sent from the weighing station. The raw food wood slicing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein 5. A control unit comprising: a support station;
5. The raw food wood slicing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is a control unit that can also control driving at the receiving station. 6. 6. A main transfer drive means is provided in one or more guide portions provided substantially in parallel with the transfer direction of the raw hamwood, and in a direction substantially orthogonal to the guide portions, and the guide portion guides the main transfer drive means. And a main transfer unit having a plurality of sub-transfer drive units, and a main transfer unit having a plurality of sub-transfer drive units, the main transfer unit being capable of being continuously or intermittently moved toward the slicing station. Claim 1
6. The raw food wood slicing apparatus according to any one of items 5 to 5. 7. The sub-transport drive means can continuously or intermittently adjust the distance between the food log pusher and the food log pusher and the main transporter, and via the main transporter. A sub-transport drive unit located on the side opposite to the food log pushing unit, and a pushing rod that connects between the food log pushing unit and the sub-transport drive unit and is held by the main transport unit so as to be able to advance and retreat. The raw food wood slicing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising: 8. The food log slicing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the sub-transport drive unit has a servomotor. 9. The raw food log slicing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the raw food log pushing unit has a means for gripping the raw food log. 10. The raw material log slicing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the support station has a support lane inclination adjusting means capable of adjusting the inclination of the plurality of support lanes. 11. The raw food slicer according to claim 1, wherein the support station has three or more support lanes provided in parallel. 12. The cross-sectional shape of the surface of the support station is such that the support station can transfer and supply ham logs having different shapes in vertical and horizontal directions in cross section to the slicing station in an inclined posture. The food raw wood slicing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 11, further comprising a bottomed V-shaped support lane. 13. The raw wood slicing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the raw wood is a raw ham.