JP2002211509A - Apparatus for folding and carrying sliced meat piece - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for folding and carrying sliced meat piece (m) capable of folding the sliced meat piece (m) of flexible raw meat into two and carrying it. SOLUTION: In this apparatus for folding and carrying sliced meat piece (m) having a folding tool 9 comprising a turnable shaft 3 having a folded piece on one side of circumferential surfaces intersecting in the carrying direction, the turning center of the turnable shaft 3 is arranged above the locus of movement of the sliced meat piece (m) on the folded side, and the folding piece folds the sliced meat piece (m) in a knocking-off manner in the folding direction while the folding piece is brought into contact with a back side of the sliced meat piece (m) and slides thereon.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a folding and conveying apparatus for sliced meat pieces obtained by slicing partial meat such as beef and pork with a slicer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A piece of sliced meat obtained by slicing a portion of meat with a slicer is folded on a small tray for sale and arranged in a nicely arranged state. There are many examples of the folding technique, but a typical example is shown in JP-B-57-48382.

[0003]

Problems to be Solved by the Invention The above-mentioned conventional technology has not been put to practical use yet due to the following problems at the stage of implementation. That is, sliced meat pieces on a conveyor,
In the method in which the rear end of the sliced meat piece is lifted and bent by rotating the rotating shaft with a large number of bending bars attached, in the case of soft raw meat, the sliced meat adheres to the bending bar and the bending is performed without separating. Can not.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following technical means. That is, a transporter that transports the sliced meat pieces, a retractable guide that contacts the surface of the sliced meat pieces placed on the transport surface of the transporter and regulates the bending center line, and a peripheral member that intersects the transport direction. In a folding and conveying apparatus for a sliced meat piece comprising a folding tool comprising a rotating shaft having a bending piece on one side of the surface, the rotation center of the rotating shaft is moved upward of the movement locus of the sliced meat piece on the side to be bent. With the arrangement, the bent piece is configured to be contacted with the back side of the sliced meat piece and to slide and flip the sliced meat piece in the bending direction to be bent, so that it is possible even in the case of soft raw meat which is easy to adhere. try to.

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, a transport body 1 for transporting a sliced meat piece m is constituted by an arc cylinder having a large number of needles 2 on its surface and having a size of about 1/4 of the entire circumference.
A plate member 1 stretched along the outer peripheral surface of the fan-shaped both side plates 1a
b. A large number of needles 2 are planted at equal intervals in the width direction. The sliced meat pieces m supplied from a slicer or the like are supported and transported on the tips of the large number of needles 2 in a substantially spread state. At the center of the circular arc of the side plate 1a, the rotary shaft 3 is penetrated and fixed. One end of the rotating shaft 3 is fixed to an output shaft of a drive motor 4 attached to a body (not shown), and rotates the transport body 1 in the direction of arrow A, stops at a predetermined position, or stops. It is configured to rotate B from a position to a standby position indicated by a virtual line. In addition, the transport body 1 may be constituted by an endless belt.

Next, a description will be given of a guide device 5 which can approach and retract from the surface of the sliced meat piece m placed on the carrying surface of the carrying body 1 and whose leading end portion regulates the bending center line. The guide 5 has a rotating shaft 5 having a length substantially equal to the width of the transport body 1.
A comb rod 5b composed of a large number of thin rods is implanted and configured on one side of the peripheral surface of a, so that the open end of the comb rod 5b can be advanced to a position near the folding center line on the surface of the sliced piece m. To place. A motor 7 for rotating B to a delivery position to the delivery conveyor 6 while holding a sliced meat piece m bent by a bending tool 9 described later is directly mounted on an extended end of the rotating shaft 5a. The motor 7 is mounted on a rod end of a guide-equipped air cylinder 8 mounted on a body (not shown), and guides the guide tool 5 together with the motor 7 from the delivery position of the sliced meat pieces m to the delivery conveyor 6. 1 is configured to be able to move back and forth to the retreat position indicated by the solid line shown in FIG. The guide 5 is not limited to the configuration using a large number of combs, but may be a simple flat plate or a rod.

Next, a description will be given of a bending tool 9 for bending one end of the sliced meat piece m placed on the carrier 1 so as to overlap the other end. A comb rod 9b composed of a large number of thin rods is planted on one side of the peripheral surface of the rotating shaft 9a having a length approximately equal to the lateral width of the transport body 1 to form a bent piece. The center of rotation of the rotating shaft 9a is located above the transport body 1, above the bending movement locus of the end of the sliced meat piece on the side to be bent, and one end extending the rotating shaft 9a is a body (not shown). Is directly mounted on the drive motor 10 fixed to the drive motor. When the motor 10 is driven, the open ends of the comb bars 9b are implanted on the surface of the carrier 1 from the retracted state shown by the solid line in FIG. The plurality of needles 2 are placed between the strips, and are arranged in such a positional relationship that the sliced meat pieces m that are stationary can be scooped up.

In this embodiment, an auxiliary bending tool 11 is provided for a sliced meat piece which is relatively hard and hard to bend. Since the configuration is very similar to the folding tool 9, the display is limited to only the display in the side view of FIG. 1, but is released to one side of the circumferential surface of the rotating shaft 11 a having the same length as the width of the transport body 1. Comb rods 11b are implanted from a number of thin rods whose side end surfaces are appropriately bent to form auxiliary bending pieces. The drive motor 1 is attached to one end of the rotation shaft 11a as in the case of the bending tool 9.
2 is mounted directly, and the open end face of the comb rod 11b extends from the action position (indicated by a virtual line) pressing the vicinity of the bending center line of the sliced meat piece m to the upper retreat position (indicated by a solid line). It is arranged to be able to rotate D.

[0009] Receiving the folded sliced meat piece m,
The delivery conveyer 6 to be conveyed to the next step is extended forward with its starting end at a lower position opposite to the bending position of the sliced meat pieces m on the conveyer 1. Flat belt 1 having a receiving place for sliced meat pieces m transported by guide 5
Numeral 3 denotes a state in which it is extended between pulleys 14 and slightly raised from the start end. Although not shown, a drive motor is provided and sliced meat pieces of the flat belt 13 are indicated by phantom lines. A control device (omitted) for raising and lowering the receiving portion of m according to the number of stacked sliced meat pieces m by moving the roller 14a is incorporated.

A pressing tool 1 consisting of a thin rod for pressing the vicinity of the fold curve of the sliced meat piece m received by the delivery section of the delivery conveyor 6 from above over substantially the entire width of the sliced meat piece m.
5 is mounted on a rod of an air cylinder 16 with a guide attached to an airframe (not shown) so as to be able to move in and out.

The operation of the folding and conveying apparatus for sliced meat pieces configured as described above will be described. The sliced meat pieces m supplied from a slicer (not shown) and the like are provided in a large number on the surface of the carrier 1. It is held in a substantially spread state on the tip of the needle 2 and is transferred by operating the drive motor 4, but stops when it reaches a preset position. At this time, the guide tool 5 for regulating the bending center line of the sliced meat piece m is advanced to the position near the folding curve of the sliced meat piece m by driving the air cylinder 8 with the guide and the motor 6 in relation to the retracted position, and the sliced meat piece is advanced. The sliced meat piece m is gently pressed onto the carrier 1 by contacting it so as to cover the first half of m.

Subsequently, when the motor 10 is driven, FIG.
The rotary shaft 9a is rotated in such a manner that the movement is indicated by virtual lines in a stepwise manner.
The open end of b enters between the strips of a large number of needles 2 planted on the surface of the carrier 1 from the retracted position indicated by the solid line, and comes into contact with the back surface of the latter half of the sliced meat piece m to scoop up while sliding. The sliced meat piece m is moved in the direction of arrow E, and the latter half of the sliced meat piece m is moved to the front half part side of the sliced meat piece m (arrow F
Direction), so the sliced meat pieces m
The bending tool 9 is bent by inertia without adhering to the comb rod 9b. At this time, the degree of bending of the sliced meat m can be adjusted by changing the rotation speed of the motor 10 (the adjustment device is not shown).

Still, the sliced meat pieces m have a lot of fat,
If the bending is not sufficient due to a low temperature or the like, the motor 12 is driven following the operation of the folding tool 9 to move the open end of the comb rod 11b of the auxiliary folding tool 11 from the retracted position. The sliced meat piece m is instantaneously advanced D to a position near the bending line to press the insufficiently bent sliced meat piece m from the surface to strengthen the bending.

The guide member 5 holding the sliced meat pieces m folded in this way rotates the motor 7 from the bending position to the delivery position of the sliced meat pieces m of the delivery conveyor device 6. B is made.

Next, the pressing rod 15 is advanced (FIG. 1).
(A virtual line is displayed.) The vicinity of the bending curve of the sliced meat piece m is pressed from above with appropriate pressure to unify the degree of bending of the sliced meat piece m. Subsequently, the guide tool 5 is retracted C by the air cylinder 8 with the guide to the position indicated by the imaginary line in FIG.
Is pressed against the surface of the flat belt 13 so that the sliced meat pieces m adhere to the guide tool 5 and are not moved even when pulled. Then, when the pressing rod 15 returns to the upper retreat position, the flat belt 13 of the delivery conveyor 6 advances by a predetermined distance and sends out the sliced meat pieces m.

The above-described series of operations of each unit is controlled so as to be sequentially and repeatedly performed in conjunction with the supply timing of the sliced meat pieces m intermittently supplied to the carrier 1 from a slicer or the like. Omitted.

[0017]

As is apparent from the above description, the folding and conveying apparatus for sliced meat pieces according to the present invention is placed on the conveyance body 1 for conveying the sliced meat pieces m and on the conveyance surface of the conveyance body 1. A retractable guide tool 5 that contacts the surface of the sliced meat piece m to regulate the bending center line, and a bending tool 9 including a rotating shaft 3 having a bending piece on one side of the circumferential surface intersecting with the transport direction. In the folding and conveying apparatus for sliced meat pieces m, the rotation center of the rotating shaft 3 is arranged above the movement locus of the sliced meat piece m on the side to be bent, and the bent piece is the sliced meat piece m. The sliced meat piece m is flipped in the folding direction while being in contact with the back surface and constantly sliding, so that the sliced meat piece m can be bent without sticking to the bending tool 9 even with the soft raw meat slice m. became.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing the configuration and operation of a main part of an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view in which part of the above is omitted.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Conveyor body 2 Needle 3 Rotating axis 4 Motor 5 Guide 6 Sending conveyor 9 Folding tool 11 Auxiliary bending tool 13 Flat belt 15 Pressing tool m Slice piece

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Naoki Tokunaga 980-5 Higashigakicho, Matsuyama-shi, Ehime Japan Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kenshi 980-5 Higashigakicho, Matsuyama-shi, Ehime Co., Ltd. F-term in Japan Carrier Industry (reference) 3E056 BA12 CA11 DA03 EA08 FF07 HA10 4B011 EA05

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A transporting body for transporting a sliced meat piece, a guide that can be retracted to contact a surface of the sliced meat piece placed on a transporting surface of the transported body and regulates a bending center line, and In a folding and conveying apparatus for a sliced meat piece comprising a bending tool comprising a rotating shaft having a bending piece on one side of a crossing peripheral surface,
The rotation center of the rotation shaft is arranged above the movement locus of the sliced meat piece on the side to be bent, and while the bent piece is in contact with the back surface of the sliced meat piece and slips, the sliced meat piece is repelled in the bending direction. A folding and conveying device for sliced meat pieces, characterized in that it is configured to be bent.