JP2003125698A - Apparatus for cutting knotted part of chain-shaped sausage - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for cutting a knotted part of a chain-shaped sausage by which the incidence of defective products in the cutting step of the knotted part of the sausage is lowered, and the time and cost required for the maintenance of the apparatus used in the cutting step of the knotted part are reduced. SOLUTION: This apparatus for cutting the knotted part has a blade holder 26 having a plate shape long in one direction, and arranged so that the longitudinal direction may be directed to the horizontal direction or the tilted direction with a proper inclination. The blade holder 26 has a plurality of notches 31 which are dented nearly downward in the upper side edge part of the blade holder 26, which do not allow the sausages to enter but allow the knotted parts between the sausages to enter, and which are formed at a proper interval in the longitudinal direction L of the holder 26, and the blade 34 having the tip of the blade 34 exposed to the bottom parts of the notches 31 is supported by the blade holder 26.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a knotted portion of a chain-like sausage, such as a wiener sausage, in which a plurality of sausages are connected by a knotted portion to cut the knotted portion of the sausage. The present invention relates to a cutting device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when producing sausages such as wiener sausage, a meat filling machine is used to fill a sausage dough into a casing such as a natural intestine and twist it.
A chain-like sausage in which a plurality of sausages are connected by a knot is obtained. Then, after winding this chained sausage around the rod in a spiral loop, put the rod that suspends this chained sausage in a spiral loop on the truck for smoke, put this truck in the smoke house and heat it (smoked smoke). ) Perform processing. When the heating process is completed, the cart is taken out of the smokehouse, the rod is tilted, the suspended chained sausages are thrown into a drum-shaped sausage cutter, and the knots are cut into individual sausages.

The drum type sausage cutter is provided with a large number of blade units (each of which has a blade) on the inner peripheral surface of the drum, as described in, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 50-17551. The knotted portion between the sausages is hooked on the blade unit by projecting and rotating the drum, and the knotted portion is cut by the blade by the weight of the sausage. The chained sausages are put in from one end opening of the drum, and the separated sausages are discharged from the other end opening of the drum.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, since a long chain of sausages is thrown into the drum of the sausage cutter, the chained sausages immediately after being thrown into a state of being entangled in a dumpling shape. However, since the chained sausage entangled in a dumpling is stirred by the blade unit, a large force such as twisting or pulling is applied to the sausage, which causes a problem that the sausage is broken and becomes a defective product. It was The rate of defective products reaches about 2% of the total even with normal sausages, and the defective product rate further increases when the length of one sausage is long, so it is especially important for wiener sausages over 100 mm in length. It became a big problem.

Further, since all the knots of the long chained sausages must be cut while passing through the drum of the sausage cutter, it is necessary to provide a large number of blade units on the inner peripheral surface of the drum. . (For example, to process 1000 kg of chained sausages per hour,
It was necessary to provide at least 150 blade units. ) Then, for hygiene management, the large number of blade units must be disassembled and cleaned every day, which requires a great deal of time and labor. Further, since a large number of blade units are used, there is also a problem that the labor for exchanging a worn blade and the blade purchase cost increase.

Furthermore, since it is necessary to attach a large number of blade units as described above and to minimize the force such as twisting or pulling applied to the sausage, the diameter and length of the sausage cutter drum must be increased to some extent. As a result, the sausage cutter became large and required a large installation area. Since the sausage cutter is large in size as described above, there is also a problem that the cost for daily hygiene management such as cleaning and sterilization increases.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to reduce the defective product generation rate in the sausage knot cutting step and to use the apparatus used in the knot cutting step. It is an object of the present invention to provide a knot-cutting device for chained sausages, which can save the labor and cost associated with maintenance and management.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a knotting part cutting device for a chained sausage according to the present invention cuts the knotting part of a chained sausage in which a plurality of sausages are connected by a knotting part. A device for
It has a plate-like or rod-like shape that is long in one direction, and is provided with a blade holder that is arranged with the longitudinal direction being a horizontal direction or an inclined direction with an appropriate gradient. A plurality of notches that are recessed downwards and that do not allow sausage to enter but allow the nodules to enter are formed at appropriate intervals in the holder longitudinal direction, and the blade tip is cut into the notch. It is characterized in that the blade body exposed at the bottom of the section is supported.

In addition to the above construction, a vibration means for vibrating the blade holder in a direction including the holder longitudinal direction is provided.

In addition to the above construction, the blade body drive means is provided for reciprocating the blade body substantially in the holder longitudinal direction with respect to the blade body holder.

Further, in the above construction, the blade holder is fixed to the holder support member at the base end side thereof and is arranged in the upward inclination direction from the base end side to the free end side. The chain-shaped sausage suspended in a spiral loop shape on the rod for heat treatment can be transferred from one end of the rod to the blade holder.

Further, in the above structure, a plurality of blade body holders are provided, and these blade body holders are arranged in a plurality of upper and lower stages at appropriate intervals.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Although the knotting device for chained sausages according to the present invention can be used alone, it is arranged in the preceding step of the drum-type sausage cutter, and the chained sausage is coarsely cut. Since it is more advantageous to use for cutting (preliminary cutting), in each of the following embodiments, the case where the drum type sausage cutter and the device of the present invention are integrally formed will be described. 1 to 10 show an embodiment of the present invention. In the drawings, reference numeral 1 is a knotted portion cutting device for chained sausages according to the present invention, and reference numeral 2 is a drum type sausage cutter, respectively. Shows.

First, the sausage cutter 2 will be described. In the sausage cutter 2, a cylindrical drum 4 is arranged inside the box body 3 with the cylinder center inclined so that one end side becomes higher. The drum 4 is rotatably supported by a plurality of support rollers 5. Further, reference numeral 6 indicates a driving motor, and a belt 9 is stretched between a pulley 7 provided on the rotation shaft of the motor 6 and a pulley 8 provided on the outer periphery of the drum 4, The motor 6 is configured to rotate the drum 4 in a predetermined direction. A large number of blade units 10 are attached to the inner peripheral surface of the drum 4. As shown in FIG. 4, each blade unit 10 is supported by the hook rod 11 with its tip portion curved in a substantially J shape, and the blade rod 11 exposed in the curved portion of the hook rod 11. When the drum 4 is rotated in the direction of arrow R, the knot portion between the sausages is hooked on the hook rod 11, and when the hook rod 11 comes to a position where the tip thereof is directed downward, As a result, the sausage slides down along the hook rod 11, and the knotted portion is cut by the blade 12. The hook rod 11 can be disassembled for cleaning and replacement of the blade 12. Reference numeral 13 in FIG.
Shows a discharge chute for discharging the sausage separated in the drum 4 to the outside of the box 3. The components of the sausage cutter 2 as described above are substantially the same as those in the commonly used drum type sausage cutter, and thus detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Next, a knotting device 1 for chained sausage according to this embodiment (hereinafter, simply referred to as "cutting device 1") will be described. The cutting device 1 has a hopper-shaped main body casing 15 protruding from the front side of the box body 3. In the center of the upper surface of the main body casing 15, a chain-shaped sausage inlet 16 is formed. The charging port 16 has a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view, and an upper wall around the charging port 16 is formed in a funnel shape having a downward slope toward the charging port 16. The bottom wall of the main body casing 15 is a chute 17 having a downward slope toward the box body 3.
A sausage discharge port 18 is connected to the lower end of the.
The discharge port 18 is provided so as to project from the one end opening of the drum 4 to the inside.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in the main body casing 15, a pair of left and right blade body units 20 facing each other.
a and 20b are provided. One blade unit 20
a is a plate-shaped fixed seat 21 fixed to the main body casing 15 via a support bracket (not shown), a movable substrate 23 supported by the fixed seat 21 via a leaf spring 22, and a lower portion of the movable substrate 23. And a pair of blade holders 26, 26 that are parallel to each other and that are attached to the movable substrate 23 via a holder supporting member 25a that is substantially T-shaped in a plan view. . Each blade holder 26
Is formed in a plate shape that is substantially rectangular in a side view and is long in one direction. In addition, the other blade unit 20b includes the blade holder 2
The blade unit 20a is configured similarly to the blade unit 20a except that only one 6 is provided and a holder supporting member 25b corresponding thereto is provided in place of the holder supporting member 25a. These blade units 20a, 20b
Is a pair of blade holders 26, 2 on the blade unit 20a side.
The blade unit holders 26 on the side of the blade unit 20b are inserted between the six blades, and the longitudinal direction of each blade holder 26 is arranged so as to incline downward toward the distal end side. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, the blade body holder 26 on the side of the blade body unit 20a and the blade body holder 26 on the side of the blade body unit 20b intersect in a substantially X shape in a front view.

5 and 9, for the sake of explanation, the longitudinal direction of the blade holder 26 (hereinafter simply referred to as "holder longitudinal direction") is shown as a horizontal direction. Hereinafter, the configuration of the blade unit 20a, 20b will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 and 9 and FIGS. 6 to 8 and 10. The leaf spring 22 has a rectangular shape that is long in the lateral direction, and both ends of the leaf spring 22 are slidably sandwiched between a pair of left and right columns 27 and 27 standing on the upper surface of the fixed seat 21. Although not shown, a fall prevention structure is provided to prevent the end portion of the leaf spring 22 from coming out between the pair of columns 27, 27. The movable substrate 23 has a rectangular shape that is long in the vertical direction, and a convex portion 28 having sideways screw holes (not shown) is formed on the upper back surface thereof. And this convex portion 28
With the intermediate portion of the leaf spring 22 sandwiched between the front and the back by the presser foot 29 and the presser foot 29, the bolt 3 that penetrates the presser foot 29 and the leaf spring 22
The movable substrate 23 and the leaf spring 22 are fixed by screwing the tip portion of 0 into the screw hole of the convex portion 28 (see FIGS. 9 and 10). The vibration motor 24 is internally provided with an eccentric weight (not shown) fixed to the rotating shaft, and by rotating the eccentric weight, vibration is generated in a direction including the holder longitudinal direction (the arrow L direction in FIGS. 5 and 9). The force is applied to the movable substrate 23.

Each blade holder 26 has a plurality of U-shaped notches 31 which are recessed (cut) downward from the upper edge of the blade holder 26 at appropriate intervals in the holder longitudinal direction. ing. The width W of each notch 31 (that is, the notch dimension in the holder longitudinal direction) is set to be smaller than the diameter of the sausage S and larger than the diameter of the knot T between the sausages S. As a result, each notch 31 does not allow the sausage S to enter, but allows the knot T to enter.

Inside each blade holder 26, a blade accommodating groove 32 that extends in the holder longitudinal direction and communicates with the bottom of each notch 31 and communicates with the base end side of this blade accommodating groove 32. A weight accommodating groove 33 is formed, a blade 34 is provided in the blade accommodating groove 32, and a weight 35 is provided in the weight accommodating groove 33 (blade driving means).
But each is housed. As shown in FIG. 7, an elongated plate-shaped blade body 34 has a blade edge 36 extending along one long side of the blade body 34, and engaging projections 37 are provided on both side surfaces of the blade body 34 at its base end. It is projected. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, a weight 35 formed in a rectangular plate with a little thickness.
A slit groove 38 into which the base end of the blade 34 is inserted,
A recess 39 that engages with the projection 37 of the blade 34 is formed. The blade body 34 and the weight body 35 as described above are accommodated in the blade body holder 26 so as to be slidable in the holder longitudinal direction in a state of being connected and integrated by the engagement of the projection 37 and the recess 39. (In order to allow this sliding, the blade housing groove 32
Is longer than the blade 34, and the weight accommodating groove 33 is longer than the weight 35. ) Further, in the housed state, the blade tip 36 of the blade body 34 has each notch 31
Is exposed at the bottom of.

As shown in FIG. 6 and the like, the upper edge portion of each blade holder 26 is formed in a substantially triangular cross section whose thickness decreases upward. In addition, each blade holder 26
Is the blade holder 2 in a vertical cross section along the holder longitudinal direction.
6 is divided into a pair of divided holder members 40, 40 each having a divided shape, and when the cutting edge 36 is worn or the like, one divided holder member 40 is attached to the holder support member 25a (25).
The blade body 34 can be replaced by removing it from b).

Next, the operation will be described. Blade unit 2
When electric power is supplied to each vibration motor 24 of 0a and 20b,
The leaf spring 22 is bent by the exciting force, and the movable substrate 23, the holder support member 25a (25b), and the blade holder 26 are integrally vibrated. The vibration direction here is substantially the same as the longitudinal direction of each blade holder 26 shown by the arrow L in FIG. Further, due to the inertial force acting on the weight body 35 with the vibration of the blade body holder 26, the weight body 35 and the blade body 34 are
Moves reciprocally in the holder longitudinal direction with respect to the blade holder 26.

After the heat treatment under the above operating conditions,
When a long chain of sausages is thrown in through the charging port 16, the chained sausages are thrown in by the blade unit 2
It is received by a total of three blade holders 0a and 20b. Then, while being shaken by the vibration of each blade body holder 26 and moving on the blade body holder 26, the knot portion T between the sausages S falls into the notch portion 31, and the knot portion T is caused by the weight of the sausage S to cause the blade body 34 to move. The knot portion T is cut by the blade edge 35 that is pressed against the blade edge 35 and reciprocates in the holder longitudinal direction. In this way, the sausages separated into a short chain in which about 2 to 5 sausages S are connected are separated from each other by the gap between the blade holders 26 and the like, and the main body casing 1
5, it falls on the chute 17 and slides down on the chute 17, and is thrown into the drum 4 of the sausage cutter 2 through the discharge port 18. Then, the knot portion T is further cut by the blade 12 in the rotating drum 4, and the sausages S that have been cut into individual pieces are discharged to the outside of the box body 3 via the discharge chute 13.

The following advantages can be obtained by using the cutting device 1 of this embodiment configured as described above. That is, the cutting device 1 can cut the knot T without applying a large force such as twisting or pulling to a long chain of sausages, and the sausages cut into short chains by the cutting device 1 are sausages. Since it is put into the drum 4 of the cutter 2, the sausage is not entangled in the drum 4 in a dumpling shape. Therefore, the rate of occurrence of defective products such as broken sausages can be significantly reduced compared to the conventional case. In addition, since the sausage that has been cut into a short chain in advance by the cutting device 1 is put in, the number of blade units 10 provided on the drum 4 is about half that of the conventional one, and maintenance management (cleaning of the blade units 10 and blades) is required. Exchange of body 12)
It is also possible to reduce the labor and cost related to. Furthermore, in the past, in order to minimize the defective product rate,
While the installation density of the blade unit in the vicinity of the one end opening (sausage charging side) of the drum was set low, by providing this cutting device 1 in the previous step (upstream side) of the sausage cutter 2, the drum 4 It becomes possible to install the blade unit 10 at a high density over the entire inner peripheral surface. The combination of the high density and the reduction of the number of blade units 10 described above makes it possible to use the drum 4 having an extremely smaller diameter and length than the conventional one, and the cutting device 1 and the sausage cutter 2 can be used. When viewed as a whole including the above, the size can be reduced to about half the installation area as compared with the case where only the conventional drum type sausage cutter is used. Of course, by reducing the size of the entire apparatus, the cost related to hygiene management such as cleaning of each part can be significantly reduced.

By vibrating the blade holder 26 in the holder longitudinal direction, the chained sausage placed on the blade holder 26 can be moved and the knot T can be quickly dropped into the notch 31. Since the plurality of notches 31 are formed at appropriate intervals, it is possible to simultaneously cut the plurality of adjacent knots T. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently cut the knot T. Furthermore, by reciprocating the blade body 34 in the holder longitudinal direction, the blade tip 36 can be effectively used with a width obtained by adding the stroke of the reciprocating movement to the width W of the notch 31, and the specific portion of the blade tip 36. Only the wear of the blade body 34 can be prevented and the life of the blade 34 can be extended. Of course, the blade 34
Since it comes into contact with the binding portion T while moving, the effect of increasing the cutting efficiency can also be obtained.

Incidentally, instead of the blade holder 26, FIG.
It is also possible to use the blade holder 26a shown in FIG.
That is, the blade holder 26a is used for the blade 4 having a short length.
1 is provided in the same number as the number of the cutout portions 31, and each blade body 41
Is the recess 4 for accommodating the blade body formed in the blade holder 26a.
It is fitted in 2 and is fixed with the cutting edge being exposed at the bottom of each notch 31. Such a blade holder 26a has an advantage that the structure is simpler than that of the blade holder 26 and can be manufactured at low cost. However, the blade 41
Is fixed, only the portion exposed at the notch 31 of the cutting edge is worn. Therefore, the life of the blade 41 is shorter than that of the blade holder 26.

12 to 16 show another embodiment of the present invention. A knotted-section cutting device 51 for chained sausages according to this embodiment (hereinafter, simply referred to as “cutting device 51”) includes a main body casing 52 provided so as to project to the front side of the box body 3 of the sausage cutter 2, and this main body. Inside the casing 52, there are provided blade unit units 53a and 53b which are vertically arranged in two steps at appropriate intervals. The upper blade unit 53a and the lower blade unit 53b have the same configuration. That is, the blade unit 5
3a and 53b respectively have main casing 52 at both ends.
Fixed rod 54 having an L-shaped cross section, which is fixed to the side and fixed to the side.
And a plate-shaped holder support member 5 whose upper end is fixed to the central portion of the fixing rod 54 with rivets 55 and which extends obliquely downward.
6, a vibration motor 57 (vibration means) attached to the back surface of the holder support member 56, and a blade holder 58 attached to the front surface of the holder support member 56.

The holder support member 56 is composed of a plate material (that is, a plate spring) made of spring steel and having an appropriate thickness.
It is elastically deformed by the vibration force of the vibration motor 57, and the lower end thereof reciprocally vibrates in a substantially arcuate direction indicated by an arrow V in FIGS. 13 and 14. The blade holder 58 has a plate shape elongated in one direction, and has a base portion 59 formed on the base end side thereof.
Is fixed to the holder support member 56, and is arranged in an upward slope direction from the base end side toward the free end end. (That is, the blade holder 58 is arranged such that the longitudinal direction of the blade holder 58 (hereinafter, simply referred to as “holder longitudinal direction”) is inclined with the tip upward.)

Each blade holder 58 has a blade holder 5
A plurality of substantially U-shaped notches 60 that are recessed substantially downward from the upper edge of 8 are formed at appropriate intervals in the holder longitudinal direction. Further, a blade body 61 extending in the holder longitudinal direction is provided in the blade body holder 58, and a blade edge 62 of this blade body 61 is exposed at the bottom of each notch 60. As is clear from FIGS. 15 and 16, the sectional shape of the blade holder 58 is substantially the same as that of the blade holder 26 in the above embodiment.

An opening 64 is formed in the body casing 52. As will be described later, the opening 64 transfers a chained sausage suspended in a spiral loop on a heat treatment rod from one end of the rod to the blade holder 58 of the upper blade unit 53a (transfer). The main body casing 52 has a large opening from the upper front surface to the upper surface. The bottom wall of the main body casing 52 is configured with a chute 65 that descends toward the box body 3, and a sausage discharge port 66 is connected to the lower end of the chute 65. Since the configuration of the sausage cutter 2 is the same as that of the above-mentioned embodiment, the same symbols are assigned to the respective constituent elements and the description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the operation will be described. Blade unit 5
When electric power is supplied to each vibration motor 57 of 3a and 53b,
The vibrating force causes the holder support member 56 and the blade holder 58 to integrally vibrate. The vibration direction here is
This is the direction indicated by arrow V in FIGS. 13 and 14, that is, the direction including the holder longitudinal direction. From this state,
As shown in FIG. 5, the chained sausage suspended in a spiral loop shape on the rod 70 for heat treatment (a hollow pipe made of stainless steel is mainly used) is attached to the blade holder 58 of the blade unit 53a (that is, on the upper side). Transfer to. Note that FIG. 13 shows an example in which a long chain of sausages is suspended on the rod 70 in a spiral loop shape in which four loops each consisting of six sausages S are formed. One end 71 of the rod 70 with the chained sausage suspended in this way
Is brought close to or in contact with the tip of the upper blade holder 58, and the rod 70 is tilted so that the one end 71 is lowered, whereby the chained sausage is transferred from the rod 70 to the blade holder 58.

The transferred chain-shaped sausages move obliquely downward along the upper edge of the blade holder 58 due to the vibration of the blade holder 58, and are positioned at the top of each loop as shown in FIG. The knot T that falls into the notch 60. (At this time, the knot T located at the lower end of the loop is
Blade holder 5 of the blade unit 53b (that is, on the lower side)
8 is approaching or in contact with. ) Then, first, the blade body 6 provided in the upper blade body holder 58.
By 1, the knot T at the top of the loop is cut, and the long chain of sausages is cut into a short chain of six sausages S. The short-chained sausages that have been separated fall from the upper blade holder 58 and are received by the lower blade holder 58. Here, as shown in FIG. 16, the knot T located in the center thereof is in a state of being locked by the lower blade holder 58, and then,
The locked knot T is cut by the blade 61 provided on the lower blade holder 58. The chained sausage suspended from the rod 70 is cut into a short chain consisting of three sausages S as described above, and then drops onto the chute 65 and is thrown into the drum 4 of the sausage cutter 2. To be done.

The cutting device 51 configured as described above is
It has the following advantages. That is, since the chained sausage suspended in a spiral loop shape on the rod 70 is transferred to the blade holder 58 and cut, the knot T located at the top of each loop is cut, and after cutting With the short chain of sausages of uniform length, ideal cutting is possible. Further, by arranging the blade holders 58 in upper and lower two steps at appropriate intervals, it is possible to cut into shorter short chains as compared with the case of cutting with only one blade holder. It is possible to further reduce the cutting load on the sausage cutter 2. In addition, this cutting device 5
1, the blade body 61 is fixed to the blade body holder 58. However, like the cutting device 1, the blade body 61 may reciprocate in the holder longitudinal direction with respect to the blade body holder 58.
Of course it is possible.

Needless to say, the cutting device according to the present invention is not limited to each of the above-described embodiments. For example, in the above description, a vibration motor is used as the vibration means, but an electromagnetic vibrator or a compression device such as that used in an electromagnetic feeder is used. It is also conceivable to use a pneumatic vibrator or the like that uses air as a power source for the vibration means. Further, in the above description, the weight body 35 that moves by inertial force is used as the blade body driving means, but it is conceivable to employ a blade body driving means that reciprocates the blade body via a driving mechanism such as a crank or a cam. Further, in the first embodiment, instead of providing the weight body 35, for example, the blade body 34 is extended to the base end side to extend outward from the base end portion of the blade body holder 26, and this extension is performed. If the base end portion of the blade body 34 is connected to a fixed portion such as the fixed seat 21 or the inner wall surface of the main body casing 15, as the blade holder 26 vibrates,
The fixed blade 34 reciprocates with respect to the blade holder 26. In this way, the blade body is configured to be relatively moved by connecting the blade body to the fixed portion and preventing the blade body from vibrating integrally with the blade body holder. It is also conceivable to employ driving means.

Further, in the above, the plate-shaped blade holder 26,
26a and 58 are shown, the blade holder is only required to have a strength capable of withstanding the weight of the sausage and a thinness that does not hinder the intrusion of the knot T between the sausages S into the notch. It may be rod-shaped. Furthermore, although the cutting devices 1 and 51 according to the present invention are integrated with the drum type sausage cutter 2 in the above description, a conveyor such as a belt conveyor is provided between the cutting device according to the present invention and the sausage cutter in the next step. It may be interposed or may be used in combination with a sausage cutter of a method other than the drum type.

[0035]

As described above, according to the knotting device for chained sausages according to the present invention, the knotted part between the sausages is not applied to the long chained sausages without applying a large force such as twisting or pulling. Can be cut, and the defective product generation rate in the knot section cutting step can be reduced. Further, by arranging the knotting device for chained sausages according to the present invention in the preceding step of a sausage cutter such as a drum type, it is possible to reduce the size of the entire device used in the knotting process and to maintain and manage the device. It is possible to reduce the labor and cost involved.

Further, by vibrating the blade holder by the vibrating means, the knot can be quickly dropped into the notch and the cutting process can be performed efficiently.

Further, by reciprocating the blade body in the longitudinal direction of the holder, the life of the blade body can be extended, the frequency of replacement of the blade body can be reduced, and the running cost can be reduced.

Further, the chain-shaped sausage suspended in a spiral loop on the rod is transferred to the blade holder so that the length of the short chain-shaped sausage after cutting is uniform.
An ideal cutting process is possible.

Further, by arranging the blade body holders in a plurality of upper and lower stages, it is possible to cut into shorter short chains as compared with the case of cutting with the blade body holder having only one stage.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view of a sausage cutter including a cutting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of the cutting device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a drum and a blade unit of the sausage cutter.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway side view showing a blade unit of a cutting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 5, for explaining the cut state of the sausage knot portion.

7A and 7B are diagrams showing a blade body, FIG. 7A is a side view, and FIG. 7B is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C of FIG. 7A.

8A and 8B are views showing a weight body, FIG. 8A is a plan view, and FIG. 8B is a side view.

FIG. 9 is a plan view illustrating a pair of blade units.

FIG. 10 is a side view taken along the line DD of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a partially cutaway side view showing another example of the blade holder.

FIG. 12 is a partially cutaway front view of a sausage cutter including a cutting device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

13 is a schematic vertical sectional view of the apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 14 is a side view of the blade unit.

FIG. 15 illustrates a cut state of a sausage knot portion,
It is an expanded sectional view which follows the EE line of FIG.

FIG. 16 illustrates a cut state of a sausage knotted portion,
It is an expanded sectional view which follows the EE line of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1,51 Chain-shaped sausage knot cutting device 24,57 Vibration motor (vibration means) 26,26a, 58 Blade body holder 31,60 Cutout portions 34,41,61 Blade body 35 Weight body (blade body drive means) 56 Holder support member

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A device for cutting the nodule of a chain-shaped sausage in which a plurality of sausages are connected to each other by a nodule, which has a plate shape or a rod shape elongated in one direction, and the longitudinal direction is horizontal or appropriately inclined. It is equipped with a blade holder that is arranged in the direction of inclination, and the blade holder is recessed substantially downward from the upper edge of the blade holder, and sausages are not allowed to enter, but the nodules do not enter. A plurality of permissible notches are formed at appropriate intervals in the holder longitudinal direction, and a blade body having a blade tip exposed at the bottom of the notch is supported by the blade holder. A device for cutting the nodule of chained sausages. 2. The knotted-section cutting device for chained sausages according to claim 1, further comprising a vibrating means for vibrating the blade holder in a direction including a longitudinal direction of the holder. 3. The knotted-section cutting device for chained sausages according to claim 1, further comprising blade body driving means for reciprocating the blade body substantially in the holder longitudinal direction with respect to the blade holder. 4. The blade holder is fixed at its base end side to a holder support member, and is arranged in an inclined direction of an upward slope from the base end side to the tip end side which is a free end. The knotted-section cutting device for chained sausages according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the chained sausage suspended in a spiral loop on the rod is transferable from one end of the rod to the blade holder. . 5. The knot-cutting of the chain-like sausage according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of blade body holders, the blade body holders being arranged in a plurality of upper and lower stages at appropriate intervals. apparatus.