JP2003144897A - Discharging scraper apparatus and kettle apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a discharging scraper apparatus for scraping the contents stuck to the inner wall or other positions of a kettle when the contents are discharged, and a kettle apparatus. SOLUTION: A discharging scraper 84 almost U-shaped in the side view is swung integrally with a swinging lever 83 and brought into contact with an upper flange 2c formed like a collar on the opened end of the kettle 2 and the inside surface connected to the flange 2c by driving an air cylinder 85 while the kettle 2 is kept in a tilted state. The scraper 84 comes into slidable contact with the flange 2c and the inside surface connected to the flange 2c by rotating the kettle 2 on its axis in such a state, so that the contents stuck to the flange 2c and the inner wall 19 of the whole area from the flange 2c to the bottom side by a prescribed distance can be scraped.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pot drainage device and a pot device including the drainage device, and more particularly to a drainage device and a pot device having a rotating pot.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a pot device has been used for mixing and stirring a plurality of raw materials to obtain a desired product or a mixture as a semi-finished product (object). For example, as a mixture produced by mixing and stirring with such a kettle device, there is curry or stew roux produced by mixing and stirring (kneading) powder such as wheat flour and oil (butter). Such a mixture is
Mixing and stirring multiple raw materials in a kettle (in this specification, "kneading")
It is also manufactured) so that a uniform mixture can be obtained.

Many of such kettle devices are designed to discharge the contents (product or semi-finished product) of the kettle to the outside of the kettle by tilting the kettle when the production of the product or the semi-finished product is completed. It is configured.

[0004]

However, in the conventional hook device as described above, the contents of the hook are discharged only by tilting the hook. In the case of manufacturing a product or semi-finished product with high dynamic viscosity, when the object such as the product or semi-finished product adheres to the inner wall of the tilted pot and the object thus adhered is not used as the product or semi-finished product. However, in order to use the attached object as a product or a semi-finished product, it was necessary to manually scrape the object from the inner wall of the pot.

[0005]

Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is in a tilted state in order to discharge the object accumulated inside the kettle having the upper flange at the opening edge. A discharge scraper device used for a hook that can be rotated by contacting an upper flange of the hook and an inner wall connected to the upper flange, and moving relative to rotation of the hook, The discharge scraper for scraping off the object attached to the upper flange and the inner wall connected to the upper flange, and the state of the discharge scraper,
A switching mechanism is provided to switch between a state in which the tilted upper flange and the inner wall connected to the upper flange are brought into contact with each other and a state in which the upper flange and the inner wall connected to the upper flange are separated from each other. This makes it possible to slide the discharge scraper into the upper flange and the inner wall of the kettle that rotate in a tilted state, and scrape the objects attached to the upper flange and the inner wall of the kettle. The product can be used as a product or a semi-finished product, and waste can be eliminated. Further, by separating the discharge scraper from the kettle by the switching mechanism, the kettle can be returned to the untilted state and used for manufacturing a new product or semi-finished product. The upper flange includes not only the flange provided on the opening edge portion of the hook in a brim shape, but also the opening end surface of the hook when the opening edge portion of the hook is not projected in the brim shape.

Further, the discharge scraper has a first portion that is in close contact with the tilted upper flange of the hook and a second portion that is in close contact with the inner wall that is continuous with the tilted upper flange of the hook. It is desirable to do. As a result, when the contents are discharged from the kettle by tilting the kettle, the attached object is scraped off from the upper flange of the kettle and the inner wall connected to this, where much remains without being discharged. Is possible.

Further, the switching mechanism has one end pivotally supported outside the hook and the other end to which the discharge scraper is attached, and a lever connected to the lever, and the lever is centered around one end of the lever. It is desirable to have a configuration in which a swinging actuator is provided, and the state of the discharge scraper is switched by swinging the lever with the actuator. As a result, the discharge scraper can be brought into contact with or separated from the upper flange and the inner wall connected to the upper flange of the shuttle in a tilted state only by driving the actuator. As the actuator, for example, an air cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, an electric motor or the like can be used.

Further, the present invention is a discharge scraper device for use in a hook which can be rotated in a tilted state in order to discharge an object accumulated inside the hook, and which is provided on the inner wall of the hook. By contacting and moving relative to the rotation of the kettle, the discharge scraper for scraping off the object adhered to the inner wall and the discharge scraper are inserted into the tilted inside of the kettle, Or an insertion / removal mechanism for separating from the inside of the tilted hook,
And a switching mechanism for switching the state of the discharge scraper inserted into the inside of the shuttle by the insertion / removal mechanism to a state of contacting the tilted inner wall of the shuttle and a state of separating from the inner wall of the shuttle. There is. As a result, the discharge scraper can be slidably contacted with the inner wall of the rotating hook in the tilted state, and the object attached to the inner wall of the hook can be scraped off by the discharge scraper. Or it can be used as a semi-finished product, and waste can be eliminated. In addition, the switching mechanism separates the discharge scraper from the kettle, and the insertion / removal mechanism separates the discharge scraper from the outside of the kettle, so that the kettle is returned to the untilted state and used for manufacturing new products or semi-finished products. be able to.

Further, the discharge scraper has a substantially arcuate shape so as to be in close contact with the inner surface of the side portion of the tilted hook, and a linear portion provided in a substantially straight shape, and to be in close contact with the bottom of the hook. It is desirable to have a configuration having an arc portion provided. As a result, when the contents are discharged from the kettle by tilting the kettle, the contents, which are the contents remaining on the inner walls of the side wall and the bottom wall of the hook, are scraped off from these inner walls. Is possible.

Further, the insertion / removal mechanism regulates a moving direction when the discharge scraper is inserted into the tilted hook and when the discharge scraper is removed from the tilted hook. Guide part to
The discharging scraper and the switching mechanism are attached, and the moving part is engaged with the guide part so as to be movable in the moving direction, and the moving part is moved in the moving direction. Therefore, it is desirable to have a configuration including an operation unit that operates the moving unit. As a result, the moving portion moves in the movement direction regulated by the guide portion only by driving the operating portion, so that the discharge scraper can be inserted into the shuttle or separated from the shuttle.

Further, the switching mechanism is connected to the discharge scraper, one end of which is pivotally supported by the insertion / removal mechanism, and is connected to the lever, and the lever is swung about one end of the lever. It is desirable to have a configuration including an actuator, and switching the state of the discharge scraper by swinging the lever with the actuator. As a result, it is possible to bring the discharge scraper into contact with or separate from the inner wall of the tilted hook by simply driving the actuator. As the actuator, for example, an air cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, an electric motor or the like can be used.

Further, the hook device includes an upper cover and a hook and / or an elevating device for the upper cover for enabling the upper cover to be relatively separated from the hook. It is preferable that the lifting device and the lifting device are integrally provided. As a result, the discharge scraper device according to the present invention can be compactly provided to a hook device in which the hook, the upper cover, and the lifting device are integrally provided, and the hook cannot be removed. Therefore, it is possible to achieve the function of discharging the object from the pot without waste.

Further, it is preferable that the hook device further comprises a tilting mechanism for tilting the hook to a predetermined angle in a state where the hook and the upper cover are separated from each other. This makes it possible to tilt the shuttle in the shuttle device and make the discharge scraper device of the present invention function.

Further, it is desirable that the hook device further comprises a rotating mechanism for rotating the hook. This allows
By rotating the shuttle in the shuttle device, the discharge scraper device according to the present invention can be operated.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION (First Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a separated state of a shuttle device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the shuttle device, and FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an upper cover of the shuttle device shown in FIG. 4 is a side view of the same hook device, FIG. 5 is a front view of the set condition in the same hook device, FIG.
(a) is a front view of a chain attachment member in the shuttle device, (b) is a side view of (a), and FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the shuttle device.
(a) is a sectional view taken along the line AA, (b) is an enlarged view of a portion B of (a), FIG. 8 is a front view showing an enlarged cross section of the pot and its surroundings, and FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross section of the pot and its surroundings. FIG. 10 is a front view showing the flow of the heating or cooling medium in and around the pot. In the following embodiments, a kettle device for producing curry roux as a mixture will be described as an example.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the shuttle device according to the present embodiment has a structure in which the shuttle 2 is arranged inside a pedestal 22 standing upright from the floor of a factory or the like. The gantry 22 has a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped frame shape that is substantially square in a plan view, and is configured so that the shuttle 2 can be elevated and lowered along the gantry 22 as described later. Further, an upper cover 6 and a raw material charging port 3 connected to the upper cover 6 are provided on the top of the gantry 22. The raw material charging port 3 is for charging the raw material into the pot 2, and as shown in FIG. 3, a pair of powder charging ports 3A provided on both sides of the upper cover 6 and the upper surface of the upper cover. It has an oil and fat input port 3B and a manual input port 3C that are opened. Further, the upper cover 6 has a ventilation port 11 and an exhaust port 12 so that the air in the kettle 2 can be circulated.
Is provided. In this example, the preliminary charging port 13 is provided so that another powder can be charged. The preliminary charging port 13 is normally closed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the upper cover 6 has a stirring device 4 for stirring the raw material charged in the kettle 2.
And a scraper device 5 described later are provided. The stirrer 4 is a driving machine 1 provided on the upper part of the upper cover 6.
4 and an agitator 15 (FIG. 1) which is connected to the driving machine 14 and is hung from the lower surface of the upper cover 6. The agitator 15 is adapted to be rotated by the driving machine 14.

As shown in FIG. 1, the bottom of the shuttle 2 is supported by an annular support frame 7, and the lower part of the shuttle 2 and the support frame 7 have an upper frame 9 in the form of a square cylinder and the upper part thereof. It is arranged so as to be surrounded by a frame body 10 constituted by a substantially rectangular lower frame 8 fixed to the lower part of the frame 9. The lower end of the support frame 7 is attached to the inner peripheral surface of the lower frame 8, and the frame 2 thus supports the shuttle 2 and the support frame 7.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the shuttle device 1 is provided with an elevating device 20 for elevating the shuttle 2 supported by the frame 10 together with the frame 10.

As shown in FIG. 2, the lifting and lowering device 20 includes a driving machine 24 provided on the pedestal 22 and the pedestal 2 as described above.
2, a pair of drive sprockets 25, which are respectively provided on both outer sides of the upper part, are driven by the drive machine 24, lifting chains 26 that mesh with the drive sprockets 25, and substantially intermediate portions in the depth direction on both upper ends of the pedestal 22. And a driven sprocket 27 that engages with the lifting chain 26.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 4, 6 and 7 (a) and 7 (b), the frame 10 is mounted on both sides of the frame 10 which can be raised and lowered by the lifting device 20. Elevating frames 28 for raising and lowering are provided respectively. As described above, the gantry 22 has a rectangular parallelepiped frame shape, and the four prisms provided at each corner serve as the elevating frame 23 that restricts the moving direction of the frame 10 only up and down. The elevating frame 28 is configured such that engaging portions 28b are provided at both ends of a horizontally long rectangular bar 28a extending in the depth direction (front-rear direction), and the elevating frame 28 is passed between the elevating frames 23 arranged to face each other in the front-rear direction. It is arranged in a closed state. The engaging portions 28b provided at both ends of the elevating frame 28 are engaged with vertically long guide rails 29 provided on the side surfaces of the elevating frame 23, respectively, whereby the moving direction of the frame body 10 is changed. It is supposed to be regulated. In addition, each lifting frame 28
A bearing 31 is provided on the upper surface of the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the square rod 28 a of the tilting shaft 30.
Is pivotally supported.

A mountain frame 32 is provided on the elevating frame 28 so as to form a trapezoidal shape with the square bar 28a as the bottom. The mountain chain 32 has an upper end portion on which the elevating chain 26 is connected. A linked chain attachment member 33 is provided. The other end of the lifting chain 26 is connected to the counterweight 34. Counterweight 3
The reference numeral 4 is arranged on one side (back side) of the two elevating frames 23 arranged to face each other in the front-rear direction, that is, inside the weight cover 35 provided below the drive sprocket 25.
Such a counterweight 34 has a weight that enables the shuttle 2 to be raised and lowered with a small driving force.
The weight is balanced such that the side is slightly heavier than the counterweight 34 side, and thus, stability during lifting is achieved.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7B, a sensor 39 for detecting that the elevating frame 28 has reached the position of the detecting member 38 provided at a predetermined position of the elevating frame 23 is provided. Has been. A proximity switch or the like is used as the sensor 39. The sensor 39 is electrically connected to a control device (not shown) for the driving machine 24.

As a result, when the driving machine 24 of the lifting device 20 is operated, the lifting frame 28, the frame body 10, and the shuttle 2 are lifted and lowered integrally along the guide rail 29. The upper limit point of the shuttle 2 is a set position in which the opening edge of the shuttle 2 contacts the lower end of the upper cover 6 and the opening of the shuttle 2 is closed, as shown in FIG. 1 and 4, the shuttle 2 is located at a substantially central portion in the vertical direction of the gantry 22 and is separated from the upper cover 6 by a predetermined distance.

Further, the shuttle 2 is configured to be rotatable as described below. As shown in FIGS.
Is formed as a rotating body around a rotation shaft 40 (center of rotation), and more specifically, a cylindrical portion 2a having an open upper portion and a bottom portion 2b provided at the lower end of the cylindrical portion 2a.
And an upper flange 2c provided in a flange shape at the open end of the tubular portion 2a. The bottom portion 2b has a substantially spherical shape that is convex downward, and only the central portion thereof projects upward. The hook 2 is rotated by a rotation mechanism 41 as described below.
It is rotatable about the rotary shaft 40. In this embodiment, a bearing 42 is interposed between a support frame 7 that supports the lower portion of the shuttle 2 and the lower frame 8 of the frame body 10. It is rotatable about 40. Further, internal teeth 43 are formed on the inner surface of the lower portion of the support frame 7, and an output shaft of a driving machine 44 fixedly supported by the frame body 10 meshes with the internal teeth 43, and the driving machine 44 operates. By doing so, the shuttle 2 can be rotated integrally with the support frame 7. In this way, the support frame 7, the inner teeth 43, the drive unit 44, and the like constitute the rotation mechanism 41.
Note that the configuration that allows the shuttle 2 to rotate may be any other configuration as long as it is a mechanism that can rotate the shuttle 2 in the set state as shown in FIG. 5, and is particularly limited to the configuration of this embodiment. It is not something that will be done.

Further, in the shuttle device 1 of the present embodiment, the tilting mechanism 45 for tilting the shuttle 2 to a predetermined angle when the raw materials (objects) mixed and stirred in the shuttle 2 are discharged.
(FIG. 4). In this embodiment, the tilting mechanism 45 is provided with two tilting shafts 30 extending in the rotational diameter direction of the hook 2 on both sides of the hook 2, and the tilting shafts 30 are supported by the lifting frame 28 as described above. The tilting shaft 30 is attached to the lifting frame 28.
Is provided by providing a tilting cylinder 46 (FIG. 4) which is a driving machine capable of tilting up to a predetermined angle.

The tilt shafts 30 are fixed to the upper frame 9 of the frame body 10 at the ends close to the shuttle 2, and the ends apart from the shuttle 2 are attached to the elevating frame 28. It is supported by a bearing 31 provided. That is, the shuttle 2 is configured to be tilted integrally with the frame body 10 around the tilt shaft 30.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, one elevating frame 2
The cylinder frame 47 is extended downward from 8
A projecting portion projecting forward is provided at the tip (lower end) of the cylinder frame 47, and one end (barrel side) of the tilt cylinder 46 is pivotally attached to this projecting portion. The other end of the tilt cylinder 46 (the piston rod 4
(8 side) is arranged upward, and the tilting cylinder 46 is substantially parallel to the cylinder frame 47. An arm member 49 extending from the shaft body of one of the tilt shafts 30 is pivotally attached to the tip of the piston rod 48 of the tilt cylinder 46. As a result, the tilting cylinder 46 extends, so that the hook 2 that is horizontally arranged rotates forward about the tilting shaft 30. The arm member 49 and the tilt cylinder 46 are configured with an angle and expansion / contraction amount so that the tilt angle of the shuttle 2 is a preferable angle, as indicated by a chain double-dashed line in FIG. The angle of inclining the kettle 2 may be an angle at which the internal mixture can be discharged to another container 50, as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG.
For example, it can be tilted forward about 120 ° from the horizontal state. This angle may be set arbitrarily according to the properties of the mixture, etc., but in order to effectively discharge the contents of the kettle 2, tilt it at least until the opening of the kettle 2 is located below the other parts. It is necessary to punish.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the pot 2 of this embodiment is constructed so that the pot 2 and the inside thereof can be heated or cooled as described below. A medium (for example, steam) or a medium (for example, cooling water) that heats or cools the inside of the kettle 2 so as to cover the lower side (bottom side) from the bottom side portion by a predetermined length from the opening edge of the kettle 2.
By forming a jacket 52 through which the medium flows, and circulating a medium in the jacket 52, heating or cooling of the pot 2 and the inside thereof is performed.

Furthermore, in the lower center of the jacket 52,
An opening for discharging the medium inside the jacket 52 is provided, and the rotary joint 5 is provided in this opening.
3 are connected. This rotary joint 53
Has a pipe portion 53a having a double pipe structure and a fixed support portion 53b pivotally attached to the upper end of the pipe portion 53a and fixed to the jacket 52. The double pipe of the pipe portion 53a The outside of the structure is a supply path 54 and the inside is a discharge path 55, and the opening of the jacket 52 is connected to the discharge path 55 through a hole provided in the fixed support portion 53b.
On the other hand, two pipes 60 are provided at two locations on the side of the pipe portion 53a.
Are connected to each other, and the other ends of the pipes 60 are connected to two locations near the upper end of the jacket 52. The supply path 54 and the jacket 52 are connected to each other by such a pipe 60.

Pipes 58 and 59 are connected to the lower end of the rotary joint 53. One pipe 58
Has one end connected to the supply passage 54 and the other end connected to a supply passage 56 provided in the one tilt shaft 30. Further, one end of the other pipe 59 is connected to the discharge passage 55, and the other end is connected to the discharge passage 57 provided in the other tilt shaft 30.

According to the medium supply structure 61 constructed as described above, as shown in FIG. 10, the medium 62 supplied to the supply passage 56 formed in the tilt shaft 30 on one side (the right side in the drawing).
Is supplied from the upper part of the jacket 52 to the inside of the jacket 52 from the supply passage 54 formed on the outer side of the double pipe of the rotary joint 53 through the pipe 58 and the pipe 60. The medium 62 supplied to the jacket 52 collides with the buffer plate 63 provided in the jacket 52 and then flows to the lower part of the jacket 52. During this time, the kettle 2 is heated or cooled.

The medium 62 that has heated or cooled the kettle 2 advances from the lower portion of the jacket 52 to the discharge passage 55, and is formed on the other tilt shaft 30 (the left side in the drawing) from the discharge passage 55 through the pipe 59. It is discharged to the discharged discharge passage 57. Therefore, while enabling the rotation and tilting of the shuttle 2 as described above,
It is possible to heat and cool the pot 2 and its inside,
Therefore, it is possible to mix and stir the raw materials by circulating the medium 62 while rotating the pot 2 to heat or cool the pot in a state where the temperature inside the pot 2 is always stable.

In particular, in this embodiment, since the roux of curry is produced while supplying the steam for heating, the heating medium 6
By supplying 2 from the upper part of the jacket 52 and discharging it from the lower part, the highest temperature heating medium is supplied to the upper part where cooling is easy to effectively heat the entire mixing and stirring section 51 of the kettle 2 described above. You can

FIG. 11 is a front view of the stirring tool shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 12 is an enlarged side sectional view showing a driving mechanism of the stirring tool provided on the upper cover shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 13 is shown in FIG. FIG. 14 is a side view showing the shuttle and the scraper in the state, and FIG. 14 is a plan sectional view showing the relationship between the stirring tool and the scraper in the state shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 11, the agitator 4 described above is used.
The stirrer 15 provided at is composed of a blade portion 65 for stirring a mixture (object) and a mounting portion 64 provided at the upper end of the blade portion 65. Feather part 65
It suffices that it has a shape capable of effectively mixing and stirring the raw materials, but in this embodiment, it is formed in a vertically long ring shape so that two stirring tools 15 can be arranged in the pot 2. Further, the blade portion 65 is formed so that its rotation trajectory is along the inner wall 19 of the shuttle.

As shown in FIG. 12, the driving machine 14 (motor) for driving the agitator 15 is installed at the center of the upper part of the upper cover 6, and a driving gear is provided at the tip of the output shaft of the driving machine 14. 66 is fixed, and two driven gears 67 are meshed with the drive gear 66. This driven gear 67
Are arranged at positions facing each other with the drive gear 66 interposed therebetween, and the mounting members 6 provided on the shafts 68 of the respective driven gears 67.
The mounting portion 64 of the stirring tool 15 is fixed to the shaft 9. With this configuration, when the driving machine 14 operates, the driving machine 1
The rotation of 4 is transmitted to the two stirring tools 15, and these are rotated in the same direction at the same rotation speed.

Next, the structure of the scraper device 5 described above will be described. As shown in FIG. 13, the scraper device 5 includes a scraper 18 for scraping an object attached to the inner wall 19 of the kettle from the inner wall 19 of the kettle, and the scraper 18
And a support portion 17 for supporting the. The support portion 17 is
Two rotating rods 17A, 17B in the shape of a round bar arranged substantially vertically
From the lower end of each of the extended portions 171a, 172a, 17
B has a shape as if extended, and as shown in the figure, the rotating shaft 17A and the extending portions 171a, 172a are integrally formed, and on the opposite side with the rotating shaft 40 sandwiched therebetween.
The rotating shaft 17B and the extending portion 17b are integrally configured. The rotating shaft 17A and the extending portions 171a and 172a include
Four scrapers 181, 183, 185, 187 are attached to each other with a gap therebetween, and three scrapers 182, 184, 184 are attached to the rotary shaft 17B and the extending portion 17b.
186 is a scraper 181, 183, 185, 187
The scrapers 181 and 18 are arranged so that the scraping range is different from the scraping range where the scraper scrapes the inner wall 19 of the hook.
It is attached at a location corresponding to the space between each of 3,185,187.

The scrapers 181 and 182 are connected to the shafts of the rotating shafts 17A and 17B via leaf springs 173, and brackets 174 are attached to both ends of the scrapers 183 to 187. The scrapers 183 to 187 are sandwiched by the brackets 174, and the scrapers 183 to 187 are connected via the brackets 174 to the rotary shafts 17A,
17B and the extension portions 171a, 172a, 17b. Also, the bracket 174 and the scraper 183
~ 187 is provided with a predetermined play at the connecting point, whereby the scrapers 183-187 are swingable with respect to the bracket 174.

Each of the scrapers 181-187 has a plate-like shape with its tip end side (the side in contact with the pot inner wall 19) being thinned. Among them, the scrapers 184-1818 are provided.
7 are shaped so as to match the shape of the inner wall of the bottom portion 2b.

As shown in FIG. 14, the scraper 1
Reference numerals 81, 183, 185, and 187 indicate the forward rotation direction of the stirring tool 15 (the arrow shown in FIG. 14) from the portion where the rotation locus of the stirring tool 15 arranged near the rotating shaft 17A is closest to the inner wall 19 of the pot. 2) is arranged at a position slightly downstream of the inner wall 19 of the cauldron so that the tips of the respective ends face the agitator 15 side. Similarly, the scrapers 182, 184, 186 are also arranged along the rotation locus of the agitator 15 which is arranged in the vicinity of the rotating shaft 17B. Note that, in FIG. 14, parts below the scrapers 183 and 184 are shown in order to simplify the drawing.

As shown in FIG. 3, an arm 84 pivotally attached to the tip of the piston rod of the cylinder 16 arranged above the upper cover 6 is connected to each of the rotating shafts 17A and 17B. By driving the cylinder 16, the rotary shafts 17A and 17B can rotate. When the rotary shafts 17A and 17B are rotated, the scrapers 181 to 187 are separated from the inner wall 19 of the shuttle (hereinafter, referred to as a separated state), and the tips of the scrapers 181 and 182 are the inner wall 19 of the shuttle.
And the tips of the scrapers 183 to 187 come into contact with the inner wall 19 of the shuttle or are separated with a slight gap (hereinafter referred to as a contact state).

As described above, even when the rotating shafts 17A and 17B are rotated and the scrapers 181 and 182 come into contact with the inner wall 19 of the shuttle, the scrapers 183 to 187 have predetermined positions with respect to the bracket 174. Since the play is provided, the state in which each tip contacts the inner wall 19 of the hook,
It is possible to swing between a state in which it is slightly separated. Then, in such a contact state, when the kettle 2 rotates and the stirring tool 15 rotates, the viscous target object relatively flows with respect to the scrapers 183 to 187. As a result, the scrapers 183 to 187 are pushed by the object and are brought into contact with the inner wall 19 of the kettle, and among the objects accumulated in the above-mentioned mixing and stirring section 51 of the kettle 2, those attached to the inner wall 19 of the kettle are removed. It is possible to scrape.

On the other hand, when the scrapers 181 and 182 are brought into contact with each other, the leaf springs 173 press the scrapers 181, 182 against the inner wall 19 of the hook, and the tips of the scrapers come into close contact with the inner wall 19 of the hook. It is possible to scrape off the object adhered to the inner wall 19 of the pot above the portion (mixing / stirring portion 51) that is stored.

Next, the structure of the discharge scraper device included in the shuttle device according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing the configuration of this discharge scraper device, (a) is a side view thereof, and (b) is a bottom view thereof. The discharge scraper device according to the present embodiment is attached to a mounting seat 81 fixed to the front side of the gantry 22 (not shown). This discharge scraper device is provided with a first bracket 82a which is fastened to the lower side of the mounting seat 81 by a bolt and is long in the front-rear direction, and is arranged below the first bracket 82a and substantially parallel to the first bracket 82a. A second bracket 82b fastened to the bracket 82a with a bolt and a nut, a swing lever 83 pivotally supported by the second bracket 82b, and a discharge scraper 84 attached to the tip of the swing lever, It is mainly configured by an air cylinder 85 that drives the swing lever 83.

The swing lever 83 has a base end pivotally supported by the second bracket 82b by a pivot provided in the left-right direction, and is swingable in the front-rear direction. Also,
The barrel-side end of the air cylinder 85 is pivotally supported in the front end portion of the second bracket 82b so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction, and the tip of the piston rod of this is attached to the middle portion of the swing lever 83 in the front-rear direction. Is rotatably pivoted to. Therefore, by driving the air cylinder 85, the swing lever 83 swings in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. The swing scraper 84 and the air cylinder 85 change the state of the discharge scraper 84 between a state in which the discharge scraper 84 is brought into contact with the inner pot wall 19 and a state in which it is separated from the inner pot wall 19, as will be described below. A switching mechanism 86 that performs switching is configured.

The discharge scraper 84 fixed to the tip of the rocking lever 83 has a substantially L-shape in a side view, and of the two inner substantially straight line portions 84a and 84b, the first one according to the present invention. One straight part 84a, which is one part, is in sliding contact with the upper flange 2c of the shuttle 2 described above, and the other straight part 84b, which is the second part according to the present invention, is the upper flange 2c of the inner wall 19 of the shuttle 2.
To a position on the side of the bottom 2b for a predetermined distance. This discharge scraper 84 is shown in FIG.
In the case where the shuttle 2 is tilted to the position shown in (a), and when the swing lever 83 is rotated rearward, that is, to the shuttle 2 side by the drive of the air cylinder 85, the respective linear portions 84a. , 84b are arranged so as to come into contact with the above-mentioned locations. The hook 2 shown in the upper right part of FIG. 15 (a)
4 is a cross section near the upper flange 2c located on the upper side of the tilted shuttle 2 shown in FIG.

Therefore, the hook 2 is tilted, and the hook 2 is tilted.
When the shuttle 2 is rotated around the rotating shaft 40 (FIG. 9) by the rotating mechanism 41 described above with the discharge scraper 84 being in contact with the upper flange 2c and the inner wall connected to the upper flange 2c, the upper flange 2c 2c has a straight portion 84a,
A straight line portion 84b is slidably contacted with a portion of the inner wall 19 of the shuttle connected to the upper flange 2c in the vicinity of the opening, and the objects attached to these portions of the shuttle 2 are scraped off by the discharge scraper 84 and dropped below the shuttle 2. To be In this case, as shown in FIG.
Since the objects are placed in the container 50, the objects dropped by the discharge scraper 84 can be used as a product or a semi-finished product, and waste can be suppressed. Can be expected. In order to achieve this action, the installation position of the discharge scraper 84, the tilt angle of the shuttle 2, etc. may be adjusted appropriately. In addition, after the object is processed, when the hook 2 is tilted and the object is discharged, the object is likely to adhere to and remain in the upper flange 2c and the vicinity of the opening of the inner wall 19 of the hook, so that the scraping corresponding to this portion is likely to remain. The discharge scraper device of the first embodiment having a removal range is compact and has an excellent scraping effect. (Second Embodiment) FIG. 16 is a side view showing the configuration of the discharge scraper device included in the shuttle device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 17A and 17B are views showing a state in which the discharge scraper device is detaching the discharge scraper 91 from the outside of the shuttle 2. FIG. 17A is its plan view and FIG. 17B is its rear view. As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the discharge scraper device according to the present embodiment is equipped with a discharge scraper 91 that is in sliding contact with the inner wall 19 of the hook, a bracket 92 that is bolted to the lower portion of the mounting seat 81, and that is attached to the bracket 92. The discharge scraper 91 is inserted into the inside of the shuttle 2 tilted to the state shown in FIG. 4 (FIG. 16), and is removed from the inside of the shuttle 2 to the outside (FIG. 17).
It is mainly configured by a switching mechanism 94 for switching the state of the discharge scraper 91 inserted into the inside of the container to a state of contacting the inner wall 19 of the kettle and a state of separating from the inner wall 19 of the kettle.

The insertion / removal mechanism 93 is arranged below the mounting seat 81, and is engaged with the guide portion 95 by a guide portion 95 which is bolted to the mounting seat 81 and which is long in the front-rear direction. It has a moving part 96 that can move in the front-back direction. The guide portion 95 has a structure in which two substantially parallel guide rails 95b which are vertically separated are fixed to a base 95a fixed to the mounting seat 81. FIG. 17
As shown in (a) and (b), a guide 96a composed of a bearing or the like is engaged with each of the guide rails 95b, whereby the guide 96a moves along the guide rail 95b. It is free.

The moving portion 96 includes a plurality of (four in FIG. 17) guides 96a, one plate 96b bolted to each of the guides 96a, and the plate 9a.
A support member 96, which is fixed to 6b and has a long rod shape in the front-rear direction.
c and. Further, the following operating portion 97 is attached to the support member 96c. The operating unit 97
It has a rodless cylinder 97a arranged between two guide rails 95b.

The rodless cylinder 97a is a double-acting rodless cylinder mainly composed of a cylinder body 97c which is long in the front-rear direction and a moving body 97d which moves along the cylinder body 97c. It is fastened to the plate 96b with bolts. Compressed air is supplied to the cylinder body 97c from a compressor or the like (not shown), so that the moving body 97d moves in the front-rear direction (toward the shuttle 2 or away from the shuttle 2). Therefore, at this time, the plate 96b and the support member 96c move in the front-rear direction integrally with the moving body 97d.

Further, the discharge scraper 91 and the switching mechanism 94 are supported by the support member 96c. Switching mechanism 9
Reference numeral 4 denotes an air cylinder 94a whose end on the barrel side is pivotally supported by a front end portion of the support member 96c by a left-right pivot, and one end (base end) of the air cylinder 94a pivots in the front-rear direction on the rear end portion of the support member 96c. The air cylinder 9 is freely pivoted and the other end (tip) is the air cylinder 9.
It has a swing lever 94b pivotally attached to the tip of the piston rod 4a so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction. As a result, when the air cylinder 94a is driven, the swing lever 94b swings in the direction shown by the arrow in FIG. Then, by such a switching mechanism 94, the state of the discharge scraper 91 is switched between a state where the discharge scraper 91 is brought into contact with the inner wall 19 of the shuttle and a state where it is separated from the inner wall 19 of the shuttle, as described below. .

A mounting plate 9 is provided at an intermediate portion of the swing lever 94b.
8 is fixed. The discharge scraper 91 is attached to the attachment plate 98 in a state of being inclined at a predetermined angle in the left-right direction. The discharge scraper 91 includes a straight line portion 91a that contacts the inner wall of the tubular portion 2a of the shuttle 2 and a substantially arcuate arc portion 91b that is continuous to the rear of the straight line portion 91a and that contacts the inner wall of the bottom portion 2b of the shuttle 2. It is configured. Further, the tip portion of the arc portion 91b is formed in a linear shape so as to come into contact with the portion of the bottom portion 2b that protrudes inward from the center.

With the above-described structure, by driving the rodless cylinder 97a, the discharge scraper 91 can be inserted into the tilted hook 2 and, in this state, the air cylinder 94a is driven. As a result, the swing lever 94b is swung, and the discharge scraper 91 is swung.
Can be brought into contact with the pot inner wall 19 or the discharge scraper 91 can be separated from the pot inner wall 19. Further, the discharge scraper 91 is inserted into the inside of the hook 2, and the inner wall 19 of the hook is provided.
When the rodless cylinder 97 is separated from
By driving a, the discharge scraper 91 inserted inside the shuttle 2 can be removed from the outside of the shuttle 2.

Further, since the discharge scraper 91 has the above-described shape, when it is inserted into the shuttle 2 and is brought into contact with the shuttle inner wall 19, it extends from the opening edge of the shuttle inner wall 19 to the bottom 2b. When the shuttle 2 is rotated around the rotary shaft 40 (FIG. 9) by the rotating mechanism 41 described above in this state, it is closely contacted within the range up to the center (rotation center). The discharge scraper 91 is slidably contacted over substantially the entire area, and the object attached to the inner wall of the shuttle 2 is scraped off by the discharge scraper 91 and dropped below the shuttle 2.

The rest of the configuration and operation of the shuttle device according to the second embodiment are the same as the configuration and operation of the shuttle device according to the first embodiment, so the same reference numerals are given and the description thereof is omitted.

In the above embodiment, the curry roux is taken as an example of the object, but the object is:
In addition to roux, various raw materials such as kneaded wasabi, kneaded spices and other viscous food materials may be used, and the object is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

Further, the above-described first and second embodiments are respectively embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the invention of the present application. It is not limited.

[0059]

According to the present invention, the discharge scraper is slidably contacted with the flange-shaped upper flange provided on the opening edge portion of the hook rotating in the tilted state and the inner wall connected to the flange, and the upper flange of the hook and Since it is possible to scrape off the object adhered to the inner wall, it is possible to effectively scrape off the object adhered to the pot, and the scraped object can be used as a product or semi-finished product, saving waste. be able to. Further, by separating the discharge scraper from the kettle by the switching mechanism, the kettle can be returned to the untilted state and used for manufacturing a new product or semi-finished product.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a separated state of a shuttle device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a plan view of the shuttle device shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an upper cover of the shuttle device shown in FIG.

4 is a side view of the shuttle device shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

5 is a front view of a setting state of the shuttle device shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

6 (a) is a front view of a chain mounting member in the shuttle device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 (b) is a side view of FIG.

7 is a sectional view of the shuttle device shown in FIG. 1, in which (a) is A-
Sectional view A, (b) is an enlarged view of portion B of (a).

8 is a front view showing an enlarged cross section of the shuttle in the state shown in FIG. 1 and its surroundings. FIG.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing an enlarged cross section of the shuttle in the state shown in FIG. 1 and its periphery.

10 is a front view showing the flow of a heating or cooling medium in and around the pot shown in FIG.

11 is a front view of the stirring tool shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged side sectional view showing a drive mechanism of the stirring tool in the upper cover shown in FIG.

13 is a side view showing the shuttle and the scraper in the state shown in FIG.

14 is a cross-sectional plan view showing the relationship between the stirring tool and the scraper in the state shown in FIG.

15A and 15B are diagrams showing a configuration of an exhaust scraper device included in the shuttle device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 15A is a side view thereof, and FIG. 15B is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 16 is a side view showing the configuration of the discharge scraper device included in the shuttle device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

17 is a diagram showing a state in which the discharge scraper of the discharge scraper device shown in FIG. 16 is disengaged from the outside of the hook, (a) is a plan view thereof, and (b) is a rear view thereof.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 hook device 2 kettles 2a tubular part 2b bottom 2c Upper flange 3 Raw material inlet 4 Stirrer 5 scraper device 6 Top cover 7 Support frame 10 frame 14 Drive 15 Stirrer 16 cylinders 17 Support 181-187 scraper 19 Inner wall 20 Lifting device 40 rotation axis 52 jacket 53 Rotary joint 53a pipe 53b connector 54 supply path 55 discharge path 56 Supply passage 57 Discharge passage 58-60 piping 62 medium 64 mounting part 65 blade 81 mounting seat 82a First bracket 82b Second bracket 83 Swing lever 84,91 discharge scraper 84a, 84b Straight part 85 Air cylinder 86,94 switching mechanism 91a Straight part 91b arc part 92 bracket 93 insertion / removal mechanism 94a air cylinder 94b Swing lever 95 Guide 95a base 95b guide rail 96 Moving part 96a guide 96b plate 96c support member 97 Working unit 97a Rodless cylinder 97c cylinder body 97d mobile 98 Mounting plate

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Saburo Morioka             1-5-7 Mirikaeicho, Higashiosaka City, Osaka Prefecture             House Food Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yoshio Yamagami             1-5-7 Mirikaeicho, Higashiosaka City, Osaka Prefecture             House Food Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yoshihiro Yuno             1-5-7 Mirikaeicho, Higashiosaka City, Osaka Prefecture             House Food Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Koji Hashimoto             1-5-7 Mirikaeicho, Higashiosaka City, Osaka Prefecture             House Food Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor ▲ Taka ▼ Miya Takeshi             3-1-1 Higashikawasaki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo             No. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.Kobe factory (72) Inventor Yasuhiro Matsumoto             3-1-1 Higashikawasaki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo             No. Kawaju Plant Co., Ltd.Kobe factory (72) Inventor Yukio Kajimoto             508 Yao, Taharahoncho, Isojo-gun, Nara Co., Ltd.             Shinagawa Factory Nara Factory F-term (reference) 4G037 AA13 EA04                 4G078 AA13 AA26 AB09 BA05 CA01                       CA05 CA12 CA17 DA30 EA10

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A discharge scraper device for use in a hook capable of rotating in a tilted state in order to discharge an object accumulated inside a hook having an upper flange at an opening edge portion, the discharge scraper apparatus comprising: By contacting the upper flange of the hook and the inner wall connected to the upper flange, and moving relative to the rotation of the hook, the object attached to the upper flange and the inner wall connected to the upper flange is scraped and discharged. Switching the state of the scraper and the discharge scraper into a state of contacting the tilted upper flange of the kettle and the inner wall connected to the upper flange, and a state of separating from the upper flange of the kettle and the inner wall connected to the upper flange A discharge scraper device having a mechanism. 2. The discharge scraper has a first portion that comes into close contact with the tilted upper flange of the kettle and a second portion that comes into close contact with the inner wall that is continuous with the tilted upper flange of the kettle.
The discharge scraper device according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. The switching mechanism includes a lever, one end of which is pivotally supported outside the hook and the other end of which is attached with the discharge scraper, and the lever, which is connected to the lever and has the one end of the lever as a center. Has an actuator for swinging,
3. The discharge scraper device according to claim 1, wherein the state of the discharge scraper is switched by swinging the lever with the actuator. 4. A discharge scraper device used for a hook which is rotatable in a tilted state in order to discharge an object accumulated inside the hook, the discharge scraper device contacting an inner wall of the hook, By being moved relative to the rotation of the hook, the discharge scraper for scraping off the object adhering to the inner wall and the discharge scraper are inserted into the tilted hook or tilted. A state in which the insertion / removal mechanism for separating from the inside of the hook and the state of the discharge scraper inserted into the inside of the hook by the insertion / removal mechanism are brought into contact with the tilted inner wall of the hook and the inner wall of the hook. A discharge scraper device including a switching mechanism for switching to a state of being separated from. 5. The discharge scraper is formed in a substantially arcuate shape so as to come into close contact with the inner surface of the side portion of the tilted kettle and a straight line portion that comes into close contact with the bottom of the kettle. An arc portion is provided, and the arc portion is provided.
The described discharge scraper device. 6. The insertion / removal mechanism regulates a moving direction when the discharge scraper is inserted into the tilted shuttle and when the discharge scraper is removed from the tilted inside of the shuttle. A guide part, the discharge scraper and the switching mechanism are attached, the moving part is engaged with the guide part so as to be movable in the moving direction, and the moving part is The discharge scraper device according to claim 4 or 5, further comprising: an operating unit that operates the moving unit so as to move in the moving direction. 7. The lever, wherein the switching mechanism is connected to the discharge scraper and has one end pivotally supported by the insertion / removal mechanism,
An actuator that is connected to the lever and swings the lever around one end of the lever, and swings the lever with the actuator to switch the state of the discharge scraper. The discharge scraper device according to any one of claims 4 to 6, which is characterized. 8. A hook which has an upper flange at an opening edge and is rotatable in a tilted state, and
A shuttle device comprising the discharge scraper device according to any one of 7 above. 9. An upper cover, and a hook and / or a hook for allowing the upper cover to be relatively separated from the hook.
9. The shuttle device according to claim 8, further comprising an elevating device for the upper cover, wherein the shuttle, the upper cover and the elevating device are integrally provided. 10. The shuttle device according to claim 9, further comprising a tilting mechanism for tilting the shuttle to a predetermined angle in a state where the shuttle and the upper cover are separated from each other. 11. The shuttle device according to claim 9, further comprising a rotating mechanism for rotating the shuttle.