JP2007215478A - Cloth piece extender - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cloth piece extender which can more improve productivity than cloth piece extenders of conventional techniques. <P>SOLUTION: This cloth piece extender (1) for separating cloth pieces arranged in the width direction (D2) in the width direction (D2) from each other is characterized by separating the cloth pieces (P) closely arranged in a cloth flow direction (D1) and in the width direction (D2) from each other in the cloth flow direction (D1) to dispose the cloth pieces (P) at at least two positions at a constant distance (PP) in the cloth flow direction (D1), and having a plurality of holding portions (4) for separately holding the cloth pieces (P), a plurality of beam members (34) for supporting the holding portions (4) to arrange the holding portions (4) at at least two places in the cloth flow direction (D1), and a link mechanism (6) connected to the beam members (34) to separate the beam members (34) from each other in the width direction (D2). Thereby, the cloth pieces (P) arranged at at least two places in the width direction (D2) are separated from each other in the width direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cloth piece expanding apparatus, and more particularly, to a cloth piece expanding apparatus for separating cloth pieces arranged in a width direction perpendicular to the cloth flow, for example, cloth pieces for croissants from each other in the width direction. .

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is already known a dough spreading device that pulls croissant dough pieces aligned in the dough flow direction and the width direction perpendicular to the dough flow direction and width direction and rotates them in a desired direction (for example, (See Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2). FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing an example of such a cloth piece spreading device.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the conventional dough spreading device 100 includes a separating portion 102 for separating the dough pieces aligned in the dough flowing direction D1 and the dough flowing direction D1 in the dough flowing direction D1, and the separating portion 102 pulls the dough pieces. A plurality of vertically movable holders 104 that individually hold the dough pieces P that are separated and arranged in the width direction, and a pantograph-type link mechanism 106 that separates the plurality of holders 104 in the width direction. ing. The holding unit 104 is rotatably supported by the link mechanism 106 and is configured to be rotated by the rotating unit 108.

  The shape of the croissant dough piece P is an isosceles triangle, and the right-side dough piece arranged on the right side when the base of the isosceles triangle is viewed in the dough flow direction D1 and the left-facing dough piece arranged on the left side are the dough. Alternatingly arranged in the flow direction D1. For example, first, the right-side dough piece is pulled away in the dough flow direction by the spacing portion 102. Next, the holding unit 104 is lowered, the right-side dough piece is held by the holding unit 104, pulled apart in the width direction by the pantograph link mechanism 106, and rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise by the rotating unit 108. As a result, the right-facing croissant dough pieces are separated in the width direction and the bottom side thereof is directed in the dough flow direction, and is subsequently wound by a croissant winder (not shown). Next, the fabric piece facing left is pulled apart in the fabric flow direction D1 and the width direction in the same manner as the fabric piece facing right. Subsequently, the dough piece facing left is rotated 90 degrees clockwise by the rotating unit 108 in the direction opposite to the dough piece facing right. Thereby, the dough piece for croissant facing left is pulled in the width direction, and its base is directed in the dough flow direction, and is subsequently wound by a croissant winder (not shown).

  The fabric piece expanding apparatus 100 described above has a simple structure because the fabric pieces are pulled apart in the width direction by the pantograph-type link mechanism 106. Further, since the dough piece P separated in the dough flow direction D1 by the separation portion 102 can be held by the holding portion 104 in the immediate vicinity of the separation portion 102 and separated in the width direction by the pantograph type link mechanism 106. The dimension of the cloth piece spreading device 100 in the cloth flow direction can be made relatively short.

Japanese Patent Publication No. 61-10088 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-29737

  However, the cloth piece expanding apparatus 100 of the prior art may not be able to process the cloth pieces at the processing speed requested by the customer. As described above, the cloth piece expanding apparatus 100 of the prior art, for example, separates the right-facing cloth piece in the cloth flow direction, and then pulls it apart in the width direction by the pantograph-type link mechanism 106, and then the next cloth piece. The fabric pieces facing left are separated in the fabric flow direction, and then separated in the width direction by the pantograph-type link mechanism 106. Therefore, even if the speed at which the dough pieces are separated in the dough flow direction is increased, the operation of the pantograph link mechanism 106 may not be able to keep up with the above separating speed. For this reason, there was room for improving the productivity of the dough piece spreading device.

  In addition, when producing not only croissants with relatively small dimensions but also croissants with relatively large dimensions, the size of the dough increases, so that each dough opening device in the prior art uses dough pieces arranged in the width direction. It is necessary to reduce the number and increase the separation distance in the width direction. In this case, if the pantograph-type link mechanism 106 suitable for a relatively small croissant is used as it is, the pantograph-type link mechanism 106 may interfere with the side frame of the dough piece expanding apparatus 100, and a relatively large size is required. In some cases, croissant dough pieces could not be processed. Thus, customers have purchased more dough spreading devices suitable for relatively large sized croissants and have produced two larger and smaller croissants by replacing two dough spreading devices. The time required to replace the dough piece spreading device has increased production time and reduced the productivity of the dough piece spreading device.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a fabric piece spreading device that can improve the productivity as compared with the conventional fabric piece spreading device.

  In order to achieve the above object, a dough spreading apparatus according to the present invention includes a plurality of holding portions for individually holding dough pieces arranged in a width direction perpendicular to the dough flow direction, and a plurality of holding portions in the width direction. A pantograph-type link mechanism for separating the fabric pieces in the width direction, the fabric pieces expanding device for separating the fabric pieces arranged in the width direction from each other in the width direction. The dough pieces arranged close to each other in the direction and the width direction are separated by one row in the dough flow direction, so that the dough pieces are arranged in at least two places at regular intervals in the dough flow direction, and further, the holding portions are provided at two places. Having a plurality of spar members that are supported so as to be aligned in the dough flow direction, wherein the plurality of spar members are connected to the pantograph linkage so that they can be separated from each other in the width direction, thereby at least two locations In Arranged in the width direction Te cloth piece is characterized in that detached from each other in the width direction.

  According to the fabric piece expanding apparatus configured in this way, after separating the fabric pieces arranged close to each other in the fabric flow direction and the width direction in the fabric flow direction, the separated fabric pieces are immediately pulled in the width direction. Rather than separating, the separation in the width direction is not performed until the separated dough pieces are arranged at at least two places spaced apart in the dough flow direction. When at least two separated dough pieces are arranged, at least two dough pieces are held by the holding portions supported so as to be aligned in the dough flow direction at at least two places, and then the girder member is pantograph-type By pulling apart in the width direction by the link mechanism, the dough piece and the holding portion holding it are separated in the width direction.

  That is, without changing the operating time of the pantograph-type link mechanism, which has a limit in processing speed, by one operation of the pantograph-type link mechanism, the dough piece at at least two places with a certain interval in the dough flow direction. By pulling apart in the width direction, the processing speed of the dough piece expanding device can be greatly improved. As a result, it has become possible to improve the productivity of the dough piece spreading device.

  In the cloth piece spreading device, preferably, the plurality of beam members have a drive shaft that is rotatably connected to the pantograph-type link mechanism and fixed to the beam member so that they are separated from each other in the width direction. .

  In the cloth piece expanding apparatus configured as described above, a drive shaft is provided between the pantograph type link mechanism and the plurality of beam members. This simplifies the structure of the dough piece spreading device and reduces the load applied to the pantograph type link mechanism. As a result, it contributes to improving the productivity of the dough piece spreading device.

  In the cloth piece spreading device, preferably, each of the holding portions has a rotation shaft that is rotatably supported by the girder member independently of the pantograph type link mechanism, and further rotates the rotation shaft of the holding portion. It has a rotating part.

  In the cloth piece expanding apparatus configured as described above, the productivity of the cloth piece expanding apparatus can be improved even when the holding member supported by the girder member is rotated to change the direction of the cloth piece. .

  In the cloth piece expanding apparatus, more preferably, the holding parts supported by the girder members so as to be aligned in the cloth flow direction are alternately rotated in the reverse direction by the rotating part, and are driven by a single driving part. Driven. Moreover, in the said cloth piece expansion apparatus, More preferably, the rotation direction of the holding part when holding the cloth piece is constant.

  The cloth piece expanding device preferably further includes a separating portion for separating the cloth pieces arranged close to each other in the width direction in the cloth flow direction. An upstream belt conveyor and a downstream belt conveyor disposed adjacent to each other, and a dough feeding roller disposed above a connection between the upstream belt conveyor and the downstream belt conveyor. The speed is higher than the speed of the upstream belt conveyor, and the dough feeding roller descends so as to press the dough when the piece of cloth to be separated is located at the connection portion, and at the same peripheral speed as the downstream belt conveyor speed. Driven by rotation.

  In the fabric piece expanding device configured in this way, the timing of separating the fabric pieces in the fabric flow direction is stabilized, and deformation of the fabric pieces when separating them can be reduced. Defective products generated when the processing speed is increased can be reduced. Thereby, the productivity of the cloth piece spreading device can be improved.

  In the cloth piece expanding apparatus, preferably, the pantograph-type link mechanism has a pair of link elements that intersect with each other in an X shape and are pivotally connected to each other at the intersection, and at least one pair of links. Each of the elements is coupled in a bifurcatable manner.

  In the fabric piece expanding device configured as described above, for example, when the size of the fabric pieces arranged in the width direction is increased, the link element of the pantograph type link mechanism is not replaced without replacing the fabric piece expanding device itself. It is possible to change to a link mechanism suitable for a large piece of cloth by dividing the portion into two and removing a part thereof. Thereby, it is not necessary to replace the cloth piece expanding apparatus with one for a large cloth piece, and the replacement time can be shortened, so that the productivity of the cloth piece expanding apparatus can be improved.

  As described above, the dough piece expanding apparatus according to the present invention can improve the productivity more than the dough piece expanding apparatus of the prior art.

Hereinafter, with reference to drawings, embodiment of the cloth piece expansion device by the present invention is described.
FIG. 1 is a schematic front cross-sectional view of a cloth piece spreading device for a croissant dough piece according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 2a to 2d are drawings of a piece of cloth by the cloth piece spreading device of FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of the cloth piece expanding apparatus of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a schematic front view of a drive unit of the cloth piece expanding apparatus of FIG. is there.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the cloth piece expanding device 1 for a croissant dough piece is a space for separating the cloth pieces P arranged close to the width direction D2 perpendicular to the cloth flow direction D1 in the cloth flow direction D1. 2 (see FIG. 2a), a plurality of vertically movable holders 4 (see FIG. 2b) that individually hold the fabric pieces P arranged in the width direction D2, and a plurality of holding units 4 that hold the fabric pieces P. An expanding portion 8 having a pantograph-type link mechanism 6 for separating them from each other in the width direction D2 (see FIGS. 2b and 2c), and a rotating portion 10 for rotating the holding portion 4 (see FIGS. 2c and 2d). Have.

  As shown in FIG. 2a, the dough D is supplied in a band shape, and the dough pieces P are supplied in a state of being arranged adjacent to each other in both the dough flow direction D1 and the width direction D2. In the following, a row of dough pieces arranged in the fabric flow direction (flow direction row) is indicated by symbols L1, L2,... Are denoted by reference symbols R1, R2,... From the downstream side. In the present embodiment, the flow direction rows are four rows L1 to L4. The shape of each fabric piece P is an isosceles triangle, and the bottom B of the fabric pieces P in the width direction rows R1, R3,... Is located on the left side, and the bottom sides of the fabric pieces in the width direction rows R2, R4,. B is located on the right side.

  Next, the spacing part 2 will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the separation unit 2 includes an upstream belt conveyor 12a and a downstream belt conveyor 12b arranged adjacent to each other in the fabric flow direction D1 in order to convey the fabric pieces P. ing. Side frames 14 are attached to both sides of the belt conveyors 12a and 12b. The speed of the downstream belt conveyor 12b is higher than the speed of the upstream belt conveyor 12a in order to separate the cloth pieces P in the width direction rows R1, R2,. The speed difference between the belt conveyor 12a and the downstream belt conveyor 12b is determined so that the pitch between the separated dough pieces in the width direction rows R1, R2,... Becomes a predetermined pitch PP.

  The separating portion 2 further includes a dough pressing roller 12d provided above the upstream belt conveyor 12a and a dough feeding roller 12e disposed above the connecting portion 12c between the upstream belt conveyor 12a and the downstream belt conveyor 12b. And have. Four dough pressing rollers 12d and dough feeding rollers 12e are provided according to the number of the flow direction rows L1 to L4, respectively, and are arranged according to the positions of the flow direction rows L1 to L4.

  The four fabric pressing rollers 12d are attached to one shaft 16a extending between the side frames 14. Specifically, the shaft 16a is fixed to the side frame 14, and four pairs of holder plates 16b are rotatably attached to the shaft 16a. A dough-pressing roller 12d is attached to the tip of each pair of the holder plates 16b. It is rotatably attached via a shaft 16c. That is, the fabric pressing roller 12d can rotate around the shaft 16a to press the fabric pieces P having different thicknesses. For example, when the fabric feed roller 12e is pressing the fabric pieces in the width direction row R1, the fabric press roller 12d is preferably arranged at a position for pressing the fabric pieces in the width direction row R2 adjacent to the upstream side. .

  The four dough feeding rollers 12e are attached to one shaft 18 so that the position in the width direction can be adjusted, and can be moved up and down and rotated in the direction of arrow D3 by a roller driving unit 20 described later. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the roller drive unit 20 is drivably connected to the drive pulley 20a via the first belt 20c and the servomotor 20b to which the drive pulley 20a is connected, and is rotatable. And a driven pulley 20e fixed to the shaft 20d. A rotation driving pulley 22a and a vertical driving pulley 24a are further fixed to the shaft 20d.

  The roller driving unit 20 further includes a first arm 22b that extends obliquely downward from the shaft 20d to above the connecting portion 12c of the belt conveyors 12a and 12b. The shaft 18 is rotatably attached to the distal end portion 22c of the first arm 22b, and the rotation driven pulley 22d is fixed to the shaft 18. The rotation driven pulley 22d is connected to the rotation driving pulley 22a via the second belt 22e. It is connected so that it can be driven. Thus, as will be described later, the dough feed roller 12e attached to the shaft 18 can be rotated by the servo motor 20b.

  The roller drive unit 20 further includes a second arm 24b extending obliquely upward from the shaft 20d. The distal end portion 24c of the second arm 24b has a long hole 26c that receives the eccentric cam 26b that rotates about the shaft 26a. When the eccentric cam 26b rotates around the shaft 26a, the inclination angle of the second arm 24b changes. The shaft 26a is preferably configured to be rotated manually or by a driving mechanism such as a motor (not shown).

  The second arm 24b has a rotatable shaft 24d near its tip 24c, and a vertical driven follower connected to the vertical driving pulley 24a via a third belt 24e in a drivable manner. The pulley 24f and the eccentric shaft 28a are fixed. The eccentric shaft 28a is rotatably attached to one end portion of the third arm 28b, and the other end portion of the third arm 28b is provided near the distal end portion 22c of the first arm 22b. The shaft 28c is rotatably attached. Thus, as will be described later, the dough feed roller 12e can be moved up and down by the servo motor 20b. The pulleys 20a, 20e, 22a, 22d, 24a, and 24f described above are preferably timing pulleys, and the belts 20c, 22e, and 24e described above are preferably timing belts.

  Next, the expansion part 8 is demonstrated in detail. As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 b to 2 d, and 3, the expanding portion 8 includes two slide rails 32 provided so as to cross between the side frames 14, and a width direction D <b> 2 along the slide rail 32. The four girder members 34 are slidable to each other, the pantograph type link mechanism 6 is connected to the four girder members 34, and the link drive unit 36 drives the link mechanism 6. The slide rails 32 are provided in parallel to each other with a gap in the flow direction D1. Each girder member 34 extends over the two slide rails 32 and has extended portions 34a and 34b extending beyond the slide rail 32, and a drive shaft 34c fixed so as to extend upward from an intermediate position between the slide rails 32. Have.

  As shown in FIG. 2d, the pantograph link mechanism 6 is a link mechanism in which parallelogram links are arranged in series and interlocked. The link mechanism 6 has two pairs of link elements 40a and 40b that intersect in an X shape and are rotatable with respect to each other at the intersection 40c in the width direction D2. One end portions of the link element 40a and the link element 40b of the adjacent link element pair are rotatably connected by a connecting portion 40d. Further, the link mechanism 6 is rotatably connected by a connecting part 42d at the other end of the link element 40a and the link element 40b, and intersects the V shape and is rotatably connected by the intersecting part 42c. Link elements 42b and 42a. The link element 40a and the link element 42a are arranged so as to be parallel to each other, and the link element 40b and the link element 42b are arranged so as to be parallel to each other.

  The drive shaft 34c of the spar member 34 is rotatably connected to the link mechanism 6 so that the spar members 34 are separated from each other in the width direction D2. Specifically, the link elements 40a, 40b, 42a, and 42b receive the bearing 40e at the intersecting portions 40c and 42c and the connecting portions 40d and 42d, and the drive shaft 34c is inserted into the bearing 40e at the intersecting portions 40c and 42c. (See FIG. 1). Accordingly, the intersecting portions 40 c and 42 c of the link mechanism 6 can move only in the width direction D <b> 2 along the slide rail 32. Further, the shaft 44a is inserted into the bearing 40e of the downstream connecting portion 40d, and the shaft 44a is movable only in the fabric flow direction D1 along the guide 44b. The guide 44b is fixed to the span 44c by a knob 44d so that the position in the width direction can be adjusted.

  The link drive unit 36 includes a drive rod 46a that is rotatably connected to the shaft 44a of the downstream connection unit 40d and is movable back and forth in the flow direction D1. The drive rod 46 has a thread 46b, and a connection bracket 46c is fitted around the thread 46b so as to be slidable. The connecting bracket 46c is positioned in the fabric flow direction D1 with respect to the drive rod 46a by a lock nut 46d screwed into the screw thread 46b, and the width direction position is adjusted to the drive plate 46e crossing between the side frames 14. It is fixed by a fastener 46g as possible. As shown in FIG. 4, the drive plate 46e is fixed to a slide rail 46f attached to the side frame 14, and is movable in the flow direction D1, and the drive plate 46e is moved back and forth at the end of the drive plate 46e. An air cylinder 48a for moving the air cylinder 48a is connected. In order to drive both ends of the drive plate 46e at the same time, shafts 48b are provided at both ends of the drive plate 46e, a rotatable shaft 48c traversing the left and right side frames 14, and arms 48d fixed to the both ends. It is preferable that the arm 48d and the shaft 48b are connected so that the forward / backward movement of the drive plate 46e and the swing of the arm 48d are interlocked. It is preferable that the stroke of the air cylinder 48a can be adjusted by, for example, a position-adjustable stopper 48e.

  Further, the link elements 40a, 40b, 42a, 42b will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating division of the link elements 40a and 40b, and FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating removal of the link elements 42a and 42b.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the link elements 40 a and 40 b are connected to each other at an X-shaped intersection 40 c so as to be divided into two. In addition, since the link element 40a and the link element 40b have the same structure, only the link element 40a is demonstrated and description of the link element 40b is abbreviate | omitted. The link element 40a has link members 50a and 50b that are fixed to each other so as to hold the bearing 40e from both sides. Specifically, the link members 50a and 50b have flange portions 50c that abut against each other, and the flange portions 50c are bolted (not shown). When the link member 50b is removed from the link member 50a, a cap member 50d that holds the bearing 40e therebetween is attached to the link member 50a instead of the link member 50b.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the drive shaft 34c of the V-shaped intersection 42c is divided into a spar side shaft 52b having a female screw portion 52a and a link side shaft 52d having a male screw portion 52c screwed into the female screw portion 52a. The knob 52e is fixed to the link side shaft 52d. By turning the knob 52e and removing the link side shaft 52d from the spar side shaft 52b, the link elements 42a, 42b and the collar 52f interposed therebetween can be removed from the drive shaft 34c.

  Next, each holding part 4 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 1, the holding portion 4 is provided at each of the portion PP1 of the extension portion 34a and the portion PP2 of the extension portion 34b of the girder member 34, and the claw shaft 60 penetrating in the vertical direction, It has a claw assembly 62 attached to the tip, and a claw drive part 64 for moving the claw shaft 60 and the claw assembly 62 up and down.

  The distance between the claw shaft 60 of the upstream extension 34a and the claw shaft 60 of the downstream extension 34b is a pitch PP at which the cloth pieces in the width direction rows R1, R2,. The claw shaft 60 is rotatably supported by the extension portions 34 a and 34 b of the girder member 34 independently of the pantograph type link mechanism 6. The claw shaft 60 includes a hollow outer shaft 60b rotatably held by two upper and lower bearings 60a accommodated in the extension portions 34a and 34b of the girder member 34, a rotatable outer shaft 60b and the outer shaft 60b. And an inner shaft 60c disposed in the outer shaft 60b so as to be vertically movable. Specifically, the outer shaft 60b and the inner shaft 60c are coupled via a pin 60f fixed to the inner shaft 60c so as to extend into a vertically elongated hole 60e provided in the outer shaft 60b. It is possible to move up and down along the long hole 60e. A pinion 60d disposed between the upper and lower bearings 60a is fixed to the outer shaft 60b.

  The claw assembly 62 includes a support plate 62a fixed to the lower end of the inner shaft 60c, four needles 62b extending downward from the support plate 62a, a plate 62d fixed to the lower end portion of the outer shaft 60b, and a plate 62d. And a presser plate 62c through which the four needles 62b pass. The number of needles is four in this embodiment, but the number can be changed as appropriate.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the claw driving portion 64 is fixed to the driving plate 64a extending across the side frames 14 and the upper end portion of the inner shaft 60c, and can slide on the driving plate 64a in the width direction D2. And a cylinder 64c attached to both ends of the drive plate 64a for moving the drive plate 64a in the vertical direction. In FIG. 4, the claw drive part 64 of the holding part 4 on the downstream side is partially omitted.

  Next, the rotating unit 10 will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, the rotating portion 10 includes a rack 70 a for rotating the pinion 60 d accommodated in the upstream extension 34 a of the girder member 34, and a downstream extension 34 b. A rack 70b for rotating the accommodated pinion 60d, and a rack driving unit 72 for moving the racks 70a and 70b back and forth in the cloth flow direction are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the rack 70a extends substantially through the girder member 34 in the fabric flow direction D1, and is slidable back and forth in the fabric flow direction D1 guided by the girder member 34. The rack 70a has a notch 70c formed so as to mesh with the pinion 60d from the left side in the upstream extension 34a and not mesh with the pinion 60d in the downstream extension 34b. The rack 70b extends substantially through the downstream portion 34b in the fabric flow direction D1, and is guided by the spar member 34 and can slide back and forth in the fabric flow direction D1. The rack 70b meshes with the pinion 60d from the right side in the extension 34b on the downstream side. The racks 70 a and 70 b are extended to the downstream side so as to be connected to the rack driving unit 72.

  The rack drive unit 72 includes a drive plate 72a disposed under the racks 70a and 70b that extends between the side frames 14 and extends downstream, and the rack 70a that can roll on both sides of the drive plate 72a in the width direction. A small-diameter roller 72b fixed to 70b and a holding plate 72c disposed below the drive plate 72a so as to hold the small-diameter roller 72b. The drive plate 72a is fixed to a slide rail 74a attached to the side frame 14, is movable in the flow direction D1, and is an air cylinder for moving the drive plate 72a back and forth at the end of the drive plate 72a. 74b is connected. In order to drive both ends of the drive plate 72a at the same time, shafts 74c are provided at both ends of the drive plate 72a, a rotatable shaft 74d that traverses between the side frames 14, and arms 74e fixed to the both ends are provided. It is preferable that the arm 74e and the shaft 74c are connected so that the forward / backward movement of the drive plate 72a and the swing of the arm 74e are interlocked. In order to correct the rotation angle of the pinion 60d, it is preferable that the stroke of the air cylinder 74b can be adjusted by, for example, a position-adjustable stopper (not shown).

  Next, the operation of the dough piece expanding apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The belt-shaped dough D is conveyed by the upstream belt conveyor 12a. The dough D is divided into isosceles triangular dough pieces P by, for example, a rotary cutter (not shown) arranged on the upstream belt conveyor 12a. As shown in FIG. 2a, the dough pieces P are supplied in a state of being arranged adjacent to each other in both the dough flow direction D1 and the width direction D2. As described above, the base B of the cloth pieces P in the width direction rows R1, R3,... Is located on the left side, and the base B of the cloth pieces in the width direction rows R2, R4,.

  First, the cloth pieces in the width direction row R1 are pulled apart in the cloth flow direction D1 by the separating portion 2. Specifically, when the dough piece P in the width direction row R1 to be separated reaches the connecting portion 12c of the conveyors 12a and 12b, the dough feeding roller 12e that is normally stopped at the upper position is operated. As a result, the dough feeding roller 12e descends so as to press the dough piece P and rotates in the direction D3 to feed the dough piece P to the downstream side at a circumferential speed substantially the same as the speed of the downstream belt conveyor 12b. Further, the fabric pieces P in the width direction row R2 are pressed onto the upstream belt conveyor 12a by the fabric pressing roller 12d. The operation timing of the dough feed roller 12e is, for example, a controller (not shown) connected to the servo motor 20b of the dough feed roller 12e based on a signal from a timing signal generator attached to a rotary cutter (not shown). ).

  A cut by a cutter (not shown) is made between the cloth piece rows R1 and R2 in the width direction, but the cloth piece rows R1 and R2 are in contact with each other due to the stickiness of the cloth. . The dough pressing roller 12d presses the dough piece P in the width direction row R2 and the dough feed roller 12e pushes the center of the dough piece P in the width direction row R1 and feeds it to the downstream belt conveyor 12b. The fabric pieces P are smoothly separated from the fabric pieces P in the width direction row R2 and are transferred to the downstream belt conveyor 12b without warping or bending deformation.

  Next, while the fabric piece P in the width direction row R1 is continuously moved by the downstream belt conveyor 12b, the fabric piece P in the width direction row R2 is further separated from the fabric piece P in the width direction row R3 in the fabric flow direction D1. Since this operation is the same as the operation of pulling the fabric piece P in the width direction row R1 away from the fabric piece P in the width direction row R2, the description thereof is omitted. Thereby, the cloth pieces P in the width direction rows R1 and R2 move on the downstream belt conveyor 12b with a constant interval PP in the cloth flow direction D1 (see FIG. 2a).

  Specifically, the dough feeding roller 12e is driven as follows. When the servo motor 20b is rotated, the drive pulley 20a is rotated, and the driven pulley 20e is rotated via the first belt 20c. Furthermore, the rotation of the driven pulley 20e rotates the rotation driving pulley 22a and the vertical driving pulley 24a via the shaft 20d. The rotation of the rotation driving pulley 22a is transmitted to the rotation driven pulley 22d via the second belt 22e, thereby rotating the shaft 18. As a result, the dough feed roller 12e attached to the shaft 18 rotates. On the other hand, the rotation of the vertical drive pulley 24a rotates the vertical driven pulley 24f and the eccentric shaft 28a via the third belt 24e. As a result, the third arm 28b and the shaft 28c of the first arm 22b are lowered and raised. As a result, the first arm 22b swings about the shaft 20d, and the shaft 18 that is normally in the upper position is lowered and then raised. The servo motor 20b is stopped so that the shaft 18 reciprocates up and down once and stops at the original position.

  In order to change the height when the fabric feed roller 12e contacts the fabric piece P, the shaft 26a is rotated and the eccentric cam 26b is moved to swing the second arm 24b, thereby What is necessary is just to change the height of 24d.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 2b, the holding unit 4 individually holds the dough pieces P arranged close to each other in the width direction D2 at two locations PP1 and PP2 having a constant interval PP. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the air cylinder 64 c is operated to lower the drive plate 64 a that is normally in the upper position, whereby the holder 64 b of each holding portion 4, the inner shaft 60 c, And the claw assembly 62 is lowered. When the claw assembly 62 descends, the needle 62b protrudes from the presser plate 62c and stabs and holds the fabric piece P.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 2c, the spread pieces 8 separate the cloth pieces P in the width direction rows R1 and R2 in the width direction D2. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4, when the air cylinder 48a is operated, the drive plate 46e, which is normally located at the downstream side, is upstream along the slide rail 46f attached to the side frame 14. Accordingly, the connecting bracket 46c, the drive rod 46a, and the connecting portion 40d on the downstream side of the link mechanism 6 are moved to the upstream side. Since the movement of the girder member 34 to which the intersecting portions 40c and 42c of the link mechanism 6 are coupled is restricted in the width direction D2 by the slide rail 32, the movement of the intersecting portions 40c and 42c is also restricted in the width direction D2, and the link The mechanism 6 extends in the left-right direction, and at the same time, the intersecting portions 40c, 42c are separated from each other in the width direction D2. As a result, the holding portion 4 supported by the girder member 34 is pulled away in the width direction D2.

  At the same time, the holder 64b of the claw drive unit 64 slides on the drive plate 64a, and the racks 70a and 70b, the small-diameter roller 72b, and the holding plate 72c of the rack drive unit 72 are in the width direction D2 with respect to the drive plate 72a. Moving.

  Next, as illustrated in FIG. 2 d, each holding unit 4 is rotated by the rotating unit 10. More specifically, when the air cylinder 74b is operated, the drive plate 72a, which is normally located at the downstream side, moves upstream along the slide rail 74a attached to the side frame 14, and thereby the small diameter roller 72b, the rack 70a and 70b are moved upstream. By the movement of the rack 70a, the pinion 60d disposed in the extension 34a on the upstream side of the girder member 34 rotates 90 degrees counterclockwise as viewed from above. On the other hand, the movement of the rack 70b causes the pinion 60d disposed in the extension 34b on the downstream side of the spar member 34 to rotate 90 degrees clockwise as viewed from above. Since the rack 70a has the notch 70c, the rotation of the pinion 60d by the rack 70b does not interfere with the rack 70a.

  In the case of the present embodiment, during one movement of the pantograph mechanism 6, the dough piece P is pulled apart in the width direction at two locations PP1 and PP2 with a constant interval PP in the dough flow direction D1, and the directions opposite to each other. Therefore, the processing speed of the dough piece spreading device 1 can be increased.

  When the dough piece is rotated, the pinion 60d disposed in the extension 34a on the upstream side of the girder member 34 always rotates counterclockwise by 90 degrees and is disposed in the extension 34b on the downstream side of the girder member 34. Since the pinion 60d thus rotated always rotates 90 degrees clockwise, it is not necessary to rotate 90 degrees in both directions as in the conventional holding unit. Therefore, when the racks 70a and 70b, the pinion 60d, etc. are worn and the rotation angle is shifted, the rotation angle of the pinion 60d of the extension portions 34a and 34b can be adjusted individually, and the rotation angle can be easily corrected. is there.

  Next, the holding unit 4 is raised by the operation opposite to the above-described operation, and the holding unit 4 is rotated in the reverse direction by the rotating unit 10 to return to the original direction. The member 34 is brought close to the original position.

  Then, the processing in the width direction columns R3, R4,... Is repeated two by two in the same manner as the width direction columns R1, R2.

  Next, the adjustment method of the cloth piece expanding apparatus 1 will be described.

  First, the position of the cloth piece before the cloth piece P is separated in the width direction is matched with the position of the beam member 34. Specifically, the lock nut 46d of the link drive unit 36 is loosened, and the relative position of the drive rod 46a with respect to the connection bracket 46c is moved in the flow direction. For example, if the drive rod 46a is moved to the upstream side with respect to the connection bracket 46c, the pantograph type link mechanism 6 spreads in the width direction D2, and the interval in the width direction D2 of the girder member 34 increases. Further, the position in the width direction of the girder member 34 may be fixed by loosening the fastener 46g and then moving the connecting bracket 46c to the drive plate 46e in the width direction D2.

  Next, the distance for spreading the dough piece P is adjusted. This distance is adjusted by changing the stroke of the drive plate 46e in the fabric flow direction, and thus by changing the position of the stopper 48e of the air cylinder 48a of the link drive 36.

  Next, a case where the number of rows in the flow direction row is changed from 4 rows L1 to L4 to 3 rows L2 to L4 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the link elements 40a, 40b are divided into two at the intersection 40c provided in the beam member 34 of the flow direction row L2, and divided into link members 50a, 50b. The cap member 50d is attached to the link member 50a to be left as the link mechanism 6 so that it can rotate at the intersection 40c. Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the knob 52e of the intersection 42c provided in the beam member 34 of the flow direction row L1 is turned to separate the drive shaft 34c into the beam side shaft 52b and the link side shaft 52d. Then, the link members 42a and 42b are removed from the drive shaft 34c. Thereby, the beam member 34 and the link mechanism 6 in the flow direction row L1 are separated. The separated girder member 34 is moved along the slide rail 32 to a proximity position 34d (see FIG. 3) close to the side frame 14, and preferably, the separated girder member 34 is a bracket 34e provided on the side frame 14. It is fixed by the knob 52e.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the invention described in the claims. Needless to say, these are also included within the scope of the present invention.
The shape of the dough piece is not limited to an isosceles triangle, and may be a rectangle or the like according to the final product.
In the above embodiment, the dough pieces are pulled apart in the width direction at two places spaced apart in the dough flow direction, but may be carried out at three or more places.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the dough piece rotated 90 degree | times, if it is not necessary to rotate, you may abbreviate | omit a rotation part.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the cloth piece of width direction cloth row | line | column R1, R2 was rotated in the reverse direction, you may rotate in the same direction. In this case, both the pinions 60d accommodated in the extension portions 34a and 34b on the upstream side and the downstream side of the beam member 34 may be rotated by the rack 70a.
The apparatus of the present invention requires that the dough pieces have a constant interval in the dough flow direction, but the separating portion may be omitted by being performed by a separate apparatus.

It is a rough front sectional view of the cloth piece expanding device which is an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the motion of the fabric piece by the fabric piece expansion apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows the motion of the fabric piece by the fabric piece expansion apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows the motion of the fabric piece by the fabric piece expansion apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows the motion of the fabric piece by the fabric piece expansion apparatus of FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the cloth piece spreading device of FIG. 1. It is a schematic front view of the drive part of the cloth piece expanding apparatus of FIG. It is a figure explaining division | segmentation of a link element. It is a figure explaining removal of a link element. It is a schematic front view of the cloth piece spreading apparatus of a prior art.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Dough piece expansion apparatus 2 Separating part 4 Holding part 6 Pantograph type link mechanism 10 Rotating part 12a Upstream conveyor belt 12b Downstream conveyor belt 12c Connection part 12e Dough feed roller 34 Girder members 40a, 42a Link elements 50a, 50b Link member 60 Claw shaft (rotary shaft)
D1 Material flow direction D2 Width direction P Material piece PP Fixed interval

Claims (7)

A plurality of holding portions for individually holding the dough pieces arranged in the width direction perpendicular to the dough flow direction, and a pantograph-type link mechanism for separating the plurality of holding portions from each other in the width direction; A cloth piece expanding device for separating the arranged cloth pieces from each other in the width direction,
The dough pieces arranged in the width direction are separated into at least two places with a certain interval in the dough flow direction by separating the dough pieces arranged in the cloth flow direction and the width direction one by one in the dough flow direction. Arranged,
Furthermore, it has a plurality of girder members that support the holding portion so as to be aligned in the dough flow direction at the at least two places, and the plurality of girder members can be separated from each other in the width direction. A cloth piece spreading device, wherein the cloth pieces are connected to a link mechanism, and thereby the cloth pieces arranged in the width direction at the at least two locations are separated from each other in the width direction.   2. The fabric according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of beam members include a drive shaft that is rotatably connected to the pantograph-type link mechanism and fixed to the beam member so that they are separated from each other in the width direction. One side expansion device. Each of the holding portions has a rotation shaft that is rotatably supported by the girder member independently of the pantograph-type link mechanism,
Furthermore, it has a rotation part which rotates the rotating shaft of the said holding | maintenance part, The cloth piece expansion apparatus of Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned.   The holding unit supported by the girder member so as to align in the dough flow direction is rotated by the rotating unit in the opposite direction alternately and driven by a single driving unit. The dough piece spreading device as described.   The dough piece spreading device according to claim 3 or 4, wherein a rotation direction of the holding portion when holding the dough piece is constant. Furthermore, it has a spacing part for pulling away the dough pieces lined up in the width direction in the dough flow direction,
The separation portion includes an upstream belt conveyor and a downstream belt conveyor disposed adjacent to each other in the fabric flow direction, and a fabric feed roller disposed above a connection portion between the upstream belt conveyor and the downstream belt conveyor. Have
The speed of the downstream belt conveyor is faster than the speed of the upstream belt conveyor,
The dough feeding roller is lowered to press the dough when the dough piece to be separated is positioned at the connection portion, and is driven to rotate at a circumferential speed substantially the same as the downstream belt conveyor speed. Item 6. The cloth piece expanding apparatus according to any one of Items 1 to 5.   The pantograph-type link mechanism has a pair of link elements that intersect in an X shape and are pivotally connected to each other at the intersection, and each of the at least one pair of link elements is coupled so as to be split in two. The cloth piece expanding apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein

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