JP2008011855A - Apparatus for producing chained food having twist part such as sausage and provided with multiple filling tubes and producing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus and a method for producing a chained food having twisted parts such as sausage, especially a natural intestine sausage, suppressing the increase of fill interruption time even in the case of varying the work time for the necessary treatment of the filling casing in the filling process of the sausage. <P>SOLUTION: The apparatus for producing a chained food having twisted parts such as sausage and having a plurality of filling tubes is provided with a filling tube transporting member 10 holding multiple filling tubes 2 around a rotary axis Xo at regular intervals and rotating around the rotary axis Xo at a prescribed angle α to successively transport each filling tube to a filling place III, and a filling casing transporting means 50 to transport a suspended filling casing SC formed by the filling tube 2 positioned above the filling part III. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for manufacturing a chain food such as sausage having a twisted portion having a plurality of filling pipes for discharging a food material such as sausage into a casing.

  An apparatus for producing a chain-like food such as sausage, which is widely used in general, is configured to produce a food such as a chain-like sausage by discharging a food material such as sausage into a casing using a rotating filling tube. However, a manufacturing apparatus provided with a plurality of filling pipes for the purpose of improving the productivity of the apparatus and switching between the plurality of filling pipes is known, for example, in the patent document described later.

  In the process of manufacturing the sausage, the front end portion and the rear end portion of one chain-shaped sausage having a twisted portion are tied by a human hand so as not to leak the filled material. In general, natural intestinal sausages tend to return twists and twist casings more easily than artificial casing sausages. In addition to the above-mentioned manual work, work to repair and remove these defective parts Has also been done. The degree of occurrence of these defects is different among individuals of the natural intestine casing, and there can be a great difference in the working time of the above-described required processing for the filled casing. If the working time becomes long, the start of filling the next casing is delayed, and idle time is generated in the machine.

  The manufacturing apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 (see particularly FIG. 3 in the same document) includes a sausage manufacturing machine 1 having two sockets 22 (filling pipes), and a guide shaft 471 by forming the sausage in a loop shape. A housing portion 461 is provided to be hung. In this manufacturing apparatus 1, two sockets are attached to the revolver plate 113, and the sockets are switched and used by moving the sockets by rotating the revolver plate and alternately communicating the sockets with the metering pump 3. It is like that. In this manufacturing apparatus, the gear 112 provided in the socket is meshed with the gear 114 on the apparatus main body side by the rotation of the revolver plate.

  However, although the manufacturing apparatus according to Patent Document 1 forms a sausage in a loop shape, there is no rotation driving device for rotating the revolver plate 113 having two filling tubes, so the quality of the casing varies. However, when a large natural intestine casing is used between individual intestines, there is a problem in that the operating rate of the apparatus is increased. That is, the time required for manual processing by the operator performed on the looped natural intestine sausage depends on the quality of the natural intestine casing. In this manufacturing apparatus, since the next casing can be attached to the other filling pipe in advance during filling with one filling pipe, it is not necessary to attach the casing to the filling pipe after filling, thereby preventing the occurrence of idle time. However, since the revolver plate rotation drive device is not provided, in the low-quality natural intestine casing that requires a long time for manual processing work, a delay occurs in the rotation drive timing of the revolver plate by the operator, and the idle time increases accordingly. . Thus, the manufacturing apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 cannot prevent the occurrence of idle time that may occur due to fluctuations in processing time.

  Furthermore, since the driven gear is meshed with the drive gear by rotating the revolver plate in the manufacturing apparatus according to Patent Document 1, the revolver plate is rotated at a relatively low speed in order to complete the meshing of the gear without any trouble. It is preferable to make it.

  In the manufacturing apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 2, two stuffing tubes 62 (filling tubes) are attached to a support 48 that is rotatably supported by a shaft 46, and the stuffing tubes are moved by rotation of the support to move them. By alternately connecting the stuffing tube to the spindle 26, the stuffing tube is switched and used. In this manufacturing apparatus, the collar 68 to which the stuffing tube is attached is pressed against the O-ring 36 arranged on the spindle by moving the entire support in the axial direction of the shaft while rotating the support.

  In the manufacturing apparatus according to Patent Document 2, it is necessary to move the entire support in the axial direction of the stuffing tube while rotating the support in order to connect the stuffing tube to the spindle. Is preferably rotated at a relatively low speed.

  As described above, the manufacturing apparatus described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 is configured to connect the filling tube side to the drive source side while rotating the revolver plate or the support that moves the two filling tubes. Therefore, in any of the apparatuses, it takes time to move and connect the filling pipe, and there is a problem regarding the productivity of the apparatus.

  Furthermore, in the manufacturing apparatus according to Patent Document 2, during the movement of the stuffing tube, the end face of the collar to which the stuffing tube is attached is configured to have a gap with the seal surface of the plate 40. May cause sanitary problems.

  For the purpose of improving the productivity of the apparatus, a manufacturing apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 3 is further known. The production apparatus according to Patent Document 3 continuously performs the production of natural intestinal sausage, the loop transportation of natural intestinal sausage, and the terminal treatment thereof. However, when the sausage passes through the heating tub and is manually removed from the suspension member and the sausage terminal is immersed in the heating tub, there is a problem that the time zone for the operation is limited.

Patent Document 4 discloses a sausage manufacturing apparatus which has four nozzles 36 and these nozzles can move sequentially along a circumferential path to the outlet of the filling machine. In this manufacturing apparatus, during filling by the nozzle 36 communicating with the outlet of the filling machine, the other nozzle 36 at the bottom is mounted with a sausage wrap already closed at one end. In this device, the other end is also closed to produce a sausage consisting of only one link in one sausage wrap. Further, this device has a structure in which the nozzle does not rotate around its own axis, and does not form a twisted portion in the casing. Therefore, in this production apparatus, the operator does not need to end-process the filled casing during filling, and further does not need to perform the necessary processing operations that normally occur in the production of chained sausages having twisted portions. . In other words, the manufacturing apparatus according to Patent Document 4 does not have the technical problem of the present invention.
Japanese Patent Publication No.59-50294 U.S. Pat. No. 3,964,236 JP 2001-352897 A JP 47-43379 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points. The first object of the present invention is to reduce the idle time of a manufacturing apparatus even when a casing that may cause a large difference in working time for required processing for a filled casing is used. An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and a method for manufacturing a chain food such as sausage having a twisted portion having a plurality of filled tubes that can be suppressed.

  The second object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for producing a chain-like food product such as sausage having a twisted portion having a plurality of filling tubes, which is easy to carry out the sealing processing operation of the front end portion of the filling casing and has high productivity. There is to do.

  According to the present invention, the first object is provided to be rotatable about a hollow member on the longitudinal axis that receives the supply of food ingredients from the ingredient supply means, and a rotation axis that is at a predetermined distance from the longitudinal axis. The filled pipe moving body, a plurality of hollow spindle members provided on the filling pipe moving body so as to be arranged at equal intervals around the rotation axis, and a plurality of filled pipes attached to the plurality of hollow spindle members And a brake member that contacts the casing attached to the filling tube in a state of being inserted into the filling tube, and a manufacturing apparatus for a chain food product such as sausage having a twisted portion having a plurality of filling tubes. The raw material supply stop command means for sending the raw material supply stop signal for stopping the food raw material supply to the hollow member, the braking member detachment driving means for detaching the braking member from the filling pipe, the rotational axis of the filling pipe moving body at the center A filling tube moving body driving means for sequentially rotating a plurality of hollow spindle members to a communicating position with the hollow members by rotating at a constant angle, and a downstream of the filling tube attached to the hollow spindle member communicating with the hollow members. And a suspension member that moves in a state where the filling casing filled with the food raw material is suspended, and the braking member disengagement driving means and the filling pipe moving body driving means are configured to transmit the raw material supply stop command means. This is achieved by an apparatus for producing a chain-like food product such as sausage having a twisted portion having a plurality of filling tubes, the operation of which is controlled later.

  According to the present invention, the first object is to produce a chain-like food such as sausage having a twisted portion using the above-described apparatus for producing a chain-like food such as sausage having a twisted portion having a plurality of filling tubes. A method of manually performing a necessary process on the filled casing suspended from the suspension member while the filled casing is formed by the filled pipe, and forming the filled casing by the filled pipe. During the rotation, the step of mounting the casing on the other filling pipe by the manual operation of the same operator as described above, and the rotation of the filling pipe moving body performed after the filling casing is formed by the filling pipe is completed. And a step of performing the required processing on the filled casing suspended from the suspension member by the same operator as described above. It is achieved by a method for manufacturing a chain-like food sausages or the like having a twist portion having a plurality of filling tubes.

  According to the first manufacturing apparatus and method for achieving the first object described above, even when a natural intestine casing is used as the casing, even if the processing work time for the filling casing by the operator is extended, Since the filling using the previously mounted casing is automatically started during the processing operation, the idle time of the apparatus can be suppressed. Thereby, it becomes a manufacturing apparatus and a manufacturing method with a high operation rate. Even in the production of sausages using an artificial casing, the generation of idle time of the apparatus can be suppressed.

  According to the present invention, the second object is to provide a filling tube on the mounting location for mounting the casing on the filling tube and a tip sealing location for sealing the tip of the casing mounted on the filling tube. Filling tube, filling tube on the filling site for filling the casing with the sealed tip, filling tube on the installation site, filling tube on the sealing site, and filling tube on the filling site Are provided at least one by one, the filling tube with the casing attached to the tip sealing place, the filling tube with the tip sealed casing to the filling place, and the filling tube on the filling place to the attachment place This is achieved by an apparatus for producing a chain-like food product such as sausage having a twisted portion having a plurality of filling pipes provided with a filling pipe moving body that rotates so as to move toward each other.

  According to the second manufacturing apparatus that achieves the second object described above, since the tip end sealing process can be performed on the casing attached to the filling tube on the tip sealing place, the processing time is not limited. For this reason, particularly in the use of the natural intestine casing, the operator can prioritize various kinds of processing including terminal processing performed on the filling casing, and the workability of the entire processing operation is improved. The filling pipe moving body only needs to move at least three filling pipes, and therefore, four or more filling pipes can be moved. Even in the manufacture of sausages using an artificial casing, the workability of the entire processing operation is improved.

  According to the present invention, a plurality of filling pipes capable of suppressing the idle time of a machine even when using a casing that may cause a large difference in work time for required processing for the filling casing due to variations in casing quality. The manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method of chain foods, such as a sausage which has the twist part which has can be provided.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it is easy to perform the sealing process operation | work of the front-end | tip part of a filling casing, and provides the manufacturing apparatus of chain foods, such as a sausage, which has the twist part which has a several filling pipe | tube with high productivity. it can.

  Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, this invention is not limited to the following embodiment at all.

  First, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, an apparatus 1 for producing a chain-like food such as sausage having a twisted portion having a plurality of filling tubes according to the present embodiment is used for a food material such as sausage (hereinafter “ Raw material ") M (see FIG. 3) is filled in the casing C, and three of the filling pipes 2 forming the filled casing SC are provided so as to be switchable. These three filling pipes 2 (2-1, 2-2, 2-3) arranged so as to extend in the horizontal direction move the filling pipe supported by the housing 3 fixed to the main body housing 1a. It is provided in the means 4 and is moved by a predetermined amount of rotation in the direction of the arrow A intermittently of the filling pipe moving means 4.

  The manufacturing apparatus 1 includes an attachment place I for attaching the casing C to the filling pipe 2, a tip sealing place II for sealing the tip portion Ca of the casing C attached to the filling pipe 2, and a casing C. Filling places III for filling the raw material M are provided at predetermined angle α around the rotation axis Xo of the filling tube support 13 described later, in this example, at intervals of 120 degrees (see FIG. 2). After the filling tube moving means 4 is rotated by a predetermined amount, in this example, 120 degrees, the filling tubes 2-1, 2-2, 2-3 are arranged on the mounting place I, the tip sealing place II, and the filling place III. It is designed to stop in a state where

  The manufacturing apparatus 1 further includes a hollow member 5 that rotates in a direction indicated by an arrow R about a longitudinal axis X extending through the filling site III, a hollow spindle member 6 to which the filling tube 2 is attached, and a longitudinal axis X In order to supply the raw material M to the filling tube 2 via the hollow member 5 and the hollow spindle member 6, connecting means 7 that operates to connect the hollow member 5 and the hollow spindle member 6 at the upper communication position IIIo. The metering pump 8, the link forming means 9 for forming a twisted portion in the filling casing SC while moving the filling casing SC in the downstream direction (in the direction of arrow B), and the filling casing SC fed from the link forming means 9 as a loop. It is provided with a filled casing conveying means 50 which is formed and conveyed in a shape.

  The filling tube moving means 4 is provided with a plurality of, in this embodiment, three hollow spindle members 6 and moves. In this embodiment, the filling tube moving body 10 and the filling tube moving body 10 are moved by a predetermined amount. In the embodiment, the filling tube moving body driving means 11 that rotates and moves by 120 degrees is provided.

  The filling tube moving body 10 includes three hollow spindle members 6, three bearings 12 that rotatably support the three hollow spindle members 6, and three bodies attached to the three hollow spindle members 6. A substantially disc-shaped filling tube support 13 to which the bearing 12 is attached via a bearing case 12A is provided so that the filling tube 2 is arranged around the rotation axis Xo at intervals of 120 degrees. In the stop state, the filling tube support 13 arranges the filling tube 2-1 on the mounting location I, the filling tube 2-2 on the tip sealing location II, and the filling tube 2-3 on the filling location III.

  Hereinafter, referring also to FIG. 5, the filling tube moving body 10 further maintains the end surface 6A of the hollow spindle member 6 at a fixed position in the longitudinal axis X direction while the filling tube 2 is moving and the casing C is being filled. The filling tube moving body holding body 14 is provided. The filling tube moving body holder 14 includes a filling tube support shaft member 15 that holds the filling tube support 13 on the rotation axis Xo of the filling tube support 13, and the filling tube support shaft member. 15 is rotatably supported by a bearing 16 provided in the housing 3 so as to be arranged in parallel with the longitudinal axis X and in a stationary state in the longitudinal axis X direction.

  Since the present apparatus 1 includes the filling pipe moving body holding body 14, the movement of the filling pipe 2 is fast, the productivity is high, and the food raw material M hardly leaks, so that the apparatus is highly hygienic. The moving form of the filling tube moving body is not limited, and may be, for example, a rotational movement or a reciprocating linear movement. The filling pipe moving body holding body may hold the position of the filling pipe support that rotates or the reciprocating linear movement of the filling pipe support in the direction of the longitudinal axis Xo.

  The filling tube moving body 10 further has a flat surface that is close to or in contact with the movement locus surface 6AA of the end surface 6A of the hollow spindle member 6, and is fixedly provided at a predetermined position with respect to the housing 3. A rotating seal body 18 having a planar surface 18A that is close to or in contact with the surface 17A of the seal body 17 is provided. The rotary seal body 18 is attached to the filling pipe support body 13 via a support column 19 so as to be opposed to the filling pipe support body 13 in the longitudinal axis X direction, and the fixed seal body 17 is attached to the housing 3. ing.

  During rotation in the direction of arrow A due to the rotation of the filling pipe moving body driving means 11, the rotary seal body 18 has the rear end side surface 18 </ b> A of the raw material M with respect to the front end side surface 17 </ b> A of the fixed seal body 17. While forming a gap that prevents leakage, it preferably moves in contact with the surface 17A.

  In the portion of the fixed seal body 17, one through hole 17B is formed on the longitudinal axis X, and the above-described hollow member 5 projects from the through hole 17B.

  In the rotary seal body 18, through holes 18B are formed at three positions at intervals of 120 degrees at positions facing the three hollow spindle members 6 arranged on the filling tube support 13 described above. 6 is disposed in the through hole 18B so as to protrude in the axial direction thereof. The filling tube support 13 and the rotary seal 18 are integrated and fixed to the filling tube support shaft member 15 by a nut 20 as a filling tube support fastening member. The support shaft member 15 is integrally removed.

  In the present embodiment, the filling tube moving body driving means 11 is configured such that the filling tube 2-1 on the mounting location I is on the tip sealing location II, and the filling tube 2-2 on the tip sealing location II is on the filling location III. From the filling tube support driving means 21 which rotates the filling tube support 13 by 120 degrees in the direction of arrow A so that the filling tube 2-3 on the filling location III moves onto the mounting location I and stops there. It has become.

  The filling tube support driving means 21 includes a rotary indexing drive device 22 having a drive shaft 22A arranged in parallel with the filling tube support shaft member 15, and an indexing angle of the drive shaft 22A. And a positioning mechanism 24 for positioning the filling pipe support 13 rotated by a predetermined angle α by 120 degrees in this example by the index transmission mechanism 23 with high positional accuracy (FIG. 3). reference).

  The rotary indexing drive device 22 includes a known pneumatic actuator 25 that is disposed on the upper portion 3A of the housing 3 and rotates at an indexing angle of 120 degrees. Instead of the air actuator 25, a control motor such as an electric servo motor may be used.

  The index transmission mechanism 23 includes a winding transmission mechanism 29 having a pulley 26 fixed to the drive shaft 22A of the rotary indexing drive device 22, a pulley 27 fixed to the filling tube support shaft member 15, and a belt 28. ing.

  The positioning mechanism 24 is provided with a positioning roller 32 on a positioning arm 31 that is swung in accordance with the operation of an actuator 30 such as an air cylinder, and the positioning roller 32 is an outer peripheral portion of the filling tube support 13. The stop position of the filling tube support 13 is positioned with high accuracy and the filling tube support 13 is locked by being fitted in a positioning groove 13B formed by cutting out 13A. At the stop position of the filling tube support 13, the hollow spindle member 6 is positioned concentrically with the hollow member 5 on the longitudinal axis X. Before the filling is finished and the indexing rotation of the filling pipe support 13 for filling the next casing C is started, the positioning mechanism 24 is operated and the positioning roller 32 is removed from the positioning groove 13B. The lock is released.

  Since the filling tube support shaft member 15 is indexed and driven, and the outer peripheral portion 13A of the filling tube support 13 having a diameter larger than that of the filling tube support shaft member 15 is positioned by the positioning mechanism 24, the positioning of the filling tube support 13 is determined. The axial center of the hollow spindle member 6 with respect to the hollow member 5 can be arranged concentrically with high accuracy, whereby the hollow member 5 and the hollow spindle member 6 can be rotated at high speed, and the productivity of the apparatus is improved. In addition, since the filling tube support driving means 21 can be miniaturized, the filling tube support 13 can be indexed at a high rotational speed, which also improves the productivity of the apparatus.

  The rotary indexing drive device 22 of the present embodiment is a rotary type. Instead, a known reciprocating linear motion actuator is adopted, and this movement is converted into a rotary indexing motion by a known motion conversion mechanism. The tube support shaft member 15 may be driven.

  The connecting means 7 is configured to operate on the longitudinal axis X in order to connect the hollow member 5 and the hollow spindle member 6 after the filling tube moving body 10 completes a predetermined amount of movement. . In this embodiment, the connecting means 7 includes a clutch means 33, and the hollow spindle member 6 is configured to be connected to or released from the hollow member 5 via the clutch means 33.

  The clutch means 33 is fitted to a pair of locking claws 6C as driven engagement portions provided in a flange portion 6B integrally formed with the outer peripheral portion 6D of the hollow spindle member 6 and the outer peripheral portion 5D of the hollow member 5. A substantially hollow cylindrical clutch ring 34 as a cylindrical member, and a clutch ring driving means 36 for driving the clutch ring 34 are provided.

  The clutch ring 34 is mounted on the outer peripheral portion 5D so as to be reciprocally movable in the longitudinal axis X direction and not rotatable in the rotational direction via a key member 35 fitted in a key groove 34A formed in the clutch ring 34. Has been. A pair of engagements serving as drive engagement portions that can contact and engage in the rotational direction in the direction of the arrow R with respect to the locking claw 6C of the hollow spindle member 6 described above are disposed at the axially front end portion of the clutch ring 34. A claw 34B is provided.

  The clutch ring driving means 36 includes an actuator 37A composed of an air cylinder or the like fixed to the lower part 3B of the housing 3 via a plate 37B, and a clutch operating plate 37D connecting the output shaft 37C of the actuator 37A to the clutch ring 34. And. The clutch actuating plate 37D has a front shape as shown in FIG. 6 in particular, and is an engagement portion fitted in a substantially semicircular shape with a groove portion 34C formed in the clutch ring 34. 37D1 extends downward, and is configured to reciprocate in the direction of the longitudinal axis X when the actuator 37A is turned on / off. Accordingly, the clutch ring 34 is attached to the hollow spindle member 6. On the other hand, it is configured to be advanced and retracted in the longitudinal axis X direction. As a result, the clutch ring 34 has a working position IV arranged so as to straddle both the hollow member 5 and the hollow spindle member 6 and a retracting position V separated from the hollow spindle member 6 in the longitudinal axis X direction. (See FIG. 5).

  Since the cylindrical member (clutch ring 34) is used, the connection between the filling tube 2 and the filling tube moving body driving means 11 can be achieved in a short time, and the productivity is high. That is, since the cylindrical member reciprocates in the longitudinal axis X direction on the hollow member 5, the cylindrical member is smoothly and quickly moved. As a result, the hollow member 5 and the hollow spindle member 6 are connected and released. Can be achieved in a short time.

  Arrangement in which the engaging claw 34B of the clutch ring 34 is brought into contact with the engaging claw 6C of the hollow spindle member 6 in the rotational direction in a state where the clutch ring 34 is advanced in the axial direction and arranged at the operation position IV. As a result, the rotation of the hollow member 5 is transmitted to the hollow spindle member 6 via the clutch ring 34, and the filling tube 2 is rotated (FIG. 5).

  On the other hand, when the clutch ring 34 is retracted in the axial direction and moved to the retracted position V, the engaging claw 34B of the clutch ring 34 described above is engaged with the locking claw 6C of the hollow spindle member 6 and the longitudinal axis X direction. (Refer to FIG. 4), and thereby the indexing rotation of the filling tube support 13 in the direction of arrow A becomes possible.

  If necessary, before the hollow member 5 stops rotating, the clutch means 33 can be operated to release the connection with the hollow spindle member 6.

  The clutch ring 34 includes a first seal member 38 that annularly contacts the outer peripheral portion 5D of the hollow member 5 in an engaged state at the operation position IV, and a second seal that annularly contacts the outer peripheral portion 6D of the hollow spindle member 6. A seal member 39 is provided. The first seal member 38 and the second seal member 39 prevent the raw material M, which is pumped by the metering pump 8 during filling, from leaking outside through the small gap G formed by the hollow member 5 and the hollow spindle member 6. It comes to prevent.

  The connecting means 7 is provided independently of the filling tube moving body 10, and after the filling tube moving body 10 completes the movement of the predetermined amount α, the connecting means 7 is operated and the hollow member 5 and the hollow spindle member 6 are operated. And Since the filling tube moving body 10 is not involved in the connection between the hollow member 5 and the hollow spindle member 6, the filling tube moving body 10 can be moved at a high speed. The connection of this apparatus is not limited to means for mechanically connecting the hollow member 5 and the hollow spindle member 6. For example, a means for connecting the hollow member 5 and the hollow spindle member 6 by magnetic force may be used.

  Next, the operation of the manufacturing apparatus 1 will be described. When filling of the casing C is completed, a motor 47-1 described later stops, and the rotation of the hollow member 5 and the rotation of the hollow spindle member 6 connected to the hollow member 5 by the clutch ring 34 stop. Next, the clutch ring 34 is moved so as to retract to the retracted position V, the lock to the filling pipe support 13 is released, and the link forming means 9 moves in the downstream direction (arrow B direction) to fill the filling pipe. It leaves | separates from 2-3 and the indexing rotation of the filling pipe | tube support body 13 is started.

  When the filling tube support 13 finishes the index rotation of 120 degrees, the filling tube support 13 is positioned and locked, and the next casing C movement to the filling place III is completed. When the link forming means 9 returns to the original position, the clutch means 33 is then actuated to connect the hollow member 5 and the hollow spindle member 6, and the motor 47-1 is activated to rotate the hollow member 5, The rotation is transmitted to the hollow spindle member 6. At the same time, the metering pump 8 is activated to fill the casing C with the rotating filling pipe 2, and a chained casing SC having a twisted portion SCa is manufactured.

  Necessary processing by the operator OR (see FIG. 10) is performed on the filled casing SC formed in a loop shape conveyed by the filled casing conveying means 50. The operator OR appropriately performs the mounting operation of the casing C on the filling tube 2 and the sealing operation of the tip portion Ca of the casing C mounted on the filling tube 2 while performing the processing operation on the filling casing SC. The tip end sealing is performed by tying the casing of the tip end Ca by hand, or by the operator OR using a casing tip sealing means described later. As the casing tip sealing means, for example, the casing C of the tip portion Ca is heat-sealed by using a casing heating sealing means.

  Next, a manufacturing apparatus 100 in which the above-described apparatus 1 is provided with casing mounting means and casing tip sealing means will be described with reference to FIG. Reference numeral 101 denotes a casing mounting means provided on the mounting location I for mounting the casing C on the filling pipe 2-1, and reference numeral 102 denotes a tip portion of the casing C mounted on the filling pipe 2-2. A casing tip sealing means provided on the tip sealing location II for sealing Ca is shown. However, the apparatus 100 may be provided with only one of the casing mounting means 101 and the casing tip sealing means 102.

  The casing mounting means 101 is a device that automatically mounts the natural intestine casing C or the sheared artificial casing C on the filling tube 2-1. As the casing mounting means 101 of the sheared artificial casing C, for example, an apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 5-192068 can be used.

  The casing front end sealing means 102 includes a casing heat sealing means 103 for heat sealing the front end portion Ca of the attached casing C. Although the heat sealing of the casing C may require a relatively long time, the filling of the casing C at the filling place III is performed while the filling tube 2-2 is stopped on the tip sealing place II. In the meantime, since the casing C can be heated by the casing heat sealing means 103, the sealed casing front end portion Ca where the raw material M does not leak can be formed.

  Since the casing heat sealing means 103 for heat sealing the tip portion Ca of the casing C attached to the filling tube 2-2 is provided on the tip sealing place II, the time required for filling one casing C and Since the same time can be spent for the tip sealing process, the casing can be heated with the heating time required to form the heat seal portion. As the casing heat sealing means, it is possible to employ a bathing device, a laser generator, a trowel device, an impulse seal device, a high frequency seal device, a heat seal device and the like.

  As the casing tip sealing means 102, for example, a conventionally known clip apparatus or automatic thread binding apparatus using clips or threads may be adopted in addition to the casing heating sealing means 103, and molten gelatin or the like can be used by a coating apparatus. The adhesive may be applied to the tip portion Ca to seal the tip.

  Each of the casing mounting means 101 and the casing tip sealing means 102 may be operated manually or may be automatically operated. In any of the above-described forms of the apparatus 100, the working time can be shortened.

  As described above, the apparatus 100 provided with the casing mounting means 101 and the casing tip sealing means 102 can automatically perform the casing mounting operation and the casing tip sealing operation simultaneously during filling. It becomes a high device. As described above, even the apparatus 100 provided with only one of the casing mounting means 101 and the casing tip sealing means 102 is automated and becomes a highly productive apparatus.

  In the apparatus 1 described above, the filling pipes 2-1, 2-2, and 2-3 are configured to stop in a state where they are arranged on the mounting place I, the tip sealing place II, and the filling place III, respectively. 1 is also configured as an apparatus 200 that does not perform the tip sealing work at the tip sealing location II, as will be described below.

  The apparatus 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 11 and the above-described embodiments of the apparatus 1 as appropriate. In the apparatus 200, the filling pipes 2-1, 2-2, and 2-3 are provided in the filling pipe moving body 10 at intervals of 120 degrees on the circumference PC centered on the rotation axis Xo. On the longitudinal axis X, i.e. on the filling site III, and the filling tubes 2-1, 2-2 on two mounting sites I, i.e. on the first mounting site I-1 and the second mounting site I-2, respectively. Arranged and stopped. Downstream of the filling place III, a filled casing conveying means 50 is arranged for conveying the filled casing SC formed by the filling pipe 2-3 in a looped state.

  The symbol OR is an operator who attaches the casing C, here the natural intestine casing C, to the filling tube 2-1 on the first attachment location I-1 and the filling tube 2-2 on the second attachment location I-2. . The operator OR is also in charge of at least the terminal processing (front end sealing processing and / or rear end sealing processing) of the filled casing SC in the required processing for the filled casing SC described later. The sign WR is a processing person arranged to perform a required process that cannot be performed by the operator OR among the required processes for the filled casing SC. Therefore, this processing person WR is not an essential person.

  The metering pump 8 as the raw material supply means is provided with a servo motor 8M for turning on and off the operation of the pump 8. The motor 8M is configured to start / stop based on a stop signal 44 from a raw material supply stop command means 43 described later. The metering pump 8 supplies the raw material M fed from a known raw material pump (not shown) to the filling pipe 2-3 in the filling process, and stops the supply in the non-filling process. The raw material M is discharged to the casing C from the filling pipe 2-3. The raw material supply means may be constituted by the above-mentioned known raw material pump (not shown) by removing the metering pump 8 of the present embodiment.

  The link forming means 9 is placed on a braking member moving body 41 attached to the main body housing 1a via a hinge mechanism 41-1. The link forming means 9 includes a pair of chains 9B having a pincher member 9A that squeezes the outer periphery of the filled casing SC to form a twisted portion SCa. The twisted portion SCa is formed by rotation of a filling tube 2-3 described later, whereby the filled casing SC is connected by the twisted portion SCa and formed in a chain shape.

  The filling tube support 13 is intermittently rotated at a predetermined angle α, here 120 degrees, in the direction of the arrow AR around the rotation axis Xo, and the filling tubes 2-2 and 2-1 are sequentially directed to the filling place III and the arrow AR It is designed to circulate in the direction. The filling tube 2-2 stopped at the second mounting location I-2 located above the filling tube 2-3 on the filling location III moves downward (in the direction of the arrow AR) and stops at the filling location III. To do. The hollow spindle member 6 to which the filling pipe 2-3 on the filling place III is attached communicates with the hollow member 5 (see FIG. 4).

  The apparatus 200 may be composed of one filling tube 2 on the filling site III and three or more filling tubes 2 on the mounting location I, that is, four or more filling tubes 2, or One filling pipe 2 on the filling place III and one filling pipe 2 on the mounting place I, that is, two filling pipes 2 may be configured. Since the apparatus 200 is provided with the filled casing conveying means 50, if at least two filling pipes 2 are provided on the filling pipe support 13, the filling pipe support 13 is moved in the direction of arrow A (see FIG. 2) or The idle time of the apparatus 200 that can be generated by the processing operation of the filled casing SC can be suppressed regardless of the rotation in the direction of the arrow AR.

  The rotary indexing drive device 22 described above is disposed on the upper part 3A of the housing 3, but instead of this, another form of rotational indexing drive disposed on the longitudinal axis Xo of the filling tube support shaft member 15 is provided. You may comprise the apparatus and comprise the filling pipe moving body drive means 11. FIG. The rotary indexing drive device may be a control motor such as an air actuator 25 or an electric servomotor.

  The apparatus 1, the apparatus 100, and the apparatus 200 include the filling tube moving body 10 that rotates by a predetermined angle around the rotation axis Xo. Instead, the filling tube moving means changes the predetermined angle between the arrow A direction and the arrow AR. You may comprise so that the filling pipe | tube moving body which rotates back and forth alternately in a direction may be provided. In this embodiment, two filling pipes 2 are provided on the filling pipe moving body 10 at intervals of 180 degrees on a circumference PC centered on the rotation axis Xo.

  Reference numeral 40 is a ring-shaped braking member having a hole portion for contacting the inner peripheral edge of the casing C mounted on the filling tube 2-3 on the filling place III, and an angle-shaped braking member moving body 41 ( 1) and provided in the vertical portion 41V. The braking member 40 rotates the filling casing SC by rotating together with the filling tube 2-3.

  Reference numeral 42 is a brake member disengagement drive means, and has an actuator 42-1 provided inside the main body housing 1a and a connecting rod member 42-2 that is reciprocated by the actuator 42-1. The connecting rod member 42-2 passes through the main body housing 1a and is connected to the braking member moving body 41 via the link member 42-3. By the reciprocating movement of the connecting rod member 42-2 in the longitudinal axis direction, the braking member The moving body 41 reciprocates in the direction of arrow E and arrow F around the hinge mechanism 41-1. The brake member 40 provided on the brake member moving body 41 is detached from the filling tube 2-3 by moving in the direction of arrow E, thereby enabling the filling tube moving body 10 to rotate at a predetermined angle α.

  Instead of the braking member moving body 41 having the above-described form, the apparatus 200 may include a braking member moving body attached to the main body housing 1a so as to be capable of linearly reciprocating. In this case, the braking member disengagement driving means is coupled to the braking member moving body so as to reciprocate the braking member moving body in a linear motion along the longitudinal direction of the filling pipe 2-3. Also in this embodiment, the braking member 40 is detached from the filling tube 2-3.

  Reference numeral 43 is a raw material supply stop command means for detecting a rear end Cb of the casing C attached to the filling pipe 2 and transmitting a stop signal 44 for stopping the raw material supply by the raw material supply means 8. The raw material supply stop command means 43 includes two detection sensors 43-2 and 43-3 attached to a bracket 43-1 fixed to the brake member moving body 41, and a casing push collar that presses the rear end portion Cb of the casing C. 43-4 and the nozzle 43-5 for air which injects the air which presses the casing pushing collar 43-4 to the rear-end part Cb to the casing pushing collar 43-4 are provided. The length of the casing C attached to the filling tube 2-3 becomes shorter as the raw material M is filled, and the rear end portion Cb approaches the front end portion 2a of the filling tube 2. The detection sensors 43-2 and 43-3 detect the intestinal push collar 43-4 that pushes the rear end Cb approaching the front end 2a, and finish filling the casing C with the filling tube 2-3. As described above, the raw material supply stop command means 43 of the present apparatus 200 indirectly detects the rear end portion Cb of the casing C through the intestinal push collar 43-4, and the configuration thereof is disclosed in the republished patent WO02 / 007524. This is substantially the same as the device disclosed in (1).

  The raw material supply stop command means is not limited to the above-described configuration as long as it is a means for detecting the consumption state of the casing C attached to the filling pipe 2 and transmitting a stop signal 44 for stopping the raw material supply by the raw material supply means 8. Any form is acceptable. For example, the raw material supply stop command means directly detects and transmits the position of the rear end portion Cb of the casing C on the filling pipe 2 or detects and transmits the presence or absence of the casing C on the filling pipe 2. It may be configured by means using any one of a method, a method of detecting and transmitting the presence / absence of a filled casing, or a method of detecting and transmitting a raw material discharged from a filled tube. As the raw material supply stop command means, for example, the devices disclosed in the republished patents WO00 / 47053, EP1623628A2, EP1647193A1, and WO02 / 28191A2 may be used.

  Reference numeral 46 denotes a control means including a programmable controller (PLC). Starting from reception of the stop signal 44 from the raw material supply stop command means 43, the signal S1 to the raw material supply means 8 and the filling pipe moving body drive means 11 are supplied. Signal S2 and a signal S3 to the brake member disengagement drive means 42 are transmitted so that the raw material supply means 8, the filling tube moving body drive means 11 and the brake member disengagement drive means 42 operate in a predetermined order. Control. As described above, the filling pipe moving body driving means 11 and the brake member disengagement driving means 42 are configured so that their operations are controlled after the raw material supply stop command means 43 transmits the stop signal 44. The control means 46 is not limited to an electric type. An air type or a mechanical type using a timing cam may be used.

  Reference numeral 47 is a hollow member rotation driving means for rotating the hollow member 5 about the longitudinal axis X, and is provided inside the main body housing 1a and the housing 3 fixed to the main body housing 1a. The hollow member rotation driving means 47 includes a motor 47-1, a pulley 47-2, and a belt 47-3, and the rotation of the motor 47-1 is transmitted to the hollow member 5.

  The filled casing conveying means 50 includes a number of suspension members 51, in this case hooks 52, which move by suspending the filled casing SC in a spiral shape (loop shape) or in an alternate left and right shape (hanging shape). The filled casing conveying means 50 is configured to operate in the filling process to convey the filled casing SC and to stop the operation in the non-filling process, but may be operated in the non-filling process. The mounting locations I-1 and I-2 are closer to the moving path VI of the hook 52 that suspends the filling casing SC than the filling location III. As a result, the operator OR attaches the casing C to the filling pipes 2-1 and 2-2 on the first attachment place I- 1 and the second attachment place I- 2, and the filling casing hung on the hook 52. The required processing of SC can be easily performed.

  Reference numerals H1, H2, and H3 denote the heights of the filling tubes 2-1 and 2-2 on the first and second mounting locations I-1 and I-2 and the filling tube 2-3 on the filling location III. The symbol H4 indicates the height from the floor line FL to the hanging portion 52A of the hook 52. Since the processing time of the filled casing SC is often longer than the casing C mounting time, the height H4 of the hook 52 is set to a height at which the operator OR can easily perform the filled casing SC processing operation. The height H2 of the filling tube 2-2 on the second mounting location I-2 is higher than the height H4 of the hook 52, and the workability of mounting the casing C by the operator OR can be reduced. Since the filling pipe 2-1 is set to a height H1 lower than the height H2 of the filling pipe 2-2 and is closer to the operator OR than the filling pipe 2-2, the filling pipe 2-1 Is in a preferred position for the operator OR casing mounting operation.

  In the apparatus 200, since the filling tube moving body 10 rotates in the direction of the arrow AR, the casing C mounted on the first mounting location I-1 that is easy to mount is supported on the second mounting location I-2. The filling tube 2-2 is moved and stopped, and the operator OR always attaches the casing C to the empty filling tube 2-1 waiting on the first attachment place I-1 that is easy to attach. be able to. As a result, the two casings C can be mounted in advance on the two spare filling pipes 2-1 and 2-2 in the filling process.

  The required processing for the filled casing SC includes front end sealing, rear end sealing, twist back processing, and puncture processing. When the casing C is a natural intestine casing, the time required for these processes by the operator OR and the manual operation of the processing personnel WR performed on the filled casing SC varies greatly. In filling the high-quality natural intestine casing C, the amount of processing work is small, and in filling the low-quality natural intestine casing C, the amount of processing work is large.

  The control means 46 controls the operation of the apparatus 200 according to the following procedure. First, the metering pump 8 is stopped based on the detection signal of the rear end Cb of the casing C. Next, the operation of the link forming means 9, the filled casing conveying means 50, and the filling pipe 2-3 is stopped. After the brake member 40 is detached from the filling pipe 2-3, the filling pipe support 13 is indexed and rotated, and the filling pipe 2 equipped with the next casing C is moved to the filling place III. After the braking member 40 is fitted to the filling pipe 2-3, the next filling is started. In addition, this operation | movement and a procedure can be changed suitably.

  Since the apparatus 200 is operated as described above, even if the filling is completed before the filling casing SC processing operation by the operator OR is finished, the apparatus 200 is attached to the two filling pipes 2-1 and 2-2 in advance. The next filling using the natural intestine casing C is automatically started in sequence.

Next, a method for producing a chain food such as sausage using the apparatus 200 will be described.
The casing C is already mounted on the filling tube 2-2 on the second mounting location I-2.
The operator OR mounts the casing C on the empty filling pipe 2-1 on the first mounting location I- 1.
-Even if filling with the filling tube 2-3 is completed during the filling casing processing operation, the operator OR continues the filling casing processing operation.
-Before filling the natural intestine casing C on the three filling tubes 2-1, 2-2 and 2-3, when the filling casing processing operation is small, the operator OR can fill the filling tubes 2-1 and 2-1. Install the casing to -2.

  In the production apparatus 200, in the sausage production using the natural intestine casing C with many variations in quality, the casing is frequently attached to the filling pipe 2-1, which is easy to attach, and the filling is not easy to attach than the filling pipe 2-1. Since the casing is not frequently attached to the pipe 2-2, the workability is high. Further, since the casing C is often set together with the two spare filling pipes 2-1 and 2-2, production idle time is short. During the processing operation of the filled casing SC applied to the filled casing conveying means 50, the filling of the next casing C can be started and the productivity is high.

  As described above, the hollow member 5 of the apparatus 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 is configured to rotate in the arrow R direction around the longitudinal axis X in the filling step. However, the hollow member 5 may be arranged on the longitudinal axis X in a fixed state (non-rotating) without rotating around the longitudinal axis X in the filling process / non-filling process. In the manufacturing apparatus of another embodiment (not shown) having the non-rotating hollow member 5, the hollow member 5 does not have a function of rotationally driving the hollow spindle member 6, and is simply a raw material M to the hollow spindle member 6. Acts as a conduit. The hollow spindle member 6 of another form has a driven gear portion formed on the outer periphery thereof. The driven gear portion of the hollow spindle member 6 to which the filling pipe 2-3 stopped on the filling place III is attached meshes with the driving gear provided in the main body housing Ia, and the longitudinal axis X is driven by the driving gear. Is rotated in the direction of the arrow R around the center. In the manufacturing apparatus of this other embodiment, the connecting means 7 in the apparatus 1 is not provided.

  Next, a casing mounting means 110 according to another embodiment provided and used in the apparatus 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. The casing mounting means 110 according to this embodiment is for mounting an artificial casing C (hereinafter referred to as a casing C) including a sheared elongated cylindrical cellulose casing or a collagen casing to the filling tube 2, The casing mounting means 110 is disposed along the longitudinal axis X1 (see also FIG. 7) of the filling pipe 2-1, which extends downstream (in the direction of arrow B) beyond the tip 2-1a of the filling pipe 2-1. It is arranged downstream of the filling pipe 2-1 that is stopped at the mounting place I.

  The casing mounting means 110 includes a casing holding means 111 for disposing the casing C at a predetermined position downstream of the filling pipe 2-1, and a casing C held by the casing holding means 111 at the tip end portion 2- of the filling pipe 2-1. And a casing pushing means 112 that pushes toward 1a (in the direction of the arrow BR). The casing pushing means 112 pushes forward the front end portion Ce of the casing C held by the casing holding means 111. The casing C, which is moved in the longitudinal direction and delivered from the casing holding means 111, is delivered to the filling pipe 2-1, and further, the casing C which has been delivered by the casing pushing means 112 is continued on the filling pipe 2-1. By sliding in the BR direction, the casing C is attached to the filling pipe 2-1. That.

  The casing holding means 111 includes a housing 113 provided above the link forming means 9, a pair of reciprocating rods 114 supported by the housing 113 so as to reciprocate, and a pair of reciprocating rods 114 attached to each of the pair of reciprocating rods 114. A casing clamper 115 having a front clamper 115-1 and a back clamper 115-2, and a casing hopper 116 for stocking a large number of casings C are provided.

  The casing pushing means 112 includes a casing pushing member 117 that moves on the longitudinal axis X1 along the longitudinal direction of the casing clamper 115 between the front clamper 115-1 and the back clamper 115-2 in the closed state, and a casing pushing member 117. A pushing member reciprocating means 118 for moving the advancing member 117 toward the filling pipe 2-1, in this example, a known air cylinder 119 as a reciprocating linear motion device is provided. The rod 119A of the air cylinder 119 may be in direct contact with the front end portion Ce of the casing C. In this manner, the pushing member reciprocating means 118 can also serve as the casing pushing member 117.

  The housing 113 is fixed to the main body housing 1a and attached to a bracket 121 extending downstream from the main body housing 1a so that the casing clamper 115 is disposed at a predetermined position with respect to the filling pipe 2-1. ing.

  The pair of reciprocating rods 114 is disposed orthogonal to the longitudinal axis X1. The reciprocating rod 114 is configured to reciprocate in the arrow Y direction by a drive mechanism 122 provided in the housing 113, and opens and closes the casing clamper 115 attached to the pair of reciprocating rods 114 in the arrow Y direction. give.

  The casing clamper 115 is disposed downstream along the longitudinal axis X1 from the position near the tip end 2-1a of the filling tube 2-1, and is configured to open and close in the direction of the arrow Y perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X1. . The casing clamper 115 moves between the position P1 and the position P2, receives a single casing C dropped from the casing hopper 116 in the open state at the position P1 on the front clamper 115-1 (see FIG. 14), and In the closed state at the position P2, the front clamper 115-1 and the back clamper 115-2 hold and position the outer periphery Cd of the casing C (see FIG. 16).

  The front clamper 115-1 and the back clamper 115-2 that are stopped on the position P2 maintain their holding portions 115-1C and 115-2C closed to the holding inner diameter D1 (see FIG. 17A). Then, the casing C is held, and the held casing C is arranged at a predetermined position downstream of the filling pipe 2-1 in a concentric state with the longitudinal axis X 1. In other words, the casing clamper 115 forms a substantially square space SP by the pair of holding portions 115-1C and 115-2C on the position P2, and the casing C is movably accommodated in the space SP in the longitudinal direction. The casing C pushed forward by the casing pushing member 117 is sent out from the casing clamper 115 while being slidably guided by the holding portions 115-1C and 115-2C. The holding portions 115-1C and 115-2C of the casing clamper 115 of this example are V-shaped, but the holding portions 115-1C and 115-2C may be shaped to hold the casing C in a predetermined position. The shape is not limited.

  The casing hopper 116 is supported by the housing 113 and is disposed above the casing clamper 115. The casing hopper 116 has a portion 116A in which the casing C is accumulated on the front clamper 115-1, so that one casing C is dropped and supplied to the casing clamper 115 by one reciprocation of the casing clamper 115.

  The casing pushing member 117 is attached to the rod 119 </ b> A of the air cylinder 119, and is stopped on the standby position P <b> 3 near the downstream end portion 115 </ b> A of the casing clamper 115. The casing pushing member 117 includes a cylindrical member 120 having an outer diameter D that is smaller than the holding inner diameter D1 and larger than the sheared inner diameter D2 (see FIG. 15B). 120 A of pushing surfaces which contact | abut to the front-end part Ce are formed. The magnitude J of the difference between the holding inner diameter D1 and the outer diameter D of the cylindrical member 120 is not limited. For example, the holding portion 115-1C and 115-2C may be a small gap amount J that allows the casing pushing member 117 that is pushing the casing C to slide and be guided. While the cylindrical member 120 moves in the substantially square space SP of the casing clamper 115 in the closed state, the cylindrical member 120 comes into contact with the front end portion Ce of the casing C accommodated in the space SP so that the casing C is filled with the filling pipe 2-1. Push towards The casing pushing member 117 is not limited to the cylindrical member 120, and may be constituted by, for example, a member having a rectangular pushing surface 117A that complementarily fits into the substantially square space SP (FIG. 17B). )reference). Since the quadrangular pushing surface 117A has a wider pushing area, it comes into contact with the front end portion Ce more reliably.

  The pushing member reciprocating means 118, in this example, a known air cylinder 119 as a reciprocating linear motion device is fixed to the bracket 121 and disposed on the longitudinal axis X1 extending downstream of the casing clamper 115. The rod 119A of the air cylinder 119 reciprocates in the direction of the arrow Z, so that the cylindrical member 120 has the above-described standby position P3, the upstream end portion 115B of the casing clamper 115, and the tip portion 2-1a of the filling pipe 2-1. It is configured to reciprocate between the pushing end position P4 existing between the two.

  The operation of the casing mounting means 110 will be described. When the attachment of the casing C to the filling pipe 2-1 is completed, the cylindrical member 120 (casing pushing member 117) returns from the pushing end position P4 to the standby position P3, and the casing clamper 115 moves from the position P2 to the position P1. Return and stop there open. When the casing C dropped from the casing hopper 116 is placed on the front clamper 115-1, the casing clamper 115 moves to the position P2 to place the casing C on the longitudinal axis X1. After filling the casing C with the filling pipe 2-3, the empty filling pipe 2 is moved from the filling place III to the mounting place I by the indexing rotation (see FIG. 2) of the filling pipe moving body 10 in the direction of arrow A. When moved, the cylindrical member 120 on the standby position P3 starts moving in the arrow BR direction. When the pushing surface 120A of the cylindrical member 120 reaches the pushing end position P4, the mounting of the casing C on the filling pipe 2-1 is completed.

  According to the casing mounting means 110 of the present embodiment, the casing C, which is held by the casing holding means 111 over the entire length of the casing C and centered, is pushed by the casing pushing means 112 that moves in the casing holding means 111. It is difficult to cause misalignment of the casing C with respect to the pipe 2-1. Further, in the present embodiment, the casing C is mounted on the filling pipe 2-1 by pushing the front end portion Ce of the casing C by a predetermined distance L, so that the casing mounting means is inexpensive with a simple structure.

  In this embodiment, the pushing member reciprocating means 118 is arranged on the longitudinal axis X1 together with the casing pushing member 117. However, the pushing member reciprocating means 118 is juxtaposed with the longitudinal axis X1 and is placed on the longitudinal axis X1. The casing pushing member 117 may be driven. The pushing member reciprocating means 118 is not limited to a reciprocating linear actuator (a known air cylinder, etc.). For example, the casing C may be pushed by a ball screw driven by a control motor or a casing pushing member 117 attached to a winding traveling body driven by a control motor.

  In this embodiment, it is provided and used in a production apparatus 100 for a chain food such as sausage having a twisted portion having a plurality of filling tubes provided with a filling tube moving body 10 provided with three filling tubes 2. Although described as the casing mounting means 110, the casing mounting means according to the present invention has a filling pipe moving body provided with only one filling pipe 2, and the filling pipe 2 is disposed between the two of the mounting place I and the filling place III. The present invention can also be applied to an apparatus for producing a chain food such as sausage having a twisted portion having a structure for moving the food.

  The casing mounting means according to the present invention pushes the casing held by the casing holding means toward the filling pipe by the casing pushing means that moves inside the casing holding means, and moves the casing in the casing holding means. Since it has been transferred to the filling tube, the casing can be securely attached to the filling tube.

  The casing mounting means according to the present invention is an apparatus for producing a chain-like food product such as sausage having a twisted portion having a plurality of filling pipes, which can automatically attach an artificial casing to another filling pipe during filling, and has high productivity. Can be provided.

  The casing mounting means according to the present invention can provide an apparatus for producing a chain food such as sausage having a twisted portion, which has a simple structure and is inexpensive and highly economical.

  The above-described production apparatus for chain foods such as sausages having a twisted portion having a plurality of filling pipes according to the present invention can be widely applied to a production apparatus using an artificial casing in addition to a natural intestine casing. It is.

It is side explanatory drawing showing the main structure part of the manufacturing apparatus of chain foodstuffs, such as sausage which has the twist part which has a some filling tube in one Embodiment of this invention. It is front explanatory drawing of the manufacturing apparatus represented by FIG. It is side surface explanatory drawing showing the principal part structure of the manufacturing apparatus represented by FIG.1 and FIG.2. It is horizontal cross-section explanatory drawing which follows the longitudinal axis X and the rotation axis Xo in FIG. FIG. 5 is an explanatory side view showing an enlarged main part of the structure shown in FIG. 4. It is front explanatory drawing of a clutch ring drive means. It is side explanatory drawing showing the main structure part of the manufacturing apparatus in other embodiment of this invention. It is side surface explanatory drawing showing the main structure part of the manufacturing apparatus in further another embodiment of this invention. It is side surface explanatory drawing showing the whole manufacturing apparatus represented by FIG. FIG. 10 is an explanatory plan view of the manufacturing apparatus shown in FIG. 9. FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged front explanatory view of FIG. 9. It is side surface explanatory drawing showing the main structure part of the manufacturing apparatus in further another embodiment of this invention. FIG. 13 is an explanatory plan view of the manufacturing apparatus shown in FIG. 12. It is front explanatory drawing of the manufacturing apparatus represented by FIG. It is explanatory drawing of operation | movement of the manufacturing apparatus represented by FIG. 12, (A) is side explanatory drawing showing the casing holding means and casing pushing means in a closed state, (B) is (A). It is side explanatory drawing which expanded and represented the principal part structure. It is front explanatory drawing of the action | operation of the manufacturing apparatus represented by FIG. It is explanatory drawing of operation | movement of the manufacturing apparatus represented by FIG. 14, Comprising: (A) is front explanatory drawing which expanded and represented the principal part structure of the casing holding means in a closed state, (B) is another form. It is front explanatory drawing which expanded and represented the compatible structure with the casing pushing means.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,100,200 Manufacturing apparatus of chain foods, such as sausage which has a twist part which has a some filling tube 2 Filling tube 4 Filling tube moving means 5 Hollow member
6 hollow spindle member 6A end face 6C driven engagement part 7 connection means 8 raw material supply means (measuring pump)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Filling pipe moving body 11 Filling pipe moving body drive means 13 Filling pipe support body 14 Filling pipe moving body holding body 34 Cylindrical member (clutch ring)
34B Drive engagement part 40 Braking member 42 Braking member disengagement drive means 43 Raw material supply stop command means 44 Raw material supply stop signal 47 Hollow member rotation drive means 51 Suspension member 102 Casing tip sealing means I Mounting location II Tip sealing location III Filling location IIIo Communicating position C Casing Ca Tip M Food raw material OR Operator SC Filling casing SCa Twist part X Long axis Xo Rotation axis α Predetermined angle

Claims (8)

A hollow member on the longitudinal axis that receives the supply of food ingredients from the ingredient supply means;
A filling tube moving body provided rotatably about a rotation axis at a predetermined distance from the longitudinal axis;
A plurality of hollow spindle members provided in the filling tube moving body so as to be arranged at equal intervals around the rotation axis;
A plurality of filling tubes attached to the plurality of hollow spindle members;
A braking member that contacts the casing mounted on the filling tube in a state of being inserted into the filling tube;
In a production apparatus for chain foods such as sausages having a twisted portion having a plurality of filling tubes,
Raw material supply stop command means for transmitting a raw material supply stop signal for stopping food raw material supply to the hollow member;
Braking member detachment drive means for detaching the braking member from the filling pipe;
A filling tube moving body driving means for rotating the filling tube moving body by a predetermined angle around the rotation axis and sequentially moving the plurality of hollow spindle members to a communication position with the hollow member;
A suspension member that is disposed downstream of a filling pipe attached to a hollow spindle member that communicates with the hollow member and moves in a state of hanging a filling casing filled with a food material; and
With
The braking member detachment driving means and the filling pipe moving body driving means are configured such that their operations are controlled after the transmission of the raw material supply stop command means.
An apparatus for producing a chain food such as sausage having a twisted portion having a plurality of filling tubes. Hollow member rotation drive means for rotating the hollow member around the longitudinal axis;
The plurality of fillings according to claim 1, further comprising coupling means provided on the longitudinal axis that are operative to couple the hollow member and the hollow spindle member that has been rotated through a predetermined angle. An apparatus for producing chain foods such as sausages having a twisted portion having a tube.   The coupling means has a driven engagement portion provided on the hollow spindle member, and a drive engagement portion that is fitted to the hollow member so as to reciprocate in the longitudinal axis direction and engages the driven engagement portion. The manufacturing apparatus of chain foods, such as a sausage, which has the twist part which has a some filling tube of Claim 2 provided with the cylindrical member.   2. The plurality of filling pipes according to claim 1, wherein the filling pipe moving body includes a filling pipe moving body holding body that maintains the end surface of the hollow spindle member at a fixed position in the longitudinal axis direction during movement and stoppage. A device for producing chain food such as sausage having a twisted portion.   The filling tube moving body is provided with at least three hollow spindle members, and the hollow spindle member stopped at a position above the hollow member is connected to the hollow member by rotation of the filling tube moving body by a predetermined angle. The apparatus for producing a chain-like food product such as sausage having a twisted portion having a plurality of filling pipes according to claim 1, which moves downward to the bottom. A filling tube on the mounting location for mounting the casing on the filling tube;
A filling tube on the tip sealing location for sealing the tip of the casing attached to the filling tube;
A filling tube on the filling site for filling the casing with the sealed tip part, and
At least one filling tube on the mounting location, a filling tube on the tip sealing location, and a filling tube on the filling location are provided, and the filling tube fitted with the casing is tip sealed to the tip sealing location. A filling tube moving body that rotates so that the filling tube fitted with a closed casing moves toward the filling location and the filling tube on the filling location towards the loading location;
An apparatus for producing a chain food such as sausage having a twisted portion having a plurality of filling tubes.   The twisted portion having a plurality of filling tubes according to claim 6, further comprising casing tip sealing means for sealing the tip portion of the casing mounted on the filling tube on the tip sealing place. Equipment for producing chain foods such as sausages. A method for producing a chain-like food such as sausage having a twisted portion using a device for producing a chain-like food such as sausage having a twisted portion having a plurality of filling tubes according to claim 1,
Performing the required processing on the filled casing suspended on the suspension member manually by the operator while the filled casing is formed by the filled pipe;
While the filling casing is formed with the filling pipe, the step of mounting the casing to the other filling pipe by the same operator as described above,
Performing the necessary processing on the filling casing suspended by the suspension member by the above-mentioned manual operation during rotation of the filling pipe moving body performed after the formation of the filling casing by the filling pipe is completed;
A method for producing a chain food such as sausage having a twisted portion having a plurality of filling tubes.

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