JP2011020220A - Food cutting device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a food cutting device capable of easily removing food-after-cutting which adheres to a part facing an opening portion of an annular body. <P>SOLUTION: The food cutting device has a device body 3 including a feeding conveyor and a presser conveyor, and cuts the food which is sandwiched between the feed conveyor and the pressing conveyor. The device body 3 has a plate-like body 81 in which a cutout portion 86 is formed, the annular body 82 being detachable with respect to the plate-like body 81, and an operating screw body 83 for fixing the annular body 82 to the plate-like body 81. When mounting the annular body 82 to the plate-like body 81, the annular body 82 is pressed into the cutout portion 86. When removing the annular body 82 from the plate-like body 81, the annular body 82 is removed from the cutout portion 86 so as to pull out. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a food cutting device that can easily remove a food basket after cutting attached to a portion of an annular body facing an opening.

  Conventionally, for example, a food cutting device described in Patent Document 1 is known.

  This conventional food cutting apparatus includes an apparatus main body, a feed conveyor provided in the apparatus main body for conveying food, a presser conveyor for sandwiching food from above and below with the feed conveyor, and a food sandwiched between the feed conveyor and the presser conveyor. And a rotatable cutting blade for cutting. The apparatus main body has a front cover that covers the cutting blade body, and an opening (window hole) through which food sandwiched between the feed conveyor and the press conveyor passes is formed in the front cover.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-166395

  However, the conventional food cutting device has a problem in that it is difficult to remove the food basket after cutting attached to a portion of the front cover that faces the opening on the conveyor side during cleaning.

  This invention is made in view of such a point, and it aims at providing the food cutting device which can remove easily the food waste after the cutting | disconnection attached to the part which faced the opening part among annular bodies. To do.

  The food cutting apparatus according to claim 1 includes an apparatus main body, a feed conveyor that is provided in the apparatus main body, conveys food, a presser conveyor that sandwiches food together with the feed conveyor, the feed conveyor, and the presser conveyor. A cutting blade body for cutting the sandwiched food, and the apparatus body passes through a plate-like body having a notch and a screw body insertion hole, and the food sandwiched between the feed conveyor and the presser conveyor. The plate-like body has an opening and a screw hole, is detachable from the plate-like body, and is attached to be pushed into the notch when being attached to the plate-like body. An annular body that is removed so as to be pulled out from the notch, and is inserted into the screw insertion hole and screwed into the screw hole, and the annular body is attached to the plate-like body. Hard Those having an operation screw body.

  The food cutting device according to claim 2 is the food cutting device according to claim 1, wherein the annular body has an upper guided portion formed at the upper end portion and a lower guided portion formed at the lower end portion. The plate-like body is located facing the upper end of the notch portion, and faces the upper guide rail portion for guiding the upper guided portion when the annular body is attached to and detached from the plate-like body, and the lower end of the notch portion. And a lower guide rail portion for guiding the lower guide portion when the annular body is attached to and detached from the plate-like body.

  The food cutting device according to claim 3 is the food cutting device according to claim 2, wherein the lower guide rail portion of the plate-like body can be adjusted in the vertical position, and the feed is adjusted by adjusting the vertical position of the lower guide rail portion. The vertical position of the opening of the annular body with respect to the conveyor can be adjusted.

  The food cutting device according to claim 4 is the food cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the operation screw body is a plate-like body when screwing to the screw hole portion of the annular body is released. The screw insertion hole is prevented from coming off from the screw insertion hole.

  According to the first aspect of the invention, after the fixing by the operation screw body is released, the annular body can be removed from the plate-like body so as to be pulled out from the notch, so that the portion of the annular body facing the opening is exposed. The attached food cake after cutting can be easily removed, and the annular body can be easily attached to and detached from the plate-like body without taking time to attach and detach the annular body to the plate-like body.

  According to the invention of claim 2, since the plate-like body has the upper guide rail portion for guiding the upper guide portion of the annular body and the lower guide rail portion for guiding the lower guide portion of the annular body, It can be more easily attached to and detached from the plate-like body.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 3, the vertical position of the opening part of the cyclic | annular body with respect to a feed conveyor can be adjusted appropriately by adjusting the vertical position of the lower guide rail part of a plate-shaped object.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 4, when the screwing with respect to the screw hole part of an annular body is cancelled | released, this screw insertion hole is engaged with the screw insertion hole part of a plate-shaped body. Since it does not fall out from the part, it is possible to reliably prevent the operating screw body from falling off and being lost.

It is a perspective view at the time of the attachment state of the annular body of the food cutting device which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view in the middle of removal of an annular body same as the above. It is a perspective view at the time of the removal state of an annular body same as the above. It is a top view of the operation screw body at the time of the attachment state of an annular body same as the above. It is a side view of the operation screw body at the time of the attachment state of an annular body same as the above. It is a side view of the operation screw body at the time of the removal state of an annular body same as the above. It is a front view of the hole for screw body insertion at the time of the removal state of an annular body same as the above. It is sectional drawing of the transmission part of a food cutting device same as the above. It is principal part sectional drawing of a food cutting device same as the above. It is a perspective view of a food cutting device same as the above. It is a perspective view at the time of the state which opened the conveyor cover of the food cutting device same as the above. It is a disassembled perspective view of a food cutting device same as the above.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  9 to 12, reference numeral 1 denotes a food cutting device, and the food cutting device 1 is a food slicer that cuts food W such as vegetables finely. For convenience, the directions of arrows shown in FIG. 10 will be described as the front-rear direction and the left-right direction.

  The food cutting device 1 includes a device main body 3 supported by legs 2. The apparatus main body 3 is provided with a feed conveyor 5 that carries the food W on the upper conveyance surface 6 and conveys the food W toward the front in the conveyance direction.

  The feed conveyor 5 includes a driving roller 7, a driven roller 8, and a tension roller 9 for adjusting belt tension. An endless belt 10 is detachably wound around the driving roller 7, the driven roller 8, and the tension roller 9. Has been. The upper surface of the forward path surface portion 10a on the upper side of the belt 10 is a transport surface 6 on which the food W is placed and transported. A pair of left and right guide plates 11 that are spaced apart from each other are disposed above both ends in the width direction of the transport surface 6.

  The driving roller 7 is rotatably attached to the rear end portion of the pair of left and right longitudinally extending frames 12 that are opposed to each other and the driven roller 8 is rotatably attached to the front end portion of the frame 12. The tension roller 9 is rotatably attached to a substantially U-shaped roller support frame 13 facing downwardly provided in the vicinity of the rear end of the frame 12 so that the vertical position can be adjusted. The roller support frame 13 is connected to an operation lever 27. The guide plate 11 is detachably attached to the upper surface portion of the frame 12. A conveyor bottom plate 15 that supports the forward path surface portion 10a of the belt 10 is detachably attached to the upper surface portion of the frame 12.

  A cover 14 is detachably attached to the rear end side of the left frame 12, and the cover 14 covers the tension roller 9 and the roller support frame 13. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a screw hole portion 16 is formed at a substantially longitudinal center of the left frame 12, and the screw hole portion 16 is used for screw insertion of a substantially rectangular plate-like conveyor support frame 17. A fixing screw 20 that is an operation knob inserted through the hole 18 is screwed, and a base end portion of the conveyor support frame 17 is fixed to the frame 12 by the fixing screw 20. A support shaft 19 is formed to protrude from the tip of the conveyor support frame 17. The fixing screw 20 has a shaft portion 20a, and a thread groove 20b is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 20a.

  Further, in the apparatus main body 3, a presser conveyor 21 that holds the food W from above and below together with the feed conveyor 5 can be rotated up and down around the rotation center axis X in the left and right direction according to the vertical dimension of the food W. Is provided. The presser conveyor 21 is detachable from the apparatus main body 3. The rotation center axis X of the presser conveyor 21 is not fixed at a fixed position, but moves along the arc direction of the long hole portion 30 (see FIG. 9).

  The presser conveyor 21 has a driving roller 22, a driven roller 23, and a tension roller 24 for adjusting belt tension, and an endless belt 25 is detachably wound around the driving roller 22, the driven roller 23, and the tension roller 24. Has been. The belt 25 has a forward downward inclined surface portion 25a on the lower side, and a lower front end portion of the forward surface portion 25a serves as a pressing surface 26 that is a pressing portion that holds the food W together with the conveying surface 6 of the feed conveyor 5. ing.

  The presser conveyor 21 has a pair of left and right opposing plates 31 that are spaced apart from each other, and a driving roller 22 is rotatably attached to an upper end portion of the opposing plate 31. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the rotation shaft portion 22a of the drive roller 22 is rotatably mounted on the upper end portions of the opposing plates 31, and a substantially cylindrical roller is provided on the outer peripheral side of the left and right rotation shaft portion 22a. The part 22b is fixed. The right end side, which is one end side of the rotating shaft portion 22a, protrudes rightward from the outer surface of the right opposing plate 31, and a key groove portion 32 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the protruding portion, and a key 33 is formed in the key groove portion 32. It is fixed.

  The protruding portion of the rotating shaft portion 22a of the drive roller 22 is removably inserted into the upper portion of the gear case 35, and is connected to the first gear 36 in the upper portion of the gear case 35 via a key 33. That is, the key 33 on the rotating shaft portion 22a side of the drive roller 22 is detachably fitted in the groove portion 37 formed in the inner peripheral portion of the first gear 36.

  In the lower part of the gear case 35, a second gear 38 that is rotated by receiving power from the drive motor 40, which is a drive means, is housed. The first gear 36 is engaged with the second gear 38. For this reason, the first gear 36 rotates integrally with the drive roller 22 by the rotation of the second gear 38, and the belt 25 of the presser conveyor 21 rotates in a predetermined direction based on the rotation of the drive roller 22.

  The drive roller 7 of the feed conveyor 5 is also rotated by receiving power from the drive motor 40 side, and the belt 10 of the feed conveyor 5 is rotated in a predetermined direction based on the rotation of the drive roller 7.

  The drive motor 40 has an output shaft 41, and a drive rotation shaft 42 in the left-right direction is connected to the output shaft 41. The drive motor 40 is disposed in a machine chamber 43 located on the inner surface of the apparatus main body 3, and the gear case 35 is disposed in a gear case chamber 44 located on the outer surface of the apparatus main body 3.

  The machine chamber 43 and the gear case chamber 44 are formed in the main body 4 of the apparatus main body 3, and the machine chamber 43 and the gear case chamber 44 are partitioned by a partition plate 45. The partition plate 45 includes a vertical plate portion 46 and inclined plate portions 47 and 48 connected to upper and lower ends of the vertical plate portion 46. A shaft insertion hole 49 is formed in the vertical plate portion 46, and the drive rotating shaft 42 is inserted into the shaft insertion hole 49. A seal member 50 is mounted between the drive rotary shaft 42 and the shaft insertion hole 49, and the seal member 50 prevents water from entering the machine chamber 43 from the gear case chamber 44 during cleaning or the like.

  A key groove 51 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the portion of the drive rotating shaft 42 located in the gear case chamber 44, and the key 52 is fixed to the key groove 51. A portion of the drive rotating shaft 42 located in the gear case chamber 44 is removably inserted into the lower portion of the gear case 35 and is connected to the second gear 38 in the lower portion of the gear case 35 via a key 52. That is, the key 52 on the drive rotating shaft 42 side is detachably fitted in the groove 39 formed on the inner peripheral portion of the second gear 38, and the power from the drive motor 40 side is transmitted to the second gear 38. ing.

  Further, the front end portion which is the left end portion of the drive rotating shaft 42 protrudes from the inside of the gear case 35 and passes below the gear case cover 53 and protrudes outside the gear case chamber 44, and a screw hole portion 55 is formed at the protruding front end portion. Has been. The gear case cover 53 closes the left side surface which is one side surface of the gear case chamber 44 so as to be openable and closable, and is detachably attached to the plurality of attachment shaft portions 56 of the apparatus main body 3. The gear case cover 53 is formed with a substantially arc-shaped elongated hole portion 30 centering on the drive rotation shaft 42 so as to communicate with the cutout portion 54. The rotation shaft portion 22a of the drive roller 22 is rotated when the presser conveyor 21 is rotated. Moves along the slot 30. Further, a stepped portion 57 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the tip end portion of the drive rotating shaft 42.

  Then, the tip end of the drive rotating shaft 42 is removably inserted into the hole 60 of the counter plate 31 on the right side of the presser conveyor 21, and the right counter plate 31 is rotatable at the tip end portion of the drive rotating shaft 42. It is supported by. A screw member 61 for retaining is screwed into the screw hole portion 55 at the distal end portion of the drive rotating shaft 42, and a substantially circular annular retaining member 62 is fixed to the distal end surface of the drive rotating shaft 42 by the screw member 61, The screw member 61 and the retaining member 62 prevent the opposing plate 31 and the gear case 35 from coming out of the drive rotating shaft 42. Note that a substantially circular annular interposed member 63 abuts on the stepped portion 57 at the tip of the drive rotating shaft 42, and this interposed member 63 is interposed between the drive rotating shaft 42 and the counter plate 31.

  Further, the support shaft portion 19 of the conveyor support frame 17 of the apparatus body 3 is removably inserted into the hole portion 59 of the counter plate 31 on the left side of the presser conveyor 21, and the left counter plate 31 is inserted into the support shaft portion 19. It is rotatably supported.

  In this way, the presser conveyor 21 is supported by the drive rotary shaft 42 and the conveyor support frame 17 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction, and is urged downward by the urging means 64. The urging means 64 includes a spring 68 such as a tension coil spring and a connecting member 67 connected to one end of the spring 68. The biasing means 64 is detachably attached between the apparatus main body 3 and the presser conveyor 21.

  Further, a conveyor cover 65 is rotatably attached to the apparatus main body 3 via a hinge 66. The conveyor cover 65 is closed by rotating in one direction to cover the presser conveyor 21, and in the other direction. The press conveyor 21 is exposed by turning to open.

  Further, the food cutting device 1 includes a cutting blade 71 that is sandwiched between the feed conveyor 5 and the press conveyor 21 and cuts the food W that is fed from between the front end portions of the feed conveyor 5 and the press conveyor 21 while rotating. ing. The cutting blade body 71 is detachably attached to a front-rear direction drive rotating shaft 72 that rotates by receiving power from the drive motor 40 side.

  Further, a blade cover 73 is rotatably attached to the apparatus main body 3 via a hinge (not shown), and the blade cover 73 is closed by turning in one direction and the cutting blade 71. And the cutting blade 71 is exposed by turning in the other direction. An opening 74 for dropping food is formed in the lower portion of the blade cover 73, and the food W cut by the cutting blade 71 falls from the opening 74 and is stored in a container (not shown).

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the apparatus main body 3 of the food cutting apparatus 1 is fixed to the front surface of the main body 4 and faces leftward, which is one side from the main body 4. A plate-like body 81 such as a substantially plate-like face plate that protrudes, and a plurality of, for example, operation screw bodies 83 that are operation knobs serving as two fixing means, are detachably attached to the plate-like body 81. And an annular body 82 such as a substantially rectangular annular base that is fixed to the front end of the feed conveyor 5 and located near the front end.

  The plate-like body 81 has a substantially rectangular cutout portion 86 that opens to the left that is the side, and a pair of upper and lower screw body insertion holes 87 that penetrate the front and rear surfaces. The screw body insertion hole 87 is formed in the vertical direction in the upper and lower portions on the left end side of the plate-like body 81. The screw body insertion hole 87 is constituted by a rear small hole portion 88 on the conveyor side and a front large hole portion 89 that is slightly larger than the small hole portion 88. An upper screw body insertion hole 87 is formed in the upper portion 81 a of the plate-like body 81, and a lower screw body insertion hole 87 is formed in the lower portion 81 b of the plate-like body 81.

  The plate-like body 81 includes a left and right longitudinal upper guide rail portion 91 that faces the upper end of the notch 86, and a left and right longitudinal guide rail portion 92 that faces the lower end of the notch 86. Have. The upper guide rail portion 91 is integrally provided at the lower end portion of the upper portion 81a of the plate-like body 81. The lower guide rail portion 92 is attached to the upper end portion of the lower portion 81b of the plate-like body 81 via a substantially rectangular plate-like rail attachment member 93 so that the vertical position can be adjusted (height position can be adjusted). That is, the rail attachment member 93 is attached to the lower portion 81b of the plate-like body 81 so that the vertical position can be adjusted, and the lower guide rail portion 92 is fixed to the rail attachment member 93. A spring connecting portion 94 projects from the upper portion 81a of the plate-like body 81, and the other end of the spring 68 is connected to the spring connecting portion 94.

  The annular body 82 has a substantially rectangular opening 96 through which the food W sandwiched from above and below by the transport surface 6 of the feed conveyor 5 and the press surface 26 of the press conveyor 21 passes. Further, the annular body 82 has a concave groove-shaped upper guided portion 97 formed at the upper end portion and opened upward, and a lower guided portion 98 formed at the lower end portion and opened downward. Yes. When the annular body 82 is attached to or detached from the plate-like body 81, the upper guided portion 97 is guided in the left-right direction by the upper guide rail portion 91 when the annular body 82 is slid relative to the plate-like body 81. The lower guided portion 98 is guided in the left-right direction by the lower guide rail portion 92.

  Further, a plate-like upper protruding portion 101 protrudes upward from the left end portion of the upper guided portion 97, and a screw hole portion 103 is formed in the upper protruding portion 101. A plate-like lower protruding portion 102 protrudes downward from the left end portion of the lower guided portion 98, and a screw hole portion 103 is formed in the lower protruding portion 102. The operation screw body 83 is inserted into the screw body insertion hole 87 and screwed into the screw hole 103, and the annular body 82 is fixed to the plate-like body 81 by the operation screw body 83.

  The operation screw body 83 includes a shaft portion 106 having a substantially circular cross section, a substantially cylindrical screw portion 105 that is integrally provided at the distal end of the shaft portion 106 and has a diameter larger than that of the shaft portion 106, and the shaft portion 106 and the base end A substantially cylindrical knob 107 that is detachably attached to the outer periphery of the side and is picked with a finger by an operator. On the outer peripheral surface of the screw portion 105, a screw groove 108 that is screwed into the screw hole portion 103 is formed. The tip surface of the knob 107 is an abutment surface 109 that abuts on the plate-like body 81 when the annular body 82 is fixed to the plate-like body 81.

  The outer diameter A of the screw portion 105 is larger than the width B of the small hole portion 88 of the screw body insertion hole 87 and smaller than the width C of the large hole portion 89 of the screw body insertion hole 87. (See FIG. 7). That is, the operation screw body 83 does not fall out of the screw body insertion hole 87 due to the engagement with the small hole portion 88 of the screw body insertion hole 87 when the screwing to the screw hole 103 is released. It is like that.

  The outer diameter D of the shaft portion 106 is smaller than the width B of the small hole portion 88 of the screw body insertion hole 87, and the shaft portion 106 is inserted into the small hole portion 88 so as to move up and down along the small hole portion 88. It can move in the direction.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9, on the rear surface of the annular body 82, that is, the surface facing both the conveyors 5 and 21, the feed conveyor concave portion 111 into which the front end of the feed conveyor 5 enters and the lower limit position state. A presser conveyor concave portion 112 into which the front end of the presser conveyor 21 enters is formed. That is, the front end portions of the conveyors 5 and 21 and the annular body 82 are not in contact with each other and do not interfere with each other. For this reason, it is possible to remove only the annular body 82 alone without removing both the conveyors 5 and 21.

  Further, the annular body 82 is located on the lower end of the opening 96 and is supported horizontally from below so as to stably feed the food W sandwiched between the conveyors 5 and 21 into the blade body cover 73. It has a support surface 113 that is a part. The support surface 113 is located on substantially the same plane as the transport surface 6 of the feed conveyor 5. Further, the annular body 82 has a vertical contact surface 114 on the right side which is one side surface, and the contact surface 114 is a contact receiving surface of the plate body 81 when the annular body 82 is fixed to the plate body 81. 115 abuts.

  Next, the operation and the like of the food cutting device 1 will be described.

  When the food W that is the object to be cut is placed on the rear end of the transport surface 6 of the feed conveyor 5 and is transported in the transport direction on the transport surface 6, the food W is being transported. From the cutting edge 71 by the load from the cutting blade body 71 when it is pressed by the holding surface 26 of the holding conveyor 21 and arrives at the front end which is the transfer terminal portion of the transfer surface 6. It is clamped with a desired clamping force.

  At this time, the presser conveyor 21 is lifted by the food W and rotates upward about the rotation center axis X against the weight of the presser conveyor 21 and the biasing force of the spring 68.

  Thereafter, the food W is further conveyed in the conveying direction by the conveyors 5 and 21 while being held by the conveying surface 6 and the holding surface 26 with a desired clamping force, and passes through the opening 96 of the annular body 82. Then, it is sent out to the cutting blade 71 side and introduced into the blade cover 73.

  And the foodstuff W is in a state where the upper and lower surfaces are sandwiched between the conveyors 5 and 21 and the lower surface is supported by the support surface 113 of the annular body 82 at a position immediately after exiting the opening 96 of the annular body 82. Then, it is sequentially cut by the rotating cutting blade 71. For example, cutting operations such as shredding of vegetables such as cabbage, carrots, and radish, and round cutting of stem materials such as takuwan are performed.

  The cut food W passes through the opening 74 of the blade cover 73 and is dropped and accommodated in a container prepared in advance.

  In addition, when the food cutting device 1 is washed (cleaned) after the cutting operation is completed, the detachable components are removed as necessary.

  For example, the procedure for removing the annular body (base) 82 of the apparatus main body 3 will be described. First, the operator opens the conveyor cover 65 and opens the blade body cover 73 from the state shown in FIG. . Note that the blade cover 73 can be opened only when the conveyor cover 65 is opened.

  Next, the operating screw body 83 is rotated in the tightening release direction, and the fixing of the annular body 82 to the plate-like body 81 by the operating screw body 83 is released. At this time, the operating screw body 83 is caught by the small hole portion 88 of the screw body insertion hole 87, and therefore does not fall out of the screw body insertion hole 87. Further, the cutting blade 71 is removed from the drive rotary shaft 72. It is possible to remove the annular body 82 without removing the cutting blade 71.

  Thereafter, the annular body 82 is removed so as to be pulled out from the notch 86 of the plate-like body 81 to the left (side). That is, the upper guided portion 97 of the annular body 82 is slid along the upper guide rail portion 91 of the plate-shaped body 81, and the lower guided portion 98 of the annular body 82 is aligned with the lower guide rail portion 92 of the plate-shaped body 81. The annular body 82 is pulled out from the notch 86 to remove it.

  When the removed annular body 82 is washed and then attached again, the annular body 82 is attached so as to be pushed into the notch 86, and then the operating screw body 83 is rotated in the tightening direction to rotate the screw hole 103. And the annular body 82 is fixed to the plate-like body 81 by the operation screw body 83.

  The procedure for removing the conveyor bottom plate 15 of the feed conveyor 5 will be described. First, the operator opens the conveyor cover 65 from the state shown in FIG.

  Next, the pair of left and right guide plates 11 are removed from the frame 12. Thereafter, the fixing screw 20 is rotated in the tightening release direction to release the fixing of the conveyor support frame 17 to the frame 12 by the fixing screw 20, and the conveyor support frame 17 is rotated around the shaft portion 20a of the fixing screw 20. Move it to the side. At this time, the support shaft portion 19 of the conveyor support frame 17 is removed from the hole portion 59 of the counter plate 31 on the left side.

  Next, the operating lever 27 is tilted to release the tension of the belt 10 by the tension roller 9 of the feed conveyor 5, and the loose belt 10 is removed from the rollers 7, 8, 9. Thereafter, the conveyor bottom plate 15 is removed from the frame 12 by lifting.

  The procedure for removing the periphery of the presser conveyor 21 and the gear case 35 will be described. First, the operator opens the conveyor cover 65 from the state shown in FIG. Next, the urging means 64 is removed from between the plate-like body 81 and the presser conveyor 21 of the apparatus body 3.

  Thereafter, the pair of left and right guide plates 11 are removed from the frame 12. Next, the tension of the belt 25 by the tension roller 24 of the presser conveyor 21 is released.

  Thereafter, the fixing screw 20 is rotated in the tightening release direction to release the fixing of the conveyor support frame 17 to the frame 12 by the fixing screw 20, and the conveyor support frame 17 is rotated around the shaft portion 20a of the fixing screw 20. Move it to the side. At this time, the support shaft portion 19 of the conveyor support frame 17 is removed from the hole portion 59 of the counter plate 31 on the left side.

  Next, the loose belt 25 of the presser conveyor 21 is removed from the rollers 22, 23 and 24. Thereafter, the gear case cover 53 is removed from the mounting shaft portion 56.

  Up to this point, the operator (cleaning operator) performs the routine cleaning. However, the subsequent removal of the presser conveyor 21 and the removal of the gear case 35 must be carried out by checking and repairing the presser conveyor 21 and the gear case 35. This is done only during cleaning.

  Next, only one screw member 61 is rotated in the tightening release direction, the fixing of the retaining member 62 by the screw member 61 to the drive rotating shaft 42 is released, and the screw member 61 and the retaining member 62 are connected to the driving rotating shaft. Remove from 42.

  Thereafter, the entire presser conveyor 21 is pulled out and removed. That is, at the upper part of the presser conveyor 21, the protruding portion of the rotating shaft 22a of the drive roller 22 is pulled out from the upper part of the gear case 35. At the lower part of the presser conveyor 21, the right counter plate 31 passes through the lower part of the gear case 35. The front end of the driving rotary shaft 42 is pulled out, that is, the front end of the driving rotary shaft 42 is removed from the hole 60 of the right opposing plate 31. Next, the gear case 35 is removed by pulling it forward from the drive rotating shaft 42.

  According to the food cutting device 1, after the fixing by the operation screw body 83 is released, the annular body 82 of the apparatus main body 3 can be removed from the plate-like body 81 so as to be pulled out from the notch 86, and thus the annular body 82. Among them, the food W after cutting adhering to the portion facing the opening 96 on the conveyor side, for example, food waste such as leftovers after cutting, can be easily removed, and the plate-like body 81 of the annular body 82 can be removed. Therefore, the annular body 82 can be easily attached to and detached from the plate-like body 81 without taking time to attach to and detach from.

  Further, since the plate-like body 81 has the upper guide rail portion 91 for guiding the upper guided portion 97 of the annular body 82 and the lower guide rail portion 92 for guiding the lower guided portion 98 of the annular body 82, the annular body 82 is It can be slid along the guide rail portions 91 and 92 of the plate-like body 81, and the annular body 82 can be attached to and detached from the plate-like body 81 more easily.

  Furthermore, since the vertical position of the opening 96 of the annular body 82 with respect to the feed conveyor 5 can be appropriately adjusted by adjusting the vertical position with respect to the lower portion 81b of the lower guide rail portion 92, the transport surface 6 of the feed conveyor 5 can be adjusted. On the other hand, the support surface 113 positioned at the lower end of the opening 96 of the annular body 82 can be set at an appropriate height position. Further, since the operation screw body 83 fixes the annular body 82 and the plate-like body 81, the appropriate height position of the support surface 113 can be maintained even when the food W is cut.

  The operation screw body 83 is engaged with the screw body insertion hole 87 of the plate-like body 81 when the threaded engagement with the screw hole 103 of the annular body 82 is released. Since it does not fall out from 87, it is possible to reliably prevent the operating screw body 83 from falling off and being lost.

  Furthermore, it is possible to easily remove the components that are easily attached to the leftovers generated by cutting the food W during normal cleaning, and the entire presser conveyor 21 and gear case 35 can be removed during cleaning including inspection and correction. Can be easily removed, so that not only is the cleaning operation easy, but also cleaning can be prevented and leftovers and the like that are difficult to reach can be removed appropriately. The state can be maintained appropriately.

  In addition, since the components of each part can be easily removed from the apparatus main body 3 and the like, inspection work and correction work are easy, the work burden on the operator can be reduced, and work efficiency can be improved.

  In the above embodiment, the annular body 82 is attached so as to be pushed from the side into the notch 86 of the plate-like body 81 during attachment, and the annular body 82 is attached to the notch of the plate-like body 81 during removal. Although the configuration of removing so as to be pulled out sideways from the portion 86 has been described, for example, a configuration may be adopted in which the annular body is attached so as to be pushed into the cutout portion from above, and the annular body is removed so as to be drawn upward from the cutout portion.

  In the above-described embodiment, the structure in which the presser conveyor 21 and the gear case 35 do not come out of the drive rotating shaft 42 by the retaining means including the screw member 61 and the retaining member 62 has been described. You may make it not escape.

  Furthermore, for example, a screw groove may be formed in the inner peripheral surface of the screw body insertion hole of the plate-like body, and the operation screw body may be screwed and inserted into the screw body insertion hole.

1 Food Cutting Machine 3 Machine Body 5 Feed Conveyor
21 Presser conveyor
71 Cutting blade
81 Plate
82 toroids
83 Operation screw body
86 Notch
87 Screw body insertion hole
91 Upper guide rail
92 Lower guide rail
96 opening
97 Upper guide section
98 Undercover guide
103 Screw hole W Food

Claims (4)

The device body;
A feed conveyor provided in the main body of the apparatus for conveying food;
A presser conveyor that holds food together with this feed conveyor,
A cutting blade body for cutting food sandwiched between the feed conveyor and the presser conveyor,
The apparatus main body is
A plate-like body having a notch and a screw body insertion hole, and
It has an opening through which the food sandwiched between the feed conveyor and the presser conveyor passes and a screw hole, and is detachable with respect to the plate-like body. An annular body attached so as to be pushed into the notch, and removed so as to be pulled out from the notch when removed from the plate-like body;
A food cutting apparatus, comprising: an operation screw body that is inserted into the screw insertion hole portion and screwed into the screw hole portion and fixes the annular body to the plate-like body. Annulus is
An upper guided portion formed at the upper end portion;
A lower guided portion formed at the lower end,
The plate is
An upper guide rail portion that faces the upper end of the notch portion and guides the upper guided portion when the annular body is attached to and detached from the plate-like body;
The food according to claim 1, further comprising: a lower guide rail portion that faces the lower end of the notch portion and guides the lower guide portion when the annular body is attached to and detached from the plate-like body. Cutting device. The lower guide rail of the plate-shaped body can be adjusted in the vertical position,
The food cutting device according to claim 2, wherein the vertical position of the opening of the annular body with respect to the feed conveyor can be adjusted by adjusting the vertical position of the lower guide rail. The operating screw body is designed not to fall out of the screw insertion hole due to the engagement with the screw insertion hole of the plate-like body when the threaded engagement with the screw hole of the annular body is released. The food cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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