JP2013243960A - Core removing and cutting apparatus for vegetable - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To miniaturize and come down in price of an apparatus, as well as improve productivity.SOLUTION: A vegetable support means 30 for supporting the core part of a Chinese cabbage W with directing upward, a core-removing means 10 arranged above the vegetable support means 30 and having a core-removing blade 19 for removing the core of the Chinese cabbage W supported by the vegetable support means 30, and a vegetable cutting means 40 arranged under the vegetable support means 30 and vertically dividing the Chinese cabbage W are equipped; wherein the vegetable support means 30 supports the Chinese cabbage W and has a vegetable support plate 33 installed to be freely opened and closed and an opening/closing drive means for opening and closing the vegetable support plate 33; the core-removing means 10 has a core remover-attached body 13 installed to be movable upward and downward, an upward and downward drive means for driving the core remover-attached body 13 upward and downward, and a core removing blade-driving means installed to the core-remover attached body 13 and driving the core-removing blade 19 upward and downward; and the vegetable cutting means 40 has a plurality of rotary blades 41 vertically arranged so as to vertically divide the Chinese cabbage W and a rotary blade drive means for rotatively driving the rotary blade 41.

Description

  The present invention relates to a vegetable core cutting apparatus for cutting after removing the core of vegetables such as Chinese cabbage and cabbage.

For example, Patent Literatures 1 and 2 are cited as vegetable centering and cutting devices that cut and divide the vegetable core into a plurality of pieces. These apparatuses convey vegetables by a conveyor, and the conveyor is sequentially provided with a vegetable placement station, a centering station, a cutting station, and a discharge station in the conveyance direction. A centering device having a centering blade is disposed above or below the centering station, and a cutting device having a cutting blade is disposed above the cutting station.
Therefore, the conveyor is intermittently driven, the centering blade of the centering device moves up and down while the conveyor is stopped, the core of the vegetable is removed, and the cutting blade of the cutting device moves up and down to cut the vegetable. To divide.

JP-A-5-236923 JP 2011-177033 A

  In the above prior art, vegetables are conveyed by a conveyor, so that many stations such as a vegetable placing station, a centering station, a cutting station, and a discharging station are required in the vegetable conveying direction. For this reason, an apparatus becomes large and becomes an expensive apparatus. In addition, since the centering and cutting are performed at different stations, it seems that the productivity is high. However, the conveyor is driven intermittently, and it is necessary to drive the conveyor again after the centering blade and the cutting blade move up and down while the conveyor is stopped, so that the productivity can be improved as expected. Absent.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a vegetable centering and cutting device that can reduce the size and cost of the device and improve productivity.

Claim 1 of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is a vegetable support means for supporting the vegetable core facing upward, and the vegetable support means disposed above and supported by the vegetable support means. A centering means having a centering blade for centering vegetables, and a vegetable cutting means disposed vertically below the vegetable support means for dividing the vegetables vertically;
The vegetable support means includes a vegetable support plate that supports vegetables and is provided so as to be openable and closable; and an opening and closing drive means that drives the vegetable support plate to open and close. The centering means is provided to be movable up and down. A centering attachment body, a vertical driving means for driving the centering attachment body up and down, and a centering blade driving means provided on the centering attachment body for driving the centering blade up and down, and the vegetable The cutting means includes a plurality of rotary blades arranged vertically so as to divide the vegetables vertically, and rotary blade driving means for rotationally driving the rotary blades.

  A second aspect of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is that, in the first aspect, the centering means includes a guide tube provided at an upper portion of a center portion of the vegetable support means of the centering attachment body. And a centering positioning rod which is fitted in the guide tube so as to be movable up and down and is provided with a centering amount setting piece with which the guide tube abuts at the lower end.

  According to the first aspect, the vegetable support means for supporting the vegetable core upward, the centering means for centering the vegetable disposed below the vegetable support means, and below the vegetable support means The vegetable cutting means is arranged and divides the vegetables vertically. That is, since the centering means and the vegetable cutting means are arranged above and below the vegetable support means, the apparatus can be miniaturized. In addition, since the centering means, the vegetable support means, and the vegetable cutting means have simple configurations, the cost of the apparatus can be reduced. When vegetables are placed on the vegetable support means, the centering attachment of the centering means is lowered, and the centering blade is lowered to center the vegetables. After the vegetable support plate is subsequently opened, a series of steps for cutting the vegetable with a rotary blade can be continuously performed by lowering the centering attachment, thereby improving productivity.

  According to claim 2, when a guide cylinder is provided on the centering attachment body, and a centering positioning rod provided with a centering amount setting piece that can move up and down on the guide cylinder and abuts the guide cylinder at the lower end, The position where the cutting blade descends and bites into the vegetable is determined. Accordingly, by changing the height of the centering amount setting piece, the lowering position of the centering attachment body is regulated after the centering amount setting piece abuts on the vegetables, so that the centering amount can be set.

It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the centering cutting device of the vegetables of this invention. It is front sectional drawing before a start. It is front sectional drawing after centering by the centering means. A vegetable support means is shown, (a) is a front view in the state where the vegetable support plate was closed, (b) is a front view in the state where the vegetable support plate was opened. It is a reverse view of the state which showed the vegetable support means and the vegetable support plate closed. It is a perspective view which shows a vegetable cutting means. FIG. 7 is a plan view of FIG. 6. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the drive mechanism of a rotary blade.

  One embodiment of the vegetable core cutting apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Hereinafter, the case where the Chinese cabbage W is centered and cut will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a base plate 2 is fixed to the upper surface of the gantry 1, and a centering means 10 for centering the Chinese cabbage W is disposed above the base plate 2. A vegetable support means mounting plate 4 is fixed on the gantry 1 via four support columns 3, and a vegetable support means 30 for supporting the Chinese cabbage W is disposed on the back of the vegetable support means mounting plate 4. Below the plate 2, vegetable cutting means 40 for cutting the Chinese cabbage W is disposed. The base plate 2 and the vegetable support means mounting plate 4 are provided with holes 2a and 4a larger than the Chinese cabbage W. Hereinafter, each means will be described. A rear plate 5 arranged vertically is fixed behind the holes 2a and 4a.

[Structure of centering means 10] (See FIGS. 1 and 2)
Upper and lower ends of two guide bars 11 arranged vertically are fixed to the back plate 5 by support plates 12. A centering attachment 13 is fitted into the guide rod 11 so as to be movable up and down. An operating rod of a cylinder 14 is fixed to the rear side of the centering attachment 13, and an upper portion of the cylinder 14 is a back plate. 5 is fixed. Therefore, the centering attachment 13 is driven up and down by the cylinder 14. A cylinder mounting plate 15 inclined upward and downward corresponding to the hole 4a of the vegetable support means mounting plate 4 is fixed to the centering mounting body 13 so as to face the cylinder mounting plate 15. The guide rod 17 is slidably inserted while being fixed. A centering blade fixing plate 18 is fixed to the operating rod of the cylinder 16 and the tip of the guide rod 17, and a centering blade 19 whose tip is formed in a V shape is fixed to the centering blade fixing plate 18. Has been.

  A guide cylinder 21 is fixed to a portion of the centering attachment 13 corresponding to the center of the vegetable support means attachment plate 4, and a centering positioning rod 22 that determines the centering position can be moved up and down on the guide cylinder 21. Is inserted. A stopper 23 for restricting the lowering position is fixed to the upper end of the centering positioning rod 22, and the lowering position of the centering positioning rod 22 is determined by the stopper 23 coming into contact with the upper surface of the centering mounting body 13. A centering amount setting piece 24 is fixed to the lower end of the centering positioning rod 22.

The centering amount setting piece 24 has the following operation. The centering amount is determined in a state where the centering amount setting piece 24 is brought into contact with the Chinese cabbage W, the centering attachment 13 is lowered, and the guide tube 21 is in contact with the centering amount setting piece 24. That is, the position where the cylinder 16 is actuated and the centering blade 19 is lowered and bites into the Chinese cabbage W is determined. Accordingly, by changing the height of the centering amount setting piece 24, the lowering position of the centering attachment 13 is regulated after the centering amount setting piece 24 contacts the Chinese cabbage W, so that the centering amount can be set. . Therefore, when the height of the centering amount setting piece 24 is reduced, the centering amount is increased, and when the height of the centering amount setting piece 24 is increased, the centering amount is reduced.

[Structure of vegetable support means 30] (See FIGS. 1, 2, 4, and 5, mainly see FIGS. 4 and 5)

Four rotating shafts 31 are arranged on the back surface of the vegetable support means mounting plate 4 so as to form a quadrangle, and both ends of each rotating shaft 31 are fixed to the vegetable support means mounting plate 4. It is rotatably supported on the letter-shaped support plate 32. A V-shaped vegetable support plate 33 with a thin tip is fixed to each rotating shaft 31. And when the four vegetable support plates 33 are closed, they are formed so as to be recessed from the outside toward the center. Bevel gears 34 are fixed to both ends of each rotary shaft 31, and adjacent bevel gears 34 mesh with each other. An operating rod of the cylinder 35 is fixed to one of the four vegetable support plates 33, and a rear end portion of the cylinder 35 is rotatably supported by a support plate 36 fixed to the base plate 2. ing.

[Structure of the vegetable cutting means 40] (See FIGS. 2, 6 to 9)
Below the base plate 2, four rotary blades 41 are arranged radially from the center of the hole 2 a, and the rotary blades 41 are fixed to the support shaft 42. The support shaft 42 is rotatably supported by a bearing 44 fixed to the box 43, and a bevel gear 45 is fixed to the support shaft 42 in the box 43. The box 43 is fixed to the back surface of the base plate 2, and a support shaft 46 extending above the base plate 2 is provided in the box 43, and the support shaft 46 is freely rotatable by a bearing 47 fixed to the base plate 2. It is supported by. A bevel gear 48 that meshes with the bevel gear 45 is fixed to the lower end of the support shaft 46. Here, the vegetable cutting means 40 is arrange | positioned between the vegetable support plates 33 so that this vegetable support plate 33 may not interfere when the four vegetable support plates 33 open.

A ring-shaped ring gear 50 having teeth formed on the outer periphery is disposed on the outer upper surface of the hole 2a of the base plate 2. The teeth of the ring gear 50 are fixed to the four support shafts 46, respectively. The engaged gear 51 is engaged. A motor fixing plate 53 is fixed on the base plate 2 via four support columns 52, and a motor 54 arranged vertically is fixed to the motor fixing plate 53. A drive gear 55 that meshes with the ring gear 50 is fixed to the output shaft of the motor 54. Here, the motor 54 is driven so that the upper side of the rotary blade 41 rotates in the central direction.

  Next, the operation will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 4 (a) and FIG. 5, with the vegetable support plate 33 closed and the centering means 10 raised, the centering amount setting piece 24 is raised with a finger to The Chinese cabbage W is placed on the support plate 33 with the core portion facing upward. When the finger that has raised the centering amount setting piece 24 is released, the centering positioning rod 22 and the centering amount setting piece 24 are lowered by their own weight and come into contact with the core portion of the Chinese cabbage W. Therefore, when the start button is pressed, the cylinder 14 and the motor 54 of the centering means 10 are operated.

  When the cylinder 14 of the centering means 10 is operated, the centering attachment 13 is lowered, the guide cylinder 21 is brought into contact with the centering amount setting piece 24, and the lowering of the centering attachment 13 is stopped. Thereby, the centering position is determined. Subsequently, the cylinder 16 is operated, and the centering blade 19 descends obliquely downward to cut the core of the Chinese cabbage W. Next, the cylinder 35 which operates the vegetable support plate 33 operates.

  When the cylinder 35 is operated, the operating rod is retracted, and as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4B, the lower side of the vegetable support plate 33 attached to the operating rod of the cylinder 35 is rotated outward. Since the vegetable support plate 33 is fixed to the rotary shaft 31, the rotary shaft 31 rotates when the vegetable support plate 33 rotates. Since the bevel gears 34 fixed to both ends of each rotating shaft 31 mesh with the adjacent bevel gears 34, all the rotating shafts 31 rotate and the four vegetable support plates 33 rotate outward to open. . Thus, the Chinese cabbage W falls by its own weight and is placed on the four rotating blades 41 that are rotating.

  The rotation of the rotary blade 41 is rotated as follows. As shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, when the motor 54 operates, the gear 51 rotates through the drive gear 55 and the ring gear 50. The rotation of the gear 51 is transmitted to the rotary blade 41 via the support shaft 46, the bevel gears 48 and 45, and the support shaft 42. In this case, the rotary blade 41 is rotated so that the upper side rotates in the center direction.

  Therefore, the cylinder 14 further operates to lower the centering attachment 13 and push the Chinese cabbage W downward by the centering blade 19 and the centering amount setting piece 24. Thus, the Chinese cabbage W is cut vertically by the four rotating blades 41 that are rotating, and is divided into four. This centered and divided Chinese cabbage W falls and is stored in a storage box provided below the rotary blade 41.

  Thereafter, the cylinder 14 operates in the opposite direction, and the centering attachment 13 is raised. Subsequently, the cylinder 16 operates in the opposite direction, and the centering blade 19 rises. As a result, the core portion of the Chinese cabbage W held by the centering blade 19 falls downward. In order to prevent the core portion from dropping downward, although not shown, the core receiving box is positioned below the core cutting blade 19 before the core cutting blade 19 is lifted to open the core portion, and thereafter The cylinder 16 is activated at the same time. The core receiving box is driven away from the core cutting blade 19 after receiving the core.

  In the present embodiment, the vegetable support means 30 for supporting the core portion of the Chinese cabbage W upward, the centering means 10 disposed above the vegetable support means 30 for centering the Chinese cabbage W, and the above-mentioned The vegetable cutting means 40 is arranged below the vegetable support means 30 and divides the Chinese cabbage W vertically. That is, since the centering means 10 and the vegetable cutting means 40 are disposed above and below the vegetable support means 30, the apparatus can be miniaturized. In addition, since the centering means 10, the vegetable support means 30, and the vegetable cutting means 40 have simple configurations, the cost of the apparatus can be reduced. When the Chinese cabbage W is placed on the vegetable support means 30, the centering attachment 13 of the centering means 10 is lowered, and the cylinder 16 is operated to center the Chinese cabbage W with the centering blade 19. After the vegetable support plate 33 is subsequently opened, a series of steps of cutting the Chinese cabbage W with the rotary blade 41 by the lowering of the centering attachment 13 can be performed continuously, so that productivity can be improved.

  Further, when a guide cylinder 21 is provided on the centering attachment body 13 and a centering positioning rod 22 provided with a centering amount setting piece 24 that can move up and down on the guide cylinder 21 and abuts the guide cylinder 21 at the lower end is provided. 16 is actuated, and the centering blade 19 is lowered, and the position for biting into the Chinese cabbage W is determined. Accordingly, by changing the height of the centering amount setting piece 24, the lowering position of the centering attachment 13 is regulated after the centering amount setting piece 24 contacts the Chinese cabbage W, so that the centering amount can be set. .

  In the present embodiment, the case where the four rotary blades 41 are used to divide into four parts has been described. However, the two rotary blades 41 arranged opposite to each other are divided into two parts or five rotary blades 41. You may make it divide into five. Moreover, although the case where it applied to the Chinese cabbage W was demonstrated, it cannot be overemphasized that it is applicable also to the cabbage etc. which have a core.

W Chinese cabbage 2 Base plate 4 Vegetable support means mounting plate 10 Centering means 13 Centering mounting body 14 Cylinder 15 Cylinder mounting plate 16 Cylinder 17 Guide rod 19 Centering blade 21 Guide cylinder 22 Centering positioning rod 24 Centering amount setting piece 30 Vegetable support means 31 Rotating shaft 33 Vegetable support plate 34 Bevel gear 35 Cylinder 40 Vegetable cutting means 41 Rotating blade 42 Support shaft 45 Bevel gear 46 Support shaft 48 Bevel gear 50 Ring gear 51 Gear 54 Motor 55 Drive gear Potato 1 Set position

Claims (2)

Vegetable support means for supporting the vegetable core upward, and centering means disposed above the vegetable support means and having a centering blade for centering the vegetables supported by the vegetable support means; A vegetable cutting means disposed below the vegetable support means and vertically dividing the vegetables;
The vegetable support means includes a vegetable support plate that supports vegetables and is provided so as to be openable and closable; and an opening and closing drive means that drives the vegetable support plate to open and close. The centering means is provided to be movable up and down. A centering attachment body, a vertical driving means for driving the centering attachment body up and down, and a centering blade driving means provided on the centering attachment body for driving the centering blade up and down, and the vegetable The cutting means comprises a plurality of rotary blades arranged vertically so as to divide the vegetables vertically, and rotary blade drive means for driving the rotary blades to rotate. .   In the centering means, a guide cylinder provided at the upper part of the center part of the vegetable support means of the centering attachment body is fitted and inserted into the guide cylinder so as to be movable up and down, and the guide cylinder is contacted at the lower end. The vegetable centering and cutting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a centering positioning rod provided with a centering amount setting piece in contact therewith.