JP2014064548A - Scaler - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inexpensively provide a scaler scattering little scales and capable of easily and quickly removing the scales.SOLUTION: The scaler includes: a casing 5; a stationary blade 2 horizontally provided at a front end of the casing 5; a slide blade 3 reciprocatingly sliding along the upper face of the stationary blade 2; and a motor part 4 reciprocatingly sliding the slide blade 3. The stationary blade 2 and the slide blade 3 are comb-like blades formed by consecutively connecting a plurality of blade bodies 21 and 31 respectively. The scaler is formed by integrating the stationary blade 2, the slide blade 3 and a motor part 4 by the casing 5.

Description

  The present invention relates to a scaler for preventing the scattering of scales.

  Conventionally, in manual scale removal, scattering of peeled scale has been a problem, and various scalers have been proposed in which fish scales are less likely to scatter. For example, the invention described in Patent Document 1 has an object of providing a scaler in which fish scales are not scattered, and has a rectangular main body provided with an arcuate shape in the long direction, an umbrella part of the main body, and the main body This is a scale remover in which a large number of circular rod-shaped pin members are arranged in a regular and staggered manner at equal intervals in the inner central part so that fish scales are not scattered.

  In addition, the invention described in Patent Document 2 includes a grip portion 1 and a scale portion 2, and a bottom surface of the scale portion is formed with frictional surfaces 2 a and 4 a capable of frictional contact with the skin W1 of the fish W. By forming the rubbing surface of the scale portion in a substantially concave spherical shape, the scale is prevented from scattering around in all directions.

  On the other hand, as a method for rapidly processing fish scales, for example, as disclosed in Patent Document 3, a technique of removing scales by water pressure while conveying fish on a conveyor is disclosed.

Japanese Patent No. 4793708 JP 2006-175085 A JP 2011-83250 A

  However, in the inventions described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, there are problems such as difficulty in seeing the scale work and difficulty in performing the detailed scale work, and work efficiency is not good. It was.

  On the other hand, the invention as shown in Patent Document 3 is difficult to introduce unless it is a factory or the like because the equipment is large and the cost is high.

  Then, this invention makes it a subject to provide the scaler which can be worked easily and quickly at low cost that a scale does not fly easily.

  In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a casing, a fixed blade provided in the left-right direction at the front end of the casing, a slide blade that reciprocates along the upper surface of the fixed blade, and a reciprocating slide of the slide blade. And a motorized portion, wherein the fixed blade, the slide blade, and the motorized portion are integrated with the casing.

  In the present invention, the slide blade is preferably a comb-shaped blade formed by connecting a plurality of blade bodies.

  In the present invention, the fixed blade is preferably a comb-like blade formed by connecting a plurality of blade bodies.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that a scale cover is provided above the slide blade.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that a suction device is connected to the scale cover.

  According to the scaler of the present invention, it is difficult to scatter the scales, and it is possible to work simply and quickly. Further, detailed operations can be easily performed without hiding the blade surface of the scale. The scaler of the present invention can speed up the processing without using a large facility such as a conveyor as compared with a conventional manual scaler.

  Further, in the scale remover of the present invention, the fish is injured because the scale is peeled by contacting the fish with the fixed blade and reciprocatingly sliding the slide blade along the upper surface of the fixed blade. It is possible to perform scale work without any problems. Here, if the fixed blade and the slide blade are comb-shaped blades, the scoring operation can be performed smoothly.

  In the scale remover of the present invention, if a suction device is provided above the slide blade, it is possible to more effectively prevent the scales from being scattered, and continuously without being chased by the treatment of the peeled scales. Scale work can be performed, and work efficiency is further improved.

It is a top view of the scaler 1 of Example 1 by this invention. It is a left view of the scaler 1 of the same Example 1. FIG. (A) is a top view of the fixed blade 2 of Example 1. FIG. FIG. 2B is a plan view of the slide blade 3 of the first embodiment. (A) is a top view of fixed blade 2 'which is a modification of the first embodiment. (B) is a plan view of a slide blade 3 ′ which is a modification of the first embodiment. It is a side view which shows the mode of use of the scaler 1 of the Example 1. FIG. It is a top view of the scaler 201 of Example 2 by this invention. It is a left view of the scaler 201 of the same Example 2. FIG. It is a left view which shows the mode of the modification of the scale cover 280 of the Example 2. FIG. It is a top view of the scaler 301 of Example 3 by this invention. It is a left view of the scaler 301 of the Example 3.

  A scale 1 according to a preferred embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the scaler 1 reciprocally slides the fixed blade 2 that contacts the fish when in use, the slide blade 3 that reciprocates along the upper surface of the fixed blade 2, and the slide blade 3. The motor unit 4 includes a fixed blade 2, a slide blade 3, and a casing 5 that integrates the motor unit 4. The scaler 1 is entirely covered with a casing 5, and has a shape in which the fixed blade 2 and the slide blade 3 protrude at the tip and the blade edge extends in the left-right direction. Inside the casing 5, an electric unit 4 including a drive unit 41, a motor 42 and a base 43 and a battery 66 serving as a power source are provided. Hereinafter, each part will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the fixed blade 2 has a comb-like shape formed by connecting a plurality of chevron-shaped blade bodies 21, and the casing 5 at the tip of the scaler 1. Projecting forward and obliquely upward with respect to the axial direction of the. It is preferable that both ends of the blade edge of the fixed blade 2 are not sharp but rounded so as not to damage the fish.

  As shown in FIG. 3 (b), the slide blade 3 has a comb-like shape in which the blade body 31 is connected in the same manner as the fixed blade 2, and is provided above and in parallel to the fixed blade 2 at the tip. By bending toward the upper surface of the fixed blade 2, it slides back and forth along the fixed blade 2 as a sliding surface. You may make it slide the slide blade 3 to the front-back direction. The tip of the slide blade 3 is set shorter than the fixed blade 2. In this embodiment, the amplitude of the slide blade 3 is set to 2 mm. However, the amplitude is not limited to this, and can be appropriately selected according to the target fish.

  The fixed blade 2 and the slide blade 3 are formed from a high hardness material such as metal or ceramic. In the present embodiment, the pitch between the respective blade bodies 21 in the fixed blade 2 is 1.6 mm, and the peak height of the blade body 21 is 4 mm. The pitch between the respective blade bodies 31 in the slide blade 3 is 1.2 mm, and the height of the blade body 31 is 3 mm. The size and shape of the blade body 21 and the blade body 31 can be adopted in addition to these dimensions and the shapes shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b), and are adapted to the size of the target fish and its scale. It shall be selected appropriately.

  In the present embodiment, the fixed blade 2 and the slide blade 3 have a comb-teeth shape as described above. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and either one or both of them can be used in a shape having a linear blade surface. (See FIG. 4).

  The electric unit 4 is a mechanism for reciprocatingly sliding the slide blade 3, and includes a drive unit 41 that drives the slide blade 3, a motor 42 that generates power, and a base 43 that controls the motor 42 (see FIG. 1). ).

  Electric power is supplied from the battery 66 to the motor 42. The battery 66 is a secondary battery, and a charging connector 62 connected to the battery 66 is provided and exposed from the end of the casing 5 (see FIG. 1). A switch 61 for switching the energization state of the motor 42 is provided outside the casing 5. The battery 66 is not necessarily provided, and power may be supplied directly to the motor 42 from an external power source.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the casing 5 includes an upper casing 51 and a lower casing 52, and the fixed blade 2 and the slide blade 3 protrude from the joint surface at the tip. Packing (not shown) is appropriately provided on the joint surface between the upper casing 51 and the lower casing 52, and the above-described components are waterproofed and installed in the casing 5. On the slide blade 3 side of the upper casing 51, a storage surface 53 for storing scales that are inclined toward the slide blade 3 and peeled off is provided. The storage surface 53 may be either a flat surface or a curved surface, but is a downwardly concave curved surface in the figure. On the side of the fixed blade 2 of the lower casing 52, a contact surface 54 that is inclined toward the fixed blade 2 and is capable of coming into contact with fish in order to keep an appropriate angle during the scale operation is provided. Here, the contact surface 54 is parallel to the fixed blade 2 and the slide blade 3, but an angle may be provided.

  The use of the scaler 1 will be described. First, the motor 42 is switched to the activated state by the switch 61 and the outside of the casing 5 is gripped. As shown in FIG. 5, the lower casing 52 side (fixed blade 2 side) is the bottom surface and the contact surface 54 is applied to the fish, while the scale is moving toward the fixed blade 2 and the slide blade 3 against the scale flow. Scale operation is performed by moving the scale 1.

  The effect of the scaler 1 will be described. Since the scales are peeled off when the slide blade 3 slides back and forth, the scales that have been peeled off do not scatter in all directions like a general scale remover, but in a state where they are placed on the slide blade 3 in order. It moves and accumulates on the storage surface 53. Moreover, peeling of scale progresses smoothly by the effect | action of the slide blade 3 which reciprocates, and scale can be performed rapidly. Since the scales are peeled off at the tips of the fixed blade 2 and the slide blade 3, by directly observing the action part, fine work can be performed, the scales can be removed steadily, and the fish can be damaged. You can work without putting on.

  Hereinafter, the scaler 201 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The reference numerals used in the configuration common to the first embodiment are the 200s in the first embodiment, and the same points as in the first embodiment are used and the description thereof is omitted. The scaler 201 is provided with a scale cover 280 above the slide blade 230.

  The scale cover 280 extends in the front-rear direction of the casing 250 as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, covers the front part, a part of the side part, and the upper part of the scaler 201, and the engagement pieces 281 at both inner ends thereof. By engaging the engagement piece 281 with the engagement groove 255 provided on both sides of the scaler 201 using the joint between the upper casing 251 and the lower casing 252, the scaler 201 It is detachable. The scale cover 280 is preferably made of a transparent plastic in order to ensure the field of view of the working unit. The scale cover 280 is not limited to the above, and may be provided integrally with the casing 5.

  The shape of the scale cover 280 is not limited to the above, and may take other shapes as a scale cover 280 ′ shown in FIG. The scale cover 280 'has a short tip, so that it is difficult to capture scales that bounce forward at an acute angle. However, the scale cover 280' secures a field of view and facilitates fine handling of the scaler 201 during work. .

  The use or effect of the scaler 201 according to the second embodiment will be described. By using scaler 201 with scale cover 280 attached, scales that suddenly jumped off at the time of peeling can be captured by scale cover 280, thus preventing scales from scattering more reliably. can do.

  Hereinafter, a scaler 301 according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The code | symbol attached | subjected to the structure which is common in Example 1 shall be 300 series of what is in Example 1, this is used about the point which is common in Example 2, and description is abbreviate | omitted. The scaler 301 includes a suction tube 371 as a scale suction device above the slide blade 330, and the tip of the suction tube 371 is connected to the scale cover 380.

  The suction pipe 371 extends in a predetermined direction (the front-rear direction in the figure) of the casing 350, has an inner diameter that does not clog the scales, and uses a flexible pipe for handling. A vacuum pump (not shown) that generates negative pressure is connected to the suction pipe 371 on the opposite side of the scale cover 380.

  The scale cover 380 is the same as that in the second embodiment, but the mounting portion between the scale cover 380 and the scaler 301 is configured so that no gap is generated, and the rear end of the scale cover 380 Also, the airtightness with the scaler 301 and the suction pipe 371 is secured, the suction pipe 371 is connected, and the suction action is applied to the front portion of the scale cover 380.

  The use or effect of the scaler 301 according to the third embodiment will be described. The scale cover 380 is attached and the vacuum pump (not shown) is operated. The scales stored on the storage surface 353 are sucked and discharged from the suction pipe 371 sequentially from the rear. In addition, scales that suddenly jump at the time of peeling are captured by the scale cover 380 and discharged from the suction pipe 371.

  The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and modifications and the like can be made without departing from the technical idea of the present invention. Moreover, those modifications, equivalents, and the like are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and can take various forms as long as they belong to the technical scope.

  The present invention is suitable for processing a large variety of fish scales in a fish shop or a supermarket.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Scaler 2 ... Fixed blade 21 ... Blade body 3 ... Slide blade 31 ... Blade body 4 ... Electric part 41 ... Drive unit 42 ... Motor 43- .... Base 5 ... Casing 51 ... Upper casing 52 ... Lower casing 53 ... Storage surface 54 ... Contact surface 61 ... Switch 66 ... Battery 201 ... Scaler 271 ... Suction tube 280 ... Scale cover

Claims (5)

A casing,
A fixed blade provided in the left-right direction at the front end of the casing;
A slide blade that reciprocates along the upper surface of the fixed blade;
An electric part that reciprocates the slide blade,
The scaler in which the fixed blade, the slide blade, and the electric part are integrated by the casing.   The scaler according to claim 1, wherein the slide blade is a comb-like blade formed by connecting a plurality of blade bodies.   3. The scale according to claim 1, wherein the fixed blade is a comb-shaped blade formed by connecting a plurality of blade bodies.   The scale according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a scale cover is provided above the slide blade.   The scaler according to claim 4, wherein a suction device is connected to the scale cover.

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