JP2015145059A - Solid material cutting device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a solid material cutting device which enables improvement of safety without deteriorating the cutting work efficiency.SOLUTION: A solid material cutting device 1 includes: a blade unit 16 on which a solid material is placed; a pressing member 30 which presses the solid material placed on the blade unit 16; a cutting part 10 which is installed so as to enclose the blade unit 16 and the pressing member 30, the cutting part 10 where an opening/closing cover 35 is attached to a part thereof so as to be opened and closed; a first vertical drive mechanism which includes a first vertical movement rod attached to the upper side of the pressing member 30 to vertically move the pressing member 30; a second vertical drive mechanism which includes a second vertical movement rod attached to the opening/closing cover 35 to open or close the opening/closing cover 35; two switches 28, 28 for driving the first and second vertical drive mechanisms; and a detection member which detects closure of the opening/closing cover 35. When the detection member detects a situation that the opening/closing cover 35 is closed by the second vertical drive mechanism being driven, the solid material cutting device 1 drives the first vertical drive mechanism and thereby causes the press member 30 to press the solid material placed on the blade unit 16 and cut the solid material.

Description

  The present invention relates to a solid cutting apparatus for cutting solid foods such as soap, as well as solid foods including stick vegetables such as radish and carrots, and lump vegetables such as nanban, lump fruit, lump meat and lump meat, chocolate and cheese. And a method.

  Conventionally, as this kind of solid cutting device, there is an invention described in Patent Document 1, for example. This solid material cutting device includes a blade unit for placing a solid material, a slider provided so as to be vertically slidable with respect to the blade unit, and a cylinder rod attached to the upper side of the slider to move the slider up and down. An air cylinder, and a pressing member that is provided on the lower side of the slider and presses the solid matter placed on the blade unit.

  The air cylinder is actuated when the operator pushes two push button switches simultaneously with both hands, and the cylinder rod is lowered. These button switches raise the cylinder rod when one of the hands simultaneously pressed by the operator is released.

  In order to cut a solid object that is an object to be cut using such a solid material cutting device, after placing the solid object on the blade unit, the operator simultaneously presses the two push button switches with both hands, Operate the air cylinder and lower the slider. Then, the solid member is cut into a shape corresponding to the blade shape of the blade unit by the pressing member pushing the solid material into the blade unit.

  JP 2013-163257 A

  However, in the invention described in Patent Document 1 described above, when an operator places a solid object on the blade unit, another operator may erroneously press the two push button switches. In such a case, an operator who places a solid object on the blade unit is exposed to danger.

  In order to solve this, there is a means for surrounding the four directions around the blade unit and the pressing member with a plate-like member and providing a manually openable / closable safety door in one direction. When the safety door is open, the air cylinder is configured not to operate even when another operator erroneously presses the two push button switches.

  Thus, the means provided with the manually openable / closable safety door requires an operation of opening and closing the safety door every time the solid object is placed on the blade unit. Therefore, there is a problem that work efficiency is remarkably lowered.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a solid material cutting apparatus and method that improve safety without reducing cutting work efficiency.

  In order to achieve the above object, a solid material cutting device of the present invention includes a blade unit for placing a solid material, a pressing member for pressing the solid material placed on the blade unit, the blade unit, and the A cutting portion which is installed so as to surround the pressing member and is attached to a part of the opening / closing cover so as to be openable / closable, and a first vertically moving rod attached to the upper side of the pressing member to move the pressing member up and down. A vertical drive mechanism, a second vertical drive mechanism that opens and closes the open / close cover with a second vertical movement rod attached to the open / close cover, and two drives for driving the first and second vertical drive mechanisms A switch and a detection member that detects that the opening / closing cover is closed, and when the detection member detects that the opening / closing cover is closed by driving the second vertical drive mechanism, the first Up and down The turning mechanism is driven, characterized in that set to cut by pressing the solid that is mounted on the blade unit in the pressing member.

Further, the solid cutting method of the present invention surrounds the blade unit for placing the solid, a pressing member for pressing the solid placed on the blade unit, the blade unit and the pressing member. A cutting portion that is installed and in which an opening / closing cover is attached so as to be openable and closable; a first vertical drive mechanism in which a first vertical movement rod is attached above the pressing member to move the pressing member up and down; A second vertical drive mechanism for opening and closing the open / close cover by attaching a second vertical movement rod to the open / close cover; two push button switches for driving the first and second vertical drive mechanisms; A solid member cutting method comprising: a detection member that detects that the open / close cover is closed, and driving the second vertical drive mechanism by pressing the two push button switches. After the opening / closing cover closing step for closing the opening / closing cover and the opening / closing cover closing step, the first vertical drive mechanism is driven to press and cut the solid material placed on the blade unit by the pressing member. And a solid material cutting step.
Here, the solids referred to in the present invention include bar foods, block vegetables, block fruits, block meat, block fish meat, chocolate, cheese, and other solid foods, as well as soap.

  According to the solid material cutting device and method of the present invention, it is possible to improve safety without reducing cutting work efficiency.

  The perspective view which shows the whole structure of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention.   The enlarged perspective view which shows the state which removed one side plate, the back plate, and the top plate from the cutting part in FIG.   FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing an opening / closing cover and a sub cylinder of FIG. 1.   The expansion perspective view which shows the state which the shape memory film of FIG. 3 wound.   The expansion perspective view which shows the state which the shape memory film of FIG. 3 expand | deployed.   FIG. 2 is a pneumatic circuit diagram of the solid material cutting device in the embodiment of FIG. 1.   The perspective view which shows the state which the opening-and-closing cover closed in embodiment of FIG.   The perspective view which shows the state after the press plate descend | falls and cut | disconnects the solid substance in embodiment of FIG.   The longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the state which has latched the opening / closing cover by the stopper member in embodiment of FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiments, the side that is open at the cutting portion is referred to as the front surface, and the opposite side is described as the back surface. In the following embodiments, an example will be described in which an air cylinder is applied as a vertical drive mechanism that moves the pressing plate up and down. Furthermore, the following embodiment demonstrates the example which cut | disconnects the southern foot as a solid substance radially.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of an embodiment according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing a state where one side plate, back plate and top plate are removed from the cut portion in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the solid material cutting device 1 of the present embodiment includes a work carriage 2 formed in a substantially three-dimensional frame shape. The work carriage 2 has moving wheels 3 attached to the lower four corners. A top plate 2a is attached to the upper surface of the work carriage 2, and a square opening 2b is formed in the top plate 2a. The work carriage 2 has one side of the lower horizontal frame 2c removed. As a result, a transport cart (not shown) can enter and exit the work cart 2. For example, a storage box is placed on the transport carriage. In this storage box, a solid material cut by a cutting portion described later is stored through the opening 2b of the top plate 2a.

  Two support frames 4, 4 are fixed to the top plate 2 a of the work carriage 2. These support frames 4 and 4 are formed in a substantially bow shape, and a plurality of frame fixing metal fittings 5 are bridged between them and fixed by screws. In the vicinity of the work carriage 2, an air compressor (not shown) that is an air supply source that supplies compressed air (hereinafter also simply referred to as air) to the main body of the solid cutting device 1 is installed.

  On the support frames 4, 4, the cutting part 10 is installed in the vertical direction. The cutting portion 10 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped box shape that is long in the vertical direction. The cutting unit 10 includes a support plate 11 positioned on a bottom surface to which a later-described blade unit is attached, side plates 12 and 12 fixed to the side surfaces of the support frames 4 and 4 by screws, a back plate 13, and the support plate 11. The front plate 14 provided on the upper part of the opening part 14a formed above the upper surface plate 15 is provided. A part of the opening 14 a is opened on the front side of the cutting part 10, and is formed between the support plate 11 and the lower end of the front plate 14. The cutting part 10 is installed so that the said blade unit and the press plate mentioned later may be enclosed.

  The support plate 11 has an opening (not shown) formed at the center thereof. A blade unit 16 is installed above the opening of the support plate 11. In the blade unit 16 of the present embodiment, radial blades are formed in order to radially cut the southern punch P as a solid material. When cutting the nanban P, the nanban P is placed on the blade part of the blade unit 16. The placed paddle P is cut radially by being pressed by the pressing plate described later. The blade unit 16 is configured to be detachable from the support plate 11 using, for example, a thumbscrew. Therefore, the operator can easily replace the blade unit 16 with a blade unit that cuts into another shape without using a tool or the like.

  On both sides of the support plate 11, guide rails 17 and 17 as guide members are installed in the vertical vertical direction. The guide rails 17 and 17 are installed between the support frames 4 and 4 and the side plates 12 and 12, respectively. The guide rails 17 and 17 are installed facing each other across the blade unit 16.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a slider 20 is stretched between the guide rails 17 and 17 in the horizontal direction. The slider 20 is slidable up and down along the guide rails 17 and 17. The slider 20 is formed as a flat plate having a predetermined thickness. As shown in FIG. 4, the slider 20 has a sliding portion 21 made of synthetic resin on a sliding surface with the guide rails 17 and 17.

  Inside the front plate 14, as shown in FIG. 2, a mounting plate 22 is fixed to the side plates 12, 12 and the back plate 13 and attached horizontally. A main cylinder 23 as a first vertical drive mechanism and a sub cylinder 25 as a second vertical drive mechanism are installed on the mounting plate 22 in the vertical (vertical) direction. In the present embodiment, air cylinders are used for the main cylinder 23 and the sub cylinder 25. The main cylinder 23 and the sub cylinder 25 are connected to the air compressor, which is an air supply source, through various valves and the like described later by an air hose.

  The main cylinder 23 includes a cylinder rod 24 as a first vertically moving rod that moves up and down (hereinafter also referred to as “up” and “down”) by the air pressure supplied from the air compressor. Similarly, the sub-cylinder 25 includes a cylinder rod 26 as a second vertically moving rod that moves up and down (hereinafter also referred to as ascending and descending) by the air pressure supplied from the air compressor.

  As shown in FIG. 1, switch installation bases 27 and 27 are installed on the lower outer surface side of the side plates 12 and 12 of the cutting unit 10, respectively. Push button switches 28 and 28 for driving the main cylinder 23 and the sub cylinder 25 are attached to the upper surfaces of the switch mounting bases 27 and 27.

  Specifically, the switch mounting bases 27 and 27 are provided such that the mounting surfaces of the push button switches 28 and 28 are inclined to the front side with respect to the horizontal plane. For this reason, the push button switches 28 and 28 are also installed so as to be inclined toward the front side with respect to the horizontal plane. Further, the push button switches 28 and 28 are installed at a predetermined distance from each other, and are installed on the outer surface side of the side plates 12 and 12. That is, the push button switches 28 and 28 are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance so that one operator cannot push both push button switches 28 and 28 with one hand and arm, and the side plates 12 and 12 are opened. It is installed so that the end becomes a barrier. Therefore, the other hand and arm of the operator are prevented from entering the cutting part 10 by mistake.

  The tip (lower end) of the cylinder rod 24 of the main cylinder 23 is fixed to the upper surface side of the slider 20. A synthetic resin pressing plate 30 as a pressing member is fixed to the lower surface side of the slider 20. Specifically, the pressing plate 30 is fixed to the slider 20 using mounting brackets 31 (FIG. 8) disposed on the front and back surfaces of the slider 20. The mounting bracket 31 is formed in an L-shaped cross section. The pressing plate 30 is formed in a circular thick plate shape. The pressing plate 30 presses the southern rod P as a solid material placed on the blade unit 16 when the tip of the cylinder rod 24 of the main cylinder 23 is lowered.

  Next, the configuration of the opening / closing cover will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing the opening / closing cover and the sub cylinder of FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing a state where the shape memory film of FIG. 3 is wound. FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view showing a state in which the shape memory film of FIG. 3 is developed.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the opening / closing cover 35 is attached to an opening 14 a formed in a part of the cutting part 10 so as to be opened and closed. The opening / closing cover 35 includes a shape memory film 36, a fixed plate 37, and a moving plate 38. The shape memory film 36 is made of a transparent biaxially stretched polyester film, and is shape-memory so that it is unfolded when the opening / closing cover 35 is opened and wound when it is closed. That is, the shape memory film 36 is wound in the vertical direction from approximately the center in the vertical direction and stored in a shape memory so as to unfold. For example, Lumirror (registered trademark) manufactured by Toray Industries, Inc. is used as the shape memory film 36.

  The fixed plate 37 is fixed to the upper end of the shape memory film 36. The fixing plate 37 is for fixing the upper end of the shape memory film 36 to the lower end of the front plate 14 of the cutting part 10 with a fixing member such as a screw. An attachment moving plate 38a is fixed to the lower end of the shape memory film 36 as shown in FIGS. The attachment moving plate 38 a is fixed to the moving plate 38 by a fixing member such as a screw and moves integrally with the moving plate 38. The upper side of the moving plate 38 is fixed to the lower end of the cylinder rod 26 of the sub cylinder 25 as shown in FIG. Therefore, the sub-cylinder 25 is driven, and the lower end of the cylinder rod 26 moves up and down (lifts), so that the moving plate 38 moves the lower end of the shape memory film 36 up and down. A buffer plate 39 as a buffer member made of, for example, rubber or the like is fixed to the lower side of the moving plate 38.

  One end (lower end) of the connecting rods 40 and 40 is fixed on both sides of the fixed portion of the cylinder rod 26 in the moving plate 38 with a predetermined interval. A switch operation bracket 41 formed in a substantially U shape in plan view is fixed to the other end (upper end) of the connecting rods 40 and 40. The switch operation bracket 41 presses operation contacts of two switch valves described later.

  As shown in FIG. 2, two switch mounting plates 42, 42 are erected on the front side of the mounting plate 22 at a predetermined interval. Switch valves 43 and 43 as detection members are attached to the switch mounting plates 42 and 42, respectively. Each of these switch valves 43 and 43 has an operating contact. The switch valves 43 and 43 are set so that when the moving plate 38 of the open / close cover 35 reaches the lowermost position and the open / close cover 35 is closed, the switch operation bracket 41 is brought into contact with the operation contact to open and flow air. ing. That is, the switch valves 43 and 43 of the present embodiment are valves that open and allow air to pass when the operating contact is pressed.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, guides 7 and 7 are fixed to the lower inner surfaces of the side plates 12 and 12 of the cutting portion 10, respectively. These guides 7 and 7 are formed with longitudinal grooves. As shown in FIG. 3, the length of the attachment moving plate 38 a is slightly longer than the length of the buffer plate 39. Therefore, when the buffer plate 39 is fixed to the mounting moving plate 38a by aligning the lengthwise centers of the mounting moving plate 38a and the buffer plate 39, the both ends of the mounting moving plate 38a are portions where the buffer plate 39 is not provided. It becomes.

  Both ends of the attachment moving plate 38a are configured to be fitted into the vertical grooves of the guides 7 and 7 when reaching the lowermost position and the opening / closing cover 35 is closed. Therefore, when the moving plate 38 reaches the lowermost position, if the impact is applied to the opening / closing cover 35, the opening / closing cover 35 and the sub cylinder 25 may be damaged. However, in this embodiment, the guides 7 are fixed to the lower inner surface side of the side plates 12 and 12 as described above, and both end portions of the attachment moving plate 38a are fitted into the vertical grooves of these guides 7 and 7. Thus, the impact force on the opening / closing cover 35 can be reduced.

  Next, a pneumatic circuit of the solid material cutting device of the present embodiment will be described based on FIG. FIG. 6 is a pneumatic circuit diagram of the solid material cutting device in the embodiment of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 6, two push button switches 28, 28 are connected in parallel to the emergency stop switch 45. A two-hand control valve 46 is connected to these push button switches 28, 28. A filter regulator 47 is connected to the emergency stop switch 45. The two-hand control valve 46 and the filter regulator 47 are connected to an operating valve 48.

  Two switch valves 43 and 43 are connected in series to the operating valve 48. One of the two switch valves 43, 43 is connected to the main cylinder 23. The main cylinder 23 and the sub cylinder 25 are connected to the operating valve 48 in parallel. A regulator 49 is connected to the operating valve 48, and the regulator 49 is connected to the sub cylinder 25.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an equipment box 6 is installed on the outer surface side of one side plate 12. In the equipment box 6, an emergency stop switch 45, a two-hand control valve 46, a filter regulator 47, and an operate valve 48 are provided. When parts such as the emergency stop switch 45 in the equipment box 6 break down, all the parts in the equipment box 6 can be easily replaced at once by removing screws (not shown).

  The emergency stop switch 45 is configured as a push button. When the emergency stop switch 45 is turned on, the internal air of the solid cutting device 1 of the present embodiment is immediately discharged, and the supply of air is shut off. Therefore, an accident can be prevented in advance by turning on the emergency stop switch 45 when danger occurs during the cutting operation. Further, if the air is left in the solid material cutting device 1 after the cutting work is finished, there is a possibility that parts such as an air cylinder such as the main cylinder 23 and the sub cylinder 25 are deteriorated. However, in the present embodiment, by turning on the emergency stop switch 45, the air inside the solid cutting device 1 can be easily vented, and deterioration of components such as an air cylinder is prevented.

  The two-hand control valve 46 has a function of supplying air to the operating valve 48 when both the push button switches 28 and 28 are simultaneously turned on within 0.5 seconds. That is, for example, when one of the push button switches 28 and 28 is pushed by one hand, or when both the push button switches 28 and 28 are pushed with a time difference exceeding 0.5 seconds, the air is discharged. It is set not to supply. Here, the reason why the time difference between the operation of the push button switches 28 and 28 is set within 0.5 seconds is that the power press machine structure standard Article 38 No. 1 is complied with.

  The filter regulator 47 adjusts the pressure of air supplied from an air compressor (not shown). The operating valve 48 controls the raising and lowering of the cylinder rod 24 of the main cylinder 23 and the cylinder rod 26 of the sub cylinder 25, and has a function as a control means. Specifically, the operating valve 48 is switched by the air supplied from the two-hand control valve 46 so that the air flows just before the two switch valves 43 and 43. When the operation contacts of the two switch valves 43 and 43 detect that the sub-cylinder 25 is driven and the open / close cover 35 is closed, air flows through the switch valves 43 and 43 to drive the main cylinder 23. When one of the push button switches 28 and 28 is released, the supply of air to the operating valve 48 is cut off, and the operating valve 48 is switched, and the cylinder rod 24 and the sub cylinder 25 of the main cylinder 23 are switched. Both cylinder rods 26 are controlled to rise. The regulator 49 adjusts so that the pressure of the air supplied to the sub cylinder 25 is lowered.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, a stopper member 50 for attaching the moving plate 38 of the opening / closing cover 35 is attached to the upper inner surface side of the side plates 12, 12 of the cutting portion 10. The stopper member 50 includes a hooking portion 51 formed in a bowl shape, and a swing shaft 52 that supports the hooking portion 51 so as to be swingable. The stopper member 50 can hook the moving plate 38 of the opening / closing cover 35 in the raised position by the hooking portion 51 by the operator.

  When the solid cutting device 1 is initially driven, air is sent into the interior. When the movable plate 38 is latched by the latching portion 51 by the operator, the movable plate 38 of the opening / closing cover 35 is further raised, so that the latching portion 51 of the stopper member 50 is detached from the movable plate 38 and latched. The part 51 swings by its own weight about the swing shaft 52. Therefore, the stopper member 50 is retracted from the movement locus of the moving plate 38, and the moving plate 38 is not caught by the stopper member 50 during the cutting operation.

  When the air inside the solid material cutting device 1 is discharged, the opening / closing cover 35 descends by its own weight, so that the opening / closing cover 35 becomes an obstacle when the blade unit 16 is removed. However, by dropping the moving plate 38 of the opening / closing cover 35 with the hooking portion 51 by the stopper member 50 as described above, the opening / closing cover 35 can be prevented from dropping. As a result, it is possible to easily replace the blade unit 16 and the pressing plate 30 and improve workability.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a valve cock (not shown) is attached to one side plate 12, and this valve cock is surrounded and protected by a cock cover 8. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the operator from unexpectedly hooking a valve cock (not shown) to supply air into the solid material cutting device 1.

  In this embodiment, the slider 20 is made of an aluminum plate, and the sliding portion 21 and the pressing plate 30 of the slider 20 are made of synthetic resin. However, the other members are generally made of stainless steel. .

  Next, the effect | action of this embodiment is demonstrated based on FIGS.

  FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the opening / closing cover is closed in the embodiment of FIG. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state after the pressing plate is lowered and the solid material is cut in the embodiment of FIG. FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which the opening / closing cover is hooked by a stopper member in the embodiment of FIG.

  First, when the valve cock is opened, compressed air flows from an air compressor (not shown) to the solid cutting device 1. And the pressure of compressed air is adjusted by the filter regulator 47 shown in FIG. 6, and air flows in the direction which raises the cylinder rod 24 of the main cylinder 23, and the cylinder rod 26 of the sub cylinder 25. As shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, in the cutting part 10, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, the southern iron P is placed on the blade part of the blade unit 16. Only when the operator presses the push button switches 28 and 28 simultaneously with both hands within 0.5 seconds, air passes through the two-hand control valve 46 and is supplied to the operating valve 48. Then, the operating valve 48 is switched, air flows into the sub cylinder 25, and the cylinder rod 26 is lowered. At the same time, the operating valve 48 is switched, so that air flows immediately before the two switch valves 43 and 43.

  Then, the moving plate 38 of the opening / closing cover 35 moves the lower end of the shape memory film 36 downward. Thereby, it will be in the state developed from the state where shape memory film 36 was wound. When the moving plate 38 reaches the lowermost position, both ends of the moving plate 38 are fitted into the longitudinal grooves of the guides 7 and 7, so that the impact force on the open / close cover 35 is reduced. As a result, the opening / closing cover 35 is closed.

  Since the shape memory film 36 of the opening / closing cover 35 is wound in the vertical direction from the center in the vertical direction and expanded so as to be unfolded, there is more space to store than the cover formed in a flat plate shape. The solid material cutting device 1 can be reduced in size and can be easily adapted to the change in the stroke length of the cylinder rod 26. Moreover, since the transparent biaxially-stretched polyester film is used for the shape memory film 36, the cutting operation inside the cutting part 10 can be visually recognized even when the opening / closing cover 35 is closed.

  Next, when the cylinder rod 26 of the sub cylinder 25 is lowered to the lowest position, the switch operation bracket 41 turns on the contacts of the two switch valves 43 and 43. When the contact of these switch valves 43, 43 detects that, air is supplied to the main cylinder 23 through the switch valves 43, 43, and the cylinder rod 24 moves downward. At this time, the slider 20 descends along the guide rails 17 and 17. The pressing plate 30 attached to the slider 20 presses so as to push in the southern iron P placed on the blade unit 16 as shown in FIG. As a result, the southern iron P is cut corresponding to the shape of the blade unit 16. That is, the southern foot P is divided radially.

  Here, the reason why the two switch valves 43 and 43 are provided will be described. Even if one of the switch valves 43 fails, air is supplied to the main cylinder 23 and the pressing plate 30 is lowered by detecting the contact of the other switch valve 43. On the other hand, when only one switch valve 43 is provided, the switch valve 43 may break down and operate even when the moving plate 38 does not reach the lowest position. In this case, when the opening / closing cover 35 is open, the pressing plate 30 is lowered, and there is a risk that an operator may pinch his / her fingers between the blade unit 16 and the pressing plate 30. In the present embodiment, two switch valves 43, 43 are provided in series to avoid such an event.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the moving plate 38 of the opening / closing cover 35 is lowered downward, the two switch valves 43 and 43 are operated, and the tip of the cylinder rod 24 of the main cylinder 23 starts to be lowered. That is, when a part of the body is sandwiched while the moving plate 38 is being lowered, the cylinder rod 24 of the main cylinder 23 is configured not to be lowered. The danger of being pinched between 30 can be avoided.

  When the operator releases one of the push button switches 28, 28, the supply of air to the operating valve 48 is cut off and the operating valve 48 is switched. Then, both the cylinder rod 24 of the main cylinder 23 and the cylinder rod 26 of the sub cylinder 25 are lifted, and the slider 20 is lifted along the guide rails 17 and 17. Thereby, the press plate 30 also rises similarly. At the same time, the moving plate 38 of the opening / closing cover 35 rises and the opening / closing cover 35 opens to return to the initial state.

  Furthermore, by placing the next southern paddle P on the blade unit 16 and repeating the same operation as described above, a large amount of the southern paddle P can be cut in a short time. In the present embodiment, the example in which one southern iron P is placed on the blade unit 16 has been described. However, in the case of a softer and smaller solid material than the southern iron P, a larger number of solid materials are placed. You may make it cut. Thereby, working efficiency can be improved further.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the contact of the two switch valves 43 and 43 detects that the open / close cover 35 is closed by driving the sub scintillator 25, the main cylinder 23 is driven by the operate valve 48. By doing so, it is possible to improve the safety without reducing the cutting work efficiency of the Nanban P.

  Moreover, according to this embodiment, since the slider 20 is attached to the sliding surface 21 made of resin on the sliding surface with the guide rails 17, 17, the slider 20 slides smoothly. Moreover, since the slider 20 is spanned between the guide rails 17 and 17 and slides, the movement of the pressing plate 30 in the rotational direction is restricted. Therefore, for example, when the blade unit of the blade unit 16 is formed in a lattice shape and is cut so that the tip of the pressing plate 30 enters between the blades of the lattice shape, the tip of the pressing plate 30 is always between the blade portions. Therefore, the reliability of the apparatus can be improved.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, since the buffer plate 39 is fixed to the lower end of the moving plate 38 of the opening / closing cover 35, even if a part of the body is sandwiched between the opening / closing cover 35, a serious accident may occur. Disappears. Then, by reducing the pressure of the sub cylinder 25 that closes the opening / closing cover 35 using the regulator 49, even if a part of the body is caught in the opening / closing cover 35, an accident can be avoided, and safety is further improved. Can be increased.

  And according to this embodiment, since the blade unit 16 and the press plate 30 are attached to the cutting part 10 so that attachment or detachment is possible, it can replace | exchange for the thing of another shape. Thereby, versatility can be improved further.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, since the air cylinder is used for the main cylinder 23 and the sub cylinder 25, the entire apparatus can be cleaned with a liquid such as water. As a result, there is no fear of leakage during the cleaning operation of the entire apparatus, and safety can be improved.

  According to the present embodiment, the push button switches 28, 28 are arranged so as to be inclined frontward with respect to the horizontal direction, so that even if an unexpected fallen object falls on the push button switches 28, 28, the push button switch 28. , 28 and the operator can easily push the push button switches 28, 28, and the operability can be improved.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the connecting rods 40 and 40 are fixed at predetermined intervals on both sides of the fixed portion of the cylinder rod 26 in the moving plate 38. When the movement is restricted and the moving plate 38 reaches the lowermost position, both end portions of the moving plate 38 are securely fitted in the longitudinal grooves of the guides 7 and 7. Therefore, the reliability of the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing cover 35 can be improved.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made. For example, in each of the above-described embodiments, the example of radially cutting the nanban P, which is a solid material, has been described. In addition to this, at least the blade unit 16 of the blade unit 16 and the pressing plate 30 is replaced, and carrots and radishes are removed. The present invention is also applicable to cutting sticks, fruit cores, rounds, decorative cuts, chateau cuts chamfered in the vertical direction of carrots, cabbage cuts, and vegetable cuts. Moreover, the solid substance used as a cutting | disconnection object can be applied also to solid substances, such as soap, besides solid foods, such as lump meat, lump fish meat, chocolate, and cheese other than the above.

  In the above embodiment, an example in which the main cylinder 23 and the sub cylinder 25 that are air cylinders are used as the first vertical driving mechanism and the second vertical driving mechanism is described. By driving the ball screw and driving the ball screw, the rod having the threaded portion may be moved up and down.

  Furthermore, although the example using a pneumatic circuit was described in the above embodiment, a hydraulic circuit may be used. When the operation contacts of the two switch valves 43, 43 detect that the open / close cover 35 is closed, the air flows through the switch valves 43, 43 to drive the main cylinder 23. Instead of the switch valve, the main cylinder 23 may be driven by sequence control using a limit switch. Similarly, the main cylinder 23 may be controlled to be driven by a logic sequence having a CPU using the detection signal of the limit switch.

  Specifically, when it is detected that the opening / closing cover 35 is closed by two limit switches, this detection signal is output to the control means, and the main cylinder 23 is controlled by this control means. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Solid material cutting device, 2 ... Work trolley, 2a ... Top plate, 2b ... Opening part, 2c ... Horizontal frame, 3 ... Wheel, 4 ... Support frame, 5 ... Frame fixing metal fitting, 6 ... Equipment box, 7 ... Guide , 8 ... Cock cover, 10 ... Cutting section, 11 ... Support plate, 12 ... Side plate, 13 ... Back plate, 14 ... Front plate, 14a ... Opening, 15 ... Top plate, 16 ... Blade unit, 17 ... Guide rail (Guide member), 20 ... slider, 21 ... sliding portion, 23 ... main cylinder (first vertical drive mechanism), 24 ... cylinder rod (first vertical movement rod), 25 ... sub cylinder (second vertical motion) Drive mechanism), 26 ... cylinder rod (second vertical movement rod), 27 ... switch mounting base, 28 ... push button switch, 30 ... pressing plate, 31 ... mounting bracket, 35 ... opening / closing cover, 36 ... shape memory film, 37 ... fixed plate, 3 ... moving plate, 38a ... mounting moving plate, 39 ... buffer plate, 40 ... connecting rod, 41 ... switch operating bracket, 42 ... switch mounting plate, 43 ... switch valve (detecting member), 45 ... emergency stop switch, 46 ... both hands Control valve, 47 ... Filter regulator, 48 ... Operate valve (control means), 49 ... Regulator, 50 ... Stopper member, 51 ... Hook, 52 ... Shaft, P ... Nanban (solid)

Claims (8)

A blade unit for placing a solid material;
A pressing member that presses the solid matter placed on the blade unit;
A cutting part that is installed so as to surround the blade unit and the pressing member, and in which an opening / closing cover is attached in an openable / closable part;
A first vertical drive mechanism in which a first vertical movement rod is attached to the upper side of the pressing member to move the pressing member up and down;
A second vertical drive mechanism for opening and closing the open / close cover by attaching a second vertical movement rod to the open / close cover;
Two switches for driving the first and second vertical drive mechanisms;
A detection member that detects that the opening / closing cover is closed,
When the detection member detects that the opening / closing cover is closed by driving the second vertical driving mechanism, the first vertical driving mechanism is driven and the pressing member is placed on the blade unit. A solid material cutting device, which is set to press and cut the solid material. Guide members installed in the vertical direction opposite to each other on both sides of the blade unit in the cutting part,
The pressing member is fixed to the lower side, and has a slider provided to be vertically slidable along the guide member,
The solid cutting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first vertical movement rod is attached to an upper side of the slider, and the slider is moved up and down by the first vertical driving mechanism. The opening / closing cover can be opened and closed in the vertical direction of the cutting portion,
A shape memory film that is unfolded when the open / close cover is closed and is shape-memory so as to be wound when opened;
A fixing plate for fixing the upper end of the shape memory film to the cutting part;
A movable plate that is fixed to the lower end of the shape memory film and is attached to the second vertically moving rod and moves the lower end of the shape memory film up and down.
The solid material cutting device according to claim 1, wherein the solid material cutting device is provided.   The solid cutting device according to claim 3, wherein a buffer member is fixed to a lower end of the moving plate.   5. The solid material cutting device according to claim 1, wherein the blade unit and the pressing member are detachably provided. 6.   The first and second vertical drive mechanisms are air cylinders provided with stopper members capable of hooking the moving plate when the open / close cover is opened, and the air of each air cylinder is released The solid material cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the stopper member is hooked on the moving plate. A blade unit for placing a solid material;
A pressing member that presses the solid matter placed on the blade unit;
A cutting part that is installed so as to surround the blade unit and the pressing member, and in which an opening / closing cover is attached in an openable / closable part;
A first vertical drive mechanism in which a first vertical movement rod is attached to the upper side of the pressing member to move the pressing member up and down;
A second vertical drive mechanism for opening and closing the open / close cover by attaching a second vertical movement rod to the open / close cover;
Two push button switches for driving the first and second vertical drive mechanisms;
A detection member that detects that the opening and closing cover is closed, and a solid material cutting method for cutting the solid material,
An opening / closing cover closing step of pressing the two push button switches to drive the second vertical drive mechanism to close the opening / closing cover;
After the opening / closing cover closing step, the first vertical driving mechanism is driven, and the solid material cutting step of pressing and cutting the solid material placed on the blade unit with the pressing member;
A solid cutting method characterized by comprising:   After the solid material cutting step, the pressing to at least one of the two push button switches is released, the first and second vertical drive mechanisms are driven to open the opening / closing cover, and the pressing member is The solid cutting method according to claim 7, further comprising a step of raising.

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