JP2017093385A - Fish body processing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fish body processing machine capable of improving the fish body processing efficiency.SOLUTION: Eyeball cutting means 37, which is arranged over a head passing area 2a of a fish body F to be passed by a transport device 2, and which is bent substantially into a V-shape expanding upstream of the transportation direction, to have a blade at a lower edge, is moved reciprocally in the vertical direction with respect to the head passing area 2a thereby to cut an eyeball area Fe substantially in the shape of letter V, from the eyeball periphery to the top portion of the fish body F to be carried by the transport device 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 12

Description

  The present invention relates to a fish processing machine for cutting a fish body, and more particularly to a fish processing machine for cutting an eyeball part and a head of a fish body.

  Conventionally, since the eyeball part of fish contains a lot of nutrients and oils such as vitamin B1, DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), collagen, etc., an eyeball part cutting device for collecting the eyeball part of fish to extract them Has been used.

  As an example of such a conventional eyeball part cutting device, the head is directed forward in the transport direction and the abdomen is directed to a predetermined side, and the apparatus is placed at a position corresponding to the eyeball part by a feed conveyor that contacts from above. For the fish transported to the head support platform with holes, the rotationally driven cylindrical cutter is lowered from above to punch out both eyeballs at once, and the punched binoculars are supported on the head A suction hose connected to a hole in the table is sucked and collected in a collection container (see Patent Document 1).

  Moreover, in the process of processing a fish body into a product, a head cutting device that cuts the head of the fish body has been used.

  As an example of such a conventional head cutting apparatus, the head was turned on the conveyor in a state where the head was directed forward in the transport direction and the belly was directed to a predetermined side, and the head was transported to a predetermined position. The fish body is lowered from above with a flexible endless cutter that is wound around a plurality of rollers arranged vertically in parallel with the fish body and bent, and the lower edge is a cutter blade. The head is cut by pressing along the gap (see Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent No. 5437893 JP-T-2001-501099

  However, in the conventional eyeball cutting device described above, it is necessary to put one fish into the device one by one, and after the processing of the fish put in first, the next fish must be put in. Was bad.

  Similarly, in the above-described conventional head cutting device, it is necessary to put one fish at a time into the device and then throw in the next fish after the processing of the previously thrown fish is completed. Inefficient.

  In addition, when only the eyeball part of the fish body is punched by a cylindrical cutter as in the conventional eyeball part cutting device, if the eyeball part is cut while the fish body is being transported, the cutter will be caught by the fish body, and the next fish body In some cases, the cutting process cannot be performed or the cutter is damaged.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a fish processing machine capable of continuously feeding fish bodies and improving the efficiency of fish body processing.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the fish processing machine according to the present invention is characterized by the fact that the belly is always directed in the downstream direction in the transport direction, and the body of the fish body is laid on its side with its head protruding in one side. And a transport device having an endless transport body for placing and transporting a portion, and a substantially V-shape that is disposed on the head passage region of each fish transported by the transport device and expands upstream in the transport direction The eyeball section cutting means bent into a shape and having a lower edge as a blade is reciprocated in the vertical direction with respect to the head passage area, and comes out from the peripheral edge of the fish body conveyed by the transport device to the top of the head And an eyeball part cutting device that cuts the eyeball part into a substantially V shape.

  By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the fish body from being caught by the eyeball part cutting means even if the fish body is moved by continuous driving of the transport device when the eyeball part is being cut, It is possible to perform the cutting process by continuously feeding the fish into the transport device, and the efficiency of the fish processing can be improved.

  Further, another feature of the fish processing machine according to the present invention is that a fish support plate having a slit through which the lowered eyeball cutting means is inserted is disposed in a head passage area below the eyeball cutting device. It is in the point.

  By adopting such a configuration, when the eyeball part is cut by the eyeball part cutting means, the fish body is supported from below, and the eyeball part cutting means can be lowered down to the bottom of the fish body through the slit. The eyeball part of the fish body can be cut reliably.

  Another feature of the fish processing machine according to the present invention is that a shooter for dropping the eyeball part of the fish body cut by the eyeball part cutting means is disposed below the eyeball part cutting device. .

  By adopting such a configuration, the eyeball part cut from the fish body can be easily collected.

  In addition, another feature of the fish processing machine according to the present invention is that the head of the fish whose eyeball part is cut by the eyeball part cutting device on the head passing region on the downstream side in the transport direction than the eyeball part cutting device. The head cutting device for cutting the part is provided.

  By adopting such a configuration, the head can be cut following the eyeball portion without being transferred to another device, so that work efficiency can be improved.

  Another feature of the fish processing machine according to the present invention is that the head cutting device is curved in a substantially arc shape along the edge of the fish body and the head meat, and the lower edge is a blade. A part cutting means is reciprocally moved in a direction perpendicular to the head passage area to cut the head of the fish body transported by the transport device.

  By adopting such a configuration, the yield can be improved without wastefully cutting a portion of the fish that can be used as a product.

  In addition, another feature of the fish processing machine according to the present invention is that a fish support plate having a slit through which the lowered head cutting means is inserted is disposed in a head passing region below the head cutting device. It is in the point set.

  By adopting such a configuration, when the head is cut by the head cutting means, the fish body is supported from below, and the head cutting means can be lowered down to the bottom of the fish body through the slit. The head of the fish body can be cut reliably.

  Another feature of the fish processing machine according to the present invention is that a shooter for dropping the head of the fish cut by the head cutting means is disposed below the head cutting device. .

  By adopting such a configuration, the head cut from the fish body can be easily collected.

  In addition, another feature of the fish processing machine according to the present invention is that the transport device and the eyeball part cutting device are driven in synchronization, and each fish body has a predetermined interval in the transport direction on the transport body of the transport device. Eyeball section cutting in which each fish body mounting position of the transport body of the transport device is cut by the eyeball section cutting means of the eyeball section cutting device, respectively. The eyeball part cutting device is driven at the timing when the position is reached.

  By adopting such a configuration, if the fish body is placed at a predetermined placement position of the transport body of the transport device, the eyeball part of each fish body that has been transported to the eyeball part cutting position is sequentially cut. There is no need for the operator to control the position, and work efficiency can be improved.

  In addition, another feature of the fish processing machine according to the present invention is that the transport device and the head cutting device are driven in synchronization, and each fish body has a predetermined interval in the transport direction on the transport body of the transport device. Head cutting in which each fish body mounting position of the transport body of the transport device is cut by the head cutting means of the head cutting device, respectively. The head cutting device is driven at the timing when the position is reached.

  By adopting such a configuration, if the fish is placed at a predetermined placement position of the transport body of the transport device, the head of each fish body that has been transported to the head cutting position is sequentially cut. There is no need for the operator to control the position, and work efficiency can be improved.

  In addition, another feature of the fish processing machine according to the present invention is that each fish mounting position of the transport body of the transport device is formed by a concave portion that accommodates a trunk portion of each fish body.

  By adopting such a configuration, the operator only has to place the fish in each concave portion of the transport body, and can reduce the burden of alignment in the transport direction of the transport body, and can be placed on the transport body. It is possible to prevent the fish body that has been moved from shifting in the transport direction or the direction against it during transport due to the concave portion, and it is possible to prevent positional displacement when performing a cutting process on the fish body.

  In addition, another feature of the fish processing machine according to the present invention is that the transport body of the transport device is formed by a recessed portion that accommodates the body of the fish body, each fish mounting position set at a predetermined interval in the transport direction. In addition, a proximity sensor is disposed below the transport body of the transport device at the eyeball section cutting position of the eyeball section cutting device, and the lower surface of each recess of the transport body is detected by the proximity sensor. The eyeball part cutting device is driven at a certain timing.

  By adopting such a configuration, the operator only has to place the fish in each concave portion of the transport body, and can reduce the burden of alignment in the transport direction of the transport body, and can be placed on the transport body. It is possible to prevent the fish that has been moved from shifting in the transport direction or the direction against it during transport by the concave portion, and it is possible to prevent displacement of the fish when cutting the fish. Furthermore, since each eyeball section cutting device is driven at the timing when each concave portion is detected by the proximity sensor at the eyeball section cutting position, each fish body that has been transported to the eyeball section cutting position if the fish body is placed in each concave section. Since the eyeball portions are sequentially cut, the operator does not need to control each time, and the work efficiency can be improved.

  In addition, another feature of the fish processing machine according to the present invention is that the transport body of the transport device is formed by a recessed portion that accommodates the body of the fish body, each fish mounting position set at a predetermined interval in the transport direction. In addition, a proximity sensor is provided below the transport body of the transport device at the head cutting position of the head cutting device, and the lower surface of each recess of the transport body is detected by the proximity sensor. The head cutting device is driven at a certain timing.

  By adopting such a configuration, the operator only has to place the fish in each concave portion of the transport body, and can reduce the burden of alignment in the transport direction of the transport body, and can be placed on the transport body. It is possible to prevent the fish body that has been moved from shifting in the transport direction or the direction against it during transport due to the concave portion, and it is possible to prevent positional displacement when performing a cutting process on the fish body. Furthermore, since each head cutting device is driven at the timing at which each recess is detected by the proximity sensor at the head cutting position, each fish that has been transported to the head cutting position if the fish is placed in each recess. Since the heads are sequentially cut, the operator does not need to control each time, and the work efficiency can be improved.

  In addition, another feature of the fish processing machine according to the present invention is that the transport body of the transport device is formed by a recessed portion that accommodates the body of the fish body, each fish mounting position set at a predetermined interval in the transport direction. In addition, the eyeball part cutting device and the head part cutting device are spaced at intervals at which two recesses arranged at a predetermined interval among the plurality of recesses of the carrier simultaneously reach the respective cutting positions. Further, a proximity sensor is disposed below the transport body at one of the cutting positions of the eyeball section cutting device and the head section cutting device, and the proximity sensor causes the lower surface of the concave portion of the transport body to be The eyeball part cutting device and the head cutting device are driven together in synchronism with the timing at which is detected.

  By adopting such a configuration, the operator only has to place the fish in each concave portion of the transport body, and can reduce the burden of alignment in the transport direction of the transport body, and can be placed on the transport body. It is possible to prevent the fish body that has been moved from shifting in the transport direction or the direction against it during transport due to the concave portion, and it is possible to prevent positional displacement when performing a cutting process on the fish body. Furthermore, since each eyeball part cutting device and head part cutting device are driven at the timing when each concave part is detected by the proximity sensor at either the eyeball part cutting position or the head cutting position, the fish is placed in each concave part. If placed, the eyeball and head of each fish are cut sequentially, so that the operator does not need to control each time, and the work efficiency can be improved.

  Another feature of the fish processing machine according to the present invention is that the eyeball part cutting device is provided with eyeball part cutting means cleaning means for spraying water to clean the eyeball part cutting means. .

  By adopting such a configuration, when the eyeball part is cut from the previous fish body, it is possible to prevent the eyeball part from being repeatedly cut by the eyeball part cutting means to which blood or the like has adhered, and to prevent the fish body from becoming dirty. The labor of washing the fish after the cutting process can be reduced.

  Another feature of the fish processing machine according to the present invention is that the head cutting device is provided with head cutting means cleaning means for cleaning the head cutting means by spraying water. .

  By adopting such a configuration, when the head is cut from the previous fish body, it is possible to prevent the fish body from being contaminated by repeated cutting of the head by the head cutting means to which blood or the like has adhered. The labor of washing the fish after the cutting process can be reduced.

  Further, another feature of the fish processing machine according to the present invention is that the eyeball portion of each fish transported by the transport device is placed on the head passage area on the upstream side in the transport direction with respect to the eyeball section cutting device. There is a laser marker device that extends and radiates a light beam that indicates a position through which the eyeball portion of each fish should pass through for proper cutting by the cutting device.

  By adopting such a configuration, it becomes easy to align the position where the eyeball part is appropriately cut by the eyeball part cutting device when the operator places the fish on the transport body of the transporting apparatus, The burden on the operator can be reduced and the work efficiency can be improved.

  Another feature of the fish processing machine according to the present invention is that the head of each fish transported by the transport device is placed on a head passage region between the eyeball cutting device and the head cutting device. A laser marker device is provided that irradiates a beam indicating a position through which the head of each fish body to be properly cut by the head cutting device extends in the transport direction.

  By adopting such a configuration, after the eyeball part of the fish body is cut by the eyeball part cutting device, the head is properly cut by the head cutting device by the operator using the head cutting device. It is easy to align the position to the position, and the burden on the operator can be reduced, and the work efficiency can be improved.

  In addition, another feature of the fish processing machine according to the present invention is that a part of a trunk part of each fish mounted on the transport device in a head passage region between the eyeball cutting device and the head cutting device. And a second transfer device that is arranged to run side by side with the transfer device.

  By adopting such a configuration, the fish body whose eyeball part is cut by the eyeball part cutting device is cut from the transport body of the transport apparatus to the head passing region side in order to cut the head properly by the head cutting device. When projecting more greatly, the fish body can be stably transported by supporting a part of the trunk portion projecting to the head passage region side by the second transport device running along with the transport device.

  In addition, another feature of the fish processing machine according to the present invention is that the transport body of the second transport device is a plastic chain belt having irregularities for locking the fish body placed thereon formed on the surface.

  By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to reliably hold a part of the trunk portion of the fish body that protrudes from the transport body of the transport device, and it is possible to stably transport the fish body together with the transport device.

  In addition, another feature of the fish processing machine according to the present invention is a pressing means for biasing and holding the torso of each fish transported by the transporting device from above at the eyeball cutting position by the eyeball cutting device. Is located.

  By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the fish from moving when the eyeball part cutting means of the eyeball part cutting device comes into contact with the fish body and shifting the cutting position, and more reliably by the eyeball part cutting means. The eyeball part of the fish can be cut.

  In addition, another feature of the fish processing machine according to the present invention is a pressing means for urging and holding the trunk portion of each fish transported by the transport device from above at the head cutting position by the head cutting device. Is located.

  By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the fish body from moving when the head cutting means of the head cutting device comes into contact with the fish body and shifting the cutting position, and more reliably by the head cutting means. The head of the fish can be cut.

  Another feature of the fish processing machine according to the present invention is that the pressing means is disposed above the transport body of the transport device, and is driven in synchronization with the transport device to transport the transport body of the transport device. An endless chain belt that is driven in the opposite direction to the chain belt, and each fish body that is disposed at a predetermined interval in the drive direction of the chain belt and is transported by the transport device at a head cutting position by the head cutting device. A plurality of brackets that contact each other from above, and an urging mechanism that urges the brackets that contact the fish at the head cutting position toward the conveying device.

  By adopting such a configuration, the fish body can be reliably held by the abutting bracket, and when the cutting means comes into contact with the fish body, it can be prevented that the fish body moves and the cutting position is shifted. At the same time, the fish can be cut reliably.

  Another feature of the fish processing machine according to the present invention is that a transport body cleaning means for spraying water to clean the transport body of the transport apparatus is disposed in the transport apparatus.

  By adopting such a configuration, blood or the like of the fish body that has been previously cut is washed, and the transport body on which the fish body is repeatedly placed can be kept clean.

  According to the fish processing apparatus according to the present invention, it is possible to continuously cut the fish, improve the working efficiency, and greatly reduce the burden on the operator.

Whole perspective view of fish processing machine in this embodiment Figure 1 Schematic which shows the synchronous structure of each conveying apparatus and pressing means in this embodiment It is the schematic of the eyeball part cutting device in this embodiment, (a) is a front view, (b) is a rear view. Schematic perspective view of eyeball section cutting means in the present embodiment It is the schematic of the head cutting device in this embodiment, (a) is a front view, (b) Rear view Schematic perspective view of the head cutting means in this embodiment Front view of pressing means in the present embodiment The schematic perspective view of the bracket of the pressing means in this embodiment Schematic plan view showing one process of fish processing by the fish processing machine of the present embodiment Schematic perspective view showing one process of fish processing by the fish processing machine of the present embodiment Schematic plan view showing one process of fish processing by the fish processing machine of the present embodiment Schematic plan view showing one process of fish processing by the fish processing machine of the present embodiment Schematic front view showing one process of fish processing by the fish processing machine of the present embodiment Schematic plan view showing one process of fish processing by the fish processing machine of the present embodiment

  Hereinafter, a fish processing machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the fish processing machine 1 of the present embodiment mainly includes a transport device 2 that transports a fish body mounted on a transport body 10, and transport of the transport device 2. An eyeball cutting device 31 that cuts the eyeball portion of the fish that is disposed on the head passage region 2a through which the head of the fish that protrudes from the body 10 passes, and the eyeball cutting device 31 Between the head cutting device 51 and the eyeball cutting device 31 and the head cutting device 51, which are disposed in the head passage region 2a on the downstream side of the head and cut the head of the fish that is transported by the transport device 2. A second transport device 21 disposed in the head passage region 2a and running alongside the transport device 2 to place and transport a part of the head side of each fish that protrudes from the transport body 10 of the transport device 2; It is composed of

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the transport device 2 is a sprocket that is rotatably supported on the downstream side in the transport direction of the frame 3 and is fixed at intervals in the axial direction of a rotary shaft 5 that is rotationally driven by a motor 4. 6, 6 and two sprockets 8, 8 fixed at intervals in the axial direction of the driven shaft 7 rotatably supported on the upstream side of the frame 3 in the conveying direction, respectively. And a transport body 10 for placing and transporting fish on the chain belts 9 and 9 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the transport body 10 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of mounting dishes 11 on which one fish is placed with its stomach lying on its downstream side in the transport direction, arranged in the transport direction. Each of the mounting dishes 11 is configured as a recess 11a that accommodates the trunk of the fish body on which the center in the transport direction is mounted.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, water is sprayed continuously or intermittently on each loading tray 11 constituting the transport body 10 at the upstream end in the transport direction of the transport device 2. A transport body cleaning means 12 for cleaning is provided, and the transport body cleaning means 12 in the present embodiment covers the upstream end of the transport device 2 in the transport direction in a state where the transport body 10 can be driven. And a plurality of injection holes (not shown) are horizontally arranged and perforated on the lower surface of the upper plate 13a of the cover 13 so as to inject water over the width direction of the table 11 described above. A shower pipe 14 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the second transport device 21 is arranged on a sprocket 22 that is driven in synchronization with the transport device 2 and a driven shaft 23 that is rotatably supported by the frame 3 on the upstream side in the transport direction. An endless carrier 25 for holding and placing a part of the fish on the head side is disposed on the sprocket 24 provided.

  A sprocket 26 is connected to the sprocket 22, and the sprocket 26 is rotatably inserted into a rotating shaft 27 that is rotatably supported by the frame 3 together with the sprocket 26.

  An endless chain belt 29 is stretched between the sprocket 26 and the sprocket 28 fixed to the rotary shaft 5, and the sprocket 28 and the chain belt 29 are rotated by driving the rotary shaft 5. 22 is rotated, and the transport body 25 of the second transport device 21 is driven in synchronization with the transport body 10 of the transport device 2.

  The transport body 25 in the present embodiment employs a plastic chain belt having irregularities formed on the surface, and the trunk portion is placed on each mounting tray 11 of the transport device 2 by the surface irregularities and conveyed. A part of the fish body on the head side is locked and held, and the fish body is surely transported together with the mounting plates 11 of the transport device 2. As the transport body 25, it is only necessary to securely hold a part of the head of the placed fish body so as not to slip, and other than the plastic chain belt, for example, a rubber belt having a high surface friction coefficient can be selected. .

  As shown in FIG. 2 and FIGS. 4A and 4B, the eyeball part cutting device 31 is disposed on a support frame 32 erected on the transport device 2 from the side of the transport device 2. And a cylinder 34 that reciprocally moves the piston 33 in a direction perpendicular to the head passage region 2a of the transport device 2 using a fluid such as air or a spring under the control of a control device (not shown). A mounting member 36 is fixed to the lower end of the piston 33 and is slidably disposed in the vertical direction through the two guides 35, 35 suspended from the support frame 32. A cutter 37 as an eyeball section cutting means is disposed below the mounting member 36.

  The cutter 37 is a plate having a width in a direction perpendicular to the head passage region 2a of the transport device 2, and a lower edge is a blade portion 37a as shown in FIG. It is bent into a substantially V shape that expands to the upstream side in the transport direction, and in this embodiment, below the eyeball of each fish transported by each mounting plate 11 of the transport device 2 (downstream side in the transport direction). Of the two sides 37c and 37d extending outwardly from the curved portion 37b that is bent into an arc shape and bent into a substantially V shape as a whole. A side 37c on the caudal side of the fish body is arranged in parallel to the transport direction of the transport device 2, and a side 37d on the mouth side of the fish body is widened at an angle of about 45 ° from the side 37c, and is toward the top of the fish body. The length to come out . Further, the blade portion 37a in the present embodiment is a protruding portion 37e that protrudes downward at an acute angle in the curved portion 37b, and extends upward from the protruding portion 37e to the edges of the sides 37c and 37d. It is an arc-shaped recessed portion 37f that is recessed.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the eyeball part cutting device 31 is provided with an eyeball part cutting means cleaning means 38 for spraying water and cleaning the blood adhering to the cutter 37. The eyeball section cutting means cleaning means 38 of this embodiment is branched into two relay hoses 41, 41 by providing a connector 40 on a supply hose 39 connected to a water supply means (not shown). The spray nozzles 42 are respectively disposed at the tips of the two relay hoses 41, 41, and the spray nozzles 42 are disposed on the support frame 32 so that water can be sprayed against the front and back surfaces of the cutter 37 that has been raised. It is fixed.

  Further, the cutter 37 that is lowered with respect to each fish body that is placed and transported on the placing plate 11 of the transporting device 2 comes into contact with the head passage region 2a below the eyeball part cutting device 31. When this is done, a fish support plate 43 that contacts the lower surface of the head of the fish and supports the head of the fish from below is disposed, and the lowered cutter 37 is inserted into the fish support plate 43. In this embodiment, a slit 44 that is perforated in a substantially V shape is formed, and the cutter 37 is inserted into the slit 44 when the eyeball part of each fish is cut at the eyeball part cutting position. Thus, the lowering of the cutter 37 is lowered at a stretch to the lower side of each fish without decelerating.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG.4 (b), the eyeball part of the fish body cut | disconnected by the cutter 37 of the said eyeball part cutting device 31 is set to the head passage area | region 2a below the said eyeball part cutting device 31 of this invention. A shooter 45 to be dropped in a storage container (not shown) or the like installed below the fish processing machine 1 is disposed. In the present embodiment, the transfer device is provided from the substantially V-shaped inner side of the slit 44. 2 is a slope that descends toward the outer side.

Furthermore, in the fish processing machine 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, each loading device 2 is mounted so that the eyeball part of the fish body is appropriately cut by the eyeball part cutting device 31. When placing a fish on the table 11, the head passage area 2 a upstream of the eyeball cutting device 31 as a guide for the position of the fish in the width direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of each table 11. A laser marker device 46 for irradiating a laser beam r ₁ indicating a position through which a predetermined part of the fish should pass is disposed. In the present embodiment, the laser marker device 46 is disposed on the support frame 32 of the eyeball part cutting device 31. The position where the rear end edge of the eyeball of each fish placed on the placing plate 11 should pass is set as a reference position in the transport direction on the head passage area 2a upstream of the eyeball cutting device 31. to the laser beam _{r 1} over It is made as to show Ri.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4A, the fish processing machine 1 of the present embodiment includes a proximity sensor 101 below the transport body 10 of the transport device 2 at the eyeball section cutting position by the eyeball section cutting device 31. The eyeball part cutting device 31 is driven at the timing when the proximity sensor 101 detects the lower surface of the concave portion 11a of each mounting plate 11 that is each fish mounting position of the transport body 10. It is like that. As the position where the proximity sensor 101 is disposed, the cutter 37 of the eyeball part cutting device 31 is lowered at the same time as the fish placed on each mounting plate 11 and continuously conveyed reaches the eyeball part cutting position. Thus, it is preferable to be disposed slightly upstream from the eyeball section cutting position according to the driving speed of the transport body 10 of the transport apparatus 2 and the descending speed of the cutter 37 of the eyeball section cutting apparatus 31.

  The head cutting device 51 stands on the transport device 2 from the side of the transport device 2 on the downstream side of the eyeball cutting device 31, as shown in FIGS. The piston 53 is disposed in a support frame 52 provided and is perpendicular to the head passage region 2a of the transport device 2 using a fluid such as air or a spring under the control of a control device (not shown). A cylinder 54 that reciprocates the piston 53 is installed, and two guides 55, 55 suspended from the support frame 52 are inserted into the lower end of the piston 53 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. 56 is fixed, and a cutter 57 as a head cutting means is disposed below the mounting member 56.

  The cutter 57 is a plate having a width in the vertical direction with respect to the head passage region 2a of the transport device 2, and the lower edge is a blade portion 57a as shown in FIG. The fish and head meat of each fish body that is curved in a substantially arc shape that expands from the transport body 10 side to the head cutting device 51 side and is transported by each mounting plate 11 of the transport device 2 in this embodiment. 2 sides 57c and 57d extending outwardly from the curved portion 57b which is bent in an arc shape are respectively provided on the side of the top of the head. And the length that goes out to the ventral side. Further, the blade portion 57a in the present embodiment is a protruding portion 57e that protrudes downward at an acute angle in the curved portion 57b, and the upper portion extends from the protruding portion 57e to the edges of the sides 57c and 57d. An arc-shaped recessed portion 57f is formed in the recessed portion.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the head cutting device 51 is provided with a head cutting means cleaning means 58 that sprays water and cleans blood adhering to the cutter 57. The head cutting means cleaning means 58 of the present embodiment is divided into two relay hoses 61, 61 by providing a connector 60 on a supply hose 59 connected to a water supply means (not shown). An injection nozzle 62 is disposed at each end of the two relay hoses 61, 61, and water is sprayed to the front and back surfaces of the cutter 57 that has risen from the injection nozzle 62. It is fixed.

  Further, the cutter 57 that is lowered with respect to each fish body that is placed and transported on the placing tray 11 of the transporting device 2 comes into contact with the head passage region 2 a below the head cutting device 51. When this is done, a fish support plate 63 is provided in contact with the lower surface of the fish's head to support the fish's head from below, and the cutter 57 that has been lowered is inserted into the ground 63. A slit 64 drilled in an arc shape is formed, and the cutter 57 is lowered by inserting the cutter 57 into the slit 64 when cutting the head of each fish at the head cutting position. It is designed to descend to the bottom of each fish without slowing down.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG.6 (b), the head of the fish body cut | disconnected by the cutter 57 of the said head cutting device 51 is shown in the head passage area 2a below the said head cutting device 51 of this invention. A shooter 65 to be dropped in a storage container (not shown) or the like installed below the fish processing machine 1 is disposed. In the present embodiment, the tail transport device from the substantially arcuate inner side of the slit 64. 2 is a slope that descends toward the outer side.

Furthermore, in the fish processing machine 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, each mounting of the transport device 2 is performed so that the head of the fish body is appropriately cut by the head cutting device 51. When placing a fish on the carriage 11 and the carrier 25 of the second carrier 21, the eyeball part cutting device is used as a guide for the placement position of the fish in the width direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the respective dishes 11. 31 and a laser marker device that irradiates a laser beam r ₂ indicating a position where a predetermined part of the fish should pass on the transport body 25 of the second transport device 21, which is the head passage region 2 a between the head cutting device 51 and the head cutting device 51. 66 is disposed, and in the present embodiment, is disposed on the support frame 52 of the head cutting device 51, and is mounted on the mounting plates 11 and the transport body 25 of the second transport device 21. Ella of each fish body Rear edge of is as shown by the laser beam r ₂ over the conveying direction on the conveying member 25 of the second conveying device 21 the position to be passed as the reference position.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, the fish processing machine 1 of the present embodiment has a proximity sensor 102 below the transport body 10 of the transport device 2 at the head cutting position by the head cutting device 51. The head cutting device 51 is driven at a timing when the proximity sensor 102 detects the lower surface of the recess 11a of each mounting plate 11 that is each fish mounting position of the transport body 10. It is like that. The proximity sensor 102 is disposed at a position where the fish 57 placed on each mounting tray 11 and continuously conveyed reaches the head cutting position, and the cutter 57 of the head cutting device 51 is lowered at the same time. As described above, it is preferable to be disposed slightly upstream from the head cutting position according to the driving speed of the transport body 10 of the transport device 2 and the descending speed of the cutter 37 of the head cutting device 51.

  Also, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and FIG. 8, the head cutting device 51 holds each fish to be transported by pressing it from above onto each loading tray 11 side of the transport device 2. A holding means 71 is provided, and the holding means 71 in this embodiment is rotatably supported by the support frame 52 and a cover member 71 a fixed to the support frame 52 and is synchronized with the transport device 2. The sprocket 73 disposed on the rotating shaft 72 that is rotated in reverse, and the support frame 52 and the cover member 71a that are spaced apart from the rotating shaft 72 in the downstream direction in the conveying direction of the conveying device 2. An endless chain belt 76 is stretched around a sprocket 75 disposed on a rotating shaft 74 that is rotatably supported. Bracket 77 to each fish which has been transported abuts the (nine in this embodiment) more respectively at predetermined intervals in the driving direction of the chain belt 76 is disposed in.

  In the present embodiment, each bracket 77 is formed in a U-shaped cross section in which both ends in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the drive direction of the chain belt 76 are vertically erected in the outer direction of the chain belt 76. As shown in FIG. 9, each of the standing portions 77a is formed with a holding portion 77b that abuts the trunk portion of the fish body and holds the fish body. In addition, each said holding part 77b in this embodiment is recessed in circular arc shape so that it may contact | abut along the trunk part of a fish body, and it contacts the trunk part of a fish body on this recessed end surface, and latches a fish body. A plurality of protrusions 77c are formed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a sprocket 78 is fixed to the rotary shaft 72, and a gear 80 that meshes with a gear 79 fixed to the rotary shaft 27 is fixed to the sprocket 78. An endless chain belt 83 is stretched together with a sprocket 82 fixed to a rotary shaft 81 rotatably supported on the frame 3 that is driven to rotate in a direction opposite to the rotary shaft 27 by rotation. A tension sprocket 84 rotatably supported by the support frame 52 is engaged with the chain belt 83 from the outside, and tension is applied to the chain belt 83.

  A sprocket 85 is fixed to the rotary shaft 5 and a sprocket 86 is fixed to the rotary shaft 27. An endless chain belt 87 is stretched over the sprockets 85, 86, and the rotation When the sprocket 85 is rotated by driving the shaft 5, the rotating shaft 27 is rotated through the chain belt 87 and the sprocket 86, and the gear 79 fixed to the rotating shaft 27 is rotated by the rotation of the rotating shaft 27. The meshing gear 80 and the rotating shaft 81 rotate in the opposite direction to the rotating shaft 5 and the rotating shaft 27. Further, when the rotating shaft 81 rotates, the sprocket 78 is rotated via the chain belt 83, The rotating shaft 72 and the sprocket 73 are rotated by the rotation of the sprocket 78, and the front Chain belt 76 of the holding means 71 is driven.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the pressing means 71 has a biasing mechanism 88 that biases the bracket 77 in contact with each fish transported at the head cutting position toward the respective mounting plates 11. The urging mechanism 88 in the present embodiment is disposed on the support frame 52 at intervals in the transport direction of the transport device 2 and in the width direction perpendicular to the transport direction, and in the transport direction of the transport device 2, respectively. 4 pivot legs 89 (only two on the front side are shown in the figure) and the tips of the pivot legs 89 along the transport direction of the transport device 2, respectively. An abutting member 90 that is rotatably coupled and supported by the pivot legs 89 and abuts against the lower pivot portion of the chain belt 76 from above at the head cutting position of the head cutting device 51; Each rotating leg 8 The bracket 77 is connected to at least one of the brackets 77 by biasing the abutting member 90 downward by biasing the rotating leg 89 in a standing direction. And an urging member 91 that urges the urging member downward. In addition, the biasing member 91 of the present embodiment is connected to the respective pivot legs 89 from the upstream side in the transport direction of the transport device 2 and biases the pivot legs 89 in a direction of pulling. The abutting member 90 is biased downward, but the abutting member 90 is connected from the upstream side in the transport direction of the transport device 2 and urges the rotating leg 89 in a repulsive direction. The member 90 may be urged downward.

  The pressing means 71 having the above-described configuration is arranged so that each bracket 77 faces each mounting plate 11 at the head cutting position at the timing when each mounting plate 11 of the transport device 2 reaches the head cutting position. When the mounting plate 11 on which the fish body is placed is synchronously driven and reaches the head cutting position, the bracket is attached to the body portion of the fish body placed on the mounting plate 11 at the head cutting position. 77 is brought into contact, and the urging mechanism 88 urges the bracket 77 downward to hold the fish body.

  Next, the operation of the fish processing machine 1 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 10, the laser beam r ₁ irradiated on the head passage region 2 a upstream of the eyeball cutting device 31 by the laser marker device 46 at the most upstream position in the transport direction of the transport device 2. The rear edge of the eyeball of the fish F is aligned with the reference position to be aligned, and the position in the width direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the fish F when the eyeball part is cut on the mounting plate 11 which is the fish body placement position is aligned, and the stomach is transported The body part Fb of the fish body F that has been laid down toward the downstream side in the direction is sequentially placed on each placing plate 11 of the carrier 10.

  As shown in FIG. 11, when the mounting plate 11 on which the fish F is placed reaches the eyeball part cutting position of the eyeball part cutting device 31, it is arranged below the carrier 10 at the eyeball part cutting position. The proximity sensor 101 detects the lower surface of the concave portion 11a of the mounting tray 11, and the cylinder 34 of the eyeball part cutting device 31 is driven to reciprocate the piston 33 in the vertical direction with respect to the transport device 2, thereby cutting the eyeball part cutting position. The eyeball part Fe of the fish body F on the mounting plate 11 conveyed to the upper side is cut into a substantially V-shape that is widened upstream in the conveying direction by a cutter 37 disposed on the piston 33 (see FIG. 12). At that time, the fish body F having the head Fh supported from below by the fish support plate 43 disposed below the eyeball cutting device 31 and the cutter 37 mounted on the mounting plate 11 by the slit 44. The eyeball part Fe of the fish body F is reliably cut | disconnected at a stretch to the downward direction of F. Furthermore, since the cutter 37 is expanded and bent to the upstream side in the conveyance direction and is formed to have a length that allows the fish F to come out to the top of the fish F, the cutter 37 is prevented from being caught by the continuously conveyed fish F. Then, the eyeball part Fe of the fish body F can be cut in the flow of the transport device 2.

  Then, the eyeball part Fe cut from the fish body F by the cutter 37 is dropped from the shooter 45 disposed in the head passage area 2a below the eyeball part cutting device 31, and is stored below the fish body processing machine 1. It is collected in a container (not shown).

  And the cutter blade 37 which cut | disconnected the eyeball part Fe of the fish body F conveyed to the eyeball part cutting position is raised, and the mounting tray 11 which mounted the fish body F by which the eyeball part Fe was cut | disconnected passes from an eyeball part cutting position. At this timing, water is sprayed from each spray nozzle 42 to the cutter 37, and blood or the like adhering to the cutter 37 is washed.

Next, each fish body F from which the eyeball part Fe has been cut by the eyeball part cutting device 31 is second transported by the laser marker device 66 between the eyeball part cutting device 31 and the head part cutting device 51, as shown in FIG. The rear end edge of the error of the fish F is aligned with the reference position indicated by the laser beam r ₂ irradiated on the transport body 25 of the device 21, and on the mounting plate 11 of the transport device 2 and the transport body 25 of the second transport device 21. Alignment in the width direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the fish body F at the time of cutting the head in the above, and the mounting position of the fish body F on each mounting plate 11 of the transport body 10 and the transport body 25 of the second transport device 21 Correct it.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 14, when the mounting plate 11 on which the fish F is placed reaches the head cutting position of the head cutting device 51, the holding means 71 driven in synchronization with the transport device 2. The bracket 77 abuts on the body part Fb of the fish F on the mounting plate 11 from above and urges the fish F to the conveying device 2 side to hold the fish F, and is arranged below the conveying body 10 at the head cutting position. The proximity sensor 102 provided detects the lower surface of the concave portion 11a of the mounting plate 11, the cylinder 54 of the head cutting device 51 is driven, and the piston 53 is reciprocated in the vertical direction with respect to the transport device 2. The head Fh of the fish body F on the mounting plate 11 conveyed to the cutting position is cut along the hook and the head meat by the cutter 57 disposed on the piston 53 (see FIG. 15). At that time, the fish body F supporting plate 63 disposed below the head cutting device 51 supports the head Fh of the fish F from below, and the fish body on which the cutter 57 is mounted on the mounting plate 11 by the slit 59. The head Fh of the fish body F is surely cut off.

  Then, the head Fh cut from the fish body F by the cutter 57 is dropped from the shooter 61 disposed in the head passage region 2a below the head cutting device 51, and is stored below the fish processing machine 1. It is collected in a container (not shown).

  And the cutter 57 which cut | disconnected the head Fh of the fish body F conveyed to the head cutting position was raised, and the mounting tray 11 which mounted the fish body F by which the head Fh was cut | disconnected passed from the head cutting position. Water is sprayed from the respective spray nozzles 62 serving as the head cutting means cleaning means 58 to the cutter 57 at the timing, and blood or the like adhering to the cutter 57 is cleaned.

  Then, each fish body F from which the eyeball part and the head Fh have been cut is transported to the most downstream portion of the transport device 2 in a state of being placed on each mounting plate 11, and placed at the downstream edge of the transport device 2. Dropped into a container or the like installed below the table 11 and collected or transferred to a fish processing machine or the like that performs other processing steps installed so as to be continuous with the downstream edge of the transport device 2 Is done.

  Then, each mounting plate 11 on which the fish F has been dropped at the downstream edge of the transport device 2 is sequentially transported to the most upstream side by driving of the transport device 2 and disposed at the upstream end in the transport direction of the transport device 2. The transported body cleaning means 12 is cleaned with water sprayed in the width direction orthogonal to the transport direction, and the fish body F is repeatedly placed thereon.

  According to the fish processing machine 1 of the present embodiment described above, the fish body continuously conveyed by the cutter 37 as the eyeball part cutting means formed in a V shape that expands to the upstream side in the transport direction of the eyeball part cutting device 31. Since the cutter 37 can be prevented from being caught by the fish body F when cutting the eyeball portion of F, the fish body F can be continuously inserted into the conveying device to perform the cutting process, thereby improving the efficiency of the fish body processing. Can be improved.

Moreover, while forming the recessed part 11a in each fish body mounting position of the conveying body 10 of the conveying apparatus 2 (in this embodiment, forming the recessed part 11a in each mounting plate 11 which comprises the conveying body 10), each laser marker apparatus Fish bodies to be placed on the placement plates 11 so that the eyeballs Fe or the head Fh are appropriately cut at the cutting positions of the cutting devices 31 and 51 by the laser beams r ₁ and r ₂ irradiated from 46 and 66, respectively. By indicating the reference position through which the predetermined portion of F should pass, it becomes easy for the operator to position the fish F on the transport body 10 of the transport device 2, and the burden on the worker is reduced. In addition, the working efficiency can be improved.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, A various change is possible as needed.

  For example, in this embodiment, the pressing means 71 is disposed only at the head cutting position of the head cutting device 51, but may be disposed at the eyeball cutting position by the eyeball cutting device 31.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the proximity sensor which detects the lower surface of the recessed part 11a of each mounting tray 11 is used for the conveyance body 10 in the eyeball part cutting position of the eyeball part cutting device 31 and the head cutting position of the head cutting position 51. The eyeball section cutting device 31 or the head section cutting device 51 is driven at the timing when the lower surface of the recess 11a of the mounting plate 11 is detected at each cutting position. 31 and the head cutting device 51 are arranged at intervals at which two mounting plates 11 arranged at predetermined intervals among the mounting plates 11 reach the cutting positions of the respective cutting devices 31 and 51 at the same time. Accordingly, if the cutting devices 31 and 51 are driven synchronously at the timing when the concave portion 11a of the mounting tray 11 is detected at any one of the cutting positions, the proximity sensor is set to 1. It can be.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fish processing machine 2 Conveyance apparatus 2a Head passage area 10 Conveyance body 11 Placement plate 12 Conveyance body washing | cleaning means 21 2nd conveyance apparatus 25 Conveyance body 31 Eyeball part cutting device 33 Piston 34 Cylinder 37 Cutter 38 Eyeball part cutting means Cleaning means 42 jet nozzle 43 fish support plate 44 slit 45 shooter 46 laser marker device 51 head cutting device 53 piston 54 cylinder 57 cutter 58 head cutting means cleaning means 62 jet nozzle 64 slit 65 shooter 66 laser marker device 71 pressing means 76 chain belt 77 Bracket 88 Biasing mechanism 89 Rotating leg 90 Contact member 91 Biasing member 101 Proximity sensor 102 Proximity sensor F Fish body Fb Body part Fe Eyeball part Fh Head

Claims (23)

A transport device having an endless transport body that places and transports the body of a fish body that has its head protruded in one side and is lying on its side, with its belly always directed downstream in the transport direction, and
An eyeball section cutting means disposed on the head passing region of each fish transported by the transport device, bent in a substantially V shape that expands upstream in the transport direction, and having a lower edge as a blade. And an eyeball part cutting device that cuts the eyeball part that is reciprocated in the vertical direction with respect to the head passage region and that passes through the eyeball edge of the fish body that is transported by the transporting device into the top of the head into a substantially V shape. Characteristic fish processing machine.   2. The fish support plate in which a slit through which the lowered eyeball part cutting means is inserted is disposed in a head passage region below the eyeball part cutting device. The fish processing machine described in 1.   The fish processing machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a shooter for dropping the eyeball portion of the fish body cut by the eyeball portion cutting means is disposed below the eyeball portion cutting device. .   A head cutting device for cutting the head of the fish whose eyeball portion has been cut by the eyeball cutting device is disposed on the head passage region on the downstream side in the transport direction from the eyeball cutting device. The fish processing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein:   The head cutting device has a head cutting means that is bent in a substantially arc shape along the edge of the fish body and the head meat, and has a lower edge serving as a blade in a direction perpendicular to the head passage region. The fish processing machine according to claim 4, wherein the fish processing machine is reciprocally moved to cut a head of the fish transported by the transport device.   6. The fish support plate in which a slit through which the lowered head cutting means is inserted is disposed in a head passage region below the head cutting device. Fish processing machine.   The shooter for dropping the head of the fish body cut by the head cutting means is disposed below the head cutting device. The fish processing machine described.   The transport device and the eyeball part cutting device are driven synchronously, and each fish is placed on a fish placement position set at a predetermined interval in the transport direction on the transport body of the transport device, The eyeball part cutting device is driven at a timing when each fish body placement position of the transport body of the transport device reaches an eyeball part cutting position at which the eyeball part of the fish body is cut by the eyeball part cutting means of the eyeball part cutting device. The fish processing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the fish processing machine is provided.   The transport device and the head cutting device are driven synchronously, and each fish is placed at a fish placement position set at a predetermined interval in the transport direction on the transport body of the transport device, The head cutting device is driven at a timing when each fish body placement position of the transport body of the transport device reaches a head cutting position at which the head of the fish body is cut by the head cutting means of the head cutting device. The fish processing machine according to any one of claims 4 to 8, wherein the fish processing machine is characterized.   The fish body according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein each fish body mounting position of the transport body of the transport device is formed by a concave portion that accommodates a body part of each fish body. Processing machine.   The transport body of the transport device has each fish body mounting position set at a predetermined interval in the transport direction formed by a concave portion that accommodates the body part of the fish body, and the eyeball part cutting position of the eyeball part cutting device A proximity sensor is disposed below the transport body of the transport device, and the eyeball section cutting device is driven at a timing when the lower surface of each concave portion of the transport body is detected by the proximity sensor. The fish processing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7.   The transport body of the transport device has each fish body mounting position set at a predetermined interval in the transport direction formed by a concave portion that accommodates the body portion of the fish body, and the head cutting position of the head cutting device A proximity sensor is disposed below the transport body of the transport device, and the head cutting device is driven at a timing when the lower surface of each recess of the transport body is detected by the proximity sensor. The fish processing machine according to any one of claims 4 to 7 and claim 11. The transport body of the transport device is formed with recesses for accommodating the body parts of the fish bodies, each fish body mounting position set at a predetermined interval in the transport direction,
The eyeball part cutting device and the head cutting device are arranged at intervals at which two concave portions arranged at a predetermined interval among the plurality of concave portions of the transport body reach each cutting position simultaneously. ,
Further, a proximity sensor is disposed below the carrier at the cutting position of either the eyeball part cutting device or the head cutting device,
8. The eyeball part cutting device and the head cutting device are driven together synchronously at a timing when the lower surface of the concave portion of the transport body is detected by the proximity sensor. The fish processing machine according to claim 1.   14. The eyeball part cutting means cleaning means for spraying water to clean the eyeball part cutting means is disposed in the eyeball part cutting device. The fish processing machine described.   15. The head cutting means cleaning means for spraying water to clean the head cutting means is disposed in the head cutting device. The fish processing machine described.   An eyeball portion of each fish for appropriately cutting the eyeball portion of each fish transported by the transport device on the head passage area on the upstream side in the transport direction with respect to the eyeball portion cutting device. The fish processing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein a laser marker device for irradiating a beam indicating a position through which the beam should pass is extended in the transport direction. .   Each fish body for properly cutting the head of each fish transported by the transport device on the head passage region between the eyeball cutting device and the head cutting device by the head cutting device The fish body according to any one of claims 4 to 16, wherein a laser marker device is provided for irradiating a light beam indicating a position through which the head should pass in the carrying direction. Processing machine.   A second transport device that places a part of the trunk of each fish mounted on the transport device in the head passage region between the eyeball section cutting device and the head cutting device and runs along with the transport device. The fish processing machine according to any one of claims 4 to 17, wherein the fish processing machine is provided.   19. The fish processing machine according to claim 18, wherein the transport body of the second transport device is a plastic chain belt formed on the surface with concavities and convexities for engaging the placed fish body.   2. A pressing means for urging and holding a torso portion of each fish transported by the transport device from above at an eyeball section cutting position by the eyeball section cutting device. The fish processing machine according to claim 19.   5. A pressing means for urging and holding the torso portion of each fish transported by the transport device from above at a head cutting position by the head cutting device is provided. The fish processing machine according to claim 20. The pressing means is disposed above the transport body of the transport device,
An endless chain belt that is driven in synchronization with the transport device and is driven in a direction opposite to the transport body of the transport device;
A plurality of brackets arranged at predetermined intervals in the driving direction of the chain belt, and abutting from above each fish body conveyed by the conveying device at a head cutting position by the head cutting device;
The fish processing machine according to claim 20 or 21, further comprising: an urging mechanism that urges the bracket in contact with the fish at the head cutting position toward the transport device.   The fish body according to any one of claims 1 to 22, wherein a transport body cleaning unit that sprays water to clean the transport body of the transport apparatus is disposed in the transport apparatus. Processing machine.