JP2017214108A - Food product folding storage method and food product folding storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to efficiently accommodate a food product in a container.SOLUTION: According to a food product folding storage method, scooping-up means, which scoops up a food product, is returned to an original position until the food product is folded by a folding device and is accommodated in a tray, and a next food product to be stored can be scooped up by the scooping-up means. According to the food product folding storage device, the scooping-up means is returned to an original position until the food product, which is reloaded onto reception means, is folded by folding means and is accommodated in a tray, and scoops up a next food product which is conveyed by a food conveyor. The scooping-up means, the reception means and the folding means comprise a slider and a sheet wound on an outer periphery of the slider, and it is possible that the sheet is rotated in association with longitudinal movement of the slider.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a food folding accommodation method and a food folding accommodation apparatus that folds various sliced foods such as sliced meat, sliced bacon, and sliced ham to a predetermined size and accommodates them in a container such as a tray.

  Supermarkets and convenience stores sell sliced food stored in trays. The accommodation of the sliced food in the tray may be performed manually or may be performed using an apparatus. As a device for storing sliced meat in a tray, a transport conveyor for transporting sliced meat, a receiving means for receiving sliced meat transported by the transport conveyor, and a transfer means for transferring sliced meat from the receiving means to the tray are provided. One is known (Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 07-329919

  In the apparatus described in Patent Document 1, there is room for improvement in work efficiency because the next sliced meat cannot be conveyed while the sliced meat is folded. Moreover, in the said apparatus, when removing a folding plate, there exists a possibility that sliced meat may adhere to the said folding plate and a folding part may spread.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a food folding storage method and a food folding storage device that can be stored more efficiently than conventional devices and can be stored in a container without breaking the shape of the folded food. It is in.

  The food folding and storing method of the present invention is a method for scooping up food transported by a food transport body onto a lifting means, placing the food on the receiving means so that a part of the food hangs down, and folding the hanging portion of the food It is a method that can be folded and accommodated in the tray, and the food raising device placed on the receiving means is folded by the folding device until it is accommodated in the tray. After returning, the food to be stored next can be picked up by the pick-up means.

  The food folding storage device of the present invention is a device provided with a food carrier, a tray carrier, a lifting means, a receiving means, and a folding device, and scoops up the food conveyed by the food carrier on the lifting means. The food is placed on the receiving means so that a part of the food hangs down, and the hanging portion of the food is folded in a folding device so that it can be accommodated in the tray. It returns to its original position before being folded by the folding means and accommodated in the tray so that the next food conveyed by the food conveying body can be scooped up.

  The food folding storage method and the food folding storage device of the present invention return the lifting means to the original position until the food placed on the receiving means is stored in the tray, and the lifting means Therefore, the next food can be scooped up without waiting for the food to be stored in the tray, so that the food can be efficiently stored in the tray.

The outline explanatory drawing of the food folding accommodation method and food folding accommodation device of the present invention. The top view of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the raising means in the food folding storage apparatus of this invention, Comprising: (a) shows the state in which a slider exists in a retreat position, (b) shows the state in which a slider exists in an advance position . (A) is a side view which shows an example of a raising means, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the surrounding method of the sheet | seat of (a), (c) is a top view of (a). It is a perspective view which shows an example of the receiving means in the food folding accommodation apparatus of this invention, Comprising: (a) shows the state which has a slider in a retreat position, (b) shows the state which has a slider in an advance position. (A) is a side view which shows an example of a receiving means, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the winding method of the sheet | seat of (a), (c) is explanatory drawing of the fixing part of the sheet | seat shown in (b). It is a perspective view which shows an example of the folding apparatus in the food folding accommodation apparatus of this invention, Comprising: (a) shows the state which has a slider in a retreat position, (b) shows the state which has a slider in an advance position. (A)-(c) is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the winding method of the sheet | seat in a folding means. An example of a folding apparatus is shown, Comprising: (a) is a front view which shows the state which has two folding means in a folding apparatus in a retracted position, (b) is a top view of (a). (A)-(d) is explanatory drawing of the procedure which scoops up the food conveyed with a food conveyance body with a pick-up means. (A)-(c) is a front view explaining the procedure until the food picked up by the lifting means is placed on the receiving means and the hanging portion of the food is folded by the folding means. (A)-(d) is a front view explaining the procedure until it accommodates in the tray the food folded by the folding means. (A)-(c) is a side view of Drawing 11 (a)-(c). (A)-(d) is a side view of Drawing 12 (a)-(d).

(Embodiment)
An example of the food folding accommodation method and food folding accommodation apparatus of this invention is demonstrated with reference to drawings. The food folding accommodation method and the food folding accommodation apparatus of the present invention fold various sliced foods and store them in a food tray (container). Here, the case where the sliced meat F sliced by the meat slicer S is folded into a predetermined shape and accommodated in a polystyrene tray T will be described as an example.

[Outline of food folding container]
As an example, the food folding storage apparatus shown in FIG. 1 includes a meat transport body (food transport body) 1 that transports sliced meat F sliced by a slicer S, and a lifting means that scoops up the sliced meat F from the meat transport body 1. 2, receiving means 3 for receiving the sliced meat F taken out by the lifting means 2 from the lifting means 2, a folding device 4 for folding the longitudinal end of the sliced meat F on the receiving means 3, and storing sliced meat The tray transport body (container transport body) 5 that transports the tray T for use is provided. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the meat transport body 1 and the tray transport body 5 are provided in parallel with a space therebetween, and the height of the tray transport body 5 is set so that its upper surface is higher than the upper surface of the meat transport body 1. The height is slightly lower.

[Meat carrier]
The meat carrier 1 receives the sliced meat F discharged from the slicer S and carries it out to the other side. As an example, the meat carrier 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a belt conveyor on which a flat belt rotates. The sliced meat F is supplied on a rotating flat belt so that a plurality of slices partially overlap. The flat belt of the meat carrier 1 is accelerated when a predetermined number of sliced meat is supplied, and is spaced from the next sliced meat F to be supplied. The interval between the slices of sliced meat F (referred to as “sliced meat group” in the present application) can be changed as appropriate, but in this embodiment, the interval is substantially equal to or substantially equal to the conveyance interval of the tray T. A sensor (not shown) is provided on the front side of the meat transport body 1, and when the sliced meat group F on the flat belt is detected by the sensor, the raising means 2 starts the raising operation. is there. The said meat conveyance body 1 is an example, The thing of a structure other than this can also be used as long as a slice meat or a slice meat group can be conveyed.

[Raising means]
The scooping means 2 scoops up the sliced meat group F transported by the meat transport body 1. In this embodiment, the raising means 2 is arranged ahead of the sliced meat group F in the conveying direction so that two sets of sliced meat groups F conveyed by the meat conveying body 1 can be raised. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lifting means 2 can move horizontally between the upper side of the meat transport body 1 and the upper side of the tray transport body 5 by a moving mechanism (not shown), and by an elevating mechanism (not shown). It can be moved up and down. A meshing chain type actuator (for example, a zip chain actuator (registered trademark; the same applies hereinafter) of Enomoto Chain Co., Ltd.) or the like can be used for the moving mechanism and the lifting mechanism.

  As an example, the lifting means 2 shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B and FIGS. 4A to 4C includes a base 6, a ball screw 7, a coupling 8, a servo motor M 1, and a moving body 10. , A lower cover 11, a slide plate (slider) 12, a rotating roller 13, and a sheet 14.

  As shown in FIGS. 4A to 4C, the base 6 has a front member 6b, a rear member 6c, and a side member 6d (FIG. 3A) projecting downward on four sides of a rectangular flat plate 6a. The ball screw 7 is arrange | positioned between the said front member 6b and the rear member 6c. A flat plate-like lower cover 11 having the same size as the flat plate 6 a is provided below the base 6, and it is possible to prevent grease or the like adhering to the ball screw 7 from adhering to the sheet 14.

  The front end side of the ball screw 7 is a bearing of the support unit 15 (front support unit 15a) provided on the front member 6b, and the rear end side is provided on the outside of the rear member 6c and is a bearing of the support unit 15 (rear support unit 15b). It is fixed to. The rear end side of the ball screw 7 protrudes rearward from the rear support unit 15b, and the coupling 8 is connected to the protruding portion. A servo motor M1 is connected to the coupling 8, and the ball screw 7 rotates when the servo motor M1 rotates.

  The moving body 10 is attached to the ball screw 7. As an example, the moving body 10 shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B and FIGS. 4A to 4C includes a ball screw nut 16 that can be screwed into the ball screw 7. The ball screw nut 16 is screwed onto the ball screw 7, and the moving body 10 including the ball screw nut 16 moves along the ball screw 7 when the ball screw 7 rotates.

  The movable body 10 is provided with a roller holding portion 17 that holds the rotating roller 13. The roller holding portion 17 is provided with an elongated rotating roller 13 in the width direction of the base 6 (in the vertical direction in FIG. 4C). It has been. Both ends of the rotating roller 13 are supported by bearings 21 provided on the roller holding portion 17. A slider 12 is provided in front of the roller holding portion 17. The slider 12 shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B and FIGS. 4A to 4C is a thin plate having a rectangular shape in plan view, and a downwardly inclined portion 12b is provided on the front end side of the flat plate portion 12a. . The slider 12 may be a flat plate without the inclined portion 12b, or a slider having one or more ribs (not shown) to increase the strength.

  A sheet 14 is circulated around the outer periphery of the slider 12 and the rotating roller 13. The sheet 14 may be made of a material having low sliding resistance, such as a flat belt made of synthetic resin. 4B, the sheet 14 passes through the front surface of the front member 6b—the upper surface of the slider 12—the rear surface of the rotating roller 13—the lower surface of the slider 12—the front end of the slider 12—the front surface of the front member 6b. It is circulated and is fixed by being sandwiched between two sandwiching members 18 provided in front of the front member 6 b and stopping both sandwiching members 18 with a stopper 19. In this embodiment, a clamp lever 19a that fixes both ends in the longitudinal direction of the front member 6b and a toggle clamp 19b that fixes an intermediate portion between the two clamp levers 19a are used as the stopper 19. These means can also be used. The circulation method of the sheet | seat 14 is an example, and can also be circulated by the method different from this.

  The slider 12 and the sheet 14 of this embodiment have a width (horizontal width) on which the sliced meat group F is placed, specifically, a sliced meat group F in a state where the lateral dimension is expanded before folding (referred to as “deployed state” in the present application). The extent to which a space is generated outside the longitudinal direction of the slicing meat is set such that two sets of sliced meat groups F in a developed state in the vertical dimension can be placed at intervals. The area of the slider 12 and the sheet 14 can be appropriately changed according to various conditions such as the type, size, and number of sets of sliced food to be scooped up, but two or more sets of sliced meat groups F can be placed thereon. Therefore, the work efficiency can be improved. The slider 12 can be made of stainless steel or other material.

  As shown in FIG. 4C, guide mechanisms for preventing the lateral movement of the moving body 10 are provided on both sides of the ball screw 7. As an example, the guide mechanism shown in FIG. 3C includes a linear guide rail 9a and a moving block 9b that engages and moves with the guide rail 9a. The guide rail 9a is installed on the front member 6b and the rear member 6c of the base body 6 similarly to the ball screw 7, and the moving block 9b is provided on both outer sides of the ball screw nut 16 of the moving body 10.

  In this embodiment, the case where the servo motor M1 is used as the driving means for moving the slider 12 back and forth is taken as an example. However, a driving means other than the servo motor such as an air cylinder or a hydraulic cylinder may be used. it can.

[Operation of lifting means]
The lifting means 2 configured as described above operates as follows. When the servo motor M1 rotates forward, the power of the servo motor M1 is transmitted to the ball screw 7 through the coupling 8, and the ball screw 7 rotates forward by the power. When the ball screw 7 rotates forward, the moving body 10 moves in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 3B, and the slider 12 fixed to the moving body 10 moves forward. When the slider 12 moves forward, the sheet 14 is fed from the lower side of the slider 12 to the upper surface side of the slider 12, and the sliced meat F is scooped up on the sheet 14.

  On the contrary, when the servo motor M1 rotates in the reverse direction, the power of the servo motor M1 is transmitted to the ball screw 7 through the coupling 8, and the ball screw 7 rotates in reverse by the power. When the ball screw 7 rotates in the reverse direction, the moving body 10 moves in the direction opposite to the arrow in FIG. 3B, and the slider 12 fixed to the moving body 10 moves backward. When the slider 12 moves backward, the sheet 14 is pulled back from the upper side of the slider 12 to the lower surface side of the slider 12, and the slice meat group F is lowered from above the sheet 14.

[Receiving means]
The receiving means 3 receives the sliced meat F scooped up by the scooping means 2. In this embodiment, the receiving means 3 is disposed above the tray carrier 5 and below the lifting means 2 that has moved above the tray carrier 5, and is picked up by the lifting means 2. The sliced meat F can be received. In this embodiment, two sets of receiving means 3 are provided above the tray carrier 5, and two sets of sliced meat F scooped up by one scooping means 1 are stored in each receiving means 3. It can be loaded. Two sets of receiving means 3 are provided in series in opposite directions.

  As an example, the receiving means 3 shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B and FIGS. 6A to 6C includes a slide mechanism 22 and a slider 23 that slides by the slide mechanism 22. For the slide mechanism 22, for example, a flat rodless type air cylinder (model number: MRVS22X200-ZE135-A2) manufactured by KOGANEI Corporation can be used. In this air cylinder, a slide body 22b is provided on a slide tube 22a. As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the slide body 22b is driven in the longitudinal direction of the slide tube 22a (front-rear direction) by using air as power. ) To slide. The slider 23 is attached to the slide body 22 b of the slide mechanism 22. The slide mechanism 22 is an example, and other slide mechanisms 22 may be used.

  As an example, the slider 23 shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B and FIGS. 6A to 6C includes a fixed portion 23a fixed to the slide body 22b and a plan view provided on the front side of the fixed portion 23a. A rectangular flat plate portion 23b is provided. The fixed portion 23a is provided with a rotating roller 24 in a direction crossing the sliding direction of the slide body 22b. Similar to the lifting means 2, the slider 23 can be made of stainless steel or other material.

  A sheet 25 is circulated outside the slider 23 and the rotating roller 24 and is held by holding means 26 provided on the tip side of the slide tube 22a. Similar to the lifting means 2, a synthetic resin flat belt having a low sliding resistance can be used for the sheet 25. As an example, the holding means 26 shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b) and FIGS. 6 (a) to 6 (c) includes an upper pressing member 26a, a lower pressing member 26b, and a stopper 27 for fixing them. The upper pressing member 26a is a horizontally long flat plate, and the lower pressing member 26b is an upper U-shaped (wide U-shaped) lower frame 26c fixed to the lower side of the horizontally long flat plate similar to the upper pressing member 26a. . For holding the sheet 25, other holding means such as bolts and nuts can be used.

  As shown in FIG. 6B, the sheet 25 is formed between the upper pressing member 26a and the lower pressing member 26b, the upper surface of the slider 23, the rear of the rotating roller 24 behind the slider 23, and the flat plate of the lower pressing member 26b. Between the frame 26c-The front end side of the slider 23-Between the slider 23 and the flat plate of the lower holding member 26b-It circulates so as to pass between the flat plate of the lower holding member 26b and the upper holding member 26a, and the lower holding member 26b The sheet 25 located between the flat plate and the upper pressing member 26 a is fixed by sandwiching the starting end side and the terminal end side with the flat plate of the upper pressing member 26 a and the lower pressing member 26 b and stopping them with a stopper 27. The circulation method of the sheet 25 is an example, and the sheet 25 can be rotated by a different method.

  The slider 23 and the sheet 25 of the receiving means 3 have such a size that both ends in the longitudinal direction of the sliced meat group F protrude outside the width direction of the slider 23 and the sheet 25 and hang downward. The area of the sheet 25 can be appropriately changed according to various conditions such as the type, size, and number of sets of food to be scooped up.

  In this embodiment, the case where two receiving means 3 are provided in the direction facing the upper side of the tray carrier 5 is taken as an example, but the number of receiving means 3 may be one or three or more. .

[Operation of receiving means]
The receiving means 3 configured as described above operates as follows. When air is supplied from one end side of the slide tube 22a and the slide body 22b is advanced in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 5B, the slider 23 fixed to the slide body 22b moves forward and moves to the outer periphery of the slider 23. The wound sheet 25 is fed from the lower surface side of the slider 23 to the upper surface side of the slider 23. The receiving means 3 waits in a state where the slider 23 moves forward, and the slice meat group F scooped up by the scooping means 2 is transferred to the receiving means 3 in this state.

  On the contrary, when air is supplied from the other end of the slide tube 22a and the slide body 22b (FIGS. 6A and 6B) is retracted in the direction opposite to the arrow in FIG. The slider 23 fixed to 22b moves backward, and the sheet 25 circulated around the outer periphery of the slider 23 is pulled back from the upper surface side of the slider 23 to the lower surface side of the slider 23.

[Folding device]
The folding device 4 folds a portion (hanging portion) of the sliced meat group F placed on the receiving means 3 that hangs down outside the slider 23 of the receiving means 3. As an example, the folding device 4 shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B includes a frame 28, two folding means 29, and an elevating means (FIG. 9). The two folding means 29 are arranged one by one on the side of the receiving means 3, so that one of the folding means 29a folds the hanging part hanging down on one of the receiving means 3 and the other folding means 29b folds the other hanging part. It is.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b) and FIGS. 8 (a) to 8 (c), each folding means 29 includes two struts 30 arranged at intervals, and the two struts. A horizontal rectangular slider 31 is fixed to the upper end of 30 with a stopper 38. In this embodiment, a flat plate made of polyacetal copolymer (Duracon) is used as the slider 31, but other sliders may be used. The slider 31 has a width dimension comparable to the sum of the lengths of the two receiving means 3 so that the hanging portion of the sliced meat group F placed on the two receiving means 3 can be folded. The area of the slider 31 can be changed as appropriate according to various conditions such as the type, size, and number of sets of food to be scooped up.

  A flat pressing plate 33 is provided on the upper surface side of the slider 31 so that the sheet 32 circulated around the outer periphery of the slider 31 can be pressed. In this embodiment, the pressing plate 33 is made of stainless steel, but a material other than stainless steel can also be used.

  As shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C, the holding plate 33 is provided with a horizontal rectangular holding portion 33 a disposed on the upper surface side of the slider 31, and on the rear end side thereof at a right angle or a substantially right angle downward. A connecting portion 33b is provided. A tension knob 34 fixed to the frame 28 of the folding device 4 is connected to the connecting portion 33b. The pressing plate 33 is advanced by tightening the tension knob 34, and the pressing plate 33 is loosened by loosening the tension knob 34. It is designed to be retreated.

  As the sheet 32 circulated around the outer periphery of the slider 31, a flat belt made of a synthetic resin having a low sliding resistance similar to that of the lifting means 2 and the receiving means 3 can be used. The seat 32 is fixed by fixing means 35, and the fixing means 35 is locked to a locking recess 36 provided on the back side of the frame 28. As an example, the fixing means 35 shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B and FIGS. 8A to 8C fixes two elongated pressing plates 35a and 35b and the two pressing plates 35a and 35b. A stopper 35c is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 8B and 8C, the sheet 32 is formed between the two pressing plates 35 a and 35 b -the front end of the slider 31 -the back surface of the slider 31 -the rear end of the slider 31 -the upper surface of the slider 31 and the pressing surface. Between the plates 33-the upper surface of the presser plate 33-circulates so as to pass between the two presser plates 35a, 35b, and both the start end side and the end end side located between the two presser plates 35a, 35b The holding plates 35a and 35b are sandwiched between the holding plates 35a and 35b, and the both holding plates 35a and 35b are fixed by a stopper 35c. The sheet 32 can be tensioned by turning the tension knob 34 to advance the pressing plate 33 and can be loosened by moving the pressing plate 33 backward.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b), the two struts 30 are connected by a lower connecting member 39 fixed to the lower ends of both. A ball screw nut 40 is provided near the center of the lower connecting member 39, and is screwed into a ball screw 41 provided on the lower end side of the frame 28. A servo motor M2 for rotating the ball screw 41 is connected to the tip of the ball screw 41 via a coupling 43, and the lower connecting member 39 and the folding means 29 are moved in the front-rear direction by the power of the servo motor M2. It is. An end of the ball screw 42 opposite to the end to which the servo motor M2 is connected is fixed to a bearing of a support unit (not shown).

  Linear guides 44 are provided in parallel to the ball screw 41 on both sides of the ball screw 41 (upper and lower sides in FIG. 9B). The linear guide 44 includes a straight guide rail 44a and a moving block 44b that is fitted to the guide rail 44a and moves in the longitudinal direction thereof. Each guide rail 44 a is attached to the frame 28, and the moving block 44 b is provided on both outer sides of the ball screw nut 40 of the lower connecting member 39. By providing the linear guide 44, the folding means 29 is prevented from being laterally shaken.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, two actuators 45 are provided vertically on the bottom surface of the frame 28 as lifting means for lifting the frame 28. A motor M3 is connected to both actuators 45, and the frame 28 is raised when the motor M3 is rotated forward, and the frame 28 is lowered when the motor M3 is rotated reversely. As the lifting means, an air cylinder or the like can be used in addition to the meshing chain type actuator. Guide rods 37 (FIGS. 13 (a) to (c) and FIGS. 14 (a) to (d)) are provided outside the two actuators 45 so that the frame 28 moves up and down while maintaining parallelism. is there.

[Folding operation of the folding device]
The folding device 4 configured as described above folds the sliced meat group F as follows. When the servo motor M2 is rotated forward, the power of the servo motor M2 is transmitted to the ball screw 41 through the coupling 43, and the ball screw 41 is rotated forward by the power. When the ball screw 41 rotates forward, the lower connecting member 39 moves in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 9B, and the column 30 and the slider 31 fixed to the lower connecting member 39 move forward. When the slider 31 moves forward, the hanging portion of the sliced meat group F on the receiving means 3 is folded to the lower side of the receiving means 3.

  On the contrary, when the servo motor M2 rotates reversely, the power of the servo motor M2 is transmitted to the ball screw 41 through the coupling 43, and the ball screw 41 rotates reversely by the power. When the ball screw 41 rotates in the reverse direction, the lower connecting member 39 moves in the direction opposite to the arrow in FIG. 9B, and the column 30 and the slider 31 fixed to the lower connecting member 39 move backward. When the slider 31 moves backward, the sliced meat group F is lowered from the slider 31.

[Tray carrier]
The tray transporter 5 transports the supplied tray T to the destination with an interval. As an example, the tray carrier 5 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a belt conveyor on which an elongated flat belt 47 rotates. Conveying claws 48 project from the surface of the flat belt 47 at an interval, and the tray T can be conveyed at a preset interval simply by setting the tray T according to the conveying claws 48. It is. In this embodiment, a sensor (not shown) is provided on the far side of the tray transport body 5, and the tray transport body 5 stops when the sensor detects a predetermined number of transport claws 48. The tray carrier 5 may be a flat belt conveyor that is not provided with a conveyance claw 48. In this case, instead of detecting the conveyance claw 48, the tray T is detected, and the sensor detects a predetermined number of trays T. What is necessary is just to make it the tray conveyance body 5 stop when it detects.

  In this embodiment, the flat belt 47 resumes rotation when the sliced meat group F is accommodated in the tray T. The supply of the tray T to the tray carrier 5 can be performed manually. However, an empty tray T is set in a stocker (not shown) arranged in the vicinity of the tray carrier 5 and the tray is conveyed. The tray T can be automatically supplied from the stocker when a supply space is generated in the body 5.

(Other embodiments)
In the said embodiment, although the case where the meat conveyance body 1 and the tray conveyance body 5 are arrange | positioned in parallel is taken as an example, the meat conveyance body 1 and the tray conveyance body 5 can also be set as arrangements other than this, for example, meat conveyance The body 1 and the tray transport body 5 can also be arranged so as to intersect at a right angle. In this case, the lifting means 2 is horizontally rotatable with a robot arm or the like, and after scooping up the sliced meat group F, the lifting means 2 is rotated 90 degrees horizontally and moved above the tray carrier 5; On the tray carrier 5, transfer to the receiving means 3, folding of the sliced meat group F in the folding device 4, and accommodation of the folded sliced meat group F in the tray T can be performed.

[Description of operation]
The operation of the food folding storage device will be described with reference to the drawings.
(1) As shown in FIG. 10A, the sliced meat group F sliced and discharged by the slicer S is transported forward by the meat transporter 1.
(2) When the sensor installed in the vicinity of the meat transport body 1 detects that the leading slice meat group F transported by the meat transport body 1 has reached a predetermined position, the lifting means 2 starts operation, The sliced meat group F on the meat carrier 1 is scooped up (FIGS. 10B to 10D). In the example of FIGS. 10A to 10D, two sets of sliced meat groups F are scooped up.
(3) The scooping means 2 that scoops up the sliced meat group F is from above the meat transport body 1 to above the tray transport body 5 from above the meat transport body 1 as shown in FIG. Move horizontally.
(4) When the lifting means 2 stops above the receiving means 3, the slider 12 (FIGS. 3A and 3B) of the lifting means 2 moves backward so that the sliced meat group F on the slider 12 moves. It is remounted on the receiving means 3 (FIG. 11 (b)). At this time, as shown in FIG. 11B, the sliced meat group F has its longitudinal ends projecting outside the slider 12 and hangs down.
(5) When the sliced meat group F is transferred to the receiving means 3, the slicing meat group F placed on the receiving means 3 hangs down by the folding device 4 disposed on the lateral side of the receiving means 3. The portion is folded to the lower side of the receiving means 3 (FIG. 11 (c)).
(6) When both end sides of the sliced meat group F are folded, the receiving means 3 is extracted from between the sliced meat groups F as shown in FIG. 12A, and the folded sliced meat group F is placed on the folding means 29. It is transferred to.
(7) When the folded sliced meat group F is transferred onto the folding means 29, the folding device 4 is lowered to the position above the tray T on the tray carrier 5 by the operation of the actuator 45.
(8) When the folding device 4 descends and the folding means 29 stops immediately above the tray T, the slider 31 of the folding means 29 moves backward as shown in FIG. The slice meat group F extracted from the sheet and folded is accommodated in the tray T.
(9) When the sliced meat group F is accommodated in the tray T, the folding device 4 is raised to the original position by the operation of the actuator 45. The tray T in which the sliced meat group F is accommodated is conveyed to the front side of the tray conveyance body 5.

  In the above-described operation, the raising means 2 has a height suitable for raising the sliced meat group F, a height suitable for replacement, and a height that does not interfere with the receiving means 3, the folding device 4, and other various devices. In addition, it is adjusted appropriately.

  In the above operation, the lifting means 2 moves the sliced meat group F to the receiving means 3 and then returns to the upper position of the meat carrier 1 (FIG. 11 (c)) and is placed on the receiving means 3. While the sliced meat group F is folded by the folding device 4 and accommodated in the tray T, the next sliced meat group F is picked up and moved again above the receiving means 3.

  In the above operation, after the receiving means 3 is extracted from the sliced meat group F, the slider 23 moves forward again until the next sliced meat group F is transferred from the lifting means 2, and the tray carrier The next sliced meat group F is received from the lifting means 2 that has moved above 5.

  In the above operation, the folding device 4 is configured to fold the hanging portion of the next meat placed on the receiving means 3 after the sliced meat group F is accommodated in the tray T and then returned to the original position.

  The food folding storage apparatus of the present invention can be particularly preferably used when various sliced foods such as sliced meat group F, slice bacon, and sliced ham are stored in a food tray T.

1 Meat carrier (food carrier)
2 Lifting means 3 Receiving means 4 Folding device 5 Tray carrier (container carrier)
6 Base 6a Flat Plate 6b Front Member 6c Rear Member 7 Ball Screw 8 Coupling 9a Guide Rail 9b Moving Block 10 Moving Body 11 Lower Cover 12 Slide Plate (Slider)
12a Flat plate portion 12b Inclined portion 13 Rotating roller 14 Sheet 15 Support unit 15a Front support unit 15b Rear support unit 16 Ball screw nut 17 Roller holding portion 18 Nipping material 19 Stopper 19a Clamp lever 19b Toggle clamp 21 Bearing 22 Slide mechanism 22a Slide tube 22b Slide body 23 Slider 23a Fixed portion 23b Flat plate portion 24 Rotating roller 25 Sheet 26 Holding means 26a Upper pressing member 26b Lower pressing member 26c Lower frame 27 Stopper 28 Frame 29, 29a, 29b Folding means 30 Support column 31 Slider 32 Sheet 33 Holding plate 33a Holding part 33b Connecting part 34 Tension knob 35 Fixing means 35a, 35b Holding plate 35c Stopper 36 Locking recess 38 Stopper 3 9 Lower connecting member 40 Ball screw nut 41 Ball screw 43 Coupling 44 Linear guide 44a Guide rail 44b Moving block 45 Actuator 47 Flat belt 48 Conveying claw F Sliced meat (sliced meat group)
M1 Servo motor M2 Servo motor M3 Motor S Slicer T Tray

Claims (8)

In the food folding storage method of folding a part of food and storing it in a container,
Transport food with a food carrier,
The container for storing the food is transported by a container transport body,
The food transported by the food transport body is scooped up by the lifting means,
The food that has been scooped up by the lifting means is placed on the receiving means so that both longitudinal ends of the food hang downward from the side of the receiving means,
A portion of the food on the receiving means that hangs down from the side of the receiving means is folded to the lower side of the receiving means by a folding device disposed on the side of the receiving means so that the food can be accommodated in a container. ,
By extracting the receiving means and the folding device above the container, the food folded by the folding device is accommodated in the container,
While the food placed on the receiving means is folded by the folding device and accommodated in the container, the lifting means is returned to the original position, and the lifting means is used for the next storage object. Make a certain food ready for craving,
The food folding accommodation method characterized by the above-mentioned. In the food folding accommodation method of Claim 1,
The lifting means includes at least a slider that can move in the front-rear direction, a sheet that is circulated around the outer periphery of the slider, and a drive means that moves the slider in the front-rear direction.
The slider of the lifting means is moved forward by the driving means, and the sheet conveyed around the outer periphery is rotated to scoop up the food conveyed by the food conveying body on the sheet,
Reversing the slider of the hoisting means, and reversely rotating the sheet circulated around the outer periphery, thereby transferring the food on the sheet to the receiving means,
The food folding accommodation method characterized by the above-mentioned. In the food folding accommodation method of Claim 1 or Claim 2,
The receiving means includes a slider that can move at least in the front-rear direction, a sheet that is circulated around the outer periphery of the slider, and a drive means that moves the slider in the front-rear direction.
Retreating the slider with the driving means, and rotating the sheet circulated around the outer periphery to remove the receiving means from the food;
The food folding accommodation method characterized by the above-mentioned. In the food folding accommodation method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The folding device includes at least a slider that can move in the front-rear direction, a seat that is circulated around the outer periphery of the slider, and a drive unit that moves the slider in the front-rear direction.
The slider is moved forward by the driving means, and the sheet wrapped around the outer periphery is rotated to fold the hanging portion of the food on the receiving means,
By supporting the folded portion of the food by stopping the slider at the forward position,
The slider is moved backward by the driving means, and the receiving means is extracted from the lower side of the food by rotating the sheet circulated around the outer periphery of the slider.
The food folding accommodation method characterized by the above-mentioned. In a food folding storage device that folds a part of food and stores it in a container,
A food transport body for transporting the food; a container transport body for transporting the container; a lifting means for scooping up the food transported by the food transport body; and a receiving means for receiving the food scooped up by the lifting means. A folding device for folding the longitudinal end of the food on the receiving means,
The raising means can scoop up the food by letting a part of the food under the food, and remove the food from the underside of the raised food to receive the food. Can be transferred to
The receiving means includes a placing portion that is narrower than the food that has been transferred from the lifting means, and one or both ends of the food placed on the placing portion hang down to the side of the placing portion. Can put the food in state,
The folding device is capable of folding the hanging portion of the food placed on the placing portion of the receiving means from the side of the placing portion toward the lower side of the placing portion,
The lifting means returns to the original position until the food placed on the receiving means is folded by the folding means and accommodated in the tray, and is then transported by the food carrier. Can sprinkle food,
The food folding accommodation apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. In the food folding storage device according to claim 5,
The lifting means includes at least a slider that can move in the front-rear direction, a sheet that is circulated around the outer periphery of the slider, and a drive means that moves the slider in the front-rear direction.
The scooping means can scoop up the food transported by the food transporter on the sheet by moving the slider forward by the driving means and rotating the sheet circulated around the outer periphery. The food on the sheet can be transferred to the receiving means by reversing the slider with the driving means and reversely rotating the sheet circulated around the outer periphery.
The food folding accommodation apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. In the food folding storage device according to claim 5 or 6,
The receiving means includes a slider that can move at least in the front-rear direction, a sheet that is circulated around the outer periphery of the slider, and a drive means that moves the slider in the front-rear direction.
The receiving means can pull out the receiving means from the food by retreating the slider by the driving means and rotating a sheet that is circulated around the outer periphery of the slider.
The food folding accommodation apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. In the food foldable storage device according to any one of claims 5 to 7,
The folding device includes at least a slider that can move in the front-rear direction, a seat that is circulated around the outer periphery of the slider, and a drive unit that moves the slider in the front-rear direction.
By moving the slider forward by the driving means and rotating the sheet circulated around the outer periphery of the slider, the hanging portion of the food on the receiving means can be folded, and the folded portion is stopped by stopping the slider at the forward position. Can support,
By reversing the slider with the driving means, and rotating the sheet circulated around the outer periphery, the receiving means and the folding device can be pulled out from the lower side of the food.
The food folding accommodation apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.

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