JP2019181646A - Rod-state food material cutting device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a rolled sushi cutting device capable of automatically cleaning a cutting blade for every time when the rolled sushi is cut.SOLUTION: A rolled sushi cutting device comprises: a movable table 5 comprising a mount part 5a of a rolled sushi on which, a plurality of slits 5b are formed at a prescribed interval in a width direction of the mount part 5a, the movable table capable of being moved in a vertical direction; a plurality of cutting blades 10 extending in a vertical direction so as to enter the slit 5b and cross a movement locus of the rolled sushi mounted on the mount part 5a, and being formed of a long-plate state single blade for cutting the rolled sushi into a plurality of pieces by movement of the movable table 5 in the cutting direction; a cleaner 13 which is provided on the movable table 5 and which can be moved between a contact position where it contacts the cutting blades 10, and a non-contact position where it does not contact the cutting blades 10, and cleans the cutting blades 10 at the contact position; and a switching mechanism 14 which switches position of the cleaner 13 so that, the cleaner is at the non-contact position where the movable table 5 is moved to the cutting direction, and the cleaner is at the contact position where the movable table 5 is moved to a constant position direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a bar-like food cutting device, and more particularly to cleaning of a cutting blade for cutting bar-like food.

  As a rod-shaped food material cutting apparatus for efficiently cutting a rod-shaped food material such as rolled sushi (for example, seaweed roll or egg roll), for example, a device disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known.

  The rod-like food material cutting device described in Patent Document 1 removes the disadvantages of cutting blades rotating in a substantially arc shape from the top to the bottom (demerits such as poor cutting efficiency and complicated movement of the cutting blades). There is disclosed a structure in which a plurality of long plate-like cutting blades are arranged in the vertical direction with a predetermined interval in the direction, a bar-like food is placed on a movable table and moved up and down and cut with the cutting blade.

JP 2001-212789 A

  However, the technique described in Patent Document 1 described above does not include a cleaning mechanism that drops the residue of the bar-shaped food material adhering to the cutting blade. Therefore, although the cutting blade is clean in the first cutting, after that, the cutting is performed with the cutting blade in which the residue of the rod-like food material remains attached by the cutting.

  Then, not only does the residue get in the way, but the cutting blade is not cut well, and the residue adhering to the cutting blade adheres to the rod-shaped food material that has been cut next, and the appearance of the product is deteriorated.

  Although it is conceivable that the operator manually removes the residue from the cutting blade after each cutting, this is not only extremely inefficient, but it is preferable to handle the cutting blade by hand in the first place. Absent.

  The present invention has been made from the technical background described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a rod-like food material cutting apparatus capable of automatically cleaning a cutting blade every time a rod-like food material is cut.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the rod-like food cutting device according to the present invention according to claim 1 includes a rod-like food mounting portion, and a plurality of slits are formed at predetermined intervals in the width direction of the mounting portion, A movable body provided to be movable up and down, and provided to extend in the vertical direction so as to cross the movement trajectory of the bar-shaped food material that enters the plurality of slits and is mounted on the mounting portion, Or a plurality of cutting blades composed of long plate-like single blades for cutting a bar-like food material into a plurality of pieces by moving in the cutting direction, which is a downward movement, and moving up and down in conjunction with the movable body, And a cleaning means for cleaning the plurality of cutting blades at the contact position, and when the movable body moves in the cutting direction. Non-contact position Becomes, the movable body is characterized by having a, a switching means for switching said cleaning means such that the contact position when moving into position direction which is opposite to the direction of the said cutting direction.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the rod-like food material cutting apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the cleaning means is provided in the movable body.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the rod-like food material cutting apparatus according to the first or second aspect, wherein the cleaning means is configured such that the plurality of comb teeth are positioned between the plurality of cutting blades. A pair of comb-shaped main body portions that are arranged vertically and provided so as to be horizontally movable, and a cleaning member that is attached to the plurality of comb teeth portions and that contacts and cleans the plurality of cutting blades, The contact position is a position where the pair of main body portions are moved so that the cleaning member contacts both sides of the plurality of cutting blades, and the non-contact position is a position where the cleaning member is separated from the plurality of cutting blades. Thus, the pair of main body portions are moved positions.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the rod-like food material cutting device according to the third aspect, wherein the cleaning member is a rubber or a resin brush.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the rod-like food material cutting device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the switching means moves the cleaning means to the contact position and the non-contact position. A moving part that selectively moves, and is provided so as to extend in the vertical direction, and when the movable body moves in the cutting direction, holds the cleaning means in the non-contact position via the moving part, A holding unit that holds the cleaning unit at the contact position via the moving unit when the movable body moves in the fixed position direction, and the cleaning unit from the non-contact position at the moving end in the cutting direction. And a switching unit that switches the holding unit so that the cleaning unit changes from the contact position to the non-contact position at the moving end in the fixed position direction. To do.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the rod-like food material cutting device according to the fifth aspect, wherein the holding portion holds the cleaning means in the non-contact position via the moving portion. A second groove communicating with the first groove at the moving end in the cutting direction and the moving end in the fixed position direction while holding the cleaning means at the contact position via the groove and the moving portion; The moving unit includes a moving projection that selectively moves into the first groove and the second groove, and the switching unit is configured to move between the first groove and the second groove. A guide portion that is provided in the communication portion and guides the moving protrusion from one groove to which the moving protrusion has moved, and reversely moves when the moving protrusion moves from the one groove to the other groove. It is the blocking member which blocks | prevents.

  The bar-shaped food cutting device according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the invention according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the plurality of cutting blades are inclined so that the cutting edges are directed obliquely downward. It is provided that the movement of the movable body in the cutting direction is an upward movement of the movable body.

  The bar-shaped food cutting device according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is the invention according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, wherein the cleaning means receives the residue of the bar-shaped food dropped from the plurality of cutting blades. It further has a tray to be used.

  According to the present invention, when the movable body moves in the cutting direction for cutting the bar-like food, the cleaning means is in the non-contact position, and when the movable body moves in the fixed position direction after cutting the bar-like food, the cleaning means. Since the cutting blade is cleaned at the contact position, the cutting blade can be automatically cleaned every time the bar-like food material is cut.

It is a perspective view which shows the rolled sushi cutting device which is one embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which removes the right half of the sushi cutting apparatus of FIG. 1, and shows an internal structure. It is a disassembled perspective view of a one part component in the rolled sushi cutting apparatus of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the internal mechanism of the rolled sushi cutting apparatus of FIG. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the principal part of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the movable table provided in the rolled sushi cutting device of FIG. 1 from the front. It is a perspective view which shows the movable table provided in the rolled sushi cutting device of FIG. 1 from back. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the movable table provided in the rolled sushi cutting apparatus of FIG. 1 was attached to the plate from the front lower part. It is a perspective view which shows the state from which the movable table provided in the rolled sushi cutting apparatus of FIG. 1 was attached to the plate. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of the cleaner provided in the rolled sushi cutting device of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the cleaner which is a contact position. It is a perspective view which shows the cleaner which has become a non-contact position. It is a front view which shows the holding | maintenance part and switching part which were provided in the rolled sushi cutting apparatus of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the rolled sushi which is the cutting object was mounted in the mounting part of a movable table. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the movable table moved to the cutting | disconnection direction and the rolled sushi was cut | disconnected in multiple pieces.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment as an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that components having the same function are denoted by the same reference symbols throughout the drawings for describing the embodiment, and the repetitive description thereof will be omitted.

  1 is a perspective view showing a rolled sushi cutting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an internal structure by removing the right half of the rolled sushi cutting apparatus of FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an internal mechanism of the rolled sushi cutting device of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an enlarged main part of FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the movable table provided in the rolled sushi cutting apparatus of FIG. 1 from the front, FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the movable table provided in the rolled sushi cutting apparatus of FIG. 1 from the rear, and FIG. The perspective view which shows the state from which the movable table provided in the rolled sushi cutting apparatus of 1 was attached to the plate from the front lower part, FIG. 9 is the state in which the movable table provided in the rolled sushi cutting apparatus of FIG. 1 was attached to the plate FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the rolled sushi cutting device of FIG. The perspective view which shows the principal part of a cleaner, FIG. 11 is the perspective view which shows the cleaner in the contact position, FIG. 12 is the perspective view which shows the cleaner in the non-contact position, FIG. 13 is the rolled sushi cutting apparatus of FIG. It is a front view which shows the holding | maintenance part and switching part which were provided in.

  The rolled sushi cutting device (stick-shaped food material cutting device) M according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is used to cut rolled sushi (bar-shaped food material) such as seaweed rolls and egg rolls into a plurality at predetermined intervals. A casing 1 having an open front surface, an opening / closing lid 2 that opens and closes an outlet 1aa (FIG. 15) for taking out the rolled sushi provided at the upper front of the casing 1; And a protective cover 3 provided at the center of the front surface.

  In addition, the front lower part of the housing | casing 1 becomes the mounting port 1ab for mounting the roll sushi which is the cutting object so that it may mention later. In addition, a drive button 4 that is pressed when performing a cutting operation (described later) of sushi rolls is provided at the lower front portions of the left and right side wall plates 1b constituting the housing 1, and two drive buttons are provided with both hands. Consideration for safety is made by adopting a structure in which cutting is performed by pressing 4 simultaneously.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, a pair of guide rods 6 for moving the movable table (movable body) 5 provided with the rolled sushi mounting portions 5 a on the both sides inside the housing 1 in the vertical direction. Is erected. In the case shown in the drawing, the guide rod 6 is provided so as to tilt slightly backward, but may be provided vertically.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 6, and 7, the mounting portion 5 a of the movable table 5 includes a bottom plate portion 5 aa and an upright portion 5 ab, and sushi rolls can be mounted from the front (that is, from the mounting port 1 ab). It is a simple shape. The mounting portion 5a is formed with a plurality of slits 5b with a predetermined interval in the width direction. This slit 5b serves as a cutting position for rolled sushi, and a rod-shaped rolled sushi is cut into a plurality of pieces on the mounting portion 5a when a cutting blade 10 described later enters the slit 5b.

  The mounting portion 5a is provided with a restriction plate 5ac for restricting the left and right positions of the rolled sushi and aligning the size of both ends of the cut sushi with the size of other parts. .

  Further, on the back side of the movable table 5, a sandwiching portion 5c for sandwiching a plate 8 (described later) is provided. Then, the movable table 5 is detachably attached to the plate 8 by fitting the sandwiching portion 5c from above the plate 8 and sandwiching the plate 8 (see FIGS. 8 and 9).

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, a pair of guide rods 6 are fitted with sliding blocks 7 whose both ends in the width direction penetrate the guide rods 6 and can slide up and down. Further, both ends of the plate 8 are fixed to the two sliding blocks 7 respectively. Accordingly, the plate 8 and the movable table 5 (FIGS. 8 and 9) attached to the plate 8 move up and down along the guide rod 6 by the sliding block 7 to which the plate 8 is fixed.

  Note that a partition wall 9 for forming a rear internal space is provided in the housing 1. A motor (not shown) for moving the sliding block 7 up and down is stored behind the partition wall 9. In other words, the driving mechanism of the main sushi cutting device M includes a pulley provided at the upper and lower ends on both the left and right sides, a motor rotating in two forward and reverse directions, a pulley and a sliding block spanning the output shaft of the motor. 7 is constituted by a fixed belt, and the sliding block 7 (that is, the movable table 5) is moved up and down by the belt being rotated in the forward and reverse two directions over a predetermined length by the motor. .

  The cutting blade 10 for cutting the rolled sushi is composed of a long plate-shaped single blade, and is attached to the blade frame 11 as shown in FIG. 2 so as to extend in the vertical direction with a predetermined interval in the horizontal direction. A plurality of sheets are provided.

  Here, the blade frame 11 is framed in a rectangular shape when viewed from the front with an upper frame member 11a, a lower frame member 11b, and left and right side frame members 11c (the right side frame member 11c is not shown). The upper end of the cutting blade 10 is fixed to the upper frame member 11a, and the lower end is fixed to the lower frame member 11b. The upper frame member 11a is supported by an upper frame member support rod (not shown), and the lower frame member 11b is supported by a lower frame member support rod 12 positioned in front of the housing 1 relative to the upper frame member support rod. Therefore, the cutting blade 10 attached to the blade frame 11 is provided to be inclined.

  When the movable table 5 moves upward (cutting direction), the cutting blade 10 enters the slit 5b formed in the mounting portion 5a of the movable table 5 and moves the locus of the rolled sushi loaded on the mounting portion 5a. It is arranged to intersect. In addition, the cutting blade 10 constituted by a single blade is inclined so that the blade edge faces obliquely downward, that is, the blade edge faces the rolled sushi to be cut.

  Thereby, when the movable table 5 moves in the cutting direction which is the upward direction and the cutting blade 10 enters the slit 5b, the rolled sushi loaded on the mounting portion 5a is cut into a plurality of pieces by the cutting blade 10.

  A cleaner (cleaning means) 13 for cleaning the plurality of cutting blades 10 is provided below the movable table 5 described above.

  Residues (for example, ingredients such as tuna streaks and vinegared rice) adhere to the cutting blade 10 by cutting the rolled sushi. If the next sushi roll is cut while the residue is attached, the cutting blade 10 is cut off due to the residue, or the residue attached to the cutting blade 10 is attached to the cut portion of the sushi roll. Therefore, the cutting blade 10 is cleaned using the cleaner 13 so that such a problem does not occur.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6 to 9, the cleaner 13 is formed in a pair of comb-shaped main body portions 13-1 and 13-2 and a main body portion 13-1 and 13-2 that are arranged vertically. And a cleaning member (cleaning member) 13b attached to the comb tooth portion 13a (see FIG. 10).

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a pair of front and rear mounting blocks 5d for attaching the cleaner 13 is provided below the bottom plate portion 5aa constituting the mounting portion 5a provided on the movable table 5. Yes. Slide grooves 5da extending in the lateral direction are formed vertically at positions of the pair of mounting blocks 5d facing each other. And the main-body parts 13-1 and 13-2 are horizontally movable by being each fitted by these slide grooves 5da.

  As described above, the bottom plate portion 5aa is formed with a plurality of slits 5b into which the cutting blade 10 enters. And the clearance gap between the several comb-tooth part 13a formed in a pair of main-body parts 13-1 and 13-2 respond | corresponds to these slits 5b. Thereby, the comb-tooth part 13a is arrange | positioned so that it may be located between the cutting blades 10 which approached.

  The cleaning member 13b is made of, for example, a plate-like fluororubber. As shown in detail in FIG. 10, the cleaning member 13b is sandwiched between two plates 13c screwed to the comb tooth portion 13a, and the comb tooth portion 13a It is attached so as to protrude from one side. Further, the protruding direction in the comb tooth portion 13a of the cleaning member 13b is different between the main body portion 13-1 and the main body portion 13-2.

  Therefore, the position where the main body 13-1 and the main body 13-2 are horizontally moved in the protruding direction of the cleaning member 13b is the contact position where the cleaning member 13b is in contact with both sides of the plurality of cutting blades 10 (that is, the cutting blades). 10). The position where the main body 13-1 and the main body 13-2 are horizontally moved in the opposite direction is a non-contact position where the cleaning member 13b is separated from the plurality of cutting blades 10 (that is, the cutting blade 10 is cleaned). Position). FIG. 11 shows the cleaner 13 in the contact position, and FIG. 12 shows the cleaner 13 in the non-contact position.

  And the cleaner 13 moves with the movable table 5 in the state where the cleaner 13 is in the contact position, so that the residue of the rolled sushi adhered to the plurality of cutting blades 10 is removed.

  The cleaning member 13b need not be made of fluororubber, and can be made of various other members as long as the cutting blade 10 can be cleaned. For example, when synthetic rubber (rubber) is used, it does not have to contain fluorine as in the present embodiment. Moreover, the member cleaned using bending (bending) like a resin brush may be sufficient. Even in this case, either a resin brush containing fluorine or a resin brush not containing fluorine may be used.

  When the movable table 5 moves in the cutting direction (upward in this embodiment), the cleaner 13 that can be switched between the contact position and the non-contact position in this way becomes the non-contact position. On the contrary, a switching mechanism (switching means) 14 is provided for switching the movable table 5 so as to be in the contact position when moving in a fixed position direction (downward in the present embodiment) which is the direction opposite to the cutting direction.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the cleaner 13 moves downward together with the movable table 5, the cleaner 13 becomes the contact position to clean the plurality of cutting blades 10 (that is, adhere to the plurality of cutting blades 10). Removal of the residue is performed. Moreover, the residue removed from the cutting blade 10 falls by its own weight.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the switching mechanism 14 selectively moves the cleaner 13 to the contact position and the non-contact position, and selectively moves the cleaner 13 to the contact position and the non-contact position via the movement unit 14a. The cleaner 13 moves from the non-contact position to the contact position at the moving end (upper movement end) in the cutting direction, and the cleaner 13 moves from the contact position at the movement end (lower movement end) in the fixed position direction. It is comprised with the switching part 14c which switches the holding | maintenance part 14b so that it may become a contact position.

  At the upper moving end that is the moving end in the cutting direction, the movable table 5 provided with the cleaner 13 is positioned at the outlet 1aa (FIG. 15) of the housing 1, and the lower moving end that is the moving end in the fixed position direction. Then, the said movable table is located in the mounting port 1ab (FIG. 1 etc.) of the housing | casing 1. FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the moving portion 14 a is attached to a mounting plate 15 fixed to the lower portion of the plate 8, and is similar to the plate 8, the movable table 5, and the cleaner 13 provided on the movable table 5. Then, it moves up and down along the guide rod 6.

  Further, as shown in these drawings and FIG. 7, the moving part 14a is attached to the swing plate 14a-1 and the swing fulcrum of the swing plate 14a-1 to swing the swing plate 14a-1. A disk 14a-2 that rotates with it and a moving projection 14a-3 formed at the tip of the swing plate 14a-1 are provided.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, on the back side of the main body portions 13-1 and 13-2 of the cleaner 13, a moving bar 13 that moves with the horizontal movement of the main body portions 13-1 and 13-2 is provided. -1a and 13-2a are attached. Then, the protrusions 13-1aa, 13-2aa formed on the moving bars 13-1a, 13-2a are fitted into holes 14a-2a, 14a-2b respectively formed above and below the center of the disk 14a-2. It is.

  Accordingly, when the disk 14a-2 is rotated in two forward and reverse directions by swinging the swinging plate 14a-1, the main body portions 13-1, 13- of the cleaner 13 are moved via the moving bars 13-1a, 13-2a. 2 move in the horizontal direction opposite each other. As a result, the cleaner 13 selectively moves to the contact position and the non-contact position.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the holding portion 14 b extends in the vertical direction in parallel with the guide rod 6 that moves the movable table 5 in the vertical direction. It is provided in a substantially central part.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the holding portion 14 b includes a first groove 14 b-1 and a second groove 14 b-2 in which the moving protrusion 14 a-3 of the moving portion 14 a is selectively fitted and moved. . The first groove 14b-1 and the second groove 14b-2 communicate with each other at the moving end in the cutting direction and the moving end in the fixed position direction.

  Here, when the movable protrusion 14a-3 is fitted and the swing plate 14a-1 swings to a predetermined position, the first groove 14b-1 moves the swing plate 14a-1 and the disk 14a-2. The cleaner 13 is held in the non-contact position. The second groove 14b-2 is inserted into the second groove 14b-2 via the swing plate 14a-1 and the disk 14a-2 when the swing projection 14a-3 is fitted and the swing plate 14a-1 swings in the opposite direction. The cleaner 13 is held in the contact position.

  Accordingly, when the moving protrusion 14a-3 is fitted in the first groove 14b-1 and moves (that is, when the moving protrusion 14a-3 moves in the cutting direction), the cleaner 13 is held in the non-contact position, and the moving protrusion 14a-3. Is moved into the second groove 14b-2 (that is, when moving in the home position direction), the cleaner 13 is held at the contact position.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the switching portion 14 c includes a guide portion 14 c-1 and a blocking member 14 c-2 provided at a communication portion between the first groove 14 b-1 and the second groove 14 b-2.

  The guide portion 14c-1 is formed in a shape in which one groove where the moving protrusion 14a-3 has moved merges with the other groove, that is, a shape that guides the moving protrusion 14a-3 from one groove to the other groove. Has been. Specifically, in FIG. 13, at the moving end (that is, the upper end) in the cutting direction, the first groove 14b-1 merges with the second groove 14b-2, and the moving protrusion 14a-3 is moved to the first groove. It is formed in a shape that guides from 14b-1 to the second groove 14b-2. Further, at the moving end (that is, the lower end) in the fixed position direction, the second groove 14b-2 merges with the first groove 14b-1, and the moving protrusion 14a-3 is moved from the second groove 14b-2 to the first. It is formed in a shape that guides to the groove 14b-1.

  Further, the blocking member 14c-2 is provided in the guide portion 14c-1, and prevents the reverse movement when the moving projection 14a-3 shifts from one groove to the other groove. The blocking member 14c-2 includes a swing member 14c-2a that opens and closes a path from one groove to the other groove, and a spring member 14c-2b that biases the swing member 14c-2a to a closed position of the path. It consists of and. The swing member 14c-2a swings when the moving projection 14a-3 moves from one groove to the other groove, but cannot swing when moving in the opposite direction.

  Therefore, when the moving projection 14a-3 moves from one groove to the other groove through the guide portion 14c-1, the swing member 14c-2a swings to the open position of the path against the spring force. . When the moving protrusion 14a-3 moves to the other groove, the swinging member 14c-2a returns to the closed position of the path by the spring force, and the reverse movement of the moving protrusion 14a-3 is prevented.

  The moving part 14a only needs to have a function of selectively moving the cleaner 13 to the contact position and the non-contact position, and the holding part 14b is used when the movable table 5 moves in the cutting direction. It is only necessary to hold 13 at the non-contact position and hold it at the contact position when moving in the fixed position direction, and the switching unit 14c is the moving end in the cutting direction and the fixed position direction as described above. What is necessary is just to have the function to switch a holding | maintenance part, and it is not limited to the structure demonstrated above.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the rolled sushi cutting device M is provided with a tray 16 that receives residues of rolled sushi dropped from the plurality of cutting blades 10 by cleaning with the cleaner 13. The tray 16 is disposed in front of the bottom surface of the housing 1 where the residue is dropped, and is detachable from the housing 1. Therefore, the operator stops cutting the sushi rolls at the timing when the residue is accumulated in the tray 16, removes the tray 16, discards the residue, sets the tray 16 in the casing 1 again, and performs the cutting operation. You can resume. And thereby, the residue of a sushi roll does not scatter in the housing | casing 1. FIG.

  Next, operation | movement of the rolled sushi cutting apparatus M of this Embodiment comprised as mentioned above is demonstrated using FIG. 14 and FIG.

  Here, FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a state where the sushi roll to be cut is mounted on the movable table mounting portion, and FIG. 15 is a state where the movable table is moved in the cutting direction and the rolled sushi is cut into a plurality of pieces. FIG.

  When starting to cut the rolled sushi R, as shown in FIG. 14, the rolled sushi R is mounted on the mounting portion 5 a of the movable table 5 positioned at the mounting port 1 ab that is the lower front portion of the housing 1.

  Here, the fact that the movable table 5 is located at the mounting port 1ab means that the movable table 5 is located at the moving end (lower moving end) in the fixed position direction as described above. At the moving end in the fixed position direction, the cleaner 13 is in a non-contact position (position where the cleaning member 13b contacts both sides of the plurality of cutting blades 10 to clean the cutting blades 10: FIG. 11). The switching position of the holding portion 14b is switched by the switching portion 14c so that the cleaning member 13b is held at a position where the cleaning blade 13 is not separated from the plurality of cutting blades 10 and is not cleaned (FIG. 12). In the present embodiment, the moving projection 14a-3 moves from the second groove 14b-2 to the first groove 14b-1.

  Now, if the rolled sushi R is mounted on the mounting portion 5a of the movable table 5, the driving mechanism is activated when the operator presses the driving button 4 provided at the lower front of both side wall plates 1b of the housing 1. Then, the movable table 5 moves upward, that is, in the cutting direction.

  At this time, since the cleaner 13 is in the non-contact position, the cutting blade 10 is not cleaned.

  In addition, the cutting blade 10 which cut | disconnects the rolled sushi R is comprised by the elongate plate-shaped single blade, and the blade edge | tip is inclined diagonally downward so that it may face the direction of the rolled sushi R which is a cutting object. Therefore, if the cleaner 13 is in the contact position when the movable table 5 moves upward in the cutting direction, the cleaning member 13b is cut by moving from the cutting edge of the cutting blade 10 toward the peak, The cut pieces adhere to the rolled sushi R or are scattered in the housing 1. Therefore, the cleaner 13 is in a non-contact position in the cutting direction.

  Now, when the movable table 5 moves in the cutting direction, the plurality of cutting blades 10 enter the slits 5b formed in the mounting portion 5a of the movable table 5, and the windings mounted on the mounting portion 5a. Cut Sushi R into multiple pieces. Thereafter, the movable table 5 stops at the moving end (upper moving end) in the cutting direction.

  When the movable table 5 stops at the moving end in the cutting direction, as shown in FIG. 15, the open / close lid 2 is opened and the cut sushi roll R is taken out from the outlet 1aa.

  Here, when the movable table 5 is located at the outlet 1aa and becomes the moving end in the cutting direction, the cleaner 13 is held at the contact position (FIG. 11) from the previous non-contact position (FIG. 12) as described above. As described above, the holding position of the holding portion 14b is switched by the switching portion 14c. That is, the moving protrusion 14a-3 moves from the first groove 14b-1 to the second groove 14b-2.

  When the operator presses the drive button 4, the movable table 5 moves downward, that is, in the fixed position direction.

  At this time, since the cleaner 13 is in the contact position and the cleaning member 13b is in contact with both sides of the plurality of cutting blades 10, the cutting blade 10 is cleaned by the cleaner 13 and the residue attached by cutting the rolled sushi R is removed. Then, it falls by its own weight into the tray 16.

  As described above, the cutting edge of the cutting blade 10 constituted by a long plate-shaped single blade faces the rolled sushi R. Therefore, if the cleaner 13 is in the contact position when the movable table 5 moves downward in the fixed position direction, the cleaning member 13b is cleaned so as to move from the peak of the cutting blade 10 toward the blade edge. Become. Therefore, the cleaning member 13b is not cut by the cutting blade 10.

  As described above, according to the rolled sushi cutting apparatus M of the present embodiment, when the movable table 5 moves in the cutting direction for cutting the rolled sushi R, the cleaner 13 does not contact the non-contact position (the cutting blade 10 does not contact). When the movable table 5 moves in a fixed position direction after cutting the rolled sushi R, the cleaner 13 is in a contact position (a position where it comes into contact with the cutting blade 10) to clean the cutting blade 10. Therefore, the cutting blade 10 can be automatically cleaned every time the sushi roll R is cut.

  As a result, the rolled sushi R is cut by the cutting blade 10 to which no residue is attached, so that the cutting blade 10 is poorly cut or the residue attached to the cutting blade 10 is at the cutting site of the rolled sushi R. It will not stick.

  Moreover, since the residue of the rolled sushi R is dropped during a series of cutting operations of the rolled sushi cutting apparatus M, it is not necessary for the operator to perform a new operation for cleaning the cutting blade 10.

  Although the invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described based on the embodiment, the embodiment disclosed in this specification is an example in all respects and is limited to the disclosed technology. is not. That is, the technical scope of the present invention should not be construed restrictively based on the description in the above-described embodiment, but should be construed according to the description of the scope of claims. All modifications are included without departing from the technical scope equivalent to the described technique and the gist of the claims.

  For example, the cleaner 13 does not need to be provided on the movable table 5 as in the present embodiment. In other words, the cleaner 13 may move up and down in conjunction with the movable table 5 and may be provided separately from the movable table 5. However, if the cleaner 13 is provided on the movable table 5, the cleaner 13 can be moved up and down by the movable table 5, so that the structure becomes simple.

  Moreover, the cleaner 13 should just be able to switch to the contact position which contacts and cleans the cutting blade 10, and the non-contact position which does not contact the cutting blade 10, and like this Embodiment, a pair of upper and lower sides is sufficient as it. The main body portions 13-1 and 13-2 and the cleaning member 13b attached to the comb tooth portions 13a formed in the main body portions 13-1 and 13-2 may not be configured. For example, there is only one comb-shaped main body that is fixed (that is, it does not move in the horizontal direction), and the cleaning member can be projected and retracted on both sides of the comb teeth formed on the main body so that it does not contact the contact position. A structure that switches to a position may be used.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the cutting blade 10 is provided so as to be inclined so that the blade edge faces obliquely downward, and the movable table 5 moves upward in the cutting direction, and in the downward direction. Although the movement is in the fixed position direction, the direction of the blade edge, the cutting direction, and the fixed position direction may be reversed. For example, when the movable table 5 moves downward with the cutting edge facing diagonally upward, it moves in the cutting direction, and when it moves upward, it moves in the fixed position direction. It may be placed at the top and taken out at the bottom.

  In the above description, the case where the stick-like food cutting device of the present invention is applied to a rolled sushi cutting device for cutting rolled sushi is shown, but the cutting object is not limited to rolled sushi, and various It can be made into a rod-like foodstuff. As an example of stick-shaped ingredients, in addition to roll sushi such as nori-maki or egg rolls that use sheet-shaped egg roast instead of nori, Date rolls, stick-shaped pastes (such as salmon and fried potatoes) ), Thick baked eggs, meat products cut into bars, and the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Housing | casing 1aa Outlet 1ab Loading port 1b Side wall board 2 Opening / closing lid 3 Protective cover 4 Drive button 5 Movable table (movable body)
5a Mounting portion 5aa Bottom plate portion 5ab Standing portion 5ac Restricting plate 5b Slit 5c Holding portion 5d Mounting block 5da Slide groove 6 Guide rod 7 Sliding block 8 Plate 9 Partition wall 10 Cutting blade 11 Cutlery frame 11a Upper frame member 11b Lower frame Material 11c Side frame material 12 Lower frame material support rod 13 Cleaner (cleaning means)
13-1, 13-2 Main body portions 13-1a, 13-2a Moving bars 13-1aa, 13-2aa Protruding portions 13a Comb teeth portions 13b Cleaning members (cleaning members)
13c Plate 14 switching mechanism (switching means)
14a Moving part 14a-1 Oscillating plate 14a-2 Disc 14a-2a, 14a-2b Hole 14a-3 Moving projection 14b Holding part 14b-1 First groove 14b-2 Second groove 14c Switching part 14c-1 Guide Part 14c-2 Blocking member 14c-2a Oscillating member 14c-2b Spring member 15 Mounting plate 16 Tray M Rolled sushi cutting device (bar-like food cutting device)
R Maki Sushi (stick-like ingredients)

Claims (8)

A movable body provided with a rod-shaped food mounting portion, and having a plurality of slits formed at predetermined intervals in the width direction of the mounting portion, and provided so as to be movable up and down,
Entering the plurality of slits and extending in the vertical direction so as to intersect the movement trajectory of the rod-shaped food material mounted on the mounting portion, and in the cutting direction that is the upward or downward movement of the movable body A plurality of cutting blades composed of a long plate-shaped single blade that cuts a bar-like food material into a plurality by moving
A cleaning unit that moves up and down in conjunction with the movable body and that can be switched between a contact position that contacts the plurality of cutting blades and a non-contact position that does not contact the cleaning blade, and that cleans the plurality of cutting blades at the contact position. When,
Switching for switching the cleaning means so that the movable body is in the non-contact position when moving in the cutting direction, and is in the contact position when the movable body moves in a fixed position direction opposite to the cutting direction. Means,
A bar-like food material cutting device comprising: The cleaning means is provided on the movable body,
The bar-like food material cutting device according to claim 1. The cleaning means includes
A pair of comb-shaped body portions arranged vertically so that a plurality of comb-tooth portions are positioned between the plurality of cutting blades, and horizontally movable;
A cleaning member attached to the plurality of comb teeth and cleaning by contact with the plurality of cutting blades;
The contact position is a position where the pair of main body portions are moved so that the cleaning member contacts both sides of the plurality of cutting blades,
The non-contact position is a position where the pair of main body portions are moved so that the cleaning member is separated from the plurality of cutting blades.
The bar-like food material cutting device according to claim 1 or 2. The cleaning member is a rubber or a resin brush.
The bar-shaped food material cutting device according to claim 3. The switching means is
A moving unit that selectively moves the cleaning means to the contact position and the non-contact position;
It is provided so as to extend in the vertical direction, and when the movable body moves in the cutting direction, the cleaning means is held in the non-contact position via the moving portion, and the movable body moves in the fixed position direction. A holding part for holding the cleaning means in the contact position via the moving part when
The holding unit is switched so that the cleaning unit moves from the non-contact position to the contact position at the moving end in the cutting direction, and the cleaning unit moves from the contact position to the non-contact position at the moving end in the fixed position direction. A switching unit for switching the holding unit so that
The bar-like food material cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: The holding portion holds the cleaning means at the non-contact position via the moving portion, and holds the cleaning means at the contact position via the moving portion and moves in the cutting direction. A second groove communicating with the first groove at an end and the moving end in the fixed position direction;
The moving portion includes a moving protrusion that selectively fits and moves in the first groove and the second groove,
The switching portion is provided in a communication portion between the first groove and the second groove, and a guide portion that guides the moving protrusion from one groove to which the moving protrusion has moved to the other groove, and A blocking member that prevents reversal when the moving projection transitions from the one groove to the other groove;
The bar-shaped food material cutting device according to claim 5. The plurality of cutting blades are provided so as to be inclined so that the blade edge faces obliquely downward,
The movement of the movable body in the cutting direction is an upward movement of the movable body.
The bar-like food material cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein: A tray for receiving a residue of stick-like food material dropped from the plurality of cutting blades by the cleaning means;
The bar-like food material cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein

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