JP2019202385A - Food slicer - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a food slicer having excellent operability of maintenance of a conveying belt.SOLUTION: A food slicer 1 comprises a main body part 10, a conveying part 20 and a cutting/placing part 30 that cuts and places a food product. The conveying part 20 has a feeding part 40, a pressing part 50 and an adjusting part 60. The feeding part 40 comprises a conveyor frame 41 fixed to the main body part 10, a driving roller 42, a tip roller 43, a take roller 44 and a conveying belt 45. The take roller 44 is turnably attached to a take frame 61 of the adjusting part 60, and the take frame 61 of the adjusting part 60 is connected to the tip roller 43 through a pair of con rods 62 and a bush rod 63. When an operation lever 64 of the adjusting part 60, a crank mechanism is turned clockwise, the take frame 61 rotates, and the take roller 44 and the tip roller 43 separate from the conveying belt 45, which facilitates detachment of the conveying belt 45.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a food slicer.

  An apparatus is known that transports food with a belt conveyor, cuts it with a cutter, and tensions and relaxes the belt conveyor (Patent Document 1).

  Patent Document 1 is a hood slicer in which a switching operation member that performs both tension and relaxation operations of the belt conveyor is installed on the return side of the belt conveyor, and the switching operation member is stably held during tension traveling of the belt conveyor. It is disclosed that the conveyor can be removed from the driving and subordinate rollers very easily, and the belt conveyor can be cleaned again with water washing or brush washing and used again and again.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-166395

  However, in the removal operation of the belt conveyor in Patent Document 1, the switching operation member is tilted and released from the return side of the belt conveyor so as to be removed from the driving roller and the front roller, but the belt is longer than the length of the belt conveyor. Since it is necessary to widen the conveyor and there is not enough space around the roller at the tip, there is a problem that workability is poor and work time is long.

  An object of this invention is to provide the food slicer which made the maintenance workability | operativity of the conveyance belt favorable.

  The food slicer of the present invention includes a conveyor frame, a driving roller attached to the conveyor frame and driven to rotate, a tip roller attached to the conveyor frame, a take roller attached to the conveyor frame, and the driving roller. The end roller, an endless transfer belt that moves along with the rotation of the drive roller in a state of being wound around the take roller, and transfers the placed food; A rotatable rotary blade that cuts food fed to the outside of the conveyor belt, and the take roller is moved so as to be in contact with the conveyor belt and separated from the conveyor belt Is attached to the conveyor frame, and the tip roller is close to the rotary blade and To take a state spaced from the serial rotary blade is attached to the conveyor frame movably.

  As one aspect of the food slicer of the present invention, for example, the tip roller and the take roller are movable in conjunction with each other, and the tip roller is close to the rotary blade in a state where the take roller is in contact with the conveying belt Thus, in a state where the take roller is separated from the conveying belt, the tip roller is separated from the rotary blade.

  As one aspect of the food slicer of the present invention, for example, the take roller is provided on a take frame that is swingably attached to the conveyor frame about a take shaft, and the tip roller and the take frame are connected by a crank mechanism. The tip roller slides away from the rotary blade in accordance with the swinging rotation of the take frame approaching the conveyor frame.

  As one aspect of the food slicer of the present invention, for example, the take frame is connected to the crank mechanism, a take arm body that is integrally provided with the crank arm and rotatably supports the take roller, A cam attached to the take shaft, and with the rotation of the take shaft, the cam is in contact with the take frame main body and is separated from the take frame main body, and the cam is in the take frame When the take shaft rotates in contact with the main body, the take frame main body also swings and rotates.

  As one aspect of the hood slicer of the present invention, for example, in a state where the cam has a use posture cam surface and a storage posture cam surface, and the use posture cam surface is in contact with the take frame main body, In the state where the take-up roller stands in a vertical direction perpendicular to the conveyor frame and the take-up roller comes into contact with the transport belt and the storage posture cam surface comes into contact with the take-frame main body, the take-frame main body is parallel to the conveyor frame. The take rollers are spaced apart from the transport belt in a parallel direction.

  As one aspect of the food slicer of the present invention, for example, the take frame is attached to the take shaft and further includes an operation lever that can be rotated by a user's operation, and the take frame main body stands in a vertical direction with respect to the conveyor frame. In this state, the operating posture cam surface is positioned on the take frame while the operating lever is positioned in a parallel direction parallel to the conveyor frame and the operating lever rotates 270 degrees from the parallel position parallel to the conveyor frame. The take shaft rotates away from the main body independently of the take frame main body, and the operating lever rotates further 360 degrees from the position rotated 270 degrees so that the retracted posture cam surface is separated from the take frame main body. The take shaft is rotated together with the take frame main body in contact, Work lever is positioned in parallel to a direction parallel with the conveyor frame.

  As one aspect of the food slicer of the present invention, for example, a fixed pin that is movable on the conveyor frame is provided, a fixing groove is provided on the take shaft, and the take frame main body is perpendicular to the conveyor frame. In the state of standing up and in the state where the take frame main body is located in a parallel direction parallel to the conveyor frame, the fixing pin enters the fixing groove, and the rotation of the take shaft is suppressed.

  In the food slicer according to the present invention, the take roller and the tip roller are separated from the transport belt, so that the transport belt can be easily removed, the workability during maintenance is improved, and the cleanliness and hygiene of the transport belt are maintained. It leads to improvement of management. In addition, since the tip roller is separated from the rotary blade, it is easy to remove food debris and the like accumulated between the tip roller and the rotary blade, which makes cleaning easy and hygienic.

It is a left side perspective view showing an example of the food slicer concerning the present invention. It is a left side perspective view showing the state where the cover of the food slicer of FIG. 1 is removed. It is the disassembled perspective view seen from the right side surface of the food slicer of FIG. It is a principal part front view of FIG. The operation mechanism of the adjustment part of the food slicer which concerns on this invention is shown, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a side view. The conceptual diagram explaining operation | movement of the crank mechanism of the adjustment part of the food slicer which concerns on this invention, (a) At the time of use of the conveyance belt, (b) At the time of removal of the conveyance belt. The movement of the adjustment part which concerns on this invention is shown, (a) Side view, (b) Cam surface perspective view, (1) At the initial stage, (2) to (5) are rotations of the operating lever up to 270 degrees, (6) This is a state where the operation lever is rotated 360 degrees. Explanatory drawing showing the fixing structure of the operating lever and take shaft according to the present invention, (a) When the conveying belt is tensioned, (b) Enlarged view of the take shaft and fixing pin, (c) When using the operating lever, (d) Operation The lever is rotating. The conceptual diagram which shows the adjustment mechanism of the take roller of the food slicer which concerns on this invention, (a) is a position where a take roller is low, (b) is a position where a take roller is high.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a food slicer according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 is a left side perspective view showing an example of a food slicer. FIG. 2 is a left side perspective view showing a state in which the cover of the food slicer of FIG. 1 is removed. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view seen from the right side of the food slicer of FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view of the main part of FIG. The food slicer according to this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  The food slicer 1 according to the present embodiment is a device that cuts food such as vegetables finely, for example. The food slicer 1 is supported by the gantry 2 and accommodates a machine room, and is disposed on the side of the main body 10 to convey food. The conveyance part 20 and the cutting part 30 which cut | disconnects the foodstuffs arrange | positioned and conveyed in the terminal vicinity vicinity are provided.

  A control unit 12 having an operation panel 11 is attached to the main body unit 10 to control a drive motor of a machine room housed in the main body unit 10. The transport unit 20 is covered with a first cover 21 that covers the upper part and a second cover 22 that covers the lower part, and the cutting bar 30 disposed at one end of the transport unit 20 is covered with a blade cover 31. The rotary blade 32 is accommodated. Moreover, the conveyance part 20 is provided with the guide plate 23 standing upright on either side, and the input part of a foodstuff is provided.

  The transport unit 20 includes a feed unit 40, a pressing unit 50, and an adjustment unit 60. The feed unit 40 includes a conveyor frame 41 fixed to the main body unit 10, a drive roller 42 rotatably attached to the conveyor frame 41, a tip roller 43, a take roller 44, a drive roller 42, a tip roller 43, and a take roller An endless transfer belt 45 that moves along with the rotation of the drive roller 42 and conveys the placed food in a state of being wound around 44 is provided.

  The conveyor frame 41 extends along the conveying direction of the conveying belt 45 and is disposed on the left and right sides of the conveying belt 45. The left and right conveyor frames 41 are connected by a plurality of frame beams 41a. The leading end roller 43 is located in the vicinity of the terminal end of the conveying belt 45 in the conveying direction, and is disposed at a position adjacent to the cutout portion 30.

  The pressing part 50 is located on the upper part of the conveying belt 45 in the vicinity of the cutting part 30 in order to hold the food conveyed by the conveying belt 45 from above and reliably feed the food to the cutting part 30, and rotates to the gear case 51. A pressing drive roller 52 that is movably attached, a pressing roller 53, and an endless pressing belt 54 that moves in response to the rotational driving of the pressing drive roller 52 while being wound around the driving roller 52 and the pressing roller 53. I have.

  The pressing drive roller 52 is interlocked with the pressing portion output shaft 55 protruding from the machine room, and the driving of the pressing portion output shaft 55 is transmitted to the pressing drive roller 52. The pressing portion 50 is supported by a pressing arm 56 and a pressing support frame 57, and the pressing support frame 57 is fixed to the conveyor frame 41 by a fixing screw 58 so as to be perpendicular to the conveyor frame 41.

  The pressing portion 50 is detachably attached to the main body portion 10, transmits the driving of the pressing portion output shaft 55 from the input gear 51 a of the gear case 51 to the output gear 51 b, and is further transmitted to the pressing driving roller 52. Then, the holding belt 54 is rotated. The gear case 51 is attached so as to be able to vibrate around the pressing portion output shaft 55 in accordance with the vertical vibration of the pressing belt 54 due to the thickness of the food conveyed by the conveying belt 45.

  In the cutting part 30, a blade cover 31 is attached to a partition plate 33 fixed to the main body part 10 so as to be openable and closable, and a rotary blade 32 is attached to a rotating shaft 34 protruding from the partition plate 33. In addition, the partition plate 33 is provided with a notch 35 for feeding the food conveyed by the conveyor belt 45 to the notch portion 30, and the notch 35 is provided with respect to the conveying direction of the conveyor belt 45. An opening frame 36 that is detachable in the lateral direction is attached. The opening frame 36 is formed with a discharge opening 37 having a rectangular shape in front view capable of feeding food.

  When the food fed to the outside of the conveyor belt 45 beyond the tip roller 43 is cut by the rotatable rotary blade 32, the side of the discharge opening 37 supports the food, so that the food can be cut reliably. It becomes possible.

  In the machine room housed in the main body 10, drive motors for driving the drive roller 42, the pressing drive roller 52, the rotating shaft 34, and the like are stored, respectively, and driving the conveyor belt 45, the pressing belt 54, and the rotary blade 32, Stop, conveyance speed, and the like are controlled by the control unit 12. Further, the food can be cut (cut) into a predetermined thickness by the conveyance speed of the conveyance belt 45 and the rotation control of the rotary blade 32.

  The transport belt 45 can be rotated in the transport direction (see arrows in FIGS. 2 and 4) by the rotation of the driving roller 42, and the upper side 45a on the forward path side of the transport belt 45 places food. A take roller 44 is disposed on a lower side 45b which is a conveyance surface to be conveyed and which is a return path side.

  The adjusting unit 60 is a device that allows the conveyor belt 45 to be attached and detached by a crank mechanism. When the conveyor belt 45 is being used, the conveyor belt 45 is tensioned by the take roller 44 to stretch the conveyor belt 45. It is possible, and when the conveyor belt 45 is removed for maintenance or the like, the tension of the conveyor belt 45 is released to facilitate the removal of the conveyor belt 45.

  The take roller 44 is rotatably attached to a take frame 61 of the adjustment unit 60, and the take frame 61 is connected to the tip roller 43 via a pair of connecting rods 62 and a push rod 63. One end of the connecting rod 62 is connected to the take frame 61, the other end is connected to the push rod 63 so as to be freely rotatable, and the both ends are connected by, for example, screws. When the connecting rod 62 is rotated, the connecting portion expands and contracts by the screws. Thus, the overall length of the connecting rod 62 can be adjusted. The screw may be fixed to a fixing nut.

  The push rod 63 is made of a bar member extending along the conveying direction of the conveying belt 45 and is inserted into the through holes of the plurality of frame beams 41 a fixed to the conveyor frame 41 so as to be swingable. The front end roller 43 is rotatably mounted in the vicinity of the opening of the front end frame 43a having a U-shape in plan view that opens toward the cutout portion 30, and the front end frame 43a is located inside the conveyor frame 41 with respect to the conveyor frame 41. A guide groove 41c formed on the side surface is slidably attached.

  The adjustment unit 60 is provided with an operation lever 64, and by adjusting the tension and looseness of the conveying belt 45 by rotating the operation lever 64, the positioning and movement of the leading end roller 43 are adjusted at the same time. In the adjusting unit 60, which is a crank mechanism, the take frame 61 is a rotating body, the portion where the take frame 61 and the connecting rod 62 are connected moves on the circumference, and the tip roller 43 moves linearly. Is a point.

  That is, the tip roller 43 and the take roller 44 can move in conjunction with each other, and the tip roller 43 comes close to the rotary blade 32 when the take roller 44 is in contact with the conveying belt 45 by the operation of the operation lever 64. In a state where the take roller 44 is separated from the conveying belt 45, the tip roller 43 is separated from the rotary blade 32.

  In a state where the take roller 44 is separated from the conveyance belt 45, the conveyance belt 45 can be easily detached from the adjustment unit 60.

  By operating the operation lever 64 (rotating clockwise), the take roller 44 moves into the transport belt 45 and the leading roller 43 also moves into the transport belt 45. That is, since the take roller 44 and the tip roller 43, which are two rollers other than the drive roller 42, can be stored inside the transport belt 45, a sufficient space can be secured inside the transport belt 45, and the take roller 44 and The conveying belt 45 can be easily removed without being caught by the leading end roller 43. In addition, since the leading end roller 43 is stored only by folding the take roller 44, the conveying belt 45 can be easily removed with a small number of operations.

  FIG. 5 shows an operation mechanism of the adjusting unit 60, where (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a front view, and (c) is a side view. Based on FIG. 5, the operation mechanism will be described.

  The operation mechanism of the adjustment unit 60 includes a take frame 61, an operation lever 64, a take shaft 65, a crank arm 66, and a cam 67. The take frame 61 includes a take frame main body 61a that supports the take roller 44, a take shaft 65 that is positioned on the upper portion 61b of the take frame main body 61a and that is connected to the operation lever 64, and a take frame main body 61a that supports the take shaft 65. A pair of crank arms 66 provided integrally and a cam 67 attached to a take shaft 65 are included.

  In addition, the adjustment portion 60 is provided with a connection portion 68 that is connected to the pair of crank arms 66 and to which the connecting rod 62 is rotatably attached. A fixing pin 69 (to be described later) is inserted into the take shaft 65, and a fixing groove 65a for fixing the rotation of the take shaft 65 is provided. The take roller 44 is urged by a spring 61f.

  In addition, an elongated through hole 66a is formed vertically below the connecting portion 68 of the pair of crank arms 66, and take shafts 65 are respectively inserted therethrough. A cam 67 is located in the middle of the pair of crank arms 66, and the take frame 61 is supported so as to hang from the take shaft 65. The through hole 66a through which the take shaft 65 passes has a vertical dimension larger than the diameter of the take shaft 65, so that some vertical movement with respect to the take shaft 65 is permitted and can be freely swung.

  The cam 67 includes a use posture cam surface 67a that is in contact with the upper portion 61b of the take frame main body 61a when the conveyance belt 45 is used, and a storage posture cam surface 67b that is in contact with the upper portion 61b when the conveyance belt 45 is detached. have.

  FIGS. 6A and 6B are conceptual diagrams illustrating the operation of the crank mechanism of the adjusting unit 60. FIG. 6A is a diagram when the transport belt 45 is used, and FIG. 6B is a diagram when the transport belt 45 is removed.

  The crank arm 66 is located at the end of the take shaft 65 opposite to the take roller 44. A crank arm 66 is connected to one end of the connecting rod 62, and a push rod 63 is connected to the other end. A front end frame 43 a connected to the front end roller 43 is fixed to the side of the push rod 63 opposite to the side connected to the connecting rod 62.

  The leading end roller 43 slides by the following crank mechanism.

  When the operator turns the operation lever 64 clockwise from the state of FIG. 6A, the take shaft 65 rotates clockwise (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 5C). The take frame main body 61a rotates clockwise by the contact between the surface of the cam 67 and the upper portion 61b of the take frame main body 61a. As the lower portion of the take frame main body 61a approaches the conveyor frame 41, the crank arm 66 located above the take shaft 65 rotates toward the drive roller 42, and the connecting rod 62 is pulled toward the drive roller 42. In conjunction with this, the push rod 63 moves to the driving roller 42 side, the leading end frame 43a moves to the driving roller 42 side, and the leading end roller 43 slides away from the cutout portion 30, and FIG. It becomes the state of.

  On the other hand, when the operator turns the operation lever 64 counterclockwise from the state of FIG. 6B, the take shaft 65 rotates counterclockwise. The contact between the surface of the cam 67 and the upper portion 61b of the take frame main body 61a also rotates the take frame main body 61a counterclockwise. As the lower portion of the take frame main body 61a descends so that the lower portion of the take shaft 65 rises in the direction perpendicular to the conveyor frame, the crank arm 66 above the take shaft 65 moves toward the front roller 43, and the connecting rod 62 is moved to the front end. Push into the roller 43 side. In conjunction with this, the push rod 63 moves to the tip roller 43 side, the tip frame 43a slides to the tip roller 43 side, the tip roller 43 slides in the direction approaching the rotary blade 32, and the state of FIG. become.

  When the transport belt 45 is in use, the take roller 44 is in contact with the transport belt 45 and the transport belt 45 is stretched by the state in which the tip roller 43 approaches the rotary blade 32 (see FIG. 6A). ). When removing the conveyor belt 45, if the operating lever 64 is rotated clockwise, the take roller 44 rotates so as to move in the conveyor direction of the conveyor belt 45, the crank mechanism is activated, and the leading roller 43 is moved. Separate from the rotary blade. As described above, the two rollers of the take roller 44 and the tip roller 43 are interlocked and stored, so that the conveying belt 45 is loosened and easily removed (see FIG. 6B).

  On the other hand, when the transport belt 45 is mounted, if the operation lever 64 is rotated counterclockwise, the take roller 44 descends in a direction in contact with the transport belt 45, the crank mechanism is activated, and the leading roller 43 rotates. Approach the blade. Thus, the take roller 44 and the tip roller 43 are interlocked and project toward the conveying belt 45, whereby the conveying belt 45 is tensioned and the food can be conveyed (see FIG. 6A). .

  The connecting rod 62 is connected to both ends of a connecting portion 68 connected to a pair of crank arms 66 (see FIG. 3). Each connecting rod 62 is connected to the distal end frame 43 a via the push rod 63. That is, the tip roller 43 is connected to the two left and right connecting rods 62, and the distance between the rotary blade 32 and the opening frame 36 and the tip roller 43 is adjusted by adjusting the length of the connecting rod 62 by rotating the connecting rod 62 as described above. Can be fine-tuned. Furthermore, if the lengths of the left and right connecting rods 62 are adjusted separately, the meandering of the conveyor belt 45 can be corrected.

  Further, since the connecting rod 62 is connected to the upper portion 61 b of the take frame 61, the position of the leading roller 43 can be adjusted in a state where the conveying belt 45 is stretched. That is, the take roller 44 extends the return path side of the conveying belt 45 sufficiently downward, so that the connecting rod 62 can be reached without removing the conveying belt 45, and the tip roller 43 can be attached with the conveying belt 45 attached. The position can be adjusted.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the rotation of the take frame 61, the cam 67, and the take roller 44. (a) is a side view, (b) is a perspective view of the cam surface, (1) is the initial state, (2 (5) to (5) are rotations of the operating lever 64 up to 270 degrees, and (6) is a state in which the operating lever 64 is rotated 360 degrees, and continuously shows changes in which the operating lever 64 is rotated 360 degrees.

  When tension is applied to the conveying belt 45, the take frame main body 61a is in a state of standing vertically (in use) with respect to the conveyor frame 41, and an operation lever 64 that can be rotated by a user operation is , Located in a square direction parallel to the conveyor frame 41. In this state, the use posture cam surface 67a of the cam 67 presses the upper portion 61b of the take frame main body 61a downward so as to oppose the tension, thereby maintaining the take frame main body 61a in an upright state (FIG. 7). (See (1) of (a) and (b)). At the same time as the operating lever 64 is rotated clockwise, the cam 67 is also rotated, and the take frame main body 61a is rotated about the take shaft 65.

  Until the operation lever 64 rotates 270 degrees from the position in the parallel direction parallel to the conveyor frame 41 (see (1) in FIGS. 7A and 7B) ((2) to (in FIGS. 7A and 7B)). 5), the use posture cam surface 67a is separated from the take frame main body 61a. At this time, the take shaft 65 rotates independently from the take frame main body 61a, and the downward pressing force of the cam 67 is released, and the take frame main body 61a hangs downward only by its own weight. At this time, the tension of the conveyor belt 45 is loosened, and the take frame main body 61a is pushed back by the tension of the conveyor belt 45 and is slightly inclined.

  When the operation lever 64 is rotated 270 degrees (see (5) of FIGS. 7A and 7B), the storage posture cam surface 67b comes into contact with the upper portion 61b of the take frame main body 61a, and the take frame main body 61a is brought into the take shaft. It starts to rotate greatly around 65.

  When the operation lever 64 is further rotated from the position rotated 270 degrees to 360 degrees (see (6) in FIGS. 7A and 7B), the storage posture cam surface 67b presses the upper portion 61b of the take frame main body 61a. Rotate. During this time, the take shaft 65 rotates together with the take frame main body 61a, and finally, the operation lever 64 is in a parallel state parallel to the conveyor frame 41 (stored state).

  As described above, when the take shaft 65 rotates, the cam 67 is in contact with the take frame main body 61a and separated from the take frame main body 61a, and the cam 67 is in contact with the take frame main body 61a. Is rotated, and the take frame main body 61a is also oscillated and rotated.

  In a state where the use posture cam surface 67a of the cam 67 is in contact with the take frame main body 61a, the take frame main body 61a rises in the vertical direction perpendicular to the conveyor frame 41 and the take roller 44 comes into contact with the conveying belt 45. Yes. In the state where the storage posture cam surface 67b of the cam 67 is in contact with the take frame main body 61a, the take frame main body 61a is positioned in a parallel direction parallel to the conveyor frame 41, and the take roller 44 is separated from the conveying belt. Yes.

  The take frame main body 61a in a state where the take frame main body 61a stands in a vertical direction perpendicular to the conveyor frame 41 (use state) and a state where the take frame main body 61a is positioned in a parallel direction parallel to the conveyor frame 41 (storage state). 61a rotates about 90 degrees. At this time, if the operation lever 64 is also stopped at a position rotated by about 90 degrees, one of the operation levers 64 becomes a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction, and there is a possibility that the conveyance belt 45 may be prevented from being attached or detached or the cutting operation. The operation lever 64 of the present embodiment is positioned in a parallel direction parallel to the conveyor frame 41 in both the use state and the storage state. Thereby, it is possible to perform attachment / detachment of the conveyor belt 45 or a cutting operation without the operation lever 64 interfering.

  There are various fixing structures for the operating lever 64 and the take shaft 65 integral with the operating lever 64. An example will be described with reference to FIG.

  A take shaft 65 that is integrally coupled is provided at the tip of the operation lever 64, and a fixing groove 65 a is formed in the take shaft 65. The conveyor frame 41 is provided with a fixed pin 69 that can move up and down with respect to the conveyor frame 41.

  The relationship between the front end of the fixing pin 69 and the fixing groove 65a is in a loose-fitting state (see FIG. 8B). That is, the first surface 65 b of the fixing groove 65 a is in contact with one side surface of the fixing pin 69, and the second surface 65 c of the fixing groove 65 a is separated from the other side surface of the fixing pin 69. In the present embodiment, the inner dimension of the fixing groove 65a is formed larger than the outer diameter of the fixing pin 69, and the second surface 65c of the fixing groove 65a is inclined, for example, 10 degrees from the first surface 65b.

  In a state where the take frame main body 61a stands in a vertical direction perpendicular to the conveyor frame 41, the conveyor belt 45 is tensioned by the take roller 44, and the conveyor belt 45 can be rotated (see FIG. 8A). ). At this time, a force that rotates the operation lever 64 clockwise is exerted by the tension of the conveying belt 45, but the fixing pin 69 enters the fixing groove 65 a and the first surface 65 b of the fixing groove 65 a and the fixing pin 69. The side surfaces of the operation levers are in contact with each other to suppress the rotation of the operation lever 64.

  When the operation lever 64 is rotated, the operation lever 64 may be slightly lifted counterclockwise against the tension of the transport belt 45. That is, by lifting the operation lever 64, the fixing pin 69 is separated from the fixing groove 65a and the friction with the first surface 65b due to the tension of the conveyor belt 45 is eliminated, so that the fixing pin 69 can be easily lifted (FIG. 8 ( c)). Then, the fixing pin 69 is pulled up, and the operation lever 64 can be rotated (see FIG. 8D). When the operation lever 64 is rotated 360 degrees and the take frame main body 61a is positioned in a parallel direction parallel to the conveyor frame 41, the fixing pin 69 enters the same fixing groove 65a again, and the rotation of the take shaft 65 is suppressed. The main body 61a maintains a position parallel to the conveyor frame 41.

  As described above, the operation lever 64 has the same posture both in the state in which the take frame main body 61a stands vertically with respect to the conveyor frame 41 and in the parallel state. The rotation of 64 can be suppressed, and the respective states of the take frame main body 61a can be maintained.

  The take roller 44 may be adjusted up and down with respect to the take frame main body 61a, and the tension of the conveyor belt 45 may be adjusted or the meandering may be corrected. The adjustment mechanism will be described with reference to FIG.

  The take frame body 61a is provided with an open guide hole 61c, and an adjustment screw 61d is inserted into the guide hole 61c. The take roller 44 is provided with a pair of take roller shafts 44a protruding left and right, and an adjustment screw 61d is screwed into a female screw hole 44b formed in the take roller shaft 44a. The take roller shaft 44a is urged by a spring (compression coil spring) 61f disposed between the head 61e of the adjustment screw 61d and the take roller shaft 44a.

  When the head 61e of the adjustment screw 61d is turned to the right, the take roller 44 is lowered against the urging force of the spring 61f (see FIG. 9A), and when the head 61e of the adjustment screw 61d is turned to the left, the spring 61f The take roller 44 moves up together with the urging force (see FIG. 9B). Since the take roller 44 is urged upward by the extension force of the spring 61f at any position, the take roller 44 stops at the adjusted position without dropping.

  The extension force of the spring 61f causes friction between the head 61e and the guide hole 61c, so that the adjustment screw 61d does not rotate unexpectedly, and no means for fixing the adjustment screw 61d is required, and the position of the take roller 44 can be easily determined. Adjustment is possible.

  Maintenance of the food slicer 1 of this embodiment is performed in the following procedures (see FIG. 3).

  The power source of the food slicer 1 is removed, the first cover 21 and the blade cover 31 that are rotatably attached to the main body 10 are opened, the second cover 22 is removed, and the guide plate 23 is removed. Next, the fixing screw 58 that fixes the pressing portion 50 is loosened, the pressing arm 56 is detached from the pressing portion output shaft 55, and the pressing portion 50 and the gear case 51 are pulled out in the lateral direction. By this disassembly, the feed unit 40 and the adjustment unit 60 of the transport unit 20 are exposed.

  Further, the operation lever 64 is rotated 360 degrees, the take roller 44 is brought close to the conveyor frame 41, and the leading roller 43 is slid away from the rotary blade 32 by the crank mechanism. Can be easily removed. The conveyor bottom plate 41b that is detachably attached to the upper surface of the conveyor frame 41 and supports the forward path side of the conveying belt 45 can be removed.

  Since the take roller 44 and the tip roller 43 can be stored inside the conveying belt 45, a sufficient space can be secured inside the conveying belt 45, and the conveying belt 45 can be easily detached. Further, since the tip roller 43 is separated from the rotary blade 32, it becomes easy to remove food scraps collected in the gap between the tip roller 43 and the rotary blade 32, specifically, the gap between the tip roller 43 and the opening frame 36. . Cleaning of the food slicer 1 including the conveyor belt 45 is facilitated, leading to improved hygiene management.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, A deformation | transformation, improvement, etc. are possible suitably. In addition, the material, shape, dimension, numerical value, form, number, arrangement location, and the like of each component in the above-described embodiment are arbitrary and are not limited as long as the present invention can be achieved.

  The food slicer according to the present invention can be applied to a field where it is desired that the conveyor belt can be easily removed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Food slicer 2 Base 10 Main body part 20 Conveying part 30 Cutting part 32 Rotary blade 40 Feeding part 41 Conveyor frame 41a Frame beam 42 Drive roller 43 End roller 43a End frame 44 Take roller 45 Conveying belt 50 Holding part 60 Adjusting part 61 Take Frame 61a Take frame body 61f Spring 62 Connecting rod 63 Push rod 64 Operation lever 65 Take shaft 65a Fixing groove 66 Crank arm 67 Cam 67a Use posture cam surface 67b Storage posture cam surface 69 Fixing pin

Claims (7)

A conveyor frame;
A driving roller attached to the conveyor frame and driven to rotate;
A tip roller attached to the conveyor frame;
A take roller attached to the conveyor frame;
An endless conveying belt that conveys the placed food that moves with the rotation of the driving roller in a state of being wound around the driving roller, the tip roller, and the take roller;
A rotatable rotary blade that cuts the food that has been fed to the outside of the conveyor belt beyond the tip roller, and
The take roller is movably attached to the conveyor frame so as to take a state in contact with the transport belt and a state in which the take roller is separated from the transport belt,
The tip roller is movably attached to the conveyor frame so as to take a state of approaching the rotary blade and a state of being separated from the rotary blade.
Food slicer. The food slicer according to claim 1,
The tip roller and the take roller are movable in conjunction with each other;
In a state where the take roller is in contact with the conveying belt, the tip roller is close to the rotary blade,
In the state where the take roller is separated from the conveying belt, the tip roller is separated from the rotary blade.
Food slicer. A food slicer according to claim 2,
The take roller is provided in a take frame that is swingably attached to the conveyor frame about a take shaft;
The tip roller and the take frame are connected by a crank mechanism;
The tip roller slides away from the rotary blade as the swinging rotation of the take frame approaches the conveyor frame.
Food slicer. A food slicer according to claim 3,
The take frame is
A crank arm connected to the crank mechanism;
A take frame main body provided integrally with the crank arm and rotatably supporting the take roller;
A cam attached to the take shaft,
With the rotation of the take shaft, the cam is in contact with the take frame main body and is separated from the take frame main body,
When the take shaft rotates while the cam is in contact with the take frame main body, the take frame main body also swings and rotates.
Food slicer. A food slicer according to claim 4,
The cam has a use posture cam surface and a storage posture cam surface;
In a state where the use posture cam surface is in contact with the take frame main body, the take frame main body stands in a vertical direction perpendicular to the conveyor frame, and the take roller comes into contact with the conveyor belt,
In the state where the storage posture cam surface is in contact with the take frame main body, the take frame main body is positioned in a parallel direction parallel to the conveyor frame, and the take roller is separated from the conveying belt.
Food slicer. A food slicer according to claim 5,
The take frame is attached to the take shaft, and further includes an operation lever that can be rotated by a user operation,
In the state where the take frame main body stands in a direction perpendicular to the conveyor frame, the operation lever is positioned in a parallel direction parallel to the conveyor frame,
While the operation lever rotates 270 degrees from the parallel position parallel to the conveyor frame, the use posture cam surface is separated from the take frame main body and the take shaft rotates independently from the take frame main body. ,
By rotating the operation lever from a position rotated 270 degrees to 360 degrees, the storage posture cam surface comes into contact with the take frame body, the take shaft rotates together with the take frame body, and the operation lever Located in a parallel direction parallel to the conveyor frame,
Food slicer. A food slicer according to claim 5 or 6,
A movable pin is provided on the conveyor frame,
The take shaft is provided with a fixing groove,
In a state where the take frame main body stands in a vertical direction perpendicular to the conveyor frame and in a state where the take frame main body is positioned in a parallel direction parallel to the conveyor frame, the fixing pin enters the fixing groove and the take frame The rotation of the shaft is suppressed,
Food slicer.

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