JP2020040726A - Tray dishing-up device for sliced meat - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a dishing-up device for sliced meat which dishes up a sliced meat group in a scale-like array, conveyed by a carrying conveyor, orderly not in an irregular attitude.SOLUTION: In a sliced meat dishing-up device that temporarily transfers a sliced meat group sorted by a one-pack amount and carried by a carrying conveyor to a transfer belt moving linearly forward and backward, and then retracts the transfer belt to transfer and dish up the sliced meat in a lower tray, the transfer belt is formed to have a lateral width narrower than the width of an internal bottom of the tray, and the transfer belt is retracted with one of the transfer belt and tray inclined so that a front end part of the transfer belt to which the sliced meat group is transferred and the internal bottom of the tray are closer to each other, thereby transferring and dishing up the sliced meat group in the tray.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a laying apparatus for laying sliced meat such as beef and pork on a tray for sale.

As a conventional sliced meat tray mounting device related to the present invention, there is one disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example.
In this document, a roller on the transport side of a transport belt (corresponding to the “transport conveyor” of the present invention) that transports a sliced sliced meat group is retracted to drop the sliced meat group to a tray (tray). There is disclosed a configuration for providing the same.
However, in this configuration, there is a drop from the position where the sliced meat group is peeled off from the transport belt to the inner bottom (the inner bottom surface) of the tray, and the sliced meat group that is peeled off falls without following the tray. It was difficult to keep the posture as it was conveyed and to arrange them neatly.

JP-A-4-69196

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and provides a slice overlaying device that is transported by a transport conveyor and arranges a scale-like sliced meat group on a tray in an orderly manner without disturbing the posture. The purpose is.

According to the present invention, a group of sliced meat that is sorted by the amount of one pack and conveyed by a conveyor is temporarily transferred to a transfer belt that can linearly move forward and backward, and then the transfer belt is retracted to lower the lower tray. In a slice overlaying machine that is transferred and placed inside
The width of the transfer belt is formed narrower than the width of the inner bottom of the tray,
In a state where at least one of the transfer belt or the tray is tilted, such that the tip of the transfer belt on which the sliced meat group has been transferred and the inner bottom of the tray are close to each other,
The transfer belt is retracted so that the sliced meat group is transferred to and arranged in a tray.

In addition, the sliced meat group is formed in a cascade by overlapping a part of the subsequent sliced meat with the previous sliced meat. It is preferable that the paper is transferred into the tray.

Further, a support frame for supporting the transfer belt is disposed on the downstream side of the transport conveyor, and the transfer belt is inclined downward so that the leading end thereof is close to the inner bottom of the tray.
Alternatively, it is preferable that a support frame that supports the transfer belt is disposed at a position below the transport conveyor, and the tray is inclined such that the inner bottom faces the transport conveyor.

Further, it is preferable that the end of the transport conveyor is a shuttle conveyor, and the sliced meat group is transferred to a transfer belt in an advanced state from the shuttle conveyor,
In addition, the transfer belt is hung in the front-rear direction of the movable plate supported on the support frame so as to be able to advance and retreat, and is linearly movable with the movable plate by the advancing and retreating means. It is preferable that the sliced meat group be transferred to the transfer belt in synchronization with the transport.

Further, it is preferable that a follow-up means is provided to follow the retreat of the transfer belt and maintain a state in which the leading end of the transfer belt and the inner bottom of the tray are close to each other,
The follow-up means comprises lifting means for supporting the transfer belt and lowering the transfer belt so as to approach the inner bottom of the tray in conjunction with the retreat of the transfer belt;
Alternatively, it is preferable that the follow-up means is formed of an elastic machine mounted on a support portion of the transfer belt or the tray, which elastically urges the transfer belt in a direction in which the front end portion of the transfer belt approaches the inner bottom of the tray.

Further, it is preferable that a plurality of parallel rows of sliced meat groups are transported to the transport conveyor, and transfer belts are individually provided facing the respective rows of sliced meat groups.

Once the cascade of sliced meat conveyed by the conveyor is transferred to the transfer belt, the transfer belt is placed in a state where the tip of the transfer belt and the inner bottom of the tray are close to each other. The top sliced meat is attached to the inner bottom of the tray and is not easily displaced. Served orderly.

It is a side view which shows the principal part in Example 1 of the slice overlaying apparatus which concerns on this invention. FIG. 1 shows a state in which the transfer belt is inclined and the leading end of the transfer belt is close to the inner bottom of the tray. In FIG. 2, as the transfer belt retreats, the lifting / lowering means supporting the support frame of the transfer belt descends, and the transfer belt is pulled down from the state indicated by the imaginary line to the state indicated by the solid line. This shows a state in which the state in which the tip portion and the inner bottom of the tray are close to each other is maintained. FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG. 1. It is a side view which shows the principal part of the slice overlaying apparatus in Example 2. FIG. 5 shows a state in which the tray is tilted and the inner bottom of the tray and the leading end of the transfer belt are close to each other. In FIG. 6, as the transfer belt retreats, the lifting / lowering means supporting the support frame of the transfer belt is lowered, and the transfer belt is pulled down from the state of the virtual line display to the state of the solid line display. This shows a state in which the state in which the tip portion and the inner bottom of the tray are close to each other is maintained. FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing an enlarged state of the transfer of the sliced meat group into the tray in FIG. 7. It is a side view which shows an example of a following means. It is a side view which shows another example of the following means.

First Embodiment A slice overlaying apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

In the conveyor 1, the meat is sliced by a meat slicer (not shown), and the meat is sliced into two from a substantially central portion by a folding device (not shown). The sliced meat group M, which is formed in a scale-like shape in which a part of m is superimposed in a scale and is sorted for each pack amount (the amount to be put on one tray 3), is transported to the terminal end.
In addition, the sliced meat group M may be formed in a cascade without being folded, or may be a single sliced meat.

As shown in FIG. 4, the transport conveyor 1 is configured to transport two parallel rows of sliced meat groups M, M, but the number of rows is not limited.

At the end of the conveyor 1, a peeling roller 2 that rotates in the same direction as the roller that runs the conveyor 1 is provided close to the surface of the conveyor 1 to prevent the sliced meat m from rotating. I have.

Further, the terminal end of the conveyor 1 is gently inclined so as to descend toward the downstream side of the conveyor 1, and detailed display is omitted, but as shown by a virtual line in FIG. The shuttle conveyor moves forward and backward by a predetermined distance.

Although a detailed display is omitted, a tray supply device 4 that supplies the tray 3 orthogonal to the transport conveyor 1 is provided below the end of the transport conveyor 1.

Transfer belts 5 are individually provided between the lower surface at the end portion of the conveyor 1 and the tray 3 so as to face the respective rows of the sliced meat groups M, and as shown in FIG. When the terminal end portion of 1 is retracted, the sliced meat group M is transferred to the transfer belt 5.

The transfer belt 5 has a length and a width B in the transport direction of the sliced meat group M on which at least one pack of sliced meat group M can be placed. The width B corresponds to the width of the sliced meat m and is formed to be smaller than the width of the inner bottom of the tray 3 on which the sliced meat group M is placed. Therefore, regardless of the number of rows in the sliced meat group M, the transfer belt 5 is brought close to the lower surface of the conveyor 1 without disturbing both side plates of the conveyor 1, and each sliced meat is sliced. It can be installed facing the rows of the group M.

The transfer belt 5 in this embodiment is wrapped around the moving plate 6 supported on the support frame 7 so as to be able to move forward and backward, and at the same time as the contact surface with the sliced meat m (the upper surface of the moving plate 6). The portion is fixed to the support frame 7, and the moving plate 6 is configured to advance and retreat as the moving plate 6 linearly advances and retreats with respect to the support frame 7 by the advance / retreat means 8. In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the support frame 7 is disposed downstream of the transport conveyor 1, and the slice meat group M is transferred from the transport conveyor 1 with the transfer belt 5 advanced. It is configured to be.

Further, the support frame 7 is provided with a support 9 for rotatably supporting both sides of the support frame 7 near the tray 3. The support 9 is fixed to the upper end of the lifting / lowering means (a) 10 whose lower end is fixed to the body.

Further, the support frame 7 is provided with a support 13 for rotatably supporting both sides of the support frame 7 at a place different from the support portion by the support 9. The support 13 is fixed to the upper end of the lifting / lowering means (b) 11 for tilting the transfer belt 5 about the support of the support frame 7 by the support 9, and the lower end of the lifting / lowering means (b) 11. Are supported by the support 9.

In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, two parallel rows of sliced meat groups M, M are transported by the transport conveyor 1, and the transfer belts are individually opposed to the respective rows of the sliced meat groups M. 5, 5 are provided.
With such a configuration, the width B of the transfer belt 5 is smaller than the width of the inner bottom of the tray 3 as described above, so that the transfer belts 5 and 5 obstruct both side plates of the transport conveyor 1. Without approaching the lower surface of the conveyor 1. In addition, in combination with the effect of the peeling roller 2, the sliced meat group M can be transferred from the conveyor 1 to the transfer belt 5 without disturbing the posture during the transfer.

The operation of the mounting device according to the first embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to the drawings.
The solid line in FIG. 1 shows that the end portion of the conveyor 1 is retracted, and the sliced meat group M is transferred onto the transfer belt 5 in the advanced state while maintaining the posture at the time of transfer. It is in the state of having been. At this time, the transfer belt 5 is in the horizontal state, and the sliced meat group M is the sliced meat m on the upstream side of the transport conveyor 1, that is, the sliced meat m at the tail of the sliced meat group M is the tip of the transfer belt 5. It has been transferred to come.

Next, the transfer belt 5 is tilted until the leading end approaches the inner bottom of the tray 3. As shown in FIG. 2, this tilting is tilting by the lifting / lowering means (b) 11 about the support of the support frame 7 by the support 9.
The term “close” as used herein means that the tip of the transfer belt 5 and the inner bottom of the tray 3 slightly contact each other, but from the state where there is a slight gap about the thickness of the sliced meat m. At worst, it means that the leading end of the transfer belt 5 is held in the tray 3 below the upper edge of the tray 3.

Subsequently, when the retreating of the movable plate 6 by the advance / retreat means 8 starts, at the same time, the transfer belt 5 having a part of the contact surface side with the sliced meat m fixed to the support frame 7 also moves the contact surface from the sliced meat m. Retreat to peel off. Then, the transfer of the sliced meat group M on the transfer belt 5 to the tray 3 is started, with the sliced meat m at the tail end of the sliced meat group M at the leading end of the transfer belt 5 as the head. Since the sliced meat group M is sequentially transferred while being attached to the inner bottom of the tray 3 sequentially from the sliced meat m at the head (the tail end of the sliced meat group M), the sliced meat group M maintains the posture at the time of transportation. Served on tray 3 as it is.

In such a configuration, the transfer belt 5 is retracted from a state in which the leading end of the transfer belt 5 is close to the inner bottom of the tray 3 as indicated by a virtual line in FIG. However, as the transfer belt 5 retreats, the gap between the leading end of the transfer belt 5 and the inner bottom of the tray 3 is widened. And the posture is easily disturbed.

Therefore, in the invention of claims 7 to 9 in the present application, a follow-up means is provided for keeping the state in which the leading end of the transfer belt 5 and the inner bottom of the tray 3 are close to each other following the retreat of the transfer belt 5. I have.

As an example of this follow-up means, as shown in the solid line in FIG. 3, the gap between the leading end of the transfer belt 5 and the inner bottom of the tray 3 is widened as shown by the solid line in FIG. The transfer belt 5 is lowered by the lifting / lowering means (a) 10 in conjunction with the retreat of the transfer belt 5. With this configuration, the subsequent sliced meat m can be transferred while being kept close to the inner bottom of the tray 3.

When the transfer belt 5 moves backward and the transfer belt 5 contacts the upper edge of the tray 3, the operation of the lifting / lowering means (a) 10 for lowering the support frame 7 is stopped, and only the transfer belt 5 is moved. Retreat. At this time, since the lower part of the sliced meat m previously transferred to the tray 3 is attached to the inner bottom of the tray 3, the subsequent sliced meat m is pulled by the retreat of the transfer belt 5. Is prevented from being disturbed and the posture is arranged on the tray 3 without disturbing the posture.

Note that the following means can be changed as appropriate, and examples of other following means are shown in FIG.
The support frame 7 in FIG. 9 is provided with a support 9 ′ that rotatably supports both sides of the support frame 7 near the tray 3, and the support 9 ′ is fixed to the body. In addition, a spring 12 that elastically urges the tip of the transfer belt 5 toward the inner bottom of the tray 3 is mounted between the lifting / lowering means (b) 11 and the support 13. .
According to the above-described configuration, the support frame 7 is supported by the body so that the support frame 9 can be tilted around the support portion by the support tool 9 ′, and the spring 12 makes the tip of the transfer belt 5 and the inside of the tray 3 inside. The state that the bottom and the proximity were maintained can be maintained.

Next, a second embodiment of a slice overlaying apparatus according to the present invention, which is partially different from the first embodiment, will be described with reference to FIGS.

The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the support frame 7 is disposed below the conveyor 1 as is apparent from FIG. That is, the direction of the transfer belt 5 is opposite to that of the first embodiment, and the transfer belt 5 advances and retreats from the conveyor 1 side.
Therefore, when the end of the conveyor 1 is retracted and the sliced meat group M is transferred to the transfer belt 5, the sliced meat group M becomes the sliced meat m on the downstream side of the conveyor 1, that is, the sliced meat group. The sliced meat m at the head of M is transferred so as to come to the tip of the transfer belt 5.

Therefore, also when the sliced meat group M is transferred from the transfer belt 5 to the tray 3, the transfer is started with the leading sliced meat m of the sliced meat group M at the top.
Then, when the sliced meat group M is transferred from the transfer belt 5 to the tray 3, in the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. The sliced meat m) is transferred while adhering to the inner bottom of the tray 3.

As a result, when the transfer belt 5 is moved backward to transfer the subsequent sliced meat to the tray 3, the area under the sliced meat m attached to the inner bottom of the tray 3 is larger than in the first embodiment. The pulling of the sliced meat due to the retreat of the loading belt 5 is reduced, and the sliced meat is hardly displaced.

When transferring the sliced meat group M from the transfer belt 5 to the tray 3, the inner bottom of the tray 3 and the tip of the transfer belt 5 are brought close to each other, as in the first embodiment.
In the first embodiment, the support frame 7 is tilted when approaching. However, in the second embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the tray 3 is moved so that the inner bottom of the tray 3 faces the transport conveyor 1. In this configuration, the support 15 of the tray 3 is raised and tilted.

Further, follow-up means for maintaining a state in which the transfer belt 5 and the inner bottom of the tray 3 are close to each other is provided. FIG. 7 shows an example of the follow-up means in the second embodiment.
In FIG. 7, the support frame 7 is provided with a support 14 for horizontally supporting the support frame 7, and the support 14 is fixed to the upper end of the lifting / lowering means (a) 10 'having a lower end fixed to the body. ing. In the same manner as in the first embodiment, the support frame 7 is linked with the retraction of the transfer belt 5 by the elevating / lowering means (a) 10 'by the amount of the gap between the tip of the transfer belt 5 and the inner bottom of the tray 3 being widened. And descend.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, for example, the follower is provided with a spring 12 ′ attached to the support 15, and elastically urges the inner bottom of the tray 3 toward the tip of the transfer belt 5. It may be configured so as to make it.

With the configuration as in the second embodiment, the support frame 7, the reciprocating means 8 and the like can be stored in the space below the conveyor 1, so that the body can be made more compact than in the first embodiment.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the sliced meat group M is transferred from the transport conveyor 1 to the transfer belt 5, the end of the transport conveyor 1 is not a shuttle conveyor, and the transfer belt 5 is moved by an advance / retreat means (not shown). Alternatively, the sliced meat group M may be transferred to the transfer belt 5 by synchronizing with the transfer of the sliced meat group M by the transport conveyor 1.

Further, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the configuration in which the sliced meat group M is transferred from the end portion of the transport conveyor 1 to the transfer belt 5 as in Examples 1 and 2 described above. For example, the sliced meat group M is scooped from the conveyor 1 by moving the transfer belt 5 forward, and then the leading end of the transfer belt 5 is brought close to the inner bottom of the tray 3 at the predetermined mounting position. , And the transfer belt 5 may be retracted to be transferred and placed in the tray.

Further, the transfer belt 5 is an endless body wrapped around the moving plate 6 and has a fixing member capable of temporarily fixing a part of the endless body to the moving plate 6 or the support frame 7 as necessary. You may.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Conveyor 3 Tray 5 Transfer belt 7 Support frame 8 Advance / retreat means 9 Supporting tool

Claims (10)

The sliced meat group sorted by the amount of one pack and transported by the transport conveyor is temporarily transferred to a transfer belt that can be linearly moved forward and backward, and then the transfer belt is retracted and transferred to the lower tray. In the slicing meat laying device,
The width of the transfer belt is formed narrower than the width of the inner bottom of the tray,
In a state where at least one of the transfer belt or the tray is tilted, such that the tip of the transfer belt on which the sliced meat group has been transferred and the inner bottom of the tray are close to each other,
A slice overlaying device wherein the transfer belt is retracted so that a group of sliced meat is transported and arranged in a tray. The sliced meat group is a cascade formed by superimposing a part of the succeeding sliced meat on the previous sliced meat. The slice overlaying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is transferred to the inside. A support frame for supporting the transfer belt is disposed downstream of the transport conveyor,
2. The slicing and overlaying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transfer belt is inclined downward so that a leading end portion thereof is close to an inner bottom of the tray. A support frame for supporting the transfer belt is disposed below the transport conveyor,
2. The slice overlaying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the tray is tilted so that an inner bottom faces the conveyor. The sliced meat according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the transporting conveyor has a shuttle conveyor at the end, and the sliced meat group is transferred to a transfer belt that is in an advanced state from the shuttle conveyor. Placing device. The transfer belt is hung in the front-rear direction of the movable plate supported by the support frame so as to be able to move forward and backward, and is linearly movable forward and backward together with the movable plate by means of a moving unit.
5. The slice overlaying apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the sliced meat group is transferred to the transfer belt in synchronization with the transportation of the sliced meat group by the transport conveyor. 7. A follow-up means for keeping a state in which the tip of the transfer belt and the inner bottom of the tray are close to each other following the retraction of the transfer belt is provided. 2. The slice overlaying apparatus according to item 1. 8. The slice overlaying apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the follow-up means comprises lifting means for supporting the transfer belt and lowering the transfer belt so as to approach the inner bottom of the tray in conjunction with the retreat of the transfer belt. . The follower means comprises an elastic machine mounted on a support portion of the transfer belt or the tray, which elastically urges the leading end of the transfer belt and the inner bottom of the tray in a direction to approach each other. Item 8. A slice overlaying apparatus according to Item 7. 10. The conveyor according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of parallel rows of sliced meat groups are conveyed, and transfer belts are individually provided facing the respective rows of sliced meat groups. The slice overlaying apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims.

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