JP2020040726A5 - - Google Patents

Description

Sliced meat tray serving device

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

As a conventional tray filling device for sliced meat related to the present invention, for example, there is one disclosed in Patent Document 1.
In this document, the roller on the transport side of the transport belt (corresponding to the "conveyor" of the present invention) that transports the sliced meat group in a scale shape retracts and drops the sliced meat group onto the tray. The structure to be arranged is disclosed.
However, in this configuration, there is a drop from the peeled position of the sliced meat group on the transport belt to the inner bottom (inner bottom surface) of the saucer, and the sliced meat group to be peeled is dropped without following the saucer. It was difficult to maintain the posture of being transported and arrange it in an orderly manner.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 4-69196

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a slice overlaying device for orderly arranging scale-shaped sliced meat groups transported by a transport conveyor on a tray without disturbing the posture. I am aiming.

In the present invention, sliced meat groups sorted according to the amount to be placed on a single tray are placed and conveyed on a transfer belt that can be linearly moved forward and backward, and the transfer end portion of the transfer belt is retracted. in the slice with the cladding apparatus was transferred to Serve configured in the tray by, at least one of the transfer belt or tray, and transfer terminal end portion of the transfer belt slice meat group is placed in a state in which the inner bottom of the tray is inclined so as to approach, said the transfer terminal end portion of the transfer belt is retracted, characterized by being configured to Serve a slice meat group on the transfer belt in the tray It is a slice overlaying device.

Further, a transport conveyor for transporting the sliced meat group and placing it on the transfer belt is provided, and a support frame for supporting the transfer belt is provided on the downstream side in the transport direction of the transfer conveyor. This is a slice overlaying device that supports the transfer belt so that it can be tilted downward so that the transport end of the tray is close to the inner bottom of the tray.

Further, a transport conveyor for transporting the sliced meat group and placing it on the transfer belt is provided so that the tray can be tilted so that the inner bottom of the tray is close to the transport end portion of the transfer belt. It is a configured slice overlaying device.

Further, the end portion of the transport conveyor is a shuttle conveyor that advances and retreats by a predetermined distance, and the sliced meat group is transferred from the shuttle conveyor onto the transfer belt in the advanced state. It is a device.

Further, the transfer belt is hung in the front-rear direction with respect to the moving plate movably supported by the support frame, and can be linearly moved back and forth together with the moving plate by the advancing / retreating means. The sliced meat group is transferred onto the transfer belt in synchronization with the transportation of the group.

Further, the slice overlaying device is provided with a following means for following the retreat of the transfer belt and maintaining a state in which the transport end portion of the transfer belt and the inner bottom of the tray are in close proximity to each other.

Further, the following means is a slice overlaying device including an elevating means for lowering the transport end portion of the transfer belt so as to approach the inner bottom of the tray in conjunction with the retreat of the transfer belt.

Further, the following means is provided with a slice overlaying device provided with an ammunition for urging the transfer end portion of the transfer belt and the inner bottom of the tray in a direction close to each other.

Further, the transport conveyor is configured to transport a plurality of parallel rows of sliced meat groups, and the transfer belt is a slice overlaying device individually provided facing the transport rows of each sliced meat group. ..

Further, the slice overlaying device is formed so that the width of the transfer belt is narrower than the width of the inner bottom of the tray .

In addition, a sliced meat group is formed in a row by superimposing a part of the succeeding sliced meat on the previous sliced meat, and the sliced meat group is held in a row on the transport end side of the transfer belt. It is a slice overlaying device that is configured to sequentially transfer the placed sliced meat into the tray.

The scaly sliced meat group transported by the transport conveyor is placed on a transfer belt and transported, and the transfer end of the transfer belt and the inner bottom of the tray are brought close to each other. Since the transport end of the loading belt is retracted and served, the sliced meat at the beginning adheres to the inner bottom of the tray and does not easily shift. The sliced meat group is arranged in an orderly manner.

It is a side view which shows the main 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 tilted and the tip end portion of the transfer belt is brought close to the inner bottom of the tray. In FIG. 2, as the transfer belt retracts, the elevating means for supporting the support frame of the transfer belt is lowered, the transfer belt is pulled down from the virtual line display state to the solid line display state, and the transfer belt Indicates a state in which the tip portion and the inner bottom of the tray are maintained in close proximity to each other. It is a top view of FIG. It is a side view which shows the main part of the slice overlaying apparatus in Example 2. FIG. FIG. 5 shows a state in which the tray is tilted so that the inner bottom of the tray and the tip of the transfer belt are close to each other. In FIG. 6, as the transfer belt retracts, the elevating means for supporting the support frame of the transfer belt is lowered, and the transfer belt is pulled down from the virtual line display state to the solid line display state. Indicates a state in which the tip portion and the inner bottom of the tray are maintained in close proximity to each other. It is explanatory drawing which enlarges and shows the state of the transfer start to the tray of the sliced meat group in FIG. It is a side view which shows an example of the following means. It is a side view which shows another example of the tracking means.

Example 1 of the slice overlaying apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

In the conveyor 1, the meat is sliced by a meat slicer (not shown), folded in two from the substantially central portion by a folding device (not shown), and the subsequent sliced meat is folded with the folding line in front (downstream side of the conveyor 1). The sliced meat group M, which is formed by stacking a part of m in a scale shape and sorted by the amount of one pack (the amount to be placed on one tray 3), is conveyed to the terminal portion.
The sliced meat group M may be scaly 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 and 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. There is.

Further, the end portion of the conveyor 1 is gently inclined so as to descend toward the downstream side of the conveyor 1, and although detailed display is omitted, as shown by a virtual line in FIG. 1, in the horizontal direction. It is a shuttle conveyor that advances and retreats by a predetermined distance.

Although detailed display is omitted, a tray supply device 4 for supplying the tray 3 orthogonal to the transfer conveyor 1 is provided below the end portion of the transfer conveyor 1.

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

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 the sliced meat group M can be placed. The width B corresponds to the width of the sliced meat m, and is formed to be narrower than the width of the inner bottom of the tray 3 on which the sliced meat group M is arranged. Therefore, regardless of the number of rows of the sliced meat group M, the transfer belt 5 is brought close to the lower surface of the transport conveyor 1 without hindering both side plates of the transport conveyor 1, and each sliced meat is brought close to the lower surface. It can be installed facing the row of group M.

The transfer belt 5 in this embodiment is hung in the front-rear direction of the moving plate 6 supported by the support frame 7 so as to be able to advance and retreat, and is one on the contact surface (upper surface) side of the sliced meat m. The portion is fixed to the support frame 7, and the moving plate 6 is known to advance and retreat as the moving plate 6 advances and retreats linearly with respect to the support frame 7 by the advancing and retreating means 8. In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the support frame 7 is arranged on the downstream side of the transfer conveyor 1, and the sliced meat group M is transferred from the transfer conveyor 1 with the transfer belt 5 advanced. Is configured to

Further, the support frame 7 is provided with a support tool 9 that rotatably supports both sides of the support frame 7 near the tray 3. The support 9 is fixed to the upper end of the elevating means (a) 10 whose lower end is fixed to the machine body.

Further, the support frame 7 is provided with a support tool 13 that rotatably supports both sides of the support frame 7 at a place different from the support portion by the support tool 9. The support tool 13 is fixed to the upper end portion of the elevating means (b) 11 that tilts the transfer belt 5 around the support portion of the support frame 7 by the support tool 9, and the lower end portion of the elevating means (b) 11. Is supported by the support 9.

In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, two parallel rows of sliced meat groups M and M are conveyed by the transfer conveyor 1, and the transfer belts are individually transferred to face the rows of the respective sliced meat groups M. 5 and 5 are provided.
With this configuration, as described above, the width B of the transfer belt 5 is less than the width of the inner bottom of the tray 3, so that the transfer belts 5 and 5 interfere with the plates on both sides of the conveyor 1. It can be brought close to the lower surface of the conveyor 1 without the need for it. As a result, in combination with the effect of the peeling roller 2, the sliced meat group M can be satisfactorily transferred from the transfer conveyor 1 to the transfer belt 5 without disturbing the posture during transfer.

The operation of the mounting device according to the first embodiment configured in this way will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, 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 a state of being. At this time, the transfer belt 5 is in a horizontal state, and in the sliced meat group M, 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 portion of the transfer belt 5. It has been reprinted to come to.

The transfer belt 5 is then tilted until the tip is close to the inner bottom of the tray 3. As shown in FIG. 2, this tilt is tilted by the elevating means (b) 11 centering on the support portion of the support frame 7 by the support tool 9.
The term "close" as used herein means that the tip of the transfer belt 5 and the inner bottom of the tray 3 are most preferably in slight contact with each other, but from a state in which there is a slight gap of about the thickness of the sliced meat m. At worst, it means that the tip end portion of the transfer belt 5 is held in the tray 3 below the upper edge of the tray 3.

Subsequently, when the moving plate 6 is retracted by the advancing / retreating means 8, at the same time, the transfer belt 5 in which a part of the contact surface side with the sliced meat m is fixed to the support frame 7 also touches 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 of the sliced meat group M at the tip of the transfer belt 5 as the head. Since the sliced meat group M is sequentially transferred from the first sliced meat m (the tail of the sliced meat group M) while adhering to the inner bottom of the tray 3, the sliced meat group M maintains the posture at the time of transportation. It is served on the tray 3 as it is.

In such a configuration, as shown by a virtual line in FIG. 3, the transfer belt 5 retracts from the state where the tip end portion of the transfer belt 5 is close to the inner bottom of the tray 3. However, as the transfer belt 5 retracts, the gap between the tip of the transfer belt 5 and the inner bottom of the tray 3 widens. Therefore, if the transfer belt 5 proceeds as it is, the subsequent sliced meat m is transferred away from the inner bottom. The posture is easily disturbed.

Therefore, in the inventions of claims 7 to 9 of the present application, a following means for following the retreat of the transfer belt 5 and maintaining a state in which the tip end portion of the transfer belt 5 and the inner bottom of the tray 3 are close to each other is provided. There is.

As an example of this following means, in the first embodiment, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 3, the gap between the tip of the transfer belt 5 and the inner bottom of the tray 3 is widened in the support frame 7. The mechanism is such that the elevating means (a) 10 lowers the transfer belt 5 in conjunction with the retreat of the transfer belt 5. With this configuration, the subsequent sliced meat m can also be transferred while being close to the inner bottom of the tray 3.

When the transfer belt 5 is retracted and the transfer belt 5 is in contact with the upper edge of the tray 3, the operation of the elevating means (a) 10 for lowering the support frame 7 is stopped, and only the transfer belt 5 is moved. Retreat. At this time, since a part of the lower side 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 due to the retreat of the transfer belt 5. Is prevented, and the tray 3 is placed on the tray 3 without disturbing the posture.

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 machine body. In addition, a spring 12 that elastically biases the tip of the transfer belt 5 toward the inner bottom of the tray 3 is mounted between the elevating means (b) 11 and the support 13. ..
According to the above configuration, the support frame 7 is supported by the machine body so that it can be freely tilted around the support portion by the support tool 9', and the tip portion of the transfer belt 5 and the inside of the tray 3 are supported by the spring 12. The state where it is close to the bottom can be maintained.

Next, Example 2 of the slice overlaying apparatus according to the present invention, which is partially different from Example 1, will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8.

As is clear from FIG. 5, the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the support frame 7 is arranged at a lower position of the conveyor 1. That is, the orientation of the transfer belt 5 is opposite to that of the first embodiment, and the transfer belt 5 moves forward and backward from the transfer conveyor 1 side.
Therefore, when the end portion of the transport conveyor 1 is retracted and the sliced meat group M is transferred to the transfer belt 5, the sliced meat group M is the sliced meat m on the downstream side of the transport conveyor 1, that is, the sliced meat group. The sliced meat m at the beginning of M is transferred so as to come to the tip of the transfer belt 5.

Therefore, even when the sliced meat group M is transferred from the transfer belt 5 to the tray 3, the transfer is started with the sliced meat m at the head of the sliced meat group M as the head.
Then, when the sliced meat group M is transferred from the transfer belt 5 to the tray 3, as shown in FIG. 8 in Example 2, the sliced meat m to be transferred in advance (the head of the sliced meat group M). The entire lower surface of 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 retracted and the subsequent sliced meat is transferred to the tray 3, the area under the sliced meat m adhering to the inner bottom of the tray 3 is larger than that in the first embodiment. The sliced meat is less pulled due to the retracting of the mounting belt 5 and is less likely to shift, and the sliced meat group M is arranged in an orderly manner without disturbing the posture.

When the sliced meat group M is transferred 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 Example 1, the support frame 7 was tilted in order to bring them closer to each other, but in Example 2, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the tray 3 is placed so that the inner bottom of the tray 3 faces the conveyor 1. The support 15 of the tray 3 is raised and tilted so as to do so.

Further, a following means for maintaining a close state between the transfer belt 5 and the inner bottom of the tray 3 is provided, and FIG. 7 is an example of the following means in the second embodiment.
In FIG. 7, the support frame 7 is provided with a support tool 14 that horizontally supports the support frame 7, and the support tool 14 is fixed to the upper end portion of the elevating means (a) 10'in which the lower end portion is fixed to the machine body. ing. Then, as in the first embodiment, the support frame 7 is interlocked with the retreat of the transfer belt 5 by the elevating means (a) 10'by the amount that the gap between the tip end portion of the transfer belt 5 and the inner bottom of the tray 3 is widened. It is a configuration that lowers.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, for example, the following means is elastically biased in a direction in which a spring 12'is attached to the support 15 and the inner bottom of the tray 3 is brought closer to the tip of the transfer belt 5. It may be configured to allow.

With the configuration as in the second embodiment, the support frame 7, the advancing / retreating means 8, and the like can be stored in the space under the conveyor 1, so that the machine 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 transfer conveyor 1 to the transfer belt 5, the end portion of the transfer conveyor 1 is not used as a shuttle conveyor, and the transfer belt 5 is moved by an advancing / retreating means (not shown). 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 transfer conveyor 1.

Furthermore, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the configuration in which the sliced meat group M is transferred from the terminal 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 up from the top of the transport conveyor 1 by advancing the transfer belt 5, and then the tip of the transfer belt 5 is brought close to the inner bottom of the tray 3 at the predetermined serving position. The transfer belt 5 may be retracted to be transferred to the tray and placed on the tray.

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

1 Conveyor 3 Tray 5 Transfer belt 7 Support frame 8 Advancing / retreating means 9 Support

Claims (11)

Sliced meat groups sorted according to the amount to be served on a single tray are placed on a transfer belt that can move forward and backward in a straight line and transported, and the transfer end of this transfer belt is retracted to the inside of the tray. In the slice overlaying device, which is configured to be transferred to and served in
At least one of the transfer belt or the tray is tilted so that the transport end of the transfer belt on which the sliced meat group is placed and the inner bottom of the tray are close to each other .
The transfer belt to retract the transfer terminal end portion of the apparatus with a slice cladding, characterized in that where the structure Serve in the tray slice meat group on the transfer belt. A conveyor is provided to convey the sliced meat group and place it on the transfer belt.
A support frame for supporting the transfer belt is provided on the downstream side of the conveyor in the transport direction.
Wherein such transfer terminal end portion of the transfer belt is close to the inner bottom of the tray, the slice overlay with apparatus according to claim 1 which is supported so as to be inclined toward the transfer belt downward. A conveyor is provided to convey the sliced meat group and place it on the transfer belt.
The slice overlaying device according to claim 1, wherein the tray is tilted so that the inner bottom of the tray is close to the transport end portion of the transfer belt. Terminal end of the transport conveyor, is a shuttle conveyor to advance and retreat by a predetermined distance, from the shuttle conveyor, according to claim 2 or claim has a structure in which the slice meat group on transfer belt which is in advanced state is transferred 3. The slice overlaying device according to 3. The transfer belt, the wound around the longitudinal direction with respect to the moving plate which is movably supported by the support frame, is freely linearly back and forth along with the movable plate by moving means,
The slice overlaying apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the sliced meat group is transferred onto the transfer belt in synchronization with the transfer of the sliced meat group by the transfer conveyor. Any of請Motomeko 1 follow to follow means for maintaining a state in which the inner bottom has approached the transfer terminal end portion and the tray of the transfer belt that provided on retraction of the transfer belt according to claim 5 1 The slice overlaying device described in the section. It said follow-up means, wherein in conjunction with the retraction of the transfer belt, slice the meat according to the conveyance end portion of the transfer belt 請Motomeko 6 ing from the lifting means is lowered so as to approach the inner bottom of the tray Tray device. Wherein the follower means, the transfer belt slice overlay with apparatus according to claim 6 having a biasing to that bullet machine direction to close the inner bottom of the transfer terminal end portion and the tray. Wherein a structure in which a slice meat group of parallel multi-column Ru is transported by the transport conveyor, either the transfer belt, claim 2 which is provided separately so as to face the conveying rows of each slice meat group claim 8 The slice overlaying device according to item 1. The width of the transfer belt was formed to be narrower than the width of the inner bottom of the tray.
The slice overlaying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9. Slice meat group, formed in rows overlapping a portion of the subsequent slicing meat before slicing meat, while retaining the slice meat group in rows, mounted on the conveyor terminal end side of the transfer belt The slice overlaying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the sliced meat is sequentially transferred into a tray.