JP2558806Y2 - Food slicer - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food slicer for cutting a food (cutting object) such as vegetables into a predetermined thickness.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional food slicer of this type is shown in FIG. 8, and FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of the food slicer.

In the conventional food slicer described above, a feed conveyor 2 for feeding an object to be cut into the cut portion 1a along a space between a pair of guide plates 4 is provided behind the cut portion 1a. A presser feed conveyor 3 for feeding the cut object while pressing the cut object is installed above the cut section 1a.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional food slicer, when an operator supplies a cut object between the feed conveyor 2 and the presser feed conveyor 3 between the pair of guide plates 4, When the operator's hand comes into contact with both conveyors, there is a danger that the operator's hand is forcibly moved toward the cut portion 1a and the hand touches the cut portion and the fingertip is cut or the like.

[0005] In addition, in the case of a large object to be cut or the like, the feed conveyor and the presser conveyor may not be able to completely feed the cut portion. In this case, the operator manually feeds the cut portion to the vicinity of the cut portion. In addition, since uniform cutting can be performed from the starting end to the end of the cut object and the quality of the processed product is improved, the worker performs the feeding by hand and is injured because the feeding is more than necessary. There was also. ◎ Furthermore, a cut object that cannot be cut at the cut section is put on the upper surface of the feed conveyor and fed, and an overload is applied to the hood slicer, and the cut object cuts into the cut section and does not rotate. It was the cause of failure.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and a safety degree for preventing injuries to workers by preventing access to cut portions during work. It is an object of the present invention to provide a food slicer which is high and has few troubles during cutting operation.

[0007]

(1) In a food slicer for gradually cutting and sequentially cutting an object to be cut from the rear of the cutting portion, a pair of vertical guide plates supporting the object to be cut, and the guides An endless feed conveyor that rotates along the gap between the plates and feeds the object to be cut into the cutting portion is provided, and the upper surface of the feed conveyor on which the object to be cut is placed is formed substantially horizontally. An endless press-feeding conveyor is provided above the position near the cut portion of the feed conveyor and rotates while pressing the cut object toward the endless feed conveyor and feeds the cut object to the cut portion. The lower surface of the presser feed conveyor, which is in contact with the object to be cut, is formed so as to be inclined so that the cut side is downward, and the upper side of the feed conveyor and the cut side of the presser feed conveyor are A safety protection cover is provided in the opposite position, The object to be cut is sent toward the cut portion surrounded by a pair of guide plates on both sides, an upper safety protection cover and a lower feed conveyor, and then is sent to the pair of guide plates on both sides and an upper holding feed conveyor. Hood slicer which is formed so as to be sent to a cut portion surrounded by a feed conveyor below and the cut portion. ◎ (2) A sensor for determining whether the safety protection cover is at a fixed position is provided, the safety protection cover and the guide plate are detachable, and the safety protection cover and the guide plate are not substantially perpendicular. The hood slicer according to (1), wherein the feed conveyer, the presser feed conveyer and the cutting section are stopped by the judgment of the sensor to stop feeding and cutting of the cut object.

[0008]

In the above construction, when the worker supplies the cut object between the feed conveyor and the presser feed conveyor, the worker's hand is prevented from being in contact with the cut portion by the safety protection cover. By removing the safety protection cover, each conveyor and the cut section are stopped, and the size of the cut object is controlled by the space between the pair of guide plates and the space between the feed conveyor and the safety protection cover. Work is made uniform.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 7 relate to a food slicer according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a main part of the food slicer according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of assembling a guide plate and a safety protection cover. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the guide plate and the safety protection cover, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the safety protection cover, FIG. 5 is a side view of the safety protection cover, FIG. 6 is a side view of the food slicer, and FIG. 7 is a food slicer. FIG. The main parts of the food slicer according to the present invention are a cutter 1 and a cutting section 1.
a, feed conveyor 2, presser feed conveyor 3, guide plate 4, and safety protection cover 5 are main components.

The cutter 1 is pivotally supported in the cutter chamber R,
As shown in FIG. 7, a pulley 7 attached to the rotating shaft 6, a pulley 8 attached to the rotating shaft of the speed change motor M1, and a motor M via a belt 10 wound around these pulleys 7,8.
It is designed to rotate by one. The cutter room R
A cut portion 1a is formed at a location where the feed conveyor 2 intersects.

As shown in FIG. 7, the feed conveyor 2 has a sprocket 11 mounted on its drive shaft and a speed change motor M2.
Is rotated by a speed change motor M2 via a sprocket 12 attached to a rotating shaft of the above and a chain 13 wound around the sprocket 12, and the feed conveyor 2 has an upper surface on which a cut object is placed substantially horizontally. Has been maintained.

The presser feed conveyor 3 is located above a position near the cut portion 1a of the feed conveyor 2, and the lower surface of the pair of left and right rotating frames 14 which is in contact with the cut object in a normal state is cut. The lower end of the rotating frame 14 is pivotally attached to brackets 15 provided on left and right side frames 19 of the feed conveyor 2 so as to be rotatable. ing. The presser feed conveyor 3 is configured to be rotated by a speed change motor M2 via a gear 17 attached to the drive shaft 16 and a gear 18 attached to a speed change motor M2 that meshes with the gear 17. The object to be cut is rotated while being pressed against the feed conveyor 2, and the object to be cut is transferred to the cut portion 1a while being sandwiched between the feed conveyor and the presser feed conveyor.

The guide plate 4 includes a pair of left and right sides corresponding to the side frames 19, and the length of the guide plate 4 in the front-rear direction is substantially equal to the length of the side frames 19 in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, each of the left and right guide plates 4 includes a lower seat plate portion 20 that contacts a horizontal portion 19 a (FIG. 6) extending in the front-rear direction above each of the side frames 19. A guide plate main body 21 vertically rising from the inner edge of the seat plate portion 20; and a safety protection cover 5 extending horizontally in the front-rear direction at a position above and outside the guide plate main body 21 and behind the presser feed conveyor 3. And an upper seat plate portion 22 for mounting the same.

The lower seat plate portion 20 is provided with a notch portion 23 for inserting a mounting bolt 40 (FIG. 6) which is opened to the front and back.

The upper seat plate 22 has one mounting hole 25 on the left side and two mounting holes 26 on the right side.
Are screwed respectively.

The safety protection cover 5 is provided above the feed conveyor 2 and at a position opposite to the cut section 1a side of the presser feed conveyor 3, and the left and right guide plates 4 are provided.
A cover body 28 having a plurality of through-holes 27 having a width therebetween, and a mounting seat formed with a step 29 on both sides of the cover body 28 and abutting on the upper seat plate portion 22 3
It consists of 0.

Although there is no limitation on the front and rear width of the cover body 28,
When the safety protection cover 5 is attached, it is sufficient that the hand of the worker supplying the cut object can prevent the cutter 1 from touching the cutter 1.

The through holes 27 are provided for observing the state of the flow of the cut object supplied to the cutter 1 along the left and right guide plates 4.

The step 29 is provided in consideration of the size of the object to be cut and the amount to be fed, and increases or decreases the cross-sectional area of the flow passage of the object to be cut, which is regulated by the safety protection cover 5. The larger the size of 29, the larger the flow passage will be, so that a large volume of the cut object can be passed.

The left one of the mounting seats 30 includes:
A notch 32 is provided on the right side for inserting the screw 31 corresponding to the mounting hole 25, and two mounting holes for screwing the screw 33 corresponding to the mounting hole 26 are provided on the right side. Holes 34 are provided respectively. As shown in FIG. 7, a sensor sensor 37 facing the sensor 36 provided on the main body 35 is set up on the outer edge of the right mounting seat 30.

The sensor 36 inputs a signal to a computer (not shown) only when the sensor 36 is opposed to the sensor detecting section 37.
2, an operation command is output.

The transmission motor M1 for rotating the cutter
And the speed change motor M2 for rotating the feed conveyor, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, the number of rotations is controlled by a control box 38 having a predetermined control mechanism built therein. The control box 38 includes a transmission motor M1 according to the material to be cut or the purpose of cooking. , M2, and a plurality of switches 39 for changing the number of revolutions and setting various cutting dimensions.
Is provided.

Next, the main operation of the above-described frame will be described.

When the safety protection cover 5 is assembled, FIG.
As shown in FIG.
6, the sensing signal is input to the computer,
This allows the computer to operate the cutter motor M1.
And an operation command is output to the feed conveyor motor M2.

When the speed change motors M1 and M2 are turned on and the object to be cut is supplied to the conveying surface of the conveyor 2, that is, the upper surface, the object to be cut is rotated by the rotation of the conveyor 2. The safety protection cover 5 and the left and right guide plates 4 are transported while being placed on the upper surface of the conveyor 2.
Are transported through a flow passage surrounded by a circle, and then move below the rotating presser feed conveyor 3, and are sandwiched between the lower surface of the presser feed conveyor 3 and the feed conveyor 2, and the right and left guide plates 4. Is supplied to the cutting portion 1a of the cutter 1 through a flow passage surrounded by At this time, even if an operator presses the cut object by hand against the cut portion 1a in order to promote the supply of the cut object, the hand is blocked by the safety protection cover 5 and the cut portion 1a is cut off. Is prevented from reaching.

Therefore, the hand does not protrude into the cutting portion 1a, and only the object to be cut is cut by the cutter 1 at the cutting portion 1a at a predetermined slice size.

When the safety protection cover 5 is not mounted, the sensor 36 does not input a signal to the computer because the sensor 36 is not opposed to the sensor sensor 37. Also, no operation command is output to the speed change motor M2 that rotates the feed conveyor, and the stopped state is maintained.

In this embodiment, a non-contact type sensor is used as the safety protection cover, but the same operation can be performed by using a contact type switch. ◎ In this embodiment, the shape of the safety protection cover provided at right angles to the guide plate is described as a flat plate only, but the shape is not limited to the flat plate. The cross-sectional shape is inverted U-shaped, inverted L-shaped,
The shape may be an inverted V shape, an M shape, or the like.

In the above-described embodiment, the feed conveyor 2 having a transfer surface for feeding the cut object along the gap between the pair of guide plates 4 behind the cut portion, and the transfer conveyor. In a hood slicer on which a presser feed conveyor 3 for feeding the object to be cut while pressing it is located near the end of the surface, a safety protection cover is provided on the guide plate 4 at a position above the presser feed conveyor 3 behind the presser feed conveyor 3. 5 is provided, so that an object to be cut that is larger than the area surrounded by the pair of guide plates and the safety protection cover is not sent, and the operator feeds the object to be cut and presses the conveyor 2 to hold the object. In the case of feeding between the feed conveyor 3 and the feeding conveyor 3, the pressing force is excessive, and the hand is prevented from protruding to the cut portion by the safety protection cover 5, so that the cutting operation is performed safely.

Further, since the safety protection cover 5 is provided with the sensor sensing portion 37, the cutter is only used when the safety protection cover 5 is assembled and the sensor sensing portion 37 faces the sensor 36 on the main body side. Since the rotating speed change motor M1 and the speed changing motor M2 rotating the feed conveyor can be started, the cutting operation cannot be performed with the safety protection cover 5 removed. Hand injuries can be more reliably prevented.

[0032]

As described above, in the present invention, the object to be cut is placed between the pair of guide plates behind the cut portion.
A feed conveyor for feeding the cutting section and a food slicer on which a presser feed conveyor for feeding the object to be cut while pressing the cut object is provided, wherein the feed conveyor is provided behind the presser feed conveyor. A detachable safety protection cover is attached to the guide plate so as to cross the transfer surface above the transfer surface of the work piece. Since the insertion of the hand is blocked by the safety protection cover, the hand does not reach the cut portion, and the injury to the operator can be prevented. Guide plates are erected on the left and right sides of the transport surface of the feed conveyor, and a safety protection cover is arranged above the transport surface. It is possible to prevent an object from being placed on the transport surface and being transported, and to prevent a failure caused by overloading the hood slicer and a decrease in productivity due to a stoppage due to the failure. Also, if the safety protection cover is removed from the guide plate, the sensor will detect and stop the operation of each conveyor and cutting section, making it impossible to use it in a dangerous state. Injury can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of a food slicer according to the present invention. ◎

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of the food slicer according to the present invention. ◎

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the food slicer according to the present invention. ◎

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the safety protection cover of the food slicer according to the present invention. ◎

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 4; ◎

FIG. 6 is an overall side view of the food slicer according to the present invention. ◎

FIG. 7 is an overall plan view of the food slicer according to the present invention. ◎

FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of a conventional food slicer. ◎

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cutter 1a Cutting part 2 Feeding conveyor 3 Holding feeder 4 Guide plate 5 Safety protection cover 36 Sensor 37 Sensor sensing part

Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] An object to be cut is fed gradually from behind the cut portion.
In a food slicer that cuts in
A pair of vertical guide plates that support an object,
Endless feeder for turning the workpiece to feed the object to be cut
A conveyor is provided, on which the cut object of the feed conveyor is placed.
Upper surface is formed substantially horizontal, the feed conveyor
Toward the endless feed conveyor above the position close to the cut
And rotate while pressing the object to be cut.
An endless presser feed conveyor that feeds the cutting section is provided.
The lower surface of the presser feed conveyor that is in contact with the cut object is on the cut side.
Is formed so as to be downward, and the feed
Above the conveyor and the cut side of the presser feed conveyor
Is provided with a safety protection cover in the opposite position,
The object to be cut is a pair of guide plates on both sides and an upper security cover.
And the feeder is enclosed by the
Then, a pair of guide plates on both sides and the upper
To the cutting section surrounded by the conveyor and the lower conveyor
And is formed so as to be cut at the cut portion.
Food slicer to be. 2. Whether the security cover is in a fixed position or not.
Sensor to determine whether the
The lid is detachable, and the safety protection cover and
When it is not at a substantially right angle with the id plate,
Feed conveyor, presser feed conveyor and cutting section stop
And stop feeding and cutting the cut object.
The food slicer according to claim 1, wherein the food slicer is formed.