JP2754368B2 - Vertical splitting machine for bar-shaped vegetables - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vertical splitting machine for cutting bar-shaped vegetables such as burdock.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, burdock of bar-shaped vegetables, for example, 1
It is made into chopsticks into a length of 0 to 15 cm and packed in the hollow part of Chikuwa, making food with Chikuwa and burdock integrated, and it is often used as a food with both ingredients added, such as Oden Used. Such burdock burdock is obtained from the original elongated burdock, but its original burdock is gradually thinner in thickness, so that it can be cut to the same length and has a substantially constant diameter. Some of them have a thickness that can be packed in the hollow part of the slab, while others do not. It is possible to use only those of moderate thickness,
This increases waste. If it is too thick, it may be divided vertically to reduce the size of the cross section, but it is not only troublesome to perform this manually, but even if it is possible to divide even numbers such as halves, for example, 3 It is not easy to perform an odd-number division such as five lusters, and it may be said that it is impossible in terms of cost when manufacturing a commercial one.

[0003]

Instead of such manual work, it has been considered to use a mechanized machine. At least for now, a so-called fixed-size piece having a constant length and a different thickness is used. A burdock machine that can be used without waste has not yet been developed. First of the present invention
It is an object of the present invention to provide a bar-type vegetable bite-slicing machine that vertically divides bar-shaped vegetables such as burdock and the like into different thicknesses, in particular, fixed-size pieces. A second object of the present invention is to provide a bar-cut vegetable vertical splitting machine capable of easily dividing not only an even number but also an odd number of bar-shaped vegetables such as burdock. A third object of the present invention is to provide a vertical slicer for bar-shaped vegetables, which can make the vertical division of the sliced slice into a constant cross-sectional area. A fourth object of the present invention is to cut a bar-shaped vegetable, such as burdock, into fixed size pieces, and to perform a vertical splitting machine for a bar-shaped vegetable that can continuously perform vertical splitting suitable for the above-mentioned purpose. Is to provide. A fifth object of the present invention is to provide a bar-cut vegetable vertical splitting machine which can use bar-like vegetables such as burdock without waste and has a good yield and can reduce the production cost.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides (1) chopping means for chopping bar-shaped vegetables to be processed, and chopping piece forming means. A piece guide for receiving and ejecting the piece from the cylinder, a tubular portion for receiving the piece from the piece guide, and at least one diametrically disposed at an outlet side of the tubular portion. Provided is a vertical splitting machine for bar-shaped vegetables having vertical cutting means having a cutting mechanism having a plurality of cutting blades and a pressing mechanism for pressing the cut pieces received in the cylindrical portion and vertically dividing the cut pieces by the cutting blades. Is what you do. Further, the present invention provides (2)
Object support and guide means for supporting and guiding an object to be processed of a rod-shaped vegetable; object sending means for sending out the object to be processed in the object support and guide means; and object support and guide means by the object send means. A cutter for cutting the processing target sent out in the above, a sensor provided behind the cutting position of the processing target by the cutter, for sensing a tip position of the processing target, and a signal generated by an operation of the sensor. A control device for operating the transmission means based on the position of the processing object detected by the sensor by the control device. The object support guide for the processing object by operating the transmission means based on the position of the processing object detected by the sensor. A cutting device for the bar-shaped vegetables, which controls the feeding amount in the means so that the object to be processed can be cut into a substantially constant length by the cutter. A piece guide unit for receiving and discharging the fixed-size piece cut into the fixed length, a tubular part for receiving the piece from the piece-piece guide, and an outlet side of the tubular part. A vertical length of a bar-shaped vegetable having at least one cutting blade provided in a diameter direction and having a vertical dividing means having a pushing mechanism for pushing the small piece received in the cylindrical portion and vertically dividing by the cutting blade. Vertical splitting machine of bar-shaped vegetables having splitting machine, (3), as a vertical splitting means, a cylindrical portion having a different diameter corresponding to the thickness of the cut piece and a larger number of cutting blades as the diameter increases. By providing a plurality of vertically splitting devices so as to have, by receiving the small pieces by the small piece guide means, by moving at least one of the plurality of vertically split means and the small piece guide means Remove the piece A control device is provided for controlling at least an operation of guiding the vertical dividing means having a cylindrical portion corresponding to the thickness and vertically dividing the chopped pieces by the vertical dividing means, and is formed by the vertical dividing means. The vertical splitting machine for bar-shaped vegetables according to the above (1) or (2), wherein the vertical splitting of the sliced piece thus formed is formed to have a substantially constant cross-sectional area. In the present invention, in (4) and (2), “... the cutter is controlled to be able to cut the object to be processed to a substantially constant length.” By controlling the processing object so that it can be cut to a substantially constant length, the control device repeats cutting after cutting the cutter by controlling the feeding amount based on the thickness of the processing object again.
.., And in (3), “... A control device is provided to form a vertically-divided piece of the cut piece formed by the vertically dividing means into a substantially constant cross-sectional area. "
[...] A control device is provided, and the control device receives the sliced pieces by the sliced piece guiding means every time the fixed-size slicer for the bar-shaped vegetables supplies the fixed-sized sliced pieces. Guiding at least one of the plurality of vertically dividing means and the small piece guiding means to the vertically dividing means having a cylindrical portion corresponding to the thickness thereof, and At least the operation of vertically dividing the piece into pieces by the vertically dividing means is repeated, and forming the vertically divided piece of the piece of the piece formed by the vertically dividing means into a substantially constant cross-sectional area is repeated ... ]. Further, in (2) and (3), the “vertical splitting machine for bar-shaped vegetables” can be changed to the “fixed-size vertical splitting machine for bar-shaped vegetables”. ) The method of vertically dividing the (fixed-size) chopped pieces of bar-shaped vegetables into vertical slices of bar-shaped vegetables and making the vertically-divided pieces have a substantially constant cross-sectional area. Can also.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the following examples.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, A is a fixed-size chopping machine, 1 is a burdock support guide for supporting and guiding burdock, and is formed in a gutter shape having a V-shaped cross section. The tip is cut away from the rear to the front, and is erected laterally. Reference numeral 2 denotes a burdock delivery device for delivering the burdock. As shown in FIG. 3, a slider 2b is prevented from falling off and is movably engaged with a rail 2a provided in parallel with the burdock support guide 1, and the slider 2b is provided. An arm 2c having a V-shaped lower end adapted to fit inside the burdock support guide 1 is vertically protruded from an arm piece and suspended therefrom. Reference numeral 3 denotes a cutter, and as shown in FIG. 2, the cutter 3 is provided to be able to move forward and backward by a piston device 3a. A burdock holding device 5 is provided with a burdock holding body 5a connected to the piston rod of the piston device 5b so as to be vertically movable. The lower end of the burdock holding body 5a is fed out on the burdock support guide 1. The burdock is pressed against the lower inner surface of the support guide 1 so that the burdock can be pressed when the cutter 3 is used to cut the burdock. In this state, the burdock indicates the tip position of the burdock and also functions as a sensor for sensing the tip position. Can have. As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 4, a burdock sizing control device 6 sends a signal to each of the burdock sending device 2, the cutter 3, and the burdock holding device / sensor 5, or receives signals from these devices. These can be controlled and operated based on these.

A burdock sizing machine having such a main structure is obtained. The operation of the burdock sizing machine is performed as follows, and the burdock sizing control device 6 is configured as described above. That is, the burdock is inserted into the burdock support guide 1 with its thick side facing forward, and
When the narrow end of the burdock is brought into contact with the burdock, the slider 2b of the burdock sending device 2 is operated to apply the burdock 2c.
, Thereby sending the burdock forward. Next, when the tip comes directly below the burdock holding body 5a of the burdock holding device combined sensor 5 (this is confirmed by an optical sensor or the like), the piston device 5b of the burdock holding device combined sensor 5 is operated. When the burdock presser body 5a is lowered and the lowering cannot be continued by pressing the burdock, when the piston of the piston device 5b stops, this is detected, and then the piston is returned to the initial position.
The burdock holding body 5a is separated from the burdock, and is operated based on the detection signal of the tip of the burdock. Based on the result, the slider 2b of the burdock sending device 2 is operated to move the pad 2c by a predetermined length. Then, the burdock is made to protrude from the tip of the burdock support guideway body 1 by the length thereof. At the same time, the burdock holding body 5a is lowered by operating the piston device 5b of the burdock holding device combined sensor 5, and the burdock is held down in the same manner as described above.
When the piston of the piston device 5b stops, the cutter 3 is advanced to cut the burdock vertically, and after the cutting, the cutter 3 is retracted and the retraction is confirmed. Thereafter, based on the tip position of the burdock detected in the same manner as described above, the above-mentioned and subsequent steps are performed, and thereafter, the same procedure is repeated to sequentially cut the burdock into substantially fixed-size pieces. Finally, the trimmings shorter than a certain length are caused by the fact that the applicator 2c of the burdock sending device 2 moves to the fixed length but does not stop halfway. The support 2c of the burdock sending device 2 is released from the contact with the burdock, thereby detecting the contact and moving the slider 2b to the initial position. And wait for another burdock to be supplied again, and when the burdock is supplied, perform the same processing as described above. When the burdock is chopped in this way, the tip of the burdock cut with a cutter is a free end, so its cut is straight, and the edge is not rounded and rounded, In addition, the tissue is not destroyed, and has a good appearance.

[0008] In Figs. 5 to 7, B is a burdock vertical splitting machine.
It comprises a classification guide 11 and a vertical dividing device 12. The classification guide body 11 is provided with a rail 11a fitted on its rear projection so as to be movable in the lateral direction, and has a gutter-like top piece opening at the top surface in which a burdock piece is stored on its front side. It has a portion 11b, and a stopper 11c is provided at the lower end side thereof so as to be able to advance and retreat by a piston device 11d. The vertical dividing device 12 includes first to fourth vertical dividing devices 13 to 16, which are disposed along the rail 11a. As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the first vertical splitting device 13 has a cylindrical portion 13a with an inner diameter of 30 mm and an open upper portion, and five cutting blades 13b. A pressing body 13c-1 which is detachably attached to the center of the circle and has a piston device 13c, and which can be inserted into and removed from the cylindrical portion 13a at the end of the piston rod.
Having. As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG.
4. The third vertical splitting device 15 and the fourth vertical splitting device 16 are also cylindrical portions 1 having inner diameters of 24 mm, 20 mm and 14 mm, respectively.
4a, 15a, 16a, and four piston devices 14c, 15c, 16c each having a pressing body 14c-1, 15c-1, 16c-1 adapted to each of them,
Three, two cutting blades 14b, 15b, 16b
Are provided in accordance with the first vertical splitting device 13 except for having. As shown in FIG. 8, reference numeral 17 denotes a burdock vertical splitting control device which exchanges signals with the burdock slicing control device 6 and moves and moves the classification guide 11.
Operation of stopper 11c, first to fourth vertical splitting devices 1
The operation of 3 to 16 is controlled. The thickness of the burdock holding device 5a of the burdock slicing and cutting machine A is detected by detecting the lowering position of the burdock holding body 5a from the initial position, for example, from the rotation amount of a motor for operating the piston device 5b. , And sends the detection signal to the burdock vertical split control device 17. In the above, the operation of the cutter 3 is determined by the piston device 5b of the burdock presser / sensor 5 as well.
Instead of a signal indicating that the piston has stopped descending, a signal indicating that the classification guide 11 is located immediately below the burdock support guide 1 is sent to the burdock sizing control device 6.
And based on this.

A burdock vertical splitting machine B having such a main structure is obtained, and its operation is performed as follows to constitute the burdock vertical splitting control device 17 as described above.
That is, (1) the classification guide 11 is positioned at the tip of the burdock support guide 1 of the burdock slicing machine A, and thereby receives the sack of the burdock cut to a fixed size. At this time, the stopper 11b is advanced so that the fixed-size piece does not fall off. (2) Next, a calculation is performed based on the signal of the thickness of the fixed size piece by the operation of the burdock presser device / sensor 5, and when it is determined that the diameter is larger than 20 mm and smaller than 24 mm, for example, the classification guide body is provided. 11 is moved along the rail 11a to a position just above the cylindrical portion 14a of the second vertical splitting device 14 shown in FIG. 7 having an inner diameter adapted to the thickness thereof, and the stopper 11c is retracted, so that a fixed-size piece To the cylindrical portion 14a
Down to Then, by operating the piston device 14c, the pressing body 14c-1 is inserted into the cylindrical portion 14a, and the fixed-size piece is pressed into the four cutting blades 14b, so as to be vertically split, and the vertical splitting is performed. Pressing body 1 when finished
4c-1 is retracted to the initial position. (3) The classification guide 11 is moved to the tip of the burdock support guide 1 based on the signal indicating that the retreat has begun, and the stopper 1
1c is advanced, and the burdock already projecting to a fixed size is cut by operating the cutter before the sorting guide 11 returns again. Hereinafter, the above (1) to (3) are sequentially performed, and the fixed-size pieces are vertically divided according to their thickness.
16 makes it possible to divide vertically into two to five. For burdock less than the final fixed size or burdock less than 11 mm in diameter, move the classification guide 11 between the first vertical splitting device 13 and the second vertical splitting device 14 and perform the same as above. Let it fall.

In this way, the burdock of fixed-size pieces is vertically divided into two to five pieces. However, by changing the number of cutting blades, not only even but also odd numbers can be vertically divided. The diameter of the fixed-size piece to be processed and the number of divisions into which the cross-sectional area of the vertical piece can be made substantially constant are determined, and the number of cutting blades is determined correspondingly. As shown in FIG. 5, this cutting blade is detachable by screwing or the like, and can be replaced as needed when the sharpness deteriorates. For this purpose, the cutting blade 13b has a cylindrical mounting body 13b-1. It is detachably attached to the body 13a by screwing or the like, and when replacing the cutting blade, the attached body is removed. Although details of the mounting body are not shown, a mounting hole is provided at the bottom of the mounting body toward the center, and a cutting blade is mounted on the inner surface thereof. Other vertical splitting device 1
Although illustration is omitted also about 4-16, it is the same. In the above description, the classification guide 11 is moved, but the first to fourth vertical dividing devices may be moved, or both may be moved. The movement may be not only linear, but also circular or other annular. In addition, instead of using a burdock fixed-size cutting machine, a randomly cut piece may be used.In this case, a burdock escape prevention bar is provided instead of the burdock holding device combined sensor, and the burdock is buried under it and cut with a cutter. What should I do? At this time, the movement of the applicator of the burdock sending device and the advance of the cutter do not have to be synchronized, but it is also possible to synchronize them to form a fixed-size piece. The stick-shaped vegetables are not limited to burdock but also long and narrow vegetables such as carrots and yams.

[0011]

According to the present invention, it is possible to vertically divide the pieces having different thicknesses, particularly the fixed-size pieces, such as bar-shaped vegetables such as burdock, and it is easy to arrange not only even numbers but also odd numbers. It can be divided vertically, and the sliced pieces can be divided vertically so that the cross-sectional area is constant. Thus, it is possible to provide a bar-cut vegetable vertical splitting machine that can use bar-shaped vegetables such as burdock without waste and has a good yield and can reduce the manufacturing cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a main part of a burdock sizing machine of a part of a machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing the positional relationship of the cutter in the front view.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the burdock sending device as viewed from the rear of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a control method of the slicing machine.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a main part of a part of the burdock vertical splitting machine of this embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a partial top view as viewed from obliquely above.

FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional front view showing a vertical dividing device and a classification guide of the burdock vertical dividing machine.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a control method of the burdock vertical splitting machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Burdock support guide 2 Burdock sending device 3 Cutter 5 Burdock holding device combined sensor 6 Burdock fixed-size cutting device 11 Classification guide 12 Vertical splitting device 13-16 First to fourth vertical splitting device 17 Burdock vertical splitting control apparatus

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An object supporting and guiding means for supporting and guiding an object to be processed of a rod-shaped vegetable, an object sending means for sending out the object to be processed by the object supporting and guiding means, and an object sending means. A cutter for cutting the processing object sent out by the object support and guide means, a sensor provided behind the cutting position of the processing object by the cutter, for sensing a tip position of the processing object, and the sensor Having a control device for operating the sending means based on the signal of the operation of the above, and operating the sending means on the basis of the position of the processing object detected by the sensor by the control device. There is a bar-shaped vegetable slicing machine for controlling the amount of feed in the object supporting and guiding means so that the object to be processed can be cut into a substantially constant length by the cutter. And a piece guide unit for receiving and discharging the fixed-size piece cut into a predetermined length, a cylindrical part for receiving the piece from the piece-part guide, and a cylindrical part. A bar-shaped vegetable having at least one cutting blade provided at the outlet side in the diameter direction and having a pushing mechanism having a pushing mechanism for pushing the small piece received in the cylindrical portion and vertically dividing by the cutting blade. Vertical splitting machine for bar-shaped vegetables with a vertical splitting machine. 2. A plurality of vertical splitting devices having a cylindrical portion having a different diameter corresponding to the thickness of a piece and a larger number of cutting blades as the diameter increases. Receiving the piece by the piece guiding means, moving at least one of the plurality of vertically dividing means and the piece piece guiding means to form a cylindrical part corresponding to the thickness of the piece. A control device for controlling at least the operation of guiding the vertical split means and vertically splitting the small pieces by the vertical split means, wherein the vertical length of the small pieces formed by the vertical split means is provided. 2. The machine according to claim 1, wherein the split pieces are formed to have a substantially constant cross-sectional area.