JP3023073B2 - Vegetable casting machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vegetable molder for molding a mass of vegetables into a polygonal spindle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the following three steps are required to finish a vegetable (for example, potatoes and the like) into a multi-faceted spindle-shaped body (commonly referred to as a "shut"), which is performed by a skilled knife by a kitchen knife. (1) A potato of an appropriate size is washed, and upper and lower ends thereof are cut off in parallel on a cutting board to form a trapezoid. (2) Peel the outer skin of this trapezoidal potato, stand it on a cutting board, divide it radially through the center and in the vertical direction at approximately the same angle to make a block piece (divided potato piece). (3) Each corner of the block piece is chamfered largely. At this time, each corner is chamfered in a circular shape, and the whole is finished in a curved shape bulging outward. These tasks require skill,
In addition, even a skilled person is limited to about 200 to 400 pieces per hour, and when processing a large amount in a large-scale canteen, it takes time to cook with the hand of a skilled artisan, and labor saving of this work is required. Have been. Regarding the operations (1) and (2), the present applicant has already filed Japanese Utility Model Application No. 7-12303.
And No. 7-14450. Regarding the operation (3), the applicant has filed Japanese Patent Application No.
No. 82028 was filed to save labor in this work, but there was a problem that the device became large and required space. In addition, a busy kitchen requires a space-saving vegetable casting machine that can be easily carried.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to provide a vegetable molding machine which is simple in operation and space-saving by improving the efficiency and labor of the operation (3) in this multi-spindle spindle processing. With the goal.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a vegetable holding mechanism for moving a vegetable block piece around the circumference while holding the front and rear of the block piece, and a fixed blade which looks at the movable circumference. A reciprocating blade that advances or retreats toward the center of the moving circumference, and a revolving blade that revolves on a circumference intersecting the moving circumference,
The blade drive mechanism for driving the reciprocating blade and the revolving blade is linked with the vegetable holding and moving mechanism, and the outer periphery of the moving vegetable block is cut out together with the fixed blade to form a multi-faceted spindle.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 and 4 are side views on the handle portion side of the vegetable casting machine according to the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are side views on the processing portion side. In the vegetable molder 1, a frame 3 is erected vertically on the footrests 2 and 2a, and is divided into a handle portion and a processing portion by the frame 3. A main shaft 4 penetrating at right angles through a bearing is provided at substantially the center of the frame 3, and a drive lever 5 is rotatably inserted into the main shaft 4 on the handle portion side through a thrust bearing, and one end is fixed to the main shaft 4 on the outside thereof. The main shaft 4 is supported by bearings 7 via bearings, and the main shaft 4 is rotatably supported by the frame 3 and the bearings 7. The drive lever 5 is suspended by a first spring 8 having one end fixed to the frame 3, the other end protruding outside the frame 3, and a long hole 9 extending in the longitudinal direction is provided at the end. The other end of the handle 6 has a rotating grip 10
Is mounted at a right angle by a mounting nut (not shown) through the handle 6, and as shown in FIG. 4, the handle 6 is rotated by the rotating grip 10, and the mounting nut of the rotating grip 10 hits the drive lever 5, and is driven. The lever 5 is pushed down, and the drive lever 5 is rotated around the main shaft 4.

In FIG. 2, a flat bracket 11 is fixed to the end of the main shaft 4 protruding toward the machined portion of the frame 3 in parallel with the frame 3. An upright piece 12 is formed at one corner of the bracket 11 by being bent toward the side opposite to the main shaft. The bracket 11 is provided with a holding mechanism A for holding a block M of vegetables (hereinafter simply referred to as a block M) and a separating mechanism B for separating the processed block M from the holding mechanism A. Further, a fixed blade mechanism C for processing the top surface of the block piece M sequentially on the outer periphery thereof along with the rotation of the bracket 11,
A V-shaped advance / retreat blade mechanism D for processing the left and right ridge angles of the top surface of the block piece M, a revolving blade mechanism E for processing the lower face ridge angle of the block piece M, and a stopper mechanism F for the holding and moving mechanism A and the separation mechanism B are provided. .

The holding movement mechanism A includes a first holding stay 13.
Is bent in an L-shape and fixed to the standing piece 12 in parallel with the bracket 11. The other end of the first holding stay 13 is aligned in parallel with the other end of the second holding stay 14. The second clamping stay 14 is formed by projecting a bearing piece 16 at a predetermined position and bending the same at a right angle. The bearing piece 16 has a rotary shaft hole 15. The other end of the second holding stay 14 is bent at a predetermined angle to the side opposite to the first holding stay 13. Bracket 11
The cylindrical pinching boss 1 is located at a position corresponding to the rotation shaft hole 15 of FIG.
7, the rotary shaft hole 15 is fitted, and the second holding stay 14 is rotatably supported. Further, the second holding stay 14 is provided with an opening / closing lever 40 protruding toward the first holding stay 13, and the tip of the opening / closing lever 40 projects through a square hole (see FIG. 7) provided in the first holding stay 13. The tip is pulled by a second spring 18 having one end fixed to the standing piece 12,
The second holding stay 14 is urged toward the first holding stay 13. At the ends of the opposing first holding stay 13 and second holding stay 14, a holding plate 19 that bends in a V-shape and that supports the end surface of the block piece M is attached to the outside of each of them, and the block piece M is held. A piece 20 is formed. (See Fig. 7)

The release mechanism B has a bracket-shaped opening lever 21 disposed at a position near the other end of the second holding stay 14 of the bracket 11, and is rotatably supported on the bracket 11 at a bent portion thereof. Rollers 2 at both ends of lever 21
2 is rotatably mounted, and one roller 22 is in contact with the bent other end of the second holding stay 14. Stopper mechanism F
Is fixed to a predetermined position on the frame 3 by bending a stopper metal 23 bent in parallel with a Z-shape, and the stopper metal 23 is provided with a stopper pin 24 protruding from the upper side toward the frame 3.

The fixed blade mechanism C includes a fixed blade base 2 that holds the fixed blade 25 so as to be position-adjustable in parallel along the rotation trajectory of the tip of the first holding stay 13 and the second holding stay 14.
6 is fixed to a predetermined position of the frame 3 and formed.

As shown in FIG. 5, a reciprocating blade mechanism D includes a slider boss 27 provided at a predetermined position of the bracket 11 and a slider rotating shaft 28 provided upright on the frame 3 in parallel with the main shaft 4.
And one end of the slider plate 29 is slidably attached to the slider boss 27 and the other end to the slider rotation shaft 28 via long holes, respectively. An advance / retreat blade base 31 having a V-shaped advance / retreat blade (not shown) is provided on a slider plate 29 close to the slider rotation shaft 28. (FIG. 8
The other end of the slider plate 29 protrudes outside the frame 3, the tip is folded back toward the handle portion side of the frame 3, and the slider is pulled by a pair of third springs 32 having one end fixed to the frame 3 at the folded tip. The plate 29 is urged toward the bracket 11. (See FIGS. 1 and 8)

The revolving blade mechanism E comprises a cutter blade 35 having a W-shape in outer shape, a cutter blade rotating shaft 33 standing upright at a predetermined position of the frame 3, and a long hole 9 protruding from the frame 3 of the drive lever 5. Next, the cutter blade pin 34 is slidably provided upright. On one side of the cutter blade 35, a notch long hole 38 through which the cutter blade rotation shaft 33 is slidably inserted and a slide long hole 39 through which the cutter blade pin 34 is rotatably inserted are provided in parallel. The cutter blade rotating shaft 33 and the cutter blade pin 34
The cutter blade 35 is inserted. At this time, a fourth spring 36 is inserted into the cutter blade pin 34 in advance, and the distance between the drive lever 5 and the cutter blade 35 is adjusted so as not to be reduced. A turning blade 37 having a cutting edge formed by bending the tip into an L-shape is fixed to the W-shaped tip of the cutter blade 35.

With the above configuration, the operation of the vegetable sampler according to the present invention will be described in order with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 shows a state before the block piece M of vegetables is clamped, wherein the first clamping stay 13 of the clamping movement mechanism A is held substantially vertically, and the second clamping stay 14 is attached to the second opening and closing lever 40. Spring 18
Thereby, it is drawn in the direction of the first holding stay 13. At this time, the other end of the second holding stay 14 is
It hits one roller 22 and maintains that state. Then, when the handle 6 is rotated clockwise by the rotating grip 10 (see FIG. 1, the nut hits at about 70 degrees), as shown in FIG. 3, the tip of the opening / closing lever 40 of the second clamping stay 14 is moved to the stopper mechanism. F hits the stopper pin 24,
The rotation of the second holding stay 14 is stopped against the second spring 18, and the interval between the holding pieces 20 of the first holding stay 13 and the second holding stay 14 is increased. In this state, the block piece M is placed between the two holding pieces 20 and the handle 6 is returned clockwise, so that the block piece M is securely held.

When the handle 6 is rotated counterclockwise in this state, the bracket 11 rotates (clockwise on the processing side), and the block piece M is pushed out by the first holding stay 13 about the main shaft 4. The fixed blade 25 of the fixed blade mechanism C processes the top surface of the block piece M into an arc around the main shaft 4. Further, when the bracket 11 rotates about the main shaft 4, the slider plate 29 is gradually pushed out in the longitudinal direction with the slider boss 27 on the bracket 11 as a fulcrum, and the peak is reached when the main shaft 4 and the slider boss 27 are aligned. The slider 31 is gradually pulled back to the main shaft 4 side, and the advancing / retreating blade base 31 of the slider plate 29 is moved in accordance with this operation. (See FIGS. 5 and 8.) When the handle 6 is further rotated in the counterclockwise direction, as shown in FIG. 4, the mounting nut of the rotary grip 10 hits the drive lever 5 and continues to rotate. As described above, the tip of the drive lever 5 is pushed down with the main shaft 4 as a fulcrum, and the cutter blade 35 connected to the tip is rotated counterclockwise (clockwise on the processing side) around the cutter blade rotation shaft 33, so that the cutter blade 35 The L-shaped revolving blade 37 provided at the tip of the second holding stay 14 and the first
And extrudes through the square holes 41a and 41b of the holding stay 13 to form the lower surface ridge angle of the block piece M into an arc shape. When the handle 6 is further rotated in the counterclockwise direction, the roller 22 of the release lever 21 of the bracket 11 hits the side wall of the stopper 23, and the release lever 21 rotates to rotate the second holding stay 14 (see FIGS. 6 and 9). Is rotated around the holding boss 17 to widen the interval between the holding pieces 20 of the first holding stay 13 and the second holding stay 14, and the processed block piece M is dropped and discharged.
(See FIGS. 6 and 10)

As described above, the block piece M pre-processed to the state shown in FIG. 11 (3) is rotated between the handle 6 and the first holding stay 13 and the second holding stay 14 by rotating the handle 6 clockwise. By mounting and turning the handle 6 in the counterclockwise direction, the top surface, the top surface ridge angle,
The lower edge angle can be sequentially cut.

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention, the vegetable cutting machine can be compact and easily carried by holding the pre-processed vegetable block piece M and moving it around the circumference to process it. It can be sized and can be conveniently used in busy kitchens without taking up installation space. In addition, the block piece can be easily processed into a multi-spindle spindle shape in a single operation, so that even an unskilled person can process a large number of pieces in a short time, without having to involve a skilled craftsman. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a handle-side side view of a vegetable casting machine embodying the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the same processing side.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the same processing side showing a state where a vegetable block piece is sandwiched.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the handle showing a state where the handle is rotated.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a main part of the advance / retreat blade mechanism D;

FIG. 6 is a side view of a main part of the revolving blade mechanism E;

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a main part of a fixed blade mechanism C;

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a main part of an advance / retreat blade mechanism D;

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a main part of the revolving blade mechanism E;

FIG. 10 is a plan view of a main part of a stopper mechanism F.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing stage of a vegetable block piece.

[Explanation of symbols]

 M Vegetable block piece A Nipping and moving mechanism B Detachment mechanism C Fixed blade mechanism D Reciprocating blade mechanism E Rotating blade mechanism F Stopper mechanism 1 Vegetable sampler 2 Leg 3 Frame 4 Main shaft 5 Drive lever 6 Handle 7 Bearing bracket 8 First Spring 9 9 Long hole 10 Rotating grip 11 Bracket 12 Standing piece 13 First holding stay 14 Second holding stay 15 Rotating shaft hole 16 Bearing piece 17 Holding boss 18 Second spring 19 Holding plate 20 Holding piece 21 Opening lever DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 22 Roller 23 Stopper fitting 24 Stopper pin 25 Fixed blade 26 Fixed blade stand 27 Slider boss 28 Slider rotation axis 29 Slider plate 30 Advance / retreat blade 31 Advance / retreat blade stand 32 Third spring 33 Cutter blade rotation axis 34 Cutter blade pin 35 Cutter blade 36 Fourth spring 37 Revolving blade 38 Notch slot 39 Slide length Hole 40 Open / close lever 41 Square hole

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A vegetable sandwiching moving mechanism that moves on the circumference while sandwiching the front and rear of a vegetable block piece, a fixed blade that looks in on the moving circumference, and moves forward or backward toward the center of the moving circumference. A reciprocating blade that rotates, and a revolving blade that revolves on a circle that intersects the moving circumference. A blade driving mechanism that drives the reciprocating blade and the revolving blade is interlocked with the vegetable pinching and moving mechanism, and the fixing is performed. A vegetable cutting machine characterized by cutting off the outer periphery of a moving vegetable block together with a blade and forming it into a multi-faceted spindle shape.