JP3086792U - Blender for fruits and root vegetables - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (Problems corrected) [Problem] Fruits and root vegetables that can automatically make spheres and clumps without the need for manual operation by workers in the process of clumping To provide a buncher for SOLUTION: The bunching machine comprises a conveyor system 1 for transferring spheres and lumps of fruits and root vegetables to a plane in a predetermined direction, and a line which divides the spheres and lumps approximately symmetrically on the conveyor system. A dividing device 3 that cuts the two divided bodies 21 into two into two divided bodies and guides the two divided bodies so that each of the divided bodies 21 has a flat cut surface and the cut plane is inclined upward. A reversing means 21 for reversing the cut surface so that the plane of the cut faces downward while both of the two divided bodies divided by the dividing device are conveyed by the conveyor system as they are, and the reversing means is reversed by the reversing means on the conveyor system. A slicing device 8 that further cuts each of the two divided bodies into small lumps is provided.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a mass crusher for fruits and root vegetables, and in particular, can divide root vegetables (spheres, massive roots and stems) such as radishes, potatoes, apples, lemons, carrots, and fruits into small chunks. The present invention relates to a mass crusher for fruits and root vegetables.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventional lumping work for root vegetables and fruits is usually performed by hand. If the radish is explained as an example, after the worker peels the outer skin of the radish with a peeler, First, the radish is bisected along the longitudinal direction with a kitchen knife, and then the two pieces are further cut into comb-shaped slices in a vertical and parallel manner, and then, if necessary, are cut into appropriate widths. Such a method can cut the radish into the required pieces, but the amount of work is at most 60 g / person / hour, so it is not efficient and the labor cost is considerably high. In addition, in the process of work, not only is the worker easily damaged, but also it is difficult to control the size uniformly. At present, auxiliary means such as hand tools and machines are often used to eliminate the drawbacks of manual work, but the auxiliary means has only a single function such as vertical cutting, horizontal cutting, and fine cutting. However, even if all of them are used together, it cannot be said that they are still automated, and the efficiency is not greatly improved. Accordingly, there is a long-felt need for a fruit and root crop massing machine that can fully automate the massaging operation.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a bulking machine for fruit and root crops which can be used to shred spheres and chunks of root crops or fruits such as radish, potatoes, apples, lemons and carrots. It is in.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a crushing machine for separating spheres and lumps of fruits and root vegetables into small pieces, and a conveyor for transporting the spheres and lumps to a plane in a predetermined direction. System and the conveyor system, the sphere / mass is cut into two parts along a line that divides the sphere / mass almost symmetrically (hereinafter referred to as a dividing line), and each has a flat cut end. And a dividing device for guiding the two divided bodies so that the plane of the cut faces upwards, and both of the two divided bodies bisected by the dividing device are used as they are. Inverting means for inverting the cut so that the plane of the cut faces downward while being conveyed by the conveyor system; and further, on the conveyor system, each of the two divided bodies inverted by the inverting means. Minutes to cut Providing blooming machine for fruit and root vegetables, characterized by comprising a device. The above-described configuration of the fruit and root vegetable bunching machine does not require any manual operation and can automatically agglomerate fruit and vegetable products such as root vegetable spheres and lumps. It is possible to improve the lump efficiency of the body several times as compared with the conventional case. In addition, according to the bunching machine for fruits and root vegetables of the present invention, only the spheres and lumps can be placed on the conveyor system and automatically cut by the transportation of the conveyor system. Not only is it fairly simple, it does not hurt workers during the work process, and it is easy to control the product size uniformly.

[0005] The dividing device is configured to divide the sphere / mass into two right and left divided bodies in a direction perpendicular to the transport plane along a cutting line parallel to the transport direction of the conveyor system. And a first system for guiding a sphere or a lump that is arranged upstream of the dividing means on the conveyor system and is being conveyed to the dividing means by the conveyor system, and aligns the dividing line with the cutting line. It is preferred that it consist of guidance means. The reversing means includes two curved and returning guide plates symmetrical with respect to the extension line of the cutting line as a center line on the conveyor system, and the two guide plates are branched right and left from the dividing means. And, while deflecting the two divided bodies being conveyed by the conveyor system to two parallel paths on both sides of the extension line of the cutting line, respectively, guiding each divided body and cutting the cut end of the plane. It is preferable to be configured to be inverted downward. The lumping device is provided with two lumping means for cutting the two divided bodies deflected by the reversing means into smaller chunks on the conveyor system. Second guide means for guiding the two deflected divided bodies in the direction of the two massing means are provided along the two parallel paths between the means and the reversing means, respectively. Is preferred. The lumping means further comprises a comb-shaped vertical slicer for slicing each of the bisected pieces in the direction of the parallel path in the traveling direction, and a comb-shaped slice. It is preferable to have a parallel route and a horizontal chopper for cutting in the vertical direction.

[0006] The first guide means has at least a pair of rotated belt feed mechanisms on the conveyor system, and the pair of belt feed mechanisms are inclined with respect to the cutting line. At the same time, symmetrical to each other with the cut line as a center line, open in a tapered shape in the traveling direction of the conveyor system, and have their downstream ends openably and closably opposed. It is preferable that the sphere / mass conveyed by the conveyor system be sent from the opening to the opening on the downstream side, and the bifurcation be aligned with the cut line. Further, like the first draft means, the second guide means has at least a pair of rotated belt feed mechanisms on the conveyor system, and the pair of belt feed mechanisms are respectively , One of the parallel routes is oblique and symmetric with respect to the parallel route as a center line, and has a tapered opening in the traveling direction of the conveyor system, and the downstream side faces openably and closably. In addition, it is preferable that the divided bodies conveyed by the conveyor system are guided from an opening on the upstream side of the pair of belt feed mechanisms, and are arranged so as to be advanced to one of the lumping means.

[0007] The comb-shaped vertical slicer is provided on the more upstream side, the horizontal chopper is provided on the further downstream side, and the conveyor system is provided with a front-rear direction just before the upstream side of the second guide means. In the case of a two-stage configuration, the conveyor system is arranged so that the divided body sliced by the comb-shaped vertical slicer reaches between the comb-shaped vertical slicer and the horizontal chopper in the downstream stage. After sensing, and waiting a predetermined time for the divided body to enter the horizontal chopper, the transport operation of the downstream stage is stopped for a while, and the divided body that has entered the horizontal chopper within the predetermined time is horizontally divided. After that, it is preferable to provide a sensing control device for controlling so as to restart the transport operation of the downstream stage again.

[0008]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 The embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below based on a preferred embodiment of a fruit and root crop mass crusher of the present invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following description, the same reference numerals are given to components having substantially the same functions and configurations, regardless of their size, and repeated description will be made only when necessary.

[0009] The crusher for fruits and root vegetables of the present invention is a crusher for crushing balls and lumps of fruits and root vegetables into small pieces. As shown in FIG. 1, the fruit and root vegetable lumping machine includes a conveyor system 1 that transports the fruits and root vegetables spheres / lumps 2 to a plane along the traveling direction 111. The conveyor system 1 includes a separating device 3, a reversing device 14, two second guiding devices 4, 4, and a lumping device 8 in the traveling direction from right to left on the upstream side. . More specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the dividing device 3 includes a dividing means 13 for dividing the sphere / mass 2 into two divided bodies 21, and is disposed upstream of the dividing means 13. It comprises first guiding means 12 for guiding the spheres / mass 2 being conveyed by the conveyor system 1 and proceeding to the dividing means 13. The dividing means 13 includes a disk-shaped rotary blade 133 for bisecting the fruit and vegetable product 2 into two right and left divided bodies 21 in a direction perpendicular to the plane along a cutting line parallel to the conveying direction of the conveyor system 1. , A driving device 132 for rotating the rotary blade 133. The first guide means 12 are inclined with respect to the cut line, and are symmetrical to each other with the cut line as a center line, so that they face the rotary blade 133 in a tapered shape. The belt feed mechanism 12 has an opening at a position, and the opening side is configured to be openably and closably opposed by the elastic means 123. Each of the pair of belt feed mechanisms 12 includes an endless belt wheel 127 that is rotated, and a drive device 126 that drives the rotation of the endless belt wheel 127. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the spheres / mass 2 conveyed by the conveyor system 1 are moved from the opening on the upstream side of the pair of belt feed mechanisms 12 to the first guide means 12. When the vehicle enters, it is guided by the rotating endless belt wheel 127 of the belt feed mechanism 12 and moves forward to the opening on the front side, while dividing the sphere / mass 2 approximately symmetrically into two lines ( In the following, as shown in FIG. 4, the rotary blade 133 is attached to the dividing line by the rotary blade 133 after being sandwiched between the front ends of both belt feeding mechanisms 12 as shown in FIG. Along this, it is divided into two divided bodies 21. Once the sphere / mass 2 is divided into two, as shown in FIG. 5, each of the two has a curved peripheral surface and a plane 211 that is a cut, and the surface 211 that is naturally the cut is It falls down in an upright position.

As shown in FIG. 5, the reversing means 14 extends from both surfaces of the separator 141 provided on the downstream side of the rotary blade 133 along the extension of the cutting line and both surfaces of the separator 141. It is provided with two curved and twisted guide plates 142 symmetrical with respect to an extension of the cut line as a center line. As a result, the two divided bodies 21 which are bisected by the rotary blade 133 of the dividing means 13 and are conveyed by the conveyor system 1 come into contact with the two guide plates 142 from both sides of the separator 141. As a result, while being deflected to two parallel paths on both sides of the extension of the cut line, they are guided by the two guide plates 142, respectively, and are inverted so that the cut surface 211 faces downward.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 6, the two second guide means 4 and 4 are respectively provided on the downstream side of the two guide plates 142 of the reversing means 14 along the two parallel paths. The two divided bodies 21 are provided and guided in the direction of the downstream lumping device 8. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, each of the two second guide means 4 includes a belt feed mechanism 15 composed of a single belt wheel and a downstream side of the belt feed mechanism 15. And a pair of belt feed mechanisms 16 which are arranged obliquely with respect to one of the parallel paths and are symmetrical to each other with the parallel path as a center line. The configuration of the belt feeding mechanism 15 and the belt feeding mechanism 16 is the same as that of the belt feeding mechanism 12, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. As a result, the two divided bodies 21 that have been transported by the conveyor system 1 and have already been inverted are respectively guided by the belt feeding mechanism 15 and are opened on the upstream side of the pair of belt feeding mechanisms 16. From the belt feed mechanism 16 to the pair of belt feed mechanisms 16, the guide is fed to the downstream opening by the pair of belt feed mechanisms 16, and the line that divides the divided body 21 approximately symmetrically into two is gradually formed. And proceed to the sizing device 8 to the downstream opening.

As shown in FIG. 1, the lumping device 8 is provided on the conveyor system 1 so that the two divided bodies 21 that have been deflected by the reversing means 14 are further divided into two smaller blocks. A lumping means 18 is provided. The slicing means 18 includes a comb-shaped vertical slicer 181 for slicing each of the divided bodies 21 in a direction perpendicular to the parallel line direction, and is provided further downstream, and is provided with a vertical line to the parallel line. And a horizontal chopper 182 that cuts across. As shown in FIG. 7, the comb-shaped vertical slicer 181 has three pieces, which are parallel to the transport direction and are radially held at 45 ° angles with respect to a predetermined point on the conveyor system 1. A disk-shaped blade 186 and a driving device 185 for driving the rotation of the blade 186 are provided. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the horizontal chopper 182 includes five blades 189 provided on the upper side of the conveyor system 1 so as to be parallel to the transverse direction of the transport direction, and fruit and vegetable products. When it is detected that the cutter 21 has reached the downstream side of the blade 189 on the surface of the conveyor system 1, and immediately after the sensing, the blade 189 of the horizontal chopper 182 is operated to cut the fruit vegetables 21. And a configured sensing controller 188. As a result, when the inverted divided body 21 enters the lumping means 18 via the belt feeding mechanisms 15 and 16 of the second guide means 4, first, the slicer 181 converts the four pieces into four pieces. As soon as it is cut into a comb and enters the lower side of the blade 189 of the horizontal chopper 182, the five blades 189 are operated via the sensing controller 188, and each of the blades 189 is further reduced to six. Traversed. Then, the divided body lumped to the predetermined size is sent to the container 9 by the conveyor system 1 as shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, the continuous operation of slicing root vegetables such as radish by the fruit and root vegetable slicing machine of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. First, after the peeled radish (sphere / mass 2) is placed at the opening on the upstream side of the pair of belt feeding mechanisms 12 of the first guide means 12, the radish is conveyed by the conveyor system 1. First, the dividing means 13 cuts into two divided bodies 21 so that the plane 211 of the cut face is inclined upward, and the two divided bodies 21 are respectively separated by the reversing means 14. After being turned over so that the plane 211 of the cut faces downward, it is advanced to the massing means 18 via the second guiding means 4 and is combined with the comb-shaped vertical slicer 181 of the massaging device 8 and the horizontal. The lumps are successively passed through the chopper 182 and are conveyed and stored in the container 9.

In addition, the conveyor system 1 can be divided into two stages 11 and 17 immediately before and upstream of the second guide means 4 (line AA in FIG. 1). That is, as shown in FIG. 1, in the present invention, the dividing device 3, the reversing means 14, and the belt feed mechanism 15 of the second guide means 4 are provided at a stage on the upstream side 11 of the conveyor system 1. Alternatively, the pair of belt feed mechanisms 16 of the second guide means 4 and the sizing device 8 may be provided at a stage on the downstream side 17 of the conveyor system 1. At this time, a sensory control device (not shown) may be provided between the comb-shaped vertical slicer 181 and the horizontal chopper 182 at the downstream stage. The sensing control device senses that the comb-shaped vertical slicer 181 has reached the sliced mass 21 and waits for a predetermined time for the divided body 21 to enter the inside of the horizontal chopper 182, and then waits for a predetermined time. The transport operation of the downstream stage 17 is stopped for a while, and the divided body 21 that has entered the horizontal chopper 182 is horizontally separated within the predetermined time, and then the transport operation of the downstream stage 17 is restarted again. It would be better if there was a configuration to control this.

[0015]

[Effect of the invention]

 Experiments have shown that the crusher for fruits and root vegetables of the present invention can process 500 kg of radish in one hour, that is, the clotting efficiency can be improved eight times or more than the conventional 60 kg. Was. In addition, the crusher for fruits and root crops of the present invention automatically puts the spheres and lumps only by placing the peeled spheres and chunks at the entrance side of the crusher for fruits and root crops. Since it can be lumped to a fixed size, handling is simple and safe, and the size of the product can be easily and uniformly controlled.

The embodiments described above have been made only with the intention of clarifying the technical contents of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to such specific examples and should not be interpreted in a narrow sense. Instead, the present invention can be implemented with various modifications within the spirit and scope of the claims.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a preferred embodiment of a fruit and root vegetables lumping machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a local perspective view schematically showing a dividing device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged partial plan view showing an outline when fruit and vegetables are sent to the dividing device.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged partial plan view showing an outline when fruit and vegetables are sent from the first guiding means to the dividing means.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view of a main part showing a reversing unit in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged plan view of a main part showing a second guide unit in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a local side view schematically showing a comb-shaped vertical slicer in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a local perspective view schematically showing a horizontal chopper according to the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a partial side view schematically showing the horizontal chopper.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2. . . Sphere / lump 111. . . Traveling direction 1. . . Conveyor system 11. . . 17. Stage upstream of conveyor system . . Stage downstream of conveyor system 211. . . 21. Cut plane . . Split body 3. . . Splitting device 13. . . Dividing means 12. . . First guide means 122, 15, 16. . . Belt feed mechanism 14. . . Inversion means 142. . . Information board 4. . . Second guide means 8. . . Blasting device 18. . . Blending means 181. . . Comb-shaped vertical slicer 182. . . Horizontal chopper

Claims (8)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A crusher for crushing spheres and lumps such as fruits and root vegetables into small pieces, wherein the conveyor system transports the spheres and lumps to a plane in a predetermined direction, and the conveyor system. In the above, the sphere / mass is cut into two divided bodies along a line (hereinafter, referred to as a dividing line) that divides the sphere / mass substantially symmetrically, each having a flat cut end, and the cut end A dividing device for guiding the two divided bodies so that the plane of the two parts falls down to a posture facing upward, and both of the two divided bodies divided by the dividing device, while being conveyed by the conveyor system as they are, Reversing means for respectively reversing the plane of the cut so as to face downward; and a sizing device for further cutting each of the two divided bodies which are respectively reversed by the reversing means on the conveyor system into small chunks. Blending machine for fruits and root vegetables, characterized by comprising: 2. The dividing device according to claim 1, wherein the dividing device divides the sphere / mass into two right and left divided bodies in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the conveyance along a cutting line parallel to a conveying direction of the conveyor system. Means for guiding spheres / mass being arranged on the conveyor system upstream of the dividing means and being conveyed to the dividing means by the conveyor system to align the dividing line with the cutting line. The mass crusher for fruits and root vegetables according to claim 1, characterized by comprising a guiding means. 3. The reversing means includes, on the conveyor system, two curved and twisted guide plates symmetrical with respect to an extension line of the cut line as a center line, and the two guide plates are separated from each other by the splitter. Means for guiding each divided body while deflecting the two divided bodies that are branched right and left by the means and being conveyed by the conveyor system into two parallel paths on both sides of an extension of the cut line. 3. The mass crusher for fruits and root vegetables according to claim 2, wherein the cut end of the plane is turned downward. 4. The lumping apparatus further comprises two lumping means for cutting the two divided bodies deflected by the reversing means into finer lumps, respectively, on the conveyor system. Second guide means are provided along the two parallel lines between the massing means and the reversing means, respectively, for guiding the two deflected inverted bodies in the direction of the two massing means. 4. The mass crusher for fruits and root vegetables according to claim 3, wherein the crusher is used. 5. The first guide means has at least a pair of rotated belt feed mechanisms on the conveyor system, wherein the pair of belt feed mechanisms are inclined with respect to the cutting line. At the same time, they are arranged symmetrically with respect to the cut line as a center line, open in a tapered shape in the traveling direction of the conveyor system, and their downstream ends face openably and closably. Spheres and lumps conveyed by the conveyor system are sent from the opening to the downstream opening, and the dividing line is arranged to coincide with the cutting line.
A mass crusher for fruits and root vegetables according to claim 2. 6. The second guide means has at least a pair of rotated belt feed mechanisms on the conveyor system, and each of the pair of belt feed mechanisms is connected to one of the parallel paths. Slanted with respect to each other, symmetrical with respect to the parallel line as a center line, and open in a tapered shape in the direction of travel of the conveyor system, with the downstream side openably and closably opposed, and the pair of belt feeders. 5. The device according to claim 4, wherein the divided body conveyed by the conveyor system is guided from an opening on the upstream side of a mechanism, and is advanced to one of the massing means. Blender for fruits and root vegetables. 7. The lumping means includes a comb-shaped vertical slicer for slicing each of the bisected pieces in the direction of the parallel path in a traveling direction, and a comb-shaped slicer. 5. The mass crusher for fruits and root vegetables according to claim 4, further comprising a horizontal chopper for cutting the slices into parallel lines and vertical combs. 8. The comb-shaped vertical slicer is provided on an upstream side, and the horizontal chopper is provided on a downstream side,
In the case where the conveyor system has a configuration in which the conveyor system is divided into two stages immediately before and after the upstream of the second guide means, the conveyor system includes the comb-shaped vertical slicer and the horizontal slicer in the downstream stage. The comb-shaped vertical slicer senses the arrival of the divided body between the chopper and the chopper, and waits a predetermined time for the divided body to enter the horizontal chopper, and then performs the transport operation of the downstream stage for a while. The apparatus further comprises a sensing control device for stopping and dividing the divided body that has entered the horizontal chopper within the predetermined time, and then restarting the transport operation of the downstream stage again. 8. The mass crusher for fruits and root vegetables according to claim 7, characterized in that: