JP3164153B2 - Chicken sole octopus cutting equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cutting device used for removing octopus formed on soles of slaughtered meat chicken or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, legs cut off from meat chickens and the like have been mainly used as raw materials for soups such as ramen, so-called chicken meals. Therefore, they tend to be used as edible foods that are eaten directly in the mouth. By the way, it is not necessary to cut off the octopus formed on the sole when the cut-off foot is used as chicken chicken, but it is necessary to cut off the octopus in order to use it as food for eating in the mouth There is. The reason is that octopuses cannot be eaten because the soles of the soles are stiff and are made up of aged lumps like warts.

[0003]

Accordingly, since a device for mechanically removing an octopus from the sole of a cut-off foot has not been developed and commercialized, the operator himself has to remove the octopus manually. It was necessary to perform the work, but there are problems such as increased labor costs compared to the price per unit (sales unit price) that is valued by removing the octopus, so it is used as an edible foot from which the octopus has been removed It was very difficult to supply to the market.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional situation, and an object thereof is to mechanically and rationally remove only the octopus portion from the sole of the foot cut off from a meat chicken or the like. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cutting device developed to be able to cut.

[0005]

Means for Achieving the Object In order to attain the object, the present invention provides a method for producing a chicken, comprising:
A plurality of foot holders set with their soles facing upward are arranged at equal intervals in the transport direction, and transport means for transporting each foot at an appropriate speed , and rotating or A cutting means for slidingly removing the octopus from the sole of each foot conveyed by the conveying means, and the cutting by pressing the sole of each foot conveyed by the conveying means substantially flatly. Holding means for projecting only the octopus portion in a state in which cutting can be performed by the means, and a transfer starting end side of the transfer means.
From the to the end side, presser means, cutting means are arranged in order,
The soles, including the toes of each foot, which are set and conveyed to each of the foot holders of the conveying means, are conveyed to the cutting means in a state where the soles are pressed flat by the pressing means, and the soles by the cutting means. Only the octopus is mechanically and rationally excised. The setting state of the foot with respect to each foot holder of the transport means is such that by inserting the ankle portion from the cut portion of the foot into the set hole opened in the foot holder, the foot sole is directed upward, and Each finger is directed toward the transport start end of the transport unit. According to such technical means, a cut portion of a foot cut off from a meat chicken or the like is inserted into a set hole of each foot holder of the transport means, and each finger is held with the sole facing upward. The feet are set and held by each foot holder in a state where the feet are directed to the transport end side of the transport means. Then, the feet set and held in each foot holder are transported by the transport means to the transport end side. During this transport process,
At least the sole of each foot is pressed in a substantially planar manner by the pressing means, and only the octopus portion formed on the sole is projected so as to protrude upward, and in this state, each foot is transported to the cutting means. As a result, only the octopus portion is cut off in a substantially planar manner by the cutting means.

Further, guide means are provided for conveying each foot to the holding means in cooperation with the conveying means while opening each finger of each foot conveyed by the conveying means in a substantially planar manner. That is. According to such technical means, as described above, when each foot set on each foot holder is transported from the transport means to the guide means, the fingers of each foot gradually become substantially planar by the guide means. Opened to. In other words, in the process where each finger standing in a state where the soles face upward or bending in the closing direction from the joint passes through the guide means,
The guide is opened substantially flat by the guide means, and is conveyed to the holding means in that state. Then, each finger of each foot conveyed to the holding means is further pressed substantially flat by the holding means. As a result, the certainty of the holding down that only the octopus part of the sole protrudes is achieved.

Further, the above-mentioned guide means is provided at the end of the transfer of the transfer means.
The distance from the transfer means gradually narrows toward the end
So as to pressing consists belt conveyor arranged in front inclined shape toward the unit direction, together with the belt conveyor is reversely rotated with respect to the transport direction of the transportable <br/> feed means, the rotational speed of the conveying means That is, it is set to be equal to or faster than the transport speed. According to such technical means, as described above, when the feet set on the respective foot holders of the transport means are transported to the belt conveyor as the guide means with the soles of the legs facing upward, Each toe is gradually opened by a belt conveyor rotating in a direction opposite to the rotation of the conveying means and at the same speed as the rotation speed, that is, the so-called conveyance speed, or faster than that. In detail, each finger that is standing or bent in a direction to close from the joint rotates in the opening direction, and its transport is gradually narrowed toward the transport end side of the transport means. Each finger is gradually tilted to the back of the foot by the belt conveyor which is inclined forward in the forward direction toward the starting end side (pressing means side), and finally is opened substantially in a plane. Thereby,
Each foot is fed to the pressing means for pressing the sole in a substantially planar manner and projecting only the octopus portion formed on the sole in a state in which it can be cut by the cutting means.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an example of an embodiment of the cutting device A of the present invention, in which a foot B cut off from a meat chicken or the like is moved in a transport direction with a plurality of foot holders 5 set with their soles facing upward. Transport means 1 arranged at equal intervals ,
Is rotated or slid and transported by the transporting means 1
The cutting means 2 for cutting off the octopus b from the sole of each of the coming feet, and each of the feet B conveyed by the conveying means 1 are pressed substantially in a plane as shown in FIG. Pressing means 3 for projecting only the octopus b portion in a proper state ;
Constituted by the guide means 4 for conveying in cooperation with the transport means to the pressing means 3 in an open state substantially planar while defeating finger B-1 of each foot B conveyed by the conveying means 1 behind the side Be done. However, while the finger B-1 of each foot B set and transported on the transporting means 1 is tilted rearward by the guide means 4 and opened substantially in a plane, the pressing means 3 of the next process is opened.
The cutting means 2 is moved in a state where the soles of the feet B with the finger B-1 opened are further pressed down by the pressing means 3 in a plane.
And only the octopus X on the sole is cut off by the cutting means 2.

The conveying means 1 serves to sequentially convey the feet B set on the foot holders 5 to the guide means 4, the holding means 3 and the cutting means 2 at a desired conveying speed at the starting end of the conveyance. The upper frame 6-1 on both sides of the machine frame 6 which is long in the front-rear direction and has a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view and is constructed at an appropriate height.
A chain 9 is wound around the left and right front and rear sprockets 8 disposed via the rotating shaft 7 at the front and rear portions between the front and rear sprockets 8, and the left and right chains 9 are connected at substantially equal intervals in the transport direction so as to be connected. It is a chain conveyor in which a number of support frames 10 bent in a strip shape are attached in a cross-linking manner, and is connected to a rotating shaft 7 at the transport end side via a connecting member 11 formed of a chain, a V-belt, or the like. It is configured to operate at an appropriate transport speed by power transmission from a drive unit 12 composed of a motor or the like, and a foot holder 5 is fixedly disposed at a central portion of each support frame 10.

The foot holder 5 is formed in a substantially square or circular shape in plan view having an appropriate thickness, and has a substantially frusto-conical shape in a vertical section gradually expanding upward at the center thereof. A set hole 5-1 is formed. Each ankle is inserted into the set hole 5-1 from the cut portion B-2 of each leg B cut off from a meat chicken or the like, so that each leg B is oriented with its sole facing upward. It is formed so as to be set and held by the holder 5.

The cutting means 2 is pressed by the holding means 3 in a planar manner, so that a holding plate 13 of the holding means 3 which will be described later.
The octopus X portion of the sole protruding from the window hole 14 is cut from the base (projection base) in a plane, and the output shaft is directed downward toward the transport end side of the transport means 1. A rotating blade 17 is fixedly mounted on the output shaft of a driving machine 16 which is installed in a vertically downward state and which can be moved up and down by operating the handle 15 as needed. Thus, the octopus X portion can be cut off.

The pressing means 3 presses each foot B, which is conveyed in a state where the fingers are opened in a substantially planar manner by the guide means 4, from the sole side and the front side in a substantially planar and sandwich-like manner. It serves to project the octopus X part upward so that only the back octopus X part can be cut off by the rotary blade 17 of the cutting means 2. In other words, the portion other than the octopus X portion serves to protrude only the octopus X portion from the protruding base so as to be surely cut off by the rotary blade 17 without being cut. A holding plate 13 arranged in parallel with the conveying means 1 in a state where one side is approached to a state of contact with the side, and a support frame 10 of the conveying means 1 at a lower side of the holding plate 13. And a push-up portion 18 pushed up in the direction of the holding plate 13.

The holding plate 13 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in plan view having a width substantially equal to the width of the transfer surface of the transfer means 1, and is opened toward one side thereof in a substantially U-shaped window hole 14 in plan view. The open side of the window hole 14 is provided with a rotary blade of the cutting means 2.
The transport means 1 is fixedly mounted parallel to the transport surface of the transport means 1 in a state of being sunk under the back surface of the transport blade 17 and close to whether or not the rotary blade 17 is in contact therewith.

The push-up portion 18 pushes up the sole of the foot B set on the foot holder 5 through the support frame 10 of the conveying means 1 in the direction of the holding plate 13 with an appropriate pressing force. Only the octopus X portion of the rotary blade of the cutting means 2 from the window hole 14 of the holding plate 13
The coil spring 20 is provided between the upper and lower cylinders on the bridge frame 19 spanned between the upper frames 6-1 on both sides of the machine frame 6. Each elastic column 21 is installed upright at four places and a continuous plate 22 is attached to the upper end of each elastic column.
21 The spring pressure of the mutual coil springs 20 is formed so as to act as an elastic force for pushing the sole of the foot B set on the foot holder 5 in the direction of the holding plate 13. Also, the continuous plate 22
On the upper side, two rail members 23 made of a material having excellent lubricity, for example, a synthetic resin material, are arranged in parallel in a state of being directed in the transport direction of the transport means 1. It is formed so that a load is not applied to the movement of the conveying means 1 in the repressed state. In addition, the upper surface of the rail member 23 on the end side of the conveyance start end of the conveyance means 1 has a gentle tapered shape, so that each support frame 10 constituting the conveyance means 1 slides smoothly and smoothly without being caught. It is formed so that it can be performed.

The guide means 4 holds each of the feet B, which are set and held on each of the foot holders 5 of the transport means 1 and are sequentially transported, or each of the fingers B-1 which are bent in the closing direction from the joints. It plays a role of gradually opening. Specifically, the holding plate 13 of the holding means 3
The flat presser for projecting only the octopus X portion of the sole in a state in which the cutting blade 2 of the cutting means 2 which reliably feeds and rotates the two-dimensionally flat surface between the pushing portion 18 and the cutting portion 2 can be cut. It serves to open each finger B-1 of each foot B in a substantially planar manner so as to be surely formed . On the transport means 1 , the transport means 1 is moved toward the transport end side of the transport means 1. A plurality of rollers 24 are arranged at equal intervals in a forwardly inclined shape toward the holding means 3 so that the distance between the rollers 24 becomes gradually narrower, and a belt 25 is wound around the rollers 24 at the front and rear portions. A belt conveyor is provided, one end of which is located on the transport end side of the transporting means 1 and is located substantially flush with the pressing plate 13 of the pressing means 3 and the other end which is located on the transport starting end side is The size of each foot B set and held on each foot holder 5 (from the foot holder 5 to the finger (The height up to the tip of B-1), and even if the foot B has a different size, gradually open each finger B-1 and finally press the pressing means 3 Each finger B-1 is formed so that each finger B-1 can be opened substantially in a plane that can be reliably fed in cooperation with the conveying means 1 (see the flow from the right side to the left side in FIG. 1).

In the drawing, a connecting member 27 such as a chain or a V-belt is attached to the roller 24 at the lowermost part of the inclination of the guide means 4 so as to transmit rotational power of reverse rotation to the guide means 4 in the conveying direction of the conveying means. This is a driving device composed of a motor and the like linked via a motor, and the rotational power of the driving device 26 can be adjusted by operating a conveyor knob 29 of an operation panel 28. That is,
The rotation speed of the guide means 4 (movement speed of the belt 25) can be freely adjusted and set, for example, set to be equal to or faster than the transfer speed of the transfer means 1. In this embodiment, the rotation speed of the guide means 4 is set to be higher than the transfer speed of the transfer means 1, whereby the transfer means 1
With the soles of the foot holders 5 facing upward, and each finger
The feet B, which are set and held and are sequentially conveyed while the B-1 is directed toward the conveyance start end of the conveyance means 1, and the fingers bent in the closing direction from the joints are quickly and surely substantially moved. It is designed to be opened in a plane. That is, the feeding of each foot B to the holding means 3 in the next step can be reliably performed.

In the drawing, reference numeral 30 denotes a discharge shooter which is disposed under the conveying means 1 over its entire length and inclined forward toward the conveying end side, and the octopus X is cut off from the sole of the foot.
The feet B dropped from the foot holders 5 under their own weight are discharged to the receiving container 31. Numeral 32 denotes an air jet nozzle disposed above the rotary blade 17 of the cutting means 2, and air is blown toward the rotary blade 17 so that the cut octopus X is not disposed on its side. It is designed to blow off into the illustrated collection container or to blow off small pieces of meat or the like attached to the rotary blade 17.

Next, an example of use of the cutting apparatus A of the present embodiment constructed as described above will be briefly described. The power switch 33 and the cutter start switch 34 of the operation panel 28 are turned on, and the operation of the conveyor knob 29 is performed. To set the speed of the guide means 4 (set the moving speed of the belt 25). Then, the cut portion B-2 of the foot B cut off from the meat chicken or the like is transported by the transporting means 1
Into the set hole 5-1 of each of the foot holders 5 with each of the foot holders 5 with the soles thereof facing upward and each finger B-1 facing the transport end side of the transport means 1. To set and hold the foot B sequentially. Then, the foot B set on each foot holder 5
Is sequentially conveyed by the conveying means 1 to the guide means 4, the holding means 3, and the cutting means 2. Each foot B is a guide means 4
When being transported, the fingers B-1 of the feet B standing or bending in the closing direction from the joints are gradually moved by the movement of the transport means 1 and the movement of the belt 25 of the guide means 4. It is opened substantially planarly as it reaches the end side of the guide means while being tilted backward (the state of FIG. 1).
The foot B with each finger B-1 opened to the back side is transported between the pressing plate 13 of the pressing means 3 and the push-up portion 18 in the next step, and each of the feet B is passed through the rail member 23 of the push-up portion 18. The sole of the foot is pressed down in the direction of the holding plate 13 by the elastic force of the coil spring 20 acting on the elastic pressing column 21. Then, the octopus X portion of the sole protrudes upward from the window hole 14 of the holding plate 13 (the state of FIG. 2), and in this state, each foot B is transported to the cutting means 2 which is the next step. You. When the foot B, from which only the octopus X is projected, is conveyed to the cutting means 2, the rotation of the holding plate 13 on the open side of the window hole 14 to rotate in a plane depending on whether or not the holding plate 13 is in contact with the rotation. Only the octopus X is cut off from its protruding base by the blade 17 (the state of FIGS. 2 and 4).

As described above, according to the cutting apparatus A of the present embodiment, the feet B cut off from the meat chicken or the like are inserted into the set holes 5-1 of the foot holders 5 of the conveying means 1. Each of the feet B set on each of the foot holders 5 is sequentially transported to the guide means 4, the holding means 3, and the cutting means 2 without cutting the finger B-1 or the like. Octopus X on the back
Since only the portion is cut out from the projecting base in a planar manner, the cutting operation can be performed mechanically and rationally. That is, the octopus X can be cut from the sole with good productivity and low cost.

In the detailed description of the above-described embodiment, a guide means 4 composed of a belt conveyor for opening the fingers B-1 in a substantially planar manner while gradually tilting each finger B-1 to the rear side is disposed at the rear portion of the pressing means 3. The guide means 4 is not limited to such a structure form, but a guide inclined plate having a forward inclined shape directed toward the holding means 3 is provided instead of a belt conveyor, for example. The structural form is not limited. In short, each finger B- standing up with the conveyance of the conveyance means 1 or bending in the closing direction from the joint portion
Any structure may be used as long as each finger B-1 can be opened substantially planarly before being conveyed to the holding means 3 while gradually tilting the back 1 toward the back side. Further, it is not always necessary to provide the guide means 4. In this case, for example, the holding plate of the holding means 3
It is also possible to extend 13 toward the transport start end side of the transport means 1 and to gradually and gradually incline the inclined portion so that the ramped-up inclined portion can be the above-described guide inclined plate.

It is not always necessary to use the rotary blade 17 as the cutting means 2. For example, instead of the rotary blade 17, a slide blade driven in a direction perpendicular to the transport direction of the transport means 1 may be used. Be free.

Although not shown, the foot B is automatically supplied to each foot holder 5 while operating at a speed synchronized with the transport speed of the transport means 1 at the transport start end side of the transport means 1. For example, a feeding device with a hopper for arranging the guide means 4 is provided, and the feet are thrown into the hopper.
After the pressing means 3 and the cutting means 2 are transported and passed, the octopus X
Of course, it is also possible to configure so as to be able to cut off.

[0023]

The chicken foot sole octopus cutting device of the present invention has the following functions and effects since it is constructed as described above. . According to the first aspect, by sequentially setting and holding the feet cut off from the meat chicken or the like with the soles thereof facing upward in the transporting means, each foot is transported to the holding means,
The sole is pressed down substantially flat so that only the octopus portion of the sole projects in a state where it can be cut by the cutting means, and is conveyed to the cutting means in this state. It is resected. Therefore, only the octopus portion of the sole of the foot cut off from the meat chicken or the like can be mechanically and rationally cut off.

[0024] According to claims 2 and 3, as described above, when each foot set and held by the transport means is transported to the guide means, each finger standing or bending in the closing direction from the joint is guided. In the process of passing through the means, the guide means gradually opens it in a substantially planar manner, and in that state, is conveyed to the holding means. That is, each finger of each foot is opened in a substantially planar manner by the guide means before being pressed by the press means, and in this state, each foot is conveyed to the press means and formed so as to be pressed substantially in a plane. As a result, it is possible to ensure the pressing by the pressing means for projecting only the octopus part of the sole so that the cutting means can cut it off. Therefore, it is possible to reliably cut off only the octopus portion of the sole of the foot cut off from the meat chicken or the like without cutting the finger or the like.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the feet cut off from the meat chicken or the like are set and held on the transport means,
Each foot is sequentially conveyed to the guide means, the holding means, the cutting means, without cutting the fingers, etc., so that only the octopus part of the sole can be cut off from its protruding base in a planar manner. Therefore, the octopus portion can be mechanically and rationally cut off. Therefore, it is possible to provide a chicken sole octopus cutting device capable of removing the octopus from the sole at a lower cost with higher productivity than conventional manual operations.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal side view showing an embodiment of a cutting apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a main part showing a partially enlarged relationship between a holding unit and a cutting unit;

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the main part.

4 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A: Cutting device 1: Conveying means 2: Cutting means 3: Holding means 4: Guide means 5: Foot holder 5-1: Set hole 13: Holding plate 14: Window hole 17: Rotating blade 18: Pushing upper part

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A transporting means in which at least a cut-off chicken foot is set and transported with its sole facing upward, and an octopus is removed from the sole of each foot transported by the transporting means. Cutting means for cutting off, and pressing means for pressing at least the sole of each foot conveyed by the conveying means in a substantially planar manner and projecting only the octopus portion of the sole in a state capable of being cut by the cutting means. The holding means is configured to move from the transport start end side to the end side of the transport means.
A step and a cutting means are arranged in order, and the sole of each foot conveyed by the conveying means is conveyed to the cutting means in a state where the sole of the foot is pressed substantially flatly by the pressing means, and the sole of the foot is conveyed by the cutting means. An apparatus for cutting octopus soles of a chicken, wherein only the octopus is cut off. 2. The cutting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each foot is conveyed to said holding means in cooperation with said conveying means in a state in which each toe conveyed by said conveying means is opened substantially in a plane. An octopus sole cutting device for chickens, characterized in that a guide means is provided. 3. The cutting device according to claim 2, wherein the guide means extends to the transport end side of the transport means.
And a belt conveyor disposed in an inclined manner toward the direction of the holding means so as to gradually narrow the space between the belt means and the conveying means. An apparatus for cutting an octopus sole of a chicken, wherein the speed is set to be synchronized with or faster than the transport speed of the transport means.