JP3667169B2 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing sliced product - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a slice product manufacturing method and apparatus capable of stably manufacturing a quality slice product.
[0002]
[Prior art and problems to be solved by the invention]
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-222894 describes a slicing apparatus that cuts vegetables, fruits and the like between a V-shaped cutting blade and an inverted V-shaped lower plate.
However, the apparatus is configured to cut the vicinity of the lower end surface in a state where the holder holding the object to be cut is moving while the lower end surface of the object to be cut is in contact with the lower plate. When used for cutting a soft material, due to deformation around the lower end surface, the obtained sliced product has a non-uniform thickness having a thick portion and a thin portion. In addition, the sliced product obtained by cutting may stick to a cutting blade or the like, which may cause an obstacle to smooth slicing at the next cutting.
Meat and the like are also frozen and sliced, but there are many objects to which this method cannot be applied. For example, a thing with a high water content will lose its shape due to freezing.
[0003]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to slice the object to be cut into a uniform thickness including the case where the object to be cut is a soft object, and to stably manufacture a quality sliced product. An object of the present invention is to provide an article manufacturing method and apparatus.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the present invention, the object to be cut is accommodated in a cylindrical storage part, and the end surface of the object to be cut located at the end opening of the storage part is used as a cutting auxiliary surface disposed opposite to the end opening. In a state where the workpiece is adsorbed and fixed by an adsorbing means and a certain load is applied to the object to be cut and the object to be cut is pressed against the cutting auxiliary surface and compressed, a predetermined width from the end surface of the object to be cut is obtained. And a sliced product manufacturing method for producing a sliced product by cutting the workpiece with a cutting blade, and a width from the end surface to the running line of the cutting blade when the workpiece is cut, The sliced product discharging unit is set to be smaller than the thickness of the sliced product, the sliced product is cut, and the sliced product obtained by cutting the workpiece is fixed to the cutting auxiliary surface. And the fixing by the adsorption is released at the discharge part. By providing a method for producing a slice article discharging the slice product is obtained by achieving the above object.
Further, the present invention is a sliced product manufacturing apparatus used in the sliced product manufacturing method according to claim 1, wherein a cylindrical storage unit in which an object to be cut is stored, and an end opening of the storage unit A cutting auxiliary surface that is disposed opposite to the portion and is positioned by adsorbing means to fix the end surface of the workpiece located at the end opening, and the workpiece in a state in which the end surface is fixed. Cutting means for cutting with a cutting blade at a predetermined width position, and load adjusting means for maintaining the contact pressure of the end surface of the object to be cut with respect to the auxiliary cutting surface at a constant pressure, and cutting the object to be cut The sliced product obtained in this manner is transferred to a sliced product discharge section while being fixed to the cutting auxiliary surface, and the sliced product manufacturing apparatus is configured to release the fixation by the suction in the discharge unit. To achieve the above purpose. That.
[0005]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on preferred embodiments thereof.
First, an embodiment of a sliced product manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
A sliced product manufacturing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “the present apparatus 1”) includes a cylindrical storage unit 3 in which an object to be cut 2 is stored, and an end opening of the storage unit 3. The cutting auxiliary surface 41 that is disposed opposite to the end 31 and fixes the end surface 21 of the workpiece 2 positioned at the end opening 31 by the fixing means 42, and the workpiece 2 in a state where the end surface 21 is fixed. Cutting means 5 for cutting the end surface 21 at a position of a predetermined width H (see FIG. 3), and a load for holding the contact pressure of the end surface 21 of the workpiece 2 with respect to the auxiliary cutting surface 41 at a constant pressure. And adjusting means 6.
[0006]
The storage unit 3 is formed of a cylindrical body having a cross-sectional shape that substantially matches the cross-sectional shape of the workpiece 2, and maintains the constant shape of the workpiece 2 stored therein while holding the workpiece 2. , Function as guide means for guiding to the cutting means 5. The storage unit 3 is provided so that end openings at both ends in the axial length direction are positioned above and below in the vertical direction. The inner wall surface 61 of the storage unit 3 is a smooth surface, and the workpiece 2 stored in the storage unit 3 moves under its own weight in an unloaded state, and the end surface 21 is placed on the auxiliary cutting surface 41. Are in contact with each other.
[0007]
This apparatus 1 includes a plurality of cutting assist surfaces 41. That is, the device 1 has the auxiliary cutting base 4 at a position facing the end opening 31 of the storage portion 3. The cutting auxiliary table 4 is provided with a pair of cutting auxiliary surfaces 41, 41. The auxiliary cutting base 4 reciprocates in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the storage unit 3, that is, in the horizontal direction. When the auxiliary cutting base 4 reciprocates left and right in FIG. 1, the two auxiliary cutting surfaces 41 and 41 are alternately arranged at positions facing the end opening 31 at the lower end of the storage portion 3.
As described above, an aspect in which the plurality of cutting assist surfaces are sequentially arranged at positions facing the end openings of the storage portion and the workpiece is cut on each of the cutting assist surfaces is particularly preferable in the present invention. It is an embodiment.
[0008]
The two cutting assist surfaces 41 and 41 have fixing means 42 and 42, respectively. The fixing means 42 in the apparatus 1 is an adsorbing means for adsorbing and fixing the end face of the workpiece 2 by suction, and the adsorbing means includes a plurality of pores formed in the auxiliary cutting surface 41 and the cutting means. It comprises pressure reducing means (not shown) for decompressing the back side space (not shown) of the auxiliary cutting surface 41 located on the opposite side of the auxiliary surface 41 from the contact surface of the workpiece 2. By reducing the pressure, the workpiece 2 can be adsorbed and fixed to the auxiliary cutting surface 41. The cutting assist surface 41 is one surface of a porous plate 43 having an infinite number of fine pores 42. In FIGS. 1 and 2, some of the pores 42 are shown enlarged for convenience.
[0009]
The apparatus 1 includes a pressurizing unit (not shown) for the back side space, and the back side space can be pressurized by the pressurizing unit. As a result, the sliced product can be smoothly detached from the cutting assist surface.
[0010]
Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the two cutting assist surfaces 41 and 41 can be reversed by 180 degrees. Specifically, the cutting auxiliary base 4 includes the porous plates 43 and 43 on one side, and has a pair of support bases 4A and 4B having the back space inside, on both sides in the moving direction. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 (b), each of the support bases 4A and 4B can be inverted 180 degrees independently.
[0011]
As shown in FIG. 3, the cutting means 5 cuts the workpiece 2 having the end face 21 adsorbed and fixed to the cutting auxiliary face 41 at a position of a predetermined width H from the end face 21. Specifically, the cutting means 5 includes a cutting blade 51, a support mechanism (not shown) that supports the cutting blade 51 so as to be reciprocally movable in parallel to the cutting auxiliary surface 41, and supported by the support mechanism. And a driving mechanism (not shown) for reciprocating the cutting blade 51.
The cutting blade 51 has a flat shape and has blade portions on both sides in the longitudinal direction. And it is comprised so that it can reciprocate between the both sides which pinch | interpose the accommodating part 3, and the to-be-cut | disconnected object 2 can be cut | disconnected in any of the outward path | route and a return path | route. That is, the workpiece 2 is cut both when the storage unit 3 in FIG. 1 moves from the left position D1 to the right position D2 and when the storage unit 3 moves from the right position D2 to the left position D1. .
[0012]
In FIG. 3, the cutting part of the to-be-cut object 2 by the cutting blade 51 is enlarged and shown. P in FIG. 3 indicates the travel line of the cutting edge of the cutting blade 51, and the position of the travel line P is the end surface 21 to which the workpiece 2 is fixed, where the cutting means 5 cuts the workpiece 2. To a position of a predetermined width H.
When the cutting thickness of the workpiece 2 is Hmm, the preferable distance T1 from the cutting auxiliary surface 41 to the lower edge of the storage portion 3 is H + (T2 / 2) +0.1 mm, and the preferable thickness of the cutting blade 51 is T2 is 0.2 to 0.3 mm, and a preferable thickness T3 from the cutting edge of the cutting blade 51 to the lower end of the blade is T2 / 2 mm. Further, H, T3, and the maximum compressive deformation rate P (%) of the workpiece to be described later preferably satisfy the following relational expression from the viewpoint of slicing to a uniform thickness without destroying the physical properties of the workpiece. .
Formula; (T3 / H) × 100 <P
[0013]
The load adjusting means 6 is a means for adjusting the end surface of the workpiece 2 so as to abut against the cutting auxiliary surface 41 with a constant pressure, and the load adjusting means of the apparatus 1 is a smooth surface as described above. An inner wall surface 61 of the storage portion 3 and a weight member 62 which has an outer surface shape corresponding to the inner surface shape of the storage portion 3 and is fitted into the storage portion 3 to press the rear end of the workpiece 2. Consists of. Then, immediately after the workpiece 2 is stored in the storage portion 3 by the load adjusting means 6, and in a state where the workpiece 2 is sequentially sliced from the lower end portion and shortened, the end surface of the workpiece 2 is The pressure in contact with the cutting assist surface 41 is almost the same pressure. The phrase “abuts against the cutting assist surface 41 with a constant pressure” means that the pressure is constant when cutting, and that the abutting pressure is constant until being cut. Not what you want.
[0014]
In addition, the present apparatus 1 has discharge sections 7A and 7B for the sliced product 22 on both sides of the storage section 3. That is, the position where the other support base 4B exists in a state where the one support base 4A is disposed opposite to the end opening 31 of the storage section 3, and the other support base 4B is the end opening of the storage section 3. The sliced product 22 is discharged from the cutting auxiliary surfaces 41 and 41 of the respective support bases at a position where one support base 4 </ b> A exists in a state of being opposed to 31. In more detail, in each discharge part 7A, 7B, each support stand 4A, 4B is inverted 180 degrees, and then the fixing by the fixing means is released and the pressurizing means is operated, so that each cutting auxiliary surface The sliced product 22 on 41 is discharged into each container sequentially arranged in each discharge part 7A, 7B.
[0015]
The containers 8 are sequentially arranged in the discharge portion by an installation mechanism (not shown). The installation mechanism is retracted downward when the support bases 4A and 4B are reversed, and rises after the reverse so that the container 8 is disposed at a position facing the cutting assist surface 41 of each of the support bases 4A and 4B. It has become. The container 8 may be any one of the sliced products 22 or a plurality of the sliced products 22. Further, instead of the container 8, the sliced product may be discharged to a continuous conveying means such as a conveyor.
[0016]
Next, a method for manufacturing a sliced product using the above-described sliced product manufacturing apparatus 1 will be described. In the present embodiment, a soft material having a maximum compressive deformation rate of 20 to 80% can be used as the workpiece 2. The method and apparatus of the present invention is particularly suitable for slicing such soft objects. Here, the maximum compressive deformation rate means the maximum compressive rate to be elastically deformed. For example, the test piece of the workpiece 2 having a thickness of about 1 mm measured by a tester such as a rheometer is used as a compression plate ( For example, it is obtained by compressing in the thickness direction by sandwiching the disc between flat plates having an area of 1 cm ² , and dividing the maximum amount of compression restored after the compression release by the thickness of the unloaded state.
[0017]
First, as shown in FIG. 1, the workpiece 2 is stored in the storage portion 3, a weight member 62 is placed on the workpiece 2, a certain load is applied to the workpiece 2, and the support 4A The end surface 21 of the workpiece 2 is sucked and fixed to the auxiliary cutting surface 41 by reducing the pressure of the back side space.
[0018]
The state where the end surface 21 of the workpiece 2 is fixed is maintained, and the cutting blade 51 is moved from the position D1 to the position D2. Thereby, the to-be-cut object 2 is cut | disconnected from this end surface 21 in the position of the predetermined width H, and one slice goods arise on the cutting | disconnection auxiliary | assistance surface 41 of 4 A of support bases. In addition, what is necessary is just to adjust the said support mechanism of the cutting blade 51, and to increase / decrease height from the cutting auxiliary surface 41 of the cutting blade 51 in order to adjust the thickness of a sliced product. In this adjustment, in consideration of the fact that the workpiece 2 is compressed, the predetermined width H from the end surface of the workpiece 2 to the travel line P is set slightly smaller than the thickness of the target sliced product.
[0019]
Next, as shown in FIG. 2A, the obtained sliced product 22 a is transferred to the sliced product discharge unit 7 </ b> A while being fixed to the cutting assist surface 41. Then, while maintaining the fixed state, the support base 4A is inverted 180 degrees, and after the inversion is completed, the fixing is released. At the same time, as shown in FIG. 2B, the back space is pressurized by the pressurizing means and discharged into the container 8 of the sliced product 22a.
In this way, if the sliced product 22a is transferred to the discharge section while being fixed to the cutting auxiliary surface 41, the sliced product 22a can be accurately placed at a predetermined position in the container 8, and the alignment step can be omitted.
[0020]
In parallel with the discharge of the sliced product 22a from one cutting auxiliary surface (cutting auxiliary surface of the support base 4A) 41, on the other cutting auxiliary surface (cutting auxiliary surface of the support base 4B) 41 as shown in FIG. It is preferable to perform the next slice of the workpiece 2 in FIG.
For cutting the object 2 on the support table 4B, the back side space of the support table 4B is decompressed, and the end surface of the object 2 newly generated on the auxiliary cutting surface 41 of the support table 4B is adsorbed and fixed. Do.
Then, by moving the cutting blade 51 from the position D2 to the position D1, the next sliced product 22b is generated on the cutting auxiliary surface 41 of the support 4A.
[0021]
The obtained sliced product 22b is transferred to the discharge part 7B of the sliced product 22b while being fixed to the cutting auxiliary surface 41 of the support base 4B. FIG. 2C shows a state during transfer. When the cutting auxiliary surface 41 on which the sliced product is not placed is arranged in front of the end opening 31 of the storage unit 3, the fixing means for the cutting auxiliary surface 41 is kept in an inoperative state.
[0022]
After the support table 4B is moved to the discharge unit 7B, the support table 4B is reversed in exactly the same way as when the slice product 22a is discharged, and the fixation of the slice product 22b by the fixing means is released. And the back side space in the support base 4B is pressurized, and the sliced product 22b is discharged into the container 8 disposed in the discharge portion 7B. In parallel with the discharge of the sliced product 22b in the discharge unit 7B, the next object to be cut 2 is sliced on the cutting auxiliary surface 41 of the support base 4A.
[0023]
In this way, by slicing the sliced object 2 and discharging the sliced product 22 in parallel, a plurality of sliced products 22a, 22b, 22c,. .
[0024]
In addition, since the workpiece 2 is sliced in a state in which the end surface 21 of the workpiece 2 is fixed to the cutting auxiliary surface 41, each sliced product 22 obtained sequentially can be of high quality with no thickness unevenness. . Such an effect is particularly remarkable and important when manufacturing a thin sliced product having a thickness of 0.1 to 0.5 mm (particularly, a thickness of 0.1 to 0.2 mm).
[0025]
Further, since the workpiece 2 is accommodated in the storage portion 3 as a cylindrical body and supplied to the cutting portion by the cutting means 5, the deformation of the workpiece 2 during cutting is more effectively suppressed. Is done. Accordingly, even when a soft material that is easily deformed, particularly agar having a high water content, is used as a material to be cut, a high-quality sliced product without unevenness in thickness can be stably produced.
[0026]
Moreover, since the apparatus 1 is provided with the load adjusting means, even when the workpiece 2 is sequentially sliced and shortened, the end surface of the workpiece 2 is in the same state as at the time of the first slice. Therefore, a sliced product having the same thickness as the first sliced product can be obtained. That is, it is possible to efficiently continuously produce a sliced product having a uniform thickness and a small thickness difference.
[0027]
FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of a sliced product manufacturing apparatus. The basic structure of the manufacturing apparatus is the same as that in the above-described embodiment except that the storage unit 3 and the like are arranged sideways and the load adjusting means is different. Further, since the storage unit 3 and the like are arranged sideways, the storage unit 3 and the like in the above-described embodiment are simply set sideways. Therefore, the above description regarding the storage unit 3 and the like also applies to this embodiment. Applicable as appropriate. Therefore, in the following, the load adjusting means will be particularly described, and the same reference numerals will be given to other similar configurations, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.
[0028]
In FIG. 4, illustration of the support base 4B existing below the support base 4A is omitted. Further, the sliced product obtained on the cutting assist surface 41 of the support 4A is transferred to a discharge unit (not shown) located above the storage unit 3, and a transfer mechanism provided with suction means in the discharge unit. After being transferred to a predetermined position by the transfer mechanism, it is placed in the container. In addition, the sliced product obtained on the cutting assist surface 41 of the support base 4B is transferred to a discharge unit (not shown) located below the storage unit 3, and similarly transported by the transfer mechanism, Placed inside. Moreover, the inner wall surface of the accommodating part 3 is made smooth.
[0029]
The sliced product manufacturing apparatus 1 ′ of the present embodiment detects the pressing force applied to the cutting assist surface 41 at the position facing the end opening 31 of the storage unit 3 on the back side of the support bases 4A and 4B. A pressure detecting member (load cell) 63 is provided. And the load adjustment means in this apparatus hold | maintains the contact | abutting pressure of the end surface 21 of the to-be-cut | disconnected object 2 with respect to the cutting assistance surface 41 uniformly as follows.
[0030]
Information on the pressing force detected by the pressure detection member 63 is input to a control unit (controller) 64. Based on the input information, the control unit 64 outputs a control signal to the motor 65 so that an optimum load is applied to the workpiece 2. The motor 65 rotates based on the control signal, and the pressing rod 67 connected to the rotating shaft 66 with a screw advances. Then, pressure is applied to the rear end portion of the workpiece 2 by the pressure plate 68 at the tip of the pressing rod 67.
[0031]
In this apparatus, the contact pressure of the end surface 21 of the workpiece 2 with respect to the auxiliary cutting surface 41 is kept constant by such load adjusting means.
Therefore, according to this apparatus and the manufacturing method of the slice product using this apparatus, the thickness can be made uniform from the slice product obtained first to the slice product obtained last. In addition, since the apparatus has the same configuration as that in the above-described embodiment in other portions, the same effects as those in the above-described embodiment can be obtained.
[0032]
As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention can be suitably changed, without being limited to the above-mentioned embodiment. For example, the slicing apparatus of the present invention may include a pressing unit that pushes up the workpiece 2 upward from below, the storage unit 3 at the bottom, and the cutting assist surface 41 at the top.
Further, the load adjusting means may press the rear end portion of the workpiece 2 via hydraulic pressure or air pressure.
[0033]
Also, the auxiliary cutting surface 41, as long as it can be fixed by suction means the end faces of object to be cut, as the porous plate of the suction means auxiliary cutting surface 41, sintered metal, sintered resin, ceramic, Examples include punching metal and mesh. Further, a turret plate or the like provided with more cutting assistance surfaces 41 may be used instead of the cutting assistance table 4 that reciprocates the pair of cutting assistance surfaces 41.
Furthermore, the description omission part in one embodiment and the requirements which only one embodiment has are applied to another embodiment, respectively. Moreover, the requirements in each embodiment can be interchanged between the embodiments.
[0034]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, it is possible to manufacture a sliced product using various articles as an object to be cut, and stably manufacture a sliced product having a uniform thickness and a high quality, including the case where the object to be cut is a soft object. It is possible to provide a manufacturing method and a manufacturing apparatus for a sliced product.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a slicing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a main part of the slicing device of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a cutting unit of the slicing apparatus of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a slicing device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1,1 ′ Sliced product manufacturing apparatus 2 Object 3 Storage section 4A, 4B Support base 41 Cut assist surface 42 Fixing means (adsorption means)
5 Cutting means 51 Cutting blade 6 Load adjusting means

Claims (2)

The object to be cut is accommodated in a cylindrical storage part, and the end surface of the object to be cut located at the end opening of the storage part is adsorbed by the suction means to the auxiliary cutting surface disposed opposite to the end opening. In a state where a certain load is applied to the object to be cut and the object to be cut is pressed against the cutting auxiliary surface and compressed, the object to be cut has a predetermined width from the end surface of the object to be cut. It is a manufacturing method of a sliced product that produces a sliced product by cutting an object with a cutting blade,
After cutting the workpiece by setting the width from the end face when cutting the workpiece to the running line of the cutting blade to be smaller than the thickness of the target sliced product, The sliced product obtained by cutting the cut product is transferred to the sliced product discharge portion while being fixed to the cutting auxiliary surface, and the sliced product is discharged by releasing the fixation by the adsorption in the discharge unit. Manufacturing method. An apparatus for manufacturing a sliced product used in the method for manufacturing a sliced product according to claim 1,
A cylindrical storage part in which the object to be cut is stored and an end opening of the storage part are arranged opposite to each other, and the end surface of the object to be cut located in the end opening is adsorbed and fixed by an adsorbing means. A cutting auxiliary surface, a cutting means for cutting the object to be cut with the end face fixed with a cutting blade at a position having a predetermined width from the end face, and an abutment of the end face of the object to be cut with the cutting auxiliary surface A load adjusting means for maintaining the pressure at a constant pressure, and transferring the sliced product obtained by cutting the workpiece to the sliced product discharge portion while being fixed to the cutting auxiliary surface, The apparatus for manufacturing a sliced product, which can be released from the fixation by the adsorption.

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