JP4032146B2 - Block meat slicer - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a block meat slicer having a slice meat folding device that folds and slices meat sliced by a cutter into two pieces, and by changing the supply posture of the block meat immediately before being sliced by the cutter, the slice meat It is related with the block meat slicer which is going to correct the folding posture of.
[0002]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In many cases, the sliced meat is usually folded in a folded state, and a large number of each sliced sliced meat is piled up in a scale and stored in a tray or the like. At this time, the fat portion of the sliced meat may be located in the folded portion in which the sliced meat is easily broken. The present invention reduces the collapse of the sliced meat when folded in half by changing the direction of the block meat and slicing it even in the slice of the block meat having such a fat portion.
[0003]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention provides a block meat slicer having a slice meat folding device 3 for slicing block meat fed from a supply basket 1 with a cutter 2 and folding the sliced slice meat into two. The feeding end portion is provided with a block meat guide body 4 for moving the block meat fed to the cutter 2 around the feeding direction axis, and an adjustment device for the amount of movement . By moving the block meat, the cutter 2 It is set as the block meat slurser comprised so that the direction of the slice meat to be sliced, and the bending position of slice meat may be changed. Moreover, in such invention, the said block meat guide body 4 is set as the structure of a block meat slicer which has the press board 5 which moves the block meat | draw | leaded inside the supply rod 1 to the periphery of this feeding direction axis | shaft.
[0004]
【The invention's effect】
The block meat fed from the supply trough 1 is sliced by the cutter 2 with the shape and direction of the slice surface determined in the block meat guide 4. For this reason, the block meat guide form by the block meat guide 4, that is, the block meat is moved around the feeding direction axis, thereby changing the direction of the sliced meat sliced by the cutter 2, It can correct so that a bending part may not cross a fat part. In this way, by changing the block meat guiding posture by the block meat guiding body 4 on the supply rod 1 side with respect to the cutter 2, the folding position and direction of each sliced meat can be changed. It is simple and easy to operate.
[0005]
Further, when the block meat guide 4 is configured to move the block meat about the feeding direction axis by the pressing plate 5 in the supply bowl 1 as in the embodiment, the supply bowl 1 is made by the cutter 2. Since the fixed relationship is maintained regardless of the slicing action, the slicing action by the cutter 2 can be stably performed as well as the feeding of the block meat.
[0006]
【Example】
The block meat slicer is a vertically-oriented supply rod 1 for supplying block meat W1 (hereinafter, the block meat in the supply rod 1 extending from the upper end portion to the feeding rotary bodies 7 and 8 is referred to as W1). The crank mechanism 10 that swings the supply rod 1 back and forth, the feeding rotors 7 and 8 that feed out the block meat W1 from the front and rear at the lower part of the supply rod 1, and the lower side of the feeding rotors 7 and 8 Block meat guide body 4 that feeds and guides block meat W3 (hereinafter, block meat that is fed from 4 parts of block meat guide body is referred to as W3), and block meat W3 that is fed out from the lower ends of these supply rods 1 Is made up of a cutter 2 or the like that cuts thinly.
In addition, although the drawing rotation bodies 7 and 8 of the example were made into the roll form, you may make it into the belt form wound around between pulleys.
[0007]
The slice conveyor 11 that receives and feeds the sliced meat W4 cut by the block meat slicer in this way is provided below the cutter 2, and the sliced meat folding device 3 is disposed further forward. The sliced meat W4 of the slice conveyor 11 is transferred to the sliced meat folding device 3 on the front folding conveyor 12 by the reverse fork 13. The sliced meat folding device 3 receives sliced meat received from the inversion fork 13 and arranges the sliced meat so as to be partially overlapped while being folded in half, and is conveyed by the folding conveyor 12. Each part of these supply baskets 1, the slice conveyor 11, the slice meat folding apparatus 3, etc. has a left-right paired parallel structure, respectively.
[0008]
The supply rod 1, the feeding rotary bodies 7 and 8, the block meat guide body 4, and the like are provided in a peristaltic case 16 whose upper part is supported on a frame 14 by a lateral peristaltic shaft 15. The air motor M1 is driven back and forth around the peristaltic shaft 15 via the crank mechanism 10 by driving the air motor M1. The supply rod 1 is formed in a bowl shape having a rear lower slope with the upper rear side opened, and the opened portion is swung up and down by an air motor M2 around an opening shaft 17 at the lower rear portion, A supply lid 6 that can open and close the open portion is provided, and a block meat W2 (hereinafter referred to as a block meat replenished in the supply lid 6 is referred to as W2) in the state of the supply lid 1 in the opened supply lid 6 This block meat W2 can be supplied into the supply rod 1 by rotating from the replenishment posture A to the standing supply posture B.
[0009]
In addition, although the supply rod 1 of the example is formed in a U shape with a flat cross section, it may be formed in a rectangular tube shape or a round tube shape. The supply lid 6 is configured such that a part of such a cylindrical body can be opened.
[0010]
Each supply rod 1 is mounted between mounting frames 18 along the left and right outer sides of the swing case 16, and the upper portion of the mounting frame 18 is pivotally supported on the frame 14 by a swing shaft 15. Further, the supply lid 6 is detachably provided on the mounting frame 18 on a mounting arm 19 that can be rotated back and forth around the opening / closing shaft 17 by tightening bolts 20, and is mounted by an air motor M 2 mounted on the mounting frame 18. It is opened and closed in a posture A that falls to the side and a posture B that stands up. The supply lid 6 is formed in a bowl shape having guide walls 21 on both left and right sides and a guide wall 22 on the upper end, and has a handle 23 on the rear surface, and can be manually opened and closed. Reference numeral 24 denotes a stopper having a rotatable roll, which is provided on the frame 14 and supports the posture A in which the supply rod 6 is released from the fall. Even if the supply rod 1 is moved by the crank mechanism 10, the bottom portion of the supply lid 6 is supported and slid. This facilitates the replenishment of the block meat W2.
[0011]
The feeding rotary bodies 7 and 8 are formed in the form of a sprocket, and are arranged on the front side and the rear side in the lower part of the supply rod 1, and hold the block meat W1 supplied from the upper side from the front and rear surfaces to supply the supply rod. It can be intermittently rotated under a forward / backward swing of 1 and a certain timing and fed downward. The feeding rotary bodies 7 and 8 are rotatably supported by shafts 29 and 30 at lower ends of arms 27 and 28 pivotally supported around the arm shafts 25 and 26 of the swing case 16.
[0012]
Of the feeding rotary bodies 7, 8, the front feeding rotary body 7 is rotated rearward around the arm shaft 25 by a constant air pressure due to expansion and contraction of the air cylinder 31 provided in the peristaltic case 16, The block meat W <b> 1 is held at a constant pressure at the holding interval with the feeding rotary body 8. Further, a timing belt 34 is stretched between the pulley 32 on the arm shaft 25 and the pulley 33 on the shaft 29, and the feeding rotary body 7 is driven in the direction opposite to the feeding rotary body 8 by driving the pulley 32. Is rotated to.
[0013]
Further, the rear feeding rotary body 8 is driven to rotate by a timing belt 37 spanned between the pulley 35 on the arm shaft 26 and the pulley 36 on the shaft 30. Further, the amount of protrusion of the feeding rotary body 8 into the feeding passage C in the supply rod 1 pushes and pulls the rod 39 by the rotation of the nut 38 so that the roll arm 28 of the feeding rotary body 8 is rotated around the arm shaft 26. It is changed and adjusted by adjusting forward and backward rotation.
[0014]
The pair of front and rear feeding rotary members 7 and 8 are driven and interlocked by moving the ratchet arm 41 having the ratchet 40 on the arm shaft 26 by the front / rear swing of the swing case 16 by the motor M1 and the crank mechanism 10. It pushes against the protrusion 43 which is located on the rear side and can be adjusted forward and backward by the handle 42, and every time this is pushed, the feeding rotating bodies 7, 8 are intermittently rotated at a constant pitch. A roller 44 at the tip of the ratchet arm 41 is provided at a contact portion with the protrusion 43.
In addition, it is good also as a structure which fixes the supply rod 1 to a fixed position with respect to the cutter 2, and rocks the cutter 2 back and forth and slices the block meat W3.
[0015]
When the arm shaft 26 is rotated by the ratchet arm 41, a timing belt 47 is stretched between the pulley 45 on the arm shaft 26 and the pulley 46 on the arm shaft 25, and a pair of front and rear feedings are performed. The rotating bodies 7 and 8 are intermittently rotated in the opposite direction. Reference numeral 48 denotes an intermediate reversing pulley for reversing disposed above and below the pulley 46.
[0016]
The intermittent rotation amount of the feeding rotary bodies 7 and 8 can be performed by changing the front and rear positions of the protrusions 43 by the handle 42. Reference numeral 49 denotes a return spring of the ratchet arm 41, and reference numeral 50 denotes a stopper for locking the return position. Such a feeding rotary body 8 is fixed by rotating a ratchet arm 52 provided on the arm shaft 26 via a ratchet 51 by a cam 54 of a lever 53 that is manually rotated around the arm shaft 25. By rotating intermittently for each pitch, the opposing feeding rotary body 7 can also be rotated together, and the block meat W1 held between the rotary bodies 8 and 7 can be fed out. Reference numeral 55 denotes a roller on the ratchet arm 52 that can come into sliding contact with the cam 54. Reference numeral 56 denotes a return spring of the ratchet arm 52, 57 denotes a return spring of the lever 53, and 58 denotes a stopper. The manual driving of the feeding rotary body 8 by the lever 53 is used when feeding the block meats W1 and W3 of the supply rod 1 at the start of the slicing operation to the cutting start position by the cutter 2.
[0017]
Regarding the operation relationship between the supply lid 6 of the supply basket 1 and the feeding rotary body 7, when the remaining amount of the block meat W1 in the supply basket 1 decreases, the block provided in the lower supply passage C in FIG. By the detection of the meat sensor 59, the supply lid 6 is rotated rearward around the opening / closing shaft 17 by the motor M <b> 2 via the controller CR and opened to the replenishment posture A. At this time, a new block meat W2 is manually replenished into the supply lid 6 that has been swung in the replenishment posture A.
[0018]
When the block meat W1 in the supply rod 1 is further sliced and moved downward from the holding position of the feeding rotary bodies 7 and 8, the holding cylinder 7 loses the holding pressure, so the air cylinder 31 is shrunk by the air pressure. . The contraction of the air cylinder 31 at this time is detected by the stroke sensor 60 of the air cylinder 31 itself, and the supply lid 6 is rotated to the supply posture B by the motor M2 via the controller CR and closed. The block meat W2 in the supply lid 6 is supplied into the supply basket 1. FIG. 3 (C).
[0019]
The lower end of the block meat W1 supplied into the supply basket 1 is received by the feeding rotary bodies 7 and 6. The feeding rotary body 7 is pushed open against the pressing force of the air cylinder 31 by the supplied weight of the block meat W1, and is connected to the upper end of the block meat W3 in the lower slice that has already become small. FIG. 3 (2).
[0020]
In this way, both the block meat sensor 59 and the stroke sensor 60 in the upper portion of the supply rod 1 detect that the block meat W1 is supplied, and the feeding operation can be continued. By 31, the block meat W <b> 1 can be held and fed at a constant pressure.
The stroke sensor 60 detects the expansion / contraction stroke of the air cylinder 31 to detect that the block meat W2 has passed between the feeding rotary bodies 7 and 8. It may be configured to detect that the block meat W2 has passed between the feeding rotary bodies 7 and 8.
[0021]
The block meat guide body 4 at the lowermost end of the supply rod 1 is formed by pressing the block meat W3 fed by the feeding rotary bodies 7 and 8 into a certain form or posture, and is opened in front and U-shaped in plan view. And a pressing plate 5 having a square shape in plan view that fits inside thereof, and this pressing plate 5 can be rotated back and forth around the rotation shaft 62 of the intermediate bending portion. .
[0022]
The adjustment of the rotation angle of the pressing plate 5 is performed by connecting a shaft 64 rotated by a handle 63 supported on the frame 14 side and a shaft 65 supported by the housing 61 into a universal shaft joint 66 or a telescopic shaft joint 67. The nut 68 is screwed onto the shaft 65 and is connected to one end of the pressing plate 5 by a link 69. By rotating the handle 63, the supply rod 1 is swinging back and forth. However, the angle of the pressing plate 5 can be adjusted.
[0023]
The pressing plate 5 is pressed against the casing 61 by the air cylinder 70 attached to the swinging case 16 via the swinging arm 71 and the link mechanism 72. The pressing action of the pressing plate 5 is such that the block meat W3 fed from the housing 61 during slicing is not moved or deformed by the pressure setting of the air cylinder 70 so that it can be stably cut. Is set.
The swing arm 71 is rotatably supported around the arm shaft 25, and the rod 73 connected by the link mechanism 72 is inserted into the rod hole of the stay 74 integral with the housing 61, and the pressing plate 5 is fixed to the shaft 65. Can be moved back and forth integrally.
[0024]
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the block meat guide body 4 is formed by cutting the block meat W <b> 3 fed through the housing 61 at the terminal end of the supply rod 1 by the pressing position of the pressing plate 5, the pressing angle F, and the like. 2 can be fixed to maintain the posture during slicing. When the cross section of the block meat W3 is small, the pressure plate 5 is pushed by the operation of the air cylinder 70 to press the block meat W3 to a constant pressure. At this time, since the telescopic shaft coupling 67 is telescopic, the nut 68 is not moved, and the pressing plate 5 is moved while maintaining a parallel posture.
[0025]
When changing the direction F of the block meat W3 in the casing 61, the shaft 65 is rotated while operating the handle 63, and the nut 68 that is screwed to the shaft 65 is moved, whereby the pressing plate 5 is rotated. By swinging around 62, the pressing angle of the block meat W3 is adjusted. As a result, the block meat W3 is rotated F around the axis of the feeding direction passing through the substantially central portion G of the block meat cross section according to the pressing surface of the pressing plate 5, and the direction of the folding line L is changed.
[0026]
Such a block meat W3 often has a fat portion D in a part of the cross section, and the fat portion D is removed from the folded folding line L. If it is performed while looking at the state of being folded in half by the sliced meat folding device 3 and arranged on the upper surface of the folding conveyor 12, the operation is easy and accurate. When the sliced meat W5 taken out from the end of the folding conveyor 12 and placed side by side is accommodated in the tray T, when the folding line L is supplied in the state α1 orthogonal to the direction of the tray T, If the fold line L direction of the sliced meat W5 sent onto the tatami conveyor 12 does not intersect the fat portion D, and if both sides of the fold line L are asymmetric in a double fold state, N is The angle of the pressing plate 5 is adjusted so as to have substantially the same form M.
[0027]
In the example shown in the figure, the block meat guide 4 is configured to be able to change the pressing position, the pressing angle F, and the like of the block meat W3 of the pressing plate 5 with respect to the supply rod 1 for the slice peristalsis. Or the structure which changes the form, direction, etc. with respect to the cutter 2 or the slice meat folding apparatus 3 etc. by rotating the casing 61 which is this part around the axial center which follows a feeding direction with the press board 5 grade | etc.,. It is also possible to.
[0028]
In this way, the block meat W3 fed from the lower end of the supply rod 1 receives a constant pressing force by the block meat guiding body 4 and is pressed and formed in a certain form or posture. To stabilize. When the cutting by the cutter 2 is finished, the pressing plate 5 is retracted by the air cylinder 70 to release the pressing force of the block meat W3, and the block meat W3 is fed by the rotation of the feeding rotating bodies 7 and 8.
[0029]
The cutter 2 has an endless flat belt shape and has a rotating surface that rotates in the vicinity of the front / rear swinging locus of the lower end edge of the supply rod 1. The forward and downward slicing slice conveyor 11 provided on the lower side of the cutter 2 has a needle-like protrusion on the peripheral surface, and supports the sliced meat W4 so that it does not move and deform when it is received.
[0030]
A reversing fork 13 that is rotated by an air cylinder 76 is provided in the middle of the slice conveyor 11. On the front side of the slicing conveyor 11, a folding conveyor 12 having an upward slope is provided, and the slice meat W4 is reversed and transferred to the upper slice meat folding device 3 by the rotation of the inverting fork 13, A folded state having a fold perpendicular to the direction of the pressing conveyor 12 can be made into a two-folded state, and a plurality of the two-fold sliced meat W5 can be stacked and arranged.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged side view of a part thereof.
FIGS. 3A and 3B are a side view and a block diagram showing a part of the operation. FIGS.
FIG. 4 is a rear view of a supply hook part.
FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an operation of a block meat guide body portion.
FIG. 6 is a side view of a part thereof.
FIG. 7 is an operational plan view showing the operation of the block meat guide body and a side view thereof.
FIG. 8 is an action plan view and a slope view showing a sliced state of a block meat, and an action plan view and a side view showing a folded state of the sliced meat.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Supply rod 2 Cutter 3 Sliced meat folding device 4 Block meat guide 5 Press plate

Claims (2)

In the block meat slicer having the slice meat folding device 3 for slicing the block meat fed from the supply trough 1 with the cutter 2 and folding the sliced sliced meat into two, at the feeding end of the feed trough 1 Is provided with a block meat guide 4 for moving the block meat fed to the cutter 2 around the feeding direction axis, and an adjustment device for the movement amount, and the slice sliced by the cutter 2 by moving the block meat. A block meat slicer characterized in that the direction of the meat and the bending position of the sliced meat are changed. The block meat slicer according to claim 1, wherein the block meat guide body (4) has a pressing plate (5) for moving the block meat fed out in the supply rod (1) around the feeding direction axis .

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