JP4066007B2 - Containerized tofu making machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the present invention, the tofu contained in a container, in particular, one tofu of about 300 to 400 g may be left unusable at one time, so that the tofu for one order is made into a plurality. The present invention relates to a machine for producing containerized tofu, which is divided and sealed, and leftover tofu can be stored without being opened.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, the work of dividing one tofu into a plurality of containers and placing them in the containers has been done manually. As a result, productivity was poor. In addition, the work is unavoidably carried out in a water tank due to problems with tofu handling, and therefore there are also hygiene problems such as contamination of bacteria in the container.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
An object of the present invention is to provide a containerized tofu production machine capable of automatically and hygienically producing a container containing a single piece of tofu made up of a plurality of divided pieces.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The container tofu making machine according to the present invention includes a container transport conveyor, a supply means for supplying the first container with tofu to the conveyor, a transfer means for transferring the tofu from the first container to the second container, A discharge means for discharging the second container containing tofu from the conveyor is provided, and the conveying path of the conveyor extends in the air without being immersed in the water tank.
[0005]
In the containerized tofu making machine according to the present invention, all operations are automatically performed from the supply of the first container with tofu to the conveyor until the second container with tofu is discharged from the conveyor. Moreover, since the conveyor transport path is not immersed in the water tank, the operation can be performed in an atmosphere that takes hygiene into consideration. Therefore, it is possible to automatically and hygienically manufacture a container containing a single portion of tofu made up of a plurality of divided pieces.
[0006]
In addition, the transfer means removes the first container, the first reversing means for reversing the first container so that the tofu is kept downward, the container removing device for removing the downward first container from the tofu, and the first container. It is preferable to include a container covering device for placing the second container facing downward on the tofu, and a second reversing means for reversing the second container facing downward with the tofu still placed.
[0007]
The first container has one tofu container, the second container has a plurality of tofu containers, and the conveyor transport path is endless so that it can be circulated in the vertical plane. The supply position by the supply means is the lower movement path end portion of the conveyor conveyance path, the discharge position by the discharge means is the lower movement path start end portion of the conveyor conveyance path, and the first container supplied by the supply means Is provided with a first guide member for guiding the container so that the container is turned downward while being conveyed from the lower end of the conveyor path to the beginning of the upper path. A container removing device that removes the downward first container from the tofu along the upper movement path of the path, and the tofu from which the first container has been removed is cut into a plurality of divided pieces corresponding to the number of accommodating portions of the second container. Tofu cutting And a container covering device for sequentially placing the second container facing downward on the plurality of divided pieces, and the second downward container placed on the divided pieces is located below the upper moving path end portion of the conveyor transport path. It is preferable that a second guide member for guiding the container is provided so as to be reversed and face upward while being conveyed to the start side of the side movement path.
[0008]
Furthermore, when the container removing device has a cleaning means for injecting cleaning water to the first container removed from the tofu, the first container can be easily recycled.
[0009]
Furthermore, if the tofu cutting device has a vertical plate-shaped cutter that is arranged and fixed in the container conveyance path and extends in the same direction along the path, the tofu being conveyed is automatically removed without any special operation. Can be cut into pieces.
[0010]
Furthermore, the container covering apparatus has a stocker in which a plurality of second containers are stacked in a downwardly stacked state on the side of the container transport path, and a moving means for moving the second container from the stocker to the container covering position. If foreign matter is mixed in the stacked second container, the foreign matter can be easily removed while moving the second container downward from the stack to the container covering position. It is possible to prevent foreign matters and the like from falling on the tofu.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[0012]
In the following description, front and rear refer to FIG. 1 as a reference, the left side of FIG. 1 refers to the front, the right side refers to the rear, and left and right refers to the left and right sides as viewed from the rear.
[0013]
FIG. 11 shows the first container C1 and FIG. 12 shows the second container C2. The first container C1 is press-molded with a heat-sealable plastic material such as polypropylene into a top-opening box shape that is square in plan view, and has one storage portion h1 containing one tofu B1. is doing. The container peripheral wall is formed in a taper shape that spreads upward. Similarly to the first container C1, the second container C2 is formed in a shape such that the first container C1 is roughly divided into two parts by a plastic material, and two juxtaposed tofu B2 are placed in parallel. A shape containing portion h2 is provided. Flange F is provided in the upper-end opening edge part of the two accommodating parts h2. The opposing sides of the flanges F of both housing parts h2 are integrally connected. A plastic film lid L is heat-sealed on the flanges F of both housing portions h2 so as to straddle both housing portions h2. A perforation M is inserted in a portion corresponding to the flange connecting portion of the lid L.
[0014]
When using only the tofu B2 contained in one housing part h2, only the lid L half covering the one housing part h2 is opened, and the lid L is cut along the perforation M to take out the tofu B2. The other half of the lid L may be left as it is.
[0015]
Moreover, although not shown in figure, as another form of the 2nd container, what the perforation is put into the flange connection part of the container is also known. When opening the container, the container may be cut from the perforation together with the lid, and then the cut container may be individually opened.
[0016]
Referring to FIG. 1, a first production line 11 for producing a first container tofu, a second production line 12 for final finishing of an unfinished second container tofu, and an unfinished second container tofu. In order to supply to the second production line 12, a third production line 13 is shown in which the tofu B1 is taken out from the first container C1 and divided into two and then transferred to the second container C2.
[0017]
The first production line 11 has a first container transfer conveyor 21 having a single row of transfer paths extending rightward (in a direction perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 1). By this conveyor 21, one cotton tofu B1 produced by conventional means (not shown) is discharged from the first production line 11 in a state of being put in the first container C1.
[0018]
Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the first container transport conveyor 21 is placed so that a large number of the tofu B1 containing the first container C1 are in contact with each other in the transport direction. A container cutting area A (hatching in FIG. 3) is provided at the right end of the transport path of the first container transport conveyor 21. The container cutting area A has a length in the left-right direction that can be put in a state where the two first containers C1 are in contact with each other. A fixing stopper 23 is provided in the vicinity of the right edge of the container cutting area A. A first movable stopper 24 is provided in the vicinity of the left edge of the container cutout area A, and a second movable stopper 25 is provided on the left side of the container cutout area A with an interval slightly larger than two of the first containers C1. ing.
[0019]
By alternately turning on and off the first movable stopper 24 and the second movable stopper 25, the first container C1 that has been transported continuously on the first container transport conveyor 21 is cut out in two, and the container On the cut-out area A, the two first containers C1 are received in a state where they are in contact with each other in the left-right direction.
[0020]
A transfer plate 26 is provided on the rear edge of the container cutout area A so as to be flush with the container cutout area A. On the upper surface of the transfer plate 26, a boat-shaped separating member 27 having a plan view with a sharp front end is provided.
[0021]
The second production line 12 is sequentially arranged from the front right end of the transport path of the first container transport conveyor 21 to the second container transport conveyor 31 having two rows of transport paths extending forward and from the rear end to the front end of these transport paths. The water filling nozzle 32, the primary sealing device 33, the secondary sealing device 34, the trimming device 35 and the container discharging device 36, and the lid material film L for covering the second container C2, along the conveyor conveyance path, A lid material transfer device 37 that sequentially transfers the primary seal device 33, the secondary seal device 34, and the trimming device 35, and a perforation cutting device 38 that puts the perforation M into the lid material L being transferred. .
[0022]
The second container transfer conveyor 31 is a slat conveyor, and the slat 41 has four container holding holes 42 for holding two second containers C2 (see FIG. 10).
[0023]
The third production line 13 has two rows of endless transport paths that are circulated in a vertical longitudinal plane extending so as to connect the right end of the transport path of the first container transport conveyor 21 and the rear end of the transport path of the second container transport conveyor 31. The 3rd container conveyance conveyor 51 which has is provided.
[0024]
As shown in detail in FIG. 2, the lower end of the lower container path of the third container transport conveyor 51 is above the container cutting area A at the right end of the transport path of the first container transport conveyor 21, and this is the supply station S1. The front end of the lower movement path is located above the rear end of the transport path of the second container transport conveyor 31, and this is the discharge station S2. A container removing station S3, a tofu cutting station S4, and a container covering station S5 are provided from the rear end to the front end of the upper container moving path of the third container conveyor 51.
[0025]
A second convex semicircular arc-shaped first guide rail 61 extending upward from the supply station S1 to the container removal station S3 extends forward from the container removal station S3 to the container covering station S5 via the tofu cutting station S4. The rail 62 is provided with a forward convex semicircular arc third guide rail 63 extending downward from the container covering station S5 to the container discharge station S2, and a fourth guide rail 64 extending rearward from the container discharge station S2 to the container supply station S1. It has been. Further, a semicircular arc first guide plate 71 concentrically with the outer side of the first guide rail 61 and a semicircular arc second guide plate 72 concentrically with the outer side of the third guide rail 63 are provided. ing.
[0026]
The container removing station S3 has a container removing device 81 and a tofu centering device 82, the tofu cutting station S4 has a tofu cutting device 83, the container covering station S5 has a container covering device 84, and the container discharging station S2 has a container discharging device. 85 are arranged respectively.
[0027]
The third container transport conveyor 51 includes a front sprocket 91 and a rear sprocket 92, an endless chain 93 wound around the sprockets 91 and 92, and a plurality of holders 94 provided on the chain 93 at predetermined intervals. . The front sprocket 91 is intermittently driven so that the holder 94 is sequentially stopped at the stations S1 to S5.
[0028]
The holder 94 is supported by a plurality of pairs of front and rear guide rods 101 that are secured to the chain 93 and extend in the left-right direction, and is slidably supported by the pair of front and rear guide rods 101 through the block-shaped slider 102. The cradle 103 is provided.
[0029]
In the container removal station S3, of the four cradles 103, the left and right cradles 103 are arranged side by side with a cutter passage gap (described later) to form a left group. The two cradles 103 and the two cradles 103 forming the right group are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance. Hereinafter, this is referred to as a transport line pitch. Two cradles 103 forming each group correspond to the two left and right first containers C1 cut out on the container cutting area A, respectively.
[0030]
A slide pin 104 is provided on the bottom surface of the slider 102 so as to project inward. The upper surface of the cradle 103 is horizontal when moving the upper conveyance path of the conveyor, but is inclined so that the downstream side in the conveyance direction of the cradle 103 is higher than the horizontal by several degrees. . A tofu rear plate 105 is provided at the upstream edge of the cradle 103 in the conveying direction, and a container rear plate 106 is provided upstream of the cradle 103 so as to be orthogonal to the cradle 103.
[0031]
As shown in FIG. 5, the first guide rail 61 is constituted by eight round bar-shaped rail members 111 arranged in a left-right parallel manner. The eight round bar-shaped rail members 111 correspond to the left and right groups of the cradle 103, and the four round bar-like rail members 111 form groups. Of the four round bar-shaped rail members 111 of each group, the two that are arranged in order on the left and right sides form a pair, and each pair of round bar rail members 111 sandwich the slide pin 104 of each slider 102 from the left and right.
[0032]
As shown in detail in FIGS. 6 and 7, the second guide rail 62 includes a pair of left and right horizontal plate-like rail members 112 that are long in the front-rear direction. The left and right plate-like rail members 112 have the same structure and correspond to the left and right groups. The interval between the left and right plate-like rail members 112 is equal to the conveyance line pitch. A pair of left and right guide grooves 113 are formed on the upper surface of each plate-like rail member 112. At the front part of both guide grooves 113, a bent part 114 which is bent so as to gradually increase the interval is provided. The distance between the rear ends of both guide grooves 113 is equal to the distance between the two cradles 103 forming each group in the container removal station S3. When this is referred to as a narrow width pitch, the distance between the front ends of the bent portions 114 is narrow. It is larger than the pitch, and this will be referred to as a wide pitch.
[0033]
Although the third guide rail 63 is not illustrated in detail, the front and rear directions of the first guide rail 61 are opposite and the basic structure is the same, but the cradle 103 having a wide pitch can be guided.
[0034]
The basic structure of the fourth guide rail 64 is the same as that of the second guide rail 62, and the interval between the two cradles 103 forming each group is set to a narrow pitch and the same as the second guide rail 62. In addition to adjusting to a wide pitch, the interval between the two cradles 103 forming the left and right groups is adjusted to the conveying line pitch and the container cutting pitch narrower than this. The container cutting pitch corresponds to the two container C1 pitches on the container cutting area A (see FIGS. 3 and 4).
[0035]
The container removal device 81 and the tofu centering device 82 are shown in detail in FIGS.
[0036]
The container removal device 81 includes a first suction member 121 that lifts the first container C1 placed on the holder 94 stopped at the container removal station S3, a first stocker 122 that collects the first container C1, and a first A first carrier 123 that conveys the first container C 1 lifted by the suction member 121 to a position below the first stocker 122, and a lifter 124 that receives the first container C 1 from the first carrier 123 and pushes it into the first stocker 122. ing.
[0037]
The first suction member 121 is composed of two left and right vacuum cups 132 provided on the horizontal lifting plate 131 extending in the left-right direction, one for each group. The vacuum cup 132 is disposed so as to be movable up and down above the holder 94.
[0038]
The first stocker 122 is arranged to be positioned obliquely above the rear of the holder 94 at a level above the upper limit of the lifting stroke of the first suction member 121, and has a horizontal support plate 142 having a pair of left and right intakes 141; A plurality of vertical guide rods 143 erected at a predetermined interval at the edge of the intake port 141, and a receiving claw 144 provided at the edge of the intake port 141 so as to project the tip of the intake port 141 are provided. .
[0039]
The first carrier 123 includes a pair of left and right receivers 151 formed in a substantially U shape in plan view so as to receive the three sides of the flange of the first container C1. The two receivers 151 are arranged so that the openings face each other and are movable left and right so that they can move forward and backward with respect to the lower side of the first suction member 121 at the upper limit level, and between the first suction member 121 and the first stocker 122. It is arranged to be movable back and forth so that it can reciprocate below.
[0040]
The lifter 124 has a pair of left and right horizontal plate-like push-up members 161 disposed so as to be movable up and down below the first stocker 122. Both push-up members 161 are provided at the upper ends of a pair of left and right vertical lifting rods 162 and are formed in a shape that can be inserted through the opening of the receiver 151. A large number of washing water injection holes 163 are opened on the upper surface of the push-up member 161.
[0041]
The tofu centering device 82 includes a pair of left and right front press plates 171 arranged so as to be able to move back and forth above two cradles 103 forming left and right groups, and left and right sandwiching each front press plate 171. A left presser plate 172 and a right presser plate 173 are arranged in pairs so that they can be opened and closed in the direction.
[0042]
Both front pressing plates 171 are attached in a hanging manner to a horizontal movable bar 174 extending in the left-right direction. Each pair of left presser plates 172 is attached to a horizontal left advance / retract rod 175, and its right presser plate 173 is attached to a horizontal right advance / retract rod 176, respectively. A movable bar 174 is attached to a lifting body (not shown) so that the movable bar 174 can be moved in the front-rear direction, and the left and right forward / backward rods 175, 176 can be moved in opposite directions.
[0043]
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the tofu cutting device 83 is fixed in an upright manner between the guide grooves 113 in the middle of the length of each plate-like rail member 112. It consists of a vertical thin plate cutter 181 that extends. The cutter 181 has a thickness slightly smaller than the cutter passage gap and has a trailing edge as a cutting blade 182.
[0044]
7 to 9, the container covering device 84 puts the second container C2 in an upside-down state on the left side of the holder 94 stopped at the container covering station S5. The second stocker 191 accommodated, the second carrier 192 for transporting the second container C2 from the second stocker 191 to above the holder 94, and the second container C2 received from the second carrier 192 on the holder 94 And a second adsorbing member 193 that covers the tofu B2.
[0045]
The second stocker 191 is disposed so as to be located obliquely above and to the left of the holder 94 at a level above the upper limit of the lifting stroke of the second suction member 193 and is inserted into a pair of left and right containers corresponding to the row of the second containers C2. Horizontal support plate 202 having a hole 201, a plurality of vertical guide rods 203 provided at predetermined intervals at the edges of both container insertion holes 201, and both container insertion holes 201 arranged at the lower end level of the guide rod 203 And a pair of left and right stoppers 204 corresponding to.
[0046]
As shown in FIG. 9, the stopper 204 is composed of front and rear L-shaped pieces 205. Both L-shaped pieces 205 are moved toward and away from each other by means not shown.
[0047]
The second carrier 192 can move up and down below the second stocker 191 and can be moved left and right so that it can reciprocate between the second suction member 193 and the second stocker 191 at the upper limit level. A horizontal suction pipe 211 which extends and a horizontal horizontal suction plate 212 which is fixed to the upper end of the suction pipe 211 and which is long in the left-right direction are provided.
[0048]
L-shaped positioning projections 213 are provided at the four corners of the upper surface of the suction plate 212, and T-shaped positioning projections 214 are provided at the center of both left and right edges. In the center of the suction plate 212, two suction holes 215 provided for each second container C2 are provided, and a large number of vent holes 216 are formed in the periphery of the suction holes. . Referring to FIG. 9, the suction hole 215 communicates with the suction pipe 211, but the vent hole 216 is open to the atmosphere.
[0049]
The second suction member 193 is composed of four downward vacuum cups 222 attached in a hanging manner to the horizontal elevating plate 221 extending in the left-right direction above the holder 94 at intervals. The elevating plate 221 is stroked two steps by means not shown. The interval between the four vacuum cups 222 corresponds to the wide pitch at the front end of the guide groove 113 of the plate-like rail member 112.
[0050]
As shown in detail in FIG. 10, the container discharge device 85 has four take-up members 231 disposed at the discharge station S2. Two of these take-up members 231 can be moved up and down through the four container holding holes 42 of the slats 41 of the second container transport conveyor 31.
[0051]
Next, the tofu transfer operation by the third production line 13 will be described in detail.
[0052]
When the holder 94 is carried into the supply station S1, the four cradles 103 are turned upside down. Of the four cradles 103, the two cradles 103 forming the left and right groups have a narrow width and a container cutting pitch.
[0053]
When the two first containers C1 are loaded into the container cutting area A and the conveyor 31 is driven, two cradles 103 are assigned to the two first containers C1, and the cradle The two tofu rear plates 105 of 103 push the first container C1 one by one so that the two first containers C1 are conveyed simultaneously. The first container C1 to be transported is first transferred from the container cutting area A onto the transfer plate 26, and while being slid and transported on this, the interval between the two first containers C1 is separated by the separating member 27. From the state in which the matching objects are brought into contact with each other, the distance is increased to an interval equal to the conveyance line pitch, and then the first guide plate 71 is conveyed with its bottom received. During this time, the interval between the first containers C1 is increased, and at the same time, the interval between the left and right receiving bases 103 is also changed from the container cutting pitch to the transport line pitch.
[0054]
When the holder 94 is carried into the container removal station S3 together with the first container C1, the cradle 103 is turned upward, and conversely, the first container C1 is turned upside down. Two cradles 103 are placed on the transport line pitch.
[0055]
The first suction member 121 is kept waiting at the upper limit, and the receiver 151 of the first carrier 123 is kept waiting on the side of the holder 94.
[0056]
First, the first adsorption member 121 is lowered, the vacuum is turned on, and the first adsorption member 121 adsorbs the first container C1. The first adsorbing member 121 rises while adsorbing the first container C1, and when the first adsorbing member 121 is raised to the upper limit, the first carrier 123 is subsequently operated. Referring to FIG. 5, the right-side receiver 151 of the first carrier 123 will be described. The receiver 151 is moved to the left below the first suction member 121. Then, the vacuum of the first suction member 121 is turned off, and the first container C1 falls and is received by the receiver 151. Subsequently, the receiver 151 moves backward and enters below the first stocker 122. Then, the lifter 124 is operated and the push-up member 161 is raised. The ascending push-up member 161 receives the first container C1 from the receiver 151, moves up as it is, and pushes the first container C1 into the first stocker 122 through the intake port 141. By repeating this operation every cycle, the first container C1 is sequentially stored in the first stocker 122 in a stacked state. After the first container C1 is transferred to the push-up member 161, the receiver 151 moves to the right and moves forward to return to the standby position. In the left receiver 151, the left-right movement of the right receiver 151 described above is reversed.
[0057]
When the first container C1 is pushed up by the push-up member 161, cleaning water is jetted from the push-up member 161 through the jet hole 163. By washing the first container C1 with washing water, the first container C1 can be easily recycled.
[0058]
When the first container C1 is removed from the tofu B1, the tofu centering device 82 is activated. First, the front presser plate 171, the left presser plate 172, and the right presser plate 173 are lowered so as to surround the tofu B1 from three directions. Subsequently, the front presser plate 171 moves backward to press the tofu B1 against the rear plate 105 for tofu, and the left presser plate 172 and the right presser plate 173 are brought close to each other to sandwich the tofu B1 from the left and right. Thus, the tofu B1 is positioned at a predetermined position on the left and right cradle 103.
[0059]
When the positioning of the tofu B1 is completed, the holder 94 is conveyed forward together with the tofu B1. In this case, the slide pin 104 of the holder 94 is guided by both guide grooves 113 of the plate-like rail member 112. During the movement of the holder 94, when the holder 94 passes through the cutter 181 of the tofu cutting device 83, the tofu B1 placed on the holder 94 is cut by the cutter 181 and is divided into the tofu B2 divided into left and right. Become. The divided tofu B2 is placed on the cradle 103 one by one.
[0060]
After the tofu B1 is cut, when the slide pin 104 of the holder 94 reaches the bent portion 114 of the guide groove 113, the slide pin 104 is moved along the bent portion 114, so that each tofu B2 is moved. The left and right cradle 103 placed on the cradle gradually increases the interval, and the interval between the two divided pieces B2 of tofu cut together with the cradle 103 is also increased. Finally, the two cradle 103 and the divided piece B2 are expanded to a wide pitch.
[0061]
Eventually, the tofu B2 divided into two together with the holder 94 is carried into the container covering station S5. At this time, the second suction member 193 is made to wait at the upper limit, the second carrier 192 is made to wait at the lower limit below the second stocker 191, and the stopper 204 closes the front and rear L-shaped pieces 205.
[0062]
When the tofu B2 is carried into the container covering station S5, first, the second carrier 192 is raised, the vacuum of the suction pipe 211 is turned on, and when the stopper 204 is opened, the suction plate 212 is placed in the second stocker 191. The lowest second container C2 is adsorbed. The second container C2 is positioned on the suction plate 212 by an L-shaped positioning projection 213 and a T-shaped positioning projection 214. When the stopper 204 is closed and the second carrier 192 is lowered, the second container C2 is taken out from the second stocker 191. Next, when the second carrier 192 is moved to the right and entered below the second suction member 193, the second suction member 193 is stroked to the first stage and lowered to the intermediate level, the vacuum is turned on, The second adsorbing member 193 adsorbs the second container C2 adsorbed on the adsorbing plate 212. When the vacuum of the suction pipe 211 is turned off and the suction of the suction plate 212 is released, the second carrier 192 is once returned to the upper limit. Thereby, the positioning of the second container C2 is released. The second carrier 192 is returned to below the second stocker 191. When the second adsorbing member 193 is stroked two steps and reaches the lower limit, the second container C2 adsorbed by the second adsorbing member 193 is put on the tofu B2. At this time, the two accommodating portions h2 of the second container C2 are respectively put on the two divided pieces B2 of tofu. Thereafter, the second suction member 193 is returned to the upper limit.
[0063]
Even if foreign matter is mixed in the second container C2 when the second carrier 192 sucks the second container C2, the foreign matter is discharged into the suction pipe 211 through the suction hole 215 of the suction plate 212. .
[0064]
When the second container C2 is put on the tofu B2, the flange F of the second container C2 is inserted between the rear plate for tofu 105 and the rear plate for container 106 on the rear side. Thereafter, when the holder 94 moves forward, the second container C2 is pushed by the container rear plate 106, and the force sandwiched between the tofu rear plate 105 and the second container C2 does not directly act on the tofu B2. Therefore, there is no worry that the tofu B2 will collapse.
[0065]
When the second container C2 is covered with the tofu B2, the holder 94 is further advanced together with the second container-containing tofu, and is moved from the container covering station S5 to the container discharging station S2. During this time, the bottom of the second container C2 is guided and reversed by the second guide plate 72, and the downward posture is directed upward.
[0066]
When the second container C 2 containing tofu is carried into the discharge station S 2, the second container C 2 is received by the take-up stand 231 of the container discharge device 85 instead of the second guide plate 72 that has received the bottom. When the take-up table 231 is lowered while receiving the second container C2, it is transferred to the slat 41 of the second container transport conveyor 31 in the middle. At this time, since the second container C2 is positioned by the container rear plate 106, reliable transfer can be performed.
[0067]
Subsequently, while the holder 94 is moved from the container discharge station S2 to the supply station S1, the two guides 103 are returned to the narrow pitch and the container cutting pitch by the fourth guide rail 64.
[0068]
While the second container C2 transferred to the second container transporting conveyor 31 is transported by the conveyor 31, the water is filled in the second container C2 by the water filling nozzle 32, and the primary sealing device 33 and the secondary sealing device The lid material film L is sequentially heat-sealed on the flange of the second container C2 by the sealing device 34, the lid material film L is punched along the flange F of the second container C2 by the trimming device 35, and finally the container discharging device. The second container C2 containing tofu is discharged from the second container transfer conveyor 31 by 36.
[0069]
In the above, an example is shown in which the two accommodating portions of the second container are connected by a flange, but instead of this, two second containers in which the two accommodating portions are separated and made independent by the flange connecting portion. May be used.
[0070]
Further, in the above-described example, the container is reversed from upward to downward while moving the container from the lower path to the upper path, and is inverted from downward to upward while being moved from the upper path to the lower path. However, instead of this, for example, the container may be reversed by a suitable reversing means while moving only the upper conveyor path.
[0071]
Moreover, when the tofu is already cut | disconnected in the 1st container before a 1st container is supplied to a 3rd container conveyance conveyor, a tofu cutting device is unnecessary.
[0072]
In addition, the present invention can be applied to any kind of tofu such as cotton or silken tofu as long as it is in a container, and regardless of the production method and size, it is particularly applicable to Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-243956. By using a tofu making machine that produces tofu as disclosed in the No. 1 unit, a tofu making machine with multiple pieces of tofu for a single tofu is a major modification of the tofu making machine It is possible to obtain a special effect that it can be remodeled without the need for.
[0073]
【The invention's effect】
According to this invention, it is possible to automatically and hygienically manufacture a container containing a single portion of tofu made up of a plurality of divided pieces.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view of a tofu making machine according to the present invention.
2 is an enlarged side view showing a main part of FIG. 1. FIG.
3 is a cross-sectional view of the periphery of the container removing device taken along line III-III in FIG.
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the periphery of the container removing device shown in FIG.
6 is an enlarged plan view of a portion shown in FIG. 2. FIG.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a tofu cutting device and a container covering device.
8 is a cross-sectional view of the periphery of the container covering device shown in FIG. 2 along VIII-VIII.
9 is a sectional view taken along line IX-IX in FIG.
10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX of FIG.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the first container C1.
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a second container C2.
[Explanation of symbols]
51 Container conveyor
71 First guide plate
72 Second guide plate
81 Container removal device
82 Tofu centering equipment
83 Tofu cutting equipment
84 Container covering device
85 Container discharge device
93 chain
94 Holder
C1 first container
C2 second container
B1 tofu
B2 tofu
h1 first container
h2 second container

Claims (5)

A first container transport conveyor (21) for transporting a first container (C1 ) containing tofu (B1) having one tofu container (h1) , and a tofu (B2) having a plurality of tofu containers (h2 ) A second container transport conveyor (31) for transporting the incoming second container (C2) , a third container transport conveyor (51) to which the first container (C1) is supplied from the first container transport conveyor (21 ) , With
Along the transport path of the third container transport conveyor (51), a first container (C1) a container removing device for removing from tofu (B1) to (81), tofu removing the first container (C1) and (B1) , tofu cutting device for cutting a plurality of divided pieces corresponding to the number of tofu containing portion of the second container (C2) (h2) (B2 ) (83), a second container into a plurality of divided pieces (B2) (C2) The container covering device (84) for covering the tofu container (h2) and the container discharging device (85) for discharging the second container (C2) containing the tofu (B2 ) to the second container conveyor (31 ) are sequentially arranged. And
The transport path of the first to third container transport conveyors (21), (31), and (51) extends in the air without being immersed in the water tank.
Containerized tofu making machine. Conveying path of the third container transport conveyor (51) is made endless to be circulated through the vertical plane,
There is a supply position of the first container (C1) by the first container transfer conveyor (21) at the lower end of the transfer path of the transfer path, and the second container transfer conveyor at the start of the lower transfer path of the transfer path. There is a discharge position of the second container (C2 ) to (31) ,
The first container (C1) supplied by the first container transport conveyor (21) is reversed and turned downward while being transported from the lower end of the transport path to the start of the upper transport path. A first guide plate (71) for receiving and guiding the bottom of the first container (C1 ) is provided,
While the second container (C2) facing down on the split piece ( B2 ) is transported from the upper end of the transport path to the lower end of the transport path, it is reversed and turned upward. As shown, a second guide plate (72) for receiving and guiding the bottom of the second container (C2 ) is provided.
The containerized tofu making machine according to claim 1. The container tofu making machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the container removing device (81) has a cleaning means (163) for injecting cleaning water into the first container (C1) removed from the tofu (B1) . The tofu cutting device (83) has a vertical plate-shaped cutter (181) arranged and fixed on the conveying path of the third container conveying conveyor (51) and extending in the same direction along the same path . The containerized tofu manufacturing machine as described in any one . A container covering device (84) includes a stocker (191) in which a plurality of second containers (C2) are stacked in a downwardly stacked state on the side of the transport path of the third container transport conveyor (51) , and a second container The container tofu making machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a moving means (192) for moving (C2) from the stocker (191) to a container covering position .

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