JP4555935B2 - Method and apparatus for cleaning band blade surface in block meat slicer - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a block meat slicer that circulates an endless band blade to slice block meat such as cows and pigs into a predetermined thickness, and more particularly to a cleaning device for the surface of the band blade in the block meat slicer.

As seen in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-27796 (Patent Document 1), the conventional general block meat slicer has a round blade that stands and rotates at the front of the machine body along the rotation surface of the round blade. It is configured to slice the block meat intermittently sent out from the meat box that reciprocates left and right to a predetermined thickness, but the applicant arranges the band blade vertically so as to run in the vertical direction instead of the round blade Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-227969 has filed a block meat slicer that spans a pair of drums.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-27796

  The present invention is a block meat slicer that circulates an endless band blade and slices the block meat into a predetermined thickness, such as oil and fat adhering to the surface of the band blade during slicing work, and the band blade An object of the present invention is to provide a band blade surface cleaning device in a block meat slicer that can clean the polishing powder generated when the blade edge is polished and always keep the band blade surface in a clean state.

In the present invention, an endless band blade having a sharp cutting edge with a chevron-shaped cross section for slicing a block meat delivered from a meat box loaded with a block meat circulates perpendicularly to the delivery direction of the block meat A block meat provided with a polishing device that is stretched over a pair of drums arranged so as to travel with a block meat outlet of the meat box spaced apart, and that contacts and separates from the band blade to polish the blade edge of the band blade from the front and back A slicer, a pair of symmetrical scrapers on the front and back with a band blade formed by combining a plate-shaped piece in contact with the surface of the band blade and a nozzle that sprays cleaning water toward the surface of the band blade, At least two points between the band blade passing through the block meat delivery port and reaching the polishing device and the band blade passing through the polishing device and returning to the delivery port are arranged respectively. have been set, the nozzle , And attached to blow the washing water toward the Setto portion of the band blade surface and tip of the sections, shaved and and abrasive powder fat and meat scraps adhering to the band blade surface by the sections taken while, and the cleaning method of the band blade surface in meat block slicer, characterized in that flushing with cleaning water.

In the present invention, an endless band blade having a sharp cutting edge with a chevron-shaped cross section for slicing a block meat delivered from a meat box loaded with a block meat circulates perpendicularly to the delivery direction of the block meat A block meat provided with a polishing device that is stretched over a pair of drums arranged so as to travel with a block meat outlet of the meat box spaced apart, and that contacts and separates from the band blade and polishes the blade edge of the band blade from the front and back sides. A slicer, a pair of symmetrical scrapers on the front and back with a band blade formed by combining a plate-shaped piece in contact with the surface of the band blade and a nozzle that sprays cleaning water toward the surface of the band blade, At least two times between the band blade passing through the block meat delivery port and reaching the polishing device and the band blade passing through the polishing device and returning to the delivery port. The nozzle , Taken to spray the washing water toward the contact portion between the tip portion and the band edge of the surface of said sections It is set as the cleaning apparatus of the band blade surface in the block meat slicer characterized by being attached.

  As described above, when the block meat is cut by the scraper provided between the scraper disposed at two locations and the band blade passing through the block meat delivery port and reaching the polishing device. The grease and meat scraps adhering to the surface of the blade are cleaned, and the blade edge of the band blade is polished by the polishing device by a scraper provided between the band blade passing through the polishing device and returning to the delivery port. Since the abrasive powder adhering to the surface of the band blade is also cleaned, the surface of the band blade can be kept clean.

  Therefore, the sharpness of the band blade is good, and the cut surface of the sliced meat is also beautifully finished. Further, even during the slicing operation, the band blade can be polished and the surface of the band blade can be cleaned, so that an efficient operation can be performed.

  FIG. 1 is a plan view in which a part of a block meat slicer in which a band blade surface cleaning device according to the present invention is implemented, and FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. Expanded display with virtual lines. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a main part of the polishing apparatus in cross section, and FIG. 4 is a front view of the polishing apparatus. FIG. 5 is a plan view of a scraper constituting the cleaning device for the surface of the band blade, and FIG. 6 is a plan view development view of FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a portion indicated by an arrow G in FIG. 1 showing an enlarged relationship between the band blade, the guide plate, and the contact plate.

  A schematic configuration of the block meat slicer will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. A meat box 2 on which block meat is mounted is mounted on the gantry 1 so as to be reciprocally movable (arrows A and B) in a predetermined range in the horizontal direction by a crank mechanism (not shown).

  The meat box 2 is configured in a bowl shape, surrounded by guide plates 7 on both sides, and a meat feed conveyor 3 is stretched on the bottom, the end face on the blade side is the block meat feed outlet, and the upper surface 3a of the meat feed conveyor 3 is A block meat mounting surface is formed. A meat feed roller 5 supported by an arm 4 that can be opened and closed is disposed above the meat feed conveyor 3. The meat feed roller 5 rotates together with the meat feed conveyor 3 while pressing the block meat mounted on the upper surface of the meat feed conveyor 3, that is, the block meat loading surface 3a, and feeds the block meat from the block meat feed outlet toward the blade part. .

  The contact plate 6 that regulates the position of the end of the block meat so as to cover almost the entire surface of the block meat feed outlet of the meat box 2 close to the end face on the blade side at the return end position of the meat box 2 can be adjusted. Attach to the gantry 1. Although a specific configuration is not shown, the thickness of the sliced meat can be set by appropriately moving and adjusting the abutting plate 6 in the delivery direction of the block meat.

  FIG. 7 shows an enlarged main part. When the meat box 2 that reciprocates (arrows A and B in FIG. 1) in a predetermined section in the horizontal direction is at the backward movement end position, the forward movement side of the block meat feed outlet A blade portion 8 using a band blade 10 is disposed so that the blade edge faces the end portion and the blade edge is also opposed to one end portion of the contact plate 6.

  The blade portion 8 is a rectangular plate material 8a, 8b that rotatably supports a pair of drums 9a, 9b arranged above and below the block meat feed outlet of the meat box 2, and a bar material 8c that connects the plate materials 8a, 8b together. A frame body is constructed and attached to the gantry 1.

  Of the pair of drums 9a and 9b, a motor 9 is appropriately connected to the lower drum 9b so that the drum 9b can be driven. An endless band blade 10 is wound around the pair of drums 9a and 9b. That is, the band blade 10 is configured to be able to circulate in the vertical direction perpendicular to the feeding direction of the block meat from the meat box 2. The band blade 10 is fitted while being guided and guided in a groove engraved along the end surface of the guide plate 11 erected from the gantry 1 at a position facing the end surface of the backing plate 6 (arrow C). Direction).

  The band blade 10 has a thickness of about 0.5 mm and is made endless with a thin plate such as a band-shaped tool steel. The side edge of the band blade 10 facing the block meat feed outlet of the meat box 2 is scraped off from both sides in an inclined manner so that the cross-section is a chevron and a sharp cutting edge is formed at the tip.

  The polishing device 12 for polishing the cutting edge of the band blade 10 is provided near the drum 9b at the anti-slice side running position of the band blade 10, and the state along the inclination of the cutting edge of the band blade 10 as shown in FIGS. A pair of grindstones 13 that can be brought into and out of contact with the blade surface of the band blade 10 while maintaining the position are provided, and each grindstone 13 is rotatably supported by the support base 14. A projection 14a for fitting is formed on the bottom of the support base 14, and a cross-sectional shape for holding the protrusion 14a engraved on the holding base 15 fixed to the bar material 8c that forms the frame of the blade part 8. Each of the grindstones 13 is slidably held (arrows E and F) so as to be freely separable with the band blade 10 interposed therebetween by loosely engaging the guide groove 15a.

  In the guide groove of the holding table 15, adjusting cams 16 that are movable at right angles to the sliding direction of the support table 14 are formed. The adjusting cam 16 has guide grooves 16a formed on both side surfaces along the inclined surface, and has a T-shaped cross section. In addition, a hole is made in the center portion of the adjustment cam 16. The end of the adjusting shaft 18 having the handle 17 fixed to one end and the other end passing through the holding base 15 is loosely inserted into the hole, and a stopper 19 is fitted into the shaft end. A male screw is formed at a portion where the adjustment shaft 18 penetrates the holding base 15 and is screwed with a female screw engraved on the holding base 15.

  A corner on the grindstone side at the bottom of the support base 14 is chamfered into a shape that matches the slope of the adjustment piece 16, and a cross section perpendicular to the slope is a C-shape with a lip. The lip portion is inserted into a guide groove 16a cut along the slope of the adjustment piece 16, and the adjustment piece 16 and the support base 14 are engaged. When the handle 17 is rotated, the adjusting piece 16 is moved by the screw and the support base 14 slides along the slope, so that the grindstone 13 can be brought into contact with and separated from the band blade 10. The contacting / separating means for the grindstone 13 with respect to the band blade 10 is not limited to this embodiment, and can be replaced by, for example, attaching an air cylinder to each of the support bases 14 and operating them synchronously.

  Next, a configuration example of the surface cleaning device for the band blade 10 which is the gist of the present invention will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

    In this embodiment, the scrapers 20a and 20b constituting the band blade surface cleaning device are disposed at two locations as shown in FIG. That is, the scraper 20a from the time when the band blade 10 passes through the block meat delivery port until it reaches the polishing device 12, and the time between the band blade 10 passing through the polishing device 12 and returning to the delivery port. The scrapers 20b are respectively disposed.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the scrapers 20 a and 20 b include a plurality of pieces 21 made of a plate-like resin material in contact with the surface of the band blade 10, and the cleaning water toward the surface of the band blade 10 in the direction of the H arrow. A pair of nozzles 22 that are sprayed onto the frame and a pair of blades 10 are attached to the frame of the blade portion 8 symmetrically on the front and back via the mounting plate 1b with the band blade 10 interposed therebetween. One of the pair is attached to an independent base 23, and one end of the base 23 is pivotally supported. At the other end, a knock pin 24 with a button that can be freely moved into and out of a fixing hole is attached, and the tip of the section 23 is attached. It is possible to switch between a state in contact with the surface of the band blade 10 and a state in which it is separated (indicated by a virtual line). The washing water is supplied by connecting a conduit 25 communicating with the nozzle 22 to a tank or water supply (not shown), and is equipped with a control valve or the like if necessary.

  The operation of the block meat slicer configured as described above will be described. The arm 4 supporting the meat feed roller 5 of the meat box 2 is lifted upward, and the block meat is mounted on the upper surface 3a of the meat feed conveyor 3 forming the block meat mounting surface. Next, a crank mechanism (not shown) is driven to move the meat box 2 back and forth in a predetermined range in the horizontal direction. In relation to this, the meat feed roller 5 and the meat feed conveyor 3 are intermittently driven so that the block meat is fed out from the block meat feed outlet by a predetermined amount, and the front end portion of the block meat is in contact with the contact plate 6 that determines the slice thickness. Retained.

  When the meat box 2 reciprocating in the horizontal direction moves in the forward direction from the backward movement end position, the band blade 10 scrapes off the leading end of the block meat sent out from the block meat feed outlet of the meat box 2 and slices of a predetermined thickness A piece of meat is obtained. The sliced meat to be cut is directly received by hand and taken out of the machine. A continuous operation is performed by repeating such an operation.

  Next, the operation of the polishing apparatus 12 for the band blade 10 in this embodiment will be described. The grindstone 13 of the polishing apparatus 12 is usually adjusted by rotating the handle 17 so as to keep the position away from the cutting edge of the band blade 10. If the cutting edge is worn continuously and the sharpness is reduced, the cutting edge of the band blade 10 is polished by adjusting the handle 17 so that the grinding surface of the grindstone 13 is in contact with the cutting edge of the band blade 10 from the front and back. Is done. It is preferable that the handle 17 is returned to the original position so that the blade edge and the abrasive surface are not worn unnecessarily after the completion of cutting. It is convenient to adjust the contact / separation between the grinding surface of the grindstone 13 and the cutting edge of the band blade 10 intermittently by connecting a power device such as a motor instead of the handle 17.

Next, the operation of the scrapers 20a and 20b constituting the band blade surface cleaning device will be described. The scrapers 20a and 20b are always in a state where the tip of each section 21 is in contact with the surface of the band blade 10 (solid line display state in FIG. 5) except when the band blade 10 is attached and detached. Of the scrapers 20a and 20b provided at two locations, the scraper 20a disposed between the band blade 10 passing through the block meat outlet and reaching the polishing device 12 is configured such that the band blade 10 is blocked. The fats and meat scraps and the like adhering to the surface of the band blade 10 when the meat is cut are cut off by the respective sections 21. At this time it washes the like stripped taken grease to also when cleaning the blade face from the nozzle 22 by blowing the washing water toward the vicinity of contact portion between the surface of the tip and Obiha 10 sections 21.

  The scraper 20b disposed between the time when the band blade 10 passes through the polishing apparatus 12 and the time when the band blade 10 returns to the delivery port is generated when the cutting edge of the band blade 10 is polished by the grindstone 13. While wiping the abrasive powder adhering to the surface with the slice 21, the abrasive powder is washed away with washing water ejected from the nozzle 22. Therefore, the band blade 10 moves to the cutting part without being contaminated. Although not described in detail, it is desirable to perform supply control so that the washing water can be appropriately or intermittently ejected depending on the situation.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the surface of the band blade 10 is kept clean by the cleaning device for the surface of the band blade 10 so that the surface of the sliced meat piece has a good sharpness. Is beautiful and good looking.

  According to the present invention, in a block meat slicer that circulates an endless band blade and slices the block meat to a predetermined thickness, oil and fat, meat scraps, and the blade edge of the band blade are polished during the slicing operation. A band blade surface cleaning device in a block meat slicer that can clean the band blade surface to which the abrasive powder generated sometimes adheres and always keep the band blade surface clean is realized.

The top view of the block meat slicer which implemented the cleaning device of the band blade surface concerning the present invention, The same side view. The top view which displayed the partial cross section of the grinding | polishing apparatus. The front view of the polishing apparatus. Top view of scraper Scraper front view The fragmentary sectional view which shows the relationship between a band blade, a guide plate, and a backing plate.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Stand 2 Meat box 3a Block meat mounting surface 6 Catch plate 8 Cutlery part 9a, 9b Drum 10 Band blade 12 Polishing apparatus 13 Grinding stone 20a, 20b Scraper 21 Section 22 Nozzle

Claims (2)

The endless band blade having a sharp cutting edge with a chevron-shaped cross section slicing the block meat delivered from the meat box loaded with the block meat is circulated orthogonally to the delivery direction of the block meat A block meat slicer provided with a polishing device that is stretched over a pair of drums arranged at a block meat feed outlet of a meat box, and polishes the edge of the band blade from the front and back by contacting and separating from the band blade A pair of symmetrical scrapers on the front and back of the band blade formed by combining a plate-like piece in contact with the surface of the band blade and a nozzle for spraying cleaning water toward the surface of the band blade. Is disposed at two locations, from the time when it passes through the block outlet and until it reaches the polishing device, and the time when the band blade passes through the polishing device and returns to the outlet. , the nozzle, the switching It is attached with the tip so as to spray the washing water toward the Setto portion of the band blade surface, while have shaved the fat and meat scraps, and the like, and polishing powder attached to the strip edge surfaces at the sections cleaning of the band blade surface in meat block slicer, characterized in that to wash streams with washing water. The endless band blade having a sharp cutting edge with a chevron-shaped cross section slicing the block meat delivered from the meat box loaded with the block meat is circulated orthogonally to the delivery direction of the block meat A block meat slicer provided with a polishing device that is stretched over a pair of drums arranged at a block meat feed outlet of a meat box, and polishes the edge of the band blade from the front and back by contacting and separating from the band blade A pair of symmetrical scrapers on the front and back of the band blade formed by combining a plate-like piece in contact with the surface of the band blade and a nozzle for spraying cleaning water toward the surface of the band blade. Is disposed at two locations, from the time when it passes through the block outlet and until it reaches the polishing device, and the time when the band blade passes through the polishing device and returns to the outlet. The nozzle is Cleaning apparatus of the band blade surface in meat block slicer, characterized in that attached to blow tip and the cleaning water toward the contact portion with the band blade surface.

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