JP4708171B2 - Cutting and aligning equipment for raw bread - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a production line that cuts baked raw bread into slices and supplies the cut slices one by one to the next process, and more specifically, when packing or processing in the next process, It is possible to automate the work of cutting bread and aligning and supplying slice pieces one by one to the processing process. For example, it is suitable for processing a slice bread to make a sandwich. The present invention relates to a cutting and aligning apparatus.

The raw wood bread here refers to a rod-shaped bread or a large French bread having a square or round cross section.
Conventionally, the work of cutting a baked raw wood bread (usually 3 斤 bread) into slices and making a sandwich or the like from the sliced slices is almost done manually. In addition, it is difficult to cut the raw bread immediately after being baked, and it is naturally left to cool for 12 to 24 hours after baking, or it is processed by cutting the forcedly cooled bread in a container at 10 to 15 ° C. for about 4 hours. However, bread tends to be less delicious as time passes after baking, and it is desired that bread be processed within 2 to 8 hours after baking.

In a production line where sliced bread is sliced and packed automatically, or sandwich bread is automatically produced, a reciprocating type bread cutting device using a band saw or the like is used. However, in this case, it is necessary for an operator to sort each by hand in the next process, which is labor-saving and hygienic. In addition, the reciprocating type cutting device was unpopular due to the large amount of bread chips.
Recently, a device using a round blade cutting machine with few chips has come out, but unlike the reciprocating type, it is a method of cutting one by one, so an automated line is constructed with the postures after cutting apart. It is difficult to do so.

  For example, Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-219316) discloses an apparatus that supplies a sliced bread by dividing it into a predetermined number. This device divides the slice pieces that have been stacked and sent while the slice pieces are standing on the conveyor into a predetermined number, and then conveys the slice pieces as they are sent. Thus, it is not applicable when it is necessary to align the postures with the slice pieces laid one by one.

  Further, Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-68122) discloses a method of supplying sliced breads in a state in which they are laid one by one, but this method is divided into a plurality of partitions. The partitioned boxes are arranged horizontally in the transport path, and sliced breads are inserted into the divider box in sequence, and then pushed out from the divider box to the conveyor in sequence. However, there is a problem that the structure of the apparatus becomes complicated and the supply speed cannot be increased.

JP 2000-219316 A JP 2002-68122 A

As described above, in the conventional method, food such as bread is sliced, the sliced pieces are laid one by one, and then the ears are removed, and the posture is further adjusted until it is transported to the next processing step. There is no automated equipment.
At present, most of the above steps are performed by humans, and a large number of workers are required. In other words, the bread was cut in advance and stored in a tray, which was then supplied by humans to the post-process line. Therefore, there was a problem that the bread was dried.

  Since freshly baked soft bread cannot be cut, it is allowed to cool for 12 to 24 hours after baking, or it is cut forcibly cooled and dried in an atmosphere of 10 to 15 ° C. for about 4 hours. However, the bread was hard and it was not delicious to eat. The reason why it is not possible to cut freshly baked soft bread is that gluten, a gluten protein, is contained in the flour, and gluten adheres to the blade when cutting bread, which prevents the bread from being cut. .

That is, when cutting bread that has just been baked using a bread cutting blade, a substance such as gluten, which is a component of bread, becomes thin and adheres to the surface of the bread cutting blade. The substance attached to the blade increases as the bread is cut. And when the amount increases, the bread cannot be cut.
Therefore, when a certain period of time has passed, the cutting operation is stopped, the surface of the cutting tool for bread cutting is wiped off, and the substance attached to the surface needs to be removed. For this reason, there has been a problem that the cutting operation of the snack bread is stopped and the work efficiency is lowered.
Moreover, since it was done manually by humans, there is a problem that bacteria are inevitably attached to the bread.

In view of the problems of the prior art, the present invention cuts the raw bread into slices, performs the ear-cutting after aligning the sliced slices one by one, and further aligns the posture. This machine realizes an automated device until it is transported to the processing step, eliminates the inability to cut the bread due to the adhesion of the gluten to the blade, cuts the sandwich bread for 4 to 8 hours after baking soft and delicious, and further Aims to supply soft and delicious bread processed food to the market by realizing an automated device that can cut bread after 2 to 4 hours.
In addition, the achievement of automation aims to greatly reduce human work, greatly improve work efficiency, eliminate human manual work, and eliminate the problem of bacterial adhesion.

In order to achieve such an object, the raw bread cutting and aligning apparatus of the present invention comprises:
After cutting the raw bread into slices, in the raw bread cutting and aligning apparatus that aligns the sliced bread and conveys it to the next process,
A pan stocker that reciprocates in a reciprocating manner toward the cutting blade in a state in which the raw bread is accommodated,
A cutting device comprising means for adjusting the slice thickness of the raw bread and cutting the raw bread to a set thickness by the cutting blade;
An apparatus for aligning the sliced slices one by one on a conveyor;
An apparatus for cutting off four sides of sliced pieces aligned on a conveyor downstream of the aligning device;
A device that transports the sliced pieces that have been cut off to the next step one by one,
The alignment apparatus has the following configuration .

In the cutting and aligning apparatus according to the present invention, by having the above-described configuration, the process from cutting the raw bread to the ear cutting process is automated on a single line of transfer line, and the sliced slices are transferred to the next process as they are by the transfer conveyor. can do.
Preferably, if a raw bread supply device for supplying raw bread to the pan stocker is provided, the supply of raw bread to the pan stocker, cutting into slice pieces, ear cutting, and unloading after ear cutting are performed on a single line of transportation line. Can be automated.
As a raw material bread supply device for automatically supplying raw material bread to a pan stocker, for example, a conveyor provided with a partition for placing the raw material bread in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction on the conveying surface, and the raw material bread at the transfer end of the conveyor And a chucker to be put into the pan stocker.

Preferably, the cutting blade is a circular round blade cutter rotating, and the slice thickness adjusting means is installed parallel to the round blade cutter and with a difference corresponding to the cutting thickness of the slice piece, and Corresponding means for adjusting the relative position of the plate to the round blade cutter, the pan stocker is provided with a pressing mechanism for pressing the raw bread against the contact plate, and the pressing mechanism is configured to cut the raw material bread against the contact plate. To do.
With this configuration, the cutting thickness of the slice piece can be adjusted, and the slice piece can be cut continuously.

In the present invention, preferably, a heating device for heating the cutting edge portion of the round blade cutter to 60 to 150 ° C., a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the cutting edge portion of the round blade cutter, and a detection value of the temperature sensor are input. And a controller for controlling the temperature of the cutting edge portion of the round blade cutter to the temperature range, and maintaining the cutting edge portion of the round blade cutter at a set temperature in the range of 60 to 150 ° C., thereby reducing gluten adhesion. , Allowing good cutting performance to continue.
When a pan is cut with a round blade cutter heated to the above temperature range, gluten is once attached to the blade edge, but the blade edge portion is heated to the above temperature range and hardens and peels off at the next bread cutting. As a result, the good cutting performance of the bread can be maintained as it is. In this case, the heating temperature required for the cutting edge is 60 to 150 ° C, and optimally 80 to 120 ° C.

In the configuration of the heating means, if the heating device is provided on the downstream side of the raw wood bread cutting position and the temperature sensor is provided on the upstream side of the raw wood bread cutting position, the blade temperature immediately upstream of the raw wood bread cutting position is detected, and The temperature of the blade edge portion can be controlled based on the detected value, and the temperature of the blade edge portion at the time of pan cutting can be accurately controlled to the set temperature.
Further, if the heating device is provided with electromagnetic induction heating means for heating the blade edge portion in a non-contact manner, only the round blade cutter in the magnetic field range is suppressed by the Joule heat generated by the electromagnetic induction action and the surrounding temperature rise is suppressed. Can be heated.

  Thus, by using the electromagnetic induction heating means as the heating means, efficient heat treatment can be performed, the heating efficiency is good with a simple and small device, and the surrounding atmosphere and devices are not heated and are arranged in the periphery. Does not adversely affect the equipment. Furthermore, since it is arranged in a non-contact manner on the round blade cutter, it can be attached and detached without obstructing the rotation of the round blade cutter and without interfering with the round blade cutter.

In the present invention apparatus, the previous SL alignment device,
A delivery device that receives the slice piece cut by the cutting device and drops it horizontally at a certain time interval; and
Below the delivery device, a pair of conveyor units that are arranged separately on the right and left sides orthogonal to the slice piece conveyance direction and have different conveyance speeds (hereinafter, a conveyor unit having a relatively low conveyance speed is referred to as a first conveyor unit, and a conveyance speed is A relatively fast conveyor part (second conveyor part), and a conveyor device comprising a third conveyor part arranged downstream of the first and second conveyor parts;
It is arranged oppositely on the third conveyor, and consists of a pair of guide plates that convey the slice pieces aligned in a certain direction,
Of the pair of guide plates, one guide plate located on the first conveyor unit side is extended in the direction of the first conveyor unit, and the upstream side start end of the extended guide plate is a slice piece. Are curved outward from the intended alignment position, and arranged in a straight line so that the slice piece S is positioned at the set alignment position toward the downstream side,
Difference in transport speed between the first and second conveyors while the slice pieces dropped on the first conveyor and the second conveyor are brought into contact with one guide plate extended to the first conveyor by the delivery device. The mechanism is arranged so that the third conveyor unit is sandwiched between the pair of guide plates and unloaded .
In this case, it is preferable to set the conveyance speeds of the third conveyor and the second conveyor to be the same.

  In such a configuration, the slice pieces cut in the delivery device are dropped horizontally on a conveyor disposed below the delivery device at regular time intervals. Since this conveyor is composed of conveyors such as roller conveyors having different unloading speeds on the left and right, the dropped slice pieces are deflected toward the conveyor having a lower unloading speed due to the difference in unloading speed between the left and right conveyors.

  On the conveyor side where the unloading speed is slow, there is a guide plate that abuts the slice piece and aligns the posture in a certain direction, so when the slice piece comes into contact with the guide plate, the slice piece becomes a stopper. Then, the slice pieces are positioned at predetermined positions, the postures are aligned, and the slice pieces are conveyed on the conveyor in a state of being aligned with a time interval sent by the sending device.

In addition, by providing a cutting device above or in the vicinity of the normal feeding device and arranging the cut slice pieces so as to fall on the feeding device, the slice pieces can be smoothly transferred from the cutting device to the aligning device.
Preferably, the feeding device includes a pair of receiving plates, the receiving plate receives the slice pieces in the horizontal direction, and rotates the receiving plate downward to drop the slice pieces downward. Can be dropped onto the conveyor surface disposed below, while maintaining the posture of the above in a horizontal state.

Also, in this case, if the guide plate is curved outside the intended alignment position of the slice piece in the vicinity where the slice piece falls, and is straightened so as to be held at the intended alignment position on the downstream side, the slice piece is It can be reliably guided to the alignment position.
More preferably, in addition to the configuration of the guide plate, the downstream side in the transport direction after the slice piece abuts the guide plate is configured by a conveyor of the same speed, and the guide plate is disposed on the side facing the guide plate. If a guide plate that divides the conveying path through which the slice piece passes is provided, the aligned slice piece can be carried out to the next step while maintaining the aligned position.

In the apparatus according to the present invention, it is preferable that the ear-cutting device passes two ears on both sides of a slice piece aligned at a predetermined position on the conveyor by the aligning device to the conveyer on the downstream side of the aligning device. It is assumed that a pair of cutters are provided at the positions to be operated.
More preferably, a device for changing the orientation of the slice piece by 90 degrees is provided on the downstream side in the conveying direction of the ear-cutting device, and a pair of cutters are provided at positions where the ears on the two opposite sides of the downstream conveyor pass. Is provided. This makes it possible to automate the cutting of the four edges around the raw bread.

  Preferably, the direction changing device has a plurality of narrow belt conveyors or rods arranged in parallel with each other at the end of the conveyor that has transported the slice pieces, and has been transported to the end of the narrow belt conveyor or the rod. A stop member for stopping the slice piece is provided, and a plurality of roller conveyors having different conveying directions are arranged between the narrow belt conveyors or the rods, and when the slice pieces hit against the stop member, the belt conveyor or the rods By descending from the conveying surface and changing the slice piece onto the roller conveyor, the orientation of the slice piece can be changed smoothly with a simple structure without attaching a large-scale device. Can be easily cut.

  Preferably, the orientation changing device is provided with a roller conveyor having the same conveying direction as the conveyor at the end of the conveyor that has transported the slice piece, and a plurality of rods are arranged in parallel between the roller conveyors, instead of the configuration. In addition, a conveying surface formed by the rod is located below the roller conveyor, and a stop member for stopping the slice piece conveyed to the end of the roller conveyor is provided, and the conveying direction of the roller conveyor is the same as that of the roller conveyor. Different downstream conveyors are connected, and when the slice piece hits the stop member and stops, the rod rises from the conveying surface of the roller conveyor and moves toward the downstream conveyor so that the slice piece is moved to the downstream conveyor. The same effect as the direction changing device having the above configuration can be obtained.

  Preferably, two raw bread cutting and aligning apparatuses of the present invention are arranged side by side, and a mechanism capable of changing the arrangement of slice pieces to one or two rows in the transport device is provided, so that three or four sheets can be simultaneously formed. The slice pieces can be discharged, and these three or four slice pieces can be simultaneously processed and packaged in a later step. Further, by adding different kinds of slices from the two raw bread cutting and aligning apparatus lines and packaging them in combination, the added value can be increased. For example, a combination of white bread and black bread may be combined with different colors and other slice thicknesses and types (for example, rye bread, brown rice bread, etc.). In this way, it is possible to freely change the combination of different types of slice pieces, carry them out in the same direction, and use them as a set of sandwiches for processing in the next step.

  As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a pan stocker that reciprocates in a reciprocating manner toward the cutting blade in a state in which the raw wood bread is accommodated, and means for adjusting the slice thickness of the raw wood bread, and the cutting blade uses the raw wood. A cutting device that cuts the bread into a set thickness, a device that aligns the sliced slices on the conveyor one by one, and four sides of the slices aligned on the conveyor downstream of the alignment device A cutting device, an alignment device, and an apparatus for carrying out the ear-cutting and a device for carrying the ear-cut slices one by one to the next process; By arranging the ear-cutting device, it is possible to realize a device that automates the processing from the cutting of raw bread bread through the ear-cutting process to the next processing step with a single line of transfer line. With the improvement of the working efficiency can be achieved with reduced, because eliminated to touch the pan directly by hand, never bacteria from adhering to the pan humans.

Preferably, if a raw material bread supply device including a supply conveyor for supplying raw material bread to the pan stocker and a raw material bread chucker is provided, the supply from the raw material bread to the slicer, to the cutting and conveyance to the next process is completely completed. Can be automated.
Preferably, the cutting blade is a circular round blade cutter rotating, and the slice thickness adjusting means is installed parallel to the round blade cutter and with a difference corresponding to the cutting thickness of the slice piece, and Corresponding means for adjusting the relative position of the plate to the round blade cutter, the pan stocker is provided with a pressing mechanism for pressing the raw bread against the contact plate, and by cutting the raw material bread against the contact plate by the pressing mechanism, The cut thickness of the slice piece can be adjusted, and the slice piece can be continuously cut at a desired thickness.

Preferably, the heating device (preferably electromagnetic induction heating means) for heating the cutting edge portion of the round blade cutter to 60 to 150 ° C., the temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the cutting edge portion of the round blade cutter, and detection of the temperature sensor A controller for controlling the temperature of the cutting edge portion of the round blade cutter to the temperature range by inputting a value, and maintaining the cutting edge portion of the round blade cutter at a set temperature in the range of 60 to 150 ° C. Adhesion is reduced and good cutting performance can be continued.
That is, when the pan is cut with a cutter blade heated to the above temperature range, gluten is once attached to the cutter blade, but since the cutter blade is heated to the above temperature range, it is solidified and peeled off at the next bread cut. This prevents the gluten from being thinly laminated on the cutter blade, so that cutting can be continued even for freshly baked bread.

  Preferably, the aligning device receives a slice piece cut by the cutting device and horizontally drops the slice pieces at a certain time interval, and a conveyor having different unloading speeds on the left and right sides below the sending device. And a delivery device provided with a guide plate that is arranged and has a guide plate for determining a delivery position on the conveyor side where the delivery speed is low, and the slice piece is securely in contact with the guide plate and is intended Can be arranged on the conveyor with a predetermined interval. This enables an automated processing line when processing slices cut from food.

  Preferably, the delivery device includes a pair of receiving plates, the receiving plates receive the slice pieces in the horizontal direction, and are configured to rotate the receiving plate downward to drop the slice pieces downward. With a simple structure consisting only of a plate and a device for rotating it, slice pieces can be reliably arranged on the conveyor at equal intervals.

  Preferably, the guide plate is configured to be curved outward so as to receive the slice piece in the vicinity where the slice piece falls, and to be linear on the downstream side thereof, so that the slice piece is more reliably placed on the conveyor. It can be received and brought into contact with the guide plate and can be positioned at the intended position.

  In addition to the above configuration, the downstream side in the transport direction after the slice piece abuts the guide plate is constituted by a conveyor of the same speed, and the slice piece is provided between the guide plate and the side opposite the guide plate. By providing the guide plate that divides the conveyance path through which the sheet passes, the slice pieces can be more reliably aligned at predetermined positions on the conveyor and conveyed downstream.

In addition, the ear-cutting device includes an X-axis conveyor that is arranged on the downstream side of the aligning device and performs two-sided ear-cutting parallel to the X-axis direction of the slice pieces, and a 90 ° change with respect to the X-axis direction. The Y-axis conveyor that cuts two sides parallel to the Y-axis direction of the slice piece that faces, the terminal side of the X-axis conveyor, and the Y-axis conveyor start end side are interposed between the X-axis and the conveying direction of the slice piece. And a transfer device that changes the direction from the direction to the Y-axis direction,
The X-axis conveyor and the YX-axis conveyor are provided with a pair of cutters at positions where two parallel ears of slice pieces aligned at predetermined positions on the conveyor pass, and the slice pieces are conveyed by the conveyor. It is characterized in that the ears of two sides parallel to the X axis and the Y axis are cut .
This makes it possible to construct an automated line that can control the posture of sliced slices one by one from the cutting of the raw bread and cut the surrounding four sides.

  Further preferably, the orientation changing device has a plurality of narrow belt conveyors or rods spaced apart from each other at the end of the conveyor that has transported the slice pieces, and the slice that has been transported to the end of the belt conveyor or rod. A stop member for stopping the piece is provided, a plurality of roller conveyors having different conveying directions are arranged between the narrow belt conveyors or the rods, and the belt conveyor or the rod conveys the roller conveyors when the slice piece hits the stop member and stops. By descending from the surface and changing the slice piece onto the roller conveyor, it is possible to construct an automated line that can smoothly change the orientation of the slice piece with a simple structure without adding a large-scale device. It is possible to easily cut the ears of the slice piece in all directions.

  Preferably, the direction changing device is provided with a roller conveyor having the same conveying direction as the conveyor at the end of the conveyor that has transported the slice piece instead of the configuration, and a plurality of rods are arranged between the roller conveyors. And a stop member for stopping a slice piece that has been transported to the end of the roller conveyor is provided, and the transport direction of the roller conveyor is the roller conveyor. When the slice piece hits the stop member and stops, the rod ascends from the conveying surface of the roller conveyor and moves toward the downstream conveyor, and the slice piece is moved to the downstream side. You may make it change on a conveyor, and the effect similar to the direction change apparatus of the said structure is acquired.

  Preferably, two raw bread cutting and aligning apparatuses according to the present invention are arranged side by side, and a mechanism capable of changing the arrangement of slice pieces to one or two rows in the conveying device is provided, so that two to four slices can be simultaneously formed. The pieces can be discharged, and these three or four slice pieces can be simultaneously processed and packaged in a later step. Further, by adding slice pieces having different colors, slice thicknesses, or bread types from the two raw wood bread cutting and aligning device lines, and packaging them in combination, the added value can be increased.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. However, the dimensions, materials, shapes, relative arrangements, and the like of the component parts described in this example are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention only to specific examples unless otherwise specified. Only.
FIG. 1 is an overall plan view showing a first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a bread cutting and aligning apparatus as a pre-process for making a sandwich, FIG. 2 is an overall elevation view, and FIG. FIG. 4 is an elevation view of the cutting device, and FIG. 5 is a rear view of the cutting device.

  1 and 2, in this embodiment, a cutting device R for a rectangular parallelepiped bread (raw wood bread) P 2 to 8 hours after baking is a round blade rotating cutter 1 for cutting the raw wood bread P, In order to cut the raw bread P, the two pan stockers 2 that reciprocate toward the cutter 1 to cut the raw bread P, the moving device 3 that moves the pan stocker 2 in the horizontal direction, and the pan stocker 2 that moves in the vertical direction A moving device 4 that adjusts the cutting thickness of the raw bread pan P.

  3 to 5 showing the cutting device R of the present embodiment, reference numeral 6 denotes a sliced piece thickness adjusting pad 6 on which the raw bread pan P put into the pan stocker 2 is pressed by the bread sizing feed mechanism 7. The bread P is cut by the pan stocker 2 moving toward the cutter 1 while being pressed against the caulking plate 6 by the pan sizing feed mechanism 7. At this time, the slice between the cutter 1 and the caulking plate 6 is sliced. A gap is created by the set cutting thickness of the piece, thereby determining the thickness of the slice. The mounting position of the backing plate 6 can be adjusted by the adjusting device 5, and the cutting thickness of the raw wood bread P is preset by adjusting the position of the backing plate 6. In FIG. 3, one of the two pan stockers 2 is omitted.

  The servo motor 3a and the screw shaft 3b constitute the lateral movement device 3, and the servo shaft 3b is rotated by driving the servo motor 3a to adjust the lateral position of the pan stocker 2. 8 is a linear motion bearing that slidably supports the reciprocating motion of the pan stocker 2, and 9 is a motor that rotates the cutter 1, and is connected to the rotating shaft of the cutter 1 by a timing belt 10. Reference numeral 11 denotes a mount on which the cutting device is placed. The pan stocker 2 is reciprocated in order to cut the raw bread B in the direction of the cutter 1 by an air cylinder (not shown).

  Further, the cutter 1 includes a heating device 1a, and a portion that hits the raw wood bread is heated to 60 to 150 ° C. Even when sticky substances such as gluten adhere to the raw bread when it is cut, it hardens due to heat and peels off when the next bread is cut, so it is difficult to cut the raw bread by stacking gluten on the cutter blade. There is nothing to do. As a specific configuration of the heating device 1a, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-286797, a metal body embedded with a rod-like heater composed of a resistance wire and an insulator covering the resistance wire is provided from both sides. Although it is provided so as to cover the cutter blade edge, as another configuration, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 2742518, a resistance in which a predetermined voltage is applied to both ends covered with an insulating film inside the cutter blade It is good also as a structure which arrange | positions and heats a board. Or it is good also as a structure which arrange | positions the insulator which coat | covers what wound the electric wire in the coil shape close to the one side of a blade, an electromagnetic induction current flows by passing a predetermined electric current, and heats it.

In such a cutting apparatus, first, after the abutting plate 6 is positioned at a position set so that the slice piece S has a set thickness, the raw bread P is put into the pan stocker 2, and then the bread constant feed mechanism 7 is used for the raw bread. After P is pressed against the contact plate 6, the pan stocker 2 starts reciprocating, and the cutting is started by bringing the raw bread P close to the cutter 1. When the cutting of the raw bread B for one piece is finished, the cutting of the raw bread P put into the other pan stocker 2 is started.
The sliced piece S that has been cut falls onto a receiving plate 22 of the aligning device described later.
In FIG. 1, the bread cutting device R may be disposed at a position R ′ that is moved by rotating the current position by 180 degrees around a surface upright on the paper surface.

6 to 13 show the alignment apparatus of the first embodiment, FIG. 6 is a plan view thereof, FIG. 7 is an elevation view of the delivery device 21, and FIG. 8 is a plan view in which the upper structure of the carry-out device 31 is omitted. 9 is an elevation view of the unloading device 31, FIG. 10 is a right side view of the unloading device 31, FIG. 11 is a left side view of the unloading device 31, and FIGS. 12 (a) and 12 (b) are operations of the unloading device 21. An elevation view showing the state, FIG. 13 is also a plan view.
6 to 13, reference numeral 21 denotes a delivery device that drops the slice piece S cut by the cutting device onto the carry-out device 31 that is disposed below by correcting the posture in the horizontal direction. The slice piece S is packed or processed into a sandwich or the like through the alignment apparatus of the present embodiment.

  22 is a pair of receiving plates having a L-shaped cross section, the receiving surface is horizontally disposed, receives the slice piece S cut by the cutting device, rotated 90 degrees downward by the swing cylinder 23, It drops on the unloading device 31 arranged below. Reference numeral 24 denotes a rotary coupling for connecting the receiving plate 22 and the swing cylinder 23, and 25 denotes a base to which the swing cylinder 23 is fixed.

  Reference numeral 31 denotes a device that receives the slice pieces S from the delivery device 21 and arranges and conveys them, and roller conveyors 33 and 34 having different conveyance speeds are arranged on the base 32. As shown in FIG. 11, one end of the roller conveyor 33 is wound around the chain belt 37 together with the relay roller 35 and the main relay roller 36, and the rotation of the main relay roller 36 is rotated from the chain belt 37. Has been communicated. The main relay roller 36 is transmitted with the rotation of the drive motor 39 by a chain belt 38.

Similarly, as shown in FIG. 10, the other roller conveyor 34 is wound around a chain belt 42 together with the relay roller 40 and the main relay roller 41, and the rotation of the main relay roller 41 is chained. It is transmitted from the belt 42. The main relay roller 41 is transmitted with the rotation of the drive motor 44 by the chain belt 43.
The rotation speeds of the roller conveyors 33 and 34 are set so that the roller conveyor 34 rotates at a slightly higher rotation speed than the roller conveyor 33. As shown in FIG. 6, one roller conveyor 34 a is formed on the downstream side in the transport direction, and is configured to rotate at the same rotational speed as the roller conveyor 34.

Reference numeral 45 denotes a guide plate disposed on the roller conveyor 33, the start end of which is curved outward from the intended alignment position of the slice piece S, and the slice piece S is set toward the downstream side. It is arranged in a straight line so as to be positioned at the aligned position. Reference numeral 46 denotes a guide plate disposed on the roller conveyor 34. After the slice piece S is brought into contact with the guide plate 45 and positioned at a predetermined alignment position, the guide plate 45 is slightly downstream from the guide plate 45 in order to maintain the position. The slice piece S is arranged so as to sandwich the guide plate 45 with the side as the starting end.
Reference numerals 47 and 48 denote support members that support the guide plate 45 or 46.

  In the aligning apparatus of the first embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the rectangular parallelepiped bread pan P is cut by the cutting device, and the slice pieces S are dropped onto the delivery device 21. The dropped slice piece S is received by the pair of receiving plates 22 and held in a horizontal posture, and then the receiving plate 22 is rotated 90 degrees downward by the swing cylinder 23, whereby the unloading device disposed below. Falls on 31.

The slice piece S dropped horizontally on the roller conveyors 33 and 34 of the carry-out device 31 has a rotational speed of the roller conveyor 34 that is slightly higher than the rotational speed of the roller conveyor 33. Therefore, as shown in FIG. While being deflected and positioned by contacting the guide plate 45, one side contacts the guide plate 45 so that the postures are aligned and all are aligned in a certain direction.
The slice pieces S that are in contact with the guide plate 45 and aligned in a certain direction are conveyed in a state of being sandwiched between the guide plate 45 and the guide plate 46 provided to face the guide plate 45.

  Next, the ear clip device of the device of the present embodiment will be described. The slice piece S conveyed while being sandwiched between the guides 45 and 46 is then conveyed on the moving belt conveyor 91 in FIG. 1 and reaches the X-axis side ear-cutting device 51. The slice piece S from which the two ears on both sides on the X-axis side are cut off by the X-axis-side ear-cutting device 51 reaches the 90-degree direction changing device 61, where the direction is changed by 90 degrees, and then the moving belt After passing through the conveyor 94, it reaches the Y-axis side ear-cutting device 52, where the remaining ears on both sides are cut off.

FIG. 14 is a plan view showing the ear clip device 51 or 52 of the present embodiment, and FIG. 15 is an elevation view. 14 and 15, 53 is a pair of round blade rotary cutters installed at the locations where the two ears on both sides of the slice piece S conveyed on the moving belt conveyor 91 from the direction of arrow a, 54 is a tensioner that prevents the moving belt conveyor 91 from loosening, 55 is a pan guide that guides the ears of the slices S conveyed on the moving belt conveyor 91 to the cutting position of the cutter 53, and 56 is a cutter. A cutter motor 57 for driving 53 is a timing belt for transmitting the rotation of the drive motor 56 to the cutter 53.
Reference numeral 92 denotes a motor for driving the moving belt conveyor 91, and 93 denotes a timing belt for transmitting the rotation of the driving motor 92 to the moving belt conveyor 91.

  In such an ear cutting device, the slice piece S conveyed on the moving belt conveyor 91 from the direction of arrow a is adjusted in the lateral direction by the pan guide 55 so that the ear portion is cut by the cutter 53. First, the X-axis side ear-cutting device 51 is reached and the two ears on both sides are cut. Next, after the 90-degree direction is converted by the 90-degree direction changing device 61, the Y-axis side ear-cutting device 52 is reached, and the remaining ears on both sides are cut off.

The structure of the 90-degree direction changing device 62 will be described with reference to FIGS. The 90-degree direction changing device 61 also has the same structure as 62.
16, 18, and 20, 63 is a Y-direction driving roller conveyor provided at a position continuous with the conveyance surface of the Y-direction moving belt conveyor 94, 64 is a motor that drives the conveyor 63, and 65 is a motor 64. The pulley is rotated and transmits the rotational force to the conveyor 63 via the timing belt 66.

  67 is a plurality of Y-direction feed rods arranged in parallel between the roller conveyors 63, and 68 and 69 are X-direction feed step cylinders and X-direction feed rod lifting cylinders. When the roller conveyor 63 is reached, the rod 67 is raised above the conveying surface of the roller conveyor 63 and is moved to the X-direction drive round belt conveyor 95 side arranged on the downstream side, and the slice piece S is moved to the belt conveyor 95. It has the action of pushing out to the side. Reference numeral 70 denotes a collision plate for stopping the slice piece S conveyed on the belt conveyor 94.

  Since the 90-degree direction changing device 62 has such a configuration, the slice piece S that has been transported on the belt conveyor 94 stops by hitting the collision plate 70 on the roller conveyor 63, and at that time the rod 67 is transported on the roller conveyor 63. The slice piece S is placed on the round belt conveyor 95 in a state where it is placed on the rod 67 because it moves upward and moves to the downstream round belt conveyor 95 side.

  The 90-degree direction changing device is provided with a plurality of small-width belt conveyors or rods arranged at intervals at the ends of the Y-direction driving roller conveyor 63 that has transported the slice piece S, instead of the above-described configuration. Alternatively, a stop member for stopping the slice piece conveyed to the end of the rod is provided, and a plurality of roller conveyors having different conveyance directions are arranged between the same narrow belt conveyor or the rod, and when the slice piece hits the stop member and stops, You may comprise so that a belt conveyor or a rod may descend | fall from the conveyance surface of the said roller conveyor, and a slice piece is mounted on the said roller conveyor.

  Next, the structure of the transfer conveyor 71 arranged on the downstream side of the round belt conveyor 95 will be described. 16, 17, and 19, 72 is a Y-direction feed rod that is arranged in parallel between the X-direction drive roller conveyors 81 and is integrally connected, and can be moved up and down. Normally, the conveyance surface is the roller conveyor 81. However, when the slice piece S has been transported, the transport surface rises above the roller conveyor 81 and moves to the delivery conveyor 101 side at the raised position. It has a function of delivering the piece S to the delivery conveyor 101. Two sets of feed rods 72 having such a configuration are provided side by side with a row control stopper plate 73 to be described later interposed therebetween.

  73 is a row control stopper plate for distributing the slice piece S that has been conveyed to the delivery conveyor 101 side, and distributing the slice piece S into two paths. When transported to the conveyor 102, the slice piece S that is transported upward from the transport surface of the roller conveyor 81 is stopped. When the stopper plate 73 does not rise above the conveying surface of the roller conveyor 81, the conveyed slice piece S passes over the stopper plate 73 and hits the frame 82 and stops.

  Reference numeral 74 denotes a pan detection sensor provided in the information of the roller conveyor 81. Based on the detection of the sensor 74, 74 determines whether the stopper plate 73 is raised or lowered or which of the two sets of delivery rods 72 is to be operated. . 75 is a step cylinder for moving the delivery rod 72 toward the delivery conveyor 101, 76 is a cylinder for raising and lowering the delivery rod 72, and 77 is a cylinder for raising and lowering the stopper plate 73. Reference numeral 80 denotes a pulley that is rotated by the motor 79 and transmits the rotational force via the timing belt 78.

  In the transfer conveyor 71 having such a structure, the slice piece S conveyed is picked up by the feed rod 72 ascending above the conveyance surface of the roller conveyor 81, and in the direction of the delivery conveyor 101. In this case, the slice piece S can be transferred to the round belt conveyor 102 on the delivery conveyor 101 side. At this time, depending on whether the stopper plate 73 is raised above the conveying surface of the roller conveyor 81, the slice piece S One of the two paths before and after the piece S sandwiches the stopper plate 73 can be selected.

Next, the structure of the delivery conveyor 101 will be described. 16, 17, and 19, 102 is a round belt conveyor for sending out, 103 is a next process conveyor connected to the round belt conveyor 102, 104 is a drive motor that drives the round belt conveyor 102, and 105 is a round belt conveyor. 102 is a drive gear that connects the drive motor 104 and the drive speed of the round belt conveyor 102 in a plurality of stages.
In the delivery conveyor 101 having such a structure, the slice piece S conveyed from the transfer conveyor 71 is received by the round belt conveyor 102 and transferred to the next conveyor 103.

Thus, according to the apparatus of the present embodiment, the raw bread P is simply manually put into the pan stocker 2 of the cutting device, and the subsequent cutting step of the raw bread P, and the sliced pieces S cut one by one on the conveyor. It is possible to automate all of the steps of aligning and transporting in the state of being laid down at equal intervals, the cutting process of the four sides of the slice piece S, and the sending to the next step.
Therefore, the work efficiency is greatly improved compared to the case where human beings have done manually by hand, and this can achieve a significant personnel reduction and prevent humans from touching the bread directly by hand. There is no risk of adhesion.

  In the cutting apparatus for the pegs P, the positioning of the contact plate 6 with respect to the cutter 1 is adjustable, so that the thickness of the slice piece S can be adjusted, and the heating apparatus for heating the cutter 1 to 60 to 150 ° C. Even if the sticky protein such as gluten contained in the bread is attached to the cutter 1, it is solidified and peeled at the next cutting, so that 8 hours have passed immediately after baking or 2 hours have passed Bread can be cut, and soft and delicious bread or processed foods can be eaten.

Also, in the slice piece S alignment apparatus, the slice piece S is temporarily received by the pair of receiving plates 22 in a horizontal state, and the receiving plate 22 is dropped on the roller conveyors 33 and 34 as it is. By deflecting the slice piece S toward the guide plate 45 so that one side is in contact with the guide plate 45, the posture control and alignment of the slice piece S can be reliably performed.
Further, the interval between the slice pieces S can be easily set to a desired interval by adjusting the time interval at which the receiving plate 22 rotates.

  Further, the guide plate 45 is configured to be curved outward so as to receive the slice piece S in the vicinity where the slice piece S falls, and to be linear on the downstream side thereof, thereby reliably receiving the slice piece S on the conveyor. And can be brought into contact with the guide plate 45.

  Further, in addition to the above configuration, the downstream side in the transport direction after the slice piece S abuts on the guide plate 45 is constituted by a conveyor having the same speed, and the guide plate 45 is disposed on the side facing the guide plate 45. By providing the guide plate 46 that divides the conveyance path through which the slice piece S passes, the slice piece can be more reliably aligned at a predetermined position on the conveyor 34a and conveyed downstream.

In the first embodiment, the drive motors 39 and 44 for the roller conveyors 33 and 34 having different conveyance speeds are provided separately, but a single drive motor is provided to drive the roller conveyors. You may make it generate two types of rotational driving force from which rotational speed differs by the transmission means in the middle.
Further, if an apparatus for correcting the interval of the slice pieces S at equal intervals is installed on the upstream side of the Y-axis side ear-cutting device 52, the alignment accuracy for laying the slice pieces S at equal intervals is further ensured. be able to.

  Furthermore, it is possible to carry out two-sided ear cutting on both sides with a simple structure in which only a pair of round blade rotating cutters 53 are provided on the conveyor that conveys the sliced pieces S on the downstream side of the aligning device. By arranging the X-axis side ear-cutting device 51 on the upstream side of the point conversion device 61 and the Y-axis side ear-cutting device 52 on the downstream side, it is possible to easily perform four-sided ear cutting.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 21 is an overall plan view showing a first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a bread bread cutting and aligning apparatus as a pre-process for making a sandwich, FIG. 22 is an overall elevation view, and FIG. FIG. 24 is a plan view of the raw bread supply device of the first embodiment, FIG. 25 is an elevation view of the bread slicer 20 of the first embodiment, FIG. 26 is a plan view of the bread slicer 20, and FIG. FIG. 28 is a side view of the bread slicer 20, and FIG. 28 is a block diagram showing a control system of the bread slicer 20.

  29 is an operation explanatory diagram of the bread slicer 20 of the first embodiment, FIG. 30 is an operation explanatory diagram of the pushing mechanism 240 of the pan slicer 20, and FIG. 31 is an operation timing diagram of the pan slicer 20 at the time of first ear cutting. FIG. 32 is an operation timing chart at the time of cutting the raw bread, FIG. 33 is an operation timing chart at the time of cutting the second ear, FIG. 34 is an explanatory diagram of the method for cutting the raw bread, and FIG. 35 is the first embodiment. FIG. 36 is an elevation view, FIG. 37 is a plan view of the bread slicer 20 of the first embodiment (final cutting step), and FIG. 38 is a plan view of the bread slicer 20 (second ear). FIG. 39 is an elevation view of the pan slicer 20 (when discharging the second ear M2).

  40 is an elevation view of the X-axis ear picking device 30, FIG. 41 is a side view of the same, FIG. 42 is an explanatory view when cutting the ear m1 on two sides, and FIG. 44 is a side view, FIG. 45 is a partially enlarged elevation view of the X-axis ear picking device 30 of the second embodiment, and FIG. 46 is manufactured by the device of the first embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the combination of various possible slice pieces.

  21-23 which show the whole structure of 1st Example, a present Example cut | disconnected the rectangular bread-shaped bread | bread (raw bread bread; normally 3 bread | crumb bread) P which passed 2 to 8 hours after baking. Later, it cuts off the ears of the four sides, arranges the slice pieces from which the ears have been cut off, arranges the sliced pieces and conveys them to the next process, for example, the sandwich manufacturing process. is there. Since the left and right cutting and aligning apparatus has the same configuration, the configuration of the left cutting and aligning apparatus will be mainly described.

The raw wood bread P is first supplied from the left and right raw wood bread supply devices 210 and 260 to the left and right bread slicers 220 and 270. The configuration of the left and right raw bread supplying devices 210 and 260 will be described with reference to FIG. 24 (representatively, the left raw wood bread supplying device 210 will be described).
In FIG. 24, the supply conveyor 211 is installed so that the conveyance start end side can be raised and lowered by an elevating cylinder 215 attached to the main frame 216 of this apparatus, and a partition plate 211a is spaced in the width direction by the width of the raw bread. Projected. A pusher 215 is provided above the end 211b of the supply conveyor 211, and when the raw wood pan placed along the partition plate 211a of the supply conveyor 211 is transferred to the end 211b, the raw bread is moved along the handrail 212. Push into the chuck position of the raw wood pan chucker 213.

  Reference numeral 214 denotes a traversing device that traverses the chucker 213 in order to feed raw bread into a pan stocker, which will be described later. The chucker 213 that has pushed the log bread into the chucker position moves while chucking the log bread and transfers the log bread into the pan stocker. The right log bread supply device 260 also has the same configuration as the left log bread supply device 210.

  Next, the configuration of the left pan slicer 220 will be described with reference to FIGS. 25 to 27, a gantry 401 that accommodates a control panel 402 or the like is provided on a gantry 403, and a pan stocker 410, a round blade cutter 420, a contact plate 430, and the like are installed on the upper surface of the gantry 401. The contact plate 430 is arranged on one end side of the pan stocker 410 so as to be movable separately from the pan stocker in the vertical direction. Further, a round blade cutter 420 is disposed adjacent to the contact plate 430 in parallel with the contact plate 430 and in the vertical direction. The rotary shaft 420a of the round blade cutter 420 is connected to the motor shaft 422a of the drive motor 422 by a chain 429, and is rotated in the direction of arrow a (FIG. 27) by the drive motor 422.

  Reference numeral 423 denotes an insulating plate in which a heating coil 424 (electromagnetic induction heating means) is attached to the opposing surface on the round blade cutter side, and the heating coil 424 is arranged at a non-contact position close to the round blade cutter 420. The heating coil 424 has an outer diameter larger than the outer periphery of the round blade cutter 420 and is arranged to heat at least the blade edge. Reference numeral 425 denotes a temperature sensor arranged in a non-contact manner on the surface opposite to the heating coil 424 with respect to the round blade cutter 420. Reference numeral 426 denotes a support base for supporting the temperature sensor 425, which is rotatably attached to the fixed portion. As shown in FIG. 28, a limit switch 427 is attached to the support base 426 as a safety measure. When the temperature sensor 425 is moved away from the round blade cutter 420 by rotating 426, the controller 428 stops the rotation of the round blade cutter 420.

Reference numeral 411 denotes a pan stocker traversing device, two rows of rails 412 attached to the upper surface of the base 401, and guide members 413 attached to the outer bottom surface of the pan stocker 410 and slidably fitted to the rails 411. The servo motor 414 attached to the gantry 401 and the ball screw 415 screwed into the female screw portion 416 of the servo motor 414 are configured.
With this configuration, the pan stocker 410 reciprocates along the rail 412 in the direction of arrow c (FIG. 26) by forward and reverse rotation of the servo motor 414.

  Reference numeral 431 denotes a servo motor whose rotational shaft 431a is interlocked with the contact plate 430 and moves the contact plate 430 in a direction of an arrow d (FIG. 26) in parallel with the round blade cutter 420. The cutting thickness of the raw bread is determined by the displacement of the position of the contact plate 430 with respect to the round blade cutter 420. By making the relative position of the contact plate 430 relative to the round blade cutter 420 adjustable, the cutting thickness of the raw bread can be adjusted, and at the final stage of the cutting process, the contact plate 430 protrudes forward to make a pan stocker. A gap is formed between the second ear and the second ear of the rear end face of the raw wood bread remaining in the gap. Reference numeral 432 denotes a fixed guide bar that guides the advancing and retreating of the contact plate 430.

Reference numeral 440 denotes an extruding mechanism for extruding the raw wood bread P introduced into the pan stocker 410 toward the contact plate 430, and a pan pushing servo bar 442 disposed in the longitudinal direction of the pan stocker 410 by a pan pushing servo motor 441. Is rotated forward and backward, and the support base 443 screwed to the servo rod 442 is slid.
A first pressing plate 444 is attached to the support base 443, and the first pressing plate 444 includes a pair of first air cylinders 445 arranged symmetrically with respect to the first pressing plate 444, and a first central portion. A two air cylinder 446 is attached.
In addition, a second push plate 447 disposed on the front side of the first push plate 444 is attached to the pistons of these air cylinders. The second push plate 447 is composed of the first and second air cylinders 445 and 446. The first push plate 444 can be moved in the arrow d direction by the operation of.

  In FIG. 27, reference numeral 417 denotes a roller disposed on one side and bottom surface inside the pan stocker 410, and guides the movement of the raw bread B to the backing plate 430 side. 27 and 29, reference numeral 418 denotes a positioning plate provided in the longitudinal direction on the side surface of the pan stocker 410 where the roller 417 is not provided. The positioning plate 418 is advanced and retracted in the direction of arrow c by the air cylinder 419 and is inserted into the pan stocker 410. It has a role to position the raw wood bread P. Reference numeral 448 denotes a plurality of needles projecting from the front surface of the first push plate 444. The second push plate 447 has a hole at a position where it hits the needle 448, and the needle 448 is formed on the second push plate 447. On the other hand, it is slidable.

A cutting operation of the raw wood bread P in the bread slicer 220 having such a configuration will be described.
First, after setting the contact plate 430 at a set position so that the cutting thickness of the raw bread P (the thickness of the slice piece) is set to the set thickness, the raw bread P is placed on the conveyor 211 of the raw bread supplying device 210. . When the log bread P moves on the conveyor 211 and reaches the end 211b, it is pushed by the pusher 215 toward the log pan chucker 213 and reaches the chuck position of the log pan chucker 213 along the handrail 212. Thereafter, the raw wood bread P is chucked by the raw wood bread chuck 213 and dropped into the pan stocker 410.

  When the raw bread P is dropped onto the pan stocker 410, the positioning plate 418 is pushed out to the raw bread side to position the raw bread P in the pan stocker 410. Next, the pan pushing servo motor 441 is operated to move the support base 443 to the raw wood bread P side, press the raw wood bread P against the backing plate 430, and then the servo motor 414 drives the pan stocker 410 with the round blade cutter. The cutting process is started by reciprocating to the 420 side (arrow c arrow).

  In this case, when the electric wire of the heating coil 424 is energized, it is excited, a magnetic field is formed in a direction orthogonal to the surface of the heating coil 424, and the blade surface of the round blade cutter 420 in the magnetic field range is heated including the blade edge. As shown in FIG. 28, the heating temperature of the cutting edge of the round blade cutter 420 is detected by the temperature sensor 425, and the controller 428 controls the energization amount of the heating coil 424 based on the detected value and holds it at the set temperature. In this embodiment, the temperature sensor 425 is set immediately upstream of the pan cutting position, and the heating coil 424 is installed downstream of the cutting position, so that the heating temperature at the cutting position can be accurately measured. Therefore, the temperature at the bread cutting position can be accurately maintained at the set temperature.

The cutting process starts with cutting the first ear of the front end surface of the raw bread. FIG. 31 shows the operation timing of the pan slicer 220 at this time, and FIG. 36 shows the operation.
After the raw wood bread P is positioned in the pan stocker 410, the contact plate 430 moves away from the pan stocker 410 by the thickness of the first ear M1 (for example, 12 mm). At the same time, the position of the second push plate 447 up to the contact plate 430 is brought closer to a position closer to 20 mm than the length of the raw bread, and then returned 20 mm to the interval of the raw bread length. Next, the pan stocker 410 is moved back and forth to cut the first ear M1. By operating in this way, cutting can be performed with the first ear reliably in contact with the contact plate 430.
As shown in FIG. 36, the cut first ear M1 falls on the aligning conveyor 511 arranged below the bread slicer 220. At this time, the aligning conveyor 511 transports the cut slice pieces to the next process. The first ear M1 is discharged from the ear discharge shooter 513.

  The operating states of the first and second push plates 444 and 447 are shown in FIG. In FIG. 30, (a) shows the origin position, and (b) shows the position when cutting the first ear M1 and when cutting the raw bread. In the state of (b), in order to fix the log bread P to the front surface of the second push plate 447, the needle 448 is slightly protruded in front of the second push plate 444. (C) shows the operation at the time of discharging the second ear M2 on the rear end surface of the raw wood bread. At this time, as shown in FIG. 38, the second air cylinder 446 is operated to project the second push plate 447 forward. Then, the second ear M2 is flipped forward, and the second ear M2 is dropped downward from the gap between the contact plate 430 and the front end of the pan stocker 410.

  Next, an operation of cutting the raw bread P into slices is started. The operation timing of the pan slicer 220 at this time is shown in FIG. At this time, the abutting plate 430 is moved so that the relative position with respect to the round blade cutter 420 is only the cutting thickness (for example, 10 to 14 mm). Further, the second push plate 447 is moved to a position closer to the cutting plate by 1 mm than the cutting plate 430 and then moved back by 1 mm. By this operation, the front end surface of the raw wood bread P is surely brought into contact with the abutting plate 430 by the cushioning force of the raw wood bread itself. Next, the pan stocker 410 is moved to the round blade cutter 420 side to cut the raw bread. As shown in FIG. 32, a pair of first air cylinders 445 are actuated to apply air pressure to the log bread from the time when the contact plate 430 is moved to the time when the pan stocker 410 is moved toward the round blade cutter. .

The moving speed of the pan stocker 410 during cutting with respect to the round blade cutter 420 is set in the following two stages. In FIG. 34, that is, when the round blade cutter 420 cuts the ears m on the four sides of the raw bread pan P, the moving speed v1 (that is, the approach speed of the round blade cutter) is slowed so that the inner core part softer than the ear part is removed. When cutting, the moving speed v2 is made faster (v1 <v2) than when cutting the ear part.
When cutting hard ears, a large force is applied to the raw bread, so the raw bread is easy to dent. Therefore, by slowing down the movement speed of the raw bread when entering the ear part, it is possible to prevent the depression of the raw bread, and when cutting the soft core, the cutting speed is increased to improve the cutting efficiency. Can be made.
As shown in FIG. 27, the pan stocker 410 accommodates the raw wood bread P in a vertical posture without tilting. As shown in FIG. 34, the raw bread pan P approaches the round blade cutter 420 without being inclined, and is not cut from the corner portion, but the round blade cutter 420 enters from the center of the ear side. It is good to position so that. Thus, a large pressing force is not applied to the raw bread P at the time of cutting the ear.

37 to 39, when this operation is repeated and the number of slices exceeds the set value with respect to the raw bread length, that is, only the second ear M2 on the rear end face of the raw bread is left at the end of the cutting process. At this time, it is determined that the discharge time of the second ear M2 is reached, and the discharge operation of the second ear M2 is started. FIG. 33 shows the operation timing at this time. That is, a gap e for discharging the second ear M <b> 2 is formed between the abutting plate 430 and the pan stocker 410 in front of 25 to 30 mm. The first and second push plates 444 and 447 are placed at the position of “raw wood bread length + α”. The positional relationship at this time is that the contact plate 430 is positioned in the forefront, the round blade cutter 420 is positioned behind 25 to 30 mm, and the second push plate is rearward from the round blade cutter 420 by α (for example, 5 mm). 447 is located.
After that, as shown in FIG. 39, the second air cylinder 446 is operated and the second push plate 447 repels the second ear M2 and discharges to the ear discharge shooter 313 from the gap e between the contact plate 430 and the pan stocker 410. To do.

  The sliced pieces S that have been cut fall on the alignment conveyor 511. At that time, as shown in FIG. 29, the sliced pieces S first fall on a pair of receiving plates 512 arranged above the alignment conveyor 511. . The receiving plate 512 is arranged in the horizontal direction, and the slice piece S dropped thereon is corrected to a horizontal posture, and then the receiving plate 512 is rotated 90 degrees downward to fall onto the alignment conveyor 511. In FIG. 29, reference numeral 451 denotes a trumpet tube having a triangular shape arranged so that the slice piece S cut by the round blade cutter 420 is removed from the interference of the round blade cutter 420.

  The slice pieces S dropped on the aligning conveyor 511 are aligned while being conveyed on the aligning conveyor 511. In FIG. 35, the alignment conveyor 511 forms a conveyance surface by the roller conveyor 514, but the roller conveyor of the portion where the slice piece S falls is composed of a pair of divided rollers 514a and 514b divided right and left, The rotation speed (conveyance speed) of 514a is set to be higher than the conveyance speed of the left roller 514b, and a guide plate 515 whose start end is curved outward is installed on the left split roller 514b.

  When the slice piece S falls on the aligning conveyor 511 having such a configuration, the conveyance speed of the right roller 514a is high, so the slice piece S is conveyed so as to be pressed against the guide plate 515, and one side of the slice piece S exactly fits the guide plate 515. It will be in the state contacted. As a result, the slice pieces S are arranged along the guide plate 515, aligned in one row in the transport direction facing the same direction, and transported in a state where one side is parallel to the transport direction. Reference numeral 516 denotes a drive motor for the roller conveyors 514, 514a, and 514b (FIG. 36).

The slice pieces S arranged in one row are transported on the left X-axis ear picking conveyor 510 and reach the left X-axis ear picking device 230.
40 and 41, the left X-axis ear picker 230 has a control panel 502 accommodated therein, and a support frame 505 is provided upright on a base 501 having a base 503 and a moving caster 504 at the bottom. The base is configured. A belt conveyor 520 is provided on the support frame 506 fixed to the support frame 505 and conveys the slice piece S, and 522 is an air cylinder provided on a fixed frame of the belt conveyor 520 for adjusting the degree of tension of the belt 521. Reference numeral 523 denotes a motor that is provided on a base 501 below the belt conveyor surface and drives the belt 521, and drives the pulley 525 by mounting a chain 524 on the pulley 525 at the belt conveyor start end.

  Reference numeral 530 denotes a pair of round blade cutters for cutting two parallel ears m1 of the slice piece S. The slice piece S arranged on the belt conveyor 520 in a direction parallel to the conveying direction by the alignment conveyor 511. It is arranged parallel to the conveying direction at the cutting position of the ears m1 on the two sides. Reference numeral 531 denotes a spring support member disposed on the outer side of the round blade cutter 530 in parallel with the round blade cutter. Reference numerals 532 and 533 denote central plate springs and cut point leaf springs attached to the lower surface of the spring support member 531. is there. The leaf springs 532 and 533 are configured so that one end thereof is connected to the spring support member 531 so as to press the ears m1 on the two sides of the slice piece S with elasticity, and the ears m1 are pressed at one point of the other part. Yes. The center leaf spring 532 presses the ear m1 at the center of the round blade cutter 530, and the cut point leaf spring 533 is arranged at a position where the round blade cutter 530 presses with the ear m1 at the first cut point of the ear m1. Yes.

  40 and 41, the support mechanism 534 of the round blade cutter 530 is configured to be able to move up and down by manually turning the handle 535. The structure of the support mechanism 534 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 45, the screw shaft 542 supported in the vertical direction by the support frame 541 is rotated (forward and reverse) in conjunction with the handle 535. A base 543 that is screwed onto the screw shaft 542 by rotation of the screw shaft 542 and a pair of columns 544 and 544 connected to both ends of the base 543 move up and down.

A pulley 547 and idlers 548 and 549 are mounted on both ends of a presser conveyor base 545 installed in parallel with a slight gap on the transport surface of the slice piece S, and a presser belt 546 is wound around these. The slice piece S is configured to be pressed during cutting. Reference numeral 550 denotes a belt rail that horizontally positions the holding belt 546 that presses the slice piece S.
The holding conveyor base 545 is connected to the column 544 and moves up and down together with the column 544. Further, when the collar 551 is fitted to the support column 544 and the support column 544 is raised, the upper end of the collar 551 hits the fixed collar 553 fixed to the lower surface of the base 552, and then the base 552 is raised together with the support column 544. At both ends of the base 552, there is a hole (not shown) that is loosely fitted to the column 554, and the base 552 is guided by the column 554 through this hole and moves up and down.

Since the support frame 555 to which the rotary shaft 530 a of the round blade cutter 530 is rotatably attached is connected to the base 552, the round blade cutter 530 also moves up and down together with the base 552.
The lifting mechanism includes a function of adjusting the height direction position of the pressing belt 546 with respect to the conveying surface of the slice piece S formed by the belt surface 521 in accordance with the thickness of the slice piece S, and the round blade cutter 530 and the presser during maintenance. And a function of raising the conveyor base 545. The height of the holding belt 546 can be adjusted according to the thickness of the slice piece S cut to an arbitrary thickness, and can be reliably pressed from above so that the slice piece S does not bend when cutting the ear.

In addition, a space necessary for maintenance can be secured by raising the round blade cutter 530 and the presser conveyor base 545 at the time of maintenance.
As described above, since the round blade cutter 530 can be easily raised when the operation is stopped, the maintenance is facilitated. Reference numeral 536 denotes a drive motor for a round blade cutter 530 disposed below the conveying surface of the belt conveyor 520. A gear 538 is attached to the rotation shaft 536a via an arm 537, and the arm 537 rotates upward to be round. The rotational force of the drive motor 536 is transmitted to the round blade cutter 530 by screwing with a gear 539 attached to the rotation shaft of the blade cutter 530.
Therefore, at the time of maintenance, the arm 537 is rotated downward to disengage the gears 538 and 539, and the handle 535 is moved to raise the support mechanism 534 of the round blade cutter 530. As a result, maintenance and inspection can be easily performed.

An operation mode of the left X-axis ear picker 230 having such a configuration will be described. When the slice piece S is conveyed, the ear m1 on two sides is cut out by the round blade cutter 530. At this time, since the ear m1 is pressed by the leaf springs 532 and 533 at the center portion and the cut point portion, the ear m1 can be cut by a cut surface perpendicular to the upper and lower surfaces of the slice piece S.
That is, as shown in FIG. 42, when the ear m1 is cut, the ear m1 tends to fall in the outer side g direction. Therefore, in a state where the upper surface of the ear m1 is not pressed, the cut surface f is formed obliquely as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, since the upper surface of the ear m1 is pressed by the leaf springs 532 and 533, the cut surface f can be formed at right angles to the upper and lower surfaces of the slice piece S. The leaf springs 532 and 533 are connected at one end to the support member 531 and press the ear m1 at the other point, so that an appropriate elastic force can be applied to the pressing action of the ear m1.
In addition, since the conveyor drive motor 536 is disposed below the conveyor surface, it is harmless to the slice piece S conveyed on the conveyor surface, and there is no sanitary problem, and the round blade cutter 530 can be raised and lowered manually. Therefore, the maintenance is easy and the lifting mechanism is not large and can be simplified.
Further, when the round blade cutter 530 is remounted, the support mechanism 534 of the round blade cutter 530 is simply lowered to a predetermined position during operation, and then the arm 537 is rotated upward so that the gears 538 and 539 are screwed together. Can be remounted.

  Next, the slice piece S passes through the 90-degree direction changing device 560, changes the direction by 90 degrees while maintaining the same orientation, is transferred to the left Y-axis ear picking conveyor 610, and remains on the left Y-axis ear picking conveyor 610. Cut the ears m2 on the two sides. The remaining ears m2 on the two sides are arranged parallel to the transport direction by the 90-degree direction changing device 560, while the left Y-axis ear removal device 240 has the same configuration as the left X-axis ear removal device 230, and therefore The remaining ears m2 on the two sides can be cut by the same operation as the left X-axis ear removal device 230.

  In the left X-axis ear removal device 230, when the first two ears m1 are cut, the four ears still remain, so that the ears remain stiff and the ears tend to fall outward when cutting the ears. Therefore, in the X-axis ear removal device, the above-described ear presser leaf springs 532 and 533 are not necessarily required, while the Y-axis ear removal device is highly necessary.

  Next, the slice piece S is transferred to the left direction conversion conveyor 250 via the 90-degree direction changing device 710 and then transferred from the sending conveyor 730 to the next process via the transfer conveyor 720. The configurations of these devices are the same as the 90-degree direction changing device 62, the X-direction driving round belt conveyor 95, the transfer device 71, and the delivery conveyor 101 of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. Description is omitted.

According to the 90-degree direction change device 710, 90-degree direction change can be automatically performed with the slice pieces S being aligned without changing the direction. In the transfer device 720, when the slice pieces S are transferred to the delivery conveyor 730, the arrangement of the slice pieces S can be automatically converted into one row or two rows and transferred.
Up to now, the configuration of the left side cutting and aligning device among the cutting and aligning devices of the raw breads P arranged in the left and right systems has been described. Omitted.

As described above, according to the apparatus of the second embodiment, the raw bread P is cut from being put into the bread slicer, the ears at both ends of the raw bread are discharged, and the four ears of the cut slice S are cut and aligned. Up to the subsequent transport to the next process can be automatically performed.
Therefore, the work efficiency is greatly improved compared to the case where human beings have done manually by hand, and this can achieve a significant personnel reduction and prevent humans from touching the bread directly by hand. There is no risk of adhesion.

Moreover, in the cutting apparatus of the bread bun P, since the positioning of the contact plate 430 with respect to the round blade cutter 420 is adjustable, the thickness of the slice piece S is adjustable, and the cutter 1 is optimally set to 60 to 150 ° C. Is provided with a non-contact electromagnetic induction heating device that heats to 80-120 ° C., so that even if sticky protein such as gluten contained in bread is attached to the cutter 1, it solidifies and peels at the next cutting. Also, it is possible to cut 8 hours after baking or 2 hours after baking, and to eat soft and delicious bread or processed foods thereof.
In the electromagnetic induction heating, only the round blade cutter 420, which is a metal, is heated and the others are not heated. Therefore, the heating efficiency is high and the surrounding temperature is not increased. Moreover, since it is non-contacting, it can attach and detach easily, without touching a round blade cutter.

Further, as shown in FIG. 34, the cutting of the raw wood bread can be cut cleanly and efficiently by dividing the cutting speed into two stages depending on whether the ear is cut or the soft core part is cut.
Further, the ears M1 and M2 on both ends of the raw bread can be automatically removed from the alignment conveyor 511 and sorted to different discharge routes.

In the alignment apparatus for slice pieces S, the slice pieces S are once received in a horizontal state by a pair of receiving plates 512, and the receiving plates 512 are dropped on the alignment conveyor 511 as they are, and the slice pieces are separated by the difference in conveying speed between the left and right rollers 514a and 514b. By deflecting S toward the guide plate 515 so that one side is in contact with the guide plate 515, the posture control and alignment of the slice pieces S can be reliably performed.
Further, the interval between the slice pieces S can be easily set to a desired interval by adjusting the time interval at which the receiving plate 512 rotates.

In addition, the guide plate 515 is configured to be curved outward so as to receive the slice piece S in the vicinity where the slice piece S falls, and to be linear on the downstream side thereof, so that the slice piece S is surely placed on the alignment conveyor 511. And can be brought into contact with the guide plate 515.
In the second embodiment, the drive motors of the roller conveyors 514a and 514b having different conveyance speeds may be provided separately, or one drive motor is provided to drive both roller conveyors, and transmission is performed in the middle. You may make it generate two types of rotational drive force from which rotational speed differs by a means.
Further, if an apparatus for correcting the interval between the slice pieces S at equal intervals is installed on the upstream side of the X-axis side ear-cutting device 240, the alignment accuracy for laying the slice pieces S at equal intervals is further ensured. be able to.

Furthermore, the left and right X-axis ear picking devices 230 and 280 and the left and right Y-axis ear picking devices 240 and 290 can be picked up with a simple structure in which a pair of round blade cutters 530 are provided on the conveyor that conveys the slice piece S. Further, an X-axis ear removal device 230 is provided on the upstream side of the 90-degree direction point conversion device 540, and a Y-axis ear removal device 240 is provided on the downstream side. Can be done automatically.
Furthermore, with a simple configuration in which the leaf springs 532 and 533 are provided on both sides of the round blade cutter 530, it is possible to prevent the cut surfaces of the ears on the four sides from becoming trapezoidal as shown in FIG.

Further, since the drive motor 536 of the belt conveyor 520 is installed below the conveyor surface, there is no sanitary problem with respect to the slice piece S conveyed on the conveyor surface, and further, the round blade cutter 530 and the drive motor 536 Since the power transmission mechanism is detachable and the support mechanism 534 of the round blade cutter 530 can be moved up and down manually, maintenance and inspection are extremely easy.
Further, as shown in FIG. 46, if the two sets of cutting and aligning devices are arranged in two rows on the left and right as in the second embodiment, 2 to 4 slice pieces S of various combinations can be manufactured simultaneously. For example, two to four combinations of white bread S1 and black bread S2 can be manufactured at the same time, and the combination can be freely changed, and they can be conveyed to the next process as a set of sandwiches.

  The present invention completely cuts the raw bread, cuts the raw bread, cuts the four sides of the slice, and transports it to the next process when the raw bread is cut into slices and the sliced pieces are packed or processed. An automated apparatus can be realized.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an overall plan view showing a first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a bread bread cutting and aligning apparatus as a pre-process for making a sandwich. FIG. 2 is an overall elevation view of the first embodiment. It is a top view which shows the cutting device of the said 1st Example. It is an elevational view showing the cutting device of the first embodiment. It is a rear view of the cutting device of the first embodiment. It is a whole top view of the alignment apparatus of the said 1st Example. It is an elevational view of the delivery device 21 of the first embodiment. It is the top view which deleted the upper structure of the carrying-out apparatus 31 of the said 1st Example. It is an elevational view of the unloading device 31 of the first embodiment. It is a right view of the carrying-out apparatus 31 of the said 1st Example. It is a left view of the carrying-out apparatus 31 of the said 1st Example. (A) And (b) is an elevation view which shows the operation state of the delivery apparatus 21 of the said 1st Example later on. It is a top view which shows the operation state corresponded to (a) of FIG. 12 of the delivery apparatus 21 of the said 1st Example. It is a top view which shows the ear clip device 51 or 52 of the said 1st Example. FIG. 3 is an elevation view showing the ear clip device 51 or 52 of the first embodiment. It is a top view which shows the conveyance path of the slice piece S after the ear clip device 52 of the said 1st Example. It is an elevation view which shows the conveyance path of the slice piece S after the ear clip device 52 of the said 1st Example. It is a rear view which shows the conveyance path of the slice piece S after the ear clip device 52 of the said 1st Example. It is a left view which shows the conveyance path of the slice piece S after the ear clip device 52 of the said 1st Example. It is a right view which shows the conveyance path of the slice piece S after the ear clip device 52 of the said 1st Example. It is a whole top view which shows the 2nd Example which applied this invention to the cutting and alignment apparatus of the bread as a previous process in the case of making a sandwich. It is a whole elevational view of the second embodiment. It is a whole side view of the said 2nd Example. It is a top view of the raw wood bread supply apparatus 210 of the said 2nd Example. It is an elevational view of the bread slicer 220 of the second embodiment. It is a top view of the bread slicer 220 of the said 2nd Example. It is a side view of the bread slicer 220 of the said 2nd Example. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of the bread slicer 220 of the said 2nd Example. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the bread slicer 220 of the said 2nd Example. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the extrusion mechanism 440 of the bread slicer 220 of the said 2nd Example. It is an operation | movement timing diagram at the time of the 1st ear cutting | disconnection of the bread slicer 220 of the said 2nd Example. It is an operation | movement timing diagram at the time of the raw material bread cutting of the bread slicer 220 of the said 2nd Example. It is an operation | movement timing diagram at the time of the 2nd ear cutting | disconnection of the bread slicer 220 of the said 2nd Example. It is explanatory drawing of the raw-wood bread cutting method of the said 2nd Example. It is a top view of the alignment conveyor 511 of the said 2nd Example. It is an elevational view of the alignment conveyor 511 of the second embodiment. It is a top view (final cutting process) of the bread slicer 220 of the said 2nd Example. It is a top view (at the time of 2nd ear M2 discharge | emission) of the bread slicer 220 of the said 2nd Example. It is an elevation view of the bread slicer 220 of the second embodiment (when the second ear M2 is discharged). It is an elevational view of the X-axis ear removal device 230 of the second embodiment. It is a side view of the X-axis ear picking device 230 of the second embodiment. It is explanatory drawing at the time of cutting the ear | edge m1 of the 2 sides of the said 2nd Example. It is an elevational view of the X-axis ear removal device 230 of the second embodiment. It is a side view of the X-axis ear picking device 230 of the second embodiment. It is a partially expanded elevation view of the X-axis ear picking device 30 of the second embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the combination of the various slice pieces S which can be manufactured with the apparatus of the said 2nd Example.

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1,53,530 Round blade rotating cutter 2,410 Pan stocker 3 Horizontal movement device 4 Vertical movement device 5 Pan cutting thickness adjustment device 6,430 Baffle plate 7 Pan sizing feed mechanism 8 Linear motion bearing 21 Feeding device 22 Receiving Plates 33, 34, 34a Roller conveyor 39, 44 Drive motor 45, 46 Guide plate 51 X-axis side ear-cut device 52 Y-axis side ear-cut device 56 Cutter motor 61, 62 90-degree direction change device 67 Y-direction feed rod 70 Collision Plate 71 Transfer conveyor 72 X direction feed rod 73 Row control stopper plate 81 Y direction drive roller conveyor 210 Left raw bread supply device 211 Supply conveyor 211a Partition plate 212 Handrail 213 Raw material bread chuck 215, 262 Pusher 220 Left bread slicer 230 Left X-axis ear picker 2 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 0 Left Y-axis ear removal device 250 Left direction conversion conveyor 260 Right log bread supply device 270 Right bread slicer 280 Right X-axis ear removal device 290 Right Y-axis ear removal device 300 Right direction conversion conveyor 417 Guide roller 418 Positioning plate 420 Round blade cutter 422 Drive motor (rotation drive means)
424 Heating coil (heating device)
425 Temperature sensor 431 Servo motor (cutting thickness adjustment mechanism)
240 Extrusion Mechanism 444 First Push Plate 445 First Air Cylinder 446 Second Air Cylinder 447 Second Push Plate 510 Left X-Axis Ear Pickup Conveyor 511 Alignment Conveyor (Transport Conveyor)
534 Lifting support mechanism 610 Left Y-axis ear picking conveyor 1010 Right X-axis ear picking conveyor 1110 Right Y-axis ear picking conveyor d Clearance M1 First ear M2 Second ear m1, m2 Four-sided ears P Log bread R Cutting device S Slice pieces v1, v2 Cutting speed

Claims (13)

After cutting the raw bread into slices, in the raw bread cutting and aligning apparatus that aligns the sliced bread and conveys it to the next process,
A pan stocker that reciprocates in a reciprocating manner toward the cutting blade in a state in which the raw bread is accommodated,
A cutting device comprising means for adjusting the slice thickness of the raw bread and cutting the raw bread to a set thickness by the cutting blade;
An apparatus for aligning the sliced slices one by one on a conveyor;
An apparatus for cutting off four sides of sliced pieces aligned on a conveyor downstream of the aligning device;
A device that transports the sliced pieces that have been cut off to the next step one by one,
The alignment device comprises:
A delivery device that receives the slice piece cut by the cutting device and drops it horizontally at a certain time interval; and
Below the delivery device, a pair of conveyor units that are arranged separately on the right and left sides orthogonal to the slice piece conveyance direction and have different conveyance speeds (hereinafter, a conveyor unit having a relatively low conveyance speed is referred to as a first conveyor unit, and a conveyance speed is A relatively fast conveyor part (second conveyor part), and a conveyor device comprising a third conveyor part arranged downstream of the first and second conveyor parts;
It is arranged oppositely on the third conveyor, and consists of a pair of guide plates that convey the slice pieces aligned in a certain direction,
Of the pair of guide plates, one guide plate located on the first conveyor unit side is extended in the direction of the first conveyor unit, and the upstream side start end of the extended guide plate is a slice piece. Are curved outward from the intended alignment position, and arranged in a straight line so that the slice piece S is positioned at the set alignment position toward the downstream side,
Difference in transport speed between the first and second conveyors while the slice pieces dropped on the first conveyor and the second conveyor are brought into contact with one guide plate extended to the first conveyor by the delivery device. An apparatus for cutting and aligning raw bread, characterized in that it is a mechanism for aligning and unloading it to the third conveyor section side sandwiched between a pair of guide plates . The raw bread cutting and aligning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the conveying speeds of the third conveyor and the second conveyor are set to be the same . A circular round blade cutter in which the cutting blade rotates,
The slice thickness adjusting means is means for adjusting a relative position of the corresponding plate with respect to the round blade cutter, and a contact plate installed parallel to the round blade cutter and with a difference corresponding to the cutting thickness of the slice piece. ,
The pan stocker is provided with a pressing mechanism that presses raw bread into the backing plate,
2. The raw wood bread cutting and aligning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the raw wood bread is cut by the pressing mechanism while being pressed against the contact plate. A heating device for heating the cutting edge portion of the cutting blade to 60 to 150 ° C .;
A temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the cutting edge portion of the cutting blade;
2. The raw bread cutting and aligning apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a controller that inputs a detection value of the temperature sensor and controls a temperature of a cutting edge portion of the cutting blade within the temperature range. The heating device is provided downstream of the raw bread cutting position,
5. The raw bread cutting and aligning apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the temperature sensor is provided upstream of the raw bread cutting position. 5. The raw bread cutting and aligning device according to claim 4, wherein the heating device includes electromagnetic induction heating means for heating the cutting blade in a non-contact manner. After cutting the raw bread into slices, in the raw bread cutting and aligning apparatus that aligns the sliced bread and conveys it to the next process,
A pan stocker that reciprocates in a reciprocating manner toward the cutting blade in a state in which the raw bread is accommodated,
A cutting device comprising means for adjusting the slice thickness of the raw bread and cutting the raw bread to a set thickness by the cutting blade;
An apparatus for aligning the sliced slices one by one on a conveyor;
An apparatus for cutting off four sides of sliced pieces aligned on a conveyor downstream of the aligning device;
A device that transports the sliced pieces that have been cut off to the next step one by one,
The ear-cleaving device is disposed at the downstream side of the alignment device, and an X-axis conveyor that cuts two sides parallel to the X-axis direction of the slice pieces, and is turned 90 ° with respect to the X-axis direction. The Y-axis conveyor that cuts two sides parallel to the Y-axis direction of the slice piece, and is interposed between the terminal side of the X-axis conveyor and the Y-axis conveyor start end side, and the slice piece transport direction from the X-axis direction It consists of a transfer device that turns in the Y-axis direction,
The X-axis conveyor and the YX-axis conveyor are provided with a pair of cutters at positions where two parallel ears of slice pieces aligned at predetermined positions on the conveyor pass, and the slice pieces are conveyed by the conveyor. The apparatus for cutting and aligning raw bread according to claim 1, wherein the ears of two sides parallel to the X axis and the Y axis are cut. The transfer device is
A plurality of narrow belt conveyors or rods arranged side by side at intervals at the end of the conveyor that has transported the slice pieces;
A stop member for the slice piece provided on the conveying direction end side of the belt conveyor or the rod;
The narrow belt conveyor or the rod is arranged between the conveyor and the conveying direction is 90 degrees, and the conveyance surface is composed of a plurality of roller conveyors arranged below the narrow belt conveyor or the rod,
When the slice piece hits the stop member and stops, the narrow belt conveyor or the rod is lowered from the conveying surface of the roller conveyor, and the slice piece is placed on the second conveyor via the roller conveyor. The apparatus for cutting and aligning raw bread according to claim 7 . The transfer device is
A roller conveyor disposed at the end of the conveyor that has transported the sliced pieces and having the same transport direction as the conveyor;
A stop member for the slice piece disposed at the end of the roller conveyor;
A plurality of rods arranged in parallel between the roller conveyors and having a conveying surface disposed below the roller conveyor,
When the slice piece hits the stop member and stops, the rod rises from the conveying surface of the roller conveyor and moves toward the second conveyor to change the slice piece onto the second conveyor. The apparatus for cutting and aligning raw bread according to claim 7 .   2. The apparatus for cutting and aligning raw bread according to claim 1, further comprising a raw bread supplying device for supplying raw bread to the pan stocker. The raw wood bread supply device
A conveyor having partitions for placing raw bread on the transport surface in a direction perpendicular to the transport direction;
The apparatus for cutting and aligning raw bread according to claim 10, further comprising: a chucker that holds the raw bread at the transfer end of the conveyor and puts it into the pan stocker. Two raw bread cutting and aligning devices according to claim 1 are juxtaposed,
By providing a mechanism that can change the arrangement of slice pieces to one or two rows in the transport device,
The apparatus for cutting and aligning raw bread according to claim 1, wherein three or four slice pieces can be discharged simultaneously. 13. The raw bread according to claim 12, wherein slice pieces having different colors, slice thicknesses, or types of bread are discharged from one raw bread cutting and aligning device line and the other raw bread cutting and aligning device. Cutting alignment equipment.

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