JP4891115B2 - Food slicer food feeder - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a food feeder provided for supplying food to a slice blade side in a food slicer that slices food such as block meat and fish to a predetermined thickness by a slice blade.

  The food slicer includes a disk-shaped slice blade that is rotated by a motor drive, and a contact plate that abuts the food, and further holds the food above the slice blade and the contact plate to hold the food. A food feeder that reciprocates in the direction of the blade surface of the slicing blade while being fed to the side is provided. As this food feeder, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a restraining plate that sandwiches food from the left and right is provided on a meat platform that can be adjusted in angle with respect to an inclined slice blade, It is possible to move up and down along the rod, and at the lower end is provided with a meat holding needle that is urged by rotation, and the meat holding piece holds the food at its own weight while holding the upper end of the food between the holding plates. What is sent to the board side is known.

JP-A-6-320490

In the conventional food feeder, when the meat platform is adjusted to the vertical direction or an angle close thereto, so-called oblique cutting that cuts the cross section of the food product in an inclined manner is possible. However, since the upper end of the food is simply sandwiched between the meat platform and the meat holding piece, if the cutting progresses at the time of oblique cutting and the remaining food becomes less, the slanting blade and the meat holding piece interfere with each other. Therefore, the lower limit position of the meat holding piece cannot be brought close to the slicing blade. Therefore, the food cannot be sliced to the end, resulting in poor yield.
Moreover, since the shape of the upper end of the block meat and the like is not uniform, the food is likely to sway left and right during reciprocation only by clamping with the meat restraining piece, and the cut surface may be deteriorated.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a food feeder for a food slicer that can be sliced without waste even when obliquely cut, and that can reliably press and hold food.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 is a guide plate for guiding food, a pair of holding plates for sandwiching food from both sides on the guide plate, and movable vertically between the holding plates. A food feeder provided with a buttocks pusher that holds the upper end of the food and presses it from above, and projects at the lower end of the buttocks pusher toward the slice blade and the backing plate of the food slicer, The needle plate block having a plurality of needles that are stepped along the inclination of the slicing blade and the backing plate is detachably provided, while the butt pusher is used as a clip for holding the needle plate block at the lower end. When removed, the upper end of the food can be clamped .
The invention according to claim 2, in addition to the purpose of claim 1, in order to enable pressing and holding tailored to the shape of the food, and can be moved at least one vertically the Shirioshi tool as multiple It is characterized by that.
In addition to the object of claim 1 or 2 , the invention described in claim 3 is provided with a butt pusher in a detachable manner so that an appropriate butt pusher suitable for the type and shape of the food can be used. It is characterized by that.
In addition to the object of the third aspect , the invention according to the fourth aspect provides a guide plate for improving the operability related to the attachment of the buttocks and fixing at the upper limit position, and to make the configuration compact. In addition, a slide block having a stopper pin that can be engaged with and disengaged from the guide plate at the upper limit position is provided so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and a mounting rod provided on the bottom pusher is locked to a connecting rod provided on the slide block, The operation pusher screwed into the connecting rod is screwed in and the mounting plate is clamped between the slide block, so that the butt pusher is detachable, and the stopper pin is operated coaxially in the connecting rod. It is provided as possible.
In addition to the object of any one of claims 1 to 4 , the invention described in claim 5 is characterized in that a pressing plate is detachably provided to facilitate cleaning, replacement, etc. of the pressing plate. .

  In addition, since this invention can be diagonally cut if it is a food feeding device that is relatively inclined between the slicing blade and the contact plate, the slicer blade and the contact plate are provided in an inclined shape with respect to the food slicer. Both the form in which the food feeder is supported in the vertical direction and the form in which the food feeder is supported in an inclined manner with respect to the food slicer in which the slicing blade and the contact plate are provided in the vertical direction are targets. Therefore, the vertical direction in which the buttocks pusher moves is not limited to the vertical direction, and includes one that moves up and down in a state where it is inclined at a predetermined angle.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the use of the throat plate block makes it possible to achieve good yield even in the case of oblique cutting, and to slice without waste. In addition, the food can be reliably pressed and a good cut surface can be obtained.
In addition , it is possible to use in accordance with the shape of the food, such as preparing and replacing a plurality of needle plate blocks, holding food without using the needle plate block.
Furthermore , the needle plate block can be easily attached and detached by the clip, and food can be suitably held even when the needle plate block is not used.
According to invention of Claim 2 , in addition to the effect of Claim 1 , since the bottom pushing tool which can be moved up and down changes an up-and-down position according to the upper end shape of food, press holding according to the shape of food is carried out. It becomes possible. In particular, foods such as block meat are particularly suitable for holding such foods because many of them have a distorted upper end shape.
According to the third aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the first or second aspect , it is possible to appropriately replace the other pusher according to the type and shape of the food and use it appropriately.
According to the invention of claim 4 , in addition to the effect of claim 3 , the attachment of the bottom pusher and the fixing at the upper limit position can be operated on the same axis, the operability is improved, and the configuration is also achieved. It becomes compact.
According to the fifth aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of any one of the first to fourth aspects, the restraining plate can be easily cleaned or replaced.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an overall view showing an example of a food slicer. This food slicer 1 has a disk-like slice blade 3 that is rotationally driven by a motor and a rotation transmission mechanism (not shown) above a machine base 2 from the vertical direction. The support plate 4 is supported so as to be rotatable at an angle inclined by 45 ° and is parallel to the slice blade 3 so as to be movable in the direction of the rotation axis of the slice blade 3. Reference numeral 5 denotes a cradle for receiving the food sliced by the slicing blade 3.

A food feeder 6 is supported in the vertical direction above the slicing blade 3 and the backing plate 4 by an arm 7 provided on the side of the machine base 2, and is a reciprocating mechanism (not shown). Thus, it is possible to reciprocate in the left-right direction parallel to the blade surface of the slicing blade 3 (the depth direction in the drawing, hereinafter, the left side of FIG. 1 will be described as the front).
Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the food feeder 6 has a longitudinally long rectangular guide plate 8 to which the arm 7 is connected on the rear surface, and the cross section of the guide plate 8 on the front side is a U-shaped cross section. Thus, a pair of long and short restraining plates 9, 10 in which the restraining portions 11, 11 facing each other in the state of being attached to the guide plate 8 are in an inverted C shape in a plan view are provided in the vertical direction. Of these, the holding plate 9 is fixed along the right edge of the guide plate 8, and the holding plate 10 can be slid in the left-right direction in FIG. 2 and fixed at an arbitrary position by a slide mechanism 40 described later. .

  Further, on the outer side of the holding plate 9, a guide rod 14 is installed in the vertical direction between the end blocks 12 and 13 fixed in the vertical position, and slide blocks 15 penetrating the guide rod 14 are respectively provided in the end blocks. A butt pusher 16 that presses and holds the upper end of the food is connected to the slide block 15 so as to be movable up and down between the up and down positions contacting the 12 and 13. The bottom pusher 16 is a clip positioned between the holding plates 9 and 10 via an L-shaped attachment plate 17 attached to the slide block 15 through the holding plate 9 as shown in FIG. The belt-shaped lower plate 18 that extends in parallel with the guide plate 8 from the side of the mounting plate 17 and projects downward from the mounting plate 17, and is substantially the same as the lower plate 18 on the front side of the lower plate 18. And an upper plate 19 having a dogleg shape having a band-like shape.

  The upper plate 19 is swingable in the front-rear direction around a bolt 21 erected between the rising portion 20 erected forward from the side edge of the lower plate 18 and the side portion of the mounting plate 17 and is illustrated in the figure. The lower end is urged to rotate toward the lower plate 18 by a torsion spring that does not. 22, 22,... Are needles projecting toward the lower plate 18 at the lower end of the upper plate 19, and four rows in the left-right direction are provided in a total of eight rows in two rows. Further, the lower plate 18 is provided with a knob plate 23 in parallel with the lower plate 18 for performing a knob operation together with the upper end of the upper plate 19.

  And the butt pusher 16 is pinching the needle plate block 24 to the lower end so that attachment or detachment is possible. As shown in FIG. 3B, the needle plate block 24 includes a main body 25 having four insertion holes 26, 26,... Into which the needles 22 on the lower row side of the upper plate 19 can be inserted, and the main body 25. Are provided with eight needles 27, 27,..., Which protrude in a downward direction on the lower surface of the needle and have four rows in the horizontal direction. The lower surface of the main body 25 on which the needle 27 protrudes is inclined in two steps at an angle that matches the inclination of the slicing blade 3, and the upper and lower rows of the needle 27 are formed at the lowest position of each inclined surface. Projectingly provided on the step portions 28, 28, the surfaces passing between the tips of the upper and lower needles 27 are inclined according to the inclination angle of the lower surface of the main body 25.

  Therefore, in this buttocks pusher 16, when the upper plate 19 is rotated against the bias by pinching the knob plate 23 and the upper end of the upper plate 19, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The lower end of the upper plate 19 is separated from the lower plate 18 and the lower portion opens. When the needle plate block 24 is inserted so that the needles 22 in the lower row of the upper plate 19 are aligned with the insertion holes 26 and the knob of the upper plate 19 is released, the upper plate 19 to be rotated is moved to the lower plate 18 side. 4, the lower row of needles 22 is inserted into the insertion hole 26 and the main body 25 is sandwiched between the lower plate 18 as shown in FIG. 4. As a result, the needle plate block 24 is attached to the buttocks pusher 16. Similarly, the upper plate 19 may be rotated during removal.

  On the other hand, the mounting plate 17 to which the butt pusher 16 is attached has an L-shaped slit 29 cut from the outer edge thereof, and a narrow slot located above and below the slit 29 and connected to the upper part. The provided keyhole-shaped through holes 30 and 30 are formed. Reference numeral 31 denotes an operation piece projecting forward from the upper end.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, a connecting rod 32 corresponding to the slit 29 and having a large-diameter operation knob 33 screwed to the outer periphery thereof is horizontally inserted and fixed to the slide block 15 from the front. A pair of bolts 34, 34 are screwed to correspond to the through holes 30, 30. Therefore, in a state where the operation knob 33 is loosened so that a gap into which the attachment plate 17 can be inserted is formed between the operation knob 33 and the front surface of the slide block 15, the attachment plate 17 is connected to the slit 29 and the connecting rod 32 is connected to the slit 29. When it is slid from the side so as to be inserted and positioned in front of the slide block 15, the heads of the bolts 34 and 34 can be fitted into the through holes 30 and 30. Thereafter, when the mounting plate 17 is lowered so that the connecting rod 32 reaches the upper end of the slit 29, the screw portions of the bolts 34, 34 enter the elongated hole portions of the through holes 30, 30. When the operation knob 33 is screwed in this state, the operation knob 33 presses the mounting plate 17 and holds it between the slide block 15. Thus, the buttocks pusher 16 is connected to the slide block 15 via the mounting plate 17.

  Further, a stopper pin 35 is accommodated in the axial center of the connecting rod 32 so as to be slidable in the axial direction, penetrates the slide block 15, and its tip is held by the holding plate 9 and the guide plate 8 at the upper limit position of the slide block 15. The stopper hole 36 can be engaged and disengaged. A coil spring 37 is externally mounted on the stopper pin 35 in the slide block 15, and the stopper pin 35 is engaged with the stopper hole 36 between the large-diameter portion 38 provided on the stopper pin 35 and the connecting rod 32. Energizing in the direction. On the other hand, a spherical knob 39 is provided on the base end side of the stopper pin 35 protruding forward from the connecting rod 32.

  Therefore, if the knob 39 is gripped and the stopper pin 35 is pulled forward against the bias of the coil spring 37, the tip of the stopper pin 35 is disengaged from the stopper hole 36. 14 can move up and down. When the slide block 15 is raised to the upper limit position using the operation piece 31 of the mounting plate 17, the stopper pin 35 is locked to the stopper hole 36 by the biasing force of the coil spring 37, and the slide block 15 and the buttocks pusher 16 are moved. It can be locked in the upper limit position.

  The slide mechanism 40 that slides the holding plate 10 on the guide plate 8 sandwiches the guide plate 8 and the rectangular pressing plate 41 connected to the side of the holding plate 10 as shown in FIGS. And a circular receiving block 44 having a horizontally long key 43 that is loosely inserted into a slit 42 formed in the left-right direction of the guide plate 8. Further, a bolt 45 that is passed through the receiving block 44 from the rear side of the guide plate 8 in a non-rotating state passes through the key 43 and the pressing plate 41 and protrudes forward, and an operation rod 47 is orthogonal to the front end at the front end. The lock nut 46 provided in the is screwed together. A left and right concave groove in which the key 43 is loosely fitted is provided on the rear surface of the pressing plate 41.

  Therefore, when the lock nut 46 is rotated to the right by the operation rod 47, the lock nut 46 is relatively screwed into the bolt 45 of the receiving block 44 that is prevented from rotating by the key 43, and the pressing plate 41 approaching each other Since the guide plate 8 is pressed back and forth with the receiving block 44, the holding plate 10 can be fixed at this position. On the contrary, when the lock nut 46 is rotated counterclockwise, the bolt 45 is relatively loosened and the pressing of the guide plate 8 by the pressing plate 41 and the receiving block 44 is released, so that the holding plate 10 can be slid left and right. .

  In addition, on the upper left side of the slit 42 in the guide plate 8, a keyhole-shaped removal hole 48 having a width at which the lower end has a width through which the key 43 can pass and a diameter at which the upper end can pass through the receiving block 44 is continuously provided. Yes. Therefore, if the holding plate 10 is slid to the left side of the slit 42, the key 43 is inserted into the removal hole 48 and the receiving block 44 is pulled out from the upper end, the holding plate 10 is moved to the guide plate as shown in FIG. 8 can be easily removed. In addition, attachment can be performed in the reverse procedure.

  In the food feeder 6 configured as described above, the buttocks pusher 16 is engaged with the slide block 15 and locked at the upper limit position, and the needle plate block 24 is held at the lower end of the buttocks pusher 16 as described above. . Then, the food F such as block meat to be sliced is set between the left and right holding plates 9 and 10, and the left holding plate 10 is slid rightward as shown in FIG. And the position of the holding plate 10 is fixed. In this state, when the slide block 15 and the butterfly pusher 16 are lowered by pulling the stopper pin 35, the needle 27 of the needle plate block 24 is stuck in the upper part of the food F, and the food F is taken from above by its own weight. Press. Thereby, the food F is held. Here, when the food feeder 6 is reciprocated left and right along the blade surface direction of the slicing blade 3, the lower end of the food F is continuously set with the gap set between the backing plate 4 and the slicing blade 3 as the thickness. It will be sliced (cut diagonally).

As the lower end of the food F gradually decreases as the slicing progresses, the slide block 15 and the bottom pusher 16 also gradually lower due to their own weight and follow the decrease in the food F. The pressing state does not change. Even if the food feeder 6 reciprocates, the food plate F is pressed from above by the needle plate block 24, so that the food F does not sway from side to side and the cut surface is good.
When the slide block 15 reaches the lower limit position where it abuts the lower end block 13, the needle 27 of the needle plate block 24 is placed on the blade surface of the slicing blade 3 as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIGS. Since the food F is close along the slope, the food F is sliced almost to the end, and the yield is low.
Since the needle plate block 24 can be arbitrarily removed from the buttocks pusher 16, when the food F is relatively thin such as fish, the needle plate block 24 is first removed and the lower plate of the buttocks pusher 16 is removed. The upper end of the food F is sandwiched between 18 and the upper plate 19 and pressed downward. When the food F approaches the lower limit position, the needle plate block 24 is sandwiched between the butt pusher 16 and sliced to almost the end. May be.

Thus, according to the food feeder 6 of the said form, it protrudes toward the slice blade 3 and the contact plate 4 at the lower end of the bottom pushing tool 16, and the front-end | tip is uneven along the inclination of the slice blade 3 and the contact plate 4. By providing the needle plate block 24 provided with a plurality of needles 27, the yield can be improved and the slice can be performed without waste even in the case of oblique cutting. In addition, food can be reliably held and a good cut surface can be obtained.
Also, here, the needle plate block 24 is provided so as to be detachable from the buttocks pusher 16 so that a plurality of needle plate blocks can be prepared and replaced, or food can be held without using the needle plate block. It can be used in accordance with the shape.
In particular, the butt pusher 16 is a clip that holds the needle plate block 24 at the lower end, and when the needle plate block 24 is removed, the upper end of the food can be held, so that the needle plate block 24 can be easily attached and detached. In addition, the food can be suitably held even when the needle plate block 24 is not used.

A slide block 15 provided with a stopper pin 35 that can be engaged with and disengaged from the guide plate 8 at the upper limit position is provided on the guide plate 8 so as to be movable in the vertical direction. The mounting plate 17 provided in 16 is locked, and an operating knob 33 screwed into the connecting rod 17 is screwed in so that the mounting plate 17 is sandwiched between the slide block 15 and the butt pusher 16 is detachably provided. Furthermore, the stopper pin 35 is provided in the connecting rod 32 so as to be operated on the same axis, so that the attachment of the tail pusher 16 and the fixing at the upper limit position can be operated on the same axis, thereby improving the operability. As shown, the structure is also compact.
On the other hand, since the holding plate 10 is detachably provided here, the holding plate 10 can be easily cleaned and replaced.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same component as the said form, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.
In the previous embodiment, the throat plate block of the butt pusher is detachably provided, whereas in the form shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a plurality of butt pushers 50, each having a throat plate block 52 integrally provided at the lower end, The difference is that 51 is provided. One of the bottom pushers 50 is fixed to the right side of the side portion of the mounting plate 17, while the other bottom pusher 51 is a U-shape attached to the left side of the side portion of the mounting plate 17. The support plate 53 is provided so as to be movable in the vertical direction. That is, a pair of upper and lower bolts 55 and 55 provided on the support plate 53 are loosely inserted into a slit 54 formed in the vertical direction in the buttocks pusher 51, whereby the bolts 55 are respectively shown in FIG. 9A. The bottom pusher 51 can be moved up and down by a stroke contacting the upper and lower ends of the slit 54. In this embodiment, in each needle plate block 52, the needles 27 are provided in three rows protruding vertically, and the needle plate block 52 of the right hip pusher 50 is the needle plate block of the left hip pusher 51. The width is narrower than 52.

Therefore, in this embodiment, a plurality of buttocks pushers 50 and 51 are provided so that one of the buttocks pushers 51 can be moved in the vertical direction, so that the buttocks pusher 51 can be moved to the food F as shown in FIG. The upper and lower positions are changed in accordance with the upper end shape of the food, and pressing and holding in accordance with the shape of the food F can be performed. In particular, food F such as block meat is often suitable for holding such food F because its upper end shape is often distorted.
7 and 8, the point at which the needle 27 of each needle plate block 52 is close to the slicing blade 3 at the lower limit position of the slide block 15 and the buttocks pushers 50 and 51 is the same as the previous embodiment. Since they are the same, the effect of improving the yield can be similarly maintained.

  Further, the mounting plate 17 has the slit 29 and the through hole 30 in the same manner as the previous embodiment, and the structure that can be attached to and detached from the slide block 15 is the same. The tool 16 can be appropriately replaced and used appropriately. When removing the buttocks pusher, loosen the operation knob 33 to release the pressing of the mounting plate 17, and the mounting plate 17 is lifted to the fore in a state where the mounting plate 17 is once raised in an operation reverse to the mounting procedure. The through hole 30 may be removed from the bolt 34 by being moved, and the connecting rod 32 may be removed from the slit 29 by sliding to the left as it is. As described above, the attachment plate 17 can be easily attached and detached with one touch.

In addition, the butt pusher is not limited to the above-described form. For example, the needle row and the number of steps of the needle plate block can be appropriately changed. For example, the tip is inclined by changing the length of the needle with the lower surface of the main body horizontal. It is good also as a shape.
Further, three or more buttocks pushers may be provided, and not only a part of which can be moved up and down, but a plurality of buttocks pushers can be moved up and down. Of course, the vertical movement structure is not limited to the one using the slit and bolt as in the above embodiment, and it is possible to make design changes such as holding a rod-shaped buttocks with a stopper at the upper end with a cylindrical holder. Absent.

On the other hand, the slide mechanism of the holding plate can be provided on the holding plate on the opposite side, or can be provided on both the left and right sides to be detachable.
In addition, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the food feeder of the present invention is applied to a table-type food slicer is described. However, the present invention is not limited to such a small-sized food slicer, and is a large-sized (stationary) food slicer. The present invention is also applicable. Therefore, the food feeding device is not limited to the one provided in the vertical direction, and application of the present invention is not hindered even if the food feeding device is inclined at a predetermined angle or can be adjusted with respect to the slice blade.

It is a side view of a food slicer. It is explanatory drawing of a foodstuff feeding apparatus, an upper side shows a plane and the lower side shows a front, respectively. (A) is an explanatory view of the buttocks pusher, the left shows the side and the right shows the front, respectively. (B) is the explanatory view of the needle plate block, the left shows the side and the right shows the front. It is explanatory drawing of the hip pushing tool which attached the needle plate block, and the left shows a side surface and the right shows a front, respectively. It is explanatory drawing which shows the latching structure in the upper limit position of a slide block. It is explanatory drawing of the slide mechanism of a control board, (A) shows an attachment state, (B) shows a removal state, respectively. It is a side view of the food slicer of the example of a change. It is explanatory drawing of the food feeder of the example of a change, and the upper shows a plane and the lower shows a front, respectively. (A) is explanatory drawing of the bottom pushing tool of the example of a change, (B) is explanatory drawing of the use condition.

Explanation of symbols

  1 ·· Food slicer 2 ·· Machine stand 3 ·· Slicing blade 4 ·· Plate plate 6 ·· Food feeding device 8 ·· Guide plate 9, 10 ··· Pressure plate 15 ·· Slide block 16, 50, 51.. Bumper 17, Mounting plate 18, Lower plate 19, Upper plate 24, 52, Needle plate block 25, Body 27, Needle 29 ..Slit, 30..Through hole, 32..Connecting rod, 33..Operation knob, 34..Bolt, 35..Stopper pin, 36..Stopper hole, 37..Coil spring, 40..Slide mechanism, 41 .... Pressing plate, 42 ... Slit, 43 ... Key, 44 ... Receiving block, 45 ... Bolt, 46 ... Lock nut, 48 ... Removing hole.

Claims (5)

A guide plate for guiding food, provided in a slanted shape relative to the slicing blade and the patch plate above a food slicer provided with a slice blade for slicing food and a patch plate for contacting the food; A food feeder comprising a pair of holding plates for sandwiching food from both sides on the guide plate, and a butt pusher provided so as to be movable in the vertical direction between the holding plates and holding the upper end of the food and pressing from above. Because
The lower end of the Shirioshi tool protrudes toward the slicing blade and patch plate, while the tip provided detachably throat plate block having a plurality of needles to be staggered along the slope of the slicing blade and wear plate ,
A food feeder for a food slicer characterized in that the upper end of the food can be clamped when the needle plate block is removed by using the bottom pusher as a clip for clamping the needle plate block at the lower end . The food feeding device for a food slicer according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of buttocks pushers are provided and at least one of them can be moved in the vertical direction. The food feeder for a food slicer according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein a butt pusher is detachably provided. A slide block provided with a stopper pin that can be engaged with and disengaged from the guide plate at the upper limit position is provided on the guide plate so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and a connecting rod provided on the slide block is engaged with a mounting plate provided on the hip pusher. The operation pusher screwed to the connecting rod is screwed and the mounting plate is clamped between the slide block, and the end pusher is detachably provided, and the stopper pin is connected to the connecting rod. The food feeder for a food slicer according to claim 3 , wherein the food slicer is provided so as to be operable on the same axis. The food feeder for a food slicer according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a holding plate is detachably provided.

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