JP5467401B2 - Sliced meat piece tray stacking device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a tray serving apparatus for meat pieces (hereinafter referred to as sliced meat pieces) sliced thinly from meat chunks such as cows and pigs by a meat slicer.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a conventional sliced meat tray applicator related to the present invention.
This meat slicer tray stacking device separates sliced meat slices cut out from the meat slicer into a predetermined number and conveys them with a conveyor belt. When the leading edge arrives at the transfer position to the saucer, it detects it with a sensor and conveys the belt. The sliced meat pieces separated by retreating the terminal roller are dropped on the saucer.

In the above arrangement device, the timing shift due to belt slip or the like occurs while the sliced slice pieces are sequentially sent, so the leading roller is detected each time the sliced slice pieces arrive and the terminal roller retreats. There was annoyance that I had to give instructions.
In addition, since the tray is arranged at the tip of the conveyor belt, there is a problem in handling properties such as a large machine body and a large installation area.

  One of the things necessary for continuously and stably placing sliced meat pieces cut from such a slicer on a tray (dish) is to connect with an irregular shaped meat chunk of raw material and a sliced meat chunk. In addition, there is processing of sliced meat pieces with a small cutting area that do not become a product generated at the joint with the raw material continuously supplied.

  As related technology for that purpose, as seen in Patent Document 2, for example, the sliced surface is monitored for each slice piece immediately below the cutout, and those that do not meet the standard as a product are in the direction opposite to the delivery direction of the regular product. Some are sent and discharged.

In this patent document 2, since a cut surface is monitored and classified for every slice meat piece, it is not efficient.
In addition, a group of non-defective products may be disturbed while being transported on the conveyor, and there is no guarantee of the final product shape.

JP-A-4-69196 Japanese translation of PCT publication No. 2002-540968

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems associated with the conventional slice meat tray tray applicator as described above, and the tray can be efficiently arranged in spite of its simple and compact configuration. An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for stacking sliced meat pieces.

The present invention is provided with a take-out conveyor that receives sliced meat pieces cut out from a slicer and travels away from the slicer, and a tray supply means that supplies a tray to a position below a start end of the take-out conveyor, and the slice meat pieces received by the takeout conveyor 1 is a tray stacking device for sliced meat pieces, comprising: a setting means for the amount of one pack; and means for transferring a group of sliced meat pieces of one pack amount into the tray in relation to the setting means. The slice meat tray tray mounting apparatus is characterized in that the slice meat piece group of one pack amount is transferred into the tray from the end face of the starting end by moving in the forward direction.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the start end portion of the take-out conveyor can be changed from the posture for receiving the sliced meat pieces to the transfer posture approaching the tray.

Furthermore, a monitor for detecting the projected area of the sliced meat group of one pack amount on the take-out conveyor is provided, and the means for transferring into the tray is activated only when the projected area meets a predetermined standard. It is preferable to transfer the sliced meat pieces of one pack amount to the tray.

  In addition, it is preferable that the sliced meat pieces of one pack amount on the take-out conveyor have a folding posture in which the folding unit is folded in two with the folding unit positioned on the transfer direction side and stacked in a scale.

  According to the present invention, the sliced meat pieces are received at the start end of the takeout conveyor, and when the predetermined one pack amount is reached, the start end of the takeout conveyor is moved in the transfer direction so that one pack of sliced meat pieces are transferred from the start end to the tray. Since the transfer is made, the transfer distance is shorter and the operation can be efficiently performed compared to the conventional transfer to the tray after the transfer to the end of the take-out conveyor.

  Furthermore, since the projected area of the sliced meat pieces that have reached a predetermined one pack amount is monitored on the take-out conveyor, it is more efficient than the individual monitoring of the sliced meat pieces, and the projected area immediately before being placed on the tray on it. Can be confirmed, so product quality is improved.

In addition, when the sliced meat piece group of one pack amount is folded in two with the folding part positioned on the transfer direction side by the folding means and stacked in a scale shape, the sliced meat pieces are one by one. Compared to the scales that are spread out, the posture is difficult to be disturbed when transferred.
Also, since the sliced meat pieces that are in contact with the takeout conveyor belt are peeled off from the lower surface side and transferred to the tray, the folded portion on the upper surface side of the sliced meat pieces m is not affected, so the appearance on the upper surface side in the placed posture is impaired. hard.

  It is a side view which shows roughly the tray arrangement | positioning apparatus of the slice meat piece which concerns on this invention, Comprising: The state which reversely conveys a slice meat piece to the starting end part of the extraction conveyor is shown typically.   In FIG. 1, the state which is detecting the projection area of the slice meat piece group for 1 pack quantity is shown typically.   In FIG. 1, the state by which the slice meat | flesh piece group for 1 pack amount was transferred to the tray from the terminal part of the extraction conveyor is shown typically.

The apparatus for stacking sliced meat pieces according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The slicer provided to the sliced meat tray mounting apparatus according to the present invention is not particularly limited, but in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. A meat box 3 having a delivery conveyor 1, a meat presser 2 at the top, and a plate 4 at the tip of the meat box 3 that is adjusted in the feed direction and regulates the slice thickness is the upper end of the plate 4. Is provided with a band knife 5 across the cut-out opening, and when the meat box 3 reciprocating in the vertical direction moves upward, the front end of the meat M placed on the meat box 3 is cut by the band knife 5 and sliced. It is set as the structure cut out from the cut-out mouth as the meat piece m.

A rotator 6 that receives the sliced meat piece m on the circumferential surface is provided near the cutout opening. The outer periphery of the rotating body 6 is as close to the cutout opening as possible so that it can be received before the sliced meat piece m is cut off.
The peripheral surface is preferably a needle-like protrusion so that the received sliced meat piece m is not attached to the band knife 5 and pulled. This is an important requirement to be provided in the tray mounting apparatus in which the sliced meat piece m is always transferred at a fixed position so as not to be misplaced and accurately delivered to a waiting tray at the fixed position.
Further, by rotating the rotating body 6 using a servo motor (not shown) in relation to the moving speed of the meat box 3, the sliced meat piece m can be taken out in an orderly manner so as to always be in a fixed position. The rotating body 6 may not necessarily be cylindrical but may be constituted by an endless belt.

A comb-like transfer piece 7 is provided on the side opposite to the cutout opening of the rotator 6 so that the open end is inserted between the needle-like protrusions of the rotator 6 and is swingable.
When the sliced meat piece m is transferred to the position opposite to the transfer piece 7, the transfer piece 7 swings, peels off and reversely transfers to the starting end of the take-out conveyor 8 described later, and is once pulled out of the sliced meat piece m. Return to position.
By adjusting the swing timing of the transfer piece 7 with respect to the sliced meat piece m transferred by the rotator 6, the center part of the sliced meat piece m is supported on the open end side of the transfer piece 7 and folded in two across the front and back. Although the sliced meat piece m can be transported in an inverted state or with the swing timing delayed, the sliced meat piece m is folded into two in this embodiment.
9 is a pressing tool that can be moved up and down by using an air cylinder or the like that presses the upper surface of the sliced meat piece m that is reversed and transferred in a folded state, and constitutes means for bending the sliced meat piece m together with the transfer piece 7 and the like. It is one of the members to do.

The take-out conveyor 8 that receives the sliced meat piece m reversely transferred by the transfer piece 7 and takes it out of the apparatus is directed away from the rotating body 6 with the starting end facing the position where the sliced meat piece m reversely transferred by the transfer piece 7 can be received. The conveyor belt 11 is stretched between the rollers 10 and 10 by extending the end portion.
Although not shown, a servo motor is connected to one of the rollers 10 and is driven based on an instruction from the control device to run the conveyor belt 11.
The sliced meat piece m intermittently cut out from the slicer and reversely transferred by the transfer piece 7 is scaled as shown in the figure (by a predetermined amount in the receiving order) by appropriately controlling the running of the conveyor belt 11. Collected like fish scales) and sorted into packs.
Further, the starting end portion of the conveyor belt 11 is supported so as to be changeable from the posture of receiving the sliced meat piece m at the solid line display position away from the tray 12 shown in FIG. 1 to the transfer posture of the virtual line display position approaching the tray 12. The transfer of the sliced meat piece m is facilitated.

The amount of one slice of sliced meat pieces m at the start end of the take-out conveyor 8 is usually determined by the number of sliced meat pieces m. Setting the number of sheets is based on the number of movements of the meat box 3 of the slicer.
In addition, using known techniques such as measuring the raw meat, calculating the weight of a single sliced meat piece m in advance from the slice thickness, and adjusting the number of sliced meat pieces m so that the amount of one pack becomes a predetermined weight Then, the amount for one pack is set as appropriate.

A tray supply means 13 is provided for supplying a tray 12 for sale capable of stacking a slice of sliced meat of a predetermined one pack amount at a position below the tip of the take-out conveyor 8.
In this embodiment, although not shown in detail, a supply means is provided in a direction orthogonal to the feeding direction of the take-out conveyor 8 and the tray 12 is supplied from either side, and the sliced meat pieces are fed from the start end of the take-out conveyor 8. After m is transferred, it is carried out of the machine from the non-supply side.

FIG. 2 schematically shows a state in which the monitor 14 monitors the projected area of a group of sliced meat pieces that have been folded into a predetermined pack amount.
The monitor 14 uses a well-known CCD camera or the like to check the total projected area formed by a slice of sliced meat for one pack, and checks whether it is within a predetermined range with a preset reference value. .
The main purpose of this is to check this because the area of the sliced meat piece m to be cut out becomes small and lacks commerciality at the joint of the meat chunks of the raw material to be sliced. It is also determined whether or not a minimum standard projected area as a predetermined product is secured by falling off, bending, or the like.

In FIG. 3, a state in which a sliced meat piece group for one pack is transferred from the start end of the take-out conveyor 8 to the tray 12 is schematically displayed.
The means for transferring the sliced meat piece group of one pack amount into the tray 12 will be described. When the sliced meat piece m received from the transfer piece 7 reaches the predetermined one pack quantity, the takeout conveyor 8 starts from the state indicated by the virtual line. As shown, the starting end moves in the transfer direction at least the width dimension of the tray 12 (the horizontal direction in FIG. Configure as follows.
Although details of this moving means are not shown, for example, the starting end roller 10 is supported by an air cylinder or the like, and in association with the slice meat piece m reaching the amount of one pack, a solid line is simultaneously provided with other tensioning rollers. The so-called “shuttle conveyor” (moving the terminal roller of the conveyor at the same time as the other rollers without causing the conveyor belt to loosen and dropping the object on the conveyor instantaneously. Can be transshipment conveyor). The sliced meat piece m of one pack amount at the starting end of the take-out conveyor 8 in the imaginary line state passes over the starting end and is transferred into the tray 12.
At this time, the sliced meat pieces of one pack amount stacked in a scale on the belt conveyor 11 are on the lower end surface side of the sliced meat pieces m in contact with the conveyor belt 11 and are in the feed direction of the conveyor belt 11. Since it is peeled off from the rear side and transferred to the tray 12, even if it is disturbed when peeled off, it does not affect the upper end surface portion (folded line portion in FIG. 1) of the sliced meat pieces group, so the upper surface side in the arranged posture The appearance of is not impaired.
This is different from that in which the scale-like sliced meat pieces are peeled off sequentially from the front end surface with respect to the transfer direction of the sliced meat pieces opposite to those in the present invention at the transfer tip of the takeout conveyor as in Patent Document 1. It also leads to easy maintenance of the appearance.

There is a method of moving the entire take-out conveyor 8 as the moving means of the starting end portion different from the above.
In this case, it is necessary to feed and transfer the sliced meat group from the terminal at the starting end while running the conveyor belt 11 in the reverse direction.
Further, it is preferable that the terminal is provided with a peeling tool that is always in contact with the conveying surface and a peeling roller that rotates in the direction opposite to the traveling direction while being in contact with the conveying surface of the conveyor belt 11.

In the tray stacking apparatus for slice meat pieces configured as described above, the slice meat pieces m that are intermittently transferred while moving the conveyor belt 11 toward the end portion at the start end of the take-out conveyor 8 are received one by one. When a predetermined one-pack quantity is reached, the monitor 14 checks the total projected area formed by the slice meat slice group of one pack quantity. As a result of the monitoring, as a means for transferring to the tray 12 only when a predetermined standard is satisfied, for example, by moving the start end portion of the take-out conveyor 8 in the forward direction, the sliced meat pieces are packed in the tray 12 for each pack. Transfer to.
When the area of the sliced meat piece m becomes small at the joint of the raw meat chunks and does not reach the standard as a product, it is transferred by the take-out conveyor 8 and discharged appropriately.
In a normal slicing operation, a large number of sliced meat pieces m having a small cutting area are generated at joints of raw material meat. Therefore, non-standard products that are not commercial products are continuously generated at the joints. Therefore, even if a single pack is taken out at a time, the mixing rate of good products is low.
Except for the joint, it is transferred to the tray 12 as a good product almost immediately from the start end of the take-out conveyor 8, so that efficient work can be performed.

  Further, when the sliced meat piece m is carefully selected or accurately weighed and manually placed on the tray with a constant weight, when it is not directly transferred to the tray, the take-up conveyor 8 is run only toward the end portion. In this way, it is possible to use as usual.

  It should be noted that the operation of each part as described above can be easily controlled by using known techniques, and no special technique is required.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Meat box 6 Rotating body 7 Transfer piece 8 Take-out conveyor 12 Tray 13 Tray conveyance means 14 Monitor

Claims (3)

  A take-out conveyor that receives sliced meat pieces cut from the slicer and travels away from the slicer, and a tray supply means that supplies a tray to a position below the start end of the take-out conveyor are provided. A slice stacking device comprising setting means and means for transferring a group of sliced meat pieces of one pack amount into the tray in relation to the setting means, wherein the starting end of the take-out conveyor is retracted in the forward direction. An apparatus for stacking sliced meat pieces, characterized in that a sliced meat piece group of one pack amount is transferred into the tray from the end face of the starting end.   The apparatus for stacking slice meat pieces according to claim 1, wherein the start end portion of the take-out conveyor can be changed from a posture for receiving slice meat pieces to a transfer posture approaching the tray.   The sliced meat piece group of one pack amount on the take-out conveyor is in a folded posture in which the folded portion is folded in two in a state where the folded portion is positioned on the transfer direction side by the folding means and stacked in a scale shape. Or the tray mounting apparatus of the slice meat piece of any one of 2 or 2.

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