JP5506083B2 - Long onion cutting device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a long leek cutting device that cuts a root portion and a leaf tip portion of a long leek.

  Conventionally, for example, a long onion cutting device described in Patent Document 1 is known.

  This conventional long onion cutting device is provided with a feeding device for attaching a long onion receiving member and conveying the long onion in the radial direction of the long onion, and is provided on the entrance side of the cutting portion of the long onion and is long on the root side of the long onion. Positioning means for suppressing the movement of the green onion in the longitudinal direction, pressing means for pressing the root of the long onion against the positioning means, fixing means for pressing the root portion of the long onion against the receiving member at the cutting portion, and root cutting blade A long leek root cutting means, and a long crab leaf tip cutting means having a leaf tip cutting blade.

JP-A-8-51967 (FIGS. 1 and 2)

  However, the conventional long onion cutting device has a problem that the configuration is complicated, the manufacturing cost is high, and the size of the entire device cannot be reduced.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a long onion cutting device that has a relatively simple configuration, can be manufactured at low cost, and can reduce the size of the entire device. To do.

The long leek cutting device according to claim 1 is a rotating body that rotates about a rotation center axis, and is provided on the rotation body, and contacts the root portion of the long onion so that the root portion is centered on the rotation center axis. A root transport body that transports along the circumferential direction, and a rotating body that is in contact with the leaf tip of the long onion and that contacts the leaf tip along the rotational center axis. A leaf tip transport body to be transported, and a central transport that is provided on the rotating body, contacts the longitudinal central portion of the long onion, and transports the longitudinal central portion along a circumferential direction around the rotation center axis. A body, a root cutting body that cuts a root portion that has been transported by the root transport body, a leaf tip cutting body that cuts a leaf tip portion that has been transported by the leaf tip transport body, and the rotation center axis A rotating member that rotates about a rotation center axis parallel to the rotating body, and the rotating body Serial is over passed to a rotary member, in which comprises an endless conveying member for conveying the green onion which root portion and Hasaki unit is disconnected.

The long onion cutting device according to claim 2 is the long onion cutting device according to claim 1, wherein the rotating body includes a rotation shaft portion in the left-right direction and a root conveyance body provided on one axial end side of the rotation shaft portion. A mounted portion, a leaf tip transported body mounted portion provided on the other axial end of the rotating shaft portion, a central transported body mounted portion provided in a substantially central portion in the axial direction of the rotating shaft portion, A pair of left and right endless transport body receiving portions provided at an axially intermediate portion of the rotating shaft portion, and one endless transport body receiving portion of the pair of left and right endless transport body receiving portions, The other endless transport body receiving portion of the pair of left and right endless transport body receiving portions is disposed between the root transport body mounted portion and the central transport body mounted portion. It is disposed between the body attached portion and the central carrier attached portion, and the root carrier is attached to the root carrier attached portion. The leaf tip transport body is attached to the leaf tip transport body attached portion, the central transport body is attached to the central transport body attached portion, and the endless transport body includes the endless transport body receiving portion and the rotating member. It is the one that has been passed over.

The long onion cutting device according to claim 3 is the long onion cutting device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the root transport body, the leaf tip transport body, and the central transport body are all centered on the rotation center axis of the rotating body. It is attached so that position adjustment is possible along the circumferential direction.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a long onion cutting apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, further comprising pressing means for pressing a root portion of the long onion against the root carrier.

The long onion cutting device according to claim 5, wherein the long onion cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the long onion cutting device is disposed at a position corresponding to the root cutting body, and indicates a cutting position by the root cutting body. Means are provided.

According to the present invention, a root transport body that is provided on the rotating body and contacts the root portion of the long onion and transports the root section along a circumferential direction centering on the rotation center axis, and a length provided on the rotating body. A leaf tip carrier that contacts the leaf tip of the green onion and conveys the leaf tip along the circumferential direction about the rotation center axis, and a root that cuts the root that has been conveyed by the root carrier Since it has a configuration including a cut body and a leaf tip cutting body that cuts the leaf tip portion that has been transported by the leaf tip transport body, the configuration is relatively simple, can be manufactured at low cost, and the entire apparatus is compact. Can be achieved .

It is a front perspective view of the long onion cutting device concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a back perspective view of a long leek cutting device same as the above. It is a front perspective view which shows the pressing means and positioning means of a long leek cutting device same as the above. It is a side view of a long leek cutting device same as the above. It is a front view of a long leek cutting device same as the above. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the positioning means of a long leek cutting device same as the above. (A) And (b) is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the pressing means of a long onion cutting device. It is a figure which shows the 1st modification of the pressing means of a long leek cutting device same as the above. It is a figure which shows the 2nd modification of the pressing means of a long leek cutting device same as the above.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 5, reference numeral 1 denotes a long onion cutting device. The long onion cutting device 1 cuts the root portion A1 and the leaf tip portion A2 of the long onion A to obtain the length of the long onion A (longitudinal dimension). It is a device that aligns the constant.

  The long onion cutting device 1 includes a device main body 2. The apparatus body 2 includes a lower frame body 4 that can be moved by a caster 3, and a substantially plate-like upper frame that is provided on the lower frame body 4 so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction about a horizontal axis 6 that is horizontal. And a body 5. The upper frame body 5 is in a horizontal working state by rotating in one direction around the shaft 6, and in a vertical non-working state by rotating in the other direction around the shaft 6.

  The lower frame body 4 includes a pair of left and right side plate portions 11 that are spaced apart from each other, and an inclined plate portion 12 protrudes integrally from an upper end portion of the side plate portion 11 obliquely upward and outward. A rotating body 13 that can rotate in a rotational direction a that is a predetermined direction around a horizontal left and right rotational center axis X is installed on both side plates 11. It is located below the upper frame body 5 during the working state.

  The rotating body 13 is connected to a driving motor 14 as a driving means (single driving source) through a power transmission means (not shown), and the rotational direction a is based on the power output from the driving motor 14. Rotate to drive.

  The rotating body 13 includes a horizontal left and right rotation shaft portion 16 through which the rotation center axis X passes through the axis, and a substantially rectangular plate-shaped base provided on the left end side in front view, which is one end side of the rotation shaft portion 16 in the axial direction. Conveying body attached portion 17, substantially rectangular plate-shaped leaf tip carrier attached portion 18 provided on the right end side in front view, which is the other axial end side of rotating shaft portion 16, and the axial direction of rotating shaft portion 16 A substantially rectangular plate-shaped central carrier attached portion 19 provided in a substantially central portion. The rotating body 13 has substantially disc-shaped endless transport body receiving portions (pulleys, etc.) 20 provided at a plurality of, for example, two locations in the axial direction intermediate portion of the rotating shaft portion 16. Of the pair of left and right endless transport body receiving sections 20, the left endless transport body receiving section 20 is disposed between the root transport body mounted section 17 and the central transport body mounted section 19, and the right endless transport body The receiving portion 20 is disposed between the leaf tip carrier attached portion 18 and the central carrier attached portion 19.

  The root carrier attached portion 17 rotates to the root portion A1 of the long onions A placed on the long onion placement portion 10 of the lower frame body 4 while rotating in the rotation direction a together with the rotary body 13. A plurality of hook-shaped, for example, two base transport bodies 21 are attached so as to contact and transport the base portion A1 so as to lift the base portion A1 in the rotational direction a along the circumferential direction about the rotation center axis X.

  One side carrier 21 is attached to one end in the longitudinal direction of the longitudinal base carrier attached portion 17, and the other side carrier 21 is attached to the other end in the longitudinal direction of the root carrier attached portion 17. It has been. Both end surfaces in the longitudinal direction of the root carrier attached portion 17 are constituted by arcuate surfaces 22 having an arcuate surface along the circumferential direction around the rotation center axis X. Each base transport body 21 is attached to the arc surface 22 of the base transport body mounted portion 17 so that the position of the base transport body 21 can be adjusted along the circumferential direction about the rotation center axis X.

  The base transport body 21 has a mounting plate portion 23 that is elongated in the left-right direction and has a circular arc surface, and the mounting plate portion 23 is attached to the arc surface 22 of the base transport body mounted portion 17 along the arc surface 22. It has been. A protruding plate portion 24 protrudes from the rear end of the mounting plate portion 23 in the rotation direction, and the protruding plate portion 24 protrudes radially outward from the arc surface 22. The protruding plate portion 24 includes a first plate 24a and a second plate 24b having a protruding amount smaller than that of the first plate 24a.

  The leaf tip transport body attached portion 18 is attached to the leaf tip portion A2 of the long onion A placed on the long onion placement portion 10 of the lower frame body 4 while rotating in the rotation direction a together with the rotary body 13. A plurality of hook-shaped, for example, two leaf tip transport bodies 31 are attached which are in contact with each other and transport the leaf tip portion A2 so as to be lifted in the rotational direction a along the circumferential direction about the rotation center axis X. .

  One side leaf tip transport body 31 is attached to one end in the longitudinal direction of the longitudinal leaf tip transport body attached portion 18, and the other side leaf tip transport body 31 is placed in the longitudinal direction of the leaf tip transport body attached portion 18 or the like. It is attached to the end side. Both end surfaces in the longitudinal direction of the leaf tip transport body attached portion 18 are constituted by arcuate arc surfaces 32 having an arcuate surface along the circumferential direction centering on the rotation center axis X. Each leaf tip transport body 31 is attached to the side surface 33 of the leaf tip transport body attached portion 18 so that the position of the leaf tip transport body 31 can be adjusted along the circumferential direction about the rotation center axis X.

  The leaf tip transport body 31 has a mounting plate portion 35 that is long in the rotational direction a, and the mounting plate portion 35 is attached to the side surface 33 of the leaf tip transport body attached portion 18 along the side surface 33. . A protruding plate portion 36 protrudes from the rear portion of the mounting plate portion 35 in the rotation direction, and the protruding plate portion 36 protrudes radially outward from the arc surface 32. The leaf tip transport body 31 is composed of, for example, two substantially L-shaped plate members 38 facing each other with a gap 37 for blade insertion.

  The central carrier mounted portion 19 is rotated in the rotational direction a together with the rotating body 13 while the length of the long onion A out of the long onions A mounted on the long onion mounting portion 10 of the lower frame body 4. A hook shape that contacts the central portion A3 that is the central portion in the direction (meaning substantially including the central portion) and conveys the central portion A3 so as to be lifted in the rotational direction a along the circumferential direction about the rotational center axis X A plurality of, for example, two auxiliary transfer bodies, a central transfer body 41 is attached.

  The central carrier 41 on one side is attached to one end in the longitudinal direction of the elongated central carrier attached portion 19, and the central carrier 41 on the other side is attached to the other longitudinal end of the central carrier attached portion 19. It has been. Both end surfaces in the longitudinal direction of the central carrier attached portion 19 are constituted by arcuate surfaces 42 having an arcuate surface along the circumferential direction centering on the rotation center axis X. Each central carrier 41 is attached to the side surface 43 of the central carrier attached portion 19 so that the position of the central carrier 41 can be adjusted along the circumferential direction about the rotation center axis X.

  The central transport body 41 has a mounting plate portion 45 that is long in the rotational direction a, and the mounting plate portion 45 is attached to the side surface 43 of the central transport body mounted portion 19 along the side surface 43. That is, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of mounting hole portions 47 arranged in the circumferential direction around the rotation center axis X are formed in the side surface 43 and selected from the plurality of mounting hole portions 47. The mounting plate portion 45 of the central carrier 41 is attached to the mounting hole 47 with a mounting tool 48 such as a screw. Although not shown, the root carrier 21 and the leaf tip carrier 31 are also attached in the same manner as the central carrier 41. Further, a protruding plate portion 46 protrudes from the rear portion of the mounting plate portion 45 in the rotation direction, and the protruding plate portion 46 protrudes radially outward from the arc surface 42. Unlike the leaf tip transport body 31, the central transport body 41 is composed of, for example, a single substantially L-shaped plate member 40.

  Here, as is apparent from FIG. 4, the leaf tip transport body 31 is located behind the root transport body 21 in the rotational direction when viewed from the direction along the rotation center axis X. That is, the leaf tip transport body 31 is positioned behind the root transport body 21 in the rotational direction in a side view, and the amount of positional deviation in the rotational direction a between the leaf tip transport body 31 and the root transport body 21 is the leaf of the long onion A. It can be changed by adjusting the mounting position of at least one of the leaf tip transport body 31 and the root transport body 21 in accordance with the degree of opening of the tip A2.

Although the central transport body 41 is not shown in FIG. 4, the central transport body 41 is located at substantially the same position as the root transport body 21 when viewed from the direction along the rotation center axis X (in side view). To do .

  As shown in FIG. 2, the lower frame body 4 has a horizontally long frame portion 51 that is long in the left-right direction and is laid on the rear portion of the side plate portions 11. The support frame portion 52 protrudes rearward from a plurality of, for example, two locations in the longitudinal intermediate portion of the horizontally long frame portion 51. At the rear end of each support frame 52, there is provided a rotatable rotating member (pulley or the like) 53 that rotates in a predetermined direction about a horizontal rotation center axis Y in the horizontal direction. That is, the rotating member 53 is attached to the rear end portion of the support frame portion 52 through the horizontal left and right shafts 54 so as to be driven to rotate. The rotating member 53 is formed in a substantially disk shape having a smaller diameter than the endless transport body receiving portion 20 of the rotating body 13, and the endless transport body receiving portion 20 and the rotating member 53 are opposed to each other in the front-rear direction. The rotation center axis X of the endless transport body receiving portion 20 and the rotation center axis Y of the rotation member 53 are located in parallel with each other at the same height position.

  Then, on the endless transport body receiving portion 20 and the rotating member 53 of the rotating body 13, a long spring A having a predetermined length with the root portion A1 and the leaf tip portion A2 cut is mounted in a tilting direction b having a backward descending inclination. An endless transport body 55 such as a narrow transport belt that is placed and transported is looped around. That is, the long leek A after the cutting process is transported in the inclined direction b by the pair of left and right endless transport bodies 55 and then falls by its own weight from the transport end portions of the both endless transport bodies 55 to accommodate the housing body 56. Housed in part 57.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the housing 56 is configured by a housing portion 57 that opens upward and a support portion 58 that supports the housing portion 57.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the long onion mounting portion 10, which is a mounting body on which only one long onion A before cutting processing is mounted, has the root portion A <b> 1 of the long onion A mounted thereon. The base mounting portion 10a having a substantially V-shaped cross section to be placed and the central mounting portion 10b having a substantially V-shaped cross section on which the central portion A2 of the long onion A is placed. The root placement portion 10 a and the central placement portion 10 b are fixed to the rear end portion of the horizontal upper plate portion 9 of the lower frame body 4. In addition, on the right end side of the upper plate portion 9, a vertically extending guide plate 7 is provided upright in the vertical direction along the left-right direction.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the upper surface portion of the upper frame body 5 is a placement surface portion 8, and a plurality of long onions A before cutting processing are placed on the placement surface portion 8. The At the time of the cutting operation, the long leek A on the placement surface portion 8 of the upper frame body 5 is sequentially transferred one by one onto the long onion placement portion 10 of the lower frame body 4 by the operator's manual work. At this time, the leaf tip A2 of the long onion A is guided and supported by the guide plate 7.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2, 4 and 5, a root cutting for cutting a root portion A1 which has been transported in the rotational direction a by a root transport body 21 on the lower surface portion on the left end side of the upper frame body 5. A body 61 protrudes downward, and a leaf tip cutting body 62 that cuts the leaf tip A2 that has been transported in the rotation direction a by the leaf tip transport body 31 on the lower surface portion on the right end side of the upper frame body 5. Projecting downward.

  Both the base cut body 61 and the leaf tip cut body 62 are constituted by, for example, an elongated plate-like fixed blade 63. The fixed blade 63 is positioned above the rotating body 13 when the upper frame body 5 is in operation. The lower end portion of the fixed blade 63 is a blade portion 64, and the blade portion 64 is positioned in a rearward downward inclined manner.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 3, 5, 6, and the like, the long onion cutting device 1 is disposed at a position corresponding to the root cut body 61, and the cutting position by the root cut body 61 is indicated to the operator. Marking means 66 shown in FIG. The mark means 66 is constituted by a mark plate 67 erected vertically along the front-rear direction, for example, on the left end side of the upper plate portion 9 of the lower frame body 4.

  Further, the long onion cutting device 1 regulates the movement of the long onion A in the longitudinal direction, that is, the movement in the left direction, by contact with the root of the root portion A1 of the long onion A placed on the long onion placing portion 10. Thus, positioning means 71 is provided as a stopper means for positioning the long onion A on the long onion placing portion 10.

  The positioning means 71 is capable of releasing the positioning body 74 with respect to the support plate 72 and the positioning body 74 screwed into the screw hole 73 of the support plate 72 attached to the left side plate portion 11 of the lower frame body 4. And a fixing nut 75 which is a fixed body to be fixed to the head.

  The positioning body 74 includes a screw shaft portion 76 screwed into the screw hole portion 73 of the support plate 72, and a substantially disc-shaped positioning plate that is attached to the tip portion of the screw shaft portion 76 and restricts the movement of the long spring A. Part 77. Then, by rotating the positioning body 74 with respect to the support plate 72 in a state where the fixing nut 75 is loosened, the position of the positioning plate portion 77 in the left-right direction, that is, the long onion mounting portion by the positioning plate portion 77 The positioning position of the long onion A on 10 can be adjusted.

  That is, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, the operator can change the cutting position by the root cutting body 61 by adjusting the positioning position of the long onion A by rotating the positioning body 74 while looking at the mark plate 67. It is.

  Further, the long leek cutting device 1 presses the root portion A1 of the long onion A against the root transport body 21 when the root portion A1 of the long leek A is cut by the root cut body 61, and also the root transport body. A pressing means 81 is provided to make the bent base portion A1 straight along the left-right direction by sandwiching the base portion A1 with the base 21 from above and below.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 7, etc., the pressing means 81 is attached to a support plate 82 attached to the front end of the upper frame body 5 via a first spring 83 that is an elastic member as a resilient means. And a longitudinal pressing plate 85 that is mounted below the upper frame body 5 and abuts against the upper surface of the pressing plate 85 when the pressing plate 85 moves up against the elastic restoring force of the first spring 83. And a second spring 84 which is an elastic member as a biasing means for biasing the pressing plate 85 downward. The second spring 84 is attached to the attachment plate portion 80 of the upper frame body 5.

  The pressing plate 85 is made of a plate material bent at one intermediate position. The pressing plate 85 is attached to the support plate 82 via the first spring 83, and the mounting plate portion 86 faces obliquely rearward and downward. And a pressing plate portion 87 protruding integrally.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, the root portion A1 of the long onion A is viewed from above and below by the root transport body 21 and the pressing plate 85 during the support transport in the rotational direction a by the root transport body 21. It is pinched. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 7 (b), the root portion A1 of the long onion A is transported at the root by a pressing plate 85 biased downward based on the elastic restoring force of both elastically deformable springs 83 and 84. In a state of being pressed against the body 21, it is cut by the root cutting body 61.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the long onion cutting device 1 includes a control unit 91 attached to the lower frame body 4, and a drive motor 14 is electrically connected to control means (not shown) in the control unit 91. The drive motor 14 is appropriately controlled by the control means.

  Further, an emergency stop button 92 for emergency stop of the rotating body 13 is attached to the front surface of the control unit 91. On the side surface of the control unit 91, a power on / off switch 93 and a speed adjusting knob 94 for adjusting the rotational speed of the rotating body 13 are attached.

  Although not shown, a microswitch is attached to a predetermined portion of the lower frame body 4. When the upper frame body 5 rotates about the shaft 6 and is switched to the working state, the micro switch is pressed by the switch pressing portion of the upper frame body 5 to be turned on. Only when this microswitch is on, the drive motor 14 operates and the rotating body 13 rotates.

  The long onion cutting device 1 is configured to be switchable between a right-handed state in which a right-handed worker can easily work and a left-handed state in which a left-handed worker can easily work. Although FIG. 1 etc. show the long onion cutting device 1 in the right-handed state, the long onion cutting device 1 is switched from the right-handed state to the left-handed state by reversing the rotating body 13 left and right. be able to.

  Further, since the length of the long onion A may be aligned to 50 cm, for example, or to 60 cm, for example, the left and right positions of the leaf tip transport body 31 and the leaf tip cutting body 62 are adjusted so as to correspond to each. It is possible to change the cutting location by the leaf tip cutting body 62. That is, for example, the leaf tip transport body attached portion 18 is attached to the rotary shaft portion 16 so that the left and right positions can be adjusted, and the leaf tip cutting body 62 is attached to the upper frame body 5 so that the left and right positions can be adjusted.

  Next, the operation and the like of the long onion cutting device 1 will be described.

  The long onion A having an uneven length before the cutting process is temporarily placed on the placement surface portion 8 of the upper frame body 5.

  Then, the long onion A before the cutting process is transferred from the placement surface portion 8 of the upper frame body 5 onto the long onion placement portion 10 of the lower frame body 4 by the operator's manual work.

  At this time, the operator brings the root of the root portion A1 of the long onion A into contact with the positioning plate portion 77 of the positioning body 74. As a result, the long onion A on the long onion placing portion 10 is positioned at a preset positioning position. Note that, when adjusting the positioning position of the long onion A, the operator may rotate the positioning body 74 while looking at the mark plate 67 indicating the cutting location.

  Next, the long onion A placed on the long onion placement unit 10 is transferred to the root carrier 21, the central carrier 41, and the leaf tip carrier 31 that rotates together with the rotator 13 based on the power from the drive motor 14. Thus, the sheet is lifted and conveyed in the rotation direction (conveyance direction) a that is a circumferential direction around the rotation center axis X.

  That is, the root part A1 of the long onion A is rotated by the root carrier 21 so as to be pushed by the protruding plate part 24 while being mounted on the mounting plate part 23 and supported by the protruding plate part 24. The central conveying body is supported and conveyed in the direction a, and the central portion A3 of the long onion A is placed on the arc surface 42 and supported by the protruding plate portion 46 so as to be pushed by the protruding plate portion 46. 41, the leaf tip A2 of the long onion A is placed on the arc surface 32 and supported by the protruding plate 36 so that it is pushed by the protruding plate 36. The leaflet transport body 31 is transported in the rotational direction a.

  Then, the root portion A1 of the long onion A is desired by the fixed blade 63 of the root cutting body 61 while being pressed against the root transport body 21 by the pressing plate 85 during the transport in the rotation direction a. Cut at the cutting point.

  At substantially the same time, the leaf tip A2 of the long onion A is cut by the fixed blade 63 of the leaf tip cutting body 62 during the conveyance in the rotation direction a. At this time, the fixed blade 63 of the leaf tip cutting body 62 cuts the leaf tip portion A2 at a desired cutting position so as to enter the blade insertion gap 37 of the leaf tip transport body 31.

  After that, the long leek A after the cutting process in which the root portion A1 and the leaf tip portion A2 are cut is conveyed in the inclined direction b by the pair of left and right endless conveyance bodies 55, and then conveyed by the both endless conveyance bodies 55. It falls by its own weight from the end portion and is accommodated in the accommodating portion 57 of the accommodating body 56. The long onion A having a uniform length in this way is packed and shipped.

  And according to such a long onion cutting device 1, the rotary body 13 provided rotatably in the apparatus main body 2, the root transport body 21, the central transport body 41 and the leaf tip transport provided on the rotary body 13 Since the configuration includes the body 31 and the base cutting body 61 and the leaf tip cutting body 62 provided in the apparatus main body 2, the configuration is relatively simple compared to the conventional configuration, so that the manufacturing cost is reduced. And the size of the entire apparatus can be reduced. For example, the installation place is not easily restricted.

  Further, since the leaf tip transport body 31 is located behind the root transport body 21 in the rotational direction in a side view, the root transport body 21 can appropriately transport the root portion A1 of the long onion A and the leaf tip transport body 31 The leaf tip A2 of the long onion A can be appropriately conveyed, and thus the long onion A can be appropriately conveyed in a desired posture.

  Furthermore, the long onion A from which the root part A1 and the leaf tip part A2 are cut can be appropriately transported and accommodated by the endless transport body 55 spanned between the endless transport body receiving part 20 and the rotary member 53 of the rotary body 13. It can be smoothly accommodated in the accommodating portion 57 of the body 56.

  Further, since the mark means 66, the positioning means 71, and the pressing means 81 are provided, the root portion A1 of the long onion A can be appropriately and accurately cut at a desired cutting location by the root cutting body 31.

  The root cutting body 61 and the leaf tip cutting body 62 of the long onion cutting device 1 are not limited to those constituted by the fixed blade 63, and are driven to rotate based on power from driving means such as a motor, for example. It may be composed of a rotary blade.

  Further, the root transport body 21, the central transport body 41 and the leaf tip transport body 31 are not limited to those composed of different parts, but are composed of, for example, the same parts having the same hook shape (for example, a substantially L-shaped plate material). It may be a thing.

  Furthermore, it is not limited to the configuration in which the transport bodies 21, 31, 41 are provided two by 180 degrees with respect to the rotating body 13, for example, a configuration in which three transport bodies are provided at intervals of 120 degrees, or 90 degree intervals. A configuration in which four each are provided may be used.

  Further, the configuration is not limited to the configuration in which the root transport body 21 and the pressing plate 85 overlap in plan view.For example, the root transport body 21 and the pressing plate 85 do not overlap in plan view, and the pressing plate 85 and the root transport body 21 overlap. You may make it not interfere.

  Further, the urging means for urging the pressing plate 85 of the pressing means 81 downward is not limited to a spring member such as the second spring 84, and for example, an elastic member 84a such as a rubber pad is used as shown in FIG. A configuration or a configuration using a cylinder member 84b such as an air cylinder as shown in FIG. 9 may be used.

  Further, in order not to damage the surface of the root portion A1 of the long onion A, for example, the shape of the pressing plate portion 87 of the pressing plate 85 may be a circular arc surface along the circumferential direction centering on the rotation center axis X. (See FIG. 8).

1 Long onion cutting device
13 Rotating body
16 Rotating shaft
17 Root carrier mounting part
18 Leaf tip carrier attachment
19 Central carrier mount
20 Endless carrier receiver
21 Root carrier
31 Leaf tip carrier
41 Central carrier
53 Rotating member
55 Endless carrier
61 Cut root
62 Leaf cutting
66 Marking means
81 Pressing means A Long onion
A1 Root
A2 Leaf tip
A3 Center axis of rotation of the center X rotating body, which is the center in the longitudinal direction
Rotation center axis of Y rotating member

Claims (5)

A rotating body that rotates about a rotation center axis;
A root transport body that is provided on the rotating body, contacts the root portion of the long onion, and transports the root portion along a circumferential direction around the rotation center axis;
A leaf tip transport body that is provided on the rotating body, contacts the leaf tip portion of the long onion, and transports the leaf tip portion along a circumferential direction around the rotation center axis;
A central carrier that is provided in the rotary body and contacts the longitudinal central portion of the long onion and conveys the longitudinal central portion along a circumferential direction centered on the rotational center axis; and
A root cutting body that cuts the root portion that has been transported by the root transport body, and
A leaf tip cutting body for cutting the leaf tip portion that has been transported by the leaf tip transport body ;
A rotating member that rotates about a rotation center axis parallel to the rotation center axis;
A long onion cutting apparatus comprising: an endless transport body that transports a long onion that is stretched between the rotating body and the rotating member and has a root portion and a leaf tip portion cut. Rotating body
A left and right rotation shaft,
A root carrier attached portion provided on one axial end side of the rotating shaft portion;
A leaf tip carrier attached portion provided on the other axial end of the rotating shaft portion;
A central carrier attached portion provided at a substantially central portion in the axial direction of the rotating shaft portion;
A pair of left and right endless transport body receivers provided at an intermediate portion in the axial direction of the rotating shaft portion;
The endless transport body receiving portion on one side of the pair of left and right endless transport body receiving portions is disposed between the root transport body mounted portion and the central transport body mounted portion,
The other endless transport body receiving portion of the pair of left and right endless transport body receiving portions is disposed between the leaflet transport body mounted portion and the central transport body mounted portion,
The root carrier is attached to the root carrier attached portion,
The leaf tip transport body is attached to the leaf tip transport body attached portion,
The central carrier is attached to the central carrier attached portion,
The endless transport body is spanned between the endless transport body receiving portion and the rotating member.
The long onion cutting device according to claim 1. The root transport body, the leaf tip transport body, and the central transport body are all attached so that their positions can be adjusted along the circumferential direction around the rotation center axis of the rotating body.
  The long onion cutting device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that. The long onion cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising pressing means for pressing a root portion of the long onion against the root transport body. The long onion cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , further comprising mark means arranged at a position corresponding to the root cut body and indicating a cutting position by the root cut body.

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