JP5748145B2 - Chip removal device for cutting seaweed bundle - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for removing chips interposed between cut nori bundles obtained by cutting flat nori bundles.

  As the seaweed for rice balls and hand rolls, strip-shaped seaweed cut to the size of wrapping rice is used. Cutting flat laver bundles (normally 100 sheets) with flat laver protruding from the platform while horizontally moving the laver on the platform of a flat laver bundle shearing device equipped with one or more circular saws Cutting with a circular saw rotating at high speed (see Patent Documents 1, 2, and 3).

  Since the blades of the flat laver were cut by the saw blades of the circular saw rotating at high speed, chips corresponding to the thickness of the saw blades were formed, and the generated chips entered between the cut laver bundles. This chip was one of the complaints for the users of the cut seaweed bundle because it made the appearance of rice balls and the like worse. For this reason, one or more workers take the cut seaweed bundle after cutting and tap or turn it to remove the chips. However, this work has the problem that it takes time.

JP 2001-062781 A JP 2003-260687 A JP 2006-123096 A

  The present invention relates to a method for removing chips from a cut laver bundle that can save labor by automatically removing chips interposed between the cut nori bundles without the need for manual operation of the cut nori bundle, and chip removal from the cut nori bundle A device is provided.

  The invention of claim 1 of the present application is to blow up air from above the standing cut seaweed bundle toward the cut seaweed bundle while standing and transporting the cut nori bundle cut from the flat seaweed bundle in the horizontal direction. A method for removing chips from a cut seaweed bundle, wherein the chips are removed by feeding between the cut seaweed bundles.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the cut seaweed bundle is reciprocated back and forth while blowing air toward the cut seaweed bundle from above the standing cut seaweed bundle. This is a method of removing bundle chips.

  The invention of claim 3 of the present application is such that a pair of endless chains facing in parallel at an interval are arranged so as to be able to circulate in the vertical direction along the horizontal conveyance direction of the cut seaweed bundle, and the cut between the endless chains on both sides A support plate for supporting the nori bundle is fixed to the endless chain at a distance from the horizontal transport direction of the cut nori bundle and perpendicular to the endless chain. A plurality of support bars supporting the lower side of the cut nori bundle standing up by the support plate at a level lower than the lower side of the support plate are arranged in parallel along the horizontal conveyance direction of the cut nori bundle, A chip receiver with a chip discharge port provided at the bottom for collecting chips falling from between the support bars is disposed below the support bar, and stands between the support plates above the support plate. Have Wherein a cutting chip removing device of the cutting laver bundle, wherein an air blowing apparatus is arranged to blow seaweed bundle upward by blowing air the cuttings downwardly.

  In the invention of claim 4 of the present application, a push-down sprocket for lowering the level by pushing down the endless chain downward is disposed at the midpoint of the sprockets on both sides supporting the endless chain in the horizontal region above the endless chain 10, and 4. The cut laver bundle according to claim 3, wherein push-up sprockets are arranged on both sides of the push-down sprocket to push up the endless chain and raise the level thereof, so that the endless chain is formed in a corrugated shape. It is a chip removal device.

  The method for removing chips of the cut seaweed bundle of the present invention involves interposing the air blown between the cut seaweed bundles by blowing air from above the upright cut seaweed bundle being conveyed in the horizontal direction. It is possible to surely remove the chips by blowing them off.

  In the cutting device for removing the cut seaweed bundle of the present invention, since the air blowing device is disposed above the support plate for raising the cut nori bundle, the air blowing is performed above the cut nori bundle standing between the support plates. Since the chips can be automatically removed by blowing air with the apparatus, it is not necessary to perform the chip removal work by human power, and the labor can be saved.

1 is a front view of Embodiment 1 of a chip removing device of the present invention. 1 is a plan view of Embodiment 1 of a chip removing device of the present invention. 1 is a side view of Embodiment 1 of a chip removing device of the present invention. An example of the support plate used for the chip removal apparatus of this invention is shown, (a) is a side view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a plan view. It is a front view of Example 2 of the chip removal apparatus of this invention.

  Flat seaweed bundles (usually 100 sheets and about 6 cm thick) are cut by a circular saw with a width according to the application to obtain a cut seaweed bundle, but since cuttings (including dust) are interposed between the cut nori bundles, The present invention automatically removes chips without relying on human power.

  In the method for removing chips of the present invention, first, the cut laver bundle is erected and conveyed in the horizontal direction. Next, air is blown from above the cut nori bundle standing up during the conveyance toward the upper part of the cut nori bundle. The blown air is sent between the cut laver bundles, and the chips are removed by wind pressure. In the chip removal method of the present invention, since the air blown by standing the cut laver bundle is sent and passed between the cut laver bundles, it is possible to blow off and remove the chips.

In addition to feeding in one direction, the transport reliably removes chips by reciprocating the cut laver bundle back and forth while blowing air from above the raised cut laver bundle. It becomes possible.

  The chip removal apparatus for implementing the chip removal method of the present invention is as follows.

<Example 1>
1 to 4, the chip removing device is provided with a caster 2 for moving the chip removing device and a jack bolt 3 adjacent to the caster 2 for fixing the chip removing device at a predetermined position. It has been.

  A housing 4 is formed on the top of the gantry 1, and an air blowing device 5 is placed so as to cover an opening at the top of the housing 4. The air blowing device 5 blows air from the circumferential direction like a well-known air blowing port, for example. Air is supplied to the air blowing device 5 through a flexible pipe 8 connected to a fan 7 disposed at the lower part of the gantry 1. The air to be blown may be compressed air.

  As will be described later, the air blowing device 5 blows air to the upper part of the cut seaweed bundle BP from the air blowing port 6 to send air through the cut seaweed bundle BP, and blows away chips by wind pressure to remove. Is.

  Since the air sucked by the fan 7 is blown onto the cut laver bundle BP which is food, the air is cleaned through the filter 9 from the sanitary aspect.

  In the housing 4, a pair of endless chains 10 that are opposed to each other at an interval are arranged in parallel along the conveying direction of the cut laver bundle BP. The endless chain 10 is arranged so as to be able to go up and down via sprockets 11 and 12 at four corners. The lower sprocket may be provided so that the shaft can be horizontally moved along a long hole (not shown) so that the tension of the endless chain 10 can be adjusted. The endless chain 10 is connected to a motor 13 and meshes with a rotating drive sprocket 12 to be driven and circulate. The endless chain 10 is guided by the guide member 14 so as not to run sideways.

The endless chain 10 is configured to be able to circulate in the forward and reverse directions in order to reciprocate the cut nori bundle back and forth while blowing air from above the standing cut nori bundle to the cut nori bundle. Also good.

  A support plate 15 that supports the cut nori bundle BP is fixed to the endless chain 10 at a distance and perpendicular to the endless chain 10. The interval between the support plates 15 is such that a cut laver bundle BP stands between adjacent support plates 15 and a gap is formed between adjacent cut nori by blowing air from the upper air blowing device 5 so that chips are removed. Fall.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the support plate 15 is formed with slits 17 into which the string conveyor 16 on the carry-out side of the cut seaweed bundle BP enters, whereby the cut nori bundle BP smoothly moves onto the string conveyor 16 on the carry-out side. The string conveyor 16 is driven by a motor 18.

  In the horizontal region at the top of the endless chain 10, there are a plurality of support bars 19 that support the lower side of the cut seaweed bundle BP raised by the support plate 15 at a level lower than the lower side of the support plate 15 between the endless chains 10 on both sides. Arranged in parallel along the traveling direction of the endless chain BP, chips fall from between the support rods 19. The support bar 19 is slidably supported in a groove 21 formed in the rotary shaft 20 of the front and rear sprockets 11 and 12. In addition, you may arrange | position a support rod not in parallel but in a square shape.

  Below the support bar 19, a funnel-shaped chip receiver 22 that collects chips dropped from between the support bars 19 is disposed. A chip discharge port 23 is provided at the bottom of the chip receiver 22, and the chip discharge port 23 is connected to a suction device arranged outside the apparatus with a flexible pipe, and the collected chips are sucked into the suction device. And discharged from the chip discharge port 22.

  A carry-in roller 25 that is rotated by a motor 24 is disposed on the carry-in side, and the cut-out laver bundle that has been carried in is smoothly transferred to the support plate 15.

  Next, operation | movement of the chip removal apparatus of a present Example is demonstrated.

  When the cut laver bundle cut to a predetermined width by the cutting device is supplied to the carry-in roller 25, the cut laver bundle is sent by the rotating carry-in roller 25 and is transferred onto the support plate 15. The cut seaweed bundle supplied to the carry-in roller 25 in this manner is sequentially transferred onto the support plate 15 that has been rotated by the endless chain 10 and reached the position of the carry-in roller 25.

  The cut laver bundle BP transferred to the support plate 15 gradually rises due to the rotation of the endless chain 10, and the cut nori bundle BP stands on the support bar 19 between the adjacent support plates 15. Air is blown into the upper part of the cut seaweed bundle BP from the air blowing device 5, air blows through the standing cut seaweed bundle BP, and chips are blown from between the support rods 19 by wind pressure, thereby receiving the chips 22. Fall and be collected. The chips collected in the chip receiver 22 are sucked by the suction device and discharged from the chip discharge port 23.

Note that chips can be reliably removed by reciprocating the cut nori bundle back and forth while blowing air from above the cut nori bundle standing up the endless chain 10.

<Example 2>
Since the present embodiment and the first embodiment are the same except for the configuration in which the endless chain is formed in a waveform, the description of the other configurations is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in this embodiment, the upper portion of the cut laver bundle BP raised by sending the support plate 15 in a wavy shape in the horizontal region of the upper portion of the endless chain 10 in the first embodiment is narrowed or expanded. This makes it easier for chips to fall.

  In the horizontal region at the top of the endless chain 10, a push-down sprocket 26 is disposed at a midpoint between the sprockets 11 and 12 on both sides to push down the endless chain 10 and lower its level. Further, push-up sprockets 27 are arranged on both sides of the push-down sprocket 26 to push up the endless chain 10 and raise its level. The endless chain 10 is formed in a waveform by the push-down sprocket 26 and the push-up sprocket 27.

  Since the endless chain 10 is formed in a corrugated shape, the interval between the tops of the support plates 15 narrows and then expands as the endless chain 10 advances, so that the flat seaweed can be formed by narrowing or expanding the upper part of the standing cut laver bundle BP. It will be sown and chips will fall easily.

1: stand 2: caster 3: jack bolt 4: housing 5: air blowing device 6: air blowing port 7: fan 8: flexible pipe 9: filter 10: endless chain 11: sprocket 12: drive sprocket 13: motor 14: Guide member 15: Support plate 16: Strap conveyor 17: Slit 18: Motor 19: Support rod 20: Rotating shaft 21: Groove 22: Chip receiver 23: Chip outlet 24: Motor 25: Loading roller 26: Push-down sprocket 27: Push-up sprocket BP: Cut seaweed bundle

Claims (4)

  Cutting up the flat seaweed bundle, standing up and transporting it horizontally, blowing air from above the cut up seaweed bundle toward the cut seaweed bundle, and sending the blown air between the cut seaweed bundles to produce chips A method for removing chips from a cut seaweed bundle characterized by removing the seaweed. 2. The method for removing chips from a cut seaweed bundle according to claim 1 , wherein the cut seaweed bundle is reciprocated back and forth while air is blown from above the standing cut seaweed bundle toward the cut seaweed bundle. A pair of endless chains facing in parallel at intervals are arranged so as to be able to circulate in the vertical direction along the horizontal conveyance direction of the cut seaweed bundle,
A support plate that supports the cut nori bundle between the endless chains on both sides is fixed perpendicularly to the endless chain at an interval with respect to a horizontal conveyance direction of the cut nori bundle of the endless chain,
A horizontal region of the upper part of the endless chain and a plurality of support rods supporting the lower side of the cut nori bundle standing up by the support plate at a level lower than the lower side of the support plate are spaced horizontally from the cut nori bundle Arranged along the transport direction,
Below the support bar, a chip receiver that collects chips dropped from between the support bars and provided with a chip discharge port at the bottom is arranged,
Cutting the cut laver bundle, characterized in that an air blowing device is disposed above the support plate to blow air above the cut nori bundle standing between the support plates to blow down the chips. Debris removal device.   A push-down sprocket for lowering the level by pushing down the endless chain is disposed at the midpoint of the sprockets on both sides that support the endless chain in the horizontal region above the endless chain 10, and the endless chain is further provided on both sides of the push-down sprocket. 4. The chip removing device for cutting a cut laver bundle according to claim 3, wherein a push-up sprocket that pushes the chain upward to raise its level is disposed to form the endless chain in a corrugated shape.

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