JP5813264B1 - Covering and cutting device - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide an enveloping / cutting device capable of accurately adjusting the position with a simple configuration with a small number of parts corresponding to the wear of a shutter piece. In an enveloping / cutting apparatus that envelops and cuts food that passes through a cutting area by rotating a plurality of shutter pieces 30 around a rotation axis to open and close the cutting area, the shutter piece 30 includes: A shutter member 31 having a guide hole 31a formed in the base, a pedestal portion 32 that is detachably attached to the rotation shaft and fitted in the guide hole 31a, and an adjustment screw that adjusts the position of the tip of the shutter member 31 33, and the shutter member 31 is fitted to the guide surface 31d of the guide hole 31a in a state where the contact surface 32a of the pedestal portion 32 is in surface contact with the pedestal portion 32 along the guide surface 31a. The position is adjusted by moving toward. [Selection] Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to an enveloping / cutting apparatus that envelops and cuts food using a plurality of shutter pieces.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, encapsulated foods that are formed by wrapping an inner material such as candy with an outer skin material have been manufactured. As a device for molding encapsulated foods, a plurality of shutter pieces can be opened and closed with a molded body continuously formed into a rod shape by sticking the outer shell material into a cylindrical shape by closely contacting the periphery of the inner material that is continuously ejected into a rod shape. An enveloping / cutting apparatus for forming encapsulated foods by dividing and molding using the above has been developed.

  In such a covering and cutting apparatus, when the cutting area surrounded by the plurality of shutter pieces is opened and closed, the shutter pieces are opened and closed while being in sliding contact with each other, so that the sliding portions of the shutter pieces are easily worn. In particular, when the food to be cut contains granular materials such as sugar or nuts or solids such as beef streaks, the shutter member of the shutter piece is made of a resin material. As the shutter member wears, a gap is formed between the shutter pieces. If a gap is formed between the shutter pieces, there is a problem that when the food is cut, the food remains in the gap and the residue adheres to the molded product that is divided and molded, resulting in poor finish.

  In order to deal with such problems, for example, in Patent Document 1, the shutter pieces adjacent to each other are combined so as to slide while maintaining a state in which the shutter pieces are in sliding contact with a coupling member fitted in a groove provided in the shutter piece, An enveloping / cutting device is described in which a coupling member is provided so that a gap between sliding surfaces of adjacent shutters can be adjusted. In Patent Document 1, since the coupling member and the adjustment member are inserted and attached in the groove formed in the shutter piece, it is necessary to attach these members so that they do not rattle, but these members are taken out and adjusted. It is inevitable that the adjustment accuracy will deteriorate due to the rattling between repeated operations.

  As described in Patent Document 2, the present inventors provide a shutter piece with a position adjustment unit that supports and fixes the shutter member and is movably mounted on the pedestal unit to adjust the position of the front end of the shutter member. It has been proposed to adjust the position of the shutter piece accurately in accordance with the wear of the shutter piece.

Japanese Patent No. 3377964 Japanese Patent No. 4246789

  The apparatus described in Patent Document 2 described above can accurately adjust the position of the shutter piece, but is configured to attach the shutter member to the position adjustment unit and attach the position adjustment unit to the pedestal unit. As a result, the number of parts is increased, and the wrinkles of the foodstuff easily enter the contact portion of the member. In particular, since the contact portion between the pedestal portion and the position adjustment portion is a guide surface, it is formed with high precision so that there is no rattling, but if the gruel of food enters, it will not be possible to adjust the position smoothly, It is necessary to frequently clean the shutter pieces.

  In addition, since the contact portions of the pedestal portion and the position adjusting portion are formed in a curved surface, there is a problem that the shutter member is likely to be in point contact and the shutter member is not stable and is likely to be shaken. In particular, when the shutter members move in sliding contact with each other, it is difficult to perform an accurate cutting operation if they are shaken by the force applied to the shutter members.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a covering and cutting apparatus capable of accurately adjusting a position with a simple configuration with a small number of parts corresponding to wear of a shutter piece.

The enveloping / cutting device according to the present invention forms a surrounded cutting region by bringing a plurality of shutter pieces into contact with each other at a sliding contact surface, and rotating the shutter pieces about a rotation axis, respectively. In the covering and cutting device for covering and cutting the food that passes through the cutting region by opening and closing, the shutter piece is detachably attached to the shutter member in which a guide hole is formed in the base and the rotating shaft, and A pedestal portion fitted in the guide hole, and a position adjusting unit configured to adjust the position of the distal end portion of the shutter member and set so as not to shift in the adjusted state, and a pair of opposed guide holes The inner surface is formed on a guide surface that is parallel to a straight line connecting the rotation center of the pedestal portion and the distal end portion of the shutter member, and a pair of opposed outer surfaces of the pedestal portion are formed on the guide surface. Is formed on the contact surface for contacting respective Re face, the shutter member is positioned adjusted to move toward the distal end side along the guide surface with respect to the base portion. Further, the guide hole is formed in a rectangular shape in plan view, and the main body portion on which the contact surface of the pedestal portion is formed is formed in a rectangular shape in plan view, and the linear direction of the main body portion Is set to be smaller than the length of the guide surface in the linear direction.

  By having the above configuration, the position can be accurately adjusted with a simple configuration with a small number of parts corresponding to the wear of the shutter piece.

It is a front view regarding the embodiment concerning the present invention. It is a top view regarding a shutter part. It is the top view and sectional drawing regarding a shutter piece. It is a disassembled perspective view regarding a base part. It is a top view which shows the open state and closed state at the time of using four shutter pieces. It is a top view which shows the 4 series type shutter part which uses 4 sets of 6 shutter pieces. It is a top view which shows the 4 series type shutter part which uses 4 sets of 4 shutter pieces. It is a top view which shows the modification of a 4 series type shutter part which uses 4 sets of 6 shutter pieces shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows the modification of the 4 series type shutter part which uses 4 sets of 6 shutter pieces shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows the modification of the 4 series shutter part which uses 4 sets of 4 shutter pieces shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows the modification of the 4 series shutter part which uses 4 sets of 4 shutter pieces shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail. The embodiments described below are preferable specific examples for carrying out the present invention, and thus various technical limitations are made. However, the present invention clearly indicates that the invention is particularly limited in the following description. Unless otherwise specified, the present invention is not limited to these forms.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment according to the present invention. The enveloping / cutting apparatus includes a supply unit 1 for supplying two kinds of food materials to be used as an inner material and an outer skin material, a rod-shaped molding portion 2 for continuously molding a rod-shaped body in which the inner material is wrapped with an outer skin material, and a continuously molded rod-shaped body. A shutter part 3 for cutting and encapsulating and a support part 4 for supporting a molded product are provided.

  The supply unit 1 feeds two kinds of food into the hoppers 10 and 12, respectively, and feeds them by a screw (not shown) in the hopper. A food material G (for example, straw, jam, minced meat) fed from the hopper 10 is pumped to the rod-shaped forming portion 2 by the vane pump 11. In addition, a food material F (for example, dough using straw or flour) fed from the hopper 12 is pumped to the rod-shaped molding unit 2 by the vane pump 13.

  In addition, what is necessary is just to add and supply a hopper and a vane pump, when supplying three or more types of foodstuffs. In that case, two types of inner materials are supplied.

  The rod-shaped forming unit 2 includes a nozzle 20 that continuously discharges food. The nozzle 20 is configured as a double nozzle. The inner material is continuously discharged from the inner nozzle, the outer material is continuously discharged from the outer nozzle, and the outer material is surrounded by the outer material. It is continuously formed into a rod shape so that the food is covered. When two or more types of inner materials are supplied, the nozzles 20 may be multiplexed to continuously discharge the inner materials in multiple layers.

  The shutter unit 3 includes a plurality of shutter pieces 30 for covering and cutting a continuously formed rod-shaped molded body. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the shutter unit 3. FIG. 2A shows a state where the shutter piece 30 is rotated in the opening direction, and FIG. 2B is a state where the shutter piece 30 is rotated in the closing direction. Indicates the state. In this example, six shutter pieces 30 are arranged at equal intervals, and each is detachably attached to a rotating shaft (not shown).

  The support unit 4 moves up and down the cradle 40 via the cradle 40 disposed below the shutter unit 3, a support rod 41 that is fixed to the lower surface of the cradle 40 and supports the cradle 40, and the support rod 41. A cam drive mechanism 42 is provided, and a conveyor belt 44 of a belt conveyor 43 is set on the upper surface of the cradle 40. Then, the molded product that is encased and cut by raising the cradle 40 is supported from below and placed on the conveyor belt 44, and the molded product obtained by molding by lowering the cradle 40 is used as it is. It is transported by the transport belt 44.

  The shutter piece 30 of the shutter portion 3 includes a shutter member 31 having a rectangular guide hole 31a formed in a plan view at the base, and a pedestal that is detachably attached to the rotation shaft and is fitted into the guide hole 31a of the shutter member 31. Part 32. An adjustment screw 33 is attached to the rear end side of the shutter member 31 as a position adjustment unit that adjusts the position of the tip of the shutter member 31. The shutter member 31 is attached to the pedestal portion 32 so as to be movable toward the distal end side, and the position of the distal end portion of the shutter member 31 is adjusted by operating the adjustment screw 33. ing.

  The pedestal portion 32 is detachably attached and fixed to the rotation shaft, and the shutter member 31 is rotated by the pedestal portion 32 rotating with the rotation of the rotation shaft. The sliding contact surface 31b formed on the side portion of the shutter member 31 is set so as to slide in close contact with the distal end portion 31c of the adjacent shutter member 31.

  A region S surrounded by the sliding contact surface 31b of each shutter piece 30 is a cutting region. After the continuously formed rod-shaped molded body hangs down from above and passes through the cutting area S, the shutter pieces 30 are rotated to gather at the center of the cutting area S while sliding the tip 31c on the sliding contact surface 31b. By performing the closing operation as described above, the rod-shaped molded body is encased and cut.

  3 is a plan view of the shutter piece 30 (FIG. 3A) and an AA cross-sectional view (FIG. 3B), and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the pedestal portion 32. FIG. The guide hole 31a formed at the base of the shutter member 31 is formed in a rectangular shape in plan view. The pair of opposing inner surfaces of the guide hole 31a are formed to be parallel to a straight line T connecting the rotation center O of the pedestal portion 32 and the distal end portion 31c of the shutter member 31, and the pedestal portion 32 is arranged in the straight T direction. It becomes the guide surface 31d which guides so that it may move to.

  The main body portion of the pedestal portion 32 is formed in a rectangular shape in plan view, and the width between the contact surfaces 32a that are a pair of opposed outer surfaces of the main body portion of the pedestal portion 32 is between the pair of guide surfaces 31d. The width is the same as the interval. By fitting the pedestal 32 into the guide hole 31a so that the contact surface 32a comes into surface contact with the guide surface 31d, the both contact surfaces 32a are set in surface contact with both guide surfaces 31d. Since the width of the main body portion of the pedestal portion 32 in the straight line T direction is set to be smaller than the length of the guide surface 31d in the straight line T direction, in the state where the pedestal portion 32 is fitted in the guide hole 31a, the shutter member 31 is held so as to be movable with respect to the pedestal 32 along the guide surface 31d toward the tip 31c.

  A shaft hole 32b that is pivotally attached to the rotation shaft is formed in the center portion of the pedestal portion 32 along a direction orthogonal to the straight line T so that the center of the shaft hole 32b coincides with the rotation center O. Become. And the rotation center O is set to the position which becomes the midpoint of the distance between a pair of contact surfaces 32a. A circular flange portion 32d is formed on the surface of the base portion 32 opposite to the surface on which the shaft hole 32b is formed. The pedestal portion 32 is fitted into the shutter member 31 so that the flange portion 32d contacts the shutter member 31, and the shaft hole 32b of the pedestal portion 32 is screwed and fixed to the rotation shaft, so that the shutter member 31 holds the pedestal portion 32. It can be attached to the rotating shaft in a stable state.

  On the rear end side of the base portion of the shutter member 31, a communication hole 31e is formed so as to penetrate along the straight line T direction toward the guide hole 31a. An adjustment screw 33 is inserted into the communication hole 31e from the outside, and a nut 34 for retaining the screw is screwed into the inserted adjustment screw 33 from the guide hole 31a side. The front end of the adjustment screw 33 is screwed into a screw hole 32c formed in the rear end side surface of the pedestal 32. For this reason, the adjustment screw 33 is screwed into the screw hole 32c, so that the shutter member 31 is moved toward the distal end side with respect to the pedestal portion 32, and is moved backward in the screw hole 32c. become. Therefore, by operating the adjustment screw 33, the tip 31c of the shutter member 31 can be moved forward and backward in the straight line T direction to adjust the position.

  A fixing screw 35 is screwed and attached to the pedestal portion 32 in a direction orthogonal to the straight line T. After adjusting the position of the shutter member 31, the tip of the adjustment screw 33 screwed into the pedestal portion 32 is attached. The fixing screw 35 is screwed in toward the part. By fixing the distal end of the fixing screw 35 so as to be in pressure contact with the distal end portion of the adjusting screw 33, the shutter member 31 can be set so as not to be displaced in a position adjusted state.

  As described above, since the pedestal portion 32 is directly fitted and attached to the guide hole 31a of the shutter member 31, the shutter piece 30 can have a simple configuration with a small number of parts. In particular, since the guide surface 31d and the abutment surface 32a are in plane contact with each other, it is possible to suppress the entry of food waste generated when performing the covering cutting operation and adversely affect the position adjustment. In addition, it is possible to easily clean even if food waste adheres around the shutter member 31 and the pedestal 32.

  In addition, the guide hole 31a is formed in a rectangular shape in plan view, the main body portion of the pedestal portion 32 is formed in a rectangular shape in plan view, and the pedestal portion 32 can be moved along the straight line T direction while being fitted in the guide hole 31a. By attaching the shutter member 31 to an appropriate state, it is possible to accurately adjust the position by moving the shutter member 31 forward and backward in a stable state toward the distal end side. In particular, since the guide surface 31d and the contact surface 32a are in plane contact with each other, the shutter member 31 can be moved smoothly toward the tip side in a stable state, and the position can be adjusted with high accuracy. It becomes.

  Therefore, the position adjustment when the tip of the shutter member 31 is worn can be accurately and easily performed. For the position adjustment of the shutter piece, it is possible to adjust the position with high accuracy by using a dimension confirmation device as described in Patent Document 2, and the position can be adjusted appropriately according to the wear of the tip of the shutter piece. If adjustment is performed, a stable covering and cutting operation can be performed at all times.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example using six shutter pieces has been described. However, the same position adjusting mechanism can be applied to a covering and cutting apparatus using shutter pieces other than six. For example, FIG. 5 shows an open state (FIG. 5A) and a closed state (FIG. 5B) when four shutter pieces are used. Also in this case, as in the case of the enveloping / cutting apparatus using six shutter pieces, the cutting region is opened and closed by the rotation of the shutter member 51 of each shutter piece 50, and the front end portion of each shutter piece 50. The wrapping and cutting operation is performed by hitting.

  The shutter member 51 of the shutter piece 50 includes a position adjustment mechanism similar to that of the shutter member 31 described in FIG. 3, and an adjustment screw 53 is inserted into a communication hole formed in the shutter member 51 to prevent the shutter member 51 from coming off. The nut 54 is screwed. When the position of the shutter member 51 is adjusted, the position can be adjusted by moving the shutter member 51 toward the distal end side with respect to the pedestal portion 52 by operating the adjustment screw 53.

  FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a quadruple shutter unit using four sets of six shutter pieces. In this example, a driving device 100 and a link member 101 connected to the driving device 100 are provided, and the link member 101 is reciprocated in the longitudinal direction by the driving device 100 to simultaneously perform the covering and cutting operation by four shutter portions. It can be performed.

  Each shutter portion is provided with a shutter piece 30, and between two adjacent shutter portions, there are provided common shaft shutter pieces 60 to 62 that can be rotated simultaneously by attaching two shutter pieces to a common shaft. It has been. In the common-shaft shutter pieces 60 and 61, two shutter members are vertically combined at an angle of 120 degrees, and in the common-shaft shutter piece 62, two shutter members are vertically combined at an angle of 180 degrees and attached. Yes.

  The shutter piece of each shutter unit is connected to a rotating plate 102 connected to the link member 101. Each of the rotating plates 102 is opened corresponding to the opening of the shutter portion, and is attached to the surrounding portion 102a of the opening so as to be rotatable. Therefore, the rotation plate 102 is configured to reciprocate around the opening in conjunction with the reciprocation of the link member 101. The rotating plate 102 is connected to each shutter piece, and performs an operation of opening and closing the opening by rotating each shutter piece in conjunction with the reciprocating rotation of the rotating plate 102.

  The four rotating plates 102 are sequentially connected in series by the link member 101. When the link member 101 reciprocates by the driving device 100, the four rotating plates 102 simultaneously reciprocate and rotate. The shutter unit simultaneously performs the covering and cutting operation.

  FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a quadruple shutter unit using four sets of four shutter pieces. In this example, similarly to the example shown in FIG. 6, the driving device 100 and the link member 101 connected to the driving device 100 are provided, and the driving device 100 causes the link member 101 to reciprocate in the longitudinal direction. The covering and cutting operation can be performed simultaneously by the two shutter portions.

  Each shutter portion is provided with a shutter piece 50, and between two adjacent shutter portions, there are provided common shaft shutter pieces 63 and 64 that can be rotated simultaneously by attaching two shutter pieces to a common shaft. ing. In the common-shaft shutter piece 63, two shutter members are attached in an up-and-down combination at an angle of 90 degrees, and in the common-shaft shutter piece 64, four shutter members are attached in an up-and-down arrangement by shifting by 90 degrees.

  The shutter piece of each shutter unit is connected to a rotating plate 103 connected to the link member 101. Each of the rotation plates 103 has an opening corresponding to the opening of the shutter portion, and is attached so as to be rotatable at a peripheral portion 103a of the opening. Therefore, the rotation plate 103 is configured to reciprocate around the opening in conjunction with the reciprocation of the link member 101. The rotating plate 103 is connected to each shutter piece, and the shutter piece rotates in conjunction with the reciprocating rotation of the rotating plate 103 to perform an operation of opening and closing the opening.

  The four rotating plates 103 are sequentially connected in series by the link member 101, and when the link member 101 is reciprocated by the driving device 100, the four rotating plates 103 are simultaneously reciprocally rotated. The shutter unit simultaneously performs the covering and cutting operation.

  FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a modification of the four-series shutter unit using four sets of the six shutter pieces shown in FIG. In this example, the quadruple shutter unit is supported on the support 200. The rotation plate 104 provided in each shutter portion is sequentially connected in series by a link member 105, and an engagement recess 105 a is formed in the link member 105 disposed to face the driving device 100. The engaging recess 105a is in a state in which an engaging roller 100b attached to the tip of the driving member 100a of the driving device 100 is fitted and detachably connected. Therefore, the drive device 100 is driven and the drive member 100a reciprocates, so that the link member 105 reciprocates.

  The support body 200 is inserted and attached between a pair of guide portions 301 protruding from the main body portion 300. Then, by inserting both sides of the support body 200 into engagement with the rail-shaped guide portion 301, the engagement recess 105a of the link member 105 is fitted into the engagement roller 100b and attached in a drivable state. The shutter portion can be easily detached. Accordingly, it is possible to easily replace a plurality of types of shutter portions, and the shutter portions can be used according to the food to be molded, and the apparatus can be adapted to a wide range of applications.

  FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a modification of the quadruple shutter unit using four sets of the six shutter pieces shown in FIG. In this example, a connecting body 106 is attached to each shutter piece, and the six connecting bodies 106 of each shutter portion are connected to the link member 105. Therefore, the coupling body 106 is reciprocally rotated simultaneously with the reciprocation of the link member 105, and the shutter pieces of the respective shutter portions are opened and closed.

  FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a modification of the four-series shutter unit using four sets of the four shutter pieces shown in FIG. In this example, the quadruple shutter unit is supported on the support 200. The rotating plate 108 provided in each shutter portion is sequentially connected in series by a link member 107, and an engaging recess 107 a is formed in the link member 107 disposed to face the driving device 100. The engagement recess 107a is in a state in which an engagement roller 100b attached to the tip of the drive member 100a of the drive device 100 is fitted and detachably connected. Therefore, the drive device 100 is driven and the drive member 100a reciprocates, whereby the link member 107 reciprocates.

  The support body 200 is inserted and attached between a pair of guide portions 301 protruding from the main body portion 300. Then, by engaging both sides of the support 200 with the rail-shaped guide portion 301 and inserting it, the engagement recess 107a of the link member 107 is fitted into the engagement roller 100a and attached in a drivable state. The shutter portion can be easily detached. Accordingly, it is possible to easily replace a plurality of types of shutter portions, and the shutter portions can be used according to the food to be molded, and the apparatus can be adapted to a wide range of applications.

  FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a modified example of a quadruple shutter unit using four sets of the four shutter pieces shown in FIG. In this example, a connecting body 109 is attached to each shutter piece, and the four connecting bodies 109 of each shutter portion are connected to the link member 107. Therefore, the coupling body 109 is reciprocally rotated in conjunction with the reciprocating operation of the link member 107, and the shutter pieces of the respective shutter portions perform the opening / closing operation.

  As explained above, even if the tip of the shutter piece is worn by attaching the guide part and the base part to the various types of shutter parts and operating the adjusting screw, the position of the shutter piece can be adjusted easily and accurately. It can be reset to the same level. In the above example, the example of using 6 sheets and 4 sheets has been described, but the present invention can also be applied to the case of using other numbers of shutter pieces. In addition, the present invention can be applied to a multi-type shutter unit other than the 4-unit type, and is not particularly limited.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Supply part, 2 ... Rod-shaped shaping | molding part, 20 ... Nozzle, 3 ... Shutter part, 30 ... Shutter piece, 31 ... Shutter member, 32 ... Base part, 33 ... Adjustment screw, 34 ... Retaining nut, 35 ... Fixing screw, 4 ... Support, 50 ... Shutter piece, 51 ... Shutter member, 52 ... Base Part, 53 ... adjusting screw, 60-62 ... common shaft shutter piece, 63-64 ... common shaft shutter piece, 100 ... drive device, 101 ... link member, 102-104 ..Rotating plate, 105,107 ... Link member, 106,109 ... Connector, 108 ... Rotating plate, 109 ... Connector, 200 ... Support, 300 ... Main body, 301 ... Guide part

Claims (2)

Ingredients that pass through the cutting region by opening and closing the cutting region by rotating the shutter pieces around the rotation axis while forming a surrounded cutting region by bringing a plurality of shutter pieces into contact with each other on the sliding surface. In the enveloping / cutting apparatus, the shutter piece includes a shutter member in which a guide hole is formed in a base portion, a pedestal portion that is detachably attached to the rotating shaft and is fitted in the guide hole, A position adjusting unit that adjusts the position of the front end portion of the shutter member and that is set so as not to be displaced in the adjusted state, and the pair of inner surfaces facing each other of the guide holes have a rotation center of the pedestal portion and The guide member is formed on a guide surface that is parallel to a straight line connecting the distal end portions of the shutter member, and the pair of opposed outer surfaces of the pedestal portion are formed in contact surfaces that are in surface contact with the guide surface, respectively. Are, the shutter member, envelope cutting device is positioned adjusted to move toward the distal end side along the guide surface with respect to the base portion.   The guide hole is formed in a rectangular shape in plan view, and the main body portion on which the contact surface of the pedestal portion is formed is formed in a rectangular shape in plan view, and the width of the main body portion in the linear direction. Is set to be smaller than the length of the guide surface in the linear direction.

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