JP5845507B2 - Mushroom cutting device and one mushroom - Google Patents

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a mushroom cutting apparatus suitable for use in cutting a mushroom ridge such as cultivated beech shimeji.

  In general, in bin cultivation of mushrooms such as beech shimeji mushrooms, the harvested mushrooms are packaged and shipped in units of one stock, and the mushrooms are also attached with a stone bump. Therefore, the consumer usually cuts the stone tip before cooking and uses only the edible portion. On the other hand, in order to save the labor of the consumer who cuts a stone bump part, before shipping, the stone bump part is cut on the producer side, and only the edible part is shipped as a cut mushroom.

  Conventionally, a mushroom root cutting device disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known as a cutting device for cutting such a stone protrusion. This root cutting device is a root cutting device that cuts a stone bump from a mushroom fruit stock cultivated in a culture bottle. The cylindrical portion of the cap body having an outward flange at the upper portion of the cylindrical portion is previously opened. The mushrooms grown in the culture bottle attached to the transporting mechanism that transports the whole culture bottle and the stock of the mushroom fruit body from the culture bottle to be transported to the upward slope that guides the outward flange of the cap body upward From the opposite side of the lift part, the lift part that exposes the stone protrusion from the lower part of the opening of the cap body, the pressing mechanism that opposes the lift part and presses the fungus in the stone protrusion direction, The fruit body to be transported by the transport mechanism is removed from the culture bottle together with the cap body in the lift part, transported on the lift part, and pressed from the fungus umbrella side by the press mechanism. One by the cutting member is obtained by configured to be removed ferrule portion.

JP 2009-38972 A

  However, the above-described conventional mushroom cutting device (mushroom root cutting device) has the following problems.

  First, since the cutting method itself remains a general cutting method, the cut line is like Kr shown in FIG. 7A, and the cut surface is a flat surface. On the other hand, the upper surface of the mushroom stone-protruded portion that is cultivated in a bottle has a mountain shape with the center side raised upward. Therefore, when cutting on a flat surface, the shape of the upper surface of the stone protrusion is taken into account and it cannot be seen from the outside, so it must be cut with a certain margin. As a result, on the outer peripheral side of the mushroom, the cut amount of the edible portion other than the stone bump portion is increased, which is not preferable from the viewpoint of eliminating waste of food, and a decrease in the production amount as a cut mushroom cannot be ignored.

  Secondly, to cut from one direction with one cutting blade, it is necessary to fix the mushroom. Therefore, in the case of Patent Document 1, the mushroom is pressed from above by the conveyor belt. However, the mushroom usually has a large variation in height and the like, and a mushroom having a large height is included. As a result, the quality of the product as well as the product quality may be deteriorated.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a mushroom cutting device that solves the problems in the background art.

  The mushroom cutting device 1 according to the present invention is a cutting device that cuts the stone-projected portion Ms of the cultivated mushroom M in order to solve the above-described problems, and can set the mushroom M at a predetermined cutting position Xs. Blades that face the outer surfaces on both sides of the mushroom M and are bent or bent in a chevron shape so that the portion 2 and the edible portion Mm of the mushroom M set at the cutting position Xs and the stone protrusion Ms can be cut. Cutter drive capable of moving the cutter units 3p and 3q forward and backward so that at least the pair of cutter units 3p and 3q having the units 3pb and 3qb and the blade units 3pb and 3qb of the cutter units 3p and 3q are displaced along an arc. It comprises the mechanism part 4, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  In this case, according to a preferred aspect of the invention, the blade portions 3pb and 3qb can be formed in a semicylindrical shape, and the circular shape forming the semicylindrical shape has at least a perfect circular shape, an elliptical shape, or a polygonal shape. The cylindrical shape can include at least a cylindrical shape having the same diameter, a tapered cylindrical shape, or a hemispherical shape. On the other hand, the cutter drive mechanism unit 4 includes a rotation support unit 11p, 11q that rotatably supports the lower portions of the pair of cutter units 3p, 3q, and a cutter that can advance and retract the pair of cutter units 3p, 3q in a symmetric direction. A drive unit 12 can be provided. On the other hand, the cutter drive mechanism 4 can be provided with a controller 13 that controls at least the forward and backward movement and stop of the cutters 3p and 3q. The mushroom M can contain at least Buna shimeji Mb.

  According to the mushroom cutting device 1 according to the present invention having such a configuration, the following remarkable effects can be obtained.

  (1) A pair of mushrooms M set at the cutting position Xs, facing the outer surfaces on both sides of the mushroom M and curved or bent in a chevron shape so that the space between the edible part Mm and the stone protrusion Ms can be cut. Since the blade portions 3pb and 3qb can be moved back and forth along the arc, the blade portions 3pb and 3qb can be cut along the upper surface shape (mountain shape) of the mushroom M's stone protrusion Ms, and the edible portion Mm other than the stone protrusion Ms is useless. Can eliminate defects that are cut. Thereby, the waste of food can be reduced and the production amount as a cut mushroom can be increased.

  (2) At the time of cutting, both sides of the mushroom M can be sandwiched between the blade parts 3pb and 3qb of the pair of cutter parts 3p and 3q so that the mushroom M can be substantially fixed. A mechanical mechanism becomes unnecessary. Therefore, even when mushrooms M having different heights are included, there is no risk of damaging the mushrooms M, and the quality of the product can be improved, and the product quality can be improved. It can also contribute to simplification.

  (3) According to a preferred embodiment, the blade portions 3pb and 3qb can be formed in a semicylindrical shape, and the circular shape forming the semicylindrical shape includes at least a perfect circular shape, an elliptical shape, or a polygonal shape. In addition, the cylindrical shape can include at least a cylindrical shape having the same diameter, a tapered cylindrical shape, or a hemispherical shape, and is excellent in adaptability and diversity to the cut surface.

  (4) According to a preferred embodiment, the cutter drive mechanism 4 is symmetrically supported by the rotation support portions 11p and 11q that rotatably support the lower portions of the pair of cutter portions 3p and 3q, respectively, and the pair of cutter portions 3p and 3q. If the cutter drive unit 12 that can be moved back and forth is provided, it can be configured simply with a relatively small number of parts, so that it can contribute to the cost reduction of the apparatus and at least a pair that is curved (or bent) into a mountain shape. Necessary operations for moving the cutter parts 3p, 3q forward and backward along the arc can be realized easily and reliably.

  (5) If the controller 13 that controls at least the forward and backward movement and stop of the cutter units 3p and 3q is provided in the cutter driving mechanism unit 4 according to a preferred embodiment, the operation of the cutting apparatus 1 can be automated (fully automated and semi-automated). Can be easily realized.

  (6) According to a preferred embodiment, if the mushroom M contains at least Buna-Shimeji Mb, the effects of the mushroom cutting device 1 according to the present invention can be maximized.

The front block diagram of the state which opened the cutter part of the cutting device which concerns on suitable embodiment of this invention, Side configuration diagram showing a part of a state in which the cutter unit of the cutting device is closed, Front configuration diagram in a state in which the cutter unit of the cutting device is closed, The perspective view which shows a part of the state which opened the cutter part of the cutting device, Side view showing a modification example of the cutter unit provided in the cutting device, Front configuration diagram showing a modification example of the cutter drive mechanism provided in the cutting device, Action explanatory diagram when cutting mushrooms with the same cutting device,

  Next, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be given and described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  First, the whole structure of the mushroom cutting device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the cutting device 1 roughly includes a mushroom set unit 2, a pair of cutter units 3 p and 3 q, and a cutter drive mechanism unit 4. The mushroom setting unit 2 is configured so that the mushroom M can be set at a predetermined cut position Xs, and as shown by an imaginary line as an example, the mushroom holding unit configured in a cup shape that regulates the horizontal position of the mushroom M Part 21, arm part 22 that supports this mushroom holding part 21, arm drive part 23 that can move this arm part 22 in the horizontal and vertical directions, and the bottom part of mushroom M by supporting mushroom M from below A mushroom restricting portion 24 that restricts the position in the vertical direction (vertical direction), a support mechanism portion 25 that supports the mushroom restricting portion 24, and the like can be used. The illustrated mushroom M is Buna-Shimeji Mb. If such Buna-Shimeji Mb is applied as the mushroom M, the effects of the cutting device 1 according to the present invention can be maximized.

  The pair of cutter parts 3p, 3q are arranged facing the outer surfaces on both sides of the mushroom M so as to be able to cut between the edible part Mm of the mushroom M set at the cutting position Xs and the stone protrusion part Ms. The blade portions 3pb and 3qb are curved or bent. As shown in FIG. 2, one cutter portion 3p includes a blade portion 3pb formed in a semi-cylindrical shape curved in a mountain shape (reverse U shape), and attachment portions 3pc and 3pc integrally formed at both ends of the blade portion 3pb. And a support portion 3ps formed in a U-shape in plan view by combining three plate members, and mounting portions 3pc and 3pc are attached to both outer surfaces on the opening side of the support portion 3ps. The link lever portion 3pr is projected at the opposite side of the support portion 3ps where the blade portion 3pb is attached. In this case, the circular shape forming the semi-cylindrical shape of the blade portion 3pb can include at least a perfect circular shape, an elliptical shape, or a polygonal shape. Good. The cylindrical shape can include at least a cylindrical shape having the same diameter, a tapered cylindrical shape, or a hemispherical shape. FIG. 5 shows an example of the shape of the blade portion 3pb. In FIG. 5, (a), (b) is a perfect circle shape, and each shows a case where the curvature is different. (C) shows a polygonal shape (an example is an octagon). (D) shows the case of hemispherical shape, and the blade portion 3pb itself has a 1/4 spherical shape. The blade portion 3pb shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 has a cylindrical shape with the same diameter.

  Thus, the blade portion 3pb can be formed in a semi-cylindrical shape, and the circular shape forming the semi-cylindrical shape includes at least a perfect circular shape, an elliptical shape, or a polygonal shape. The shape can include at least a cylindrical shape having the same diameter, a tapered cylindrical shape, or a hemispherical shape, and is excellent in adaptability and diversity to the cut surface. In the above, one cutter part 3p has been described, but the other cutter part 3q has the same configuration except that the other cutter part 3q is formed and configured to be symmetrical with respect to the cutter part 3p. It becomes. In the other cutter part 3q, 3qb indicates a blade part, 3qs indicates a support part, and 3qr indicates a link lever part.

  The cutter driving mechanism unit 4 is configured so that the blade units 3pb and 3qb in the cutter units 3p and 3q can move forward and backward along an arc. The cutter driving mechanism unit 4 is capable of advancing and retracting the rotation support units 11p and 11q and the pair of cutter units 3p and 3q that support the lower portions of the support units 3ps and 3ps of the cutter units 3p and 3q, respectively, in a symmetric direction. A cutter driving unit 12 is provided. The cutter driving unit 12 is not limited to a specific form as long as the cutter driving unit 12 has a function of moving the cutter units 3p and 3q forward and backward, that is, moving the link lever unit 3pr described above. Available. The illustration shows a case where a pair of electric actuators (linear actuators) 12p and 12q are used, but they can be replaced by various linear actuators such as an air cylinder and a hydraulic cylinder. Therefore, in the case of the illustration, the tip ends of the plunger portions 12ps and 12qs in the electric actuators 12p and 12q are connected to the end portions of the link lever portions 3pr and 3qr via the rotating portions, respectively.

  Further, the cutting device 1 includes a sub chassis portion 33 that is opposed to the main chassis portion 31 and the main chassis portion 31 and is fixed via four frame portions 32... One surface of the support portion 3ps in the cutter portion 3p is rotatably attached to the main chassis portion 31 via the shaft 11pf, and the other surface of the support portion 3ps is turned to the sub-chassis portion 33 via the shaft 11ps. Install as possible. Therefore, the rotation support part 11p is comprised by the shafts 11pf and 11ps. The other cutter unit 3q is configured similarly to the one cutter unit 3p. Further, the head portions 12ph and 12qh of the electric actuators 12p and 12q are attached to the chassis portion 31 via the rotation fixing portions 26p and 26q.

  On the other hand, FIG. 6 shows a modified embodiment of the cutter drive mechanism unit 4. 6 uses a single drive motor 35 and a ball screw 36 driven by the drive motor 35 instead of the pair of electric actuators 12p and 12q (linear actuators) shown in FIG. And configured. In this case, one end of the ball screw portion 36 s of the ball screw 36 is coupled to the rotating shaft of the drive motor 35, and a shaft portion 37 is attached to the nut portion 36 n of the ball screw 36. The shaft portion 37 is connected to the support portion 3ps of the one cutter portion 3p via the link 38p, and is connected to the support portion 3qs of the other cutter portion 3q via the link 38q. In addition, both ends of each link 38p and 38q become a rotation part. Accordingly, when the drive motor 35 is rotated, the nut portion 36n and the shaft portion 37 are moved up and down, and the upper ends of the links 38p and 38q can be displaced in directions away from each other and in directions approaching each other. That is, the same function as that when the pair of electric actuators 12p and 12q is used can be exhibited, and the cutter driving mechanism unit 4 can be implemented in various forms.

  In this way, the cutter drive mechanism 4 can be moved back and forth in the symmetrical direction with the rotation support portions 11p and 11q that rotatably support the lower portions of the pair of cutter portions 3p and 3q, respectively. If a simple cutter drive unit 12 is provided, the configuration can be simplified with a relatively small number of parts, which contributes to cost reduction of the apparatus and at least a pair of cutter units curved (or bent) into a mountain shape. The necessary operation of moving 3p and 3q back and forth along the arc can be realized easily and reliably.

  Further, the cutter driving mechanism unit 4 includes a controller 13 that controls the cutter driving unit 12, the arm driving unit 23, and the like. The controller 13 can control at least the forward and backward movement and stop of the cutter units 3p and 3q. As shown in FIG. 1, the controller 13 includes a controller main body 13c having a computing function for performing various control processes, arithmetic processes, and the like, and the program area 13mp of the memory 13m built in the controller main body 13c includes a cutting device 1. Are stored in the data area 13md, and data including various setting data is stored. The setting data includes setting data for the moving speed of the cutter units 3p and 3q. The controller body 13c is connected with an operation unit 41 that performs operations such as input and selection, and a display unit 42 that displays various data. As described above, if the controller 13 that controls at least the forward / backward movement and stop of the cutter units 3p and 3q is provided in the cutter driving mechanism unit 4, automation of operations in the cutting apparatus 1 (including full automation and semi-automation) is easy. Can be done.

  Next, the usage method and operation | movement of the cutting device 1 of the mushroom which concerns on this embodiment are demonstrated with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 shows a state immediately before the mushroom M is cut, and the mushroom M held by the mushroom setting unit 2 is set at the cut position Xs. Therefore, the loading position (home position) for loading the mushroom M into the mushroom setting unit 2 is set to a position different from the cutting position Xs, and the mushroom holding unit 21 is cut by the arm driving unit 23 described above. , And can be moved to a loading position and a discharge position, which will be described later. Now, it is assumed that the cutting device 1 is in a state before the start of use. In this state, the mushroom holding portion 21 is in the loading position, and the cutter portions 3p and 3q, that is, the blade portions 3pb and 3qb are in the open position Po spaced apart on both sides, as shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, when the use is started, the cutter device 1 operates as follows. First, the mushroom M is loaded from above into the mushroom holding portion 21 in the loading position. Further, the controller main body 13c controls the arm driving unit 23, and the mushroom holding unit 21 is moved in the horizontal direction, and is lowered when reaching the upper part of the cutter units 3p and 3q, and stopped at the cutting position Xs shown in FIG. Let At the cutting position Xs, the horizontal position of the mushroom M is restricted by the mushroom holding part 21, and the bottom part of the mushroom M abuts on the mushroom restricting part 24 to restrict the position in the vertical direction (vertical direction). .

  Next, the controller main body 13c drives and controls the electric actuators 12p and 12q to project the procedure parts 12ps and 12qs and displace the link lever parts 3pr and 3qr upward. Thereby, since each cutter part 3p, 3q is rotationally displaced about each rotation support part 11p, 11q as a fulcrum, the closed position where the front-end | tip of blade part 3pb and 3qb in cutter part 3p and 3q approaches, and front-end | tips contact | abut. Stop at Xc. FIG. 3 shows the closed position Xc where the tips contact each other. As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, the mushroom M is cut at the stone protrusion portion Ms and the edible portion Mm. At this time, each blade portion 3pb, 3qb is displaced along the cut line Ki shown in FIG. 7, that is, along the arc, and each blade portion 3pb, 3qb is bent (or bent) into a mountain shape shown in FIG. Therefore, the cut surface has a shape along the top surface shape of the stone protrusion portion Ms, that is, a mountain shape whose center is raised upward.

  When the cutting is completed, the controller main body 13c controls the arm driving unit 23 to displace the mushroom holding unit 21 upward and then horizontally. When the discharge position is reached, the cut mushroom M held by the mushroom holding section 21 is discharged to a cut mushroom collection tray or the like by reversing the mushroom holding section 21 or the like. When the discharge is completed, the mushroom holding unit 21 is displaced to the loading position (home position). On the other hand, if the mushroom holding part 21 is displaced upward from the cut position Xs, the controller main body 13c drives and controls the electric actuators 12p and 12q, and the procedure parts 12ps and 12qs are displaced in the retracting direction. Thereby, each cutter part 3p, 3q is rotationally displaced about each rotation support part 11p, 11q, and each blade part 3pb, 3qb is returned to the open position Xo which leaves | separates. As a result, the cut stone bump portion Ms falls from the mushroom restricting portion 24 and is collected in the stone bump collection box or the like. Note that, if necessary, in order to ensure the fall of the stone protrusion portion Ms, a drop promoting means may be provided in the support mechanism portion 25 to vibrate or tilt the mushroom regulating portion 24.

  Therefore, according to such a cutting device 1 according to the present embodiment, the outer surface on both sides of the mushroom M can be cut between the edible portion Mm and the stone protrusion portion Ms of the mushroom M set at the cutting position Xs. The pair of blade portions 3pb and 3qb that are opposed to each other and are bent or bent in a mountain shape are made to move forward and backward along the arc, so that cutting is performed along the upper surface shape (mountain shape) of the stone protrusion portion Ms of the mushroom M. Thus, the problem that the edible part Mm other than the stone protrusion part Ms is cut unnecessarily can be eliminated. Thereby, the waste of food can be reduced and the production amount as a cut mushroom can be increased. In particular, in the actual production volume, it was possible to realize an increase in production volume exceeding at least 10% compared with the conventional method (apparatus). Further, at the time of cutting, both sides of the mushroom M can be sandwiched between the blade portions 3pb and 3qb of the pair of cutter portions 3p and 3q so that the mushroom M can be substantially fixed. This mechanism is unnecessary. Therefore, even when mushrooms M having different heights are included, there is no risk of damaging the mushrooms M, and the quality of the product can be improved, and the product quality can be improved. It can also contribute to simplification.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment was described in detail, this invention is not limited to such embodiment, It does not deviate from the summary of this invention in a detailed structure, a shape, a raw material, quantity, a numerical value, etc. It can be changed, added, or deleted arbitrarily.

  For example, when each blade portion 3pb, 3qb is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape, the circular shape forming the semi-cylindrical shape includes at least a perfect circular shape, an elliptical shape, or a polygonal shape, and the cylindrical shape includes at least Although the case of including a cylindrical shape having the same diameter, a tapered cylindrical shape, or a hemispherical shape has been exemplified, the present invention can be implemented in various forms and various shapes that produce the same effect. On the other hand, although the case where a pair of cutter parts 3p and 3q was utilized was shown, the quantity of the cutter parts 3p ... is not limited to this. For example, three sets of cutter parts 3p... May be used and cut from three directions. In this case, the shape of each cutter part 3p. On the other hand, as the cutter driving mechanism unit 4, a rotation support unit 11p, 11q that rotatably supports the lower portions of the pair of cutter units 3p, 3q, and a cutter capable of moving the pair of cutter units 3p, 3q back and forth in a symmetric direction. Although the case where the drive unit 12 is provided is shown, various forms that exhibit the same function, such as directly rotating (or turning) the cutter units 3p and 3q by a rotation driving unit, can be applied. In addition, the cutter drive mechanism unit 4 is provided with a controller 13 for controlling the forward and backward movement and stop of the cutter units 3p and 3q, so that it is configured as an automated type. An operation lever that can be operated by an operator may be provided, and an operation amount that is rotated or displaced by the operation of the operation lever may be transmitted to the cutter units 3p and 3q. Therefore, the cutter drive mechanism 4 is a concept including an operation lever and a transmission mechanism that can be manually operated. Thus, the cutting device 1 according to the present invention can be easily implemented in various forms such as a manual operation type, a fully automatic type, and a semi-automatic type.

  The mushroom cutting device according to the present invention is suitable for cutting the exemplified beech shimeji, but can also be used for cutting stone bumps in various mushrooms having similar forms.

  1: cutting device, 2: mushroom set unit, 3p: cutter unit, 3q: cutter unit, 3pb: blade unit, 3qb: blade unit, 4: cutter drive mechanism unit, 11p: rotation support unit, 11q: rotation support unit Part, 12: cutter drive part, 13: controller, M: mushroom, edible part Mm, Ms: mushroom stone part, Mb: beech shimeji, Xs: cut position

Claims (4)

  A mushroom cutting device that cuts the mushroom's stone bumps that have been cultivated, and the mushroom set part that can set mushrooms at a predetermined cutting position, and the edible part of mushrooms set at the cutting position and the portion between stone bumps can be cut And at least a pair of cutter parts having blade parts that are opposed to the outer surfaces on both sides of the mushroom and curved or bent in a mountain shape, and each cutter part so that the blade part in each cutter part is displaced along an arc. A mushroom cutting device comprising: a cutter drive mechanism that can move the portion forward and backward.   The cutter drive mechanism includes a rotation support unit that rotatably supports lower portions of the pair of cutter units, and a cutter drive unit that can advance and retract the pair of cutter units in a symmetric direction. The mushroom cutting device according to claim 1.   3. The mushroom cutting device according to claim 2, wherein the cutter driving mechanism section includes at least a controller that controls forward / backward movement and stoppage of the cutter section.   The mushroom cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the mushroom includes at least beech shimeji.

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