JP6185060B2 - Method and apparatus for cutting food dough - Google Patents

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JP6185060B2
JP6185060B2 JP2015521503A JP2015521503A JP6185060B2 JP 6185060 B2 JP6185060 B2 JP 6185060B2 JP 2015521503 A JP2015521503 A JP 2015521503A JP 2015521503 A JP2015521503 A JP 2015521503A JP 6185060 B2 JP6185060 B2 JP 6185060B2
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本発明は、扁平状の食品生地を連続した紐状、帯状又は棒状などのごとき長い長尺食品生地に切断する切断方法及び装置に関する。さらに詳細には、扁平状の食品生地を、例えば左右方向にジグザグに切断して、前記食品生地を連続した長い食品生地に切断する方法及び装置に関する。   The present invention relates to a cutting method and apparatus for cutting a flat food dough into a long and long food dough such as a continuous string, strip or bar. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for cutting a flat food dough into, for example, a zigzag in the left-right direction and cutting the food dough into a continuous long food dough.

従来、例えば大きな塊のパン生地などの食品生地から所望重量の小さな食品生地を得る場合、上記塊の食品生地を長い帯状の食品生地に成形した後に所望重量に切断することが行われている（例えば特許文献１、２参照）。   Conventionally, when a food dough having a desired weight is obtained from a food dough such as a large lump bread dough, for example, the lump food dough is formed into a long strip-shaped food dough and then cut into a desired weight (for example, (See Patent Documents 1 and 2).

特開２００１−９５４６８号公報JP 2001-95468 A 国際公開特許ＷＯ０２／０８０６８３ Ａ２International Patent Publication WO02 / 080683 A2

前記特許文献１に記載の構成は、大きな塊のパン生地などをホッパー内に投入し、当該ホッパーの下側に備えた矩形状の長い開口部に、カッター装置を備えた構成である。この構成においては、前記開口部の長手方向へ移動自在な移送コンベア上に、前記カッター装置によって切断した所定長さでほぼ一定の大きさの食品生地切断片を落下している。そして、前記移送コンベアによって移送される切断片の後端側に、次に切断される切断片の先端側を重ねることによって、長い連続した食品生地に形成しているものである。   The configuration described in Patent Document 1 is a configuration in which a large lump of bread dough or the like is put into a hopper, and a rectangular long opening provided on the lower side of the hopper is provided with a cutter device. In this configuration, a food dough cut piece having a predetermined length, which is cut by the cutter device, is dropped on a transfer conveyor that is movable in the longitudinal direction of the opening. Then, a long continuous food dough is formed by superimposing the front end side of the next cut piece to the rear end side of the cut piece transferred by the transfer conveyor.

上記構成における前記カッター装置は、いわゆるスターカッターと称されるものであって、互に反対方向に回転する一対の回転軸に備えた複数の板状の切断刃によって、食品生地を一定長さで所望重量の食品生地に次々に切断する構成である。   The cutter device in the above-described configuration is a so-called star cutter, and the food dough is fixed in length by a plurality of plate-shaped cutting blades provided on a pair of rotating shafts rotating in opposite directions. It is the structure cut | disconnected one after another to the food dough of desired weight.

前記特許文献２に記載の構成は、ホッパーの開口部に備えたスターカッターでホッパー内から降下する食品生地を切断する構成である。そして、前記スターカッターは、一端側に切欠部を備えた切断刃と他端側に切欠部を備えた切断刃とを交互に備えた構成である。したがって、前記スターカッターを回転して食品生地の切断を行うとき、ホッパー内の食品生地と切断された食品生地の一端側が接続した状態と、ホッパー内の食品生地と切断された食品生地の他端側が接続した状態とを交互に繰り返して切断することになる。すなわち、ホッパー内において次第に降下する食品生地は連続した長尺状態の食品生地に切断されることになる。   The configuration described in Patent Document 2 is a configuration in which the food dough descending from the hopper is cut with a star cutter provided in the opening of the hopper. And the said star cutter is the structure provided with the cutting blade provided with the notch part in the one end side, and the cutting blade provided with the notch part in the other end side by turns. Therefore, when cutting the food dough by rotating the star cutter, the food dough in the hopper and one end side of the cut food dough are connected, and the food dough in the hopper and the other end of the cut food dough The state where the side is connected is repeated alternately and disconnected. That is, the food dough that gradually descends in the hopper is cut into continuous food dough.

すなわち、従来の、スターカッターを使用して食品生地を切断し、連続した長い食品生地を形成する構成においては、スターカッターによって食品生地の切断を行うとき、及び食品生地が上記スターカッターに至る過程においてストレスを受けると共に、スターカッターによる切断時においても大きなストレスを受けるものであった。   In other words, in the conventional configuration in which the food dough is cut using a star cutter to form a continuous long food dough, when the food dough is cut by the star cutter, and the process in which the food dough reaches the star cutter In addition to being stressed at the time of cutting, it was also subjected to great stress at the time of cutting with a star cutter.

本発明は、以上のような問題を解決するためになされたものであり、食品生地全体を押圧することなく、食品生地にかかるストレスを抑制して、扁平状の食品生地を切断し連続した長い食品生地を形成する方法および装置を提供することを課題とするものである。
The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and suppresses stress applied to the food dough without pressing the entire food dough, and cuts the flat food dough continuously. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and an apparatus for forming a food dough.

上記課題を解決するため、本発明は以下のような構成を有する。 すなわち、扁平状の食品生地を連続した長尺食品生地に切断する食品生地の切断方法であって、
（ａ）扁平な食品生地の一側縁から他側縁方向へ相対的にカッターを移動して食品生地を切断し、前記他側縁に近接した位置で未切断部を残して前記食品生地から前記カッターを上方向に離反して切断動作を中止する工程と、
（ｂ）前記食品生地に対して前記カッターを、前記切断方向に対して直交する方向へ相対的に移動した後に、前記食品生地の前記他側縁から前記一側縁方向へ切断を行い、前記一側縁に近接した位置で未切断部を残して前記カッターを上方向に離反して切断動作を中止する工程と、
（ｃ）前記食品生地に対して前記カッターを、前記切断方向に対して直交する方向へ相対的に移動する工程と、
（ｄ）前記（ａ）工程から（ｃ）工程を適数回繰り返す工程と、
を備えていることを特徴とするものである。In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following configuration. That is, a food dough cutting method for cutting flat food dough into continuous food dough,
(A) cutting the food dough by relatively moving the cutter from one side edge of the flat food dough to the other side edge, leaving an uncut portion at a position close to the other side edge from the food dough Separating the cutter upward and stopping the cutting operation;
(B) after moving the cutter relative to the food dough relative to the direction perpendicular to the cutting direction, cutting from the other side edge of the food dough to the one side edge direction, Leaving the uncut portion at a position close to one side edge, and separating the cutter upward to stop the cutting operation;
(C) moving the cutter relative to the food dough relatively to a direction orthogonal to the cutting direction;
(D) repeating steps (a) to (c) an appropriate number of times;
It is characterized by having.

また、扁平状の食品生地を連続した長尺食品生地に切断する食品生地の切断方法であって、
（ａ）扁平状の食品生地を一方向へ搬送する搬送ベルト上へ載置する工程と、
（ｂ）前記搬送ベルトの搬送端付近において、前記搬送ベルトの搬送方向に対して直交する方向へカッターを往移動して、前記食品生地を一側縁から他側縁方向へ切断し、前記他側縁に近接した位置で未切断部を残して前記食品生地から前記カッターを離反して往切断動作を中止する工程と、
（ｃ）前記搬送ベルトを駆動して前記食品生地の所望量の搬送を行う工程と、
（ｄ）前記カッターによって前記食品生地の前記他側縁から前記一側縁方向へ復移動して切断を行い、前記一側縁に近接した位置で未切断部を残して前記食品生地から前記カッターを離反して復切断動作を中止する工程と、
（ｅ）前記（ｃ）工程を行う工程と、
（ｆ）前記（ｂ）工程から（ｅ）工程を適数回繰り返す工程と
を備えていることを特徴とするものである。Also, a food dough cutting method for cutting flat food dough into continuous food dough,
(A) a step of placing a flat food dough on a conveying belt that conveys the food dough in one direction;
(B) In the vicinity of the conveyance end of the conveyance belt, the cutter is moved in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the conveyance belt to cut the food dough from one side edge to the other side edge, and the other Leaving the cutter away from the food dough leaving an uncut portion at a position close to the side edge and stopping the forward cutting operation;
(C) driving the transport belt to transport a desired amount of the food dough;
(D) The cutter cuts back from the other side edge of the food dough in the direction of the one side edge by the cutter and leaves the uncut portion at a position close to the one side edge to leave the cutter from the food dough Separating the reverse cutting operation by separating
(E) performing the step (c);
(F) Steps (b) to (e) are repeated an appropriate number of times.

また、前記食品生地の切断方法において、前記搬送ベルトの搬送端に対応した位置に備えた移送コンベアによって、前記食品生地から切断分離されて自重落下した長尺食品生地を前記往移動方向へ移送する工程を備え、前記復移動の移動速度は前記往移動の移動速度よりも大きいことを特徴とするものである。   In the food dough cutting method, the long food dough that has been cut and separated from the food dough and dropped by its own weight is transferred in the forward movement direction by a transfer conveyor provided at a position corresponding to the transfer end of the transfer belt. A moving speed of the backward movement is greater than a moving speed of the forward movement.

また、前記食品生地の切断方法において、前記カッターの往移動は前記移送コンベアの移送速度に対応した速度であることを特徴とするものである。   In the food dough cutting method, the forward movement of the cutter is a speed corresponding to the transfer speed of the transfer conveyor.

また、前記食品生地の切断方法において、前記食品生地の最後の切断工程は、前記カッターが往移動する工程であることを特徴とするものである。   In the food dough cutting method, the last cutting step of the food dough is a step in which the cutter moves forward.

また、前記食品生地の切断方法において、扁平状の食品生地はトレイ内において醗酵させた食品生地であることを特徴とするものである。   In the food dough cutting method, the flat food dough is a food dough fermented in a tray.

また、扁平状の食品生地を連続した長尺食品生地に切断する食品生地切断装置であって、水平な扁平状の食品生地の一側縁から他側縁方向へ相対的に往復動自在かつ上下動自在なカッターと、前記カッターの往復動方向に対して直交する水平方向へ前記カッターに対して前記食品生地を相対的にかつ間欠的に搬送自在な搬送手段と、前記カッターと前記搬送手段の動作を制御するための制御装置であって、食品生地の両側縁に近接した位置で未切断部を残して前記カッターを上方向に離反して切断動作を中断するように制御する制御装置と、
を備えていることを特徴とするものである。
Also, a food dough cutting device for cutting flat food dough into continuous food dough, which is relatively reciprocable from one side edge to the other side edge of a horizontal flat food dough A movable cutter, a conveying means that can convey the food dough relatively and intermittently relative to the cutter in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the reciprocating direction of the cutter, and the cutter and the conveying means A control device for controlling the operation, and a control device for controlling the cutting operation to be interrupted by separating the cutter upwardly leaving an uncut portion at a position close to both side edges of the food dough, and
It is characterized by having.

また、前記扁平状の食品生地を連続した長尺食品生地に切断する食品生地切断装置であって、前記搬送手段が扁平状の前記食品生地を一方向へ搬送する搬送ベルトであることを特徴とするものである。
Further, a wherein a food dough cutting apparatus for cutting a flat elongated food dough food dough is continuous, a conveyor belt the conveying means for conveying the food dough flat in one direction To do.

また、前記食品生地切断装置において、前記搬送方向に対して直交する方向へ往復動自在に備えたスライダに前記カッターを上下動自在に備え、前記カッターによる前記食品生地の切断時に、前記カッターに先行して前記食品生地の側縁部を検出するための生地側縁検出手段を備えていることを特徴とするものである。   Further, in the food dough cutting apparatus, the cutter is provided on a slider that is reciprocally movable in a direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction, and precedes the cutter when the food dough is cut by the cutter. And the dough side edge detection means for detecting the side edge part of the said food dough is provided, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

また、前記食品生地切断装置において、前記搬送ベルトの搬送端付近において前記食品生地から切断されて自重落下した長尺食品生地を前記搬送ベルトの搬送方向に対して交差する方向へ移送する移送コンベアを備えていることを特徴とするものである。   Further, in the food dough cutting device, a transfer conveyor for transferring a long food dough that has been cut from the food dough and dropped by its own weight in the vicinity of the transfer end of the transfer belt in a direction intersecting the transfer direction of the transfer belt. It is characterized by having.

また、前記食品生地切断装置において、前記カッターの往移動時の移動速度は前記移送コンベアの移送速度に対応した速度であり、前記カッターの復移動時の移動速度は、往移動時の移動速度よりも大であることを特徴とするものである。   In the food dough cutting apparatus, the moving speed of the cutter when moving forward is a speed corresponding to the transfer speed of the transfer conveyor, and the moving speed of the cutter when moving backward is more than the moving speed when moving forward Is also large.

また、前記食品生地切断装置において、前記搬送ベルトによって搬送される食品生地の後端縁を検出する後端縁検出手段を備え、前記制御装置は、当該後端縁検出手段の後端縁検出に基いて、前記カッターによる前記食品生地の切断が往動作による切断によって切断動作を終了すべく、切断幅を補正して切断回数を演算する演算手段を備えていることを特徴とするものである。   In the food dough cutting device, the food dough cutting device further includes a rear end edge detecting unit that detects a rear end edge of the food dough conveyed by the conveying belt, and the control device detects the rear end edge of the rear end edge detecting unit. Based on this, the food dough is cut by the cutter, and is provided with calculation means for correcting the cutting width and calculating the number of cuttings so that the cutting operation is terminated by cutting by the forward movement.

また、前記食品生地切断装置において、前記カッターにより切り出された長尺食品生地の折返し端部を検出する検出手段を更に備えていることを特徴とするものである。   Further, the food dough cutting apparatus further includes a detecting means for detecting a folded end portion of the long food dough cut out by the cutter.

本発明によれば、扁平状の食品生地を連続した長い食品生地に切断するとき、食品生地全体を押圧するようなことがなく、ストレスを抑制して切断することができるものである。   According to the present invention, when a flat food dough is cut into a continuous long food dough, the whole food dough is not pressed and can be cut while suppressing stress.

本発明の実施形態に係る食品生地切断装置によって食品生地の切断を行う切断方法を概念的、概略的に示した作用説明図である。It is action explanatory drawing which showed notionally and schematically the cutting method which cuts food dough with the food dough cutting device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. 制御装置の機能ブロック図である。It is a functional block diagram of a control device. 食品生地の切断終了を、カッターの一方向への移動によって終了することの説明図である。It is explanatory drawing of complete | finishing the cutting | disconnection end of food dough by the movement to the one direction of a cutter. 食品生地切断装置の全体的構成を概念的、概略的に示した側面説明図である。It is side explanatory drawing which showed notionally and schematically the whole structure of the food dough cutting device. 食品生地切断装置の全体的構成を概念的、概略的に示した正面説明図である。It is front explanatory drawing which showed notionally and schematically the whole structure of the food dough cutting device. 移送コンベアの移送方向を変えた実施形態に係る食品生地切断装置の構成を概念的、概略的に示した平面説明図である。It is plane explanatory drawing which showed notionally and schematically the structure of the food dough cutting device which concerns on embodiment which changed the transfer direction of the transfer conveyor. ロータリーカッターの切断刃の断面形状を示したものである。The cross-sectional shape of the cutting blade of a rotary cutter is shown. 本発明の第２の実施形態に係る食品生地切断装置の平面図を示したものである。The top view of the food dough cutting device which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention is shown. 本発明の第３の実施形態に係る食品生地切断装置の正面図を示したものである。The front view of the food dough cutting device which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention is shown. 本発明の第３の実施形態に係る食品生地切断装置であって、その他の変形例である食品生地切断装置の平面図および正面図を示したものである。It is the food dough cutting device which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: The top view and front view of the food dough cutting device which are other modifications are shown.

以下、図面を用いて本発明の第１の実施形態に係る食品生地切断装置の構成について説明するに、理解を容易にするために、主要な構成についての機能及び食品生地の切断方法について説明する。   Hereinafter, the structure of the food dough cutting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In order to facilitate understanding, the functions of the main structure and the method for cutting the food dough will be described. .

図１は、本発明の第１の実施形態に係る食品生地切断装置による食品生地の切断状態の変化を概念的、概略的に示すもので、各図（Ａ）〜（Ｆ）において、（ａ）は切断状態の概念的、概略的な平面説明図で、（ｂ）は概念的、概略的な正面説明図である。   FIG. 1 conceptually and schematically shows a change in the cutting state of a food dough by the food dough cutting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In each of the drawings (A) to (F), (a ) Is a conceptual and schematic plan explanatory diagram of the cut state, and (b) is a conceptual and schematic front explanatory diagram.

図１に概念的、概略的に示すように、本発明の第１の実施形態に係る食品生地切断装置１は、食品生地３を前後方向（Ｙ軸方向に沿った矢印Ａ方向）へ搬送する搬送ベルト５を備えている。前記食品生地３は、偏平状の食品生地であって、この食品生地３は、搬送ベルト５上に水平に直接載置されるものである。   As conceptually and schematically shown in FIG. 1, the food dough cutting apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention conveys the food dough 3 in the front-rear direction (the direction of arrow A along the Y-axis direction). A conveyor belt 5 is provided. The food dough 3 is a flat food dough, and the food dough 3 is directly placed horizontally on the conveyor belt 5.

前記搬送ベルト５の搬送端付近には、前記食品３を左右方向（Ｘ軸方向）に切断するためのカッター７が左右方向へ往復動自在かつ上下方向（Ｚ軸方向）に移動自在に備えられている。そして、上記カッター７が左右方向へ移動して前記食品生地３を切断するとき、前記カッター７に先行して前記食品生地３の左右の側縁部を検出するための生地側縁検出手段としての光学センサ９Ａ，９Ｂが備えられている。なお、光学センサを水平に旋回する構成とした場合には、カッター７が移動する方向に対し１個の光学センサを先行する位置に旋回位置決めすることができる。   A cutter 7 for cutting the food 3 in the left-right direction (X-axis direction) is provided near the transport end of the transport belt 5 so as to be reciprocable in the left-right direction and movable in the up-down direction (Z-axis direction). ing. And when the said cutter 7 moves to the left-right direction and cut | disconnects the said food dough 3, as a dough side edge detection means for detecting the left and right side edge part of the said food dough 3 ahead of the said cutter 7 Optical sensors 9A and 9B are provided. When the optical sensor is configured to turn horizontally, one optical sensor can be turned and positioned at a preceding position in the direction in which the cutter 7 moves.

前記搬送ベルト５の搬送端の下側には、移送ベルト１１が備えられている。この移送ベルト１１は、前記カッター７によって切断されて左右方向に長い紐状、帯状、棒状などのように長い食品生地（長尺食品生地）４を秤量や切断等を行う次工程へ移送する作用をなすものである。本実施例においては、前記移送ベルト１１は前記搬送ベルト５の搬送方向（矢印Ａ方向）に対して交差する方向（直交する方向）である左右方向へ沿って備えられている。そして、前記移送ベルト１１は長尺食品生地３Ａを矢印Ｂ方向へ搬送する。   A transport belt 11 is provided below the transport end of the transport belt 5. The transfer belt 11 is cut by the cutter 7 to transfer a long food dough (long food dough) 4 such as a long string shape, a band shape, or a rod shape in the left-right direction to the next step for weighing, cutting, or the like. It is what makes. In the present embodiment, the transfer belt 11 is provided along the left-right direction, which is a direction (orthogonal direction) intersecting the conveyance direction (arrow A direction) of the conveyance belt 5. The transfer belt 11 conveys the long food dough 3A in the direction of arrow B.

前記搬送ベルト５の搬送作用や移送ベルト１１の移送作用は、例えばサーボモータ（図１には図示省略）の作用によって行われるもので、その搬送動作、移送動作は、例えばコンピュータ等の適宜の制御装置１３の制御の下に適宜に制御自在である。また、前記カッター７の左右方向への移動は、例えばサーボモータによって正逆回転されるエンドレスベルト、ボールネジ機構や流体圧シリンダ等のごとき左右方向動作機構（図１には図示省略）によって行われるものである。そして、前記カッター７の上下動は、例えば流体圧シリンダ等のごとき上下動用アクチュエータ（図１には図示省略）によって行われるものである。このカッター７の左右方向への移動及び上下動の動作は、前記制御装置１３によって制御されるものである。   The transport operation of the transport belt 5 and the transport operation of the transport belt 11 are performed by, for example, the operation of a servo motor (not shown in FIG. 1). It can be appropriately controlled under the control of the device 13. Further, the movement of the cutter 7 in the left-right direction is performed by a left-right direction operation mechanism (not shown in FIG. 1) such as an endless belt, a ball screw mechanism, a fluid pressure cylinder, etc. It is. The vertical movement of the cutter 7 is performed by a vertical movement actuator (not shown in FIG. 1) such as a fluid pressure cylinder. The movement of the cutter 7 in the left-right direction and the vertical movement are controlled by the control device 13.

以上のごとき構成において、食品生地３を搬送ベルト５上に載置し、制御装置１３の制御の下に当該搬送ベルト５を駆動する。そして、前記食品生地３をＹ軸前方向（矢印Ａ方向）へ搬送すると、前記搬送コンベア５の搬送端より僅かに上流側（後側）の所定位置に備えた先端縁検出手段（光学センサ）１５によって食品生地３の先端縁が検出される。前記光学センサ１５によって食品生地３の先端縁が検出されると、前記カッター７による切断位置から予め設定された切断幅Ｗ分だけ前方向へ搬送され、搬送ベルト５による搬送動作が停止される。   In the configuration as described above, the food dough 3 is placed on the conveyor belt 5, and the conveyor belt 5 is driven under the control of the control device 13. And if the said food dough 3 is conveyed to the Y-axis front direction (arrow A direction), the front edge detection means (optical sensor) provided in the predetermined position slightly upstream (rear side) from the conveyance end of the said conveyor 5 15, the leading edge of the food dough 3 is detected. When the leading edge of the food dough 3 is detected by the optical sensor 15, it is conveyed forward from the cutting position by the cutter 7 by a preset cutting width W, and the conveying operation by the conveying belt 5 is stopped.

すなわち、前述のごとく光学センサ１５によって食品生地３の先端縁が検出されると、前記カッター７による切断位置に対する前記光学センサ１５の前後方向の位置的関係と、予め設定された切断幅Ｗとに基いて、前記切断位置に対する前方向への搬送量が前記制御装置１３に備えた演算手段１７（図２参照）によって演算される。そして、上記演算手段１７の演算結果に基いて、前記搬送ベルト５を回転するＹ軸モータ１９の回転が制御され、切断位置から食品生地３の先端縁を切断幅Ｗだけ搬送して停止される。   That is, when the leading edge of the food dough 3 is detected by the optical sensor 15 as described above, the positional relationship in the front-rear direction of the optical sensor 15 with respect to the cutting position by the cutter 7 and a preset cutting width W are obtained. Based on this, the forward conveyance amount with respect to the cutting position is calculated by the calculating means 17 (see FIG. 2) provided in the control device 13. Then, based on the calculation result of the calculation means 17, the rotation of the Y-axis motor 19 that rotates the conveyor belt 5 is controlled, and the leading edge of the food dough 3 is conveyed by the cutting width W from the cutting position and stopped. .

前述のごとく食品生地３の先端縁を切断位置から切断幅Ｗだけ搬送した状態にあるときに、左右方向の適宜位置に停止した状態にあるカッター７を切断位置に下降し、左右方向へ移動することにより、食品生地３の先端縁の切断が行われる。前記カッター７による切断位置は、搬送ベルト５の搬送端付近であるので、食品生地３から左右方向に長く切断分離される長尺食品生地４Ａは自重によって移送ベルト１１上に落下する。前記移送ベルト１１は、前記搬送ベルト５の搬送方向に対して直交する左右方向（矢印Ｂ方向）に長尺食品生地４Ａを移送する。   As described above, when the leading edge of the food dough 3 is conveyed by the cutting width W from the cutting position, the cutter 7 stopped at an appropriate position in the left-right direction is lowered to the cutting position and moved in the left-right direction. Thereby, the cutting | disconnection of the front-end edge of the food dough 3 is performed. Since the cutting position by the cutter 7 is in the vicinity of the conveying end of the conveying belt 5, the long food dough 4A cut and separated from the food dough 3 in the left-right direction falls on the transfer belt 11 by its own weight. The transfer belt 11 transfers the long food dough 4 </ b> A in the left-right direction (arrow B direction) orthogonal to the transfer direction of the transfer belt 5.

ところで、前記カッター７による切断方向が、図１（Ａ）に示すように、前記移送ベルト１１の移送方向と同一方向であるときには、往移動による切断であり、前記カッター７の移動速度（切断速度）は、前記移送ベルト１１の移送速度に対応した適正な速度であって、例えば約半分の速度である。したがって、前記移送ベルト１１上に自重落下する長尺食品生地４Ａが折り重なるようなことがないものである。   By the way, when the cutting direction by the cutter 7 is the same as the transfer direction of the transfer belt 11 as shown in FIG. 1A, it is a cutting by forward movement, and the moving speed (cutting speed) of the cutter 7 ) Is an appropriate speed corresponding to the transfer speed of the transfer belt 11, for example, about half the speed. Therefore, the long food dough 4A that falls under its own weight on the transfer belt 11 is not folded.

前述のように、前記カッター７を矢印Ｂ方向（右方向）へ移動しての食品生地３の切断時（往移動の切断時）に、前記カッター７より先行する光学センサ９Ａが食品生地３の右側縁を検出すると、前記制御装置１３の制御の下に右側縁からの設定位置にてカッター７が上昇される。そして、カッター７は、未切断部を残して食品生地３の右側縁の外側に外れた位置に移動される。すなわち、食品生地３の右側縁付近に切残し部３Ｂを残して、食品生地３と長尺食品生地４Ａとを接続した状態に保持する。   As described above, when the food dough 3 is cut by moving the cutter 7 in the direction of arrow B (rightward) (at the time of forward movement cutting), the optical sensor 9A preceding the cutter 7 is When the right edge is detected, the cutter 7 is raised at a set position from the right edge under the control of the control device 13. The cutter 7 is moved to a position outside the right edge of the food dough 3 leaving an uncut portion. In other words, the food dough 3 and the long food dough 4A are held in a connected state, leaving the uncut portion 3B near the right edge of the food dough 3.

前述のように、カッター７が食品生地３の右側縁の外側に移動されると、前記搬送ベルト５が再び作動されて、食品生地３を切断幅Ｗだけ搬送して停止される。その後、カッター７を下降して左方向（矢印Ｂの逆方向）へ移動（復移動）することにより、次の長尺食品生地４ＡＡを先の長尺食品４Ａに接続した状態（連続した状態）に切断することになる。この際、カッター７の切断方向は前記移送ベルト１１の移送方向と逆方向である。したがって、食品生地３から切断分離された長尺食品生地４ＡＡが自重によって移送ベルト１１上に落下しても折り重なることはない。よって、移送ベルト１１の移送方向に対して逆方向に食品生地３の切断（復移動による切断）を行うときは、前記制御装置１３の制御の下に、矢印Ｂ方向への切断速度よりも高速で行われるものである。   As described above, when the cutter 7 is moved to the outside of the right edge of the food dough 3, the conveyor belt 5 is actuated again, and the food dough 3 is conveyed by the cutting width W and stopped. Thereafter, the cutter 7 is lowered and moved (returned) in the left direction (the reverse direction of the arrow B) to connect the next long food dough 4AA to the previous long food 4A (continuous state). Will be disconnected. At this time, the cutting direction of the cutter 7 is opposite to the transfer direction of the transfer belt 11. Therefore, even if the long food dough 4AA cut and separated from the food dough 3 falls on the transfer belt 11 by its own weight, it does not overlap. Therefore, when cutting the food dough 3 in the direction opposite to the transfer direction of the transfer belt 11 (cutting by reverse movement), it is faster than the cutting speed in the direction of arrow B under the control of the control device 13. It is done in

前記カッター７が食品生地３の左側縁に近接して、カッター７より先行する光学センサ９Ｂが食品生地３の左側縁を検出すると、右側縁の場合と同様に、未切断部としての切残し部３Ｃを残してカッター７が上昇される。そして、カッター７が左側縁の左側方へ移動された後、食品生地３の搬送が行われ、切断幅Ｗだけ搬送されると、カッター７によって右方向への切断が再び行われることになる。   When the cutter 7 is close to the left edge of the food dough 3 and the optical sensor 9B preceding the cutter 7 detects the left edge of the food dough 3, the uncut portion as an uncut portion is formed as in the case of the right edge. The cutter 7 is raised leaving 3C. Then, after the cutter 7 is moved to the left side of the left edge, the food dough 3 is transported, and when it is transported by the cutting width W, the cutter 7 performs the cutting in the right direction again.

以上のごとき説明から理解されるように、搬送ベルト５上の扁平状の食品生地３を切断幅Ｗだけ搬送することを繰り返すと共に、カッター７による食品生地３の切断を左右方向に交互に行い、かつ左右両側縁に未切断部を残すことにより、扁平状の食品生地３から連続した長尺食品生地４を切断することができるものである。   As understood from the above description, while repeating the conveyance of the flat food dough 3 on the conveyance belt 5 by the cutting width W, the cutting of the food dough 3 by the cutter 7 is alternately performed in the left-right direction, Further, by leaving uncut portions on the left and right side edges, the continuous food dough 4 continuous from the flat food dough 3 can be cut.

本発明の第１の実施形態に係る食品生地切断装置１では、食品生地３から切断分離される長尺食品生地４は、前記搬送ベルト５の搬送端から自重により前記移送ベルト１１上に落下するため、移送ベルト１１の移送方向（矢印Ｂ方向）と関連して食品生地３の最終の切断位置を食品生地３の右側縁側、つまり、移送ベルト１１の移送方向下流側に位置するよう搬送ベルト５の搬送及びカッター７の動作を制御している。   In the food dough cutting apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the long food dough 4 cut and separated from the food dough 3 falls on the transfer belt 11 by its own weight from the transport end of the transport belt 5. Therefore, the conveyance belt 5 is positioned so that the final cutting position of the food dough 3 is located on the right edge side of the food dough 3, that is, on the downstream side in the transfer direction of the transfer belt 11, in relation to the transfer direction of the transfer belt 11 (arrow B direction). And the operation of the cutter 7 are controlled.

前記搬送ベルト１１の側方で、前記先端縁検出手段１５の後方（搬送ベルト１１の搬送上流側）の所定位置に後端縁検出手段（光学センサ）２１が備えられている。前記光学センサ２１は、前記搬送ベルト１１により搬送される前記食品生地３の有無を検知する。 前述のごとく、食品生地３は、前記カッター７により連続した長尺食品生地４に切断され、その切断動作が繰り返されながら前記搬送ベルト５上を搬送される。そして、前記光学センサ２１が前記食品生地３の後端縁の通過を検出すると、前記カッター７による次回以降の切断回数及び新たな切断幅ＷＡが前記演算手段１７によって演算される。   A rear edge detection means (optical sensor) 21 is provided on a side of the conveyor belt 11 at a predetermined position behind the leading edge detection means 15 (on the upstream side of the conveyance belt 11). The optical sensor 21 detects the presence or absence of the food dough 3 conveyed by the conveyor belt 11. As described above, the food dough 3 is cut into the continuous long food dough 4 by the cutter 7 and conveyed on the conveyor belt 5 while the cutting operation is repeated. When the optical sensor 21 detects the passage of the rear edge of the food dough 3, the calculation means 17 calculates the number of times the cutter 7 will cut the next time and a new cutting width WA.

図３は、光学センサ２１によって食品生地３の後端縁の通過が検出され後、長尺食品生地４が前回の停止位置から切断幅Ｗ分搬送された位置で一時的に停止される状態を示している。前記カッター７による切断位置７Ｃから前記光学センサ２１までの距離をＬとし、この光学センサ２１から食品生地３の後端縁までの距離をＬ１とすると、前記切断位置７Ｃから後端縁までの長さは（Ｌ−Ｌ１）で表わされる。なお、上記距離Ｌ１は、食品生地３が前回の停止位置から光学センサ２１が後端縁を検知（食品生地３が無くなったことを検知）した時点までの搬送距離の情報に基づき、切断幅Ｗ分の搬送距離に対する残りの搬送距離として前記演算手段１７によって演算される。   FIG. 3 shows a state in which after the passage of the rear edge of the food dough 3 is detected by the optical sensor 21, the long food dough 4 is temporarily stopped at the position where it has been conveyed by the cutting width W from the previous stop position. Show. When the distance from the cutting position 7C by the cutter 7 to the optical sensor 21 is L, and the distance from the optical sensor 21 to the rear edge of the food dough 3 is L1, the length from the cutting position 7C to the rear edge. The length is represented by (L-L1). The distance L1 is based on the information on the transport distance from the previous stop position of the food dough 3 to the time when the optical sensor 21 detects the trailing edge (detects that the food dough 3 is lost). The calculation means 17 calculates the remaining conveyance distance with respect to the minute conveyance distance.

すなわち、前記切断位置７Ｃから後端縁までの食品生地３の残り寸法（Ｌ−Ｌ１）は、前記距離Ｌ、Ｌ１に基いて、残り寸法演算手段２３によって演算される。 なお、前記距離Ｌ１は、光学センサ２１が後端縁を検知した後、前記食品生地３が停止するまでの搬送距離を測定することも可能であるが、光学センサ２１が後端縁を検知した時点で演算することにより生産性を向上させている。   That is, the remaining dimension (L-L1) of the food dough 3 from the cutting position 7C to the rear edge is calculated by the remaining dimension calculating means 23 based on the distances L and L1. The distance L1 can be measured after the optical sensor 21 detects the trailing edge until the food dough 3 stops, but the optical sensor 21 detects the trailing edge. Productivity is improved by calculating at the time.

そして、切断回数演算手段２５において、残り寸法（Ｌ−Ｌ１）と切断幅Ｗより（Ｌ−Ｌ１）／Ｗの演算が行われ、食品生地３の残りの切断回数Ｎ（整数）が算出される。この算出結果と現在のカッター７の位置情報に基き、食品生地３の最後の切断を終了する際にカッター７が食品生地３の左右どちらの側縁付近にて切断動作を終了するのかが演算される。また、最後に切り出される後端縁を含む食品生地３の幅Ｒも算出される。   Then, the cutting number calculating means 25 calculates (L−L1) / W from the remaining dimension (L−L1) and the cutting width W, and calculates the remaining cutting number N (integer) of the food dough 3. . Based on this calculation result and the current position information of the cutter 7, it is calculated whether the cutter 7 ends the cutting operation near the left or right side edge of the food dough 3 when the last cutting of the food dough 3 is finished. The Further, the width R of the food dough 3 including the rear edge that is cut out last is also calculated.

カッター７が矢印Ｂ方向（往移動方向）に食品生地３を切断して食品生地３の右側縁付近で切断を終了するよう算出された場合における、新たな切断幅ＷＡの演算処理について説明する。食品生地３の最後の幅Ｒは切断生地幅Ｗ以下となるため、切断幅Ｗと比較して極端に細くなる場合もある。このような場合、長尺食品生地４から所定重量に切断される食品生地片は細長い形状となり、その後の丸め成形などにおいて好ましいものではない。したがって、予め設定された切断生地幅Ｗからの大きな変動を抑制するために、幅Ｒが切断生地幅Ｗの半分より大きくなる場合には、新たな切断幅ＷＡはこれまでと同じ切断幅Ｗの値とし、幅Ｒが切断生地幅Ｗの半分以下となる場合には、食品生地３の残りの寸法（Ｌ−Ｌ１）と切断回数Ｎに基き新たな切断幅ＷＡを（Ｌ−Ｌ１）／（Ｎ＋１）として前記演算手段１７によって演算するよう備えている。なお、この閾値は例示であって、切断幅Ｗに対する幅Ｒの値（比率）を7割など他の比率にすることも可能である。   A calculation process of a new cutting width WA when the cutter 7 is calculated to cut the food dough 3 in the arrow B direction (forward movement direction) and finish cutting near the right edge of the food dough 3 will be described. Since the last width R of the food dough 3 is equal to or less than the cut dough width W, it may be extremely narrow compared to the cut width W. In such a case, the food dough piece cut to a predetermined weight from the long food dough 4 has an elongated shape, which is not preferable in subsequent round forming. Therefore, in order to suppress a large variation from the preset cut width W, when the width R is larger than half of the cut width W, the new cut width WA is the same as the previous cut width W. When the width R is equal to or less than half of the cut dough width W, a new cut width WA based on the remaining dimension (L-L1) of the food dough 3 and the number of cuts N is set to (L-L1) / ( N + 1) is calculated by the calculating means 17. This threshold value is merely an example, and the value (ratio) of the width R with respect to the cutting width W can be set to other ratios such as 70%.

また、カッター７が矢印Ｂの反対方向（複移動方向）に食品生地３を切断して食品生地３の左側縁付近で切断を終了するよう算出された場合には、切断回数Ｎを１回多くあるいは少なくするよう設定を変更し、新たな切断回数に基いて新たな切断幅ＷＡを算出する。このとき、例えば、食品生地３の最後の幅Ｒが切断生地幅Ｗの半分より大きくなる場合には、切断回数Ｎを１回多く設定して新たな切断回数（Ｎ＋１）に変更し、食品生地３の残りの寸法（Ｌ−Ｌ１）と新たな切断回数（Ｎ＋１）に基き新たな切断幅ＷＡを（Ｌ−Ｌ１）／（Ｎ＋２）として前記演算手段１７によって演算する。また、食品生地３の最後の幅Ｒが切断生地幅Ｗの半分以下となる場合には、切断回数Ｎを１回少なく設定して新たな切断回数（Ｎ−１）に変更し、食品生地３の残りの寸法（Ｌ−Ｌ１）と新たな切断回数（Ｎ−１）に基き新たな切断幅ＷＡを（Ｌ−Ｌ１）／（Ｎ）として前記演算手段１７によって演算する。このようにして、残り寸法（Ｌ−Ｌ１）の生地は、新たな切断幅ＷＡの長尺食品生地４に切断される。そして、カッター７が矢印Ｂ方向（往移動方向）に食品生地３を切断して食品生地３の右側縁付近で切断を終了するよう制御することができる。   Further, when the cutter 7 is calculated to cut the food dough 3 in the opposite direction (double movement direction) of the arrow B and finish cutting near the left edge of the food dough 3, the number of times of cutting N is increased by one. Alternatively, the setting is changed so as to decrease, and a new cutting width WA is calculated based on the new cutting frequency. At this time, for example, when the last width R of the food dough 3 is larger than half of the cut dough width W, the number of times of cutting N is set to one time and changed to a new number of times of cutting (N + 1), Based on the remaining three dimensions (L-L1) and the new number of cuts (N + 1), the new cutting width WA is calculated as (L-L1) / (N + 2) by the calculation means 17. When the last width R of the food dough 3 is less than or equal to half of the cut dough width W, the number of times of cutting N is set to one less and changed to a new number of times of cutting (N-1). Based on the remaining dimension (L-L1) and the new number of cuts (N-1), the new cutting width WA is calculated as (L-L1) / (N) by the calculation means 17. In this manner, the dough having the remaining dimension (L-L1) is cut into a long food dough 4 having a new cutting width WA. Then, the cutter 7 can be controlled to cut the food dough 3 in the arrow B direction (forward movement direction) and finish the cutting near the right edge of the food dough 3.

したがって、食品生地３の切断終了時に、搬送ベルト５の搬送端付近に載っている食品生地３の細長い部分が移送ベルト１１上に落下した場合であっても、先行して切断された移送ベルト１１上の長尺食品生地４に折り重なるようなことがないものである。   Therefore, even when the elongate portion of the food dough 3 placed near the conveyance end of the conveyance belt 5 falls on the transfer belt 11 at the end of cutting the food dough 3, the transfer belt 11 cut in advance is cut. The upper food dough 4 does not fold over.

次に、本発明の第１の実施形態に係る食品生地切断装置１の全体的構成について説明する。図４に概念的、概略的に示すように、本発明の第１の実施形態に係る食品生地切断装置１は、キャスタ２７を備えた箱状のフレーム２９を備えており、このフレーム２９の後側（図４において左側）には、コンベアフレーム３１が枢軸３３を介して上下方向に回動可能に備えられている。より詳細には、前記フレーム２９の上下方向のほぼ中央の高さ位置には、左右方向（Ｘ軸方向）に離隔した左右のコンベアブラケット３５Ｌ、３５Ｒ（図５参照）が備えられている。   Next, the overall configuration of the food dough cutting apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. As conceptually and schematically shown in FIG. 4, the food dough cutting apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a box-shaped frame 29 including casters 27. On the side (left side in FIG. 4), a conveyor frame 31 is provided so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction via a pivot 33. More specifically, left and right conveyor brackets 35L and 35R (see FIG. 5) spaced apart in the left-right direction (X-axis direction) are provided at a substantially central height position in the up-down direction of the frame 29.

そして、前記コンベアブラケット３５Ｌ、３５Ｒの後端側（図４において左端側）に、前記枢軸３３を介して前記コンベアフレーム３１が上下方向に回動可能に備えられている。前記コンベアブラケット３５Ｌ、３５Ｒには左右方向に長い駆動ローラ３７の左右両端側が回転自在に支持されている。そして、前記コンベアフレーム３１の後端側（図４において左端側）に備えた従動ローラ３９と前記駆動ローラ３７とに亘って、エンドレス状の前記搬送ベルト５が掛回してある。   The conveyor frame 31 is provided on the rear end side (left end side in FIG. 4) of the conveyor brackets 35L and 35R so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction via the pivot 33. The left and right ends of a driving roller 37 that is long in the left-right direction are rotatably supported by the conveyor brackets 35L, 35R. The endless transport belt 5 is wound around the driven roller 39 and the drive roller 37 provided on the rear end side (left end side in FIG. 4) of the conveyor frame 31.

前記駆動ローラ３７を回転駆動するために、前記フレーム２９にはサーボモータなどのごときモータ４１が備えられている。そして、このモータ４１によって回転される駆動スプロケット４３と前記コンベアブラケット３５Ｌ、３５Ｒに回転自在に支持された一方の中継スプロケット４５Ａとにはエンドレス状の駆動チェン４７が掛回してある。そして、前記中継スプロケット４５Ａと並列して備えた他方の中継スプロケット４５Ｂと、前記駆動ローラ３７に備えた従動スプロケット４９とに亘って従動チェン５１が掛回してある。そして、前記コンベアフレーム３１の左右方向の一側には前記光学センサ２１が備えられ
ており、前記コンベアブラケット３５Ｌ、３５Ｒの適宜一方には前記光学センサ１５が備えられている。In order to rotationally drive the drive roller 37, the frame 29 is provided with a motor 41 such as a servo motor. An endless drive chain 47 is wound around the drive sprocket 43 rotated by the motor 41 and one of the relay sprockets 45A rotatably supported by the conveyor brackets 35L and 35R. A driven chain 51 is wound around the other relay sprocket 45B provided in parallel with the relay sprocket 45A and a driven sprocket 49 provided on the drive roller 37. The optical sensor 21 is provided on one side of the conveyor frame 31 in the left-right direction, and the optical sensor 15 is provided on an appropriate one of the conveyor brackets 35L and 35R.

上記構成により、前記制御装置１３によってモータ４１の回転を制御することにより、前記搬送ベルト５上に載置した食品生地３を前方向（図４において右方向）へ搬送することができる。そして、前記光学センサ１５によって前記食品生地３の前端縁（先端縁）を検出することができ、前記光学センサ２１によって前記食品生地３の後端縁を検出することができるものである。   With the above configuration, the food dough 3 placed on the transport belt 5 can be transported forward (rightward in FIG. 4) by controlling the rotation of the motor 41 by the control device 13. The front edge (tip edge) of the food dough 3 can be detected by the optical sensor 15, and the rear edge of the food dough 3 can be detected by the optical sensor 21.

前記搬送ベルト５の搬送端付近において前記食品生地３を左右方向に切断するために、前記搬送端に対応した上方位置には、前記フレーム２９における左右のサイドフレーム５３Ｌ、５３Ｒに左右両端部を支持された上下のガイド部材５５が備えられている。そして、上記ガイド部材５５にはスライダ５７が左右方向へ移動自在に支持されている。そして、このスライダ５７には、流体圧シリンダ等のごとき上下動用アクチュエータ５９が備えられている。この上下動用アクチュエータ５９に上下動自在に備えたピストンロッド等のごとき上下作動部材６１の下端側には、前後方向の水平な支持軸６３が備えられており、この支持軸６３に前記カッター７が回転自在に備えられている。   In order to cut the food dough 3 in the left-right direction in the vicinity of the transport end of the transport belt 5, left and right end portions are supported by the left and right side frames 53L and 53R in the frame 29 at an upper position corresponding to the transport end. The upper and lower guide members 55 are provided. A slider 57 is supported on the guide member 55 so as to be movable in the left-right direction. The slider 57 is provided with an actuator 59 for vertical movement such as a fluid pressure cylinder. A vertical support shaft 63 in the front-rear direction is provided on the lower end side of the vertical operation member 61 such as a piston rod provided in the vertical movement actuator 59 so as to freely move up and down. The cutter 7 is attached to the support shaft 63. It is provided so that it can rotate freely.

前記スライダ５７を左右方向に移動するために、前記フレーム２９のサイドフレーム５３Ｌ及びサイドフレーム５３Ｒの間の上部にはモータブラケット６５が備えられており、このモータブラケット６５の右側部分には、駆動スプロケット６７を備えたモータ６９が装着してある。そして、前記モータブラケット６５の左側部分には従動スプロケット７１を回転自在に備えた支持ブラケット７２が備えられている。前記駆動スプロケット６７と従動スプロケット７１にはエンドレス状のチェン７０が掛回してあり、このチェン７０と前記スライダ５７の一部とが連結プレート７６を介して一体的に連結してある。   In order to move the slider 57 in the left-right direction, a motor bracket 65 is provided on the upper portion of the frame 29 between the side frame 53L and the side frame 53R, and a drive sprocket is provided on the right side of the motor bracket 65. A motor 69 provided with 67 is mounted. The left side portion of the motor bracket 65 is provided with a support bracket 72 that is rotatably provided with a driven sprocket 71. An endless chain 70 is wound around the drive sprocket 67 and the driven sprocket 71, and the chain 70 and a part of the slider 57 are integrally connected via a connecting plate 76.

したがって、前記モータ６９を正逆回転することにより、前記スライダ５７を左右方向に移動することができる。そして、前記上下動用アクチュエータ５９を作動することにより、前記カッター７を上下動することができる。よって、前記搬送ベルト５によって前方向へ搬送される前記食品生地３を、前述したように長尺の食品生地４に切断することができるものである。   Therefore, the slider 57 can be moved in the left-right direction by rotating the motor 69 forward and backward. The cutter 7 can be moved up and down by operating the actuator 59 for vertical movement. Therefore, the food dough 3 conveyed forward by the conveying belt 5 can be cut into the long food dough 4 as described above.

前記搬送ベルト５の搬送端の下側には、食品生地３から切断された前記長尺食品生地４を右方向へ移送するための前記移送ベルト１１を備えた移送コンベア７３が配置されている。そして、前記移送コンベア７３の下側には、移送コンベア７３の移送端から下方向へ移動した長尺食品生地４を逆方向へ搬送する搬送コンベア７５が備えられている。   A transfer conveyor 73 including the transfer belt 11 for transferring the long food dough 4 cut from the food dough 3 to the right is disposed below the transfer end of the transfer belt 5. A transfer conveyor 75 is provided below the transfer conveyor 73 to transfer the long food dough 4 moved downward from the transfer end of the transfer conveyor 73 in the reverse direction.

上記搬送コンベア７５の下流側には、前記長尺食品生地４を所定重量の小片４Ｃに切断するためのギロチンカッターなどのごとき切断装置７７が備えられていると共に、前記切断装置７７によって小片の切断を行うときに、切断すべき前記長尺食品生地の秤量を行う秤量コンベア７９が備えられている。そして、上記秤量コンベア７９の下流側には、切断された後の前記小片４Ｃの秤量を行う第２の秤量コンベア８１が備えられている。   On the downstream side of the conveyor 75, a cutting device 77 such as a guillotine cutter for cutting the long food dough 4 into small pieces 4C having a predetermined weight is provided, and the cutting device 77 cuts the small pieces. A weighing conveyor 79 for weighing the long food dough to be cut is provided. A downstream side of the weighing conveyor 79 is provided with a second weighing conveyor 81 for weighing the small pieces 4C after being cut.

なお、前記搬送コンベア７５、切断装置７７及び秤量コンベア７９、８１等の構成は既によく知られている構成であるから、上記各構成要素についての詳細な構成及び作用についての説明は省略する。   In addition, since the structure of the said conveyance conveyor 75, the cutting device 77, the weighing conveyors 79 and 81, etc. is a structure already known well, description about the detailed structure and effect | action about said each component is abbreviate | omitted.

第１の実施形態に係るカッター７は、図１、５、６に示すような円盤状のロータリーカッターに限定されるものではなく、ナイフ状の刃物を数十ミクロン程度の微細な振幅で、かつ数十KHz程度の高周波で振動させながら切断する超音波カッター（図示せず）を使用することもできる。
また、円盤状のロータリーカッターの場合、切断刃の形状として、図７に示すような断面を有するロータリーカッターとすることができる。 すなわち、先端に尖った断面を有する切断刃（図７(a)）、鈍い曲面を有する切断刃（図７(b)）、鈍い曲面の一部に尖った部分を有する切断刃（図７(c)）、切断刃の近傍に板厚の変化する段部を有する切断刃（図７(d)）を備えたロータリーカッターとすることができる。The cutter 7 according to the first embodiment is not limited to the disk-shaped rotary cutter as shown in FIGS. 1, 5, and 6, and a knife-shaped blade with a fine amplitude of about several tens of microns and An ultrasonic cutter (not shown) that cuts while vibrating at a high frequency of about several tens of KHz can also be used.
Moreover, in the case of a disk-shaped rotary cutter, it can be set as the rotary cutter which has a cross section as shown in FIG. 7 as a shape of a cutting blade. That is, a cutting blade having a sharp cross-section at the tip (FIG. 7A), a cutting blade having a blunt curved surface (FIG. 7B), and a cutting blade having a sharp portion on a blunt curved surface (FIG. 7 c)), a rotary cutter provided with a cutting blade (FIG. 7 (d)) having a step portion whose thickness changes in the vicinity of the cutting blade.

なお、本発明における扁平状の食品生地３としては、周知の食品生地延展装置によって成形された平板状の食品生地の他、トレイ内において醗酵させた扁平状の食品生地３も含まれる。   In addition, as the flat food dough 3 in this invention, the flat food dough 3 fermented in the tray other than the flat food dough shape | molded by the well-known food dough extending apparatus is also contained.

以上のごとき説明より理解されるように、第１の実施形態によれば、食品生地３を搬送ベルト５上にそのまま直接載置し、間欠的に前方向へ搬送することと、カッター７を左右方向に交互に移動して、前記食品生地３をジグザグに切断するものであるから、食品生地３にほぼストレスを付与することなく長尺の食品生地３Ａに切断することができる。 特に、トレイ内において醗酵させた扁平状の食品生地３の場合、本発明に係る切断方法又は切断装置を使用して切断する前の段階においては、全くストレスを受けていないため、ほぼストレスを受けていない連続した紐状、帯状又は棒状などの長尺の食品生地を容易に製造することができる。   As understood from the above description, according to the first embodiment, the food dough 3 is directly placed on the transport belt 5 as it is, and intermittently transported forward, and the cutter 7 is moved left and right. Since the food dough 3 is zigzag cut alternately by moving in the direction, the food dough 3 can be cut into a long food dough 3 </ b> A without applying almost any stress. In particular, in the case of the flat food dough 3 fermented in the tray, since it is not subjected to any stress at the stage before being cut using the cutting method or cutting device according to the present invention, it is almost stressed. It is possible to easily produce a long food dough such as a continuous string, strip or bar.

ところで、前述した第１の実施形態では、適宜の変更を行うことも可能である。すなわち、搬送ベルト５上の食品生地３における左右方向の幅寸法に対応して、カッター７を上下動する位置を予め設定する構成とすることも可能である。この場合、左右の光学センサ９Ａ、９Ｂを省略することも可能である。また、前記光学センサ９Ａ、９Ｂに代えて、食品生地３に接触する形式のセンサとすることも可能である。   By the way, in the first embodiment described above, appropriate changes can be made. That is, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the position where the cutter 7 is moved up and down is set in advance corresponding to the width dimension in the left-right direction of the food dough 3 on the conveyor belt 5. In this case, the left and right optical sensors 9A and 9B can be omitted. Further, instead of the optical sensors 9A and 9B, a sensor of a type that contacts the food dough 3 may be used.

また、図６に示すように、前記搬送ベルト５の下側に、当該搬送ベルト５の搬送方向と移送方向が同方向の移送コンベア１１Ａを備えた構成とすることも可能である。ここで、前記移送コンベア１１Ａの幅が搬送ベルト５の幅よりも狭い場合には、食品生地３から切断された長尺食品生地４が移送コンベア１１Ａ上に常に載置されるように、前記搬送ベルト５を、図６において左右方向へ往復移動しつつ食品生地３をジグザグに切断すればよいものである。なお、前記移送コンベア１１Ａの下流端付近には、ギロチンカッター７７Ａが備えられる。また、移送コンベア１１Ａの下流側には第１、第２の秤量コンベア７９Ａ、８１Ａが配置され、切断される小片生地４Ｃの秤量が行われる。   Moreover, as shown in FIG. 6, it is also possible to have a configuration in which a transport conveyor 11A having the same transport direction and transport direction as the transport belt 5 is provided below the transport belt 5. Here, when the width of the transfer conveyor 11A is narrower than the width of the transfer belt 5, the transfer is performed so that the long food dough 4 cut from the food dough 3 is always placed on the transfer conveyor 11A. The food dough 3 may be cut in a zigzag manner while reciprocating the belt 5 in the left-right direction in FIG. A guillotine cutter 77A is provided near the downstream end of the transfer conveyor 11A. Further, first and second weighing conveyors 79A and 81A are arranged on the downstream side of the transfer conveyor 11A, and the small pieces 4C to be cut are weighed.

ところで、上記説明は、移送コンベア１１Ａを搬送ベルト５よりも狭くし、搬送ベルト５を左右方向に往復動する旨の説明をした。しかし、移送コンベア１１Ａを搬送ベルト５の幅にほぼ等しい幅に構成し、上記移送コンベア１１Ａ上に長尺食品生地４をジグザグに載置することも可能である。   In the above description, the transfer conveyor 11A is narrower than the conveyor belt 5 and the conveyor belt 5 is reciprocated in the left-right direction. However, it is also possible to configure the transfer conveyor 11A to have a width substantially equal to the width of the conveyor belt 5 and place the long food dough 4 on the transfer conveyor 11A in a zigzag manner.

次に、本発明の第２の実施形態について説明する。 第２の実施形態の説明に当たっては、前述した実施形態と同じ部分については重複を避けるため省略し、第１の実施形態とは異なる点についてのみ説明する。   Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the description of the second embodiment, the same parts as those of the above-described embodiment are omitted in order to avoid duplication, and only differences from the first embodiment will be described.

第２の実施形態に係る食品生地切断装置１０１が、前述した実施形態に係る食品生地切断装置１と異なるのは、カッターの部分である。 前述した実施形態に係る食品生地切断装置１では、カッター７は、円盤状のロータリーカッター又は超音波カッターであったが、第２の実施形態に係る食品生地切断装置１０１では、リール状のカッター１０７を使用するようになっている。   The food dough cutting device 101 according to the second embodiment is different from the food dough cutting device 1 according to the above-described embodiment in the portion of the cutter. In the food dough cutting apparatus 1 according to the above-described embodiment, the cutter 7 is a disk-shaped rotary cutter or an ultrasonic cutter. However, in the food dough cutting apparatus 101 according to the second embodiment, the reel-shaped cutter 107 is used. Is supposed to be used.

リール状のカッター１０７とは、図８に示すように、円筒状構造体の外周面に螺旋状に突起した複数の切断刃が配置されたものであって、螺旋状の切断刃の各々には、一方の端部が切欠かれた不切断部が設けられ、この不切断部は、隣り合う螺旋状の切断刃において、右側端部と左側端部（図８における右側、左側を意味する）とに交互に配置されている。 すなわち、第１の螺旋状の切断刃では、右側端部に不切断部が配置され、第１の螺旋状の切断刃に隣接する第２の螺旋状の切断刃では、左側端部に不切断部が配置され、以下同様に交互に配置されている。   As shown in FIG. 8, the reel-shaped cutter 107 includes a plurality of cutting blades that spirally project on the outer peripheral surface of a cylindrical structure, and each of the spiral cutting blades includes An uncut portion with one end cut away is provided, and the uncut portion has a right end portion and a left end portion (meaning the right side and the left side in FIG. 8) in the adjacent spiral cutting blades. Are alternately arranged. That is, the first spiral cutting blade has an uncut portion at the right end, and the second spiral cutting blade adjacent to the first spiral cutting blade has no cut at the left end. Are arranged alternately, and so on.

かかる構成の食品生地切断装置１０１では、搬送ベルト１０５によって搬送される食品生地１０３は、円筒状構造体の外周面に設けた螺旋状の切断刃の幅（円筒状構造体の軸方向長さ）よりわずかに狭い幅を有している。
搬送ベルト１０５の搬送速度に同期させて、図示しないサーボモータ等によりリール状のカッター１０７を搬送ベルト１０５へ押しつけるようにして回転させることにより、搬送ベルト１０５により搬送される扁平状の食品生地１０３は、図８に示すようにジグザグ状に切断されていく。 すなわち、隣接する螺旋状の切断刃の右側端部と左側端部には、上述したように、交互に切断刃を設けていない不切断部が配置されているため、扁平状の食品生地１０３の左右の端部には、交互に切断されていない部分が形成されるようになっている。In the food dough cutting apparatus 101 having such a configuration, the food dough 103 conveyed by the conveying belt 105 is a width of the helical cutting blade provided on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical structure (the axial length of the cylindrical structure). It has a slightly narrower width.
The flat food dough 103 conveyed by the conveyor belt 105 is synchronized with the conveyance speed of the conveyor belt 105 by rotating the reel-shaped cutter 107 against the conveyor belt 105 by a servo motor (not shown). Then, as shown in FIG. 8, it is cut into a zigzag shape. That is, as described above, the non-cutting portions that are not provided with the cutting blades alternately are arranged at the right end portion and the left end portion of the adjacent spiral cutting blades. The left and right end portions are formed with portions that are not cut alternately.

この時、リール状のカッター１０７の切断刃は、螺旋状の形状をしているため、螺旋状の切断刃の全体が同時に食品生地１０３を切断するのではなく、螺旋状の切断刃の一点が搬送ベルト１０５に接触するようにして、順次食品生地１０３を切断していくようになっているため、食品生地１０３は大きなストレスを受けることなく切断されるようになっている。   At this time, since the cutting blade of the reel-shaped cutter 107 has a spiral shape, the entire spiral cutting blade does not cut the food dough 103 at the same time. Since the food dough 103 is sequentially cut so as to come into contact with the conveyor belt 105, the food dough 103 is cut without being subjected to great stress.

搬送ベルト１０５上で切断された食品生地１０３は、図８に示すように、搬送ベルト１０５の下流であって、搬送ベルト１０５の下方に配置された移送ベルト１１１上へ自重により落下する。 搬送ベルト１０５の搬送速度より、移送ベルト１１１の搬送速度を大きく設定しておけば、図８に示すように、連続した紐状、帯状又は棒状などの長尺の食品生地を形成することができる。   As shown in FIG. 8, the food dough 103 cut on the conveyor belt 105 falls by its own weight onto the transfer belt 111 disposed downstream of the conveyor belt 105 and below the conveyor belt 105. If the conveying speed of the transfer belt 111 is set higher than the conveying speed of the conveying belt 105, a continuous food dough such as a continuous string shape, a band shape or a rod shape can be formed as shown in FIG. .

次に、図９に基づき、本発明の第３の実施形態について説明する。第３の実施形態の説明に当たっては、前述した実施形態と同じ部分については重複を避けるため省略し、前述した第１の実施形態とは異なる点についてのみ説明する。   Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the description of the third embodiment, the same parts as those of the above-described embodiment are omitted in order to avoid duplication, and only differences from the above-described first embodiment will be described.

第３の実施形態に係る食品生地切断装置２０１が、前述した第１の実施形態に係る食品生地切断装置１と異なるのは、カッター７により切り出された長尺食品生地４Ａの折返し端部４Ｅを検出する検出手段として光学センサ２０３を備えたことである。光学センサ２０３は、カッター７の前方（図９の紙面手前側）つまり、搬送ベルト５の搬送端の上方に、また、光学センサ９Ａ及び光学センサ９Ｂの間（図９参照）に配置され、カッター７と一体的に移動可能に備えられている。また、移送ベルト１１の搬送下流側に第１の秤量コンベア７９Ｂ、第２の秤量コンベア８１Ｂ及び搬出コンベア２０５を順次配置している。そして、移送ベルト１１の下流端付近の上方には、ギロチンカッター７７Ｂが備えられる。   The food dough cutting device 201 according to the third embodiment is different from the food dough cutting device 1 according to the first embodiment described above in that the folded end portion 4E of the long food dough 4A cut out by the cutter 7 is used. The optical sensor 203 is provided as detection means for detecting. The optical sensor 203 is disposed in front of the cutter 7 (front side in FIG. 9), that is, above the conveyance end of the conveyance belt 5 and between the optical sensor 9A and the optical sensor 9B (see FIG. 9). 7 is provided so as to be movable integrally therewith. In addition, a first weighing conveyor 79B, a second weighing conveyor 81B, and a carry-out conveyor 205 are sequentially arranged on the downstream side of the transfer belt 11. A guillotine cutter 77B is provided above the vicinity of the downstream end of the transfer belt 11.

食品生地３は、その生地により種々の物性を有している。食品生地３が相対的に柔らかく、粘性の強い発酵生地の場合などには、長尺食品生地４は搬送ベルト５に粘着して直ぐには下方に落下しない場合がある。この場合、カッター７が制御装置１３の制御の下に第１の実施形態と同様にそれまでと反対の方向に切断動作を開始すると、搬送ベルト５から下方に落下していない長尺食品生地４が新たに切り出された長尺食品生地４と折り重なった状態で移送ベルト１１に落下してしまう。この折り重なった長尺食品生地４は、第１の秤量コンベア７９の秤量精度を低下させる要因となり問題となる。   The food dough 3 has various physical properties depending on the dough. When the food dough 3 is a relatively soft and highly viscous fermented dough, the long food dough 4 may stick to the conveyor belt 5 and not immediately drop downward. In this case, when the cutter 7 starts the cutting operation in the opposite direction to that under the control of the control device 13 as in the first embodiment, the long food dough 4 that has not fallen downward from the conveyor belt 5 is obtained. Falls to the transfer belt 11 in a state of being folded over with the newly cut long food dough 4. The folded long food dough 4 causes a problem that the weighing accuracy of the first weighing conveyor 79 is lowered, which causes a problem.

第３の実施形態に係る食品生地切断装置２０１におけるカッター７の動作について説明する。カッター７を矢印Ｂ方向（図９の右方向）へ移動しての食品生地３の切断時（往移動の切断時）に、前記カッター７より先行する光学センサ９Ａが食品生地３の右側縁を検出した後、光学センサ２０３は、カッター７に切り出される長尺食品生地４Ａの折返し端部４Ｅを検知すると、前記光学センサ２０３が前記制御装置１３の制御の下に右側縁からの設定位置にてカッター７が上昇される。このようにカッター７の動作を制御することにより、カッター7が一方の方向への切断動作から他方の方向への切断動作に往復動する際に、長尺食品生地４Ａ同士の折り重なりを防止することができる。   The operation of the cutter 7 in the food dough cutting device 201 according to the third embodiment will be described. At the time of cutting the food dough 3 by moving the cutter 7 in the direction of arrow B (right direction in FIG. 9) (at the time of forward movement cutting), the optical sensor 9A preceding the cutter 7 moves the right edge of the food dough 3 After detection, when the optical sensor 203 detects the folded end 4E of the long food dough 4A cut out by the cutter 7, the optical sensor 203 is set at a set position from the right edge under the control of the control device 13. The cutter 7 is raised. By controlling the operation of the cutter 7 in this way, when the cutter 7 reciprocates from the cutting operation in one direction to the cutting operation in the other direction, the long food dough 4A is prevented from being folded. be able to.

さらに、図１０に基づき、第３の実施形態に係る食品生地切断装置２０１によるその他の変形例を説明する。この変形例では、縦長さＬＡで横長さＬＢの矩形状の食品生地３から切断縦長さＷＡの棒状の食品生地６を切断し、この棒状食品生地６から切断横長さＷＢの小片６Ｃを切断するものである。   Furthermore, the other modification by the food dough cutting device 201 which concerns on 3rd Embodiment is demonstrated based on FIG. In this modification, a bar-shaped food dough 6 having a vertical length WA is cut from a rectangular food dough 3 having a vertical length LA and a horizontal length LB, and a small piece 6C having a horizontal length WB is cut from the bar-shaped food dough 6. Is.

切断縦長さＷＡ及び切断横長さＷＢは、各長さ方向に対し任意の分割数をタッチパネルなどの入力装置（図示省略）に入力することにより、食品生地３の縦長さＬＡ及び横長さＬＢに基づき演算装置にて算出される。   The cut vertical length WA and the cut horizontal length WB are based on the vertical length LA and the horizontal length LB of the food dough 3 by inputting an arbitrary number of divisions in each length direction to an input device (not shown) such as a touch panel. Calculated by an arithmetic unit.

この変形例に係る食品生地切断装置２０１では、カッター７は所定の区間を往復動するよう設定されている。また、移送ベルト１１の下流端付近の側方には、棒状食品生地６の下流端を検知する光学センサ２０７が備えられている。さらに、第１の秤量コンベア７９Ｂ及び第２の秤量コンベア８１Ｂは、移送ベルト１１の搬送速度と同速で連続的に駆動される搬送装置として使用する。   In the food dough cutting apparatus 201 according to this modification, the cutter 7 is set to reciprocate in a predetermined section. Further, an optical sensor 207 for detecting the downstream end of the rod-shaped food dough 6 is provided on the side near the downstream end of the transfer belt 11. Further, the first weighing conveyor 79 </ b> B and the second weighing conveyor 81 </ b> B are used as conveying devices that are continuously driven at the same speed as the conveying speed of the transfer belt 11.

以上のごとき構成において、食品生地３を搬送ベルト５上に載置し、制御装置１３の制御の下に当該搬送ベルト５を駆動する。そして、前記食品生地３をＹ軸前方向へ搬送すると、光学センサ１５によって食品生地３の先端縁が検出され、前記カッター７による切断位置から切断縦長さＷＡ分だけ前方向へ搬送され、搬送ベルト５による搬送動作が停止される。   In the configuration as described above, the food dough 3 is placed on the conveyor belt 5, and the conveyor belt 5 is driven under the control of the control device 13. When the food dough 3 is conveyed forward in the Y-axis, the leading edge of the food dough 3 is detected by the optical sensor 15 and is conveyed forward from the cutting position by the cutter 7 by the cutting length WA, and the conveying belt. 5 is stopped.

そして、左方向の適宜位置に停止した状態にあるカッター７を搬送ベルト５上に下降し、右方向へ高速で移動することにより、食品生地３の先端縁の切断が行われる。そして、切り出された棒状食品生地６が停止された移送ベルト１１上に落下する。前記移送ベルト１１は、棒状食品生地６を矢印Ｂ方向へ移送すると、光学センサ２０７が棒状食品生地６の先端縁を検知する。その検知情報に基づき棒状食品生地６が切断横長さＷＢ分だけ搬送されるとギロチンカッター７７Ｂが作動して棒状食品生地６から小片６Ｃが切断される。その後、棒状食品生地６Ｃが切断横長さＷＢ分だけ搬送される毎にギロチンカッター７７Ｂが作動する。なお、最後の一片に対してはギロチンカッター７７Ｂを作動させない。つまり、棒状食品生地６を６等分する場合には、ギロチンカッター７７Ｂを５回作動させることを意味する。   The cutting edge 7 of the food dough 3 is cut by moving the cutter 7 stopped at an appropriate position in the left direction onto the conveyor belt 5 and moving it to the right at a high speed. And the cut-out stick-shaped food dough 6 falls on the transfer belt 11 stopped. When the transfer belt 11 transfers the rod-shaped food dough 6 in the direction of arrow B, the optical sensor 207 detects the leading edge of the rod-shaped food dough 6. When the bar-shaped food dough 6 is conveyed by the cut lateral length WB based on the detection information, the guillotine cutter 77B is activated to cut the small piece 6C from the bar-shaped food dough 6. Thereafter, the guillotine cutter 77B is operated each time the stick-shaped food dough 6C is conveyed by the cutting width WB. Note that the guillotine cutter 77B is not operated for the last piece. That is, when the rod-shaped food dough 6 is divided into six equal parts, it means that the guillotine cutter 77B is operated five times.

カッター７は、食品生地３から棒状食品生地６を切断して右側の設定位置まで移動すると上昇される。そして、移送ベルト１１上の棒状食品生地６が、搬送ベルト５の下方位置から外側に搬送されると、前記搬送ベルト５が再び作動されて、食品生地３を切断縦長さＷＡだけ搬送して停止される。その後、カッター７を下降して左方向へ高速で移動することにより、次の棒状食品生地６が切断され、移送ベルト１１上に落下する。そして、前述と同様に棒状食品生地６から小片６Ｃが切断される。   The cutter 7 is raised when the rod-shaped food dough 6 is cut from the food dough 3 and moved to the right set position. When the rod-shaped food dough 6 on the transfer belt 11 is conveyed from the lower position of the conveying belt 5 to the outside, the conveying belt 5 is actuated again to convey the food dough 3 by the cutting length WA and stop. Is done. Thereafter, the next bar-shaped food dough 6 is cut by dropping the cutter 7 and moving leftward at high speed, and falls onto the transfer belt 11. And the small piece 6C is cut | disconnected from the rod-shaped food dough 6 similarly to the above-mentioned.

以上のごとき説明から理解されるように、搬送ベルト５上の矩形状の食品生地３を食品生地３の縦長さＬＡに基づき所要に等分された切断縦長さＷＡで棒状食品生地６に切断すると共に、棒状食品生地６を食品生地３の横長さＬＢに基づき所要に等分された切断横長さＷＢで小片６Ｃに切断することにより、矩形状の食品生地３から任意数の小片６Ｃを切断することができるものである。この場合においても、食品生地３にほぼストレスを付与することなく形状の整った小片６Ｃに切断することができる。
As can be understood from the above description, the rectangular food dough 3 on the conveyor belt 5 is cut into the rod-shaped food dough 6 with the cut vertical length WA equally divided based on the vertical length LA of the food dough 3. At the same time, the bar-shaped food dough 6 is cut into small pieces 6C with a cut horizontal length WB equally divided based on the horizontal length LB of the food dough 3, thereby cutting an arbitrary number of small pieces 6C from the rectangular food dough 3. It is something that can be done. Even in this case, the food dough 3 can be cut into small pieces 6 </ b> C having a uniform shape without applying any stress.

１ 食品生地切断装置
３ 食品生地
３Ｂ、３Ｃ 切残し部
４ 長尺食品生地
４Ｅ 折返し端部
５ 搬送ベルト
６ 棒状食品生地
６Ｃ 小片
７ カッター
７Ｃ 切断位置
９Ａ、９Ｂ 光学センサ（生地側縁検出手段）
１１ 移送ベルト
１３ 制御装置
１５ 光学センサ（先端縁検出手段）
１７ 演算手段
２１ 光学センサ（後端縁検出手段）
２３ 残り寸法演算手段
２５ 切断回数演算手段
１０１ 第２の実施形態に係る食品生地切断装置
１０３ 食品生地
１０５ 搬送ベルト
１０７ リール状のカッター
１１１ 移送ベルト
２０１ 第３の実施形態に係る食品生地切断装置
２０３ 光学センサ
２０５ 搬出コンベア
２０７ 光学センサ
ＬＡ 縦長さ
ＬＢ 横長さ
ＷＡ 切断縦長さ
ＷＢ 切断横長さ
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Food dough cutting device 3 Food dough 3B, 3C Uncut part 4 Long food dough 4E Folding end part 5 Conveying belt 6 Stick-shaped food dough 6C Small piece 7 Cutter 7C Cutting position 9A, 9B Optical sensor (dough side edge detection means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Transfer belt 13 Control apparatus 15 Optical sensor (tip edge detection means)
17 Calculation means 21 Optical sensor (rear edge detection means)
23 Remaining dimension calculating means 25 Cutting frequency calculating means 101 Food dough cutting apparatus according to the second embodiment 103 Food dough 105 Conveying belt 107 Reel-shaped cutter 111 Transfer belt 201 Food dough cutting apparatus according to the third embodiment 203 Optical Sensor 205 Unloading conveyor 207 Optical sensor LA Vertical length LB Horizontal length WA Cutting vertical length WB Cutting horizontal length

Claims (13)

扁平状の食品生地を連続した長尺食品生地に切断する食品生地の切断方法であって、
（ａ）扁平な食品生地の一側縁から他側縁方向へ相対的にカッターを移動して食品生地を切断し、前記他側縁に近接した位置で未切断部を残して前記食品生地から前記カッターを上方向に離反して切断動作を中止する工程と、
（ｂ）前記食品生地に対して前記カッターを、前記切断方向に対して直交する方向へ相対的に移動した後に、前記食品生地の前記他側縁から前記一側縁方向へ切断を行い、前記一側縁に近接した位置で未切断部を残して前記カッターを上方向に離反して切断動作を中止する工程と、
（ｃ）前記食品生地に対して前記カッターを、前記切断方向に対して直交する方向へ相対的に移動する工程と、
（ｄ）前記（ａ）工程から（ｃ）工程を適数回繰り返す工程と、
を備えていることを特徴とする食品生地の切断方法。 A food dough cutting method for cutting flat food dough into continuous food dough,
(A) cutting the food dough by relatively moving the cutter from one side edge of the flat food dough to the other side edge, leaving an uncut portion at a position close to the other side edge from the food dough Separating the cutter upward and stopping the cutting operation;
(B) after moving the cutter relative to the food dough relative to the direction perpendicular to the cutting direction, cutting from the other side edge of the food dough to the one side edge direction, Leaving the uncut portion at a position close to one side edge, and separating the cutter upward to stop the cutting operation;
(C) moving the cutter relative to the food dough relatively to a direction orthogonal to the cutting direction;
(D) repeating steps (a) to (c) an appropriate number of times;
A method for cutting a food dough, comprising: 扁平状の食品生地を連続した長尺食品生地に切断する食品生地の切断方法であって、
（ａ）扁平状の食品生地を一方向へ搬送する搬送ベルト上へ載置する工程と、
（ｂ）前記搬送ベルトの搬送端付近において、前記搬送ベルトの搬送方向に対して直交する方向へカッターを往移動して、前記食品生地を一側縁から他側縁方向へ切断し、前記他側縁に近接した位置で未切断部を残して前記食品生地から前記カッターを離反して往切断動作を中止する工程と、
（ｃ）前記搬送ベルトを駆動して前記食品生地の所望量の搬送を行う工程と、
（ｄ）前記カッターによって前記食品生地の前記他側縁から前記一側縁方向へ復移動して切断を行い、前記一側縁に近接した位置で未切断部を残して前記食品生地から前記カッターを離反して復切断動作を中止する工程と、
（ｅ）前記（ｃ）工程を行う工程と、
（ｆ）前記（ｂ）工程から（ｅ）工程を適数回繰り返す工程と
を備えていることを特徴とする食品生地の切断方法。 A food dough cutting method for cutting flat food dough into continuous food dough,
(A) a step of placing a flat food dough on a conveying belt that conveys the food dough in one direction;
(B) In the vicinity of the conveyance end of the conveyance belt, the cutter is moved in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the conveyance belt to cut the food dough from one side edge to the other side edge, and the other Leaving the cutter away from the food dough leaving an uncut portion at a position close to the side edge and stopping the forward cutting operation;
(C) driving the transport belt to transport a desired amount of the food dough;
(D) The cutter cuts back from the other side edge of the food dough in the direction of the one side edge by the cutter and leaves the uncut portion at a position close to the one side edge to leave the cutter from the food dough Separating the reverse cutting operation by separating
(E) performing the step (c);
(F) A method for cutting a food dough comprising the steps (b) to (e) of repeating the process a suitable number of times. 請求項２に記載の食品生地の切断方法において、前記搬送ベルトの搬送端に対応した位置に備えた移送コンベアによって、前記食品生地から切断分離されて自重落下した長尺食品生地を前記往移動方向へ移送する工程を備え、前記復移動の移動速度は前記往移動の移動速度よりも大きいことを特徴とする食品生地の切断方法。   3. The food dough cutting method according to claim 2, wherein a long food dough cut and separated from the food dough and dropped by its own weight by a transfer conveyer provided at a position corresponding to a transport end of the transport belt is moved in the forward movement direction. A method for cutting food dough, wherein the moving speed of the backward movement is higher than the moving speed of the forward movement. 請求項３に記載の食品生地の切断方法において、前記カッターの往移動は前記移送コンベアの移送速度に対応した速度であることを特徴とする食品生地の切断方法。   4. The food dough cutting method according to claim 3, wherein the forward movement of the cutter is a speed corresponding to a transfer speed of the transfer conveyor. 請求項３又は４に記載の食品生地の切断方法において、前記食品生地の最後の切断工程は、前記カッターが往移動する工程であることを特徴とする食品生地の切断方法。   The food dough cutting method according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the last cutting step of the food dough is a step in which the cutter moves forward. 請求項１乃至５のいずれかに記載の食品生地の切断方法において、扁平状の食品生地はトレイ内において醗酵させた食品生地であることを特徴とする食品生地の切断方法。   The food dough cutting method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the flat food dough is a food dough fermented in a tray. 扁平状の食品生地を連続した長尺食品生地に切断する食品生地切断装置であって、
水平な扁平状の食品生地の一側縁から他側縁方向へ相対的に往復動自在かつ上下動自在なカッターと、
前記カッターの往復動方向に対して直交する水平方向へ前記カッターに対して前記食品生地を相対的にかつ間欠的に搬送自在な搬送手段と、
前記カッターと前記搬送手段の動作を制御するための制御装置であって、食品生地の両側縁に近接した位置で未切断部を残して前記カッターを上方向に離反して切断動作を中断するように制御する制御装置と、
を備えていることを特徴とする食品生地の切断装置。 A food dough cutting device for cutting flat food dough into continuous food dough,
A cutter that is relatively reciprocable and vertically movable from one side edge to the other side edge direction of a horizontal flat food dough,
Transport means capable of transporting the food dough relatively and intermittently relative to the cutter in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the reciprocating direction of the cutter;
A control device for controlling the operation of the cutter and the transport means, leaving an uncut portion at a position close to both side edges of the food dough and separating the cutter upward to interrupt the cutting operation. A control device for controlling
A food dough cutting device comprising: 請求項７に記載の扁平状の食品生地を連続した長尺食品生地に切断する食品生地切断装置であって、
前記搬送手段が扁平状の前記食品生地を一方向へ搬送する搬送ベルトであることを特徴とする食品生地切断装置。 A food dough cutting device for cutting the flat food dough according to claim 7 into continuous food dough,
Food dough cutting apparatus, wherein the conveying means is a conveyor belt for conveying the food dough of the flat in one direction. 請求項８に記載の食品生地切断装置において、前記搬送方向に対して直交する方向へ往復動自在に備えたスライダに前記カッターを上下動自在に備え、前記カッターによる前記食品生地の切断時に、前記カッターに先行して前記食品生地の側縁部を検出するための生地側縁検出手段を備えていることを特徴とする食品生地切断装置。   9. The food dough cutting apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the cutter is provided on a slider that is reciprocally movable in a direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction, and when the food dough is cut by the cutter, A food dough cutting apparatus comprising a dough side edge detecting means for detecting a side edge of the food dough prior to the cutter. 請求項８又は９に記載の食品生地切断装置において、前記搬送ベルトの搬送端付近において前記食品生地から切断されて自重落下した長尺食品生地を前記搬送ベルトの搬送方向に対して交差する方向へ移送する移送コンベアを備えていることを特徴とする食品生地切断装置。   10. The food dough cutting device according to claim 8 or 9, wherein a long food dough that has been cut from the food dough and dropped by its own weight in the vicinity of the transport end of the transport belt crosses the transport direction of the transport belt. A food dough cutting device comprising a transfer conveyor for transfer. 請求項１０に記載の食品生地切断装置において、前記カッターの往移動時の移動速度は前記移送コンベアの移送速度に対応した速度であり、前記カッターの復移動時の移動速度は、往移動時の移動速度よりも大であることを特徴とする食品生地切断装置。   The food dough cutting apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the moving speed of the cutter when moving forward is a speed corresponding to the transfer speed of the transfer conveyor, and the moving speed of the cutter when moving backward is the speed when moving forward. A food dough cutting apparatus characterized by being faster than the moving speed. 請求項８乃至１１のいずれかに記載の食品生地切断装置において、前記搬送ベルトによって搬送される食品生地の後端縁を検出する後端縁検出手段を備え、前記制御装置は、当該後端縁検出手段の後端縁検出に基いて、前記カッターによる前記食品生地の切断が往動作による切断によって切断動作を終了すべく、切断幅を補正して切断回数を演算する演算手段を備えていることを特徴とする食品生地切断装置。   The food dough cutting device according to any one of claims 8 to 11, further comprising a rear end edge detecting means for detecting a rear end edge of the food dough conveyed by the conveyor belt, wherein the control device includes the rear end edge. Based on the detection of the trailing edge of the detection means, the food dough is cut by the cutter, and has a calculation means for calculating the number of cuts by correcting the cut width so that the cutting operation is terminated by cutting by the forward movement. Food dough cutting device characterized by. 請求項８乃至１２のいずれかに記載の食品生地切断装置において、カッターにより切り出された長尺食品生地の折返し端部を検出する検出手段を更に備えていることを特徴とする食品生地切断装置。
The food dough cutting device according to any one of claims 8 to 12, further comprising detection means for detecting a folded end portion of the long food dough cut out by the cutter.
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