JP6308481B1 - Slicing apparatus and slicing method using the slicing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a slicing apparatus and a slicing method capable of easily cutting a food material into a desired size by at least one person. A slicing apparatus 1 for cutting food M into a desired size, wherein a plurality of cutting blades 37 are provided at intervals in the axial direction of a rotation shaft of a rotation shaft 33, and the rotation shaft 33 is driven. A cutting blade unit 30 having a first driving machine 34, and a cutting board member 61 provided with a first slit 61a on which food is placed on the upper surface 61c and the cutting edges of the plurality of cutting blades 37 respectively enter the upper surface 61c. Further, the cutting board member 61 can be reciprocated by the second driving device 65, and the cutting board member 61 is guided in a single axis from the front side to the back side of the cutting blade unit 30 in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the rotary shaft 33. A workbench unit 60 having a linear motion member 63. [Selection] Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for slicing food, and more particularly to a slicing apparatus for cutting a pre-processed chicken block into pieces of meat of a desired size and a slicing method using the slicing apparatus.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a processing apparatus for cutting a chicken block pre-processed to a certain size into pieces of meat of a desired size that can be used, for example, with yakitori or fried chicken is known.
As this processing apparatus, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1, after placing a chicken block on a plate-like cutter placed in a grid, the chicken block is pressed from above by a pressing means. Thereby, a chicken block is cut | disconnected so that it may be pierce | punched into the piece of meat of the size of the lattice mentioned above.

  In the slicing device shown in Patent Document 2, a technique for slicing a chicken block by passing the chicken block between rotating shafts rotating in parallel on the upper side and the lower side is disclosed. The upper rotating shaft is provided with a plurality of cutting blades (rotating blades) at intervals in the extending direction of the rotating shaft of the rotating shaft. Further, the lower rotary shaft is continuously provided with slits in the circumferential direction at positions facing each of the plurality of cutting blades so that the cutting edge of the cutting blade enters during cutting.

  Further, in this slicing device, a supply conveyor that is positioned on the front side of the cutting blade and moves the placed chicken block toward the cutting blade, and a piece of meat that is positioned on the back side of the cutting blade and sliced by the cutting blade And a discharge conveyer that moves the rear side to the rear side.

  Patent Document 3 discloses a technique that is substantially the same as the structure of the slicing apparatus of Patent Document 2, but cuts a sliced meat piece simultaneously with the cutting when the chicken meat block is cut. Patent Document 4 discloses a technique related to the cutting blade of Patent Document 3.

JP-A-11-169065 JP 2000-354997 A JP 2014-184547 A JP 2004-261140 A

  The types of meat include beef, pork, and chicken. Among these, beef and pork are relatively easy to cut. However, chicken has elasticity in the skin and has a very high oil content, so it cannot be easily cut. This can be easily understood by those who have tried to cut chicken with a kitchen knife when cooking at home. For this reason, it is very difficult in the case of chicken meat even if it is possible to cut meat pieces by punching out as in the technique of Patent Document 1 described above.

  On the other hand, in the techniques of Patent Documents 2 and 3, when slicing chicken with a cutting blade, a large amount of oil adheres to the cutting edge of the cutting blade, so that the cutting edge is quickly deteriorated. Therefore, it is necessary to remove the part of the cutting blade from the apparatus main body and to clean or grind it frequently. However, if the apparatus is stopped and frequently cleaned, the work efficiency becomes very poor.

  In the techniques of Patent Documents 2 and 3, since the supply conveyor and the discharge conveyor are provided before and after the cutting blade, two conveyance paths (conveying means) for moving each conveyor are required. For this reason, the number of components is increased as compared with the case of a single conveyance path, and there are problems such as reliability of the apparatus, maintainability, and high cost.

  Moreover, in this structure, an operator must be arranged on each of the two conveyors. More specifically, it is necessary to carry out the work by at least two people, that is, the worker who places the chicken block on the supply conveyor and the worker who takes out the sliced meat pieces from the discharge conveyor.

  Furthermore, with the techniques of Patent Documents 2 and 3, the chicken block can only be sliced into strips by a single cutting operation. That is, in order to cut into pieces of meat of a desired size, the sliced strip-shaped pieces of meat are received on the discharge conveyor, transported again to the supply conveyor side, changed in direction by 90 degrees, The second cutting operation will be performed. Thus, the trouble of transporting the sliced strip-shaped piece of meat again from the discharge conveyor side to the supply conveyor side is troublesome.

  In this case, two identical processing devices are installed in parallel, strip-like pieces of meat sliced by the first processing device are received on the discharge conveyor side, and the direction is changed by 90 degrees to the supply conveyor of the second device. It is actually carried out to replace and supply in the reverse direction. As a result, it is possible to save labor for the worker to move the sliced strip-shaped piece of meat again to the transport side. Two workers are required, a worker and a worker on the discharge side. In addition, a large work space is required for arranging the two units side by side.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the situation mentioned above, The objective is to provide the slicing apparatus which can send a foodstuff to the front and back of a cutting blade with one conveyance path | route. In addition, a slicing apparatus and a slicing method thereof are provided that allow at least one person to easily cut the food material to a desired size. Furthermore, the present invention is to provide a slicing apparatus that can reduce the frequency of cleaning or grinding of the cutting blade.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is a slicing device for cutting a chicken block pre-processed to a certain size into a desired size, with an interval in the axial direction of the rotating shaft of the rotating shaft. A cutting blade unit provided with a plurality of cutting blades and having a first driving device that drives the rotating shaft, and the chicken block that is driven by the second driving device and placed on the upper surface is connected to the axis of the rotating shaft. Transporting means for transporting the chicken block in a reciprocating manner along one transport path from the front side to the back side of the cutting blade unit in a direction orthogonal to the direction, the first drive unit and the second The drive machine is a speed control motor capable of changing a rotation speed, and the rotation speed of one or both of the first drive machine and the second drive machine is cut in the chicken block. Characterized by comprising a mutable control board based on the number.

Further, the conveying means includes a cutting board member provided with a first slit on which the chicken block is placed on the upper surface, and the cutting edges of the plurality of cutting blades respectively enter the upper surface, and the cutting board by the second driving machine. A linear motion member capable of reciprocating the member and guiding the cutting board member in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the rotary shaft from the front side to the back side of the cutting blade unit in a single axis. It is configured.

  The cutting board member is configured to rotate 90 degrees in the horizontal direction, and a second slit perpendicular to the first slit is formed on the upper surface of the cutting board member, and the cutting board member rotates 90 degrees. Further, the first slit before rotation and the second slit after rotation are configured to be at the same position.

  Furthermore, a third driving machine that rotates the cutting board member may be provided.

On the other hand, the present invention is a slicing method of a slicing apparatus for cutting a chicken block pre-processed to a certain size into a desired size, and a plurality of the blocks are spaced apart in the axial direction of the rotating shaft of the rotating shaft. A cutting blade unit provided with a cutting blade and having a first driving machine that drives the rotating shaft, and a chicken block that is driven by a second driving machine and is placed on the upper surface, and an axial direction of the rotating shaft Conveying means for reciprocally conveying the chicken block in a direction perpendicular to the cutting blade unit from the near side to the far side of the cutting blade unit through a single conveying path, the first driving machine and the second driving machine Is a speed control motor capable of changing the rotation speed, and is provided with a control panel that can change the rotation speed of one or both of the first drive machine and the second drive machine. Is used in the chair unit, a first cutting step of slicing the meat block by the chicken blocks on the front side through the lower side of the cutting blade unit conveyed to the rear side in a strip shape, strip A second cutting step in which the chicken block is transported to the near side and rotated 90 degrees, and then the strip-shaped chicken block is transported to the back side and cut into a desired size; and the first drive unit And a third cutting step of changing the rotational speed of one or both of the second driving machines based on the number of times of cutting of the chicken block .

Further, the chicken block is placed on the upper surface, and a first slit into which the cutting edges of the plurality of cutting blades respectively enter and a second slit orthogonal to the first slit are formed on the upper surface, and the cutting board member A cutting board member configured so that the first slit before the rotation and the second slit after the rotation are in the same position when rotated 90 degrees horizontally, the second cutting step A cutting step of rotating the cutting board member on which the strip-shaped chicken block is placed 90 degrees on the back side, and reversely rotating the cutting blade of the cutting blade unit, thereby cutting the cutting board member You may make it have a 5th cutting step which conveys this to the near side and cut | disconnects the strip-shaped chicken block to a desired size .

Further, a third driving machine that rotates the cutting board member may be provided, and in the fourth cutting step, the cutting board member may be rotated on the back side using the third driving machine .

In the slicing device according to the present invention, since the food is reciprocally conveyed by a single conveyance path from the front side to the back side of the cutting blade unit in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the rotary shaft, The food cutting operation can be performed only by arranging one worker on the front side. Therefore, labor costs can be reduced as compared with the conventional slicing apparatus. Moreover, since it is configured by one transport path, the number of parts is small, and the reliability and maintainability of the apparatus can be improved. Furthermore, since it is not necessary to use two devices side by side, only the cost for one device is required, and a large space for installing two devices is not required.
Further, by configuring the conveying means with a cutting plate member and a linear motion member, it is possible to make the structure simpler and with fewer parts. In addition, the cutting board member on which the food is placed can be easily cleaned.

  In addition, since the rotational speed of one or both of the first driving machine and the second driving machine can be changed, the rotational speed of each driving machine is increased or decreased when the cutting edge becomes worse. It is possible to adjust the sharpness close to the initial state. Therefore, compared with the conventional apparatus, the frequency which removes the site | part of a cutting blade from an apparatus main body, and cleans or grinds a cutting blade can be decreased.

  On the other hand, in the slicing method of the slicing device according to the present invention, the cutting board member is reciprocated, so that the food on the cutting board member can be sliced, and then the sliced food can be transported to the front side. Therefore, if only one worker is arranged on the front side, all the operations can be performed, so that labor costs can be reduced as compared with the conventional slicing apparatus.

The first driving machine and the second driving machine are speed control motors capable of changing a rotation speed, and rotation of one or both of the first driving machine and the second driving machine is performed. Since the control panel that can change the speed based on the number of times of cutting the chicken block is provided, if the number of times of cutting (reciprocation number) at which the cutting edge of the cutting blade becomes worse can be empirically known, the number of times is set as a threshold Automatic operation for increasing or decreasing the rotational speed of the driving machine can be performed. According to this, the skill level of the operator is not required, and anyone can perform the work with less frequency of cleaning.

It is a left view of the slicing device concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a front view of a slicing device. It is the perspective view which looked at the main-body part of a slicing device from diagonally upper right. It is the perspective view which looked at the main-body part of a slicing apparatus from diagonally upper left. It is a left view which shows the positional relationship of a slicing apparatus and an operator. It is the perspective view which looked at the cutting blade unit from diagonally upper right. It is a front view which shows a cutting blade unit alone. It is the perspective view which looked at the workbench unit from diagonally right above. It is a right view which shows a worktable unit alone. It is a front view which shows a workbench unit alone. It is a flowchart figure of the speed control driving | operation of a slicing apparatus.

  Hereinafter, a slice device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a left side view of the slicing apparatus 1, and FIG. 2 is a front view thereof. 3 and 4 are perspective views of the main body 20 of the slicing apparatus 1 as viewed obliquely from above, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a positional relationship during the operation of the slicing apparatus 1 and the worker S. is there.

Note that “left side”, “right side”, “near side”, “back side”, “upper side”, and “lower side” used in the following description are as seen from the operator S side of the slicing apparatus 1 as shown in FIG. It shall be the direction.
In addition, “food” used in the following description mainly refers to chicken blocks, but also includes other ingredients. For example, any material that can be sliced and eaten, such as meat such as beef and pork, and vegetables such as salmon, can be used.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the slicing apparatus 1 includes a work table 10 that forms the lower side, and a slicing apparatus main body 20 that is attached to the upper side of the work table 10.
The work table 10 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and casters 11 for freely moving the slicing apparatus 1 along the floor surface and slicing apparatuses 1 at predetermined positions at the lower four corners thereof. And an outrigger 12 for adjusting the height. In addition, a shelf 13 is provided on the front side of the work table 10, and for example, a tray 14 for storing the food M to be sliced can be placed.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the slicing apparatus main body 20 includes four vertical beam members 21 positioned on the left and right sides of the front side and the rear side, and a horizontal beam member 22 that connects these vertical beam members 21 in the front-rear and left-right directions. , 23 and the shelf member 26 formed in a shelf shape from the lower side portion of the rear vertical beam member 21 to the rear constitute a housing frame.

  A support member 24 is provided on the vertical beam member 21 on the right front side so as to protrude further forward from the vertical beam member 21. An operation panel 25 for the operator S to operate is attached to the support member 24. The operation panel 25 is provided with buttons frequently used by the operator S, such as an operation start / stop button, a buzzer button, and an emergency stop button.

  In addition, an operation panel 28 is attached to the upper side of the vertical beam member 21 on the right side on the front side, and an indicator lamp 29 protruding above the operation panel 28 is provided on the right side of the operation panel 28. The operation panel 28 can be manually set with a touch panel or the like. This setting will be described in detail later, and includes, for example, the rotational speed of the cutting blade 37 of the cutting blade unit 30 and the feed speed of the cutting board member 61 of the workbench unit 60.

  Further, a control panel 27 is attached to the upper side of the shelf member 26. In this control panel 27, for example, a set of electrical and electronic components necessary for operating the slicing device 1 such as a power supply device, a relay, a terminal block, and a microcomputer board are accommodated.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a cutting blade unit 30 is provided on the inner side surrounded by the four vertical beam members 21. A work table unit 60 (conveying means) for moving the food M in the front-rear direction relative to the cutting blade unit 30 is provided below the cutting blade unit 30.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the cutting blade unit 30 as a single unit as viewed from the upper right side, and FIG. 7 is a front view of the cutting blade unit 30.

  The cutting blade unit 30 has a flat base member 31 that is long in the left-right direction. The base member 31 is arranged so that a flat plate-like plane faces in the front-rear direction, and the two bearing holders 32 and 32 and the motor mounting member 36 are arranged in a manner protruding forward from the base member 31. Is provided.

  The two bearing holders 32 are composed of two parts, that is, a base end member 32a and a bearing receiving member 32b. By attaching / detaching the mounting screw 32c from a state in which the base end member 32a is attached to the base member 31, the bearing receiving member is provided. 32b can be freely attached to and detached from the base end member 32a.

  Further, bearings (not shown) are respectively attached to the two bearing receiving members 32b, and the rotary shaft 33 is rotatably attached in a manner of being pivotally supported by the bearings. The rotation shaft 33 is arranged so that the rotation axis thereof is directed in the left-right direction, and is assembled so as to be substantially parallel to the base member 31.

  On the other hand, a drive motor 34 (first drive machine) is attached to the motor attachment member 36 at a position on the right side of the motor attachment member 36 so as to be able to rotate forward and backward. The drive motor 34 is assembled so as to be exposed to the right outside of the cutting blade unit 30, and the drive motor 34 can be easily attached and detached from the outside of the cutting blade unit 30. As this drive motor 34, for example, a so-called speed control motor with a built-in speed detection sensor is used.

  The drive shaft 34 a of the drive motor 34 is disposed substantially parallel to the rotary shaft 33, passes through the motor attachment member 36, and protrudes toward the left rotary shaft 33. The rotary shaft 33 and the drive shaft 34a are connected in a state where they are aligned by a universal joint (universal joint) 35 after adjusting the respective rotary shafts to be the same axis.

  The rotary shaft 33 is provided with a plurality of cutting blades 37 at intervals in the left-right direction (axial direction). The cutting blade 37 is formed in a disc shape, and is attached so that the rotation axis of the rotary shaft 33 and the center of the cutting blade 37 coincide. Further, the plurality of cutting blades 37 are assembled so that the planes thereof are all orthogonal to the rotation axis of the rotary shaft 33 and the planes of the plurality of cutting blades 37 are parallel to each other.

  The interval (pitch) between adjacent cutting blades 37 is regulated by the length of the collar 38. Further, the cutting blade 37 positioned at the left end is restricted in position in the left direction by the fixing collar 39a. Similarly, the cutting blade 37 positioned in the right end is restricted in position in the right direction by the fixing collar 39b. Has been. The left fixing collar 39a is fixed to the rotating shaft 33 by tightening a hexagon socket set screw (so-called potato screw) at a predetermined position. On the other hand, the right fixing collar 39b is fixed by tightening the adjustment nut 40 in the left direction along the male screw machined on the rotary shaft 33.

  The pitch of the cutting blades 37 can be changed by changing the length of the collar 38. Further, the position adjustment of the cutting blade 37 in the left-right direction can be performed by shifting the positions of the fixing collars 39a and 39b by operating the hexagon socket set screw 39c and the adjustment nut 40.

  Further, the base member 31 is provided with a back work pressing member 41 corresponding to the position where the plurality of cutting blades 37 are provided. The back-side work presser 41 is for pressing the food M from being lifted upward by the rotation of the cutting blade 37 when the food M is sliced. As shown in FIG. 6, the back-side work presser 41 is composed of a plurality of outer pressers 41 a and inner pressers 41 b bent in an L shape, and the lengths in the left and right directions are adjacent cutting blades. It is formed smaller than the interval 37. In the state in which the back work presser 41 is attached, the inner work presser 41 b enters between the adjacent cutting blades 37 and can be pressed to a position closer to the rotary shaft 33.

  Returning to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the cutting blade unit 30 is attached in such a manner as to be suspended from the drive device 51. This driving device 51 is fixed to the cross beam member 22 on the back side, and is provided to move the cutting blade unit 30 in the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a near-side work presser 53 is provided on the near side of the cutting blade unit 30, and, like the back-side work presser 41, the food material M is pressed from above when slicing. It has become. The near-side work presser 53 includes a rotating roller that comes into contact with the food M and is driven as the food M moves. On the outer peripheral surface of the rotating roller, slits into which the cutting edges of the plurality of cutting blades 37 enter are provided in the circumferential direction, whereby the food material M can be pressed to a position closer to the rotating shaft 33. ing.

  The near-side work presser 53 is attached in such a manner as to be suspended from the drive device 52. The drive device 52 is fixed to the front beam member 22 on the near side, and is provided to move the near side workpiece presser 53 in the vertical direction.

  As long as these drive devices 51 and 52 can move in the vertical direction, for example, a drive device such as a transmission motor, a hydraulic cylinder, or an air cylinder is used. be able to.

  FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the workbench unit 60 as a single unit viewed from the upper right side. FIG. 9 is a right side view of the workbench unit 60, and FIG. 10 is a front view of the workbench unit 60.

  The workbench unit 60 is for conveying the foodstuff M linearly from the near side of the cutting blade unit 30 to the back side thereof. The work table unit 60 mainly includes a cutting board member 61 for placing the food M and a linear motion member 63 for moving the cutting board member 61 in the front-rear direction.

  The cutting board member 61 is made of a resin material and has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from above. Further, a vertical slit 61a (first slit) that is linearly continuous from the front side edge to the back side edge is formed on the upper surface 61c of the cutting board member 61. A plurality of the vertical slits 61 a are formed at intervals in the left-right direction, and the pitch between the adjacent slits matches the pitch of the cutting blades 37 of the cutting blade unit 30.

  Similarly, a lateral slit 61b (second slit) that is linearly continuous from the left edge to the right edge and orthogonal to the above-described longitudinal slit 61a is formed on the upper surface 61c of the cutting board member 61. ing. A plurality of the horizontal slits 61b are formed at intervals in the front-rear direction, and the pitch between the adjacent slits coincides with the pitch of the vertical slits 61a. That is, when the cutting board member 61 is viewed from above, the slits 61a and 61b are formed so as to form a square in a grid pattern, and when the cutting board member 61 is rotated 90 degrees, the slit 61a and 61b rotate with the longitudinal slit 61a before rotation. The rear lateral slit 61b is at the same position.

  The depths of the slits 61a and 61b are formed so that the cutting edge of the cutting blade 37 enters the slits 61a and 61b when the cutting board member 61 is conveyed in the front-rear direction and comes below the cutting blade 37. Has been. The dimension in which the cutting edge of the cutting blade 37 enters the slits 61a and 61b can be adjusted by moving the cutting blade unit 30 in the vertical direction by the driving device 51 described above.

  The upper surface 61c of the cutting board member 61 is knurled so as to increase the friction with the food M to be placed. The roughness of the knurls is formed such that when the food material M is sliced by the cutting blade 37, the food material M bites into the extent that the food material M is not dragged in the front-rear direction by the rotation of the cutting blade 37.

  The cutting plate member 61 is configured to be able to rotate 90 degrees in the horizontal direction while sliding on the sliding plate 66 positioned below the cutting plate member 61. More specifically, a driving motor 68 (third driving machine) is attached via a sliding plate 66 to the lower center position of the cutting board member 61 when viewed from the upper side. The drive shaft is connected to the center of the cutting board member 61. For example, a small stepping motor is used as the drive motor 68, and the rotation angle can be controlled with high accuracy.

  The linear motion member 63 is composed of a ball screw portion 63a extending in the front-rear direction and a nut portion 63b that moves uniaxially in the front-rear direction along the ball screw portion 63a, and is called a so-called linear guide. is there. The ball screw portion 63a is placed on the base member 62, a front end portion is fixed by a bracket 64a, and a back side portion is fixed by a bracket 64b. The base member 62 is attached to the above-described work table 10 with its position adjusted.

  A drive motor 65 (second drive machine) is provided at the back end of the ball screw portion 63a. The drive motor 65 is for rotating the ball screw in the ball screw portion 63a. Like the drive motor 34 provided in the cutting blade unit 30, the drive motor 65 is a so-called speed control motor having a built-in speed detection sensor. Is used.

  The nut portion 63b can move to either the front side or the rear side (the direction in which the ball screw portion 63a extends) by rotating the ball screw in the ball screw portion 63a forward or backward by the drive motor 65. ing. A cutting board member 61 is detachably attached to the nut portion 63b via an attachment portion 67 provided on the sliding plate 55.

  In a state where the work table unit 60 is assembled to the slicing apparatus 1, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the ball screw portion 63a extends from the front side (worker S side) to the back side of the cutting blade unit 30. The cutting board member 61 has a sufficient length so that the cutting plate member 61 is sent from the front side to the back side (or from the back side to the front side) through one transport path. Further, the cutting board member 61 moves to a position where it does not interfere with the cutting blade unit 30 even if it is rotated 90 degrees at the near side and the far side positions.

  Further, power wiring for transmitting power and control wiring for transmitting a control signal such as the number of revolutions to the drive motor 34 of the cutting blade unit 30 and the drive motors 65 and 68 of the worktable unit 60. Are connected, and each wiring is connected to the control panel 27. The control panel 27 is connected to input wiring for capturing signals input from the operation panel 25 and the operation panel 28, power wiring from the drive devices 51 and 52, and control wiring.

Further, the control panel 27 is provided with a microcomputer device (not shown) for controlling driving of the driving motors 34, 65, 68 and driving devices 51, 52.
This microcomputer device processes increase / decrease in the number of rotations after detecting the start / stop of the drive motor 34 and the rotation speed based on the input signal from the operation panel 28. Further, on the basis of the input signal from the operation panel 28, the start / stop of the drive motor 65 and the rotation speed are detected separately from the drive motor 34, and the increase / decrease in the rotation speed is processed. Further, activation / deactivation of the driving device 68 and the driving devices 51 and 52 is processed based on an input signal from the operation panel 28.

Next, the slicing method and operation of the slicing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In addition, in the following description, the case where the chicken block M pre-processed to a certain size in advance as the food material M is used and the chicken block is cut into pieces of a desired size will be described.

  The worker S works in front of the slicing apparatus 1 as shown in FIG. In the operation using the slicing apparatus 1, only one operator S is necessary. The worker S takes out the chicken block M from the tray 14 and places it so as not to protrude onto the cutting board member 61 located on the front side of the cutting blade unit 30. Thereafter, the start button on the operation panel 25 is pressed.

When the start button is pressed, the cutting blade 37 of the cutting blade unit 30 reaches a preset number of rotations. This rotational speed is preset in the microcomputer device, and is realized by the microcomputer device controlling the rotational speed of the drive motor 34 of the cutting blade unit 30.
Thereafter, the cutting board member 61 is conveyed toward the back side at a preset speed toward the cutting blade 37. This conveyance speed is also set in advance in the microcomputer device, and is realized by the microcomputer device controlling the number of rotations of the drive motor 65 of the workbench unit 60.

  The optimum values of the rotation speed of the cutting edge of the cutting blade 37 and the conveying speed of the cutting board member 61 described above vary depending on the type of food and the thickness of the food itself. For example, when cutting a chicken block, the optimum value of the speed is stored as know-how. Further, it has been found from experimental results that the ratio between the cutting edge speed of the cutting blade 37 and the conveying speed of the cutting plate member 61 is approximately 2: 1 as an initial value, and the sharpness is good.

  When the cutting board member 61 is conveyed to the lower side of the cutting blade unit 30, the chicken block M reaches the cutting blade 37 in a state where the upper side is pressed down by the front work presser 53. At this time, since the cutting edge of the cutting blade 37 enters into the longitudinal slit 61a of the cutting board member 61, the cutting edge 37 is surely cut to the lower side of the chicken block M. Thereby, the chicken block M is sliced into a plurality of strips that are long in the front-rear direction from the state of one block.

  Furthermore, after the cutting board member 61 is conveyed to the inner side than the cutting blade unit 30, the conveying state is stopped at the inner end. This is performed by providing a detection device (not shown) for detecting the position of the cutting board member 61 in advance and taking this detection signal into the microcomputer device.

  When the cutting board member 61 stops at the back end, the cutting board member 61 is rotated 90 degrees by the drive motor 68. The operation of the drive motor 68 is also performed by a control signal from the microcomputer device.

  Next, after the rotation direction of the cutting blade 37 of the cutting blade unit 30 is reversed, the cutting board member 61 is conveyed from the back side to the first position on the near side. The chicken block sliced in a strip shape passes through the cutting blade 37 while being turned upward by the back work presser 41 in a state where the orientation is changed by 90 degrees. At this time, the cutting edge of the cutting blade 37 enters the horizontal slit 61b orthogonal to the vertical slit 61a of the cutting board member 61, and cuts the strip-shaped chicken block into pieces of meat of a desired size.

  The cutting state of the cutting board member 61 is stopped at the first position on the near side. This is performed by providing a detection device (not shown) for detecting the position of the cutting board member 61 in advance and taking this detection signal into the microcomputer device.

  After that, the worker S transfers the piece of meat on the cutting board member 61 that has returned to the near side to another tray, and performs the operation by placing the chicken block M again while appropriately cleaning the upper surface 61c of the cutting board member 61. . This can be done by one worker S.

  In the above method, the cutting board member 61 is rotated 90 degrees when the cutting board member 61 is conveyed to the back side, but the cutting board member 61 is temporarily returned to the near side and the operator S rotates 90 degrees. You may make it make it. More specifically, after the cutting board member 61 on which the chicken block M is placed is transported from the near side to the far side and the chicken block M is sliced into strips, the drive motor 65 of the workbench unit 60 is reversed. The cutting board member 61 is conveyed to the near side without rotating. After that, the worker S rotates the cutting board member 90 by 90 degrees manually or by using the drive motor 68, transports the cutting board member 61 again from the near side to the far side, and turns the strip-shaped chicken block into pieces of meat of a desired size. Disconnect. Similarly, the cutting board member 61 is transported to the near side as it is, and the meat piece is taken out. According to this method, the cutting board member 61 reciprocates back and forth twice, but only one worker S can perform the work. In addition, when rotating manually, it is not necessary to provide the lower drive motor 68 of the cutting board member 61, and it can reduce product cost.

  Moreover, the cutting board member 61 does not need to rotate 90 degree | times. For example, in the above description, when a chicken block sliced in a strip shape is conveyed to the near side, the operator S may hold the chicken block itself by hand and rotate it 90 degrees. That is, if the cutting board member 61 is configured to reciprocate and return to the near side, it can be performed by one person regardless of whether or not the cutting board member 61 rotates. In this case, it is not necessary to provide the horizontal slit 61b of the cutting board member 61.

  On the other hand, if the chicken block M is continuously sliced by the slicing apparatus 1, chicken oil will adhere to the cutting blade 37, or the cutting edge will become dull, and the sharpness gradually decreases. Conventionally, when the cutting edge 37 becomes dull, the cutting blade 37 is cleaned or the cutting edge is ground frequently. However, in the slicing apparatus 1 of the present invention, the drive motor 34 of the cutting blade unit 30 is operated by an input operation of the operation panel 28. The sharpness is brought close to the original state by appropriately increasing or decreasing the rotational speed (peripheral speed of the cutting edge of the cutting blade 37) and the rotational speed of the drive motor 65 of the workbench unit 60 (conveying speed of the cutting board member 61) individually. And succeeded in reducing the frequency of cleaning.

  According to the experiment, when the cutting blade 37 slices the chicken meat block M a specific number of times or more and the sharpness is poor, when the rotation speed of the cutting blade 37 is increased from a predetermined value, the sharpness is based on Turned out to return. In addition, in the experiment, when the rotation speed of the cutting plate 37 is reduced while the rotation speed of the cutting blade 37 is left unchanged depending on the number of times of slicing, or when the rotation speed of the cutting blade 37 is increased and the conveyance speed of the cutting board member 61 is decreased The optimum combination that can bring the sharpness close to the initial state by changing various settings was obtained as know-how.

  Changes in these settings may be input each time the operator S confirms whether the sharpness is good or not by using a touch panel provided on the operation panel 28. That is, by allowing the operation panel 28 to individually change the rotational speeds of the drive motors 34 and 65, the frequency of cleaning can be reduced as compared with the conventional case.

  As a simple example, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 11, a program is set so that a threshold value is set according to the number of times of slicing, and the rotation speed of the cutting blade 37 is automatically increased when the threshold value is exceeded. You can also keep it. Here, the number of times of slicing may be counted by the microcomputer device as the number of times the cutting board member 61 has returned to the hand side. It is also possible to set the threshold value in a plurality of stages according to the number of times, and to control the rotation speed to an optimum value for each of these threshold values.

  In addition, the driving | running method shown in FIG. 11 is an example, and is not limited to this. That is, it can be programmed to increase / decrease the conveying speed of the cutting board member 61 when the threshold of the number of times of slicing is exceeded, or both the rotational speed of the cutting blade 37 and the conveying speed of the cutting board member 61 are increased. May be programmed to lower / lower. According to this, it is possible to perform a more optimal automatic operation by programming an optimal combination of speeds according to the type of meat M and the meat quality.

  According to the slicing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the cutting device 37 is provided with a plurality of cutting blades 37 at intervals in the axial direction of the rotation shaft of the rotation shaft 33 and has a drive motor 34 that drives the rotation shaft 33. The blade unit 30, the chicken block M is placed on the upper surface 61 c, and the cutting plate member 61 provided with the longitudinal slit 61 a into which the cutting edges of the plurality of cutting blades 37 respectively enter the upper surface 61 c, and the cutting plate member 61 by the drive motor 65. A workbench unit 60 having a linear motion member 63 that guides the cutting board member 61 in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the rotary shaft 33 from the front side to the back side of the cutting blade unit 30 in a single axis; Therefore, the food M can be cut by simply placing one worker S on the front side. Therefore, labor costs can be reduced as compared with the conventional slicing apparatus. Moreover, since it is configured by one transport path, the number of parts is small, and the reliability and maintainability of the apparatus can be improved. Furthermore, since it is not necessary to use two devices side by side, only the cost for one device is required, and a large space for installing two devices is not required.

  Moreover, since the cutting board member 61 is sent to the near side of the operator S, the upper surface 61c on which the chicken meat block M is placed can be easily and safely cleaned. More specifically, since no parts are present in the upper space of the cutting board member 61 sent to the near side, the upper surface 61c can be easily washed with water. Further, since the cutting board member 61 is detachably attached, it can be easily removed and washed with water. In particular, the cleaning operation can be performed safely as compared with the case of cleaning under the cutting blade 37.

  In addition, the cutting board member 61 is configured to rotate 90 degrees in the horizontal direction, and the horizontal slit 61b orthogonal to the vertical slit 61a is formed on the upper surface 61c of the cutting board member 61, and the cutting board member 61 is rotated 90 degrees. In addition, since the vertical slit 61a before the rotation and the horizontal slit 61b after the rotation are in the same position, the worker S can easily perform the operation of rotating the food by 90 degrees. Therefore, the work time required for cutting can be further shortened.

  Furthermore, by providing the drive motor 68 for rotating the cutting board member 61, the cutting board member 61 can be rotated on the far side away from the worker S. Therefore, the chicken block M can be sliced in a strip shape on the forward path transported from the front side to the back side, and cut into pieces of meat of a desired size on the return path transported from the back side to the near side. As a result, when it was rotated on the front side, it was necessary to carry out the reciprocating conveyance twice. With this configuration, the reciprocating conveyance can be completed only once, and the chicken block M can be cut. The required work time can be further shortened. Further, it is possible to save labor for the operator S to rotate the cutting board member 61.

  Furthermore, the drive motors 34 and 65 are speed control motors capable of changing the rotation speed, and are configured to be able to change the rotation speed of one or both of the drive motors 34 and 65. When the sharpness is getting worse, it is possible to adjust the sharpness close to the initial state by increasing / decreasing the number of rotations of each of the drive units 34 and 65. Therefore, compared with the conventional apparatus, the frequency which removes the site | part of the cutting blade 37 from an apparatus main body and cleans or grinds the cutting blade 37 can be decreased.

  On the other hand, according to the slicing method of the slicing device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of cutting blades 37 are provided at intervals in the axial direction of the rotation shaft of the rotation shaft 33, and the drive for driving the rotation shaft 33 is performed. A cutting blade unit 30 having a motor 34, a cutting board member 61 having a longitudinal slit 61a on which the chicken meat M is placed on the upper surface 61c, and the cutting edges of the plurality of cutting blades 37 respectively enter the upper surface 61c, and a drive motor The cutting board member 61 can be reciprocated by 65 and has a linear motion member 63 that guides the cutting board member 61 in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the rotary shaft 33 from the front side to the back side of the cutting blade unit 30 in one axis. The chicken block M is placed on a cutting board member 61 on the front side, and the cutting board member 61 is placed under the cutting blade unit 30. After slicing the chicken block M into strips by passing through the plate, the cutting board member 61 is transferred to the near side, the chicken block M is rotated 90 degrees, and the cutting board member 61 is transferred to the back side again. Since the cutting board member 61 is again transported to the near side after being cut to a desired size, the food M can be cut only by placing one worker S on the near side. Therefore, labor costs can be reduced as compared with the conventional slicing method.

  Further, the cutting board member 61 is configured to rotate 90 degrees in the horizontal direction, and a second slit orthogonal to the first slit is formed on the upper surface of the cutting board member, and the cutting board member rotates when the cutting board member rotates 90 degrees. The front first slit and the rotated second slit are configured to be at the same position, and a third driving device for rotating the cutting board member is provided, and the cutting board member is placed on either the back side or the near side. However, since the third driving machine is used to rotate 90 degrees, the worker S can easily perform the operation of rotating the food material by 90 degrees. Therefore, the work time required for cutting can be further shortened.

  Furthermore, the chicken board M is sliced into strips by conveying the cutting board member 61 through the lower side of the cutting blade unit 30, and the cutting board member 61 is rotated 90 degrees using the drive motor 68 and cut. Since the cutting blade 37 of the blade unit 30 is rotated in the reverse direction and the cutting board member 61 is conveyed to the near side and the chicken block M is cut into a desired size, the cutting board member 61 can be reciprocated once for the desired size. Can be cut into pieces of meat. Therefore, the work time required for cutting the chicken block M can be further shortened.

  Furthermore, the drive motors 34 and 65 are speed control motors that can change the rotation speed, and increase or decrease the rotation speed of one or both of the drive motors 34 and 65 based on the number of times the cutting board member 61 has reciprocated. Therefore, if it is possible to know empirically the number of times of cutting (the number of reciprocations of the chopping plate member) at which the cutting edge 37 becomes sharper, the number of rotations of the drive motors 34 and 65 is automatically increased or decreased using that number as a threshold value. You can drive. According to this, the skill level of the worker S or the like is not required, and anyone can work with less frequent cleaning.

  Although the slicing apparatus and the slicing method according to the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention. Is possible.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the main function of the work table 10 of the slicing apparatus 1 is to place the slicing apparatus main body 20 at a height at which the operator S can easily work while standing. Therefore, the slicing device main body 20 may be placed on an existing work desk or the like instead of the work table 10, or the slicing device main body 20 may be installed directly on the floor. That is, in this case, the slicing apparatus 1 is configured by the slicing apparatus main body 20 alone except the work table 10.

  Further, the conveying means in the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the workbench unit 60 described in the present embodiment. That is, any material may be used as long as it can reciprocate the foodstuff M from the front side to the back side of the cutting blade unit 30 through a single conveyance path. It may be configured to extend to the side and be integrated (no discharge conveyor and receiving rolls are required), and this conveyor can be reciprocated. Also by this, the strip-shaped chicken block sliced by the cutting blade unit 30 or the piece of meat cut into a square shape can be returned to the worker S located on the near side, and the work is performed by one worker. be able to. However, in a conveyor that is generally used, the cutting edge of the cutting blade 37 does not reach the lower side of the chicken block M at the time of cutting, so it is necessary to provide a slit as used in the present invention.

  Furthermore, although the speed control motor is used for the drive motors 34 and 65 in this Embodiment, it is not limited to this. For example, a general DC motor can be used to control the motor so that the number of rotations of the motor is increased or decreased by an inverter incorporated in the control panel 27. Furthermore, the number of rotations can be increased or decreased by using a mechanical structure, that is, a speed change mechanism using a gear, a V belt, or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slice apparatus 10 Worktable 11 Caster 12 Outrigger 13 Shelf 14 Tray 20 Slice apparatus main-body part 21 Vertical beam material 22, 23 Cross beam material 24 Support member 25 Operation panel 26 Shelf member 27 Control panel 28 Operation panel 30 Cutting blade unit 31 Base member 32 Bearing holder 32a Base end member 32b Bearing receiving member 32c Mounting screw 33 Rotating shaft 34 Drive motor (first drive machine)
35 Universal joint 36 Motor mounting member 37 Cutting blade 38 Collar 39a, 39b Fixing collar 39c Hexagon socket head set screw 40 Adjustment nut 41 Back work presser 41a Outer presser 41b Inner presser 51, 52 Drive device 53 Front work presser 60 Work Stand unit (conveying means)
61 Cutting board member 61a Longitudinal slit (first slit)
61b Lateral slit (second slit)
61c Upper surface 63 Linear motion member 63a Ball screw part 63b Nut part 64a, 64b Bracket 65 Drive motor (second drive machine)
66 Sliding plate 67 Mounting portion 68 Drive motor (third drive machine)
M chicken block (food ingredients)

Claims (7)

A slicing device for cutting a chicken block preprocessed to a certain size into a desired size,
A plurality of cutting blades provided at intervals in the axial direction of the rotating shaft of the rotating shaft, and a cutting blade unit having a first driving machine for driving the rotating shaft;
The chicken block driven by the second driving machine and placed on the upper surface in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the rotary shaft, the chicken block is transported from the front side to the back side of the cutting blade unit. A conveying means for reciprocally conveying with,
Equipped with a,
The first drive machine and the second drive machine are speed control motors capable of changing a rotation speed, and the rotation speed of either one or both of the first drive machine and the second drive machine is set. A slicing apparatus comprising a control panel that can be changed based on the number of times the chicken block is cut . The conveying means is
A cutting board member provided with a first slit on which the chicken block is placed on the upper surface, and the cutting edges of the plurality of cutting blades respectively enter the upper surface;
A linear motion that can reciprocate the cutting board member by the second driving machine and guides the cutting board member in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the rotary shaft from the front side to the back side of the cutting blade unit. Members,
The slicing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the slicing apparatus is configured with a workbench unit having the following.   The cutting board member is configured to rotate 90 degrees in the horizontal direction, and a second slit perpendicular to the first slit is formed on the upper surface of the cutting board member, and when the cutting board member rotates 90 degrees, The slicing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the first slit before rotation and the second slit after rotation are configured at the same position.   The slicing apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a third driving unit that rotates the cutting board member. A slicing method of a slicing apparatus for cutting a chicken block preprocessed to a certain size into a desired size,
A plurality of cutting blades are provided at intervals in the axial direction of the rotating shaft of the rotating shaft, and are driven by a cutting blade unit having a first driving device for driving the rotating shaft, and a second driving device, on the upper surface. the placed the poultry block in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the rotary shaft, and a conveying means for reciprocally conveying the poultry blocks in one transport path to the back side from the front side of the cutting blade unit Prepared ,
The first drive machine and the second drive machine are speed control motors capable of changing a rotation speed, and the rotation speed of either one or both of the first drive machine and the second drive machine is set. Used in slicing equipment with a changeable control panel,
A first cutting step of slicing the chicken block into a strip shape by transporting the chicken block on the near side to the back side through the lower side of the cutting blade unit;
A second cutting step of cutting to a desired size again strip the chicken blocks after the strip of the chicken block is rotated by 90 degrees conveyed frontward and conveyed to the back side,
A third cutting step of changing the rotational speed of one or both of the first driving machine and the second driving machine based on the number of cuttings of the chicken block;
A slicing method for a slicing apparatus comprising: The chicken block is placed on the upper surface, a first slit into which the cutting edges of the plurality of cutting blades respectively enter is formed on the upper surface, and a second slit orthogonal to the first slit is formed, and the cutting board member is horizontally A cutting board member configured so that when rotated 90 degrees in the direction, the first slit before rotation and the second slit after rotation are in the same position,
Instead of the second cutting step, a fourth cutting step in which the cutting board member on which the strip-shaped chicken block is placed is rotated 90 degrees on the back side, and the cutting blade of the cutting blade unit is reversed. A fifth cutting step of rotating and cutting the strip-shaped chicken block to a desired size by conveying the cutting board member to the near side;
The slicing method of the slicing device according to claim 5, wherein 7. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising: a third driving machine that rotates the cutting board member, wherein the cutting board member is rotated on the back side by using the third driving machine in the fourth cutting step. The slicing method of the slicing apparatus described.

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