JP6329921B2

JP6329921B2 - Food processing apparatus and food conveyor

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Publication number: JP6329921B2
Application number: JP2015087363A
Authority: JP
Inventors: 下川　克介; 克介下川; 友和近藤
Original assignee: サン・プラント工業株式会社
Priority date: 2015-04-22
Filing date: 2015-04-22
Publication date: 2018-05-23
Anticipated expiration: 2035-04-22
Also published as: JP2016204111A

Description

本願発明は、食品を油で連続的に調理加工するための食品加工装置と、食品を調理加工したり移送したりする際に食品を移動させるために使用する食品用コンベアに関するものである。 The present invention relates to a food processing apparatus for continuously cooking food with oil and a food conveyor used for moving food when cooking or transferring food.

調理用油を収納する油槽と、前記油槽内にて食品を移動させる移動装置とを備えた連続式の食品加工装置は、今日の食品機械設備に多用されている。特許文献１及び２に係る食品加工装置は、所定ピッチで配置された食品移動部材が、食品を押したり受容したりしながら移動することによって、食品を油で連続的に調理加工するものであるが、食品移動部材同士の間隔を容易に変更することができない。 2. Description of the Related Art A continuous food processing apparatus that includes an oil tank that contains cooking oil and a moving device that moves food in the oil tank is widely used in today's food machinery equipment. The food processing apparatus according to Patent Documents 1 and 2 continuously cooks food with oil by moving the food moving members arranged at a predetermined pitch while pushing or receiving the food. However, the interval between the food moving members cannot be easily changed.

ところが、食品は種類によってその大きさは様々であり、また同種の食品であっても様々なサイズのものが存在する。そのため、大きな食品に対応して食品移動部材同士の間隔を設定しておくと、小さなサイズの食品を調理加工する場合、食品同士の間隔が必要以上に広くなり、油槽内の油の調理能力を十分に使い切れない場合が生じる。 However, foods vary in size depending on the type, and there are various sizes of foods of the same type. Therefore, if you set the gap between food moving members corresponding to large foods, when cooking small size foods, the gap between foods becomes wider than necessary, and the cooking capacity of oil in the oil tank is increased. There are cases where it cannot be fully used up.

他方、食品用コンベアは、上記の食品加工装置は勿論、他の連続式の調理機械設備にも広く使用されている。例えば、特許文献３に記載の装置は、コンベアによって移送中の食品に対して、バーナー等で加熱を行なうものであるが、食品からの油や肉汁などでバー材等の食品移動部材が汚れてしまい、最悪のケースでは、新たに載置する食品に対して、油や肉汁などが付着することになる。加熱加工を行なわない場合にも、バー材等の食品移動部材については、清潔に保たれていることが好ましいが、食品移動部材は通常、チェーンに固定されており、簡単に取り外しすることができず、その清掃などは困難であった。そこで、本願出願人は特許文献４に係る食品用コンベアを提案した。この特許文献４に係る発明は、バー材等の食品移動部材の清掃や交換を極めて容易に行うことができる食品用コンベアの提供を目的として、コンベアのチェーンに、食品移動部材を支持するための支持部を備え、食品移動部材を支持部に対して着脱可能に支持させるようにした食品用コンベアを提案するものであった。 On the other hand, food conveyors are widely used not only in the above food processing apparatus but also in other continuous cooking machine facilities. For example, the apparatus described in Patent Document 3 heats food being transferred by a conveyor with a burner or the like, but a food moving member such as a bar material is soiled with oil or gravy from the food. In the worst case, oil or gravy will adhere to the newly placed food. Even when heat processing is not performed, it is preferable that the food moving member such as a bar is kept clean, but the food moving member is usually fixed to a chain and can be easily removed. The cleaning was difficult. Therefore, the present applicant has proposed a food conveyor according to Patent Document 4. The invention according to Patent Document 4 is intended to support a food moving member on a conveyor chain for the purpose of providing a food conveyor that can very easily clean and replace a food moving member such as a bar material. A food conveyor has been proposed that includes a support and is configured to detachably support the food moving member with respect to the support.

ところが、この特許文献４にあっては、バー材等の食品移動部材の清掃や交換を極めて容易に行うことができるようにするためのものであり、食品移動部材同士の間隔を調整するものではなかった。 However, in this patent document 4, it is for making it possible to perform cleaning and replacement | exchange of food moving members, such as bar material, very easily, and does not adjust the space | interval of food moving members. There wasn't.

特開２００６−０２０７６９号公報JP 2006-020769A 特開２００５−１１０９６８号公報JP 2005-110968 A 特開２００５−５２６６０号公報JP 2005-52660 A 特開２０１２−１１１５８９号公報JP 2012-1111589 A

本願発明は、食品を油で連続的に調理加工するための食品加工装置や、食品を調理加工したり移送したりする際に食品を移動させるために使用する食品用コンベアにおいて、前記複数の食品移動部材同士の間隔を変更可能にすることを課題とする。 The present invention relates to a food processing apparatus for continuously cooking food with oil, and a food conveyor used for moving food when cooking or transferring food. It is an object to make it possible to change the interval between moving members.

本願発明に係る食品加工装置は、調理用油を収納する油槽と、前記油槽内にて食品を移動させるコンベアとを備え、前記コンベアは、少なくとも一対のチェーン間に渡された食品移動部材を、前記チェーンの移動方向に複数備え、前記一対のチェーンの移動に伴い前記食品移動部材が移動することにより、前記食品を搬送するものである。前記チェーンは、前記食品移動部材を着脱可能に支持する支持部を備え、前記支持部は、前記食品移動部材の数よりも多くの数が、前記チェーンに所定のピッチで配置されている。そして、前記食品移動部材を配置するピッチを変更することによって、複数の前記食品移動部材同士の間隔を変更可能に構成したものである。
本願発明に係る食品加工装置は、排出部を開いた状態で前記チェーンを移動させることにより前記食品移動部材を前記排出部から排出すると共に、供給部から前記所定ピッチとは異なるピッチで前記食品移動部材を前記チェーンの前記支持部に供給するように構成したものとして実施することができる。
また本願発明は、チェーンが、前記複数の食品移動部材を支持するための複数の支持部を備え、前記食品移動部材を前記支持部に対して着脱可能に支持させるようにした食品用コンベアを提供する。そして、前記チェーンは、前記食品移動部材の数よりも多くの数の前記支持部を備え、前記食品移動部材を配置するピッチを変更することによって、前記複数の食品移動部材同士の間隔を変更可能に構成する。
前記供給部は、前記チェーンの動きと連動して回転する供給回転部を備え、前記供給回転部は、前記食品移動部材を放出可能に保持する保持部を備え、前記供給回転部が回転することによって、前記保持部から前記一定間隔で前記食品移動部材が前記支持部に供給されるものとして実施することができる。 The food processing apparatus according to the present invention comprises an oil tank for storing cooking oil and a conveyor for moving food in the oil tank, and the conveyor has a food moving member passed between at least a pair of chains, A plurality of the chain moving directions are provided, and the food moving member moves along with the movement of the pair of chains to convey the food. The chain includes a support portion that detachably supports the food movement member, and the support portion is arranged in a larger number than the number of the food movement members at a predetermined pitch. And it is comprised so that the space | interval of several said food movement members can be changed by changing the pitch which arrange | positions the said food movement member.
The food processing apparatus according to the present invention is configured to discharge the food moving member from the discharge unit by moving the chain in a state where the discharge unit is opened, and move the food at a pitch different from the predetermined pitch from the supply unit. It can be implemented as a configuration in which a member is supplied to the support portion of the chain.
The present invention also provides a food conveyor, wherein the chain includes a plurality of support portions for supporting the plurality of food movement members, and the food movement member is detachably supported with respect to the support portions. To do. The chain includes a larger number of the support portions than the number of the food moving members, and the interval between the plurality of food moving members can be changed by changing a pitch at which the food moving members are arranged. Configure.
The supply section includes a supply rotation section that rotates in conjunction with the movement of the chain, and the supply rotation section includes a holding section that releasably holds the food moving member, and the supply rotation section rotates. Thus, the food moving member can be supplied to the support portion from the holding portion at the predetermined interval.

本願発明は、食品を油で連続的に調理加工するための食品加工装置や、食品を調理加工したり移送したりする際に食品を移動させるために使用する食品用コンベアにおいて、前記複数の食品移動部材同士の間隔を変更可能にすることを可能としたものである。 The present invention relates to a food processing apparatus for continuously cooking food with oil, and a food conveyor used for moving food when cooking or transferring food. It is possible to change the interval between the moving members.

（Ａ）は本願発明の一実施の形態に係る食品加工装置を側面視した構造説明図であり、（Ｂ）と同食品加工装置の油槽と食品用コンベアとの間隔を広げた状態の構造説明図である。(A) is structure explanatory drawing which looked at the food processing apparatus which concerns on one embodiment of this invention side view, and the structure description of the state which expanded the space | interval of the oil tank and food conveyor of the food processing apparatus with (B) FIG. 同食品加工装置を平面視した構造説明図であり、（Ａ）は食品移動部材同士の間隔が大きい状態を示し、（Ｂ）は食品移動部材同士の間隔が小さい状態を示す。It is structure explanatory drawing which planarly viewed the food processing apparatus, (A) shows a state where the interval between food moving members is large, and (B) shows a state where the interval between food moving members is small. （Ａ）は本願発明の一実施の形態に係る食品用コンベアの要部分解斜視図であり、（Ｂ）と同食品用コンベアの要部斜視図である。(A) is a principal part disassembled perspective view of the food conveyor which concerns on one embodiment of this invention, (B) is a principal part perspective view of the food conveyor. （Ａ）は同食品用コンベアの平面図であり、（Ｂ）は（Ａ）の中央横断面図である。(A) is a top view of the conveyor for foodstuffs, (B) is a central cross-sectional view of (A). （Ａ）同食品加工装置の要部説明図であり、（Ｂ）は同食品用コンベアの復路における要部説明図である。(A) It is principal part explanatory drawing of the food processing apparatus, (B) is principal part explanatory drawing in the return path of the food conveyor. （Ａ）は同食品用コンベアの供給部を側面から見た要部拡大説明図であり、（Ｂ）は同供給部の通路を側面から見た要部拡大説明図であり、（Ｃ）は同供給部の供給回転部を側面から見た要部拡大説明図である。(A) is the principal part expansion explanatory view which looked at the supply part of the food conveyor from the side, (B) is the principal part expansion explanatory view which looked at the passage of the supply part from the side, (C) It is the principal part expansion explanatory view which looked at the supply rotation part of the supply part from the side. 同食品用コンベアの供給部を正面から見た要部拡大説明図である。It is the principal part expansion explanatory view which looked at the supply part of the same food conveyor from the front.

以下、図面に基づき本願発明の実施の形態を説明する。
（食品調理装置の全体構造）
この実施の形態に係る食品調理装置は、高温の油で食品を調理加工するフライヤーであり、図１及び図２に示すように、油槽６１の内部に食品用コンベア３０を備え、その上流側（図では右側）に搬入コンベア６２を備え、下流側（図では左側）に搬出コンベア６３を備えている。図示は省略するが、この食品調理装置は油を所定の調理温度に過熱するための加熱装置を備える。この加熱装置は油槽６１の下方にバーナーを設けるものや、油槽６１とは異なる箇所に加熱室を設けて、加熱室と油槽６１との間で油を循環させるものなど、種々の形態のものを用いることができる。また、必要に応じて、油の濾過器を設けることもできる。 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
(Overall structure of food cooking equipment)
The food cooking device according to this embodiment is a fryer that cooks and processes food with high-temperature oil. As shown in FIGS. A carry-in conveyor 62 is provided on the right side in the figure, and a carry-out conveyor 63 is provided on the downstream side (the left side in the figure). Although not shown, the food cooking device includes a heating device for heating oil to a predetermined cooking temperature. This heating device has various forms such as a burner provided below the oil tank 61, a heating chamber provided at a location different from the oil tank 61, and oil circulating between the heating chamber and the oil tank 61. Can be used. Moreover, if necessary, an oil filter can be provided.

この実施の形態に係る食品用コンベア３０は、平行に配置された一対のチェーン１１と、チェーン１１間に渡された多数の食品移動部材１８とを備える。食品移動部材１８は、この実施例では断面が円形のバー材が用いられており、その両端が一対の食品移動部材１８のそれぞれに支持されている。それぞれのチェーン１１は、前後端のスプロケット３３間に掛け渡され無端状をなして循環移動するものであり、往路３１は上流側から下流側へと移動し、復路３２は下流側から上流側へと移動する。往路３１は油面近くに位置し、復路３２は往路３１の下方に位置する。復路３２の上下位置は、油槽６１内の食品と干渉しない位置であればよく、適宜変更して実施することができる。 The food conveyor 30 according to this embodiment includes a pair of chains 11 arranged in parallel and a large number of food moving members 18 passed between the chains 11. In this embodiment, the food moving member 18 is made of a bar material having a circular cross section, and both ends thereof are supported by the pair of food moving members 18, respectively. Each chain 11 is looped across the sprockets 33 at the front and rear ends and circulates in an endless manner. The forward path 31 moves from the upstream side to the downstream side, and the return path 32 moves from the downstream side to the upstream side. And move. The forward path 31 is located near the oil level, and the return path 32 is located below the forward path 31. The upper and lower positions of the return path 32 may be any positions that do not interfere with the food in the oil tank 61 and can be changed as appropriate.

食品移動部材１８は、チェーン１１の長手方向に、所定のピッチで配置される。図２（Ａ）は比較的大きなピッチで配置され、図２（Ｂ）は比較的小さなピッチで配置された状態を示す。このように、この食品用コンベア３０にあっては、食品移動部材１８同士の配置間隔を食品ｆの大きさに応じて変更することができる。例えば、食品ｆが大きい場合には食品移動部材１８同士の間隔を大きなものとし、食品ｆが小さい場合には食品移動部材１８同士の間隔を小さなものとするなど、食品ｆの大きさに応じて食品移動部材１８同士の間隔を変更することによって、油を無駄なく食品の加熱に用いることができる。この食品移動部材１８同士の間隔の変更は、供給部４１から食品移動部材１８を食品用コンベア３０に対して供給するピッチを変更することによって行うことができる。 The food moving members 18 are arranged at a predetermined pitch in the longitudinal direction of the chain 11. FIG. 2A shows a state of being arranged at a relatively large pitch, and FIG. 2B shows a state of being arranged at a relatively small pitch. Thus, in this food conveyor 30, the arrangement interval between the food moving members 18 can be changed according to the size of the food f. For example, when the food f is large, the distance between the food movement members 18 is large, and when the food f is small, the distance between the food movement members 18 is small. By changing the interval between the food moving members 18, the oil can be used for heating the food without waste. The interval between the food moving members 18 can be changed by changing the pitch at which the food moving member 18 is supplied from the supply unit 41 to the food conveyor 30.

食品は、搬入コンベア６２から順次油槽６１内に投入される。投入された食品は油面に浮かんだ状態で、食品移動部材１８に押されるようにして上流側から下流側へと移動する。この移動中に、食品は油によって加熱調理され、下流端の搬出コンベア６３によって油槽６１の外に搬出される。 The food is sequentially put into the oil tank 61 from the carry-in conveyor 62. The thrown-in food floats on the oil surface and moves from the upstream side to the downstream side by being pushed by the food moving member 18. During this movement, the food is cooked with oil and carried out of the oil tank 61 by the carry-out conveyor 63 at the downstream end.

この移動中に食品の上下をひっくり返す反転部６４を、必要に応じて設けることもできる。この反転部６４は一般に用いられているものでよく、例えば、回転する腕部６５を有する回転体を例示し得る。この腕部６５は、上流側の食品の下方に位置しており、これが下流側に向けて回転することによって、食品は腕部６５に持ち上げられて、下流側にひっくり返される。この腕部６５の回転は、チェーン１１の動きをスプロケット（図示せず）などで捉えて回転するものであってもよく、或いは別個の回転動力源によって回転するものであってもよい。 A reversing section 64 that turns the food upside down during the movement can be provided as necessary. The reversing unit 64 may be a commonly used one, and for example, a rotating body having a rotating arm unit 65 can be exemplified. The arm portion 65 is located below the food on the upstream side, and when the arm portion 65 rotates toward the downstream side, the food is lifted by the arm portion 65 and turned over to the downstream side. The rotation of the arm portion 65 may be performed by capturing the movement of the chain 11 with a sprocket (not shown) or the like, or may be rotated by a separate rotational power source.

油槽６１及び食品用コンベア３０の長さは、図１及び図２では比較的短く描いているが、調理に必要な時間と食品用コンベア３０の移動速度に応じて種々変更して実施することがきる。特に長い油槽６１の場合には、長手方向に複数の食品用コンベア３０を配置してもよい。また、油面の高さは、食品の種類に応じて適宜変更することができ、食品移動部材１８が油面に対して下方、略同一高さ、上方など、食品を移動させることができるものであれば、種々の高さにして実施することがきる。また、図１（Ｂ）に示すように、油槽６１と食品用コンベア３０とを相対的に上下に移動することができるようにして、位置調整を行うようにしてもよく、食品用コンベア３０を油槽６１外の上方に位置させることができるようにしてもよい。食品移動部材１８の形態も、バー材の他、例えば、網状のもの、パドル状のものなど、種々変更することができる。 The lengths of the oil tank 61 and the food conveyor 30 are drawn relatively short in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, but various changes may be made depending on the time required for cooking and the moving speed of the food conveyor 30. Yes. In the case of a particularly long oil tank 61, a plurality of food conveyors 30 may be arranged in the longitudinal direction. Also, the oil level can be changed as appropriate according to the type of food, and the food moving member 18 can move food such as downward, substantially the same height, upward, etc. with respect to the oil level. If so, it can be carried out at various heights. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1 (B), the oil tank 61 and the food conveyor 30 may be relatively moved up and down to adjust the position. The oil tank 61 may be positioned above the outside. The form of the food moving member 18 can be variously changed in addition to the bar material, for example, a net-like one or a paddle-like one.

（食品用コンベア３０について）
次に、食品用コンベア３０について、図３〜図５を主として参照して説明する。
前述のとおり、食品用コンベア３０は、平行に配置された２本のチェーン１１と、チェーン１１間に渡された食品移動部材１８とを備える。食品移動部材１８は、両端が後述する支持部２１に支持される被支持部１９となっている。この例では、食品移動部材１８の中央（即ち、直接食品を押す部分）と両端の被支持部１９とに形状や大きさの差はないが、両者に異なる形状のものを採用してもよい。また、異なる断面形状のものとしてもよく、前述のように種々変更することができる。 (About the food conveyor 30)
Next, the food conveyor 30 will be described with reference mainly to FIGS.
As described above, the food conveyor 30 includes the two chains 11 arranged in parallel and the food moving member 18 passed between the chains 11. The food moving member 18 is a supported portion 19 whose both ends are supported by a supporting portion 21 described later. In this example, there is no difference in shape and size between the center of the food moving member 18 (that is, the portion directly pressing the food) and the supported portions 19 at both ends, but different shapes may be adopted for both. . Moreover, it is good also as a thing of a different cross-sectional shape, and it can change variously as mentioned above.

チェーン１１は、通常のローラーチェーンを用いることができ、ローラー（図示せず）の両側に内側プレート１２と外側プレート１３とが配列され、軸１４がローラー（図示せず）を貫通し、両側の内側プレート１２と外側プレート１３をそれぞれ回動可能に接続している。また、外周ガイドレール１５と内周ガイドレール１６とが、チェーン１１の上部と下部に配位され、チェーン１１にかかる荷重を受けると共に、走行の安定を図っている。なお、図３（Ａ）、図４においてチェーン１１は右から左に移動しており、図３（Ｂ）では左から右に移動しているものとする。 As the chain 11, a normal roller chain can be used. An inner plate 12 and an outer plate 13 are arranged on both sides of the roller (not shown), and the shaft 14 passes through the roller (not shown). The inner plate 12 and the outer plate 13 are connected so as to be rotatable. Further, the outer peripheral guide rail 15 and the inner peripheral guide rail 16 are arranged at the upper and lower portions of the chain 11 to receive a load applied to the chain 11 and to stabilize the running. 3A and 4, the chain 11 is moved from the right to the left, and in FIG. 3B, it is assumed that the chain 11 is moved from the left to the right.

（支持部２１について）
チェーン１１には、食品移動部材１８が着脱可能に所定のピッチで配置される。そのためにこの実施の形態では、食品移動部材１８を支持する支持部２１を備えた支持プレート２０が、外側プレート１３に取り付けられている。より具体的には、支持プレート２０に２つの支持部２１が設けられ、それぞれの支持部２１に食品移動部材１８が着脱可能に支持される。より詳しくは、外側プレート１３に固定部１７が設けられ、この固定部１７に支持プレート２０が取り付けられる。なお、この固定部１７は内側プレート１２に設けることも可能である。支持プレート２０は、固定部１７に取り付けられる被固定部２２を備えており、固定部１７と被固定部２２とがネジ止めされているが、両者は溶接などの他の固定手段で固定してもよい。また、チェーン１１のプレートと支持部２１とを一体に形成してもよい。
この実施の形態では、１つのローラーの軸１４毎に１つの支持部２１が配されており、全ての支持部２１が等間隔で配置されることになる。このように支持部２１は一定のピッチでチェーン１１に設けられている。なお、支持部２１を設ける間隔は、１つの外側プレート１３毎に１つの支持部２１を設けるようにするなど、変更することができる。また、一定のピッチとは、同じことを繰り返すことを意味しており、例えば、３つの支持部２１を1cm間隔、2cm間隔、3cm間隔で配置し、これらの間隔の３つの支持部２１を繰り返し設けるものであってもよい。 (About the support part 21)
The food moving member 18 is detachably arranged on the chain 11 at a predetermined pitch. Therefore, in this embodiment, a support plate 20 including a support portion 21 that supports the food moving member 18 is attached to the outer plate 13. More specifically, two support portions 21 are provided on the support plate 20, and the food moving member 18 is detachably supported by each support portion 21. More specifically, a fixing portion 17 is provided on the outer plate 13, and a support plate 20 is attached to the fixing portion 17. The fixing portion 17 can be provided on the inner plate 12. The support plate 20 includes a fixed portion 22 attached to the fixing portion 17, and the fixing portion 17 and the fixed portion 22 are screwed to each other, and both are fixed by other fixing means such as welding. Also good. Further, the plate of the chain 11 and the support portion 21 may be integrally formed.
In this embodiment, one support portion 21 is arranged for each roller shaft 14, and all the support portions 21 are arranged at equal intervals. As described above, the support portions 21 are provided on the chain 11 at a constant pitch. The interval at which the support portions 21 are provided can be changed, for example, by providing one support portion 21 for each outer plate 13. The constant pitch means that the same thing is repeated. For example, three support portions 21 are arranged at intervals of 1 cm, 2 cm, and 3 cm, and the three support portions 21 having these intervals are repeated. It may be provided.

支持部２１は、食品移動部材１８の被支持部１９を下方から支持する下支持部２３と、被支持部１９を前方から支持する前支持部２４と、被支持部１９を後方から支持する後支持部２５とを備える。これら下支持部２３、前支持部２４、後支持部２５によって規定された空間が保持空間２７となり、往路３１では食品移動部材１８の被支持部１９は保持空間２７から脱落しないように保持される。この保持空間２７の上方は開放された開口部２６となっており、復路３２にてチェーン１１の天地が逆になった場合には、被支持部１９は前支持部２４と後支持部２５との間から重力によって落下する。 The support portion 21 includes a lower support portion 23 that supports the supported portion 19 of the food moving member 18 from below, a front support portion 24 that supports the supported portion 19 from the front, and a rear portion that supports the supported portion 19 from the rear. And a support portion 25. A space defined by the lower support portion 23, the front support portion 24, and the rear support portion 25 becomes a holding space 27, and the supported portion 19 of the food moving member 18 is held so as not to drop out of the holding space 27 in the forward path 31. . Above the holding space 27 is an open opening 26, and when the top of the chain 11 is reversed in the return path 32, the supported portion 19 includes the front support portion 24, the rear support portion 25, and the like. Fall by gravity from between.

この例では、下支持部２３から上方に前支持部２４と後支持部２５とが延設されているが、被固定部２２から延設するなど、前支持部２４及び後支持部２５を、下支持部２３とは異なる位置に設けてもよい。また、この例では、１つの支持プレート２０に対して、２つの支持部２１が設けられているため、下支持部２３から前・中央・後の３つの部位が上方に延設され、前と中央の部位の間に１つの被支持部１９が、中央と後の部位の間に他の１つの被支持部１９が配位される。従って、中央の部位は、前支持部２４と後支持部２５とを兼ね備えることになり、中央の部位の前方側が前の被支持部１９に対する後支持部２５となり、中央の部位の後方側が後の被支持部１９に対する前支持部２４となる。勿論、外側プレート１３と食品移動部材１８との数の関係は、適宜変更できるものであり、外側プレート１３の数に対して少ない数の食品移動部材１８を保持せてもよく、同数の食品移動部材１８を支持させてもよく、さらに多くの食品移動部材１８を支持させてもよい。なお、食品移動部材１８の形状を鉄板等の板状にしてもよい。その場合には、プレートの前後に被支持部１９を設け、前の被支持部１９を前方にある外側プレート１３に支持させ、後の被支持部１９を後方にある外側プレート１３に支持させるようにすればよい。 In this example, the front support part 24 and the rear support part 25 are extended upward from the lower support part 23, but the front support part 24 and the rear support part 25 are extended from the fixed part 22. You may provide in the position different from the lower support part 23. FIG. Further, in this example, since two support portions 21 are provided for one support plate 20, the front, center, and rear three portions are extended upward from the lower support portion 23, and the front and One supported part 19 is arranged between the central parts, and the other supported part 19 is arranged between the central part and the rear part. Therefore, the central part combines the front support part 24 and the rear support part 25, the front side of the central part becomes the rear support part 25 for the front supported part 19, and the rear side of the central part is the rear side. It becomes the front support part 24 for the supported part 19. Of course, the relationship between the number of the outer plates 13 and the food moving members 18 can be changed as appropriate, and a smaller number of food moving members 18 may be held relative to the number of outer plates 13, and the same number of food moving members may be held. The member 18 may be supported, or more food moving members 18 may be supported. The shape of the food moving member 18 may be a plate shape such as an iron plate. In that case, a supported portion 19 is provided on the front and back of the plate, the front supported portion 19 is supported by the outer plate 13 at the front, and the rear supported portion 19 is supported by the outer plate 13 at the rear. You can do it.

また、この例では、進行方向に対して左右に平行するチェーン１１間の略同一位置の外側プレート１３に、食品移動部材１８の両端の被支持部１９を支持させており、食品移動部材１８はチェーン１１に対して直交するように配置されているが、前後に異なる位置で、食品移動部材１８の両端の被支持部１９に支持させて、食品移動部材１８がチェーン１１に対して斜めになるようにしてもよい。なお、前述のように、チェーン１１は外周ガイドレール１５と内周ガイドレール１６とによって走行の安定性が図られると共に荷重が支持されているが、左右に平行するチェーン１１間の間隔を一定に保つための横幅間隔保持部材（図示省略）を渡してもよい。この横幅間隔保持部材は、チェーン１１の長手方向に適当な距離をおいて設ければよい。また、食品移動部材１８の長さを長くして、その両端が左右に平行するチェーン１１のプレートに接触する程度の長さにすることによって、チェーン１１が内側に倒れ込むことを防止するようにしてもよく、これにより食品移動部材１８が間隔保持部材の機能も果たすことができる。ただ、この場合、食品移動部材１８の着脱の円滑性が劣るため、食品移動部材１８の長さは左右に平行なチェーン１１間の長さよりも短くしておき、チェーン１１のプレート（内側プレート１２、外側プレート１３）に直接は接触しないようにしておく。そして、数本又は数十本に１本毎に、食品移動部材１８の長さが長いものを用いるようにしてもよい。 In this example, supported portions 19 at both ends of the food moving member 18 are supported on the outer plate 13 at substantially the same position between the chains 11 parallel to the left and right with respect to the traveling direction. Although arranged so as to be orthogonal to the chain 11, the food moving member 18 is inclined with respect to the chain 11 by being supported by the supported portions 19 at both ends of the food moving member 18 at different positions on the front and rear sides. You may do it. As described above, the chain 11 is stable in traveling and supported by the outer peripheral guide rail 15 and the inner peripheral guide rail 16, and the load is supported. However, the distance between the chains 11 parallel to the left and right is kept constant. You may pass the width interval holding member (illustration omitted) for maintaining. The lateral width holding member may be provided at an appropriate distance in the longitudinal direction of the chain 11. In addition, the length of the food moving member 18 is increased so that both ends thereof are in contact with the plate of the chain 11 parallel to the left and right, so that the chain 11 is prevented from falling inward. As a result, the food moving member 18 can also function as a spacing member. However, in this case, since the smoothness of attaching and detaching the food moving member 18 is inferior, the length of the food moving member 18 is shorter than the length between the chains 11 parallel to the left and right, and the plate of the chain 11 (the inner plate 12 The outer plate 13) should not be in direct contact. And you may make it use the thing with the long length of the food moving member 18 for every several or several dozen.

（脱落防止ガイド３４について）
チェーン１１は、スプロケット３３の上下を境に往路３１と復路３２とで天地が逆転し、前記の支持部２１も天地が逆転するため、被支持部１９は開口部２６から抜け出し、食品移動部材１８は自然落下する。そのため、チェーン１１の下半分の往路３１には脱落防止ガイド３４が設けられており、これによって食品移動部材１８は復路３２においても脱落することなくチェーン１１と共に循環を繰り返す。 (About the dropout prevention guide 34)
In the chain 11, the top and bottom of the chain 11 are reversed by the forward path 31 and the return path 32 with the top and bottom of the sprocket 33 as the boundary, and the top and bottom of the support portion 21 are also reversed. Falls naturally. Therefore, a dropout prevention guide 34 is provided in the forward path 31 in the lower half of the chain 11, whereby the food moving member 18 repeats circulation together with the chain 11 without dropping off in the return path 32.

この脱落防止ガイド３４はチェーン１１とは別体に形成され、図示は省略するが、架台などによって支持されている。この脱落防止ガイド３４は、支持部２１の移動経路に沿って設けられたもので、前支持部２４、後支持部２５の外側（逆転した下側）に配位され開口部２６を閉じるものである。具体的には、前支持部２４、後支持部２５と接するか、接しない場合には、被支持部１９よりも小さな間隔を隔てて配位されているものであり、被支持部１９は脱落防止ガイド３４によって支持されながら移動する。図３（Ｂ）のように、食品移動部材１８が丸棒状の場合には、被支持部１９の上を回転しながら後支持部２５に押されて移動するが、食品移動部材１８が板状などの場合には回転せずに移動する。なお、この脱落防止ガイド３４は、食品移動部材１８の両端の被支持部１９付近を支持するように設ければよいが、場合によっては、食品移動部材１８の中央を支持するように設けても良い。 The drop-off prevention guide 34 is formed separately from the chain 11 and is supported by a gantry or the like, although not shown. This drop-off prevention guide 34 is provided along the movement path of the support portion 21 and is arranged on the outer side (reversed lower side) of the front support portion 24 and the rear support portion 25 to close the opening portion 26. is there. Specifically, when the front support part 24 and the rear support part 25 are in contact with each other or not in contact with each other, they are arranged with a smaller interval than the supported part 19, and the supported part 19 falls off. It moves while being supported by the prevention guide 34. As shown in FIG. 3B, when the food moving member 18 has a round bar shape, the food moving member 18 is moved in a plate shape while being pushed by the rear support portion 25 while rotating on the supported portion 19. For example, move without rotating. The dropout prevention guide 34 may be provided so as to support the vicinity of the supported portions 19 at both ends of the food moving member 18. However, depending on the case, it may be provided so as to support the center of the food moving member 18. good.

（供給部４１について）
上述のチェーン１１には、一定の間隔で支持部２１が設けられ、これらの支持部２１に対して、食品移動部材１８が供給部４１から所定のピッチで供給される。この供給のピッチを変更することにより、図２（Ａ）のように食品移動部材１８同士の間隔を広くしたり、図２（Ｂ）のように食品移動部材１８同士の間隔を狭くしたりすることができる。 (About supply unit 41)
The above-described chain 11 is provided with support portions 21 at regular intervals, and the food moving member 18 is supplied to the support portions 21 from the supply portion 41 at a predetermined pitch. By changing the supply pitch, the interval between the food moving members 18 is increased as shown in FIG. 2A, or the interval between the food moving members 18 is reduced as shown in FIG. be able to.

この供給部４１の具体的な一例を図６及び図７を参照して説明する。
この供給部４１は、左右のチェーン１１のそれぞれの上方に配置される。食品移動部材１８は、その両端の被支持部１９がそれぞれの供給部４１によって支持される。供給部４１は、複数の食品移動部材１８をチェーン１１の上方にて保持することができ、保持した食品移動部材１８を上方から支持部２１へ順次供給する。
各供給部４１は、チェーン１１の上方に配置されたガイド部４２と供給回転部５１とを備える。ガイド部４２には、複数の食品移動部材１８の被支持部１９を支持するための通路４３が設けられている。通路４３は、上方に投入口４４を備え、下方に供給口４５を備えており、投入口４４から投入された食品移動部材１８が重力によって順次下方に移動して、供給口４５から開口部２６を通って支持部２１に供給される。なお、この例では、通路４３は、上方の投入口４４では多くの食品移動部材１８を受容できるように大きく開口しており、下方に行くに従って食品移動部材１８が一列となるように１本分の大きさとされているが、一列となった部分でも多くの食品移動部材１８を受容できるように屈曲したものとなっている。このガイド部４２の下方の供給口４５寄りには、弧状通路部分４６が設けられており、食品移動部材１８は、弧状通路部分４６を通過して供給口４５から支持部２１に排出されて供給される。 A specific example of the supply unit 41 will be described with reference to FIGS.
The supply unit 41 is disposed above each of the left and right chains 11. The supported parts 19 at both ends of the food moving member 18 are supported by the respective supply parts 41. The supply unit 41 can hold the plurality of food moving members 18 above the chain 11 and sequentially supplies the held food moving members 18 to the support unit 21 from above.
Each supply unit 41 includes a guide unit 42 and a supply rotation unit 51 arranged above the chain 11. The guide portion 42 is provided with a passage 43 for supporting the supported portions 19 of the plurality of food moving members 18. The passage 43 includes an inlet 44 on the upper side and a supply port 45 on the lower side, and the food moving member 18 introduced from the inlet 44 sequentially moves downward due to gravity, so that the opening 26 extends from the supply port 45. And supplied to the support portion 21. In this example, the passage 43 has a large opening at the upper inlet 44 so as to receive many food moving members 18, and the passage 43 has one line so that the food moving members 18 are in a line as it goes downward. However, it is bent so that many food transfer members 18 can be received even in a line. An arcuate passage portion 46 is provided near the supply port 45 below the guide portion 42, and the food moving member 18 passes through the arcuate passage portion 46 and is discharged from the supply port 45 to the support portion 21 and supplied. Is done.

この弧状通路部分４６に対応して、供給回転部５１が配置されている。図７に示すように、この例では、供給回転部５１はガイド部４２の内側に配置されているが、外側に配置することもできる。供給回転部５１は中心軸５２を中心として回転する円板状の部材であり、一定の外径を有する円弧部５３と、少なくとも１つの保持部５４を有する。保持部５４を複数設ける場合、食品移動部材１８を等間隔で供給するには、保持部５４も等間隔に設ける。円弧部５３は弧状通路部分４６の外径と略等しいかそれより大きい外径を備えており、円弧部５３が弧状通路部分４６の上端の入り口に位置している状態では、食品移動部材１８は弧状通路部分４６に入ることができない。保持部５４は食品移動部材１８の被支持部１９の大きさと略等しい凹部であり、保持部５４が弧状通路部分４６の上端の入り口に位置している状態で１つの食品移動部材１８の被支持部１９が保持部５４内に入る。そして、中心軸５２を中心として供給回転部５１が回転することによって、被支持部１９は弧状通路部分４６に沿って下方に移動する。さらに回転して、保持部５４が供給口４５に位置することで、食品移動部材１８が下方に放出されて、支持部２１に供給される。 Corresponding to the arcuate passage portion 46, a supply rotation part 51 is disposed. As shown in FIG. 7, in this example, the supply rotation unit 51 is arranged inside the guide unit 42, but it can also be arranged outside. The supply rotation unit 51 is a disk-shaped member that rotates about a central axis 52, and includes an arc portion 53 having a constant outer diameter and at least one holding portion 54. When a plurality of holding portions 54 are provided, the holding portions 54 are also provided at equal intervals in order to supply the food moving member 18 at equal intervals. The arc portion 53 has an outer diameter substantially equal to or larger than the outer diameter of the arc-shaped passage portion 46, and in a state where the arc portion 53 is located at the entrance of the upper end of the arc-shaped passage portion 46, the food moving member 18 is The arcuate passage portion 46 cannot be entered. The holding portion 54 is a recess that is substantially equal to the size of the supported portion 19 of the food moving member 18, and is supported by one food moving member 18 in a state where the holding portion 54 is located at the upper end entrance of the arcuate passage portion 46. The part 19 enters the holding part 54. Then, as the supply rotation unit 51 rotates around the central axis 52, the supported portion 19 moves downward along the arcuate passage portion 46. By further rotating and the holding part 54 being positioned at the supply port 45, the food moving member 18 is released downward and supplied to the support part 21.

そして、この供給回転部５１の回転を、チェーン１１の動きと連動させることによって、所定のピッチで食品移動部材１８がチェーン１１の支持部２１に供給される。具体的には、図７に示すように、中心軸５２に連動用スプロケット５５を設けて、この連動用スプロケット５５をチェーン１１に歯合させることによって、チェーン１１の移動に伴い連動用スプロケット５５を介して中心軸５２を回転させることにより、供給回転部５１を回転させるようにしている。
より具体的には、この例では供給回転部５１に２つの保持部５４を設けているため、１０個の歯を有する連動用スプロケット５５を用いた場合には、５つの支持部２１に対して１個の食品移動部材１８が供給されて、４つおきに食品移動部材１８が配列されることになる。このように保持部５４の数と連動用スプロケット５５の歯の数とを変更することによって、チェーン１１に供給される食品移動部材１８のピッチを変更することがきる。このピッチの変更は、保持部５４と連動用スプロケット５５との少なくとも何れか一方を交換することによっても可能であるが、連動用スプロケット５５と供給回転部５１との間を、変速ギアなどの回転数の変速装置を介して接続することによって、部品の交換を行わずに、変更可能な構成とすることもできる。 Then, the food moving member 18 is supplied to the support portion 21 of the chain 11 at a predetermined pitch by interlocking the rotation of the supply rotating portion 51 with the movement of the chain 11. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, an interlocking sprocket 55 is provided on the center shaft 52, and the interlocking sprocket 55 is engaged with the chain 11, whereby the interlocking sprocket 55 is moved along with the movement of the chain 11. The supply rotation unit 51 is rotated by rotating the central shaft 52 through the rotation.
More specifically, in this example, since the two holding portions 54 are provided in the supply rotating portion 51, when the interlocking sprocket 55 having ten teeth is used, the five supporting portions 21 are supported. One food transfer member 18 is supplied, and every four food transfer members 18 are arranged. Thus, the pitch of the food moving member 18 supplied to the chain 11 can be changed by changing the number of the holding portions 54 and the number of teeth of the interlocking sprocket 55. The pitch can be changed by exchanging at least one of the holding portion 54 and the interlocking sprocket 55. However, a rotation of a transmission gear or the like is performed between the interlocking sprocket 55 and the supply rotating portion 51. By connecting through several transmissions, it is also possible to change the configuration without replacing parts.

また、供給回転部５１を回転して食品移動部材１８を落下させるほか、ゲートを設けてゲートの開閉で落下させるものであってもよい。このように供給部４１とチェーン１１との連動は、機械的な連動であってもよく数値制御などによる連動であってもよくセンサやタイマによる連動であってもよいが、この実施の形態のように、機械的な連動を採用することによって、別個の制御手段やエネルギー源を必要とせずに確実な連動を実現させることができる。 In addition to rotating the supply rotating unit 51 to drop the food moving member 18, a gate may be provided and dropped by opening and closing the gate. As described above, the interlocking between the supply unit 41 and the chain 11 may be mechanical interlocking, interlocking by numerical control, or interlocking by a sensor or a timer. Thus, by employing mechanical interlocking, reliable interlocking can be realized without requiring separate control means and energy sources.

（ピッチについて）
等間隔で食品移動部材１８を支持部２１に配置する場合については、１本の食品移動部材１８に対する、変更を予定する支持部２１の個数の倍数を、支持部２１の総個数とすればよい。例えば、１本の食品移動部材１８に対して、支持部２１の個数が２個、３個、４個、６個、８個、１２個の８種類となるように変更することを予定する場合、支持部２１の総個数を、これら８種類の数の最小公倍数である２４の倍数とすればよい。もちろん、全てを等間隔にするのでなく、一定のピッチで、配置される区間を含めばよく、食品移動部材１８を、繰り返し同じ周期で配置するものであってもよく、最小公倍数が大きくなりすぎる場合には端数については異なる間隔となることを妨げるものではない。 (About pitch)
In the case where the food moving members 18 are arranged on the support portion 21 at equal intervals, a multiple of the number of the support portions 21 to be changed with respect to one food moving member 18 may be the total number of the support portions 21. . For example, when it is planned to change the number of support parts 21 to 8 types of 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 12 for one food moving member 18 The total number of support portions 21 may be a multiple of 24, which is the least common multiple of these eight types. Of course, it is only necessary to include sections that are arranged at a constant pitch instead of being equally spaced, and the food moving member 18 may be repeatedly arranged in the same cycle, and the least common multiple becomes too large. In some cases, it does not prevent the fraction from becoming different intervals.

（供給部４１の取り付け等の構造）
なお、供給部４１の取り付け等の構造について図７を参照して簡単に説明しておくと、この例では、左右のガイド部４２の間に連結部材５６が渡されて一体化されている。中心軸５２の両端は、左右のガイド部４２にそれぞれ回転可能に支持されていると共に、少なくとも何れか一方の端部に連動用スプロケット５５が配置されている。ガイド部４２は載置部材５７に取り付けられており、載置部材５７が油層上部６６に載せられて必要に応じて固定されることによって、供給部４１が油槽６１の上方に配置されているが、これらの構成は種々変更して実施することができる。 (Structure such as attachment of the supply unit 41)
In addition, if the structure of attachment of the supply part 41 etc. is demonstrated easily with reference to FIG. 7, in this example, the connection member 56 is passed between the left and right guide parts 42, and is integrated. Both ends of the central shaft 52 are rotatably supported by the left and right guide portions 42, and an interlocking sprocket 55 is disposed at at least one of the end portions. Although the guide part 42 is attached to the mounting member 57 and the mounting member 57 is mounted on the oil layer upper portion 66 and fixed as necessary, the supply unit 41 is disposed above the oil tank 61. These configurations can be implemented with various changes.

（排出部３５について）
食品移動部材１８の取り外しについては、往路３１において手作業で取り外しすることできるが、復路３２の適宜区間において脱落防止ガイド３４を設けないことによって、そこが脱落口となって、食品移動部材１８は自動でチェーン１１から落下して排出される。この例では、この自然落下による取り外しのために、脱落防止ガイド３４の一部に排出部３５を設けている。この排出部３５は、脱落防止ガイド３４が下方に開くように、回動可能に設けられたものであり、排出部３５を下方を開くことで、食品移動部材１８はチェーン１１から外れて、排出部３５に沿って落下する。落下後の食品移動部材１８は、供給部４１の通路４３に戻すなどして、次の使用に備えることとなる。また、排出部３５を上方に戻して、脱落防止ガイド３４を連続したものとすることで、食品移動部材１８は脱落することなく、チェーン１１と共に循環を繰り返す。従って、通常の使用時には、排出部３５を閉じて通常の循環を行い、食品移動部材１８のピッチの変更時にのみ、この排出部３５を開いて食品移動部材１８を取り出すと共に、供給部４１から新たなピッチで食品移動部材１８を供給する。なお排出部３５からスプロケット３３までを他のコンベアで接続すれば、自動で食品移動部材１８の取り外し、装着を行なうこともできる。 (About the discharge part 35)
Regarding the removal of the food moving member 18, it can be manually removed in the forward path 31, but by not providing the drop prevention guide 34 in an appropriate section of the return path 32, the food moving member 18 becomes a drop opening. It is automatically dropped from the chain 11 and discharged. In this example, a discharge portion 35 is provided in a part of the drop-off prevention guide 34 for removal by this natural fall. The discharge portion 35 is provided so as to be pivotable so that the dropout prevention guide 34 opens downward. By opening the discharge portion 35 downward, the food moving member 18 is detached from the chain 11 and discharged. It falls along the part 35. The food movement member 18 after dropping is returned to the passage 43 of the supply unit 41 to prepare for the next use. Moreover, the discharge part 35 is returned upward and the drop-off prevention guide 34 is made continuous so that the food moving member 18 repeats circulation together with the chain 11 without dropping. Accordingly, during normal use, the discharge unit 35 is closed and normal circulation is performed, and only when the pitch of the food moving member 18 is changed, the discharge unit 35 is opened and the food moving member 18 is taken out, and a new one is supplied from the supply unit 41. The food moving member 18 is supplied at a proper pitch. If the discharge unit 35 and the sprocket 33 are connected by another conveyor, the food moving member 18 can be automatically detached and attached.

食品用コンベア３０は、フライヤーに対して適用することができる他、他の食品の調理装置にも適用することができる。例えば、バーナーなどで直接食品を焼いたりする調理装置や、過熱水蒸気による調理装置に適用することもでき、調理部を設けない単なる食品移送用のものでもよい。被支持部１９による食品の移動の方法は、実施の形態に示したような押すものの他、上に載せて移動させるものであってもよく、網による移動であってもよく種々変更して実施することができる。 The food conveyor 30 can be applied to a fryer, and can also be applied to other food cooking apparatuses. For example, the present invention can be applied to a cooking device that directly bakes food with a burner or the like, or a cooking device that uses superheated steam, and may be a simple food transfer device that does not include a cooking unit. The method of moving the food by the supported portion 19 may be one that is pushed on as shown in the embodiment, moved on the top, or moved by a net. can do.

１１チェーン
１２内側プレート
１３外側プレート
１４軸
１５外周ガイドレール
１６内周ガイドレール
１７固定部
１８食品移動部材
１９被支持部
２０支持プレート
２１支持部
２２被固定部
２３下支持部
２４前支持部
２５後支持部
２６開口部
２７保持空間
３０食品用コンベア
３１往路
３２復路
３３スプロケット
３４脱落防止ガイド
３５排出部
４１供給部
４２ガイド部
４３通路
４４投入口
４５供給口
４６弧状通路部分
５１供給回転部
５２中心軸
５３円弧部
５４保持部
５５連動用スプロケット
５６連結部材
５７載置部材
６１油槽
６２搬入コンベア
６３搬出コンベア
６４反転部
６５腕部
６６油層上部 11 Chain 12 Inner plate 13 Outer plate 14 Shaft 15 Outer guide rail 16 Inner guide rail 17 Fixed portion 18 Food moving member 19 Supported portion 20 Support plate 21 Support portion 22 Fixed portion 23 Lower support portion 24 Front support portion 25 Rear Support section 26 Opening section 27 Holding space 30 Food conveyor 31 Outward path 32 Return path 33 Sprocket 34 Drop-off prevention guide 35 Discharge section 41 Supply section 42 Guide section 43 Channel 44 Input port 45 Supply port 46 Arc-shaped channel portion 51 Supply rotation unit 52 Central axis 53 Arc part 54 Holding part 55 Interlocking sprocket 56 Connecting member 57 Mounting member 61 Oil tank 62 Carrying in conveyor 63 Carrying out conveyor 64 Reversing part 65 Arm part 66 Oil layer upper part

Claims

An oil tank for storing cooking oil, and a conveyor for moving food in the oil tank,
The conveyor includes a plurality of food moving members passed between at least a pair of chains in the moving direction of the chains,
The food moving member moves along with the movement of the pair of chains to convey the food,
The chain includes a support portion that detachably supports the food moving member,
The support part has a larger number than the number of the food moving members arranged on the chain at a predetermined pitch,
A supply unit for supplying the food moving member to the support of the chain;
The supply unit includes a supply rotation unit that rotates in conjunction with the movement of the chain,
The supply rotation unit includes a holding unit that holds the food moving member in a releasable manner,
When the supply rotation unit rotates, the food moving member is supplied to the support unit from the holding unit at the predetermined interval.
By changing the pitch of rotation of the supply rotation unit with respect to the movement of the chain, the pitch for arranging the food moving member is changed, and the interval between the plurality of food moving members can be changed. Food processing equipment.

A discharge part for discharging the food moving member from the support part of the chain;
While supplying the food moving member at a predetermined pitch from the supply part to the support part of the chain, the conveyor can be continuously operated with the discharge part being closed,
When the intervals between the plurality of food moving members can be changed, the food moving member is discharged from the discharging unit by moving the chain in a state where the discharging unit is opened, and from the supply unit The food processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the food moving member is supplied to the support portion of the chain at a pitch different from a predetermined pitch.

A plurality of food movement members passed between a pair of chains are provided in the movement direction of the chain, the pair of chains move, and the food movement member moves to convey the food,
In the food conveyor, the chain includes a plurality of support portions for supporting the plurality of food movement members, and the food movement member is detachably supported with respect to the support portions.
The chain includes a larger number of the support portions than the number of the food moving members,
A supply unit for supplying the food moving member to the support of the chain;
The supply unit includes a supply rotation unit that rotates in conjunction with the movement of the chain,
The supply rotation unit includes a holding unit that holds the food moving member in a releasable manner,
When the supply rotation unit rotates, the food moving member is supplied to the support unit from the holding unit at the predetermined interval.
By changing the pitch of rotation of the supply rotation unit with respect to the movement of the chain, the pitch for arranging the food moving member is changed, and the interval between the plurality of food moving members can be changed. Food processing equipment.

A plurality of food movement members passed between a pair of chains are provided in the movement direction of the chain, the pair of chains move, and the food movement member moves to convey the food,
In the food conveyor, the chain includes a plurality of support portions for supporting the plurality of food movement members, and the food movement member is detachably supported with respect to the support portions.
The chain includes a larger number of the support portions than the number of the food moving members,
A supply unit for supplying the food moving member to the support of the chain;
A discharge part for discharging the food moving member from the support part of the chain;
While supplying the food moving member to the support portion of the chain in a predetermined manner from the supply portion, it is possible to continue the operation of the conveyor while maintaining the predetermined pitch in a state where the discharge portion is closed,
When the intervals between the plurality of food moving members can be changed, the food moving member is discharged from the discharging unit with the discharging unit being opened, and at a pitch different from the predetermined pitch from the supply unit. The food moving member is configured to be supplied to the support portion of the chain ,
The supply unit includes a supply rotation unit that rotates in conjunction with the movement of the chain,
The supply rotation unit includes a holding unit that holds the food moving member in a releasable manner,
The food conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the food moving member is supplied from the holding unit to the support unit at a predetermined interval by the rotation of the supply rotating unit .

A plurality of food movement members passed between a pair of chains are provided in the movement direction of the chain, the pair of chains move, and the food movement member moves to convey the food,
In the food conveyor, the chain includes a plurality of support portions for supporting the plurality of food movement members, and the food movement member is detachably supported with respect to the support portions.
The chain includes a larger number of the support portions than the number of the food moving members,
The chain is an endless chain spanned between sprockets at both ends,
In the chain, the forward path is arranged above the return path,
The support portion includes an opening through which the food moving member can enter and exit, the opening is positioned above in the forward path, and the opening is positioned below in the return path,
The supply unit supplies the food moving member from above the opening to the forward path of the chain,
The discharge part closes the lower part of the opening so as to be openable and closable with respect to the return path of the chain, and the food moving member is moved downward from the opening part of the support part by opening the discharge part. while the discharge state, and are not moved together with the movement of the chain without discharging the food product moving member from the opening by closing the discharge portion,
The supply unit includes a supply rotation unit that rotates in conjunction with the movement of the chain,
The supply rotation unit includes a holding unit that holds the food moving member so as to be released,
Wherein by supplying rotating unit is rotated, the food product moving member in the predetermined interval from the holding portion is configured to so that is supplied to the supporting portion,
A food conveyor comprising a plurality of food moving members configured to change intervals between the food moving members by changing a pitch at which the food moving members are arranged .

Means for interlocking the rotation of the supply rotation unit with the movement of the chain,
Means for rotating the central axis of the supply rotation part via the interlocking sprocket as the chain moves by engaging the interlocking sprocket with the chain;
Means for connecting between the interlocking sprocket and the supply rotation unit via a transmission having a rotational speed;
Interlocking means by numerical control,
Interlocking means by sensors,
Interlocking means by timer,
The food processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the food processing apparatus is one means selected from the group consisting of: