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本発明は食品生地片を搬送する装置および方法に係る。より詳細には、パン生地、菓子生地、魚肉のすり身あるいは畜肉のミンチ等からなり、棒状である食品生地片を、搬送しながらその方向を９０度変更し、同時に搬送速度を低速へと変更する装置および方法に関する。 The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for conveying food dough pieces. More specifically, a device that is made of bread dough, confectionery dough, fish meat surimi or livestock minced meat, etc., changes the direction of the food dough pieces that are rod-shaped by 90 degrees while conveying, and simultaneously changes the conveying speed to low speed And methods.
食品の生産ラインにおいて、成形などの上流工程の生産速度が焼成や冷凍などの下流工程の処理速度を上回ってしまう場合がある。このような場合、上流工程と下流工程の間で、成形された食品生地片の搬送速度を低速へと変更することで、前記食品生地片の下流工程への毎分あたりの供給量を調整することが行われる。一般的には、上流側コンベヤの下方に前記上流側コンベヤより搬送速度の遅い下流側コンベヤを交差して配置し、前記食品生地片を移載してその搬送方向を変更すると同時に、その搬送速度を低速へと変更している。 In a food production line, the production speed of an upstream process such as molding may exceed the processing speed of a downstream process such as baking or freezing. In such a case, the supply rate per minute to the downstream process of the said food dough piece is adjusted by changing the conveyance speed of the shape | molded food dough piece to a low speed between an upstream process and a downstream process. Is done. Generally, a downstream conveyor having a lower conveyance speed than the upstream conveyor is arranged below the upstream conveyor so that the food dough pieces are transferred and the conveyance direction is changed, and at the same time, the conveyance speed Has been changed to low speed.
上に述べた、交差配置したコンベヤ間の食品生地片の受け渡しにおいては、種々の装置を用いることが出来る。例えば、特許文献１に開示された装置には、食品生地片を搬送する無端ベルトの先端に往復可能に備えられた摺動パンナと、この摺動パンナと任意の角度を持って交わる受取コンベヤが開示されている。前記摺動パンナは先端部に食品生地片を検知するセンサを備え、前記センサからの検知信号に基づいて前記先端部を搬送方向に対し後退させ、前記無端ベルト上にある食品生地片を前記受取コンベヤに移載する。 Various devices can be used in the above-mentioned delivery of food dough pieces between crossed conveyors. For example, the apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a sliding panner that is reciprocally provided at the end of an endless belt that conveys food dough pieces, and a receiving conveyor that intersects the sliding panner at an arbitrary angle. It is disclosed. The sliding panner includes a sensor for detecting a food dough piece at a tip portion, and retracts the tip portion with respect to the transport direction based on a detection signal from the sensor, and receives the food dough piece on the endless belt. Transfer to the conveyor.
また、特許文献２に開示された装置は、扁平状物品の搬送経路途中に経路中の搬送コンベアよりも搬送速度の速い高速ジャンプコンベアを配置し、該高速ジャンプコンベアから扁平状物品を該高速ジャンプコンベアと交差して配置された前記搬送コンベアに向けて投げ落として移載している。前記高速ジャンプコンベアと対向する位置に設けた位置決め板に物品を当てることによって移載後の位置を決めることも開示されている。 In addition, the apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 2 arranges a high-speed jump conveyor having a conveyance speed faster than the conveyance conveyor in the path in the middle of the conveyance path of the flat article, and moves the flat article from the high-speed jump conveyor to the high-speed jump. It is transferred by being thrown down toward the transfer conveyor arranged so as to cross the conveyor. It is also disclosed that the position after transfer is determined by placing an article against a positioning plate provided at a position facing the high-speed jump conveyor.
特許文献１に開示される摺動パンナには、比較的高速で供給される食品生地片への対応が難しいという問題がある。食品生地片が比較的高速で供給されている場合、摺動パンナの往復動作中にその先端部から前記食品生地片が受取コンベヤ上に零れ落ちるという現象が起こりやすくなる。また、前記食品生地片は下流側の端部から受取コンベヤに接触するが、前記受取コンベヤの搬送面もまた移動しているため、前記食品生地片の端部が振られて、食品生地片が曲がって移載されてしまうという問題がある。 The sliding panner disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a problem that it is difficult to handle food dough pieces supplied at a relatively high speed. When the food dough piece is supplied at a relatively high speed, a phenomenon that the food dough piece spills on the receiving conveyor easily occurs from the tip of the sliding panner during the reciprocating operation. In addition, the food dough piece comes into contact with the receiving conveyor from the downstream end, but since the conveying surface of the receiving conveyor is also moved, the end of the food dough piece is shaken, There is a problem of being transferred after being bent.
一方、特許文献２に開示される装置においても、物品はその端部から搬送コンベヤに接触するので、食品生地片の曲がりの問題は発生する。加えて、本装置において被搬送品は前記高速ジャンプコンベヤによってその搬送方向に強く付勢されるため、食品生地片のごとく柔らかく変形しやすい被搬送品は搬送コンベヤに衝突し形状が変形してしまう。また、物品ごとの移載後の位置のずれが比較的大きくなるので、焼成や凍結などの下流工程において不具合の原因となる可能性がある。位置決め板を設けた場合も、食品生地片の形状が損なわれることは上記の場合と同様である。 On the other hand, in the apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 2, since the article comes into contact with the conveyor from its end, the problem of bending of the food dough piece occurs. In addition, in the present apparatus, since the article to be conveyed is strongly urged in the conveying direction by the high-speed jump conveyor, the article to be conveyed which is soft and easily deformed like a piece of food dough collides with the conveyor and deforms its shape. . Moreover, since the positional shift after transfer for each article is relatively large, it may cause a problem in downstream processes such as baking and freezing. Even when the positioning plate is provided, the shape of the food dough piece is impaired as in the above case.
本発明は、上記課題を解決するためのものであって、比較的高速で供給される食品生地片をその上流側コンベヤから受け取り、前記上流側コンベヤと交差して配置された下流側コンベヤ上の所定の位置に連続的に移載し、前記食品生地片の搬送速度およびその搬送方向を変更する装置および方法を提供することを目的とする。また前述の移載の際に、前記食品生地片の形状を損なうことなく所定の搬送面上に移載する装置および方法を提供することを目的とする。 The present invention is for solving the above-described problem, and receives a food dough piece supplied at a relatively high speed from the upstream conveyor, and on a downstream conveyor disposed so as to intersect the upstream conveyor. It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for continuously transferring to a predetermined position and changing the conveyance speed and the conveyance direction of the food dough pieces. It is another object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for transferring onto a predetermined transport surface without impairing the shape of the food dough piece during the transfer.
本発明は、製品を搬送する上流側コンベヤから前記製品を受け取り、前記製品をその下方に設けた交差する方向の下流側コンベヤに移載する搬送装置であって、その上流端部側は水平な横プーリに掛け回してあり、下流端部側は前記下流側コンベヤの上方位置に配置した縦プーリに掛け回してあり、前記横プーリと前記縦プーリの間に捩れ部を備えたベルトコンベヤ、前記ベルトコンベヤの搬送面が水平状態から縦方向の状態に変化する部分の下方側の側縁部を、前記製品を囲むように上方向へ捲り上げて案内する捲り案内部材、を備えることを特徴とする。 The present invention is a transport apparatus that receives the product from an upstream conveyor that transports the product, and transfers the product to a downstream conveyor in a crossing direction provided below the product, the upstream end side of which is horizontal. A belt conveyor having a twisted portion between the horizontal pulley and the vertical pulley; It comprises a turning guide member that guides the side edge portion on the lower side of the portion where the conveying surface of the belt conveyor changes from a horizontal state to a vertical state so as to surround the product. To do.
また、本発明は前記の搬送装置であって、前記縦プーリがその長手方向の中点を軸として揺動可能に設けられたことを特徴とする。 Further, the present invention is the above-mentioned transport device, wherein the vertical pulley is provided so as to be swingable about a midpoint in the longitudinal direction.
本発明は、製品を搬送するベルトコンベヤ上から、その交差する方向へ搬送する下流側コンベヤに製品を受け渡す方法であって、前記製品が前記ベルトコンベヤの側面方向へ次第に転動していく工程、前記製品を前記ベルトコンベヤの側縁部を捲り上げて保持し搬送する工程、前記製品を前記ベルトコンベヤの傾斜によって回転を付勢しながら開放する工程、を含むことを特徴とする。 The present invention is a method for delivering a product from a belt conveyor that conveys a product to a downstream conveyor that conveys the product in the intersecting direction, wherein the product gradually rolls in the lateral direction of the belt conveyor. And a step of lifting and holding the side edges of the belt conveyor to convey the product, and a step of releasing the product while energizing rotation by the inclination of the belt conveyor.
また、本発明は前記の搬送方法であって、前記ベルトコンベヤの傾斜を間欠的に変化させることにより、前記ベルトコンベヤの側縁部の捲り上げを調整して前記製品を開放する工程を含むことを特徴とする。 Moreover, this invention is the said conveying method, Comprising: The process of adjusting the raising of the side edge part of the said belt conveyor and releasing the said product by changing the inclination of the said belt conveyor intermittently is included. It is characterized by.
本発明になる装置および方法によれば、搬送面を捻りながら前記食品生地を搬送し、下流側コンベヤに落下させて搬送しているため、移載のための機械的動作を省略し、比較的速い搬送速度においても食品生地片を移載することが出来る。また、機械的構成が簡単であるため、衛生管理および保守点検が容易である。 According to the apparatus and method of the present invention, the food dough is transported while twisting the transport surface, and is dropped and transported to the downstream conveyor, so that the mechanical operation for transfer is omitted, The food dough piece can be transferred even at a high conveyance speed. Further, since the mechanical configuration is simple, hygiene management and maintenance inspection are easy.
さらに、前述の捻られた搬送面の下方を捲り上げる調整可能な案内部材を備えるため、前記食品生地片をその長手方向の側面部から前記下流側コンベヤの任意の位置に全面的に着地させ、前記食品生地の変形を低減することが出来る。また、食品生地片の形状や大きさに応じて前記搬送面の捻りや食品生地片への付勢を調整し、安定的な移載を行うことが出来る。 Furthermore, because it comprises an adjustable guide member that rolls up below the twisted conveying surface, the food dough piece is entirely landed at an arbitrary position on the downstream conveyor from the side surface in the longitudinal direction, The deformation of the food dough can be reduced. Further, the transfer can be stably performed by adjusting the twist of the conveying surface and the urging force to the food dough piece according to the shape and size of the food dough piece.
明細書の一部に含まれ、それを構成する添付図面は、本発明の好ましい実施形態を概略的に示し、上述の一般的説明及び以下の好ましい実施形態の詳細な説明と共に、本発明の要旨を説明するのに役立つ。
以下に図面を用いて本発明に係る食品生地片の搬送装置および方法の実施例について説明する。本明細書においては、本発明になる搬送装置１の搬送方向をX、前記搬送方向Xと交差する下流側コンベヤの搬送方向をYとする。なお、これらの実施例により本発明が限定されるものではない。また、本発明における食品生地片とは、例えば畜肉のミンチ、魚肉のすり身、マッシュポテト、菓子生地を定量分割または包餡分割したもの等が挙げられるが、これらに限定されるものではない。 Embodiments of the apparatus and method for conveying a food dough piece according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this specification, the transport direction of the transport apparatus 1 according to the present invention is X, and the transport direction of the downstream conveyor that intersects the transport direction X is Y. In addition, this invention is not limited by these Examples. Examples of the food dough pieces in the present invention include, but are not limited to, minced meat of meat, surimi fish meat, mashed potato, and confectionery dough obtained by quantitative division or wrapping division.
本発明の第１の実施の形態に係る搬送装置１について図１および図２により説明する。本実施例において食品生地片Pは魚肉のすり身をエクストルーダEによって円柱状に定量分割した食品生地である。前記食品生地片Pは上流側コンベヤUによって本発明になる搬送装置１まで搬送される。前記搬送装置１の下流側下方には、前記食品生地片Pを受け取り、前記搬送装置１の搬送方向Xと直交する搬送方向Yへと搬送する下流側コンベヤDが設けられる。前記エクストルーダE、前記上流側コンベヤU、前記下流側コンベヤDについては公知の装置であるので詳細は省略する。 A transport apparatus 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. In the present embodiment, the food dough piece P is a food dough obtained by quantitatively dividing a surimi fish meat into a columnar shape by an extruder E. The said food dough piece P is conveyed by the upstream conveyor U to the conveying apparatus 1 which becomes this invention. A downstream conveyor D that receives the food dough piece P and conveys the food dough piece P in the conveyance direction Y orthogonal to the conveyance direction X of the conveyance device 1 is provided below the conveyance device 1 on the downstream side. Since the extruder E, the upstream conveyor U, and the downstream conveyor D are well-known devices, their details are omitted.
前記搬送装置１は、フレーム本体２、前記フレーム本体２に設けられたモータ３、前記モータ３に連結された駆動プーリとしての横プーリ４、前記横プーリ４に対応する従動プーリとしての縦プーリ５、前記横プーリ４と前記縦プーリ５に掛け回された可撓性素材からなるコンベヤベルト６を備える。前記搬送装置１の前記上流側コンベヤUから前記食品生地片Pが供給される端部を上流端部１１、前記食品生地片Pを前記下流側コンベヤDへと移載する端部を下流端部１２とする。前記上流端部１１に前記モータ３および前記横プーリ４が設けられ、前記下流端部１２に前記縦プーリ５が設けられる。 The conveying device 1 includes a frame main body 2, a motor 3 provided on the frame main body 2, a horizontal pulley 4 as a driving pulley connected to the motor 3, and a vertical pulley 5 as a driven pulley corresponding to the horizontal pulley 4. A conveyor belt 6 made of a flexible material is provided around the horizontal pulley 4 and the vertical pulley 5. The end to which the food dough piece P is supplied from the upstream conveyor U of the transport device 1 is the upstream end 11, and the end for transferring the food dough piece P to the downstream conveyor D is the downstream end. 12 The motor 3 and the horizontal pulley 4 are provided at the upstream end portion 11, and the vertical pulley 5 is provided at the downstream end portion 12.
前記下流端部１２にはベルト傾斜調整機構７が設けられる。前記ベルト傾斜調整機構７は、前記本体フレーム２に固定された支軸７１と、前記縦プーリ５をその長手方向の中点を回転中心として３６０度角度調整可能に支持する傾斜調整部７２からなる。前記傾斜調整部７２は、前記縦プーリ５の角度を前記コンベヤベルト６が掛け回された状態のまま調整して固定できるので、前記コンベヤベルト６の搬送面６１の傾斜を任意に設けることが可能である。 The downstream end portion 12 is provided with a belt inclination adjusting mechanism 7. The belt inclination adjusting mechanism 7 includes a support shaft 71 fixed to the main body frame 2 and an inclination adjusting portion 72 that supports the vertical pulley 5 so that the angle of the longitudinal pulley 5 can be adjusted by 360 degrees with a center point in the longitudinal direction as a rotation center. . Since the inclination adjusting unit 72 can adjust and fix the angle of the vertical pulley 5 while the conveyor belt 6 is wound around, the inclination of the conveying surface 61 of the conveyor belt 6 can be arbitrarily provided. It is.
本実施例においては、前記縦プーリ５は搬送方向Xの上流側から見て水平面から反時計回りに９０度回動された状態で固定されている。前記コンベヤベルト６は水平の前記横プーリ４と、それに垂直な前記縦プーリ５にかけ回されているため、前記搬送面６１は前記上流端部１１から前記下流端部１２にかけて水平状態から次第に搬送方向Yに対し上流側が高く下流側が低くなるように傾斜する。前記コンベヤベルト６の、水平状態の搬送面６１が次第に傾斜した状態に変化する部分を捩れ部６２とする。 In this embodiment, the vertical pulley 5 is fixed in a state of being rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise from the horizontal plane when viewed from the upstream side in the transport direction X. Since the conveyor belt 6 is wound around the horizontal pulley 4 that is horizontal and the vertical pulley 5 that is perpendicular to the horizontal pulley 4, the conveying surface 61 gradually moves from the horizontal state to the downstream end 12 from the horizontal state to the downstream end 12. Inclined so that the upstream side is higher than Y and the downstream side is lower. A portion of the conveyor belt 6 where the horizontal conveyance surface 61 is gradually inclined is referred to as a twisted portion 62.
前記捩れ部６２にはガイド機構８が設けられる。前記ガイド機構８は、前記本体フレーム２に長穴を設けてネジで着脱可能かつ位置調整可能に設けられた支持部８１と、前記支持部８１に支持された捲り案内部材８２を備える。前記捲り案内部材８２は、前記捩れ部６２において前記コンベヤベルト６を囲撓することによって前記搬送面６１の下方側の側縁部を上方向へ捲り上げる。前記搬送面６１の捲り上げられた箇所を捲り上げ部６３とする。本実施例においては、前記捲り案内部材８２は環状であり、前記捲り上げ部６３は前記食品生地片１を保持する樋状に形成される。 A guide mechanism 8 is provided in the twisted portion 62. The guide mechanism 8 includes a support portion 81 provided with a long hole in the main body frame 2 so as to be attachable / detachable with a screw and adjustable in position, and a turning guide member 82 supported by the support portion 81. The turn guide member 82 winds up the side edge portion on the lower side of the transport surface 61 upward by surrounding the conveyor belt 6 at the twisted portion 62. The raised part of the transport surface 61 is referred to as a raised part 63. In the present embodiment, the curling guide member 82 has an annular shape, and the curling-up portion 63 is formed in a corrugated shape that holds the food dough piece 1.
次に、前記搬送装置１を用いて食品生地片Pを移載する工程について説明する。前記食品生地片Pは前記エクストルーダEによって１分間に２００個の割合で定量分割される。前記食品生地片Pは搬送方向Xをその長手方向とし、長さは１５０ミリメートルの略円柱形状である。分割された前記食品生地片Pは前記上流側コンベヤUによって前記搬送装置１へと搬送される。前記上流側コンベヤUの搬送速度は毎分４０メートルであり、当該コンベヤ上での前記食品生地片Pの製品ピッチは２００ミリメートルである。 Next, the process of transferring the food dough piece P using the transport device 1 will be described. The food dough piece P is quantitatively divided by the extruder E at a rate of 200 pieces per minute. The food dough piece P has a substantially cylindrical shape with the conveying direction X as its longitudinal direction and a length of 150 millimeters. The divided food dough pieces P are conveyed to the conveying device 1 by the upstream conveyor U. The transport speed of the upstream conveyor U is 40 meters per minute, and the product pitch of the food dough pieces P on the conveyor is 200 millimeters.
前記食品生地片Pは前記搬送装置１の前記上流端部１１に供給される。前記搬送装置１は、前記モータMと係合された前記横プーリ４の回転によって、前記横プーリ４と前記縦プーリ５に掛け回されたベルト６の搬送面６１を毎分４０メートルの速度で搬送方向Xへ進行させている。前述のように横プーリ４は水平に設けられているため、前記食品生地片Pは前記上流端部１１においてはほぼ水平な搬送面６１を搬送される。 The food dough piece P is supplied to the upstream end 11 of the transport device 1. The conveying device 1 causes the conveying surface 61 of the belt 6 wound around the horizontal pulley 4 and the vertical pulley 5 to rotate at a speed of 40 meters per minute by the rotation of the horizontal pulley 4 engaged with the motor M. Advances in the transport direction X. As described above, since the horizontal pulley 4 is provided horizontally, the food dough piece P is conveyed on the substantially horizontal conveying surface 61 at the upstream end portion 11.
次に、前記食品生地片Pは前記搬送装置１の前記捩れ部６２に搬送される。前記捩れ部６２において搬送面６１は次第に傾斜しているため、円柱状の前記食品生地片Pはその自重によって次第に搬送面６１上をY方向へ転動する。転動した前記食品生地片Pは、前記ガイド機構８が前記コンベヤベルト６の下方側の側縁部を捲り上げ樋状に形成された前記捲り上げ部６３に保持され、前記搬送装置１から落下することなく前記下流端部１２へと搬送される。このとき、あらかじめ前記コンベヤベルト６上に粉体を散布あるいは塗付しておけば、前記食品生地片Pの転動時に前記粉体がその側面全体に付着するため、下流工程での生地粘着による問題の発生を低減できる。 Next, the food dough piece P is conveyed to the twisted portion 62 of the conveying device 1. Since the conveyance surface 61 is gradually inclined in the twisted portion 62, the columnar food dough piece P gradually rolls on the conveyance surface 61 in the Y direction by its own weight. The rolled food dough piece P is held by the raised portion 63 formed in a bowl shape by the guide mechanism 8 rolling up the lower side edge portion of the conveyor belt 6 and dropped from the conveying device 1. Then, it is conveyed to the downstream end portion 12 without doing so. At this time, if the powder is spread or applied on the conveyor belt 6 in advance, the powder adheres to the entire side surface when the food dough piece P rolls. The occurrence of problems can be reduced.
前記下流端部１２に搬送された前記食品生地片Pは、前記捲り上げ部６３に保持されたまま搬送される。前述のごとく搬送面６１は下流端に向かうにつれて傾斜し、下流端においてほぼY方向に面する（搬送方向Yと直交する）。前記捲り上げ部６３は前記搬送装置１の下流端に向かって次第に小さくなるため、前記食品生地片Pは所定の位置で前記捲り上げ部６３から開放される。その直後、前記食品生地片Pは前記搬送面６１を転動し、ほぼ水平に近い状態を保って下流側コンベヤDへと落下する。このとき、前記食品生地片Pに回転が付与される。その回転方向は前記食品生地片Pの上側の周側面においてY方向と同じ方向である。 The food dough piece P conveyed to the downstream end portion 12 is conveyed while being held by the raised portion 63. As described above, the transport surface 61 is inclined toward the downstream end, and substantially faces in the Y direction at the downstream end (perpendicular to the transport direction Y). Since the raised portion 63 gradually becomes smaller toward the downstream end of the conveying device 1, the food dough piece P is released from the raised portion 63 at a predetermined position. Immediately thereafter, the food dough piece P rolls on the conveying surface 61 and falls to the downstream conveyor D while maintaining a substantially horizontal state. At this time, the food dough piece P is rotated. The rotation direction is the same as the Y direction on the upper peripheral side surface of the food dough piece P.
前記食品生地片Pは前記下流側コンベヤDに移載される。このとき、前記食品生地片Pは下側の周側面から前記下流側コンベヤDの搬送面にほぼ全面的に接触する。また、前記食品生地片Pが前記下流側コンベヤDに接触する際、付与された回転によって前記食品生地片Pが進行しようとする方向と前記下流側コンベヤDの搬送方向Yは一致する。したがって前述の、端部が先に搬送面に接触することに起因する食品生地片の曲がりの問題が起きにくい。また、前記食品生地Pは落下時点よりさらに進行方向Yへと転動するため、後続の食品生地Pと重なることを防止できる。その後、前記食品生地片Pは前記下流側コンベヤDによって下流工程へと搬送される。本実施例においては、下流側コンベヤDは毎分８メートルでY方向に前記食品生地片Pを搬送する。 The food dough piece P is transferred to the downstream conveyor D. At this time, the food dough piece P substantially entirely contacts the transport surface of the downstream conveyor D from the lower peripheral side surface. In addition, when the food dough piece P comes into contact with the downstream conveyor D, the direction in which the food dough piece P tends to travel due to the applied rotation coincides with the transport direction Y of the downstream conveyor D. Therefore, the problem of the bending of the food dough piece due to the contact of the end portion with the conveying surface first is unlikely to occur. Further, since the food dough P rolls further in the traveling direction Y from the time of dropping, it can be prevented from overlapping with the subsequent food dough P. Thereafter, the food dough piece P is conveyed to the downstream process by the downstream conveyor D. In the present embodiment, the downstream conveyor D conveys the food dough piece P in the Y direction at 8 meters per minute.
本発明の第１の実施の形態に係る食品搬送装置１の説明は概ね上記のとおりであるが、これに限らず、特許請求の範囲の要旨および目的の範囲内において種々の変更が可能である。例えば、本実施例において、前記縦プーリ５は搬送方向Xの上流側から見て水平面から反時計回りに９０度回転された状態であるが、この角度に限定されるものではなく、前記食品生地片Pの形状や大きさに応じていずれの角度にも固定してよく、４５度から９０度の間のいずれかの角度に固定することが好ましい。 The description of the food conveyance device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is generally as described above. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made within the scope and scope of the claims. . For example, in this embodiment, the vertical pulley 5 is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise from the horizontal plane when viewed from the upstream side in the conveyance direction X, but is not limited to this angle. It may be fixed at any angle depending on the shape and size of the piece P, and is preferably fixed at any angle between 45 degrees and 90 degrees.
また、前記ガイド機構８は着脱可能かつ位置調整可能であるから、前記食品生地片Pの形状や大きさによって、前記捲り上げ部６３の幅および長さを調節できる。それらの調節によって、前記食品生地片Pの形状や大きさに関わらず、前記下流側コンベヤDの任意の場所に移載することが可能である。また、前記ガイド機構８は前記捩れ部６２に複数備えられても良い。この場合、前記食品生地片Pの幅方向への転動をより長い距離で緩やかに行うことが出来るため、コンベヤベルト６上での滞留やずれを防いでより安定的な移載ができる。また、捲り案内部材８２は環状でなくてもよく、捲り上げ部６３が形成できれば生地形状もしくはコンベヤベルトの素材に応じて適宜の形状としても良い。 Further, since the guide mechanism 8 is detachable and can be adjusted in position, the width and length of the raised portion 63 can be adjusted according to the shape and size of the food dough piece P. Regardless of the shape and size of the food dough piece P, it is possible to transfer it to an arbitrary place on the downstream conveyor D by these adjustments. A plurality of the guide mechanisms 8 may be provided in the twisted portion 62. In this case, rolling of the food dough piece P in the width direction can be performed gently over a longer distance, so that it is possible to prevent stagnation and displacement on the conveyor belt 6 and perform more stable transfer. Further, the turning guide member 82 does not have to be annular, and may have an appropriate shape depending on the material shape or the material of the conveyor belt as long as the raised portion 63 can be formed.
次に、本発明の第２の実施の形態に係る搬送装置１０１について図３により説明する。本実施例の搬送装置１０１は、第１の実施例に示したベルト傾斜調整機構７が、縦プーリ５を搬送方向Xの上流側から見て水平面から時計回りに９０度回転された状態に固定している構成である。第１の実施例の搬送装置１と同様な構成に関しては同一の符号を付し、詳細な説明は省略する。 Next, a transport apparatus 101 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The transport device 101 of the present embodiment is fixed in a state in which the belt inclination adjusting mechanism 7 shown in the first embodiment is rotated 90 degrees clockwise from the horizontal plane when the vertical pulley 5 is viewed from the upstream side in the transport direction X. This is the configuration. Constituent elements similar to those of the transport apparatus 1 of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
前述の通り、前記搬送装置１０１において前記縦プーリ５は搬送方向Xの上流側から見て水平面から時計回りに９０度回転された状態に固定されている。したがって、搬送面６１は前記上流端部１１から前記下流端部１２にかけて水平状態から次第に搬送方向Yに対し上流側が低く下流側が高くなるように傾斜する。前記コンベヤベルト６の、水平状態の前記搬送面６１が次第に傾斜した状態に変化する部分を捩れ部６２とする。 As described above, in the transport apparatus 101, the vertical pulley 5 is fixed in a state of being rotated 90 degrees clockwise from the horizontal plane when viewed from the upstream side in the transport direction X. Therefore, the transport surface 61 is inclined from the upstream end portion 11 to the downstream end portion 12 so that the upstream side is gradually lower and the downstream side is higher with respect to the transport direction Y from the horizontal state. A portion of the conveyor belt 6 where the horizontal conveying surface 61 is gradually inclined is referred to as a twisted portion 62.
次に、前記搬送装置１０１を用いて食品生地片Pを移載する工程について説明する。前述と同様に分割された前記食品生地片Pは上流側コンベヤUによって前記搬送装置１０１へと搬送される。前記食品生地片Pは前記上流端部１１から前記捩れ部６２に搬送される。ここで搬送面６１は前述のごとく傾斜しているため、略円柱状である前記食品生地片Pはその自重によって搬送面６１を搬送方向Yと反対の方向へと転動する。転動した前記食品生地片Pは、樋状に形成された前記捲り上げ部６３に保持され、前記搬送装置１から落下することなく前記下流端部１２へと搬送される。 Next, the process of transferring the food dough piece P using the transport device 101 will be described. The food dough pieces P divided in the same manner as described above are conveyed to the conveying device 101 by the upstream conveyor U. The food dough piece P is conveyed from the upstream end portion 11 to the twisted portion 62. Here, since the conveyance surface 61 is inclined as described above, the food dough piece P having a substantially cylindrical shape rolls the conveyance surface 61 in a direction opposite to the conveyance direction Y by its own weight. The rolled food dough piece P is held by the raised portion 63 formed in a bowl shape, and is conveyed from the conveying device 1 to the downstream end 12 without dropping.
そして、前記下流端部１２に搬送された前記食品生地片Pは所定の位置で前記捲り上げ部６３から開放される。その直後、前記食品生地片Pは前記搬送面６１を転動し、水平に近い状態を保って下流側コンベヤDへと落下する。このとき、前記食品生地片Pに回転が付与される。その回転方向は前記食品生地片Pの上側の周側面においてY方向と逆方向である。 And the said food dough piece P conveyed to the said downstream end part 12 is open | released from the said raising part 63 in a predetermined position. Immediately thereafter, the food dough piece P rolls on the conveying surface 61 and falls to the downstream conveyor D while maintaining a state close to horizontal. At this time, the food dough piece P is rotated. The rotation direction is opposite to the Y direction on the upper peripheral side surface of the food dough piece P.
前記食品生地Pが前記下流側コンベヤDの搬送面に接触する際、付与された回転によって前記食品生地片Pが進行しようとする方向と前記下流側コンベヤDの搬送方向Yは対向している。したがって、前記食品生地Pは落下地点で回転し一時停止した後、搬送される。前記食品生地片Pがその端部から下流側コンベヤDに接触した場合でも、この回転による一時停止があるため、前記端部のみが先に搬送されて前記食品生地片Pが曲がってしまうという問題が発生しにくい。 When the food dough P comes into contact with the transport surface of the downstream conveyor D, the direction in which the food dough piece P tends to travel by the applied rotation and the transport direction Y of the downstream conveyor D face each other. Therefore, the food dough P is transported after rotating at the dropping point and temporarily stopping. Even when the food dough piece P comes into contact with the downstream conveyor D from its end, there is a temporary stop due to this rotation, so that only the end is first conveyed and the food dough piece P is bent. Is unlikely to occur.
次に、本発明の第３の実施の形態に係る搬送装置１０２について図４および図５により説明する。本実施例の搬送装置１０２は、第１の実施例に示したベルト傾斜調整機構７が、縦プーリ５をその中点を軸として揺動可能に設けられた構成である。第１の実施例の搬送装置１と同様な構成に関しては同一の符号を付し、詳細な説明は省略する。 Next, a transport device 102 according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The conveying apparatus 102 of the present embodiment has a configuration in which the belt inclination adjusting mechanism 7 shown in the first embodiment is provided so as to be able to swing around the vertical pulley 5 as an axis. Constituent elements similar to those of the transport apparatus 1 of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
前記搬送装置１０２の下流端部１２には下流端部揺動機構９が設けられる。前記下流端部揺動機構９は、前記縦プーリ５が、搬送方向Xの上流側から見て水平面から反時計回りに４５度回動した状態を原点として、その中点を回動中心に任意の振れ角の範囲内を揺動可能に設けられている。本実施例においては、前記下流端部揺動機構９は、前記縦プーリ５を揺動可能に支持するよう揺動アーム９１と、前記揺動アーム９１を揺動させる揺動モータ９２を備える。前記縦プーリ５が原点位置において傾斜しているため、搬送面６１は上流端部１１から前記下流端部１２にかけて水平から次第に搬送方向Yに対し上流側が高く下流側が低くなるように傾斜する。 A downstream end swing mechanism 9 is provided at the downstream end 12 of the transport device 102. The downstream end swinging mechanism 9 has an origin at a state where the vertical pulley 5 is rotated 45 degrees counterclockwise from the horizontal plane when viewed from the upstream side in the transport direction X. The swing angle is provided within a range of the swing angle. In this embodiment, the downstream end swing mechanism 9 includes a swing arm 91 for swingably supporting the vertical pulley 5 and a swing motor 92 for swinging the swing arm 91. Since the vertical pulley 5 is inclined at the origin position, the conveying surface 61 is inclined from the upstream end portion 11 to the downstream end portion 12 so that the upstream side is gradually higher in the conveying direction Y from the horizontal and the downstream side is lower.
次に、前記搬送装置１０２を用いて食品生地片Pを移載する工程について説明する。前述の通り分割された前記食品生地片Pは上流側コンベヤUによって前記搬送装置１０２へと搬送される。前記食品生地片Pは前記搬送装置１０２に供給され、前記上流端部１１のほぼ水平な前記搬送面６１から前記下流端部１２へと搬送される。 Next, the process of transferring the food dough piece P using the transport device 102 will be described. The food dough pieces P divided as described above are conveyed to the conveying device 102 by the upstream conveyor U. The food dough piece P is supplied to the conveying device 102 and is conveyed from the substantially horizontal conveying surface 61 of the upstream end 11 to the downstream end 12.
前記下流端部１２に前記食品生地片Pが搬送されると、前記下流端部揺動機構９が前記揺動アーム９１を動作させ、前記縦プーリ５を原点位置からさらに反時計回りに４５度回動させる。このとき前記搬送面６１はほぼ垂直となり、前記捲り上げ部６３の幅は急激に低減するため、前記食品生地片Pは前記捲り上げ部６３から開放される。前記食品生地片Pは前記搬送面６１を転動し、水平に近い状態を保って下流側コンベヤDへと落下する。このとき、前記食品生地片Pに回転が付与される。その回転方向は前記食品生地片Pの上側の周側面においてY方向と同じ方向である。 When the food dough piece P is conveyed to the downstream end 12, the downstream end swing mechanism 9 operates the swing arm 91, and the vertical pulley 5 is further rotated 45 degrees counterclockwise from the origin position. Rotate. At this time, the conveying surface 61 is substantially vertical, and the width of the raised portion 63 is abruptly reduced, so that the food dough piece P is released from the raised portion 63. The food dough piece P rolls on the conveying surface 61 and falls to the downstream conveyor D while maintaining a state close to horizontal. At this time, the food dough piece P is rotated. The rotation direction is the same as the Y direction on the upper peripheral side surface of the food dough piece P.
搬送装置１０２では、前記食品生地片Pを前記搬送面６１から急激に開放することができるため、より水平に近い状態で落下させることが可能である。したがって、移載された前記食品生地片Pの曲がりの発生をより低減することができる。また、前記食品生地片Pが比較的軟質である場合や比較的長い形状の場合も変形を防止することができる。加えて、前記揺動モータ９２によって前記食品生地片Pの開放タイミングを自在に調整可能であるため、前記下流側コンベヤDへの移載位置をより精密に制御することが可能である。 In the transport device 102, the food dough piece P can be suddenly released from the transport surface 61, so that it can be dropped in a more horizontal state. Accordingly, the occurrence of bending of the transferred food dough piece P can be further reduced. Further, deformation can be prevented even when the food dough piece P is relatively soft or has a relatively long shape. In addition, since the opening timing of the food dough piece P can be freely adjusted by the swing motor 92, the transfer position to the downstream conveyor D can be controlled more precisely.
本発明の第３の実施の形態に係る移載装置１０２の説明は概ね上記のとおりであるが、前記揺動アーム９１を動作させるタイミングについては、その上流に生地検知センサを設けてその検知信号に基づき動作させる等、適宜の方法によって定められるものである。 The description of the transfer device 102 according to the third embodiment of the present invention is generally as described above, but the timing at which the swing arm 91 is operated is provided with a fabric detection sensor upstream thereof, and its detection signal. It is determined by an appropriate method such as operating based on the above.
１ 搬送装置
２ フレーム
３ モータ
４ 横プーリ
５ 縦プーリ
６ コンベヤベルト
６１ 搬送面
６２ 捩れ部
６３ 捲り上げ部
７ 傾斜調整機構
８ ガイド機構
９ 下流端部揺動機構
Ｕ 上流側コンベヤ
Ｄ 下流側コンベヤ
Ｐ 食品生地片
Ｘ 搬送装置の搬送方向
Ｙ 下流側コンベヤの搬送方向
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Conveying device 2 Frame 3 Motor 4 Horizontal pulley 5 Vertical pulley 6 Conveyor belt 61 Conveying surface 62 Twist part 63 Lifting part 7 Inclination adjustment mechanism 8 Guide mechanism 9 Downstream end part rocking mechanism U Upstream conveyor D Downstream conveyor P Food Dough piece X Conveying direction Y of conveying device Y Conveying direction of downstream conveyor
Claims (4)
−その上流端部側は水平な横プーリに掛け回してあり、下流端部側は前記下流側コンベヤの上方位置に配置した縦プーリに掛け回してあり、前記横プーリと前記縦プーリの間に捩れ部を備えたベルトコンベヤ、
−前記ベルトコンベヤの搬送面が水平状態から縦方向の状態に変化する部分の下方側の側縁部を、前記製品を囲むように上方向へ捲り上げて案内する捲り案内部材、
を備えることを特徴とする搬送装置。 A transport device that receives the product from an upstream conveyor that transports the product, and transfers the product to a downstream conveyor in an intersecting direction provided below the product;
The upstream end side is hung on a horizontal horizontal pulley, and the downstream end side is hung on a vertical pulley disposed above the downstream conveyor, between the horizontal pulley and the vertical pulley. Belt conveyor with twisted part,
A turn guide member that guides the side edge portion on the lower side of the portion where the conveying surface of the belt conveyor changes from a horizontal state to a vertical state so as to surround the product;
A conveying device comprising:
−前記製品が前記ベルトコンベヤの側面方向へ次第に転動していく工程、
−前記製品を前記ベルトコンベヤの側縁部を捲り上げて保持し搬送する工程、
−前記製品を前記ベルトコンベヤの傾斜によって回転を付勢しながら開放する工程、
を含むことを特徴とする搬送方法。 A method of delivering products from a belt conveyor that conveys products to a downstream conveyor that conveys the products in the intersecting direction,
-The product gradually rolls in the direction of the side of the belt conveyor;
-Lifting the side edge of the belt conveyor and holding and transporting the product;
Opening the product while energizing rotation by tilting the belt conveyor;
A conveying method comprising:
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