JP6612697B2 - Food laying equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a food mount laying apparatus for laying a mount such as glassine paper on the bottom surface of food.

  The triangular or quadrangular cake cut into a block shape has a synthetic resin film wrapped around its side peripheral surface, and a mount is laid on the bottom surface. Patent Documents 1 and 2 propose an apparatus that automates the work of winding a film around the side peripheral surface of a cake.

Japanese Patent Publication No. 4-8290 Japanese Patent No. 2964026

  However, the work of laying the mount on the bottom of foods such as cakes is not automated today, and because it relies on manpower, the production efficiency can be improved even if the film winding around the cake side surface is automated. Is limited.

  That is, the present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described problems related to the prior art, and it is proposed to suitably solve these problems, and a food mount laying apparatus capable of automating the work of laying a mount on the bottom surface of food is provided. The purpose is to provide.

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended purpose, the food laying apparatus of the invention according to claim 1 of the present application,
A first conveyance path and a second conveyance path that travels at the same speed as the first conveyance path are located between the conveyance termination end of the first conveyance path and the conveyance start end of the second conveyance path from the first conveyance path. an article conveyor prone food collapse of the mold to the second conveyance path is connected in series with a predetermined gap can be transferred, conveyed by placing the food product in each of the conveying path,
The front of the mount received from the mount supply means is transported from the gap to a protruding position that protrudes obliquely upward toward the transport downstream from the transport surface of the first transport path and the second transport path , A mount conveyor having a suction traveling path that rises and inclines , holding the mount stopped at the protruding position ;
The board supply means for adsorbing and taking out the mount from the stacking section and supplying the mount to the mount conveyor;
When transferring the food product from the first conveying path to the second conveying path, a front portion of the food product to be conveyed in the first conveying path, contacting time on the mount to wait stopped at the projecting position together, the adsorption runway tying and food and mount to resume conveyance of the backing sheet at the same speed as the conveying speed of the first conveying path and the second transport path in the article conveyor, laid before Symbol table paper The processed food is conveyed by the second conveyance path .
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the front portion of the mount is ejected from the transfer surface at the transfer end portion of the first transfer path, and the mount on which the food comes into contact is transferred together with the food and embraced to the bottom of the food. Therefore, it is possible to automate the work of laying the mount on the bottom surface of food that has been relied on by hand, and to improve the production efficiency. In addition, since the conveyance speed of the food conveyed by the article conveyor and the conveyance speed of the mount sent out to the conveyance path side in the adsorption traveling path are the same, When food is transferred to the transport path, external force due to speed difference does not act on the food, and it is possible to prevent the food that is soft and easily deformed from being displaced or deformed, and to lay a good mount. obtain.
In addition, since the mount is held in a stopped state at the protruding position where the front part protrudes from the transport surface of the first transport path, the front part of the food transported in the first transport path is appropriate for the mount. It is possible to make contact with a proper position, and it is possible to satisfactorily lay the mount without shifting its position with respect to the bottom surface of the food.

In the invention which concerns on Claim 2 , the adsorption | suction driving path of the said board | substrate conveyance conveyor is comprised by the adsorption | suction belt which consists of an endless belt different from the 1st conveyance path and the 2nd conveyance path in the said article conveyor, and conveyance of the said adsorption | suction driving path The pulley which comprises a terminal part faces the said clearance gap, It comprised so that the bottom face of the food which transfers to the said 2nd conveyance path from the said 1st conveyance path may be supported via a mount .
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the suction traveling path for transporting the mount is constituted by the suction belt different from the transport path of the article conveyor, so that the mount is kept waiting at the protruding position while continuously transporting food. be able to.

In the invention according to claim 3 , in the first transport path, the correction means for correcting the positional deviation from the transport center of the food and the inclination of the transport direction, and the correction means moves forward in accordance with the transport of the food. And a synchronous moving means capable of reciprocating back and forth in the transport direction.
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the transport position and the transport posture of the food being transported in the first transport path are corrected before the food reaches the protruding position. A food placed in an irregular position or posture can be laid at a fixed position on the mount.

In the invention according to claim 4 , the stacking unit includes a plurality of mount hoppers, and the mount supply means separates the mounts taken out from the respective mount hoppers by the adsorbing members in the front and rear directions in the transport direction of the mount transport conveyor. It is characterized by being configured to deliver.
According to the invention which concerns on Claim 4 , since it comprised so that several mounts might be delivered to the mount supply conveyor at once, processing capacity can be improved.

In the invention according to claim 5 , the stacking portion (18) is disposed separately on one side of the mount conveying conveyor (42),
The mount supply means includes a support portion provided with a suction member capable of sucking the mount, and a lateral movement means for moving the support portion to a position where the suction member faces the stacking portion and the suction traveling path of the mount conveyor. An operation mechanism is provided that includes a tilting means for tilting the support portion so that the suction member matches the tilt of the suction travel path of the mount conveyor.
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the support portion provided with the suction member is moved by the operating mechanism so that the mount taken out by the suction member from the stacking portion is delivered to the suction travel path. The mount can be transferred to the suction traveling path in a holding state without being transferred separately, and can be successfully delivered without disturbing the posture.

In the invention according to claim 6 , the first conveyance path is provided with a detection sensor, and the detection sensor detects the arrival of the food, and the food conveyor and the article conveyor according to the timing when the food comes into contact with the mount. A feature is that the mount is conveyed at the same speed.
According to the invention which concerns on Claim 6 , since it comprised so that the arrival of food could be detected with a detection sensor and the driving | running | working operation | movement of an adsorption | suction driving path might be controlled, even if food was conveyed at random intervals, it is in the conveyance interval. It is possible to set the tying timing of the combined mounts, which can be satisfactorily performed without shifting the laying position of the mounts on the food.

  According to the food laying apparatus according to the present invention, the work of laying the mount on the bottom surface of the food can be automated, and the production efficiency can be improved.

1 is a schematic side view showing a food mount laying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic plan view which shows the mount laying apparatus which concerns on an Example. It is a schematic plan view which shows the relationship between the suction pad of the mount supply means of an Example, and a mount conveyance conveyor. It is a schematic side view which shows the relationship between the suction pad of the mount supply means of an Example, and a mount conveyance conveyor.

  Next, an embodiment of the food laying apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the embodiment, an example in which a base 12 such as glassine paper is laid on the bottom surface of a cake 10 having a triangular shape in plan view as a food will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the mount laying apparatus includes a first conveyance path 14 that conveys cakes 10 placed on a conveyance surface 14 a of an endless belt at a predetermined interval, and a conveyance termination portion of the first conveyance path 14. 14b, an article conveyor 17 comprising a second conveyor path 16 for placing and conveying the cake 10 fed from the first conveyor path 14 on the conveyor surface 16a of the endless belt, and the conveyor surface of the article conveyor 17 Adsorption traveling path 46b that conveys the mount 12 so as to be fed from below the article conveyor 17 until the front portion 12a of the mount 12 laid on the bottom surface of the cake 10 jumps to the conveying surface side. And a board supply means 23 for delivering and supplying the board 12 taken out from the stacking unit 18 for laminating and storing the board 12 to the board conveyance conveyor 42. In the first transport path 14, the cake 10 in which a film is wound around the side peripheral surface by a body winding device (not shown) arranged on the upstream side is transported in a posture in which one vertex of the triangle faces the upstream side in the transport direction. Passed from the path 14 to the second transport path 16. The downstream side of the conveyance may be referred to as “front” and the upstream side of the conveyance may be referred to as “rear”.

  The conveyance speeds of the first conveyance path 14 and the second conveyance path 16 are set to be the same, and the conveyance surfaces (article placement surfaces) 14a and 16a of both the conveyance paths 14 and 16 are the same. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the mount 12 does not hinder the transfer of the cake 10 between the conveyance terminal end 14 b in the first conveyance path 14 and the conveyance start end 16 b in the second conveyance path 16. Is provided so that the mount 12 conveyed by the mount conveyor 42 can be sent out from the gap S above the conveying surfaces 14a and 16a of the conveying paths 14 and 16. Yes. That is, the article conveyor 17 on which the cake 10 is placed and conveyed is connected in series with the first conveyance path 14 and the second conveyance path 16 with a predetermined gap S between the conveyance end and the conveyance start end. ing.

  The stacked portion 18 is provided at a lower position spaced apart from the first transport path 14 to one side. The stacked portion 18 includes a plurality (two in the embodiment) of mount hoppers 18a and 18b that are separated from each other in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 2, each mount hopper 18a, 18b includes a mounting table 19a for stacking the mounting sheets 12 on top and bottom, and a plurality of regulating members 19b for regulating the horizontal position of the mounting sheet 12 mounted on the mounting table 19a. An adjustment mechanism 20 that maintains the removal height of the mount 12 by adjusting the mounting table 19a to a height corresponding to the stacking amount of the mount 12, and a position sensor 22 that detects the stacking height of the uppermost mount 12. Prepare. The position of the upper surface of the uppermost mount 12 stacked is monitored by the position sensor 22, and as the amount of the mount 12 stacked on the mount 19a decreases, the mount 19a is raised, and the uppermost mount 12 The height position of 12 is always located at a constant height. The adjusting mechanism 20 includes, for example, a screw adjusting means connected to the mounting table 19a and a motor 21b for rotating the screw shaft 21a of the screw adjusting means in the forward and reverse directions. The mounting table 19a is moved and adjusted so that the motor 21b is rotationally controlled so that the height position is detected and the stacking height of the mount 12 of the mount hoppers 18a and 18b is maintained at a fixed position. The mount 12 has a pedestal portion 12b formed in a triangular shape so as to correspond to the bottom shape of the triangular cake 10, and rising portions 12c, 12c formed by bending upward from the left and right side edges of the pedestal portion 12b. (See FIG. 3), and the mount 12 overlaps the pedestal portion 12b up and down so as to match the transport direction of the cake 10 transported with the arcuate surface portion forward in the first transport path 14, and the mount hopper 18a , 18b.

  The mount supply means 23 includes a mount takeout means 24 and a mount transfer means 25. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the mount take-out means 24 is disposed on the support 31 corresponding to the spacing between the two mount hoppers 18a and 18b, and is stacked on the respective mount hoppers 18a and 18b. The suction member 26 having a plurality of suction pads 26a and 26b that are sequentially picked up by picking up the mount 12 from the top of the stack, and the mount 12 sucked by the suction member 26 at the take-out position M1 of the top of the mount hoppers 18a and 18b. The lifting / lowering means 27 is capable of moving the support portion 31 up and down by the first air cylinder 29 so as to rise to the pick-up position M2 spaced above the mount hoppers 18a and 18b. Further, the mount transfer means (actuating mechanism) 25 can move the suction pads 26a and 26b between the pick-up position M2 and a front position M3 facing the upper side of the suction traveling path 46b in the mount transport conveyor 42. The lateral movement means 28 for horizontally moving the support portion 31 back and forth by the second air cylinder 32 and the suction pads 26a and 26b are inclined from the front position M3 to the inclination of the suction travel path 46b. The tilting means 34 is configured to rotate the tilting member 38 by the third air cylinder 40 and tilt the support portion 31 so as to move to the position (delivery position M4) for delivering the mount 12 to the suction traveling path 46b. . At the delivery position M4, the suction member 26 (support portion 31) is tilted in the same posture as the suction travel path 46b, and the suction member 26 is placed at the delivery position M4 where the mount 12 is placed on the mount transport conveyor 42. Is released, and the two mounts 12 are separated and delivered in the front and rear directions in the transport direction of the mount transport conveyor 42 at intervals equal to the spacing between the mount hoppers 18a and 18b.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the second air cylinder 32 is connected to a moving member 36 that can move forward and backward horizontally in the direction intersecting the transport direction of the mount transport conveyor 42. The mount taking-out means 24 and the tilting means 34 are supported by the moving member 36, and the moving member 36 is moved forward and backward by the second air cylinder 32, so that the support portion 31 (the suction member 26) of the mount taking-out means 24. Is configured to move between the pick-up position M2 (solid line position in FIG. 3) and the front position M3 (two-dot chain line position in FIG. 3). Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the tilting means 34 includes the tilting member 38 that is rotatably supported by the moving member 36, and is connected to a lever portion 38 a of the tilting member 38. By actuating the air cylinder 40, the tilting member 38 tilts. The elevating means 27 is disposed on the tilting member 38. The elevating means 27 has a first air cylinder 29 connected to the support portion 31 and operates the first air cylinder 29 with the tilting member 38 in a horizontal posture at the pick-up position M2. The support part 31 (suction member 26) moves up and down between the pick-up position M2 and the pick-up position M1. Further, by operating the third air cylinder 40 at the pre-delivery position M3, the support portion 31 (the suction member 26) tilts between the pre-delivery position M3 and the delivery position M4.

  The mount conveying conveyor 42 is disposed below the conveying surfaces 14 a and 16 a of the article conveyor 17. As shown in FIG. 1, the mount conveyor 42 is composed of an endless belt (suction belt) 46 that is driven by a drive means 44 that is a servo motor, and sucks the mount 12 delivered from the mount supply means 23. Then, an adsorption traveling path 46b that rises and inclines toward the front in the conveying direction for conveying toward the gap S is provided. The board conveyor 42 is sucked by the suction belt 46 before the cake 10 is transferred to the second transfer path 16 so that the mount 12 is laid on the bottom surface of the cake 10 that is transferred from the first transfer path 14 to the second transfer path 16. The mount 12 is transported so that the front portion 12a of the mount 12 protrudes from the gap S toward the transport surface. In the embodiment, when the mount 12 conveyed by the suction belt 46 reaches the protruding position M5 where the front portion 12a protrudes from the gap S, the travel of the suction belt 46 is temporarily stopped, and the mount 12 is at the protruding position M5. The arrival of the cake 10 conveyed by the first conveyance path 14 is waited. The suction belt 46 is provided with through holes 46a at predetermined intervals in the running direction (see FIG. 3), and negative pressure is applied through the suction port 48a of the suction chamber 48 facing the back side of the suction belt 46. The board 12 is sucked and conveyed by the suction force from the generated through hole 46a.

  The suction belt 46 in the mount conveying conveyor 42 is configured such that the traveling path from the transfer position M4 from which the mount 12 is transferred from the mount supply means 23 to the gap S is transferred in the first transfer path 14 as shown in FIG. The mount 12 that is disposed so as to be inclined upward toward the downstream side in the direction and is transported by being sucked by the suction traveling path 46 b is in a posture in which the front portion 12 a is tilted upward toward the downstream side of the first transport path 14. It is configured to convey to a protruding position M5 that protrudes from the gap S. Further, the transport center of the mount 12 on the suction belt 46 is aligned with the transport center of the cake 10 on the first transport path 14. In addition, the pulley 42a which comprises the conveyance termination part of the said adsorption | suction driving path 46b faces the clearance gap S, and it is comprised so that the bottom face of the cake 10 which transfers to the 2nd conveyance path 16 from the 1st conveyance path 14 may be supported via the base_sheet | mounting_paper 12. The

  A first detection sensor 50 that detects the arrival of the cake 10 is provided on the conveyance end side of the first conveyance path 14. And based on the detection information of the 1st detection sensor 50, according to the time when the front part of the detected cake 10 contact | abuts the mount 12 which is waiting in the protrusion position M5, this mount 12 is the 1st conveyance path. The suction belt 46 is travel-controlled so as to move forward at the same speed as the transport speed 14. That is, the mount 12 that is in contact with the cake 10 transported in the first transport path 14 is transported at the same speed as the first transport path 14 and sent to the transport surface side, so that the mount 12 is held on the bottom surface of the cake 10. It is configured as follows. When the cake 10 is detected by the first detection sensor 50 before the mount 12 is transported to the protruding position M5 by the suction belt 46, the first transport path 14 is stopped or decelerated so that the transport is stopped or decelerated. The travel of the transport path 14 (endless belt) is controlled, and the cake 10 does not transfer to the second transport path 16 without the mount 12 being laid on the bottom surface of the cake 10.

  Here, in the case where the cake 10 is manually placed on the article conveyor 17 or the like, the position of the cake 10 conveyed by the article conveyor 17 in the middle of the conveyance of the cake 10 in the first conveyance path 14 is shifted from the center of conveyance. It is preferable to provide an alignment device 51 that corrects the transport posture. The aligning device 51 corrects the misalignment of the cake 10 from the transport center and the inclination of the transport direction, and the transport direction of the article conveyor 17 so that the corrector 52 moves forward in accordance with the transport of the cake 10. And a tuned moving means 58 that can move back and forth back and forth. As shown in FIG. 2, the correcting means 52 includes a guide member 54 composed of left and right alignment guides 54 a and 54 a having an eight-letter shape with a downstream space widened so as to correspond to the side shape of the triangular cake 10, and It is comprised by the correction | amendment air cylinders 56 and 56 which adjoin and space apart the both alignment guides 54a and 54a above the conveyance surface of the 1 conveyance path 14. FIG. Then, by urging the air cylinders 56 and 56 for correction forward and backward, the both alignment guides 54a and 54a approach each other and lightly contact the cake side surface to sandwich the cake 10 from the left and right, and the cake 10 is configured to reciprocate between a retreat position where the cake 10 can be received between the both alignment guides 54a and 54a while being spaced apart from each other. Further, the tuned moving means 58 is configured to reciprocate the correcting means 52 by the servo motor 60, and the correcting means 52 (guide member 54) is at the same speed as the transport speed of the cake 10 transported in the first transport path 14. Moved downstream.

  The first transport path 14 is provided with a second detection sensor 62 that detects the arrival of the cake 10. Then, the aligning device 51 corrects the alignment guides 54a and 54a in the retracted position after allowing the cake 10 detected by the second detection sensor 62 to be received between the alignment guides after allowing the cake 10 to be received. By moving the alignment guides 54a and 54a (correcting means 52) to the downstream side by the synchronization moving means 58, the cake 10 is brought closer to the conveyance center of the article conveyor 17, and the cake 10 is aligned in the conveyance direction. So that posture is corrected. Further, it is preferable to move the alignment guides 54a and 54a to the retracted position before the both alignment guides 54a and 54a are returned to the upstream side of conveyance.

  Next, the operation of the mount laying apparatus according to the embodiment will be described. The cake 10 in which the film is wound around the side peripheral surface by the body winding device is transported through the first transport path 14 with the arcuate surface portion facing forward. When the second detection sensor 62 detects the cake 10, the aligning guides 54a and 54a are moved from the retracted position to each other by the correction air cylinders 56 and 56 in accordance with the timing at which the cake 10 arrives between the aligning guides. The servomotor 60 activates the synchronous moving means 58 to move the guide member 54 downstream. The both-alignment guides 54a, 54a move downstream while contacting the side surface of the cake 10, so that the cake 10 whose position is shifted from the conveyance center or the conveyance direction is inclined to the left and right is brought closer to the conveyance center. And posture is corrected. The both alignment guides 54a and 54a move to the downstream side at the same speed as the cake 10 while being in light contact with the side surface of the cake 10, so that the cake 10 can be corrected without being deformed. Then, the both alignment guides 54a, 54a moved to the downstream side move to the retracted position by the operation of the correction air cylinders 56, 56 when returning to the upstream side, and wait for the subsequent cake 10 to arrive.

  By lowering the support portion 31 located at the take-up position M2 to the take-out position M1 by the urging of the first air cylinder 29 (see FIG. 1), the uppermost portion stored and stacked in the mount hoppers 18a and 18b The mounts 12 and 12 are sucked by the suction pads 26a and 26b. Then, by lifting the support portion 31 to the lifting position M2 by reverse biasing of the first air cylinder 29, the top mounts 12, 12 of the mount hoppers 18a, 18b are taken out one by one. By energizing the second air cylinder 32 and moving the support portion 31 from one side to the other side, as shown in FIG. 3, the suction pads 26a, 26b at the pick-up position M2 (solid line position in the figure) are The horizontal movement is made to the position M3 (the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in the figure) before the delivery above the suction traveling path 46b in the mount conveyor 42.

  Next, by urging the third air cylinder 40 and tilting the support portion 31, the suction pads 26a and 26b are placed in a horizontal position (position before delivery M3 (two-dot chain line position in the figure) as shown in FIG. )) To be aligned with the inclination of the suction travel path 46b, and when the delivery position M4 (solid line position in the figure) is reached, the mounts 12 and 12 are moved forward and backward in the transport direction of the suction travel path 46b. And are attracted to the suction belt 46 and delivered.

  When the front portion 12a of the mount 12 transported by the suction traveling path 46b is protruded from the gap S between the first transport path 14 and the second transport path 16 to the transport surface side, the suction traveling path 46b. Is temporarily suspended, and the mount 12 waits at the protruding position M5 for the cake 10 to arrive. At the timing when the arrival of the cake 10 is detected by the first detection sensor 50 and the front part of the cake 10 comes into contact with the mount 12 at the protruding position M5, the mount 12 has the same speed as the transport speed of the cake 10. The travel of the suction traveling path 46b is resumed so as to be transported at a speed, and the mount 12 is advanced together with the cake 10 in a state where the mount 12 is entangled with the bottom surface of the cake 10 that is transferred to the second transport path 16, so The cake 10 is transferred onto the mount 12 on the transport surface 16a of 16 and transported downstream, and the mount 12 is laid on the bottom surface of the cake 10 with the film wrapped around the side peripheral surface.

  In the mount laying apparatus of the embodiment, the front portion 12a of the mount 12 protrudes from the transfer surface 14a at the transfer end portion 14b of the first transfer path 14, and the mount 12 with which the cake 10 abuts is transferred together with the cake 10 to move the cake. Since the base 12 is configured to be embraced on the bottom, the work of laying the base 12 on the bottom of the cake 10 that has been relied on by hand can be automated, and the production efficiency can be improved. Moreover, since the conveyance speed in the 1st and 2nd conveyance paths 14 and 16 and the conveyance speed of the mount 12 sent out to the conveyance path side in the adsorption traveling path 46b are made the same, the cake 10 which is a soft and easily deformed food product When tying the backing sheet 12 to the bottom surface or when the cake 10 is transferred from the first transport path 14 to the second transport path 16, no external force due to the speed difference acts on the cake 10, and the cake 10 is displaced. Thus, it is possible to prevent the shape of the cake 10 from losing its shape and to lay a good mount for the cake 10. Further, the transfer position and transfer posture of the cake 10 being transferred on the first transfer path 14 are corrected by the aligning device 51 before the cake 10 reaches the protruding position M5. The cake 10 placed in a posture can be laid at a fixed position on the mount.

  Since the mount conveyor 42 holds the mount 12 in a stopped state and stands by at the protruding position M5 that protrudes from the transport surface 14a of the first transport path 14 to the front portion 12a, the cake transported in the first transport path 14 The front portion of 10 can be brought into contact with the mount 12 at an appropriate position, and the mount 12 can be satisfactorily laid without being displaced with respect to the bottom surface of the cake 10. In addition, since the first detection sensor 50 detects the arrival of the cake 10 and controls the running operation of the article conveyor 17 and the mount conveyor 42, even if the cake 10 is conveyed at random intervals, The tying timing of the combined mount 12 can be set, and the laying position of the mount 12 with respect to the cake 10 can be satisfactorily achieved.

  Further, the suction traveling path 46 b toward the gap S is inclined upward toward the downstream side of the first conveyance path 14, and the mount 12 from which the front portion 12 a protrudes from the gap S to the conveyance surface side is downstream of the first conveyance path 14. Since the mount 12 in contact with the front portion of the cake 10 conveyed from the upstream side is conveyed to the downstream side, the bottom surface of the cake 10 is not damaged without damaging the cake 10 or the like. The mount 12 can be smoothly hugged. Further, since the suction traveling path 46b for transporting the mount 12 is constituted by the suction belt 46 different from the transport paths 14 and 16 of the article conveyor 17, the mount 12 is stopped at the protruding position M5 while continuously transporting the cake 10. Can wait.

  The board supply means 23 for delivering the mount 12 taken out from the stacking section 18 by the suction member 26 to the suction running path 46b is in a state where the mount 12 taken out from the stacking section 18 is held up to the suction running path 46b without being transferred separately. It can be transferred and transferred without disturbing the posture. Further, since the plurality of mounts 12 are taken out by the mount supply means 23 and transferred to the suction traveling path 46b at a time, the processing capacity can be increased.

(Example of change)
The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the embodiment, and can be modified as follows, for example. Further, not limited to the following modification examples, various embodiments may be adopted for the configurations described in the examples within the scope of the gist of the present invention.
(1) The mount conveyor 42 is composed of one conveyor from the position where the mount 12 is received from the mount supply means 23 to the end of transport of the mount 12, but another suction conveyor is provided downstream from the receive position. It is possible to employ a configuration in which a plurality of suction belts are arranged in series (continuously) in the conveyance direction, such as being connected. According to such a configuration, the mount 12 can be received and transported by the upstream suction belt while the downstream suction belt is temporarily stopped to wait for the mount 12 at the protruding position M5. The processing capacity can be improved by improving the efficiency of conveyance.
(2) The suction belt 46 and the belt of the second conveyance path 16 may be constituted by an integrated conveyor. For example, the downstream conveyance section of the mount conveyance conveyor 42 is configured as a horizontal conveyance section by the second conveyance path 16 shown in the embodiment, and the suction belt 46 that travels through the horizontal conveyance section is used as the second conveyance path 16. Further, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which negative pressure is not generated in the suction belt 46 that travels in the horizontal conveyance unit.
(3) The suction belt 46 is configured to rise and incline at a fixed angle from the receiving position of the mount 12 from the mount supply means 23 to the transfer end portion of the mount 12, but at least the transfer end portion toward the gap S It suffices if it is set as an inclined section (adsorption traveling path 46b) that rises and tilts in the vicinity, and a configuration in which the inclination angle of other sections is varied or a horizontal section can be adopted as necessary.
(4) The aligning device 51 may be adopted as necessary. For example, when the first transport path 14 is not directly connected to the downstream side of the device for automatically winding the film on the cake 10, for example, it is wrapped in advance. It may be adopted when the cake 10 is manually supplied to the first transport path 14.
(5) The number of the suction pads 26a, 26b provided in the mount supply means 23 is not limited to two, but may be one or more than three, and the mount according to the number of the suction pads 26a, 26b. What is necessary is just to set the number of the hoppers 18a and 18b, the conveyance length of the mount conveyance conveyor 42, and the like.

(6) A motor or other known drive means may be employed in place of the air cylinder for driving the means 27, 28, 34 constituting the mount supply means 23.
(7) A configuration in which the mount hoppers 18a and 18b are arranged below the extension line of the conveyance path of the suction belt 46, and the mount 12 taken out from the mount hoppers 18a and 18b is linearly moved and delivered to the suction belt 46. Various mount supplies such as a form in which the mount hoppers 18a and 18b are arranged above the transport path of the mount transport conveyor 42 and the mount 12 taken out by the suction pads 26a and 26b is placed on the mount transport conveyor 42 as they are. A form can be adopted.
(8) Instead of the configuration in which the mount 12 is taken out from the uppermost portions of the mount hoppers 18a and 18b, a configuration in which the mount 12 is taken out from the lowermost portions of the mount hoppers 18a and 18b may be adopted.
( 9 ) The food is not limited to cakes and can be suitably used for Japanese sweets such as buns, and other foods that are easily deformed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Cake (foodstuff), 12 mount, 12a front part, 14 1st conveyance path 14a conveyance surface, 16 2nd conveyance path, 16a conveyance surface, 17 goods conveyor 18 lamination | stacking part, 18a, 18b mount hopper, 23 mount supply means 25 Mount transfer means (actuation mechanism), 26 suction member, 28 lateral movement means 31 support part, 34 tilting means, 42 mount conveyor, 42a pulley 46 suction belt, 46b suction travel path 50 first detection sensor (detection sensor) , 52 Correction means, 58 Synchronized movement means S Clearance, M5 Projection position

Claims (6)

The first conveyance path (14) and the second conveyance path (16) traveling at the same speed as the first conveyance path (14) are connected to the conveyance termination portion (14b) of the first conveyance path (14) and the second conveyance path (14). A predetermined gap (S ) between the first conveyance path (14) and the second conveyance path (16) between which the food (10) that is easily deformed can be transferred between the conveyance start end (16b) of the conveyance path (16). ) to provided connected in series, an article conveyor (17) for transporting and placing the food product (10) in each conveying path (14, 16),
The front (12a) of the mount (12) received from the mount supply means (23) is transferred from the gap (S) to the transport surfaces (14a ) of the first transport path (14) and the second transport path (16). , 16a) Upwardly transporting to the projecting position (M5) projecting obliquely upward toward the downstream side, and holding the mount (12) stopped at the projecting position (M5) 46b) a mount conveyor (42),
The board (12) is adsorbed and taken out from the stacking section (18), and the board supply means (23) for supplying to the board transport conveyor (42),
When transferring the food (10) from said first conveyance path (14) a second conveying path (16), the front portion of the food (10) carried by the first conveying path (14), The suction traveling path (46b) is connected to the first conveying path (14) and the second conveying path (17) in the article conveyor (17) in accordance with the timing of contacting the mount (12) that is stopped at the protruding position (M5) and waits. conveying path (16) and food to resume the conveyance of the base sheet (12) at the same speed as the conveying speed of (10) and mount (12) tying the previous SL stand paper and (12) laying the food (10) The board | substrate laying apparatus of the foodstuff characterized by making it convey by a 2nd conveyance path (16) . The suction traveling path (46b) of the mount transport conveyor (42) is a suction belt (46) comprising an endless belt different from the first transport path (14) and the second transport path (16) in the article conveyor (17). And a pulley (42a) that constitutes a conveyance end portion of the suction traveling path (46b) faces the gap (S) and transfers from the first conveyance path (14) to the second conveyance path (16). food (10) bottom surface mount (12) food mount laying apparatus according to claim 1 Symbol mounting characterized by being configured to support through the. In the first transport path (14), a correction means (52) for correcting the positional deviation of the food (10) from the transport center and the inclination in the transport direction, and the correction means (52) are connected to the food (10). The food laying apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a synchronous moving means (58) capable of reciprocating back and forth in the transport direction so as to move forward in accordance with the transport. The laminating section (18) includes a plurality of mount hoppers (18a, 18b), and the mount supply means (23) is a mount (12) taken out from each of the mount hoppers (18a, 18b) by an adsorbing member (26). 4 is configured so as to be separated and forwarded in the transport direction of the mount conveyor (42). 4. The food mount laying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . The stacking section (18) is disposed separately on one side of the mount conveyor (42),
The mount supply means (23) includes a support part (31) provided with an adsorbing member (26) capable of adsorbing the mount (12), and the adsorbing member (26) is connected to the stacking part (18) and the mount conveying conveyor. The lateral movement means (28) for moving the support portion (31) to a position facing the adsorption traveling path (46b) of (42), and the adsorption member (26) is an adsorption traveling path (42) of the mount conveyor (42). The food product according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , further comprising an actuating mechanism (25) comprising tilting means (34) for tilting the support portion (31) so as to match the tilt of 46b). Mount laying equipment. The first transport path (14) is provided with a detection sensor (50). When the detection sensor (50) detects the arrival of the food (10), the food (10) comes into contact with the mount (12). The board for food according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the board (12) is conveyed at the same speed as the article conveyor (17) by the adsorption traveling path (46b). Laying equipment.

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