JP6681299B2 - Sheet-shaped food stacking device - Google Patents

Description

  BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sheet-shaped food stacking device for stacking easily tearable, light and soft sheet-shaped food products.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is an apparatus that accurately adjusts the positional deviation of sliced foods such as sliced ham and stores a plurality of sliced foods in a packaging container (see Patent Document 1, for example). This device detects both sides of the normal passing position of the sliced food by the sensor and detects the sliced food (edge) when the sliced food deviated in the width direction passes, and detects the deviation in the width direction. Along with, using a movable winding means wound a plurality of stretchable round belts, by displacing the position of the sliced food by moving the winding means on the front side in the direction opposite to the displacement direction, slice The food is accurately contained in a packaging container at a predetermined position, and the stacking position can be controlled, but something could not be sandwiched between the sliced foods.

JP2012-217354A

  In a food factory for preparing sandwiches, a sliced ham laminate is prepared in advance by sandwiching a plurality of sliced hams with a mayonnaise sauce or the like between the sliced hams, and the sliced ham laminate and vegetables. Is sandwiched between breads to prepare a sandwich.

  However, when a plurality of seasoning liquids such as mayonnaise sauce are sandwiched between sliced hams and stacked, the sliced hams are easily broken and it is difficult to transfer them one by one, which makes it difficult to implement them. A stack of sliced hams was produced by many people.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a sheet-shaped food stacking device that stacks easily tearable, light and soft sheet-shaped food products with a seasoning liquid sandwiched therebetween with high accuracy.

The sheet-shaped food stacking apparatus of the present invention supplies a seasoning liquid to the upper surface from a conveyor that conveys a sheet-shaped food formed into a sheet and the sheet-shaped food supplied at a predetermined interval on the conveyor. A selection unit that selects the sheet-shaped food to be, a seasoning liquid supply unit that supplies the seasoning liquid while moving to follow the movement of the conveyor on the upper surface of the sheet-shaped food selected by the selection unit, and the sheet-like food which is placed on the top of the conveyor adsorbed while moving with the movement of the conveyor, and a first suction pad to separate while moving with the movement of said conveyor, said first An adsorption pad adsorbs the sheet-shaped food product to which the seasoning liquid is not supplied, and the seasoning liquid located upstream of the conveyor is supplied. And forming a sheet-like food laminate superimposed on the sheet-like food that is.

The sheet-shaped food stacking apparatus of the present invention adsorbs the sheet-shaped food layered product placed on the upper portion of the conveyor while moving following the movement of the conveyor, while moving according to the movement of the conveyor. A second adsorption pad for separating is provided, and the sheet-shaped food laminate is adsorbed by the second adsorption pad, and is stacked on the sheet-shaped food product or the sheet-shaped food product laminate located on the upstream side of the conveyor. And

  The sheet-shaped food stacking apparatus of the present invention includes a lower-stage conveyor at a lower stage of a downstream end of the conveyor, and adjusts the position of the sheet-shaped food laminate on the lower-stage conveyor while the sheet-shaped food laminate is on top. And stacking the sheet-shaped food product or the sheet-shaped food product laminate falling from the downstream end of the conveyor.

  The sheet-shaped food stacking apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that the seasoning liquid is in a liquid form or an emulsion form.

  The sheet-shaped food product stacking apparatus of the present invention is characterized by comprising a sheet-shaped food product supply unit that supplies the sheet-shaped food product on the conveyor at the predetermined interval.

  The sheet-shaped food stacking apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that the sheet-shaped food is sliced ham or roasted eggs.

  In the sheet-shaped food stacking apparatus of the present invention, the first adsorption pad is an adsorption pad that adsorbs the sheet-shaped food, has a negative pressure chamber inside, and has an adsorption region that adsorbs the sheet-shaped food on the lower surface. And a suction pad body having a large number of through holes communicating with the negative pressure chamber in the suction region, a suction port for sucking air in the negative pressure chamber, and air for sucking air in the negative pressure chamber from the suction port. An air blowing port for blowing air into the negative pressure chamber to separate the sheet-shaped food product adsorbed in the adsorption region by the air blowing port, which is an upper part of the adsorption region, and the adsorption region. It is formed so as to be located above an imaginary circle set in the outer edge of the sheet-shaped food product adsorbed on the.

  In the sheet-shaped food stacking apparatus of the present invention, the second suction pad is a suction pad that sucks the sheet-shaped food laminate, has a negative pressure chamber inside, and sucks the sheet-shaped food laminate on a lower surface. Suction pad main body having a suction area, and a plurality of through-holes communicating with the negative pressure chamber in the suction area, a suction port for sucking air in the negative pressure chamber, and the suction port through the negative pressure chamber. An air blowing port for blowing air into the negative pressure chamber to separate the sheet-shaped food product laminate adsorbed in the adsorption region by sucking the air, the air blowing port is located above the adsorption region. It is characterized in that it is formed so as to be located above an imaginary circle set inside the outer edge of the sheet-shaped food laminate adsorbed in the adsorption area.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a sheet-shaped food stacking device for stacking easily tearable, light-weight and soft sheet-shaped food products with a seasoning liquid sandwiched therebetween.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the sheet-shaped food stacking | stacking apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the system configuration of the sheet-shaped food stacking apparatus according to the first embodiment. It is a top view of the adsorption pad concerning an embodiment. It is a side view of the suction pad concerning an embodiment. It is a bottom view of the suction pad concerning an embodiment. It is sectional drawing (AA sectional drawing of FIG. 3) of the adsorption | suction pad which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the virtual circle which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the sheet-shaped food stacking | stacking apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the system configuration of the sheet-shaped food stacking apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the sheet-shaped food stacking | stacking apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the system configuration of the sheet-shaped food stacking apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, a sheet-shaped food stacking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, in the present embodiment, a sheet-shaped food stacking device that stacks sliced ham, which is a sheet-shaped food that is easily torn, is formed into a light and soft sheet, with a seasoning liquid interposed, will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a sheet-shaped food stacking apparatus according to the first embodiment. The sheet-shaped food stacking device 40 includes a conveyor 44 that continuously conveys the sliced ham 42 in the arrow direction shown in FIG. Here, an easily peelable belt is used as a belt for conveying the sliced ham 42 of the conveyor 44 so that the sliced ham 42 can be easily peeled off.

  At the upstream end of the conveyor 44, there is provided a ham slicer 48 for slicing the ham raw wood 46 with a cutter 48a and supplying the ham slice 46 on the conveyor 44 at predetermined intervals. At the upper part of the conveyor 44 downstream of the ham slicer 48, a seasoning liquid supply device 50 for supplying a liquid or emulsion seasoning liquid to the upper surface of the sliced ham 42 conveyed by the conveyor 44 is provided.

  A first adsorption pad device 52 for adsorbing the sliced ham 42 is provided on an upper portion of the conveyor 44 on the downstream side of the seasoning liquid supply device 50, and an upper portion of the conveyor 44 on the downstream side of the first adsorption pad device 52 includes a first adsorption pad device 52. 1 Slice ham 42 adsorbed by adsorption pad device 52 is placed on another slice ham 42 located upstream of conveyor 44 to adsorb sliced ham laminate 43 formed by two sliced hams 42 The second suction pad device 54 is provided.

  Further, the sliced ham laminate 43 adsorbed by the second adsorption pad device 54 is placed at the downstream end of the conveyor 44 on the other sliced ham laminate 43 located upstream of the conveyor 44. A tray 56 for accommodating the sliced ham laminate 45 formed by the sliced ham 42 is arranged.

  The seasoning liquid supply device 50 includes a seasoning liquid supply device drive unit 50a that moves the seasoning liquid supply device 50 following the transport speed of the conveyor 44, a slice hum detection unit 50b that detects the position of the slice ham 42 on the conveyor 44, and It is provided with a seasoning liquid supply nozzle 50c for supplying a seasoning liquid. Here, the sliced hum detection unit 50b includes an imaging device (not shown), detects the position of the sliced ham 42 based on the image of the sliced ham imaged by the imaging device, and selects the sliced ham 42 to which the seasoning liquid is supplied. In the present embodiment, a mayonnaise sauce is supplied as a seasoning liquid onto the sliced ham 42 from the seasoning liquid supply nozzle 50c.

  The first suction pad device 52 detects the position of the slice hum 42 on the first suction pad device drive unit 52a and the conveyor 44, which moves the first suction pad device 52 following the transport speed of the conveyor 44, and slice hum detection. A suction pad 52c for sucking the sliced ham 42 on the portion 52b and the conveyor 44 is provided. Here, the sliced hum detecting unit 52b includes an image pickup device (not shown), detects the position of the sliced ham 42 based on the image of the sliced ham 42 picked up by the image pickup device, and selects the sliced hum 42 to be sucked.

  The second suction pad device 54 is a second suction pad device drive unit 54 a that moves the second suction pad device 54 to follow the transport speed of the conveyor 44, and a slice that detects the position of the sliced ham laminate 43 on the conveyor 44. The ham stack detection unit 52b and the suction pad 54c for sucking the sliced ham stack 43 on the conveyor 44 are provided. Here, the sliced ham laminate detection unit 54b includes an imaging device (not shown), and detects the position of the sliced ham laminate 43 based on the image of the sliced ham laminate 43 captured by the imaging device. The specific configurations of the suction pads 52c and the suction pads 54c will be described later.

  When accommodating the sliced ham laminate 45, the tray 56 is configured such that the driving unit (not shown) can adjust the position of the conveyor 44 in the transport direction and in the direction orthogonal to the transport direction.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the system configuration of the sheet-shaped food stacking apparatus according to the first embodiment. The sheet-shaped food stacking device 40 has a control unit 60, and the control unit 60 includes a conveyor 44, a ham slicer 48, a seasoning liquid supply device 50, a first suction pad device 52, a second suction pad device 54, and a tray 56, respectively. It is connected. The control unit 60 controls the conveyor 44, the ham slicer 48, the seasoning liquid supply device 50, the first suction pad device 52, and the second suction pad device 54 to produce the sliced ham laminate 45, and the sliced ham laminate 45. It is accommodated in the tray 56.

  The process of producing the sliced ham laminate 45 by the sheet-shaped food stacking device 40 according to the first embodiment will be described below. The ham slicer 48 supplies the sliced ham 42 at a predetermined interval onto the conveyor 44 which is driven at a predetermined transport speed.

  The seasoning liquid supply device 50 detects the position of the sliced ham 42 by the sliced ham detector 50b, and when detecting that the sliced ham 42 has been conveyed to the home position of the seasoning liquid supply device 50, a slice for supplying the seasoning liquid. While selecting the ham 42 and moving the seasoning liquid supply device 50 by the seasoning liquid supply device driving unit 50a so as to follow the conveyance speed of the conveyor 44, a mayonnaise sauce is supplied from the seasoning liquid supply nozzle 50c onto the selected sliced ham 42. Supply. When the supply of the mayonnaise sauce is completed, the seasoning liquid supply device driving unit 50a returns the seasoning liquid supply device 50 to the home position of the seasoning liquid supply device 50. Note that the seasoning liquid supply device 50 according to the present embodiment selects the sliced ham 42 every other slice when the position of the sliced ham 42 is detected by the sliced ham detecting unit 50b, and selects the sliced ham 42 on the selected sliced ham 42. Mayonnaise sauce is supplied from the seasoning liquid supply nozzle 50c.

  When the first suction pad device 52 detects that the slice ham 42 to which the mayonnaise sauce is not supplied has been conveyed to the home position of the first suction pad device 52 by the slice ham detection unit 52b, the first suction pad device drive While the first suction pad device 52 is moved by the portion 52a while following the conveyance speed of the conveyor 44, the suction ham 42 is sucked by the suction pad 52c, and after the suction is completed, the first suction pad device 52 is moved to the first suction pad device 52. Return to the home position of. When the slice ham detecting unit 52b detects that the slice ham 42 to which the mayonnaise sauce is supplied has been conveyed to the home position of the first suction pad device 52, the first suction pad device drive unit 52a causes the first suction pad device 52a to move. While moving 52 following the transportation speed of the conveyor 44, the sliced ham 42 is separated from the suction pad 52c, and the sliced ham 42 is stacked on the sliced ham 42 to which the mayonnaise sauce is supplied to produce a sliced ham laminate 43. To do. After that, the first suction pad device drive unit 52a returns the first suction pad device 52 to the home position of the first suction pad device 52.

  When the second suction pad device 54 detects that the sliced hum stack body 43 has been transported to the home position of the second suction pad device 54 by the slice ham stack body detection unit 54b, the second suction pad device drive unit 54a causes the second suction pad device drive unit 54a to operate. While moving the second suction pad device 54 following the conveyance speed of the conveyor 44, the suction ham laminate 43 is sucked by the suction pad 54c, and after the suction is completed, the second suction pad device 54 is moved to the second suction pad device 54. Return to home position. When the slice hum stack detection unit 54b detects that the next slice ham stack 43 has been transported to the home position of the second suction pad device 54, the second suction pad device drive unit 54a detects the second suction pad device. While moving 54 following the conveyance speed of the conveyor 44, the sliced ham laminate 43 is separated from the suction pad 54c, and the sliced ham laminate 43 is stacked on the sliced ham laminate 43 on the conveyor 44 and formed by four slice hams. A ham laminate 45 is produced. Thereafter, the second suction pad device drive unit 54a returns the second suction pad device 54 to the home position of the second suction pad device 54.

  The sliced ham laminate 45 is conveyed to the downstream end of the conveyor 44 by the conveyor 44 and dropped from the conveyor 44 into the tray 56. In this case, the position of the tray 56 is adjusted in the carrying direction of the conveyor 44 and the direction orthogonal to the carrying direction, whereby the sliced ham laminates 45 are accommodated in the tray 56 in a lined state.

  Next, configurations of the suction pad 52c and the suction pad 54c according to the embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. Since the structure of the suction pad 54c is the same as the structure of the suction pad 52c, only the structure of the suction pad 52c will be described. 3 is a plan view of the suction pad 52c, FIG. 4 is a side view of the suction pad 52c, FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the suction pad 52c, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the suction pad 52c (a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 3). is there.

  The suction pad 52c sucks the sliced ham 42. The suction pad 52c includes a suction pad body 4 that is rectangular in plan view. The suction pad body 4 is composed of an upper member 6 having a lower surface in which a rectangular recess is formed in a plan view, and a plate-shaped lower member 8 that covers the recess of the upper member 6. By being covered with 8, a negative pressure chamber 10 having a rectangular shape in a plan view is formed inside the suction pad body 4.

  The upper member 6 is made of nylon resin, and a columnar support portion 12 is attached to the center of the upper surface. A suction port 14 for sucking the air in the negative pressure chamber 10 is formed on both sides of the support portion 12 on the upper surface of the upper member 6, and the suction port 14 is connected to an air suction source (not shown). Air blow ports 16 for blowing air into the negative pressure chamber 10 are formed at predetermined positions on both sides of the suction port 14 which will be described later, and the air blow ports 16 are connected to an air supply source (not shown). Further, bolt holes 18 are formed at the four corners of the upper member 6.

  The lower member 8 has a suction area 8a formed on the lower surface thereof for sucking the sliced ham 42. A large number of through holes 20 communicating with the negative pressure chamber 10 are provided in the suction region 8a, and the slice ham 42 is sucked in the suction region 8a by setting the negative pressure in the negative pressure chamber 10 to negative pressure. Here, the diameter of the through hole 20 formed in the lower member 8 is selected to be the optimum diameter for adsorbing the sliced ham 42. That is, when the sliced ham 42 is adsorbed, a large number of through holes 20 having a small diameter are provided so as not to damage the sliced ham 42 and leave no trace of the through holes 20.

  The lower member 8 is made of a fluororesin so that the sliced ham 42 adsorbed in the adsorption area 8a can be easily separated. Further, bolt holes 22 are formed at four corners of the lower member 8 at positions corresponding to the bolt holes 18 of the upper member 6. The suction pad body 4 is assembled by fixing the upper member 6 and the lower member 8 with bolts (not shown) using the bolt holes 18 of the upper member 6 and the bolt holes 22 of the lower member 8.

  The air blowing port 16 formed in the upper member 6 is located above the suction area 8a and above the virtual circle 30 (see FIG. 7) set inside the outer edge of the sliced ham 42 sucked into the suction area 8a. Is formed. That is, when the slice ham 42 has a rectangular outer edge as shown in FIG. 7, the virtual circle 30 is set so as to be inscribed in the rectangular outer edge, and the air blowing port 16 is a slice on the virtual circle 30. It is formed at positions corresponding to the four corners of the ham 42.

  When the sliced ham 42 is sucked by the suction pad 52c according to the present embodiment, the air in the negative pressure chamber 10 is sucked from the suction port 14 to make the negative pressure chamber 10 negative pressure, and thus the suction region 8a is sucked. The sliced ham 42 is adsorbed. When the sliced ham 42 is separated from the suction area 8a, suction of the air in the negative pressure chamber 10 from the suction port 14 is stopped, and air is blown into the negative pressure chamber 10 from the air blowing port 16 to suck the suction area 8a. Separate the sliced ham 42 from. In this case, since the air blowing port 16 is formed so as to be located on the virtual circle 30, it is possible to effectively break the vacuum state in which the slice ham 42 is vacuum-sucked to the suction region 8a, and the slice ham is effectively cut. 42 can be satisfactorily separated from the suction area 8a. That is, when the air blowing port 16 is formed inside the virtual circle 30, it may not be possible to effectively break the vacuum state, and the slice ham 42 may be broken by blowing air. There is. Further, when the air blowing port 16 is formed outside the virtual circle 30, the air escapes and the slice ham 42 cannot be separated from the suction area 8a.

  According to the suction pad according to the present embodiment, the sliced ham 42 can be satisfactorily adsorbed, and when the sliced ham 42 is separated from the suctioned region 8a, the sliced ham 42 does not bend and is upstream of the conveyor 44. It can be accurately stacked on the sliced ham 42 located at.

  Although the lower member 8 is made of fluororesin in the above-described embodiment, the entire lower member 8 does not have to be made of fluororesin, and is peeled off at least in the adsorption area 8a for adsorbing the sliced ham 42. A fluororesin, which is an easy surface material, may be used.

  When the sliced ham has a circular outer edge, the imaginary circle 30 is set inside the circular outer edge by a predetermined amount so that the air blowing port 16 is located above the circular sliced ham. Are preferably formed on the imaginary circle 30 at equal intervals.

  According to the sheet-shaped food product stacking apparatus 40 according to the first embodiment, it is possible to stack the light-weight and soft sheet-shaped food products that are easy to tear with the seasoning liquid in between with high accuracy.

  Next, a sheet-shaped food stacking apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. FIG. 8: is a figure which shows the structure of the sheet-shaped food stacking | stacking apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. The sheet-shaped food stacking device 70 according to the second embodiment is configured such that the conveyor 44 of the sheet-shaped food stacking device 40 according to the first embodiment is changed to a first conveyor 44a, a second conveyor 44b, and a third conveyor 44c. The second suction pad device 54 of the sheet-shaped food stacking device 40 according to the first embodiment is removed. The other points are the same as those of the sheet-shaped food stacking device 40 according to the first embodiment. Therefore, in the description of the sheet-shaped food stacking device 70 according to the second embodiment, the same configuration as that of the sheet-shaped food stacking device 40 according to the first embodiment will be used in the description of the first embodiment. The same reference numerals as those used are used for description.

  The second conveyor 44b of the sheet-shaped food stacking device 70 is arranged such that the upstream end is located below the downstream end of the first conveyor 44a, and the upstream end of the third conveyor 44c. The portion is arranged close to the downstream end of the second conveyor 44b.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the system configuration of the sheet-shaped food stacking apparatus according to the second embodiment. The sheet-shaped food stacking device 70 has a control unit 60, and the control unit 60 includes a first conveyor 44a, a second conveyor 44b, a third conveyor 44c, a ham slicer 48, a seasoning liquid supply device 50, and a first adsorption pad device 52. And the tray 56 are connected to each other. The control unit 60 controls the first conveyor 44a, the second conveyor 44b, the third conveyor 44c, the ham slicer 48, the seasoning liquid supply device 50, and the first adsorption pad device 52 to produce the sliced ham laminate 45, and slice the sliced ham laminate 45. The ham stack 45 is stored in the tray 56.

  The process of producing the sliced ham laminate 45 by the sheet-shaped food stacking device 70 according to the second embodiment will be described below. In the sheet-shaped food stacking device 70, the steps until the sliced ham laminate 43 is manufactured by the first suction pad device 52 are the same as the steps of the sheet-shaped food stacking device 40 according to the first embodiment.

  When the sliced ham laminate 43 falls onto the second conveyor 44b from the downstream end of the first conveyor 44a, the second conveyor 44b is driven at the same transport speed as the first conveyor 44a. When the sliced ham laminate 43 falls on the second conveyor 44b, the sliced ham laminate 43 on the second conveyor 44b is moved to a position where the next sliced ham laminate 43 falls on the second conveyor 44b. Return it to the upstream side. When the next sliced ham laminate 43 falls onto the second conveyor 44b, the sliced ham laminate 43 is placed on the second conveyor 44b while driving the second conveyor 44b at the same transport speed as the first conveyor 44a. By dropping, a sliced ham laminated body 45 in which the two sets of sliced ham laminated bodies 43 are accurately overlapped is produced. The sliced ham laminate 45 is delivered to the third conveyor 44c that conveys the sliced ham laminate 45 to the pad 56.

  The sliced ham laminate 45 is conveyed to the downstream end of the third conveyor 44c by the third conveyor 44c and dropped from the third conveyor 44c into the tray 56. In this case, by adjusting the position of the tray 56 in the transport direction of the third conveyor 44c and the direction orthogonal to the transport direction, the sliced ham laminates 45 are accommodated in the tray 56 in a lined state.

  According to the sheet-shaped food stacking apparatus 70 according to the second embodiment, it is possible to stack easily tearable, light and soft sheet-shaped foods with the seasoning liquid sandwiched therebetween. Further, the sliced ham laminate 45 can be manufactured without using the second suction pad device provided in the sheet-shaped food stacking device 40 according to the first embodiment.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, a sheet-shaped food stacking apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 10: is a figure which shows the structure of the sheet-shaped food stacking | stacking apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. The sheet-shaped food stacking apparatus 80 according to the third embodiment changes the conveyor 44 of the sheet-shaped food stacking apparatus 40 according to the first embodiment to a first conveyor 44a and a second conveyor 44b. The first suction pad device 52 of the sheet-shaped food stacking device 40 according to the embodiment is changed to a third suction pad device 55, and the second suction pad device 54 is removed. The other points are the same as those of the sheet-shaped food stacking device 40 according to the first embodiment. Therefore, in the description of the sheet-shaped food stacking device 80 according to the third embodiment, the same configuration as that of the sheet-shaped food stacking device 40 according to the first embodiment will be used in the description of the first embodiment. The same reference numerals as those used are used for description.

  The second conveyor 44b of the sheet-shaped food stacking device 80 is arranged so that the upstream end is located below the downstream end of the first conveyor 44a. Further, the third suction pad device 55 includes two suction pads 55c having the same configuration as the suction pad 52c of the first suction pad device 52 of the sheet-shaped food stacking device 40 according to the first embodiment.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the system configuration of the sheet-shaped food stacking apparatus according to the third embodiment. The sheet-shaped food stacking device 80 has a control unit 60, and the control unit 60 includes a first conveyor 44a, a second conveyor 44b, a ham slicer 48, a seasoning liquid supply device 50, a third adsorption pad device 55, and a tray 56, respectively. It is connected. The control unit 60 controls the first conveyor 44a, the second conveyor 44b, the ham slicer 48, the seasoning liquid supply device 50, and the third adsorption pad device 55 to produce the sliced ham laminate 45, and the sliced ham laminate 45. It is accommodated in the tray 56.

  The process of producing the sliced ham laminate 45 by the sheet-shaped food stacking device 80 according to the third embodiment will be described below. The ham slicer 48 supplies the sliced ham 42 at a predetermined interval onto the first conveyor 44a driven at a predetermined transport speed.

  The seasoning liquid supply device 50 detects the position of the sliced ham 42 by the sliced ham detector 50b, and when detecting that the sliced ham 42 has been conveyed to the home position of the seasoning liquid supply device 50, a slice for supplying the seasoning liquid. While selecting the ham 42 and moving the seasoning liquid supply device 50 by the seasoning liquid supply device drive unit 50a so as to follow the transport speed of the first conveyor 44a, the seasoning liquid supply nozzle 50c may be applied to the selected sliced ham 42 from the seasoning liquid supply nozzle 50c. Supply the source. When the seasoning liquid supply device 50 finishes supplying the mayonnaise sauce to the sliced ham 42, it has the next sliced ham 42 conveyed at that position, and the sliced ham detecting unit 50b conveys the sliced ham 42. When this is detected, the mayonnaise sauce is supplied from the seasoning liquid supply nozzle 50c onto the sliced ham 42 while the seasoning liquid supply device driving unit 50a moves the seasoning liquid supply device 50 following the conveyance speed of the first conveyor 44a. . When the supply of the mayonnaise sauce to the two consecutive sliced hams 42 is completed, the seasoning liquid supply device drive unit 50a returns the seasoning liquid supply device 50 to the home position of the seasoning liquid supply device 50. In addition, the seasoning liquid supply apparatus 50 of this Embodiment supplied the mayonnaise sauce from the seasoning liquid supply nozzle 50c continuously to the two slice hams 42 by detecting the position of the slice ham 42 by the slice ham detection part 50b. After that, the two sliced hams 42 are skipped and the mayonnaise sauce is supplied to the next two sliced hams 42.

  When the third suction pad device 55 detects that the two sliced hams 42 to which the mayonnaise sauce is not supplied have been conveyed to the home position of the third suction pad device 55 by the sliced ham detector 55b, the third suction pad device 55 While the third suction pad device 55 is moved by the pad device drive unit 55a so as to follow the transfer speed of the first conveyor 44a, the two suction pads 55c suck two slice hams 42, and after the suction is completed, the third suction is performed. The pad device 55 is returned to the home position of the third suction pad device 55. When the slice ham detecting unit 55b detects that the two slice hams 42 to which the mayonnaise sauce is supplied have been conveyed to the home position of the third suction pad device 55, the third suction pad device driving unit 55a causes the third slice ham 42 to move to the third position. While moving the suction pad device 55 so as to follow the transport speed of the first conveyor 44a, the slice ham 42 is separated from the two suction pads 55c, and the slice ham 42 is sliced on each of the two slice hams 42 to which the mayonnaise sauce is supplied. 42 is piled up to form two sliced ham laminates 43. After that, the third suction pad device 55 is returned to the home position of the third suction pad device 55.

  When the sliced ham laminate 43 falls onto the second conveyor 44b from the downstream end of the first conveyor 44a, the second conveyor 44b is driven at the same transport speed as the first conveyor 44a. When the sliced ham laminate 43 falls on the second conveyor 44b, the sliced ham laminate 43 on the second conveyor 44b is moved to a position where the next sliced ham laminate 43 falls on the second conveyor 44b. Return it to the upstream side. When the next sliced ham laminate 43 drops onto the second conveyor 44b, the second conveyor 44b is driven at the same transport speed as the first conveyor 44a, and the sliced ham laminate 43 is placed on the second conveyor 44b. By dropping, a sliced ham laminate 45 in which two sets of sliced ham laminates 43 are overlapped is produced. The sliced ham laminate 45 is conveyed from the second conveyor 44b to the downstream end of the second conveyor 44b, and is dropped from the second conveyor 44b into the tray 56. In this case, by adjusting the position of the tray 56 in the carrying direction of the second conveyor 44b and the direction orthogonal to the carrying direction, the sliced ham laminates 45 are accommodated in the tray 56 in a lined state.

  According to the sheet-shaped food stacking apparatus 80 according to the third embodiment, it is possible to stack easily tearable, light and soft sheet-shaped foods with the seasoning liquid sandwiched therebetween. According to the sheet-shaped food stacking apparatus 80, slices that can be produced per unit time as compared with the sheet-shaped food stacking apparatus 40 according to the first embodiment and the sheet-shaped food stacking apparatus 70 according to the second embodiment. The number of ham stacks 45 can be increased.

  In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the sliced ham laminated body 45 in which the sliced ham laminated body 43 is laminated on the sliced ham laminated body 43 by the sheet-shaped food laminating apparatus 40, 70, 80 and four sliced hams are laminated. Although the sliced ham 42 and the sliced ham laminated body 43 are stacked, a sliced ham laminated body in which three sliced hams are stacked may be manufactured.

  In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the sliced ham laminate 45 in which four sliced hams are stacked with the mayonnaise sauce sandwiched by the sheet-shaped food stacking devices 40, 70, 80 is produced, but slices to be stacked are stacked. The number of hams 42 can be appropriately selected, and a sliced ham laminated body may be overlaid with another sheet-shaped food such as thinly baked eggs to prepare a sheet-shaped food laminated body.

4 ... Suction pad body, 6 ... Upper member, 8 ... Lower member, 8a ... Suction area, 10 ... Negative pressure chamber, 12 ... Support part, 14 ... Suction port, 16 ... Air blowing port, 20 ... Through hole, 30 ... Virtual circles, 40, 70, 80 ... Sheet-shaped food stacking device, 42 ... Slice ham, 43, 45 ... Slice ham laminate, 44 ... Conveyor, 44a ... First conveyor, 44b ... Second conveyor, 44c ... Third conveyor , 48 ... Ham slicer, 50 ... Seasoning liquid supply device, 52 ... First suction pad device, 52c ... Suction pad, 54 ... Second suction pad device, 54c ... Suction pad, 55 ... Third suction pad device, 55c ... Suction Pads, 56 ... Tray, 60 ... Control unit

Claims (8)

A conveyor that conveys a sheet-shaped food product formed into a sheet,
From the sheet-shaped food supplied at a predetermined interval on the conveyor, a selection unit for selecting the sheet-shaped food to supply the seasoning liquid to the upper surface,
A seasoning liquid supply unit that supplies the seasoning liquid while moving to follow the movement of the conveyor on the upper surface of the sheet-shaped food selected by the selection unit,
The sheet-like food that is disposed above the conveyor adsorbed while moving with the movement of the conveyor, a first suction pad to separate while moving with the movement of said conveyor,
Equipped with
The sheet-shaped food product to which the seasoning liquid is not supplied is adsorbed by the first adsorption pad, and the sheet-shaped food product is stacked on the sheet-shaped food product located upstream of the conveyor and to which the seasoning liquid is supplied. A sheet-shaped food stacking device, which is characterized by forming a body. A second adsorption pad for adsorbing while adhering to the movement of the conveyor while adhering the sheet-shaped food laminate arranged on the upper part of the conveyor, and separating while adhering to the movement of the conveyor ,
Wherein the second suction pad adsorbs the sheet type food laminate sheet of claim 1, wherein the overlap on the sheet-like food or the sheet type food stacked body positioned upstream of said conveyor Food stacking device. A lower conveyor is provided at the lower end of the downstream end of the conveyor,
Characterized in that the sheet-like food product or the sheet-like food product laminate falling from the downstream end of the conveyor is superposed on the sheet-like food product laminate while adjusting the position of the sheet-like food product laminate on the lower conveyor. The sheet-shaped food stacking device according to claim 1 or 2 . The seasoning liquid has a sheet-like food piled device according to any one of claim 1 to 3, characterized in that a liquid or emulsion form. Sheet type food stacked device according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that it comprises a sheet-like food supply unit for supplying the sheet-like food on the conveyor at the predetermined intervals. The sheet-like food product, the sheet-like food piled device according to any one of claim 1 to 5, characterized in that a slice ham or Usuyaki eggs. The first adsorption pad is an adsorption pad that adsorbs the sheet-shaped food,
An adsorption pad body having a negative pressure chamber inside, an adsorption region for adsorbing the sheet-shaped food product on the lower surface, and a suction pad main body having a large number of through holes communicating with the negative pressure chamber in the adsorption region,
A suction port for sucking air in the negative pressure chamber,
An air blowing port for blowing air into the negative pressure chamber to separate the sheet-shaped food product adsorbed in the adsorption region by sucking air in the negative pressure chamber from the suction port,
Equipped with
The air blowing port is formed so as to be located above the suction area and above a virtual circle set in the outer edge of the sheet-shaped food product sucked into the suction area. sheet type food stacked device according to any one of claim 1-6. The second suction pad is a suction pad for adsorbing the sheet-shaped food laminate,
An adsorption pad body having a negative pressure chamber inside, an adsorption region for adsorbing the sheet-shaped food laminate on the lower surface, and a suction pad main body having a large number of through holes communicating with the negative pressure chamber in the adsorption region,
A suction port for sucking air in the negative pressure chamber,
An air blowing port for blowing air into the negative pressure chamber to separate the sheet-shaped food product laminate adsorbed in the adsorption region by sucking air in the negative pressure chamber from the suction port,
Equipped with
The air blowing port is formed so as to be located above the suction area and above a virtual circle set in the outer edge of the sheet-shaped food laminate adsorbed to the suction area. The sheet-shaped food stacking device according to claim 2 .

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