JP7053372B2 - Food slicer - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a food slicer.

A device for transporting food by a belt conveyor, cutting it with a cutter, and tensioning and relaxing the belt conveyor is known (Patent Document 1).

Patent Document 1 is a hood slicer in which a switching operation member that performs both tension and relaxation operations of the belt conveyor is installed on the return side of the belt conveyor, and the switching operation member is stably held during the tension running of the belt conveyor. It is disclosed that the conveyor can be removed extremely easily from the drive and dependent rollers, and the belt conveyor can be cleaned by washing with water, washing with a brush, or the like and used repeatedly.

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However, in the belt conveyor removal operation in Patent Document 1, the switching operation member is tilted to be released from the return side of the belt conveyor and removed from the drive roller and the roller at the tip, but the belt is longer than the length of the belt conveyor. Since it is necessary to expand the conveyor and there is not enough space around the roller at the tip, there is a problem that workability is poor and working time is long.

An object of the present invention is to provide a hood slicer having good maintenance workability of a transport belt.

The hood slicer of the present invention includes a conveyor frame, a drive roller attached to the conveyor frame and driven to rotate, a tip roller attached to the conveyor frame, a take roller attached to the conveyor frame, and the drive roller. , The endless transport belt that moves along with the rotational drive of the drive roller while being hung around the tip roller and the take roller, and the endless transport belt that transports the placed food, and the tip roller. It comprises a rotatable rotary blade that cuts the food delivered to the outside of the conveyor belt, and moves the take roller so as to be in contact with the conveyor belt and away from the conveyor belt. It is movably attached to the conveyor frame so that the tip roller is movably attached to the conveyor frame so as to be in a state of being close to the rotary blade and a state of being separated from the rotary blade.

As one aspect of the hood slicer of the present invention, for example, the tip roller and the take roller can move in conjunction with each other, and the tip roller approaches the rotary blade in a state where the take roller is in contact with the transport belt. The take roller is separated from the transport belt, and the tip roller is separated from the rotary blade.

As one aspect of the hood slicer of the present invention, for example, the take roller is provided on a take frame swingably attached to the conveyor frame about a take axis, and the tip roller and the take frame are connected by a crank mechanism. The tip roller slides away from the rotary blade as the take frame swings toward the conveyor frame.

As one aspect of the hood slicer of the present invention, for example, the take frame body provided integrally with the crank arm connected to the crank mechanism and rotatably supporting the take roller, and the take frame body, said. It has a cam attached to the take shaft, and as the take shaft rotates, the cam takes a state of being in contact with the take frame main body and a state of being separated from the take frame main body, and the cam is the take frame. When the take shaft rotates in contact with the main body, the take frame main body also swings and rotates.

As one aspect of the hood slicer of the present invention, for example, in a state where the cam has a used posture cam surface and a retracted posture cam surface and the used posture cam surface is in contact with the take frame main body, the take frame main body is said to be the same. The take frame body is parallel to the conveyor frame in a state where the take roller stands in a vertical direction perpendicular to the conveyor frame and the take roller is in contact with the transport belt and the retracted posture cam surface is in contact with the take frame body. The take roller is separated from the transport belt at a position in parallel with each other.

As one aspect of the hood slicer of the present invention, for example, the take frame is attached to the take shaft, further includes an operation lever that can be rotated by a user's operation, and the take frame main body stands upright with respect to the conveyor frame. In the state, the operating lever is located in a parallel direction parallel to the conveyor frame, and while the operating lever rotates 270 degrees from a position parallel to the conveyor frame, the used posture cam surface is the take frame. The take axis rotates independently of the take frame main body apart from the main body, and the operating lever rotates further 360 degrees from the position where the operation lever is rotated 270 degrees, so that the retractable posture cam surface becomes the take frame main body. Upon contact, the take shaft rotates together with the take frame body, and the operating lever is located in a parallel direction parallel to the conveyor frame.

As one aspect of the hood slicer of the present invention, for example, the conveyor frame is provided with a movable fixing pin, the take shaft is provided with a fixing groove, and the take frame main body is provided in a direction perpendicular to the conveyor frame. The fixing pin enters the fixing groove and the rotation of the take shaft is suppressed in a state of standing upright and a state in which the take frame main body is positioned in a parallel direction parallel to the conveyor frame.

In the hood slicer of the present invention, since the take roller and the tip roller are separated from the transport belt, the transport belt can be easily removed, workability during maintenance is improved, and the cleanliness and hygiene of the transport belt are maintained. It leads to improvement of management. Further, since the tip roller is separated from the rotary blade, it becomes easy to remove food debris and the like accumulated between the tip roller and the rotary blade, and cleaning is easy and hygienic.

It is a left side perspective view which shows an example of the hood slicer which concerns on this invention. It is a left side perspective view which shows the state which the cover of the hood slicer of FIG. 1 is removed. It is an exploded perspective view seen from the right side surface of the hood slicer of FIG. It is a front view of the main part of FIG. The operation mechanism of the adjustment part of the hood slicer according to the present invention is shown, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a front view, and (c) is a side view. It is a conceptual diagram explaining the operation of the crank mechanism of the adjustment part of the hood slicer which concerns on this invention, (a) when the transport belt is used, and (b) when the transport belt is removed. The movement of the adjusting part according to the present invention is shown, (a) side view, (b) cam surface perspective view, (1) initial stage, (2) to (5) rotation of the operating lever to 270 degrees. (6) The operating lever is rotated 360 degrees. Explanatory drawing showing the fixing structure of the operating lever and the take shaft according to the present invention, (a) when the transport belt tension is applied, (b) an enlarged view of the take shaft and the fixing pin, (c) when the operating lever is used, (d) operation. When the lever is rotating. A conceptual diagram showing an adjustment mechanism of a take roller of a hood slicer according to the present invention, (a) is a position where the take roller is low, and (b) is a position where the take roller is high.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the food slicer according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9.

FIG. 1 is a left side perspective view showing an example of a hood slicer. FIG. 2 is a left side perspective view showing a state in which the cover of the hood slicer of FIG. 1 is removed. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the hood slicer of FIG. 1 as viewed from the right side surface. FIG. 4 is a front view of a main part of FIG. The hood slicer of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

The food slicer 1 of the present embodiment is a device for cutting food such as vegetables into small pieces, and is supported by a gantry 2 and houses a machine room, and is arranged on the side of the main body 10 to convey food. It includes a transport unit 20 and a cutting unit 30 that is arranged near the end of the transport unit 20 and cuts the transported food.

A control unit 12 having an operation panel 11 is attached to the main body 10, and controls a drive motor or the like in a machine room housed in the main body 10. The transport portion 20 is covered with a first cover 21 that covers the upper portion and a second cover 22 that covers the lower portion, and the cut portion 30 arranged at one end of the transport portion 20 is covered with the blade cover 31. The rotary blade 32 is stored. Further, the transport unit 20 is provided with guide plates 23 standing upright on the left and right sides, and is provided with a food input unit.

The transport unit 20 has a feed unit 40, a presser unit 50, and an adjusting unit 60. The feeding unit 40 includes a conveyor frame 41 fixed to the main body 10, a drive roller 42 rotatably attached to the conveyor frame 41, a tip roller 43, a take roller 44, a drive roller 42, a tip roller 43, and a take roller. It is provided with an endless transport belt 45 that moves along with the rotational drive of the drive roller 42 in a state of being hung around the 44 and transports the placed food.

The conveyor frame 41 extends along the transport direction of the transport belt 45 and is arranged on the left and right sides of the transport belt 45, and the left and right conveyor frames 41 are connected by a plurality of frame beams 41a. The tip roller 43 is located near the end of the transport belt 45 in the transport direction, and is arranged at a position adjacent to the cutting portion 30.

The holding portion 50 is located on the upper portion of the transport belt 45 near the cutting portion 30 in order to hold the food transported by the transport belt 45 from above and reliably feed the food to the cutting portion 30, and turns the food into the gear case 51. A presser drive roller 52 that is movably attached, a presser roller 53, and an endless pressing belt 54 that moves along with the rotational drive of the presser drive roller 52 while being hung around the drive roller 52 and the presser roller 53. I have.

The presser drive roller 52 is interlocked with the presser output shaft 55 protruding from the machine room, and the drive of the presser output shaft 55 is transmitted to the presser drive roller 52. The pressing portion 50 is supported by the pressing arm 56 and the pressing support frame 57, and the pressing support frame 57 is fixed to the conveyor frame 41 perpendicularly to the conveyor frame 41 by fixing screws 58.

The pressing portion 50 is detachably attached to the main body portion 10, and the drive of the pressing output shaft 55 is transmitted from the input gear 51a of the gear case 51 to the output gear 51b, and further transmitted to the pressing drive roller 52. , Rotate the holding belt 54. Further, the gear case 51 is attached so as to be vibrable around the output shaft 55 for the pressing portion in accordance with the vertical vibration of the pressing belt 54 due to the thickness of the food conveyed by the conveying belt 45.

In the cutting portion 30, the blade cover 31 is attached to the partition plate 33 fixed to the main body portion 10 so as to be openable and closable, and the rotary blade 32 is attached to the rotating shaft 34 protruding from the partition plate 33. Further, the partition plate 33 is provided with a notch 35 for feeding the food conveyed by the conveying belt 45 to the cutting portion 30, and the notch 35 is provided with the notch 35 with respect to the conveying direction of the conveying belt 45. An opening frame body 36 that can be attached and detached in the lateral direction is attached. The opening frame 36 is formed with a discharge opening 37 having a square shape in front view capable of delivering food.

When the food sent out of the transport belt 45 over the tip roller 43 is cut by the rotatable rotary blade 32, the side surface of the discharge opening 37 supports the food, so that the food can be cut reliably. It will be possible.

In the machine room housed in the main body 10, drive motors for driving the drive roller 42, the presser drive roller 52, the rotary shaft 34, and the like are housed, and the transport belt 45, the presser belt 54, and the rotary blade 32 are driven. The stop, transfer speed, etc. are controlled by the control unit 12. Further, it is possible to cut (cut) food to a predetermined thickness by controlling the transport speed of the transport belt 45 and the rotation of the rotary blade 32.

The transport belt 45 can be rotated in the transport direction (see the arrows in FIGS. 2 and 4) by the rotation of the drive roller 42, and the upper side 45a on the outward path side of the transport belt 45 is on which food is placed. The take roller 44 is arranged on the lower side 45b, which is the transport surface for transport and is on the return path side.

The adjusting unit 60 is a device that makes the transport belt 45 removable by a crank mechanism, and while the transport belt 45 is in use, tension is applied to the transport belt 45 by the take roller 44, and the transport belt 45 can be stretched. It is possible, and when the transport belt 45 is removed for maintenance or the like, the tension of the transport belt 45 is released to facilitate the detachment of the transport belt 45.

The take roller 44 is rotatably attached to the take frame 61 of the adjusting portion 60, and the take frame 61 is connected to the tip roller 43 via a pair of connecting rods 62 and a push rod 63. One end of the connecting rod 62 is connected to the take frame 61, the other end is rotatably connected to the push rod 63, and both ends are connected by, for example, a screw. When the connecting rod 62 is rotated, the connecting portion expands and contracts by the screw. It is possible to adjust the length of the entire connecting rod 62. Further, the screw may be fixed to the fixing nut.

The push rod 63 is composed of a rod member extending along the transport direction of the transport belt 45, and is swingably inserted into through holes of a plurality of frame beams 41a fixed to the conveyor frame 41. The tip roller 43 is rotatably attached in the vicinity of the opening of the tip frame 43a which has a U-shaped plan view that opens toward the cutting portion 30, and the tip frame 43a is inside the conveyor frame 41 with respect to the conveyor frame 41. It is slidably attached along the guide groove 41c formed on the side surface.

The adjusting unit 60 is provided with an operating lever 64, and by rotating the operating lever 64, the tension and looseness of the transport belt 45 are adjusted, and at the same time, the positioning and movement of the tip roller 43 are adjusted. In the adjusting portion 60 which is a crank mechanism, the take frame 61 is a rotating body, the portion where the take frame 61 and the connecting rod 62 are connected moves on the circumference, and the tip roller 43 moves straight. It is a point.

That is, the tip roller 43 and the take roller 44 can move in conjunction with each other, and the tip roller 43 comes close to the rotary blade 32 in a state where the take roller 44 is in contact with the transport belt 45 by operating the operation lever 64. When the take roller 44 is separated from the transport belt 45, the tip roller 43 is separated from the rotary blade 32.

The transport belt 45 can be easily removed from the adjusting unit 60 while the take roller 44 is separated from the transport belt 45.

By operating the operating lever 64 (rotating clockwise), the take roller 44 moves into the transport belt 45, and the tip roller 43 also moves into the transport belt 45. That is, since the take roller 44 and the tip roller 43, which are two rollers other than the drive roller 42, can be stored inside the transport belt 45, a sufficient space can be secured inside the transport belt 45, and the take roller 44 and the tip roller 43 can be stored. The transport belt 45 can be easily removed without being caught by the tip roller 43. Further, since the tip roller 43 is retracted only by folding the take roller 44, the transport belt 45 can be easily removed with a small number of operations.

5A and 5B show an operation mechanism of the adjusting unit 60, where FIG. 5A is a perspective view, FIG. 5B is a front view, and FIG. 5C is a side view. The operation mechanism will be described with reference to FIG.

The operating mechanism of the adjusting unit 60 includes a take frame 61, an operating lever 64, a take shaft 65, a crank arm 66, and a cam 67. Further, the take frame 61 includes a take frame main body 61a that supports the take roller 44, a take shaft 65 that is located at the upper portion 61b of the take frame main body 61a and is connected to the operation lever 64, and a take frame main body 61a that supports the take shaft 65. It includes a pair of integrally provided crank arms 66 and a cam 67 attached to the take shaft 65.

Further, the adjusting portion 60 is provided with a connecting portion 68 that is connected to the pair of crank arms 66 and rotatably attaches the connecting rod 62. A fixing pin 69, which will be described later, is inserted into the take shaft 65 to provide a fixing groove 65a for fixing the rotation of the take shaft 65, and the take roller 44 is urged by a spring 61f.

Of the pair of crank arms 66, elongated through holes 66a are formed above and below the connecting portion 68, and the take shaft 65 is inserted into each of the pair of crank arms 66. A cam 67 is located in the middle of the pair of crank arms 66, and the take frame 61 is supported so as to hang from the take shaft 65. Since the through hole 66a through which the take shaft 65 penetrates has a dimension in the vertical direction larger than the diameter of the take shaft 65, some vertical movement is allowed with respect to the take shaft 65, and the take shaft 65 can freely swing.

The cam 67 has a used posture cam surface 67a that is in contact with the upper portion 61b of the take frame main body 61a when the transport belt 45 is used, and a retractable posture cam surface 67b that is in contact with the upper portion 61b when the transport belt 45 is detached. have.

6A and 6B are conceptual views illustrating the operation of the crank mechanism of the adjusting unit 60, where FIG. 6A is when the transport belt 45 is used, and FIG. 6B is when the transport belt 45 is removed.

The crank arm 66 is located at an end opposite to the take roller 44 with respect to the take shaft 65. A crank arm 66 is connected to one end of the connecting rod 62, and a push rod 63 is connected to the other end. A tip frame 43a connected to the tip roller 43 is fixed to the side of the push rod 63 opposite to the side connected to the connecting rod 62.

The tip roller 43 slides by the following crank mechanism.

When the operator turns the operation lever 64 clockwise from the state of FIG. 6A, the take shaft 65 rotates clockwise (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 5C). The take frame body 61a rotates clockwise due to the contact between the surface of the cam 67 and the upper portion 61b of the take frame body 61a. As the lower part of the take frame body 61a below the take shaft 65 approaches the conveyor frame 41, the crank arm 66 above the take shaft 65 rotates toward the drive roller 42 and pulls the connecting rod 62 toward the drive roller 42. In conjunction with this, the push rod 63 moves toward the drive roller 42, the tip frame 43a moves toward the drive roller 42, and the tip roller 43 slides in a direction away from the cutting portion 30. FIG. 6B. It becomes the state of.

On the other hand, from the state of FIG. 6B, when the operator turns the operation lever 64 counterclockwise, the take shaft 65 rotates counterclockwise. The take frame body 61a also rotates counterclockwise due to the contact between the surface of the cam 67 and the upper portion 61b of the take frame body 61a. As the lower part of the take frame body 61a below the take shaft 65 descends so as to stand upright with respect to the conveyor frame, the crank arm 66 above the take shaft 65 moves toward the tip roller 43, and the connecting rod 62 is at the tip. Push it toward the roller 43 side. In conjunction with this, the push rod 63 moves toward the tip roller 43, the tip frame 43a slides toward the tip roller 43, and the tip roller 43 slides in the direction approaching the rotary blade 32, as shown in FIG. 6A. become.

When the transport belt 45 is used, the take roller 44 is in contact with the transport belt 45, and the transport belt 45 is stretched by the state where the tip roller 43 is close to the rotary blade 32 (see FIG. 6A). ). When removing the transport belt 45, when the operation lever 64 is rotated clockwise, the take roller 44 rotates so as to move in the transport direction of the transport belt 45, the crank mechanism operates, and the tip roller 43 operates. Separate from the rotary blade. By retracting the two rollers, the take roller 44 and the tip roller 43, in conjunction with each other in this way, the transport belt 45 is loosened and easily removed (see FIG. 6B).

On the other hand, when the transport belt 45 is attached, when the operation lever 64 is rotated counterclockwise, the take roller 44 descends in the direction of contact with the transport belt 45, the crank mechanism operates, and the tip roller 43 rotates. Get closer to the blade. In this way, the take roller 44 and the tip roller 43 are interlocked and project to the transport belt 45 side, so that tension is applied to the transport belt 45 and the food can be transported (see FIG. 6A). ..

The connecting rod 62 is connected to both ends of the connecting portion 68 connected to the pair of crank arms 66 (see FIG. 3). Each connecting rod 62 is connected to the tip frame 43a via the push rod 63. That is, the tip roller 43 is connected to the two left and right connecting rods 62, and as described above, the length of the entire connecting rod 62 is adjusted by the rotation of the connecting rod 62, so that the distance between the rotary blade 32 and the opening frame 36 and the tip roller 43 is reached. Can be fine-tuned. Further, by adjusting the lengths of the left and right connecting rods 62 separately, the meandering of the transport belt 45 can be corrected.

Further, since the connecting rod 62 is connected to the upper portion 61b of the take frame 61, the position of the tip roller 43 can be adjusted while the transport belt 45 is stretched. That is, since the return path side of the transport belt 45 is sufficiently extended downward by the take roller 44, the connecting rod 62 can be reached without removing the transport belt 45, and the tip roller 43 can reach the connecting rod 62 with the transport belt 45 attached. The position can be adjusted.

7A and 7B are flow charts showing the rotation of the take frame 61, the cam 67, and the take roller 44, where FIG. 7A is a side view, FIG. 7B is a perspective view of the cam surface, and FIG. ) To (5) is the rotation of the operation lever 64 up to 270 degrees, and (6) is the state where the operation lever 64 is rotated 360 degrees, and the change of rotating the operation lever 64 by 360 degrees is continuously shown.

When tension is applied to the transport belt 45, the take frame body 61a is in a state of standing upright (use state) in the direction perpendicular to the conveyor frame 41, and the operation lever 64 that can be rotated by the user's operation is , Located in the square direction parallel to the conveyor frame 41. In this state, the use posture cam surface 67a of the cam 67 presses the upper portion 61b of the take frame main body 61a downward so as to oppose the tension, thereby maintaining the take frame main body 61a in an upright state (FIG. 7). (A) See (1) of (b). At the same time that the operation lever 64 is rotated clockwise, the cam 67 also rotates, and the take frame main body 61a rotates about the take shaft 65.

Until the operating lever 64 rotates 270 degrees from the position in the parallel direction parallel to the conveyor frame 41 (see (1) in FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b)) ((2) to (2) in FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b)). In 5)), the used posture cam surface 67a is separated from the take frame main body 61a. At this time, the take shaft 65 rotates independently of the take frame main body 61a, the downward pressing force of the cam 67 is released, and the take frame main body 61a hangs downward only by its own weight. At this time, the tension of the transport belt 45 is loosened, and the take frame main body 61a is pushed back by the tension of the transport belt 45 and is in a slightly tilted state.

When the operating lever 64 rotates 270 degrees (see (5) in FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b)), the retracted posture cam surface 67b comes into contact with the upper portion 61b of the take frame body 61a, and the take frame body 61a is the take axis. It starts to rotate around 65.

When the operating lever 64 is further rotated from the position rotated by 270 degrees to 360 degrees (see (6) in FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b)), the retracted posture cam surface 67b presses the upper portion 61b of the take frame body 61a. Rotate. During this period, the take shaft 65 rotates together with the take frame main body 61a, and finally, the operating lever 64 is in a state of being positioned in a parallel direction parallel to the conveyor frame 41 (retracted state).

As described above, with the rotation of the take shaft 65, the cam 67 takes a state of being in contact with the take frame main body 61a and a state of being separated from the take frame main body 61a, and in a state where the cam 67 is in contact with the take frame main body 61a, the take shaft 65 Rotates, and the take frame main body 61a also swings and rotates.

Usage posture of the cam 67 When the cam surface 67a is in contact with the take frame main body 61a, the take frame main body 61a stands upright in the vertical direction perpendicular to the conveyor frame 41, and the take roller 44 comes into contact with the transport belt 45. There is. Further, in a state where the retracted posture cam surface 67b of the cam 67 is in contact with the take frame main body 61a, the take frame main body 61a is positioned in a parallel direction parallel to the conveyor frame 41, and the take roller 44 is separated from the transport belt. There is.

The take frame main body 61a stands upright in the vertical direction perpendicular to the conveyor frame 41 (used state) and is located in the parallel direction parallel to the conveyor frame 41 (retracted state). The 61a is rotated and changed by about 90 degrees. At this time, if the operation lever 64 is also stopped at a position rotated by about 90 degrees, one of them becomes a direction perpendicular to the transport direction, which may hinder the attachment / detachment of the transport belt 45 or the cutting work. In the operating lever 64 of the present embodiment, the operating lever 64 is located in a parallel direction parallel to the conveyor frame 41 in both the used state and the retracted state. As a result, the transport belt 45 can be attached / detached and cut off without the operation lever 64 interfering with the operation lever 64.

There are various fixed structures of the operating lever 64 and the take shaft 65 integrated with the operating lever 64, and an example thereof will be described with reference to FIG.

A take shaft 65 integrally connected to the tip of the operating lever 64 is provided, and a fixing groove 65a is formed in the take shaft 65. The conveyor frame 41 is provided with a fixing pin 69 that can move up and down with respect to the conveyor frame 41.

The relationship between the tip of the fixing pin 69 and the fixing groove 65a is in a loose fitting state (see FIG. 8B). That is, the first surface 65b of the fixing groove 65a is in contact with one side surface of the fixing pin 69, and the second surface 65c of the fixing groove 65a is separated from the other side surface of the fixing pin 69. In the present embodiment, the inner dimension of the fixing groove 65a is formed larger than the outer diameter of the fixing pin 69, and the second surface 65c of the fixing groove 65a is inclined by, for example, 10 degrees from the first surface 65b.

In a state where the take frame main body 61a stands upright in the vertical direction perpendicular to the conveyor frame 41, tension is applied to the transfer belt 45 by the take roller 44, and the transfer belt 45 is rotatable (see FIG. 8A). ). At this time, a force for rotating the operation lever 64 clockwise is exerted by the tension of the transport belt 45, but the fixing pin 69 enters the fixing groove 65a and the first surface 65b of the fixing groove 65a and the fixing pin 69. The side surfaces of the lever 64 are in contact with each other to suppress the rotation of the operating lever 64.

When rotating the operating lever 64, the operating lever 64 may be slightly lifted counterclockwise against the tension of the transport belt 45. That is, by lifting the operation lever 64, the fixing pin 69 is separated from the fixing groove 65a, and friction with the first surface 65b due to the tension of the transport belt 45 is eliminated, so that the fixing pin 69 can be easily pulled up (FIG. 8 (FIG. 8). c) See). Then, the fixing pin 69 is pulled up so that the operation lever 64 can rotate (see FIG. 8D). When the operating lever 64 is rotated 360 degrees and the take frame body 61a is positioned in a parallel direction parallel to the conveyor frame 41, the fixing pin 69 enters the same fixing groove 65a again, suppresses the rotation of the take shaft 65, and suppresses the rotation of the take shaft 65. The main body 61a maintains a position parallel to the conveyor frame 41.

In this way, the operation lever 64 takes the same posture in both the state in which the take frame main body 61a stands upright and parallel to the conveyor frame 41, so that the operation lever 64 has one fixing pin 69 and a fixing groove 65a. It is possible to suppress the rotation of 64 and maintain each state of the take frame main body 61a.

The take roller 44 may be adjustable up and down with respect to the take frame main body 61a, and the tension of the transport belt 45 may be adjusted or the meandering may be corrected. The adjusting mechanism will be described with reference to FIG.

The take frame main body 61a is provided with an opened guide hole 61c, and an adjusting screw 61d is inserted into the guide hole 61c. The take roller 44 is provided with a pair of take roller shafts 44a projecting to the left and right, and an adjusting screw 61d is screwed into a female screw hole 44b formed in the take roller shaft 44a. Further, the take roller shaft 44a is urged by a spring (compression coil spring) 61f arranged between the head portion 61e of the adjusting screw 61d and the take roller shaft 44a.

When the head 61e of the adjusting screw 61d is turned to the right, the take roller 44 is lowered against the urging force of the spring 61f (see FIG. 9A), and when the head 61e of the adjusting screw 61d is turned to the left, the spring 61f The take roller 44 rises together with the urging force (see FIG. 9B). Since the take roller 44 is urged upward by the extension force of the spring 61f at any position, the take roller 44 stops at the adjusted position without falling.

Since the extension force of the spring 61f causes friction between the head 61e and the guide hole 61c, the adjusting screw 61d does not turn unexpectedly, no means for fixing the adjusting screw 61d is required, and the position of the take roller 44 can be easily obtained. Adjustment is possible.

Maintenance of the hood slicer 1 of the present embodiment is performed by the following procedure (see FIG. 3).

The power supply of the hood slicer 1 is removed, the first cover 21 and the blade cover 31 rotatably attached to the main body 10 are opened, the second cover 22 is removed, and the guide plate 23 is removed. Next, the fixing screw 58 fixing the holding portion 50 is loosened, the holding arm 56 is removed from the holding portion output shaft 55, and the holding portion 50 and the gear case 51 are pulled out laterally. This disassembly exposes the feed section 40 and the adjusting section 60 of the transport section 20.

Further, the operating lever 64 is rotated 360 degrees to bring the take roller 44 closer to the conveyor frame 41, and the tip roller 43 is slid away from the rotary blade 32 by the crank mechanism, whereby the transport belt 45 is transferred to the conveyor frame 20. Can be easily removed from. Then, the conveyor bottom plate 41b, which is detachably attached to the upper surface of the conveyor frame 41 and supports the outward path side of the transport belt 45, can be removed.

Since the take roller 44 and the tip roller 43 can be stored inside the transport belt 45, a sufficient space can be secured inside the transport belt 45, and the transport belt 45 can be easily removed. Further, since the tip roller 43 is separated from the rotary blade 32, it becomes easy to remove food debris and the like accumulated in the gap between the tip roller 43 and the rotary blade 32, specifically, the gap between the tip roller 43 and the opening frame body 36. .. Cleaning of the hood slicer 1 including the transport belt 45 becomes easy, which leads to improvement of hygiene management.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately modified, improved, and the like. In addition, the material, shape, size, numerical value, form, number, arrangement location, etc. of each component in the above-described embodiment are arbitrary as long as the present invention can be achieved, and are not limited.

The hood slicer according to the present invention can be applied to a field where it is desired that the transport belt can be easily removed.

1 Hood slicer 2 Stand 10 Main body 20 Transport part 30 Cutting part 32 Rotating blade 40 Feed part 41 Conveyor frame 41a Frame beam 42 Drive roller 43 Tip roller 43a Tip frame 44 Take roller 45 Transport belt 50 Holding part 60 Adjusting part 61 Take Frame 61a Take frame body 61f Spring 62 Connecting rod 63 Push rod 64 Operation lever 65 Take shaft 65a Fixing groove 66 Crank arm 67 Cam 67a Working posture cam surface 67b Retracting posture cam surface 69 Fixing pin

Claims (6)

Conveyor frame and
A drive roller attached to the conveyor frame and driven to rotate,
With the tip roller attached to the conveyor frame,
With the take roller attached to the conveyor frame,
An endless transport belt that moves along with the rotational drive of the drive roller while being hung around the drive roller, the tip roller, and the take roller, and transports the placed food.
It comprises a rotatable rotary blade that cuts food that has been fed out of the transport belt over the tip roller.
The take roller is movably attached to the conveyor frame so as to be in contact with the transport belt and away from the transport belt.
The tip roller is movably attached to the conveyor frame so as to be in a state of being close to the rotary blade and a state of being separated from the rotary blade.
The tip roller and the take roller can move in conjunction with each other.
In a state where the take roller is in contact with the transport belt, the tip roller is in a state of approaching the rotary blade.
When the take roller is separated from the transport belt, the tip roller is separated from the rotary blade.
Food slicer. The food slicer according to claim 1 .
The take roller is provided on a take frame that is swingably attached to the conveyor frame about a take axis.
The tip roller and the take frame are connected by a crank mechanism.
The tip roller slides away from the rotary blade as the take frame swings toward the conveyor frame.
Food slicer. The food slicer according to claim 2 .
The take frame
The crank arm connected to the crank mechanism and
A take frame body that is provided integrally with the crank arm and rotatably supports the take roller.
With a cam attached to the take shaft,
With the rotation of the take shaft, the cam is in contact with the take frame main body and separated from the take frame main body.
When the take shaft rotates while the cam is in contact with the take frame main body, the take frame main body also swings and rotates.
Food slicer. The food slicer according to claim 3 .
The cam has a used posture cam surface and a retracted posture cam surface.
In a state where the use posture cam surface is in contact with the take frame main body, the take frame main body stands upright in a vertical direction perpendicular to the conveyor frame, and the take roller comes into contact with the transport belt.
In a state where the retracted posture cam surface is in contact with the take frame main body, the take frame main body is positioned in a parallel direction parallel to the conveyor frame, and the take roller is separated from the transport belt.
Food slicer. The food slicer according to claim 4 .
The take frame is attached to the take shaft and further includes an operating lever that can be rotated by the user's operation.
In a state where the take frame main body stands upright with respect to the conveyor frame, the operation lever is located in a parallel direction parallel to the conveyor frame.
While the operating lever rotates 270 degrees from a position in a parallel direction parallel to the conveyor frame, the used posture cam surface is separated from the take frame main body and the take shaft rotates independently of the take frame main body. ,
The retractable posture cam is further rotated from a position rotated by 270 degrees from a position in a parallel direction parallel to the conveyor frame to a position rotated by 360 degrees from a position in a parallel direction parallel to the conveyor frame. The surface comes into contact with the take frame body, the take axis rotates together with the take frame body, and the operation lever is located in a parallel direction parallel to the conveyor frame.
Food slicer. The food slicer according to claim 4 or 5 .
A movable fixing pin is provided on the conveyor frame, and the conveyor frame is provided with a movable fixing pin.
The take shaft is provided with a fixing groove, and the take shaft is provided with a fixing groove.
The fixing pin enters the fixing groove and the take is in a state where the take frame main body stands in a vertical direction perpendicular to the conveyor frame and in a state where the take frame main body is located in a parallel direction parallel to the conveyor frame. The rotation of the shaft is suppressed,
Food slicer.

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