JP7089753B2 - Machined vegetable peeling device - Google Patents

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Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act Sale date: Certificate for application of the exception to the loss of novelty of the invention Place of sale as attached to (1): Exception to the loss of novelty of the invention As attached to the certificate (1) for applying the regulations Seller: Yoshiizumi Sangyo Co., Ltd. Property name: List of sales destinations for peeling equipment for processed vegetables [Publications, etc.] Exhibition date: March 6, 2018 Sun-March 9, 2018 Exhibition name: 2018 Yoshiizumi Sangyo Spring Private Show New model announcement exhibition Venue: Yoshiizumi Sangyo Co., Ltd. Headquarters Showroom (2-1-1, Tsuda Yamate, Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture) Organizer : Yoshiizumi Sangyo Co., Ltd. Property name: 2018 Yoshiizumi Sangyo Spring Private Show New model announcement exhibition leaflet and introduction leaflet of processed vegetable peeling device invented by Hiromasa Sasaki [Publications, etc.] Exhibition date: 2018 June 12-June 15, 2018 Exhibition name: FOOMA JAPAN 2018 (International Food Industry Exhibition) Venue: Tokyo Big Sight East Exhibition Hall 1-8 Hall (3-11-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo) Organizer: Japan Food Machinery Manufacturers Association Property name: Printout of the outline of FOOMA JAPAN 2018 Property name: Printout of exhibitor information of FOOMA JAPAN 2018 and exhibition booth map

The present invention relates to an apparatus for peeling processed vegetables such as rod-shaped vegetables such as radish, carrot, and burdock root.

As a peeling device for processed vegetables such as radish, carrot, and burdock, a device for allowing processed vegetables to enter while rotating between peelers arranged in a row has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

The apparatus of Patent Document 1 faces both sides of the vegetable supply chain conveyor means for sending the placed processed vegetables, the support means for supporting the processed vegetables sent by the vegetable supply chain conveyor means, and the support means. Vegetables sent from the vegetable pushing chain conveyor provided on the chain of the vegetable pushing chain conveyor, the vegetable pushing chain conveyor provided above the supporting means, and the vegetable pushing chain conveyor means. It is provided with a vegetable pushing means to be sent to the cutting tool means and a driving means for synchronously driving the chain conveyor of the vegetable supply chain conveyor means and the vegetable pushing chain conveyor.

The vegetable pushing means inserts the processed vegetables into a disk to which the vegetable holding needle is fixed and rotates. At this time, the vegetables to be processed are attached so that the axis is parallel to the traveling direction and proceed while rotating.

Japanese Patent No. 6174181

Since the vegetable pushing means advances and rotates the processed vegetables by the area through which the processed vegetables pass or the chain arranged directly above the peeler row, the lubricating oil of the chain adheres to the processed vegetables and the chain. There is a risk.

Further, the disk to which the vegetable holding needle is fixed rotates in accordance with the pinion gear provided in the vegetable pushing means. This pinion gear meshes with the rack gear attached to the chain, and the pinion gear rotates as the vegetable pushing means advances. The rotation angle of vegetables is fixed by the gear ratio of the pinion gear and the rack gear. Therefore, it is difficult to adjust the amount of peeling and the thickness of peeling of vegetables.

An object of the present invention is to provide a peeling device capable of adjusting the amount of peeling and the like without the lubricating oil of the conveyor chain adhering to the vegetables to be processed.

The device for peeling processed vegetables according to the present invention is
A peeling device that allows a processed vegetable to pass between a plurality of pairs of peelers arranged in a row and peels the processed vegetable by the peeler.
It has a supporting means for supporting the processed vegetables and a rotating means for rotating the supporting means, and is provided with a vegetable mounting portion that advances between the peelers.
On the side of the row of peelers, a chain that is rotated by a transport drive means and a long-axis gear that is rotated by a rotary drive means are arranged.
The vegetable mounting portion is mounted on the chain, and the rotating means includes a gear that meshes with the long-axis gear and rotates the supporting means.

It is desirable that the rotation driving means has a variable rotation speed.

According to the peeling device of the present invention, the chain that circulates the vegetable mounting portion is not arranged on the traveling path of the processed vegetables and on the peeler, but is arranged on the side, so that the lubricating oil of the chain or the like is arranged. Does not adhere to processed vegetables or peelers.

Further, since the vegetable mounting portion is configured such that the rotating means is rotated by a long-axis gear driven by the rotating driving means, the vegetables can be rotated at a desired rotation speed by controlling the rotation driving means. Then, the amount of peeling and the thickness of peeling can be adjusted by changing the number of rotations of the vegetables to be processed while passing through the row of peelers.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a peeling device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of the peeling device. FIG. 3 is a block diagram according to an embodiment of the peeling device. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2 taken along the line AA and viewed in the direction of an arrow. 5A and 5B are enlarged views of the endless belt, FIG. 5A shows a state in which a small-diameter processed vegetable is placed in a mounting space, and FIG. 5B shows a state in which a large-diameter processed vegetable is placed. There is. It is a block diagram seen from the front side. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the height adjusting mechanism of the supply unit and its vicinity. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2 taken along the line BB and viewed in the direction of an arrow. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the vegetable mounting portion. FIG. 9 is a front view of the peeler portion. FIG. 10 is a plan view of the peeler portion. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 9 taken along the line CC and viewed in the direction of an arrow. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the processed vegetables are peeled. FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of the circled portion D of FIG.

Hereinafter, the peeling device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Examples of the processed vegetable V that can be peeled by the peeling device 10 of the present invention include rod-shaped vegetables such as radish, carrot, and burdock, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the peeling device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view. As an embodiment, the peeling device 10 includes a supply unit 20 for supplying the processed vegetable V on the front right side and a peeler unit 80 for peeling the processed vegetable V supplied on the front left side in the drawing. Behind these, a transport unit 40 for transporting the processed vegetables V from the supply unit 20 to the peeler unit 80 and advancing the vegetables V in the peeler unit 80 is arranged.

<Supply section>
The supply unit 20 supplies the processed vegetable V to the peeling device 10. In the present embodiment, the supply unit 20 can be an endless belt 21 arranged in a direction orthogonal to the traveling direction of the processed vegetables V supplied to the peeler unit 80. The endless belt 21 is stretched on the pulleys 25 and 25a, and circulates around the pulley 25 by being driven by an internal or external conveyor motor 24. In the illustrated embodiment, the conveyor motor 24 is installed in the pulley 25 on the tip side near the transport unit 40 side. As shown in FIG. 3, the conveyor motor 24 is electrically connected to the control means 12 and can rotate intermittently according to the operation of the vegetable mounting portion 50 of the transport portion 40. The control means 12 can be arranged at an appropriate position in the peeling device 10.

As shown in FIG. 4, the endless belt 21 has a plurality of guide plates 22 and 22a projecting in the width direction of the outer peripheral surface, and the processed vegetable V is placed in the holding space S formed between the guide plates. Will be done. As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 5, the guide plates are a pair of first guide plates 22 and 22 having a low height, and a pair of guide plates arranged on both sides thereof and protruding higher than the first guide plates 22 and 22. It can be composed of the second guide plates 22a and 22a. As shown by the line V1 in FIG. 5A, the vegetables V to be processed having a small diameter can be stably held between the first guide plates 22 and 22 by the guide plates having different heights, and FIG. 5 In (b), as shown by the line V2, the processed vegetable V having a large diameter is stably held by the second guide plates 22a and 22a on the side and by the first guide plates 22 and 22 on the lower side. As shown in FIG. 1, the first guide plates 22 and 22 may be provided only on a part of the endless belt 21 instead of the total length in the width direction.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, the endless belt 21 is configured to have a length in which a plurality of holding spaces S exist on the upper surface side, and at the same time, a plurality of processed vegetable Vs are placed in each holding space S. can do. Therefore, the worker can place a plurality of processed vegetables V on the endless belt 21 and keep away from the peeling device 10 until these processed vegetables V are exhausted, thereby improving the work efficiency as much as possible. Can be done. Further, since the endless belt 21 is arranged in a direction orthogonal to the traveling direction of the processed vegetable V supplied to the peeler portion 80, the longitudinal length of the peeling device 10 does not become long. , The peeling device 10 can be made compact.

It is desirable that the supply unit 20 is provided with a height adjusting mechanism 27 that adjusts the height on the transport unit 40 side up and down according to the diameter of the vegetable V to be processed. For example, the height adjusting mechanism 27 can be configured such that the cam piece 28a shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 is operated by a height adjusting motor 28 (see FIGS. 3 and 4), an actuator, or the like, and is controlled. It is controlled by means 12. FIG. 6 shows an embodiment of the height adjusting mechanism 27. The height adjusting mechanism 27 shown in the figure has a configuration in which the pulley 25 is tilted by the height adjusting motor 28. A gear 28b is connected to the height adjusting motor 28, and the gear 28b meshes with teeth engraved on the peripheral surface of the cam piece 28a. The cam piece 28a is mounted on a shaft 28c pivotally supported between the frames 41a and 41a of the conveying casing 41. Further, in the pulley 25 that supports the endless belt 21 of the supply unit 20, the opposite end portion not shown in FIG. 6 is tiltably supported by the frame 41a, and the plate 28d extending from the shaft 28c and the spherical surface. It is connected via a bearing 28e. Therefore, by driving the height adjusting motor 28, the cam piece 28a is rotated around the shaft 28c by the gear 28b. Then, the spherical bearing 28e pushes up or down the pulley 25 by the rotation of the shaft 28c, so that the endless belt 21 moves up and down, and the height of the supplied vegetable V can be adjusted. As shown in FIG. 2, the diameter of the supplied vegetable V to be processed can be measured by arranging a measuring device 29 such as a laser sensor in the casing 41 of the transport portion. Then, the height adjusting mechanism 27 moves up and down the height of the supply unit 20 according to the diameter measured by the measuring device 29. Specifically, the height adjusting mechanism 27 measures the diameter (height) of the vegetable V to be processed so that its center can be centered so as to coincide with the vegetable mounting portion 50 of the transport portion 40 described below. Adjust the height.

<Transport section>
As shown in FIG. 1 and the like, the processed vegetable V supplied from the supply unit 20 is attached to the vegetable attachment unit 50 arranged in the transport unit 40 and transported to the peeler unit 80. As shown in FIGS. 2, 4 and 7, the vegetable mounting portion 50 is endlessly stretched in an oval shape so as to circulate long left and right in the transport portion casing 41 arranged on the rear side of the apparatus. It is attached to the transport chain 44. As shown in FIG. 2, the transport chain 44 meshes with gears 45 and 45a on both sides, and a transport drive motor 46 serving as a transport drive means is connected to one gear 45, for example. As shown in FIG. 3, the transport drive motor 46 is electrically connected to the control means 12, and by driving the transport drive motor 46, the vegetable mounting portion 50 attached to the transport chain 44 is oval. It goes around like a circle. As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and the like, an oval groove 42 is formed on the front surface of the transport portion casing 41 at a position corresponding to the inner peripheral side of the orbit of the transport chain 44, and vegetables are attached. The portion 50 extends forward.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, at a position behind the lower circumference of the transport chain 44 and facing the peeler portion 80 described later, a rotary drive means for driving the rotary means 53 of the vegetable mounting portion 50. Is placed. The rotary drive means includes a long-axis gear 60 arranged along the transport chain 44 and a long-axis gear drive motor 61 for rotating the long-axis gear 60. The long-axis gear 60 has a spiral groove engraved on its peripheral surface. Further, the long-axis gear drive motor 61 is electrically connected to the control means 12 (FIG. 3).

A plurality of vegetable mounting portions 50 are mounted on the transport chain 44 at predetermined intervals, and the processed vegetables V are transported from the supply unit 20 to the peeler unit 80, and the processed vegetables V are rotated in the peeler unit 80 to rotate the peeler. Peeling is performed by the part 80.

As shown in FIG. 8, the vegetable attachment portion 50 is configured by attaching the vicinity of the base end of a substantially L-shaped transport arm 51 whose tip is bent downward to the transport chain 44.

At the base end of the transport arm 51, a gear 54 forming a part of the rotating means 53 for rotating the supporting means 55 described below is supported at a position capable of meshing with the long shaft gear 60. The inside of the transport arm 51 is hollow, and a bevel gear, a shaft, etc. (none of which are shown) are provided in the hollow portion so as to be able to transmit power to the gear 54, and the transport arm 51 is directed downward. The support means 55 for holding the processed vegetable V attached to the bent tip in the traveling direction is rotatable. That is, when the gear 54 rotates, the support means 55 is driven and rotated via the rotating means 53.

In the illustrated embodiment, the support means 55 is a cross blade, and the processed vegetable V is pierced by the cross blade and supported by the support means 55.

A boat-shaped opening member 57 is mounted on the transport arm 51 above the support means 55, and when the vegetable mounting portion 50 is inserted between the peelers 81 without mounting the processed vegetable V on the support means 55. In addition, the opening member 57 pushes the peelers 81 and 81 open to prevent the support means 55 from colliding with the peeler 81.

Further, in order to allow the vegetable mounting portion 50 to stably advance on the circumferential path, a roller 58 is rotatably mounted on the base end of the transport arm 51. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the roller 58 travels along the circumferential transition path of the vegetable mounting portion 50 in the oval guide groove 47 provided on the inner surface on the back surface side of the transport portion casing 41.

When the transport drive motor 46 is driven, the transport chain 44 orbits, and as shown in FIG. 2, the vegetable mounting portion 50 turns from the supply section 20 through the peeler section 80, and returns to the supply section 20 again. Follow the route of.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, when the gear 54 meshes with the long shaft gear 60 rotated by the long shaft gear drive motor 61 while the support means 55 passes through the peeler portion 80, the vegetable mounting portion 50 is the gear 54. Rotates, and the support means 55 is driven to rotate via the rotating means 53. The rotation speed of the support means 55 can be freely adjusted by controlling the rotation speed of the long-axis gear drive motor 61. Since the gear 54 does not mesh with the long-axis gear 60 while passing through the peeler portion 80 and then passing through the supply portion 20 again, the vegetable mounting portion 50 advances without the support means 55 rotating.

<Peeler part>
The peeler unit 80 is configured by arranging a plurality of pairs of peelers 81, 81 side by side, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 in more detail, such as FIG. Each of the peelers 81 and 81 is swingably supported by frames 90 and 90 arranged in parallel, and can be double-folded in the traveling direction of the processed vegetable V. It is desirable that the heights of the frames 90 and 90 can be adjusted in the vertical direction by the cam pieces indicated by reference numerals 90a in FIG. The cam piece 90a is operated by a frame elevating mechanism having the same configuration as the height adjusting mechanism 27 described above. Further, as shown in FIG. 12, a flat support plate 91 is provided below the peelers 81 and 81 at substantially the center of the frames 90 and 90. A gap 92 is formed between the support plate 91 and the frames 90, 90 on which the peeled skin falls. Under the gap 92, as shown in FIG. 1 and the like, a dust box 15 for collecting peeled skin can be arranged. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a vegetable discharge guide plate 16 for discharging the peeled processed vegetables V is attached to the downstream side of the peeler portion 80.

As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the peelers 81 and 81 are at the center of the frames 90 and 90, specifically, at the upper part of the support plate 91, and the tips thereof are inclined toward the traveling direction of the processed vegetable V. They are arranged so that they are close to each other. Each peeler 81 is provided with a peeler blade 82 at the tip of the peeler arm 83. The peeler blade 82 can be attached to the peeler arm 83 via, for example, a resin cover portion 86, and the cutting edge is arranged in the direction opposite to the traveling direction of the processed vegetable V and passes between the peelers 81 and 81. Peel the processed vegetables V.

The peeler arm 83 has a shaft portion 84 pivotally supported by the frame 90 at its base end. The peeler 81 is urged inward with respect to the frame 90 by the urging means 85, respectively. For example, as the urging means 85, the torsion spring shown in FIG. 7 can be exemplified. By attaching one end of the torsion spring to the shaft portion 84 or the peeler arm 83 and attaching the other end to the frame 90, the peeler 81 can be attached. It is urging inward.

When the processed vegetable V enters between the peelers 81 and 81 and the peelers 81 and 81 open against the urging force of the urging means 85, the peelers 81 and 81 come into contact with the rear peelers 81 and 81 ( (See P in FIGS. 10 and 11), the rear peelers 81, 81 are arranged at intervals that can be expanded. For example, by forming the cover portion 86 in a convex shape toward the rear, the cover portions 86, 86 of the open peelers 81, 81 come into contact with the rear peelers 81, 81 and come into contact with the rear peelers 81, 81. Spread out. In this way, by configuring the front peelers 81, 81 to expand the rear peelers 81, 81, the distance between the peelers 81, 81 in each row can be shortened, and the device can be miniaturized. Further, since the front peeler 81 can utilize the urging force of the rear peeler 81, the peeling ability can be improved and the urging force of the urging means 85 can be reduced. It is possible to achieve miniaturization of the force means 85 and, by extension, miniaturization of the peeler 81.

As will be described later, the peelers 81 and 81 arranged in the foreground deeply pierce the processed vegetable V into the support means 55, and also define the traveling direction of the processed vegetable V to be processed without rotational blurring. In order to advance the vegetable V between the peelers 81 and 81, it is desirable that the urging force by the urging means 85 is stronger than that of the rear peeler 81. When the urging means 85 having the same urging force is adopted for all the peelers 81, for example, a magnet (not shown) is placed at the tip of the foremost peelers 81, 81, and the peelers 81, 81 are magnetically displaced from each other. You may try to increase the force by attracting each other.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 13, a guide 87 is formed on the side of the peeler blade 82 on the peeler 81 arranged at the rearmost position. The guide 87 prevents the peeled skin from adhering to the processed vegetable V and being pulled downstream, and serves as a guide for dropping the peeled skin between the support plate 91 and the frame 90. As a result, the drop position of the skin can be controlled, the skin does not remain on the frame 90 or the like, and the cleanability can be improved. For example, the guide 87 can be attached to the cover portion 86 and have an outwardly curved shape.

As shown in FIG. 1 and the like, the peeling device 10 of the present invention is operated by an operation unit 13 provided at an appropriate position in the transport unit casing 41. As shown in FIG. 3, the operation unit 13, the conveyor motor 24, the height adjusting motor 28, the measuring device 29, the transport drive motor 46, the long axis gear drive motor 61, and the frame elevating mechanism are attached to the control means 12. It is electrically connected. The control means 12 stores various control programs and the like of the peeling device 10, and by operating the operation unit 13, the motor and the like are driven according to the program, for example, in the following manner.

In the supply unit 20, the control means 12 intermittently operates the conveyor motor 24 to stop the rotation of the endless belt 21 when the vegetable attachment unit 50 passes over the supply unit 20, and the next vegetable attachment unit 50 Is rotated so that the holding space S advances by one by the time it reaches the supply unit 20.

In the transport unit 40, the control means 12 continuously operates the transport drive motor 46 to drive the transport chain 44 and circulate the vegetable mounting portion 50. Further, the control means 12 continuously operates the long-axis gear drive motor 61 to rotate the long-axis gear 60. The long-axis gear drive motor 61 can be adjusted to a rotation speed at which the support means 55 rotated by the long-axis gear 60 makes one or more turns while the vegetable mounting portion 50 passes through the peeler portion 80. The rotation speed of the supporting means 55 is determined by the hardness of the processed vegetable V, the thickness of the skin, the amount of peeled skin, and the like. For example, when the processed vegetable V is thickly peeled, the supporting means 55 is set to 2. The rotation speed of the long-axis gear drive motor 61 may be adjusted so as to rotate more than one circumference. In the present invention, the rotation speed of the support means 55 can be arbitrarily determined by the long-axis gear drive motor 61, and processing can be performed according to the type of the vegetable V to be processed, the peeling thickness, and the like.

In the supply unit 20, the processed vegetables V are sequentially placed in the holding space S by the operator. In the holding space S, the processed vegetable V is arranged so that the tip is on the peeler portion 80 side. Since the endless belt 21 has a plurality of holding spaces S, the operator can place a plurality of processed vegetables V in the holding spaces S at one time, and after placing the processed vegetables V, the processed vegetables V can be placed. It can be separated from the device, and the work efficiency can be improved as compared with the case where the processed vegetables V are placed one by one.

Since the guide plates 22 and 22a are provided in the holding space S, the processed vegetable V placed is the first when the diameter is small, as shown by the line V1 in FIG. 5A. When it is stably held between the guide plates 22 and 22 and has a large diameter, the lower part abuts on the first guide plates 22 and 22 as shown by the line V2 in FIG. 5B, and the second guide plate is in contact with the second guide plate 22 and 22. It is stably held between 22a and 22a.

Due to the intermittent drive of the conveyor motor 24, the holding space S on the endless belt 21 advances by one, and the conveyor motor 24 stops in a state where the holding space S reaches the transition path of the vegetable mounting portion 50, and the measuring device 29 is stopped. Measures the diameter of the processed vegetable V. The control means 12 drives the height adjusting motor 28 so that the center of the processed vegetable V coincides with the center of the supporting means 55 based on the diameter of the processed vegetable V measured by the measuring device 29, and the endless belt. Adjust (centering) the height of the tip of 21.

In this state, the vegetable mounting portion 50 mounted on the transport chain 44 orbiting by the transport drive motor 46 passes over the holding space S at the tip of the supply section 20. A support means 55 is attached to the tip of the vegetable attachment portion 50 in the traveling direction, and the support means 55 pierces the center of the processed vegetable V waiting on the holding space S to support the processed vegetable V. The vegetable mounting portion 50 moves forward. Even when the processed vegetable V is shallowly pierced into the support means 55, in the present invention, as will be described next, the first peelers 81 and 81 of the peeler portion 80 are strengthened. By advancing the vegetable attachment portion 50, the tip of the processed vegetable V hits the first peelers 81 and 81 of the peeler portion 80, and the supporting means 55 deeply pierces the processed vegetable V.

The vegetable attachment portion 50 further advances in a state where the processed vegetable V is attached to the support means 55. The base end of the processed vegetable V is supported by the supporting means 55, but since the tip is free, the vegetable V hangs downward due to its weight. However, since the flat support plate 91 is arranged below the transition path of the processed vegetable V in the peeler portion 80, the tip of the processed vegetable V comes into contact with the support plate 91 as shown in FIG. At the same time, it proceeds in a state where the tip is slightly tilted downward like the alternate long and short dash line E. By raising and lowering the frame 90 by the frame elevating mechanism according to the diameter of the processed vegetable V, even the processed vegetables V having different diameters can be advanced while maintaining a good tilted state.

When the tip of the processed vegetable V hits the peelers 81, 81 in front of the peeler portion 80, the processed vegetable V pushes the peelers 81, 81 against the urging force of the urging means 85. At this time, even when the processed vegetable V is not deeply pierced by the support means 55, the support means 55 can be deeply pierced by the processed vegetable V hitting the peelers 81 and 81.

Almost at the same time that the tip of the vegetable V to be processed comes into contact with the peelers 81 and 81, the vegetable attachment portion 50 to be processed meshes with the long-axis gear 60 in which the gear 54 rotates, and the support means 55 via the rotating means 53. Rotates. Then, the processed vegetable V supported by the supporting means 55 also rotates together. As the processed vegetable V advances between the peelers 81 and 81 while rotating by the vegetable mounting portion 50, the processed vegetable V is peeled off by the peeler blades 82 and 82.

As the processed vegetable V progresses further, the foremost peelers 81 and 81 are further opened by the processed vegetable V, and when the opening angle becomes larger, the peelers 81 and 81 of the peelers 81 and 81 are shown by P in FIGS. 10 and 11. The cover portion 86 comes into contact with the peelers 81 and 81 located at the rear. As a result, the foremost peelers 81, 81 receive the urging force of the urging means 85 of the abutting peelers 81, 81 in addition to the urging force of their own urging means 85, and are stronger than the processed vegetable V. It abuts and peels off. In particular, the larger the diameter of the processed vegetable V, the larger the opening angle of the peelers 81, 81, and the urging force of the rear peelers 81, 81 can be used, and the peeler blades 82, 82 are strongly pushed against the processed vegetable V. You can improve the peeling ability by hitting it.

When the tip of the processed vegetable V passes through the foremost peelers 81, 81, the peelers 81, 81 located at the second position are pushed open, and the peeling proceeds by these peeler blades 82, 82. The peeled skin falls from the peeler blades 82 and 82 to the dust box 15 through the gaps 92 on both sides of the support plate 91.

As shown by the alternate long and short dash line E in FIG. 12, the processed vegetable V is rotated (arrow F) and advanced (arrow G) while abutting on the support plate 91 with its tip tilted diagonally downward. The processed vegetable V does not float from the peeler portion 80 and rotates smoothly and stably without shaking. Therefore, clean and efficient peeling can be performed. In particular, the processed vegetable V has bending and distortion, but smooth rotation can be maintained by rotating the processed vegetable V with its tip tilted diagonally downward. Further, by hitting the peeler portion 80 with the processed vegetable V facing diagonally downward, the resistance of the peeler blades 82 and 82 to bite into the processed vegetable V can be reduced due to the diagonal cutting effect, and the peeling can be performed cleanly. can.

By advancing the processed vegetable V while rotating it, the processed vegetable V is peeled by the peeler blades 82 and 82 while sequentially expanding the peelers 81 and 81. Then, the processed vegetable V reaches the rearmost peelers 81 and 81. Since the guide 87 is attached to the peeler blade 82 at the rearmost peelers 81 and 81, the peeled skin is guided by the guide 87 to the gap 92 between the support plate 91 and the frame 90. Fall. Therefore, the peeling is not completed while the peeled skin remains attached to the processed vegetable V.

Since the transport chain 44 orbits upward behind the peeler portion 80, the support means 55 tilts upward after the vegetable mounting portion 50 passes through the peeler portion 80. As a result, the processed vegetable V that has been peeled off is detached from the cross blade that is the support means 55 by its own weight, and falls along the vegetable discharge guide plate 16. By placing a case or the like into which the peeled processed vegetables V are put in the drop position of the processed vegetables V, the processed vegetables V are sequentially housed in the case.

When the processed vegetable V is not placed in the holding space S of the supply section 20, the empty vegetable mounting section 50 advances between the peelers 81 and 81. At this time, since the boat-shaped opening member 57 provided on the peeler arm 83 advances while pushing the peelers 81 and 81, the support means 55 does not abut on the peeler blades 82 and 82, and the peeler blade 82 is damaged. There is no such thing.

The vegetable attachment portion 50 that has passed through the peeler portion 80 is swiveled by the orbiting transport chain 44, and returns to the supply portion 20 again.

In the present invention, the rotation speed of the vegetable V to be processed, that is, the rotation speed of the support means 55 can be appropriately adjusted by the rotation speed of the long-axis gear drive motor 61. Therefore, by controlling the rotation speed of the long-axis gear drive motor 61 and adjusting the rotation speed of the processed vegetable V, the amount of peeling is increased or decreased, or the hardness of the processed vegetable V is increased. It is possible to meet detailed needs such as the thickness of peeling.

In the present invention, the transport portion 40 for advancing the vegetable mounting portion 50, the long-axis gear 60 for rotating the support means 55, and the long-axis gear drive motor 61 are not arranged on the traveling transition path of the processed vegetable V, and are not arranged on the traveling transition path. It is installed at a position retracted from. Therefore, the lubricating oil such as the transport chain 44 and the long shaft gear 60 does not fall and adhere to the processed vegetable V. Further, since the peeled skin does not adhere to the transport chain 44 or the long axis gear 60, the operational stability of these can be ensured.

The above description is for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting or limiting the scope of the invention described in the claims. In addition, the configuration of each part of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made within the technical scope described in the claims.

10 Peeling device 20 Supply part 21 Endless belt 40 Transport part 50 Vegetable mounting part 80 Peeler part 81 Peeler V Processed vegetables

Claims (2)

A peeling device that allows a processed vegetable to pass between a plurality of pairs of peelers arranged in a row and peels the processed vegetable by the peeler.
It has a supporting means for supporting the processed vegetables and a rotating means for rotating the supporting means, and is provided with a vegetable mounting portion that advances between the peelers.
On the side of the row of peelers, a chain that is rotated by a transport drive means and a long-axis gear that is rotated by a rotary drive means are arranged.
The vegetable mounting portion is mounted on the chain, and the rotating means includes a gear that meshes with the long-axis gear and rotates the supporting means.
A device for peeling processed vegetables. The rotation driving means has a variable rotation speed.
The device for peeling processed vegetables according to claim 1.

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