JP7216876B2 - Skewering device - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a skewering device, and more particularly to a skewering device capable of reducing product cost.

2. Description of the Related Art Skewering devices for skewering food molded into a predetermined size are known. For example, in Patent Document 1, konnyaku falling from a chute 22 (food supply unit) is received by a receiving unit 9 and cut by a cutter 5, and the cut konnyaku is skewered and pushed by a skewer pusher 17 (drive unit ) to pierce the skewer 11 with a push rod 18 (skewer push rod) that is displaced by the power of ).

In this technique, a hole 24 for discharging the konnyaku with the skewer 11 stuck therein is formed below the chute 22, and the hole 24 is closed by the receiving part 9 when the skewer 11 is stuck in the konnyaku. On the other hand, after the skewer 11 is pierced into the konnyaku, the receiving portion 9 is displaced by the power of the operating cylinder 10, and the receiving portion 9 retreats from the position where the hole 24 is closed. As a result, the konnyaku with the skewer 11 pierced can be discharged from the hole 24. - 特許庁

Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-186284 (for example, page 4, line 13 to page 5, line 12, FIGS. 1 to 4)

However, in the conventional technology described above, in addition to power for skewering the food, additional power is required for ejecting the food from the position where the skewer is placed, so there is a problem that the product cost of the skewering device increases. there was a point

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-described problems and to provide a skewering device capable of reducing product costs.

In order to achieve this object, the skewering device of the present invention comprises a driving portion, a skewering rod displaced in the skewering direction by the driving force of the driving portion, and a skewer being fed to the front side of the skewering rod in the skewering direction. and a food supply unit for supplying food to a placement area on the front side of the skewer supply unit. a food push rod for skewering the food placed in the described placing area, displaced in the skewering direction toward the placing area and pushing out the skewered food forward; A front wall formed on the front side of the push rod and having a discharge port for discharging the skewered food, and a regulation capable of forming a regulation state for regulating the discharge of the food from the discharge port of the front wall. and a releasing means for releasing the restricted state formed by the restricting means, wherein the food push rod is displaced by the driving force of the drive unit, and the food push rod enters the placement area. The regulated state is formed by the regulating means before the food push rod enters the placement area, and the regulated state is released by the releasing means.

According to the skewering device according to claim 1, a food push rod that is displaced in the skewering direction toward the food placement area and pushes the skewered food forward, and formed on the front side of the food push rod, a front wall having a discharge port for discharging skewered food. Before the food push rod enters the placement area, that is, before the skewered food is pushed out by the food push rod, the regulation means forms a regulation state for regulating the discharge of the food from the discharge port. As a result, it is possible to prevent the food being skewered from being discharged (displaced forward) from the discharge port, so that the food can be skewered.

On the other hand, when the food push rod has entered the placing area, that is, when the skewered food is being pushed out by the food push rod, the restriction state is canceled by the releasing means, so the skewered food can be pushed out by the food push rod. can be discharged from the outlet. Since the food push rod is displaced by the driving force of the driving portion that displaces the skewer push rod, the skewer push rod and the food push rod can be displaced by the common drive portion. Therefore, there is no need to provide a separate power source for discharging the food, so there is an effect that the product cost of the skewering device can be reduced.

According to the skewering device of claim 2, in addition to the effects of the skewering device of claim 1, the following effects are achieved. The regulating means is rotatably attached to the front wall and comprises a lid that opens and closes the discharge port, and an elastic body that imparts an elastic force to the lid in a direction to close the discharge port. As a result, the discharge port can be closed by the lid to which the elastic force of the elastic body is applied, so that the skewered food can be prevented from being discharged from the discharge port. On the other hand, by opening the lid against the elastic force of the elastic body, the skewered food can be discharged from the discharge port. Therefore, it is possible to regulate the discharge of food during skewering and to allow the discharge of food after skewering with a simple structure, so that the product cost of the skewering device can be reduced.

According to the skewering device of claim 3, in addition to the effects of the skewering device of claim 2, the release means is composed of a lid push rod that is displaced toward the lid in the skewering direction and pushes the lid open. For example, compared with the case where the lid is opened by the food pushed out by the food pushing rod, the load applied to the food can be suppressed. Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to suppress food spoilage.

According to the skewering device of claim 4, in addition to the effects of the skewering device of claim 3, the lid push rod is displaced by the driving force of the drive section that displaces the skewer push rod, so that the skewer push rod and the lid are displaced. The push rod can be displaced by a common drive. Therefore, there is no need to provide a separate power source for opening the lid, so there is an effect that the product cost of the skewering device can be reduced.

According to the skewering device according to claim 5, in addition to the effects of the skewering device according to claim 4, the lid push rod starts opening the lid before the food push rod enters the food placing area. Lid opening can begin before the food is pushed out by the food pusher. As a result, it is possible to prevent the food from being pushed toward the lid that closes the discharge port, so there is an effect that it is possible to prevent the food from spoiling.

According to the skewering device of claim 6, in addition to the effects of the skewering device of claim 4 or 5, the following effects are achieved. A skewering unit integrally formed with a skewering rod, a food pushing rod and a lid pushing rod, a wheel for slidingly displacing the skewering unit on a slide surface, and a displacement of the skewering unit by the wheel guiding the skewering direction. and a rail. As a result, the displacement in the skewering direction of the skewering unit in which the skewering rod, the food pushing rod, and the lid pushing rod are unitized can be guided by the rail. Displacement of the skewering unit along the rail is guided in a state in which the skewering unit is allowed to be removed from the rail, so that the skewering unit can be easily attached to and detached from the rail while the rail guides the displacement of the skewering unit. Therefore, there is an effect that the maintainability of the skewering unit can be improved.

According to the skewering device of claim 7, in addition to the effects of the skewering device of claim 6, a projection is formed between the displacement locus of the food push bar or lid push bar and the slide surface and protrudes from the slide surface. , the protrusion can restrict the tilting of the food pushing rod or the lid pushing rod (skewering unit) toward the slide surface. Accordingly, there is an effect that the skewering unit can be displaced smoothly.

According to the skewering device of claim 8, in addition to the effects of the skewering device of claim 7, the following effects are achieved. Since the lid rotates around an axis parallel to the slide surface above the discharge port, when the lid push rod is used to push the lid open, a reaction force directed toward the slide surface (downward) acts on the lid push rod. , the reaction force may tilt the lid push bar (skewering unit). On the other hand, according to claim 8, since the projection is formed between the displacement locus of the lid push rod and the slide surface, the projection can restrict the inclination of the lid push rod (skewing unit) that occurs when the lid is pushed open. Accordingly, there is an effect that the skewering unit can be displaced smoothly.

According to the skewering device of claim 9, in addition to the effects of the skewering device of claim 8, the following effects are achieved. Since the protrusion is positioned below the front end of the lid push rod or on the front side of the lid push rod in the initial position before skewering, the projection can be arranged at a position relatively close to the lid. As a result, the skewer unit can be effectively restrained from tilting when the lid is pushed open.

On the other hand, if the projection is formed below the front end of the lid push rod or on the front side of the lid push rod, the lid push rod may interfere with (get caught on) the projection when the skewering unit is attached or detached or displaced. . On the other hand, in the ninth aspect, a guide surface is formed on the upper surface of the rear end side of the projection, the guide surface being inclined downward toward the slide surface. As a result, it is possible to prevent the lid push rod from interfering with (getting caught in) the projection when the skewering unit is attached or detached or displaced.

According to the skewering device of claim 10, in addition to the effects of the skewering device of claim 9, the protrusion is formed between the displacement trajectory of the lid push rod and the slide surface, and is located on the front end side of the lid push rod. Since a guided surface that is inclined upward toward the front side is formed on the lower surface, the guided surface of the lid push rod can be slid along the guide surface of the projection. As a result, it is possible to more effectively prevent the lid push rod from interfering with (getting caught in) the protrusions when the skewering unit is attached/detached or displaced, compared to the case where the lid push rod does not have a guided surface. There is

Here, if the guided surface as described above is formed at the front end portion of the food push rod, the contact area of the food push rod with respect to the food becomes small, which may make it impossible to properly push out the food. be. On the other hand, according to claim 10, since no protrusion is formed between the displacement locus of the food push rod and the slide surface, it is possible to eliminate the need to form the above-mentioned guided surface on the food push rod. Therefore, there is an effect that the food can be properly pushed out by the food pushing rod.

According to the skewering device of claim 11, in addition to the effects of the skewering device of any one of claims 1 to 10, the following effects are achieved. A skewering unit in which a skewering rod and a food pushing rod are integrally formed, a wheel for slidingly displacing the skewering unit on a slide surface, and a rail for guiding the displacement of the skewering unit by the wheel in the skewering direction are provided. As a result, the displacement in the skewering direction of the skewering unit in which the skewering rods and the food pushing rods are unitized can be guided by the rails. Displacement of the skewering unit along the rail is guided in a state in which the skewering unit is allowed to be removed from the rail, so that the skewering unit can be easily attached to and detached from the rail while the rail guides the displacement of the skewering unit. Therefore, there is an effect that the maintainability of the skewering unit can be improved.

According to the skewering device of claim 12, in addition to the effects of the skewering device of claim 11, the following effects are achieved. The food push rods are provided in a pair with the skewer supply part interposed therebetween, and the skewer supply part is provided with a pair of projecting parts projecting upward from the pair of food push rods from the skewer supply part. Since the food push rod is inserted between the pair of protrusions and the slide surface, lateral displacement of the food push rod can be restricted by the skewer feeder, and upward displacement can be restricted by the projection. Thereby, even when the skewering unit is allowed to be removed from the rail, the displacement of the skewering unit can be stabilized. That is, there is an effect that the food pushing rod can serve both the function of pushing out the food and the function of guiding the displacement of the skewering unit.

According to the skewering device of claim 13, in addition to the effects of the skewering device of claim 11 or 12, the following effects are achieved. The skewer supply part is formed at the rear end and has an insertion hole for pushing the skewer by the skewer pushing bar, and the skewer pushing bar is inserted into the insertion hole at the initial position before skewering. A stopper is formed on the slide surface to restrict displacement of the skewering unit rearward from the initial position, so that the displacement of the skewering unit in the direction in which the skewering rod is pulled out from the insertion hole is restricted by the stopper. can. As a result, skewering can be repeatedly performed while the skewer push rod is inserted into the insertion hole, thereby improving workability of the skewering operation.

According to the skewering device of claim 14, in addition to the effects of the skewering device of claim 13, the following effects can be obtained. Since the height of the stopper from the slide surface is a height that allows the insertion and withdrawal of the skewering rod from the insertion hole, the displacement of the skewering unit in the direction in which the skewering rod is pulled out of the insertion hole is the stopper. Even when restricted, the skewering unit can be attached to and detached from the rail. Therefore, it is possible to improve the workability of the skewering work by maintaining the state where the skewering rod is inserted into the insertion hole, and to improve the maintainability of the skewering unit.

1(a) is a top view of a supply unit that constitutes a skewering device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1(b) is a side view of the supply unit viewed in the direction of arrow Ib in FIG. 1(a). (a) is a top view of a skewering unit that constitutes the skewering device, and (b) is a side view of the skewering unit viewed in the direction of arrow IIb in FIG. 2(a). 3A is a top view of the skewering device showing the skewering unit attached to the supply unit, and FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view of the skewering device taken along line IIIb-IIIb of FIG. 3A. 4A is a side view of the skewering device showing the skewering unit attached to the supply unit, and FIG. 4B is a side view of the skewering device showing how the skewering unit is removed from the state of FIG. be. 3(a) is a cross-sectional view of the skewering device along line Va-Va in FIG. 3(a), and FIG. 3(b) is a cross-sectional view of the skewering device along line Vb-Vb in FIG. 3(a). (a) is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the skewering device showing a state in the middle of skewering in which the skewering unit is displaced forward from the state of FIG. 3(b), and (b) is the state of FIG. 6(a). 2 is a partially enlarged side view of the skewering device in FIG. 6(a) is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the skewering device showing a skewering completed state in which the skewering unit has been displaced further forward from the state of FIG. 6(a); FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged side view of the skewering device in a state; (a) is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the skewering device showing a state in which the skewering unit is further displaced forward from the state of FIG. 7(a), and (b) is a skewering device from the state of FIG. FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the skewering device showing a state in which the unit is displaced further forward;

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, the overall configuration of the skewering device 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. FIG. 1(a) is a top view of a supply unit 2 constituting a skewering device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1(b) is a view of the supply unit 2 as viewed in the direction of arrow Ib in FIG. 1(a). is a side view of the. 2(a) is a top view of the skewering unit 3 constituting the skewering device 1, and FIG. 2(b) is a side view of the skewering unit 3 as viewed in the direction of arrow IIb in FIG. 2(a).

FIG. 3(a) is a top view of the skewering device 1 showing the skewering unit 3 attached to the supply unit 2, and FIG. 3(b) is the skewering device 1 along line IIIb-IIIb in FIG. 3(a). is a cross-sectional view of. In addition, in FIG.3(b), the state in which the food 100 and the skewer 101 were supplied to the supply unit 2 is illustrated. Also, in FIG. 3(b), the food 100 is hatched in dots and the skewer 101 is indicated by a chain double-dashed line for easy understanding.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the skewering device 1 includes a supply unit 2 (see FIG. 1) for supplying food 100 and skewers 101 (see FIG. 3), and the food 100 supplied to the supply unit 2. and a skewering unit 3 (see FIG. 2) for threading a skewer 101 into. In addition, the food 100 of this embodiment is a rectangular parallelepiped konnyaku elongated in the front-rear direction.

The skewering device 1 is a device for supplying the food 100 to a skewering area by the food supply section 20 of the supply unit 2, and skewering the food 100 with the skewer 101 by sliding displacement of the skewering rod 30 of the skewering unit 3. . The displacement direction (skewing direction) of the skewering unit 3 at the time of skewering (horizontal direction in FIG. 1) is the front-rear direction of the skewering device 1, and the displacement surface (sliding surface) on which the skewering unit 3 is displaced is a direction perpendicular to the front-back direction. 24a) (the vertical direction in FIG. 1(a)) is defined as the left-right direction, and the direction perpendicular to the left-right direction and the front-rear direction (the vertical direction in FIG. 1(b)) is defined as the vertical direction.

As shown in FIG. 1, the food supply section 20 of the supply unit 2 is formed in a box-like shape with an open top, and is configured so that food 100 (see FIG. 3) can be supplied from the upper open portion of the food supply section 20. be done. The inner dimension of the food supply part 20 is formed to be the same as the outer dimensions of the food 100 (or slightly wider than it).

Specifically, the facing distance between the front wall 20a located on the front end side (left side in FIG. 1) of the food supply unit 20 and the rear wall 20b located on the rear end side (right side in FIG. 1) is a rectangular parallelepiped. It is formed to be the same as (or slightly wider than) the longitudinal dimension of food product 100 . In addition, the spacing between the pair of side walls 20c forming the side surfaces of the food supply unit 20 in the horizontal direction (vertical direction in FIG. 1(a)) is equal to (or slightly smaller than) the width dimension of the food 100. widely) formed.

Therefore, by putting a plurality of food items 100 into the space surrounded by the front wall 20a, the rear wall 20b, and the pair of side walls 20c, the food supply unit 20 (see FIG. 3). The lowermost area of the food supply unit 20 that holds the food 100 is the “placement area” for the food 100 .

A plate-like lid 22 is fixed to the front surface of the front wall 20 a of the food supply section 20 using spring hinges 21 . The lid 22 is for opening and closing a discharge port 20d (see FIG. 5A) for discharging the food 100 from the food supply section 20. As shown in FIG.

A skewer feeder 23 is fixed to the rear wall 20 b of the food feeder 20 . The skewer supply unit 23 has a pair of plates 23a that face each other with a predetermined gap left and right, and block bodies 23b and 23c are fixed to both front and rear end portions of the pair of plates 23a.

The inside dimension of the skewer supply part 23 is formed to be the same as (or slightly wider than) the outer dimensions of the round bar-shaped skewer 101 (see FIG. 3). Specifically, the spacing between the pair of plates 23a of the skewer supply unit 23 is formed to be the same as the outer diameter of the skewer 101 (or slightly wider than that). Also, the distance between the front and rear blocks 23b and 23c facing each other is the same as the length of the skewer 101 (or slightly wider than that). Therefore, by inserting a plurality of skewers 101 into the space surrounded by the pair of plates 23a and the block bodies 23b and 23c, the plurality of skewers 101 are arranged in a vertical row, and the inside of the skewer supply unit 23 (see FIG. 3).

The food supply part 20 and the skewer supply part 23 are supported by a plate-like base part 24 that extends in the front-rear direction. The rail 25 is a plate-like member for guiding the displacement of the skewering unit 3 (see FIG. 2) along the front-rear direction. It is the slide surface 24a that allows the

As shown in FIG. 2, the skewering unit 3 includes a skewering rod 30 for pushing the skewers 101 supplied to the skewer supplying section 23 (see FIG. 3) forward (to the left in FIG. 2). The skewering rod 30 is formed in the shape of a round bar extending back and forth, and a handle 31 for manually driving the skewering unit 3 is fixed to the rear end side (right side in FIG. 2) of the skewering rod 30. be done.

The handle 31 includes a first portion 31a that constitutes the front end portion and extends vertically (the vertical direction in FIG. 2(b)), a second portion 31b that extends rearward from the upper end of the first portion 31a, and a second portion 31b that extends rearward from the upper end of the first portion 31a. and a third portion 31c extending downward from the rear end of the portion 31b.

Through holes (not shown) for inserting the skewering rods 30 are formed in the first portion 31a and the third portion 31c. It is fixed to 31a and the third part 31c.

Food pushing rods 32 for pushing out the food 100 from the food supply section 20 (see FIG. 3) are fixed to both the left and right sides of the handle 31 . The food push rods 32 are prismatic rods that extend back and forth, and are provided in a pair on the left and right with the skewer push rod 30 interposed therebetween.

A lid push rod 33 for opening the lid 22 (see FIG. 3) of the supply unit 2 is fixed to each of the pair of food push rods 32 . The lid push rod 33 is a prismatic rod formed in an L shape when viewed from above, and the lid push rod 33 protrudes forward from the side surface (outer surface in the lateral direction) of the food push rod 32 . .

Moreover, a wheel 34 is rotatably attached to the food push rod 32 at a portion behind the fixed portion of the lid push rod 33 . Assuming that the pair of left and right wheels 34 are one set, two sets of wheels 34 are pivotally supported by the food pushing rod 32 at a predetermined distance in the front-rear direction. The skewering unit 3 is supported by the plurality of wheels 34 so as to be displaceable forward and backward. That is, the skewer pushing rod 30, the food pushing rod 32, and the lid pushing rod 33 can be integrally slid (interlocked) by the wheels .

Next, with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5, the detailed configuration of the skewering device 1 in which the skewering unit 3 is attached to the supply unit 2 will be described. FIG. 4(a) is a side view of the skewering device 1 showing the skewering unit 3 attached to the supply unit 2, and FIG. 4(b) shows how the skewering unit 3 is removed from the state shown in FIG. 4(a). 1 is a side view of the skewering device 1 showing the . 5(a) is a cross-sectional view of the skewering device 1 along line Va-Va in FIG. 3(a), and FIG. 5(b) is a cross-sectional view of the skewering device 1 along line Vb-Vb in FIG. 3(a). It is a diagram.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the base portion 24 (slide surface 24a) and the rail 25 of the supply unit 2 extend rearward (to the right in FIGS. 3 and 4) from the skewer supply portion 23. As shown in FIGS. The interval between the pair of rails 25 in the horizontal direction (vertical direction in FIG. 3(a)) is the same as (or slightly wider than) the width across both ends of the pair of left and right wheels 34 of the skewering unit 3. ). Thus, by fitting the wheels 34 between the pair of rails 25, the skewering unit 3 can be slid along the rails 25 extending back and forth, and the skewering unit 3 attached to the supply unit 2 can be skewered. A device 1 is configured.

Thus, in the present embodiment, the wheels 34 of the skewering unit 3 are only sandwiched between the rails 25, and the longitudinal displacement of the skewering unit 3 along the rails 25 does not affect the skewering unit 3 from the rails 25. It is guided in a state where removal is permitted. This is to facilitate attachment/detachment of the skewering unit 3 to/from the rail 25 (see FIG. 4(b)) and improve maintainability such as cleaning of the supply unit 2 and the skewering unit 3. FIG.

In addition, the height of the rails 25 is relatively low in order to minimize irregularities on the slide surface 24a in consideration of the ease of cleaning the supply unit 2 (in this embodiment, the food pushing rods 32 are used). (The rail 25 is located below the lower surface of the .).

In other words, since the wheel 34 of the skewering unit 3 is relatively easily disengaged from the rail 25, the displacement of the skewering unit 3 is guided not only by the rail 25 but also by the food pushing rod 32 in this embodiment. is employed.

Specifically, the food push rods 32 are provided in a pair on the left and right sides of the plate 23a of the skewer feeder 23 (see FIG. 3(a)), and the gap between the food push rods 32 and the plate 23a is , is narrow enough (for example, 2 mm or less) to prevent the wheel 34 from coming off the rail 25 . In addition, the block body 23c of the skewer feeder 23 protrudes to the left and right at portions positioned above the food push rods 32 (see FIG. 3(a)). protrudes toward the upper side of the That is, the food pushing rod 32 is inserted between the projecting portion of the block body 23c and the slide surface 24a.

As a result, the lateral displacement of the food push rod 32 (vertical direction in FIG. 3(a)) can be regulated by the plate 23a of the skewer feeder 23, and the upward displacement of the food push rod 32 can be controlled by the block body. It can be regulated by a lower surface 23c1 (see FIG. 4A) of the projecting portion (protruding portion) of 23c. Therefore, even when the skewering unit 3 is permitted to be removed from the rails 25, the displacement of the skewering unit 3 can be stabilized. In other words, the food pushing rod 32 can serve both the function of pushing out the food 100 (see FIG. 8) and the function of guiding the displacement of the skewering unit 3 .

Further, when the skewering unit 3 is displaced to the front side (left side in FIGS. 3 and 4), each of the skewering rod 30, the food pushing rod 32, and the lid pushing rod 33 tilts toward the slide surface 24a. There is This is because the wheels 34 of the skewering unit 3 are merely sandwiched between the rails 25, and the food pushing rod 32 and the lid pushing rod 33 are elongated forward in order to push the food 100 and the lid 22. This is because the center of gravity of the skewering unit 3 tends to be biased forward. When the skewering unit 3 is tilted, each part of the skewering unit 3 is caught by each part of the supply unit 2, or the frictional resistance increases, so that the skewering unit 3 cannot be smoothly displaced.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, a protrusion 26 (see FIG. 4A) protrudes upward from the slide surface 24a of the base portion 24. As shown in FIG. The protrusion 26 is arranged between the displacement locus of the lid push rod 33 and the slide surface 24a (in this embodiment, below the front end of the lid push rod 33 at the initial position before skewering). As a result, the protrusion 26 can restrict the inclination of the lid push rod 33 (skewing unit 3) toward the slide surface 24a. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the above-described catching and increase in frictional resistance, so that the skewering unit 3 can be displaced smoothly.

The rearward displacement of the skewering unit 3 along the rail 25 is restricted by a stopper 27 provided on the rear side of the rail 25 . The stopper 27 protrudes upward from the slide surface 24a so that the handle 31 of the skewering unit 3 and the rear end portions of the food pushing rod 32 can come into contact with the stopper 27 . In the following description, the state in which the skewering unit 3 is in contact with the stopper 27 is defined as the "initial position" before skewering.

At this initial position, the tip of the skewering rod 30 of the skewering unit 3 is inserted into the insertion receiving hole 23d of the skewering supply portion 23 (see FIG. 3(b)). The insertion hole 23d is a hole having a circular cross-section that penetrates the block body 23c located on the rear end side of the skewer supply section 23 in the front-rear direction. formed along The support surface 23 e is the inner bottom surface of the skewer supply section 23 that supports the skewers 101 .

In this manner, the skewering rod 30 is inserted into the insertion hole 23d at the initial position, and the displacement of the skewering unit 3 to the rear side of the initial position is restricted by the stopper 27. It is possible to prevent the skewer pushing rod 30 from being pulled out. As a result, it is possible to repeat skewering while maintaining the insertion state of the skewering rod 30 into the insertion hole 23d, thereby improving workability of the skewering work.

In addition, although the skewering rod 30 is inserted into the insertion hole 23d at the initial position and the displacement of the skewering unit 3 toward the rear side from the initial position is restricted, in the present embodiment, the insertion hole 23d The skewer pushing rod 30 can be pulled out and inserted.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4(b), when the skewer unit 3 is lifted upward from the initial position by holding the handle 31 and pulled out backward so that the wheel 34 rides over the stopper 27, the skewer unit 3 is pulled out. There is a gap between the insertion hole 23d and the skewer rod 30 that does not bend the skewer rod 30 inserted into the insertion hole 23d (see FIG. 3B) (or remains bent without plastic deformation). is formed in

Also, before the skewering unit 3 is lifted, a gap is also formed between the lower surface 23c1 of the overhanging portion of the block body 23c and the food pushing rod 32 (see FIG. 4(a)). This gap also prevents the food pushing rod 32 from interfering with the protruding portion of the block body 23c when the skewering unit 3 is pulled out as shown in FIG. interference).

Further, as shown in FIG. 4(a), a guide surface 26a is formed on the upper surface of the rear end side of the protrusion 26 and inclined downward toward the slide surface 24a. A guided surface 33a that slopes upward toward the side is formed. The gaps formed by these tapered surfaces also prevent the lid push rod 33 from interfering with the protrusions 26 when the skewering unit 3 is pulled out as shown in FIG. tolerable interference).

In other words, the height of the stopper 27 from the slide surface 24a is a height that allows insertion and withdrawal of the skewering rod 30 from the insertion hole 23d (see FIG. 3(b)). It is set to a height that allows attachment and detachment of 3. As a result, even when the rearward displacement of the skewering unit 3 is restricted by the stopper 27, the skewering unit 3 can be attached to and detached from the rails 25. As shown in FIG. Therefore, it is possible to improve workability of the skewering work by maintaining the state in which the skewering rod 30 is inserted into the insertion hole 23d, and to improve maintainability of the skewering unit 3. - 特許庁

Returning to FIG. 3, description will be made. A communication hole 23f is formed on the front end side of the support surface 23e that supports the skewer 101. As shown in FIG. The communication hole 23f is a hole having a circular cross-section that passes through the block body 23b located on the front end side of the skewer supply portion 23 in the front-rear direction. Since the communication hole 23f extends back and forth along the support surface 23e, by pushing the skewer unit 3 forward (to the left in FIG. 3(b)), the skewer 101 supported by the support surface 23e can move through the communication hole. It is displaced toward the inside of the food supply section 20 through 23f. As a result, the skewer 101 is stuck into the food 100 held inside the food supply unit 20, and the food 100 tends to be displaced forward by the force of this sticking. Displacement of the food 100 is regulated by the lid 22 .

As shown in FIG. 5, a rectangular outlet 20d is formed in the front wall 20a of the food supply section 20, and a lid 22 for opening and closing the outlet 20d is attached to the front wall 20a. As described above, the lid 22 is attached to the front wall 20a using the spring hinge 21 (see FIG. 3), and the spring hinge 21 imparts an elastic force to the lid 22 in the direction to close the outlet 20d.

Therefore, although the details will be described later, when the lid 22 closes the discharge port 20d, the discharge of the food 100 from the discharge port 20d (displacement to the depth side in the vertical direction of the paper surface of FIG. 5) is restricted by the lid 22, and the food A skewer 101 can be inserted into 100 . On the other hand, after the food 100 is skewered with the skewer 101, the lid 22 is pushed open by the lid push rod 33 (see FIG. 5(b)) to open the discharge port 20d. It is configured such that the food 100 to be pushed out is discharged from the discharge port 20d. A through-hole 20e is formed in the rear wall 20b (see FIG. 3) of the food supply portion 20 to enable the food 100 to be pushed out by the food push rod 32. As shown in FIG.

The through-hole 20e is a hole connected to a placement area where the food 100 is placed, and is located at a position where the through-hole 20e and the food push rod 32 overlap when viewed in the front-rear direction (viewed perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 5(b)). placed. Therefore, by displacing the food push rod 32 back and forth, the food push rod 32 can form a state in which the food push rod 32 enters the food supply section 20 through the through hole 20e and a state in which it retreats to the outside.

Further, the lid 22 protrudes laterally beyond the pair of side walls 20c (see FIG. 5A) of the food supply section 20 so that the lid push rod 33 can be used to push the lid 22. , the lid 22 and the lid push rod 33 are arranged at positions overlapping each other when viewed in the front-rear direction (when viewed in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 5(b)).

The through hole 20e is also connected to a communication hole 23f (see FIG. 5(b)) passing through the block body 23b of the skewer supply unit 23, and the skewer 101 (see FIG. 3) supported by the support surface 23e is It is configured to be pushed into the food supply section 20 through the communication hole 23f and the through hole 20e.

Next, the operation of the skewering device 1 when skewering the food 100 with the skewer 101 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8. FIG. FIG. 6(a) is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the skewering device 1 showing a state in the middle of skewering in which the skewering unit 3 is displaced forward from the state of FIG. 3(b), and FIG. Fig. 6(a) is a partially enlarged side view of the skewering device 1 in the state of Fig. 6(a);

FIG. 7(a) is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the skewering device 1 showing a skewering completed state in which the skewering unit is displaced further forward from the state of FIG. 6(a), and FIG. Fig. 7(a) is a partially enlarged side view of the skewering device 1 in the state of Fig. 7(a). FIG. 8(a) is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the skewering device 1 showing a state in which the skewering unit 3 has been displaced further forward from the state of FIG. 7(a), and FIG. Fig. 11 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the skewering device 1 showing a state in which the skewering unit 3 is further displaced forward from the state of a).

As shown in FIG. 6A, the inner diameters of the insertion hole 23d and the communication hole 23f are slightly larger than (or equal to) the outer diameter of the skewer 101, and the outer diameter of the skewer pressing rod 30 is formed to be the same as (or slightly smaller than) the outer diameter of the skewer 101 . Therefore, by pushing the skewering unit 3 forward, only one skewer 101 positioned at the lower end (supported by the support surface 23e) of the plurality of skewers 101 arranged vertically inside the skewer supply section 23 is removed. It is pushed forward by the skewer pushing rod 30. - 特許庁The skewer 101 pushed forward advances toward the interior of the food supply section 20 through the communication hole 23f. At this time, the other skewers 101 remaining in the skewer supply section 23 without being pushed by the skewer pressing rod 30 are put on the skewer pressing rod 30. - 特許庁

The communication hole 23f is located above the bottom surface (the surface on which the food 100 is placed) inside the food supply unit 20, and is substantially vertically centered on the rear surface of the food 100 (the surface on the right side in FIG. 6A). It is configured such that a skewer 101 is inserted toward the portion. At this time, the food 100 tries to be displaced forward by the force when the skewer 101 is pierced. Regulated.

That is, as shown in FIG. 5B, before the food push rod 32 enters the inside of the food supply section 20 (the area where the food 100 is placed) and before the food 100 is pushed out by the food push rod 32. is configured such that the lid push rod 33 is located on the rear side of the lid 22. As shown in FIG. Therefore, the discharge port 20d (see FIG. 7) is closed by the lid 22 to which the elastic force of the spring hinge 21 is applied. It is set larger than the driving force of the food 100 when the skewer 101 is stabbed. As a result, the food 100 being skewered can be prevented from being discharged (displaced forward) from the discharge port 20 d , so the food 100 can be skewered with the skewer 101 .

Due to the weight of a plurality of food items 100 stacked on the food supply unit 20, the food items 100 being skewered are rarely deformed such as by bending. A means for applying pressure from above to the food 100 being skewered may be provided toward (the area where the food 100 is placed). Examples of such means include weights, water pressure, actuators, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 7, by displacing the skewering unit 3 further forward, the food pushing rod 32 passes through the through-hole 20e (see FIG. 5(b)) to the inside of the food supply section 20 (the area where the food 100 is placed). ) is reached. This position is defined as the skewering completion position.

Since the skewering completion position is the position where the pushing of the food 100 by the food pushing rod 32 is started, when the skewering unit 3 is displaced to the front side from the skewering completion position, the food 100 and the skewers 101 are each displaced. The food is pushed forward by the food pushing rod 32 and the skewer pushing rod 30.例文帳に追加Therefore, the food 100 and the skewer 101 are translated, and the insertion depth of the skewer 101 does not change.

At this skewering completion position, the skewering is completed when the skewers 101 are exposed from the food 100 by a predetermined amount. This is because the food push rod 32 protrudes further forward than the skewer push rod 30 . Therefore, by changing the dimension L from the front end of the skewer pushing rod 30 to the front end of the food pushing rod 32, the amount of exposure of the skewer 101 from the food 100 (the depth of insertion of the skewer 101) can be adjusted.

At the skewering completion position, the lid push rod 33 is configured to slightly open the lid 22 against the elastic force of the spring hinge 21 (and the weight of the lid 22). In other words, lid pusher 33 is configured to initiate opening of lid 22 before food pusher 32 enters the interior of food supply 20 . As a result, the opening of the lid 22 can be started before the food 100 is pushed out by the food pushing rod 32, so that the food 100 can be suppressed from being pushed toward the lid 22 closing the discharge port 20d. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the food 100 from being spoiled.

Here, the lid 22 rotates around the axis in the left-right direction (perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 7) above the discharge port 20d. ) side acts on the lid push rod 33 . This reaction force may cause the lid push rod 33 (skewering unit 3) to tilt. In addition, since the opening of the lid 22 by the lid push rod 33 is started before the skewer push rod 30 is inserted into the communication hole 23f, the tilt of the lid push rod 33 (skewing unit 3) that occurs when pushing the lid 22 open. As a result, the communication hole 23f and the skewer pressing rod 30 are likely to be caught.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, since the projection 26 is formed below the lid push rod 33, the projection 26 can prevent the lid push rod 33 (skewing unit 3) from tilting when the lid 22 is pushed open. As a result, the communication hole 23f and the skewering rod 30 can be prevented from being caught, so that the skewering unit 3 can be displaced smoothly.

In this way, when the lid push rod 33 (skewing unit 3) is prevented from tilting when the lid 22 is pushed open, it is preferable to arrange the projection 26 as close to the lid 22 as possible. Therefore, in this embodiment, in the initial position before skewering, the projection 26 is arranged below the front end of the lid push rod 33 (see FIG. 4). As a result, tilting of the lid push rod 33 (skewering unit 3) when the lid 22 is pushed open or during displacement can be effectively suppressed.

In this embodiment, the projection 26 is arranged below the front end of the lid push rod 33, but the projection 26 may be arranged on the front side of the front end of the lid push rod 33 at the initial position before skewering. . According to this configuration, the protrusion 26 can be arranged closer to the lid 22, so that tilting of the lid push rod 33 (skewering unit 3) when pushing the lid 22 open can be more effectively suppressed.

Further, when the projection 26 is formed forward of the lid push rod 33, the lid push rod 33 in the middle of displacement may interfere with (get caught on) the projection 26. It is particularly preferable to form the guiding surface 26a and the guided surface 33a as in this embodiment. As a result, even if the lid push rod 33 contacts the projection 26 while being displaced, the front end of the lid push rod 33 can be slid along the guide surface 26a and displaced so as to ride on the projection 26 . Therefore, the skewering unit 3 can be displaced smoothly.

Here, in order to suppress the tilting of the lid push rod 33 in the vicinity of the lid 22 while suppressing the interference between the projection 26 and the lid push rod 33, for example, the projection 26 can be formed long in the front-rear direction. is. However, in such a configuration, the projection 26 becomes large. It is preferable to provide As a result, tilting of the skewering unit 3 during the displacement of the lid push rod 33 or when the lid 22 is opened can be restricted by the small protrusions 26, so that an increase in the weight and cost of the skewering device 1 can be suppressed.

Further, when the tilting of the skewering unit 3 is restricted by the projection 26, for example, the projection 26 can be provided between the displacement locus of the food pushing rod 32 and the slide surface 24a. However, in such a configuration, in order to smoothly slide the projection 26 and the food push rod 32, the food push rod 32 must be formed with a tapered surface corresponding to the guided surface 33a. If such a tapered surface is formed on the front end of the food pushing rod 32, the contact area of the food pushing rod 32 with the food 100 becomes small, so there is a possibility that the food 100 cannot be pushed out properly.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which the projection 26 is not formed below the food pushing rod 32 . This eliminates the need to form a tapered surface corresponding to the guided surface 33a on the food pushing rod 32, so that a large contact area between the food 100 and the food pushing rod 32 can be ensured. Therefore, the food 100 can be properly pushed out by the food pushing rod 32 .

As shown in FIG. 8, by displacing the skewering unit 3 further forward from the skewering completion position, the lid 22 is completely opened by the lid push rod 33, and the food is pushed out by the push rod 32 after skewering. The food 100 is discharged from the discharge port 20d. At this time, other food items 100 remaining in the food supply section 20 without being pushed by the food push rod 32 are put on the food push rod 32 .

The end position of the sliding displacement of the skewering unit 3 is the position where the handle 31 contacts the block body 23c of the skewer feeding section 23. At this end position, the food pushing rod 32 protrudes forward beyond the discharge port 20d. state (see FIG. 7(b)). As a result, the skewered food 100 can be reliably discharged from the discharge port 20d.

In this way, when the food push rod 32 is entering the inside of the food supply unit 20 (the area where the food 100 is placed), that is, when the skewered food 100 is pushed out by the food push rod 32, the lid is closed. 22 is released by the lid push rod 33. As a result, the skewered food 100 with the skewers 101 can be discharged from the discharge port 20d.

According to the skewering device 1 of this embodiment, the skewering unit 3 in which the skewering rod 30 and the food pressing rod 32 are integrated is displaced by the wheels 34 (see FIG. 3). That is, since the skewer pushing rod 30 and the food pushing rod 32 are displaced by the driving force of the common wheel 34 (driving part), there is no need to separately provide a driving part for discharging the food 100 . Therefore, the product cost of the skewering device 1 can be reduced.

Further, for example, means (restricting means) for restricting the food 100 being skewered from being discharged from the discharge port 20d can be constituted by the lid 22 that is displaced by the power of an actuator or the like. However, in such a configuration, it is necessary to separately provide power for opening and closing the lid 22, which increases the production cost of the skewering device 1.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, the discharge of the food 100 being skewered is restricted by the lid 22 for opening and closing the discharge port 20d and the spring hinge 21 for applying an elastic force to the lid 22 in the direction to close the discharge port 20d. ing. As a result, regulating the discharge of the food 100 being skewered and permitting the discharge of the food 100 after skewering can be realized with a simple configuration, so that the product cost of the skewering device 1 can be reduced. .

Further, since the lid 22 is opened by the lid pushing rod 33, it is possible to suppress the load on the food 100 as compared with the case where the lid 22 is opened by the food 100 pushed out by the food pushing rod 32, for example. Furthermore, since the lid push rod 33 is integrally formed with the skewer push rod 30 and the food push rod 32, these rods can be displaced by a common wheel 34 (driving portion). Therefore, since there is no need to separately provide power for driving the lid push rod 33, the product cost of the skewering device 1 can be reduced.

After the skewered food 100 is discharged from the outlet 20d, the skewer unit 3 is pulled rearward (to the right in FIG. 8(b)) by holding the handle 31 and returned to the initial position. As a result, the food 100 on the food push rod 32 during skewering falls to the bottom surface (placement area) inside the food supply unit 20, and the skewer 101 on the skewer push rod 30 moves to the skewer supply unit 23. falls onto the support surface 23e of the

Therefore, the next food item 100 can be skewered by pushing the skewering unit 3 back to the initial position forward again. In this case, as described above, the stopper 27 (see FIG. 4) is formed on the rear side of the skewering unit 3 to maintain the insertion state of the skewering rod 30 into the insertion hole 23d at the initial position. This saves the trouble of inserting the skewering rod 30 into the insertion hole 23d each time skewering is repeated, thereby improving the workability of the skewering work.

Although the present invention has been described based on the above embodiments, the present invention is by no means limited to the above embodiments, and it will be easily understood that various modifications and improvements are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. It can be inferred.

In the above-described embodiment, konnyaku was exemplified as an example of the food 100 to be pierced with the skewer 101, but it is not necessarily limited to this. For example, if it is a food that is intended to be skewered 101, such as paste (such as hanpen and kamaboko), vegetables (such as radish and potato), tofu, deep-fried tofu, and yokan, the above-mentioned skewering can also be applied to other foods. Skewering can be done with the device 1.

Although not described in the above embodiment, the material of the skewer 101 is not particularly limited, and known skewers such as wood, bamboo, resin, or metal can be used. Also, the shape of the skewer 101 is not limited to a round bar. That is, the material and shape of the skewer 101 can be appropriately set as long as it can be pushed out by the skewer pushing rod 30 . In other words, the shape of the skewer pressing rod 30 may also be appropriately changed according to the shape of the skewer 101 and the like.

In the above-described embodiment, the material and fixing method of each part of the skewering device 1 have been omitted, but the material and fixing method are not particularly limited. For example, each part of the skewering device 1 may be made of metal, resin, or the like, and each part may be fixed by fastening means (screws or rivets), welding, or the like.

In the above-described embodiment, the wheel 34 is driven by operating the handle 31 (manually) as an example of a driving unit that drives the skewering rod 30, the food pushing rod 32, and the lid pushing rod 33 (skewering unit 3). Although the structure which rolls is illustrated, it is not necessarily restricted to this. For example, the configuration may be such that each rod is driven by the driving force of an actuator (cylinder or motor).

Also, as a configuration in which each rod is interlocked by such a driving portion (driven by a common driving portion), a configuration in which each rod is integrated into the skewering unit 3 has been exemplified, but it is not necessarily limited to this. . For example, the configuration may be such that the power of one actuator is transmitted to each rod. As an example of such a configuration, for example, a configuration in which the driving force of the motor is transmitted to each rod using a plurality of pinions and racks is exemplified. That is, the rods do not have to be integrated as long as the rods can be interlocked by a single drive unit.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the food supply unit 20 and the skewer supply unit 23 are formed in a box shape having an opening on the top has been described, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. For example, the shapes of the food supply unit 20 and the skewer supply unit 23 can be appropriately set according to the shapes of the food 100 and skewers 101, and the like. Further, instead of dropping the food 100 and the skewers 101, for example, the food 100 and the skewers 101 may be supplied horizontally. That is, the shapes (paths) of the food supply unit 20 and the skewer supply unit 23 are not limited to those described above as long as the food 100 and the skewers 101 can be supplied to the front side of the skewering direction of the skewering rod 30. .

In the above-described embodiment, the spring hinge 21 and the lid 22 were exemplified as an example of means for regulating the discharge of the food 100 from the discharge port 20d, but the invention is not necessarily limited to this. For example, the lid 22 may be attracted to the front wall 20a by magnetic force (magnet), or the weight of the lid 22 (or a weight provided on the lid 22) may be used to restrict the discharge of the food 100 from the discharge port 20d. In addition, in the case of the food 100 such as konnyaku, which is allowed to deform in a predetermined manner, for example, by making the opening area of the discharge port 20d smaller than the area of the front surface of the food 100, the food 100 from the discharge port 20d Emissions may be regulated.

In the above embodiment, the case where the lid 22 is opened and closed by the elastic force of the spring hinge 21 and the lid push rod 33 has been described, but the invention is not necessarily limited to this. For example, the lid 22 may be pushed open by the food 100 pushed out by the food pushing rod 32 . Alternatively, the lid 22 may be opened and closed by rotating the lid 22 or sliding the lid 22 on a plane perpendicular to the front-rear direction by driving force of an actuator or the like. In these configurations, the lid push rod 33 can be omitted.

Further, in the above embodiment, the cover 22 rotates around the axis in the horizontal direction at the upper portion of the discharge port 20d. It may be configured to rotate around an axis in the horizontal direction.

That is, while suppressing the food 100 from being discharged before the food push rod 32 enters the food supply part 20, the food 100 is prevented from being discharged when the food push rod 32 enters the food supply part 20. The configuration is not limited to the above configuration as long as the configuration allows discharge.

In the above-described embodiment, the lid push rod 33 is displaced by the wheel 34 (driving unit) common to the skewer push rod 30 and the food push rod 32, but it is not necessarily limited to this. For example, the skewer pushing rod 30, the food pushing rod 32, and the lid pushing rod 33 are configured separately, and the lid pushing rod 33 is displaced by a driving part (such as an actuator) different from the skewer pushing rod 30 and the food pushing rod 32. Configuration is fine.

In the above embodiment, the lid push rod 33 starts opening the lid 22 before the food push rod 32 enters the food supply portion 20, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the opening of the lid 22 may be started by the lid push rod 33 when or after the food push rod 32 enters the food supply section 20 .

In the above embodiment, the skewering unit 3 is displaced by the wheels 34 attached to the skewering unit 3, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. For example, the skewering unit 3 may be displaced on wheels 34 pivotally supported on the slide surface 24a, or the skewering unit 3 may be displaced by other rolling elements such as ball casters instead of the wheels 34. . Moreover, the structure which rolls such a rolling element (wheel, a ball caster, etc.) on the outer side of a pair of rails 25 may be sufficient.

In the above embodiment, the case where the rail 25 guides the displacement of the skewering unit 3 in the front-rear direction has been described, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. For example, as long as each rod of the skewer pushing rod 30, the food pushing rod 32, and the lid pushing rod 33 can be linearly moved, a known structure such as a linear guide or a cylinder can be adopted. Also, the skewer unit 3 may be configured to be non-detachable from the rail 25 (supply unit 2).

In the above embodiment, the case where the projection 26 is formed between the displacement locus of the lid push rod 33 and the slide surface 24a has been described, but the invention is not necessarily limited to this. For example, the protrusion 26 may be provided between the displacement locus of the food pushing rod 32 and the slide surface 24a, or the protrusion 26 may be omitted. When the protrusion 26 is provided between the displacement locus of the food push rod 32 and the slide surface 24a, the front end portion of the food push rod 32 may be formed with a tapered surface corresponding to the guided surface 33a.

In the above embodiment, the guide surface 26a is formed on the projection 26 and the guided surface 33a is formed on the lid push rod 33, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. For example, the guide surface 26a of the protrusion 26 and the guided surface 33a of the lid push rod 33 may be omitted.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the food pushing rod 32 and the lid pushing rod 33 are provided as a pair on the left and right has been described, but it is not necessarily limited to this. For example, one or more than three food push rods 32 and lid push rods 33 may be provided.

In the above embodiment, the upward displacement of the food push rod 32 is restricted by the left and right projecting portions (protrusions) of the block body 23c, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. For example, the right and left projecting portions of the block body 23c may be omitted, and there may be no means for restricting upward displacement of the food pushing rod 32 (skewing unit 3).

In the above-described embodiment, the lateral displacement of the food pushing rod 32 (skewering unit 3) is regulated by the skewer feeding section 23, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. For example, a configuration in which a relatively large gap is formed between the food pushing rod 32 and the skewer feeding section 23 and the lateral displacement of the skewering unit 3 is restricted by the rails 25 may be employed.

In the above embodiment, the case where the skewering rod 30 is inserted into the insertion hole 23d at the initial position before skewering and the inserted state is maintained by the contact between the skewering unit 3 and the stopper 27 has been described, but this is not necessarily the case. It is not limited. For example, the stopper 27 may be omitted, and the skewering rod 30 may be pulled out from the insertion hole 23d when the skewering unit 3 is displaced rearward on the slide surface 24a.

In the above embodiment, the case where the stopper 27 is formed at a height that allows insertion and removal of the skewering rod 30 from the insertion hole 23d (attachment and detachment of the skewering unit 3 with respect to the supply unit 2) has been described, but this is not necessarily the case. isn't it. For example, by forming a stopper 27 that can be displaced between a regulating position on the slide surface 24a for regulating the rearward displacement of the skewering unit 3 and a retracted position for evacuating from the slide surface 24a, the insertion hole 23d can be displaced. A structure that allows insertion and removal of the skewering rod 30 (attachment and detachment of the skewering unit 3 with respect to the supply unit 2) may be employed.

1 skewering device 20 food supply unit 20a front wall 20d discharge port 21 spring hinge (restricting means) (elastic body)
22 lid (control means)
23 skewer supply part 23d insertion hole 23c block body (protruding part)
24a Slide surface 25 Rail 26 Projection 26a Guide surface 27 Stopper 3 Skewering unit 30 Skewer push rod 32 Food push rod 33 Lid push rod (release means)
33a Guided surface 34 Wheel (driving unit)
100 food 101 skewers

Claims (14)

a drive unit, a skewer pushing rod that is displaced in the skewering direction by the driving force of the driving unit, a skewer supply unit that supplies skewers to the front side of the skewering rod in the skewering direction, and a front side of the skewer supply unit. a food supply unit for supplying food to a placement area, wherein the skewer is pushed toward the placement area by the skewer pushing rod, thereby pushing the skewer onto the food placed on the placement area. In the skewering device that pierces,
a food push rod that is displaced in the skewering direction toward the placing area and pushes the skewered food forward; and a discharge port formed in front of the food push rod for discharging the skewered food. a regulating means capable of forming a regulated state for regulating the discharge of the food from the discharge port of the front wall; and a canceling means for canceling the regulated state formed by the regulating means. , and
The food push rod is displaced by the driving force of the drive unit, the regulated state is formed by the regulating means before the food push rod enters the placement area, and the food push rod moves toward the placement area. A skewering device, wherein the restricting state is released by the releasing means when the skewering device is entering the body. The restricting means is rotatably attached to the front wall and comprises a lid that opens and closes the discharge port, and an elastic body that imparts an elastic force to the lid in a direction to close the discharge port. The skewering device according to claim 1. 3. The skewering device according to claim 2, wherein said releasing means comprises a lid push rod that is displaced toward said lid in said skewering direction and pushes open said lid. 4. A skewering device according to claim 3, wherein said lid pushing rod is displaced by the driving force of said driving portion. 5. A skewering device according to claim 4, wherein said lid push rod starts opening said lid before said food push rod enters said placing area. A skewering unit in which the skewering rod, the food pushing rod, and the lid pushing rod are integrally formed, a wheel for slidingly displacing the skewering unit on a slide surface, and displacement of the skewering unit by the wheel and a rail for guiding in the skewering direction,
6. The skewering device according to claim 4, wherein displacement of the skewering unit is guided by the rail while the skewering unit is allowed to be removed from the rail. a protrusion formed between the displacement trajectory of the food push rod or the lid push rod and the slide surface and protruding from the slide surface;
7. The skewering device according to claim 6, wherein the inclination of the food push rod or the lid push rod toward the slide surface is restricted by the projection. the lid rotates around an axis parallel to the slide surface above the outlet;
8. The skewering device according to claim 7, wherein the projection is formed between the displacement trajectory of the lid push rod and the slide surface. The protrusion is located below the front end of the lid push rod or forward of the lid push rod in the initial position before skewering,
9. The skewering device according to claim 8, wherein a guide surface inclined downward toward the slide surface is formed on the upper surface of the rear end side of the projection. A guided surface inclined upward toward the front is formed on the lower surface of the front end side of the lid push rod,
10. The skewering device according to claim 9, wherein the protrusion is not formed between the displacement locus of the food pushing rod and the slide surface. A skewering unit in which the skewering rod and the food pressing rod are integrally formed, a wheel for slidingly displacing the skewering unit on a slide surface, and a rail for guiding the displacement of the skewering unit by the wheel in the skewering direction. , and
11. The skewering device according to claim 1, wherein the displacement of the skewering unit is guided by the rail while the skewering unit is allowed to be removed from the rail. The food push rods are provided in a pair across the skewer supply unit,
The skewer supply unit includes a pair of projections projecting upward from the pair of food push rods from the skewer supply unit,
By inserting the food push rod between the pair of protrusions and the slide surface, the food push rod is restricted in lateral displacement by the skewer feeder, and upwardly displaced. 12. The skewering device according to claim 11, wherein the skewering device is restricted by a protrusion. The skewer supply part is formed at the rear end of the skewer supply part and has an insertion hole for pushing the skewer by the skewer pushing rod,
The skewer push rod is inserted into the insertion hole at an initial position before skewering,
13. The skewering device according to claim 11 or 12, wherein a stopper is formed on the slide surface to restrict displacement of the skewering unit to the rear side of the initial position. 14. The skewering device according to claim 13, wherein the height of the stopper from the slide surface is a height that allows insertion and withdrawal of the skewering rod from the insertion hole.

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