JP7394385B2 - Article placement device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an article placement device for placing articles.

Conventionally, for example, articles installed in a factory and transferred by a conveyor are placed at a predetermined placement position placed at the end of the conveyor or on a container such as a tray that is kept waiting at the end of the conveyor. There is a device that can be used to
As such an article placement device, Patent Document 1 discloses that a conveyor for transferring articles is provided, a terminal end of this conveyor is configured to be able to move back and forth in the transfer direction, and a container such as a tray is placed from the transfer end of the conveyor. A technique is disclosed for flowing articles down into.
Note that Patent Document 2 discloses a technique in which an endless band is wound around the top surface to the bottom surface of a plate, and while the endless band is driven in a direction opposite to the traveling direction of the plate, articles on a conveyor are scooped up. has been done.

JP2019-64808A Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2017-214108

However, since the technologies disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 are configured to allow the articles to flow downward from the end of the conveyor or the end of the endless belt, the posture of the articles is disturbed when they fall, and the articles are not aligned at the target position. There was a problem that it could not be placed in the correct position.
Further, there is a problem in that the maintainability of the drive unit or interlocking unit for changing the position of the conveyor is reduced.
The present invention solves the problems of the prior art as described above, and provides a loading device that can place received articles in a proper posture at a target position, which operates smoothly and is easy to maintain. The purpose is to realize something high.

The present invention takes the following technical measures to solve the above problems.
That is, in the invention according to claim 1, the first guide member (219), the second guide member (268), and the third guide member (217), each having a predetermined length, are arranged approximately at intervals from each other. The base of a receiving member (202) that is arranged in parallel and supports an article is attached to the first guide member (219) so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction thereof, and the receiving member (202) is attached to the upper side of the receiving member (202). A transporting body (295) movable with respect to the member (202) is provided, and the transporting body (295) is provided below the receiving member (202) relative to the receiving member (202). An actuating member (250) is provided that moves in a direction opposite to the moving direction of the receiving member (202) in accordance with the movement of the receiving member (202), and the base of this actuating member (250) is connected to the third guide member (250). 217) so as to be movable in its longitudinal direction, and the distal end of the receiving member (202) and the distal end of the actuating member (250) are attached to the second guide member (268) in the longitudinal direction. The article mounting device is movably supported.

In the invention according to claim 2, the third guide member (217) is arranged below the first guide member (219), and the base of the actuating member (250) is arranged on the third guide member (217). The article mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the operating member (250) is supported so as to be movable up and down, and the distal end portion of the operating member (250) is supported in a mounted state on the second guide member (268).

In the invention according to claim 3, the base of the receiving member (202) is supported vertically movably relative to the first guide member (219), and the tip of the receiving member (202) is supported by the second guide member (219). The article placement device according to claim 2, wherein the article placement device is supported in a placed state on a guide member (268).

In the invention according to claim 4, the second guide member (268) includes a first support surface (268A) that supports the distal end of the actuating member (250), and a distal end of the receiving member (202). The article mounting device according to claim 3, further comprising a second support surface (268B) for supporting the article.

The invention according to claim 5 provides a first locking device (270) that restricts downward swinging of the second guide member (268), and releases the lock by the first locking device (270), and By swinging the second guide member (268) downward, the first support surface (268A) supports the tip of the actuating member (250), and the second support surface (268B) supports the receiving member (202). The article mounting device according to claim 4, wherein the support of the tip portion is released.

The invention according to claim 6 provides a first support surface (268A) for regulating the downward rotational position of the actuating member (250) in a state in which the support of the distal end of the actuating member (250) is released. The article mounting device according to claim 5, further comprising one regulating member (221).

The invention according to claim 7 provides the first guide member (219) of the receiving member (202) in a state where the support of the distal end of the receiving member (202) by the second support surface (268B) is released. The article mounting device according to claim 6, further comprising a second regulating member (262) for regulating falling rotation with the fulcrum being the fulcrum.

The invention according to claim 8 drives the first driving means (241) for moving the receiving member (202) and the actuating member (250) to move the transfer body (295) to the receiving member (202). ) , the second driving means (RA) is provided for moving the receiving member (202) in a direction opposite to the moving direction of the receiving member (202) according to the movement of the receiving member (202). This is an article placement device.

The invention according to claim 9 provides a fulcrum shaft (206) that integrally supports the first guide member (219), the second guide member (268), and the third guide member (217) so as to be movable up and down. The machine according to claim 8, further comprising a second locking device (278) disposed below the third guide member (217) and fixing the second guide member (268) in position on the machine base (203) side. This is an article placement device.

According to the invention described in claim 1 , the transfer body (295) is moved relative to the receiving member (202) in the moving direction of the receiving member (202) according to the movement of the receiving member (202). By moving the receiving member (202) in the opposite direction and retracting the receiving member (202) from below the article while making it difficult for the horizontal position of the article to change, the posture of the article being lowered from above the receiving member (202) is adjusted. The item is less likely to be disturbed and can be lowered to an appropriate position in an orderly manner.
The receiving member (202) and the actuating member (250) also include a first guide member (219), a second guide member (268), and a third guide member (217) that are arranged substantially parallel to each other with an interval. By being movably supported relative to the receiving member (202) and the actuating member (250), the moving state of the receiving member (202) and the actuating member (250) becomes smooth.

According to the invention set forth in claim 2, in order to achieve the effect of the invention set forth in claim 1, vertical movement of the actuating member (250) is allowed, so that movement of the actuating member (250) is prevented. It can be facilitated.

According to the invention set forth in claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention set forth in claim 2, vertical movement of the receiving member (202) is allowed, so that the movement of the receiving member (202) is smooth. can be converted into Furthermore, by supporting the tip of the receiving member (202) on the second guide member (268) that supports the tip of the actuating member (250), an independent guide member is not required and members can be saved. I can do it.

According to the invention set forth in claim 4, in order to achieve the effect of the invention set forth in claim 3, the first support surface (268A) and the second support surface (268B) provided on the second guide member (268). The tip portions of the actuating member (250) and the receiving member (202) can be supported by this.

According to the invention set forth in claim 5, in addition to the effect of the invention set forth in claim 4, by unlocking the first locking device (270) and swinging the second guide member (268) downward, Maintenance can be performed by rotating the actuating member (250) and receiving member (202) downward.

According to the invention set forth in claim 6, in order to achieve the effect of the invention set forth in claim 5, the downward rotational position of the actuating member (250) is regulated by the first regulating member (221). Excessive downward rotation of the actuating member (250) can be suppressed, and the actuating member (250) can be smoothly returned to the position before the downward rotation.

According to the invention set forth in claim 7, in addition to the effect of the invention set forth in claim 6, the downward rotation of the receiving member (202) is regulated by the second regulating member (262). Excessive downward rotation of the receiving member (202) can be suppressed, and the receiving member (202) can be smoothly returned to the position before the downward rotation.

According to the invention set forth in claim 8, in addition to the effects of the invention set forth in claim 7, the receiving member (202) and the actuating member (250) can be forcibly driven to place the article.

According to the invention set forth in claim 9, in addition to the effect of the invention set forth in claim 8, the second locking device (278) is unlocked, and the first guide member (219) and the second guide member (268) are locked. By integrally rotating the third guide member (217) and the third guide member (217) upward, maintenance of the portion covered by these guide members can be performed.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a food cutting and conveying device equipped with an article placement device of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a left side view of a food cutting and conveying device equipped with an article placement device of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view of a food cutting and conveying device equipped with an article placement device of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory left side view showing the food cutting and conveying device equipped with the article mounting device of the present invention, cut away at the middle portion in the left-right direction. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the power transmission of the food cutting and conveying device equipped with the article placement device of the present invention. It is a left side view of a supply part. It is a top view of a supply part. It is a top view of a cutting part. It is a front view of the frame member provided in the outlet of the supply part. It is a right side view of a cutting part, (a) is an explanatory right side view of a cutting part, and (b) is an enlarged view of the part enclosed with a dashed-dotted line in (a). FIG. 6 is an explanatory left side view of the vicinity of the cut portion and the takeover portion. FIG. 3 is an explanatory plan view of the vicinity of the cutting part and the takeover part. It is an explanatory left side view showing a folded food collection (article). It is a right view of a 2nd conveyance action part. It is a top view of the 2nd conveyance action part. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the article placement device in a closed state. FIG. 3 is a front view of the article placement device in a closed state. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the article placement device during interval adjustment. FIG. 3 is a front view of the article placement device during interval adjustment. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the article placement device in an open state. FIG. 3 is a front view of the article placement device in an open state. It is a left side view of an article mounting device, (a) shows a working state, (b) shows a maintenance state. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a transport body of the article placement device. It is a front view for explaining the operation of the article placement device, (a) showing the closed state and (b) showing the open state. FIG. 3 is an explanatory rear view of the container supply section. It is an explanatory view of the main part of a container supply part. It is an explanatory view of the main part of a container supply part. FIG. 3 is a left side view for explaining the operating state of the vicinity of the article placement device. FIG. 3 is a left side view for explaining the operating state of the vicinity of the article placement device. FIG. 3 is an explanatory plan view of the vicinity of the article mounting device in an initial state before interval adjustment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory front view of the vicinity of the article placement device in an initial state before interval adjustment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory plan view of the vicinity of the article placement device during interval adjustment. FIG. 7 is an explanatory front view of the vicinity of the article placement device during interval adjustment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory plan view of the vicinity of the article mounting device in a state in the middle of opening. FIG. 3 is an explanatory front view of the vicinity of the article placement device in a state in the middle of opening. FIG. 2 is an explanatory plan view of the vicinity of the article placement device in an open state. FIG. 3 is an explanatory front view of the vicinity of the article placement device in an open state. FIG. 3 is a left side view for explaining the operating state of the surroundings of the mounting device in a fully accommodated state. It is an explanatory view showing a polishing device in a broken state. FIG. 3 is a left side view of the polishing device. It is a pneumatic circuit diagram of an air cylinder.

A mode for carrying out the present invention is provided in a slicer that continuously cuts chunks of meat and conveys a plurality of pieces of meat as an aggregate (meat group), and this aggregate (in the claims) A mounting device for accommodating "articles" on a tray will be described in detail as an example.
In addition, based on the conveyance direction of the aggregate of meat chunks and meat pieces cut by this slicer, the upper side is defined as the "rear side" and the lower side is defined as the "front side", and the left hand side when facing the lower side. This will be explained by defining the left side as the "left side" and the right hand side as the "right side."

(Overall configuration of slicer)
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the slicer 1 is configured by providing a feeding section 3, a cutting section 4, a conveyance section 5, a storage section 6, and a control section 7 on a machine base 2 serving as a base. do.
The machine stand 2 is a frame having a predetermined height and a rectangular shape in plan view.
The supply section 3 receives the chunks of meat input by the operator and transports them forward, and the cutting section 4 cuts the front end of the chunks of meat protruding forward from the front end of the supply section 3 into a predetermined thickness. It is for cutting.
The transport section 5 transports the pieces of meat cut by the cutting section 4 forward, and the storage section 6 stores the transported meat pieces in a container and carries them out.
This storage section 6 is equipped with the article placement device of the present invention.
The control section 7 controls the operating states of the electric motor, air cylinder, etc. that drive each section.
Note that, from a sanitary standpoint, each part is mainly constructed of stainless steel and covered with a cover K made of stainless steel.
4 and subsequent figures are shown with this cover K removed.

(Supply Department)
As shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the supply unit 3 includes a frame 8 that is framed in a rectangular shape in a plan view, and is attached to the frame 8 to convey the manually supplied lump meat to the front. A lump meat conveying device 9 is provided.
This lump meat conveying device 9 has left and right side walls 10, 10 erected on both left and right sides of the frame 8, and left and right fulcrum shafts 11, 11 are connected from the rear ends of the left and right side walls 10, 10, respectively. Fixed in a position that protrudes outward.
The left and right fulcrum shafts 11, 11 are arranged on the same axis, and both ends thereof are supported on the machine stand 2 side via left and right bearings 12, 12.

(Owing mechanism of supply section)
As shown in FIG. 5, a rocking electric motor 13 is attached to a lower part of the frame 8 on the machine base 2, and one end of a crank arm 15 is attached to an output shaft 14 of the rocking electric motor 13.
A cylindrical portion is provided at both ends of the interlocking rod 18 with a bearing 16 supported at the other end of the crank arm 15 and a bearing 17 supported at a lower front side of the frame 8 than the fulcrum shafts 11, 11. (not shown) and fix it.
As a result, the supply section 3 is supported in a posture inclined downward toward the front so that the front end, which is closer to the end of conveyance, is lower.
When the swinging electric motor 13 is driven, the supply section 3 swings diagonally up and down about the fulcrum shaft 11, and the front end of the supply section 3 reciprocates on a circular arc trajectory about the fulcrum shaft 11.

(Transportation path of supply section)
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the frame 8 is integrally provided with one partition wall 19 between side walls 10, 10 provided at both left and right ends.
Two conveyance passages 20, 20 are formed between these two side walls 10, 10 and one partition wall 19.
In addition, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the side walls 10, 10 at both the left and right end portions are formed into a gate-shaped or arched structure that is disposed straddling the upper portions of the two conveyance passages 20, 20 at the front and rear portions thereof. The rigidity of the frame body 8 is ensured by connecting them with reinforced frames 21 and 21 having the same shape.

(Feeding section conveyor)
As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 7, the lump meat conveying device 9 is configured by providing a wide lower conveyor 22 for transporting lump meat in each of two conveyance paths 20, 20.
This lower conveyor 22 forms the bottoms of the two conveyance passages 20, 20, and is used to place and convey chunks of meat.
The lower conveyor 22 includes a front end roller 23 and a rear end roller 24, a lower endless belt 25 having a rough surface that is wound around the front end roller 23 and the rear end roller 24, and a front and rear belt that applies tension to the lower endless belt 25. It consists of a tension roller 26 in the middle part in the direction.

The front end roller 23 is rotatably supported on a left-right axis fixed to the front end portions of left and right frames (not shown).
The left and right frames are integrally constructed and are configured to be detachable from the lower part of the frame body 8.
The rear end roller 24 is fixed to a lower drive shaft 27 in the left and right direction, which is supported on the rear ends of the left and right frames.
The tension roller 26 is disposed at an intermediate portion of the frame body 8 in the front-rear direction, and is brought into contact with the upper surface of the lower winding region of the lower endless belt 25 to elastically bias it downward. As a result, tension suitable for conveyance is applied to the lower endless belt 25.
Further, instead of the configuration in which the tension roller 26 is elastically biased, a configuration in which the height of the tension roller 26 is adjusted and fixed may be used.

Note that the front end roller 23, the rear end roller 24, the tension roller 26, and the lower endless belt 25 are formed wider than the inner surface interval of the left and right side walls 10, 10, and their left and right ends are respectively connected to the left and right side walls 10. , 10 below.
Further, between the front end roller 23 and the tension roller 26 in the frame body 8, and between the tension roller 26 and the rear end roller 24, sliding contact plates that slide and support the lower surface of the upper winding area of the lower endless belt 25 are provided. Attach the body (not shown). This sliding plate body is formed to have a wide width extending between the inner surfaces of the left and right side walls 10, 10.
Further, the upper surface of the lower endless belt 25 is disposed directly below the partition wall 19 with a gap that is sufficient to prevent contact.
Thereby, the upper surface of the lower endless belt 25 forms the bottoms of the two transport paths 20, 20 described above.

(Press plate of supply section)
As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the bases of the left and right pressing arms 28, 28 are supported by bearings at the portions of the left and right fulcrum shafts 11, 11 between the side walls 10, 10 and the bearings 12, 12.
As a result, the left and right pressing arms 28, 28 are arranged on the outside of the left and right side walls 10, 10 so as to be vertically swingable.
At the front ends of the left and right pressing arms 28, 28 are attached pressing plates 29, 29, respectively, which face the upper front end portions of the conveyance passages 20, 20.
The pressing plates 29, 29 are fastened and fixed to mounting stays 30, 30 attached to the front ends of the left and right pressing arms 28, 28 with knob bolts 30N, 30N.
Note that the attachment stays 30, 30 extend upward from the front ends (free ends) of the press arms 28, 28, and then are bent toward the upper side of the conveyance passages 20, 20.

The pressing plates 29, 29 have an upper surface portion that is fastened and fixed to the mounting stays 30, 30, a slope portion that slopes forward downward from the front end of the upper surface portion, and a pressing surface portion that extends forward from the front end of the slope portion. It is a plate.
In addition, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the stays 30T, 30T are raised from the left and right side walls 10, 10 of the frame 8, and the cylinder parts of the left and right air cylinders 30S, 30S are attached to the stays 30T, 30T in the left and right direction. It is rotatably supported by shafts 30Y and 30Y. As a result, the air cylinders 30S, 30S are installed in vertical positions.
The tips of the pistons of the air cylinders 30S, 30S are rotatably supported by the front portions of the left and right pressing arms 28, 28 about the axes in the left and right direction.

When the air cylinders 30S, 30S are extended, the press arm 28 rotates downward, and the press plates 29, 29 are pressed toward the upper surface of the lower endless belt 25, and the press surfaces of the press plates 29, 29 press the press plates 29, 29 downward. The front end of the meat chunks that have been transported to the front of the transport passages 20, 20 is pressed.
That is, the timing of expansion and contraction of the air cylinders 30S and 30S is controlled so as to synchronize with the swinging of the supply section 3 about the fulcrum shaft 11.
As a result, just before the front end of the meat block is cut by the cutting unit 4 due to the upward swinging of the supply unit 3, the air cylinders 30S, 30S extend and press the front end of the meat block, thereby pressing the front end of the meat block during cutting. Prevent misalignment.
After cutting, the air cylinders 30S, 30S are shortened to release the pressure on the meat chunks, and the lower endless belt 25 is driven to feed the meat chunks until the front end contacts a receiving plate, which will be described later.

(Transmission of supply section)
As shown in FIG. 5, an electric motor 31 for conveyance is attached to the lower surface side of the frame 8 in the supply section 3 so as to face in the left-right direction, and an output gear 32 is attached to the output shaft of the electric motor 31 for conveyance in the left-right direction. Fix it.
Then, this output gear 32 is engaged with an intermediate gear 33 bearing a bearing on the rear part of the frame 8, and this intermediate gear 33 is engaged with an input gear 34 fixed to the left end of the lower drive shaft 27.

(Cutting related section in supply section)
As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a frame member 36 having two openings 35, 35 is fastened and fixed to the front end of the frame 8 in the supply section 3 with bolts 37.
As shown in FIG. 9, this frame member 36 includes mounting parts 38, 38 having bolt holes at both left and right ends, and two rectangular openings 35, 38 between the left and right mounting parts 38, 38. 35 is formed by penetrating it.
A vertical crosspiece 39 is formed between these two rectangular openings 35, 35.
Including the front surface of this crosspiece 39, on the outer front surface of the left and right openings 35, 35 in the frame member 36, there is a sliding edge that continuously surrounds the left and right side edges and the bottom side edge of each opening 35. 40, 40 are formed by protruding them forward.

As shown in FIG. 10(a), the front surfaces of the sliding contact edges 40, 40 are formed in an arc shape centered on the fulcrum shaft 11 of the supply section 3 when viewed from the side.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 9(b), the upper front surfaces of the sliding contact edges 40, 40 are sloped surfaces 41 that are raised at the rear, so that when the supply section 3 is oscillated upward, an endless band blade, which will be described later, is brought into sliding contact. It is slidably guided on the edges 40, 40.
Note that the upper edge of the bottom side edge of each of the openings 35, 35 is formed into a knife shape.
Further, as shown in FIG. 9, a concave portion 42 that continues in the vertical direction is formed only in the widthwise (horizontal direction) central portion of the sliding edge portions 40, 40 formed on the front surface of the crosspiece portion 39.
As a result, sliding contact edges 40, 40 remain on both left and right sides of the bottom of the recess 42, and the rear surface of a cutting edge edge of an endless band blade 49, which will be described later, also slides into these sliding contact edges 40, 40.
Note that the bottom surface of the recess 42 is also formed in an arc shape centered on the fulcrum shaft 11 of the supply section 3 when viewed from the side.

(Receiver plate of cutting part)
As shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 8, FIG. 10, and FIG. 11, the front end of the meat chunks sent out from the two openings 35, 35 is received at a position opposite to the front side of the swing trajectory of the frame member 36 described above. A receiving plate 43 is arranged.
The entire or part of the rear surface of this receiving plate 43 is formed to have a curvature along an arc centered on the fulcrum shaft 11 of the supply section 3 when viewed from the side.
As a result, the front surface of the sliding edges 40, 40 of the frame member 36 and the rear surface of the receiving plate 43 have an arc shape with the same or similar curvature in side view.

(cutting blade)
As shown in FIG. 5, the cutting section 4 includes a cutting electric motor 44, a driving pulley 46 attached to an output shaft 45 of the cutting electric motor 44, a driven pulley 48 attached to a driven shaft 47, and a driving pulley 48 attached to a driven shaft 47. It is provided with an endless band blade 49 made of steel that is wound around a pulley 46 and a driven pulley 48.
The electric motor 44 for the cutting blade is fixed at a location away from the two openings 35, 35 to the left.
On the other hand, the driven shaft 47 is rotatably supported via a bearing 50 at a position spaced to the right from the two openings 35, 35, and its position can be adjusted in the left-right direction by the operation of an air cylinder (not shown). Support on the machine stand 2 side.
Note that the output shaft 45 and the driven shaft 47 are held parallel to each other in the same upwardly tilted posture.

As a result, by operating the air cylinder to reduce the distance between the driving pulley 46 and the driven pulley 48, it is possible to easily wrap and remove the endless band blade 49 around these two pulleys 46, 48. .
When the cutting electric motor 44 is started with the endless band blade 49 wound around the drive pulley 46 and the driven pulley 48, the drive pulley 46 rotates counterclockwise when viewed from the front upper extension line of the axis of the output shaft 45. Drive rotation around.
Further, the driven pulley 48 is also rotated counterclockwise via the endless band blade 49.

As a result, in the lower winding region of the endless band blade 49, the endless band blade 49 rotates from the driven pulley 48 side to the drive pulley 46 side (from right to left).
Therefore, in this lower winding region, the endless band blade 49 rotates in a tensioned state, and the lower winding region of the endless band blade 49 is used as an action area for cutting meat chunks.
In addition, when the endless band blade 49 that moves in a circular motion is overloaded due to cutting resistance of lump meat, etc., a force is applied to the driven shaft 47 in the direction toward the output shaft 45, but this driven shaft By compressing the air in the air cylinder that moves and adjusts 47, damage due to overload can be prevented.
Note that one side edge of the endless band blade 49 is formed into a sharp blade edge.

As shown in FIG. 10, a guide member 51 for guiding the endless band blade 49 is arranged above the receiving plate 43 between the driving pulley 46 and the driven pulley 48.
This guide member 51 has a downwardly opened left-right groove formed in the lower edge of a plate that is elongated in the left-right direction, and a side edge portion of the endless band blade 49 without a blade edge is inserted into this groove. It is slidably inserted in the left and right direction.
By fixing the posture of this guide member 51, the winding surface of the endless band blade 49 is held in a set posture tilted backward, and the blade edge of the endless band blade 49 and the upper end of the receiving plate 43 are A gap T is formed between them.
Note that since the inner and outer surfaces of the endless band blade 49 are slidably supported by the guide member 51, the inclined posture during circular movement is stabilized.

(Endless band blade polishing device)
As shown in FIGS. 39 and 40, a polishing device 340A on the extension side and a polishing device 340B on the shortening side for polishing the edge of the endless band blade 49 are provided.
The internal structure of the polishing device 340A on the extension operation side and the polishing device 340B on the contraction operation side are the same, and a portion near the driven pulley 48 in the upper winding area of the endless band blade 49 has a different angle in side view. It is attached to a portion of the supply section 3 on the frame body 8 side.
That is, a flange having a hole through which the piston 342 passes is attached to the end surface of a double-acting cylinder 343 having a piston 342 that expands and contracts in response to supply from hoses 341, 341 connected to an air pump (not shown). Integrate 344.

One end of a cylindrical sliding support member 345 is fixed to this flange 344, and a cylindrical support member 346 having a bottom wall is slidably fitted inside this support member 345.
The tip of the piston 342 is screwed and connected to the bottom wall of the support member 346.
Inside the support member 346, a ball bearing 348 supports the base of a rotary shaft 347 formed with different diameters in multiple stages.
A cap 349 that supports the tip of the rotating shaft 347 in a protruding state is provided, and the base of the cap 349 is screwed onto the tip of the support member 346 and is fastened and fixed. The tip of the rotating shaft 347 is supported by a bearing.

The center hole of the whetstone 351 is inserted into the threaded portion of the rotating shaft 347 at the tip protruding from the cap 349, and the whetstone 351 is fastened with a nut 352.
This grindstone 351 is formed into a shallow cylindrical shape, and its tip edge, not the outer periphery, is used as a polishing surface 353 used for polishing.
In the polishing device 340A on the extension operation side and the polishing device 340B on the shortening operation side, the grindstone 351 is installed with the mounting direction reversed.
Further, a plurality of recesses 354 are formed along the circumferential direction on the circumferential surface of the intermediate portion of the rotating shaft 347, and a plurality of recesses 354 are formed in the tangential direction of the circumferential surface of the intermediate portion of the rotating shaft 347 in a portion of the cap 349 that faces the recesses 354. A through hole is formed towards the end, and a hose 355 is connected to this through hole.
Air is blown into the recess 354 from the through hole through the hose 355 in the tangential direction of the rotary shaft 347, and the rotary shaft 347 is rotated by pushing the periphery of the recess 354.

The polishing device 340A on the extension operation side presses the polishing surface 353 on the tip side of the grindstone 351 at a predetermined angle from above against the edge of the endless band blade 49 by the extension operation of the piston 342 , and applies this contact force and The whetstone 351 is rotated by the rotational force generated by the air pressure of the rotary shaft 347, and the upper surface of the blade edge of the endless band blade 49 is polished.
The polishing device 340B on the shortening operation side applies the polishing surface 353 on the base end side of the grindstone 351 at a predetermined angle from below to the edge of the endless band blade 49 by the shortening operation of the piston 342 , and applies this contact force. The whetstone 351 is rotated by the rotational force generated by the air pressure of the rotary shaft 347, and the lower surface of the blade edge of the endless band blade 49 is polished.
The polishing performed by the polishing device 340A on the extension side and the polishing performed by the polishing device 340B on the shortening side are repeated at predetermined time intervals.

Therefore, a band blade guide member 356 having a groove for slidingly supporting the opposite edge of the endless band blade 49 is arranged between the polishing device 340A on the extension operation side and the polishing device 340B on the shortening operation side. .
This band blade guide member 356 includes a sliding guide member 358 which has a groove formed at the lower end of a support body 357 bent into an L-shape in side view for slidingly guiding the opposite edge of the endless band blade 49. are fastened and fixed with bolts 359.
The upper end portion of this support body 357 is fastened and attached to a portion of the supply unit 3 on the frame body 8 side with a bolt 360.
Thereby, the sliding contact guide member 358 is arranged between the grindstone 351 of the polishing device 340A on the extension side and the grindstone 351 of the polishing device 340B on the shortening side.
Due to the sliding contact guiding action of the endless band blade 49 by the sliding contact guide member 358, the circular movement locus of the endless band blade 49 is less likely to deviate from its normal position due to contact with the grindstones 351, 351, improving polishing accuracy. do.

(Support for cutting section, first support member, third support member)
As shown in FIG. 4, two flat rails 52, 52 are fixed on both left and right sides of the upper part of the machine base 2, facing in the front-rear direction and spaced apart in the left-right direction.
At the lower part of the third support member 53, which is formed into a rectangular frame in plan view, two rollers 54 are supported on both left and right sides of the front part in a scale swinging manner.
Furthermore, one roller 54 is pivotally supported on each of the left and right sides of the rear portion of the lower portion of the third support member 53.

With the third support member 53 mounted on the machine base 2, all six rollers 54 are placed on the upper surfaces of the left and right rails 52, 52, and the third support member 53 is mounted on the machine base 2 in the longitudinal direction. It is supported so that it can be moved freely.
A first support member 55 formed into a rectangular frame in plan view is arranged above the third support member 53, and upper end portions of four upper link arms 56 are placed at four locations on the front, rear, left and right sides of the first support member 55. is rotatably mounted around an upper shaft 57 in the left-right direction.
The lower ends of these four upper link arms 56 are respectively fixed to the left and right ends of lower shafts 58, 58 in the left and right direction supported by bearings at the front-rear center and rear portions of the third support member 53, and the left and right upper link arms 56, 56 are configured to integrally rotate around lower shafts 58, 58.
Further, the upper end portion of a lower link arm 59 is connected and fixed to the lower end portions of these four upper link arms 56. Thereby, the lower link arm 59 and the upper link arm 56 exhibit an inverted dogleg shape when viewed from the left side.
Further, the front and rear tension springs 60, 60, and the elastic force of the tension springs 60, 60 in the contraction direction urges the first support member 55 in the upward direction.

Then, the base of the electric motor 61 is pivotally supported on the third support member 53 around the axis in the left-right direction, and the female screw member 64 is screwed onto the screw shaft 63 that is rotationally driven by the electric motor 61. The distal end of the intermediate member 64a, which moves together with the screw member 64, is rotatably attached to a stay 55b on the side of the frame 55a in the left-right direction, which is provided at the middle part of the first support member 55 in the front-rear direction, by a shaft 65 in the left-right direction. do.
When the screw shaft 63 is rotated by the drive of this electric motor 61, the female screw member 64 screwed therewith moves in the axial direction of the screw shaft 63, and the frame 55a of the first support member 55 is moved through the intermediate member 64a. The first support member 55 moves relative to the third support member 53 by pushing and pulling.
The movement locus of the first support member 55 is determined by the setting of the swing locus of the upper end portions of the front and rear upper link arms 56.

That is, the four upper link arms 56 are all formed to have the same length, and the bearing position of the front lower shaft 58 with respect to the third support member 53 is changed from the bearing position of the rear lower shaft 58 with respect to the third support member 53. Set higher than the position.
The rearward downward slope of the left and right upper link arms 56, 56 on the front side is set to be gentler than the rearward downward slope of the left and right upper link arms 56, 56 on the rear side.
As a result, the closer the first support member 55 is to the third support member 53 (the more it descends), the more the front side of the first support member 55 is lowered than the rear side, and the first support member 55 is lowered. It slopes forward and downward.

Thus, the lower end portion of a rear support stand 67 having left and right side plates 66, 66 is fixed to the rear portion of the first support member 55 by fastening bolts.
Further, the lower portions of the left and right side plates 66, 66 are connected and reinforced by round bar-shaped frames 68, 68 in the left and right direction.
As shown in FIG. 11, the upwardly extending portions of the left and right side plates 66, 66 are connected by a frame 69 in the left and right direction.
As shown in FIG. 4, an oblique side portion that slopes upward in the front is formed at the upper rear side portions of the left and right side plates 66, 66, and the oblique side portion is formed so as to extend forward from both left and right ends of the front surface of the receiving plate 43. The protruding stays 70, 70 are fastened and fixed with nuts 71.
Thereby, the receiving plate 43 is fixed at a fixed position on the first support member 55.
Note that when the third support member 53 is moved forward with respect to the machine base 2, the receiving plate 43 is separated from the opening 35, and a space M for maintenance is formed between the receiving plate 43 and the opening 35. This space M can be used to perform maintenance on the cutting section 4, the conveying section 5, etc., which will be described later.

(Adjusting the thickness of the piece of meat to be cut)
When the electric motor 61 is driven, the first support member 55 and the receiving plate 43 integrally supported by the first support member 55 move in a direction restrained by the swing locus of the upper link arms 56, 56.
That is, when increasing the thickness of the piece of meat to be cut, the first support member 55 is moved forward, but at this time, the first support member 55 is moved forward and downward while tilting downward. do.
At this time, the rear surface of the receiving plate 43 supported by the first support member 55 changes its posture so as to be tilted forward.

As a result, regardless of the change in the distance between the front surface of the sliding contact edges 40, 40 and the rear surface of the receiving plate 43, the rear surface of the receiving plate 43 is the center of swing of the sliding contact edges 40, 40 in side view. The state of being located on a circular arc (virtual circular arc) centered on the fulcrum shaft 11 is maintained.
That is, while maintaining the distance from the fulcrum shaft 11 to the upper end of the rear surface of the receiving plate 43 and the distance from the fulcrum shaft 11 to the lower end of the rear surface of the receiving plate 43 to be equal, the front surface of the sliding contact edges 40, 40 The distance between the receiving plate 43 and the rear surface is adjusted.
As a result, the thickness of the piece of meat to be cut is adjusted to be substantially uniform over the entire surface.
Note that the curvature of the front surface of the sliding contact edges 40, 40 and the curvature of the rear surface of the receiving plate 43 are approximately equal in side view.

Therefore, strictly speaking, when the thickness is adjusted as described above, the distances from the fulcrum shaft 11 to the upper and lower ends of the rear surface of the receiving plate 43, and from the fulcrum shaft 11 to the vertical middle part of the rear surface of the receiving plate 43 are The distance will be slightly different.
However, this slight difference is not significant enough to affect the commercial value of the cut pieces of meat.
In addition, the configuration in which the receiving plate 43 is moved forward and downward while tilting forward, as in the slicer in this embodiment, follows the arcuate locus of the sliding contact edges 40, 40 centered on the fulcrum shaft 11. Applicable to configurations in which chunks of meat are cut in the side area.

(Rotating body that takes over the cutting part)
As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 11, left and right handover rotating bodies 72, 72 that rotate independently on the same axis are provided between the upper portions of the left and right side plates 66, 66.
The left and right handover rotating bodies 72, 72 are constructed by arranging a large number of annular plates 74, each having a large number of sharp protrusions, on the outer periphery of a body 73 at intervals. is rotatably supported by a bearing on a support shaft 75 extending across the left and right side plates 66, 66.
Note that the protrusion formed on the peripheral edge of the annular plate 74 has a pointed end that is sharp enough to pierce the cut piece of meat.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, electric motors 76, 76 for transfer are attached to the upper outer surfaces of the left and right side plates 66, 66, and output shafts 77, 77 driven by electric motors 76, 76 for transfer are connected to the left and right side plates 66, 66. It projects inwardly from each side plate 66, 66 through a hole bored in the side plate 66, 66.
Output gears 78, 78 are fixed to the protruding ends of the output shafts 77, 77, and input gears 79, 79 are fixed to the outer ends of the left and right bodies 73, 73. , 79.
In addition, a part of the peripheral edge of the annular plate 74 is inserted into the vertical slit formed in the upper part of the receiving plate 43, and the protrusion formed in this peripheral edge is inserted into the piece of meat during and after cutting. The information is transferred onto the rotating bodies 72, 72.
At this time, by setting the upward movement speed of the openings 35, 35 and the outer circumferential speed of the annular plates 74, 74 of the transfer rotors 72, 72 to be the same direction and speed, the cut pieces of meat can be transferred and conveyed smoothly. be able to.

(folding device)
As shown in FIGS. 5, 11, and 12, left and right rod-like bodies 81, 81 that are reciprocally rotated by left and right rocking electric motors 80, 80 are arranged below the front side of the above-mentioned support shaft 75.
A large number of narrow rods 82, 82 are implanted in the left and right rod-like bodies 81, 81 at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction.
These many narrow rods 82, 82 enter between the above-mentioned adjacent annular plates 74, 74 before the support shaft 75 starts rotating, and are locked on the upper circumferential surface of these annular plates 74, 74. It is stored in a standby position where it does not interfere with the pieces of meat being transported.

Furthermore, the left and right swinging electric motors 80, 80 and the left and right rod-like bodies 81, 81 are integrated into a unit.
As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, these left and right units 83, 83 are attached to two round bar-shaped guide rails 83L that are tilted forward and parallel to the outside of the left and right side plates 66, 66. , 83L so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction thereof.
Further, one end portion of the crank arms 85, 85 is attached to the output shaft of the gear case 84G, 84G, which is supplied with power from the left and right electric motors 84, 84 for egress and egress attached to the outer parts of the left and right side plates 66, 66, Both ends of turnbuckle rods 86, 86 are pivoted to the other ends of the crank arms 85, 85 and the units 83, 83.

As a result, the large number of narrow rods 82, 82 installed in the left and right rod-like bodies 81, 81 swing back and forth so that their tilted postures are reversed in the front-back direction by the operation of the left and right swinging electric motors 80, 80. .
Moreover, these many narrow rods 82, 82 are guided by the guide rails 83L, 83L as a unit by the operation of the left and right electric motors 84, 84 for moving in and out, and reciprocatingly slide in the forward upward inclination direction.

(pressing device)
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 11, the cylinder portion of the air cylinder 87 is attached to the center portion of the frame 69 in the left and right direction connecting the upper portions of the left and right side plates 66, 66 so as to be oriented diagonally in the up and down direction.
Then, the center portion in the left-right direction of a pressing member 88 extending in the left-right direction is attached to the tip of the piston of this air cylinder 87.
This pressing member 88 has four linear pressing members 89 formed by curving an elastic wire rod into a chevron shape, one end of which is fixed to the pressing member 88, and the other end is bored in the pressing member 88. Install by slidingly inserting into the hole.

In this state, each two linear pressing members 89 intersect with each other, and the curved portions of the four linear pressing members 89 are positioned at the lower ends.
When the pressing member 88 moves downward due to the expansion operation of the air cylinder 87, the upper surface of the folded piece of meat m is pressed by the lower edge of the pressing member 88 .
Thereafter, when the pressing member 88 moves upward due to the shortening operation of the air cylinder 87, the curved portions of the four linear pressing members 89 simultaneously press each of the two rows of folded pieces of meat m at two points. It is the composition.

(Folding of meat pieces and formation of meat groups)
When the above-mentioned swinging electric motors 80, 80 are operated and the large number of narrow rods 82 swing forward from the standby position, the pieces of meat m carried on the upper circumferential surface of the annular plate 74 of the takeover rotating body 72 is peeled off from the circumferential surface of the annular plate 74 at the tips of the many thin rods 82.
At this time, the tips of a large number of narrow rods 82 arranged in the left-right direction come into contact with the center part of the lower surface of the meat piece m in the front-rear direction, push up the center part of the meat piece m in the front-rear direction, and swing further forward.
As a result, both the front and rear ends of the piece of meat m hang down under its own weight, and the piece of meat m is bent at the position where the tip ends of the many thin rods 82 come into contact with each other, and is folded in half to form the upper side in the conveying direction, which will be described later. (rear side) is placed on the conveyance action section.

At this time, the air cylinder 87 is operated to extend, the pressing member 88 moves downward, and the lower edge of the pressing member 88 presses the piece of meat m folded in two.
In this pressed state, the electric motors 84, 84 for egress and withdrawal are activated, and the left and right rod-like bodies 81, 81, together with the electric motors 80, 80 for left and right swinging, slide downward to the rear side, and fold into the two-folded piece of meat m. A large number of narrow rods 82 that were pinched are instantly pulled out.
Thereafter, the pressing member 88 is retracted upward while the curved portion of the linear pressing member 89 pushes away the upper surface of the folded piece of meat m downward.

By repeating such folding of the meat pieces m, as shown in FIG. The meat is sequentially placed on the transport start end of the endless belt 96 during the transport operation to form a meat group M.
Further, the conveying speed of the endless belt 96 is controlled to increase or decrease intermittently, or the narrow rod 82 is swung while the rotational speed of the transfer rotating body 72 and the swing timing of the thin rod 82 are kept in synchronization. A predetermined interval is formed between one meat group M and the next meat group M by controlling to change the time interval intermittently.

(Transportation section)
As shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 5, FIG. 11, FIG. 14, and FIG. An endless belt 96 is wound around the two driven rollers 93, 93, an upper driven roller 92U disposed above the drive roller 92, and a group of driven rollers forming a reciprocating conveyor 95, which will be described later.
Note that a sliding support plate (not shown) is provided between each roller in the upper winding region of the endless belt 96 for slidingly supporting the inner circumferential surface of the endless belt 96.
As a result, a series of conveyance action areas from the conveyance start end to the conveyance end are formed.
This series of conveyance action areas is formed by a conveyance action part 5F on the upper side (rear side) in the transport direction and a transport action part 5R on the lower side (front side) in the transport direction.

(Conveyance action section on the upper side in the conveyance direction)
As shown in FIG. 4, an intermediate support stand 98 made of left and right asymmetrical plates 97, 97 is mounted on the intermediate portion of the first support member 55 in the front-rear direction.
That is, a boss member having bearing holes in the front and back direction is fixed to the lower ends of the left and right plates 97, 97, and both front and rear ends of a round bar-shaped sliding guide rod are fixed to both left and right side surfaces of the first support member 55. The boss member is fixedly engaged with the sliding guide rod so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. (Both boss member and sliding guide rod are not shown)
Further, a locking device (not shown) is provided to fix and release the sliding position of the boss member with respect to the sliding guide rod.

When the intermediate support base 98 consisting of the left and right plates 97, 97 is slid to the rear end of the sliding range and the locking device is locked at this position, the circumferential length of the endless belt 96 is expanded, and the endless belt 96 is stretched and ready for transport.
On the other hand, when the locking device is unlocked and the intermediate support base 98 is slid forward, the circumferential length of the endless belt 96 is reduced, the endless belt 96 becomes slack, and the endless belt 96 becomes detachable. Become.
Thus, the bases of the left and right support stays 101, 101 are fixed to the front parts of the left and right plates 97, 97 in the intermediate support stand 98, and the rearward extending ends of the left and right support stays 101, 101, Both left and right ends of a support shaft 102, which is elongated in the left and right direction, are supported by bearings so as to be vertically movable.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the support shaft 102 rotatably supports the above-mentioned rear end driven roller 90, which is formed wide in the left-right direction.
As a result, the rear end driven roller 90 is positioned below the front side of the gap T in the cutting section 4 described above.

Further, at both left and right ends of the support shaft 102, the tops of swinging arms 103, 103, which are branched into an upper piece and a lower side, are supported by bearings so as to be vertically movable.
Two rear upper driven rollers 91UF, 91UR are rotatably supported between the left and right upper sides of the swinging arms 103, 103, and between the left and right lower sides of the swinging arms 103, 103, Two rear lower driven rollers 91DF and 91DR are rotatably supported.
As a result, the above-mentioned rear driven roller group 91 is formed, and this rear driven roller group 91 is arranged in front of the rear end driven roller 90 .
Further, an operating arm 104 is provided to hang integrally from the top of the right swing arm 103.

On the other hand, a gear case 106 that is transmitted from a vertical movement electric motor 105 is fixed to the right side surface of the right plate 97 of the intermediate support base 98, and one end of a crank arm 108 is attached to the output shaft 107 of this gear case 106.
The distal end (lower end) of the actuating arm 104 and the other end of the crank arm 108 are pivotally connected by a turnbuckle-type interlocking rod 109.
With this configuration, when the electric motor 105 for vertical movement is driven to rotate in the normal direction, the crank arm 108 and the actuating arm 104 rotate in conjunction with each other, and the left and right swing arms 103, 103 rotate upward around the axis of the support shaft 102. move.
As a result, the two rear upper driven rollers 91UF and 91UR rise to push up the inner surface of the upper winding area of the endless belt 96, and the transport start end (rear A steeply sloped surface that slopes upward toward the front is formed at the end.

Thereafter, when the vertical electric motor 105 is driven in reverse, the left and right swing arms 103, 103 rotate downward around the axis of the support shaft 102, and the two rear upper driven rollers 91UF, 91UR descend and return to their original positions. Return to position.
As a result, the front portion of the endless belt 96 is lowered to its original position, and the conveyance starting end of the conveyance action section 5F returns to the gently sloped surface.
At this time, the two descending rear lower driven rollers 91DF and 91DR push down the inner surface of the lower winding region of the endless belt 96, thereby preventing the endless belt 96 from becoming loose.

The drive roller 92 is disposed between the left and right plates 97, 97 on the intermediate support base 98, and the left and right ends of its rotating shaft 110 are supported by the left and right plates 97, 97 via bearings 111, 111. To support.
A gear case 113 to which power is supplied from a transport drive motor 112 is fixed to the right side surface of the right plate 97, and the rotation shaft of the drive roller 92 is connected to the output shaft of this gear case 113.
Two driven rollers 93, 93 arranged close to each other before and after the drive roller 92 are arranged at a higher position than the drive roller 92, and are supported by bearings between the left and right plates 97, 97 by left and right bearings 114, 114. .

Then, by wrapping the endless belt 96 around the upper circumferential surfaces of these two driven rollers 93, 93, and further wrapping it around the lower circumferential surface of the drive roller 92 disposed between these two, the endless belt 96 is placed under the drive roller 92. The circumferential length of the endless belt 96 wound around the side circumferential surface is increased.
This reduces the slippage of the endless belt 96 with respect to the drive roller 92 .
Further, the above-mentioned upper driven roller 92U is rotatably supported by a bearing on a left - right axis (not shown) attached between the upper parts of the left and right plates 97 on the intermediate support base 98, and is arranged above the drive roller 92 . do.
Thus, the conveyance action section 5F on the upper side in the conveyance direction is formed mainly from the region extending from the rear end driven roller 90 to the upper driven roller 92U.

(Second support member)
As shown in FIG. 4, a front support stand 116 consisting of left and right plates 115, 115 is fixed to the rear end of the third support member 53 described above.
That is, the lower ends of the left and right plates 115, 115 are fastened and fixed to the rear end of the third support member 53 with bolts 117, 117, and the upper ends of the left and right plates 115, 115 are attached to the above-mentioned intermediate support stand. It extends to the same height as the upper ends of the left and right plates 97, 98.
Note that this front support stand 116 is arranged with a space S in the front-back direction between it and the first support member 55 described above, and is directly connected to the first support member 55 and the intermediate support stand 98. There is no connection relationship.

(Conveyance action part on the lower side in the conveyance direction)
As shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 14, and FIG. 118 is integrally extended toward the rear.
In addition, round bar-shaped guide rails 119, 119 in the front and rear direction are arranged on the inner surfaces of the left and right extending plates 118, 118 at intervals from the inner surfaces, and the left and right guide rails 119, 119 are attached to the inner surfaces of the extension plates 118, 118 via stays 120, 120.

A moving frame 124 is constructed from the left and right moving plates 121, 121 in the front-rear direction, and the front connecting rod 122 and rear connecting rod 123 that connect the front and rear ends of the left and right moving plates 121, 121. form.
The front upper edges of the left and right movable plates 121, 121 in the movable frame 124 are formed with slanted edges that incline downward toward the front.

Then, the rear ends of the left and right diagonal plates 125, 125 in the front-rear direction that are inclined along this inclined edge are attached to both the left and right ends of the rear support shaft 126 installed between the left and right movable plates 121, 121. Pivotally supported for vertical movement.
A bent portion driven roller 127 having a wide width in the left and right direction is rotatably fitted to this rear support shaft 126 .
Further, long holes 128, 128 in the shape of an arc in the vertical direction are formed in the front ends of the left and right moving plates 121, 121, and bolts 130, 130 are inserted into these long holes 128, 128 from the outside. , 130 are inserted into weld nuts 129 provided on the left and right diagonal plates 125, 125, and the movable plate 121 and the diagonal plate 125 are tightened together and fixed.
By loosening these bolts 130, 130, the forward downward inclination angle of the left and right diagonal plates 125, 125 can be adjusted.

Further, left and right support arms 131, 131 are attached to the outside of the front ends of the left and right diagonal plates 125, 125, and the front ends of the left and right support arms 131, 131 are connected by a connecting shaft 132.
A front end driven roller 133 having a wide width in the left-right direction is rotatably supported by a bearing on this connecting shaft 132 .
In addition, the rear lower portions of the left and right movable plates 121, 121 are extended forward and downward, and a wide movable roller 150 is rotatable in the left and right direction on a shaft 149 installed between the left and right extending ends. It is pivoted on.
The moving roller 150 moves together with the moving frame 124 and absorbs changes in the circumferential length of the endless belt 96 caused by the front-end driven roller 133 moving back and forth.

Thus, boss members 134, 134 are attached to the front and rear two locations on the outer surfaces of the left and right movable plates 121, 121, and the boss members 134, 134 are slidable in the front and rear directions on the left and right guide rails 119, 119 mentioned above. fit together.
A gear case 136 to which power is supplied from an electric motor 135 for expansion and contraction is fixed to the right side surface of the right plate 115 of the front support stand 116.
The lower end of the swinging arm 138 in the vertical direction is fixed to the inwardly protruding end of the right plate 115 of the output shaft 137 of the gear case 136.
Both front and rear ends of turnbuckle-type interlocking rods 139, 139 are pivotally connected to the upper end of this swing arm 138 and the end of the front connecting rod 122 projecting outward from the movable plate 121.

As described above, when the electric motor 135 for expansion and contraction is driven, the bending part driven roller 127 and the front end driven roller 133 supported on the moving frame 124 side move together in the front and rear direction, and the end part of the conveyance of the endless belt 96 (the front end part ) changes its position in the front-back direction.
A portion of the endless belt 96 extending from the bending portion driven roller 127 to the front end portion driven roller 133 is referred to as the above-mentioned reciprocating conveyor 95.
Note that, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 14, the front end driven roller 133 is disposed lower than the moving roller 150, and the lower winding area DA of the reciprocating conveyor 95 is inclined downward toward the front.
This makes it possible to prevent the lower winding area DA of the endless belt 96 from interfering with the accommodating part 6 due to drooping during the accommodating operation in the accommodating part 6, which will be described later.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 14, the bases (rear ends) of the tension arms 140, 140 are attached to the rotation shafts 141, 141 at the upper rear parts of the left and right plates 115 of the front support stand 116. It is pivoted so that it can move up and down freely around the center.
Wide tension rollers 142, 142 are rotatably supported at the free ends (front ends) of the tension arms 140, 140.
Although not shown, a locking device is provided to fix the tension arms 140, 140 in a horizontally extending position forward, and when this locking device is unlocked, the tension arms 140, 140 rotate downward. It is structured as follows.
As a result, when the lock is released and the tension arms 140, 140 are rotated downward, the circumferential length of the endless belt 96 including the tension rollers 142, 142 is shortened, and the endless belt 96 is loosened.

Although not shown, the left side plate 66 of the rear support stand 67, the left side plate 97 of the intermediate support stand 98, and the left side plate 115 of the front support stand 116 are connected to the upper and lower plates. The endless belt 96 is divided into plates, and by removing the connecting plate connecting the upper plate and the lower plate, the endless belt 96 can be pulled out to the left.
This allows the endless belt 96 to be attached and detached.

In addition, an inner guide roller 143 that rolls and guides the inner circumferential surface of the endless belt 96 and an outer guide roller 144 that rolls and guides the outer circumferential surface of the endless belt 96 are provided at an intermediate position in the vertical direction at the rear of the front support base 116 . will be established.
Then, the support stays 145, 145 are fastened and fixed to the left and right front end portions of the first support member 55 with bolts 146, 146, and the shaft 147 installed between the left and right support stays 145, 145, A lower driven roller 148 having a wide width in the left and right direction is supported by bearings.
As mentioned above, when adjusting the thickness of the piece of meat to be cut to increase, the closer the first support member 55 is to the third support member 53 (the lower it is), the more the thickness of the first support member 55 is increased. The front side is lowered more than the rear side, and the first support member 55 is tilted forward and downward.

At this time, the winding circumference of the endless belt 96 is shortened and the endless belt 96 becomes slack, but the lower driven roller 148 provided at the front end of the first support member 55 moves forward and downward. , changes in the circumferential length of the endless belt 96 are absorbed.
Thus, the conveyance action section 5R on the downstream side in the conveyance direction in the conveyance section 5 is formed mainly by the above-mentioned reciprocating conveyor 95.
Note that a series of conveyance action areas are formed by the endless belt 96 from the above-mentioned conveyance action section 5F on the upper side in the conveyance direction to the conveyance action section 5R on the lower side in the conveyance direction.
Note that a sliding contact plate (not shown) is provided between each of the above-mentioned rollers to support the lower surface of the upper winding region of the endless belt 96 from below.

(Accommodation section)
A receiving surface 201 provided in the mounting device 200 (the "article mounting device" of the present invention) shown in FIGS. 16 to 22 is arranged below the range of forward and backward movement of the transport end portion of the second transport action section 5R. .
This mounting device 200 consists of a right-side mounting unit 200R and a left-side mounting unit 200L, and has substantially horizontal left and right receiving plates ("receiving members" in the claims) having receiving surfaces 201, 201 formed on their upper parts. ) 202, 202.
The shapes, support structures, and drive structures of the left and right receiving plates 202, 202 are substantially symmetrical in the left and right mounting units 200R, 200L.
Therefore, the following description applies to both the left and right mounting units 200R and 200L unless otherwise specified.

(Support structure of housing part)
First, the lower ends of the left and right support stays 204, 204 formed in a plate shape are fastened and fixed to the upper part of the machine base 203 with bolts 205, 205, and the upper ends of the left and right support stays 204, 204 are fixed. A lateral fulcrum shaft 206 is inserted into the provided lateral hole so as to be rotatable about the axis.
Further, a fulcrum shaft cylinder 207 is fitted around the outer periphery of this fulcrum shaft 206 so as to be rotatable around the axis and slidable in the axial direction.
A lower end of a plate-shaped upper support stay 208 disposed on the left and right side (outside) is attached to one left and right end (outer end) of the fulcrum shaft 206 that protrudes outward from the left and right outer support stays 204. are fastened and fixed with bolts 209.
In addition, a substantially rectangular inner support plate body 210 is disposed on the left and right other sides (inside ends) of the fulcrum shaft 206 and protrudes inward from the left and right inner support stays 204 . The lower end portion is fastened and fixed with a bolt 211.

(Framework of accommodation section)
As shown in FIGS. 16 to 22, a substantially rectangular outer support plate body 212 is disposed at a distance on the outer side of the upper support stay 208 disposed on one of the left and right sides (outside). The support plate body 212 and the inner support plate body 210 are connected and framed as follows.
That is, both ends of the round rod-shaped first connecting rod 213 are positioned on the inner surface of the vertically intermediate portion of the front part of the inner support plate body 210 and the lower inner face of the front part of the outer support plate body 212, and the bolts are inserted. 214 and 214 are fastened and fixed.
Further, the middle portion of the first connecting rod 213 in the left-right direction is fixed by passing through a hole formed in the upper part of the upper support stay 208 on the left and right sides.
In addition, both ends of the round bar-shaped lower connecting rod 215 are positioned on the upper inner surfaces of the left and right outer upper support stays 208 and the inner surfaces of the vertically intermediate portions of the front parts of the left and right inner support plate bodies 210, and the bolts 216, 216 are positioned. It is fastened and fixed.

Both ends of a round rod-shaped second connecting rod ("third guide member" in the claims) 217 are attached to the upper inner surface of the rear portion of the inner support plate body 210 and the lower inner surface of the rear portion of the outer support plate body 212. are positioned and fastened and fixed with bolts 218, 218.
Further, both ends of a round rod-shaped third connecting rod ("first guide member" in the claims) 219 are attached to the upper inner surface of the rear part of the inner support plate body 210 and the upper inner surface of the rear part of the outer support plate body 212. are positioned and fastened and fixed with bolts 220, 220.
Thereby, the third connecting rod 219 is arranged directly above the second connecting rod 217.

Further, both ends of a round rod-shaped fourth connecting rod 221 are attached to the upper inner surface of the rear end of the inner support plate 210 and the inner surface of the vertically intermediate portion of the rear ends of the left and right outer support plates 212. Position it and fasten and fix it with bolts 222, 222.
Further, the base of the sliding guide rod SS1 in the left-right direction is positioned on the left side surface of the upper end of the intermediate portion in the front-rear direction of the inner support plate 210 provided in the right-side mounting unit 200R, and fastened and fixed with a bolt SS2.
On the other hand, the base of the sliding guide cylinder SS3 having a hole in the left and right direction is positioned and fixed on the left side surface of the upper end of the middle part in the front and back direction of the inner support plate body 210 provided in the left mounting unit 200L. .
Then, the tip end of the sliding guide rod SS1 is slidably fitted into the hole of the sliding guide cylinder SS3.

This allows the left and right units 200L, 200R to move independently in the axial direction of the fulcrum shaft 206, and the left and right units 200L, 200R independently swing up and down around the fulcrum shaft 206. A position regulating portion PK is formed to regulate this.
Note that the first connecting rod 213, the second connecting rod 217, the third connecting rod 219, the fourth connecting rod 221, and the sliding guide rod SS1 are arranged horizontally and parallel to each other. .
Further, the left and right end front surfaces of the left and right rear connecting plates 223 formed narrow in the vertical direction are applied to the upper rear end surface of the outer support plate body 212 and the upper rear end surface of the inner support plate body 210, and the bolts 224 are , 224 to fasten and fix.

(Placement device interval adjustment mechanism)
As shown in FIGS. 16 to 22, the base of a double-acting first air cylinder 225 for adjusting the distance is attached to the lower front inner surface of the inner support plate 210. As shown in FIGS.
Further, the base of the stay 226 is fixed to the middle part in the left-right direction of the fulcrum shaft cylinder 207, and thereby the box-shaped holder 227 is fixed to the upper inner surface of the vertically erected stay 226.
This holder 227 is hollow inside and has an opening on the side opposite to the portion fixed to the stay 226.
Inside this holder 227, the head of an adjustment bolt 228, which is formed larger than the above-mentioned opening, is arranged with a gap between it and the inner wall of the holder 227 so that its posture can be changed freely. A male threaded portion 228 projects inwardly from the aforementioned opening.
The tip of this male thread is screwed and connected to a female thread formed at the tip of the piston 229 of the first air cylinder 225, and fixed with a lock nut 230.

As a result, even if the direction of expansion and contraction of the piston 229 and the sliding direction of the fulcrum shaft 206 with respect to the fulcrum shaft cylinder 207 have an error with respect to the parallel posture, the posture of the head of the adjustment bolt 228 with respect to the holder 227 changes. This error can be absorbed and the fulcrum shaft 206 can be slid smoothly.
In addition, by telescopically operating both the left and right first air cylinders 225, 225, the right mounting unit 200R and the left mounting unit 200L move in opposite left and right directions.
At this time, since the sliding guide rod SS1 is slidably fitted into the sliding guide cylinder SS3, the relative postures of the right mounting unit 200R and the left mounting unit 200L are maintained.
Further, as will be described later, when the mounting device 200 is upwardly swung around the axis of the fulcrum shaft 206, the sliding guide rod SS1 is slidably fitted into the sliding guide cylinder SS3. As a result, the right mounting unit 200R and the left mounting unit 200L swing upward as one.

(receiver plate)
As shown in FIGS. 16 to 22, the receiving plate 202 is formed from a rectangular stainless steel plate, the front edge is bent vertically upward, the rear edge is bent backward in an inclined position, and the receiving plate 202 is bent to the left and right sides. The edges are bent outward in an inclined position, and the edges on the inside in the left-right direction are rolled up downward.
Alternatively, a round rod extending in the front and back direction may be welded and fixed to the inner end in the left and right direction. Alternatively, a wide small-diameter roller rotatable around an axis in the front-rear direction may be attached to the inner end in the left-right direction.

Note that cutouts 202K, 202K are formed at the two front corners of the receiving plate 202 in order to prevent interference with the inner support plate 210 and the outer support plate 212 described above.
Furthermore, cutout portions 202L, 202L for operating a first index plunger ("first locking device" in the claims) 270 , which will be described later, are formed at two rear corners of the receiving plate 202.
A horizontal receiving surface 201 is formed above the intermediate portion in the front-rear direction of the receiving plate 202 formed in this manner.

(Sliding mechanism of receiving plate)
As shown in FIGS. 16 to 22, the sliding members 231, 231 disposed on the left and right outer sides and the left and right inner sides of the third connecting rod 219 are spaced at a predetermined interval in the left and right direction. Slidingly fit together.
The sliding members 231, 231 have a through hole through which the third connecting rod 219 is inserted, and a ball-type sliding member is installed in this through hole to reduce the sliding resistance against the third connecting rod 219. The sliding member is provided with grease that acts on the sliding member.
Then, the vertically upwardly bent portion formed at the front end of the receiving plate 202 is brought into contact with the rear side surface of the sliding members 231, 231, and fastened and fixed with bolts 232, 232.

(Interlocking means using timing belt)
Further, a first timing pulley 233 is rotatably supported at the lower part of this outer sliding member 231 about an axis 234 in the front-rear direction.
On the other hand, a second timing pulley 235 is rotatably supported at the lower part of the inner sliding member 231 about an axis 236 in the front-rear direction.
The effective diameters of the first timing pulley 233 and the second timing pulley 235 are set to be equal.

Then, the timing belt 237 is wound around the first timing pulley 233 and the second timing pulley 235.
A part of the upper winding region of the timing belt 237 is fixed to the longitudinal center of the third connecting rod 219 via a fixing member 238.
The fixing member 238 has an upper portion fastened and fixed to the third connecting rod 219 so that its position can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction, and a portion of the timing belt 237 is fixedly held at the lower portion thereof.
That is, this fixing member 238 holds a part of the upper winding region of the timing belt 237 at a fixed point.

Further, the outer sliding member 231 and the inner sliding member 231 are connected to both left and right ends of a left-right support plate 239 spaced apart from each other in front of these members by bolts 240, 240, respectively.
Note that it is preferable to form a shaft portion at the tip of the bolts 240, 240 to support the first timing pulley 233 and the second timing pulley 235 by bearing.
The first timing pulley 233, the second timing pulley 235, the timing belt 237, the fixing member 238, the first slider 246, and the traction plate body (the "operating member" in the claims) 250 are used to control the transfer belt (as in the claims). An interlocking means ("second driving means" in the claims) RA is configured to move the "transfer body" 295 in conjunction with the movement of the receiving plate 202.

(sliding drive)
Further, the base of the sliding double -acting second air cylinder (the "first driving means" in the claims) 241 is attached to the front and rear stays 242 attached to the upper inner surface of the middle part of the inner support plate 210 in the front-rear direction. , 242 by being pivotally supported by a pin 243 in the front and rear direction.
The tip of the piston 244 of the second air cylinder 241 is connected to the lower end of the bent portion bent downward from the outer end of the support plate 239 using a bolt 245.

A pneumatic circuit 320 shown in FIG. 41 is provided in each of the left and right second air cylinders 241, 241.
This pneumatic circuit 320 is provided with an electromagnetic switching valve 323 that switches the supply/discharge direction of air supplied from a pneumatic pump (not shown) and causes the piston 244 of the second air cylinder 241 to expand and contract.
The three ports provided on one side of this electromagnetic switching valve 323 are switchably communicated with an IN port 321 and two OUT ports 322 that communicate with an upper pneumatic pump.
In addition, the two ports on the other side of this electromagnetic switching valve 323 include a first passage 324 communicating with the extension side port of the second air cylinder 241 and a second passage communicating with the buffer/speed adjustment circuit 325. The flow path 326 is communicated in a switchable manner.

The buffer/speed adjustment circuit 325 includes a pilot check valve 327 whose check direction is switched in both directions, a check valve 328, a manually operated first variable throttle valve 329, an air tank 330, and a two-position switching valve 331. , a first atmosphere release device 332 for buffering, a manually operated second variable throttle valve 333 that adjusts the amount of air sent to the first atmosphere release device 332, and a second atmosphere release device 334 for speed adjustment. and a manually operated third variable throttle valve 335 that adjusts the amount of air sent to the second atmosphere opening device 334.
Further, a third flow path 336 branched from inside the pilot check valve 327 is communicated with a port on the shortened side of the second air cylinder 241.

One end of a fifth flow path 338 is communicated with the middle part of a fourth flow path 337 that communicates with the second flow path 326 in the buffer/speed adjustment circuit 325 , and the other end of this fifth flow path 338 is connected to the air tank 330 . communicate.
A check valve 328 and a first variable throttle valve 329 are connected in parallel to a middle portion of the fifth flow path 338 .
Further, one side of the pilot check valve 327 is communicated with an intermediate portion of the fourth flow path 337, and the other side of the fourth flow path 337 is communicated with an IN port of the two-position switching valve 331.
The OUT port of the two-position switching valve 331 is selectively communicated with the first atmosphere opening device 332 and the second atmosphere opening device 334 by the switching operation of the two-position switching valve 331.
The switching operation of the two-position switching valve 331 is performed in conjunction with the remaining amount of air in the air tank 330.

Further, a second variable throttle valve 333 is communicated between the OUT port of the two-position switching valve 331 and the first atmosphere opening device 332, and a third variable throttle valve 333 is communicated between the OUT port of the two-position switching valve 331 and the second atmosphere opening device 334. Variable throttle valve 335 is communicated.
Therefore, when the electromagnetic switching valve 323 is switched to the one side position shown in FIG. 337 and the pilot check valve 327 without any load, and flows into the shortening side port of the second air cylinder 241 via the third flow path 336, and the piston 244 is shortened at high speed.
As a result, the receiving plate 202 slides inward to the left and right, and the distance between the opposing ends of the left and right receiving plates 202 becomes the minimum distance P1.

Further, a part of the air that has flowed into the fourth flow path 337 passes through the check valve 328 from the fifth flow path 338 and flows into the air tank 330, and is accumulated in the air tank 330. , the two-position switching valve 331 is held in the position shown in FIG. 41 against the elastic force of the return spring 331S.
In this state, the pilot check valve 327 blocks air from the fourth flow path 337 to the two-position switching valve 331.
Then, when the electromagnetic switching valve 323 is switched to the other side position by the output from the controller to the switching solenoid 323S, the air flowing in from the IN port 321 is transferred from the first flow path 324 to the extension side port of the second air cylinder 241. The piston 244 begins a high-speed extension operation.
As a result, the receiving plate 202 starts sliding in the left and right outward directions.

During this sliding, the air in the chamber on the contraction side of the second air cylinder 241 is discharged to the third flow path 336 by the movement of the piston 244 toward the expansion side, and is discharged from the pilot check valve 327 into the chamber on the opening side. It passes through the 4-channel 337 and reaches the IN port of the 2-position switching valve 331.
The air that has reached the IN port of this two-position switching valve 331 flows out from the OUT port of this two-position switching valve 331, has its flow rate restricted by the third variable throttle valve 335, and is discharged to the outside from the second atmosphere opening device 334. be done.
By restricting the discharge flow rate by the third variable throttle valve 335, the discharge amount from the short outlet side chamber of the second air cylinder 241 is restricted, and as a result, the expansion speed of the piston 244 of the second air cylinder 241 is kept constant at high speed. The sliding speed of the receiving plate 202 in the left and right outward directions is maintained constant.
The extension speed of the piston 244 of the second air cylinder 241, that is, the sliding speed of the receiving plate 202, can be changed by manual adjustment of the third variable throttle valve 335.

Furthermore, while the piston 244 of the second air cylinder 241 is being extended at high speed, the air stored in the air tank 330 flows out to the fifth flow path 338 and is stopped by the first variable throttle valve 329. With the flow rate restricted, it is gradually discharged to the OUT port 322 via the second flow path 326 and the electromagnetic switching valve 323.
When the air pressure accumulated in the air tank 330 is exhausted, the two-position switching valve 331 is switched by the elastic force of the return spring 331S.
As a result, the air that has passed through the fourth flow path 337 on the open side from the pilot check valve 327 is discharged to the outside from the first atmosphere opening device 332 while the flow rate is restricted by the second variable throttle valve 333. Become.
This state occurs just before the piston 244 of the second air cylinder 241 reaches the stroke end in the extension direction, and the extension speed of the piston 244 is much lower than the speed before this.
As a result, the impact when the piston 244 reaches the stroke end in the extension direction is buffered, and the impact and noise caused by the sudden stop of the receiving plate 202 can be alleviated.

(Traction plate body)
Further, a first slider 246 is slidably supported on a second connecting rod 217 located directly below the third connecting rod 219, and the first slider 246 is wound around the lower side of the timing belt 237. Place it directly under the area.
A part of the lower winding area of the timing belt 237 is sandwiched from above and below between the upper surface of the first slider 246 and the lower surface of the plate 247 attached to the upper part of the first slider 246. 247 is fastened and fixed to the first slider 246 with bolts 248.

In addition, second sliders 249, 249 each having a built-in ball-type sliding member and filled with grease are arranged on the left and right sides of the first slider 246, and these second sliders 249, 249 are connected to a second connection. It is slidably and rotatably supported on the rod 217.
A vertical surface portion of a traction plate body 250 having a vertical surface portion and a horizontal surface portion and bent into an L-shape is fastened and fixed to the rear surfaces of the left and right second sliders 249, 249 with bolts 251.
As a result, the traction plate 250 and the two second sliders 249, 249 arranged with the first slider 246 in between are integrated, and the traction plate 250 can freely slide in the left and right direction, and It is supported rotatably in the vertical direction.
Note that the front and rear ends of the horizontal surface portion of the traction plate body 250 are formed wider than the intermediate portion in the front-rear direction.

(Supporting the rear end of the receiving plate and traction plate, upward rotation mechanism of the loading device)
As shown in FIGS. 16 to 22, the front end of a longitudinally elongated cylindrical frame 252 is positioned on the left-right outer side of the rear surface of the rear connecting plate 223 and fastened and fixed with bolts 253.
Further, the front end portion of a rectangular cylindrical frame 254 that is elongated in the front-rear direction is brought into contact with the left-right intermediate portion of the rear surface of the rear connecting plate body 223, and fastened and fixed with bolts 255.
Then, the front surfaces of both left and right ends of the connecting plate 256 are brought into contact with the rear end of the cylindrical frame 252 and the rear end of the rectangular cylindrical frame 254, and are fastened and fixed with bolts 257 and 258, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 22, a holder 259 having an inverted L-shaped cross section is fixed to the lower end of this connecting plate 256.
Then, the upper surface of the first resin rail 260 is brought into contact with the lower surface of the upper side of this holder 259, the plate 261 is brought into contact with the lower surface of this first resin rail 260, and a drop-off prevention plate (claimed) is brought into contact with the lower surface of the plate 261. ("second regulating member") 262 are overlapped and fixed together by tightening bolts 263.
The first resin rail 260 has a trapezoidal cross-sectional shape in which the upper side is longer than the lower side, and forms an inclined guide surface 260S in a backward-sloping attitude on the front surface.
With this inclined guide surface 260S, the rear edge portion of the receiving plate 202 in the backward downward inclined position can be slidably guided from above.
This restricts upward rotation of the receiving plate 202 about the axis of the third connecting rod 219.

Further, the drop-off prevention plate 262 has a cross-sectional shape bent into a U-shape, and its front side assumes a forward-downward-sloping posture in the above-described fixed state.
As a result, when the mounting device 200 rotates upward around the fulcrum shaft 206 as will be described later, the rear end of the receiving plate 202 comes into contact with the upper surface of the front side that is inclined downward, and the receiving plate 202 This prevents it from falling off and rotating downward.
Further, one end of the support arms 264, 264 is attached to both the left and right ends of the holder 259 with a bolt pin 265 so as to be movable up and down, and the left and right ends of the mounting plate 266 are attached to the other ends of the left and right support arms 264, 264. Fasten and fix with bolts 267.
A second resin rail (“second guide member” in the claims) 268 which is elongated in the left-right direction and which abuts on the front surface of this mounting plate body 266 is attached to a plate body 269 which abuts on the front surface of this second resin rail 268. It is sandwiched between the plate body 266 and fastened and fixed.

As shown in FIG. 22, on the front upper part of the second resin rail 268, a first plane part ("first support surface" in the claims) that supports and slides the lower surface of the rear end of the traction plate body 250 is placed and supported. ”) 268A.
Further, the upper part of the rear end of the second resin rail 268 is provided to protrude upward, and the lower surface of the rear end of the receiving plate 202 is placed on the upper end part of the second flat part (see the claims). A "second support surface") 268B is formed.
Note that the above-mentioned left and right support arms 264, 264 are provided with first index plungers 270, 270 for fixing and releasing the vertical movement thereof.
The upper end of the support plate 271 is fixed to the front side of the lower end of the holder 259, and a plurality of guide rollers 272 rotatable around the axis in the front and back direction are attached to the rear side of the lower end of the support plate 271. Attach with pin bolt 273.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 22, the lower end of the vertical support plate 274 is fixed to a frame 275 that is integrated with the machine stand 203 side.
This support plate body 274 has both left and right ends and an upper portion thereof bent rearward to form a side wall portion 274S and an upper side wall 274U.
The left and right rotating arms 276, 276 are attached to the upper part of the side wall portion 274S using bolt pins 277, 277 so as to be vertically movable.
Of the rotating arms 276, 276, the left and right outer rotating arms 276 are provided with second index plungers (as claimed in the claims) that can fix the rotating arms 276 in an upright position by engaging the noses with the side wall portions 274S. Attach the "second locking device") 278.
Further, the front surface of a lock plate 279 bent into an inverted L shape when viewed from the side is brought into contact with the rear surface of the left and right rotating arms 276, 276, and is fastened and fixed with bolts 280, 280.
A regulating portion 279K bent toward the front is formed at the upper portion of the lock plate 279.

(Upward swinging mechanism of mounting device)
As shown in FIGS. 16 to 22, a rotating plate 281 formed in a fan shape is arranged in a vertical posture between the inner support plates 210 and 210 provided in the left and right mounting units 200L and 200R. do.
Further, the support plate body 282 is fixed to the machine base 203 side with bolts 283, and the left stay 284L and the right stay 284R are fastened and fixed with bolts 285 to the front extension part of this support plate 282 in an upright position. The lower part of the rotating plate body 281 is arranged between the left and right stays 284L and 284R.
The lower part of the rotary plate body 281 is pivotally supported between the left and right stays 28 4 L, 284R by a left-right shaft 286 so as to be swingable back and forth.
The right stay 284R is formed higher than the left stay 284L, and the third index plunger 287 is attached to the upper part of the right stay 284R.

A first through hole 288 is formed in the lower part of the rotating plate 281 in front of the shaft 286, and with the nose of the third index plunger 287 inserted into the first through hole 288 , the third index plunger 287 is rotated. The plate body 281 is held in an upwardly tilted position.
Further, a second through hole 289 is formed in the upper part of the shaft 286 in the rotary plate body 281, and a third index plan is inserted into the second through hole 289 when the rotary plate body 281 is swung forward. The nose of jar 287 is inserted.
Then, the right end of the swing support shaft 290 in the left and right direction is fastened and fixed to the lower center of the inner support plate 210 in the right side mounting unit 200R in the front and rear direction with a bolt 291.
Further, the left side portion of the swing support shaft 290 is slidably passed through a hole formed in the lower center of the inner support plate body 210 in the front and back direction of the left mounting unit 200L, and is further extended to the left. .

As shown in FIG. 22, an arc-shaped cam groove 292 is formed through the rotary plate 281, the distance from the shaft 286 is shorter at the lower end, and the distance from the shaft 286 is longer at the upper end. Then, the above-mentioned swing support shaft 290 is inserted into this cam groove 292.
Furthermore, an upwardly extending portion 294 is integrally formed at the rear portion of the rotary plate body 281 to which an operating tool 293 such as a long pipe can be fitted.

(Upward swinging of the mounting device)
As shown in FIG. 22(a), when the nose of the second index plunger 278 is engaged with the side wall portion 274S, the lock plate 279 stands up together with the rotating arms 276, 276.
In this state, the guide roller 272 rests on the upper surface of the upper wall 274U, and the regulating portion 279K is located above the guide roller 272.
As a result, the guide roller 272 is supported on the upper wall 274U so as to be able to freely roll in the left and right directions, and is prevented from lifting up by the regulating portion 279K.
As a result, the lower surface of the rear end of the receiving plate 202 of the mounting device 200 is supported by the upper surface of the second flat portion 268B of the second resin rail 268, and the receiving plate 202 is maintained in a substantially horizontal position.
Further, the lower surface of the rear end of the traction plate 250 is supported by the upper surface of the first flat portion 268A of the second resin rail 268, and is maintained in a posture along the lower surface of the receiving plate 202.
In this state, the placing device 200 carries out the work of storing the pieces of meat in the container.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 22(b), when performing maintenance on the mounting device 200, the knob of the second index plunger 278 is pulled to separate the nose from the side wall portion 274S, and the upper part of the lock plate 279 is The regulating portion 279K formed in the guide roller 272 is retracted backward from above the guide roller 272.
As a result, the left and right mounting units 200L and 200R can be pivoted upward about the fulcrum shaft 206.

Further, the knob of the third index plunger 287 is pulled to remove the nose from the first through hole 288, and the rotary plate body 281 is placed in a state in which it can swing backward.
In this state, the operator engages the operating tool 293 with the upwardly extending portion 294 of the rotating plate 281, and operates the operating tool 293 forward and downward to swing the rotating plate 281 backward. .
The cam groove 292 swings around the shaft 286 due to the backward swing of the rotating plate 281, and the sliding contact between the swing fulcrum shaft 290 and the inner edge of the cam groove 292 on the side far from the shaft 286 causes This swing fulcrum shaft 290 is pulled downward (pressed down).
Thereby, the mounting device 200 consisting of the left and right mounting units 200L and 200R can be swung forward and upward about the fulcrum shaft 206 with a light operating force.
At this time, the left and right mounting units 200L and 200R are integrally swung forward and upward by the position regulating portion PK.

In addition, when the mounting device 200 swings forward and upward in the open state, the center of gravity of the mounting device 200 moves from the front side of the fulcrum shaft 206 to the rear side. By inserting the nose of the 3-index plunger 287 into the second through hole 289, the mounting device 200 is stably supported in the open state.
Note that, as shown in FIG. 22(b), when the mounting device 200 is opened, the downward rotation of the traction plate 250 comes into contact with the fourth connecting rod (the "first regulating member" in the claims) 221. regulated by contact.
By opening the mounting device 200 in this way, the upper part of the tray transport device 305 disposed in the space Q, which will be described later, is opened, and maintenance of the tray transport device 305 can be easily performed.

(Transfer belt attachment/detachment structure)
As shown in FIG. 16, in forming the above-mentioned traction plate 250, both front and rear ends thereof are formed wide, the middle part in the front and back direction is formed narrow over a long length, and the width is widened from this narrow part. A notch in the front-rear direction is formed at the corner where the part switches to the part.
Therefore, the transfer belt 295 is attached with the mounting device 200 open as shown in FIG. 22(b).
In this state, the knob of the first index plunger 270 is pulled to release the fixation of the left and right support arms 264, 264, and the left and right support arms 264, 264 are rotated downward.
As a result, the second resin rail 268 is retracted downward, and the traction plate body 250 supported by the second resin rail 268 can be rotated downward.

The downward rotational position of the traction plate 250 about the second connecting rod 217 is restricted with the lower surface of the front end of the traction plate 250 in contact with the fourth connecting rod 221 .
Note that downward rotation (falling off) of the rear end portion of the receiving plate 202 supported by the second resin rail 268 is prevented by contact with the falling-off prevention plate 262.
In this state, as shown in FIG. 23, the traction plate 250 is inserted into the first gap 295S formed by binding one end of the transfer belt 295, and the first gap 295S in the transfer belt 295 is closed. Both front and rear ends of the surrounding area are hooked into front and rear notches formed in the traction plate body 250.
As a result, one end of the transfer belt 295 is attached to the traction plate 250, and the transfer belt 295 is moved by being pulled by the traction plate 250.

On the other hand, a base portion of a hook member 296 is fixed to the front end and rear portion of the cylindrical frame 252 described above.
An opening opening diagonally outward and upward is formed in the upper part of the hook member 296, and fourth index plungers 297, 297 are provided with noses for closing the entrance of this opening.
As a result, the entrance of the opening is closed with the tips of the noses of the fourth index plungers 297, 297 fitted into the holes formed on the circumferential surface of the cylindrical frame 252.
Further, when the knob of the fourth index plunger 297, 297 is pulled up and the nose comes out of the hole and is further moved upward and retracted, the entrance of the opening is opened.

Further, a round bar 298 longer than the longitudinal width of the transfer belt 295 is inserted into a second gap 295E formed by binding the other end of the transfer belt 295.
After the other end of the transfer belt 295 is pulled inward in the left-right direction along the lower surface of the receiving plate 202, it is wrapped around the inner edge of the receiving plate 202 in the left-right direction and the upper surface of the receiving plate 202 is pulled. Fold back to the side.
Then, the other end of the transfer belt 295 is pulled outward in the left-right direction along the upper surface of the receiving plate 202, passed through the lower side of the square cylindrical frame 254, passed through the lower side of the cylindrical frame 252, and then passed through the lower side of the cylindrical frame 252. It is rolled back on the outer peripheral surface of the shaped frame 252.
Then, both front and rear ends of the round bar 298 inserted through the other end of the transfer belt 295 are inserted into the openings of the front and rear hook members 296 and locked.

In this state, the nose tips of the front and rear fourth index plungers 297, 297 are fitted into the holes formed on the circumferential surface of the cylindrical frame 252, and the round bar 298 is dropped from the opening of the hook members 296, 296 . to prevent
As a result, the other end of the transfer belt 295 is attached to the cylindrical frame 252 and fixed at a fixed point.
Note that a groove in the front-rear direction is formed on the circumferential surface of the cylindrical frame 252, and the round bar 298 inserted through the other end of the transfer belt 295 is fitted into this groove, and then the fourth index plunger 297, 297 is inserted into the groove. It may be configured to prevent falling off.
Note that the operation for removing the transfer belt 295 may be performed in the reverse order to that described above.

(Operation of main parts of mounting device)
In FIG. 24, (a) shows that the second air cylinder 241 has been shortened, and the receiving plate 202 integrated with the tip of the piston 244 of the second air cylinder 241 has moved the entire stroke inside the mounting device 200. Indicates the condition. Note that a transfer belt 295 is supported on a receiving surface 201 formed on the upper surface of this receiving plate 202 so as to be able to freely come into sliding contact with the receiving surface 201 .
In this state, the receiving surface 201 is located at a first position PS1 that substantially covers the upper side of the tray G1 that has been conveyed below.
When the second air cylinder 241 is extended from this state, the axis 234 of the first timing pulley 233 integrated with the tip of the piston 244 of the second air cylinder 241 and the second timing pulley together with the receiving plate 202 The axis 236 of 235 moves a full stroke outward.
Here, a part of the upper winding region of the timing belt 237 wound around the first timing pulley 233 and the second timing pulley 235 is held in a fixed position by a fixing member 238.

Therefore, when the axis 234 of the first timing pulley 233 and the axis 236 of the second timing pulley 235 move outward, the timing belt 237 rotates in the same direction while the two timing pulleys 233 and 235 rotate in the same direction. The lower winding area of moves outward.
As a result, the first slider 246 attached to the lower winding area of the timing belt 237 moves outward together with the traction plate 250, and the traction plate 250 moves one end of the transfer belt 295. is pulled outward.
The transfer belt 295 is folded back from the upper surface of the receiving plate 202 at the inner end of the receiving plate 202 and runs along the lower surface of the receiving plate 202.
Therefore, in order to move the inner end of the receiving plate 202 outward without causing slack in the transfer belt 295, the traction plate 250 must be must be moved outward twice as far.

That is, as shown in the state change from (a) to (b) in FIG. 24, a virtual fixed point CP1 is set at a position on the receiving plate 202 of the transfer belt 295 ((a) in FIG. 24), and the receiving plate Assume a state in which the inner end of 202 moves to this virtual fixed point CP1 ((b) in FIG. 24).
At this time, with respect to the first moving distance S until the inner end of the receiving plate 202 reaches the virtual fixed point CP1, the outer end of the traction plate 250 moves a second moving distance that is twice the first moving distance S. It is necessary to move by T.
For this purpose, a mechanism consisting of the above-mentioned timing belt 237 and two timing pulleys 233, 235 is provided. ), the moving speed of the traction plate body 250 toward the outside is twice as fast.
As a result, when the receiving surface 201 of the receiving plate 202 moves from the first position PS1 to the second position PS2, the transfer body 295 moves at the same speed in the opposite direction to the moving direction of the receiving surface 201. Move with.

In FIG. 24, (a) shows the closed state in which the receiving plate 202 (receiving surface 201) enters above the tray G1 and substantially covers the upper part of this tray G1, and (b) shows the receiving plate 202 (receiving surface 201) in the closed state. is retracted from above the tray G1 to open the upper part of the tray G1.
In the state of (b), by the folding movement of the transfer belt 295 at the inner end of the receiving plate 202, the piece of meat m or group of meat M on the transfer belt 295 is peeled off from the surface of the transfer belt 295, and inside the tray G1. It falls and is contained.
That is, the piece of meat m or the group of meat M placed on the receiving surface 201 from the conveyance terminal end of the second conveyance action section 5R remains in the same position in the left-right direction and the front-back direction, and is placed directly below. It falls and is stored in the tray G1.
Similarly, FIGS. 16 to 19 show a state in which the receiving surface 201 (receiving plate 202) is located at the first position PS1 that substantially covers the upper part of the tray G1, and FIGS. 20 and 21 show a state in which the receiving surface 201 (receiving plate 202) The figure shows a state in which the tray G1 has been moved to a second position PS2 where the upper side of the tray G1 is opened.
Note that this receiving surface 201 is arranged below the range of forward and backward movement of the conveyance terminal end portion of the second conveyance action section 5R.

(Tray conveyance device)
25 to 27 show a tray conveying device 305 equipped with a container supply section 300.
As shown in FIG. 25, the container supply section 300 includes a rail-shaped tray accommodating section 303 and a tray peeling device 304.
The tray accommodating section 303 is constituted by a rail-shaped frame body that accommodates a large number of stacked empty trays G1 and slides and guides them obliquely downward while preventing them from falling off.
Further, the tray peeling device 304 peels off and takes out the trays G1 one by one from the lower end of the tray accommodating portion 303.
The tray peeling device 304 includes a rotating arm 307 having a suction cup 306 at its tip, and an electric motor 308 for rotating the rotating arm 307.

The suction cup 306 is connected to the tip of an intake pipe (not shown) arranged inside the rotating arm 307, and when the rotating arm 307 rotates upward, negative pressure is generated and the suction cup 306 generates negative pressure. It is configured to attract the bottom surface of G1.
After this suction, the rotary arm 307 is rotated downward to release the negative pressure, and the tray G1 that has been suctioned is placed on the tray transport device 305.
This tray conveyance device 305 conveys the tray G1 peeled by the tray peeling device 304 in a direction perpendicular to the above-mentioned conveyance section 5 in plan view, and transfers the tray G1 peeled by the tray peeling device 304 to the receiving plates 202, 202 of the mounting device 200 in the storage section 6. It passes through the space Q formed below from the right side to the left side.
The tray conveyance device 305 is constructed by winding an endless chain 316 between a driving sprocket 315 disposed at the end of the conveyance and a driven sprocket 314 disposed at the start end of the conveyance.

This endless chain 316 is provided with a large number of locking plates 317 at intervals corresponding to the width of the tray G1.
In addition, a conveyance guide rail 318 having a U-shaped cross section that guides the conveyance of the tray G1 while regulating its longitudinal and vertical positions is arranged to be divided into three parts in the conveyance direction of the tray G1.
This conveyance guide rail 318 is placed in a state where the receiving surface 201 of the mounting device 200 is located at a first position PS1 (a first position for receiving an article) covering the upper side of the container G1 (a second position PS2 (a first position for receiving an article)). air cylinders 319, 319 are provided for raising the two adjacent trays G1 , G1, which have been conveyed and stopped directly below the left and right receiving surfaces 201, 201, by a predetermined distance before moving to a second position (a second position for lowering the trays)). .

(Operation of each part)
(cutting operation)
Set the operating conditions according to the type and condition of the lump of meat to be cut, change the setting conditions of each part, and operate the start switch.
As a result, the reciprocating swing of the supply section 3, the circular movement of the endless band blade 49 of the cutting section 4, and the transport drive of the transport section 5 are started.
In this initial state, the supply section 3 is located at the lower limit of the swing range. In this state, when two rows of meat chunks are fed into the supply section 3 and the feed switch is turned on, the meat chunk conveyor 9 starts driving. Start.
As a result, the introduced meat lumps are transported forward under the transport action of the meat meat transport device 9, and the front end of the meat meat abuts the rear surface of the receiving plate 43, thereby regulating the position of the front end of the meat meat lumps. be done.

Then, as the supply section 3 swings upward from this state, the edge of the endless band blade 49, which moves around from the right side to the left side, cuts into the front end of the lump meat protruding from the left and right openings 35 from above. go.
At this time, since the position of the front end of the meat block is regulated by the receiving plate 43, the front end of the meat block can be cut to a uniform thickness by the endless band blade 49.
When the supply section 3 swings upward to a position near the upper limit of the swing range, the front end of the meat chunk is cut off by the endless band blade 49.
The piece of meat cut to a predetermined thickness passes through the gap T formed between the upper end of the receiving plate 43 and the lower end of the endless band blade 49, and is placed on the front side of the receiving plate 43. The upper circumferential surface of the annular plate 74 of the takeover rotating body 72 takes over.
Further, the supply section 3 swings downward to the lower limit position of the swing range and returns to the initial state.After this, the supply section 3 swings upward again, and the above-described cutting of the lump meat is repeated.

The pieces of meat that have passed through the interval T and been transferred to the upper circumferential surface of the annular plate 74 of the takeover rotating body 72 are peeled off from the circumferential surface of the annular plate 74 by the tips of the many swinging narrow rods 82. It is taken and folded in half.
Then, the pieces of meat are sequentially placed on the conveyance starting end of the endless belt 96 during the conveyance operation so as to overlap one another vertically, thereby forming two rows of meat groups M, M.
In these two rows of meat groups M, M, a predetermined interval is formed between the meat group M in each row and the next meat group M.
In such a cutting operation, when the position of the receiving plate 43 is adjusted relative to the opening 35 in order to adjust the thickness of the piece of meat m to be cut, the receiving plate 43 and the conveying action section 5F on the upper side in the conveying direction are The supporting first support member 55 moves in the front-back direction.

However, since the front support stand 116 that supports the conveyance action section 5R on the downstream side in the conveyance direction is integrally attached to the third support member 53 on the machine base 2 side, it is not affected by the position adjustment of the receiving plate 43. It does not move forward or backward when received.
For this reason, even if the thickness of the meat piece m to be cut is adjusted, the position of the conveyance action section 5R on the downstream side in the conveyance direction in the conveyance section 5 does not change, so that from the conveyance terminal end of this conveyance operation section 5R to the storage section 6. The handover position of the piece of meat M or the group of meat M is stabilized.
That is, the unloading position of the piece of meat m or the group of meat M with respect to the receiving surface 201 of the mounting device 200 provided in the storage section 6 becomes difficult to change, and the subsequent storage operation can be carried out smoothly.
In addition, since the positional relationship between the receiving plate 43 and the conveyance action section 5F on the upper side in the conveyance direction of the conveyance section 5 does not change, the cut and folded pieces of meat m are smoothly taken over and conveyed by the conveyance action section 5F. Ru.

(Containment operation)
The two rows of meat groups M, M formed by the above-mentioned cutting operation are transported to the storage section 6 with a predetermined narrow interval formed between each row.
As shown in FIGS. 30 to 37, the interval between each row of meat groups M and M during transport is called "meat row interval P0."

(Transferring the meat group onto the receiving surface)
As shown in FIGS. 28 and 29, at the start of the storage operation, first, the two rows of meat groups M, M that are transported with the meat row interval P0 are moved back and forth during the transport operation. While moving the conveyance end portion of the movable conveyor 95 backward, it is taken over by lowering it onto the left and right receiving surfaces 201, 201 of the mounting device 200.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 16, FIG. 30, and FIG. The column spacing remains P0.

In this state, it is necessary to have the two trays G1, G1 standby in a juxtaposed state below the left and right receiving surfaces 201, 201, but these two trays G1, G1 are arranged at intervals so that they do not overlap. There is a need to.
Therefore, the center position in the left-right direction of each meat group M inherited on the receiving surface 201 and the center position in the left-right direction of the tray G1 are shifted in the left-right direction, and as it is, the When the meat group M is dropped, a situation may occur where the meat group M protrudes from the tray G1. (Displacement between the meat group M shown by the solid line and the tray G1 shown by the broken line in FIGS. 30 and 31.)
The horizontal positional deviation between the meat groups M, M and the trays G1, G1 is resolved as follows.

(1st stage operation)
First, as shown in FIG. 16, FIG. 17, FIG. 30, and FIG. The meat groups G1, G1 are transferred onto the left and right receiving surfaces 201, 201 in a state where the distance between the folded portions of the carrying belts 295, 295 is the minimum distance P1.
Then, as shown in FIGS. 18 and 32, the left and right first air cylinders 225, 225 are extended by a set amount, and the left and right mounting units 200L, 200R are moved outward (in opposite directions). Then, the distance between the inner ends of the left and right receiving surfaces 201, 201 is expanded to an intermediate distance P2.

In this way, the distance between the inner ends of the left and right receiving surfaces 201, 201 is expanded from the minimum distance P1 to the intermediate distance P2, and the left and right receiving surfaces 201, 201 are located above the trays G1, G1. The receiving surfaces 201, 201 substantially cover the upper portions of the trays G1, G1.
In this way, the position of the left and right receiving surfaces 201, 201 in a state where the distance between the inner ends of the left and right receiving surfaces 201, 201 is from the minimum distance P1 to the intermediate distance P2 is defined as a first position PS1. .
In this state, the meat groups M, M on the left and right receiving surfaces 201, 201 are located directly above the trays G1, G1 waiting on the lower side.

(Second stage operation)
In this state, the air cylinder 319 of the tray transport section 302 is operated to raise the trays G1, G1 to the set positions.
Then, as shown in FIGS. 20 and 36, during or after the raising of the trays G1 and G1, the left and right second air cylinders 241, 241 are operated to extend by a set amount, and the inner side of the left and right receiving surfaces 201, 201 is The interval between the ends is expanded to the maximum interval P3.
In this way, the position of the left and right receiving surfaces 201, 201 in a state where the distance between the inner ends of the left and right receiving surfaces 201, 201 becomes the maximum distance P3 is defined as a second position PS2.
In this state, the left and right receiving surfaces 201, 201 are retracted from the upper side of the trays G1, G1 to the left and right outer sides, and the upper side of the trays G1, G1 is opened.
Note that FIGS. 34 and 35 show a state in which the distance between the inner end portions of the left and right receiving surfaces 201, 201 is at the intermediate distance PM, which is on the way to being expanded from the intermediate distance P2 to the maximum distance P3.

In this way, until the distance between the inner ends of the left and right receiving surfaces 201, 201 increases from the intermediate distance P2 through the intermediate distance PM to the maximum distance P3, that is, both the receiving surfaces 201, 201 are in the first position. When moving from PS1 to second position PS2, each provided transfer belt 295, 295 moves in the opposite direction to the moving direction of the receiving surfaces 201, 201 at the same speed.
As a result, the meat groups M, M fall and are accommodated in the trays G1, G1 without changing their positions from side to side or front to back.
The trays G1, G1 containing the meat groups M, M are lowered to the initial position, passed through the space Q by the tray transport device 305, and are carried out to the left outside.
The above operations are repeated in synchronization with the intervals at which the meat groups M, M are transported.
Note that when the left and right receiving surfaces 201, 201 (the left and right receiving plates 202, 202, the left and right transfer belts 295, 295) are expanded to the maximum distance P3 as described above, the conveyance action portion is located within this maximum distance P3. 5R is located. (The maximum interval P3 is larger than the left-right width of the conveyance action section 5R.)

Further, the lower winding area of the endless belt 96 in the reciprocating conveyor 95 needs to be set at a height close to the upper side of the left and right receiving surfaces 201, 201 to improve the transferability of the meat group M.
Therefore, when slack occurs in the lower winding region of the endless belt 96 in the reciprocating conveyor 95, the left and right second air cylinders 241, 241 are operated to shorten the set amount, and the left and right receiving surfaces 201, 201 are spaced at an intermediate interval. When returning to P2, the inner ends of the left and right receiving plates 202, 202 may interfere with the endless belt 96 in the reciprocating conveyor 95.
However, as described above, since the lower winding area DA of the endless belt 96 in the reciprocating conveyor 95 is tilted forward and downward, when the meat group M is accommodated, the lower winding area DA of the endless belt 96 Interference with the inner ends of the left and right receiving plates 202, 202 (strictly speaking, the folded ends of the left and right transfer belts 295, 295) due to hanging can be prevented.

(Scope of application)
Although this embodiment relates to a placing device that is installed in a meat slicer and places cut meat pieces or meat groups on a tray, the present invention is not limited thereto. It can be applied to devices that place all types of items, such as other foods and industrial products.

200 Placement device (article placement device)
202 Receiving plate (receiving member)
203 Machine base 206 Fulcrum shaft 217 Second connecting rod (third guide member)
219 Third connecting rod (first guide member)
221 Fourth connecting rod (first regulating member)
241 Second air cylinder (first driving means)
250 Traction plate (operating member)
262 Falling prevention plate (second regulating member)
268 Second resin rail (second guide member)
268A First plane part (first support surface)
268B Second plan view (second support surface)
270 First index plunger (first locking device)
278 Second index plunger (second locking device)
295 Transfer belt (transfer body)
RA interlocking means (second driving means)

Claims (9)

A receiving member for supporting an article, in which a first guide member (219), a second guide member (268), and a third guide member (217) each having a predetermined length are arranged substantially parallel to each other at intervals. (202) is attached to the first guide member (219) so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction thereof, and the base part of the first guide member (219) is attached to the upper side of the receiving member (202) so as to be movable with respect to the receiving member (202). A body (295) is provided below the receiving member (202) to receive the transfer body (295) relative to the receiving member (202) according to movement of the receiving member (202). An actuating member (250) that moves in a direction opposite to the moving direction of the member (202) is provided, and the base of the actuating member (250) is movable in the longitudinal direction with respect to the third guide member (217). An article mounting device in which the tip of the receiving member (202) and the tip of the actuating member (250) are supported movably in the longitudinal direction with respect to the second guide member (268). The third guide member (217) is arranged below the first guide member (219), and the base of the operating member (250) is supported so as to be movable up and down with respect to the third guide member (217). 2. The article mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the tip end of the actuating member (250) is supported in a mounted state on the second guide member (268). The base of the receiving member (202) is supported to be movable up and down with respect to the first guide member (219), and the distal end of the receiving member (202) is placed on the second guide member (268). 3. The article mounting device according to claim 2, wherein the article mounting device is supported in a state where the article is supported in a state where The second guide member (268) includes a first support surface (268A) that supports the tip of the actuating member (250), and a second support surface (268B) that supports the tip of the receiving member (202). The article mounting device according to claim 3, comprising: A first locking device (270) is provided to restrict downward swinging of the second guide member (268), and the lock by the first locking device (270) is released to move the second guide member (268) downward. By swinging, the support of the tip of the actuating member (250) by the first support surface (268A) and the support of the tip of the receiving member (202) by the second support surface (268B) are released. The article mounting device according to claim 4. A first regulating member (221) is provided that regulates the downward rotational position of the operating member (250) when the tip of the operating member (250) is released from being supported by the first support surface (268A). The article mounting device according to claim 5. When the tip of the receiving member (202) is released from being supported by the second support surface (268B), the falling rotation of the receiving member (202) about the first guide member (219) is restricted. 7. The article placement device according to claim 6, further comprising a second regulating member (262). The first driving means (241) for moving the receiving member (202) and the actuating member (250) are driven to move the transfer body (295) relative to the receiving member (202). The article mounting device according to claim 7, further comprising a second drive means (RA) for moving the receiving member (202) in a direction opposite to the moving direction of the receiving member (202) in accordance with the movement of the member ( 202). The third guide member (217) is connected to a fulcrum shaft (206) that pivotally supports the first guide member (219), the second guide member (268), and the third guide member (217) so as to be able to move up and down integrally. 9. The article mounting device according to claim 8, further comprising a second locking device (278) disposed below the second guide member (268) to fix the second guide member (268) in position on the machine stand (203) side.

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