JPH01310893A - Cutting device for wiener wurst - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the processing speed markedly by installing a transport means for placing wiener wurst and transporting said wiener wurst in a continuous straight line form and continuously cutting the constricted parts of the wiener wurst. CONSTITUTION:Wiener wurst 6 is placed onto a transport means 2, and transported in a continuous straight line form towards a cutting means 4. In this case, the wiener wurst 6 is pressed onto the transport means 2, guided in straight line form, by the pressing means 9a and 9b. Therefore, no slide is generated between the wiener wurst 6 and the transport means 2, and the wiener wurst 6 can be transported in straight line form. When each constricted part of the wiener wurst 6 reaches a prescribed position, the constricted part is cut by the cutting means 4. Then, the cut and separated wiener wurst 6 can be transported by a transport means 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a sausage cutting device.

(Technical background) Viennese sausages are sometimes provided to consumers with the waist part continuous, or recently, for convenience, wiener sausages have been cut into pieces by cutting the waist part in advance. There is a tendency to sell them in packs of a predetermined number.

By the way, a drum-shaped cutting device is known as a cutting device for cutting the waist of a sausage.

This cutting device has a number of hook-shaped cutters arranged on the inner circumferential surface of a drum, and after feeding successive sausages into the drum, the drum is rotated to cut the waist of the sausage into the hook-shaped cutters. It is cut by hooking it on the cutter.

However, since the above-mentioned tram-type cutting device cuts the constriction as described above, it takes time to cut all the constrictions, and some constrictions may not be cut in two or three pieces. There is a possibility that there will be leftover sausage.

Also, during the cooking process, an X-shaped incision is sometimes made on the side of the sausage with a kitchen knife, and it is troublesome for the cook to make such incisions by hand.

(Object of the Invention) In view of the above-mentioned points, it is an object of the present invention to provide a wiener sausage cutting device that leaves the fins of the wiener sausage and can cut the wiener sausage at a relatively high speed. be.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a wiener sausage cutting device that can automatically form an X-shaped cut in the side surface of the wiener sausage in addition to cutting the constriction.

(Structure of the Invention) The wiener sausage cutting device according to the present invention includes (a)
(b) a pressing means that presses the sausages against the conveyance means while kiting the sausages in a straight line; and (c) conveyed by the conveyance means. The present invention is characterized by comprising a cutting means for cutting the constriction of the Vienna sausage when the constriction reaches a predetermined position.

In addition, the first and second sections of the wiener sausage transport path are
A second feature is that first and second cutters are disposed at respective positions, and the cutters are configured to form an X-shaped cut in the side surface of the sausage.

(Function) In the wiener sausage cutting device configured as described above, the wiener sausage placed on the conveying means is kited in a straight line by the pressing means and pressed against the conveying means, so that the wiener sausage does not slide against the conveying means. The sausage is reliably conveyed in a straight line without causing any damage, and the sausage is reliably cut by the cutting means when the waist of the sausage reaches a predetermined position on the conveying means.

Further, when the sausage being transported passes through the first position, a first diagonal cut is formed on the side thereof by a first cutter, and when the sausage passes through a second position, the first diagonal cut is formed by a second cutter. A second diagonal cut is made that intersects the central portion of the sausage, thus forming a continuous X-shaped cut on the side of the sausage.

(Example) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a wiener sausage cutting device (
Hereinafter referred to as the "device". ) shows a side view of 1. In the figure, 2 is a feeding means, and 3 is a pulling means, and the feeding means 2 and the pulling means 3 constitute a conveying means for the wiener sausage 6. Also 9a
is a guide member, and this J-shaped member 9a serves as a pressing means for guiding the sausage 6 in a straight line and pressing the sausage 6 against the feeding means 2 of the conveying means. Further, 4 is a cutting means for cutting the constriction of the Vienna sausage 6, 5a, 5
b are first and second cutters for forming first and second diagonal cuts on the sides of the Vienna sausage 6;

The continuous sausages 6 are conveyed in a straight line toward the cutting means 4 by the feeding means 2, and during the conveyance, the first and second cutters 5a, 5b
The first and second diagonal cuts 42a, 42
b, and after the constriction is cut by the cutting means 4, it is conveyed to a predetermined position by the pulling means 3. The structure of each part will be explained in detail below.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, between the pair of left and right side plates 12a and 12b of the device 1, there is a pair of kite members 9a.
, 9b are sandwiched. The kite members 9a, 9b are arranged almost horizontally, and the kite parts 449a, 9b
The wiener sausage 6 is sandwiched between them in a straight line. On the inner surfaces of the guide members 9a and 9b, long grooves 10 and grooves 1 having an arcuate cross section corresponding to the outer peripheral shape of the sausage 6 are formed.

First drive rollers 15 and 16 are disposed near the entrance end 13 and exit end 14 of the kite members 9a and 9b. These first drive rollers 15, 16 are driven at a constant speed by a drive means (not shown), and their shafts are supported by the side plates 12a, llb. The outer peripheral surfaces of the first driving rollers 15 and 16 are recessed to receive the sausages 6, and sprockets 1, 7 and 18 are integrally attached to the outer peripheral surfaces of the first driving rollers 15 and 16, respectively. There is.

A first chain 19 or rack, which constitutes the main body of the conveying means 2, is passed between the sprockets 17 and 18. This first
The upper running portion of the chain 19 is the long groove 1 of the guide member 9b.
1, and on top of it a sausage 6
It can be transported by loading it. The upper guide member 9a presses the sausage 6 against the upper running part of the first chain 19, and the lower guide member 9b supports the upper running part.

A first presser roller 20 is disposed above one of the first drive rollers 16, as shown in FIG.

The shaft of the first pressing roller 20 is rotatably supported by the side plates 12a and 12b, and is adapted to sandwich the sausage 6 between it and the first driving roller 16. Note that the outer circumferential surface of the first presser roller 20 is recessed so as to receive the sausage 6 therein.

The outlet end 14 of the lower kite member 9b projects slightly longer than the upper guide member 9a, and an auxiliary press roller 21 is disposed above this projecting portion. The wiener sausage 6 delivered to the outlet end 14 is pressed against the kite member 9b by the auxiliary press roller 21.

An optical sensor 22 is disposed between the first presser roller 20 and the auxiliary presser roller 21 . This optical sensor 22 detects the constriction 23 of the sausage 6 and inputs the detection result to a control device for the cutting means 4, which will be described later.

The drawing means 3 includes a pair of second drive rollers 26 and 27. The second drive rollers 26 and 27 are disposed along the direction in which the sausages 6 are sent out from the first drive roller 15, and are driven at a constant speed by a drive means (not shown). Note that the second drive roller 2
The shafts of rollers 6 and 27 are supported by side plates 12a and 12b, and the outer peripheral surfaces of second drive rollers 26 and 27 are recessed to receive the sausages 6. Furthermore, sprockets 28 and 29 are integrally attached to the outer peripheral surfaces of the second drive rollers 26 and 27. Said sprocket 128.
A second chain 30, which constitutes the main body of the conveying means, is placed between the racks 29 and 29, and the sausages 6 can be placed on the upper running portion of the second chain 30 and conveyed.

A second presser roller 31 is disposed above the second drive roller 26 . The shaft of this second presser roller 31 is connected to the side plate 12.
a, 12b, and is rotatably supported by the second drive roller 26.
The wiener sausage 6 is sandwiched between the two. Note that the outer peripheral surface of the second presser roller 31 is
It is recessed into a concave shape so that the sausage 6 can be fitted therein.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIGS. 5(a) and 5(b), the cutting means 4 includes a pair of blades 34a and 34b having blade portions 33a and 33b on both sides, and this blade 34a.

The air cylinder 35 is configured to open and close the parts 34b crosswise. A pair of blades 34a.

34b is fastened together with a fixed fulcrum pin 36, and is rotatable about the fulcrum pin. The base ends of the blades 34a, 34b are connected to the piston rod 35a of the air cylinder 35 by a link member 38,
The blade 34a is caused by the reciprocating stroke S of the piston rod 35a.

341) blade parts 33a and 33a and 331] and 335
or are configured to cross open and close with each other.

On the other hand, the tips of the blades 34a and 34b are vertically inserted between the first drive roller 16 and the second drive roller 26 from two directions. and blades 31a, 34b
The wiener sausage /6 can be cut by sandwiching the fin 23 between them.

Note that the pair of side plates 12a, 2b have blades 34a,
34. A slit 37 is formed so that b can pass through.

A pair of motors 4 are installed at the bottom of the feeding means 2 as shown in FIG.
0a, 4. Obs are arranged at predetermined intervals along the conveyance direction of the sausage 6. This motor 4
At both ends of the shafts 0a and 40b are arms 4], a, and 4.1a.
, 41b, 41b are connected to each other, and the cutters 5a, 5b are attached to the distal ends of the arms 4.1a, 41b.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, on both sides of the kite part A'4'9a, 91), there are provided a first position 45 and a second position which are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance along the conveyance path 44 of the wiener sausage 6. The horned ivy 5a, 5b is placed at the position corresponding to 46.
Inclined grooves (3a, 43b) are formed for inserting the sausage.When the sausage 6 passes through the first position 45, a first cutter 5a cuts the first cutter 5a on both sides of the sausage.
A diagonal cut 42a is formed, and when passing through the second position 46, a second diagonal cut 421] is formed by the second cutter 5b so as to intersect approximately at the center of the first cut 42a. It looks like this.

The wiener sausage cutting device 1 is constructed as described above, and when a continuous wiener sausage 6 is inserted from the inlet end 13 of the kite members 9a, 9b, first and second wiener sausages are formed on both sides of the wiener sausage 6, which intersect with each other. After the cuts 42a, 4, 2b are made, the constriction 23 is cut by the cutting means 4, and the sausage 6 is transported to a predetermined position by the pulling means 3.

Specifically, when the continuous sausage 6 is inserted between the guide members 9a and 9b, the side surface of the sausage 6 is pressed against the first chain 19, and the unevenness of the first chain 19 causes the sausage 6, the wiener sausage 6 is transferred to the outlet end 1 of the kite parts $i'9a, 9b together with the first chain 19.
Move towards 4 at a constant speed. At this time, the kite member 9a.

9) The cutter 5 is installed in the inclined grooves 43a and 43b on both sides of the
Since the grooves a and 5b pass at a constant period, the inclined groove 43a
, 43b, inclined first and second notches 42a, 42b are made at equal intervals on both sides of the sausage 6 protruding from the sausages 6. And cuts 4-2a, 42b
Lt intersect with each other at the center, and a continuous X-shaped cut is formed on both sides of the sausage 6 in an attractive manner.

The wiener sausage 6 sent out from the outlet end 14 of the kite parts i'9a, 9b has its constriction 23 detected by the optical sensor 22, and then connects to the first drive roller 16 and the first drive roller 16.
It is sandwiched between the presser roller 20 and the presser roller 20 . In this state, the center of the constricted part 23 at the front end or the blades 34a, 34b
It is cut by the blade portion 33a or 33b. At this time, since the pair of blades 34a and 34b have double edges,
Two cuts are made by crossing the opening and closing times, making the processing speed extremely fast. Note that the blades 34a, 34. The air sitter 35 that drives the air cylinder 35 is driven based on the signal from the optical sensor 22 and the rotational speed information of the drive rollers 15 and 16.
6, 26 and the presser rollers 20.31, there is no fear that the cutting positions of the blades 34a, 34b will shift.

In addition, since there is no slippage between the drive rollers 5, 16, 26.27 and the chain 19.30, the diameters of the drive rollers 16, 26 are particularly reduced to shorten the distance between the drive rollers 16, 26. Therefore, even a short sausage 6 can be reliably positioned and its constriction 23 can be accurately cut.

The leading wiener sausage 6 with the constricted portion 23 at the front end cut off is moved to the second driving roller 26 and the second pressing roller 31.
In this state, the fin portion 23 at the rear end is cut by the plates 34a, 341]. The wiener saw safe 6 thus made into a shell is placed on the second chain 30 and transported to a predetermined position.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made based on the technical idea thereof. For example, in the above embodiment, the first and second wheels 19 and 30 were used as the conveying means,
It is also possible to configure the conveying means with one chain. It is also possible to use conveying means other than chains.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, the present invention uses the conveying means to make the wiener sausage into a straight line and send it to the cutting means, so it is possible to cut the wiener sausage so that the waist part of the wiener sausage remains continuously. Therefore, the processing speed can be greatly improved compared to badge processing using a conventional drum-type cutting device, and it is possible to eliminate omissions in cutting at the constriction.

=15- Also, since the suppressing means is used to kite the wiener sausage in a straight line and press it against the conveying means, it is possible to eliminate slippage between the conveying means and the wiener sausage, which makes it possible to avoid slippage when cutting the narrow part. There is no need to worry about the cutting position slipping.

Further, first and second cutters are disposed at first and second positions in the middle of the conveyance path of the Vienna sausage, and these cutters make first and second diagonal cuts in the side surface of the Vienna sausage at the center. Since they are formed so as to intersect at the parts, it is possible to form continuous X-shaped cuts on the side of the sausage in an attractive manner.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a sausage cutting device, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the device, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line TV-IV in FIG. FIG. 1. Vienna sausage cutting device 2... Feeding means (transporting means) 3. Pulling out means (transporting means) 4. Cutting means 5a..] Cutter 5b - Second cutter 6. Vienna sausage 9a.・Kite member (pressing means) 9b ・Kite member 1.5.16 ・First drive roller], 7, 1.8 ・Sprocket 19 ・Chain 20 ・First presser roller 26.27 ・・Second drive roller 28 .29 Sprocket 30...Chain 3J...Second presser rollers 33a, 33b-Blade portions 34a, 34b-Blade 35...Air cylinder 4, 0a, 4.01)...Motor No. 5 ( A) (B)

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In a wiener sausage cutting device that cuts the constriction of a continuous wiener sausage, (a) a conveying means for carrying the wiener sausage in a straight line and continuously conveying the wiener sausage, and (b) the wiener sausage. (c) pressing means for linearly guiding and pressing the wiener against the conveying means; and (c) the wiener conveyed by the conveying means.
A wiener sausage cutting device comprising: a cutting means for cutting the waist of the sausage when the waist reaches a predetermined position. (2) First and second cutters are respectively provided at first and second positions separated by a predetermined interval along the conveyance path of the wiener sausage, and the first cutter passes through the first position of the wiener sausage. forming a first diagonal cut in a side surface of the sausage, and a second diagonal cut intersecting substantially the center of the first diagonal cut in the side surface of the sausage through which the second cutter passes through the second position; 2. The wiener sausage cutting device according to claim 1, wherein the device is configured to form a cut.