JPH0141593Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to an improvement of an apparatus for slicing shaped rice cakes.

<Prior art and its problems> In general, the pounded rice cake is formed into a substantially prismatic shape using a mold for molding, and after semi-drying the molded rice cake (commonly known as sea cucumber or tobo), it is made into so-called oyster rice cake. Devices for automatically and continuously slicing to size are known.

However, in this type of conventional device, when feeding the shaped rice cake (hereinafter also simply referred to as material) prepared in advance into a prismatic shape to the cutting blade into the action area,
A conveyor belt that is circulated by a motor is used, and the material is placed on the horizontal surface and fed in. By controlling the speed of the conveyor belt, the cutting size of the material can be adjusted to be thick or thin. It is configured.

Therefore, a special mechanism is required for the feeding action and speed control, making the entire device complex and large, which in turn makes maintenance, inspection, maintenance, and other operations extremely troublesome, and also requires a large amount of installation space. It is also subject to restrictions due to its relationship with

<Means for solving the problem> The present invention aims to provide a small and compact slicing device that is useful for solving the above problem. a material fall chute which is set to be tilted so that the material can slide down under its own gravity; A seesaw arm which is pivotally connected to cross the working surface and whose front and rear ends make seesaw movements; ; a tension coil spring connected and suspended between the upper and lower ends of the front end of the seesaw arm and the lower end of the mounting post, and constantly applying a pulling force to the receiving gate; A slide block fitted to a pair of left and right guide support shafts so as to move up and down, respectively; cutting the material from the intermediate position of the mounting bar that fixedly connects both slide blocks to the front and back mutual gap with the receiving gate. A cutting blade that hangs down to meet the dimensions; An ejector that is also fixedly erected upwards from the middle position in the width direction of the mounting bar; A spring receiving bar that fixedly connects the upper ends of both of the guide shafts. a pair of left and right slide rods that are held through and held in the middle position so that they can be raised and lowered;
a roof plate fixed and suspended horizontally at the upper ends of both slide rods so as to be pushed up by an ejector when the slide block is raised;
Similarly, a material holding plate is fixed and suspended horizontally at the lower ends of both slide rods; and a compression coil spring is connected and tensioned between the upper and lower portions of the spring receiving bar and the holding plate, and constantly applies a downward force to the holding plate. When the material is cut by the cutting blade that descends together with the slide block, the material receiving gate slides with the rear end of the seesaw arm so that it floats above the working surface of the chute while resisting the tension coil spring. The ejector, which is operatively connected to the block and also rises together with the slide block, pushes up the roof plate and lifts the material holding plate up from the material while resisting the downward force of the compression coil spring. It is characterized by having been set.

<Example> Hereinafter, the specific configuration of the present invention will be described in detail based on the illustrated example.
In Figures 1 to 7, 10 is a machine cabinet installed on the work floor, and its flat top surface is the falling chute 1.
1, the material M is tilted forward and downward at a constant angle θ that intersects with the horizontal plane so that the material M can slide down under its own gravity. The constant angle θ is optimally about 35 degrees as shown in the example shown, but it can be appropriately selected within the range of 25 degrees to 50 degrees. Reference numeral 12 denotes a pair of left and right guide plates that are fixedly installed to regulate the operating surface of the chute 11 to a constant band width W, and have a substantially L-shaped cross section with their backs facing each other.

At the front lower end position of the chute 11 where the guide plate 12 does not exist, there is a pair of left and right base seats 1.
3 is fixed, and each base seat 13 thereof is fixed.
From here on, see-saw arm mounting support 1, which will be described later.
4 and the guide support shaft 15 of the slide block,
They are each erected integrally in a front-back positional relationship. In other words, the mounting support 14 is located at the frontmost side,
A guide support shaft 15 is located between the mounting column 14 and the guide plate 12 in front and behind each other.
In this case, it is clear from the side view of FIG. 1 that both the mounting column 14 and the guide support shaft 15 stand at right angles from the chute 11, which is tilted forward and downward.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a bearing wall that continues to the upper end of each mounting column 14, and from this point on, a stopper 1 that moves laterally outward and restricts the lower limit position of the seesaw arm 17 is installed.
8 is provided protrudingly. Reference numeral 19 denotes a horizontal pivot extending through the pair of left and right sides of the bearing wall 16, and a seesaw arm 17 is attached to both left and right ends of the pivot shaft for seesaw movement. Reference numeral 10 designates a bearing metal of the seesaw arm 17, and reference numeral 21 designates a cap nut for preventing the seesaw arm 17 from coming off, which is screwed onto both left and right ends of the pivot shaft 19.

The seesaw arm 17 is integrated into a generally U-shaped frame that traverses the operating surface of the chute 11 when viewed from a plane as shown in FIG. 5, and when viewed from the side as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the intermediate position in the front and back direction is supported by the pivot shaft 19 so as to be able to see-saw. Reference numeral 22 denotes a spring receiving bolt that is planted forward from the lower end of each mounting column 14, and 23 is a pair of tension coil springs on the left side that are connected and hung in the vertical relationship between the seesaw arm 17 and its bolt 22; Seesaw arm 1
The front end of 7 is elastically biased to always be pulled down. The lower limit position is regulated to a constant level by the engagement of the bearing wall 16 with the stopper 18.

Further, reference numeral 24 denotes a hanger plate that is integrally suspended from the middle position in the width direction of the seesaw arm 17, and has a U-shape when viewed from the front and rear directions, and has a lower end that is attached to the working surface of the chute 11. A facing material receiving gate 25 is attached and held. In other words, the receiving gate 25 operates integrally with the seesaw arm 17, and is configured to stably receive the material M sliding down along the chute 11 from its lower front end position. . Therefore, as long as this function can be performed, the pivot 1 of the seesaw arm 17
9 may be installed on the mounting column 14 in the form of pivot pins separated into a left and right pair.

The material receiving gate 25 is curved into an inverted U-shape when viewed from the side so as to intersect with the hanger plate 24, and is joined to the plate 24.
It is fastened with bolts 26 and nuts 27.
In that case, the bolt 2 is attached to the receiving gate 25.
6, an elongated adjustment hole 28 is opened in the front-rear direction, and by loosening the nut 27 on the bolt 26 and sliding the receiving gate 25 along the elongated hole 28, the gate 25, which will be described later, is opened. The cutting dimension T of the material M can be adjusted thickly or thinly to match the front-to-back mutual gap with the cutting blade.

Further, reference numeral 29 denotes a pair of left and right slide blocks fitted to the guide shaft 15, respectively, and connected to the upper end of the crank arm 30 by a pivot pin 31, and the lower end of the crank arm 30. is also connected to a flyhole 33 by a separate pivot pin 32, as shown in FIG. Since the wheel 33 is rotatably driven by a motor 34 built into the machine casing 10 via transmission means such as a sprocket 35 and a chain 36, the slide block 2
9 performs a linear upward and downward reciprocating motion along its guide support shaft 15.

Reference numeral 37 designates a roller that is loosely fitted in the middle of the upper pivot pin 31 that connects the slide block 29 and the crank arm 30, and is set in a relationship such that it can engage with the rear end of the seesaw arm 17. ing. In other words, in conjunction with the vertical movement of the slide block 29, the seesaw arm 17 performs a seesaw movement using its midway pivot 19 as a fulcrum, thereby raising and lowering the material receiving gate 25 via the hanger plate 24. When the slide block 29 descends, the receiving gate 25 rises against the pulling force of the tension coil spring 23, allowing the material M to pass along the chute 11. Conversely, when the slide block 29 is raised, the receiving gate 25 receives and blocks the material M by the pulling force of the tension coil spring 23.

Further, a cutting blade 38 is attached to the front surface of the slide block 29 so as to move up and down integrally.

That is, in FIG. 6 which clearly shows this, numeral 39 is a horizontal mounting bar that is hung horizontally to connect and fix the pair of left and right slide blocks 29, and a horizontal mounting bar 39 is located at an intermediate position in the width direction facing the working surface of the chute 11. The cutting blade 38, which used to hang down, is removably fixed by a bolt 40. The cutting blade 38 faces a position immediately after the receiving gate 25, and the gap between the front and back thereof becomes the cutting dimension T of the material M. 4
Reference numeral 1 denotes a vertically elongated adjustment hole formed in the cutting blade 38 itself in order to receive the bolt 40, and the cutting blade 38 is connected to the working surface of the chute 11.
Serves to adjust the mounting height. 42 is a push bolt that prevents the cutting blade 38 from retreating.

Furthermore, an ejector 43 is fixedly provided on the mounting bar 39 of the cutting blade 38, facing upward from the intermediate position thereof, so that a corresponding roof plate, which will be described later, can be pushed up. . Reference numeral 44 designates a spring receiving bar that is fixed and hung horizontally across the upper ends of both guide shafts 15, and a pair of left and right slide rods 45 are located at the middle position in the width direction, as shown in FIG. It is held through and can be raised and lowered. 46 is a bearing cylinder of the slide rod 45, and the spring receiving bar 44
It is permanently erected.

In order to connect the upper ends of both slide rods 45, a roof plate 47, which is approximately inverted U-shaped when viewed from the front and back, is attached and fixed to the slide rod 45 with bolts 48, and this is attached to the slide block 29. It is designed to be pushed up by the ejector 43 when it rises.

On the other hand, a presser plate 49 made of material M is fixedly held at the lower ends of both slide rods 45 by screws 50. Reference numeral 51 denotes an elastic membrane made of rubber or the like that is stretched and integrated on the lower surface of the presser plate 49;
is located between the upper and lower portions of the spring receiving bar 44 and the presser plate 49, and both slide rods 45
This is a compression coil spring wound around the presser plate 49, and constantly applies a downward elastic force to the presser plate 49. When the roof plate 47 is pushed up by the ejector 43, the presser plate 49 floats up from the material M while resisting the downward force of the compression coil spring 52. Incidentally, reference numeral 53 indicates a bearing tube fixedly erected from the presser plate 49.

<Operation> Using the apparatus configured as described above, the material M
When slicing the material to a certain cutting size T, the material M is cut from the rear upper end position of the machine casing 10,
The cutting blade 38 slides down along the chute 11.
It is sufficient to send it to the action area.

Then, when the cutting blade 38 is raised by the slide block 29, the receiving gate 25 for the material M is blocking the front lower end position of the chute 11 by the pulling force of the tension coil spring 23. The fed material M is reliably received. At this time, the ejector 43 that rises together with the slide block 29 causes the holding plate 49 of the material M to rise from the chute 11 while resisting the downward force of the compression coil spring 52 through the pushing up action of the roof plate 47. Therefore, the material M will slide down without any problem to the position where it is received by the receiving gate 25.

When the material M is cut by the cutting blade 38 in accordance with the descent of the slide block 29, the seesaw arm 17 moves as a seesaw while resisting the pulling force of the tension coil spring 23.
Due to this, the receiving gate 25 is reversely
1, the cut material M automatically and instantaneously slides down and is delivered to and stored in the storage case 54 placed at the front position of the machine casing 10. Further, when the slide block 29 is lowered, the material M holding plate 49 pushes the material M into the chute 1 by the downward force of the compression coil spring 52.
1, the remaining material M will not fall from the chute 11, which would cause it to be sent out incorrectly.

Furthermore, when the cutting blade 38 continues to rise by the slide block 29, the receiving gate 25 descends in reverse as described above, so that the material M remaining after cutting is intermittently advanced by a certain amount to be received. Repeat the above action process,
Thinly slicing the material M of a certain length is completed. In addition, regarding the cutting dimension T, the above-mentioned receiving gate 2
By sliding 5 in the front-back direction and positioning and fixing it, it is of course possible to adjust the thickness in advance.

<Effect of the invention> As described above, in the shaped rice cake slicing device according to the present invention, the upper surface of the machine casing 10 is tilted downward at a constant angle θ, so that the material M can be slid down by its own gravity. A material dropping chute 11 is configured to move the chute 11; and a material dropping chute 11 is pivoted to a pair of left and right mounting columns 14 fixedly erected from the front lower end position of the chute 11 so as to cross the working surface of the chute 11. , a seesaw arm 17 whose front and rear ends move in seesaw motion; a material receiving gate 25 hanging down from an intermediate position in the width direction of the seesaw arm 17 toward the working surface of the chute 11;
and the front end of the seesaw arm 17 and the lower end of the mounting column 14 are connected and suspended between the upper and lower parts,
a tension coil spring 23 that constantly applies a pulling force to the receiving gate 25; and a pair of left and right guide support shafts 1 fixedly erected from a position immediately after the mounting column 14.
5, the slide blocks 29 are fitted so as to move up and down, and the material M is cut from the intermediate position of the mounting bar 39 that fixedly connects both slide blocks 29 to the front and rear gaps with the receiving gate 25. The cutting blade 38 is suspended so as to have a dimension T; The ejector 43 is fixedly erected in the opposite upward direction from the intermediate position in the width direction of the mounting bar 39; The upper ends of both guide shafts 15 are fixed. To the intermediate position of the spring receiving bar 44 to be connected,
A pair of left and right slide rods 45 are held through the slide rods 45 so as to be freely raised and lowered; and a roof plate 47 is fixed and horizontally suspended over the upper ends of both slide rods 45 so as to be pushed up by the ejector 43 when the slide block 29 is raised; A material presser plate 49 is fixed and suspended horizontally at the lower ends of both slide rods 45; and the spring receiving bar 44 and presser plate 49 are connected and stretched between the upper and lower sides.
It consists of a compression coil spring 52 that constantly applies a downward force to the holding plate 49, and when the material M is cut by the cutting blade 38 that descends together with the slide block 29, the material receiving gate 25 resists the tension coil spring 23. while floating above the working surface of the chute 11,
The rear end of the seesaw arm 17 and the slide block 29 are operatively connected to each other, and an ejector 43 that also rises together with the slide block 29 is used to connect the roof plate 4.
7 is pushed up, and the material holding plate 49 is floated from the material M while resisting the downward force of the compression coil spring 52. Therefore, the problem of the prior art described at the beginning can be completely solved. There is.

In other words, the upper surface of the machine casing 10 is used as the falling chute 11, and the material M is fed into the action area of the cutting blade 38 so as to slide down by its own gravity. This eliminates the need for a rotary drive mechanism, etc., and it is possible to reliably process the material M into thin slices.
The entire device can be easily made smaller and more compact.
It also has excellent workability in terms of maintenance and inspection.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is an overall schematic side view of the present invention, Figure 2 is a front view, Figure 3 is a partially cutaway front view showing the inside of the machine casing, and Figure 4 is a partially enlarged view of the seesaw arm of Figure 1. 5 is a plan view of FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged side view of FIG. 1 showing the mounting state of the cutting blade, and FIG. FIG. 10... Machine casing, 11... Falling chute, 14...
...Mounting strut, 15...Guide support shaft, 17...Seesaw arm, 23...Tension coil spring, 24...
Hanger plate, 25... Reception gate, 2
8, 41... Adjustment long hole, 29... Slide block, 30... Crank arm, 34... Motor, 37... Roller, 38... Cutting blade, 39... Mounting bar, 43... Ejector, 44... ...Spring receiving bar, 45...Slide rod, 47...Roof plate, 49...Material holding plate, 52...
...Compression coil spring, M...Material, T...Cutting dimension, W...Working width, θ...Inclination angle.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] 1. A material drop chute 11 configured to allow the material M to slide down under its own gravity by tilting the upper surface of the machine casing 10 downward at a constant angle θ; A seesaw arm 17 is pivotally connected to a pair of left and right mounting columns 14 fixedly erected from the front lower end position of the chute 11 so as to traverse the working surface of the chute 11, and its front and rear ends move in a seesaw motion. , the material receiving gate 25 hanging down from the middle position in the width direction of the seesaw arm 17 toward the working surface of the chute 11 , and the vertical distance between the front end of the seesaw arm 17 and the lower end of the mounting column 14 . A tension coil spring 23 is connected to and hangs from the receiving gate 25 to constantly apply a pulling force to the receiving gate 25, and a pair of left and right guide support shafts 15 fixedly erected from a position immediately after the mounting column 14 are moved up and down, respectively. A mounting bar 39 is suspended from an intermediate position between the slide block 29 fitted to the slide block 29 and the mounting bar 39 that fixedly connects both slide blocks 29 so that the longitudinal gap with the receiving gate 25 is the cutting dimension T of the material M. An intermediate position between the cutting blade 38, an ejector 43 which is fixedly erected upward in the opposite direction from the intermediate position in the width direction of the mounting bar 39, and a spring receiving bar 44 which fixedly connects the upper ends of both the guide support shafts 15. A pair of left and right slide rods 45 that are held through and can be raised and lowered freely.
A roof plate 47 is fixed and horizontally suspended at the upper ends of both slide rods 45 so as to be pushed up by the ejector 43 when the slide block 29 is raised, and a roof plate 47 is also fixed and horizontally suspended at the lower ends of both slide rods 45. It consists of a material holding plate 49, and a compression coil spring 52 which is connected and tensioned between the upper and lower parts of the spring receiving bar 44 and the holding plate 49 to constantly apply a downward force to the holding plate 49, and the slide block 29 and When the material M is cut by the cutting blade 38 that descends together, the material receiving gate 25 slides with the rear end of the seesaw arm 17 so that it floats above the working surface of the chute 11 while resisting the tension coil spring 23. The ejector 43, which is operatively connected to the block 29 and also rises together with the slide block 29, pushes up the roof plate 47 and pushes the material holding plate 49 against the downward force of the compression coil spring 52. A device for slicing shaped rice cakes, characterized in that it is set to float from material M. 2 Move the material receiving gate 25 to seesaw arm 1
7. A device for slicing shaped rice cakes according to claim 1 of the Utility Model registration claim, characterized in that the device is configured to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to 7, so that the cutting dimension T of the material M can be adjusted to be thick or thin. 3. The molding according to claim 1 of the Utility Model Registration Claim, characterized in that the cutting blade 38 is attached to the mounting bar 39 so as to be able to move up and down, and the height of the cutting blade 38 relative to the working surface of the chute 11 can be adjusted. Mochi slicing device.