JPH0343193A - Cutting and packing device for bean curd - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten the moving distance of the bean curd of after its cutting and to miniaturize the equipment by forming a guide passage linearly. CONSTITUTION:A square bean curd Ta released from a mold box by a cutting device is cut in the size for packing as well as cut in parallel in a square bar like bean curd Tb. The cut bean curd is arranged on guide passage rows Ka, Kb by a feeding mechanism C, the bean curds arranged on the shortest guide passage Kb at intervals of the specific row are pushed down from its cutting hole Kd by the storing mechanism of the shortest row bean curds first and also the bean curds arranged on the long guide passage Ka at intervals of the specific row are pushed down from the respective cutting hole Kc after being fed forward further by the storing mechanism B of the other long row bean curd.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an apparatus for cutting large cubes of tofu that has been released from a mold box and packing the cut cubes into packs.

[Conventional technology]

The following method is known for cutting large cube tofu that has separated from the conventional mold box and storing it in packs. As shown in Figure 23, the cut square rod-shaped tofu is pushed into multiple passages arranged radially, and the cutting blade of the guide that separates the passages cuts it into equal parts in the width direction, and the cut tofu is moved on the passages. This is a radial storage method in which the materials are sent and stored in packs placed at the end of the passage. The reason why the passages are radial is to arrange packs larger than tofu in the -gu.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, since the radial storage method uses a radial configuration for separation, it requires a large space and the equipment becomes large, and the distance the tofu must travel is also long, so it is not possible to quickly store the packs. Moreover, because the tofu was forced to pass through the radial passages, it often became deformed or damaged, resulting in defective products. More importantly, tofu is manufactured within 3 to 4 hours in the morning in order to meet the needs of the day, and in most cases, two or more types of tofu are manufactured. . In this regard, in the past, different sizes of tofu were manufactured using separate equipment, which posed the problem of requiring twice as much equipment space and cost. Therefore, the present invention provides an apparatus that can easily and quickly cut and pack two or more types of tofu without taking up much space.

[Means to solve the problem]

For this reason, the first invention provides a cutting device for cutting large square tofu separated from a mold box into the size of one piece of tofu to be packed in a water tank, and a cutting device for cutting linear passages of different lengths through partition pieces. A straight guide passage row in which multiple rows are arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals;
a feeding mechanism that sends the cut tofu to a line of linear guide passages;
A storage mechanism for the shortest tofu that pushes down the tofu placed in the shortest guide path at predetermined rows through the hole in the shortest guide path, and a storage mechanism for the shortest tofu that pushes down the tofu placed in the shortest guide path in every other predetermined rows through the hole. A plurality of tofu cutting/accommodating devices each equipped with a long row tofu accommodating mechanism for pushing the tofu down from the top are arranged in parallel, and each of the tofu cutting/accommodating devices is capable of cutting and accommodating tofu of different sizes. The holes in the guide passages in all tofu cutting and storage devices are arranged so that they are located in two or more straight lines, the shortest row and the other long row, and the packs are arranged in one conveyor so that they can be placed under each hole. The tofu is conveyed in two or more rows, and is provided with an intermittent pack conveying means that moves the packs every time all the tofu cutting and storing devices complete tofu packing. The second invention also provides a cutting device for cutting large square tofu separated from a mold box into the size of one piece of tofu to be packed in a water tank, and a cutting device that cuts straight tofu having different lengths through a partition piece. Linear guide passages arranged in multiple rows in parallel, a feeding mechanism that sends cut tofu to the linear guide passages, and a shortest line of tofu that pushes down the tofu placed in the shortest guide passage in every predetermined row through its punched hole. A tofu cutting/accommodating device is provided with a tofu cutting and accommodating mechanism, and a accommodating mechanism for the other long rows of tofu that are pushed down through the holes after further feeding and moving the tofu arranged in longer guide passages at other predetermined rows. A plurality of tofu cutting/accommodating devices are installed in parallel, and each tofu cutting/accommodating device can cut and accommodate tofu of different sizes, and each tofu cutting device has one cutout hole in the front and back for each tofu cutting device. ! E, and the same number of conveyors as the number of tofu cutting devices are arranged in parallel, two or more rows of packs for each tofu cutting device are conveyed and supplied by each conveyor, and the packs are sent intermittently. The configuration is such that each of the conveying bodies is provided with a conveying means.

[For use]

According to the first invention, the large square tofu separated from the mold box is cut in parallel into square stick tofu by a cutting device, and is also cut into a size for packing. The cut tofu is arranged in the guide passage rows by the feeding mechanism, and the tofu placed in the shortest guide passage at every predetermined row is pushed down by the shortest row tofu storage mechanism through the hole, and then the other long row tofu storage mechanism This causes the tofu arranged in long guide passages arranged at predetermined rows to be sent further forward, and then pushed down through the respective punch holes. A plurality of tofu cutting and accommodating devices having such an action are provided side by side, and each of the tofu cutting and accommodating devices is capable of cutting and accommodating tofu of different sizes. The punch holes in all of the parallel tofu cutting and storing devices are arranged in a straight line with two or more lines: the other long row of long guide passages and the shortest row of short guide passages. That is, they are arranged in a staggered manner as a whole. Since the packs are arranged under the respective punch holes by the pack intermittent conveyance means, the tofu pushed down through the punch holes is stored in the packs. When all the tofu cutting and storing devices have finished packing the tofu, the pack filled with tofu is moved, and the next pack is transported and arranged under each punch hole. Further, according to the second invention, the holes in all the parallel tofu cutting and storing devices are arranged at a distance from each other in front and behind each tofu cutting and storing device, and the tofu is placed in the packs conveyed by the respective parallelly arranged conveyors. It accommodates them.

[Embodiment 1] Hereinafter, the first invention will be explained with reference to illustrated embodiments.The present embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is an apparatus in which two cutting and accommodating devices B are arranged side by side with a separator A placed between them. Each tofu cutting storage device! tB is as shown in Fig. 3, and 21 is a fixed or movable preparation table on which large square tofu is placed, and a trolley 22 is arranged below it; The trolley 22 can move forward and backward by resting on the rails 23 by the operation of cylinders, and pushes the tofu on the cutting table 24 forward. Above the cutting table 24, as a first cutting device, $1 cut blades 26 that can be raised and lowered by a cylinder 25 are arranged at equal intervals, and a pressing member 27 can be raised and lowered by a cylinder 27a via the cut blades 26. It is arranged. Note that the cutting table 24 has a relief space for the cutting blade 26 . Further, in front of the preparation table 21, a gate plate 29 for preventing tofu from returning is located which is moved up and down by a cylinder 28. An alignment table 30 is installed in front of the cutting table 24, and an elevating table 31 operated by a cylinder 31a is provided in front of the alignment table 30. Above the lifting table 31, there are two sets of push-down devices H that press down the square stick-shaped tofu parts and cut tofu from above, and push down the square stick-shaped tofu and cut tofu corresponding to each guide path forward. It is equipped with two sets of extrusion devices N for extrusion. In addition, a guide passage row W11 is placed in front of the pressing device ff1H and the extrusion device N, and the guide passage row is used for packing beans 1@1.
A linear guide passage with a width of
As shown in Fig. 12, long guide passages Ka and short guide passages Kb are alternately arranged in parallel, and punch holes Kd and Kc are provided at the ends of each passage. . Therefore, the punch holes Kd and Kc are arranged in a staggered manner. Further, a second cutting blade 33 is provided at the end of each partition at right angles to the square rod-shaped tofu. The push-down plate of the push-down unit 31H and the push-out plate of the push-out unit MN are arranged so as to face their respective guide passages.
As shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 5, and FIG. 6, the push-down *MH of the set is a cylinder 3 attached to a horizontal angle 36 whose upper part is fixed to each extrusion plate 35a arranged in every other long guide passage Ka.
7 vertically in pairs on the left and right, and the downward rod 37
A horizontal angle 38 is connected to the end of a, and the horizontal angle 38
The upright piece 34c of the push-down plate 34a is fixed with a pin 39, and the pin 39 is passed through a long hole 35c of the push-out plate 35a to connect the push-down plate 34a to the push-out plate 35a so as to be movable up and down. In addition, as shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 7, the push-down devices H of the other set have horizontal angles 40 with respective push-out plates 35b fixed at the top, which are arranged in every other short guide passage Kb.
At the same time, a horizontal angle 42 is connected to the end of the downward rod 41a, and the upper part of the upright piece 34d of the pressing plate 34b is connected to the long hole 35c of the pushing plate 35b. At the same time, the lower part of the upright piece 34d is connected to the extrusion plate 35b with a pin 44 passed through the elongated hole 35c of the extrusion plate 35b, so that it can be raised and lowered to the extrusion plate 35b. . That is, one push-down device H integrally supports each push-down plate 34a.
is raised and lowered by a cylinder 37, and the other push-down device ff1H raises and lowers the respective push-down plates 34b together by a cylinder 41. Furthermore, one side is pressed down! ! The IH has a cylinder 49 fixed on the horizontal angle 36 and fixed to the rod 49a11e of the body, so that it can move forward and backward by the operation of the cylinder 49. The other push-down device H has a cylinder 50 fixed on the horizontal angle 40 and its rod 50a fixed to the body, so that it can be moved forward and backward by the operation of the cylinder 50. In this example, two tofu cutting and accommodating apparatuses B configured as described above are installed, each being capable of cutting and accommodating tofu of different sizes. That is, tofu automatic cutting devices with different intervals between the cutting blades 26 and 33 or between the guide passages are installed in parallel. Then, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, - conveyor C
are conveyed and arranged perpendicular to the guide passage row, and the packs Pa, P
The sheets b are held on the endless conveyor C so that they can be placed under the respective punch holes Kc and Kd, and conveyed in a double staggered manner. In addition, the conveyor C carries out the pack filled with tofu every time the packing of tofu is completed by the two tofu cutting/accommodating devices B, and also carries out the pack under the cut-out holes Kc and Kd in order to convey the next pack. I try to transport it intermittently. In addition, for par I, an automatic take-out machine is used to conveyor C.
It is placed at a predetermined position above. To explain the operation of the device of this example configured in this way, t!
In Fig. 43, the large square beans 1iTa that have been separated from the mold box are placed on the preparation table 21E, the gate plate 29 is moved up to transfer them to the cutting table 24, and the first cutting blade 26 is lowered to cut them into square bar shapes. The tofu Tb is cut in parallel, and then the cart 22 is moved forward to advance the square rod-shaped tofu Tb one by one. After the lifting table 31 is moved upward to raise the square rod-shaped tofu Tb to a predetermined position facing the guide passage row, the cylinder 37.41 is operated to extend the rod and the upright pieces 34c and 34d are inserted into the elongated hole 35c. , and press down plates 34a and 34b are brought into contact with the square rod-shaped tofu Tb to prevent it from floating up. In addition, at the time of the upward movement of the lifting platform 31, the square rod-shaped beans @
Tb is the push-down plate 34a. 34b. Next, cylinders 49 and 50 are operated at the same speed, and the 8th
As shown in the figure, by pushing the square stick-shaped tofu into the guide passage row with the cutting and pushing plates 35a and 35b, the square stick-shaped tofu Tb is cut in the width direction by the second cutting blade 33 formed at the tip of the partition piece 32. One piece of tofu is placed in each of the guide passages Ka and Kb. Then, by stopping the cylinder 50 of one extruding device iN and, as shown in FIG. 9, operating the cylinder 41 of one pushing device H to push down the pushing plate 34b, the tofu is pushed into the pack Pb arranged below from the drawer 6KC (
(See Fig. 10) As shown in Fig. 11, the tofu T placed in every other long guide passage Ka is prevented from floating by the push-down plate 34&, and is further pushed next to it by the extrusion plate 35a by the continuous operation of the cylinder 49. After the tofu is pushed out to a position below the guide path where it does not come into contact with the pack Pb, the other push-down device MH is activated to push down the push-down plate 34a, thereby pulling the tofu T in the long guide path Ka into one hole Kd.
It is then pushed into the pack Pa located below. In this way, according to the present device, the tofu T sent to the short guide path Kb row is first stored in the pack Pb by one of the extrusion devices 21N and the pusher MH, and then sent to the long guide path Ka row. The tofu T can be stored in the pack Pa using the other extrusion device N and pressing device H. Note that the elongated holes 35c of the push-out plates 35a and 35b and the elongated holes of the push-down plate also have the effect of draining water, allowing smooth movement. Moreover, since there is only one tofu cutting/accommodating device, tofu of different sizes can be packaged at the same time, resulting in quick work. In addition, each guide passage is straight, and the conveyor C
Since it can be used as a single unit, it does not take up much space and can be installed effectively even in narrow spaces.

[Embodiment 2] Next, an embodiment of the second invention is shown in FIG. 16. In this embodiment, one tofu cutting device B, which is the same as the one in front of the extrusion device N and the push-down device 8, is installed in parallel. , the configuration different from the previous example is that the guide passage row K of one tofu cutting machine MB is extended by the other guide passage row to form one pack conveyor Ca, Cb.
is to use. That is, in order to dedicate one conveyor to each tofu cutting device B, the guide passage row K of the tofu cutting devices B installed in parallel is
is shifted back and forth from the guide passage row K of the other tofu cutting device B. Therefore, each of the conveyors Ca and Cb is equipped with a feed type N-. This example works in the same way as the previous example, but with a tofu cutting machine of 2 tB.
Because each product can be packed using a single dedicated conveyor, it is not affected by the completion time of the other pack, so each product can be packed quickly. Furthermore, since the tofu cutting devices B and the conveyors Ca and Cb are arranged in parallel, it can be installed even in a narrow space. Although this example is configured as described above, the present invention is not limited thereto. 1st. In both the second embodiment, the length and configuration of the cutting device and guide path row for cutting tofu into one piece of tofu are not limited, and the formation of the cutting blade is not limited. It may be used as a ball material as shown in FIG. 17. In addition, the configuration of the storage mechanism for the shortest row and other long rows of tofu is also appropriate. For example, when using that extrusion mechanism, as shown in FIGS. It is also possible to move forward and backward by 35a and 35b, and at a predetermined position, only the extrusion plates 35a in a predetermined row 1, for example, every other extrusion plate 35a, are further advanced by another extrusion cylinder zb. Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 20 to 22, in addition to the push-down cylinder 61.82, a cylinder 64.65 for raising and lowering the push-out plates 63a and 63b is provided, and the push-out plates 63a and 63b are connected to the rod 84.65b. It may be fixed to the horizontal angle 66 or 67. In this way, after packing the tofu, the extrusion plate can be raised and retreated from the water surface, so the extrusion plate can be moved back and forth smoothly. , the water can be kept calm and stable. Note that the feeding mechanism for feeding the cut tofu to the linear guide path row is also optional, and may be carried out as follows. Namely, square rod-shaped tofu Tb is placed on the mounting plate 10a, and five pieces of tofu are placed on the baffle plate ll. (see Figure 13), then rapidly actuate the cylinder lO and pull the placing plate 10a to force the square bar-shaped tofu Tb into a free state, and actuate the cylinder 12 to lower the push-down plate 12a. Then, the square stick-shaped tofu Tb is pushed down, whereby the square stick-shaped tofu Tb is cut by the second cutting blade 13a formed upward on the partition piece 13. Note that the partition pieces 13 are arranged in a linear guide passage Ke having the width of one packaged tofu and in the punch hole part Kn, and are alternately arranged in the guide passage Ke and the punch hole part Kn through the partition pieces 13.
Every other tofu T cut in the width direction by the second cutting blade 13a, which is arranged in parallel in multiple rows, is inserted into the pack Pb which is placed downward from the punch hole Kn as shown in FIG.
After falling into the guide passage Ke, every other tofu T is moved into the cylinder 14 (7) to a position where it does not come into contact with the pack Pb below the adjacent punch hole, as shown in FIG.
), after the tofu T is further moved on the guide passage by the push-out plate 14a, it is pushed down by the push-down plate 15a of the cylinder 15 and stored in the pack Pa arranged below from the opening 6 km of the passage Ke. be. According to this, the square rod-shaped tofu Tb is pushed down and cut into a second cut, every other tofu is pushed into the pack Pb as it is, and the remaining tofu is moved to a position where it is not disturbed by the arrangement of the pack Pa. They are forced to be accommodated. For this reason, the distance traveled by the beans and curd is further shortened than in the example, and packaging can be carried out quickly. Further, in the present invention, the number of tofu cutting/accommodating devices installed in parallel is not limited, and three or more may be installed. Furthermore, the intermittent transport mechanism of the pack device is also optional. It should be noted that it is not necessary to use all tofu cutting/accommodating devices at the same time, and only one tofu cutting/accommodating device can be used. tM may be moved,
In this case, in the first invention, the pack conveyance mechanism may be switched to match the intermittent conveyance interval to one car.

【Effect of the invention】

According to the first invention, since the guide path is linear, the moving distance of tofu after cutting can be shorter than that of the conventional radial path, so the equipment can be made smaller, and by installing multiple units in parallel, tofu of different sizes can be processed. Cutting and packaging can be done simultaneously or selectively, resulting in quick work, and since a single conveyor or the like is used for transporting packs, equipment can be downsized and equipment costs can be reduced. Further, according to the second invention, since packaging can be performed using one dedicated conveyor for each tofu cutting device, it is not affected by the completion time of the other paring process, so it is possible to quickly pack each tofu, and the tofu cutting device used You can easily select and use it.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a schematic plan view of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a schematic front view thereof, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the tofu cutting and packing device, and Fig. 4 is a tofu pushing mechanism. front view. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main part of a tofu pushing down mechanism, FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of one pushing down mechanism, and FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of the other pushing down mechanism. FIG. 8 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view illustrating how to push the square rod-shaped tofu into the guide passage. Fig. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view showing how cut tofu is pushed forward; Fig. 1O is a longitudinal sectional view showing how tofu is packed in short guide passages; Fig. 11 is a longitudinal sectional view showing how tofu is pushed down through a long guide passage. Fig. 12 is an enlarged perspective view of the main part of the guide passage row, Fig. 13 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing another example of the tofu cutting/packing means, and illustrates the position of the square rod-shaped tofu to be cut; Fig. 14 15 is a longitudinal sectional view of the square rod-shaped tofu cut by pushing it down, FIG. 15 is a longitudinal sectional view of the other row of tofu further advanced, and FIG. 16 is a schematic plan view of an embodiment of the second invention. FIG. 17 is a plan view of a case where the guide passage rows have different lengths. Fig. 18 is a schematic plan view of another example of the extrusion device, Fig. 19 is a plan view of its forward movement, Fig. 20 is a perspective view of the main part of the extrusion plate elevating mechanism, and Fig. 21 is the shortest guide passage section thereof. FIG. FIG. 22 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the pushing part and extrusion part of the other long guide passage part, and FIG. 23 is a plan view of a conventional radial passage type packing part. 21: Preparation table, 27: Pressing member, 22: Cart, 26: First cutting blade, 24 Neck cutting table, 31: Lifting table, 13.32: Partition piece. 13a, 33: Second cutting blade, 12a, 15a, 34a, 34b: Pressing plate, 14a
, 35a, 35b: Extrusion plate 3B, 38, 40, 42: Lateral angle C, Ca, Cb: =+nvea, Ta: large square tofu, Tb: square stick tofu, tofu for T-nipack stuffing. Ka: long guide passage, Kb: short guide passage, Ke guide passage portion, Kn: punched hole portion. Kc, Kd, Km: punch hole, Pa, Pb: pack, N: extrusion device. H: Pressing device, B: Tofu cutting and storage device, Fig. 4

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A cutting device that cuts the large square tofu that has separated from the mold box into the size of one tofu to be packed in a water tank, and a cutting device that cuts straight tofu of different lengths at predetermined rows via partition pieces. A plurality of linear guide passage rows arranged in parallel, a feeding mechanism that sends cut tofu to the linear guide passage row, and a shortest row tofu storage mechanism that pushes down the tofu arranged in the shortest guide passage of every predetermined row through the hole. A plurality of tofu cutting and accommodating devices are arranged in parallel, each of which is equipped with a mechanism for accommodating long rows of tofu, which is then pushed down through its hole after further feeding and moving the tofu arranged in longer guide passages at predetermined intervals. Each tofu cutting/accommodating device is equipped with a device capable of cutting and accommodating tofu of different sizes, and the holes in the guide passages of all the parallel tofu cutting/accommodating devices are arranged in the shortest row and in the other long rows. The tofu is arranged in a straight line of more than one row, and one conveyor conveys two or more rows so that the packs can be placed under each punch hole, and all the tofu cutting and storing devices finish packing the tofu into packs. A tofu cutting/packing device characterized by being equipped with a pack intermittent conveying means for moving the pack at each time. (2) A cutting device that cuts the large square tofu that has separated from the mold box into the size of one piece of tofu to be packaged in a water tank, and a cutting device that cuts straight tofu of different lengths at predetermined rows via partition pieces. A plurality of linear guide passage rows arranged in parallel, a feeding mechanism that sends cut tofu to the linear guide passage row, and a shortest row tofu storage mechanism that pushes down the tofu arranged in the shortest guide passage of every predetermined row through the hole. A plurality of tofu cutting and accommodating devices are arranged in parallel, each of which is equipped with a mechanism for accommodating long rows of tofu, which is then pushed down through its hole after further feeding and moving the tofu arranged in longer guide passages at predetermined intervals. Each tofu cutting/accommodating device is equipped with a device that can cut and accommodate tofu of different sizes, and the holes in the guide passage are arranged in front and behind each tofu cutting device to convey the number of tofu cutting devices. The present invention is characterized in that two or more rows of packs for each tofu cutting device are conveyed and supplied by the respective conveying bodies, and each conveying body is equipped with a pack intermittent conveying means for intermittently conveying the packs. Tofu cutting and packaging equipment.