JPH05193737A - Separation/conveyance apparatus for tofu @(3754/24)bean curd) - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To individually separate foodstuffs such as tofu (bean curd) and convey them to the next step. CONSTITUTION:A vertical-separation device 10, a horizontal-separation device 20, and a transfer device 30 are disposed between a conveyance conveyor CA and a discharge conveyor CB in a manner that the three devices are connected in the vertical direction. The vertical separation device 10 vertically separates foodstuffs Wa, Wa,... from the conveyance conveyor CA from a foremost row on a row-by-row basis, the horizontal separation device 20 horizontally individually separates one row of foodstuffs Wa, Wa,..., and the transfer device 30 transfers the separated foodstuffs Wa, Wa,... onto the discharge conveyor CB.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention cuts a material such as tofu, which is continuously manufactured into a sheet, into a predetermined size in the vertical and horizontal directions, and then separates the material into separate steps such as a packaging step and a frying step. The present invention relates to a device for separating and transporting tofu and the like for transporting the tofu.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Tofu can be continuously produced in large quantities by a belt conveyor type tofu manufacturing machine.

Tofu produced by such a continuous production system is
Since it becomes a wide sheet and is discharged onto the conveyor, it is then cut vertically and horizontally and then individually packaged into commodities, or put into a fryer individually and processed for deep-frying. Therefore, an appropriate separating / conveying device is provided between the end portion of the tofu manufacturing machine and the packaging machine or the fryer so that the cut tofu can be individually separated and continuously conveyed to the next step. It is essential.

As a separating / conveying device used for such a purpose, a conveying robot device using a vacuum suction pad is known. That is, after the sheet-shaped tofu discharged from the tofu manufacturing machine is cut in the vertical and horizontal directions, it is sucked by the vacuum suction pad in a row unit from the front row, and it is individually separated and can be conveyed to the next step. .

[0005]

According to the prior art, since a vacuum suction pad is used for separating and transporting tofu, various problems associated with it are unavoidable. That is, the vacuum suction pad often leaves unsightly traces of suction on the surface of the tofu, and its operation reliability is not high, and sometimes the suction of tofu fails or
Tofu may be dropped during transportation.

In view of the above problems of the prior art, the object of the present invention is to combine a vertical mechanical separation device and a horizontal mechanical separation device that operate purely mechanically to have sufficiently high operational reliability and easy hygiene control. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a separation / conveyance device for tofu or the like, which can be constructed extremely compact as a whole.

[0007]

The structure of the present invention for achieving the above object is arranged downstream of a conveyer conveys a sheet-shaped material cut in the vertical and horizontal directions, and the material from the conveyer is removed. A vertical separation device that separates and carries out one row of the front row, a horizontal separation device that is arranged downstream of the vertical separation device, and separates one row of material from the vertical separation device individually, and a downstream side of the horizontal separation device. The gist of the present invention is to provide a transfer device which is disposed and transfers the material from the lateral separation device to the discharge conveyor.

Between the vertical separation device and the horizontal separation device,
A belt conveyor for lateral conveyance can be arranged, and a two-division device for dividing one row of material from the vertical separation device into left and right groups can be arranged on the downstream side of the vertical separation device. ..

Further, a relay device may be attached upstream of the lateral separation device or the two-division device.

[0010]

According to the structure of the present invention, since the vertical separating device separates and carries out one row of the frontmost row of the material from the transfer conveyor, the vertical direction of the material (direction corresponding to the transfer direction of the material by the transfer conveyor). , The same applies hereinafter) can be performed on a column-by-column basis. On the other hand, the horizontal separation device can separate one row of material thus separated in the vertical direction in the horizontal direction (a direction perpendicular to the vertical direction, the same applies hereinafter) and separate into individual units. After all, the vertical separating device and the horizontal separating device can individually separate the sheet-shaped material cut in the vertical and horizontal directions into the cutting units. The transfer device transfers the material from the horizontal separation device to the discharge conveyor, and the discharge conveyor here is used in addition to the transfer conveyor for the next process such as the packaging process and the frying process. It may be the machine or the flyer itself.

When a belt conveyor is arranged between the vertical separation device and the horizontal separation device, the material from the vertical separation device can be laterally conveyed by the belt conveyor. It is possible to improve the degree of freedom of the system, and to increase the overall productivity by using two or more horizontal separation devices.

If a two-division device is provided on the downstream side of the vertical separation device, the two-division device can divide the material from the conveyance conveyor into two parts and deliver them to two sets of horizontal separation devices. It is possible to easily balance the processing capacities of the upstream production line and the processing line below the horizontal separation device.

When a relay device is attached upstream of the horizontal separation device or the two-division device, the relay device can temporarily stock the material to be supplied to the horizontal separation device, the two-division device. The operation of the device can be simplified.

[0014]

Embodiments Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The separating / conveying device for tofu or the like is composed of a conveyer C
The vertical separating device 1 is installed between A and the discharge conveyor CB.
0, the horizontal separation device 20, and the transfer device 30 are cascaded (FIG. 1).

The carrying conveyor CA is formed by winding a water-permeable cloth conveyor belt CA1 around a conveyor roller CA2. The transport conveyor CA constitutes a part of a tofu manufacturing machine (not shown). Therefore, the sheet material W made of tofu is provided on the conveyor belt CA1.
However, it is assumed that they are continuously conveyed in the direction of arrow Ka in the figure.

Above the carrier conveyor CA, a cutter CA that moves up and down so as to traverse the conveyor belt CA1.
2 and a rotary cutter CA3 having a large number of disc-shaped blades CA3a, CA3a. Therefore, it is assumed that the sheet-shaped material W is vertically and horizontally cut into a predetermined size by operating the cutter CA2 and the rotary cutter CA3, and is discharged from the transport conveyor CA. At the end of the transport conveyor CA, the conveyor belt CA
The relay plate CA4 is horizontally fixed at a height position substantially the same as the upper surface side of 1 (FIG. 2), and the cut materials Wa, Wa, ...
4 It shall be transferred as it is pushed out.

The vertical separating device 10 is arranged on the downstream side of the conveyor CA. The vertical separation device 10 includes a separation plate 11
And pusher plate 12 as main members, and separation plate 11
Is disposed at a position slightly lower than the relay plate CA4 attached to the transport conveyor CA. The separating plate 11 is a plate material having a corrugated pattern in the front-rear direction formed on its upper surface (FIG. 3), and its surface is coated with a synthetic resin material 11a such as Teflon (trade name). .. Further, the separating plate 11 can be integrally molded with a synthetic resin material.

The separating plate 11 is supported by a moving frame 13 (FIG. 2). The moving frame 13 is provided with left and right guide rods 13b, 13a, 13a via slide bearings 13a, 13a.
It is supported by 13b so that it can be moved back and forth, and the cylinders 13c, 1 are mounted via brackets 13c1, 13c1.
It is connected to 3c. Therefore, the cylinders 13c, 13
If c is expanded and contracted simultaneously, the separation plate 11 will move to the moving frame 1
When 3 moves along the guide rods 13b and 13b, it can move back and forth (solid line and chain double-dashed line in FIG. 2).

The pusher plate 12 is provided with a support member 12a,
It is arranged downward above the separating plate 11. Support material 1
Guide rods 12b and 12b are erected on the upper surface of 2a, and the guide rods 12b and 12b slidably penetrate the moving member 14 via slide bearings 14a and 14a. Further, the support member 12a is connected to cylinders 12c, 12c which are erected downward on the upper surface of the moving member 14. The moving member 14 is supported by guide rods 14c and 14c so as to be movable back and forth via slide bearings 14b and 14b, and further via a bracket 14d1.
It is connected to the cylinder 14d.

Therefore, the pusher plate 12 is attached to the cylinder 14
By expanding and contracting d, the guide rods 14c, 14c
Can be moved back and forth along the cylinder 1
By simultaneously expanding and contracting 2c and 12c, it is possible to move up and down along the guide rods 12b and 12b.

The horizontal separating device 20 is arranged on the downstream side of the vertical separating device 10 (FIG. 1), and has a central fixed unit 21.
, And a plurality of pairs of moving units 22, 22 disposed on the left and right of the fixed unit 21 (FIG. 4). The fixing unit 21 includes a base plate 21a, a bracket plate 21b fixed to the upper end surface of the base plate 21a, and a top plate 21c fixed to the upper end of the bracket plate 21b. Each moving unit 22 includes a bracket plate 22a having the same shape as the bracket plate 21b, and a top plate 22b fixed to the upper end of the bracket plate 22a.

Common guide rods 23, 23 pass through the bracket plates 21b, 22a, 22a ..., And the bracket plates 22a, 22a.
It is slidable with respect to 3. Further, spacer rods 21d, 21d are erected on both sides in the central portion of the bracket plate 21b, and the outermost two sets of the moving units 2 are provided.
Bracket plate 22 of each moving unit 22 except 2 and 22
A spacer rod 22c having the same length as the spacer rod 21d is erected on the outer surface side of each a. The bracket plate 21b and the bracket plates 22a and 22a that are adjacent to both sides of the bracket plate 21b are connected to each other via connecting rods 24 and 24 having flanges at both ends. The same applies to the bracket plates 22a and 22a adjacent to each other. However, a connecting rod 24 for connecting the bracket plates 22a, 22a
Are alternately arranged on the left and right of the spacer rods 21c, 21c ... With respect to the bracket plates 22a, 22a.

On the base plate 21a of the fixed unit 21,
Cylinders 25, 25 are erected in the left-right direction. However, in FIG. 4, only one of the cylinders 25, 25 is shown.

Each cylinder 25 is connected to the outermost bracket plate 22a via a bracket 22d. Therefore, when the cylinder 25 is extended, the outermost moving unit 22 connected to the cylinder 25 can move outward along the guide rods 23, 23. At this time, the fixed unit 21 and the outermost moving unit 22 move. Other moving units 22, 22, ... Between the unit 22 and the unit 22 can be opened at the same intervals regulated by the connecting rods 24, 24 ... (Right half of FIG. 4). Further, if the cylinder 25 is shortened, the moving units 22, 22, ... Can approach the minimum distance regulated by the spacer rods 21d, 22c, 22c .. At this time, the top plates 21c, 22.
b, 22b ... Can be in close contact with each other (the left half of the figure).

The top plates 21c, 22b, 22b ...
It has the same height as the separation plate 11 of the vertical separation device 10,
Just like the separating plate 11, it is assumed that the surface thereof is formed with a corrugated pattern in the front-rear direction and is coated. Further, low ribs 22b1 and 22b1 are attached to the top plates 22b and 22b of the outermost moving units 22 and 22 along the outer sides thereof.

Above the lateral separating device 20, the pusher plate 2 is provided.
6 are provided. The pusher plate 26 is the lateral separation device 2
Even when the zero moving units 22, 22 ... Are opened to both outer sides, the length is such that it can traverse almost all of the outermost top plates 22b, 22b. The pusher plate 26 is supported via a support member 26 a, and can be moved up and down and moved back and forth by a cylinder mechanism (not shown) which is substantially the same as the pusher plate 12 of the vertical separation device 10.

On the upstream side of the horizontal separation device 20, the relay device 4 is provided.
0 is attached.

The relay device 40 comprises a moving plate 41 supported by a moving frame 42, and a pusher plate 43 arranged above the moving plate 41 with a supporting member 43a interposed therebetween. The moving plate 41 drives the moving frame 42 back and forth via a cylinder (not shown) to move the horizontal separating device 2
0 top plates 21c, 22b, 22b ..., While maintaining the same height as the separation plate 11 of the vertical separation device 10,
It is possible to move forward until it comes into close contact with 2b, 22b ... Also,
The pusher plate 43 can move up and down and back and forth by driving the support member 43a. Here, the cylinder mechanism for moving the moving plate 41 back and forth is the vertical separation device 1.
0 is based on the cylinder mechanism for moving the separating plate 11 back and forth, and the cylinder mechanism for moving the pusher plate 43 up and down to move back and forth is also the pusher plate 12 of the vertical separating device 10.
The same shall apply to that.

The transfer device 30 is arranged on the downstream side of the lateral separation device 20 (FIG. 1).

The transfer device 30 comprises a moving plate 31 supported by a moving frame 32, and a pusher plate 33 disposed above the moving plate 31 with a supporting member 33a interposed (FIG. 5). Is almost the same as the relay device 40. However, the moving plate 31 is the top plate 21 of the horizontal separation device 20.
c, 22b, 22b ... It is possible to move backward until it comes into close contact with the discharge conveyor CB, and to move forward to above the discharge conveyor CB.
The pusher plate 33 can move up and down above the moving plate 31 at the forward limit.

The discharge conveyor CB is a conveyor roller CB.
The conveyor belt CB1 is wound around 2 and the materials Wa, Wa ... From the transfer device 30 can be conveyed in the direction of arrow Kb in FIG. The discharge conveyor CB is arranged so that the traveling direction thereof is diagonally upward so that the difference between the discharge conveyor CB and the moving plate 31 at the forward limit is minimized.

Sheet-shaped material W on the conveyor CA
Are cut vertically and horizontally by a cutter CA2 and a rotary cutter CA3 (FIG. 1) to form materials Wa, Wa ... Of a predetermined size, and a relay plate CA attached to the end of the transport conveyor CA.
4 It is pushed up (Fig. 2). So, at this time,
The vertical separating device 10 moves the separating plate 11 backward and the pusher plate 12 backward, raises and waits, and the materials Wa, Wa on the conveyor CA are sequentially arranged from the front row.
It can be transferred onto the separating plate 11 via the relay plate CA4 (FIG. 6 (A)). At this time, the separation plate 11
Shall bite slightly below the relay plate CA4,
In addition, the moving plate 41 of the relay device 40 is allowed to stand by at the forward limit thereof.

Next, the material Wa from the conveyer CA is transferred.
, Wa ... When one row in the front row is transferred to the rear end of the separating plate 11, the separating plate 11 is moved forward ((B) in the figure). As a result, the material W from the transport conveyor CA is
Since a, Wa ... Can separate only one row in the longitudinal direction together with the separating plate 11, when the pusher plate 12 is lowered (the same figure) and then the separating plate 11 is retracted (the same figure (Fig. C)), the materials Wa, Wa ... On the separation plate 11 are
The separating plate 11 can be moved from the rear end to the front end.

Subsequently, when the moving plate 41 of the relay device 40 is moved backward (FIG. 7 (D)) and the pusher plate 12 is moved forward, the materials Wa, Wa ... On the separating plate 11 are transferred onto the moving plate 41. Then, the movable plate 41 can be moved forward (dashed line in the figure) and the pusher plate 12 can be raised and retracted to return to the initial state. That is, the separating plate 11 can receive the materials Wa, Wa ... In the next row via the relay plate CA4 and repeat the separating operation for them.

In this way, a row of materials Wa, Wa ...
Is transferred to the moving plate 41 of the relay device 40, the lateral separating device 20 shortens the cylinders 25, 25 to bring the top plates 21c, 22b, 22b ...
The pusher plate 26 is advanced, raised, and stands by (FIG. 7 (A)). In addition, the pusher plate 43 of the relay device 40
Keep backwards and raises.

Therefore, the moving plate 41 is moved forward (see FIG. 7).
(A), the pusher plate 43 is lowered ((B) in the same figure), and when it is moved forward (two-dot chain line in the same diagram), the materials Wa, Wa ... 21c, 22b, 2
2b ... can be transferred. However, at this time,
The materials Wa, Wa ... Are respectively different top plates 21c, 22.
b, 22b ...

Subsequently, the pusher plate 43 is raised ((C) in the figure), and the cylinders 25, 25 are extended to extend the top plate 22.
When b, 22b ... Are opened laterally, the materials Wa, Wa ...
The top plates 21c, 22b, 22b ... Can be individually separated. It is assumed that the moving plate 31 of the transfer device 30 has completed the processing of the materials Wa, Wa ... That have been previously discharged from the lateral separation device 20 and has returned to its retracted limit by this point. .

Then, the pusher plates 26 and 43 are retracted (FIG. 2D), the pusher plate 26 is lowered (solid line in the same figure), and moved forward (two-dot chain line in the same figure), the top plate is reached. 21
The materials Wa, Wa, ... On c, 22b, 22b ... Can be transferred onto the moving plate 31 of the transfer device 30 while being individually separated. Further, the moving plate 41 is retracted to prepare for receiving the next material Wa, Wa ... Therefore, subsequently, the pusher plate 26 is raised, and the cylinders 25, 25 of the lateral separation device 20 are shortened to make the top plates 21c, 22b, 22.
If b ... are brought into close contact with each other, the whole can be returned to the original state.

In this way, the moving plate 3 of the transfer device 30 is
The materials Wa, Wa ... Transferred onto the sheet 1 are discharged onto the discharge conveyor CB by the back and forth movement of the moving plate 31 and the vertical movement of the pusher plate 33 (FIG. 8).

First, the pusher plate 33 is raised ((A) in the figure), the moving plate 31 is advanced to above the discharge conveyor CB ((B) in the figure), and the pusher plate 33 is lowered ((1)). (Two-dot chain line in the figure). After that, when the moving plate 31 is retracted (FIG. 6C), the materials Wa, Wa ... Drop on the conveyor belt CB1 of the discharge conveyor CB and can be discharged in the direction of arrow Kb in the same figure. At this point, the pusher plate 26 is retracted to a position above the lateral separation device 20 (two-dot chain line in the figure), and the next material Wa,
Preparation for transferring Wa ... From the horizontal separation device 20 to the transfer device 30 is completed.

By repeating the above series of operations,
The materials Wa, Wa ... From the transport conveyor CA can be individually separated for each row and discharged onto the discharge conveyor CB (FIG. 5), and can be carried out to the next step by the discharge conveyor CB. .. The discharge conveyor CB is
A packaging machine for individually packaging the materials Wa, Wa ...
It may be a flyer that processes the materials Wa, Wa ...

[0043]

[Other Embodiments] Conveyor CA to discharge conveyor CB
The material Wa, Wa ...
By arranging the belt conveyor 51 between the horizontal separation device 20 and the horizontal separation device 20, it is possible to reversely bend (FIG. 9).

In the belt conveyor 51, the materials Wa, Wa ...
It shall be possible to carry out intermittent transport in any direction. Further, in the relay device 40 of the same figure, the relative distance between the belt conveyor 51 and the lateral separation device 20 is fixed, and in between,
The moving plate 41 may be a fixed relay plate because it is sufficient if the materials Wa, Wa ... Can be relayed and conveyed. Also, its height position follows the relay plate CA4,
It is preferable that the height is slightly lower than the belt conveyor 51, slightly higher than the top plates 21c, 22b, 22b ... Of the lateral separation device 20, and further protrudes somewhat above the top plates 21c, 22b, 22b. The pusher plate 43 at this time is made of the materials Wa, Wa on the belt conveyor 51.
The forward and backward movement strokes thereof are determined so that the ... Can be transferred to the horizontal separation device 20 all at once.

It is possible to separate the conveying paths of the materials Wa, Wa ... Into two systems by the belt conveyor 51 (FIG. 10). The belt conveyor 51 does not convey the materials Wa, Wa ... From the vertical separation device 10 for one row, but conveys the other rows in the direction of the arrow Kc, so that the material Wa.
, Wa ... Are alternately sent to one of the lateral separation devices 20, 20. Therefore, even if the processing capacity on the upstream side of the transport conveyor CA is twice as large as the processing capacity of the lateral separation devices 20, 20 and thereafter, the whole can be smoothly operated.

The transport paths for the materials Wa, Wa ... Can also be separated into two systems by using the two-part dividing device 60 (FIGS. 11A and 11B). Two-split device 60
Is a device similar to the lateral separation device 20 (FIG. 12),
A row of materials Wa, Wa, ..., Which are discharged from the conveyor CA via the vertical separation device 10, can be divided into two parts, left and right.

The two-divided device 60 comprises moving units 62, 62 arranged on both sides of a fixed unit 61. The fixed unit 61 is formed by fixing the bracket plate 61b to the upper end surface of the base plate 61a, and each moving unit 62 is
A pair of bracket plates 62a, 62a are integrally connected by a connecting rod 64, and a top plate 62b is fixed to the upper portions of the bracket plates 62a, 62a. Each moving unit 62 is connected to a cylinder 65 standing on the bracket plate 61a via a bracket 62d. Also, the bracket plates 62a, 6 of the moving units 62, 62
Guide rods 63, 63 are slidably penetrated through 2a. Above the top plates 62b and 62b, pusher plates 66 and 66 that move up and down independently of each other and move back and forth are provided via support members 66a and 66a.

Now, if the cylinders 65, 65 are shortened,
The moving unit 62, until the top plates 62b, 62b come into close contact with each other,
62 can be brought close to each other, and the cylinders 65, 65 can be extended to open the top plates 62b, 62b left and right. That is, in FIG. 11, the materials Wa, Wa, ...
b and 62b are evenly distributed and transferred. After that, if the top plates 62b, 62b are opened left and right, the materials Wa, Wa ...
Since it can be divided into two parts on the left and right, after that, each top plate 62
The materials Wa, Wa ... On b can be transferred onto the corresponding belt conveyor 51 by the corresponding pusher plates 66.

At this time, the transfer devices 40, 4 arranged between the two-divided device 60 and the belt conveyors 51, 51.
For 0, only a simple fixed relay board is required. Two-split device 60
The relative distance between the belt conveyors 51 and 51 is fixed, and the pusher plate 43 is the pusher plate 6 of the bisection device 60.
This is because it can be omitted by using 6 and 66 in combination. In addition, as shown in FIG.
When the relative distance between the dividing device 60 and each belt conveyor 51 is the same, the pusher plates 66, 66 may be integrated with each other.

When the horizontal separation device 20 and the two-division device 60 are arranged in cascade on the downstream side of the vertical separation device 10, it is not always necessary to attach the relay device 40 (FIG. 13, FIG. 13). 1
1). However, in FIG. 13, the horizontal separation device 20 will be described as a representative example.

Now, it is assumed that the horizontal separating device 20 can be moved up and down as a whole by attaching a vertical cylinder 27. Therefore, the vertical separation device 10
When a row of materials Wa, Wa ... Are transferred onto the separating plate 11 of FIG. 13 (FIG. 13 (A)), they are separated onto the top plates 21c, 22b, 22b. Board 11
Forward (Fig. (B)) and pusher plate 1 at the backward limit
2 is lowered (the same figure).

Subsequently, when the separating plate 11 is retracted ((C) in the figure), the materials Wa, Wa ... On the separating plate 11 move to the front end of the separating plate 11, and then the cylinder 27 is extended. .. to the same level as the separating plate 11 and then the pusher plate 12 is moved forward (two-dot chain line in the figure), the materials Wa, Wa. 22b, 22b ... Can be transferred.

Next, the pusher plate 12 is raised and retracted to return to its original position (FIG. 3D), while the pusher plate 26 is retracted and lowered (solid line in the same figure). By further advancing (two-dot chain line in the figure), the material W on the top plates 21c, 22b, 22b ...
a, Wa ... Can be transferred to the subsequent transfer device 30 or the like.

The present invention is not limited to tofu. For example, any material such as konjac or cheese Wa, Wa ...
The same can be applied to the above.

[0055]

As described above, according to the present invention, by combining the vertical separation device, the horizontal separation device, and the transfer device, all of these devices operate purely mechanically. Further, there is an excellent effect that the operation reliability is sufficiently high and the entire configuration can be made extremely compact.

[Brief description of drawings]

[Figure 1] Conceptual diagram of the overall configuration

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part (1)

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line XX of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part (2)

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main part (3)

FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory diagram (1)

[Fig. 7] Operation explanatory diagram (2)

FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory diagram (3)

FIG. 9 is a layout explanatory view (1) showing another embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a layout explanatory view (2) showing another embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a layout explanatory view showing another embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a main part (4)

FIG. 13 is an operation explanatory diagram (4)

[Explanation of symbols]

 W, Wa ... Material CA ... Conveyor CB ... Discharge conveyor 10 ... Vertical separating device 20 ... Horizontal separating device 30 ... Transfer device 40 ... Relay device 51 ... Belt conveyor 60 ... Dividing device

Front page continuation (51) Int.Cl. ⁵ Identification code Office reference number FI technical display location B65G 47/66 8010-3F 47/68 A 8010-3F 47/82 D 8010-3F

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A vertical separating device, which is arranged on the downstream side of a conveying conveyor for conveying vertically and horizontally cut sheet-shaped materials, and which separates one row of the frontmost row of the material from the conveying conveyor and carries it out.
A horizontal separation device which is arranged downstream of the vertical separation device and separates a row of materials from the vertical separation device individually, and a material which is arranged downstream of the horizontal separation device and is provided from the horizontal separation device. And a transfer device that transfers and transfers the tofu onto a discharge conveyor. 2. Between the vertical separation device and the horizontal separation device,
The separating / conveying device for tofu or the like according to claim 1, wherein a belt conveyor for lateral conveyance is provided. 3. A two-division device for dividing one row of material from the vertical separation device into two groups, left and right, is provided on the downstream side of the vertical separation device. Separation and conveyance device for the tofu described in the above. 4. The separating / conveying device for tofu or the like according to claim 1, further comprising a relay device provided upstream of the lateral separating device. 5. The separating / conveying device for tofu or the like according to claim 3, wherein a relay device is attached to the upstream side of the two-division device.