JPH05254726A - Sheet material folding device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make the folding work efficient by providing a folding device for mechanically folding a sheet-shaped scraped tangle which re obtained by slicing the block of a sea tangle. CONSTITUTION:A falling port 10 to discharge the folded scraped tangle X downward is formed in a folding station 2 where the sheet-shaped scraped tangle is expanded and supplied, and a chute plate 12 to open/close the falling port 10 is provided. A plurality of folding plates 3-9 to support the scraped tangle from the bottom side are arranged around the falling port 10. A solenoid 15 to face the scraped tangle toward the falling port 10 and laminate and fold them in the specified order by erecting the folding plates 3-9 sequentially in the specified order starting from the plate which is located outermost and a solenoid 19 to rotate the chute plate 10 downward after folding the scraped tangle are provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for folding a thin sheet material such as sliced grated kelp into a predetermined shape and discharging it.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, the above-mentioned grated kelp is obtained by kneading and compressing pieces of kelp, solidifying them into blocks, and slicing them into sheets.

[0003]

By the way, in the above-mentioned grated kelp, it is necessary to fold it into a predetermined size after the slicing so that the grated kelp can be easily packaged. It is carried out manually by an operator, and in the case of a soft and easy-to-break sheet material such as grated kelp, there is a problem that the handling is difficult and the folding work cannot be performed efficiently.

Therefore, the present invention provides a sheet material folding apparatus capable of automatically folding a sheet material such as the above-mentioned grated kelp to improve work efficiency and saving labor. To aim.

[0005]

That is, the present invention is a folding device for folding a sheet material into a predetermined shape and discharging the sheet material. The sheet material folding station folds the sheet material at a substantially central portion of the sheet material folding station. Forming an outlet for the finished sheet material, providing an opening / closing plate at the outlet, arranging a plurality of folding plates surrounding the outlet and supporting the sheet material from below, and arranging the folding plates. Folding plate driving means for standing up from the outside in a predetermined order to stack and fold the sheet material toward the outlet side, and an opening and closing plate drive for opening the opening and closing plate to discharge the folded sheet material from the outlet And means are provided.

[0006]

According to the above structure, the sheet material supplied to the sheet material folding station is folded and folded toward the outlet while being folded and folded in a predetermined order by driving the folding plate. , After being folded, the opening / closing plate is opened to discharge downward from the outlet.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

In the grated kelp folding apparatus 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a fold station 2 is formed on the upper surface of the main body of the apparatus, and a sheet-shaped grated kelp X is supplied onto the fold station 2. In addition, while supporting the tororo kelp X supplied from a plurality of folding plates 3 to 9 to be described below from below, these fold plates 3 to 9 are erected in a predetermined order so that the grated kelp X Is folded into a predetermined shape and size, and then the folded grated kelp X is discharged downward from the outlet 10 provided in the folding station 2.
The conveyor 11 is configured to receive this and convey it to a packaging machine (not shown).

Therefore, the folding station 2 described above is used.
The sheet-like tororo kelp X to be supplied has a size and shape that can be comfortably placed in an unfolded state, and the tororo kelp X placed on the folding station 2 is put into the above-mentioned outlet 10 from its peripheral portion. The folding plates 3 to 9 described above are provided so as to be folded and folded in a predetermined order toward each other, and at the same time, the opening 10 is opened and closed, and the grated kelp X folded in the open state is placed on the conveyor 11. And a chute plate 12 for discharging.

In this case, in this embodiment, the folding plates are three long folding plates 3, 4 and 5 (hereinafter referred to as the first folding plate 3, the second folding plate 4 and the third folding plate 5). And four short folding plates 6 to 9 (hereinafter, referred to as the fourth folding plate 6, the fifth folding plate 7, the sixth folding plate 8, and the seventh folding plate 9), and the first folding plate 3 And the second folding plate 4 are arranged at the front and rear positions of the folding station 2 with the length direction thereof aligned with the conveying direction of the conveyor 11, and the third folding plate 5 is arranged parallel to the inside of the first folding plate 3. To be done. Further, the chute plate 12 is arranged with the above-mentioned outlet 10 at approximately the central position between the third folding plate 5 and the second folding plate 4, and the chute plate 12 is sandwiched in the conveyor conveying direction. Fourth
And the seventh folding plates 6 and 9 and the fifth and sixth folding plates 7 and 8 are arranged separately.

Further, the first to seventh folding plates 3 to 9 and the chute plate 12 are arranged on the same plane, and are rotatably supported by the main body frame 13 surrounding the folding station 2. The support shafts 14 to 14 are attached to the support shafts 14 to 14 and are rotatable about the support shafts 14. Then, in the main body of the device,
The rotary solenoids 15 are respectively provided corresponding to the respective support shafts 14 to 14 from the first to the seventh, and the support shafts 14 and the rotary solenoids 15 are connected by the coupling 16 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, respectively. When the support shaft 14 is rotated by the excitation of the solenoid 15, the folding plates 3 to 3 attached to the support shaft 14 are rotated.
9 is erected from the horizontal state and is returned to the original horizontal position by releasing the excitation.

A solenoid 19 is also connected to the support shaft 17 of the chute plate 12 via a link 18 in the main body of the apparatus, and the shut plate 12 is rotated by the rotation of the support shaft 17 by the operation of the solenoid 19. However, in that case, the shout plate 12 is pivoted downward from the horizontal position and returns from that position.

The folding plates 3 to 9 are erected so that the first folding plate 3 faces the third folding plate 5 so that the Tororo kelp X is folded and folded, and the second folding plate 4 and the third folding plate 5 are arranged. Similarly, the fourth to seventh folding plates 6 to 9 and the chute plate 12 are similarly erected so as to be folded and folded upright. The fourth folding plate 6 is on the seventh folding plate 9, and the fifth folding plate 7 is the sixth folding plate 7.
The folding plates 8 are arranged so as to be folded and folded upright, and the sixth and seventh folding plates 8 and 9 are arranged so as to be folded overly over the chute plate 12.

By the way, in the folded state of the grated kelp X, it is necessary to accurately determine the amount of rotation of each of the folding plates 3 to 9 so that the folded shape is constant and orderly. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, in the coupling portion between the rotary solenoid 15 and the support shaft 14, the stopper pin 20 is planted in each coupling 16, and the main body frame 13 described above is also provided.
The two stopper brackets 21 and 22 are attached to the support shaft 1 at a constant angle around the coupling 16, and the support shaft 1
4 is configured to rotate within the range in which the stopper pin 20 contacts the two stopper brackets 21 and 22. In the illustrated example, the solenoid 19 that controls the rotation of the chute plate 12 is a linear drive type in which the plunger moves back and forth, but it can also be a rotary solenoid, and when any type of solenoid is used, However, it is possible to provide a stopper means that can regulate the amount of rotation similar to the above.

Next, the operation will be described.

A kelp block 23 as shown in FIG. 6 is sliced by a cutter 24 to obtain a thin sheet-like grated kelp X. The grated kelp X is received by the tray 25 or the like, and can be folded manually by an operator or by an automatic supply mechanism (not shown).
Is spread and supplied as shown by the chain line in FIG.

From this state, the first and second folding plates 3 and 4 are first erected, and the front and back of the grated kelp are fold-folded on the basis of the fold folding lines a and b shown in FIG. 7, and then the third fold. The folding plate 5 is erected, and is folded and folded on the basis of the folding line c. Therefore, the grated kelp is placed on the fourth to seventh folding plates 6 to 9 and the chute plate 12 in a state of being folded into the elongated state shown in FIG.

Next, the fourth and fifth folding plates 6 and 7 are erected at the same time, and both ends of the Tororo kelp X are overlapped folding lines d and e.
Is folded up, the sixth folding plate 8 is erected upright, the fold line f is upright, and the seventh folding plate 9 is erected upright, and the fold line g is upright. Folded.

As described above, the first to seventh folding plates 3 to 9 repeatedly fold the grated kelp X toward the outlet 10 of the folding section 2 in a fixed order, thereby making the final seventh sheet.
When the folding plate 9 folds the grated kelp X, the grated kelp X folded into a compact and orderly shape is positioned on the outlet 10, that is, the chute plate 12, as shown in FIG. Therefore, if the chute plate 12 is tilted downward after the folding is completed, the folded grated kelp X is discharged from the folding station 2 onto the conveyor 11, and is conveyed to the packaging machine by the conveyor 11. .. Then, the Tororo Kombu X is packed in a uniform and orderly folded state, so that the commercial value is increased.

The apparatus of the present invention can, of course, be applied to the folding of food and other sheet materials other than grated kelp, and the folding order and the number of folding plates are limited to those of the above-mentioned embodiment. Rather, it can be changed according to the size of the sheet material to be folded and the like. The point is that the sheet material is overlapped and folded from the peripheral portion toward the outlet 10 provided in the folding station 2 as in the above-described embodiment. Anything can be folded while folding.

[0021]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the sheet body supplied to the sheet body folding station is folded and folded in a predetermined order by the driving of the folding plate and is placed on the outlet. Since it will be folded and folded, it will be discharged downward from the outlet by opening the opening and closing plate after folding, so the sheet body will be folded into a uniform and orderly shape, and subsequent packaging will be easy. At the same time, the folding work of the sheet body is automated, which improves work efficiency and saves labor.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a grated kelp folding device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the folding device.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a stopper mechanism.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view when manufacturing Tororo kelp.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of the folding order of Tororo kelp.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a folding order following FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the folded grated kelp.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Tororo Kombu Folding Device 2 Folding Station 3 to 9 Folding Plate 10 Droplet 11 Conveyor 12 Chute Plate 15 Rotary Solenoid 19 Solenoid X Tororo Kombu

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A folding device that folds a sheet material into a predetermined shape and discharges the sheet material. The sheet material folding station, into which the sheet material is unfolded and supplied, forms an outlet for the folded sheet material. And providing an opening / closing plate at the outlet, and arranging a plurality of folding plates that surround the outlet and support the sheet material from below in a planar shape.
And folding plate drive means for standing up these folding plates in a predetermined order from the ones located outside and folding and folding the sheet material toward the outlet side, and opening the above-mentioned opening / closing plate to remove the folded sheet material from the outlet side. An apparatus for folding a sheet material, comprising: an opening / closing plate driving means for discharging the sheet material.