JPH0653045B2 - Tofu cutting transfer device and method - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a tofu cutting and separating apparatus and a tofu cutting and separating method, and more specifically to cutting a small tofu block transferred in water into a single size. In addition, the present invention relates to a tofu cutting and transferring apparatus and a tofu cutting and transferring method which are separated into desired equal intervals and can be transferred to the next packaging step.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, tofu coagulated in a mold box is taken out of the mold box in a water tank, cut into vertical and horizontal sizes while being placed on a floating lid, and then stored in the water tank. The tofu cut into pieces of one size in this way is scooped one by one in a water tank, packed into a package, and shipped to the market.
The work of scooping and packing the tofu one by one in this aquarium is extremely inefficient and requires manpower, and cannot handle mass production of tofu.

Therefore, in recent years, it has been considered to automatically cut a large mass of tofu taken out from a mold box and further automatically package the cut tofu.

As this kind of tofu automatic cutting and packaging device, a device for cutting and packaging tofu while transferring it in a water tank has been proposed.
That is, in this apparatus, a tofu transfer table is fixed in a water tank, and a plurality of partition plates whose front end is a tofu cutting blade are erected at the cutting width of the tofu on the tofu transfer table, and the partition plate is formed. The tofu channels are gradually widened so that they are separated from each other at equal intervals as they go backwards. Then, the tofu lumps are pushed in front of the partition plate by the tofu transfer plates according to the number of the tofu flume moving in each tofu flume, so the tofu lumps are cut and transferred in the tofu flume. Then, it is spread at a desired interval and inserted into a packaging container arranged in a packaging container conveyor provided at the end of the tofu water channel.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

By the way, in the above-mentioned device, when the tofu is cut and then inserted into the packaging container, since the top end of the packaging container has an ear portion, at least an interval corresponding to the ear portion needs to be provided between the cut tofu. . Therefore, the distance between the tofu canals is gradually widened, and the tofu canals become inevitably long, and the device itself becomes large-scale, and there is a problem that it cannot be installed in small and medium-sized tofu stores due to locational and financial constraints. is there.

Therefore, there is an idea that the tofu is not moved at the cut place but immediately separated to open a space. However, when the tofu is cut, the cut tofu is in close contact with each other,
Moreover, there is a resistance to water, so if you try to force the separation, there is a risk that the cut tofu will break.

The present invention solves the problem that the tofu cutting and packaging device is large and requires a long installation place, and does not require a long tofu water channel, enables the separation of the cut tofu at the place where the tofu is cut, An object of the present invention is to provide a tofu cutting / separating device and a tofu cutting / separating method that can be installed even in a narrow place and can be used for small-scale tofu production.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

The tofu cutting / separating device of the present invention has a bottom plate installed in a water tank in a submerged state so that the cutting blade is movable in a direction orthogonal to the tofu transfer direction, and a cutting edge is formed at the front end of the tofu cutting width toward the tofu transfer direction. A tofu cutting blade consisting of a large number of partition plates erected on the bottom plate, a first tofu transfer plate for pushing a small mass of tofu toward the cutting blade of the tofu cutting blade, and the tofu cutting blade A tofu cutting blade moving device that moves to the left or right by the cutting width of the tofu in the direction orthogonal to the tofu transfer direction, and the partition of the tofu cutting blade that can be moved up and down and between the partition plates of the tofu cutting blade. A second tofu transfer plate for discharging every other cut tofu held between the plates, and an auxiliary frame having a width for accommodating the cut tofu, which is provided adjacent to the advancing direction of the cut tofu of the tofu cutting blade. One that is orthogonal to the direction of cutting tofu After being accommodated with every other cut tofu discharged from the tofu cutting blade by the second tofu moving plate in a widened state, the mutual interval is reduced to the cut tofu advancing side. Auxiliary frames arranged laterally adjacent to each other with the width of the ears of the packaging containers separated, and a third tofu transfer that pushes the cut tofu contained in the auxiliary frames from the rear side and transfers the tofu onto the packaging container. The gist is that it consists of a board and.

Further, the tofu cutting transfer method of the present invention, a bottom plate installed in a water tank in a submerged state so as to be movable in a direction orthogonal to the transfer direction of the tofu, and a cutting blade is formed at the front end to form the tofu toward the transfer direction. A step of transferring a small piece of tofu to a tofu cutting blade consisting of a large number of partition plates erected on the bottom plate with a cutting width and cutting the small piece of tofu into a single size, the tofu cutting A step of discharging every other cut tofu retained between the partition plates cut by the blade from the end, and storing the cut tofu discharged every other one in the auxiliary frame arranged with the width of the cut tofu separated. And a step of reducing the mutual distance of the auxiliary frames so that the auxiliary containers are arranged with the width of the ears of the packaging containers laterally arranged in the cutting tofu advancing direction, and accommodated in the auxiliary frame. Discharging the cut tofu onto the arranged packaging container, A step of widening the auxiliary frame from which the cut tofu has been discharged and arranging the auxiliary frame with the width of the cutting tofu separated, and after moving the tofu cutting blade to the right or left by the interval of the partition plate, the partition plate is cut by the tofu cutting blade. And discharging the remaining cut tofu retained in, and reducing the mutual distance of the auxiliary frames and arranging them with the width of the ears of the packaging containers laterally arranged adjacent to the advancing side of the cut tofu. The gist of the present invention is that it comprises the steps of: and the step of discharging the cut tofu contained in the auxiliary frame onto the arranged packaging container.

[Action]

Under the surface of the water, a small piece of tofu cut into a desired cutting width is transferred and held in a submerged state in front of the tofu cutting blade on a tofu holder that is fixed in water.

The tofu holder has a bottom plate and a cutting blade formed at the front end, and a tofu cutting blade consisting of a large number of partition plates erected on the bottom plate with the cutting width of the tofu toward the tofu holder is orthogonal to the tofu transfer direction. The tofu nodules on the tofu holding table are pushed toward the tofu cutting blade by operating the first tofu transfer plate so that the tofu nodules are one size. It is cut into pieces and held between the partition plates of the tofu cutting blade.

Subsequently, the second tofu transfer plate which can be moved up and down and moved back and forth between the partition plates of the tofu cutting blade is operated, and every other cut tofu held between the partition plates of the tofu cutting blade is discharged from the end. As shown in, on the cutting tofu discharge side of the tofu cutting blade, an auxiliary frame composed of a bottom plate having substantially the same width as the partition plate of the tofu cutting blade and side plates standing on both ends of the bottom plate is provided by the auxiliary frame alignment device. Since the tofu cutting blades are aligned at intervals of one partition plate, the cut tofu is transferred into each auxiliary frame.

As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the auxiliary frame is filled by the auxiliary frame aligning device up to the interval between the tofu packaging containers arranged behind the auxiliary frame. Then, the third tofu transfer plate that can be moved up and down and moved back and forth between the auxiliary frames transfers the cut tofu held between the auxiliary frames onto the tofu packaging container, and again by the auxiliary frame alignment device. Return to position.

Next, in order to transfer the cut tofu remaining every other space between the partition plates of the tofu cutting device, the tofu cutting blade moving device is operated, and the tofu cutting blade is moved to the partition plate as shown in FIG. 5 (b). After moving to the left or right by the width, the second tofu transfer plate is activated to discharge every other cut tofu held between the partition plates of the tofu cutting blade, and the cutting tofu discharge side of the tofu cutting blade is assisted. Since the frames are aligned by the auxiliary frame alignment device at intervals of one partition of the tofu cutting blade, the remaining cut tofu is transferred into each auxiliary frame.

Then, the auxiliary frame aligning device is operated again to fill the gap to the space between the tofu packaging containers arranged behind the auxiliary frame, and then the third tofu transfer plate is operated to cut the tofu retained between the auxiliary frames. Is transferred to the tofu packaging container. The auxiliary frame after transferring the cut tofu is returned to the original position by the auxiliary frame alignment device, and the same operation is repeated thereafter.

(Embodiment) A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The tofu holding table 10 is a rectangular base fixed in water with a depth capable of supporting the tofu lumps 12 in a submerged state, and the tofu lumps 12 transferred in water are not washed away by the water flow. As described above, the holding frame 14 moves up and down from below under the tofu holding table 10.

A tofu cutting blade 16 is arranged on the side surface of the tofu support base 10 in the longitudinal direction.
8 and partition plates 20 ... As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the bottom plate 18 is movably attached to two guide rails 22 laid in the longitudinal direction in the water having the same depth as that of the tofu support base 10 through wheels 24. It is a square base. As shown in FIG. 4, the partition plate 20 is a plate having a cutting blade 26 formed at the front end thereof, and the cutting plate 26 is directed toward the tofu holding table 10 with the cut width of the tofu separated at equal intervals.
Is erected on top of.

A cutting blade moving cylinder 28, which is a tofu cutting blade moving device, is connected to the bottom plate 18 of the tofu cutting blade 16. By operating the cutting blade moving cylinder 28, the tofu cutting blade 16 moves to the partition plate 20. Move left or right by the width.

The first tofu transfer plate 30 includes the cutting blade 26 of the tofu cutting blade 16.
Is a plate that is hung from above the water surface with the tofu holder 10 sandwiched between the tofu holder 1 and the tofu holder 1 by a drive device (not shown).
The top of 0 is moved back and forth toward the tofu cutting blade 16. The first tofu transfer plate 30 is provided with vertical slits 32 into which the partition plates 20 of the tofu cutting blade 16 are loosely fitted.

The auxiliary frame 34 is composed of a bottom plate 36 having substantially the same width as the space between the partition plates 20 of the tofu cutting blade 16 and side plates 38, 38 provided upright at both ends of the bottom plate. The bottom plate 36 of the auxiliary frame 34 is
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, in the water of the same depth as the bottom plate 18 of the tofu cutting blade 16, two guide rails 40 laid in the longitudinal direction can be moved via legs 42. Is attached to.

The auxiliary frame alignment device 44 includes two guide rails 40, a connecting pin 46, and an alignment cylinder 48. The guide rail 40 is as described above, and the connecting pins 46 ... Are the auxiliary frames 34.
Are connected via brackets 49 ... The length of the connecting pin 46 is almost the same as the distance between the partition plates 20 of the tofu cutting blade 16, and when the distance between the auxiliary frames 34 is maximized as shown in FIG. It becomes one interval. A stop ring 50 is provided at the center of the connecting pin 46.
... are fixed, and the width of the stop ring 50 is made equal to the alignment interval of the tofu packaging container, which will be described later. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 3 (b) and 5 (a), the auxiliary frame 34 When the distance between the auxiliary frames 34 is reduced to the minimum, the alignment interval of the auxiliary frame 34 becomes equal to the alignment interval of the tofu packaging container.

In FIG. 1, the rightmost auxiliary frame 34a is the tofu cutting blade 1
It is fixed right behind the frame A at the rightmost end of 6, and the auxiliary frame 34b at the leftmost end is connected to the alignment cylinder 48. Therefore, when the alignment cylinder 48 is operated and the auxiliary frame 34 is extended to the maximum extent, the auxiliary frames 34 are respectively arranged behind the odd-numbered frames from the rightmost frame A of the cutting blade 16.

The second tofu transfer plate 52 is moved up and down from the water surface by a drive device (not shown) from the rightmost frame A and the rightmost frame A between the partition plates 20 of the tofu cutting blade 16 to the odd-numbered frames, A partition plate 20 that is movable and that has a tofu cutting blade 16
Every other piece of cut tofu held between ... is discharged backward. The cut tofu discharged rearward is inserted into the auxiliary frames 34 ...

The packaging container transporting conveyor 54 is a conveyor that is vertically erected in the water in the rear of the auxiliary frame 34 row so as to be vertically movable.
The packaging container 56 supplied on the 4 does not float or move due to buoyancy when the conveyor 54 rotates.
Claws 58 and guide bars 60 attached to the conveyor 54
Are fixed on the conveyor 54 and aligned at a predetermined interval.

A stop plate 6 is provided between the auxiliary frame 34 and the container conveyor 54.
2 is attached so as to be able to move up and down, and when the cut tofu 64 is inserted into the auxiliary frame 34, it rises to close the back surface of the auxiliary frame 34. Further, on the stop position of the packaging container 56, guide frames 66 ... Opening on the side of the auxiliary frame 34 and communicating with the packaging container at the top and bottom are attached so as to be vertically movable.

The third tofu transfer plate 68 moves up and down and moves back and forth between the auxiliary frames 34 when the distance between the auxiliary frames 34 is shortened and the alignment distance between the auxiliary frames 34 becomes equal to the alignment distance between the tofu packaging containers 56. Then, the cut tofu 64 held between the auxiliary frames 34 is transferred to the guide frame 66 above the tofu packaging container 56.

The operation of the apparatus of the present embodiment having the above-mentioned configuration will be described. When the small tofu lumps 12 cut to a desired cutting width under the water surface are transferred, the tofu holding base fixed in the water in a submerged state. The holding frame 14 is raised around the three sides of 10 and holds the tofu blobs 12 on the tofu holding table 10.

When the tofu lump 12 is left standing on the tofu holder 10, the holding frame 14 is lowered, and the first tofu transfer plate 30 waiting in front of the tofu holder 10 is operated to make the tofu. Holding table 1
When the small pieces of tofu 12 on 0 are pushed toward the tofu cutting blade 16, the partition plate 20 is loosely fitted between the slits 32 and the cutting blade 26 cuts the tofu, and the small pieces of tofu 12 are one size. It is cut into pieces and held between the partition plates 20 of the tofu cutting blade 16.

After the first tofu transfer plate 30 is returned to its original position, when the second tofu transfer plate 52 is subsequently operated, as shown in FIG. 1, the second tofu transfer plate 52 is cut tofu. The rightmost frame A between the partition plates 20 of the blade 16 and the rightmost frame A descends to odd-numbered frames, and the partition plate 20 of the tofu cutting blade 16 ...
Every other cut tofu held between is discharged backward.

On the other hand, the rightmost auxiliary frame 34a is fixed directly behind the rightmost frame A of the tofu cutting blade 16, and when the alignment cylinder 48 is operated to extend the auxiliary frame 34 to the maximum extent,
Since the auxiliary frames 34 are respectively arranged behind the odd-numbered frames from the rightmost frame A of the cutting blade 16, the cut tofu 64 extruded from the tofu cutting blade 16 is stored in the auxiliary frame 34. . At that time, the stop plate 62 is raised to prevent the cut tofu from jumping out of the auxiliary frames 34 ....

After the second tofu transfer plate 52 is raised and returned to its original position, the alignment cylinder 48 is operated to reduce the distance between the auxiliary frames 34 to the minimum, as shown in FIG. 5 (a). Since the width of the stop ring 50 is equal to the alignment interval of the tofu packaging containers 56 aligned behind the auxiliary frame 34, the alignment interval of the auxiliary frame 34 is equal to the alignment interval of the tofu packaging container 56.

Next, after the stop plate 62 descends, the third tofu transfer plate 6
8 to operate the cut tofu 64 held between the auxiliary frames 34
Is transferred to the guide frame 66 above the tofu packaging container 56. Therefore, when the packaging container transport conveyor 54 is moved upward together with the packaging containers 56, the cut tofu 64 ... Is inserted into the packaging container 56.

After inserting the cut tofu 64 into the packaging container 56,
As shown in FIG. 5 (b), the third tofu transfer plate 68 is raised and retracted back to its original position, the alignment cylinder 48 is operated, and the distance between the auxiliary frames 34 ... The cutting blade moving cylinder 28 is actuated to move the tofu cutting blade 16 to the right by one interval of the partition plate 20. Therefore, the partition plate 20
The even-numbered cut tofu 64 from the right that remains during the period is located in front of the auxiliary frame 34.

Subsequently, when the second tofu transfer plate 52 is operated, the second tofu transfer plate 52 descends from the rightmost end to the even-numbered frame between the partition plates 20 of the tofu cutting blade 16 to remove the tofu cutting blade 16. The cut tofu 64 left every other space between the partition plates 20 is discharged backward. The discharged tofu 64 ... Is inserted into the auxiliary frames 34. At that time, the stop plate 62 is raised to prevent the cut tofu from jumping out of the auxiliary frames 34 ....

After retracting the second tofu transfer plate 52, the alignment cylinder 4
8 is actuated and the distance between the auxiliary frames 34 is shortened to the minimum, the width of the stop ring 50 is made equal to the alignment distance of the tofu packaging containers 56 aligned behind the auxiliary frame 34.
The alignment interval of 4 is equal to the alignment interval of the tofu packaging container 56.

Next, after the stop plate 62 descends, the third tofu transfer plate 6
8 to operate the cut tofu 64 held between the auxiliary frames 34
Is transferred to the guide frame 66 above the tofu packaging container 56. Therefore, when the packaging container transport conveyor 54 is moved upward together with the packaging containers 56, the cut tofu 64 ... Is inserted into the packaging container 56.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, the tofu cutting transfer device and method of the present invention is a tofu comprising a large number of partition plates which are provided with a cutting blade at the front end and are erected parallel to the bottom plate with the cutting width of the tofu toward the tofu holder. After transferring the small tofu lumps to the cutting blade and cutting the tofu into one size, discharge every other cut tofu held between the partition plates and store it in the auxiliary frame once, then the auxiliary frame The interval of the tofu is packed in the alignment interval of the packaging container of the tofu, and it is possible to quickly separate the tofu into the desired interval without damaging the cut tofu in the state of being cut, and as long as the conventional one. It has the excellent effect that it can be installed in a relatively small space without the need for large-scale equipment and it can be used for small-scale tofu production.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG.
Sectional views taken along line II-II, FIGS. 3A and 3B are sectional views taken along line III-III in FIG. 1, and FIG.
Sectional views taken along the line V-IV and FIGS. 5A and 5B are partial plan views showing the operation of the embodiment of FIG. 10 ... Tofu holder, 12 ... Tofu blob, 16 ... Tofu cutting blade, 18 ... Bottom plate, 20 ... Partition plate, 26 ...
Cutting blade, 28 ... Cutting blade moving cylinder, 30 ... First tofu transfer plate, 32 ... Slit, 34 ... Auxiliary frame, 36
...... Bottom plate, 38 ... Side plate, 44 ... Auxiliary frame alignment device, 4
6 ... Connecting pin, 48 ... Aligning cylinder, 52 ... Second
Tofu transfer plate, 56 ... packaging container, 64 ... cut tofu,
68 ... Third tofu transfer plate

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A bottom plate installed in a water tank so as to be movable in a direction orthogonal to a tofu transfer direction and a cutting blade formed at a front end thereof, and a cutting width of the tofu is formed on the bottom plate in the tofu transfer direction. A tofu cutting blade consisting of a number of upright partition plates, a first tofu transfer plate for pushing a small mass of tofu toward the cutting blade of the tofu cutting blade, and a tofu cutting direction of the tofu cutting blade And a tofu cutting blade moving device that moves to the left or right by the cutting width of the tofu in a direction orthogonal to, and can be moved up and down between the partition plates of the tofu cutting blade and moved back and forth and held between the partition plates of the tofu cutting blade. A second tofu transfer plate for discharging every other cut tofu, and an auxiliary frame having a width for containing the cut tofu, which is provided adjacent to the cutting tofu advancing direction of the tofu cutting blade. It is expandable and contractible in the direction orthogonal to In the widened state, after accommodating each cut tofu discharged from the tofu cutting blade every other one by the second tofu transfer plate, the mutual interval is reduced to be laterally arranged adjacent to the cut tofu advancing side. And a third tofu transfer plate that pushes the cut tofu contained in the auxiliary frame from behind and transfers the cut tofu onto the packaging container. A tofu cutting and transferring device. 2. A bottom plate installed in a water tank so as to be movable in a direction orthogonal to the tofu transfer direction and a cutting blade formed at a front end thereof, and a cutting width of the tofu is formed on the bottom plate in the tofu transfer direction. A step of transferring a small lump of tofu toward a tofu cutting blade consisting of a number of standing partition plates and cutting the small lump of tofu into one size, and a partition plate cut by the tofu cutting blade Discharging every other cut tofu retained from the end, a step of accommodating the cut tofu discharged every other in an auxiliary frame arranged at a width of the cut tofu, the auxiliary frame To arrange the cut tofu contained in the auxiliary frame so as to be arranged with the width of the ears of the packaging containers laterally arranged adjacent to the cutting tofu advancing side. The process of discharging the cut tofu onto the packaging container A step of expanding the auxiliary frame and arranging the auxiliary frame with the width of the cutting tofu separated, and after moving the tofu cutting blade to the right or left by the interval of the partition plate, it is cut by the tofu cutting blade and retained between the partition plates Discharging the cut tofu to the auxiliary frame, and reducing the mutual interval of the auxiliary frames so that they are arranged with the width of the ears of the packaging containers laterally arranged in the cutting tofu advancing direction. And a step of discharging the cut tofu housed in the auxiliary frame onto the arranged packaging container.