JPH07241796A - Conveyor device for food slicer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make the thickness of sliced pieces constant so as to improve commodity value by arranging the planes of both side conveyor devices, having needle bodies at the conveying faces, in positions relatively shifted by the specified distance in the food conveying direction within the same plane. CONSTITUTION:The first shafts 2, 2 and second shafts 6, 6 of conveyor devices 20, 21 are located being relatively shifted by the pitch (t) part of rollers 10 in a food conveying direction A within the same plane. Even while roller chains 4, 8 are driven to more connecting bodies 11 downward to the first and second chain pulleys 3, 7 side and then to the opposite side, the connecting bodies 11 move without being rotated around the rollers 10, so that needle bodies 13 located at the connecting bodies 11 and protruded from the food conveying face 12 gradually sink at a right angle to the conveying face 12. As a result, the needle bodies 13 are smoothly separated without damaging the food and prevented from coming in contact with a round blade even if the conveyor devices 20, 21 are located in proximity to the round blade, and sliced pieces received by the receiving conveyor device can be conveyed into an appropriate position.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food slicer conveying device suitable for slicing foods such as raw meat which is elastic and easily loosened.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional food slicer conveying device includes
Inserted into a knife (hereinafter referred to as a round blade) by sandwiching it with a lower carrier that supports and conveys food products such as raw meat on the bottom surface and an upper carrier that conveys raw meat by pressing it to the lower carrier side on the top surface. There are things to send to.

[0003]

Some of the conventional food slicer conveying devices described above have small protrusions formed on the surface of the belt of the conveying device in order to increase the conveying force for food. Further, since foods such as raw meat are slippery, it is difficult to feed them accurately, and foods are often pressed with an excessive pressing force. However, if the pressing force of the upper conveyance device is strong, the central portion of the raw meat will bulge due to the pressing force, and this central portion will be conveyed first. On the contrary, if the holding force of the upper conveying device is weak, the elasticity of raw meat causes the central portion to be conveyed later. In any case, the original shape of the food often collapses, and if sliced in the above-mentioned state, the sliced piece will be deformed.
In particular, when the pressing force is strong, the tip of the bulged raw meat spreads the thickness adjustment plate and causes the slice piece to have thickness irregularity, or the raw meat constantly hits the round blade and the meat is rotated by rotating the round blade. There is a problem that scraps are scattered and loss occurs, or the sliced surface is polluted to reduce the product value. Therefore, the present invention, in view of the above problems, can hold food with an ideal pressing force, the thickness of the sliced piece is constant by slicing the shape of the food in almost the original shape, and food scraps due to rotation of the round blade. It is an object of the present invention to provide a food slicer transporting device capable of preventing the scattering of foods, and greatly improving the commercial value without contaminating sliced pieces.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problem The problem-solving means in the present invention is a pair of first shafts 2 which are arranged in parallel with each other in the food conveying direction A (up and down direction) and are separated from each other. A rotating body fitted onto each of them, that is, a first chain wheel 3 and a first roller chain 4 wound around the first chain wheel 3 constitutes a carrier body 5 on one side. A pair of second shafts 6 spaced apart in parallel with each other, a second chain wheel 7 fitted onto each of the second shafts 6, and a second roller wound around the second chain wheel 7. The chain 8 and a carrier 9 on the other side are configured, and the carrier 5 on the one side and the carrier 9 on the other side.
Is arranged in the vicinity of the slicing round blade 56 of the food, the round blade 56 is arranged on the lower side of the carriers 5, 9, and to the first roller chain 4 and the second roller chain 8,
The needle-like bodies 13 projecting on the food conveying surface 12 are arranged side by side, and the connecting bodies 11 whose both ends are supported by the corresponding rollers 10 of the first roller chain 4 and the second roller chain 8 are passed over, The first shaft 2 and the second shaft 6
And the roller 1 in the same plane as the food conveying direction A.
They are arranged at positions relatively displaced by a pitch t of 0. A pair of the transporting devices 20 and 21 configured as described above are arranged vertically on the machine base 1 with the needle-shaped bodies 13 facing each other. Below the both transporting devices 20 and 21, a slice of food is provided. A receiving and conveying device 60 for receiving the piece m is arranged.

[0005]

In the above means for solving the problems, the transport devices 20, 2
Since the first shafts 2, 2 and the second shafts 6, 6 of 1 are relatively displaced in the food transport direction A by the pitch t of the roller 10, the roller chains 4, 8 are driven. Then, even before the connecting body 11 moves downward to the first chain wheel 3, second chain wheel 7 side and moves to the opposite side, the connecting body 11 should rotate around the roller 10. Without moving, the needle-shaped body 13 arranged on the connecting body 11 and projecting on the food conveying surface 12 gradually sinks at a right angle (horizontal direction) to the conveying surface 12, so that the food can be smoothly separated without being damaged. The needle-shaped body 13 does not hit the round blade 56 even when the transport devices 20 and 21 are arranged close to the round blade 56, and the slice piece m received by the receiving and transporting device 60 is transported to an appropriate position. .

[0006]

1 is a side view of FIG. 1, a front view of FIG. 2, a bottom view of FIG. 3, a configuration diagram of a mounting portion of FIG. 4, and FIG. 5 and FIG. Perspective view of the main part,
Description will be given based on the front view of the slice structure portion of FIG. 7.
As shown in FIG. 1, the food slicer conveying device according to the present invention is disposed in parallel with each other in the food conveying direction A (vertical direction) and is arranged in parallel to the machine base 1, and includes an upper rotating member 35 and a lower rotating member, which will be described later. The pair of first shafts 2 supported via the moving member 36
2, a first chain wheel 3 and 3 externally fitted and fixed to each of the first shafts 2 and 2, and a first roller chain 4 (belt) wound around the first chain wheels 3 and 3. To one side of the carrier 5.

A pair of second shafts 6 and 6 which are arranged in parallel with the first shafts 2 and 2 in the same plane and are spaced apart from each other by the separation width of the first shafts 2 and 2, and the second shafts 6 and 6. A pair of upper and lower second chain wheels 7 and 7 having the same diameter and externally fitted and fixed to each of the two shafts 6 and 6 and wound around both the second chain wheels 7 and 7. The second roller chain 8 constitutes a carrier 9 on the other side. The first roller chain 4 and the second roller chain 8 are supported by respective rollers 10 corresponding to the connected body 11.
2, the needle-like body 13 projecting on the conveying surface 12 is screwed on the surface of the connecting body 11, and the first shafts 2, 2 and the second shafts 6, 6 are flush with each other. Inside, they are arranged so as to be displaced in the food conveying direction A by the pitch t of the roller 10.

The connecting body 11 has parallel stepped portions 1 whose both ends are displaced in the food conveying direction A by the pitch t of the roller 10.
1a and a transfer portion 11b integrally formed on both the stepped portions 11a. The stepped portion 11a at one end of the connecting body 11 is supported by the rollers 10 of the transport bodies 5 and 9.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first chain wheel 3, 3 and the second chain wheel 7, 7 respectively have a first gear 15 and
A pair of third gears 17 having a second gear 16 and meshing with the both gears 15 and 16 are externally fitted and fixed to a drive shaft 18 supported by the machine base 1, and the first gear 15 and the second gear 16 and the third gear 17 are detachably engaged with each other.

The transfer devices 20 and 21 having the above-mentioned structure
However, the machine base 1 is provided with a holding device 26 that stands vertically on the machine base 1 with the needle-shaped bodies 13 facing each other, and holds the standing postures of both the transfer devices 20 and 21. . 4 to 6, the holding device 26 includes a fixed-side holding device 27 that holds the fixed-side conveying device 20 of the conveying devices 20 and 21, and the conveying device 20. , 21 of the feeding device 21 on the food holding side
And a holding-side holding device 28 for holding. The fixed side holding device 27 has the following configuration. As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, a vertically long standing frame 29 is erected and fixed on one side of the upper surface of the machine base 1 in the front and rear direction, and a pair of upper and lower mounting frames 30 are fixed to the compatible frame 29. And the mounting frame 30
A pair of front and rear outer frames 31, 31 are fixed, and a support shaft 31 a is penetratingly supported by both outer frames 31. In addition, both outer frames 31,
A bearing body 33 having a U-shaped groove 32 for supporting the first shaft 2 and the second shaft 6 of the transfer device 20 is fixed so as to face the inside of the lower end portion of 31.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 5, the upper first shaft 2 and the second shaft 6 face the upper end of an H-shaped upper rotating member 35 whose lower end is rotatably supported by the supporting shaft 31a. The first shaft 2 and the second shaft 6 on the lower side, which are integrally formed, are rotatably supported by the support shaft 31a at their upper ends and are formed in a slightly narrower width than the upper rotating member 35. Lower turning member 3
It is formed at the lower end of 6.

The holding device 28 has the following construction. That is, a pair of front and rear seats 37 are fixed to the other side of the upper surface of the machine base 1, and a cylinder 38 receiving rod 39 is fixed to both the seats 37, and the receiving device 39 side of the receiving device 39 is attached. A cylinder fixing plate 40 for fixing the tip of the cylinder 38 is fixed, and a rail 41 is horizontally fixed horizontally on the front and rear end upper surfaces of the receiving rod 39 and the side surface of the standing frame 29. A moving frame 44 having a roller 43 which is formed on the upper part of the ridge 42 so as to face each other along the rail 41 and which rolls with the upper and lower surfaces of the ridge 42 interposed therebetween.
A guide plate 45, to which the rod 38a of the cylinder 38 is fixed, is horizontally mounted on both moving frames 44 horizontally.

As shown in FIG. 6, the drive shaft 19 is penetratingly supported by the moving frame 44, and the outer frames 50 are arranged inside the moving frames 44 so as to face each other. A pair of upper and lower stays 5 are supported on both outer frames 50 so as to be swingable.
1 is fixed. An L-shaped push-pull body 52 in plan view is interposed between the guide plate 45 and the outer frame 50.
The base end of the bolt is fixed to the guide plate 45, the tip is formed in an L shape and the bolt 52a is penetrated, and the tip of the bolt 52a is formed in the cutout hole 50a of the outer frame 50 formed above the drive shaft 19. It is in contact with the cutout surface. An arm 53 is provided between the upper end of the proximal end of the push-pull body 52 and the lower stay 51.
And a screw is formed on the base end of the arm 53 and is stopped by a nut 54 from the back side of the push / pull body 52.
The tip end of is attached to the stay 51, and a compression spring 55 is interposed between the surface of the push-pull body 52 and the spring seat formed at the tip of the arm 53.

By the way, the holding side transfer device 21 has the same structure as the fixed side transfer device 20, and the upper rotating member 35 and the lower rotating member 36 are rotatable on the outer frame 50 via the support shaft 31a. The lower first shaft 2 and the second shaft 6 are supported by the bearing body 33 that is supported and fixed to the lower end of the outer frame 50. Although not shown, the drive shaft 1 of the fixed-side transfer device 20
8 and the drive shaft 19 of the presser side conveying device 21 are configured to be connected and driven via a universal joint, chain or the like. As shown in FIG. 7, the fixed-side transfer device 20
And, below the carrier device 21 on the presser side, the reciprocating horizontal swinging is possible on the vertical axis formed on the machine base 1 via the crank, for example, so that the blade edge of the food slicing round blade 56 is positioned during slice driving. It is configured. Reference numeral 60 in FIG. 7 is a receiving and conveying device.

In the above structure, food such as raw meat is laid against the contact plate 57 while the driving of the apparatus is stopped, and the food is stood upright and sandwiched between the stationary side carrier device 20 and the holding side carrier device 21. At this time, the food is inserted to some extent in the needle-shaped body 13 provided on the fixed-side transfer device 20, and the cylinder 38 is driven to bring the holding-side transfer device 21 close to the fixed-side transfer device 20 to an appropriate position. The needle-shaped body 13 of the holding-side transfer device 21 is inserted into food and fixed. Further, by rotating the screw 53a provided on the push-pull body 52 in an appropriate direction, the outer frame 50 rotates about the drive shaft 19 and the center of the food pressing position can be appropriately changed. . That is, the compression spring 55 allows the outer frame 50 to escape in the cylinder direction in the drawing with the drive shaft 19 as the center so as to conform to the shape of the food. Next, when a drive switch (not shown) is turned on,
While the circular blade 56 starts to swing in the horizontal plane while rotating on its own axis, both drive shafts 18 and 19 are driven so that the first roller chain 4 and the second roller chain 8 start intermittent drive,
The food is sliced in a horizontal plane to a predetermined thickness. By the way, as described above, since the first shafts 2 and 2 and the second shafts 6 and 6 of the transfer devices 20 and 21 are arranged so as to be displaced from each other in the food transfer direction A, the coupling body 11 is connected to the first chain wheel 3 and Until the second chain wheel 7 approaches and moves to the opposite side, the connecting body 11
Moves on the same trajectory as the roller 10 without rotating.

Accordingly, the needle-like body 13 fixed to the connecting body 11 also sinks in a direction perpendicular to the food conveying surface 12 as shown in FIG. 2 without rotating, and gradually does not damage the food. Can be extracted smoothly. Similarly, when the connecting body 11 is carried upward and emerges on the transport surface 12 again, it gradually emerges in the direction perpendicular to the transport surface 12.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and it goes without saying that many modifications can be made to the above embodiments within the scope of the present invention. For example, one of the transport devices 20, 2
The needle-shaped body 13 is not provided in 1 and a conventionally used carrier may be used and the other carrier may be the one of the present invention. The method is not limited to the above embodiment. Further, the shape of the connecting body 11 is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the transfer portion 11b may be arranged so as to be inclined upward, for example, toward the roller 10 on the other side. In addition, the drive shaft 18,
Regarding the installation of 19, the third gear 17 may be omitted, and a sprocket may be provided at any position on the tensioned chain, and the sprocket may be installed so as to be detachably fitted to the sprocket. Can play. Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the chain containing rollers was used as the belt, but a toothed belt (timing belt) or the like can be used instead.

[0018]

As is apparent from the above description, the present invention has a pair of first shafts arranged in parallel with each other in the food conveying direction, and a first shaft externally fitted to each of the first shafts. One rotating body, a one-sided transporting body is composed of a first belt wound around the first rotating body, and a pair of second shafts arranged in parallel with each other in the food transporting direction, A second rotating body externally fitted to each of the second shafts and a second belt wound around the second rotating body constitute a carrier on the other side, and the one carrier and the other side conveyer. Conveyor is arranged in close proximity to the slicing blade of the food, the first belt and the second belt, both ends of a number of connecting bodies arranged side by side protruding needle-like bodies on the conveying surface of the food Is supported, and the first axis and the second axis are displaced relative to each other by a predetermined distance in the same plane in the food conveying direction. Since it is arranged, you can prevent the food from slipping off by inserting the needle-shaped body into the food, you can grasp the food with almost ideal holding force and slice the shape of the food in the original shape, The product value can be greatly improved, and since the needle-shaped body sinks at a right angle to the transport surface, the transport device can be brought close to the blade even if it is long enough to hold food. It is possible to reduce the residual amount at the end of food that is beyond the reach of it, and the food with needles inserted is stably held as described above, so it can be applied to a food slicer with a vertical meat box By bringing the transport device closer to the round blade, the slice pieces will not lose their original shape, and by installing a receiving and transporting device on the lower side of the round blade as in the example, it is possible to automatically transport the slice pieces. The conventional manual removal Becomes unnecessary, slice, taken out, there is always had excellent effect when improvement of labor saving and productivity are achieved in the aligning step.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a carrier of a food slicer carrier according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a carrier of a food slicer carrier according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the carrier of the food slicer carrier according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a holding device of a food slicer conveying device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a mounting structure of a fixed-side transport device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a mounting structure of a holding-side conveying device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a slice structure portion showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Food transport direction 1 Machine stand 2 1st axis 3 1st chain wheel 4 1st roller chain 5 1 side carrier 6 2nd axis 7 2nd chain wheel 8 2nd roller chain 9 Other side carrier 10 Roller 11 Connected body 12 Conveying surface 13 Needle-like body t Roller pitch 15 First gear 16 Second gear 17 Third gear 18 Drive shaft 20 Conveying device 26 Holding device 27 Fixed side holding device

Claims (1)

[Claims] A pair of first shafts arranged in parallel with each other in the food conveying direction, a first rotating body externally fitted to each of the first shafts, and a first winding body wound around the first rotating body. A conveyor on one side is configured from the belt, a pair of second shafts arranged in parallel with each other in the food conveying direction, and a second rotating body externally fitted to each of the second shafts, The second belt and the second belt is wound around the second rotating body is configured on the other side of the conveyor, the one side of the conveyor and the other side of the conveyor is disposed in close proximity to the food slicing blade, The first belt and the second belt are supported at both ends of a large number of connected bodies in which needle-like bodies protruding from the food conveying surface are arranged, and the first and second shafts convey food. A conveyance device for a food slicer, wherein the conveyance device is arranged at a position relatively deviated by a predetermined distance in the same plane in the same direction.