JPH0736996B2 - Dry noodle cutting device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cutting device for cutting dry noodles, which have been dried to a predetermined length in a hand-rolling drying process, to a predetermined length.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the cutting of dry noodles of this kind is performed by stacking a plurality of dry noodles hung from a kuda on a cutting table.
A cutting frame and rails are provided on both sides of this cutting table along the longitudinal direction to prevent spilling of the dry noodles, and a cutting groove is formed on this cutting frame along a dimension for cutting the dry noodles, and A moving member is provided on the rail side so as to be movable by attaching one end of the cutting blade, and the cutting blade is moved to the position of the cutting groove via the moving member, and the cutting blade moves along the cutting groove with the moving member side as a fulcrum. It pushed and cut, and it cut sequentially.

[0003]

However, the cutting of the dry noodles requires handling so that the dry noodles are not broken when they are stacked on the cutting table. Since it needs to be cut with a wide cutting blade, it requires a considerable amount of power, so a male worker must be relied on.In addition, when cutting, the dried noodles jump up and disturb the line, which is troublesome. There was a point.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems. It is easy to stack long dry noodles on a cutting table, and a female worker can easily handle the dry noodles so that the dry noodles can be accurately processed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a dry noodle cutting device capable of cutting.

[0005]

In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention is capable of being placed on a rectangular base, and a cutting plate is provided at one end of the base so as to be rotatable upward. Supporting rods are provided at right angles to the left and right of the turning end of this cutting plate, and at a predetermined rotation stop position, long dry noodles are hung and transported by a kudder. the parts provided with disposing the rail along the lateral longitudinal direction of the base, a cutting blade vertically movably by movable door-shaped shape across the cutting plate on the base is on the rail Equipped with a paired cutting machine equipped, the cutting blade is provided with a pressing member that can press the dry noodles when cutting the long dry noodles, and the cutting plate is placed on the base. When the above, the support rods are provided so as to face the left and right support rods and to vertically align and hold the plurality of kudders. On both sides of the support rods, there are provided cut-out portions for fixing one end of a cutting blade that can be inserted between the support rods to cut out the kudder, and further arranged in parallel with one of the rails. A dry noodle cutting device having a configuration in which a cutting ruler having a plurality of positioning recesses for locking the cutting machine at a cutting position of a predetermined size of the dry noodle is detachably provided.

[0006]

With the above configuration, a plurality of long dry noodles can be inherited without damage and can be easily cut into a predetermined size.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG.
This cutting device 10 is connected by a hand-rolling drying process and a conveyer conveyor 1. The conveyer conveyor 1 is separately formed into a fast feed conveyor 2 and a feed conveyer 3 at a predetermined height position,
That is, the dried noodles W having a predetermined length are provided so as to be continuously conveyed in a suspended state via the kuda 4 having a predetermined diameter, and the stopper member 5 is provided between the fast-forward conveyor 2 and the feed conveyor 3. Is provided so as to regulate the feed amount to the fast feed conveyor 2, and this feed amount is set to be the stacking amount of the dried noodles W in the cutting device 10.

The cutting device 10 is composed of a base 11, a dry noodle receiving section 20 and a pair of cutting machines 41 and 42, and a bedding removing section 70.

The base 11 is a substantially rectangular table 12.
And a plurality of legs 13, the table 12 is provided so that its height can be adjusted, and a plurality of support pieces 15 each having a predetermined length are provided on both sides of the table 12 in the longitudinal direction. The plate-shaped rail 14 is attached vertically to form the rails of the cutting machines 41 and 42, and the rail 1
Reference numeral 4 is extended from one end of the table 12 by a predetermined length, and the extended portion is supported by the legs 13. A dried noodle receiving portion 20 is provided at one end of the base 11 formed in this manner.

The corresponding leg 1 on one end side of the base 11
A bearing 21 is attached corresponding to 3 and a shaft 22 is rotatably supported between both bearings 21, and a bracket 23 is attached to the shaft 22 at a predetermined interval.
One end side of a plate-shaped cutting plate 24 that can be placed on the table 12 through 3 and that can receive and place the dried noodles W in a state where the dried noodles W are hung on the kuda 4 is fixed. Correspondingly, cutting frames 25 are attached to both sides of the cutting plate 24 so as to be detachable and positionally changeable.

The cutting frame 25 is provided in a rising shape upward with reference to the free end side of the cutting plate 24 at intervals so as to cut a long dry noodle W to be cut into a predetermined length.
A cutting groove 26 for inserting the cutting blade 51 is formed in the notch, and each of these cutting frames 25 is provided on the side surface of the cutting plate 24 so that the position can be adjusted to various dimensions according to the type of the long dry noodles W. There is.

On both sides of the free end side of the cutting plate 24, support rods 29 which stand up at a substantially right angle are attached, and the support rods 29 are provided with the kudder 4 for suspending the dried noodles W from the conveyor 1.
Is formed in a length such that a predetermined number of can be placed. Further, a support rod 30 is provided on the base 11 side so as to face the support rod 29 at a predetermined interval and vertically support a plurality of the kudders 4. Shaft 2 with cutting plate 24 provided in this way attached
A drive unit 31 is provided on the second side.

The drive unit 31 includes a drive motor 32, a drive gear 33 attached to the rotary shaft of the motor 32, a driven gear 34 keyed to a predetermined position of the shaft 22 corresponding to the drive gear 33, and both of these. When the drive motor 31 is normally rotated, the cutting plate 24 is rotated upward about the shaft 22 by a predetermined angle and reaches a predetermined angular position. It is provided so as to be stopped by the position sensor. At this stop position, the tips of the support rods 29 provided on the left and right of the cutting plate 24 are located close to the front end side of the fast-forwarding conveyor 2 of the transport conveyor 1 so as to be able to receive the kudder 4 suspending the dried noodles W. In this state, when a predetermined number of the kudder 4 is inherited, the cutting plate 24 is placed on the base 11 by reversing the drive motor 32, and the kudder 4 on the support rod 29 is provided on the base 11 side. It is configured so as to be positioned in a stack between and. Thus, the cutting machines 41 and 42 are movably provided on the left and right rails 14 of the base 11 to which the cutting plate 24 is attached.

Since the cutting machines 41 and 42 are formed in substantially the same manner, the cutting machine 41 side will be described. The cutting machine 41 has left and right columns 43 and 44 and the columns 43 and 44.
It is formed in a substantially gate shape by a girder member 45 that is laterally bridged between the upper ends of, and running portions 46 are formed under the left and right columns 43, 44.

The running portion 46 is located on the side of the plate-shaped rail 14 and is formed in an overhanging box shape corresponding to one of the columns 43 and 44. A pair of rollers 47 rolling on the edge are pivotally attached,
Further, rollers 48 rolling on the side surface of the rail 14 are pivotally mounted on both sides of the running portion 46. Further, an air cylinder 49 is provided at the substantially central portion of the girder member 45 for the piston rod 5 thereof.
The piston rod 50 is fitted with the girder member 45, and the cutting plate 2 is attached to the tip thereof.
A cutting blade 51 having a width and a height capable of cutting the dried noodles W on 4 is detachably attached, and a guide hole is provided at a predetermined position symmetrical to the hole through which the piston rod 50 of the girder member 45 is inserted. A guide rod 52 is inserted through the guide hole, and its lower end is detachably attached to both ends of the cutting blade 51. The cutting blade 51 thus mounted is provided so as to be vertically movable by the operation of the air cylinder 49. Further, a lock handle 58 for locking the cutting machine 41 at the cutting position is provided on the traveling portion 46.

The lock handle 58 is locked to a cutting ruler 55 provided in parallel with the rail 14 on one side of the base 11, and the cutting ruler 55 has a stay 56 of a predetermined length attached to the base 11. Positioning recesses 57 are provided at the upper edge of the cutting ruler 55 at intervals of the cutting dimension, and are arranged below the moving part 46 via the moving part 46. The lock handle 58 is provided at the end of the traveling portion 46 on the projecting side so that the lever pin 58a is engaged with and disengaged from the positioning recess 57 by rotating the handle 58.
The cutting blade 51 of the cutting machine 41 by locking the
Is provided so as to be aligned with the cutting position of the dry noodles W, that is, the cutting groove 26 of the cutting frame 25. In addition, this cutting ruler 5
In the positioning recess 57 of 5, a plurality of types of cutting dimensions are displayed by color, or a ruler for each cutting dimension is prepared.

A pressing member 60 is vertically provided on the mounting base of the cutting blade 51. The holding member 60 is a hook-shaped support rod 61, and the tubular member 6 is provided at the end of the support rod 61.
2, a pin 64 is elastically attached to the tubular member 62 via a spring 63 having a relatively weak spring pressure, and the tip of the pin 64 has elasticity parallel to the cutting blade 51. A pressing plate 65 made of rubber, synthetic resin or the like having a substantially half-moon shape is attached, and when the pressing blade 60 cuts the dry noodles W by the cutting blade 51, the pressing plate 65 does not break from the upper part of the dry noodles W. Spring 6 when pressed down and further cut
3 is provided so as to prevent the dried noodles W from jumping up by being compressed. The spring 63 has a spring pressure that does not damage the dried noodles W due to its reaction force.

A dowel drop portion 70 is provided on the side of the support rods 29 and 30 in a state of being opposed to each other. In the bevel drop portion 70, a guide column 72 that doubles as a guide frame for the chain 77 is erected on a support table 71 that extends laterally from the base 11, and bearing members are provided above and below the column 72, respectively. A large diameter drive chain wheel 73 is rotatably supported by the bearing member, and a small diameter driven chain wheel 74 is rotatably supported by the upper bearing member, and a chain is provided between the chain wheels 73, 74. Although not shown, the drive chain wheel 73 is appropriately rotated by a drive means. Also, this chain 75
A cutting blade 77 is attached to a predetermined position of the chain via a bracket 76, and the cutting blade 77 is formed to have a length extending between the support rods 29 and 30 provided on the left and right sides of the base 11 so as to form a chain 75. A part of the dry noodles W wound around the kudder 4 positioned between the left and right support rods 29 and 30 is manually pressed by pushing one end of the cutting blade 77 in accordance with the rotation of the cutting blade 77 to drop the kudder 4 downward. Has been. Further, the cutting blade 77 is normally held in a rising state above the upper bearing member.

Next, the cutting device 1 configured as described above
The cutting of the dry noodles W by 0 will be described. First, the drive motor 32 of the dry noodle receiving section 20 is activated to rotate the cutting plate 24 upward about the shaft 22. And the cutting board 2
When 4 reaches a predetermined angular position, it is detected by the position sensor and the drive motor 32 is stopped. In this stopped state, the free end of the cutting plate 24 is brought close to the front end of the fast-forwarding conveyor 2 of the transfer conveyor 1 and is inclined and held at a predetermined angle. In this state, a predetermined amount of kuda 4 in which long dry noodles are hung vertically on the fast-forwarding conveyor 2 is fed onto the support rod 29. As a result, the dried noodles W are guided by the cutting frame 25 and are held in a stacked state on the cutting plate 24.

When the kudder 4 on the fast-forward conveyor 2 is transferred, the stopper member 5 is unblocked, the feed conveyor 3 is rotated, and the next predetermined amount of the kudder 4 is fed.
The stopper member 5 is activated to complete the next preparation. The feeding of the kudder 4 is appropriately performed by a counter sensor.

On the other hand, when the drive motor 32 is driven in the reverse direction, the cutting plate 24 is rotated and lowered, and is placed on the base 11,
For example, the drive motor 32 is stopped by the limit switch. In this stopped state, both end sides of the plurality of kuda 4 are held between the support rods 29 and 30. This support rod 29,
The plurality of bead 4 held by 30 is provided with a bedding drop portion 70.
Be cut off by. That is, when the bevel drop portion 70 is driven, the chain 75 is rotated in the direction of the solid line arrow, whereby the cutting blade 77 is rotated and held in a horizontal state. Left and right support rods 2
The cutting blade 77 is inserted between 9 and 30 and the operator holds the free end side of the dry noodle W around the long side of the dry noodle W wound around the kuda 4 to hold it at the bottom. When the cutting is done, the kudder 4 is prepared downward and dropped into the box. When the drop of the bevel 4 is completed, the chain 75 is reversed in the direction of the broken line, and the cutting is performed with the drop portion 7 standing upright at the top.
0 is stopped.

When this bedding removal is completed, the cutting machine 41,
42 is moved onto the cutting plate 24, and the cutting machine 41 locks the cutting ruler 55 with a locking handle 58 in a positioning recess 57A serving as a cutting reference near the support rods 29, 30. As a result, the air cylinder 49 is actuated to align and cut the end of the long dry noodle W, and stop and hold it in that state. In this case, the spine 51a of the cutting blade 51 is cut toward the long side, and the pressing member 60 attached to the cutting blade 51 cuts the dry noodles W by the cutting blade 51 as the cutting blade 51 descends. The pressing plate 65 presses the dried noodles W from above without breaking or the like, and when further cutting is performed, the spring 63 is compressed to prevent the dried noodles W from jumping up.

When the end face cutting is completed, the cutting machine 42 is moved to the rotation support side of the cutting plate 24, and is locked in the positioning recess 57 at the end of the cutting ruler 55 by the lock handle 58. In this state, the cutting blade 51 of the cutting machine 42 is aligned with the cutting groove 26 of the cutting frame 25. This allows the cylinder 49
The other end of the long dry noodles W is aligned and cut by operating. Also in this case, the pressing member 60 presses the dried noodles W and prevents them from jumping up. The dry noodle W is cut into a predetermined size by sequentially moving the cutting machine 42, locking the positioning recess 57, and cutting.

In this way, the dried noodles W cut into a predetermined size are taken out from the cutting plate 24 and conveyed to the packaging process (bundling process) of the next step, and the above operation is repeated to cut the dried noodles W in sequence. Is.

As described above, according to the present cutting device 10, the cutting plate 24 can be placed on the base 11 and is provided at one end of the base 11 so as to be rotatable upward. Support rods 29 are provided at right and left sides on the right and left sides of the rotation end so that a plurality of kudder 4 can be received from a conveyer conveyor 1 which hangs and conveys long dry noodles W at a predetermined rotation stop position. Since the dry noodle receiving portion 20 is provided, a plurality of long dry noodles hung on the kuda 4 can be inherited in a stacked form without breaking or the like, and the cutting machine 41,
Since the robot 42 is provided so as to be able to travel, it can be easily moved by a female worker. Also, since the bevel drop portion 70 is provided, it is possible to omit the conventional work for pulling out the bevel 4. it can. Further, at the time of cutting, one of the pair of cutting machines 41 and 42 is set to the aligned cutting state at the end of the long dry noodles W and the cutting machine 42 sequentially from the other end through the cutting ruler 55. Cutting machine 41 for cutting
Since the displacement of the long dry noodles W is regulated by the cutting blade 51 and the long length is pressed by the pressing member 60, the dry noodles W can be prevented from jumping up and can be accurately cut into a predetermined size. .

In the above embodiment, the cutting machine is manually moved, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a rack is provided instead of the cutting ruler 55, and the cutting machines 41 and 42 side. A motor may be attached to the motor and a pinion that engages with a rack may be attached to the rotary shaft of the motor so as to be movable, and a position sensor may be provided instead of the positioning recess 57 to stop the motor.

[0027]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to inherit a plurality of long dry noodles hung on a camel in a stacked form without breaking or the like. Since the cutting machine is provided so that it can run, it can be easily moved by a female worker.
Since the bevel drop portion is provided, the conventional work for pulling out the bevel can be omitted. Further, at the time of cutting, one of the pair of cutting machines is used to cut one end of the long dry noodles into the aligned cutting state and the other is cut sequentially from the other side through the cutting ruler. The cutting blade regulates the displacement and the like of the long dry noodles W, and the pressing member presses the long length, so that the dry noodles W can be prevented from jumping up and can be accurately cut into a predetermined size.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a dry noodle cutting device.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a dry noodle cutting machine.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a pressing member.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Conveyor 4 Kuda 10 Dry noodle cutting device 11 Base 14 Rail 20 Dry noodle receiving part 24 Cutting plate 26 Cutting groove 29, 30 Support rod 41, 42 Cutting machine 51 Cutting blade 55 Cutting ruler 57 Positioning recess 60 Holding member 70 Kuda drop part 77 Cutting blade W dry noodles

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cutting plate that can be placed on a rectangular base and is rotatably upward provided at one end of the base, and a supporting rod is formed substantially at right and left sides of the turning end of the cutting plate. By providing a dry noodle receiving part capable of receiving a plurality of kudder from a conveyor for suspending and transporting long dry noodles with a kudder at a predetermined rotation stop position, a rail is provided along the longitudinal direction of the base. A pair of cutting machines equipped with a cutting blade that can move up and down on the rail so that it can move across the cutting plate on the base is arranged on this rail. Is provided with a pressing member capable of pressing the dry noodles when the long dry noodles are cut, and when the cutting plate is placed on a base, the plurality of the left and right supporting rods are provided in opposition to each other. Support rods are provided to hold the camels aligned in the vertical direction, and the side edges of both support rods are provided with cutting blades that can be inserted between the support rods. It has a plurality of positioning recesses for fixing the one end and for arranging a camere dropping portion for cutting off the kudder, and for arranging them in parallel with one of the rails for locking the cutting machine at a cutting position of a predetermined size of the dried noodles. A dry noodle cutting device having a cutting ruler detachably provided.