JPH0797953B2 - Rod member feeding device for a soothing suspension device - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a device for supplying a rod member to a device for preparing sausage for heat treatment or the like and suspending the sausage on the rod member.

(Prior Art and Problems) A series of sausages twisted in a link shape is suspended on a rod member in a loop having a predetermined interval for convenience of heat treatment. As a device therefor, a sausage suspension device is known in which the above sausages are successively advanced while being wound in a loop around the rear part of the rod member placed horizontally. In the above-mentioned known device, when the suspension of a series of sausages is completed, the rod member is taken out, the next rod member is installed, and the suspension of the next series of sausages is started.

However, in the above-mentioned known device, since the next rod member is manually supplied, there is a problem in productivity. That is, compared to the time of suspending in a loop by the above device, the time for manually supplying the rod is large, and the suspension device has a high production capacity,
The above-mentioned manual rod supply cannot be done in time and the high production capacity of the suspension device cannot be fully exerted, and since the worker also spends a lot of time, the work efficiency is reduced because he is not involved in other work during that time. .

Furthermore, since many of the above-mentioned rod members are bent due to long-term use, it is difficult to automatically feed them, and countermeasures against them have been desired.

(Means for Solving Problems) The present invention solves the problems described above, makes it possible to supply a rod member to a suspension device for a rod member of a sausage, and is used for many years to cause a bend. It is an object of the present invention to provide a rod member supply device for a sausage suspension device that can also be used as a member.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a rod member supply device for a device for suspending a series of sausages twisted in a link shape on a rod member, and a rod support for detachably supporting the rod member at a predetermined position. Means and a guide member spaced apart from the rod supported by the rod support means and having a portion for slidingly guiding a plurality of rod members in parallel with each other, and a guide member arranged below the guide member and slid from the guide member. Rod carrying-out means for receiving the rod member to move it to the side of the rod member and supplying it to the rod supporting means, wherein the rod carrying-out means forms a storage space for receiving the rod member from the guide member. The storage space includes a reciprocating member that can reciprocate between a receiving position of the rod member and a delivery position to the rod supporting means, and a driving member that reciprocates the reciprocating member. To be done.

According to the present invention having such a configuration, when a plurality of rod members are inserted from above the guide member, the rod members slide while being guided and are arranged in parallel. The plurality of rod members arranged in this manner are sequentially carried out to the side of the rod member by the rod carrying-out means in order from the lowest one and supplied toward the rod supporting means.

The rod carrying-out means has the reciprocating member and the driving member. The reciprocating member is formed of, for example, a slide member that slides on the lower end of the guide member or moves reciprocating stroke with a gap. Has a receiving portion at a lower end of the guide member at one end position of the stroke as a storage space for receiving only one rod member, and the receiving portion is opened at the other end position of the stroke. Can be set. As a result, even if the rod member is bent to some extent due to long-term use, it is guided at both ends and most of the intermediate portion is not restricted, so that the above-mentioned parallel arrangement is not hindered.

Here, the guide member can be formed, for example, as a member having a groove portion as a portion that slides and guides both ends of the plurality of rod members.

Next, when it is necessary to move one end of the rod member supplied to the rod support means in the longitudinal direction of the rod member in order to bring the rod member sufficiently close to the loop forming means, the rod support means is provided with a rod member from the rod unloading means. Is preferably equipped with a moving member that moves in the longitudinal direction of the rod member to bring the rod member to a predetermined position.

Further, the present invention provides a rod member supply device for a device for suspending a series of sausages twisted in a link shape on a rod member, a rod supporting means for detachably supporting the rod member at a predetermined position, and a rod supporting means. A guide member that is arranged apart from the rod supported by the means and that has a portion that slides and guides a plurality of rod members in parallel with each other; and a rod member that is arranged below the guide member and that slides down from the guide member. A rod carrying-out means for moving the rod member to the side of the rod member and supplying it to the rod supporting means, and an array portion which is continuously formed on the upper portion of the guide member and laterally arranges a plurality of rod members in parallel. The rod carrying-out means has a storage space for receiving the rod member from the guide member, and the storage space is capable of reciprocating between the receiving position of the rod member and the delivery position to the rod supporting means. And reciprocating the reciprocating member And a dynamic member, also constituted by. By providing such an arrangement portion, in addition to the fact that the rod member can be put on standby immediately to be inserted into the guide member in response to the decrease in the number of rod members housed in the guide member, The parallel arrangement of the rod members can be surely performed before the charging.

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

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the main part of the first embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the rod member 1 is laterally placed on the V-shaped portions of a plurality of arms 2 as rod supporting means having a region that moves in the longitudinal direction of the rod member 1. The arm 2 is attached to the chain 3A wound around the sprocket 3 with a predetermined pitch, and is adapted to move forward from the rear (right) side of the rod member 1 toward the front (left) side. It also serves as a means for moving the loop of the sausage suspended on the rod member by pushing the loop.

Above the base of the arm 2 and near both ends of the rod member 1, there are provided groove portions 4A that open at the upper and lower ends and open to the opposite sides as a part for slidingly guiding both ends of the rod member 1. A pair of chute-shaped guide members 4 are provided at a fixed position so as to extend obliquely upward.

A slide member 6 serving as a reciprocating member of the rod carrying-out means is disposed immediately below the lower end opening of the guide member 4, and is moved forward in the direction of the arm 2 by a cylinder 8 serving as a driving member via a connecting member 7. It is designed to retreat.

The main body 61 of the slide member 6 is made of a low-friction member such as a square rod, and the lower surface is guided by the base 9 and the upper surface is guided by the lateral guide member 10. As disclosed in FIG. 2 (A), the slide member 6 has a storage space for receiving a rod member in the form of extending the groove portion 4A downward at the tip of the slide member main body 61. A groove member 62 forming a receiving portion is attached, and a rod 63 is built in the inside. The rod 63
Is pressed forward by the compression spring 64 at the rear,
The front portion can project into the inside of the groove member 62, and the intermediate portion is provided with a flange 63A projecting laterally, and a stopper screw 63B is attached to the flange.

On the other hand, on the front end surface of the base 9 of the device, the stopper screw 63
A stopper 11 for locking B is provided.

The upper end opening of the guide member 4 is curved and moves horizontally to form an array portion 15. The upper wall portion of the array portion 15 is cut out so that a plurality of rod members can be inserted therein.

It should be noted that at a position close to the front (left) end surface of the rod member 1 placed laterally on the plurality of arms 2, the rod member 1 is accompanied by the movement of the sausage by moving the arms. A stopper 12 for receiving the end surface of the rod member is attached to the base 9 so as not to move. Thus, the rod member 1
Is stationary in its longitudinal direction, and its rear (right) end is on the axis of rotation of the loop forming means 20 which rotates about the axis of the rod member 1 to form a loop of sausage S. Always close to part 21.

In the apparatus of this embodiment, the rod member is supplied in the following manner.

First, a desired plurality of rod members among the many rod members stocked in the stock unit 14 are taken out and placed on the array unit 15 as shown in FIG. 2 (A). When the plurality of rod members are lightly smoothed on the arrangement portion 15 by hand, the rod members are arranged in parallel.
When these arranged rod members are pushed out toward the upper opening of the guide member 4, the rod member slides down while being guided by the groove portions 4A while the arranged state is maintained, and the lowest member is the guide member 4 Through the bottom opening of the slide member to reach above the rod 63 of the slide member. Thus, the rod member is in a standby state in preparation for supply to the rod supporting means.

On the other hand, the sausage S is wound around the one rod member 1 on the plurality of arms 2 from the rear side by the rotation of the loop forming means 20, and each loop is moved forward by the moving arm 2. Moved to the left. When the loop suspension for the rod member of the series of sausages S is completed, the rod member is carried away to another part by the operator.

When the rod member 1 is lifted, this is detected by the proximity switch 13 and the like attached to the stopper 12, and the detection signal starts the rod member supply process.

The cylinder 8 is activated by the above signal,
The slide member 6 moves in the direction of the arm 2 (see FIG. 2 (B)). Then, the lowest rod member 1A on the rod 63 is advanced, but at that time, since the groove portion 4A is closed by the upper surface of the slide member main body 61, the next rod member 1B does not fall ( See FIG. 2 (B). As the movement of the slide member progresses, the stopper screw 63B of the flange 63A attached to the rod 63 is locked to the stopper 11, and thereafter, only the rod stops advancing despite the advance of the slide member 6 and its front end. The part is sunk and does not exist in the groove member 62 (see FIG. 2 (C)). As a result, the rod member 1 that was on the rod 63 falls on the arm 2.

After the time required for the rod member 1 to drop, the slide member 6 is retracted by the cylinder 8, the stopper screw 63B of the rod 63 is released from the engagement with the stopper 11, and the force of the compression spring 64 again causes the groove member to re-enter. It enters into the inside of 62. Thus, returning to the state described in, the next rod member 1B falls on the rod 63 in the groove member 62, and the slide member 6
To prepare for the next step.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

In this embodiment, the rod member dropped and supplied onto the arm 2 is
Further, it is used when moving in the longitudinal direction. In such a situation, the loop forming device 20 is more than the dropping position of the rod member,
It occurs when the rod members are separated in the longitudinal direction. In order to deal with this, in this embodiment, the stopper 12 'is a cylinder.
It is attached to the tip of 36 'so that the left end of the rod member can be pushed forward. As shown, the stopper 12 'has a substantially V-shaped receiving portion (see FIG. 3), and 12'A near the upper end (see FIGS. 4 (A) and (B)). It is rotatably supported around and is biased counterclockwise.
That is, the stopper 12 'can push the rod member while receiving one end of the rod member, and in the free state in which the rod member is not received, the stopper 12' is set to the rotating position as shown in FIG. 4 (B). The micro switch 31 'on the mounting plate 32' operates in the rotating position.
On the hanging portion 32'A of the mounting plate 32 ', a push bolt 33' is pushed laterally.
Is provided so that the back of the stopper 12 'can be pressed. Two rods 34 'extend leftward from the hanging portion 32'A of the mounting plate 32' and are guided by a sleeve 39 'provided on a fixed plate 35'. A cylinder 36 'is attached to the fixing plate 35', and a tip of a rod 37 'thereof is fixed to a hanging portion 32'A of the mounting plate 32'.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4 (A), the stopper 12 'that has received the rod member 1 advances to the right along with the operation of the cylinder 36' and brings the rod member 1 to the position of the looper device 20. , Get sausage hanging here.

When the suspension of the sausage is completed and the rod member 1 is removed, the stopper 12 'is rotated by the urging force as shown in FIG. 4 (B), and the cylinder 36' is activated by the signal of the micro switch 31 'which detects this. Then, the stopper 12 'is retracted to the left by being pulled by the rod 37', and stands by at the position where the next rod member is supplied (see FIG. 4 (C)). At this time, the upper portion of the stopper 12 'comes into contact with the bolt 38' extending rightward from the fixing plate 35 ', and the stopper 12' rotates clockwise from the rotating position to the receiving posture of the rod member. Has become.
Along with this, the slide member 6 also moves forward, and the stopper 12 '
Then, the next rod member is supplied onto the arm 2.

As the sensor for detecting the removal of the rod, various switches such as a proximity switch and a weight detection switch can be selected instead of the micro switch as described above.

Next, FIG. 5 shows a third embodiment as a modified example of the guide member and the arrangement portion.

The guide member 4 "of this embodiment is in the form of a swash plate portion 4" A, and an array portion 15 "continuously extends substantially horizontally at the upper end of the swash plate portion 4" A without being greatly bent. ing. With such a guide member 4 ", not only the structure of the guide member is simplified, but also the rod member is smoothly transferred from the array portion to the swash plate portion 4" A.

In the above-mentioned embodiments, the example in which the rod supporting means is an arm body that moves the loop of the sausage while laying the rod member sideways, but a member that supports the rod member and a member that moves the loop are shown. Needless to say, it can be applied to an apparatus in which and are separate bodies.

(Effect of the invention) As described above, according to the present invention, since the rod member from the guide member that slides down is received by the rod unloading means having the accommodation space for reciprocating stroke movement, the structure of the rod unloading means is extremely simple. I was able to Further, since the array portion is continuously formed on the upper portion of the guide member as needed, it becomes possible to align and supply the rod member to the guide member in a short time. Moreover, since both ends of the rod member are guided by the guide members, it is possible to automatically feed the rod member which has been considered to be difficult to feed automatically due to long-term use, and as a result, work efficiency is improved. This brings about an effect that the production capacity of the sausage suspension device, which has been restricted by the time required to manually supply the rod member, can be fully exerted.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment device of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 (A), (B), and (C) are partially cutaway side views showing the operation sequence of the device of FIG. 1, and FIG. Is a perspective view showing a second embodiment device of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a front view showing an operation sequence of the device of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment device of the present invention. 1,1A′1B …… Rod member 2 …… Rod support means (arms) 4,4 ″ …… Guide member 4A …… A part (groove) that slides and guides the rod member 6 …… Rod unloading means (reciprocating member ( Slide member)) 12 '... Movement member (stopper) 15,15 "... Arrangement part 8 ... Pole discharge means (drive member (cylinder))

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A rod member supplying device for a device for suspending a series of sausages twisted in a link shape on a rod member, a rod supporting means for detachably supporting the rod member at a predetermined position, and a rod supporting means. A guide member that is disposed apart from the rod supported by the guide member and that has a portion that slides and guides a plurality of rod members in parallel with each other; and a rod member that is disposed below the guide member and that slides down from the guide member A rod unloading means for moving the rod member to the side of the rod member and supplying it to the rod supporting means, wherein the rod unloading means forms a storage space for receiving the rod member from the guide member, and the storage space is A sausage suspension device comprising: a reciprocating member that can reciprocate between a receiving position of the rod member and a delivery position to the rod supporting means; and a drive member that reciprocates the reciprocating member. Member supply device for. 2. The rod carry-out means is formed of a slide member as a reciprocating member which reciprocates in a sliding contact with a lower end of the guide member or with a gap, and the slide member is at one end position of the stroke of the guide member. A patent is characterized in that it has a receiving portion at a lower position of the lower end for receiving only one rod member as a storage space, and the receiving portion is set to be opened at the other end position of the stroke. A rod member supply device for the sausage suspension device according to claim (1). 3. The rod supporting means has a moving member for moving the rod member from the rod carrying-out means in the longitudinal direction of the rod member to bring the rod member to a predetermined position. A rod member supply device for the sausage suspension device according to claim (1) or (2). 4. The guide member according to claim 1, wherein the guide member has a groove portion having a surface for slidingly guiding both ends of the plurality of rod members. Rod member supply device for sausage suspension device. 5. A rod member supplying device for a device for suspending a series of sausages twisted in a link shape on a rod member, a rod supporting means for detachably supporting the rod member at a predetermined position, and a rod supporting means. A guide member that is disposed apart from the rod supported by the guide member and that has a portion that slides and guides a plurality of rod members in parallel with each other; and a rod member that is disposed below the guide member and that slides down from the guide member. A rod carrying-out means for moving the rod member to the side of the rod member and supplying it to the rod supporting means, and an array portion which is continuously formed on the upper portion of the guide member and laterally arranges a plurality of rod members in parallel. The rod carrying-out means has a storage space for receiving the rod member from the guide member, and the storage space is capable of reciprocating between the receiving position of the rod member and the delivery position to the rod supporting means. A drive unit for reciprocating the reciprocating member Rod member supply device for sausage suspending device according to claim to have, we have and. 6. The rod carrying-out means is formed of a slide member as a reciprocating member which moves reciprocally in a sliding contact or a gap with a lower end of the guide member, and the slide member is at the one end position of the stroke of the guide member. It has a receiving portion as a storage space for receiving only one rod member at a lower position of the lower end, and the receiving portion is set to be opened at the other end position of the stroke. A rod member supply device for a sausage suspension device according to claim (5). 7. The rod supporting means has a moving member for moving the rod member from the rod carrying-out means in the longitudinal direction of the rod member to bring the rod member to a predetermined position. A rod member supply device for the sausage suspension device according to claim (5) or (6). 8. The guide member according to claim 5, wherein the guide member has a groove portion as a portion for slidingly guiding both ends of the plurality of rod members. Rod member supply device for sausage suspension device.