JPH08126994A - Constant size cutting machine of root crops - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a constant size cutting machine of root crops which cuts the root crops simultaneously in the condition to grasp securely the roots and the tips of the root crops conveying by loading on a pan, and can cut them at a constant length accurately. CONSTITUTION: Numerous pans 22 with a V-shaped section are arranged in parallel to a pair of endless rotary chains 16, and sponge rollers 48 driven rotating following the movement of the pans 22 while pressure contacting to the planes 23 at both ends of the pans are provided opposing to a pair of rotary cutting edges 34. A tip guide member 43 to lead the tips of the root crops being transferred while protruding to the outer side of the pans 22 is provided, the roots and the tips of the root crops being conveyed by loading on the pans 22 are held between the pans 22 and the sponge rollers 48, and the root crops are cut in the condition grasped in such a way.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a root vegetable slicing machine for cutting roots and roots of root vegetables such as white onions, burdock roots, carrots and radishes to obtain a constant length.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional slicing machine for root vegetables such as burdock is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 5-58973, and is a pair of endless rotations that rotate along the left and right machine frames. The root vegetables are placed on a trough-shaped saucer arranged side by side in a chain and conveyed, and a fixed length is cut by a pair of rotary cutting blades provided on the outside of the saucer so as to face each other.
(Hereinafter, the fixed length that is cut is referred to as the total length of leaf cutting.)

[0003]

When the root vegetables that are being conveyed are cut while they are merely placed on the gutter-shaped saucer, the root cuttings move vertically and horizontally due to the cutting resistance of the rotary cutting blade. (Dance) It does not result in a clean cut surface and it is not possible to obtain the correct total length of leaf cutting. In particular, root vegetables such as white onion bent in a curved shape or a shape are unstablely placed on the saucer, so that they cannot be accurately cut by moving vertically and horizontally. The root end of the root vegetables protruding to the outside of the saucer bends downward and is transferred in a free state, so it is not possible to cut diagonally or make a mistake in cutting to make the exact length of leaf cutting possible. There was a point.

The present invention solves the problem of such a conventional root vegetable slicing machine, so that the root portion and the tip portion of the root vegetable which is placed on the tray and conveyed is not moved. An object of the present invention is to provide a slicing machine for root vegetables in which slicing with a fixed length is accurately performed by cutting in a state of being gripped.

[0005]

A root vegetable slicing machine according to the present invention is provided with a large number of saucers arranged side by side in a pair of endless rotation chains which rotate along the left and right machine frames. In a machine for placing and transporting, and slicing root vegetables with a pair of rotary cutting blades provided on the outside of the saucer so as to face each other, the upper parts of the left and right end portions of the gutter-shaped saucer having a V-shaped section are placed outside A saucer that is bent to form a flat surface, and a pair of elastic rollers that are pressed against the flat surfaces of both ends of the saucer and are driven to rotate as the saucer moves so as to face the rotary cutting blade. And a tip portion guide member that guides the tip portion of the root vegetables, which is transferred to the outside of the saucer and hangs downward in a curved shape, into a substantially horizontal state and guides it to the rotary cutting blade. To do.

[0006]

With the above structure, when the root vegetables placed on the saucer and transferred come close to the rotary cutting blade,
The tip end portion of the root vegetables hanging downward in a curved shape slides on the tip end guide member and is transferred to be in a straight horizontal state. When the root vegetables come under the pair of elastic rollers that are driven to rotate with the movement of the saucer, the root vegetables are sandwiched between the saucer and the elastic rollers, and the root and tip of the root vegetables are grasped by the saucer and the elastic rollers. It is cut by the rotary cutting blade at the same time. The peripheral speed of the elastic roller is the same as the moving speed of the saucer, and since the root vegetables are grasped and cut by the elasticity of the elastic roller, accurate slicing can be performed without damaging the surface of the root vegetables.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The slicing machine shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 is a preferred embodiment for slicing white onion and will be described with reference to FIGS.

1 to 3, the machine frame 1 is constructed by welding angle members as described below. That is, the left frame member 4 and the right frame member 5 are welded to the upper surfaces of the pillars 3 before and after the four pillars 3 standing on the rectangular lower frame 2, and the front frame member is provided in the middle of the upper portions of the left and right pillars 3. 6, the rear frame member 7 is welded. Then, the gate member 1 is provided on the upper surfaces of the left and right gate stanchions 9, 9 erected on the stanchions 8, 8 fixed to the upper surfaces of the left and right frame members 4, 5.
Machine frame 1 is constructed by welding 0.

Bearings 12, 12 are installed on the upper surfaces of the front and rear end portions of the left and right frame members 4, 5, and a driven shaft 14 and a drive shaft 15 in which a pair of chain wheels 13, 13 are wedged to the front and rear bearings 12, 12. Is rotatably supported. An endless rotating chain 16 is suspended around the chain wheel 13 of the drive shaft 15 and the chain wheel 13 of the driven shaft 14, and the chain drive motor 18 fixed to the rear frame member 7 and the motor mounting plate 17 welded to the lower frame. The endless chain 20 is suspended around the chain wheel 19 and the chain wheel attached to the drive shaft 15, and the pair of endless rotating chains 1 is rotated by the rotation of the motor 18.
6, 6 and 16 rotate in a counterclockwise direction at a constant speed in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, a flat surface 23 is formed by bending the upper portions of both ends of a trough-shaped tray 22 having a V-shaped cross section outward, and a roller 24 is formed on the lower surface of the tray 22 substantially in the center. A bracket (angle member) 25 rotatably supported is welded. A large number of such trays 22 are fixed on the pair of endless rotation chains 16 at equal intervals and are arranged side by side as shown in FIG.

Support plates 27, 27 are welded to the front and rear inside the upper ends of the left and right frame members 4, 5, and a connecting angle 28 is welded to the left and right support plates 27, 27. A pair of chain rails (angle members) 29 on which the endless rotating chain 16 slides are fixed to the upper surfaces of the front and rear connecting angles 28, 28, and a rolling rail (angle member) on which the rollers 24 of the saucer roll is fixed to the lower surface. ) 30 is fixed to the bracket 31 (FIG. 1).

Therefore, when the endless rotating chain 16 rotates and the white onion W is placed on the tray 22 and conveyed, the chain 16 slides on the chain rail 29 to horizontally support the tray 22. When the white onion is cut and conveyed, the roller 24 rolls on the rolling rail 30 and returns to the tray 22 when returning.
Since the chain 16 is supported, the load applied to the chain 16 is reduced, and even if the endless rotating chain 16 is used for a long period of time, the chain does not extend and can be rotated accurately and smoothly at all times.

A pair of rotary cutting blades 34, 34, which are directly connected to the shaft of a cutting motor 33, are provided on the outer sides of both ends of a tray 22 on which the white onion W is placed and conveyed so as to face each other. As is known, the total length of leaf cutting of white onion is 55 to 5 in economic associations of each prefecture.
It is set to 8 cm. Therefore, in FIG. 1, the motor base plate 35 to which the right cutting motor 33 is attached
The left motor base board 36 slidably fits the boss portion 37 to the horizontal shaft 42 attached to the gate member 10, and the left motor base board 36 passes through the long hole 38 of the base board 36. It is fixed to the gate support 9 by the mounting bolts 39 and the total length of leaf cutting can be adjusted. Reference numeral 43 denotes a tip end guide member that guides the tip end of the white onion to the rotary cutting blade 34. The tip end portion of the round bar formed in a U shape is curved downward as shown in FIG.
A nut is screwed onto the screw of the base portion, and the guide member 43 is attached to the motor base board 36 so as to sandwich the cutting blade 34 in a horizontal state with a slight gap therebetween.

A pair of bearing plates 46 having bearings 45 welded to the lower surface of the gate member 10 are fixed by bolts so as to be vertically adjustable. Sponge rollers (elastic rollers) 48, 48 pressed against the flat surface 23 of the tray 22 are attached to both ends of a support shaft 47 rotatably supported by the bearings 45, 45. The sponge roller 48 is installed opposite to the rotary cutting blade 34 so as to grip the white onion W on the tray 22 during cutting. Reference numeral 49 is a mount for the cover 50, which is shown in phantom, and 51 is a support plate for the horizontal shaft 42.

In FIG. 2, a support plate 52 is welded inside the front end portions of the left and right frame members 4, 5, and handles 53, 53 are horizontally welded inside the upper portions of the left and right support plates 52, 52. A white onion mounting table 55, which is swingably supported by a support shaft 54 connecting the left and right support plates 52, 52, is supported horizontally by the left and right handles 53. A guide plate 56 is fixed to the upper surface of the right frame member 5. Reference numeral 57 is a caster attached to the lower surface of the lower frame 2.

When the white onion W on the table 55 is manually picked up and the root end is brought into contact with the guide plate 56 and placed on the pan 22 which is being rotated, the white onion W is automatically sliced during transportation. Done. When the slicing work is completed, the table 55 is rocked above the tray 22 (the table 55 is inverted) and held by the upper surface of the cover 50 or the upper surface of the guide plate 56, and the handle 53 is gripped to move the machine. And store. By reversing the table 55 in this way, the table 55 doubles as protecting the tray 22 and the total length of the machine can be reduced, so that the machine can be easily moved and stored.

The elastic roller 48 is preferably a sponge roller in the case of soft white onion, but an elastic roller such as rubber may be used in the case of burdock and carrot. The tip guide member 43 may be a plate member provided on one side of the rotary cutting blade 34. Then, if the constant-size cutting machine is installed in front of the thickness selecting machine, it is possible to automatically carry out the cutting work of a fixed length and the thickness selecting work only by placing the root vegetables on the saucer 22.

[0018]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the root vegetable slicing machine of the present invention is constructed as described above, it has the following effects.

Since the root vegetables are grasped by the pair of elastic rollers which are driven to rotate in accordance with the movement of the tray and the both ends thereof are cut, the cutting of a predetermined length can be accurately performed. Even if the tip portion of the root vegetables hangs down to the outside of the tray and is transferred, it is guided to the rotary cutting blade by the tip guide member, so that the tip portion can always be cut correctly. When a sponge roller is used as the elastic roller, there is no fear of crushing the white onion and scratching it, and more than three (about three) pieces can be cut at a time to improve efficiency.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a root vegetable slicing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, taken along the line II of FIG.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a slicing machine for root vegetables.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a main part of a slicing machine for root vegetables.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a saucer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Machine Frame 16 Endless Rotating Chain 22 Sauce 23 Plane 34 Rotating Cutting Blade 43 Tip Part Guide Member 48 Elastic Roller (Sbondage Roller)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. Root vegetables are placed and transported on a large number of saucers arranged side by side in a pair of endless rotation chains that rotate along the left and right machine frames, and the root vegetables are provided on the outside of the saucers in a facing state. In a machine that cuts root vegetables into fixed pieces with a pair of rotary cutting blades,
A saucer with a flat surface formed by bending the upper parts of the left and right ends of a trough-shaped saucer with a V-shaped cross section to the outside, and following the rotation of the saucer by pressing it against the flat surfaces of both ends of the saucer. As a result, a pair of elastic rollers installed opposite to the rotary cutting blade, and guide the tip of the root vegetables that are transferred to the outside of the saucer and hang downward in a curved shape in a substantially horizontal state. A root vegetable slicing machine, comprising: a tip guide member that guides to a rotary cutting blade. 2. The root vegetable slicing machine according to claim 1, wherein the saucer is provided with a roller rotatably supported by a bracket fixed to the lower surface of the saucer substantially at the center. 3. The slicing machine for root vegetables according to claim 1, wherein the elastic roller is a sponge roller.