JPH08155889A - Cutting device of edible root like turnip - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To cut edible roots automatically and continuously by arranging respective cutting devices between a first and third along the carrying passage of root vegetables in order and cutting a main body part to two pieces after cutting the leaf parts and calyx parts of the edible roots in order. CONSTITUTION: When edible roots are cut, for example, after holding the leaf part (h) of a turnip K, at first the lower surface of a root part (k) is thrown in from respective front ends 31A, 32A of two rails 31, 32 of a first cutting part 4 so as to be pressed to the recessed part of a receive stand 20. Then, the turnip K is carried while keeping a stable posture under such state that the root part (k) is supported to the receive stand 20 and both shoulder parts of a calyx part (i) are supported by both rails 31, 32 respectively. At this time, the leaf part (h) of the turnip K projected from the space between both rails 31, 32 is cut. When the turnip K is carried to a second cutting part 5 and moved to the cutting surface of a rotary edge 50, the calyx part (i) is completely cut off and removed. Thereafter, the turnip K is carried to a third cutting part 6 and cut off in two by the cutting edge 60 projecting between both rails 34, 35.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for cutting root vegetables such as turnips, and more particularly, to a root portion and a root of a root while feeding root vegetables such as turnips having a relatively short root portion or substantially spherical root vegetables. The present invention relates to a cutting device that continuously removes a portion and cuts a root into two pieces.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventionally, for root vegetables such as turnip, the root and root are cut and removed manually and then the root is mechanically or manually cut into two parts. There was no cutting device.

This is because the amount and length of the leaves are not constant and the size and shape of the root are not constant, so in the case of mechanized processing, which is good at uniform work, a slight amount of shavings is required. This is because there is an economical inconvenience such that a large amount of waste is required to be cut and removed from the root shoulder portion in order to eliminate the remaining residue. Especially for root vegetables such as turnips with relatively short roots and substantially spherical root vegetables, the posture is not stable when laid down like long root vegetables such as radish etc. It was extremely difficult to cut into pieces.

However, the above-mentioned manual intervention processing work has poor work efficiency and mass productivity, and is not suitable for commercial production such as a batch processing plant of a pickle factory or a chain restaurant.

Further, there is a possibility that a work accident may occur in the cutting by manual work, and there are problems in safety measures and hygiene.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to carry out a process of cutting and removing the leaf portion and the foot portion and cutting the root portion into two while conveying root vegetables having a relatively short root portion such as turnip and root vegetables having a substantially spherical shape. An object of the present invention is to provide a cutting device which can be continuously operated.

[0007]

The present inventor has achieved the present invention as a result of extensive studies in order to achieve the above object.

That is, the cutting device for root vegetables such as turnips according to the present invention is a cutting device which cuts and removes the leaf portion and the foot portion while conveying root vegetables such as turnip and cuts the root portion into two. Conveyor belt provided with a pedestal having a recessed portion on the lower surface of the root substantially corresponding to the blade escape slit when splitting in half, and in parallel with the distance to slidably support the root shoulders on both sides of the foot. Conveying means comprising two sets of rails arranged in front and rear of the conveying path in a state where the two rails face the conveyor belt, and the supporting means when supporting root vegetables. Of the two sets of support rail portions, the leaf portions that are disposed on the opposite side to the support surfaces of the two rails of the upstream side support rail portion and that project from the two rails to the side opposite the support surface of the rails are provided. A first cutting part having a cutting blade for cutting and an upstream side support It is arranged between the rail part and the downstream side support rail part, the cutting edge is close to the two rail rear ends of the upstream side support rail part and the two rail front ends of the downstream side support rail part, and the cutting surface is the rail. A second cutting portion having a rotary blade that is flush with the support surface of the rotary blade, and a cutting blade that is disposed so as to project between the two rails in the transport path of the downstream support rail portion. And a third cutting portion.

[0009]

First of all, when the turnip has a leaf portion and is inserted so that the lower surface of the root portion is pressed against the concave portion of the pedestal, the lower surface of the root portion of the turnedip is supported by the pedestal, and roots on both sides of the foot portion are supported. The shoulder is slidably supported by the two rails on the upstream side support rail, that is, it is sandwiched between the two rails and the pedestal from above and below, and the space between the two rails (and the leaf portion). ) Is conveyed in a guided state. Therefore, the turnip does not change its direction, rotates, or shifts its center position during conveyance, and is conveyed in an extremely stable posture.

In the turnip to be conveyed, first, at the first cutting portion, the leaf portion projecting from between the two rails to the side opposite to the supporting surface of the rail is cut and removed.

The turnip having the root portion and the foot portion removed from the leaf portion is further conveyed to the second cutting portion while being slidably supported on the two rails of the upstream side support rail portion. In the second cutting portion, the turnip rides on the two rails of the upstream side support rail portion and on the cutting surface of the rotary blade that is flush with the supporting surfaces of the two rails. When transferring, the blade tip of the rotary blade hits the root shoulder portion of the turnip, so that the upper portion, that is, the foot portion is cut and removed from the root shoulder portion.

The turnip, which has had only the root portion removed from the foot portion, slides on the cutting surface of the rotary blade, is transferred to the downstream support rail portion, and is transferred in the same state as the upstream support rail portion. It

The turnip to be conveyed has a third cutting portion,
It is cut in two by a cutting blade that is provided so as to project between the two rails. The pedestal that supports the lower surface of the root of the turnip is formed with a blade escape slit, so that it can be completely cut in two without leaving an uncut portion.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall front view of the cutting device of the present invention,
2 is a right side view of the same, FIG. 3 is a schematic bottom view illustrating cutting by the first to third cutting parts, FIG. 4 is a schematic front view of the same, and FIG. 5 is a cutting and carrying state by the first cutting part. 6 is a front view showing a cutting and carrying state by the second cutting section, and FIG. 7 is a right side view showing a cutting and carrying state by the third cutting section.

In the figure, 1 is a root vegetable such as turnip (hereinafter, referred to as
This is a cutting device that cuts and removes the leaf portion h and the foot portion i, and cuts the root portion k in half while conveying K (which is simply referred to as a turnip).

The cutting device 1 is mainly composed of a conveying means 2, a first cutting part 4, a second cutting part 5 and a third cutting part 6.

The conveying means 2 is provided with a pedestal 20 having a concave portion 21 having a shape substantially corresponding to the lower surface of the root k of the turnip K and having a blade escape slit 22 for splitting in half, and driven by a second drive source 72. A conveyor belt 23,
Two rails 31 and 32 (34. 3 arranged in parallel at intervals to slidably support the root shoulders k1 and k2 on both sides of the foot portion i)
5) support rail portions 30 (33) provided in front of and behind the conveyor path 23 in a state of facing the conveyor belt 23,
(See FIG. 5). Of the two sets of support rails, the one 30 having two rails 31 and 32 on the upstream side of the transport path is called the upstream support rail 30, and the one having two rails 34 and 35 on the downstream side. 33 is referred to as the downstream side support rail portion 33.

In the conveying means 2 having the above structure, the rail 3
The supporting surface of each of the 1, 32, 34, and 35 is a smooth surface so that the turnip K can be slidably supported, and the material thereof is preferably a metal such as aluminum or stainless steel or a synthetic resin. As the conveyor belt 23, various known conveyor belts, particularly preferably a chain conveyor belt, are used. Cradle 2
0 is preferably made of synthetic resin in terms of workability and shape stability, but may be made of metal such as stainless steel or aluminum, or may be made of wood. It is preferable that the pedestal 20 be prepared in various shapes and sizes according to the type of root vegetables to be processed, that is, the shape and size, and be attachable to and detachable from the conveyor belt 23. Further, in this embodiment, 19 receiving trays 20 are arranged in a row on the conveyor belt 23, but the number and the row can be changed as appropriate. Furthermore,
Depending on the size of the root vegetables to be processed, the distance between the pedestal 20 of the conveyor belt 23 and the two sets of support rail portions 30 and 33 and the first cutting portion 4, the second cutting portion 5, and the third cutting portion 6 is It can be adjusted or changed.

As shown in FIG. 5, the first cutting portion 4 has two rails 3 of the upstream side supporting rail portion 30 when the turnip K is supported.
Two rails 3 are provided on the opposite side of the support surface of 1.32.
It has cutting blades 40 and 41 for cutting the leaf portion h projecting from between 1 and 32 to the side opposite to the supporting surface of the rails 31 and 32.
42 and 43 are rotary shafts of the cutting blades 40 and 41, respectively.
The first drive source 71 shown therein is used as a drive source. In the present embodiment, two rotary blades are used as the cutting blade, but the present invention is not limited to this, and one saw blade (including a saw blade) that reciprocates in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the transport direction. But it's okay.

As shown in FIG. 6, the second cutting portion 5 is arranged between the upstream side supporting rail portion 30 and the downstream side supporting rail portion 33, and the cutting edge 51 has two rails 31 of the upstream side supporting rail portion 30. The rear end 31B / 32B of 32 and the front end 34A / 35A of the two rails 34/35 of the downstream side support rail portion 33 are close to each other, and the rotary blade upper surface 52 which is a cutting surface has the rail 31, 32, 34/35. Has a rotary blade 50 that is flush with the support surface and is a smooth surface. Reference numeral 53 is a rotary shaft of the rotary blade 50, and like the cutting blades 40 and 41 of the first cutting section 4, uses a first drive source 71 shown in FIG. 1 as a drive source.

The second cutting portion 6 is, as shown in FIG. 7, in the conveying path of the downstream side supporting rail portion 33 and in the two rails 34.
-Has a cutting blade 60 arranged so as to project between 35. 6
Reference numeral 1 denotes a rotary shaft of the cutting blade 60, which uses a second drive source 72 shown in FIG. 1 as a drive source.

In FIG. 1 (and FIG. 2), 70 is a frame base, 73 is a discharge hopper for the leaf portion h cut at the first cutting portion 4, and 74 is a foot portion cut at the second cutting portion 5. The discharge hopper 75 for i is a discharge hopper for the root k · k of the turnip K cut in half at the third cutting portion 6. Further, each constituent member of the present invention, such as a cutting blade, conforms to each regulation such as the Food Sanitation Law, has no hygiene problems, and is a member that is easy to clean, that is, a normal general food cutting machine. Various well-known members that constitute it are used.

Next, by using the cutting apparatus 1 of the present invention having the above structure, the leaf portion h and the foot portion i of turnip K are cut and removed,
A mode in which the root k is cut in two will be described. Please refer to FIG. 1 for the positional relationship of each part, FIGS. 3 and 4 for the flow of the entire cutting, and FIGS. 5 to 7 for each cutting part.

First, the front end 31A of the two rails 31 and 32 of the first cutting section 4, which is the input section, has the leaf portion h of the turnip K.
If the lower surface of the root k is thrown into the recess 21 of the pedestal 20 from 32A, the lower surface of the root k of the turnip K that is thrown in is supported by the pedestal 20, and the root shoulders k1 on both sides of the foot portion i.・ K2 is the two rails 3 of the upstream side support rail portion 30.
Slidingly supported by 1.32, that is, two rails 3
1 and 32 are sandwiched between the pedestal 20 and the pedestal 20 from above and below, and are conveyed in a state where the foot portion i (and the leaf portion h) is guided between the two rails 31 and 32. Therefore, the turnip K will not be turned around, will not be turned, and will not be displaced from its center position during the course of the carry, and will be carried in a state in which the posture is extremely stable.

As shown in FIG. 5, the turnip K to be conveyed has a leaf portion h projecting from between the two rails 31 and 32 to the side opposite to the supporting surface of the rails 31 and 32 in the first cutting portion 4. Cut off. The cut leaves h are discharged into the discharge hopper 73.
Emitted from.

The turnip K in which the leaf portion h is removed to become the root portion k and the foot portion i is further slidably supported on the two rails 31 and 32 of the upstream side support rail portion 30 in the second cutting portion 5 Be transported to. In the second cutting portion 5, the turnip K is provided with the cutting surface 52 of the rotary blade 50 which is flush with the supporting surface of the two rails 31 and 32 from above the two rails 31 and 32 of the upstream side supporting rail portion 30. Transfer to the top. When transferring, since the blade edge 51 of the rotary blade 50 hits the root shoulders k1 and k2 of the turnip K, the upper part, that is, the sword part i is completely removed from the root shoulders k1 and k2. The cut strip portion i is discharged from the discharge hopper 74.

The turnip K having the root portion k removed by removing the foot portion i slides and conveys on the cutting surface 52 of the rotary blade 50, and then the two rails 34, 35 of the downstream side support rail portion 33.
It moves up and is transported in the same state as the upstream side support rail portion 30.

The transferred turnip K is cut into two pieces in the third cutting section 6 by a cutting blade 60 arranged so as to project between the two rails 34 and 35. Root k of turnip K
Since the pedestal 20 that supports the lower surface is formed with the blade escape slits 22, it is possible to perform complete division into two without leaving any uncut portion. The root k · k of the turnip K cut into two pieces is discharged from the discharge hopper 75 and carried to the subsequent processing step.

[0029]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, it is possible to continuously carry out the process of cutting and removing the leaf portion and the foot portion and cutting the root portion into two while carrying root vegetables such as turnip.

Even in the case of root vegetables such as turnips having a relatively short root and root vegetables having a substantially spherical shape, since they can be transported in an extremely stable posture, they can be cut reliably without waste. Moreover, it has good work efficiency, mass productivity, high safety, and is hygienic.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall front view of a cutting device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view illustrating cutting by the first cutting unit to the third cutting unit.

FIG. 4 is a schematic bottom view of the same.

FIG. 5 is a right side view showing a cutting and conveying state by the first cutting unit.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a cutting and conveying state by a second cutting unit.

FIG. 7 is a right side view showing a state of being cut and conveyed by a third cutting unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cutting device 2 Conveying means 20 Receptacle 21 Recess 22 Blade escape slit 23 Conveyor belt 30 Upstream side support rail section 31/32 Rail 31A / 32A Rail front end 31B / 32B Rail rear end 33 Downstream side support rail section 34/35 Rail 34A -35A rail front end 4 first cutting part 40,41 cutting blade 42,43 rotating shaft 5 second cutting part 50 rotating blade 51 blade edge 52 rotating blade upper surface 53 rotating shaft 6 third cutting portion 60 cutting blade 61 rotating shaft 70 frame stand 71 1st drive source 72 2nd drive source 73.74.75 Discharge hopper K Turnip k Root part k1.k2 Root shoulder part h Leaf part i Heta part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cutting device for cutting root parts such as turnips while cutting and removing leaf parts and foot parts, and cutting the root parts in two. Conveyor belt provided with a pedestal in which a blade escape slit is formed, and two rails arranged in parallel at intervals that slidably support the root shoulders on both sides of the header face the conveyor belt. In the state where the transportation means has two sets of support rail portions provided before and after in the transport path, and among the two sets of support rail portions when supporting root vegetables, the upstream side support rail portion A first cutting portion having a cutting blade that is disposed on the opposite side of the two rails from the supporting surface and that cuts a leaf portion protruding from the two rails to the opposite side of the supporting surface of the rail; Disposed between the support rail portion and the downstream side support rail portion, A rotary blade whose tip is close to the two rail rear ends of the upstream side support rail part and the two rail front ends of the downstream side support rail part, and whose cutting surface is flush with the support surface of the rail and which is a smooth surface. And a third cutting portion having a cutting blade that is disposed so as to project between the two rails in the conveyance path of the downstream side support rail portion. A cutting device for root vegetables such as turnips.