JPH08256675A - Apparatus for producing sausage - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide an apparatus having a simple structure and capable of being operated at high speed for forming links and cutting at constricted parts of sausages, etc. CONSTITUTION: This apparatus is composed of a filling tube 5 for filling contents of sausage, etc., into a casing, a pair of endless running bodies to form a transferring regions 12A, 13A for transferring a filled casing S1 which is discharged from the filling tube 5 and pinching members 16, 17, which are fixed to be paired facing to each other at the pair of the endless running bodies with a specified interval in the longitudinal direction to work cooperatively. The filled casing S1 is constricted to form a constricted part by the paired pinching members 16, 17 facing to each other at the transferring regions 12A, 12B while it is transferred. Further, a blade 20 movably fixed on one of the paired pinching members 16, 17 facing to each other and a driving means for actuating the blade to cut the constricted part formed by the paired pinching members 16, 17 at a specified position in the transferring direction are attached on the apparatus.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing sausage or the like, which is formed by filling a casing with contents such as sausage to give a constriction to form a link and cut at the constricted portion. Is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A sausage or the like is formed by forming a filling casing filled with contents at a predetermined interval to form a link. In the case of raw sausage, the constricted portion is not cooked. Are individually cut into products.

A first type of device that can be used to produce the above-mentioned raw sausages is US Pat. No. 1,866,4.
No. 97 or 3,435,482. In these devices, two endless traveling bodies traveling in two planes having a predetermined distance have a straight traveling area, and the two endless traveling bodies cooperate with each other by a pincher member and a twisting roller. The pincher members provided on the two endless traveling bodies rotate in the straight traveling area to clamp the filling casing to form a link and the link portion is sandwiched by rollers from both sides. By giving rotation, twist is given between the front and rear links. Further, there is also known a device in which such a device is improved and a blade body is attached to a pincher member to form a link and then the constricted portion is cut. In such a device, the operation of the pincher member, the roller and the blade body cooperates with the cam device so as to operate when reaching a predetermined position in the straight traveling range.

Further, a type in which a pincher member which comes into contact with and separates from the pin is rotated is disclosed in US Pat. No. 4,418,447 (corresponding Japanese application: JP-A-58-9645) and No. 4,42.
No. 0,856 and No. 4,549,330.

These devices have almost the same principle, and are provided with brackets extending in the axial direction at a plurality of positions around a disk rotating about a horizontal axis, and each bracket has a tangent line of the rotating disk. A pair of forming arms is provided around a pin extending in the direction so as to be opened and closed by a butterfly, and V-shaped grooves facing each other are formed in the forming arms. The lower casing guides the filling casing in the circumferential direction, and when the disc reaches a predetermined position, the pair of forming arms closes to form a constriction in the filling casing at the inner part of the V-shaped groove and cut. It is like this.

A device disclosed in US Pat. No. 5,156,566 is also known as a device having the same purpose as the above device. This device has a drum-shaped rotatable cylindrical body, and guides a straight filling casing in the circumferential direction at a part of the peripheral surface thereof, and at each position of a predetermined pitch in the circumferential direction of the cylindrical body, A pincher member for pinching the filled casing is provided so as to be spaced apart from both sides of the filled casing in the axial direction of the cylindrical body, and a blade body is attached to one of the pincher members. Thus, the filled casing is formed in the link by the pincher member while being guided downward on the peripheral surface of the cylindrical body from above to below,
The sausage or the like is dropped by the blade body at the constricted portion, and the sausage or the like drops and is discharged by a discharging device that runs under the sausage.

The above-mentioned first type of apparatus is intended for a straight filling casing after the filling process of the sausage material in the casing is completed by a separately provided filling device.

Next, as a second type, while the casing is filled with the contents to form the filled casing, the filled casing is formed into a link shape by constricting the filled casing at predetermined intervals, and the filled casing is cut at the constricted portion. A linking device is known from US Pat. No. 4,671,042. This device is disclosed in the above-mentioned US Pat. No. 1,866,497 or 3,4.
Similar to the device disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 35,482, two endless traveling bodies traveling in two planes having a predetermined distance have a linear traveling area, and a pincher member provided over the two endless traveling bodies is rotated. They are in close proximity to each other and form a link by pinching the filling casing. The filling casing is designed to be fed from the filling device into the straight travel area, and the filling casing which receives the torsion torque from the rotating tube provided in the filling device is rotated between the filling casing and the constricted portion and twists to the constricted portion. Is given. Further, the pincher member is also provided with a knife for cutting, and cuts at the constricted portion together with link formation.

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However, the above-mentioned conventional device has the following problems.

First, in the US Pat. Nos. 1,866,497 and 3,435,482 described as the first type, the twisting roller clamps the outer periphery of the filling casing by clamping. However, since the stuffed casing is rotated, this gripping / rotating force is also transmitted to the cut constricted portion, and there is a high possibility that the cutting opening will open. Further, the pincher member is positioned so as to be sandwiched between two endless running bodies that run on two parallel planes, and is movable with respect to the running endless running body. Since it is located between two pincher members, the structure of both pincher members and rollers is complicated,
Due to the complicated structure, cleaning or maintenance is difficult. Therefore, providing a blade on the pincher member of such an apparatus also has an extremely complicated structure and is difficult to perform maintenance.

In US Pat. No. 5,156,566, since the pincher member is movable with respect to the rotating cylindrical body, it is complicated and the blade body is attached to the pincher member. The structure becomes more complicated. Since the constricted portion is not twisted, the cutting opening is easily opened at the time of cutting. The problem of easy opening of the cut is the same for U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,418,447, 4,420,856 and 4,549,330.

Further, in all the conventional devices of the above-mentioned first type, since the filling casing pre-filled by the separate filling device is formed again into a link and cut, the outer diameter of the filling casing changes and is not constant, Since the filling casing is formed so as to have a fixed size only in the length direction, there is a common problem that the filling amount per sausage link becomes uneven. In addition, labor is required to supply the filling casing to the device.

Next, in the US Pat. No. 4,671,042 explained as the second type, since the casing is filled while linking, the sausage which the conventional apparatus of the first type has in common. -The problem that the filling amount per link is uneven and the time and effort required for supply can be solved, but the pincher member must be movable with respect to the traveling endless traveling body. Since the blade is provided, its structure is extremely complicated and maintenance is difficult.

Further, in all the conventional devices of the above-mentioned first and second types, since the pincher member itself opens and closes, the inertial force at the time of opening and closing is large, which is a common problem that it is not suitable for high speed operation. Have.

The present invention solves all of the problems of the conventional device, has a simple structure, is easy to maintain, and has a high-speed operation in which the filling amount of a link such as a sausage formed by cutting at the constriction is uniform. It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for producing sausage and the like.

[0016]

According to the present invention, the above object is achieved by the following first invention, second invention and third invention.

A first aspect of the present invention is a pair of pipes that travel so as to form a filling pipe for filling a casing with contents such as sausage and a conveying area for conveying the filled casing discharged from the filling pipe. An endless running body and a pair of pincher members that are attached to and cooperate with the pair of endless running bodies so as to face each other at a predetermined interval and cooperate with each other. In a device for forming a constriction by constricting
A blade body that is operably provided on one of a pair of pincher members facing each other, and the blade body is operated to cut the constricted portion that is narrowed by the pair of pincher members at a predetermined position in the transport direction. And a driving means.

In the first aspect of the present invention, if the filling pipe is located inside the rotation imparting member that rotates the filling casing during filling, the constricted portion is twisted.

The pincher member can take various forms. First, one pincher member of the pair of pincher members facing each other has a pressing surface for the filling casing that is a convex surface, and the other pinching member has a pressing surface that is a concave surface that conforms to the convex surface. You can Secondly, the pair of pincher members facing each other are attached to the endless traveling body at positions asymmetric with respect to the center line of the conveying path of the filling casing, and the rear surface of the preceding pincher member and the front surface of the following pincher member are attached. And can face each other in the transport area of the endless traveling body. And thirdly, the pair of facing pincher members each have a concave portion for forming the filled casing in the link, and the pair of pincher members endlessly travel so that the concave portions cross each other in the transport area. It can be attached to the body, and fourthly, one pincher member of the pair of facing pincher members has two opening and closing members capable of opening and closing a butterfly. It is possible that the opposite edge portions of (1) form a concave portion for forming a constricted portion in the filled casing, and the blade portion is formed in the concave portion.

Next, a second invention is a pair of endless traveling bodies that travel so as to form a conveying area for conveying a filled casing in which a casing is filled with contents such as sausages, and the pair of endless traveling bodies. And a pincher member that is attached to the body so as to face each other at predetermined intervals and cooperates with each other. In a device for forming a blade, in order to cut a blade body operably provided on one of a pair of pincher members facing each other and a constricted portion narrowed by the pair of pincher members at a predetermined position in the transport direction. And a drive means for operating the blade body.

In the second aspect of the invention, the pair of pincher members facing each other are attached to the endless traveling body at positions asymmetric with respect to the center line of the conveying path of the stuffed casing, and follow the rear surface of the preceding pincher member. It is possible that the front surface of the pincher member faces each other in the transport area of the endless traveling body.

Further, in the third aspect of the invention, the casing runs so as to form a filling pipe for filling the casing with contents such as sausage, and a conveying area for conveying the filled casing discharged from the filling pipe. A pair of endless traveling bodies and a pair of pincher members that are attached to and cooperate with the pair of endless traveling bodies so as to face each other at predetermined intervals and cooperate with each other. An apparatus for forming a constricted portion by constricting the stuffed casing during conveyance is provided with a cutting device that irradiates the constricted portion with laser light in the conveyance region to cut the constricted portion.

In the third invention, the cutting device is
The belt body has a belt body that runs at the same speed in parallel with the endless traveling body in the transport area, and a laser light irradiation device or a microwave irradiation device that is arranged on the opposite side of the belt body from the filling casing. An irradiation hole for transmitting a laser beam or a microwave may be formed at a position corresponding to the pincher member.

[0024]

In the first and second inventions described above, pincher members are attached to the pair of endless traveling bodies at predetermined intervals in the traveling direction, and the pincher members approach the transporting area of the endless traveling body. As the pincher members approach each other,
Once in the transport area, the filling casing is constricted to form a constriction. The pincher member moves together with the endless running body, but does not move relative to the endless running body. A blade body is provided on one of the two cooperating pincher members, and when the link is formed, the blade body operates to perform cutting at the constricted portion. The operation timing of the blade body can be determined by, for example, providing a cam or the like for operating the blade body at a predetermined position.

Further, in the first invention, the filled casing formed by filling the casing with the contents from the filling pipe is sent to the above-mentioned transport area immediately after the formation.

Further, in the third invention, instead of the blade in the first and second inventions, a laser beam or a microwave is applied to the constricted portion in the carrying area, and the laser beam or the microwave is emitted. Energy cuts the constricted portion.

[0027]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an apparatus 1 for manufacturing sausage or the like which employs a linking / cutting apparatus as an embodiment of the present invention. The sausage manufacturing apparatus 1 is provided with a filling device 2 and a linking / cutting device 3 on the upper surface.

In the filling device 2, a long straight casing is folded with a fold in the longitudinal direction and compressed to form a rod-shaped sheared casing S, which is stored and supplied to the filling pipe one by one. A filling pipe 5 entering the inside, a pump 6 for pressurizing and supplying contents such as sausage into the filling pipe 5, and a rotation imparting means for rotating a filling casing S1 formed by filling the contents and extending the folds. Have 7. The filling device 2 itself is not limited to this type in the present invention. The point is that the filling device is capable of filling the contents from the filling pipe 5 into the sheared casing S to form the filling casing S1.

As shown in detail in FIG. 2, the linking / cutting device 3 which is a feature of the present invention is a pair of endless traveling bodies supported by a substrate 11 provided on the upper surface of the filling device 2. Chains 12 and 13 are provided. In the present invention, the endless traveling body is not limited to the chain, and a winding transmission body such as a belt or a rope body can be adopted. The pair of chains 12 and 13 have sprockets 14A and 1A, respectively.
4A and the sprockets 14B and 14B are stretched, and are driven to rotate by a gear box 11A provided on the substrate 11 and run in the direction of arrow A so as to draw an ellipse in a plane parallel to the substrate 11. Conveyance regions 12A and 13A that run parallel to and adjacent to each other are formed.

Plate-like holding pieces 15 and 15 projecting outward are attached to the chains 12 and 13, respectively.
It is attached at a predetermined interval in the traveling direction. The holding pieces 15 and 15 face each other with V-shaped holding grooves so that they are suitable for holding the outer periphery of the filled casing S1 discharged from the filling pipe 5 from both sides when coming to the transfer areas 12A and 13A. Has been formed. The holding groove is not limited to the V shape, but may be a U shape or any other suitable shape.

In order to form constrictions in the stuffed casing S1 at predetermined intervals to form links, the pincher members 16 and 17 are provided on the chains 12 and 13 at intervals corresponding to the intervals. It is attached to the outer side of 13 by protruding with screws 16D and 17A.

The pincher members 16 and 17 are the chain 1
2 and 13 are provided at the same intervals, respectively, and the transport area 12
In A and 13A, they are traveling synchronously so that they are at the same position in the traveling direction.

The plate-shaped pincher member 16 attached to one chain 12 has a V-shaped throttle groove 16A shown in FIG.
When the pincher member 17 attached to the other chain 13 comes to the same position as the pincher member 16 in the traveling direction in the transport area 12A,
It has a convex V-shape corresponding to the V-shaped diaphragm groove 16A and forming a gap 18 between the diaphragm groove 16A and the diaphragm groove 16A. Thus, the two pincher members 16 and 17 form a V-shaped clamping surface.

The one pincher member 16 is
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 8, the base portion 16A and the lid portion 16B are provided, and the base portion 16A is provided with an accommodating portion 22 for the movable member 19 that holds the blade body 20. The movable member 19 is rotatably mounted on a surface parallel to the surface of the pincher member 16 about the pin 21. The lid portion 16B is attached to the base portion 16A by a screw 16C so that the blade body 20 and the movable member 19 can be integrally rotated. A screw body 24 that rotatably supports a drum-shaped roller 23 as a cam follower is screwed to the lower portion of the movable member 19.

On the substrate 11, as also seen in FIG.
A guide-shaped cam portion 25 is provided to guide the roller 23 that is the cam follower. The cam portion 25
Has a shape in which the roller 23 guides the roller 23 to rotate the movable member 19 so as to operate the blade body 20 in the rear region R of the transport region 12A to cut the constricted portion.

The linking / cutting device 3 of this embodiment
2, the rotation imparting means 7 has a cylindrical toothed rotary body 32 rotatably supported by a bearing 31A in a housing 31 as shown in FIG. The inner surface of the cylindrical body 33 has a plurality of spline-shaped grooves 33 </ b> A extending in the axial direction as a rotation imparting means.
Is fitted. The toothed rotating body 32 is a toothed belt 32A.
Driven by. The tip portion of the above-mentioned filling pipe 5 reaches the middle portion of the cylindrical body 33. The filling pipe 5 penetrates and supports the sheared casing S, the tapered inner diameter portion on the inlet side of the cylindrical body 33 exhibits resistance to the sheared casing S, and the contents from the pump means 6 are stored in the sheared casing S. When it is filled and the tip of the chiado casing is pulled out to the linking / cutting device 3 side, the folds of the chiado casing S are extended so that the chiado casing becomes a straight tube.

In the apparatus of this embodiment, sausage or the like is made in the following manner.

In FIG. 1, one of the plurality of sheared casings S stocked in the hopper 4A of the casing supply means 4 is taken out from below, and the filling pipe 5 retracted leftward by the casing feeder 4B. After the one sheared casing S is brought on the axis, the filling pipe 5 advances to a position where it penetrates the sheared casing S. Casing supply means 4 of this embodiment
Is disclosed in JP-A-2-269618.

Since the casing 6 is filled with the contents from the pump 6 through the filling pipe 5, the front end of the casing advances while the folds are stretched to form the filling casing S1.

The stuffed casing S1 is in the direction of arrow A (see FIG. 2).
(Refer to FIG. 2), the pair of endless chains 12 and 13 enter into the transport areas 12A and 13A, and a series of holding pieces 15 and 1
The side surface is regulated by the V-shaped holding grooves 15 </ b> A and 15 </ b> A of 5 (see FIG. 6), and the sheet is conveyed forward. Therefore, the filled casing S1 is maintained at a predetermined diameter during transportation.

As shown in FIG. 7 in which the chains 12 and 13 are traveling and the pincher members 16 and 17 are moving one by one, the pincher members 16 and 17 move in the direction of arrow B and approach the transport areas 12A and 13A. When the space between them is narrowed to reach the conveyance area, the filling casing S1 is narrowed down in the gap 18 shown in FIG. On the other hand, in the rotation imparting means 7 shown in FIG. 2, the cylindrical body 33 is rotating, and the splined inner surface of the cylindrical body 33 catches the filling casing S1 and rotates it. The rotation imparting means 7 of this embodiment is disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No.
No. 286035. Therefore, the stuffed casing S1 in a state of being squeezed and pressed by the pincher members 16 and 17 is twisted at the position of the pincher members 16 and 17 because it is rotated by the cylindrical body 33 at the rear, and the constricted portion S2. Are formed (see FIG. 7). At this time, the roller 23, which is a cam follower, is outside the rear region R of the cam portion 25, the blade body 20 is in a substantially upright state as shown in FIG. 3, and the blade portion 20A is at the standby position separated from the constricted portion S2. .

When the stuffed casing S1 having the constricted portion reaches the rear region R of the transport regions 12A and 13A, the roller 2 is moved in the rear region R as shown in FIG.
3 is pulled toward the inner side of the traveling path of the chain 12, the movable member 19 is pin 2 in FIG.
It rotates clockwise about 1, and the blade portion 20A of the blade body 20
The narrowed portion S2 is cut (FIG. 8 shows a state after cutting). A single link SL of sausage or the like, which has been cut at the constricted portion S2 and separated, is dropped and discharged.

In the blade 20, the roller 23 is guided again outside the rear region R of the guide 25 (see FIG. 5).
The vehicle returns to the standby position shown in FIG. 3 and circulates.

In this embodiment, the operation of the blade body 20 is as shown in FIG.
It is possible without depending on the cam mechanism shown in FIG. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the pusher means 41 is installed on the substrate 11, and when the blade body 20 reaches a predetermined position as the chain 12 travels, the pusher member 41A of the pusher means 41 protrudes to move the blade body 20. Movable member 1 held
It is also possible to push the bottom portion (spherical portion) 19B of 9 and rotate the movable member 19 around the pin 42 so that the constricted portion S2 is cut by the blade portion 20A of the blade body 20. The other pincher member 170 has the same thickness as the one pincher member 16 and has a space 170A that allows the blade body 20 to operate.

In this embodiment, it is preferable to employ a biasing member in order to keep the blade body 20 at the standby position before cutting the constricted portion. For example, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a torsion coil spring 43 is fitted to a pin 42 that rotatably supports the movable member 19 that holds the blade body 20, one end 43A of which is attached to the movable member 19, and the other end 43B thereof. Is locked to the pin 42 side, and the blade body 20 is biased so as to be retained at the standby position shown in FIG.

Next, other possible forms of the pincher member are shown in FIGS. In this embodiment, both plate-shaped pincher members 45, 46 are V-shaped grooves 45A, 4
6A and mounting portions 45B, 4 provided on pincher members 45, 46 for mounting on the chains 12, 13.
It is characterized in that there is a phase difference between the 6B positions in the transport direction. That is, the preceding pincher member 4
5 is attached to each of the chains 12 and 13 so that the attachment portion 45B of No. 5 is positioned in the conveyance direction in the conveyance area more than the attachment portion 46B of the pincher member 46 that follows, and the attachment portions 45B, The pincher member 45 and the pincher member 46 come into contact with each other at an intermediate point of the center-to-center distance L of the chain links 12a and 13a to which 46B is fixed. With such a configuration, the leading pincher member 45 moving toward the transport area and the trailing pincher member 46 move without interfering with each other,
Both pincher members 45 and 46 come into contact with each other after entering the transport area (moving positions (a), (b) in FIG. 13,
(See (c) and (d)).

The rear surface and the front surface of both pincher members 45 and 46 may not be in contact with each other, but may be at positions facing each other with an appropriate interval. Both pincher members 4 at the time of contact
The grooves 45A, 46A of 5, 46 leave a narrow space K sufficient to form a constriction in the filling casing at the groove bottom. A blade 47 having a pin 47A is attached to one pincher member 45 so as to be rotatable around the pin 47A, and the blade 47 comes into contact with the other pincher member after entering the transport area. Covered by 46.
By doing so, the thickness of the pincher member can be reduced, but as with the pincher member 16 described above, a separate lid portion may be provided on the pincher member 45 to cover the blade body 47. Due to the action of the cam portion 25, the blade body 47 is operated at a predetermined time.

The advantage of using such pincher members 45 and 46 is that a constricted portion can be formed in the stuffed casing S1 without the rotation imparting means 7 shown in FIG. That is, the pair of pincher members 1 shown in FIG.
In Nos. 6 and 17, the constricted portion having a cross-section of a V shape is formed in the stuffed casing S1 and the constricted portion is completed by twisting from the rear by the rotation imparting means 7, but FIG. Also, in the embodiment of FIG. 13, the pincher members 45 and 46 are adapted to draw the filled casing toward the dot-shaped space K at the bottom of the groove and to form the constricted portion only by this drawing.

14 and 15, FIGS. 12 and 13 are shown.
There is shown another embodiment having another blade body and its driving mechanism adopted in the pincher member having a V-shaped groove similar to the pincher members 45 and 46 shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the guide portion 48 extends outward from the attachment portion 450A of the one pincher member 450 to the chain, and the compression coil spring 49 is fitted on the outer surface of the guide portion 48. A guide surface is formed on the inner surface of the guide portion 48, and the movable member 50 that holds the blade 20 is linearly guided by the guide surface. A hemispherical pressing portion 51 is attached to the movable member 50, and the pusher member 41A of the pusher means 41 provided on the substrate 11 presses the pressing portion 51 against the compression coil spring 49 at a predetermined time. Then, the blade body 20 is pushed toward the constricted portion S2 to cut the constricted portion S2.

Next, an embodiment characterized in that a blade body is provided on the pincher member of the linking device which does not cause a phase difference at the position where the pincher member having the V-shaped groove is attached to the chain is shown in FIGS. Shown in. In this example, V-shaped grooves 55C and 56A are formed in a pair of plate-shaped pincher members 55 and 56, and the pincher members 55 and 56 do not contact each other in the transport area. Chain 12 and 13 so that they cross in the grooves 55C and 56A.
Attached to. The other pincher member 56 is twisted at the position of the groove bottom (see FIG. 18), and when it intersects with the one pincher member 55, a narrow space 57 is formed in the groove bottom.
Are formed. One pincher member 5
5 is similar to the first embodiment and includes a base 55A and a lid 5
5B, the base 55A has a movable member 19 and a blade 2
0 is rotatably provided around the pin 21, and pusher means 58 for operating the pin 0 is provided on the substrate 11. The pusher member 58 has a rod 58A provided with a U-shaped push-pull member 58B that fits into the bottom portion 19B of the movable member 19. The pusher member 58 drives the movable member 19 left and right according to the extension / shortening operation of the rod 58A. To do. The other pincher member 56 is provided with an escape groove 5 at the groove bottom of the groove 56A.
6B is formed, and the operation of the blade body 20 is ensured in this range.

Next, as another form of the pincher member,
An example in which one pincher member opens and closes will be described. In the example shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, one pincher member 6
Reference numeral 0 denotes a fan-shaped two member at its central portion, which is supported by a pin 61 attached to a standing portion 63A of a chain attachment portion 63 so as to be able to open and close a butterfly. The groove 62 is formed. Further, the bottom portion of the groove 62 has a deep groove portion, and the blade portion 62A is formed therein. A guide portion 64 extends outward from the chain mounting portion 63, a movable member 65 is linearly guided inside the guide portion 64, and a hemisphere is formed on an outward protruding portion of the movable member 65. The pressing portion 65A is attached. The movable member 65 and the two fan-shaped members are connected to each other by arc-shaped connecting members 66, 66 so as to be relatively rotatable.

A compression coil spring 67 is arranged between the guide portion 64 and the pressing portion 65A of the movable member 65 to urge the movable member 65 outward. The above-mentioned pusher means 41 is arranged on the substrate 11, and the pusher member 42 presses the pressing portion 65A at a predetermined time. The other pincher member 68 has a V-shaped groove 68A, like the pincher member having no blade as described above.

In the embodiment having such a structure, when the pincher members 60 and 68 enter the transporting area of the chain, the space between the groove 68A of the pincher member 68 and the V-shaped groove 62 of the pincher member 60 is filled. When the casing S1 is narrowed down to form the constricted portion S2 and the pincher member reaches the rear region R of the transport area, the pusher means 41 is used.
Is operated to move the movable member 65 inward, so that the pincher member 60 is closed and rotated around the pin 61, and the constricted portion S2 is cut by the blade portion 62 of the pincher member (see FIG. 21). The blade portion 62A of the deep groove portion may be omitted by providing the blade portion in the groove 62.

The other pincher member 68 that cooperates with the one pincher member 60 shown in FIGS. 19 to 21 has a V-shaped groove 68A, and fills between the groove 62 of the one pincher member 60. The casing S1 was narrowed down to form the constricted portion, but the other pincher member 17 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 23, V of the one pincher member 60 is
It is also possible to form it as a mountain-shaped member that fits in the groove 62. In this case, both pincher members 60, 1
With only 7, the stuffed casing S1 can only be flatly pressed in a "<" shape, so that the stuffed casing needs to be rotated by the rotation imparting member to form the constriction.

The present invention is not limited to the case of being connected to the filling device 2 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 24, it is also possible to introduce a straight filling casing already formed in a separately provided filling device into the device of the present invention, where the link is formed and the constriction is cut.

The linking / cutting device 3 as a device for producing sausage or the like shown in FIG. 24 has a pincher member having a V-shaped groove, and has a pusher means 58 for actuating the blade for cutting. In addition, a guide member 70 having a half-cone shape is provided in order to introduce the filling casing S1 into the conveying area of the pair of chains. One pincher member 69 has a base portion 69A and a lid portion 69B, and is different from the pincher member 45 in FIG. 13 in that the lid portion 69B is used, and the other pincher member 46 is the same as that in FIG. Is.

In the present invention, the constricted portion formed in the stuffed casing can be cut by another method without using the above-mentioned blade.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 25 and 26,
An example is shown in which the constricted portion is irradiated with laser light or microwaves to be cut.

In this embodiment, the linking / cutting device 80
A box 81 is provided so as to surround the substrate 11 with the substrate 11. The linking / cutting device 80 is a linking device 82.
And a cutting device 83. Linking device 82
Is a chain of plate-shaped holding pieces 15 and 15 in which V-shaped grooves for holding the filling casing are formed in the chains 12 and 13 as shown in FIG. 13, and a constricted portion is formed in the filling casing at predetermined intervals. The pincher members 45 and 46 for forming are provided. 13 has the same configuration as that of the linking device of FIG. 13 except that the pincher member 45 is not provided with a blade when compared with that of FIG. However, in the present embodiment, the linking device is not limited to the type shown in FIG. 13, and any other type already explained can be adopted. However, in that case, the blade is unnecessary.

In this embodiment, the front and rear surfaces of the box 81 have holes 8 through which the filling casing S1 and the links SL such as sausages cut after linking can pass.
1A and 81B are provided.

As shown in FIG. 26, a cutting device 83 is arranged in the box 81 so as to be located above the linking device 82, and the cutting device 83 is an endless belt member 84. And a laser beam irradiation device or a microwave irradiation device 85. The laser light irradiation device or the microwave irradiation device 85 emits laser light or microwaves in the direction of the filling casing conveyed in the conveying portion, and the energy is sufficient to cut the constricted portion of the filling casing. It has become a value.

The belt member 84 is running at the same speed as the speed of the conveyors of the chains 12 and 13, and the belt member 84 has pincher members 45 and 46 in the conveyors.
A targeting hole 84A is formed at a position corresponding to the position A, and the laser light or the microwave transmitted through the targeting hole 84A is constricted in the constricted portion S of the filling casing in the transport section.
Only 2 is irradiated.

Thus, in this embodiment, the constricted portion is surely cut by the laser beam or the microwave without using the blade.

[0065]

As described above, according to the present invention, the pair of endless traveling bodies are provided with the conveying areas extending at predetermined intervals, and the endless traveling bodies are paired with the pincher members so as to cooperate with each other at predetermined intervals. Since the blade body for cutting is provided on one of the pincher members, there is no need for the pair of pincher members to move relative to each of the endless traveling bodies when forming the filling casing in the link. ,
Not only the structure is simple, but also high-speed operation is possible. In addition, the two endless traveling bodies have a large opening in the introduction and discharge areas of the stuffed casing, and the height can be reduced,
Cleaning and maintenance of the device becomes extremely easy.

If the casing is filled with the contents to form the filled casing and the twisted link is formed, it is possible to form a link having a twisted constricted portion, which has a high quantitative accuracy and can be cut. Sometimes the neck does not open.

Furthermore, by using the pusher means for instantaneously actuating the blade body, the length of the carrying area of the apparatus can be shortened, and as a result, the apparatus can be downsized.

If a cutting device using a laser beam or a microwave is adopted instead of the blade body, the movable parts are eliminated accordingly, which is suitable for high speed operation and noise is reduced.

If the casing supply means and the reciprocating filling pipe that enters the casing supplied by the casing supply means are adopted, an automatic raw sausage production system can be obtained without requiring any human labor. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entire apparatus for manufacturing sausage or the like of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional plan view of a rotation imparting unit and a linking / cutting device adopted in the device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the blade body in FIG. 3 and a movable member holding the blade body.

5 is a plan view showing a cam portion of the apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a holding piece of the apparatus shown in FIG. 2 as viewed in the transport direction of the filled casing.

FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional plan view in the vicinity of the entrance of the transport area showing the movement of the pincher member of the apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a blade body held by a pincher member and a movable member of the apparatus shown in FIG.

9 is a diagram when a pusher means is adopted in place of the cam portion for driving the movable member holding the blade body of FIG. 8 and a modification of the other pincher member is adopted.

FIG. 10 is a diagram of FIG. 9 viewed from the opposite conveyance direction.

11 is a side view of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a view showing a modified example of the pincher member as seen from the filling casing conveyance direction.

FIG. 13 shows the movement of the pincher member shown in FIG.
It is a partial cross-section top view in the transport region entrance vicinity.

FIG. 14 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a modified example of the movable member and the pusher means for driving the movable member.

FIG. 15 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 16 is a view showing a further modified example of the pincher member, as seen from the filling casing transport direction.

FIG. 17 is a partial cross-sectional side view with the other pincher member in FIG. 16 removed.

FIG. 18 is a side view of the other pincher member of FIG. 16.

FIG. 19 is a view showing a further modified example of the pincher member that employs a member that also serves as a pincher member and a blade, as seen from the filling casing conveying direction.

20 is a partial cross-sectional plan view of FIG.

FIG. 21 is a diagram when the device of FIG. 19 is cut.

FIG. 22 is a view showing a modified example of the pincher member usable in the apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 23 is a partial cross-sectional plan view of FIG. 22.

FIG. 24 is a plan view showing the entire apparatus for manufacturing sausage or the like of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention that does not include a filling device.

FIG. 25 is a plan view of an example in which the cutting device is a device using laser light or microwaves.

FIG. 26 is a front view of the apparatus shown in FIG. 25.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Filling tube 12,13 Endless traveling body (chain) 12A, 13A Transport area 16,17 Pincher member 19 Movable member 20 Blade body 33 Rotation imparting member (cylindrical body) 45,46 Pincher member 55,56 Pincher member 60,68 Pincher Member 83 Cutting device 84 Belt 84A Aiming hole 85 Laser light irradiation device, Microwave irradiation device S Casing S1 Filled casing S2 Constricted part

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A filling pipe for filling a casing with contents such as sausages, and a pair of endless traveling bodies that travel so as to form a conveyance region for conveying the filling casing discharged from the filling pipe. And a pair of pincher members which are attached to the pair of endless traveling bodies so as to face each other at predetermined intervals and cooperate with each other, and the pair of pincher members which face each other in the above-mentioned transport area are used to transport the filled casing. In a device for forming a constricted portion by constricting, a blade body operably provided on one of a pair of pincher members facing each other and a constricted portion constricted by the pair of pincher members are predetermined in a transport direction. An apparatus for manufacturing sausage or the like, comprising: a driving unit that operates the blade body to cut at a position. 2. The apparatus for producing sausage or the like according to claim 1, wherein the filling pipe is located in a rotation imparting member that rotates the filling casing during filling. 3. A pincher member of a pair of pincher members facing each other has a pressing surface for the filling casing that is a convex surface, and a pressing surface of the other pincher member is a concave surface that conforms to the convex surface. The apparatus for manufacturing sausage or the like according to claim 1. 4. A pair of pincher members facing each other are attached to the endless traveling body at positions asymmetric with respect to the center line of the conveying path of the stuffed casing, and the rear surface of the preceding pincher member and the front surface of the following pincher member. 3. The manufacturing apparatus for sausage or the like according to claim 1 or 2, wherein and are arranged so as to face each other in the transport area of the endless traveling body. 5. A pair of opposed pincher members each have a recess for forming a filling casing in the link,
The apparatus for manufacturing sausage or the like according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pair of pincher members are attached to the endless traveling body such that the recesses of the pair of pincher members cross each other in the transport area. 6. A pair of pincher members facing each other,
One pincher member has two opening / closing members that can be opened and closed by a butterfly, and opposing edges of the two opening / closing members form a concave portion for forming a constricted portion in the filling casing, and a blade portion is formed in the concave portion. The manufacturing apparatus for sausage or the like according to any one of claims 1 to 4. 7. The method according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a casing supply means for bringing the casing to a filling position, wherein the filling pipe enters into the casing arranged at the filling position to enable filling of the contents. Production equipment for sausages, etc. 8. A pair of endless traveling bodies that travel so as to form a conveyance area for conveying a filled casing in which a casing is filled with contents such as sausages, and the pair of endless traveling bodies at predetermined intervals. An apparatus for forming a constricted portion by constricting a filled casing during conveyance by a pair of pincher members opposed to each other in the conveyance area, and having a pincher member that is mounted so as to face each other and cooperates,
A blade body that is operably provided on one of a pair of pincher members facing each other, and the blade body is operated to cut the constricted portion that is narrowed by the pair of pincher members at a predetermined position in the transport direction. An apparatus for producing sausage or the like, characterized by comprising a driving means. 9. A pair of pincher members facing each other are attached to the endless traveling body at positions asymmetric with respect to the center line of the conveying path of the stuffed casing, and have a rear surface of the preceding pincher member and a front surface of the following pincher member. 9. The production apparatus for sausage or the like according to claim 8, wherein the endless traveling bodies face each other in a conveyance area. 10. A filling pipe for filling a casing with contents such as sausage, and a pair of endless traveling bodies that travel so as to form a conveyance area for conveying the filling casing discharged from the filling pipe. And a pair of pincher members which are attached to the pair of endless traveling bodies so as to face each other at predetermined intervals and cooperate with each other, and the pair of pincher members which face each other in the above-mentioned transport area are used to transport the filled casing. 1. A device for forming a constricted portion by constricting the constricted portion, comprising a cutting device for irradiating the constricted portion with a laser beam or a microwave in the transport area to cut the constricted portion. 11. The cutting device comprises a belt member that travels in parallel with an endless traveling member at a same speed in a conveying region, and a laser beam irradiation device or a microwave device arranged on the side opposite to the filling casing with respect to the belt member. The sausage manufacturing apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising an irradiation device, and an irradiation hole for transmitting a laser beam or a microwave is formed in a position corresponding to the pincher member on the belt body.