JPH09248791A - Device for shaping contour of vegitable - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To work the contour of vegetable without moving it by one operation so that a large quantity of polygonal vegitables having a same shape are obtained by shaping a block type vegitable on a loading base through the operation of moving a cutter support while performing profiling according to a profiling shape set on a machine frame in association with movement of a tool rest. SOLUTION: A block type vegitable subjected to a prework process is placed at a slit having a V shape in section and fixed by means of locking claw and pin 7 installed in the slit so that it may not shifted to the forward and rearward directions. When an operation lever 13 is made to fall toward the base 4, a tool rest is moved by an operation arm 14 toward the base 4. Then, shaping edges at first, second and third cutter supports 16a, 16b, 16c perform local work on the top surface of the vegitable while the second and third cutter supports 16b, 16c profile the upper surface of profile shape 9. Further, a shaping edge at a fourth cutter support 16d performs local work on the lower surface of the vegitable while it profiles the lower surface of the profile shape 9, thereby working the vegitable into a specified shape of polygonal curved surface body.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vegetable molding machine for lumpy vegetables, which molds lumpy vegetables into a polyhedral curved surface shape.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, massive vegetables (eg, potatoes)
To finish the polyhedral curved surface (commonly called shut),
It requires a process and is done with a kitchen knife by a skilled craftsman. (1) A potato of an appropriate size is washed, and both upper and lower ends thereof are cut off in parallel on a cutting board to form a trapezoidal shape. (2) Cut the outer skin of this trapezoidal potato, stand it on a cutting board, and divide it into radial pieces at a substantially equal angle in the vertical direction through the center to make a small piece of potato. (3) Chamfer each corner of the divided potato pieces into large pieces. At that time, each corner ridge is chamfered in a circular shape, and the whole is curved so as to bulge outward, and finished in a rugby ball shape. Regarding the operations (1) and (2), the applicant has already submitted a utility model registration application number Heisei 7-1230.
3 and Heisei 14450 were submitted, and the unskilled work and labor saving of this work are aimed at.

[0003]

In the finishing step (3) of this step, the divided potato pieces are held by grasping the divided potato pieces with the fingers of one hand and holding the kitchen knife with the other one hand to separate the divided potato pieces and the kitchen knives. It requires skill and labor to move and mold at the same time, and the number of skilled workers is limited to about 200 to 400 per hour. Further, since the knives are carried out by hand with a fine fingertip, it is necessary to always concentrate attention, and there is an unavoidable risk of injury with the knives. An object of the present invention is to improve the work efficiency (3) and save labor in the processing of the polygonal curved surface body.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a mount table on which lumpy vegetables are to be mounted is fixed to a machine frame, and a tool stand passing above the mount table is fixed to the machine frame. The tool post is slidably mounted in the front-rear direction.On the tool post, multiple mold take-up blades with different installation angles are arranged side by side, and the tool support that supports each mold take-up blade is placed vertically or horizontally with respect to the tool post. Movably connected to each other, and along with the movement of the turret, by moving these turret supports following the model provided on the machine frame, it is possible to mold the lumpy vegetables on the pedestal. did.

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a vegetable patterning machine of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view thereof, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the shape and arrangement of a blade support of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a plurality of patterning blades. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a correlation between profiled dies, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main part showing the movement of a mold taking blade that cuts lumpy vegetables in parallel vertically
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an essential part showing the fixing means for the lumpy vegetables, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing the step of molding the lumpy vegetables. In FIG. 1, a pair of machine frames 2 are provided in parallel with the upper surface of the machine base 1, and a support rod 3 extending in the left-right direction is provided between the machine frames 2 in parallel, and the lumped vegetables M are placed substantially at the center of the support rod 3. A stage 4 for placing is provided. The stage 4 is composed of a pair of plastic plates that sandwich the support rod 3 and extend in the front-rear direction. A slit 5 having a V-shaped cross section is formed at the center of the upper surface of the stage. The locking claw 6 is provided, and the locking pin 7 fixed to the support rod 3 and protruding upward of the stage 4 is provided on the rear side. The pair of machine frames 2 are provided with flanges 8 projecting inward from each other, the flanges 8 are cut out at positions facing the stage 4, and the profile type projects upward and downward along the flanges 8 in a mountain shape. 9 is provided. Further, one of the tracing molds 9 has a mountain-shaped cutting cam 10 protruding inward.
Install. A tool rest 12 is slidably mounted along a top surface of the machine frame 2 via a ladder 11 made of polytetrafluoroethylene resin (hereinafter, referred to as Teflon) to be slidable.
An operation lever 13 having one end rotatably supported is provided at the bottom of the operation lever 13. One end of the operation arm 14 is rotatably attached to the operation lever 13 and the other end is rotatably attached to the front end of the tool rest 12.
The tool rest 12 is slidably moved back and forth along the machine frame 2 by the operation arm 14 by rotating 3 around the shaft support.
In this embodiment, the manual operation is performed by the operation lever 13, but the same effect can be obtained by moving means such as an air cylinder.

On the tool rest 12, four tool supports 16 each having a notch 15 for inserting the support rod 3 are formed.
5, the support rod 2 is sandwiched between the machine frame 2 and the machine frame 2 at right angles in parallel, and the first blade support 16a, the second blade support 16b, and the third blade support are arranged in this order toward the stage 4. Body 16c, fourth
The blade support 16d is arranged in this order, and the first blade support 1
6a, the second blade support body 16b and the third blade support body 16c are downwardly urged, and the fourth blade support body 16d is upwardly urged by a pair of coil springs 17, respectively, so that they can swing vertically. Hold. As shown in FIG.
The blade support member 16a of the
The blade supporting member 16b is tilted diagonally to the left,
b is tilted diagonally to the right with respect to the third blade support 16c, and the shaping blade 18b is pivotally supported in parallel with the fourth blade support 16d so as to be rotatably held. First blade support 16a and fourth blade support 16d
Is formed of a plastic plate material (for example, Teflon under the trade name), and is provided with a pedestal 24 projecting in the front-rear direction on the outside of the mouth of the cutout portion 15 and a cam follower 21a that connects two rollers to the pedestal 24. As shown in FIG. 5, the take-up blade 18a is integrally fixed to the connecting portion of the cam follower 21a. Turret 12 is stage 4
When moving toward, follow cam follower 2 and follow cam follower 2.
1a changes its inclination, and changes the angle of the cutting edge of the molding blade 18a along the tracing mold 9. At the same time, the cutting cam 10 allows the first blade support member 16a and the fourth blade support member 16a.
d moves to the left and right, and the shaping blade 18a moves the lumped vegetables M to the left and right like sliding the blade edge to improve the sharpness and finish a smooth curved surface. Furthermore, the first blade support 1
6a and the cam blower 21a of the fourth blade support 16d that faces the cutting cam 10 does not move from the upper edge or the lower edge of the follower die 9 even if it is extruded by the cutting cam 10 in a direction perpendicular to the machine frame 2. To form long. The shaping blade 18b, which is obliquely attached to the second cutting tool support 16b and the third cutting tool support 16c, is mounted in an offset state by shifting the cutting edge with respect to the rotary shaft 19 that supports the shaping blade 18b. When the blade tip is not hitting the massive vegetables M, the small spring 20 biases it to a fixed position so as to face the stage 4. Further, the second blade support 16b and the third blade support 16c are provided with a pair of front and rear cam followers 21b. When the tool rest 12 is moved toward the work rest 4 by the operation lever 13, the cam followers 21b of the second tool support 16b and the third tool support 16c move along the upper edge of the tracing die 9, Push the edge up diagonally. At this time, since the mold making blade 18b is attached in an offset state, the mold making blade 18b is attached to the rotary shaft 19
It can be rotated centering around and tilted upward in tandem with the movement of the blade support, resulting in a smooth curved surface with low cutting resistance.

The block vegetables M having the above-described structure and pre-processed up to step (3) in FIG. 7 are placed on the slit 5 having a V-shaped cross section of the stage 4, and provided in the slit 5. The stop claw 6 and the locking pin 7 are fixed so as not to shift in the front-back direction. When the operation lever 13 is tilted toward the table 4, the tool arm 10 moves toward the table 4 by the operation arm 12, and the shaping blade 18a of the first tool support 16a causes the tip of the block vegetable M to move. Then, the cam floor 21a is moved along the upper surface of the tracing die 9, the cutting edge of the shaping blade 18a is cut into the lumped vegetable M, and the cutting cam 10 slides the shaping blade 18a in the left-right direction to move the lumped vegetable M. The lumpy vegetables M are processed according to the upper surface shape of the profile mold 9 as shown in FIG.
Shape (4). Then, the second blade support 16b
Of the block vegetable M hits the tip of the lumped vegetable M, and the blade edge of the pattern taking blade 18b resists the small spring 20.
, And the cutting edge is directed forward and obliquely upward to bite into the lump vegetable M, and the cam floor 21b shifts upward along the upper surface of the tracing mold 9 to diagonally curve and process the upper portion of the lump vegetable M. The shape of M is as shown in FIG. Similarly, the shaping blade 18b of the third knife support 16c hits the tip of the lump vegetable M, and the cam floor 21b causes the upper portion of the lump vegetable M to be obliquely curved by shifting upward along the upper surface of the tracing mold 9. Then, the lumpy vegetables M are shaped as shown in FIG. The fourth blade support 16d moves up and down along the lower surface of the follower die 9 by the cam floor 21a, cuts the cutting edge of the shaping blade 18a into the massive vegetables M, and slides the shaping blade 18a left and right by the cutting cam 10. Then, the lump vegetable M is processed into the shape of the lower surface of the tracing mold 9, and the lump vegetable M is shown in FIG.
Shape (7). The shaping blades 18a of the first blade support member 16a and the fourth blade support member 16d slide in the front-rear direction by the cutting cam 10 and slide the cutting edge just like cutting with a knife to make a sharp cut. ,
Makes the finish smooth and smooth. The locking claws 6 of the stage 4 prevent the lumpy vegetables M from hitting the shaping blades 18 of the turret 12 and floating, and before the shaping blades 18a of the fourth blade support 16d hit the lumped vegetables M. , As shown in FIG.
With the movement of the tool rest 12, the inverted L-shaped slit 22 provided in the tool rest 12 and the roller 23 rotating along the slit 22. The locking claw 6 is lowered downward to avoid the collision of the fourth blade support 16d with the molding blade 18a.

As described above, the preprocessed massive vegetables M are fixed on the stage 4, and the operation lever 13 is tilted toward the stage 4 to move the tool rest 12 toward the stage 4, Model 9
By changing the directions of the four shaping blades 18 of the tool rest 10 along with and cutting the lumpy vegetables M, it is possible to easily generate a polyhedral curved body as a skilled worker would process with a kitchen knife. .

[0009]

As described above, according to the present invention, the preprocessed massive vegetables M are placed on the stage and the operating lever is tilted toward the stage so that the operation lever operates once. Thus, the outer shape can be processed without moving the lumpy vegetables M, and a large number of polyhedral curved bodies having the same shape can be easily generated. In addition, this vegetable shaper can be easily operated manually, and its weight is light, so it can be freely carried to any place where it is used, and it does not require special skill to operate, improving the efficiency and cost of shut production. You can increase the effect of down.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a vegetable patterning machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the main part.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the shape and arrangement of a blade support of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a correlation between the plurality of mold take-up blades and a profile mold.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main part showing a movement of a first mold making blade.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an essential part showing a means for fixing lumpy vegetables.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a step of molding a block vegetable.

[Explanation of symbols]

 M Block vegetables 1 Machine frame 2 Machine frame 3 Support rod 4 Loading table 5 Slit 6 Locking claw 7 Locking pin 8 Flange 9 Tracing type 10 Cutting cam 11 Rudder 12 Turret 13 Operating lever 14 Operating arm 15 Notch 16 Blade support 17 Coil spring 18 Molding blade 19 Rotating shaft 20 Small spring 21 Cam follower 22 Reverse L-shaped slit 23 Roller 24 Pedestal

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A tool stand on which a lump of vegetables is to be placed is fixed to a machine frame, and a tool stand passing above the table is slidably attached to the machine frame in the front-rear direction. Is a series of mold take-up blades with different mounting angles arranged side by side, and a tool support that supports each mold take-up blade is connected to the tool post so that it can move vertically or horizontally. A vegetable mold making machine characterized by moving these knife supports along a model provided on the machine frame to mold the lumpy vegetables on the stage.