JPH1029195A - Method and device for cutting barlike food material - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To guide a fatty barlike food material to a cutter side by gravity so as to slice the same by bringing the barlike food material making irregular- speed linear and lateral motion in a vertical or slightly inclined state into con tact with a cutting means. SOLUTION: While keeping a supplying means G in its retreated state, a barlike food material F is supplied to the supplying means G. By turning ON the switch of a motor D, a rotary arm 10 is rotated and a slide roller 12 fixed in the rotary arm 10 makes irregular-speed linear motion with respect to the longitudinal direction of a sliding means C. Since the barlike food material F is swung in a linear direction in the supplying means G during the irregular- speed motion made by the sliding means C and the supplying means G, natural falling by gravity is not suppressed. Thus, even if the barlike food material F containing much fat is stuck to the inner surface of the supplying means G, by the action of an inertial force produced by the irregular-speed linear motion, the barlike food material F is peeled off from the supplying means G.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for slicing rod-shaped foodstuffs having a high lipid content, such as baked pork and ham.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a device for slicing the above-mentioned bar-shaped foodstuff, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-108494, a bar-shaped foodstuff is applied to a relatively large vertically rotating disk-shaped cutting tool on its support base. An apparatus for slicing by placing it horizontally on top (first apparatus), and as described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 6-62, a blade is arranged on a relatively large disk in the radial direction. Then, the cutting edge is mounted so as to slightly protrude upward, and a bar-shaped food material is forcibly supplied from above to the disk, which is rotating at a constant speed, in the cylindrical vertical supply member. Thus, a device (second device) configured to slice food with the blade is known.

[0003]

The first device has the effect of lightly slicing bar-shaped foodstuffs. However, it is not only necessary to manually supply the foodstuffs to the rotary blade side, but also to use the foodstuffs on the support table. If the length is significantly longer than the length, it is necessary to support the food. Further, the first device is not preferable for safety because the rotary blade is exposed to the outside.

[0004] The second device can be efficiently sliced when cutting relatively hard, non-lipid bar-shaped food materials such as carrots and cucumbers, but can be made relatively soft, such as baked pork or ham. When slicing a bar-shaped food material containing a considerable amount of fat, the operation of the device has the following problems.

That is, in the second apparatus, it is not only necessary to push the bar-shaped foodstuff into the guide member but also to forcibly push the bar-shaped foodstuff, since the bar-shaped foodstuff itself is flexible and deformed. And makes more contact with the inner wall surface of the guide member. Then, since the bar-shaped foodstuff has fat, it becomes more difficult to push it into the blade side.

Also, in the second device, the guide member is fixed, while the rotary blade is rotating at a constant speed in a fixed direction, so that the bar-shaped food is placed on a specific inner surface of the guide member. Pushed away. As a result, the bar-shaped food becomes more difficult to move downward. In addition, when the bar-shaped member contains a considerable amount of fat, the stickiness of the fat prevents the bar-shaped food from falling.

An object of the present invention is to realize a method and a method for slicing the foodstuff by guiding the lipid-based foodstuff to the blade side by utilizing gravity without forcibly pushing the foodstuff into the cylindrical supply member. It is to provide an optimal device.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is directed to a rod-like member which is performing a non-uniform linear horizontal movement in a state of standing substantially vertically or slightly inclined. A method of bringing the food material into contact with the cutting means is employed.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sliding means provided substantially horizontally on a frame, a sliding means slidable on the sliding means in a horizontal linear direction, and a motor having a constant speed provided on the frame. Power conversion means for converting rotational movement into unequal-velocity linear horizontal movement and transmitting the sliding movement to the sliding means, supply means for holding the bar-shaped foodstuff on the sliding means by standing upright or slightly inclined, An apparatus comprising cutting means installed on a frame, and supporting means fixed to the sliding means or frame near the cutting means for receiving a lower end of the bar-shaped food material supplied into the feeding means. .

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring now to the drawings, an embodiment of an apparatus according to the present invention will be described first, and then a method according to the present invention will be described in the course of operating the apparatus. explain.

As shown in FIG. 2, a sliding means B is fixed substantially horizontally on a casing-like frame A having a substantially U-shaped side surface. An elongated frame-like sliding means C slidable in a horizontal linear direction is mounted inside the sliding means B. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, one motor D is vertically installed on one end side of the sliding means C in the frame A, and a space between the motor D and the one end is provided. The motor D is connected to the sliding means C by a constant-velocity linear horizontal movement.

Further, at the other end of the sliding means C, a cylindrical supply means G for supplying the bar-shaped food material F to the cutting means H is provided substantially vertically or slightly inclined. The stick-like food material F of lipid can be put therein. The cutting means H and the supporting means K are provided on the frame A near the supply means G, respectively. The bar-shaped food material F put into the supply means G is pushed by the non-uniform linear horizontal movement of the sliding means C toward the cutting means H while the lower end thereof is supported by the supporting means K, and the cutting means H Is sliced by the rotary blade 18 of the above.

The means specific to the present invention among the above means will be described in more detail. The cutting means H provided near the supply means G is a hollow member which is mounted on the frame A by a bearing 14 so as to be horizontally rotatable. A rotating shaft 15, a pulley 16 attached to the center of the rotating shaft 15, a belt 21 for transmitting a rotating force from the motor D to the pulley 16, and an upper end of the hollow rotating shaft 15 The lower part is inserted into the hollow part 17 and the upper part is composed of a tool rest 19 as an attachment part of the rotary cutter 18 and a bolt 20 for holding and fixing the lower end of the tool rest 19 from below the hollow rotary shaft 15. Have been. Therefore, a female screw to be screwed with the bolt 20 is formed below the tool post 19. A similar female screw is also provided at the upper center of the tool rest 19. To replace the rotary tool 18, the bolt 20 is screwed onto the female screw and the rotary tool 18 is attached to and detached from the tool rest 19.

A single pin 22 is horizontally fixed to the lower end of the tool rest 19, and the lower end is dropped into the upper hollow portion of the hollow rotary shaft 15. By engaging the pin 22 with the engagement groove formed by cutting out downward, the tool rest 19 and the hollow rotary shaft 15 are rotationally integrated. Further, the rotating blade 18 has a diameter of about 0.5 to 3 times the cross-sectional area of the food supply means G so that the exposed area is reduced,
Preferably, the size is set to about 1-2 times, which is significantly smaller than that of the conventional device.

The sliding means B is, as shown in FIG.
Two parallel members 1 having a U-shaped or U-shaped cross section which are discharged in parallel with the frame A at a predetermined interval;
The parallel member 1 includes two pulleys 2 provided at predetermined intervals on the inner side and a bar-shaped stopper 3 bridged at the center of both ends of the parallel member 1. .

The sliding means C comprises a plate-shaped sliding body 4 having a substantially U-shaped cross section and the pulleys 2 on both sides in the width direction.
And a rod-shaped guide member 13 extending in parallel at a predetermined interval at one end in the length direction. A cutout hole 6 is provided at one end of the sliding main body 4 where the supply means G is provided upright so that the bar-shaped food material F can pass therethrough. The diameter of the rotary cutting blade 18 is smaller than the distance between the parallel members 10 of the sliding means B, preferably, the horizontal width of the sliding means C, and the rotary blade 18 is hidden by the plate-like sliding body 4 and exposed to the outside. Not to be.

The power conversion means E has an outer diameter larger than the diameter of the vertical shaft 7 of the motor D, and has an adapter 8 attached to the shaft 7 and a central part of the adapter 8 concentrically attached to the adapter. A pulley 9, a rotating arm 10, which is a plate-shaped member having an inverted U-shaped end surface and one end of which is mounted on the adapter 8, and a fixed shaft 11 erected on the other end of the rotating arm 10. The sliding roller 12 is rotatably attached to the sliding roller 12.

When the shaft 7 of the motor D rotates, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the other end of the rotary arm 10 makes a circular motion at a constant velocity around the one end. The attached sliding roller 12 also makes a constant-speed circular motion, but also makes a non-uniform reciprocating motion in the transverse direction of the pair of rod-shaped guide members 13 sandwiching the sliding roller 12.

As a result, the sliding means C to which the rod-shaped guide member 13 is fixed also reciprocates at an irregular speed in the longitudinal direction. That is, in FIG. 5, when the sliding roller 12 makes a circular motion at a constant velocity and is displaced from an arbitrary point P to another arbitrary point Q, the speed in the point P (7) y direction (the longitudinal direction of the sliding means C) is obtained. The speed V2 in the y direction of another arbitrary point Q differs from V1.

When the bar-shaped foodstuff F is sliced by using the apparatus of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the apparatus operates as follows. As shown in FIG. 1, the bar-shaped foodstuff F is supplied to the supply means G in a state where the supply means G is retracted. When a switch (not shown) of the motor D is turned on, the rotary arm 10 rotates, and the sliding roller 12 fixed to the rotary arm 10 is unequal to the longitudinal direction of the sliding means C as described above. Make a fast linear motion.

Then, the bar-shaped food material F in the supply means G comes into contact with the rotary blade 18 as shown in FIG.
At the same time as cutting at the thickness of the level difference between the support member K and the support means K, the lower end of the bar-shaped food material F that has not been cut is rotated by a rotary blade 18
Supported by When one cutting is completed in this way, the sliding means C retreats, but the bar-shaped food material F supported by the rotary blade 18 at that time is lowered by the level difference in the feeding means G by the action of gravity. It is supported by the support means K. When the sliding means C advances again, the bar-shaped food material F is cut into a predetermined thickness in the same manner as described above.

In the process in which the sliding means C and the supply means G move linearly at an unequal speed, the bar-shaped food material F is shaken in the direction of the straight movement in the supply means G. It is not suppressed. In the bar-shaped food material F containing a large amount of fat, even if the bar-shaped food material F once adheres to the inner surface of the supply means G due to the adhesive action of the fat, the bar-shaped food material F is generated by the action of inertial force generated by unequal-speed linear motion. The food material F is separated from the supply means G. In addition, since the straight traveling direction is reversed, the above-mentioned action is further promoted.

Further, in the apparatus of the present invention, the tool rest 19 can be gripped and fixed by the bolt 20 from below the hollow rotary shaft 15 at the lower portion. By simply removing the bolt 20, the rotary blade 18 can be removed from the apparatus. Also,
Since the rotary blade 18 is hidden by the plate-shaped sliding body 4, the rotary blade 18 is hardly exposed to the outside.

In the device according to the present invention, a part of the above-described embodiment can be modified as follows within a range that does not significantly impair the effects of the present invention following the fundamental technical idea thereof. (1) Unlike the structure shown in FIG. 1, the cutting means G is located between the power conversion means E and the supply means G, and the bar-shaped food F
Can be easily taken out of the frame A. In this case, the shape and structure of the frame A can be arbitrarily changed.

(2) The power conversion means E may have a structure utilizing an eccentric cam. (3) In order to facilitate the cleaning of the supporting means K, a part of the sliding means C and the supply means G may be detachable from the sliding means C. (4) A sliding mechanism of the sliding means B and the sliding means C, a relation between the pulley 2 shown in FIG. 3 and the sliding portion 5 locked thereto, or provided on the upper part of the parallel member 1 for preventing roll. The anti-swing pulley 23 and the like can be replaced with structures and combinations that exhibit the same functions as these.

(5) The bar-shaped food F has a fat and can be replaced with another food if the food according to the prior art is difficult to supply smoothly to the blade side from the supply means. (6) The cutting means H is a blade other than the rotary blade 18, for example,
A device having a piano wire may be used. (7) The supply means G can be slightly inclined as long as the bar-shaped foodstuff F therein falls naturally. (8) The support means K can be slightly inclined from the vertical direction as long as the bar-shaped food F in the supply means G falls naturally.

[0027]

As described above in detail, the present invention exerts the effect of slicing the lipid-based bar-shaped foodstuff by guiding it to the blade side without forcibly pushing it into the cylindrical vertical guide member. Can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a main part of an apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a view in the direction of arrows III-III in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a partial plan view showing functions of a power conversion means.

FIG. 5 is a plan view for explaining unequal-speed linear motion in the power conversion means.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a bar-shaped food material is cut.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Frame B Sliding means C Sliding means D Motor E Power conversion means F Bar-shaped foodstuff G Supply means H Cutting means K Support means

Claims (5)

[Claims] The present invention is characterized in that a bar-shaped foodstuff (F) making a non-uniform linear horizontal movement in a substantially vertical or inclined state is brought into contact with a cutting means (H) for slicing. Cutting method of bar-shaped ingredients. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the processed meat is grilled pork. 3. A sliding means (B) installed substantially horizontally on a frame (A), a sliding means (C) slidable on the sliding means in a horizontal linear direction, and mounted on the frame. Power conversion means (E) for converting the rotational motion of the motor (D) into unequal-velocity linear horizontal motion and transmitting it to the sliding means;
Supply means (G) for holding the bar-shaped food (F) on the sliding means while standing upright or slightly inclined, and cutting means (H) installed on the frame, and supplied into the supply means. And a support means (K) fixed to the slidable means or the frame near the cutting means for receiving a lower end of the bar-shaped food material. 4. An apparatus for cutting a bar-shaped food material according to claim 5, wherein said bar-shaped food material is grilled pork. 5. An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said cutting means (H) comprises a horizontal rotary cutting blade (18).