JPS6118690Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Field of Application of the Invention) The present invention relates to a pickling machine for producing pickled foods.

(Background of the invention) Conventionally, when making pickles, a plastic container, barrel, pot, etc. is used as a pickle container, and in order to press the pickle material, a weight is placed on the top of the drop lid to apply a load to the material. It is pickled with artificial weights on it.

Depending on the type of pickle material, water will rise inside the container after a certain period of time with the weight of the weight, so it may be necessary to manually reduce the weight of the weight. In this way, selection of heavy stones and management during the manufacturing process are required, and inefficient human labor such as transporting heavy objects is involved.

(Purpose of the invention) An object of the invention is to provide a pickling machine that has a simple structure and can easily press pickled food.

(Embodiment of the invention) An embodiment of the invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The lower ends of the columns 1, 1, which are arranged vertically and facing each other, protrude in an inverted T-shape, and both legs 1a, 1
A is formed, and bases 2, 2 are fixed to these legs 1a, 1a. Further, a plurality of small holes 1b, 1b, . . . are vertically bored at predetermined intervals above both columns.

A movable member 3 is installed on the pillars 1, 1 so as to be movable up and down. The movable member 3 includes a base 3a, guide portions 3b, 3b fixed to both ends of the base 3a and slidably inserted into the support columns 1, 1, and the base 3a.
small pipes 3c planted at predetermined intervals,
It consists of 3c. Bolts 4, 4 are fitted into the small pipes 3c, 3c so as to be movable up and down, nuts 5, 5 are screwed onto the upper ends of the bolts 4, 4, and the nuts 5, 5 are fitted into the small pipes 3c, 3c. The bolts 4, 4 are suspended in contact with the upper end of the bolt. The heads of the lower ends of the bolts 4, 4 are disposed within the pressing member 6 and are held by a fixing plate 7 fixed to the upper surface of the pressing member 6. Further, bolts 4 are connected between the movable member 3 and the fixed plate 7 so as to urge the pressing member 6 downward.
A spring 8 is disposed so as to fit around 4. In addition, a scale 9 is fixed to the base 3a of the movable member 3 so that the biasing force of the spring 8, that is, the pressing force with which the pressing member 6 presses the pickles, can be determined. By reading at 9, the biasing force of the spring 8 can be checked.

Above the movable member 3, a fixed member 10 is installed to support the pillars 1, 1 in a vertically movable manner. Guide portions 10b, 10b, which are slidably inserted into the support columns 1, 1, are fixed to both ends of the base 10a of the supporting and fixing member 10. In addition, the guide portions 10b, 10b have the small holes 1 of the above-mentioned support columns 1, 1.
Positioning holes 10c, 1 at positions corresponding to b, 1b
0c is drilled. Therefore, any small hole 1
By aligning the positioning holes 10c, 10c with the positioning holes 10c, 10c and inserting the pins 11, 11 into the positioning holes 10c, 10c, the supporting and fixing member 10 can be attached to both the supports 1, 1b.
Fixed to 1.

The movable member 3 and the supporting and fixing member 10 are
The upper and lower ends of a jack 12, for example a simple lightweight screw jack for use in a vehicle, are fixed via mounting plates 13, 13 with bolts 14, 14, . . . and nuts 15, 15, . Therefore, if the supporting and fixing member 10 is positioned and fixed at a predetermined height of both supports 1, 1 with the pins 11, 11, the movable member 3 can be moved up and down by operating the jack 12.

Further, insertion portions 16a, 16a provided at both ends of the upper member 16 are inserted into the upper ends of both the pillars 1,1. These insertion portions 16a, 16a have support columns 1, 1.
Positioning holes (not shown) are provided at positions corresponding to the small holes 1b, 1b at the top of the support column 1, by inserting pins 17, 17 into the small holes 1b, 1b at the top. It is fixed at 1.

Next, the effect will be explained. In advance, pickle materials are placed in the container 20 and a drop lid 21 is placed on it. Supporting and fixing members 10 are fixed to both supports 1, 1 according to the height of the container 20. This is pin 11,
11 is the positioning hole 10 of the guide members 10b, 10b.
Small holes 1b, 1b of supports 1, 1 through c, 10c
This is done by inserting the And Jyatsuki 1
Operate the handle 2 to raise the movable member 3 upward (towards the supporting and fixing member 10 side).

In this state, the container 20 is placed on the bases 2, 2.
The jack 12 is operated to lower the movable member 3,
The pressing member 6 is brought into contact with the drop lid 21 so that the biasing force of the spring 8 is applied to the drop lid 21 via the pressing member 6 .
In this case, the movable member 3 is lowered and the pressing force is adjusted according to the amount and type of material in the container 20.
This pressing force can be adjusted visually, but in this embodiment, a scale 9 is provided, and since the nut 5 protrudes from the upper surface of the small pipe 3c according to the pressing force of the spring 8, the position of the nut 5 can be read by reading the scale 9.

After a predetermined period of time has elapsed, depending on the type of material, the handle of the jack 12 may be operated to move the movable member 3 up and down to adjust the pressing force. After the pickles are produced, the handle of the jack 12 is operated to raise the movable member 3 and position the pressing member 6 above and away from the container 20.

In this way, pressing force can be applied to pickles simply by operating the jack 12, and the pressing force can also be easily adjusted, resulting in a pickling machine suitable for mass production of pickles.

In the above embodiment, the drive means for moving the movable member 3 up and down uses the jack 12. They may be screwed together and the screw may be driven by a motor or the like. Further, the number of columns 1, 1 is not limited to two, but three or more may be provided. Further, the supporting and fixing member 10 and the bases 2, 2 may be manufactured integrally with the columns 1, 1.

(Effects of the invention) As is clear from the above description, according to the invention, pressing force can be applied simply by operating the drive means and moving the movable member up and down, and the pressing force can also be adjusted. Pickles can be easily mass-produced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show one embodiment of the present invention, with FIG. 1 being a plan view and FIG. 2 being a perspective view. 1... Support column, 3... Movable member, 4... Bolt,
5... Nut, 6... Pressing member, 8... Spring, 1
0... Supporting and fixing member, 12... Jacking.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model claims] at least two columns disposed vertically; a supporting and fixing member fixed to both of the columns; a movable member disposed below the supporting and fixing member so as to be movable up and down on both of the columns; a driving means for holding a member and driving the movable member attached to the supporting and fixing member up and down; a pressing member suspended from the movable member and arranged to be movable up and down; A pickling machine consisting of a biasing spring member.