JPS6141585Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention consists of cutting cotton candy formed into a stick (hereinafter, cotton candy formed into a stick is referred to as a stick) into a predetermined length from its end, which moves at a constant speed. This relates to a device for doing so.

Conventionally, a knife is used exclusively to cut bars, but if the bar is moving at a constant speed, the bar will be pressed against the side of the knife and deformed during cutting, so it cannot be cut with a knife. Nakatsuta. That is, when cutting the bar, the feed must be temporarily stopped, which has been an obstacle to automating the cotton candy manufacturing process that connects the cotton candy manufacturing machine to the cotton candy packaging machine.

By the way, one possible way to cut a moving bar without stopping its feeding is to use a heated metal wire (hereinafter referred to as a hot wire), but if the diameter of the hot wire is small, If the bar is too thick, the cut surface will be welded after passing through the hot wire, and if it is thick, the melted material will adhere to the cut surface in granular form, which will impair the quality of the cotton candy. not being used.

This invention makes it possible to cut with a hot wire by pulling the bar so that the cut surface opens freely after passing through the hot wire, thereby preventing welding of the cut surface. It is.

Examples thereof will be described below based on the drawings.

Figure 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention in which a belt conveyor is used as the conveyor, and a bar 3 that is conveyed by a first belt conveyor 1 that moves at a constant speed is conveyed by a second belt conveyor that moves at a faster feed rate than the first belt conveyor 1. 2, at the connection part there is a hot wire 4 that crosses the bar 3 and melts it. The figure shows a situation where the hot wire 4 is descending and cutting the bar 3 by melting. Note that 5 and 6 are cotton candy that has been cut to a desired length.

As seen in this figure, the base of the bar being melted is always placed on the first belt conveyor 1.
Since the tip of the bar is placed on the second belt conveyor 2 that moves at a faster speed, the width of the cut end gradually opens up as it passes through the hot wire, so welding does not occur after it passes through the hot wire. .

In addition, if the bar slips on the belt conveyor,
Since no force is generated that would cause the cut to open freely, appropriate anti-slip measures may be required depending on the shape and size of the bar, but as shown in Figure 2, there are many It is also a good method to arrange the needle 7. In addition, as shown in Fig. 3, a pair of feed rollers 8 and 9 that move at the same rotational speed as the belt conveyors 1 and 2 sandwich the bar material from the left and right, so that the bar material is more forcibly fed. As shown in FIG. 4, feed rollers 10, which move at the same speed as the belt conveyors 1 and 2,
It is also a good idea to press down from above as shown in step 11 to force the feed more forcefully, or to increase the number of feed rollers so that the rollers are used instead of the belt, but it is not clear which one to use. , it is a matter to be decided depending on the circumstances.

As described above, it has become possible to melt and cut a moving bar without temporarily stopping it, and to prevent welding after passing through the hot wire even if the diameter of the hot wire is small. Therefore, it has become possible to automate the cotton candy manufacturing process by connecting the cotton candy manufacturing machine to the cotton candy packaging machine, which was previously impossible.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of the implementation of the present invention. Second
The figure shows an example of the implementation of the present invention, and is a front view. FIG. 3 is a front view showing an example of the implementation of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a front view showing an example of the implementation of the present invention.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A first conveyor that feeds cotton candy shaped into a stick at a constant speed, a second conveyor connected to this that moves at a faster feed speed, and a melt cut across the cotton candy at the connection between these two conveyors. A cotton candy cutting device consisting of a metal wire.