JPS6312756B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an apparatus for cutting relatively large cakes made of sponge confectionery and the like.

Conventionally, as a device for cutting large, round cakes such as decoration cakes into equal parts, the cake to be cut is placed on a turntable in trays below a cutting blade that moves horizontally.
A cake cutting device is in practical use that cuts a cake on a table by moving either a cutting blade or a turntable up and down.

By the way, with this type of cake cutting device, it is necessary to place the cake tray by tray on a turntable as a preparatory work for cutting the cake, and after cutting, the cake must be taken out by tray from the table. However, with conventional equipment, all of these operations are performed manually, which is not only difficult due to the position of the turntable, but also requires the work to be done by inserting one's hand below the cutting blade. It is very dangerous, has poor work efficiency,
It has drawbacks such as high risk and high labor costs.

This invention was made in view of the above points, and it is possible to make preparations for the next cake cutting outside the turntable while the cake is being cut, thereby increasing the efficiency of the cake cutting work and also improving safety. The purpose is to provide a high quality device.

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

In the figure, numeral 1 denotes a turntable, which is fixed on a rotating shaft 3 supported on a machine frame 2. Reference numeral 4 denotes a cutting blade that rotates in a direction across the turntable 1 above the turntable, and a pulley 6 that is pivotally supported on the lifting table 5.
It is stretched up and down and moved up and down together with the lifting table 5 toward the turntable 1 to cut the cake A on the table.

7 is a set part set in front of the turntable 1; 8 is a rotating shaft supported between the set part 7 and the turntable 1; 9 is a rotating base attached to the rotating shaft 8; A pair of partially cut-out annular tray mounting arms 10 are provided axially symmetrically, forming a space in which the tray mounting arms 10 can freely go in and out, and one tray mounting arm 10 is located concentrically with the turntable 1.
In other words, when the turntable 1 is stopped corresponding to the space, the other tray mounting arm 10 is placed in the setting section 7.
It is located in

Reference numeral 11 denotes a tray positioning mechanism provided in the setting section 7 on the same plane as the turntable 1, and is comprised of a pin 12 protruding from the tip of an arm member protruding from the machine frame 2 concentrically with the tray mounting arm 10. When the rotary table 9 is in the lowered position and the tray 13 is placed thereon, the pin 12 fits into the center hole 14 of the tray 13.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a pin protruding from a suitable position on the tray placement arm 10. When the tray 13 is placed, the pin 15 fits into a pin hole 16 drilled in the periphery of the bottom surface of the tray, and the tray is placed on the tray placement arm 10. 13 is prevented from shifting.

Next, 17 is a pulley provided on the rotating shaft 3 of the turntable 1 to transmit rotation, and 18 is a pulley that is provided on the rotating shaft 3 of the turntable 1.
A pulley 19 is provided on the rotary shaft 8 of 0 to transmit rotation, and a cam 19 is linked to the lower end of the rotary shaft 8 to move the rotary table 9 up and down. It is connected to a motor via an intermittent rotation mechanism, and performs a timing operation in conjunction with the raising and lowering of the lifting table 5 of the cutting blade 4.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained.

When the rotating table 9 is stopped at a predetermined position, that is, one tray mounting arm 10 is located at the turntable 1 and the other tray mounting arm 10 is located at the setting section 7, and is lowered, Cake A in setting section 7
Each tray is placed on the tray placing arm 10. At this time, the pin 12 of the tray alignment mechanism 11 is fitted into the center hole 14 of the tray 13, and the pin 15 on the tray mounting arm 10 is fitted into the pin hole 16 on the lower surface of the tray.

In this way, the rotating table 9 rises in the next operation, and then the rotating table 9 rotates due to the rotation of the rotating shaft 8, and the tray mounting arm 10 on which the cake A is placed reaches the upper part of the turntable 1 and rotates. stop. Thereafter, the rotary table 9 begins to descend, and during this descent, the tray 13 is placed on the turntable 1, and the empty tray mounting arm 10 moves away from below the turntable and stops and waits.

However, tray 13 on the turntable
is fitted into the pin 20 provided at the center of the turntable 1 and stabilized in a fixed position. In this state, the lifting platform 5 descends and the cutting blade 4 performs the first cake cutting, and then the cutting blade 4 rises. Then, the turntable 1 separates from the cake A, rotates horizontally through a predetermined angle and stops, and the lifting table 5 moves up and down again to cut the cake A.

In this way, the cake cutting operation is repeated a predetermined number of times to complete the cake cutting.

While this cake A is being cut, the setting section 7 prepares the tray placing arm 10 by placing the cake A to be cut next time.

When the cake cutting on the turntable is completed, the rotary table 9 rises and rotates to exchange the cut cake A from the turntable with the cake A from the set section to be cut, and then cut the cake. Complete one step.

The present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, and carries a cake to be cut into the turntable and takes out a cut cake through a rotating table that rotates the turntable part and the setting part, and While the cake is being cut, preparations for the next cut are made, making the work easier and greatly improving work efficiency, and also eliminating the need to reach near the turntable where the cake is being cut. It is a technical invention with great practical effects, such as being safe, allowing a single worker to operate multiple devices, and reducing labor costs.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side view of essential parts of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, Fig. 3 is a partial sectional view showing the coupling relationship between the tray placement arm and the tray, and Fig. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the operation. . 1... Turntable, 2... Machine frame, 3... Rotating shaft,
4... Cutting blade, 5... Elevating table, 6... Pulley, 7... Setting part, 8... Rotating shaft, 9... Rotating table, 10... Tray mounting arm, 11... Tray positioning mechanism, 12... Pin, 1
3... Tray, 14... Tray center axis, 15... Pin,
16...pin hole, 17,18...pulley, 19...cam, 20...pin.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 Place the cake to be cut on the turntable in its tray below the horizontally moving cutting blade, move either the cutting blade or the turntable up and down, and rotate the turntable at a predetermined angle, In a cake cutting device that cuts a cake on a table, a setting part is set in front of the table,
A rotating shaft that can move up and down is provided between the table and the setting section, and a rotating table is provided with a partially cut-out annular tray mounting arm axially symmetrical to the rotating shaft, which forms a space through which the table can be moved in and out. When one tray loading arm of the rotary table stops at the table position, the other tray loading arm is positioned in the setting section, and the setting section has a position of the tray relative to the tray loading arm. A cake cutting device characterized by being equipped with a matching mechanism.