JPS63318290A - Method and device for processing margarine, etc. - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for processing semi-solid materials such as margarine.

<Prior Art> In the process of processing semi-solid products such as margarine into semi-finished products (the process of molding them into m-sized products), it is true that manual labor has to be relied upon. This is because technology has not yet reached the point where large pieces of metal can be processed in a short amount of time due to automation.

<Problem to be solved by the invention> In the past, a method as shown in FIG. 4 was attempted as an automatic processing technique. This is 1. Semi-solids (The term "flow mass" in the "claims" of this specification is used to mean solids with large plasticity, semi-solids, or liquids with high viscosity. In other words, margarine, butter, etc.) However, the object of implementation is not limited to these, and any object may be used as long as it has the same physical properties as the object of processing.The same applies hereafter. ) A blade (b) for cutting the workpiece (a), which is a (a
) was cut into small rectangular parallelepiped pieces and molded.

Since this device engraves the leading end surface (ao) and the trailing end surface (a") in order, it is difficult to increase the rotation speed and there is a loss of time. Of course, the flow of the workpiece It does not have a configuration to make vertical cuts along the line, and it is not possible to make divisions into unit products at once.

Furthermore, when this device is used, the tip end surface (ao) and rear end surface (ao) of the workpiece (a) after cutting and forming are not parallel, and it is impossible to form the workpiece into a perfect rectangular parallelepiped. there were.

In order to reduce this even a little, it is necessary to increase the diameter of the rotating body (c) to which the radial blade (b) is attached (to the blade (b)), which requires a large space. In short, the equipment had to be made larger.

Due to the problems mentioned above, this technology is currently obsolete.Therefore, as mentioned earlier, there is no automated semi-solid molding equipment, and the division into unit products is done manually. The current situation was that

The present invention aims to solve the above problems.

Means for Solving the Problems〉 Therefore, the present invention has the following features: ■ By passing the flow of a workpiece such as margarine through a combing blade near the nozzle, an appropriate number of vertical cuts are made along the flow. After that, a plurality of blades are cut at appropriate intervals to cross the flow of the flow mass using automatic means as appropriate.
A method for processing margarine, etc., characterized in that it is simultaneously shaken down to a flow mass and made an appropriate number of cross cuts that intersect with the above-mentioned cuts, thereby carving a cut portion as a unit molded product of a predetermined shape; a nozzle that discharges a flow of a workpiece such as margarine;
A transfer means for placing and transferring the flow mass discharged by the nozzle, and by being provided near the nozzle, it is possible to carve an appropriate number of vertical cuts in the flow mass along the flow. an appropriate number of combing blades, and a plurality of automatic lowering blades, which are provided at appropriate positions on the conveying means and are capable of carving an appropriate number of transverse cuts in the flow mass that intersect with the vertical cuts. It is an object of the present invention to provide a processing device for processing margarine, etc., which is capable of carving a cut-out portion for later breaking a flow block into a unit molded product of a predetermined shape.

<Operation> In the invention of the method of the present application having the above-mentioned means, a plurality of cross cuts intersecting the vertical cuts made by the comb blade can be automatically carved at once in a consistent state, It is possible to mold large quantities of semi-finished products without taking the time to transport them to a predetermined position. Furthermore, the invention of the device of the present application makes it easy to implement the above method.

Embodiments Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail by way of example with reference to the drawings. However, the dimensions, shapes, materials, relative positions, etc. of the components described in this example are not intended to limit the scope of this invention to only those, unless otherwise specified. , is merely an illustrative example.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. A workpiece (3) such as margarine is discharged from a nozzle (1) to a conveyor (2). At this time, a plurality of vertical cut cutting blades (4) provided in the nozzle (1) or its vicinity in a comb-like shape intervene in the discharge of the workpiece (3), so that the workpiece is Things (3)
A vertical cut (3゛) is made on the top.

The workpiece (3) placed on the conveyor (2) is processed by the cross-cutting blade (5) during transportation.

This transverse cutting blade (5) is located so as to cross the direction in which the workpiece (3) is being transported.
By swinging down a plurality of lines, horizontal cuts (3") that intersect the plurality of vertical cuts (3 degrees) are carved at once. This is because the plurality of cross-cut cutting blades (5) simultaneously move into the flow. (The most reliable configuration to achieve this is to use multiple cross-cutting blades (
5) is fixed to the same swing-down part).

Thereafter, it is completely cut out at predetermined intervals by the cutting blade (6). It is more effective if the cutting blade (6) is constructed so as to be linked with appropriate detection of the cutting position by a counter or sensor.

The above is the basic configuration and method of the present invention.

In the above configuration, if at least one of the cross-cutting blades (5) reaches the bottom of the workpiece (3), it is possible to cut out predetermined units of blanks at the same time. It is.

Also, a blade for making vertical cuts (4), a blade for making horizontal cuts (5),
It is effective to improve the cutting into the workpiece (3) by configuring each or any of the blades (6) to be energized.

FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of the above-mentioned cross-cutting cutter (5). As mentioned above, this means that at least one of the cross-cutting cutting blades (5) is connected to the workpiece (3).
) is a principle diagram when it is assumed that the bottom of This is because one of the cross-cutting blades (5) is configured to be longer than the other blades, and it is swung down with the same stroke as the other cross-cutting blades (5). (Due to being fixed to the same holding part (A) as the other blades), the cross cut (3”),
It is possible to simultaneously cut predetermined blocks.

Figure 3 (1) shows a configuration for cutting each month with the above-mentioned transverse cutting blade (5) in the same state as when the workpiece (3) is stationary. It is something that

This is a blade in which a plurality of cross-cutting blades (5) are arranged in parallel and fixed to a holding part (7).

The configuration for swinging down the holding portion (7) onto the workpiece (3) will be described below. The holding portion (7) is provided at the tip of a sliding means such as an actuator (8).

Moreover, this holding part (7) has a guide groove (9) in its longitudinal direction.
It engages in this guide groove (9°) of the arm (9) which has (9°). The arm (9), that is, the guide groove (9') is at an angle (slanted) with respect to the vertical direction, and is used to lower the holding part (7) to the workpiece (3). When the actuator (8) applies a pull, the guide groove (9)
(moving in the direction of movement of the workpiece (3)).

When pulling up the holding part (7) from the lowest point (completely swung down), the arm (9), which is fixed on the axis (9") at the base, rotates around this axis (9 degrees). Therefore, the holding part (7) is swung up obliquely upward (Y).In this way, the holding part (7) rises toward the highest point, and during that time moves back inside the guide WR (9 degrees).

With the above configuration, the transverse cutting blade (5) is swung down and swung up while sliding in the transport direction of the workpiece. In this way, it is possible to process it into a dice shape with parallel surfaces. The actuator (8) may be of any type as long as it is capable of swinging down the cross-cutting cutter (5), and its sliding direction is not limited to the above-mentioned direction.

FIG. 3 (II) shows a configuration for cutting each month with the transverse cutting blade (5) when the workpiece (3) is stationary. That is, an actuator (8°) that lowers the holding part (7) placed on the conveyor (12) in the downward direction with a pulling pressure is directly fixed to the holding part (7). In this case, it traverses the conveyor (12) and stops in synchronization with the descent of the scoring blade (5). In this configuration, unlike the above-mentioned configuration, there is no need for a configuration in which the transverse scoring blade (5) escapes from the flow of the workpiece.

Utility Application No. 5FF-S9OY (by the same applicant as the present application).

) It is also more effective in terms of automation if the structure for packaging the workpieces is placed at an appropriate position on the conveyor. At this time, the workpiece may be cut and then packaged, or the workpiece may be packaged and then cut and molded into product units.

In each of the above embodiments, the blade for making a vertical cut (4) is not limited to making a vertical cut while leaving a part of the workpiece, but may cut the workpiece completely. .

In addition, if a complete cutting configuration is adopted, and considering that extrusion molding is used, the shape of the discharge port (nozzle (1)) and the vertical cut cutting blade (4) may be round (whether oval or perfect circle). It may be any shape, such as a triangle, a rectangular shape thereof, a closed curve (including one with a cusp or a node), or a composite shape thereof.

In each embodiment, only the vertical cut engraving blade (4) is restricted in its position, and the horizontal cut engraving blade (5) is restricted in its position.
) may be present in any direction in the transport direction (other processes may precede the process).

<Effects of the Invention> By carrying out the present invention, a large amount of cut portions for automatically breaking margarine or the like into dice can be made automatically and with high accuracy. Additionally, the processing efficiency of this process has been significantly improved. Furthermore, by using a configuration that allows the blade to escape, it is now possible to automatically form into accurate dice shapes without reducing processing speed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. Second
The figure is an explanatory diagram of main parts showing another embodiment. Figure 3 (1
) is an explanatory diagram of the main parts of an apparatus for realizing the effects of the configurations of FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 3 CU> is a main part explanatory diagram showing another embodiment of an apparatus for realizing the effects of the configurations of FIGS. 1 and 2 above. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a conventional example.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. By passing the flow of a workpiece such as margarine through a combing blade near the nozzle, an appropriate number of vertical cuts are made along the flow, and the vertical cuts are made. After that, using an appropriate automatic means, a plurality of blades are cut across the flow of the flow mass at appropriate intervals.
A method for processing margarine, etc., characterized in that it is simultaneously shaken down into a flow mass and an appropriate number of cross cuts are made that intersect with the above cuts, thereby carving cut portions as unit molded products of a predetermined shape. 2. In the step of carving the transverse cut, at least one of the blades completely cuts the flow mass and forms the flow mass into a semi-finished product having a predetermined width. A method for processing margarine, etc., as described in Scope 1. 3. In the step of carving the crosscuts, each blade is swung down into the flow mass and at the same time is released along the flow of the flow mass, from the initial contact position to the flow mass, A method for processing margarine, etc., according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the cut can be made almost perpendicularly to the margarine. 4. A nozzle for discharging a stream of a workpiece such as margarine, a transfer means for placing and transferring the stream discharged by the nozzle, and a transfer means provided near the nozzle to transfer the stream to the stream. An appropriate number of combing blades capable of carving an appropriate number of vertical cuts along the flow, and an appropriate number of cross cutting blades that are provided at appropriate positions on the conveying means to intersect the vertical cuts in the flow mass. It has a plurality of automatic lowering blades that can carve holes, and is characterized by being able to carve cut-out parts for later breaking the flow mass into a unit molded product of a predetermined shape. Processing equipment for margarine, etc. 5. The above-mentioned blades for carving cross-cuts are characterized in that at least one of the blades is capable of completely cutting the flow mass and molding the flow mass into a semi-finished product having a predetermined width. An apparatus for processing margarine or the like according to claim 4. 6. The blade that carves the above-mentioned cross-cut is swung down into the flow mass and at the same time is released along the flow of the flow mass, cutting almost vertically into the flow mass from the point of first contact with the flow mass. 6. The apparatus for processing margarine or the like according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that it has a sliding means capable of moving. 7. Claim 4, characterized in that either or both of the combing blade for carving the vertical cuts and the blade for carving the horizontal cuts are configured to be electrically conductive. Fifth
A processing device for margarine, etc., as described in item 1 or 6.