JPS6345913Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a mechanism for removing a nori cage from a cage frame used in nori manufacturing equipment.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, the seaweed cages are prepared by erecting a number of cage frames with seaweed cages attached to a pair of parallel endless chains at predetermined intervals, and intermittently rotating sprockets that mesh with the endless chains. Department, dehydration department,
In the nori manufacturing equipment, which consists of a drying section and a stripping section, most of the replacement of the nori cages was done manually, but it was a hassle to replace the nori cages every time the nori was changed, so Tokko Sho As shown in Publication No. 58-4902, a hook-shaped retaining piece is provided on the screen frame, and the nori screen is fixed to the screen frame by rotating a pushing claw with a bent tip. A screen removal device for an automatic drying seaweed manufacturing apparatus has been proposed, which removes the screen from a hook-shaped screen stopper provided on a screen frame.

Also, as stated in Publication No. 59-30712,
There was also a way to replace the seaweed cage along with its frame.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, the method described in Publication of Utility Model Publication No. 59-30712 required the preparation of a separate cage frame to attach the nori cage to be replaced, so there was a problem in that more cage frames were needed than necessary. .

On the other hand, what is described in Special Publication No. 58-4902 is
The seaweed cage is attached directly to the hook-shaped stopper piece provided on the screen frame, and in order to remove it, use the push claw to open one end of the seaweed cage outward and remove it from the hook-shaped stopper piece.
There has been a problem in that excessive force is applied to the seaweed cage, which may cause the strings connecting the seaweed cage members to break or the seaweed cage members to bend.

The present invention was developed in view of the above circumstances, and is a method for storing nori cages in nori production equipment, in which the nori cage can be removed naturally without applying excessive force while the cage frame remains attached to the nori production equipment. The purpose is to provide a mechanism for removal from the frame.

[Means for solving problems]

The mechanism for removing the seaweed cage from the cage frame in the nori production equipment according to the present invention in accordance with the above-mentioned purpose is such that the nori cage has bar-shaped stops having a certain length attached to both ends in parallel. A plurality of cage frames are attached by a predetermined number of claw-shaped clamping parts made of an elastic member with a bulge in the cross section, which are removable and fitted from a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of the seaweed surface.
By installing a large number of chains between a pair of parallel endless chains and moving the endless chains intermittently,
A mechanism for removing a seaweed cage from a cage frame in a seaweed production facility that circulates the seaweed cage together with the cage frame to a cutting section, a dewatering section, a drying section, and a peeling section,
Moreover, it is detected that the seaweed cage is in a predetermined position behind the stripping section and in front of the cutting section, and the stopper of the seaweed cage is moved in a direction opposite to the fitting direction of the seaweed cage. The structure includes a means for removing the seaweed cage from the holding portion by pressing the seaweed cage from the holding portion.

Here, the nori cage removing means may be provided in a horizontally moving portion of the endless chain that transports the cage frame, or may be provided in a vertically moving portion of the endless chain that transports the cage frame. It's okay.

[Effect]

Next, to explain the operation of the mechanism for removing the seaweed cage from the cage frame in the nori manufacturing equipment according to the present invention, the mechanism for removing the nori cage from the cage frame is explained. We use a nori cage and a cage frame that can be attached to a predetermined number of claw-shaped clamping parts made of elastic members with a bulge in the cross section provided at a predetermined position of the cage frame, and use this to produce nori. A large number of them are installed on a pair of parallel endless chains that make up the equipment. By moving this endless chain intermittently, the nori cage is circulated among the screening section, dewatering section, drying section, and peeling section.

A seaweed cage removal means is provided behind the stripping section and in front of the paper cutting section, and detects that the cage frame is in a predetermined position. is pressed from the direction opposite to the mounting direction, and as a result, the rod-shaped stopper of the nori cage automatically comes off from the holding part of the cage frame.

〔Example〕

Next, an embodiment embodying the present invention will be described with reference to the attached drawings to provide an understanding of the present invention.

Here, FIG. 1 is a partially omitted side view of a mechanism for removing a seaweed cage from a cage frame in a seaweed production facility according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view of A in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of the nori cage removing means constituting the mechanism for removing the nori cage from the cage frame, and FIG. 4 is a detailed plan view of the nori cage in a nori production facility according to another embodiment of the present invention. It is a side sectional view of the nori cage removing means which constitutes the removal mechanism from the cage frame.

As shown in FIG. 1, a pair of parallel endless chains 10 are wound around an appropriate number of sprockets 11 to 17, and a rotation drive means is attached to a predetermined drive sprocket to drive the endless chains intermittently. The structure is such that it can be done. This endless chain 10
A large number of cage frames 19 (shown in the second figure) with the seaweed cages 18 hung therebetween are constructed at predetermined intervals, and by moving the endless chain 10 intermittently, the nori cages 18 and the cage frames 19 are , Seaweed manufacturing equipment slicing section 2
0, dewatering section 21, drying section 22 and stripping section 23.

At the horizontally movable portion behind the stripping section 23 and in front of the cutting section 21, there is a nori cage removal means that constitutes a mechanism for removing the nori cage from the cage frame in the nori manufacturing equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention. 24 are provided.

This seaweed cage removal means 24 is shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
As shown in the figure, an air cylinder 2, which is an example of a pressing means, is fixed by a support means (not shown).
5, a removal fitting 26 connected to the tip of the air cylinder 25, and a support means (not shown). , the air cylinder 25 is extended.

Arc-shaped catch portions 27 and 28 are formed at both ends of the removal fitting 26, and the structure is such that the substantially central portions of rod-shaped stops 29 and 30 attached to both ends of the nori basin 18 are pressed equally. ing.

To explain in detail the mechanism by which the seaweed cage 18 is attached to the cage frame 19, as shown in FIG. The clamping parts 31, 32 having a bulge in cross section are provided, and the clamping parts 31, 32
As shown in FIG. 2, rod-shaped stops 29 and 30 connected by fixing fittings 33 and 34, respectively, provided near the four corners of the seaweed cage 18 press the holding portion from the opening direction. In some cases, it has come to be worn.

The seaweed cage 18 can be removed by pressing the stoppers 29, 30 of the seaweed cage 18 from the direction opposite to the direction in which they are attached to the clamping parts 31, 32.

Therefore, as described above, as the air cylinder 25 expands, the hooks 27 and 28 of the removal fitting 26 attached to the tip of the air cylinder 25 press against the stops 29 and 30, and the cage frame is removed. The seaweed cage 18 can be removed from the seaweed cage 19.

The removed seaweed cage 18 falls downward under its own weight and is placed on the stand 35.

The height of this table 35 is variable, and the height of the topmost seaweed basin 18 is always kept constant, so that the seaweed basin 18 is placed on the table 15 in an orderly manner. There is. And the above table 15
can also be moved horizontally and laterally, and when the seaweed cage 18 is loaded to a predetermined height, the structure is such that it can be moved horizontally and laterally to take out the seaweed cage 18. Note that instead of this table 15, it is also possible to use a conveyor that transports the seaweed cages 18 in the horizontal direction, and thereby the seaweed cages 18 that have been removed from the cage frame 19 can be transported at any time. .

The cage frame 19 of the seaweed cage 18 that has been removed in this manner is conveyed by the endless chain 10 and moved to the vertically moving section 36 shown in FIG.

Here, the seaweed cage 18b suitable for the condition of the seaweed is placed in the cage frame 19 by hand (or machine in some cases).
This means that the seaweed cage can be replaced.

In the above embodiment, the cage material 18a, which is a wire rod constituting the seaweed cage 18, is attached perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the cage frame 19 (usually,
The present invention is also applicable to a structure in which the cage materials constituting the nori cage are attached in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the cage frame (usually referred to as a horizontal cage). It is something.

Further, in the embodiment described above, the seaweed cage is removed from the cage frame by expanding and contracting the air cylinder 25, but it is also possible to use an electric actuator or a cam mechanism instead of the air cylinder 25.

Next, a description will be given of a seaweed cage removing means 37 that constitutes a mechanism for removing a seaweed cage from a cage frame in a seaweed production facility according to another embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

This seaweed cage removing means 37 is installed at the vertical portion 36 of the endless chain 10 in the seaweed manufacturing equipment shown in FIG.

Incidentally, in another embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 4, the cage material 38a constituting the seaweed cage 38 is attached so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the cage frame 40.

This seaweed cage 38 is similar to the seaweed cage 18 described above,
Holding parts 41 and 42 provided on the screen frame 40 at both ends
By attaching rod-shaped fasteners 43 and 44 which are held between the seaweed cages 43 and 44, the seaweed cage 38 can be attached to the cage frame 40 in a stretched state.

When this cage frame 40 is in a predetermined position, a seaweed cage removal means 37 is attached to the side opposite to the open side B of the clamping parts 41 and 42 of this cage frame 40. The pressing members 47 and 48 are rectangular rods that move in the horizontal direction and have arc-shaped catch portions 45 and 46 at their tips and a flange at the other end, and the pressing members 4
7 and 48 in a slidable manner and fixed at a predetermined position by a support member (not shown).
springs 51, 52 installed between the guides 49, 50 and the flanges of the pressing members 47, 48, respectively;
Eccentric cams 53 and 54 abut against the flange of 48 and are connected to a rotational drive source (not shown).

The eccentric cams 53 and 54 are adapted to rotate counterclockwise in FIG. Kara seaweed cage 3
It is designed to remove 8.

After this, the seaweed cage 38 is moved by the pressing members 47, 4
It is transported to a predetermined position by a suction plate (for example, a vacuum suction plate, a magnetic suction plate) 55 (or it may be a clamping tool), etc., which moves in synchronization with the , or placed on a conveyor.

In this case, the new seaweed cage is attached to the cage frame by hand or machine at the part above the vertical part of the endless chain before the cutting part, or by the horizontal part before the cage attachment part. Will have to wear it.

[Effect of idea]

As is clear from the above explanation, the nori cage removal device in the nori cage removal mechanism from the nori frame in the nori manufacturing equipment according to the present invention is capable of automatically removing the nori cage from the nori frame without removing the nori frame from the nori production equipment. Since the seaweed cage is removed at the same time, no manpower is required to remove the seaweed cage, and therefore, the seaweed cage can be removed without any effort.

Moreover, since only the seaweed cage is removed from the cage frame, a spare cage frame is not needed.

Moreover, since the removal is done by pressing in a direction approximately perpendicular to the surface of the seaweed cage,
Its operation is simple and suitable for automation.

In addition, since the clamping part to which the stopper of the seaweed cage is fitted is a claw-shaped clamping part made of an elastic member with a bulge in the cross section, it cannot be easily removed even after installation, and furthermore, it cannot be removed. No excessive force is applied to the seaweed cage during this process.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a partially omitted side view of a mechanism for removing a seaweed cage from a cage frame in a seaweed manufacturing facility according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a detailed plan view of section A in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a partially omitted side view. A schematic side view of a seaweed cage removal means that constitutes a mechanism for removing the seaweed cage from the cage frame;
FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of a seaweed cage removing means constituting a mechanism for removing a seaweed cage from a cage frame in a seaweed production facility according to another embodiment of the present invention. Explanation of symbols, 18, 38...Seaweed cage, 19, 4
0... Screen frame, 20... Sampling section, 21... Dehydration section,
22... Drying section, 23... Stripping section, 24, 37...
...Seaweed cage removal means, 29, 30, 43, 44...
...stopper, 31, 32, 41, 42... clamping part.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) A seaweed cage with rod-shaped fasteners of a certain length attached to both ends in parallel, the rod-like fasteners being freely removable in a direction approximately perpendicular to the direction of the seaweed surface. A plurality of cage frames, which are attached by a predetermined number of claw-like clamping parts made of elastic members with a bulge in the cross section and fitted from each other, are installed between a pair of parallel endless chains, and the endless A mechanism for removing a seaweed cage from a cage frame in a seaweed production facility, in which the seaweed cage is circulated together with the cage frame to a screening section, a dewatering section, a drying section, and a peeling section by intermittently moving a chain. Furthermore, it is detected that the seaweed cage is in a predetermined position behind the stripping section and in front of the cutting section, and the stopper of the seaweed cage is moved in the opposite direction to the fitting direction of the seaweed cage. 1. A mechanism for removing a seaweed cage from a cage frame in a seaweed manufacturing facility, characterized in that a mechanism for removing a seaweed cage from a cage frame in a seaweed manufacturing facility is provided, the cage being removed from the holding portion by pressing from the direction of the above. (2) The nori cage removing means is a mechanism for removing the nori cages from the cage frame in the nori manufacturing equipment as set forth in claim 1 of the utility model registration claim, wherein the nori cage removal means is provided in a horizontally moving part of the endless chain that conveys the cage frame. (3) The mechanism for removing the seaweed cage from the cage frame in the seaweed manufacturing equipment as set forth in claim 1 of the utility model registration claim, wherein the nori cage removing means is provided in a vertically movable portion of the endless chain that conveys the cage frame.