KR20170059105A

KR20170059105A - Apparatus for alignment of stick type food

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Publication number: KR20170059105A
Application number: KR1020150162967A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 박병용
Original assignee: 박병용
Priority date: 2015-11-20
Filing date: 2015-11-20
Publication date: 2017-05-30
Also published as: KR101756649B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for aligning stick-shaped foods in a predetermined quantity unit.
The apparatus of the present invention comprises: a groove-equipped conveyor having an insertion groove into which stick-shaped food is inserted and having a section bent downward to allow stick food to be inserted and moved into the insertion groove to be separated; A conveying conveyor for conveying sticky foods separated from the curved section of the groove conveyor and moving the sticky foods; A sensing sensor for sensing stick food separated from the grooved conveyor by the conveying conveyor; A movement restricting means for restricting movement of the stick-shaped food moving through the conveying conveyor so that the movement of the stick-shaped food is restricted by the movement of the stick-shaped food; And the number of stick-shaped foods detected by the detection sensor is counted until the quantity of the stick-shaped food detected by the detection sensor is reached. When the set quantity is reached, And a controller for causing the stick-shaped food to be aligned and transported in units of a set quantity.
The apparatus of the present invention is capable of quickly aligning stick type food in a predetermined quantity unit, and is capable of easily adjusting the quantity of stick type food.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS FOR ALIGNMENT OF STICK TYPE FOOD [0002]

The present invention relates to an apparatus for aligning food for subsequent processing such as packaging of food.

In the process from the manufacture of food to packaging, it may be necessary to align finished or intermediate products of the food for packaging purposes.

The need for such alignment is becoming more important in the case of mass production.

As a concrete example, in order to pack a stick type food such as "cheese stick" or "flan ham (sausage)" into a pack, it is necessary to collect and sort the stick-shaped products.

Conventionally, in a cheese stick manufacturing factory or a ham manufacturing factory, a plurality of workers put a tray of stick type ham in a set number of times to sort them.

This method has a problem that the stick type food can not be packed so as to have exactly the same shape and numerical value, and the shapes and numerical values are slightly different from each other, and the defective items are also mixed and packaged.

However, the automatic and semiautomatic automation have not been achieved for various reasons.

Korean Patent Application No. 10-1994-0001152 and the like disclose techniques for packaging ham, but they are not intended for packaging stick-shaped products, and the effect is not satisfactory.

As a technique for solving such a problem, a stick type food sorting device such as the Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1498906 was invented by the inventor of the present application.

However, the above technique is disadvantageous in that it has a complicated disadvantages and structures, such as a stick type ham or sausage which is absorbed and moved to a tray or the like.

In addition, there is a disadvantage in that it is not possible to control the alignment quantity of stick food.

Korean Patent Application No. 10-1994-0001152 Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1498906

It is an object of the present invention to provide a stick type food sorting apparatus capable of quickly sorting stick type food by the set quantity and adjusting the quantity of the stick type food.

In the present invention, the stick type food is inserted into the insertion groove so as to be aligned in a predetermined form and moved so that the stick type food is transferred to another conveyor (transfer conveyor) do.

When the quantity of the detected stick food reaches the set value, the driving of the grooved conveyor is stopped or the movement in the conveying conveyor is stopped, and when the set quantity is collected and aligned, the movement is repeated so that the stick- So that it can be sorted quickly.

It is also possible to set the quantity of the stick food to be aligned through the controller so that the quantity of alignment can be easily adjusted.

To this end, the apparatus of the present invention has an insertion groove into which stick food is inserted, and a groove-equipped conveyor having a section curved downward to be separated from the stick food moved by being inserted into the insertion groove.

Also, the conveying conveyor has a stick-shaped food that is detached from the bent section of the grooved conveyor so as to be moved and moved.

In addition, it has a sensing sensor for sensing stick food separated from the grooved conveyor by the conveying conveyor.

In addition, there is movement restricting means for restricting the movement of the stick-shaped food moving through the conveying conveyor so as to be blocked by the blocking plate, or for restricting the movement restriction so that the movement of the stick-shaped food is resumed.

In addition, the quantity of the stick-shaped food detected by the sensor is counted to block the movement of the stick-shaped food by the blocking plate until the set quantity is reached, and when the set quantity is reached, the movement of the stick- So that the stick type food is aligned and transported in units of the set quantity.

Alternatively, the present invention can be implemented such that the movement control means stops the driving of the grooved conveyor when the quantity detected by the detection sensor reaches the set value.

In the present invention, the stick food is inserted into the insertion groove for alignment and moved to another conveyor (conveying conveyor) so that the stick-shaped food contained in the insertion groove is aligned in a predetermined quantity unit. The stick type food is stopped until the quantity of the detected stick type food reaches the set value and the movement is performed when the set quantity is collected and aligned so that the stick type food can be quickly sorted by the set quantity unit have.

In addition, the quantity of stick-shaped foods sorted through the controller can be set, thereby facilitating the adjustment of the quantity of alignment.

In the case where the stick-shaped food which is guided to enter the insertion groove of the groove-equipped conveyor while the stick-shaped food is not inserted into the insertion groove is further provided, the inserted type of the stick-shaped food is prevented from moving in the direction of the conveying conveyor. This is a high feature.

In the case where the stick-shaped food that can not enter the groove of the grooved conveyor and moves to a predetermined point is removed from the grooved conveyor and the grooved conveyor is returned to the front of the grooved conveyor, It is convenient.

Fig. 1 is a schematic plan view of an apparatus for aligning sticky foods according to the present invention
FIG. 2 is a schematic view for explaining a groove-forming conveyor,
3 is a schematic view for explaining a detection sensor, a fall preventing member, a movement restricting means, etc.,
4 is a schematic view for explaining the input aligning means which is a constituent element of the present invention
A: schematic plan view
B: A schematic side view for explaining that the stick-shaped food enters into the row-fitting groove

Hereinafter, the technical idea of the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is to be understood, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of the present invention and are not to be considered as limiting the scope of the invention.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for aligning stick-shaped food, and more particularly, to an apparatus for aligning stick-shaped food in a predetermined quantity unit.

In general, the term " alignment " means only an arrangement of the form, but the present invention is not limited to the arrangement of the form but also the arrangement of the set quantity unit.

To this end, in the present invention, the stick-shaped food is inserted into the insertion groove 11 so as to be aligned in a predetermined shape and moved.

Further, in order to align the stick food in the set quantity unit, it is detected by the detection sensor 30 that it is transferred to the conveying conveyor 20 which is another conveyer.

Also, before the quantity of the sticky foods detected reaches the set value, the movement of the sticky foods stops on the conveying conveyor 20, and when the set quantity is collected and the quantity is aligned, the movement is repeated.

This makes it possible to quickly sort the stick-shaped food into the desired shape and quantity.

In addition, the quantity of the stick-shaped foods to be aligned through the controller 50 can be set so that the quantity of alignment can be easily adjusted.

Therefore, the apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that an insertion groove 11 into which the stick-shaped food 1 is inserted is formed, and a groove having a section bent downward to be detached from the stick- And a conveyor (10).

In addition, the conveying conveyor 20 has a stick conveyor 20 for conveying sticky foods separated from the curved section of the grooved conveyor 10 in a standing position.

Also, it has a detection sensor (30) for sensing the stick food separated from the groove conveyor (10) to the conveying conveyor (20).

In addition, the movement restricting means 40 is provided for restricting the movement of the stick-shaped food moving through the conveying conveyor 20 to the movement of the stick-shaped food, .

In addition, the quantity of the stick-shaped food detected by the detection sensor 30 is counted, and the stick-shaped food is blocked by the blocking plate 41 until the predetermined quantity is reached. And the controller 50 causes the stick-type food to be aligned and transported in units of the set quantity.

The grooved conveyor 10 is for aligning the shape of the stick food.

The shape of the grooved conveyor 10 is already known from Korean Patent No. 10-1498906 and the like, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The conveying conveyor 20 is for aligning the stick-shaped food by the set quantity.

Such a conveying conveyor 20 can be realized in the form of a known conveyor having a flat belt (endless track shape or the like).

However, it is more preferable that a guide is provided on the side of the movement path so that the stick food moving in the conveying conveyor 20 is not pushed or released to the side of the conveying conveyor 20 during the movement.

The detection sensor 30 senses stick food separated from the grooved conveyor 10 to the conveying conveyor 20 so that the stick-shaped food is aligned in the set quantity unit.

That is, when the quantity of the stick food placed in the conveying conveyor 20 becomes the set quantity, the stick food moves on the conveying conveyor 20, and if the set quantity is not reached, the stick food is conveyed on the conveying conveyor 10 To detect movement of stick food to prevent movement.

Since the stick type food is arranged in a certain shape through the groove conveyor 10, the accuracy of sensing through the sensing sensor 30 becomes higher.

The detection sensor 30 can be implemented in various forms such as a light sensor or a limit switch that detects light using light.

However, the accuracy can be further improved by using optical sensors.

The movement restricting means 40, which is a component of the present invention, is for forcibly restricting the movement of the stick-shaped food so that the stick-shaped food is aligned on a set quantity basis on the conveying conveyor 20.

That is, the stick type food is prevented from moving through the blocking plate 41 or is not affected by the blocking plate 41, so that the stick type food collected in the quantity units set in the blocking plate 41 is blocked .

The sticky food is collected in front of the blocking plate 41. As a result, the blocking plate 41 is prevented from moving to the blocking plate 41, When it is not blocked, sticky food gathered is moved.

For example, assuming that stick food is set to move in units of five, one, two, three, and four stick food items are sequentially collected on the blocking plate 41 and then one is added, When the quantity of the stick-shaped food clogged with the block 41 reaches the set quantity of 5, the five stick-shaped foods collected by moving the blocking plate 41 are moved without being influenced by the blocking plate 41.

The stick-shaped food moving in the direction of the blocking plate 41 is then clogged with the blocking plate 41 and assembled in front of the blocking plate 41.

The movement of the blocking plate 41 may be realized in the form of a pneumatic cylinder 42, a hydraulic cylinder, or the like.

In this case, the movement restricting means 40 is in the form of having the blocking plate 41 and the pneumatic cylinder 42 or the hydraulic cylinder.

The blocking plate 41 may be moved by using a motor or the like instead of the pneumatic cylinder 42.

The controller 50, which is a component of the present invention, can be implemented in the form of a central processing unit (CPU) of a computer or a controller 50 provided in various electronic apparatuses.

The controller 50 controls the quantity of the stick-shaped food moved to the conveying conveyor 20 and enables the sorting of the stick-shaped food by the blocking plate 41.

The structure described above is a structure in which stick food is repeatedly moved and stopped by the blocking plate 41. [

Such a structure is suitable for an automated system, that is, a stick type food is collected in a set quantity unit and moved to another process or a fully automated system.

However, it may be implemented without the movement restricting means 40 by the blocking plate 41.

This structure will be described in more detail. A groove-like conveyor (not shown) having an insertion groove 11 for inserting stick-type food and having a bent portion downward to allow the stick- 10).

In addition, the quantity of the stick food detected by the detection sensor 30 is counted, and the grooved conveyor 10 is driven until a predetermined quantity is reached, so that the stick food is supplied to the conveying conveyor 20, And a controller (50) for causing the grooved conveyor (10) to stop so that the stick food is placed on the conveying conveyor (20) in units of the set quantity.

The controller may cause the grooved conveyor 10 to be driven again after a predetermined time that has elapsed after the driving of the grooved conveyor 10 is stopped so that the alignment of the stick type food can be repeated at a predetermined time interval have.

As another example, the present invention can be implemented with a structure in which the grooved conveyor 10 is driven again by depressing or pressing a switch, but there is a disadvantage that fatigue of a worker can be accumulated in a continuous operation.

The above-described structure is suitable for a form in which a stick-shaped food arranged in a form sandwiched by a conveying conveyor 20 is collected by hand by a hand, or hand-wiped onto a wrapping paper.

In the present invention, the stick-shaped food that can not enter the insertion groove 11 while guiding the stick food to enter the insertion groove 11 of the groove conveyor 10 is prevented from moving in the direction of the conveying conveyor 20 May further include an insertion conductor (50).

That is, although there are a plurality of stick-shaped foods on the insertion groove 11 of the groove-forming conveyor 10, there may be no stick-shaped food contained in the insertion grooves 11 under the grooves.

In this case, if the sticky food to be moved is clogged with the inserted derivative 50, the sticky food may be partially inserted into the insertion groove 11 as the movement mode is changed.

In this case, the upper stick-shaped food is caught by the inserting body 50 and pushed to the rear side. In this case, the stick-shaped food is inserted into the insertion groove 11, To be inserted into the hollow insertion groove (11) in FIG.

It is preferable that the inserted derivative 50 is repeatedly moved in the moving direction of the stick-shaped food by the moved stick-shaped food, and then repeatedly moved in the moving direction, thereby preventing damage to the stick-shaped food.

The movement to the home position can be realized by the weight of the rotated part or by a shape made of an elastic body.

It is possible to move one stick type food into the one insertion groove 11 through the insertion inserting 50 as described above, and thus the accuracy of sensing through the sensing sensor 30 can be further improved.

In the present invention, the stick-shaped food that can not enter the insertion groove 11 of the groove-forming conveyor 10 and moved to a predetermined point is removed from the groove-forming conveyor 10 and returned to the front portion of the groove- It is possible to provide continuity of work by further including the transferring means 60 for transferring.

This conveying means 60 can be realized in the form of having a release inducing device 61 for releasing the stick food from the groove conveyor 10 and a conveying conveyor 62 for conveying the separated groove conveyor 10 Do.

The release guiding device 61 can be realized by pushing the stick-shaped food toward the conveying conveyor 62 through the motor and the rotating body as shown in the figure.

In the present invention, the stick-shaped food may be aligned and aligned with the stick-shaped food, and the stick-shaped food may be moved to the grooved conveyor (10).

That is, even if a large amount of stick-shaped food is poured at once, the stick-shaped food can enter smoothly into the insertion groove 11 when the heat is transferred to the grooved conveyor 10.

Such input aligning means 70 can be implemented in various forms.

In the accompanying drawings, the conveying belt 71 is rotated.

In addition, it has a thermocompression-hole forming body 72 which is located above the conveying belt 71 and has a thermocompression groove 72a into which the stick-shaped food can be inserted in alignment.

The heat fitting groove forming body 72 is vibrated or the heat fitting groove forming body 72 is shaken to induce the stick food to enter the heat fitting groove 72a .

That is, the bottom of the stick-shaped food that has entered the row-aligning grooves 72a due to the vibration becomes a form to be placed on the conveying belt 71, thereby moving along the row-aligning grooves 72a and moving to the grooved conveyor 10 will be.

In the present invention, as shown in the accompanying drawings, the curved section of the groove conveyor 10 can be embodied in a curved shape with a circle.

In addition, the drop preventing member (80) is provided outside the bent section of the groove conveyor (10) so as to support the stick type food so as not to fall.

In this structure, the detection sensor 30 can be installed to sense whether the stick-shaped food is contained in the insertion groove 11 on the side of the bent section of the groove-like conveyor 10.

This structure is a structure that can enhance the accuracy of detection.

Reference numeral 74 denotes a belt rotation motor for rotating the conveyance belt.

1. Stick food
10. Home conveyor
11. Insert groove
20. Transfer conveyor
30. Detection sensor
40. Movement restricting means
41. Shield plate
42. Pneumatic cylinders
50. Inserted derivatives
60. The conveying means
61. Release device
62. Conveyor for conveying
70. Input sorting means
71. Feed Belt
72. Column-forming groove forming body
72a. Column alignment groove
73. Thermally fitting derivatives
74. Belt rotation motor
80. Drop prevention element

Claims

An apparatus for aligning stick-shaped foods,
A grooved conveyor 10 having an insertion groove 11 into which stick food is inserted and having a section bent downward to allow the stick food to be inserted and moved into the insertion groove 11 to be released;
A conveying conveyor 20 for conveying sticky foods separated from the curved section of the grooved conveyor 10 so as to be moved;
A sensing sensor 30 for sensing the stick-shaped food separated from the grooved conveyor 10 to the conveying conveyor 20;
A movement restricting means (40) for restricting movement of the stick type food moving through the conveying conveyor (20) so as to be blocked by the blocking plate (41) or restricting movement restriction so that movement of the stick type food can be resumed; And
The quantity of the stick food detected by the detection sensor 30 is counted and the stick food is blocked by the blocking plate 41 until a predetermined quantity is reached. And a controller (50) for releasing the movement of the stick type food so that the stick type food is aligned and transported in the set quantity unit.

An apparatus for aligning stick-shaped foods,
A grooved conveyor 10 having an insertion groove 11 into which stick food is inserted and having a section bent downward to allow the stick food to be inserted and moved into the insertion groove 11 to be released;
A conveying conveyor 20 for conveying sticky foods separated from the curved section of the grooved conveyor 10 so as to be moved;
A sensing sensor 30 for sensing the stick-shaped food separated from the grooved conveyor 10 to the conveying conveyor 20; And
The number of sticky foods sensed by the sensing sensor 30 is counted and the grooved conveyor 10 is driven until a predetermined quantity is reached so that the sticky food is supplied to the conveyance conveyor 20, And a controller (50) for stopping the conveyor (10) so that the stick food is placed on the conveying conveyor (20) in units of the set quantity.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The stick type food that can not enter the insertion groove 11 while guiding the stick food to enter the insertion groove 11 of the groove conveyor 10 is prevented from being moved in the direction of the conveying conveyor 20, ); And arranging the stick-shaped food in the set quantity unit.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Conveying means for returning the stick-shaped food which has not been able to enter the insertion groove 11 of the groove-forming conveyor 10 to a predetermined position, from the groove-forming conveyor 10 and returns it to the front portion of the groove-forming conveyor 10 60) for arranging the stick-shaped food in the set quantity unit.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
A conveyance belt 71 rotated;
A thermostat groove forming body 72 located above the conveyance belt 71 and having a thermostat groove 72a into which the stick food can be inserted in alignment;
And a thermally fitting guide 73 for vibrating the thermally fitting groove-formed body 72 or shaking the thermally fitting groove-formed body 72 to guide the stick-shaped food into the thermally fitting groove 72a (70) for moving the stick-shaped food into the grooved conveyor (10) while aligning and aligning the stick-shaped food when the stick-shaped food is inserted; and a device .

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The curved section of the groove conveyor 10 is curved in a circle
And a drop preventing member (80) located outside the bent section of the groove conveyor (10) to support the stick type food so as not to fall off,
Wherein the sensing sensor (30) senses whether or not the stick-shaped food is contained in the insertion groove (11) on the side of the bent section of the groove-like conveyor (10) .