JP2019206039A - Meat slicer - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a meat slicer which is configured to be easily disassembled to detail, be washed thoroughly, facilitate the maintenance of every part, and facilitate holding a mutual relation when assembling after disassembling.SOLUTION: A meat slicer includes: a rotary drum for receiving in the outer periphery meat slices obtained by cutting with a blade body at the tips of meat sent out from a meat box in which meat is placed, and which reciprocates in a prescribed range; and a transportation conveyor which receives the meat slices transported with the rotary drum in the starting end part, and transports outward. Both of the rotary drum and the transportation conveyor are supported on the same support frame body horizontally movable in a prescribed range along a sending-out direction of meat on a rail of a machine body. The transportation conveyor is supported on the support frame body horizontally movable in a prescribed range along a direction of movement of the support frame body via guide means provided on the support frame body.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a meat slicer that receives sliced meat obtained by cutting meat with a blade and receives it on a conveyer conveyor via a rotating drum and carries it out to the outside.

As a meat slicer related to the present invention, there is, for example, Patent Document 1, and a sliced meat in which the tip of a block meat protruding from a reciprocating holder (meat box) is cut with a blade is used as a transfer band or a rotating drum. In this configuration, it is transferred to a take-out transfer device (transfer conveyor) and sent out of the machine. A transfer belt or a rotating body, a receiving plate for adjusting the slice thickness, and an adjustment motor are mounted on the rail of the machine frame. It is supported by a support frame that can be moved in the direction of movement, and is moved after work to create a wide space at the lower end of the holder so that cleaning, inspection and repair can be performed easily.
Further, in Patent Document 2, a folding device having a folding device for folding sliced meat in two and a folding conveyor is constructed so that it can be drawn and separated on the rail of the main frame so that maintenance can be performed easily. ing.
However, in any of the above documents, the transfer band or rotating drum that receives the sliced meat cut by the blade, and the take-out transport device or folding conveyor (transport conveyor) are supported by separate supports. Therefore, the handling is complicated and it is difficult to maintain the relative positions.

Japanese Patent No. 3706886 Japanese Patent No. 4129535

When slicing meat with a rotating blade of a meat slicer, in the case of soft raw meat in a chilled state, it is difficult to slice thinly compared to meat frozen at an appropriate temperature, and many chips are generated and attached to each part, It is easy to get into the gap with gravy. These are necessary to provide a safe and clean sliced meat that must be reliably removed at the end of the work.
Therefore, in the meat slicer, it is required that at least the portion where the meat comes into contact can be easily disassembled and thoroughly cleaned.
In addition, sliced meat is arranged in small trays and sold at stores such as supermarkets, but in order to arrange it nicely, sliced meat is taken out in an orderly manner, depending on the part it can be folded in two and taken out, and the configuration of each part It is complicated and has many adjustment points.
In view of such circumstances, the present invention provides a meat slicer that can be easily disassembled to details, that can be cleaned to every corner, that each part can be easily maintained, and that the mutual relationship can be easily maintained during assembly after disassembly. The purpose is to do.

The present invention is a rotating drum that receives sliced meat on the outer periphery where the front end of meat that is fed from a meat box that reciprocates within a predetermined range by placing meat is cut by a blade,
It has a conveyor that receives the sliced meat transported by the rotating drum at the starting end and transports it to the outside. Both the rotating drum and the transporting conveyor are horizontal on the rail of the machine body within a predetermined range along the meat feeding direction. In the meat slicer supported by the same movable support frame,
The transport conveyor is a meat slicer characterized in that it is supported by a support body that can move horizontally within a predetermined range along the moving direction of the support frame body through guide means provided on the support frame body.

Also, a folding member for folding the sliced meat in two is provided between and around the rotating drum and the starting end of the conveyor, and the conveyor is supported at least on the side of the conveyor. The folding member supported by the frame can be moved to a position that does not overlap with the side view.

Furthermore, an arm supported at one end by a support shaft provided on the support frame and horizontally swingable within a predetermined range regulated by a positioning tool around the support shaft is connected to the support by appropriate means. In addition, the support body can be moved within a predetermined range by swinging the arm.

According to the present invention, the rotating drum that receives the sliced meat cut out by the blade body and the transport conveyor that transports the sliced meat outward are supported by the same support frame that is movable in the feeding direction, and the transport conveyor is Since it can move horizontally with respect to the support frame, the structure is simple, and a space can be formed before and after the rotating body, so that maintenance such as cleaning of the surroundings becomes easy.
Even if the folding member is disposed on the side of the front end of the conveyor, the conveyor belt can be easily detached from the side by moving the conveyor to a position where it does not overlap in side view.
Further, the support is supported at one end by the support frame, and the arm within the predetermined range regulated by the positioning tool can be swung horizontally to easily move within the predetermined range with a simple operation. It can be moved, and when it is returned to its original position, it returns to a predetermined position so that the related position can be maintained.

1 is a schematic side view of a meat slicer according to the present invention. In a meat slicer same as the above, it is a side view showing a state in which each of the support frame that supports both the rotating drum and the conveyor and the support of the conveyor is moved. It is a top view for demonstrating folding operation | movement of the sliced meat by a folding member in the meat slicer same as the above. It is a fragmentary top view which shows an example of the operation means which moves a support body horizontally. FIG. 5 is a front view of FIG. 4. It is a side view which shows the structure of the raising / lowering means of the conveyor belt in the start end part of a conveyance conveyor.

The meat slicer according to one embodiment of the present invention is schematically shown in FIG. 1 as a main part of the meat slicer. The structure of the meat slicer is supported by the body 1 in a swingable manner within a predetermined range in the vertical direction by the crank mechanism 2. The leading end of the meat placed on the reciprocating meat box 3 and fed from the outlet of the meat box by unillustrated feeding means was cut by the blade body 4 made of a rotating belt blade when the meat box 3 moved up. The sliced meat is received on the outer periphery of the rotating drum 5 facing the outer periphery near the blade body 4, transferred to the opposite side, delivered to the starting end of the conveyor 6 waiting near the rotating drum 5, and transported outward. It is supposed to be configured.

In this example, the rotating drum 5 has a plurality of rows of needles with sharp outer peripheral portions formed in the horizontal direction, and is rotatably supported on the left and right side plates. Both side plates are fixed to an upper frame 7a constituting a support frame 7 provided below, and the upper frame 7a is connected to a side of the meat box 3 via a pair of left and right parallel links 7b urged by a spring (not shown). Are connected to the lower frame 7c.
A receiving plate 8 is provided at the outlet of the meat box 3 to receive the leading end of the meat and regulate the slice thickness, and is supported by both side plates.
Further, the upper frame 7a is connected to a motor-driven linear motion tool 7d mounted on the lower frame 7c, and the linear motion tool 7d is actuated in accordance with an instruction from the control means for setting the slice thickness to a desired value. The receiving plate 8 supported by 7a moves and the gap with the exit of the meat box 3 is adjusted.
Reference numeral 9 denotes a comb-shaped presser bar which is supported by the machine body 1 and presses the sliced meat against the needle tip of the rotary drum 5 from the upper surface, and the posture of the sliced meat cut out by the blade body 4 is Press against the needle tip and hold it so as not to disturb.

The lower frame 7c, which is located at the bottom of the support frame 7 and supports the upper frame 7a via the parallel link 7b, has a pair of rollers 10 and 10 mounted on the left and right sides of the lower frame 7c. The support frame 7 is placed on the laid rail 11 and the left and right movements are regulated by a derailment prevention tool (not shown) while the meat is delivered within a predetermined range defined by the front and rear stoppers 12 and 13 provided on the machine body 1. It is possible to move horizontally along the direction.
Near the rear stopper 13, there are provided a finely adjustable positioning tool (not shown) and a guiding tool for guiding the support frame 7 to return to a fixed position when the support frame 7 is moved back. A fixture for fixing the lower frame 7c to the machine body 1 is provided so that the position relative to the machine is maintained.

A support 14 that supports the conveyor 6 is movably supported by the support frame 7.
The support 14 includes a plurality of pulleys 15 and 15 that are pivotally supported on the left and right side plates between the start end facing the rotating drum 5 and the falling position of the outer end, which constitutes the transport conveyor 6. The belt conveyor 6a wound around, the motor for driving the conveyor belt 6a, and the conveyor belt 6a withdrawn and retracted at the dropping position of the end portion fall into a small tray waiting on the lower side (not shown). An exit / retreat mechanism (shuttle mechanism) for the belt conveyor 6a to be installed is provided.

The bottom of the support 14 is a frame 14a assembled in a cross beam, and left and right side plates, which are constituent members of the transport conveyor 6, are integrally connected to the left and right sides.
Further, on the left and right bottom portions of the frame body 14a, a pair of left and right guide bars 16 extending in the horizontal direction along the moving direction of the support frame body 7 on the upper frame 7a of the support frame body 7 adjacent to the lower side. Bearings 17 and 17 to be fitted are provided, and the frame body 14a is guided by the guide bar 16 and supported so as to be horizontally movable in the transport direction.
Therefore, the conveyor 6 integrated with the frame body 14a via the left and right side plates is guided by the guide bar 16 and can move in the horizontal direction.
Further, since the rotating drum 5 is supported on the upper frame 7a on which the support body 14 is supported, if the lower frame 7c supporting the upper frame 7a via the parallel link 7b moves relative to the machine body, the rotation is naturally performed. The drum 5 and the conveyor 6 are configured to be moved simultaneously.

Next, the configuration of the operating means for horizontally moving the transport belt 6 will be described mainly based on FIGS.
A boss portion provided at one end is engaged with an engagement long hole 19a drilled in an intermediate portion of an operation arm 19 that is rotatably fitted to and supported by a support shaft 18 fixed to the upper frame 7a. The engaging pin 20 is fixed to the support piece 14b extending from the frame 14a, and the arm 19 is swung around the support shaft 18 with the handle 19b attached to the other end. Thus, the frame 14a is horizontally moved while being guided by the guide bar 16, and the conveyor 6 supported by the frame 14a is moved.

Further, on one side of the upper frame 7a, as a positioning tool for restricting the horizontal swing range of the support body 14, it protrudes from the support body 14 and is urged in the push-in direction by a spring (not shown) and can be withdrawn and retracted A locking pin 21 and a restricting plate 23 having pin holes 22 and 22 that engage with the knock pin 21 and restrict a predetermined swing range are fixed to the upper frame 7a.
When the conveyor 6 is moved, the knock pin 21 is extracted from the pin hole 22 and the arm 19 is swung with the handle 19a. The knock pin 21 is configured to be pushed into the pin hole 22 and positioned by a spring when the tip reaches the opposite pin hole 22 along the guide surface provided on the restriction plate 23.

The meat slicer of this embodiment is equipped with a folding member that folds the sliced meat in two.
The folding member in this example is provided between and around the rotating drum 5 and the starting end portion of the conveyor 6, and slices meat from the lower surface of the rotating drum 5 while swinging in the front-rear direction. A comb-shaped folding transfer tool 24 that supports the center portion, folds in two across the front and back and transfers it to the start end of the transport conveyor 6 and then moves diagonally downward, and the start end of the transport conveyor 6 shown in FIG. The undulating means 25 of the conveyor belt 6a incorporated in the receiving surface of the sliced meat, and the pressing tool 26 that presses the upper surface of the sliced meat that is received at the start end of the conveyor 6 and folded in half.

Since the mechanism 27 for supporting the folding transfer device 24 to swing and retract is well known in Japanese Patent No. 4168155 and the like, a detailed description thereof is omitted, but the upper frame 7a of the support frame 7 supporting the rotary drum 5 is omitted. The tip of the rotating drum 5 is attached to the lower side surface of the rotating drum 5 and overlaps with the starting end of the conveyor 6 in side view.

As shown in FIG. 6, the raising / lowering means 25 for raising and lowering the belt conveyor 6 a incorporated in the start end of the transfer conveyor 6 is a support shaft of the start end pulley 15 a of the transfer conveyor 6 supported on the support 14. A swing arm 28 that supports a small roller 15c that can swing up and down about 15b, and a motor that is connected to a lever 29 extending from the support shaft 15b and swings the swing arm 28 within a predetermined range. Consists of the oscillating drive member 30, and the sliced meat transferred by the folding transfer tool 24 is received by the conveyor belt 6a pushed up as indicated by the phantom line in FIG.

As described above, in the meat slicer of the present embodiment, the conveyor 6 is supported by the support frame 7 that supports the rotating drum 5 via the support 14, so that the conveyor 6 can be moved at the same time and the relative position can be easily maintained.
Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the rotary drum 5 and the conveyor 6 are moved in the front-rear direction through the support frame 7 and the support 14, respectively, and maintenance such as cleaning / cleaning and inspection / maintenance of each part after the slicing operation is performed. However, in this embodiment, a maintenance space can be formed before and after the rotating drum 5, so that the details can be cleaned and washed. In particular, since the rotating drum 5 and the starting end of the conveyor 6 are separated from each other, the maintenance of the folding members provided between and around the two is easy.
If the conveyor 6 is moved away from the rotary drum 5, the starting end of the conveyor 6 swings while supporting the folding transfer tool 24 attached to the side surface of the upper frame 7 a of the support frame 7. The belt conveyor 6a can be loosened and removed from the side to be cleaned because it does not overlap with the front end of the mechanism 27 to be withdrawn / retracted.

3 Meat box 5 Rotating drum 6 Conveyor 7 Support frame 14 Support

Claims (3)

A rotating drum that receives sliced meat on the outer periphery where the front end of the meat sent out from the meat box that reciprocates within a predetermined range by placing the meat is cut by the blade body,
It has a conveyor that receives the sliced meat transported by the rotating drum at the starting end and transports it to the outside. Both the rotating drum and the transporting conveyor are horizontal on the rail of the machine body within a predetermined range along the meat feeding direction. In the meat slicer supported by the same movable support frame,
A meat slicer, characterized in that the transport conveyor is supported by a support body that can move horizontally within a predetermined range along the moving direction of the support frame body through guide means provided on the support frame body. A folding member that folds the sliced meat in two is provided between and around the rotating drum and the start end of the conveyor, and the conveyor frame is positioned at least on the side of the conveyor. The meat slicer according to claim 1, wherein the meat slicer can be moved to a position where it does not overlap with the folding member supported on the side. One end is supported by a support shaft provided on the support frame, and an arm that is horizontally swingable within a predetermined range regulated by a positioning tool around the support shaft is connected to the support by appropriate means. The meat slicer according to claim 1, wherein the support is movable within a predetermined range by swinging the arm.

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