JPH0212878Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] A. Purpose of the invention (industrial application field) The invention is designed to cut the abdominal cavity of a fish such as bonito so that the abdominal cavity corresponds to the cutting tool regardless of the size of the fish. This invention relates to a grasping device.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, as a device for gripping a fish body such as bonito when removing the head from the body, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 50-41196~
The one described in Publication No. 41199 is publicly known.

In these devices, the gripping tool holds the fish at a constant position, and by adjusting the head support up and down, the head can be uniformly supported on the support regardless of the size of the fish. It is something.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) Therefore, when a knife for cutting the abdominal cavity is combined with the conventional device and the abdominal cavity is cut after cutting the head, it is necessary to position the cutting knife in accordance with the standard fish body. If you leave it for a long time, the cut of the knife will be too deep for large fish, which will significantly reduce the yield of the product, and for small fish, the cut of the knife will be too shallow, and the abdominal cavity will have to be opened wide. There was a problem that the internal organs could not be removed.

The present invention was developed to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and uses an elevating tray to change the gripping position of the fish by the gripper, making it possible to cut into the abdominal cavity with a knife even if the fish is large or small. The purpose is to provide a device that can perform the necessary functions properly without excess or deficiency.

B. Structure of the invention (means for solving problems) The fish body gripping device according to the invention includes a means for transporting the fish body 10, and a pivot 1 connected to the first stage of transport 6, 6.
2 and 12, and opened and closed by an opening/closing means 16, and each of the gripping tools 1 supported by the transfer means 6, 6.
Provided at the lower part between 1 and 11, elevating means 24, 25,
27 to change the gripping position of the fish 10 by the gripping tools 11, 11 according to its size.

(Function) The fish body grasping device configured as described above, when the small fish body 10 can be grasped by the grasping tools 11, 11,
When the levers 25, 25 are raised by the handle 27, the guide plate 24 rises and pushes up the rollers 23, 23 engaged with it, and the saucer 21 is raised, so that the fish 10 placed on the saucer 21 is ,
It is held at a high position by the gripping tools 11, 11, and the part of the abdominal cavity to be cut corresponds to the knife 35,
Further, when gripping a large fish body 10, when the levers 25, 25 are pushed down using the handle 27, the guide plate 24 is lowered and the rollers 23, 25 engaged with the guide plate 24 are lowered.
23 to lower the saucer 21, the fish 10 placed on the saucer 21 is held by the gripping tools 11, 1.
1 is held at a low position, and the part of the abdominal cavity to be cut corresponds to the cutter 35, so this adjustment is made appropriately according to the fish body 10 that has been selected within a certain weight category. , by operating the transfer means 6, 6 and the cutter 35, and supplying the fish 10 between the grippers 11, 11 at the starting ends of the transfer means 6, 6, the fish 10 will be moved by the operating arm 14 of the grippers 11, 11. When engaged with the restraining bar 16 and restrained, the interlocking pieces 13,1
In order to cause the fish body 3 to be gripped by the gripping tools 11 and 11 in conjunction with each other, the fish body 10 is transferred with the cut portion of its abdominal cavity corresponding to the cutter 35, and the portion of the abdominal cavity to be cut is aligned with the cutting line shown in FIG. The operation is performed continuously to ensure cutting as shown in c.

(Example) Next, an example of implementation of a fish belly cutting device according to the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

In Figs. 1 and 2, 1 is a frame, and driving and driven chain wheels 2, 2 and 3, 3 are provided at the front and rear of the middle stage of the frame, supported by shafts 4 and 5, and these chain wheels 2, 2 are supported by shafts 4 and 5. A pair of conveyor chains 6, 6 are suspended between and 3, 3, and the rotation of the motor 7 is transmitted to the shaft 4 after being decelerated by a reducer 8, so that the conveyor chains 6, 6 move in the direction of fish transport as described later. It is configured to rotate continuously at a predetermined speed.

Reference numerals 9 and 9 denote a large number of sets of mounting pieces that are attached to the above-mentioned conveyor chains 6 and 6 at regular intervals, and vertical pieces a and a on both sides of these mounting pieces 9 and 9 are attached so as to match the cross-sectional shape of the fish body 10. The pair of gripping tools 11, 11, which are bent to fit the longitudinal shape of the fish body 10 with the horizontal piece b connecting the vertical pieces a and a, are pivoted by the lower pivots 12, 12, and these pivots are 12,1
2, interlocking pieces 13, 13 are provided oppositely, and the tip of one is overlapped with the tip of the other. Furthermore, an operating arm 14 is made to protrude below one of the pivots 12, and a roller 15 is attached to the tip of the operating arm 14. When installed and the roller 15 is engaged with the restraining bar 16 at the front part of the frame 1 and restrained, one gripping tool 11 rotates toward the other gripping tool 11, and this movement is controlled by the interlocking piece. 1
3, 13 to transmit the information to the other gripping tool 11,
A pair of gripping tools 11, 11 each rotate inward to grip the fish body 10, but when the roller 15 comes off the holding bar 16 at the rear of the frame 1,
The gripping tools 11, 11 are opened to release the fish body 10, and in order to prevent the gripping tools 11, 11 from opening too much at this time, regulating pieces 17, 17 are attached to the pivots 12, 12. There is.

Reference numerals 18 and 18 indicate levers in which the above-described restraining bar 16 is attached to the frame 1, and a handle 20 is attached to the shaft 19 of one of the levers 18, and this handle 2
When levers 18 and 18 are pushed down by 0, holding bar 1
6 descends to strengthen the hold on the roller 15, and when the lever 18 is raised with the handle 20, the hold bar 1
6 is raised to weaken the pressure on the roller 15.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a saucer on which the fish body 10 is placed between the grippers 11 and 11 described above, and both ends thereof are connected to the lifting shaft 2.
2 to the mounting piece 9, the lower part supports two front and rear rollers 23, 23, these rollers 23, 23 roll on the guide plate 24, and the fish body 10 is gripped by the grippers 11, 11. The height of the saucer 21 can be adjusted by supporting the guide plate 24 on the levers 25, 25, attaching a handle 27 to the shaft 26 of one of the levers 25, and using the handle 27 to adjust the height of the saucer 21. When the levers 25 and 25 are raised, the guide plate 24 rises and the saucer 21 is raised higher, and when the levers 25 and 25 are pushed down, the guide plate 24 is lowered and the saucer 21 is lowered, allowing cutting of the abdominal cavity regardless of the size of the fish body 10. The parts are uniformly arranged to correspond to the cutlery described later.

28 is a knife for cutting off the head from the fish body 10, and in order to cut the head along the gills with a good yield, frame 1 is used.
The motor 30 is attached to the shaft 29 supported diagonally on the
The head of the fish 10 being gripped and transferred by the gripping tools 11, 11 is cut off.

Reference numeral 31 denotes a head support provided at the lower part of the cutter 28. When the cutter 28 cuts into the fish body 10, it supports the head while pushing it upwards, and prevents the head from sagging due to the weight during cutting and the length of the fish body. This support body 31 is connected to the lever 3 which interlocks with the levers 25, 25 for raising and lowering the saucer 21 as described above.
2 and 32, it is raised and lowered in the same manner as the saucer 21.

Reference numeral 33 denotes a guide supported by the frame 1 above the fish body gripping tools 11, 11 and diagonally intersecting with the gripping tools 11, 11. A guide 33 is engaged with a carriage 34 so as to be movable back and forth, and the abdominal cavity is cut by the carriage 34. A cutter 35 is mounted on the side and rotated by a motor 36.
Before the fish 10 arrives, it is held in a standby position by the moving/retracting means described in 5 below, and when the fish 10 arrives, it is advanced from the head side to the caudal side to cut the abdominal cavity of the fish 10, and after the cutting is completed, the fish body 10 is moved from the caudal side to the head side. The guide 31 is moved obliquely to the gripping tools 11, 11 so that the blade 35 moves to follow the progress of the fish body 10, and cuts the entire abdominal cavity to be cut. This is effective in cutting the parts reliably.

Reference numeral A denotes a means for advancing and retracting the above-described carriage 34, which is supported by the frame 1 on one side of the guide 33 as shown in FIG. A crank 38 is attached to the rotating vertical shaft 37, and the crank 38 is connected to the reciprocating table 34 by a rod 39.
is held in the standby position, and when it reaches the bottom of the guide 33, the carriage 34 is advanced from the head side to the tail side of the fish body 10,
The abdominal cavity is cut by the knife 35, and when the cutting is completed, the knife is returned to the standby position.

B is a means for regulating the cut line of the abdominal cavity by the cutter 35 described above, and as shown in FIGS. A roller 41 attached to the tip of a guide 33 which is pivotally connected to the frame 1 at one end and can be raised and lowered at the other end is engaged, and as the carriage 34 advances from the head side to the tail side of the fish body 10, the guide 33 moves up and down. It is gradually pushed up by the cylindrical cam 40 to raise the position of the carriage 34 and performs a regulating operation such that the cutting line by the blade 35 coincides with the ideal cutting line c shown in FIG.

C. Effects of the invention The fish body grasping device according to the present invention has a saucer between the fish body graspers, and when the fish body is small, this saucer is raised and when it is large, it is lowered to adjust the grasping position and remove the internal organs. The abdominal cavity can be reliably cut at all appropriate positions by using a blade that moves back and forth along a fixed trajectory.

By adjusting the height of the saucer, the fish, regardless of its size, is held down slightly above the center line of the body axis by the connecting rod of the gripping tool, ensuring a strong and stable grip and preventing misalignment during cutting. It never turns.

Since the fish body is gripped by the gripping tool and transported horizontally, if a knife is placed along the transfer path in a state suitable for cutting the head and abdominal cavity, the head and part of the abdominal cavity of the fish can be continuously cut during transfer. It can be excised.

It has the following unique effects.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an example of the implementation of the fish body grasping device according to the present invention. Figure 2 is a plan view of the same as above. Third
The figure is an enlarged front view showing the operation system of the gripping tool and the saucer in the same as above. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the same as above. FIG. 5 is a side view showing the structure and transmission system of the cutting line regulating means using a cutter. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a state in which the gripping tool in the same as above grips a fish body. FIGS. 7 and 8 are explanatory diagrams of the state in which the saucer is raised and lowered according to the size of the fish, with FIG. 7 showing the lowered state and FIG. 8 showing the raised state. FIG. 9 is a side view showing the ideal cutting line of the fish body and its abdominal cavity. In the figure, 6 is a means for transporting the fish body, 11 and 11 are fish body gripping tools, 12 and 12 are pivots, 16 is an opening/closing member of the gripping tool, 21 is a fish tray, and 24, 25, and 27 are raising and lowering means for the tray. be.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A fish body transfer means, a large number of fish body gripping tools attached to the transfer means by a pivot and opened and closed by an opening/closing means, and supported by the transfer means and provided at a lower part between the respective gripping tools and moved up and down by an elevating means. A fish body grasping device comprising: a fish body receiving tray that changes the position at which the fish body is grasped by the grasping tool according to the size of the fish body.