JPH041836Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a tofu transfer plate for transferring and packing cut tofu in an automatic tofu cutting and packaging device.

[Conventional technology] Conventionally, tofu that has solidified in a mold box is turned over in a water tank, taken out from the mold box, placed on a floating lid, cut vertically and horizontally, and placed into bite-sized pieces in a water tank. can be stored inside. The tofu cut into bite-sized pieces is scooped out by hand one by one in a water tank, packed and packaged, and shipped to the market. Scooping and packing tofu with one hand is extremely inefficient and requires manpower, and cannot be used for mass production of tofu.

Therefore, in recent years, it has been considered to automatically cut a large block of tofu taken out from a mold box, and to further automatically package the cut tofu.

As this type of automatic tofu cutting and packaging device, a tofu transfer table is fixed in a water tank, and on the tofu transfer table, a plurality of partition plates each having a tofu cutting blade at the front end are placed parallel to the tofu cutting width with their front ends aligned. A tofu waterway is formed by cutting the tofu by pushing the tofu lump from before the tofu cutting blade in the tofu waterway with a tofu transfer plate, and transporting the cut tofu to the end of the tofu waterway. An apparatus has been proposed for packaging tofu by inserting it into packs placed on a pack conveyor installed in the market.

The mechanism of this device for inserting cut tofu into the pack is to provide a U-shaped bottomless guide frame into which the tofu transferred to the end of the tofu channel fits, and to this bottomless guide frame, the tofu is transferred using a tofu transfer plate. When the tofu is inserted, the bottomless guide and the pack are raised together with the pack conveyor, and the tofu is inserted into the pack.

However, when the transferred tofu is inserted into the pack, the tofu tilts within the pack and protrudes from the pack, making it difficult to insert the tofu into the pack properly, which is extremely inconvenient.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] The present invention was made to solve the above-mentioned problems of automatic tofu cutting and packaging equipment. To provide a tofu transfer plate that can completely insert cut and transferred tofu into a package without getting caught on the edge of the package and becoming tilted or protruding from the package. shall be.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The tofu transfer plate of the tofu automatic cutting and packaging apparatus of the present invention is attached to a moving frame that moves on a tofu transfer path, and its upper end is perpendicular to a sliding member that slides up and down. A supporting plate fixed to the support plate, a sliding plate suspended vertically and slidably from the supporting plate, and a tofu pressing plate fixed to the supporting plate and protruding from the front surface of the sliding plate. The gist is:

[Function] The tofu moving plate transports the cut tofu along the tofu waterway, and when it reaches the end of the tofu waterway, the tofu is pushed out of the tofu waterway and enters the bottomless guide frame. In order to further transfer the tofu to just above the pack, the tofu transfer plate moves further to the top of the pack's ear or to the guide bar holding the pack's ear. At the moment the tofu is transferred to the top of the pack by the tofu transfer plate, the pack and the bottomless guide frame rise together with the pack conveyor, but the sliding plate freely slides up and down with respect to the support plate. Therefore, the sliding plate that was on top of Puck's ears rises with Puck. However, the tofu presser plate, which is fixed to the support plate and protrudes from the front of the sliding plate, is fixed without moving, so that the tofu presser plate, which is pushed upward as the pack and the bottomless guide frame rise, is lightly pressed. Press down and insert the tofu completely into the padsuku.

[Embodiment] A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of an automatic tofu cutting and packaging device, and FIG. 3 is a front view of the automatic tofu cutting and packaging device. The tofu transfer table 10 is submerged and fixed under the water surface of the aquarium,
A partition plate 12 is provided upright on the surface. Two slits 14 are provided in parallel in the front part of the partition plate 12 of the tofu transfer table 10.
The tofu holding frame 16 is designed to move up and down by penetrating through it.

Six partition plates 12 are arranged in parallel at equal intervals equal to the cutting width of the tofu, and the front end thereof is connected to a tofu cutting blade 18.
It's getting old. Between the partition plates 12 and 12 there is a tofu water channel 20...20, and this partition plate 1
The tofu waterway 20...20 formed by 2 is
At the front, five tofu channels 20...20 are adjacent to each other with six partition plates 12 as boundaries, but as they move toward the rear, they gradually widen until the partition plate 1
2 separates into branches, and at the rear end there are 10 partition plates 1
2, and are spread out at appropriate intervals from each other.

The cam plate 22 is fixed directly above the tofu channels 20, and has five cam grooves 24 that widen toward the rear so as to follow the center lines of the five tofu channels 20...20. 24 are provided.

The moving frame 26 is guided by moving rails 28 installed and fixed on both sides of the cam plate 22, and moves back and forth on the tofu transfer table 10. The moving frame 26 has a second
As shown in the figure and the partial front view of FIG. 3, a guide shaft 30 is fixed in a direction that crosses the tofu channels 20...20. Five sliding bearings 32...32 are fitted into this guide shaft 30 so as to be slidable left and right. An upper interlocking shaft 34 is erected on the upper surface of the sliding bearing 32...32, and a cam follower 36...
36 is fixed. This cam follower 36...
...36 are fitted into the cam grooves 24...24 of the cam plate 22.

In addition, lower interlocking shafts 38...38 are vertically installed on the lower surfaces of the sliding bearings 32...32, and sliding tubes 40, which are sliding members, are attached to the lower interlocking shafts 38...38.
40 is fitted to be slidable up and down, and locking pieces 42...42 are attached to the lower ends.

The sliding tubes 40...40 are held by a groove frame 44 so as to be slidable left and right, and this groove frame 44 is pivotally supported by the moving frame 26 so as to be able to move up and down, and is supported by an elevating cylinder (not shown). It is now possible to go up and down.

As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 1, the side view of FIG. 2, and the front view of FIG.
6 and a sliding plate 52, supporting plates 46...46
is fixed vertically to the lower end of the sliding tube 40...40,
It has a vertically elongated hole 48...48 in the center, into which the locking piece 42...42 of the lower interlocking shaft is slidably inserted, and the lower end is attached with a leg 50...50 having an I-shaped cross section. It is being The sliding plates 52...52 have a vertically elongated hole 54 in the center and are bent into an L-shape at the tip, and the long holes 54...54 have supporting plates 46...46.
Legs 50...50 are fitted so as to be slidable up and down. At the lower ends of the legs 50...50 of the support plates 46...46, tofu press plates 51...51 are attached to sliding plates 52...
...It is installed horizontally so as to protrude from the front surface of 52.

The empty packages 56 are fixed to the package conveyor 60 by a package fixing guide 58, and arranged at the rear end of the tofu channels 20...20 of the tofu transfer table 10. A cover 62 is provided on the pack fixing guide 58 on the side that contacts the end of the tofu water channels 20...20, and a cover 62 is provided at the rear end of the tofu water channels 20...20 at the upper part of the empty pack 56...20. A bottomless guide frame 64...64 with a U-shaped cross section is attached into which the tofu that has been washed and transported is inserted. The pack conveyor 60 and the bottomless guide frames 64...64 are moved up and down by a lifting device (not shown).

The operation of this embodiment having the above-described configuration will be explained with reference to the side views illustrating the operation shown in FIGS. 4 to 7. In FIG. 4, the tofu holding frame 16
from the slit 14, and this tofu holding frame 1
Insert the tofu block 66 into the tube. The moving frame 26 is moved to the front end of the tofu transfer table 10, the groove frame 44 is lowered together with the sliding tubes 40...40, and the support plates 46...4 of the tofu transfer plate 45 fixed thereto are moved.
6 is lowered, and the sliding plates 52...52 are landed on the tofu transfer table 10 in front of the tofu holding frame 16.

Subsequently, the tofu holding frame 16 is moved to the tofu transfer table 10.
At the same time, the movable frame 26 is moved forward, and the tofu lumps 66 are cut off by the sliding plates 52...52 of the tofu transfer plate 45 to the tofu cutting blades 18...18 at the front ends of the partition plates 12...12. move it towards. When the tofu lump 66 moves forward and comes into contact with the tofu cutting blades 18...18, the tofu lump 66 touches the tofu cutting blades 18...1.
8 to the size of one tofu, and as shown in FIG. 5, the tofu channel 20...
20 respectively.

The tofu water channels 20...20 are formed surrounded by the partition plates 12...12, and are adjacent to each other at the front ends with the partition plates 12...12 as boundaries, but at the rear ends, they are connected to each other at appropriate intervals. The cam plate 22 fixed above the tofu water channels 20...20 is provided with cam grooves 24...24 which follow the center line of the tofu water channels 20...20. Therefore, the cam followers 36...36 fitted into the cam grooves 24...24 spread laterally as the moving frame 26 moves forward.

When the cam followers 36...36 move laterally and spread out, the cam followers 36...36 move toward the upper interlocking shaft 34.
Since it is attached to the sliding bearings 32...32 via the cam followers 36...34, the sliding bearings 32...32 move toward the guide shaft 30 as the cam followers 36...36 move.
Slide sideways. When the sliding bearings 32...32 move laterally, the sliding tubes 40...40 fitted into the lower interlocking shafts 38...38 move laterally within the groove frame 44 accordingly. When the sliding tubes 40...40 move, the supporting plates 46...46 of the tofu transfer plate 45 attached to the sliding tubes 40...40 also move, so the sliding plates 52...52 end up moving tofu. Waterway 20...
20, move forward while pushing the cut tofu 66 while spreading. At that time, the sliding plate 52...52
are hanging down due to their own weight with respect to the support plates 46...46, so they come into contact with the top of the tofu transfer table 10 and move.

Tofu 66...6 cut by the sliding plate 52...52
When the tofu channels 20...20 are pushed to the rear end of the tofu channels 20...20, the tofu 66...66 are pushed into the bottomless guide frame 64 and the packs 56...
In order to transfer the tofu inside from the ears of packs 56...52, the sliding plates 52...52 pass the rear ends of the tofu channels 20...20 and reach the top of the cover 62 above the ears of packs 56...56. Moving.

Tofu 66...66 by sliding plate 52...52
When the pack 56...56 is pushed out to a position where it fits snugly into the bottomless guide frame 64...64, the next moment the pack 56...56 is pushed out as shown in FIG. rises all at once together with the pack conveyor 60 and the bottomless guide frames 64...64.

At this time, the cover 58 above the ears of the packs 56...56 also rises, but the sliding plates 52...52 of the tofu transfer plate 45 that are placed on this cover 58 are attached to the support plates 46...46. Since it can freely slide up and down against the sliding plate 52...52, the pack 56...5
It is lifted lightly by the rise of 6.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, the sliding plates 52...5
2 is lifted upward, the support plate 46...
46 and the tofu pressing plates 51...51 fixed to the lower ends of the legs 50...50 remain in the same position. Therefore, when the packs 56...56 rise together with the pack transport conveyor 60 and the bottomless guide frame 64...64, the tofu 66...66 that has risen together with the force is held down by the tofu holding plates 51...51. As a result, the tofu 66...66 is completely inserted into the pack 56...56.

[Effects of the invention] As detailed above, the tofu transfer plate of the tofu automatic cutting and packaging device of the present invention is attached to a moving frame that moves on a tofu transfer path and is perpendicular to the sliding member that slides up and down. It consists of a support plate whose upper end is fixed to, a sliding plate suspended from the support plate so as to be able to slide up and down, and a tofu pressing plate fixed to the support plate and protruding from the front of the sliding plate. The cut tofu is conveyed to the end of the tofu channel by a sliding plate and inserted into a bottomless guide frame, and then the bottomless guide frame is conveyed by a pack conveyor. When the tofu rises with the pack, the sliding plate also rises, but the tofu holding plate attached to the support plate remains in the same position, so the tofu that rises with the bottomless guide frame and the pack is held down by the tofu holding plate. This has an excellent effect in that tofu that gets caught on the edge of the pack or is tilted is accurately stored in the pack.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a side view of an automatic tofu cutting and packaging device equipped with the embodiment of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a side view of the tofu automatic cutting and packaging device of Fig. The partial front view and FIGS. 4 to 7 are side views for explaining the operation of the automatic tofu cutting device. 20...Tofu waterway, 26...Movement frame, 40...
Sliding tube, 45... Tofu transfer plate, 46... Support plate,
48... Long hole, 50... Leg, 51... Tofu pressing plate, 52... Sliding plate, 54... Long hole.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A support plate whose upper end is vertically fixed to a sliding member that is attached to a moving frame that moves on a tofu transfer path and slides up and down, and a sliding member that is suspended from the support plate so as to be able to slide up and down. A tofu transfer plate comprising: a plate; and a tofu pressing plate fixed to the support plate and protruding from the front of the sliding plate.