JPH0453461A - Separation and transportation of tofu (bean curd) - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To guide and to transport TOFU surely and smoothly without causing shape collapse and deviation, etc., thrusting plural needles protrusively attached to a guide plate of TOFU cut in a water tank and fixing TOFU. CONSTITUTION:Plural TOFU inserting needles 3 protrusively attached to a TOFU guide plate 2 are thrust into TOFU (a) cut in a water tank and TOFU is fixed, guided and transported to a given position. To be concrete, for example, TOFU (a) is placed on a TOFU locating plate 4 and a guide plate 2 positioning below the locating plate 4 is raised so that needles 3 are thrust through holes 5 into TOFU (a), the locating plate 4 and the guide plate 2 are moved in an integrated way and TOFU (a) is guided to a pack (b). Then the guide plate 2 is dropped and the needles 3 are removed from TOFU (a).

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention involves cutting a large block of tofu into small pieces.
This relates to a method for separating and moving small scale products when packing.

<Conventional technology> Tofu 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, cut into bite-sized pieces, and placed in a water tank. The shredded tofu is scooped out one by one by hand in a water tank and packed in a bag, which is extremely inefficient and labor-intensive, making it difficult to cope with the mass production of tofu. Can not do it.

Therefore, the inventor of the present invention proposed patent application No. 61-297295 “
Tofu Bag Stuffing Device”, Patent Application No. 1983-052742 “
Tofu packaging method and device” and patent application 1986-10
No. 1349 ``Method and device for packing tofu'' was filed for development.

That is, a large block of tofu taken out from a mold box is automatically cut, separated by a plurality of tofu guide paths or by one tofu guide path, and moved to a bag to pack the tofu.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, the tofu packing mechanism with the above structure requires a tofu guide path to separate the tofu and guide it to the bag, and a guide to push and move each tofu from the rear end. The equipment becomes larger and more complex due to the need for plates and the like. Furthermore, in addition to the above-mentioned packing mechanism, there is a mechanism for sandwiching and moving tofu, but the tofu itself is very soft and there are many problems such as the tofu losing its shape during the movement process. A problem has arisen in which movement accuracy decreases.

Therefore, in the method of the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a plurality of needles are provided protruding from the tofu guide plate, and the tofu is separated by inserting and fixing them into the tofu to ensure reliable and smooth guiding movement. The purpose is to provide a transportation method.

〈Means for solving problems〉 The above object of the present invention can be achieved by the following method.

In other words, the gist is that tofu is cut to an appropriate size in a water tank, and a tofu guide plate having a plurality of tofu insertion needles protrudes from the tofu is inserted into at least one side of the tofu, and the tofu is cut into a predetermined size. This is a method for separating and moving tofu, which is characterized by guiding and moving tofu to a certain position.

<Examples and Effects> The method for separating tofu according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to drawings showing examples thereof.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the basic steps in the method of the present invention.

That is, tofu a obtained by cutting a large block of tofu A into appropriate sizes using a cutting machine (not shown) is transferred to an empty pack b placed submerged in a water tank (1) using a tofu guide plate ( 2)
Multiple tofu insertion needles (31, (3)
The tofu a is inserted, fixed, and guided.

Therefore, as a method for inserting and fixing the tofu a and guiding it, as shown in Fig. 2, the tofu a is placed on the tofu placing plate (2) on which the tofu placing plate (a) is placed. tofu guide plate (tofu insertion needle (31, (3)
According to..., through-holes f5), +51... are formed through the tofu a, and by raising the tofu guide plate (2) through the tofu placement plate (2), the tofu insertion needle ( 31, (31
..., and is guided to the pack b by moving the tofu placement plate (a) and the tofu guide plate (2) together, and by lowering the tofu guide plate (a), the tofu placement plate (a) Tofu a above is inserted with tofu insertion needle (3), (3)
The mechanism is such that it can be released from insertion and fixation by .

Next, FIG. 3 shows a plurality of grooves (61, +61,
... is installed below the tofu placing plate (7) through which the same groove (6
).

(6) Depending on the tofu insertion needle (3), (3)...
Place the tofu guide plate +21 with a protruding . Tofu insertion needle (31,
(31... is inserted and fixed, and the groove part (61, +
61..., guide it to the pack b, and lower the tofu guide plate (7) to insert the tofu insertion needle (3).
1, (31...) is a mechanism for releasing from insertion and fixation.

Furthermore, to guide and move tofu a, a, etc. to pack b, as shown in Fig. 4, from the cut state of large block tofu A, tofu a is separated one by one and transferred to pack b. It is conceivable that the tofu pieces a, a, . . . are simultaneously separated from the packs b, b, . . . and guided and moved as shown in FIG. 5.

Also, as shown in Figure 6 (a) and (υ), tofu a
In contrast, there is a method of inserting and fixing the tofu insertion needle (31, (31...) from the top surface as shown in (a) in the figure, or a method of inserting and fixing the tofu insertion needle (31, (31...) from the top side as shown in (b) in the figure A possible method is to insert and fix the tofu insertion needle (31, (3)...).

In this example, the driving mechanism for the upward, downward and horizontal movement of the tofu guide plate (2) is omitted, but an air cylinder, gear type, etc. may be considered depending on the above-mentioned guide movement method. It is desirable to adopt the mechanism that is most suitable for the situation. Furthermore, there are various types of storage mechanisms for storing the tofu a in the pack b, such as a reversible storage mechanism, and a suitable mechanism is adopted depending on the situation.

<Effects of the Invention> As described above, according to the present invention, by inserting a plurality of tofu insertion needles, it is possible to apply force to the tofu as a whole, thereby preventing deformation or It is possible to reliably guide the pack to the pack without any problems such as misalignment. Further, unlike the conventional device, there is no need for a guide groove, and the device itself can be made smaller, and various other effects can be achieved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an overview of the method of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are explanatory diagrams each showing an example of the guide mechanism of the method of the present invention, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are respective diagrams for separating tofu. An explanatory diagram showing the method, FIG. 6 (a). (B) is an explanatory diagram showing a method of inserting and fixing tofu. In the diagram A: Large block of tofu a: Tofu B; Pack (1): Water tank (2): Tofu information board

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Cut the tofu into appropriate sizes in a water tank using a tofu guide plate with multiple tofu insertion needles protruding from it.
A method for separating and moving tofu, comprising inserting a tofu insertion needle into at least one surface of the tofu and guiding the tofu to a predetermined position.