JPH07100007B2 - Plate konyaku automatic cutting and feeding device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a plate konjac automatic cutting and feeding apparatus for cutting a konjac lump to produce a plate konjac having a predetermined size and for conveying the plate konjac for bagging.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A method for producing plate konjac is generally carried out as follows. First, stir glucomannan particles and water and leave for a certain time to make konjac raw material.
Next, this is kneaded and lime water is poured to make a mixed raw material, and then the raw material is packed in a number of mold boxes, heated, and allowed to stand for a certain period of time to solidify to make a konjac raw mass. It is cut into multiple pieces to make konjac lumps (large pieces of konjac), which are immersed in hot water for a certain period of time to elute the alkali content, and then cut into specified dimensions to make plate konjac products. There is also a method of eluting the alkali content after cutting the plate konjac as described above. Then, the plate konjac produced as described above is transferred one by one into the tray 3'on the transfer conveyor 2'which is installed so as to be inclined as shown in FIG. When it reaches the end of the, it falls, is packed into the bag 5'through the hopper 4'provided below, and is packaged and carried out by the packaging device 6 '.

[0003]

In the above, the plate konjac 1'a cut to a predetermined size must be put into the tray 3'one by one, and since it is done manually, it is inefficient. It was an obstacle to automation.
Furthermore, the plate konjac 1'that reached the end of the conveyor 2 '
Although a was thrown into the hopper 4'which naturally dropped, at this time, the plate konjac comrades sticked to each other and the separation was bad, and it was not thrown well into the hopper 4'and hindered the work flow.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is intended to solve the above problems, and is characterized in that a large number of cutters are arranged in a row at predetermined intervals at the edge of the slide. Cutting means A provided with an extruding tool for pushing a large number of plate konjac from the other end edge of the slide toward the cutter, and the cutting means A located on the same plane at the edge of the cutting means. A swinging plate that receives the cut plate konjac and can be displaced at a constant upward tilt angle, and an equidistant position between the carrier table and the endless chain arranged so as to be flush with the upward tilting position of the swinging plate. On the other hand, when the loop track is provided with fins, the fins lock the plate konjac row on the swinging plate from the rear to push it out onto the carrier and transfer means B for transferring the carrier to the upper end, and the above Lies in the configuration sequential plate konjac at the upper edge of the Okudai from the dosing means C which as formed are one by one pressing Gaité bag f on.

[0005]

[Function] The konjak lump is cut into a predetermined size by cutting means to form a row of board konjac, the board konjac row is placed on an adjacent swing board and then inclined by a predetermined angle, and the board konjac row is a loop. The fins are rotated from the tail end by a fin that rotates a circular orbit, pushed out onto the transfer table, and transferred intermittently on the transfer table. It is pushed down one by one from the plate konjac and dropped into the hopper.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a side view showing the outline of an automatic cutting and feeding device for plate konjac according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view of a cutting means, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the entire device. . The device of the present invention is a cutting means A for manufacturing a plate konjac 1a by cutting the konjac mass 1; a swinging plate for inclining the plate konjac 1a row upward by a predetermined angle; and a plate konjac row on the plate. It is composed of a transporting means B for moving it onto a transporting platform having the same inclination angle, a charging means C for dropping the plate konjac one by one, and the like.

As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the cutting means A has a large number of cutters 8 arranged in a line at a predetermined interval with respect to the edge of the slide 7, and the other end of the slide 7 has a front side. A pusher 9 having a slit 9a in which a part of each of the above-mentioned cutters 8 can be fitted is attached to each of the cutters 8 along a guide 11 via an arm 10 by the operation of a driving means (not shown). It is possible to make a reciprocating movement to, and the konjac mass 1 is pushed and moved on the slide 7 on the front side toward the respective cutters 8 in the forward stroke. 18a is a sensor for detecting the konjac mass 1 on the slide 7.

The conveying means B initially waits on the same horizontal plane as the slide 7 and moves on the slide 7 to receive the plate konjac 1a cut by the cutter 8 and is tilted upward at a constant angle (about 30 °). Swing plate 12, and the swing plate 12
For transferring the platen konjac 1a on the rocking plate 12 and the carrier 13 located on the same inclined surface as the plate when the plate is tilted and displaced upward by a certain angle around the shaft 12a toward the carrier 13. And a rotatable endless chain 15 with fins 14 at appropriate intervals. 16a, 1
Reference numeral 6b is a sprocket for the support shaft on the left and right ends of the endless chain 15, and 17 is a drive motor for driving one of them. Reference numeral 18b is a sensor for detecting that the fin 14 which rotates together with the chain 15 is at a position capable of supporting the row of plate konjac 1a on the rocking plate 12.

The charging means C is composed of a pusher 19b and an auxiliary hopper 20 which are moved downward by the operation of the cylinder 19a at a position outside the upper edge of the carrier table 13.
In the drawing, 6 is a table of a packaging device which holds the bag 5 by a chuck means and rotates intermittently, 4 is a stop position of the intermittent rotation, and when the plate konjac 1a is dropped through the auxiliary hopper 20, It is a hopper that is configured so as to be accurately put into the bag 5. Incidentally, 18c is the carrier 13
This is a sensor for detecting that the head of the row of the plate konjac 1a conveyed above is exactly at the pusher 19b position of the leading edge of the conveyance table 13.

Next, the operation of this apparatus will be described. When the konjac lump 1 cut to a predetermined size in the previous step is carried in by the conveyor 2 and the first one is supplied onto the slide 7, this is detected by the sensor 18a, and the arm 10 is detected based on the signal. Driven by a konjac chunk 1
Is extruded on the slide 7 by the extruding means A and pressed against each cutter 8 to obtain a plate konjac 1a having a predetermined size.
And is pushed out onto the adjacent rocking plate 12 in a line.

On the other hand, the position of the fin 14 rotated by the motor 17 together with the chain 15 is always detected by the sensor 18b. When the sensor 18b detects that the arbitrary fin 14 has just come to a predetermined position, the detection signal is output. Based on the above, the rocking plate 12 tilts upward and is connected on the same plane as the carrier table 15. At the same time, the row of the plate konjac 1a is supported by the fins 14 from the rear end thereof. At this time, the movement of the rocking plate 12 is detected from the movement of a drive mechanism (not shown), and the rocking plate 12 is tilted at a predetermined angle (θ °), so that the plate konjac 1a is attached to the fins 14. While being pushed, they are intermittently sequentially transferred onto the transfer table 13.

Thus, a plurality of rows of plate konjac 1a are arranged on the rocking plate 12 and the carrier 13 to make the plate konjac 1
It is transported intermittently for each thickness of a, and the top of the transport table 1
When the sensor 18c detects that it is at the upper edge of 3,
When the pusher 19b is lowered by the operation of the plunger 19a based on the detection signal, the leading plate konjac 1a falls apart from the row and is thrown into the hopper 4 through the auxiliary hopper 4a and supplied into the prepared bag 5. Then, it is packaged in the packaging device of the next process and is carried out. By sequentially repeating the above operation, the konjac lump 1 supplied through the conveyor 2 is automatically cut into plate konjac 1a having a predetermined size, and the konjac lumps 1a are sequentially and accurately sequentially packed into bags. Will be things. In addition, when the last plate konjac of the previous row is dropped at the tip of the carrier table 13, there is a gap between the top plate konjac 1a of the next row, but during this time, the motor 17 is fast-forwarded to the plunger. It is designed to match the timing of pushing down by. When the plate konjac row on the upwardly inclined rocking plate 12 disappears, the rocking plate 12 descends and stands by to receive the plate konjac cut on the same horizontal plane as the slide 7.

[0013]

As described above, the automatic cutting and feeding device for plate konjac of the present invention efficiently cuts the supplied konjac lump 1 into plate konjac having a predetermined size by the cutting means A,
And the plate konjac row is received by the rocking plate and is supported from the rear end by a plurality of fins that rotate the loop track at a constant upward tilt position and extruded onto the carrier,
The transfer means is intermittently transferred on the transfer table, and the charging means C is provided at the upper end thereof.
By doing so, the top plate konjac 1a is continuously and surely dropped one by one, and a series of work from cutting to bagging is automatically performed without manual labor, contributing to productivity improvement. It is a big thing. It also makes the product hygienic.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing the configuration of an automatic cutting and feeding device for plate konjac according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a cutting means of the present invention, in which A shows a state before cutting a konjac lump and B shows a state in which the konjac mass is cut.

FIG. 4 is an overall perspective view of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Konjac lump 1a Plate konjac 2 Conveyor 5 Bags 6 Packaging device 7 Sliding slide 8 Cutting blade 12 Swing plate 13 Conveyor 14 Fin 15 Chain 16a, 16b Sprocket 19 Pusher A Cutting means B Conveying means C Inputting means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A large number of cutters are arranged at a predetermined interval in a row at the edge of the slide, and a konjac mass is pressed from the other edge of the slide toward the cutter to make a large number of plate konjac. A cutting means A provided with an extruding tool, and an oscillating plate positioned on the same plane at the edge of the cutting means A for receiving the cut plate konjac and displaceable at a constant upward inclination angle, When the loop track is rotated by equipping the fins to the equidistant positions of the carrier and the endless chain which are arranged so as to be flush with the upward tilting position of the swing plate, the fins move the plate konjac row on the swing plate. A conveying means B that locks from the tail and pushes it out onto the carrier and also transfers it to the upper end, and the plate konjac is pushed down one by one at the upper edge of the carrier so that it is thrown into the bag. Eggplant charging means C An automatic cutting and feeding device for plate konjac, which is configured by