JPH0731996Y2 - Bread slicer - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial application] The present invention relates to a slicer, and in particular, a slicer of bread suitable for use in cutting breads, Western confectionery, Japanese confectionery and the like (hereinafter simply referred to as breads). Regarding

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, a slicer shown in FIG. 2 is known as this type of slicer.

In the figure, belt conveyors 14 and 15 are provided on the gantry 1 and the gantry 2. The belt conveyors 14 and 15 are arranged in series and are configured to be conveyed at a constant speed.
An object to be cut 5 such as a pan placed on the conveying surface is positioned by a positioning mechanism (not shown) and is indicated by arrows A → A ′ →
It is conveyed at a constant speed in the A "direction. Above the belt conveyor 14, a round blade 6 with a cover 7 attached is rotatably provided by a driving means (not shown). That is, a pair of photodetectors 8 are arranged opposite to each other on both ends of the belt conveyor 14 on the conveying direction A'side, and the photodetectors 8 have a cutting edge on which an object to be cut 5 such as a pan rotates. It is pushed after it is cut on the back and the abdomen, etc.
The object to be cut 5 is configured to detect when the light is blocked. The detected output is counted by a counter (not shown) or the like. After that, the work 5 is transferred to the side of the belt conveyor 15 and a work such as filling of a salad or the like is performed at a portion cut by the round blade 6.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, the conventional bread slicer has the following drawbacks. That is, firstly, in the conventional device, after the object 5 to be cut is cut on the belt conveyor 14 by the round blade 6, the work of packing the ingredients such as salad on the belt conveyor 15 is performed, but this work is time-consuming. Since the belt conveyors 14 and 15 are arranged in series, the objects 5 to be cut are piled up and the conveyance surface on the belt conveyor 14 is blocked. As a result, there is a drawback that the cut object 5 cannot reliably pass the detection point of the photodetector 8 and malfunctions.

Secondly, since the photodetector 8 detects and detects that the cut object 5 has passed the detection point and has blocked the light, the cut objects 5 overlap and the cut object 5 and other cut objects 5 are detected. If there is no break between the objects to be cut, the gap between the objects to be cut 5 disappears, and there is a drawback that two or more objects to be cut 5 are detected as one.

Thirdly, in the conventional device, since the belt conveyors 14 and 15 are configured to convey at a constant speed, the work of packing the ingredients such as salad after the cutting of the object 5 is delayed and the object 5 is cut.
The photodetectors malfunction when piled up, so when trying to prevent this, a new object 5 to be cut is placed at the entrance side of the gantry 1.
There is a drawback that the work efficiency is deteriorated because the work of placing the above on the belt conveyor 14 has to be performed at intervals.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and provides a slicer for breads that can count the number of pieces cut reliably after cutting an object such as bread and does not cause a malfunction. With the goal.

[Means for Solving the Problem] The present invention is directed to a circular blade body having blades formed around the entire circumference thereof, a rotary drive source for rotating the circular blade body, and a first blade arranged to face the circular blade body. 1 conveying means, 2nd conveying means arranged in series in the feeding direction of said 1st conveying means, and detection means for detecting the passage of the cut object conveyed by said 2nd conveying means , The transport speed of the first transport means is V ₁ ,
When the transport speed of the second transport means is V ₂ , V ₁ <V ₂
The transport speed is set so that the relationship of is established.

Further, according to the present invention, a circular blade body having blades formed on the entire circumference thereof, a rotary drive source for rotating the circular blade body, a first conveying means arranged to face the circular blade body, Second conveying means arranged in series in the feeding direction of the first conveying means, detecting means for detecting passage of the cut object conveyed by the second conveying means, and the detected object detected by the detecting means. A third transport means for transporting the cut object is provided, and the transport surface of the third transport means is arranged so as to be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the transport surface of the second transport means. .

[Embodiment] Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that components having the same functions and configurations as those of the conventional device will be described using the same reference numerals.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the structure of a slicer of bread according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a gantry 1 is provided with a first belt conveyor 3 and a second belt conveyor 4 arranged in series with the first belt conveyor 3. The transport speed of the first belt conveyor 3 is V ₁ , the transport speed of the second belt conveyor 4 is V _2, and the relationship of V ₁ <V ₂ is established. This fine adjustment of the transport speed can be appropriately performed by a control unit (not shown). A round blade 6 is rotatably provided above the first belt conveyor 3 by a driving means (not shown), and a cover 7 is attached to the round blade 6. The round blade 6 has blades formed on the entire circumference thereof, and is configured so that ultrasonic vibration can be applied to the round blade 6. The round blade 6 can be vertically moved and fixed so that the cutting surface of the object 5 can be adjusted. A pair of photodetectors 8 are provided at both ends of the second belt conveyor 4 provided behind the round blade 6.
Are arranged facing each other. This photodetector 8 is pressed against the rotating circular blade 6 of the object 5 to be cut such as bread to cut the back split, and light is emitted by passing the detection point of the object 5 to be cut. It is detected by being cut off. The detected output is counted by a counter (not shown) or the like. The counted result is displayed on the display unit 11. In addition, the number of objects to be cut 5 to be worked is set and stored in advance in a control means (not shown), and when a predetermined number is detected by the photodetector 8, it is set by means such as an alarm. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which it can be notified that the number has been completed. Further, the object 5 to be cut on the second belt conveyor 4 is the fourth belt conveyor 10 for finally filling ingredients such as salad.
Although being transported upward, the gantry 2 is configured to be lower than the gantry 1 in the height direction shown in FIG. Therefore, the conveying surface of the third belt conveyor 9 that connects the second belt conveyor 4 and the fourth belt conveyor 10 is formed as an inclined surface. The third belt conveyor 9 may be a slide table such as a slide table instead of the belt conveyor. By doing so, the objects 5 to be cut are not piled up on the conveyance surface of the second belt conveyor 4 even if the assembling work of the tools and the like is delayed. Further, the fly-out prevention plate 12 fixed to a support member (not shown) and arranged so as to face the transport surface of the third belt conveyor 9 has the first and second belt conveyors 3 and 4 due to the cutting resistance of the round blade 6. The object to be cut 5 that has jumped out of the carrying surface is dropped onto the carrying surface.

Next, the operation of the present apparatus having the above configuration will be described.

First, an object to be cut 5 such as a bread placed and conveyed on the first belt conveyor 3 is pressed against a rotating round blade 6 and sliced into a back split, an abdominal split, or split into two. The sliced object 5 is transferred to the second belt conveyor 4, which is faster than the first belt conveyor 3, but the object 5 is in contact with the next object 5 at the bridge portion. However, since the conveying speed is V ₁ <V ₂ in the first and second belt conveyors, a distance can be provided between the cut objects 5 and the photodetector 8
With this, it becomes possible to count the cut objects 5 reliably and individually. The counted value is displayed on the display 11
Is displayed in. Next, the cut object 5 is the third
It is conveyed to the fourth belt conveyor 10 where the assortment of ingredients such as salad is performed via the belt conveyor 9. Further, since the third belt conveyor 9 is formed by the inclined surface, even if the assembling work of the ingredients on the fourth belt conveyor 10 is delayed, the third belt conveyor 9 is cut on the second belt conveyor 4. Since the objects 5 are not piled up, the detection operation of the photodetector 8 is not affected. In addition, when the round blade 6 is not well cut, when the bread or the like is cut, there is a possibility that the cutting resistance at the time of cutting may cause jumping and jumping over the first and second belt conveyors 3 and 4. However, since the fly-out prevention plate 12 is arranged in this device, the fly-out prevention plate 12 drops the fly-out prevention plate 12 onto the conveying surface of the third belt conveyor 9. Even in such a case, the object to be cut 5 blocks the light from the photodetector 8, so that it is possible to detect that the object to be cut 5 has passed and count the number of cuts.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the number of processed objects to be cut can be surely counted, it is possible to surely manage the number of shipped items and the like by this device. .

In this embodiment, the photodetector is used as the means for counting the number of cut objects, but other contact type counting means may be used. However, it is desirable to use non-contact type counting means for food hygiene because the cut object is bread.

[Advantages of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, even when the object cut by the rotating circular blade is continuously cut and conveyed, the conveying speed V of the first conveying means is increased. _{Since 1} and the conveying speed V ₂ of the second conveying means are set so that V ₁ <V ₂ , there is an interval between the cut objects, and the number of processed cut objects can be reliably counted. There is an effect that can be done. Further, according to the present invention, even if the work in the post-process of the cut cut object is delayed, the cut object is not deposited, so that the number detecting means of the cut object is not affected. effective.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a bread slicer according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view of a conventional bread slicer. 1, 2 ... Stand, 3 ... First belt conveyor, 4 ... Second belt conveyor, 5 ... Object to be cut, 6 ... Round blade, 7
...... Cover, 8 ... Photodetector, 9 ... Third belt conveyor, 10 ... Fourth belt conveyor, 11 ... Display, 12
...... Splash prevention plate, 14,15 …… Belt conveyor.

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A circular blade body having blades formed on the entire circumference thereof, a rotary drive source for rotating the circular blade body, a first conveying means arranged to face the circular blade body, The first transport means includes a second transport means arranged in series in the feed direction of the first transport means, and a detection means for detecting the passage of an object to be cut which is transported by the second transport means. When the transport speed is V ₁ and the transport speed of the second transport means is V ₂ , V ₁
A slicer for breads, which is configured to set a conveying speed so that a relationship of <V ₂ is established. 2. A circular blade body having blades formed on the entire circumference thereof, a rotary drive source for rotating the circular blade body, a first conveying means arranged facing the circular blade body, Second conveying means arranged in series in the feeding direction of the first conveying means, detecting means for detecting passage of an object to be cut conveyed by the second conveying means, and cut object detected by the detecting means A third transport means for transporting an object, wherein the transport surface of the third transport means is arranged so as to be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the transport surface of the second transport means. A slicer of bread. 3. The slicer for breads according to claim 1, wherein the detecting means is a photodetector.