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Description

Meat slicer

The present invention relates to a meat slicer in which sliced meat obtained by cutting meat with a blade is received by a conveyor via a rotating drum and carried out.

A meat slicer related to the present invention includes, for example, Patent Document 1, in which sliced meat in which the tip of block meat protruding from a reciprocating holder (meat box) is cut by a blade is used as a transfer band or a rotating drum. It is configured to receive, transfer to the take-out transfer device (conveyor) and send it out of the machine, and the transfer band or rotating body, the receiving plate for adjusting the slice thickness, and the adjusting motor are outside the rail of the machine frame. It is supported by a support frame that can be moved toward the side, and after work it is moved to create a large space at the lower end of the holder so that cleaning, inspection and repair can be done easily.
Further, in Patent Document 2, a folding device having a folding device for folding sliced meat in two and a folding frame having a folding conveyor are configured so that they can be pulled out and separated on the rail of the main frame so that maintenance can be easily performed. ing.
However, in any of the above documents, the transfer band or rotary drum that receives the sliced meat cut by the blade and the take-out transfer device or folding conveyor (conveyor) are supported by different supports. Therefore, the handling is complicated, and it is difficult to maintain the mutual relationship position.

Japanese Patent No. 3706886 Japanese Patent No. 4129535

When slicing meat with the rotating blade of a meat slicer, it is more difficult to slice the chilled soft raw meat than the meat frozen at an appropriate temperature, and a lot of chips are generated and adhere to each part. It is easy to get into the gap with the meat juice. These need to be reliably removed at the end of the work to provide safe sliced meat without contamination.
Therefore, in the meat slicer, it is required that at least the part where the meat comes into contact can be easily decomposed and washed thoroughly in every corner.
In addition, sliced meat is served on small trays and sold at supermarkets and other stores, but the composition of each part is such that the sliced meat is taken out in an orderly manner in order to serve it nicely, and depending on the part, it can be folded in two and taken out. It is complicated and there are many adjustment points.
In view of such a situation, the present invention provides a meat slicer having a configuration in which details can be easily disassembled, every corner can be washed, maintenance of each part is easy, and mutual relationships can be easily maintained during assembly after disassembly. The purpose is to do.

The present invention comprises a rotary drum in which the tip of the meat sent out from the meat box on which the meat is placed and reciprocates within a predetermined range receives the sliced meat cut by the blade on the outer circumference.
Equipped with a conveyor that receives the sliced meat conveyed by the rotary drum at the start and carries it out, both the rotary drum and the conveyor are horizontal within a predetermined range along the meat delivery direction on the rail of the machine. In a meat slicer supported by the same movable support frame
The meat slicer is characterized in that the transport conveyor is supported by a support that can move horizontally within a predetermined range along the moving direction of the support frame via a guide means provided on the support frame.

Further, a folding member for folding the sliced meat in two is provided between the rotary drum and the start end of the conveyor, and the conveyor is supported at least on the side of the conveyor. It is characterized in that it can be moved to a position where it does not overlap with the folding member supported by the frame when viewed from the side.

Further, one end is supported by a support shaft provided on the support frame, and an arm capable of horizontally swinging within a predetermined range regulated by a positioning tool around the support shaft is connected to the support by appropriate means. It is characterized in that the support can be moved within a predetermined range by swinging the arm.

According to the present invention, the rotating drum that receives the sliced meat cut out by the blade and the conveyor that carries out the sliced meat to the outside are supported by the same support frame that can move in the feeding direction, and the conveyor is provided. Since it can be moved horizontally with respect to the support frame, the configuration is simple, and since a space can be formed in front of and behind the rotating body, maintenance such as cleaning the surrounding area becomes easy. Further, even if the folding member is arranged on the side of the tip of the conveyor, the belt conveyor of the conveyor can be easily attached and detached from the side by moving the conveyor to a position where it does not overlap in the side view.
Further, the support body can be easily operated within a predetermined range by swinging an arm whose one end is supported by a support frame body and which can swing horizontally within a predetermined range regulated by a positioning tool. It can be moved, and when it is returned to its original position, it returns to a predetermined position, so that the related position can be maintained.

It is a schematic side view of the meat slicer which concerns on this invention. It is a side view which shows the state which supported each of the support frame body which supports both a rotary drum and a conveyor, and the support of the conveyor, in the meat slicer of the same above. It is a top view for demonstrating the folding operation of the sliced meat by the folding member in the meat slicer of the same above. It is a partial plan view which shows an example of the operation means which moves a support horizontally. It is a front view of FIG. It is a side view which shows the structure of the undulating means of the conveyor belt at the start end part of a conveyor.

The outline of the main part of the meat slicer according to the present invention is shown in FIG. 1, but the configuration thereof is supported by the body 1 so as to be swingably supported by the crank mechanism 2 within a predetermined range in the vertical direction. The tip of the meat placed on the reciprocating meat box 3 and sent out from the outlet of the meat box by a feeding means (not shown) was cut by the blade body 4 made of a rotary band blade when the meat box 3 moved upward. The sliced meat is received at the outer circumference of the rotary drum 5 having the outer circumference facing near the blade 4, transferred to the opposite side, passed to the start end of the transport conveyor 6 waiting near the rotary drum 5, and carried out toward the outside. It is configured to be.

In this example, the rotating drum 5 is rotatably supported on both left and right side plates by forming a plurality of rows of needles having a sharp outer peripheral portion in the lateral direction. Both side plates are fixed to the upper frame 7a constituting the support frame 7 provided below, and the upper frame 7a is via a pair of left and right parallel links 7b urged by a spring (not shown) toward the meat box 3 side. Is connected to the lower frame 7c.
Further, a receiving plate 8 that receives the tip of the meat and regulates the slice thickness is provided at the outlet of the meat box 3 and is supported by both side plates.
Further, the upper frame 7a is connected to the motor-driven linear moving tool 7d installed in the lower frame 7c, and the linear moving tool 7d is operated according to the command of the control means for setting the slice thickness to a desired value, and the upper frame is operated. The receiving plate 8 supported by the 7a moves, and the gap between the receiving plate 8 and the outlet of the meat box 3 is adjusted.
Reference numeral 9 denotes a comb-shaped holding rod made of a large number of wire rods that are supported by the machine body 1 and press the sliced meat from the upper surface against the needle tip of the rotating drum 5, and the sliced meat cut out by the blade 4 has a posture. Hold it by pressing it against the needle tip so that it is not disturbed.

The lower frame 7c, which is located at the bottom of the support frame 7 and supports the upper frame 7a via the parallel link 7b, uses a set of rollers 10 and 10 mounted on the front and rear of the left and right sides of the lower frame 7c as an airframe. The support frame body 7 delivers meat within a predetermined range defined by the front and rear stoppers 12 and 13 provided on the machine body 1 while the support frame body 7 is placed on the laid rail 11 and the left and right movements are restricted by a derailment preventive device (not shown). It is said that it can move horizontally along the direction.
Near the rear stopper 13, a finely adjustable positioning tool (not shown) and a guide tool that guides the support frame 7 to return to a fixed position when it is moved and returned are provided, and a book is provided during work. A fixture with the machine 1 of the lower frame 7c that can be easily released so that the position related to the machine is maintained is provided.

A support 14 that supports the conveyor 6 is movably supported on the support frame 7.
The support 14 has a plurality of pulleys 15 and 15 pivotally supported on the left and right side plates between the start end portion facing the rotary drum 5 and the drop position of the outer end portion, which constitutes the conveyor 6. The conveyor belt 6a hung around the conveyor belt 6a, the motor that drives the conveyor belt 6a, and the sliced meat that was conveyed by moving the conveyor belt 6a back and forth at the drop position at the end of the conveyor belt 6a fall into a small tray that stands by at the bottom (not shown). It is equipped with an exit / exit mechanism (shuttle mechanism) for the conveyor belt 6a to be loaded.

The bottom of the support 14 is a frame body 14a assembled in a girder, and the left and right side plates, which are constituent members of the conveyor 6, are integrally connected to the left and right side portions.
Further, on the left and right bottoms of the frame body 14a, a pair of left and right guide bars 16 extending horizontally along the moving direction of the support frame body 7 on the upper frame 7a of the support frame body 7 adjacent below. The bearings 17 and 17 to be fitted are provided, and the frame body 14a is guided by the guide bar 16 and supported so as to be horizontally movable in the transport direction.
Therefore, the conveyor 6 integrated with the frame body 14a via the left and right side plates can be guided in the guide bar 16 and can move in the horizontal direction.
Further, since the rotating drum 5 is supported by the upper frame 7a on which the support body 14 is supported, if the lower frame 7c that supports the upper frame 7a via the parallel link 7b moves with respect to the machine body, it naturally rotates. The drum 5 and the conveyor 6 are configured to be moved at the same time.

Next, the configuration of the operating means for horizontally moving the transport belt 6 will be described mainly based on FIGS. 4 and 5.
The boss portion provided at one end is rotatably fitted into the support shaft 18 fixed to the upper frame 7a and engaged with the engaging elongated hole 19a drilled in the middle portion of the operating arm 19 supported. The engaging pin 20 is fixed to the support piece 14b extending from the frame body 14a, and the arm 19 is swung around the support shaft 18 by holding the handle 19b attached to the other end. The frame body 14a is horizontally moved while being guided by the guide bar 16, and the transfer conveyor 6 supported by the frame body 14a is moved.

Further, on one side of the upper frame 7a, as a positioning tool for regulating the horizontal swing range of the support 14, a spring (not shown) urged in the pushing direction, which is projected from the support 14, can move in and out. A knock pin 21 and a regulation plate 23 having pin holes 22 and 22 that engage with the knock pin 21 to regulate a predetermined swing range are fixed to the upper frame 7a.
When moving the conveyor 6, the knock pin 21 is pulled out from the pin hole 22 and the arm 19 is swung by holding the handle 19 b. When the tip of the knock pin 21 reaches the pin hole 22 on the opposite side along the guide surface provided on the regulation plate 23, the knock pin 21 is pushed into the pin hole 22 by a spring and is positioned.

The meat slicer of this embodiment is equipped with a folding member that folds sliced meat in two.
The folding member in this example is provided between and around the starting end portion of the rotating drum 5 and the conveyor 6, and while swinging in the front-rear direction, the sliced meat is peeled off from the lower surface of the rotating drum 5 and substantially at the tip. A comb-shaped folding transfer tool 24 that supports the central portion, straddles the front and back, folds in half, transfers to the start end of the transfer conveyor 6, and then moves out diagonally downward, and the start end of the transfer conveyor 6 shown in FIG. It is known to consist of an undulating means 25 of the conveyor belt 6a incorporated in the receiving surface of the sliced meat and a pressing tool 26 that presses the upper surface of the sliced meat received at the start end of the conveyor 6 and folded in half.

Since the mechanism 27 for supporting the folding transfer tool 24 to swing and move out is known in Japanese Patent No. 4168155 and the like, detailed description thereof will be omitted, but the upper frame 7a of the support frame 7 for supporting the rotary drum 5 It is attached to the lower side surface of the rotary drum 5, and its tip portion overlaps with the start end portion of the conveyor 6 in a side view.

As shown in FIG. 6, the undulating means 25 for raising and lowering the conveyor belt 6a incorporated in the starting end of the conveyor 6 is a support shaft of the starting pulley 15a of the conveyor 6 pivotally supported by the support 14. Includes a swing arm 28 that supports a small roller 15c that can swing up and down around 15b, and a motor that swings the swing arm 28 within a predetermined range by being connected to a lever 29 extending from the support shaft 15b. The conveyor belt 6a, which is composed of the rocking drive member 30 and is transferred by the folding transfer tool 24, is received by the conveyor belt 6a in a pushed-up state as shown by the virtual line display in FIG.

As described above, in the meat slicer of the present embodiment, since the transport conveyor 6 is supported by the support frame body 7 that supports the rotary drum 5 via the support body 14, it can move at the same time and the relative position can be easily maintained.
Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the rotary drum 5 and the conveyor 6 are moved in the front-rear direction via the support frame body 7 and the support body 14, respectively, and maintenance such as cleaning / cleaning / inspection / maintenance of each part after the slicing work is performed. However, in this embodiment, a maintenance space can be formed before and after the rotating drum 5, so that details can be cleaned and washed. In particular, since the start ends of the rotary drum 5 and the conveyor 6 are separated from each other, maintenance of the folding members provided between and around the two is easy.
If the conveyor 6 is moved away from the rotary drum 5, the starting end of the conveyor 6 swings to support the folding transfer tool 24 attached to the side surface of the upper frame 7a of the support frame 7. Since it does not overlap with the tip of the mechanism 27 for moving in and out in a side view, the conveyor belt 6a can be loosened and removed from the side for cleaning.

3 Meat box 5 Rotating drum 6 Conveyor 7 Support frame 14 Support

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