JP4518488B2 - Slice bread aligning device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to alignment device which makes it possible to automate these operations in the case of packs or, or processed slices bread sliced wood bread, details, for example, by processing the bread was sliced timber pan It is suitable for application to making sandwiches.

Conventionally, the work of slicing baked rectangular wood bread and making sandwiches from the sliced bread is almost done manually. In addition, raw bread immediately after baking is difficult to cut, and bread is cut and processed 12-24 hours after baking, but the taste of bread tends to decrease as time passes after baking. There is a demand for processing within 4 to 8 hours after baking.

Conventionally, reciprocating type bread cutting devices using band saws etc. are the mainstream in production lines that make thin slices of bread and pack or automatically make sandwich bread, but reciprocating type cutting devices are used for bread cutting. There was a lot of scrap and it was unpopular.
Recently, a device using a round blade cutting machine with few chips has come out, but unlike the reciprocating type, it is a method of cutting one by one, so an automated line is constructed with the postures after cutting apart. It is difficult to do so.

For example, Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-219316) discloses an apparatus that supplies a sliced bread by dividing it into a predetermined number. This device divides slice bread that has been stacked and sent while the slice pans are standing on the conveyor into a predetermined number of sheets, and then transports the slices as they are sent. Thus, it is not applicable when it is necessary to align the posture with the sliced bread laid one by one.

Further, Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-68122) discloses a method of supplying sliced breads in a state in which they are laid one by one, but this method is divided into a plurality of partitions. Sorting partitioned divider box transversely to the transport path, after insertion into the partition box sliced bread and in turn, it is than clouds have extruded the conveyor one after the other from the partition box, align one by one orientation However, there is a problem that the structure of the apparatus becomes complicated and the supply speed cannot be increased.

JP 2000-219316 A JP 2002-68122 A

  As described above, in the conventional method, there is no means to convey the sliced bread one by one in a state in which the sliced breads are laid one by one and increase the supply speed to the processing process. I was waiting.

In view of the problems of the prior art, the present invention provides a sliced food that can be aligned in a certain direction in a state in which the sliced bread is laid in the horizontal direction and in the same posture as a subsequent process of the cutting process. It is an object of the present invention to provide an alignment apparatus that enables an automated processing line and can convey and supply slice bread efficiently and at high speed.

The present invention achieves such an object, and receives a slice pan obtained by cutting a rectangular parallelepiped raw wood bread and horizontally drops it at regular intervals, and a left and right unloading speed below the delivery device. And a carry-out device provided with at least one guide plate that contacts the slice pan on the conveyor side where the carry-out speed is low and aligns the posture in a certain direction.
The guide plate of 1 is curved to the outside of the intended alignment position of the slice pan in the vicinity where the slice pan falls, and is linear to be held at the intended alignment position on the downstream side,
On the other hand, the delivery device comprises a pair of receiving plates in which the receiving surface of the sliced slice pan is disposed horizontally, and a pair of swing cylinders attached so that the pair of receiving plates rotate downward,
The delivery device is arranged such that the axis of the rocking cylinder is changed in the direction of bending the upstream guide plate located below the swing cylinder .

In the present invention, the slice pans cut in the delivery device are dropped horizontally onto a conveyor disposed below the delivery device at regular time intervals. Since this conveyor is composed of conveyors such as roller conveyors having different unloading speeds on the left and right, the dropped slice pan is deflected toward the conveyor having a lower unloading speed due to the difference in unloading speed between the left and right conveyors.

A slow discharge rate conveyor side, since the guide plate to align the orientation in a given direction to contact the slice pan is provided, at the stage where sliced bread in contact with the same guide plate, the slice pan becomes a stopper Thus, the slice pan is positioned at a predetermined position, the posture is aligned, and the slice pan is conveyed on the conveyor in a state of being aligned with a time interval sent by the feeding device.

It should be noted that a food cutting device is provided above or in the vicinity of the normal delivery device, and the sliced sliced bread is arranged so as to fall on the delivery device.
Preferably, the delivery device includes a pair of receiving plates, the receiving plates receive the slice pan in a horizontal direction, and rotate the receiving plate downward to drop the slice pan downward.
Preferably, the guide plate is curved in the vicinity of the position where the slice pan falls to the outside of the intended alignment position of the slice pan, and is linear so as to be held at the intended alignment position on the downstream side. From the one guide plate and another guide plate arranged linearly in parallel with the one guide plate so as to sandwich the slice pan held at the aligned position with the downstream side of the one guide plate as a starting end. Become .

More preferably, together with the pre-Symbol slice bread conveying direction downstream side of the guide plate after contact with the one is constituted at the same speed of the conveyor, the between the guide plate on the side facing the same guide plate Another guide plate is provided that partitions the conveyance path through which the slice pan passes.

As described above, according to the present invention, the feeding device that receives the sliced bread obtained by cutting the food and drops it horizontally at a certain time interval, and the conveyors having different delivery speeds on the left and right are arranged below the feeding device. by the slicing bread out slower conveyor side is has a carry-out device guide plate is provided to define a contact unloading position, the slice pan reliably the guide plate while abutting, and It can arrange | position on the said conveyor with the predetermined space | interval intended. This enables an automated processing line when processing sliced bread from which food has been cut.

Preferably, the delivery device includes a pair of receiving plates, the receiving plates receive the slice pan in a horizontal direction, and rotate the receiving plate downward to drop the slice pan downward. The slice pan can be arranged on the conveyor at a certain interval with a simple structure having only a pair of receiving plates and a device for rotating the receiving plates.

Preferably, the guide plate is configured to be curved outward so as to receive the slice pan in the vicinity where the slice pan falls, and to be linear on the downstream side thereof, thereby further reliably conveying the slice pan. It can be received on top and brought into contact with the guide plate and can be positioned in the intended position.

In addition to the above configuration, the downstream side in the transport direction after the slice pan abuts against the guide plate is configured by a conveyor of the same speed, and the same side between the guide plate and the guide plate is the same. By providing the guide plate that divides the conveyance path through which the slice pan passes, the slice pan can be more reliably aligned at a predetermined position on the conveyor and conveyed downstream.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. However, the dimensions, materials, shapes, relative arrangements, and the like of the component parts described in this example are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention only to specific examples unless otherwise specified. Only.
1 to 8 are the alignment device of the present invention shows a first embodiment applied to slice bread sliced wood pan, FIG. 1 is a plan view, elevation view of FIG. 2 dispensing apparatus 1, FIG. 3 4 is a plan view in which the upper structure of the transport device 11 is deleted, FIG. 4 is an elevation view of the transport device 11, FIG. 5 is a right side view of the transport device 11, FIG. 6 is a left side view of the transport device 11, and FIG. a) and (b) are elevation views showing the operating state of the delivery device 1, and FIG. 8 is a plan view of the same.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a delivery device that drops a sliced bread s cut by a cutting device (not shown) on a baked rectangular wood-shaped bread into a carry-out device 11 that is disposed below by correcting the horizontal posture. . The slice bread s is packed or processed into a sandwich or the like through the alignment apparatus of this embodiment.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a pair of receiving plates having an L-shaped cross section. The receiving surface is horizontally disposed, receives a slice pan s cut by a cutting device such as a round blade cutting machine (not shown), and is received by a swing cylinder 3. It is rotated 90 degrees and dropped onto the carry-out device 11 disposed below. Reference numeral 4 denotes a rotary coupling that connects the receiving plate 2 and the swing cylinder 3, and reference numeral 5 denotes a base to which the swing cylinder 3 is fixed.

As shown in FIG. 4, reference numeral 11 denotes an apparatus that receives the slice pans s from the delivery apparatus 1, arranges them, and conveys them. Roll conveyors 13 and 14 having different conveyance speeds are arranged on the base 12. As shown in FIG. 6, one end of the roller conveyor 13 is wound around the chain belt 17 together with the relay roller 15 and the main relay roller 16, and the rotation of the main relay roller 16 starts from the chain belt 17. Has been communicated. The main relay roller 16 is transmitted with the rotation of the drive motor 19 by a chain belt 18.

Similarly, as shown in FIG. 5, the other roller conveyor 14 is wound around a chain belt 22 together with the relay roller 20 and the main relay roller 21, and the rotation of the main relay roller 21 is chained. It is transmitted from the belt 22. The main relay roller 21 is transmitted with the rotation of the drive motor 24 by the chain belt 23.
The rotation speeds of the roller conveyors 13 and 14 are set so that the roller conveyor 14 rotates slightly faster than the roller conveyor 13. With reference to FIG. 3, one roller conveyor 14 a is formed on the downstream side in the transport direction, and is configured to rotate at the same rotational speed as the roller conveyor 14.

The 25 is a guide plate arranged on the roller conveyor 13, the beginning rather than the intended alignment position of the slice bread s is curved outwardly, the slice pan s toward the downstream side is set It is arranged in a straight line so as to be positioned at the aligned position. Reference numeral 26 denotes a guide plate disposed on the roller conveyor 14, and after the slice pan s is brought into contact with the guide plate 25 and positioned at a predetermined alignment position, the guide plate 25 is slightly downstream from the guide plate 25 in order to maintain the position. The slice pan s is disposed so as to sandwich the guide plate 25 with the side as the starting end.
Reference numerals 27 and 28 denote support members that support the guide plate 25 or 26.

In the apparatus according to the first embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 8, the rectangular parallelepiped raw bread is cut by a cutting apparatus (not shown), and becomes slice bread s and falls to the feeding apparatus 1. The dropped slice pan s is received by the pair of receiving plates 2 and held in a horizontal posture, and then the receiving plate 2 is rotated 90 degrees by the oscillating cylinder 3, so that the upper side of the conveying device 11 disposed on the lower side. Fall into.

Since the rotation speed of the roller conveyor 14 is slightly higher than the rotation speed of the roller conveyor 13, the slice bread s dropped horizontally on the roller conveyors 13 and 14 of the transport device 11, as shown in FIG. While being deflected and positioned by contacting the guide plate 25, one side contacts the guide plate 25, so that the postures are aligned and all are aligned in a certain direction.
The slice pans s that are in contact with the guide plate 25 and aligned in a certain direction are conveyed in a state of being sandwiched between the guide plate 25 and the guide plate 26 provided opposite to the guide plate 25.

As described above, according to the present apparatus, the slice pan s is temporarily received by the pair of receiving plates 2 in a horizontal state, and the receiving plate 2 is dropped on the roller conveyors 13 and 14 as it is. By deflecting the slice pan s toward the guide plate 25 so that one side is in contact with the guide plate 25, posture control and alignment of the slice pan s can be reliably performed.
Further, the interval between the slice pans s can be easily set to a desired interval by adjusting the time interval at which the receiving plate 2 rotates.

Further, the guide plate 25 is configured to be curved outward so as to receive the slice pan in the vicinity where the slice pan s falls, and to be linear on the downstream side thereof, thereby reliably receiving the slice pan s on the conveyor. And can be brought into contact with the guide plate 25.

Further, in addition to the above-described configuration, the downstream side in the transport direction after the slice pan s abuts the guide plate 25 is configured by a conveyor of the same speed, and the guide plate 25 is disposed on the side facing the guide plate 25. By providing the guide plate 26 that divides the conveyance path through which the slice pan s passes, the slice pan can be more reliably aligned at a predetermined position on the conveyor 14a and conveyed downstream.

  In the first embodiment, the drive motors 19 and 24 for the roller conveyors 13 and 14 having different conveyance speeds are provided separately, but a single drive motor is provided to drive the roller conveyors. You may make it generate two types of rotational driving force from which rotational speed differs with the transmission means in the middle.

The present invention can pack slice bread obtained by slicing raw bread , or arrange slice breads at the same interval on a conveyor when processing them, thereby automating food packaging or processing lines. The present invention relates to an aligning apparatus that enables the slice pans to be aligned on a conveyor with a simple and inexpensive structure.

The alignment device of the present invention is a plan view showing a first embodiment applied to slice bread sliced wood bread. It is an elevational view of the delivery device 1 of the first embodiment. It is the top view which deleted the upper structure of the conveying apparatus 11 of the said 1st Example. It is an elevational view of the transfer device 11 of the first embodiment. It is a right view of the conveying apparatus 11 of the first embodiment. It is a left view of the conveying apparatus 11 of the said 1st Example. (A) And (b) is an elevation view which shows the operation state of the delivery apparatus 1 of the said 1st Example later on. It is a top view which shows the operation state corresponded to Fig.7 (a) of the delivery apparatus 1 of the said 1st Example.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Feeding device 2 Receiving plate 3 Oscillating cylinder 4 Rotating coupling 5 Base 11 Unloading device 12 Base 13, 14, 14a Roller conveyors 15, 20 Relay rollers 16, 21 Main relay rollers 17, 18, 22, 23 Chain belt 19 , 24 Drive motor 25, 26 Guide plate 27, 28 Support member s Slice pan

Claims (4)

A delivery device that receives sliced bread obtained by cutting a rectangular parallelepiped raw bread and drops it horizontally at a certain time interval, and a conveyor with different delivery speeds on the left and right are arranged below the delivery device, and the delivery speed is slow An unloading device provided with at least one guide plate that contacts the slice pan on the side and aligns the posture in a certain direction ;
The guide plate of 1 is curved to the outside of the intended alignment position of the slice pan in the vicinity where the slice pan falls, and is linear to be held at the intended alignment position on the downstream side,
On the other hand, the delivery device comprises a pair of receiving plates in which the receiving surface of the sliced slice pan is disposed horizontally, and a pair of swing cylinders attached so that the pair of receiving plates rotate downward,
The slice pan aligning device, wherein the feeding device is arranged such that an axis of the swing cylinder is changed in a direction of bending an upstream guide plate located below the swing cylinder . Wherein along with a slice pan downstream side after contact with the first guide plate is configured at the same speed of the conveyor, the conveying through the same Suraisupa down between the guide plate on the side facing the same guide plate alignment apparatus slice bread according to claim 1, characterized in that a further guide plate partitioning the road. The guide plate is curved in the vicinity of the slice pan falling to the outside of the intended alignment position of the slice pan, and the guide plate is linear so as to be held at the intended alignment position on the downstream side. Plate and another guide plate arranged linearly in parallel with the one guide plate so as to sandwich the slice pan held at the aligned position with the downstream side of the one guide plate as the starting end <br / The slice bread aligning apparatus according to claim 2, wherein: 2. The slice bread aligning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a food cutting device is provided above or in the vicinity of the feeding device so that the sliced bread is dropped onto the feeding device.

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