JP6557288B2 - Small cut pack tofu - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a corrosion small cut packed beans, and more particularly, relates to corrosion curves and / or small cut packed beans cut into curd pieces having a designed shape by the combination of straight lines.

  Since tofu is soft and easy to collapse, the traditional method of cutting tofu is to pick up a piece of tofu on the palm, cut it into a desired size with a knife, and serve it as raw tofu, for example, as a tofu. Or it has been diced and added to miso soup, for example.

  However, taking tofu on a palm and cutting it with a kitchen knife is a problem from a hygienic point of view and is prohibited in school and hospital lunches. In addition, it is necessary to dice the tofu on the palm, and it is impossible to rush, and cooking a large amount of tofu with lunch etc. is a work that requires labor and time. For these reasons, there has been a demand for pre-cut packed tofu.

  In addition, since the tofu is soft and easy to break, it has been cut straight with a kitchen knife or deliberately broken and cooked. However, when used for dishes such as soup, where the shape of tofu remains unbroken to some extent, for example, demand for tofu cut into shapes designed for children can be expected. In addition, the tofu that has been cut into the designed shape has the advantage that the taste is easy to penetrate.

  On the other hand, an automatic device has been developed that dispenses soy milk into packaging packs, heats them, adds a coagulant, cools them down, and manufactures the packed tofu in a continuous line. Has become widespread (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Packed tofu is manufactured in large quantities, inexpensively and hygienically, is easy to transport and can be purchased easily at supermarkets, etc. The conventional "tofu manufactured and sold by tofu shops" and "packed tofu" Is different. However, the conventional method of picking up and cutting a single tofu on land could not be incorporated into an automatic line device.

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The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and provides a small cut packed tofu that is cut and packed into tofu having a shape designed by a combination of curves or / and straight lines. The task is to do.

The present invention is connected to the rear stage of the pack tofu continuous production line, while filling the packaging packs of unblocked pack tofu, from above the packaging packs, lowering the wire-like cutting blade vibration is applied Te, sealed after cut into cut tofu having a designed shape pack tofu, and to provide a corrosion small cut packed beans.

The present invention was made in order to solve such problems, small cut packed tofu of this invention, the pack tofu continuous production apparatus 7, dispensed soy milk packaging packs, heating, coagulation The unsealed packed tofu 20 produced by adding the agent and cooling the first to the first position 35 downstream of the conveying line 2 connected to the packed tofu continuous production apparatus 7 has a frequency of 1 from the first vibration generating means 31. The force required to cut the pack tofu 20 by inducing a local liquefaction phenomenon in the portion in contact with the pack tofu 20 by applying vibration having an amplitude of 0.1 to 100 μm to 100 kHz. A linear horizontal cutter blade 30 is placed between the inner surface of one side 11 of the packaging pack 21 and the pack tofu 20 from above the packaging pack 21 by the first actuator 32. Is inserted to a depth, it moved horizontally to the inner surface of the other side 13 facing the first side 11, lifted along the inner surface of the other side 13, pack tofu 20 is cut into two or more layers of plate-like tofu 23,
Next, at the second position 45 of the transport line, the second vibration generating means 41 applies a vibration having a frequency of 1 to 100 KHz and an amplitude of 0.1 to 100 μm to a portion that comes into contact with the pack tofu 20. A mesh-shaped vertical cutter blade 30 designed horizontally by a curved line and / or a combination of straight lines and having a reduced force required to cut the pack tofu 20 by inducing a local liquefaction phenomenon is provided in a packaging pack. 21 is pushed down from the upper side of the two or more layers of plate-shaped tofu 23 accommodated in 21 to the position close to the bottom surface of the packaging pack 21, and then pulled upward, so that the two or more layers of plate-shaped tofu 23 are curved or / and straight combined cut into been shape designed by the,
It is sealed at the third position of the transfer line, and has a shape designed by a combination of a curve and / or a straight line in which the total dimension of the height and width is 4.5 cm or less .

It is preferable that the pack tofu further includes one or more of a design, a cut, or a logo mark.
The packed tofu may have a total length and width of 4.5 cm or less.

Small cut packed tofu continuous production apparatus of the present invention includes a transport for positioning a tofu housed in the packaging packs unblocked, first position, to a second position, and sequentially transported to each position in the third position A line, one or more linear horizontal cutter blades provided horizontally above the first position, connected to the first vibration generating means so as to transmit vibration, and a first actuator, the first actuator However, each horizontal cutter blade is inserted from above to a predetermined depth of the gap between one side of the packaging pack placed in the first position and the tofu, and then horizontally moved to the other side facing the one side. And a horizontal cutter device for cutting the tofu into two or more layers of plate-like tofu pieces along the other side surface, provided above the second position, and capable of transmitting vibrations to the second vibration generating means. Concatenated A net-shaped vertical cutter blade and a second actuator designed by a combination of a curved line and / or a straight line provided in a plane are provided, and the second actuator moves the vertical cutter blade from the upper surface of two or more layers of plate-like tofu pieces. Press down to a position close to the bottom of the packaging pack placed in position 2 and then pull it upward to form two or more layers of plate-like tofu contained in the packaging pack into a shape designed by a combination of curves or / and straight lines. A vertical cutter device that cuts into tofu pieces, a seal device that is provided at the third position and seals the packaging pack, a first actuator, a second actuator, a seal device, and a control device that controls the transport line. It is characterized by.

The horizontal cutter device is provided above the first position of the transport line, spaced apart from the transport line and fixed, and opposed to one side of the upper surface of the packaging pack and connected to the first actuator. A horizontal cutter table, a pair of horizontal cutter columns projecting downward from both ends of the horizontal cutter table, and a linear material 1 that is horizontally supported and supported between a pair of horizontal cutter columns. The horizontal cutter blade as described above, and a first vibration generating means arranged to transmit vibration to the horizontal cutter blade and applying vibration to the horizontal cutter blade,
One or more horizontal cutters in which a pair of horizontal cutter columns is arranged so as to be insertable from above at one end of one side of the packaging pack placed in the first position, and the first actuator is passed over the pair of horizontal cutter columns. Each blade is inserted to a predetermined position in the gap between the inner surface on one side of the packaging pack placed in the first position and the pack tofu, and then each horizontal cutter blade is leveled to the inner surface on the other side facing the one side. It is made to move, Furthermore, it pulls up along the inner surface of the other side, and the pack tofu accommodated in the packaging pack is cut into two or more layers of plate-like tofu.

In addition, the vertical cutter device includes a second actuator that is fixedly spaced apart from the transport line above the second position of the transport line, and a vertical cutter that is provided facing the upper surface of the packaging pack and connected to the second actuator. A plurality of vertical cutter struts that are disposed so as to be inserted from above into a gap between the inner wall of the packaging pack that is projected downward from the vertical cutter table and positioned at the second position and the tofu, and an upper surface of the packaging pack A vertical cutter blade horizontally supported by a plurality of vertical cutter columns, and an outer peripheral shape that is the same shape and slightly smaller than the outer peripheral shape, and a wire mesh-shaped working surface designed by a combination of curves or straight lines, The second vibration generating means interposed between the vertical cutter blade and the second actuator so as to be able to transmit vibration, and applying vibration to the vertical cutter blade;
The second actuator inserts the vertical cutter blade from above along the inner wall of the packaging pack through a plurality of vertical cutter columns, pushes it down to a position close to the bottom surface, and then pulls it upward to accommodate 2 in the packaging pack. It is characterized by cutting plate-like tofu of layers or more into tofu pieces having a designed shape.

The vertical cutter blade may have a wire mesh shape formed of a wire-like member.
Moreover, it is preferable that the said horizontal cutter blade has the shape designed by the combination of the curve or / and the straight line.

Also, small continuous process that cut packed tofu of this invention, using a continuous production apparatus packs tofu, curves or / and cut into curd pieces having a designed shape by the combination of straight lines pack A method for continuously producing packed tofu, wherein a control device controls a conveying line to place an unsealed packaging pack containing tofu in a first position; The actuator is controlled to have one or more linear shapes provided above the first position and connected to the first vibration generating means, and horizontally spanned between a pair of horizontal cutter columns. Insert one or more of the wire-shaped horizontal cutter blades into the gap between the inner surface on one side of the packaging pack and the tofu from above the first position to a predetermined depth, and then move horizontally to the inner surface facing the one side, Further A horizontal cutting stage that cuts the tofu contained in the packaging pack along the other side surface into two or more layers of plate-like tofu pieces, and two or more layers of plates that are accommodated in the packaging pack by controlling the conveying line A second positioning stage for transporting and placing the tofu pieces from the first position to the second position, and a second actuator that controls the second actuator, is provided above the second position, and is connected to the second vibration generating means and provided horizontally. A vertical outer shape that is the same shape as the top surface of the packaging pack and slightly smaller than that, has a wire mesh shaped working surface designed by a combination of curves and / or straight lines, and is supported horizontally on a vertical cutter post The cutter blade is pushed down from the top of the packaging pack to a position close to the bottom surface, and then pulled upward to form two or more layers of plate-like tofu pieces by a curve or / and a combination of straight lines A vertical cutting stage for cutting the tofu pieces, a third positioning stage for transferring and positioning the unsealed packaging pack containing the tofu pieces from the second position to the third position, and an unsealed packaging pack containing the tofu pieces And a sealing step for sealing.

A vertical cutter device provided with a vertical cutter blade at the first position upstream on the transport line is provided,
A horizontal cutter device having a horizontal cutter blade is provided at a second downstream position on the transport line, and the tofu pieces are cut into tofu pieces having a shape designed by a curve or / and a combination of straight lines.

The present invention is a horizontal cutter device including a first vibration oscillation device, a horizontal cutter blade formed of a linear member, and a first actuator, in which a pack tofu contained in an unsealed packaging pack is formed in a plate shape of two or more layers. Cut into tofu, then a second vibration oscillation device, a vertical cutter blade formed with linear members and designed by a curve or / and a combination of straight lines, and a vertical cutter device with a second actuator, two or more plate shapes The tofu can be cut to provide a packed tofu that has been cut into small shapes into a shape designed by a curve or / and a combination of straight lines.

According to the continuous production method of the small cut pack tofu of the present invention, since the tofu is cut by applying vibration to the linear cutter member, the physical force applied to the tofu is reduced and freely. Can cut tofu with a clean cross section. Thus, after inserting the horizontal cutter blade to a predetermined depth between the inner surface of the packaging pack and the tofu, it can be horizontally moved to cut the tofu into two or more layers of plate-like tofu. Further, by inserting a cutter blade having a net shape designed by a combination of curves and / or straight lines from the top to the bottom of the tofu, the plate-shaped tofu pieces are further combined with a curve or / and a straight line. Can be cut into tofu pieces having the shape designed.

Since the continuous manufacturing method of the small cut pack tofu of the present invention inserts a horizontal cutter blade and a vertical cutter blade from above the conveyance line and cuts the tofu stored in the unpacked packaging pack, It can be easily incorporated into a continuous production line of packed tofu, and the effect of making a continuous production line, speeding up, and cost reduction of cut packed tofu can be increased.

It is a perspective view which shows an example of the pack tofu cut into the tofu piece which has the shape designed by the curve or / and the combination of a straight line concerning one Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the pack tofu continuous manufacturing apparatus cut | disconnected small of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the positional relationship in the operating state of the horizontal cutter apparatus of this invention and unsealed packaging pack tofu. It is a figure explaining the operation mechanism of the horizontal cutter apparatus of this invention. It is a side view of the vertical cutter apparatus of this invention. It is a top view which shows an example of the vertical cutter blade which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the positional relationship in the operating state of the vertical cutter apparatus of this invention, and the plate-shaped tofu packaging pack. It is a flowchart which shows the continuous manufacturing method of the pack tofu cut | disconnected small of this invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an example of packed tofu cut into tofu pieces having a shape designed by a combination of a curve and / or a straight line according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a small- sized cut tofu 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is manufactured in a packed tofu continuous manufacturing apparatus, and for example, unsealed tofu 20 packed in a packaging pack 21 having a flange portion 22. the, on the conveying line 2, which is connected downstream of a continuous manufacturing apparatus, the linear member horizontal cutter blade of applying vibration to the (wiry), inserted from above the measurement in one side of the packaging packs 21 Then, it is horizontally moved to the other side inward measurement and cut into a plurality of plate-like tofu, and then is applied by applying vibration to a mesh-like vertical cutter blade including a curve and cutting from above.

  Since tofu is a semi-solid gel, conventionally, when a net-like cutter blade was used, the shape of tofu collapsed and could not be cut cleanly, but the present invention is a linear shape to which vibration (for example, ultrasonic vibration) is applied. By using this cutter blade, a local liquefaction phenomenon is induced at the portion where the tofu and the linear cutter blade come into contact, and the physical force required for cutting is reduced to almost zero, thereby making the eyes small, and It is possible to cut tofu using a net-like cutter blade having a freely designed mesh including a curve.

  Since the present invention can be cut into tofu pieces having a shape designed by a combination of a curve and / or a straight line by applying vibration to a reticulated cutter blade designed to include a curve and inserting it into the tofu. The shape may include one or more of a design, a cut, or a logo mark.

In addition, the tofu cut into tofu pieces having a shape designed by the curve or / and the combination of straight lines of the present invention is small so that the average of the dimensions of the vertical and horizontal heights of each tofu piece is 4.5 cm or less. It can also be cut tofu.
Here, the average of the sum of height and width height tofu pieces, isolate the product of height and width height before tofu, tofu diced divided by the number of tofu pieces that are cut into the desired shape The average volume is obtained, and the third root of the average volume is tripled .

  In addition, this invention also includes the pack tofu cut into the plate | board form of the multistage by the horizontal cutter apparatus, and the pack tofu cut into the column shape which has the cross-sectional shape designed by the vertical cutter apparatus. In addition, the cutter blade that cuts in the horizontal direction can be a designed mesh cutter blade, and the cutter blade that cuts in the vertical direction can be formed of only a straight line.

Below, the continuous manufacturing apparatus of the pack tofu cut | disconnected small of this invention is demonstrated concretely.
Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a small cut packed tofu continuous production apparatus of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 2, an exemplary small cut packed tofu continuous production apparatus according to the embodiment 8 of the present invention, the first position 35 downstream of the conveying line 2 of the pack tofu continuous production apparatus 7 in the horizontal cutter device 3 The vertical cutter device 4 can be provided at the second position 45 downstream of the first position, and the seal device 5 can be provided at the third position 46 downstream of the second position. It is preferable that the conveyance line 2 of the continuous tofu production apparatus 7, the first actuator 32 of the horizontal cutter apparatus 3, the second actuator 42 of the vertical cutter apparatus 4, and the sealing apparatus 5 are controlled by the control apparatus 6.

  The continuous production method of the unsealed packaging pack tofu 10 using the continuous tofu production apparatus 7 shown in FIG. 2 is known to those skilled in the art, and any method can be used as long as it meets the purpose of the present invention. Although it is not limited, for example, it can be manufactured by filling the packaging pack 21 having the flange portion 22 with soy milk and a coagulant and cooling it to the unsealed packed tofu 10 after heating.

Here, even coagulating agent used is not particularly limited, for example calcium sulfate, magnesium chloride, grayed Le Kono delta-lactone, calcium chloride is at least one selected from or magnesium sulfate, preferably. Since the soymilk continuous production method, heating time, and cooling method are well known to those skilled in the art , detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The unsealed packed tofu accommodated in the packaging pack is transported to the first position 35 by the transport line 2 and positioned. Note that a method of carrying on the carrying line and a method of positioning at a fixed position are well known to those skilled in the art, and thus description thereof is omitted.

In the first aspect of the present invention, a multi-stage plate-like tofu 23 is manufactured by inserting a horizontal cutter blade into a predetermined position of the unsealed packed tofu 10 and then moving it horizontally.
Conventionally, unsealed packed tofu produced in a continuous production line could not be cut into a plate shape due to interference of the side wall of the packaging pack, but the present invention uses a linear cutter blade to which vibration is applied. By inserting and using from above, the packaged tofu can be cut into a plate shape.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a shape designed by a combination of a curved line and / or a straight line is applied to the tofu by applying vibration to a reticulated cutter blade designed to include a curved line from above the packaging pack. It cuts into the tofu 24 which has.
The tofu 24 having the designed shape provides a packed tofu 1 that is sealed by the sealing device 5 and cut into small pieces.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a positional relationship in an operating state between the horizontal cutter device of the present invention and an unsealed packaging pack tofu.
As shown in FIG. 3, an unsealed packaging pack tofu 10 is provided at the first position 35 by the conveyance line 2, and the horizontal cutter device 3 is separated from the conveyance line 2 above the first position 35. It is preferably installed by independent support means (not shown).

  Here, the horizontal cutter device 3 is connected to the support means via the first actuator 32 and protrudes downward from both ends of the horizontal cutter table 33 and the horizontal cutter table 33 corresponding to one side 11 of the packaging pack 21. A pair of horizontal cutter columns 34, and one or more horizontal cutter blades 30 made of a linear member spanned between the pair of horizontal cutter columns 34, and between the first actuator 32 and the horizontal cutter blade 30. It is preferable to have the first vibration generating means 31 interposed at any position.

One or more horizontal cutter blades 30 of the horizontal cutter device 3 are inserted between the inner wall of one side 11 of the packaging pack 21 and the pack tofu 20 by the operation of the first actuator 31, and one side 11 of the packaging pack 21. It is preferable to be arranged so as to be movable to the other side 13 opposite to the one side 11 along the both side surfaces 12 adjacent to both ends.

The horizontal cutter blade 30 is a linear member spanned between a pair of horizontal cutter columns 34, and can be a metal wire having a thickness of, for example, 0.01 to 1 mm. Moreover, the horizontal cutter support | pillar 34 is comprised, for example with a board | plate material or thickness 2mm or less round bar material which is 2 mm or less in thickness, and what has the intensity | strength which supports the horizontal cutter blade 30 is preferable. Although the material of the horizontal cutter blade 30 and the horizontal cutter support | pillar 34 will not be restrict | limited if it can utilize for this invention, For example, it can be 1 or more chosen from a metal, polymer resin, or natural fiber. A plurality of horizontal cutter blade 30 is Rukoto is supported on the same horizontal cutter post 34 is preferred. Moreover, the guide plate (not shown) when inserting the horizontal cutter support | pillar 34 and the horizontal cutter blade 30 into a tofu pack can be provided.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the working mechanism of the horizontal cutter device of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 4, the first actuator 32 moves the horizontal cutter column 34, the first vibration generating means 31, and the horizontal cutter blade 30 of the horizontal cutter device 3 from (a) above (b) unsealed packaging pack. Insert into the gap between the inner wall of one side 11 of the packaging pack 21 of the tofu 10 and the unsealed packaging pack tofu 10, (c) move horizontally, (d) the other side that opposes the one side 11 of the packaging pack 21 (E) by pulling up along the inner surface of the other side 13, the trajectory of the horizontal cutter blade 30 becomes the cutting surface 14, and the tofu 20 is formed in a plate shape of two or more layers. Can be cut into tofu 23.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the vertical cutter device of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 5, the vertical cutter device 4 of the present invention includes a second actuator 42, a vertical cutter base 43 connected to the second actuator 42 and having a shape corresponding to the upper surface shape of a packaging pack (not shown), and a vertical cutter a vertical cutter post 44 deployed inserted possible from the lower surface in the gap between the packaging packs tofu positioned in the second position 45 is projected below the base 43, slightly above it at the upper surface of the same type packaging packs 21 and the outer shape and curves and / or working surface of the wire net shape designed by a combination of straight small, a vertical cutter blade 40 supported horizontally in a vertical cutter post 44 of multiple, and second vibration generating means 41, Can be included.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing an example of a vertical cutter blade according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 6, the vertical cutter blade 40 of the present invention is a wire mesh-shaped working surface designed by a combination of an outer peripheral shape 47 that is the same shape as the upper surface of the packaging pack 21 and slightly smaller than that, and a curve or / and a straight line. 48.

  The vertical cutter blade 40 is preferably composed of, for example, a 0.01 to 1 mm wire, and a frame (not shown) having a thickness of 2 mm or less can be provided on the outer periphery. Although a material will not be restrict | limited if it can utilize for this invention, For example, it can be 1 or more chosen from a metal, a polymeric resin, or a natural fiber. The said frame can be comprised with a plate-shaped member perpendicular | vertical to the surface of the vertical cutter blade 40, and can provide a reinforcement member in the upper part. Moreover, the vertical cutter support | pillar 44 has the intensity | strength which supports the vertical cutter blade 40, for example whose thickness or thickness is 2 mm or less. Further, when inserting the vertical cutter blade 40 and the vertical cutter column 44, a guide plate (not shown) can be provided between the inner surface of the packaging pack 21 and the vertical cutter blade 40 and the vertical cutter column 44.

FIG. 7: is a perspective view which shows the positional relationship in the operating state of the vertical cutter apparatus of this invention, and the plate-shaped tofu packaging pack.
As shown in FIG. 7, the plate-like tofu 23 accommodated in the packaging pack 21 is provided by being positioned at the second position 45 by the transport device 2, and the vertical cutter device 4 is transported above the second position 45. It is preferably installed by support means (not shown) that is separated from the line 2 and independent.

Here, the vertical cutter device 4 includes a second actuator 42 connected to a support means (not shown), a vertical cutter table 43 connected to the second actuator 42 and having a shape corresponding to the upper surface shape of the packaging pack 21, and the vertical cutter table 43. A plurality of vertical cutter struts 44, which are disposed so as to be insertable in the gap between the packaging pack 21 and the plate-like tofu 23, which protrude downward and are positioned at the second position 45, are the same type as the upper surface of the packaging pack 21. A vertical cutter blade 40 having a slightly smaller outer shape 47 and a wire mesh-shaped working surface 48 designed by a combination of curves or / and straight lines and supported horizontally by a plurality of vertical cutter columns 44; The second vibration generating means 41 interposed between the second actuator 42 and the vertical cutter blade 40 is connected. And butterflies.

The vertical cutter device 4 for vertical mosquito Potter blade 40, by operation of the second actuator 4 2, the vertical cutter blade 40 is inserted along the upper inner wall of the packaging packs 21, to a position close to the bottom It is preferably arranged so that it can be pushed down and then pulled upwards.

[Vibration generating means]
Although many types of vibration generating means are known, the vibration generating means used in the present invention is not limited as long as it meets the object of the present invention. As a preferred example, a ceramic piezoelectric element containing barium titanate or lead zirconate titanate having a piezoelectric effect can be used as a vibrator. Commercially available products can be used for these piezoelectric elements.

  The frequency of the vibration wave to be used is not particularly limited, and a sound wave or ultrasonic vibration of 1 to 100 KHz can be used. The amplitude can be 0.1 to 100 μm. A preferable example is a lead zirconate titanate vibrator having a drive frequency of 20 KHz and an amplitude of 50 μm. However, the frequency and amplitude are examples, and other numerical values may be used.

  The first actuator 32 and the second actuator 42 are not particularly limited as long as they are suitable for the purpose of the present invention and can be used in a continuous production line of packed tofu. A device known to those skilled in the art can be used, and a preferred example is a combination of the control device 6 and a step motor.

[Production method]
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the continuous production method of the small cut tofu according to the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 8, in the continuous production method of tofu according to the present invention, a control device (not shown) controls a transport line to position an unsealed packaging pack containing tofu at a first position ( S-1).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the continuous manufacturing method of the present invention is a horizontal cutter blade that is provided above the first position 35 and is connected to the first vibration generating means 31 and has one or more wire rod shapes. 30 is inserted from above to a predetermined depth between the inner surface of one side 11 of the packaging pack 21 and the tofu 20 and then horizontally moved to the inner surface of the other side 13 facing the one side 11. It is preferable to have a horizontal cutting step (S-2) that pulls up along the side surface and cuts the tofu 20 accommodated in the packaging pack 21 into two or more layers of plate-like tofu 23.

The obtained two or more layers of plate-like tofu 23 can be positioned at the second position 45 in the second positioning step (S-3).
Next, as shown in FIG. 7, the method for producing the pack tofu according to the present invention includes two or more layers of plate-like tofu 23 positioned at the second position 45 above the second position 45. the second vibration generating means 41 vertical cutter blade 40 coupled with, and pull depressed then upwardly from above the packaging packs 21 to a position close to the bottom, curved or / and tofu having a designed shape by the combination of straight lines It is preferable to cut into pieces 24 (S-4).

Packaging packs containing the tofu piece 24 having a designed shape by a combination of curves and / or straight lines is transferred to a third position is sealed by the (third transferring step, S-5), the sealing device 5 ( S-6), giving tofu pieces 1 cut into small pieces into tofu pieces having a shape designed by a combination of curves or / and straight lines.
Note that it is arbitrary which of horizontal cutting and vertical cutting is performed first.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment regarding this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, All the changes in the range which does not deviate from the technical scope to which this invention belongs are included.

1 small cut packed tofu 2 transport line 3 horizontal cutter device 4 vertical cutter device 5 sealing device 6 controlling means 7 packaging packs tofu 20 packs continuous production apparatus 10 unblocked packs tofu continuous production apparatus 8 small cut packed tofu Tofu 21 Packaging pack 22 Flange portion 23 Plate-shaped tofu 24 Tofu having a designed shape 30 Horizontal cutter blade 31 First vibration generating means 32 First actuator 33 Horizontal cutter stand 34 Horizontal cutter column 35 First position 40 Vertical cutter blade 41 Second vibration generating means 42 Second actuator 43 Vertical cutter stand 44 Vertical cutter support 45 Second position 46 Third position

Claims (1)

The packaging packs filled with the milk and coagulant, the pack tofu unblocked chilled state after heating, have a designed shape by a combination of curves and / or straight, the sum of vertical and horizontal dimensions height 4 A cut tofu continuous production apparatus that is cut into small pieces of tofu that is 5 cm or less,
A transfer line to position the tofu housed in unblocked packaging pack, a first position, to a second position, and sequentially transported to each position in the third position,
The first position is provided above the first position , and is horizontally connected to the first vibration generating means for applying a vibration having a vibration frequency of 1 to 100 KHz and an amplitude of 0.1 to 100 μm . 1 horizontal cutter blade of the packed tofu and linear shape the horizontal cutter blade has reduced the force required for cutting by inducing localized liquefaction phenomenon in a portion contacted by the vibration by a vibration generating means is applied And a first actuator, wherein the first actuator has a predetermined depth of a gap between one inner surface of the packaging pack placed at the first position and the pack tofu. insert in summary, and then moved horizontally to the inner surface of the other side facing the one side, further pulled along the side of the other side, the pack tofu two or more layers of plate-like tofu A horizontal cutter device for disconnection,
The second provided above the position, frequency is 1 to 100KHz amplitude is provided horizontally is linked to the vibration transmitting a second vibration generating means for applying an oscillating range of 0.1 to 100 [mu] m, the curve Alternatively, and / or by a combination of straight lines, when the vibration is applied by the second vibration generating means, a local liquefaction phenomenon is induced in a portion where the packed tofu and the vertical cutter blade come into contact with each other, thereby generating a force required for cutting. with the vertical cutter blade reduced net shape was, and the second actuator, the second actuator, the vertical cutter blade from an upper surface of the two or more layers of plate-like tofu to a position close to the bottom surface of the packaging packs depressed, then pulled upwardly, the second two or more layers of plate-like tofu housed stationary by wrapping pack position, curve or / A vertical cutter device carving tofu piece having a shape designed by a combination of fine straight lines,
A sealing device provided at the third position and sealing the packaging pack;
A control device for controlling the first actuator, the second actuator, the sealing device, and the transfer line;
A device for continuous production of pack tofu that has been cut into small pieces.
[Claim 2]
The horizontal cutter device is:
A first actuator installed above the first position of the transfer line and spaced apart from the transfer line;
A horizontal cutter base which is connected to the first actuator is provided to face the packaging packs on surface,
A pair of horizontal cutter columns projecting downward from each end of the horizontal cutter table;
One or more horizontal cutter blades in the form of a straight material supported horizontally across and supported between the pair of horizontal cutter columns;
The pack tofu and the horizontal cutter blade are arranged so as to be able to transmit vibration to the horizontal cutter blade, and by applying a vibration having a vibration frequency of 1 to 100 KHz and an amplitude of 0.1 to 100 μm to the horizontal cutter blade. The first vibration generating means for applying a vibration that induces a local liquefaction phenomenon in a portion in contact with and reduces a force required for cutting ;
With
Each of the pair of horizontal cutter columns is disposed so as to be insertable from above at both ends on one side of the packaging pack placed in the first position,
Each of the one or more horizontal cutter blades spanned between the pair of horizontal cutter struts has a predetermined gap between the inner surface of one side of the packaging pack placed at the first position and the pack tofu. And then horizontally moving each of the horizontal cutter blades to the inner surface on the other side opposite to the one side, and further pulling up along the inner surface on the other side, and the pack tofu contained in the packaging pack 2 small cut packs beans rot continuous manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the carving above the plate-like tofu layers.
[Claim 3]
The vertical cutter device is
Above the second position of the transport line, and a second actuator disposed spaced and fixed to the conveying line,
A vertical cutter table provided facing the upper surface of the packaging pack and connected to the second actuator;
A plurality of vertical cutter columns arranged so as to be able to be inserted from above into the gap between the inner wall of the packaging pack and the pack tofu, which are projected downward from the vertical cutter table and positioned at the second position;
An outer peripheral shape that is the same shape as the upper surface of the packaging pack and slightly smaller than the outer peripheral shape, and a wire mesh-shaped working surface designed by a combination of curves or / and straight lines, and is horizontally supported by the plurality of vertical cutter columns. Vertical cutter blade,
The vibration is interposed between the vertical cutter blade and the second actuator so as to be able to transmit vibration, and by applying vibration having a frequency of 1 to 100 KHz and an amplitude of 0.1 to 100 μm to the vertical cutter blade. The second vibration generating means for applying a vibration that induces a local liquefaction phenomenon at a portion where the pack tofu and the vertical cutter blade come into contact to reduce a force required for cutting ;
Have
The second actuator inserts the vertical cutter blade from above along the inner wall of the packaging pack through the plurality of vertical cutter columns, pushes it down to a position close to the bottom surface, and then pulls it upward, small cut packed tofu continuous production apparatus according the contained two or more layers of plate-like tofu, to claim 1, characterized in that cut into curd pieces having a designed shape.
[Claim 4]
The said vertical cutter blade is a wire-mesh shape formed with the wire-like member, The packaged tofu continuous manufacturing apparatus cut | disconnected small of Claim 3 characterized by the above-mentioned.
[Claim 5]
The said vertical cutter blade has the shape designed by the combination of a curve or / and a straight line, The packaged tofu continuous manufacturing apparatus cut | disconnected according to claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned.
[Claim 6]
Using the cut packed tofu continuous production apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the packaged pack is filled with soy milk and a coagulant, and after heating, the unsealed packed tofu is cooled, curve or / and have a designed shape by the combination of straight lines cut into curd pieces total is 4.5cm following vertical and horizontal dimensions height, a small cut packed tofu continuous process,
The control unit
Controls the transfer line, the packaging packs of said unblocked accommodating the pack tofu, a first positioning step to position the first position,
A first actuator is controlled to be provided above the first position and connected to first vibration generating means for applying vibration having a frequency of 1 to 100 KHz and an amplitude of 0.1 to 100 μm. In addition, it has one or more linear shapes, spans horizontally between a pair of horizontal cutter columns, and induces a local liquefaction phenomenon at the part where the pack tofu and the horizontal cutter blade come into contact with each other when vibration is applied. one or more horizontal cutting blade of the wire shape having a reduced force required for cutting by, inserted from above the first position to the gap to a predetermined depth of the one side inner surface and said pack tofu of the packaging packs , then the moved horizontally to the inner surface of one side opposite to the other side, the horizontal to further cut to the other side of the pulling the packaging pack housed pack of two or more layers of plate-like tofu tofu along the side The cross-sectional stage,
A second positioning step of controlling the transport line to transport and place two or more layers of plate-like tofu contained in the packaging pack from the first position to the second position;
The second actuator is controlled and connected to the second vibration generating means that is provided above the second position and applies a vibration having a frequency of 1 to 100 KHz and an amplitude of 0.1 to 100 μm. An outer peripheral shape that is the same shape as the upper surface of the packaging pack and slightly smaller than the upper surface of the packaging pack, has a wire mesh-shaped working surface designed by a combination of curves and / or straight lines, and is supported horizontally by a vertical cutter post. The vertical cutter blade that reduces the force required for cutting by inducing a local liquefaction phenomenon at the portion where the pack tofu and the vertical cutter blade come into contact with each other when vibration is applied, from above to the bottom of the packaging pack. A shape designed by pressing down to a close position and then pulling upward to design the two or more layers of plate-like tofu with a curve or / and a combination of straight lines Vertical cutting steps cut into curd pieces having,
A third positioning stage for transferring and positioning the unsealed packaging pack containing the tofu pieces from the second position to the third position;
A sealing step of sealing the unsealed packaging pack containing the tofu pieces;
A process for continuously producing pack tofu that has been cut into small pieces, characterized by comprising:
[Claim 7]
Using the packed tofu continuous production apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the packaged pack is filled with soy milk and a coagulant, and after heating, the unsealed packed tofu is curved or / and a small cut packed tofu continuous process to have a designed shape by the combination of straight lines cut into curd pieces total vertical and horizontal dimensions height is 4.5cm or less,
The control unit
Controls the transfer line, the packaging packs of said unblocked accommodating the pack tofu, a first positioning step to position the first position,
A second actuator is controlled and connected to a second vibration generating means that is provided above the first position and applies a vibration having a vibration frequency of 1 to 100 KHz and an amplitude of 0.1 to 100 μm. An outer peripheral shape that is the same shape as the upper surface of the packaging pack and slightly smaller than the upper surface of the packaging pack, has a wire mesh-shaped working surface designed by a combination of curves and / or straight lines, and is supported horizontally by a vertical cutter post. The vertical cutter blade that reduces the force required for cutting by inducing a local liquefaction phenomenon at the portion where the pack tofu and the vertical cutter blade come into contact with each other when vibration is applied, from above to the bottom of the packaging pack. A vertical cutting stage that pushes down to a close position and then pulls upward and cuts into multiple tofus;
A second positioning step of controlling the transport line to transport and place a plurality of tofu pieces accommodated in the packaging pack from the first position to the second position;
The first actuator is controlled to be provided above the second position and connected to a first vibration generating means for applying a vibration having a frequency of 1 to 100 KHz and an amplitude of 0.1 to 100 μm. In addition, it has one or more linear shapes, spans horizontally between a pair of horizontal cutter columns, and induces a local liquefaction phenomenon at the part where the pack tofu and the horizontal cutter blade come into contact with each other when vibration is applied. one or more horizontal cutting blade of the wire shape having a reduced force required for cutting by, inserted from above the second position to the gap to a predetermined depth of the one side inner surface and said pack tofu of the packaging packs and then moved horizontally to the inner surface of the other side facing the one side, yet the other side of the pack tofu housed in pulling the packaging packs along the sides of two or more layers curves and / or straight pairs A horizontal cutting step of cutting the curd pieces having a designed shape by the combined,
A third positioning stage for transferring and positioning the unsealed packaging pack containing the tofu pieces from the second position to the third position;
A sealing step of sealing the unsealed packaging pack containing the tofu pieces;
A process for continuously producing pack tofu that has been cut into small pieces, characterized by comprising:

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