JPH0212715B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an automatic material supply device for a meat slicer that operates a plurality of meat slicers in parallel and automatically supplies new material to the slicer that runs out of material to cut. .

The applicant previously filed utility model application No. 37058 in 1982.
No. 1, the company provided a meat slicer that automatically replenishes the ingredients of the meat slicer, which had previously been done manually. Since it was equipped with an automatic material supply device, it had the disadvantage of increasing facility costs in facilities that processed large amounts of meat.

The present invention aims to provide an apparatus that is economical and suitable for large-scale meat processing by automatically supplying materials to a plurality of slicers using one automatic material feeder, and its configuration is as follows: A plurality of slicers are arranged side by side at appropriate intervals, and a trolley is supported so as to be able to travel freely on a rail provided along the direction in which the slicers are arranged side by side.A fork is loaded with ingredients onto this trolley and moves in and out of the meat box of each slicer. and a pusher member that prevents the material from retreating when the fork member moves back inside the meat box, and the cart is linked to a material supply timing switch attached to each slicer to automatically run out of material. The device is equipped with an automatic traveling device that reciprocates toward the slicer that has been fed, and a material loading conveyor device that loads new material onto the fork member on the cart that has returned after completing a predetermined feeding operation.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, 1 is a pedestal, 2 is a pair of left and right rails laid on both sides of the upper surface of the pedestal 1, 3 is a trolley that is movably supported by fitting pulleys 4 on the front, rear, left and right sides of the rail 2, S ₁ , S ₂ , S ₃ has a certain angle with rail 2,
Three slicers 5 are arranged side by side along one side of the pedestal 1, and the slicer 5 is supported at the same angle as the above-mentioned slicer S by a fixed support 6 installed on the cart 3 so that it can move up and down and slide in the horizontal direction. The front end 6' of the fork member 6 fitted into the window hole 7 provided in the vertical base 5' of the fork member 5 moves up and down together with the fork member, and also slides in the horizontal direction at the same angle. A freely provided pusher member 8 is attached to the pedestal 1 at the base end of the rail 2 (on the right in Figure 1) at the same angle as the slicer S.
This is a material loading conveyor whose front end is fixed to.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the material loading conveyor 8 shares a first conveyor 8a in the form of a caterpillar with a hook 9 arranged thereon, and a drive shaft 8' at the tip of the conveyor 8a, so that the material loading conveyor 8 is unilateral in the direction of the pedestal. It consists of a pair of left and right second conveyors 8b each extended in a supporting manner, and the material m loaded at the lower end of the first conveyor 8a.
is raised by the latch claw 9 and transferred to the second conveyor 8b, and the photoelectric switch 10 provided near the tip of the conveyor 8b detects its arrival and automatically stops it.
It is configured to restart when the same material m is removed.

The cart 3 is always waiting in front of the conveyor 8, and as shown in FIG. It is configured to repeat the operation of receiving the material m from the slicer S, transporting it to the slicer S that issued the supply signal, and then returning to the standby position. That is,
The truck 3 has the fork member 5 on the upper base plate 3'.
a rack rod 12 connected behind the vertical base 5' of the member 5; a rack rod 14 connected behind the pusher member 6 fitted in the center of the base 5'; A lifting box 17 containing motors 15 and 16 for driving rack rods 12 and 14 by a chain or gear, respectively, is provided, and a motor 19 for driving an lifting rack 18 hanging from the box 17 is provided on the back surface of the base plate 3'. , one axle 20 is chain-driven by a motor (not shown) installed on the truck 3. When the supply signal is issued, the fork member 5 advances a predetermined length to the lower surface of the second conveyor 8b, and then the elevator box 17
is slightly raised to allow the fork member 5 to receive the material m, and after further retracting the rack rod 12, the fork member 5 is lowered onto the base plate 3', and then the axle 20 is driven to issue a material supply signal. Slow start towards Slicer S. Above trolley 3
When approaching a predetermined slicer S, the horizontal part of the T-shaped actuator 21 provided along one side of the cart 3
A slowdown switch 22a provided at a higher position behind each slicer S along the rail 2 is activated to reduce the rotation of the axle 20 from the steady speed,
Next, when the vertical part of the actuator 21 corresponds to the stop timing switch 22b arranged one step lower, the drive motor of the truck 3 is turned off, and the clutch and brake (not shown) are also activated, and the fork on the base plate 3' is activated. The member 5 is aligned directly behind the meat box B and stopped at the fixed position. The supply timing switch 11, which issues the material supply signal, is provided at a position to detect the lower limit of the support arm 24, which swings along the side wall of the meat box B, with the upper feed conveyor 23 attached to its tip. , due to the operation of the same switch 11, the meat box B, which had been operating continuously back and forth until then,
Switch the drive to the conventionally known front stop operation,
It is detected by the lowered position of the arm 24 that there is no more meat to cut, and the meat box B is stopped in front. Further, the arm 24 is raised to a predetermined position via a drive mechanism (not shown) provided between the arm 24 and the motor 25, which is activated in conjunction with the switch 11, provided behind the base of the arm 24. , makes it possible to supply the material m into the meat box B.
The automatic opening/closing mechanism of the arm 24 is the one disclosed in Utility Model Application No. 57-37058 mentioned above. Above motor 2
The automatic stop signal of 5 is also transmitted to the trolley 3 side,
The fork member 5 advances from the stop position of the cart 3 and stops at the position where it enters the meat box B, and at the same time the pusher member 6 moves forward and pushes the material m on the pusher member 5 inside the meat box B. When the position of the front end of the material m is detected by the photoelectric switch 34 provided on the side of the front end of the meat box B, the pusher member 6
stops moving forward, and the fork member 5 retreats, followed by the pusher member 6, so that the meat box B
Transfer the material m into the meat box B with the front end almost aligned with the front end surface of the meat box B. When both the members 5 and 6 move back to their predetermined positions, the trolley 3 returns to the standby position and the actuator 2
When the horizontal part of the cart 1 approaches the material loading conveyor 8, the slowdown switch 22a installed along the rail 2 in front of the conveyor 8 is activated to reduce the speed of the cart 3, and then the stop timing is set one step lower. Since the vertical portion of the actuator 21 corresponds to the switch 22b, the fork member 5 and the second
The cart 3 stops at a predetermined position where it aligns with the conveyor 8b. It is equipped with an automatic traveling device that operates as described above. In addition, when the meat box B of each slicer is empty at the beginning of work and the support arm 24 is up, this automatic traveling device sequentially loads the material m from the front.
is programmed to provide.

The slicer S, which has received the material m as described above, operates the motor 25 of the support arm 24 in conjunction with the movement of the fork member 5 returning onto the base plate 3', and moves the upper feed conveyor 23 onto the material m. After the contact, the slicer S is stopped by the operation of a cam switch (not shown) and waits for the material supply signal from the switch 11, while the slicer S is stopped by the stop signal from the motor 25.
is configured to automatically start steady operation.

Furthermore, each slicer S includes a chain transmission mechanism 13 that converts the reciprocating movement of the meat box B into one-way rotation, and a multi-stage receiving mechanism with a receiving needle that is installed on the bottom plate 26 of the slicer and rotates in one direction by the chain transmission mechanism 13. A known slice receiving device consisting of a chain 27, a beating rod 2 that knocks off the slices received by the chain 27, and an unloading conveyor 2 installed at the position where the slices dropped by the beating rod 28 fall.
9 is attached to each conveyor 2.
The tip of 9 is connected to another conveyor 30,
For example, it is configured to be transported to one weighing, packaging, and labeling process. Hitting stick 28 again
The lower end of the slicer is connected to the air cylinder 31 via the fulcrum 28', and it is lowered by the operation of a timing cam and a switch (both not shown) fixed to the crankshaft 32 of the slicer together with a cam for stopping the front, and the swing of the lower end is activated. The device is configured to repeatedly stand up by another switch (not shown) provided at the moving position. In addition, although the carrying out operation of each carrying out conveyor 29 can be carried out continuously, it is also possible to move a fixed length for each set number of sheets by means of the timing cam and a counter (not shown) connected to the switch. There is.

Reference numeral 33 includes a wire 33a stretched around the trolley 3, a lever 33b that is displaced according to changes in the tension of the wire 33, and a switch 33c that stops the drive motor of the trolley when the lever 33b is operated. This safety device is configured to detect an obstacle such as a human body while traveling through a wire 33a and suddenly stop the trolley 3.

According to the present invention configured as described above, a plurality of normally used meat slicers are lined up and each one is operated automatically, and the material is automatically replenished by the running of the cart, and the next supply material is transferred to the material loading conveyor. can be kept on standby, allowing almost unmanned operation. In addition, by equipping each slicer with an automatic receiving device, a conveyor for transporting slices, and a transport conveyor, it is possible to organize everything from material supply to transport of slices into an integrated unmanned system, which enables large-scale meat production. While it is suitable for processing facilities, it can also be used in fine-grained ways in large-volume processing, such as by stopping any slicer and operating only the required number, or by simultaneously manufacturing slices of different thicknesses. There are many advantages.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway plan view schematically showing an embodiment of the present invention as a whole; FIG. 2 is an elevational view schematically showing a cart and material loading conveyor in a standby position; and FIG. 3 is a feed of material to a slicer. FIG. 3 is an elevational view schematically illustrating the situation; 1... Frame, 2... Rail, 3... Trolley, F...
...Fixed support part, 3'...Bed plate, 4...Pulley, S
(S ₁ , S ₂ , S ₃ )... Slicer, 5... Fork member, 5'... Vertical base, 6... Pusher member,
7... Window hole, 8... Material loading conveyor, 8a...
First conveyor, 8b...Second conveyor, m...Material, 9...Latching claw, 10...Photoelectric switch, 11
...Material supply timing switch, 12, 14...
... Rack rod, 15, 16 ... Motor, 17 ... Lifting box, 18 ... Lifting rack, 19 ... Motor, 2
0... Axle, 21... Operator, 22a... Slowdown switch, 22b... Stop timing switch, 23... Upper feed conveyor, 24... Support arm, 25... Motor, 13... Chain transmission mechanism, 26... End plate, 27... Receiving chain, 2
8... Beating stick, 28'... Fulcrum, 29... Carrying out conveyor, 30... Transfer conveyor, 31... Air cylinder, 32... Crankshaft, 33... Safety device, 33a... Wire, 33b... ...Lever, 33
c...switch, B...meat box, photoelectric switch...
34.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of slicers are arranged side by side at appropriate intervals,
A trolley is supported on rails provided along the direction in which the slicers are juxtaposed, and a fork member is loaded with material and moves in and out of the meat box of each slicer, and when the fork member moves back inside the meat box, the material is removed. an automatic traveling device on which a pusher member is mounted to prevent the slider from retreating, and the cart is linked to a material supply timing switch attached to each slicer to automatically reciprocate toward the slicer running out of material; An automatic material feeding device for a meat slicer, comprising a material loading conveyor device for loading new material onto the fork member on the cart that has returned after finishing the feeding operation. 2. The automatic material supply device for a meat slicer according to claim 1, wherein each slicer arranged in parallel along the rail has an automatic slice piece receiving device. 3. A conveyor for transporting slices is provided at each slice drop position of each automatic receiving device, and the tip of each transporting conveyor is connected to another conveyor. An automatic material feeding device for a meat slicer according to scope 2. 4. The meat slicer according to claim 1, wherein the material supply timing switch is provided at a position that detects the lowering limit of the support arm of the upper feed conveyor that fits into the meat box of the meat slicer. automatic material feeding device. 5 A stop timing switch is individually installed along the rail to detect that the cart has arrived at a position where the meat boxes of each slicer arranged in parallel along the rail and the material loading conveyor are aligned with the fork member on the cart. 2. The automatic material feeding device for a meat slicer according to claim 1, wherein the switch is arranged on a cart, and an operator for the switch is provided on the cart. 6. An emergency stop device in which a wire is stretched around the cart that supports the fork member and the pusher member, and a lever is provided that is activated by changes in the tension of the wire, and the movement of the cart is stopped by the operation of the lever. An automatic material feeding device for a meat slicer according to claim 1, characterized in that the device is provided with: