JPH0217314B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for processing semi-solid materials such as margarine.

<Prior Art> In the process of processing semi-solid products such as margarine (the process of molding them into unit products), it has been true that the process has to rely on manual labor. this is,
This is because technology has not yet reached the point where large amounts of processing can be done in a short time due to automation.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> In the past, a method as shown in FIG. 4 was attempted as an automatic processing technique. This is a semi-solid (the term "flow mass" in the "claims" of this specification is used to mean a highly plastic solid, a semi-solid, or a highly viscous liquid. In other words, margarine, etc.) Butter, etc. However, the target is not limited to these, and any material that has similar physical properties to be processed may be used.The same applies hereinafter). blade b
were attached radially to the rotary body c, and placed in the middle of the transport path of the workpiece a to cut and mold the workpiece a into small rectangular parallelepiped pieces.

In this device, since the leading end surface a' and the rear end surface a'' are carved in order, it is difficult to increase the rotation speed and there is a loss of time. It does not have a configuration for making cuts, and it is not possible to create divisions into unit products at once.

Furthermore, when this device was used, the leading end surface a' and the rear end surface a'' of the workpiece a after being cut and formed were not parallel to each other, and it was impossible to form the workpiece into a perfect rectangular parallelepiped. If we try to reduce even a little, it is necessary to reduce the (blade b) of the rotating body c to which the radial blade b is attached.
The diameter had to be increased, which required a large space, and the equipment had to be made larger.

Due to the problems listed above, this technology is currently obsolete.Therefore, as mentioned earlier, there is no automated semi-solid molding equipment, and the division into unit products is done manually. This was the current situation.

The present invention aims to solve the above problems.

<Means for Solving the Problems> Therefore, the present invention involves passing a flow block of a workpiece such as margarine through a combing blade near a nozzle to make an appropriate number of vertical cuts along the flow. After making the vertical cuts, a plurality of blades that cross the flow of the flow mass are simultaneously swung down onto the flow mass at appropriate intervals using an appropriate automatic means to make an appropriate number of transverse cuts that intersect with the above-mentioned cuts. Therefore, a method for processing margarine, etc., characterized by carving a cut-out part as a unit molded product of a predetermined shape, a nozzle for discharging a flow of a workpiece such as margarine, and a nozzle for discharging a stream of a workpiece such as margarine, a transfer means for placing and transferring the flow mass; an appropriate number of combing blades that are provided near the nozzle and are capable of carving an appropriate number of vertical cuts along the flow in the flow mass; The device has a plurality of automatic lowering blades that can cut an appropriate number of transverse cuts into the flow mass that intersect with the vertical cuts by being provided at appropriate positions on the means, and cut the flow mass into a predetermined shape. It is an object of the present invention to provide a processing device for processing margarine, etc., which is characterized in that it is possible to carve a cut-out part for later breaking into a unit molded product.

<Function> In the invention of the method of the present application in which the above means are implemented,
Automatically, multiple transverse cuts intersecting the longitudinal cuts made by the carding blade can be engraved at once in alignment, allowing blanks to be produced in large quantities without the need for transport time into position. Can be molded. Further, due to the invention of the device of the present application, the above method can be easily realized.

<Embodiments> Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below by way of example with reference to the drawings. However, the dimensions, shapes, materials, relative positions, etc. of the components described in this example are not intended to limit the scope of this invention to only those, unless otherwise specified. , is merely an illustrative example.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. Nozzle 1
The workpiece 3 such as margarine is transferred from the conveyor 2 to the conveyor 2.
It is discharged. At this time, a plurality of vertical cut cutting blades 4 provided in a comb-like shape at or near the nozzle 1,
Due to the intervention in the discharge of the workpiece 3, longitudinal cuts 3' are made in the workpiece 3.

The workpiece 3 placed on the conveyor 2 is processed by the cross-cutting blade 5 during transportation.

This cross-cutting blade 5 is positioned so as to cross the transport direction of the workpiece 3, and by being swung down onto the workpiece 3 being transported, a plurality of the vertical cuts 3 are created at once. A transverse cut 3'' is carved that intersects with '.This is done by simultaneously swinging down a plurality of transverse cut cutting blades 5 into the flow (the most reliable configuration for realizing this is , a plurality of cross-cutting blades 5 are fixed to the same swinging part).Then, the cutting blade 6 completely cuts out the material at predetermined intervals.This cutting blade 6
It is more effective if it is configured to be linked with appropriate cutting position detection using a counter or sensor.

The above is the basic configuration and method of the present invention.

In the above configuration, if at least one of the cross-cutting blades 5 reaches the bottom of the workpiece 3, predetermined units of blanks can be cut out at the same time.

Also, a blade for making vertical cuts 4, a blade for making horizontal cuts 5,
It is effective to improve the cutting into the workpiece 3 by configuring each or any of the blades of the cutting blade 6 to be energized.

FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of the above-mentioned cross-cutting blade 5. In FIG. As mentioned earlier, this is
It is a principle diagram when at least one of the cross-cutting blades 5 reaches the bottom of the workpiece 3. This is because one of the cross-cutting blades 5 is configured to be longer than the other blades, and it is swung down with the same stroke as the other cross-cutting blades 5. (by fixing it to the same holding part 7), it is possible to make the transverse cut 3'' and cut the predetermined block at the same time.

FIG. 3 shows a configuration for cutting each blade of the cross-cutting blade 5 in the same state as when the workpiece 3 is stationary. This has a plurality of cross-cutting blades 5 arranged in parallel and fixed to a holding part 7.

The configuration for swinging down the holding section 7 onto the workpiece 3 will be described below. The holding portion 7 is provided at the tip of a sliding means such as an actuator 8. Further, this holding part 7 has a guide groove 9' in its longitudinal direction.
The guide groove 9' of the arm 9 is engaged with the guide groove 9'. The arm 9, that is, the guide groove 9' is angled (slanted) with respect to the vertical direction.
When the actuator 8 applies a pull to lower the holding part 7 to the workpiece 3, it descends diagonally X along the guide groove 9' (while moving in the advancing direction of the workpiece 3).

When the holding part 7 is pulled up from the lowest point (completely swung down), the arm 9, which is fixed on the shaft 9'' at the base, rotates around this shaft 9'', so that the holding part 7 , and is swung up diagonally upward Y. In this way, the holding part 7 rises as it approaches the uppermost point, and during that time moves backward in the guide groove 9'.

With the above configuration, the transverse cutting blade 5 is swung down and swung up while sliding in the transport direction of the workpiece. In this way, it is possible to process it into a dice shape with parallel surfaces. The actuator 8 may be of any type as long as it is capable of swinging down the cross-cutting blade 5, and its sliding direction is not limited to the above-mentioned direction.

FIG. 3 shows a configuration for cutting each blade of the cross-cutting blade 5 when the workpiece 3 is stationary. That is, an actuator 8' that lowers the holding part 7 disposed on the conveyor 12 in the downward direction with a pulling pressure is directly fixed to the holding part 7. In this case, it traverses the conveyor 12 and stops in synchronization with the descent of the scoring blade 5. In this configuration, unlike the above-mentioned configuration, there is no need for a configuration in which the transverse scoring blade 5 escapes from the flow of the workpiece.

Utility Application No. 62-8907 (by the same applicant as the present application)
It is also more effective from the point of view of automation to arrange a structure for wrapping the workpieces as shown in the figure at an appropriate position on the conveyor. At this time, the workpiece may be cut and then packaged, or the workpiece may be packaged and then cut and molded into product units.

In each of the above embodiments, the blade 4 for making vertical cuts is as follows:
The configuration is not limited to making vertical cuts while leaving a part of the workpiece, but it is also possible to completely cut the workpiece. In addition, if a complete cutting configuration is adopted, and if extrusion molding is assumed, the shape of the discharge port (nozzle 1) and vertical cutting blade 4 may be round (regardless of whether it is an ellipse or a perfect circle) or triangular. , other polygons, other curved closed shapes (including those with cusps and nodes), or a combination thereof. Both the vertical cutting blade 4 and the horizontal cutting blade 5 may be configured to reach the bottom of the workpiece, that is, to completely cut, but they may not reach the bottom of the workpiece, i.e., cut completely. It is also possible to have a structure in which only a part is left and only the cut is made.

Also, a blade 4 for making vertical cuts and a blade 5 for making horizontal cuts.
It is also possible to have a configuration in which only one of the two is completely cut, and the other is configured to leave a portion and make only the cuts.

In each embodiment, only the blade 4 for making vertical cuts is restricted in its position, and the blade 5 for making transverse cuts may be located in any direction in the transport direction. may take precedence).

<Effects of the Invention> By carrying out the present invention, it is possible to automatically cut out a large amount of margarine or the like with high precision for automatically breaking margarine or the like into dice. Additionally, the processing efficiency of this process has been significantly improved. Furthermore, by using a configuration that allows the blade to escape, it has become possible to automatically form into accurate dice shapes without reducing processing speed.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of main parts showing another embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the main parts of an apparatus for realizing the effects of the configurations shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 above. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of main parts showing another embodiment of the apparatus for realizing the effects of the configurations of FIGS. 1 and 2 above. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a conventional example. 1... Nozzle, 4... Blade for making vertical cuts, 5... Blade for making horizontal cuts, 6... Cutting blade.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1 A suitable number of vertical cuts are made along the flow by passing the flow of a workpiece such as margarine through a combing blade near the nozzle, and after making the vertical cuts, A unit molded product of a predetermined shape is obtained by swinging a plurality of blades that cross the flow of the flow mass onto the flow mass at appropriate intervals using appropriate automatic means and making an appropriate number of cross cuts that intersect with the above-mentioned cuts. A method of processing margarine, etc., characterized by carving a cut-out part. 2. Claims characterized in that in the step of carving the transverse cut, at least one of the blades completely cuts the flow mass and forms the flow mass into a semi-finished product having a predetermined width. A method for processing margarine, etc., as described in item 1. 3. In the step of carving the crosscuts, each blade is swung down into the flow mass and at the same time is released along the flow of the flow mass, from the point of initial contact with the flow mass,
Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it is possible to cut almost vertically into the flow mass.
Processing method of margarine etc. described in section. 4. A nozzle for discharging a stream of a workpiece such as margarine, a transfer means for placing and transferring the stream discharged by the nozzle, and a transfer means provided near the nozzle to transfer the stream to the stream. An appropriate number of comb blades capable of carving an appropriate number of longitudinal cuts along the flow, and an appropriate number of cross cutting blades that intersect with the longitudinal cuts into the flow mass by providing an appropriate number of comb blades at appropriate positions on the transfer means. Margarine, etc., characterized in that it has a plurality of automatically descending blades capable of engraving, and is capable of engraving a cutout part for later breaking the flow mass into a unit molded product of a predetermined shape. processing equipment. 5. The above-mentioned blades for carving cross-cuts are characterized in that at least one of the blades is capable of completely cutting the flow mass and molding the flow mass into a semi-finished product having a predetermined width. An apparatus for processing margarine, etc., according to claim 4. 6. The blade that carves the crosscut is swung down to the flow mass and at the same time is released along the flow of the flow mass,
Claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the device has a sliding means that can cut into the flow mass almost perpendicularly from the position of initial contact with the flow mass.
Equipment for processing margarine, etc., as described in Section 1. 7. Claim 4 or 7, characterized in that the combing blade for carving the vertical cuts and/or the blade for carving the horizontal cuts are configured to be electrically conductive. The apparatus for processing margarine, etc., according to item 5 or 6.