JPH0794285B2 - Conveyor sorting device for rod-shaped kneaded products - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of use] The present invention relates to a conveying / sorting device for stick-shaped kneaded products such as bamboo rings.

[Prior Art] A stick-shaped paste product represented by bamboo rings is manufactured after a fish meat paste is seasoned and then molded into a predetermined shape, a heating process, a cooling process, and a packaging process.

Currently, all of the above processes are performed by automatic molding machines, automatic baking machines,
It is continuously mass-produced by machines such as automatic coolers and automatic packaging machines.

For example, in bamboo rings, an automatic molding machine is designed so that a certain amount of surimi can be sprinkled on a gold skewer while it is rotating on a cloth-covered roll, and the minced meat sprinkled on the gold skewer is baked by a screw conveyor. It is heated and roasted by moving while rotating on the furnace. After that, the bamboo ring removed from the gold skewer is cooled by a blower, a forced cooling device, or the like while being moved by a conveyor, and is then packed in an automatic packaging machine. During this time, all products are in continuous flow.

In the step of cooling the rod-shaped kneaded product that has undergone the heating step, if it is not cooled sufficiently in this step, water drops will be generated inside the package when packaged, which will reduce the commercial value and at the same time promote spoilage. It was necessary to provide sufficient cooling.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, in the step of cooling the rod-shaped kneaded product that has undergone the heating step, since the rod-shaped kneaded products are continuously carried out one after another from the carry-out port, the rod-shaped kneaded products are conveyed in a row in a close contact state, The cooling efficiency was poor, so that the cooling process took time, and the cooling process line had to be lengthened.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a transport sorting device that can transport a rod-shaped kneaded product and automatically and reliably sort it into a plurality of rows at the same time to improve the cooling efficiency in the cooling step.

[Means for Solving the Problem] In a bar-shaped kneaded product conveying / distributing device according to the present invention, a conveyor configured endlessly by arranging a plurality of partitions longer than the product length for receiving and transversely conveying the bar-shaped kneaded product, the conveyor. A slider guide having a guide groove provided in a predetermined direction with respect to the transport direction along the row of partitions, and a plurality of sliders which are guided by the guide groove according to the movement of the conveyor and move in the partition. The number of types of arrangement of the slider, including the difference in length, is the same as the number of rows to be distributed.

[Operation] In the present invention, the slider loaded in the partition is
By moving the inside of the partition along the guide groove of the slider guide according to the movement of the conveyor, the rod-shaped kneaded product put into the partition is pushed by the slide and displaced to a predetermined position. Therefore, if the number of types of arrangement of the sliders including the difference in length is the same as the number of rows to be distributed, the rod-shaped kneaded products arranged in a row are distributed to a predetermined row while being conveyed.

Here, when one of the rows to be distributed is on the extension line of the row before the distribution, it is not necessary to shift the position of the bar-shaped kneaded product to be distributed to the row, so that the slider arrangement corresponding to this can be omitted. . It should be noted that the sliders may be arranged in any order, but if they are arranged with a certain regularity so that the distribution is performed in order, the distribution can be performed efficiently.

Example One example of the present invention will be described in detail below.

FIG. 1 is a top view of a transfer distribution device for a stick-shaped kneaded product according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of the transfer distribution device, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the main part of the transfer distribution device, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a layout diagram of sliders of the main part of the transport distribution device. The same reference numerals in the drawings indicate the same.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in this embodiment, a plurality of gutter-shaped slats 1 each composed of a partition plate that receives and transversely conveys a bar-shaped kneaded product to be distributed is provided with its gutter opening facing outward. A conveyor 2 is constructed by arranging and attaching the endless chains side by side, and the conveyor 2 is rotated by a drive device 8 and the rod-shaped kneaded product 4 is sequentially fed into the slat 1 at a substantially central position from a rod-shaped kneaded product feeding port 3 and conveyed. It is what makes me. It should be noted that in the figure, the conveyor 2 is installed so as to be inclined upward in the conveying direction due to the line height of the inlet 3 and the conveyor outlet.

As the slats 1 of the apparatus of the embodiment, those in which the inner surface of the gutter was coated with Teflon (trade name) or the like in order to improve the sliding inside the slats 1 and to facilitate cleaning.

The apparatus of the embodiment shown in the figure has a configuration in which the stick-shaped paste product is distributed into three rows.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, two types of sliders 5, long and short, which can move along the length direction of the slat 1 are arranged in the slat 1, and the outer periphery of the conveyor is surrounded by the front side of the slat 1. As described above, a pair of annular slide guides 6 are provided on the conveyance surface (upper surface) with a narrower interval in the conveyance direction (thus, on the lower surface side, the slide guides 6 are expanded in reverse).

A roller 7 guided by a guide groove of the slide guide 6 is connected to the slider 5. In this device, the slider guide 6 is used for cleaning the slats 1 and the slider 5.
In order to facilitate the attachment / detachment, the conveyor can be attached / detached on the upper surface of the conveyor, and the slider 5 is coated to facilitate the cleaning.

The distribution mechanism will be described with reference to FIG.

The slats 1 are divided into three types, and the first slats 1a are provided with short sliders 5a and 5b on both slider guides 6a and 6b in order to convey the bar-shaped kneaded product 4 to the central section B. The rod-shaped kneaded product 4 introduced into the slat 1a from the rod-shaped kneaded product feeding port 3 is conveyed in the conveying direction, and at that time, the sliders 5a and 5b on both sides of the slat 1a are inserted from both sides so as to sandwich the rod-shaped kneaded product 4 along the guide groove. The bar-shaped kneaded product 4 is moved to the center and dropped to the central section B at the time of carrying out.

On the second slat 1b, a slider guide on the left side is provided to shift the bar-shaped kneaded product 4 to the section C on the right side in the conveying direction.
A long slider 5c is attached to 6a. The rod-shaped kneaded product 4 charged into the slat 1b from the rod-shaped kneaded product feeding port 3 is conveyed in the conveying direction, and at that time, the slider 5c on the slat 1b pushes the rod-shaped kneaded product 4 in the conveying direction along the guide groove to the right. The bar-shaped kneaded product 4 is dropped into the section C on the right side at the time of moving out.

On the third slat 1c, a slider guide on the right side for shifting the bar-shaped kneaded product 4 to the section A on the left side in the conveying direction.
A long slider 5d is attached to 6b. The rod-shaped kneaded product 4 introduced into the slat 1c from the rod-shaped kneaded product inlet 3 is conveyed in the conveying direction, at which time the slider 5d on the slat 1c moves along the guide groove so as to push the rod-shaped kneaded product 4 toward the left side in the conveying direction. Then, at the time of carrying out, the stick-shaped paste product 4 is dropped into the section A on the left side.

By repeating these mechanisms of the first, second, and third slats in sequence, the stick-shaped kneaded product 4 is continuously distributed into three rows.

The protruding length d of the slider 5 from the guide 6 is determined by the distance h between the slider guides 6a and 6b at the time of unloading, the length 1 of the bar-shaped kneaded product 4 and the number of product receiving positions and distribution positions at the time of unloading. It is determined variously depending on the situation.

Further, in the illustrated embodiment, the rod-shaped kneaded products 4 are distributed in three rows, but the length of the slat 1 and the protruding length d of the slider 5 are
It is possible to change the position of the row to be distributed and the number thereof by changing the type of the slider 5 to be mounted with appropriate setting.

Furthermore, in the apparatus of the embodiment, two slider guides 6 are annularly arranged so as to surround the outer circumference of the conveyor on the front side of the slat 1.
However, if the distribution is set to two positions, the same effect can be achieved with only one.

Further, the slider guide 6 may be arranged not only on the front side of the slat row (outer surface of the conveyor) but also on the back side of the slat row (inner surface of the conveyor) to form a slit groove on the bottom of the slat 1 for mounting the roller 7. The same effect can be achieved, but which one is to be cleaned, the relationship with the surface texture of the product,
It may be selected as appropriate in consideration of maintenance of each part.

Furthermore, when the rod-shaped kneaded products 4 sorted by this device are cooled in the next step and then collected again in one row for packaging,
A device similar to this device is used, in which the sliders 5 are sliders 5a and 5b on both sides, all of which are short in length, and the products that have been spread and spread in a plurality of rows are gathered from both sides to the center to improve the speed of the conveyor in the cooling process. It can also be used as a linked collection device.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION As described above, according to the present invention, the slider loaded in the partition moves in the partition along the guide groove of the slider guide as the conveyor rotates, and the lengths of the sliders differ. Since the arrangement mode including the number of types is the same as the number of rows to be sorted, the rod-shaped kneaded product put in the partition is pushed by the slide during transportation and moved to a predetermined position to be sorted, so that one row It is possible to surely sort the bar-shaped kneaded product carried in by a plurality of rows at the same time as the transportation. In addition, since the type of slider length can be easily changed, it is possible to change the sorting row, and further, it is possible to gather the products that spread in multiple rows and are carried in from both sides to the center. is there.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a top view of an embodiment of the distribution device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of the same, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the same main parts.
FIG. 4 is a layout view of the slider of the main part. In the figure, 1 is a slat, 2 is a conveyor, 3 is a rod-shaped kneaded product inlet, 4 is a rod-shaped kneaded product, 5 is a slider, 6 is a slider guide, and 7 is a roller.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A conveyor which is endlessly formed by arranging a plurality of partitions longer than the product length for receiving and transversely transporting a bar-shaped kneaded product, and a predetermined direction with respect to the transportation direction along the partition row of the conveyor. A slider guide having a held guide groove, and a plurality of sliders that are guided by the guide groove and move within the partition according to the movement of the conveyor are arranged. The type of the embodiment is the same as the number of rows to be distributed, the apparatus for distributing and conveying a stick-shaped kneaded product.