JPH0797956B2 - Method and apparatus for preventing chips from adhering to frozen meat - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for preventing chips from adhering to frozen meat when cutting frozen meat.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a frozen meat cutting device as shown in FIG. 7 is used to cut frozen meat such as tuna, bonito, and yellowtail. This frozen meat cutting device 1 includes a pedestal 2
A main body 3 which is erected on the pedestal 2, a table 4 which is provided in the vicinity of the vertical center of the main body 3,
Upper saw wheel 5 pivotally supported on the upper part of the body, lower saw wheel 6 pivotally supported on the lower part of the main body 3, upper saw wheel 5 and lower saw wheel 6
It has a band saw 7 wound between and, and a drive mechanism provided below the table 4 for driving the lower saw wheel 6 and comprising a motor (not shown) and a speed reducer.

The pedestal 2 is made of steel or the like in a vertically long rectangular shape, and has casters 8 on its lower surface.

The band saw 7 has a thickness of about 1 mm and a width of about 15 mm.
It has an endless band shape with a blade formed on one side in the width direction. The band saw 7 is wound around the upper saw wheel 5 and the lower saw wheel 6 by inserting a notch 9 formed in a part of the table 4. The band saw 7 is the table 4
The outside of the exposed portion is covered with a safety cover (not shown).

Since the frozen meat cutting device 1 is constructed as described above, the frozen meat is placed on the table 4, and the frozen meat is brought into contact with the blade of the band saw 7, and the drive mechanism is driven to move the frozen meat to the lower part. The frozen meat is cut by driving the saw wheel 6 to run the band saw 7 in the counterclockwise direction shown in FIG. 7 and pressing the frozen meat against the band saw 7.

[0006]

However, according to the above-described frozen meat cutting device 1, the chips generated when the frozen meat is cut by the band saw 7 adheres to the band saw 7, and the band saw 7 again. Since the frozen meat is cut, chips are attached to the frozen meat, which lowers the commercial value of the frozen meat.

In view of the above, the present invention has been made for the purpose of providing a method and an apparatus for preventing chips from adhering to frozen meat so that the chips do not adhere to the frozen meat when the frozen meat is cut.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present invention applies frozen meat to a band saw wound around a saw wheel provided on a frame above and below a table. In the method of cutting frozen meat in contact with and running frozen band meat by cutting the frozen meat, the chips adhering to the band saw are sprayed on the band at a proper position after cutting the frozen meat to reach the cutting position. A method of preventing chips from adhering to frozen meat, characterized by having a removal step of removing by suction, and a step of scraping off chips and fluid adhering to the band saw by a peeling mechanism, and a method of providing them to the frame above and below the table A saw wheel, a band wound around the saw wheel, and a drive mechanism for the saw wheel. The saw wheel is driven to rotate to run the band saw and frozen meat. In a frozen meat cutting device that cuts A peeling mechanism provided close to each other and a fluid ejecting mechanism for ejecting fluid toward the band saw or a fluid suction mechanism for sucking fluid are provided to remove chips and fluid adhering to the band saw when cutting frozen meat. The present invention relates to a device for preventing chips from adhering to frozen meat, characterized by being collected.

[0009]

In the above-mentioned device for preventing chips from adhering to frozen meat,
When the band saw wound around the saw wheel runs and cuts the frozen meat, the chips of the frozen meat adhering to the band saw are removed by the fluid injection mechanism or the fluid suction mechanism to inject or suck the fluid, The chips adhering to the band saw are completely removed by scraping off the chips and removing the fluid by the separating member of the separating mechanism.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments of the present invention shown in FIGS. This embodiment shows an example in which chips adhering to the band saw are removed by a fluid ejecting mechanism, and chips are scraped off and fluid is removed by a peeling member.

The frozen meat cutting device 1 is, like the prior art, a pedestal 2 in which the upper surface is made of steel or the like and is formed in a vertically long rectangular shape, and casters 8 are respectively provided on the lower surface, and the pedestal 2 is erected on the pedestal 2. Body 3, an upper saw wheel 5 pivotally supported on the upper portion of the body 3, a lower saw wheel 6 pivotally supported on the lower portion of the body 3, and a table 4 located substantially in the center of the body 3. A band saw 7 which is inserted into a notch 9 formed in a part of the upper part and is wound between an upper saw wheel 5 and a lower saw wheel 6,
A stripping mechanism 10 and a water jetting mechanism 11 which are provided at appropriate places on the band saw 7 and constitute a chip adhesion preventing device, and a drive mechanism (not shown) which is provided in the lower half of the main body 3 and drives the lower saw wheel 6. The recovery tank 12 is provided in the lower half of the gantry 2.

The peeling mechanism 10 has mounting members 13, 13 and peeling members 14, 14 as shown in FIG.

The mounting member 13 is made of a steel plate or the like and formed in a fan shape. The two mounting members 13 are joined together by a pin 15 at their apexes so as to be rotatable, and the pin 15 is fixed to the frame 24. Further, the attachment member 13 has a long hole 16 formed along its arc, and a bolt 17 is inserted into the long hole 16 and the bolt 17 is screwed into the frame 24. Further, the peeling member 14 is attached to the straight edge of the mounting member 13
A mounting piece 18 for mounting on a fan-shaped surface is fixed at a right angle.

The peeling member 14 is made of a plastic plate or the like and is formed in a rectangular shape. One side of two peeling members 14 adjacent to each other approaches each other so as to sandwich the width direction of the band saw 7, and the mounting member 13 is attached. It is fixed to the mounting piece 18 of. And
In the peeling mechanism 10, the two peeling members 14 and 14 are used for the band saw 7.
Frame 2 so as to form an upward V-shape sandwiching the frame
4 (position C in FIG. 1) and a side saw 7 on the side of the lower saw wheel 6.
Is attached to the ascending side (position B in FIG. 1).

When the peeling member 14 comes into contact with the band saw 7 and wears, the bolt 17 is loosened and the mounting member 13 is rotated around the pin 15 to move the peeling member 14 to the band saw 7. It is possible to get close to.

The water injection mechanism 11 as a fluid injection mechanism is
The water injection mechanism 11a shown in FIG. 3 and the water injection mechanism 1 shown in FIG.
1b and the water injection mechanism 11b shown in FIG.
It has a and a cover 20. Two nozzles 19a are provided so that water obliquely hits both sides of the band saw 7 in the width direction. And this nozzle 19
A cover 20 having a height from the lower surface of the table 4 to the upper portion of the recovery tank 12 with the band saw 7 side opened to prevent scattering of water sprayed from a and collect chips.
It is provided on the side of the lower saw wheel 6 facing the nozzles 19a, 19a and on the side where the band saw 7 descends (position A in FIG. 1). Further, from the side of the upper saw 5 that descends (position D in FIG. 1) to the side where the band saw 7 rises to the saw 5 (position C in FIG. 1), a metal plate or the like is used. As shown in the drawing, the water receiving guides 21 are installed in parallel along the width of the band saw 7.
A gutter 22 for introducing water falling from the upper saw wheel 5 and the band saw 7 into the recovery tank 12 is provided.
Note that reference numeral 23 denotes a metal fitting to be attached to the frame 24.
In addition, below the peeling mechanism 10 at the position B shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the water jetting mechanism 11a is provided as two nozzles 19b that face the band saw 7. Further, the water injection mechanism 11b is shown by a dotted line in FIG. 4, and as shown by a solid line in FIG. 5, a portion for inserting the band saw 7 under the table 4 is a nozzle for removing chips accumulated at this portion. 19
c is provided.

Next, the operation of the frozen meat cutting device 1 will be described. First, the lower saw wheel 6 is driven by the drive mechanism to drive the band saw 7 between the upper saw wheel 5 and the water jetting mechanisms 11a and 11b to jet water toward the band saw 7. Then, the frozen meat is placed on the table 4, and the frozen meat is cut toward the blade of the band saw 7 by abutting and pushing the frozen meat. At this time, chips of frozen meat cut by the band saw 7 adhere to the band saw 7. When the band saw 7 having the chips attached thereto travels in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 1, the nozzles 19a and 19c of the water jetting mechanism 11b at the A position.
The chips adhering to the band saw 7 are washed and removed by the sprayed water and are scattered, fall on the cover 20 and fall into the recovery tank 12, and are collected. Then, the water injection mechanism 11b at the A position
The chips in the band that could not be cleaned by the water are again washed and removed by the jet water of the nozzle 19b of the water jetting mechanism 11a at the B position, and the stripping member 14 of the stripping mechanism 10 directly above the water jetting mechanism 11a at the B position, It is scraped off from the band saw 7 by 14. At the same time, water attached to the band saw 7 is removed. The chips and water that have not been scraped off by the peeling members 14 and 14 are scraped off again by the peeling members 14 and 14 of the peeling mechanism 10 at the C position, so that no chips are attached to the band saw 7.

Then, the water droplets attached to the band saw 7 are
As previously mentioned, the peeling mechanism 10, 10 at the B position and the C position
Wiped by. Further, the water falling from the upper part of the main body 3 to the water receiving guide 21 at the D position is collected in the collecting tank 12 through the gutter 22.

Since the frozen meat cutting device 1 is provided with the peeling mechanism 10 and the water injection mechanism 11, the chips attached to the band saw 7 when the frozen meat is cut are frozen again after cutting the frozen meat. While the meat is being cut, it is blown off with water or air and is scraped off together with water by the peeling member 14. Therefore, even if the frozen meat is cut with the band saw 7, no chips are attached to the frozen meat.

In this embodiment, the water jetting mechanism and the chip collecting mechanism are provided at two places respectively, but they may be provided at one place respectively, and the number of places to be installed and the positions of installation are limited. Not a thing. Although the fluid is water, it may be hot water or air.
Further, mixed fluids of these mixed fluids are not limited to these. Further, the cutting can be removed by replacing the fluid injection mechanism with a fluid suction mechanism and sucking a fluid such as air. Alternatively, a fluid ejection mechanism and a suction mechanism may be provided side by side, and both mechanisms may be used in combination.

[0021]

As described above, according to the method for preventing chips from adhering to frozen meat according to the present invention, after the frozen meat is cut with the band saw, chips adhering to the band saw are blown in a proper position between the cutting position and the cutting position. Since a removal process of removing by attaching or suction, or a combination thereof, and a process of scraping off the chips and fluid adhering to the band saw by the peeling mechanism, the band saw from which the frozen meat has been cut is returned to the cutting position again. It is possible to make sure that the chips do not adhere to the band saw before they arrive.

Further, according to the chip adhesion preventing device of the present invention, the device is simply provided with a mechanism for ejecting a fluid to the band saw, or a mechanism for sucking the fluid and a stripping mechanism which is close to the width direction of the band. There is an excellent effect that the initial purpose can be surely achieved by a simple and inexpensive device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of an apparatus for preventing chips from adhering to frozen meat according to the present invention.

2 is a front view of the stripping mechanism used in the positions B and C in FIG. 1 of the device according to the invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the positional relationship between the water injection mechanism and the peeling mechanism used at the position B in FIG. 1 of the apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a water injection mechanism and a cover used in the position A of FIG. 1 of the device according to the present invention.

5 is a plan view of the water injection mechanism in FIG.

6 is a perspective view of a water receiving guide and trough used in the position D in FIG. 1 of the device according to the invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a conventional frozen meat cutting device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Frozen Meat Cutting Device 2 Frame 3 Main Body 4 Table 5 Upper Saw Wheel 6 Lower Saw Wheel 7 Band Saw 14 Stripping Member 19a Nozzle 19b Nozzle 19c Nozzle

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. Frozen meat cutting, in which frozen meat is abutted against band saws wound on saw wheels provided on frames above and below a table, and the band saw is run to cut the frozen meat. In the method, a removing step of removing chips adhered to the band saw by spraying or sucking a fluid in a proper place after cutting the frozen meat of the band to the cutting position again, and a chip and fluid adhering to the band saw are removed. A method of preventing chips from adhering to frozen meat, comprising the step of scraping off with a peeling mechanism. 2. A saw wheel provided on the frame above and below the table, a band wound around the saw wheel, and a drive mechanism for the saw wheel. In a frozen meat cutting device that drives and rotates a band saw to cut frozen meat, a peeling mechanism provided close to the width direction of the band and a fluid that ejects fluid toward the band saw. An apparatus for preventing chips from adhering to frozen meat, which is provided with a jetting mechanism or a fluid suction mechanism for sucking fluid to remove and collect chips and fluid adhering to the band saw when cutting frozen meat.