An imitation manual ultrasonic cutting machine and its working process

Abstract

The present invention relates to the field of cutting machines, and particularly to a manual-simulating ultrasonic cutting machine and its working process. The cutting machine includes a gantry, an eccentric wheel, and a cutting tool head. The gantry is fixed to the plane where the food production line is placed, and an installation plate is provided on the plane where the food production line is placed inside the gantry. The eccentric wheel is connected to the installation plate, and the eccentric wheel is driven to rotate by a driving motor inside the gantry. A fixed shaft is rotatably provided at the eccentric position of the eccentric wheel, and the cutting tool head is rotatably connected to the fixed shaft, and the cutting edge of the cutting tool head always remains perpendicular to the plane where the food production line is placed. By adopting the structure in which the cutting tool head performs eccentric motion, the cutting tool head can simulate manual cutting. When performing manual cutting, both cutting and slicing operations are performed on the food at the same time. Compared with mechanical up-and-down cutting, the action is relatively gentle, the force is not too large, and it is not easy to damage foods such as dough and bread. Moreover, using mechanical simulation of manual cutting can improve the cutting speed and quality.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of cutting, and particularly to a manual - imitation ultrasonic cutting machine and its working process. Background Art

[0002] With the improvement of living standards, people's pursuit of food is not only for satiety, but is increasingly shifting towards taste and delicacy. Among them, for some large - sized foods, such as flat - bottom baking foods like flat - plate bread and Nagasaki cakes, since they are large whole pieces after being taken out of the oven, they need to be cut into small pieces subsequently for packaging and sale. However, the existing food cutting devices have unreasonable structures, high manufacturing costs, short service lives, and when cutting foods, the cutting actions are too mechanical and rough, making the foods prone to deformation and damage, affecting the cutting quality of the foods. Summary of the Invention

[0003] In view of the deficiencies in the above - mentioned background art, the present invention provides a manual - imitation ultrasonic cutting machine and its working process.

[0004] The present invention adopts the following technical solutions: A manual - imitation ultrasonic cutting machine includes: a gantry, the gantry is fixed to the plane where the food production line is placed, and a mounting plate is fixed on the plane where the food production line is placed inside the gantry;

[0005] An eccentric wheel, a fixed shaft is rotatably provided at the eccentric part of the eccentric wheel;

[0006] A cutting tool head;

[0007] Wherein, the eccentric wheel is connected to the mounting plate, and the eccentric wheel is driven to operate by a driving motor fixed inside the gantry; the cutting tool head is rotatably connected to the fixed shaft, and the cutting edge of the cutting tool head always remains perpendicular to the plane where the food production line is placed.

[0008] As a further improvement, parallel horizontal slide rails are provided on the mounting plate, and vertical slide rails perpendicular to them are covered on the surfaces of the horizontal slide rails. The horizontal slide rails and the vertical slide rails form an overlapping cross - shaped structure. Sliders are slidably provided on both the horizontal slide rails and the vertical slide rails. The slider on the horizontal slide rail is connected to the vertical slide rail through a connecting plate, and a tool holder is connected to the slider on the vertical slide rail. The cutting tool head is provided on the tool holder.

[0009] As a further improvement, an ultrasonic transducer is provided on the tool holder, and the ultrasonic transducer is connected to the cutting tool head.

[0010] A working process of a manual - imitation ultrasonic cutting machine is characterized in that it operates according to the following steps:

[0011] First step: Transport the bread forward through the conveyor belt; Second step: Start the ultrasonic generator, and transfer the generated ultrasonic energy to the cutting tool head through the ultrasonic generator and ultrasonic transducer; Third step: Start the drive motor; Fourth step: The drive motor drives the eccentric wheel to rotate, causing the eccentric tool holder and the cutting tool head to perform circular motion. Since both ends of the fixed shaft can rotate and are connected to the tool holder and the eccentric wheel, the cutting tool head and the tool holder always maintain a drooping state under their own gravity. At the same time, the tool holder continuously drives the slider to move along the vertical and horizontal slide rails, so as to achieve the purpose of cutting and slicing; Fifth step: When the cutting tool head moves downward to the horizontal end point of the circular arc trajectory during circular motion, stop the conveyor belt. At this time, the cutting tool head starts to cut the bread on the conveyor belt; Sixth step: When the cutting tool head continues to move downward to the vertical end point of the circular arc trajectory during circular motion, at this time the cutting tool head moves to the lowest point, and the cutting tool head covers the surface of the conveyor belt to complete the cutting of the bread; Seventh step: The cutting tool head continues to perform circular motion and starts to move upward. When the cutting tool head moves upward to the other horizontal end point of the circular arc trajectory, at this time the cutting tool head is separated from the bread, and the conveyor belt restarts; Eighth step: The cutting tool head continues to perform circular motion until the cutting tool head moves downward to the horizontal end point of the circular arc trajectory and then starts to repeat the above fifth to seventh steps to continuously cut the bread at equal intervals to complete the slicing of bread and other foods. During the process of the cutting tool head moving above the horizontal end point of the circular arc trajectory, the distance that the conveyor belt transports forward is the thickness of the bread being cut.

[0012] As can be seen from the above description of the structure of the present invention, compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages: The cutting machine includes a gantry, an eccentric wheel and a cutting tool head. The gantry is fixed to the plane where the food production line is placed, and an installation plate is provided on the plane where the food production line is placed inside the gantry. The eccentric wheel is connected to the installation plate, and the eccentric wheel is driven to rotate by a drive motor inside the gantry. A fixed shaft is rotatably provided at the eccentric position of the eccentric wheel, and the cutting tool head is rotatably connected to the fixed shaft, and the cutting edge of the cutting tool head always remains perpendicular to the plane where the food production line is placed. With the above structure where the cutting tool head performs eccentric motion, the cutting tool head can simulate manual cutting. During manual cutting, both cutting and slicing operations are performed on the food at the same time. Compared with mechanical up and down cutting, the action will be relatively gentle, the force will not be too large, and it is not easy to damage foods such as dough and bread. Moreover, using mechanical simulation of manual cutting can improve the cutting speed and quality. Description of the Drawings

[0013] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the present invention.

[0014] Figure 2 It is a front structure schematic diagram of the present invention.

[0015] Figure 3Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional connection structure of the gantry, mounting plate, cutting tool head and eccentric wheel.

[0016] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional connection structure of the mounting plate, horizontal slide rail, eccentric wheel and connecting rod.

[0017] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional connection structure after the cutting tool head cuts the bread at equal intervals. Specific implementation mode

[0018] The following describes the specific implementation mode of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0019] As shown in the attached Figure 1 and 4 As shown, a manual-like ultrasonic cutting machine includes a gantry 1, an eccentric wheel 72 and a cutting tool head 2.

[0020] As shown in the attached Figure 3 and 4 As shown, the gantry 1 is fixed to the plane where the food production line is placed, and a mounting plate 5 is fixed in the gantry 1 on the plane where the food production line is placed.

[0021] As shown in the attached Figure 1 and 4 As shown, the eccentric wheel 72 is rotatably connected to the mounting plate 5, and the eccentric wheel 72 is driven to operate by a driving motor 4 fixed in the gantry 1. A fixed shaft 71 is rotatably provided at the eccentric position of the eccentric wheel 72 through a bearing. The cutting tool head 2 is rotatably connected to the fixed shaft 71 through a bearing, so that the cutting edge of the cutting tool head 2 always remains perpendicular to the plane where the food production line is placed. During operation, the driving motor 4 drives the eccentric wheel 72 to rotate, and the fixed shaft 71 and the cutting tool head 2 perform circular arc movements driven by the eccentric wheel 72, simulating manual cutting. When performing manual cutting, both cutting and slicing operations are performed on the food at the same time. Compared with mechanical up-and-down cutting, the action is relatively gentle, the force is not too large, and it is not easy to damage foods such as dough and bread. Moreover, using mechanical simulation of manual cutting can ensure the integrity of the food while cutting back and forth, and can also ensure the cutting speed and cutting quality, without the problems of low cutting speed and gradually deteriorating cutting state resulting in low cutting quality during the process of real manual cutting.

[0022] As shown in the attached Figure 2 、 4As shown in FIGS. 5, on the mounting plate 5, there are provided horizontal slide rails 61 that are parallel to each other. The surface of the horizontal slide rail 61 is covered with a vertical slide rail 64 that is perpendicular to it. The horizontal slide rail 61 and the vertical slide rail 64 form a cross-shaped structure that overlaps with each other. Sliders 62 are slidably provided on both the horizontal slide rail 61 and the vertical slide rail 64. The slider 62 on the horizontal slide rail 61 is connected to the vertical slide rail 64 through a connecting plate 63. A tool holder 21 is connected to the slider 62 on the vertical slide rail 64. A cutting tool head 2 is provided on the tool holder 21 through a flange. During the circular motion of the cutting tool head 2 and the tool holder 21, the tool holder 21 continuously drives the slider 62 to move along the vertical slide rail 64 and the horizontal slide rail 61. The settings of the slider 62, the vertical slide rail 64, and the horizontal slide rail 61 can make the movement of the tool holder 21 and the cutting tool head 2 more stable, avoiding the deviation of the tool holder 21 and the cutting tool head 2 during movement and affecting the cutting. Further, an ultrasonic transducer 3 is provided on the tool holder 21 through a flange, and the ultrasonic transducer 3 is connected to the cutting tool head 2. The ultrasonic transducer 3 is connected to an ultrasonic generator through a wire. During operation, the ultrasonic energy generated by the ultrasonic generator and the ultrasonic transducer 3 locally heats and melts the bread 8 in contact with the cutting tool head 2, achieving the purpose of facilitating the rapid cutting of materials. When cutting with ultrasonic waves, a sharp blade is not required, a large pressure is not required, and the bread 8 and other foods will not be chipped or damaged. Among them, the number of the ultrasonic transducer 3 and the cutting tool head 2 can be adjusted according to actual needs.

[0023] During operation, the bread 8 is transported forward by the conveyor belt 9. The ultrasonic generator is started, and the ultrasonic energy generated is transmitted to the cutting tool head 2 through the ultrasonic generator and the ultrasonic transducer 3. The driving motor 4 is started, and the eccentric wheel 72 is driven to rotate by the driving motor 4, so that the eccentric fixed shaft 71 drives the tool holder 21 and the cutting tool head 2 to move in a circular arc. Since both ends of the fixed shaft 71 can rotate and are connected to the tool holder 21 and the eccentric wheel 72, the cutting tool head 2 and the tool holder 21 always remain in a drooping state under their own gravity, so that the cutting edge of the cutting tool head 2 is always perpendicular to the plane where the food production line is placed, avoiding the upward rotation of the cutting tool head 2 and the tool holder 21 due to force, which affects the cutting efficiency. At the same time, the tool holder 21 continuously drives the slider 62 to move along the vertical slide rail 64 and the horizontal slide rail 61. The settings of the slider 62, the vertical slide rail 64 and the horizontal slide rail 61 can make the movement of the tool holder 21 and the cutting tool head 2 more stable, further ensuring that the cutting edge of the cutting tool head 2 is always perpendicular to the plane where the food production line is placed, and avoiding the deviation of the tool holder 21 and the cutting tool head 2 during the movement, which affects the cutting. When the eccentric wheel 72 rotates and the cutting tool head 2 moves downward in a circular arc to the horizontal end point of the circular arc trajectory, the conveyor belt 9 is stopped. At this time, the cutting tool head 2 starts to cut the bread 8 on the conveyor belt 9. When the cutting tool head 2 continues to move downward in a circular arc to the vertical end point of the circular arc trajectory, at this time, the cutting tool head 2 moves to the lowest point, and the cutting tool head 2 covers the surface of the conveyor belt 9, and the bread 8 is cut. Then the cutting tool head 2 moves upward in a circular arc. When the cutting tool head 2 moves upward in a circular arc to the other horizontal end point of the circular arc trajectory, at this time, the cutting tool head 2 is separated from the bread 8, and the conveyor belt 9 is restarted. Then the cutting tool head 2 continues to move in a circular arc until the cutting tool head 2 moves downward in a circular arc to the horizontal end point of the circular arc trajectory and then repeats the above steps to realize the cutting of the bread 8. During the process of the cutting tool head 2 moving above the horizontal end point of the circular arc trajectory, the distance transported forward by the conveyor belt 9 is the thickness of the bread 8 cut. Then the equally spaced sliced bread 8 is packaged and sold. The structure is simple, the operation is convenient, and it simulates manual cutting. When manual cutting is performed, both cutting and slicing operations are performed on the food at the same time. Compared with the mechanical up-and-down cutting, the action is relatively gentle, the force is not too large, and it is not easy to damage foods such as dough and bread. Moreover, using mechanical simulation of manual cutting can ensure the integrity of the food while performing back-and-forth cutting and slicing, and can also ensure the cutting speed and cutting quality, and will not have the problems of low cutting speed and gradually deteriorating cutting state during the real manual cutting process, resulting in low cutting quality.

[0024] The working process of a manual-simulation ultrasonic cutting machine is characterized in that it is operated according to the following steps:

[0025] In the first step, the bread 8 is continuously transported forward by the conveyor belt 9;

[0026] In the second step, start the ultrasonic generator. The ultrasonic energy generated is transmitted to the cutting tool head 2 through the ultrasonic generator and the ultrasonic transducer 3. The ultrasonic energy generated by the ultrasonic generator and the ultrasonic transducer 3 can locally heat and melt the bread 8 in contact with the cutting tool head 2, achieving the purpose of facilitating the rapid cutting of materials. When using ultrasonic waves for cutting, there is no need for a sharp blade, no need for a large pressure, and it will not cause chipping or damage to foods such as the bread 8;

[0027] In the third step, start the drive motor 4;

[0028] In the fourth step, drive the eccentric wheel 72 to rotate through the drive motor 4, so that the eccentric fixed shaft 71 drives the tool holder 21 and the cutting tool head 2 to perform circular arc motion. Since both ends of the fixed shaft 71 can rotate and are connected to the tool holder 21 and the eccentric wheel 72, the cutting tool head 2 and the tool holder 21 always maintain a drooping state under their own gravity, making the cutting edge of the cutting tool head 2 always perpendicular to the plane where the food production line is placed, avoiding the upward rotation of the cutting tool head 2 and the tool holder 21 under force and affecting the cutting efficiency. At the same time, the tool holder 21 continuously drives the slider 62 to move along the vertical slide rail 64 and the horizontal slide rail 61. The settings of the slider 62, the vertical slide rail 64, and the horizontal slide rail 61 can make the movement of the tool holder 21 and the cutting tool head 2 more stable, further ensuring that the cutting edge of the cutting tool head 2 is always perpendicular to the plane where the food production line is placed, and avoiding the deviation of the tool holder 21 and the cutting tool head 2 during movement and affecting the cutting, so as to achieve the purpose of cutting;

[0029] In the fifth step, when the eccentric wheel 72 rotates and the cutting tool head 2 moves downward to the horizontal end point of the circular arc trajectory during the circular arc motion, stop the conveyor belt 9. At this time, the cutting tool head 2 starts to cut the bread 8 on the conveyor belt 9;

[0030] In the sixth step, when the cutting tool head 2 continues to move downward to the vertical end point of the circular arc trajectory during the circular arc motion, at this time the cutting tool head 2 moves to the lowest point, and the cutting tool head 2 covers the surface of the conveyor belt 9, and the bread 8 is cut;

[0031] In the seventh step, the cutting tool head 2 continues to perform circular arc motion and starts to move upward. When the cutting tool head 2 moves upward to the other horizontal end point of the circular arc trajectory during the circular arc motion, at this time the cutting tool head 2 separates from the bread 8, and the conveyor belt 9 restarts;

[0032] In the eighth step, the cutting blade 2 continues to perform circular motion until the cutting blade 2 moves downward to the horizontal endpoint of the circular trajectory during the circular motion. Then, the above steps are repeated to continuously cut the bread 8 at equal intervals to complete the slicing of foods such as the bread 8. During the process of the cutting blade 2 moving above the horizontal endpoint of the circular trajectory, the distance that the conveyor belt 9 transports forward is the thickness of the cut bread 8. Then, the bread 8 sliced at equal intervals is packaged and sold. The structure is simple and the operation is convenient.

[0033] From the above steps, it can be seen that it simulates manual cutting. When operating manually, there are both cutting and slicing operations on the food at the same time. Compared with the mechanical up-and-down cutting, the action is relatively gentle, the force is not too large, and it is not easy to damage foods such as dough and bread. Moreover, using the machine to simulate manual cutting can ensure the integrity of the food while cutting back and forth, and can also ensure the cutting speed and cutting quality. It will not have the problems of low cutting speed and poor cutting quality caused by the gradually deteriorating cutting state during the real manual cutting process. In addition, the overall structure of this cutting machine is compact, it can continuously convey and cut, with a compact rhythm and high processing efficiency.

[0034] The above is only the specific implementation manner of the present invention, but the design concept of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any non-substantive modification of the present invention using this concept shall fall within the scope of infringement of the protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A manual imitation ultrasonic cutting machine, characterized in that, It includes: A gantry, the gantry is fixed to the plane where the food production line is placed, and a mounting plate is fixed on the plane where the food production line is placed inside the gantry; An eccentric wheel, and a fixed shaft is rotatably provided at the eccentric part of the eccentric wheel; A cutting tool head; Among them, the eccentric wheel is connected to the mounting plate, and the eccentric wheel is driven to operate by a driving motor fixed inside the gantry; the cutting tool head is rotatably connected to the fixed shaft, and the cutting edge of the cutting tool head always remains perpendicular to the plane where the food production line is placed; The working process of a manual-like ultrasonic cutting machine is characterized in that it is operated according to the following steps: The first step is to transport bread forward through a conveyor belt; The second step is to start the ultrasonic generator, and transmit the generated ultrasonic energy to the cutting tool head through the ultrasonic generator and the ultrasonic transducer; The third step is to start the driving motor; The fourth step is that the driving motor drives the eccentric wheel to rotate, so that the eccentric tool rest and the cutting tool head perform circular arc movements. Since both ends of the fixed shaft are rotatably connected to the tool rest and the eccentric wheel, the cutting tool head and the tool rest always remain in a hanging state under their own gravity. At the same time, the tool rest continuously drives the slider to move along the vertical slide rail and the horizontal slide rail, so as to achieve the purpose of cutting; The fifth step is that when the cutting tool head moves downward to the horizontal end point of the circular arc trajectory during the circular arc movement, stop the conveyor belt. At this time, the cutting tool head starts to cut the bread on the conveyor belt; The sixth step is that when the cutting tool head continues to move downward to the vertical end point of the circular arc trajectory during the circular arc movement, at this time the cutting tool head moves to the lowest point, and the cutting tool head covers the surface of the conveyor belt to complete the cutting of the bread; The seventh step is that the cutting tool head continues to move upward during the circular arc movement. When the cutting tool head moves upward to the other horizontal end point of the circular arc trajectory during the circular arc movement, at this time the cutting tool head separates from the bread, and the conveyor belt restarts; The eighth step is that the cutting tool head continues to move in a circular arc until it moves downward to the horizontal end point of the circular arc trajectory during the circular arc movement, and then starts to repeat the above fifth to seventh steps to continuously cut the bread at equal intervals to complete the slicing of bread and other foods. During the process of the cutting tool head moving above the horizontal end point of the circular arc trajectory, the distance transported forward by the conveyor belt is the thickness of the bread being cut.

2. The manual ultrasonic cutter according to claim 1, characterized in that: Parallel horizontal slide rails are provided on the mounting plate, and vertical slide rails perpendicular to them are covered on the surface of the horizontal slide rails. The horizontal slide rails and the vertical slide rails form an overlapping cross structure. Sliders are slidably provided on both the horizontal slide rails and the vertical slide rails, and the slider on the horizontal slide rail is connected to the vertical slide rail through a connecting plate. A tool rest is connected to the slider on the vertical slide rail, and a cutting tool head is provided on the tool rest.

3. The manual ultrasonic cutting machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: An ultrasonic transducer is provided on the tool rest, and the ultrasonic transducer is connected to the cutting tool head.

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