Slicing Device

Abstract

To provide a slice device which prevents breakage of a circular blade even when contacted due to warp of the circular blade, and is provided with a rack supporting food near a cutting position.SOLUTION: A slice device includes: a supply part 10 supplying food 50 at a cutting position X; and a cutting part 20 cutting the food 50 supplied by the supply part 10 into cut pieces 51. The supply part 10 has: a conveyor 11 delivering the food 50 to the cutting position X; and a rack 12 arranged around a projection part of the food 50 from an end of the conveyor 11 to the cutting position X. The rack 12 forms a rounded curved surface part 13 in a part located near a route L where the circular blade 21 moves.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a slicing device that cuts food using a round blade. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, slicing machines for cutting food products use a rotating circular blade that moves back and forth across the food product to cut it, and are used, among other things, to cut and process food products such as meat, fish, cheese, and bread into thin layers.

[0003] This slicing device cuts into the food with a rotating round blade while the tip of the food protrudes from the conveyor by the thickness of the slice, so the food is not supported from below, and some of the food ends up being left uncut near the tip of the conveyor, resulting in waste in the cutting process of the food.

[0004] In view of this, a slicing device has been disclosed that is provided near the leading end of the conveyor and includes a receiving table for supporting the lower end of the food and an auxiliary cutting section (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 9-1496 [Patent Document 2] JP 2005-342804 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] However, in the above-mentioned slicing device, when the rotating circular blade is repeatedly cut by the receiving table or cutting assistant part below the food, or when cutting relatively hard foods such as frozen chunks of meat or bones, there is a risk that the circular blade will bend toward the receiving table and come into contact with it, resulting in damage.

[0007] SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT EMBODIMENT An object of the present invention is to provide a slicing device which prevents damage to the circular blade even when the circular blade is bent and which has a rack for supporting food near the cutting position. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a food cutting apparatus including a feed unit that feeds food to a cutting position, and a cutting unit that cuts the food fed from the feed unit into pieces, The cutting unit has a circular blade and a driving means for rotating the circular blade and moving the circular blade so as to cut into the food in a vertical direction, The supply section includes a conveyor that delivers food to a cutting position, and a rack that is disposed around a protruding portion of the food from a tip of the conveyor to the cutting position, The rack is A flat portion that supports the food from below; A curved surface portion having a rounded shape is provided in the vicinity of the path along which the circular blade moves. and a rack lower part comprising It is characterized by the above.

[0010] In addition to the above-mentioned configuration, the rack is a frame body formed primarily from a material that is at least as hard as the circular blade, and it is preferable that the surface of the frame body is surface-treated to reduce frictional resistance against the circular blade. Effect of the Invention

[0011] According to the present invention, even if the circular blade is bent and comes into contact with the rack, the contact area can be made as small as possible, and damage to the blade tip can be prevented.

[0012] In addition, the cutting position of the circular blade can be brought as close as possible to the rack, which further improves the sharpness of the blade and reduces waste, such as leftover food, when cutting food. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a slicing device of the present invention. [Diagram 2]FIG. 2 is a front view of the supply section and cutting section of the slicing device. [Diagram 3] FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the shape of a rack in a supply unit. [Figure 4] 4A is a cross-sectional view showing the positional relationship between a rack in the supply section and a circular blade in the cutting section, and FIG. 4B is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of a close point at the bottom of the rack. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0014] An example of a slicing device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1-4.

[0015] (Embodiment) As shown in FIG. 1, the slicing device is mainly composed of a supply section 10 that supplies food 50 to a cutting position X, a cutting section 20 that cuts the food 50 supplied from the supply section 10, and an unloading section 30 that unloads slices 51 of the food 50.

[0016] The supply section 10 has a conveyor 11 arranged in a vertical direction to send the food 50 to the cutting position X and push it out to a predetermined thickness, and a rack 12 arranged around the protruding periphery of the food 50 from the tip of the conveyor 11 to the cutting position.

[0017] The cutting unit 20 has a circular blade 21 and a driving means for rotating the circular blade 21 and for moving the circular blade 21 so as to cut into the food 50 in a vertical direction.

[0018] The circular blade 21 is a circular plate-like body having a cutting edge 22 on its outer periphery. This circular plate-like body is inclined from the mounting position in the center to the cutting edge 22, and this cutting edge 22 is formed as a so-called single-edged blade having a sharp tip and an inclined surface 23 on one side.

[0019] As shown in Fig. 2, the driving means has an arm section 24 that performs a rotating action to rotate the circular blade 21 and an action to move the circular blade 21 so as to cut vertically into food 50. More specifically, as shown in Fig. 2, this driving means has two rotating circular blades 21 attached to both ends of the arm section 24, and rotates each on its own axis and at the center position of the arm section 24 to revolve the circular blade 21, thereby repeatedly cutting vertically into food 50 through path L.

[0020] The discharge section 30 is disposed in the vicinity of the cutting position X and comprises a conveyor 31 for receiving from below and discharging the pieces 51 of the food 50 cut by the cutting section 20.

[0021] As shown in Figure 3, the rack 12 is a frame arranged around the conveyors 11 arranged above and below the supply section 10, and has a rounded curved portion 13 formed in the portion located near the path L along which the circular blade 21 moves, and has a rack lower portion 12a located below the food 50, and rack side portions 12b, 12b located on the left and right sides of the food 50.

[0022] The rack lower part 12a has a flat part 14 that supports the food from below, and a curved part 13 formed below the side edge of the flat part 14, and the curved part 13 has a proximity point G that is located slightly below the flat part 14 and closest to the cutting position X. Note that although the flat part 14 is positioned approximately parallel to the upper surface of the conveyor 11 in Figure 4, it may be positioned on the same plane as the upper surface of the conveyor 11.

[0023] The rack 12 is a frame formed from a material (e.g., a metal material such as stainless steel) that is at least as hard as the circular blade 21, and its surface is treated with a hard chrome plating, Raydent (registered trademark), Tufftride (registered trademark), DLC coating, etc. to reduce frictional resistance against the circular blade 21.

[0024] Therefore, with a slicing device based on the above-mentioned configuration, as shown in FIG. 4, when the circular blade 21 moves along the path L while cutting, even if the circular blade 21 bends and comes into contact with the rack 12, the contact area of ​​the rack 12 can be made as small as possible, thereby making it possible to prevent damage to the circular blade 21 (especially the cutting edge 22).

[0025] Furthermore, this slicing device can bring the cutting position X of the circular blade 21 as close as possible to the rack 13, within about 0.0 mm to 0.5 mm, thereby further improving the sharpness of the blade, improving the sharpness of the blade when cutting the food 50, and reducing waste such as leftover pieces when cutting the food 50. [Explanation of symbols]

[0026] 10...supply section, 11...conveyor, 12...rack, 12a...lower part of rack, 12b...side part of rack, 13...curved part, G...adjacent point, 14...flat part, 20...cutting portion, 21...round blade, 22...blade tip, 23...inclined surface, 24...arm portion, L...path, 30: discharge section; 31: conveyor; 50...food, 51...section, X...cutting position.

Claims

1. The food cutting apparatus includes a feed unit that feeds food to a cutting position, and a cutting unit that cuts the food fed from the feed unit into pieces, The cutting unit has a circular blade and a driving means for rotating the circular blade and moving the circular blade so as to cut into the food in a vertical direction, The supply section includes a conveyor that delivers food to a cutting position, and a rack that is disposed around a protruding portion of the food from a tip of the conveyor to the cutting position, The rack has a flat portion that supports the food from below and a rack lower portion that is formed of a rounded curved portion located near the path along which the circular blade moves, A slicing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the curved surface portion has a proximity point located slightly below the flat portion and closest to the cutting position.

2. The slicing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the rack is a frame body formed primarily from a material that is at least as hard as the round blade, and the surface of the frame body is surface-treated to reduce frictional resistance against the round blade.

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