Alignment cutting apparatus

Abstract

Disclosed is an alignment cutting apparatus capable of shortening the time required for cutting an object to be cut as the object to be cut such as a pill, a sugar cube, solid salt, and solid detergent is aligned and cut simultaneously, and preventing in advance the breaking of the object to be cut due to the entry of a cutting blade as an alignment unit is elastically supported such that the alignment unit can spread to respective sides when the object to be cut is gripped and aligned by the alignment unit. Disclosed as one embodiment is the alignment cutting apparatus comprising: a main body; an alignment unit movably installed on the main body and gripping and aligning an object to be cut from respective sides; a cutting unit movably installed on the main body and having a cutting blade for cutting the object to be cut; and a linked movement guide unit moving the alignment unit in conjunction with movement of the cutting unit to align the object to be cut directly below the cutting blade.

Description

Alignment cutting device

[0001] The disclosed subject matter relates to an alignment cutting device for conveniently aligning and accurately cutting objects to be cut, such as pills, sugar cubes, solid salt, solid detergent, etc.

[0002] Unless otherwise indicated herein, the materials described in this section are not prior art to the claims of this application, and their inclusion in this section is not intended to be admitted as prior art.

[0003]

[0004] Generally, the amount of medication prescribed or administered varies depending on the patient's age or severity of the disease, so there are cases where the pill must be cut to achieve the correct amount.

[0005] However, since there is no dedicated cutting device for cutting pills in hospitals, pharmacies, or at home, most people cut them by hand or use scissors or a knife.

[0006] Although there are commercially available tablets with linear cutting guide grooves formed in advance during the manufacturing process to allow for easier cutting of the tablets, even in these cases, it is often difficult to cut the tablets by hand depending on the size or shape of the tablets, and cutting often occurs in locations other than the cutting guide grooves, contrary to the intention.

[0007] In addition to eggs, solid substances such as sugar cubes, solid salt, and solid detergents are also often cut into appropriate sizes and used.

[0008] For example, as an example of an alignment cutting device for aligning and cutting objects to be cut, such as pills, sugar cubes, solid salt, and solid detergents, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0106900 (published on October 4, 2010) describes a pill cutting scissors comprising a pair of handles, a pair of cutting blades mounted on the tips of the handles, and the cutting blades rotate around a hinge axis formed by a screw or a rivet, wherein the scissors include a fixed groove fitted into the tip of the cutting blade located at the lower side of the pair of cutting blades, a horizontal plate formed with a through hole formed horizontally above the fixed groove and having a "V"-shaped cut hole formed on both sides based on the through hole through which the lower cutting blade emerges, so that the inner side becomes a variable part and the outer side becomes a support part, and a guide part that protrudes vertically from the tip of the horizontal plate, extends along the cut hole, narrows in a "V" shape, and has a lower side cut so that the rear end can be variable on both sides. A pill cutting scissors is disclosed, characterized in that it is formed by integrally forming a support member including a fixing part having a fixing groove formed therein so as to be mounted by the hinge axis and extending from one side of the support part.

[0009] In addition, Republic of Korea Utility Model Publication No. 20-2010-0001968 (published on February 24, 2010) discloses a pill cutting machine characterized by including a base, a slider that is slidably installed on the base and has a pair of insertion ribs elastically swayed at the tip, a rotating body that is rotatably installed on the base, and a cutting part that is arranged at the tip of the rotating body and has a cutting blade.

[0010] However, in the case of the conventional alignment cutting device as described above, there was a problem in that the cutting time for the cutting object was relatively long due to the sequential alignment fixation and cutting of the cutting object, as the cutting object, such as a pill, was positioned between the "V"-shaped guide or the insertion ribs arranged in the "V" shape and then the cutting blade was rotated under pressure to cut the cutting object.

[0011] In addition, in the case of the conventional alignment cutting device as described above, there was a problem that the cutting object, such as a pill, could be broken because the cutting blade entered from above while the cutting object was fixed in a position between the "V"-shaped guide or the insertion ribs arranged in a "V" shape, and the cutting object could not be moved to both sides by a length corresponding to the width of the cutting blade.

[0012] For example, the time required for cutting an object to be cut can be shortened by aligning and cutting the object to be cut, such as a pill, a sugar cube, solid salt, or a solid detergent, and the object to be cut can be prevented from being broken by the cutting blade entering the object by elastically supporting the object to be cut so that the object to be cut can be spread out to both sides when the object to be cut is aligned by the alignment unit.

[0013] In addition, it is obvious that the technical tasks are not limited to the technical tasks described above, and other technical tasks may be derived from the following description.

[0014] The disclosed content presents an alignment cutting device, which includes a main body, an alignment unit movably installed on the main body and aligning a cutting object by gripping it from both sides, a cutting unit movably installed on the main body and having a cutting blade for cutting the cutting object, and a linkage movement guide unit that moves the alignment unit in conjunction with the movement of the cutting unit so that the cutting object is aligned directly below the cutting blade.

[0015] According to a preferred feature of the disclosed content, the alignment cutting device may further include an elastic support unit that elastically supports the alignment unit so that the alignment unit can be spread to both sides when the cutting target is aligned by the alignment unit.

[0016] According to a preferred feature of the disclosed content, the alignment units are installed in pairs on both sides of the main body to correspond to each other, and can be installed so as to be linearly movable on a horizontal movement guide installed on the main body.

[0017] According to a preferred feature of the disclosed content, the cutting unit can be installed so as to be linearly movable on a first vertical linear movement guide installed in the main body.

[0018] According to a preferred feature of the disclosed subject matter, the cutting blade can be interchangeably coupled to the cutting unit.

[0019] According to a preferred feature of the disclosed content, an inclined guide may be formed in the alignment unit, and an inclined guide corresponding portion in contact with the inclined guide may be formed in the linkage movement induction unit.

[0020] According to a preferred feature of the disclosed content, the inclined guide may be formed as an inclined hole or an inclined groove, and the inclined guide corresponding portion may be formed as a projection inserted into the inclined guide, or the inclined guide may be formed as an inclined surface, and the inclined guide corresponding portion may be formed as a projection or an inclined surface that contacts the inclined guide.

[0021] According to a preferred feature of the disclosed content, the linkage movement induction unit is provided to be linearly movable in the vertical direction relative to the cutting unit, and the elastic support unit can be interposed between the cutting unit and the linkage movement induction unit.

[0022] In addition, the disclosed content includes a main body having a horizontal movement guide provided at the bottom and a first vertical linear movement guide provided at the top, an alignment unit symmetrically spaced apart from each other on both sides of the lower portion of the main body, a rear side that is linearly connected to the horizontal movement guide of the main body in the left and right directions, and an inclined guide formed at the front side that extends upwardly toward the center of the main body, a cutting unit installed at the center of the upper portion of the main body, a rear side that is linearly connected to the first vertical linear movement guide of the main body in the up and down directions, a front side that is provided with a second vertical linear movement guide, and a cutting blade for cutting an object to be cut is provided at the center of the lower portion of the front side, an elastic unit interposed between the main body and the cutting unit and elastically biasing the cutting unit upward, and an inclined guide corresponding portion that is linearly connected to the second vertical linear movement guide of the cutting unit in the up and down directions and contacts the inclined guide of the alignment unit at the bottom, so that the cutting unit moves downward. An alignment cutting device is provided, as an embodiment, including a linkage movement guide unit that symmetrically moves the alignment unit closer to the center to align the cutting object, and an elastic support unit that is interposed between the cutting unit and the linkage movement guide unit and elastically biases the linkage movement guide unit downward so that the cutting object can be opened to both sides in response to the entry of the cutting blade when aligning the cutting object, such that both sides of the cutting object are elastically supported by the alignment unit.

[0023] According to a preferred feature of the disclosed content, the horizontal movement guide is formed as a guide rod extending horizontally to the lower portion of the main body, and the rear side of the alignment unit can be penetratedly connected to the horizontal movement guide.

[0024] According to a preferred feature of the disclosed content, the horizontal movement guide is formed as a guide rail extending horizontally at the lower portion of the main body, and a channel-type slide movably coupled to the horizontal movement guide can be coupled to the rear side of the alignment unit.

[0025] According to a preferred feature of the disclosed content, the first vertical linear movement guide is formed as a guide rod extending vertically and spaced apart from each other on both upper sides of the main body, the rear side of the cutting unit is penetrably connected to the first vertical linear movement guide, and the elastic unit may be formed as a coil spring penetrably connected to the first vertical linear movement guide.

[0026] According to a preferred feature of the disclosed content, the first vertical linear movement guide is formed as a guide rail extending vertically in the upper center of the main body, a channel-type slide movably coupled to the first vertical linear movement guide is coupled to the rear side of the cutting unit, and the elastic unit may be formed as a coil spring installed vertically and spaced apart from each other on both sides of the main body.

[0027] According to a preferred feature of the disclosed content, the front lower portion of the alignment unit may be provided with a plate integrally or interchangeably coupled thereto.

[0028] According to a preferred feature of the disclosed content, the cutting blade can be interchangeably coupled to the lower center of the front side of the cutting unit.

[0029] According to a preferred feature of the disclosed content, the second vertical linear movement guide is formed as a guide rod extending vertically and spaced apart from each other on both front sides of the cutting unit, the linkage movement induction unit is penetrably connected to the second vertical linear movement guide, and the elastic support unit can be formed as a coil spring penetrably connected to the second vertical linear movement guide.

[0030] According to a preferred feature of the disclosed content, the inclined guide of the alignment unit may be formed as an inclined hole or an inclined groove, and the inclined guide corresponding portion of the linkage movement induction unit may be formed as a protrusion inserted into the inclined guide.

[0031] According to a preferred feature of the disclosed content, the inclined guide of the alignment unit may be formed as an inclined surface, and the inclined guide corresponding portion of the linkage movement induction unit may be formed as a protrusion or inclined surface that contacts the inclined guide.

[0032] According to an alignment cutting device according to one embodiment of the disclosed content, the alignment unit is symmetrically moved closer to the center in conjunction with the downward movement of the cutting unit, and the cutting object is aligned between the alignment units and cut by the cutting unit at the same time, so that the cutting object, such as a pill, a sugar cube, solid salt, solid detergent, etc., can be conveniently and accurately cut, and at the same time, the time required for cutting the cutting object can be shortened.

[0033] In addition, according to an alignment cutting device according to one embodiment of the disclosed content, when the cutting object is aligned by the alignment unit, the alignment unit is elastically supported so that it can be opened to both sides, so that when the cutting object is cut by the cutting unit, the cutting object can be opened to both sides in response to the entry of the cutting blade, so that the phenomenon of the cutting object being broken due to the entry of the cutting blade can be prevented in advance.

[0034] The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

[0035] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an alignment cutting device according to one embodiment of the disclosed subject matter.

[0036] Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of an alignment cutting device according to one embodiment of the disclosed content.

[0037] Figure 3 is an alignment operation diagram of an alignment cutting device according to one embodiment of the disclosed content.

[0038] Figure 4 is a cutting operation diagram of an alignment cutting device according to one embodiment of the disclosed content.

[0039] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an alignment cutting device according to another embodiment of the disclosed subject matter.

[0040] Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of an alignment cutting device according to another embodiment of the disclosed content.

[0041] Figure 7 is an alignment operation diagram of an alignment cutting device according to another embodiment of the disclosed content.

[0042] Figure 8 is a cutting operation diagram of an alignment cutting device according to another embodiment of the disclosed content.

[0043] FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an alignment cutting device according to another embodiment of the disclosed subject matter including an alignment unit having an inclined guide formed in the form of an inclined surface.

[0044]

[0045] - Explanation of drawing symbols

[0046] 1: Alignment cutting device

[0047] 2: Object to be cut

[0048] 10: Body

[0049] 11, 11': Horizontal movement guide

[0050] 12, 12': 1st vertical linear movement guide

[0051] 20: Sorting unit

[0052] 21: Slope Guide

[0053] 22: Pajipan

[0054] 30: Cutting unit

[0055] 31: Cutting blade

[0056] 32: Detachable joint groove for cutting blade

[0057] 33: Second vertical linear movement guide

[0058] 40: Elastic unit

[0059] 50: Linkage movement guidance unit

[0060] 51: Slope guide response unit

[0061] 60: Elastic support unit

[0062] Hereinafter, the configuration and operational effects of a preferred embodiment will be described with reference to the attached drawings. Note that in the drawings below, each component is omitted or schematically illustrated for convenience and clarity, and the size of each component does not reflect its actual size. Furthermore, throughout the specification, the same reference numerals designate the same components, and drawing numbers for identical components are omitted in individual drawings.

[0063]

[0064] An alignment cutting device (1) according to a preferred embodiment of the disclosed content is for conveniently and accurately cutting an object to be cut (2), such as a pill, a sugar cube, solid salt, solid detergent, etc., and as shown in FIGS. 1 to 9, includes a main body (10), an alignment unit (20) that is movably installed on the main body (10) and aligns the object to be cut (2) by gripping it from both sides, a cutting unit (30) that is movably installed on the main body (10) and has a cutting blade (31) for cutting the object to be cut (2), and a linkage movement guide unit (50) that moves the alignment unit (20) in conjunction with the movement of the cutting unit (30) so that the object to be cut (2) is aligned directly below the cutting blade (31), and the alignment unit (20) is elastically supported so that it can be spread out to both sides when the object to be cut (2) is gripped and aligned by the alignment unit (20). An elastic support unit (60) may be further included.

[0065] Here, the main body (10) serves to form a support frame of the alignment cutting device (1) according to a preferred embodiment of the disclosed content, and at the same time serves to form a guide frame for guiding the left-right linear movement of the alignment unit (20) and the up-down linear movement of the cutting unit (30) to be described later.

[0066] At the lower part of the main body (10), a horizontal movement guide (11, 11') is provided to which an alignment unit (20) to be described later is connected so that it can move linearly in the left and right directions.

[0067] The horizontal movement guide (11) is formed as a guide rod extending horizontally from the lower portion of the main body (10) as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, and the rear side of the alignment unit (20) is connected to the horizontal movement guide (11) in the form of a guide rod so as to be linearly moved left and right along the horizontal movement guide (11), and a ball bushing corresponding to the guide rod may be provided on the rear side of the alignment unit (20). In addition, the horizontal movement guide (11) and the rear side of the alignment unit (20) may also be formed in an inverse structure.

[0068] In addition, the horizontal movement guide (11') is formed as a guide rail extending horizontally at the lower part of the main body (10) as shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, and a channel-type slide (LM guide) that is slidably connected to the horizontal movement guide (11') can be connected to the rear side of the alignment unit (20). In addition, the horizontal movement guide (11') and the rear side of the alignment unit (20) can also be formed in an inverse structure.

[0069] The upper part of the main body (10) is provided with a first vertical linear movement guide (12, 12') to which a cutting unit (30) to be described later is connected so as to be able to move linearly in the up and down direction.

[0070] The first vertical linear movement guide (12) is formed as a guide rod extending vertically and spaced apart from each other on both sides of the upper portion of the main body (10) as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, and the rear side of the cutting unit (30) is penetratedly connected to the first vertical linear movement guide (12) so as to be able to move linearly up and down along the first vertical linear movement guide (12) in the form of a guide rod, and a ball bushing corresponding to the guide rod may be provided on the rear side of the cutting unit (30). In addition, the first vertical linear movement guide (12) and the rear side of the cutting unit (30) may also be formed in an inverse structure.

[0071] In addition, the first vertical linear movement guide (12') is formed as a guide rail extending vertically in the upper center of the main body (10) as shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, and a channel-type slide (LM guide) that is slidably coupled to the first vertical linear movement guide (12') in the form of a guide rail can be coupled to the rear side of the cutting unit (30). In addition, the first vertical linear movement guide (12') and the rear side of the cutting unit (30) can also be formed in an inverse structure.

[0072] On both sides of the lower portion of the aforementioned main body (10), alignment units (20, 20') are installed in pairs spaced apart from each other so that they can linearly move symmetrically left and right along the horizontal movement guides (11, 11') of the main body (10).

[0073] The alignment unit (20, 20') is a type of linear symmetrical moving grip that slides symmetrically in the left and right directions along the horizontal movement guide (11, 11') in conjunction with the downward pressure movement of the cutting unit (30) to be described later, and grips both sides of the cutting object (2) so that the cutting object (2) positioned between them is aligned.

[0074] In order to achieve left-right symmetrical movement of the aforementioned alignment unit (20, 20'), the rear side of the alignment unit (20, 20') is coupled to the horizontal movement guide (11, 11') of the main body (10) so as to be linearly movable in the left-right direction. For example, when the horizontal movement guide (11) is formed as a guide rod extending horizontally at the lower portion of the main body (10), the rear side of the alignment unit (20) may be penetratedly coupled to the horizontal movement guide (11), and a ball bushing corresponding to the guide rod may be provided at the rear side of the alignment unit (20). In addition, for example, when the horizontal movement guide (11') is formed as a guide rail extending horizontally at the lower portion of the main body (10), a channel-type slide (LM guide) corresponding to the horizontal movement guide (11) in the form of a guide rail may be coupled at the rear side of the alignment unit (20).

[0075] In addition, for the left-right symmetrical linear movement of the alignment unit (20, 20') described above, an inclined guide (21) extending upwardly toward the center of the main body (10) is formed symmetrically, for example, on the front side of the alignment unit (20, 20'). An inclined guide corresponding part (51) of a linkage movement induction unit (50) to be described later is formed to contact the inclined guide (21) of the alignment unit (20, 20') so as to be able to linearly move up and down along the inclined guide (21).

[0076] Such an inclined guide (21) may be formed in the form of an inclined hole as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, may be formed in the form of an inclined groove open toward the rear as shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, and may be formed in the form of an inclined surface as shown in FIG. 9.

[0077] In addition, a grip plate (22) is formed integrally at the lower front side of the alignment unit (20, 20') so as to face each other. The grip plate (22) corresponds to a part that grips by contacting both sides of a cutting target object (2), such as a pill, a sugar cube, solid salt, or a solid detergent, when the alignment units (20, 20') move symmetrically toward the center and come close to each other in accordance with the downward pressure movement of the cutting unit (30).

[0078] These phasing plates (22) may be integrally formed at the bottom of the alignment unit (20, 20'), but may also be replaceably mounted at the bottom of the alignment unit (20, 20').

[0079] A cutting unit (30) is installed at the upper center of the aforementioned main body (10) so as to be able to move linearly in the up-and-down direction.

[0080] The cutting unit (30) is a vertically movable cutter that moves downward along the first vertical linear movement guide (12, 12') of the main body (10) by an external force applied from the top to the bottom, and cuts the cutting target object (2) aligned and held by the alignment unit (20, 20').

[0081] In order to linearly move the cutting unit (30) up and down, the rear side of the cutting unit (30) is connected to the first vertical linear movement guide (12, 12') of the main body (10) so as to be linearly movable up and down. For example, when the first vertical linear movement guide (12) is formed as a guide rod that extends vertically and is spaced apart from each other on both sides of the upper portion of the main body (10), the rear side of the cutting unit (30) is connected through the first vertical linear movement guide (12) in the form of a guide rod, and a ball bushing corresponding to the guide rod may be provided on the rear side of the cutting unit (30). In addition, for example, when the first vertical linear movement guide (12') is formed as a guide rail extending vertically to the upper center of the main body (10), a channel-type slide (LM guide) corresponding to the first vertical linear movement guide (12') in the form of a guide rail can be coupled to the rear side of the cutting unit (30).

[0082] In order to cut the cutting object (2), a cutting blade (31) for cutting the cutting object (2) is provided at the lower center of the front side of the cutting unit (30). This cutting blade (31) may be integrally formed at the lower center of the front side of the cutting unit (30), but it is preferable that it be formed in a type of cartridge shape and be replaceably connected to the lower center of the front side of the cutting unit (30). To this end, a cutting blade detachable connection groove (32) for replacing and mounting a cartridge-shaped cutting blade may be formed at the lower center of the front side of the cutting unit (30).

[0083] In addition, a second vertical linear movement guide (33) is installed on the front side of the cutting unit (30) to guide the installation of the linkage movement guidance unit (50) to be described later and the linear movement in the up-and-down direction. The second vertical linear movement guide (33) can be formed in the shape of guide rods spaced apart from each other on both sides, and the front side of the cutting unit (30) can be formed in the shape of a square frame for the installation of the second vertical linear movement guide (33). It is preferable that the second vertical linear movement guide (33) is installed spaced apart from each other on both sides on the front side of the cutting unit (30), but it may also be installed on only one front side of the cutting unit (30).

[0084] The aforementioned cutting unit (30) is installed in the main body (10) so as to be able to move linearly in the up-and-down direction while being elastically biased upward. To this end, an elastic unit (40) is installed between the main body (10) and the cutting unit (30) to elastically bias the cutting unit (30) upward. To this end, the lower end of the elastic unit (40) is supported by the main body (10), and the upper end of the elastic unit (40) is supported by the cutting unit (30).

[0085] Such an elastic unit (40) may be formed as a coil spring that is connected through the first vertical linear movement guide (12) when the first vertical linear movement guide (12) is formed as a guide rod that extends vertically and is spaced apart from each other on both sides of the upper portion of the main body (10) as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4.

[0086] In addition, the elastic unit (40) may be formed as a coil spring that is installed vertically and spaced apart from each other on both sides of the main body (10) when the first vertical linear movement guide (12') is formed as a guide rail that extends vertically to the upper center of the main body (10) as shown in FIGS. 5 to 8.

[0087] The aforementioned cutting unit (30), particularly the second vertical linear movement guide (33), is coupled with a linkage movement guide unit (50) so as to be able to move linearly in the up and down direction.

[0088] The linkage movement guidance unit (50) functions to linearly move the alignment unit (20) closer to the center when the cutting unit (30) moves downward, thereby aligning the cutting target (2).

[0089] This linkage movement guide unit (50) can be simultaneously penetrated and connected to the second vertical linear movement guide (33) when the second vertical linear movement guide (33) is formed as a guide rod extending vertically and spaced apart from each other on both front sides of the cutting unit (30).

[0090] Additionally, an inclined guide corresponding portion (51) that contacts the inclined guide (21) of the alignment unit (20, 20') is formed at the bottom of the linkage movement guidance unit (50).

[0091] As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, when the inclined guide (21) of the alignment unit (20, 20') is formed in the form of an inclined hole, the inclined guide corresponding part (51) may be formed in the form of a projection that protrudes rearward from the lower portion of the linkage movement induction unit (50) and is inserted into the inclined guide (21) in the form of an inclined hole.

[0092] In addition, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, when the inclined guide (21) of the alignment unit (20, 20') is formed in the form of an inclined groove that is open toward the rear, the inclined guide corresponding portion (51) may be formed in the form of a projection that protrudes forward from the lower portion of the linkage movement induction unit (50) and is inserted into the inclined guide (21) in the form of an inclined groove.

[0093] In addition, as shown in Fig. 9, the inclined guide corresponding portion (51) may be formed as a projection that protrudes forward from the linkage movement induction unit (50) and comes into contact with the inclined guide (21) in the form of an inclined surface when the inclined guide (21) of the alignment unit (20, 20') is formed in the form of an inclined surface. Although not shown, it may also be formed in the form of an inclined surface that is in contact with the inclined guide (21) in the form of an inclined surface.

[0094] The aforementioned linkage movement induction unit (50) is installed so as to be able to move linearly in the up-and-down direction while being elastically biased downward on the cutting unit (30). To this end, an elastic support unit (60) that elastically biases the linkage movement induction unit (50) downward is installed between the cutting unit (30) and the linkage movement induction unit (50). To this end, the upper end of the elastic support unit (60) is supported on the cutting unit (30), and the lower end of the elastic unit (40) is supported on the linkage movement induction unit (50).

[0095] This elastic support unit (60) serves to elastically support both sides of the cutting object (2) by the alignment unit (20, 20') so that the cutting object (2) can be opened to both sides in response to the entry of the cutting blade (31) when the cutting object (2) is aligned by the alignment unit (20, 20'), and can be formed as a coil spring that is connected through the second vertical linear movement guide (33) of the cutting unit (30).

[0096] Hereinafter, the alignment and cutting operation of the cutting target (2) by the alignment cutting device (1) according to a preferred embodiment of the disclosed content with reference to the attached drawings will be described as follows:

[0097] According to a preferred embodiment of the disclosed content, the alignment cutting device (1) is maintained in a state in which the cutting unit (30) is lifted upward by the elastic unit (40) in normal times, and the inclined guide corresponding part (51) of the linkage movement induction unit (50) is positioned on the upper side of the inclined guide (21) of the alignment unit (20, 20'), so that the alignment unit (20, 20') is maintained in a state in which it is spread out to both sides.

[0098] When the cutting unit (30) is pressed downward while the cutting object (2) is inserted between the alignment units (20, 20'), the inclined guide corresponding part (51) of the linkage movement induction unit (50) moves vertically along the inclined guide (21) of the alignment unit (20, 20'), and the alignment units (20, 20') move symmetrically toward the center to align the cutting object (2) to the center.

[0099] Afterwards, when the cutting unit (30) is pressed further downward, the cutting blade (31) of the cutting unit (30) enters the cutting target (2) and cutting is performed. At this time, as the linkage movement guide unit (50) begins to move upward, elastic force is applied so that the alignment units (20, 20') can be opened to both sides by a length corresponding to half the width of the cutting blade (31), so that the cutting target (2) can be cut without being broken.

[0100] In the case of the alignment cutting device (1) according to a preferred embodiment of the disclosed content as described above, the alignment units (20, 20') are symmetrically moved closer to the center in conjunction with the downward movement of the cutting unit (30), and the cutting object (2) is aligned between the alignment units (20, 20') and simultaneously cut by the cutting blade (31) of the cutting unit (30), so that the cutting object (2), such as a pill, a sugar cube, solid salt, solid detergent, etc., can be conveniently and accurately cut, and the time required for cutting the cutting object (2) can be shortened.

[0101] In addition, in the case of the alignment cutting device (1) according to a preferred embodiment of the disclosed content, when the cutting object (2) is aligned by the alignment unit (20, 20'), both sides of the cutting object (2) are elastically supported by the alignment unit (20, 20'), so that when the cutting object (2) is cut by the cutting unit (30), the cutting object (2) can be spread to both sides in response to the entry of the cutting blade (31), so that the phenomenon of the cutting object (2) being broken due to the entry of the cutting blade (31) can be prevented in advance.

[0102]

[0103] Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the attached drawings, the embodiments described in this specification and the configurations illustrated in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical ideas of the present invention. Therefore, it should be understood that there may be various equivalents and modified examples that can replace them at the time of filing this application. Therefore, the embodiments described above should be understood as illustrative and not restrictive in all respects, and the scope of the present invention is indicated by the claims described below rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modified forms derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and equivalent concepts should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

[0104] The disclosed subject matter is applicable to the field of cutting devices for cutting objects such as tablets, sugar cubes, solid salt, solid detergent, etc.

Claims

1. Main body; An alignment unit that is movably installed on the main body and aligns the cutting object by gripping it from both sides; A cutting unit movably installed on the main body and equipped with a cutting blade for cutting the cutting object; and An alignment cutting device including a linkage movement guide unit that moves the alignment unit in conjunction with the movement of the cutting unit so that the cutting object is aligned directly below the cutting blade.

2. In claim 1, An alignment cutting device characterized in that it further includes an elastic support unit that elastically supports the alignment unit so that the alignment unit can be opened to both sides when aligning the cutting target by the alignment unit.

3. In claim 1 or claim 2, An alignment cutting device characterized in that the alignment units are installed in pairs on both sides of the main body to correspond to each other and are installed so as to be able to move linearly on a horizontal movement guide installed in the main body.

4. In claim 1 or claim 2, An alignment cutting device characterized in that the cutting unit is installed so as to be linearly movable on a first vertical linear movement guide installed in the main body.

5. In claim 1 or claim 2, An alignment cutting device characterized in that the cutting blade is replaceably connected to the cutting unit.

6. In claim 1 or claim 2, An alignment cutting device characterized in that an inclined guide is formed in the alignment unit and an inclined guide corresponding portion that contacts the inclined guide is formed in the linkage movement induction unit.

7. In claim 6, The above-mentioned slope guide is formed as a slope hole or a slope groove, and the slope guide corresponding portion is formed as a protrusion inserted into the slope guide, or Or, an alignment cutting device characterized in that the inclined guide is formed as an inclined surface and the inclined guide corresponding portion is formed as a protrusion or inclined surface that contacts the inclined guide.

8. In claim 2, An alignment cutting device characterized in that the above-mentioned linkage movement induction unit is provided to be able to move linearly in the vertical direction relative to the above-mentioned cutting unit, and the above-mentioned elastic support unit is interposed between the above-mentioned cutting unit and the above-mentioned linkage movement induction unit.

9. A main body having a horizontal movement guide at the bottom and a first vertical linear movement guide at the top; An alignment unit symmetrically installed on both sides of the lower portion of the main body, the rear side being connected to the horizontal movement guide of the main body so as to be linearly movable in the left and right direction, and the front side having an inclined guide extending upwardly toward the center of the main body; A cutting unit installed at the upper center of the main body, the rear side being connected to the first vertical linear movement guide of the main body so as to be able to move linearly up and down, the front side being provided with a second vertical linear movement guide, and the front side having a cutting blade for cutting the cutting object at the lower center; An elastic unit interposed between the main body and the cutting unit and elastically biasing the cutting unit upward; A linkage movement guide unit that is connected to the second vertical linear movement guide of the cutting unit so as to be able to move linearly in the up and down direction and has an inclined guide corresponding portion formed at the bottom that contacts the inclined guide of the alignment unit, so that when the cutting unit moves downward, the alignment unit is symmetrically moved closer to the center so that the cutting object is aligned; and An alignment cutting device including an elastic support unit interposed between the cutting unit and the linkage movement induction unit and elastically biasing the linkage movement induction unit downward so that both sides of the cutting object are elastically supported by the alignment unit so that the cutting object can be spread to both sides when aligning the cutting object.

10. In claim 9, An alignment cutting device characterized in that the horizontal movement guide is formed as a guide rod extending horizontally to the lower part of the main body, and the rear side of the alignment unit is penetratedly connected to the horizontal movement guide.

11. In claim 9, An alignment cutting device characterized in that the horizontal movement guide is formed as a guide rail extending horizontally at the lower portion of the main body, and a channel-type slide movably coupled to the horizontal movement guide is coupled to the rear side of the alignment unit.

12. In claim 9, An alignment cutting device characterized in that the first vertical linear movement guide is formed as a guide rod extending vertically and spaced apart from each other on both upper sides of the main body, the rear side of the cutting unit is penetratedly connected to the first vertical linear movement guide, and the elastic unit is formed as a coil spring penetratedly connected to the first vertical linear movement guide.

13. In claim 9, An alignment cutting device characterized in that the first vertical linear movement guide is formed as a guide rail extending vertically in the upper center of the main body, a channel-type slide movably coupled to the first vertical linear movement guide is coupled to the rear side of the cutting unit, and the elastic unit is formed as a coil spring that is vertically installed spaced apart from each other on both sides of the main body.

14. In claim 9, An alignment cutting device characterized in that a plate is integrally provided or replaceably provided at the front lower portion of the alignment unit.

15. In claim 9, An alignment cutting device characterized in that the cutting blade is replaceably connected to the lower center of the front side of the cutting unit.

16. In claim 9, An alignment cutting device characterized in that the second vertical linear movement guide is formed as a guide rod extending vertically and spaced apart from each other on both front sides of the cutting unit, the linkage movement induction unit is penetrably connected to the second vertical linear movement guide, and the elastic support unit is formed as a coil spring penetrably connected to the second vertical linear movement guide.

17. In claim 9, An alignment cutting device characterized in that the inclined guide of the alignment unit is formed as an inclined hole or an inclined groove, and the inclined guide corresponding part of the linkage movement induction unit is formed as a protrusion inserted into the inclined guide.

18. In claim 9, An alignment cutting device characterized in that the inclined guide of the alignment unit is formed as an inclined surface and the inclined guide corresponding portion of the linkage movement induction unit is formed as a protrusion or inclined surface that contacts the inclined guide.

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