JP6840418B1 - Cutting machine for foodstuffs - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a food cutting machine capable of holding down a food material before cutting so that foreign matter is not mixed in the food material. SOLUTION: A transport path 3 on which a food material 2 is placed, a transport device 4 for pushing and transporting the food material 2, and a holding lever 11 for pushing the food material 2 from above and sandwiching the food material 2 between the transport path 3 are provided. A rotary blade 12 is provided which rotates with the horizontal direction orthogonal to the transport direction as the axial direction and cuts the food material 2 pushed by the pressing lever 11. The pressing lever 11 is a base portion rotatably supported by a support member 13 fixed to the transport path 3 at a position higher than the transport path 3 with the horizontal direction as the axial direction, and a base portion downstream from the base portion in the transport direction. It has a pressing portion extending downward, and is formed of a metal material so as to press the food material 2 against the transport path 3 by its own weight. The end face of the pressing portion located on the upstream side in the transport direction is inclined so as to be gradually located on the downstream side in the transport direction from the base portion downward. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

The present invention relates to a foodstuff cutting machine that cuts a longitudinal end of a foodstuff.

Conventionally, as a cutting machine used for separating leaves from root vegetables such as radish and carrot, for example, there is one described in Patent Document 1. The cutting machine disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a transport device for horizontally feeding a mounting tray on which carrots are placed, and a moving device for moving the carrots on the mounting tray to one end side in the longitudinal direction in which the leaves are located. It has a cutting blade that cuts the leaves protruding from the mounting tray, and a presser roller that presses the carrot sent to the cutting blade from above.
The presser roller is formed of a sponge-like material, is rotatably and vertically movable, and is pressed against the carrot by its own weight or the spring force of a spring.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-94083

The food cutting machine shown in Patent Document 1 has a problem that the presser roller is worn and consumed due to contact with carrots. The presser roller is made of a sponge-like material, that is, a plastic material. Therefore, as the presser roller is consumed, the powder of the plastic material, which is the wear powder, may be mixed into the food material as a foreign substance.

An object of the present invention is to provide a food cutting machine capable of holding down a food material before cutting so that foreign matter does not get mixed in the food material.

In order to achieve this object, the food cutting machine according to the present invention is fed by a transport path on which the food material as the object to be cut is placed, a transport device for pushing and transporting the food material on the transport path, and the transport device. The presser lever that pushes the food to be eaten from above and sandwiches it between the transport path and the press lever rotates in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the transport direction in which the food on the transport path is fed by the transport device. The holding lever is provided with a rotary blade for cutting the foodstuff being pushed by the food, and the holding lever is aligned with a support member fixed to the transport path in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the transport direction at a position higher than the transport path. It has a base portion that is rotatably supported as a direction and a pressing portion that extends downward from the base portion on the downstream side in the transport direction, and is formed of a metal material so as to press the food material against the transport path by its own weight. The end face of the pressing portion located on the upstream side in the transport direction is inclined so as to be gradually located on the downstream side in the transport direction from the base portion downward.

In the present invention, in the food cutting machine, the support member may be composed of a cover that covers the rotary blade.

In the present invention, in the food cutting machine, the support member is a stopper that regulates the downward swing of the pressing lever at a position where the pressing portion of the pressing lever is separated from the transport path by a predetermined interval. May have.

In the food cutting machine according to the present invention, the food is pressed by a metal pressing lever before cutting. The amount of wear of the presser lever due to friction between the metal presser lever and the foodstuff is significantly smaller than that when the foodstuff is pressed by the plastic roller. Moreover, since the part of the presser lever that comes into contact with the food is inclined downward and toward the downstream side in the transport direction, friction with the food is reduced as much as possible, and the food can be pressed without damaging it. become. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a food cutting machine capable of holding down a food material before cutting so that foreign matter does not get mixed in the food material.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a main part of a food cutting machine according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of the holding lever and the rotary blade when not cut. FIG. 3 is a front view of the holding lever and the rotary blade at the time of cutting. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a specific example of the food cutting machine according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is a side view of the food cutting machine. FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VV of the main part in FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a main part. FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a modified example of the transport path. FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a modified example of the transport path.

(Explanation of the main parts of the food cutting machine)
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the food cutting machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. Here, first, the configuration of the main part of the food cutting machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

The food cutting machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a transport path 3 on which the food material 2 as an object to be cut is placed, and a transport device 4 for pushing and transporting the food material 2 on the transport path 3. The foodstuffs that can be cut by this foodstuff cutting machine 1 are root vegetables such as radish, carrot, beef burdock, and sweet potato, elongated vegetables such as long green onion and gourd, other plant foodstuffs such as fruits, and fish and meat foodstuffs. And so on.

The transport path 3 is formed so as to extend from the upstream end located on the lower left side in FIG. 1 toward the downstream side on the upper right side. In the following, the direction from the lower left side to the upper right side in FIG. 1 is referred to as a “transportation direction”, and the horizontal direction orthogonal to this transport direction is referred to as a “left-right direction”. In the following, when indicating the direction in explaining each part of the food cutting machine 1, the food cutting machine 1 faces the end on the upstream side in the transport direction (the end on the left side in FIG. 1). Shown in the direction when you see. That is, the upstream side in the transport direction is the "front side" of the food cutting machine 1, and the downstream side in the transport direction is the "rear side" of the food cutting machine 1. Further, in FIG. 1, the lower right side is the “right side” of the food cutting machine, and in FIG. 1, the upper left side is the “left side” of the food cutting machine 1.

The transport path 3 according to this embodiment is composed of a plurality of rollers 5 located on the upstream side in the transport direction. The rollers 5 are rotatably configured around an axis extending in the left-right direction, and are arranged so as to be arranged at predetermined intervals in the transport direction. A side plate 6 is provided at a position upstream of the transport path 3 and adjacent to the left side of the roller 5 in order to align the positions of the left end portions of the foodstuff 2.

The transport device 4 includes a plurality of plate-shaped transport members 7 that cross the upper vicinity of the transport path 3 in the left-right direction, and the transport members 7 are moved in the transport direction by a pair of left and right conveyor chains 8 and 9. Has been done. The transport member 7 is formed so as to extend in the left-right direction and the vertical direction, and extends from the right end portion of the transport path 3 to the left end portion. The left end of the transport member 7 is supported by the left conveyor chain 8, and the right end is supported by the right conveyor chain 9. Further, the transport members 7 are provided at a plurality of positions separated from each other at predetermined intervals in the transport direction (front-rear direction). The distance between the pair of transport members 7 adjacent to each other is such that a thick food material 2 such as a radish can be inserted between the transport members 7.

The left side conveyor chain 8 and the right side conveyor chain 9 are wound around the sprocket 10 at both ends in the transport direction, although the downstream end portions in the transport direction are not shown. Rotate in the axial direction. The rotation direction of the left side conveyor chain 8 and the right side conveyor chain 9 is the direction in which the transfer member 7 located near the upper side of the transfer path 3 moves in the transfer direction.
When the left side conveyor chain 8 and the right side conveyor chain 9 rotate while the foodstuff 2 is arranged between the pair of transporting members 7 adjacent to each other, the foodstuff 2 is pushed by the transporting member 7 and is placed on the roller 5. Is sent toward the downstream side in the transport direction while moving.

In the vicinity of the left end of the transport path 3, a pressing lever 11 for pressing the left end of the food material 2 and a rotary blade 12 for cutting the left end of the food material 2 are provided. ..
The pressing lever 11 pushes the food material 2 fed over the roller 5 from above and sandwiches it between the food material 2 and the roller 5 (conveying path 3), and the food material 2 tilts unnecessarily when cutting is performed by the rotary blade 12 described later. It prevents it from jumping up or jumping up. The pressing lever 11 is formed in a predetermined shape by a plate made of a metal material, and is swingably supported by a support member 13 fixed to the transport path 3.

The holding lever 11 is located on the left side of the roller 5 in the left-right direction and above the left side conveyor chain 8. The holding lever 11 according to this embodiment is made of stainless steel. As shown in FIG. 2, the shape of the pressing lever 11 is an arc shape that is convex diagonally forward and downward, which is the upstream side in the transport direction when viewed from the right side of the food cutting machine 1. More specifically, the pressing lever 11 is rotatably supported by the support member 13 at a position higher than the transport path 3 with the left-right direction (horizontal direction orthogonal to the transport direction) as the axial direction, and the base portion 11a. It has a pressing portion 11b which is on the downstream side in the transport direction and extends so as to be curved downward. The base portion 11a is rotatably supported by the support member 13 via the support shaft 14. Since the base portion 11a is rotatably supported by the support member 13, the pressing portion 11b is lowered by gravity. That is, the pressing lever 11 is configured to push the food material 2 by its own weight.

The end surface 15 of the pressing portion 11b located on the upstream side in the transport direction is inclined so as to be gradually located on the downstream side in the transport direction from the base portion 11a toward the lower side. Therefore, when the food material 2 comes into contact with the pressing portion 11b while being conveyed, the food material 2 slides against the end face 15 and the pressing portion 11b is pushed up by the food material 2. As a result, the food material 2 is pressed against the roller by the weight of the pressing lever 11.

The support member 13 that supports the pressing lever 11 is a stopper 16 that regulates the downward swing of the pressing lever 11 so that the height of the lower end of the pressing portion 11b is higher than the height of the upper end of the transport path 3 (see FIG. 2). )have. The stopper 16 regulates that the convex piece 17 projecting on the base portion 11a of the pressing lever 11 moves upward as the pressing lever 11 swings downward.

The rotary blade 12 is a blade formed in a disk shape, and is driven by a cutting motor 18 (see FIG. 1) to rotate. The axis of the rotary blade 12 extends in a direction parallel to the left-right direction of the food cutting machine 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the rotary blade 12 according to this embodiment is outside (left side) of the transport path 3 from the transport member 7 and the pressing lever 11 and inside the transport path 3 from the side plate 6 in the left-right direction. It is positioned. Further, in the transport direction, as shown in FIG. 2, the rotary blade 12 has a holding lever at the upstream end portion (the left end portion in FIG. 2) in the transport direction when viewed from the right side of the food cutting machine 1. It is positioned so that it overlaps with 11.

The position of the rotary blade 12 in the transport direction is such that the food material 2 reaches the rotary blade 12 while the food material 2 is being pushed by the pressing lever 11.
The rotation direction of the rotary blade 12 is counterclockwise when viewed from the right side of the food cutting machine 1 as shown by an arrow in FIG. That is, the rotary blade 12 rotates so that the upper end moves toward the upstream side in the transport direction, and cuts the food material 2 that is pushed by the transport member 7 and approaches from top to bottom.

In order to cut the end portion of the food material 2 with the food material cutting machine 1 configured in this way, first, the food material 2 is placed on the roller 5. At this time, the food material 2 is arranged so that the left end portion of the food material 2 comes into contact with the side plate 6. When the food material 2 comes into contact with the side plate 6, the portion on the right side of the left end of the food material 2 by a predetermined length is cut by the rotary blade 12. The food material 2 is pushed by the transport member 7 of the transport device 4 and is fed on the roller 5 to the downstream side in the transport direction. When the food material 2 is sent to the holding lever 11, as shown by a solid line in FIG. 3, the holding lever 11 is pushed by the food material 2 and swings, and the food material 2 enters between the holding lever 11 and the roller 5. Will be.

By the weight of the pressing lever 11 acting on the food material 2 in this way, the placed state of the food material 2 is stabilized. Then, when the food material 2 is further sent, as shown by the two-point chain line in FIG. 3, one end of the food material 2 is cut by the rotary blade 12 while the food material 2 is sandwiched between the pressing lever 11 and the roller 5. Will be done.
In the food cutting machine 1, the food 2 is pressed by the metal pressing lever 11 before cutting. The amount of wear of the presser lever 11 due to the friction between the metal presser lever 11 and the foodstuff 2 is significantly smaller than that in the case where the foodstuff is pressed by the plastic roller. Moreover, since the portion of the pressing lever 11 that comes into contact with the food material 2 is inclined downward and toward the downstream side in the transport direction, friction with the food material 2 is reduced as much as possible, and the food material 2 is pressed without being damaged. You will be able to do it.
Therefore, according to this embodiment, it is possible to provide a food cutting machine capable of holding down the food material before cutting so that foreign matter does not get mixed in the food material.

(Explanation of the specific structure of the food cutting machine)
The food cutting machine according to the present invention can be configured as shown in FIGS. 4 to 7. In these figures, the same or equivalent members as those described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.
The foodstuff cutting machine 21 shown in FIG. 4 is a cutting machine that cuts both ends of the foodstuff 2, and is provided with holding levers 11 and rotary blades 12 on the left side and the right side of the transport path 3, respectively. The presser lever 11 and the rotary blade 12 located on the right side of the transport path 3 are configured to be symmetrical with each other in the left-right direction with the presser lever 11 and the rotary blade 12 located on the left side of the transport path 3, and the presser lever 11 on the left side. And, it is arranged on the downstream side in the transport direction from the rotary blade 12.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the pressing lever 11 is attached to a cover 22 that surrounds the rotary blade 12. Here, the holding lever 11 and the rotary blade 12 located on the left side will be described, and the holding lever 11 and the rotary blade 12 located on the right side are designated by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted.
The cover 22 that surrounds the rotary blade 12 is formed in a box shape that opens downward, and is attached to a motor case 23 that houses the cutting motor 18. The cover 22 and the motor case 23 are detachably attached to a support bracket 24 that supports the cutting motor 18. The support bracket 24 projects from the left frame 25 (see FIG. 4) and the right frame 26 extending in the front-rear direction at both ends of the food cutting machine 21 in the left-right direction in the direction opposite to the transport path 3 (see FIG. 6). There is.

A support shaft 14 extending in the left-right direction through the holding lever 11 is fixed to the side plate 22a (see FIG. 6) located on the transport path 3 side of the cover 22, and a stopper 16 made of a pin (see FIG. 7) is fixed. ) Is welded. The pressing lever 11 is rotatably supported by the support shaft 14 while being located inside the cover 22. As described above, in this embodiment, the support member 13 that supports the pressing lever 11 is composed of the cover 22.

The transport path 3 shown in FIG. 4 includes a plurality of first rollers 31 located at the upstream end in the transport direction (the left end in FIG. 4) and a plurality of first rollers 31 located at the downstream end in the transport direction. The second roller 32 and a plurality of third rollers 33 provided between the first roller 31 and the second roller 32 are configured. The first roller 31 and the second roller 32 are equivalent to the roller 5 shown in FIG. The first roller 31 is supported by a left frame 25 and a right frame 26 extending in the transport direction on both left and right sides of the transport path 3 via support brackets 34 (see FIGS. 4 and 6), respectively. The second roller 32 is supported by the left frame 25 and the right frame 26 via support brackets 35 (see FIG. 4), respectively.

The left side frame 25 and the right side frame 26, and the support bracket 24 that supports the cutting motor 18, are provided with a discharge structure 36 for downwardly discharging the cut piece cut by the rotary blade 12. The discharge structure 36 is formed so as to avoid interference with the rotating rotary blade 12.

The third roller 33 is provided with a drive motor 33a inside, and is configured to rotate by itself about an axis extending in the transport direction. The third roller 33 is arranged so as to be arranged at a predetermined interval in the left-right direction, and the left side frame 25 and the right side frame 26 are arranged via a support bracket 37 connected to the front end portion and the rear end portion. It is supported by each. The rotation direction of the third roller 33 is clockwise when viewed from the front of the food cutting machine 21. Therefore, the food material 2 placed on the third roller 33 is thrust to the right by each of the third rollers 33, and the foodstuff cutting machine 21 is subjected to a thrust from the left end to the right end. Will be sent to.

A side plate 41 is provided on the right side frame 26, which is on the right side of the third roller 33 located on the rightmost side of the plurality of third rollers 33, in order to align the positions of the right end portions of the foodstuff 2. ing. The side plate 41 is configured so that the mounting position can be changed in the left-right direction. By changing the position of the side plate 41 in the left-right direction, the length of the portion connected at the right end of the food material 2 can be changed. The side plate 6 provided on the left frame 25 is also configured so that the mounting position can be changed in the left-right direction.

The position of the front end of the third roller 33 and the position of the first roller 31 on the most downstream side in the transport direction among the plurality of first rollers 31 are such that the food material 2 cut by the rotary blade 12 on the left side conveys the food material 2. It is positioned so as to be transferred from the first roller 31 to the third roller 33 by being pushed by the member 7.
The position of the rear end of the third roller 33 and the position of the second roller 32 on the most upstream side in the transport direction among the plurality of second rollers 32 are such that the food material 2 cut by the rotary blade 12 on the right side conveys the food material 2. It is positioned so as to be transferred from the third roller 33 to the second roller 32 by being pushed by the member 7.

The left side conveyor chain 8 and the right side conveyor chain 9 of the transfer device 4 shown in FIG. 4 extend in the transfer direction along the left side frame 25 and the right side frame 26, and are wound around sprockets 10 provided at both ends in the transfer direction. It is hung. The sprocket 10 is fixed to a shaft 42 rotatably supported by the left side frame 25 and the right side frame 26, and is rotatably supported by the left side frame 25 and the right side frame 26 via the shaft 42. Of the plurality of sprockets 10, the sprocket 10 located on the right side on the downstream side in the transport direction receives rotational force from the drive motor 43 that serves as the power source for the transport device 4.

Of the two shafts 42, the shaft 42 located at the front end of the food cutting machine 21 is provided with a cylindrical body 44 substantially forming the front end of the transport path 3. Further, the shaft 42 located at the rear end of the food cutting machine 21 is provided with a cylindrical body 45 substantially forming the rear end of the transport path 3. In the foodstuff cutting machine 21 according to this embodiment, a chute 46 for discharging the cut foodstuff 2 is provided on the rear side of the cylindrical body 45.

In order to cut both ends of the foodstuff 2 using the foodstuff cutting machine 21 according to this embodiment, the foodstuff 2 is placed on the first roller 31 so that the left end abuts on the side plate 6. The food material 2 is sent by the transport device 4, and is cut by the rotary blade 12 on the left side while being pressed by the holding lever 11 located on the left side. Then, the food material 2 is transferred from the first roller 31 to the third roller 33, and is sent to the right side by the plurality of third rollers 33. The movement of the food material 2 to the right side is performed until the tip of the right side of the food material 2 hits the side plate 41.

The food material 2 fed to the right end of the transport path 3 is pushed up by the transport member 7 while pushing up the right press lever 11, and in that state, is cut by the right rotary blade 12. Since the food material 2 is pressed by the pressing lever 11 even during this cutting, the food material 2 does not unnecessarily tilt or jump. The food material 2 whose right end is also cut is transferred from the third roller 33 to the second roller 32, passes over the cylindrical body 45, enters the chute 46, and is discharged to the rear of the food cutting machine 21. ..

In the food cutting machine 21 shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the pressing lever 11 is swingably supported by the cover 22 covering the rotary blade 12. Therefore, since the member that exclusively supports the pressing lever 11 is unnecessary, the number of parts can be reduced. The cover 22 is removable from the support bracket 24 that supports the cutting motor 18. Therefore, by removing the pressing lever 11 from the support bracket 24 integrally with the cover 22, the pressing lever 11 can be easily cleaned.

Further, the food cutting machine 21 has a stopper 16 that regulates the downward swing of the pressing lever 11 so that the height of the lower end of the pressing portion 11b of the pressing lever 11 is higher than the height of the transport path 3. doing. Therefore, since the position of the pressing lever 11 in the left-right direction can be determined without being interfered with by the parts provided below the pressing lever 11, the degree of freedom in the installation position of the pressing lever 11 is increased. Further, as compared with the case where the lower end of the pressing lever 11 is placed on, for example, the first roller 31 or the left frame 25 constituting the conveying path 3, the pressing lever 11 is lifted by being pushed by the conveyed food material 2. At that time, the load applied to the food material 2 is reduced. As a result, it is possible to prevent the food material 2 from being damaged even though the pressing lever 11 is made of a metal material.

(Modification example 1 of the transport path)
In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the first roller 31 is provided at the front end of the transport path 3, and when the food material 2 is put into the transport path 3, the worker puts the food material 2 on the left side plate 6. An example of pressing is shown. However, as shown in FIG. 8, the front end portion of the transport path 3 can be equipped with a plurality of fourth rollers 51 for feeding the food material 2 to the left side in place of the first roller 31. In FIG. 8, the same or equivalent members as those described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7 are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted as appropriate. In FIG. 8, the structure for supporting the transport device and the holding lever is omitted so that the configuration of the transport path 3 is clarified.

The fourth roller 51 shown in FIG. 8 is configured by using a roller equivalent to the third roller 33 described above, and is centered on an axis extending in the transport direction by being driven by a built-in drive motor 51a. Then, it rotates by itself so that the rotation direction is opposite to that of the third roller 33. These fourth rollers 51 are arranged so as to be arranged at predetermined intervals in the left-right direction, and the left side frame 25 and the right side frame 26 are arranged via support brackets 52 connected to the front end portion and the rear end portion. It is supported by each. The rotation direction of the fourth roller 51 is clockwise when viewed from the front of the food cutting machine 21. Therefore, the foodstuff 2 placed on the fourth roller 51 is fed until it comes into contact with the left side plate 6 of the foodstuff cutting machine 21 when thrust is applied to the left by each of the fourth rollers 51. Be done.

The transport path 3 shown in FIG. 8 is provided with a plurality of vertical plates 53 between the fourth roller 51 and the third roller 33 and behind the third roller 33, respectively. The vertical plate 53 is for sliding the food material 2 and sending it backward. The vertical plates 53 are arranged upright so as to extend in the transport direction and the vertical direction, and are provided so as to be arranged at predetermined intervals in the left-right direction. The height of the upper end of the vertical plate 53 is the same as the height of the upper ends of the third and fourth rollers 33 and 51.
By providing the fourth roller 51 as shown in FIG. 8, all the foodstuffs 2 come into contact with the left side plate 6 simply by throwing the foodstuffs 2 at arbitrary positions in the left-right direction. The burden can be reduced.

(Modification example 2 of the transport path)
As shown in FIG. 9, a belt-type conveyor can be used to feed the food in the left-right direction. In FIG. 9, the same members as those described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8 are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. In FIG. 9, the structure for supporting the transport device and the holding lever is omitted so that the configuration of the transport path 3 is clarified.

The foodstuff cutting machine 21 shown in FIG. 9 includes a first conveyor 61 for feeding the foodstuff to the left side and a second conveyor 61 for feeding the foodstuff to the right side. The first and second conveyors 61 and 62 are belt conveyors including a conveyor belt 63 made of an endless belt. The first and second conveyors 61 and 62 are supported by the left frame 25 and the right frame 26 via brackets (not shown). The conveyor belt 63 is wound around and supported by the upstream pulley 64 and the downstream pulley 65. A drive device (not shown) is connected to either the upstream pulley 64 or the downstream pulley 65. This drive device can adopt a configuration in which the power of the motor is transmitted to the upstream pulley 64 or the downstream pulley 65 by the transmission member.

Although not shown in detail, the conveyor belt 63 can be formed of a strip-shaped elastic material. The conveyor belt 63 is not limited to the strip-shaped elastic material, and any conveyor belt 63 can be used as long as it can carry foodstuffs and can move in the left-right direction.
By providing the first conveyor 61 as shown in FIG. 9, all the foodstuffs 2 come into contact with the left side plate 6 simply by putting the foodstuffs 2 at arbitrary positions in the left-right direction. The burden can be reduced.
In this way, even when the first and second conveyors 61 and 62 are used instead of the rollers, both ends of the food material 2 in the longitudinal direction can be reliably cut.

1,21 ... Foodstuff cutting machine, 2 ... Foodstuff, 3 ... Transport path, 4 ... Transport device, 11 ... Press lever, 11a ... Base, 11b ... Pressing part, 12 ... Rotary blade, 13 ... Support member, 15 ... End face , 16 ... Stopper, 22 ... Cover.

Claims (3)

A transport path on which foodstuffs to be cut are placed,
A transport device that pushes and transports foodstuffs on the transport path,
A holding lever that pushes the food material sent by the transport device from above and sandwiches it between the transport path and the food material.
It is provided with a rotary blade that rotates the foodstuff on the transport path with the horizontal direction orthogonal to the transport direction orthogonal to the transport direction by the transport device as the axial direction and cuts the foodstuff pushed by the holding lever.
The holding lever is rotatably supported by a support member fixed to the transport path at a position higher than the transport path in a horizontal direction orthogonal to the transport direction as an axial direction, and from the base portion. It has a pressing portion that is downstream of the transport direction and extends downward, and is formed of a metal material so as to press the food material against the transport path by its own weight.
A food cutting machine characterized in that an end surface of the pressing portion located on the upstream side in the transport direction is gradually inclined so as to be gradually located on the downstream side in the transport direction from the base portion downward. In the food cutting machine according to claim 1,
A food cutting machine characterized in that the support member is composed of a cover that covers the rotary blade. In the food cutting machine according to claim 1 or 2.
The support member is characterized by having a stopper that regulates the downward swing of the pressing lever so that the height of the lower end of the pressing portion of the pressing lever is higher than the height of the transport path. Cutting machine for foodstuffs.

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