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JP2006230289A
JP2006230289A JP2005049801A JP2005049801A JP2006230289A JP 2006230289 A JP2006230289 A JP 2006230289A JP 2005049801 A JP2005049801 A JP 2005049801A JP 2005049801 A JP2005049801 A JP 2005049801A JP 2006230289 A JP2006230289 A JP 2006230289A
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rib removing method of loin/belly automatically carrying out a series of processes such as a streaking process, a string hanging process and a rib stripping process by string pulling, etc., in rib removing from loin/belly of a hog by using a string. <P>SOLUTION: The rib removing method of loin/belly comprises inserting the subject loin/belly part "a" from the rib carliage side between an upper face of a table 1 and a standard rod 2 with the rib part upward and pressing the cross cut of the rib to the standard rod 2, then moving the standard rod 2 to downward to expose the tip "d" of the rib and fixing the loin/belly part "a" by pinching with the upper face of the table 1. The positioning of the rib part is carried out by lifting up a push up member 9 from downward of the table face 1 and pinching the rib side of the loin/belly part "a" with an upper pressing rail 11, and then making a streak on the periphery of each rib "c" by a pipe like cutter 21 for the string hanging process and then perform the rib stripping process by pulling the string to the back bone side. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

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本発明は、食肉用屠体より分離した半丸枝肉肩より分離した、ロース・ばら部の除骨作業の一端を形成し、手作業では最も繁雑でかつ歩留まりの悪い棘突起の剥離・肋骨関節部の除骨とともに、その自動化の実現が求められている肋骨除骨方法に関する。   The present invention forms one end of the deboning operation of the loin / rose part separated from the shoulder of the half-carcass separated from the carcass for meat, and the separation of the spinous process and the rib joint, which is the most complicated and poor in yield by manual work. The present invention also relates to a method for removing the ribs that is required to be automated as well as to remove the bone.

ロース・ばら部の除骨作業では、大きく分けて背骨と肋骨の二種類の骨が存在している。この二種類の骨の除骨方法を手作業で行なう場合、まず肋骨に筋入れ(切り込み)を行い、ひもを掛けて引くことにより肋骨と肉を剥離させる。その後、肋骨の関節から折り曲げ、背骨と切り離すことにより、肋骨の除骨が終了となり、次に背骨の除骨となる。   There are two types of bones, the spine and the ribs. When these two types of bone deboning methods are performed manually, the ribs are first cut (cut) into the ribs, and the ribs and meat are separated by pulling them with a string. After that, the rib is removed from the joint by bending from the joint of the rib, and the spine is removed.

背骨の除骨は肋骨の除骨と異なり、骨と肉とを剥がし取る作業はなく、すべてナイフによって切り取る形となる。背骨は、乳頭突起や棘突起のような凹凸があり、とても複雑な形状をしている。また骨と肉が強い筋によって結ばれており、剥がし取ることができず、歩留まりよく除骨を行なうには大変複雑なナイフの動きをさせて骨と肉を切り離さければならない。こうして背骨と肉を切り離し、除骨終了となる。   Unlike the removal of the ribs, the spine removal has no work of peeling the bones and meat, and is all cut with a knife. The spine has irregularities such as papillary processes and spinous processes, and has a very complicated shape. In addition, bone and meat are connected by strong muscles and cannot be peeled off, and in order to remove bone with a high yield, it is necessary to move the bone and meat with a very complicated knife movement. In this way, the spine and meat are separated, and the deboning is completed.

除骨装置を製作するに当たり、肋骨と背骨両方を同時に除骨することは大変困難であるため、まずは比較的容易な肋骨の除骨を行なう装置を製作するほうが得策である。
従来肋骨の除骨方法としては、たとえば特許文献1(特開平10−179015号公報)に、ロース・ばら肉の肋骨関節部の肋骨基部の上部に切開溝を設け、同切開溝に一本の紐状部材を載置させ、同紐状部材により各肋骨基部上側より肋骨下部へかけ肋骨の間隙を潜らせ、骨部に同紐状部材を懸架した状態で除骨用ループ群を一括して同時に引っ張り、全肋骨に亘り一括除骨を可能にした方法が開示されている。
Since it is very difficult to remove both the ribs and the spine at the same time when manufacturing the deboning device, it is better to manufacture a device that removes the ribs relatively easily.
As a conventional method for removing the ribs, for example, in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-179015), an incision groove is provided in the upper part of the rib base of the rib joint of the loin and rib meat, and one string is provided in the incision groove. Place the member in the same way, and the same string-like member from the upper part of each rib base to the lower part of the rib to hide the gap of the ribs, and the group of deboning loops at the same time with the same string-like member suspended in the bone part A method has been disclosed that enables pulling and collective boning over the entire rib.

特開平10−179015号公報JP-A-10-179015

しかし特許文献1に開示された方法は、非常に高効率な方法ではあるが、肉の歩留まりや精度が悪く、紐状部材がどこか一箇所でもひっかかったりすると、除骨ができなくなるなど、全肋骨に亘り一括除骨を可能とする確立は低いものである。
また前処理として、手作業による筋入れを必要とし、まだまだ手動部分を多く残し、煩雑であり、自動化にはほど遠い方法である。
However, although the method disclosed in Patent Document 1 is an extremely efficient method, the yield and accuracy of the meat are poor, and if the string-like member gets caught at any one place, it is impossible to remove the bone. The probability of collective bone removal across the ribs is low.
In addition, as a pre-process, manual scoring is required, and many manual parts are left, which is complicated and far from being automated.

本発明は、かかる従来技術の課題に鑑み、筋入れ工程、紐掛け工程、及び紐引きによる肉剥離工程等を一連動作で自動化できるロース・ばら部の肋骨除骨方法を提案することを目的とする。   In view of the problems of the prior art, the present invention aims to propose a rib deboning method for ribs and roses, which can automate a creasing process, a stringing process, a meat peeling process by stringing, and the like by a series of operations. To do.

本発明は、かかる目的を達成するもので、ロース・ばら部の肋骨を肋軟骨側から除骨するに際し、テーブル面の上方に同テーブル面と平行に配置された基準棒との間にロース・ばら部を肋骨側を上向きに肋軟骨側から挿入して肋軟骨の断面を前記基準棒に押し当て、その後前記基準棒を下方に移動させて前記肋骨先端部を露出させるとともに、ロース・ばら部を前記テーブル面とで挟んで固定し、前記基準棒より若干背骨側の位置で前記テーブル面の下方から押し上げ部材を上昇させて同押し上げ部材の上方に前記基準棒と平行に配置した上押えレールにロース・ばら部の肋骨側を押し付けて固定することにより肋骨の位置決めを行い、その後同固定位置を基準位置として保持しながら個々の肋骨に対し肋骨先端部の周囲に切り込みを入れて紐を掛ける工程、及び同紐を背骨側に引いて肋骨を肉から剥離する工程を行なうことを特徴とする。   The present invention achieves such an object, and when removing the ribs of the loin / rose part from the costal cartilage side, the loin- The rib is inserted from the costal cartilage side with the rib side facing upward, and the cross section of the costal cartilage is pressed against the reference rod, and then the reference rod is moved downward to expose the distal end of the rib, and the loin / rose portion The upper presser rail is fixed by sandwiching it with the table surface, and lifts the push-up member from below the table surface at a position slightly behind the reference rod, and is arranged above the push-up member in parallel with the reference rod. Position the ribs by pressing and fixing the rib side of the loin / rose part, and then incising the ribs around the distal end of each rib while holding the fixed position as the reference position. The multiplying step, and the cord pulling the spine side and performing the step of separating the ribs from the meat.

本発明においては、まずロース・ばら部の水平方向及び垂直方向の位置決め基準を設定してロース・ばら部の位置決めを行ない、固定する。
まず水平方向の位置決め基準として、処理基準となる場所に基準棒を配置し、この基準棒に肋軟骨の断面を押し当てることにより、装置に対してロース・ばら部の水平方向の位置決めを行なうことができる。
次に基準棒は、除骨処理の邪魔にならないように、テーブル面方向に下降させ、肋骨先端部を露出させるとともに、ロース・ばら部を前記テーブル面とで挟んで固定する。
In the present invention, first, the horizontal and vertical positioning reference of the loin / rose portion is set, and the loose / rose portion is positioned and fixed.
First, as a positioning reference in the horizontal direction, a reference rod is placed at a location that serves as a processing reference, and the cross-section of the costal cartilage is pressed against this reference rod to perform horizontal positioning of the loin / rose portion with respect to the device. Can do.
Next, the reference bar is lowered in the direction of the table surface so as not to interfere with the deboning process, exposing the distal end portion of the rib, and fixing the loin / rose portion with the table surface.

次に前記押し上げ部材をテーブル面より上方に上昇させて、ロース・ばら部を垂直方向の位置決め基準である前記上押えレールに押し当て固定することにより、肋骨の位置決めを行なう。
その後この固定位置を基準位置として保持しながら、肋骨先端部周囲への切り込み、紐掛け、及び背骨側への紐引き工程を行い、肋骨を隔離させる。
Next, the rib is positioned by raising the push-up member above the table surface and pressing and fixing the loose and loose portion against the upper presser rail which is a vertical positioning reference.
Then, while holding this fixed position as a reference position, cutting around the distal end of the rib, stringing, and stringing to the spine side are performed to isolate the rib.

なお肋骨先端部を前記基準棒に押し当てたとき肋骨が基準棒に対して直交する方向に配置されるとよい。なぜなら前記紐掛け工程において、好ましくは、断面が肋骨断面形状に沿う先端刃を有するカッタを設けて、肋骨先端部の周囲に1本ごと切り込みを入れる場合に、カッタの移動方向を基準面に対して直交方向にすればよく、カッタの移動方向を決めるのが容易になるからである。カッタの断面形状の例として、円形あるいはU字形がある。   When the distal end of the rib is pressed against the reference rod, the rib may be arranged in a direction perpendicular to the reference rod. This is because, in the tying step, preferably, when a cutter having a tip blade whose cross-section conforms to the cross-sectional shape of the rib is provided and a single cut is made around the tip of the rib, the movement direction of the cutter is set with respect to the reference plane. This is because it is easy to determine the moving direction of the cutter. Examples of the cross-sectional shape of the cutter include a circular shape or a U-shape.

また好ましくは、前記上押えレールの一部分が開放可能に構成され、同開放部に位置した肋骨を1本ごとに前記紐掛け工程及び紐引きによる肉剥離工程を行ない、次に前記基準位置を保持しながら前記開放部を移動させ、順次前記紐掛け工程及び紐引きによる肉剥離工程を行なう。
また好ましくは、前記紐掛け工程前に肋骨位置を計測する工程を有する。さらに好ましくは、前記肋骨位置計測工程は、肋骨の上をローラを押付けながら転がし、同ローラの動きをエンコーダで読み取り肋骨の位置を計測する。またさらに好ましくは、前記ローラを肋骨先端部側を押付けながら転がす。
Preferably, a part of the upper presser rail is configured to be openable, the ribs positioned in the open portion are subjected to the stringing process and the meat peeling process by stringing for each rib, and then the reference position is maintained. The opening portion is moved while sequentially performing the stringing step and the meat peeling step by stringing.
Preferably, the method further includes a step of measuring a rib position before the tying step. More preferably, the rib position measuring step rolls while pressing a roller on the rib, reads the movement of the roller with an encoder, and measures the position of the rib. More preferably, the roller is rolled while pressing the distal end side of the rib.

紐掛け及び紐引きユニットの位置決めを行なう際、肋骨がどの位置にあるのかを把握する必要がある。また除骨対象とする肋骨は11本あるが、うで部の区割り位置の関係や、余剰肋骨といった豚個体による肋骨総本数の違いによって、肋骨が12本、13本と存在する場合がある。このような個体差による処理本数の違いや位置の違いがあるため、肋骨がどの位置にあるかを計測する工程を設けることが好ましい。   When positioning the stringing and stringing unit, it is necessary to know where the ribs are. There are 11 ribs to be removed, but there are cases where there are 12 and 13 ribs depending on the relationship between the division position of the umbilical part and the total number of ribs by pig individuals such as surplus ribs. Since there is a difference in the number of processing and position due to such individual differences, it is preferable to provide a step of measuring where the rib is located.

本発明方法によれば、ロース・ばら部の肋骨を肋軟骨側から除骨するに際し、テーブル面の上方に同テーブル面と平行に配置された基準棒との間にロース・ばら部を肋骨側を上向きに肋軟骨側から挿入して肋軟骨の断面を前記基準棒に押し当て、その後前記基準棒を下方に移動させて前記肋骨先端部を露出させるとともに、ロース・ばら部を前記テーブル面とで挟んで固定し、前記基準棒より若干背骨側の位置で前記テーブル面の下方から押し上げ部材を上昇させて同押し上げ部材の上方に前記基準棒と平行に配置した上押えレールにロース・ばら部の肋骨側を押し付けて固定することにより肋骨の位置決めを行うことにより、ロース・ばら部のテーブル面上での位置決めを自動化してスムーズに行なうことができる。   According to the method of the present invention, when the ribs of the loin / rose portion are removed from the costal cartilage side, the loin / rose portion is placed between the upper side of the table surface and the reference rod arranged in parallel with the table surface. Is inserted upward from the costal cartilage side to press the cross-section of the costal cartilage against the reference rod, and then the reference rod is moved downward to expose the distal end of the rib, and the loin / rose portion to the table surface The push-up member is lifted from below the table surface at a position slightly on the backbone side from the reference rod, and the loin / rose portion is placed on the upper presser rail arranged in parallel with the reference rod above the push-up member. By positioning the ribs by pressing and fixing the ribs side, the positioning of the loin / rose portions on the table surface can be automated and performed smoothly.

すなわち前記基準棒に対して、肋骨先端部を含む肋軟骨の断面を押し当てることで、以後の切り込み(筋入れ)、紐掛け及び紐引き工程をやりやすい位置に位置決め可能となる。また位置決め後、基準棒を下方に移動させることで、後工程の切り込み(筋入れ)に必要な肋骨先端部の露出とロース・ばら部の固定を同時に行なうことができ、さらには基準棒より若干背骨側に位置する押し上げ部材を上昇させて、ロース・ばら部を上押さえレールとで挟み込むことにより、厚みが異なり肋骨位置も垂直方向で異なるロース・ばら部の肋骨位置を水平となるように位置決めした上で固定することができる。   That is, by pressing the cross section of the costal cartilage including the distal end portion of the rib against the reference rod, it becomes possible to position at a position where it is easy to perform the subsequent incision (stitching), stringing and stringing processes. After positioning, by moving the reference bar downward, it is possible to simultaneously expose the distal end of the ribs and fix the loin / rose part, which is necessary for the incision (stitching) in the subsequent process. By raising the push-up member located on the spine side and sandwiching the loin / rose part with the upper presser rail, the rib position of the loin / rose part with different thickness and different rib position in the vertical direction is positioned horizontally. Can be fixed.

本発明により、このようなロース・ばら部の位置決め作業をスムーズに自動化して行なうようにすることができるとともに、その後同固定位置を基準位置として保持することにより、以後の切り込み(筋入れ)、紐掛け、及び紐引き工程をもスムーズに行なうことができ、さらにはこれらの工程を自動化することも可能となる。   According to the present invention, it is possible to smoothly and automatically perform such a positioning operation of the loin / rose portion, and then hold the same fixed position as a reference position, thereby making subsequent incisions (streaks), The stringing and stringing processes can be performed smoothly, and further, these processes can be automated.

また好ましくは、前記上押えレールの一部分が開放可能に構成され、同開放部に位置した肋骨を1本ごとに前記紐掛け工程及び紐引きによる肉剥離工程を行ない、次に前記基準位置を保持しながら前記開放部を移動させ、順次前記紐掛け工程及び紐引きによる肉剥離工程を行なうことにより、ロース・ばら部を基準位置に保持しながら、前記紐掛け工程及び紐引きによる肉剥離工程をスムーズに行なうことができるとともに、これらの工程の自動化も可能となる。   Preferably, a part of the upper presser rail is configured to be openable, the ribs positioned in the open portion are subjected to the stringing process and the meat peeling process by stringing for each rib, and then the reference position is maintained. While moving the opening portion and sequentially performing the stringing step and the meat peeling step by stringing, the stringing step and the meat peeling step by stringing are carried out while holding the loin / rose portion at a reference position. These processes can be performed smoothly, and these processes can be automated.

また好ましくは、前記紐掛け工程前に肋骨位置を計測する工程を有することにより、肋骨の位置を確実に把握することができ、これによって以後の前記紐掛け工程及び紐引きによる肉剥離工程をスムーズに行なうことができる。
さらに好ましくは、前記肋骨位置計測工程は、肋骨の上をローラを押付けながら転がし、同ローラの動き、すなわち肋骨部分の凹凸をエンコーダで読み取り肋骨の位置を計測することによって、構造が簡単で安価な装置で肋骨位置を確実に把握することができる。またさらに好ましくは、前記ローラを肉が少ない肋骨先端部側を押付けながら転がすことによって、肋骨位置をより精度良く把握することができる。
In addition, preferably, by including a step of measuring the rib position before the stringing step, the position of the rib can be surely grasped, thereby smoothly performing the subsequent stringing step and the meat peeling step by stringing. Can be done.
More preferably, in the rib position measuring step, the structure is simple and inexpensive by rolling while pressing a roller on the rib, and measuring the position of the rib by reading the movement of the roller, that is, the unevenness of the rib portion with an encoder. The apparatus can reliably grasp the rib position. More preferably, the rib position can be grasped with higher accuracy by rolling the roller while pressing the distal end side of the rib with less meat.

以下、本発明を図に示した実施例を用いて詳細に説明する。但し、この実施例に記載されている構成部品の寸法、材質、形状、その相対配置などは特に特定的な記載がない限り、この発明の範囲をそれのみに限定する趣旨ではなく、単なる説明例にすぎない。
図1〜5は、本発明の第1実施例に係る豚ロース・ばら部の除骨装置に係り、このうち、図1はロース・ばら部の水平方向位置決めのための装置構成に係る平面図、図2は同じく立面図、図3は、高さ方向位置決めのための装置構成に係る立面図、図4は同じく側面図、図5は同じく平面図である。
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. However, the dimensions, materials, shapes, relative arrangements, and the like of the component parts described in this example are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention only to specific examples unless otherwise specified. Only.
FIGS. 1 to 5 relate to a pork loin / rose portion deboning apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Among these, FIG. 1 is a plan view of a device configuration for horizontal positioning of the loin / rose portion. 2 is an elevation view, FIG. 3 is an elevation view relating to a device configuration for height direction positioning, FIG. 4 is a side view, and FIG. 5 is a plan view.

図1及び図2において、まずロース・ばら部aの水平方向位置決めを行う構成について説明する。1は、本実施例装置の中で水平に設けられた平面を構成するまな板、2はまな板1の上方にまな板1と平行に配置された基準丸棒であり、基準丸棒2は、本装置の水平方向位置決め基準となる位置に設けられ、この基準丸棒2にロース・ばら部aの肋軟骨の断面dを押し当てることにより、ロース・ばら部aの水平方向位置決めを行なう。また基準丸棒2は、エアシリンダ4のピストン4aの動きに追従して支軸3に軸支されて回動する支持腕5a,5bによって上下方向に移動可能となっている。   1 and 2, the configuration for performing horizontal positioning of the loin / rose portion a will be described first. Reference numeral 1 denotes a cutting board constituting a plane provided horizontally in the apparatus of this embodiment, 2 is a reference round bar arranged in parallel to the cutting board 1 above the cutting board 1, and the reference round bar 2 is The cross section d of the costal cartilage of the loin / rose part a is pressed against the reference round bar 2 to position the loin / rose part a in the horizontal direction. The reference round bar 2 is movable in the vertical direction by support arms 5a and 5b that are pivotally supported by the support shaft 3 following the movement of the piston 4a of the air cylinder 4.

6は、エアシリンダ7により基準丸棒2の方向に摺動可能なバケットで、ロース・ばら部をバケット6に入れることにより、後述するロース・ばら部aの処理基準面を基準丸棒2に押し付けるようになっている。またバケット6は、エアシリンダ7との間でばね8によって揺動可能に支持されるとともに、ばね8によって一定の角度を保持しており、またエアシリンダ7によってロース・ばら部の個体差のある傾きと厚みを吸収して、基準丸棒2に押し付けることができ、また処理中ロース・ばら部aに大きな負荷が加わった場合逃げる機構となっている。   6 is a bucket that can be slid in the direction of the reference round bar 2 by the air cylinder 7, and the processing reference surface of the later-explained loin / rose part a is set to the reference round bar 2 by inserting the loose / rose part into the bucket 6. It is designed to be pressed. The bucket 6 is supported by a spring 8 so as to be swingable with respect to the air cylinder 7 and is held at a certain angle by the spring 8, and there is an individual difference between the loose and loose portions by the air cylinder 7. It absorbs the inclination and thickness and can be pressed against the reference round bar 2 and escapes when a large load is applied to the loose and loose portion a during processing.

bは、ロース・ばら部aの背骨部分、cは背骨から突出した肋骨部分、dは肋骨先端部分を含む肋軟骨断面、eは背骨bから突き出た棘突起であり、バケット6がロース・ばら部aを前方に押し出すことにより、肋軟骨断面dが基準丸棒2に押し当てられて、基準処理面を構成する。また肋軟骨断面dが基準丸棒2に押し当てられた状態で、肋骨cは基準丸棒2に対して直角方向を向く。この状態で基準丸棒2はエアシリンダ4を駆動させて、下方に移動させることにより、後工程の切り込み(筋入れ)のために、肋骨先端部を露出させるとともに、ロース・ばら部aをまな板1の面とで挟んで固定する。
本実施例の装置は、ロース・ばら部aのバケット6への投入は人手で行なうが、その後は本装置がロース・ばら部aの処理基準面の位置決めを行なうため、投入作業は単純な作業となる。
b is a spine portion of the loin / rose portion a, c is a rib portion protruding from the spine, d is a cross-section of the cartilage including the distal end portion of the rib, e is a spinous process protruding from the spine b, and the bucket 6 is a loin / rose. By pushing the part a forward, the costal cartilage cross-section d is pressed against the reference round bar 2 to constitute a reference processing surface. In addition, in the state where the costal cartilage cross section d is pressed against the reference round bar 2, the rib c is directed in a direction perpendicular to the reference round bar 2. In this state, the reference round bar 2 drives the air cylinder 4 to move downward, thereby exposing the distal end portion of the ribs and cutting the loose and loose portion a for cutting in the subsequent process. Fix it by sandwiching it with the surface of 1.
In the apparatus of this embodiment, the insertion of the loin / bulk part a into the bucket 6 is performed manually, but thereafter, the apparatus positions the processing reference plane of the loin / rose part a, so the charging operation is simple. It becomes.

次にロース・ばら部aの高さ方向位置決めを行なう構成について説明する。図3〜5において、9は、基準丸棒2と平行にかつ若干バケット6側に配置された押上げ丸棒で、通常はまな板1の面より下方に配置され、ロース・ばら部aの垂直方向位置決めを行なう際に、エアシリンダ10により上昇する。また11は押上げ丸棒9と平行にかつ押上げ丸棒9の上方に対向するように配置された上押えレールで、エアシリンダ13のピストン13aの動きに追従して支軸12に軸支されて回動する支持腕14a,14bによって上下方向に移動可能となっている。   Next, a configuration for positioning the loin / rose portion a in the height direction will be described. 3 to 5, reference numeral 9 denotes a push-up round bar arranged in parallel with the reference round bar 2 and slightly on the bucket 6 side, which is usually arranged below the surface of the cutting board 1, and is perpendicular to the loin / rose part a. When directional positioning is performed, the air cylinder 10 moves up. Reference numeral 11 denotes an upper presser rail which is arranged in parallel to the push-up round bar 9 and so as to face the upper side of the push-up round bar 9, and is supported on the support shaft 12 following the movement of the piston 13a of the air cylinder 13. Thus, the support arms 14a and 14b that are rotated are movable in the vertical direction.

高さ方向の位置決めは、本装置の垂直方向の基準面にロース・ばら部aの基準面を押し当てることにより、装置基準とロース・ばら部aの基準をそろえる機能である。
すなわちロース・ばら部aをまな板1の上に置いたままであると、後ろ足方向へ行くにつれて肉が薄くなるため、肋骨のある高さが低くなってしまう。この高さの違いはロース・ばら部によって様々である。この個体差を吸収するために、通常は上方に位置されている上押えレール11が、図6に示すように、高さ方向位置決め時に上押えレール11を、エアシリンダ13を駆動させてロース・ばら部aの肋骨cの上部に当たる位置に下降させ、かつ押上げ丸棒9を下方から上昇させて、高さ方向の基準面である上押えレール11にロース・ばら部aを押し付けることにより、肋骨cの高さを基準面に揃え、ロース・ばら部aの個体差による除骨処理への影響を押えることができる。
The positioning in the height direction is a function for aligning the apparatus reference and the reference of the loin / rose part a by pressing the reference surface of the loin / rose part a against the vertical reference surface of the apparatus.
That is, if the loin / rose part a is left on the cutting board 1, the meat becomes thinner as it goes in the direction of the hind legs, so that the height with the ribs is lowered. The difference in height varies depending on the loin / rose part. In order to absorb this individual difference, the upper presser rail 11 that is normally positioned at the upper position, as shown in FIG. 6, causes the upper presser rail 11 to drive the air cylinder 13 at the time of positioning in the height direction. By lowering to a position corresponding to the upper part of the rib c of the rose part a and raising the push-up round bar 9 from below, pressing the loin / rose part a against the upper presser rail 11 which is the reference surface in the height direction, By aligning the height of the rib c with the reference plane, it is possible to suppress the influence on the deboning process due to individual differences of the loin / rose part a.

押上げ丸棒9を昇降させる2個のエアシリンダ10は、下からロース・ばら部aを上押えレール11へ押し上げる際に、斜めに押し上げなければならないので、ロース・ばら部aによって傾きの角度が自由に変わる構造になっている。ロース・ばら部aの厚みに個体差がある場合においては、必要以上に押し上げすぎてロース・ばら部aを押しつぶすことがないよう空気圧をスプリングのように作用させることによって、ロース・ばら部aの厚みに関係なく、一定圧力で上押えレール11に押し上げることができる。   The two air cylinders 10 for raising and lowering the push-up round bar 9 must be pushed up obliquely when pushing up the loin / bula part a to the upper presser rail 11 from below, so that the angle of inclination by the loin / rose part a Is a structure that changes freely. In the case where there is an individual difference in the thickness of the loin / rose part a, the air pressure acts like a spring so as not to crush the loin / rose part a by being pushed up more than necessary. The upper presser rail 11 can be pushed up with a constant pressure regardless of the thickness.

この結果、ロース・ばら部aの処理基準面である肋骨先端部を含む肋軟骨断面dが、本装置の水平方向基準面である基準丸棒2に押し当てられ、かつ本装置の高さ方向基準面である上押えレール11の下面にロース・ばら部aの肋骨部分cが押上げ丸棒9の上昇によって押し当てられ、さらに基準丸棒2が下降することによって、肋軟骨断面dが露出するとともに、まな板1の面とでロース・ばら部aを挟むことによって、ロース・ばら部aが位置決め固定され、この固定位置を以後除骨処理の基準位置として保持しながら、以後の切り込み(筋入れ)、紐掛け、及び紐引きによる肋骨剥離工程を行なっていく。
この状態を示したのが図7で、基準丸棒2、押上げ丸棒9及び上押えレール11の3箇所でロース・ばら部aを確実に処理基準位置に保持している。
As a result, the costal cartilage cross-section d including the distal end of the rib, which is the processing reference plane of the loin / rose part a, is pressed against the reference round bar 2 which is the horizontal reference plane of the apparatus, and the height direction of the apparatus The rib portion c of the loin / rose portion a is pressed against the lower surface of the upper presser rail 11 which is the reference surface by raising the push-up round bar 9, and further the reference round bar 2 is lowered to expose the costal cartilage cross section d. At the same time, the loin / rose portion a is positioned and fixed by sandwiching the loin / rose portion a with the surface of the cutting board 1, and the subsequent incision (muscle Insert), stringing and pulling the ribs by stringing.
This state is shown in FIG. 7, in which the loose and loose portions a are securely held at the processing reference position at the three positions of the reference round bar 2, the push-up round bar 9 and the upper presser rail 11.

また上押えレール11は、その一部を開放できるように、図4、5に示すように、エアシリンダ16によって回動可能なシャッタ15が設けられているとともに、軸方向に移動可能に構成されている。これは上押えレール11で肋骨すべてを押えてしまうと、肋骨の除骨処理ができなくなってしまうため、処理を行なう部分だけ開放可能とし、除骨処理の邪魔にならないようになっている。そして肋骨1本処理後、次の肋骨の処理のために、上押えレール11を軸方向に移動可能としている。   Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the upper presser rail 11 is provided with a shutter 15 that can be rotated by an air cylinder 16 so that a part of the upper presser rail 11 can be opened, and is configured to be movable in the axial direction. ing. In this case, if all the ribs are pressed by the upper presser rail 11, the deboning process of the ribs cannot be performed. Therefore, only the portion to be processed can be opened, and the deboning process is not disturbed. After the processing of one rib, the upper presser rail 11 can be moved in the axial direction for the next rib processing.

次に水平方向位置決めと高さ方向位置決めにより基準位置に保持されたロース・ばら部aのどこに肋骨cがあり、何本存在するかを装置が認識する必要がある。そのため図8に示すように、高さの揃った肋骨cの上を計測ローラ17を押し付けながら転がすことにより、肉の上にローラ17がある場合肉にローラ17が食い込み、骨の上の場合は持ち上がり、このローラ17の動きを図示しないエンコーダにより読み取り、肋骨cの位置を計測する。
ローラ17を転がす場所は、肋骨cが存在する側の表面でもよいが、肋骨先端面を転がすことにより、肉が少ない分さらに計測精度を上げることができる。
Next, it is necessary for the device to recognize where the ribs c are present and how many ribs c are present in the loin / rose portion a held at the reference position by horizontal positioning and height positioning. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, when the roller c is rolled over the ribs c having the same height while pressing the measuring roller 17, the roller 17 bites into the meat when the roller 17 is on the meat. The movement of the roller 17 is read by an encoder (not shown), and the position of the rib c is measured.
The place where the roller 17 is rolled may be the surface on the side where the rib c is present, but by rolling the distal end surface of the rib, the measurement accuracy can be further increased due to the small amount of meat.

現在人手により肋骨cの処理を行なう場合、肋骨1本1本の側面にナイフを入れ、先端部はえぐるようにして肋骨cの下側を切り、紐を掛けて引くことにより、肋骨cを肉から剥離する。
この人手により紐を引く場合に引きやすくするためには、なるべく骨と肉を切り離しておく必要があり、そのため肋骨先端部の周囲に切り込み(筋入れ)を入れる必要がある。特に肋骨先端下部は肉と骨の結合が強く、切り離しをしないと、人手により紐を引くのは困難である。また切り込みを入れることにより、紐が掛けやすくなる。
When the rib c is processed manually by hand, a knife is put on the side of each rib, and the lower end of the rib c is cut so that the tip portion is cut out, and the rib c is pulled by hanging with a string. Peel from.
In order to make it easier to pull the string by hand, it is necessary to separate the bone and the meat as much as possible. Therefore, it is necessary to make an incision (stitching) around the distal end of the rib. In particular, the lower end of the rib has a strong bond between the meat and the bone, and it is difficult to pull the string manually unless it is separated. Moreover, it becomes easy to hang a string by making a notch.

本装置では、図9〜11に示すように、刃先の断面がパイプ状のカッタ21を使用することにより、筋入れの自動化を可能とする。なお図9は、筋入れ工程を行なう本実施例装置の構成を示す立面図、図10は、紐引き装置の構造を示す一部側面図、図11は、パイプ状カッタ21を肋骨先端部に挿入した場合の立面図、また図12は、紐引き工程の第一段階を示す立面図、図13は紐引き工程の第二段階を示す立面図である。   In this apparatus, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the use of a cutter 21 having a pipe-shaped cross-section of the cutting edge enables automation of creasing. 9 is an elevation view showing the configuration of the apparatus of this embodiment for performing the creasing process, FIG. 10 is a partial side view showing the structure of the stringing device, and FIG. 11 shows the pipe-shaped cutter 21 at the distal end of the rib. FIG. 12 is an elevation view showing the first stage of the string drawing process, and FIG. 13 is an elevation view showing the second stage of the string drawing process.

図9〜13において、21はロース・ばら部aの肋骨先端部dの肋骨の周囲に筋入れできるように配置されたパイプ状カッタで、エアシリンダ22により肋骨先端部dの方向に摺動自在である。23はパイプ状カッタ21の内側から突出した樹脂ガイドで、エアシリンダ24によりパイプ状カッタ21の先端から突出したり、あるいはパイプ状カッタ21の先端刃の内側に引っ込むことができるようになっている。
また25は、ひも引き第二段階の支点26を中心にエアシリンダ28によって回動可能な腕27の先端に取り付けられたひもで、筋入れ開始の最初の段階では、パイプ状カッタ21の先端から突出した樹脂ガイド23に掛け渡された状態になっている。
9 to 13, reference numeral 21 denotes a pipe-shaped cutter arranged so as to be able to put a line around the rib of the rib tip portion d of the loose / rose portion a, and is slidable in the direction of the rib tip portion d by the air cylinder 22. It is. A resin guide 23 protrudes from the inside of the pipe-shaped cutter 21 and can be protruded from the tip of the pipe-shaped cutter 21 by the air cylinder 24 or can be retracted inside the tip blade of the pipe-shaped cutter 21.
Reference numeral 25 denotes a string attached to the tip of an arm 27 that can be rotated by an air cylinder 28 around a fulcrum 26 in the second stage of string pulling. It is in a state of being stretched over the protruding resin guide 23.

また支点26は、ひも引き第一段階支点29を中心にエアシリンダ30によって回動可能な腕31の先端に取り付けられている。なお腕31の先端部の曲率半径は、腕27の先端部の曲率半径より大きなものとなっている。32は、エアシリンダ30に接続された腕33の動きを規定するストッパである。   Further, the fulcrum 26 is attached to the tip of an arm 31 that can be rotated by an air cylinder 30 around a string pull first stage fulcrum 29. Note that the radius of curvature of the tip of the arm 31 is larger than the radius of curvature of the tip of the arm 27. Reference numeral 32 denotes a stopper that regulates the movement of the arm 33 connected to the air cylinder 30.

かかる筋入れ及び紐引き工程のための装置構成において、まず筋入れ工程に入ると、パイプ状カッタ21やひも25の駆動装置からなる除骨ユニットが肋骨cの位置に移動してくる。そしてパイプ状カッタ21を1本の肋骨先端部周囲に刺し、その後樹脂ガイド23がパイプ状カッタ21の内部に引っ込む。パイプ状カッタ21は先端をナイフ状に尖らせたもので、肋骨cがパイプの中に入るよう差し込むと、骨と肉の結合部分を切り離す構造になっている。
またこのパイプ状カッタ21の周囲にひも25を掛けておき、パイプ状カッタ21がロース・ばら部aに刺さり、このときに上押えレール11のシャッタ15が開く。パイプ状カッタ21の中に肋骨cが入っている状態のままひも25をひも引き装置により肋骨側に移動させると、そのままひも25が肋骨cに掛かる仕組みとなっている。
In the apparatus configuration for such a creasing and stringing process, first, when entering the creasing process, the deboning unit including the driving device for the pipe cutter 21 and the string 25 moves to the position of the rib c. Then, the pipe-shaped cutter 21 is stabbed around one rib tip, and then the resin guide 23 is retracted into the pipe-shaped cutter 21. The pipe-shaped cutter 21 has a tip sharpened like a knife. When the rib c is inserted into the pipe, the joint between the bone and meat is separated.
Further, a string 25 is hung around the pipe-shaped cutter 21, and the pipe-shaped cutter 21 is stabbed into the loose / rose portion a. At this time, the shutter 15 of the upper presser rail 11 is opened. When the string 25 is moved to the rib side by the string pulling device while the rib c is in the pipe-shaped cutter 21, the string 25 is directly hooked on the rib c.

人手作業のように、柔軟なひもを肋骨に掛けるというのは機械にはとても難しい行為である。ひも25はたとえばナイロンでできており、柔軟であり、常に同じ形状を保つのが難しく、機械にとってひも25の形状を管理するのが困難である。
このひもに当たる部分を機械が扱いやすい、金属製のものを使って肋骨cを剥がすと、その形状のまま肉をえぐり取ってしまい、骨のみを剥がし取ることができず、歩留まりがとても悪くなる。また肋骨cの形状に合わせることができればよいが、肋骨の形状は先端と根元とでは太さが違い、肋骨1本1本で形状が様々であるため、肋骨の形状に合わせた金属のような硬い物で処理を行なうのは困難である。
Hanging a flexible string on the ribs, like manual labor, is a very difficult action for machines. The string 25 is made of nylon, for example, and is flexible, and it is difficult to always maintain the same shape, and it is difficult for the machine to manage the shape of the string 25.
If the rib c is peeled off using a metal object that is easy for the machine to handle the portion that hits this string, the meat will be stripped off as it is, and only the bone cannot be peeled off, resulting in a very poor yield. Also, it is only necessary to match the shape of the rib c, but the rib shape is different in thickness at the tip and the root, and the shape of each rib varies, so it looks like a metal that matches the shape of the rib. It is difficult to process with a hard object.

本実施例では、柔軟なひも25で肋骨cに沿って絞りあげることにより、肋骨形状に沿った形状となり、歩留まりが飛躍的に向上した。
1本の肋骨cの処理が終わり、次の肋骨の処理に移るときに、パイプ状カッタ21に再度ひも25を掛けなければならないが、形状が不安定なひもを強引に掛けようとすると、パイプ状カッタ21自身の刃に引っかかり、ひも25を切ってしまうおそれがある。この問題を解決するために、パイプ状カッタ21の先端で出入りする樹脂ガイド23を設け、ひも25をパイプ状カッタ21に直接掛けるのではなく、一度樹脂ガイド23に掛けることにより、スムーズにパイプ状カッタ21にひも25を掛けることができる。
In the present embodiment, by squeezing along the rib c with the flexible string 25, a shape along the rib shape was obtained, and the yield was dramatically improved.
When the processing of one rib c is completed and the processing of the next rib is started, the string 25 must be hung again on the pipe-shaped cutter 21, but if a string whose shape is unstable is to be forcibly hung, The cutter 21 may be caught by the blade of the cutter 21 and cut the string 25. In order to solve this problem, a resin guide 23 that enters and exits at the tip of the pipe-shaped cutter 21 is provided, and the string 25 is not hung directly on the pipe-shaped cutter 21, but is hung on the resin guide 23 once, so that the pipe-shaped smoothly. A string 25 can be hung on the cutter 21.

次にひも引きにより肋骨cを剥がす工程に移る。人手による肋骨除骨の場合、特許文献1に開示されているように、肋骨の側面と先端下側にナイフを入れ、ひもを掛けて引くことにより肋骨を肉から剥離する。本実施例の装置はこの行為を機械により自動化したものである。
すなわち本実施例では、シャッタ15が開いた後、揺動支点26を支点として揺動する腕27にたとえば直径30mm程度のひもの輪25を取り付けたものであり、腕27はもうひとつの揺動支点29を支点として揺動する腕31に取り付けられている。
Next, the process moves to the step of peeling the rib c by pulling the string. In the case of manual rib deboning, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a knife is placed on the side of the rib and the lower side of the tip, and the rib is peeled from the meat by pulling it with a string. The apparatus of the present embodiment automates this action by a machine.
That is, in this embodiment, after the shutter 15 is opened, a string ring 25 having a diameter of about 30 mm, for example, is attached to an arm 27 that swings around the swing fulcrum 26, and the arm 27 is another swing. It is attached to a swinging arm 31 with the fulcrum 29 as a fulcrum.

これによってひも引き工程の第一段階と第二段階とで、ひも25の軌跡が変化できるようになっている。すなわちひも引きの第一段階では、エアシリンダ30により支点29を支点として腕31を揺動させることにより、ひも25は曲率半径の大きな軌跡を描く。次に第二段階では、エアシリンダ30はそのままにして、支点26を支点として腕27を揺動させることにより、ひも25は曲率半径が小さい軌跡を描く。これは、肋骨の形状を見たとき背骨付近では極度に湾曲し、軟骨付近に近づくにつれて湾曲が緩やかになる形状をしており、この形状にひも25の軌跡が沿うようにするためである。   As a result, the trajectory of the string 25 can be changed between the first stage and the second stage of the string drawing process. That is, in the first stage of string pulling, the arm 25 is swung by the air cylinder 30 with the fulcrum 29 as a fulcrum, whereby the string 25 draws a locus with a large curvature radius. Next, in the second stage, the air cylinder 30 is left as it is, and the arm 27 is swung with the fulcrum 26 as a fulcrum, whereby the string 25 draws a locus with a small radius of curvature. This is because when the shape of the rib is viewed, the shape is extremely curved near the spine and becomes gentler as it approaches the vicinity of the cartilage, and the locus of the string 25 follows this shape.

しかし肋骨の形状(長さ)は、前足側から後足側に行くにつれて短くなっている。この形状の違いに合わせるため、第一段階での腕31による揺動ストロークを3段階に変更できるようにし、これによりひも25を引く軌跡を前足側から後足側に行くに従って変更し、肋骨の形状に近い軌跡を描けるように構成している。
ひもの長さを長くして、おおよその軌跡を描くことにより、肋骨の剥離を良好に実施することはできるが、ひもを長くすることによって、ひもの形状が自由となり、装置によりひもの形状を管理することが困難になる。ひもを短くすることで、ひも自身がいつも同じ形状を保ちやすくなる。
However, the shape (length) of the ribs is shortened from the front foot side to the rear foot side. In order to match this difference in shape, the swing stroke by the arm 31 in the first stage can be changed to three stages, thereby changing the trajectory for pulling the cord 25 from the front foot side to the rear foot side, It is configured to draw a locus close to the shape.
By extending the length of the string and drawing an approximate trajectory, the rib can be peeled off satisfactorily, but by increasing the length of the string, the shape of the string becomes free, and the shape of the string is changed by the device. It becomes difficult to manage. Shortening the string makes it easier for the string to always maintain the same shape.

このようにひも25を2段階で引くことにより、肋骨c1本の剥がしを完了した後、まずパイプ状カッタ21とひも引き第二段階の腕27が元に戻り、次に紐引き第一段階の腕31が元に戻る。その後樹脂ガイド23がパイプ状カッタ21から出てきて、ひも25に掛かる。この工程を肋骨cの数だけ繰り返す。除骨が終了すると、それぞれの機器が原点位置に戻り、次の作業に備える。   By pulling the string 25 in two stages in this way, after the stripping of the rib c1 is completed, the pipe cutter 21 and the string pulling second stage arm 27 are first returned to the original state, and then the string pulling first stage is performed. The arm 31 returns. Thereafter, the resin guide 23 comes out of the pipe-shaped cutter 21 and hangs on the string 25. This process is repeated for the number of ribs c. When the deboning is completed, each device returns to the origin position and prepares for the next operation.

このように本実施例の装置によれば、本装置の基準丸棒2をロース・ばら部aの水平方向の基準位置とし、これにロース・ばら部aの肋軟骨断面dを処理基準面として基準丸棒2に押し当て、かつ上押えレール11の下面を高さ方向の基準位置として、上押えレール11に下側からロース・ばら部aの肋骨配置側を水平に押し当て、固定したので、その後の筋入れ、ひも引き工程を一連動作で自動化することが可能となった。   As described above, according to the apparatus of the present embodiment, the reference round bar 2 of the apparatus is used as the reference position in the horizontal direction of the loin / rose part a, and the costal cartilage cross section d of the loin / rose part a is used as the processing reference plane. Since it is pressed against the reference round bar 2 and the bottom surface of the upper presser rail 11 is set as the reference position in the height direction, the rib placement side of the loose / rose portion a is horizontally pressed from the lower side to the upper presser rail 11 and fixed. Then, it became possible to automate the subsequent scoring and stringing process by a series of operations.

またロース・ばら部aの位置決め作業においても、ロース・ばら部aのバケット6への投入は人手で行なうが、その後は本装置がロース・ばら部aの処理基準面の位置決めを行なうため、投入作業は極めて単純な作業で済むようになる。
さらに紐掛け工程前に肋骨位置を計測する工程を設け、計測ローラ17を肋骨側表面に転がすだけで簡単に肋骨位置を把握でき、またこれによって肋骨位置を精度良く把握できるため、以後のひも掛け及びひも引き工程をスムーズに行うことができる。
In the positioning operation of the loin / rose portion a, the loose / rose portion a is manually inserted into the bucket 6, but after that, this apparatus positions the processing reference surface of the loin / rose portion a. The work is very simple.
In addition, there is a process to measure the rib position before the tying process, and the rib position can be easily grasped by simply rolling the measuring roller 17 to the rib side surface. And the string drawing process can be performed smoothly.

またひも掛け工程において、パイプ状カッタ21の先端に伸縮可能の樹脂ガイド23を設けたことにより、パイプ状カッタの刃先でひも25を切断することなく、確実にひも25をパイプ状カッタ21に掛けることができる。
またひも引き工程においては、ひも25を第一段階と第二段階とで異なる支点を中心に揺動させているので、ひも25の軌跡を肋骨cの形状に合った軌跡とすることができる。
Further, in the stringing step, the stretchable resin guide 23 is provided at the tip of the pipe-shaped cutter 21, so that the string 25 is reliably hung on the pipe-shaped cutter 21 without cutting the string 25 with the cutting edge of the pipe-shaped cutter. be able to.
Further, in the string drawing step, the string 25 is swung around the fulcrum that is different between the first stage and the second stage, so that the locus of the string 25 can be a locus that matches the shape of the rib c.

本発明によれば、豚ロース・ばら部の肋骨を紐を使って除骨する際に、筋入れ工程、紐掛け工程、及び紐引きによる肉剥離工程等を一連動作で自動化できるロース・ばら部の肋骨除骨方法を提案するもので、これによって肋骨の除去作業の効率を従来の方法に比べて飛躍的に高めることができる。   According to the present invention, when removing the ribs of the pork loin / rose part using a string, the roasting / rose part can be automated by a series of operations such as a creasing process, a stringing process, and a meat peeling process by stringing. In this method, the efficiency of the rib removal work can be dramatically increased as compared with the conventional method.

本発明の第1実施例に係る豚ロース・ばら部aの除骨装置に係り、ロース・ばら部の水平方向位置決めのための装置構成に係る平面図であるFIG. 3 is a plan view according to the apparatus configuration for horizontal positioning of the loin / rose portion according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 前記第1実施例におけるロース・ばら部aの水平方向位置決めのための装置構成に係る立面図である。FIG. 3 is an elevational view relating to a device configuration for horizontal positioning of the loose / rose portion a in the first embodiment. 前記第1実施例におけるロース・ばら部aの高さ方向位置決めのための装置構成に係る立面図である。FIG. 3 is an elevational view relating to a device configuration for positioning in the height direction of the loose / rose portion a in the first embodiment. 前記第1実施例におけるロース・ばら部aの高さ方向位置決めのための装置構成に係る側面図である。It is a side view which concerns on the apparatus structure for the height direction positioning of the loose and the rose part a in the said 1st Example. 前記第1実施例におけるロース・ばら部aの高さ方向位置決めのための装置構成に係る平面図である。It is a top view which concerns on the apparatus structure for the height direction positioning of the loose and the rose part a in the said 1st Example. 前記第1実施例におけるロース・ばら部aの高さ方向位置決めのための操作の説明図である。It is explanatory drawing of operation for the height direction positioning of the loin and the rose part a in the said 1st Example. 前記第1実施例においてロース・ばら部aを処理基準位置に保持した状態を示す説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which hold | maintained the loose and the loose part a in the process reference position in the said 1st Example. 前記第1実施例においてロース・ばら部aの肋骨位置を計測する方法を示す説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which shows the method of measuring the rib position of the loose and the rose part a in the said 1st Example. 前記第1実施例において筋入れ工程を行なう装置構成を示す立面図である。It is an elevation view which shows the apparatus structure which performs a creasing process in the said 1st Example. 前記第1実施例において紐引き装置の構造を示す一部側面図である。It is a partial side view which shows the structure of a string drawing apparatus in the said 1st Example. 前記第1実施例においてパイプ状カッタ21を肋骨先端部に挿入した状態を示す立面図である。It is an elevation view which shows the state which inserted the pipe-shaped cutter 21 in the radius tip part in the said 1st Example. 前記第1実施例において紐引き工程の第一段階を示す立面図である。It is an elevation view which shows the 1st step of a string drawing process in the said 1st Example. 前記第1実施例において紐引き工程の第二段階を示す立面図である。It is an elevation view which shows the 2nd step of a string drawing process in the said 1st Example.

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1 まな板(テーブル面)
2 基準丸棒
3 支軸
4,7,10,13,16,22,24,28,30 エアシリンダ
5a,5b,14a,14b 支持腕
6 バケット
8 ばね
9 押上げ丸棒
11 上押えレール
12 支軸
15 シャッタ
17 計測ローラ
21 パイプ状カッタ
23 樹脂ガイド
25 ひも
26 ひも引き第二段階支点
27,31,33 腕
29 ひも引き第一段階支点
32 ストッパ
a ロース・ばら部
b 背骨
c 肋骨
d 肋軟骨断面
e 棘突起
1 Cutting board (table surface)
2 Reference round bar 3 Support shafts 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 22, 24, 28, 30 Air cylinders 5a, 5b, 14a, 14b Support arm 6 Bucket 8 Spring 9 Push-up round bar 11 Upper presser rail 12 Support Shaft 15 Shutter 17 Measuring roller 21 Pipe-shaped cutter 23 Resin guide 25 String 26 String pulling second stage fulcrum 27, 31, 33 Arm 29 String pulling first stage fulcrum 32 Stopper a Loin and loose part b Spine c Rib d Rib cartilage cross section e Spinous process

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ロース・ばら部の肋骨を肋軟骨側から除骨するに際し、テーブル面の上方に同テーブル面と平行に配置された基準棒との間にロース・ばら部を肋骨側を上向きに肋軟骨側から挿入して肋軟骨の断面を前記基準棒に押し当て、その後前記基準棒を下方に移動させて前記肋骨先端部を露出させるとともに、ロース・ばら部を前記テーブル面とで挟んで固定し、前記基準棒より若干背骨側の位置で前記テーブル面の下方から押し上げ部材を上昇させて同押し上げ部材の上方に前記基準棒と平行に配置した上押えレールにロース・ばら部の肋骨側を押し付けて固定することにより肋骨の位置決めを行い、その後同固定位置を基準位置として保持しながら個々の肋骨に対し肋骨先端部の周囲に切り込みを入れて紐を掛ける工程、及び同紐を背骨側に引いて肋骨を肉から剥離する工程を行なうことを特徴とするロース・ばら部の肋骨除骨方法。   When removing the ribs from the ribs and roses from the costal cartilage side, the ribs and roses are placed above the table surface in parallel with the reference surface and the ribs and roses from the costal cartilage side upward. Insert and press the cross-section of the costal cartilage against the reference rod, and then move the reference rod downward to expose the distal end of the ribs, and fix the ribs and roses sandwiched between the table surface, The push-up member is lifted from below the table surface at a position slightly behind the reference bar, and fixed to the upper presser rail, which is arranged in parallel with the reference bar above the push-up member, by pressing the rib side of the loin / rose part. To position the ribs, and then hold the fixed position as the reference position while cutting the individual ribs around the distal end of the ribs to hang the string, and pull the string toward the spine side. Ribs boning method loin-rose portion, characterized in that a step of separating the ribs from the meat. 前記紐掛け工程において、断面が肋骨断面形状に沿う先端刃を有するカッタで肋骨先端部の周囲を1本ごと切り込みを入れることを特徴とする請求項1記載のロース・ばら部の肋骨除骨方法。   2. The rib debulking method for a rib / rose portion according to claim 1, wherein, in the tying step, a single cut is made around the distal end of the rib with a cutter having a distal edge whose cross section is in accordance with the cross sectional shape of the rib. . 肋骨先端部を前記基準棒に押し当てたとき肋骨が基準棒に対して直交する方向に配置されることを特徴とする請求項1記載のロース・ばら部の肋骨除骨方法。   The method of claim 1, wherein when the distal end of the rib is pressed against the reference rod, the rib is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the reference rod. 前記上押えレールの一部分が開放可能に構成され、同開放部に位置した肋骨を1本ごとに前記紐掛け工程及び紐引きによる肉剥離工程を行ない、次に前記基準位置を保持しながら前記開放部を移動させ、順次前記紐掛け工程及び紐引きによる肉剥離工程を行なうことを特徴とする請求項1記載のロース・ばら部の肋骨除骨方法。   A part of the upper presser rail is configured to be openable, and the ribs positioned at the open portion are subjected to the stringing process and the flesh peeling process by stringing for each one, and then the release is performed while maintaining the reference position. 2. The rib deboning method for a loin / rose portion according to claim 1, wherein the portion is moved, and the ligating step and the meat peeling step by stringing are sequentially performed. 前記紐掛け工程前に肋骨位置を計測する工程を有することを特徴とするロース・ばら部の肋骨除骨方法。   A rib deboning method for a loin / rose portion, comprising a step of measuring a rib position before the tying step. 前記肋骨位置計測工程は、肋骨の上をローラを押付けながら転がし、同ローラの動きをエンコーダで読み取り肋骨の位置を計測することを特徴とする請求項5記載のロース・ばら部の肋骨除骨方法。   6. The rib deboning method according to claim 5, wherein the rib position measuring step comprises rolling while pressing a roller on the rib, reading the movement of the roller with an encoder, and measuring the position of the rib. . 前記ローラを肋骨先端部側を押付けながら転がすことを特徴とする請求項6記載のロース・ばら部の肋骨除骨方法。   7. The method of removing the ribs and ribs from a rib according to claim 6, wherein the roller is rolled while pressing the distal end of the ribs.
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