JP5323773B2 - Incense stick cutting device and method for producing incense stick using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a raw incense stick cutting device capable of cutting a number of raw incense sticks before drying extruded from a raw incense stick extruder in a plurality of bars in a straight state without bending the incense stick. <P>SOLUTION: In the raw incense stick cutting device 10 including a raw incense stick transfer means 11 for transferring the raw incense stick 20 in a direction vertical thereto, a pair of end part cutting blades 13 and 14 for cutting both end parts of the raw incense stick 20 transferred by the raw incense stick transfer means 11 and a middle part cutting blade 12 for cutting the middle part of the raw incense stick 20 transferred by the raw incense stick transfer means 11 to form a plurality of bars of short raw incense sticks, the middle part cutting blade 12 is disposed on the upstream side of the pair of end part cutting blades 13 and 14 with respect to the transfer direction of the raw incense stick transfer means 11. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

   The present invention provides a raw incense stick cutting device for cutting a linear incense stick before drying (hereinafter referred to as “fresh incense stick”) into a predetermined length, and an incense stick using the same. The present invention relates to a method for producing an incense stick.

  In general, incense sticks are put into a linear incense stick by feeding clay-like raw material into a raw incense stick extrusion device and extruding the raw material through a number of holes provided at the bottom of the raw incense stick extrusion device. It is molded (for example, Patent Document 1). Each raw incense stick is cut by several times the length sold as a product immediately after being extruded from the raw incense stick extrusion apparatus, and then the raw incense stick cutting apparatus in the subsequent stage before the raw incense stick dries Is used to cut the length to be sold as a product. By doing in this way, the production capacity of an incense stick can be raised.

  Various types of raw incense cutting devices for cutting a large number of raw incense sticks extruded from the incense stick extrusion device have been proposed so far. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, a conveyor 11b for transferring a plurality of raw incense sticks 20 placed in parallel on the receiving plate 11a in a direction perpendicular thereto, and a raw incense stick 20 transferred by the conveyor 11b. Raw incense cutting with a pair of end cutting blades 13 and 14 for cutting off both ends, and a midway cutting blade 12 for cutting and shortening the middle part of the raw incense stick 20 transferred by the conveyor 11b An apparatus is known (for example, Patent Documents 2 and 3).

  In this type of incense stick cutting device, the raw incense stick 20 is cut into four sections 23 to 26 by the midway cutting blade 12 and the end cutting blades 13 and 14, as shown in FIG. Of the sections in the raw incense stick 20 after cutting, sections (end portions 23 and 24) located outside the end cutting blades 13 and 14 fall downward from both side edges of the receiving plate 11a. Moreover, the area (midway parts 25 and 26) cut | disconnected by the middle part cutting blade 12 and the end part cutting blades 13 and 14 is dried and used as a product.

  This type of raw incense stick cutting device can obtain a plurality of raw incense sticks (intermediate portions 25 and 26) cut to the same length as the incense stick shipped as a product from one elongated raw incense stick 20 Therefore, it is widely used as one that can increase the production capacity of incense sticks. However, with the conventional incense stick cutting device, it has been very difficult to cut the raw incense stick 20 while maintaining a straight state. This is because, in the conventional incense stick cutting device, the end cutting blades 13 and 14 and the midway cutting blade 12 are arranged in the same place (one line in the width direction of the conveyor 11b) with respect to the transfer direction of the raw incense stick 20. Because it was.

  That is, in the conventional raw incense stick cutting device, as shown in FIG. 7, since the both blades having blade surfaces inclined on both sides are used as the intermediate cut blade 12, when cutting the raw incense stick 20 with the mid cut blade 12, The raw incense sticks 25 and 26 located between the midway cutting blade 12 and the end cutting blades 13 and 14 are moved from the midway cutting blade 12 to the end cutting blades 13 and 14 (in the direction of arrow d in FIG. 7). It will be pushed towards. However, the raw incense sticks 25 and 26 cut by the mid-section cutting blade 12 are blocked by the end cutting blades 13 and 14 because their hands are blocked and cannot be escaped, as shown in FIG. It becomes. For this reason, incense sticks obtained by drying the raw incense sticks 25 and 26 are often bent. Therefore, a large number of incense sticks could not be collected into a beautiful bundle, and when trying to forcibly make a bundle, problems such as breaking the incense stick occurred.

Utility Model Registration No. 3144618 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-218752 JP 2001-105388 A

  This invention is made | formed in order to solve the said subject, It can cut | disconnect in multiple strips with a straight state, without bending the many unburned raw incense sticks extruded from the raw incense stick extrusion apparatus. An incense stick cutting device is provided. It is also an object of the present invention to provide a method for producing an incense stick that produces an incense stick using this raw incense stick cutting device.

  The above-mentioned problems include a raw incense stick transferring means for transferring a raw incense stick in a direction perpendicular thereto, a pair of end cutting blades for cutting off both ends of the raw incense stick transferred by the raw incense stick transferring means, A raw incense cutting device comprising a mid-section cutting blade for cutting a raw incense stick (non-end part) transferred by a transfer means into a short plurality of raw incense sticks, The blade is arranged on the upstream side of the pair of end cutting blades in the transfer direction of the raw incense stick transferring means, and the pair of end cutting blades are cut after the middle cutting blade cuts the middle part of the raw incense stick. The problem is solved by providing a raw incense stick cutting device characterized in that both ends of the incense stick are cut off.

  As a result, even if the mid-section cutting blade is a double-edged blade having inclined blade surfaces on both sides, when the mid-section cutting blade cuts the incense stick, there are no end cutting blades on both sides. The raw incense stick cut by the partial cutting blade can be slid outward as seen from the center of the raw incense stick transfer means (conveyor or the like) while keeping a straight state. In addition, when cutting the end of the raw incense stick with the end cutting blade, the raw incense stick is after the midway part has been cut with the midway cutting blade, and at least the midway cutting blade at the cutting location Since there is a gap corresponding to the thickness of the raw incense stick located between the pair of end cutting blades, even if both ends thereof are cut at once with a pair of end cutting blades, It is possible to slide. Therefore, when cutting the raw incense stick with the end cutting blade, the raw incense stick can be made difficult to bend.

  By the way, when a pair of end cutting blades are single-edged blades whose outer surfaces (outside as viewed from the center of the conveyor) are inclined, they are used when cutting the incense sticks with a pair of end cutting blades. It is possible to reduce the amount of movement to the inside of the raw incense stick (the center side of the raw incense stick transferring means), and it is possible to make the raw incense stick more difficult to bend.

  The midway part cutting blade may be provided only at one place, but in this case, the raw incense stick formed into a linear shape by the raw incense stick extruding device can be cut into only two strips. For this reason, it is preferable that halfway cutting blades are provided at a plurality of locations, and each halfway cutting blade cuts a different position in the middle part of the raw incense stick. Thereby, it becomes possible to cut | disconnect a raw incense stick into 3 or more strips with a raw incense stick cutting device, and it becomes possible to raise the production capacity of an incense stick further.

  However, in this case, if one middle cutting blade and the other cutting blade are arranged in the same place with respect to the transfer direction of the raw incense stick (the transfer direction of the raw incense stick transfer means), the above-mentioned problems are still caused. May occur. Therefore, when providing the middle part cutting blades at a plurality of locations, the middle part cutting blades are arranged at positions shifted with respect to the transfer direction of the raw incense stick transferring means, and two or more middle part cutting blades are simultaneously provided. It is preferable not to cut the raw incense stick.

  Moreover, the said subject is solved also by providing the manufacturing method of an incense stick characterized by manufacturing an incense stick using said raw incense stick cutting device. Thereby, it becomes possible to manufacture a straight incense stick with high dimensional accuracy. Therefore, a large number of books can be neatly collected into bundles, and it is possible to produce an incense stick that does not break even when bundled together and does not lose its commercial value. The incense stick manufactured by the method for manufacturing an incense stick of the present invention can be sufficiently shipped as a high-quality incense stick that requires high quality standards.

  As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a raw incense stick cutting device capable of cutting a plurality of raw incense sticks extruded from a raw incense stick extruding apparatus into a plurality of strips in a straight state without bending. Is possible. It is also possible to provide a method for producing an incense stick that uses this raw incense stick cutting device to produce an incense stick.

It is the perspective view which showed the principal part in the raw incense stick cutting device of a 1st embodiment. It is the top view which showed the principal part in the raw incense stick cutting device of a 1st embodiment. It is sectional drawing which showed the state which cut | disconnected the state which is cutting the raw incense stick with the middle part cutting blade in the vertical surface which passes along the central axis of a middle part cutting blade in the raw incense stick cutting device of 1st embodiment. It is sectional drawing which showed the state which cut | disconnected the state which is cutting the raw incense stick with the edge part cutting blade in the vertical surface which passes along the central axis of an edge part cutting blade in the raw incense stick cutting device of 1st embodiment. It is the perspective view which showed the principal part in the raw incense stick cutting device of a 2nd embodiment. It is the perspective view which showed the conventional raw incense stick cutting device. It is sectional drawing which cut | disconnected the state which has cut | disconnected the raw incense stick with the middle part cutting blade and a pair of edge part cutting blade in the conventional raw incense stick cutting apparatus by the vertical plane which passes along the central axis of each cutting blade.

  The preferred embodiment of the raw incense stick cutting device of the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to the drawings. In the following, two embodiments will be described as examples. However, the technical scope of the raw incense stick cutting device of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and may be appropriately selected within a range not impairing the gist thereof. You can make changes.

1. First, a raw incense stick cutting apparatus according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a main part of the raw incense stick cutting device 10 of the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the main part of the raw incense stick cutting apparatus 10 of the first embodiment. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the raw incense stick 20 is being cut by the midway cutting blade 12 in the raw incense cutting device 10 of the first embodiment, cut by a vertical plane passing through the central axis of the midway cutting blade 12. FIG. FIG. 4 shows a state in which the raw incense stick 20 is cut by the end cutting blades 13 and 14 in the raw incense stick cutting device 10 of the first embodiment, cut by a vertical plane passing through the central axis of the end cutting blades 13 and 14. It is sectional drawing which showed the state which carried out. In FIGS. 3 and 4, the scale of each part is changed for convenience of illustration.

  The raw incense stick cutting device 10 of the first embodiment includes a raw incense stick transfer means 11 for transferring the raw incense stick 20 in a direction perpendicular to it (in the direction of arrow a in FIG. 1), as shown in FIGS. The intermediate incense blade 12 and the raw incense stick transfer for cutting the middle part of the raw incense stick 20 transferred by the raw incense stick transfer means 11 into two raw incense sticks 21 and 22 having about half the original length. A pair of end cutting blades 12 and 13 for cutting off both end portions 23 and 24 of the raw incense stick 20 transferred by the means 11 are provided.

  The raw incense stick transfer means 11 is not particularly limited as long as the raw incense stick 20 can be transferred. In the raw incense stick cutting device 10 of the first embodiment, the raw incense stick transferring means 11 has a plurality of raw incense sticks 20 extruded from a raw incense stick extruding device (not shown) and formed into a linear shape, as shown in FIG. It comprises a receiving plate 11a for placing in parallel and a conveyor 11b for transferring the receiving plate 11a. The raw incense cutting device 10 is usually installed in the vicinity of the raw incense stick extrusion device, and the raw incense stick 20 pushed out from the raw incense stick extrusion device can be continuously operated until it is set in the raw incense stick cutting device 10. It can be done. The raw incense stick extrusion device is not a part constituting the raw incense stick cutting device of the present invention. As long as the raw incense stick extruding device can form the raw incense stick 20 into a linear shape, various types of conventionally used incense sticks can be adopted.

  The conveyor 11b is driven in the direction of arrow a in FIG. 1 by driving means such as a motor (not shown), and the receiving plate 11a set on the conveyor 11b is cut in the middle cutting blade 12 and the end cutting blades 13 and 14. It can be transferred toward the. The kind of conveyor 11b is not specifically limited, Various conveyors, such as a belt conveyor, a chain conveyor, and a roller conveyor, can be used. In the raw incense stick cutting device 10 of the first embodiment, as the conveyor 11b, the receiving plate 11a can be transferred without shaking, and the raw incense stick 20 is cut with high dimensional accuracy by the midway cutting blade 12 and the end cutting blades 13 and 14. It uses a belt conveyor that makes it possible. The transfer speed of the conveyor 11b is appropriately determined in consideration of the size of the raw incense stick 20 and its raw material.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the receiving plate 11a is a plate having a rectangular shape in plan view. The width of the receiving plate 11a (the width in the direction crossing the conveyor 11b) is set to be shorter than the length of the raw incense stick 20 that is extruded and cut by the raw incense stick extrusion apparatus. For this reason, the raw incense stick 20 is received in the receiving plate 11a so that the longitudinal direction of the raw incense stick 20 and the width direction of the receiving plate 11a are parallel, and the longitudinal center of the raw incense stick 20 coincides with the center in the width direction of the receiving plate 11a. When placed on the both ends 23 and 24 of the raw incense sticks 20 hang down from both side edges of the receiving plate 11a. By doing in this way, when the edge parts 23 and 24 of the raw incense stick 20 are cut | disconnected by the edge part cutting blades 13 and 14 mentioned later, the edge parts 23 and 24 of the cut raw incense stick 20 fall naturally. Can be done.

  The material of the receiving plate 11a is not particularly limited, and a metal or the like may be used, but the intermediate cutting blade 12 and the end cutting blades 13 and 14 are soft enough to bite by their own weight. Is preferable. Thereby, it becomes possible to cut | disconnect the raw incense stick 20 mounted in the receiving plate 11a reliably. Examples of such materials include wood, cardboard and other cardboard, cork board, and the like. The receiving plate 11a can be separated from the conveyor 11b. For this reason, a receiving plate 11a is arranged at the lower part of the raw incense stick extruding device, and a plurality of raw incense sticks 20 extruded from the raw incense stick extruding device are received at a time by the receiving plate 11a, and are directly conveyed manually or by a machine 11b can be set.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the midway cutting blade 12 is upstream of the pair of end cutting blades 13 and 14 with respect to the transfer direction of the raw incense stick 20 (the direction of arrow a in FIG. 2) (in FIG. 2). It is arranged on the left side of the page. For this reason, after the middle part cutting blade 12 cut | disconnects the middle part (parts other than an edge part) of the raw incense stick 20, and cut | disconnects the raw incense stick 20 into the two raw incense sticks 21 and 22, a pair of end part cutting blades 13 and 14 cut off the outer ends 23 and 24 of the raw incense sticks 21 and 22. In the raw incense stick cutting device 10 of the first embodiment, the midway cutting blade 12 is provided only at one position in a position overlapping the center line of the conveyor 11b, and each raw incense stick 20 placed on the receiving plate 11a is provided in the same place. Cutting is performed at the longitudinal center. Further, the pair of end cutting blades 13 and 14 are arranged at positions symmetrical with respect to the midway cutting blade 12. Thereby, each raw incense stick 20 can be cut into two raw incense sticks 25 and 26 having the same length. When it is desired to change the length of the raw incense sticks 25 and 26 after cutting, the positions of the midway cutting blade 12 and the end cutting blades 13 and 14 can be changed from the positions shown in FIG.

  The midway cutting blade 12 may be a fixed blade that does not move itself, but it is preferable to use a movable blade such as a rotating blade in order to smoothly cut the raw incense stick 20 being transferred without resistance. . In the raw incense stick cutting device 10 of the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a rotating blade whose base end is rotatably supported on the distal end of an arm 12 a that is pivotally supported with respect to the support shaft 15 is provided. It is used as a midway cutting blade 12. The midway portion cutting blade 12 can be easily adjusted by sliding the fixed position of the base end portion of the arm 12 a with respect to the support shaft 15 in the longitudinal direction of the support shaft 15. Therefore, the position of the raw incense stick 20 can be adjusted according to the cutting length. The diameter and thickness of the midway cutting blade 12 are not particularly limited.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the midway cutting blade 12 is pressed against the receiving plate 11a by its own weight, and cuts the raw incense stick 20 on the receiving plate 11a with its weight. The weight applied to the receiving plate 11a by the midway cutting blade 12 may be changed by attaching a weight (not shown) to the arm 12a so that the position can be adjusted. Thereby, it becomes possible to adjust the substantial weight of the midway cutting blade 12a according to the thickness of the raw incense stick 20 or the raw material.

  The midway cutting blade 12 may only be passively rotated by the frictional force received from the receiving plate 11a. However, in the raw incense stick cutting apparatus 10 of the first embodiment, the midway cutting blade 12 is actively rotated by a chain 12b connected to a drive mechanism (not shown) such as a motor, as shown in FIG. It has become so. Thereby, the raw incense stick 20 can be cut more beautifully. The rotation speed of the midway cutting blade 12 is appropriately determined in consideration of the transfer speed of the raw incense stick transfer means 11 and the like.

  In the raw incense stick cutting device 10 of the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, a double-edged blade having inclined blade surfaces on both sides thereof is used as the midway cutting blade 12. For this reason, the raw incense sticks 21 and 22 divided by the midway cutting blade 12 are slightly pushed to both sides (the direction of the arrow b in FIG. 3) by the blade surface of the midway cutting blade 12. However, since there are no obstacles such as the end cutting blades 13 and 14 where the divided raw incense sticks 21 and 22 travel, the raw incense sticks 21 and 22 can escape to the outside of the receiving plate 11a. It is like that. Therefore, the raw incense sticks 21 and 22 divided by the midway cutting blade 12 correspond to about half of the thickness of the midway cutting blade 12 while maintaining a straight state without bending on the receiving plate 11a. It is possible to move in the direction of the arrow b in FIG.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, the pair of end cutting blades 13 and 14 are arranged so as to pass through the vicinity of both end portions in the width direction of the receiving plate 11a, and the raw incense sticks placed on the receiving plate 11a. 20 is cut at both ends in the longitudinal direction. Thereby, the outer ends 23 and 24 of the raw incense sticks 21 and 22 divided into two strips by the midway part cutting blade 12 are cut off to obtain two raw incense sticks 25 and 26 whose lengths are aligned. Can do. When it is desired to change the length of the raw incense sticks 25 and 26 after cutting, the positions of the end cutting blades 13 and 14 may be shifted from the positions shown in FIG. A preferable point when a movable blade such as a rotary blade is used as the end cutting blades 13 and 14, a support structure for the end cutting blades 13 and 14, a point that the end cutting blades 13 and 14 are pressed against the receiving plate 11a by their own weight, Since the end cutting blades 13 and 14 are actively rotated and the diameter and thickness of the end cutting blades 13 and 14 are the same as those of the midway cutting blade 12 already described, the description thereof is omitted. .

  In the raw incense stick cutting device 10 of the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, as the end cutting blades 13, 14, single blades having blade surfaces that are inclined only on the outer surfaces thereof are used. For this reason, the outer end portions 23 and 24 of the raw incense sticks 21 and 22 cut by the end cutting blades 13 and 14 are pushed outside the end cutting blades 13 and 14 (in the direction of arrow c in FIG. 4). The raw incense sticks 25 and 26 located on the inner side of the end cutting blades 13 and 14 are hardly pushed inward, though falling from both side edges of the receiving plate 11a. For this reason, the raw incense sticks 25 and 26 used as products can be kept straight without being bent. The ends 23 and 24 of the raw incense stick 20 that have fallen from both side edges of the receiving plate 11a are collected and put into the raw incense stick extrusion apparatus described above as raw materials.

  By the way, it is not particularly limited to what extent the distance L (see FIG. 2) from the midway cutting blade 12 to the pair of end cutting blades 13 and 14 along the transfer direction of the raw incense stick transfer means 11 is set. The distance L is the thickness of the raw incense stick 20, the interval between adjacent raw incense sticks 20, or the diameters of the intermediate cutting blade 12 and the end cutting blades 13 and 14 (the intermediate cutting blade 12 and the end cutting blades 13 and 14 are The number of raw incense sticks 20 that are simultaneously contacted (cut) is appropriately determined. In short, it is only necessary to prevent the end cutting blades 13 and 14 from coming into contact with the raw incense stick 20 with which the midway cutting blade 12 is in contact (cut). However, if the distance L is too short, when the transfer speed of the raw incense stick transfer means 11 is increased, the end cutting blades 13 and 14 before the raw incense stick 20 pushed by the midway cutting blade 12 stops. May cause the raw incense stick 20 to be bent, or the end cutting blades 13 and 14 may not cut off the end of the raw incense stick neatly.

  For this reason, the distance L (see FIG. 2) is 5 of the arrangement pitch of the raw incense sticks 20 (the value of D + S when the diameter of the raw incense sticks 20 is D and the interval between adjacent raw incense sticks 20 is S). It is preferable to set it to double or more. The distance L is more preferably set to 10 times or more of the arrangement pitch of the raw incense sticks 20, and more preferably set to 15 times or more. That is, if the arrangement pitch of the raw incense sticks 20 is 4 mm, the distance L is preferably 20 mm or more, more preferably 40 mm or more, and even more preferably 60 mm or more. On the other hand, even if the distance L is too long, there is not much advantage in terms of preventing the bending of the raw incense stick 20, and the raw incense cutting apparatus 10 may become unnecessarily large. For this reason, the distance L is usually 50 cm or less, preferably 40 cm or less, more preferably 30 cm or less.

2. Next, the raw incense stick cutting apparatus 10 ′ of the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a main part of the raw incense stick cutting apparatus 10 ′ of the second embodiment. In the following, only the parts different from the raw incense stick cutting apparatus 10 of the first embodiment in the raw incense stick cutting apparatus 10 'of the second embodiment will be mainly described, and the raw incense stick cutting apparatus 10' of the second embodiment and the first embodiment. Description of parts common to the raw incense stick cutting apparatus 10 of one embodiment is omitted.

  In the raw incense cutting device 10 of the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the mid-section cutting blade 12 is provided only at one place, but the raw incense cutting device 10 ′ of the second embodiment is shown in FIG. 4. As shown in FIG. 2, midway cutting blades 12 are provided at three locations. That is, the midway cutting blade 12 is arranged on the most upstream side with respect to the transfer direction of the raw incense stick transfer means 11 (arrow a in FIG. 5), and the first halfway cutting blade 12A. It is comprised with the 2nd middle part cutting blade 12B distribute | arranged more downstream than the 2nd middle part cutting blade 12B and the 3rd middle part cutting blade 12C arranged further downstream. A pair of end cutting blades 13 and 14 for cutting both ends of the raw incense stick 20 are disposed further downstream than the third midway cutting blade 12C.

  In the raw incense stick cutting device 10 ′ of the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the third midway cutting blade 12A is for cutting the longitudinal center part of the raw incense stick 20, and a pair of The end cutting blades 13 and 14 cut both ends of the raw incense stick 20 in the longitudinal direction. In addition, the first midway cutting blade 12A is designed to cut an intermediate point between the third midway cutting blade 12C and the end cutting blade 13 in the raw incense stick 20, and the second midway cutting blade 12B is In the raw incense stick 20, the intermediate point between the third midway cutting blade 12 </ b> C and the end cutting blade 14 is cut. For this reason, the raw incense stick cutting device 10 ′ of the second embodiment can cut each raw incense stick 20 into four raw incense sticks having the same length and cut off the remaining both ends.

  Moreover, in the raw incense stick cutting device 10 ′ of the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the first midway cutting blade 12A, the second midway cutting blade 12B, and the third midway cutting blade 12C are end portions. Not only with respect to the cutting blades 13 and 14, but also with respect to the other middle cutting blade 12, it is arranged at a position that does not overlap with the transfer direction of the raw incense stick transfer means 11 (arrow a in FIG. 5). For this reason, each raw incense stick 20 is prevented from being simultaneously cut by two or more midway cutting blades 12 of the first midway cutting blade 12A, the second midway cutting blade 12B, and the third midway cutting blade 12C. ing. Therefore, even when the raw incense stick 20 is cut with any one of the first midway cutting blade 12A, the second midway cutting blade 12B, and the third midway cutting blade 12C, The raw incense stick 20 to be cut can escape while maintaining a straight state to the outside of the midway cutting blade 12 that cuts it. Can be prevented from bending.

  Furthermore, in the raw incense stick cutting device 10 ′ of the second embodiment, the distance from the first halfway cutting blade 12A to the second halfway cutting blade 12B along the transfer direction of the raw incense stick transfer means 11, the raw incense stick transfer means 11 The distance from the second midway cutting blade 12B to the third midway cutting blade 12C along the transfer direction, and the pair of end cutting blades from the third midway cutting blade 12C along the transfer direction of the raw incense stick transfer means 11 As for the distance to 13 and 14, the same value as the distance L (see FIG. 2) in the raw incense stick cutting device 10 of the first embodiment can be adopted. Thereby, it becomes possible to more reliably prevent the bending of the four-strand raw incense stick 20 finally obtained.

  By the way, in the raw incense stick cutting apparatus 10 of the first embodiment, the support shaft 15 provided at only one place is the conveyor 11b in the raw incense stick cutting apparatus 10 'of the second embodiment as shown in FIG. Are provided in parallel at two locations on the upstream side and the downstream side in the transfer direction (the direction of arrow a in FIG. 5). A base end portion of an arm 12a that supports the first midway cutting blade 12A and the second midway cutting blade 12B is pivotally supported on the upstream support shaft 15. On the other hand, the downstream side support shaft 15 is pivotally supported by the base end portion of the arm 12a of the third midway cutting blade 12C and the base end portions of the arms 13a, 14a that support the end cutting blades 13,14. Yes. In the raw incense stick cutting device 10 ′ of the second embodiment, each of the arms 12 a, 13 a, and 14 a can be arbitrarily slid with respect to the longitudinal direction of the support shaft 15, and the raw incense stick 20 is cut. The length to be changed can be easily changed.

  Further, the arms 12a, 13a, and 14a can be rotated up and down around the support shaft 15, and the first mid-section cutting blade 12A and the second mid-section are provided using a stopper (not shown). The partial cutting blade 12B, the third midway cutting blade 12C, and the pair of end cutting blades 13 and 14 can be kept in a state of floating from the receiving plate 11a. For this reason, the number of cutting blades contributing to the cutting of the raw incense stick 20 can be changed. For example, the first middle cutting blade 12A and the second middle cutting blade 12B are kept floating from the receiving plate 11a, and the third middle cutting blade 12C and the pair of end cutting blades 13 and 14 are placed on the receiving plate 11a. If it mounts on top, the raw incense stick 20 can also be cut | disconnected in the form similar to the raw incense stick cutting device 10 of a 1st embodiment. As described above, the raw incense stick cutting device 10 ′ of the second embodiment can easily change the number and length of the raw incense sticks 20 after cutting. It can be cut.

3. Incense Stick Manufacturing Method Finally, an incense stick manufacturing method using the above-mentioned raw incense stick cutting apparatus 10, 10 ′ will be described. In the method for producing an incense stick of this embodiment,
Process 1: An incense stick raw material is put into a raw incense stick extrusion apparatus.
Step 2: The raw material is extruded into a linear shape by a raw incense stick extrusion device, and the raw material (raw incense stick 20) formed into a linear shape is cut into several times the length used as a product.
Step 3: A plurality of raw incense sticks 20 cut by the raw incense stick extrusion device are placed in parallel on the receiving plate 11a in the raw incense stick cutting devices 10 and 10 ', and the receiving plate 11a is set at a predetermined location on the conveyor 11b.
Step 4: The midway cutting blade 12 and the end cutting blades 13 and 14 are moved to a predetermined location where they can be cut and rotated.
Process 5: The conveyor 11b in the incense stick cutting device 10, 10 ′ is driven, and the receiving plate 11a is moved toward the midway cutting blade 12 and the end cutting blades 13, 14, and the raw plate placed on the receiving plate 11a. A predetermined portion of the incense stick 20 is cut by the midway cutting blade 12 and the end cutting blades 13 and 14 so that the raw incense stick 20 is used as a product.
Step 6: Both ends of the raw incense stick 20 cut off by the end cutting blades 13 and 14 are collected and put into the raw incense stick extruding device in Step 1 to be reused as a raw material for the raw incense stick 20 of the next lot.
Step 7: The plurality of raw incense sticks 20 cut to a length used as a product in Step 5 are dried.
Step 8: The dried raw incense sticks 20 are bundled into a predetermined number of bundles.
An incense stick is manufactured through the process.

  In the incense stick manufacturing method of the present embodiment, since the step 5 is performed using the above-mentioned raw incense stick cutting device 10, 10 ', the raw incense stick 20 can be cut without bending in the step 5. ing. For this reason, the bundling work in the step 8 can be easily and cleanly performed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent problems such as the bundled incense sticks being broken. The method for producing an incense stick according to this embodiment can be suitably used for producing various incense sticks, and in particular, can be suitably employed for producing a high-quality incense stick.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Raw incense cutting device of 1st embodiment 10 'Raw incense cutting device of 2nd embodiment 11 Raw incense incense transfer means 11a Receptacle 11b Conveyor 12 Middle part cutting blade 12A 1st middle part cutting blade 12B 2nd middle part cutting blade 12C 3rd midway cutting blade 12a Arm 12b Chain 13 End cutting blade 14 End cutting blade 15 Support shaft 20 Raw incense stick

Claims (4)

A raw incense stick transferring means for transferring the raw incense stick in a direction perpendicular thereto;
A pair of end cutting blades for cutting off both ends of the raw incense stick transferred by the raw incense stick transferring means;
A mid-section cutting blade for cutting a middle incense stick transferred by the raw incense sticking means into a plurality of short raw incense sticks,
A raw incense stick cutting device comprising:
The mid-section cutting blade is arranged upstream of the pair of end cutting blades in the transfer direction of the raw incense stick transfer means, and the pair of end cuts after the mid-section cutting blade cuts the middle section of the raw incense stick A raw incense cutting device characterized in that the blade cuts off both ends of the raw incense stick.   Midway cutting blades are provided at a plurality of locations so that each halfway cutting blade cuts a different position in the middle part of the raw incense stick, and each halfway cutting blade in the transfer direction of the raw incense stick transfer means 2. The raw incense stick cutting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the raw incense stick cutting apparatus is arranged at a position shifted with respect to each other so that two or more intermediate cutting blades do not cut the raw incense stick simultaneously.   The intermediate cutting blade is a double-edged blade having inclined blade surfaces on both sides thereof, and the pair of end-cutting blades is a single blade having a blade surface inclined only on the outer surface thereof. Raw incense cutting device.   An incense stick manufacturing method using the raw incense stick cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 to manufacture an incense stick.

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