CN102271541B - An apparatus for domestic use to preserve food by changing the atmosphere in a food package - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device (1) arranged to bring about decreased degradation of food placed in an gas tight food package (5, 45, 49), the device comprising a gas conductor (7, 39) adapted to be connected between a gas supply (9a, 9b) and the food package (5, 45, 49) for changing the composition of the gas inside the food package (5, 45, 49) to a composition with food preserving qualities. The invention also relates to a use of such a device (1).
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Technical field
The present invention relates to be configured to make the food that is placed in the airtight packaging for foodstuff to reduce the device of rotten (degradation).This device comprises gas conduit, and this gas conduit is suitable for being connected between packaging for foodstuff and at least one gas supply part, changes over the composition with food preservation character so that the packaging for foodstuff gas inside is formed.
Background technology
Food is possible owing to multiple different mechanisms degenerates, for example, and bacteria breed, Oxidation of Fat and Oils, dehydration, mouldy (mould) etc.The method of the prolongation effective period of food quality that uses in food industry is that food storing is changed over the gas with food preservation character in hermetically sealed packaging and with the gas composition around the food.These gases generally include N
2, O
2And CO
2Mixture, adopt various content according to food.In this field, the mechanism of food preservation back is well-known.In brief, N
2Be often used as and reduce for example inert gas of oxygen existence of other gas, CO
2Be dissolved in the water that is tied to food and form carbonic acid, this has reduced pH value, and has reduced bacteria breed and mouldy, and O
2Be used to reduce for example brown stain of meat (browning).
Known to changing the multiple apparatus and method that food gas composition on every side comes preserved food.In DE 2,005 062 962A1, show in airtight holding and in oxygen-free atmosphere, store cake in the body.In JP 01153038, show and utilize CO
2, N
2Store mushroom with AIR MIXTURES in container, wherein, this container is placed in the refrigerating chamber, and this container also comprises the selective gas osmotic membrane, is used to control gas composition.In US 2006/0127554A1, show the method for from liquid, removing oxidant, wherein, this liquid is at first sent reacting gas, is then replaced by inert gas.
The general character of these method and apparatus is quite complicated, therefore needs experienced operator when using.In order to optimize the storage time, must select correct gas composition according to food variety.In addition, these methods relate to the gas that stores under condition of high voltage, need operative skill and huge input.Therefore, mainly be that the food manufacturer uses the method for utilizing food preservation gas when packing need be shipped to the food in shop, can be to increase for the time of Product transport and sale.
Summary of the invention
An object of the present invention is further to reduce food spoilage, to prolong the up time before consuming.
Utilization realizes this purpose according to the device of first technical scheme, it is rotten that this device is configured to make the food that is placed in the airtight packaging for foodstuff to reduce, this device comprises gas conduit, it is suitable for being connected between packaging for foodstuff and at least one gas supply part, be used to make the packaging for foodstuff gas inside to form and change over composition with food preservation character, it is characterized in that this device is suitable for placing and using in the kitchen.
Therefore, consumer, and be not only the industrial food producer, can be in food preservation atmosphere storage food, correspondingly prolonged shelf-life of food.Usually the behavior of consumer's related food disposal comprises that the consumer opens packaging for foodstuff, perhaps directly take food or be used for the culinary art, food preservation gas is discharged, then continue to store untapped food or its culinary products (cooked counterpart) or both.Up to the present, most of food are preserved in the packing of not opening well, but as long as the consumer destroys sealing, this food also can promptly go bad in refrigerator or the reach in freezer even food is stored in.By using according to device of the present invention, the consumer can store the food of opened packing or food cooked in food preservation atmosphere, feasiblely can keep the not part of the long shelf-life of open package.
Except the longer shelf-life, the consumer uses food preservation gas also to have the advantage that the nutritional labeling in the food that slows down reduces.Another advantage is under the time that may store in refrigerator under food is stored than the common atmosphere situation longer, the still time shorter than the time that may store in reach in freezer.This may occur in for example when preparation food box (food box).In this case, the consumer can be instead with in the food preservation atmosphere of food storing in refrigerator, make needn't be freezing just to after a while soon with heated food product.
Two main prerequisites that this device is suitable for using in the kitchen are that this device should be user-friendly and also enough little, make this device to be placed in the kitchen and used by kitchen personnel (personnel).In an embodiment of the invention, this device is suitable for family expenses, and wherein this device makes this device to place in family kitchen and to use in size, weight be suitable in shape.Then, this device should be user-friendly and also enough little, makes this device to be placed in family kitchen and used by ordinary consumer.In another embodiment of the present invention, during being suitable at the restaurant, uses in this device, and wherein this device makes this device to place in the kitchen, dining room and to use in size, weight be suitable in shape.
According to an embodiment, this device comprises the admixture of gas selector, and it is configured to make described device to select a kind of at least two kinds of predetermined gas compositions to be used to fill described packaging for foodstuff.Preferably, this device is configured to allow to select a kind of filling food that is used at least three kinds of predetermined gas compositions to pack.Preferably, each predetermined gas composition is designed to the food of preservation particular types.Therefore this device is suitable for using different admixture of gas to come the filling food packing according to the food of placing in the packing.Different types of food includes but not limited to meat, vegetables and cake etc.According to an embodiment, the admixture of gas selector also shows that to the user (present) is by the current selected kinds of information of forming preserved food.Therefore, the user needs not be the technical staff in food preservation gas field, and only needs to select food variety and this device in the packaging for foodstuff to be suitable for using the gas filling food of correct composition to pack.It is the personnel that were not subjected to technique drill that kitchen personnel or common consumer compare with the skilled worker of food industry, and therefore, this device is suitable for the user to be used under the situation of not any training in process preservation gas field.Preferably, but not necessarily, obscure for fear of the consumer, this device is configured to allow to select a kind of in maximum 20 kinds of predetermined gas compositions.
Preferably, this device also is suitable for manual operation.Preferably, this device be configured to by consumer's connecting duct and packaging for foodstuff manually with disconnect being connected of conduit and packaging for foodstuff.Preferably, this device also is configured to manually be selected admixture of gas and made device begin the gas to-fill procedure by the consumer.Automatically operation has higher fill rate usually, but also can make device heavier, also can requirements at the higher level be arranged to training.The device that is suitable for family expenses does not have large-duty same requirements, so hand-operating device is favourable.Therefore, this device is by preferably suitable for making low in the energy force rate food industry of this device.According to an embodiment, this device is suitable for filling food packing in batches.Preferably, batch size be to be no more than three packagings for foodstuff simultaneously, and preferably every batch be no more than a packaging for foodstuff.In one embodiment, this device also is configured to limit and fills that to have maximum volume be about 5 liters packaging for foodstuff.
Preferably this device is suitable for family expenses, because this device size, weight and shape are suitable, makes this device to be placed in the family kitchen.Preferably this device also is suitable for using in the kitchen, because this plant bulk is restricted, makes arbitrary size of this device be no more than 1m, and preferably arbitrary size is no more than 85cm.Preferably this device has width, height and the degree of depth that all is no more than 60cm.Therefore this device can easily be placed on the kitchen bench or in the cabinet, and uses on kitchen bench or in the cabinet.Preferably this device is light, makes this device easily to move between the set-point in the kitchen.Preferably the weight of this device is no more than 20kg, preferably is no more than 15kg, more preferably is no more than 10kg.Therefore this device can easily be mentioned by the user and be moved in the kitchen.
The gas that this device is suitable for having the food preservation characteristic supplies to the inside of packaging for foodstuff.Preferably device is suitable for the packaging for foodstuff filling is comprised N
2And CO
2Food preservation gas.Possibly, this gas can comprise a small amount of O
2, this a small amount of O
2Perhaps from device gas inside supply unit or more preferably from a spot of previous air that keeps in the packing.Preferably this device is suitable for using the packing of food preservation gas to make gas center on food and occupies food space on every side.Therefore this gas reduces the oxidation of grease and meat, and reduces mouldy and bacteria breed, and the variable color that reduces food.Preferably, this device is suitable for using gases pressure and is 2.5 atmospheric gas packings to the maximum, preferably is no more than 1.5 atmospheric pressure.Food mainly is the food that is used to eat, for example solid-state food and as food liquids such as soup.Term food is not intended to comprise beverage, though can use this device to beverage yet.
Preferably this device is formed a unit, preferably also is suitable for holding gas supply part.Therefore do not need to be connected to the loose conduit of this device from the extraneous gas supply unit.Preferably this device is suitable for allowing the gas supply part of gas tank (gas tube) form to be connected to this device.Gas tank can hold a large amount of gases with the form of safety.In addition, the user can remove gas tank and only gas tank be taken to the shop that recharges gas from this device.Preferably this device is suitable for holding two kinds of different gas supply parts.Preferably this device is suitable for holding a N
2Supply unit and a CO
2Supply unit.Preferably this device is formed and makes the size of gas tank be restricted to all to hold to be no more than 10L gas, preferably all to be no more than 7 liters.Guarantee that thus this device size is limited, make that this device is suitable for using in the kitchen, dining room.Preferably this device is formed and makes the size of gas tank be restricted to all to hold to be no more than 3 liters gas, preferably all to be no more than 1.5 liters, most preferably all be no more than 1 liter.Guarantee that thus this device size is limited, make this device be suitable in family kitchen, using.
According to an embodiment, this device comprises the pressure sensor that is suitable for being communicated with and detecting with packaging for foodstuff this packaging for foodstuff pressure inside.Preferably this device is suitable for coming the filling food packing based on the signal about the current pressure in the packaging for foodstuff from pressure sensor.This device is preferably suitable for stopping the filling of packaging for foodstuff when detected pressure arrives desired limits.According to another embodiment, this device is suitable for using the first gas filling food to be packaged into first pressure and uses the second gas filling food to be packaged into second pressure and mix with the gas that forms expectation.By using information about first pressure and second pressure, can estimate the ratio of relative second gas of first gas, make this device to use correct gas composition to come the filling food packing in effective and simple mode.
According to an embodiment, this device is suitable for removing gas in the inside from packaging for foodstuff before packaging for foodstuff victual preservation gas.This packing was filled with air probably before handling, and the removal of air also can be removed the oxygen of package interior.Because a lot of metamorphic processes in the food are directly relevant with oxygen content, so this is important.And, do not need the new food preservation gas of as much to be used for the composition of filling food packing, and avoid overvoltage (overpressure) to obtain to expect.In one embodiment, at least some gases in the packing can be removed by using new gas bleed packing.
In one embodiment, this device comprises aspiration means, and this aspiration means is configured to utilize the air pressure in the negative pressure reduction packaging for foodstuff before using food preservation gas filling food packing.Therefore, this can reduce the waste of food preservation gas, also will reduce the cost.In one embodiment, aspiration means comprises air pump or gas fan, for example electric fan that is used to remove gas.In another embodiment, aspiration means comprises and is suitable for gas is directed to the bypass manifold of environment and is suitable for being connected connecting duct between packaging for foodstuff inside and the bypass manifold from gas supply part that wherein gas produces negative pressure by being flowing in of bypass manifold in the packaging for foodstuff.This has guaranteed a kind of inexpensive way that produces negative pressure.
According to an embodiment, this device is suitable for removing gas to the O of specified pressure to expect in the inner reservation of packaging for foodstuff from the inside of packaging for foodstuff
2Content.For the food of some kind, expectation contains a small amount of O
2By in packaging for foodstuff, keeping the air pressure of expectation, will in packing, keep the amount of oxygen of expectation.By the filling of other food preservation gas of follow-up use, the ratio of oxygen will be lowered to desired proportion.
According to another embodiment, this device is suitable for using gases filling food packing remove for the first time air from packaging for foodstuff after, then removes the admixture of gas that is produced at least for the second time from packaging for foodstuff, to reduce O further
2Content.Under from packing, removing for the first time the situation that air can not proceed to aspiration level, can recharge and from packing second removal gas with further reduction oxygen content.
According to an embodiment, this device comprises the switch valve that is configured to control by the gas flow of gas conduit.Switch valve is more cheap than the valve of the gas flow that allows successive range.Therefore, use switch valve to reduce the cost and the complexity of this device widely.It is possible using switch valve, do not need use to come the filling food packing with optimized gas composition accurately because be suitable for the device of family expenses, and this has higher requirement in food industry.Therefore, although switch valve is poor to the control ability of gas composition, also can use switch valve.Switch valve is easy operating also, uses because this device is suitable for amateur user, and this is favourable.
According to an embodiment, this device comprises pressure-reducing valve, and it is suitable for allowing gas to flow by pressure-reducing valve, makes that the gas pressure after the pressure-reducing valve is reduced to the following gas pressure of limit gas pressure.Therefore, regardless of the current pressure of gas supply part, can both obtain identical pressure in the position after pressure-reducing valve.Therefore the air-flow that passes through pressure-reducing valve wherein, is judged the gas flow that is sent to packaging for foodstuff simply also with constant.If for example expect special admixture of gas, this point is important.Especially, be the gas tank form and have under the situation of the pressure that the consumption according to gas tank changes that at gas supply part pressure-reducing valve is favourable.
In another embodiment, this device comprises the valve that is provided with at least one main opening and at least two secondary openings, and wherein this valve is configured to optionally to allow secondary opening at least two secondary openings and the connection between the main opening.Therefore, can guide gas flow between the different conduits.Preferably, this valve is configured to allow optionally being communicated with between the gas supply part in packaging for foodstuff at that time and at least two gas supply parts, wherein, can estimate and control the admixture of gas in the packaging for foodstuff simply.
Preferably, this conduit is suitable for being connected with packaging for foodstuff and disconnecting.Preferably, this conduit comprises the interface (mouthpiece) that is suitable for the packaging for foodstuff gas-tight fit.Preferably, packaging for foodstuff comprises and is used for the Connection Element that is connected with interface, being communicated with between the inside that this Connection Element is suitable for allowing packaging for foodstuff and the conduit.Preferably, Connection Element comprises the valve that is configured in the packing.
According to an embodiment, this device also is arranged to and supplies gas to container for drink.Preferably, this device is arranged to and supplies gas to beverage bottle.Therefore, this device can not only be supplied with the gas that is used for preserved food, and is used for using gases filling bottle or other container for liquid.Preferably, the present invention also comprises and is suitable for container for drink, is preferably and the interface that is connected of bottle.In one embodiment, this device is suitable for to supply for receptacles N
2N for example
2Oxidation that can be by hindering wine is to be used for preservation wine.In another embodiment, this device is suitable for supplying with CO to container for drink
2CO
2Can be used to make liquid carbon acidifying (carbonating), for example make soda water.In another embodiment, this device is suitable for using N in first operator scheme
2Filling liquid is used CO with container and in second operator scheme
2The filling liquid container.Therefore, this device can use this two kinds of gas filling liquid containers.
In one embodiment, this device is suitable for making N
2First gas supply part that supplies to packaging for foodstuff is connected with gas conduit with this device.N
2Supply can provide a kind of component with the inert gas that acts on preservation wine with for very effective food preservation admixture of gas.N in the food preservation gas
2Function be O instead
2The inert gas that exists.
In another embodiment, this device is suitable for making CO
2Second gas supply part that supplies to packaging for foodstuff is connected with gas conduit with this device.CO
2Supply can be as making beverage carbonation and providing a kind of component for very effective food preservation admixture of gas.CO in the food preservation gas
2Function be that most of bacteriums and mould are played adverse effect.
In another embodiment, this device is suitable for making the gas supply part of gas tank form to be connected with conduit with this device.Use as the gas tank of gas supply part is favourable, because this device is light and can freely be placed in the family kitchen.Gas tank also is cheap and easy to use, scavenging air receiver more when gas tank becomes empty.The high interior pressure of gas tank inside also can flow by this device by driving gas.Preferably, this device is suitable for holding gas tank in device inside.Therefore, this device can be easy to move and need not to consider to connect the flexible pipe of this device and external gas cylinders.
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With non-limiting example of the present invention the present invention is described now with reference to accompanying drawing.
Fig. 1 a shows the front view of device according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 1 b shows the rearview of the device among Fig. 1 a.
Fig. 1 c illustrates the schematic diagram of an embodiment of the internal structure of the device among Fig. 1 a to Fig. 1 b.
Fig. 1 d illustrates the schematic diagram of another embodiment of the internal structure of the device among Fig. 1 a to Fig. 1 b.
Fig. 2 shows the conduit with the distinct interface that is suitable for the different food products packing.
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An embodiment according to device 1 of the present invention has been shown in Fig. 1 a to Fig. 1 c.Device 1 is configured to make the food 3 that is placed in the airtight packaging for foodstuff 5 to reduce rotten.For this reason, device 1 comprises gas conduit 7, and this gas conduit is suitable for being connected between packaging for foodstuff 5 and gas supply part 9a, the 9b, is used for packaging for foodstuff gas inside composition is changed over the composition with food preservation character.This class gas is well known in the art, and relies on such as a plurality of factors such as the storage temperature of expecting, food varieties.Usually, food preservation gas comprises N
2, CO
2And O
2Mixture.
In this embodiment, device 1 is suitable for using in the kitchen.Especially, this device is suitable for using in family kitchen.Thus, this device is suitable on size and dimension, makes this device to place in family kitchen and to use.In this embodiment, device 1 comprises the housing 11 that is configured to storing apparatus 1.Correspondingly dispose the shape and size of housing 11, make device 1 can be placed in the kitchen, can be placed in the family kitchen in this embodiment.Especially, the shape of device 1 and housing 11 is formed and makes this device can be placed on the kitchen bench or in the cabinet.
In this embodiment, this device size is constrained to and makes arbitrary size of housing 11 all be no more than 1m, and preferably arbitrary size all is no more than 85cm, and more preferably arbitrary size all is no more than 60cm.In this embodiment, housing 11 is formed high 50cm, wide 40cm and dark 25cm.Thus, this device can be easy to place on kitchen bench and use or be stored in the cabinet.In this embodiment, this device also is suitable for using in the kitchen, because the weight of this device is no more than 50kg, preferably is no more than 40kg, more preferably is no more than 20kg.Therefore, this device can be easy to be mentioned by the user and move in the kitchen.When not in use, this device also can easily be stored in the kitchen.
The gas that device 1 is suitable for having the food preservation characteristic supplies to the inside of packaging for foodstuff.In this embodiment, device 1 is suitable for using and comprises N
2And CO
2Food preservation gas come filling food packing.This preservation gas will surround food, reduce the oxidation of grease (fat) and meat thus, reduce bacteria breed, and reduce food discoloration.In this embodiment, this device is suitable for using and also comprises a small amount of O
2Preservation gas come filling food packing.A spot of oxygen will reduce complete anaerobic metamorphic process.In this embodiment, this device is configured to keep some air in packing, also to keep some O
2In another embodiment, instead, device 1 also comprises the oxygen supply unit.This device also is configured to pack until being 1.5 atmospheric pressure to the maximum with the gas filling food.
The shape of housing 11 also is formed and allows gas supply part 9a, 9b to ensconce the inside of housing.In this embodiment, housing 11 is suitable for gas tank 9a, 9b are contained in the housing.Therefore, do not need extraneous gas supply unit or any outer conduit that leads to the extraneous gas supply unit.Therefore it is light installing 1, thereby can easily move between the set-point in the kitchen.Gas tank 9a, 9b are configured to all hold and are no more than 3 liters of gases, are no more than 1.5 liters in this embodiment.In this embodiment, gas tank 9a, 9b all hold 1 liter of gas.Therefore, jar little, and housing 11 can remain little, thereby this device is suitable for placing in family kitchen and using.
In Fig. 1 c, schematically show an embodiment of the internal structure of device 1.Device 1 comprises the conduit 7 that aforesaid two gases are supplied with gas tank 9a, 9b and are used to connect gas supply gas tank and packing 5.Device 1 also comprises the first gas supplying duct 17 and the second gas supplying duct 19 that is suitable for being connected the second gas supply part 9b and conduit 7 that is suitable for connecting the first gas supply part 9a and conduit 7.Therefore, conduit 7 is suitable for gas is directed to packing 5 from the first and second gas supply part 9a, 9b.Under the situation that increases by third and fourth gas supply part, this device can comprise the third and fourth gas supplying duct that joins conduit 7 accordingly to.
This device comprises and is configured between the first gas supply part 9a and the first gas supplying duct 17 and is suitable for first pressure-reducing valve 21 that allows air communication to cross, makes that the gas pressure after the pressure-reducing valve is reduced to the following gas pressure of limit gas pressure.Pressure-reducing valve 21 is selected such that further limit gas pressure is lower than the gas pressure of gas supply part, and realizes the gas pressure of constant.Therefore, regardless of the current pressure among the gas tank 9a, all will be that identical air communication is crossed pressure-reducing valve, this means that gas delivery volume only depends on the time.Device 1 also comprises corresponding second pressure-reducing valve 23, and it is configured between the second gas supply part 9b and the second gas supplying duct 19.Therefore, the dividing potential drop of first gas in the known catheters 7 and second gas.Therefore, the also content of the gas in the known catheters 7, thus can utilize the admixture of gas of expectation to come packing.In some instances, when the pressure in the gas supplying tank drops to certain air pressure when following, pressure-reducing valve 21,23 does not allow gas flow, and at this moment gas tank must be replaced or refill.
This device comprises first switch valve 25, and it is configured to control the gas flow by the first gas supplying duct 17, therefore also controls the gas flow by gas conduit 7.Switch valve is cheap more a lot of than proportioning valve, also is easier to operation.This device also comprises second switch valve 27, and it is configured to control the gas flow by the second gas supplying duct 19, therefore also controls the gas flow by gas conduit 7.This device also comprises control module 29, and it is configured to control the operation of two switch valves 25,27, controls the state of two switch valves 25,27 thus, therefore also controls gas flow.Control module 29 also is configured to according to the state of gas selector 15, by open the content that switch valve is controlled the gas with various in the admixture of gas in different time sections.
In this embodiment, device 1 comprises the aspiration means 31 of the air pressure that is configured to reduce packaging for foodstuff inside.This aspiration means can comprise pump, fan or analog, but in this embodiment, aspiration means comprises the bypass manifold 33 and the connecting duct 35 that bypass manifold 33 is connected with conduit 7 that gas is directed to environment from gas supply part, makes bypass manifold also be connected with packing 5.When gas flows by bypass manifold, produce negative pressure, remove gas from packing thus.Device 1 also comprises the by-passing valve 37 that is used to close or open bypass manifold.In another embodiment, instead,, can from packing, remove air by in packing, being blown into gas and allowing previous air in the packing by being arranged on valve in the packing and discharging or discharging by certain other discharge path.
In Fig. 1 d, show second illustrative examples of the internal structure of the device 1 among Fig. 1 a to Fig. 1 b.As before, device 1 comprises the first and second gas supply part 9a, 9b, the first and second gas supply part 9a, 9b are configured on the gas supply part installation portion 12, and are connected with second conduit 19 with first conduit 17 with second pressure-reducing valve 23 via first pressure-reducing valve 21 respectively.This device also comprises the conduit 7 that is connected with interface 53, and interface 53 is used for being connected with the packaging for foodstuff 5 of holding food 3.
This device also comprises the aspiration means 65 of vavuum pump form, and the suction catheter 67 that connects the 3rd secondary opening in aspiration means 65 and the cross valve 59.In the third state, cross valve 59 is configured to allow conduit 7 to be communicated with suction catheter 67, thereby aspiration means 65 is configured to remove gas from packaging for foodstuff 5.
This device also comprises control module 61, and it is configured to receive the instruction from keyboard 63, and keyboard 63 is suitable for receiving the input instruction from the user.Keyboard 63 and control module 61 be suitable for receiving from the user, about the kinds of information of the food that exists in the packaging for foodstuff that will fill.Control module 61 is configured to the operation of controlling cross valve 59, switch valve 60 and aspiration means 65 based on instruction and the food variety from the keyboard 63 that receive.
In modified example, touch-screen can be set substitute keyboard 63 or touch-screen is set and combine with keyboard.Touch-screen be suitable for demonstration information and receive from user's input the two, thereby can operate by the user more intuitively.Preferably, touch-screen is configured to show the food variety by the predetermined best preservation of admixture of gas of current selection.
This device also comprises the pressure sensor 69 that is configured to detect packaging for foodstuff gas inside pressure.Control module 61 also is configured to based on the operation from signal controlling cross valve 59, switch valve 60 and the aspiration means 65 of pressure sensor 69.In this embodiment, control module 61 is configured to when pressure sensor detects enough pressure in the packing 5, stops to packaging for foodstuff filling food preservation gas.
In first embodiment of the operation of this device, the user at first manually is connected conduit 7 with the packaging for foodstuff of holding being stored in the food in the food preservation ring mirror 5.Then the user for example imports in keyboard 63 about the information of food variety in the packaging for foodstuff and/or amount, then begins to-fill procedure.
In case receive commencing signal, control module 61 just selects suitable admixture of gas to be used for the filling food packing according to the food variety of input.Control module then is arranged on cross valve 59 third state and is communicated with packaging for foodstuff 5 to allow aspiration means 65.Control module 61 then is set in switch valve open mode and is communicated with packaging for foodstuff 5 with permission, and impels aspiration means 65 to remove gas from the inside of packaging for foodstuff.In this embodiment, according to the oxygen content of expectation, this removal continues until the desired pressure that obtains in packaging for foodstuff inside to be detected as by pressure sensor 69.
In second embodiment of the operation of this device, the user specifies the food variety of preferred low oxygen content, makes aspiration means can not reach required low pressure, perhaps is difficult to the low pressure that reaches required.After removing air as the first time from packing 5 among above-mentioned first embodiment, this device uses the most cheap available gas packing 5 except that oxygen.Then this device is removed admixture of gas from packing for the second time.Thereby reduction amount of oxygen.Nitrogen and/or carbon dioxide packing can be then used in this operation as required.
In following table, a large amount of examples of different types of food predetermined in device have been provided with admixture of gas.From these examples as can be seen, some admixture of gas can be used for the food of more than one kinds.For the user is not obscured, control module 61, keyboard 63 or touch-screen can show as this admixture of gas the three kind different admixture of gas relevant with each food variety.As an alternative, the food variety with same gas mixture also can be classified as one group and represent to the user as a kind of admixture of gas.This form is not detailed and can comprise other admixture of gas that is used for other food variety yet.
The example of table 1 food variety and preferred preservation gas composition
In Fig. 2, show the conduit 39 that is suitable for being connected between at least one gas supply part and the packaging for foodstuff.Conduit 39 is provided with the interface installation portion 41 that is suitable for different types of interface is installed to conduit 39.Kind and shape according to packaging for foodstuff that will be filled or bottle may need multi-form interface.By interface installation portion 41 is set, interface can be converted into appropriate interface.
In Fig. 2, also show some embodiment of appropriate interface and corresponding packing.First packaging for foodstuff 45 is box-like and is made by rigid plastics.This packaging for foodstuff comprises that first valve 47 and second valve, 48, the first valves 47 are configured for receiver gases and are configured to and connects with first interface 43 that second valve 48 is configured to allow gas come out from packing when pressure when 1.5 atmospheric pressure are above.Therefore, second valve plays the effect of safety valve.
Second packaging for foodstuff 49 comprises soft but is the bag of thick plastics, makes that this bag is airtight when bag being closed.Second interface 51 comprises that the opening that is suitable for by bag is inserted into the long nozzle in the bag 49.This bag is being folded and making that this connection is airtight around this nozzle place.Because the desired pressure in the bag is not high especially, so can be by obtaining to be tightly connected around the nozzle foldable bag simply.Bag can or for example utilize rubber ring etc. to remain on this nozzle by hand.Bag then is filled gas by interface 51.
The embodiment that the invention is not restricted to illustrate above, but can in the framework of appended claims, optionally change.Especially, the term conduit is intended to cover the conduit, chamber, pipe, flexible pipe of the ability with guiding gas of form of ownership etc.The term conduit also is intended to comprise the combination of some gas guiding pieces after connecting.Packaging for foodstuff can be made by metal, plastics, cloth or any other suitable material, and can be hard or soft, can comprise valve or not comprise valve.Can find out a large amount of distinct interfaces and be used for and Different Package or container assembling, for example, be used to connect the interface of beverage bottle.This device can comprise that the gas supply part with ready-made food preservation admixture of gas replaces two kinds of mixed gas supply parts of needs.In addition, this device can comprise the gas supply part more than three, oxygen supply unit for example, and can comprise the additional conduit, valve etc. of any amount.
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1. one kind is configured to make and is placed on airtight packaging for foodstuff (5,45,49) food in reduces rotten device, this device comprises gas conduit (7,39), described gas conduit is suitable for being connected gas supply part (9a, 9b) with described packaging for foodstuff (5,45,49) between, be used to make described packaging for foodstuff (5,45,49) the gas inside composition changes over the composition with food preservation character, it is characterized in that, described device (1) is fit on size and dimension, make described device (1) in the kitchen, to place and to use, described device comprises admixture of gas selector (15), described admixture of gas selector is configured to make described device to select a kind of gas composition at least two kinds of predetermined gas compositions to be used to fill described packaging for foodstuff, described device comprises pressure sensor (69), described pressure sensor is suitable for being communicated with described packaging for foodstuff (5) and detects pressure in the described packaging for foodstuff (5), described device is suitable for using first gas to fill described packaging for foodstuff (5) to first pressure and use second gas to fill described packaging for foodstuff (5) to second pressure, mixes with the gas that forms expectation.
2. device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, each described predetermined gas composition is designed to the food of preservation particular types.
3. according to aforementioned claim 1 or 2 described devices, it is characterized in that, described device (1) was suitable for before food preservation gas is supplied to described packaging for foodstuff removing gas from the inside of described packaging for foodstuff (5,45), wherein, described device comprises aspiration means (31), and described aspiration means is arranged to is using described food preservation gas to remove gas from the inside of described packaging for foodstuff before filling described packaging for foodstuff.
4. device according to claim 3, it is characterized in that, described aspiration means (31) comprises the bypass manifold (33) that is suitable for gas is directed to from gas supply part environment, and be suitable for being connected the inside of described packaging for foodstuff (5,45,49) and the connecting duct (35) between the described bypass manifold (33), wherein gas is by producing negative pressure in the described packaging for foodstuff of being flowing in of described bypass manifold.
5. device according to claim 3 is characterized in that, described device is suitable for removing gas to specified pressure from the inside of described packaging for foodstuff (5), thereby keeps the O of expectation in the inside of described packaging for foodstuff
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6. device according to claim 5, it is characterized in that, described device is suitable for remove for the first time air from described packaging for foodstuff (5) after using gases and fills described packaging for foodstuff, then from described packaging for foodstuff, remove the admixture of gas that is produced at least for the second time, to reduce O further
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7. according to aforementioned claim 1 or 2 described devices, it is characterized in that, described device comprises valve (59), described valve is provided with at least one main opening and at least two secondary openings, and wherein said valve is configured to optionally allow a secondary opening and described main opening in described at least two secondary openings to be communicated with.
8. according to aforementioned claim 1 or 2 described devices, it is characterized in that described device (1) comprises the switch valve (25,27) that is configured to control by the gas flow of described gas conduit (7,39).
9. device according to claim 8, it is characterized in that, described device comprises pressure-reducing valve (21,23), and described pressure-reducing valve is suitable for allowing gas to pass through flowing of described pressure-reducing valve, makes that the gas pressure after the described pressure-reducing valve is reduced to the following gas pressure of limit gas pressure.
10. according to aforementioned claim 1 or 2 described devices, it is characterized in that described device (1) also is configured to supply gas to container for drink.
11. the application of a device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described device (1) is used in the kitchen, is used to use food preservation gas to fill described packaging for foodstuff (5,45,49).
12. application according to claim 11 is characterized in that, described device (1) is used at the restaurant and/or in the family kitchen, is used to use food preservation gas to fill described packaging for foodstuff (5,45,49).
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