JP2000351450A - Push-in device of high-viscous food - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a push-in device in a process for filling high-viscous food such as miso, salad, or the like. SOLUTION: A push-in screw 2 is rotatably arranged in a receiving hopper 1, high-viscous food is quantitatively fed from the receiving hopper by the rotation of the push-in screw 2, the push-in screw 2 is movable in the vertical direction, and the push-in screw 2 is movable from above the receiving hopper 1 to the side at the position in which the lower end of the push-in screw, 2 is elevated from the upper end of the receiving hopper 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pushing device in a step of filling highly viscous foods such as miso and salad.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When filling highly viscous foods such as miso with a filling device, the miso is put into a hopper of the filling device and the miso or the like is supplied to the filling device by its own weight.

[0003]

Since highly viscous foods such as miso have almost no fluidity, it has been difficult to supply the foods directly from the fermentation tank to the hopper of the filling device. Furthermore, foodstuffs are often clogged in the hopper of the filling device. For this reason, the supply of food to the filling device is stopped,
It was in a state where fixed-quantity supply was not possible. Therefore, in the filling line, it was necessary for an operator to constantly monitor. Also,
In order to fill a food product as a final product, it is important to maintain sanitary properties of the filling path, and it is also necessary to facilitate cleaning of the device. An object of the present invention is to provide a pressing device for a highly viscous food which is capable of continuously supplying a high-viscosity food stably and stably, and which is excellent in sanitary properties.

[0004]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a pushing screw is rotatably arranged in a receiving hopper, and the high-viscosity food is quantitatively sent out from the receiving hopper by rotation of the pushing screw.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the device according to the first aspect, the pushing screw can be moved in a vertical direction.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the apparatus of the second aspect, the pushing screw can be moved laterally from above the receiving hopper at a position where the lower end of the pushing screw rises from the upper end of the receiving hopper.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a device for pushing a highly viscous food. FIG. 2 is a top view of a device for pushing a highly viscous food. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state where the lower end of the pushing screw is raised from the upper end of the receiving hopper.

In the following description, miso as a highly viscous food will be described as an example. To the receiving hopper 1, the fermented miso is fed from the fermentation tank. The miso in the receiving hopper 1 is pushed out by the pushing screw 2 and is put into a filling device below the receiving hopper 1 (not shown). The pushing screw 2 is rotationally driven by a driving device 4 of the pushing screw 2 provided on the lifting box 3. Since the miso is extruded by the pushing screw 2, the receiving hopper 1
It is discharged quantitatively without staying inside and clogging.

When the discharge of the miso is completed, the lifting box 3 is raised by the rotation of the lifting screw 6 provided inside the holding box 5, and the pushing screw 2 is also raised. The rotation of the lifting screw 6 raises and lowers the lifting screw 6
Done by 7. Note that the lower end of the lifting screw 6 may employ another mechanism such as an air cylinder for the driving device 4 attached to the lifting box 3 and the lifting driving device 7 on the holding box 5.

The holding box 5 is a machine base 9 fixed in position.
Supported on the above, the embodiment is the holding box 5
Is rotatable in the horizontal direction by means of a flange 11 at the upper end of the rotating shaft 10 and a flange 12 at the lower end of the holding box 5.

During the pushing operation, the pushing screw 2 located at the lower end of the receiving hopper 1 rises,
The lower part of the receiving hopper 1 adjacent to the pushing screw 2 can be easily cleaned. In addition, the lower portion and the back surface of the pushing screw 2 can be easily cleaned, and good sanitary properties can be maintained.

With the lower end of the pushing screw 2 raised from the upper end of the receiving hopper 1 (FIG. 3), as shown in FIG. 5, lifting box 3 and push screw
2 can be rotated in the horizontal direction, and the apparatus can be moved from above the receiving hopper 1. In order to fix the holding box 5 at a fixed position on the receiving hopper 1 and a fixed position after the rotational movement,
Although not shown, it is fixed with a fixing bracket or the like. This rotational movement can be performed manually, but may be performed automatically using a driving device.

Miso having no fluidity cannot be easily moved into the receiving hopper 1 from the fermentation tank. But,
If there is no apparatus above the receiving hopper 1, the miso can be easily discharged by turning over the fermentation tank above the receiving hopper 1 by the overturning device for the fermentation tank.
After the miso is put into the receiving hopper 1, the holding box 5, the elevating box 3, and the pushing screw 2 are horizontally rotated and fixed, and the receiving screw is lowered together with the elevating box 3 while rotating the pushing screw 2. The miso is put into the filling device below the hopper 1.

[0014]

By moving the device from above the receiving hopper, highly viscous foods such as miso having no fluidity can be easily put into the pushing device. By providing a pushing screw in the pushing device, it became possible to supply a high-viscosity food to the filling device without stopping the supply thereof. For this reason, in the process of supplying the miso to the filling device, the operator does not need to constantly monitor. In addition, since the pushing screw can be raised, the receiving hopper and the pushing screw which are in direct contact with the miso can be easily washed.

According to the above effects, a highly viscous food such as miso can be continuously and stably supplied in a constant amount, and a pushing device for a highly viscous food excellent in sanitary properties can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a device for pushing a highly viscous food of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the high-viscosity food pushing device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view in a state where the lower end of the pushing screw is raised above the upper end of the receiving hopper.

[Brief description of reference numerals]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Receiving hopper 2 Pushing screw 3 Elevating box 4 Driving device 5 Holding box 6 Elevating screw 7 Elevating driving device 8 Flange piece 9 Machine base 10 Rotation axis 11 Flange piece 12 Flange piece

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A pushing device for a highly viscous food, wherein a pushing screw is rotatably arranged in a receiving hopper, and the high viscosity food is quantitatively fed from the receiving hopper by rotation of the pushing screw. 2. The pushing device for a highly viscous food according to claim 1, wherein the pushing screw is movable in a vertical direction. 3. The pushing device for a highly viscous food according to claim 2, wherein the pushing screw can be moved laterally from above the receiving hopper at a position where a lower end of the pushing screw is raised from an upper end of the receiving hopper.