JP2002034439A - Quantitative stuffing apparatus for food material and stuffing line therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a quantitative stuffing apparatus for a food material and a stuffing line therefor each seldom causing the breaking damage to the food material when it is stuffed, easy to make a sanitation of the food material and high in productivity as well. SOLUTION: The stuffing line has such a scheme that a constant pressure function is afforded between a meat feed pump and the stuffing apparatus so as to keep the pressure inside a tube constant and food material release time is controlled.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a filling device for filling a tubular casing with food.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional food filling device, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open
Some foodstuffs, such as -308471, are pumped with foodstuffs stored in a popper and filled into food as it is. However, in order to improve productivity and to quantify, two-stage operations such as temporarily filling and storing foodstuffs in a tubular casing and then filling the foodstuffs are performed. In this case, an existing sausage filling device is usually used.

[0003]

The sausage filling device requires a twisting mechanism for the casing, and the structure is complicated to simply fill the tubular casing.
There was a problem that sanitization was difficult and a large installation space was required. Except for a complicated structure, a method of directly filling the meat feeding pump with a nozzle may be considered, but an excessive pressure is applied to the food material to be filled. Therefore, when filling the tube-shaped casing with ingredients made of vegetables and meats using this apparatus, there is a problem that the ingredients are destroyed and damaged. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a foodstuff quantitative filling device and a filling line, in which foodstuffs are less likely to be damaged during filling, are easily sanitized, and have high productivity.

[0004]

The inventor of the present invention has intensively studied to solve the above problems. As a result, the problem was solved by providing a constant pressure function between the meat feeding pump and the filling device, keeping the pressure in the pipe constant, and controlling the release time. That is, in the present invention, the filling device is connected to a stuffer provided with an open / close valve and an open / close switch from the meat feeding pump via a constant pressure device, and the open / close switch is a foot pedal type. The filling line according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the filling line is divided into a plurality of stuffers after passing through a constant pressure device from a filling device according to claim 1 or a meat feeding pump. (3) A filling device or a filling line (claim 4) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the driving of the constant pressure device, the opening / closing valve, and / or the opening / closing switch is of an air type. .

[0005]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.
The meat feeding pump is provided with a hopper for storing food and a function for feeding the food. An ordinary sausage filling device can be used as it is. A meat feeding tube is attached to a nozzle attachment portion of the device, and the meat feeding tube is connected to a fixed-quantity stuffer via a constant pressure device. The constant pressure device may have any mechanism as long as the pressure in the pipe is kept constant. An air-type constant-pressure device in which a meat piston and an air piston are provided can be exemplified.

[0006] The filling portion is one in which an on-off valve and its switch are attached to a pipe led from a constant pressure device. Since the constant pressure device is provided, the pressure in the pipe can be kept constant even when the valve is opened. For this reason, it became possible to branch the pipe into a plurality and provide a plurality of filling portions.
Providing a plurality of filling portions is desirable for increasing productivity. Preferably, the spacing between the filling portions is at least 80 cm.

[0007] The valve may be opened and closed by any method.
An example is a pneumatic valve of a foot switch type. Once the foot switch is depressed, a timer is activated, and if the valve is opened for a certain period of time, a certain amount of food can be sent out. It is possible to use a manual switch, but it is preferable that the switch can be operated by foot since the filling operator has the tubular casing by hand.

[0008] The entire filling line can be simplified by using the constant pressure device, the opening / closing valve and the foot switch all as pneumatic systems. In the air system, since the components can be easily disassembled and the material of the water-resistant device component can be selected, sanitization is easy and sanitary, and there are few failures.

By switching the mounting of the nozzle, it is possible to fill casings of various sizes. The height of the nozzle is about 1 meter from the floor.

[0010]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are a front view and a plan view, respectively, showing an example of the present invention. 1 is a meat feeding pump. This is a normal sausage filling machine. All parts through which foodstuffs pass after this pipe can be disassembled and washed. Reference numeral 2 denotes an air type constant pressure device. The distance from the meat feeding pump is 60 cm. Each pipe was made as short as possible, and hot filling at 55 ° C. or more was enabled. When hot filling is performed, the number of primary bacteria in food can be reduced, and secondary sterilization after filling can be omitted. Reference numeral 3 denotes a constant-pressure pipe, which branches into three.
Both ends are fixed with end caps. Reference numeral 4 denotes a pneumatic valve, which is connected to a pneumatic foot pedal 5.
Reference numeral 6 denotes a nozzle which is mounted on a clamp. In operation, an operator stands at each nozzle and operates with a foot switch to fill the tubular casing with food. At the end of the operation, the residue is washed off by passing hot water through the pipe, and the parts are further disassembled and washed.

[0011]

According to the present invention, a constant pressure function is provided between the meat feeding pump and the filling device to keep the pressure in the pipe constant.
It made it possible to reduce the destructive damage of foodstuffs during filling. In addition, since a constant pressure in the pipe can be maintained, it is possible to branch to a plurality of stuffers, and the productivity has been improved more than three times. Further, by driving the constant pressure device, the opening / closing valve, and / or the opening / closing switch by an air type, the line can be simplified, each part can be disassembled and cleaned, and a hygienic and trouble-free line can be provided. Now you can get.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Meat feed pump 2 Constant pressure device 3 Constant pressure piping 4 Air type valve 5 Air type foot pedal 6 Nozzle

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A filling device, wherein the filling device is connected to a stuffer provided with an on-off valve and an on-off switch from a meat feeding pump via a constant pressure device. 2. The filling device according to claim 1, wherein the open / close switch is a foot pedal type. 3. The filling line according to claim 1, wherein the feed line is branched from the meat feed pump to a plurality of stuffers after passing through a constant pressure device. 4. The filling device or filling line according to claim 1, wherein the driving of the constant pressure device, the opening / closing valve, and / or the opening / closing switch is of an air type.