JP2002142741A - Steamed potato-collecting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a streamed potato-collecting device which can collect the steamed potato flesh not contaminated with skins and having a massive touch and can be operated for a long period. SOLUTION: This steamed potato-collecting device having a structure which comprises a filtration conveyer 4 intermittently driven and made by connecting plural filtration dishes 2 whose surfaces have net-like shapes, whose front end sides are detachably held and whose rear end sides can be swung, to a pair of endless belts in an endless state, a press means 6 for pressing skinned halved steamed potatoes 5 to the net-like surfaces of the filtration dishes 2 during the intermittent stop of the conveyer 4, a potato flesh-cutting means 7 for cutting away the filtered potato fleshes 12 from the back side of the net-like surfaces, an endless conveyer 9 for receiving the steamed potato fleshes 12 and then carrying out the fleshes on the outside of the filtration conveyer 4, and a swinging means for sliding with a projected rod disposed in the longitudinal direction of the filtration conveyer 4 to vertically swing the conveyer.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for collecting steamed potato meat, and more particularly, to filtering potatoes, such as potatoes and sweet potatoes, when the potatoes are cut in half while being covered with skin and steamed and filtered. The present invention relates to an apparatus for collecting steamed potato meat in which meat can be separated and collected from the epidermis in a state where solid parts of meat having a predetermined size are mixed in the meat.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, meat portions of steamed potatoes are crushed and widely used as raw materials for potato salads, croquettes and the like. By the way, usually, the meat part of these potatoes (hereinafter referred to as "tanni potato meat") is obtained by steaming the potatoes, removing the epidermis by hand and removing them one by one, which requires a lot of labor and time. Cost. As a means for solving this problem, a potato with a skin that has been steamed in recent years is sandwiched and pressed between a rotating belt and a plate (a punching medal) provided with a plurality of punched holes disposed opposite to the rotating belt. Thus, an apparatus has been proposed in which potato meat is separated from the epidermis through the punched hole and squeezed. The structure of this device is already used as a device for separating and collecting fish meat from fish skin, and is known and described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 47-29107.

[0003]

However, the potato meat collecting apparatus manufactured by imitating the structure of the known fish meat collecting apparatus has a higher collecting efficiency than manual work, but the collected potato meat is completely removed. It becomes a crushed thin string-like one, and has a drawback that potato meat loses a feeling of lumps and lumps and the texture is deteriorated. Further, there is also a problem that the skin of the potato is stuck to the punching hole of the pressing belt or the punching medal and becomes clogged or pinched, and it is difficult to completely remove this. The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, while simultaneously enabling skin peeling and potato meat collection, the collected potato meat does not lose the feeling of solidity and clumpiness, and for a long time It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for collecting potato meat that can be operated in a sanitary manner.

[0004]

That is, the apparatus for collecting steamed potato meat according to the present invention comprises a pair of endless chains rotatably wound around a pair of sprockets arranged at least at four corners on a vertical plane. The filter conveyor has an intermittently driven filter conveyor that has a plurality of filter dishes having a mesh surface, the front end of which is detachably locked, and the rear end of which is swingable and endlessly connected. Pressing means for pressing the cut-steamed potatoes with the skin supplied with the skin on the mesh surface of the filter dish while stopped, from above, to the mesh surface,
A potato meat cutting means for cutting the filtered potato meat below the mesh surface from the back side of the mesh surface and an endless conveyor which receives the meat portion of the steamed potatoes removed at this cut section and carries it out of the filtration conveyor; Rocking means disposed along the longitudinal direction of the filtration conveyor and slidably in contact with the rear end side of the filter dish and swinging the rear end side up and down as the filtration conveyor advances. And By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to automatically filter the cut potato steamed potatoes with a skin through a mesh, and to collect the potato meat portion as having a lump feeling and a tingling feeling.

[0005] The potato cutting means is a fine wire which is stretched in the width direction of the filtration conveyor 2 to 6 mm below the back side of the mesh surface and reciprocates in parallel with the conveyor, so that the mesh surface after filtration is reduced. Potato meat that sticks to the back side of the rice cake can be scraped off and collected without skin contamination. At this time, if the fine wire is slid in contact with the back surface of the net, even the skin of the potato on the net-like surface may be mixed into the potato meat drawn in and collected by the sliding of the fine wire.

Further, if the swinging means is formed by substantially saw-tooth-shaped fixing members disposed on the forward path and the backward path along both sides of the endless chain, the rear end side of the filter dish is conveyed when the filter conveyor is transported. Since it can be automatically swung, the filtered potato meat and epidermis can be automatically and separately removed from the front and back of the mesh surface and collected. Furthermore, in the steamed potato meat sampling apparatus of the present invention, the size of the mesh to which one potato is supplied is such that a square having a side of about 36 to 40 mm is divided into four equal parts, and the area around the original square is smaller than 400 mm ^2. Even if it is formed by surrounding with a plurality of small meshes, even if it is a small-sized potato, the periphery of the epidermis of the potato does not hang down on the back of the mesh after the filtration of the potato meat, and this may be mixed into the potato meat. It is good because it can be reduced. In addition, by installing a pressure-receiving frame on the back side of the mesh surface that supports the bottom of the filter dish so that it can be touched, it prevents bending of the mesh due to the pressing force of the pressing means for a long period of time. This is possible because the maintenance and management of the device is facilitated.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, an apparatus for collecting steamed potato meat according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing one embodiment of the apparatus for collecting steamed potato meat of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of FIG. 1, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are plan views showing one embodiment and another embodiment of a filter dish, respectively.

1 to 3, a steamed potato meat collecting apparatus 1 has a pair of sprockets 3, 3, 3, 3 rotatably wound at least at four corners on a vertical plane. A plurality of filter dishes 2, 2,... Having a net-like surface are interlocked with the endless chains 13, 13 in such a manner that the front end 15 thereof is detachably locked and the rear end 14 is swingably connected endlessly. A filter conveyor 4 to be driven is provided. During the intermittent driving stop of the filter conveyor 4, the half-cooked steamed potatoes 5 with a skin supplied to the mesh surface of the filter dish 2 with the skin on the upper side are placed on the mesh surface from above. Pressing means 6 for pressing, potato meat cutting means 7 for separating the filtered potato meat 12 below the mesh face from the back side of the mesh face, and steamed potato meat 12 removed by the cutting means 7 for receiving the filtration conveyor 4 and the endless conveyor 9 to be carried out FIG. 2 shows that the rear end protruding rod 14 swings up and down by slidingly contacting a protruding rod 14 provided on the rear end side of the filter dish 2 when the filtration conveyor 4 is advanced and disposed along the longitudinal direction of the overconveyor 4. The swinging means does not have a swinging means.

[0009] In the steamed potato meat collecting apparatus 1, the potato meat cutting means 7 applies a fine wire reciprocating in a direction 2 to 6 mm below the mesh surface of the filter dish 2 in parallel with the filter conveyor 4.
In the width direction, so that the potato meat 12 that adheres to the back side of the mesh surface after filtration and hangs down can be scraped off and collected. On both sides of the pair of endless chains 13, substantially saw-tooth-shaped members (not shown) are provided as rocking means of the filter dish 2, and the filtered potato meat 12 and the potato 5 left on the mesh surface
Is appropriately removed from the filter dish 2. Furthermore, the mesh to which one half of the potato 5 is supplied is:
As shown in FIG. 4, the first mesh is formed as a large mesh A1 having a length and width of about 18 to 20 mm, or as shown in FIG. 5, around a mesh A2 obtained by dividing a square having a side of about 36 to 40 mm into four equal parts. Are surrounded by a plurality of meshes A3, A3,... Having an area smaller than 400 mm ^2, and are appropriately selected and used depending on the size of the potato. Further, in the present embodiment, a pressure receiving frame 11 is provided on the back side of the mesh surface so as to be able to touch the bottom of the filter plate 2 so as to be able to withstand long-term constant use. The bending of the mesh surface by the pressing force of the means 6 can be suppressed.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described. Since the embodiment of the steamed potato meat collecting apparatus 1 of the present invention is configured as described above, when the half-potted steamed potato 5 with an epithelium is placed on the filter dish 2, the steamed potato is intermittently driven by the filter conveyor 4. 5 is sequentially and intermittently transported below the pressing means 6. Next, the pressing means 6 supported by a not-shown elevating air cylinder descends and presses the steamed potatoes 5 on the filter dish 2 against a net-like surface.
It is extruded downward through a small mesh or small meshes of A2 and A3 and filtered. The filtered meat portion 12 is carried out and collected by an endless conveyor 9 disposed below the filter dish 2. On the other hand, the skin of the potato becomes a thin film and cannot pass through the mesh of 18 to 20 mm and remains on the mesh as it is. Then, as the pressing means 6 is raised, the filtration conveyor 4 is driven, and the filtration dish 2 swings up and down by sliding on the swinging means having the rear end side 14 formed in a sawtooth shape. that time,
The potato meat 12 attached to the back side of the filter dish 2 is removed.
Similarly, the skin of the potato 5 left on the mesh is a filtration conveyor 4
After being turned back, the filter plate 2 is shaken off and removed. Thereafter, the same operation is repeated. In the present invention embodiment, to form and surrounded by a plurality of small mesh A3, A3 · · small consisting area than 400 mm ² around the large mesh A2 obtained by dividing 4 like a square one side 36~40mm is This is because the periphery of the epidermis that remains on the net after the potato meat 5 is pressed and filtered depending on the size of the potatoes may hang down through the mesh, and this is prevented as much as possible.

[0011]

The apparatus for collecting steamed potato meat of the present invention has a structure in which the steamed potato is filtered by a filter plate having a mesh-shaped surface of a predetermined size. It can be obtained as a product having a suppressed moderate lump feeling and a smooth feeling. In addition, since the filter dish is detachable, it can be detached from the main body of the meat collecting device as needed, and can be washed and repaired. This makes it possible to operate the device hygienically and without stopping. Has the effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a device for collecting steamed potato meat of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the steamed potato meat collecting apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing one embodiment of a filter dish.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the filter dish.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 Steamed potato meat collecting device 2 Filter dish 3 Sprocket 4 Filtration conveyor 5 Steamed potato with skin 6 Pressing means 7 Potato cutting means 8 Skin receiving basket 9 Endless conveyor 10 Mount 11 Pressure receiving frame 12 Potato meat 13 Endless chain 14 Rear end side protruding rod 15 Front end side locking rod A1, A2 Large mesh A3 Small mesh M1, M2 Motor

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of filter dishes each having a mesh surface on a pair of endless chains rotatably wound around a pair of sprockets arranged at least at four corners on a vertical surface, and a front end side thereof is detachable. With an intermittently driven filtration conveyor connected endlessly with the rear end swinging freely
Pressing means for pressing the half-cooked potatoes with the skin supplied on the mesh surface of the filter dish with the skin facing upward during the intermittent drive stop of the filtration conveyor from above to the mesh surface, and Potato meat cutting means for separating the filtered potato meat from the back side of the mesh surface, an endless conveyor which receives the steamed potato meat removed by this cutting means and carries it out of the filtration conveyor, and in the longitudinal direction of the filtration conveyor. And a rocking means arranged along the filter conveyor and slidably in contact with the rear end of the filter dish while the filter conveyor is in motion, to rock the rear end up and down. 2. The means for cutting potato meat is 2 to 2 from the back side of the mesh surface.
2. The steamed potato meat collecting device according to claim 1, wherein the wire is a fine wire stretched 6 mm below in a width direction of the filtration conveyor and reciprocated in parallel with the filtration conveyor. 3. The steamed potato meat collection according to claim 1, wherein the swinging means is formed by a substantially saw-tooth-shaped fixing member disposed on the forward path and the backward path along both sides of the endless chain. apparatus. 4. A mesh shape for supplying one potato has a side of 36.
A square of about 40mm is divided into 4 equal parts and its circumference is 400m
4. The steamed potato meat collecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the steamed potato meat is formed by being surrounded by a plurality of meshes having an area smaller than m ² . 5. An apparatus for collecting steamed potato meat according to claim 1, wherein a pressure receiving frame for supporting the bottom of the filter dish so as to be freely contactable is disposed on the back side of the mesh surface.