JP2002330739A - Method and apparatus for raw food preservation - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for raw food preservation, by which the shape of a raw food such as raw noodles is not impaired and which is hygienically safe. SOLUTION: This method for raw food preservation is characterized in that a raw food G is covered with a solid container 1 having air intake holes 4, then the solid container 1 is stored in a film container 5, pressure in the film container 5 is reduced and the film container 5 is hermetically sealed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for preserving raw foods, for example, without sacrificing the shape of raw foods such as raw noodles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, raw noodles having an excellent taste cannot be preserved, so that the production thereof is uneconomical in that it is sold out on the same day and is wasted if unsold. In addition, although storage in vacuum sealed packaging is performed, the raw noodles stored in the vacuum sealed packaging are such that when opened, the raw noodles are hardened like a dumpling and are not easily loosened during boiling. Was left.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for preserving raw foods safely without damaging the shape of raw foods such as raw noodles. I do.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, according to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for preserving a raw food, wherein the raw food is surrounded by a solid container having an air inlet, and then the solid container is sealed. It is stored in a film container, and the pressure inside the film container is reduced and the film container is sealed.

[0005] The solid container used in the method of the present invention has a hardness that does not cause deformation when the inside of the film container is depressurized through a film container, which will be described later, and further has a vent hole. , Is formed in a size that surrounds the raw food compactly.

That is, the intake hole is preferably formed on the entire periphery of the solid container on average. Further, the size of the solid container is configured such that the raw food to be contained is not brought into contact with, or crushed, and is compactly configured so that no useless space is generated.
It is formed so as to minimize the space in the distribution process such as store display.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for storing raw food, comprising: a solid container having an air inlet and surrounding the raw food; a film container accommodating the solid container and capable of decompressing and sealing the inside; It is characterized by consisting of.

[0008] That is, the apparatus used in the method for storing raw food of the present invention is a solid container capable of preventing deformation of the raw food and capable of decompressing the intake air therein later, and depressurizing and depressurizing the solid container. And a film container for maintaining the same.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the solid container of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a stored state of raw food, and FIG. 3 is a front view of a cutaway part of FIG.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a solid container surrounding raw food, which is divided into two by a lightweight plastic.
a, 1b, and are formed so that they can be easily opened together afterwards.

That is, in one embodiment of the drawing, an appropriate number of locking holes 2 (four in the embodiment of the drawing) are integrally formed on the inner periphery of the opening of one of the divided containers 1a. A locking projection 3 adapted to be locked to and unlocked from the locking hole 2 is integrally formed at an inner peripheral position of an opening corresponding to the locking hole 2 of the other divided container 1b. ing.

As described above, if the locking holes 2 and the locking projections 3 are formed on the inner periphery of the openings of the divided containers 1a and 1b, when the inside of the solid container 1 is depressurized, which will be described later, When the film container 5 is brought into close contact with the solid container 1, it is possible to completely prevent the damage of the film container 5 expected when the outer peripheral projections are present.

Further, the solid container 1 has an intake hole 4 formed by integral molding. In the embodiment shown in the drawings, in order to enable quick and complete intake, the intake holes 4 are arranged in a mesh pattern over the entire outer periphery of the divided containers 1a and 1b.
Is configured. Needless to say, the intake hole 4 may be formed in only one of the divided containers 1a and 1b, or may be formed in a part of the divided containers 1a and 1b.

In any case, the intake port 4 is configured so as not to be blocked by the film container 5 until the intake pressure in the solid container 1 is reduced. In addition, in the figure, G is a raw noodle.

Next, the raw noodles G are stored, the solid container 1 integrally formed by the locking holes 2 and the locking projections 3 is stored, and a film container 5 capable of decompression and sealing inside is prepared. Is done. The film container 5 is made of a plastic film having excellent airtightness and easy to heat-seal, for example, polypropylene.

Using the solid container 1 having the intake port 4 and the film container 5 in which the solid container 1 is accommodated, the method for preserving raw food of the present invention is carried out as follows.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, the divided containers 1a and 1b constituting the solid container 1 are opened, and the raw noodle G is put into one of the divided containers 1a. Next, the locking projections 3 of the other divided container 1b are appropriately locked into the locking holes 2 of the divided container 1a, and the solid container 1 is integrally formed.

Next, the raw noodles G are charged, the solid container 1 integrally formed is accommodated in the film container 5, and the pressure inside the film container 5 is reduced and the film container 5 is sealed. . The decompression in the film container 5 and the sealing of the film container 5 are performed using a conventional vacuum packaging device.

When the air in the film container 5 is suctioned by using the vacuum packaging apparatus, the air suction in the solid container 1 is performed through the suction hole 4 of the solid container 1 following the air suction in the film container 5. Is performed, and the raw noodles G are stored safely in a hygienic manner in a vacuum state.

FIGS. 2 and 3 show the storage state of the raw noodles G. FIG. That is, the film container 5 is brought into close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the solid container 1, and the solid container 1 maintains the original shape. Therefore, the raw noodles G surrounded by the solid container 1 are stored in the solid container 1 in a state where the raw noodles G are kept in their original form without being dumped.

In the above embodiment, raw noodles have been described as an example of raw food, but the method and apparatus of the present invention can be easily applied to other raw foods.

[0022]

According to the method and apparatus for storing raw foods of the present invention, raw foods can be stored safely and hygienically without losing their shape.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing one embodiment of a solid container of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a storage state of raw food.

FIG. 3 is a cutaway front view of a main part of FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Solid container 4 Suction hole 5 Film container G Raw food

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A raw food is surrounded by a solid container having an air inlet, and then the solid container is stored in a film container.
A method for preserving raw food, comprising reducing the pressure in the film container and sealing the film container. 2. A raw food preserving apparatus comprising: a solid container having an air intake hole and surrounding a raw food; and a film container in which the solid container is housed and whose internal pressure can be reduced and sealed.