JP2004187781A - Liquid draining method and liquid draining device for processed food - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To drain excess liquid from processed food in a relatively short time by accelerating a transfer speed for transferring the processed food such as fried noodle strings to the next process and giving a liquid draining function. <P>SOLUTION: A device for draining excess oil from the fried noodle strings is constituted of a rotary shaft 161 almost horizontally provided, a pair of turning members 163 attached parallel to each other at both end parts of the rotary shaft 161, and an oil draining container 165 freely rotatably supported through an almost horizontal pivot 164 at the tip parts of the turning members 163. The excess oil is centrifuged from the noodle strings while the fried noodle strings are transferred to the next process. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method and a device for draining processed food for removing excess liquid adhering to the processed food, which is used in a process of manufacturing processed food such as fried noodles and the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Instant noodles such as instant noodles include fried noodles and non-fried noodles. Of these, fried noodles are conventionally obtained by cutting a strip-shaped noodle dough into a linear shape to obtain a noodle string, and then obtaining the noodles. It is manufactured by subjecting a line to a steaming process and further frying a noodle line (see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
However, when the fried noodles are manufactured by the above-described method, about 20% (about 13 g of the same) of the edible oil is consumed in the fried step, based on the weight per product (for example, about 65 g). For this reason, a large amount of edible oil is consumed in the frying process, which has been one of the causes for increasing the production cost of frying noodles. In addition, in the above-mentioned conventional manufacturing method, since excess oil is attached to the fried noodle strings, when the fried noodles are returned with hot water and eaten, a light texture like raw noodles is obtained. There was also a problem that it could not be obtained. On the other hand, using the method disclosed in Patent Document 2 to separate and recover oil from fried food has been studied.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-294553 [Patent Document 2]
JP-A-2002-142998
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the method disclosed in Patent Document 2 is a method of separating oil by sucking oil adhering to a fried product such as surimi tempura using a suction chamber, so that it takes a long time to separate oil. is there. Further, since the method disclosed in Patent Document 2 requires a conveyor for transferring the fried product that has passed through the suction port of the suction chamber to the next process, this method is applied to a production line that manufactures processed foods such as fried noodles. In such a case, the production line may be lengthened.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and provides a liquid drainage function while increasing the transfer speed for transferring processed foods such as fried noodle strings to the next step, It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and a device for draining processed food, which can cut off excess liquid from processed food in a relatively short time.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a method for draining excess liquid adhering to a processed food, wherein the processed food is transferred from a first step to a second step in the process of manufacturing the processed food. The liquid is separated from the processed food by centrifugal force.
[0008]
The invention according to claim 2 is an apparatus for draining excess liquid adhering to a processed food, wherein a shaft provided between a first step and a second step in a process of manufacturing the processed food is attached to the shaft. And a container that is supported by the tip of the turning member, accommodates processed food therein, and moves between the end of the first step and the start of the second step. And
[0009]
In this case, as in the third aspect of the present invention, the turning member extends from the rotation center of the shaft in a radial direction of the shaft, and extends in a direction opposite to the first arm portion. And the container is rotatably supported at the tip of the first arm and the second arm, and the shaft is a rotating shaft connected to a rotary drive source. It may be a configuration.
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 3 show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an apparatus for producing fried noodles. In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes a noodle making apparatus that cuts a band-shaped noodle dough into a linear shape to obtain a noodle string, and 11 denotes a noodle string cutting apparatus that cuts a noodle string obtained by the noodle making apparatus 10 into a predetermined length. , 12 is a steaming device for steaming the noodle strings cut to a predetermined length by the noodle string cutting device 11, 13 is an oil frying device for frying the noodle strings steamed by the steaming device 12, and 14 is an oil frying device 13. This is a device for performing post-processing on the fried noodle strings. Between the above-mentioned frying apparatus 13 and the post-processing apparatus 14, extra oil is separated and collected from the noodle strings N fried by the frying apparatus 13. An oil separation / recovery device 15 is provided.
[0011]
The oil separating / collecting device 15 includes an oil draining device 16 that separates excess liquid oil from the fried noodle strings, and an oil collecting tray 17 that collects the oil separated from the noodle strings by the oil draining device 16. The oil collecting tray 17 is connected to an oil feed pipe 18 that sends the collected oil to the oil frying device 13 via the heating device 23. The return oil from the fryer 13 and fresh oil for replenishment are also introduced into the heating device 23, where they are mixed and heated to be supplied to the fryer 13. In the figure, reference numeral 19 denotes a first conveyor for transferring the noodle strings steamed by the steaming device 12 to the oil separation / collection device 15 via the frying device 13, and reference numeral 20 denotes a noodle string from the oil separation / collection device 15 to the post-processing device 14. Is a second conveyor to be transferred to the second conveyor.
[0012]
2 and 3 are views showing a side surface and a plane of the oil component separation / recovery device 15. As shown in these figures, the oil draining device 16 of the oil separation / recovery device 15 has a rotating shaft 161 supported substantially horizontally between the first conveyor 19 and the second conveyor 17, and the rotating shaft 161 is rotationally driven. And a pair of turning members 163 and 163 are attached to both ends of the rotating shaft 161 in parallel with each other. These revolving members 163 include a first arm 163a extending from the rotation center of the rotation shaft 161 in the radial direction of the rotation shaft, and a second arm 163b extending in a direction opposite to the first arm 163a. Oil drainage containers 165 and 165 for cutting excess oil from the fried noodle strings are provided at the distal ends of the first arm portions 163a and 163a and the second arm portions 163b and 163b. It is rotatably supported via a plurality of pivots 164.
[0013]
The oil drainage containers 165 and 165 are open at the top, and a weight 167 (see FIG. 2) is attached to the center of the lower surface of each oil drainage container 165. Further, the oil draining container 165 has a plurality of noodle string storage chambers 165a partitioned in the axial direction of the rotating shaft 161. In these noodle string storage chambers 165a, oil centrifugally separated from the noodle strings is externally supplied. Are provided with a plurality of oil discharge holes 166 for discharging oil. In the drawing, reference numeral 21 denotes a noodle string feeding chute for feeding the noodle strings conveyed by the first conveyor 19 into the oil draining container 165 of the oil draining device 16, and 22 receives the noodle strings from the oil draining container 165 of the oil draining device 16. The noodle string discharge chutes 168 and 169 supplied to the second conveyor 22 indicate support members that support the rotating shaft 151 horizontally with respect to the floor surface.
[0014]
In such a configuration, when the noodle strings which have been fried by the fry device 13 are put into the oil draining container 165 of the oil drain device 16 from the noodle string feeding chute 21, the drive motor 162 starts. Then, the rotating shaft 161 rotates at a high speed in the clockwise direction in FIG. 2 by the rotational torque of the drive motor 162, and accordingly, the turning member 163 performs a high-speed turning operation in the clockwise direction in FIG. 2 at a peripheral speed of, for example, 12560 mm / sec.
[0015]
In this manner, when the turning member 163 performs a high-speed turning operation in a clockwise direction in FIG. Separated from noodle strings. The oil centrifugally separated from the noodle strings is discharged from the oil discharge hole 166 to the outside of the oil drain container 165, and the oil discharged to the outside of the oil drain container 165 is collected in the oil recovery tray 17.
[0016]
Further, when the turning member 163 turns clockwise from the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 2 and the turning angle reaches about 90 degrees, the turning speed of the turning member 163 switches from high speed to low speed. Then, when the turning speed is gradually reduced and the turning angle of the turning member 163 reaches about 180 degrees, the opening edge of one oil draining container 165 comes into contact with the lower surface of the noodle string discharge chute 22 or by other means, The oil draining container 165 makes a half turn counterclockwise in FIG. 2 around the pivot 164. As a result, the noodle strings put into the oil draining container 165 are thrown onto the noodle string discharge chute 22, slide down on the upper surface of the noodle string discharge chute 22, and delivered to the second conveyor 19.
[0017]
As described above, by centrifuging excess oil from the fried noodle strings and collecting the centrifuged oil, compared to the above-described conventional manufacturing method, consumption of edible oil in the frying process The amount is reduced. Therefore, fried noodles can be produced without increasing production costs.
Here, as a result of an experiment in which the turning speed of the turning member 163 (length: 600 mm) was 12560 mm / sec and the turning time of the turning member 163 was 0.3 second, noodle strings per product (weight: about 65 g) ) Confirmed that about 1 g of oil could be centrifuged. The amount of oil contained in the fried noodles is about 13 g (about 20% of the weight per product), and by performing the draining by this method, about 1 g of oil (about the weight of one product) is obtained. 1.5%).
[0018]
Further, in the above-described embodiment, as a method of cutting off excess oil from the fried noodle strings, the noodle strings are moved from the first step (the fry step in the present embodiment) to the second step (the post-processing step in the present embodiment). ), A method of transferring the noodle strings to the next step between the frying step, the oil separation step, and the oil separation step and the post-processing step by adopting a method of centrifuging the oil content from the noodle strings while transferring the noodle strings to the next step. Excess oil can be separated in a relatively short time from the fried noodle strings without installation.
[0019]
A device for cutting off excess oil from the fried noodle strings includes a rotating shaft 161 provided substantially horizontally, a pair of turning members 163 attached to both ends of the rotating shaft 161 in parallel with each other, At the tip of the revolving member 163 and an oil draining container 165 rotatably supported around a horizontal axis, so that the fried noodle strings are transferred from the frying step to the next step. Excess oil can be separated from the noodle strings. In addition, since it is not necessary to install a conveyor for transferring the noodle strings to the next step between the frying step and the oil separation step and between the oil separation step and the post-processing step, the fry processing was performed without increasing the length of the production line. The oil can be separated from the noodle strings.
[0020]
Further, as in the above-described embodiment, the oil draining container 165 is rotatably attached to the distal ends of the first arm portion 163a and the second arm portion 163b of the revolving member 163 via the pivot 164, so that the oil frying process is performed. The surplus oil can be separated while transferring the noodle strings to the next step, whereby the fried noodles can be produced without lowering the production efficiency.
[0021]
Note that, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied as an oil drainer for fried noodles is illustrated. However, the present invention can be applied not only to oil but also to other liquids, for example, a drainer. By cutting off the excess water adhered, explosive vaporization of water in the next frying step can be prevented. Further, it can of course be used in the manufacturing process of non-fried noodles and other foods.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, since the drainage and transfer of food are performed by one facility, the transfer speed for transferring processed food such as fried noodle strings to the next step is increased, and This is provided with a draining function, so that excess liquid can be drained from the processed food in a relatively short time.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to an apparatus for producing fried noodles.
FIG. 2 is a side view of the oil separation and recovery device shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a plan view of the oil separation and recovery device shown in FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Noodle-making apparatus 11 Noodle string cutting apparatus 12 Steaming apparatus 13 Frying apparatus 14 Post-processing apparatus 15 Oil separation and recovery apparatus 16 Oil draining apparatus (liquid draining apparatus)
161 Rotary shaft 162 Drive motor 163 Revolving member 163a First arm 163b Second arm 164 Axis 165 Oil draining container 166a Noodle string accommodating chamber 166 Oil discharge hole 167 Weight 168,169 Support member 17 Oil recovery tray 18 Oil feed pipe 19 1 conveyor 20 second conveyor 21 noodle string input chute 22 noodle string discharge chute 23 heating device

Claims (3)

A method for removing excess liquid adhering to a processed food, wherein the liquid is separated from the processed food by centrifugal force while transferring the processed food from a first step to a second step in the process of manufacturing the processed food. How to drain processed foods. An apparatus for removing excess liquid adhering to processed food, wherein a shaft provided between a first step and a second step in a process of manufacturing the processed food, a turning member attached to the shaft, A liquid drainer for a processed food, comprising a container supported by the tip of the revolving member, for accommodating the processed food therein, and moving between the end of the first step and the start of the second step. apparatus. The turning member has a first arm portion extending in a radial direction of the shaft from a rotation center of the shaft, and a second arm portion extending in a direction opposite to the first arm portion. 3. The processed food according to claim 2, wherein the first arm portion and the second arm portion are rotatably supported at the distal end portions thereof, and the shaft is a rotary shaft connected to a rotary drive source. Drainer.

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