JP2006109746A - Apparatus for producing individual response type pet food and system for controlling individual response type pet food - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for producing individual response type pet foods, with which miscellaneous pet foods according to individual pets are efficiently produced without fault. <P>SOLUTION: The apparatus for producing individual response type pet foods is equipped with a stirring kneader 2 for stirring and kneading a pet food base, an extruder 3 for extruding the kneaded material obtained by the stirring extruder 2 in a linear form, a dryer 5 for drying the extruded linear material, a controller 13 for controlling the stirring kneader 2, the extruder 3, the dryer 5, etc., a treatment computer, an input part 45 and display devices 44a and 44b for displaying information necessary for pet food production to an operator. The treatment computer 40 is equipped with a composition information memory part 52, the treatment computer 40 takes out pet food composition information corresponding to a pet from the composition information memory part 52 in response to input of the customer information of the pet from an input part 47 and displays the composition information on the display devices 44a and44b. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to the manufacture of pet food and its management technology.

  Currently, there is an increasing number of people who are referred to as a pet boom and think about pets as a member of their family. Accordingly, the types and production of pet foods have increased, and there is a great interest in pet food quality. Current pet food ingredients use animal meat that is discarded, and the lowest level of ingredients. These materials contain a large amount of harmful chemical substances and substances that adversely affect pet health. It has been pointed out that

  Furthermore, a large amount of preservatives, preservatives, etc. are used in pet food for long-term storage, and it is worrisome that pet's health will be harmed if pets eat such pet food for a long time. Has been.

The following has been proposed as a conventional pet food that does not use preservatives and preservatives.
For example, in Patent Document 1, a pet food consisting of a wet type retort food that does not add an individually tailored additive for each pet and a dry food is individually packed with a packaging material for each serving, and this There has been proposed a pet food characterized by packaging a plurality of meals into a delivery container for home delivery service.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a pulverization / mixing step in which raw materials such as meat are pulverized and mixed without adding additives, and mixed raw materials so that they can be stored at room temperature for one year or longer without adding additives. The intermediate product obtained by heat-treating the product is dried so that the water content thereof is about 19 to 28%, the cooling step for cooling the intermediate product, and the package for hermetically packaging the intermediate product A step, a primary heat sterilization step in which the intermediate product is heated and boiled at about 80 to 95 ° C. for about 20 to 30 minutes, a cooling and standing step, and a heating boil again at about 80 to 95 ° C. for about 20 to 30 minutes. There has been proposed a method for producing an additive-free pet food provided with a secondary heat sterilization step and a cooling step for cooling.

JP-A-7-203866 "Pet Food" JP-A-10-297914 "Method for producing additive-free pet food"

However, the above conventional techniques have the following problems.
In Patent Document 1, since pet food does not add custom-made additives for each pet, there is an advantage that pet food can be provided according to the state of each pet, but the pet food product itself must be manufactured as retort food. This method is costly because it is supposed to be delivered in a delivery container.

  In Patent Document 2, although it is an additive-free pet food that can be stored at room temperature for one year or more, there is a problem that complicated processing is required in the manufacturing process, and large-scale production equipment such as heating equipment and cooling equipment is required. Furthermore, since the method of Patent Document 2 is premised on mass production, it is difficult to provide a pet food according to the state of each pet.

  As can be seen from the above prior art, additive-free pet food without preservatives and preservatives is manufactured like retort food as described in Patent Document 1 and pet food as described in Patent Document 2. There is a problem that the equipment becomes costly.

  Making pet foods that correspond to individual pet conditions is the most desirable in terms of pet health, but current pet food manufacturers are producing mass pet foods that are It is practically impossible to produce a product in response to a request from a user who is buying a pet.

  On the other hand, users who buy pets may make their own pet food that does not use preservatives or preservatives. For example, in the case of dogs, pets need a large amount of calcium. Is quite different from a human diet, and it is difficult to stably produce a high-quality pet food for a long period of time, which enhances the health of pets with ingredients available to home users.

  The pet's eating habits are also becoming human, and with this, so-called lifestyle-related diseases such as allergies, eczema, hair loss and obesity are increasing in pets. There is no specific medicine for these diseases such as allergy and obesity, and it is considered effective to improve the diet given to pets while allowing pets to exercise appropriately.

  As described above, in the above-described conventional technology, there is no pet food providing method that can continuously provide low-cost and fresh pet food that does not contain preservatives and preservatives over a long period of time. It is.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and an information management system that can solve the above problems.
An example of a specific purpose is as follows.
(A) To provide an individual-compatible pet food production apparatus that can provide a pet owner with a fresh and safe dry-type pet food corresponding to the state of each pet.
(B) When providing pet owners with fresh and safe dry-type pet food corresponding to the condition of individual pets, various pet foods can be manufactured efficiently and without error corresponding to individual pets. An individual pet food production apparatus capable of being provided is provided.
(C) An individual-compatible pet food information management system capable of managing dry-type pet food information using an individual-compatible pet food manufacturing apparatus is provided.
(E) To provide a pet food manufacturing apparatus that can manufacture pet food corresponding to the state of individual pets and that can be installed in pet-related stores with a small area and is practical.
The problems of the invention other than those described above and the means for solving them will be described in detail in the description in the specification to be described later.

Although the present invention can be expressed in many aspects, for example, typical ones are configured as follows.
The first invention includes a stirring kneader capable of stirring and kneading ingredients, an extruder for linearly extruding the kneaded material obtained by the stirring kneader, a dryer for drying the extruded linear material, a stirring kneader, an extrusion This is a pet food production apparatus that comprises a controller for driving and controlling a machine, a dryer, etc., a processing computer, and information input means, and produces pet food for individual pets by changing production information determined by the controller. And
The processing computer includes manufacturing information storage means for storing information on the manufacturing conditions of the pet food of each pet,
In response to inputting the customer information of the pet from the information input means, the manufacturing information of the pet food corresponding to the pet is taken out from the manufacturing information storage means, and the stirring kneader, the extruder, the dryer, etc. based on the manufacturing information The pet food is manufactured by driving the controller.

  A second invention is the first invention, wherein the pet food manufacturing apparatus individually corrects the display device for displaying necessary information necessary for pet food manufacturing to the operator and the pet food manufacturing information displayed on the display device. And a registration means for storing the corrected manufacturing information in the manufacturing information storage means, and the pet food is manufactured based on the corrected manufacturing information.

The third invention is a stirring kneader capable of stirring and kneading ingredients, an extruder for extruding the kneaded material obtained by the stirring kneader in a linear shape, a dryer for drying the extruded linear material, a stirring kneader, an extrusion A controller for driving and controlling a machine, a dryer, a processing computer, an information input means, and a display device for displaying necessary information necessary for pet food production to an operator, and different compositions for individual pets A pet food manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing pet food,
The processing computer comprises composition information storage means for storing information relating to the composition of the pet food relating to the individual pets,
In response to the input of pet customer information from the information input means, the processing computer takes out the composition information of the pet food corresponding to the pet from the composition information storage means, and displays the composition information on the display device. To do.

According to a fourth aspect, in the third aspect, the input means for individually correcting the pet food composition information displayed on the display device, and the correction registration means for storing the corrected pet food composition information in the composition information storage means. It is characterized by being.
According to a fifth invention, in the invention according to any one of the third to fourth inventions, the processing computer calculates an amount of each food necessary for the production amount of the pet food based on the composition information of each pet. Food amount calculation means to
In response to the manufacturing operator inputting the customer information from the information input means and the production amount of the pet food, the processing computer displays the necessary amount of each ingredient calculated by the ingredient amount calculating means on the display device. And

The sixth invention includes a stirring kneader capable of stirring and kneading ingredients, an extruder for linearly extruding the kneaded material obtained by the stirring kneader, a dryer for drying the extruded linear material, a stirring kneader, an extruder A pet food production apparatus for producing a pet food having different production information and / or composition information for individual pets, comprising a controller for driving and controlling a machine, a dryer, etc., and a processing computer,
The processing computer includes customer information storage means for storing customer information of individual pets, and food history information storage means for storing food history information including at least pet food composition information. The processing computer corresponds to the customer information. The food history information of the manufactured pet food is sequentially stored in the food history information storage means.

According to a seventh invention, in the sixth invention, the processing computer comprises standard pet food information storage means for storing standard pet food information including at least composition information of the standard pet food, and the processing computer has the pet food on the display device. A selection screen is displayed, and a standard pet food selection unit for manufacturing a standard pet food whose pet food selection screen is a standard pet food, and a pet food manufactured by a past customer based on the food history information. And displaying at least a past-produced pet food selection unit, and determining at least composition information of the pet food to be manufactured from the pet food storage means selected by the manufacturing operator selecting one of the two selection units. It is characterized by that.
An eighth invention is the invention according to any one of the first to seventh inventions, wherein the pet food manufacturing apparatus is provided in a pet-related store.

A ninth aspect of the invention is the invention according to any one of the first to eighth aspects of the present invention, wherein the dryer is configured to rotate the drying container around the inclined rotation shaft and to extrude from the extruder. In the drying container, a spiral convex plate is provided along the inner peripheral surface of the dryer, and the drying container is rotated in one direction. The extruded linear object is dried while rolling in the drying container, and when the drying container is rotated in the reverse direction, the linear object moves from the drying container along the spiral convex plate to the opening from the bottom of the drying container. It is characterized by being discharged.
A tenth invention is the invention according to any one of the first to ninth inventions, wherein a heating cooker that heats the minced meat is installed near the stirring kneader and is put into the stirring kneader. The minced meat to be cooked is cooked and the processing computer controls the cooking time in accordance with the operation of a stirring kneader or the like.

An eleventh invention is characterized in that in the invention according to any one of the ninth to tenth inventions, the hot air of the hot air generator is directly introduced into the drying container.
In a twelfth aspect of the invention according to any one of the first to eleventh aspects of the invention, the surface of the extruder is provided with cutting blades as linear object length adjusting means that rotate along the surface. The length of the linear object is changed by changing the rotational speed of the cutting blade.

A thirteenth invention is the invention according to any one of the first to twelfth inventions, wherein a plurality of extrusion bases having different small holes are prepared for differentiating the diameter of the linear material extruded by the extruder. An extrusion base discriminating means is provided at a predetermined position of the machine, and the type of the extrusion base attached to the extruder is detected by the discriminating means.
A fourteenth invention is characterized in that, in the invention according to any one of the first to thirteenth inventions, at least constituent parts of the agitating and kneading machine, the extruder and the dryer are covered with a casing.

  An individual-compatible pet food information management system according to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention connects a plurality of processing computers of the pet food manufacturing apparatus according to any one of the first to fourteenth aspects of the invention to a communication network, The integrated storage means managed by the information management server stores customer information, composition information, and food history information in each processing computer, and the information management server is provided with an integrated management means for searching and updating the information. Features.

The configuration of each of the above inventions will be described below.
In the first invention, the processing computer can be provided with the function of “a controller for driving and controlling a stirring kneader, an extruder, a dryer, and the like”. In this case, the processing computer also serves as the controller.
In the third and sixth inventions, the processing computer may be configured not to send a signal or the like for driving and controlling the agitating and kneading machine, the extruder and the dryer to the controller.

“Customer information” requires correspondence information such as a link for extracting manufacturing information and composition information. An example of customer information is a customer ID number.
In the present specification, “pet food information” refers to information including at least pet food composition information and further including pet food manufacturing information as required. Usually, there are many cases where composition information and manufacturing information are included.
The first invention, the third invention, and the sixth invention can be combined. As will be described in the following embodiments, the invention combining the first invention and the third invention, the invention combining the first invention and the sixth invention, the invention combining the third invention and the sixth invention, the first invention and the first invention An invention combining the third invention and the sixth invention can be constituted.
In addition, by combining the first invention, the third invention, and the sixth invention with the inventions of the ninth invention to the fourteenth invention, it is possible to provide a practical individually corresponding pet food manufacturing apparatus that can be installed in pet-related stores.
Furthermore, in the invention according to any one of the first to fifteenth inventions, each individually-compatible pet food manufacturing apparatus heats the retort-wrapped minced meat, and then puts it into the stirring kneading apparatus to put the pet food Can be configured to be manufactured. By comprising in this way, the effort which acquires minced meat can be reduced. Furthermore, the quality of pet food can be maintained at a certain level by maintaining the kind and quality of minced meat at a factory where retort packaging is performed. In addition, since both the pet food base material and the retort-wrapped minced meat can be stored for a long period of time, it is possible to provide high-quality pet food at a low cost by reducing equipment costs in pet-related stores.

The effects of each invention will be described below.
If it is 1st invention, in response to having inputted the pet customer information from the information input means, the manufacturing information of the pet food corresponding to the pet is taken out from the manufacturing information storage means, and the stirring kneader is based on the manufacturing information. Since the pet food is produced by the controller driving the extruder, the dryer, etc., a custom pet food suitable for the pet can be produced easily.

  According to the second aspect of the invention, the pet food manufacturing information displayed on the display device is corrected by the correction registering means, whereby the corrected pet food corresponding to each pet can be easily manufactured. Further, since the correction registration unit stores the corrected manufacturing information in the pet information storage unit, the corrected manufacturing information can be used later.

In the case of the third invention, since the processing computer displays the pet food composition information on the display device, the manufacturing operator accurately and easily manufactures the pet food corresponding to the customer information based on the displayed pet food composition information. It becomes possible to do.
According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the pet food composition information displayed on the display device is corrected by the correction registering means, thereby making it possible to easily manufacture a corrected pet food corresponding to each pet. Further, since the correction registration unit stores the corrected composition information in the composition information storage unit, the corrected composition information can be used later.

  If it is 5th invention, the manufacture operator can obtain the production amount of pet food only by preparing each foodstuff according to the required quantity of each foodstuff displayed on the display apparatus. Therefore, the manufacturing operator does not need to calculate the amount necessary for each food, and the manufacture of complex pet food can be simplified and made efficient.

If it is the sixth invention, the processing computer stores the food history information of the manufactured pet food sequentially in correspondence with the customer information in the food history information storage means, so what kind of pet food each pet ate Can be saved and used later as needed.
If it is the seventh invention, the composition information of the pet food can be determined simply by selecting the pet food from each selection section displayed on the display screen, so that the production of pet food for a wide variety of individual pets is made more efficient can do.

In the case of the eighth invention, considering that in many cases there is a close exchange / trust relationship between a pet-related store and a pet owner, a pet food manufacturing apparatus is provided in the pet-related store, The possibility of producing pet food that satisfies the owner's needs is increased. Moreover, if it is a pet owner, if it is a pet food manufactured by a reliable pet-related store, pet food can be given to his / her pet in peace.
If it is the 9th invention, the structure of a dryer can be made compact and a linear thing can be dried in a short time uniformly without unevenness by rotating. Furthermore, a simple operation of changing the rotation direction of the drying container can be switched between a drying operation and a linear object take-out operation, and the efficiency of the linear object drying operation can be improved.

According to the tenth invention, a heating cooker for heating minced meat is installed near the stirring kneader, the minced meat to be put into the stirring kneader is cooked, and the processing computer is a stirring kneader. The cooking time is controlled according to the operation, etc., so that when cooked minced meat is used to produce pet food in batch mode, the cooked minced meat to be added to the agitating and kneading machine is time-efficient. Can be thrown in.
If it is the 11th invention, since the hot air of the hot air generator is directly introduced into the drying container, the pet food can be dried well in combination with the rotation of the drying container.
According to the twelfth invention, the length of the linear object can be changed with a simple configuration called a cutting blade.

According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the extrusion base discriminating means is provided at a predetermined position of the extruder, and the kind of the extrusion base attached by the discriminating means is detected. When a different extrusion base is attached, it becomes possible to detect the mistake.
If it is the 14th invention, it can be separated from the outside by covering at least the components of the agitating and kneading machine, the extruder, and the dryer with the casing, and the spread of the heat and smell of the dryer to the outside is suppressed. It will be easier to place them in pet-related stores.

  According to the fifteenth invention, it becomes possible to collectively store customer information, composition information, and food history information in each processing computer in a plurality of pet-related stores, veterinary hospitals, etc., and are manufactured in a plurality of locations. Pet food information can be centrally managed.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a manufacturing machine section of a pet food manufacturing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional front view of the manufacturing machine section according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a right side view of the partial cross section of the manufacturing machine section according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional left side view of the manufacturing machine section according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a plan view of the manufacturing machine section according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing the configuration in the vicinity of the extrusion base of the extruder. FIG. 7 is an example of a schematic block diagram of an individual-compatible pet food manufacturing apparatus. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of computer processing at the time of visitor. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a pet food selection screen. FIG. 10 is an example of a screen that displays pet food composition information and manufacturing information. FIG. 11 shows an example of the configuration of the processing computer and its input unit. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an individual-compatible pet food information management system.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Manufacturing machine part, 2 ... Stir kneading machine, 3 ... Extruder, 5 ... Dryer, 8 ... Linear thing, 13 ... Controller, 14 ... Hot air generator, 17 ... Drying container, 21 ... Control part, 28 ... Extrusion base, 29 ... small hole, 30 ... cutting blade, 31 ... rotating shaft, 32 ... spiral convex plate, 33 ... casing, 40 ... processing computer, 41 ... food amount calculation program storage unit, 42 ... standard pet food information storage 44a ... display device for reception operator, 44b ... display device for manufacturing operator, 47 ... input unit, 148 ... limit switch, 48 ... communication network, 49 ... information management server, 52 ... composition information storage unit, 53 ... production information Storage unit 54 ... Food history information storage unit 55 ... Customer information storage unit 73 ... Pet food selection screen 74 74 Standard pet food selection unit 75 75 Pet food selection unit based on food history information 1 1 ... customer information DB, 102 ... pet food information DB, 103 ... food history information DB, 104 ... integrated management program.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 is a perspective view of a manufacturing machine section of a pet food manufacturing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partial sectional front view of the manufacturing machine section, and FIG. 3 is a partial sectional right side view of the manufacturing machine section. 4 is a partial sectional left side view of the manufacturing machine section, and FIG. 5 is a plan view of the manufacturing machine section.

  As shown mainly in FIGS. 1 and 2, the manufacturing machine section 1 as a pet food manufacturing means has a small and space-saving device configuration. The production machine unit 1 includes a stirring kneader 2 for mixing and kneading a pet food base material and a food material containing minced meat with a stirring member, and an uniaxial as an extruder 3 for extruding the kneaded material obtained by the stirring kneader 2 in a linear shape. Extruder 4, a dryer 5 that dries the extruded linear product 8, a controller 13 (see FIG. 2) that controls and drives the stirring kneader 2, the extruder 3, and the dryer 5, and a display for the manufacturing operator And at least a device 44b (see FIG. 2).

  In the configuration shown in the first embodiment, an extruder 3 is disposed below the stirring kneader 2, and a stirring kneader motor 25 and an extruder motor 26 are disposed below the extruder 3. . A charging hopper 20 of the extruder 3 is provided corresponding to the lower opening 27 of the stirring kneader 2, and the pet food material kneaded from the charging hopper 20 is fed into the extruder 3.

As shown in FIG. 6, an extrusion base 28 is detachably attached to the extrusion port 16 of the extruder 3, and a plurality of small holes 29 are formed in the extrusion base 28. The pet food material that has reached the extrusion base 28 in a state where pressure is applied in the extruder 3 is configured to be extruded while being formed to have a diameter of the small hole 29.
A limit switch 148 is provided at a predetermined position of the extruder 3 as the discrimination means 28 of the extrusion base. Further, the extrusion base 28 is formed with a convex recess 44 that contacts or does not contact the limit switch 148, and the type of the extrusion base 28 is detected according to the contact position or contact degree of the convex recess 44. Thus, the controller 13 is configured to be able to determine the extrusion base 28.

  A plurality of bases having different diameters of the small holes 29 are prepared as the extrusion base 28, and the manufacturing operator can manually replace the bases according to the pet food manufacturing information displayed on the display device 44b. In addition, you may provide the extrusion board | substrate automatic replacement | exchange apparatus which replaces the extrusion board | substrate 28 automatically by the command of the controller 13 or the processing computer 40 (refer FIG. 7).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the surface of the extrusion base 28 of the extruder 3 is provided with a cutting blade 30 as a linear object length adjusting means that rotates along the surface. By changing the length, the length of the linear object 8 (extruded pet food material, see FIG. 1) can be changed. That is, increasing the rotational speed of the cutting blade 30 increases the length of the linear object 8, and decreasing the rotational speed of the cutting blade 30 decreases the length of the linear object 8. By changing the rotational speed of the cutting blade 30 in a predetermined range, the linear object 8 can be adjusted to about 2 cm to 5 cm and cut. The extruder 3 is usually composed of a screw rotary type extruder such as a single screw extruder or a twin screw extruder, and the rotation speed is preferably set in the range of 20 rpm to 40 rpm. In this embodiment, a single screw extruder 4 is shown as the extruder 3.

As shown in FIG. 1, a belt conveyor 10 as a conveying means is provided below the extrusion port 16 of the extruder 3, and the linear object 8 conveyed by the belt conveyor 10 is provided in an opening 18 of the dryer 5. The chute 38 is inserted into the dryer 5.
As shown in FIG. 4, the dryer 5 is configured such that the drying container 17 is rotated around the inclined rotation shaft 31 to dry the linear object 8 while rolling and moving the linear object 8 in the drying container 17. .

  A spiral convex plate 32 is provided in the drying container 17 along the inner peripheral surface of the dryer. When the drying container 17 is rotated in one direction, the linear object 8 is dried while rolling in the drying container 17 and is dried. When the container 17 is rotated in the opposite direction, the linear object 8 moves from the inside of the drying container 17 along the spiral convex plate 32 to the opening from the bottom of the drying container 17, and the discharge path 36 attached to the casing 33. (See FIGS. 4 and 5).

  Moreover, it is set as the structure by which the hot air from the hot air generator 14 (refer FIG. 2) is blown in in the dryer 5. FIG. For example, convection is caused in the drying container 17 at 140 ° C. to 160 ° C. for about 5 minutes to 10 minutes to dry the linear object 8 without unevenness to produce a pet food.

  The stirring kneader 2, the extruder 3 and the dryer 5 having the above-described configuration are accommodated in the casing 33, and are configured to be maintained at a high temperature in the dryer 5 by hot air from the hot air generator 14 when the pet food is dried. It is. As shown in FIG. 3, the casing 33 has a handle 35 for driving the discharge door 34 of the lower opening 27 of the stirring kneader 2 and a discharge path 36 for guiding the pet food discharged from the dryer 5 (see FIG. 4). Is provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, a manufacturing operator display device 44b of the processing computer 40 (see FIG. 7) is arranged near the controller 13. As shown in FIG. The manufacturing operator display device 44 b is provided with an input unit 45, and the input unit 45 is provided with an execution button 50 of the manufacturing machine unit 1. The manufacturing operator puts necessary pet food base material, fresh food, water and the like into the agitating and kneading machine 2 and operates the execution button 50 to drive the manufacturing machine unit 1 and pet food for individual pets. Started manufacturing.
The arrangement position and configuration of the dryer 5 are not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 1, and the dryer 5 may be provided below the stirring kneader 2 and the extruder 3. If it is this structure, the belt conveyor 10 will become unnecessary and the space of the width direction can also be made small. Moreover, the dryer 5 does not have the drying container 17, and it is good also as a structure which dries by hot-air heating on the belt conveyor 10. FIG.

  If necessary, a heating cooker (not shown) that heats the minced meat is installed near the stirring kneader 2. As a heating cooker, an iron plate on which minced meat is placed, a configuration in which an aluminum plate or the like is heated by a burner or an electric heating, a configuration in which microwave heating is performed like a microwave oven, a device for boiling minced meat in a pot filled with water, etc. can be used. .

  The cooking device is preferably configured such that the controller 13 controls the cooking time in accordance with the operation of the stirring kneader 2 and the like. The minced meat heated and cooked by the heating cooker is automatically charged into the agitating and kneading machine 2 by a conveying machine such as a vibration feeder, or manually fed into the agitating and kneading machine 2. Further, a heating cooker that heats the minced meat is installed near the stirring kneader 2 so that the minced meat to be put into the stirring kneader 2 is cooked and the controller 13 operates the stirring kneader 2 and the like. The cooking time can be controlled in accordance with the above.

Next, the pet food base material used when producing the pet food will be described.
In this embodiment, the pet food base material is composed of a powdery substance containing 80% to 98% by weight of carbohydrate and 20% to 2% by weight of protein. The carbohydrate is preferably cereal flour, especially rice flour. However, when producing a pet food to be given to a pet having a predetermined grain allergy, for example, a wheat allergy, the pet food base material is produced without any grain powder (for example, wheat flour) corresponding to the corresponding allergy.

It is preferable not to add any preservatives or preservatives to such a pet food substrate. In addition, it is preferable to use only other additives that can be used for human consumption.
As protein to be put into the pet food base material, animal protein powders such as cows, birds, sheep and fish, and vegetable protein powders purified from soybeans can be mixed. When protein powder is added, it is 20 wt% to 1 wt%, more preferably about 10 wt% to 1 wt%.

The type of pet food base material is, for example,
(Type 1) The pet food base material mainly composed of the above carbohydrates, which has the widest application range, does not contain any preservatives or preservatives, or has been made usable by humans. This is a standard pet food base material.
(Type 2) Allergy-preventing pet food base material excluding allergenic materials such as ingredients made from wheat, eggs, green fish, etc.
(Type 3) A pet food base material containing a medicinal component corresponding to a specific disease or a specific lifestyle-related disease.
Etc. can be exemplified.
Examples of the standard pet food base material include dog pet food base materials, cat pet food base materials, old age pet food base materials, and young pet food base materials.

Next, a control system for the individual pet food production apparatus will be described.
FIG. 7 is an example of a schematic block diagram of an individual-compatible pet food manufacturing apparatus.
This apparatus includes a control unit 21 that performs overall control of the entire system, a ROM memory 23 that stores information that is not scheduled to be rewritten, a RAM memory 24 that stores rewritable information, pet food composition information, pet information Reception operator display device 44a for displaying food manufacturing information and the like, manufacturing operator display device 44b for displaying pet food composition information, pet food manufacturing information, and the like, and an input unit for inputting information required by the reception operator or the manufacturing operator 45 and an interface unit 22 for exchanging signals between the controller 13 of the manufacturing machine unit 1 and a communication control unit 47 for communicating with an information management server 49 (to be described later) via a communication network 48 such as the Internet. I have. The processing computer 40 includes at least a control unit 21, a ROM memory 23, and a RAM memory 24.

  As described above, the manufacturing operator display device 44b is provided in the vicinity of the manufacturing machine unit 1 and is provided at a position that is easy for the manufacturing operator to see. On the other hand, the reception operator display device 44a is provided at a position where the reception operator can easily see. The reception operator who listens to the pet owner's request, etc. and the manufacturing operator who performs the processing of the manufacturing machine part 1 can facilitate the processing work, but in order to reduce costs, the reception operator also serves as the manufacturing operator. The case where the operator display device 44a also serves as the manufacturing operator display device 44b can be employed.

  The ROM memory 23 includes a manufacturing program storage unit 50, a communication program storage unit 51, a food amount calculation program storage unit 41, and a standard pet food information storage unit 42. The production program storage unit 50 stores a basic pet food production program for controlling the stirring kneader 2, the extruder 3, the dryer 5 and the like via the controller 13, and the communication program storage unit 51 stores an information management server. A communication program for transmitting / receiving information to / from 49 is stored. The food amount calculation program storage unit 41 stores a food amount calculation program for calculating the amount of each food necessary for the production amount of the pet food based on the composition information of each pet. The standard pet food information storage unit 42 stores composition information and manufacturing information for manufacturing standard pet food.

The RAM memory 24 has a composition information storage unit 52 that stores pet food composition information, a manufacturing information storage unit 53 that stores pet food manufacturing information, a food history information storage unit 54 that stores food history information, And a customer information storage unit 55 for storing customer information such as a customer ID code.
In the configuration illustrated in FIG. 7, a moisture supply device that supplies moisture to the agitating and kneading machine 2 according to an instruction from the controller 13 is provided.

As mentioned above, pet food composition information
(1) Types and amounts of pet food base materials,
(2) Type and amount of fresh ingredients,
(3) Types and amount of minced meat,
(4) moisture content,
(5) The type and amount of supplements (including drugs) to be introduced,
(6) Examples of ingredients to be excluded due to allergies and the like can be exemplified. Pet food base materials, fresh ingredients such as cabbage, minced meat, moisture, supplements, etc. are all given food codes, and given as a composition information table specifying the food code and the weight percentage at the time of mixing It is done.

  Usually, the pet food composition information is given in the form of weight% per kg. For example, when the pet owner purchases the amount of pet food such as 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, etc., the amount of each ingredient, pet food base material, minced meat, vegetables, etc. For three weeks, the amount three times that of one week is automatically calculated and displayed on the display devices 44a and 44b.

The production information of pet food is information on how to produce the pet food after the composition of the pet food is determined.
These are configured to include driving data of each component of the manufacturing machine unit 1 described above at each store. For example,
(1) The driving time for the stirring kneader 2, the rotational speed (2) the rotational speed of the extruder 3,
(3) Type of extrusion substrate 28 (size of diameter of small hole 29)
(4) Number of revolutions of cutting blade 30 (5) In the dryer 5, the temperature of the hot air generator 14, the heating time, the number of revolutions of the rotary shaft 31 of the dryer 5, the amount of hot air, and the like are set.

In addition to this, it is possible to include processing information performed by the manufacturing operator when manufacturing the pet food as necessary. For example, a heating method of minced meat, a heating time of minced meat, a processing method of minced meat juice, and the like. The processing method of minced meat soup is that the aroma of minced meat can be increased by drying using a drier while applying the soup produced during heating to the surface of the pet food.
The pet food composition information and the pet food manufacturing information are each provided with an item (attribute) that can store a custom order flag indicating that the information is a custom order.

The food history information includes, for example, information on when and how much pet food was produced. An example of dietary history information
[Customer ID, date, manufacturer code, reception time, pet food information]
And other items (attributes).
The food history information file is configured as, for example, a transaction file in which the date and the pet food information are accumulated over time each time a customer visits each store and manufactures pet food.

Such food history information is combined with pet food manufacturing information and used for processing to recall and reuse the food history information in step S109 of FIG. Play a big role in knowing.
This is because a pet's health is improved by eating pet food, and it often lasts for a long period of 3 months or 6 months after starting to eat pet food. This is because it is important to evaluate pet food.

The customer information includes, for example, the following items.
[Owner's name, owner's address, phone / e-mail contact, dog name, dog type, dog birth date, male / female type, body weight, what kind of pet food you like Liking, medical history, individual information, custom flag].
Among these, the medical history includes information on the presence or absence of allergies, information on whether or not a particular disease is involved. Individual information includes individual owner's wishes, precautions for delivery, and the like. The special order flag is automatically given when a plurality of pets are kept.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of processing performed by the processing computer at the time of a visitor.
In FIG. 8, first, customer acceptance processing is performed (step S101).
This customer reception process is a process performed by the computer to distinguish a customer who has visited the reception operator between a new customer and a registered customer, and to change the correspondence between the new customer and the registered customer. For example, when a customer selection screen (not shown) for selecting whether the customer is a new customer or a registered customer is displayed on the display device for the reception operator of the processing computer, and the reception operator inputs from the input unit as a new customer, In response to this input, the computer automatically assigns a customer code, and the operator inputs customer information for the new customer.
The customer information data to be input is based on information entered on the member registration sheet by the pet owner at the store.

  On the other hand, after the selection screen is displayed, when the reception operator inputs that the customer is a registered customer, an ID number input screen is displayed on the reception operator display device of the processing computer, and the customer ID number is displayed. The subsequent pet food manufacturing process is smoothly advanced by inputting.

  When the customer acceptance process ends, for example, a pet food selection screen as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed (step S102). The pet food selection screen is roughly divided into an input area for manufacturing custom pet food and an input area for manufacturing pet food by normal processing.

Furthermore, there are two types of normal processing. One is a case where a standard pet food is selected, and the other is a case where the same pet food is manufactured based on pet food information (composition information, manufacturing information) manufactured in the past by the registered customer.
Referring to the pet food selection screen as shown in FIG. 9, ask the customer what kind of pet food they want to manufacture, select the pet food according to the request, reduce the data input, We try to manufacture efficiently.

  That is, when the production of standard pet food is selected in step S102 shown in FIG. 8, the standard pet food information storage unit 42 in the ROM memory 23 of the computer (see FIG. 7, the same applies hereinafter) stores the standard pet food. The composition information and the manufacturing information are called (S103), and the computer automatically calculates the amount of each material according to the food amount calculation program in response to the input of the pet food manufacturing amount by the operator (S104). Specifically, the standard pet food composition information table of the standard pet food information storage unit 42 includes, for example, 25% by weight of the standard pet food base material, 20% by weight of minced meat, and the weight of fresh vegetables. % Is 5% and the weight% of water is registered as 50%. Therefore, when manufacturing 1 kg of pet food, (standard pet food base material: 1.0 × 0.25 = 250 g), (mince Meat: 1.0 × 0.20 = 200 g), (fresh vegetables: 1.0 × 0.05 = 50 g), (moisture: 1.0 × 0.50 = 500 g) and the computer automatically calculates.

  Then, pet food information as shown in FIG. 10 is output to the manufacturing operator display device 44b (S105), and manufacturing information (manufacturing data) is prepared for output to the controller 13 (S106). When the execution switch 50 is turned on (YES in S107), the processing computer 40 registers the food history information in the food history information storage unit 54 (S108) and ends the series of processes.

On the other hand, if it is selected in step S102 that the previously produced pet food is made again with the same composition and the same production conditions, the processing computer 40 stores the food history information corresponding to the customer information in the RAM memory 24. Called from the unit 54 (S109), receives the input of the amount of pet food produced by the operator, the food amount calculation program calculates the amount of each material (S110), and the same pet food information as the previous time is displayed on the display device (S110). S105).
Thus, when re-creating a pet food manufactured in the past, since past composition information and manufacturing information are stored in the food history information of the processing computer 40, using these information makes it easy and accurate. The desired pet food can be manufactured.

In addition, in step S102 shown in FIG. 8, when it is selected to manufacture a custom pet food that is neither a standard pet food nor a previously manufactured pet food, it is selected to manufacture the custom pet food. A special order flag as special order determination information is given to pet food information and meal history information created in response (S111), and what kind of pet food information should be input from the display input window of the pet food selection screen. The operator of the store asks the pet owner about the fact and inputs the individual information (S112).
When the custom pet food information is input, the display information on the display device is displayed based on the custom pet food information (S105), and the processes in steps S106 to S108 are similarly performed.

  By having such processing software in the processing computer, regardless of whether it is a new customer or registered customer, the operator can routinely process each customer while viewing the display screen. While checking the status of customers with various pet requests on the screen, it will be possible to manufacture pet food easily and accurately according to customer requests.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the pet food selection screen. The processing of the processing computer will be described with reference to the pet food selection screen.
The pet food selection screen 73 includes a standard pet food selection unit 74 that selects A type, B type, and C type standard pet foods, and information on dietary history for manufacturing pet foods manufactured by past customers. A pet food selection unit 75, a custom pet food input unit 76, a display input window 77 for displaying and inputting the selected pet food information, an input field 78 for inputting the production amount, a registration button unit 79, A cancel button unit 80 is provided.

  When a standard pet food is manufactured, when an operator selects one of the three types of standard pet foods, A type, B type, and C type, pet food information of the selected standard pet food is displayed on the display input window 77. Is displayed. Then, for example, enter the production amount requested by the pet owner into 4 kg in the input field 78, and click the registration button 79 because it is a cursor. If there is composition information corresponding to the standard pet food information of 4 kg and production information if there is data, Is registered with customer code, store code, and date.

  In addition, when the operator selects pet food from the diet history information, when the customer code is input, the past date corresponding to the customer code in the latest order in the diet history display column (for example, July 05, 2004). , June 18, 2004, and June 02, 2004) are displayed, and the date of July 05, 2004 is selected by the selection button, the previous pet food information manufactured on July 5, 2004 is displayed. The display input window 77 is configured to be displayed. For example, if the production amount is input as 4 kg and the registration button section 79 is clicked, the composition information corresponding to the pet food information for 4 kg related to the date of July 5, 2004, and if there is data, the production information is the customer code. , Registered with dealer code and date.

  If you have selected custom pet food input, the pet food information displayed in the display input window 77 is displayed when you select standard pet food or by selecting pet food selection from dietary information. The input button 81 of the pet food input unit 76 is pushed to make the pet food information displayed in the display input window 77 correct and input, and the manufacturing amount is input and registered.

In other words, by pressing the input button 81 of the custom pet food input unit 76, it is possible to correct and input the pre-registered pet food information. When the correction is input, a special order flag is provided in the composition information, manufacturing information, and the like. You can see that it is a custom-made pet food.
In addition, after pressing the input button from the state where the pet food information is not displayed in the display input window 77, each data of composition information, manufacturing information, and special information is manually input one by one, and then the registration button portion The custom pet food information may be registered by clicking 79.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of the reception operator display device, and FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of an input unit of the processing computer.
As shown in FIG. 10, the pet food information display screen 59 is roughly divided into at least a composition information display area 60, a manufacturing information display area 61, and a special note information display area 63. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, an input unit 45 of a processing computer is provided adjacent to the reception operator display device 44a. That is, the input unit 45 may be configured by a general mouse 83, keyboard 84, bar code reader 85, microphone 86, and the like. Further, the input unit 45 adjacent to the reception operator display device 44a is an input unit close to a general computer as shown in FIG. 11, and the input unit adjacent to the manufacturing operator display device is the input unit shown in FIG. It is preferable to use an input unit that is easy to operate even with a hand holding a food like the unit 45.

As described above, the pet food composition information displays the type and amount of the pet food base material, the type and amount of fresh food, the type and amount of minced meat, the amount of water, and the like. Among these, in this embodiment, the information that the operator needs to watch carefully is displayed in reverse display, blinking display, or in a conspicuous color.
For example, in the case of minced meat, the column of beef minced, 100 g flashes in red, and it can be seen at a glance that the manufacturing operator must prepare the beef minced for this part.
In the special information display area 63, supplements that are introduced at the manufacturing stage are displayed as needed to alert the operator.

  As described above, the manufacturing information displays the driving time of the stirring kneader, the driving time of the extruder, the diameter of the pet food, the manufacturing conditions of the length of the pet food, the time of the dryer, the temperature, and the like. When the standard pet food is manufactured, it is displayed according to the drive data of the normal process prepared in step S106 in FIG. When manufacturing standard pet food, the operator only needs to see manufacturing information when necessary, and operations such as processing according to the displayed manufacturing information are not required. That is, the manufacturing operator refers to the displayed composition information, prepares the amount of beef mince, the amount of cabbage, and the amount of moisture displayed in the amount display column of the composition information from a refrigerator or the like, and puts them in the stirring kneader. The controller automatically manufactures standard pet food based on drive data of manufacturing information prepared in advance by operating the execution switch to drive the pet food manufacturing apparatus. The amount of each ingredient displayed in the composition information quantity display field is automatically calculated and displayed based on the numerical value entered in the production quantity entry field 78 of FIG.

On the other hand, in the case of custom pet food, the manufacturing operator must prepare the ingredients of the displayed composition information and determine what kind of processing is performed according to each special information, supplement information, and processing method. I must. For example, when putting in a specific supplement, such a supplement is selected and introduced based on information displayed on the display device. In addition, if there is special information such as wanting a softer pet food, increasing the amount of cabbage, or changing minced meat from previous beef to mutton, the amount of moisture and drying time according to those requests, The pet food is manufactured by changing the composition and manufacturing conditions such as increasing the amount of cabbage or using it for mutton. Such determination regarding the production of pet food may be performed by the reception operator or may be performed by the manufacturing operator. In general, it seems more efficient if the reception operator decides and the manufacturing operator follows the determination of the reception operator.
Note that the special note information also means that errors are reduced by indicating to the reception operator and the manufacturing operator what purpose the composition information and the manufacturing information are changed for.

The confirmation process performed at predetermined time intervals by the processing computer 40 (see FIG. 7) is as follows.
First, in the state where composition information, manufacturing information, and special information are displayed in the respective display columns on the display device 44, in these displays, “whether there has been a correction input by the reception operator or the manufacturing operator (including voice input) And “whether the execution button was operated” are detected in real time at predetermined time intervals.

Then, the composition information, manufacturing information, and special information just before the execution button is pressed are stored in the pet food information provided for each customer ID of each pet. If there is correction input data and voice input data before the execution button is pressed, the pet food information is recorded with these correction data. When the manufacturing operator performs correction input, in addition to using the mouse and keyboard shown in FIG. 11, a meat mince barcode table in which each meat type is printed by a barcode, and a vegetable type is printed by a barcode. You may input by reading a vegetable barcode table | surface with a barcode reader.

As for special points devised by the operator in the production of pet food, if necessary, the information is input to the food history information as special information by keyboard, bar code input, voice input, or the like.
By adopting such a method, when manufacturing custom pet food, it is possible for the operator to input under what conditions the pet food was manufactured, if necessary. Responsible for manufacturing a wide variety of custom pet foods.

  In addition, when the operator who decides the pet food composition and manufacturing conditions at the time of manufacture routinely checks the pet food information displayed on the display device, when manually inputting the pet food history later Compared to, the number of mistakes is reduced, and pet food information and food history information can be automatically created simultaneously with the pet food manufacturing process.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing an example of the integrated management apparatus described in the fifteenth aspect of the invention.
As shown in FIG. 12, a plurality of processing computers (first processing computer 40-1,..., Nth processing computer 40-n) of a pet food manufacturing apparatus disposed in a pet-related store or the like are connected to a communication network 48. The customer information, the pet food information, and the food history information in each computer 40 are stored in the integrated customer information DB 101, the pet food information DB 102, and the food history information DB 103 by the information management server 49 and searched. The integrated management program 104 for updating is provided. The customer information DB 101, the pet food information DB 102, and the food history information DB 103 may be configured by a database server and distributed on the communication network 48.

By providing an information management server as an example of the integrated information management apparatus shown in FIG. 12, the following processing becomes possible.
(1) An operator of a certain store operates a store computer to obtain customer information in the information management server and pet food information of the customer.
(2) Send customer information, pet food information and the like from the information management server to a computer at a certain store.
(3) The information management server is used to search for necessary information from the customer information database, pet food information database, and food history information database. For example, if a large number of pets who have eaten a special pet food for 6 months have dietary history information in which a specific allergic symptom has improved, it becomes an effective treatment means for the specific allergy. In addition, by searching for symptoms for a specific type of dog described in customer information and special information, it is possible to obtain many cases for a specific type of dog at present.

  As described above, the customer information database, the pet food information database, and the food history information database are comprehensive databases relating to pets, and are very useful information for pet-related business. Such information is difficult for humans to use due to privacy rights, but if it is information about pets, owners can easily provide it and can be used in a wide range Is.

Hereinafter, the outline in the case of manufacturing pet food using the individually corresponding pet food manufacturing apparatus according to the first embodiment will be described.
The manufacturing machine unit 1 as shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 is installed in a pet-related store such as a pet store, a pet-related product, a pet-related food, or an animal hospital operated by a veterinarian or the like. Such pet-related stores are often visited by pet owners.
On the other hand, a pet food base material supply company manufactures a pet food base material and provides the pet food base material to a pet food manufacturing apparatus installed in each pet related store. A pet food base material supplier can also supply minced meat at the same time.

  At pet-related stores, the reception operator asks the customer whether there is an individual response. In other words, after listening to the condition of the customer's pet, it is decided whether to select standard pet food or other pet food. And the process demonstrated in FIG. 8 is performed, and the selection of a pet food base material and the selection of minced meat and other fresh foods are performed according to the pet owner's request. Specifically, according to the pet food information display screen shown in FIG. 10, the type of minced meat (for example, selection of meat such as beef and chicken) to be input to the stirring kneader 2 and the vegetable to be input (for example, cabbage) are determined. . In this case, retort-wrapped minced meat that has been mailed from a pet food substrate supplier can also be used. As a method for obtaining minced meat, a form in which minced meat is purchased by a manufacturing operator at each pet-related store from a butchery store every time pet food is manufactured can be adopted.

  Next, after the minced meat is cooked with the heating cooker described above, the minced meat, fresh ingredients (such as cabbage) and the pet food base material are stirred and kneaded in the kneader 2 while adding the cooked meat juice and moisture. (See FIGS. 1 to 6, the same applies hereinafter) and knead and knead. When fresh ingredients such as vegetables are added, it is preferable that the food is finely sliced to such an extent that pet food can be produced satisfactorily with the stirring kneader 2 and the extruder 3. The pretreatment of these fresh ingredients may be performed by purchasing vegetables or the like that have been cut into small pieces in advance, or an operator may process them into pieces by using a machine.

  Next, the agitated and kneaded product is taken out from the lower opening 27 of the agitating and kneading machine 2 and put into the extruder 3 from the charging port of the extruder 3. And the extrusion process of the linear object 8 is performed, determining the diameter of the linear object 8 by selection of the extrusion base | substrate 28 of the extruder 3. FIG. The linear object 8 pushed out from the small hole 29 of the extruder 3 is adjusted on the length by the cutting blade 30 and then falls onto the belt conveyor 10. The linear object 8 on the belt conveyor 10 is heated in the casing 33 and heated in the drying container 17 and dried. The production of pet food is completed through the above steps.

The manufactured pet food is directly delivered in a package at a pet-related store or delivered by home delivery. In this way, it is possible to provide a safe, fresh and freshly made pet food that does not contain any preservatives or preservatives.
The ninth to fourteenth inventions can be grasped as independent inventions not dependent on the first to eighth inventions.

Hereinafter, Configurations 1 to 3 relating to a preferred pet food composition will be described.
(Configuration 1) The individual-compatible pet food manufacturing apparatus is installed in a pet-related store, and the pet food base material is configured with a composition mainly composed of cereal flour and is easy to mix. After at least minced meat was added to the stirring kneader, the controller controlled and driven the stirring kneader, the extruder, and the dryer, and contained 3 to 100 parts by weight of minced meat with respect to 100 parts by weight of grain flour. A dry-type pet food with a configuration.

(Configuration 2) The individual pet food production apparatus is installed in a pet-related store, and the pet food base material has a composition mainly composed of carbohydrates and proteins and is configured to be easily mixed. After charging at least minced meat into the stirring kneader, the controller controls and drives the stirring kneader, the extruder, and the dryer, so that the carbohydrate is 30 wt% to 70 wt%, the protein is 20 wt% to 32 wt%, A dry pet food having a composition of 5% to 25% by weight of fat and containing the minced meat that has been added.

(Configuration 3) The individual pet food production apparatus is installed in a pet-related store, and the pet food base material is composed of a composition mainly composed of cereal flour and is easy to mix. A dry-type pet food comprising minced meat in which at least the heat-cooked minced meat is put into the stirring kneader and then the controller controls and drives the stirring kneader, the extruder and the dryer.

  In addition, in the said structure 1 to structure 3, it is preferable to comprise a pet food base material without putting any preservatives and preservatives for long-term preservation. Furthermore, it is preferable that the pet food base material in the above configuration is configured by removing materials that may cause allergies. Moreover, it is preferable to set the moisture content of the linear thing extruded from an extruder in the said structure in the range of 15 weight%-40 weight%.

If it is the structure 1, it has the specific effect of the following (A)-(C).
(A) Since the pet food base material mainly composed of cereal flour is used as described above, the fat content that tends to deteriorate in quality can be reduced, and the pet food base material can be stored for a long time. Moreover, since not only a pet food base material but also a minced meat is added with a stirring kneader to produce a final pet food, the taste and smell are improved, and a fresh and delicious pet food can be produced.
(B) A pet food base material that can be stored for a long period of time and fresh foods such as minced meat are mixed as much as necessary just before they are manufactured at a pet store. Even a small amount of pet food that a pet can eat for a week can be produced individually, and it is always possible to give pets a safe, fresh and good quality pet food.
(C) By installing a pet food production device in a pet-related store, taking into account the health of the pet, the composition of the pet food base material, the type and amount of minced meat to be mixed, etc. can be adjusted. It becomes possible to produce pet food. Therefore, it is possible to safely and easily produce a pet food corresponding to individual pet symptoms.

If it is the structure 2, it has the effect of the following (d) with the effect of said (b) (c).
(D) As described above, since the pet food base material mainly composed of carbohydrate and protein is used, the fat content that tends to deteriorate in quality can be reduced, and the pet food base material can be stored for a long time. In addition, by setting the carbohydrate, protein, and fat within the above ranges, a highly nutritious pet food that satisfies basic nutrients can be produced.

If it is the structure 3, it has the effect of the following (e) with the effect of said (i)-(c).
(E) By making the minced meat added later cooked, it is possible to provide a pet food that makes the pet very happy especially in taste and aroma.

Specific examples will be described below.
Table 1 is a table | surface which shows an example of the mixture ratio at the time of using a standard pet food base material and beef minced meat. In the ratio after drying, the other ingredients are calculated with minced meat at 5%. When minced meat is increased (for example, increased to 20%), the weight% of cereals such as rice flour and wheat flour is increased by the amount of minced meat increased. In addition, pet food base materials, minced meat, cabbage, etc. used inexpensive things that humans can eat, and no preservatives or preservatives were used.

  The minced meat is put in a heating container (aluminum), heated by a burner to be baked, and the pet food base material shown in Table 1, cabbage and water as shown in Table 1 are placed in a stirring kneader and stirred and kneaded. The pet food of the said composition was manufactured through the process, the extrusion process, and the drying process.

  Put the minced meat in a shallow dish, heat it with a microwave to make it into a baked meat state, put the pet food base material, cabbage and water with the above composition into the stirring kneader together with the meat juice, and then put the pet food with the above composition Manufactured. That is, Example 2 is different from Example 1 only in the heating method of minced meat.

  The pet food base material, cabbage and water were placed in a stirring kneader with the minced meat in a raw state, and then the pet food was produced according to the composition described above. That is, Example 3 is a configuration in which the minced meat is not cooked and is heated only by a dryer.

Pet foods for pets that are allergic to allergies use materials in which wheat flour is replaced by rice flour and fish flour is replaced by vegetable protein powder that does not cause allergies. The component ratio is the same as in Table 1 except that wheat flour is replaced by rice flour and fish flour is replaced by vegetable protein powder, and thus the description thereof is omitted. It manufactured like Example 1 except the change of the said pet food base material.
(Comparative Example 1)

Pet food was manufactured in the same manner as the other ingredients, using soy protein with a weight equivalent to minced meat, without using minced meat as an ingredient to be introduced at pet-related stores.
(Comparative Example 2)

150 g of a commercially available dog food manufactured by Company A was prepared. In addition, the ratio of the meat was selected in a larger amount than in Examples 1 to 3.
(Comparative Example 3)

150 g of a commercially available dog food manufactured by B company was prepared. In addition, the ratio of the meat was selected in a larger amount than in Examples 1 to 3.
(Experiment contents)
Example 1, Example 2, Example 3, Comparative Example 1, Comparative Example 2, and Comparative Example 3 were changed from dog 1 to dog 8 (dog 1: Shiba Inu 3 years old, dog 2: Shiba Inu 4 years old, dog 3: Golden Retriever. 2 years old, dog 4: golden levetri 3 years old, dog 5: siberian husky 2 years old, dog 6: mongrel 4 years old, dog 7: mongrel 5 years old, dog 8: mongrel 4 years old) Observed to eat most happily. The pet food is given to the dog with the same amount (150 g) of the above six pet foods placed in the same plate in a concentric circle with the dog's nose tip at the center of the circle, and the experiment is repeated three times. I took the average. Among the three experiments, the position where the pet food was arranged was changed every time.

In addition, the pet food of Example 1, Example 2, and Example 3 used the pet food preserve | saved at normal temperature for 5 days after manufacture.
Table 2 shows the order of 1, 2, 3,..., 5, 6 in order from the pet food that can be determined to be most preferred for each dog. The decision was made to decide which pet food to eat most happily by judging the pet food that was first eaten, the state of being crazy about eating, and so on.

What can be understood and expected from the experiment shown in Table 2 is as follows.
(1) Example 1 and Example 2 using cooked minced meat seem to eat dogs more happily than those not heated (Example 3).
(2) Dogs seem to eat more happily when heating a burner in a pan such as aluminum or iron plate than heating a microwave oven. This is probably because heating in the pan makes the aroma of the meat stronger than heating in the microwave. In fact, in the state immediately after manufacture, the pet food of Example 1 is felt to have a stronger smell of meat even in the human nose than the pet food of Example 2. The olfaction of dogs is much stronger than that of humans, so it seems that the difference in odors was felt sensitively even after 5 days, resulting in the above results.

(3) In Comparative Example 1 using soy protein without using minced meat, there was almost no odor of meat, so it was expected that the taste of dogs would be quite low, but contrary to expectations, The results are slightly better than those of Comparative Examples 2 and 3 which are commercially available products with a large content.
(4) Even in Example 3 (when raw minced meat was used), it was found that dogs ate more clearly than Comparative Examples 2 and 3 which are commercially available pet foods.

(5) The above Examples 1 to 3 and Comparative Example 1 do not use any preservatives or preservatives, and foods that can be eaten by humans are provided to pets immediately after production. Therefore, it is clear that preservatives and preservatives are contained in a large amount, and the health of the pet is better than that of a commercial pet food that is expected to use poor quality materials. In addition, it was found that each pet was delicious and happily eaten compared to a commercial pet food. Therefore, the method according to the present embodiment can be said to be a pet food manufacturing method that can provide a pet owner with a fresh and safe dry-type pet food that is good for pet health and does not contain preservatives and preservatives. .

(6) When the pet food immediately after manufacture of Example 1- Example 3 was given to the said dog, it ate very favorably. The great feature of this individual pet food production apparatus is that freshly made pet food can be given to pets. Not only humans but also pets prefer fresh food right after production. By feeding the pet food immediately after being manufactured at a pet-related store, it is possible to give the pet an optimal pet food that is safe.
(7) Although not in the above-mentioned experiment, it was also confirmed that the pet was willing to eat by saving the heat-cooked minced meat juice and drying it while applying it to the linear objects in the dryer. This seems to be because both the scent and taste are improved because the minced meat's gravy component adheres to the surface of the pet food.

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Stir kneader capable of stirring and kneading ingredients, extruder for extruding the kneaded material obtained by the stir kneader, a dryer for drying the extruded linear material, a stir kneader, an extruder, a dryer, etc. A pet food manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing pet food for individual pets by changing manufacturing information defined by the controller, comprising a controller for driving and controlling, a processing computer, and information input means,
The processing computer includes manufacturing information storage means for storing information on the manufacturing conditions of the pet food of each pet,
In response to inputting the customer information of the pet from the information input means, the manufacturing information of the pet food corresponding to the pet is taken out from the manufacturing information storage means, and the stirring kneader, the extruder, the dryer, etc. based on the manufacturing information A pet food manufacturing apparatus, wherein the pet food is manufactured by the controller being driven. The pet food manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the pet food manufacturing apparatus displays necessary information necessary for pet food manufacturing to an operator, and manufacture of the pet food displayed on the display apparatus. An individual-compatible pet food manufacturing apparatus that includes an input unit that individually corrects information, and a correction registration unit that stores the corrected manufacturing information in the manufacturing information storage unit, and manufactures pet food based on the corrected manufacturing information . Stir kneader capable of stirring and kneading ingredients, extruder for extruding the kneaded material obtained by the stir kneader, a dryer for drying the extruded linear material, a stir kneader, an extruder, a dryer, etc. A pet food having a different composition for each pet is provided with a controller for controlling the driving of the robot, a processing computer, information input means, and a display device for displaying necessary information necessary for pet food production to the operator. A pet food manufacturing apparatus for
The processing computer comprises composition information storage means for storing information relating to the composition of the pet food relating to the individual pets,
In response to the input of pet customer information from the information input means, the processing computer takes out the composition information of the pet food corresponding to the pet from the composition information storage means, and displays the composition information on the display device. An individual-compatible pet food production device. 4. The individually corresponding pet food manufacturing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the pet food composition information displayed on the display device is individually corrected, and the corrected pet food composition information is stored in the composition information storage means. A pet food production apparatus for individual use, comprising a registration means. 5. The individually corresponding pet food manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 3 to 4, wherein the processing computer calculates an amount of each food necessary for the production amount of the pet food based on the composition information of each pet. A food amount calculating means for calculating,
In response to the manufacturing operator entering the customer information from the information input means and the production amount of the pet food, the processing computer displays the necessary amount of each ingredient calculated by the ingredient amount calculating means on the display device. Type pet food production equipment. Stir kneader capable of stirring and kneading ingredients, extruder for extruding the kneaded material obtained by the stir kneader, a dryer for drying the extruded linear material, a stir kneader, an extruder, a dryer, etc. A pet food manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing different pet foods of at least one of manufacturing information and composition information for individual pets, comprising a controller for driving and controlling a processing computer,
The processing computer includes customer information storage means for storing customer information of individual pets, and food history information storage means for storing food history information including at least pet food composition information. The processing computer corresponds to the customer information. An individual-compatible pet food manufacturing apparatus, which sequentially stores food history information of manufactured pet food in a food history information storage means. The individual pet food production apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the processing computer comprises standard pet food information storage means for storing standard pet food information including at least composition information of standard pet food, and the processing computer comprises: A pet food selection screen is displayed on the display device, and the pet food selection screen is a standard pet food that is a standard pet food, and a past customer manufactured based on the food history information. At least a past-produced pet food selection unit for manufacturing the pet food, and at least a composition of the pet food to be manufactured from the storage means of the pet food selected by the manufacturing operator selecting one of the two selection units An individual-compatible pet food production device that determines information. The individually corresponding pet food manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the pet food manufacturing apparatus is provided in a pet-related store. The individually corresponding pet food manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the dryer rotates the drying container around an inclined rotating shaft, and is extruded from the extruder. It is configured to dry while rolling and moving the object in the drying container, and a spiral convex plate is provided in the drying container along the inner peripheral surface of the dryer, and when the drying container is rotated in one direction, an extruder When the linear object extruded from the inside is dried while rolling in the drying container and the drying container is rotated in the reverse direction, the linear object moves from the drying container along the spiral convex plate to the opening from the bottom of the drying container. A pet food production device for individual use configured to be moved and discharged. The individually corresponding pet food manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein a heating cooker for heating the minced meat to be cooked is installed near the stirring kneader, An individually-compatible pet food manufacturing apparatus in which the minced meat to be input is cooked and the processing computer controls the cooking time in accordance with the operation of a stirring kneader and the like. The individually corresponding pet food manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 9 to 10, wherein the hot air of the hot air generator is directly introduced into a drying container. The individually corresponding pet food manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein a cutting blade as a linear object length adjusting means that rotates along the surface of the extruder is provided on the surface of the extruder. An individually corresponding pet food manufacturing apparatus that is provided and configured to change the length of the linear object by changing the rotational speed of the cutting blade. In the individually corresponding pet food manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 12, a plurality of extrusion bases having different small holes are prepared in order to vary the diameter of the linear object extruded by the extruder, An individually corresponding type pet food manufacturing apparatus in which an extrusion base discriminating means is provided at a predetermined position of the extruder and the type of the extruding base attached to the extruder is detected by the discrimination means. The individually corresponding pet food manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein at least constituent parts of the stirring kneader, the extruder and the dryer are covered with a casing. . An integrated management system in which a plurality of processing computers of the pet food manufacturing apparatus described in the individual pet food manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 14 are connected to a communication network and managed by an information management server. An individual-compatible pet characterized in that customer information, composition information, and food history information in each processing computer are stored in the storage means, and an integrated management means for searching and updating the information is provided in the information management server Food information management system.