JP2009012798A - Warming device and manufacturing method for drink product - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To more uniformly warm a container or a certain drink, which is its contents. <P>SOLUTION: A warming device 200 is configured to warm the container filled with the drink. The device 200 is equipped with a first jetting part 20 for spraying hot water onto the container 10 from its upper part, and a second jetting part 30 for spraying hot water onto the container from its lower part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a heating device for heating a container filled with a beverage and a method for producing a beverage product.

As a heating device for heating a container filled with a beverage, a heating device for preventing condensation of the container, a heating device for sterilizing the beverage in the container, and the like are known. A warming device warms the beverage which is the container and its contents by spraying warm water on the container filled with the beverage.
JP-A-8-19386 JP-A-2005-304431

  In the conventional heating apparatus, warm water is sprayed only on the container from above. That is, in the conventional heating apparatus, warm water is sprayed from the spraying part disposed above the position where the container is disposed, and sprayed onto the container. In such a heating method, the upper part of the container quickly reaches the target temperature, but it takes a long time to raise the temperature of the lower part of the container to the target temperature. For example, according to the experiment result by the present applicant, when 45 ° C hot water is sprayed only on the container from above for the purpose of preventing condensation in a container filled with a beverage of about 5 ° C, It takes 12 minutes or more for the entire surface of the container to reach 40 ° C. On the other hand, considering the sterilization of the contents of the container, when trying to heat the entire liquid in the container to the target temperature, the liquid in the part that is easily heated in the container is maintained at a high temperature for a long time and excessive heat is generated. It can be under load.

  The present invention has been made with the above problem recognition as an opportunity, and has an object of, for example, more uniformly heating a container or a beverage as its contents.

  1st side surface of this invention is related with the heating apparatus which heats the container with which the drink was filled, The said heating apparatus is with respect to a container with the 1st injection part which sprays warm water from the upper direction with respect to a container. And a second injection unit that sprays hot water from below.

  According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the heating device may further include a support member that supports the container from below. In this case, the support member has an opening, and the hot water sprayed from the second spray unit can be sprayed onto the container through the opening of the support member.

  According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the support member may be a chain of a table top chain conveyor for transporting containers. The second injection unit may be disposed inside the rotation track of the chain so as to inject hot water upward. A part of the hot water jetted from the second jet part may be sprayed to the container through the opening of the chain, and the other part may be sprayed to the chain. The cleanliness of the chain can be maintained by the other part.

  The second aspect of the present invention relates to a manufacturing method for manufacturing a beverage product in which a beverage is filled in a container, and the manufacturing method includes a filling step for filling a container with a cooled beverage, and a container filled with the beverage. A heating step for heating the container, and a sticking step for sticking a label to the heated container. In the heating step, hot water is sprayed from above and below the container filled with the beverage. Warm the container.

  According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in the warming step, a container filled with a beverage is supported from below by a support member, and sprayed from a spraying part for spraying warm water from below to the container. The heated water is sprayed onto the container through an opening provided in the support member.

  According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the support member may be a chain of a table top chain conveyor for transporting containers. The injection unit may be disposed inside the rotation track of the chain so as to inject hot water upward. The container is heated by the hot water jetted from the jetting unit, and the cleanliness of the chain can be maintained.

  According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is preferable that the manufacturing method further includes a cleaning step of cleaning the support member by spraying a cleaning liquid from the spray unit. The washing step may be performed in a state where the heating step is not performed.

  According to the present invention, for example, by spraying warm water on the container from above and also spraying warm water from below, the container or its beverage can be more uniformly heated.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a manufacturing facility according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The production facility of a preferred embodiment of the present invention heats a filling device (filler) 100 that fills a container (for example, a bottle, a PET bottle, a can, etc.) with a cooled beverage, and a container filled with the beverage. A heating device (warmer, pastoriser) 200 and a sticking device (labeler) 300 for sticking a label to a heated container are provided. In addition, the manufacturing facility may include, for example, a taste inspection device, an appearance inspection device, a caser, a palletizer, and the like.

  With this production facility, a beverage product in which a beverage is filled in a container is produced. This manufacturing method includes a filling step of filling a cooled beverage into a container with the filling device 100, a heating step of heating the container filled with the beverage with a heating device 200, and an attached device to the heated container. An attaching step of attaching a label according to 300. By the heating step, condensation of the container is prevented or the beverage which is the contents of the container is sterilized.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a heating device 200 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a part of the heating device 200 shown in FIG.

  The heating device 200 is configured to heat a container filled with a beverage, and a first injection unit 20 that blows hot water from above on the container 10 filled with a cooled beverage, and the container 10. The 2nd injection part 30 which sprays warm water from the lower part is provided. Here, in this specification, “warming” means giving a temperature higher than normal temperature to an object, and the concept of “warming” includes “heating”. Further, in this specification, “warm water” is a liquid mainly composed of warmed water, and the concept of “warm water” includes not only water such as tap water but also chemicals against it. The thing which added etc. is also included.

  The container 10 is heated by being sprayed with warm water by the first injection unit 20 and the second injection unit 30 while being supported by the support member from below. In this embodiment, the support member is a chain 42 of a table top chain conveyor (conveying device) 40 for conveying the container 10. The container 10 may be heated while being transported by the table top chain conveyor 40, or may be heated while the table top chain conveyor 40 is stopped. In FIG. 2, only one container 10 is shown, but in reality, a large number of containers 10 can be arranged on the table top chain conveyor 40 and heated simultaneously.

  The chain 42 as a support member has a plurality of openings 42a, and the hot water sprayed from the second spray section 30 can be sprayed onto the container 10 through the openings 42a. In addition, for example, the container 10 is transported in a state in which a part of the lower part of the container 10 is exposed downward, as in the case where the container 10 is supported from below by a support member narrower than the width thereof and is also supported from the side by another support member In this case, it is not always necessary to provide an opening in the support member and to spray hot water through the opening to the container 10. That is, the container can be warmed by spraying warm water onto the exposed portion below it (the portion without the support member).

  The 2nd injection part 30 can be arranged inside the rotation track of chain 42 so that warm water may be injected toward the upper part. A part 34 of the hot water jetted from the second jet part 30 is sprayed to the container 10 through the opening 42 a of the chain 42, and the other part 36 is sprayed to the chain 42. Cleanliness can be maintained. The second injection unit 30 may be configured by arranging a plurality of injection nozzles 32 in a typical body.

  The second injection unit 30 can be used to maintain the cleanliness of the chain 42 (support member) in addition to warming the container 10 during the heating process of the container 10. It can also be used in the intended cleaning process. The cleaning process is typically performed in a state where the heating process is not performed, and in this cleaning process, a cleaning liquid can be ejected from the second ejection unit 30 to clean the chain 42. The cleaning liquid may be warm water, but may be other liquid.

  In the heating device 200 of this embodiment, 45 ° C. hot water is sprayed from above on the container by the first injection unit 20 for the purpose of preventing condensation in the container filled with a beverage of about 5 ° C. When sprayed from below by the second injection unit 30, the time required for the entire surface of the container to reach 40 ° C. was less than 10 minutes.

  In addition, when the injection of hot water from the second injection unit 30 was stopped and the hot water was injected only from the first injection unit 20, when the container 10 after 10 minutes warming was touched and confirmed, The upper part was warm and the lower part was cold, and a large temperature difference was observed between the upper part and the lower part.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, the container or the beverage as its contents is more uniformly heated by spraying warm water on the container from above and also spraying warm water from below. Can do. In addition, by disposing the injection unit so as to spray hot water from below the container, in a general structure in which the container is supported from below by the support member, the cleanliness of the support member is maintained, or The support member can be cleaned.

It is a figure which shows schematically the structure of the manufacturing equipment of suitable embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows typically the structure of the heating apparatus 200 of suitable embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows a part of heating apparatus 200 shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Filling apparatus 200 Heating apparatus 300 Sticking apparatus 10 Container 20 1st injection part 30 2nd injection part 32 Injection nozzle 34, 36 Hot water 40 Table top chain conveyor (conveyance apparatus)
42 Chain 42a Opening

Claims (11)

A heating device for heating a container filled with a beverage,
A first injection unit for spraying hot water from above on the container;
A second injection unit that sprays hot water from below on the container;
A heating device comprising: A support member for supporting the container from below;
The support member has an opening, and the hot water sprayed from the second spray unit is sprayed on the container through the opening of the support member.
The heating apparatus according to claim 1.   The heating device according to claim 2, wherein the support member is a chain of a table top chain conveyor for transporting the container.   The heating device according to claim 3, wherein the second injection unit is disposed inside a rotation orbit of the chain so as to inject hot water upward.   Part of the hot water jetted from the second jet part is sprayed to the container through the opening of the chain, and the other part is sprayed to the chain, and the cleanness of the chain is maintained by the other part. The heating device according to claim 4, wherein A production method for producing a beverage product in which a container is filled with a beverage,
A filling process for filling the container with the cooled beverage;
A heating process for heating the container filled with the beverage;
Including an attaching step of attaching a label to a heated container,
In the heating step, the container is heated by spraying warm water from above and below the container filled with the beverage.
A method for producing a beverage product.   In the warming step, a container filled with a beverage is supported by a support member from below, and hot water sprayed from a spray unit for spraying warm water from below the container is provided on the support member. The method for producing a beverage product according to claim 6, wherein the container is sprayed through the opening.   The said support member is a chain of the table top chain conveyor for conveying a container, The manufacturing method of the beverage product of Claim 7 characterized by the above-mentioned.   The said injection part is arrange | positioned inside the rotation track | orbit of the said chain so that hot water may be injected upwards, The manufacturing method of the beverage product of Claim 8 characterized by the above-mentioned.   10. The method for producing a beverage product according to claim 9, wherein the container is heated by the hot water sprayed from the spray section and the cleanliness of the chain is maintained.   The cleaning process of spraying cleaning liquid from the spray unit to clean the support member, wherein the cleaning process is performed in a state where the heating process is not performed. The manufacturing method of the drink product of any one of 6 thru | or 10.

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