JP2010104476A - Cooking device for little fish and method for cooking the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cooking device for little fish which can efficiently cook little fish. <P>SOLUTION: The cooking device 1 for little fish includes a body 10, a ventilating conveyer 11 which passes through the body 10 and transfers little fish, and vapor supply means 12 which are arranged oppositely across the conveyer 11 in the body 10 and spray vapor to the little fish transferred by the ventilating conveyer 11. Among the vapor supply means 12, those which are positioned above the conveyer 11 are upper vapor supply means 12a and those which are positioned under the conveyer 11 are lower vapor supply means 12b. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

    The present invention relates to a small fish heating apparatus and a small fish heating method, and more particularly to a small fish heating apparatus and a small fish heating method capable of efficiently heating a small fish.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a small fish heating apparatus that heats small fish using steam (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
In this method, a small fish is placed on a belt conveyor via a salo, and steam from a steam outlet of a hot water tank disposed under the belt conveyor is used.
However, this small fish heating device heats the small fish through the steam from the steam outlet of the hot water tank, and most of the heated steam moves to the upper part of the main body. In order to fill the fish with steam, there was a problem that a considerable amount of steam was required and the efficiency was not good.
No. 7-35579

    An object of the present invention is to provide a small fish heating apparatus and a small fish heating method in which the above-described problems are eliminated.

    The small fish heating apparatus according to claim 1 for achieving the above-mentioned object is provided in the main body, a breathable conveyor for passing the small fish while passing through the main body, and in the main body. A steam supply means that is provided oppositely via a conveyor and sprays steam onto the small fish conveyed by the breathable conveyor, and the upper part of the steam supply means is located above the breathable conveyor. It is a vapor | steam supply means, and it is a lower vapor | steam supply means located under the said breathable conveyor.

    Moreover, the small fish heating device according to claim 2 is the small fish heating device according to claim 1, wherein the breathable conveyor for conveying the small fish toward the discharge side is wound endlessly. An end of the air-permeable conveyor on the discharge side is located outside the main body, and is on the outer side of the main body toward the discharge side of the air-permeable conveyor and the discharge side of the air-permeable conveyor A suction means for sucking a small fish conveyed by the air-permeable conveyor through the air-permeable conveyor, located outside the main body, and outside the main body, An air blowing member that is positioned between the forward path and the return path, and blows the small fish sucked from the suction means through the breathable conveyor with air through the breathable conveyor; Before the outbound path A net located on the air-permeable conveyor and provided so that the small fish scattered from the air-permeable conveyor by air from the air blowing member does not scatter around, and the air conveyed from the air-permeable conveyor The steam supply means, the suction means, and the air blowing member are arranged in this order from the upstream side to the downstream side of the transport flow of the small fish, and receive the small fish sent out from the end portion on the discharge side of the breathable conveyor. And a receiving member.

    Further, the small fish heating device according to claim 3 is the small fish heating device according to claim 2, wherein a brush abutting on the breathable conveyor in the return path is provided, and the end of the breathable conveyor and the brush are suspended. The receiving member is provided at the position to be operated.

    According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for heating a small fish by spraying steam from the upper and lower portions of the small fish on the breathable conveyor conveyed in the main body and heating the small fish using the steam. It is.

The method for heating a small fish according to claim 5 is the method for heating a small fish according to claim 4, wherein the small fish conveyed into the main body passes through a heating tank of about 30 ° C to about 50 ° C in advance. , Drained.
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    According to the apparatus for heating a small fish according to claim 1, steam is sprayed by steam supply means from the upper part and the lower part of the small fish through the breathable conveyor conveyed in the main body, and the small fish is utilized using the steam. In order to heat the fish, that is, steam can be blown in a sandwich from the top and bottom of the small fish, and the steam from the upper steam supply means and the lower steam supply means can be heated to the small fish. Because of direct contact, small fish can be efficiently heated using steam.

    Moreover, according to the heating apparatus of the small fish of Claim 2, in addition to the effect of invention of Claim 1 mentioned above, the small fish on a breathable conveyor is attracted | sucked through a breathable conveyor by the suction means, The At the time, the water adhering to the small fish is also sucked, and after sucking, the small fish is blown up by the air blowing member through the breathable conveyor, and the blown up small fish is prevented from scattering to the surroundings by the net. The small fish can be prevented from adhering to the breathable conveyor, and the small fish can be detached from the end of the breathable conveyor and easily transferred to the receiving member.

    According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the second aspect of the invention, the small fish attached to the returnable breathable conveyor by the brush abutting on the returnable breathable conveyor. It is possible to receive the small fish that has been withdrawn with the receiving member.

    According to the method for heating a small fish according to claim 4, steam is sprayed from the upper part and the lower part of the small fish through the breathable conveyor conveyed in the main body, and the small fish is used by using the steam. In order to heat, that is, steam can be sprayed from the upper part and the lower part of the small fish in a sandwich shape, and the small fish can be efficiently heated.

    According to the method for heating a small fish according to claim 5, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 4, the small fish conveyed into the main body is preheated and drained. The temperature drop of the steam sprayed on the small fish is small, and the time required for heating can be shortened.

A small fish heating apparatus and a small fish heating method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1, 1 is a heating device for small fish such as shirasu, chili-jamiko, iriko, small octopus, small squid, small shrimp and the like. The small fish heating device 1 is roughly composed of a pretreatment section A and a heating section B. It is configured.

The pretreatment unit A is a part that removes sand and the like mixed with the small fish so that the heating unit B is easily heated, and preheats the small fish in the pre-process of the heating unit B. .
As shown in FIG. 2, the pretreatment unit A pumps the small fish stored in the tank 2 by the bucket 3 and passes the pumped small fish through the inclined water permeable unit 4. In the water permeable part 4, sand or the like mixed with the small fish falls together with seawater and is guided to the stirring part 5.
In the agitation unit 5, water is supplied and the relatively heavy heavy foreign matter that could not be removed by the water permeable unit 4 settles at the bottom of the agitation unit 5, and the small fish floats by the agitation of the agitation unit 5 and overflows At the same time, the process shifts to the input inclined conveyor 6 of the next process.

Since the feeding inclined conveyor 6 is formed by a permeable conveyor at the conveying section of the feeding inclined conveyor 6, small fish and water are separated in the process of rising while being conveyed, and the small fish is transferred to the heating tank 7 in the next process. And migrated.
The heating tank 7 is a tank that previously stores salt water of about 30 ° C. to about 50 ° C. (more preferably about 40 ° C.). The heating tank 7 includes a carry-in portion 71 and a carry-out portion 72, and As shown in FIG. 3, the part 71 and the carry-out part 72 are formed in a substantially U shape in plan view, and the heating means of the heating tank 7 includes, for example, a steam pipe 73 in the heating tank 7. The steam port 74 of the steam pipe 73 is directed to the bottom of the heating tank 7 so that small fish do not settle on the bottom (FIGS. 3 to 6). A discharge port of a pump (not shown) is provided in the carry-in unit 71, and a suction port of a pump (not shown) is provided in the carry-out unit 72, so that the small fish in the heating tank 7 can be removed from the carry-in unit 71. It is going to 72.

The carry-out part 72 is formed in a plan view and a divergent shape (see FIG. 3), and is supplied on average so that small fish do not concentrate on the receiving side conveyor 20 and the conveyor 11 of the heating part B in the next process. I am doing so.
The heating means of the heating tank 7 supplies steam from the steam port 74 of the steam pipe 73 to heat the inside of the heating tank 7, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the steam pipe The steam is introduced to a part of the heating tank 7 or a heater or the like is provided to heat the salt water in the heating tank 7 regardless of the steam port 74 of 73, and a pump (not shown) is used for the salt water. Then, the salt water may be circulated so as to flow from the carry-in unit 71 to the carry-out unit 72. In such a case, only air is discharged from the opening 74 of the pipe 73, and the air is directed to the bottom of the heating tank 7, so that small fish do not settle on the bottom. In some cases, the heating tank 7 may not be heated, and normal temperature salt water may be circulated to guide the small fish from the carry-in portion 71 to the carry-out portion 72.

The small fish is preheated to about 30 ° C. to about 50 ° C. (more preferably about 40 ° C.) in the heating tank 7 before being carried into the heating section B, and the air permeable conveyor 11 (air permeable conveyor). 11 is transported into the main body 10 through the main body 10 and transports small fish.
This is because the small fish conveyed in the main body 10 is heated in advance to reduce the temperature drop of the steam blown to the small fish in the main body 10 and shorten the time required for heating. It is.
The air-permeable conveyor 11 is a net that is formed of resin, wire mesh, or the like and through which steam can pass.

In the heating unit B, reference numeral 10 denotes a main body. In the main body 10, there are provided a breathable conveyor 11 for conveying a small fish, and a small conveyer 11 which is opposed to the breathable conveyor 11 and is conveyed by the breathable conveyor 11. Steam supply means 12 for spraying steam to the fish is provided (see FIGS. 7 to 10).
Of the steam supply means 12, the upper steam supply means 12 a is located above the breathable conveyor 11, and the lower steam supply means 12 b is located below the breathable conveyor 11 and is supplied with the upper steam. The means 12a and the lower steam supply means 12b form a pair. In this embodiment, for example, six pairs are provided. The steam supplied to the steam supply means 12 is supplied through a pipe with steam generated by a boiler (not shown).
Note that the steam supplied by the steam supply means 12 may be saturated steam or superheated steam. In the case of superheated steam, the time required for heating can be shortened compared to saturated steam.

The breathable conveyor 11 is wound endlessly, and both ends of the breathable conveyor 11 are located outside the main body 10, one on the receiving side and the other on the carry-out side. ing. The end of the breathable conveyor 11 on the receiving side is immersed in the heating tank 7, and the carry-out side of the breathable conveyor 11 is as shown in FIGS. 8 and 11, suction means (suction member) 30, air blowing up The member 40 and the net 50 are located.
From the receiving side of the breathable conveyor 11, the small fish to be transported is drained during transport and is received in the main body 10.
Therefore, in the small fish heating device 1, steam is sprayed from the steam supply means 12 from the upper and lower portions of the small fish conveyed in the substantially sealed main body 10, and the small fish is heated using the steam. In other words, steam is blown in a sandwich from the top and bottom of small fish. Since the steam is in direct contact with the small fish, the small fish can be efficiently heated using the steam.

The suction means 30 described above is configured to suck a pump (not shown), a blower (not shown), etc. through a duct, and is located outside the main body 10 and on the discharge side of the air-permeable conveyor 11. The small fish transported by the air permeable conveyor 11 is sucked through the air permeable conveyor 11 and is attached to the small fish. It is intended to remove the moisture.
Moreover, the air blowing member 40 mentioned above blows up from a nozzle, for example using the wind from a fan (not shown), and the air blowing member 40 is the outer side of the main body 10, and is a breathable conveyor. The small fish sucked from the suction means 30 through the breathable conveyor 11 is blown up with air through the breathable conveyor 11 and is attached to the breathable conveyor 11. A small fish that is blown up.
Further, the net 50 described above is located outside the main body 10 and on the forward air-permeable conveyor 11 toward the discharge side of the air-permeable conveyor 11, and the air-permeable conveyer is caused by the air from the air blowing member 40. 11 is provided so that small fish scattered from 11 do not scatter around.
The steam supply means 12, the suction means 30, and the air blowing member 40 are arranged in this order from the upstream side to the downstream side of the transport flow of the small fish transported from the breathable conveyor 11.
Reference numeral 60 denotes a receiving member that receives small fish sent out from the discharge-side end of the breathable conveyor 11. The receiving member 60 is provided at a position where the end portion on the discharge side of the breathable conveyor 11 hangs down.
Moreover, 70 shown in FIG. 12 thru | or FIG. 14 is a brush contact | abutted to the air permeable conveyor 11 of the return path 11b which leaves | separates from the discharge | emission side of the air permeable conveyor 11, and the brush 70 is a rotating brush, for example. The receiving member 60 is provided in the position where the edge part of the discharge side of the brush 70 and the air-permeable conveyor 11 hangs down.

    Therefore, the heated small fish on the breathable conveyor 11 in the main body 10 is sucked through the breathable conveyor 11 by the suction means 30, and at that time, the water adhering to the small fish is sucked by the suction means 30, In addition, after sucking, the small fish is blown up by the air blowing member 40 through the breathable conveyor 11, and the blown up small fish is prevented from being scattered to the surroundings by the net 50. Therefore, small fish can be prevented from adhering to the air-permeable conveyor 11, and the small fish can be detached from the end portion of the air-permeable conveyor 11 and the brush 70 and easily transferred to the receiving member 60.

In addition, 80 shown in FIG. 12 thru | or FIG. 14 is an air blowing member, and the air blowing member 80 blows from a nozzle, for example using the wind from a fan (not shown), and is an air blowing member. 80 is between the discharge-side end of the air-permeable conveyor 11 and the brush 70, and is located between the forward path 11a and the return path 11b of the air-permeable conveyor 11, and blows air toward the return path 11b. The small fish adhering to the air-permeable conveyor 11 is blown off.
The brush 70 and the air blowing member 80 as means for separating small fish attached to the breathable conveyor 11 may be used in combination, or only one of them may be selected and mounted.

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a small fish heating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic partially enlarged plan view showing a part of FIG. 1 in an enlarged manner. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. FIG. 7 is a schematic partially enlarged plan view showing a part of FIG. 1 in an enlarged manner. FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of FIG. FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line 9-9 of FIG. FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view of FIG. It is sectional drawing. FIG. 11 is a schematic partially enlarged sectional view showing a part of FIG. 8 in an enlarged manner. FIG. 12 is a schematic partially enlarged front view showing a part of FIG. 8 in an enlarged manner. FIG. 13 is a schematic explanatory diagram of the operating state of FIG. FIG. 14 is a schematic side view of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ............ Small fish heating device 10 ............ Main body 11 ...... …… Breathable conveyor 12 ………… Vapor supply means 12 a ………… Upper steam supply means 12 b ………… Lower steam supply means

Claims (5)

The body,
Breathable conveyor that passes through this body and conveys small fish,
Steam supply means for spraying steam on the small fish that is in the main body, is provided opposite to the air-permeable conveyor, and is conveyed by the air-permeable conveyor;
Of the steam supply means, the upper steam supply means is located above the breathable conveyor, and the lower steam supply means is located below the breathable conveyor. Fish heating device. The breathable conveyor that conveys small fish toward the discharge side is wound endlessly, and the end of the discharge side of the breathable conveyor is located outside the main body,
A small fish which is located outside the main body and located between the forward path toward the discharge side of the breathable conveyor and the return path away from the discharge side of the breathable conveyor, and is conveyed by the breathable conveyor. Suction means for sucking through the breathable conveyor;
The small fish which is outside the main body and is located between the forward path and the return path of the breathable conveyor and sucked through the breathable conveyor by the suction means is used as the breathable conveyor. An air blowing member that blows with air,
The small fish that is located outside the main body and is located on the forward air-permeable conveyor and is scattered from the air-permeable conveyor by air from the air blowing member is not scattered around. Net and
From the upstream side to the downstream side of the transport flow of the small fish transported from the breathable conveyor, the steam supply means, the suction means, and the air blowing member are arranged in this order.
A receiving member for receiving the small fish delivered from the discharge-side end of the breathable conveyor;
The apparatus for heating a small fish according to claim 1, comprising: Provide a brush that contacts the breathable conveyor on the return path,
The apparatus for heating a small fish according to claim 2, further comprising a receiving member at a discharge side end of the breathable conveyor and a position where the brush hangs down. A method for heating a small fish, characterized in that steam is sprayed from the upper and lower portions of the small fish on the breathable conveyor conveyed into the body, and the small fish is heated using the steam. The method of heating a small fish according to claim 4, wherein the small fish conveyed into the body passes through a heating tank of about 30 ° C to about 50 ° C and drains in advance.

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