JP2011092129A - Raw material meat-massaging apparatus, volumetric feeder and massage-defoaming system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a massaging apparatus which can shorten a treating time and in which raw material meat can smoothly be charged. <P>SOLUTION: The massaging apparatus 5 in which raw material meat G containing a pickling liquid injected with an injector are charged is characterized by comprising a rotary tank 6 whose both end portions are opened and which is straight-cylindrical and is arranged so that the central axis 6c is horizontal, transfer blades 12 which are projectedly disposed on the inner peripheral surface of the rotary tank 6, scraping up the raw material meat, and transferring the meat G toward an exit 5c, and driving device 10 for rotating the rotary tank 6. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for massaging and defoaming raw material meat used in the manufacture of ham, sausage and the like, and more particularly, to an apparatus for massaging raw meat, a quantitative supply device, and a massage defoaming system. is there.

  Raw meat (raw meat chunks) such as roast ham and boneless ham is supplied to an injector, and pickle liquid (seasoning) is injected for seasoning and storage. Thereafter, the raw meat is placed in a transport tank having an open upper surface and carried to a massage device.

  The massaging device is arranged so that the central axis thereof is inclined upward toward the inlet, and the frustoconical inlet is directed obliquely upward. Therefore, after reversing the said conveyance tank and making the exit match the said insertion port, the said raw material meat is thrown in in the drum of the said massage apparatus via a chute | shoot.

  The massager is charged with a predetermined amount of raw material meat, for example, 600 kg, and then the lid is closed and sealed, and the vacuum pump is driven to release the air in the drum to the atmosphere. In this state, the stirring blade in the drum is rotated for a predetermined time, and the raw meat is kneaded and simultaneously the pickle liquid is uniformly distributed and infiltrated.

  After completion of the massage process, the lid of the massage device is opened and the insertion port is opened. When the transport tank is positioned directly below the charging port and the drum is rotated in the reverse direction, the raw meat is dropped into the transport tank by the feeding action of the stirring blade.

  When all of the raw material meat in the drum falls into the transfer tank, the drum is stopped and the transfer tank is moved to a predetermined place to perform the following process (for example, see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-97091

The conventional example has the following problems.
(1) A so-called batch-type processing method is adopted in which a certain amount of raw material meat is supplied to a massage device and processed, but it takes a lot of time for squeezing and degassing the raw material meat, for example, 3-6 hours, Take it.

(2) Since it is a batch type, the raw material meat cannot be processed while being continuously supplied to the massage device. In recent years, the performance of the injector has been improved, and the time for injecting the pickle liquid has become significantly shorter than before. However, in this batch process, it is not possible to cope with the processing speed of the injector.
(3) Since the stirring blade inside the drum is disposed up to the vicinity of the charging port, it may interfere with the chute for charging the raw meat.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to reduce the processing time and to smoothly feed raw material meat.

  The present invention is a massage device into which raw meat is introduced, in which pickle liquid is injected by an injector, and is provided on a cylindrical rotating tank having both ends open and projecting on an inner peripheral surface of the rotating tank. And feed blades for scraping the raw meat and moving it toward the outlet, and drive means for rotating the rotary tank.

  The rotating tank according to the present invention is characterized in that the central axis thereof is disposed horizontally. The drive means of the present invention is characterized in that a drive roller is provided in pressure contact with the lower outer peripheral surface of the rotary tank.

  This invention is a raw material meat quantitative supply device into which raw material meat is discharged, which is discharged from the massage device, and has a cylindrical rotating body and an inner peripheral surface of the rotating body spaced in the circumferential direction. A plurality of projecting guide blades extending in the direction of the central axis, and a front lid provided on the front end side of the rotating body, each opening and closing the discharge port facing each of the scraping guide blades A front lid provided with a small lid; a rear lid provided on the rear end side of the rotary body; a vacuum suction means communicating with the rotary body; and a drive means for rotating the rotary body. It is characterized by being.

  The rear cover of the present invention is characterized by comprising a connection port for connecting a suction hose. The rotating main body of the present invention is characterized in that its central axis is disposed so as to incline upward toward the rear end side. The drive means of the present invention is characterized in that a drive roller is provided in pressure contact with the outer peripheral surface on the lower side of the rotary body.

  The present invention is a massage device into which raw meat is introduced, in which pickle liquid is injected by an injector, and is provided on a cylindrical rotating tank having both ends open and projecting on an inner peripheral surface of the rotating tank. , A massaging device having a feed blade for scraping the raw material meat and moving it toward the outlet, and a driving means for rotating the rotary tank, and a raw material into which the raw material meat discharged from the massaging device is input A raw meat massaging and defoaming system in which a meat constant supply device is connected to the raw material meat quantitative supply device, wherein the raw material meat quantitative supply device has a circumferential interval between a cylindrical rotating body and an inner peripheral surface of the rotating body. A plurality of protruding guide blades extending in the direction of the central axis, and a front lid provided on the front end side of the rotating main body, each opening and closing the discharge port facing each of the scraping guide blades A front lid provided with a small lid, a rear lid provided on a rear end side of the rotary body, a vacuum suction means communicating with the rotary body, and a drive means for rotating the rotary body. It is characterized by.

It is a front view which shows 1st Example of this invention. It is a principal part enlarged view of FIG. 1, and is a front view which shows the massage apparatus of raw material meat. It is the III-III sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a principal part enlarged view of FIG. 1, and is a front view which shows the defoaming fixed amount discharge apparatus of raw material meat. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. 4. It is a front view which shows 2nd Example of this invention. It is the VII-VII sectional view taken on the line of FIG.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present inventor has conducted experimental researches, and as a result, the raw meat is massaged and defoamed batch-wise with a single massage tank. A dedicated foam (degassing) tank (quantitative discharge tank) is provided, and the raw meat that has been massaged in the massage tank is sequentially discharged from the discharge port, and the raw meat is transferred to the fixed discharge tank for defoaming treatment. I knew that I should do it. The present invention has been made based on the above findings.

  A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. When manufacturing ham, sausage, etc., the injector 1, the raw meat massage device 5, the raw meat defoaming quantitative discharge device 20, and the raw meat casing filling device 49 are used.

"injector"
The injector 1 includes an intermittently driven conveyor 2 and a needle 3 disposed above the conveyor 2. In this injector 1, the pickle solution is injected by inserting the needle 3 into the raw meat of ham carried on the conveyor 2.

"Massage device for raw meat"
The raw meat massaging apparatus 5 includes a rotating tank 6, a base 8 that supports the rotating tank 6, and a driving roller 10 that rotates the rotating tank 6. The rotary tank 6 is formed in a straight cylinder shape and is disposed so that the central shaft 6c is horizontal. A feed blade 12 projects from the inner peripheral surface 5 a of the rotary tank 6. The feed blade 12 is configured so that the raw meat G is moved from the inlet 5 b side to the outlet 5 c side by the rotation of the rotary tank 6. Although formed so as to move, the blade member of the blade 12 is composed of a plurality of blade members arranged to be twisted at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. The blade member, pitch, height, and the like of the feed blade 12 are appropriately selected as necessary.

  A chute 13 is provided at the inlet 5b of the rotary tank 6 and a receiving rod 14 is continuous with the outlet 5c. A rotary shaft 10a of the drive roller 10 is supported by a bearing 15 fixed to the base 8, and a pulley 16 provided at one end thereof is connected to a drive motor via a belt (not shown). Note that the diameter of the charging port 5b may be smaller than the inner diameter of the rotary tank 6 so that raw material meat and pickle liquid do not jump out of the apparatus.

  Next, the operation of the massage device 5 will be described. The raw meat G, for which the injection process of the pickle liquid has been completed by the injector 1, sequentially falls into the rotating rotary tank 6 from the charging port 5b while being guided by the chute 13. Then, the raw meat G enters the space portion 12a between the adjacent feed blades 12, moves upward while being scraped up, and cannot be held in the space portion 12a. It falls while being struck against the peripheral surface. Therefore, since the raw meat G is loosened, it becomes easy for the pickle liquid to penetrate.

  In this way, the raw meat G is sent out toward the outlet 5c while being repeatedly subjected to the kneading process. For this reason, the raw meat G is sequentially discharged from the discharge port 5c to the receiving tray 14 when a predetermined time has elapsed after the addition. The predetermined time is a time required for evenly distributing the pickle liquid to the raw meat, but in order to determine this time, it is necessary to consider the rotational speed of the rotary tank 6. For example, 30 minutes is adopted as the predetermined time.

"Raw material defoaming quantitative discharge device"
The raw material defoaming quantitative discharge device 20 includes a rotating body 21, a base 23 that supports the rotating body 21, a front lid 25 provided at a front end of the rotating body 21, and a rear body of the rotating body 21. A rear lid 27 provided at the end portion and a drive roller 29 for rotating the rotary body 21 are provided. The rotary body 21 is formed in a straight cylinder shape and is disposed such that the central shaft 21c is inclined upward toward the rear side.

  On the inner peripheral surface of the rotating main body 21, a scraping guide blade 30 is projected. A plurality of the guide blades 30 are provided at intervals in the circumferential direction and extend in the direction of the central axis 21c. The arrangement interval, the length, and the like are appropriately selected as necessary.

  The front lid 25 is formed in an arc shape in a longitudinal section, and a front guide blade 30a is provided on the inner surface thereof. The front guide blade 30a is a part (tip portion) of the guide blade 30. There is no. The front lid 25 is provided with a plurality of outlets 32. The outlets 32 are for discharging the raw meat G flowing down on the guide blades 30 to the outside. The outlet 32 is disposed corresponding to each guide blade 32 and is normally closed by a small lid 35. The small lid 35 is provided with an automatic opening / closing means (not shown). When the small lid 35 reaches a predetermined position, the small lid 35 is automatically opened and the raw meat G on the guide blade 30 can be discharged from the outlet 32. It is like that.

  In this embodiment, the front lid 25 is formed separately from the rotary main body 21 and the both 21 and 25 are connected by connecting and fixing means. Of course it is good. Further, the cross-sectional shape of the front lid 25 is appropriately selected as necessary.

  The rear lid 27 is an openable / closable lid formed in an arc shape in the longitudinal section, and is connected to the rotary body 21 via a hinge arm 37. The rear lid 27 is provided with a connection port 40 for attaching and detaching the suction hose 39. A rear guide blade 30b that is continuous with the guide blade 30 is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the rear lid 27. The guide blade 30b forms a part (rear end portion) of the guide blade 30. .

  On the front lid 25 side, a guide rod 42 for receiving the raw meat G discharged from the outlet 32 is provided, and this guide rod 42 is supported by an inclined support table 44. A rotation shaft 29a of the drive roller 29 is supported by a bearing 45 fixed to the base 23, and a pulley 46 provided at one end thereof is connected to a drive motor via a belt (not shown).

  Next, the operation of the raw meat degassing quantitative discharge device 20 will be described. The raw meat G, which has been subjected to the massage process by the raw meat massaging apparatus 5, falls into the receiving bowl 14. The raw meat G in the receptacle 14 is sucked into the defoaming quantitative discharge device 20 through a suction hose 39 connected to the connection port 40 by driving a vacuum suction means (not shown). When all the raw meat G in the massage device 5 is transferred into the defoaming quantitative discharge device 20, the connection port 40 is closed, and the air in the defoaming quantitative discharge device 20 is sucked by the vacuum suction means. The defoaming process is performed by maintaining a predetermined degree of vacuum and keeping the state for a predetermined time, for example, 1 minute.

  Thereafter, the rear lid 27 is opened, or the exhaust valve provided in the rotating body 21 is opened to introduce air into the rotating body 21 and the driving roller 29 is driven to move the rotating body 21 at a predetermined speed. Rotate.

  When the rotary body 21 rotates, the raw meat G is scraped up by the scraping guide blades 30 and enters the space 30s between the adjacent guide blades 30, 30, and rotates while being lifted upward. At this time, since the guide blade 30 is inclined with the rear end side higher than the front end side, the raw meat G on the guide blade 30 rises while rotating and gradually slides toward the front end side. It becomes easy.

  When the rotating body 21 rotates by a predetermined angle and the raw meat G on the guide blade 30 reaches a predetermined position, the small lid 35 corresponding to the guide blade 30 is opened and the outlet 32 is opened. Therefore, the raw meat G flows down while sliding on the guide blade 30 and falls into the guide rod 42 outside the machine from the outlet 32.

  According to the above procedure, the raw meat G in the rotary body 21 is sequentially discharged from the outlet 32 into the guide rod 42. When the raw meat is discharged from the outlet 32, the outlet 32 is automatically closed by the small lid 35.

"Casing filling device"
The casing filling device 49 includes a sealed storage chamber 50 that stores the raw meat G, and stores a casing, and a vacuum evacuation unit that evacuates the sealed storage chamber 50. The dropped raw material meat G is sucked by the vacuuming means and filled in the casing in the sealed housing chamber 50.

  A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. The same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 to 5 have the same names and functions. The difference between this embodiment and the first embodiment is that instead of forming the feed blade 12A in a twisted shape, it is formed in a spiral shape and the blade members are made continuous.

  The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above. When transferring raw meat from the injector 1 to the raw meat massaging apparatus 5, vacuum suction transfer means can be used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Injector 5 Raw material massaging apparatus 6 Rotating tank 12 Spiral feed blade 20 Raw material defoaming fixed amount discharge device 21 Rotating body 25 Front lid 27 Rear lid 30 Scraping guide blade 32 Exit 35 Small lid G Raw material meat

Claims (8)

It is a massage device into which raw material meat is injected, in which pickle liquid is injected by an injector,
A cylindrical rotating tank open at both ends;
A projecting blade projecting on the inner peripheral surface of the rotating tank, scraping the raw meat and moving it toward the outlet;
And a drive means for rotating the rotating tank.   2. The raw meat massaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rotary tank is disposed so that a central axis thereof is horizontal.   3. The raw meat massaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the driving means includes a driving roller that is in pressure contact with the lower outer peripheral surface of the rotating tank. A raw material meat quantitative supply device into which raw material meat is discharged from the massage device,
A cylindrical rotating body,
On the inner peripheral surface of the rotating body, a plurality of scraping guide blades protruding in the circumferential direction and extending in the central axis direction;
A front lid provided on the front end side of the rotating body, the front lid comprising a discharge port facing each of the scraping guide blades and a small lid for opening and closing the discharge port;
A rear lid provided on the rear end side of the rotating body;
A vacuum suction means communicating with the rotary body;
And a drive means for rotating the rotating body.   5. The raw material meat quantitative supply device according to claim 4, wherein the rear lid includes a connection port for connecting a suction hose.   6. The raw material meat quantitative supply device according to claim 5, wherein the rotary body is disposed such that a central axis thereof is inclined upward toward the rear end side.   7. The raw material quantitative feed apparatus for raw material meat according to claim 5, wherein the drive means includes a drive roller that is in pressure contact with the lower outer peripheral surface of the rotary body.   The raw meat massager characterized in that the raw meat massage apparatus according to claim 1 and the raw meat quantitative supply apparatus according to claim 4 into which the raw meat discharged from the massage apparatus is introduced. Defoaming system.

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