JP2014113276A - Multistage-type steaming device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device capable of making steaming efficient in the structure of a steaming device so as to save energy.SOLUTION: A multistage-type steaming device is provided with: a tunnel-like noodle introduction part 1 extending from a steam storage body part 2 where steam is actually supplied to a noodle ribbon group to the oblique lower direction; and a tunnel-like noodle discharge part 3 extending from the steam storage body part 2 to the oblique lower direction in the same manner. The positions in the vertical direction of the inlet end of the noodle introduction part 1 and the outlet end of the noodle discharge part 3 are configured so as to be positions lower than the lower end in the vertical direction of the steam storage body part 2.

Description

  The present invention relates to a multi-stage steaming apparatus. In particular, the present invention relates to a multi-stage steaming apparatus that can be suitably used for steaming noodles.

  Steaming is often used in the noodle production process. In such a case, the steaming device is installed in the noodle factory, but the steaming device may have a plurality of stages in order to reduce the installation space. That is, the noodles to be cooked are transported on a conveyor so as to reciprocate in the longitudinal direction of the steaming device a plurality of times, and steamed by steam introduced inside during transport. Various types of such multi-stage steaming apparatuses have been disclosed.

In addition, in recent years, a method for more efficiently using steam used in a steamer is being studied in order to save energy. For example, Patent Document 1 relates to a method of preventing steam leakage by providing a steaming apparatus with several stages of conveyors and using a superheated steam inside, thereby making the inside of the steamhouse have a negative pressure.
Moreover, patent document 2 is related with the method of utilizing efficiently the vapor | steam injected from the lower stage by comprising so that a foodstuff (noodle string group) may be conveyed from the lower stage to the upper stage of a steaming apparatus.

JP-A-6-62961 JP2010-17167

These are all excellent multi-stage steaming devices. On the other hand, it is pointed out that excess steam is discharged to the outside at the entrance and exit of the food to the steaming device, and the steam is wasted. In addition, there is a high possibility that there are other means for the energy saving of the steaming apparatus.

Therefore, the present inventors have studied the structure of the steaming device and started to develop a device that can improve steaming efficiency and save energy by another method different from the prior art.

  As a result of the diligent research by the present inventors, in a multi-stage steaming apparatus, a tunnel-shaped noodle introduction part extending obliquely downward from a steam chamber main body part where steam is actually supplied to the noodle strings group, and a tunnel-shaped noodle It is effective to provide a discharge section and install the noodle introduction section and the noodle discharge section so that the vertical position of the noodle discharge section is lower than the lower end of the steam storage body in the vertical direction. I found.

That is, the first invention of the present application is
“1) a tunnel-type noodle introduction unit arranged so that a group of noodle strings is carried in an obliquely upward direction in the vertical direction;
2) A steam storage body, the inlet side of which is connected to the end of the tunnel-type noodle introduction part, and the lower end of the steam storage body is above the entrance end of the noodle introduction part The main body of the steam room,
3) A tunnel-type noodle discharge unit which is connected to the outlet side of the steam storage body and is arranged so that the steamed noodle strings are carried out in an obliquely downward direction in the vertical direction. Is a tunnel-type noodle discharging unit disposed below the lower end of the steam storage body,
4) Carrying the noodle strings from the noodle introduction part, and the noodle strings introduced from the upper part of the steamer body part are conveyed to the lower part of the steamer body part through a plurality of reciprocations in the steamer body part, Furthermore, one or a plurality of conveyors provided in multiple stages so that the noodle strings are discharged from the noodle discharging unit,
5) one or a plurality of steam pipes for supplying steam to the steam storage body,
A multi-stage steaming device. “It is.

  Moreover, in the case of the multistage-type steaming apparatus of Claim 1, it discovered that it was effective to install a steam pipe in the upper part side of a steam storage main-body part, ie, an upper stage conveyor part.

That is, the second invention of the present application is
“The multi-stage steaming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the one or more steam pipes are arranged on an upper side in the steam storage body”.

  By using the multi-stage cooking apparatus of the present invention, steam can be used efficiently without waste. The multi-stage steaming apparatus of the present invention is a multi-stage steaming apparatus that can be suitably used in accordance with the recent energy saving.

It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the whole structure of the multistage steaming apparatus of the 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the principal part of the multistage steaming apparatus of the 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the principal part of the multistage steaming apparatus of the 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the principal part of the multistage steaming apparatus of the 2nd embodiment of this invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Noodle introduction part 2 Steam storage 3 Noodle discharge part 41 1st conveyor 42 2nd conveyor 5 Steam pipe
61 1st sprocket 62 2nd sprocket 63 3rd sprocket 64 4th sprocket 65 5th sprocket 66 6th sprocket 67 7th sprocket 68 8th sprocket 69 9th sprocket 80 10th sprocket 81 11th sprocket 71 1st guide 72 1st guide 2 guide 73 3rd guide 74 4th guide 75 5th guide 76 6th guide 77 7th guide

The first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. FIG. 1 below shows a schematic side sectional view of the multi-stage steaming apparatus of the present application.

--Overall structure--

  As shown in FIG. 1, the multi-stage steaming apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present application includes a noodle introduction unit 1 serving as an inlet through which a noodle string placed on a conveyor is carried into a steam storage body, and the noodle introduction unit. 1 and a steamer main body 2 connected at the inlet side and having a multi-stage steaming equipment inside, a noodle discharging unit 3 connected to the outlet side of the steamer main body part 2 from which steamed noodle strings are discharged The noodle strings are transported from the noodle introduction section 1 to the steamhouse main body section 2 and the noodle string group is transported to the noodle discharge section 3. After having received from 41, it has the 2nd conveyor 42 which delivers the noodle strings to the 1st conveyor 41 again after conveying to the entrance part side of the steamer main part 2. Note that each of the noodle introduction unit 1, the steam storage body unit 2, the noodle discharge unit 3, the first conveyor 41, and the second conveyor 42 is installed on a support base 100.

In the present specification, in the steam storage body 2, hereinafter, conveyance from the noodle introduction unit 1 side to the noodle discharge unit 3 side is “forward”, and from the noodle discharge unit 3 side to the noodle introduction unit 1 side. The conveyance is described as “reverse direction”.

--Description of each part--

○ Noodle introduction part As shown in FIG. 1, the noodle introduction part 1 is an elongated straight tunnel-type passage, and is connected to the upper part on the inlet side of the steam storage body part 2. Moreover, the noodle band group conveyors (the first conveyor 41 and the second conveyor 42) are installed so as to pass through the interior so that the noodle string group can be conveyed through the noodle introduction unit 1.

  In addition, the size of the cross section of the noodle introduction part 1 is sufficient if it is large enough to allow the conveyor and the noodle string group placed on the conveyor to pass through. The material of the main noodle introduction part 1 is not particularly limited, but a material such as stainless steel having rigidity and heat retention is suitable. Furthermore, it is preferable to have a structure in which the vapor filling the inside does not leak to the outside.

  Moreover, the entrance part of the main noodle introduction part 1 is located below in the vertical direction from the lower end part of the steaming chamber main body part 2 described later. By being positioned in this way, the steam filled in the steam storage body 2 is subsequently filled up to the inlet end of the noodle introduction section 1, so that steam can be efficiently discharged while suppressing leakage of steam to the outside. Can be used.

Steamer body part The steamer body part 2 of the multi-stage steaming apparatus of the present invention has an upper part on the inlet side connected to the end of the tunnel-type noodle introduction part 1. The group of noodle strings carried in from the noodle introduction unit 1 is subsequently conveyed to the steamhouse main body unit 2. In the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the case of three-stage steaming is shown.

  In the first embodiment, a group of noodle strings is carried from the upper part on the inlet side in the steamhouse main body 2 and first conveyed in the “forward direction” on the conveyor. The loaded noodle strings are transported to the vicinity of the outlet side in the longitudinal direction of the steam storage body 2, and when the first conveyor is reversed on the other end side, the noodle strings are transferred to the next second conveyor. The noodle strings transferred to the second conveyor 42 are conveyed in the “reverse direction” and are returned to the first conveyor 41 when reversed near the entrance side. The group of noodle strings thus returned is conveyed again in the “forward direction” and is transported to the outside through the noodle discharge unit 3 connected to the side surface of the steam storage body 2.

  The material of the steam storage body 2 is not particularly limited, but a material such as stainless steel having rigidity and heat retention is suitable. In addition, in order to prevent the steam filling the inside from leaking to the outside as much as possible, a structure that can be sealed as much as possible to reduce the leakage of steam, including the connection portion with the noodle introduction section 1 and the noodle discharge section 3, etc. It is preferable. By having such a structure, the steam supplied from the steam pipe 5 can be filled in order from the top of the steam storage body 2, so that the inner noodle strings are effectively exposed to the steam. Can do.

  Furthermore, the inlet end of the noodle introduction part 1 and the outlet end of the noodle discharge part 3 are arranged at a lower part in the vertical direction than the lower end part of the steam storage body part 2. When there is little leakage of the steam from the steamhouse main body 2, the entire steamhouse main body 2 can be filled with steam. Thus, the noodle strings can be effectively exposed to steam, and steaming can be performed more efficiently.

  In the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the first conveyor 41 passes through the noodle introduction part 1 from the front of the noodle introduction part 1 and enters the steamhouse main body part 2, forward direction → reverse direction → forward. After the movement in the direction, the noodle discharge unit 3 is configured to exit to the outside. Further, the noodle discharge unit 3 is provided so as to move to the noodle introduction unit 1 again after moving in the forward direction.

  Further, the second conveyor 42 receives the noodle string group conveyed in the forward direction by the first conveyor 41 when the first conveyor 41 is reversed, conveys the noodle string group in the reverse direction, and then receives the noodle string group in the first conveyor 41 again. Although it is provided so as to pass, it is provided so as to move in the reverse direction from the outlet side in the steam chamber main body 2 and to move in the forward direction after being reversed in the vicinity of the inlet side. These conveyor aspects are only one embodiment and do not exclude other conveyor aspects.

A steam pipe In the steam storage body 2, one or a plurality of steam pipes 5 for supplying steam to the steam storage body 2 are provided. In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 and the like, the steam pipe 5 is used for steaming the noodle strings being conveyed in the upper stage of the first conveyor 41. That is, the steam pipe 5 is arranged at the lower part of the first conveyor 41 so that the noodle strings can be steamed while the noodle strings brought in from the noodle introduction section 1 are being conveyed in the forward direction. The steam pipe 5 may be disposed on the upper side of the first stage conveyor.

  In the first embodiment, the steam pipe 5 is not provided in the second and subsequent stages, but a steam pipe may be provided in the second or third stage.

However, the steam pipe is preferably provided on the upper stage side. That is, for example, in the case of the above three-stage steamer, both the upper stage (first stage) and the middle stage (second stage) or only the upper stage (first stage) as in the first embodiment is preferable. .
By installing the steam pipe in this way, when the steam pipe is not provided, the space in which the steam pipe is normally arranged can be reduced, and the volume in the steam storage body 2 can be reduced.

For example, in the first embodiment, since the steam pipe 5 is not installed in the second stage or the third stage, a method of eliminating the void space in the installation part is effective. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the conveyor sprocket size can be reduced after the second stage, and the distance between the lower end surface and the lower stage (third stage) of the steamhouse body 2 can be reduced (FIG. 2). ).
In this way, the steam can be used more efficiently by reducing the volume of the entire steam storage body 2.

As another method, as shown in FIG. 3, a method of inserting a sealed member (for example, a plate-like body) so as to fill the gap space in the second conveyor 42 may be used. For example, in FIG. 2, the state which inserted the member into the inside (halftone dot part) of the 2nd conveyor 42 is shown. In this way, the steam can be effectively used by reducing the volume of the steam storage body 2.

  Of course, the gap space is not limited to the gap space inside the conveyor as described above, and may be another part. For example, a space with the first conveyor 41 from the upper end of the steam storage main body 2, a diagonally lower portion of the sprocket 3, and the like are conceivable.

O Tunnel-type noodle discharge section The noodle discharge section 3 is an elongated straight tunnel-type passage, and is connected to the lower portion of the side surface portion on the outlet side of the steam storage body section 2. Moreover, the noodle band group conveyer (first conveyor 41) is installed so as to pass through the inside so that the noodle string group can be conveyed through the noodle discharge unit 3.

  As in the case of the noodle introduction unit 1, it is sufficient that the size of the cross section of the noodle discharge unit 3 is large enough to allow the conveyor and the group of noodle strings placed on the conveyor to pass through.

  The main noodle discharging unit 3 is arranged so that the steamed noodle strings are carried out in an obliquely downward direction in the vertical direction. The material of the main noodle discharge unit 3 is not particularly limited, but materials such as iron, aluminum, and resin are suitable. Moreover, it is preferable to make it the structure which the vapor | steam filled inside does not leak outside.

  Moreover, the exit end of the main noodle discharge unit 3 is positioned below in the vertical direction from the lower end of the steaming chamber body 2 described later. By being positioned in this way, the steam filled in the steam storage body 2 is continuously filled up to the outlet end of the noodle discharging section 3, so that the steam can be efficiently discharged while suppressing leakage of steam to the outside. Can be used.

○ Conveyor unit The conveyor unit carries a group of noodle strings from the noodle introduction unit 1, and the group of noodle strings introduced from the upper part of the steam chamber main body 2 undergoes a plurality of reciprocations in the steam chamber main body 2 to form a steam chamber. One or a plurality of conveyors are provided in multiple stages so that the noodle strings are discharged from the discharge unit 3 and are conveyed to the lower part of the main body unit 2.

  As shown in FIG. 1, as shown in the first embodiment, the first conveyor 41 is a net conveyor and circulates endlessly by a sprocket and a guide.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the first conveyor 41 is wound around a first sprocket 61 provided in front of the noodle introduction unit 1 and supported by the first guide 71 of the noodle introduction unit 1 to introduce the noodles. After moving to the part 1 and rising up in the noodle introduction part 1 obliquely upward, it is supported by the second guide 72 and moves substantially horizontally in the forward direction. Further, after being wound around the second sprocket 62 and reversed, after moving in the reverse direction, wound around the outer diameter side of the coaxial third sprocket 63 and reversed, then moved in the forward direction, the noodle discharging unit After being supported by the fourth guide 74 on the near side, it moves obliquely downward, and is further supported by the fifth guide 75 to exit the noodle discharging unit 3.

  After exiting the noodle discharging unit 3, the noodles are wound around the sixth to ninth sprockets (67 to 69) and moved to the first sprocket 61. Thus, it circulates endlessly.

  Next, the second conveyor 42, which is the second net conveyor, is installed in the steam storage body 2 and wound around the fourth sprocket 64, supported by the third guide 73 and moved in the reverse direction. After being wound around the inner diameter side of the 3 sprocket 63 and reversing and moving in the forward direction, it is wound around the fifth sprocket 65 and ascends, and again moves to the fourth sprocket 64. Thus, it circulates endlessly. In addition, the guide is provided about the part which has changed the advancing direction of the conveyor, without providing a sprocket. The conveyor belt is preferably a through-hole conveyor belt such as a metal mesh.

○ Movement of noodle strings The noodle strings that are cut out and transported on a conveyor are cooked as follows. The present invention is cut out and the noodle strings before cooking are transported, but generally, a separate conveyor is arranged in front of the first sprocket 61 of the steaming apparatus, and the noodle strings before cooking are A mode of being conveyed is conceivable. The group of noodle strings delivered from the conveyor is conveyed into the tunnel-type noodle introduction unit 1 and is conveyed in an obliquely upward direction, which is the traveling direction of the conveyor of the noodle introduction unit, and is conveyed to the steamhouse main body unit 2.

  The noodle strings transported into the main body are steamed by steam from the steam pipe 5 provided at the lower part of the mesh-like conveyor belt during transport in the forward direction of the first stage of the upper part of the steam storage body 2. Is done. In the present invention, it is preferable that the steam pipe 5 is disposed in the vicinity of the first stage in the upper part of the steam storage body 2 and steamed. By steaming efficiently in the upper part of the steamhouse main body 2 in this way, the steam and the like are subsequently filled in the steamhouse main body 2, so that it is exposed to the steam that fills in this way, Steaming of the noodle strings is almost completed by the noodle strings being conveyed downward alternately in the forward and reverse directions.

  Specifically, the noodle strings are transported as follows. That is, the noodle band group which is carried in from the entrance of the steamhouse main body 2 via the noodle introduction part 1 by the first conveyor 41 and is transported in the forward direction in the steamhouse main body 2 has a conveyor of the fourth sprocket 64. The noodle strings are also reversed and dropped onto the second conveyor 42 and delivered. The noodle strings that have fallen on the second conveyor 42 are conveyed in the reverse direction on the second conveyor 42, and the noodle strings that are inverted and steamed in the fifth sprocket 65 are inverted and fall on the first conveyor 41 again. It is handed over. The noodle strings that have fallen on the first conveyor 41 are conveyed again in the forward direction. A group of noodle strings transported in the forward direction of the first conveyor 41 is transported to the outlet at the lower end of the steamhouse main body 2 and then transported obliquely downward in the noodle discharging section 3 through the fourth guide section 74. The noodle discharging unit 3 is conveyed in the substantially horizontal direction through the fifth guide unit 75 from the outlet. The steamed noodle strings are further transported by a conveyor (not shown in the drawing) installed behind the sixth sprocket 66, and any process such as seasoning, drawing, cutting, frying, etc. Move on.

○ Noodle strings The food that is the subject of steaming by the steaming device is noodle strings. Normally, in steaming noodle strings, a plurality of noodle strings are steamed in a connected state. Therefore, for example, in the case of an instant noodle production line, since a plurality of noodle strings are transported, delivery from the first conveyor 41 to the second conveyor 42 or from the second conveyor 42 to the first conveyor 41 is performed. The noodle strings can be moved smoothly during the delivery to the. Since the noodles carry the steam, it is important that the steam exits from the steam pipe 5 to reach the lower part by making the steam in a state where the steam is trapped and reducing the volume.

  In addition, the noodle string group cooked by the multistage steaming apparatus of the present invention can be used in various ways. For example, the steamed noodle strings can be cut and packaged for use as steamed noodles (steamed noodles). Moreover, after steaming, it can be made into a fried noodle mass or a hot-air dried noodle mass by passing through processes such as pulling, seasoning, cutting, and filling with a retainer, and frying or hot-air drying.

○ Duct A duct may be disposed above the conveyor at the top of the entrance end of the noodle introduction unit 1 and the exit end of the noodle discharge unit 2. Excess vapor can be absorbed by suction using the duct. However, for the purpose of reducing the amount of steam used, it is preferable that the noodle introduction part and the discharge part do not have negative pressure.

Steam movement The steam movement in the present invention is described below with reference to FIG. The steam supplied at the upper stage of the steam storage body 2 of the present invention is applied to the carried-in noodle strings. The steam is directly carried to the noodle string group as the conveyor advances, and the vapor to be volatilized is accumulated in order from the upper part of the steam storage body 2. As the accumulation proceeds, the steam is filled to the lower direction of the steamhouse main body 2 and eventually reaches the lower end of the steamhouse main body 2. Further, the steam reaches the inlet end of the noodle introducing unit 1 and the outlet end of the noodle discharging unit 2.

  Since the noodle strings are continuously transported, they are steamed strongly in the upper part of the steamhouse main body 2 and further in the process of being transported in the forward and reverse directions, Steaming may also be possible by the steam accumulated in the noodle introduction unit 1 and the noodle discharge unit 3. Thus, the multistage steaming apparatus of the present invention can efficiently steam the noodle strings.

Other Embodiments As described above, the present invention has been described with respect to the first embodiment, but it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the first embodiment. That is, various embodiments can be changed without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  For example, the arrangement of the conveyor shown in the first embodiment is merely an example, and for example, the configuration of the second embodiment in which steaming is performed as shown in FIG. 4 below may be used. In the second embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the steam storage body 2 is steamed in five stages, and the number of reciprocations is larger than that in the case of the three-stage steaming apparatus shown in the first embodiment. That is, the noodle string group carried in from the noodle introduction unit is transported in the forward direction → reverse direction → forward direction three stages, and further conveyed in the reverse direction → forward direction to convey a total of five stages. ing.

  Specifically, as in the first embodiment, the first conveyor 41 is wound around the second sprocket 62 and reversed, and then moves in the reverse direction and is wound around the outer diameter side of the coaxial third sprocket 63. It reverses and moves in the forward direction. Here, unlike the first embodiment, it is further wound around the tenth sprocket 80 and reversed, and then moves in the reverse direction again. Then, it is wound around the outer diameter side of the coaxial eleventh sprocket 81, reverses, and again moves in the forward direction. Here, as in the first embodiment, after being supported by the fourth guide 74 in front of the noodle discharging unit 2, the noodle discharging unit 3 is supported by the fifth guide 75 and moved obliquely downward. Exit.

  Moreover, about the 2nd conveyor, after being installed in the vapor | steam warehouse main-body part 2 and being wound by the 4th sprocket 64, it is supported by the 3rd guide 73 and moves to a forward direction. Then, it is wound around the third sprocket 63 and reversed. Further, it travels in the reverse direction and is further reversed by the sixth guide 76 and the seventh guide 77. After moving in the reverse direction, it is wound around the inner diameter side of the eleventh sprocket 81 and reversed. After moving in the forward direction, it is wound around the fifth sprocket 65 and ascends, and again moves to the fourth sprocket. Thus, it circulates endlessly.

  In the second embodiment, five-stage steaming is performed as described above. In this way, in the case of five-stage steaming, the steaming time can be extended for a long time without increasing the space of the factory line to be used, so the speed of the line can be increased compared to the case of three-stage steaming. It can be suitably used when it is advanced or steaming for a long time is required.

  In the second embodiment, no steam pipe is provided in the second and subsequent stages, but a steam pipe may be provided so that steam can be applied to the second to fifth stages. Of course. However, if the steam is only in the first stage, there is no need to install steam pipes in the second to fifth stages, so a method to reduce (fill) the void space where these steam pipes can be installed is effective. It is. Specifically, in FIG. 4, the sprocket size of the conveyor is reduced in the second and subsequent stages, and the gap between the conveyor surfaces or the lower end of the steam storage body 2 is reduced to reduce the gap space. For example, a method of inserting a member such as a sealed plate-like body into the gap space shown. Thus, the steam can be effectively utilized by reducing the volume of the steam storage body 2.

Claims (2)

1) A tunnel-type noodle introduction part arranged so that a group of noodle strings is carried in an obliquely upward direction in the vertical direction;
2) A steam storage body, the inlet side of which is connected to the end of the tunnel-type noodle introduction part, and the lower end of the steam storage body is above the entrance end of the noodle introduction part The main body of the steam room,
3) A tunnel-type noodle discharge unit which is connected to the outlet side of the steam storage body and is arranged so that the steamed noodle strings are carried out in an obliquely downward direction in the vertical direction. A tunnel-type noodle discharging unit whose end is disposed below the lower end of the steam storage body, and
4) The noodle string group is carried from the noodle introduction section, and the noodle string group introduced from the inlet side of the steam storage body section is conveyed to the lower part of the steam storage body section through a plurality of reciprocations in the steam storage body section. Furthermore, one or a plurality of conveyors provided in multiple stages so that the noodle strings are discharged from the outlet side of the noodle discharging section,
5) one or a plurality of steam pipes for supplying steam to the steam storage body,
A multi-stage steaming device.
  The multi-stage steaming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the one or more steam pipes are arranged on an upper side in the steam storage body.