JP2014223036A - Apparatus for treating food material - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To develop a new apparatus for treating food materials which can perform stable treatment by reducing adherence of treated food material ingredients as much as possible by surface treatment of treatment action elements in the apparatus for treating food materials.SOLUTION: An apparatus M for treating food materials treats food materials by physical treatment including any one of cutting, crumpling, grinding, crushing, supporting, conveying, and housing or selective combination of these. In the apparatus M, a glass coating layer C in the state of absolute inorganic is formed on at least a touching part of a treatment action element E which touches a food material F directly and performs the physical treatment on it.

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for performing physical processing such as cutting, crushing food, and picking for harvesting, and in particular extends the usable time of a processing element that performs processing operations. Or a food processing apparatus that can facilitate maintenance work.

For example, the outline of a method for producing green tea using a tea machine is that steamed fresh tea leaves are subjected to a drying process, and finally the product form is adjusted and dried. For this reason, when schematically shown in the tea factory, as shown in FIG. 1, a fresh tea management machine 10, a steamer 11, a steamed leaf processing machine 12, a coarse koji machine 13, a koji machine 14, a middle koji machine 15, a milling machine 16, A drying machine 17 and the like are provided. For example, the food processing apparatus M such as the coarse rice cake machine 13 and the middle rice cake machine 15 is directly in contact with the tea leaves to be processed by these devices and performs physical processing such as twisting action. A processing action element E such as a spatula 131 to perform is provided. About the member of this process action element E, removal management of the tea astringent etc. which adhere always is required.
For this reason, for example, with regard to grinders such as roughing machines and medium-sized machines, and dredging cylinders, measures are taken to make the management of tea sticking as simple as possible by attaching a cover such as fluororesin coating or fluororesin. It is taken. However, in reality, since the harvest time of tea is concentrated, especially during the new tea season, it is forced to process a large amount of tea leaves at once, and the management work of removing tea astringency cannot be performed sufficiently. Yes.

Furthermore, there were the following problems in the management work of the tea garden including the harvesting of tea leaves. In other words, in the tea cutter used for harvesting tea leaves for harvesting, or for mowing for the uniform growth of tea leaves, smooth transfer of the harvested tea leaves is hindered by the liquid components that exude from the tea leaves. It is a phenomenon that tends to be done. In such a tea cutting operation, regardless of whether it is a riding type or a portable type, for example, tea leaves cut by a clipper type cutting blade are received by a guide plate behind the cutting blade by an air current, and further, a harvest bag or Transfer to harvest container. At this time, if the liquid component adheres to the guide plate, the tea leaves cannot be smoothly transferred due to the viscosity, and the work must be interrupted to remove the remaining tea leaves each time.
Incidentally, although this work tends to be seen as simply removing the tea leaves, in the case of a portable tea machine for two people, the work is done by lowering the tea mower between the teacups. Is impossible because of the space and the fact that a storage bag is attached to the back. After all, the worker leaves one hand out of both hands holding the tea-cutting machine, This is an extremely troublesome and dangerous work.
Of course, in the case of a riding type tea machine, the operator does not have the tea machine itself, but in this case, the tea machine is temporarily stopped and the operator gets off from the cockpit above the aircraft. The tea leaves are removed and the tea leaves are returned to the cockpit, and the tea-cutting work is resumed. Make you feel.

  On the other hand, in addition to the above-mentioned problems in the tea industry, for example, in the fishery processing industry, the following problems have occurred with respect to processing equipment. For example, when processing medium and large-sized fish such as frozen tuna and bonito, they may be cut by a band saw in a frozen state. By adhering, it is easy to deteriorate the sharpness. Specifically, in a processing factory, the band saw blade must be replaced about once every three to four days, and each time it must be replaced with a new band saw blade that has been cleaned to maintain the processing performance. .

Of course, for each of the above technical problems, for example, a technique of applying a fluorine resin coating (DuPont registered trademark “Teflon” or the like) to the surface of a metal member as a processing action element is generally known. However, in this method, the object is limited to metal, and for example, the processing element as the object includes natural materials such as wood and bamboo, and materials other than metal materials such as plastic, such as a teacup dryer. In this case, it cannot be applied.
Further, as is experienced with cooking utensils or the like on a daily basis, if the rubbing with the material to be treated is repeated, this coating may be peeled off, which causes a problem. In addition, in the coating process of the fluororesin, a melt film forming process by heat must be performed in a specialized factory in a state where a part to be processed is a single product. For this reason, even in the case of newly manufactured equipment, the increase in processing cost is unavoidable, and when upgrading existing equipment, the target parts must be removed, then brought into a specialized processing factory, and further processed. It takes time and labor for the subsequent reassembly and the like, resulting in a significant increase in the management cost of the apparatus.

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  The present invention has been made in consideration of these various backgrounds, and reduces the adhesion of food ingredients to be processed as much as possible by surface treatment of the processing elements in the food processing apparatus, or This is an attempt to develop a new food processing apparatus that facilitates the removal of adhering food ingredients and enables stable processing.

The food processing apparatus according to claim 1 is an apparatus for processing food by physical processing including cutting, twisting, crushing, crushing, supporting, transferring, accommodating, or a selective combination thereof.
The processing action element that performs the physical treatment by directly contacting the food material is characterized in that a glass coating layer in a completely inorganic state is formed at least at the contact portion.

  The food processing apparatus according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in addition to the requirement of claim 1, the processing element is incorporated into a tea machine.

  The food processing apparatus according to claim 3 is characterized in that, in addition to the requirement according to claim 1 or 2, the processing element is a compaction body and a grinder in a tea-bowl dryer. .

  The food processing apparatus according to claim 4 is characterized in that, in addition to the requirement of claim 1, the processing element is a cutting blade for cutting the food.

  The food processing apparatus according to claim 5 is characterized in that, in addition to the requirement of claim 4, the cutting blade that is the processing action element is a band saw blade in a band saw machine.

  In addition to the requirement of claim 1, the food processing apparatus according to claim 6 is a transfer device used for transferring the processing action element by supporting the tea branch leaves that have been cut off behind the cutting blade. It consists of

  First, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the food is subjected to physical treatment, the processing element to be contacted is coated with glass, thereby improving the peelability, and as a result, adhesion of the food ingredients is prevented. Even if there is no adhesion, it can be easily removed, thereby maintaining stable food processing. Further, since the glass coating layer is in a completely inorganic state and has no other harmful substances, the safety can be confirmed even in food processing.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, the processing action element is incorporated in the tea making machine, and can be smoothly processed especially in the tea making process in which the adhesion of tea astringent or the like is remarkable.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the processing action elements are the compaction body and the kneading board in the tea-making machine, and the tea-sticking adherence at the site where the tea-sticking etc. are most severe in the tea-making machine is completely removed. Can not be avoided, but can be reduced and the attached tea astringent can be easily peeled and removed, so that the entire tea-making process can be more effectively stabilized.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, the cutting blade for cutting the food that is the processing element is formed with a glass coating, and the cutting is performed at the cutting blade that is in sliding contact with the food. The resistance can be significantly reduced and the cutting action can be performed smoothly.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, the processing action element is a band saw blade in a band saw machine, and particularly improves the peeling action in a part of the band saw blade or the like where the contact area of food is large, Stable cutting can be performed.

  In addition, according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, reliable transfer can be achieved without stagnation on the guide plate in the middle of transfer of the cut tea leaves.

It is explanatory drawing which shows skeletally the tea machine which is an example of the foodstuff processing apparatus of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows skeleton the band saw machine which is another Example same as the above. It is a vertical side surface which shows the tea-cutting machine which is another Example as above.

  The mode for carrying out the present invention includes an embodiment described below as well as various improved embodiments based on this technical idea.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described based on illustrated embodiments.
First, the symbol M is a food processing apparatus that is an object of the present invention, and the food processing apparatus M is any one of cutting, twisting, crushing, supporting, transferring, and storing the food F to be processed. Alternatively, a physical process including a selective combination of these is performed. The food processing apparatus M has a processing element E for directly performing contact with the food F to perform the physical processing, and at least a portion of the processing element E that is in contact with the food F is in a completely inorganic state. A glass coating layer C is formed.

A specific aspect of the food processing apparatus M will be described.
[Example applied to tea machine 1]
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the tea making machine 1 is an example of the food processing apparatus M. The tea-making machine 1 steams the harvested fresh tea leaves in a steaming process, then dries them in the cocoon drying process, prepares the product form, and then drys it to produce crude tea. It is comprised by the apparatus like.
That is, as shown in a skeleton form in FIG. 1, the tea making machine 1 includes a fresh tea management machine 10, a steamer 11, a steamed leaf processing machine 12, a coarse koji machine 13, a koji machine 14, a middle koji machine 15, a brewing machine 16, and a dryer 17 are arranged in order.
Various physical processings are performed while the tea leaves which are the ingredients F pass through each of these devices. Specifically, in the fresh tea management machine 10, the picked fresh tea leaves are accommodated in a container-like container, and are sequentially sent out by an appropriate conveyor while receiving an appropriate ventilation action to prevent the tea leaves from being deteriorated. To.
This steamer 11 performs steaming treatment to cut off the activity of fresh tea leaves, and the steamed tea leaves are subjected to moisture removal and cooling action on the surface by the steamer processing machine 12. After doing in this way, it is sent to the drying process which consists of the roughing machine 13, the finishing machine 14, the intermediate casting machine 15, and the precision milling machine 16, and it is made to dry, being squeezed sequentially.

  The coarse rice cake machine 13 has a rice cake spatula 131 and a rice cake drying drum 132 as processing action elements E that directly act on the tea leaves that are the ingredients F and perform physical treatment. Needless to say, the leaf tea is used so that the tea leaves to be processed are sufficiently diffused. These also constitute part of the processing action element E. The paddle spatula 131 is referred to as a “paddle body in a tea-making cup dryer” in the claims, and the paddle dryer 132 is referred to as a “paddle board”. In many cases, the roughing machine 13 is a fixed drum type. An apparatus such as a leaf punching machine may be provided between the steamed leaf processing machine 12 and the roughing machine 13, and the roughing machine 13 is subdivided into the first and second roughing machines in multiple stages. In some embodiments, the above apparatus is used as a main member.

  Next, the dredge 14 will be described. The brewing machine 14 performs an action of squeezing the tea leaves brewed in the coarse culling process between the crushed pressure weight 141, which is a crushed body, and the squeezing board 142 while squeezing the moisture inside the tea leaves to the surface. Therefore, in the normal twisting machine 14, only dry pressure is supplied and no positive drying air is supplied. Of course, the processing part of the twisting machine 14 is open to the atmosphere, and the moisture of the tea leaves is dissipated into the factory, and of course, some drying proceeds.

The tea leaves that have undergone such a twisting process are sent to the intermediate brewing machine 15 and further subjected to a cocoon drying action between the cocoon spatula 151 serving as a crushed pressure body and the cocoon drying drum 152 serving as a squeezing board. In many cases, the reed dry drum 152 in the intermediate dredger 15 is of the rotary drum type.
The tea leaves that have undergone such an intermediate mastication process are sent to the scouring machine 16, and the scouring machine 16 applies pressure between the sperm weight 161, which is a pressing body, and the scouring machine 162, which is a grinder. It is rubbed while receiving, and receives the action which mainly arranges the product form.
After receiving such an action, the tea leaves are sent to the dryer 17 and are dried while moving on a conveyor 172 provided inside the drying drum 171. In addition, in the conveyor 172, the foodstuff F moves and receives a process, being supported.

In such an apparatus, for example, the glass coating layer C is formed on the spatula 131 in the roughing machine 13. The spatula 131 is usually formed of a metal material, and the coral dry drum 132 is formed by laying a material called a duck board. The duck board itself is a natural material such as a resin material, bamboo, or wood. It is common to be constituted using. In particular, the glass coating layer C is provided on the surface of the cocoon drying drum 132 or the surface of the cocoon spatula 131 where the adhesion of tea astringent or the like is large. In addition, it has been confirmed that the glass coating layer C can be formed even on a duct plate made of a natural material such as bamboo or wood.
The glass coating layer C is formed by a glass coating in a completely inorganic state, and as an example, the surface thickness is about 200 nm.
As a material for forming the glass coating layer C, a silicon compound (oxide) is used as an example and a liquid obtained by using 40 to 60% by weight of dipyl ether as a solvent is used. Is now commercially available. In order to obtain a completely inorganic glass coating layer C, the silicon compound does not contain a binder component or the like. In forming the glass coating layer C, the “global coat” is soaked in a sponge, cloth, felt or the like and applied to the processing element E. During this work or after the work is completed, the dipyl ether as the solvent is quickly volatilized, and the silicon compound (oxide) applied on the surface is bonded to moisture in the air, and is completely inorganic without any binder components. A glass coating layer C in a state is formed on the processing element E. Incidentally, the absence of the binder component is suitable for food hygiene, and therefore the food processing apparatus M of the present invention can be obtained.

  In the case of the spatula 131 having the glass coating layer C formed in this way, as a result, for example, in the work of making the third tea in the tea production area in the central area of Shizuoka Prefecture, the work actually performed from the middle of July As a result of public verification, it was confirmed that the tea spatula 131 was attached to the tea spatula 131, but it was less than before and its removal was extremely easy. Similarly, as a result of the operation of an undisclosed device around the end of September for the fourth tea, it was confirmed that removal of tea astringent was extremely easy. It is needless to say that the processing action element E in the food processing apparatus M is applied to the tea making machine 1 and can be applied to various processing action elements E other than the roughing machine 13. Note that the rough kneader 13 was particularly targeted because it was the first stage of the drying process and the attachment of tea astringents and the like was significant.

[Other Embodiments]
The present invention is based on the embodiment described above as one basic technical idea, but the following modifications can be considered.
[Example applied to band saw machine 2 for cutting fish]
Still another food processing apparatus M includes a fish-cutting band saw 2 as shown in FIG.
In the band saw machine 2 for cutting the fish body, pulleys 22 are arranged above and below the band saw machine frame 21 and endless band saw blades 23 are suspended around the pair of pulleys 22. The food F which is the frozen fish body supplied on 24 is cut | disconnected. This work itself is moving at a high speed and the band saw blade 23 is moving at a high speed. Therefore, when the food F that is a frozen fish body is handled by the band saw blade 23, the risk of the work increases as the sharpness becomes worse.

  The band saw blade 23 substantially becomes a processing action element E of the food processing apparatus M, and forms a glass coating layer C on the saw blade body 231. Of course, the glass coating layer C may be formed on the cutting edge 232, but when actually tested, the action of the cutting edge 232 itself can be maintained for a long time. It is presumed that this is a factor that hinders this. As a result, in the band saw machine 2 as the food processing apparatus M, the glass coating layer C was mainly formed on the saw blade body 231. Specifically, in order to form the glass coating layer C on the saw blade body 231 of the band saw blade 23, the product name “global coat” is formed in a form that is applied twice. As a result, even if the band saw blade 23 is almost new, it needs to be replaced in 3 to 4 days in terms of work days. It was confirmed that the durability was improved with an exchange interval of 6 days. In such a band saw machine 2, the glass coating layer C may also be provided on the table 24 that supports the food F. Thus, when the glass coating layer C is applied to the whole apparatus, when washing | cleaning the whole apparatus, it becomes easy to remove the foodstuff F, and cleaning time can be shortened.

[Example applied to the tea cutter 3]
Further, as another food processing apparatus M, as shown in FIG.
For example, in the case of a portable tea cutter 3 for two people, a cutting blade 31 is provided at the front lower side of the tea cutter frame 30. A structure is provided in which a guide plate 32 as a transfer device is provided behind the cutting blade 31, and a storage bag 34 for storing tea leaves as the food material F picked up is attached to the rear thereof.
In such a tea cutter 3, the guide plate 32 is provided for receiving the cut tea leaves immediately after the cutting blade 31 and further transferring the tea leaves to the rear storage bag 34 by an air flow. A glass coating layer C is provided on the upper surface of the guide plate 32, that is, the support surface of the tea leaves. Thereby, the lubricity of the guide plate 32 is improved, and smooth transfer of tea leaves is achieved. In a larger teabrusher, such as a riding-type teabrusher, the picked tea leaves may be transferred to a container or the like by being transferred to a transfer duct that has been lifted by pressurized air or suction air. In this case, however, the glass coating layer C can be provided on the inner surface of the transfer duct as a transfer device.

[Other food processing equipment M]
In this way, the target food processing apparatus M accommodates the tea making machine 1, the band saw machine 2, the tea cutter 3, the crusher for processing fishery products, meat products, agricultural products, etc., and the foodstuff F. And a rice cooker that performs heat treatment, a slicer that involves cutting with a blade that is one aspect of cutting, a mixer that crushes food with a rotary blade, and the like.

M Food processing equipment C Glass coating layer E Processing action element F Food 1 Tea making machine 2 Band saw machine 3 Tea cutting machine

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tea manufacturing machine 10 Fresh tea management machine 11 Steaming machine 12 Steamed leaf processing machine 13 Coarse machine 131 Rice cake spatula 132 Rice cake dry drum 14 Rice cake machine 141 Rice cake pressure weight 142 Grinder 15 Medium rice cake machine 151 Rice cake spatula 152 Rice cake drying machine 16 Sewing machine 161 Milling spindle 162 Milling machine 17 Dryer 171 Drying cylinder 172 Conveyor 2 Band saw machine 21 Band saw machine frame 22 Pulley 23 Band saw blade 231 Saw blade cylinder 232 Cutting edge 24 Table 3 Tea cutter 30 Tea cutter frame 31 Cutting blade 32 Guide plate 34 Containment bag

Claims (6)

In an apparatus for processing foodstuffs by physical processing including cutting, twisting, crushing, crushing, supporting, transferring, accommodating, or a selective combination thereof,
A food processing apparatus characterized in that a glass coating layer in a completely inorganic state is formed at least at a contact portion with respect to a processing action element that performs physical treatment by directly contacting the food.
The food processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing action element is incorporated in a tea machine.
The food processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the processing action elements are a compaction body and a grinder in a tea-making machine.
The food processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing action element is a cutting blade for cutting the food.
The food processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the cutting blade as the processing element is a band saw blade in a band saw machine.
  The food processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing element is a transfer device that supports the cut tea leaves and leaves behind the cutting blade and is used for transfer.

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