JP2019135920A - Method for aging food composition, and housing body used for this method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a technique for aging a food composition by vibrating it.SOLUTION: A method for aging a food composition, in which a packaging container 7 having a circular cross section for storing a food composition is placed in a storage part of a storage body 1 in a laid state to age the food composition while vibrating and rolling the packaging container; the storage part used for aging the food composition includes a lower support part 3 constituting a ground surface of the packaging container placed in the laid state, and a side support part 4 for restricting a movable range in a rolling motion of the packaging container on the lower support part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for aging a food composition by applying vibration.

  Techniques for storing and aging food compositions such as liquors on the sea floor are known (for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3). According to such a technique, not only the branding effect of the food composition can be obtained, but also advantageous effects can be obtained compared to the case of aging on the ground due to various actions applied to the food composition on the sea floor. Yes. For example, Patent Document 2 discloses that the effect of accelerating ripening by applying vibration to the food composition due to tidal current is disclosed.

JP 2002-153252 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-84940 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-153954

  Patent Document 2 discloses that the effect that vibration is applied to the food composition by the tidal current and the ripening is promoted is obtained, but the configuration capable of effectively and uniformly applying vibration to the food composition. Not equipped.

  Specifically, a form in which a packaging container such as a bottle is placed upright in a box or container and stored is disclosed, but the packaging container is tilted because the packaging container is placed on the bottom of the box or container. Unless a strong current is applied, the packaging container will not vibrate. Moreover, when such a strong tidal current is applied to the packaging container, the packaging container may collide with another packaging container or a partition between boxes and may be damaged.

  Further, in the form in which the packaging container is randomly stored in the net and stored, a difference naturally occurs between the inner side of the packaging container and the outer side of the packaging container, so that uniform aging is difficult.

  An object of the present invention is to solve such problems and to provide a ripening technique capable of effectively applying vibration to a food composition. In addition, when aging a plurality of food compositions at the same time, it is an object of the present invention to provide a technique that enables the aging to be promoted evenly by applying vibrations uniformly to the plurality of food compositions.

The present invention for solving the above-described problems is to place a packaging container having a circular cross-section containing a food composition in a storage section of a storage body in a laid state, and apply a vibration to the packaging container to cause a rolling motion. While aging the food composition,
The storage portion includes a lower support portion that constitutes a grounding surface of the packaging container placed in a laid state, and a side for limiting a movable range of the rolling motion of the packaging container on the lower support portion. A food composition aging method.

  In the present invention, since the packaging container rolls by applying vibration, the vibration can be efficiently transmitted to the food composition inside. Moreover, since the movable range of the rolling motion is limited by the side support portion, the packaging container can be prevented from being damaged by excessive vibration.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the packaging body is vibrated by placing the container in an environment with a wind or water flow.
According to the present invention, vibration can be effectively transmitted to the food composition even if the wind flow or water flow is weak. On the other hand, even if the wind or water flow is strong, the movable range of the packaging container's rolling motion is limited by the side support, so the packaging container will not be subject to excessive vibrations and may be damaged. Can be suppressed.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the environment is a seabed, a lake bottom, or a riverbed.
In this way, the packaging container is stored on the seabed or the like, whereby an aging promotion effect due to the influence of water pressure, a branding effect, or the like can be obtained.

The present invention also relates to a container used in the above-described aging method. That is, the present invention has a storage portion for placing the packaging container in the laid state,
The storage portion includes a lower support portion that constitutes a grounding surface of the packaging container in a laid state, and a side support portion for limiting a movable range of the rolling motion of the packaging container on the lower support portion, A storage body for use in the above-described aging method.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the storage portion includes two or more lower support portions and / or side support portions,
Each said lower support part and / or said side support part are discontinuous in the length direction of the said packaging container in the laid state mounted in the said accommodating part.
By setting it as such a structure, the structure of a storage body can be made compact and a handleability can be improved.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the storage portion is a groove structure or a tube structure, a bottom region of the groove structure or the tube structure constitutes the lower support portion, and a side region of the groove structure or the ring structure is the side support. Parts.
Thus, by making the shape of the storage part into a groove structure or a tube structure, the packaging container can be stably placed, and the risk of breakage can be reduced.

Moreover, in the preferable form of this invention, the said lower support part is a board | plate material or a bar material extended in the height direction of the said storage body, and the said side support part is a board | plate material or bar material extended in the width direction of the said storage body. It is.
In this way, by simplifying the structure of the lower support and the side support necessary for the rolling movement of the packaging in the container and its limitation, the structure of the container can be made compact and easy to handle. Can be improved.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, two or more storage parts having the same movable range of the rolling motion of the packaging container on the lower support part limited by the side support part are provided.
By adopting such a form, when aging a plurality of food compositions at the same time, it is possible to uniformly transmit vibration to the plurality of food compositions and promote aging evenly.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the storage unit includes two or more storage units stacked in the vertical direction that are separable in the vertical direction.
By setting it as such a form, a several food composition can be aged simultaneously. Moreover, since each storage part is separable in the up-down direction, the packaging container can be easily stored in the storage part.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the housing has a housing, and the storage portion is inside the housing.
Ease of handling can be improved by adopting such a form.

  According to the present invention, a food composition can be aged while effectively applying vibration. Further, when aging a plurality of food compositions at the same time, aging can be promoted equally.

3 is a diagram illustrating a storage body according to Embodiment 1. FIG. (A) It is a figure showing a mode that the packaging container was accommodated in the accommodating part of the accommodating body. (B) It is a figure showing the state which isolate | separated the 1st storage structure and the 2nd storage structure. It is a figure showing the state which observed the state which accommodated the packaging container in the accommodating part of a storage body from the side surface. 6 is a diagram illustrating a storage body according to Embodiment 2. FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a storage body according to a third embodiment. (A) It is a figure showing the state which isolate | separated the accommodation structure. (B) It is a figure showing the state which piled up the 1st storage structure and the 2nd storage structure. (C) It is a figure showing a mode that all the storage structures were piled up and accommodated in the housing. It is a figure showing the storage body of Example 4. FIG. (A) It is a figure showing the state which isolate | separated the accommodation structure. (B) It is a figure showing the state which piled up the storage structure. (C) It is a figure showing a mode that the storage structure was piled up and accommodated in the housing. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a storage body according to a fifth embodiment. (A) It is a figure showing the state which isolate | separated the accommodation structure. (B) It is a figure showing the state which piled up the storage structure. (C) It is a figure showing a mode that the storage structure was piled up and accommodated in the housing.

  Hereinafter, although an embodiment of the present invention is described in detail, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the following embodiment.

<Example 1>
The storage body of Example 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
The storage body 1 of the first embodiment has a plurality of storage portions 2 so that a plurality of bottles can be stored as the packaging container 7.

  The food composition to be accommodated in the packaging container 7 is not limited, and examples include alcoholic beverages such as wine, Japanese sake and shochu, and soft drinks.

  The storage part 2 has an annular structure (FIGS. 1 and 2). The bottom region of the storage portion 2 having an annular structure is the lower support portion 3, and the side region is the side support portion 4. When vibration is transmitted to the packaging container 7 in a state where the packaging container 7 is housed in the housing part 2, the packaging container 7 causes a rolling motion on the bottom region, that is, the lower support part 3 (FIG. 2). The range of motion of this rolling motion is limited by the side region of the storage unit 2, that is, the presence of the side support unit 4 (FIG. 2).

  In addition, in the accommodating part 2 which takes an annular structure as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the bottom region and the side region cannot be clearly distinguished. Although there is no clear distinction, the inside of the storage part 2 has a surface on which the packaging container 7 can roll and restricts the movement, so that the lower support part 3 and the side support part 4 are connected to each other. Seems to be prepared.

  Since the storage portion 2 has an annular structure, the packaging container 7 can smoothly roll inside and prevent excessive vibrations from being applied to the packaging container 7.

The storage unit 2 includes a storage structure 5 including a bottle neck receiving storage portion 21 for supporting a bottle neck, and a storage structure 5 including a body portion receiving storage portion 22 for supporting the body portion.
The bottle neck receiving storage portion 21 and the body receiving storage portion 22 each have a lower support portion 3 and a side support portion 4. The storage components 5 are discontinuously arranged in the length direction of the packaging container 7 in the laid state (FIG. 1). Therefore, the two storage units 2 are arranged at spatially separated positions in the length direction of the packaging container 7 in the laid state.
Thus, the structure of the storage body 1 becomes compact by providing the bottle neck receiving storage portion 21 and the body receiving storage portion 22 spatially apart from each other.

  Further, when the packaging container 7 is subjected to vibration by direct water flow or wind flow being applied to the packaging container 7, the water current flows into the gap between the bottle neck receiving storage unit 21 and the body receiving storage unit 22. Or since a wind flow distribute | circulates, a vibration can be added to the packaging container 7 efficiently.

  Since the bottle receiving portion 21 is the receiving portion 2 for receiving the bottle neck, the inner diameter thereof is smaller than the inner diameter of the barrel receiving portion 22.

  The storage structure 5 includes a first storage structure 51 having a groove on the upper side and a second storage structure 52 having a groove on the lower side (FIG. 1). Each storage component is plate-shaped, and a plurality of grooves are arranged in the length direction. The first storage component 51 and the second storage component 52 can be separated in the vertical direction (FIG. 1B).

By stacking the first storage component 51 and the second storage component 52, the grooves of the respective storage components 5 are combined to form the storage unit 2 (FIG. 1).
With such a structure, the packaging container 7 can be easily stored in the storage unit 2.

In addition, only the groove | channel provided above the 1st accommodation structure 51 exhibits the function as the accommodating part 2. FIG. This is because a surface having the functions of the lower support portion 3 and the side support portion 4 also exists in the groove.
Even if strong vibration is applied to the packaging container 7 by stacking the first storage structure 51 and the second storage structure 52 to form the storage section 2 having an annular structure, the packaging container 7 is stored in the storage section 2. Can be prevented from being desorbed.

Each storage part 2 provided in the storage body 1 has the same inner diameter. That is, the movable range of the rolling motion of the packaging container 7 on the lower support part 3 limited by the side support part 4 is the same.
With such a configuration, a plurality of packaging containers 7 can be accommodated, and vibrations can be evenly transmitted to the plurality of food compositions contained in the packaging containers 7 to promote ripening evenly.

  Although not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the housing 1 is preferably provided with a housing. By adopting a form in which the packaging container 7 is housed inside the housing, the ease of handling can be improved.

  The storage part is preferably designed to be removable from the housing. Specifically, it is preferable that the first storage structure 51 and the second storage structure 52 be configured so that they can be taken in and out of the housing.

  It is preferable that the housing has a water-permeable structure or an air-permeable structure such as a mesh cage or a box with a hole in the wall so that a water flow or a wind flow is applied to the packaging container 7 (not shown).

  Since the packaging container 7 is held so as to make a rolling motion in the storage unit 2, when it is placed in an environment with a water current such as the seabed, lake bottom or river bed, the vibration due to the water current is efficiently generated. It has come to be transmitted to. The same effect can be obtained even when the container 1 is placed in a pool or the like that can generate an artificial water flow, but from the viewpoint of cost and branding, it should be placed in an environment where natural water flow occurs such as the seabed. Is preferred.

  This effect can be obtained even on land. By placing the packaging container 7 in an environment where there is a wind flow while being stored in the storage body 1, vibration due to the wind flow is efficiently transmitted to the packaging container 7. The wind flow may be natural wind or artificial wind, but a form using natural wind is preferable from the viewpoint of cost and branding.

When vibration is applied to the packaging container 7 by a natural water flow on the seabed or the like, or by natural wind, the strength of the wind flow or water flow varies depending on weather conditions or the like. Therefore, it can be assumed that the wind flow or water flow is weak or extremely strong.
Even if the wind flow or the water flow is weak, the packaging container 7 is easily vibrated because it is stored in the storage body 1 with the rolling motion secured. Therefore, vibration can be effectively transmitted to the food composition contained in the packaging container 7. On the other hand, even if the wind flow or the water flow is strong, the rolling motion of the packaging container 7 is limited by the side support portions 4, so that excessive vibration is not applied to the packaging container 7, and damages, etc. The problem can be suppressed.

  When the container 1 is placed in water, from the viewpoint of food hygiene, it is preferable to seal the mouth portion or the like by brazing or wrapping so that water does not enter the inside of the packaging container 7.

Further, the housing may be formed of a hermetic container so that the packaging container 7 is not directly exposed to water flow or wind flow.
In this case, it is preferable that the housing itself vibrates due to the water flow or wind flow hitting the housing, and this vibration is transmitted to the packaging container 7 inside.

As a structure that the housing itself vibrates, for example, a structure in which the housing is suspended by a column or the like and can vibrate, or a vibration device such as a spring type or a hydraulic type that enables vibration in the horizontal direction is provided at the bottom of the housing. The structure is mentioned.
When the housing has a hermetically sealed structure, the packaging container 7 can be stored and aged in water such as the sea bottom while maintaining a state in which the packaging container 7 does not come into contact with water.

<Example 2>
Hereinafter, the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 3, but the description of the matters applicable to the second embodiment with respect to the contents described in the first embodiment will be omitted as appropriate.

  In the second embodiment, a bottle is stored as the packaging container 7 as in the first embodiment, and has a bottle neck receiving storage portion 21 and a body portion receiving storage portion 22 which are spatially separated. The storage part 2 has an annular structure.

  The storage body 1 includes a first storage structure 51 having a groove on the upper side, a second storage structure 52 having a groove on the upper and lower side, and a third storage structure 53. These storage components can be separated from each other in the vertical direction.

By stacking the first storage component 51, the second storage component 52, and the third storage component 53, the grooves of the respective storage components are aligned, and three rows of storage units 2 are arranged in the vertical direction. Configured (FIG. 3).
The container 1 according to the second embodiment having such a configuration is preferable economically and industrially because a larger amount of packaging containers 7 can be simultaneously stored.

Although only three storage structures are shown in FIG. 3, it goes without saying that the number is not limited. It is good also as a form which piles up four or more storage structures.
In addition, the 4th storage structure with a groove | channel below may be piled up on the 3rd storage structure 53 shown in FIG. 3, and all the storage parts 2 of 3 vertical directions may also be made into an annular structure. In this case, the uppermost fourth storage structure will act as a lid.

<Example 3>
Hereinafter, the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 4, but the description of the matters applicable to the third embodiment with respect to the contents described in the first and second embodiments will be appropriately omitted.

The storage body 1 of Example 3 stores a barrel as the packaging container 7. Two storage units 2 are provided discontinuously in the length direction of the packaging container 7 in the laid state (FIG. 4).
The lower support part 3 and the side support part 4 in each storage part 2 support two places having the same diameter in the barrel which is the packaging container 7. Therefore, the inner diameters of the two storage portions 2 that are separated in the length direction of the packaging container 7 are the same.

  The storage body 1 according to the third embodiment includes a first storage structure 51 having a groove above, a second storage structure 52 having a groove above and below, and a third storage structure 53 having a groove below. Have These storage structures 5 can be stacked in the vertical direction, and two storage portions 2 can be formed in the vertical direction.

  The storage body 1 according to the third embodiment includes a housing 6. The housing 6 may be a sealed structure, a water-permeable structure, or an air-permeable structure.

<Example 4>
Hereinafter, Example 4 will be described with reference to FIG. 5, but description of matters applicable to Example 4 with respect to the contents described in Examples 1 to 3 will be omitted as appropriate.

The storage body 1 according to the fourth embodiment includes a storage structure 5 that can be stacked in the vertical direction. Each storage component 5 includes, as a basic configuration, one plate-like beam 55 extending in the horizontal direction and a plurality of plate-like support columns 54 arranged in parallel on the beam 55 (FIG. 5).
When the storage structure 5 is stacked, the support pillar 54 of the lower storage structure 5 supports the beam 55 of the upper storage structure 5 (FIG. 5B).
Note that the support column 54 and the beam 55 may have a rod shape instead of a plate shape as long as the storage structure 5 can be stacked.

  A plate-like lower support portion 3 is provided on the beam 55 so as to extend upward. The lower support part 3 is provided in a space sandwiched between support pillars 54. That is, the support pillars 54 and the lower support portions 3 are alternately arranged on the beam 55 (FIG. 5).

  In addition, a plate-like side support portion 4 protrudes from the support column 54 so as to extend in the horizontal direction. One side support portion 4 is provided from the support column 54 positioned at the end of the storage component 5, but the support column 54 positioned in the middle of the storage component 5 has a cross shape in a side view. Two side support portions 4 extending in both the left and right directions are provided (FIG. 5).

  The space surrounded by the lower support portion 3 provided on the beam 55 and the side support portion 4 provided on the support column 54 is the storage portion 2. That is, the packaging container 7 stored in the storage part 2 rolls on the upper surface of the plate-like lower support part 3, and its movable range is limited by the side support part 4.

  Moreover, in Example 4, the upper support part 56 is protrudingly provided so that it may extend below from the beam 55 (FIG. 5). Therefore, in Example 4, the space surrounded by the lower support portion 3, the side support portion 4, and the upper support portion 56 is the storage portion 2. By providing the upper support part 56, the upper limit of the movable range of the packaging container 7 in the storage part 2 is set, and the packaging container 7 is prevented from being flipped up and damaged by excessive vibration. be able to.

The storage body 1 of the fourth embodiment has two types of storage portions 2, a bottle neck receiving storage portion 21 and a trunk portion receiving storage portion 22.
The plate-like lower support portion 3 and the side support portion 4 in the bottle neck receiving storage portion 21 are relatively long, and the plate-like lower support portion 3 and the side support portion 4 in the barrel receiving storage portion 22 are relatively long. Is set short. Thereby, the inner diameter of the bottle neck receiving storage portion 21 is designed to be small, and the inner diameter of the barrel receiving storage portion 22 is designed to be large.

  Since the basic structure of the storage structure 5 of the fourth embodiment is the beam 55 and the support column 54, and the lower support part 3 and the side support part 4 are also plate-shaped, they are lightweight and easy to handle. In addition, since the air permeability and water permeability are particularly excellent, vibration can be efficiently transmitted to the packaging container 7 when the packaging container 7 is directly exposed to wind or water flow.

  The lower support part 3 and the side support part 4 do not have to be plate-shaped as shown in the figure, and the form is not limited as long as the packaging container 7 can roll and move inside the storage part 2, and the bar-like shape is not limited. It may be.

<Example 5>
Hereinafter, Example 5 will be described with reference to FIG. 6, but description of matters that can be applied to Example 4 according to the contents described in Examples 1 to 4 will be omitted as appropriate.

  The storage body 1 of Example 5 stores a barrel as the packaging container 7. The storage body 1 has two storage components 5 that are spatially discontinuous in the length direction of the packaging container 7, and the storage part 2 of each storage component 5 has two places of the same diameter in the barrel. In order to support each, the length of the plate-like lower support part 3 and the side support part 4 in each storage structure 5 is designed to be the same.

  The present invention can be applied to a method for aging food compositions.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Storage body 2 Storage part 21 Bottle neck receiving storage part 22 Trunk part receiving storage part 3 Lower support part 4 Side support part 5 Storage structure body 51 First storage structure body 52 Second storage structure body 53 Third Storage structure 54 support column 55 beam 56 upper support portion 6 housing 7 packaging container

Claims (10)

An aging process in which a packaging container having a circular cross-section containing a food composition is placed in the storage unit of the container in a state of being laid, and the food composition is aged while causing the packaging container to vibrate and roll. Is the way
The storage portion includes a lower support portion that constitutes a grounding surface of the packaging container placed in a laid state, and a side for limiting a movable range of the rolling motion of the packaging container on the lower support portion. A method for aging a food composition, comprising: a support part.   The aging method according to claim 1, wherein the packaging body is vibrated by placing the container in an environment having a wind flow or a water flow.   The aging method according to claim 2, wherein the environment is a seabed, a lake bottom, or a riverbed. A storage unit for placing the packaging container in a laid state;
The storage portion includes a lower support portion that constitutes a grounding surface of the packaging container in a laid state, and a side support portion that limits a movable range of the rolling motion of the packaging container on the lower support portion. The container for using for the aging method as described in any one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned. The storage portion includes two or more lower support portions and / or the side support portions,
5. Each of the lower support part and / or the side support part is discontinuous in the length direction of the packaging container in a laid state placed on the storage part. The storage body described in 1.   The storage portion has a groove structure or a tube structure, and a bottom region of the groove structure or the tube structure constitutes the lower support portion, and a side region of the groove structure or the ring structure constitutes the side support portion. The storage body according to claim 4 or 5.   The lower support part is a plate or bar extending in the height direction of the storage body, and the side support part is a plate or bar extending in the width direction of the storage body. Item 6. A storage body according to item 4 or 5.   8. The apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising two or more storage units having the same movable range of the rolling motion of the packaging container on the lower support unit limited by the side support unit. 9. The storage body according to one item.   The storage body according to any one of claims 4 to 8, wherein the storage body includes two or more storage sections stacked in a vertical direction that are separable in the vertical direction. The storage body according to claim 4, further comprising a housing, wherein the storage portion is inside the housing.