JP2023022125A - チョコレートを加工するための方法及び装置 - Google Patents
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この出願は、引用によって本明細書にその全体が組み込まれている2018年5月25日出願の米国非仮特許出願第15/989,840号及び2017年7月20日出願の米国仮特許出願第62/534,715号の「35 U.S.C.§119(e)」の下での利益を主張するものである。
120 容器容積
123 粉砕媒体
210 内容物
310 空気圧ライン
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- 食品を加工するためのシステムであって、
ベース部材と、
前記ベース部材に作動的に接続されて容器容積を定める容器部材と、
前記容器容積との流体連通のために前記容器部材を通して形成された少なくとも1つの開口部と、
前記容器容積の前記少なくとも1つの開口部を取り囲む少なくとも1つの容器リップと、
前記少なくとも1つの開口部と実質的に液密のシールを形成し、当該シールを通した流体連通を防止するために前記容器部材に嵌合可能に接続可能な容器蓋と、
前記容器容積内に配置されて前記容器部材を通って延びるモータシャフトと、
前記モータシャフトに接続されて前記容器容積内に配置された少なくとも1つの混合部材と、
前記モータシャフトに作動的に接続されたモータと、
食品を粉砕して混合するために前記容器容積内に配置された粉砕媒体と、
を含み、
前記モータの作動が、前記モータシャフトの回転を駆動し、
実質的に密封された時に、前記容器部材は、少なくとも50トルまで真空気密であり、かつ
前記粉砕媒体は、
直径が実質的に1.5から3インチ(3.81から7.62cm)の間のサイズを有する第1の複数の第1の粉砕媒体と、
直径が実質的に0.75から1.5インチ(1.905から3.81cm)の間のサイズを有する第2の複数の第2の粉砕媒体と、
を含み、
それぞれの第1の粉砕媒体が、それぞれの第2の粉砕媒体セットより大きく、かつ
第2の粉砕媒体セット対第1の粉砕媒体セットの比が、少なくとも50:50である、
ことを特徴とするシステム。 - 前記蓋部材に作動的に接続された蓋ガスケットと、
前記容器部材に作動的に接続され、かつそれを通って延びるドレーンポートと、
前記容器部材に作動的に接続され、かつそれを通って延びるポート部材と、
前記容器部材に作動的に接続された傾斜部材であって、傾斜部材の駆動が該容器部材を傾ける前記傾斜部材と、
前記容器部材に作動的に接続され、かつそれと熱連通している容器ヒートシンクと、
前記容器容積とあらゆる外部環境との間の流体連通を実質的に防止するために前記モータシャフトに作動的に接続されたモータシャフトシールと、
を更に含むことを特徴とする請求項1に記載のシステム。 - 再循環吸収システム、
を更に含み、
前記再循環吸収システムは、
吸収容器と、
前記吸収容器の内側に配置されたある量の吸収性媒体と、
前記吸収容器に流体連通している前記ポート部材に接続する少なくとも1つの空気圧ラインと、
を更に含み、
前記量の吸収性媒体は、前記容器容積から実質的に全ての水分を吸収する、
ことを特徴とする請求項2に記載のシステム。 - a)外部環境から実質的に密封可能である粉砕機キャビティ内で予め決められた期間にわたって予め決められた温度で粉砕機を使用して食品を粉砕し、粉砕された食品を生産する段階と、
b)前記粉砕された食品を濾過する段階と、
c)前記粉砕された食品を脱気して脱気食品を生産する段階と、
d)前記脱気食品を分配する段階と、
e)前記粉砕機キャビティを洗浄する段階と、
を含むことを特徴とする単段食品生成方法。 - 段階a)が、
f)食品及び粉砕媒体を前記粉砕機キャビティに追加する段階と、
g)約予め決められた日数にわたって食品を粉砕する段階と、
h)g)実行中に、水分を吸収する段階と、
i)g)実行中に、食品の温度を華氏90と105度(摂氏32.22と40.56度)の間に維持する段階と、
j)前記粉砕された食品が10と30ミクロンの間のサイズに達するまで粉砕加工を継続する段階と、
を更に含む、
ことを特徴とする請求項4に記載の食品生成方法。 - 段階b)が、
k)粉砕された食物をキャビティから空にする段階と、
l)食品を50Torr(6666.12パスカル)と760Torr(10132.5パスカル)の間の圧力下でフィルタに通して真空引き食品を生産する段階と、
m)前記真空引き食品を2次容器の中に渡す段階と、
を更に含む、
ことを特徴とする請求項4に記載の食品生成方法。 - 段階c)が、
n)粉砕食品を前記2次容器内に密封する段階と、
o)粉砕食品を1.2Torr(159.987パスカル)と25Torr(3333.06パスカル)の間の圧力下で脱気する段階と、
p)o)実行中に、粉砕食品を撹拌する段階と、
を更に含む、
ことを特徴とする請求項4に記載の食品生成方法。 - 段階d)が、
q)2次容器を周囲圧力下に置く段階と、
r)脱気された粉砕食品を加圧する段階と、
s)脱気された粉砕食品で容器を充填する段階と、
を更に含む、
ことを特徴とする請求項4に記載の食品生成方法。 - 段階e)が、
t)洗浄液をキャビティに追加する段階と、
u)キャビティを封入する段階と、
v)洗浄液を撹拌する段階と、
w)洗浄液を空にする段階と、
x)前記粉砕機キャビティを実質的に乾燥させる段階と、
を更に含む、
ことを特徴とする請求項4に記載の食品生成方法。 - 容器であって、ベース部材と、該ベース部材に作動的に接続され、かつそれから延びる少なくとも1つの側面部材と、容器との流体連通を可能にするために該少なくとも1つの側面部材に隣接する少なくとも1つの開放側面とを定める前記容器と、
前記少なくとも1つの開放側面に作動的に接続するように構成された蓋部材であって、蓋部材が、外部環境から前記容器を実質的に密封して容器容積を定め、該容器が、少なくとも50Torr(6666.12パスカル)まで実質的に密封可能である前記蓋部材と、
前記容器容積から水分を吸収するために前記容器内に配置された吸収媒体と、
を含むことを特徴とする水分吸収システム。 - 前記容器容積を第1の容積と第2の容積に分割するために該容器容積内に配置された分割部材、
を更に含むことを特徴とする請求項10に記載のシステム。 - 前記吸収媒体を含有するために前記第2の容積内に配置された乾燥カートリッジ、
を更に含むことを特徴とする請求項11に記載のシステム。 - 前記蓋部材に作動的に接続されたガスケット、
を更に含むことを特徴とする請求項10に記載のシステム。 - 前記容器容積内に配置された能動循環部材、
を更に含むことを特徴とする請求項10に記載のシステム。 - 前記吸収媒体は、複数の分子篩であることを特徴とする請求項10に記載のシステム。
- 前記吸収媒体は、1から25オングストロームのサイズを有することを特徴とする請求項15に記載のシステム。
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