JP2700598B2 - Bath-type heating / cooling method and bath-type heating / cooling device for heating or cooling object by liquid circulation - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to noodle soup, sauce,
Miso, other appropriate seasonings, appropriate food or drinking water, medical
Hot packs filled with chemicals, cosmetics, etc. as contents
Packs, such as packs, cold packs or cold packs
Iha noodle soup, sous, miso, other seasonings and appropriate
Food or drinking water, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, etc. as contents
Package or press consisting of filled plastic film
Plastic containers, bottles, metal containers (including canned cans)
Or konjac)
Refrigeration material as it is to circulate cooling or heating liquid
Cooled or heated by floating rotation
And apparatus for bath-type cooling / heating of an object or an object to be heated
It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, for example, noodle soup, sauce, and other appropriate foods are enclosed as contents by a hot pack, a normal temperature pack, a low temperature pack, or the like. Sealing, a method of cooling the cut individual package, or enclosing the contents, dividing the required amount and required size into a continuous package consisting of a bag-like portion heat-sealed with a plastic film or the like. As a method for heating or cooling, for example, a method disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-191129 is well known as a conventional example.

[0003] This publication discloses, for example, a method in which the individual packages are piled up on a belt conveyer and cooled by gas, or the required number of individual packages are piled up on a net-shaped belt conveyor one by one. A method is described in which the sheet is passed through a cooling water tank and cooled to a required temperature. Further, the continuous package is heat-treated by continuously passing through a heat-treatment medium such as water, cooling gas, hot water or steam stored in a heat treatment tank of a heat treatment apparatus. In this case, for example, the peripheral surface of the drum disposed vertically in the heat treatment tank is spirally wound a plurality of times, or is wound in the shape of an eight-shape and transported while the drum is being transported. Thus, a method is described in which the continuous package is simultaneously subjected to a pressing action and a partial bending action, and the contents are forcibly flow-stirred and heated or cooled entirely.

[0004]

By the way, according to the above-mentioned conventional heating / cooling methods, all require a wide heating / cooling space. Further, the heating / cooling treatment for the entire surface of the individual package or the continuous package is difficult to reach the core of the package, and not only the heating / cooling efficiency is extremely bad, but also the film is easily damaged. In particular, the continuous package is spirally wound around the drum peripheral surface in a heat treatment medium such as water, cooling gas, hot water, or steam stored in a heat treatment tank of a heat treatment apparatus;
Or, in the method of winding and transferring in a figure eight shape a plurality of times, when the bag-shaped portion of the continuous package is small (for example, 5
When the size is large (for example, 10-15 cm × 10-15 cm or more), the apparatus becomes large, requires a large installation area, increases the cost, and has a large volume. Therefore, there is a problem that the heating / cooling processing efficiency is further deteriorated.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a bath-type heating / cooling method and a bath-type heating / cooling apparatus for heating or cooling an object to be heated or cooled by liquid circulation. As the bath-type heating / cooling method, a circulating heating or cooling liquid is caused to flow in a predetermined direction in a water flow path body, and a heated or cooled object supplied from one side of the water flow path body. Floating in the circulating heating or cooling liquid in the water flow path body, and rotating and moving the heated object or the cooled object in a predetermined direction while rotating the heating or cooling liquid, Characterized in that the object to be heated or the object to be cooled is taken out from the other side of the water flow path body,

The bath-type heating / cooling device is provided with a water flow path for circulating a heating or cooling liquid.
A supply port for supplying a heated object or a cooled object is provided on one side of the water flow path body, and an outlet for taking out a heated object or a cooled object is provided on the other side of the water flow path body,
Rotation means is provided for rotating a heated object or a cooled object supplied from the supply port into the water flow path body and suspended in the circulating heating or cooling liquid.

[0007]

FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view schematically showing a preferred embodiment of a bath-type heating / cooling apparatus for an object to be heated or an object to be cooled by liquid circulation according to the present invention. 2 is a schematic sectional view schematically showing an embodiment of a water flow path body and a rotating means of the apparatus of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes, for example, a U-shaped water flow path for circulating a heating or cooling liquid, and at least a lower portion 10a has an arc shape. One side of the water flow path body 10 is provided with a heated object or a cooled object 11.
Is provided. This heated
The object or the object to be cooled 11 is, for example, noodle soup, sauce,
S, other appropriate seasonings, appropriate food or drinking water, pharmaceuticals
Hot pack filled with goods, cosmetics, etc. as contents
Packed products such as cold packs or cold packs, or
Noodle soup, sauce, miso, other seasonings and appropriate foods
Or filling with drinking water, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, etc.
Packaging made of plastic film or plus
Tic molded containers, bottles, metal containers (including canned cans),
Or no packaging such as konjac that does not necessarily require packaging
Things.

An outlet 10c for taking out the object to be heated or the object to be cooled 11 is provided on the other side of the water flow path body 10. The take-out opening 10c is provided with a scaly take-out plate 12. In addition, the water flow path body 10
In the lower portion of the take-out plate 12 provided on the other side, a reservoir 10d for the heating or cooling liquid is provided integrally with a part of the water flow path body 10. This reservoir 10d
Is provided with a steam pipe 13, and when a heating liquid is used, steam for controlling the hold temperature or hot water 15 is supplied to the steam pipe 13 through a control valve 14. Reference numeral 16 denotes a temperature control sensor. When using the cooling liquid, the cooling water 17 is used in place of the hold temperature control steam or the hot water 15.
Is supplied to the water flow path body 10 through a regulating valve 18.

Between the reservoir 10d and one side of the water flow path body 10, a main water circulation pump 19 for controlling and cooling the hold temperature and a control valve 20 are connected.
The control valve 20 controls the flow rate of the object to be heated or the object to be cooled 11 in the water flow path body 10 by adjusting the amount of circulating water of the main water circulation pump 19 for holding and adjusting the cooling temperature. Speed control of heating or cooling can be easily performed.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a supply port 10b of the water flow path body 10.
And a plurality of nozzles for rotating the object to be heated or the object to be cooled 11 floating in the circulating heating or cooling liquid from the reservoir 1.
0d, the circulation pump 22 for nozzles and the regulating valve 2
3 is piped. The flow rate, blowout angle, and length of the nozzle 21 are arbitrarily set according to conditions such as the shape, size, and specific gravity of the object to be heated or the object to be cooled 11. The object to be heated or the object to be cooled 11 floating in the circulating heating or cooling liquid at the nozzle 21
2 is rotated as shown in FIG. 2, the lower portion 10 a of the water flow path body 10 has an arc shape, so that the surface and contents of the object to be heated or the object to be cooled 11 are not damaged, and And then continuously heated or cooled. By changing the size and length of the water flow path body 10, it is possible to cope with various types of hold heating (temperature maintenance) and cooling conditions.

Next, a method of bath-type heating / cooling of an object to be heated or an object to be cooled by liquid circulation according to the present invention will be described. When the object to be heated 11 is to be heated (maintained temperature) by using the heating liquid, the steam for holding the temperature or the hot water 15 is supplied to the reservoir 10 d of the water flow path body 10 via the steam pipe 13. The main water flow circulating pump 19 for holding temperature control and cooling is also provided from the reservoir 10 d to one side of the water flow path body 10.
The holding temperature regulating steam or hot water 15 circulated in the flow path body 10 is caused to flow from one side to the other side in the water flow path body 10.

The object to be heated 11 is supplied from a supply portion 10b on one side of the water flow path body 10 and floated in hold temperature control steam or hot water 15, and the hold temperature control steam or hot water 15 is supplied to the nozzle. While being rotated by 21, the object to be heated 11 is rotationally transferred in the direction of the take-out part 10 c on the other side of the water flow path body 10. The hold temperature adjusting steam or hot water 15 flows into a reservoir 10 d provided below the scoop-shaped take-out plate 12 , and the object to be heated 11 is taken out by the scoop-shaped take-out plate 12.
In this manner, the object to be heated 11 can be arbitrarily set using the heating liquid.
Hold time (temperature maintenance). High
By keeping the temperature for a certain period of time, the material to be heated can be sterilized,
In the case of an empty container, the inner surface of the container can be sterilized.

Further, the object to be cooled 11 is formed by using a cooling liquid.
When the cooling water 17 is supplied to the water flow path body 10, the cooling water 17 flows to the reservoir 10d. Cooling water 17 circulated from the reservoir 10d to one side of the water flow path body 10 by the hold temperature control and cooling main water flow circulation pump 19 flows from one side to the other side in the water flow path body 10. Then, the object to be cooled 11 is supplied from a supply port 10b on one side of the water flow path body 10, and the cooling water
While the cooling water 17 is being rotated by the nozzle 21 and the object 11 to be heated is
0 is transferred in the direction of the outlet 10c on the other side. The cooling water 17 flows into a reservoir 10 d provided below the scoop-shaped take-out plate 12 , and the object to be heated 11 is taken out by the scoop-shaped take-out board 12. Thus, cold
Cooling the object to be cooled 11 by using a cooling liquid.
If the package is hot-sealed with film,
Lum seal strength can be improved.

[0015]

As described above, according to the bath-type heating / cooling method and the bath-type heating / cooling apparatus for the object to be heated or the object to be cooled by the liquid circulation according to the present invention, the liquid is circulated in the water flow path body. The heating or cooling liquid is rotated and agitated to accelerate the change of the surface temperature of the object to be heated or the object to be cooled, and to perform the heating / cooling action on the core of the object to be heated or the object to be cooled. , The temperature and core temperature (core temperature) of a large amount of the object to be heated or the object to be cooled can be rapidly heated and cooled even in a narrow space. Because there is no excessive pulling action by the machine, the heating and cooling processing efficiency can be improved without damaging the surface and contents, and the heating and cooling temperature can be easily controlled. Has the effect of .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view schematically showing a preferred embodiment of a bath-type heating / cooling apparatus for heating or cooling an object to be heated or cooled by liquid circulation according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view schematically showing an embodiment of a water flow path body and a rotating means of the apparatus of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Water flow path body 10a Lower part 10b Supply port 10c Outlet 10d Reservoir 11 Heated object or object to be cooled 12 Extraction plate 13 Steam pipe 14 Control valve 15 Hold temperature control steam or hot water 16 Temperature control sensor 17 Cooling water 18 Control Valve 19 Main water circulation pump for hold temperature control and cooling 20 Control valve 23 Control valve 21 Plural nozzles 22 Nozzle circulation pump

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on front page (72) Inventor Shogo Tanaka 2-7-4 Shinoharahigashi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama-shi

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A circulating heating or cooling liquid is caused to flow in a predetermined direction in a water flow path body, and a heated or cooled object supplied from one side of the water flow path body is circulated in the water flow path body. Floating in the heating or cooling liquid to be heated, and rotating and moving the heated or cooled object in a predetermined direction while rotating the heating or cooling liquid, from the other side of the water flow path body. A bath-type heating / cooling method for a heated object or a cooled object by liquid circulation, wherein the heated object or the cooled object is taken out. 2. A water flow path body for circulating a heating or cooling liquid is provided, and a supply port for supplying an object to be heated or a cooling object is provided on one side of the water flow path body. An outlet for taking out an object to be heated or an object to be cooled is provided on the other side of the object. A bath-type heating / cooling apparatus for heating or cooling an object to be heated by liquid circulation, comprising a rotating means for rotating the object. 3. A bath-type heating / cooling of an object to be heated or an object to be cooled by liquid circulation, wherein at least a lower portion of the water flow path body according to claim 1 or 2 is formed in an arc shape. Method and bath type heating / cooling device.