JP2761701B2 - Nori humidifier - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a seaweed humidifier which imparts moisture to seaweed to be wound around confectionery pieces such as hail and oysters, thereby facilitating the operation of seaweed winding on confectionery pieces.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is desirable that seaweed to be wrapped around confectionery pieces such as hail and oysters should be given a predetermined amount of moisture in advance in order to facilitate the winding operation on the confectionery pieces. Conventionally, as a method of imparting moisture to the seaweed, a method has been employed in which seaweed bundled in a predetermined number of sheets is housed in a humidified room adjusted to a humidity of about 90% for several days (usually two to three days). Then, a slightly softened laver is obtained, cut into a desired size, and then wound around a piece of confectionery.

However, in the above case, it is necessary to humidify the seaweed under a high humidity condition for a relatively long time, so that the periphery of the seaweed exposed in the high humidity atmosphere contains abnormal moisture. As a result, there arises a problem that the peripheral portion is swollen or largely deformed. Therefore, when the above-mentioned conventional method is adopted, the peripheral portion must be cut off, which wastes material. In addition, since moisture is fixed on each laver due to long-time humidification, it is difficult for moisture to escape from the laver after being wound on a piece of confectionery, which makes it difficult to dry the laver after the laver is rolled. However, there are also disadvantages.

As a method of solving such a problem, a net-shaped conveyor (hereinafter, referred to as a transfer device) is provided which passes through a humidification chamber, and the separated laver is placed on the transfer device and passed through the humidification chamber. Thus, a method of imparting moisture to the laver can be adopted. According to this method, since the seaweed is humidified in a state of being separated one by one, uniform moisture can be applied to the whole seaweed, and there is no fear that the periphery of the seaweed is increased. Further, the humidification time can be relatively shortened as compared with the above-mentioned conventional method of humidifying in a bundled state, and it is possible to prevent the moisture from being fixed on the laver. It will be easier.

[0005] However, when the above-mentioned improved method is adopted, there is a disadvantage that a trace of contact with the transfer device is formed on the surface of the laver. The above problem will be described in more detail. Since the transfer device travels through the humidification chamber and is exposed to high humidity conditions, dew condensation occurs on the surface of the transfer device, which tends to grow. Then, when the seaweed comes into contact with the dew surface of the transfer device, the contact portion is excessively softened by the dew water and remains as a contact mark of the transfer device.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and provides a transfer device that circulates through an inlet and an outlet of a humidifying chamber and allows the seaweed to pass through the humidifying chamber one by one. It is an object of the present invention to prevent the dew condensation from occurring on the transfer surface of the nori in the transfer device in the nori humidifying device, thereby preventing contact marks of the transfer device from being formed on the surface of the nori.

[0007]

The technical means of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problem is that "a drying chamber is formed in a return traveling area from the exit side to the entrance side of the transfer device".

[0008]

The above technical means operates as follows. Since a drying chamber is formed in the return traveling area where the transfer device returns from the outlet side to the inlet side of the drying chamber, a portion of the transfer device passing through the drying chamber is dried in the drying chamber. That is, if dew has formed in the portion of the transfer device that carries the nori, it is dried and removed in the drying chamber. Therefore, even if the transfer surface of the seaweed in the transfer device repeatedly passes through the humidification chamber, dew condensation hardly occurs on the transfer surface.

[0009]

The present invention has the following specific effects. Since dew condensation hardly occurs on the transfer surface of the nori in the transfer device, the surface of the nori in contact with the transfer device does not get wet, and the inconvenience of the trace of contact with the transfer device remaining on the surface of the nori can be solved.

[0010]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the inside of the apparatus body (1) is divided into a humidification chamber (3) above and a drying chamber (4) below the transfer apparatus (2) as a boundary. Both ends of () respectively face an inlet (11) and an outlet (12) in the apparatus body (1).

A hot air generator (41) is provided in the drying chamber (4), and the transfer device (2) is heated and dried by the hot air sent from the hot air generator (41). ing. And the hot air generator (41) is a heater (43) housed in a casing (44).
And a blower fan (42) for forcibly supplying the generated heat to the drying chamber (4). Further, a temperature sensor (45) for monitoring the temperature is provided in the drying chamber (4).

The transfer device (2) is composed of rollers (22) and (23), a net-shaped conveyor (21) provided between them, and a motor (24) for driving the conveyor (23). The rotation speed of the motor (24) can be set by a speed setting device (25). The humidifying chamber (3) is provided with a humidifier (33), a temperature controller (5), a humidity sensor (35) for monitoring humidity, and a temperature sensor (54).

The humidifier (33) includes an atomizing device (32) and a fan (31) for diffusing the mist generated from the humidifier into the humidifying chamber (3).
It is composed of As shown in FIG. 2, the atomizing device (32) includes a water tank (320) and an ultrasonic oscillator (32) disposed on an inner bottom wall thereof.
1) Water level sensor for detecting water level (322) and water supply pipe (323)
, And water near the water surface is atomized by ultrasonic waves transmitted from the ultrasonic oscillator (321) toward the water surface. The water level in the water tank (320) is a water level sensor.
(322), and controls the water supply from the water supply pipe (323) by a control device (not shown) that determines the monitoring signal so that the water level is always maintained up to the position where the water level sensor (322) is provided. Do.

The temperature controller (5) has a built-in heater (51) and a cooler (52).
(3) While monitoring the temperature in the heater (51) or the cooler
(52) is operated alternatively to control the temperature inside the humidification chamber (3). In this apparatus, when the rotation speed of a motor (24) is set by a speed setting device (25), and an operation switch (not shown) is turned on, the transfer device (2) and the material supply disposed upstream and downstream thereof are supplied. And each conveyor for product removal
(27) and (28) run synchronously. In addition, the humidifier (3
3) and the temperature controller (5) are activated and the drying room (4)
The hot air generator (41) inside operates.

When the humidifier (33) is operated, the atomizing device (32) constituting the humidifier generates fog by the action of the ultrasonic oscillator (321), and the fog is generated by the action of the fan (31).
(3) It is spread inside. Then, the operation of the humidifier (33) is controlled so that the humidity detected by the humidity sensor (35) is maintained at the set humidity (80% in this embodiment).

Further, a heater (51) and a cooler (52) provided in the temperature controller (5) are selectively controlled, whereby the detection temperature of the temperature sensor (54) is set to a set temperature (this embodiment). (In the example, 20 ° C. to 25 ° C.). Furthermore, drying room (4)
When the hot air generator (41) disposed in the hot air generator (41) operates, the heaters (43) and (43) of the hot air generator (41) generate heat and the blowing fan (4).
2) is rotated, whereby the temperature inside the drying chamber (4) rises. Then, the amount of heat generated by the heater (43) is controlled by a control device (not shown) so that the detection temperature of the temperature sensor (45) is maintained at about 30 ° C.

When the laver (A) supplied from the material supply conveyor (27) is supplied from the inlet (11) of the apparatus body (1) to the transfer device (2) therein, the speed setting device (25) ), The set time determined by the rotation speed set in (about 3 in this embodiment).
The seaweed (A) is carried in the humidification chamber (3). The inside of the humidifying chamber (3) is maintained at the above set humidity by the humidifier (33), etc.
As it passes through, it softens slightly with moderate moisture. Further, as described above, since the temperature in the humidifying chamber (3) is maintained at 20 ° C. to 25 ° C. by the temperature controller (5) to prevent the temperature from becoming high, the flavor of the laver (A) is lost. Is alleviated. When the seaweed (A) contains moderate moisture in this way, the seaweed (A) reaches the outlet (12), and the seaweed (A) whose degree of wetness is adjusted passes through the outlet (12). And is supplied to the downstream side (28).

Now, the net-shaped conveyor (21) is nori (A)
When the conveyor (21) has been conveyed to the outlet (12), the conveyor (21) moves into the lower drying chamber (4) and is dried there.
In other words, if some dew is generated on the surface of the conveyor (21) by the humidity in the humidifying chamber (3) while traveling in the humidifying chamber (3), this is dried in the drying chamber (4). The dew disappears. Therefore, the laver (A) supplied from the inlet (11) does not get wet even if it comes into contact with the conveyor (21). That is, there is no inconvenience that a trace of contact with the conveyor (21) is formed on the laver (A).

Next, a second embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 will be described. In this case, the transfer device (2) is installed in the humidification chamber (3).
The seaweed (A) is carried by the transfer rods (20) constituting the transfer device (2). As shown in FIG. 4, the transfer rods (20) and (20)
6), and the mounting bar (26) is attached to the chain (2).
9) It is installed in a state of being erected between (29). In addition, the transfer rod
As shown in the figure, (20) and (20) denote a space (270) between the material supply conveyors (27) and (27) running in a parallel state, and a horizontal position between these material supply conveyors (27) and both sides thereof. It passes through the space (271) of the plate (272) vertically.

An outlet formed at the downstream end of the humidifying chamber (3)
The relationship between the product take-out conveyor (28) and the transfer device (2) provided in the portion (12) is also the same as that in FIG. On the other hand, inside the apparatus main body (1), there is provided a partition (273) for partitioning the apparatus into an upper and lower humidifying chamber (3) and a drying chamber (4).
The partition plate (273) is provided with stirring fans (37) (37), a humidifier (33), and a temperature controller (5).
Further, a humidity sensor (35) and a temperature sensor (54) are disposed on the ceiling of the humidifying chamber (3) as in the first embodiment. Further, the drying chamber (4) is provided with a hot air generator (41) and a temperature sensor (45).

In this case, when the seaweed (A) and (A) are supplied from the material supply conveyor (27) in the same manner as in the first embodiment,
This is carried by the transfer rods (20) and (20) constituting the transfer device (2) and is raised to the ceiling of the humidifying chamber (3), and then is transferred horizontally and then moved down to the exit ( 12) Carried to the part. The laver (A) transported to the outlet (12) is taken out by a product take-out conveyor (28) (having the same configuration as the material supply conveyors (27) and (27) shown in FIG. 4). Then, the transfer rods (20) and (20) that have finished supplying the laver (A) to the product take-out conveyor (28) move into the drying chamber (4) located below the partition plate (273), and It is dried in the room (4) by the warm air of the warm air generator (41).

In the second embodiment, since the transfer device (2) is run in a vertical plane, the length of the device body (1) in the direction of the entrances (11) and (12) is reduced. However, the seaweed (A) can be exposed to moisture for a long time in the humidification chamber (3).

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an atomizing device (32).

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the vicinity of a material supply conveyor (27) in a second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1) ・ ・ ・ Main unit (2) ・ ・ ・ Transfer device (3) ・ ・ ・ Humidifying room (4) ・ ・ ・ Drying room

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A laminating humidifier in which a transfer device is provided for circulating the inlet and outlet of a humidifying chamber and laver is passed one by one through the humidifying chamber. Nori humidifier that forms a drying room in the return traveling area from the entrance to the entrance side.