JP3366063B2 - Method and apparatus for producing electrically heated food - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

The present invention relates to a transport, a conductive liquid is a large number of food material by sequential insulating conveying device based on the flooding state
The conductive liquid is energized while it is placed and conveyed sideways with respect to the direction , and the conductive liquid is rapidly heated by the heating and heating action of the conductive liquid to continuously produce an electrically heated food product with a uniform finish. The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing electrically heated food that can be mass-produced.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a process of passing a plurality of insulating container baskets containing food material in the form of a conductor through a conductive liquid contained in an insulating container sequentially by a suspending rail under a flooded condition. Thus, a method and an apparatus for producing an electrically processed food capable of continuously mass-producing an electrically processed food by automatically energizing food materials and sterilizing them by heat aging are disclosed in, for example, JP-A It is well known as described in JP-A-63-296672.

[0003]

[SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Incidentally, in the manufacturing method and apparatus of this kind current pressure heat food Previously,
Subjected to direct current to the food materials accommodated in each insulative housing cage sequentially passing through the conductive liquid accommodated in the liquid tank of an insulating container to the original flooded state ripe heat sterilization, continuous energization processed food It was made possible for mass production.

Therefore, when the storage basket containing the food material is moved by the suspending movement rail under the suspended condition like the conventional one, it is relatively long and deep at the time of installation.
Conductive fluid volume required have tank much, there is a large space is also required problems.

[0005] The present invention has a short length of the installation, Teisu conductive liquid amount is small top Horizontal shape which is disposed a floating retainer body open side
That successively by insulating the transport device conducting liquid to the original food material is flooded state between the floating presser member using energizing water Nisou
The conductive liquid is energized while it is placed and transported sideways with respect to the direction of transport , and the conductive liquid is heated and heated rapidly to carry out electrical heat treatment to continuously produce electrically heated food with a uniform finish. aims at and in mass production, to provide a method and apparatus for current pressure heat food can greatly improve the efficiency with.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the method for producing an electrically heated food according to the present invention comprises, as described in claim 1, a pair of counter electrodes provided on opposite sides of the inner surface so as to face each other.
A conductive liquid is contained in an electrically insulating boiling water tank having a horizontally long shape in which a floating presser is arranged on the open side, and packaged or unpackaged food material is provided on both sides with the pair of counter electrodes. Approach each
Aligned placed and transversely to the conveying direction so as to face each other
Insulating material that can be sequentially loaded, transported, and unloaded under
In front of a belt-shaped insulating transport device with open ends
During serial you carry the conductive fluid between the floating presser member, energized continuously heated heating the food material conductive fluid to be subjected to energization by Atsushi Nobori action and energization action of the conductive liquid Is to be heat treated,

Further, the apparatus for producing electrically heated food of the present invention
Energizes the stored conductive liquid as described in claim 2.
A pair of counter electrodes that heat up with
Insulation that has a horizontally long shape with a floating presser on the open side
Pack the food materials, packaged or unpackaged, in the electric boiling water tank.
Both sides closely face and oppose the pair of counter electrodes, respectively.
Under the condition of being placed side by side with respect to the transport direction.
Both ends made of insulating material that can be carried in, carried, and carried out sequentially
An open belt-shaped insulating transport device is installed to
The material is added while being transported in the conductive liquid between the floating presser body.
It heats up and heats up continuously with electricity.

Further , the apparatus for producing electrically heated food of the present invention
Is to energize the contained conductive liquid.
A pair of counter electrodes that heat up with
Insulation that has a horizontally long shape with a floating presser on the open side
Pack the food materials, packaged or unpackaged, in the electric boiling water tank.
Both sides closely face and oppose the pair of counter electrodes, respectively.
Under the condition of being placed side by side with respect to the transport direction.
Both ends made of insulating material that can be carried in, carried, and carried out sequentially
Electrically heated food with an open belt-shaped insulating carrier
Connect at least two product manufacturing equipment in series
The food material in each of the insulated energizing water boiling tanks.
Heating while transporting in the conductive liquid between the floating retainer and
The temperature is raised and the electric heating treatment is continuously performed .

[0009]

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the conductive liquid is floated to the open side of the upper surface by installing a pair of electrodes on both sides inside the conductive liquid supply pipe.
Supplied to the insulating energized hot water boiled tank exhibiting an oblong shape which is disposed a pressing member, at the same time as the water level to stop the supply reaches the predetermined conductivity liquid level position, against the inner side of the insulating energization water boiled tank Energization is started between the pair of opposed electrodes provided.

[0010] Then, the feed conveyor, belt of both sides open
The insulative transfer device and the unloading conveyor are rotated in the direction of the arrow, and a large number of food materials placed on the transfer table are sequentially supplied to the supply conveyor.

If [0011] is, since the food material passes the Kun smoke chamber in the process of being conveyed towards the feed side of the sequential insulating conveying device by the supply conveyor, the supply side of the food material insulating conveying apparatus while being smoked processed Are successively transferred to the insulative transfer device under the condition of being placed side by side with respect to the transfer direction one after another.

By the way, in the belt-shaped insulative conveying device which is open on both sides and is disposed in the electrically insulative boiling water tank, the supply side is a downward slope, the central part is a substantially horizontal plane, and the discharge side is an upward slope. Since it is rotated toward one side under such a condition, a large number of food materials conveyed laterally aligned and placed are sequentially introduced into the conductive liquid along the descending inclined surface, Next, in the horizontal plane between the floating hold-down body and the pair of counter electrodes on both sides in the conductive liquid , preventing any energization.
It passes through while being energized under the condition that there is nothing close to it , and finally is carried out from the conductive liquid along the ascending slope.

[0013] Thus, one after another current hot water by heating heating is conductive fluid energized while the food material of a low temperature state of the conductive liquid is conveyed towards the unloading side of the supply side by the insulating conveying device unheated At the same time as it is boiled and heated, it is sterilized by an electric current that constantly flows through the conductive liquid, and is electrically heated to approximately 80 ° C to become electrically heated food that is carried out from the discharge side and transferred to the discharge conveyor. In the process of being conveyed toward the discharge end side, the food material passes through the cooling chamber and the drying chamber to cool the food material to room temperature and dry the food material in a wet state.

Further , in the above manufacturing process, when the conductive temperature inside the electrically conductive boiling water tank is easily adjusted, or when the conductive liquid is contaminated by the introduced food material, a fresh conductive liquid is supplied from the conductive liquid supply port. At the same time as replenishing the liquid, the liquid can be discharged from the conductive liquid outlet to easily adjust the temperature of the conductive liquid or replace the conductive liquid.

[0015] As Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4,
The front side insulating primary current water Nisou, also on the rear side with disposing the insulative secondary current water Nisou in two series, the insulating primary current hot water boiled bath and insulating the secondary current water In the case where an insulative transfer device having two downward slopes, horizontal planes, and upward slopes continuously provided in the boiling tank is installed, a large number of food materials that have been continuously transferred are insulated primary While passing through the energizing boiling water bath, the food material is preheated by energizing and heating up to an intermediate temperature (eg, 35 ° C.) of the final finishing set temperature (eg 80 ° C.), and then in the next insulating secondary energizing boiling water bath. When passing through, the food material which has been preheated and electrically heated by being electrically boiled can be electrically heated to the final finishing set temperature without difficulty.

[0016]

[Example] Implementation of a method for producing electrically heated food according to the present invention
Based an embodiment of to order of the manufacturing apparatus in FIG. 1 and FIG. In the drawings, A is, for example, ham, sausage, meat, grated meat, aquatic animals and plants, its gall, cereals, other mixed materials, or foods other than the above, which are packed or housed in the insulating packaging film body, or packed or housed. In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5, a ham, which is a food material that is plastically molded into an arbitrary shape without being filled with a moisture-permeable membrane body such as a fibrous casing to form a packaged product a. Illustrated. B is a conductive liquid, the conductive liquid B is Ri chlorine water der, its salinity current substantially uniformly conductive liquid B
Any material can be used as long as it can be circulated in the medium, and thus it can be appropriately adjusted before use. It is also possible to add an appropriate liquid smoke to the conductive liquid B, if necessary, so that the food material A can be permeated with the smoked aroma during the energization heat treatment process. 1 is an apparatus for producing electrically heated food, which is capable of continuously mass-producing electrically heated food C by electrically heating food material A by heating and raising electricity of electrically conductive liquid B, and electrically heating. The food manufacturing apparatus 1 includes an electrically conductive boiling water tank 2 having an oblong shape with an open upper surface and a large number of food materials A ...
Both sides open like that under aligned mounting state consisting sequentially conveyed allowed to insulating material toward the discharge side of the supply side of the conductive liquid B accommodated in the insulating energized water Nisou within 2 to the original flooding state
A belt-shaped insulative transfer device 3 and a supply conveyor 4 suspended at a supply side position so as to be horizontally rotatable.
And a discharge conveyor 5 suspended at the discharge side so as to be horizontally rotatable. The bottom wall 6 of the above-described electrically insulating boiling water tank 2 is formed so as to have a downward sloping surface 7, a horizontal plane 8 and an upward sloping surface 9. The counter electrodes 12 and 13 of the
The contained conductive liquid B is energized, and the food material A is heated, for example, to about 8 by the heating and heating action of the conductive liquid B and the energizing action.
Heat to 0 ° C. and heat up. The insulative transfer device 3 arranged in the insulative hot water boiling tank 2 has a transfer surface side along the bottom wall 6 of the insulative hot water boiling tank 2 in a downward slope shape, a horizontal shape, and an upward slope shape. Insulating material suspended over the drive pulley 14 and the driven pulley 15 so as to rotate toward
A belt 16 made of charges with respect to the transporting direction a plurality of food materials A · · · · to the conveying peripheral surface at an appropriate interval implanted many plate-shaped holding member 17 made of an insulating material of the belt 16 It is configured so that it can be conveyed from the supply side toward the discharge side under the state of being laterally aligned and placed. Belt 16
Both sides of the food material placed are opposite electrodes 12, 1
3 and their respective is open so as to approach prevents energization
It is configured not to become. Reference numeral 18 denotes an electrically insulating boiling water material for preventing the food material A, which is sequentially transported from the supply side to the discharge side by the insulating transporting device 3 in the conductive liquid B under the submerged condition, to float unintentionally. A plurality of rows of floating pressers are arranged in the tank 2 along the laterally long direction. Reference numeral 19 denotes a smoke chamber provided in the middle of the supply-side conveyor 4, and in the process of conveying the food material A supplied from the transfer table 20 to the supply conveyor 19 to the insulating transfer device 3 by the supply conveyor 19. Let it be processed. Reference numeral 21 denotes an electrically heated food C discharged and transferred from the insulating transfer device 3 to the discharge conveyor 5
Is a cooling chamber for cooling the
Is a drying chamber for drying the electrically heated food C in a wet state cooled to room temperature, and the cooling chamber 21 and the drying chamber 22 are provided in the discharge conveyor 5. Two
Reference numeral 3 denotes a conductive liquid replenishing pipe having a conductive liquid replenishing port 24 in the upper part of the supply side of the insulating electrically conductive boiling water bath 2. The conductive liquid B having a required temperature and salt concentration up to a predetermined liquid level D is replenished therein, or is replenished above the liquid level D. 25
Is a conductive liquid discharge pipe erected on the discharge side of the electrically insulating boiling water tank 2, and the opening position of the conductive liquid discharge port 26 opened at the upper end of the conductive liquid discharge pipe 25 is at the same level as the liquid level 24. At this position, the replenished conductive liquid B is caused to overflow to the outside through the conductive liquid discharge pipe 25, so that the replacement of the conductive liquid B can be easily performed. Reference numeral 27 is a temperature sensor for sequentially detecting the food material temperature from the state of not being electrically heated to becoming the electrically heated food C and sending the signal to a recorder (not shown).

The apparatus shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 shows another example of the apparatus 1 for producing electrically heated food, and the apparatus of this embodiment is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Insulation
By disposing the insulating energization water Nisou consisting sexual energized water Nisou 2 the same structure in two series, the front side insulating primary current water Nisou 2
8 ungated is a rear side that the insulating secondary current water Nisou 29. Therefore, the insulating primary current boiling water bath 28
In addition, the insulative conveying device 30 arranged in the insulative secondary current boiling water bath 29 has the same holder 17 as that shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 at appropriate intervals on the circumferential surface of the belt 16. and Oite implanted, yet the bottom wall 31, 32 of the belt 16 is insulative primary current hot water boiled <br/> tank 28 and the insulating secondary current hot water boiled 29
The driving pulley 39 and the driven pulley 40 so as to be rotated toward one side along the descending inclined surface 33, the horizontal surface 34 and the ascending inclined surface 35 and the descending inclined surface 36, the horizontal surface 37 and the ascending inclined surface 38 formed on the The structure is the same as that of the electrically heated food manufacturing apparatus 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 except that the apparatus is suspended. The upslope 3
5 and the descending inclined surface 36 form a smooth curved surface 41 and are continuous. In the above-described insulative primary energization boiling water bath 28, while the insulating transport device 30 is passing through the conductive liquid B under the flooded condition, the counter electrodes 13, 13 are energized so that the final finishing set temperature (for example, 80 ℃) intermediate temperature (for example, 35 ℃) is preheated by the conductive liquid B heated and heated, and in the insulating secondary current boiling water bath 29, the preheated food material A in the conductive liquid B Until it passes under the flooded condition, it is boiled and heated by the conductive liquid B heated to the final finishing temperature (for example, 80 ° C.) by energization so that the desired electrically heated food C can be continuously mass-produced. However, it is permissible to install two or more of the insulating electrically conductive boiling water tanks 2 in series so that an apparatus for producing electrically heated foods can be added at any time. Each has a selected salt Concentrated conductive liquid is contained, or if necessary, an appropriate amount of liquid is added to the surface of the conductive liquid to heat and heat the conductive liquid, and the incense is allowed to permeate into the food material A. It is possible to produce a wide variety of electrically heated foods by freely flowing different currents. Further, in the case of the frozen food material A, the first insulating primary-current boiling water bath 28
After the food material A is thawed in (2), it can be electrically heated in the next insulating secondary current boiling water bath 29.

In addition, in the present invention, in the case of the food material A described above which is not packaged or the conductive material in the conductive liquid B, for example, the packaged product a packaged in a fibrous casing or the like, the food material is used. Permitting that the food material A can be electrically heated in a short time by the energizing action of the current flowing through A, even if the food material A is packaged with an insulating packaging film body as shown in FIG. For example, even in the case of ham and sausage, it is necessary to rapidly sterilize the food material A inside by the electric current flowing along the surface of the insulating packaging film body and to heat and heat the conductive liquid B. Therefore, the hygienic electrically heated food C can be rapidly mass-produced.

Further, the above-described electrically insulating boiling water bath 2, insulating primary electricity boiling water bath 28 and insulating secondary electricity boiling water bath 29.
In both cases, the upper surface side excluding the supply side and the discharge side can be covered with an appropriate wall plate to prevent the contained conductive liquid B from evaporating.

[0020]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it has the following effects. Many
A number of food ingredients are sequentially transferred in an insulative transfer device.
And place them sideways so that both sides of the food material are
Under the condition that they are close to each other and receive good current
Conveys the conductive liquid between the floating hold-down body in the electric current boiling water bath
The electrically conductive liquid heated and heated during energization is quickly heated by electric current to produce food with uniform finish that has been heated for a long time.
Insulating hot water with short length and small amount of conductive liquid
It can be continuously mass-produced using a boiling tank.

Further, the conductive liquid contained in the electrically conductive boiling water tank is energized to heat and heat the conductive liquid and to energize the food material so that the food material is immersed in the conductive liquid twice or more in a submerged state. Permitting that a wide range of electrically heated foods can be provided by passing through, even if the food material is in a frozen state, it is possible to effectively perform thawing work and even heat sterilization in a series of operations. It provides a very useful technology in the industry.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an electrically heated food manufacturing apparatus with a part cut away and a main part cut longitudinally.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of an electrically insulating boiling water bath.

3 is a front view partially cutaway of, and to cross the major part obtained by arranging the insulating energized water Nisou in two series.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a packaged product formed by filling and containing a food material in a moisture permeable membrane.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a packaged product formed by filling and containing a food material in an insulating packaging film body.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electric heating food manufacturing apparatus 2 Insulating electric boiling water tank 3 Insulating transfer apparatus 4 Supply conveyor 5 Discharging conveyor 6 Bottom wall 7 Downward inclined surface 8 Horizontal plane 9 Upward inclined surface 10 and 11 Front and rear side walls 12 and 13 Counter electrode 14 drive Pulley 15 Driven pulley 16 Belt 17 Holding body 18 Floating body 19 Smoke chamber 20 Transport table 21 Cooling chamber 22 Drying room 23 Conductive liquid supply pipe 24 Conductive liquid supply port 25 Conductive liquid discharge pipe 26 Conductive liquid discharge port 27 Temperature sensor 28 Insulating primary energizing boiling water tank 29 Insulating secondary energizing boiling water tank 30 Insulating transfer device 31, 32 Bottom wall 33, 36 Downward inclined surface 34, 37 Horizontal inclined surface 35, 38 Upward inclined surface 39 Drive pulley 40 Driven pulley 41 Smooth Curved surface A Food material B Conductive liquid C Electrically heated food D Liquid surface of conductive liquid

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A oppositely arranged to the upper surface a pair of opposed electrodes inside both sides
A conductive liquid is contained in an electrically insulating boiling water tank having a horizontally long shape in which a floating presser is arranged on the open side, and packaged or unpackaged food material is provided on both sides with the pair of counter electrodes. Approach each
Aligned placed and transversely to the conveying direction so as to face each other
Insulating material that can be sequentially loaded, transported, and unloaded under
In front of a belt-shaped insulating transport device with open ends
During serial you carry the conductive fluid between the floating presser member, energized continuously heated heating the food material conductive fluid to be subjected to energization by Atsushi Nobori action and energization action of the conductive liquid A method for producing an electrically heated food, which comprises heat treatment. 2. A pair of counter electrodes for heating and raising the temperature of the contained conductive liquid by energization are provided inside to oppose to the upper surface open side for floating.
Inside the electrically conductive boiling water tank, which has a horizontally long shape with a body ,
Packaged or unpackaged food material on both sides of the pair of
Carrying in and carrying in order under the condition that they are aligned and placed sideways with respect to the carrying direction so as to approach and face the opposing electrodes, respectively .
Belt-shaped open-ended belt made of insulating material that can be carried out
An insulative transfer device is installed, and the food material is floated and held.
While transporting in the conductive liquid between the body and
An apparatus for producing electrically heated food, which is characterized by performing an electrically heated treatment by heating . 3. The contained conductive liquid is heated by heating to raise the temperature.
Install a pair of counter electrodes on the inside and levitate to the open side of the upper surface.
Inside the electrically conductive boiling water tank, which has a horizontally long shape with a body,
Packaged or unpackaged food material on both sides of the pair of
Pair them in the transport direction so that they are close to and face the opposing electrodes.
Then, carry in, carry,
Belt-shaped open-ended belt made of insulating material that can be carried out
Fewer manufacturing equipment for electrically heated foods equipped with an insulating carrier
If you don't have two or more units connected in series,
Each of the floating retainers in the electrically insulating boiling water bath
Between the conductive liquids during heating
An apparatus for producing electrically heated food, which is characterized by performing electric heating treatment .