JP3638844B2 - Food removal method and food residue apparatus - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
The present invention relates to a food extraction methods and food residue渣装location, in particular, a food extraction methods and food residues渣装location can be extracted from food residues (the scan潰物) food (soft goods).
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in a lunch box past the expiration date that is discarded from a convenience store or the like, for example, in order to effectively use food residue for livestock feed, etc., first, a packaging material, a chopstick, and a spoon made of plastic You have to take out food from the inside.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
For this purpose, it is conceivable that food residues are crushed and sorted according to size through the eyes of a screen.
However, even if the food residue is crushed, the crushed material is mixed with small pieces such as a spoon and a spoon made of plastic, and this causes a problem that it cannot be used for livestock feed. .
The present invention provides a food extraction methods and food residue渣装location and so as to remove the above problems.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the food take-out method according to claim 1 is characterized in that water is added to the food residue, the food residue is crushed, or the food residue is crushed and water is added, Using the difference in hardness of the articles contained in the first food residue obtained through the eyes of the food, the food in the first food residue is crushed and contained in the first food residue harder than the food The food product is taken out from the first food residue through the second screen eyes smaller than the first screen eyes so as not to crush the article.
[0005]
Further, the food residue apparatus according to claim 2 is obtained by adding water to the food residue and crushing the food residue, or crushing the food residue and adding water, and through the eyes of the first screen. The first tank for storing the first food residue and the food in the first food residue are crushed so that the article contained in the first food residue harder than the food is not crushed. A crushing device that separates the primary chamber and the secondary chamber inside the main body through the second screen, and has a stirring member in the primary chamber, the first tank, and the basket A crushing device, connecting a first supply passage for supplying the first food residue in the first tank to the crushing device, the crushing device and the primary chamber, and A second supply passage for supplying the food residue discharged from the crushing device to the screen device; and the screen. And a discharge passage for discharging the food product curated by the apparatus provided, the second subscription - eye down, the first subscription - is smaller than the emissions of the eye.
[0008]
【Example】
The food taken out methods and food residues渣装location taking out food from the food residue of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 5, reference numeral 1 denotes a first tank, and in the first tank 1, in a pretreatment (not shown), water is added to the food residue, the food residue is crushed, and the first screen ( The first food residue 100 obtained through the eyes of (not shown) is stored.
In the first tank 1, a stirring member 11 for stirring the first tank 1 and a water supply passage 12 for supplying water into the first tank 1 are provided. The food residue in the pretreatment (not shown) is, for example, a packaging container that contains food that has passed the expiration date and is discarded from a convenience store or the like, and is the size of the first screen (not shown). For example, the hole is about 5 mm to 20 mm. The first food residue 100 may be obtained by adding water to the food residue, then crushing the food residue, and obtaining it through the eyes of a first screen (not shown). After being crushed, water may be added, and it may be obtained through the eyes of a first screen (not shown).
[0009]
2 is a crushing device. This crushing device 2 crushes food (foodstuff) in the first food residue 100 and is contained in the first food residue 100 harder than the food (foodstuff) (for example, , Chopsticks, spoons made of plastic, etc.).
That is, in the crushing device 2, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, Ca is a casing that forms a crushing chamber 21, and a fixed blade 22 and a fixed blade 22 are disposed in the casing Ca. Opposing rotating blades 23 are provided. While the rotary blade 23 is driven to rotate, the object to be crushed, in this embodiment, the soft food [food (foodstuff)] in the first food residue 100 is crushed by the fixed blade 22 and the rotary blade 23. In addition, a hard object (for example, a spoon, a spoon made of plastic, etc.) in the object to be crushed (in this embodiment, the first food residue 100) is contrary to the urging force of the urging means described later. The rotary blade 23 moves away from the fixed blade 22. 2 and 3 indicate the moving parts.
[0010]
Reference numeral 24 denotes a supply unit. The supply unit 24 is connected to the casing Ca and communicates with an opening 22a provided at the center of the fixed blade 22 to be crushed (in this embodiment, the first food residue 100). Is supplied into the casing Ca (the crushing chamber 21).
Reference numeral 25 denotes a discharge portion, and the discharge portion 25 is connected to the casing Ca and is located on the outer peripheral portion of the rotary blade 23. The crushed material (first food residue 100 in this embodiment) is fixed to the fixed blade 22. What is crushed between the rotary blade 23 and the rotary blade 23 is discharged.
The rotary blade 23 is supported so as to be movable in the horizontal direction, and the rotary blade 23 is urged toward the fixed blade 22 by urging means (in this embodiment, an air cylinder -24 '). ing. Note that the force with which the rotary blade 23 is urged toward the fixed blade 22 may be adjusted by appropriately adjusting the air pressure of the air cylinder 24 ′ according to the set hardness of the article not to be crushed. It is adjusted by a valve.
[0011]
The rotary blade 23 is rotated by a rotary shaft 25 'that rotates the motor M through a slidable coupling (for example, a gear coupling) C. The slidable coupling C is movable in the horizontal direction by about 10 mm, for example.
The rotary shaft 25 ′ is supported by a rotary shaft support member 26 having a bearing (not shown), and the rotary shaft support member 26 and the casing Ca are connected by air cylinders 24 ′ and 24 ′. The support member 26 is supported by a support member 27. The support member 27 is connected to the casing Ca (collapse chamber 21) via the member 28, and also supports the casing Ca (collapse chamber 21).
As shown in FIG. 5, the shape of the rotary blade 23 is provided with a plurality of vertically long projections 23 a spaced from each other so as to extend from the inner periphery to the outer periphery of the rotary blade 23. A plurality of protruding projections 23b are provided at intervals, and a portion surrounded by the vertically elongated projections 23a and the projections 23b forms a recess 23c. Further, the shape of the fixed blade 22 is similar to the shape of the rotary blade 23, and a plurality of vertically long projections 22a are provided at intervals so as to go from the inner periphery to the outer periphery of the fixed blade 22, A plurality of protrusions 22b that cross the protrusion 22a are provided at intervals, and a portion surrounded by the vertically long protrusions 22a and the protrusions 22b forms a recess 22c.
[0012]
Therefore, by using the hardness difference of the articles contained in the crushed material (in this embodiment, the first food residue 100), the soft article (in this embodiment, for example, food) contained in the crushed material. Is the set interval between the fixed blade 22 and the rotary blade 23, for example, in the case of 0, a soft article (for example, a foodstuff in the present embodiment) located in the recesses 22c, 23c is a vertically long projection 22a, When the protrusion 23a, the protrusion 22b, and the protrusion 23b are overcome, the soft article (in this embodiment, for example, food) is crushed by the fixed blade 22 and the rotary blade 23, and is harder than the article. In the present embodiment (for example, a toothbrush, a spoon made of plastic, etc.), the rotating blade 23 rotates because the rotating blade 23 is adjusted so that the rotating blade 23 is separated from the fixed blade 22. Along with the shaft 25 ′, a leg 26 a provided on the rotating shaft support member 26 forms a groove 27 a provided on the support member 27. It slides and the space | interval of the rotary blade 23 and the fixed blade 22 opens, and a hard article can be selectively crushed so that it may not crush.
[0013]
Reference numeral 3 denotes a screen device. The screen device 3 divides the inside of the main body into a primary chamber 32 and a secondary chamber 33 via a second screen 31, and a stirring member 34 is provided in the primary chamber 32. Is provided. The eyes of the second screen 31 are smaller than the eyes of the first screen, for example, holes of 0.2 mm to 1.0 mm.
[0014]
The first tank 1 and the crushing device 2 are connected by the first supply passage 4, and the first food residue 100 in the first tank 1 is crushed via the first supply passage 4. It is supplied to the device 2. A first pump 41 is provided in the middle of the first supply passage 4.
The crushing device 2 and the primary chamber 32 of the screen device 3 are connected by the second supply passage 5, and the first food residue 100 discharged by the crushing device 2 is the second supply passage 5. To the screen device 3. The second supply passage 5 may be directly connected to the crushing device 2 and the primary chamber 32 (not shown), or may be connected via a second tank 51 as shown in FIG. . In this case, the second supply passage 5 includes an introduction passage 52 to the second tank 51 and a discharge passage 53 from the second tank 51.
The second tank 51 is provided with a stirring member 54 for stirring the inside of the second tank 51, and the second pump 55 is provided in the middle of the discharge passage 53.
Reference numeral 6 denotes a discharge passage, and the discharge passage 6 discharges food selected by the screen device 3. One end of the discharge passage 6 is connected to the secondary chamber 33 of the screen device 2 and is discharged. The other end of the passage 6 faces, for example, a third tank 61 that stores the food taken out from the first food residue 100 described above.
[0015]
Therefore, in a pretreatment (not shown), after adding water to the food residue, the food residue is crushed and the first food residue 100 (or obtained through the eyes of a first screen (not shown)) (or After the food residue is crushed, water is added and the difference in hardness of the article contained in the first food residue 100) obtained through the eyes of the first screen (not shown) is utilized to make the first Crush the food (foodstuff) in the food residue 100 of the above, so as not to crush the article (chopsticks, spoons etc. formed of plastic) contained in the first food residue 100 harder than the food, The food (foodstuff) can be taken out from the first food residue 100 through the eyes of the second screen 31 smaller than the eyes of the first screen, and effective use of the food residue (for example, livestock feed, fertilizer) Raw materials). In addition, when separating through the eyes of the second screen 31, an appropriate amount of water may be added into the primary chamber 32 of the second screen 31.
[0016]
In the food residue apparatus described above, as shown in FIG. 1, there is a return passage 8 for returning food residues not selected by the screen apparatus 3 to the second tank 51 via the second screen apparatus 7. Is provided. Moreover, the food residue which is not carefully selected by the second screen device 7 is separated and discharged by the soot separating and concentrating device 91 provided in the middle of the first passage 9. When separating the soot, the generated water is returned to the second tank 51 via the first passage 9. Further, the water containing the food residue that is not selected by the second screen device 7 is discharged through the second passage 9 '.
[0017]
【The invention's effect】
The food take-out method according to claim 1, wherein the food in the first food residue is crushed using the hardness difference of the articles contained in the first food residue obtained through the eyes of the first screen. The article contained in the first food residue harder than the food, for example, a small piece such as a chopstick, a spoon made of plastic, and the like smaller than the eyes of the first screen. By removing small pieces from the first food residue through the eyes of the second screen and taking out the food, the food residue can be effectively utilized (for example, livestock feed, fertilizer raw material, etc.).
[0018]
Moreover, the food residue apparatus of Claim 2 uses the hardness difference of the articles | goods contained in the 1st food residue obtained through the eyes of the 1st screen, and the foodstuff in the 1st food residue is used. From the eyes of the first screen, avoid crushing and crushing the articles contained in the first food residue harder than the food, such as chopsticks and spoons made of plastic. Small pieces can be removed from the first food residue through the eyes of the small second screen, and the food can be taken out, so that the food residue can be effectively used (for example, livestock feed, fertilizer raw material, etc.).
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a food residue apparatus for carrying out a food take-out method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a schematic partial side sectional view of the crushing device of FIG. 1, showing a state in which the rotary blade has moved away from the fixed blade. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a schematic partial plan view of the crushing device of FIG. 2;
4 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line XX of FIG. 2. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of a rotary blade (or a fixed blade) of the crushing device of FIG. 2;
[Explanation of symbols]
100 1st food residue 3 2nd screen

Claims (2)

The hardness of the article contained in the first food residue obtained by adding water to the food residue and crushing the food residue or crushing the food residue and adding water to the first food residue obtained through the eyes of the first screen Utilizing the difference, the food in the first food residue is crushed so that the article contained in the first food residue harder than the food is not crushed, so that the first screen A method for taking out food from the first food residue through the eyes of a second screen smaller than the eyes of the food. The first food residue is stored by adding water to the food residue and crushing the food residue, or crushing the food residue and adding water to store the first food residue obtained through the eyes of the first screen. A tank,
A crushing device for crushing food in the first food residue and preventing crushing the article contained in the first food residue harder than the food;
A screen device that divides the inside of the main body and the secondary chamber through a second screen and has a stirring member in the primary chamber;
A first supply passage for connecting the first tank and the mashing device and supplying the first food residue in the first tank to the mashing device;
A second supply passage connecting the crushing device and the primary chamber, and supplying the food residue discharged by the crushing device to the screen device;
A discharge passage for discharging the food selected by the screen device;
A food residue apparatus, wherein the second screen has a smaller eye than the first screen.

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