JP6220305B2 - Food cooling equipment - Google Patents

Description

In the present invention, an object to be cooled such as cooked food is accommodated in a treatment tank having a door and sealed by closing the door, and the object to be cooled is cooled in the treatment tank. The present invention relates to a food cooling device.

As described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-63250, a food cooling device that cools high-temperature food immediately after cooking is known. As a food cooling device, the gas in the processing tank containing the object to be cooled is sucked and exhausted to the outside, and the inside of the processing tank is decompressed to lower the saturated vapor temperature in the processing tank, thereby 2. Description of the Related Art A food cooling device is known that uses the heat of vaporization to cool food by promoting evaporation. In such a food cooling device, an object to be cooled is accommodated in a treatment tank that is openable by providing a door on one surface, and the inside of the treatment tank can be sealed during cooling. . When cooling is performed, the door is opened and the object to be cooled is accommodated in the processing tank. After the object to be cooled is accommodated, the door is closed to perform cooling. When the cooling is completed, the door is opened and the object to be cooled is taken out. The door of the food cooling device is often a swing type hinged door provided with a hinge on one side. However, in the case of a hinged door, a large space for opening the door is necessary, and therefore, described in the figure of JP 2009-63250 A There are cases where there is a sliding door.

As for the structure of the food cooling device, the processing tank occupies the largest volume, but there are other equipment necessary for the operation of the food cooling device. In the case of a food cooling device with a small processing capacity, it is possible to arrange equipment below the processing tank. However, in the case of a food cooling device with a large processing capacity, the processing tank becomes longer and longer. Equipment cannot be placed under the tank. For this reason, in a food cooling device with a large processing capacity, an equipment container is provided beside the processing tank, and the equipment is arranged in the equipment container.

Since food cooling devices are mainly used in kitchens, food factories, and lunch centers, it is necessary to pay attention to the appearance of the devices. In order to give a messy impression if the devices installed around the treatment tank remain exposed, the food cooling device except for the door and the opening is covered with a cover. The design in that case makes the front side the opening side of the processing tank, and arranges the equipment accommodating part in the lateral part of the processing tank. Equipment arranged in the horizontal part of the processing tank also has an operation panel for operating the operation of the food cooling device, and it is generally easier to operate the operation panel on the right side when facing the front of the food cooling device. . For this reason, it is preferable that the device accommodating portion is installed on the right side of the food cooling device and the devices are collectively installed on the right side of the food cooling device. On the front side of the food cooling device, a decorative plate, which is cut out at the processing tank opening, is attached to the surface of the processing tank opening. This decorative plate covers the equipment installed on the side of the processing tank, and when the equipment is installed on the right side of the processing tank, the front decorative board is placed on the right side from the opening of the processing tank. become longer. The food cooling device is formed as a rectangular parallelepiped by covering the left and right side surfaces and the back surface with a decorative plate, and a door is installed at the opening of the processing tank.

When using a door as a sliding door, a rail is provided on the front upper part of the food cooling device, and the door is suspended from the rail. The rail extends not only to the upper part of the processing tank opening but also to the right side of the processing tank, so that the door can be slid rightward from the front part of the processing tank opening toward the front part of the equipment storage part. Keep it. In the case of a sliding door, the space required to open the door is smaller than that of the opening door, but the movement distance in the lateral direction is increased. When the equipment accommodating portion is arranged on the right side of the treatment tank, the door is inevitably opened to the right side. If the door is opened to the left, only the door will pop out of the food cooling device when the door is opened, and there must be enough space to open the door on the left side of the food cooling device. become. If it opens to the right side, the attached equipment is installed on the right side of the treatment tank, so that only the door does not pop out and the required installation space can be reduced.

In addition, since the food cooling device is for cooling food, the inside of the processing tank for storing the food needs to be kept clean, and the processing tank is cleaned when one day of work is completed. The problem here is that the sliding door is difficult to clean. When the sliding door is opened, the surface of the door on the processing tank side is difficult to clean because the distance between the side of the processing tank on the door and the front surface of the device accommodating portion is narrow. For this reason, in the case of a food cooling device that cools food, a hinged door that can face the side of the processing tank outward is common.

JP 2009-63250 A

The problem to be solved by the present invention is that a processing tank having an opening for taking in and out an object to be cooled and a door of a sliding door that closes the opening also accommodate the object to be cooled in the processing tank. An object of the present invention is to provide a food cooling apparatus that cools an object to be cooled in a state in which the door is closed, and that facilitates cleaning of the surface of the door on the treatment tank side.

The invention according to claim 1 has a processing tank having a processing tank opening on the front side, and devices for cooling an object to be cooled accommodated in the processing tank. A food cooling device adapted to be accommodated in a device accommodating portion provided in a horizontal portion, and when viewed from the front of the food cooling device, a door for closing the treatment tank opening is located in front of the treatment tank opening. In the food cooling apparatus provided with a door that is a sliding door type, and is provided with a door that enables movement in the left-right direction from the position in front of the processing tank opening toward the position in front of the equipment storage section, The equipment storage section for storing the equipment is provided at a position deeper than the surface of the processing tank opening, and when the door is opened, the cleaning container can be inserted between the door and the equipment storage section. It is characterized by providing a space.

By carrying out the present invention, when the door is opened, the space between the surface of the door on the processing tank side and the front surface of the equipment housing part is largely open, so that the surface of the door on the processing tank side can be easily cleaned. And the door can be kept clean.

The perspective view explaining the state which closed the door in one Example of this invention. The perspective view explaining the state which opened the door in one Example of this invention The top view seen from the upper surface in one Example of this invention The perspective view explaining the state which closed the door in the conventional structure The perspective view explaining the state which opened the door in the conventional structure

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view for explaining a state in which the door is closed in one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view for explaining the state in which the door is opened in the same embodiment as FIG. 1, and FIG. It is the top view seen from the upper surface in one Example. The food cooling device of the present invention has equipment necessary for the cooling operation such as the processing tank 2 for storing the object to be cooled and the vacuum generator for discharging the gas in the processing tank 2, and accommodates the object to be cooled. By depressurizing the inside of the processing tank, the water in the object to be cooled is evaporated, and the object to be cooled stored in the processing tank 2 is cooled by the heat of vaporization at the time of evaporation.

The food cooling apparatus has a processing tank 2 installed on the left side when facing the front, and most of the equipment necessary for the operation of the food cooling apparatus such as a vacuum generator is in the equipment container 1 installed on the right side of the processing tank 2. To house. The processing tank 2 has a rectangular parallelepiped processing space inside, surrounds five surfaces excluding the front side with an inner wall, and the front side surface is open. The treatment tank opening 3 can be blocked by the door 4. The door 4 is suspended from a rail 5 provided on the upper portion of the processing tank opening 3, and can be slid left and right along the rail 5. The rail 5 extends further to the right side than the right end of the processing tank 2, and when the door 4 suspended from the rail 5 is moved to the right end, the processing tank opening 3 is fully opened. Conversely, when the door is moved to the left end, the door completely closes the processing tank opening 3.

Equipment arranged on the right side of the processing tank 2 is accommodated in the equipment accommodating part 1, but the equipment accommodating part 1 is provided at a position deeper than the opening surface of the processing tank 2, and the front side of the right part of the food cooling device. Is provided with a cleaning space 7 in which no equipment is arranged. The cleaning space 7 is a space for cleaning the surface of the door on the treatment tank side, and a person enters the cleaning space 7 so that the door can be cleaned. The food cooling device is surrounded by a decorative plate, but the portion provided with the cleaning space 7 is outside the enclosure, and the front side of the food cooling device has a step for the cleaning space. Yes.

When the object to be cooled is accommodated in the food cooling device, the processing tank opening 3 is opened by moving the door to the right side. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the door is opened. By removing the door from the front of the processing tank opening, the processing tank opening 3 is opened and the object to be cooled is accommodated in the processing tank 2. After accommodating the object to be cooled, the door 4 is moved to the front of the processing tank opening 3 and the processing tank opening 3 is closed by the door 4. FIG. 1 shows a state in which the door is closed, and the surface of the operation panel 6 appears by closing the door 4.

The food cooling device is operated automatically by the control device, and the operation is started and stopped by the operation panel 6 provided on the front right side of the food cooling device. The operation panel 6 is installed on the front right side of the food cooling device, but is installed in a part that is lowered to the back by providing the cleaning space 7. The operation panel 6 is installed at a position deeper than the processing tank opening 3, but the operation panel 6 is operated with the door 4 closed. Since it is possible to go to the vicinity of the operation panel 6, even if the operation panel 6 is lowered, there is no obstacle to the operation.

The food is cooled with the door 4 closed. When the door is closed, the gas in the processing tank 2 is exhausted, and the pressure in the processing tank 2 is lowered to lower the saturated vapor pressure in the processing tank 2 to the temperature of the object to be cooled, the water inside the object to be cooled evaporates. To do. When the water evaporates, the heat of the object to be cooled is taken away by the heat of vaporization, so that the temperature of the object to be cooled decreases. The pressure in the processing tank 2 is reduced until the temperature of the object to be cooled reaches a predetermined temperature, and when the cooling of the object to be cooled is completed, the cooling operation is terminated. When the cooling operation is finished, the pressure in the processing tank 2 is returned to normal pressure by introducing air into the processing tank 2. While the pressure in the treatment tank is reduced, the door 4 is attracted to the treatment tank, so the door 4 does not move. However, when the pressure in the treatment tank is returned to normal pressure, the door 4 can be moved. The door 4 is opened by pulling the door 4 to the right, and the object to be cooled is taken out.

If there is more food to cool, repeat the above cycle. When the work for one day is completed, the treatment tank 2 is cleaned. The inside of the treatment tank is cleaned by opening the door 4. If the door 4 is moved to the right end, since the processing tank 2 is greatly opened, the inside of the processing tank 2 can be easily cleaned. Moreover, since the surface of the door 4 on the processing tank 2 side faces the processing tank when the door 4 is closed, it is necessary to keep it clean. Cleaning the door is performed with the door 4 moved to the right end. When the door is moved to the right end, the surface on the processing tank 2 side faces the cleaning space 7.

The size of the cleaning space 7 is set so that a person can enter, and when the door 4 is cleaned, the person enters the cleaning space 7 and performs cleaning. When a person enters the cleaning space 7, the surface of the treatment tank 2 of the door 4 can be easily cleaned, and can be cleaned to every corner without leaving any dirt.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, in the food cooling apparatus that does not have the cleaning space 7, the surface of the door 4 on the treatment tank side is difficult to clean, and thus there is a possibility that dirt remains even after cleaning. there were. However, by providing the cleaning space 7, the surface of the door 4 on the processing tank side can be sufficiently cleaned, and the surface of the door on the processing tank side can be kept clean.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and many modifications can be made by those having ordinary knowledge in the art within the technical idea of the present invention.

1 Equipment storage
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3 Treatment tank opening 4 Door 5 Rail 6 Operation panel 7 Cleaning space

Claims (1)

It has a processing tank with a processing tank opening on the front side and equipment for cooling the object to be cooled stored in the processing tank, and the equipment is in an equipment storage section provided on the side of the processing tank. It is a food cooling device to be accommodated, and when viewed from the front of the food cooling device, a door for closing the processing tank opening is provided in front of the processing tank opening, and the door is a sliding door type In the food cooling apparatus provided with a door that enables movement in the left-right direction from the position in front of the processing tank opening to the position in front of the apparatus accommodating section, the apparatus accommodating section that accommodates the apparatuses Is provided at a position deeper than the surface of the processing tank opening, and when the door is opened, a cleaning space is provided between the door and the device accommodating portion so that a person can enter. Food cooling device.

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