JPH0428344B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing a crab meat-like paste product having a texture and appearance similar to crab meat.

(Prior art) Many crab meat-like paste products have been commercially available, but recently, as shown in Fig. 6, red meat paste has been applied to the cut surface y of a block-shaped shredded product x. The coated crab meat-like paste product is attracting attention.

This is because the short fibrous meat of this pastry product has thinner and shorter fibers than conventional crab meat-like paste products, so the texture is similar to crab meat, and the red meat paste is applied to the cut surface. This is because it resembles crab meat in appearance.

Various types of equipment have also been developed for producing this crab meat-like paste product.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in order to manufacture the dough, a shredded bundle having a substantially square cross section is cut in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction to form a block-shaped shredded product. This block-shaped shredded product must be rotated 90 degrees so that the cut surface faces upward, and the red paste must be applied to the top surface. Since the process of rotating 90 degrees and making the cut surface face up was done manually, continuous production was not possible and production efficiency was poor.

The present invention was made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and its purpose is to provide an apparatus that can continuously produce the above-mentioned crab meat-like paste product. It's about doing.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the apparatus for producing a crab meat-like paste product of the present invention includes: a strip-shaped meat forming section that heats a strip-shaped dough to produce strip-shaped meat; a notch part in which the strip-shaped meat is cut into thin noodle strips by a cutting means to form a long-fiber strip-shaped meat; the long-fiber strip-shaped meat is bundled and then pressure-welded to produce a continuous bundled and shredded product having a substantially square cross section; a pressure-welding molding section for forming; a block-shaped shredded product cutting section that cuts the bundled shredded product in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction to form a block-shaped shredded product; an upright shredded product forming section that rotates the block-shaped shredded product by 90 degrees during conveyance to form an upright shredded product with the cut plane as the upper and lower surfaces; a connecting part forming a continuous block having upper and lower surfaces; and applying film packaging to the continuous block with the inner surface coated with red minced meat to form a wrapped continuous block with red minced meat coated on at least the upper surface of the connected block; a unit block cutting unit that cuts the continuous packaging block into a length corresponding to the weight of one pack to form a unit block; a steam cooling unit that steams and cools the unit block while still being wrapped in a film; a film removal section that removes the film from the steamed and cooled unit block; a crab meat-like paste cutting section that cuts the unit block from which the film has been removed to form a crab meat-like paste product; the crab meat-like paste product; We adopted a configuration in which a packaging section that vacuum-packs products and; are arranged in a series of lines.

(Function) Since the apparatus for producing crab meat-like paste products of the present invention is configured as described above, the belt-shaped meat formed by heating and coagulating the belt-shaped dough in the belt-shaped meat forming part is formed into noodle strings with thin fibers in the cut part. The long fiber strip meat is shredded into strips to form long fiber strips, and then the long fiber strips are bundled in a pressure welding molding section and then pressed together to form a continuous bundled shredded product with a substantially rectangular cross section. In the block-shaped shredded product cutting section, this bundled shredded product is cut in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction to form a block-shaped shredded product with short fibers, and then in the upright shredded product forming section, this block-shaped shredded product is cut. While conveying the shredded pieces, rotate them 90 degrees and stand them up so that the cut surfaces are on the top and bottom.Then, these upright shredded items are connected at the connecting part to form a connected block with the cut surfaces on the top side. Then,
This connected block is wrapped in a film coated with red minced meat on the inner surface in the packaging continuous block forming section, and the red minced meat is applied on the upper surface.Next, in the unit block cutting section, this connected block is cut into pieces equivalent to the weight of one pack. The film packaging is cut to length to form a unit block, and then the unit block is steamed and cooled in a steaming/cooling section, the film is removed in a film removing section, and then crab meat-like dough is formed. After cutting a unit block into a predetermined shape in a product cutting section, the product can be manufactured by vacuum packaging the block in a packaging section.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The manufacturing apparatus M of this embodiment includes a strip-shaped meat forming section A, a cut section B, a pressure forming section C, a block-shaped shredded product cutting section D, an upright shredded product forming section E, a connecting section F, and a packaging continuous block forming section. G, unit block cutting part H,
It has a structure in which a steaming/cooling section I, a film removing section J, a crab meat-like dough cutting section K, and a packaging section L are arranged on a series of lines.

As shown in FIG. 1, the band-shaped meat forming part A is
A heat-resistant transfer belt 2 made of stainless steel is stretched between the rolls 1 and 1 which are pivotally supported on a pedestal, and a molding port 3 for applying the raw material for the paste product in a strip is provided at one end of the belt 2. A steaming device 4 and a roasting device 5 for heating and solidifying the strip-shaped raw material during transfer on the heat-resistant transfer belt 2 are arranged at the lower and upper portions of the belt 2, and the strip-shaped meat a is transferred from the belt 2 by both devices 4 and 5. A scraper 6 for peeling is provided, and a cooling transfer belt 7 for cooling the strip-shaped meat a peeled by the scraper 6 is disposed on the top of the frame. In this example, the thickness of the strip-shaped kneaded material from the molding port 3 is 0.8 mm to 0.8 mm.
The thickness is 1.0mm, making it thinner than conventional products (1.5mm to 2mm). In addition, in this example, the strip meat a
In order to give the meat a soft texture, a steamer 4 is installed in the lower and upper halves of the belt 2, and heating is mainly done by steam heating, and a roasting device 5 installed at the end of the conveyance of the belt-shaped meat performs gas heating. The amount of water on the surface of the strip meat is removed.

Next, as shown in FIG. 1, the cut portion B has a structure in which a pair of shredding rollers 8, 8 are provided below the terminal end of the cooling transfer conveyor 7 as cutting means. In this embodiment, the strip-shaped meat a transferred by the conveyor 7 is completely divided or almost completely shredded into noodle strings by the shredding rollers 8, 8 to form the long-fiber strip-shaped meat b. I try to do that. In addition, in this embodiment, the cutting edge size of the shredding rollers 8, 8 is set to a pitch of 0.6 mm to 0.8 mm, compared to the conventional (1.2
The width of the long fibers is made narrower than the width of the long fibers (around mm).

Next, as shown in FIG. 1, the press-molded part C is
A converging device 9 that converges the long fiber strip-shaped meat b formed at the cut portion B into a rod shape to form a converged shredded product c, and a bundled shredded product d having a substantially square cross section by press-welding the converged shredded product c. A pressure welding device 10 is provided. The focusing device 9 includes a delivery conveyor 11 for delivering the long fiber strip meat b sent from the cut portion B, and a pair of collection rollers 12, 12 provided at one end of the terminal end of the delivery conveyor 11. The long fiber strip-shaped meat b on the conveyor 11 is wound in one direction while passing through a pair of focusing rollers 1.
2 and 12, it is formed into a focused shredded product c with a circular cross section. Next, the pressure welding device 10 is operated as shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, a press conveyor 14 consisting of a large number of upper frames 13 and a press conveyor 16 consisting of a large number of lower frames 15 are provided.
and the concave part 15a of the lower frame body 15 are fitted to face each other, and the focused shredded products c are supplied to the concave part 15a.
A bundled shredded product d is formed by the transfer of the bundled cavity 17 formed by the concave portion 15a and the protrusion 13a, and the bundled cavity 17 is formed in a substantially square shape and has a cross-sectional area that Since it is formed to gradually shrink in the direction, it is pressed by a surface pressing effect that gradually increases, thereby strengthening the binding property. Therefore, the reason why the shape of the bundled and shredded product d is formed into a substantially rectangular cross section is that it is stable during conveyance on the back line, and it also strengthens the cohesiveness of the bundled and shredded product d. When this shredded product d is cut,
This is to prevent the completely shredded fibrous meat from falling apart. In the figure, 18 is a chain for providing the upper frame, 19 is a chain for providing the lower frame, 20 and 21 are guide bottom plates, and 22 and 23 are guide side plates.

Next, the block-shaped shredded product cutting section D, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, has a conveyor 24 that takes over and conveys the bundled shredded products d sent from the pressure forming section C; A pair of left and right opposing belts 26, 26 forming a clamping portion 25 with a facing interval gradually narrowed at the terminal end of the conveyor 24 and having a facing interval substantially equal to the width of the bundled and shredded products d; A rotary cutter 27 arranged behind the cutter 24; A conveyor 28 provided behind the cutter 27; A clamping part whose opposing interval is approximately the same as the width of the bundled and shredded products d on the starting end side of the conveyor 28. It consists of a pair of left and right opposing belts 30, 30 whose opposing distances are gradually widened from 29, and the transfer speed of the conveyor 24 and the opposing belts 26, 26 are set to be the same, and the conveyor 28 and the opposing belts 30, 30 are set to the same speed. The transport speeds of the transport conveyor 28 and the opposing belts 30, 30 are set to be the same, and the transport speeds of the transport conveyor 28 and the opposing belts 26, 26 are set to be the same.
The structure is designed to be faster than the transfer speed of Note that 31 is a water spray nozzle for preventing nets etc. from adhering to the blade 27a of the rotary cutter 27.

The bundled shredded products d transported on the transport conveyor 24 are then conveyed on the opposite conveyor 26, 26, 3.
Since it is cut into blocks by the rotating cutter 27 while being held by the holding parts 25 and 29 of 0 and 30, the shredded product d is cut by the rotating cutter 27.
will not fall apart or deform.

Next, the upright shredded product forming section E is shown in FIGS. 1 and 4.
As shown in the figure, the block-shaped shredded product cutting section D
A transport conveyor 28 which transports the block-shaped shredded products e from the above and has a bending part 33 in the upper transition part 32; is arranged opposite to the upper part of the bending part 33 and rotates in the opposite direction to the transport conveyor 28. The holding conveyor 34 has a structure in which the moving speed of the holding conveyor 34 is set to be slower than the moving speed of the conveyor 28. In this embodiment, the transport conveyor 28 is also used as the transport conveyor of the block-shaped shredded product cutting section D. As shown in FIG. 4, the bending portion 33 of the conveyor 28 is formed so that the belt 35 bends downward when pressure is applied from above to the block-shaped dough e without providing a support 36 on the lower surface of the belt 35. There is. The degree of deflection is adjusted depending on the tension of the belt 35. In addition, the presser conveyor 34 has a belt 37 stretched between rolls 35 and 36 that are pivotally supported on a machine stand, and a lower inclined part 39 and a horizontal part 40 that gradually move downward at the lower transition part 38 of the belt 37. An upwardly inclined portion 41 is formed that gradually advances upward.

Therefore, the upper transition section 3 of the transport conveyor 28
The block-shaped dough e, which has been transferred from No. 2, is
As shown in the figure, first, when the upper part of the presser conveyor 34 comes into contact with the downwardly inclined part 39 and is pressed downward, the belt 35 bends downward, and the dough e is transferred to both belts 39.
The downward inclined part 39 is held between 5 and 37.
However, in this embodiment, since the moving speed of the conveyor 28 is fast, as shown in FIG. The product e is rotated 90 degrees in the direction of the arrow to change its direction so that the cut surface S becomes the upper and lower surfaces, and is removed from the belt 37 by the piano wire 42 provided on the upwardly inclined portion 41 to form the upright shredded product f. It is transported on the conveyor belt 28.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the connecting portion F is located at the terminal end of the conveyor 28.
A pair of opposing belts 4 which are formed with a holding part 44 whose opposing interval is approximately the same as the width of the upright shredded product f, following a receiving part 43 whose facing interval is gradually narrowed.
5, 45, and the opposing belts 45, 45
The structure is such that the transition speed of the transport conveyor 28 is set slower than that of the transport conveyor 28. Therefore, when the upright shredded product f sent from the upright shredded product forming section E is received by the clamping part 44 of the opposing belts 45, 45, the upright shredded product f is braked by the clamping part 44. As a result, the distance between the upright shredded products f that will be conveyed later is gradually narrowed, and the upright shredded products f are gradually connected in series to form a continuous block g. .

Next, the packaging continuous block forming section G uses a conventionally known packaging machine, places the continuous blocks g on the film 46 that is sequentially fed out, wraps the continuous blocks g from both sides, and then wraps the continuous blocks g from both sides. It is formed in block h. As shown in FIG. 1, the inner surface of the film 46 is coated with red minced meat, and the continuous blocks g are packaged so that the red minced meat can be applied to the upper surface of the continuous blocks g. The area to which the red minced meat is applied is the part that comes into contact with the upper surface of the continuous block g when the continuous block g is wrapped with the film 46. 47 is a nozzle for applying minced meat. Note that this packaging continuous block forming section G uses a film 46 to apply red minced meat to the continuous block G, and since the film 46 is removed in the subsequent process, the upper surface of the film 46 is similar to the conventional one. Unlike , it does not seal.

Next, the unit block cutting section H uses a conventionally known cutting machine 48, and cuts the sequentially delivered packaging blocks h into lengths corresponding to the weight of one package using a rotary cutter to form unit blocks i. It is. Incidentally, reference numeral 49 is a transfer conveyor for transferring the unit block i to the evaporator cooler 50.

Next, the steam/cooling section I is a conventionally known steam cooler 5.
0, and is heated with steam to transfer the red minced meat and bring out the legs of individual staple fibers. In this example,
Because the short fibers are steam-heated while still wrapped in film, each short fiber becomes completely hollow, and even after vacuum packaging and heat sterilization in the post-process, it does not stick together again and maintains a loose texture that closely resembles crab meat. be.

Next, the film removing section J removes the film 46 from the unit block i using a conventionally known method.

Next, the crab meat-like paste product forming section K
a conveyor 51 that conveys the unit block j from which 6 has been removed while being guided by a guide plate;
A presser conveyor 52 that presses down the upper unit block j from above; a rotary cutter 53 that cuts the unit block j into irregular shapes; and a conveyor that conveys the crab meat-like paste l that has been cut into irregular shapes with the rotary cutter 53. It is composed of 54 and ;.

Then, the unit blocks j corresponding to the weight of one pack from which the film 46 has been removed are conveyed in an orderly manner by a conveyor 51, and cut into undefined dimensions by a rotary cutter 53 to form irregularly shaped crab meat-like paste products l. The meat-like paste product l is conveyed by a conveyor 54.

Next, the packaging section L uses a conventionally known vacuum packaging machine 55.
The crab meat-like paste product l conveyed by a conveyor 54 is stored in a container 56 and then vacuum packed by a vacuum packaging machine 55. In this embodiment, since the unit block j is formed by the weight of one pack, the crab meat-like paste product corresponding to the weight of one pack can be placed in the container 56 and then vacuum packed.

And the vacuum-packed crab meat-like paste product l is
It is heated and sterilized by boiling.

Although the present invention has been explained above based on the embodiment, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and the present invention includes any design changes or the like within the scope of the gist of the present invention. It will be done.

For example, regarding the layout of the production line, it is possible to interpose a conveyor belt or the like between each component as appropriate depending on the size and shape of the factory.

Further, in the embodiment, the transfer speed of the conveyor is increased in the upright shredded product forming section, but the transfer speed of the presser conveyor may be increased.

Further, in the embodiment, the crab meat-like paste product forming section cuts the paste product into irregular shapes by cutting it into irregular dimensions, but it may be cut into uniform dimensions.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, since the apparatus for producing a crab meat-like paste product of the present invention is configured as described above, crab meat-like paste product having a texture and appearance similar to crab meat is produced. This has the effect of making it possible to efficiently produce a paste product.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a partial detailed view of a press-molding part, Fig. 3 is a plan view showing a block-shaped shredded product cutting part, and Fig. 4 is a vertical view. FIG. 5 is a partial detail view showing the piece forming part, FIG. 5 is a partial detail view showing the connecting part, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the crab meat-like paste product. M... Manufacturing equipment, A... Band-shaped meat forming section, B...
Cutting part, C... Pressure forming part, D... Block-like shredded product cutting part, E... Upright shredded product forming part, F...
...Connection part, G...Packaging continuous block forming part, H...
...Unit block cutting section, I...Steaming/cooling section, J...
... Filter removal section, K ... Crab meat-like paste product cutting section, L ... Packaging section, a ... Strip-shaped dough material, b ... Strip-shaped meat, c ... Long fiber strip-shaped meat, d ... Bundled shredded product ,
e...Bound shredded product, f...Block shredded product, g...
... Upright shredded product, h ... continuous block, i ... wrapped continuous block, j ... unit block, k ... unit block from which film has been removed, l ... crab meat-like paste product.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A belt-shaped meat forming part that heats the belt-shaped dough to produce the belt-shaped meat; a notch part that cuts the belt-shaped meat into thin noodle strings by a cutting means to form the long-fiber belt-shaped meat; and the long-fiber a pressure welding forming part that gathers the strip-shaped meat and then press-fits it to form a continuous bundled shredded product having a substantially rectangular cross section; cutting the bundled shredded product in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction to form a block-shaped shredded product; A cutting unit for cutting the block-shaped shredded product; transporting the block-shaped shredded product and rotating the block-shaped shredded product by 90 degrees during the conveyance to form an upright shredded product with the cut surface being the top and bottom surfaces; a continuous section that connects the upright shredded products in a series to form a continuous block whose cut surfaces are the upper and lower surfaces; a film in which the inner surface of the continuous block is coated with red paste; a packaging continuous block forming unit that forms a packaging continuous block by applying packaging and applying red minced meat to at least the upper surface of the connected blocks; cutting the packaging continuous block into a length corresponding to the weight of one pack to form a unit block; a unit block cutting section; a steam cooling section that steams and cools the unit block while still wrapped in a film; a film removing section that removes the film from the steamed and cooled unit block; a film removing section that cuts the unit block from which the film has been removed and A crab meat-like paste product characterized in that a crab meat-like paste product forming section for forming the meat-like paste product; and a packaging section for vacuum-packaging the crab meat-like paste product are arranged in a series of lines. manufacturing equipment.