JPH0433754Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a thawing device for frozen foods such as frozen foods.

[Prior art]

As a type of thawing device for thawing frozen items, a water storage tank is provided in the lower part of the case, and a rack that is permeable to water through the entire bottom and that accommodates the frozen items is installed above and below the water tank in the upper part of the water tank in the case. There is a thawing apparatus which has multiple stages and thaws the frozen material by sprinkling thawing water on the frozen material, one example of which is shown in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-792.

This type of thawing device attempts to thaw frozen items stored in a rack in a short time by sprinkling thawing water from above the frozen items.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

As mentioned above, this type of thawing device sprays thawing water from above the frozen items, so after the thawing water comes into contact with the frozen items in the racks of each stage, it returns to the water storage tank, and the refluxed thawing water is further supplied to each rack. For this reason, it is not possible to simultaneously thaw two types of frozen foods, at least one of which has a strong odor, or two types of frozen foods whose tastes are easily affected by each other, using this type of thawing device. A thawing device is required.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention provides the thawing apparatus of the above type, which includes two water tanks, a first and a second water tank, and a space between any two of the racks to collect the flowing thawing water. A first water storage tray is provided for discharging the water to the first water storage tank, and a second water storage tray is provided below the lowest rack for collecting the thawing water flowing down and discharging it to the second water storage tank. , and the thawing water in the first water tank is supplied to the first water tank.
a first supply means for supplying thawing water from the second water storage tank to the rack above the water storage tray;
A second supply means for supplying water to the rack below the water collection tray.

[Functions and effects of the idea]

In a thawing device with such a configuration, the inside of the case is divided into a thawing chamber above the first water storage tray and a thawing chamber below this, and each of these thawing chambers is divided into a The thawing water can be circulated by means of different systems. Therefore, if two types of frozen foods are stored separately in each thawing chamber and thawed, at least one of them will contain two types of frozen foods with strong odors or two types of frozen foods whose tastes are easily affected by each other. Even if this happens, both of these frozen products can be thawed at the same time without any hindrance.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 3 show a defrosting device according to the present invention.

In the thawing device, a pair of left and right water tanks 12 and 13 are provided at the lower part of the case 11,
The upper portions of these water tanks 12 and 13 serve as thawing chambers. The thawing chamber is divided by an upper water storage tray 21 and a lower water storage tray 22 into an upper thawing chamber R1 and a lower thawing chamber R2. A pair of left and right rails that support the racks 23a and 23b so that they can be moved in and out are provided on both side walls of the upper thawing chamber R1 in two upper and lower stages 14a and 14b, and an upper water storage tray 2 is provided below the lower rail 14b.
A pair of left and right rails 14c that support 1 so that it can be moved in and out.
is provided. Similarly, the lower thawing chamber R
Also on both side walls of 2 are a pair of left and right rails that support the racks 24a and 24b so that they can be moved in and out.
A, 15b, and below the lower rail 15b, a pair of left and right rails 15c are provided that support the lower water storage tray 22 so as to be removable and removable. Furthermore, a gutter 14d is provided slightly above the rail 14c that supports the upper water storage tray 21, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. The gutter 14d is provided across both side walls and the rear wall, and slopes downward inward. In addition, the lower water collection tray 2
A similar gutter 15d is also provided at a location slightly above the rail 15c that supports the rail 15c.
Further, reference numeral 16 is a lid body that opens and closes the front part of the case 11.

On the other hand, in the upper thawing chamber R1 and the lower thawing chamber R2, a pair of left and right watering pipes are installed in three stages 31 to 33 in upper and lower stages.
34 to 36. Both thawing chambers R1, R
The upper water sprinkling pipes 31 and 34 in 2 constitute the first water sprinkling means according to the present invention, and the intermediate water sprinkling pipes 32 and 35 and the lower water sprinkling pipes 33 and 36 constitute the second water sprinkling means according to the present invention. Among the water sprinkling pipes, the upper water sprinkling pipe 31 of the upper thawing chamber R1 is liquid-tightly and removably fitted to a connecting pipe 31a that penetrates the rear wall at its rear end, and is connected to its front end. It is inserted through and supported by a blanket 31b provided at the front of the upper wall. As a result, the upper water pipe 31 is connected to the upper rail 14a.
It is located above the rack 23a supported by the rack 23a, and its many pores 31c are located below. The front end opening of the pipe 31 is equipped with a rubber plug 3.
It is sealed at 1d. Other watering pipes 3
2 to 36, their rear ends are liquid-tightly and removably fitted to the respective connecting pipes 32a to 36a provided through the rear wall, and their front ends are fitted to the respective connecting pipes 32b to 36b. It is supported by Each of the rods 32b to 36b is inserted into a rubber plug 32d to 36d fitted into the front end opening of each of the sprinkler pipes 32 to 36, as shown in FIG. 5 with the lower pipe 33 as a representative example. , and both ends thereof are hooked to U-shaped hooks 32e to 36e provided on both side walls. As a result, the intermediate watering pipe 32 in the upper thawing chamber R1
is located below the upper rack 23a and has a large number of pores 32c facing upward, and the lower water sprinkling pipe 33 is located below the lower rack 23b and has a large number of pores 33c facing upward. Similarly, in the lower thawing chamber R2, the upper water sprinkling pipe 34 is located above the upper rack 24a, and its pores 34c face downward, and the intermediate and lower water sprinkling pipes 35, 36 are located above the upper rack 24a, 24b. The pores 35c and 36c face upward.

The thawing water supply and discharge means consist of two systems.
The first system includes a first supply pump 41, a first supply pipe 42, and a discharge pipe 43, and the second system includes a second supply pump 44 and a second supply pipe 45. In the first system,
The first supply pump 41 is connected to the lower side of the first water tank 12 and the first supply pipe 42, and the supply pipe 42 is connected to each of the connection pipes 31a to 33a in the upper thawing chamber R1. The discharge pipe 43 is connected at its upper end to the outflow hole of the upper water storage tray 21, and is connected at its lower end to the upper inflow hole 12a of the first water storage tank 12. Further, in the second system, the second supply pump 44 is
The second supply pipe 45 is connected to the lower side of the water tank 13, and the second supply pipe 45 is connected to each of the connection pipes 34a to 36a in the lower thawing chamber R2.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the upper water storage tray 21 is a dish-shaped main body 21a that is open at the top and gradually deepens toward the rear left corner, and has outward flange portions 21b on both sides of the upper end and at the rear. An outflow hole 21c is provided at the left corner of the rear wall.
c extends rearward and is removably fitted to the upper end of the discharge pipe 43. Further, an L-shaped regulating plate 21d is provided inside the left corner, and the regulating plate 21d extends forward from the outer periphery of the inner end opening of the outflow hole 21c in a downwardly inclined manner. Regulation plate 21
The front edge d is lowered to a height corresponding to the vertical center of the outflow hole 21c. The upper water storage tray 21 is connected to the rail 1 at its outward flange portion 21b.
4c, and the gutter 14d faces inward from above the flange portion 21b.
On the other hand, the lower water collection tray 22 is a dish-shaped main body 22a that is open at the top and gradually deepens toward the rear right corner, and has outward flange portions 22b on both sides and the rear of the upper end, and has an outflow port at the deepest bottom. It is provided. This outlet opens above the second water tank 13.

In the thawing device having such a configuration, each rack 23 that enters and leaves the upper thawing chamber R1 and the lower thawing chamber R2.
Frozen products such as frozen fish, shellfish, and frozen meat are stored in a, 23b, 24a, and 24b, and the frozen products are thawed with thawing water that is sprinkled. Each rack has a screen-like bottom and is completely water permeable, and when the first supply pump 41 is driven, the thawing water in the first water tank 12 is supplied to each rack placed in the upper thawing chamber R1 through the first supply pipe 42. It is supplied to water sprinkler pipes 31-33. Thus, the thawing water supplied to the upper water sprinkling pipe 31 is sprayed downward, and the thawing water supplied to the intermediate and lower water sprinkling pipes 32, 33 is sprayed upward. For this reason, the upper rack 2
The frozen items in the rack 3a receive thawing water from above and below through the water sprinkler pipes 31 and 32, and the frozen items in the lower rack 23b receive thawing water falling from the entire bottom surface of the upper rack 23a from above. From below, thawing water is received from the lower water sprinkling pipe 33. Lower rack 23
The thawing water falling from b is received by the upper water collection tray 21 and flows back to the first water storage tank 12 via the discharge pipe 43. The refluxed thawing water is sent to the first supply pump 41
The water is further supplied to each of the water sprinkler pipes 31 to 33.

Therefore, the frozen items in both racks 23a and 23b receive a sufficient amount of thawing water and are thawed evenly and in a short time.

On the other hand, the thawing water in the second water tank 13 is driven by the second supply pump 44 and passes through the second supply pipe 45 to each of the watering pipes 34 to 34 disposed in the lower thawing chamber R2.
36. However, the upper water pipe 3
The thawing water supplied to the pipes 4 is sprayed downward, and the thawing water supplied to the intermediate and lower water pipes 35 and 36 is sprayed upward. Therefore, the frozen items in each rack 24a, 24b, like the frozen items in each rack 23a, 23b, receive a sufficient amount of thawing water and are thawed evenly and in a short time. The thawing water that has fallen from the lower rack 24b is received by the lower water collecting tray 22,
The water flows back to the second water tank 13 through the outlet. The refrigeration water is further supplied to each of the water sprinkling pipes 34 to 36 by the second supply pump 44.

However, in the defrosting device, case 1
1 is divided into an upper thawing chamber R1 and a lower thawing chamber R2, and correspondingly two water tanks 12,
13, and separate thawing water is circulated to each of the thawing chambers R1 and R2 by means of different systems. Therefore, even if there are two types of frozen foods, at least one of which has a strong odor, or two types of frozen foods whose tastes are easily affected by each other, both of them can be stored in the upper and lower defrosting chambers R1,
R2 can be separated and thawed at the same time, and if the amount of frozen material to be thawed is small, it is sufficient to operate only one system to save power. Further, since two thawing devices are not required as in the conventional method in order to thaw the two different types of frozen products mentioned above at the same time, the floor space occupied by the device can be reduced compared to the case where two thawing devices are used.

Further, in the thawing device, a water storage tray 21 including a regulating plate 21d surrounding the inner end opening of the outflow hole 21c is employed as the upper water storage tray. Therefore, in the water collecting tray 21, the flow of foam on the tray 21 into the discharge pipe 43 is regulated by the regulating plate 21d, and conversely, the thawing water in the tray 21 can smoothly flow into the discharge pipe 43. Become. Therefore, thawing water does not overflow from the upper water collection tray 21.
The thawing water for the upper thawing chamber R1 does not mix with the thawing water for the lower thawing chamber R2.

In addition, each watering pipe 31 to 36 of the thawing device
, their rear ends connect to each connecting pipe 31
Each rod 3 is removably fitted into a to 36a, and has its front end penetrating through the bracket 31b or having both ends hooked to each hook 32e to 36e.
Since it is supported by 2b to 36b, it is easy to attach and remove them and easy to clean.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a front view of a thawing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same, Fig. 3 is a vertical side view of the same, Fig. 4 is an enlarged partial front view of the same, and Fig. 5 is the same. FIG. 6a is an enlarged plan view of the upper water storage tray, FIG. 6b is a side view thereof, and FIG. 6c is a rear view thereof. Explanation of symbols, 11... Case, 12, 13...
Water tank, 21, 22...Water pan, 21c...Outflow hole, 21d...Regulation plate, 23a, 23b, 24
a, 24b... Rack, 31-36... Water pipe, 41, 44... Supply pump, 42, 45...
Supply pipe, 43...Discharge pipe, R1, R2...
...Thaw room.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A water storage tank is provided in the lower part of the case, and a plurality of racks are provided above and below the water storage tank in the upper part of the case, the entire bottom of which is permeable to water, and which accommodates frozen items. A thawing device that thaws the frozen product by sprinkling water for use includes two water storage tanks, a first and a second water tank, and a space between any two of the racks to collect the thawing water flowing down. A first water storage tray is provided for collecting water and discharging it to the first water storage tank, and a rack for collecting thawing water flowing down and discharging it to the first water storage tank is provided below the rack at the lowest stage.
a first supply means comprising a second water storage tray for discharging water into a water storage tank, and supplying thawing water from the first water storage tank to a rack above the first water storage tank; and a second supply means for supplying thawing water from the water storage tank to a rack below the first water storage tray.