JPH0614724A - Aging device of food having floating board - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain an aging device of foods capable of taking out in easy posture without bending oneself in taking out foods from the water in a produc ing process of a food including a step immersing konnyaku (devil's tongue) jelly, soybean curd, salted vegetables, etc., in a water tank for a definite period. CONSTITUTION:A floating board fixing a pair of hanging ropes passing thorough a pair of inducing parts on the opposite sides is vertically movably inserted into a water tank equipped with at least a pair of these inducing part above opposite side walls and a motor and a winder driven by the motor are installed outside the water tank so as to simultaneously reverse the rotation direction by operation of switch. Other ends of a pair of hanging ropes passed through the inducing part provided on one side wall and extended are each connected to the winder. As a result, depth of the floating board can be adjusted according to an amount of the content in the water tank by only switch operation.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention can be used in a food manufacturing process including a step of immersing konjac, tofu, pickles, etc. in an aquarium for a certain period of time to take out food from water in a comfortable posture without bending. The present invention relates to a food aging device having a floating plate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, some food manufacturing methods include a step of immersing the food in water. For example, in the manufacturing method of konjac, the quality of the product is improved by swelling, alkaturing the konjac after adding an alkali and thermally coagulating it, and immersing the konjac in water for aging.

Further, since wild vegetables have a strong astringency, they need to be desalted with salt for commercial use, and a step of desalting by immersing in a large amount of water after the desalting with salt is required.

[0004] In addition, lumps of livestock meat are salted by adding an alkaline salt of nitrous acid and a seasoning amount, and then desalted to be used as a raw material for ham or the like. In addition, there are various processes of immersing food in an aquarium in the process of manufacturing and storing pickles and tofu.

In the process of immersing these foods in a water tank, when the water tank is shallow, the internal volume is small, so that it is not suitable for large-scale processing and a deep water tank is used. In this case, when taking out the contents food, there is no problem when there are many dips, but when the contents decrease, bend the hips and insert the arm deeply into the water to take out the contents that are sunk at the bottom of the aquarium. There must be. Repeating this work puts a strain on the lower back and causes back pain, and since the arm is deeply inserted into the water, it also causes a cold body.

[0006]

In order to improve the problems of the above work, a water tank which has been conventionally used can be used as it is, and a food item to be taken out can be easily floated to a position where it can be taken out without bending. Technology was required.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the structure thereof has at least a pair of guiding portions above one side wall, and the side wall opposite to the one side wall, In the water tank provided with at least another pair of guide portions at positions corresponding to the guide portions, the floating plates to which the suspension ropes guided by the guide portions are fixed are vertically movably loaded, and the motor is installed outside the water tank. A winding device driven by a motor is mounted, the hanging ropes extending from the respective guiding portions are wound by the rotation of the winding device, and the rotation direction thereof can be reversed by operating a switch, and the above-mentioned guiding device is also provided. The other end of the hanging rope extending through the section is connected to the winding device.

The size of the aquarium used in the present invention is not particularly limited, and is generally large and about the waist or chest of an adult. A pair of guide portions are formed above one side wall. Further, a pair of guide portions are formed on the other side wall facing the one side wall, preferably at a position corresponding to the one side wall. The guides are arranged as symmetrically as possible above one another. The guide portion may be provided at the upper edge of the water tank, a groove may be provided at the upper edge, or a through hole may be provided at the upper portion of the side wall.
When the pulley is attached to the guide portion, the vertical movement of the floating plate is further facilitated. If the water tank is particularly large, it is possible to provide two or more guide portions on one side wall. Further, a water tank having a space for accommodating a motor and a device for winding a hanging rope at the bottom is preferable.

The material of the hanging rope is stainless steel, metal such as piano wire, or plastic such as nylon,
These may be twisted or used alone as a rope, or may be used as a flat ribbon. In addition, because a suspension rope is used, it is preferable to install a roll or a pulley on the bent portion of the suspension rope, including the guide portion, to smooth the vertical movement of the floating plate.

According to the present invention, the floating plate is immersed in the bottom of the water tank, and if necessary, floated so that the food that is immersed in the bottom of the water tank is also floated. This floating plate has a shape that allows it to move up and down almost freely inside the water tank. That is, when a large amount of the content is immersed in the water tank, it is preferable that the floating plate sinks to the bottom and does not reduce the substantial internal volume of the water tank. In addition, in order to reduce the resistance of water when floating the floating plate,
It is preferable to provide a large number of perforations on the floating plate, or to leave a frame to form a net structure. However, when the content is konjac, it is preferable that the upper surface is smooth because traces remain on the product. The size and density of the perforations or the roughness of the mesh are appropriately determined according to the content food. One end of each suspension rope is fixed to the floating plate at a position corresponding to the guide part of the water tank.

When aging is completed and the contents are taken out, the contents floating above the water tank are taken out at first.
You can work in a comfortable posture. When the contents are reduced, it is necessary to remove the contents floating on the top of the aquarium and take them out from the bottom of the aquarium. In the present invention, at this time, the floating plate rises in the water tank by pulling up all the suspension ropes at an arbitrary speed, and the contents are collected in the upper part of the water tank, so that the work can be easily performed in the same manner as when the contents are taken out. To do. Therefore, the size of the floating plate needs to be such that the immersed food does not fall under the floating plate when rising.

For the vertical movement of the floating plate, a winding device for unwinding or unwinding the respective hanging ropes is provided outside the water tank, preferably below the water tank. Suspending ropes extending from the guide part provided on the same side wall of the water tank are connected to the same winding device or winding device provided on the same shaft, in distinction from the hanging ropes extending from other side walls. To do. Therefore, the winding device requires at least two shafts, and at least two shafts when the shafts are used, and the two shafts rotate in opposite directions at a constant speed.

The winding device can be driven by various known methods using a motor. For example, a speed reducer may be attached to the motor, two bobbin type winding devices may be attached to the decelerated shaft, and the ends of the suspension ropes extending from the respective side walls may be fixed to each winding device. Also,
Rotation is transmitted to the shaft by belts and pulleys, chains and sprockets, gears, etc. For example, when using a belt and a pulley, suspend the belt between the conductive pulley of one shaft and the drive pulley of the motor without twisting, and place the belt between the conductive pulley of the other shaft and the drive pulley of the motor. Kink and suspend. as a result,
The two shafts always rotate at the same speed in opposite directions,
Smoothly move the floating plate up and down. For unwinding and unwinding the hanging rope, the rotation direction of the motor may be changed by a switch. It does not matter if the rotation directions of the two shafts are adjusted using the two motors. Further, the drive mechanism may be arranged beside the water tank, and in this case, the floating plate can be kept horizontal by increasing the length of the distant hanging rope.

The present invention can be used not only as a processed food but also as a cooking sausage containing live edible fish. By raising the floating plate, the fish swimming in the aquarium can be densely packed in the upper part of the aquarium to facilitate catching.

[0015]

According to the present invention, a floating plate which can be moved up and down is provided in the water tank, and when the contents in the water tank are reduced, the contents are floated together with the floating plate to facilitate the taking-out work. The floating plate is moved up and down by fixing one end of each suspending rope to the floating plate, guiding the suspending ropes from the guide part provided on the upper part of the water tank to the outside of the water tank, and using the winding device driven by the motor to practically suspend it. The floating plate is arranged at an arbitrary depth by adjusting the length of the rope. This operation can be easily performed by opening and closing the switch and adjusting it, and even if the contents to be taken out in the aquarium are decreasing, the contents are levitated together with the floating plate without bending over the aquarium. It is possible to process the entire contents of the deep aquarium by operating only a part.

[0016]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a water tank according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view. FIG. 3 is a bottom view showing the relationship between the motor provided on the lower surface of the water tank and the winding device, and FIG.
It is explanatory drawing which shows the suspension method of the belt or chain which rotates the shaft of a book in the opposite direction.

The water tank 1 has a length of 1.5 m, a width of 2 m, and a depth of about 90 cm and is used for desalting salted edible wild plants. Two
Is a stainless steel floating plate provided with a large number of small perforations 3. Reference numeral 4 is a suspension rope whose one end is fixed to the side wall of the floating plate 2, and two hanging ropes are provided on the side walls facing each other. In the present invention, a wide stainless ribbon is used as the hanging rope material. Reference numeral 5 is a guide portion for guiding the suspension rope 4 formed of a through hole provided in the upper portion of the side wall to the outside of the water tank. The suspension rope 5 passing through this guide portion 5 slides on the outer surfaces of the side walls 6a and 6b facing each other of the water tank. Reaches the lower surface of the bottom plate 7 of the water tank.

Reference numeral 8 is a motor, 9 is a decelerated drive shaft, and 10 is a drive pulley fixed to the drive shaft 9. Reference numeral 11 is a transmission pulley, and 12 is a belt suspended between the drive pulley and the transmission pulley. One belt 12a is suspended without twisting and the other belt 12b is suspended.
He twisted and suspended. 13a is a belt that does not twist 12a
The shaft is rotated by the transmission pulley 11a whose rotation is transmitted by, and 13b is the twisted belt 12b,
The shaft is rotated by the transmission pulley 11b to which the rotation is transmitted. A winding device 14 is fixed to both ends of the shaft 13. With such a configuration, the shaft 13a and the shaft 13b always rotate in opposite directions.
This relationship is schematically represented in FIG. When the shaft 13a and the shaft 13b rotate in the directions of the arrows shown in FIG. 4,
The suspension rope 4 is wound up, the length thereof is reduced, and the floating plate 2 rises. Reference numeral 15 is a switch plate mounted on the upper portion of the water tank 1. By operating each switch of the switch plate 15, the rotation and stop of the motor 8 and the winding and unwinding of the suspension rope 4 can be arbitrarily performed. it can. 16 is the water surface.

FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 show another embodiment. The water tank 1 has a length of 1 m, a width of 0.7 m, and a depth of about 90 cm, and is used for aging konjac after solidification. The floating plate 2 has a smooth surface in order to prevent the konjac surface from being imprinted with a mold. When the floating plate 2 is lifted, the lower surface of the floating plate tends to be decompressed, and water is quickly supplied to the lower surface of the floating plate. Therefore, the drain holes 20 are provided on the side surfaces of the floating plate. Reference numeral 21 is a pulley provided in the guide portion 5 so that the nylon rope can be unwound and unwound more smoothly.

In this embodiment, the hanging ropes 4 extending from one side wall are grouped into one by distinguishing each extending side wall, and a decelerated rotating shaft driven by a motor 8 provided on the lower surface of the water tank. The end portions were respectively fixed to the two winding devices 14 directly connected to the. If the motor 8 rotates in one direction, the two winding devices 14 wind up the suspension ropes extending from the same side wall, and the suspension ropes 8 are rewound if they are rotated in the opposite directions by operating the switch. The floating plate 2 descends. 22 is a caster for moving the water tank. 23 and 24 are limit switches, and 25 is a sensor. When the sensor 25 contacts the lower limit switch 23, the floating plate 2 is at the lower limit of the water tank, and when the sensor 25 contacts the upper limit switch 24, the floating plate 2 Is at the upper limit of the aquarium. In this embodiment, since the vertical moving device for the floating plate is provided on the narrow side wall of the water tank, the wide side surface remains as it is and a wider working space can be secured.

[0022]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, it is not necessary to bend the waist or immerse the arm deeply in water in the operation of taking out the food immersed in the large-sized water tank. Can be taken out.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a water tank according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view showing the relationship between the motor provided on the lower surface of the water tank and the winding device.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a method of suspending a belt or a chain that rotates two shafts in opposite directions.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a water tank of another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a vertical movement mechanism of the floating plate of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Water tank 2 Floating plate 3 Perforation 4 Suspended rope 5 Guide part 6 Side wall 10 Driving pulley 11 Transmission pulley 12 Belt 13 Shaft 14 Winding device 15 Switch plate 21 Pulley 23 Lower limit switch 24 Upper limit switch 25 Sensor

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A water tank having at least a pair of guide portions above one side wall, and at least another pair of guide portions provided on a side wall opposite to the one side wall at a position corresponding to the guide portion. A floating plate, to which the suspension ropes guided by the above-mentioned guides are fixed, is inserted in the inside so that it can move up and down, and a motor and a winding device driven by the motor are installed outside the water tank, and the rotation of the winding device The suspension ropes extending from the respective guide portions can be wound up by means of the switch, and the rotation direction thereof can be reversed by the operation of the switch, and the other end of the suspension ropes extending through the guide portion can be the winding device. A food aging apparatus having a floating plate, which is connected to 2. The food aging apparatus having a floating plate according to claim 1, wherein a pulley is provided in the guiding portion. 3. A food product having a floating plate according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the suspension ropes extending from the one side wall and the other side wall are respectively wound on different winding devices. Aging equipment. 4. The floating plate according to claim 1, wherein the upper surface of the floating plate is smooth, and a gap is left between the floating plate and the inner wall of the water tank. Aged food aging device.