JPH10117742A - Device for producing dry laver - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for producing dry layer, having a spreading section enabling to eliminate the generation of irregular spreading. SOLUTION: A laver-spreading section 13 comprises a tank 41 and a spreading box 42. The tank 41 is divided with a dividing wall 44 into a first chamber 45 and a second chamber 46. A turn part 49 comprising the dividing wall 44 and an inclined wall 48 is disposed between the first chamber 45 and the second chamber 46. A raw laver mixture liquid prepared in a mixing tank is delivered into the first chamber 45 of the tank 41, delivered into the second chamber 45 through the tunnel part 49, further delivered into a spreading box 42 through a pipe 51 and spread on a laver-draining board 2 in a sheet-like shape. The disposition of the tunnel part 49 as a defoaming means in the tank 41 enables to prevent the foaming of the raw laver mixture liquid and deliver the foam-free raw laver mixture liquid into the spreading box 42. Thereby, the raw laver can uniformly be spread on the laver-draining board.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dry laver production apparatus for producing a sheet of dry laver.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A dry laver production apparatus for producing a sheet of dry laver comprises a plow section for piling raw laver on a laver cage in a sheet form, and a dehydrating section for dehydrating the raw laver gathered on the laver cage. It has a drying room for raw seaweed and a strip part for peeling the dried seaweed from the sea laver, and transports the holder holding the sea laver by a conveyor and circulates the plow part, dehydration part, drying room and sea part. They are now producing dried seaweed.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a conventional paper making section. The paper-making unit includes a tank 1 to which a raw seaweed mixture is supplied from a mixing tank (not shown), and a plow box 3 arranged between the tank 1 and the seaweed cage 2. The inside of the tank 1 is divided into a primary chamber 5 and a secondary chamber 6 by a partition wall 4 suspended from the ceiling. The raw seaweed mixed liquid generated in the mixing tank (not shown) is supplied from the pipe 1a at the lower back of the tank 1 to the tank 1
Supplied inside. A partition wall 7 is erected inside the primary chamber 5, and the secondary chamber 6 is connected to the paper box 3 via a pipe 8.
It is connected to the. A valve mechanism 9 is provided inside the plow box 3. The valve element 10 of the valve mechanism 9 is driven by a vertical movement means (not shown) to perform a vertical operation, and opens and closes a valve hole 11 at the bottom of the plow box 3. In FIG. 4, arrows indicate the flow of the raw laver mixture.

[0004] The conventional clearance is constructed as described above, and its operation will be described below. The raw seaweed mixture liquid prepared to a predetermined concentration in the preparation tank is supplied to the primary chamber 5 of the tank 1 by a pump (not shown) (arrow a). The raw seaweed mixture flows over the partition wall 7 (arrow b), flows under the partition wall 4 and enters the secondary chamber 6 (arrow c).

Next, the raw seaweed mixture is sent to the plow box 3 through the pipe 8 (arrow d). The laver cage 2 is located immediately below the plow box 3, where the plow box 3 and the valve mechanism 9 operate to lower the valve body 10 and open the valve hole 11. Then plow box 3
The raw seaweed mixed liquid in the inside is discharged onto the laver cage 2, and the raw seaweed in the raw seaweed mixed liquid is formed on the laver cage 2 in a sheet form. Nori cage 2 with fresh nori seaweed
Is sent by a conveyor (not shown) to the dehydration section which is the next step. The plowing means using such a plow box 3 is a well-known means.

[0006]

However, in the structure of the above-mentioned conventional tank 1, the raw seaweed mixed liquid in the primary chamber 5 and the secondary chamber 6 foams, and a large amount of foam A is easily generated. The foam A is sent to the plow box 3 together with the raw laver mixture, and mixed into the raw laver mixture in the plow box 3, so that the raw laver mixture is discharged onto the laver cage 2 to remove the raw laver. When the raw seaweed is raised, there is a problem in that the raw seaweed cannot be raised evenly, resulting in the occurrence of plow unevenness. As a result of the raw seaweed having such plows, good dry seaweed cannot be produced, and defective products having holes or the like are produced.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a dry laver manufacturing apparatus having a plow portion capable of eliminating the occurrence of plow unevenness.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for producing dried laver, wherein defoaming is performed between a primary chamber and a secondary chamber of a tank installed in a plow to prevent the generation of bubbles in the raw laver mixture. Means are provided. Therefore, the raw seaweed mixed liquid containing no foam is sent to the plow box, and the raw seaweed can be evenly lifted on the seaweed cage to produce good quality dried seaweed.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of a dry laver manufacturing apparatus. Reference numeral 19 denotes a holder which holds the laver 2 (see FIG. 3), and the holder 19 is transported on the conveyor 11 at a pitch. A plow portion 13 and a dewatering portion 14 are provided in an upper traveling portion of the conveyor 11. In the lower traveling section of the conveyor 11, a stripping section 15 and a washing section 16 are provided. Reference numeral 12 denotes a sprocket on which the conveyor 11 is adjusted.

A drying chamber 20 is provided behind the conveyor 11. A conveyor 21 is provided inside the drying chamber 20. A number of support bones 22 are provided on the conveyor 21 at a pitch. Hot air heated by a burner (not shown) is sent to the lower opening 23 of the drying chamber 20,
Blow upwards. In the drawing, the arrow indicates the direction in which the holder 19 is transported.

Next, the overall operation will be briefly described. The holder 19 holding the laver is conveyed at a pitch on the conveyor 11, and first stops at the plow portion 13. Then, the raw laver is swept up on the laver cage 2 in a sheet form. Next, the holder 19 is sent to the dewatering unit 14, where the raw seaweed that has been lifted on the laver cage 2 is dewatered by press.

Next, the holder 19 is used to hold the supporting bone 2 in the drying chamber 20.
It is sent between 2 and the skeleton 22. And conveyor 21
The raw nori is gradually dried while being conveyed at a pitch. The dried holder 19 is transferred from the drying chamber 20 to the conveyor 11 again. Then, while being conveyed by the conveyor 11 at a pitch, the dried seaweed is peeled off from the seaweed basin at the stripping part 15. Next, the holder 19 is sent to the washing unit 16, where the laver cage to which the seaweed litter has adhered is washed with water. Then, the holder 19 is sent to the plow portion 13 again, and the above-described operation is repeated.

Next, referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, a detailed structure of the plow portion 13 will be described. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a plow portion,
FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the same. The plow 13 is a horizontally long tank 4
1 and five plow boxes 42 provided below the tank 41
Consists of That is, the plow portion 13 uses the five plow boxes 42 to thereby form five laver cages 2 (FIG. 3).
At the same time as raw seaweed. The plow box 42 shown in FIG.
Is simply shown.

A pipe 43 is connected to the back of the tank 41. The raw seaweed mixed solution prepared to a predetermined concentration in the preparation tank (not shown) passes through a pipe 43 to a tank 41.
Supplied to In the conventional one shown in FIG. 4, the raw seaweed preparation liquid is sent from the pipe 1a to the lower part of the tank 1, but this is the one in which the pipe 43 is connected to the upper part of the back of the tank 41 as shown in FIG. The raw seaweed preparation liquid is sent to the upper part of 41.

In FIG. 3, a partition wall 44 is provided upright at the center of the tank 41, and the inside of the tank 41 is divided into a primary chamber 45 and a secondary chamber 45 by the partition wall 44. At the upper part of the partition wall 44, a mountain-shaped inclined portion 44a is formed to be bent. A vertical wall 47 is provided in the primary chamber 45. A bent wall 48 is attached to the front surface of the vertical wall 47. The bent wall 48 is bent along the inclined portion 44a, and the tunnel portion 4 is provided between the inclined portion 44a and the bent wall 48.
It is 9. The partition wall 44, the bent wall 48, and the tunnel portion 49 formed by these constitute a defoaming means.

A discharge section 50 is provided at the bottom of the secondary chamber 46. The discharge unit 50 and the plow box 42 are connected by a pipe 51. A valve mechanism 52 is provided inside the plow box 42. The valve body 53 is moved up and down by being driven by up and down movement means (not shown), thereby opening and closing the valve hole 54 of the plow box 42. The plow box 42 is arranged immediately above the laver 2 transported by the conveyor 11. In addition, well-known things, such as the plow box 42, are simply illustrated.

Next, the operation of the plow 13 will be described. In FIG. 3, the raw seaweed preparation liquid sent from the pipe 43 is:
First, it falls into the primary chamber 45 of the tank 41 (arrow A). Then, it enters the secondary chamber 46 through the tunnel 49 (arrow B), and is further sent to the plow box 42 through the pipe 51 (arrow C). Then, the valve body 53 moves up and down, and the valve hole 5
By opening 4, the raw laver mixture is discharged onto the laver 2, and the raw laver in the raw laver mixture is swept up on the laver 2 in a sheet form. Next, the laver 2 is transported to the dewatering unit 14, and the above-described operation is performed.

In the plow 13, a tunnel 49 is provided in the tank 41, and the raw seaweed mixed liquid in the primary chamber 45 is sent to the secondary chamber 46 through the tunnel 49, so that the raw seaweed mixed liquid foams. Is prevented. Therefore, the raw seaweed mixture liquid containing no foam is sent to the plow box 42, and the raw seaweed is thoroughly pumped into the seaweed cage 2 to produce a good dry seaweed without a hole or the like.

[0019]

According to the present invention, since the defoaming means is provided in the tank for supplying the raw seaweed mixture to the plow box, the raw seaweed mixture liquid containing no foam is sent to the plow box. Can be dried up on a laver cage to produce good quality dried laver.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a dry laver manufacturing apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a tank in a plow portion of the dry laver manufacturing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a plow portion of the dry laver manufacturing apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a plow of a conventional dry laver manufacturing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Laver cage 11 Conveyor 13 Plow part 14 Dehydration part 15 Peel part 19 Holder 20 Drying room 41 Tank 42 Plow box 43 Pipe 44 Partition wall 45 Primary room 46 Secondary room 47 Vertical wall 48 Curved wall 49 Tunnel part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plow portion for raising raw laver in a sheet form on a laver cage, a dehydrating section for dehydrating the raw laver gathered on the laver cage, a drying room for raw laver, and laver for drying dried laver. A dry laver manufacturing apparatus, comprising: a ladle section for peeling off the ladle; a holder for holding the laver cage being conveyed by a conveyor to produce the laver while circulating the plow portion, the dehydration section, the drying chamber, and the lane section. In the above, the plow portion is disposed between the tank to which the raw laver mixture is supplied and the tank and laver, and raises the raw laver in the raw laver mixture supplied from the tank onto the laver. A primary chamber to which a raw laver mixture is supplied, and a secondary chamber which is provided next to the primary chamber and discharges the raw laver mixture from the discharge port to the plow box. With
An apparatus for producing dried seaweed, wherein defoaming means is provided between the primary chamber and the secondary chamber.