JPH10295207A - Device for gathering sap and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sap gathering device, its method and obtained sap, by which sap is continuously gathered by means of a simple device and sap is not deteriorated even in high-temp. environment. SOLUTION: The sap gathering device is provided with a sap receiving equipment 1 having an entrance 11 for receiving sap coming from a tree and an exit 12 for discharging it, a fixing device 2 for fixing the sap receiving equipment to the tree 5, a transporting pipe 3 which is a flow path having the entrance and the exit and fixed to the sap receiving equipment exit liquid-tightly so as to transport sap into the flow path and a sterilization processor 4 which is provided in the optional position of the sap receiving equipment 1 or the transporting pipe 3 so as to sterilization-process sap which is transported through the transportation pipe.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to sap collection.
The present invention relates to a sap collection device and a sap collection method which are simple devices and whose quality does not deteriorate even when sap is collected in a house that becomes hot during the day.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, sap is collected by attaching a small container or the like to a place where pruning is performed so that sap flows, and collecting sap.
A method has been adopted in which this is collected in a large storage container into which a preservative or the like is charged. However, there are many places where the sap is collected, and a large amount of sap cannot be collected at one time, so such manual work requires a great deal of labor. Therefore, a device that can continuously collect sap for a long time using a simple device is desired. Also, in a vineyard or the like cultivated in a house, the temperature inside the house may be as high as about 30 ° C. during the day, and there is a risk that vine sap of a natural product may spoil during collection in such a place.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art and to provide a simple apparatus for collecting sap, which is an apparatus for collecting sap which is hardly spoiled even at high temperatures. Try to provide.

[0004]

That is, a first aspect of the present invention is a liquid receiver having an inlet for receiving sap flowing out of a tree and an outlet for discharging sap, and a fixing device for fixing the liquid receiver to the tree. And a flow path having an inlet and an outlet, a transport pipe for transporting the sap in a flow path fixed in a liquid-tight manner at the outlet of the receiver, provided at an arbitrary position of the receiver or the transport pipe, and transported. An antibacterial treatment device for performing antibacterial treatment on sap transported in a pipe. A second aspect of the present invention provides a method for collecting sap, wherein sap flowing out of a tree is collected by passing through a column filled with an antibacterial agent. A third aspect of the present invention provides:
An antibacterial sap obtained by passing through a column filled with an antibacterial agent is provided. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a first plane and a second plane each having a base, a middle, and a top are formed by:
A liquid receiver outlet is provided at the bottoms fixed to each other, and the middle part of both planes is fixed via a side town to form a bag-shaped space constituting a liquid storage part, and a liquid storage part top part is formed. Forming an opening serving as a liquid inlet, and wherein the top of the first plane and the top of the second plane can be wound around the outside diameter of the tree in a direction facing each other. To provide a liquid receiver.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In the following description, the case where the present invention is mainly used for collecting grape sap will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to collecting grape sap, but may be used for collecting sap of other plants.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The grape sap is a sap of a tree belonging to grapes (Vitaceae), and in particular, sap flowing out of grape branches pruned around the germination period in early spring is collected for use in cosmetics, beverages, and the like.

A sap collecting apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a receiver 1 for receiving sap, a fixing device 2 for fixing the receiver to a predetermined location of a tree, a sap transport pipe 3, and an antibacterial treatment apparatus. 4
And The liquid receiver 1 is a container for receiving sap, and its shape is not limited to the illustrated example. However, the liquid receiver 1 has a relatively wide liquid inlet 11, a relatively narrow liquid outlet 12, and a liquid storage section 13, so that the entire liquid is received. Preferably, it has a funnel shape. Preferably, the whole is formed of resin-laminated aluminum foil or the like, because the receiver 1 can be folded and stored when not in use. However, the whole may be made of soft or hard resin. Preferably a part 14 to be wound around a tree branch or the like
When it has, fixation to a tree becomes easier. In particular, when collecting grape sap, such a shape is preferable because the middle of the branch is often pruned. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, a first plane and a second plane having a base 15, a middle part 16, and a top 17 are fixed to each other at bases 15,
A liquid receiver outlet 12 is provided on the fixed bottom side, and a middle part of both planes is fixed via a side gusset 18 to form a bag-shaped space constituting a liquid storage part 13. Entrance 11
And a receiver 1 for collecting sap which can be wound around the outer diameter of the tree in a direction in which the top 17 of the first plane and the top of the second plane are opposed to each other. Can be The portion that can be wound around the tree may also serve as a fixing device described later, and may be directly adhered or fixed to the tree.

[0008] The liquid receiver of the above configuration is easy to install, not only can be collected from the trunk or the end of the tree, but also can collect the tree sap from the pruning point in the middle of the branch. It has the effect of being able to cope with branches of a large thickness, and has the effect that rain and dust hardly enter the sap even when collected outdoors.

Fixing device 2 for fixing liquid receiver 1 to tree 5
Although is not particularly limited, for example, a gripper having a spring shown in FIG. 1 may be used. Alternatively, a tape such as a string, an adhesive tape, an adhesive, a magic tape, or the like that can be physically fixed and detached by a surface structure may be used. A U-shaped binding fitting such as a stapler may be driven into the tree and fixed. The transport pipe 3 is a hollow pipe for transporting the sap discharged from the receiver outlet 12, and is preferably liquid-tightly joined to the inner pipe of the receiver outlet using a cylindrical hollow tube or the like.

The antibacterial treatment device 4 may be in the receiver 1 if it is on the downstream side of the receiver inlet 11, may be on the downstream side in contact with the receiver 1, or in the middle of the transport pipe 4. There may be. The antibacterial treatment apparatus 4 is not particularly limited as long as the collected sap can be continuously subjected to antibacterial treatment, and an inorganic antibacterial agent can be used. Preferably, a column having a liquid inlet 41 and a liquid outlet 42 is used, in which the column is filled with an inorganic antibacterial agent 43. The inorganic antibacterial agent may be a powder obtained by incorporating metal ions such as silver ions having antibacterial properties into the structure of zeolite or titanium oxide, and may be used as a powder, or may be kneaded in a resin molded product or placed on a carrier. It may be coated.

The above-described apparatus of the present invention may be one in which the liquid receiver 1, the fixing device 2, the transport pipe 3, and the antibacterial treatment device 4 are integrated, or a portion that is convenient for transportation and storage. May be stored separately and assembled on site. If necessary, a storage tank (not shown) may be provided downstream of the transport pipe 3.

The method of collecting sap according to the second aspect of the present invention is a method of collecting sap flowing out of a tree by passing the sap through a column filled with an antibacterial agent. This method may be performed using the apparatus of the present invention described above. When this method is used, the antibacterial treatment can be continuously performed simultaneously with the collection of the sap, so that the sap can be collected without deteriorating the quality even in a house where the temperature is high during the day. The antibacterial sap obtained by such a method is 3 to 5
Even after a lapse of days, the number of bacteria is 10 cfo / ml or less, and a substantially sterile natural sap can be obtained. For example, when the sap flowing out of the branches of the grape pruned before and after the germination period of early spring is obtained by the method of the present invention, the quality is not decomposed for a long time without heat sterilization or preservatives, so the amino acid contained , Organic acids, minerals and sugars can be obtained as they are,
It can be used as beverages, cosmetics and other raw materials.

[0013]

Next, the present invention will be described with reference to examples, but the present invention is not limited to these examples. The collecting device of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 was installed at the place where the sap of the grape after pruning the vine was overflowing, and the sap was collected for 7 days. As a sampling method, an antibacterial treatment apparatus which passed an antibacterial ceramic column (Example) and a method which did not pass (Comparative Example) were used. Also,
The sap was received in a 5 L plastic container, which was transferred daily to another container. At the end of the day, a sample was taken and applied to an agar medium for measuring the number of general bacteria, and the number of bacteria growing (c
fo / ml). Table 1 shows the results.

[0014]

[Table 1]

As shown in the results in Table 1, the sap could be collected almost aseptically when passed through the antibacterial ceramic column.

[0016]

According to the present invention, sap can be continuously collected by a simple apparatus, and the sap does not deteriorate even in a high temperature environment. The sap obtained by the method of the present invention can be used as a raw material for cosmetics and beverages without heat sterilization or chemical sterilization.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a sampling device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 liquid receiver 2 fixing device 3 transport pipe 4 antibacterial treatment device 5 tree 11 liquid receiver inlet 12 liquid receiver outlet 13 liquid storage unit 14 wrapping part 15 bottom 16 middle part 17 top 18 town 41 liquid inlet 42 liquid outlet 43 inorganic Antibacterial agent

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A receiving device having an inlet for receiving sap flowing out of a tree and an outlet for discharging the sap, a fixing device for fixing the receiving device to the tree, and a flow path having an inlet and an outlet. A transport pipe for transporting sap into a flow path fixed in a liquid-tight manner at a vessel outlet; And a sap collecting apparatus, comprising: 2. A method for collecting sap, wherein sap flowing out of a tree is collected by passing through a column filled with an antibacterial agent. 3. An antibacterial sap obtained by passing through a column filled with an antibacterial agent. 4. A first plane and a second plane having a bottom, a middle, and a top are fixed to each other at the bottoms, and a liquid receiver outlet is provided at the fixed bottoms. Forming a bag-shaped space that is fixed through a side surface town to form a liquid storage portion, a top portion of the liquid storage portion forms an opening serving as a receiver inlet, and a top portion of the first plane and a second surface A receiver for collecting sap, characterized in that the top and the top can be wrapped around the outside diameter of the tree in a direction facing each other.