JPH11169126A - Cleaning apparatus for bean curd liquid pouring pipe and bean curd liquid stirring member for production of bean curd - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the contamination of outer circumference of a pipe, etc. with sputtered bean curd by washing a pouring pipe and a stirring member every time after finishing the pouring of a bean curd liquid into a mold box or a bucket and the stirring of the liquid with a stirring member and to perform the next pouring of bean curd liquid and the stirring with the stirring member constantly in clean state. SOLUTION: This cleaning apparatus has a pouring pipe 22 for pouring a bean curd liquid into a bean curd liquid bucket for transferring the liquid into a bean curd forming box and a stirring member placed separately from the pouring pipe and stirring the bean curd liquid. The apparatus is provided with a pouring pipe washing tank 20 placed near the part to pour bean curd liquid to the bucket, a stirring member washing tank 30 placed near the stirring part, a pouring pipe moving mechanism 7 capable of reciprocating the pouring pipe 22 between the bean curd liquid pouring part and the inside of the pouring pipe washing tank 20 and a stirring member moving mechanism 8 capable of reciprocating the stirring member between the stirring part and the inside of the stirring member washing tank 30. Each washing tank 20, 30 is provided with a shower device to spray water or hot water into the tank.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an injection pipe for injecting a tofu liquid into a mold box for coagulating and molding the tofu in a tofu production, or a tofu liquid bucket for transferring the tofu liquid to the mold box, and a tofu liquid. The present invention relates to an agitator cleaning device for stirring.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in the production of cotton tofu, an injection pipe for injecting a tofu liquid into a tofu liquid bucket for transferring the tofu liquid to a tofu mold box and a stirring body for stirring the tofu liquid in the bucket are separately provided. These were removed from the apparatus after the tofu production and washed. Also, for the production of silken tofu, an injection pipe for injecting the tofu liquid into the tofu mold box and a stirrer for stirring the tofu liquid in the mold box are integrally provided, and these are also detached from the apparatus after the tofu production and washed. I was doing it.

However, since both the tofu liquid injection pipe and the stirring body are immersed in the tofu liquid in the mold box or the bucket, the tofu is laminated and coagulated on the outer periphery of the tofu liquid injection pipe and the stirring body as it is used. However, the adhesion and propagation of various bacteria may be caused and safety cannot be ensured. In addition, the tofu lump adhering to the outer periphery may peel off due to vibration and enter a mold box or a bucket, which is one of the causes of a defective tofu product.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the present invention is to clean the injection pipe and the stirring body every time the injection of the tofu liquid into each mold box or bucket and the completion of the stirring operation by the stirring body are performed. The purpose of the present invention is to prevent the tofu from adhering, and to allow the next injection of the tofu liquid and the stirring operation by the stirrer in a constantly clean state.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention provides an injection pipe for injecting a tofu liquid into a tofu liquid bucket for transferring the tofu liquid to a tofu mold box, and a stirrer for stirring the tofu liquid in the bucket. Are separately provided, an injection pipe cleaning tank is arranged near the tofu liquid injection section into the bucket, and a stirring body cleaning tank is disposed near the stirring section, and the injection pipe is moved from the tofu liquid injection section to the injection pipe. An injection pipe moving mechanism that can reciprocate into the washing tank, and a stirrer moving mechanism that can reciprocate the stirrer from the stirrer to the inside of the stirrer washing tank, and a shower device that can spray water or hot water into the tank. It is a tofu liquid injection pipe and a tofu liquid agitator cleaning device provided in a cleaning tank for tofu production. The injection pipe moving mechanism is provided with a cylinder on a support arm holding the injection pipe so as to be able to rotate horizontally, and is connected to the injection pipe via a link to a telescopic rod of the cylinder, and the injection is performed at the working end and the return end of the cylinder. The pipe is configured to be rotated to the injection pipe washing tank or the tofu liquid injection section, and the stirring body moving mechanism is provided with a cylinder on a support arm holding a mounting member of the stirring apparatus so as to be horizontally rotatable. A configuration may be adopted in which the stirrer is connected to the mounting member via a link, and the stirrer is turned to the stirrer washing tank or the stirrer at the working end and the return end of the cylinder. In addition, in the case where an injection pipe for injecting the tofu liquid into the tofu mold box and an agitator for stirring the tofu liquid in the mold box are integrally provided, a washing tank is arranged near the tofu liquid injection and stirring section, and the injection pipe is provided. And a moving mechanism that can reciprocate the stirrer from the injection / stirring unit to the inside of the washing tank, and a shower device that can spray water or hot water into the tank is provided in the washing tank. It is to be noted that, at the upper part of the washing tank, a passage opening that can horizontally transfer the injection pipe and the stirrer and can be accommodated in the tank is cut out, and an opening / closing mechanism that opens and closes the passage opening with a side lid may be provided. .

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The details of the present invention will be described below with reference to illustrated embodiments. The embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 is used for producing cotton tofu, and is used for a bucket device for transferring tofu liquid to an empty box. In a bucket device for cotton tofu production, a step of injecting tofu liquid into a bucket intermittently rotating around the circumference, a stirring step, a light coagulation step, a coagulation breaking step, etc. are obtained, and the bucket is placed in an empty box supplied to the production line. The tofu liquid that has been slightly inverted and solidified is transferred.

1 is a bucket arranged in the circumferential direction,
As shown in FIG. 2, the motor is intermittently rotated by the rotation of a motor by being connected to a support arm 11 of a turntable fixed to a center mounting shaft 10.
Reference numeral 2 denotes a tofu liquid injection pipe device, which is connected to a support arm 12 fixed to a mounting shaft 10 as shown in FIG.
1 is fixed downward, and the injection pipe 22 is attached to the lower end of the rod 210 so as to be able to move up and down.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a stirrer, which is connected to a support arm 12 fixed to the mounting shaft 10 to fix the air cylinder 31 downward, as shown in FIG. 33 is attached so that it can be moved up and down. Reference numeral 34 denotes a rotation stop of the motor device.

The feature of this embodiment is that cleaning tanks 20 and 30 each having a shower device 6 are arranged near a tofu liquid injection section and a stirring section, respectively, and a tofu liquid injection pipe apparatus 2 and a stirring apparatus are provided. 3 is provided with a moving mechanism for feeding each of the cleaning tanks 3 into the respective cleaning tanks.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a mounting shaft 10 is provided between a bucket 1 in a tofu liquid injection section into a bucket and a bucket 1 in a bucket agitating section disposed next.
An injection pipe cleaning tank 20 is disposed closer to the support pipe, and is held by a support arm 14 fixed to the mounting shaft 10. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the agitator washing tank 30 is disposed near the mounting shaft 10 near the bucket in the agitating section, and is held by the support arm 15 fixed to the mounting shaft 10. In addition, the injection pipe washing tank 20
The agitator cleaning tank 30 has an open upper surface.

The injection pipe cleaning tank 20 and the stirring body cleaning tank 30 are each provided with a water distribution pipe 61 connected to a pressure pump.
As shown in FIG. 6, a nozzle 62 for spraying water in the tank is used.
Are provided in the bath from the side and bottom, and a shower device 6 is provided.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the injection tube device 2 has a shaft 1 having a base 29 attached to the distal end of the support arm 12.
An injection pipe moving mechanism 7 is fixedly connected to and supported rotatably horizontally, and is connected to a shaft 120 via a link 72 at a tip of a rod 710 of an air cylinder 71 having a rear end attached to a side of the support arm 12. ing. As a result, FIG.
The rod 710 driven by the air cylinder 71
As the shaft 120 is rotated via the link 72 by the extension of the injection pipe device 2, the injection pipe device 2 is rotated to the upper position of the injection pipe cleaning tank 20. Further, the shaft 120 is reversely rotated through the link 72 by the return of the rod 710 by the air cylinder 71, so that the injection pipe device 2 is rotationally returned to the upper position of the bucket 1.

[0013] As shown in FIG.
The rod 810 of the air cylinder 81 having the rear end attached to the side of the support arm 12 and fixedly connected to the rotating mounting member 35 by attaching the shaft 9 to the tip of the support arm 12 with the shaft 123.
A stirring body moving mechanism 8 connected to the mounting member 35 via a link 82 is provided at the tip of the stirrer. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the attachment member 35 is rotated via the link 82 by the extension of the rod 810 by the driving of the air cylinder 81, so that the stirring device 3 is positioned above the stirring body washing tank 30 with the shaft 123 as a fulcrum. It can be rotated up to. In addition, when the rod 810 is returned by the air cylinder 81, the mounting member 35 is rotated in the reverse direction via the link 82, so that the stirring device 3 is rotated and returned to the upper position of the bucket 1.

Next, the operation will be described. First, the cylinder 21 of the injection pipe device 2 located on the bucket 1 is operated to lower and extend the rod 210 to dispose the injection pipe 22 in the empty bucket 1. Inject into. After the injection, the cylinder 21 is operated again to move the rod 210 up and down, and the injection pipe 22 is
Pull up.

Next, by driving the air cylinder 71 of the moving mechanism 7, the rod 710 is extended, and the injection pipe device 2 is rotated to the upper position of the injection pipe cleaning tank 20 through the rotation of the link 72. In this state, the cylinder 21 is actuated to lower and extend the rod 210 to dispose the injection pipe 22 in the cleaning tank 20, and then the shower apparatus 6 sprays water onto the injection pipe 22 for cleaning.

After the cleaning, the cylinder 21 is moved back to
0 is moved up and down, the injection pipe 22 is pulled up from the cleaning tank 20, and then the air cylinder 71 is moved back to reposition the rod 710, whereby the shaft 120 is reversely rotated via the link 72. Is rotated and returned to the upper position of the empty bucket 1. The tofu liquid injection and the injection tube cleaning are alternately repeated.

In the bucket filled with the tofu liquid, the stirrer 33 is disposed in the bucket 1 by operating the cylinder 31 of the stirrer 3 located on the bucket 1 by the stirring section to lower and extend the rod 310. After that, the motor 32 is driven to rotate the stirrer 33 to stir the tofu liquid. After the stirring, the motor 32 is stopped to stop the rotation of the stirring body 33, the cylinder 31 is operated again, the rod 310 is moved upward and back, and the stirring body 33 is pulled up from the bucket 1.

Next, by driving the air cylinder 81 of the moving mechanism 8, the rod 810 is extended, and the mounting member 35 is rotated via the link 82 to rotate the agitator 3 to the upper position of the agitator washing tank 30. In this state, the cylinder 31
Is operated to lower and extend the rod 310 to dispose the stirrer 32 in the washing tank 30, and then the shower device 6 sprays water onto the stirrer 33 for washing.

After cleaning, the cylinder 31 is moved back and the rod 31
0 is moved up and down, the stirrer 33 is pulled up from the washing tank 30, and then the air cylinder 81 is moved back to move the rod 810 back, so that the stirring device 3 is rotated by the reverse rotation of the link 82 and the mounting member 35 so that the bucket 1 is moved. It rotates and returns to the upper position. The tofu liquid stirring and the washing of the stirring body are alternately repeated.

According to the present embodiment, the injection pipe 22 is washed each time the injection of the tofu liquid into the bucket 1 is completed, and the agitator 33 is washed each time the stirring of the tofu liquid in the bucket is completed. The tofu does not solidify on the agitator 33, and the adhesion and propagation of various bacteria can be prevented, so that sanitary and uniform quality tofu can be obtained.

Next, an embodiment used for producing silken tofu shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 will be described. In the silken tofu production, the soymilk and the coagulant are directly injected into the mold box K and the stirring is performed in one step, and the injection stirring device 9 is provided above the injection stirring portion in the production line.

The pouring and stirring device 9 has a pair of cylinders 92, 92 fixed downward on a mounting plate 91, and their rods 920 connected to a stirrer 94 with an umbrella having a motor 93 below the mounting plate 91, respectively. A configuration in which a cylinder 95 is fixed downward on a board 91, its rod 950 is connected to an injection pipe 96 below the mounting board 91, and a coagulating agent injection pipe 98 is provided on a connecting rod 97 of a pair of stirring bodies 94 with umbrellas. And

A characteristic feature of this embodiment is that a cleaning tank 90 is arranged beside a pouring and stirring part in a production line, and a moving mechanism 4 for reciprocating the pouring and stirring device 9 into the cleaning tank 90 is provided. is there.

That is, a pair of rails R are provided at right angles to the production line so as to extend from the pouring and stirring portion of the production line to the washing tank 90, and the connecting plates 4 of the rollers 41 rolling the rails R on both sides are provided.
By fixing the mounting plate 91 to 2, the injection and stirring device 9 can be moved along the rail R. Further, a rodless cylinder 43 fixed to the connecting plate 42 is fitted to a rod M installed in parallel with the rail R, and the injection stirring device 9 is moved by driving the rodless cylinder 43.

The washing tank 90 is equipped with a water pipe 61 connected to a pressure pump, and as shown in FIG. 9, is provided with a shower device 6 having a nozzle 62 for spraying water in the tank at the side. . The washing tank 90 has a passage opening 90 in the upper part thereof, which can horizontally transfer the injection stirrer and accommodate it in the tank.
1 is notched, and as shown in FIG.
The side lid 51 that closes the cylinder 52 is arranged on the outer side and connected to the tip of the rod 520 of the cylinder 52 so that it can be opened and closed.

Next, the operation will be described. From the state of FIG. 7, the cylinder 95 is operated to lower the injection tube 96 into the empty mold box K to inject soymilk, and to coagulate the injection tube 98.
, The coagulant is added, and at the same time, the cylinder 92 is operated to lower the stirrer 94 into the mold box K, and the soymilk and the coagulant are stirred by the drive rotation of the motor 93.

After the completion of the pouring and stirring, the motor 93 is stopped.
The cylinders 92 and 95 are moved back, and the injection pipe 96 and the stirring body 9 are moved.
4 is lifted out of the mold box K to be repositioned, and then the rodless cylinder 43 is driven to move the pouring and stirring device 9 along the rail R to the washing tank 90. The injection stirrer moves horizontally and is disposed in the washing tank 90 from the passage opening 901.

Next, the cylinder 52 is operated to operate the rod 52.
After extending 0 and closing the passage opening 901 with the side lid 51, water is sprayed by the shower device 6 to wash the injection pipe 96 and the stirring body 94. After cleaning, cylinder 5
2 is moved back, the rod 520 is moved back, the passage opening 901 is opened, the rodless cylinder 43 is moved back, and the pouring and stirring device 9 is moved along the rail M to the upper position of the mold box K, and the pouring and stirring is performed. The process is performed.

As described above, according to this embodiment, each time the tofu liquid is injected into the mold box K and the stirring is completed, the injection pipe 96 and the stirring body 9 are set.
Since the towels 4 are washed, they do not solidify and tofu do not adhere to them, and can prevent the adhesion and propagation of various germs and are hygienic, and can obtain tofu of uniform quality.

Further, in this embodiment, since the passage opening 901 is provided in the washing tank 90, it can be positioned in the washing tank 90 only by the horizontal movement of the injection agitator, and the passage opening 901 can be closed by the side lid 51. The washing water does not scatter out of the tank. However, the cleaning tank 90 has a passage opening 901.
May be omitted, and the injection pipe 96 and the stirrer 94 may be lowered and disposed in the cleaning tank 90 after the injection stirrer is moved onto the cleaning tank 90.

Although each of the embodiments has the above-described configuration, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, irrespective of the configuration of the injection pipe and the stirrer, their washing tank and shower device are not limited. Further, their moving mechanisms are also appropriate.
Further, when an opening / closing mechanism is provided on the upper side of the cleaning tank to cut out the passage opening and opens and closes the passage opening with a side cover, the configuration of the immediate lid and the structure of the opening / closing mechanism are also arbitrary.

[0032]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the injection pipe is washed each time the tofu liquid is injected into the bucket, and the agitator is washed each time the tofu liquid is stirred in the bucket. Tofu does not adhere to the injection tube and the stirring body, and it is possible to prevent adherence and propagation of various bacteria, and to obtain sanitary and uniform-quality tofu. According to the second aspect, the injection pipe can be easily and quickly transferred to the cleaning tank, and in the third aspect, the stirring body can be easily and quickly transferred to the cleaning tank. According to the fourth aspect, each time the tofu liquid is injected into the mold box and the stirring is completed, the injection pipe and the stirring body are washed, so that the tofu does not adhere to them and the adhesion and propagation of various bacteria can be prevented. That is, tofu with uniform quality is obtained.
According to the fifth aspect, the dropping operation of the injection pipe and the stirrer in the cleaning tank is unnecessary, and the cleaning step is performed quickly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view used for a cotton tofu production line according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a main part showing a part of the injection step, partially cut away.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the displacement of the injection tube.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional side view of a main part showing a part of the stirring step, which is partially cut away.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the movement displacement of the stirring body.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional plan view of the cleaning tank.

FIG. 7 is a plan view used in a silken tofu production line according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional front view thereof.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged vertical sectional side view from the cleaning tank side.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bucket 10 Mounting shaft 11, 12, 14, 15 Support arm 2 Injection pipe apparatus 20 Injection pipe washing tank 22 Injection pipe 3 Stirrer 30 Stirrer washing tank 33 Stirrer 6 Shower device 62 Nozzle 7 Injection pipe moving mechanism 8 Stirrer Moving mechanism 71, 81 Air cylinder 9 Injection / stirring device 90 Cleaning tank 94 Stirrer 96 Injection tube 901 Passage opening 52 Side lid 4 Moving mechanism 41 Roller R rail K-shaped box

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A device provided with an injection pipe 22 for injecting a tofu liquid into a tofu liquid bucket for transferring the tofu liquid to a tofu type box, and a stirrer 33 for stirring the tofu liquid in the bucket. An injection pipe cleaning tank 20 is arranged near the tofu liquid injection section into the bucket, and a stirring body cleaning tank 30 is disposed near the stirring section, and the injection pipe 22 is moved from the tofu liquid injection section to the inside of the injection pipe cleaning tank 20. An injection pipe moving mechanism 7 that can reciprocate, and a stirrer moving mechanism 8 that can reciprocate the stirrer 33 from the stirrer to the inside of the stirrer washing tank 30, each having a shower device 6 that can spray water or hot water into the tank. Washing tanks 20, 30
A washing device for a tofu liquid injection pipe and a tofu liquid agitator in tofu production, wherein 2. A cylinder 71 is provided on the support arm 12 holding the injection pipe 22 so as to be able to rotate horizontally, and a cylinder 71 is connected to the injection pipe 22 via a link 72 to a telescopic rod 710 of the cylinder. 2. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the injection pipe 22 is an injection pipe moving mechanism 7 which is pivotally positioned at the injection pipe cleaning tank 20 or the tofu liquid injection section at the rearward end. 3. A cylinder 81 is provided on a support arm holding the mounting member 35 of the stirring body device 3 so as to be horizontally rotatable. The cylinder 81 is connected to the mounting member 35 via a link 82 by a telescopic rod 810 of the cylinder 81. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the stirrer (33) is a stirrer moving mechanism (8) in which the stirrer (33) is pivotally positioned at the stirrer washing tank (30) or the stirrer at the working end and the rearward end. 4. An injection tube 9 for injecting a tofu liquid into the tofu box K.
6 and a stirrer 94 that stirs the tofu liquid in the mold box.
0, and a moving mechanism 4 that can reciprocate the injection pipe and the agitator from the injection / stirring unit to the inside of the washing tank, and that the washing tank 90 is provided with a shower device 6 that can spray water or hot water into the tank. A washing apparatus for a tofu liquid injection pipe and a tofu liquid stirring body in tofu production. 5. A passage opening 901 for horizontally transferring an injection pipe 96 and a stirrer 94 and accommodating the inside of the tank 90 is cut out in the upper part of the washing tank.
5. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising an opening / closing mechanism that opens and closes in step 1.