JPH1132686A - Injector and injection - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an injector and a method for the injection using the injector, designed to enable a fluid to be easily injectable without developing, e.g. voids therein without requiring any hand even if the fluid includes bubbles such as whipped cream, by pressurizing a vessel to force the food fluid to flow out via an injection needle. SOLUTION: This injector 10 is made up of a closable vessel 18 capable of containing whipped cream (a food fluid) to be held therein, a forcing port 20 provided near the top of the vessel 18, and a discharge port 22 provided near the bottom of the vessel 18, wherein a tubular injection needle 12 is connected to the discharge port 22. With the injection needle 12 stuck into a boughnut (to-be-injected food), the vessel 18 is pressurized via the forcing port 20, then the whipped cream is allowed to flow out via the needle 12 and injected into the doughnut. The vessel 18 is pref. cylindrical. The direction of mounting the injection needle 12 may be horizontal or vertical.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an injection device for injecting cream or the like into bread or the like.

[0002]

Conventionally, when producing bread or donut having cream or jam inside, work such as injecting cream or the like into bread or the like has been performed. This injecting operation is performed by putting cream or the like in a squeeze bag provided with a needle at the tip, squeezing the squeeze bag by hand while pushing the needle into the bread, and pushing the cream or the like into the bread.

[0003] However, according to the method of squeezing the bag by hand,
When the injection operation was performed many times, hand fatigue was large and the injection operation was difficult. In addition, when the squeezing bag is squeezed by hand, it is difficult to adjust the amount of the cream or the like to be pushed out. For this reason, when a manufacturer of bread or the like performs the filling operation, there is a problem in terms of product quality.

[0004] Here, as a device for injecting cream or the like, a device for injecting cream or the like in a container and injecting the cream or the like from a needle into a pan using a gear pump has been proposed. However, according to such an apparatus, when applying a suction force to the cream or the like, when the cream contains air such as whipped cream or the like, a cavity is formed in the cream or the cream is separated. It could not be sucked out evenly.

The inventor of the present invention has conducted intensive studies to solve such problems, and as a result, has arrived at the present invention.

[0006]

The gist of the infusion device of the present invention is to pierce a to-be-injected food with a tubular injection needle, and to pass a food fluid such as cream through the infusion needle into the injectable food. In the injection device for injecting inside, a container capable of containing and sealing the food fluid, a pressure inlet provided near the upper part of the container, and one or more outlets provided near the lower part of the container And connecting the injection needle to the outlet and applying pressure into the container from the pressure inlet to allow the food fluid to flow out of the injection needle.

[0007] In such an injection device, the injection needle is pierced into the food to be injected, and at the same time, air is sent from the pressure inlet into the container to apply pressure to cream or the like in the container.
Cream or the like flows out of the injection needle. With the injection needle pierced by the food to be injected, the cream or the like is caused to flow out of the injection needle, whereby the cream or the like is injected into the food to be injected. Applying pressure to the cream etc. causes the cream etc. to flow out of the injection needle, so that even if the cream contains air such as whipped cream, there will be no voids or separation in the cream etc. . In other words, whip cream can be injected, which is impossible with a conventional injection device for sucking cream or the like. In addition, such an injection device may be configured such that a conventional injection device that sucks cream or the like by a gear-type pump is sealed and air is press-fitted.

The gist of the injection device of the present invention is that the injection needle is connected to the outlet through a control valve, and the control valve is opened or closed, so that the food from the injection needle is opened. The ability to control the outflow of fluid.

In such an injection device, air is sent into the container, pressure is applied to the cream or the like in the container, and the control valve is opened, so that the cream or the like flows out of the injection needle. That is, the outflow of cream or the like is freely controlled by opening and closing the control valve.

The gist of the injection device of the present invention is that the opening time of the control valve can be controlled.

[0011] In such an injection device, by controlling the opening time of the control valve, it is possible to secure a constant amount of cream or the like flowing out from the injection needle. Can be adjusted to a constant amount. For example, the control valve is opened mechanically only for a certain period of time, so that the amount of cream or the like flowing out from the injection needle is adjusted to a certain amount.

The gist of the injection device of the present invention is that the opening or closing of the control valve can be controlled by an electric signal.

[0013] In such an injection device, the opening time of the control valve can be controlled by an electric signal, so that the outflow of cream or the like can be reliably controlled. Further, it is possible to control by connecting to a controller such as a sequencer, and it is also possible to achieve automation.

The gist of the injection device of the present invention is that the food fluid can be stirred and mixed in the container.

In such an injection device, a screw, a rotating blade, and the like are provided in a container of the injection device so that cream and the like can be stirred and mixed. That is, the injection device can be used also as a mixer. However, it is desirable that such an injecting device is configured by tightly fixing a lid on the upper part of the mixer. After the cream and the like are agitated and mixed by forming a lid in close contact with the top of the mixer, a hose can be provided at the outlet, and the lid can be fixed and the air can be pressed in to convey to another container. it can. By injecting air, it can be transported to another container, so that there is no need to take out cream or the like from the mixer. Further, an injection needle may be attached to the end of the hose and used for the injection operation. In addition, only the upper hopper of the mixer may be removed, and this hopper may be used as a container of the injection device, attached to the injection device. By removing only the upper hopper of the mixer and attaching another hopper to the lower portion having the rotating blades and the like, the portion having the rotating blades and the like can be effectively utilized for stirring and mixing. In addition, even with such a method, the operation of removing the cream or the like from the mixer becomes unnecessary.

[0016] The gist of the injection method of the present invention is that a tubular injection needle is pierced into the food to be injected, and a fluid such as cream is passed through the injection needle into the food to be injected. In the injection method of injecting, a food fluid is put in a predetermined container, and pressure is applied to the inside of the container from a pressure inlet near an upper portion of the container, so that the food is fed from an injection needle connected to an outlet near the lower portion. To discharge the fluid.

Such an injection method is a method in which the cream or the like is caused to flow out from the injection needle by applying pressure to the cream or the like. Therefore, even if the cream contains air such as whipped cream, No cavities are formed or separated. When the cream or the like contains a particularly large amount of foam, it is desirable to cover the top of the cream or the like while pressing it with a plate-like member or film made of resin or the like.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of the injection device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 4, reference numeral 10 denotes an injection device according to the present invention. This injection device 10 pierces a donut (food to be injected) 14 with a tubular injection needle 12,
This is an injection device for injecting the whipped cream 16 (food fluid) into the inside of the donut 14 via the injection needle 12, and a container 18 in which the whipped cream 16 can be sealed and a pressure provided near the upper portion of the container 18. Inlet 20 and container 18
And an outlet 22 provided in the vicinity of the lower part of the container.
By applying pressure in 8, the whipped cream 16 can flow out of the injection needle 12. Although the shape of the container 18 is not particularly limited, a cylindrical shape as shown in FIG. 6 is more preferable. Further, the mounting direction of the injection needle 12 may be a horizontal direction or a vertical direction.

The injection needle 12 is connected to the outlet 22 through a control valve 24, and the whipped cream 1 from the injection needle 12 is opened or closed by opening or closing the control valve 24.
6 can be controlled.

The container 18 is composed of a main body 26 and a lid 28. As shown in FIG. 2, the lid 28 is provided with an oblique engagement member 32 around the insertion portion 30. The engagement member 32 is engaged with the projection 34 of the main body 26, and The cover 28 can be fixed to the main body 26 by rotating the cover 28. Further, a seal member 36 is provided at a contact portion 34 between the lid 28 and the main body 26 so that the container 18 can be hermetically sealed. Note that the lid may be screwed together or closed by a stopper 82 as shown in FIG.

The pressure inlet 20 is provided with a joint 38, and the pipe 4 through which air is sent from a compressor or the like.
0 can be connected. That is, the pressure inlet 2
By sending air from 0 into the container 18, pressure can be applied to the whipped cream 16 in the container 18. In addition, it is desirable that an air pressure gauge, a relief valve, and the like be provided in the middle of the pneumatic piping. Further, in the container 18, a plate piece substantially perpendicular to the air injection direction is fixed near the lower part of the pressure inlet 20, and after the air to be injected is dispersed by the plate piece, pressure is applied to the whipped cream 16. It may be configured as follows. With such a configuration, pressure can be evenly applied to the entire upper surface of the whipped cream 16.

The outlet 22 is a portion through which the whipped cream 16 flows out. An inclined plate 42 is provided at a lower portion in the container 18 so that the whipped cream 16 can easily flow out of the outlet 22. Is desirable.

The control valve 24 is a butterfly valve. By rotating the handle 44, the vertical valve body 46 can be rotated about a vertical axis to open or close the outlet 22. The flow of the whipped cream 16 from the outlet 22 can be controlled.

The injection device 10 has a lid 28
The whipped cream 16 is put into the main body 26 of the container 18 in a state where is removed. Next, the insertion portion 3 of the lid 28
0 is inserted into the opening 27 of the main body 26 and rotated clockwise, whereby the engaging portion 32 is engaged with the projection 34, the lid 28 is fixed to the main body 26, and the container 18 is sealed. You. When the container 18 is sealed, air is sent from the tube 40 into the container 18, and pressure is applied to the whipped cream 16. Although the container 18 is hermetically sealed by the seal member 36, the container 18 may be hermetically sealed by screwing a lid or by a stopper 82 as shown in FIG.

Next, the injection needle 12 is pierced into the donut 14 while the injection needle 12 is connected via the control valve 24. When the injection needle 12 is pierced, the handle 44 of the control valve 24 is rotated, and the valve body 46 is opened.
When the valve body 46 is opened, the whipped cream 16 is injected into the donut 14, as shown in FIG. When a predetermined amount of the whipped cream 16 is injected into the donut 14, the valve body 46 is closed and the whipped cream 1
The outflow of 6 is stopped.

In this manner, the whipped cream 16 is poured into one donut 14 to complete the product. In the case of mass production, such operations are repeatedly performed.

According to such an injection device 10, the injection needle 12 is inserted into the donut 14, and the handle 44 of the control valve 24 is released, so that the whipped cream 1
6 can be injected. For this reason, unlike squeezing the squeeze bag by hand, without hand fatigue,
Injection work is easy. Further, unlike the case where the injection is performed by squeezing by hand, the injection amount can be easily adjusted.

Furthermore, even when compared with a conventional infusion device that sucks out with a pump, no cavity is formed in the whipped cream 16 and the whipped cream 16 does not separate during the infusion operation, so that the infusion can be performed evenly. it can. For this reason, the quality of the product can be improved even in the case of mass production.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the injection apparatus according to the present invention can be implemented in other embodiments. For example, an injection device 5 as shown in FIG.
It may be 0. In the injection device 50, the lid 54 of the container 52 is fastened to the main body 56 in a screw manner,
The cover 54 is configured to be fixed to the main body 56.
The control valve 58 includes a valve body 64 having a through hole 62.
Is rotated by rotating the handle 60 so that the outlet 22 can be opened or closed.

The injection device according to the present invention may be an injection device 66 as shown in FIG. This injection device 66
In the container 68, the main body 70 is formed in a columnar shape. The lid 80 of the container 68 is fixed to the main body 70 by a stopper 82.
Can be fixed. Note that the control valve 86 is a threaded partition valve. According to such an injection device 66, since the main body 70 is formed in a columnar shape, the production of the main body 70 is easy, and the production cost can be reduced.

Next, the control valve of the injection device according to the present invention comprises:
The control valve 92 as shown in FIG. 7 may be used. The control valve 92 is a screw-in ball valve, and can rotate the handle 93 to raise the valve rod 94 and raise the valve body 96 by the pressure of the fluid. According to the control valve 92, the flow rate can be finely adjusted. Further, the injection needle 12 according to the present invention may be connected to a control valve 92 via a hose 98 as shown in FIG. The connection and the direction of the injection needle 12 can be freely changed by connecting via the hose 98.

Next, the control valve according to the present invention may be an electromagnetic control valve whose valve can be opened or closed by an electric signal. According to this electromagnetic control valve, since the opening time can be controlled by the electric signal, the outflow amount can be reliably controlled. Further, the injection operation can be automated by using the electromagnetic control valve. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the donut 14 is moved by the belt conveyor 100, the injection needle 12 is slid and reciprocated by the cylinder 102, and the outflow time from the injection needle 12 is determined by the electromagnetic control valve 10.
By controlling with 4, the whipped cream or the like can be sequentially injected into the plurality of donut 14.

The means for injecting air into the container is not particularly limited, such as a compressor, a manual or foot-operated pump, or a gas cylinder. Alternatively, water or the like may be pressed into the container to cause cream or the like to flow out. However, in this case, it is desirable that the water and the cream 16 be separated by the blocking plate 108 as shown in FIG. It should be noted that, when the cream 16 is pressed from above, the blocking plate 108 forms an air bubble passage in the cream 16 even if the cream 16 particularly contains a lot of bubbles, so that the cream 16 does not flow out evenly. The problem can be solved.

As described above, various embodiments of the injection apparatus according to the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the illustrated one.

For example, the food fluid injected by the injection needle is not particularly limited, and may be jam, oil, mayonnaise or the like in addition to whipped cream or custard cream. It should be noted that the effect on the prior art is greater when a food fluid that creates a cavity when sucked is injected. The food to be injected with cream or the like is not particularly limited, and may be bread, cake, castella, or the like in addition to donut.

The material, shape and direction of the container are not particularly limited. For example, by forming the container from a transparent resin, the remaining amount of cream and the like in the container can be recognized. Also, the direction to attach the injection needle to the container,
It is not limited to the horizontal direction but may be the vertical direction. Further, the number of injection needles to be attached to the container is not limited to one and may be two.
It may be more than books. Also, the pressure of the air sent into the container is not limited. For example, if the pressure is reduced, the outflow speed of the cream or the like flowing out of the injection needle becomes slow, so that it can be used to draw letters and the like on a cake or the like. . Further, the shape of the injection needle is not particularly limited. For example, by providing a cutout at the tip of the injection needle, the cross-sectional shape of the cream flowing out may be a star shape or the like.

Further, a screw, a rotating blade or the like may be provided in the container of the injection device of the present invention so that the cream or the like can be stirred and mixed. That is, you may comprise so that an injection apparatus can also serve as a mixer. With such a configuration, it is not necessary to transfer the cream or the like to the injection device after stirring and mixing the cream and the like with the mixer, and the working efficiency can be improved.

The present invention can be embodied in variously modified, modified, and modified forms based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0040]

According to the injection device of the present invention, the injection needle can be pierced into the food to be injected, and the cream or the like can be injected into the food to be injected by applying pressure to the cream or the like in the container. For this reason, unlike the case where the squeeze bag is injected by hand squeezing, the injection operation is easy without hand fatigue. Further, unlike the case where the injection is performed by squeezing by hand, the injection amount can be easily adjusted.

Furthermore, when compared with the conventional infusion device that sucks out with a pump, even if the cream contains air such as whipped cream, cavities are formed in the cream or the like during the infusion work, or the cream is separated. It can be injected evenly. For this reason, even when injecting whipped cream into a large amount of donut and producing,
Product quality can be improved.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that it is possible to control the outflow of the food fluid from the injection needle by connecting the injection needle to the outlet through the control valve and opening or closing the control valve. According to the injection device, the air can be sent from the injection needle by sending air into the container, applying pressure to the cream or the like in the container, and opening the control valve. For this reason, the injection operation becomes easier.

According to the injection device of the present invention, wherein the opening time of the control valve can be controlled, the amount of cream or the like flowing out of the injection needle can be reduced by controlling the opening time of the control valve. A certain amount can be secured.

According to the injection device of the present invention, in which the opening or closing of the control valve can be controlled by an electric signal, the opening time of the control valve can be controlled by the electric signal. The outflow of cream and the like can be reliably controlled. In addition, it is possible to control by connecting to a sequencer or the like, and it is possible to automate the injection work.

Further, according to the injection device of the present invention, wherein the food fluid can be stirred and mixed in the container,
It is not necessary to transfer the cream or the like to the injection device after stirring and mixing the cream and the like with the mixer, and the working efficiency can be improved.

Further, according to the injection method of the present invention, since the cream or the like is injected into the food to be injected by applying pressure to the cream or the like in the container, the cream removes air such as whipped cream or the like. Even if it is included, the cream or the like does not form a cavity or separate during the injection operation, and can be injected evenly.
For this reason, even if the cream contains air such as whipped cream or the like, the injection operation can be performed without manual operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front sectional view showing an embodiment of an injection device according to the present invention.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are views showing a use state of the injection device shown in FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 2A is a partial front view, and FIG. 2B is a partial plan sectional view.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a use state of the injection device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front sectional view showing a use state of the injection device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front sectional view showing another embodiment of the injection device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front sectional view showing still another embodiment of the injection device according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front sectional view showing another embodiment of the control valve of the injection device according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing still another embodiment of the injection device according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a front sectional view showing still another embodiment of the injection device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10, 50, 66; injection device 12; injection needle 14; donut (food to be injected) 16; cream (food fluid) 18, 52, 68; container 20; pressure inlet 22; Control valve 26; body 28; lid

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A tubular injection needle is pierced into a food to be injected,
An injection device for injecting a food fluid such as cream into the infused food through the injection needle, a container capable of containing the food fluid and hermetically sealing, a pressure inlet provided near an upper portion of the container, and the container And one or more outlets provided in the vicinity of the lower part of the container, and the injection needle is connected to the outlet, and pressure is applied from the injection needle to the inside of the container, whereby the food flows from the injection needle. An injection device characterized by being able to drain the body. 2. An outflow of a food fluid from the injection needle can be controlled by connecting the injection needle to the outlet through a control valve and opening or closing the control valve. The injection device according to claim 1, wherein 3. The injection device according to claim 2, wherein an opening time of the control valve can be controlled. 4. The injection device according to claim 2, wherein opening or closing of the control valve can be controlled by an electric signal. 5. The injection device according to claim 1, wherein the food fluid can be stirred and mixed in the container. 6. An injection method in which a tubular injection needle is pierced into a food to be injected, and a food fluid such as cream is injected into the food to be injected through the injection needle. By putting the fluid and applying pressure into the container from the pressure inlet near the top of the container,
An injection method, wherein a food fluid is caused to flow out from an injection needle connected to an outlet near a lower portion.