JPS5837161B2 - Filling method and device for solid beverages - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a filling method and apparatus for solid human beverages,
More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for feeding tangerine cans or other solid beverages mixed in a predetermined ratio and stored in a tank to a filling machine.

Conventionally, in the manufacturing process of canned beverages containing mandarin canard or other solid human beverages, such as canned beverages containing mandarin canard (fruit grains), generally only canned canisters are filled into cans in advance, and then heated. The cans were filled with fresh fruit juice and sealed, then sterilized and cooled to make the product.

However, in such conventional methods, it is not possible to sterilize the canister before filling, so sterilization after filling and crimping is essential.

As this sterilization device, a so-called pasteurization machine using hot water is used, and this sterilization machine is very large and restricts the processes before and after it due to its capacity, which prevents the speeding up of filling equipment.

Furthermore, in this conventional method, the filling process is complicated as it requires two steps, requires more thermal energy than necessary for sterilization, and the product undergoes a lot of heating history, resulting in quality deterioration. There were drawbacks.

However, this method has the decisive advantage of stabilizing the mixing ratio of canned sugar and fruit juice in each filled can, which is the key to its continued adoption. was.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to omit the sterilization process after filling and sealing in the filling process of mandarin orange canisters or other solid human beverages, and to eliminate the sterilization step after filling and sealing, and to An object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for filling cans of mandarin oranges or other solid beverages into cans by stabilizing the mixing ratio of solids and liquid.

Hereinafter, the solid human beverage filling method and apparatus of the present invention will be explained in more detail with reference to preferred embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object of the present invention, the present inventor first planned the following filling process in order to eliminate the sterilization process after filling and seaming in the conventional method as described above.

First, the soybeans and fruit juice are mixed in a desired ratio.

Then, this mixed liquid, that is, the canned beverage, is pumped to a filling machine.

While the beverage in the canister is being fed to the filling machine, the beverage in the canister is heat sterilized.

Next, this sterilized beverage in cans is filled into cans using a filling machine, and then the cans are rolled up and cooled to produce a product.

However, when such a process is employed, problems arise in pumping the mixed canned beverage to the filling machine.

In other words, beverages containing sugar cane are heated and sterilized on the way to the filling machine, but in this process, beverages containing sugar cane are usually
Since the canisters are heated to about 3℃, they are easily destroyed, and under these conditions, a commonly used mechanical pump is used to transfer the canned drinks from the heat sterilizer to the filling machine. If they were sent, the sauna would be destroyed and would no longer be of any use as a product.

Moreover, even if such a pump is placed upstream of the heat sterilizer to prevent the destruction of the canads, the flow rate of the canads with high flow resistance during suction and delivery by the pump is slow, and as a result, the fruit juice However, the beverage in canisters sent to the filling machine did not maintain a predetermined mixing ratio.

The mixed canned beverage is then fed to a filling machine by the apparatus of the present invention as shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, the apparatus of the present invention will be described, as well as a method for filling mandarin orange canisters or other solid beverages.

FIG. 1 shows a solid beverage filling device according to the present invention, taking a canned beverage filling device as an example.

The filling device of the present invention includes a closed tank 10, into which a canister is placed from an inlet 11, and further, pure water and A predetermined amount of sugar solution is supplied.

As a result, the canned beverage contained in the tank 10 and mixed at a predetermined ratio is stirred by the stirring blades 16 provided in the tank 10 being rotated by the electric motor 17, so that the canned beverage is always distributed in the canned form. It is said to be a homogeneous mixture of

A device 18 is also connected to the tank 10 for supplying sterilized compressed air into the tank.

This sterilizing compressed air supply device 18 is constructed by sequentially connecting an air compressor 19 , a relief valve 20 , a sterilization device 21 , and a pressure regulating valve 22 through one pipe 23 . The downstream end is Yuku 1
Connected within 0.

The IJ IJ- valve 20 is interlocked with a device (not shown) that detects the pressure inside the tank 10, and when the pressure inside the tank exceeds a predetermined pressure, the IJ IJ-
The fubareb 20 is activated to block the flow of compressed air into the pipe 23.

Note that a release valve 24 is attached to a portion of the piping 23 connecting the pressure regulating valve 22 and the tank 10, which also serves as the portion to open the inside of the tank 10 to the atmosphere.

As a result, after the bottled beverage is stored in the tank, the artificial part 11 of the tank 10 is closed, and at the same time, all the valves 12, 13, and 24 of each pipe are closed to seal the inside of the tank, and then Sterilized compressed air is fed into the tank 10 by the sterilized compressed air feeding device 18 until the pressure within the tank rises to a predetermined pressure.

When the pressure inside this tank 10 rises to a predetermined value and when it decreases from the predetermined value due to the feeding of the bottled beverage, which will be described later, the pressure inside the tank 10 is maintained at a constant pressure value by the relief valve 20 as described above. controlled.

A piping system 26 is connected to the bottom of the tank 10 for feeding the mixed canned beverage in the tank to a filling machine 25 .

A portion of this piping system 26 on the way to the filling machine 25 constitutes a part of a heat sterilizer 27.

That is, the heat sterilizer 27 accommodates a part of the piping system 26 and a piping 29 that circulates hot water from the water heater 28 .

These piping 26 in the heat sterilizer 27. 29
is curved to provide a relatively long length for passage through the device.

As a result, the canned beverage fed through the piping system 26 is
While passing through the heating sterilizer 27, heat exchange is performed with the hot water passing through the pipe 29, and the product is heated to a predetermined temperature and sterilized.

The piping system 26 on the downstream side of the heat sterilizer 2T includes a temperature detector 30 for detecting whether the canned beverage in the piping 26 has risen to a predetermined temperature; A diversion valve 31 is sequentially installed to divert the bottled beverage whose temperature has not risen to a predetermined temperature from the piping system 26 according to an instruction from the piping system 26 .

The canned beverage at a predetermined temperature or lower, which is branched from the piping system 26 by this diversion valve 31, is transferred to the branch pipe 3.
2 to a cooler 33 where it is cooled and then stored in a receiving tank 34 to await processing as unsterilized material.

On the other hand, the canned beverage heated to a predetermined temperature is fed to the piping system 26 via the diversion valve 31 and supplied to the filling machine 25.

The canned beverage supplied to the filling machine 25 is continuously and automatically filled into cans in predetermined amounts by a device 35 called a filler.

In this way, the canned beverage stored in the tank 10 while being uniformly stirred and mixed by the stirring blades 16 is fed from the tank 10 to the filling machine 25 by one piping member 26, and this The supply pressure of the beverage in the canister at the time is determined by the predetermined internal tank pressure due to the supply of sterile compressed air exerted within the tank 10.

Therefore, by opening the feed on/off valve 36 provided in the downstream piping system 26 of the tank, the mixed canistered beverage in the tank 10 passes through the heat sterilizer 27 to the filling machine 25 at a constant flow rate. Moreover, the fruit juice is not only fed, but is always fed at a uniform mixing ratio.

The capacity of the bottled beverage in the tank 10 is monitored by a liquid level gauge 37 installed on the wall of the tank, and when all the bottled beverages in the tank have been fed, the feed opening/closing valve is closed. 3
6, the air compressor 19 is stopped, the pressure regulating valve 22 is closed, and the atmosphere release valve 24 is opened to bring the inside of the tank 10 to atmospheric pressure.

Thereafter, as described above, the tank inlet 11 is opened and the required material input valves 12.13 are opened to again introduce a predetermined amount of material into the tank.

In the above embodiment, there is one tank, but if two tanks are installed in parallel, the supply of the mixed canned beverage will not be interrupted.

As described above, according to the present invention, since the filling process is a single step, the filling method and filling device are simplified, and there is almost no variation in the ratio of canister to fruit juice for each can when filling. It is stable and does not cause damage to the canopy.

Furthermore, since sterilization after filling and sealing, so-called post-sterilization, is not required, equipment for this purpose can be omitted, and the product's quality can be maintained with less heating history, and the thermal energy required for this type of sterilization can be maintained. Since it can be omitted, it is possible to save energy.

As mentioned above, by using the method and apparatus according to the present invention, it is possible to increase the speed while maintaining product quality in the canned beverage production process, and also to achieve significant labor savings. A revolutionary improvement in production efficiency can be expected.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiments, the solid human beverage has been described using a beverage with canard as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to various solid human beverages such as consommé soup, amazake, and shiruko. It can be applied to

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flow diagram schematically showing a filling device for solid human beverages according to the present invention. 10... Tank, 18... Sterilizing compressed air supply device, 25... Filling machine, 26...
・Piping system, 27... Heat sterilizer, 31...
...Deversion valve.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Storing and mixing predetermined amounts of mandarin orange cans or other solid matter and liquid in a tank, then sealing the tank and supplying sterilized compressed air into the tank. to increase the pressure in the tank, and then send the mixed mandarin cans or other solid human beverage in the tank to a heating device through a piping system from the tank by the pressure in the tank; Continuously feed only the mandarin orange canards or other solid human beverages that have been supplied, heat sterilized, and heated to a predetermined temperature to a filling machine by the pressure inside the tank, and then the mandarin oranges are A method for filling a solid human beverage comprising filling cans or other solid human beverages into cans. 2. A tank that accommodates and mixes mandarin canard or other solids and liquid in predetermined amounts, a device that supplies sterilized compressed air into the sealed tank, and a device that is connected to the tank. A heating device formed in a piping system, and a valve provided downstream of the piping system via the heating device to change the flow path depending on the temperature state of the mandarin orange canister or other solid material in the piping. and a filling machine connected to the downstream side of the piping system via the valve.