JPS60141261A - Making quality of seaweed uniform and device therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To release efficiently extraneous matter away from seaweeds, by feeding compressed air to a water cistern having seaweeds, forming circulating flow in water in the water cistern. CONSTITUTION:The circulation channel 2 is set at the side of the water cistern 1, and the top opening 3 and the bottom opening 4 of it are connected to the water cistern. The compressed air feed part 5 is set in the circulation channel 2, and water in the water cistern is circulated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for uniformizing the quality of seaweed.

Conventionally, when processing seaweed, especially raw seaweed, the seaweed is stirred in an aquarium in order to maintain its freshness since it cannot be processed all at once.

As a method of stirring, a metal propeller 11 is placed directly into the water tank 1 as shown in FIG. 4, and a motor 12 is used for stirring to prevent deterioration of freshness.

However, in the above-mentioned arrangement, rust occurs due to the metal propeller 11 and rotating shaft 13 coming into direct contact with seaweed, which is a natural food, which is undesirable from a food hygiene perspective. 11 had the trouble of remaining with seaweed attached to it. In addition, since the main focus of conventional equipment is to prevent deterioration of freshness, an additional process is added to remove impurities attached to seaweed, which has the disadvantage of poor work efficiency. had.

The present invention makes it possible to maintain the freshness of seaweed and remove impurities adhering to the seaweed, and provides low production cost and hygienic stirring without using any metal parts. .

The present invention uses a circulating flow generated by compressed air pressure supplied to an aquarium containing seaweed to circulate and agitate the seaweed, thereby removing deposits from the seaweed and uniformizing the quality of the seaweed. A method for uniformizing the quality of seaweed characterized by This is a seaweed quality equalization device characterized by a structure in which seaweed is circulated together with water.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail based on one embodiment.

On one side of a water tank 1 of an appropriate shape, such as a cylinder, made of an appropriate material such as vinyl chloride or book, which is water and salt water resistant, there is a circulation path 2 made of an appropriate material such as vinyl chloride. , lower openings 3.4 are provided at appropriate positions at the top and bottom of the tank 1, or at the bottom, to enable circulation between the circulation path 2 and the inside of the tank 1.

Further, the tip of a compressed air feed pipe 7 connected to a compressor 6 is connected to a compressed air feed section 5 provided at an appropriate portion of the circulation path 2.

In addition, in the embodiment, the compressed air supply pipe 7 is connected to the compressed air supply section 5 from a position higher than the circulation path 2, which prevents water from flowing backward when compressed air is not supplied. If a check valve is provided in the middle of the air feed pipe 7, the above-mentioned configuration is unnecessary.

Further, in the embodiment in which the upper opening 3 of the circulation path 2 is provided at an angle with respect to the water tank 1, the pipe end to the circulation path 2 is tangential to the outer wall of the water tank.

In the figure, 8 is seaweed such as seaweed, 9 is air bubbles generated by compressed air, and 10 is a seaweed extraction pipe for processing the seaweed in the aquarium 1 in the next process.

The present invention is constructed as described above, and the seaweed 8 and water in the aquarium 1 are put into the aquarium 1 as shown in FIG. When supplied to the inlet 5, the compressed air is violently bubbled in the circulation path 2, and the seaweed 8 and water in the circulation path 2 form a strong circulation flow (see arrows in Figure 3), and enter the aquarium 1 from the upper opening 3. Drained tangentially, aquarium 1. The seaweed 8 and water inside the aquarium 1 flow due to the circulation flow at this time. (Refer to the one-point arrow line in FIG. 1) The seaweed 8 near the lower opening 4 of the aquarium tank 1 is drawn into the circulation path 2 by the circulation flow, and the circulation is repeated.

In addition, in the compressed air supply section 5, seaweed 8 is removed by the rising force of air bubbles 9.
In addition to acting to separate dirt, etc. attached to the seaweed 8 itself by contact with the seaweed itself, blowing air bubbles 9 onto the seaweed 8 itself not only supplies oxygen to the seaweed, but also returns it to the aquarium 1. Air bubbles often adhere to seaweed, which helps keep it fresh.

Therefore, according to the present invention, compressed air bubbles 9 are generated in the circulation path 2, which generates a circulation flow in the circulation path 2 to agitate the seaweed. It is possible to remove the adhering impurities from the seaweed, and it is also possible to create a flow in the aquarium and supply oxygen to the seaweed, which makes it possible to maintain freshness better. When used for seaweed, the quality of seaweed is made more uniform and higher quality seaweed is obtained compared to conventional seaweed.
It is possible to improve the quality by 3rd grade.

In addition, it does not come into contact with metal parts, which is good for food hygiene, and the structure is simpler than conventional devices, so there are very few failures, it is durable, and the device can be manufactured at a low cost. There are other effects.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is an old side view of the present invention, Figure 2 is a plan view of the same, and Figure 3 is a plan view of the same.
The figure is a cross-sectional view centered on the circulation path of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional example. 1 is a water tank, 2 is a circulation path, 3 is an upper opening, 4 is a lower opening,
5 is a compressed air inlet, 6 is a compressor, 7 is a compressed air inlet pipe, 8 is seaweed, 9 is air bubbles, 10 is a seaweed extraction pipe, 11 is a propeller, 12 is a motor, and 13 is a rotating shaft. Patent applicant: Ichikawa Fishing Net Manufacturing Co., Ltd./JO Tue 4 3

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) The seaweed is circulated and stirred by a circulating flow generated by compressed air pressure supplied to the aquarium containing the seaweed, thereby removing deposits from the seaweed and uniformizing the quality of the seaweed. Method for equalizing the quality of seaweed. (2) The upper and lower openings of the circulation path provided on one side of the aquarium containing seaweed are connected to the aquarium, and a compressed air inlet is provided in the circulation path so that the compressed air circulates the seaweed together with the water. A seaweed quality equalization device.