JPS62108277A - Manufacture of pressed flower - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] k) Industrial Field of Application The present invention is for placing plants such as flowers and leaves between urethane or paper into a plastic bag filled with a desiccant, and then vacuum-packing the bag. This invention relates to a method for producing pressed flowers in which the flowers are pressed by the force acting inside when they are sucked and dried at the same time.

(b) Prior art The current method of pressing flowers is generally by placing them between books, and sometimes a desiccant is used to speed up the drying process.

4 Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the latter case, if the degree of dryness of the desiccant is less than 50%, its effectiveness will be greatly reduced. It takes time,
Furthermore, both of these products have not been commercialized until now because the oxygen present in the air causes significant oxidation of the plants, resulting in discoloration.

) Means for solving the problem The present invention eliminates this drawback and allows direct drying of raw plants by using vacuum packaging, using as much desiccant as needed without reprocessing the desiccant. let

Moreover, an appropriate pressing force can be obtained by adjusting the suction.

Therefore, the air that promotes oxidation can be reduced, and at the same time damage caused by load collapse can be prevented, and pressed flowers without discoloration can be directly delivered to users.

(E) Effects and Examples Next, the method of carrying out the present invention and experimental results will be explained by way of example.

First Example The present invention was tested by placing 100 g of desiccant and 25 g of plants in a bag having a spatial volume of 576 d.

When the vacuum rate is set to 5%, the space volume is /73cy! 1, and the surface area of the flower pressing device became /, /♂Oct/l. It took 2 hours for the humidity inside the bag to become 40% or less. In contrast, in the case of the conventional method, the space volume of the container used in the experiment was /1.000 dl, the surface area of the flower pressing device was 4632 dt, and this container contained i, oooy desiccant and 2! ;09 plants were put in and the humidity inside the container was 0%.
It took 9 hours to get below. When converting this conventional method to 25g of plants, the spatial volume is /,00c
ri, the surface area of the flower pressing device was 3.2 ctli, and therefore the present invention was able to increase the spatial volume by approximately 7/70 times and the surface area by approximately 7.23 times. Due to these factors, the drying time could be shortened by just 7 times. Even when this was stored for 3 months, the humidity inside the bag remained ≠0% or less. As a result of the above, it is clear that productivity has significantly improved and mass production has become possible.

2nd example As in the 1st example, the drying Q time is shortened, so the moisture absorption rate is fast, and by maintaining a vacuum state of f5%, there is very little oxidation of plants, and color change and fading are minimized. This resulted in significant results compared to conventional methods.

(F) Effects of the Invention The above examples clearly show that production time is shortened and productivity is significantly improved, and pressed flowers can be produced that closely resemble fresh flowers in color. Furthermore, by changing the vacuum rate from 5% g to almost complete vacuum, color changes in plants can be further suppressed.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A manufacturing method in which plants are placed in a plastic bag along with a desiccant agent, vacuum packed, and then pressed to dry.