JPS63296672A - Preparation of electrically processed food and apparatus therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily, continuously and accurately prepare an electrically processed food using a conveyor system, by passing plural insulating container baskets each containing a food material successively through an electrically conductive liquid in submerged state using a suspending transfer rail, thereby effecting automatic thermal aging and sterilization by the action of electric current. CONSTITUTION:Plural insulating container baskets 102 each containing a food material 101 are suspended from a suspension transfer rail 107 and successively passed through an electrically conductive liquid B filled in a insulating vessel 108 in submerged state. During the passage of the insulating container basket 102 through the electrically conductive liquid B, an electrode plate 105 attached to a side wall of the insulating container basket 102 is automatically brought into electrical contact with an opposite electrode 109 attached to the inner side wall of the insulating vessel 108. An electric current is uniformly passed through the food material 101 via the electrically conductive liquid B to effect the thermal aging and sterilization of the material with generated Joule's heat and to obtain the objective food.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention is a method for suspending a plurality of insulating storage baskets containing food materials in a salt-containing state and sequentially submerging a conductive liquid in an insulating container using a moving rail. A method for producing electrified processed foods that enables continuous mass production of electrified processed foods by automatically energizing the food materials during passing through a water bath and quickly sterilizing the food materials by heating. and regarding its equipment.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventionally, materials in a salt-containing state are stored in large numbers in an insulating container, such as raw marine products, livestock animals, dough materials thereof, or mixtures thereof, which are stored in an insulating container as replenishing liquids. A method and apparatus for producing energized processed food, in which energized processed food is sterilized by heating within a short period of time by placing dobuzuke in a medium and then energizing it to produce a good-tasting energized processed food, was disclosed prior to the filing of this application, for example in Japanese Patent Publication No. This is well known as described in Japanese Patent No. 61-132167, and its contents will be explained with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. That is, a large number of current-carrying windows 3 are provided on the peripheral wall 2.
The material A containing salt evenly is stored in an upper layer in an insulating housing part 1 provided with . is housed in an insulating container T in which electrode plates 9, 9 are arranged, and the material A
The material A is quickly thermally sterilized by energization applied across a pair of electrode plates 9. be. Note that 4 has one end attached to the hinge 5 on the open side of the upper surface of the insulating housing part 1.
It is an insulating lid that is pivotally attached. 6 is an insulating lid 4
It is a handle attached to the handle.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention Incidentally, in the conventional method and apparatus for producing this type of electrically processed food, the insulating container containing the raw quality material is placed in the replenishing liquid contained in the insulating container. Electrically processed foods were manufactured by sterilizing them with electricity while taking them in and out under flooded conditions, which may be because the manufacturing process was time-consuming and did not improve efficiency. Therefore, there was a problem in that electrically processed foods could not be efficiently mass-produced by assembly line operations.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and the details thereof will be explained below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 corresponding to embodiments.

That is, in the first invention, the non-defective material 1 in a salt-containing state
A plurality of insulating storage sections 102 containing 01 are suspended from a suspension moving rail 107. Next, the suspension moving rail 10
7, the insulating container 102 is sequentially moved into the insulating container 1.
The conductive liquid B contained in the conductive liquid B is allowed to pass through it under submergence.

A method for producing an electrically processed food, in which the food material 101 is automatically energized and thermally sterilized to produce a non-defective electrically processed food product during the process in which the insulating housing fm102 passes through the conductive liquid B; The second invention relates to an apparatus for producing an electrically processed food for carrying out the method of the first invention, and the apparatus includes:
A plurality of insulating storage parts 102 are provided in which food material A is stored and an electrode plate 105 is arranged on one side. The plurality of insulating housing parts 102 are each suspended from a movable suspension movement rail 107. Due to the movement of the suspension moving rail 107, the insulating containers 11i102 consisting of the plurality of insulating containers 11i102 are submerged in the conductive liquid B in the insulating container 108 in which the counter electrode plate 109 is arranged on the side wall facing the electrode plate 105. to allow passage under the A contact piece 1 is brought into sliding contact with the electrode plate 105 of the insulating housing 102 that has been moved to a position opposite to the counter electrode plate 109.
It was designed by arranging 10.

Functions In FIGS. 1 to 5, a food material 101 having an arbitrary shape and evenly containing the appropriate amount of salt in which the current carrying action is performed is placed between a plurality of insulators each having an electrode plate 105 on one side. The sexual storage parts 102... are respectively accommodated. Next, as described above, the plurality of insulating storage units 102 containing the food materials 101 are sequentially suspended from the suspension movement rail 107 at intervals. Then, the plurality of suspended insulating storage units 102 . . .
The inside was made to pass through one by one under submerged conditions. Then, as the insulating housing portion 102 sequentially passes through the conductive liquid B,
When the electrode plate 105 and the contacting piece 110 are brought into sliding contact, current is automatically applied between the electrode plate 105 and the counter electrode 109. As a result, the current evenly flows through the food material 101 via the conductive liquid 8, and the generated Joule heat quickly thermally sterilizes the food material, resulting in an electrically processed food. Therefore, by sequentially passing a large number of insulating storage portions 102 through the conductive liquid B while being submerged, smooth flow operations can be accurately achieved and electrically processed foods can be mass-produced continuously.

EXAMPLE An apparatus for producing electrically processed foods for carrying out the method of the present invention will be described based on an example shown in the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings, reference numeral 101 refers to raw food materials evenly salted, such as ham, sausage, minced meat, aquatic animals and plants, surimi and grains, other mixed materials, or raw food materials other than the above, to transparent materials. For example, it is a non-defective material that is wrapped and molded into an arbitrary shape using a packaging film body made of a cellulose casing or the like. 102 is the aforementioned food material 101
. . . The insulating storage cage 102 has an open top surface and a large number of current-carrying windows 104 on three surrounding sides. . . . is surrounded by a perforated peripheral wall 103 . . . , and an electrode plate 105 t is provided on one side wall. The upper end side of the electrode plate 105 is made to extend somewhat upwardly from the upper end of the insulating housing cage 102, and this extends the extended portion to form the conductive portion 106. Reference numeral 107 denotes a suspension moving rail on which a plurality of insulating storage baskets 102 are suspended via hanging fittings 111 at appropriate intervals. It is configured to be moved in one direction along the horizontal moving section a and the downward moving section.

Reference numeral 108 denotes an insulating container with an open top surface disposed directly below the lifting and moving rail 107, and the insulating container 10
8 contains a conductive liquid B having an appropriate salt content. Therefore, when the plurality of insulating storage cages 102 reach the descending portion due to the moving action of the suspension moving rail 107, the insulating storage cages 102 can pass through the conductive liquid B in a submerged state. It is configured.

109 is an insulating container 1 located opposite to the electrode plate 105
08 is a counter electrode plate disposed on the inner wall, 110 is a grounding piece disposed at a position facing the counter electrode plate 109,
When the contact piece 110F′i slides into contact with the conductive portion 106 of the electrode plate 105 passing through, the electrode plate 105 and the counter electrode plate 1
09, the good material 101 is automatically energized via the conductive liquid B, and the food material 101 is sterilized by heat sterilization using the generated Joule heat, thereby producing an energized processed food.

Effects of the Invention In short, since the present invention provides the method and apparatus as described above, a plurality of insulating storage baskets 102 each containing a food material 101 and having an electrode plate 105 disposed on one side are each suspended. By the moving action of the moving rail 10γ, the conductive liquid B can be made to pass one after another in a submerged state in an insulating container 108 in which a counter electrode plate 109 is disposed on the side wall facing the electrode plate 105. As a result, the electrode plate 105 and the contact piece 1
10, the electrode plate 105 and the counter electrode 10
The food material 101 is automatically energized through the conductive liquid B between the food material 9 and the food material 101, and the food material 101 is sterilized by heat sterilization using the generated Joule heat, allowing the rapid production of electrically processed good products. At the same time, 102...
...Since the current-contacting piece 110 can be brought into sliding contact with the electrode plate 105 at the same time as the music is continuously passed through the conductive liquid B in the insulating container 108, assembly work can be easily and accurately achieved, and energization processing can be carried out efficiently. This has the effect of allowing food to be mass-produced.

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Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A plurality of insulating storage baskets containing food materials are suspended by a moving rail, and a conductive liquid contained in an insulating container is sequentially energized in a submerged state, and the insulating storage baskets are immersed in a conductive liquid. A method for producing an electrified processed food, characterized in that food materials are automatically energized during the process of passing through the process to sterilize them by ripening. (2) A plurality of insulating storage baskets each containing a food material and having an electrode plate arranged on one side are suspended on a suspension movement rail, and the plurality of insulating storage baskets are suspended on a suspension movement rail. Due to the movement of the electrode plate, a counter electrode plate is sequentially arranged on the side wall facing the electrode plate, and the conductive liquid in the insulating container is configured to be energized in a submerged state. 1. An apparatus for producing electrically processed foods characterized by disposing electrically contacting pieces that sequentially come into sliding contact with electrode plates of a conventional insulating storage cage.