KR101867591B1 - Apparatus and method for dry-aging - Google Patents

Abstract

The device for drying and aging meat is provided with at least one opening and closing door, a body having an internal space for accommodating the object to be aged to be stored, an accelerator point of the air circulating inside the body, At least one circulating fan for accelerating the flow of air based on the information, a water tank installed at a position for humidifying the air accelerated by the circulating fan, for storing water for humidifying the air, An air curtain for forming an air film on the basis of the air flow, and a control unit for controlling the operation of the circulating fan based on input information inputted from the outside.

Description

[0001] Apparatus and method for dry-aging [0002]

The present invention relates to a dry-aged storage apparatus and method.

The dry-aging method, which is one of various meat aging methods, naturally evaporates and matures the meat. When a dry aging method is used, it usually requires a certain period of aging at a constant temperature, exposing the meat to air with good ventilation, and maintaining high humidity. The resulting dry film captures the moisture in the meat and concentrates the amino acids, thus making use of the principle of creating a strong aroma and flavor.

There have been many attempts to simulate such a natural aging method using a refrigerator having a temperature and humidity controllable constant temperature and humidity concept. However, since the refrigerator uses a device that only has a constant temperature and humidity function, it is often corrupted and causes hygiene safety problems.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a dry-aged storage apparatus and method that can provide the effect of natural dry aging through a dry-aged storage apparatus.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a drying and aging storage device,

A body in which at least one opening and closing door is installed and in which an inner space exists for accommodating a dry and mature storage object; At least one circulation fan installed at an accelerator point of air circulating inside the body and accelerating the flow of air based on input information input from outside; A water tank installed at a position for humidifying the air accelerated by the at least one circulation fan and storing water for humidifying the air circulating inside the body by circulation of the accelerated air; An air curtain which forms an air film on the basis of the air flow so that air circulating inside the body is not released to the outside through the opening and closing door; And a control unit for controlling the operation of the circulation fan based on input information input from the outside.

Wherein the at least one circulation fan is installed at a first position of the body and controls the amount of air to move the air to the second position by accelerating the air circulating inside the body based on the control of the controller; And a second circulation fan installed at a second position of the body for controlling the air volume based on the control of the control unit to move the air moved at the first position by the first circulation fan to the first position, Wherein the first circulation fan and the second circulation fan are inclined by a predetermined angle to be installed in the body to accelerate and circulate the air.

The drying and aging storage device may further include sterilization, etc., which is humidified by the water tank and sterilizes the air accelerated by the second circulation fan under the control of the control unit.

And a humidifier disposed between the second circulation fan and the water tank for humidifying the air circulating inside the body.

The dry-aged storage device includes a first temperature controller for adjusting a temperature set for defrosting; A heater installed between the first circulation fan and the air curtain and generating heat at a temperature adjusted by the first temperature controller to eliminate the malaise caused by the humidity of the air in the body; And an evaporator integrated with the heater and evaporating the evaporated heat generated by the heater based on the refrigerant flowing into the evaporator.

And a second temperature controller for transmitting temperature information manually adjusted by the user to the controller so that the temperature inside the body is maintained.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a drying and aging storage apparatus comprising:

A body in which at least one opening and closing door is installed and in which an inner space exists for accommodating a dry and mature storage object; And a machine room for generating a control signal for controlling the body on the basis of input information inputted from the outside, wherein the body cools or dehumidifies the air inside the body, and a cooling dehumidification room; An aging chamber for aging the dry aged storage object with the air; And a humidifying and sterilizing chamber formed by bending the humidifying and sterilizing air.

Wherein the cooling and dehumidifying chamber includes an air curtain which forms an air film on the basis of the air flow so that air circulating inside the body is not released to the outside through the opening and closing door; And a first circulation fan which is installed at a predetermined angle to the first position of the body and adjusts the amount of air to move the air to the second position by accelerating the air circulating inside the body based on the control of the controller, . ≪ / RTI >

The cooling and dehumidifying chamber includes a first temperature controller for adjusting a temperature set for defrosting; A heater installed between the first circulation fan and the air curtain and generating heat at a temperature adjusted by the first temperature controller to eliminate the malaise caused by the humidity of the air in the body; And an evaporator integrated with the heater and evaporating the evaporated heat generated by the heater based on the refrigerant flowing into the evaporator.

Wherein the humidifying sterilizing chamber is installed at a predetermined angle to the second position of the body so as to accelerate the air moved at the first position by the first circulating fan to move to the first position, A second circulation fan for controlling the air volume based on the control; A water tank installed at a position for humidifying the air accelerated by the at least one circulation fan and storing water for humidifying the air circulating inside the body by circulation of the accelerated air; And a sterilizing unit which is humidified by the water tank and sterilizes the air accelerated by the second circulation fan under the control of the control unit.

The machine room includes a control unit operable in conjunction with the cooling and dehumidifying chamber and the humidifying and sterilizing chamber to generate a control signal based on input information input from the outside and pre-stored dry maturing reference information to control the interlocked cooling dehumidification chamber and the humidifying and sterilizing chamber can do.

An interface for receiving input information input through a liquid crystal screen provided at one side of the body and transmitting a control signal generated based on the input information to the cooling and dehumidifying chamber and the humidifying and sterilizing chamber; A storage unit for storing the dry maturing reference information including temperature, humidity and air volume information on which air circulating through the body should be maintained according to the maturing mode and the storing mode; And a processor for generating the control signal based on the input information and the dry maturity reference information.

At least one compressor in which liquid refrigerant absorbs heat from the dry mature storage device and compresses it into gaseous refrigerant to maintain the temperature inside the dry mature storage device; And a condenser for blowing heat of the refrigerant into the air to generate refrigerant in a liquid state when the gaseous refrigerant compressed by the compressor flows into the compressor, and then delivering the refrigerant to the compressor.

And a liquid crystal screen for displaying information on the operation of the dry and mature storage device, the information being input to the body by the user and inputting information for dry aging and storage inputted by the user, , The input information may include mode information for the type of aged meat and aged main information for selecting the aging period of the meat.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for drying and aging meat,

Generating a control signal for controlling temperature, humidity and air volume based on inputted information for dry aging and storage of meat; Aging the meat based on the control signal; Controlling the temperature, humidity and air volume based on the control signal to first mature the thawed and aged meat; Controlling the temperature, the humidity, and the air flow rate based on the control signal when the first aging is completed, and secondly aging the first aged meat; And controlling the temperature, the humidity, and the air volume based on the control signal for storage of the meat having undergone the second aging.

Wherein the generating of the control signal comprises generating a control signal based on the input information and pre-stored dry maturation reference information, wherein the input information includes at least one of mode information for the type of aged meat and aging And drying aging standard information includes temperature, humidity, air volume information to be maintained for storage of the first aged, second aged, and second aged meat according to the mode information and the aged main information . ≪ / RTI >

According to the present invention, meat can be matured and stored based on the temperature, humidity, and air volume values set in the aging period and the storage period.

In addition, the dry mature storage device can purify the internal pollution by itself, can prevent external pollution, and can operate the device stably during the aging period and the storage period to prevent damage to the dry aging storage device.

1 is a front view of a dry and mature storage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a rear view of a dry and mature storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a cross-sectional view of a dry and mature storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a structural diagram of a control unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of drying and aging storage according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is an exemplary view of a screen displayed on the top of a liquid crystal screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is an exemplary diagram of a control screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a graph showing control of temperature, humidity, and air volume controlled in a dry and mature storage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without excluding other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

Hereinafter, a drying and aging storage apparatus and method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the embodiment of the present invention, the dry-aged storage device is described as an integrated type of the dry aged storage and the aged storage, but may be implemented as a separate type.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a drying and aging storage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a rear view of a drying and aging storage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. And FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a dried and aged storage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the dry and mature storage device 100 is physically divided into a body 200 and a machine room 300. On the front surface of the body 200, a door 110 and a handle 120 And a liquid crystal screen 130 is positioned on the front surface of the machine room 300. [

As shown in FIG. 2, the monitor 140 is positioned in the body 200 on the rear side of the dry and mature storage device 100, and the opening and closing door 150 and the handle 160 are added As shown in FIG.

The opening and closing door 110 and the inspection opening and closing door 150 are implemented as a transparent glass door so that the user can observe the inside of the dry and mature storage device 100 from the outside. And a vacuum insulation material is used to maintain the temperature and humidity inside the dry and mature storage device 100. [

Handles 120 and 160 are formed at one side of the opening and closing door 110 and the check opening and closing door 150 to easily open and close the opening and closing door 110 or the check opening and closing door 150.

The liquid crystal screen 130 provides a control screen so that the user can confirm the operation information of the dry and mature storage device 100 or input information for drying and aging. In the embodiment of the present invention, the liquid crystal screen 130 is provided at the position of the machine room 300, which is the lower end of the dry maturing storage device 100, but it is not limited thereto.

The liquid crystal display 130 displays operation information in a basic state in which there is no specific input. Here, the operation information includes a current date and time, a maturation start date, a maturity date, a current humidity, a current temperature, a kind of aged meat, a current state mode of the dry and mature storage apparatus 100, And the like), and the like.

The liquid crystal screen 130 displays a control screen when a user's input is generated. The user can select from the control screen a selection button for inputting information, a mode button for selecting the state of meat to be aged, a main input button for selecting whether to mature for a few weeks or the like Explain. The form of the window displayed on the liquid crystal screen 130 will be described later.

If the opening and closing door 150 and the handle 140 are not installed on the rear side of the dry maturing storage device 100, only the monitor 140 may be provided on the back side of the dry maturing storage device 100 . Alternatively, the monitor 140 may not be included on the rear surface.

The monitor 140 is located at either the upper or lower end of the rear side of the drying maturing storage device 100 and the user can check the status information in the drying maturing storage device 100 from the back side of the drying maturing storage device 100 To display the operation information. At this time, the operation information displayed through the monitor 140 is the same as the operation information displayed in the basic state of the liquid crystal screen 130. [

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 3, the dry and mature storage apparatus 100 is divided into a body 200 and a machine room 300. The inside of the body 200 includes a cooling and dehumidifying chamber 210 for cooling or dehumidifying the air of the body 200 at an upper portion thereof and a cooling and dehumidifying chamber 220 for drying and aging meat using the air of the body 200 at the center. And a humidifying and sterilizing chamber 230 for humidifying and sterilizing the air of the body 200 at a lower portion thereof. In the embodiment of the present invention, the body 210 having the internal space in which the open / close door 110 is installed integrally with the cooling and dehumidifying chamber 210, the aging chamber 220, and the humidifying and sterilizing chamber 230, 200, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The cooling and dehumidifying chamber 210 includes an air curtain 211, a first circulating fan 212, a heater 213, a first temperature regulator 214, a second temperature regulator 214, (215) and an evaporator (216). The cooling and dehumidifying chamber 210 is formed in a bending structure in order to facilitate the circulation of the air inside the body 200 according to the installation of the air curtain 211 and the first circulation fan 212.

The air curtain 211 is configured such that the air having the temperature, humidity, and air volume circulated inside the body 200 of the maturing storage device 100 is opened, The air flow is formed in accordance with the air flow so that the air does not flow into the body 200 of the air bag 200 or that the air inside the air does not escape to the outside. For this purpose, the air curtain 211 is installed close to the opening and closing door 110 of the body 100, and the function of the air curtain 211 is already known, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted in the embodiment of the present invention.

The first circulation fan 212 circulates the air so that the air having the temperature, humidity, and airflow adjusted to the upper portion of the body 200 moves to the lower portion of the body 200. At this time, the first circulation fan 212 operates to regulate the air volume through the control of the control unit 330 to be described later. In the embodiment of the present invention, the first circulation fan 212 is not installed perpendicularly to the body 200 of the dry-and-aging storage device 100, but is installed obliquely at a predetermined angle so as to facilitate circulation of air , So that the cooling and dehumidifying chamber (210) is installed to exhibit a bent structure.

The heater 213 generates heat in order to remove the malaise that may occur in the cooling and dehumidifying chamber 210 as the air in the body 200 maintains a low-temperature condition in a high humidity state. Here, the heat generated by the heater 213 is generated in accordance with the temperature set in the first temperature controller 214 for defrosting at a predetermined time, and in the embodiment of the present invention, for example, . The heater 213 is implemented as a heater for defrosting.

The evaporator 216 is integrated with the heater 213 for defrosting and evaporates the heat generated by the heater 213 based on the condensed liquefied refrigerant flowing into the evaporator 216. The method of defrosting based on the heater 213 and the evaporator 216, the type of the refrigerant liquid in the evaporator 216, the inflow path of the refrigerant liquid, and the like are already known, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted in the embodiment of the present invention.

The first temperature regulator 214 regulates the temperature of the heat generated in the heater 213 for defrosting. In the embodiment of the present invention, the temperature of the heat generated by the heater 213 is controlled so as not to exceed 70 캜, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The second temperature controller 215 controls the temperature of the inside of the body 200 through the input of the liquid crystal screen 130 when the controller 330 does not reflect the input of the liquid crystal screen 130, The temperature inside the body 200 is maintained by manually adjusting the temperature. For this purpose, the second temperature controller 215 is implemented as an analog temperature controller, and the temperature information set by the second temperature controller 215 is transmitted to the controller 330 so as to be reflected in the temperature control of the air .

The aging room 220 has a plurality of tray installation grooves (not shown) so that a plurality of trays containing dry meat to be stored or dried can be detached and attached. Meat on the tray attached to the aging chamber 220 is dry-aged according to the flow of air inside the body 200.

The humidifying sterilizing chamber 230 includes a second circulating fan 231, a water tank 232, and a sterilizing lamp 233. At this time, in the humidifying sterilizing chamber 230, the portion of the humidifying sterilizing chamber 230, which faces the portion where the second circulation fan 231 is installed, .

The second circulation fan 231 recirculates the air so that the air moved downward from the upper part of the body 200 rises to the upper part so that the temperature and humidity of the air in the body 200 can be maintained evenly. At this time, the second circulation fan 231 is installed diagonally at a predetermined angle so that circulation of the air can be facilitated. The first circulation fan 212 and the second circulation fan 231 are installed at accelerator points of air circulating inside the body 200 to accelerate the air flow inside the body 200.

The water tank 232 stores water to humidify the air circulating inside the body 200 and adjust the humidity. When the second circulation fan 231 accelerates the air inside the body 200 under the control of the control unit 330, the accelerated air is humidified. For this purpose, the water tank 232 is provided adjacent to the second circulation fan 231 and installed at an accelerator point for accelerating the air in the second circulation fan 231, but is not limited thereto .

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, the humidifying method of the humidifying sterilizing chamber 230 is exemplified as a humidifying method using a water tank 232, not humidifying by a humidifier, but active humidification by a humidifier is also possible . In this case, a humidifier is additionally provided between the water tank 232 and the second circulation fan 231, and the control unit 330 controls the humidifier to humidify the air circulating inside the body 200.

The sterilizing lamp 233 sterilizes the air humidified through the water tank 232 since the water stored in the water tank 232 may be contaminated. At this time, the sterilizing lamp 233 generates ultraviolet rays as much as ultraviolet rays to be emitted per hour under the control of the controller 330, thereby sterilizing the water. For this purpose, the sterilizing lamp 233 will be described using an ultraviolet sterilizer as an example, but it is not necessarily limited thereto.

The machine room 300 includes a compressor 310 and a condenser 320 and includes a controller 330 connected to the liquid crystal screen 130.

The compressor 310 absorbs heat in the dry and mature storage device 100 through the refrigerant in the liquid state, compresses the refrigerant into a high-temperature, high-pressure gaseous refrigerant, and supplies the refrigerant in the form of compressed gas to the condenser 320, Circulated and discharged to the outside, thereby keeping the inside of the dry mature storage apparatus 100 at a low temperature. The function of the compressor 310 is already known to be the same as that of a compressor included in a general refrigerator, and therefore, a detailed description thereof will be omitted in the embodiment of the present invention.

In the embodiment of the present invention, one compressor 310 is provided as an example. However, by providing a plurality of compressors and alternately driving the compressors, even if one of the compressors fails, the other compressors can operate safely so that the aged meat can be safely protected.

When the high-temperature and high-pressure gaseous refrigerant sent from the compressor 310 flows into the condenser 320 through the heat sink forming the condenser 320, the condenser 320 is again in a liquid state, Lt; / RTI > The function of the condenser 320 is already known, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted in the embodiment of the present invention.

The control unit 330 is connected to all the components in the body 200 of the dry and mature storage device 100 and generates a control signal to operate the components according to the information input through the liquid crystal screen 130. At this time, the structure of the control unit 330 will be described with reference to FIG.

4 is a structural diagram of a control unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4, the control unit 330 includes an interface 331, a processor 332, and a storage unit 333.

The interface 331 receives the input information input by the user for drying and aging by using the control screen displayed on the liquid crystal screen 130. The input information includes mode information for specifying the state of the meat to be aged and period information for indicating how long the meat will be aged.

The interface 331 transmits the control signal generated by the processor 332 to all the components included in the body 200 so that the meat can be dried and aged according to the input information input by the user .

The processor 332 generates a control signal for controlling the components in the body 200 based on the input information received by the interface 331 and the dry maturing reference information stored in the storage unit 333. [ The method for generating the control signal can be performed through various methods, and thus the method of the present invention is not limited to any one method.

The storage unit 333 stores and manages dry aging reference information to be used when the processor 332 generates the control signal. Here, the dry aging standard information refers to the control values of temperature, humidity, and air volume according to the dry aging storage period, and is stored in the storage unit 193-3 in advance as shown in the following Tables 1 to 4.

Table 1 shows examples of temperature, humidity, and air volume information in which the air in the body 200 of the dry-aged storage unit 100 should be maintained until 180 hours elapsed from the first day of aging to the eighth day, And the temperature, humidity, and air volume information to maintain the air in the body 200 from the 27th day after the beginning of the aging to the end of the aging, that is, from 614 hours after the aging to 672 hours. Table 3 shows examples of temperature, humidity, and air volume information in which air in the body 200 should be maintained at the time when storage is started after completion of drying and aging. In the case of Table 4, Illustrative examples are not necessarily so limited.

time Temperature Celsius Humidity % Air flow rate min / hr UV min / hr Day 1 0 -0.5 50 35 45 2 -0.5 50 35 44 4 -0.5 50 35 43 6 -0.5 50 35 42 8 -0.5 50 35 41 10 -0.5 50 35 40 12 -0.5 50 35 39 14 -0.5 50 35 38 16 -0.5 50 35 37 18 -0.5 50 35 35 20 -0.5 50 35 34 22 -0.5 50 35 33 Day 2 24 -0.5 55 30 31 26 0 55 30 30 28 -0.5 55 30 29 30 0 55 30 28 32 -0.5 55 30 27 34 0 55 30 26 36 -0.5 60 30 25 38 0 60 30 24 40 -0.5 60 30 23 42 0 60 30 22 44 -0.5 60 30 21 46 0 60 30 20 Day 3 48 -0.5 65 25 19 50 0 65 25 18 52 0 65 25 17 54 0.5 65 25 16 56 One 65 25 15 58 1.5 65 25 14 60 2 70 25 13 62 2 70 25 14 64 1.5 70 25 15 66 One 70 25 16 68 0.5 70 25 17 70 -0.5 70 25 18 Day 4 72 -0.5 75 20 17 74 0 75 20 15 76 0.5 70 20 13 78 One 70 20 11 80 1.5 65 20 9 82 2 65 20 7 84 2.5 70 20 5 86 2.5 70 20 7 88 1.5 75 20 9 90 One 75 20 11 92 0.5 80 20 13 94 -0.5 80 20 15 Day 5 96 -0.5 75 15 17 98 0 75 15 15 100 0.5 70 15 13 102 One 70 15 11 104 2 75 15 9 106 2.5 75 15 7 108 3 80 15 5 110 3 80 15 7 112 2.5 85 15 9 114 2 85 15 11 116 0.5 80 15 13 118 -0.5 80 15 15 Day 6 120 -0.5 75 5 13 122 0 75 5 11 124 0.5 80 10 9 126 One 80 15 7 128 2 85 20 5 130 3 85 30 3 132 3.5 90 35 One 134 3.5 90 30 3 136 3 85 25 5 138 2 85 20 7 140 0.5 80 15 9 142 -0.5 80 10 11 Day 7 144 -0.5 75 5 13 146 0 75 5 11 148 0.5 80 10 9 150 One 80 15 7 152 2 85 20 5 154 3 85 30 3 156 3.5 90 35 One 158 3.5 90 30 3 160 3 85 25 5 162 2 85 20 7 164 0.5 80 15 9 166 -0.5 80 10 11 8th day ~ 168 -0.5 75 5 13 170 0 75 5 11 172 0.5 80 10 9 174 One 80 15 7 176 2 85 20 5 178 3 85 30 3 180 3.5 90 35 One

time Temperature Celsius Humidity % Air flow rate min / hr UV min / hr Aging period 614 3.5 90 35 One 616 3.5 90 30 3 618 3 85 25 5 620 2 85 20 7 622 0.5 80 15 9 624 -0.5 80 10 11 626 -0.5 75 5 13 628 0 75 5 11 630 0.5 80 10 9 632 One 80 15 7 634 2 85 20 5 636 3 85 30 3 638 3.5 90 35 One 640 3.5 90 30 3 642 3 85 25 5 644 2 85 20 7 646 0.5 80 15 9 648 -0.5 80 10 11 650 -0.5 90 5 13 652 0 85 5 11 654 0.5 80 10 9 656 One 75 15 7 658 2 70 20 5 660 3 65 30 3 662 3.5 60 35 One 664 3.5 65 30 3 666 3 70 25 5 668 2 75 20 7 670 0.5 80 15 9 672 -0.5 85 10 11

time Temperature Celsius Humidity % Air flow rate min / hr UV min / hr Start archiving 674 -0.5 80 6 5 Storage period ~ 676 -0.5 75 6 5 678 -0.5 70 6 5 680 -0.5 65 6 5 682 -0.5 60 6 5 684 -0.5 55 5 5 686 -0.5 50 5 5 688 -0.5 50 5 5 690 -0.5 50 5 5 692 -0.5 50 5 5 694 -0.5 50 5 5 696 -0.5 50 5 5

time Air flow rate min / hr 0 50 2 50 4 50 6 50 8 50 10 50 12 50 14 50 16 50 18 50 20 50 22 50 24 40 26 40 28 40 30 40 32 40 34 40 36 40 38 40 40 40 42 40 44 40 46 40 48 30 50 30 52 30 54 30 56 30 58 30 60 30 62 30 64 30 66 30 68 30 70 30

A method of dry-aging and storing meat through the above-described dry mature storage apparatus 100 will be described with reference to FIG.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of drying and aging storage according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5, when a user inputs information on meat for drying and storage using the liquid crystal screen 130 of the dry-aging storage device 100, 330 receives the input information (S100). 6 and 7, a screen displayed on the liquid crystal screen 130 when information is input to the liquid crystal screen 130 or when the meat is matured or stored.

FIG. 6 is an exemplary view of a screen displayed on the top of a liquid crystal screen according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is an exemplary view of a control screen according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

6 is an exemplary view showing operation information on the liquid crystal screen 130 in a basic state in which there is no specific input when the meat is being matured or stored. 6, the operation information displayed on the liquid crystal display 130 includes date information indicating the start of aging of the meat, time information indicating the start of aging, information on today's date, date of ripening, relative humidity (RH) (E.g., aging or storage) of the current temperature T, the type of aged meat (e.g., Frozen or Fresh), the dry-aged storage device 100, ), And week information, which is date information from the time when the dry and mature storage apparatus 100 started to age the meat. Here, the main information is displayed from 0 to 4, and in case of 0 note, it indicates the storage mode.

7 is an exemplary view of a control screen displayed when a user touches the liquid crystal screen 130 to input information. As shown in Fig. 7, the control screen allows the user to input a mode (Aging mode) for selecting the type of aged meat and an aging week for selecting aging for a while. At this time, the user can touch the button (1) at the upper left corner of the control screen to input the mode or input the maturing note. In case of aging, 0 to 4 are shown, and 0 is used when you want to store without aging of meat.

The button (②) on the upper right side is used to move or select the mode to be mooded or mature, or to aged or stored for several weeks via button input. And, the cancel button (③) is used to cancel the selected items at once. After the mode and aging main selection is completed, if the user presses the start button (④), the meat is aged or stored according to the mode and the aging period. The control screen of Fig. 7 shows one example, and is not necessarily limited to such a case.

5, when the input information is received in step S100, the controller 330 checks the maturing main information of the input information and determines whether the maturing stock is '0' corresponding to 'storage' (step S100) S110). If 0 corresponding to the storage is input, the control unit 193 generates a control signal so that the dry and mature storage unit 100 operates in a storage state to store the meat (S150).

However, if the matched stock price does not correspond to 'storage', the controller 330 generates a control signal based on the information in the fermentation mode stored in the storage unit 333 and input information as shown in Table 4 , And the meat is aged according to a thawing mode (S120). The thawing mode is added before the aging step of general meat thawing. The thawing condition is to minimize the outflow of water that occurs during thawing through thawing at a preset temperature, that is, maintaining the temperature above 0 ° C .

At this time, as shown in Table 4, since the temperature for the fermentation of the meat only has a limitation in catching the moisture outflow of the meat, the humidification is minimized and the surface of the meat is quickly dried. In the examples of the present invention, the thawing and aging step precedes the first aging step, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

When the thawing procedure is completed in step S120, the control unit 330 generates a control signal for first aging so that the meat is first aged (S130). Here, the control unit 330 generates the control signal based on the input information and the dry aging reference information stored in the storage unit 333.

The first ripening indicates the ripening stage from the 1st day to the 7th day of the whole ripening process, that is, the ripening stage until the first ripening period. Here, from the 1st day to the 3th day, the meat hardening stage and from the 4th day to the 7th day is the accelerated connection stage.

During the primary fermentation, the meat ripening stage is the most important stage of ripening in the whole ripening process. Generally, when livestock is slaughtered, lactic acid is produced at pH 7.0, and when the pH is lowered, bacteria and bacteria will breed, so it is necessary to block the propagation conditions of bacteria and bacteria to prevent meat from decaying.

The first aging is an aging procedure performed to prevent the corruption of the meat. In the first aging, the humidity is intentionally increased while maintaining the low temperature and humidity, so that the humidity of the dry aging storage device 100 is maintained at 50%. Then gradually reduce the air volume to 2 days and 3 days and relatively increase the humidity so that the surface of the meat will dry and the meat will begin to ripen as it ages. Table 1 shows the information on the airflow for keeping the humidity at 50%.

After the meat solidification phase is completed, aging takes place in earnest on the 4th day of ripening when the accelerated linkage phase begins. Aging From the 4th to the 7th day, it is a process of slowly increasing the humidity before going to the second aging because the failure of the meat hardening step may occur. At this time, intentional humidification is required to increase the humidity, contrary to the meat leveling step, because the amount of wind must be kept high to make the meat dry.

When the first aging step (S130) is completed, the control unit 330 generates a control signal for secondary aging so that the meat is second aged (S140). The second stage of ripening is the process from the beginning of ripening in the first ripening stage to the maximum ripening stage, which is an intermediate stage of ripening.

In the second aging stage, the meat is allowed to aged by self-aging in a constant pattern with temperature and humidity variation for rapid aging. At this time, the wind keeps a minimum amount of air to control the humidity. The second aging corresponds to the 2nd to 4th weeks of aging. It is the time when the meat quality of the meat is softened, the amino acid is increased, and the jimmy ingredient is produced. It can bring about a change in flavor of the meat. Can be selected mainly for various aging according to the user's preference.

When the second aging is completed, the control unit 330 generates a storage control signal to maintain the dry-aging storage unit 100 in the storage mode in order to maintain the taste of the aged meat long (S150). The storage mode allows the meat to be stored for a long period of time while keeping the low temperature, humidity, and air volume at a preset value in order to maintain the taste of the meat long after the maturing procedure required by the user is completed.

The drying aging criteria information used by the dry mature storage device 100 to mature and dry the meat through the above procedure is based on the assumption that the low and high humidity conditions, Information. This will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 8 is a graph showing control of temperature, humidity, and air volume controlled in a dry and mature storage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 8, in the case of dry aging, it is difficult to combine refrigeration and drying, but high humidity is a variable that is contradictory to each other. However, since it is possible in a natural state, Respectively.

The greatest feature of the dry aging criteria information is that low temperature and high humidity, which are prerequisites of dry aging, are also hidden in the amount of wind and sunshine for drying.

Haemon, a typical preserved food, is dried in a refrigerator at 0 to 3 ° C for a few days, and then salt is stored and stored at a temperature of 6 to 26 ° C in a storage room of 80% humidity for about one year. However, in the past, the haram, produced in northern Spain, which is famous for its high humidity due to its high humidity, is used by Castilla y Leon, Castilla y La Casta, ), Andalucia, etc., and dried again in the northern part and consumed and sold. This is evidence that the Mediterranean climate has conditions for meat ripening.

In addition, China's representative storage medium is similar to the haramong, and it is made in an area with high temperature and annual average temperature of 16.3 ~ 17.6 ℃ and annual rainfall of 1,150 ~ 1,909mm. And the Mosi living in the Ruzhu Lake at 2,700 meters above sea level on the border of Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, after removing the built-in pork called La Rowe, do not eat whole salmon, but simply smokes naturally with smoke from the kitchen, It is kept until the year and eats. The area is characterized by low climate, high humidity and windy conditions that allow it to be stored for long periods of time without special salting. One of the peculiarities of these three areas is that they are relatively sunshine compared to high humidity.

Based on these facts, virtual dry aging standard information suitable for the dry aging condition is generated and stored in the storage unit 333, and the meat is used for drying and aging and storing.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, It belongs to the scope of right.

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delete delete delete delete delete delete A body in which at least one opening and closing door is installed and in which an inner space exists for accommodating a dry and mature storage object; And
A machine room for generating a control signal for controlling the body on the basis of input information inputted from the outside,
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The body
A cooling and dehumidifying chamber formed in a bending structure to cool or dehumidify the air inside the body and circulate;
An aging chamber for aging the dry aged storage object with the air; And
The air is humidified and sterilized, and a humidifying and sterilizing chamber
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The machine room includes a control unit operable in conjunction with the cooling and dehumidifying chamber and the humidifying and sterilizing chamber to generate a control signal based on input information input from the outside and pre-stored dry maturing reference information to control the cooling and dehumidifying chamber In addition,
Wherein,
An interface for receiving input information input through a liquid crystal screen provided at one side of the body and transmitting a control signal generated based on the input information to the cooling dehumidification chamber and the humidification sterilizing chamber;
A storage unit for storing the dry maturing reference information including temperature, humidity and air volume information on which air circulating through the body should be maintained according to the maturing mode and the storing mode; And
And a processor for generating the control signal based on the input information and the dry maturing reference information. 8. The method of claim 7,
The cooling /
An air curtain which forms an air film on the basis of the air flow so that air circulating inside the body is not released to the outside through the opening and closing door; And
A first circulation fan which is installed to be inclined at a predetermined angle to the first position of the body and that adjusts the air volume so that air is moved to the second position by accelerating air circulating in the body based on the control of the controller,
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The cooling /
A first temperature regulator for regulating a temperature set for defrosting;
A heater installed between the first circulation fan and the air curtain and generating heat at a temperature adjusted by the first temperature controller to eliminate the malaise caused by the humidity of the air in the body; And
An evaporator which is integrated with the heater and evaporates heat generated by the heater based on the refrigerant liquid flowing into the evaporator,
Further comprising a drying-aged storage device. 9. The method of claim 8,
In the humidifying sterilization chamber,
Wherein the first circulation fan accelerates the air moved at the first position by the first circulation fan and moves to the first position by inclining at a predetermined angle to the second position of the body, A second circulation fan for regulating the temperature;
A water tank installed at a position for humidifying the air accelerated by the at least one circulation fan and storing water for humidifying the air circulating inside the body by circulation of the accelerated air; And
A sterilizing lamp that is humidified by the water tank and sterilizes air accelerated by the second circulation fan under the control of the control unit
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The machine room comprises:
At least one compressor in which liquid refrigerant absorbs heat from the dry mature storage device and compresses it into gaseous refrigerant to maintain the temperature inside the dry mature storage device; And
A condenser for blowing the heat of the refrigerant into the air to generate refrigerant in a liquid state and delivering the refrigerant to the compressor when the gaseous refrigerant compressed by the compressor flows into the air,
Further comprising a drying-aged storage device. 8. The method of claim 7,
And a display unit for displaying information on the operation of the dry and mature storage unit, the information being input to the body by the user,
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Wherein the input information includes mode information on the type of aged meat and aged main information for selecting the aging period of the meat. In a method for drying and aging meat storage,
Generating a control signal for controlling temperature, humidity and air volume based on inputted information for dry aging and storage of meat;
Aging the meat based on the control signal;
Controlling the temperature, humidity and air volume based on the control signal to first mature the thawed and aged meat;
Controlling the temperature, the humidity, and the air flow rate based on the control signal when the first aging is completed, and secondly aging the first aged meat; And
Controlling the temperature, the humidity, and the air volume based on the control signal to store the meat having undergone the second aging;
Including the
Wherein the step of generating the control signal comprises:
A control signal is generated based on the input information and pre-stored dry ripening reference information,
Wherein the input information includes mode information for the type of aged meat and aged main information for selecting the aging period of the meat,
The dry aging standard information includes information on temperature, humidity, and air volume to be maintained for storage of the first aged, second aged, and second aged meat according to the mode information and the aged main information, Way.
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