KR102049346B1 - Apparatus for manufacturing of tofu - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a tofu automated manufacturing apparatus, and more particularly to a new tofu tofu automatic manufacturing apparatus that is convenient to use and fast production speed.
Automated tofu manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention comprises a steam bath (110) for mixing and heating soy flour and water; A first cooling tank 120 for first cooling the mixture steamed in the steaming tank 110; A packaging tank 130 for packaging the soymilk first cooled in the cooling tank 120 together with a coagulant in a packaging container of a unitary unit; A second cooling tank 140 for secondarily cooling the whole bean curd packaged in the unit of hair; A control unit 150 for controlling the steaming tank 110, the cooling tank 120, and the packaging tank 130; And a frame 160 integrating the steaming tank, the first cooling tank, and the packaging tank.

Description

Whole bean curd production apparatus {APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING OF TOFU}

The present invention relates to a tofu automated manufacturing apparatus, and more particularly to a new tofu automated manufacturing apparatus that is convenient to use, fast production speed, hygienic and no waste water generation.

Korean Patent No. 1569900 issued to Yumiwon Co., Ltd. discloses an apparatus for manufacturing frontal tofu. As shown in FIG. 1, the apparatus is heated with stirring a mixture of soybean powder and water, and then, a steaming tank for heating, a heat generator for supplying heat into the steaming tank, and a mixture of steamed soybean powder and water from the steaming tank. And a touch panel for generating a control signal according to a user's input and displaying a control result, and a steam bath, a heat generator, a cooling tank, and a touch panel are integrally formed. Thus, by integrating the steam bath, heat generator, cooling tank and touch panel to minimize the volume to facilitate the movement, it is possible to secure space according to the installation.

However, the device uses a direct heating (nichrome wire) type of heat generator that supplies heat. Tofu Nurungji is used, and there is an impeller inside for stirring. In addition, not only takes a lot of time in the process of solidifying the cooled tofu to the mold 400, the step of packaging a small amount of the produced tofu is very complicated. In the mold, the tofu is separated into solidified tofu and water. The solidified tofu is transferred to the cutting machine using a hand or a machine, cut into a unit, and the cut tofu is poured into the coolant. It is filled with water, and the tofu is transferred to a packing container of a unit, and then packaged with a packing machine. After disinfection in 90 ° water for 30 minutes, it is taken out again, cooled to 5 ° in cooling water, and then stored in a refrigerator. As it is manufactured through such a complicated process, the yield is lowered and the manufacturing cost is increased.

The packaging container is filled with tofu and infused with water to prevent hardening of the tofu and sealed with a plastic cover. At this time, since there is a risk of contamination during cutting and packaging process, additional disinfection is performed before packaging.

 Due to the increase in post-processing time, the production volume using the tofu machine and the production method using the conventional method are not significantly different, and the cost competitiveness of the tofu machine is lowered. The problem arises.

In addition, the water-soluble proteins of the tofu is dissolved in the newly injected water during the packaging process, there is a problem that the nutrients of the tofu is largely lost.

The problem to be solved by the present invention provides a new tofu tofu automated manufacturing apparatus integrated with a post-processing process to increase the production efficiency of the tofu manufacturing apparatus.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention

Steam bath for mixing and heating soy flour and water;

A first cooling tank for first cooling the mixture steamed in the steaming tank;

A packaging tank for packaging the soymilk first cooled in the cooling tank together with a coagulant in a packaging container of a unit unit;

A control unit controlling the steaming tank, the first cooling tank, and the packaging tank;

A frame in which the steaming tank, the first cooling tank, the packaging tank, and the control unit are integrally mounted; And

It consists of a 2nd cooling tank which secondary-cools the packaged 1st cooled soymilk.

Although not theoretically limited, the tofu automated manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention is produced by discharging the first cooled soymilk directly in a packaging container and then discharging it in a packaged state so as to be secondly cooled, thereby solidifying inside the molding machine. Can be omitted, the process of transferring from the molding machine to the cutting machine, the process of cutting and moving to the packaging container, filling the packaging container with water, and disinfecting the packaging container, can significantly increase the productivity of the tofu do. It can also prevent infections hygienically.

In the present invention, the steam bath is preferably steamed by heating and mixing steam directly into the mixture of water and soy flour so as to solve the problem of soy flour sticks to the stirrer, or pressed to the surface of the container. The steam bath is preferably arranged on top of the device so that the steamed mixture can be transferred to the cooling bath without using a separate pump. The lower end of the steam bath may be formed with a valve that is controlled by the control unit.

In the present invention, the first cooling tank may use a jacket-type cooling tank to cool using water, the mixture is discharged from the steam bath without a device such as a pump disposed at the bottom of the steam bath through the pipeline Can be transferred to a cooling bath. In the present invention, a coagulant may be added to the first cooling tank and cooled together. The lower end of the first cooling tank is formed with a valve to control the opening and closing, to control the discharge of the cooled soymilk.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the temperature of the soymilk primarily cooled in the first cooling tank and supplied to the container is 50 to 70 ° C.

In the present invention, the coagulant is preferably discharged together by mixing just before the discharge in the primary cooled state.

In the present invention, the packaging tank consists of a soymilk filling unit for supplying a container to the soymilk outlet to fill the soymilk, and packaging to cover the upper portion of the container filled with soymilk with a wrapping paper, and a container packaging unit for discharging soymilk.

In the practice of the present invention, the container is carried on the case rail, and may be discharged through the soymilk filling part and the packing part.

In the present invention, the cooling tank may be a water tank maintained at room temperature. Preferably, the first cooled whole head may be secondly cooled to room temperature.

In one aspect of the invention,

Steaming by mixing water and soy flour in a steaming tank;

Primary cooling the steamed mixture;

Placing the cooled mixture together with a coagulant in a single container;

Sealing the upper part of the container with vinyl; And

It provides a whole bean curd automated manufacturing method comprising the step of secondary cooling the packaged container.

In the tofu tofu automated manufacturing method, the steaming may be made in the range of 100 ~ 150 ℃, the primary cooling may be made of a temperature higher than room temperature, preferably 50 ~ 70 ℃ temperature, the secondary cooling Silver can be made in a bath containing water at room temperature or lower than room temperature.

The present invention provides a new tofu automation device that does not require post-processing for packaging.

Whole head tofu device according to the present invention can make a production line in a continuous (automated) with a simple structure by simultaneously processing the nurungji generation and agitation by achieving automatic stirring by steam-type heating (indirect heating) and steam pressure, the daily output The production speed is increased by more than 10 times from about 200 to 2,000 hairs.

The tofu device according to the present invention is steamed, cooled, and packaged mechanically inside the main body case, so that no separate sterilization process and cutting process are required. In addition, since it is discharged in a packaged state at a temperature higher than room temperature, it is possible to shorten the time to cool to room temperature.

1 is a cross-sectional view of the tofu automation device according to the present invention.
2 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional tofu automation device according to the prior art.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail through examples. It should be noted that the following examples are intended to illustrate the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

As shown in Figure 1, the tofu automated manufacturing device 100 according to the present invention comprises a steam bath 110 for mixing and heating soy flour and water; A first cooling tank 120 for first cooling the mixture steamed in the steaming tank 110; A packaging tank 130 for packaging the soymilk first cooled by the cooling tank 120 together with a coagulant in a packaging container of a unitary unit; And a second cooling tank 140 for secondarily cooling the whole tofu packaged in the unit of hair. And a frame 160 for controlling the steaming tank 110, the cooling tank 120, and the packaging tank 130 and the steaming tank, the cooling tank, the packaging tank, and the controller.

Steam bath 110 is a cylindrical case 111 fixed to the frame 160 and steam inlet 113 for injecting steam into the water inlet 112 and the case 111 formed in the upper end of the cylindrical case and the case 111. And a discharge pipe 114 for discharging the steamed mixture.

Soy flour and water in the steam bath 110 is mixed using the vortex generated in the process of mixing the steam introduced through the steam inlet 113 with water. Accordingly, no separate impeller is used inside. Accordingly, it is possible to solve the problem of soybean powder sticking to the impeller, forming a lump, and then falling off, clogging the pipeline, sticking to the impeller area, and soybean powder sticking out in the hot container surface.

The mixture steamed in the steaming tank 110 may be discharged to the cooling tank 120 through the discharge pipe 114. Since the steam bath 110 is installed at the upper portion of the cooling tank 120, it can be transferred to the cooling tank 120 without the pump by opening and closing the valve using the potential energy. Opening and closing of the valve (not shown) may be interrupted by the controller 150. In the steam bath 110 is steamed while being maintained at a temperature of 100 ~ 150 ℃ is discharged to the cooling tank (120).

The first cooling tank 120 has a cylindrical jacket 121 fixed to the frame 160, a coolant inlet 122 and a coolant outlet 123 connected to the cylindrical jacket 121, and the cylindrical jacket 121 It comprises a coagulant inlet 124 formed on the top and the cooled soymilk outlet 125 connected to the bottom of the cylindrical jacket and the agitator 126 is inserted into the cylindrical jacket 121 to mix the soymilk.

In the cooling tank 120, the cooling water introduced through the cooling water inlet 122 passes through the cylindrical jacket 121 and is discharged to the cooling water outlet 123, thereby exchanging heat with the hot soy milk inside the jacket to discharge the cooling soy milk. In the cooling tank 120, an agitator 126 is used to increase the cooling efficiency, and the agitator 126 is rotated by a motor (not shown).

Cooling tank 120 is in communication with the discharge pipe 114 of the steam bath 110, soy milk is introduced by opening and closing the valve, soy milk is discharged through the soy milk outlet (125). A valve (not shown) is also formed at the soymilk outlet 125, and the opening and closing of the valve is interrupted by the controller 150.

The coagulant introduced through the coagulant inlet 124 may use a natural enzyme, the soymilk temperature is cooled in the range of 50 ~ 70 ℃ is added, and mixed by stirring.

The packaging tank 130 is a container 131 containing the soy milk, a container frame 132 for fixing the container 131 and a transfer rail 133 for transferring the container frame 132 and the upper surface of the container containing soy milk to vinyl. It consists of a packing machine 134 to cover.

The container 131 is formed in the shape of a top open rectangular parallelepiped, and uses a translucent plastic container having an edge formed along a circumference thereof.

The container frame 132 is a frame of a predetermined thickness having a rectangular parallelepiped shape in which the container 131 is inserted and the container rim is supported at the upper side thereof, and the lower surface of the container frame 132 is fixed to the transport rail to move along the transport rail 133. do. One or more container frame 132 may be installed.

The transfer rail 133 is formed horizontally across the lower portion of the cooling tank 120 and the packing machine 134.

The packaging machine 134 may use a packaging machine of a heat compression method, and press the packaging vinyl 135 with a heated press 136 to compress the packaging. The press 136 may be formed at the bottom of the press 136 in a rectangular shape so that the periphery of the container together with the packaging may be cut.

In the packaging tank 130, when the empty container 131 is mounted to the container frame 132 and reaches the lower end of the soymilk outlet 125 of the cooling tank 120, the valve 150 is opened by the controller 150 to cool the primary soymilk. Is filled with coagulant. The soymilk-filled container 131 is moved to the lower end of the packaging machine 134 along the transfer rail 133. When the container 131 filled with the soymilk at the bottom of the packaging machine 134 is transferred, the vinyl 135 spread between the rolls 138 is attached to the edge of the container 131 while the press 136 descends. When the press 136 is raised, the container 131 to which the vinyl is attached moves out of the packing machine 134 along the transfer rail 133. At this time, the soy milk in the container is not yet completely solidified.

The second cooling tank 140 is made of a water tank that can hold cold water. Cooling water is contained in the tank, it is possible to simultaneously cool several vessels containing soymilk. The tofu containing soy milk in the second cooling tank 140 is completely solidified.

The tofu solidified in the second cooling tank 140 is refrigerated and then distributed in a separate additional cold storage place.

The frame 160 includes a lower case 161 which provides a plane on which the transfer rail 133 is installed, and an upper case 162 which covers the steaming tank 110, the first cooling tank 120, and the packaging tank 130. Is made of.

110: steam bath
120: first cooling tank
130: packing tank
140: second cooling tank
150: control unit
160: frame support

Claims (3)

Steaming tank 110 for mixing and heating soy flour and water,
Here, the steam bath has a cylindrical case, an inlet of water and soy flour formed in the cylindrical case, a steam inlet for introducing steam into the cylindrical case and a discharge pipe for discharging the steamed mixture, mixed by the steam introduced into the It is a free impeller type, and is steamed at a temperature of 100 to 150 ° C;
A first cooling tank 120 into which the steamed mixture in the steaming tank 110 is introduced and cooling the introduced mixture to 50 to 70 ° C .;
A packaging tank 130 for packaging the soymilk first cooled in the cooling tank 120 together with a coagulant in a packaging container of a unitary unit;
A second cooling tank 140 for secondarily cooling the whole bean curd packaged in a unitary unit, wherein the second cooling tank 140 is a cooling water tank containing water at room temperature or lower;
The control unit 150 for controlling the steam bath 110, the first cooling tank 120, and the packaging tank 130 and
Frame 160 to integrate the steaming tank, the first cooling tank, and the packaging tank
Tofu automated manufacturing device consisting of. delete The method of claim 1,
The packaging tank 130 has a container 131 containing soymilk and a container frame 132 for fixing the container 131 and a transfer rail 133 for transferring the container frame 132 and a top surface of the container containing soymilk. Tofu automated manufacturing device, characterized in that consisting of a packing machine 134 to cover.

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