TWI692306B - Sterilization treatment method and device for the wound or incision of fruits and vegetables - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for sterilizing wounds or incisions of vegetables and fruits, which is applied to the sterilization place before storage and transportation The reason is that a steam machine is used to provide steam, which is used to sterilize the wounds or incisions of the vegetables and fruits, so as to achieve a safer, non-toxic, fast and effective sterilization and anti-corrosion method without drug residues, in order to balance the sterilization and anti-corrosion effect and food safety A device is also provided. The device has an inner hollow sleeve. One end of the sleeve is connected to the steam engine, and the other end has a barrel opening. The barrel opening can be used for embedding a wound or incision of the vegetables and fruits.

Description

Method and device for sterilizing wounds or incisions of vegetables and fruits

The invention relates to a method and device for sterilizing and treating wounds or incisions of vegetables and fruits, in particular to a sterilization and antiseptic method that is safe, non-toxic, fast and effective, and free of drug residues, in order to take into account the sterilization and antiseptic effects and the sterilization and treatment methods for wounds and incisions Device.

According to the press, pineapples among fruits and vegetables currently rank first in the output value of exported fruits; however, pineapples are tropical fruits and are not suitable for long-term storage at too low temperatures. The diseases that are easy to occur in the process of shipping and sales include black rot, black heart, and black spot. Among them, the lesions of black rot and black heart disease come from the infection of fruit stems, which are the organs that connect the fruits to the plants, and are responsible for the transportation of nutrients and water. The cuts or wounds on the end of the fruit stems are often infected by pathogens during shipping and produce gray Black hyphae, also known as bottom rot (Bottom rot), cause poor product appearance and food hygiene concerns and reduce consumption motivation. The wounds or incisions caused by the harvest of this pineapple are prone to mold and bacterial infections during the export process, which affects the value of the goods. In order to improve the above deficiencies, Xizhi Pineapple is exported for the preservation of wounds or incisions, mainly using alcohol, chlorine dioxide (such as the patent case of CN201610192562.X "Fruit and Vegetable Distribution Fresh-keeping Method") or other chlorine-containing compounds for sterilization , Antibacterial. The above-mentioned sterilization method is likely to cause drugs to remain on vegetables and fruits, causing doubts about food safety issues, and there are many types of microorganisms, and the sterilization effect of a single agent is not completely and stable.

In view of the preservation of the wounds or incisions of the conventional vegetables and fruits, the present inventors have the above-mentioned defects and improved them, and the invention has been produced.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a sterilization treatment applied to the fruits and vegetables before storage and transportation, which is safe, non-toxic, fast and effective, and has no drug residues, so as to take into account the sterilization and antiseptic effects and the safety of food and vegetables. Or incision sterilization treatment method and device.

The method for sterilizing vegetable or fruit wounds or incisions of the present invention is applied to the sterilization treatment of the vegetables and fruits before storage and transportation, which mainly uses a steam machine to provide steam, and uses the steam to sterilize the vegetable or fruit wounds or incisions.

The sterilization treatment device of the present invention is mainly provided with an inner hollow sleeve. One end of the sleeve is connected to a steam machine, and the other end is provided with a barrel mouth. The barrel mouth can be used for embedding the wound or incision of the vegetables and fruits. It can sterilize the wounds or incisions of vegetables and fruits, and the sleeve can prevent the steam from hurting the pulp.

Regarding the technical means and structure adopted by the present invention to achieve the above-mentioned objects and effects, the following embodiments are illustrated in conjunction with the drawings.

10: Steam engine

20: Fruits and vegetables

21: Wound or incision

1: Sterilization treatment device

11: Sleeve

110: Barrel

100: control button

2: Sterilization treatment device

12: sleeve

120: Barrel

13: Drive

14: Conveyor

15: Position sensor

3: Sterilization treatment device

30: sleeve

31: Outer cylinder

32: inner tube

33: Restriction tube

34: Combination seat

320: Barrel

321: Pushing the inner wall

322: Steps

330: lips

35: Elastic parts

L: sliding stroke

36: Tact switch

37: Steam engine

371: Steam engine controller

360: touch lever

370: steam outlet

38: Machine

4: Sterilization treatment device

40: Hand grip

Fig. 1 is a combination diagram of a sterilization treatment device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of the sleeve of the first embodiment of the present invention.

3 and 4 are structural diagrams of a sterilization treatment device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a sleeve according to a third embodiment of the invention.

6 is a cross-sectional view of the sleeve of the third embodiment of the present invention.

7 to 9 are structural diagrams of a sterilization treatment device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a block diagram of a sterilization treatment device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention

As shown in FIG. 1, the sterilization treatment method of the present invention is mainly applied to the sterilization treatment before storage and transportation of the vegetables and fruits. A steam machine 10 is used to provide steam (temperature is about 70°C~130°C). 20 wounds or incisions 21 are sterilized.

The sterilization treatment device of the present invention is described in the following embodiments: The sterilization treatment device 1 of the first embodiment of the present invention is provided with the steam machine 10, and the steam outlet of the steam machine 10 is connected to one end of a sleeve 11. The sleeve 11 is hollow. As mentioned above, one end is connected to the steam outlet of the steam engine 10, and the other end is provided with a barrel opening 110. The diameter of the barrel opening 110 is limited to correspond to the outer diameter of the wound or incision 21 of the vegetable and fruit 20. , So that the wound or incision 21 of the vegetable and fruit 20 can be embedded in the barrel 110, and the caliber 110 of the sleeve 11 of the sleeve 11 can be provided in multiple models according to the outer diameter of the wound or incision 21 of different types of fruits and vegetables. To sterilize the fruits and vegetables 20, hold the sleeve 11 to align the mouth 110 with the wound or incision 21 of the vegetable and fruit 20, cover the wound or incision 21 (as shown in Figure 1), and then control the steam engine with a control button 100 10 Provide steam and spray steam on the wound or incision 21 to prevent the steam from affecting the other pulps of the fruits and vegetables 20 except the wound or incision 21, thus completing the high-temperature sterilization treatment of the wound or incision 21.

Please refer to FIGS. 3 and 4. The sterilization device 2 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a sleeve 12 having the same structure as the aforementioned sleeve 11. One end of the sleeve 12 is similar to the steam shown in FIG. 1. The steam outlet of the machine 10 is connected with a barrel opening 120 at the other end. The barrel opening 120 is arranged horizontally when installed; a driving device 13 is connected to the outer wall of the barrel of the sleeve 12, and the driving device 13 can drive the sleeve 12 Make a linear reciprocating motion, the direction of the linear reciprocating motion is coaxial with the center line of the barrel mouth 120; Conveyor 14 is located on the side of the sleeve 12 and can transport the lying vegetables and fruits 20 to the end of the sleeve 12 for displacement, and the wound or incision 21 is directed toward the end of the barrel mouth 120 when the vegetables and fruits 20 are displaced; The sensor 15 is disposed on the side of the sleeve 12, when the vegetable or fruit 20 is displaced to the positioning point where the wound or incision 21 is just facing the barrel opening 120, the position sensor 15 will control the conveyor 14 to temporarily stop and control the driving The device 13 drives the sleeve 12 to move, so that the barrel opening 120 covers the wound or incision 21, as shown in FIG. 4. Moreover, the position sensor 15 simultaneously controls the steam generator 10 to eject steam to sterilize the wound or incision 21 at high temperature. After the wound or incision 21 is sterilized by high temperature, the components are restored as shown in FIG. 3, and after the next vegetable and fruit 20 is transported by the conveyor 14 and reaches the positioning point, the high temperature sterilization of the next vegetable or fruit 20 wound or incision 21 is performed. deal with.

Please refer to FIGS. 5-9, which is a sterilization treatment device 3 according to a third embodiment of the present invention, which includes a sleeve 30 (as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6). The sleeve 30 has an outer tube 31 and an inner tube.筒32和一限筒33。 A tube 32 and a limiting tube 33. The bottom ends of the outer cylinder 31 and the restricting cylinder 33 are fixed on a coupling seat 34. The bottom edge of the inner cylinder 32 is embedded between the outer cylinder 31 and the restricting cylinder 33. The caliber 320 at the top matches the outer diameter of the wound or incision 21 of the fruits and vegetables 20. The outer wall 321 is gradually extended outward to push the inner wall 321 so that the wound or incision 21 end of the vegetable and fruit 20 can be inserted into the barrel mouth 320; the bottom end of the inner barrel 32 extends toward the end of the restriction barrel 33 with a step surface 322. A limiting lip 330 extends outward from the top edge of the restricting cylinder 33 to block and restrict the step surface 322 to prevent the bottom end of the inner cylinder 32 from separating from the outer cylinder 31. An elastic member 35 is provided at the bottom end of the inner cylinder 32, and the elastic member 35 has a force to push the top edge of the inner cylinder 32 upward from the top edge of the outer cylinder 31 for a sliding stroke L (see FIGS. 5 and 6); A touch switch 36 is provided at the bottom end of the outer cylinder 31. The touch switch 36 is electrically connected to a steam engine controller 371 (see FIG. 7). A touch lever 360 is provided above the touch switch 36. The top end of the trigger lever 360 is fixed to the bottom end of the inner cylinder 32 Then, when the inner cylinder 32 is pushed down to slide the sliding stroke L, the trigger lever 360 will touch the trigger switch 36 to turn it on, and the steam engine 37 is controlled by the steam engine controller 371 to eject steam. The steam outlet 370 of the steam engine 37 is disposed on the coupling seat 34 and faces the top 320 of the inner cylinder 32. When the switch 36 is turned on, the steam engine 37 will eject steam toward the top of the inner cylinder 32. As shown in FIGS. 7-9, the outer tube 31 of the sleeve 30 is fixed on a machine 38, and the mouth 320 of the inner tube 32 is exposed outside the machine 38. The fruit or vegetable 20 is manually held to cut the wound or incision 21 To the inside of the mouth 320 of the top of the inner cylinder 32 is aligned and slightly pressed, the inner cylinder 32 moves down to compress the elastic member 35, and the touch lever 360 touches the touch switch 36 to be electrically connected, and the steam machine 37 will cut the wound or incision 21 Spray out steam for sterilization (as shown in Figure 9). After completion, you can take out the fruits and vegetables 20 to complete the high-temperature sterilization treatment.

In addition, referring to FIG. 10, the sterilization treatment device 4 of the fourth embodiment of the present invention is connected to a hand grip 40 at the bottom end of the coupling seat 34 of the aforementioned sleeve 30. The handle 40 aligns the top end of the inner cylinder 32 with the wound or incision 21 and slightly depresses the trigger switch 36 to be electrically connected. The steam engine 37 is controlled by the steam engine controller 371 to spray the high temperature steam to the wound or incision 21 to sterilize.

It can be known from the above description of the treatment method and device for the wound or incision 21 of the fruits and vegetables 20 before storage and transportation of the fruits and vegetables that the present invention has at least the following advantages and effects:

1. Use high-temperature steam to sterilize the wounds or incisions 21 of vegetables and fruits 20, the sterilization treatment is simpler.

2. The wound or incision 21 of vegetable and fruit 20 is sterilized, which is non-toxic and has no risk of sterilization drug residue. Foreign vegetables and fruits (such as pineapples) are sterilized for wounds or incisions 21 after harvest. They are treated with fungicides. However, different countries have different regulations and are prone to drug testing problems. Moreover, there are many types of microorganisms, and the sterilization effect of a single agent is not completely and stable. After research by domestic scholars, the main component is chlorine dioxide, 70% alcohol or sodium dichloroisocyanurate The commercial fungicide has better effect. The steam sterilization method of the present invention has been tested, and the use effect is better than that of chlorine dioxide, which is equivalent to 70% alcohol, but it is non-toxic and safe, and there is no risk of sterilization drugs remaining on vegetables and fruits.

3. The sleeve is set so that only the wound or incision 21 of the vegetable and fruit 20 is locally sterilized by high temperature, and it does not affect other fruits and vegetables.

In summary, the present invention is not only novel and industrially usable, it has filed an application for an invention patent in accordance with the law, and pleaded for examination and approval of the patent.

30: sleeve

31: Outer cylinder

32: inner tube

320: Barrel

321: Pushing the inner wall

37: Steam engine

371: Steam engine controller

4: Sterilization treatment device

40: Hand grip

Claims (9)

A method for sterilizing wounds or incisions of vegetables and fruits is applied to the sterilization treatment before storage and transportation of the vegetables and fruits. The main feature is that a steam machine is used to provide steam, and the steam is used to sterilize the wounds or incisions of the vegetables and fruits at high temperature. The method for sterilizing wounds or incisions of vegetables and fruits according to claim 1, wherein the steam temperature is between 70°C and 130°C. A sterilization treatment device for wounds or incisions of vegetables and fruits, which is applied to the sterilization treatment before storage and transportation of vegetables and fruits, is provided with an inner sleeve, one end of the sleeve is connected to the steam outlet of a steam machine, and the other end has a Barrel mouth, the caliber of the barrel mouth is limited, and is equivalent to the outer diameter of the wound or incision of vegetables and fruits. The wound or incision can be embedded in the barrel mouth; when the steam outlet sprays steam into the sleeve, the wound or The incision is sterilized by high temperature. The wound or incision sterilization treatment device for vegetables and fruits according to claim 3, wherein the steam ejected by the steam machine is controlled by a control button. The wound or incision sterilization treatment device for vegetables and fruits as described in claim 3, wherein the barrel opening is arranged horizontally; furthermore, there is a driving device connected to the outer wall of the barrel of the sleeve, and the driving device can drive the sleeve to make a straight line Reciprocating motion, the direction of the linear reciprocating motion is coaxial with the centerline of the barrel mouth; there is a conveyor, which is located on the side of the sleeve, and can transport the horizontally lying vegetables and fruits to the sleeve end to move forward, and the vegetables and fruits The position of the wound or incision is toward the mouth of the barrel during displacement; a position sensor is provided on the side of the sleeve. When the vegetable or fruit is displaced to the point where the wound or incision is just facing the barrel, the sense of position The detector will control the conveyor to stop temporarily, and control the driving device to drive the sleeve to move, so that the barrel mouth will The wound or incision is covered, and the position sensor simultaneously controls the steam machine to eject steam to sterilize the wound or incision at high temperature. A sterilization treatment device for wounds or incisions of vegetables and fruits, which is applied to the sterilization treatment before storage and transportation of the vegetables and fruits, and includes a sleeve, which has an outer cylinder, an inner cylinder and a restriction cylinder; the outer cylinder and the restriction cylinder The bottom of the inner cylinder is fixed on a combined seat; the bottom edge of the inner cylinder is embedded between the outer cylinder and the restricting cylinder, and the top has a cylinder mouth, the diameter of the cylinder mouth matches the outer diameter of the wound or cut of the fruits and vegetables, the The bottom end of the inner cylinder extends a stepped surface toward the end of the limiting cylinder, and the top edge of the limiting cylinder extends outward with a lip to block and limit the stepped surface to prevent the bottom end of the inner cylinder from escaping from the outer cylinder; An elastic member is provided at the bottom end of the inner cylinder, and the elastic member has a force to push the top edge of the inner cylinder upward away from the top edge of the outer cylinder for a sliding stroke; it has a tact switch and is located at the bottom of the outer cylinder At the end, the touch switch is electrically connected to a steam engine controller, a touch lever is provided above the touch switch, the top end of the touch lever is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the inner cylinder, the inner cylinder is pressed down to slide the slide During the stroke, the touch lever will touch the touch switch to turn on, and a steam engine is controlled to emit steam through the steam engine controller; the steam outlet of the steam engine is provided on the combination seat, and the steam ejection direction is toward the Barrel. The wound or incision sterilization treatment device for vegetables and fruits according to claim 6, wherein the inner wall of the barrel mouth has a push-out inner wall that gradually extends outward from the barrel mouth. The wound or incision sterilization treatment device for vegetables and fruits according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the outer cylinder is fixed on a machine, and the mouth of the inner cylinder is exposed outside the machine. The sterilization treatment device for wounds or incisions of vegetables and fruits according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the bottom end of the combining seat is connected with a hand grip for human hands to hold.

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