JP2591498B2 - Octopus steaming equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an octopus steaming apparatus for continuously steaming raw octopus on a large scale.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, boiled octopus, boiled octopus, steamed octopus and the like are known as processed octopus products, but recently processed soft octopus processed products with a soft finish have come to market in large quantities. ing. In this case, as the octopus steaming device, the frozen octopus is thawed and the slicked one is passed through a high-temperature tunnel-type steam tank filled with steam for a predetermined period of time to sequentially steam the octopus (for example, See Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 64-195).

[0003]

In this case, even though the product is a steamed octopus product to be shipped to the market, it is preferable that the image of the octopus that the purchaser has has a bright red finish. For this reason, during the work (step) of removing the octopus from the octopus, an appropriate coloring agent is usually added so that a bright red color appears when steaming.

However, there is a limit to the addition of a coloring agent, and it is difficult to obtain a predetermined color (red), and it has been difficult to further increase the commercial value.

[0005] A part of the steaming process in the steamer (tunnel chamber) is provided with a single boiling tank containing a coloring processing solution (hot water containing a color-forming agent), and the boiling tank is treated as hot water. There is also a configuration in which a steaming octopus is passed through the liquid to enhance the coloring effect (see Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-25232), but the size of the boiling tank provided in the steamer is limited, and a small tank is inevitably provided. Arrangement. However, when the octopus is immersed in a boiling tank, the hot water (treatment liquid) becomes dirty very quickly, and the coloring effect is remarkably reduced accordingly.

[0006] For this reason, this type of apparatus actually employs a method in which new hot water is added to the boiling tank at any time and a coloring agent is added, so that a complicated boiling operation is required. In addition, the addition of hot water and a coloring agent to a predetermined boiling tank does not provide a uniform addition concentration, so that uniform coloring cannot be expected. That is, the finished product varies. In particular, this is not suitable for a mass-produced steamed octopus apparatus in which a large amount of octopus is continuously steamed. Of course, in the closed configuration with a boiling tank in the steamer, the replacement of hot water or cleaning of the drain that settles in the tank, etc., was a time-consuming task without going into the hot steamer immediately. It is an inefficient device.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides two boiling water tanks in the lower part (outside) of a large octopus steaming apparatus, and makes it possible to switch the steamed octopus freely according to the dirt of the hot water in each boiling water tank. It is an object of the present invention to provide a large-scale octopus steaming apparatus which performs a boiling step and eliminates the above-mentioned disadvantages.

[0008]

According to the present invention, a long path steaming tunnel is formed by continuously arranging a plurality of net conveyors in a multistage manner in a steam chamber from which steam is blown out with a waterdrop preventing partition plate interposed therebetween. At the lower outlet of the octopus steaming device main body, there is provided a carry-out switching means for receiving the fed-out steamed octopus, and a first boiling water tank internally provided with a transfer conveyor for storing hot water mixed with a coloring agent at the tip of the carry-out switching means. A second boiling water tank is provided, and the steamed octopus of the carrying-out switching means is switched into and out of the first boiling water tank or the second boiling water tank depending on the contamination of the hot water and passed therethrough.

In addition, a plurality of net conveyors are continuously arranged in a multistage manner in a steam chamber from which steam is blown out with a waterdrop prevention partition plate interposed therebetween, and are provided at a lower outlet of an octopus steaming apparatus main body forming a long path steaming tunnel. The first is provided with a transfer conveyor for storing boiling water mixed with a coloring agent from which the fed steamed octopus falls.
A boiling water tank is disposed in parallel with the octopus steaming apparatus main body, and a transfer conveyor connected to a carry-out switching means separately provided at the lower outlet is provided on the side of the first boiling water tank.
A boiling water tank is provided, and the fed steamed octopus is switched into the second boiling water tank via the first boiling water tank or the carry-out switching means according to the contamination of the hot water, and is passed therethrough.

[0010] Further, the boiling water tank is provided with a steam pipe having a large number of injection holes at least at the bottom of a tank body having a water injection plug and a drain plug, and a guide inclined plate is disposed at a base bottom of the tank body. In addition, the leading end of the transfer conveyor laid on the bottom serves as a feed-out climbing section facing the outside of the tank.

[0011]

As described above, a plurality of net conveyors are successively arranged in a multi-stage manner in the body of an octopus steaming apparatus for spouting steam to form a long-path steaming tunnel. Bring the octopus to the conveyor
As they are sequentially transferred to the lower net conveyor, they are steamed by steam heating to become steamed octopus and are fed out from the lower outlet. The octopus in the steaming process rolls and changes its posture when connecting multi-stage net conveyors, so that steam reaches the rounded foot and the steaming operation is assured. Moreover, the fed steamed octopus is continuously carried into the first boiling water tank or the second boiling water tank via the unloading switching means or directly, and passes through the boiling water by the internal transfer conveyor for a predetermined time. The boiling water mixed with this coloring agent is contaminated in a short time by boiling the octopus, so it goes in two water tanks (first boiling water tank and second boiling water tank), and when one boiling water tank becomes dirty, another new boiling water is used. Automatically switches to a stretched boiling water tank. The steamed octopus that is continuously transferred in this way is effectively boiled while passing through the boiling water tank, so that the steamed red octopus emits a brighter red color (placing), thereby increasing the commercial value.

When a predetermined boiling operation is being performed by switching from a dirty boiling water tank to a new boiling water tank, hot water is drained from the dirty boiling water tank, the inside of the tank is washed, fresh water is filled, and boiling is performed by steam heating. In order to wait for the import of the steamed octopus again, a boiling step following the efficient steaming step is obtained.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings of the embodiments.

FIGS. 1 to 5 show an embodiment of an octopus steaming apparatus in which two boiling water tanks are juxtaposed in the lateral direction of the octopus steaming apparatus main body. In a case-type steam chamber provided with an outlet 3, a plurality of net conveyors 4 serving as steaming conveyors are laid at predetermined intervals in the steam chamber 1 and a water-drop preventing partition plate 5 is laid under the net conveyor 4 to form a foldable shape. And a continuous long-path steaming tunnel 6 is formed, and steam pipes 8 having injection holes 7 at upper and lower positions sandwiching the carrier surface of each net conveyor 4 are orthogonally piped to form a multistage octopus steaming. The device main body 9 is configured. Below the lower outlet 3 of the octopus steaming device main body 9, a conveyor-type carry-out switching means 10 for receiving the fed-out steamed octopus A is disposed in a horizontal (orthogonal) manner. The unloading switching means 10 includes an unloading main conveyor 11 provided with an uphill section 11a at a tip thereof,
1a, the left and right discharge ends 12 of the reversible conveyor 12 are combined.
Below each of a and 12b, a first boiling water tank 13 and a second boiling water tank 14 each having a predetermined depth for storing hot water mixed with a color forming agent are arranged in parallel. . In this case, the configuration of the first and second boiling water tanks 13 and 14 is such that a net conveyor-type transfer conveyor 18 is laid at the bottom in the longitudinal direction in the tank body provided with the water injection plug 16 and the drain plug 17 and A steam pipe 20 provided with a steam injection hole 19 at a lower surface position of the transfer conveyor 18 is appropriately piped, and an inclined guide plate 21 is provided below a carry-in portion of the tank main body, so that the dropped steamed octopus is smoothly transferred to the transfer conveyor 18. The transfer conveyor 18 itself is provided with a feed-out climbing section 18a at the end thereof.

Next, the operation will be described. First, the octopus (raw octopus) A from which the slime has been removed in a separate step is projected outside the inclined carry-in net conveyor 22 disposed on the carry-in side of the octopus steaming apparatus main body 9. When the octopus A is placed on the end, the octopus A descends through the vapor leak prevention bandage 23 hanging down from the entrance, and is dropped and placed on the uppermost net conveyor 4 of the octopus steaming apparatus main body 9 via the steam guide path section 24. The net conveyor 4 and the rear part of the carry-in net conveyor 22 are provided with steam b from a steam pipe 8 of piping.
Octopus A is heated by steam (for example, 90 ° C.
98 ° C) and steamed.

In this case, since the coloring effect caused by the heating of the octopus becomes a problem in the early stage of steaming, the net conveyor 4 is placed on the net conveyor 4 so that high-temperature steam stagnates in the uppermost part in the long path steaming tunnel 6 which is a continuous conveying path. Make the steam pipe 8 tighter,
The raw octopus is heated to high temperature at once. In addition, it is necessary to change the transfer position halfway so that steam passes through the inside of the rounded octopus A in the slimming process. For this reason, the uppermost net conveyor 4 is divided into at least two net conveyors 4a and 4b, and the end of the former net conveyor 4a is placed higher than the next net conveyor 4b to form a step 25,
The octopus A reversely falls when passing through the step portion 25, automatically changes the transfer posture (rotates 90 to 180 °), and reliably passes steam to the inside where it has not hit (see FIG. 2).

Further, since a partition plate 5 is laid under the net conveyor 4 of each stage and divided from the lower side, water droplets (water droplets) generated on the net conveyor 4 of the upper stage are received by the partition plate 5 and the net conveyor 4 of the lower stage is received. No water drops hit the octopus A transported through the lower net conveyor 4 and do not cause spots generated by hot water balls.

Thereafter, the steamed octopus A 'is fed out from the outlet 3 at the end of the lowermost net conveyor 4 (outside the steam chamber) through the multi-stage net conveyor 4 in sequence.

Here, the steamed octopus A 'that has fallen from the octopus steaming apparatus main body 9 is placed on the unloading main conveyor 11 serving as unloading switching means 10 below the outlet 3, and the unloading main conveyor 1
At 1, it is transported in the lateral direction and supplied to the orthogonally arranged reversible conveyor 12 via the uphill section 11 a. Reversible conveyor 1
2 is provided with a first boiling water tank 13 and a second boiling water tank 14 at the right and left ends. For example, when feeding the steamed octopus A 'to the first boiling water tank 13 first, the belt of the reversible conveyer 12 is used. It is rotated forward to carry it into the first boiling water tank 13 and is transferred by the lower transfer conveyor 18 while being immersed in the hot water a stretched in the tank, and is boiled for the moving time (for example, 1 minute in hot water at 95 ° C. for 1 minute). This time gives a red coloring effect to the red color generated in the steaming process.

The boiling water mixed with the coloring agent becomes dirty after a certain period of time, and the coloring effect is reduced. Therefore, it is not possible to obtain uniform boiling unless switching to a new water bath. In this case, the steamed octopus A 'is automatically switched to the adjacent second boiling water tank 14 simply by reversing the belt rotation of the reversible revolving conveyor 12, and the steamed octopus A' supplied thereafter is also continuously boiled. You. This means that in a large-sized octopus steaming processing apparatus adopting a mass production system, the steamed octopus A 'continuously fed out from the octopus steaming apparatus main body 9 does not have to wait for the exchange time of the hot water in the boiling water tank as the hot water is contaminated. In the other boiling water tank, boiling can be performed under the same conditions, and the efficiency is improved.

Incidentally, the height is 7 m, the width is 1.8 m, and the depth is 1 m.
In a large water tank with dimensions of, drain the dirty water, wash the inside of the tank, fill it with new water, and squirt from the steam pipe.
The time required to heat to 5 ° C. takes about one hour. In addition, in the hot water tank having the above-mentioned capacity, the hot water mixed with the coloring agent by using the boiling water for just about 1 hour becomes dirty.

Thereafter, the steamed octopus A 'which has undergone a predetermined boiling step in the first boiling water tank 13 or the second boiling water tank 14 is fed out of the transfer conveyor 18 serving as an outlet thereof.
Is discharged to a carry-out conveyor 27 disposed below, and is introduced into a first cooling water tank 28 disposed at the front side, cooled by water stretched in the tank to take a rough heat, and laid in the first cooling water tank 28. Steamed octopus A 'sequentially transferred by transfer conveyor 29
Is transported to the second cooling water tank 30 provided with ice containing water in the next stage, and the steamed octopus A 'is completely cooled and colored, and the coloring is fixed.

FIGS. 6 to 8 show another embodiment of a compact design in which one boiling water tank is directly under the octopus steaming apparatus main body. In this case, as described above, the octopus steaming device main body 9 is located below the lower outlet 3 of the octopus steaming device main body 9 formed in a multi-stage manner using the steam pipe 8, the plurality of net conveyors 4, and the water drop preventing partition plate 5. A first boiling water tank 13 is installed in parallel with the lower part (position directly below) of No. 9 and the extracted steamed octopus A '
Are directly dropped, and a second boiling water tank 14 is provided beside the first boiling water tank 13. At this time, the carrying-out switching means 10 to the second boiling water tank 14 is normally constituted by a tilting chute 31 or a conveyor 31 which is set at a standby position which is normally retracted from below the outlet 3 and which is appropriately rotated orthogonally at the time of switching. The configuration is such that the projecting tip of the inclined chute 31 or the conveyor 31 faces above the base end (load-in section) of the second boiling water tank.

Here, the boiling operation of the steamed octopus A 'which has been fed through a predetermined steaming step in the same manner as described above is performed, for example, when the first boiling water tank 13 is used, the opening of the first boiling water tank 13 just below the outlet 3 ( Because the base end) is located, just exit 3
Is carried directly into the first boiling water tank 13 by natural fallout in which the steamed octopus A 'is drawn out. The steamed octopus A 'supplied to the first boiling water tank 13 is sequentially sent in the same manner as described above by the transfer conveyor 18 laid in the lower part, and is then mixed with hot water mixed with a coloring agent heated by steam in the water tank. Boiled, giving the red color of the steaming process a reddish coloring effect.

Next, if the boiling water in the first boiling water tank 13 is contaminated, the steamed octopus A 'is switched to the second boiling water tank 14 in the same manner as described above. The tilted chute 31 is fed out by appropriate means (not shown), and the lower end of the tilted chute 31 is placed in the second boiling water tank 1.
4 is a set facing the carry-in position. Here, the steamed octopus A 'fed from the outlet 3 is switched and supplied to the hot water a of the second boiling water tank 14 while rolling the inclined chutes 31 which are disposed horizontally below, and takes a predetermined time by the transfer conveyor 18. The transfer time is a boiling step in boiling water.

After that, the steamed octopus A 'which has left the first boiling water tank 13 or the second boiling water tank 14 is fed into the first cooling water tank 28 via the carry-out conveyors 27 disposed at the rear of the steamed octopus A'. The coarse heat is removed, and the heat is transferred to the second cooling water tank 30 of the next stage of ice water, carried in through the conveyor 32, and steamed to close the octopus A 'and fix the red color.

[0027]

As described above, the octopus steaming apparatus of the present invention is connected to the main body of the octopus steaming apparatus, which is steamed with steam, and is filled with boiling water containing two coloring agents (the first boiling water tank and the first boiling water tank). A second boiling water tank) is also provided, and the steamed octopus fed out of the octopus steaming device main body is switched to two boiling water tanks by appropriate carrying-out switching means. After a certain period of time), the steamed octopus is automatically switched to carry in and always boiled under predetermined conditions (stainless boiling water that does not reduce the coloring effect of the coloring agent). Boiling work to increase is stable, and a red steamed octopus product that can not be expected only by the steaming process is obtained,
Increase product value. The point of this boiling process is that two boiling water tanks are arranged and used for switching, so that boiling water that is easily contaminated even when a large number of steamed octopus is continuously fed out in the large octopus steaming device main body. You can also use a hot tub. In addition, a large amount of time is spent for replacing hot water (washing, filling with water, steam heating, etc.), which is a problem in large boiling water tanks. However, since two boiling water tanks are used, one boiling water tank can be used while another boiling water tank is being used. You just need to replace the boiling water, and you will have an efficient boiling water tank. In this case, if at least one boiling water tank is provided at the lower surface position of the octopus steaming apparatus main body, the installation space can be minimized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a main part of an octopus steaming apparatus showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a main part of an octopus steaming apparatus main body.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a main part of a boiling water tank.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the boiling water tank.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a carry-out switching unit.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a main part of an octopus steaming apparatus showing another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a relationship between an octopus steaming apparatus main body and a boiling water tank.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a carry-out switching unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 steam room 3 lower outlet 4 net conveyor 5 partition plate for preventing water droplets 8 steam pipe 9 octopus steaming device main body 10 carry-out switching means 13 first boiling water tank 14 second boiling water tank 18 transfer conveyor 20 steam pipe

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of net conveyors are continuously arranged in a multistage manner in a steam chamber from which steam is jetted with a waterdrop prevention partition plate interposed therebetween to form a long path steaming tunnel at a lower outlet of an octopus steaming apparatus main body. A delivery switching means for receiving the fed steamed octopus, a first boiling water tank and a second boiling water tank provided with a transfer conveyor for storing boiling water mixed with a coloring agent at the tip of the delivery switching means, An octopus steaming apparatus characterized in that the steamed octopus of the carrying-out switching means is switched into and carried out of a first boiling water tank or a second boiling water tank depending on the contamination of the hot water and passed therethrough. 2. A plurality of net conveyors are continuously arranged in a multistage manner in a steam chamber from which steam is ejected with a waterdrop prevention partition plate interposed therebetween to form a long-path steaming tunnel at a lower outlet of an octopus steaming apparatus main body. A first boiling water tank internally provided with a transfer conveyor for storing boiling water mixed with a coloring agent into which the fed steamed octopus falls is arranged in parallel with the octopus steaming apparatus main body.
At the side of the boiling water tank, there is provided a second boiling water tank provided with a transfer conveyor inside which is connected to the unloading switching means separately provided at the lower outlet, and the fed steamed octopus is first boiled in accordance with dirt of hot water. An octopus steaming apparatus characterized in that the octopus is steamed and transferred to a second boiling water tank via a hot water tank or an unloading switching means. 3. A boiling water tank, wherein a steam pipe having a large number of injection holes is provided at least at the bottom of a tank body having a water injection plug and a drain plug, and a guide inclined plate is provided at a base bottom of the tank body.
3. The octopus steaming apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the tip of the transfer conveyor laid on the bottom is formed as a feeding climbing path facing the outside of the tank.