JP4152675B2 - Food processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a food cooling apparatus that continuously cools food that has been cooked.
[0002]
[Prior art]
There is known a tunnel-type cooling processing apparatus that performs rapid cooling processing while conveying food placed on a conveyor in a cooling chamber. In this cooling processing apparatus, both ends of the conveyor are connected to an inlet provided in the cooling chamber and a carrying port. Projects out of the cooling chamber from the outlet.
[0003]
Then, by placing the cooked food on the end of the conveyor on the carry-in side, the food is transferred to the cooling chamber through the carry-in port and rapidly cooled by the conveyor. It passes through the cooling chamber through.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The conventional cooling processing apparatus has a problem in that since the carry-in port and the carry-out port are open, cold air in the cooling chamber leaks to the outside from the carry-in port and the carry-out port, resulting in a cooling loss. Further, the conveyor is heated by the outside air as much as it protrudes out of the cooling chamber, and a cooling loss is generated by the amount that the conveyor is heated.
[0005]
Moreover, since the cooling processing apparatus must cool a large amount of food in a short time, it is necessary to further improve the efficiency of the cooling of the food.
[0006]
An object of the present invention is to obtain a food cooling apparatus that reduces cooling loss by reducing leakage of cooling air in the cooling chamber to the outside or heating of the conveyor with outside air. An object of the present invention is to improve the efficiency of cooling processing of food materials.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The food cooling processing apparatus targeted by the present invention has a conveyor 2 arranged in a cooling chamber 1 as shown in FIG. 1, and the foodstuff is conveyed to the conveyor 2 via a carry-in port 3 provided in the cooling chamber 1. By being mounted, cooling processing is performed in the cooling chamber 1.
[0008]
In this cooling and lowering apparatus, the present invention is provided with a carry-in door 11 that opens and closes the carry-in port 3, and receives food from the cooker K between the cooker K and the carry-in port 3 to convey the conveyor. The carrying-in means N for transferring to 2 is provided. The carrying-in means N includes a placing table 25 having a conveyor 25a on which the received food is placed, a crank mechanism-type transfer mechanism 26 for inserting at least a part of the placing table 25 into the carry-in entrance 3, A cooling fan 28 for cooling the food on the mounting table 25 is provided. The loading means N is in a position where the rear end of the mounting table 25 is close to and opposed to the food carry-out end 6a of the cooking device K, and a first posture for receiving the food carried out from the food carry-out end 6a; At least a portion is configured to be displaced in position from the second posture inserted into the carry-in entrance 3 of the cooling chamber 1. The food material received and placed on the conveyor 25a of the mounting table 25 from the food carry-out end 6a of the heating cooking device K is conveyed to the front end of the conveyor 25a, and in this state, it is waited while being cooled by the cooling fan 28. It has become. And when transferring foodstuffs from the carrying-in means N to the said conveyor 2, the said carrying-in door 11 is opened, and this carrying-in means N carries out attitude | position displacement from a 1st attitude | position to a 2nd attitude | position, and the mounting base 25 is the said. While being inserted into the carry-in entrance 3, the conveyor 25 a is driven and the food at the front end of the conveyor 25 a is transferred to the conveyor 2 in the cooling chamber 1, so that the food is transferred from the mounting table 25 to the conveyor 2. When the transfer is completed, the loading means N is displaced from the second posture, so that the mounting table 25 is withdrawn from the carry-in port 3 of the cooling chamber 1 and the carry-in door 11 is closed .
[0014]
[Effects of the invention]
In the cooling processing apparatus of the present invention, when food such as cooked food is transferred to the conveyor 2 in the cooling chamber 1, after the food is received and placed on the placing table 25 of the loading means N, When the mounting table 25 is inserted into the carry-in port 3 of the cooling chamber 1, the ingredients are transferred from the mounting table 25 to the conveyor 2, so that the entire conveyor 2 is disposed in the cooling chamber 1, for example, cooking Even if there is a gap between the apparatus K and the conveyor 2, the food cooked by the heating cooking apparatus K can be reliably placed on the conveyor 2. That is, it is not necessary to project the end of the conveyor 2 out of the cooling chamber 1 in order to reliably transfer the food from the cooking device K to the conveyor 2. Therefore, the conveyor 2 is not warmed by the outside air, and the cooling loss caused thereby can be surely reduced.
[0015]
Moreover, since the carry-in entrance 3 is opened and closed by the carry-in door 11, it is confirmed that the cool air in the cooling chamber 1 leaks outside from the carry-in entrance 3 by closing the carry-in door 11 except during the transfer. The cooling loss can be reliably reduced.
[0016]
Moreover, when carrying out the foodstuff after cooling processing out of the cooling chamber 1, the mounting base 31 of the carrying-out means S is inserted in the carrying-out port 4 of the cooling chamber 1, and the foodstuff from the said conveyor 2 to the mounting base 31 mentioned above is inserted. If the whole of the conveyor 2 is arranged in the cooling chamber 1, the food can be easily carried out from the conveyor 2 to the outside of the cooling chamber 1. That is, the end of the conveyor 2 does not need to protrude outside the cooling chamber 1 in order to easily carry out the food out of the cooling chamber 1. Therefore, the conveyor 2 is not warmed by the outside air, and the cooling loss caused thereby can be surely reduced.
[0017]
In addition, since the carry-out port 4 is opened and closed by the carry-out door 12, the carry-out door 12 indicates that the cool air in the cooling chamber 1 leaks from the carry-out port 4 to the outside by closing the carry-out port 4 except during the transfer. The cooling loss can be reliably reduced.
[0018]
When the food on the mounting table 25 of the carry-in means N is cooled by the cooling fan 28 of the carry-in means N, the food is effectively used, for example, until the food is transferred from the cooking device K into the cooling chamber 1. Can be pre-cooled. Therefore, the cooling time in the cooling chamber 1 can be shortened, the efficiency of the food cooling process can be improved, the burden on the cooling means in the cooling chamber 1 can be reduced, and the power saving of the cooling processing apparatus can be achieved. it can.
[0019]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
1 to 6 show a food cooling apparatus according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the cooling processing apparatus R includes a cooling chamber 1 that is cooled to about −30 ° C. to −35 ° C., for example, and a conveyor 2 on which food is placed is placed in the cooling chamber 1. The conveying direction is arranged in the left-right direction. The conveyor 2 is composed of a chain conveyor or a net conveyor.
[0020]
The right wall 1a of the cooling chamber 1 is provided with a carry-in port 3 for carrying the food into the cooling chamber 1, and the left wall 1b of the cooling chamber 1 is used for carrying the food out of the cooling chamber 1. The exit 4 is provided.
[0021]
The cooling processing device R has a cooling means including a compressor, a condenser, a cooler (evaporator) 5 and the like, and the cooler 5 of the cooling means is disposed in the cooling chamber 1, The food in the cooling chamber 1 is cooled by the cooler 5.
[0022]
On the outside (right side in FIG. 1) of the carry-in port 3 of the cooling processing device R, a heating cooking device K for cooking food is arranged. In this cooking device K, a conveyor 6 made of a net conveyor or the like is provided in a penetrating manner, and the food to be cooked is moved by the conveyor 6 while being stored in the hotel pan H (see FIG. 5). It is cooked. The food that has been cooked is carried out to the end (hereinafter referred to as a food carry-out end) 6a outside the cooking device K and downstream of the conveyor 6 in the transport direction.
[0023]
On the outside of the carry-in port 3 of the cooling processing device R and between the food carry-out end 6a of the heating cooking device K and the carry-in port 3, the food cooked by the heating cooking device K is transferred to the cooling processing device R. Carry-in means N for transferring to the conveyor 2 is provided. Further, on the outside (left side in FIG. 1) of the carry-out port 4 of the cooling processing apparatus R, there is provided unloading means S for unloading the food that has undergone the cooling processing to the outside of the cooling chamber 1. The food material carried out of the cooling chamber 1 by the carry-out means S is carried into and stored in a refrigerator or a freezer.
[0024]
Next, the configuration of the cooling processing apparatus R will be described in detail. The conveyor 2 of the cooling processing apparatus R is spanned between the drive shaft 7 and the driven shaft 8, and the drive shaft 7 is a drive provided on the upper surface of the cooling chamber 1 as shown in FIG. The motor 9 is connected via a chain 10 or the like. The conveyor 2 is driven by the drive motor 9.
[0025]
As shown in FIG. 1, a carry-in door 11 that opens and closes the carry-in port 3 is provided at the carry-in port 3, and a carry-out door 12 that opens and closes the carry-out port 4 is provided at the carry-out port 4. Yes. The carry-in door 11 and the carry-out door 12 have a heat insulating structure in which a heat insulating material made of hard foamed polyurethane or the like is covered with a stainless steel plate, an aluminum plate, or the like, and is a driving means including a drive motor 41/42, a chain 43/44, and the like. Driven up and down.
[0026]
The front surface of the cooling chamber 1 has an opening, and this opening is opened and closed by a swing door 13 shown in FIG. Then, the swing door 13 is opened to perform maintenance and inspection in the cooling chamber 1. Each wall of the cooling chamber 1 and the swing door 13 have a heat insulating structure in which a heat insulating material made of hard foamed polyurethane or the like is covered with a stainless steel plate or an aluminum plate.
[0027]
The cooler 5 is disposed on the rear upper side (upper right side in FIG. 3) in the cooling chamber 1, and a fan in which a centrifugal fan 16 such as a turbo fan is accommodated in a front space P of the cooler 5. A plurality of cases 17 are arranged on the left and right sides at a predetermined interval (see FIG. 1).
[0028]
An intake port 17a is provided on the right side surface of each fan case 17, and the lower side of each fan case 17 is connected to each of the hollow chambers 18 arranged side by side so as to cover the top of the conveyor 2. Has been.
[0029]
The lower surface of each chamber 18 has an opening, and a plate 21 having a plurality of cylindrical outlets 20 provided downward is detachably attached to the opening. That is, the plate 21 can be removed from the chamber 18 by sliding forward (left side in FIG. 4) as shown in FIG. The outlets 20 are uniformly distributed throughout the front, rear, left, and right sides of the plate 21.
[0030]
As shown in FIG. 1, the width of the fan case 17 in the left-right direction is narrower than that of the chamber 18, and the centrifugal fan 16 has a rotational axis that is lateral to the cooler 5. Thereby, the air blown from the centrifugal fan 16 spreads uniformly in the conveyance direction (left-right direction) of the conveyor 2 in the cooling chamber 1 in the chamber 18, and the air volume of the cold air blown out from each outlet 20 is uniform. It is trying to become.
[0031]
Then, by driving each centrifugal fan 16, the cold air cooled by the cooler 5 is sucked from the air inlet 17 a of each fan case 17 through the front space P, and is conveyed from each air outlet 20 to the conveyor 2. The food is sprayed on the upper food, thereby cooling the food. The cold air blown to the food material is circulated to the cooler 5 through the gap Q (FIG. 3) between the rear surface of the chamber 18 and the rear wall of the cooling chamber 1, and is cooled by the cooler 5.
[0032]
A swing door 14 is provided inside the swing door 13 and in front of the front space P as shown in FIG. 3, and the swing door 13 and the swing door 14 are opened (FIG. 4). The maintenance and inspection of the centrifugal fan 16 and the cooler 5 can be performed.
[0033]
As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of cool air fans 22 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction on the lower side of the conveyor 2 so that the cool air in the cooling chamber 1 is blown to the lower side of the food by these cool air fans 22. I have to. The cool air blower fan 22 is attached to the support plate 23 so as to be inclined upward as shown in FIG.
[0034]
As shown in FIG. 5, the carrying-in means N includes a placing table 25 having a conveyor 25a such as a chain conveyor, and a crank for inserting the front end portion (left side in FIG. 5) of the placing table 25 into the carry-in entrance 3. The food from the conveyor 6 of the heating cooking device K is transferred and placed together with the hotel bread H on the conveyor 25a of the mounting table 25 (state of FIG. 5). .
[0035]
The crank mechanism 26 is connected to the lower side of the mounting table 25, and is driven to swing left and right by a drive motor 27 or the like, so that the mounting table 25 moves in the left-right direction. A cooling fan 28 is arranged on the mounting table 25, and the cooling fan 28 cools the food on the conveyor 25 a of the mounting table 25 by blowing from below.
[0036]
The food delivery end 6a of the heating cooking device K is provided with a first sensor 36 for detecting the food. The first sensor 36 has reached the food delivery end 6a of the heating cooking device K and has been cooked. When the food is detected, the conveyor 25a of the mounting table 25 of the loading means N is driven.
[0037]
Moreover, the 2nd sensor 37 which detects a foodstuff is provided in the front end of the mounting base 25 of the carrying-in means N, and the 2nd sensor 37 reached the front end of the conveyor 25a of the mounting base 25 and has been cooked. When the food material is detected, the conveyor 25a of the mounting table 25 stops.
[0038]
The carry-out means S described above has the same configuration as the carry-in means N. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the unloading means S is used for inserting the mounting table 31 having a conveyor 31 a such as a chain conveyor and the rear side (right side in FIG. 6) of the mounting table 31 into the unloading port 4. A crank mechanism (transfer mechanism) 32 is provided, and the cooled food material is transferred along with the hotel pan H from the conveyor 2 in the cooling chamber 1 onto the conveyor 31a of the mounting table 31.
[0039]
The crank mechanism 32 of the carry-out means S is connected to the lower side of the mounting table 31 and is driven to swing left and right by a drive motor 33 or the like, so that the mounting table 31 moves in the left-right direction. .
[0040]
The mounting table 31 of the unloading means S is provided with a third sensor 38 that detects foodstuffs, and when the third sensor 38 detects foodstuffs that have reached the front end of the conveyor 31a of the mounting table 31. The conveyor 31a of the mounting table 31 is stopped.
[0041]
Here, operation | movement of the cooling processing apparatus R of this invention is demonstrated. When the food cooked by the heat cooking apparatus K reaches the food carry-out end 6a of the heat cooking apparatus K in the state of being stored in the hotel pan H, the placing table 25 of the loading means N is positioned on the heat cooking apparatus K side. The first sensor 36 detects the food that has reached the food carry-out end 6a, and the conveyor 25a of the mounting table 25 is driven.
[0042]
Then, the cooked food is received together with the hotel bread H on the conveyor 25a of the mounting table 25 in accordance with the driving of the conveyor 6 of the heating cooking device K and the driving of the conveyor 25a of the mounting table 25 of the loading means N. Placed. In this state, the food on the conveyor 25a is cooled by the cooling fan 28.
[0043]
When the food is conveyed to the front end of the conveyor 25a according to the driving of the conveyor 25a, the second sensor 37 detects the food, and the conveyor 25a stops and waits in that state. The cooling fan 28 is continuously driven, and the food on the conveyor 25a is continuously cooled by the cooling fan 28.
[0044]
And when the foodstuff already carried in in the cooling chamber 1 is carried out from the carrying-out port 4 of the cooling chamber 1 by completion of cooling processing, the carrying-in door 11 will open, and the crank mechanism of the carrying-in means N will be interlocked with this. 26 is driven, and the front end portion of the mounting table 25 is inserted into the carry-in entrance 3 of the cooling chamber 1 (state shown in FIG. 5).
[0045]
Next, the conveyor 25 a of the mounting table 25 is driven, and the food on the conveyor 25 a is transferred to the conveyor 2 in the cooling chamber 1. When the transfer of the ingredients onto the conveyor 2 in the cooling chamber 1 is completed, the crank mechanism 26 of the carrying-in means N is driven, and the placing table 25 is withdrawn from the carry-in entrance 3 of the cooling chamber 1, and further, the carry-in door 11. Is closed.
[0046]
A plurality of foods can be placed on the conveyor 2 in the cooling chamber 1, and each food is sent to the carry-out port 4 side of the cooling chamber 1 by the length of the hotel pan H, for example, every predetermined time. Then, it is repeatedly stopped, and during this time, it is rapidly cooled in the cooling chamber 1 and cooled to a predetermined temperature.
[0047]
Then, when the food reaches the downstream end in the conveying direction on the side of the carry-out port 4 of the conveyor 2, and the cooling process of the food is completed, the carry-out door 12 opens and the crank mechanism 32 of the carry-out means S is mounted. The placing table 31 is moved to the cooking device K side, and the rear end portion of the placing table 31 is inserted into the carry-out port 4 (state shown in FIG. 6).
[0048]
Subsequently, the conveyor 2 in the cooling chamber 1 and the conveyor 31a of the mounting table 31 of the carry-out means S are driven, and the food on the conveyor 2 in the cooling chamber 1 is transferred to the conveyor 31a of the mounting table 31 of the discharge means S in the hotel. The pan H is received and placed. When the receipt of the food material at the mounting table 31 is completed, the crank mechanism 32 of the unloading means S is driven, the mounting table 31 of the unloading means S is withdrawn from the unloading port 4, and the unloading door 12 is closed (FIG. 1). Status).
[0049]
If the foodstuff on the conveyor 31a of the mounting base 31 of the carrying-out means S is conveyed to the front end of the said conveyor 31a, the 3rd sensor 38 will detect the foodstuff, and the conveyor 31a will stop. Then, the foodstuff on the conveyor 31a is conveyed and accommodated in a refrigerator, a freezer, etc.
[0050]
A plurality of cooling chambers 1 may be connected. In this case, the conveyor 2 can be lengthened and a large number of foods can be stored in the cooling chamber 1.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view in which a front swing door is omitted to show the inside of a food cooling apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which the outlet is pulled out together with the plate.
FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view mainly showing a carrying-in means.
FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view mainly showing unloading means.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cooling chamber 2 Conveyor 3 Carry-in port 4 Carry-out port 11 Carry-in door 12 Carry-out door 25 Carry-on means mounting table 26 Crank mechanism 28 of carry-in means Cooling fan 31 Carry-out means mounting table 32 Crank mechanism 28 of carry-out means Cooling fan R Cooling device K Cooking device N Carry-in means S Carry-out means

Claims (1)

A conveyor (2) is placed in the cooling chamber (1),
The food cooked by the cooking device (K) is placed on the conveyor (2) through the carry-in port (3) provided in the cooling chamber (1) and is cooled in the cooling chamber (1). Food processing equipment,
A conveyor door (11) for opening and closing the inlet (3) is provided, and food is received from the cooking device (K) between the heating and cooking apparatus (K) and the inlet (3), and the conveyor (2) is provided with transport means (N) for transfer to
The carrying-in means (N) inserts at least a part of the mounting table (25) having the conveyor (25a) on which the received food is mounted into the loading port (3). A crank mechanism type transfer mechanism (26) and a cooling fan (28) for cooling the food on the mounting table (25),
The carry-in means (N) is located at a position where the rear end of the mounting table (25) faces and closes to the food carry-out end (6a) of the cooking device (K), and the food carried out from the food carry-out end (6a) A posture displacement between the first posture to be received and a second posture in which at least a part of the mounting table (25) is inserted into the carry-in port (3) of the cooling chamber (1);
The ingredients received and placed on the conveyor (25a) of the mounting table (25) from the ingredients carry-out end (6a) of the cooking device (K) are conveyed to the front end of the conveyor (25a) and cooled in that state. It is designed to wait while being cooled by the fan (28),
When the food is transferred from the carry-in means (N) to the conveyor (2), the carry-in door (11) is opened and the carry-in means (N) is displaced from the first posture to the second posture. Then, the mounting table (25) is inserted into the carry-in entrance (3) and the conveyor (25a) is driven to transfer the food at the front end of the conveyor (25a) to the conveyor (2) in the cooling chamber (1). As a result, the food material is transferred from the mounting table (25) to the conveyor (2), and when the transfer is completed, the loading means (N) is displaced from the second posture, whereby the mounting table ( 25) The cooling processing apparatus for foodstuff, wherein the cooling door (11) is withdrawn from the carry-in entrance (3) and the carry-in door (11) is closed .

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