JPH0416149Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Purpose of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of a device for cleaning the conveyor of a food cooler for fried kamaboko, chikuwa, hanpen, etc.

Conventional technology Conventionally, foods such as fried kamaboko and chikuwa are heated by deep-frying, baking, etc., and then cooled while being transported on a conveyor. After conveyance, the conveyor is washed by passing through a spray nozzle of boiling water or the like and a washing tank (see Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-75219 and Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 58-35988), or it is washed while spraying high-pressure water. It is known to wash with a brush.

However, with these conventional methods, it is not possible to reliably remove dirt such as oil and residue adhering to the conveyor, and in particular, the next product is transferred with a large amount of water droplets adhering to the conveyor, resulting in poor shelf life and poor taste. There are defects that can cause changes and reduce quality.

Structure of the invention The present invention is an attempt to improve such defects, and consists of an endless conveyor for placing and transporting food, which is stretched in multiple stages, and after the food is carried out, the endless conveyor passes through a washing tank. In a food cooling machine configured to circulate food to a food supply section, a pair of cleaning brushes, a high-pressure hot water or steam injection nozzle, and a high-pressure air injection nozzle are arranged in sequence on both sides of the endless conveyor sent out from the washing tank, respectively. The gist is that it has been established.

To explain the embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings, an endless conveyor 2 is stretched in a meandering manner in multiple stages from the top to the bottom inside the cooling casing 1, and after carrying out the products, the conveyor 2 is After passing through a washing tank 3 provided at the bottom of the cooling case 1, the food is suspended vertically above and circulated again to the food supply section at the starting end of the cooling case 1.

Therefore, the conveyor 2 includes a pair of chains 4,
In the food transfer section in the housing 1, both sides of the net plate 5 are supported by horizontal guides 6 to hold the net plate 5 horizontally. At the end of each stage of the conveyor 2, the curved guide 7 tilts and rotates the net plate 5 downward, and the products are dropped onto the lower net plate 5 and transferred sequentially. It is formed so that it can be carried out of the housing 1.

Furthermore, in the vertically extending section between the washing tank 3 of the conveyor 2 and the food supply section at the upper part of the housing 1, a pair of washing brushes 8, 8, high pressure hot water or steam injection nozzles 9, 9, and a high pressure Air injection nozzle 1
0 and 10 are installed facing each other with a net plate 5 in between, and the cleaning brushes 8 and 8 are supported by their support shafts 11 and 1.
1 is provided on arms 12, 12 which can be opened and closed, and the degree of opening and closing of the arms 12, 12 is adjusted by a cam 14 having an adjustment lever 13, so that the interval between the cleaning brushes 8, 8 can be adjusted. In the figure, 15 is a spring, and 16 is a pipe for supplying washing water such as hot water.

Since the embodiment of the present invention is constructed as described above, the conveyor 2 after carrying out the heat-treated products such as fried kamaboko and bamboo shoots is washed with water in the washing tank 3, and then the washing brushes 8 and 8 are washed from both sides. After removing dirt and sterilizing with high-pressure hot water or steam injection nozzles 9, 9, high-pressure air injection nozzles 10, 1
At 0, the water droplets adhering to the conveyor 2 are removed and the conveyor is cooled, and the product is then returned to the starting end of the housing 1 and transferred.

Effects of the invention After cooling and transporting heat-treated foods such as fried kamaboko and bamboo shoots, the endless conveyor with oil, residue, etc. attached to it is first washed in a washing tank in areas other than the food transfer section, and then the front and back are washed. After wiping off both sides with a cleaning brush, the endless conveyor is sterilized by jetting high-pressure hot water or steam, and finally, the adhering moisture is removed with high-pressure air and the endless conveyor is cooled at the same time to cool the food. It is possible to reliably clean and sterilize oil, residue, and other contaminants on the endless conveyor of the machine, and also reliably remove moisture adhering to the endless conveyor to prevent deterioration in food quality. It has excellent features and practicality, as it does not cause stains with sprayed water, etc., and the cleaning device can be made simple and compact.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional front view of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the main part, FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the main part, and FIG. 4 is a front view of the main part. 2...Conveyor, 3...Washing tank, 8...Washing brush, 9...High pressure hot water or steam injection nozzle, 10
...High pressure air injection nozzle.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In the food cooling machine, an endless conveyor for placing and transferring food is stretched in multiple stages, and after the food is carried out, the endless conveyor passes through a washing tank and is circulated to the food supply section. A conveyor cleaning device in which a pair of cleaning brushes, a high-pressure hot water or steam injection nozzle, and a high-pressure air injection nozzle are installed facing each other on both sides of an endless conveyor between a tank and a food supply section.