JPH0446550B2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a large amount of raw food material consisting of a plurality of raw food materials each filled in an insulating shape-retaining frame sequentially stacked in a plurality of stages. A large number of energized processed foods can be efficiently mass-produced at the same time by subjecting them to sterilization by simply applying electricity between a pair of electrode plates, and more raw food materials can be filled in. The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing electrically processed foods.

[Prior art] Conventionally, when producing electrically processed foods, the troublesome work of filling raw food materials into thin-layered packaging bags one by one is eliminated, and this makes the filling operation of raw food materials easier and enables electrical processing. In order to be able to produce food efficiently, raw food is placed inside a food container that has a heat-resistant and insulating cylindrical shape, is open at the top, and has numerous electrically conductive holes in the bottom wall. A single food container is filled with the material and placed in an insulating container with both top and bottom sides open, and then a pair of salt-containing water electrical contacts are inserted from the open top and bottom sides.
After inserting the raw food material in close contact with the raw food material and the flat bottom surface, press the pair of electrode plates from the outside of each salt-containing water contact body and apply current across both electrode plates to remove the raw food material. A method and apparatus for producing electrified processed foods that are subjected to heat sterilization treatment and that can quickly and easily produce electrified processed foods with good taste were disclosed before the filing of this application, for example, in Japanese Patent Publication No. 59-1983.
It is described in Japanese Patent No. 41711 and is well known.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, in the conventional method and apparatus for producing this type of energized processed food, raw food material filled in a single food container is subjected to an aging heat sterilization process by energizing. Since the purpose was to produce processed foods, even if we tried to produce large quantities of electrically processed foods using the above manufacturing method and equipment, we were unable to mass produce them, and as a result, it was not possible to provide electrically processed foods at low prices. The problem was that it could not be done.

Therefore, in the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of insulating shape-retaining frames each having a current-carrying partition disposed on the bottom side and filled with raw food material without any gaps are placed between the current-carrying partitions. After the raw food materials are stacked on top of each other in close contact with each other on both sides, the saline water is heated from both sides of the top and bottom of the top and bottom stacked insulating shape-retaining frames through salt water contactors. It is possible to easily mass-produce electrically processed foods with good taste by applying electricity while pressing a pair of electrode plates to heat-sterilize a large amount of raw food materials at once in a homogeneous state. The present invention provides a method for producing an electrically processed food that has a purpose, and the second invention solves the above problem by providing an apparatus for producing an electrically processed food that can easily achieve the above object. This is the solution.

[Means for Solving the Problems] Accordingly, the technical problem of the present invention is to provide a large amount of raw food materials filled without gaps in insulating shape-retaining frames that are stacked on top of each other in multiple stages. To quickly mass-produce homogeneous and good-tasting electrification-processed foods with simple operations by sterilizing them at one time by simply energizing them.

In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problem, in particular, the invention of item 1 is provided in which raw food materials are filled without any gaps in an insulating shape-retaining frame in which a current-carrying partition is arranged on the open bottom side, and then the above-mentioned insulating A plurality of insulating shape-retaining frames each having a current-carrying partition on the bottom side and filled with raw food material inside the shape-retaining frame are placed in such a state that both sides of the current-carrying partition are in close contact with the raw food material. After stacking the uppermost and lowermost insulating shape-retaining frames on top of each other, a pair of electrode bodies is pressed and energized from both upper and lower sides of the stacked insulating shape-retaining frames through the salt-containing water contact body. A method for producing an electrified processed food characterized by subjecting raw food materials stored in stacks over multiple stages to sterilization at one time, and the invention of item 2 is further improved by arranging an energizing partition on the bottom open side. A plurality of insulating shape-retaining frames filled with raw food materials are stacked one on top of the other so that the current-carrying partitions and the raw food materials are in close contact with each other, and the top and bottom layers of the stacked This apparatus is characterized in that a pair of electrode plates are pressed onto both upper and lower sides of the lower insulating shape-retaining frame via a salt-containing water electrical contact.

[Operation] The above technical means operates as follows (see Figure 1).

Now, a rectangular frame-shaped insulating shape-retaining frame 1 with both upper and lower sides open and a current-carrying partition 2 horizontally arranged on the open bottom side.
Prepare a plurality of containers filled with raw food material A without any gaps. By doing so, the filling operation for a large amount of raw food material A can be easily and quickly completed without requiring any skill.

Next, a plurality of prepared insulating shape-retaining frames 1 are sequentially stacked one on top of the other with both sides of the current-carrying partitions 2 disposed on the bottom side of each being in close contact with the raw food materials A, A. After stacking the raw food materials A on the uppermost stage, and the bottom side of the current-carrying partition 2 on the lowermost stage, a salt-containing water electrical contact body 5,
6 are closely applied, and a pair of upper and lower electrode plates 7 and 8 are further pressurized from the top and bottom sides of the salt-containing water electrical contacts 5 and 6 located above and below.

Then, the raw food materials A and the electrically conductive partitions 2 and the salt water electrically conductive bodies 5 and 6 in the upper and lower stages, which are stacked on top of each other in multiple stages, will be compressed without any gaps. The raw food materials A stacked in close contact with each other in multiple stages are connected to each other. Therefore, if current is applied between the pair of upper and lower electrode plates 7 and 8, the current will flow through the raw food material A and the current-carrying partition 2 as the current-carrying medium to each raw food product piled up in an accurately uniform state. Material A... is passed through the inside at once and is sterilized by heat sterilization within a short period of time using the Joule heat generated by the resistance action, making it possible to mass-produce a large amount of homogeneous and good-tasting electrically processed food at once. can.

When a plurality of electrically processed foods are obtained as described above, the electrically processed foods are placed in each insulating shape-retaining frame 1.
After taking it out and serving it directly to a meal, or wrapping it in an appropriate packaging film and storing it,
It can be served as part of a meal.

[Example] Next, each configuration of a manufacturing apparatus for carrying out the method of the present invention will be explained based on each example shown in the attached drawings.

In the drawings, 1 refers to raw food materials A such as meat, fish, grains, vegetables, mixtures thereof, food materials other than those mentioned above, solid mud materials, etc., which are soaked in dilute salt water and seasoned appropriately. The insulating shape-retaining frame 1 is an insulating shape-retaining frame that can be easily filled with ingredients mixed with or without spices without any gaps, and the insulating shape-retaining frame 1 has both top and bottom sides. The insulating shape-retaining frame 1 is formed into an arbitrary shape with an open internal cavity, and the open bottom side of the insulating shape-retaining frame 1 has a corrugated shape made of an insulating material with a large number of fine current-carrying holes 3 perforated over the entire surface. A plate-shaped current-carrying partition 2 is removably disposed. The insulating shape-retaining frame 1 has an insulating frame at the lowest position so that a plurality of the insulating shape-retaining frames 1 can be stacked one on top of the other, and in order to sandwich the periphery of the current-carrying partition 2 disposed on the open bottom side. The upper end surface of the insulating shape retaining frame 1, the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the insulating shape retaining frames 1 stacked on top of each other, and the lower end surface of the insulating shape retaining frame 1 at the topmost stage are engaged with and disengaged from each other, respectively. An engaging partition portion 4 that can be used is provided. Therefore, the periphery of the current-carrying partition 2 is clamped by the engaging notch 4, so that a large amount of raw food material A can be filled into the insulating shape-retaining frame 1 without any gaps. . 5
6 is a salt-containing water electrical connection body placed in close contact with the surface side of the raw food material A packed in the topmost stacked position, and 6 is a current-carrying partition located in the bottommost position. The salt-containing water contact bodies 5 and 6 are both made of fibrous material impregnated with salt water to promote current conduction. It is molded.

7 is a salt-containing water electrical connection body 5 placed at the top position.
8 is a lower electrode plate installed on the bottom side of the salt-containing water electrical connection body 6 disposed at the lowest position; The raw food materials A, the current-carrying partition 2, and the pair of salt-containing water current-conducting bodies 5, 6 are brought into close contact with each other in an even condition by the pressurizing action of a pair of upper and lower electrode plates 7, 8. At least promote energization. 9
When raw food materials A filled in a plurality of insulating shape-retaining frames 1 are sterilized by heating by applying electricity between a pair of upper and lower electrode plates 7 and 8, The temperature sensor 9 is a temperature sensor for detecting the ripening temperature at the center of the food material A. In response to the downward movement of the electrode plate 7, the tip of the temperature sensor 9 is caused to enter the center of the raw food material A. Therefore, an insertion port 10 is opened in the center of the salt-containing water contact body 5 that is in close contact with the upper electrode plate 7, through which the temperature detection body 9 can enter or exit. The energization operation by the upper and lower electrode plates 7 and 8 is wired in such a way that the energization is automatically stopped when the temperature detector 9 detects a predetermined ripening temperature of the raw food material A due to the heat generated by the energization. It is something that

The second embodiment shown in FIG. 2 shows another example of the electrically processed food manufacturing apparatus shown in FIG. A salt-containing water energizer made of a fibrous material having the same structure as that used in Example 1 and permeated with salt water is disposed on the open bottom side of the insulating shape-retaining frame 1 as a current-carrying partition 2. . Therefore, in the manufacturing method and apparatus of the second embodiment, the salt-containing water contact body 6 disposed at the lowest position is omitted because the salt-containing water contact body is used as the current-carrying partition body 2. Manufacturing equipment can be made cheaper. The other configurations are the same as the manufacturing apparatus of the embodiment shown in FIG.

Further, the third embodiment shown in FIG. 3 shows still another example of the energized processed food manufacturing apparatus shown in FIG. The partition body 2 is formed entirely into a single thin layer film made of a heat-resistant insulating material, and
A configuration is used in which a minute current-carrying hole 11 is provided in the center of the container to prevent the food material A to be filled into the container from accidentally leaking to the outside.

Then, a current-carrying partition body 2 having the configuration as described above is provided.
When mass-producing energized processed foods using the energizer, a sheet of energized partition 2 with an energized hole 10 arranged at the center is pushed into the insulating shape-retaining frame 1 in an unfolded state, and then , inside the current-carrying partition 2 that is pushed in,
A large amount of raw food material A is filled without any gaps so as to be in close contact with the energizing hole portion 10, and then these are stacked on top of each other in multiple stages in the same way as in the manufacturing method of the first embodiment. By applying electricity while pressing the pair of upper and lower electrode plates 7 and 8 via the salt-containing water electrical contacts 5 and 6, a large amount of raw food material A stacked in multiple stages is subjected to heat sterilization at once. In the manufacturing apparatus of the third embodiment, the periphery of the current-carrying partition 2 is formed so as to extend outward from the insulating shape-retaining frame 1.
The obtained energized processed food can be immediately packaged using the energized partition 2 to promote hygiene effects.

[Effects of the Invention] In short, the present invention provides the method and apparatus as described above, so that the insulating shape-retaining frames 1 are stacked one on top of the other in a plurality of stages with the current-carrying partitions 2 interposed in between. Raw food material A consisting of multiple ingredients...
. . . are sterilized at once by a simple energizing action applied across a pair of upper and lower electrode plates 7 and 8 to efficiently mass-produce a large number of energized processed foods that are homogeneous and have a certain shape with good taste. In order to be able to provide it as a low-cost product, the insulating shape-retaining frame 1 is placed in close contact with both sides of the current-carrying partition 2 so that the raw food materials A consisting of a plurality of stacked raw food materials A are stacked on top of each other without any gaps. Since it is filled in the container, not only can a large amount of raw food material A be easily stored, but even a large amount of raw food material A can be uniformly energized.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show each embodiment of an electrically processed food manufacturing apparatus for carrying out the method of the present invention, and
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional front view of the apparatus of the first embodiment, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional front view of the apparatus of the second embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional front view of the apparatus of the third embodiment. A... Raw food material, 1... Insulating shape-retaining frame, 2... Current-carrying partition, 5, 6... Pair of salt-containing water electrically connected bodies, 7, 8
...A pair of electrode plates.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Fill an insulating shape-retaining frame with an electrically conductive partition on the open bottom side without any gaps, and then fill the insulating shape-retaining frame with an electrically conductive partition on the bottom side. After a plurality of insulating shape-retaining frames equipped with partitions and filled with raw food materials are stacked one on top of the other in a state in which both sides of the energized partitions are in close contact with the raw food materials. , raw foods stacked in multiple tiers are energized while pressing a pair of electrode bodies from both upper and lower sides of the top and bottom stacked insulating shape-retaining frames via the salt-containing water contact body. A method for producing an electrically processed food, characterized in that the ingredients are sterilized at one time. 2 A plurality of insulating shape-retaining frames each having a current-carrying partition arranged on the open bottom side and filled with raw food material inside are stacked one on top of the other so that the current-carrying partition and the raw food material come into close contact with each other. An apparatus for manufacturing energized processed food, characterized in that a pair of electrode plates are pressed onto both upper and lower sides of the uppermost and lowermost stacked insulating shape-retaining frames via salt-containing water electrical contacts. .