JPH0751012A - Apparatus for producing bean product - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an apparatus for producing bean products such as AMANATTO (sweetened adzuki beans), etc., having a shower nozzle which sprinkles water in a cooker and excellent in workability and high quality with out reattaching or resoaking of harshness components once delivered from beans in case of removing harshness. CONSTITUTION:In an apparatus consisting of a cooker 1 having a lid 2, a heating mean which heats the cooker, a thickener 12 which concentrates a seasoning liquid, a pump 20 which feeds the concentrated seasoning liquid discharged from the thickener 12 to the above-mentioned cooker 1 and an exhaust pipe 19 which sends the seasoning liquid discharged from the cooker 1 to a concentration device 12 and producing bean products through a harshness removing process, a stewing process and a concentrating process, a shower nozzle 8, which sprinkles water within the cooker 1, is equipped in the lid 2 of the above mentioned cooker 1 to obtain the objective apparatus for producing bean products.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to bean paste, sweet natto,
The present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing bean products such as bean confectionery.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a boiling pot having a heating means and a concentrating device for concentrating the seasoning liquid, and a pump for supplying the seasoning liquid concentrated by the concentrating device to the boiling pot, Japanese Patent Publication No. 2-7621 discloses a manufacturing apparatus for bean products, which is provided with a discharge pipe for sending the discharged seasoning liquid to a concentrating device.

[0003]

By the way, when manufacturing a bean product, a bucket containing beans as a raw material (a basket having a large number of small holes so that the beans are not exposed) is loaded into the boiling pot. Then, after closing the lid, the bean product is produced through the steps of removing lye, boiling and concentrating, but there are the following problems in the lye removal process.

[0004] That is, the process of supplying water for removing lye from the lye by means of a water supply pipe connected to the side wall of the lye and heating the lye, immersing the beans for a certain period of time and then draining the lye are repeated several times. However, there is a problem that the lye released from Ichitan beans adheres to the beans or further penetrates into the beans without flowing together with water during drainage.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention relates to a boiling pot with a lid for loading a basket containing beans, a heating means for heating the boiling pot, and a seasoning solution to be concentrated. Concentration device, pump for supplying the concentrated seasoning liquid discharged from the concentration device to the boiler, and a discharge pipe for sending the seasoning liquid discharged from the boiler to the concentration device. In the bean product manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a bean product through the concentration step, a technical means has been provided in which a shower nozzle for sprinkling water is provided in the lid of the boiling pot.

[0006]

[Operation and effect] When the beans are watered and heated in a boiling pot loaded with a bucket containing beans, the beans are soaked for a predetermined time and then drained to remove lye. By supplying water, most of the lye component released from Ichitan beans is washed away,
It does not adhere to the surface of beans and the product quality is improved.

[0007]

EXAMPLE A jacket 3 is provided along the outer wall surface of a boiling pot 1 having a lid 2 which can be opened or closed manually or automatically. A pair of steam introducing pipes 4 are connected to the jacket 3, and the introducing pipe 4 is connected to a steam pipe 5 having one end connected to a steam generator (not shown). It is formed so as to heat the boiling pot 1 by introducing steam. Further, the discharge pipe 6 is extended from the bottom of the boiling pot 1 and the lid 2
The other end of the water supply pipe 7 whose one end is connected to a water source (not shown) is exposed inside, and the shower nozzle 8 is attached to the other end.
Further, a thermometer 9 for detecting the temperature inside the boiling pot 1, a pressure gauge 10 for measuring the pressure near the inside of the lid 2 and a safety valve 11 are provided.

On the other hand, a sugar solution concentrating device 12 is provided adjacent to the boiling pot 1. The concentrating device 12 includes a concentrating tank 13, a blower 14, and an air passage 15 that connects the suction port of the blower 14 and the upper end of the concentrating tank 13, and connects the upper portions of the boiling pot 1 and the concentrating tank 13 to each other. Connected by pipe 16. Then, the connecting pipe 16 in the concentration tank 13
A defoaming pipe 17 provided with a large number of fountain holes is vertically provided at the end of the, and a level sensor 18 and a discharge pipe 19 are provided.
The discharge pipe 19 is connected to a sugar solution recovery container (not shown) via a pump 20, and the outlet side of the pump 20 is branched to provide a branch pipe 21, and the other end of the branch pipe 21 is connected to the boiling pot. 1 to the discharge pipe 6. As a result, the connecting pipe 16 and the discharge pipe 1
A circulation route for the sugar solution is formed by 9, the pump 20, the branch pipe 21, and the discharge pipe 6.

Further, a sugar solution tank 22 is provided adjacent to the concentration tank 13. A return pipe in which one end of a discharge pipe 23 is connected to the bottom of the sugar liquid tank 22 and the other end of the discharge pipe 23 is connected to the discharge pipe 19 of the concentration tank 13 and the outlet side of the pump 20 is branched. 24 to sugar solution tank 22
Connect to. Further, a lead-in pipe 25 that branches from the steam pipe 5 to keep the inside of the sugar solution tank 22 warm is provided. The service pipe 25
A drain pipe 26 for discharging water drops in the jacket 3 of the boiling pot 1 is connected near the end of the.

The specific operation of the above embodiment will be described below. The lid 2 of the boiling pot 1 is opened, a basket 27 containing raw beans is filled, and the lid 2 is closed. Next, the valve 28 is opened by a signal from the control device, and water (clean water) is supplied into the boiling pot 1 through the water supply pipe 7 and the shower nozzle 8. At this time, when the valve 29 provided in the connecting pipe 16 is also opened and a certain amount of water is supplied into the boiling pot 1, the water overflows into the concentrating tank 13 through the connecting pipe 16. When the level sensor 18 in the concentration tank 13 detects water, the valve 28 is closed and water supply is stopped.

Next, the valve 30 provided in the steam pipe 5 is opened, and steam is supplied into the jacket 3 through the pair of steam introduction pipes 4. When it reaches a certain temperature (for example, 80 ° C.), the valve 29 is closed, and when the ash removal upper limit temperature (for example, 95 ° C.) is reached, the valve 30 is closed and the supply of steam is stopped.
After that, the valve 30 is opened and closed to maintain a constant temperature, and the lye is removed. After a lapse of a predetermined time (for example, 30 minutes), the valve 30 is closed, and the valve 32 and the valve 29 of the drain pipe 31 branched from the discharge pipe 6 are opened to drain the boiling pot 1. After a lapse of a predetermined drainage time (for example, about 2 minutes) according to the number of loaded buckets 27, the valve 28 is opened and shower water is supplied to the entire bucket 27 from the shower nozzle 8 for about 1 minute. As a result, the lye adhering to the surface of the legume is washed off almost entirely. Simultaneously with the completion of the shower water supply, the valves 33 and 34 of the discharge pipes 19 and 6 of the concentration tank 13 and the boiling pot 1 are opened,
The pump 20 is driven to drain the residual water in the concentration tank 13 and the boiling pot 1. Then, after 5 to 10 minutes, all the valves are closed to complete the lye removal process. If necessary,
This lye removal process may be repeated several times.

When the lye removal process is completed, the valve 2 is restarted.
8 and the valve 29 are opened to supply water into the boiling pot 1. When the level sensor 18 of the concentration tank 13 detects the water overflowing from the boiling pot 1, the valve 28 is closed and the water supply is completed. Next, the valve 30 is opened, steam is supplied into the jacket 3, and the valve 30 is closed when the thermometer 9 detects the boiling upper limit temperature (for example, 105 ° C.). Thereafter, a constant temperature is maintained by opening and closing the valve 30. Thus, after ripening for a predetermined time (for example, 120 minutes), the valve 30 can be closed, and if necessary, the valve 29 can be opened and closed to maintain a constant temperature.
After that, all the valves are closed and steamed, and the process proceeds.

When the steaming step is completed, as described above, the valves 29 and 32 are opened for draining, and after a few minutes, the valves 33 and 34 are opened and the pump 20 is driven to drive the inside of the concentration tank 13. Drain water. Then close all valves.

Next, the valves 29, 34 and the valve 35 received by the discharge pipe 23 of the sugar solution tank 22 are opened and the pump 20 is driven to supply the sugar solution into the boiling pot 1.
When the sugar solution overflows from the boiling pot 1 and the level sensor 18 of the concentration tank 13 detects this, the valve 35 is closed to stop the supply of the sugar solution. Next, the valve 33 is opened to open the circulation path between the boiling pot 1 and the concentration tank 13 and the exhaust fan 14 is started, and steam is supplied to the jacket 3 by the valve 30 to heat the boiling pot 1. While closing the valve 30 and maintaining a predetermined temperature (for example, 70 ° C),
The sugar solution is circulated through the circulation path. That is, the pump 2
The sugar solution supplied from the bottom of the boiling pot 1 into the boiling pot 1 by 0 is boiled down in the boiling pot 1, and the connecting pipe 16 and the defoaming pipe 17
The concentration of the sugar solution in the concentration tank 13 is supplied to the concentration tank 13 in the form of a shower through the air conditioner to eliminate bubbles (bubbles) in the concentration tank 13 and to discharge the steam generated at this time by the blower 14. It will gradually become higher.

Thus, the concentration step is continued for 6 to 12 hours, and when the sugar solution reaches the final concentration (for example, 70%), the pump 20 and the blower 14 are stopped, and all the valves are closed. Then, a heat retention step may be provided while maintaining a predetermined temperature (for example, 80 ° C.).

After the concentration / heat-retaining process is completed, the lid 2 is opened and the basket 27 is taken out to collect the sugar solution. That is, a valve 37 provided on a branch pipe 36 that branches the inlet side of the pump 20 and connects to the discharge pipe 6 of the boiling pot 1, a valve 38 provided on the return pipe 24 to the sugar solution tank 22, and a valve 29. To open the pump 20. Thereby, the sugar solution in the boiling pot 1 is collected in the sugar solution tank 22. Then
The valve 37 is closed and the valve 33 is opened to start the pump 20 to remove the sugar solution in the concentration tank 13 from the sugar solution tank 2
Collect in 2. After a lapse of a predetermined time (for example, 6 minutes), all valves are closed and the sugar solution collecting step is completed.

When the sugar solution is collected, the valve 28 and the valve 2
9 is opened to supply water into the boiling pot 1, and when the level sensor 18 of the concentration tank 13 detects water, the valve 28 is closed to stop the water supply. Then, the valve 30 is opened to supply steam to the jacket 3 to heat the boiling pot 1. At the same time, the valves 37, 33 and 34 are opened to operate the pump 20, and after 1 minute, the valve 37 is closed. As a result, the inside of the sugar solution circulation path is washed with warm water.

After about 10 minutes, the valve 30 was closed to stop the steam supply, and the valves 32 and 28 were opened.
Drain water while supplying water. After a predetermined time, the valve 28 is closed to stop the water supply, and the pump 20 is stopped. After about 15 minutes, close all valves.

Next, the valves 38 and 35 are opened and the pump 20 is driven and circulated, whereby the sugar solution tank 22 is circulated.
Mix the sugar solution in the mixture to make the concentration uniform, and prepare for the next production of bean products. Finally, valves 29, 32, 33
And 34 are opened to operate the pump 20 to drain water.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flow sheet showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Boiler 2 Lid 3 Jacket 4 Steam inlet pipe 5 Steam pipe 6 Discharge pipe 7 Water supply pipe 8 Shower nozzle 9 Thermometer 10 Pressure gauge 11 Safety valve 12 Concentrator 13 Concentration tank 14 Blower 15 Airway 16 Connecting pipe 17 Defoaming pipe 18 Level sensor 19 Discharge pipe 20 Pump 21 Branch pipe 22 Sugar liquid tank 23 Discharge pipe 24 Return pipe 25 Intake pipe 26 Drain pipe 27 Bucket 28 Valve 29 Valve 30 Valve 31 Drain pipe 32 Valve 33 Valve 34 Valve 35 Valve 36 Branch pipe 37 Valve

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A boiling pot with a lid for loading a basket containing beans, heating means for heating the boiling pot, a concentrating device for concentrating the seasoning liquid, and a concentrated seasoning liquid discharged from the concentrating device. Of a bean product, which comprises a pump for supplying syrup to the boiler and a discharge pipe for sending the seasoning liquid discharged from the boiler to a concentrating device, and produces a bean product through an lye removal process, a simmering process and a concentration process An apparatus for manufacturing a bean product, characterized in that a shower nozzle for sprinkling water is provided in the lid of the boiling pot.