JPH079218U - Continuous boiler / sterilizer - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] Equipment costs are reduced by eliminating the need for ducts and blowers, which were conventionally required to be installed, and the layout inside the factory is free and the aesthetics inside the factory are increased, which further wastes energy. It is a continuous type boiler that has excellent energy utilization efficiency and excellent boiling and sterilizing ability.
Provide a sterilizer. [Constitution] In a conveyor 2 for transferring an object to be processed 3,
The tip 2a on the charging side and the rear portion 2b on the unloading side with respect to the hot water tank 4 for storing hot water are inclined so as to be located below the water surface in the hot water tank 4. In the cover 5 covering the upper part of the hot water tank 4 and the conveyor 2, the leading end 5a on the loading side and the rear end 5b on the unloading side of the hot water tank 4 are positioned below the water surface in the hot water tank 4.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a continuous type boiler / sterilizer for continuously boiling / sterilizing foods, etc., in particular, the equipment cost is reduced, the layout in the factory is free, the aesthetics in the factory is increased, and energy is not wasted. The present invention relates to a continuous type boiler / sterilizer with excellent energy utilization efficiency and excellent boiling / sterilizing capacity.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a device for continuously boiling and sterilizing foods and the like, as shown in FIG. 2, an object to be treated 12 such as a bag filled with vegetables is placed on a mesh-like conveyor 13 and filled with hot water. There is a continuous type boiler / sterilizer 11 that moves in the hot water tank 14. Reference numeral 15 is a cooling tank for cooling the boiled object 12 with cold water.

In this continuous type boiler / sterilizer 11, the cover 16 covers the hot water tank 14 and the upper part of the conveyor 13 so that steam generated from the hot water in the hot water tank 14 is not directly discharged into the factory. I have to.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the above-described conventional continuous boiling and sterilizing machine 11, although steam generated from hot water is temporarily prevented from rising by the cover 16, it moves laterally along the cover 16 to move to the inlet or outlet. Was released from the factory and filled the factory with steam. In order to prevent the steam from filling the factory, large-scale ducts 17 were provided at the inlet and outlet of the cover 16 and the blower 18 was forced to discharge the steam to the outside.

Providing such a large-scale duct or blower requires a great amount of equipment cost, imposes a great limitation on the layout in the factory, and impairs the aesthetics of the factory. In addition to this, discharging steam with a large amount of heat energy to the outside as it is resulted in inferior energy utilization efficiency, wasting energy, and in turn, was inferior in processing capacity for boiling and sterilizing.

The present invention has been devised in view of the above-mentioned points. It eliminates the need for a duct or a blower, which has been necessary in the past, reduces equipment costs, allows free layout in the factory, and improves the aesthetics of the factory. The aim is to realize a continuous boiling and sterilizing machine that is more efficient, has excellent energy utilization efficiency without wasting energy, and has excellent boiling and sterilizing capacity.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the continuous boiling and sterilizing machine of the present invention comprises a hot water tank for storing hot water, and a conveyer for carrying in an object to be boiled by the hot water into the hot water tank and transferring it to the next step. In a continuous boiling and sterilizer equipped with a cover that covers the hot water tank and the upper part of the conveyor, the leading end of the feeding side and the rear end of the unloading side of the conveyor are below the water level in the hot water tank. In addition, the front end of the cover on the loading side and the rear end of the unloading side of the cover are positioned below the water surface in the hot water tank.

[0008]

[Action]

 The tip of the conveyor on the feeding side with respect to the hot water tank and the rear end of the unloading side are inclined so as to be located below the water surface in the hot water tank, and the tip of the cover on the feeding side with respect to the hot water tank and the rear end of the unloading side are placed on the water surface inside the hot water tank. By positioning it below the cover, the volume inside the cover where the steam generated from the hot water in the hot water tank can accumulate increases, and the steam stays inside the cover without being easily discharged to the outside.

[0009]

【Example】

 FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing a continuous type boiler / sterilizer of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a continuous type boiler / sterilizer of the present invention, 2 is a conveyor made of a stainless steel net for transferring an object 3 made of a bag filled with food such as vegetables and prepared foods, 4 is hot water Is a stainless steel bath for storing the water, and 5 is a stainless cover for covering the bath 4 and the conveyor 2. Reference numeral 6 is a stainless steel cooling tank for cooling the boiled object 3 with cold water.

The conveyor 2 is laid along the slope and the bottom of the inverted trapezoidal water tank 4, and the tip 2a on the loading side of the conveyor 2 into which the material to be treated 3 is loaded from the previous step and the boiling target. The rear part 2b on the unloading side of the conveyor 2 where the processed material 3 is transferred to the cooling layer 6 is inclined so as to be at a position considerably lower than the water surface of the hot water tank 4.

The cover 5 covers the upper part of the hot water tank 4 and covers the vicinity of the leading end 2a on the feeding side of the conveyor 2 to the vicinity of the rear part 2b on the unloading side substantially along the inclination of the conveyor 2 and its tip 5a. The rear end 5b is set at a position lower than the water surface of the bath 4. Further, inlet / outlet covers 7 and 7 made of, for example, a flexible material are vertically provided at the front end 5a and the rear end 5b of the cover 5 so as not to hinder the passage of the object 3 to be processed. Further, although not particularly shown, wall surfaces for preventing vapor emission are also formed on both side surfaces of the cover 5.

In the continuous boiling and sterilizing machine of the present invention having such a configuration, the object 3 to be treated which has been put into the tip 2a of the conveyor 2 from the previous step is transferred in the direction of the arrow in FIG. It is boiled or sterilized by hot water in the hot water tank 4. The object 3 transferred from the hot water tank 4 is bathed in cold water by a shower (not shown) to have its temperature lowered to some extent, and then immersed in the cold water in the cooling layer 6 to be cooled. The object 3 to be processed which has been sufficiently cooled in this manner is transferred to the next step by the conveyor 2.

The speed of the conveyor and the size of the hot water tank are appropriately set according to the processing capacity required for the continuous boiling / sterilizer, the processing time of the object to be processed, and the like.

[0014]

[Effect of device]

 As described above in detail, according to the continuous boiling and sterilizing machine of the present invention, the leading end on the feeding side and the trailing end on the unloading side of the conveyor are inclined so that they are located below the water level in the hot water tank. By positioning the tip of the cover on the inlet side and the rear end of the outlet on the lower side of the water surface in the bath, the volume inside the cover where the steam generated from the hot water in the bath can accumulate increases, Stays inside the cover without being easily released to the outside, exerts a sufficient effect of keeping the temperature inside the water bath, and then turns into water and is dropped into the continuous boiling / sterilizer. As a result, it is possible to eliminate the large facility costs required for the ducts and blowers that were conventionally required to be installed, eliminate the large-scale ducts, etc. from the inside of the factory, and make the layout inside the factory free, and the aesthetics of the factory Can be increased. In addition, the inside of the factory equipped with the continuous boiling and sterilizing machine of the present invention provides a comfortable working environment without being filled with steam, and the steam with a large amount of thermal energy is not released to the outside of the water tank. Since it can be used for heat retention, it exhibits extremely excellent energy efficiency in boiling and sterilizing the object to be treated, as compared with the conventional boiler and sterilizer.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing a continuous type boiler / sterilizer of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view showing a conventional continuous boiling and sterilizing machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Continuous Boiler / Sterilizer 2 Transfer Conveyor 2a Tip 2b Rear Part 3 Workpiece 4 Hot Water Tank 5 Cover 5a Tip 5b Rear End 7 Door Cover

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A hot water tank for storing hot water, a conveyer for carrying an object to be boiled by the hot water into the hot water tank and transferring it to the next step, and a cover for covering the hot water tank and the upper part of the conveyor. In a continuous type boiler / sterilizer, the tip of the feeding side of the conveyor and the rear end of the unloading side of the conveyor are inclined so as to be positioned below the water surface in the bath, and the feeding side of the cover with respect to the bath A continuous type boiler / sterilizer characterized in that the front end and the rear end of the carry-out side are located below the water surface in the hot water tank. 2. The continuous boiling and sterilizing machine according to claim 1, wherein an inlet / outlet cover is provided vertically at the leading end of the cover for covering the upper part of the hot water tank and the conveyor and the rear end of the carry-out side.