JP2001198013A - Food steaming machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To improve the steaming efficiency by raising the temperature in a steaming kettle to near 100 ° C. SOLUTION: A tunnel-type steamer 2, an endless conveyor installed with a carry-in end 3 at an entrance of the tunnel-type steamer 2 and a carry-out end 4 at an outlet, and an outlet of the tunnel-type steamer 2 In the food steamer including the water tank 6 provided, the outlet of the tunnel-type steamer 2 is inserted into the water of the above-mentioned water tank to form an outlet-side water-seal portion 11. A water reservoir 12 is provided, and the water in the water reservoir 12 constitutes an inlet-side water seal portion 13 for separating the inside and outside of the tunnel-type steamer 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food steamer for continuously steaming and heat-treating foods such as shellfish such as octopus and scallop, other marine products, and agricultural products such as potatoes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A continuous octopus steamer is known as an apparatus for steaming marine products such as octopus as an octopus and mass-treating the octopus by an endless chain conveyor and steaming the octopus in a tunnel-type steamer, followed by cooling. (Japanese Patent Application Hei 7
Japanese Patent Application No. 258,698, Japanese Patent Application No. 8-12574, etc.).

[0003]

However, in the above octopus steamer, the steamer is open to the outside at the inlet and the outlet, and the temperature rise in the steamer is about 90 to 94 ° C. If the temperature is set higher than this, the steam escapes from the inlet and the outlet, and the use efficiency of the steam is greatly reduced. For this reason, it is not efficient to raise the temperature to near 100 ° C.
Has difficulty. Therefore, the steaming time is longer than when the temperature is raised to nearly 100 ° C.

[0004] Therefore, the present invention is to reduce the temperature in the steamer to 1
The purpose is to raise the temperature to near 00 ° C. to improve the steaming efficiency.

[0005]

According to the present invention, a carry-out end is provided at a tunnel-type steamer, an outlet end of the tunnel-type steamer facing the outlet, and a carry-in end located at the entrance or at a position exiting from the inlet. In an endless conveyor, a food steamer comprising a water tank provided at an outlet of the tunnel type steamer, the outlet of the tunnel type steamer is inserted into the water of the water tank to form an outlet side water seal portion, and the tunnel type steamer is formed. Either a water-seal basin is provided at the inlet of the steamer, or the inlet is placed in a water-seal tub, and the water in the basin or the water tub is used to connect the inside and outside of the tunnel-type steamer with the water. The above problem has been solved by forming an inlet-side water seal portion for separating the water.

A food to be steamed is placed at the carry-in end of the endless conveyor, and the food is carried into a tunnel-type steamer according to the movement of the endless conveyor. Since the entrance and the exit of this tunnel-type steamer are water-sealed by an inlet-side water seal portion and an outlet-side water seal portion, the inside is sealed. For this reason, the steam temperature in the steamer was set to 100 ° C.
Can be raised to near. Therefore, it is possible to shorten the steaming time of the imported food. The steamed food exits the steamer from the discharge end and is sent into the water tank.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, a food steamer 1 according to the present invention is installed with a tunnel-type steamer 2 having a carry-in end 3 at an inlet of the steamer and a carry-out end 4 at an outlet. And a water tank 6 provided at the exit of the tunnel type steamer 2.

An outlet of the tunnel type steamer 2 is connected to a water tank 6.
And the outlet side water seal portion 11 is formed.
In addition, a water reservoir 12 for water sealing is provided at the entrance of the tunnel type steamer 2, and the water in the water reservoir 12 is used to separate an inside of the tunnel type steamer from the outside.
Is configured.

It is preferable that the carry-in end 3 provided to face the entrance of the steaming pot is provided above the upper surface of the water stored in the water reservoir 12, since it is easy to place food on the carry-in end 3.

Next, the operation of the food steamer 1 according to the present invention will be described. First, the food to be steamed is placed on the carry-in end 3 of the conveyor 5. Then, the conveyor 5 is driven, and the food is carried into the tunnel type steamer 2 through the water reservoir 12 according to the movement. Since the entrance and the exit of this tunnel type steamer 2 are water-sealed by the inlet-side water seal portion 13 and the outlet-side water seal portion 11, the inside is sealed. For this reason, the food carried into the steaming pot 2
It can be placed in steam raised to around 100 ° C., and the steaming time can be shortened. At this time,
There is no particular problem if the temperature in the steaming pot 2 is higher than 92 to 93 ° C.
If the temperature is such that the water vapor does not leak out,
It is preferable because the loss of water vapor in the inside can be reduced.

[0012] The steamed food is supplied to the steaming pot 2 from the discharge end 4.
From the tank 6. The water tank 6 may be filled with water or hot water. If water is put in the water tank 6, the steamed food in the water tank 6 can be cooled. Also, if you put hot water in this water tank 6,
It becomes possible to boil.

Next, another embodiment of the food steamer according to the present invention will be described.

As shown in FIG. 2, the food steamer 1 'is installed with a tunnel-type steamer 2 and a discharge end 4 facing an outlet in the tunnel-type steamer 2, and exits from an entrance. It comprises an endless conveyor 5 provided with a carry-in end 3 'at a position, and a first water tank 6' provided at an outlet of the tunnel type steamer 2.

The outlet of the tunnel type steamer 2 is inserted into the water of the first water tank 6 ′ and the outlet side water seal portion 11 is inserted.
Is configured.

Further, the entrance portion of the tunnel type steamer 2 is put into a second water tank 14 for water sealing, and water inside the second water tank 14 is used.
An inlet-side water seal portion 13 'for separating the inside and the outside of the tunnel type steamer 2 is formed.

Further, the carry-in end 3 'of the conveyor 5
Is provided in the second water tank 14. At this time, it is preferable that the carry-in end 3 ′ is provided above the upper surface of the water in the second water tank 14 because the food can be easily placed on the carry-in end 3 ′.

The food steamer 1 'has the same function as the food steamer 1 except that the water reservoir 12 is a second water tank 14.

[0019]

According to the present invention, the steam pot of the food steamer can be sealed with water, so that the steam temperature in the steam pot can be raised to around 100 ° C. For this reason, the steaming time of the brought in food can be reduced. Therefore, the steaming efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an example of a food steamer according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing another example of the food steamer according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1 'Food steamer 2 Steaming pot 3, 3' Carrying-in end 4 Carrying-out end 5 Conveyor 6 Water tank 6 '1st water tank 11 Outlet-side water seal part 12 Water storage part 13, 13' Inlet-side water seal part 14 2nd tank

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A tunnel type steamer, an endless conveyor provided with a carry-in end at an entrance of the tunnel-type steamer and a carry-out end at an exit, and a water tank provided at an outlet of the tunnel-type steamer. In the food steamer composed of, the outlet of the tunnel-type steamer is inserted into the water of the water tank to form an outlet water-seal portion, and a water-seal portion is provided at an inlet portion of the tunnel-type steamer. A food steamer comprising an inlet-side water seal portion for separating the inside and the outside of the tunnel-type steamer with the water in the sump portion. 2. A tunnel-type steamer, an endless conveyor having an outlet end facing an outlet in the tunnel-type steamer, and an inlet end provided at a position exiting from the inlet. The first provided at the outlet of the kettle
In a food steamer comprising a water tank, an outlet of the tunnel-type steamer is inserted into the water of the first water tank to form an outlet-side water seal portion, and an inlet portion of the tunnel-type steamer is water-sealed. A second water tank, and an inlet side water sealing portion for separating the inside and the outside of the tunnel type steamer with water in the water tank is configured; and a carry-in end of the conveyor is provided in the second water tank. Food steaming machine.