CN1596080A

CN1596080A - Food heating device

Info

Publication number: CN1596080A
Application number: CN 02823777
Authority: CN
Inventors: 小野铎治
Original assignee: Ono Foods Industrial Co Ltd
Current assignee: Ono Foods Industrial Co Ltd
Priority date: 2001-11-29
Filing date: 2002-11-28
Publication date: 2005-03-16
Anticipated expiration: 2022-11-28
Also published as: WO2003045206A1; AU2002354117A1; TWI231197B; CN100369569C; JPWO2003045206A1; TW200300662A

Abstract

It is intended to improve the spray box of a conventional food heating device, to enlarge the effective space in a heating kettle and to make it possible to carry in a large-sized food wagon. To this end, a plurality of hot water feed pipes (8) each having attached thereto a plurality of nozzles (9) arranged along the length of the pipe are arranged in a heating kettle (1), these hot water feed pipes (8) being respectively connected to the external hot water feed headers (13) of the heating kettle (1) through connecting pipes (27) extending through the can body (12) of the heating kettle (1). And a hot water generating source is connected to the hot water feed headers (13).

Description

Foods heat unit

Technical field

The present invention relates to hot water is heated toward being sealed in the food top-pour in bag and the containers such as case from the outside, carry out the improvement of the device of the cooking of food or sterilization.

Background technology

When the food in the container is heated, utilize the hot water bigger, the efficient height than the thermal capacity of steam.

Utilize the existing example of hot water to be shown in Figure 26～Figure 28.

Symbol 1 is a heating kettle, and two of being provided with a plurality of nozzle bores 24 are sprayed the position, the left and right sides that framework 25 is configured in heating kettle inside opposite to each other.

Hot water is sent into this injections framework 25 from the outside through supply pipe 26, from a plurality of nozzle bores 24 with hot water to spraying on a large scale.

Therefore, though have the advantage that can heat a large amount of food, but exist following problems: the internal volume that sprays framework 25 is big, the hot water amount who is filled in wherein must be big, the supply source of hot water comprises the problem that pump maximizes, with the inner space of occupying heating kettle 1 owing to injection framework 25 greatly, so narrow problem of the available useful space, and owing to nozzle is fixed on the injection framework 25, so can not change the spacing of nozzle, in addition, the hot water amount often concentrates on the middle body that sprays framework 25, is difficult to problems such as uniformly dispersing on the whole.

Summary of the invention

The objective of the invention is to remove to spray framework, can enlarge the inside that utilizes heating kettle, thermal source is also small-sized and sufficient, and the spacing of variable nozzle, and the crawl space of the shelf of hot water etc. food from mounting and shelf is equably to distribution on a large scale.

In order to achieve the above object, the foods heat unit of technical scheme 1 is to constitute like this, promptly, with several hot water supply pipes that several nozzles are installed of arranging along tube length, alignment arrangements is in the inside of heating kettle, with these hot water supply pipes by run through heating kettle the pot body tube connector, be connected with the hot water supply collector of heating kettle outside respectively, the source is taken place in hot water is connected with this hot water supply collector.

The foods heat unit of technical scheme 2 is to constitute like this, promptly, two row alignment arrangements were in the inside of heating kettle about several hot water supply pipes described in the technical scheme 1 were pressed, and the nozzle that makes adjoining hot water supply pipe is towards alternately to right-hand or be provided with agley to left.

The foods heat unit of technical scheme 3 is to constitute like this, that is, the inwall of the hot water supply pipe described in the technical scheme 1 along the cylindrical shape heating kettle formed agley.

The foods heat unit of technical scheme 4 is to constitute like this, that is, with the several hot water supply pipes described in the technical scheme 1 with the state that keeps flat in the horizontal direction, along heating kettle inwall alignment arrangements.

The foods heat unit of technical scheme 5 is to constitute like this, promptly, hot water supply collector described in the technical scheme 1 is located at the bottom center of heating kettle, from the several tube connectors of the right-hand left branch of this hot water supply collector, metalwork is installed with pipe in the upper end of each tube connector to be connected, this pipe is installed metalwork pot wall of through heating pot upward, the root loading and unloading of hot water supply pipe is connected each pipe freely installs on metalwork, with the state configuration that the erects inside at heating kettle.

The foods heat unit of technical scheme 6 is to constitute like this, promptly, with several hot water supply pipes that several nozzles are installed of arranging along tube length, alignment arrangements is in the inside of heating kettle, in addition, the nappe of groove shape is installed integratedly on the external side of pot of heating kettle, utilizes this nappe and formed the hot water supply collector by the outer wall of the pot body of its covering, above-mentioned data hot water supply pipe is connected with this hot water supply collector, and the source is taken place hot water is connected with the hot water supply collector.

The foods heat unit of technical scheme 7 is to constitute like this,, in the hot water supply collector described in

technical scheme

1 or 6, on the position in the face of above-mentioned hot water is taken place the tube connector that source and hot water supply collector couple together connector, buffer body is installed that is.

The heat cooking apparatus of technical scheme 8 is to constitute like this, promptly, with several hot water supply pipes that several nozzles are installed of arranging along tube length, alignment arrangements is in the inside of heating kettle, with these hot water supply pipes respectively be arranged at heating kettle in the pair of right and left hot water supply collector on top be connected, the source is taken place in hot water is connected with these hot water supply collectors.

The heat cooking apparatus of technical scheme 9 is to constitute like this, promptly, with several hot water supply pipes that several nozzles are installed of arranging along tube length, alignment arrangements is in the inside of heating kettle, these hot water supply pipes are separately positioned on the hot water supply pipe to be connected with pair of right and left hot water supply collector between the heating kettle inwall, then, hot water being taken place in the source is connected with these hot water supply collectors.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the front view of foods heat unit of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is the side view of foods heat unit of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is the front view of another form of implementation.

Fig. 4 is the side view of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is the side view of the state after the nappe with Fig. 3 unloads.

Fig. 6 is the amplification profile diagram of the major part of Fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is the enlarged drawing that the installation portion of hot water supply pipe is decomposed the back expression.

Fig. 8 is the key diagram of the position relation of expression diffuser plate and hot water supply pipe.

Fig. 9 is the vertical view of another form of implementation.

Figure 10 is the side view of Fig. 9.

Figure 11 is the upward view of Fig. 9.

Figure 12 is the front view with Fig. 1, Fig. 3, other form of implementation that Fig. 9 is different.

Figure 13 (A) is a hot water distribution key diagram of the present invention, and Figure 13 (B) is the hot water distribution key diagram that compares with representing.

Figure 14 is the front view that the hot water supply collector is located at the foods heat unit of below.

Figure 15 is the side view of Figure 14.

Figure 16 is the upward view of Figure 14.

Figure 17 is the front view with the foods heat unit after the distortion of hot water supply pipe.

Figure 18 is the side view with the foods heat unit behind the configuration change of hot water supply pipe.

Figure 19 is the front view of Figure 18, Figure 19 (a) expression is arranged the hot water supply pipe along the heating kettle inwall example, Figure 19 (b) expression is arranged the hot water supply pipe along vertical plane example.

Figure 20 is the figure that the hot water supply pipe is set as the foods heat unit that vertical-type and horizontal type adopt simultaneously, and Figure 20 (a) is a front view, and Figure 20 (b) is the enlarged drawing of second collector and hot water supply pipe.

Figure 21 is the vertical view of Figure 20 (a).

Figure 22 is the front view that the hot water supply collector is located at the foods heat unit of the inner upper end of pot.

Figure 23 is the side view of Figure 22.

Figure 24 is located at the inwall of heating kettle and the front view of the example between the hot water supply pipe with the hot water supply collector.

Figure 25 is the side view of Figure 24.

Figure 26 is the front view of existing foods heat unit.

Figure 27 is the vertical view of Figure 26.

Figure 28 is the A-A sectional drawing of Figure 26.

The specific embodiment

Form of implementation of the present invention illustrated in figures 1 and 2 is described.

Symbol 1 is the heating kettle of horizontal cylinder shape, is set as among Fig. 2 the front in left side opened and to become food and take out of and move into mouthfuls 2, opposite one side closed structure with it.Take out of to move on mouthfuls 2 at food circular lid 3 is installed.

Symbol 4 is food carriers, symbol 5 expression wheels.A plurality of shelves that mounting food is used are overlapping being arranged on this food carrier 4 in devices spaced apart ground about in the of 6, moves along the auxilliary track 7 that is located at pot 1 bottom.Shelf 6 is made by metal net or porous plate, the structure that the hot water that formation is injected can not accumulate.

Symbol 8 is each the heat extraction water supplying pipe that is disposed at the position, the left and right sides in the pot 1 abreast, its closed at both ends.A plurality of nozzles 9 are installed on the tube wall of this hot water supply pipe 8, the packed food on each shelf 6 of these nozzle 9 heading carriers 4 is configured.

The distance (wall to the pot body is close) that as far as possible enlarges between the hot water supply pipe 8 in opposite directions is configured.

As shown in Figure 1, the central portion of this each hot water supply pipe 8 is connected with tube connector 27.

Symbol 13 is for being located at the tubulose hot water supply collector of heating kettle 1 outside, and above-mentioned tube connector 27 runs through the pot body 12 of heating kettle 1 and is connected with this hot water supply collector 13.Symbol 28 is the connector of this tube connector 27 and hot water supply pipe 8, like this, can freely load and unload hot water supply pipe 8.

Symbol 14 is buffer bodies, forms to such an extent that form than the plate body of the wider width of other parts by the width with middle body and two ends, is arranged on the inside of hot water supply collector 13.

The middle body of the wider width of this buffer body 14 is installed on such position, that is, the face neighbour hot water takes place connector 16 places (with reference to figure 8) of the tube connector 15 that source (not shown) and hot water supply collector 13 couple together.

Symbol 17 is the discharge pipes of the hot water etc. that accumulates in pot 1 bottom being discharged usefulness outside pot, symbol 18 is supporting members that hot water supply pipe 8 is supported, symbol 19 is foots of pot 1, and symbol 20 is to accumulate in the outlet of the discharges such as water in the hot water supply collector 13.

For cooking sterilization with above-mentioned foods heat unit, packed food (except that packed, the food in the hard plastic casing of packing into is also passable, no matter the kind of packaging material how) is positioned on the shelf of food carrier 4, move in the heating kettle 1.

After moving into, lid 3 is closed, and give hot water supply pipe 8 with heat hot water through tube connector 27 from hot water supply collector 13.

At this moment, buffer body 14 prevents that hot water and cold water etc. from concentrating in the specific hot water supply pipe 8, disperses (with reference to figure 5) equably.

From nozzle 9 the packed food of heat hot water on each shelf 6 of carrier 4 is sprayed, carry out the cooking and the sterilization of food.

After the cooking and sterilization finish, cold water is replaced heat hot water send into.Cold water is from hot water supply collector 13, spray to food from the nozzle 9 of hot water supply pipe 8, the food of high temperature is cooled to can be fetched into the outer so high temperature of pot.

Below, other form of implementation is described.

Fig. 3 is the front view of this foods heat unit.Fig. 4 is the side view of the foods heat unit of Fig. 3, dots the inner hot water supply pipe of pot, so that should be readily appreciated that the connection status of hot water supply pipe and nappe.Fig. 5 is the side view that nappe is unloaded expression.The part identical with above-mentioned form of implementation is with identical symbolic representation.

Hot water supply collector 13 is integrally formed with heating kettle 1, and this point is different with above-mentioned form of implementation.

That is, symbol 10 is a nappe, and as shown in Figure 6, shape is in the form of slot.This nappe 10 is welded on the bottom of the left and right sides face of heating kettle 1 respectively, covers the unlimited bottom 11 of the root of above-mentioned hot water supply pipe 8, form hot water supply collector 13 by a part and the nappe 10 of pot body 12.

For cooking sterilization, at first, the food carrier 4 that is mounted with packed food is moved in the heating kettle 1.Then, close lid 3 after, from tube connector 15 heat hot water is sent into hot water supply pipe 8 through hot water supply collector 13.

Then, the packed food of heat hot water on each shelf 6 of carrier 4 sprayed, carry out the cooking and the sterilization of food from nozzle 9.

The cooking and after sterilization finishes, replacement heat hot water and send into cold water.Cold water is from hot water supply collector 13, be ejected on the food by the nozzle 9 of hot water supply pipe 8, the food of high temperature is cooled to can be fetched into the outer so high temperature of pot.

Because the variations in temperature during such heating and cooling, heating kettle 1 and nappe 10 produce and expand and contraction, but if form both with identical material, it is identical with the degree of shrinking then to expand, and the junction surface can not produce be full of cracks etc.

Also can constitute the coupling part of hot water supply pipe 8 and nappe 10 as follows.

Fig. 7 represents the mounting portion of the root of this hot water supply pipe 8.

Pipe is installed metalwork 21 to be fixed on the part of the pot body 12 that runs through heating kettle 1.

Be formed with bead 22 in the bottom of hot water supply pipe 8, with 23 pairs of beads of screw 22 and pipe metalwork 21 be installed and fixed, with the unlimited bottom 11 of hot water supply pipe with pass pipe and the hot water mouth 12a of metalwork 21 is installed couples together.

If take off screw 23, then can be replaced with the hot water supply pipe 8 of different other in the interval of nozzle 9 easily.Make nozzle 9 be positioned at the centre position of the shelf that is arranged above and below.Can prepare several and the upper and lower settings of the shelf 6 different hot water supply pipe 8 in interval corresponding to, nozzle 9 at interval.

In addition, shown in Figure 13 (A) like that with the nozzle 9 of hot water supply pipe 8 towards alternately being provided with agley to the right or left, with do not make nozzle towards crooked and compare towards the situation [Figure 13 (B)] in front, can form the hot water zone of spraying bigger, the width La in the hot water zone in Figure 13 (A) be bigger significantly than the width Lb of Figure 13 (B).

Therefore, Figure 13 (A) compares with Figure 13 (B), can more effectively utilize the internal volume of heating kettle, thereby, under the identical situation of heating kettle, compare with (B), can use large-scale shelf 6, if shelf 6 is big or small identical, then can make the big or small miniaturization of pot.

Hot water sprays to horizontal direction from nozzle as shown in Figure 13 radially.At this moment, hot water diffuses into the film shape, intersects with the hot water of the nozzle on opposite and falls on a large scale, injects equably on the whole roomy area between shelf and the shelf.Like this, the food on the shelf is heated.

Usually, food seamlessly is arranged in above the shelf under nonoverlapping situation.Therefore, most of hot water flows on food, and below dropping to around the shelf.Below remaining hot water drops to by shelf between food side by side.Therefore, on shelf, do not accumulate hot water.Thereby, even gas with the food packaging material inside of packing into, can not make food float, move because of hot water flows on the shelf yet.

In addition, another form of implementation is described.

Figure 14 is the front view of this foods heat unit, and Figure 15 is a side view, and Figure 16 is a upward view.The part identical with above-mentioned form of implementation is with identical symbolic representation.

With the difference of above-mentioned each form of implementation be, hot water supply collector 13 is located at the below of heating kettle 1, the hot water supply pipe 8 of the left and right sides is connected with a hot water supply collector 13.

By such formation, can reduce the radical of hot water supply collector 13.

At heating kettle 1 is under the long situation in large-scale, front and back, can not supply with hot water to each hot water supply pipe 8 fully with a hot water supply collector 13, so also can be as Figure 15, be divided into 2 as shown in Figure 16.

In above-mentioned each form of implementation, hot water supply pipe 8 is set as straight pipe, but is not limited to this, also can be as shown in Figure 17 form agley along the inwall of heating kettle 1.When forming like this, move into that a space becomes big in the pot that the food carrier uses.

In addition, also can replace crooked hot water supply pipe 8, as Figure 18, as shown in Figure 19 with the state alignment arrangements of several hot water supply pipes 8 to keep flat in the horizontal direction.

Hot water supply pipe 8, the inwall along heating kettle 1 as Figure 19 (a) is arranged, or vertically is arranged in delegation along vertical plane as Figure 19 (b).In the occasion of Figure 19 (a), the space in the spendable pot is big, and in the occasion of Figure 19 (b), hot water supply pipe 8 all equates with the distance of shelf, hot water can be supplied with each shelf equably.

In addition, in above-mentioned each form of implementation, heating kettle 1 is set as horizontal cylindrical shape, but is not limited to this, also can be as Fig. 9～Figure 11, be set as the perpendicular cylindrical shape of putting that food is come in and gone out from top.Under perpendicular situation of putting, hot water supply pipe 8 is configured on the circumference, hot water supply collector 13 forms circular arc in the bottom of pot.

Nappe 10 is not limited to be located at the bottom of the left and right sides face of above-mentioned heating kettle 1, also can be positioned at any one party of the left and right sides face of heating kettle 1.For example, be welded on the substantial middle place of heating kettle 1 respectively, utilize pot body 12 and the nappe 10 of heating kettle to form hot water supply collector 13, and also can the central portion of this hot water supply collector 13 and hot water supply pipe 8 be coupled together (with reference to Figure 12) with tube connector 27.

In above-mentioned each form of implementation, hot water supply collector 13 separates formation with the pot body 12 of heating kettle, this part with the pot body 12 that utilizes heating kettle forms hot water supply collector 13 and compares, do not need to be welded on the outer wall of pot body 12 for forming hot water collector 13, make easily, in addition, utilize the part of the pot body 12 of heating kettle to form hot water supply collector 13, have whole device compactness, the little advantage of area is set.

Figure 20, Figure 21 are the examples that is provided with the second collector 8a in the hot water supply pipe 8 and the centre of hot water supply collector 13.

The hot water supply pipe 8b of level is connected with the two sides of the second collector 8a that erects state in vertical direction, couples together with the back side of tube connector 27 with the hot water supply collector 13 and the second collector 8a.

In addition, the form of implementation that hot water supply collector 13 is configured in the heating kettle 1 is described.

Figure 22 is the front view of foods heat unit, and Figure 23 is a side view.The part identical with above-mentioned form of implementation is with identical symbolic representation.

At this, top in heating kettle 1 hangs hot water supply collectors 13 with suspender member 29, and the upper end of the hot water supply pipe 8 of the left and right sides is connected with it.

Hot water supply collector 13 also can be merged into one.

According to this form of implementation, can effectively utilize the empty space of heating kettle 1 center upper portion, can compactly form whole device.

In addition, as Figure 24, shown in Figure 25,, also can effectively utilize empty space even hot water supply collector 13 is arranged in the space between the inwall of hot water supply pipe 8 and heating kettle 1.

The possibility of utilizing on the industry

Generally speaking, the invention of technical scheme 1 is equipped with several the arrangement along tube length The hot water supply pipe of several nozzles, alignment arrangements are in the inside of heating kettle, with these hot water supplies Pipe is by running through the tube connector of heating kettle pot body, respectively with the hot water supply collector of heating kettle outside Connect, but, the hot water generating source is connected with this hot water supply collector. Therefore, identical in use In the situation of the food carrying car of size, the internal volume of heating kettle can dwindle, its result, and institute makes With hot water and the amount of cooling water etc. also reduce.

The invention of technical scheme 2, two row alignment arrangements about several above-mentioned hot water supply pipes are pressed In the inside of heating kettle, and the nozzle that makes adjoining hot water supply pipe is towards alternately to right-hand Or arrange agley to left. Therefore, with do not make nozzle towards bending, the feelings towards the front Condition is compared, and the hot water zone of institute's nozzle forms greatly, so can effectively utilize the internal volume of heating kettle. Thereby, in the identical situation of heating kettle, can use large-scale shelf, if the size of shelf Identical, then can make the big or small miniaturization of pot.

The invention of technical scheme 3, with above-mentioned hot water supply pipe along the inwall of heating kettle agley Form, so the space of moving in the automobile-used pot of food carrying becomes big. In addition, technical scheme 4 Invention, with several above-mentioned hot water supply pipes with the state that keeps flat in the horizontal direction, along heating The inwall alignment arrangements of pot is moved into food so can enlarge in the situation that does not make the bending of hot water supply pipe Space in the pot that the product carrier is used.

The invention of technical scheme 5 is located at the bottom center of heating kettle with above-mentioned hot water supply collector, From this hot water supply collector several tube connectors of right-hand branch left, with upper end and the pipe of each tube connector The installation metalwork connects, and this pipe is installed the upward pot wall of through heating pot of metalwork, with hot water The root loading and unloading of supply pipe are connected freely each pipe and install on the metalwork, join with the state that erects Put the inside at heating kettle. Therefore, the replacing of hot water supply pipe is simple, by being replaced with nozzle The hot water supply pipe that the interval is different can easily change the nozzle interval.

Technical scheme 6 described inventions are equipped with several sprays with several the arrangement along tube length The hot water supply pipe alignment arrangements of mouth is in the inside of heating kettle, and is in addition, external at the pot of heating kettle The nappe of groove shape is installed on the side integratedly, utilizes this nappe and external by the pot of its covering Wall forms the hot water supply collector, and above-mentioned several hot water supply pipes and this hot water supply collector are connected Connect, and the hot water generating source is connected with the hot water supply collector.

Therefore, can omit tube connector, can reduce number of components, it is simple that the structure of device becomes. And, if the nappe of above-mentioned groove shape is installed on the Lower Half of heating kettle pot body, just can with The hot water supply collector is received the inboard of the diameter that is contained in heating kettle, the occupied area of foods heat unit Reduce, also can arrange in littler place.

Technical scheme 7 described inventions are to supply in

technique scheme

1 or 6 described hot water Give in the collector, in the connection in the face of above-mentioned hot water generating source is connected with the hot water supply collector Hot water etc. on the position of the connector of pipe, buffer body are installed, so can be distributed to each heat equably Water supplying pipe, the pressure of nozzle can not produce difference because the position is different, and nozzle exit pressure is even.

Technical scheme

8,9 described inventions are with upper in heating kettle of hot water supply header arrangement In the space between end and hot water supply pipe and the heating kettle inwall, so can effectively utilize pot The space of body inside can reduce the transverse width of whole device.

Claims

1. foods heat unit, this device constitutes like this, promptly, with several hot water supply pipes that several nozzles are installed of arranging along tube length, alignment arrangements is in the inside of heating kettle, tube connector with the pot body of these hot water supply pipes by running through heating kettle is connected with the hot water supply collector of heating kettle outside respectively, and the source is taken place hot water is connected with this hot water supply collector.

2. foods heat unit according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, two row alignment arrangements were in the inside of heating kettle about several above-mentioned hot water supply pipes were pressed, and the nozzle that makes adjoining hot water supply pipe is towards alternately to right-hand or be provided with agley to left.

3. foods heat unit according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the inwall of above-mentioned hot water supply pipe along heating kettle formed agley.

4. foods heat unit according to claim 1 is characterized in that, with the state of several above-mentioned hot water supply pipes to keep flat in the horizontal direction, along the inwall alignment arrangements of heating kettle.

5. foods heat unit according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, above-mentioned hot water supply collector is located at the bottom center of heating kettle, from the several tube connectors of the right-hand left branch of this hot water supply collector, metalwork is installed with pipe in the upper end of each tube connector to be connected, this pipe is installed metalwork pot wall of through heating pot upward, the root loading and unloading of hot water supply pipe is connected each pipe freely installs on metalwork, with the state configuration that the erects inside at heating kettle.

6. foods heat unit, this device constitutes like this, promptly, arrange the hot water supply pipe that several nozzles are installed with several along tube length, alignment arrangements is in the inside of heating kettle, in addition, the nappe of groove shape is installed on the external side of pot of heating kettle integratedly, utilize this nappe and formed the hot water supply collector, above-mentioned several hot water supply pipes are connected with this hot water supply collector, and the source is taken place hot water are connected with the hot water supply collector by the outer wall of the pot body of its covering.

7. according to claim 1 or 6 described foods heat units, it is characterized in that, in above-mentioned hot water supply collector, on position, buffer body is installed in the face of above-mentioned hot water is taken place the tube connector that source and hot water supply collector couple together connector.

8. foods heat unit, this device constitutes like this, promptly, with several hot water supply pipes that several nozzles are installed of arranging along tube length, the left and right sides position of alignment arrangements in heating kettle, with these hot water supply pipes respectively be arranged at heating kettle in the pair of right and left hot water supply collector on top be connected, and the source taken place in hot water be connected with these hot water supply collectors.

9. foods heat unit, this device constitutes like this, promptly, with several hot water supply pipes that several nozzles are installed of arranging along tube length, the left and right sides position of alignment arrangements in heating kettle, with these hot water supply pipes respectively be arranged on the hot water supply pipe and be connected with pair of right and left hot water supply collector between the heating furnace inwall, and the source taken place in hot water be connected with these hot water supply collectors.