JPH01228450A - Freezing and thawing process for food and unit therefor - Google Patents

Freezing and thawing process for food and unit therefor

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JPH01228450A
JPH01228450A JP5447788A JP5447788A JPH01228450A JP H01228450 A JPH01228450 A JP H01228450A JP 5447788 A JP5447788 A JP 5447788A JP 5447788 A JP5447788 A JP 5447788A JP H01228450 A JPH01228450 A JP H01228450A
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freezing
thawing
frozen
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Yutaka Ogawa
豊 小川
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Nissin Kogyo Co Ltd
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23LFOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES A21D OR A23B-A23J; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL
    • A23L3/00Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general, e.g. pasteurising, sterilising, specially adapted for foods or foodstuffs
    • A23L3/36Freezing; Subsequent thawing; Cooling
    • A23L3/365Thawing subsequent to freezing

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Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the title process designed to simplify and stabilize the operation and accomplish labor saving and cost reduction, by putting plural foods differing in physical properties, shapes, etc., from each other to freezing, thawing or temperature-leveling treatment individually and automatically through a specific freezing or thawing program, with said foods left to be held in an identical heatproof compartment. CONSTITUTION:A house a for freezing combined with thawing is divided into plural compartments a1-a4 for freezing combined with thawing; and in the respective compartment a1-a4, foods c to be freezed or thawed such as bonito, mackerel, meats, processed foods such as ham and so on differing in physical properties, shape, etc., are put by either suspension through suspending devices 2 and hooks 3, or mounting on plural tiers of shelves 4. Thence, cooling-heating media 1 respectively suited to said foods c are individually sprayed, through headers 6 individually located at left and right position of the upper and lower sides of said foods c, by on-and-off of the automatic value via individual controller, according to the freezing or thawing programs corresponding to the physical properties, shapes, etc., having been made in advance, thus carrying out the objective freezing or thawing of said foods c.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野] 本発明は鰹、鮪頚又は食肉及びハム等の加工食品その他
物性、形状等の異なる複数の食品類の凍結又は解凍処理
を行うに当たり、個別に該食品の種類、物性又は形状に
適応じた柔軟な処理が可能で、それら食品類の固有の品
質を損なわない食品の凍結及び解凍方法並びにその装置
に関するものである。
[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is suitable for freezing or thawing a plurality of processed foods such as bonito, tuna neck, meat, and ham, and other foods having different physical properties and shapes. The present invention relates to a method for freezing and thawing foods, and an apparatus for freezing and thawing foods, which can be processed flexibly according to the type, physical properties, or shape of the foods, and which does not impair the inherent quality of the foods.

〔従来の技術] 従来、鰹、鮪類又は食肉及びハム等の加工食品、その他
食品類の凍結又は解凍処理に当たり、その種類、物性又
は形状の異なる複数の凍結又は解凍品の場合に、それら
の凍結又は解凍条件を物性、形状等に柔軟に変化させる
と、その凍結及び解凍作業が煩雑となる上に、食品固有
の冷凍保存及び解凍復元が困難となるので、食品類の物
性、形状等に関係なく専ら凍結又は解凍中の処理条件を
固定して行っている。
[Prior art] Conventionally, when processing processed foods such as bonito, tuna, meat and ham, and other foods, when freezing or thawing a plurality of products having different types, physical properties, or shapes, it is necessary to freeze or thaw them. Flexibly changing the freezing or thawing conditions in terms of physical properties, shapes, etc. will make the freezing and thawing operations complicated, and will also make food-specific frozen preservation and thawing recovery difficult. Regardless, processing conditions are fixed exclusively during freezing or thawing.

[発明が解決しようとする課題] 鰹、鮪類又は食肉及びハム等の加工食品その他食品類は
、凍結又は解凍中に含有水分の凍結膨張による内圧の発
生や凍結率の低下による内圧の放散を始めとする物理的
・化学的変化が生じるが、該食品類の凍結又は解凍処理
をその物性、形状等に無関係に固定した条件で急速に行
うと、内圧が異常に上昇し、食品類に亀裂又は***等の
破損又は変形が生じ、また被凍結又は解凍品に組織構造
の変化と膠質構造の変化とから成る冷凍変性が生じ、著
しく商品価値を損なう欠点がある。
[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Processed foods such as bonito, tuna, meat, ham, and other foods are subject to the generation of internal pressure due to freeze expansion of the moisture content during freezing or thawing, and the dissipation of internal pressure due to a decrease in the freezing rate. However, if the food is rapidly frozen or thawed under fixed conditions regardless of its physical properties, shape, etc., the internal pressure will rise abnormally, causing cracks in the food. Otherwise, breakage or deformation such as ridges may occur, and frozen or thawed products may undergo freezing denaturation consisting of changes in tissue structure and colloid structure, which has the disadvantage of significantly reducing commercial value.

そこで本発明は物性、形状等の異なる複数の鰹、鮪頚又
は食肉及びハム等の加工食品その他食品類を同時に凍結
又は解凍処理しても、それぞれの凍結と解凍が個別に最
適処理でき、該食品類の固有の品質を)員なわない食品
の凍結及び解凍方法並びにその装置を提供することを目
的とする。
Accordingly, the present invention has been proposed so that even if a plurality of processed foods such as bonito, tuna neck, meat, and ham having different physical properties and shapes are simultaneously frozen or thawed, the freezing and thawing can be individually and optimally processed. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for freezing and thawing foods, which does not affect the inherent quality of foods, and an apparatus therefor.

〔課題を解決するための手段] 本発明は以上の課題を解決するためになされたもので、
内部を複数に区画して凍結兼解凍区画とした、又は内部
の上方にトロリーコンベアを設備した単一の凍結兼解凍
庫内に収容した物性、形状等の異なる複数の鰹、鮪類又
は食肉及びノ\ム等の加工食品その他食品類の上下の左
右部等又は天井及び床部の前後、左右部等に個別に配置
した媒体散布ヘラグーに、該個別の媒体散布ヘングーよ
りの媒体の散布を制御する個別制御装置を結線した自動
弁と、凍結及び解凍を切換える切換弁の凍結側とを介し
て冷凍サイクルの蒸発器内を挿通して設備した配管の一
端を連結し、該配管の他端を別設した同様の切換弁の凍
結側と媒体循環ポンプとを介して凍結兼解凍庫下部の媒
体溜タンクに連結し、前記両端の切換弁の解凍側をそれ
ぞれ冷凍サイクルの凝縮器内を挿通する配管の両端に連
結し、前記の各食品用に予め物性、形状等に応じた破損
又は変化及び冷凍変性の生じない最適な凍結又は解凍処
理プログラムを作製しておき、被凍結又は解凍品の物性
、形状等に応じて凍結又は解凍処理プログラムを選択し
、該プログラムを用いて個別制御装置で自動弁を開閉す
るようにしたものである。
[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention has been made to solve the above problems.
Multiple bonitos, tuna, or meats with different physical properties, shapes, etc. housed in a single freezing/thawing chamber with the interior divided into multiple freezing/thawing compartments or a trolley conveyor installed above the interior. Controls the dispersion of media from individual media-spreading handles placed individually on the top, bottom, left and right sides of processed foods and other foods such as gnomes, etc., or on the front, left and right sides of ceilings and floors. One end of the piping installed through the evaporator of the refrigeration cycle is connected through an automatic valve connected to an individual control device for freezing and the freezing side of the switching valve that switches between freezing and thawing, and the other end of the piping is connected to the automatic valve connected to the individual control device. The freezing side of a similar switching valve provided separately is connected to the medium storage tank at the bottom of the freezing/thawing chamber via a medium circulation pump, and the thawing side of the switching valve at both ends is inserted into the condenser of the refrigeration cycle. Connected to both ends of the piping, an optimal freezing or thawing treatment program that does not cause damage or change and freezing denaturation according to the physical properties, shape, etc. of each food item is prepared in advance, and the physical properties of the frozen or thawed product are connected to both ends of the pipe. A freezing or thawing processing program is selected depending on the shape, etc., and the automatic valve is opened and closed by an individual control device using the program.

〔作用] ハツチ式の場合には凍結兼解凍庫内の凍結兼解凍区画に
、連続式の場合には単一の凍結兼解凍庫内の長平方向に
それぞれ収容される物性、形状等の異なった複数の鰹、
鮪頚又は食肉及びハム等の加工食品その他食品類の個別
に媒体散布ヘッダーを配置し、該散布ヘラグーより冷却
又は加熱媒体を散布し、該食品類の物性、形状等に応じ
た最適な凍結又は解凍処理条件を凍結又は解凍処理プロ
グラムにより選択するようにしたから、被凍結又は解凍
品の個別にその物性、形状等に応じた柔軟な最適処理を
施すことができ、被凍結又は解凍品が内圧の発生によっ
て損傷を起こす以前に凍結又は解凍工程を一定時間中断
すること(均温処理工程)によって、核晶の内部に蓄積
された膨張圧を外部に放散させた後、凍結又は解凍工程
を続行させれば、その後内圧が増加しても、凍結層の形
成増大又は縮小による核晶の損傷防止が可能となり、ま
た最適処理を施すことにより、被凍結又は解凍品に組織
構造の変化も膠質構造の変化も起こらず、冷凍変性を生
ずるおそれがない。
[Function] In the case of hatch type, the cells with different physical properties, shapes, etc. multiple bonito,
A media spraying header is placed for each processed food such as tuna neck or meat and ham, and a cooling or heating medium is sprayed from the spray head to achieve optimal freezing or freezing depending on the physical properties, shape, etc. of the food. Since the thawing processing conditions are selected by the freezing or thawing processing program, it is possible to perform the optimal processing flexibly according to the physical properties, shape, etc. of each frozen or thawed product. By interrupting the freezing or thawing process for a certain period of time (soaking process) before damage occurs due to generation of nuclear crystals, the expansion pressure accumulated inside the nuclei is dissipated to the outside, and then the freezing or thawing process is continued. By doing so, even if the internal pressure increases afterwards, it is possible to prevent damage to the nucleus crystals due to increased or reduced formation of the frozen layer, and by applying optimal processing, changes in the tissue structure of the frozen or thawed product can be prevented. No change occurs, and there is no risk of freezing denaturation.

〔実施例] 今ここに本発明の実施例を示す添付図面について詳説す
る。
[Embodiments] Reference will now be made in detail to the accompanying drawings showing embodiments of the present invention.

実施例1 本実施例のものは第1図に示すように凍結兼解凍庫aを
複数の凍結兼解凍区画alla2.a3゜a4に分割し
、各区画at、a2.a3.a4内に物性、形状等の異
なる鰹、鮪類又は食肉及びハム等の加工食品その他食品
類の被凍結又は解凍品Cを収容し、パッチ式に凍結又は
解凍処理を施すものである。
Embodiment 1 As shown in FIG. 1, this embodiment has a freeze/thaw chamber a divided into a plurality of freeze/thaw sections alla2. Divided into a3° and a4, each section at, a2. a3. A4 stores frozen or thawed products C such as bonito, tuna, processed foods such as meat and ham, and other foods having different physical properties and shapes, and freezes or thaws them in a patch manner.

1は冷却兼加熱媒体で、物性、形状等の異なる該被凍結
又は解凍品Cに直接接触させて該被凍結又は解凍品Cを
凍結又は解凍するもので、第1図Bに示すように冷凍兼
解凍区画al、a4の上部に設備した吊荷装置2,2に
フック3゜3により複数個ずつ懸吊された該被凍結又は
解凍品C及び凍結兼解凍区画a2.a3の複数段に設備
した載置棚4上に載置した被凍結又は解凍品Cの上下の
左右部等に個別に配置した媒体散布ヘッダー6.6より
個別に散布するものである。5は凍結兼解凍庫aの下部
に設備した媒体溜タンクで、該媒体散布ヘッダー6.6
より被凍結又は解凍品Cに散布され、冷却又は加熱作用
済みの媒体lを溜めるものである。また第1図Aのbは
凍結兼解凍区画a1〜a4の前面に設備した扉で、凍結
又は解凍処理を行う被凍結又は解凍品Cを該各区画al
xa4に収容したり、凍結又は解凍処理を終了した核晶
Cを取り出す際に開閉するものである。7は膨張弁で、
受液器13の吐出側に設備したもので、圧縮機llで圧
縮された高温高圧の冷媒ガスを凝縮器12により液化し
、受液器13内に溜まった高圧の冷媒液を吸入し、膨張
させ低圧の冷媒液とするものである。8は蒸発器で膨張
弁7と圧縮機11との間に介在したもので、該膨張弁7
からの低圧の冷媒液を吸入して気化させ、圧縮機11に
供給するもので、膨張弁マ、蒸発器8、圧縮機11及び
凝縮器12、受液器13で一連の公知冷凍サイクルとす
る。9は電磁弁より成る自動弁で、被凍結又は解凍品C
の懸吊又は載置位置に個別に配置した前記上下の左右部
等の媒体散布ヘッダー6.6にその一端を連結したもの
で゛ある。10は個別の被凍結又は解凍品Cへの各媒体
散布ヘッダー6.6からの媒体1の供給又は停止を単独
に制御する個別制御装置で、該自動弁9と結線し、前記
物性、形状等の異なる食品類の凍結又は解凍に際して、
凍結又は解凍工程及び均温処理工程に対応じた凍結又は
解凍処理条件を予め収集・分析・整理を行って決定した
凍結又は解凍処理プログラムに基づき、各工程の所要時
間により自動弁9を開閉するものである。15.15’
は凍結及び解凍を切換える四方切換弁で、それぞれ四方
の内の一方を閉鎖側15d、15d’とし、蒸発器8内
に挿通ずる配管16の両端に該切換弁15.15’の残
りの三方口の一端の凍結側15 a + L 5 a 
’を連結し、切換弁15の残りの三方口の中央の共通側
に前記自動弁9の他端を、また切換弁15′の残り三方
口の中央の共通側15b′と凍結兼解凍庫a下部の媒体
溜タンク5の吐出口配管5aとを媒体循環ポンプ14を
介して連結し、切換弁15.15’の残り三方口の他端
の解凍側15C,15c’を凝縮器12内に挿通する配
管16′の両端に連結したものである。dは第3図Aに
示すような固定式集合操作盤で、凍結兼解凍庫aの各凍
結兼解凍区画a1〜a4に懸吊又は載置された被凍結又
は解凍品Cの上下の左右部等に個別に配置した媒体散布
ヘッダー6゜6にそれぞれ対応する個別制御装置10を
核晶Cの懸吊又は載置位置に対応して組み込んだもので
ある。
1 is a cooling/heating medium that freezes or thaws the frozen or thawed product C by bringing it into direct contact with the frozen or thawed product C having different physical properties, shapes, etc., as shown in Figure 1B. A plurality of frozen or thawed products C are suspended from the hanging devices 2, 2 installed on the upper part of the freezing/thawing compartments a1 and a4 by hooks 3°3, and the freezing/thawing compartments a2. The medium is sprayed individually from the medium scattering headers 6.6 disposed individually on the top, bottom, left and right of the frozen or thawed products C placed on the stacking shelves 4 installed in multiple stages (a3). 5 is a medium storage tank installed at the bottom of the freezing/thawing warehouse a, and the medium distribution header 6.6
This is to store the medium l that has been sprayed onto the frozen or thawed product C and has been subjected to cooling or heating. In addition, b in Fig. 1 A is a door installed in front of the freezing/thawing sections a1 to a4, and the frozen or thawed products C to be frozen or thawed are placed in each section al.
It is opened and closed when storing the nucleus crystal C in the xa4 or when taking out the nuclear crystal C that has been frozen or thawed. 7 is an expansion valve;
It is installed on the discharge side of the liquid receiver 13, and the high temperature and high pressure refrigerant gas compressed by the compressor 11 is liquefied by the condenser 12, and the high pressure refrigerant liquid accumulated in the liquid receiver 13 is sucked and expanded. This is a low-pressure refrigerant liquid. 8 is an evaporator interposed between the expansion valve 7 and the compressor 11;
It sucks in low-pressure refrigerant liquid from the tank, vaporizes it, and supplies it to the compressor 11.The expansion valve, evaporator 8, compressor 11, condenser 12, and liquid receiver 13 form a series of known refrigeration cycles. . 9 is an automatic valve consisting of a solenoid valve, which is used for freezing or thawing products C.
One end thereof is connected to the medium scattering headers 6.6 on the upper, lower, left and right sides, etc., which are individually arranged at suspended or placed positions. 10 is an individual control device that independently controls the supply or stop of the medium 1 from each medium distribution header 6.6 to each frozen or thawed product C; When freezing or thawing different types of food,
Based on the freezing or thawing processing program determined by collecting, analyzing, and organizing the freezing or thawing processing conditions corresponding to the freezing or thawing process and the soaking process in advance, the automatic valve 9 is opened and closed according to the required time of each process. It is something. 15.15'
is a four-way switching valve that switches between freezing and thawing, with one of the four sides set as the closed side 15d and 15d', and the remaining three-way ports of the switching valve 15 and 15' are located at both ends of the pipe 16 that passes through the evaporator 8. Frozen side 15 a + L 5 a of one end of
', and connect the other end of the automatic valve 9 to the central common side of the remaining three-way ports of the switching valve 15', and connect the other end of the automatic valve 9 to the central common side 15b' of the remaining three-way ports of the switching valve 15' and the freezing/thawing chamber a. The discharge port piping 5a of the lower medium storage tank 5 is connected via the medium circulation pump 14, and the defrosting sides 15C and 15c' of the remaining three-way ports of the switching valve 15 and 15' are inserted into the condenser 12. The pipe 16' is connected to both ends of the pipe 16'. d is a fixed collection operation panel as shown in Fig. 3A, which controls the upper, lower, right, and left sides of the frozen or thawed products C suspended or placed in each of the freezing/thawing compartments a1 to a4 of the freezing/thawing warehouse a. Individual control devices 10 respectively corresponding to the medium dispersing headers 6.degree. 6, which are individually disposed in the structure, etc., are incorporated in correspondence with the hanging or mounting positions of the nuclei C.

実施例2 本実施例のものは第2図に示すように単一の凍結兼解凍
庫a内を物性、形状等の異なる鰹・節類又は食肉及びノ
\ム等の加工食品その他食品類の被凍結又は解凍品Cが
移動する間に連続式に凍結又は解凍処理を施すものであ
る。
Example 2 As shown in Fig. 2, in this example, processed foods such as bonito, joints, meat, gnomes, etc. with different physical properties and shapes are stored in a single freezing/thawing chamber a. The freezing or thawing process is performed continuously while the frozen or thawed product C is being moved.

17はトロリーコンベアで、該単一の冷凍兼解凍庫aの
上部に設備したもので、該コンベア17に一定間隔で実
施例1と同様のフック3を多数固定し、複数の物性、形
状等を異にする被凍結又は解凍品Cをそれぞれ該フック
3に懸吊し、コンベア17の移動と共に核晶Cを搬送す
るものである。また該凍結兼解凍庫aの天井及び床部の
M’ih&、左右等に、コンベア17にフック3を固定
した間隔と等ピッチで実施例1と同様の媒体散布ヘッダ
ー6.6を配置し、コンベア17が移動しても該散布ヘ
ッダー6.6が各被凍結又は解凍品Cにそれぞれ個別に
対応するようにしたもので、該散布ヘッダー6.6及び
凍結兼解凍庫aの下部の媒体溜タンク5に連結する冷却
又は加熱媒体制御装置は第4図に示すように実施例1と
同様である。eは第3図Bに示すような回転式集合操作
盤で、前記トロリーコンベア17の移動と同期して回転
する円盤上に各フック3に対応する(即ち各フック3に
懸吊した被凍結又は解凍品Cに対応する)実施例1と同
様の個別制御装置10を組み込んだものである。
Reference numeral 17 denotes a trolley conveyor, which is installed above the single freezer/thaw chamber a.A number of hooks 3 similar to those in Example 1 are fixed to the conveyor 17 at regular intervals, and a plurality of physical properties, shapes, etc. are fixed to the conveyor 17. Different frozen or thawed products C are suspended from the hooks 3, and the nuclear crystals C are conveyed as the conveyor 17 moves. In addition, medium scattering headers 6.6 similar to those in Example 1 are arranged on the ceiling and floor of the freezing/thawing warehouse a, on the left and right sides, etc., at equal pitches to the intervals at which the hooks 3 are fixed to the conveyor 17, Even if the conveyor 17 moves, the spreading header 6.6 is configured to correspond to each frozen or thawed product C individually, and the spreading header 6.6 and the medium reservoir at the bottom of the freezing/thawing warehouse a The cooling or heating medium control device connected to the tank 5 is the same as in Example 1, as shown in FIG. Reference numeral e designates a rotary collection operation panel as shown in FIG. This example incorporates the same individual control device 10 as in Example 1 (corresponding to thawed product C).

次に本発明を使用して物性、形状等の異なる複数の前記
食品類の凍結又は解凍処理を行うに当たって、凍結又は
解凍工程のときには、自動弁9を開とし、凍結工程の場
合は四方切換弁15゜15′を凍結方向に切換え、凍結
側15 a 、15a’と共通側15b、15b’ と
を連通ずる゛と、凍結兼解凍庫aの下部の媒体溜タンク
5内の媒体1が吐出口配管5aから媒体循環ポンプ14
により四方切換弁15′を介して蒸発器8内を挿通する
配管16を通って蒸発器8に流入し、蒸発器8では膨張
弁7よりの低圧の冷媒液を吸入して気化させるから、配
管16を通る媒体1より気化熱を奪い、該媒体1は冷却
され、四方切換弁15及び自動弁9を介して、被凍結又
は解凍品Cの上下の左右部等又は凍結兼解凍庫aの天井
及び床部の前後、左右等に配置した個別の媒体散布ヘッ
ダー6.6より被凍結又は解凍品Cに散布され、核晶C
と接触して冷却し、凍結させるものである。また解凍工
程の場合は四方切換弁15.15’を解凍方向に切換え
、解凍側15c、15c’と共通側15b、15b’と
を連通ずると、媒体循環ポンプ14により媒体溜タンク
5内の媒体1が凝縮農工2内を挿通する配管16′を通
って凝縮器12内に流入し、凝縮器12では圧縮機11
からの高温高圧の冷媒ガスと配管16′内を通過する媒
体1との間で熱交換が行われ、該冷媒ガスは高圧の冷媒
液に変わり、媒体lは冷媒ガスから冷媒液への凝縮熱を
受けて高温となり、四方切換弁15及び自動弁9を介し
て前記各媒体散布ヘッダー6゜6から被凍結又は解凍品
Cに散布され、核晶Cと接触して加熱し、解凍を行うも
のである。更に均温処理工程のときには、自動弁9を閉
とし凍結兼解凍庫a内に冷却又は加熱用媒体1を供給せ
ず、気中において均温を行わせるもので、これらの凍結
又は解凍工程と均温処理工程は前記食品類の種類、物性
及び形状に応じて予め作製した凍結又は解凍処理プログ
ラムに基づき被凍結又は解凍品Cに個別に各個別制御装
置10で制御し、複数回反覆する。
Next, when using the present invention to freeze or thaw a plurality of foods having different physical properties, shapes, etc., the automatic valve 9 is opened during the freezing or thawing process, and the four-way switching valve is opened during the freezing process. 15 and 15' to the freezing direction, and communicate the freezing sides 15a and 15a' with the common sides 15b and 15b', the medium 1 in the medium storage tank 5 at the bottom of the freeze/thaw chamber a is connected to the discharge port. From the piping 5a to the medium circulation pump 14
The refrigerant flows into the evaporator 8 through the pipe 16 that passes through the evaporator 8 via the four-way switching valve 15', and the evaporator 8 sucks in the low-pressure refrigerant liquid from the expansion valve 7 and vaporizes it. The medium 1 is cooled by removing heat of vaporization from the medium 1 passing through the medium 16, and is cooled through the four-way switching valve 15 and automatic valve 9 to the upper and lower left and right parts of the frozen or thawed product C, or the ceiling of the freezing and thawing warehouse a. Nucleic crystals C are sprayed onto frozen or thawed products C from individual media scattering headers 6.6 placed on the front, back, left and right sides of the floor.
It cools and freezes when it comes into contact with. In addition, in the case of the thawing process, when the four-way switching valves 15 and 15' are switched to the thawing direction and the thawing sides 15c and 15c' are communicated with the common sides 15b and 15b', the medium in the medium storage tank 5 is controlled by the medium circulation pump 14. 1 flows into the condenser 12 through a pipe 16' that passes through the condensing agricultural equipment 2, and in the condenser 12, the compressor 11
Heat exchange takes place between the high-temperature, high-pressure refrigerant gas from the pipe 16' and the medium 1 passing through the pipe 16', and the refrigerant gas changes into a high-pressure refrigerant liquid, and the medium 1 loses heat of condensation from the refrigerant gas to the refrigerant liquid. The material is heated to a high temperature and is sprayed onto the frozen or thawed product C through the four-way switching valve 15 and the automatic valve 9 from each of the medium dispersion headers 6゜6, where it comes into contact with the nuclear crystals C, heats them, and thaws them. It is. Furthermore, during the temperature soaking process, the automatic valve 9 is closed and the cooling or heating medium 1 is not supplied into the freezing/thawing chamber a, and the temperature is soaked in the air. The soaking process is controlled individually by each individual control device 10 for each frozen or thawed product C based on a freezing or thawing processing program prepared in advance according to the type, physical properties, and shape of the food, and is repeated multiple times.

また、第1図に示す凍結兼解凍庫aの場合、被凍結又は
解凍品Cが凍結又は解凍工程中に移動しないから、被凍
結又は解凍品Cに個別に対応する各媒体散布ヘッダー6
.6よりの媒体1の散布を制御する個々の個別制御装置
10を第3図Aに示す固定式集合操作盤d内に組み込む
ことによって、物性、形状等の異なる複数の食品類の凍
結又は解凍処理を一括して同時個別に制御することが可
能となり、第2図に示す凍結兼解凍庫aの場合、被凍結
又は解凍品Cが凍結又は解凍工程中に移動するから、被
凍結又は解凍品Cの通過又は停止位置に応じて連動する
回転式集合操作盤e内に被凍結又は解凍品Cにそれぞれ
対応する個別制御装置10を組み込むことによって、物
性、形状等の異なる複数の食品類の連続搬送における凍
結又は解凍処理を一括して同時個別に制御することが可
能となる。
In addition, in the case of the freezing and thawing warehouse a shown in FIG. 1, since the frozen or thawed products C do not move during the freezing or thawing process, each medium distribution header 6 individually corresponds to the frozen or thawed products C.
.. Freezing or thawing processing of a plurality of foods having different physical properties, shapes, etc. can be performed by incorporating each individual control device 10 for controlling the dispersion of the medium 1 from 6 into the fixed collective operation panel d shown in FIG. 3A. In the case of freezing and thawing warehouse a shown in Fig. 2, since the frozen or thawed product C moves during the freezing or thawing process, the frozen or thawed product C can be controlled simultaneously and individually. By incorporating individual control devices 10 corresponding to each frozen or thawed product C into a rotary collection operation panel e that operates in conjunction with the passing or stopping position of the It becomes possible to simultaneously and individually control the freezing or thawing processes in the process.

以上のように連結又は解凍工程において食品類の種類、
物性及び形状に応じて予め作製した凍結又は解凍処理プ
ログラムにのっとり媒体1を被凍結又は解凍品Cに接触
させ、被凍結又は解凍品Cの凍結率が増加又は低下する
に伴い、被凍結又は解凍品Cの内圧が上昇又は下降する
から、核晶の内圧の変化により破損を生じる以前に均温
処理工程にのおいて被凍結又は解凍品Cに対する媒体1
の接触を停止させることによって、核晶Cの各部の温度
が均一となるから、被凍結又は解凍品Cの物性、形状等
に応じて凍結又は解凍工程及び均温処理工程を反覆する
ことにより、内圧の異常な上昇等を防止でき、凍結又は
解凍を続行しても核晶に亀裂や***を生ずることがなく
、高品質の食品類の凍結又は解凍生産が可能となる。
As mentioned above, in the connection or thawing process, the type of food,
The medium 1 is brought into contact with the frozen or thawed product C according to a freezing or thawing treatment program prepared in advance according to the physical properties and shape, and as the freezing rate of the frozen or thawed product C increases or decreases, the frozen or thawed product C increases or decreases. Since the internal pressure of the product C increases or decreases, the medium 1 for the frozen or thawed product C is
By stopping the contact, the temperature of each part of the nucleus C becomes uniform, so by repeating the freezing or thawing process and the soaking process depending on the physical properties, shape, etc. of the product C to be frozen or thawed, Abnormal increases in internal pressure can be prevented, and even if freezing or thawing is continued, cracks or bulges will not occur in the nucleus crystals, making it possible to produce high-quality foods by freezing or thawing.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

本発明は以上のような構成で、物性、形状等の異なる複
数の被凍結又は解凍品Cの凍結又は解凍処理に当たって
、凍結又は解凍中に個々の食品類の固有の品質をI員な
わない最適な凍結又は解凍処理を、複数の被凍結又は解
凍品Cのそれぞれ個別にコンピューター等を使用して自
動的に行うことによって安定した高品質の凍結又は解凍
生産が可能になる。
The present invention has the above-described structure, and when freezing or thawing a plurality of frozen or thawed products C having different physical properties, shapes, etc., the present invention is optimized so as not to take into account the inherent quality of each food item during freezing or thawing. Stable, high-quality frozen or thawed production becomes possible by automatically performing freezing or thawing processing on each of the plurality of frozen or thawed products C using a computer or the like.

また、凍結又は解凍中の食品の物理的又は化学的変化に
対応する均温処理等の制御システムが、二個の四方切換
弁15.15’と複数の被凍結又は解凍品Cに対応する
個別の個別制御装置10だけであり、制御システムが単
純で、操作も簡便で、コンピューター等を使用しての自
動化が容易にできることから、省人、省力化を含む凍結
又は解凍コストを安価にすることが可能となる等その効
果は、産業上極めて大である。
In addition, a control system such as soaking temperature treatment that corresponds to physical or chemical changes in food products during freezing or thawing is equipped with two four-way switching valves 15 and 15' and individual control systems corresponding to multiple frozen or thawed products C. Since there is only one individual control device 10, the control system is simple, easy to operate, and can be easily automated using a computer, etc., the freezing or thawing cost including saving manpower and labor can be reduced. The effects of this, such as making it possible, are extremely large in industry.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

添付図面は本発明の実施例を示すもので、第1図は実施
例1のハツチ式凍結又は解凍庫内に収容した被凍結又は
解凍品の概略配置図を示すもので、Aは平面図、Bは側
面図、第2図は実施例2の連続式凍結又は解凍庫内を通
過する被凍結又は解凍品の概略配置図を示すもので、A
は平面図、Bは側面図、第3図は個別制御装置を組み込
んだ集合操作盤の概略平面図を示すもので、Aは固定式
集合操作盤のもの、Bは回転式集合操作盤のもの、第4
図は冷却又は加熱媒体系統図である。 1−媒体、2−吊荷装置、3−フック、4−載置棚、5
−媒体溜タンク、5a・・−吐出口配管、6−・媒体散
布ヘッダー、7−・−膨張弁、8−・−蒸発器、9・・
−自動弁、1〇−個別制御装置、11−−圧縮機、12
−凝縮器、13・−受液器、14−媒体循環ポンプ、1
5.15’−四方切換弁、15a、15a’−一凍結側
、15b、15b’−共通側、15c、15c’−解凍
側、15d。 15d′ ・−閉鎖側、16.16’−配管、17−ト
ロリーコンベア、a・−凍結兼解凍庫、al。 a 2.  a 3.  a 4−−一凍結兼解凍区画
、b −・扉、C・・・被凍結又は解凍品、d・・・固
定式集合操作盤、e−・一回転式集合操作盤。
The attached drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 shows a schematic layout of the frozen or thawed products stored in the hatch-type freezing or thawing chamber of Embodiment 1, and A is a plan view; B is a side view, FIG. 2 is a schematic layout of frozen or thawed products passing through the continuous freezing or thawing chamber of Example 2, and A is a side view.
is a plan view, B is a side view, and Figure 3 is a schematic plan view of a collective control panel incorporating individual control devices, where A is a fixed collective control panel and B is a rotating collective control panel. , 4th
The figure is a cooling or heating medium system diagram. 1-medium, 2-hanging device, 3-hook, 4-mounting shelf, 5
-Medium storage tank, 5a...-Discharge port piping, 6--Medium distribution header, 7--Expansion valve, 8--Evaporator, 9--
- Automatic valve, 10- Individual control device, 11-- Compressor, 12
- Condenser, 13 - Receiver, 14 - Medium circulation pump, 1
5.15'-four-way switching valve, 15a, 15a'-one freezing side, 15b, 15b'-common side, 15c, 15c'-defrosting side, 15d. 15d' - Closed side, 16. 16' - Piping, 17 - Trolley conveyor, a. - Freezing/thawing warehouse, al. a2. a3. a 4--One freezing and thawing compartment, b--Door, C--Frozen or thawed products, d--Fixed assembly operation panel, e--One rotating assembly operation panel.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 1、物性、形状等の異なる複数の食品類の凍結及び解凍
を、該食品類の被凍結又は解凍品を同一の防熱区画内に
保蔵したまま、該食品類に適合した凍結又は解凍及びそ
の均温処理を、各食品用に予め作製した物性、形状等に
応じた凍結又は解凍処理プログラムによって、それぞれ
個別に自動的に行うことを特徴とする食品の凍結及び解
凍方法。 2、物性、形状等の異なる複数の食品類の凍結及び解凍
を、単一の凍結兼解凍庫内に該食品類をコンベア等によ
り搬送する間に、それぞれ個別に自動的に行うことを特
徴とする請求項1記載の食品の凍結及び解凍方法。 3、物性、形状等の異なる複数の食品類を収容し複数に
区画した凍結兼解凍区画内で該食品類の被凍結又は解凍
品に適合する一連の凍結又は解凍工程を繰り返して行い
凍結又は解凍処理を行う凍結兼解凍庫において、該収容
された被凍結又は解凍品の上下の左合部に媒体散布ヘッ
ダーを個別に配置し、膨張弁から蒸発器、圧縮機を介し
て凝縮器、受液器へと冷媒を循環させる一連の冷凍サイ
クルを設け、該サイクルの蒸発器内に配管を挿通し、該
配管の両端に凍結及び解凍を切換える切換弁の凍結側を
凍結し、該配管の一端の切換弁の共通側と前記各凍結兼
解凍区画に配置した各媒体散布ヘッダーとをそれぞれ個
別制御装置と結線した自動弁を介して連結し、他端の切
換弁の共通側と凍結兼解凍庫下部の媒体溜めタンクとを
媒体循環ポンプを介して連結し、前記両端の切換弁の解
凍側を前記凝縮器内を挿通する配管の両端に連結し、各
食品用の物性、形状等に応じた連結又は解凍処理プログ
ラムに基づいて該両端の切換弁を切換え、前記自動弁を
個別制御装置で開閉し、各凍結兼解凍区画に収容した各
被凍結又は解凍品毎に凍結又は解凍処理が自動的に被凍
結又は解凍品の最適条件になるようにしたことを特徴と
する食品の凍結及び解凍装置。 4、各凍結兼解凍区画の自動弁を開閉する個別制御装置
を固定の集合操作盤内に組み込むことを特徴とする請求
項3記載の食品の凍結及び解凍装置。 5、物性、形状等の異なる複数の食品類を収容し、該食
品類の被凍結又は解凍品に適合する一連の凍結又は解凍
工程を、その内部を通過する間に行い、凍結または解凍
処理を完了する凍結兼解凍庫において、該単一の凍結兼
解凍庫の上部にトロリーコンベアを設備し、該トロリー
コンベアに一定間隔でフックを固定し、該フックに被凍
結又は解凍品を懸吊し、前記凍結兼解凍庫の天井及び床
部に媒体散布ヘッダーを前記フック間隔に適応して該フ
ックに懸吊される被凍結又は解凍品に個別に設け、膨張
弁、蒸発器、圧縮機及び凝縮器等から成る冷凍サイクル
を設け、該冷凍サイクルの蒸発器内を挿通する配管を設
け、該配管の両端に凍結及び解凍を切換える切換弁の凍
結側を連結し、該配管の一端の切換弁の共通側を前記各
個別の天井及び床部の散布ヘッダーを前記各フックと対
応して個別制御装置に結線した自動弁を介して連結し、
該配管の他端の切換弁の共通側を凍結兼解凍庫下部の媒
体溜タンクに媒体循環ポンプを介して連結し、前記両端
の切換弁の解凍側を前記凝縮器内を挿通する配管の両端
に連結し、各食品用の物性、形状等に応じた凍結又は解
凍処理プログラムに基づいて該両端の切換弁を切換え、
前記自動弁を個別制御装置で開閉し、被凍結又は解凍品
が凍結兼解凍庫内を移動する間に凍結又は解凍処理が自
動的に該品の最通条件になるようにしたことを特徴とす
る食品の凍結及び解凍装置。 6、単一の凍結兼解凍庫内の天井及び床部に設けた個別
の各媒体散布ヘッダーに連結した自動弁を開閉する個別
制御装置をトロリーコンベアに懸吊された被凍結又は凍
結品の移動と連動する回転式集合操作盤内に組み込むこ
とを特徴とする請求項5記載の食品の凍結及び解凍装置
[Claims] 1. Freezing and thawing of a plurality of foods having different physical properties, shapes, etc., while storing the frozen or thawed products in the same heat-insulated compartment 1. A method for freezing and thawing food, characterized in that freezing or thawing and soaking are automatically carried out individually according to a freezing or thawing treatment program prepared in advance for each food according to its physical properties, shape, etc. 2. It is characterized by automatically freezing and thawing a plurality of foods having different physical properties, shapes, etc., individually and thawing them while the foods are being transported by a conveyor or the like into a single freezing/thawing chamber. The method of freezing and thawing food according to claim 1. 3. Freezing or thawing by repeating a series of freezing or thawing processes suitable for the food to be frozen or thawed in a freezing/thawing compartment that accommodates multiple foods with different physical properties, shapes, etc. In the freezing and thawing warehouse where processing is performed, a media distribution header is individually placed at the upper and lower left joint of the stored frozen or thawed products, and the media is distributed from the expansion valve to the evaporator, via the compressor, to the condenser, and to the liquid receiver. A series of refrigeration cycles are provided to circulate refrigerant to the evaporator, a pipe is inserted into the evaporator of the cycle, the freezing side of the switching valve that switches between freezing and thawing is frozen at both ends of the pipe, and The common side of the switching valve and each medium dispersion header placed in each freezing/thawing compartment are connected via automatic valves connected to respective individual control devices, and the common side of the switching valve at the other end is connected to the lower part of the freezing/thawing compartment. The medium reservoir tank is connected via a medium circulation pump, and the defrosting sides of the switching valves at both ends are connected to both ends of the piping that passes through the condenser, and connections are made according to the physical properties, shape, etc. of each food product. Alternatively, the switching valves at both ends are switched based on a thawing processing program, the automatic valves are opened and closed by an individual control device, and freezing or thawing processing is automatically performed for each frozen or thawed product stored in each freezing/thawing compartment. A food freezing and thawing device characterized in that it is designed to provide optimal conditions for frozen or thawed products. 4. The food freezing and thawing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein an individual control device for opening and closing the automatic valve of each freezing and thawing compartment is incorporated in a fixed collective operation panel. 5. Contains a plurality of foods with different physical properties, shapes, etc., and performs a series of freezing or thawing processes that are suitable for the food items to be frozen or thawed while passing through the interior of the container. In the completed freezing and thawing warehouse, a trolley conveyor is installed on the top of the single freezing and thawing warehouse, hooks are fixed to the trolley conveyor at regular intervals, and frozen or thawed products are suspended from the hooks, Media dispersion headers are installed on the ceiling and floor of the freezing/thawing warehouse individually for frozen or thawed products suspended from the hooks in accordance with the hook spacing, and are equipped with expansion valves, evaporators, compressors, and condensers. A refrigeration cycle is provided, and a pipe is provided that passes through the evaporator of the refrigeration cycle, and the freeze side of a switching valve for switching between freezing and thawing is connected to both ends of the pipe, and the switching valve at one end of the pipe is connected to the freezing side. connecting each of the individual ceiling and floor spray headers on the side via an automatic valve wired to an individual control device corresponding to each of the hooks;
The common side of the switching valve at the other end of the pipe is connected to a medium storage tank at the bottom of the freezing/thawing chamber via a medium circulation pump, and the thawing side of the switching valve at both ends of the pipe is inserted into the condenser. and switch the switching valves at both ends based on the freezing or thawing processing program according to the physical properties, shape, etc. of each food.
The automatic valve is opened and closed by an individual control device, so that the freezing or thawing process is automatically carried out under the most common conditions for the frozen or thawed product while the product moves within the freezing/thawing warehouse. Food freezing and thawing equipment. 6.Individual control devices that open and close automatic valves connected to individual media distribution headers installed on the ceiling and floor of a single freeze/thaw chamber are used to transport frozen or frozen products suspended on a trolley conveyor. 6. The food freezing and thawing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the food freezing and thawing apparatus is incorporated in a rotary collection operation panel that is interlocked with the food processing apparatus.
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