JP3585689B2 - Method and apparatus for continuously blending beverage products - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
Generally, a beverage product is manufactured through a sterilization, filling, and packaging process of a liquid prepared in a prescribed component amount.
The present invention relates to a continuous dispensing method and apparatus for obtaining a beverage product by individually controlling powders, solids, and liquids as raw materials, and continuously mixing and dissolving prescribed products to obtain a beverage product.
[0002]
[Prior art]
BACKGROUND ART Beverage products such as dairy products and soft drinks are produced by preparing several types of raw materials. For example, a product called processed milk is a mixture of ingredients such as butter, cream, skim milk powder, and water, and soft drinks consist of granulated sugar, liquid sugar, concentrated fruit juice, safety agents, and pure water. It is the main raw material.
[0003]
Then, the above-described beverage products such as processed milk and soft drinks are performed according to the flow shown in the flowchart of FIG. That is,
Each raw material is put into a large preparation tank 1 and dispersed, mixed and dissolved by stirring energy to become a high concentration primary preparation liquid (concentrated preparation liquid). This concentrated preparation is sent to the next storage tank 2 where it is diluted with water to become a preparation as a product, and each storage tank 2 is inspected for components and sent to the next sterilization step by the sterilizer 3. Can be
[0004]
Usually, two compounding tanks 1 are installed, and compounding of one batch is completed in about one hour, and compounding work is continuously performed alternately using the compounding tank (badge continuous).
The solid raw material 7 and the powder raw material 8 to be charged into each batch are measured in advance, but when there are various types of raw materials, it is very complicated and requires a dedicated evaluation process (raw material weighing chamber 4). These large amounts of solid raw material 7 and powder raw material 8 are stored in a bag, a plastic container, a glass container, or the like. It had to be carried up to the table 6 and moreover, it was necessary to use a large amount of labor to input the raw material from the raw material input port 5 of the mixing tank 1. Further, due to such manual operation, unfilled raw materials and inclusion of foreign substances are undesirably caused.
The liquid raw material is fed from the tank 9 and flows. Reference numeral 10 in the drawing indicates a pump.
[0005]
In a factory with many varieties and a large amount of production, the number of compounding tanks 1 is inevitably increased. For example, a storage tank containing the preparation liquid to be sterilized on the day and a storage tank prepared on the same day to store the preparation liquid to be sterilized on the next day are required, and a total of twice the number of tanks used on the day is installed.
[0006]
In food factories, tank interiors and pipelines are cleaned daily. For this reason, if the number of tanks or the number of pipelines increases, the energy and time required for cleaning increase accordingly.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned situation, and has a reduction in initial cost, energy cost, maintenance cost, management cost, etc., a reduction in tanks, a reduction in piping, a reduction in installation area, a number of cleaning devices, A new method of continuously dispensing beverage products that can achieve a reduction in energy consumption, a reduction in startup time, a reduction in equipment costs, a reduction in manual work, a reduction in trouble, and a reduction in energy and time loss. It is intended to provide such a device.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a step of liquefying a solid raw material based on refrigerated / frozen fats and oils by a continuous pulverizer and a heater and then storing the solid raw material in a tank and a step of storing the liquid raw material in another tank And separately controlling the process of individually storing many kinds of powder raw materials in another tank and the process of manufacturing and storing a trace amount of raw material liquid in another tank, and cutting out each powder raw material from the above-mentioned tank in a fixed amount of powder. A process of receiving each type through a machine and dispersing and mixing the same with a liquid such as water or milk to obtain a mixed liquid continuously, and then the liquefied solid raw material, the liquid raw material, the trace raw material liquid and the powder It is characterized by performing a step of continuously mixing the body raw material mixed liquid with the liquid blending unit by a ratio,
In addition, a solid raw material storage unit for liquefying and storing fixed raw materials based on refrigerated / frozen fats and oils by a continuous pulverizer and a heater, a liquid raw material storage unit for storing liquid raw materials, A powder raw material storage unit for individually storing powder raw materials, and a mixed liquid of the powder raw material storage unit and a liquid such as water or milk which is received from the powder raw material storage unit via a fixed amount powder cutting machine and continuously obtained. A continuous powder mixing unit for storing the raw material liquid, a micro raw material liquid supply unit for storing and supplying a micro raw material liquid on demand, the liquefied solid raw material, the liquid raw material, the micro raw material liquid and the powder raw material And a liquid blending unit for receiving the mixed liquid from each of the above-mentioned parts and continuously mixing and homogenizing them.
[0009]
【Example】
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. That is,
The present invention relates to a solid raw material storage unit 11, a liquid raw material storage unit 12, a powder raw material storage unit 13, a powder continuous dispersion mixing unit unit 14, a trace raw material liquid supply unit 15, a liquid blend unit unit 16, , And each unit will be described below.
[0010]
Solid raw material storage unit 11; Solid raw material 21 based on refrigerated / frozen fats and oils is liquefied by continuous pulverizer 22 and heater 23 and stored in storage tank 24.
[0011]
Liquid raw material storage unit 12; The liquid raw material from lorry 26 is transferred to storage tank 27 for storage.
[0012]
Powder raw material storage unit 13: Regarding the powder raw material, there is a difference in the distribution system depending on the type, amount of use, and packing style at each factory. Here, the powder raw material for one day or one lot (packing style is 20 to 25 kg bag) 28 is dismantled by an automatic dismantling machine 29 and transferred to storage tanks 30 and 31 by pneumatic transportation.
Types include whole milk powder, skim milk powder, emulsifier stabilizers and sugar.
For sugar, 1 ton of tycon 32 is lifted and put into storage tank 33.
For the dismantling, transportation and storage of powder, the introduction of an automatic dismantling machine and automation of the transport system can make it unmanned, labor-saving and labor intensive, but the Konaka Plant, which consumes less powder, Then, equipment of a manual level may be used.
[0013]
Powder continuous dispersion mixing unit unit 14; from a powder storage tank, that is, a tank 30 for storing whole milk powder, a tank 31 for storing skim milk powder, a sugar storage tank 33, and a manually input stable storage tank 34 by a screw feeder or pneumatic transportation. The powder is conveyed to quantitative powder cutting machines (quantitative feeders) 40 to 43 installed for each type of powder, and supplied to the dispersion mixer 44 from the quantitative feeders 40 to 43.
The quantitative feeders 40 to 43 are for continuously cutting out powder at a certain weight% with respect to the solution. Note that the quantitative feeders 40 to 43 are load cell types, and even if the apparent specific gravity of the powder changes, the cutout weight is constantly measured and controlled, so that a constant cutout can always be performed.
The weight% of each powder varies, and if it is dissolved in about 0.05% to 60%, a sufficient range can be obtained as a preparation liquid. However, since this range cannot be covered by one fixed-quantity feeder, the ability is selected by examining the weight% of the powder relative to the prepared liquid. The variable range of the fixed-quantity feeder is designed at 1:15 (minimum input amount: large input amount), and the cut-out powder is collectively transferred by a screw feeder and input into a dispersion mixer. .
Further, in the dispersion mixer 44, the powder is associated with the liquid (preparation, water or milk) warmed by the heater 45, and is continuously delivered as a uniformly dispersed mixed liquid.
[0014]
Use of a fixed amount feeder or a liquid blending unit for the processing of various kinds of small and small amounts of raw materials (powder and liquid) requires a large investment amount and is unstable in quality. There are problems such as.
In order to deal with these problems in general, a trace liquid tank 45 and a moving tank 46 measure and dissolve various kinds of trace and small amounts of raw materials. The trace raw material liquid adjusted by the weighing and dissolving is moved to the vicinity of the liquid bread unit 16 and connected to the supply line 47. In this case, even a small amount of raw material can be introduced in a good yield.
[0015]
Liquid blending unit 16; liquid raw material, powder mixed liquid, and various kinds of trace and small amount raw material liquids and various kinds of trace and small amount of raw liquid are mixed by means of a merging pipe 49 and a static mixer 50, and then mixed in a homogenizer 51. After dissolution and preliminary emulsification, the mixture is stored in the receiving tank 52.
And the receiving tank 52 sends out to a sterilizer (not shown).
[0016]
【The invention's effect】
Since the present invention is as described above, according to this, initial costs, energy costs, maintenance costs, management costs, etc. are reduced, tanks are reduced, piping is reduced, installation area is reduced, and a cleaning device is reduced. It is possible to sufficiently achieve the reduction of the number of systems, the shortening of the startup time, the reduction of equipment costs, the reduction of manual work, the reduction of troubles, and the elimination of energy and time loss. It is an excellent effect that the intended purpose can be completely achieved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall flowchart showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an overall flowchart showing a conventional example.
[Explanation of symbols]
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 mixing tank 2 storage tank 3 sterilizer 4 raw material weighing room 5 raw material inlet 6 work table 7 solid raw material 8 powder raw material 9 tank 10 pump 11 solid raw material storage unit 12 liquid raw material storage unit 13 powder raw material storage unit 14 powder Continuous dispersion mixing unit section 15 Trace raw material liquid supply section 16 Liquid blending unit section 21 Solid raw material 22 Continuous crusher 23 Heater 24 Storage tank 26 Lorry 27 Storage tank 28 Bagged powder raw material 29 Automatic dismantling machine 30 Full fat milk Storage tank 31 Skim milk storage tank 32 Ticon 33 Sugar storage tank 34 Stabilizer storage tank 40-43 Quantitative powder cutter 44 Dispersion mixer 45 Heater 46 Moving tank 47 Supply line 49 Confluence pipe 50 Static mixer 51 Homogenizer 52 Receiving tank 53 feed pump

Claims (2)

A step of liquefying a solid material based on refrigerated / frozen fats and oils with a continuous pulverizer and a heater and then storing it in a tank;
Storing the liquid material in a separate tank;
A step of individually storing many kinds of powder raw materials in still another tank,
A step of manufacturing and storing the trace material liquid in a separate tank, wherein each of the above steps is independently controlled,
Further, a step of receiving each powder raw material from the tank through the quantitative powder cutout machine for each type, and uniformly dispersing and mixing this with a liquid such as water or milk to continuously obtain a mixed liquid,
After the step of continuously obtaining the mixed liquid, a step of continuously mixing the liquefied solid raw material, the liquid raw material, the trace raw material liquid, and the powder raw material mixed liquid by a liquid blending unit unit in a ratio manner. Method for continuously blending beverage products. A solid raw material storage unit for liquefying and storing fixed raw materials based on refrigerated and frozen fats and oils by a continuous pulverizer and a heater,
A liquid material storage unit for storing the liquid material,
A powder raw material storage unit for individually storing many types of powder raw materials,
A powder continuous dispersion mixing unit for receiving from the powder raw material storage unit via the quantitative powder cutting machine and continuously obtaining a mixed liquid thereof with a liquid such as charged water or milk,
A trace material liquid supply unit for storing the trace material liquid and supplying it on demand;
A liquid blending unit for receiving the liquefied solid raw material, the liquid raw material, the trace raw material liquid, and the powder raw material mixed liquid from each of the parts and continuously mixing and homogenizing them,
After forming a liquid mixture in which the powders are uniformly dispersed and mixed in the powder continuous dispersion mixing unit, a product in which each raw material is mixed in the liquid blending unit is manufactured. Mixing device.

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