SEAFOOD DRYING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING DRIED SEAFOOD

• Main Authors: KIHARA TOSHIMASA, TAKAMORI HIROSHI, SASAKI SHINGO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 18.08.2022
• Subjects: BLASTING; DRYING; DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HEATING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; WEAPONS

To provide a seafood drying system that can easily and quickly produce dried seafood comparable in quality to sun-dried ones while suppressing the occurrence of bacteria.SOLUTION: A seafood drying system 1 has a drying chamber 2, a heater 4 that heats air in the drying chamber 2, a cooler 5 including a cooling chamber 5a that accommodates the air in the drying chamber 2 to cool it, a blowing fan 6 that circulates the air in the drying chamber 2, a first airway 3 that takes in the air from a circulation port 2a of the drying chamber 2 and sends the air, via the blowing fan 6 and the heater 4, back to a discharge port 2b of the drying chamber 2, a second airway 8 that takes in the air from an intake port for cooling 2c of the drying chamber 2 and sends the air through a valve 7, via the cooler 5, to the first airway 3 located upstream of the blowing fan 6, a controller 9 for controlling the operation of the heater 4, the cooler 5, the blowing fan 6, and the valve 7, and a temperature and humidity measuring instrument 2d that is connected to the controller 9 and measures temperature in the drying chamber 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】天日干しと同等の品質の魚介類の干物を菌の発生を抑えながら、短時間かつ簡単に製造することが可能な魚介類乾燥システムを提供する。【解決手段】魚介類乾燥システム１は、乾燥室２と、乾燥室２内の空気を加熱する加熱装置４と、乾燥室２内の空気を収容し冷却する冷却室５ａを備えた冷却装置５と、乾燥室２内の空気を循環させる送風ファン６と、乾燥室２の循環口２ａから空気を導入し送風ファン６と加熱装置４を経由して再び乾燥室２の吐出口２ｂへ送出するための第１の通気路３と、乾燥室２の冷却用吸気口２ｃから空気を導入し冷却装置５を経由して送風ファン６の上流側に位置する第１の通気路３にバルブ７を介して送出する第２の通気路８と、加熱装置４、冷却装置５、送風ファン６、及びバルブ７の動作を制御するための制御装置９と、この制御装置９に接続され、乾燥室２内の温度を計測する温湿度計測器２ｄを備える。【選択図】図１