Title:
CONTINUOUS HEATING STERILIZATION APPARATUS WITH MICROWAVE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3420707
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sterilization apparatus capable of producing a sealed food, which can be distributed at ambient temperatures, by homogeneous continuous short time sterilization while keeping the quality as a food regardless of the size and shape of the wrapped product.
SOLUTION: This apparatus seals a food in a wrapping material, heats the sealed food by microwave in a pressured atmosphere of a mixture of water vapor and air in a space partitioned into two sections of a temperature rising part for elevating temperature by microwave irradiation and a temperature holding part for holding sterilization temperature, and subsequently lowers the temperature under pressure. By this apparatus, end effect and uneven heating of the conventional shortcoming characteristic to microwave heating are prevented. Further, by making the transfer speeds at the temperature rising part and the temperature holding part variable, the apparatus can be small-sized. The apparatus is provided with a pressure controlling device and a controlling unit for controlling all of the essential factors for continuous operation, and thereby continuous short time operation is achieved.
Inventors:
Mitsuo Ezaki
Shinichi Imai
Toshiaki Saito
Tadahisa Shimoda
Koji Yamamoto
Shinichi Imai
Toshiaki Saito
Tadahisa Shimoda
Koji Yamamoto
Application Number:
JP27820498A
Publication Date:
June 30, 2003
Filing Date:
September 30, 1998
Export Citation:
Assignee:
FUJI OIL CO.,LTD.
Food Supply and Demand Research Center
Yamamoto Vinita Co., Ltd.
Food Supply and Demand Research Center
Yamamoto Vinita Co., Ltd.
International Classes:
A23L3/01; A23L3/02; A61L2/12; (IPC1-7): A23L3/01; A23L3/02; A61L2/12
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