Title:
麺の熱風乾燥装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4390972
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
Ahot air drying apparatus for noodles which makes possible steady production of high quality instant noodles by blowing hot air at an optimal velocity and in an optimal flow rate all over noodle ribbons to be dried in a short period of time and thereby makes a texture of noodle ribbons uniform and fine is to be provided. In a hot air drying apparatus, a conveyor runs from one end of a lengthwise direction of this apparatus to the other, and noodle ribbons carried from a preceding step riding on this conveyor move within an apparatus at a prescribed speed. The apparatus includes a plurality of drying chambers D1, D2, D3, D4, D5 and so forth into which it is divided in the lengthwise direction. Each drying chamber is provided with a heater for heating air in the chamber to a set temperature, a blower fan for feeding the resultant heated air flow as a hot air flow to a lower part of the chamber where the conveyor is arranged, an air duct for guiding the hot air flow from the blower fan upwards or downwards in a widthwise direction of the conveyor, and a streamlining section for streamlining the hot air flow moving above or underneath the conveyor so that the hot air be blown down or up towards the conveyor.
Inventors:
Hatsoo Sakurazawa
Application Number:
JP2000139276A
Publication Date:
December 24, 2009
Filing Date:
May 12, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Fuji Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
International Classes:
A23L7/109; A21C9/08; F26B15/14; F26B17/04; F26B21/00; F26B21/02
Domestic Patent References:
| JP52136936A |
Foreign References:
| FR2546618A1 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tetsuya Mori
Yoshiaki Naito
Cui Shu Tetsu
Yoshiaki Naito
Cui Shu Tetsu