| 摘要 |
A device and a method which are capable of high-quality freezing of food without reducing the processing efficiency of the freezing. A continuous food freezing device (1) is configured in such a manner that pieces of food (F), which are objects to be frozen and are continuously inserted from an insertion section (2a), are frozen while being conveyed toward a discharge section (2b), the continuous food freezing device (1) comprising: a meshed first conveyor (4) having one end which is located at the insertion section (2a) and conveying the food (F) in a first direction which extends from said end toward the other end; a second conveyor (5) extending along the first conveyor (4) located directly therebelow and conveying the food (F), which drops from the other end of the first conveyor (4), in a second direction which is the opposite direction to the first direction; a cooling liquid tank (8) disposed directly below the second conveyor (5) and containing a cooling liquid (S) for freezing the food (F) which drops from the second conveyor (5); a third conveyor (6) having at least a part which is immersed in the cooling liquid (S) within the cooling liquid tank (8) and conveying the food (F), which drops from the second conveyor (5), while immersing the food (F) in the cooling liquid (S) within the cooling liquid tank (8); and a cooling liquid spray means (9) disposed directly above the first conveyor (4) and spraying the cooling liquid toward the first conveyor (4). |
