Viscous Fluid Transferring Device

a fluid transfer device and fluid technology, applied in liquid handling, transportation and packaging, packaging goods types, etc., can solve the problems of increasing the cost of air removal and the capacity decrease, and achieve the effect of increasing the cost of transfer, increasing the operating time of the evacuating mechanism, and increasing the cost of electricity for operating the evacuating mechanism
US20070267097A1Inactive Publication Date: 2007-11-22KIKKOMAN CORP
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
KIKKOMAN CORP
Publication Date
2007-11-22
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A transfer apparatus with which it is possible to transfer a mash in a storage tank to a mash tub without leaving any mash in the tank and with the addition of only a small-scale mechanism. In a viscous fluid transfer apparatus of related art made up of a storage tank (20) for storing a viscous fluid; a transfer pipe (31) for taking out the viscous fluid, extending from the bottom of the storage tank; and a pump mechanism (32) disposed in the transfer pipe (31), on the intake port (41) side of the pump mechanism the invention additionally provides a branch pipe (42) branching upward from the transfer pipe (31), an extension pipe (43), an evacuating mechanism (44) and an evacuation control part (46). For a while after the start of a transfer, the transfer is carried out with the pump mechanism (32) only. Then, in a last period of the transfer, the evacuating mechanism (44) is started and the viscous fluid remaining at the bottom of the storage tank (20) is forcibly transferred to the intake port (41) of the pump mechanism by the sucking action of this evacuating mechanism (44). As a result, the pump mechanism (32) can transfer the viscous fluid without leaving any behind. The branch pipe branching upward from the transfer pipe and the extension pipe are simple pipes, the evacuating mechanism can be made a cheap vacuum pump, and the evacuation control part can be a general-purpose controller. Therefore, it is possible to transfer a viscous fluid in a storage tank to a mash tub or the like without leaving any in the tank, with the addition of only a small-scale mechanism.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] This invention relates to a transfer apparatus for transferring a viscous fluid such as a soy sauce moromi or mash. BACKGROUND ART

[0002] As an example of a viscous fluid, a soy sauce mash will be used in the following description.

[0003] FIG. 8 hereof illustrates the principle of a conventional soy sauce mash transfer apparatus. A storage tank 101 for preparing, fermenting and maturing a soy sauce moromi or mash (hereinafter called “mash”) 100 is a large vessel made up of a bottom part 102 given a gradient; a cylindrical part 103 rising from the rim of this bottom part 102; a cone part 104 connected to the top of this cylindrical part 103; a feed opening 105 connected to a small-diameter top part of the cone part 104; and a cover 106, and has an outlet 107 in a corner of the bottom part 102.

[0004] If the bottom part of the storage tank 101 is also made a cone part, it is possible to take out mash without any stagnating. However, when the bottom part is made a...

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