ANTENNA MOUNTING STRUCTURE TO PROCESSING TANK AND ANTENNA EQUIPPED FOOD MACHINE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attach an antenna to a treatment tank so as to enable wireless communication inside and outside the treatment tank even when the treatment tank is composed of a metal can body.SOLUTION: There is provided a mounting structure to a treatment tank 1 of an antenna 2 that communicates with a device provided in a can body 4 as the treatment tank 1 (for example, an article temperature sensor 3). A through hole 4a is formed in a wall of the can body 4, and an opening portion of the through hole 4a inside the can body 4 is closed by a radio wave permeable material to provide an antenna housing portion 9. The antenna 2 is arranged in the antenna housing portion 9. Preferably, a metal antenna housing cylinder 8 penetrates through and is fixed to the wall of the can body 4, and the antenna 2 is inserted into the antenna housing cylinder 8, and an opening inside the can body 4 is closed with a lid member 10 by using a radio wave permeable material.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】処理槽が金属製の缶体から構成される場合でも、処理槽の内外で無線通信可能に、処理槽にアンテナを取り付ける。【解決手段】処理槽１としての缶体４内に設けられる機器（たとえば品温センサ３）との間で通信するアンテナ２の処理槽１への取付構造である。缶体４の壁には、貫通穴４ａが形成されると共に、この貫通穴４ａの缶体４内側の開口部が電波透過性素材を用いて閉塞されて、アンテナ収容部９が設けられる。アンテナ収容部９には、アンテナ２が配置される。好ましくは、缶体４の壁には、金属製のアンテナ収容筒８が貫通して固定され、このアンテナ収容筒８は、アンテナ２が挿入されると共に、缶体４内側の開口部が電波透過性素材を用いた蓋材１０で閉塞される。【選択図】図１