PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for drying fruit capable of suppressing the hardening of surfaces when drying the fruit.SOLUTION: A device 1 for drying fruit has a casing 3 having a housing part 9 in which the fruit P is housed, an outer air supplying pipe 7 which communicates the storing part 9 and the outside of the casing 3 and through which outside air being air outside of the casing 3 flows to the storing part 9, an air supplying means (a fan 10) connected to the outside air supplying pipe 7 and supplying outside air to the housing part 9, and an exhausting pipe 8 which communicates the housing part 9 and the outside of the casing 3 and through which air in the housing part 9 flows to the outside of the casing 3, and a heating means (a heater 11) for heating the housing part 9, the fan 10 generates the flow of air of 0.3 cm/s or more and 4.0 cm/s or less around the fruit P housed in the housing part 9, and the heater 11 heats the air in the housing part 9 to 40°C or more and 50°C or less.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】 果実を乾燥させる際の表面の硬化を抑制することができる果実乾燥装置を提供すること。【解決手段】 果実乾燥装置1において、内部に果実Pが収容される収容部9を有する筐体3と、収容部9と筐体3の外部とを連通し、筐体3の外部の空気である外気が収容部9に向かって流れる外気供給管7と、外気供給管7に接続され、外気を収容部9に向かって送る送気手段(ファン10)と、収容部9と筐体3の外部とを連通し、収容部9の空気が筐体3の外部に向かって流れる排気管8と、収容部9を加温する加温手段(ヒーター11)とを有し、ファン10は、収容部9に収容された果実Pの周囲に0.3cm/s以上4.0cm/s以下の空気の流れを発生させ、ヒーター11は、収容部9内の空気を40℃以上50℃以下に加温すること。【選択図】 図6
