Coating of food products with a particulate coating material
US10966450B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05C19/04
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to an in-line multi-mode coating machine adapted to coat food products with a particulate coating material, the machine comprising in-line with each other and in succession: an infeed conveyor assembly, a rotary tumbling drum, an elevator device and a discharge conveyor assembly. In a drum-mode, the rotary tumbling drum is adapted to be supplied with particulate coating material and to tumble the food products and particulate coating material together. In a conveyor-mode of the coating machine the infeed conveyor assembly and the discharge conveyor assembly are arranged to adjoin each other whilst extending through the rotary tumbling drum, so that food products bypass the rotary tumbling drum and the elevator device.
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