Apparatus for sterilizing a succession of food containers or the like
US4296068A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 15, 1980 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B55/10
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Apparatus particularly suitable for sterilization of a succession of food containers being fed intermittently along a horizontal path, preparatory to the filling of such containers with a desired food. Formed over and under the feed path are two opposed sterilizing chambers into which a sterilizing solution is supplied in subdivided form for application to the successive containers. In some embodiments the sterilizing chambers are provided with spray nozzles for spraying the sterilizing solution onto the containers, while in others the sterilizing solution is ultrasonically atomized into fine mist in a separate atomizing section, the mist being then directed into the sterilizing chambers. The apparatus further includes heaters for heating the sterilizing chambers and other pertinent parts in order to afford subdivision of the sterilizing solution into fine, uniform droplets and to prevent their condensation into large drops.
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