Counter-flow poultry chiller
US4860554A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 1988 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G33/265
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A counter-flow food chiller provided with an oscillating screw-feed so that the food, while being pushed through the chill tank in a direction contrary to the water flow is also agitated and oscillated, improving the heat exchange and preventing ice formation on the walls of the tank which are cooled by refrigeration.
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