Apparatus for continuous pan coating
US5010838A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 1985 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23G3/26
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus useful for continuous pan coating of edible cores which includes a coating drum arranged for rotation around an inclined axis and having an inlet opening at the upper axial end of the coating drum for reception of the edible cores, and a discharge opening at the lower axial end of the drum, so that the force of gravity urges the cores through the drum. The apparatus also includes a means for continuously driving the drum, means for providing coating material to the cores at a controllable rate, and means for delivering drying gas, such as air, to the cores also at a controllable rate while the cores are in the drum. The present invention has at least one after-treatment drum likewise arranged for rotation around an inclined axis and having an inlet opening at the upper axial end of the after-treatment drum and a discharge opening at the lower axial end, as well as a means for continuously driving the cores from the coating drum to the first after-treatment drum. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus also includes a second after-treatment drum similar to the first after-treatment drum.
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