Method and apparatus for cleaning feed rolls in food-processing machinery
US5322570A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 12, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB08B2230/01
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A cleaning apparatus for a quantity-metering device includes a housing and spray nozzles for dispensing fluid onto the feed rollers of the quantity-metering device and collecting the fluid together with media which is removed from said feed rollers. The cleaning apparatus includes manifolds which carry the nozzles. The cleaning apparatus is inserted in a location vacated by a component of said quantity-metering device.
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