Food sterilizing apparatus
US5452649A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23B2/20
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A food sterilizing apparatus has a simple configuration and can completely and efficiently sterilize food. The food sterilizing apparatus is designed to sterilize food contained in rigid food containers and comprises a food supplying section, a linear cylindrical heater, a linear cylindrical cooler and a discharge section, each having inlet and outlet ports arranged respectively at the upstream and downstream ends thereof, any two adjacent ones of said component sections being connected in parallel or rectangularly with each other at the respective outlet and inlet ports thereof with a sealing gate interposed therebetween, said component sections being further provided with respective pushers disposed at the upstream end thereof for moving rigid food containers downstream, each of said pushers having a stroke at least equal to the width of a rigid container.
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