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Apparatus for the wetting of cereals with a liquid

US5586492A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 29, 1995
Grant dateDec 24, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 29, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB02B1/04
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A processor for the wetting of cereals with a liquid, wherein the cereal/liquid mixture is exposed for a short time (2 to 15 seconds) to strong vibration (shaking at approximately 80 Hz), with the result that the cereals directly absorb the liquid into themselves and immediately become transportable and can be further processed, for example can be ground, without a substantial storage time.

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