Chip de-oiler apparatus
US5947010A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S210/08
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Improvements to a de-oiler apparatus, used to remove oil from food product chips after frying, include a perforated, inverted T-shaped baffle disposed in the inlet to the de-oiler and a flat, perforated plate disposed in the exit from the de-oiler. The T-shaped baffle and the perforated plate straighten the flow in the inlet and outlet regions, respectively, thereby decreasing the amount of steam which is lost from the chamber and reducing scattering of the chips, which hampers oil removal therefrom.
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