Tortilla cooling conveyor with distributed air diffusion
US6425260B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 25, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D2317/0661
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A tortilla cooling conveyor with distributed air diffusion (10) having a a housing (12) with chambers separated by a perforated top baffle plate (18T) and a perforated bottom baffle plate (18B). A plurality of perforated conveyors have curved guides at opposite distal ends to orientate the tortillas. Coils/fan are located in the bottom chamber to produce cool dry air which desiccates and reduces the temperature of the newly manufactured tortillas.
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