Apparatus and method for freezing food products
US7296431B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D13/06
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus and method of cooling products includes a conveyor for transporting the products, through a refrigeration medium for cooling the products, agitation means disposed proximate to the conveyor for selective, intermittent contact with the conveyor to displace the conveyor from a plane of travel, thereby displacing the products on the conveyor during freezing to prevent the products from adhering to the conveyor or other of the products during freezing, at least one of the agitation means and the conveyor constructed and arranged to be positioned away from each other for the conveyor to move uninterrupted along the plane of travel.
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