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Breading machine

  • US 20060032384A1
  • Filed: 09/26/2005
  • Published: 02/16/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A machine for coating food products with a particulate breading material comprising:

  • a) a battering unit for applying a fluent batter to a food product comprising a batter reservoir and a battering unit conveyor system for moving food products through the batter reservoir and then discharge food product from the battering unit;

    b) a breading unit for applying particulate breading to the food product after the food product moves through the battering unit comprising a breading material reservoir, a breading station at which breading is applied to the product and a breading unit conveyor for delivering food products received from said battering unit to said breading station; and

    c) a conveyor drive system comprising a machine housing and i) a drive unit rotatably supported by the machine housing that provides motive power to said breading unit conveyor; and

    ii) a breading unit drive coupled to the breading unit conveyor that is rotated by the drive unit to move said breading unit conveyor;

    d) wherein one of said drive unit and breading unit drive defines a bore and another of said drive unit and breading unit drive defines a conforming outer surface sized to fit into said bore.

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