Apparatus for Applying Coating to Products and Methods of Use Thereof
First Claim
1. An apparatus for applying coating to products comprising:
- a vibration generating portion, for providing a vibratory motion, anda product coating portion, for receiving the vibratory motion and applying a coating to a product.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for coating products is disclosed herein. An exemplary apparatus comprises a vibration generating portion and a product coating portion. The product coating portion can include a coating application portion, a sifting portion, and an aligning portion. The exemplary apparatus can include a coating recycle portion as well. The vibration generation portion further comprises a motor vibration assembly secured to a frame wherein the frame is in communication with the product coating portion, such as a pan assembly, by springs that move the pan assembly with a vibratory motion. The product coating portion includes a series of angled steps that guide the coating and vibrating product upwards and forward, while simultaneously allowing the product to be agitated against the coating resting on the step surface. Additionally, the product coating portion can include a moveable wire belt conveyor assembly.
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30 Claims
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1. An apparatus for applying coating to products comprising:
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a vibration generating portion, for providing a vibratory motion, and a product coating portion, for receiving the vibratory motion and applying a coating to a product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for applying coating to products comprising:
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a wire conveyor belt assembly capable of receiving coating and food products and applying the coating to the products, a vibration generating portion for providing a vibratory motion to a pan assembly, and a pan assembly capable of receiving coating and products and applying the coating to the products. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for applying coating to products comprising:
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receiving coating at an inlet end of a pan assembly for application to a product, vibrating the pan assembly using a vibratory frame assembly connected thereto, positioning the product at the inlet end of the pan assembly, vibrating the product upwardly along one or more inclined steps situated within the pan assembly, such that the product is moved along the steps towards a discharge end of the pan assembly, and wherein coating is applied on multiple sides of the product as the product is vibrated along the steps, removing excess coating from at least a portion of the pan assembly, receiving the product at the discharge end of the pan assembly, and receiving the excess coating at the discharge end of the pan assembly and transporting it to the inlet end of the pan assembly. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A method for applying coating to products comprising:
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receiving coating at an inlet end of a pan assembly, positioning a proximal end of a wire conveyor belt assembly adjacent to the inlet end of the pan assembly, vibrating the pan assembly, such that coating situated at the inlet end of the pan assembly is transported by vibratory motion to the proximal end of the wire conveyor belt assembly, positioning a product at the proximal end of the wire conveyor belt assembly, conveying the product from the proximal end of the wire conveyor belt assembly to a distal end, wherein coating is applied to the product during at least a portion of the conveyance, receiving excess coating from the wire conveyor belt assembly and transporting the excess coating along the pan assembly to the discharge end of the pan assembly using the vibratory motion, and receiving the excess coating from the discharge end of the pan assembly in a recycle conveyor, and transporting it to at least one of the inlet end of the pan assembly and the proximal end of the wire conveyor belt assembly. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A coating recycle assembly comprising:
at least one recycle conveyor that includes a conveyor channel having a lower length, an upper length, an ascending portion and a descending portion, and a looped drag-chain belt having one or more flights situated at least partially in the channel for transporting coating from the lower length to the upper length via the ascending portion, where coating is received at the lower length and is released at the upper length. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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