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Food breading apparatus

  • US 5,927,186 A
  • Filed: 07/16/1997
  • Issued: 07/27/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/19/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A food breading apparatus comprising:

  • a) a breading mixture recirculating conveyor having a first motor;

    b) a rotatable breading drum having a food inlet for receiving food to be breaded and for receiving breading mixture from said recirculating conveyor, a side wall portion with perforations sized for discharging breading and not discharging food therethrough, a food outlet for discharging breaded food from said drum and a second rotary motor connected to rotate said drum;

    c) a breading lump removal conveyor having a third motor for moving said conveyor, said conveyor positioned below said perforations of said breading drum side wall for receiving discharged breading therefrom, and having a plurality of openings of predetermined size for passing powdered breading therethrough and for preventing passage of lumps of breading so that said lumps are carried by said lump removal conveyor for collection and removal;

    d) a surge hopper operatively positioned for receiving said powdered breading from said plurality of openings of said lump removal conveyor;

    e) a return auger below said surge hopper having a fourth motor for moving said powdered breading to said breading mixture recirculating conveyor; and

    f) separate controls for each of said first, second, third and fourth motors.

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