Conical drum breader and methods of use thereof
First Claim
1. An apparatus for applying coating to food products comprising:
- a drum assembly that includes a drum with one or more conical flights, wherein food products and coating are received at a drum intake end, and the coating is further applied to the products using motion of the drum, and wherein the food products and coating are discharged at a drum discharge end;
a feed assembly for conveying food products and coating to the drum intake end;
a discharge assembly for conveying food products and coating discharged from the drum discharge end, the discharge assembly including a vibratory frame assembly and a pan assembly, with the pan assembly having a load spreader and one or more trays for at least one of separating and aligning the food products using vibratory motion.
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Abstract
An apparatus for applying coating to food products including a drum assembly that includes a drum with one or more conical flights, wherein food products and coating are received at a drum intake end, and the coating is further applied to the products using a conical and rotational motion of the drum, and wherein the food products and coating are discharged at a drum discharge end. A method for applying coating to food products including receiving products and coating at an inlet end of a feed assembly, discharging the products and coating from the feed assembly into a drum assembly, applying coating to the products inside the drum assembly using a conical and rotational motion, discharging the coating and products from the drum assembly, and conveying the coating and products using vibratory motion.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for applying coating to food products comprising:
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a drum assembly that includes a drum with one or more conical flights, wherein food products and coating are received at a drum intake end, and the coating is further applied to the products using motion of the drum, and wherein the food products and coating are discharged at a drum discharge end; a feed assembly for conveying food products and coating to the drum intake end; a discharge assembly for conveying food products and coating discharged from the drum discharge end, the discharge assembly including a vibratory frame assembly and a pan assembly, with the pan assembly having a load spreader and one or more trays for at least one of separating and aligning the food products using vibratory motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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a feed assembly; a vibratory frame assembly having vibratory frame side members; a pan assembly mounted to the first vibratory frame side members; one or more springs adapted to mount the pan assembly to the vibratory side members, the springs mounted at an angle θ
above horizontal;a drum assembly, situated between the feed assembly and the pan assembly, the drum assembly including one or more conical flights situated therein; and a pair of motorized vibrators mounted and adapted to impart energy to the vibratory frame side members at an angle β
below horizontal,wherein the pan assembly is adapted to vibrate having longitudinal and vertical vector components at a predetermined amplitude and frequency, and wherein the vibratory frame assembly is adapted to operate in a tuned and excited mode. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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