Foods and beverages: apparatus – Means to treat food – By applying fluid
Patent
1997-02-19
1998-09-08
Simone, Timothy F.
Foods and beverages: apparatus
Means to treat food
By applying fluid
99546, 99601, 99635, 99637, 209629, 209685, A23L 100, A23L 134, B08B 302, B08B 306
Patent
active
058029656
ABSTRACT:
A bean sprouts processing apparatus includes a feeding section, a treating section and a separating section arranged in sequence substantially in a horizontal manner. The feeding section includes a receptacle for receiving un-processed bean spouts therein and a conveyor for conveying the bean sprouts to the treating section. The treating section has a sprout tray movably supported on a base with a shaking device arranged between the sprout tray and the base to shake the sprout tray relative to the base so as to separate husks from the sprouts and to break roots of the sprouts and also move the sprouts and the separated husks and broken roots toward the separating section. A cooling device is optionally mounted on the base of the treating section to lower the temperature of the sprouts down to about 3.degree.-5.degree. C. The separating section has a sprout support plate movably supported on a base to receive the sprouts from the treating section. The sprout support plate has a plurality of apertures formed thereon. The separating section further includes a vibration device arranged between the base and the sprout support frame to vibrate the sprout support plate relative to the base so as to cause the husks and broken roots to fall through the apertures and thus separated from the sprouts.
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