Coating apparatus – Edible base or coating type – Projected of forced flow of coating material
Patent
1975-10-02
1977-08-30
Rimrodt, Louis K.
Coating apparatus
Edible base or coating type
Projected of forced flow of coating material
426289, B05B 302
Patent
active
040447146
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus and method for coating an article of food with a granular food product at a selected density which apparatus is formed of a distributor having a wedged-shaped elongated hopper for enclosing granular material to be metered and coated on the surface an article of food transported thereunder by a conveyor, which housing defines a pair of aligned elongated slots of sufficient dimension to pass the granular material, a pair of orifice plates one moveably mounted adjacent each elongated slot at the bottom of the hopper for setting the opening size, a pair of contra-rotatable distributing augers positioned one above each elongated slot and rotationally mounted in the housing in adjustable eccentric bearings with the height of the distributing augers being adjustable relative to the slot therebelow, an agitating auger rotationally mounted in the housing above the distributing augers in adjustable eccentric bearings for adjusting the height of the agitating auger in spaced parallel alignment to and above the distributing augers, controlled variable speed driving means for the augers and conveyors and a reclamation hopper and conveyor for reclaiming and returning excess granular material distributed from the hopper and uncoated on the article of food.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2141691 (1938-12-01), Kirby
patent: 3283740 (1966-11-01), Fredricksen
patent: 3908584 (1975-09-01), Raque
patent: 3926146 (1975-12-01), Breyer
Jago Donald F.
Jones Richard E.
Jeno's Inc.
Meaney, Jr. Daniel J.
Rimrodt Louis K.
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