Foods and beverages: apparatus – Cooking – With conveyor or movably supported
Patent
1998-12-02
2000-01-04
Simone, Timothy
Foods and beverages: apparatus
Cooking
With conveyor or movably supported
99386, 99477, 99516, 126 20, 126369, A23L 300, A47J 2704, A47J 2716, A47J 4318, A22C 2900
Patent
active
060097981
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for feeding and cooking raw product, such as shellfish and the like, in a continuous process. A preferred version of the apparatus includes a feed tank with raw product immersed in a bath. A conveyor follows an inclined path starting in the feed tank and exiting the surface of the bath to convey raw product out of the tank and through a cooking chamber. A feed control mechanism is provided to allow for accurate setting of product flow. The mechanism includes a rocking paddle extending just above the conveying surface of the conveyor. The paddle is linked to a rotary drive train by a linkage consisting of two pivotally attached arms. Rotation of the drive train causes the paddle to rock and deposit product on the conveyor during each stroke. The drive train is mounted on a slidable support that is pivotally attached to an adjustment rod. The other end of the adjustment rod includes an adjustment handle and a micrometer-style adjustment with clearly visible indicia for adjusting product flow. As the adjustment rod is rotated, the drive train translates and changes the reference angle between the two arms of the linkage, which moves the paddle closer or farther from the conveying surface to adjust the amount of raw product deposited on the belt during each stroke. A cover over the feed tank provides a seal to prevent cooking steam from escaping the cooking chamber through the feed tank.
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Cooper Gregory L.
Ledet Brent A.
Cronvich James T.
Simone Timothy
The Laitram Corporation
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