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US 10,464,029 B2Granted
Ingredient mixing apparatus having air augmentation
AssigneeBakery Concepts International, LLC.
InventorsKenneth W. Schwenger, Bernhard Noll
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Abstract
The hydration apparatus includes an air augmentation feature that intersects the ingredients. The air augmentation inlet is positioned to cause turbulence in the ingredients prior to the ingredients passing a liquid discharge nozzle that hydrates them.
Claims18
An apparatus for hydrating dry ingredients, the apparatus comprising:
- a dry ingredients inlet;
- an intermediate segment that receives ingredients from the ingredients inlet in a free-falling flow;
- a diverter that is positioned in the intermediate segment and interferes with the free-falling ingredients;
- a pressurized air inlet that is positioned between the ingredients inlet and the diverter and causes turbulence in the free-falling ingredients;
- a hydration nozzle that is positioned in the intermediate segment and directs a hydration liquid at the ingredients;
- and,
- a mixing segment that receives hydrated ingredients from the intermediate segment.
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An apparatus for hydrating dry ingredients, the apparatus comprising:
- a chamber body having an upper end and a lower end;
- a dry ingredients inlet at the upper end of the chamber body;
- an intermediate segment of the chamber body that includes a diverter that is arranged in the intermediate segment and directs dry ingredients toward an inner wall of the intermediate segment;
- a pressurized air inlet is positioned in the intermediate segment between the dry ingredients inlet and the diverter, and the pressurized air inlet causes turbulence in the free-falling ingredients;
- and,
- a hydration nozzle that is positioned in the intermediate segment and directs a hydration liquid at the ingredients after the ingredients pass the diverter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.