Apparatus for drying and/or roasting beans or nibs
AssigneeRoyal Duyvis Wiener B.V.
InventorReiner Koelemeijer
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Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for drying and/or roasting beans for foodstuff, such as cocoa beans, or parts of beans, such as cocoa nibs, comprising a frame, a drum (2) for receiving the beans or parts of beans rotatably mounted in the frame and at least partially closed at one end (3) and open at the other (4), a shell (5) enveloping the drum (2), a door (7) for closing the open end (4) of the drum (2), a heater (19) for heating the drum (2), and a fan and a valve (26) for maintaining an underpressure in the space (20) between the drum (2) and the shell (5). A seal (30) is located in the clearance between the drum (2) and the shell (5).
Claims20
Apparatus (1) for drying and/or roasting beans or parts of beans, the apparatus comprising:
- a drum (2) for receiving the beans or parts of beans and having an at least partially closed end (3) and an open end (4),
- a shell (5) enveloping the drum (2), wherein the drum (2) is rotatably mounted within the shell (5),
- a door (7) for closing the open end (4) of the drum (2),
- a heater (19) for heating the drum (2),
- a fan and a valve (26) for maintaining an underpressure in the space (20) between the drum (2) and the shell (5), and
- a seal (30) located in the clearance between the drum (2) and the shell (5), wherein:
- the open end (4) of the drum (2) is provided with a riding ring (6) and the seal (30) is pressed onto the ring (6);
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- the ring (6) has a width, measured in the axial direction of the drum (2), that is larger than the width of the seal (30).
Apparatus (1) for drying and/or roasting beans or parts of beans, the apparatus comprising:
- a drum (2) for receiving the beans or parts of beans and having an at least partially closed end (3) and an open end (4),
- a shell (5) enveloping the drum (2), wherein the drum (2) is rotatably mounted within the shell (5),
- a door (7) for closing the open end (4) of the drum (2),
- a heater (19) for heating the drum (2),
- a fan and a valve (26) for maintaining an underpressure in the space (20) between the drum (2) and the shell (5), and
- a seal (30) located in the clearance between the drum (2) and the shell (5), wherein the seal (30) comprises a plurality of segments and a resilient element to press the segments onto the drum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.