US 11,950,614 B2 · Food material powder supply device

Abstract

A food material powder supply device 1 of the disclosure includes a supply tank 50 that temporarily stores food material powder in a tank 50A and supplies the food material powder to a processing container 2A of a food processing machine 2, a vacuum device 70 that reduces the pressure inside the supply tank 50 with vacuum pumps 71A and 71B, and a control device 3 that operates the vacuum device 70 to reduce the internal pressure of the supply tank 50 to be equal to or lower than a predetermined atmospheric pressure at which moisture of the food material powder is evaporated and cools the food material powder in the supply tank 50. A stirring member 54 which is driven to rotate during the cooling of the food material powder is arranged inside the tank 50A.

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Dependent claims

A food material powder supply device, comprising:

a supply tank that temporarily stores food material powder in a tank and supplies the food material powder to a processing container of a food processing machine;
a vacuum device that reduces the pressure inside the supply tank with vacuum pumps;
and
a control device that operates the vacuum device to reduce the internal pressure of the supply tank to be equal to or lower than an atmospheric pressure at which moisture of the food material powder is evaporated, and cools the food material powder in the supply tank, wherein
a stirring member which is driven to rotate during the cooling of the food material powder is arranged inside the tank, and
the vacuum device comprises a filter connected to a gas discharge port of the supply tank, a cold trap arranged close to the gas discharge port of the filter, and a filter vibrating member attached to the filter.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Food material powder supply device

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Food material powder supply device

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