Broiler discharge ramp
AssigneeMarmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc.
InventorsNicholas Mandarino, Steven Shei, Christopher F. Zemko, Syed Rizvi
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Abstract
A heat transfer system for heat treatment of a food product includes an enclosure with a food product inlet and a food product outlet. At least one conveyor extends into the enclosure from the food product inlet. At least one heat source is arranged relative to the at least one conveyor. A ramp at least partially extends below the at least one conveyor.
Claims17
A heat transfer system for heat treatment of a food product, the system comprising:
- an enclosure comprising a food product inlet, a food product outlet, and a plurality of walls;
- at least one conveyor extending into the enclosure from the food product inlet;
- at least one heat source arranged relative to the at least one conveyor, the at least one heat source configured to output heat towards the at least one conveyor;
- a ramp at least partially extending below the conveyor;
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- a plurality of baffles positioned intermediate to the ramp from the at least one conveyor and the at least one heat source, wherein the baffles of the plurality of baffles are spaced apart in a depth dimension and are staggered in a vertical dimension.
A heat transfer system for heat treatment of a food product, the system comprising:
- an enclosure comprising a food product inlet, a food product outlet, and a plurality of walls;
- a ramp;
- at least one conveyor extending into the enclosure from the food product inlet, the at least one conveyor comprises an inlet end and an interior end and wherein an upper end of the ramp is positioned in proximity to the interior end of the at least one conveyor and a lower end of the ramp is positioned below the at least one conveyor;
- at least one heat source arranged relative to the at least one conveyor, the at least one heat source configured to output heat towards the at least one conveyor;
- at least one baffle positioned intermediate to the ramp from the at least one conveyor and the at least one heat source.
A heat transfer system for heat treatment of a food product, the system comprising:
- an enclosure comprising a food product inlet, a food product outlet, and a plurality of walls;
- at least one conveyor extending into the enclosure from the food product inlet, the at least one conveyor extending from an inlet end to an interior end;
- at least one heat source arranged relative to the at least one conveyor, the at least one heat source configured to output heat towards the at least one conveyor;
- a ramp extending from the conveyor toward the food product outlet, wherein the ramp comprises an entry portion having a first angle and comprising an upper end of the ramp and the upper end is positioned in proximity to the interior end of the at least one conveyor, and an exit portion having a second angle and comprising a lower end of the ramp and the lower end of the ramp is positioned in below the at least one conveyor, wherein the first angle is greater than the second angle;
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- a warming assembly defined within the enclosure interior of the food product outlet, the warming assembly configured to removably receive therein a pan positioned below the lower end of the ramp.
A heat transfer system for heat treatment of a food product, the system comprising:
- an enclosure comprising a food product inlet, a food product outlet, and a plurality of walls;
- at least one conveyor extending into the enclosure from the food product inlet;
- at least one heat source arranged relative to the at least one conveyor, the at least one heat source configured to output heat towards the at least one conveyor;
- a ramp at least partially extending below the conveyor;
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- a plurality of baffles positioned intermediate to the ramp from the at least one conveyor and the at least one heat source, wherein lower edges of the baffles are evenly spaced apart from a surface of the ramp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.