Drying apparatus
AssigneeOregon DryTech, LLC
InventorsGregory Newman, Tom Valenzuela, John Lowell Bowers, Jared Estrada
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Abstract
A drying apparatus can include a wet end portion, a dry end portion, and a drying chamber. The wet end portion can include a spray apparatus configured to apply a product puree to a belt, and the dry end portion can include a knife portion configured to remove a dry product from the belt. The drying chamber can extend between the wet end portion and the dry end portion and can include one or more table sections. Each table section can include a basin portion and one or more temperature control elements. The drying chamber can further include an air inlet and an air outlet such that air can flow through the drying chamber in a direction opposite a direction of the belt.
Claims21
A drying apparatus, comprising:
- a wet end portion comprising a spray apparatus configured to apply a wet product to a belt;
- a dry end portion comprising a knife portion configured to remove a dry product from the belt;
- a drying chamber extending between the wet end portion and the dry end portion and comprising one or more table sections, each table section comprising a basin portion and one or more temperature control elements, the drying chamber further comprising an air inlet and an air outlet such that air can flow through the drying chamber in a direction opposite a direction of the belt;
- wherein the spray apparatus is an elongated member comprising a plurality of openings disposed along a length of the elongated member, the openings extending through a wall of the elongated member and being oriented toward the belt;
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- wherein the openings taper from a first diameter at an inner surface of the elongated member to a second diameter at an outer surface of the elongated member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.