Apparatus for toasting sheets of laver
OwnerMakoto Suzuki, Eiichi Suzukiinventors
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Abstract
The wavy deflection of opposite side edges of sheets of laver is corrected to a flat form. A deflection correcting device 7 is disposed at a downstream position inside or outside a box 31 provided with a conveyor 5 and heaters 6, and is adapted to remove the wavy deflection from sheets of laver 91 while guiding the travel of the laver sheets. Each laver sheet 91 is toasted with the heat of the heaters 6 while the sheet is being moved inside the box 31 toward an outlet 33. The laver sheet 91 is soft when heated to a raised temperature. The laver sheet 91 in the soft state has its deflection removed by being pressed by the correcting device 7, and is corrected to a flat state, and made crisp when cooled by coming into contact with outside air.
Claims9
An apparatus for toasting sheets of laver comprising a conveyor and a heater which are arranged in a box having an inlet and an outlet, the heater being operable for toasting each of the sheets of laver while the laver sheet is being moved through the box by the conveyor, the toasting apparatus being characterized in that a deflection correcting device is disposed at a downstream position inside the box or outside the box for pressing the sheet of laver from above and below to eliminate deflection from the laver sheet while causing the laver sheet to travel.
A method of correcting the deflection of sheets of laver by toasting dry laver inside a box, thereafter holding the laver in the form of a soft and hot sheet between rollers or belts from above and below at a downstream position inside or outside the box to eliminate the deflection, and cooling the laver to obtain a flat crisp sheet of laver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.