Method and apparatus for cleaning a coating machine
AssigneeSollich KG
InventorThomas Sollich
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Abstract
An apparatus serves for cleaning a coating machine for coating confectionery products with a coating mass. The apparatus is designed to be arranged in the coating machine which includes a rotatingly driven grating belt. The grating belt is designed and arranged to support confectionery products to be coated. The grating belt defines a grating belt plane. The apparatus includes a cart. The cart is designed to be moved back and forth in the coating machine above the grating belt plane in the mounted position of said cart in the coating machine. The cart includes a plurality of spraying nozzles. The spraying nozzles are designed and arranged to spray pressurized hot water onto the coating machine in an automatically controlled way.
Claims30
An apparatus for cleaning a coating machine for coating confectionery products with a coating mass,
- said apparatus being designed to be arranged in a coating machine including a rotatingly driven grating belt, the grating belt being designed and arranged to support confectionery products to be coated, the grating belt defining a grating belt plane, said apparatus comprising:
- a cart, said cart being designed to be moved back and forth in the coating machine above the grating belt plane in the mounted position of said cart in the coating machine, said cart including a plurality of spraying nozzles, said spraying nozzles being designed and arranged to spray pressurized hot water onto the coating machine in an automatically controlled way.
A cleanable coating machine for applying a coating mass onto confectionery articles, comprising:
- a grating belt, said grating belt being designed and arranged to be rotatingly driven, to support confectionery articles to be coated and to move the confectionery articles through said coating machine, said grating belt defining a grating belt plane;
- a cleaning apparatus, said cleaning apparatus including a cart, said cart being designed to be moved back and forth within said coating machine above the grating belt plane, said cart including a plurality of spraying nozzles, said spraying nozzles being designed and arranged to spray pressurized hot water at least onto said grating belt in an automatic way.
A method of cleaning a coating machine for applying a coating mass onto confectionery articles, said method comprising the step of:
- spraying pressurized hot water at least onto a grating belt of the coating machine in an automatically controlled way.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.