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US 2022/0026136 A1Published application
Tumble Chiller
AssigneeD C Norris & Company Limited
InventorDavid NORRIS
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Abstract
A system for cooling and/or heating one or more articles such as a tumble chiller is disclosed. The system comprises a reservoir 20 configured to contain a cooling and/or heating liquid 22, and a belt conveyor system. The belt conveyor system is configured in a first mode of operation to cause one or more articles to be tumbled within the reservoir 20, and in a second mode of operation to cause the one or more articles to be removed from the reservoir 20.
Claims15
A system for cooling and/or heating one or more articles, the system comprising:
- a reservoir configured to contain a liquid;
- and
- a belt conveyor system;
- wherein the belt conveyor system is configured in a first mode of operation to cause one or more articles to be moved within the reservoir;
- and
- wherein the belt conveyor system is configured in a second mode of operation to cause one or more articles to be removed from the reservoir.
3 more elements
A method of cooling and/or heating one or more articles, the method comprising:
- using a conveyor belt to move one or more articles within a reservoir containing a cooling and/or heating liquid;
- and then
- using the conveyor belt to remove the one or more articles from the reservoir.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.