Washer peeler cleaning system
AssigneeVanmark Equipment, LLC
InventorsAlexander C. Herzberg, Floyd Richardson, Josh Thompson
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Abstract
An apparatus for cleaning a food-processing machine having cylindrical rolls disposed along a curve, each of the rolls having a peripheral working surface for contacting food products and an axis about which each roll rotates. A drive rail is mounted parallel to the axes of the rolls and extends the length of the rolls. A spray bar slidably mounts to the drive rail, extends adjacent the rolls, and has at least one nozzle for spraying liquid onto the working surfaces of the rolls to clean them of debris. A prime mover drives the spray bar along the drive rail parallel to the axes of the rolls while spraying the rotating rolls.
Claims10
An apparatus for cleaning multiple cylindrical rolls that are disposed along a curve that has at least a bottom side and a lateral side, each of the rolls having a peripheral working surface and a longitudinal axis about which each roll is configured for rotation, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) a spray bar disposed adjacent at least one of the sides of the curve and having at least one nozzle directed toward the rolls and configured for spraying liquid toward at least one of the working surfaces of the rolls;
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- (b) at least one prime mover drivingly linked to the spray bar for displacing the spray bar along the longitudinal axes of the rolls.
An apparatus for cleaning a food-processing machine having multiple cylindrical rolls disposed along a curve that has at least a bottom side and a lateral side, each of the rolls having a peripheral working surface configured for contacting food products and a longitudinal axis about which each roll is configured for rotation, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) at least one drive rail mounted to the food-processing machine and aligned substantially parallel to the longitudinal axes of the rolls, the at least one drive rail extending from about a first end of the rolls to about a second, opposite end of the rolls;
- (b) a spray bar slidably mounted to the at least one drive rail and extending to adjacent at least one side of the curve, the spray bar having at least one nozzle that is in fluid communication with a source of liquid and is directed toward the rolls for spraying liquid onto the peripheral working surfaces of the rolls on the at least one side of the curve;
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- (c) at least one prime mover drivingly linked to the spray bar for displacing the spray bar along the at least one drive rail on a path substantially parallel to the axes of the rolls.
A method of cleaning multiple cylindrical rolls disposed along a curve that has at least a bottom side and a lateral side, each of the rolls having a peripheral working surface and a longitudinal axis about which each roll is configured for rotation, the method comprising:
- (a) disposing a spray bar adjacent at least one of the sides of the curve, the spray bar having at least one nozzle that is in fluid communication with a fluid source and is directed toward the rolls;
- (b) spraying liquid from the nozzles toward and onto at least one of the working surfaces of the rolls;
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- (c) displacing the spray bar along the length of the rolls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.