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US 4,643,086 AGranted
Apparatus for the mechanical treatment of food product
AssigneeDin Engineering Limited
InventorSpiros Christodoulou
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Abstract
An oscillating deck for treatment of a product such as peanuts is mounted on a main frame by air mounts. The deck is driven in linear oscillation by a pair of vibration motors. The deck supports a cascade of conveying surfaces which deliver the product to treatment stages such as rollers and debris removal devices; the treatment stages being mounted independently of the deck.
Claims7
An apparatus for the treatment of a product such as peanuts which comprises:
- a main frame;
- a plurality of air mounts;
- a subframe supported on the main frame by said air mounts;
- at least one vibration motor mounted on the subframe for driving the subframe in an oscillating motion relative to the main frame;
- a plurality of substantially horizontal product conveying surfaces mounted on the subframe and arranged in a cascading series wherein each of the conveying surfaces is mounted at a lower level on the subframe than the preceding conveying surface;
- at least one pair of resilient rotating rollers mounted on the main frame independently of the subframe, said rollers being arranged with their axes substantially horizontal and spaced such that a nip is formed between each pair of rollers through which the product can pass;
- the arrangement being such that the product is delivered to the nip between the pair of rollers from a respective one of said conveying surfaces.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.