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US 4,763,572 AGranted
Apparatus for removing moisture from honey
OwnerLawrence J. Kuehlinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for reducing the moisture content of liquid honey includes an enclosed housing with an upper inlet port and lower outlet port. Honey enters the inlet port and flows downward across a series of zig-zagged trays to the outlet port. Expanded metal screens on each tray spread the honey uniformly across the trays. A fan unit circulates air within the housing through an evaporator coil and heater, which dry and warm the air. The warm dry air absorbs moisture from the flowing honey.
Claims8
An apparatus for reducing the moisture content of liquid honey, comprising:
- an enclosed housing means having inlet and outlet port means;
- means for supplying liquid honey to said inlet port means;
- inclined tray means mounted within said housing for carrying a flow of honey from its upper end to its lower end;
- expanded screen means extending across the upper surface of said tray means to cause lateral spreading and an undulating surface in honey flowing thereacross;
- said inlet port means being in operative fluid communication with the upper end of said tray means;
- said inlet port means being in opeative fluid communication with the upper end of said tray means;
- said outlet port means being in operative fluid communication with the lower end of said tray means;
- means for contacting drying air to honey flowing through said housing means and across said tray means from the inlet port means to the outlet port means;
- means for recirculating said air within said housing;
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- means for drying said air after contacting said honey.
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An apparatus for reducing the moisture content of liquid honey, comprising:
- housing means having inlet and outlet port means;
- means for supplying liquid honey to said inlet port means;
- at least inclined tray means mounted within said housing for carrying a flow of honey from its upper end to its lower end;
- expanded screen means extending across the upper surface of said tray means to cause lateral spreading and an undulating surface in honey flowing throttlers;
- said inlet port means being in operative fluid communication with the upper end said tray means;
- said inlet port means being in opeative fluid communication with the upper end of said tray means;
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- means for supplying drying air to the interior of said housing means;
- means for contacting the drying air with the honey flowing on said tray means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.