US 5,489,335 A · Method of sugar coating and apparatus therefor

Abstract

A method of and an apparatus for sugar coating, the apparatus comprising: a rotatable vessel for containing a material to be coated; a baffle 9 movable independently of the rotatable vessel; a baffle mounting shaft 10 having a bent construction, for mounting the baffle 9 thereon; and a hydraulic cylinder for rocking the baffle mounting shaft 10 to displace the baffle 9. Load cells 17a and 17b for detecting the position of the baffle 9 relative to an accumulated layer M of a material to be coated are provided on the baffle 9. The load cells 17a and 17b serves for holding the position of the baffle 9 relative to the accumulated layer M of the material to be coated at all times, on the basis of a load imposed due to the presence of the contact with the material to be coated.

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Dependent claims

A pan coating apparatus for sugar coating, comprising:

a rotatable vessel for containing a material to be coated;
a baffle means movable automatically and independently of the rotatable vessel;
a baffle displacing means which can perform at least two displacements of the baffle means, including displacements in reverse directions from each other, during each one cycle of the coating process;
and,
sensor means for detecting a position of said baffle relative to a surface of an accumulated layer of the material to be coated,
said baffle displacing means displacing said baffle means in response to said sensor means so that a part of said baffle means is inserted into said accumulated layer and another part of said baffle is maintained outside of said accumulated layer.

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Method of sugar coating and apparatus therefor

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Method of sugar coating and apparatus therefor

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