Churn for processing food products

A churn for processing food products, comprising a rotating drum with an opening for loading and unloading products, said drum being supported by a footing with variable inclination, further comprising a hatch provided with means for detachable coupling to the opening of the drum, said hatch comprising ports adapted to allow the outflow of water deposited on the bottom of said drum, means being provided which are adapted to arrange themselves selectively in a position for opening and closing said ports, the chum further comprising a partition which is fixed at a distance from a surface of the hatch that is directed toward the inside of the drum and is adapted to keep the products contained in the drum at a distance from said surface such as to avoid jamming of the ports provided in the hatch.

A chum for processing food products, comprising a rotating drum with an opening for loading and unloading products, said drum being supported by a footing with variable inclination, further comprising a hatch provided with means for detachable coupling to the opening of the drum, said hatch comprising ports adapted to allow the outflow of water deposited on the bottom of said drum, means being provided which are adapted to arrange themselves selectively in a position for opening and closing said ports, wherein the means for detachable coupling of the hatch to the opening of the drum comprise a ring which is rigidly coupled to a perimeter of said opening and a complementary ring which is fixed to said ring by means of spacers, said hatch being provided with peripheral protrusions which are ramp-shaped and are adapted to enter a portion of space comprised between the ring and the complementary ring and to come into contact with the spacers at the ramps in order to lock the hatch by friction as a consequence of progressive rotation of said hatch about an axis thereof.