公开(公告)号：US20160316812A1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-03

申请号：US14919845

申请日：2015-10-22

Applicant: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

Inventor： Wilfred Marcellien BOURG, JR. ,  Stephen GRAHAM ,  Richard James RUEGG

IPC: A23N7/01 ,  A23N7/02 ,  A23N7/00

CPC classification number: A23N7/023 ,  A23L5/57 ,  A23L7/00 ,  A23N7/00 ,  A23N7/02 ,  A23N7/04 ,  A23N7/10 ,  B24C3/00 ,  B24C3/08 ,  B24C3/10 ,  B24C3/12 ,  B24C3/18 ,  B24C3/32 ,  B24C5/00 ,  B24C7/00 ,  B24C7/0007 ,  B24C11/00

Abstract: A method and apparatus for causing attrition to an outer surface of a food product to provide a removed portion of the food product and a remainder of the food product. In a first aspect, an abrasive stream contacts the outer surface of the food product, thereby separating at least a portion of the outer surface of the food product from the remainder of the food product to provide the removed portion of the food product. In a second aspect, the apparatus comprises a product positioner to position the food product in an attrition zone and a nozzle for discharging the abrasive stream into contact with the food product in the attrition zone. The abrasive stream can be food grade and can comprise a food grade fluid and a food grade abrasive, for example, air and salt, respectively.

Abstract translation: 一种用于对食品的外表面进行磨损以提供食品的去除部分和食品的其余部分的方法和装置。 在第一方面，磨料流接触食品的外表面，从而将食品的外表面的至少一部分与食品的其余部分分离，以提供食品的去除部分。 在第二方面，该设备包括产品定位器，用于将食品定位在磨损区域中，并且喷嘴用于将磨料流排出与磨损区域中的食品接触。 磨料流可以是食品级的，并且可以分别包含食品级流体和食品级磨料，例如空气和盐。

公开(公告)号：US20220104530A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-07

申请号：US17494177

申请日：2021-10-05

Applicant: FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Stephen GRAHAM

IPC: A23P30/20 ,  A23P20/20

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for 3-dimensional food product printing can include an extruder providing extruded food product to a print platform. The print platform can move in one or more dimensions to assist coordinated 3-dimensional food product printing. A control system can provide coordinated operation between the extruder and the print platform.

公开(公告)号：US20160235110A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-18

申请号：US14624416

申请日：2015-02-17

Applicant: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

Inventor： Rick Wendell BAJEMA ,  Keith Alan BARBER ,  Stephen GRAHAM ,  Peter L. HAYES ,  Kevin KRETER ,  Julian ROMANCZUKIEWICZ

IPC: A23N7/02

CPC classification number: A23N7/02 ,  A23N7/10

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling a flow of a product over a product attrition bed, where the product comprises a plurality of product units, for example, potatoes. In one aspect, apparatus comprises a product attrition bed and an auger positioned above the product attrition bed. The auger comprises a flow restriction mechanism to restrict a discharge flow of the product from the auger. In a second aspect, the method comprises feeding the product to the auger to provide a product charge; substantially confining the product charge in a charge space; rotating the auger to move the charge space, and thereby the product charge, in the flow direction; and discharging the product charge from the auger through a flow restriction mechanism. In a third aspect, the method and apparatus controls the feed of product to the auger, for example, providing one control volume of product per revolution of the auger.

Abstract translation: 一种用于控制产品在产品磨耗床上的流动的方法和装置，其中产品包括多个产品单元，例如马铃薯。 在一个方面，设备包括产品磨耗床和位于产品磨耗床上方的螺旋推运器。 螺旋钻包括用于限制产品从螺旋推运器排出的流动限制机构。 在第二方面，该方法包括将产品喂入螺旋钻以提供产品装料; 将产品电荷基本上限制在充电空间中; 旋转螺旋钻以移动充电空间，从而使产品沿流动方向充电; 并通过流动限制机构从螺旋推运器中排出产品电荷。 在第三方面，该方法和设备控制产品进料到螺旋推运器，例如，每旋转螺旋钻提供一个控制体积的产品。