公开(公告)号：US06497106B2

公开(公告)日：2002-12-24

申请号：US09761150

申请日：2001-01-17

申请人： Gary D. Lang ,  Robert J. Chamberlain

发明人： Gary D. Lang ,  Robert J. Chamberlain

IPC分类号： F25D1306

CPC分类号： A23L3/363 ,  A23B4/062 ,  A23B4/064 ,  A23L3/361 ,  A23L3/362 ,  A23L3/375 ,  F25D3/11 ,  F25D29/001 ,  F25D2700/16

摘要： Disclosed are a method and apparatus for chilling food product, employing (A) cooling means comprising (1) a rotatable drum, (2) means in said drum for urging pieces through said drum, (3) cryogen dispensing means, and (4) means for rotating said drum; (B) feeding means which includes means for automatically sensing the mass flow rate at which said pieces are being fed into said inlet and for generating electrical signals corresponding to said rate; (C) electronic control means responsive to said signals and temperature inputs for preventing premature flow of cryogen and for automatically controlling the rate at which cryogen is fed so as to lower the temperature of said pieces to the desired exit temperature.

摘要翻译： 本发明公开了一种冷冻食品的方法和装置，（A）冷却装置，包括（1）可旋转的滚筒，（2）在所述滚筒中的装置，用于通过所述滚筒推动碎片，（3）冷冻剂分配装置，（4） 用于旋转所述滚筒的装置;（B）馈送装置，其包括用于自动感测所述碎片被馈送到所述入口中的质量流量的装置，以及用于产生对应于所述速率的电信号;（C）电子控制装置， 信号和温度输入，用于防止冷冻剂过早流动，并自动控制供应冷冻剂的速率，以便将所述件的温度降低到所需的出口温度。