Powder supply apparatus
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12102110B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-01

    申请号:US17815664

    申请日:2022-07-28

    发明人: Masayasu Kurachi

    IPC分类号: B05B7/14 A21C9/04 A23P20/12

    CPC分类号: A23P20/12 A21C9/04 B05B7/144

    摘要: A powder supply apparatus, comprising a powder receiving device which receives powder, a hopper for storing powder that has an outlet at the bottom thereof, a screw feeder which is provided at the outlet of the hopper, has an extrusion port, and pushes the powder received from the outlet of the hopper toward the extrusion port by a screw. The powder supply apparatus also has a diaphragm pump having a suction port and a discharge port, and discharges air sucked from the suction port to the discharge port by an operation of a diaphragm. An atmospheric passage communicates the suction port of the diaphragm pump with the atmosphere. A communicating passage communicates the discharge port of the diaphragm pump with the powder receiving device. The extrusion port of the screw feeder is positioned within the atmospheric passage so as to supply the powder to the atmospheric passage.

    AUTOMATED SEASONING DISPENSER
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240000252A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-04

    申请号:US18215226

    申请日:2023-06-28

    申请人: Lab2Fab, LLC

    IPC分类号: A47G19/34 A23P20/12

    CPC分类号: A47G19/34 A23P20/12

    摘要: An automated food processing system provides consumable items to a temporary storage location such as an enclosure of a food processing device. A seasoning dispensing apparatus is located relative to the enclosure to dispense a seasoning over the consumable items within the disclosure. The seasoning dispensing apparatus includes a metering device that provides a discrete seasoning portion for dispensing and a distributor that uniformly dispenses the discrete seasoning portion over the consumable items.

    POWDER SUPPLY APPARATUS
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230029502A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-02

    申请号:US17815664

    申请日:2022-07-28

    发明人: Masayasu KURACHI

    IPC分类号: A23P20/12 A21C9/04 B05B7/14

    摘要: A powder supply apparatus, comprising a powder receiving device which receives powder, a hopper for storing powder that has an outlet at the bottom thereof, a screw feeder which is provided at the outlet of the hopper, has an extrusion port, and pushes the powder received from the outlet of the hopper toward the extrusion port by a screw. The powder supply apparatus also has a diaphragm pump having a suction port and a discharge port, and discharges air sucked from the suction port to the discharge port by an operation of a diaphragm. An atmospheric passage communicates the suction port of the diaphragm pump with the atmosphere. A communicating passage communicates the discharge port of the diaphragm pump with the powder receiving device. The extrusion port of the screw feeder is positioned within the atmospheric passage so as to supply the powder to the atmospheric passage.

    RACKING AND ALIGNMENT PROVISIONS FOR AUTOMATIC AND/OR MECHANIZED FOOD PROCESS LINES

    公开(公告)号:US20220354312A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-10

    申请号:US17739560

    申请日:2022-05-09

    IPC分类号: A47J44/00 A23P20/12 A23P20/15

    摘要: An improvement for automatic/mechanized food-process lines pertains to racking provisions for assembling, dis-assembling and re-assembling numerous separate machines that form to make up the line. That is, one machine can be swapped out for a different machine in order to cause a change in the output food product pieces. For example, a swapped in machine may give a different coating to the food product pieces (eg., breading vs. Panko) or run food product pieces of substantially different character (eg., whole muscle pieces like chicken tenders vs. formed product like hamburger patties). The improvement has a track attached or affixed to either a low elevation mounting structure of a given food process line machine or the factory floor, but not the other, and a router member attached or affixed to the other of the low elevation mounting structure or the factory floor, for following the track.

    DISPENSING ROLLING PIN
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220295801A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-22

    申请号:US17479232

    申请日:2021-09-20

    申请人: David Lindsey

    发明人: David Lindsey

    IPC分类号: A21C3/02 A23P20/12

    摘要: A powder-dispensing system includes a first rollable member and a second rollable member. The first rollable member has a first pressure surface, a threaded interior chamber internal to the first pressure surface and an entrance to the threaded interior chamber. The second rollable member has a second pressure surface and an interior chamber internal to the second pressure surface. A threaded exterior surface external to the interior chamber is configured for interlocking/threaded engagement with the threaded interior chamber. A plurality of perforations extend through the threaded exterior surface into the interior chamber of the second rollable member.

    SEASONING DISPENSING APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FOOD PROCESS LINE

    公开(公告)号:US20220151280A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-19

    申请号:US16842972

    申请日:2020-04-08

    IPC分类号: A23P20/12 B05C11/10 B05C5/02

    摘要: Apparatus and methods of seasoning food product in a mechanized food product line advantageously seasons the food product in cartons or containers therefor so that the number of days or so of shipment from the process plant to destinations like grocery stores does double duty as time for the seasoning to be absorbed. Food product can be loaded into containers, which are placed on a conveyor line and passed under a seasoning dispenser which thereby applies a top coat. The containers are conveyed to shrink wrap stations or like packaging closure processes, then to refrigerated or freezer storage and onward by refrigerated or freezer motor vehicles. The dispensing apparatus has metering provisions for application of a measured amount and a controller for switching the dispenser ON as a container passes underneath and then OFF as the container goes past.

    Systems and methods for coating particulate goods in a fluid stream

    公开(公告)号:US11148154B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-19

    申请号:US16594528

    申请日:2019-10-07

    发明人: Julio C. Palmaz

    摘要: The present disclosure teaches systems and methods for coating and cooking goods. One system for coating of goods can comprise a source of powder for coating the goods, a source of gas to create a gas stream to carry the powder and the goods in a combined stream through a tunnel or chamber comprising air bearings to keep the goods and the powder from contacting the inner surface of the tunnel or chamber, and a system for recirculating unused powder for reuse. One method for coating goods can comprise combining additive powder with at least one gas stream in a powder circulation chamber and forming a powder gas stream, forming an air bearing on an inner surface of the powder distribution tunnel wherein the powder distribution tunnel comprises an inner tube and outer tube can be separated by a plenum, wherein the air bearing is formed by directing a gas stream through the at least one compressed air inlet causing the tunnel gas stream to form a circular vortex ring having a centrifugal force equal to a pressure gradient outward and releasing goods into the powder distribution tunnel to coat the goods.

    WORK-SAVING IMPROVEMENTS FOR FOOD-PROCESS LINES

    公开(公告)号:US20210205835A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-08

    申请号:US17146637

    申请日:2021-01-12

    IPC分类号: B05C11/10 A23P20/12 A23P20/17

    摘要: Work-saving improvements for food-process lines include (1) mounting alternate machines of a food process line on pivot hardware to speed up washing and maintenance operations, (2) mounting the machines on rolling riding gear in order to speed up the activities of building and re-building food process lines of a different series of machines, or (3) isolate the food process line in its own tunnel and hence its own climate-controlled atmosphere to reduce conflicts with running two food process lines side by side where one food process line is a source of air borne allergens.