Patent ID: 11969768
Assignee: VANMARK EQUIPMENT, LLC
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 4:
5. An apparatus for cleaning a food-processing machine having multiple cylindrical rolls disposed along a curve that has at least a bottom side and a lateral side, wherein a chamber is defined within and above the rolls, each of the rolls having a peripheral working surface configured for contacting food products in the chamber and a longitudinal axis about which each roll is configured for rotation, the apparatus comprising:
(a) at least one drive rail mounted to the food-processing machine and aligned substantially parallel to the longitudinal axes of the rolls, the at least one drive rail extending from about a first end of the rolls to about a second, opposite end of the rolls;
(b) a spray bar slidably mounted to the at least one drive rail and extending to an opposite side of the rolls from the chamber, the spray bar having at least one nozzle that is in fluid communication with a source of liquid and is directed toward the rolls for spraying liquid onto the peripheral working surfaces that are disposed outside of the chamber; and
(c) at least one prime mover drivingly linked to the spray bar and configured for displacing the spray bar along the at least one drive rail on a path substantially parallel to the axes of the rolls.