Patent ID: 9505565
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: A23L,A23P,B01F,B65G,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A hygienic powder material intake device for taking a food powder material into a liquid, the device having a hygienic design for Cleaning-in-Place cleaning and comprising: an inlet to which fluidized powder is supplied with a first pressure; an outlet directly leading into a liquid tank having a second pressure less than the first pressure at the inlet; a horizontal powder material intake passage from the inlet to the outlet; a first valve including a closing member located inside the powder material intake passage for closing and opening the powder material intake passage; a second valve for closing and opening the powder material intake passage; and a gaseous medium intake device with an outlet for taking a gaseous medium into the powder intake passage with a pressure higher than the second pressure, wherein the outlet of the gaseous medium intake device is located in the powder material intake passage downstream from the first valve, wherein the first and the second valves extend from one end of an inner wall of the powder material intake passage to another end of the inner wall of the powder material intake passage, wherein the pressure after the second valve is always lower than the pressure before the second valve, and wherein the device is configured to transfer the food powder material out of the device when both the first and second valves are simultaneously opened.