Patent ID: 9700059
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A21B

Claim:
1. A treatment device for treating food products with conditioned air in mass production, comprising: a housing with a product inlet and a product outlet, which housing defines at least one treatment chamber, at least one conveyor for conveying the products through the treatment chamber from the product inlet to the product outlet which product inlet and product outlet are in open communication with the environment, and an air circulator for causing an air stream to flow through the treatment chamber, and an air conditioner for conditioning the air stream, which air conditioner comprises at least a heater and a steam feeder, wherein the treatment device is provided with a controllable air-discharger for discharging air from the treatment chamber to the environment, and with a control device for controlling the moisture content of the conditioned air in the treatment chamber to within a range defined by a predetermined lower limit and upper limit, the control device comprising: