Patent ID: 6644174
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: A23L,A47J

Abstract:
A noodle gelatinization apparatus which holds a plurality of baskets such that the baskets freely swing, by hanging both their ends on hangers on chain conveyor rollers placed at designated intervals, lays a delivery lane of said chain conveyor in a steam chamber where steam is supplied from a lower part, and passes the baskets through the steam chamber after loading them with noodle strings near an entrance side of said steam chamber, to run a steaming process of said noodle strings, wherein:each of said baskets is a box-shaped body partitioned into a plurality of container compartments with a large number of holes, each container compartment being capable of containing one serving of said noodle strings, and hanger support rails are installed spanning between the entrance side and an exit side of said steam chamber; and the basket entering said steam chamber from the entrance side moves toward the exit side, being pushed by succeeding baskets and the hangers at both ends being supported by said hanger support rails, with the chains along said delivery lane which are connected to said hangers sagging below.