Patent ID: 6349633
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: A23N,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for continuous roasting of food materials comprising:a horizontally placed, tubular cylinder having an inlet, an outlet, and a hollow formed therethrough; a jacket provided around the outer periphery of said tubular cylinder; a paddle screw rotatably inserted into the hollow of said tubular cylinder and comprising a screw shaft provided with a blade; and a rotational drive unit for driving said paddle screw, wherein said blade of said paddle screw is adapted in such a manner as to rotate while being in contact with the inner wall of said tubular cylinder; and wherein said blade is operative to force food materials within said tubular cylinder along a longitudinal axis of said tubular cylinder upon a rotational movement of said screw shaft; and wherein said blade is attached to said screw shaft via an elastic component.