Patent ID: 6295947
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: A21C,A23G,A23P

Abstract:
Device for coating food products (9) with granular material, comprising:a rotating conveyor belt (2) which is permeable to the granular material and operative to hold food products;guide plates (5, 7) which extend beneath at least a section of a top part (4) and a bottom part (6) of the conveyor belt (2);a feed (10), which opens out above the top part (4) of the conveyor belt, for the granular material;diverter means (8) for guiding the granular material from the top part (4) to the bottom part (6) of the conveyor belt (2) and back (4); andconveyor means (20, 21) for conveying granular material from the top part (4) of the conveyor belt (2) to the feed (10),wherein a divider plate (28) with longitudinal slots (27) for dividing the granular material in the unscreened state is situated between the top part (4) and the bottom part (6) of the conveyor belt (2), and wherein the granular material is fed from the top part (4) of the conveyor belt (2) to the divider plate (28).