Patent ID: 7797951
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: A23B,F25D

Abstract:
1. A chiller apparatus comprising: a revolving drum including a flight assembly that mounted throughout the revolving drum for moving a product from an infeed end of the revolving drum to a discharge end; a cooling system coupled to the revolving drum for supplying a cooled fluid to the revolving drum; a baffle assembly including a plurality of triangular baffles coupled to an inside of the revolving drum and to the flight assembly for turning the product; and a mast bearing assembly for stabilizing a sprocket that surrounds a middle portion of the revolving drum, the mast bearing assembly including a first mast bearing and an opposing second mast bearing positioned at a bottom dead center location of the sprocket, wherein the baffle assembly, the flight assembly, and the revolving drum prevent the cooled fluid from forming stagnation points that contaminate the product.