Apparatus and method in the manufacture of low oil potato chips

An apparatus and method are disclosed in which items are separated, or spread out, in a steam of fluid consisting of passing fluid containing the items into a gulley of a flume device, flowing the items into a downwardly sloping ramp 24 with diverging side walls. This causes the items to spread out...

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Main Authors BARBARA LOUISE WARBURG, MICHAEL ALFRED JAMES SPURR, PAUL FREDRICK TOMLINSON
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 20.06.2012
Subjects
CONVEYING
FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS
FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
HUMAN NECESSITIES
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL
SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
STORING
THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT
THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:An apparatus and method are disclosed in which items are separated, or spread out, in a steam of fluid consisting of passing fluid containing the items into a gulley of a flume device, flowing the items into a downwardly sloping ramp 24 with diverging side walls. This causes the items to spread out across the width of the ramp, after which they are discharged from a chute connected to the ramp. The apparatus and method may find application in the separation of thin slices of potato chips, in oil, prior to a microwave cooking process.
Bibliography:Application Number: GB20110001606