Apparatus for, and method of, conveying food slices

An apparatus for conveying food slices, the apparatus comprising a conveyor element having an upper conveying surface, the conveying surface being downwardly inclined from an input end thereof towards an output end thereof, a vibratory actuator coupled to the conveyor element and adapted to cause vi...

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Main Authors Bob Abbas, Richard Andrew Bailey, Oliver Herbert, Peter David Herring, Lindsay Anne Dobson, Maria Alejandra Torres
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 22.02.2017
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 for conveying food slices, the apparatus comprising a conveyor element having an upper conveying surface, the conveying surface being downwardly inclined from an input end thereof towards an output end thereof, a vibratory actuator coupled to the conveyor element and adapted to cause vibratory motion of the conveying surface, the vibratory motion being at least partly in a direction along the conveying surface, and a liquid supply for supplying liquid onto the conveying surface to form a liquid film over at least part of the conveying surface.
Bibliography:Application Number: GB20130019186