Apparatus and process for garnishing at least one part of a food item

摘要

The apparatus for covering a portion of food (1) with covering component, comprises an applicator arranged over a support (2) for food, where the covering component is fed to the applicator over an inlet section (4), an actuator, a power transmission element, a dosing device, and a transport device. A fluid-mass-stream containing the covering component is fed to the applicator. The applicator is formed as centrifugal separator (3). The inlet section is formed and arranged at the centrifugal separator, so that the fluid-mass-stream is fed to the centrifugal separator at predetermined angle. The apparatus for covering a portion of food (1) with a covering component, comprises an applicator arranged over a support (2) for the food, where the covering component is fed to the applicator over an inlet section (4), an actuator, a power transmission element, a dosing device, and a transport device. A fluid-mass-stream containing the covering component is fed to the applicator. The applicator is formed as centrifugal separator (3). The inlet section is formed and is arranged at the centrifugal separator, so that the fluid-mass-stream is fed to the centrifugal separator at a predetermined angle to a vertical central axis of the centrifugal separator. The centrifugal separator has a rigid or flexible outlet section (5). The centrifugal separator and/or the outlet section are movable with a degree of freedom of movement, which is linear or rotatory degree of freedom of movement, and are movable using the actuator. The power transmission element transmits a force between the actuator and the centrifugal separator and/or the outlet section, and is formed as a cable or rod. The covering component is dosable by the dosing device, and has a piston or a dosing screw or is formed as piston or dosing screw. An end of the dosing screw is flowable by a fluid of the fluid-mass stream. The covering component or the fluid-mass-stream is transportable into the transport device. The transport device connects the dosing device with the inlet section. The apparatus includes a device for changing the density of the covering component and/or the density of the fluid-mass-stream, where the changing device is formed as perforated plate and the covering component is conveyed through the perforated plate. The changing device comprises a separating device and is arranged at the end of the dosing screw, where the covering component conveyed through the perforated plate is separatable by the separating device. One side of the perforated plate is flowable by the fluid of the fluid-mass stream.