| 摘要 |
<p>An improved apparatus for chilling food products using water with a spiral conveyor. Structural support members for the conveyor convey and distribute the chilled water to spray nozzles disposed above the conveyor tiers. A plurality of hollow vertical columns are provided adjacent and at spaced intervals around the spiral conveyor. A plurality of hollow arms protrude generally horizontally from each column and across the spiral conveyor. Each arm is disposed beneath one of the spiral loops and supports a portion of a plurality of rails helically disposed between the spiral conveyor and the arms. The rails support the conveyor, the arms support the rails and each arm is in fluid communication with the column to which it is attached. Chilled fluid is conducted from a source of chilled fluid through the columns and into the hollow arms which arms have a plurality of apertures, preferably with nozzles, for dispensing the chilled liquid onto packaged materials on the conveyor.</p> |
