| 摘要 |
An apparatus for coating a foodstuff with a particulate material characterised in that it comprises a horizontal drum (29) capable of rotating on its longitudinal axis, two horizontal conveyors one positioned above the other adapted to travel longitudinally in opposite directions through the horizontal drum, the lower horizontal conveyor comprising three endless conveyor belts having horizontal upper runs arranged successively whereby the upper run of the second belt (14) has an inclined portion (19) positioned below the first belt and which travels upwards to form a horizontal portion and the gap between the second belt and the third belt (15) is situated within the horizontal drum, means for feeding particulate material (35) onto the upper horizontal conveyor (25) and means for feeding the foodstuff (34) onto the first belt of the lower horizontal conveyor so that particulate material is transferred from the upper conveyor onto the foodstuff on the first belt, excess particulate material falls off the forward end of the first belt onto the inclined portion of the second belt and is conveyed to the horizontal portion to form a layer on which the foodstuff lies after being transported from the first belt to the horizontal portion of the upper run of the second belt, and further excess particulate material falls through the gap between the second and third conveyor belts onto the lower part of the inside wall of the horizontal drum from where it travels upwards on the inside wall until it reaches a position above the upper conveyor on to which the particulate material falls by gravity. |
