| 摘要 |
An apparatus for submersing a plurality of elements in a liquid, including an upwardly open tank, a quantity of liquid in the tank, and a perforated plate having a guide surface on the underside thereof and extending from a first location in the region of the surface of the liquid to a second location spaced below the surface of the liquid. A submersion conveyor provided in the tank includes an endless belt having a plurality of spaced and transversely extending cleats, the submersion conveyor being positioned so that, during at least a portion of the path of travel of the cleats, the cleats are adjacent and move along the guide surface from the first location to the second location thereon. Thereafter, cleats on an endless belt of a further conveyor move the elements through the tank below a further guide surface portion on the underside of the perforated plate and then move the elements upwardly and out of the tank. The belt of the submersion conveyor is preferably driven at a substantially higher speed than the belt of the further conveyor.
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