Stein, Inc.

Stein Associates, Inc.

Paul Ritz

A breading machine is provided in which the breading recirculation system enables effective circulation of excess breading through the machine to be reused for dispending the breading material onto the surfaces of a food product. The circulation system distributes a variety of breading materials more efficiently so as to avoid congestion or build up of the breading materials within the machine which has previously required cleaning or other functions to be performed. The circulation system provides direct auger-to-auger coupling at transition zones between various breading transporting screws within the machine. Further, appropriately positioned discharge chutes are provided to enable some types of breading materials to be transferred at the transition zones without damaging the breading materials. The circulation system is also completely contained so as to be safe and effective in its operation and yet is easily cleanable to maintain sanitary conditions.

Breading machine

A sprinkle belt that is operable in a breading machine for coating food products with various kinds of flour type breading to insure that the top coating is evenly applied and relatively light rather than a heavy or clumpy coating as normally applied by present breading machines. As herein disclosed, the preferred embodiment of sprinkle belt comprises an endless wire mesh belt movably disposed in a breading machine of the type disclosed in the assignee's copending application entitled Breading Machine, Ser. No. 421,169 filed on Sept. 22, 1982 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,496,084, and which belt is operable to intercept the discharge of flour breading from the machine hopper as it falls toward food products passing therebelow to disperse said discharged breading into a cloud-like curtain that is substantially evenly and relatively lightly applied as a top coating to the food product.

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Marblehead, OH, United States of America

Paul Ritz