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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2018
Marel Further Processing B.v., Boxmeer, NL;
Johannes Martinus Meulendijks, Deurne, NL;
Wilhelmus Johannes Jacobus Maria Van Der Straaten, Sambeek, NL;
Martinus Johannes Willebrordus Van Zoelen, 's-Hertogenbosh, NL;
Mathias Marcellus Kuijpers, Wijchen, NL;
MAREL FURTHER PROCESSING B.V., Boxmeer, NL;
Abstract
An in-line coating machine adapted to coat food products with a particulate coating material has a food products conveyor; a coating device; an excess coating material separation station; an excess coating material recovery conveyor; and a particulate coating material elevator device. An elevator device fill assembly along the recovery conveyor is configured to fill the elevator device with recovered excess coating material. An adjustable discharge opening device controls a discharge opening in the recovered excess coating material bed support. An adjustable upper layer diverter device engages an upper layer of the recovered excess coating material bed passing over the recovered excess coating material bed support and diverts at least a portion of the upper layer at an adjustable rate into the particulate coating material elevator device.