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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1982
Filed:
Jul. 31, 1980
Salomon Santen, Amsterdam, NL;
Stork Amsterdam B.V., , NL;
Abstract
An apparatus for the thermal treatment of commodities packed in containers, such as tins or glass jars, comprises a treatment chamber or space through which a conveyor travels in a loop-shaped path, which path extends outside this chamber. The conveyor consists of two chains, located at some distance from and parallel with each other, each chain consisting of link plates and pivot pins. Each pair of opposite links from both chains carries a supporting plate which is curved in cross section and fastened upon an extended portion of a respective link of both chains, two adjacent plates forming a carrier for the temporary receipt of sheaths, filled with sticks of containers. Carriers are loaded and unloaded in one single operation by a loading and an unloading station, disposed within the path of travel of the conveyor, but outside the treatment chamber, additional means being provided at the location of said stations for filling and emptying the sheaths with containers.