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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Camillo Cattelli, Parma, IT;
Roberto Notari, Parma, IT;
Assignee:
Rossi & Catelli, Parma, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53127 ; 53167 ; 53287 ; 99470 ; 99371 ; 99361 ; 99366 ; 99367 ;
Abstract
A plant is described which includes a continuous heat processing autoclave (1) for cooking and sterilizing food measured into tray-like containers (9). The open containers (9), loaded on to trays (12), are advanced through the autoclave (1) by a conveyor (40) operated stepwise. A cooling chamber (6) communicates at one end with the autoclave (1) through a pre-cooling and air-lock tunnel (7) and at the other with a sterile environment in which a sterile closure unit seals the containers (9) of cooked food.