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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Fumihiro Goto, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Ryubi Co., Ltd., Kanagawa-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 3/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 3/02 ;
Abstract
A food washing apparatus comprising a means for generating a sheet-like water jet stream that impinges against foods such as marine products including edible jellyfish, seaweed, shucked or shell-covered shellfish and the like, farm products including vegetables, fruits, and the like by conveying the foods through a water jet stream distribution area or food wash area. A plurality of sheet-like water jet stream layers are generated at a predetermined angle from various directions and impinge against the food surfaces so as to wash them and remove foreign matter such as insects, mud, pebbles, fish scales, etc. from the foods.