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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2006
Robert M. Stacy, Sandusky, OH (US);
Jeffery L. Schoewe, Sandusky, OH (US);
Michael E. Miller, Sandusky, OH (US);
John Joseph Bauer, Norwalk, OH (US);
Jogesh Chandran, Sandusky, OH (US);
Roy Allen Schippel, Sandusky, OH (US);
Robert M. Stacy, Sandusky, OH (US);
Jeffery L. Schoewe, Sandusky, OH (US);
Michael E. Miller, Sandusky, OH (US);
John Joseph Bauer, Norwalk, OH (US);
Jogesh Chandran, Sandusky, OH (US);
Roy Allen Schippel, Sandusky, OH (US);
John Bean Technologies Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A breading machine for dispensing a coating material onto a food product includes a breading chamber, a continuous conveyor for transporting food products through the breading chamber, a hopper including at least one downspout and a sloped bottom for dispensing coating material onto the food products, a hopper conveyor positioned within the hopper. At least one of an angular position or a vertical position of the hopper conveyor is adjustable to accommodate a variety of free flowing and non-free flowing coating materials. One or more air knives may be positioned in the downspouts to fluidize the coating material to alleviate bridging and/or build-up of the coating material within the downspout.