FLEXIBLE CONVEYOR BELT, CLIMATIC CHAMBER CONTAINING LIKE BELT AND METHOD OF TREATMENT OF PRODUCTS IN SAID CHAMBER Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: food industry. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to methods of treatment of food products transported on conveyor belt through climatic chamber. Proposed flexible conveyor belt is made in form of endless loop. Part of belt forms great number of layers placed one onto the other. Belt is made up of relatively displaceable links. Each link contains at least two cross rods and support members located at each edge of belt. Support member projecting upwards from belt plane are designed for supporting upper lying layer of belt. Links are connected for relative displacement along, at least, one side edge of belt. Support members are connected with ends of cross rods of belt or form extension of belt rods. They include support part in form of clamp. The latter projects upwards from plane of belt and it inter connects rods of corresponding link of belt. Climatic chamber for treatment of food products by circulating gas is furnished with proposed conveyor belt. EFFECT: facilitated treatment of food products in climatic chamber. 27 cl, 11 dwg