GENERAL-PURPOSE THERMAL SMOKE CHAMBER FOR THERMAL PROCESSING OF FOOD PRODUCTS Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC A23B4/44 

FIELD: food-processing industry, in particular, equipment for thermal processing of food products, including cold and hot smoking of products.

SUBSTANCE: general-purpose thermal smoke chamber has carcass covered with sheets defining working space of smoke chamber and equipped with door provided on its face side. Heating member is positioned in upper part of said chamber and is designed for heating of medium fed into smoke chamber cavity by means of circulation fan. There are also nozzles for spraying of water within smoke chamber, working medium temperature sensors, and product temperature sensors. Smoke chamber is provided with control panel for mode setting and for controlling of food product processing cycles, and smoke generator connected through feeding flue wherein movable shutter is positioned with upper part of smoke chamber cavity. Thermal smoke chamber has exhaust fan connected with smoke chamber cavity, and at least one additional heating member positioned within smoke chamber on its lateral side. Smoke chamber is also provided with nozzle for keeping predetermined humidity within chamber cavity and moisture content sensor, and is further provided with ramp positioned for rotation within smoke chamber lower part. Said chamber is connected through back flue wherein movable shutter is positioned with smoke generator. Additional heating member may be made in the form of heat-exchanging panel which may be connected to heat-carrier feeding system.

EFFECT: provision for creating of optimal processing conditions within the entire volume of smoke chamber, and wider range of usage.

2 cl, 3 dwg