APPARATUS FOR HOT SMOKING OF FISH Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC A23B4/44 

FIELD: drying and smoking technique used for hot smoking of fish products.

SUBSTANCE: apparatus has tunnel chamber with parallel guides disposed therein, product charging and discharge doors, and heat-carrier feeding and discharge branch pipes. Tunnel chamber consists of three inclined boxes interconnected with one another. On side walls of boxes there are parallel guides along which carts with netted bottom are positioned for movement. Heated air is fed into upper box, steam is supplied into intermediate box, and smoke is supplied into lower box. Unloading chambers are positioned at box junction sites. Guides positioned in unloading chambers are made detachable relative to guides within boxes and are designed for performing vibrating motion owing to rotation around their axes. Chute with curved surface serves to hold cart during lowering thereof. Retainers mounted at outlets of boxes, on ends of guides are designed for adjustable unloading of carts.

EFFECT: reduced material and power consumption and increased precision in controlling operating characteristics of apparatus.

4 dwg, 1 tbl