APPARATUS FOR STAGED HEAT STERILISATION OF PRESERVES Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC A23L3/04 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to preservation industry, in particular, to apparatus for heat sterilisation of preserves and may be used during production of preserves packed into glass and tin containers. The apparatus for staged sterilisation of preserves includes a transporting tool and four baths. The transporting tool is made of two roller-and-bush chains with guides for carriers ensuring mechanical clamping of the jars. The first and the second baths are simultaneously intended for heating and cooling; some jars are heated with heat generated during cooling others. The carriers with jars being heated pass in the baths along the upper row while those with jars being cooled - along the lower row. The third bath is intended for jars sterilisation while the fourth bath is intended for cooling.

EFFECT: invention allows to significantly (by more than 65%) reduce heat energy and water consumption.

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