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Automatic, periodic plate-freezing

a technology of periodic plate and automatic plate, which is applied in the direction of refrigeration devices, support, light and heating apparatus, etc., can solve the problems of unfrozen box damage and deformation, less efficient freezing methods in many directions, and longer freezing time, so as to prevent damage and deformation, the effect of less efficiency

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-05-08
SKAGINN HF
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The present invention provides a new way to freeze food in carton-boxes without needing to place them in freezer pans, which reduces labor and prevents damage to the boxes. This method can be used in plate-freezers.

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The traditional methods cause damage to the boxes and deformation of the unfrozen box.
The traditional blow freezing methods are less efficient in many ways in that they require longer freezing time, more energy, increased product loss as well as additional equipment floor space.

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[0034]The invention will now be described with reference to the following drawings:

[0035]FIG. 1 shows the process for plate freezing by conventional methods.

[0036]FIG. 2 shows a specific implementation of the invention and the organization of a freezing system for freezing food items in carton boxes according the method of the invention.

[0037]FIG. 3 shows a cross section of an automatic plate freezer.

[0038]FIG. 4 shows a top view of an automatic plate freezer.

[0039]FIG. 5 shows the process for freezing plate with the method of the present invention.

[0040]FIG. 1 outlines how a traditional method of freezing food objects in boxes is performed. (A) One unfrozen box (shown a dark grey box) is pushed into the first row of a freezer plate and onto a receiver conveyor belt (shown in a white box). As a result one frozen box (shown a light grey box) is pushed out of the last row of the freezer plate. (B) Three more unfrozen boxes have been pushed onto the pate filling rows 1-4 with unfrozen ...

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a device for periodic in feeding of boxes containing food items into plate freezers. The invention solves problems relating to handling of boxes, where traditional methods damage the boxes and the ham the food objects within the boxes. The new method and device solve this problem in such an automatic and periodic manner that food items can be frozen in sensitive packing such as thin carton boxes.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a method and a device for periodic, automatic in feeding of carton-boxes containing food products into horizontal plate freezers.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Several methods and devices for freezing food objects in carton-boxes are known in the art. Traditional carton-box freezing is usually performed in two different ways. Either, the carton-boxes are placed in a rack which is then transported into a blow freezing unit or alternatively the carton-boxes are placed in special freezing pans which are then feed into horizontal, automatic plate freezers. The problem with current methods of freezing food products in carton-boxes is that the carton-boxes need quite a lot of handling and a proper solution of automatic and continuous freezing process is needed.[0003]The most common way of freezing food objects in carton-boxes is blow-freezing, where the boxes are loaded onto racks and the racks are then feed into a freezing co...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): F25D31/00
CPCF25D31/001F25D25/00
Inventor ARNASON, INGOLFUR
Owner SKAGINN HF
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