Breading Sifting Table for Coating Material Recovery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Commercial food coating processes face inefficiencies due to wastage of coating material and labor in traditional breading machines, where used coating material is either discarded or reused inefficiently, leading to resource wastage and increased preparation time.
Innovation Solution
A food coating apparatus comprising a drum assembly, basket, funnel pan, sifter, and receptacles that automatically collects and sifts used coating material, separating reusable from refuse, allowing for efficient reintegration of reusable material back into the coating process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional drum-type breading machines are used to automatically coat food products, then coating speed and productivity are improved, but used coating material is wasted or requires manual collection and sifting
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements an automatic recovery system that captures used coating material from the drum output, separates it from food products, and recycles it back to the drum input. This eliminates manual collection and sifting while preventing coating material waste, directly resolving the contradiction between high-speed automatic coating and material loss.
2Ease of operation
If used coating material is discarded, then the breading process is simplified, but product resources are wasted
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic collection, separation, and recycling of coating material without requiring manual intervention. The apparatus serves itself by continuously recovering and reusing coating material, maintaining process simplicity while eliminating resource waste.
3Loss of substance
If used coating material is collected and sifted for reuse, then resource waste is reduced, but time and labor resources are spent on collection and sifting
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual collection and sifting operations with an automated mechanical system featuring a separation screen that automatically divides used coating material into reusable and discard portions. This eliminates the time and labor required for manual sifting while maintaining material recovery.
4Manufacturing precision
If manual breading is used, then complete and uniform coating coverage is achieved, but preparation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The drum-type breading machine performs multiple functions: it tumbles food products for uniform coating, automatically separates coated products from unused coating material, and recycles the coating material. This multi-functionality achieves manual-level coating quality while maintaining high-speed automatic operation.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus minimizes resource wastage and labor by effectively reclaiming and reusing coating material, optimizing the coating process in high-production settings by automating the separation and reintegration of used coating material, thereby reducing waste and time spent on preparation.
Implementation Method 1
a sifter which separates the used coating material into refuse and reusable coating material
Implementation Method 2
a tilted rotatable drum with an apertured interior wall that is configured to tumble the food product as it is gravity fed to the output end of the drum
Data Source
AI summary
A food coating apparatus includes a drum assembly with an input end for receiving coating material and food product, a hollow body for mixing the coating material and the food product to form coated food product and used coating material, and an output end for allowing coated food product and used coating material to exit the drum assembly. A basket is arranged adjacent to the output end of the drum assembly to retain the coated food product and pass the used coating material that exit the drum assembly. A funnel pan collects and funnels the used coating material passed by the basket into a sifter which separates the used coating material into refuse and reusable coating material. A reclamation receptacle receives the reusable coating material from the sifter and is removable from the food coating apparatus to enable pouring the reusable coating material from the receptacle into the drum assembly.