Title:
APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR FORMING GRANOLA PIECES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/009978
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A rotary sizing apparatus (20) to form granola pieces includes a transfer device (32) to move a granola slab and a diversion portion (24) extending along a transfer axis (A) between a receiving end (28) and an exit end (30) for receiving the slab from the transfer device (32). A rotary breaking device (26) is disposed adjacent and in spaced relationship to the exit end (30) for receiving the granola slab. The rotary breaking device (26) is rotatable about a rotary breaking axis (B) disposed above the transfer axis (A), and includes at least one blade (38) for rotatably striking the top side of the moving granola slab to break the granola slab into a plurality of granola pieces. The at least one blade (38) engages the top side of the granola slab during rotation of the blade (38) to establish a breaking angle between zero and forty five degrees relative to the top side of the granola slab.
Inventors:
FENELEY MICHAEL (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2012/046462
Publication Date:
June 27, 2013
Filing Date:
July 12, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KELLOG CO (US)
FENELEY MICHAEL (US)
FENELEY MICHAEL (US)
International Classes:
A23L1/164; A23P1/10; B26F3/00; B65G47/76
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2001070405A1 | 2001-09-27 |
Foreign References:
| US5356643A | 1994-10-18 | |||
| US3760872A | 1973-09-25 | |||
| FR2291709A1 | 1976-06-18 | |||
| US6800310B2 | 2004-10-05 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SHOEMAKER, Randall, L. et al. (2600 W. Big Beaver RoadSuite 30, Troy MI, US)
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