Global Patent Index - EP 0977970 A1

EP 0977970 A1 20000209 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SURFACE FREEZING

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SURFACE FREEZING

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM OBERFLÄCHENGEFRIEREN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE CONGELATION SUPERFICIELLE

Publication

EP 0977970 A1 20000209 (EN)

Application

EP 98920774 A 19980423

Priority

  • SE 9800735 W 19980423
  • SE 9701550 A 19970425

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9849505A1] In a method of freezing a surface layer of a food product (6), this is placed on a non-foraminous conveyor belt (7). Cold air in the form of jets is blown towards the underside of the non-foraminous conveyor belt. An apparatus for carrying out the method comprises, in addition to the non-foraminous conveyor belt (7), a plurality of stationary nozzles (14) for producing jets towards the underside of the non-foraminous conveyor belt in an area which extends over the width of the non-foraminous conveyor belt.

IPC 1-7

F25D 13/06; A23L 3/36

IPC 8 full level

A23L 3/36 (2006.01); A23L 3/375 (2006.01); F25D 13/06 (2006.01); F25D 25/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A23L 3/362 (2013.01); A23L 3/375 (2013.01); F25D 13/067 (2013.01); F25D 25/04 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9849505A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE DK ES FI FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9849505 A1 19981105; AU 728000 B2 20010104; AU 7353898 A 19981124; CA 2288909 A1 19981105; CA 2288909 C 20070123; CN 1140754 C 20040303; CN 1257573 A 20000621; EP 0977970 A1 20000209; JP 2001527633 A 20011225; SE 506959 C2 19980309; SE 9701550 D0 19970425; SE 9701550 L 19980309

DOCDB simple family (application)

SE 9800735 W 19980423; AU 7353898 A 19980423; CA 2288909 A 19980423; CN 98805484 A 19980423; EP 98920774 A 19980423; JP 54688098 A 19980423; SE 9701550 A 19970425