THOMAS F MULLINS
Electrician in Billerica, MA
License number
Massachusetts 24256
Issued Date
Apr 24, 1978
Expiration Date
Jul 31, 2019
Type
Journeyman Electrician
Address
Address
Billerica, MA 01821
Professional information
Vibratory Article Coater
US Patent:
4981101, Jan 1, 1991
Filed:
Jan 11, 1989
Appl. No.:
7/296181
Inventors:
Ronald J. Cataldo - Medford MA
Thomas F. Mullins - Billerica MA
Thomas F. Mullins - Billerica MA
International Classification:
A23G 326, B05C 305
US Classification:
118 19
Abstract:
A vibratory coating apparatus may be used to coat articles, such as chocolate pieces, with discrete coating materials. The coating apparatus features a feed bowl assembly with an attached ramp system. The feed bowl and ramp system are mounted upon a vibratory drive assembly which imparts a vibratory motion, at a predetermined frequency, to the bowl and ramp system. The vibratory motion causes agitation of the chocolate pieces and coatings, and causes the coated chocolates and loose coatings to migrate up the ramp system and out of the coating apparatus. The chocolate pieces are conveyed along a first inclined ramp from the bottom surface of the feed bowl to a location outside the bowl. A second inclined ramp receives loose coating material from a downstream location of the first ramp and redeposits the coating material both at an upstream location of the first ramp separate from the bowl and within the bowl.