초록 ▼

The disclosed sterilizing apparatus makes use of mobile cars containing a quantity of packages. The cars are continuously intermittently advanced to a package loading position, to an inlet lock where pressurizing and preheating of the car and its contents occur, to a sterilizing chamber for a suffic

The disclosed sterilizing apparatus makes use of mobile cars containing a quantity of packages. The cars are continuously intermittently advanced to a package loading position, to an inlet lock where pressurizing and preheating of the car and its contents occur, to a sterilizing chamber for a sufficient period of time to effect sterilization, to a discharge lock that depressurizes and partially cools the car and its contents, to an atmospheric cooling station, to a water discharge station and then to a package unloading station.

대표청구항 ▼

A thermal treatment apparatus comprising at least one mobile car containing a plurality of packages containing thermally treatable products; means for moving said car in a path having a plurality of processing stations, said processing stations comprising a thermal treatment station including a pres

A thermal treatment apparatus comprising at least one mobile car containing a plurality of packages containing thermally treatable products; means for moving said car in a path having a plurality of processing stations, said processing stations comprising a thermal treatment station including a pressurizing chamber, a sterilizing chamber and a depressurizing chamber, a station for supplying cool water to the car and the treatable products, a station including means for unloading the processed containers from the car, a station including means for loading the car with containers in preparation for embarking on another circuit of the path, and means for draining the cool water from the car before unloading occurs.