Meat grinding method
US11633743B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB02C2018/308
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A grinding machine for grinding foodstuffs, such as meat or the like, includes an orifice plate at the outlet of a grinding head. The orifice plate has collection passages that discharge a mixture of soft material and hard material through the orifice plate. A separator assembly is positioned downstream of the orifice plate for separating the soft material from the hard material. The separator assembly includes a separator chamber that receives the mixture of soft material and hard material, in combination with a rotatable separator screw positioned within the separator chamber. Rotation of the separator screw functions to separate the soft material from the hard material. Soft material is discharged through perforations in the separator chamber and hard material is discharged through a discharge of the separator chamber.
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