Production of three-dimensional products from a mass of pumpable fibrous foodstuff material
US12011007B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22C7/0084
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The production of three-dimensional products from a mass of pumpable fibrous foodstuff material includes feeding the mass into a chamber via an inlet. A perforated plate is stationary arranged at an outlet side and has a multitude of perforations therein between an inlet face and an opposed outlet face. A flow channels assembly include multiple flow channels. Each flow channel receives therein strands of fibrous foodstuff material emerging at an outlet face from a subset of the multitude of perforations. The strands merge into a coherent bundle, in which the strands are arranged against one another in a generally parallel orientation. A production device is arranged at the discharge mouths of the flow channels assembly, which production device is configured and operated to produce three-dimensional products, each product out of a portion of a bundle that is discharged from one of the discharge mouths.
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