Method and apparatus for stuffing loaf molds
US4017940A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 1975 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA21C9/081
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for stuffing meat material into loaf molds for processing in a continuous loaf processing system where the loaf is open at one end and closed at the other end, and which includes the steps of moving the mold onto a stuffing horn until the stuffing horn is positioned at the closed end of the mold, discharging pressurized meat material from the stuffing horn and causing the mold to be filled and to be moved off the stuffing horn, controlling the return of movement of the mold off the stuffing horn, and ending the discharge of the meat material from the stuffing horn when the mold is filled. The apparatus includes a stuffing platform having a mold supporting carriage movable therealong, a stationary stuffing horn, control means for initiating and ending discharge of meat material from the stuffing horn, and means for controlling the rate of stuffing.
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