Patent · US Expired

Sausage loop-forming machine

US4218003A · kind A · utility

31Cited by

11References

15Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Vemag Verdener Maschinen-und Apparatebau GmbH

Inventors

Manfred Plewa · Verden, DE
Claus-Dieter Jaschinski · Verden, DE
Dieter Meier · Bad Nenndorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 25, 1978
Grant date	Aug 19, 1980
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 25, 1998

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA22C15/001
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A sausage loop forming machine that includes a series of hooks of novel configuration on an endless horizontal conveyor. The operation of the conveyor is controlled by a novel sensor that senses the number of sausage joints which pass the sensor, thereby controlling the number of sausage links in the loop formed on each hook, i.e., the size of the loop on each hook. A rotating wheel feeder mechanism cooperates with the conveyor and the sensor to supply continuously a link sausage chain in vertical fashion to the conveyor's hooks.

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