Molding apparatus
US4233710A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 1978 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S425/812
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A molding apparatus for molding a pressurized plastic material of the nature of ground meat or other food such as ground fish and the like in which the apparatus comprises a movable mold having a mold opening for receiving a pressurized charge of the material, with the mold being movable between mold opening filling and article discharge positions, an entrance to the mold opening at the filling position, means for directing the pressurized charge through this entrance at the filling position and into the mold opening and vent means spaced from the mold opening entrance for venting from the mold opening air displaced by the pressurized charge entering the mold opening. The vent means comprises a plurality of elongated slots extending from the mold opening in the filling position on the side opposite to the mold entrance and exhausting to the exterior of the apparatus.
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