Seal plate drive for use with apparatus for pressure feeding and pressure cooking a food product
US4285271A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 14, 1980 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23P30/20
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A seal plate drive assembly for use with apparatus for pressure cooking a farinaceous product is disclosed, in which said apparatus includes a pressure feeder assembly, a seal plate and seal plate drive assembly for compacting and regulating the flow of product mix in a terminal portion of the pressure feeder assembly and a pressure cooker assembly. The seal plate drive assembly is comprised of a rotatable and axially translatable seal plate shaft that enters into a feeder housing providing communication between the pressure feeder assembly and the pressure cooker assembly and supports the seal plate therein, a circumscribing tubular drive shaft telescopically receiving the seal plate drive shaft and arranged to be mounted externally of the feeder housing, bearings to support the tubular drive shaft, a coupling interconnecting the two shafts to permit co-rotation while allowing axial translation of the seal plate shaft, means to drive the tubular drive shaft in rotation and means to impart axial translation to the seal plate shaft. Also included are a first seal means disposed between the seal plate shaft and the tubular drive shaft at a location adjacent the feeder housing to prev…
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