Screw for extruding a food mash
US4312265A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 29, 1980 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB30B11/246
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An extruder screw for use in the processing of a food mash is disclosed, in which, the mash is introduced into an inlet opening in an extruder barrel and conveyed by a substantially coextensive screw to an outlet or discharge opening and then through an extrusion die. The extruder screw comprises a single flight helical screw section initiating at the inlet opening and terminating within the extruder barrel, with a flightless section immediately following thereafter, and, a further helical screw section immediately following the flightless section and extending to the proximity of the outlet opening of the extruder barrel.
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