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Feed mechanism for a patty making machine

US4597134A · kind A · utility

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23Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 3, 1984
Grant dateJul 1, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 3, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA22C7/0092
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A patty making machine is provided having a feed mechanism using an auger which is reciprocally driven to push the product into the molding chamber, and is rotated during the retraction stroke to unscrew the auger back through the product. The auger is disposed along one side of a conical hopper and the hopper is rotated about its axis.

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