Apparatus for depositing viscous material onto a conveyor
US4850845A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 19, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA21C9/08
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for depositing a viscous food mix onto a conveyor which carries the deposits of the food mix through an oven. The apparatus includes a hopper into which the food mix is loaded and an array of dies at the underside of the hopper. Counter-rotating rollers are located within the hopper and they are driven at periodic intervals to force a predetermined quantity of the food mix to be extruded downwardly through the dies at the periodic intervals. A shearing mechanism, which includes two reciprocating blades which are mounted in overlapping relationship, is located at the underside of each die for severing the extruded mix from that remaining in the die. The two blades associated with each die are formed with apertures, the blades being driven in such a manner that the apertures align when the blades are located in a first position and move out of alignment when the blades are driven to move into a second position.
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