Apparatus for shaping and arraying spheroidal bodies of food materials
US4936203A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 9, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2203/042
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for shaping and arraying spheroidal bodies is provided. The apparatus comprises a means for continuously supplying a cylindrical body comprising an outer material and a filler material, a cutter assembly having cutter members circumferentially disposed to form a central opening, and an arraying device having an endless belt for transferring a tray. The cutter members slide inwardly to close the opening, and thus the part of the cylindrical body inserted in the opening is shaped into a spheroidal body. An endless belt device is disposed beneath the cutter assembly and the belt is driven intermittently and forwardly and the frame of the endless belt device is moved back and forth in a transverse direction. By moving the belt and frame of the endless belt device so that predetermined positions of its belt are in turn moved to a position directly beneath the opening of the cutter assembly, the spheroidal bodies drop on each predetermined position on a tray placed on the belt. Therefore, the spheroidal bodies are automatically arrayed on the tray.
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