System for injecting brine and the like into meat items
US5071666A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 11, 1990 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A40/90
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided for injecting bacon bellies or the like with a brine solution or other treatment fluid. A parameter of the belly or the like to be injected is determined at a location upstream of the injection site. This parameter is used to vary the amount of brine or the like which is injected into the belly or the like. By this approach, the quantity of fluid injected is tailored to the particular belly being injected, which achieves an improvement in the extent that bellies being processed deviate from a target fluid pickup value.
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