Casing hopper for meat emulsion machine, and method of use thereof
US5813907A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22C11/0236
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sausage encasing machine has a frame, a meat emulsion pump, a hollow meat emulsion stuffing horn with a discharge end and being longitudinally moveable on the frame. A conventional power means is provided to longitudinally move the stuffing horn. A conventional meat emulsion pump, a rotatably mounted chuck, and a lengthening device are mounted in alignment on the frame. A casing hopper is pivotally mounted on the frame between the pump and the chuck and is adapted to hold a plurality of shirred hollow elongated casings. A cradle mechanism is movably mounted in the hopper and has opposite spaced moveable finger assemblies therein for guiding an elongated shirred hollow elongated casing in the hopper to a position of longitudinal alignment with the stuffing horn. A method for positioning an elongated hollow shirred casing in position on a sausage making machine for penetration by an elongated stuffing horn involves the steps of placing a plurality of the casings in a hopper in parallel stacked relation to each other. A moveable cradle is provided in the hopper to hold an elongated hollow shirred casing from among the plurality of casings in the hopper. The cradle is moved to locate…
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