Method and apparatus for filling sausage casings
US5947809A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22C11/0245
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for filling sausage casings, comprising a filling machine in which the filling material is ejected through a filling tube into a sausage casing, said casing being twisted off after a portion which is representative of an individual sausage has been filled in, so as to form individual sausages, the filled sausage casing being discharged at a speed which is set in dependence upon a set filling-material output characteristic. For obtaining sausages of identical length and volume in a natural casing, the sausage discharge speed is controlled according to the invention in compliance with a function which is applied to the set filling-material output characteristic and comprises charge-dependent parameters, the function simulating the actual filling-material output characteristic. In the apparatus of the invention, there is provided a control unit for controlling the speed of the length-adjusting device according to said charge-dependent function in dependence upon the set filling-material output characteristic.
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