Method and apparatus for precrimping a sausage strand
US6290590A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 13, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22C11/006
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for cutting sausages squeezes the meat inside the casing by a crimping wheel to move the meat emulsion away from the linking point to provide sufficient casing to close the ends of the proposed links and to prevent bursting of the casing. This is accomplished by passing the unlinked sausage strand over a crimping wheel to crimp the proposed linking points, reshaping the sausage strand at the linking points, and then subsequently cutting the precrimped link points.
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