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Needle register for pickling machines

US6405646B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 1, 2001
Grant dateJun 18, 2002
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Expiry dateMay 1, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02A40/90
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Needle register for pickling machines, including one or more needles (12) that are fed with brine from a pressurized chamber (18), and valves (22) that are assigned to the individual needles for controlling the flow of brine, in which each needle (12) is connected to the pressurized chamber (18) via a piece of flexible tubing (24), and in that the valves (22) are formed by squeezing-off mechanisms (30, 34) for the pieces of flexible tubing (24).

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