Method and apparatus for loading casings onto the stuffing tube of a sausage making machine
US7094141B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 21, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22C11/0236
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A casing hopper for sausage encasing machines includes a hopper having a downwardly sloping bottom terminating in a downwardly extending fence wall. A chute wall is substantially vertically disposed in parallel spaced condition to the fence wall to form a substantially vertical casing passageway with respect to the fence wall. The chute wall terminates in an inclined flange that extends upwardly and inwardly below the passageway to form a cradle portion to receive a single hollow casing from the passageway. The passageway is of sufficient width to receive a plurality of longitudinally vertically stacked elongated hollow casings.
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