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Device and method for the manufacture of a sausage skein with any geometrical external contour

US7524240B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ALBERT HANDTMANN MASCHINENFABRIK GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

Gerhard Mueller · Freilassing, DE
Manfred Baechtle · Schemmerhofen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 13, 2006
Grant date	Apr 28, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 25, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA22C11/0209
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In order to manufacture a sausage skein of any geometrical external contour, a sausage-forming device has a coextrusion head for coextruding a paste mass and a casing enclosing the mass, wherein the extrusion head is provided with a filling tube for ejecting the paste mass and an extrusion die assigned to the filling tube with an extrusion gap for the casing material, wherein the filling tube exhibits, at least in the region of the ejection end, a cross-sectional shape deviating from the circular shape and the extrusion gap exhibits a cross-sectional shape deviating from the annular ring.

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