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Apparatus for manufacturing chains of linked food products such as sausages with twisted portions and having a plurality of stuffing tubes and method of manufacturing the same

US7666071B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 28, 2008
Grant dateFeb 23, 2010
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Expiry dateMay 28, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA22C11/10
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for manufacturing chains of linked food products such as sausages with twisted portions and having a plurality of stuffing tubes, includes a plurality of stuffing tubes 2 provided at equal intervals about a rotational axis Xo; a stuffing tube moving body 4 which rotates through predetermined angles about the rotational axis Xo so that the respective stuffing tubes 2 sequentially move to a filling position III; and a stuffed casing conveying means 50 which conveys in a suspended state a stuffed casing C formed by the stuffing tube 2 positioned at the filling position III.

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