Automatic by-pass control system for meat injection machine and method of using same
US7992490B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 19, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/7762
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A by-pass control system for a meat injection system has a variable speed pump that transports fluid to a meat injection machine. Excess fluid is transported to a by-pass control valve. The valve has a moveable piston disposed therein that separates the valve into a fluid chamber and an air chamber. The piston moves back and forth based on the relationship between fluid pressure and air pressure. Sensors are disposed within or through the lid or the valve to sense the position of the piston. A controller is connected to the sensors and the variable speed pump and adjusts the speed of the pump based on the position of the piston.
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