Installations and methods for moulding food products with a pressurized air food product ejection system from a mould drum

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11406125
APP PUB NO 20190343165A1
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16466976

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A moulding installation and method for moulding food products from a pumpable foodstuff mass are described. A revolving mould drum is provided with multiple mould cavities and a mass feed member is arranged at a fill position to transfer foodstuff mass into passing mould cavities. The foodstuff mass forms a food product in the mould cavity. A pressurized air food product ejection system includes air ducts in the mould drum that extend to the cavities and at least a portion of the surface delimiting a mould cavity is air permeable. The ejection system further includes a pressurized air source to feed pressurized air at a regulated ejection air pressure thereof to the air ducts. A controller is adapted to input at least one target parameter related to filling of the mould cavities with the foodstuff mass via the mouth of the mass feed member. The controller is adapted to automatically set an ejection air pressure by the pressurized air source on the basis of the inputted target parameter.

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MAREL FURTHER PROCESSING B V5831 AV BOXMEER

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dekker, Thomas Willem Nijmegen, NL 17 77
Dunnewind, Albertus Wageningen, NL 7 21
Meulendijks, Johannes Martinus Deurne, NL 42 62
Tubic, Tihomir Boxmeer, NL 5 4

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