Device and method for distributing residual air in pasty masses, in particular for the production of sausages

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9433222-B2
Application number	US-201615048473-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 19, 2016
Priority date	Dec 22, 2010
Publication date	Sep 6, 2016
Grant date	Sep 6, 2016

Abstract

A device and a method for distributing residual air in a pasty mass, in particular for the production of sausages, with a housing comprising a flow channel and an inlet and outlet for the pasty mass, and with a distributor means for deflecting and mixing the pasty mass thoroughly in the flow channel, where the distributor means can be adjusted such that the mixing of the pasty mass can be adjusted.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of distributing residual air in pasty masses, comprising conducting a pasty mass ( 4 ) through a residual air distributing device ( 1 ), deflecting and mixing the pasty mass by a distributor means ( 10 ), and adjusting the mixing by adjusting the installed distributor means ( 10 ), the distributor means ( 10 ) comprises a piston ( 7 ) with several baffles ( 6 ) arranged thereon, the piston ( 7 ) movable at least in a portion of the flow channel ( 12 ) opposite to and with the direction of flow, so that the effective length of the piston ( 7 ) in the flow channel ( 12 ) can be adjusted.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the position of the installed distributor means ( 10 ) can be changed, whereby one of a free cross-section of flow in the flow channel ( 12 ) is adjusted at least in sections, the effective length (L; L 1 ) of the section with a reduced cross-section of flow is adjusted, and a combination thereof.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising one of adjusting and controlling the position of the installed distributor means ( 10 ) depending on one of the pressure of the pasty mass upstream of the distributor means, seen in the direction of flow, the filling speed, the viscosity, the consistency of the pasty mass, and a combination thereof, and controlling the position of the installed distributor means such that the pressure is kept essentially constant.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising conducting the pasty mass from a conveyor system of a filling machine ( 2 ) into the residual air distributing device ( 1 ), wherein the residual air in the pasty mass is uniformly distributed, the pasty mass is subsequently fed to an attachment ( 3 ), and ejected via a filling tube.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in conducting the pasty mass, the pasty mass comprises meat for the production of sausages.

Assignees

• Handtmann Albert Maschf

Inventors

• Ried Martin
• Weckenmann Uwe

Classifications

• F26B3/092

  agitating the fluidised bed, e.g. by vibrating or pulsating · CPC title

• A22C11/0245

  Controlling devices · CPC title

• F26B1/00

  Preliminary treatment of solid materials or objects to facilitate drying {, e.g. mixing or backmixing the materials to be dried with predominantly dry solids (F26B5/005 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• F26B3/082

  arrangements of devices for distributing fluidising gas, e.g. grids, nozzles (F26B3/0926 takes precedence; such devices per se B01J8/44) · CPC title

• A22C11/06

  with piston operated by liquid or gaseous means · CPC title