Abstract

An apparatus for mincing a product to be minced, particularly for the meat-processing industry, includes at least one fixed perforated plate (7) and a cutting element (10, 25) rotating in front of said perforated plate and connected for conjoint rotation to a shaft (6), which are accommodated in a cutting housing (2), a retaining finger ring (9), which is axially displaceable in the direction of the shaft (6), and arranged between the cutting housing (2), the fixed perforated plate (7) and the rotating cutting element (10, 25).

IPC Classes  ?

• A22C 17/00 - Other devices for processing meat or bones
• B02C 18/30 - Mincing machines with perforated discs and feeding worms

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus for mincing a product to be minced, in particular for the meat-processing industry, having at least one fixed perforated plate (7) in front of which a cutting element (10, 25) rotates that is connected for conjoint rotation to a shaft (6), which are accommodated in a cutting housing (2): According to the invention, an equalizing ring (9) which is displaceable axially in the direction of the shaft (6) is arranged between the cutting housing (2), the fixed perforated plate (7) and the rotating cutting element (10, 25).

IPC Classes  ?

• B02C 18/30 - Mincing machines with perforated discs and feeding worms

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for tying multiple portions of a mass filled into a casing (8) at tying points provided for this purpose using a thread (10). The device comprises a rotor (1) and a guide device (20) which is connected to the rotor (1) for guiding the thread (10). The rotor (1) has a receiving section (18) for receiving multiple windings of the thread (10), and the device is designed such that the thread (10) is guided from the receiving section (18) by the guide device (20) and is wound about the tying point during a rotation of the rotor (1). The device additionally has a reservoir for receiving the thread (10), wherein the device additionally has a supply device (9), and the supply device (9) is designed to either supply the thread (10) from the reservoir (12, 15) to the receiving section (18) or to remove the thread from the receiving section (18).

IPC Classes  ?

• A22C 11/00 - Sausage-making
• A22C 11/12 - Apparatus for tying sausage skins
• B65H 69/04 - Methods of, or devices for, interconnecting successive lengths of materialKnot-tying devices by knotting

Abstract

At a device for treating a product in a receiving trough (1) which has at least one opening (5) for receiving the product, the treatment of the product is to take place by inner and outer blades (9, 8) which are arranged in the receiving trough (1) and can be driven separately by drives (14; 16). The drive (14) for the at least one inner blade (9) should be located on the same side of the receiving trough (1) as the drive (16) for the at least one outer blade (8).

IPC Classes  ?

• B22C 5/00 - Machines or devices specially designed for dressing or handling the mould material so far as specially adapted for that purpose
• B01F 27/60 - Mixers with rotary stirring devices in fixed receptaclesKneaders with stirrers rotating about a horizontal or inclined axis
• A22C 17/00 - Other devices for processing meat or bones
• B01F 27/091 - Stirrers characterised by the mounting of the stirrers with respect to the receptacle with elements co-operating with receptacle wall or bottom, e.g. for scraping the receptacle wall
• B01F 27/726 - Mixers with rotary stirring devices in fixed receptaclesKneaders with stirrers rotating about a horizontal or inclined axis with helices or sections of helices with two helices with opposite pitch on the same shaftMixers with rotary stirring devices in fixed receptaclesKneaders with stirrers rotating about a horizontal or inclined axis with helices or sections of helices with two helices on the same axis, driven in opposite directions or at different speeds
• B01F 35/45 - Closures or doors specially adapted for mixing receptaclesOperating mechanisms therefor
• B01F 35/41 - Mounting or supporting stirrer shafts or stirrer units on receptacles
• B01F 35/71 - Feed mechanisms
• B01F 35/75 - Discharge mechanisms
• B01F 101/06 - Mixing of food ingredients

Abstract

In a device and a method for separating at least one sausage (3.1-3.4) from another sausage (3.2-3.4), from a strand of sausage (2) in the region of a setting region (4) formed between the sausage (3.1-3) with two setting points (7.1, 7.2).4) and the sausage strand (2), wherein the setting region (4) is at least partially wrapped by a cord (6) and this is continued from one sausage to the other for setting, at least one setting region (4) and the cord in this setting region should be assigned an automatically operating cutting device (11, 11.1) for simultaneously cutting the cord and setting region.

IPC Classes  ?

• A22C 11/00 - Sausage-making

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for tying multiple portions of a mass filled into a casing (8) at tying points provided for this purpose using a thread (10). The device comprises a rotor (1) and a guide device (20) which is connected to the rotor (1) for guiding the thread (10). The rotor (1) has a receiving section (18) for receiving multiple windings of the thread (10), and the device is designed such that the thread (10) is guided from the receiving section (18) by the guide device (20) and is wound about the tying point during a rotation of the rotor (1). The invention is to be characterized in that the device additionally has a reservoir for receiving the thread (10), wherein the device additionally has a supply device (9), and the supply device (9) is designed to either supply the thread (10) from the reservoir (12, 15) to the receiving section (18) or to remove the thread from the receiving section (18).

IPC Classes  ?

• A22C 11/12 - Apparatus for tying sausage skins

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for treating a product in a receiving trough (1) which has at least one opening (5) for receiving the product, wherein the treatment of the product is to be carried out by means of inner and outer blades (8; 9) which are arranged in the receiving trough (1) and can be driven separately via drives (14; 16). According to the invention, the drive (14) for the at least one inner blade (8) is to be placed on the same side of the receiving trough (1) as the drive (16) for the at least one outer blade (9).

IPC Classes  ?

• B01F 7/00 - Mixers with rotary stirring devices in fixed receptacles; Kneaders
• B01F 7/02 - Mixers with rotary stirring devices in fixed receptacles; Kneaders with stirrers rotating about a horizontal or inclined axis
• B01F 7/08 - Mixers with rotary stirring devices in fixed receptacles; Kneaders with stirrers rotating about a horizontal or inclined axis with helices
• B01F 15/00 - Accessories for mixers
• B01F 15/02 - Feed or discharge mechanisms
• A22C 5/00 - Apparatus for mixing meat, sausage-meat, or meat products

Abstract

A device for separating individual sausages (12), which are separated from one another by twist points (15), at a cutting point (5), wherein a sensor (6) for detecting the twist point (15) is connected upstream of the cutting point (5), wherein, upstream of the cutting point (5), there is positioned at least one further sensor (7) which runs parallel to the sensor (6) and which is located closer to the cutting point (5) than the sensor (6), wherein the sensors (6, 7) each generate an infrared light shell.

IPC Classes  ?

• A22C 11/00 - Sausage-making

Abstract

The invention relates to a device and method for separating at least one sausage (3.1-3.4) from another sausage (3.2-3.4), more particularly from a sausage strand (2) in the area of a tying region (4) formed by two tying points (7.1, 7.2) between the sausage (3.1-3.4) and the sausage strand (2), wherein a string (6) is at least partially tied around the tying region (4) and extends from one sausage to another for tying purposes. In said device and method, an automatically operating cutting device (11, 11.1), for simultaneous severing of the string and the tying region, is assigned to at least one tying region (4) and to the string in said tying region.

IPC Classes  ?

• A22C 11/00 - Sausage-making
• A22C 11/12 - Apparatus for tying sausage skins

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for separating individual sausages (12) that are separated one from another by twist points (15), at a cutting point (5), wherein a sensor (6) for detecting the twist point (15) is positioned upstream of the cutting point (5), and at least one additional sensor (7) is positioned upstream of said cutting point (5).

IPC Classes  ?

• A22C 11/00 - Sausage-making

Abstract

A method for tying sausages in a rope of sausage using a tying twine supplied from a reel of twine (9) that rotates about the rope of sausage and to which a counterweight (7) is assigned, wherein the counterweight (7) and the reel of twine (9) are adapted to one another when unreeling the tying twine.

IPC Classes  ?

• A22C 11/00 - Sausage-making
• A22C 11/12 - Apparatus for tying sausage skins
• G05B 19/416 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by control of velocity, acceleration or deceleration
• G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensingMethods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation

Abstract

In a method for tying sausages in a string of sausages, using a tying twine from a twine dispenser (9) that rotates around the string of sausages, this process is controlled by a machine control system, and data concerning the twine dispenser (9), on the basis of which the unwinding of the tying twine is controlled, must be supplied to the machine control system.

IPC Classes  ?

• A22C 11/00 - Sausage-making
• A22C 11/12 - Apparatus for tying sausage skins

Abstract

.n) is to be integrated adjacent to each other in the device (P), wherein n≧2.

IPC Classes  ?

• B26D 5/20 - Arrangements for operating and controlling machines or devices for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting with interrelated action between the cutting member and work feed
• B26D 7/32 - Means for performing other operations combined with cutting for conveying or stacking cut product
• B26D 7/06 - Arrangements for feeding or delivering work of other than sheet, web, or filamentary form
• A22C 11/00 - Sausage-making

Abstract

In a device (P) for separating sausage chains, having a feeding apparatus (1) for feeding sausage chains, with which a separating apparatus (3) for separating the sausage chains into individual sausage chain sections or sausages is associated, an n-fold number of separating apparatuses (3.1 to 3.n) is to be integrated adjacent to each other in the device (P), wherein n ≥ 2.

IPC Classes  ?

• A22C 11/00 - Sausage-making

Abstract

An installation for drying organic matter, especially kitchen and food wastes or other biological matter, including matter that contains packaging residues, napkins, straws or the like. The installation comprises the following components: (a) a vacuum mixer (M) having a closable charging opening for introducing the organic matter and a closable discharge opening, disposed at the bottom or laterally towards the bottom, for the dried matter, (b) at least one vacuum pump (VP) for evacuating the air in the mixer to generate the vacuum, the pump being connected to at least one evacuation tube mounted above the maximum filling level in the housing of the mixer (M), (c) a heater (H) for heating the organic matter, (d) at least one condenser (K), connected to the air evacuation duct (AL) of the vacuum pump (VP) and having a cooling unit (KA) connected thereto to condense the evacuated air, and (e) a discharge duct (AW) for the condensate obtained from the evacuated air by cooling in the condenser (K).

IPC Classes  ?

• F26B 3/347 - Electromagnetic heating, e.g. induction heating or heating using microwave energy
• F26B 13/30 - Arrangements of devices using drying processes not involving heating for applying suction, e.g. through perforated rollers
• F26B 21/06 - Controlling, e.g. regulating, parameters of gas supply
• F26B 19/00 - Machines or apparatus for drying solid materials or objects not covered by groups

Abstract

In the case of an apparatus for mincing a product for mincing, in particular for processing meat, by means of at least one perforated disc (9.1, 9.2, 9.3) arranged in a housing (7) and a cutting blade (11.1, 11.2, 11.3), which is assigned to said perforated disc on a rotary shaft (6), wherein the rotary shaft (6) passes through the perforated disc (9.1, 9.2, 9.3) and a gap (28) is formed in this region between the perforated disc (9.1, 9.2, 9.3) and rotary shaft (6) by maintaining a distance, the gap (28) between the perforated disc (9.1, 9.2, 9.3) and rotary shaft (6) is to be closed by a seal (29.1, 29.2, 29.3).

IPC Classes  ?

• B02C 18/30 - Mincing machines with perforated discs and feeding worms
• B02C 18/36 - Knives or perforated discs