Apparatus and method for selectively ejecting malformed articles

Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Processes – Preparation of product which is dry in final form

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209642, 209654, 209663, 426439, 426481, 426496, 426502, 426503, A21C 500, A21C 908, A21D 600

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042243505

ABSTRACT:
A mechanism that is suitable for incorporation in an apparatus for handling articles in a closely-spaced array to remove malformed pieces from those properly formed. The invention is especially useful in systems for treating dough pieces, particularly those used in preparing fried chip foods, to remove malformed pieces such as masa lumps. The mechanism can include a rotatable wheel having a plurality of radial blades extending from a central axis for selectively ejecting the malformed articles from a surface on which both the malformed and normally-shaped articles are interpositioned in the array and are conveyed past and below the outermost extremity of the blades. The ejected articles can be collected for recycling or disposal while the remaining acceptably-formed articles are retained for other treatment or use.

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