Solid material comminution or disintegration – Apparatus – Rotating comminuting surface
Patent
1981-06-04
1984-02-07
Rosenbaum, Mark
Solid material comminution or disintegration
Apparatus
Rotating comminuting surface
241152R, 2412921, A47J 4307
Patent
active
044298366
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an apparatus for disintegrating and mixing foodstuffs.
The apparatus to which the invention relates is particularly suitable for, but not limited to, continuously producing sausage mix with maximum homogeneity. Hitherto it has been possible to produce sausage mix with great homogeneity by mixing it in batches. Upon changing over to continuous production, attempts at achieving good homogeneity have so far been unsuccessful.
Sausage mix may contain disintegrated proteins, which are in fact pure meat, lipids consisting of fat, collagen particles, which are not desired but which constitute muscle particles, potato starch, grains and other products, as well as liquids. In known methods of continuous production particles of the various consituents have been obtained in the sausage mix, which is not desired.
SUMMARY
The object of the present invention is to continuously manufacture sausage-meat with the greatest possible homogeneity. This is achieved by means of an apparatus comprising an annular space, in which the ingredients of the sausage mix are permitted to follow the circumference of the annular space, the sausage mix performing a helical movement so that it is mixed. The helical movement of the sausage mix is achieved by means of cutting members and mixing members which disintegrate the ingredients in the mixture which need to be cut up, and also effect the movement of the mixture. Both the cutting members and the mixing members move along the center line of the annular space.
In order to increase the homogeneity of the sausage mixture, a number of annular spaces with cutting and mixing members may be arranged one after the other and connected in series; and the cutting and mixing members in the various annular spaces may rotate at different speeds.
It is advisable for the cutting and mixing members to be blade-like, the inner part of each blade constituting a cutting member and the outer part constituting a mixing member. The inner part of each blade may be designed to force the sausage mix downward and the outer part of the blade may be designed to force the sausage mix upward.
Each annular space may be provided with one or more extra inlet openings to permit the addition of extra ingredients.
It is advisable for each annular space to be defined by two identical halves which are fitted together. The use of two halves facilitates cleaning and also enables them to be moved in relation to each other in order to facilitate feeding of the sausage mix.
IN THE DRAWINGS
The present invention will be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a partly schematic perspective view of the apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-section through a supply container in a work situation in said arrangement,
FIG. 3 shows a part of the supply container according to FIG. 2 in a different work situation,
FIG. 4 shows a cutting and mixing apparatus according to the present invention,
FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the apparatus according to FIG. 4, and
FIG. 6 shows a view of the apparatus according to FIGS. 4 and 5, clarifying the arrangement of a deflection path.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
FIG. 1 shows a mixing vessel 1 in which pieces of meat are placed, having a width or diameter of about 3 cm. The pieces of meat are mixed well, and water is added in order to release a different type of protein from those of the first type which remain in the pieces of meat. Salts such as cooking salt are also added in order to release a third type of protein. The mixture thus contains three types of protein. The mixture is pumped via pipe 2 to a supply container 3.
Besides the supply container 3, there are also three other supply containers 4, 5 and 6. The supply containers are provided at the bottom with outlet nozzles 7,8,9 and 10. The four outlet nozzles open onto a conveyor belt 11 which can convey the foodstuffs received from a supply container to a feeding funnel 1
REFERENCES:
patent: 3024010 (1962-03-01), Sperling
patent: 3856220 (1974-12-01), Waters
patent: 3912174 (1975-10-01), Karpinski et al.
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