INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR MOULDING FOOD PRODUCTS WITH A PRESSURIZED AIR FOOD PRODUCT EJECTION SYSTEM FROM A MOULD DRUM

    公开(公告)号:EP3871505A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-01

    申请号:EP21169583.8

    申请日:2017-12-21

    IPC分类号: A22C7/00

    摘要: A moulding installation and method for moulding food products from a pumpable foodstuff mass. 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. Said foodstuff mass forms a food product in said mould cavity. A pressurized air food product ejection system comprises air ducts in the mould drum that extend to said cavities and at least a portion of the surface delimiting a mould cavity is air permeable. Said ejection system further comprises a pressurized air source to feed pressurized air at a regulated ejection air pressure thereof to said air ducts. A controller is adapted to input at least one target parameter related to filling of the mould cavities with said foodstuff mass via said mouth of the mass feed member. The controller is adapted to automatically set an ejection air pressure by said pressurized air source on the basis of the inputted target parameter.

    DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MOULDING FOOD PRODUCTS FROM A PUMPABLE FOODSTUFF MASS

    公开(公告)号:EP3903588A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-03

    申请号:EP21180376.2

    申请日:2017-12-21

    IPC分类号: A22C7/00

    摘要: An installation for moulding of three dimensional products from a mass of pumpable foodstuff material, for example from ground meat. The installation comprises a feed pump and a moulding device with a mobile mould member having multiple mould cavities. A mass feed member is arranged at a fill position relative to the path of the mobile mould member, which mass feed member is connected to an outlet of the feed pump. The member has a housing defining an elongated chamber with a longitudinal axis and having a pair of spaced apart long lateral walls, short end walls, and a bottom wall facing the mould member at the fill position along the path of the mould member. The bottom wall is provided with a discharge mouth formed by one or more discharge openings spanning the path of said mould cavities, so that foodstuff mass flows into each row of mould cavities via said discharge mouth. The mass feed member is provided with a single elongated plunger that is slidably received in the chamber, sliding between the lateral walls and the end walls. At least one lateral wall is provided with an introduction mouth formed by one or more introduction openings spanning a major portion of the length of said lateral wall. A valve is associated with the introduction mouth. A plunger pulsing assembly causes periodic pulsating motions of the plunger in synchronicity with the successive alignments of successive rows of mould cavities with the discharge mouth.