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公开(公告)号:US11254041B2
公开(公告)日:2022-02-22
申请号:US16710379
申请日:2019-12-11
发明人: Marc L. Wenger , Philip B. Wiltz
IPC分类号: B29C48/535 , A23N17/00 , A23P30/20 , B29C48/615 , A23K40/25 , B29C48/505 , B29C48/25 , B29C48/57 , B29C48/60 , B01F7/00
摘要: High Specific Mechanical Energy extruder screw assemblies (14, 88, 98) and complete extruders (10, 86, 96) are provided, which include wide-flight intermediate screw sections (104) having axial flight widths greater than the flight widths of the inlet and outlet screw sections (102, 106) on opposite sides of the intermediate sections (104). The intermediate sections (104) provide increased friction and shear serving to enhance the SMEs imparted to comestible food materials during processing thereof.
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公开(公告)号:US10555547B2
公开(公告)日:2020-02-11
申请号:US15840926
申请日:2017-12-13
发明人: LaVon Wenger , Allan C. Spellmeier
摘要: A meat dewatering assembly (10) includes a support frame (12), a twin screw dewatering unit (14), a drive assembly (16) coupled with the unit (14), and a perforated housing (60). The unit (14) has a pair of tapered, non-parallel, intermeshed, helically flighted screws (52, 54) presenting nip clearances (59) between the fighting (55). The drive assembly (16) serves to counter-rotate the screws (52, 54). In use, emulsified meat is passed into the housing (60) during counter-rotation of the screws (52, 54), in order to compress the meat within the clearances (59) and thereby express water from the meat. Adjustment collars (38) permit selective size alteration of the nip clearances (59).
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公开(公告)号:US20190247813A1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-15
申请号:US16393228
申请日:2019-04-24
CPC分类号: B01F15/068 , B01F7/00416 , B01F7/00691 , B01F7/007 , B01F7/00808 , B01F7/00816 , B01F7/082 , B01F7/085 , B01F7/088 , B01F2015/062 , B01F2215/0024
摘要: High thermal transfer, hollow core extrusion screws (50, 52, 124, 126, 190) include elongated hollow core shafts (54, 128, 130, 192) equipped with helical fighting (56, 132, 134, 194) along the lengths thereof. The fighting (132, 134, 194) may also be of hollow construction which communicates with the hollow core shafts (54, 128, 130, 192). Structure (88, 90) is provided for delivery of heat exchange media (e.g., steam) into the hollow core shafts (54, 128, 130, 192) and the hollow fighting (132, 134, 194). The fighting (56, 132, 134, 194) also includes a forward, reverse pitch section (64, 162, 216). The extrusion screws (50, 52, 124, 126, 190) are designed to be used as complemental pairs as a part of twin screw processing devices (20), and are designed to impart high levels of thermal energy into materials being processed in the devices (20), without adding additional moisture.
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公开(公告)号:US20180229197A1
公开(公告)日:2018-08-16
申请号:US15699642
申请日:2017-09-08
CPC分类号: B01F15/068 , B01F7/00416 , B01F7/00691 , B01F7/007 , B01F7/00808 , B01F7/00816 , B01F7/082 , B01F7/085 , B01F7/088 , B01F2015/062 , B01F2215/0024
摘要: High thermal transfer, hollow core extrusion screws (50, 52, 124, 126, 190) include elongated hollow core shafts (54, 128, 130, 192) equipped with helical fighting (56, 132, 134, 194) along the lengths thereof. The fighting (132, 134, 194) may also be of hollow construction which communicates with the hollow core shafts (54, 128, 130, 192). Structure (88, 90) is provided for delivery of heat exchange media (e.g., steam) into the hollow core shafts (54, 128, 130, 192) and the hollow fighting (132, 134, 194). The fighting (56, 132, 134, 194) also includes a forward, reverse pitch section (64, 162, 216). The extrusion screws (50, 52, 124, 126, 190) are designed to be used as complemental pairs as a part of twin screw processing devices (20), and are designed to impart high levels of thermal energy into materials being processed in the devices (20), without adding additional moisture.
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公开(公告)号:US10039308B2
公开(公告)日:2018-08-07
申请号:US15488051
申请日:2017-04-14
发明人: Brian D. Streit , Marc Wenger
摘要: An improved, high-capacity die assembly (10) for a food or feed extruder (12) is provided and is particularly useful for the production of high quality aquatic feeds. The die assembly (10) includes a mount (20), which is secured to the discharge end of an extruder barrel (14), with a plurality of tubular die components (22, 24) coupled with the mount (20). Each component (22, 24) includes wall structure (38) defining an outwardly diverging tubular chamber (40) with a die plate assembly (50) coupled to the outer end of the wall structure (38). A flow diverter element (54) is located within each chamber (40) and has a large diameter end adjacent the assembly (50) and a smaller diameter end closer to the chamber inlet. The assembly (50) has a plurality of openings (52) outboard of the element (54).
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公开(公告)号:US09848629B1
公开(公告)日:2017-12-26
申请号:US15437692
申请日:2017-02-21
摘要: The present invention provides improved apparatus and methods for the monitoring and control of apparatus designed to remove moisture from an initially wet product, such as a continuous dryer (14). The net rate of water removal from the wet product (16) is determined during drying thereof, preferably on a real-time basis. A control assembly (20) is operatively coupled with the dryer (14) and includes sensors (24, 26, 28, 34), which are operatively coupled with a digital controller (38). The controller (38) has a PID controller operable to continuously determine the average net rate of water removal from the product (16).
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公开(公告)号:US09776356B1
公开(公告)日:2017-10-03
申请号:US15638221
申请日:2017-06-29
IPC分类号: B29C47/10 , A23P30/20 , A23N17/00 , B29C47/00 , B01F5/06 , B01F7/00 , B01F15/02 , B01F7/02 , B01F7/04 , B01F13/10 , B29B7/28 , B29B7/48 , B29B7/60 , B29B7/74 , B29B7/80 , B29B7/40 , B29B7/46 , B29B7/88
CPC分类号: B29C47/1018 , A23L5/13 , A23N17/004 , A23N17/005 , A23N17/007 , A23P30/20 , A23V2002/00 , B01F5/0605 , B01F5/0615 , B01F7/00 , B01F7/022 , B01F7/042 , B01F13/1022 , B01F13/103 , B01F15/00175 , B01F15/0201 , B01F2005/0637 , B01F2215/0014 , B29B7/40 , B29B7/46 , B29B7/488 , B29B7/60 , B29B7/728 , B29B7/7461 , B29B7/801 , B29B7/88 , B29C47/0004 , B29C47/1063 , B29C47/1072 , B29C47/1081 , B29C2947/92209 , B29C2947/92504 , B29C2947/9259
摘要: A method for extruding a comestible material comprises the steps of passing comestible material into an extruder (100) with rotation of the extruder screw(s) (120, 122) and delivery of fluid comprising steam and water into an opening (114a) of the extruder barrel (104). The fluid delivery step comprises separately directing individual quantities of steam and water into the casing (72) of a static mixing section (54), and blending the steam and water to create a blended mixture, and then delivering the blended mixture into the barrel (114a). The blended mixture is delivered to the barrel opening (114a) by a conveying assembly (84, 86) having a pipe assembly (86) with an outlet in communication with the barrel opening (114a); the pipe assembly (86) and opening (114a) have diameters less than maximum internal diameter of the static mixer casing (72).
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公开(公告)号:US09540175B1
公开(公告)日:2017-01-10
申请号:US15015214
申请日:2016-02-04
CPC分类号: B65G17/007 , B65G17/067 , B65G17/10 , B65G17/16 , B65G17/32 , B65G47/38 , F26B3/06 , F26B15/146 , F26B17/04 , F26B17/08 , F26B2015/003
摘要: Material processing apparatus (20) includes a housing (22) with a plurality of vertically stacked inverting pan conveyors (42, 44) therein. Each conveyor (42, 44) includes a plurality of conveyor pans (50) traveling between and around aligned front and rear sprocket pairs (90, 92) to define upper and lower conveyor runs (52, 54). Each pan (50) has a perforated base plate (56) presenting a pair of opposed material-supporting surfaces (58, 60). As the pans (50) traverse the sprocket pairs (90, 92), they are inverted, and material (110) carried by the upper run pans (50) is transferred to the lower run pans (50) by passage of the material around and/or between the sprocket pair (90).
摘要翻译: 材料处理装置(20)包括在其中具有多个垂直堆叠的反转盘输送器(42,44)的壳体(22)。 每个输送机(42,44)包括在对齐的前链轮对和后链轮对(90,92)之间和周围之间行进的多个输送机平台(50),以限定上部和下部输送机行程(52,54)。 每个盘(50)具有穿过的基板(56),其具有一对相对的材料支撑表面(58,60)。 当平底锅(50)穿过链轮对(90,92)时,它们被倒置,并且由上游盘(50)承载的材料(110)通过材料周围的材料传递到下游平底锅(50) 和/或在链轮对(90)之间。
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公开(公告)号:US09320298B2
公开(公告)日:2016-04-26
申请号:US14875021
申请日:2015-10-05
发明人: Matthew James Edelman , Dennis Howard Baumgartner , Dennis R. Hartter , Jason Dean Selland , Marc L. Wenger
IPC分类号: A23P1/12 , B29C47/00 , B29C47/08 , B29C47/12 , B29C47/60 , B65G53/04 , B01J2/04 , B29C47/88 , B29B13/04 , B29B9/06 , A23L1/00 , A21C11/16 , A21C11/22
CPC分类号: A23P1/12 , A21C11/16 , A21C11/22 , A23P30/20 , A23P30/25 , B01J2/04 , B29B9/06 , B29B9/065 , B29B13/045 , B29C47/0011 , B29C47/0066 , B29C47/08 , B29C47/0816 , B29C47/122 , B29C47/6025 , B29C47/8815 , B29C2793/009 , B65G53/04
摘要: A product-spreading hood assembly (10) for use with a die unit (128) includes a deflector (14) having wall structure defining a product inlet opening (90) and a product outlet opening (92); the deflector (14) is preferably generally frustoconical in shape and is supported by a housing (12). An optional air delivery assembly (16) allows air currents to be directed from the area of the inlet (90) towards outlet (92) to facilitate separation of discrete products. Advantageously, the air currents are delivered in a circumferential fashion about the die unit (128). Use of the hood assembly (10) serves to separate high moisture or “sticky” extrudates, thereby preventing agglomeration thereof.
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公开(公告)号:US20150020695A1
公开(公告)日:2015-01-22
申请号:US14198859
申请日:2014-03-06
发明人: Marc L. Wenger
CPC分类号: B01F7/081 , A47J36/00 , B01F7/042 , B01F2215/0014 , H01L21/76877
摘要: An improved dual-shaft preconditioner (10) of simplified design is provided giving increased moisturization and partial cooking of food or feed ingredients. The preconditioner (10) includes an elongated, tapered housing (12) presenting a pair of side-by-side, communicating housing sections (58, 60), with a corresponding pair of converging shafts (20, 22) within the sections (58, 60) and having a series of elongated, outwardly extending mixing elements (24, 26) secured to the shafts (20, 22). The preconditioner (10) is designed for use in a system including a downstream processing device, such as an extruder (146).
摘要翻译: 提供了一种改进的双轴预处理器(10),其具有简化的设计,提供了增加的食物或饲料成分的保湿和部分烹饪。 预处理器(10)包括细长的锥形壳体(12),其呈现一对并排的连通的壳体部分(58,60),在所述部分(58)内具有相应的一对会聚轴(20,22) ,60)并且具有固定到所述轴(20,22)上的一系列细长的向外延伸的混合元件(24,26)。 预处理器(10)设计用于包括诸如挤出机(146)的下游处理装置的系统中。
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