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US 10,306,913 B2Granted
Fill plate
AssigneeProvisur Technologies, Inc.
InventorsAllen Roy Seemann, Wouter Bart Erné
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Abstract
A fill plate for a food patty molding machine according to some embodiments of the disclosure includes a plate having a plurality of spaced apart passageways extending therethrough. The plate has a center cylindrical passageway and a plurality of passageways surrounding the center passageway. Each surrounding passageway has an inlet section and an outlet section which angled relative to the inlet section. Sets of passageways have differing angles at which the outlet sections are angled relative to the inlet sections.
Claims20
A fill plate for a food patty molding machine comprising:
- a plate having a planar fill face and a planar discharge face, which are bounded by an edge to form a surface area;
- and
- a plurality of spaced apart passageways extending through the plate from the fill face to the discharge face, the plurality of spaced apart passageways forming rows and columns, the plurality of spaced apart passageways defining a first set of passageways and a second set of passageways,
- each passageway in the first set having a first inlet section and a first outlet section, the first inlet section extending from the fill face to the first outlet section in each passageway in the first set, the first outlet section extending from the first inlet section to the discharge face in each passageway in the first set, and the first outlet section is angled relative to the respective first inlet section at a first angle in each passageway in the first set, the first angle being greater than zero degrees,
- each passageway in the second set having a second inlet section and a second outlet section, the second inlet section extending from the fill face to the second outlet section in each passageway in the second set, the second outlet section extending from the second inlet section to the discharge face in each passageway in the second set, and the second outlet section is angled relative to the respective second inlet section at a second angle in each passageway in the second set, the second angle being greater than zero degrees,
- wherein the first and second angles are different.
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A fill plate for a food patty molding machine comprising:
- a plate having a planar fill face and a planar discharge face, which are bounded by an edge to form a surface area;
- and
- a plurality of spaced apart passageways extending through the plate from the fill face to the discharge face, the plurality of spaced apart passageways forming rows and columns, the plurality of spaced apart passageways defining a first set of passageways, a second set of passageways and a third set of passageways,
- each passageway in the first set having a first inlet section and a first outlet section, the first inlet section extending from the fill face to the first outlet section in each passageway in the first set, the first outlet section extending from the first inlet section to the discharge face in each passageway in the first set, and the first outlet section is angled relative to the respective first inlet section at a first angle in each passageway in the first set, the first angle being greater than zero degrees,
- each passageway in the second set having a second inlet section and a second outlet section, the second inlet section extending from the fill face to the second outlet section in each passageway in the second set, the second outlet section extending from the second inlet section to the discharge face in each passageway in the second set, and the second outlet section is angled relative to the respective second inlet section at a second angle in each passageway in the second set, the second angle being greater than zero degrees,
- each passageway in the third set having a third inlet section and a third outlet section, the third inlet section extending from the fill face to the third outlet section in each passageway in the third set, the third outlet section extending from the third inlet section to the discharge face in each passageway in the third set, and the third outlet section is angled relative to the respective third inlet section at a third angle in each passageway in the third set,
- wherein the first, second and third angles are different.
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A fill plate for a food patty molding machine comprising:
- a plate having a planar fill face and a planar discharge face, which are bounded by an edge to form a surface area;
- a center passageway provided in a center of the fill plate, the center passageway extending through the plate from the fill face to the discharge face, the center passageway being cylindrical;
- and
- a plurality of passageways forming a set, each passageway in the set having a first inlet section and a first outlet section, the first inlet section extending from the fill face to the first outlet section in each passageway in the set, the first outlet section extending from the first inlet section to the discharge face in each passageway in the set, and the first outlet section is angled relative to the respective first inlet section at a first angle in each passageway in the set, the set of passageways being spaced outwardly from the center passageway.
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