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US 12,016,345 B2Granted
Support structure for whey draining belt
AssigneeTetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
InventorMichael Olson
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Abstract
A support structure for a whey draining belt includes a beam formed of a metal material, and a slide plate formed of a plastic material and fixedly connectable to an upper part of the beam for allowing the whey draining belt to slide over the slide plate.
Claims15
A support structure for a whey draining belt, the support structure comprising:
- a beam formed of a metal material;
- and
- a slide plate formed of a plastic material and fixedly connectable to an upper part of the beam for allowing the whey draining belt to slide over the slide plate.
A method of draining whey from a curd and whey mixture, comprising:
- receiving a curd and whey mixture on a whey draining belt supported by a support structure having a beam formed of a metal material, and a slide plate formed of a plastic material and fixedly connectable to an upper part of the beam for allowing the whey draining belt to slide over the slide plate;
- and
- draining the whey from the curd and whey mixture as the whey draining belt slides over the slide plate to form curd.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.