Homogenizer for liquid food
AssigneeTetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
InventorJozo Valencuk
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Abstract
A homogenizer for liquid food includes a homogenization device having a gap formed between a seat and a forcer. A pump is configured to provide a pressure for forcing the liquid food through the gap and thereby homogenize the liquid food. The homogenizer includes an accumulator, wherein the pump is connected to the accumulator to accumulate a pressure in the accumulator. A cylinder arrangement is connected to the accumulator and to the homogenization device. The cylinder arrangement includes a piston that is configured to push a volume of the liquid food through the gap. A valve is arranged to release pressure accumulated in the accumulator, such that the released pressure actuates the piston to push the volume of the liquid food through the gap.
Claims9
A homogenizer for liquid food, comprising:
- a homogenization device having a gap formed between a seat and a forcer,
- a pump configured to provide a pressure for forcing the liquid food through the gap and thereby homogenize the liquid food,
- an accumulator, wherein the pump is connected to the accumulator to accumulate a pressure in the accumulator,
- a cylinder arrangement, connected to the accumulator and to the homogenization device and comprising a piston that is configured to push a volume of the liquid food through the gap, and
- a valve arranged to release pressure accumulated in the accumulator, such that the released pressure actuates the piston to push the volume of the liquid food through the gap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.