System for moulding comprising a mould member, a method for moulding and a method for configuring a mould member
AssigneeMarel Further Processing B.V.
InventorsJohannes Martinus Meulendijks, Bernardus Wilhelmus Franciscus Leferink, Mathias Marcellus Kuijpers, Caz Boudri
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Abstract
A system and a method for moulding food products from a pumpable foodstuff mass include a mould member having an outer surface. One or more recessed mould cavities are provided. An ejection fluid inlet opening of the mould member is arranged relatively movable with respect to an outlet opening of the ejection fluid source. Ejection fluid is allowed to enter the mould member when an outlet opening overlaps an ejection fluid inlet opening.
Claims13
A system for moulding food products from a pumpable foodstuff mass, which system comprises:
- a mould member comprising an outer surface wherein one or more recessed mould cavities are provided, and further an ejection fluid inlet opening and associated channel extending to a group of one or more mould cavities from which moulded food products are to be ejected simultaneously,
- an ejection fluid source comprising an outlet opening,
- in which system an ejection fluid inlet opening of the mould member is arranged relatively movable with respect to the outlet opening of the ejection fluid source so as to allow ejection fluid to enter the mould member when an outlet opening overlaps an ejection fluid inlet opening,
- wherein the geometry of the ejection fluid inlet opening and the outlet opening of the ejection fluid source is such that at the initiation of the overlap there is a linear contact between the ejection fluid inlet opening and the outlet opening.
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