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US 2018/0271107 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for processing of high meat content food or feed products
AssigneeWenger Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorThomas Jørgensen
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Abstract
Food or feed processors (16, 16a) include an elongated processor barrel (38) presenting an inner surface (44) with a central body or tube (60) within the barrel (38) and presenting an outer surface (62). The surfaces (38, 62) define an elongated annular processing region (70). The barrel (38) and tube (60) are steam heated by means of apparatus (52, 66). A rotatable processing element (72) is also located within the region (70). The element (72) has a plurality of vanes (88, 104), which scrape the surfaces (44, 62) to prevent buildup of material on these surfaces.
Claims12
A food or feed processor comprising:
- an elongated, tubular processor barrel presenting an inner surface, an inlet, a processed product outlet, and a pair of opposed barrel ends;
- an elongated body within said processor barrel and presenting an outer surface proximal to said inner surface, there being an annular region between said inner and outer surfaces;
- a tubular processing element within said annular region and having connection sections outboard of the opposed ends of said processor barrel;
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- a drive assembly operably coupled with said processor element in order to rotate the processor element relative to said elongated body and said barrel,
- said drive assembly including structure coupled with said processor element at spaced locations along the length thereof,
- said processing element configured to simultaneously scrape said material from said inner and outer surfaces upon said rotation thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.