Methods for filling cavities in a mould member
AssigneeGea Food Solutions Bakel B.V.
InventorHendrikus Petrus Gerardus Van Gerwen
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Abstract
This invention relates to a method for moulding products from a mass of food stuff, comprising: moving a mould cavity, which is part of a mould member past a feed channel which fills the mass into the cavity, wherein the feed channel is connected to a feed pump which pumps the mass through the feed channel into the cavities. determining and/or detecting the position of the mould cavity relative to the feed channel, controlling the desired set pressure of the pump.
Claims18
A Method for moulding products from a mass of food stuff, the method comprising:
- moving a mould cavity, which is part of a mould member past a feed channel that fills the mass into the mould cavity, the feed channel is connected to a feed pump that pumps the mass through the feed channel into the mould cavity,
- determining and/or detecting a position of the mould cavity relative to the feed channel, and
- controlling a pressure of the feed pump according to a desired set pressure,
- wherein the desired set pressure is increased to fill the mould cavity with the mass and then decreased while or after the mould cavity has been filled based on the position of the mould cavity relative to the feed channel.
A method for moulding products from a mass of food stuff, the method comprising:
- moving a mould cavity, which is part of a mould member past a feed channel which fills the mass into the mould cavity, the feed channel is connected to a feed pump which pumps the mass through the feed channel into the mould cavity,
- determining and/or detecting a position of the mould cavity relative to the feed channel,
- controlling the pump, and
- controlling a volumetric flow rate during filling of the mould cavity.
A method for moulding products from a mass of food stuff, the method comprising:
- moving a mould cavity, which is part of a mould member past a feed channel that fills the mass into the mould cavity, the feed channel is connected to a feed pump that pumps the mass through the feed channel into the mould cavity
- determining and/or detecting a position of the mould cavity relative to the feed channel, and
- controlling the pump,
- wherein the pressure of the feed pump and/or a volumetric flow rate is automatically adjusted to a speed of movement of the mould member.
A method for moulding products from a mass of food stuff, the method comprising:
- moving adjacent rows of mould cavities, which are part of a mould member past a feed channel that fills the mass into the mould cavities, the feed channel is connected to a feed pump that pumps the mass through the feed channel into the mould cavities,
- wherein a width of the feed channel is such that the feed channel is in fluid communication with two mould cavities in two separate rows simultaneously,
- controlling the feed pump so that a set pressure exerted on the mass is varied during filling of a respective mould cavity and/or varied after filling of one mould cavity is complete,
- wherein during overlap of the feed channel with two adjacent rows of mould cavities, the set pressure profile is identical for both mould cavities.
A method for moulding products from a mass of food stuff, the method comprising:
- moving adjacent rows of mould cavities, which are part of a mould member past a feed channel which fills the mass into the mould cavities, the feed channel is connected to a feed pump that pumps the mass through the feed channel into the mould cavities,
- wherein a width of the feed channel is such that the feed channel is in fluid communication with two mould cavities in two separate rows simultaneously,
- controlling the feed pump so that a volume flow rate of the mass is varied during filling of a respective mould cavity and/or varied after the filling of one mould cavity is complete,
- wherein during overlap of the feed channel with two adjacent rows of mould cavities, the volume flow rate is identical for both mould cavities.
A method for moulding products from a mass of food stuff, the method comprising:
- moving a mould cavity, which is part of a mould member past a feed channel that fills the mass into the mould cavity, the feed channel is connected to a feed pump that pumps the mass through the feed channel into the mould cavity
- determining and/or detecting a position of the mould cavity relative to the feed channel, and
- controlling the pump,
- wherein filling of the mould cavity is partially carried out by controlling a pressure of the feed pump and partially by controlling a displaced volume of the feed pump and/or a flow rate of the feed pump.
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