Meat injection device
AssigneeFomaco A/S
InventorsKarsten Stitz Krog, Naveed Yousaf, Martin Fenger
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AssigneeFomaco A/S
InventorsKarsten Stitz Krog, Naveed Yousaf, Martin Fenger
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An injection device for injecting a liquid into meat includes a housing, a conveyor, and a modular needle bridge arranged above and across an endless belt conveying surface of the conveyor. A drive system is provided to move the conveying surface in at least two opposite conveying directions. The needle bridge has vertically stacked needle bridge blocks with aligning means, and needle head cavities of a non-circular cross-section for receiving correspondingly shaped needle heads with hollow injection needles that can move vertically in the needle head cavities. The needle head cavities are arranged in rows to form a continuous regular injection pattern.
A modular needle bridge block for assembling a needle bridge of a meat injection device, the modular needle bridge block comprising aligning means for aligning a plurality of needle bridge blocks adjacently, the modular needle bridge block comprising at least one needle head cavity for receiving a needle head;
A needle head for use in a brine injecting needle bridge, the needle head defining a longitudinal axis and comprising:
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An injection device for injecting a liquid into meat comprising
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