Food processing apparatus
OwnerEdwin T. Groffinventor
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Abstract
A food processing apparatus having an extrudate outlet nozzle, an extrudate receiver, the nozzle and receiver being movable to discharge extrudate in a preselected two dimensional line configuration on the receiver, and a programmable controller for controlling the movement to achieve the configuration.
Claims13
A food processing apparatus comprising an extruder having an outlet, a nozzle connected to said outlet for discharging extrudate, an extrudate receiver located to receive extrudate from said nozzle, mounting means mounting said nozzle and receiver for universal relative motion in two axes to discharge extrudate in any preselected configuration on said receiver positioning means in driving relation with said mounting means for selectively effecting said universal relative motion. programmable controller means for selectively and variably controlling said positioning means to effect continuous or discontinuous relative motion of said mounting means.
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