Method and apparatus for manufacturing chain-like food products such as sausages or the like

A method for manufacturing chain-like food products such as sausages or the like, comprising the steps of:

• discharging a stuffing material from a distal end of a stuffing nozzle into a natural intestine to form a stuffed natural intestine forwardly of the distal end of said stuffing nozzle;
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• conveying the stuffed natural intestine forwardly of the distal end of said stuffing nozzle at a predetermined speed by applying a conveying force directly to an outer peripheral surface of the stuffed natural intestine, pinching the stuffed natural intestine in a predetermined cycle, and pulling and moving the natural intestine on the stuffing nozzle by the stuffed natural intestine conveyed at the predetermined speed based on said conveying force, to reduce a diameter of the natural intestine so as to cause the natural intestine to come into contact with an outer periphery of said stuffing nozzle, and rotating the stuffed natural intestine by a rotation of said stuffing nozzle with which the natural intestine with the diameter thereof reduced is brought into contact, so as to form a twist at a pinched position of the stuffed natural intestine,
• wherein the discharge of the stuffing material into the natural intestine is effected while the natural intestine with its diameter reduced on the stuffing nozzle is pulled out from the distal end of the stuffing nozzle by the stuffed natural intestine conveyed at the predetermined speed based on said conveying force.

An apparatus for manufacturing chain-like food products such as sausages or the like, comprising:

• stuffing nozzle for forming a stuffed natural intestine forwardly of a distal end of said stuffing nozzle by discharging a stuffing material from the distal end of said stuffing nozzle into a natural intestine;
• means for pinching the stuffed natural intestine;
• means for conveying the stuffed natural intestine forwardly of the distal end of said stuffing nozzle by applying a conveying force directly to an outer peripheral surface of the stuffed natural intestine to reduce a diameter of the natural intestine by pulling and moving the natural intestine on the nozzle based on said conveying force so as to cause the natural intestine to come into contact with an outer peripheral surface of said stuffing nozzle, for rotating the stuffed natural intestine by a rotation of said stuffing nozzle with which the natural intestine with its diameter reduced is brought into contact, so as to form a twist in a pinched position of the stuffed natural intestine;
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• means for supplying the stuffing material with the stuffing nozzle so as to discharge the stuffing material into the natural intestine with its diameter reduced on the stuffing nozzle, the natural intestine with its diameter reduced being pulled out from the stuffing nozzle by the conveyed stuffed natural intestine based on said conveying force.

An apparatus for manufacturing chain-like food products such as sausages or the like, comprising:

• a rotatable stuffing nozzle over which a natural intestine is fitted, said stuffing nozzle being capable of continuously discharging a stuffed material into an interior of the natural intestine;
• a pinching device having a pincher comprised of a pair of pincher members for consecutively pinching a stuffed natural intestine stuffed with the stuffing material and moving means having a wrapping connector means for moving the pincher members continuously and applying a conveying force to an outer peripheral surface of the stuffed natural intestine through the pincher members so as to reduce a diameter of the natural intestine fitted over said stuffing nozzle as the stuffed natural intestine is conveyed by said pincher based on said conveying force;
• nozzle rotating means for rotating said stuffing nozzle with which the natural intestine with its diameter reduced is brought into contact, so as to rotate the stuffed natural intestine and form a twist to a pinched portion of the stuffed natural intestine pinched by said pincher;
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• a stuffing pump for supplying the stuffing nozzle with the stuffing material so as to discharge the stuffing material into the natural intestine with its diameter reduced on the stuffing nozzle, the natural intestine with its diameter reduced being pulled out from a distal end of the stuffing nozzle by the stuffed natural intestine conveyed by the pinching device based on said conveying force.

An apparatus for manufacturing chain-like food products such as sausages or the like, comprising:

• a rotatable stuffing nozzle over which a natural intestine is fitted, said stuffing nozzle being capable of discharging a stuffed material into an interior of the natural intestine portion;
• a conveying device comprised of a wrapping connector means for conveying at a predetermined speed a stuffed natural intestine stuffed with the stuffing material while nipping the stuffed natural intestine, for pulling the natural intestine fitted over said stuffing nozzle by the conveyance, so as to reduce a diameter of the natural intestine and cause the natural intestine with the diameter reduced to be brought into contact with an outer peripheral surface of said stuffing nozzle;
• a pinching device disposed between the stuffing nozzle and the conveying device, and having a pincher comprised of a pair of pincher members for pinching the stuffed natural intestine conveyed by the conveying device in a predetermined cycle and moving means for moving said pincher;
• nozzle rotating means for rotating said stuffing nozzle with which the natural intestine with its diameter reduced is brought into contact;
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• a stuffing pump for supplying the stuffing nozzle with the stuffing material so as to discharge the stuffing material into the natural intestine with its diameter reduced on the stuffing nozzle, the natural intestine with its diameter reduced being pulled out from a distal end of the stuffing nozzle by the stuffed natural intestine conveyed by the conveying device.

A method for manufacturing chain-like food products such as sausages or the like, comprising the steps of:

• continuously discharging a stuffing material from a distal end of a stuffing nozzle into a natural intestine to form a stuffed natural intestine forwardly of a distal end of said stuffing nozzle;
• and
• pinching the stuffed natural intestine in a predetermined cycle, continuously conveying the stuffed natural intestine forwardly of the distal end of said stuffing nozzle via a pinched position of the stuffed natural intestine by applying a conveying force directly to an outer peripheral surface of the stuffed natural intestine to reduce a diameter of the natural intestine so as to cause the natural intestine to come into contact with an outer peripheral surface of said stuffing nozzle by pulling and moving the natural intestine on the stuffing nozzle by conveying the stuffed natural intestine based on said conveying force, and rotating the stuffed natural intestine by a rotation of said stuffing nozzle with which the natural intestine with its diameter reduced is brought into contact, so as to form a twist at a pinched position of the stuffed natural intestine,
• wherein the discharge of the stuffing material into the natural intestine is effected while the natural intestine with its diameter reduced on the stuffing nozzle is pulled out from the distal end of the stuffing nozzle by the stuffed natural intestine conveyed continuously based on said conveying force.

A method for manufacturing chain-like food products such as sausages or the like, comprising the steps of:

• discharging a stuffing material from a distal end of said stuffing nozzle into a natural intestine to form a stuffed natural intestine forwardly of the distal end of said stuffing nozzle;
• and
• nipping the stuffed natural intestine to apply a conveying force directly to an outer peripheral surface of the stuffed natural intestine and convey the stuffed natural intestine forwardly of the distal end of said stuffing nozzle at a predetermined speed based on said conveying force, reducing a diameter of the natural intestine so as to cause the natural intestine to come into contact with an outer peripheral surface of said stuffing nozzle by putting and moving the natural intestine on the stuffing nozzle by conveying the stuffed natural intestine based on said conveying force, pinching the natural intestine at a predetermined position in a predetermined cycle with respect to the stuffed natural intestine conveyed at a predetermined speed, rotating the stuffed natural intestine by a rotation of said stuffing nozzle with which the natural intestine with its diameter reduced is brought into contact, so as to form a twist at a pinched position of the stuffed natural intestine,
• wherein the discharge of the stuffing material into the natural intestine is effected while the natural intestine with its diameter reduced on the stuffing nozzle is pulled out from the distal end of the stuffing nozzle by the stuffed natural intestine conveyed at a predetermined speed based on said conveying force.

An apparatus for manufacturing chain-like food products such as sausages or the like, comprising:

• a stuffing nozzle, over which a natural intestine is fitted, for discharging a stuffing material into the natural intestine;
• means for applying a conveying force directly to an outer peripheral surface of a stuffed natural intestine stuffed with the stuffing material and conveying the stuffed natural intestine stuffed with the stuffing material forwardly of a distal end of the stuffing nozzle at a predetermined speed based on said conveying force;
• an engaging member, through which the stuffing nozzle is passed, for engaging with an outer surface of the natural intestine fitted over the stuffing nozzle;
• means for pinching the stuffed natural intestine at a predetermined cycle;
• means for rotating the stuffing nozzle, with which the natural intestine which passes through an engaging hole of the engaging member is brought into contact, so as to form a twist at a pinched position of the stuffed natural intestine by rotating the stuffed natural intestine;
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• means for supplying the stuffing nozzle with the stuffing material so as to discharge the stuffing material into the natural intestine with its diameter reduced on the stuffing nozzle, the natural intestine with its diameter reduced being pulled out from the distal end of the stuffing nozzle by the stuffed natural intestine conveyed at a predetermined speed based on said conveying force.

An apparatus for manufacturing chain-like food products such as sausages or the like, comprising:

• a stuffing nozzle, over which a natural intestine is fitted, for continuously discharging a stuffing material into the natural intestine;
• a pinching device which includes a pincher comprised of a pair of pincher members for consecutively pinching a stuffed natural intestine stuffed with the stuffing material, and moving means having a wrapping connector means which moves continuously, the pincher members being disposed on said wrapping connector means at predetermined intervals, said wrapping connector means moving the pincher members and applying conveying force to an outer peripheral surface of the stuffed natural intestine through the pincher members so as to reduce a diameter of the natural intestine fitted over said stuffing nozzle as the stuffed natural intestine is conveyed by said pincher based on said conveying force;
• a nozzle rotating means for rotating an engaging member engaging with an outer surface of the natural intestine fitted over the stuffing nozzle, and the stuffing nozzle with which the natural intestine with its diameter reduced is brought into contact, said engaging member having an engaging through hole through which the stuffing nozzle and the natural intestine with its diameter reduced are passed;
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• a stuffing pump device for continuously supplying the stuffing nozzle with the stuffing material, to discharge the stuffing material into the natural intestine with its diameter reduced on the stuffing nozzle, the natural intestine with its diameter reduced being pulled out from a distal end of the stuffing nozzle by the stuffed natural intestine pinched and conveyed by the pincher of the pinching device continuously moving forwardly of the distal end of the stuffing nozzle based on said conveying force.

An apparatus for manufacturing chain-like food products such as sausages or the like, comprising:

• a stuffing nozzle, over which a natural intestine is fitted, for discharging a stuffing material into the natural intestine;
• a conveying device comprised of a wrapping traveling member for pinching and orienting a stuffed natural intestine stuffed with the stuffing material forwardly of a distal end of the stuffing nozzle to apply a conveying force directly to an outer peripheral surface of the stuffed natural intestine and convey the stuffed natural intestine at a predetermined speed so as to reduce a diameter or the natural intestine fitted over said stuffing nozzle as the stuffed natural intestine is conveyed by said conveying device based on said conveying force;
• a pinching device disposed between the stuffing nozzle and the conveying device, said pincher device having a pincher comprised of a pair of pincher members for pinching the stuffed natural intestine conveyed by the conveying device at a predetermined cycle and a pair of rotating axles on which the pincher members are disposed and which is disposed at symmetrical position with respect to an axis of the stuffing nozzle;
• an engaging member rotatable about the stuffing nozzle for engaging with an outer surface of the natural intestine fitted over the stuffing nozzle, said engaging member having an engaging through hole through which the stuffing nozzle is passed;
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• a nozzle rotating means for rotating the stuffing nozzle, with which the natural intestine which passes through said engaging through hole of the engaging member is brought into contact,
• said pair of pincher members being disposed such that a center of movement of said pair of pincher members is located laterally of an axis of the stuffing nozzle so that said pair of pincher members moves from a rearward region located rearwardly of the distal end of said stuffing nozzle toward a forward region located forwardly thereof and pinches the stuffed natural intestine,
• the engaging member being disposed such that an engaging point of the engaging member and the natural intestine with its diameter reduced on the stuffing nozzle is located more rearwardly than a vertical line with respect to an axis of the stuffing nozzle on the cross-point of a center line of movement of the pincher member parallel to the axis of the stuffing nozzle and a locus circle of movement of the pincer member.