Paste depositor for dispensing exact amounts of a smooth food product
OwnerMaurice R. DeSimone, David C. Golembeskiinventors
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Abstract
A paste-depositing apparatus comprising, a temperature-controlled hopper having an open upper end for receiving a batch of paste material and having a lower perforated end for dispensing the paste material, the lower perforated end including a lever-operated slide valve for opening and closing a plurality of inlet and outlet ports for discharging a row of paste material each time the lever is moved between a first and a second position.
Claims15
A paste-depositing apparatus comprising, a temperature-controlled hopper having an upper open end for receiving a batch of paste material and having a lower dispensing end for depositing said paste material, said lower dispensing end having at least one inlet opening for receiving the paste material from said hopper, a slidable valve member having at least one through hole for allowing the passage of (a predetermined amount of) paste material, (and) at least one outlet opening for releasing said (predetermined amount of) paste material, said slidable valve member is movable between two extreme positions by an operating mechanism, said operating mechanism includes a pivotal lever for moving said slidable valve member between said two extreme positions, said pivotal lever is operated to move said slidable valve member between a paste receiving position and a paste dispensing position, and said pivotal lever is limited to said two extreme positions by a pair of stop members.
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