Apparatus for measuring rate of cheese production
AssigneeStainless Steel Fabricating, Inc.
InventorJoseph H. Abler
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Abstract
An apparatus for producing cheese includes a dispenser for applying salt to the cheese at a rate which varies in response to a control signal. The cheese travels across a platform to which a first sensor is attached for measuring the weight of the cheese. A second sensor measures the linear amount of cheese traveling across the platform. A controller derives the rate of cheese production based on the weight and the linear amount of cheese. The controller utilizes the rate of cheese production to produce the control signal and thereby control application of salt to the cheese.
Claims5
An apparatus for a cheese processing machine, said apparatus comprising:
- a member across which the cheese travels;
- a first sensor attached to the member and for measuring weight of the cheese on the member;
- a second sensor for measuring linear motion of the cheese traveling across the member;
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- a processor connected to the first and second sensors and which derives a measurement of a cheese production rate which measurement is in response to the weight and the linear motion of the cheese.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.