Apparatus and method for applying salt to cheese
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.
Claims7
An apparatus for controlling application of salt to cheese flowing through a cheese processing machine, said apparatus comprising:
- a dispenser for applying salt to the cheese at a rate which varies in response to a control signal;
- a platform across which the cheese travels;
- a first sensor, attached to the platform, for measuring weight of the cheese on the platform;
- a second sensor for measuring a length dimension of the cheese traveling across the platform;
- a controller connected to the first and second sensors and the dispenser, wherein the controller utilizes the weight and the length dimension of the cheese to derive a measurement of a cheese production rate, and wherein the controller produces the control signal in response to the cheese production rate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.