Automatic stuffing machine for food products
AssigneeInox Meccanica S.R.L.
InventorGiovanni Bolzacchini
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AssigneeInox Meccanica S.R.L.
InventorGiovanni Bolzacchini
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An automatic stuffing machine for food products, which comprises a base framework that supports at least one forming die of the product to be stuffed and a pusher adapted to cause the translation of the formed product through a stuffing tube; the machine has at least one tube changer body that supports at least two stuffing tubes and is actuated to move in order to bring, in each instance, one of the stuffing tubes to a working position, in which it is located substantially at the area of action of the pusher; furthermore elements are provided for removable joining between the forming die and the stuffing tube in the working position which are adapted to pass from an active condition, in which they provide a connection between the forming die and the stuffing tube in the working position, to an inactive condition.
An automatic stuffing machine for food products, comprising a base framework supporting at least one forming die of a product to be stuffed and a pusher adapted to cause a translation of the formed product, along an advancement direction, through a stuffing tube that supports externally at least one tubular casing, until the product exits from the stuffing tube, there being at least one tube changer body that supports at least two stuffing tubes and can be actuated to move with respect to said base framework, in order to bring, in each instance, one of said stuffing tubes to a working position, in which said one of said stuffing tubes is located substantially at the area of action of said pusher, and at least one other stuffing tube to a resting position, said at least one other stuffing tube is adapted to allow to load a new tubular casing, and wherein the automatic stuffing machine further comprises elements for removable joining between said at least one forming die and at least the stuffing tube arranged in the working position, said elements for removable joining are adapted to pass from an active condition, in which said elements for removable joining provide a continuous sealed connection with respect to the product to be stuffed between said forming die and the stuffing tube arranged in the working position, to an inactive condition, in which said elements for removable joining define a space between said forming die and the stuffing tube arranged in the working position, in order to allow the movement of said tube changer body with respect to said base framework, and vice versa.
The machine according to claim. 4, wherein said tube changer body is mounted so that said tube changer body can rotate about a supporting shaft that is substantially parallel to said advancement direction, said turning means comprising a pulley that is mounted coaxially and rotatably with respect to said supporting shaft and is connected integrally in rotation to said tube changer body, said pulley being engaged with a motion transmission element that is functionally connected to an actuation motor.
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