| 摘要 |
<p>A block former (21) for the production of blocks of cheese, comprising an upright drainage column with a feed opening for curd particles at the upper end, a closed casing and a perforated inner tube (23), there being an annular space (26) between the casing and the inner tube, and with a cutting-off device (31) at the lower end for cutting off blocks of cheese and a discharge device for discharging a cut-off block of cheese after a block forming cycle, as well as vacuum means for filling under reduced pressure the inner tube with curd particles via the feed opening and creating a vacuum in the annular space, wherein the column is divided into an upper and a lower part by separating means, in such a manner that different pressures can prevail simultaneously in the upper and the lower part during any moment of a cycle. <IMAGE></p> |
