Food press machine for pressing food into preselected shapes

摘要

A food press machine that is used to shape food, such as slabs of meat. The machine has a jaw element. The jaw element is free to rotate about a pivot connection along a curved path between a closed position and an open position. A lower mold head is mounted to a base. An upper mold head is mounted to the jaw element. The upper mold head aligns atop the lower mold head and defines a compression chamber when the jaw element is in its closed position. Conversely, the upper mold head is lifted away from the lower mold head when the jaw element is in its open position. Food is placed in the compression chamber when the jaw element is in its open position. The jaw element is than moved to its closed position with the power of a hydraulic piston.

主权项

1. A food press machine assembly, comprising:
a base; a jaw element having a first end and a second end, wherein said jaw element is connected to said base at a pivot connection adjacent said second end, wherein said jaw element is free to rotate about said pivot connection along a curved path relative said base between a closed position and an open position; a first linkage coupled to said jaw element at a second pivot connection, wherein said second pivot connection is located at an intermediate position between said first end and said second end of said jaw element; a second linkage has one end coupled to said first linkage at a common joint and a second end that is joined to said base; a piston coupled to said first linkage, wherein said piston moves said first linkage and said first linkage moves said jaw element along said curved path between said closed position and said open position; a lower mold head mounted to said base; an upper mold head mounted to said jaw element that moves with said jaw element; wherein said upper mold head aligns atop said lower mold head and defines a compression chamber between said upper mold head and said lower mold head when said jaw element is in said closed position, and wherein said upper mold head is lifted away from said lower mold head exposing said compression chamber when said jaw element is in said open position.