MASS-DISTRIBUTING DEVICE AND MOULDING DEVICE COMPRISING A MASS- DISTRIBUTING DEVICE OF THIS TYPE.

摘要

According to a first aspect, the invention relates to a mass-distributing device (18) for supplying a mass of foodstuff starting materials suitable for consumption, in particular a meat mass, to one or more mould cavities (44) of a moulding member (16) for moulding three-dimensional products (46) from said mass. The device (18) comprises a housing (30), which has an open side (38) which can be turned towards the moulding member, in which a flexible abutment element (40) for the housing to abut the moulding member is arranged. In the housing (30), a through-passage (34) for said mass extends from an introduction opening (32) in the housing (30) to a discharge (36), which discharge opens at the open side (38) of the housing (18). Pressure means (50) are provided in order to position the flexible abutment element (40) under pressure against the plane (35) of the moulding member (16) comprising one or more mould cavities (44), the pressure means (5) being designed to set contact pressures in separate zones (72, 74, 76, 78) of the flexible abutment element (40).