Meat processing assembly

摘要

An improved processing assembly having a meat emulsion pump connected to a stuffing horn. The stuffing horn positioned to fill casings with meat emulsion which form a strand of processed meat that is received by a twister, then a linker, and subsequently deposited on a conveyor.

主权项

1. A twister for processing meat, comprising:
a housing; a chuck disposed within the housing; a rotatable member mounted to the chuck, a sleeve attached to the rotatable member, the sleeve having a first arm that extends outwardly from an axis of rotation of the chuck, and a second arm that extends along an axis of rotation of the chuck in spaced relation to the chuck thereby forming a channel within the sleeve; a third arm connected to the housing, wherein the third arm extends into the channel and wherein the third arm extends around the chuck; and at least one bearing mounted within the housing and shielded from the chuck by the third arm connected to the housing and a space positioned between the chuck and the third arm connected to the housing such that significantly less heat is produced as the at least one bearing is non-contact to the chuck.