INJECTING MACHINE FOR INJECTING BRINE INTO MEAT PIECES

摘要

The injecting machine comprises a conveyor (10) having a support surface (10a) for conveying meat pieces in a forward direction (FD), first and second injection heads (1, 2) consecutively arranged over said conveyor (10) relative to said forward direction (FD) and with the second injection head (2) installed at a higher level over the support surface (10a) of the conveyor (10) than the first injection head (1), a plurality of parallel hollow needles (3) mounted on each first and second injection head (1, 2), each needle (3) having a longitudinal inner passage, at least one inlet opening in communication with said inner passage at an upper needle portion and a plurality of outlet openings (3 a) in communication with the inner passage distributed along a lower needle portion, head driving means for alternately reciprocating said first and second injection heads (1, 2) between an upper position (UP1, UP2), in which the tip of said needles (3) is at a distance from said support surface (10a) of said conveyor (10) sufficient for enabling the meat pieces to pass under the injection heads (1, 2), and a lower position (LP1, LP2), in which said lower needle portions of the needles (3) are stuck into the meat pieces located under the injection heads (1, 2), and brine supplying means for supplying brine to said inlet opening of the needles (3) at least when the first and second injection heads (1, 2) are in said lower position (LP 1, LP2).