| 摘要 |
A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISCHARGING A FOOD MATERIAL IS PROVIDED, IN WHICH A PLURALITY OF SUPPLY ROLLERS (21) PROVIDED WITH GROOVES (60) OR RIDGES (61) ON THEIR SURFACES ARE CIRCULARLY DISPOSED TO FORM A FUNNEL-SHAPED SPACE, INTO WHICH SPACE THE FOOD MATERIAL IS CHARGED. THE FOOD MATERIAL IS SUBJECTED TO A CIRCUMFERENTIAL FORCE BY THE ROTATING SUPPLY ROLLERS (21) AND IS STEADILY FED DOWNWARD, WITHOUT SLIPPING. FURTHER, AN APPARATUS FOR DISCHARGING A FOOD MATERIAL IS PROVIDED, IN WHICH A SUPPLY PIPE (32) WITH A SCRAPER (35) IS DISPOSED UNDER A FOOD-MATERIAL-SUPPLY SECTION. THE SCRAPER (35) IS POSITIONED ADJACENT THE INNER WALL OF THE SUPPLY PIPE (32) OR POSITIONED SUCH THAT THE SCRAPER (35) SLIDABLY CONTACTS THE INNER WALL OF THE SUPPLY PIPE (32), TO THEREBY PEEL OFF THE FOOD MATERIAL ADHERING TO THE INNER WALL, SO AS TO STABLY FEED THE FOOD MATERIAL DOWNWARD. (FIGURE 2)
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