摘要 |
PCT No. PCT/DK95/00385 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 30, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 30, 1997 PCT Filed Sep. 27, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/10337 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 11, 1996A pressing column for the pressing, for example, of hams in molds is provided with shelves to support the molds. The shelves are mutually connected by links which allow a certain mutual movement between the shelves in the vertical direction. By raising the upper part in the pressing column, the shelves can be pushed in from the side of the column from a platform which is adjustable in height. Hereafter, the upper part can be lowered and the contents of the molds are pressed in a normal manner with a pressing apparatus. After the pressing and the boiling of the hams, the shelves are again separated and the molds are removed. According to the method and the plant according to the invention, the molds are automatically positioned in relation to the vertical by a separate operation which results principally in an overall positioning of all molds in the column at one time, whereby the pressing can be carried out in a fully-automatic manner with a minimal consumption of time, and with minimal demands on the mechanical arrangements used for the insertion and positioning.
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