| 摘要 |
A food product depositor (10) for depositing a food product on a receptacle (38) carried on a continuously moving conveyor (40), A first depositing mechanism (12) includes an extrusion head (26) which moves in tandem with the receptacle (38) while extruding food product. A microprocessor (18) is coupled to tandem scales (15, 16) to control operation of the depositor (10) and to determine whether the weight of the extruded food product is within a preselected target weight range. The microprocessor (18) permits feedback control of the first depositor (12) to adjust its performance based on factors including temperature, pressure, and voids within the food product. The microprocessor (18) actuates a second depositing mechanism (14) if necessary to deposit a second amount of food product on the receptacle (38) to reach the preselected target weight range. |
