| 摘要 |
PATTY MOLDING MECHANISM FOR WHOLE FIBER FOOD PRODUCT A molding mechanism for molding food patties from a whole fiber food product (e.g. poultry breasts, fish filets, large pieces of pork muscle, etc.) comprising a mold plate interposed between planar surfaces of a cover member and a fill member and moving cyclically between a fill position and a discharge position, the mold plate including plural mold cavities that are aligned one-for-one with fill apertures in the fill member through which the food product is pumped under substantial pressure when the mold plate is in its fill position. A plurality of shear blades, one for each mold cavity, are positioned adjacent the fill member intermediate the fill and discharge positions of the mold plate; the shear blades are driven into engagement with the mold plate each time the mold plate moves toward its discharge position to shear food fibers trailing from the mold cavities between the mold plate and the fill member. A plurality of knives, projecting from the portions of the fill member intermediate the fill apertures, cut food product segments that would otherwise bridge those portions of the fill member. |
