Stripper for filling machine

摘要

The present invention is a stripping apparatus for a machine that provides a filling in the interior of an article, such as a cake, continuously conveyed through the machine. The machine includes a filling manifold to which filling needles are rigidly attached. The filling manifold is raised and lowered to inject the needles into and retract them from the articles while moving synchronously with the articles. The stripping apparatus substantially prevents relative lateral movement between the articles and stripper bars that contact the articles. The stripping apparatus includes a stripper frame, carrying the stripper bars, that is slidably mounted to the machine frame by slide blocks. Scissors-links that link the slide blocks to the filling manifold synchronize the movement of the stripper bars with the movement of the filling manifold.