Rotating drum for mixing and working meats - which rests on driving and guiding rollers

摘要

Meat-mixing drum subject the meat to a combination of a tumbling and rubbing action. Drum is driven by a worm reducing gear through coated rollers and rests on guide rolls. The mixer comprises a cylindrical drum, fitted with blades which go along the length of the drum. The latter rests on two driving rollers and on two guide rollers. These have a smaller dia. and are set at a higher level so that the driving rollers carry the greater proportion of the wt. and thus assure the best possible grip. The assembly is driven by the motor and the worm gear, the half shafts of the latter being directly keyed to the driving rollers. The mixer has reduced dimensions and as the drum merely rests on the rollers it can easily be removed to a refrigerator while the empty drums can be placed in a washing cabinet. The treatment increases the water-retention properties of the meat and therefore the quality of the prods. made from it.