Mass supply system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11166470
APP PUB NO 20180213806A1
SERIAL NO

15935424

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A system for forming a product from a food mass that includes: a hopper with a rotating feeder; a mould drum with cavities to form products; a feed pump having a moving member; and a divider located between the feed pump and the mould drum and configured to distribute the food mass over an axial length of the mold drum, the divider is directly connected to a housing of the feed pump or is integral with the housing of the feed pump, the divider has at its inlet side a slightly sloped sidewall, having an angle of between 10 degrees to 30 degrees relative to a longitudinal axis of the divider and a height of 20 mm to 40 mm, to distribute the food mass and a seal provided between the divider and the mould drum downstream of the divider and in contact with a surface of the mould drum.

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GEA FOOD SOLUTIONS BAKEL B V5761 EN BAKEL

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Van, Gerwen Hendrikus Petrus Gerardus Someren, NL 44 320

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