DE2250357A1 - DEVICE FOR SHAPING AND PORTIONING CHEESE PIECES - Google Patents

Description

PATENT ADVOCATE

DIPL.-INQ. LEONHARD HAIN

8MUNICH2

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Federal patent authorities

August 31, 1972 ll / m

File number

Applicant: ALPMA Alpenland-Maschinenbau Ilain & Co. KG 8093 Rott / lnn

Device for shaping and portioning pieces of cheese

The invention relates to a device for forming and Portioning of pieces of cheese by means of a shaping unit made up of at least two rows of shaping tubes and one to fill the Forrarohre this and arranged under a filling device dispenser, which consists of a Filling funnel and one matching the rows of shaped tubes There is a row of metering tubes, and the outlet openings of the row of metering tubes depending on the filling openings a row of shaped tubes can be aligned.

The forming tubes for forming the cheese strands are usually arranged in a stationary manner. Are several rows of shaped tubes combined into a shaping battery, the result is a relatively large loading area with many filling openings. Since the Käsebruoh-whey mixture to be filled is only supplied in a relatively thin Schüttschinht it is not possible to distribute the equipment evenly over all the shaped pipes. Through distribution organs the structure of the curd is damaged or even destroyed. To get around this deficiency, solion was also created

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known to form the shaping battery only from a row of molds, under which then the cut pieces of cheese receiving cheese trays or the honeycomb shapes are gradually moved to the row-wise storage. this not only brings a delay in the workflow but increases because of the complicated locomotion mechanism also the mechanical effort. It was also already-a device known in which about a Forming battery from several series of forms one from one Row of feed pipes of existing feeders is provided. This allocator moves step by step over the information battery away and fills up the individual rows of shaped tubes one after the other. The advantage of this device is there in that the mixture on a row of tubes means a filling funnel can be well distributed and at most only one longitudinal slide in the funnel is necessary. After this but if this single-row dispenser moves back and forth step by step on the shaping battery, that also changes Filling funnel constantly changes its position in relation to the filling device. Uia to bridge this shifting distance, a high, sweeping funnel is necessary, which in turn causes a large undesirable height of fall for the curd.

The object of the invention is therefore to provide a shaping and portioning device to create the curd distribution significantly simplified and improved with gentle treatment.

To solve this problem, the device of the type mentioned according to the invention is characterized in that that the feeder can be pivoted over the shaped tubes about an axis running in its upper region along the row of tubes and the filling openings of the shaped tubes on the S <* - hwenkkreis the metering pipes are arranged.

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A swiveling distributor enables a substantially fixed-location arrangement of its filling funnel, so that for the reception of the curd falling from a conveyor belt, for example, always has the same conditions exist because the hopper is also located at its most favorable point just below the filling device can be, so that an additional distributor inside the hopper is usually unnecessary. That in paragraphs Pivoting the metering tubes can moreover be carried out more easily and with less effort than step-by-step Forward and backward movement. According to a further feature of the invention it is provided that the metering pipes are proportionate to make it long, so that they take over part of the functions of the shaped tubes on the one hand and the The swivel angle range required to capture the entire battery pack can be kept as small as possible « The metering pipes can also be perforated for the whey drain. The actual Fprmpipes can then limit it to a fraction of their remaining amount. Are the feed pipes also provided with gate valves? in order to have a closure when swiveling over from one row of shaped tubes to the other, then the in The cheese sticks formed on the actual shaped tubes are relieved and so the cutting and portioning of the pieces of cheese is relieved facilitates and improves, which is particularly important when the desired soft consistency of the broken mass is desired is.

The drawing shows an embodiment of a device according to the invention. They represent:

FIG. 1 shows a side view of the overall device and FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a distributor.

The shaping battery shown is under a sloping upward Entmolkungsband i, which forms the filling device, arranged. A sliding plate 2 leads from the delivery

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place the tape in a hopper 3 of a metering device 5, which, as shown in FIG. 2, consists of a number of metering pipes 6 consists. The distributor can be pivoted about an imaginary longitudinal axis 7. For example, this longitudinal axis or pivot axis can be arranged slightly above the inlet funnel. It is expediently chosen so that during the swiveling movements to be carried out of the filling funnel its position relative to the delivery point or your sliding plate 2 changed as little as possible, so that the curd is in the same place and under the same conditions as possible in the Filling funnel 3 arrives.

In the exemplary embodiment, the metering tubes 6 are relatively long, i.e. their length is more than double up to four times as much as the molded tube battery 10 arranged under this distributor, consisting of several parallel rows of molded tubes 11 to 15 consists of the same number of individual shaped tubes l6 according to the Ilohrvertei 1 ung in the distributor 5. The Forrarohre 16 are of different lengths and the filling openings 18 are formed according to the radius of curvature of the Sohwenkkreises of the distributor, so that a good connection seat with the likewise correspondingly curved outlet openings 19 of the metering pipes is possible. The relatively large distance between the shaped tubes and the metering tubes is only an overview in the drawing due to have been complied with. In reality, a snug fit is sought, unless a gate valve is also used 20 is provided, which by means of a linkage 21, expediently automatically from the pivot mechanism (not shown) to operate. Are the metering tubes 6 below by an end plate 22 (Fig. 2) with each other connected, a junction box 23 connects the form tubes at their filling openings 18. Between the end plate or the gate valve and connection box are provided with good sliding surfaces. Cutting knife 25 is

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which is located under the molding tubes, around the cheese strands that emerge to cut off. A honeycomb shape 26 on a transport tray 27 takes the cut pieces of cheese 28 on.

As can still be seen from Fig. 2, ₈ saddle-shaped connecting pieces 30 are installed in the filling funnel between the metering pipe openings, which make it easier to fill the pipes.

The dispenser 5 is gradually placed over the shaping battery IO swiveled from one row of shaped tubes to the other. at every standstill over the filling openings of the shaped tubes the gate valve 20 is opened to supplement the filling in the shaped tubes below. The gate valve is opened before the feeder is swiveled further closed again so that the cheese strand that forms in the feed pipes does not fly onto your connection box, slides on it and thereby its structure is destroyed by squeezing.

The low height of the shortened shaped tubes leads to a lower static pressure in the cheese strand, which significantly improves the portioning of the cheese pieces. Therefore, the gate valve should always be closed during the opening of the cutting knife 25. Through suitable Coupling the two actuating mechanisms, this task can be easily accomplished.

The pivot axis of the feeder can of course also be lower if this means that the hopper 3 is not too far wanders.

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Claims (7)

225Ü357 claims 1. Device for shaping and portioning pieces of cheese by means of a shaping battery consisting of at least two rows of shaped tubes and one for filling the shaped tubes arranged above this and below a filling device Allocator, which consists of a filling funnel and a series of allocating tubes that match the rows of shaped tubes and wherein the outlet openings of the metering tube row the filling openings of a row of shaped tubes can be aligned are, characterized in that the allocator (5) "'" an axis (7) running in its upper area along the row of metering tubes above the rows of form tubes (11 to 15) is pivotable and the filling openings (18) of the mold tube (L6) are arranged on the pivoting circle of the metering pipes (6). 2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that that the shaped tubes are connected by a connection box (23) adapted to the pivoting circle. 3. Apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the outlet openings (19) of the metering pipes (6) and / or their end plate (22) are curved according to the pivoting circle. H. Device according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the metering pipes (6) can be closed by a gate valve (20). 5. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that that the metering tubes (6) have a noticeably greater length than the shaped tubes (l6) which are thereby shortened. 6. Device according to one of claims 1 to 5i characterized that when opening the cutting knife (25) 409816/0203 _? the molded tube battery (10) the gate valve (20) of the Dispenser is closed. 7. Device according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized characterized in that the allocation roller (6) in the hopper (3) are connected by saddle pieces (30). 0 9 8 1 6/0203 e e rse ite