WO2000032033A1 - Tour servant a produire des blocs de fromage de conicite variable - Google Patents

Tour servant a produire des blocs de fromage de conicite variable Download PDF

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WO2000032033A1
WO2000032033A1 PCT/NZ1999/000210 NZ9900210W WO0032033A1 WO 2000032033 A1 WO2000032033 A1 WO 2000032033A1 NZ 9900210 W NZ9900210 W NZ 9900210W WO 0032033 A1 WO0032033 A1 WO 0032033A1
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curd
column
block forming
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tower
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Gregory Charles Misson
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Scherping Systems Limited
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Priority to EP99972889A priority Critical patent/EP1052895A4/fr
Priority to NZ506036A priority patent/NZ506036A/xx
Priority to AU14198/00A priority patent/AU1419800A/en
Publication of WO2000032033A1 publication Critical patent/WO2000032033A1/fr

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01J—MANUFACTURE OF DAIRY PRODUCTS
    • A01J25/00—Cheese-making
    • A01J25/11—Separating whey from curds; Washing the curds
    • A01J25/111—Separating whey from curds; Washing the curds by continuous separation
    • A01J25/112—Separating whey from curds; Washing the curds by continuous separation in cylinders

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  • This invention relates to a cheese bloc!: forming tower and a multi-tower installation incorporating at least one such tower
  • the invention also relates to methods of manufacturing blocks of cheese utilising various kinds of cheese towers in both cases particularly when a common supply is pro ⁇ ided to the towers.
  • Producing cheese blocks by utilising a pt rforated column contained in a tower is known.
  • the method consists primarily of charging a column with curd whereby the lower curd particularly that at the bottom of the pillar of curd is compressed by the weight of the curd thereabove.
  • ession causes whey to be expressed through the perforations.
  • the pressure in the tower chamber about the column is reduced with typically a vacuum being created therein. This removes air from the curd and thereby assists in the uniform compression thereof and facilitate; extraction of the whey through the perforations.
  • Individual blocks are severed from the bottom of the curd pillar by a cutting arrangement.
  • An object of this invention is to provide a cheese block forming tower suitable for use in multi-tower installations that it is envisaged will provide an improved through-put over known towers while maintaining the appropriate integrity of cheese blocks produced. It is also envisaged that this invention will be suitable for use in combination with at least our other two inventions being concurrently filed. These claim priority from New Zealand patent application No 333113 and Australian patent application No. PP7443/98. A further
  • object is to provide an improved method of manufacturing cheese blocks or at least provide
  • a cheese block forming tower having a column thereof with a curd inlet port and an associated inlet pressure control port to draw curd through the inlet port into the column, characterised in that the column tapers outwardly to provide an increasing cros: sectional area from substantially an uppermost input section to a lower section with the extent of the tapering being greater in the upper
  • upper section is imperforate and the curd inlet port and the associated pressure reduction port are formed in that upper portion.
  • a cheese block forming tower as described in any one of the three immediately preceding paragraphs wherein the curd inlet port is of less volumetric flow capacity than the associated inlet pressure control
  • block severing device coupled to a lower end thereof adapted to sever blocks of cheese from a parent pillar of curd formed within the tower column into a receiving chamber, characterised in that pressure reduction means are coupled to the receiving device to enable a vacuum to be created therein independently of any vacuum provided in the tower.
  • Fig. 1 is a partly schematic and partly fragmented longitudinal sectional drawing of a
  • a tower 4 is generally of known structure comprising a perforated column 5 with a severing device 6 and a receiving chamber 7 at a lower end thereof.
  • a chamber 8 is provided about a perforated section of the column 5 to assist whey extraction from a pillar of curd in the column 5.
  • the height of the tower is "extended” and the upper section thereof imperforate as characterised in our New Zealand patent application 265118.
  • a pressure reduction or vacuum facility 10 is provided to chamber 8.
  • a deep vacuum pump 10b is provided operable through control valve 10a to provide a required
  • a pressure reduction or vacuum facility 9 incorporating pump 9a and valve 9b,
  • a relative short lowermost section 3 of the column 5 bordering chamber 7 is imperforate. This will assist in maintaining sealing of the column 5 and more critically the associated plenum chamber 8 from the receiving chamber 7. This comes about as, in use, a plug of curd will be created in the imperforate section and effectively seal c hamber 8 from chamber 7.
  • a plug of curd will be created in the imperforate section and effectively seal c hamber 8 from chamber 7.
  • severing device 6 such as a pneumatically operated guillotine blade 6a is provided at the
  • chamber 7 contains a ram operated load platform 17, a discharge ram 18 and a discharge gate 19 which operate in conjunction with guillotine 6a to remove severed cheese blocks while maintaining sealing of the column 5 from atmosphere.
  • a curd inlet port 11 is provided in an upper portion of an uppermost section 1 of the tower
  • Inlet port 11 receives curd from associated feed line 1 la.
  • control means such as
  • Feed line 11a may connect to a curd supply common to other towers such as typical with a "multi-tower" installation.
  • a pressure control facility being port 12 and pump 12a, is associated with port 11.
  • pressure control facility 12 providing a reduced pressure (relative to that upstream of the curd supply in line 11a) in the uppermost section 1, curd will drawn into column 5.
  • the volumetric flow capacity of port 11 is less than that of port 12.
  • at least the upper portion of section 1 being the portion thereof associated with port 11 and
  • pressure control facility 12 is imperforate.
  • pressure ccntrol 12 is activated to draw in more curd and charge column 5 until upper level datum 13 is reached.
  • Pressure control facility 12 can also
  • the upper section 1 tapers outwardly from top to bottom to provide an increasing cross-sectional area therein.
  • the taper cf section 1 is not substantial, the cross-sectional area at the lower end thereof being in the region of 105% that of the cross-sectional area at
  • section 2 is similarly configured with the e.ctent of the tapering thereof being less than for the
  • section 1 is about V 3 the length of section 2. This tapering may continue through into section 3 howevei in the preferred form section 3 is substantially
  • the perforated section of the column 5 surrounded by the traditional chamber 8 is represented by numeral 2 Sections 1, 2, and 3 may vary in length, in the preferred form section 1 being in the region of 2.4 metre ; and section 2 being in the region of 6.6 metres.
  • the length of section 3 is preferably less -han the height of a block to be severed from the curd pillar.
  • the tapering of the upper section 1 may extend into the section surrounded by the chamber 8 and may be perforated in this lower portion.
  • whey drainage facilities 15 and "clean in place” facilities 16 are preferably provided from one or more of the sections 1, 2 or 3 of the column and the severing chamber 7.

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Abstract

Tour (4) de production de blocs de fromage possédant une colonne (5) comportant une partie supérieure imperforée (1) se rétrécissant coniquement depuis le sommet jusqu'à la base d'environ 5 %, une partie médiane perforée (2) se rétrécissant coniquement de façon similaire mais seulement d'environ 2 % et une partie inférieure (3) imperforée ne présentant qu'une conicité nominale. On peut appliquer une aspiration par l'orifice (12) afin d'introduire le caillé dans la tour. Dans un autre mode de réalisation, on peut appliquer une pression par l'orifice (12) afin de comprimer et de pousser vers le bas le pilier de caillé dans la colonne (5).
PCT/NZ1999/000210 1998-12-02 1999-12-02 Tour servant a produire des blocs de fromage de conicite variable WO2000032033A1 (fr)

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EP99972889A EP1052895A4 (fr) 1998-12-02 1999-12-02 Tour servant a produire des blocs de fromage de conicite variable
NZ506036A NZ506036A (en) 1998-12-02 1999-12-02 Cheese block forming tower of varied taper
AU14198/00A AU1419800A (en) 1998-12-02 1999-12-02 Cheese block forming tower of varied taper

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NZ333114 1998-12-02
NZ33311498 1998-12-02

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DE102018109767A1 (de) * 2018-04-24 2019-10-24 Alpma Alpenland Maschinenbau Gmbh Verfahren zur Herstellung von Käse aus einem Käsebruch/Molke-Gemisch
EP3673740A1 (fr) * 2018-12-26 2020-07-01 Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. Zone de décharge de chemise d'une tour

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GB1187964A (en) 1966-05-17 1970-04-15 Cow & Gate Ltd Improvements in and relating to Cheese-Making.
US3982480A (en) 1974-08-27 1976-09-28 Stork Amsterdam B.V. Column for draining a whey-curd mixture
GB1542844A (en) 1975-04-04 1979-03-28 Wincanton Eng Method and apparatus for forming blocks of natural cheese from cheese curd
US4332831A (en) * 1978-02-21 1982-06-01 Universal Foods Corporation Method of preparing salted cheese curd loaves
US4539902A (en) 1982-08-24 1985-09-10 Alfa-Laval Cheese Systems Limited Cheese block former
US5146845A (en) * 1991-08-07 1992-09-15 Damrow Company, Inc. Continuous cheese former for bulk cheese
US5572925A (en) * 1995-09-07 1996-11-12 Stoelting, Inc. Multiple column cheese block former
NZ265118A (en) 1993-04-30 1997-03-24 Innovative Engineering Ltd Tower block cheese making apparatus: upper part of tower free of perforations

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1187964A (en) 1966-05-17 1970-04-15 Cow & Gate Ltd Improvements in and relating to Cheese-Making.
US3982480A (en) 1974-08-27 1976-09-28 Stork Amsterdam B.V. Column for draining a whey-curd mixture
GB1542844A (en) 1975-04-04 1979-03-28 Wincanton Eng Method and apparatus for forming blocks of natural cheese from cheese curd
US4332831A (en) * 1978-02-21 1982-06-01 Universal Foods Corporation Method of preparing salted cheese curd loaves
US4539902A (en) 1982-08-24 1985-09-10 Alfa-Laval Cheese Systems Limited Cheese block former
US5146845A (en) * 1991-08-07 1992-09-15 Damrow Company, Inc. Continuous cheese former for bulk cheese
NZ265118A (en) 1993-04-30 1997-03-24 Innovative Engineering Ltd Tower block cheese making apparatus: upper part of tower free of perforations
US5572925A (en) * 1995-09-07 1996-11-12 Stoelting, Inc. Multiple column cheese block former

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See also references of EP1052895A4 *

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE102018109767A1 (de) * 2018-04-24 2019-10-24 Alpma Alpenland Maschinenbau Gmbh Verfahren zur Herstellung von Käse aus einem Käsebruch/Molke-Gemisch
EP3673740A1 (fr) * 2018-12-26 2020-07-01 Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. Zone de décharge de chemise d'une tour

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