DEVICE FOR FORCING AND VACUUM-TREATMENT OF VISCOUS-PLASTIC FOOD PRODUCTS Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: food industry. SUBSTANCE: device has a filling hopper, auger forcer, branch pipe for connection with the vacuum system, discharge branch pipe, and a chamber between the hopper and forcer. By means of skot-shaped holes and branch pipes the chamber is open to the self-contained vacuum system. The device also has a roll feeder mounted in the upper part of the chamber, and a detachable cutting grate for splitting the product flow. The device allows for double vacuuming to reduce the air content. EFFECT: higher product quality; higher reliability. 2 cl, 1 dwg