CHEESE PRESSING APPARATUS Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: milk industry, in particular, cheese production.

SUBSTANCE: cheese pressing apparatus has carrier frame, guides for molds, and power pressing member. Guides are made in the form of mold receiving box for receiving at least one row of molds, where molds containing cheese mass are placed. Guides (box) are fixed with their outer ends on carrier frame longitudinally thereof at an angle of 5-20 deg to horizontal plane so that one end of guides (box) with pressing member is raised, with guides (box) being deflected in transverse section by 5-35 deg from axis of vertical plane. Such construction allows friction force of molds against box walls to be reduced owing to inclination in longitudinal direction and, accordingly, pressure to be uniformly distributed on each cheese head.

EFFECT: improved pressing process, increased quality of product, simplified construction, convenient operation and maintenance.

2 cl, 5 dwg