Weiler and Company, Inc.

Richard Buschel

Nick J Lesar

James G Weiler

James H Schumacher

A double plate retrofit assembly for a meat grinder includes a centering pin adapted for insertion into a longitudinal bore provided in the feed screw of the meat grinder. Primary and secondary knife holder assemblies are adapted for mounting to the centering pin, and primary and secondary orifice plates are mounted adjacent the primary and secondary knife holder assemblies, respectively. Adapter mounting rings are employed for affixing the orifice plates to the end of the meat grinder. A spring washer mechanism is disposed adjacent each knife holder assembly for biasing the knife holder assemblies against the orifice plates to improve grinding performance. The amount of bias provided by the spring washers is adjustable by adjusting the position of the mounting rings.

Double plate retrofit assembly for a meat grinder

A mixer for mixing materials, such as coarsely chopped meat, during a mixing operation prior to a grinding operation, is provided with a tub (12), mixing means such as one or more paddle assemblies, and an auger (34) in the bottom of said tub. Both the auger and the paddle assemblies may be operated in either a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction. An auger housing (38) extends from the tub and houses a portion of the auger (34) which extends from an end of the tub. An opening is provided in the auger housing (38), which is surrounded by a hopper (40). Loading of the mixer is accomplished by feeding the meat into the hopper (40). The meat passes through the opening in the auger housing (38) and is introduced into the auger (34) so as to be conveyed into the tub (12) by the auger (34) during the loading operation. The direction of rotation of the auger (34) may be reversed in order to unload the mixed meat from the mixer. A discharge means (56) cooperates with the auger (34) for unloading the mixer. A sample grinder (64) is connected to the mixer for providing a ground sample of the mixed materials prior to performance of the grinding operation. The sample grinder is mounted on the mixer so that its longitudinal axis is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the auger (34).

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Helenville, WI, United States of America

Richard Buschel