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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2019
Gea Food Solutions Bakel B.v., EN Bakel, NL;
Hendrikus Petrus Gerardus Van Gerwen, Someren, NL;
GEA Food Solutions Bakel B.V., Bakel, NL;
Abstract
A system for forming a food product, the system includes a mould drum that includes a multitude of cavities; a feed channel that feeds the food mass into the cavities; a seal plate located downstream of the feed channel, which seals the cavities against leakage during and/or after filling; a valve provided in the seal plate, the valve includes a piston that reciprocates between a retracted position and an extended position to open and close a connection between the feed channel and the cavities in the mould member. The feed channel is tapered or includes an insert that is tapered in a direction opposite a flow direction of the food mass through the feed channel. The feed channel includes a sloped wall that tapers in a direction opposite a flow direction of the food mass, and the feed channel has a straight wall downstream of the sloped wall.