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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 1984
Filed:
May. 13, 1982
Wolfgang Michel, Wiesbaden, DE;
Reinhold Becker, Wiesbaden, DE;
Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Abstract
A device for deshirring, smoothing and braking a shirred tubular casing during stuffing of the tubular casing with a fluid material, such as a sausage mixture, comprising a substantially rigid hollow body with an outer circumferential surface having a substantially circular cross section and with a central opening having securing elements for receiving and releasably securing the hollow body on the outer surface of the stuffing horn of a stuffing device adjacent the stuffing horn outlet. The hollow body is disposed inside an unshirred end portion of the shirred tubular casing having a prescribed inner diameter, and said hollow body has a substantially annular, cylindrical form with a maximum external diameter which is smaller than the prescribed inner diameter of the unshirred tubular casing. The outer circumferential surface of the hollow body is provided with an annular recess having a substantially V-shaped or U-shaped cross section whereby the minimum diameter of the hollow body in the region of the recess is from 25 to 65 percent smaller than the maximum diameter of said hollow body. The device further comprises a braking unit for restricting the speed of withdrawal of the tubular casing during stuffing.