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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 07, 1989
Everardus G Yntema, Bolsward, NL;
Stork Friesland B. V., Gorredijk, NL;
Abstract
An apparatus for preparing a curd mass by draining a mixture of whey and curds in an upright column consists of a permeable sleeve or circular or rectangular cross-section, one or more sleeves being surrounded, with some clearance, by a tube monted on a worktable. The apparatus further comprises means at one end of the tube, above or under the worktable, for feeding the mixture of whey and curds and means at the other end of the sleeve, under or above the worktable, for receiving and discharging a drained and extruded curd mass. The free space between the sleeve or sleeves and the tube is subdivided into various compartments, lying one above the other, with the aid of sealing dividers. Each compartment is provided with inlet and outlet connections for whey or cleaning liquid. The sleeve or sleeves disposed inside the same tube forms or form a fixed assembly with the partitions and with said tube. The assembly thus formed is detachably fastened on the worktable, while the connections of the compartments are also provided with detachable couplings.