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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2005
Craig E. Pfarr, Issaquah, WA (US);
Daniel F. Wilson, Mountlake Terrace, WA (US);
Craig E. Pfarr, Issaquah, WA (US);
Daniel F. Wilson, Mountlake Terrace, WA (US);
John Bean Technologies Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A support system () for stabilizing a high-pressure feed line () in a high-speed water jet food portioner, comprising a rigid span assembly () connected at one end to an extendable universal joint () that provides rotational motion around two axes () as well as linear freedom along a third axis (), and at the other end to a rod-end bearing () that permits motion about two axes at a fixed attachment point. The extendable universal joint () and the rod-end bearing () are each anchored to a fixed point, one on a portioner housing and the other on a cutting carriage such that the rigid span assembly () is allowed freedom at one end to move with the rapid and dramatically changing motion of the cutting carriage in order to provide support to the high-pressure feed line () mounted thereon, with minimal vibration.