Apparatus for continuous sausage manufacture

Claim 1

An apparatus for use in the process of making sausages from a liquid emulsion, said apparatus comprising: a body defining a passageway therethrough for confining said liquid emulsion to a path, at a location intermediate the ends of the passageway means defining injection openings about the periphery of and communicating directly with the passageway, and a first supply passage communicating with said means; a source of said emulsion; a pump device communicating with one end of said passageway and said source for introducing said emulsion into and through said passageway; said body defining second means between said one end and said location, second injection openings about the periphery of the passageway and a second supply passage communicating with said second injection openings; including a source of water barrier sUbstance; including a pump device communicating with said second supply passage and said water barrier substance source for introducing the water barrier substance through said second means and about the periphery of the emulsion; a source of liquid casing forming material; and a pump device communicating with said first supply passage and said casing forming material source for introducing liquid casing forming material through said means and about the periphery of the water barrier substance; said passageway being sufficiently long downstream of said means so that said material becomes form sustaining by the time it reaches the downstream end.

Claim 2

An apparatus for use in the process of making sausages from a liquid emulsion, said apparatus comprising: a body defining a passageway therethrough for confining said liquid emulsion to a path, at a location intermediate the ends of the passageway means defining injection openings about the periphery of and communicating directly with the passageway, and a first supply passage communicating with said means; a source of said emulsion; a pump device communicating with one end of said passageway and said source for introducing said emulsion into and through said passageway; said body defining second means between said one end and said location, second injection openings about the periphery of the passageway and a second supply passage communicating with said second injection openings; including a source of water barrier sUbstance; including a pump device communicating with said second supply passage and said water barrier substance source for introducing the water barrier substance through said second means and about the periphery of the emulsion; a source of liquid casing forming material; and a pump device communicating with said first supply passage and said casing forming material source for introducing liquid casing forming material through said means and about the periphery of the water barrier substance; said passageway being sufficiently long downstream of said means so that said material becomes form sustaining by the time it reaches the downstream end.

Claim 5

An apparatus for use in the process of making sausages from a liquid emulsion, said apparatus comprising: a body defining a passageway therethrough, at a location intermediate the ends of the passageway means defining injection openings about the periphery of the passageway, and a supply passage communicating with said means, said body including heating means to heat that portion of the body at said location, said passageway being formed about an axis and being of approximately constant diameter throughout its length, and said body comprising: a first body part having two transverse walls with a first portion of said passageway in the body part and extending inwardly from one of said walls, said body part having an opening coaxial with said portion of said passageway and substantially larger in cross-section than said passageway, said coaxial opening extending from said passageway to the other of said walls, said body part defining a face at the inwardly end of said coaxial opening, which face extends outwardly from said portion; and a second body part having two transverse walls with one of the walls thereof abutting the other of the walls of the first body part to form a fluid seal between the body parts, said second body part having a projection extending from the one wall thereof into said coaxial opening, said projection having a distal end spaced just a short distance from said face to thereby form an annular duct much smaller in width than the diameter of said passageway, communicating with said passageway and defining said injection openings, said two body parts defining an enlarged annular supply chamber extending around said projection and communicating with said duct, one of said body parts having an opening from the exterior of the body part to said supply chamber, said supply chamber and the last mentioned opening forming said supply passage, said second body part having a second portion of said passageway extending inwardly from said distal end; said body parts being attached and maintaining a fixed position with respect to each other during use; a pump device communicating with one end of said passageway for introducing said emulsion into and through said passageway; and a pump device communicating with said supply passage for introducing liquid casing forming material through said means and about the periphery of the emulsion; said passageway being sufficiently long downstream of said means so that said material becomes form sustaining by the time it reaches the downstream end.

Claim 6

An apparatus for use in the process of making sausages from a liquid emulsion, said apparatus comprising: a body defining a passageway therethrough, at a location intermediate the ends of the passageway means defining injection openings about the periphery of the passageway, and a supply passage communicating with said means, said body including heating means to heat that portion of the body at said location, said passageway being formed about an axis and being of approximately constant diameter throughout its length, and said body comprising: a first body part having two transverse walls with a first portion of said passageway in the body part and extending inwardly from one of said walls, said body part having an opening coaxial with said portion of said passageway and substantially larger in cross-section than said passageway, said coaxial opening extending from said passageway to the other of said walls, said body part defining a face at the inwardly end of said coaxial opening, which face extends outwardly from said portion; and a second body part having two transverse walls with one of the walls thereof abutting the other of the walls of the first body part to form a fluid seal between the body parts, said second body part having a projection extending from the one wall thereof into said coaxial opening, said projection having a distal end spaced just a short distance from said face to thereby form an annular duct much smaller in width than the diameter of said passageway, communicating with said passageway and defining said injection openings, said two body parts defining an enlarged annular supply chamber extending around said projection and communicating with said duct, one of said body parts having an opening from the exterior of the body part to said supply chamber, said supply chamber and the last mentioned opening forming said supply passage, said second body part having a second portion of said passageway extending inwardly from said distal end; said body parts being attached and maintaining a fixed position with respect to each other during use; a pump device communicating with one end of said passageway for introducing said emulsion into and through said passageway; and a pump device communicating with said supply passage for introducing liquid casing forming material through said means and about the periphery of the emulsion; said passageway being sufficiently long downstream of said means so that said material becomes form sustaining by the time it reaches the downstream end.

Claim 8

An apparatus for use in the process of making sausages from a liquid emulsion, said apparatus comprising: a body defining a passageway therethrough, at a location intermediate the ends of the passageway means defining injEction openings about the periphery of the passageway, and a supply passage communicating with said means, said passageway being formed about an axis and being of approximately constant diameter throughout its length, said body comprising: a first body part having two walls transverse to said passageway with a first portion of said passageway in the body part and extending inwardly from one of said walls, said body part having an opening coaxial with said portion of said passageway and substantially larger in cross-section than said passageway, said opening extending from said passageway to the other of said walls, said body part defining a face at the inwardly end of said opening, which face extends outwardly from said portion; and a second body part having two walls transverse to said passageway with one of the walls thereof abutting the other of the walls of the first body part to form a fluid seal between the body parts, said second body part having a projection extending from the one wall thereof into said opening, said projection having a distal end spaced just a short distance from said face to thereby form an annular duct much smaller in width than the diameter of said passageway, communicating with said passageway and defining said injection openings, said two body parts defining an enlarged annular supply chamber extending around said projection and communicating with said duct, one of said body parts having an opening from the exterior of the body part to said supply chamber, said supply chamber and the last mentioned opening forming said supply passage, said second body part having a second portion of said passageway extending inwardly from said distal end; said body parts being attached and maintaining a fixed position with respect to each other during use; a pump device communicating with one end of said passageway for introducing said emulsion into and through said passageway; and a pump device communicating with said supply passage for introducing liquid casing forming material through said means and about the periphery of the emulsion; said passageway being sufficiently long downstream of said means so that said material becomes form sustaining by the time it reaches the downstream end.

Claim 9

An apparatus for use in the process of making sausages from a liquid emulsion, said apparatus comprising: a body defining a passageway therethrough, at a location intermediate the ends of the passageway means defining injEction openings about the periphery of the passageway, and a supply passage communicating with said means, said passageway being formed about an axis and being of approximately constant diameter throughout its length, said body comprising: a first body part having two walls transverse to said passageway with a first portion of said passageway in the body part and extending inwardly from one of said walls, said body part having an opening coaxial with said portion of said passageway and substantially larger in cross-section than said passageway, said opening extending from said passageway to the other of said walls, said body part defining a face at the inwardly end of said opening, which face extends outwardly from said portion; and a second body part having two walls transverse to said passageway with one of the walls thereof abutting the other of the walls of the first body part to form a fluid seal between the body parts, said second body part having a projection extending from the one wall thereof into said opening, said projection having a distal end spaced just a short distance from said face to thereby form an annular duct much smaller in width than the diameter of said passageway, communicating with said passageway and defining said injection openings, said two body parts defining an enlarged annular supply chamber extending around said projection and communicating with said duct, one of said body parts having an opening from the exterior of the body part to said supply chamber, said supply chamber and the last mentioned opening forming said supply passage, said second body part having a second portion of said passageway extending inwardly from said distal end; said body parts being attached and maintaining a fixed position with respect to each other during use; a pump device communicating with one end of said passageway for introducing said emulsion into and through said passageway; and a pump device communicating with said supply passage for introducing liquid casing forming material through said means and about the periphery of the emulsion; said passageway being sufficiently long downstream of said means so that said material becomes form sustaining by the time it reaches the downstream end.