Patent ID: 9400056
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: A21C,A23G,B05C,F16K

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for depositing a food product comprising: a fixed volume chamber configured to receive the food product under a positive pressure, the chamber being defined by chamber walls, one of the chamber walls having outlet orifices for depositing the food product, each of the outlet orifices having a first sealing surface; valve spindles arranged for reciprocating movement within a respective chamber, a length direction of each valve spindle extending substantially perpendicular to the chamber wall in which the outlet orifices are provided, a first end of each valve spindle comprising a second sealing surface; linear actuators perpendicular to the respective chamber wall that has the outlet orifices, each of the linear actuators are associated with a respective valve spindle and a respective outlet orifice, the second sealing surface of each valve spindle abutting the first sealing surface of the respective outlet orifice to close the respective outlet orifice; and a controller configured to operate the linear actuators independently relative to each other, wherein the actuators are configured to be operated independently relative each other, so that a flow of the food product through the outlet orifices varies between different outlet orifices.