Patent ID: 8475861
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: A22C,A23L

Abstract:
1. A process for producing a restructured meat article, the process being of the type comprising: destructuring at least one piece of meat by fragmenting it; and transforming said meat fragments into a restructured meat article; wherein said meat fragments are transformed into said restructured meat article by: forming a block of meat fragments by cohesive compaction of said meat fragments; removing at least a portion of said block of meat fragments, termed a preform; and compressing said preform during the course of at least two successive steps of compression between complementary molding surfaces of said preform; said compression step being achieved by a device for compressing said preform, said device comprising: at least one pressing anvil and at least two pressing pistons, each of said at least two pressing pistons being complementary to said at least one pressing anvil so as to define a preform compression station between said at least one pressing anvil and each of said at least two complementary pressing pistons; and means for pressing each of said at least two pressing pistons and said at least one pressing anvil towards each other to compress said preform between each of said at least two pressing pistons and said at least one pressing anvil, each of said at least two pressing pistons having a surface for molding said preform, which surface varies from one piston to another, and said preform contained in at least one anvil being compressed successively by said at least two pressing pistons; wherein said at least one pressing anvil being situated on a moveable portion and each of said at least two pressing pistons being situated in an arc on a stationary support that at least partially surrounds said moveable portion.