Patent ID: 9109756
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: A22C,B23P,F04B,F17D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A dual food pump arrangement comprising: a pump manifold having a first manifold inlet, a second manifold inlet, and a manifold outlet, said manifold outlet being a single nozzle; a first food pump within a first pump cavity and a second food pump within a second pump cavity, the first pump cavity having a first outlet open into the first manifold inlet and the second pump cavity having a second outlet open into the second manifold inlet; and a rotary valve element disposed within the pump manifold, the rotary valve element rotatable about a substantially vertical axis within the pump manifold to selectively direct the flow of food product through either the first manifold inlet or the second manifold inlet to the manifold outlet; wherein the rotary valve element has a support rod which extends between the bottom of the rotary valve element to the top of the rotary valve element, wherein the support rod is disposed off center from the substantially vertical axis.