Patent ID: 6325711
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: A22C

Abstract:
A twister mechanism for a sausage encasing machine comprising, a first housing member having a center bore, a rotatable ring having a center bore concentric with the center bore of the housing, a rotatable sleeve mounted on the ring forming the center bore of the ring and being rotatable with the ring, a second housing member secured to the first housing member and having a center bore receiving the sleeve, a bearing member extending around the sleeve and extending radially to engage a surface of the second housing member, the ring including a circular disk extending outwardly from the center bore, and having an outer peripheral edge, a plurality of radially spaced vanes on the disk extending outwardly therefrom; the vanes being spaced from the second housing member and the bearing and being adapted to enhance the cooling of the mechanism when the ring is rotated.