Patent ID: 6454559
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: A22C

Abstract:
A patty-forming apparatus, comprising:a reciprocating mold plate having front and rear rows of mold cavities and a fill hole, said mold plate arranged to reciprocate between a mold cavity fill position and a mold cavity discharge position; a food product delivery path having an inlet and front and rear outlets, said front and rear outlets in fluid communication with said front and rear rows of mold cavities when said mold plate is in said fill position; a food product feed system having an outlet for delivering pressurized food product to said food product delivery path; and in said mold cavity fill position, said outlet of said food product food system is connected via said fill hole to said inlet for delivering pressurized food product from said food product feed system into said delivery path, and out of said front and rear outlets into said front and rear rows of cavities, and when said mold plate is in said mold cavity discharge position, said mold plate blocking flow from said outlet of said food product food system.