Patent ID: 6688959
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: A22C

Abstract:
An apparatus for manufacturing linked food products having twisted portions including a stuffing nozzle for discharging from its distal end a food product material supplied from its material inlet port and for forming a stuffed casing stuffed with the food product material, a hollow spindle for rotating said stuffing nozzle, and a braking member for engaging an outer surface of the casing on said stuffing nozzle, said apparatus comprising:a main body housing having abase plate extending in the same direction as a direction in which said stuffing nozzle extends from the material inlet port toward the distal end, and a side plate extending from a specific portion in said direction of said base plate in such a manner as to meet said base plate at an angle; a spindle housing attached to said base plate so as to rotatably support said hollow spindle; and a braking-member supporting member disposed at a position opposing said side plate so as to support said braking member at a predetermined position with respect to said stuffing nozzle.