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Apparatus for extraction of articles frozen in moulds in a freezing machine

  • US 4,535,605 A
  • Filed: 04/09/1984
  • Issued: 08/20/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/14/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for extraction of articles frozen in rows of moulds in a freezing machine, said apparatus comprising means for inserting retaining means in the moulds for engagement with said articles and means for lifting said retaining means for extraction of the articles, wherein the retaining means for a row of moulds comprise two rows of plate sections designed for insertion along the inner surface of two opposing outer side walls of the moulds of the row of moulds concerned, the lower edges of the plate sections of one of said rows of plate sections including a retaining flange facing the opposing plate sections of the other of said rows of plate sections, said apparatus, moreover, comprising a chute pivotal about an axis extending in substantially parallel relationship to the longitudinal direction of said rows of plate sections in the extraction position, and being, as seen in the vertical direction, offset laterally in relation to that of the rows of plate sections provided with retaining flanges, actuating means being provided for moving said chute from a first position in which it, as seen in the vertical direction, extends laterally of the two rows of plate sections concerned and to a second position in which it extends inclined with the lower end of said chute positioned below the rows of plate sections concerned in their lifted position.

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