Vacuum transfer apparatus and process with improved product weighing controls
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1. An apparatus for vacuum transferring food product, comprising:
- a hopper for retaining food product, the hopper including a discharge port;
at least one vacuum chamber having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the inlet is coupled to the discharge port of the hopper, and the outlet of the vacuum chamber includes a member that is time-controlled to dispense product from the vacuum chamber;
a portioning hopper receiving product from said vacuum chamber including a dispensing means for dispensing a predetermined weight of product from the portioning hopper to an outlet of said apparatus.
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Abstract
A vacuum transfer apparatus and process with weighing controls. An exemplary vacuum transfer apparatus includes a hopper that retains food product and includes a discharge port. A vacuum chamber has an inlet coupled to the discharge port of the hopper, and a member that is time-controlled to dispense product from the vacuum chamber. A portioning hopper receives product from the vacuum chamber and dispenses a predetermined weight of product.
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1. An apparatus for vacuum transferring food product, comprising:
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a hopper for retaining food product, the hopper including a discharge port; at least one vacuum chamber having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the inlet is coupled to the discharge port of the hopper, and the outlet of the vacuum chamber includes a member that is time-controlled to dispense product from the vacuum chamber; a portioning hopper receiving product from said vacuum chamber including a dispensing means for dispensing a predetermined weight of product from the portioning hopper to an outlet of said apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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