Method and means for stuffing natural casings with sausage emulsion
View Patent ↗A machine for stuffing natural casings with emulsion, the machine having an emulsion stuffing tube with a first end and a discharge end for extruding emulsion into a casing on an outer surface of the stuffing tube, the stuffing tube extending through a twisting mechanism proximate the discharge end; and a follower having an insert with a central bore that slidably receives the stuffing tube wherein the insert has an outer surface and a receiving chamber with a diameter less than a diameter of the outer surface.
1. A machine for stuffing natural casings with emulsion comprising:
an emulsion stuffing tube on the machine having a first end and a discharge end for extruding emulsion into a casing on an outer surface of the stuffing tube, the stuffing tube extending through a twisting mechanism proximate the discharge end;
a follower having an insert with a central bore that slidably receives the stuffing tube;
the insert having an outer surface and a receiving chamber with a diameter less than a diameter of the outer surface; and
wherein the outer surface of the insert forms an annular shoulder for engaging and pushing the casing.
2. The device of claim 1 further comprising an insert disposed within a chuck of the twisting mechanism having an outer surface and a receiving chamber with a diameter less than a diameter of the outer surface.
3. The device of claim 1 further comprising a sensor adjacent the twisting mechanism and a port adjacent the sensor for directing a stream of air over the sensor.
4. The device of claim 1 further comprising a sensor adjacent the twisting mechanism and a port adjacent the sensor for directing a stream of air on the casing.
5. The device of claim 4 wherein the stream of air is directed on the casing at an angle.
6. A machine for stuffing natural casings with emulsion comprising:
an emulsion stuffing tube on the machine having a first end and a discharge end for extruding emulsion into a casing on an outer surface of the stuffing tube, the stuffing tube extending through a twisting mechanism proximate the discharge end;
an insert disposed within a chuck of the twisting mechanism having an outer surface and a receiving chamber with a diameter less than a diameter of the outer surface; and
a sensor adjacent the twisting mechanism and a port adjacent the sensor for directing a stream of air over the sensor.
7. The device of claim 6 further comprising a sensor adjacent the twisting mechanism and a port adjacent the sensor for directing a stream of air on the casing.
8. The device of claim 6 wherein the stream of air is directed on the casing at an angle.
9. A machine for stuffing natural casings with emulsion comprising:
an emulsion stuffing tube on the machine having a first end and a discharge end for extruding emulsion into a casing on an outer surface of the stuffing tube, the stuffing tube extending through a twisting mechanism proximate the discharge end;
a sensor adjacent the twisting mechanism; and
a port adjacent the sensor for directing a stream of air on the casing.
10. The device of claim 9 wherein the stream of air is directed on the casing at an angle.
11. The device of claim 9 further comprising a second port adjacent the sensor for directing a stream of air over the sensor.
12. The device of claim 9 further comprising a follower having an insert with a central bore that slidably receives the stuffing tube, the insert having an outer surface and a receiving chamber with a diameter less than a diameter of the outer surface.
13. The device of claim 9 further comprising an insert disposed within a chuck of the twisting mechanism having an outer surface and a receiving chamber with a diameter less than a diameter of the outer surface.