Patent classifications
A23P30/32
FEED SYSTEM FOR APPARATUS FOR MAKING COMPRESSED FOOD
A feed system for delivering raw ingredients to an apparatus for making food product comprises a first feed assembly and a first hopper. The first feed assembly is configured to dose and deliver the raw ingredients to the apparatus. The first feed assembly includes a first hopper that stores a first amount of the raw ingredients therein, a first metering unit that apportions a dose of the raw ingredients having a predetermined volume from the first amount of the raw ingredients in the first hopper, and a first dosing unit that receives and delivers the dose of the raw ingredients to the apparatus. The first hopper includes a hopper housing that stores the first amount of raw ingredients and a distribution unit configured to move the first amount of raw ingredients in the hopper housing to urge the raw ingredients into the metering unit.