CPC B02C 19/22 (2013.01) [A23N 15/00 (2013.01); B02C 7/06 (2013.01); B02C 7/175 (2013.01); B02C 18/14 (2013.01); B02C 18/143 (2013.01); B02C 18/2258 (2013.01); B02C 18/30 (2013.01); B02C 18/301 (2013.01); B02C 23/02 (2013.01); B65D 47/0823 (2013.01); B65D 83/06 (2013.01); F16K 15/147 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A viscous food product dispensing system comprising:
a transport section having a chute inlet configured to receive a particulate food product;
an auger for processing and conveying the received particulate food product from the transport section into an outlet adapter, the auger being mechanically driven by an electric motor;
the outlet adapter comprising:
a milling device configured to further process the particulate food product into a pressurized flow of viscous food product that is discharged from the milling device through a nozzle, wherein the milling device is mechanically driven by the electric motor;
wherein the nozzle further comprises a valve including an opening at a proximal end thereof configured to receive the viscous food product from the milling device wherein the valve includes a pair of opposing flap walls joined by a pair of opposing side walls, the flap walls and side walls together forming a downwardly-tapered interior passage away from the opening at the proximal end thereof.
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