Structure of mechanism |
| Function |
The machine rests on a rolling metallic structure and comprises a hopper equipped with a handle at the rear and an exit at the front. A metal plate held in place by jacks enables pressure to be maintained on the contents of the hopper. The verification mechanism is located on a tower on the top. The control cabinet features thumbwheels which are used to select the pressure. There is also a pressure indicator dial |
| Dimension of mechanism |
planar |
| Drive movement |
Rectilinear translation |
| Output movement |
Rectilinear translation |
| Degree of freedom |
2 |
| Fundamental mechanism |
 Mechanism, containing pressurizing medium |
| Number of inputs |
1 |
| Number of followers |
1 |
| Revolution ability |
may be |
| Revolution ability of input link |
no |
| Relative position between drive and output |
parallel |
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Transfer function |
| Output motion |
high deviation |
| Transfer function |
 identical direction
 linear (also partially) |
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Application |
| Examples of application |
These cheese presses are experimental ones, designed specifically for experimental cheese of between 5 and 40 kg. The curd inside the pressure vats is transported to the presses via a tube. Inside the press, the curd is first drained for a few seconds and then pressed. The lactoserum or whey produced by this process is recovered in reception vats. They were designed by the INRA for research purposes |
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