The present invention describes a circular multi-head weigher for batching solid food products with sticky coatings. The circular multi-head weigher comprises an infeed system including a plurality of conveyors arranged around a conical shaped infeed. The conical shaped infeed rotates in order to distribute the solid food products to the plurality of conveyors. The circular multi-head weigher further comprises a plurality of weighing hoppers including a first weigher hopper for weighing the solid food products. The plurality of weighing hoppers are arranged below the infeed system in order to receive the solid food products from the infeed system. The first weigher hopper has a side wall including an outer surface and an inner surface. The inner surface supports solid food product while weighing. The side wall rotates around an axis in order to empty the first weigher hopper. The first weigher hopper has a first scraper for scraping the inner surface when the first weighing hopper rotates from a receiving state to a discharge state, and a second scraper for scraping the outer surface when the first weighing hopper rotates from the discharge state to the receiving state.
G01G 19/393 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups for combinatorial weighing, i.e. selecting a combination of articles whose total weight or number is closest to a desired value using two or more weighing units
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
Goods & Services
Machines and machinery, including process lines, filling
lines and packing lines, for use in the food industry;
washing machines for food and food containers; machines for
rinsing, cleansing, cleaning, cutting, slicing, cutting out,
skinning, filleting, brining, acidification, baking,
grating, shredding, glazing, steam-drying, draining,
sorting, mixing, filling, packing and packaging of
foodstuff, including dairy products, meat, fish, poultry,
vegetables, fruit, prepared food (convenience food) and
prepared meals; machines for filling of sauces, packing and
packaging of animal feed; assembly lines and automatic
conveyors; spare parts and fittings (not included in other
classes) for all the above mentioned goods. Machines and machinery for weighing; scales. Apparatus and plants for freezing, cooling, refrigerating,
thawing out, heating, cooking, blanching, scalding, drying,
pasteurisation and preservation of foodstuff and animal
feed; spare parts and fittings (not included in other
classes) for all the above mentioned goods.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
Goods & Services
Machines and machinery, including process lines, filling lines and packing lines, for use in the food industry, namely washing machines for food and food containers, machines for rinsing, cleansing, cleaning, cutting, slicing, cutting out, skinning, filleting, brining, acidification, baking, grating, shredding, glazing, steam-drying, draining, sorting, mixing, filling, packing and packaging of foodstuff, including dairy products, meat, fish, poultry, vegetables, fruit and prepared food being convenience food and prepared meals, namely, machines for filling of sauces, packing and packaging of animal feed; assembly lines, namely a series of machines for assembling of foodstuff in successive stages and automatic conveyors being machines Machines and machinery for weighing; namely, weighing scales and weighing machines, scales Apparatus and plants for freezing, cooling, refrigerating, thawing out, heating, cooking, blanching, scalding, drying, pasteurization and preservation of foodstuff and animal feed, namely cooking units, heating machines, cooling machines for pasteurizing and preservation of foods; thawing machines and blanching machines using water and steam for pasteurization of preservation of foods
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
Goods & Services
(1) Machines for washing and rinsing foodstuff, namely, dairy products, meat, fish, poultry, vegetables, fruits and prepared and packaged meals and sacks; packaging machines, machines for packaging animal feed and machines for adding sauces to prepared meals.
(2) Industrial food processing machine consisting of conveyor lines, food packing machines and bottle filling machines for use in the food industry, and replacement parts and fittings for all the aforementioned goods; washing machines for food and food containers, and replacement parts and fittings for all the aforementioned goods; rinsing and washing machines for vegetables and fruits, food cutting machines, food slicing machines, machines for skinning animals, machines for removing bones from meat, machines for seasoning prepared meals with salt, machines for increasing the acid levels of meals, bread baking machines, grating machines for vegetables and cheese, shredder machines for food, machines to apply food glaze coating onto food products, machines for steam-drying of food, machines for draining water from food, machines for sorting packaged meals, industrial food mixing machines, bottle filling machines, and machines for packing and packaging foodstuff, namely, dairy products, meat, fish, poultry, vegetables, fruits and prepared and packaged meals and sacks, and replacement parts and fittings for all the aforementioned goods; assembly line conveyor machinery, and replacement parts and fittings for all the aforementioned goods.
(3) Machines and machinery for weighing, namely food scales for commercial and industrial purposes, electronic weighing scales for foods.
(4) Apparatus and plants for refrigerating of foodstuff and animal feed, namely refrigerators and freezers for commercial and industrial use.
(5) Freezers, refrigerators, electric cooking ovens for industrial purposes, apparatus for blanching and scalding food, namely apparatus consisting of strainers for immersing food in boiling water and then rapidly cooling the foodstuff to halt the cooking process, drying ovens, pasteurisers and electric food dehydrators to preserve foodstuff and animal feed, and replacement parts and fittings for all the aforementioned goods.
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Method and apparatus for use in the weighing and batching of food articles
The number of articles in a weighing pan of a multihead weigher is to be determined. A set of weight distributions including a first weight distribution and a second weight distribution are defined. The first weight distribution representing a weight distribution of a first integer number of articles, and the second weight distribution representing a weight distribution of a second integer number of articles. The weight of the articles in the weighing pan is compared to the first weight distribution, and the second weight distribution respectively—the number of articles corresponding to the first integer number when the weight being inside said first weight distribution, and to the second integer number when the weight being inside said second weight distribution.
G01G 19/393 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups for combinatorial weighing, i.e. selecting a combination of articles whose total weight or number is closest to a desired value using two or more weighing units
G01G 13/02 - Means for automatically loading weigh-pans or other receptacles, e.g. disposable containers, under control of the weighing mechanism
G01G 19/34 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups for apportioning materials by weighing prior to mixing them with electrical control means
The number of articles in a weighing pan of a multihead weigher is to be determined. A set of weight distributions including a first weight distribution and a second weight distribution are defined. The first weight distribution representing a weight distribution of a first integer number of articles, and the second weight distribution representing a weight distribution of a second integer number of articles. The weight of the articles in the weighing pan is compared to the first weight distribution, and the second weight distribution respectively - the number of articles corresponding to the first integer number when the weight being inside said first weight distribution, and to the second integer number when the weight being inside said second weight distribution.
G01G 19/393 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups for combinatorial weighing, i.e. selecting a combination of articles whose total weight or number is closest to a desired value using two or more weighing units
The number of articles in a weighing pan of a multihead weigher is to be determined. A set of weight distributions including a first weight distribution and a second weight distribution are defined. The first weight distribution representing a weight distribution of a first integer number of articles, and the second weight distribution representing a weight distribution of a second integer number of articles. The weight of the articles in the weighing pan is compared to the first weight distribution, and the second weight distribution respectively - the number of articles corresponding to the first integer number when the weight being inside said first weight distribution, and to the second integer number when the weight being inside said second weight distribution.
G01G 19/393 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups for combinatorial weighing, i.e. selecting a combination of articles whose total weight or number is closest to a desired value using two or more weighing units
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A METHOD OF PROCESSING FISH AND A FISH PROCESSING PLANT
A system for processing fish of different anatomic constitution where the fish (22) having at least an end waste part (23, 24), a body part (26)and a transition (30) between the end waste part and the body part. The system comprising a frame including a fish loading area (18) for receiving the fish and a fish unloading area (52), an optical measurement unit (36) monitoring at least part of the fish loading area for producing a digital representation of the fish, a grabbing unit (40) mounted on the frame downstream in relation to the optical measurement unit for collecting the fish from the fish loading area and placing the fish on the fish unloading area, a processing unit for receiving the digital representation of the fish, determining the transition between the end waste part and the body part of the fish and a separation arrangement for separating the end waste part from the body part at the transition.
A method of preparing a shrimp (10) defining a head part (14), a tail part (12) and a transition between the head and tail parts. The method comprise providing a working surface for receiving the shrimp, an optical measurement unit for generating a digital representation of the shrimp and a separation device (20) having a first (24) and a second surface (28) defining a first (26) and second edge (30), respectively. The separation device defining an insertion mode in which the first and second edges are positioned juxtaposed, and a separation mode in which the first and second edges are separated. The method further comprise positioning the first and second edges above the transition on the basis of the digital representation, inserting the first and second edges into the transition while the separation device being in the insertion mode, and separating the head and tail parts of the shrimp by changing the separation device to the separation mode.
A method for weighing and batching discrete articles into batches having a total weight within a first or a second target weight interval. The discrete articles have a weight distribution establishing a mean value, and the first target weight interval defines a first target weight interval mean value being different from a multiple of the mean value and being less than n times the mean value. The second target weight interval defines a second target weight interval mean value being different from a multiple of the mean value and being larger than m times the mean value. The weighing and batching is performed by an apparatus comprising a feeder system comprising an inlet for receiving the discrete articles and an outlet for discharging the discrete articles, and a plurality of weighing pans, and comprises providing the discrete articles to the inlet of the feeder system, as the discrete articles are distributed into portions in the plurality of weighing pans, establishing a batch by a combination of portions in corresponding weighing pans resulting in a combined weight within the first target weight interval, and provided no combination of portions in corresponding weighing pans result in a combined weight within the first target weight interval, establishing a batch by selecting a combination of portions in corresponding weighing pans resulting in a combined weight within the second target weight interval.
G01G 19/393 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups for combinatorial weighing, i.e. selecting a combination of articles whose total weight or number is closest to a desired value using two or more weighing units
G01G 13/06 - Means for automatically loading weigh-pans or other receptacles, e.g. disposable containers, under control of the weighing mechanism involving dribble-feed means controlled by the weighing mechanism to top up the receptacle to the target weight wherein the main feed is effected by gravity from a hopper or chute
G01G 19/32 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups for apportioning materials by weighing prior to mixing them using two or more weighing apparatus
G01G 13/24 - Weighing mechanism control arrangements for automatic feed or discharge
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Machines and machinery, including process lines, filling
lines and packing lines, for use in the food industry;
washing machines for food and food containers; machines for
rinsing, cleaning, cutting, slicing, skinning, gilling,
cutting out, peeling, filleting, brining, acidification,
baking, grating, shredding, glazing, steam-drying, draining,
sorting, mixing, filling, weighing, packing and packaging of
foodstuff, including dairy products, meat, fish, shellfish,
fruit and vegetables; assembly lines and automatic
conveyors, including for use in the food industry; spare
parts and fittings (not included in other classes) for all
the above mentioned goods. Apparatus and plants for freezing, refrigerating, thawing
out, heating, cooking, blanching, scalding, drying,
pasteurisation and preservation of foodstuff; spare parts
and fittings (not included in other classes) for all the
above mentioned goods. Services in the field of food processing and food handling,
namely technical research, technical consulting, quality
control, industrial design, engineering.
12.
AN APPARATUS FOR ARRANGING A PLURALITY OF ELONGATE FOODSTUFF PRODUCTS
An apparatus for arranging a plurality of elongate foodstuff products and/or elongate processed foodstuff products from a substantially random orientation to a substantially parallel orientation comprises a supply system for supplying the plurality of elongate products, and a chute defining an open inlet portion and an open outlet portion. The supply system supplies the plurality of elongate products to the open inlet portion of the chute, the elongate products being provided to the inlet portion of the chute in a random orientation, the chute having a wall adapted to aligning the plurality of elongate products without subjecting the elongate products to any mechanical impact that would cause the products to be deformed, damaged or broken. The apparatus further comprises a first path of travel defined from the inlet portion to the outlet portion, the path being partly defined by the wall of the chute. The elongate products travel along the first path and are thereby orientated by means of the wall so that the longitudinal axis of the plurality of elongate products are substantially parallel. The apparatus still further comprises a conveyor for conveying a multitude of containers each adapted to receive the elongate products arranged in the substantially parallel orientation.
Machines Used Primarily in Food Handling and Processing-Namely, Belt, Chain and Screw Conveyors, Elevators and Lifts, Washing Machines for Food and Food Containers, Food Cutting and Slicing Machines, Brining Machines, Container Filling Machines, Sorting Machines, Mixing Machines, Peeling Machines, Filleting Machines, Acid Treatment Machines, Sieves for Machines, Glazing Machines, and Food Packing Machines Food Processing Units-Namely, Pasteurizers for Fruit, Juice and Vegetables, Screw Blanching Units for Steam Blanching of Food Products, Cooling Units for Cooling Pasteurized Food, and Water Filtering Units for Industrial Use
