A freezing facility (1), comprising a first vertical plate freezer (A) and a second vertical plate freezer (B), which second vertical plate freezer (B) is placed after the first plate freezer (A) in a longitudinal direction (L), forming a gap (M), wherein the freezing facility comprises an additional conveyor (60) adapted to be moved between: a) an active position, wherein it bridges the gap (M) to continuously transfer said discharged contents (F) away from the conveyor (45) of the first vertical plate freezer (A) to the conveyor (45) of the second vertical plate freezer (B), and b) an inactive position, wherein the additional conveyor (60) allows for movement of the freezer bottom (35) of the second vertical plate freezer (B) from its first position towards its second position..
F25D 13/06 - Stationary devices associated with refrigerating machinery, e.g. cold rooms with conveyors carrying articles to be cooled through the cooling space
F25D 25/04 - Charging, supporting, or discharging the articles to be cooled by conveyors
B65G 47/66 - Fixed platforms or combs, e.g. bridges between conveyors
Dispensing device (1) for dispensing of trays from a tray stack (3) in a predetermined dispensing direction (2a). It includes at least one dispensing unit (2), which includes: - a rotational axle (6) - a driving wheel (8) - a tray divider (4), which includes at least one overhang, and that there on the rotational axle (6) is additionally mounted a load alleviation unit (5), which includes a first surface (37), which load alleviates a part of the tray stack. The load alleviation unit (5) is slanted in relation to the predetermined dispensing direction (2a) with a gradient V1. The load alleviation unit's (5) first surface (37) is designed to be moved in a straight line / linearly, by which the surface (37) goes in mesh with another tray in the tray stack (3) for load alleviation of trays.
A dispensing device (1) for dispensing trays from a tray stack (3) in a predetermined dispensing direction, where the dispensing device (1) comprises at least one dispensing unit (2) intended for repetitive dispensing of one tray at a time, and the dispensing unit (2) comprises: a rotational shaft (6) having a direction of rotation on which are mounted: - a drive wheel (8), a disc-shaped tray distributor (4) having a first projection with a first front edge in the direction of rotation, and interacting, when the first projection during rotation faces the tray stack (3), with a first and a second tray (3b) from the bottom of the tray stack (3), and a spacer (7) which is placed against the tray distributor. (4) in the dispensing direction (2a), and that on the rotational shaft (6) is further mounted a disc-shaped relieving unit (5) at a distance from the tray distributor (4) and in the direction opposite to the dispensing direction (2a), and which has a second projection with a second front edge (13,15,16,17) in the direction of rotation, and at least a part is inclined relative to the predetermined dispensing direction (2a) with an inclination angle, and where the projection is located on the portion of the relieving unit (5) which is farthest from the tray distributor (4) in direction opposite to the dispensing direction (2a), and which, when the second projection during rotation faces the tray stack (3), interacts with a second tray (3c) in the tray stack (3) for relieving of trays in front of the second tray (3c) in the dispensing direction (2a), and where the second front edge (13,15,16,17) of the relieving unit (5) is angular relative to the first front edge of the tray distributor (4) with a displacement angle which is positive in the direction of rotation. In addition, the invention comprises use of the dispensing device. An improved dispensing of trays from a tray stack is obtained with the invention.
B65B 25/06 - Packaging slices or specially-shaped pieces of meat, cheese, or other plastic or tacky products
B65B 43/44 - Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up stateFeeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging positionLocating containers or receptacles at the filling positionSupporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation from supply magazines
B65G 59/06 - De-stacking from the bottom of the stack
The invention relates to a tray dispenser (1) for dispensing of trays such as trays for packaging where the tray dispenser includes a tray dispenser cassette (2) and a base station (3) which can be placed on a stand (6) and where the tray dispenser cassette (2) can be connected to the base station (3) where the base station (3) contains electronic components and at least one motor (19) which, via a mechanical coupling (18), can operate the tray dispenser cassette (2) which contains only mechanical components made of material that are corrosion resistant and where the tray dispenser cassette (2) can be cleaned by immersion in a cleaning fluid. This makes it possible to clean the tray dispenser cassette (2). The invention also includes the use of a tray dispenser (1) for trays used for food.
B65B 43/44 - Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up stateFeeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging positionLocating containers or receptacles at the filling positionSupporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation from supply magazines
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