Abstract

A method is described for unhooking a portion of meat from a support element to which the portion of meat is hooked, the support element including a plurality of hooks by means of which the portion of meat is hooked to the support element, a bar to which the hooks are rigidly connected by a connection body comprising a first face, from which the hooks rise, and a second face facing in the opposite direction to the first face, and a grasping appendage rising from the second face at least in a direction away from the first face and from the second face. The method includes pulling the grasping appendage in a predetermined extraction direction, and holding the portion of meat, or pushing the portion of meat in a direction opposite to the predetermined extraction direction, at the same time as the step of pulling the grasping appendage in the predetermined extraction direction, completely pulling the hooks off the portion of meat.

IPC Classes  ?

• A22C 17/00 - Other devices for processing meat or bones
• A22C 15/00 - Apparatus for hanging-up meat or sausages

Abstract

A support element (45a,45b,45c,45d,45e,45f,45g,45h,45i,45l,45m,45n) is described for a portion of meat (10), adapted to hook said portion of meat and to allow the handling of said portion of meat, said support element comprising: a bar (50a,50b,50c,50d,50e,50f,50g,50h,50i,50l,50m,50n) developing longitudinally along a longitudinal axis (X), a plurality of straight needles (55), adapted to penetrate the portion of meat (10), arranged with longitudinal axes (K) parallel to each other and arranged in a row parallel to the longitudinal axis (X), a connection body (60a,60b,60c,60d,60e) connecting the straight needles to the bar and comprising a first face (65a,65b,65c,65d,65e), from which said needles (55) rise, and a second face (70a,70b,70c,70d,70e) facing in the opposite direction to the first face. Wherein said support element comprises: a grasping appendage (75a,75b,75c,75d,75e), which rises from a portion of the second face (70a,70b,70c,70d,70e) proximal to the needles (55) and develops both in a direction away from the first face and from the second face and in a longitudinal direction parallel to the longitudinal axis (X) of the bar (50a,50b,50c,50d,50e,50f,50g,50h,50i,50l,50m,50n). Wherein said grasping appendage (75a,75b,75c,75d,75e) is rigidly integral with the second face (70a,70b,70c,70d,70e) in at least a plurality of side-by-side sections along said longitudinal direction along which the grasping appendage develops, and wherein there is at least one of said sections every two consecutive needles (55).

IPC Classes  ?

• A22C 15/00 - Apparatus for hanging-up meat or sausages

Abstract

An automated loading station for meat portions configured so as to hook, at a hooking area, a meat portion to a sustaining element, which loading station is provided with a movement apparatus for moving the sustaining elements configured so as to move a sustaining element at the hooking area, a conveying apparatus for conveying the meat portions configured so as to convey the meat portion at the hooking area and to align a segment of the meat portion to a plurality of needles of the sustaining element, and a press configured so as to press the meat portion against the needles of the sustaining element positioned in the hooking area to penetrate the meat portion with the needles.

IPC Classes  ?

• A22C 15/00 - Apparatus for hanging-up meat or sausages

Abstract

The invention relates to an automated loading station (10) for meat portions (15) configured so as to hook, at a hooking area, a meat portion (15) to a sustaining element (20A,20B), which loading station (10) is provided with: - a movement apparatus (70) for moving the sustaining elements (20A,20B) configured so as to move a sustaining element (20A,20B) at the hooking area, - a conveying apparatus (A) for conveying the meat portions (15) configured so as to convey the meat portion (15) at the hooking area and to align a segment of the meat portion (15) to a plurality of needles (40) of the sustaining element (20A,20B), and - a press (125) configured so as to press the meat portion (15) against the needles (40) of the sustaining element (20A,20B) positioned in the hooking area to penetrate the meat portion (15) with said needles (40).

IPC Classes  ?

• A22C 15/00 - Apparatus for hanging-up meat or sausages

Abstract

The invention relates to an automated loading station (10) for meat portions (15) configured so as to hook, at a hooking area, a meat portion (15) to a sustaining element (20A,20B), which loading station (10) is provided with: - a movement apparatus (70) for moving the sustaining elements (20A,20B) configured so as to move a sustaining element (20A,20B) at the hooking area, - a conveying apparatus (A) for conveying the meat portions (15) configured so as to convey the meat portion (15) at the hooking area and to align a segment of the meat portion (15) to a plurality of needles (40) of the sustaining element (20A,20B), and - a press (125) configured so as to press the meat portion (15) against the needles (40) of the sustaining element (20A,20B) positioned in the hooking area to penetrate the meat portion (15) with said needles (40).

IPC Classes  ?

• A22C 15/00 - Apparatus for hanging-up meat or sausages

Abstract

A handling apparatus, for transferring an object at a time between two loading/unloading stations, each station having a support shelf on which opposite ends of the objects rest. The handling device includes a support structure, a motorized mobile carriage vertically movable with respect to the support structure, support arms, elongate, straight, horizontal and parallel to one another, borne by the carriage to restingly support the opposite ends of the objects, a device for producing outward extraction of the support arms with respect to the carriage such as to produce penetration thereof internally of the loading/unloading stations, and retraction of the arms internally of the carriage, in a longitudinal direction parallel to the support shelves, the mobile carriage further bearing second support arms, elongate, straight, horizontal and having support edges able to restingly support the two opposite ends of the objects; the second arms being vertically mobile with respect to the first support arms in such a way as to transfer support of the objects from the first arms to the second arms and vice versa.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65G 1/04 - Storage devices mechanical
• B25J 9/02 - Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by movement of the arms, e.g. cartesian co-ordinate type
• B65G 65/08 - Loading or unloading machines comprising essentially a conveyor for moving the loads associated with a device for picking-up the loads with reciprocating pick-up conveyors

Abstract

A handling apparatus, for transferring one or more objects at a time between two loading/unloading stations (PC, PS) each having at least a support shelf (P4) defined by two opposite projecting support brackets, each object (R) having two opposite ends by which the objects (R) rest on the support shelf (P4). The handling device (10) comprises: a main support structure (11) having a vertical development, a motorised mobile carriage (20), constrained to the main structure (11) with freedom to vertically translate, means (15,16', 16", 17) able to produce a translation of the mobile carriage (20) in a vertical direction, a pair of support arms (30), elongate, straight, horizontal and parallel to one another, borne by the carriage and able to restingly support the two opposite ends (R4) of the objects, the support arms (30) being constrained to the carriage (20) telescopically, with a capability of extraction and retraction motion with respect to the carriage (20) along the longitudinal and horizontal axis thereof, means (24, 34) for producing outward extraction of the support arms (30) with respect to the carriage (20) such as to produce penetration thereof internally of the loading/unloading stations (PC, PS), and retraction of the arms (30) internally of the carriage (20), in a longitudinal direction parallel to the support shelves (P4), the mobile carriage (20) further bearing a pair of second support arms (40), elongate, straight, horizontal and having support edges (41) able to restingly support the two opposite ends of the objects; the second arms (20) being vertically mobile with respect to the first support arms (30) in such a way as to realise the transfer of the support of the objects (R) from the first arms (30) to the second arms (40) and vice versa, with the aim of modifying a position of the products with respect to the first arms (30) and second arms (40) and vice versa, with the aim of modifying the position of the objects (R) on the first arms (30), so as to make possible a free positioning in the unloading planes. The device (20), the apparatus in its entirety, can slide longitudinally so as to work on a plurality of planes.

IPC Classes  ?

• B25J 9/02 - Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by movement of the arms, e.g. cartesian co-ordinate type

Abstract

A mould for forming meat, comprising a bottom die formed as a recipient, a concavity of which faces in an upwards direction and is configured to contain the meat, a cover for closing and sliding internally of the mouth of the concavity, and elastic pusher that pushes the cover in order to compress the meat contained in the concavity of the bottom die; the elastic pusher being located externally of and by a side of the bottom die, and being singly interposed between an opposing element fixed to the bottom die and a vertically-mobile hook element fixed to the bottom die, which hook element is configured to hook the cover in order to create a constraint preventing the cover from separating from the hook element in an upwards vertical direction.

IPC Classes  ?

• A22C 7/00 - Apparatus for pounding, forming, or pressing meat, sausage-meat, or meat products