An apparatus for portion cutting of meat items includes: a first shape sensor for measuring a shape of a meat item to be cut into portions, the shape defining a reference direction, a cutter for cutting the meat item into portions, a cutter feed conveyor for conveying the meat item to the cutter, the cutter feed conveyor defining a feed direction, a control module configured to compute, based on the measured shape and based on one or more predetermined cut criteria, a target orientation associated with the meat item, the target orientation being indicative of a target angle between the reference direction and the feed direction, and an item positioner configured to position the meat item on the cutter feed conveyor at the computed target orientation.
An apparatus and method for sorting and orienting food items includes a first conveyor, a second conveyor extending from the first conveyor and for transporting, in a second feed direction, food items received from the first conveyor, an opening formed at the end of the first conveyor, a first sensor device for obtaining information on the food items, a pick-and-place robot arranged to pick food items from the first conveyor and place them on the second conveyor, a control module configured for receiving information from the first sensor device and for controlling the robot. The robot is controlled to pick food items from the first conveyor and to place and selectively orient the food item relative to the second feed direction on the second conveyor, if the food item belongs to a first category only, and such that food items belonging to a second category will pass into the opening.
There is presented a combination weigher (100) comprising a body (108, 408), such as a cabinet and/or a frame, and a plurality of hoppers (103, 105, 405), wherein each hopper comprises a gate (434), and an actuator (438) for opening and/or closing the gate wherein the hopper (103, 105, 405) is optionally arranged for determining a position of at least a part of the gate (434), and furthermore a corresponding method of operating the combination weigher is presented.
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COMBINATION WEIGHER WITH HOPPERS CONNECTED VIA JOINT FOR CLEANING
There is presented a method (900) for cleaning a combination weigher (100), wherein the combination weigher is comprising a body (108, 408) and a plurality of hoppers (103, 105, 405), wherein each hopper is mechanically connected to the body via a joint (432), wherein the joint is arranged for allowing changing an arrangement, such as position and/or orientation, of the hopper relative to the body between at least a first arrangement, and a second arrangement, wherein the hopper in the second arrangement is having a different position and/or orientation relative to the body compared to the hopper in the first arrangement, and wherein the method comprises, such as comprises sequentially, for each hopper: Changing (952) the arrangement of the hopper from the first arrangement to the second arrangement and cleaning (954) the body and/or the hopper, such as while the arrangement of the hopper is the second arrangement.
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A CUTTING APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT CUTTING TASKS ON FOOD ITEMS
A cutting apparatus (1) for executing cutting tasks on food items (4), comprising - a conveying device (2) having a support surface (3) configured to convey at least one row of food items (4) in a downstream direction between an inlet (5) and an outlet (6), - at least one multi-axis cutting device (8) having a water jet cutting nozzle (9) being movable in at least two dimensions over the support surface (3). To improve quality and processing capacity, and reduce processing costs, and/or reduce footprint, the cutting apparatus further comprises at least one single-axis cutting device (10) having a water jet cutting nozzle (11) being movable in at most one dimension over the support surface (3).
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A GRIPPER AND A METHOD OF ORIENTING AN OBJECT BY THE GRIPPER
A gripper (1) and a method of gripping an object (2). The gripper (1) comprises two jaws having leading edges towards each other and being arrangeable in an open or a closed state. A belt extends across the gap between the leading edges. To allow rotation of the object while it is gripped, the gripper comprises a belt pulling structure which can be actuated to pull the belt to thereby cause movement of the belt in a first direction from one of the jaws towards the other jaw.
A CUTTING ASSEMBLY, A KNIFE FOR THE CUTTING ASSEMBLY, A COUNTER DEVICE FOR THE CUTTING ASSEMBLY, AND A METHOD OF SLICING FOOD WITH THE CUTTING ASSEMBLY
A cutting assembly for cutting thin slices of non-rigid food objects, includes a circular knife, a counter-structure with a counter-hold, and a movement-structure configured for moving the knife in a cutting-plane relative to the counter-structure with the frontside facing the counter-hold such that a point at which the knife contacts the counter-hold moves along the counter-hold from an enter-point to an exit-point while the food object is cut between the counter-hold and the knife. The knife has a rim frontside defining a cutting angle to the centre axis and a centre backside defining at least one eject angle to the centre axis, the eject angle is smaller than the cutting angle, and the counter-hold is movable relative to the counter-structure such that the counter-hold moves in a direction away from the knife during movement of the knife in the cutting-plane.
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CHUTE FOR COMBINATION WEIGHER WITH PATH CONTROLLING MECHANISM
There is presented a chute (110, 1110, 1210, 1410) suitable for a combination weigher (100), said chute comprising a plurality of receiving sections (524), each receiving section being arranged for receiving one or more products (522), such as each receiving section being arranged for receiving one or more products from a dedicated hopper system (106) within a plurality of hopper systems in a combination weigher, one or more controllable path controlling mechanisms (114) for controlling for each receiving section (524) individually a path of the one or more products (522) exiting or passing the chute, such as the one or more path controlling mechanisms being controllable by a control device.
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A COMBINATION WEIGHER WITH A MOUNTING STRUCTURE, A METHOD OF MOUNTING A SCREW FEEDER, AND A MOUNTING STRUCTURE
The present disclosure provides a combination weigher comprising a screw feeder configured to convey objects by rotation about a rotation axis extending in an axial direction and being rotated by a motor by a mounting structure. The mounting structure comprises a male part and a female part. One of the male part and the female part comprises a pin structure and the other one of the male part and the female part comprises a receiving slot. The receiving slot is designed for allowing the pin structure to slide therein when the male part slides into the female part. The receiving slot extends from an open end via an intermediate zone to a closed end and defines at least a first section and a second section extending in different directions from the intermediate zone. The first section extends from the intermediate zone to the open end, and the second section extends from the intermediate zone to the closed end. The intermediate zone is defined within a first end-wall, a second end-wall, and a ceiling connecting the first end-wall and the second end-wall. The first end-wall and the second end- wall are non-parallel. The first section is in communication with a first zone part of the intermediate zone and the second section is in communication with a second zone part of the intermediate zone.
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Gripper and a method of using a robot with the gripper
A gripper for gripping an item, particularly a plate shaped item, includes a base, and a first jaw member and a second jaw member movable to grip the item. To ensure release of the item from the jaw members and thereby precise delivery of the item, the gripper comprises a guard structure forming contact surfaces located such that inner surfaces of the other jaw member moves between positions on opposite sides of the contact surface when the item is gripped and released.
A conveyor system includes an endless belt conveyor with an endless belt and one or more curve guide elements arranged for guiding at least a part of a stretch of the upper run of the endless conveyor belt to extend laterally from one side of the support structure and the lower run of the endless conveyor belt.
Gripper device configured to be attached to a robotic device and to pickup a food product from a pickup area and to release it from a releasing location to a receiving location
A gripper device is configured to be attached to a robotic device and to pick up a food product from a pickup area and to release it from a releasing location to a receiving location. A method is provided for picking up a food product from a pickup area and releasing it from a releasing location to a receiving location can be used with the gripper device.
Disclosed herein is an apparatus for portion cutting of meat items, wherein the apparatus comprises: a first shape sensor for measuring a shape of a meat item to be cut into portions, the shape defining a reference direction, a cutter for cutting the meat item into portions, a cutter feed conveyor for conveying the meat item to the cutter, the cutter feed conveyor defining a feed direction, a control module configured to compute, based on the measured shape and based on one or more predetermined cut criteria, a target orientation associated with the meat item, the target orientation being indicative of a target angle between the reference direction and the feed direction, and an item positioner configured to position the meat item on the cutter feed conveyor at the computed target orientation.
Apparatus for sorting and orienting food items, comprising a first conveyor having a first and second end, a second conveyor extending from said second end and for transporting items received from the first conveyor, an opening at said second end, a first sensor device for obtaining information on the items, a pick-and-place robot to pick said items from the first conveyor and place them on the second conveyor, a control module receiving information from the first device and controlling said robot. The shape of each item is determined based on said information. Said food items are categorized in two categories based on said determination. The robot is controlled to pick items from the first conveyor and to place and orient the item on the second conveyor, if the item belongs to the first category only, and such that items belonging to the second category will pass into the opening
A method and system is provided for generating batches of food pieces, and includes: conveying incoming food objects through at least one cutting device, where the at least one cutting device is configured to cut the incoming food objects into plurality of food pieces according to at least one first cutting rule, conveying the resulting plurality of cut food pieces to at least one batching system where at least one batch is generated fulfilling at least one first criterion including at least one first weight target. The at least one first cutting rule is selected in accordance to the at least one first weight target such that the resulting weight distribution of the plurality of food pieces entering the batching system fulfils at least one first pre-defined weight target distribution adapted to the at least one first weight target.
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A CUTTING ASSEMBLY, A KNIFE FOR THE CUTTING ASSEMBLY, A COUNTER DEVICE FOR THE CUTTING ASSEMBLY, AND A METHOD OF SLICING FOOD WITH THE CUTTING ASSEMBLY
A cutting assembly (1) for cutting thin slices of nonrigid food objects, the cutting assembly comprising a circular knife (4, 5), a counter-structure (8) with a counter-hold (7), and a movement-structure configured for moving the knife in a cutting-plane relative to the counter-structure with the frontside facing the counter-hold such that a point at which the knife contacts the counter-hold moves along the counter-hold from an enter-point to an exit- point while the food object is cut between the counter-hold and the knife. To ensure the ability to slice food objects into very thin slices, and the ability to eject such thin slices in a well-ordered manner from the knife, the knife has a rim frontside (37) defining a cutting angle (52) to the centre axis and a centre backside defining at least one eject angle (53, 54) to the centre axis, the eject angle being smaller than the cutting angle, and the counter-hold (7) is movable relative to the counter-structure (8) such that the counter-hold moves in a direction away from the knife during movement of the knife in the cutting-plane.
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A CUTTING ASSEMBLY, A KNIFE FOR THE CUTTING ASSEMBLY, A COUNTER DEVICE FOR THE CUTTING ASSEMBLY, AND A METHOD OF SLICING FOOD WITH THE CUTTING ASSEMBLY
A cutting assembly (1) for cutting thin slices of non-rigid food objects, the cutting assembly comprising a circular knife (4, 5), a counter-structure (8) with a counter-hold (7), and a movement-structure configured for moving the knife in a cutting-plane relative to the counter-structure with the frontside facing the counter-hold such that a point at which the knife contacts the counter-hold moves along the counter-hold from an enter-point to an exit- point while the food object is cut between the counter-hold and the knife. To ensure the ability to slice food objects into very thin slices, and the ability to eject such thin slices in a well-ordered manner from the knife, the knife has a rim frontside (37) defining a cutting angle (52) to the centre axis and a centre backside defining at least one eject angle (53, 54) to the centre axis, the eject angle being smaller than the cutting angle, and the counter-hold (7) is movable relative to the counter-structure (8) such that the counter-hold moves in a direction away from the knife during movement of the knife in the cutting-plane.
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A method to grind meat in a grinder, includes: providing the meat to the grinder via a hopper where the hopper includes a feeder worm for feeding the meat to a process unit. The process unit has a rotating processing worm and a cutting set. The rotating processing worm can receive the meat from the feeder worm and convey it to the cutting set, which grinds the meat. The method involves automatically adjusting the revolutions per minute of the rotating processing worm in response to a pressure creation in the process unit.
A gripper (1) for gripping an item (2), particularly a plate shaped item. The gripper (1) comprises a base (4), and a first jaw member (5) and a second jaw member (6) movable to grip the item. To ensure release of the item from the jaw members and thereby precise delivery of the item, the gripper comprises a guard structure forming contact surfaces located such that inner surfaces of the other jaw member moves between positions on opposite sides of the contact surface when the item is gripped and released.
A gripper (1) for gripping an item (2), particularly a plate shaped item. The gripper (1) comprises a base (4), and a first jaw member (5) and a second jaw member (6) movable to grip the item. To ensure release of the item from the jaw members and thereby precise delivery of the item, the gripper comprises a guard structure forming contact surfaces located such that inner surfaces of the other jaw member moves between positions on opposite sides of the contact surface when the item is gripped and released.
A GRIPPER DEVICE CONFIGURED TO BE ATTACHED TO A ROBOTIC DEVICE AND TO PICK UP A FOOD PRODUCT FROM A PICK UP AREA AND TO RELEASE IT FROM A RELEASING LOCATION TO A RECEIVING LOCATION
Picking up a food product from a pick up area and release it from a releasing location to a receiving location using a gripper device having a first jaw (101, 201) and a second jaw (102,202), each having a leading edge (104, 105), the jaws being configured to be moved by a moving mechanism (103) relative to each other from a gripping position to an open position where there is a suitable opening between the leading edges so that the food product (209) may be controllably released from the gripper device (100), and vice versa, by moving the gripper device to a gripping position and picking up the food product, followed by moving the gripper device to the releasing location and releasing the food product at the releasing location to the receiving location by means of moving the first jaw (101, 201) relative to the second jaw from the gripping position to the open position such that one side (208) of the food product (209) is un-supported from the first jaw (101,102) while an other side (207) of the food product (209) is temporarily resting on the second jaw (102,202) so as to cause a tilting of the food product around a longitudinal axis (205) of the food product (209) when releasing the food product to the receiving location.
A GRIPPER DEVICE CONFIGURED TO BE ATTACHED TO A ROBOTIC DEVICE AND TO PICK UP A FOOD PRODUCT FROM A PICK UP AREA AND TO RELEASE IT FROM A RELEASING LOCATION TO A RECEIVING LOCATION
Picking up a food product from a pick up area and release it from a releasing location to a receiving location using a gripper device having a first jaw (101, 201) and a second jaw (102,202), each having a leading edge (104, 105), the jaws being configured to be moved by a moving mechanism (103) relative to each other from a gripping position to an open position where there is a suitable opening between the leading edges so that the food product (209) may be controllably released from the gripper device (100), and vice versa, by moving the gripper device to a gripping position and picking up the food product, followed by moving the gripper device to the releasing location and releasing the food product at the releasing location to the receiving location by means of moving the first jaw (101, 201) relative to the second jaw from the gripping position to the open position such that one side (208) of the food product (209) is un-supported from the first jaw (101,102) while an other side (207) of the food product (209) is temporarily resting on the second jaw (102,202) so as to cause a tilting of the food product around a longitudinal axis (205) of the food product (209) when releasing the food product to the receiving location.
A conveyor system comprising an endless belt conveyor with an endless belt (4) and one or more curve guide elements (8) arranged for guiding at least a part of a stretch of the upper run (6) of the endless conveyor belt (4) to extend laterally from one side of the support structure (1) and the lower run (7) of the endless conveyor belt (4).
A conveyor system comprising an endless belt conveyor with an endless belt (4) and one or more curve guide elements (8) arranged for guiding at least a part of a stretch of the upper run (6) of the endless conveyor belt (4) to extend laterally from one side of the support structure (1) and the lower run (7) of the endless conveyor belt (4).
This invention relates to a method and a system for of operating helical screws adapted to be used in relation with a combination weigher, where the combination weigher comprises a plurality of elongated trenches, where within each of the elongated trenches such a helical screw is provided and driven by a motor, where the helical screw is configured to advance, via an initial revolutions per minute (RPM) value of the helical screw, received food items from receiving ends of the trenches towards releasing ends of the trenches where the food items are released therefrom, the method comprising identifying if a change in the RPM value has occurred from the initial RPM value of the helical screw, where in case a change is identified, automatically adjusting the helical screw to another RPM value different from the initial RPM value.
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A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR GENERATING BATCHES OF FOOD PIECES
This invention relates to a method and a system for generating batches of food pieces, comprising:. conveying incoming food objects through at least one cutting device, where the at least one cutting device is configured to cut the incoming food objects into plurality of food pieces according to at least one first cutting rule,. conveying the resulting plurality of cut food pieces to at least one batching system where at least one batch is generated fulfilling at least one first criterion including at least one first weight target, wherein the at least one first cutting rule is selected in accordance to the at least one first weight target such that the resulting weight distribution of the plurality of food pieces entering the batching system fulfils at least one first pre-defined weight target distribution adapted to the at least one first weight target, wherein in case the at least one first weight target is changed to at least one second weight target a control signal is generated for the at least one cutting device to adjust the at least one first cutting rule to at least one second cutting rule such that the resulting weight distribution of the plurality of resulting cut food pieces entering the batching system fulfils at least one second pre-defined weight target distribution adapted to the at least one second weight target.
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CONTROLLING ANGULAR SPEED OF ECCENTRIC MOVEMENT OF CIRCULAR BLADE
A cutting apparatus for cutting a food object includes at least one circular blade being rotatable around a first axis through a center of the circular blade. The circular blade is rotatable around a second axis, such that the second axis is parallel and non-coaxial with respect to the first axis. The apparatus includes a measurement device for determining a position of at least a part of the surface of the food object to be cut, such as a height profiler arranged for determining a height profile of the food object, and a processor arranged for controlling an angular speed of the circular blade around the second axis based on the position of at least a part of the surface of the food object to be cut, such as the height profile.
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Cutting apparatus with element for receiving and abutting cutting blade
A cutting apparatus for cutting a food object includes at least one cutting blade, an actuator arranged for moving the cutting blade before and during cutting, and an element comprising a receiving section arranged for receiving and abutting the cutting blade, and a supporting section arranged for supporting a food object before and during cutting. During cutting, the supporting section is arranged for being displaced, such as displaced by elastic deformation, by the cutting blade with respect to a position of the supporting section prior to cutting. During moving of the cutting blade, the cutting blade is arranged for displacing the supporting section subsequent to the cutting blade abutting the receiving section. The cutting blade and the element are arranged for being continuously in contact with each other.
A turning apparatus has a turning device for engaging and turning a food item conveyed by a conveying means. The turning device includes a sweep arm structure for engaging the food item, a moving mechanism for turning the sweep arm structure from a first angular position to a second angular position, and a height displacement mechanism for raising and lowering the turning device.
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A cutting system and method for cutting food items includes an in-feed conveyor having an in-feed conveyor surface and an out-feed conveyor having an out-feed conveyor surface. The in-feed and the out-feed conveyors are arranged in an end-to-end arrangement. The system has a cutting knife defining a cutting plane within which it moves as it performs a cut. The cutting plane is defined between the ends of the in-feed and the out-feed conveyors. The cutting system has an out-feed hold down device with a surface facing the out-feed conveyor surface and being arranged in relation to the out-feed conveyor surface such that it is able to apply a pressure onto a portion of a food item resting on the out-feed conveyor surface while it is being cut by the cutting knife.
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A cutting apparatus for cutting a food object where inlet and outlet conveyors are arranged in an end-to-end arrangement. A moving mechanism is provided for adjusting the relative position between the ends of the inlet and outlet conveyors, a cutting device is provided having a cutting plane extending between the inlet and outlet conveyors, a detection mechanism is provided for detecting at least one characteristics related to the food object, and a control device is provided for controlling the moving mechanism and the cutting device. Controlling the moving mechanism includes utilizing the at least one detected characteristics in determining a target width of an opening between the ends of the inlet and outlet conveyors, and controlling the cutting device includes subsequently cutting the food object into smaller food pieces. The target width of the opening is selected such that it allows smaller food pieces to fall through the opening.
A gripper device is configured to pick up a pliable food product having a tail-like part from a pick-up area and releasing it at a releasing area, where a support is provided. A pair of jaws is mounted to the support for movement of distal ends thereof towards each other defining a closing position of the pair of jaws and away from each other defining an open position of the pair of jaws. A tail bender device is attached to the support and adjacent to one end of the pair of jaws. The tail bender device is moveable in relation to the pair of jaws and is configured to bend the tail-like part while transferring the food product from the pick-up area until releasing it at the releasing area.
A food singulator apparatus is configured to generate a sequence of spaced apart food slices from a food product conveyed by a conveyor apparatus. The apparatus includes an engagement member for engaging with a front side of the food product and temporarily halt the food product while cutting by a cutting device a front food slice of the food product, and a takeaway device for downwardly sliding the front food slice from the remaining part of the food product and slide it downwards and under the takeaway device where the food slice is subsequently received as an individual food slice.
There is presented a cutting apparatus for cutting a food object, said apparatus comprising at least one cutting blade, an actuator arranged for moving the cutting blade before and during cutting, and an element comprising a receiving section arranged for receiving and abutting the cutting blade, such as at a point in time prior to cutting, and a supporting section arranged for supporting a food object before and during cutting, wherein during cutting the supporting section is arranged for being displaced, such as displaced by elastic deformation, by the cutting blade with respect to a position of the supporting section prior to cutting, wherein during moving of the cutting blade, the cutting blade is arranged for displacing the supporting section subsequent to the cutting blade abutting the receiving section, wherein the cutting blade and the element are arranged for being continuously in contact with each other from a point of contact is made between the cutting blade and the receiving section prior to cutting, and at least until a point in time during cutting.
B26D 1/157 - Coupe d'une pièce caractérisée par la nature ou par le mouvement de l'élément coupantAppareils ou machines à cet effetÉléments coupants à cet effet comportant un élément qui ne suit pas le mouvement de la pièce ayant un élément coupant se déplaçant autour d'un axe avec un élément circulaire, p. ex. un disque tournant autour d'un axe mobile
B26D 1/16 - Coupe d'une pièce caractérisée par la nature ou par le mouvement de l'élément coupantAppareils ou machines à cet effetÉléments coupants à cet effet comportant un élément qui ne suit pas le mouvement de la pièce ayant un élément coupant se déplaçant autour d'un axe avec un élément circulaire, p. ex. un disque tournant autour d'un axe mobile monté sur un bras mobile ou un dispositif de ce genre
B26D 1/22 - Coupe d'une pièce caractérisée par la nature ou par le mouvement de l'élément coupantAppareils ou machines à cet effetÉléments coupants à cet effet comportant un élément qui ne suit pas le mouvement de la pièce ayant un élément coupant se déplaçant autour d'un axe avec un élément circulaire, p. ex. un disque coopérant avec un organe mobile, p. ex. avec un rouleau
B26D 7/06 - Dispositions pour faire avancer ou évacuer les pièces autres que les feuilles, les bandes ou les filaments
38.
CONTROLLING ANGULAR SPEED OF ECCENTRIC MOVEMENT OF CIRCULAR BLADE
There is presented a cutting apparatus (100) for cutting a food object (120, 124), said apparatus comprising at least one circular blade (102) being rotatable around a first axis (103) through a centre of the circular blade, and wherein the circular blade (102) is rotatable around a second axis (107), wherein the second axis is parallel and non-coaxial with respect to the first axis, and said apparatus further comprising a measurement device (110) for determining a position of at least a part of the surface of the food object (120, 124) to be cut, such as a height profiler arranged for determining a height profile of the food object, and a processor arranged for controlling an angular speed of the circular blade (102) around the second axis (107) based on the position of at least a part of the surface of the food object to be cut, such as the height profile.
A22C 17/00 - Autres dispositifs pour le traitement de la viande ou des os
B26D 5/32 - Dispositions pour manœuvrer et commander les machines ou les dispositifs de coupe, découpage, poinçonnage, perforation ou séparation autrement que par coupe l'organe de coupe et d'avance de la pièce ayant une action conjuguée l'organe de coupe étant commandé par balayage d'un support d'enregistrement le support d'enregistrement étant formé par la pièce elle-même
39.
CONTROLLING ANGULAR SPEED OF ECCENTRIC MOVEMENT OF CIRCULAR BLADE
There is presented a cutting apparatus (100) for cutting a food object (120, 124), said apparatus comprising at least one circular blade (102) being rotatable around a first axis (103) through a centre of the circular blade, and wherein the circular blade (102) is rotatable around a second axis (107), wherein the second axis is parallel and non-coaxial with respect to the first axis, and said apparatus further comprising a measurement device (110) for determining a position of at least a part of the surface of the food object (120, 124) to be cut, such as a height profiler arranged for determining a height profile of the food object, and a processor arranged for controlling an angular speed of the circular blade (102) around the second axis (107) based on the position of at least a part of the surface of the food object to be cut, such as the height profile.
A22C 17/00 - Autres dispositifs pour le traitement de la viande ou des os
B26D 5/32 - Dispositions pour manœuvrer et commander les machines ou les dispositifs de coupe, découpage, poinçonnage, perforation ou séparation autrement que par coupe l'organe de coupe et d'avance de la pièce ayant une action conjuguée l'organe de coupe étant commandé par balayage d'un support d'enregistrement le support d'enregistrement étant formé par la pièce elle-même
40.
CUTTING APPARATUS WITH ELEMENT FOR RECEIVING AND ABUTTING CUTTING BLADE
There is presented a cutting apparatus for cutting a food object, said apparatus comprising at least one cutting blade, an actuator arranged for moving the cutting blade before and during cutting, and an element comprising a receiving section arranged for receiving and abutting the cutting blade, such as at a point in time prior to cutting, and a supporting section arranged for supporting a food object before and during cutting, wherein during cutting the supporting section is arranged for being displaced, such as displaced by elastic deformation, by the cutting blade with respect to a position of the supporting section prior to cutting, wherein during moving of the cutting blade, the cutting blade is arranged for displacing the supporting section subsequent to the cutting blade abutting the receiving section, wherein the cutting blade and the element are arranged for being continuously in contact with each other from a point of contact is made between the cutting blade and the receiving section prior to cutting, and at least until a point in time during cutting.
B26D 1/22 - Coupe d'une pièce caractérisée par la nature ou par le mouvement de l'élément coupantAppareils ou machines à cet effetÉléments coupants à cet effet comportant un élément qui ne suit pas le mouvement de la pièce ayant un élément coupant se déplaçant autour d'un axe avec un élément circulaire, p. ex. un disque coopérant avec un organe mobile, p. ex. avec un rouleau
B26D 1/157 - Coupe d'une pièce caractérisée par la nature ou par le mouvement de l'élément coupantAppareils ou machines à cet effetÉléments coupants à cet effet comportant un élément qui ne suit pas le mouvement de la pièce ayant un élément coupant se déplaçant autour d'un axe avec un élément circulaire, p. ex. un disque tournant autour d'un axe mobile
B26D 1/16 - Coupe d'une pièce caractérisée par la nature ou par le mouvement de l'élément coupantAppareils ou machines à cet effetÉléments coupants à cet effet comportant un élément qui ne suit pas le mouvement de la pièce ayant un élément coupant se déplaçant autour d'un axe avec un élément circulaire, p. ex. un disque tournant autour d'un axe mobile monté sur un bras mobile ou un dispositif de ce genre
B26D 7/06 - Dispositions pour faire avancer ou évacuer les pièces autres que les feuilles, les bandes ou les filaments
A22C 17/00 - Autres dispositifs pour le traitement de la viande ou des os
A method to grind meat in a grinder, includes: providing the meat to the grinder via a hopper where the hopper includes a feeder worm for feeding the meat to a process unit. The process unit has a rotating processing worm and a cutting set. The rotating processing worm can receive the meat from the feeder worm and convey it to the cutting set, which grinds the meat. The method involves automatically adjusting the revolutions per minute of the rotating processing worm in response to a pressure creation in the process unit.
A turning apparatus (100) having a turning device (105, 200) for engaging and turning a food item (101) conveyed by a conveying means (103, 104). The turning device including a sweep arm structure (106) for engaging the food item (101), a moving mechanism (115) for turning the sweep arm structure (106) from a first angular position to a second angular position, and a height displacement mechanism (116) for raising and lowering the turning device (105, 200).
B65G 47/244 - Dispositifs pour influencer la position relative ou l'orientation des objets pendant le transport par transporteurs présentant les objets selon un orientement donné en les faisant tourner autour d'un axe sensiblement perpendiculaire au plan de transport
B65G 47/71 - Dispositifs pour transférer objets ou matériaux entre transporteurs, p. ex. pour décharger ou alimenter adaptés pour recevoir les objets arrivant d'un transporteur en une couche et pour les transférer en couches individuelles à plus d'un transporteur, ou vice versa, p. ex. en combinant l'écoulement des objets transportés par plus d'un transporteur les objets étant déchargés sur plusieurs transporteurs
B26D 7/06 - Dispositions pour faire avancer ou évacuer les pièces autres que les feuilles, les bandes ou les filaments
This invention relates to a pick and place gripper device and a method for picking up and re-positioning an item carried by a support surface. The gripper device includes a base, at least one jaw pivotally mounted to the base having at least one leading edge, at least one belt of flexible material being wrapped around at least the leading edge of the at least one jaw such that it is sandwiched between the at least one jaw and the item when the at least one jaw penetrates below the item and as the at least one jaw moves below the item there is substantially no relative sliding movement between the sandwiched portion of the at least one belt and the item, wherein the leading edge of the at least one jaw, when coming into contact with the support surface, is configured to adjust to the support surface when penetrating between the item and the support surface.
This invention relates to mounting device for mounting a screw feeder (200) to a combination weigher, comprising: a cylindrical mounting end (201) having an outer diameter being essentially the same or less than an inner diameter of a hollow cylindrical shaped receiving cap (203), where one of the cylindrical mounting end and the hollow cylindrical shaped receiving cap comprises a first pin structure (202a) and the other one of the cylindrical mounting end and the hollow cylindrical shaped receiving cap comprises a first receiving slot (205a) and a first longitudinal arranged mounting slot (206a), the first receiving slot (205a) extending from a free end (210) along a first longitudinal axis (207) towards a first position (311), where the first receiving slot is designed for allowing the first pin structure (202a) to slide therein when the cylindrical mounting end (201) slides into the hollow cylindrical shaped receiving cap (203) until the first pin structure (202a) reaches the first position, the first longitudinal arranged mounting slot (206a) having a second longitudinal axis (208) forming an angle in relation to the first longitudinal axis (207) of the first receiving slot, where one of the cylindrical mounting end (201) and the hollow cylindrical shaped receiving cap comprises an attachment end (211) for attachment to a motor unit, whereby during operation of a rotational movement of the motor unit, the first pin structure becomes automatically advanced from the first position and along the first longitudinal arranged mounting slot causing the first pin structure to be propped therein.
G01G 19/393 - Appareils ou méthodes de pesée adaptés à des fins particulières non prévues dans les groupes pour peser par combinaison, c.-à-d. en choisissant une combinaison d'articles dont le poids total ou le nombre est le plus proche d'une valeur désirée utilisant plusieurs unités de pesage
B65G 33/14 - Transporteurs rotatifs à vis ou à hélice pour matériaux solides fluents comportant une vis ou plusieurs vis enfermées dans un carter tubulaire
A cutting system and method for cutting food items is disclosed. The cutting system comprises an in-feed conveyor comprising an in-feed conveyor surface and an out-feed conveyor comprising an out-feed conveyor surface. The in-feed and the out-feed conveyors are arranged in an end-to-end arrangement. The system also comprises a cutting knife defining a cutting plane within which it moves as it performs a cut. The cutting plane is defined between the ends of the in-feed and the out-feed conveyors. The cutting system further comprises an out-feed hold down device comprising a surface facing the out-feed conveyor surface and being arranged in relation to the out-feed conveyor surface such that it is able to apply a pressure onto a portion of a food item resting on the out-feed conveyor surface while it is being cut by the cutting knife.
A combination weigher includes: a dispersion unit adapted to radially disperse food products dropped in from above and onto the dispersion unit; a plurality of V-shaped like guide structures extending radially away from a center of the dispersion unit and arranged such that a narrower end of the V-shaped like guide structures face a center point of the dispersion unit; a plurality of hoppers associated to each of the trenches arranged below the outfeed ends of the trenches; and a control unit; and screw feeders arranged in each of the trenches operated by the control unit. The space between adjacent V-shaped like guide structures at a distance R1 defines a buffer zone for radially dispersed food products from the dispersion unit. The screw feeders in the adjacent trenches have opposite orientation and rotate in opposite directions such that upper part of the screw feeders are rotating away from each other.
B65G 19/04 - Transporteurs comportant un impulseur ou une série d'impulseurs portés par un élément de traction sans fin et disposés de façon à déplacer objets ou matériaux sur une surface porteuse ou sur un matériau de base, p. ex. transporteurs sans fin à raclettes pour déplacer un matériau en vrac dans des augets ou des canaux ouverts
G01G 19/393 - Appareils ou méthodes de pesée adaptés à des fins particulières non prévues dans les groupes pour peser par combinaison, c.-à-d. en choisissant une combinaison d'articles dont le poids total ou le nombre est le plus proche d'une valeur désirée utilisant plusieurs unités de pesage
G01G 13/06 - Moyens pour charger automatiquement des plateaux de pesée ou d'autres récipients, p. ex. récipients à jeter après usage, l'opération étant commandée par le mécanisme de pesée comportant des moyens de remplissage au goutte à goutte commandés par le mécanisme de pesée, permettant de remplir complètement le récipient au poids voulu dans lesquels le remplissage principal est assuré par gravité à partir d'une trémie ou d'une glissière
G01G 13/02 - Moyens pour charger automatiquement des plateaux de pesée ou d'autres récipients, p. ex. récipients à jeter après usage, l'opération étant commandée par le mécanisme de pesée
This invention relates to a screw feeder adapted to be used in relation with a combination weigher, where the combination weigher comprises a dispersion unit, and a plurality of trenches surrounding the dispersion unit, where each of the plurality of trenches comprise an infeed end and a releasing end where each of the trenches and have a circular sector like shaped bottom portion, where the dispersion unit is adapted to radially disperse food products into the trenches at their receiving ends, where at each trench the received food product is advanced by said screw feeder towards the releasing end, where said screw feeder is made of a material being softer than the material of the trenches and is designed such that it has a polygon cross sectional shape having three or more edges.
G01G 13/20 - Moyens pour vidanger automatiquement des récipients de pesée, l'opération étant commandée par le mécanisme de pesée par transporteurs à vis sans fin dans le récipient de pesée
G01G 19/393 - Appareils ou méthodes de pesée adaptés à des fins particulières non prévues dans les groupes pour peser par combinaison, c.-à-d. en choisissant une combinaison d'articles dont le poids total ou le nombre est le plus proche d'une valeur désirée utilisant plusieurs unités de pesage
B65G 19/04 - Transporteurs comportant un impulseur ou une série d'impulseurs portés par un élément de traction sans fin et disposés de façon à déplacer objets ou matériaux sur une surface porteuse ou sur un matériau de base, p. ex. transporteurs sans fin à raclettes pour déplacer un matériau en vrac dans des augets ou des canaux ouverts
G01G 13/02 - Moyens pour charger automatiquement des plateaux de pesée ou d'autres récipients, p. ex. récipients à jeter après usage, l'opération étant commandée par le mécanisme de pesée
G01G 13/06 - Moyens pour charger automatiquement des plateaux de pesée ou d'autres récipients, p. ex. récipients à jeter après usage, l'opération étant commandée par le mécanisme de pesée comportant des moyens de remplissage au goutte à goutte commandés par le mécanisme de pesée, permettant de remplir complètement le récipient au poids voulu dans lesquels le remplissage principal est assuré par gravité à partir d'une trémie ou d'une glissière
48.
A FOOD SINGULATOR APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR GENERATING A SEQUENCE
This invention relates to a food singulator apparatus (100) configured to generate a sequence of spaced apart food slices (106) from a food product (103) conveyed by a conveyor apparatus (108, 109), comprising: • a halting mechanism (101) for engaging with a front side of the food product and temporarily halt the food product while cutting by a cutting device (105) a front food slice (106) of the food product, and • a take away device (102) for downwardly sliding the front food slice from the remaining part of the food product and slide it downwards and under the take away device where the food slice is subsequently received as an individual food slice.
A method for processing and batching food items in a food processing system according to a predefined batch target criterion, comprises the steps of conveying a food item to weight determining means, determining the weight of the food item by means of the weight determining means, and processing the determined weight of the food item together with a weight of a plurality of food items. The processing includes dynamically generating a control-cutting signal. The method further comprises determining if the dynamically generated control cutting signal indicates that cutting off a part of the food item will increase a prospect to meet the predefined batch target criterion, and in the confirmative convey the food item to a separation device wherein a part of the food item is cut off.
G01G 15/02 - Dispositions pour contrôler le poids de produits déversés dans des récipients amovibles avec possibilité d'ajouter ou de retirer une quantité voulue du produit pour obtenir le poids net désiré
G01G 15/04 - Dispositions pour contrôler le poids de produits déversés dans des récipients amovibles avec possibilité d'ajouter ou de retirer une quantité voulue du produit pour obtenir le poids brut désiré
G01G 19/387 - Appareils ou méthodes de pesée adaptés à des fins particulières non prévues dans les groupes pour peser par combinaison, c.-à-d. en choisissant une combinaison d'articles dont le poids total ou le nombre est le plus proche d'une valeur désirée
This invention relates to a method to grind meat in a grinder, comprising: providing the meat to the grinder via a hopper where the hopper includes a feeder worm for feeding the meat to a process unit, where the process unit comprises a rotating processing worm and a cutting set, the rotating processing worm being configured to receive the meat from the feeder worm and convey it to the cutting set which grinds the meat, wherein the method further comprises: automatically adjusting the revolutions per minute (RPM) of the rotating processing worm in response to a pressure creation in the process unit.
This invention a cutting apparatus for cutting a food object while the food object is conveyed from an inlet conveyor to an outlet conveyor, where the inlet and outlet conveyors are arranged in an end-to-end arrangement. A moving mechanism is provided for adjusting the relative position between the ends of the inlet and outlet conveyors, a cutting device is provided having a cutting plane extending between the inlet and outlet conveyors, a detection mechanism is provided for detecting at least one characteristics related to the food object, and a control device is provided for controlling the moving mechanism and the cutting device, wherein controlling the moving mechanism includes utilizing the at least one detected characteristics in determining a target width of an opening between the ends of the inlet and outlet conveyors, wherein controlling of the cutting device includes subsequently cutting the food object into smaller food pieces, the target width of the opening being selected such that it allows at least one of the smaller food pieces to fall through the opening.
This invention relates to a screw feeder adapted to be used in relation with a combination weigher, where the combination weigher comprises a dispersion unit, and a plurality of trenches surrounding the dispersion unit, where each of the plurality of trenches comprise an infeed end and a releasing end where each of the trenches and have a circular sector like shaped bottom portion, where the dispersion unit is adapted to radially disperse food products into the trenches at their receiving ends, where at each trench the received food product is advanced by said screw feeder towards the releasing end, where said screw feeder is made of a material being softer than the material of the trenches and is designed such that it has a polygon cross sectional shape having three or more edges.
B65G 53/40 - Dispositifs d'alimentation ou de décharge
B65G 53/48 - Transporteurs à vis ou du type rotatif similaire
B65G 53/66 - Utilisation de dispositifs indicateurs ou de commande, p. ex. pour commander la pression du gaz, pour régler le pourcentage matériaux-gaz, pour signaler ou éviter l'embouteillage des matériaux
G01G 19/393 - Appareils ou méthodes de pesée adaptés à des fins particulières non prévues dans les groupes pour peser par combinaison, c.-à-d. en choisissant une combinaison d'articles dont le poids total ou le nombre est le plus proche d'une valeur désirée utilisant plusieurs unités de pesage
This invention relates to a combination weigher, including a dispersion unit adapted to radially disperse food products dropped in from above and onto the dispersion unit, a plurality of V-shaped like guide structures extending radially away from a center of the dispersion unit and arranged such that a narrower end of the V-shaped like guide structures face a center point of the dispersion unit, and where the V-shaped like guide structures are designed such that for every second V-shaped like guide structure the distance R1 from the narrower end of the V-shaped like guide structure to the center point of the dispersion unit is smaller than the distance R2 from the narrower end of the remaining V-shaped like guide structures to the center of the dispersion unit, and where the sides of adjacent V-shaped like guide structures define side walls of trenches, where the trenches comprise circular sector shape bottom portions, where the trenches comprise receiving ends where the radially disperse food products are received from the dispersion unit and outfeed ends where the food products are released from the trenches, a plurality of hoppers associated to each of the trenches arranged below the outfeed ends of the trenches, a control unit, and screw feeders arranged in each of the trenches operated by the control unit, where the operation includes operate a rotational movement of the screw feeders and thus the conveying of the food products from the receiving ends of the trenches towards the outfeed ends of the trenches where they are released into the plurality of hoppers, wherein the space between adjacent V-shaped like guide structures at a distance R1 defines a buffer zone for radially dispersed food products from the dispersion unit, and where the screw feeders in the adjacent trenches thereof have opposite orientation and rotate in opposite directions such that upper part of the screw feeders are rotating away from each other.
G01G 19/393 - Appareils ou méthodes de pesée adaptés à des fins particulières non prévues dans les groupes pour peser par combinaison, c.-à-d. en choisissant une combinaison d'articles dont le poids total ou le nombre est le plus proche d'une valeur désirée utilisant plusieurs unités de pesage
G01G 13/20 - Moyens pour vidanger automatiquement des récipients de pesée, l'opération étant commandée par le mécanisme de pesée par transporteurs à vis sans fin dans le récipient de pesée
This invention relates to a combination weigher, including a dispersion unit adapted to radially disperse food products dropped in from above and onto the dispersion unit, a plurality of V-shaped like guide structures extending radially away from a center of the dispersion unit and arranged such that a narrower end of the V-shaped like guide structures face a center point of the dispersion unit, and where the V-shaped like guide structures are designed such that for every second V-shaped like guide structure the distance R1 from the narrower end of the V-shaped like guide structure to the center point of the dispersion unit is smaller than the distance R2 from the narrower end of the remaining V-shaped like guide structures to the center of the dispersion unit, and where the sides of adjacent V-shaped like guide structures define side walls of trenches, where the trenches comprise circular sector shape bottom portions, where the trenches comprise receiving ends where the radially disperse food products are received from the dispersion unit and outfeed ends where the food products are released from the trenches, a plurality of hoppers associated to each of the trenches arranged below the outfeed ends of the trenches, a control unit, and screw feeders arranged in each of the trenches operated by the control unit, where the operation includes operate a rotational movement of the screw feeders and thus the conveying of the food products from the receiving ends of the trenches towards the outfeed ends of the trenches where they are released into the plurality of hoppers, wherein the space between adjacent V-shaped like guide structures at a distance RI defines a buffer zone for radially dispersed food products from the dispersion unit, and where the screw feeders in the adjacent trenches thereof have opposite orientation and rotate in opposite directions such that upper part of the screw feeders are rotating away from each other.
G01G 13/20 - Moyens pour vidanger automatiquement des récipients de pesée, l'opération étant commandée par le mécanisme de pesée par transporteurs à vis sans fin dans le récipient de pesée
G01G 19/393 - Appareils ou méthodes de pesée adaptés à des fins particulières non prévues dans les groupes pour peser par combinaison, c.-à-d. en choisissant une combinaison d'articles dont le poids total ou le nombre est le plus proche d'une valeur désirée utilisant plusieurs unités de pesage
This invention relates to a screw feeder adapted to be used in relation with a combination weigher, where the combination weigher comprises a dispersion unit, and a plurality of trenches surrounding the dispersion unit, where each of the plurality of trenches comprise an infeed end and a releasing end where each of the trenches and have a circular sector like shaped bottom portion, where the dispersion unit is adapted to radially disperse food products into the trenches at their receiving ends, where at each trench the received food product is advanced by said screw feeder towards the releasing end, where said screw feeder is made of a material being softer than the material of the trenches and is designed such that it has a polygon cross sectional shape having three or more edges.
G01G 19/393 - Appareils ou méthodes de pesée adaptés à des fins particulières non prévues dans les groupes pour peser par combinaison, c.-à-d. en choisissant une combinaison d'articles dont le poids total ou le nombre est le plus proche d'une valeur désirée utilisant plusieurs unités de pesage
G01G 13/20 - Moyens pour vidanger automatiquement des récipients de pesée, l'opération étant commandée par le mécanisme de pesée par transporteurs à vis sans fin dans le récipient de pesée
56.
A GRIPPER DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR PICKING UP AND RE-POSITIONING AN ITEM CARRIED BY A SUPPORT SURFACE
This invention relates to a pick and place gripper device and a method for picking up and repositioning an item carried by a support surface. The gripper device includes a base, at least one jaw pivotally mounted to the base having at least one leading edge, at least one belt of flexible material being wrapped around at least the leading edge of the at least one jaw such that it is sandwiched between the at least one jaw and the item when the at least one jaw penetrates below the item and as the at least one jaw moves below the item there is substantially no relative sliding movement between the sandwiched portion of the at least one belt and the item, wherein the leading edge of the at least one jaw, when coming into contact with the support surface, is configured to adjust to the support surface when penetrating between the item and the support surface.
This invention relates to a gripper device (100) configured to pick up a pliable food product having a tail-like part (107) from a pick up area and releasing it at a releasing area, where a support (101) is provided, a pair of jaws (102) mounted to the support for movement of distal ends thereof towards each other defining a closing position of the pair of jaws and away from each other defining an open position of the pair of jaws, and a tail bender device (103) attached to the support and adjacent to one end of the pair of jaws, the tail bender device being moveable in relation to the pair of jaws and is configured to bend the tail- like part while transferring the food product from the pick up area until releasing it at the releasing area.
A food processing system and a method for processing and batching food items conveyed by a conveyor means where the batches fulfil at least one target criteria including at least one weight target, including a first weight determining means for determining the weight of incoming food items, a batching system, a food item separation device positioned downstream in relation to the first weight determining means and upstream in relation to the batching system, and a control system for controlling the batching system and the food item separation device. The controlling including, repeatedly: monitoring the weight of the incoming food items, determining, based on the weight of the incoming food items, a prospect indicator indicating the prospect to meet the target criteria for the batches such that each batch fulfils the at least one target criteria, and comparing if the prospect indicator fulfils a pre-defined criteria.
G01G 13/00 - Appareils de pesée avec remplissage ou vidange automatiques pour peser des quantités données d'un produit
G01G 19/24 - Appareils ou méthodes de pesée adaptés à des fins particulières non prévues dans les groupes pour le dosage de produits par pesée avant de les mélanger utilisant un appareil de pesée unique
B07C 5/38 - Rassemblement ou mise en groupes des articles
B26D 5/00 - Dispositions pour manœuvrer et commander les machines ou les dispositifs de coupe, découpage, poinçonnage, perforation ou séparation autrement que par coupe
B26D 7/06 - Dispositions pour faire avancer ou évacuer les pièces autres que les feuilles, les bandes ou les filaments
B26D 7/30 - Moyens pour exécuter d'autres opérations en combinaison avec la coupe pour peser le produit coupé
G01B 15/04 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation d'ondes électromagnétiques ou de radiations de particules, p. ex. par l'utilisation de micro-ondes, de rayons X, de rayons gamma ou d'électrons pour mesurer des contours ou des courbes
G01G 9/00 - Méthodes ou appareils pour la détermination du poids, non prévus dans les groupes
G01N 23/00 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'utilisation de rayonnement [ondes ou particules], p. ex. rayons X ou neutrons, non couvertes par les groupes , ou
A method of generating batches of food items, includes transferring food items to a weight determination means where the weight of the food items are obtained for single food items and/or food items in groups, and generating a plurality of batches based on the obtained weight of the single food items and/or food items in groups. The step of generating batches is controlled such that the weight of batches is within a pre-defined weight range, and such that the distribution of the batches within the weight range is pre-defined.
G01G 13/24 - Aménagements apportés à un mécanisme de pesée pour commander le remplissage ou la vidange automatique
G01G 19/387 - Appareils ou méthodes de pesée adaptés à des fins particulières non prévues dans les groupes pour peser par combinaison, c.-à-d. en choisissant une combinaison d'articles dont le poids total ou le nombre est le plus proche d'une valeur désirée
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Method of creating batches for food items conveyed by a conveyor
A method of creating batches for food items conveyed by a conveyor means, comprises measuring an image profile for a food item, processing the measured image profile for the food item, cutting the food item into a plurality of portions based on the processed measured image profile, and distinguishing the portions within the partial batch from the remaining portions. The number of portions from one or more of subsequent food items needed to complete the partial batch is such that it fulfills the pre-defined batch-criteria taken from the same or similar area of the food items from where the partial batch originates.
The invention relates to a method for processing and batching food items in a food processing system (1) according to a predefined batch target criterion, said method comprising the steps of conveying a food item (2a) to weight determining means (3), determining the weight of said food item (2a) by means of said weight determining means (3), and processing said determined weight of said food item (2a) together with a weight of a plurality of food items. The processing includes dynamically generating a control cutting signal. The method further comprises determining if said dynamically generated control cutting signal indicates that cutting off a part of said food item will increase a prospect to meet the predefined batch target criterion, and in the confirmative convey said food item to a separation device wherein a part of said food item is cut off.
The invention relates to a method for processing and batching food items in a food processing system (1) according to a predefined batch target criterion, said method comprising the steps of conveying a food item (2a) to weight determining means (3), determining the weight of said food item (2a) by means of said weight determining means (3), and processing said determined weight of said food item (2a) together with a weight of a plurality of food items. The processing includes dynamically generating a control cutting signal. The method further comprises determining if said dynamically generated control cutting signal indicates that cutting off a part of said food item will increase a prospect to meet the predefined batch target criterion, and in the confirmative convey said food item to a separation device wherein a part of said food item is cut off.
This invention relates to method of automatically cutting a meat product, in particular beef tenderloin, having a thumb-like part extending away from a head part of the meat product towards a tail part such that the meat product has a V-shape. The method includes conveying a meat product to be cut, obtaining image data of the meat product, determining a boundary position between a thumb-like part and a head part of the meat product, and utilizing the image data in instructing a cutting unit to cut the meat product into portions, where the cutting includes cutting on both sides of the boundary position such that the resulting portion fulfills a pre-defined criteria including a criteria indicating the extent of the thumb-like part in the resulting portion.
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
A22C 17/00 - Autres dispositifs pour le traitement de la viande ou des os
A tray feeding system having a buffer conveyor for trays including a belt with spaced apart free running rollers having a rotation axis perpendicular to the conveying direction. These rollers extend upward from the belt such that the trays partly rest on the rollers. A tray conveyor receiving end is adjacent to an outputting end of the buffer conveyor where items are placed into the trays by a tray filler. A roller interactor is positioned below and adjacent to the surface of the buffer conveyor belt at an outputting end to engage with the rollers at the outputting end area when the buffer conveyor belts move forward rotating the rollers positioned within the outputting end area accelerating the trays on the buffer conveyor within the outputting end area of the buffer conveyor towards the receiving end of the tray conveyor.
B65G 17/24 - Transporteurs comportant un élément de traction sans fin, p. ex. une chaîne transmettant le mouvement à une surface porteuse de charges continue ou sensiblement continue, ou à une série de porte-charges individuelsTransporteurs à chaîne sans fin dans lesquels des chaînes constituent la surface portant la charge comportant une série de rouleaux que l'élément de traction déplace sur une surface portante pour effectuer le transport des charges ou des porte-charges
B65G 47/31 - Dispositifs pour influencer la position relative ou l'orientation des objets pendant le transport par transporteurs arrangeant les objets, p. ex. faisant varier l'espace entre chaque objet pendant le transport par une série de transporteurs en faisant varier les vitesses relatives des transporteurs en série
B65G 39/20 - Aménagements des rouleaux fixés aux courroies ou aux chaînes mobiles
B65G 15/00 - Transporteurs comportant des surfaces porteuses de charges sans fin, c.-à-d. des tapis roulants ou autres systèmes équivalents, auxquelles l'effort de traction est transmis par des moyens différents des éléments d'entraînement sans fin de même configuration
B65G 17/30 - Transporteurs comportant un élément de traction sans fin, p. ex. une chaîne transmettant le mouvement à une surface porteuse de charges continue ou sensiblement continue, ou à une série de porte-charges individuelsTransporteurs à chaîne sans fin dans lesquels des chaînes constituent la surface portant la charge DétailsDispositifs auxiliaires
B65G 47/30 - Dispositifs pour influencer la position relative ou l'orientation des objets pendant le transport par transporteurs arrangeant les objets, p. ex. faisant varier l'espace entre chaque objet pendant le transport par une série de transporteurs
B65G 37/00 - Combinaisons de transporteurs mécaniques de même type ou de types différents sauf en ce qui concerne leur application dans des machines particulières ou leur emploi dans des procédés particuliers de fabrication
B65G 43/08 - Dispositifs de commande actionnés par l'alimentation, le déplacement ou le déchargement des objets ou matériaux
B65G 47/26 - Dispositifs pour influencer la position relative ou l'orientation des objets pendant le transport par transporteurs arrangeant les objets, p. ex. faisant varier l'espace entre chaque objet
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Gripper device and a packing system including such a gripper device
Provided is a gripper device to pick up items, such as sausages, from a first position with the items in a side by side arrangement, to a second position where the items are released. Provided are a plurality of side by side and spaced apart item holders each adapted to the shape of the items configured for picking up the side by side items and having a pitch distance between adjacent item holders substantially the same as the pitch distance between adjacent items at the first position. A pitch distance adjustment mechanism is provided to adjust the pitch distance between adjacent spaced apart item holders to arrange the received items into a group of items, before release at the second position.
A palletizing system (200), comprising: a pallet storage (220) for accommodating a plurality of pallets (213, 214) at fixed positions, at least one robotic system (210-212) in the proximity of the fixed positions, conveying means (205, 206, 230) for conveying a flow a containers, each container containing a plurality of food items. The control system (231) is configured to: determine the order line associated with each container, determine the type of each container and the associated flow rate of that type of container, determine one single of the pallet positions to which each of the containers is to be allocated. A selection of the pallet position for each container among the plurality of pallet positions is made on the basis of the order line identifier of the container and the associated flow rate, and the at least one robotic system is instructed to arrange each container at the determined pallet position
B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés
G06Q 10/08 - Logistique, p. ex. entreposage, chargement ou distributionGestion d’inventaires ou de stocks
This invention relates to method of generating batches of food items, including transferring food items to a weight determination means where the weight of the food items are obtained for single food items and/or food items in groups, generating a plurality of batches based on the obtained weight of the single food items and/or food items in groups, wherein the step of generating batches is controlled such that the weight of batches is within a pre-defined weight range, and such that the distribution of the batches within the weight range is pre-defined.
G01G 19/387 - Appareils ou méthodes de pesée adaptés à des fins particulières non prévues dans les groupes pour peser par combinaison, c.-à-d. en choisissant une combinaison d'articles dont le poids total ou le nombre est le plus proche d'une valeur désirée
68.
A FOOD PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING AND BATCHING FOOD ITEMS
This invention relates to a food processing system (100, 200)and a method for processing and batching food items (107)conveyed by a conveyor means (109)where the batches (302, 303)fulfil at least one target criteria including at least one weight target, including a first weight determining means (101, 201)for determining the weight of incoming food items (107), a batching system (103, 203), a food item separation device (102, 202) positioned downstream in relation to the first weight determining means (101, 201)and upstream in relation to the batching system (103, 203), a control system (104, 204)for controlling the batching system (103, 203)and the food item separation device (102, 202), the controlling including, repeatedly: monitoring the weight of the incoming food items (107), determining, based on the weight of the incoming food items (107), a prospect indicator indicating the prospect to meet the target criteria for the batches (302, 303)such that each batch fulfils the at least one target criteria, comparing if the prospect indicator fulfils a predefined criteria, where in case the prospect indicator does not fulfils the pre-defined criteria, instructing the food item separation device (102, 202)to separate at least some of the incoming food items (107)such that the weight of the food items (107)coming to the batching system (103, 203), after passing the food item separation device (102, 202), have a prospect indicator fulfilling the pre-defined criteria so that the weight of the food items (107) coming to the batching system (103, 203)becomes useful for completing batching the food items (107) according to the target criteria.
G01G 19/30 - Appareils ou méthodes de pesée adaptés à des fins particulières non prévues dans les groupes pour le dosage de produits par pesée avant de les mélanger utilisant un appareil de pesée unique ayant des dispositifs électriques sensibles au poids
G01G 19/24 - Appareils ou méthodes de pesée adaptés à des fins particulières non prévues dans les groupes pour le dosage de produits par pesée avant de les mélanger utilisant un appareil de pesée unique
69.
A CUTTING DEVICE ADAPTED TO BE PLACED ABOVE A GAP EXTENDING ACROSS A CARRYING SURFACE OF A CONVEYOR SYSTEM
This invention relates to a cutting device adapted to be placed above a gap extending across a carrying surface of a conveyor system with the cutting plane of the cutting device extending through the gap. The cutting device is adapted for cutting food items into smaller food items via rotational movement of the cutting device while the food items conveyed by the conveyor system pass the gap. The cutting device includes an arm and a cutting blade mounted to one end of the arm, the opposite end of the arm being adapted to be mounted to a driving unit for supplying rotational movement of the arm and thus the cutting blade,wherein the cutting blade is mounted to the arm such that, while cutting a food item into smaller food items, a cutting edge side of the cutting blade engages with the food item under an angle such that the cutting blade exerts with a downwardly facing force onto the food item and towards the carrying surface of the conveyor system during the cutting.
B26D 1/28 - Coupe d'une pièce caractérisée par la nature ou par le mouvement de l'élément coupantAppareils ou machines à cet effetÉléments coupants à cet effet comportant un élément qui ne suit pas le mouvement de la pièce ayant un élément coupant se déplaçant autour d'un axe avec un élément coupant non circulaire se déplaçant autour d'un axe sensiblement perpendiculaire à la ligne de coupe et tournant sans arrêt dans le même sens pendant la coupe
A22C 17/00 - Autres dispositifs pour le traitement de la viande ou des os
70.
A CONVEYOR SYSTEM WITH A KNIFE FOR CUTTING FOOD ITEMS INTO SMALLER FOOD ITEMS
This invention relates to a conveyor system with a knife (100, 500) for cutting food items (401) into smaller food items (510, 511). The conveyor system with a knife includes a first rotatable knife device (104) having a knife blade (106), a conveying system (101, 102) for conveying food items to be cut, wherein the rotatable knife device is positioned above a carrying surface of the conveying system with the knife plane of the rotatable knife device extending through a first gap, the rotatable knife device being adapted for cutting a food item (401) into smaller food items (510, 511) while the food item passes the first gap, wherein the shape of the carrying surface around the first gap is concave and essentially follows the knife path of the rotatable knife blade.
B26D 7/06 - Dispositions pour faire avancer ou évacuer les pièces autres que les feuilles, les bandes ou les filaments
B26D 1/30 - Coupe d'une pièce caractérisée par la nature ou par le mouvement de l'élément coupantAppareils ou machines à cet effetÉléments coupants à cet effet comportant un élément qui ne suit pas le mouvement de la pièce ayant un élément coupant se déplaçant autour d'un axe avec un élément coupant non circulaire se déplaçant autour d'un axe sensiblement perpendiculaire à la ligne de coupe et dont le mouvement de pivotement pour la coupe est limité
B26D 1/16 - Coupe d'une pièce caractérisée par la nature ou par le mouvement de l'élément coupantAppareils ou machines à cet effetÉléments coupants à cet effet comportant un élément qui ne suit pas le mouvement de la pièce ayant un élément coupant se déplaçant autour d'un axe avec un élément circulaire, p. ex. un disque tournant autour d'un axe mobile monté sur un bras mobile ou un dispositif de ce genre
A22C 17/00 - Autres dispositifs pour le traitement de la viande ou des os
B65G 15/22 - Transporteurs comportant des surfaces porteuses de charges sans fin, c.-à-d. des tapis roulants ou autres systèmes équivalents, auxquelles l'effort de traction est transmis par des moyens différents des éléments d'entraînement sans fin de même configuration comportant une série d'éléments travaillant ensemble
B65G 15/08 - Transporteurs comportant des surfaces porteuses de charges sans fin, c.-à-d. des tapis roulants ou autres systèmes équivalents, auxquelles l'effort de traction est transmis par des moyens différents des éléments d'entraînement sans fin de même configuration la surface portant la charge étant formée par une courroie concave ou tubulaire, p. ex. une courroie formant auget
71.
A METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY CUTTING MEAT PRODUCTS SUCH AS BEEF TENDERLOIN INTO PORTIONS
This invention relates to method of automatically cutting a meat product, in particular beef tenderloin, having a thumb-like part extending away from a head part of the meat product towards a tail part such that the meat product has a V-shape. The method includes: conveying (201) a meat product to be cut, obtaining image data (202) of the meat product, determining a boundary position (203) between a thumb-like part and a head part of the meat product, utilizing the image data (204) in instructing a cutting unit to cut the meat product into portions, wherein the cutting includes cutting on both sides of the boundary position such that the resulting portion fulfills a pre-defined criteria including a criteria indicating the extent of the thumb-like part in the resulting portion.
A22C 17/00 - Autres dispositifs pour le traitement de la viande ou des os
B26D 5/00 - Dispositions pour manœuvrer et commander les machines ou les dispositifs de coupe, découpage, poinçonnage, perforation ou séparation autrement que par coupe
An apparatus for cutting food objects conveyed from an inlet conveyor to an adjacent outlet conveyor. A moving mechanism is operably connected to the outlet conveyor to provide movement of the inlet end of the outlet conveyor from an adjacent position. The inlet end of the outlet conveyor is moved from a position adjacent to the outlet end of the inlet conveyor to an open position and back to an adjacent position. A cutting device cuts the food objects into portions and trim. A control unit controls the moving mechanism to move the inlet end of the outlet conveyor to an open position when separating trim portions to fall as desired and subsequently instructs the inlet end the outlet conveyor to move back to the adjacent position before the next cutting to provide a support for the remaining parts of the food object.
B26D 7/06 - Dispositions pour faire avancer ou évacuer les pièces autres que les feuilles, les bandes ou les filaments
B26F 3/00 - Séparation par des moyens autres que la coupeAppareillage à cet effet
B26D 7/18 - Moyens d'enlèvement des matériaux découpés ou des chutes
B23K 26/38 - Enlèvement de matière par perçage ou découpage
B23K 26/402 - Enlèvement de matière en tenant compte des propriétés du matériau à enlever en faisant intervenir des matériaux non métalliques, p. ex. des isolants
A22C 17/00 - Autres dispositifs pour le traitement de la viande ou des os
B23K 103/00 - Matières à braser, souder ou découper
73.
A METHOD OF CREATING BATCHES FOR FOOD ITEMS CONVEYED BY A CONVEYOR MEANS
This invention relates to a method of creating batches for food items conveyed by a conveyor means, comprising: measuring an image profile for a food item, processing the measured image profile for the food item, where the processing includes: dividing the image profile of the food item into at least one batch fulfilling a pre-defined batch-criteria, where each of the at least one batch includes two or more portions each of which fulfil a pre-defined portion-criteria, determining whether there is a partial batch that does not fulfill the pre-defined batch-criteria, where in case a partial batch is present, determining and registering the number of portions within the partial batch that fulfil the pre-defined portion- criteria, selecting an area within the food item where the partial batch originates from, cutting the food item into a plurality of portions based on the processed measured image profile, distinguishing the portions within the partial batch from the remaining portions, wherein the number of portions from one or more of subsequent food items needed to complete the partial batch such that it fulfils the pre-defined batch-criteria is taken from the same or similar area of the food items as where the partial batch originates from.
This invention relates to a tray feeding system (200). A first conveyor (202) is adapted to be used as a buffer conveyor for trays (209), where the first conveyor includes a first conveyor belt (210) including a plurality of spaced apart rollers acting as free running rollers (207) having rotation axis being substantially perpendicular to the conveying direction of the first conveyor. The plurality of spaced apart rollers are arranged such that the rollers partly extend upward from the carrying surface of the first conveyor belt such that the trays resting on the first conveyor at least partly rest on the rollers. A second conveyor (293) has a receiving end (211) placed adjacent to an outputting end of the first conveyor and is adapted to be used as a tray conveyor where items are placed into the trays by a tray filling means (204; 205). The tray feeding system further includes a roller interacting means (212) positioned below and adjacent to the carrying surface of the first conveyor belt at an outputting end area (206) of the first conveyor, the roller interacting means being adapted to engage with the rollers upon arriving at the outputting end area when the first conveyor belts is moving forward causing a rotational movement of the rollers positioned within the outputting end area and thus an acceleration of the tray or trays resting on the first conveyor within the outputting end area of the first conveyor towards the receiving end of the second conveyor.
B65G 17/24 - Transporteurs comportant un élément de traction sans fin, p. ex. une chaîne transmettant le mouvement à une surface porteuse de charges continue ou sensiblement continue, ou à une série de porte-charges individuelsTransporteurs à chaîne sans fin dans lesquels des chaînes constituent la surface portant la charge comportant une série de rouleaux que l'élément de traction déplace sur une surface portante pour effectuer le transport des charges ou des porte-charges
B65G 47/26 - Dispositifs pour influencer la position relative ou l'orientation des objets pendant le transport par transporteurs arrangeant les objets, p. ex. faisant varier l'espace entre chaque objet
B65G 47/31 - Dispositifs pour influencer la position relative ou l'orientation des objets pendant le transport par transporteurs arrangeant les objets, p. ex. faisant varier l'espace entre chaque objet pendant le transport par une série de transporteurs en faisant varier les vitesses relatives des transporteurs en série
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Roller system adapted to be used in relation to a flattening apparatus for flattening foodstuff
A flattening apparatus with a roller system including an impact resistant system and a first conveyor belt facing and arranged opposite to the impact resistant system and having a flattening area between the first conveyor belt and the impact resistant system. The roller system is rotatable mounted adjacent to the first conveyor belt distally away from the impact resistant system across the first conveyor belt. Foodstuff is flattened and compressed by rotating the roller system while conveying the foodstuff through the flattening area such that an outwardly protruding surface structure presses the first conveyor belt towards the impact resistant system. The surface structure is askew in relation to the longitudinal axis of the roller system and is designed with a portion provided in contact with the first conveyor belt at all times during rotation of the roller system.
B30B 5/06 - Presses caractérisées par l'emploi d'organes de pression autres que ceux mentionnés dans les groupes et dans lesquelles les organes de pression se présentent sous forme d'une bande sans fin coopérant avec une autre bande sans fin
A22C 9/00 - Appareils à attendrir la viande, p. ex. le jambon
76.
A CUTTING APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR CUTTING FOOD PRODUCTS INTO SMALLER FOOD PRODUCTS
This invention relates to a cutting apparatus for cutting food objects into smaller food products, where the cutting apparatus includes an infeed conveyor having a first end and a second end, a conveyor system having a first end and a second end, the conveyor system being arranged such that the first end of the conveyor system is adjacent and essentially parallel to the second end of the infeed conveyor defining a first slit there between, and a first cutting unit having a cutting plane extending through the first slit and controlled by a control unit for cutting food objects conveyed by the infeed conveyor into smaller food products, wherein the first slit and the cutting plane of the cutting unit forms an angle to an axis perpendicular to the conveying direction.
This invention relates to a hopper adapted to be used in relation to a packaging apparatus, such as multihead weigher. The hopper has an open upper end for receiving articles, and a discharge for delivering a group of articles received from the open upper end from the hopper towards a target destination positioned below the discharge. The discharge includes at least one gate. The at least one gate is divided into two or more sub-gates that are operated by a control unit and where the controlling includes releasing the group of articles from the hopper towards the target destination by successively opening the two or more sub-gates so as to release the group of articles in a non-simultaneous way such that the release of the group of articles in the hopper is stretched out over time.
G01G 19/387 - Appareils ou méthodes de pesée adaptés à des fins particulières non prévues dans les groupes pour peser par combinaison, c.-à-d. en choisissant une combinaison d'articles dont le poids total ou le nombre est le plus proche d'une valeur désirée
This invention relates to a apparatus for cutting food objects while the food objects are conveyed from an inlet conveyor to an outlet conveyor. A moving mechanism is operable connected to the outlet conveyor for providing movement of the inlet end of the outlet conveyor from an adjacent position, where the inlet end of the outlet conveyor is adjacent to the outlet end of the inlet conveyor, to an open position where the inlet end of the outlet conveyor is moved away from the outlet end of the inlet conveyor, and vice versa, from an open position back to the adjacent position. A cutting device cuts the food objects into portions and trim portions. A control unit controls the moving mechanism, the controlling including instructing the moving mechanism to move the inlet end of the outlet conveyor to an open position when separating the cut trim portions from the remaining part of the food objects such that the cut trim portions fall down between the inlet end of the outlet conveyor and the outlet end of the inlet conveyor, and subsequently instructs the moving mechanism to move the inlet end the outlet conveyor back to the to the adjacent position at a speed such that the inlet end of the outlet conveyor reaches the adjacent position before the next cutting such that it provides a support for the remaining part of the food object.
This invention relates to a apparatus for cutting food objects while the food objects are conveyed from an inlet conveyor to an outlet conveyor. A moving mechanism is operable connected to the outlet conveyor for providing movement of the inlet end of the outlet conveyor from an adjacent position, where the inlet end of the outlet conveyor is adjacent to the outlet end of the inlet conveyor, to an open position where the inlet end of the outlet conveyor is moved away from the outlet end of the inlet conveyor, and vice versa, from an open position back to the adjacent position. A cutting device cuts the food objects into portions and trim portions. A control unit controls the moving mechanism, the controlling including instructing the moving mechanism to move the inlet end of the outlet conveyor to an open position when separating the cut trim portions from the remaining part of the food objects such that the cut trim portions fall down between the inlet end of the outlet conveyor and the outlet end of the inlet conveyor, and subsequently instructs the moving mechanism to move the inlet end the outlet conveyor back to the to the adjacent position at a speed such that the inlet end of the outlet conveyor reaches the adjacent position before the next cutting such that it provides a support for the remaining part of the food object.
This invention relates to a multihead weighing system having a multiple of feeder systems for conveying and discharging at least one food product into a receptacle. The feeder system includes an inlet-end for receiving food products, an outlet-end for discharging the food products into the receptacle positioned below the outlet end,a feeder unit operated by a feeder-control unit for conveying the food products from the inlet-end towards outlet-end, and a determination unit that is positioned such that the light beam emitted by the optical device crosses a fall path of the at least one food product when discharged from the outlet-end. The optical device is operable connected to the determination unit that determines when a food object falls from the outlet-end towards said receptacle and based thereon the monitoring unit determines whether the receptacle is empty or not.
B65B 25/06 - Emballage des tranches ou morceaux de viande, fromages ou autres produits mous ou collants de formes particulières
B65B 35/08 - Séparation d'objets isolés d'une masse d'objets en vrac en utilisant des transporteurs à poches
B65B 57/14 - Dispositifs de commande automatique, de vérification, d'alarme ou de sécurité sensibles à l'absence, à la présence, à l'alimentation anormale ou au mauvais positionnement des objets ou matériaux à emballer et dont le fonctionnement commande ou arrête l'alimentation des objets ou matériaux à emballer
B65B 57/20 - Emploi de dispositifs de comptage à la commande de l'alimentation des objets
B65B 5/10 - Remplissage des réceptacles ou récipients, progressivement ou par stades successifs, en introduisant successivement les objets
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AN ANTI-STICKING SURFACE PLATE STRUCTURE TO BE USED AS A LOW-FRICTION BASED MATERIAL IN A FOOD PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE
This invention relates to an anti-sticking surface plate structure (200) and a method of manufacturing such a plate structure (200). This plate structure (200) is adapted to be used as a low- friction base material in a food processing apparatus for interacting physically with food products when the food products move from one position to another position within the food processing apparatus on the anti-sticking surface plate structure. The anti-sticking surface plate structure (200) includes a multiple of louver-like structures (201), each of which louver-like structure (201) includes openings (202, 203) at the opposite end of each of said louver-like structures (201), and a top louver parts (204) extending between the openings (202, 203). The top louver parts (204) are positioned upstream in relation to the traveling direction (205) of the food products and form, in respect to the side of the anti-sticking surface plate structure (200) interacting physically with the food products, outwardly protruding portions such that openings (303) are created between the top louvers (204) and the anti-sticking surface plate structure (200).
This invention relates to a flattening apparatus and to a roller system adapted to be used in such a flattening apparatus. The flattening apparatus includes an impact resistant system, and a first conveyor belt that arranged opposite to the impact resistant system with the first conveyor belt facing the impact resistant system. The area between the first conveyor belt and the impact resistant system defines a flattening area. The roller system is rotatable mounted adjacent to the first conveyor belt distally away from the impact resistant system across the first conveyor belt. The flattening of the foodstuff includes rotating the roller system while conveying the foodstuff through the flattening area such that the at least one outwardly protruding surface structure presses the first conveyor belt towards the impact resistant system causing a compression of the foodstuff. The at least one outwardly protruding surface structure is askew in relation to the longitudinal axis of the roller system and is designed such that at least a portion of the at least one outwardly protruding surface structure is in contact with the first conveyor belt at all times during rotation of the at least one roller system.
This invention relates to a flattening apparatus and to a roller system adapted to be used in such a flattening apparatus. The flattening apparatus includes an impact resistant system, and a first conveyor belt that arranged opposite to the impact resistant system with the first conveyor belt facing the impact resistant system. The area between the first conveyor belt and the impact resistant system defines a flattening area. The roller system is rotatable mounted adjacent to the first conveyor belt distally away from the impact resistant system across the first conveyor belt. The flattening of the foodstuff includes rotating the roller system while conveying the foodstuff through the flattening area such that the at least one outwardly protruding surface structure presses the first conveyor belt towards the impact resistant system causing a compression of the foodstuff. The at least one outwardly protruding surface structure is askew in relation to the longitudinal axis of the roller system and is designed such that at least a portion of the at least one outwardly protruding surface structure is in contact with the first conveyor belt at all times during rotation of the at least one roller system.
This invention relates to a combination weigher(100) including a dispersion unit(101) adapted to radially disperse product material dropped in from above onto the dispersion unit, plurality of weighing hoppers(108), plurality of conveyor units (103) arranged around and below a periphery of the dispersion unit(101). The conveyor units include troughs having infeed ends positioned below the dispersion unit (101) and outfeed ends positioned above the weighing hoppers(108), and spiral shaped members(104)extending from the infeed ends towards the outfeed ends. The spiral shaped members being operable connected to an operation unit for operating a rotational movement of the spiral shaped members and thus the conveying of the product material from the infeed ends towards the outfeed ends and into the weighing hoppers(108). The combination weigher further includes conical shaped members (105)that are arranged within the spiral shaped members (104) with the wider ends positioned adjacent to the infeed ends of the troughs and the narrower end extending towards the outfeed ends of the troughs.
G01G 19/393 - Appareils ou méthodes de pesée adaptés à des fins particulières non prévues dans les groupes pour peser par combinaison, c.-à-d. en choisissant une combinaison d'articles dont le poids total ou le nombre est le plus proche d'une valeur désirée utilisant plusieurs unités de pesage
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SYSTEM FOR CONVEYING BATCHING MEANS AND FOR BATCHING OBJECTS
A conveyor system (1) for carrying and/or conveying batching means such as trays (8) or the like, said conveyor system comprising at least one batch conveyor (6) for carrying and/or conveying said batching means, while objects (2) such as food objects are being transferred from a supply (4) of said objects to said batching means by means of at least one robotic handling means, e.g. a robot (14), a pick-and-placing apparatus, or the like, wherein said at least one batch conveyor (6) is configured for being adjustable in an essentially vertical direction in relation to said at least one robotic handling means.
The invention concerns a method and apparatus for increasing the capacity and precision of a portion cutter wherein the items are positioned abutting each other. In particular, the invention relates to providing means (2) for identifying the boundary between consecutive items (100) to be cut when they are placed on the conveyor (1) abutting each other without any gab between them.
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