A food processing apparatus for processing food products includes a press, a control unit and an first analyzing device. The press presses the food products with specific pressing parameters. The control unit is connected to an output side of the press and sets the pressing parameters. The first analyzing device scans the food products before pressing and generates corresponding first analysis parameters of the food products which reflect product properties of the examined food product. The control unit is connected on an input side of the first analyzing device and records the first analysis parameters and sets the pressing parameters as a function of the first analysis parameters.
A slicing blade assembly is provided for a food product slicing apparatus. The slicing blade assembly includes a cutting blade having a body with a rotational axis defined by the axis of a drive shaft of the slicing apparatus and a center of gravity which is offset from the rotational axis, a blade mount plate having a blade holder which is offset from the rotational axis, and first and second pucks extending from the blade mount plate. Each puck is offset from the rotational axis and from the blade holder. The first puck extends through the body and the second puck does not extend through the body.
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
B26D 1/25 - 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
B26D 7/26 - Moyens de montage ou de réglage de l'outil de coupeMoyens de réglage de la course de l'outil de coupe
G01M 1/32 - Compensation du balourd par addition de matière à l'objet à tester, p. ex. par poids correcteurs
B26D 1/12 - 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
B26D 1/14 - 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
B26D 1/00 - 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
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PLANAR-MOTOR DRIVE SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING CLEANING DEVICE
The invention relates to a planar-motor drive system for conveying conveyance items (e.g. food products), comprising a conveyance surface, a conveyance item support (4), the upper face of which has a loading surface for loading the conveyance item support (4) with the conveyance items, and an electromagnetic drive system for moving the at least one conveyance item support (4) on the conveyance surface along a conveyance path parallel to the conveyance surface. The invention additionally relates to a handling device (14) for receiving the conveyance item support (4) from the conveyance surface of the planar motor drive system and for transferring the conveyance item support (4) to a cleaning device (2) for cleaning the conveyance item support (4) in the cleaning device (2). The invention additionally relates to a corresponding cleaning device (2) comprising a magazine (27) for receiving multiple conveyance item supports (4).
The invention relates to a cutting device (7) for cutting food products (e.g. pieces of cheese or sausage) into slices, with two parallel product feeders (8, 9) for feeding two food products into two conveyor tracks, and with two cutting blades (18, 19) for cutting the food products into slices. Furthermore, the invention comprises a corresponding operating method.
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
A22C 17/00 - Autres dispositifs pour le traitement de la viande ou des os
B26D 5/02 - Moyens pour amener l'outil de coupe dans sa position de travail
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CARRIER SYSTEM FOR GOODS TO BE CONVEYED FOR MOVEMENT ON A CONVEYING SURFACE OF A PLANAR MOTOR DRIVE SYSTEM
The invention relates to a carrier system (1) for goods to be conveyed for movement on a conveying surface (5) of a planar motor drive system (4), comprising a carrier (2) for goods to be conveyed having a loading surface (13) for receiving goods (14) to be conveyed, a cleaning device (3) for cleaning the conveying surface (5) of the planar motor drive system (4), and a mechanical coupling between the carrier (2) for the goods to be conveyed and the cleaning device (3) in the horizontal direction such that the carrier (2) for the goods to be conveyed entrains the cleaning device (3) in the event of a horizontal movement along the conveying surface (5). According to the invention, in the vertical direction at a right angle to the conveying surface (5) the mechanical coupling allows a freedom of movement between the carrier (2) for the goods to be conveyed and the cleaning device (3) or a free vertical relative movement of the carrier (2) for the goods to be conveyed relative to the cleaning device (3).
A grinding machine includes first feed screw, first head, first center pin, first knife assembly, bushing and first orifice plate. Second feed screw is coupled to first center pin and rotates within second head. Second feed screw is positioned against the bushing such that the bushing acts as a thrust bearing. Second center pin is coupled to second feed screw and is configured to rotate a second knife assembly. Second orifice plate is arranged on second center pin. Second mounting ring can be linearly adjusted relative to second head to axially position second orifice plate between a stop shoulder of second head and a lip of second mounting ring. Second feed screw may include a plurality of flights arranged in a split flight configuration including one or more ingress end flights and one or more egress end flights.
The invention relates to a food-processing system for processing food products (e.g. pieces of meat, pieces of cheese), comprising a cutting device (1) for cutting the food products into slices and a conveyor (4) for conveying the food product portions (6) away from the cutting device (1) along a main conveyor path, wherein the conveyor (4) fulfills several functions in the food-processing system, such as buffering, aligning, orienting and product formatting of the food product portions. The invention provides that the conveyor (4) fulfills the multiple functions by means of a discontinuous conveyor (4), the discontinuous conveyor (4) comprising at least one conveyed-products carrier (3) movable along the main conveying path, the main conveying path being freely programmable within a conveying area.
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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 7/18 - Moyens d'enlèvement des matériaux découpés ou des chutes
B26D 7/30 - Moyens pour exécuter d'autres opérations en combinaison avec la coupe pour peser le produit coupé
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CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR CONVEYING GOODS TO BE CONVEYED
The invention relates to a conveyor system (1) for conveying products to be conveyed, in particular for conveying food products in a food processing installation, with at least one continuous conveyor (5, 6) for continuously conveying the products to be conveyed, in particular as a belt conveyor. The invention provides for a combination with a discontinuous conveyor (4), which is connected to the continuous conveyor (5, 6) on the input or output-side and takes over the conveyed products from the continuous conveyor (5, 6) or passes it on to the continuous conveyor (5, 6).
B65G 35/06 - Transporteurs mécaniques non prévus ailleurs comportant un porte-charges se déplaçant le long d'un circuit, p. ex. d'un circuit fermé, et adapté pour venir en prise avec l'un quelconque des éléments de traction espacés le long du circuit
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 54/02 - Transporteurs non mécaniques, non prévus ailleurs électrostatiques, électriques ou magnétiques
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VARIABLE LENGTH GRIPPER ASSEMBLY FOR A FOOD SLICING MACHINE AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME
A gripper for gripping a rear end of the food product includes a jaw mounting body having a pneumatic pathway therethrough, a pair of jaws pivotally mounted thereon, a moving assembly which moves the pair of jaws from an open position to a closed position, a controller, and a contact plate assembly which provides information regarding a pressure spike in the pneumatic pathway to the controller that contact with the rear end of the food product has occurred. Multiple ones of the grippers can be provided as part of a food product slicing machine. A method of using same is also provided.
B26D 1/143 - 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 fixe
B26D 7/01 - Moyens pour maintenir ou mettre en position la pièce
B65G 47/91 - Dispositifs pour saisir et déposer les articles ou les matériaux comportant des pinces pneumatiques, p. ex. aspirantes
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VARIABLE LENGTH GRIPPER ASSEMBLY FOR A FOOD SLICING MACHINE AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME
A gripper for gripping a rear end of the food product includes a jaw mounting body having a pneumatic pathway therethrough, a pair of jaws pivotally mounted thereon, a moving assembly which moves the pair of jaws from an open position to a closed position, a controller, and a contact plate assembly which provides information regarding a pressure spike in the pneumatic pathway to the controller that contact with the rear end of the food product has occurred. Multiple ones of the grippers can be provided as part of a food product slicing machine. A method of using same is also provided.
The invention relates to a cutting device (7) for cutting up foodstuffs (for example, chunks of cheese or pieces of sausage) into slices, with two parallel product feeds (8, 9) for feeding in two foodstuff products in two delivery lanes, and with two cutting knives (18, 19) for cutting up the foodstuff products into slices. The invention also relates to a corresponding operating method.
B26D 1/12 - 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
B26D 1/14 - 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
B26D 3/16 - Coupe de tiges ou de tubes transversalement
B26D 11/00 - Combinaisons de plusieurs appareillages de coupe similaires
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CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR CONVEYING GOODS TO BE CONVEYED
The invention relates to a conveyor system for conveying products (18) to be conveyed, in particular for conveying food products, with at least one conveyed-products carrier (4) for receiving the products (18) to be conveyed, and a drive system (17) for discontinuously conveying the conveyed-products carrier (4) within a conveying surface (9) along a conveying path. The invention provides that the drive system (17) angles the conveyed-products carrier (4) to the conveying surface (9).
The invention relates to a food-processing device for cutting food products (2) into slices (6), the slices (6) preferably together forming a portion, in particular for cutting pieces of meat or pieces of cheese. The food-processing device according to the invention comprises a cutting device (1) for cutting the slices (6) from the food products (2), and a conveyor (AS, 12-18) for receiving the cut slices (6) after a cutting operation, wherein the conveyor (AS, 12-18) is preferably arranged in the line of fall of the slices (6), so that the cut slices (6) fall from the cutting device (1) onto the conveyor (AS, 12-18). The invention provides that the conveyor (AS, 12-18) is a discontinuous conveyor, which conveys the deposited slices (6) discontinuously, in contrast to a conveyor belt. Furthermore, the invention comprises a corresponding operating method.
B26D 7/32 - Moyens pour exécuter d'autres opérations en combinaison avec la coupe pour transporter ou empiler le produit coupé
B26D 5/00 - Dispositions pour manœuvrer et commander les machines ou les dispositifs de coupe, découpage, poinçonnage, perforation ou séparation autrement que par coupe
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Providing non-downloadable computer software platform for
use in business methodology and process for the evaluation,
testing, management and maximization of the operation of
industrial machinery, all in the field of commercial food
processing equipment.
The invention relates to a belt conveyor (1) for conveying products to be conveyed (e.g. food products), with a deflection (8), in particular as a rotatable deflection pulley (8), and a conveyor belt (2) which is guided around the deflection (8). The invention provides that the deflection (8) comprises a central circumferential annular groove (11), and the conveyor belt (2) comprises a centre bar (12) on the inside which engages in the annular groove (11) of the deflection (8).
B65G 47/57 - Dispositifs pour transférer objets ou matériaux entre transporteurs, p. ex. pour décharger ou alimenter vers des sections de transporteurs à chaîne inclinés ou verticaux ou à partir de ces sections pour objets
B65G 15/64 - Dispositions pour soutenir ou guider les courroies, p. ex. à l'aide de jets de fluide pour maintenir automatiquement la position des courroies
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(1) Providing non-downloadable computer software platform for use in business methodology and process for the evaluation, testing, management and maximization of the operation of industrial machinery, all in the field of commercial food processing equipment.
The invention relates to a conveying device for conveying food products in a food processing installation, having at least one movable conveyed-product carrier (12, 13; 30, 31) for receiving the food products to be conveyed, and a drive system (15-18) for conveying the conveyed-product carrier (12, 13; 30, 31) discontinuously along a conveying path (27). The invention additionally provides a cleaning device (32) for cleaning the conveyed-products carrier (12, 13; 30, 31) and/or the conveying path (27).
A hydraulically powered separator includes a separation chamber, an auger, a restrictor ring mounted at an output end of the chamber, a hydraulic cylinder having a reciprocating ram, a proportional hydraulic valve operatively coupled to the hydraulic cylinder, and a controller operatively coupled to the proportional hydraulic valve so as to control the hydraulic cylinder in a closed-loop manner. The chamber receives and processes a food product and has a cylindrical screen including a plurality of apertures. The auger is rotatably disposed within the chamber and an annular space and a volume is defined between the auger and the screen. The restrictor ring can be linearly and reciprocally displaced. Linear displacement of the restrictor ring varies a size of the volume. Movement of the ram causes pivoting movement of the restrictor ring to reduce or increase the size of the volume.
A hydraulically powered separator includes a separation chamber, an auger, a restrictor ring mounted at an output end of the chamber, a hydraulic cylinder having a reciprocating ram, a proportional hydraulic valve operatively coupled to the hydraulic cylinder, and a controller operatively coupled to the proportional hydraulic valve so as to control the hydraulic cylinder in a closed-loop manner. The chamber receives and processes a food product and has a cylindrical screen including a plurality of apertures. The auger is rotatably disposed within the chamber and an annular space and a volume is defined between the auger and the screen. The restrictor ring can be linearly and reciprocally displaced. Linear displacement of the restrictor ring varies a size of the volume. Movement of the ram causes pivoting movement of the restrictor ring to reduce or increase the size of the volume.
B02C 18/30 - Hachoirs à disques perforés et vis d'alimentation
B02C 23/00 - Procédés auxiliaires, dispositifs auxiliaires ou accessoires spécialement adaptés au broyage ou à la désagrégation non prévus dans les groupes ou non adaptés spécialement aux appareillages couverts par un seul des groupes
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CONVEYING DEVICE FOR FOOD PRODUCTS AND ASSOCIATED OPERATING METHOD
The invention relates to a conveying device for conveying food products (4) from a cutting device (5) to a packaging machine (6) that requires, on the input side, a particular product format (9) of the food products (4), wherein the product format (9) consists of a plurality of food products (4) which are arranged in rows parallel to the conveying direction and columns transverse to the conveying direction, the conveying device comprising a format-forming conveyor belt (1), a buffer conveyor belt (2), an output conveyor belt (3) and a control unit for controlling the format-forming conveyor belt (1), the buffer conveyor belt (2) and the output conveyor belt (3). According to the invention, the output conveyor belt (3) can be operated bidirectionally and can convey the food products (4) optionally in the conveying direction or counter to the conveying direction, and after a product format (9) has been transferred to the packaging machine (6), the control unit reverses the output conveyor belt (3) in the direction counter to the conveying direction in order to close the product gap created at the start of the output conveyor belt (3) as a result of the product transfer to the packaging machine (6) and in order for the output conveyor belt (3) to receive a next product format (9) from the buffer conveyor belt (2) without a product gap. The invention also relates to a corresponding operating method.
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 43/10 - Commande en série des transporteurs fonctionnant en combinaison
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25.
FOOD PRODUCT SLICING APPARATUS HAVING A PRODUCT GATE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME
A food product slicing apparatus includes a frame, a tray mounted on the frame and configured to support food product blocks, a product gate assembly mounted on the frame and configured to support front ends of the food product blocks, and a gripper assembly mounted on the frame and configured to grip rear ends of the food product blocks. The product gate assembly is moved from an up position to a down position using a camming action.
A food product slicing apparatus includes a frame, a tray mounted on the frame and configured to support food product blocks, a product gate assembly mounted on the frame and configured to support front ends of the food product blocks, and a gripper assembly mounted on the frame and configured to grip rear ends of the food product blocks. The product gate assembly is moved from an up position to a down position using a camming action.
A grinding machine includes first feed screw, first head, first center pin, first knife assembly, bushing and first orifice plate. Second feed screw is coupled to first center pin and rotates within second head. Second feed screw is positioned against the bushing such that the bushing acts as a thrust bearing. Second center pin is coupled to second feed screw and is configured to rotate a second knife assembly. Second orifice plate is arranged on second center pin. Second mounting ring can be linearly adjusted relative to second head to axially position second orifice plate between a stop shoulder of second head and a lip of second mounting ring. Second feed screw may include a plurality of flights arranged in a split flight configuration including one or more ingress end flights and one or more egress end flights.
A22C 17/00 - Autres dispositifs pour le traitement de la viande ou des os
B02C 18/06 - Désagrégation par couteaux ou autres organes coupants ou déchirants qui transforment le matériau en fragmentsHachoirs ou appareils similaires utilisant des vis ou analogue à couteaux rotatifs
B02C 18/14 - Désagrégation par couteaux ou autres organes coupants ou déchirants qui transforment le matériau en fragmentsHachoirs ou appareils similaires utilisant des vis ou analogue à couteaux rotatifs à l'intérieur de récipients horizontaux
B02C 18/30 - Hachoirs à disques perforés et vis d'alimentation
A grinding machine includes first feed screw, first head, first center pin, first knife assembly, bushing and first orifice plate. Second feed screw is coupled to first center pin and rotates within second head. Second feed screw is positioned against the bushing such that the bushing acts as a thrust bearing. Second center pin is coupled to second feed screw and is configured to rotate a second knife assembly. Second orifice plate is arranged on second center pin. Second mounting ring can be linearly adjusted relative to second head to axially position second orifice plate between a stop shoulder of second head and a lip of second mounting ring. Second feed screw may include a plurality of flights arranged in a split flight configuration including one or more ingress end flights and one or more egress end flights.
A patty forming machine for forming heated food patties includes a plurality of mold plates connected together to form an endless loop and driven for circulation around the loop. Each mold plate has a cavity having open top and bottom ends. A manifold is above a lower run of the loop and supplies moldable food material to the cavity of the mold plates. A breather plate is positioned below the lower run and below the manifold. Upper and lower ovens are positioned downstream of the manifold and above and below a lower run of the loop. A knockout mechanism is mounted downstream of the upper oven. A lower heater plate may be positioned below and extend along a substantial portion of the lower run for supporting the food material in the mold plates traverse along the lower run. A wash station cleans the mold plates.
A slicing apparatus for slicing food articles includes a food article loading apparatus with a lift tray assembly for moving food articles from a staging position to an elevated position at a beginning of a food article feed path, a food article feed apparatus disposed over the food article loading apparatus having an upper conveyor assembly with an independently driven endless conveyor belt used in cooperation with a food article gripper for moving the food articles along the food article feed path, a food article stop gate that forms part of the food article feed path and opens to drop food article end portions, and a slicing station at an end of the food article feed path with a knife for slicing the food articles.
B26D 7/32 - Moyens pour exécuter d'autres opérations en combinaison avec la coupe pour transporter ou empiler le produit coupé
B26D 7/22 - Dispositifs de sécurité spécialement adaptés aux machines-outils
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 7/01 - Moyens pour maintenir ou mettre en position la pièce
B26D 7/30 - Moyens pour exécuter d'autres opérations en combinaison avec la coupe pour peser le produit coupé
A method of using a conveyor device is provided for conveying food products in stacks or interleaved units made of a plurality of slices of cheese or meat products. The method formats the food products in a specific product format on a plurality of parallel conveyor tracks, and fills a product gap on one of the plurality of parallel conveyor tracks incoming on the input side with a food product so that on the output side all parallel conveyor tracks are supplied with the food products.
B65B 35/44 - Disposition et alimentation des objets en groupes par courroies ou chaînes sans fin
B65B 25/06 - Emballage des tranches ou morceaux de viande, fromages ou autres produits mous ou collants de formes particulières
B65B 35/30 - Disposition et alimentation des objets en groupes
B65B 35/54 - Alimentation des articles par voies multiples vers un seul poste d'emballage
B65G 47/08 - Dispositifs pour alimenter en objets ou matériaux les transporteurs pour alimenter en objets à partir d'un seul groupe d'objets rangés en ordre, p. ex. pièces à usiner en magasin espaçant ou groupant les objets pendant l'alimentation
B65G 15/24 - 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 en tandem
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 47/31 - 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 47/32 - Utilisation de dispositifs de transfert
A high-speed food product slicing apparatus and methods associated with the same are provided. The apparatus includes a main frame mounting a load assembly, a feed assembly that provides food product to the load assembly, a slicing assembly forward of the feed assembly, and an output assembly forward of the slicing assembly. In some embodiments, a side strapping assembly and a sensor assembly are provided. The food product slicing apparatus further includes a control system configured to control operation of the components of the food product slicing apparatus. The main frame supports the load assembly, the feed assembly, the slicing assembly, and the output assembly on a ground surface and includes various mechanisms and power systems for powering the food product slicing apparatus.
A food product slicing apparatus is configured to slice food products into slices. A load assembly pivotally is mounted on a frame and a food product is positioned thereon. A drive assembly on the frame receives the food product from the load assembly and moves the food product relative to the frame. The load assembly can be positioned in at a first, lowered position relative to the drive assembly, a second, partially raised position relative to the drive assembly and a third, fully raised position relative to the drive assembly. The drive assembly engages the food product when the load assembly is in the third, fully raised position.
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B26D 7/01 - Moyens pour maintenir ou mettre en position la pièce
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FOOD PRODUCT GRIPPING ASSEMBLY FOR A FOOD PRODUCT SLICING APPARATUS
A food product slicing apparatus is provided for slicing food products into slices. A frame mounts a drive assembly, a lower feed roller, a shear bar and a slicing blade. The drive assembly moves the food products onto the lower feed roller. The food product passes over the lower feed roller and through the shear bar for slicing by the slicing blade. At least one upper feed roller is mounted on the shear bar and is adjustable in position relative to the lower feed roller.
A food product forming machine is configured to slice food product into slices. A main frame mounts a load assembly which receives food product and moves the food product through an opening in the main frame, a feed assembly downstream of the load assembly which moves food product through the main frame, and a slicing assembly downstream of the feed assembly which slices the food product into slices. In a first embodiment, the load assembly is at a rear end of the main frame, and in a second embodiment, the load assembly is at a side of the main frame. The load assembly is pivotally mounted to the main frame.
A food slicing system includes a hub fixedly secured to a drive shaft and configured to rotate with the drive shaft. The hub has a central pilot projection coaxial with the drive shaft, and flat, blade contacting surface surrounding the pilot projection. A counterweight is eccentrically mounted to the hub and rotatable between a first position and an second position relative to the hub. Wherein when the counterweight is in a first position, the counterweight is in axial alignment with pilot projection, and permits the blade to be attached to or removed from the hub via movement of the blade in the axial direction. When the counterweight is in the second position, the counterweight is eccentric to the pilot projection and is offset from the axis of rotation, to provide a predetermined amount of weight offset from the axis of rotation to counterbalance the weight of the blade.
B26D 7/06 - Dispositions pour faire avancer ou évacuer les pièces autres que les feuilles, les bandes ou les filaments
B26D 1/00 - 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
38.
Releasable side strapping assembly for a food product slicing apparatus
A food product slicing apparatus for slicing food products into slices is provided. A frame mounts a drive assembly which is configured to move the food products relative to the frame, a side strapping assembly which side straps a side of the food product, and a slicing blade configured to slice the food products into slices. The side strapping assembly is mounted to the frame proximate to the drive assembly. The side strapping assembly includes a releasable clamp which couples a blade of the side strapping assembly to the frame. The clamp can be released without the use of tools.
B26D 7/26 - Moyens de montage ou de réglage de l'outil de coupeMoyens de réglage de la course de l'outil de coupe
B26D 1/00 - 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
B26D 1/06 - 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 linéairement l'élément coupant étant animé d'un mouvement de va-et-vient
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 5/22 - 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 et l'avance de la pièce étant liés mécaniquement
B26D 5/42 - Dispositions pour manœuvrer et commander les machines ou les dispositifs de coupe, découpage, poinçonnage, perforation ou séparation autrement que par coupe l'avance de la pièce et la bride de serrage de la pièce ayant une action conjuguée
B26D 7/01 - Moyens pour maintenir ou mettre en position la pièce
B26D 7/06 - Dispositions pour faire avancer ou évacuer les pièces autres que les feuilles, les bandes ou les filaments
B26D 7/32 - Moyens pour exécuter d'autres opérations en combinaison avec la coupe pour transporter ou empiler le produit coupé
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
B26D 7/00 - Parties constitutives de l'appareillage de coupe, découpage, poinçonnage, perforation ou séparation autrement que par coupe
39.
BLADE ASSEMBLY AND RETRACTION MECHANISM FOR A HIGH-SPEED FOOD SLICING APPARATUS
A food slicing system having a main frame includes a blade reciprocating assembly, which further includes a support frame, a rotating cutting blade mounted to the support frame, a motor mounted on the support frame, and a support shaft operatively coupled to the main frame at opposite ends thereof. The support shaft is coupled to an upper portion of the support frame and is configured to support the support frame and permit pivotal movement of the support frame. A drive shaft is operatively coupled to the main frame and is rotationally driven by an actuator. A plurality of linkage elements are configured to operatively couple the drive shaft to a lower portion of the support frame, where the linkage elements reciprocally move the blade reciprocating assembly between a slicing position and a clearance position, and where the support frame pivots about the support shaft during the reciprocal movement.
B26D 1/06 - 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 linéairement l'élément coupant étant animé d'un mouvement de va-et-vient
B26D 7/06 - Dispositions pour faire avancer ou évacuer les pièces autres que les feuilles, les bandes ou les filaments
B26D 7/32 - Moyens pour exécuter d'autres opérations en combinaison avec la coupe pour transporter ou empiler le produit coupé
40.
PROFILE SCANNER AND FEED ASSEMBLY FOR A HIGH-SPEED FOOD SLICING APPARATUS
A food slicing includes a forward conveyor assembly located proximal to the blade assembly and a rearward conveyor assembly configured to transport the food product to the forward conveyor assembly. The rearward conveyor assembly is located immediately upstream from the forward conveyor assembly and gap is formed laterally between the forward conveyor assembly and the rearward conveyor assembly, in the longitudinal direction. An upper scanner unit proximal the gap scans an upper surface of the food product while a lower scanner unit located below the forward and rearward conveyor assemblies scans a lower surface of the food product as the food product passes across the gap, to obtain contour information of the lower surface of the food product.
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 5/22 - 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 et l'avance de la pièce étant liés mécaniquement
41.
DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR A FOOD PRODUCT SLICING APPARATUS
A drive assembly for a food product slicing apparatus is provided which slices food products into slices. The drive assembly is mounted on a frame of the food product slicing apparatus and includes lower and upper conveyor assemblies coupled to the frame which move food products relative to the frame. The upper conveyor assembly is configured to move upward and downward relative to an upper plane defined by the lower conveyor assembly, and is further configured to pivot relative to the lower conveyor assembly to firmly grip the food products as they pass therebetween.
B26D 7/06 - Dispositions pour faire avancer ou évacuer les pièces autres que les feuilles, les bandes ou les filaments
B26D 1/00 - 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
A grinding machine for grinding foodstuffs, such as meat or the like, includes an orifice plate at the outlet of a grinding head. The orifice plate has collection passages that discharge a mixture of soft material and hard material through the orifice plate. A separator assembly is positioned downstream of the orifice plate for separating the soft material from the hard material. The separator assembly includes a separator chamber that receives the mixture of soft material and hard material, in combination with a rotatable separator screw positioned within the separator chamber. Rotation of the separator screw functions to separate the soft material from the hard material. Soft material is discharged through perforations in the separator chamber and hard material is discharged through a discharge of the separator chamber.
B02C 18/30 - Hachoirs à disques perforés et vis d'alimentation
B02C 23/00 - Procédés auxiliaires, dispositifs auxiliaires ou accessoires spécialement adaptés au broyage ou à la désagrégation non prévus dans les groupes ou non adaptés spécialement aux appareillages couverts par un seul des groupes
B02C 23/10 - Séparation ou triage de matériaux, associé au broyage ou à la désagrégation au moyen d'un séparateur situé dans le passage de décharge de la zone de broyage ou de désagrégation
A food product forming machine is configured to form food products, such as food patties. A body which includes a frame, a hopper into which a supply of moldable food material is deposited, and a hydraulic tank form a one-piece weldment. At least one assembly is mounted in the frame and is configured to form a food product. A tunnel extends from the body and is configured to receive food material from the hopper. A single rotatable feed screw is mounted within the hopper and within the tunnel. A ventilation system is provided within the frame.
B30B 9/12 - Presses spécialement adaptées à des fins particulières pour exprimer les liquides des substances les contenant, p. ex. le jus des fruits, les huiles des oléagineux utilisant des vis de pression coopérant avec une paroi perméable
B65B 63/02 - Dispositifs accessoires, non prévus ailleurs, opérant sur des objets ou matériaux à emballer pour comprimer ou tasser les objets ou matériaux à emballer avant de les emballer ou de les introduire dans des réceptacles ou récipients
G01F 11/16 - Appareils qu'il faut actionner de l'extérieur, adaptés à chaque opération répétée et identique, pour mesurer et séparer le volume prédéterminé d'un fluide ou d'un matériau solide fluent à partir d'une alimentation ou d'un récipient sans tenir compte du poids, et pour fournir ce volume avec chambres de mesure se déplaçant au cours de l'opération du type à soupapes, c.-à-d. que la séparation est effectuée par des mouvements étanches aux fluides ou aux poudres dans lesquels la chambre de mesure est animée d'un mouvement alternatif pour un liquide ou un semi-liquide
G01F 11/30 - Appareils qu'il faut actionner de l'extérieur, adaptés à chaque opération répétée et identique, pour mesurer et séparer le volume prédéterminé d'un fluide ou d'un matériau solide fluent à partir d'une alimentation ou d'un récipient sans tenir compte du poids, et pour fournir ce volume avec des chambres de mesure fixes ayant un volume constant au cours du mesurage avec des soupapes d'admission et de décharge du type à levée ou à boisseau coulissant
A food product forming machine is configured to form food products, such as food patties. A body which includes a frame, a hopper into which a supply of moldable food material is deposited, and a hydraulic tank form a one-piece weldment. At least one assembly is mounted in the frame and is configured to form a food product. A tunnel extends from the body and is configured to receive food material from the hopper. A single rotatable feed screw is mounted within the hopper and within the tunnel. A ventilation system is provided within the frame.
A mixer includes a tub defining a receiving cavity, a loading opening through which meat product can be introduced into the receiving cavity, and a pair of exit openings through a bottom wall of the tub through which meat product can be removed from the receiving cavity; a paddle assembly; first and second openable doors; and a plurality of injectors configured to supply a fluid into the tub. The paddle assembly agitates meat product within the tub. Mixed meat product can exit the tub through the opened doors.
A23B 4/09 - CongélationDégel ultérieurRéfrigération avec addition de produits chimiques avant ou pendant la réfrigération avec contact direct entre l'aliment et les produits chimiques, p. ex. N2 liquide, à des températures cryogéniques
A23K 40/00 - Mise en forme ou traitement des produits alimentaires pour animaux
B01F 25/21 - Mélangeurs à jet, c.-à-d. mélangeurs utilisant des courants de fluides à grande vitesse avec des injecteurs immergés, p. ex. des buses, pour injecter des jets à haute pression dans un grand volume ou dans des chambres de mélange
The invention concerns a conveyor system for formatting slice-shaped food products in product stacks. The conveyor system includes an inlet, a lower product conveyor, an upper product conveyor, a vertically swiveling distributor conveyor for distributing the incoming food products selectively to the lower product conveyor or to the upper product conveyor, an output conveyor receiving the food products partially stacked from the lower product conveyor and the upper product conveyor, and an outlet for outputting the stacked food products in product rows. The individual conveying tracks of the distributor conveyor can be swivelled vertically independently of one another in order to forward the incoming food products individually for each conveying track selectively to the lower product conveyor onto the upper product conveyor.
B26D 7/32 - Moyens pour exécuter d'autres opérations en combinaison avec la coupe pour transporter ou empiler le produit coupé
B65B 25/06 - Emballage des tranches ou morceaux de viande, fromages ou autres produits mous ou collants de formes particulières
B65B 35/44 - Disposition et alimentation des objets en groupes par courroies ou chaînes sans fin
B65B 35/52 - Mise en pile des objets ou des groupes d'objets, les uns sur les autres, avant empaquetage en construisant la pile en partant du bas
B65G 43/08 - Dispositifs de commande actionnés par l'alimentation, le déplacement ou le déchargement des objets ou matériaux
B65G 47/08 - Dispositifs pour alimenter en objets ou matériaux les transporteurs pour alimenter en objets à partir d'un seul groupe d'objets rangés en ordre, p. ex. pièces à usiner en magasin espaçant ou groupant les objets pendant l'alimentation
B65G 47/64 - Changement de voies des transporteurs
B65G 47/68 - 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
B65G 57/32 - Empilage d'objets caractérisé par l'empilage durant le transport
A separating machine separates a food source material into first and second food portions. A separating arrangement includes a roller assembly and a belt assembly including a belt to be driven by the roller assembly. The separating arrangement includes a drum assembly arranged proximate to the belt assembly to define a separation area. The separating arrangement includes an inlet assembly configured to receive the food source material and a feeding wheel assembly positioned proximate to or within the inlet assembly and configured to direct the food source material into the separation area. The belt assembly is arranged relative to the belt assembly such that the food source material is pressed by the belt against the outer surface of the drum and the first food portion is pressed through the holes while the second food portion remains outside of the drum interior, thereby separating the first and second food portions.
A22C 25/16 - Enlèvement des arêtesPrélèvement des filets
B02C 18/28 - Désagrégation par couteaux ou autres organes coupants ou déchirants qui transforment le matériau en fragmentsHachoirs ou appareils similaires utilisant des vis ou analogue à cylindres garnis de pointes
49.
Food processing apparatus and corresponding food processing method
A food processing apparatus for processing food products, in particular meat products, includes a press for pressing the food products with specific pressing parameters and a control unit which is connected on its output side to the press and sets the pressing parameters. A first analyzing device for analyzing the food products before pressing and for generating corresponding first analysis parameters of the food products is provided. The first analysis parameters represent product properties of the analyzed food product. The control unit is connected to the first analyzing device and sets the pressing parameters depending on the first analysis parameters.
In an embodiment, a form press includes three die assemblies which form press a meat product along the height, width and length thereof. Each die assembly includes a single proportional directional valve which operates a hydraulic cylinder under control of a controller. The three die assemblies are first operated under position control, and are thereafter operated under force/position control. A controller controls each proportional directional valve based on input from a bottom-side pressure sensor, a rod-side pressure sensor, and a die assembly position sensor, in a closed-loop manner for each corresponding hydraulic cylinder.
The invention relates to a food-processing system for processing food products (e.g. pieces of meat, pieces of cheese), comprising a cutting device (1) for slicing the food products into slices and a conveying system (4) for conveying the food portions (6) away from the cutting device (1) along a main conveying path, wherein the conveying system (4) fulfils several functions in the food-processing system, such as the buffering, aligning, orienting and product formatting of the food portions. According to the invention, the conveying system (4) fulfils the several functions by means of a discontinuous conveyor (4), the discontinuous conveyor (4) having at least one conveyed-goods carrier (3), which can be moved along the main conveying path, the main conveying path being freely programmable within a conveying surface.
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 7/32 - Moyens pour exécuter d'autres opérations en combinaison avec la coupe pour transporter ou empiler le produit coupé
B26D 7/18 - Moyens d'enlèvement des matériaux découpés ou des chutes
B65B 25/06 - Emballage des tranches ou morceaux de viande, fromages ou autres produits mous ou collants de formes particulières
B07C 5/20 - Tri selon le poids utilisant un seul mécanisme fixe de pesée pour séparer des articles dont le poids est inférieur à une valeur prédéterminée et ceux dont le poids est supérieur à cette valeur
G01B 1/00 - Instruments de mesure caractérisés par l'usage d'un matériau spécifique
B07C 5/28 - Tri selon le poids utilisant des moyens électriques de commande
The invention relates to a conveyor system (1) for conveying goods to be conveyed (18), in particular for conveying foodstuff products, comprising at least one support for conveyor goods (4) for receiving the goods to be conveyed (18), and a drive system (17) for discontinuously conveying the support for conveyor goods (4) within a conveying surface (9) along a conveying path. The invention provides that the drive system (17) angles the support for conveyor goods (4) relative to the conveying surface (9).
The invention relates to a conveyor system (1) for conveying goods to be conveyed, in particular for conveying foodstuff products in a foodstuff processing system, comprising at least one continuous conveyor (5, 6) for continuously conveying goods to be conveyed, in particular as a belt conveyor. The invention provides a combination with a discontinuous conveyor (4) which is connected on the input side or output side to the continuous conveyor (5, 6) and takes over the goods to be conveyed from the continuous conveyor (5, 6) or transfers them to the continuous conveyor (5, 6).
B65G 35/06 - Transporteurs mécaniques non prévus ailleurs comportant un porte-charges se déplaçant le long d'un circuit, p. ex. d'un circuit fermé, et adapté pour venir en prise avec l'un quelconque des éléments de traction espacés le long du circuit
B26D 5/00 - Dispositions pour manœuvrer et commander les machines ou les dispositifs de coupe, découpage, poinçonnage, perforation ou séparation autrement que par coupe
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 54/02 - Transporteurs non mécaniques, non prévus ailleurs électrostatiques, électriques ou magnétiques
The invention relates to a belt conveyor (1) for conveying goods to be conveyed (e.g. foodstuff products), comprising a deflection (8), in particular a rotatable deflecting roller (8) and a conveyor belt (2) which is guided around the deflection (8). The invention provides that the deflection (8) has a central circumferential annular groove (11) and that the conveyor belt (2) has a central web (12) on the inside, which engages into the annular groove (11) of the deflection (8).
B65G 15/46 - Courroies ou porte-charges sans fin analogues en caoutchouc ou en matière plastique comportant des éléments de guidage
A22C 17/00 - Autres dispositifs pour le traitement de la viande ou des os
B65G 15/64 - Dispositions pour soutenir ou guider les courroies, p. ex. à l'aide de jets de fluide pour maintenir automatiquement la position des courroies
The invention relates to a conveying device for conveying foodstuff products in a foodstuff processing system, comprising at least one movable support for conveyor goods (12, 13; 30, 31) for receiving the foodstuff products to be conveyed, and a drive system (15-18) for discontinuously conveying the support for conveyor goods (12, 13; 30, 31) along a conveyor path (27). In addition, the invention relates to a cleaning device (32) for cleaning the support for conveyor goods (12, 13; 30, 31) and/or the conveyor path (27).
B65G 21/06 - Châssis ou carters de support ou de protection pour transporteurs sans fin ou éléments de traction des transporteurs à courroies ou à chaînes composés essentiellement d'entretoises, liens ou éléments de structure similaire construits pour en faciliter un assemblage et démontage rapides
B65G 21/10 - Châssis ou carters de support ou de protection pour transporteurs sans fin ou éléments de traction des transporteurs à courroies ou à chaînes mobiles ou à pièces interchangeables ou relativement mobilesDispositifs pour déplacer le châssis ou des parties de celui-ci
The invention relates to a food-processing device for slicing food articles (2) into slices (6), the slices (6) preferably jointly forming a portion, more particularly for slicing pieces of meat or pieces of cheese. The food-processing device according to the invention comprises a cutting device (1) for cutting the slices (6) off the food articles (2) and a conveyor (AS, 12-18) for receiving, after a cutting process, the slices (6) that have been cut off. The conveyor (AS, 12-18) is preferably disposed in the fall line of the slices (6) so that the slices (6) that have been cut off fall from the cutting device (1) onto the conveyor (AS, 12-18). According to the invention, the conveyor (AS, 12-18) is a discontinuous conveyor which, in contrast to a conveyor belt, discontinuously conveys the deposited slices (6). The invention also relates to a corresponding operating method.
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 7/30 - Moyens pour exécuter d'autres opérations en combinaison avec la coupe pour peser le produit coupé
B26D 7/32 - Moyens pour exécuter d'autres opérations en combinaison avec la coupe pour transporter ou empiler le produit coupé
B65G 47/52 - Dispositifs pour transférer objets ou matériaux entre transporteurs, p. ex. pour décharger ou alimenter
B65G 54/02 - Transporteurs non mécaniques, non prévus ailleurs électrostatiques, électriques ou magnétiques
58.
SLICING AND PACKAGING ASSEMBLY WITH MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE
An assembly is provided for turning a food product into slices of food product. The assembly includes a microbial treatment assembly configured to move the food product along a path, and a microbial intervention apparatus configured to substantially reduce an amount of microbes on an exterior surface of the food product while the food product is traveling along the path, a slicing machine downstream of the microbial treatment assembly, the slicing machine being configured to slice the food product into slices, an enclosure in which the slicing machine is positioned, the enclosure being sealed from outside atmosphere, and a microbial treatment apparatus in communication with the enclosure and configured to deter the growth of microbes on the food product.
An assembly is provided for turning a food product into slices of food product. The assembly includes a microbial treatment assembly configured to move the food product along a path, and a microbial intervention apparatus configured to substantially reduce an amount of microbes on an exterior surface of the food product while the food product is traveling along the path, a slicing machine downstream of the microbial treatment assembly, the slicing machine being configured to slice the food product into slices, an enclosure in which the slicing machine is positioned, the enclosure being sealed from outside atmosphere, and a microbial treatment apparatus in communication with the enclosure and configured to deter the growth of microbes on the food product.
B26D 7/27 - Moyens pour exécuter d'autres opérations en combinaison avec la coupe
B65B 55/00 - Préservation, protection ou stérilisation des paquets ou de l'ensemble paquet et contenu
B65B 25/06 - Emballage des tranches ou morceaux de viande, fromages ou autres produits mous ou collants de formes particulières
A23B 4/12 - Conservation au moyen d'acidesFermentation acide
A23B 4/015 - Conservation par irradiation ou traitement électrique sans effet de chauffage
A23B 4/16 - Conservation au moyen de produits chimiques non couverts par les groupes ou sous forme de gaz, p. ex. fumigationCompositions ou appareils à cet effet
A23B 4/30 - Appareils pour la conservation utilisant des liquides par pulvérisation de liquides
A23L 3/3589 - Appareils pour la conservation utilisant des liquides
A23L 3/3418 - Conservation des aliments ou produits alimentaires, en général, p.ex. pasteurisation ou stérilisation, spécialement adaptée aux aliments ou produits alimentaires par traitement au moyen de produits chimiques sous forme de gaz, p.ex. fumigation; Compositions ou appareils à cet effet en atmosphère contrôlée, p.ex. sous vide partiel, comportant uniquement les gaz suivants: CO2, N2, O2 ou H2O
A23L 3/28 - Conservation des aliments ou produits alimentaires, en général, p.ex. pasteurisation ou stérilisation, spécialement adaptée aux aliments ou produits alimentaires par irradiation sans chauffage par radiations ultraviolettes
A23L 3/00 - Conservation des aliments ou produits alimentaires, en général, p.ex. pasteurisation ou stérilisation, spécialement adaptée aux aliments ou produits alimentaires
A system for treating whole meat material and grinding whole meat material into ground meat product includes a microbial treatment station including a hopper into which whole meat material is deposited, a conveyor which conveys the whole meat material, and a microbial intervention apparatus configured to treat the whole meat material to substantially reduce an amount of microbes on an exterior surface of a whole meat material; a grinding station including a grinder downstream of the conveyor and operatively connected to the microbial treatment station, the grinder having a orifice plate through which the whole meat material passes and is ground into ground meat product and a cavity downstream of the orifice plate which receives the ground meat product; and a microbial treatment apparatus in communication with the cavity and configured to treat the ground meat product to deter growth of microbes on the ground meat product.
A system for treating whole meat material and grinding whole meat material into ground meat product includes a microbial treatment station including a hopper into which whole meat material is deposited, a conveyor which conveys the whole meat material, and a microbial intervention apparatus configured to treat the whole meat material to substantially reduce an amount of microbes on an exterior surface of a whole meat material; a grinding station including a grinder downstream of the conveyor and operatively connected to the microbial treatment station, the grinder having a orifice plate through which the whole meat material passes and is ground into ground meat product and a cavity downstream of the orifice plate which receives the ground meat product and a microbial treatment apparatus in communication with the cavity and configured to treat the ground meat product to deter growth of microbes on the ground meat product.
A23B 4/30 - Appareils pour la conservation utilisant des liquides par pulvérisation de liquides
A23L 13/60 - Produits à base de viande hachée ou émulsifiée, p. ex. saucissesViande reconstituée à partir de viande hachée
A23B 4/12 - Conservation au moyen d'acidesFermentation acide
A23B 4/015 - Conservation par irradiation ou traitement électrique sans effet de chauffage
A23B 4/16 - Conservation au moyen de produits chimiques non couverts par les groupes ou sous forme de gaz, p. ex. fumigationCompositions ou appareils à cet effet
A22C 17/00 - Autres dispositifs pour le traitement de la viande ou des os
A22C 17/08 - Nettoyage, p. ex. lavage, de la viande ou des saucisses
A conveyor device is provided for conveying food products in stacks or interleaved units made of a plurality of slices of cheese or meat products. The conveyor device formats the food products in a specific product format on a plurality of parallel conveyor tracks, and fills a product gap on one of the plurality of parallel conveyor tracks incoming on the input side with a food product so that on the output side all parallel conveyor tracks are supplied with the food products. At least one product sensor is configured to detect a supply of food product on each conveyor track incoming on the input side.
B65B 35/44 - Disposition et alimentation des objets en groupes par courroies ou chaînes sans fin
B65B 25/06 - Emballage des tranches ou morceaux de viande, fromages ou autres produits mous ou collants de formes particulières
B65B 35/30 - Disposition et alimentation des objets en groupes
B65B 35/54 - Alimentation des articles par voies multiples vers un seul poste d'emballage
B65G 47/08 - Dispositifs pour alimenter en objets ou matériaux les transporteurs pour alimenter en objets à partir d'un seul groupe d'objets rangés en ordre, p. ex. pièces à usiner en magasin espaçant ou groupant les objets pendant l'alimentation
B65G 15/24 - 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 en tandem
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 47/31 - 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 47/32 - Utilisation de dispositifs de transfert
63.
Apparatus and method for cutting meat products into blocks of meat
In an embodiment, an apparatus for processing meat product and a method of using same is provided. A first station includes a flattener which is configured to flatten a meat product, and a scanner which is configured to scan features of the meat product after flattening. A second station is configured to dock front and rear ends of the meat product in accordance with information received from the scan of the features.
In an embodiment, an apparatus for flattening a meat product is provided. The apparatus includes a conveyor, a first stamp disposed parallel to and over the conveyor, the first stamp configured to move vertically towards and away from the conveyor, a second stamp disposed perpendicular to and over the conveyor, and a plate disposed perpendicular to the conveyor, the plate disposed parallel to the second stamp, the second stamp being configured to move horizontally towards and away from the plate.
The invention concerns a conveyor system (2) for formatting slice-shaped food products in product stacks. The conveyor system (2) comprises an inlet (4), a lower product conveyor (8), an upper product conveyor (7, 9), a vertically swivelling distributor conveyor (6) for distributing the incoming food products selectively to the lower product conveyor (8) or to the upper product conveyor (7, 9), an output conveyor (10) receiving the food products partially stacked from the lower prod-uct conveyor (8) and the upper product conveyor (7, 9), and an outlet (11) for outputting the stacked food products in product rows. The invention provides that the individual conveying tracks (6G, 6H) of the distributor conveyor (6) can be swivelled vertically independently of one another in order to forward the incoming food products individually for each conveying track selectively to the lower product conveyor (8) or to the upper product conveyor (7, 9). The invention also includes a corresponding operating method.
B26D 7/32 - Moyens pour exécuter d'autres opérations en combinaison avec la coupe pour transporter ou empiler le produit coupé
B65B 25/06 - Emballage des tranches ou morceaux de viande, fromages ou autres produits mous ou collants de formes particulières
B65B 35/44 - Disposition et alimentation des objets en groupes par courroies ou chaînes sans fin
B65B 35/52 - Mise en pile des objets ou des groupes d'objets, les uns sur les autres, avant empaquetage en construisant la pile en partant du bas
B65G 43/08 - Dispositifs de commande actionnés par l'alimentation, le déplacement ou le déchargement des objets ou matériaux
B65G 47/08 - Dispositifs pour alimenter en objets ou matériaux les transporteurs pour alimenter en objets à partir d'un seul groupe d'objets rangés en ordre, p. ex. pièces à usiner en magasin espaçant ou groupant les objets pendant l'alimentation
B65G 47/64 - Changement de voies des transporteurs
B65G 47/68 - 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
A food article slicing machine includes a food article loading apparatus with a lift tray assembly for moving food articles from a staging position to an elevated position at a beginning of a food article feed path, a food article feed apparatus disposed over the food article loading apparatus having an upper conveyor assembly with an independently driven endless conveyor belt used in cooperation with a food article gripper for moving the food articles along the food article feed path, a food article stop gate that forms part of the food article feed path and opens to drop food article end portions, and a slicing station at an end of the food article feed path with a knife for slicing the food articles.
B26D 7/32 - Moyens pour exécuter d'autres opérations en combinaison avec la coupe pour transporter ou empiler le produit coupé
B26D 7/22 - Dispositifs de sécurité spécialement adaptés aux machines-outils
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 7/01 - Moyens pour maintenir ou mettre en position la pièce
B26D 7/30 - Moyens pour exécuter d'autres opérations en combinaison avec la coupe pour peser le produit coupé
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Press for form pressing meat products, and method of use
In an embodiment, a form press includes three die assemblies which form press a meat product along the height, width and length thereof. Each die assembly includes a single proportional directional valve which operates a hydraulic cylinder under control of a controller. The three die assemblies are first operated under position control, and are thereafter operated under force/position control. The form press has a single hydraulic circuit which operates the die assemblies.
In an embodiment, a form press includes three die assemblies which form press a meat product along the height, width and length thereof. Each die assembly includes a single proportional directional valve which operates a hydraulic cylinder under control of a controller. The three die assemblies are first operated under position control, and are thereafter operated under force/position control. The form press has a single hydraulic circuit which operates the die assemblies.
A separating machine separates a food source material into first and second food portions. A separating arrangement includes a roller assembly and a belt assembly including a belt to be driven by the roller assembly. The separating arrangement includes a drum assembly arranged proximate to the belt assembly to define a separation area. The separating arrangement includes an inlet assembly configured to receive the food source material and a feeding wheel assembly positioned proximate to or within the inlet assembly and configured to direct the food source material into the separation area. The belt assembly is arranged relative to the belt assembly such that the food source material is pressed by the belt against the outer surface of the drum and the first food portion is pressed through the holes while the second food portion remains outside of the drum interior, thereby separating the first and second food portions.
A patty forming machine configured to mold food products, and its method of use, is provided. The patty forming machine includes a stripper plate through which food product is configured to pass when the stripper plate is in a fill position, a sensor configured to determine positions of the stripper plate, a movable mold, and a sensor configured to determine positions of the mold. A processor is operatively coupled with the sensors. The processor is configured to receive information from the sensors and to determine when the stripper plate is to be moved from the non-fill position to the fill position relative to a determined position of the mold.
A separating machine separates a food source material into first and second food portions. The separating machine a separating arrangement with a roller assembly; a belt assembly including a belt; a drum assembly including a drum, and holes extending between the surfaces of the drum. The drum assembly is arranged proximate to the belt assembly to define a separation area. The belt assembly is arranged relative to the belt assembly such that the food source material delivered by the inlet assembly into the separation area is pressed by the belt against the outer surface of the drum and the first food portion is pressed through the holes into the drum interior, thereby separating the first and second food portions. The separating machine further includes a belt tensioning device configured to reposition at least a portion of the roller assembly to adjust a tension of the belt.
A22C 25/16 - Enlèvement des arêtesPrélèvement des filets
B02B 7/02 - Dispositifs d'alimentation ou de déchargement
B07B 1/24 - Tambours tournants avec agitateurs intérieurs fixes ou mobiles
B30B 9/20 - Presses spécialement adaptées à des fins particulières pour exprimer les liquides des substances les contenant, p. ex. le jus des fruits, les huiles des oléagineux utilisant des organes de pression rotatifs, autres que les vis, p. ex. des rouleaux, anneaux, disques
B30B 9/24 - Presses spécialement adaptées à des fins particulières pour exprimer les liquides des substances les contenant, p. ex. le jus des fruits, les huiles des oléagineux utilisant une bande sans fin comme organe de pression
A separating machine separates a food source material into first and second food portions. The separating machine a separating arrangement with a roller assembly; a belt assembly including a belt; a drum assembly including a drum, and holes extending between the surfaces of the drum. The drum assembly is arranged proximate to the belt assembly to define a separation area. The belt assembly is arranged relative to the belt assembly such that the food source material delivered by the inlet assembly into the separation area is pressed by the belt against the outer surface of the drum and the first food portion is pressed through the holes into the drum interior, thereby separating the first and second food portions. The separating machine further includes a belt tensioning device configured to reposition at least a portion of the roller assembly to adjust a tension of the belt.
A22C 25/16 - Enlèvement des arêtesPrélèvement des filets
B30B 9/24 - Presses spécialement adaptées à des fins particulières pour exprimer les liquides des substances les contenant, p. ex. le jus des fruits, les huiles des oléagineux utilisant une bande sans fin comme organe de pression
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Grooved chamber for a food-product separation machine
A separation assembly for a food product separating machine configured to separate meat product from bone product includes a separation chamber defined by a circumferential side wall, a longitudinal axis, and a radius. The separation chamber includes a plurality of apertures disposed in the circumferential side wall and at least one V-shaped groove disposed along an inner surface of the circumferential side wall. The V-shaped groove is defined by a vertex and an angle bisector of the vertex and is formed in an inner surface of the chamber.
An installation is provided for defrosting or tempering frozen food products. The installation includes a chamber to receive the food products; ventilation means to establish air circulation in the chamber at a speed greater than or equal to 5 m/s; means of heating the food products in the chamber; an installation water supply configured to be connected to a domestic water network for receiving network water; at least one refrigeration unit to cool the network water to a desired temperature; means for cooling the air in the chamber that includes means for misting, showering or spraying the cooled water into the chamber; and means of regulating the temperature of the cooled water to a set value chosen as a function of at least one of time, a core temperature of the food products, or a surface temperature of the food products.
A method for formatting food products on a conveyor device includes a) receiving the food products in a plurality of parallel conveyor tracks, some of which include product gaps; b) outputting the food products into the parallel conveyor tracks in a specific product format; c) detecting the product supply in the conveyor tracks incoming on the input side individually for each of the conveyor tracks; and d) filling the product gaps in the conveyor tracks with food products, so that on the output side all of the parallel conveyor tracks are supplied with the food products. The product gaps are also filled with food products from a product buffer in that at least one of the food products is transferred from the product buffer to the conveyor track only when an odd number of product gaps exist in one of the conveyor tracks.
B65B 35/44 - Disposition et alimentation des objets en groupes par courroies ou chaînes sans fin
B65B 25/06 - Emballage des tranches ou morceaux de viande, fromages ou autres produits mous ou collants de formes particulières
B65B 35/30 - Disposition et alimentation des objets en groupes
B65B 35/54 - Alimentation des articles par voies multiples vers un seul poste d'emballage
B65G 47/08 - Dispositifs pour alimenter en objets ou matériaux les transporteurs pour alimenter en objets à partir d'un seul groupe d'objets rangés en ordre, p. ex. pièces à usiner en magasin espaçant ou groupant les objets pendant l'alimentation
B65G 15/24 - 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 en tandem
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 47/31 - 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 47/32 - Utilisation de dispositifs de transfert
Processing machines for use in the food industry; machines for processing foodstuffs; machines used in processing food; electric food slicers; machines for slicing food [industrial]; machines for slicing food [electric, kitchen]; parts and fittings for machines used in processing food.
Processing machines for use in the food industry; machines for processing foodstuffs; machines used in processing food; electric food slicers; machines for slicing food [industrial]; machines for slicing food [electric, kitchen]; parts and fittings for machines used in processing food.
A rotary molding system configured to mold food products includes a fill plate through which food product is configured to pass, a cylindrical rotatable drum having mold cavities into which the food product is configured to be deposited, and a platen mounted within the drum. The platen has a plurality of passageways configured to be in communication with the mold cavities. Drum roller supports and rollers are provided on the platen. The extends partially outwardly from the platen and are in contact with the drum.
The invention concerns a food processing apparatus for processing food products (1, 2), in particular meat products, having a press (5) for pressing the food products (1, 2) with specific pressing parameters and a control unit (9) which is connected on its output side to the press (5) and sets the pressing parameters. The invention additionally comprises a first analyzing device (4) for analyzing the food products (1) before pressing and for generating corresponding first analysis parameters of the food products (1), wherein the first analysis parameters represent product properties of the analyzed food product. The control unit (9) is connected to the first analyzing device (4) and sets the pressing parameters depending on the first analysis parameters.
In an embodiment, an apparatus and a method for processing meat product is provided. A first station includes a flattener which flattens a meat product, and a scanner which scan features of the meat product after flattening. A second station docks front and rear ends of the meat product in accordance with information received from the scan of the features using a conveyor and knives. A controller is programmed to control movement of the conveyor in accordance with the information received from the scanner.
In an embodiment, an apparatus for processing meat product and a method of using same is provided. A first station includes a scanner which scans features of a meat product. A second station side straps the meat product in accordance with information received from the scan of the features. The second station includes a support, and spaced-apart knifes disposed on opposite sides of the support. Each knife has an axis of rotation that is normal to the longitudinal axis of the support. A position of each knife relative to the support in a direction normal to the longitudinal axis can be varied. A controller is programmed to control movement of each knife in accordance with the information received from the scanner.
A blade assembly includes a support frame, a cutting blade, a motor to drive the cutting blade, a support shaft operatively coupled to the support frame to permit pivotal movement of the support frame, and an actuator operatively coupled to the support frame to reciprocally move the slicing assembly between an extended position and a retracted position. When the slicing assembly is in the extended position, a plane of the cutting blade is substantially co-planar with a cutting plane of the food product, and the cutting blade slices the food product. Conversely, when the slicing assembly is in the retracted position, the plane of the cutting blade is disposed at a predetermined angle away from the cutting plane of the food product, and the cutting blade does not contact the food product.
B26D 5/02 - Moyens pour amener l'outil de coupe dans sa position de travail
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
B26D 7/06 - Dispositions pour faire avancer ou évacuer les pièces autres que les feuilles, les bandes ou les filaments
B26D 7/32 - Moyens pour exécuter d'autres opérations en combinaison avec la coupe pour transporter ou empiler le produit coupé
B26D 5/08 - Moyens pour actionner l'outil de coupe afin d'effectuer la coupe
A conveyor system includes a frame, a plurality of rollers, a driving mechanism, a plurality of endless belts, and a lifting assembly. The plurality of rollers is rotatably attached to the frame. The driving mechanism is configured to rotate the plurality of rollers. The plurality of endless belts surrounds the plurality of rollers. The lifting assembly includes a plurality of surface and an actuator. The actuator is configured to move the plurality of surfaces between a raised position disposed above the plurality of belts and a lowered position disposed below the plurality of belts.
A blade assembly includes a support frame, a cutting blade, a motor to drive the cutting blade, a support shaft operatively coupled to the support frame to permit pivotal movement of the support frame, and an actuator operatively coupled to the support frame to reciprocally move the slicing assembly between an extended position and a retracted position. When the slicing assembly is in the extended position, a plane of the cutting blade is substantially co-planar with a cutting plane of the food product, and the cutting blade slices the food product. Conversely, when the slicing assembly is in the retracted position, the plane of the cutting blade is disposed at a predetermined angle away from the cutting plane of the food product, and the cutting blade does not contact the food product.
A conveyor system includes a frame, a plurality of rollers, a driving mechanism, a plurality of endless belts, and a lifting assembly. The plurality of rollers is rotatably attached to the frame. The driving mechanism is configured to rotate the plurality of rollers. The plurality of endless belts surrounds the plurality of rollers. The lifting assembly includes a plurality of surface and an actuator. The actuator is configured to move the plurality of surfaces between a raised position disposed above the plurality of belts and a lowered position disposed below the plurality of belts.
B26D 7/06 - Dispositions pour faire avancer ou évacuer les pièces autres que les feuilles, les bandes ou les filaments
B65G 15/24 - 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 en tandem
B65G 15/50 - Porte-charges sans fin consistant en une série de cordes ou de bandes parallèles
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
Electric food slicers; machines for slicing food [industrial]; machines for slicing food [electric, kitchen]; parts and fittings for machines used in processing food.
The food product machine with a food supply, a rotary food pump connected to the food supply, a molding mechanism having a mold plate and a knockout drive, and a mold plate reciprocating between a fill and a discharge position. The knockout drive reciprocates a knockout plunger to discharge molded food products from the mold plate, the mold plate being reciprocated between a cavity fill position and a cavity discharge position. The machine includes a manifold connected an outlet of the food pump and having an outlet passageway connected to an inlet of the molding mechanism for filling the cavity of the mold plate. The machine can further include a fill plunger system for increasing the fill pressure of the food mass prior to filling the mold cavities. Plungers extend into the manifold to displace food mass volume and increase the pressure in the manifold.
A cartridge for a food processing machine includes a base member, a stock roller drag brake, a nip roller, and a chute. The stock roller drag brake is rotatably attached to the base member. The nip roller is rotatably attached to the base member. The chute is attached to the base member.
B65B 25/06 - Emballage des tranches ou morceaux de viande, fromages ou autres produits mous ou collants de formes particulières
B65B 25/08 - Emballage des tranches ou morceaux de viande, fromages ou autres produits mous ou collants de formes particulières entre des couches ou des bandelettes de feuilles ou bandes, p. ex. dans des bandes pliées en zigzag
B65H 23/00 - Positionnement, tension, suppression des à-coups ou guidage des bandes
B65H 23/08 - Positionnement, tension, suppression des à-coups ou guidage des bandes longitudinal par dispositifs de retardement, p. ex. agissant sur la broche de la bobine agissant sur la bobine en cours de déroulement
B65H 23/14 - Rouleaux de tension appliquant des forces de freinage
A cartridge for a food processing machine includes a base member, a stock roller drag brake, a nip roller, and a chute. The stock roller drag brake is rotatably attached to the base member. The nip roller is rotatably attached to the base member. The chute is attached to the base member.
A conveyor device for conveying food products on a plurality of parallel conveyor tracks and for formatting the food products in a specific product format, especially for conveying and formatting stacks or interleaved units made of a plurality of slices of cheese or meat products is provided. The conveyor device fills a product gap on one of the conveyor tracks incoming on the input side with a food product so that on the output side all parallel conveyor tracks are supplied with the food products when a product gap is sensed. A corresponding method is also provided.
B65B 35/44 - Disposition et alimentation des objets en groupes par courroies ou chaînes sans fin
B65B 25/06 - Emballage des tranches ou morceaux de viande, fromages ou autres produits mous ou collants de formes particulières
B65B 35/30 - Disposition et alimentation des objets en groupes
B65B 35/54 - Alimentation des articles par voies multiples vers un seul poste d'emballage
B65G 47/08 - Dispositifs pour alimenter en objets ou matériaux les transporteurs pour alimenter en objets à partir d'un seul groupe d'objets rangés en ordre, p. ex. pièces à usiner en magasin espaçant ou groupant les objets pendant l'alimentation
B65G 15/24 - 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 en tandem
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 47/31 - 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 47/32 - Utilisation de dispositifs de transfert
95.
Spiral cooking devices and methods of using the same
In one aspect, a spiral cooking device includes a first cooking zone with air configured to move horizontally therethrough in a first direction, a second cooking zone with air configured to move horizontally therethrough in a second direction different than the first direction, and a spiral conveyor belt at least partially positioned in the first and second cooking zones and configured to transport food product thereon through the first and second cooking zones. In one aspect, a spiral cooking device includes a spiral conveyor belt providing a central opening inside the belt and a conveyor belt drive member positioned externally of the central opening. In one aspect, a conveyor belt cleaning device is provided. In one aspect, a cooking device includes a frame including a plurality of coupled pipes for providing structural support to the device and at least one of the pipes is configured to have liquid pass therethrough.
A21B 1/48 - Fours de boulangerie caractérisés par des surfaces de cuisson mobiles pendant la cuisson à surfaces en forme de bande sans fin
A21B 1/24 - Fours chauffés par des agents circulant à l'intérieur de ceux-ci
B65G 45/24 - Dispositifs de nettoyage comportant plusieurs dispositifs de nettoyage différents
A47J 37/04 - Appareils à rôtir avec supports mobiles pour les aliments ou avec instruments de chauffage mobilesBroches
B65G 45/18 - Dispositifs de nettoyage comportant des brosses
A21B 1/26 - Fours chauffés par des agents circulant à l'intérieur de ceux-ci par air chaud
B65G 45/22 - Dispositifs de nettoyage comportant des moyens d'application de fluide
A23L 3/18 - Conservation des aliments ou produits alimentaires, en général, p.ex. pasteurisation ou stérilisation, spécialement adaptée aux aliments ou produits alimentaires par chauffage direct des produits en vrac non emballés déplacés progressivement à travers les appareils
A23L 5/10 - Procédés généraux de cuisson des aliments, p. ex. par rôtissage ou friture
A47J 37/07 - Dispositifs pour faire des grillades en plein airBarbecues
In one aspect, a cooking device includes independently controllable cooking zones. In one aspect, a cooking device includes a first cooking zone with heated air configured to move horizontally there through in a first direction and a second cooking zone with heated air configured to move horizontally there through in a second direction different than the first direction. In one aspect, the first and second directions are opposite directions. In one aspect, the heated air flows from one side of the cooking device.
A jump shuttle conveyor system is configured to receive formed food patties from a molding assembly of a patty forming machine. The system includes a lifting plate and belt assembly coupled to a frame which are configured to be indexed to different vertical positions relative to the frame. Formed food patties are received on a belt of the belt assembly thereon, and can be moved off of the belt onto a transfer shuttle conveyor system. An output conveyor system can be provided to receive the formed food patties.
A jump shuttle conveyor system is configured to receive formed food patties from a molding assembly of a patty forming machine. The system includes a lifting plate and belt assembly coupled to a frame which are configured to be indexed to different vertical positions relative to the frame. Formed food patties are received on a belt of the belt assembly thereon, and can be moved off of the belt onto a transfer shuttle conveyor system. An output conveyor system can be provided to receive the formed food patties.
B65G 17/00 - 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
B65G 15/10 - 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 comprenant plusieurs surfaces sans fin travaillant ensemble et à axes parallèles longitudinaux, ou une multiplicité d'éléments parallèles, p. ex. des cordes formant une surface sans fin
B65G 47/08 - Dispositifs pour alimenter en objets ou matériaux les transporteurs pour alimenter en objets à partir d'un seul groupe d'objets rangés en ordre, p. ex. pièces à usiner en magasin espaçant ou groupant les objets pendant l'alimentation
