DD209725A5 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRODUCTS, ESPECIALLY FOODSTUFFS AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THIS METHOD - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention seeks to increase work efficiency and to reduce manual work, the method and apparatus for carrying out the process being such that the automatic handling or transporting and restraining of the products is via a machine for Filling a hose and a machine for division into sections guaranteed. According to the invention, this is achieved by connecting each tube section with its one end in pitches with one and the same flexible conveyor cable as a thread, string or the like to form a substantially bead-string-like series of products, the cable, when the beaded row produced a predetermined number of products is cut off, this line is hung on a hanging device by simultaneously suspending the feeding cable in the region of each space between the products for handling for the purpose of treating the products, and that the device comprises a device consisting of a spool o Like., A wave, a support plate for supplying a Befoerderungskabels such as a thread, a cord o. The like. Is.

Description

Process for the manufacture of products, in particular foodstuffs, and apparatus for carrying out this process

Field of application of the invention

The invention relates to a process for the preparation of products, in particular food, such. As sausages or the like, which consists of filling a first portion of a flexible tube made of plastic or natural material with a material such as · minced beef, then by attaching a closure member such as a clamp, a clip or the like, on the one hand to close the end of the first filled tube section and on the other hand the adjacent end of the tube to be filled, cut the tube between the two thus created closure points for poikionierung of the product and repeat these operations until the tube is completely filled, then the thus obtained filled tube sections z , B. equilibrium by boiling, drying or the like, and a device for carrying out this method ·

Characteristic of the known technical solutions

There are processes for the production of products, such as

Sausages or the like, which are made by inserting a material such as minced meat in a gut tube, known, wherein the intestinal tube is divided into sections in particular by the attachment of closure elements such as clamps or Pestklemmungsbindeglied ^ rn on the intestinal tube. To handle these products is at

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A preformed loop is then attached to the known method on the side of the clamp and at one end of the sausage. Then a suspension rod is passed through these loops to suspend the sausages and treat them, for example, by boiling and drying.

These processes have many drawbacks and in particular require extensive handling of the sausages produced for suspension on a suspension rod. This latter process, which is performed by hand, is time consuming and limits the working efficiency of the device, particularly over those with automatic filling machines and Division into production achievable in sections ·

Object of the invention

It is the object of the invention to increase the work efficiency of the device and to ensure a reduction of manual work.

Essence of the invention

The invention has for its object to provide a process for the production of products, in particular food, such. As sausages or the like, which is to fill a first portion of a flexible tube made of plastic or natural material with a material such as minced beef, then by attaching a closure element such as a clamp, a clip or the like, on the one hand to cut the end of the first filled tube section and, on the other hand, the adjacent end of the tube to be filled, to cut the tube between the two sealing points thus produced to portion the product and to complete these operations until the tube is completely filled

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Repeat hose, then the filled tube sections thus obtained z. B. by cooking, drying or the like to treat simultaneously and to provide a device for carrying out the method, which guarantees the automatic handling and suspension of the products via a machine for filling a hose and a machine for dividing into sections.

According to the invention, this object is achieved in that each of the filled tube sections with its one end at intervals with a transport cable z. A string, cord or the like to form a substantially bead-string of products, this cord is cut when the bead-string row comprises a desired number of products, this row by concurrently suspending the carriage cables in each area Space between two adjacent products is hung on a suspension or »transport bar for the treatment of the products.

According to a characterizing feature of the invention, the step of connecting one end of each filled tube section to the conveying cable occurs simultaneously with closing the end of the filled tube section by inserting the cable between the tube and the closure element prior to attaching that element to the tube.

Advantageously, the step of connecting one end of a filled tube section to the conveying cable occurs at the same time as closing the end of the tube to be filled by inserting the cable between the tube and the closure element

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its attachment to the hose,

Preferably, the transport cable is held in the tensioned state, in particular in the region of its insertion between the hose and the closure element.

Thus one avoids the dangers of cutting through the transport cable when cutting the hose in order to separate the filled hose section from the rest of the hose to be filled.

According to a further feature of the invention, the filled tube sections connected to the conveyor cable are arranged side by side on a receiving surface so as to allow suspension of the beading line of products on a suspension bar. This hanging can be done automatically.

The invention also relates to a device for carrying out this method, which in particular a machine for filling the flexible or flexible tube or hose, for. B. by inserting a material such. As minced meat, a machine for dividing the filled tube with a device for attaching the closure elements and a device for cutting through the tube, and a device for receiving this generated in this way, filled tube sections comprises. This device is characterized by comprising a conveying cable feeding device such as a spool or the like, means for guiding this cable from this feeding device to the device for attaching the sealing element and for inserting the cable between a closing element and the hose before attaching the device Verschlußelementes a arranged after the machine for dividing into sections device for cutting the

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Transport cable and a device for suspending the Perlenschnurartigen rows of manufactured products.

According to another characteristic feature of the invention and in the case where the device for attaching the closure element present on the machine for dividing into sections, the simultaneous attachment of a first closure element to the tube for closing the end of the filled tube portion and a second closure element for closing the adjacent to the end of the hose to be filled, the cutting device of this machine cutting the hose between these two fastener elements, the means for guiding the transport cable introduce this cable between the hose and the first fastener before attaching the latter to the hose.

Advantageously, the cable feeding device and / or the guide means comprise a means to keep this cable in a tensioned state.

According to a further feature of the invention, the device for cutting off the transport cable has a counter on the products passing in front of the cutting device in order to trigger a signal for operating this cutting device, if the number of products passed by corresponds to the desired number of products per bead-shaped row.

In order to allow automation of the device, the device for receiving the products or the filled tube sections is a gradually moving, advantageously by the machine for division into sections

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driven conveyor belt, said conveyor belt having on its support surface a plurality of accommodation spaces or receiving seats for receiving these products.

Accordingly, the products assembled into pearl cord-like rows are juxtaposed and aligned on a substantially flat surface, so that the cable connecting them can be easily grasped by the suspension device according to the present invention.

Advantageously, this device is formed by a rod which is provided with ken at preferably regular intervals from each other over the length of the rod arranged Ha.

The distance between the end hooks of the hanger rod and the respective adjacent chopper is greater than that separating two intervening hels, thus suspending the products at substantially the same height from one another without handling.

According to another feature of the invention, the feed coil downstream device for feeding the transport cable comprises means for unwinding a predetermined length of said cable between first and second means for temporary clamping of the cable; the feeding device being such that, when the unwinding means is in an extended position, the first pickling means preceding the unwinding means passes the cable while the second pinching means downstream jaws this cable j and when this unwinding means is in a retracted position, this first Einkiemmittel clamps the cable, while the second Einklemraittel the

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Cable over the predetermined length, in particular under the effect of the dead weight of the food

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The invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to an embodiment in the accompanying drawings:

Pig · 1: a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of erfindungagemäßen device;

Figure 2 is a view in elevation of a string of pearls suspended from a suspension rod;

Pig. FIG. 3: a schematic view of an embodiment of the device according to the invention for feeding the transport cable. FIG.

Pig. 1 comprises a device for the production of perishable products 1, in particular of food or Eßwaren such. As sausages or the like in a conventional manner, a machine 2 for pulling a hose, z. B. by inserting a material 22 in the tube, which is pushed onto a support or support line 4. Conveniently, the hose 3 is made of a plastic or is of natural z. B. animal origin or a gut tube.

The device further comprises a dividing machine 5 for dividing the hose 3 filled with the material into sections so as to produce products or sausages 1 of predetermined length and weight.

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In the illustrated embodiment, the section dividing machine 5 is a machine for closing the tubular tube 3 by attaching fastener elements 6 such as supply reels 7a; 7b supplied terminals, which z. B * be closed by a (not shown) die on the hose 3. /

Of course, can be used as closure elements 6 brackets, clamps made of aluminum or another metal made of plastic or the like.

In the illustrated embodiment, the jamming machine 5 simultaneously brings two clamps 6a; 6b to the hose 3 to close each end of the filled portion 1a of the hose 3 and the other adjacent end of the hose 3 to be filled. This machine 5 also includes a cutting device, not shown, for cutting the hose 3 between the two clamps 6a; 6b, thus the section 1a, z. As the sausage to form.

It is possible, other types of machine 5 for division into sections and z. B. to use machines which the terminals 6a; 6b successively attach without departing from the scope of the invention.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, a spool or roller 8 is freely rotatably mounted about a shaft 9 connected by a support plate 10 to the frame or frame of the machine 5.

The coil 8 is a flexible or supple cable 11, such. As a thread »a string or the like supporting coil. Not shown means for guiding the cable 11 are arranged on the machine 5 to the thread

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The guide means also comprise a means for inserting the cable 11, preferably between the hose 3 and the clamp 6a, prior to its attachment to the hose 3 the tube 3 through the dies to close the end of the sausage 1a. Thus, when attaching and clamping the clamp 6a to the hose 3, the cable 11 is gripped together with the hose 3.

Advantageously, the entirety of the supply spool 8, the carrier or holder 10 and the shaft 9 comprises means for decelerating the rotation of the spool 8 in order to keep the cable 11 in a tensioned state. It is also possible to keep this cable 11 in a tensioned state, means for tensioning the cable 11 z. B. by an elastic arrangement of a Padenführer provide.

Thus, the cable 11 is not in the passageway of the cutting device of the machine 5.

The various filled portions 1a of the hose or sausages are accordingly connected together at their one ends to form a pearl cord-like row, as clearly shown in FIG.

The sausage thus prepared is then placed either by hand or automatically from the support table 12 to a rotatably mounted around drums 14 conveyor belt 13. The conveying side of the conveyor belt 13 advantageously comprises transversely arranged bars or webs 15, which together define a certain number of successive accommodation spaces or receiving seats 16 for receiving the products 1 or sausages.

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Advantageously, the conveyor belt 13 is driven in accordance with a stepwise movement controlled or caused by the machine 5.

The products or sausages 1 are adjacent to each other transversely to the conveyor belt 13 and pull under the counter 17 over. If the number of products 1 present under the counter 17 corresponds to a predetermined number of products, this counter 17 triggers a signal, which actuates a cutting device schematically illustrated at 18, which connects the conveying cable 11 between two adjacent products 1 cuts.

Thus, on the conveyor belt 13 there is a string of string-like beads with a predetermined number of products or sausages 1 ready for treatment, for example, in order to be preferably cooked or dried at the same time.

According to the invention, it is sufficient z. B. to remove this perlschnurartige row that an operator this perlschnurartige row with a catching device 19 takes »

In the illustrated embodiment, this catcher is comprised of a hanger rod 21 and a plurality of hooks 20 spaced therefrom on this rod 21.

It will be readily understood that the number of hooks 20 on the hanger rod 21 is preferably equal to the number of spaces between the products 1 of a bead-string-like row.

According to the invention, therefore, the operator in a single operation a perlschnurartige series of products 1, z. B. a row with five sausages 1 au ^ -

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hang.

The handling of the rod 19 can be done either by hand or automatically.

According to the invention, and as shown more clearly in Fig. 2, to allow suspension of the products 1 of the pearl cord-like row at substantially the same height, both ends 20a; 20b of the catcher 19 is separated from the adjacent intermediate hook 20c by a distance greater than the distance between both intermediate hooks 20c.

The invention thus proposes a method and a device for the production of products 1, in particular of foods, such as prince's, which makes it possible to produce perlschnurartigen rows of products 1, which row can be hung in a single step on a suspension rod 2T, whereby the time required for the handling of the products can be reduced and also this handling can be automated.

Consequently, the invention leads to an increase in the speed of production of a device for the production of products such as brushes while reducing the manual labor costs, ie the production costs of these products. "

The shape of the conveyor belt 13> the drive means for this, the nature of the conveying cable 11, the device for supplying this cable 1 ¹ J are known and can be chosen arbitrarily.

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Referring to Pig. 3, the apparatus for feeding the conveyance cable 11 connected downstream of the supply reel 8 comprises means for unwinding or unrolling a predetermined length of the cable 11 provided between the first and second means 1015 for temporarily clamping the cable 11 The feeder is configured such that, when the unwinding means 100 is in an extended position shown in solid lines in the Fig. 3, the first binking means 101 upstream of the unwinding means 100 passes the cable 11 while that of the unwinding means 100 Downstream Binklemmittel 102, the cable 11 clamps or sets, so as to handle the predetermined cable length. In the same way, when the unwinding means 100 is in the stowed position shown in dotted lines on the Pig, FIG. 3, the first bending means 101 jams the cable 11, while the second catching means 102 clamps the cable 11 by the predetermined length, in particular in particular the sausage 1 passes under the effect of the weight of the food.

As in the illustrated example, the unwinding means 100 may be formed as an actuator slidable rod 103, the end of which 104 is provided with an eyelet for the passage of the conveyance cable 11, the movement of this rod 103 and, respectively. this actuator is limited by a stop 105. Thus, the unwound length of the cable 11 is substantially double the length of the rod 103. In addition, the scarfing means 101; 102 each as actuators 107; 109 are formed, each with stop pieces 106; 108 cooperate to pinch the cable 11. These actuators 1θ7; 109 can in particular be single-acting,

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be spring loaded actuators ..

The actuation of the handling and disposing agents, 101 % 102 may be accomplished by air pressure means or by any other suitable means. Thanks to this latter, the movement of the actuator 107; 109 for handling the cable 11 and the one actuator 107 »109 for sinking the cable 11 actuated.

In detail, this feeder works as follows.

In a first cycle under the action of the appropriate actuating means, the actuator or the rod 103 moves in its extended position, at the same time the Verklemmungsstellglied 109, the cable 11 clamped to the piece 108, while the actuator 107 in the retracted position, the cable 11 of the Spool 8 to unwind about a substantially twice the length of the rod 103 corresponding length. In a second power stroke, the actuator or the rod 103 is brought into the retracted position, at the same time the actuator 107, the cable 11 clamped to the piece 106 and the actuator 109 in the retracted position, the cable 11 by said length, in particular under the action of Carry on weight of food like a sausage.

Claims (13)

H - 62 398 23 AP A 22 C / 250 228 0 Berlin, 13. 10. 83 invention claim 1. A process for the preparation of products, in particular of foods such as, for example, sausages or the like, which consists in a first portion of a flexible tube made of plastic or of natural material with a material such. B. to fill minced meat, then by attaching a closure member such as a clamp, a clip or the like, on the one hand to close the end of the first filled tube portion and on the other hand, the adjacent end of the tube to be filled, the tube between the two closure points thus produced for portioning the Product to cut through and repeat these operations until the tube is completely filled, then the same time to treat the thus obtained filled tube sections z, B. by boiling, drying or the like, characterized in that. each filled tube section is connected at one end at intervals to one and the same supple conveying cable such as a thread, string or the like to form a substantially bead-string-like series of products, the cable, when the manufactured beaded cord-like series comprises a predetermined number of products, cut off This row is hung on a hanger by simultaneously suspending the hauling cable in the area of each space between the products for handling for the purpose of handling the products. 0 228 0 -15- 62 398 23 AP A 22 O / 250 228 O Berlin, 13. 10. 83 2. The method of item 1, characterized in that the operation for connecting one end of each filled tube portion to the conveying cable at the same time as closing the end of the filled tube portion by inserting the cable between the tube and the closure member prior to attaching the latter the hose is made, 3. The method according to item 1, characterized in that the operation for connecting one end of a filled tube portion to the conveying cable at the same time as closing the end of the tube to be filled by inserting the cable between the tube and the closure member before attaching the latter to the hose. 4. The method according to one of the items 1 to 3, characterized in that the transport cable is held in the tensioned state, in particular in the region of its introduction between the hose and a closure element. 5. The method according to any one of items 1 to 4, characterized in that the associated with the transport cable filled S _c hlauchabschnitte lie side by side on a receiving surface to allow the particular automatic hanging a pearly string of products on a suspension rod. 6. Device for carrying out the method according to any one of items 1 to 5, with a machine for pulling the flexible hose, z. B, by inserting a - 16 - 62 398 23 · AP A, 22 C / 250 228 0 Berlin, 13. 10. 83 Material v / ie ζ. Β. Minced meat, a machine for dividing the filled tube into sections, the section dividing machine comprising means for attaching closure elements to the tube and means for cutting the tube and means for receiving such filled tube sections thus produced, characterized by in that it comprises a device (8; 9; 10) consisting of a coil (8) or the like of a shaft (9), a support plate (10) for supplying a conveying cable (11) such as a thread, a string or the like, means for opening the cable (11) from the feeding device (8; 9; 10); up to the device for attaching closure elements (6) and for inserting the cable (11) between a closure element (6a) and the tube (3) before attaching the closure element (6a), a device (18) / for cutting the cable (11) following the machine (5) for dividing into sections (1a) and a device (19) for suspending the cord-like rows of products (1) thus produced; 7. execution according to item 6, the machine for dividing into portions comprising a device for the simultaneous attachment to the S _c hlauch a first closure member for closing the Sndes the filled tube portion and a second shutter member for closing the adjacent Sndes of being filled S _c hlauches, the cutting device of the sectioning machine cuts through the tube between these two closing elements, characterized in that means for guiding the cable, the conveying cable (11) between the hose (3) and the first closure Z t) Ü L L. 8 O - 17 - 6? 398 23 AP A 22 C / 250 228 0 Berlin, 13. 10. 83 Insert element (6 a) prior to attaching the closure element to the hose (3) are provided. 8. Device according to item 6 or 7, characterized in that the device (8; 9; 10) for supplying the cable (11) and / or the means for guiding the cable (11) comprises a means for maintaining the cable in the tensioned state having. 9. Device according to one of the items 6 to 8, characterized in that the device (18) for cutting the transport cable (11) has a counter (17) for counting the passing of the cutting device (18) products (1), said Counter (17) a signal to ^! Actuation of this cutting device (18) then triggers when the counted number of products (1) is equal to a predetermined number of products (1). 10. Device according to one of the items 6 to 9, characterized in that the device (13) for receiving the filled tube sections (1) is a conveyor belt (13) which is advantageously controlled by the machine (5) for splitting into sections , driven stepwise movement, wherein the conveyor belt (13) has on its support side successive accommodation spaces (16) for receiving the products (1), 11. Device according to one of the items 6 to 10, characterized in that the suspension device (19) is a rod (21) which is provided with preferably at regular intervals over the length of the rod (21) arranged hooks (20). J ij'ii #: .-. Sj '' (I '- 18 - 62 398 23 AP A 22 G / 250 228 0 Berlin, 13. 10. 83 12. Device according to item 11, characterized in that the distance between the snaphooks (20a, 20b) of the suspension device (19) and the adjacent intermediate hooks (20c) is greater than the distance zv / ischen two intermediate hooks (20c), 13. Device according to one of the items 6 to 12, characterized in that the device for feeding the transport cable (11) arranged after the supply reel (8) interposes between the first and the second means (101; 102) for temporarily clamping the cable ( 11), said feeding device being configured such that, when said unwinding means (100) is in an extended position, said first entrapment means (101, 101) upstream of said unwinding means (100) is provided with said means (100) for processing a predetermined length of said cable (11) ) passes the cable (11) while the second trapping means (102) downstream of the unwinding means (100) clamps the cable (11) and, when the unwinding means (100) is in a retracted position, the first one. Einkiemmittel (101) clamps the cable (11), while the second Einkiemmittel (102) passes the cable (11) by the predetermined length, in particular under the action of the dead weight of the food. For this 2 pages drawings.