EP0952083B1 - Proçédé et dispositif pour traiter des produits alimentaires - Google Patents
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- EP0952083B1 EP0952083B1 EP98650092A EP98650092A EP0952083B1 EP 0952083 B1 EP0952083 B1 EP 0952083B1 EP 98650092 A EP98650092 A EP 98650092A EP 98650092 A EP98650092 A EP 98650092A EP 0952083 B1 EP0952083 B1 EP 0952083B1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
- B65B35/00—Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
- B65B35/30—Arranging and feeding articles in groups
- B65B35/54—Feeding articles along multiple paths to a single packaging position
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
- B65B25/00—Packaging other articles presenting special problems
- B65B25/06—Packaging slices or specially-shaped pieces of meat, cheese, or other plastic or tacky products
- B65B25/065—Packaging slices or specially-shaped pieces of meat, cheese, or other plastic or tacky products of meat
- B65B25/067—Packaging slices or specially-shaped pieces of meat, cheese, or other plastic or tacky products of meat combined with its conservation
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- the invention relates to a method and apparatus for handling food products and in particular for handling white meat, especially chicken products.
- This invention is directed towards providing an improved handling method and apparatus to address these issues.
- the first frozen food products are led, on transfer, downwardly to the second main conveyor.
- the second frozen food products are led, on transfer, upwardly to the first main conveyor.
- the first or second main conveyor delivers the frozen food products into a chute for delivery to the associated packaging station.
- the chute is of spiral form for delivery of the food products to the associated packaging station.
- the invention also provides apparatus for handling a range of food products comprising:
- the apparatus includes a delivery chute having an inlet to which frozen food products are delivered by the first or second main conveyor, the chute having an outlet through which the frozen food products are delivered to the associated packaging station.
- the chute is of spiral form.
- an apparatus for handling a range of food products comprising a first preparation line 1 for preparing fresh food products such as chicken pieces, for example, nuggets, burgers and the like and a second preparation line 2 for preparing second food products such as the same or different food products to those of preparation line 1.
- each of the preparation lines 1 and 2 will include deep frying steps. Details of typical preparation lines are given, for example, in my UK-A-2269083.
- the apparatus includes a first spiral freezer 3 associated with the preparation line 1 and a second spiral freezer 4, associated with the preparation line 2.
- a first main conveyor 5 delivers frozen food products to a first packaging station 6.
- a second main conveyor 7 is used to deliver frozen food products to a second packaging station 8.
- a first transfer conveyor 10 is used for transferring food products from the outlet 9 of the first spiral freezer 3 to the second packaging station 8 and a second transfer conveyor 11 is used for transferring food products from the second main conveyor 7 to the first main conveyor 5.
- First directing means for directing frozen food products from the first spiral freezer 3 to either the first main conveyor 5 or the first transfer conveyor 10 comprises a take-off chute 20 and a deflecting plate 21 which is pivotally mounted at 22 for movement between a first position illustrated in full lines in Fig 3, in which the food products from the outlet 9 of the first spiral freezer 3 are directed to the first main conveyor 5, to a second position illustrated in dotted outline in Fig 3 in which the food products from the first spiral freezer 3 are directed onto the first transfer conveyor 10.
- the first transfer conveyor 10 includes a section 25 extending generally parallel to the associated main second conveyor 7.
- the conveyor 7 is length adjustable from a first extended position (not shown in the drawings) in which the food products from the second spiral freezer 4 are delivered directly by the second conveyor 7 and through a spiral delivery chute 30 onto the packaging line 8.
- the length of the conveyor 7 is adjustable to a second retracted position illustrated in full lines in Fig 3, in which the food products from the second spiral freezer 4 are delivered onto the second transfer conveyor 11 for delivery onto the first main conveyor 5 to the packaging station 6.
- the second main conveyor 7 is also adjustable to a third position intermediate the first and second positions in which the food products from the second spiral freezer 4 are delivered along a diverting chute 35 to a further packaging station 36.
- the length adjustment of the second main conveyor 7 provides a second directing means for directing freezer food products from the second spiral freezer outlet 14 to one of a number of packaging stations 8 (not shown in the drawings), 36 or to the second transfer conveyor 11.
- the outlet line from the first spiral freezer 3 is located above the outlet from the second spiral freezer 4 and consequently the first transfer conveyor 10 is directed downwardly to deliver the first food products from the first spiral freezer 3 to the second main conveyor 7.
- the second transfer conveyor 11 is directed upwardly from the second main conveyor 7 for delivery of the second food products onto the first main conveyor 5 to the packaging station 6.
- the handling method and apparatus of the invention for frozen food products achieves considerable flexibility in production efficiency as different, or indeed the same food products may be made independently on the lines 1 and 2 to the maximum production rates of those lines and then frozen in a way that optimises the capacity of both the spiral freezers 3 and 4.
- To achieve flexibility in packaging the frozen food products from the second spiral freezer 4 may, using the method and apparatus of the invention, be directed to any one of three separate packaging lines depending on requirements.
- the packaging line 6 may be for catering packs of shaped white meat food products.
- the packaging line 8 may be for retail packs of similar products, and the packaging line 36 may be used for hand packaging of specialist lines.
- the method and apparatus provides considerable flexibility and allows production efficiency to be optimised while minimising lead times, and allowing a range of different products to be produced.
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Claims (8)
- Procédé permettant de manipuler une gamme de produits alimentaires, comprenant les étapes suivantes :préparation de premiers produits alimentaires sur une première chaíne de préparation (1) ;préparation de deuxièmes produits alimentaires sur une deuxième chaíne de préparation (2) ;congélation des premiers produits alimentaires dans un premier congélateur en spirale (3) ;congélation des deuxièmes produits alimentaires dans un deuxième congélateur en spirale (4) ;acheminement des premiers produits alimentaires congelés depuis une sortie supérieure (9) du premier congélateur en spirale (3) en direction d'un premier convoyeur principal (5) qui alimente un premier poste de conditionnement (6) ou bien le long d'un premier convoyeur de transfert (10) en direction d'un deuxième poste de conditionnement (8) :acheminement des deuxièmes produits alimentaires congelés depuis une sortie supérieure (14) du deuxième congélateur en spirale (4), par l'interruédiaire du deuxième convoyeur principal (7), soit en direction du deuxième poste de conditionnement (8), soit le long d'un deuxième convoyeur de transfert (11) et du premier convoyeur principal (5) en direction du premier poste de conditionnement (6) ;pivotement des premiers produits alimentaires congelés en cours de transfert depuis le premier convoyeur de transfert (10) afin de diriger les produits alimentaires transférés le long d'une section convoyeur de transfert (25) qui s'étend dans un sens généralement parallèle au deuxième convoyeur principal (7); etréglage de la longueur du deuxième convoyeur principal (7) pour permettre aux produits alimentaires congelés d'être livrés à l'un d'un certain nombre de différents postes de conditionnement (6, 8, 36).
- Procédé, selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les premiers produits alimentaires congelés sont amenés, en cours de transfert, vers le bas jusqu'au deuxième convoyeur principal (7).
- Procédé, selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les deuxièmes produits alimentaires congelés sont amenés, en cours de transfert, vers le baut jusqu'au premier convoyeur principal (5).
- Procédé, selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le premier ou le deuxième convoyeur principal (5,7) amène les produits alimentaires congelés dans une goulotte (30, 35) en vue d'un acheminement au poste de conditionnement associé.
- Procédé, selon la revendication 4, dans lequel la goulotte (30) a une forme en spirale, afin d'acheminer les produits alimentaires au poste de conditionnement associé (8).
- Appareil permettant de manipuler une gamme de produits alimentaires, comprenant les éléments suivants :une première chaíne de préparation (1) destinée à la préparation de premiers produits alimentaires ;une deuxième chaíne de préparation (2) destinée à la préparation de deuxièmes produits alimentaires ;un premier congélateur en spirale (3) destiné à congeler les premiers produits alimentaires, le congélateur (3) possédant une sortie supérieure (9) ;un deuxième congélateur en spirale (4) destiné à congeler les deuxièmes produits alimentaires, le congélateur (4) possédant une sortie supérieure (14) ;un premier convoyeur principal (5) destiné à amener des produits alimentaires congelés vers un premier poste de conditionnement (6) ;un deuxième convoyeur principal (7) destiné à amener des produits alimentaires congelés vers un deuxième poste de conditionnement (8) ;un premier convoyeur de transfert (10) destiné à transférer des produits alimentaires depuis la sortie (9) du premier congélateur en spirale jusqu'au deuxième poste de conditionnement (8) ;un deuxième convoyeur de transfert (11) destiné à transférer des produits alimentaires depuis le deuxième convoyeur principal (7) jusqu'au premier convoyeur principal (5) ;un premier moyen directeur (20, 21) destiné à diriger les produits alimentaires congelés depuis le premier congélateur en spirale (3), soit vers le premier convoyeur principal (5), soit vers le premier convoyeur de transfert (10) ;un deuxième moyen directeur (7) destiné à diriger les produits alimentaires congelés depuis le deuxième congélateur en spirale (4), soit vers le deuxième poste de conditionnement (8), soit vers le deuxième convoyeur de transfert (11);le premier convoyeur de transfert (10) possédant une section convoyeur de transfert (25) qui s'étend dans un sens généralement parallèle au convoyeur principal associé (7) ; etle deuxième convoyeur principal (7), ayant une longueur réglable, pour permettre aux produits alimentaires congelés d'être livrés à l'un d'un certain nombre de différents postes de conditionnement (6, 8, 36).
- Appareil, selon la revendication 6, comportant une goulotte de livraison (30, 35) possédant une entrée, au niveau de laquelle le premier ou le deuxième convoyeur principal (5, 7) acheminent les produits alimentaires congelés, la goulotte (30, 35) possédant une sortie à travers laquelle les produits alimentaires congelés passent pour être amenés au poste de conditionnement associé (8, 36).
- Appareil, selon la revendication 7, dans lequel la goulotte (30) a une forme en spirale.
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IE980295A IE980295A1 (en) | 1998-04-20 | 1998-04-20 | Method and apparatus for handling food products. |
IE980295 | 1998-04-20 |
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EP0952083A1 EP0952083A1 (fr) | 1999-10-27 |
EP0952083B1 true EP0952083B1 (fr) | 2002-11-27 |
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EP98650092A Expired - Lifetime EP0952083B1 (fr) | 1998-04-20 | 1998-12-22 | Proçédé et dispositif pour traiter des produits alimentaires |
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EP (1) | EP0952083B1 (fr) |
AT (1) | ATE228460T1 (fr) |
DE (1) | DE69809711D1 (fr) |
GB (1) | GB2336578B (fr) |
IE (1) | IE980295A1 (fr) |
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FR1572357A (fr) * | 1968-04-11 | 1969-06-27 | ||
DE4022163A1 (de) * | 1990-07-12 | 1992-01-16 | Licentia Gmbh | Vorrichtung zum aus- u. einschleusen von kleingut aus einem transportband |
IE69548B1 (en) | 1992-07-27 | 1996-09-18 | David Cahill | Food Processing |
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- 1998-05-06 GB GB9809561A patent/GB2336578B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-12-22 AT AT98650092T patent/ATE228460T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1998-12-22 DE DE69809711T patent/DE69809711D1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-12-22 EP EP98650092A patent/EP0952083B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
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GB9809561D0 (en) | 1998-07-01 |
ATE228460T1 (de) | 2002-12-15 |
IE980295A1 (en) | 1999-11-03 |
GB2336578A (en) | 1999-10-27 |
EP0952083A1 (fr) | 1999-10-27 |
GB2336578B (en) | 2002-02-27 |
DE69809711D1 (de) | 2003-01-09 |
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