EP1786675A1 - Packaging apparatus for food products - Google Patents

Packaging apparatus for food products

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Publication number
EP1786675A1
EP1786675A1 EP05733271A EP05733271A EP1786675A1 EP 1786675 A1 EP1786675 A1 EP 1786675A1 EP 05733271 A EP05733271 A EP 05733271A EP 05733271 A EP05733271 A EP 05733271A EP 1786675 A1 EP1786675 A1 EP 1786675A1
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Prior art keywords
sheet
products
packaging apparatus
pieces
interleaving
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German (de)
French (fr)
Inventor
Koorosh Khodabandehloo
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Priority claimed from GB0408180A external-priority patent/GB0408180D0/en
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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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B26D7/27—Means for performing other operations combined with cutting
    • B26D7/32—Means for performing other operations combined with cutting for conveying or stacking cut product
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B26D7/27—Means for performing other operations combined with cutting
    • B26D7/32—Means for performing other operations combined with cutting for conveying or stacking cut product
    • B26D7/325—Means for performing other operations combined with cutting for conveying or stacking cut product stacking the cut product individually separated by separator elements
    • 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
    • B65B25/08—Packaging slices or specially-shaped pieces of meat, cheese, or other plastic or tacky products between layers or strips of sheet or web material, e.g. in webs folded to zig-zag form
    • 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
    • B65B61/00—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages
    • B65B61/005—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for removing material by cutting
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G57/00—Stacking of articles
    • B65G57/005—Stacking of articles by using insertions or spacers between the stacked layers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G57/00—Stacking of articles
    • B65G57/02—Stacking of articles by adding to the top of the stack
    • B65G57/03—Stacking of articles by adding to the top of the stack from above
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D5/00—Arrangements for operating and controlling machines or devices for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B26D7/18—Means for removing cut-out material or waste
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B26D7/27—Means for performing other operations combined with cutting
    • B26D7/30—Means for performing other operations combined with cutting for weighing cut product

Definitions

  • This invention relates to packaging apparatus.
  • Similar interleaving is also carried out to separate formed food products such as burgers and fish cakes.
  • the present invention seeks to provide a new and inventive form of packaging apparatus which is capable of accurately and quickly handling products which are to be packaged between interleaving sheets.
  • the present invention proposes packaging apparatus for products which includes a supply of interleaving sheet material and means for moving the sheet material from one operating position to another; said operating positions including:
  • a cutting position including a cutting device for separating pieces of the interleaving sheet each carrying an individual product.
  • the pieces of interleaving sheet are preferably separated from the remainder of the sheet material by making a continuous endless cut surrounding each individual product.
  • the cutting position may include a collection surface spaced below the moving sheet such that said separated pieces of sheet and products drop onto the collection surface to form a stack of products alternating with pieces of interleaving sheet.
  • the apparatus preferably includes sensing means for detecting the position of the products and which is arranged to control the cutting device.
  • the sensing means is preferably provided at an inspection position located between the depositing position and the cutting position.
  • the sensing means may be provided by a visual inspection device for analysing the products on the moving sheet.
  • Figure 1 is a side view of packaging apparatus for sliced food products in accordance with the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a plan view of the packaging apparatus.
  • the apparatus shown in Fig.s 1 and 2 includes a roll 1 of interleaving sheet 2, which may be of any food grade sheet approved for contact with food products. Transparent polymeric materials are preferred.
  • the sheet 2 is continuously de-reeled and fed around rollers 4 with the unused sheet being re-wound onto a waste roll 6.
  • the sheet may be moved by driving the waste roll 6, by passing the sheet through the nip between a pair of rollers, or by other pulling means such as a robotic arm.
  • the sheet passes along a horizontal section 7 from a loading position 8, past an inspection position 9 to a cutting position 10. Additional rollers and/or conveyors 11 and 12 may be provided to support the sheet between these positions, as necessary.
  • a known form of slicing machine 15 is mounted at the start of the horizontal section 7.
  • the machine has a slicing blade 16 for slicing food products 17 such as smoked salmon, and a sectioning blade 18 for transversely cutting the slices into smaller portions 19.
  • the machine may handle one, two or more food products 17 at the same time.
  • the sliced food products 19 fall onto the sheet 2, one- after-another, in one, two or more lanes depending on the capacity of the slicing machine.
  • the top and bottom faces of the slices are visually inspected by cameras 20 and 21 linked to a computer control system (not shown).
  • the computer system accurately determines the position of the slices and is also programmed to carry out detailed analysis of the products, e.g. to check their quality, colour and estimate their weight from the size of the pieces.
  • the sliced products continue to the cutting station 10 which includes a movable cutting device 24 such as a blade, thermal cutter or laser cutter for example, and a collection surface 26 is mounted a short distance below the moving sheet 2.
  • a movable cutting device 24 such as a blade, thermal cutter or laser cutter for example
  • the computer calculates that a food slice has arrived at the cutting station 10 (with a known rate of travel) it operates the cutter 24 to separate a piece 25 of the interleaving sheet by making a continuous cut surrounding the individual slice, meeting at opposite ends, causing the cut piece and product slice to drop onto the collection surface 26.
  • product slices are removed in the same manner, thereby forming a stack of slices alternating with pieces of interleaving sheet.
  • the stack has built up to the required number of slices, or weight, it is removed from the collection surface 26 so that another stack may begin.
  • the cutting position may easily be changed by the computer so that the slices are sorted by weight, quality etc., and deposited in separate stacks. Reject products or non-conforming slices may pass through the cutting position to be scraped off the moving sheet 2 at the end of the horizontal section 7 and collected in a waste bin 28 or otherwise disposed of.
  • the cutter 24 it is also possible, though less efficient, for the cutter 24 to remove every slice together with a piece of interleaving sheet, guided by a simple optical sensor, and then carry out inspection, weighing and sorting after the sheet-cutting operation.
  • the cutter 24 may operate to remove pieces of the sheet by making transverse cuts between the product slices, extending between opposite sides of the sheet.
  • the sheet may be moved intermittently, e.g. by means of a gripper acting on the cut end.
  • the cut pieces of interleaving sheet and product slices may be removed by other means such as a robotic arm having a hand adapted for gripping the product together with the interleaving sheet and removing them together to the stacking position.
  • the packaging apparatus could also be used with a machine for forming food products in slabs, cakes and similar shapes.

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Abstract

Packaging apparatus includes a supply (1) of interleaving sheet material and means such as a waste roll (6) for moving the sheet material from one operating position to another. The operating positions include a loading position (8) at which products (19) such as sliced food products are deposited on the sheet one-after-another. A cutting position (10) includes a cutting device (24) for separating pieces of the interleaving sheet each carrying an individual product by making a continuous endless cut surrounding each individual product. A collection surface (26) is spaced below the moving sheet (2) such that the removed pieces of sheet and products drop onto the surface to form a stack of products alternating with pieces of interleaving sheet. The cutting device is controlled by cameras (20, 21) which visually inspect the products (19) as they travel between the loading position (8) and the cutting position (10).

Description

PACKAGING APPARATUS FOR FOOD PRODUCTS
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to packaging apparatus.
BACKGROUND
In the food processing industry, many slicing machines exist for slicing food products and separating the slices one from another. Such machines are typically found in the smoked salmon industry for example. However, the process of packaging unfrozen cooked, smoked or fresh sliced products which require separation of the slices by interleaving sheets is currently very labour intensive. Human skill is required in the manipulation of the products and the interleaving sheets, and it may also be necessary to manually sort the products by weight, shape or other complex parameters, which may be geometric, colour-related or based on the quality of each slice.
Similar interleaving is also carried out to separate formed food products such as burgers and fish cakes.
The present invention seeks to provide a new and inventive form of packaging apparatus which is capable of accurately and quickly handling products which are to be packaged between interleaving sheets.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention proposes packaging apparatus for products which includes a supply of interleaving sheet material and means for moving the sheet material from one operating position to another; said operating positions including:
- a depositing position at which products are deposited on the sheet one- after-another; and
- a cutting position including a cutting device for separating pieces of the interleaving sheet each carrying an individual product.
The pieces of interleaving sheet are preferably separated from the remainder of the sheet material by making a continuous endless cut surrounding each individual product.
The cutting position may include a collection surface spaced below the moving sheet such that said separated pieces of sheet and products drop onto the collection surface to form a stack of products alternating with pieces of interleaving sheet.
The apparatus preferably includes sensing means for detecting the position of the products and which is arranged to control the cutting device. The sensing means is preferably provided at an inspection position located between the depositing position and the cutting position. The sensing means may be provided by a visual inspection device for analysing the products on the moving sheet. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The following description and the accompanying drawings referred to therein are included by way of non-limiting example in order to illustrate how the invention may be put into practice. In the drawings:
Figure 1 is a side view of packaging apparatus for sliced food products in accordance with the invention; and
Figure 2 is a plan view of the packaging apparatus.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The apparatus shown in Fig.s 1 and 2 includes a roll 1 of interleaving sheet 2, which may be of any food grade sheet approved for contact with food products. Transparent polymeric materials are preferred. The sheet 2 is continuously de-reeled and fed around rollers 4 with the unused sheet being re-wound onto a waste roll 6. The sheet may be moved by driving the waste roll 6, by passing the sheet through the nip between a pair of rollers, or by other pulling means such as a robotic arm. The sheet passes along a horizontal section 7 from a loading position 8, past an inspection position 9 to a cutting position 10. Additional rollers and/or conveyors 11 and 12 may be provided to support the sheet between these positions, as necessary.
A known form of slicing machine 15 is mounted at the start of the horizontal section 7. The machine has a slicing blade 16 for slicing food products 17 such as smoked salmon, and a sectioning blade 18 for transversely cutting the slices into smaller portions 19. The machine may handle one, two or more food products 17 at the same time. At the loading position 8 the sliced food products 19 fall onto the sheet 2, one- after-another, in one, two or more lanes depending on the capacity of the slicing machine.
When the portions arrive at the inspection position 9, in a gap between the conveyors 11 and 12, the top and bottom faces of the slices are visually inspected by cameras 20 and 21 linked to a computer control system (not shown). The computer system accurately determines the position of the slices and is also programmed to carry out detailed analysis of the products, e.g. to check their quality, colour and estimate their weight from the size of the pieces.
The sliced products continue to the cutting station 10 which includes a movable cutting device 24 such as a blade, thermal cutter or laser cutter for example, and a collection surface 26 is mounted a short distance below the moving sheet 2. When the computer calculates that a food slice has arrived at the cutting station 10 (with a known rate of travel) it operates the cutter 24 to separate a piece 25 of the interleaving sheet by making a continuous cut surrounding the individual slice, meeting at opposite ends, causing the cut piece and product slice to drop onto the collection surface 26. Following product slices are removed in the same manner, thereby forming a stack of slices alternating with pieces of interleaving sheet. When the stack has built up to the required number of slices, or weight, it is removed from the collection surface 26 so that another stack may begin.
The cutting position may easily be changed by the computer so that the slices are sorted by weight, quality etc., and deposited in separate stacks. Reject products or non-conforming slices may pass through the cutting position to be scraped off the moving sheet 2 at the end of the horizontal section 7 and collected in a waste bin 28 or otherwise disposed of.
It is also possible, though less efficient, for the cutter 24 to remove every slice together with a piece of interleaving sheet, guided by a simple optical sensor, and then carry out inspection, weighing and sorting after the sheet-cutting operation.
In some cases, e.g. where the slices are deposited on the sheet 2 in a single line, the cutter 24 may operate to remove pieces of the sheet by making transverse cuts between the product slices, extending between opposite sides of the sheet. In such cases the sheet may be moved intermittently, e.g. by means of a gripper acting on the cut end.
Instead of allowing the cut pieces of interleaving sheet and product slices to drop onto the collection surface 26 they may be removed by other means such as a robotic arm having a hand adapted for gripping the product together with the interleaving sheet and removing them together to the stacking position.
Instead of a slicing machine 15, the packaging apparatus could also be used with a machine for forming food products in slabs, cakes and similar shapes.
It will be appreciated that the features disclosed herein may be present in any feasible combination. Whilst the above description lays emphasis on those areas which, in combination, are believed to be new, protection is claimed for any inventive combination of the features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. Packaging apparatus which includes a supply (1 ) of interleaving sheet material (2) and means (6) for moving the sheet material from one operating position to another; said operating positions including:
- a loading position (8) at which products (19) are deposited on the sheet one-after-another; and
- a cutting position (10) including a cutting device (24) for separating pieces (25) of the interleaving sheet each carrying an individual product (19).
2. Packaging apparatus according to Claim 1 in which said cutting device 24 is adapted to separate said pieces (25) of interleaving sheet from the remainder of the sheet material (2) by making a continuous endless cut surrounding each individual product.
3. Packaging apparatus according to Claim 1 in which said cutting position (10) includes a collection surface (26) spaced below the moving sheet (2) such that said separated pieces of sheet and products drop onto the collection surface to form a stack of products (19) alternating with pieces (25) of interleaving sheet.
4. Packaging apparatus according to Claim 1 which includes sensing means (20, 21) for detecting the position of the products (19) and which is arranged to control the cutting device (24).
5. Packaging apparatus according to Claim 4 in which said sensing means (20, 21 ) is provided at an inspection position located between the depositing position and the cutting position.
6. Packaging apparatus according to Claim 4 in which said sensing means includes a visual inspection device (20, 21) for analysing the products on the moving sheet.
7. Packaging apparatus according to Claim 6 in which the visual inspection devices includes a camera (20, 21).
EP05733271A 2004-04-13 2005-04-12 Packaging apparatus for food products Withdrawn EP1786675A1 (en)

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GB0408180A GB0408180D0 (en) 2004-04-13 2004-04-13 Packaging apparatus for sliced food products
GB0409652A GB0409652D0 (en) 2004-04-13 2004-04-30 Packaging apparatus for food products
GB0415319A GB0415319D0 (en) 2004-04-13 2004-07-08 Packaging apparatus for food products
PCT/GB2005/001404 WO2005100161A1 (en) 2004-04-13 2005-04-12 Packaging apparatus for food products

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