JPWO2021152313A5 - - Google Patents

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A food quality control system,
a support structure;
a test unit for detecting at least one characteristic of a food product fed to the test unit, the test unit being mounted on the support structure;
a conveyance system for conveying food products through and/or by the inspection unit, the conveyance system being attached to the support structure;
The conveying system comprises a conveying device carried on a frame, the frame being laterally aligned with the inspection unit such that the food product can be conveyed through and/or past the inspection unit. and a service position in which the frame is laterally offset relative to the test unit, the frame being movable to the support structure so as to be movable relative to the test unit. Installed food quality control system. Said frame is slidably mounted on one or more rails of said support structure, and preferably said frame is mounted substantially perpendicular to the transport direction of said transport system between said operating position and said maintenance position. The food quality control system according to claim 1, wherein the food quality control system is slidable in the direction. The conveyance system comprises one or more rails of the frame that are coupled to the one or more rails of the support structure, preferably at least one of the rails of the frame or of the rails of the support structure. at least one of the at least one is eccentrically mounted to the rotational axis and is slidable between a locking position fixing the frame in place on the support structure, and the operating position and the maintenance position. 3. The food quality control system of claim 2, wherein the food quality control system is rotatable between an unlocked position and an unlocked position. 4. The inspection unit comprises an imaging unit, a weighing unit, a metal detection unit, a gas composition measurement unit and/or a leakage detection unit, particularly preferably the imaging unit is an X-ray unit. Food quality control system as described in. When the frame is in the operating position, at least a portion of the inspection unit is located inside the frame of the transport system, and when the frame is in the maintenance position, at least a portion of the inspection unit is located inside the frame of the transport system. 5. A food quality control system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which is laterally offset from the frame. The inspection unit includes an imaging unit comprising a radiation source and a radiation detector, and at least a portion of one of the radiation source and the radiation detector is attached to the frame of the transport system when the frame is in the operating position. 6. The food quality control system of claim 5, wherein the food quality control system is located within and laterally offset from the frame of the conveying system when the frame is in the maintenance position. 7. A food quality control system according to any preceding claim, wherein the frame is removable from the support structure when the frame is in the maintenance position. 8. Food product according to claim 7, as dependent on at least claim 2, wherein the frame is removable from the support structure by sliding the frame off the one or more rails of the support structure. Quality control system. The food quality control system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the conveyance device includes a plurality of rollers attached to the frame and a conveyance belt wound around the plurality of rollers. A tensioning roller of said plurality of rollers is movably mounted on said frame, said tensioning roller being movable between a belt tensioning position and a belt release position, in said belt release position said transport belt is movably mounted on said frame. 10. The food quality control system of claim 9, wherein the conveyor belt is relaxed relative to the belt tensioned position so that it can be removed from the system. The tension roller is attached to a retractable frame section of the frame of the transport system, the retractable frame section being substantially perpendicular to the transport belt surface between the belt tension position and the belt release position. 11. The food quality control system according to claim 10, wherein the food quality control system moves along a direction. the retractable frame portion is coupled to the main portion of the frame by a mechanical linkage, preferably a two-bar linkage, the mechanical linkage selectively locking the retractable frame portion in the belt tension position; The food quality control system according to claim 11, configured to: 13. The food quality control system of claim 12, wherein the mechanical linkage is operable by a handle that selectively locks and unlocks the retractable frame portion. The conveying system is configured to convey the food product from an input end to an output end, the conveying system comprising a vertically swinging end located at the output end, the vertically swinging end being configured to transport the food product from a first end to a first end. between a first position where the food product is output from the conveying system at a height of 14. A food quality control system according to any one of claims 1 to 13, which is swingable relative to the main part of the conveyance system. The vertically swinging end portion comprises a vertically swinging frame portion coupled to a main portion of the frame of the transport system, and wherein the vertically swinging frame portion swings relative to the main portion of the frame. The food quality control system according to item 14. The vertical swinging end includes at least one swinging roller, the swinging roller being one of the plurality of rollers mounted to the frame and located at the output end of the conveying system. , wherein the vertically swinging end is vertically movable when swinging between the first position and the second position. Food quality control system as described. The rocking roller is rotatable about an axis arranged in the frame of the conveyor, the shaft preferably having a pivot connecting the vertical rocking frame part to the main part of the frame. 17. Food quality control system according to claim 16, provided by an axis. 17. The vertical swinging end comprises two base rollers of the plurality of rollers attached to the frame, and the axis of rotation of the swinging roller is located between the two base rollers. Food quality control system as described in. The two base rollers are fixedly attached to the main part of the frame, and preferably the rotational axes of the swinging rollers are arranged equidistantly between the two base rollers so that the vertical swinging end 19. Claim 18 as dependent on claim 15, wherein movement of the oscillating roller as the part oscillates between the first position and the second position does not substantially change the belt tension. food quality control system. Food quality control system according to any of claims 14 to 19, as dependent on at least claim 10, wherein the tension roller is arranged at the input end of the conveying system. A food quality control system,
a support structure;
a test unit for detecting at least one characteristic of a food product fed to the test unit, the test unit being mounted on the support structure;
a conveyance system for conveying food products through and/or by the inspection unit, the conveyance system being attached to the support structure;
The conveying system comprises a conveying device carried on a frame, the conveying device being a belt conveyor configured to convey the food product from an input end to an output end, the conveying system being located at the output end. a vertically swinging end, the vertically swinging end having a first position in which the food product is output from the conveying system at a first height; and a second height different from the first height. and a second position in which food can be output from the conveying system. The vertically swinging end portion comprises a vertically swinging frame portion coupled to a main portion of the frame of the transport system, and wherein the vertically swinging frame portion swings relative to the main portion of the frame. The food quality control system according to item 21. The conveying device includes a plurality of rollers attached to the frame, a conveyor belt wound around the plurality of rollers, and the vertically swinging end portion includes at least one swinging roller, and the swinging end portion includes at least one swinging roller. A movable roller is one of the plurality of rollers attached to the frame and is located at the output end of the conveying system, with the vertically swinging end between the first position and the second position. 23. A food quality control system according to claim 21 or 22, wherein the food quality control system is vertically movable upon swinging between positions. The rocking roller is rotatable about an axis arranged in the frame of the conveyor, the shaft preferably having a pivot connecting the vertical rocking frame part to the main part of the frame. 24. A food quality control system according to claim 23, provided by an axis. 24. The vertical swinging end comprises two base rollers of the plurality of rollers attached to the frame, and the axis of rotation of the swinging roller is located between the two base rollers. Food quality control system as described in. The two base rollers are fixedly attached to the main part of the frame, and preferably the rotational axes of the swinging rollers are arranged equidistantly between the two base rollers so that the vertical swinging end 26. Claim 25 as dependent on claim 22, wherein movement of the oscillating roller as the part oscillates between the first position and the second position does not substantially change the belt tension. food quality control system.