US3823663A - Compressing apparatus having a portioning device - Google Patents

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US3823663A
US3823663A US00251808A US25180872A US3823663A US 3823663 A US3823663 A US 3823663A US 00251808 A US00251808 A US 00251808A US 25180872 A US25180872 A US 25180872A US 3823663 A US3823663 A US 3823663A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A22—BUTCHERING; MEAT TREATMENT; PROCESSING POULTRY OR FISH
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  • the present portioning device has a metering chamber and a compression chamber in which the material metered in the metering chamber is compressed.
  • An intermediate chamber having a volume larger than the metering chamber is arranged for receiving the yet uncompressed but metered portion to locate such portion for compressing transfer into the compression chamber.
  • the present invention relates to a device for portioning goods, especially materials to be compressed, for example, prior to packaging.
  • a known slicing and cubing apparatus for portioning material such as food, for example meat
  • the cover comprises a knife bar which is reciprocable and/or tiltable in the plane of the inlet opening.
  • the portioning is accomplished by separating the portion of the material accumulated above the plane of the inlet opening from the portion below that plane within the magazine while simultaneously closing the magazine.
  • the goods are subsequently compressed by displacing one wall of the closed magazine for reducing the volume of the magazine.
  • a portioning device having a metering chamber and a compression chamber interconnected by an intermediate chamber having a volume equal or larger than the metering chamber and receiving the uncompressed material from the metering chamber for transfer to the compression chamber.
  • a compressing member takes up the intermediate chamber during its compression stroke to close the metering chamber whereby the latter may be filled just as soon as the compressing member closes the bottom of the metering chamber.
  • the metering chamber is opened downwardly by the return stroke of the compressing member whereby the metered material is admitted to the intermediate chamber.
  • FIGS. 3 to 5 show the device according to FIG. 2 with a full, covered metering chamber; an empty, covered metering chamber; and a full, but not yet covered metering chamber.
  • the portioning device shown in FIG. 1 comprises a metering chamber 1 which is open at the top and bottom and which flares conically in a downward direction.
  • the metering chamber 1 leads into an intermediate chamber 2 of, for example, rectangular cross section.
  • the intermediate chamber 2 in turn leads into a compressing Chamber-3' of whichone lateral'side wall 3'can be opened, for example by hinging the wall 3' to the chamber 3 by a hinge 3".
  • the wall 3' which is normally closed would be opened in the direction of the arrow A.
  • the contours or cross-sectional areas of the vertical longitudinal sections of the chambers 2 and 3 are congruent.
  • a compressing member 4 is provided whose longitudinal 'section' corresponds to the vertical longitudinal section of the chambers 2 and 3.
  • the width of the member or rather its top surface isslightly larger than the bottom opening of the metering chamber 1 to close the latter when the compressing member 4 is in its fully advanced or rightward compressing position.
  • the member 4 is movable by a crank mechanism 5 from the compressing position shown in FIG. 1 to the rest posishape of a circular knife.
  • a funnel 8 with an outlet cor responding in cross section to that of the inlet of the metering chamber is arranged above chamber 1, with a space 9 therebetween sufficient to permit a friction free passage of the knife 7.
  • the device according to the invention operates as follows. Upon filling of the metering chamber 1 with material from the funnel 8, as shown in FIG. 3, the cuttingmember 7 separates the material in the metering chamber 1 from that still in the funnel. Thereafter the compressing member 4 is brought into its left hand rest position whereby the bottom closure is removed from the metering chamber 1 and the material in chamber 1 falls into the intermediate chamber 2 as shown in FIG. 4.
  • chamber 2 has a volume larger than chamber 1 or the volumes are about equal.
  • the compressing member 4 transfers the material from intermediate chamber 2 intov the compression chamber 3 where the material is compressed.
  • the volume of chamber3 corresponds to that intended for the size of the portion to be produced by the device. Movement of the compressing member 4 from the left hand rest position to the right hand compression position is effected by the crank mechanism as shown in FIG. 1.
  • metering chamber 1 can be filled again.
  • the entire operation may be made completely automatic.
  • the intermediate chamber 2 makes it possible to feed material into the metering chamber just as soon as the lower outlet opening of the metering chamber 1 is closed by the member 4 toward the end of its compression stroke, since the content of the metering chamber has been transferred already at the beginning of the compression to the intermediate chamber.
  • the metering chamber may thus be filled again even before the compression chamber 3 is emptied through an opening not specifically shown. The return of the compressing member 4 to its left position will empty the metering chamber into the intermediate chamber.
  • compressing member 4 accomplishes an excellent compression of the material without placing a load on the cutting member when the latter closes'the metering chamber 1, since the pre-portioned material to be compressed is being fed from the larger intermediate chamber 2 which has no closure means into the smaller compression chamber 3 by the member 4.
  • the present cutting bar 7 in contrast to prior art devices is not subjected to a load during compression of the material. Hence, it can be constructed with due regard to its two intended functions; namely, cutting through the material and closing off the separated portion from the remaining material.
  • the members 4 and 7 may be drivingly interconnected, for example; by cam means C in such a way that their synchronous cooperation is as- 1 sured whereby the cutting member 7 is moved for a short period of time into a withdrawn position to open the inlet of the metering chamber in response to member 4 reaching its compressing end position.
  • the portioning device according to the invention can operate automatically since independently of the portion which is still in the compression chamber 3 and independently of the emptying of the compression chamber, filling of the metering chamber with new material may be initiated solely as a function of the compressing end position of the member 4.
  • a device for portioning and compressing material comprising a metering chamber having an inlet and an outlet, an intermediate chamber connected to receive material from said outlet and having a volume at least as great as the volume of said metering chamber, a compression chamber connected to receive material from said intermediate chamber, a compression piston mounted to reciprocally extend through said intermediate chamber into said compression chamber and having a material compressing position in whichit blocks said outlet and a further position permitting transfer of material from said outlet through said intermediate chamber, and means for selectively blocking said inlet.
  • said means for blocking said inlet comprises rotary knife means rotatable in a plane parallel to the direction of movement of said piston.
  • a portioning device for a material compressing apparatus of the type having a metering'chamber with a given volume for receiving and metering a predetermined-amount of material to be compressed, the metering chamber having an inlet and an outlet, and a compression chamber for receiving metered material from said outlet; the improvement comprising an intermediate chamber located between said compression chamber and said outlet of said metering chamber, the volume of said metering chamber being greater than the volume of said compression chamber, the volume of said intermediate chamber being at least as great as the volume of said metering chamber, said portioning device further comprising movable cutting means at said inlet of said metering chamber for severing the material and for temporarily closing said inlet of the metering chamber.

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US3065586A (en) * 1958-12-24 1962-11-27 Ghiringhelli Enrico Equipment for having loose material of any kind and consistency, and filth and sweepings in particular, gathered, rammed and filled into portable containers
US3513771A (en) * 1968-08-06 1970-05-26 Fruehauf Corp Container loading system
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