WO1995007841A1 - Conditionnement d'aliments pour animaux - Google Patents

Conditionnement d'aliments pour animaux Download PDF

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WO1995007841A1
WO1995007841A1 PCT/AU1994/000534 AU9400534W WO9507841A1 WO 1995007841 A1 WO1995007841 A1 WO 1995007841A1 AU 9400534 W AU9400534 W AU 9400534W WO 9507841 A1 WO9507841 A1 WO 9507841A1
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stock feed
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Anthony James Mcbride Sawers
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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
    • B65B63/00—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials to be packaged
    • B65B63/02—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials to be packaged for compressing or compacting articles or materials prior to wrapping or insertion in containers or receptacles

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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus for packaging stock feed.
  • stock feed is understood herein to cover any suitable fodder for animals including, but not limited to, lucerne (alfalfa), sorghum, and oats.
  • a current practice of a number of stock feed exporters is to transport stock feed in the form of relatively small cuboids, typically 31.75 mm x 31.75 mm x 40 mm to 80 mm, or relatively small pellets, typically 6.25 to 25 mm diameter and 12.5 to 25 mm long, by sea in 20' I.S.O. shipping containers or 40' I.S.O. shipping containers.
  • the cuboids and pellets are produced by extruding stock feed in the form of loose, low density, chopped roughage, in some instances containing grain, through dies and sectioning the continuous lengths with a deflector plate.
  • the cuboids and pellets so-formed are piled into heaps and allowed to cure before being bulk-handled into shipping containers. In some instances the cuboids and pellets are dried prior to being piled into heaps.
  • the cuboids and pellets of stock feed are warehoused and packed into 50 kg jute bags or 1000 kg bulker bags for convenient distribution to farms.
  • a disadvantage of the current export procedure, as outlined above, is that the cuboids and pellets are loosely packed in the containers and in the case of 20' I.S.O. shipping containers (and, in some instances, in the case of 40' I.S.O. shipping containers) the weight of the packed containers is well below the capacity of the containers. This is a disadvantage because the shipping freight costs represent a significant component of the export costs and therefore it is preferable that the weight of the packed containers be as close as possible to the capacity of the containers.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for packaging stock feed for transportation which alleviates the disadvantages of the current export procedure described in the preceding paragraphs.
  • an apparatus for packaging stock feed comprising, a means for compressing a predetermined weight of relatively small cuboids or pellets of stock feed formed by compacting and extruding loose, low-density, finely chopped stock feed to form a compressed package of stock feed. It is preferred that the compressing means be operable to compress stock feed to a density of at least 500 kg/m 3 .
  • the compressing means be operable to compress stock feed to a density of at least 600 kg/m 3 .
  • the compressing means be operable to compress stock feed to a density of at least 650 kg/m 3 .
  • the compressing means be operable to compress stock feed to a density of at least 700 kg/m 3 .
  • the predetermined weight of stock feed be at least 10 kg.
  • the predetermined weight of stock feed be at least 15 kg.
  • the predetermined weight of stock feed be at least 20 kg.
  • the predetermined weight of stock feed be at least 50 kg.
  • the compressed package be cuboid.
  • the apparatus further comprises a means for wrapping the compressed package.
  • the wrapping means be adapted to vacuum seal the compressed package in a plastics material. It is preferred that the apparatus further comprises, a hopper or other storage means for stock feed, and a means for transferring the stock feed from the hopper to the compressing means.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic representation of a preferred embodiment of an apparatus for packaging stock feed in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of another preferred embodiment of an apparatus for packaging stock feed in accordance with the present invention.
  • the preferred embodiment of the packaging apparatus shown in Figure 1 comprises a means for compressing relatively small cuboids or pellets of stock feed into a compressed package of stock feed.
  • the compressing means comprises a support frame 61 which supports a mould 5 having sides 53 and a base (not shown) and an hydraulic powered press 3.
  • the press 3 is operable to cycle between a retracted position at which the press 3 is spaced above the mould 5 so that cuboids or pellets can be fed into the mould 5 and an extended position at which the press 3 extends into the mould 5 and compresses the cuboids or pellets into the compressed package.
  • the base of the mould 5 is movable between a normally closed position to an open position to allow the compressed package to be released downwardly from the mould 5 as the press 3 retracts from the extended position.
  • the packaging apparatus further comprises, a hopper 7 for storing the cuboids or pellets of stock feed,
  • a predetermined weight of the cuboids or pellets is fed from the hopper 7, along the conveyor assembly 9/feed delivery chute 11, into the mould 5 and is compressed therein by the press 3 to form a compressed package of a predetermined minimum density, typically at least 500 kg/m 3 .
  • the packaging apparatus further comprises a means for vacuum sealing a compressed package from the mould 5 in a suitable plastics material.
  • the vacuum sealing means comprises, a vacuum sealing station 13, and a conveyor assembly 15 for transporting a compressed package released from the mould 5 to the vacuum sealing station 15.
  • the main difference between the preferred embodiments is that the steps of compressing the stock feed are carried out in a series of steps in relation to a single stationary mould in the preferred embodiment shown in Figure 1 and are carried out in relation to a plurality of moulds that are movable between a series of stations in the preferred embodiment shown in Figure 2.
  • the packaging apparatus comprises a support table 19 on which is mounted four moulds 5 equally spaced around a central axis 21 of the support table 19.
  • the support table 19 is rotatable about the central axis 21 to move each mould 5 in turn to a series of stations, generally identified by the numerals 23, 25, 27, at which:
  • the principal advantage of the preferred embodiment of the packaging apparatus shown in Figure 2 over that shown in Figure 1 is that the use of a plurality of moulds 5 enables higher production rates to be achieved.
  • vacuum sealed compressed packages produced by the preferred embodiments of the packaging apparatus shown in the figures can be conveniently handled and stacked onto pallets for loading in conventional shipping containers and can be off-loaded quickly and conveniently at the destination.
  • a particular advantage of the preferred embodiments of the packaging apparatus shown in the figures is in relation to 20' I.S.O. payload containers.
  • the maximum weight of cuboids or pellets of stock feed that can be bulk-loaded into 20' I.S.O. shipping containers is between 14.0 and 17.0 metric tonnes (average 15.5 metric tonnes), which is considerably below the typical maximum weight of 21.5 metric tonnes of cargo that can be carried by the containers.
  • the vacuum sealed compressed packages of cuboids or pellets of stock feed produced by the preferred embodiments of the packaging apparatus shown in the figures can be loaded to approximately 20.0 metric tonnes in 20' I.S.O. shipping containers (and the maximum weight of 21.5 metric tonnes is considered to be achievable) .
  • This is a significant advantage in economic terms because the freight cost/metric tonne for containers loaded to the maximum weight is considerably lower than that for containers bulk loaded with cuboids or pellets.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un appareil pour compacter des aliments pour animaux tels que la luzerne, le sorgho et l'avoine, sous la forme de cuboïdes relativement petits ou de pastilles formées en compactant et en extrudant du fourrage coupé menu, à faible densité et en vrac. L'appareil comporte un moyen pour comprimer un poids prédéterminé, typiquement au moins 10 kg, de cuboïdes ou de pastilles pour former une masse comprimée.
PCT/AU1994/000534 1993-09-13 1994-09-12 Conditionnement d'aliments pour animaux WO1995007841A1 (fr)

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GB693614A (en) * 1949-01-27 1953-07-01 Chambon Ltd Method of and apparatus for moulding, drying and packing granular products
FR2001414A1 (fr) * 1968-02-06 1969-09-26 English Clays Lovering Pochin
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AU5329973A (en) * 1973-03-12 1974-09-19 Christenssons Maskiner Vacuum packing of food stuffs vacuum packing of food stuffs
DE2525504A1 (de) * 1974-06-14 1976-02-05 Haver & Boecker Verfahren zur herstellung von fuer die verlieferung geeigneten koerpern aus pulverfoermigen stoffen
DE2520573A1 (de) * 1975-05-09 1976-11-18 Lindemann Maschfab Gmbh Verfahren und vorrichtung zum fuellen von containern mit gepressten bloecken aus muell
GB2130547A (en) * 1982-11-24 1984-06-06 T W Forages Limited Packaging fodder
NL8600180A (nl) * 1986-01-27 1987-08-17 Joos Adriaan Cornelis Van De V Behandelingswijze van tuin- of teelaarde.

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GB693614A (en) * 1949-01-27 1953-07-01 Chambon Ltd Method of and apparatus for moulding, drying and packing granular products
US2536387A (en) * 1949-04-11 1951-01-02 Mulvany Harry Alfred Hydraulic process for packing foodstuffs
FR2001414A1 (fr) * 1968-02-06 1969-09-26 English Clays Lovering Pochin
US3694992A (en) * 1971-07-28 1972-10-03 Hunt Co J B Packaging compressible material
AU5329973A (en) * 1973-03-12 1974-09-19 Christenssons Maskiner Vacuum packing of food stuffs vacuum packing of food stuffs
DE2525504A1 (de) * 1974-06-14 1976-02-05 Haver & Boecker Verfahren zur herstellung von fuer die verlieferung geeigneten koerpern aus pulverfoermigen stoffen
DE2520573A1 (de) * 1975-05-09 1976-11-18 Lindemann Maschfab Gmbh Verfahren und vorrichtung zum fuellen von containern mit gepressten bloecken aus muell
GB2130547A (en) * 1982-11-24 1984-06-06 T W Forages Limited Packaging fodder
NL8600180A (nl) * 1986-01-27 1987-08-17 Joos Adriaan Cornelis Van De V Behandelingswijze van tuin- of teelaarde.

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN109808221A (zh) * 2019-03-15 2019-05-28 西南大学 一种秸秆墙砖成型机

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