WO2018140267A1 - Method and system for loading coextruded meat products into a packaging machine using controlled conveying and handling - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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- B65B19/00—Packaging rod-shaped or tubular articles susceptible to damage by abrasion or pressure, e.g. cigarettes, cigars, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking straws or welding electrodes
- B65B19/34—Packaging other rod-shaped articles, e.g. sausages, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking straws, welding electrodes
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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- 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
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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- B65B2210/00—Specific aspects of the packaging machine
- B65B2210/02—Plurality of alternative input or output lines or plurality of alternative packaging units on the same packaging line for improving machine flexibility
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- 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
- B65B35/10—Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles
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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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- 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
- B65B35/56—Orientating, i.e. changing the attitude of, articles, e.g. of non-uniform cross-section
- B65B35/58—Turning articles by positively-acting means, e.g. to present labelled portions in uppermost position
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- This disclosure relates to methods and systems for loading coextruded sausages into a vacuum packaging machine.
- Vacuum packing involves placing the sausages in a plastic film package, removing air, and sealing the package. Among other things, vacuum packing can remove the exposure of the sausages to oxygen to help improve their shelf life and can help to minimize the volume of packaged sausages.
- a system for transporting and loading coextruded meat products in a packaging machine includes a linear transfer conveyor adapted to convey a single line of the coextruded meat products, an orienting conveyor adapted to receive the single line of the coextruded meat products thereon from the linear transfer
- the linear transfer conveyor, the orienting conveyor, and the pushing device establish a process line for transporting and loading coextruded meat products in the packaging machine. It is contemplated that the system may have one or more process lines which may operate in parallel with one another .
- the orienting conveyor may include a series of parallel slots which are adapted to sequentially receive the coextruded meat products from the linear transfer conveyor.
- the orienting conveyor may be adapted to
- the pushing device may be adapted to simultaneously push the multiple groups of coextruded meat products from the orienting conveyor into respective cavities of the packaging machine.
- a method of transporting and loading coextruded meat products in a packaging machine is provided.
- a single line of the coextruded meat products is conveyed using a linear transfer conveyor to an orienting
- the single line of the coextruded meat products is transferred from the linear transfer conveyor to the orienting conveyor to establish one or more groups of coextruded meat products on the orienting conveyor.
- the group or group (s) of coextruded meat products are then transported from the orienting conveyor into a cavity or cavities of the packaging machine using a pushing device.
- step of transferring the single line of the coextruded meat products from the linear transfer conveyor to an orienting conveyor may involve
- a single coextruded meat product is transferred into an aligned slot of the orienting conveyor and the orienting conveyor advanced one slot so that another slot on the orienting conveyor is available to receive the next coextruded meat product from the linear transfer conveyor .
- the step of transporting the group of coextruded meat products from the orienting conveyor into a cavity of the packaging machine using a pushing device may involve transporting multiple groups of the coextruded meat products from the orienting conveyor into
- FIG. 1 illustrates a system for conveying and loading coextruded meat products from a cooking system (here, a thermal wheel) to a vacuum packaging machine.
- a cooking system here, a thermal wheel
- FIG. 2 illustrates, in greater detail, a portion of the system from FIG. 1 in which the terminal ends of a pair of single lane conveyors place the coextruded meat products onto respective orienting belts from which respective pusher devices push groups of the coextruded meat products into empty cavities on the packaging machine .
- FIG. 3 illustrates a top view of the systems
- FIGS. 1 through 3 an exemplary system 100 for loading coextruded meat products or sausages (terms which will be used synonymously herein) into a packaging machine is illustrated.
- the system 100 includes a pair of linear transfer conveyors 102, a pair of orienting conveyors 104, and a pair of pushing devices 106 which together define a pair of separate process lines which operate in parallel with one
- the exemplary system 100 as illustrated includes a pair of parallel processing lines, that the system could conceivably include any number of these processing lines (from as few as one processing line to multiple processing lines) and the dual processing line configuration that is illustrated is only one example configuration based on the output of the cooking device and throughput of the packaging machine .
- a cooking device 108 shown as a thermal wheel
- a packaging machine 110 into which the sausages will be received for packaging such as vacuum sealing.
- the sausages are initially unloaded from the exit of the thermal wheel or cooking device 108 onto two single lane, linear transfer conveyors 102.
- the sausages As the sausages are placed onto the linear transfer conveyors 102, they form a single line of sausages on each conveyor 102 in which the axial ends of the sausages face one another to produce a uniform, single row per conveyor 102.
- the single lane conveyors 102 then transport the sausages to both sides of the packaging machine to a transfer station 112.
- the conveyors 102 bring the sausages initially in line together out of the thermal wheel 108 and then split in two different directions to reach both lateral sides of the packaging machine 110.
- the conveyors 102 curve to bring the sausages perpendicular to the orienting conveyors 104 and packaging machine 110.
- the sausages are loaded, one at a time, from the linear transfer conveyors 102 onto respective slotted belts which serve as the orienting conveyors 104.
- the orienting conveyors 104 run perpendicular to the single lane, linear transfer conveyors 102 and parallel to the packaging machine 110. The sausages are deposited on the orienting
- the sausages are formed into groups on the orienting conveyor 104 that are oriented in the right packaging pattern configuration for the packaging machine 110.
- the orienting conveyors 104 collect the oriented groups of sausages thereon, the orienting conveyors 104
- the packaging machine 110 indexes or moves forward periodically (typically 6 to 18 times per minute) and advances several pockets or cavities 114 to be loaded (advancing being in the leftward direction from the top view of FIG. 3) .
- the orienting conveyor 104 matches the speed of travel of the cavities of the packaging machine 110 and they advance or travel parallel with one another. At each index, new web
- cavities 114 are opened up as the filled ones move forward and the orienting conveyor 104 keeps pace with the indexing speed.
- a pre-oriented group or groups of sausages are pushed from the orienting conveyor 104 by a mechanical pushing device 106 onto the web from each side into the awaiting packaging cavities 114.
- this pushing happens simultaneously from both sides of the packaging machine and thus filling all empty cavities.
- the pushing device 106 then lifts and returns to its original position and awaits the next index. Meanwhile the orienting conveyor 104 keeps a constant speed .
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US4902184A (en) * | 1987-07-01 | 1990-02-20 | Fritz Guenther | Apparatus for grouping of packages |
US5057055A (en) * | 1990-05-14 | 1991-10-15 | D M P Industries Inc. | Sausage link handling and packaging machine |
US5927053A (en) * | 1996-06-28 | 1999-07-27 | Cannon Equipment Company | Case loader and method of loading |
US6164045A (en) * | 1998-05-18 | 2000-12-26 | Focke & Co. (Gmbh & Co.) | Device for packaging groups of (Individual) packages |
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