Automated product profiling apparatus
    1.
    发明授权
    Automated product profiling apparatus 有权
    一种用于产品的自动扫描

    公开(公告)号:EP1782929B1

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-02

    申请号:EP07004190.0

    申请日:2000-04-20

    申请人: Formax, Inc.

    IPC分类号: B26D5/00 B26D7/00

    摘要: Reference markers are arranged on a fixed plane, with respect to the opposing sides of a food product (45) which is illuminated by lasers (75,85). Cameras (80,90) are arranged relative to the product, for detecting the product's surface profile. A controller co-ordinates the actuation of the laser and cameras, while the food product is conveyed through the fixed plane. Independent claims are also included for the following: (a) food product slicing system; (b) surface profile determining method for food products.

    SLICING MACHINE AND CONVEYOR SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC PRODUCT WIDTH COMPENSATION
    4.
    发明公开
    SLICING MACHINE AND CONVEYOR SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC PRODUCT WIDTH COMPENSATION 审中-公开
    具有自动产品宽度补偿限幅器和支撑系统

    公开(公告)号:EP1545831A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-06-29

    申请号:EP03788236.2

    申请日:2003-06-20

    申请人: Formax, Inc.

    IPC分类号: B23Q15/00 B26D5/00

    摘要: The invention provides a slicing and conveying system (10) that includes a slicing blade (33) that cuts slices from a loaf (32), and an output conveyor (31) located below the slicing blade (33) for receiving the slices in a draft. A control system (62) automatically adjusts a lateral movement of the output conveyor (31) to form a laterally shingled draft of a consistent width in response to a sensed lateral dimension of the loaf (32) being sliced. The control system includes a displacement sensor (70) carried by a laterally adjustable guide assembly adjacent to the slicing blade (33). The displacement sensor (70) is signal-connected to a control (62). The control is signal-connected to the output conveyor (31) to control the lateral movement of the output conveyor according to the lateral dimension of the loaf (32) sensed by the displacement sensor (70). As an additional aspect, the slices can be shingled in the longitudinal direction to form a two dimensional footprint. A length sensor (162) can sense the length of the shingled draft and send a feedback signal to the control (62) to make adjustments to the longitudinal movement of the output conveyor (31) to adjust the degree of longitudinal shingling.

    Servo-controlled distribution conveyor and system for deposing patties onto a conveyor
    5.
    发明公开
    Servo-controlled distribution conveyor and system for deposing patties onto a conveyor 有权
    Fördererund System zur Ablage vonGegenständenauf einenFörderer

    公开(公告)号:EP1285868A2

    公开(公告)日:2003-02-26

    申请号:EP02254959.6

    申请日:2002-07-15

    申请人: FORMAX, INC.

    IPC分类号: B65G21/14 B65G47/53

    摘要: A feed conveyor (14) is operable in a first direction to deposit a stream of articles (16) across a width of a downstream conveyor (18) operating along a second direction, the second direction being at an angle to the first direction. The feed conveyor (14) is an extendable conveyor (30) that is accurately controlled for circulating speed, extension speed and retraction speed, to deposit articles (16) transversely onto the downstream conveyor (18) in a lightly spaced, grid pattern. The extension and retraction speed are controlled by a first servomotor (62) and the conveying speed of the feed conveyor is controlled by a second servomotor (70).

    摘要翻译: 进料输送机(14)可沿第一方向操作,以沿着沿第二方向工作的下游输送机(18)的宽度沉积物品流(16),该第二方向与第一方向成一角度。 进料输送机(14)是可循环速度,延伸速度和回缩速度精确控制的可延伸输送机(30),以轻微隔开的网格图案横向沉积到下游输送机(18)上的物品(16)。 延伸和缩回速度由第一伺服电动机(62)控制,并且进给输送机的输送速度由第二伺服电动机(70)控制。

    FILL AND PACKAGING APPARATUS
    8.
    发明公开
    FILL AND PACKAGING APPARATUS 有权
    填充包装装置

    公开(公告)号:EP1581427A2

    公开(公告)日:2005-10-05

    申请号:EP03799893.7

    申请日:2003-12-12

    申请人: Formax, Inc.

    IPC分类号: B65B1/00

    CPC分类号: B65B35/246 B65B25/06

    摘要: An apparatus is provided for filling food product drafts (A) into packages. A supply of open top containers (62) are arranged in rows and carried by an elongated web of film (63) and are movable by the web into a fill station (61). A shuttle conveyor (52) has a retractable and extendable conveying surface, the conveying surface arranged above the fill station and having an end region (100) extendable to a position arranged to deposit food product drafts (A) into the containers of the first row by circulation of the conveying surface. The conveying surface is retractable, or extendable, to reposition the end to a position arranged to deposit food product drafts carried on the conveying surface into the containers of the second row and each subsequent row. A tamping apparatus (156) is carried by the conveyor to retract or extend with the conveying surface end. The tamping apparatus has vertically reciprocal tamping elements arranged above the respective row being filled with food product drafts, the tamping elements actuated to press the food product drafts into the containers.

    Automatic sealing arrangement for weigh scale for food processing apparatus
    10.
    发明公开
    Automatic sealing arrangement for weigh scale for food processing apparatus 审中-公开
    Automatische Dichtungsanordnungfüreine Waagefüreine Lebensmittelverarbeitungsvorrichtung

    公开(公告)号:EP2623945A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-07

    申请号:EP13002275.9

    申请日:2006-06-19

    申请人: Formax, Inc.

    摘要: A sealing arrangement is provided for a product weigh scale for a food processing apparatus the weigh scale including a support for supporting a product, a member that carries the support, and a weight sensor that senses vertical load on the member. The sealing arrangement includes a seal surrounding the member beneath the support, the seal having a first sealing surface configured to be sealed against a cabinet, and a second sealing surface. The seal is movable between an inactive position wherein the second sealing surface is out of contact with the support and a sealing position wherein the second sealing surface seals against the support. The seal includes a stationary part having the first sealing surface and a sliding part having the second sealing surface. A plurality of springs urge the sliding part toward the sealing position and a source of pressurized fluid is injected between the sliding part and the stationary part to urge the sliding part toward the inactive position. The pressurized fluid has a sufficient pressure to overcome the urging of the springs and maintains the sliding part in the inactive position during normal operation of the scale, wherein upon loss of the supply of pressurized fluid, the springs cause the sliding part to assume the sealing position.

    摘要翻译: 为食品加工设备的产品称重秤提供密封装置,称重秤包括用于支撑产品的支撑件,承载支撑件的构件以及感测构件上的垂直载荷的重量传感器。 所述密封装置包括在所述支撑件下方围绕所述构件的密封件,所述密封件具有构造成密封抵靠柜的第一密封表面和第二密封表面。 所述密封件可以在其中所述第二密封表面与所述支撑件不接触的非活动位置和所述第二密封表面密封在所述支撑件之间的密封位置之间移动。 密封件包括具有第一密封表面的固定部分和具有第二密封表面的滑动部件。 多个弹簧将滑动部件推向密封位置,并且加压流体源被注入滑动部件和固定部件之间,以将滑动部件推向非活动位置。 加压流体具有足够的压力以克服弹簧的推动并且在标尺的正常操作期间将滑动部件保持在非活动位置,其中,在加压流体的供给失效时,弹簧使滑动部件呈现密封 位置。