LAUNCHING SYSTEM FOR ROBOTIC SAUSAGE LOADING MACHINE

    公开(公告)号:US20220194710A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-23

    申请号:US17562301

    申请日:2021-12-27

    摘要: A system, and associated method, for launching and delivering separated food product in organized groups to a robotized packaging station for the product. The system initiates the delivery via a metered hopper of food product delivering the product to a launch V-belt that aligns the product end to end. A successive singulator belt, positioned adjacent to and receiving product from the launch belt, further organizes the product into a single file alignment. An optional separator belt may follow the singulator belt to create gaps between successive product units. The product is then delivered to a pick belt for product to be provided to the packaging robot. The system product information is from a single (per product delivery line) sensor, enabling integrated end-to-end control from hopper to robot, and a nearly continuous motion of said pick belt.

    LAUNCHING SYSTEM FOR ROBOTIC SAUSAGE LOADING MACHINE

    公开(公告)号:US20210086996A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-25

    申请号:US17036735

    申请日:2020-09-29

    摘要: A system, and associated method, for launching and delivering separated food product in organized groups to a robotized packaging station for the product. The system initiates the delivery via a metered hopper of food product delivering the product to a launch V-belt that aligns the product end to end. A successive singulator belt, positioned adjacent to and receiving product from the launch belt, further organizes the product into a single file alignment. An optional separator belt may follow the singulator belt to create gaps between successive product units. The product is then delivered to a pick belt for product to be provided to the packaging robot. The system product information is from a single (per product delivery line) sensor, enabling intergrated end-to-end control from hopper to robot, and a nearly continuous motion of said pick belt.

    PACKAGE FOR STORING AND DISPENSING FOOD PRODUCTS, AND METHOD OF USING THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20200339340A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-29

    申请号:US16856725

    申请日:2020-04-23

    摘要: A food product package for storing and dispensing food products. The food product package comprises a container including a bottom wall and a continuous sidewall extending from the bottom wall and connected to the bottom wall so as to form a storage cavity within the container, a plurality of food products disposed within the storage cavity, a single strip interleaving the food products, and a peelable top film bonded onto the continuous sidewall of the container thereby to seal the storage cavity within the container. The peelable top film peelable off the continuous sidewall of the container so as to open the storage cavity and provide access to the food products disposed within the container.

    Method and apparatus for automatically packaging and dispensing food products

    公开(公告)号:US10766642B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-08

    申请号:US15945874

    申请日:2018-04-05

    发明人: Gregg A. Martin

    摘要: A food product gathering and dispensing system is disclosed. The food product is generally a flat disc shaped article dispensed onto a consumable strip of food product conveyer material. The food product is fed to single, or series related, spools that wind up the consumable conveyer material and food product into a removable roll. The roll is placed into a dispenser pack, optionally subject to further environmental treatment, and refrigeration. The pack is then installed within a refrigerated dispenser system where the food product and consumable material are collectively unwound and separated, as the food product is fed into a processing system, i.e., a cooking device. The consumable conveyer material is collected and separately discarded.

    DUAL HOPPER TUBULAR FOOD PRODUCT LAUNCHER AND METHOD WITH ROBOTIC PICK BELT
    16.
    发明申请
    DUAL HOPPER TUBULAR FOOD PRODUCT LAUNCHER AND METHOD WITH ROBOTIC PICK BELT 有权
    双重管状食品产品推出器和方法与机器人皮带

    公开(公告)号:US20140008177A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-09

    申请号:US14022447

    申请日:2013-09-10

    IPC分类号: B65G47/14

    摘要: A tubular food product launching system and method for interacting with a product loading head is disclosed. The system includes a pick belt, positioned alongside product carrying intermediate belts. The pick belt supplies additional product to a product inspector or vision equipped robot cell to replace defective or missing product observed on the intermediate belt(s) with replacement product from the pick belt. The overall system speed, and pick belt speed, can be adjusted to accommodate varying product post-launcher fill-rates in accord with the nature of the product and the abilities and speed of the robot cell and/or product inspector, so as to reliably assure 100% final fill-rate as product is fed to the loading head.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于与产品装载头相互作用的管状食品发射系统和方法。 该系统包括拾取带,位于产品携带中间带的旁边。 拾取带将附加产品提供给产品检查员或视觉配备的机器人单元,以用替代产品替代中间带上观察到的有缺陷或缺失的产品。 可以根据产品的性质和机器人单元和/或产品检查员的能力和速度,调整整体系统速度和皮带速度,以适应不同的产品后发射器填充率,从而可靠 当产品送入装载头时,确保100%的最终填充率。

    Apparatus and method for loading food articles

    公开(公告)号:US08453822B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-04

    申请号:US13693806

    申请日:2012-12-04

    IPC分类号: B65G47/08

    CPC分类号: B65G47/52 B65G47/5127

    摘要: A loading head for use with food articles has a main conveyor adapted to convey a plurality of food articles, an indexing conveyor positioned beneath the main conveyor, and a transfer member positioned between the main conveyor and the indexing conveyor. The transfer member is adapted to transfer each food article from the main conveyor to the indexing conveyor. A buffering mechanism is adapted to move the transfer member between a first position and a variable second position. A pusher mechanism is associated with the indexing conveyor to raise and lower gates from an open position permitting food article transfer to a closed position prohibiting food article transfer. The pusher mechanism includes a cam operably associated with the gates to open and close the gates.

    ACCUMULATOR AND TRANSFER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING FOOD PRODUCT TO A BAG
    18.
    发明申请
    ACCUMULATOR AND TRANSFER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING FOOD PRODUCT TO A BAG 审中-公开
    用于将食品递送到袋的累加器和传送系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130105035A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-02

    申请号:US13662796

    申请日:2012-10-29

    IPC分类号: B65B39/00

    CPC分类号: B65B19/34

    摘要: A transfer system is provided for a food product, comprising an accumulation cage to buffer product being delivered from a loader system; and a transfer mechanism to deliver a predetermined number of food product from the accumulation cage to a chute which itself delivers the predetermined number of food products to a receptacle. The loader system may run continuously to deliver product to the accumulator cage while the transfer mechanism delivers the predetermined number of food product to the chute.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于食品的转运系统,包括用于缓冲从装载系统传送的产品的积聚笼; 以及传送机构,用于将预定数量的食品从积聚笼输送到本身将预定数量的食品输送到容器的滑槽。 装载机系统可以连续运行以将产品输送到蓄能器笼,同时传送机构将预定数量的食品输送到滑槽。