公开(公告)号：US20210267223A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-02

申请号：US17254382

申请日：2019-06-24

申请人： Peter ANDERSEN ,  Mikkel BOCK ,  Birger FABRICIUS-OISEN ,  Flemming CHRISTENSEN ,  Teknologisk lnstitut

发明人： Peter Andersen ,  Mikkel Bock ,  Birger Fabricius-OIsen ,  Flemming Haugaard Christensen

IPC分类号： A22C17/14 ,  A22C13/00

摘要： The disclosure relates to a system and method for automatic sorting of natural intestines/casings for use in the production of food products, and especially as casings for sausages. A partly hollow feeding mandrel is configured to hold an intestine such that the intestine surrounds the feeding mandrel. The feeding mandrel includes a measuring area configured to transport water through a hollow part of the feeding mandrel through punctures in a surface of the measuring area, and into a cavity of the surrounding intestine. A vision device obtains images of the intestine, and a processor processes the images to sort the natural intestines or casings.