CA2051819A1 - Sausage link forming device infeed conveyor - Google Patents
Sausage link forming device infeed conveyorInfo
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Abstract
SAUSAGE LINK FORMING DEVICE WITH INFEED CONVEYOR
Abstract of the Disclosure A sausage link handling and packaging machine which comprises a feed conveyor for receiving individual sausage links from a link forming machine and for transferring them onto a main conveyor where they are oriented in groups in a side-by-side transverse alignment relationship for packaging. An infeed conveyor is provided to feed the stuffed sausage casing to the link forming machine to support the casing and feed it at substantially the same speed as the rotational speed of the link forming machine. This infeed conveyor supports the casing and prevents it from being ripped or punctured by the link forming machine by eliminating the tension that would otherwise be present by the load of the stuffed casing if fed directly to the link former and pulled thereby.
Abstract of the Disclosure A sausage link handling and packaging machine which comprises a feed conveyor for receiving individual sausage links from a link forming machine and for transferring them onto a main conveyor where they are oriented in groups in a side-by-side transverse alignment relationship for packaging. An infeed conveyor is provided to feed the stuffed sausage casing to the link forming machine to support the casing and feed it at substantially the same speed as the rotational speed of the link forming machine. This infeed conveyor supports the casing and prevents it from being ripped or punctured by the link forming machine by eliminating the tension that would otherwise be present by the load of the stuffed casing if fed directly to the link former and pulled thereby.
Description
2 ~ 1 9 B~CKGROUND OF INVENTION
Fleld of the Invention The present invention relates to a sausage link handling and packaging machine wherein sausages are formed at an input end of the machine by a link former which is fed a stuffed sausage casing. More particularly, the present invention relates to an infeed conveyor associa-ted with the link former to prevent the saùsage casing from being ripped or punctured by the link forming machine.
Description of Prior Art In my earlier patent application Ser. No.
522,916 filed on May 14, 1990 and entitled "Sausage Link Handling and Packaging Machine", there is illustrated a link forming machine to which is fed a stuffed sausage casing. The casing is pulled by the link forming machine which~ is provided with a plurality of equidistantly spaced clasping and shearing elements or pincers to form individual sausages from the casing. When the link former handles large diame-ter casings, and particularly casings which have a very fragile skin, the skin is damaged by the link former due to the load of the casing which applies a tension on the skin as the stuffed cas.ing is pulled onto t.he link former causing the skin to puncture or rupture when the p,incers squeeze the skin to form link5.
2 ~
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
It is therefore a feature of the present invention to provide an infeed conveyor associated with the link former to support and feed the casing to the link former in order to substantiall~ overcome the above-mentloned disadvantage.
According to the above feature, from a broad aspect, the present inven-tion provides an improvement in a sausage link forming machine having rotating support means for supporting and forming sausage links from a stuffed casing fed to a peripheral support thereof and clasped by shearing elements to form individual sausage links. ~he improvement comprises an infeed conveyor which is positioned and aligned adjacent the link forming machine to feed and deposit the stuffed casing on the peripheral support surface of the link forming machine and at a speed -to match the speed of the link forming machine whereby to eliminate any pulling force on the stuffed casing by the machine~ The stuffed casing is in friction contact with a conveying surface of the infeed conveyor and is drawn thereon by a smooth surface at an inlet end thereof. A speed control means is provided to couple a drive of the infeed conveyor to a drive of the link orming machine.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a sausage link forming machine having the infeed conveyor of the present invention secured to a feed end thereof; and 205~ 8~9 FIGURE 2 is a simplified schematic view showin~
the position of the infeed conveyor with respect to the link forming machine and the gear coupling between the infeed conveyor and the link forming machine.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring to the drawings, there is shown at 10, a link formlng machine which is comprised of a wheel 14 having a plurality of clasping and shearing elements 16 equidistantly spaced about a peripheral support surface of the wheel formed by the clasping elements wherein sausage links 17 are formed and severed and dropped under the link forming machine and onto a feed conveyor 13. This type of link formin~ machine is well known in the art.
The present invention relates to an infeed conveyor 10 which is supported in position and aligned adjacent the link forming machine 14 to feed and deposit a stuffed sausage casing 11 on the peripheral support surface, that is to say, between the cl.asping and shearing elements 16. The infeed conveyor 10 has an endless belt 13 which is trained about an idler roll 15 and a drive roll 17, the latter being coupled to a gear box 18 through a drive sprocket 19 and a chain link 20.
The gear box is also coupled to the drive 21 of the link forming machine 14. Accordingly, the speed of the infeed conveyor 10 is substantially matched to the speed of the link forming machine 14.
As better illustrated in Figure 2, the infeed conveyor 10 is positioned such as to deposit the stuffed sausage casing 11 onto the link forming machine thereby eliminating any pulling force on the stuffed casing 11 by 2~1gl9 the clasping and shearing element 16. The stuffed casing 11 is drawn by the conveyor 10 and more particularly by the smooth curved inlet end portion 23 thereof. The long sausage casings 11 are placed and supported on a table 22 at the feed end of the conveyor 10 and may be also supported by a person standing at this feed station.
It is pointed out that as the link forming machine rotates, the clasping and shearing element 16 operates like scissors in that the V-shaped opening which receives the stuffed casing, as shown in Figure 1, closes as the machine rotates so that when the sausage casing reaches the underside portion of the link forming wheel 14, the sausage link is severed and falls onto the conveyor 13. As shown in Figure 1, the conveyor 13 feeds a sausage aligning device 25 and the link former is operated so as to form groups of sausage links, as shown at 17" which are conveyed on the conveyor belt 30 in the direction of arrow 31.
By eliminating the axial load on the stuffed casing 11, there is less likelihood of the skin of the casing being ripped or punctured by the link forming machine during its transport about a portion of its peripheral support surface. I'his also results in less machine stoppages and the forming of substantially per~ect sausage links, thereby furtller eliminating time loss in having to replace a sausage with a defective casing when these are later packaged.
A pair of stationary guide walls 26 are also positioned above the top support surface 13' of the infeed conveyor 10 whereby to guide the stuffed sausage 2~5~ 9 casing 11 precisely in alignment with the clasping and shearing elemen-t 16 disposed about a peripheral support surface of the link former.
It is within the ambit of the present invention to cover any obvious modifications provided such modifications fall within the scope of the appended claims.
Fleld of the Invention The present invention relates to a sausage link handling and packaging machine wherein sausages are formed at an input end of the machine by a link former which is fed a stuffed sausage casing. More particularly, the present invention relates to an infeed conveyor associa-ted with the link former to prevent the saùsage casing from being ripped or punctured by the link forming machine.
Description of Prior Art In my earlier patent application Ser. No.
522,916 filed on May 14, 1990 and entitled "Sausage Link Handling and Packaging Machine", there is illustrated a link forming machine to which is fed a stuffed sausage casing. The casing is pulled by the link forming machine which~ is provided with a plurality of equidistantly spaced clasping and shearing elements or pincers to form individual sausages from the casing. When the link former handles large diame-ter casings, and particularly casings which have a very fragile skin, the skin is damaged by the link former due to the load of the casing which applies a tension on the skin as the stuffed cas.ing is pulled onto t.he link former causing the skin to puncture or rupture when the p,incers squeeze the skin to form link5.
2 ~
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
It is therefore a feature of the present invention to provide an infeed conveyor associated with the link former to support and feed the casing to the link former in order to substantiall~ overcome the above-mentloned disadvantage.
According to the above feature, from a broad aspect, the present inven-tion provides an improvement in a sausage link forming machine having rotating support means for supporting and forming sausage links from a stuffed casing fed to a peripheral support thereof and clasped by shearing elements to form individual sausage links. ~he improvement comprises an infeed conveyor which is positioned and aligned adjacent the link forming machine to feed and deposit the stuffed casing on the peripheral support surface of the link forming machine and at a speed -to match the speed of the link forming machine whereby to eliminate any pulling force on the stuffed casing by the machine~ The stuffed casing is in friction contact with a conveying surface of the infeed conveyor and is drawn thereon by a smooth surface at an inlet end thereof. A speed control means is provided to couple a drive of the infeed conveyor to a drive of the link orming machine.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a sausage link forming machine having the infeed conveyor of the present invention secured to a feed end thereof; and 205~ 8~9 FIGURE 2 is a simplified schematic view showin~
the position of the infeed conveyor with respect to the link forming machine and the gear coupling between the infeed conveyor and the link forming machine.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring to the drawings, there is shown at 10, a link formlng machine which is comprised of a wheel 14 having a plurality of clasping and shearing elements 16 equidistantly spaced about a peripheral support surface of the wheel formed by the clasping elements wherein sausage links 17 are formed and severed and dropped under the link forming machine and onto a feed conveyor 13. This type of link formin~ machine is well known in the art.
The present invention relates to an infeed conveyor 10 which is supported in position and aligned adjacent the link forming machine 14 to feed and deposit a stuffed sausage casing 11 on the peripheral support surface, that is to say, between the cl.asping and shearing elements 16. The infeed conveyor 10 has an endless belt 13 which is trained about an idler roll 15 and a drive roll 17, the latter being coupled to a gear box 18 through a drive sprocket 19 and a chain link 20.
The gear box is also coupled to the drive 21 of the link forming machine 14. Accordingly, the speed of the infeed conveyor 10 is substantially matched to the speed of the link forming machine 14.
As better illustrated in Figure 2, the infeed conveyor 10 is positioned such as to deposit the stuffed sausage casing 11 onto the link forming machine thereby eliminating any pulling force on the stuffed casing 11 by 2~1gl9 the clasping and shearing element 16. The stuffed casing 11 is drawn by the conveyor 10 and more particularly by the smooth curved inlet end portion 23 thereof. The long sausage casings 11 are placed and supported on a table 22 at the feed end of the conveyor 10 and may be also supported by a person standing at this feed station.
It is pointed out that as the link forming machine rotates, the clasping and shearing element 16 operates like scissors in that the V-shaped opening which receives the stuffed casing, as shown in Figure 1, closes as the machine rotates so that when the sausage casing reaches the underside portion of the link forming wheel 14, the sausage link is severed and falls onto the conveyor 13. As shown in Figure 1, the conveyor 13 feeds a sausage aligning device 25 and the link former is operated so as to form groups of sausage links, as shown at 17" which are conveyed on the conveyor belt 30 in the direction of arrow 31.
By eliminating the axial load on the stuffed casing 11, there is less likelihood of the skin of the casing being ripped or punctured by the link forming machine during its transport about a portion of its peripheral support surface. I'his also results in less machine stoppages and the forming of substantially per~ect sausage links, thereby furtller eliminating time loss in having to replace a sausage with a defective casing when these are later packaged.
A pair of stationary guide walls 26 are also positioned above the top support surface 13' of the infeed conveyor 10 whereby to guide the stuffed sausage 2~5~ 9 casing 11 precisely in alignment with the clasping and shearing elemen-t 16 disposed about a peripheral support surface of the link former.
It is within the ambit of the present invention to cover any obvious modifications provided such modifications fall within the scope of the appended claims.
Claims (4)
1. In a sausage link forming machine having a rotating support means for supporting and forming sausage links from a stuffed casing fed to a peripheral support surface thereof and clasped by shearing elements to form individual sausage links, the improvement comprising an infeed conveyor positioned and aligned adjacent said link forming machine to feed and deposit said stuffed casing on said peripheral support surface at a speed to match the speed of said link forming machine to eliminate any pulling force on said stuffed casing by said machine, said stuffed casing being in friction contact with a conveying surface of said infeed conveyor and drawn thereon by a smooth surface at an inlet end thereof, and speed control means to couple a drive of said infeed conveyor to a drive of said link forming machine.
2. An infeed conveyor as claimed in claim 1 wherein stationary guide walls are disposed above said conveying surface to guide said sausage casing along a predetermined path over said conveying surface to align same with said peripheral support surface of said link forming machine.
3. An infeed conveyor as claimed in claim 2 wherein said guide walls are adjustable guide walls.
4. An infeed conveyor as claimed in claim 2 wherein said speed control means is a gear box coupling said drive of said link forming machine to a drive sprocket of said infeed conveyor.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA 2051819 CA2051819A1 (en) | 1991-09-19 | 1991-09-19 | Sausage link forming device infeed conveyor |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA 2051819 CA2051819A1 (en) | 1991-09-19 | 1991-09-19 | Sausage link forming device infeed conveyor |
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| CA2051819A1 true CA2051819A1 (en) | 1993-03-20 |
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| CA 2051819 Abandoned CA2051819A1 (en) | 1991-09-19 | 1991-09-19 | Sausage link forming device infeed conveyor |
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