EP0186978A1 - Apparatus for wrapping products - Google Patents
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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
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- This invention relates to apparatus for wrapping products and is especially but not exclusively for wrapping meat products in tubular stocking mesh or netting for sale presentation and cooking purposes.
- tubular stocking mesh or netting It is well known to wrap meat products in tubular stocking mesh or netting. This, in general, is usually done by aligning tubular stocking mesh or netting with a fixed diameter (or other cross-sectional area) hole in a plate or tunnel and forcing the meat product through the hole into the tubular stocking mesh or netting which is peripherally stretchable. This is often time-consuming and unsatisfactory, the meat product requiring often to be subjected to substantial physical or mechanical force to achieve its passage through the hole into the tubular stocking mesh or netting. The result is often unsatisfactory appearance of the net-enclosed meat product with sometimes damage to the meat product.
- apparatus for wrapping meat products in tubular stocking mesh or netting comprising a peripherally self-adjusting tunnel over one end of which is adapted to be fitted the tubular stocking mesh or netting while the meat product is fed along the tunnel from the other end into the tubular stocking mesh or netting.
- the tunnel cross-sectional area automatically adjusts to the cross-sectional area of the meat product while simultaneously peripherally adjusting the tubular stocking mesh or netting which is stripped off the tunnel by the meat product leaving the latter and being forced into the tubular stocking mesh or netting.
- tubular stocking mesh or netting is uniformally stretched peripherally and axially of the meat product thus providing a visually attractive packaging around the meat product.
- the tunnel is frusto-conical in shape and is axially split or slit to permit the peripheral adjustment.
- the tunnel is cut away at the meat product entrance end to facilitate feeding of the meat product into the tunnel.
- the tunnel is mounted on a stand and is inclined downwardly from the meat product entrance end to the meat product exit end.
- the tunnel at each end of the axial slit has a handle whereby the user can draw the handles together to compress the tunnel peripherally to assist feeding on the tubular stocking mesh or netting, if necessary.
- a suitable linkage may be connected to these handles or directly to the tunnel wall to effect this peripheral compression with such linkage being foot pedal operated.
- a peripherally expandible spring arrangement may be wrapped around the tunnel to determine its minimum cross-sectional area. Such spring arrangement may be adjustable.
- the meat product is preferably pushed through the tunnel but a mechanical arrangement may be provided for such purpose.
- the product-wrapping apparatus comprises a peripherally self-adjusting tunnel 10 mounted on a stand 11.
- the tunnel 10 is formed of a single sheet of stainless steel wrapped into an overlapping configuration for part of its length as can clearly be seen in Figs. 1 and 2 at locations 12.
- the tunnel 10 is of frusto-conical configuration and, when mounted on the stand 11 is disposed at an acute angle to the horizontal (see Fig. 4) with its narrower end lowermost.
- the tunnel 10 at its widest and upper end is open at the top as indicated at 13.
- the tunnel 10 thus has an open-topped upper chute-like end 14 and a lower circular end 15 of decreasing and adjustable cross-section.
- Each overlapping portion 12 has secured to it, for example by welding, adjacent its outer edge a securing peg 16 and the upper overlapping portion 12 has secured to it, also for example by welding, adjacent its inner edge, i.e. centrally of the tunnel 10, a U-connector 17 to which is secured by a terminal 18 a flexible element 19, for example a nylon coated steel plated cable, which terminates in a foot stirrup 20.
- the stand 11 comprises two pairs of tubular legs 21 splayed apart both fore-and-aft and transversely, the legs 21 being welded to flat plate-like feet 22 and being joined fore-and-aft and transversely by angle irons 23 secured to the legs 21 by welding.
- the legs 21 at their top are welded to a tunnel support member 24 which has three support faces 24A, 24B, 24C for mounting the tunnel 10 and two end faces 24 D and 24E to which the legs 21 are welded.
- Support face 24B is substantially horizontal while support face 24A subtends an angle of 67.5 0 with end face 24D and support face 24C subtends an angle of 90 0 with end face 24E, that is support face 24C is steeper than support face 24A. These angles are only examples and may be varied.
- the tunnel 10 is secured to a selected support face 24A, 24B or 24C by a connector 25 welded to the underside of the tunnel 10 and constituted by a square tube 25A disposed centrally of and extending along the chute-like end 14, a short square tube 25B at the free end of the latter and cut away at an angle at each end with a bolt hole 26 at each end, and a long rectangular tube 25C at its other end, which tube 25C is also cut away at an angle at each end with a bolt hole 27 at each end by means of which the tunnel 10 is secured by nut and bolts 28 to the selected support face 24A, 24B or 24C.
- a handle 29 for carrying the tunnel, when removed from the stand 11 is welded to the rectangular tube 25C at its ends and extends over the top of the tunnel 10.
- the tunnel 10 is spot-welded to the stand 11 rather than being bolted thereto.
- the tunnel 10 may be bolted to a table (not shown) using the bolt holes 26 at its widest end.
- an operator reduces the cross-sectional area of the tapering circular cross-sectional end 15 of the peripherally resilient tunnel 10 by inserting his foot in the stirrup 20 and pressing downwards. This, it will be manifest causes the overlapping portions 12 to slide relative to one another to effect the aforesaid reduction.
- a supply of tubular stocking mesh 30 is fitted onto the tunnel 10, being secured in position at one end on the pegs 16 with its other end left free and extending beyond the lower end of the tunnel 10.
- the operator then releases the stirrup 20 which causes the end 15 of the tunnel 10 to expand which, in turn, circumferentially stretches the tubular stocking mesh 30.
- the operator locates a meat joint, turkey or other product to be packaged on the chute-like end 14 of the tunnel 10 and pushes it through the tunnel 10, which, as usually will be necessary, automatically peripherally expands which causes further expansion of the tubular stocking mesh 30.
- the meat joint enters the free end of the latter and as the meat joint emerges from the tunnel it pulls off a length of the tubular stocking mesh 30 and stretches same around the meat product in a uniform peripheral and axial pattern to provide a mesh wrapped meat joint of good appearance ready for presentation for sale purposes and cooking.
- the mesh with the wrapped meat joint is cut from the supply on the tunnel 10 and the latter is ready for wrapping the next product.
- the tunnel 10 must be formed of a material which will not taint or otherwise render the product unacceptable to the eventual consumer. It may, for example, instead of being .. formed of stainless steel, be formed of an inert plastics material.
- the wrapping material need not be mesh provided it is tubular and peripherally expandible. Again an inert plastics tubular material might be used or even bags.
- the tunnel 10 can be formed in different cross-sectional sizes and lengths.
- the wrapping apparatus again comprises a peripherally self-adjusting tunnel 40 mounted on a stand 41.
- the stand 41 may be fixed, or collapsible as shown.
- the tunnel 40 is inclined at an acute angle to the horizontal. This angle may be fixed, or adjustable as indicated at 42.
- the tunnel 40 is of frusto-conical configuration. It may be of circular cross-section as shown or of any other cross-sectional shape.
- the tunnel 40 has part of its upper surface cut away at 43 at its upper end to present a receiving surface 44 for a meat product 45 and also to facilitate entry of the latter into the tunnel 40.
- the tunnel 40 is axially slit as indicated at 46 from its cut away 43 to its lower end.
- the edges of the slit 46 preferably are slightly offset so that one edge can slide below the other to allow peripheral compression of the tunnel 40 to allow stretchable tubular stocking mesh or netting 47 to be engaged or threaded around the lower end of the tunnel 40.
- a handle 48 is secured to the tunnel wall at each side of the axial slit 46. A user gripping these handles 48 can push them together thus peripherally compressing the tunnel 40 in the region of the axial slit 46.
- tubular stocking mesh or netting 47 With tubular stocking mesh or netting 47 fitted onto the tunnel 40, the meat product 45 is laid on surface 44 and is pushed down into the tunnel which, as will usually be necessary, automatically peripherally expands and causes the netting 47 to peripherally stretch.
- the meat product 45 enters the netting 47 and as it advances therein pulls the netting of the tunnel 40 into a uniform peripheral and axial pattern to provide a net-wrapped meat product of good appearance ready for cooking and presentation.
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Abstract
An apparatus for wrapping products and especially but not exclusively for wrapping meat products in tubular stocking mesh or netting for sale presentation and cooking purposes has a peripherally self-adjusting tunnel (10) over one end of which is adapted to be fitted the tubular stocking mesh (30) or netting while the meat product is fed along the tunnel from the other end into the tubular stocking mesh or netting.
With this apparatus, the tunnel cross-sectional area automatically adjusts to the cross-sectional area of the meat product while simultaneously peripherally adjusting the tubular stocking mesh or netting which is stripped off the tunnel by the meat product leaving the latter and being forced into the tubular stocking mesh or netting.
It has been found that the tubular stocking mesh or netting is uniformally stretched peripherally and axially of the meat product thus providing a visually attractive packaging around the meat product.
Description
- This invention relates to apparatus for wrapping products and is especially but not exclusively for wrapping meat products in tubular stocking mesh or netting for sale presentation and cooking purposes.
- It is well known to wrap meat products in tubular stocking mesh or netting. This, in general, is usually done by aligning tubular stocking mesh or netting with a fixed diameter (or other cross-sectional area) hole in a plate or tunnel and forcing the meat product through the hole into the tubular stocking mesh or netting which is peripherally stretchable. This is often time-consuming and unsatisfactory, the meat product requiring often to be subjected to substantial physical or mechanical force to achieve its passage through the hole into the tubular stocking mesh or netting. The result is often unsatisfactory appearance of the net-enclosed meat product with sometimes damage to the meat product.
- It is an object of the present invention to obviate or mitigate the aforesaid drawbacks of existing wrapping apparatus.
- While reference is made to "meat products" which includes, inter alia, lambs' legs, hams, pigmeat, beef, fowl and sausages (continental style) this expression is to be construed herein and in the claims as including products other than edible products.
- According to the present invention there is provided apparatus for wrapping meat products in tubular stocking mesh or netting and comprising a peripherally self-adjusting tunnel over one end of which is adapted to be fitted the tubular stocking mesh or netting while the meat product is fed along the tunnel from the other end into the tubular stocking mesh or netting.
- With this apparatus, the tunnel cross-sectional area automatically adjusts to the cross-sectional area of the meat product while simultaneously peripherally adjusting the tubular stocking mesh or netting which is stripped off the tunnel by the meat product leaving the latter and being forced into the tubular stocking mesh or netting.
- It has been found that the tubular stocking mesh or netting is uniformally stretched peripherally and axially of the meat product thus providing a visually attractive packaging around the meat product.
- Preferably the tunnel is frusto-conical in shape and is axially split or slit to permit the peripheral adjustment.
- Preferably the tunnel is cut away at the meat product entrance end to facilitate feeding of the meat product into the tunnel.
- Preferably, the tunnel is mounted on a stand and is inclined downwardly from the meat product entrance end to the meat product exit end.
- In a simple version the tunnel at each end of the axial slit has a handle whereby the user can draw the handles together to compress the tunnel peripherally to assist feeding on the tubular stocking mesh or netting, if necessary. A suitable linkage may be connected to these handles or directly to the tunnel wall to effect this peripheral compression with such linkage being foot pedal operated.
- A peripherally expandible spring arrangement may be wrapped around the tunnel to determine its minimum cross-sectional area. Such spring arrangement may be adjustable.
- The meat product is preferably pushed through the tunnel but a mechanical arrangement may be provided for such purpose.
- Other modifications may be made to the apparatus provided the latter incorporates what is considered to be essential thereto namely the peripherally self-adjusting delivery tunnel.
- Embodiments of the present invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:-
- Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a preferred product-wrapping apparatus according to the present invention;
- Fig. 2 is a plan view of the delivery tunnel through which the product is passed into a peripherally-expanded wrapping net;
- Fig. 3 is an end view of the delivery tunnel viewed from the outlet end;
- Fig. 4 is a detail view of a support member at the upper end of a stand for supporting the delivery tunnel in any one of three alternative mounting positions;
- Fig. 5 is a front view of the delivery tunnel support member; and
- Figs. 6, 6A and 6B are respectively a perspective view and detail views of an alternative embodiment of product-wrapping apparatus.
- Referring to Figs. 1 to 5, the product-wrapping apparatus comprises a peripherally self-adjusting
tunnel 10 mounted on astand 11. - The
tunnel 10 is formed of a single sheet of stainless steel wrapped into an overlapping configuration for part of its length as can clearly be seen in Figs. 1 and 2 atlocations 12. Thetunnel 10 is of frusto-conical configuration and, when mounted on thestand 11 is disposed at an acute angle to the horizontal (see Fig. 4) with its narrower end lowermost. - The
tunnel 10 at its widest and upper end is open at the top as indicated at 13. - The
tunnel 10 thus has an open-topped upper chute-like end 14 and a lowercircular end 15 of decreasing and adjustable cross-section. - Each overlapping
portion 12 has secured to it, for example by welding, adjacent its outer edge asecuring peg 16 and the upper overlappingportion 12 has secured to it, also for example by welding, adjacent its inner edge, i.e. centrally of thetunnel 10, aU-connector 17 to which is secured by a terminal 18 aflexible element 19, for example a nylon coated steel plated cable, which terminates in afoot stirrup 20. - The
stand 11 comprises two pairs oftubular legs 21 splayed apart both fore-and-aft and transversely, thelegs 21 being welded to flat plate-like feet 22 and being joined fore-and-aft and transversely byangle irons 23 secured to thelegs 21 by welding. - The
legs 21 at their top are welded to atunnel support member 24 which has three support faces 24A, 24B, 24C for mounting thetunnel 10 and two end faces 24D and 24E to which thelegs 21 are welded.Support face 24B is substantially horizontal while supportface 24A subtends an angle of 67.50 withend face 24D and supportface 24C subtends an angle of 900 withend face 24E, that issupport face 24C is steeper than supportface 24A. These angles are only examples and may be varied. - The
tunnel 10 is secured to a selectedsupport face connector 25 welded to the underside of thetunnel 10 and constituted by asquare tube 25A disposed centrally of and extending along the chute-like end 14, ashort square tube 25B at the free end of the latter and cut away at an angle at each end with abolt hole 26 at each end, and a longrectangular tube 25C at its other end, whichtube 25C is also cut away at an angle at each end with abolt hole 27 at each end by means of which thetunnel 10 is secured by nut andbolts 28 to theselected support face handle 29 for carrying the tunnel, when removed from thestand 11 is welded to therectangular tube 25C at its ends and extends over the top of thetunnel 10. - Alternatively and preferably, in larger-sized versions of the apparatus, the
tunnel 10 is spot-welded to thestand 11 rather than being bolted thereto. With smaller-sized versions thetunnel 10 may be bolted to a table (not shown) using thebolt holes 26 at its widest end. - In use, an operator reduces the cross-sectional area of the tapering
circular cross-sectional end 15 of the peripherallyresilient tunnel 10 by inserting his foot in thestirrup 20 and pressing downwards. This, it will be manifest causes the overlappingportions 12 to slide relative to one another to effect the aforesaid reduction. With thetunnel 10 in this condition a supply oftubular stocking mesh 30 is fitted onto thetunnel 10, being secured in position at one end on thepegs 16 with its other end left free and extending beyond the lower end of thetunnel 10. The operator then releases thestirrup 20 which causes theend 15 of thetunnel 10 to expand which, in turn, circumferentially stretches thetubular stocking mesh 30. The operator then locates a meat joint, turkey or other product to be packaged on the chute-like end 14 of thetunnel 10 and pushes it through thetunnel 10, which, as usually will be necessary, automatically peripherally expands which causes further expansion of thetubular stocking mesh 30. The meat joint enters the free end of the latter and as the meat joint emerges from the tunnel it pulls off a length of thetubular stocking mesh 30 and stretches same around the meat product in a uniform peripheral and axial pattern to provide a mesh wrapped meat joint of good appearance ready for presentation for sale purposes and cooking. The mesh with the wrapped meat joint is cut from the supply on thetunnel 10 and the latter is ready for wrapping the next product. - It will be manifest that any kind of product, not necessarily a food product can be wrapped by this apparatus. If the products to be wrapped are food products then the
tunnel 10 must be formed of a material which will not taint or otherwise render the product unacceptable to the eventual consumer. It may, for example, instead of being .. formed of stainless steel, be formed of an inert plastics material. - The wrapping material need not be mesh provided it is tubular and peripherally expandible. Again an inert plastics tubular material might be used or even bags.
- The
tunnel 10 can be formed in different cross-sectional sizes and lengths. - Referring now to Fig. 6 of the drawings, the wrapping apparatus again comprises a peripherally self-adjusting
tunnel 40 mounted on astand 41. - The
stand 41 may be fixed, or collapsible as shown. - The
tunnel 40 is inclined at an acute angle to the horizontal. This angle may be fixed, or adjustable as indicated at 42. - The
tunnel 40 is of frusto-conical configuration. It may be of circular cross-section as shown or of any other cross-sectional shape. - Its wider end is uppermost.
- The
tunnel 40 has part of its upper surface cut away at 43 at its upper end to present a receivingsurface 44 for ameat product 45 and also to facilitate entry of the latter into thetunnel 40. - The
tunnel 40 is axially slit as indicated at 46 from its cut away 43 to its lower end. The edges of theslit 46 preferably are slightly offset so that one edge can slide below the other to allow peripheral compression of thetunnel 40 to allow stretchable tubular stocking mesh ornetting 47 to be engaged or threaded around the lower end of thetunnel 40. For this purpose, ahandle 48 is secured to the tunnel wall at each side of theaxial slit 46. A user gripping thesehandles 48 can push them together thus peripherally compressing thetunnel 40 in the region of theaxial slit 46. - With tubular stocking mesh or netting 47 fitted onto the
tunnel 40, themeat product 45 is laid onsurface 44 and is pushed down into the tunnel which, as will usually be necessary, automatically peripherally expands and causes the netting 47 to peripherally stretch. - The
meat product 45 enters the netting 47 and as it advances therein pulls the netting of thetunnel 40 into a uniform peripheral and axial pattern to provide a net-wrapped meat product of good appearance ready for cooking and presentation.
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1. Apparatus for wrapping meat products in tubular stocking mesh or netting and comprising a peripherally self-adjusting tunnel over one end of which is adapted to be fitted the tubular stocking mesh or netting while the meat product is fed along the tunnel from the other end into the tubular stocking mesh or netting.
2. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1, in which the tunnel is frusto-conical in shape and is axially split or slit to permit the peripheral adjustment.
3. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 or 2, in which the tunnel is cut away at the meat product entrance end to facilitate feeding of the meat product into the tunnel.
4. Apparatus as claimed in claim 3, in which the tunnel, save at the cut away, is of overlapping configuration with means secured to one overlapping portion to permit the tunnel to be peripherally compressed.
5. Apparatus as claimed in claim 4, in which the compressing means is a flexible cable suspended from said one overlapping portion and terminating in a stirrup, whereby an operator can insert his foot in the latter and push down to effect such peripheral compression.
6. Apparatus as claimed in claim 4 or 5, in which there is provided on the tunnel, means for securing one end of the tubular stocking mesh or netting.
7. Apparatus as claimed in claim 6, in which the securing means is a pair of pegs, one on a respective overlapping portion of the tunnel.
8. Apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, in which the tunnel is provided with a carrying handle.
9. Apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, in which the tunnel is mounted on a supporting stand.
10. Apparatus as claimed in claim 9, in which the tunnel can be secured on the stand in a selected inclined or horizontal attitude.
11. Apparatus as claimed in claim 9 or 10, in which the tunnel has welded to its underside a connector by which it can be bolted to a support member on the stand.
12. Apparatus as claimed in claim 11, in which the support member is secured to the top of splayed supporting legs.
13. Apparatus as claimed in claim 11 or 12, in which the support member has three tunnel support faces, namely an intermediate horizontal support face and two end support faces inclined at different angles.
14. Apparatus for wrapping meat products in tubular stocking mesh or netting, substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to Figs. 1 to 5 or Fig. 6 of the accompanying drawings.
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