WO1999000306B1 - Fillet packager - Google Patents

Fillet packager

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Publication number
WO1999000306B1
WO1999000306B1 PCT/IL1998/000298 IL9800298W WO9900306B1 WO 1999000306 B1 WO1999000306 B1 WO 1999000306B1 IL 9800298 W IL9800298 W IL 9800298W WO 9900306 B1 WO9900306 B1 WO 9900306B1
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WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
food article
moving
work surface
front edges
conveyer belt
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/IL1998/000298
Other languages
French (fr)
Other versions
WO1999000306A3 (en
WO1999000306A2 (en
Inventor
Yehiel Goldstein
Original Assignee
Yehiel Goldstein
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Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Yehiel Goldstein filed Critical Yehiel Goldstein
Priority to AU79287/98A priority Critical patent/AU7928798A/en
Publication of WO1999000306A2 publication Critical patent/WO1999000306A2/en
Publication of WO1999000306A3 publication Critical patent/WO1999000306A3/en
Publication of WO1999000306B1 publication Critical patent/WO1999000306B1/en

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Classifications

    • 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
    • B65B5/00—Packaging individual articles in containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, jars
    • B65B5/04—Packaging single articles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A22—BUTCHERING; MEAT TREATMENT; PROCESSING POULTRY OR FISH
    • A22C—PROCESSING MEAT, POULTRY, OR FISH
    • A22C17/00—Other devices for processing meat or bones
    • A22C17/0093—Handling, transporting or packaging pieces of meat
    • 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
    • B65B35/00—Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
    • B65B35/30—Arranging and feeding articles in groups
    • B65B35/36—Arranging and feeding articles in groups by grippers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/74—Feeding, transfer, or discharging devices of particular kinds or types
    • B65G47/90—Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Zoology (AREA)
  • Food Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Attitude Control For Articles On Conveyors (AREA)
  • Structure Of Belt Conveyors (AREA)
  • Auxiliary Devices For And Details Of Packaging Control (AREA)

Abstract

An apparatus is provided that picks up a soft pliable food article from one surface and places it accurately in a packaging tray.

Claims

WO 99/00306 AMENDED CLAIMS PCT IL98/00298
[received by the International Bureau on 22 December 1998 (22.12.98); original claims 1, 2, 32 amended; remaining claims unchanged (2 pages)]
1. Apparatus for moving a soft pliable food article from a first position on a substantially flat work surface to a second position comprising: a plurality of spatula elements each having a front edge, said elements placed on either side of the first position and being moveable toward the first position such that the front edges move towards each other and under a soft pliable food article placed at the first position on the work surface and subsequently, move away from each other depositing the food article at the second position; and an actuator that moves the spatula elements towards and away from each other and the first and second positions respectively.
2. Apparatus according to claim 1 comprising a stabilizer which presses the food article toward the work surface on which it is placed while the front edges move towards each other under the food article.
3. Apparatus according to claim 1 or claim 2 wherein the stabilizer continues to press the food article to the spatula elements after the front edges have stopped moving towards each other under the food article and until the front edges begun to move apart.
4. Apparatus according to claim 2 or claim 3 wherein the stabilizer presses on the food article while the front edges are moving apart under the food article.
5. Apparatus according to any of claims 2-4 wherein the stabilizer presses the food article towards the second position as the front edges move apart.
6. Apparatus according to claim 5 wherein the stabilizer presses on the food article until the food article is in contact with the second position.
7. Apparatus according to any of claims 2-6 wherein the stabilizer comprises a bar.
8. Apparatus according to claim 7 wherein the bar is parallel to the front edges of the spatula elements.
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27. A method according to claim 26 wherein determining the position of a reference point for the food article comprises: determining the size of an alignment rectangle having a predetermined orientation wherein said rectangle is the smallest rectangle having said orientation that can be drawn around the food article on the work surface; determining a centroid for the shape of the food article; and determining the point which is the projection of the centroid on the line connecting the midpoints of the shortest sides of the alignment rectangle.
28. A method according to claim 27 wherein the work surface is the surface of a conveyer belt and the predetermined orientation is parallel to the direction of motion of the conveyer belt.
29. A method according to claim 27 wherein the predetermined orientation is parallel to a line determined from the geometry of the projection of the fillet on the work surface.
30. A method according to any of claims 26 -28 wherein determining the position of a reference point for the apparatus comprises determining the position of the point which bisects the line drawn between the mid points of the front edges of two spatula elements.
31. A method according to claims 26-30 wherein the work surface is a conveyer belt surface and moving the food article comprises moving the conveyer belt surface and moving the apparatus comprises moving the apparatus on a linear guide profile parallel to the conveyer belt surface and perpendicular to the motion of the conveyer belt.
32. A method for moving a soft pliable food article from a first position on a substantially flat work surface to a second position comprising: moving edges of spatula elements under the food article while the food article is at the first position on the work surface; moving either or both the spatula elements and the second position so that the spatula elements holding the food article are substantially over the second position; and moving the edges of the spatula elements out from under the food article so that the food article is deposited at the second position.
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PCT/IL1998/000298 1997-06-29 1998-06-24 Fillet packager WO1999000306A2 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU79287/98A AU7928798A (en) 1997-06-29 1998-06-24 Fillet packager

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
IL12119097A IL121190A0 (en) 1997-06-29 1997-06-29 Fillet packager
IL121190 1997-06-29

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO1999000306A2 WO1999000306A2 (en) 1999-01-07
WO1999000306A3 WO1999000306A3 (en) 1999-03-25
WO1999000306B1 true WO1999000306B1 (en) 1999-04-29

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AU (1) AU7928798A (en)
IL (1) IL121190A0 (en)
WO (1) WO1999000306A2 (en)

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WO1999000306A3 (en) 1999-03-25
AU7928798A (en) 1999-01-19
WO1999000306A2 (en) 1999-01-07

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